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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13
HOOVER. NEW FOOD
DICTATOR, WILL FIX
PRICE OF ALL FOOD


fCieHt government action ia brought
into play. either tal tho American pro-
ducer may face a slump IN wheat pos
siaIy below his production cost, and
tbj the export price OF wheat which
determines the real price
is at the will OF single agency tcL
some one must buy the surplus wheat
at any given moment, and If The sur
plus passes into speculative hands ii
will be held for high prices later ih
IKE year; tdl with stabilized prices.
extra hazards are introduced into all
distribution links which must be paid
for By the consumer It must be evil
dent that the United States govern
ment can more justly deal with the
situation than any Of the agencies men
toned
Therefore the food administration
has determined to take the following
course:
First-In order to eliminate specnIa
ton in wheat and -four, all elevators
and mills over la3 barrels daily capar
ity will be required to take out a gov
eminent license, and the conditions p
this license to be:
That only reasonable and customary
charges shall be made for warehouse
service: that no wheat shall be stora1
for more than thirty days without the
approval Of the food administration
that certain information as to receipts
and shipments shall he supplied regn
larry The grain exchanges are being
asked to suspend all dealings and quo
tations in future wheat.
These regulations will come int
force September and the license vii
be prepared this week
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13
Battles In the Mud.

The wilderness of mud as Sir
Douglas Haig called IT, that bothered
the troops 1T the battle Of the Somme
was hot quite so bad as that which
provoked Napoleou's famous jest that
Poland had revealed mud to him as
new element. Il is reported that some
Of his guns absolutely disappeared in
the ciayey mirc, ana Marriott says that
several men and horses were actually
drowned in the mud. The utmost that
infantry could cover with infinite labor
was one ana a quarter miles an hour,
ana double and quadruple teams could
not enable the guns to keep up with
them. When Marriott returned To Sile-
sin with Augcrcau, both being wounded,
their carriage was drawn at walk 10y
twelve and sometimes sixteen horses.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13

Old Neale. the parish clerk Of Tod
dmgton. was great character He
occupied the lowest tier Of the three
decker" pulpit and recited the re-
sponscs in 50 loud a tome that there
was nothing left for the congregation
to do.
In my frsi week at Toddington the
whole Wednesday evening service de-
VOWED on me. Nealc, having taken
stock Of the new curatc, remarked;
There are two baptisms tonight
This was sufficiently alarming, but my
nervousness was increased when he
added: Take care You don't brain the
children against the corner Of the seat.
It's bin done aforc now
When reached the font | perceived
that the corner of the scmihigh pew was
indeed in dangerous proximity Lively
Recoilectiou8.' by Canon Shcarme.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13
ROADS ECONOMIzE;;
SERVICE IS CUT;
SAVE MUCH COAL
REDUCTIONS WILL AMOUNT TO
100000 PASSENGER MILES
COAL SAVED, $4,000 TONS.

Chicago Aug. 49,. Extensive reduc
tons In passenger train service IN ad-
edition to those already made are soon
TO go into effect in central territory.
Between March and July II the
railroads in this territory effected Il
saving at the rate of almost seven
million passenger miles a year in
passenger train service, according to
report Just made to he railroads
war board by X. H. Rishton. president
of the Chicago a Northwestern Rail
way and chairman of the Central De
partment Committee. The total re-
dnctins already made and those soon
TO he put into effect in this territory
amount to over l2,to0,00o passenger
miles. This Is in addition to iedue'
tons of over 5000 600 passenger
miles already reported in eastern ter
ritory.
The states included in the Central
Department are Illinois. Indiana
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia
Wisconsin and Colorado This r2duc
ton in passenger train service is q
part of the program Of the War Board
in the conservation Of coal and men
for the more important freight hand
ling purpose.
/, The exact reductions already made
in central territory are at the rate Of
6,SSS,4G2 passenger miles a year, an(
will effect to a saving of approximate
ly 800, 900 tons OF coal a year, whiCl
by this reduction is made available
for other purposes The further 70
auctions to be made will bring tn,
amount of saving UP to $4,000 tons o
coal
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13
DENIED UNION BUTTONS:
STRIKE IS ON AGAIN

Springfield, Ill.,, Aug. i3-Refused
the right to wear a union button and
display union cards~llnion street car
men. who Saturday ratified an agree.
ment and decided to return to work
Sunday midnight are on strike again
today. The men renewed the strike
Sunday midnight They claim permis-
sion to belong to union was incO"-
porated in the agreement and that the
companys action is a direct violation
Of the agreement
The men are now demanding a
CLOSED shop" and absolute recogni-
ton of the Union Company officials
assert the Union men signed the set
Element contract as individuals and
not as members of a union,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13
WHY Women LAX.

Men are downtown at their offices nh
day and have a chance 90 talk. The
women have to stay at home, and, with
the exception Of the milkman. the gro
Gerry man. the ice man, the old clothes
mau, few miscellaneous pedllcrs AMI
huckstcrs aud the woman next door,
there is nobody to talk TO- That Is
why wife talks her husbands head of
when he comes home at night. Hls-
bands who, through long years of eX-
perieuce. have grown accustomed to
this merely answer "lmh-lmh with.
ont hearing. Sometimes the wife VIII
catch them mawures ana between re
marks viii insert a request for so Ia
buy new dress with II the husband
from force of habit, answers "hmh
hmh," the wife, Of course, gets the
gown. Rim in Cartoons Magazine
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13
CITY AND VICINITY ITEMS

Or and Mrs. A. l.. IIcrzog have re-
turned from a three weeks vacation
spent al Lake Dclevau. Wisconsin
Louis Gaefke and family motored to
Flanagan Sunday, where they visited
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs, r. f..
Hewitt.
Mrs Nick Ludwig, OF Chicago, is
visiting here for a few days
IIcrbcr, Lowton and Thomas Brcn-
it, OF Streator, were visiting here
with friends over Sunday.
Senator Peter T. Coleman has Sc
cured assurance that work on dredg-
ing out the La Sale basin will begin
in a short time MIR. SWANS boat was
aground in the basin last Tuesday
night A government dredge has been
secured for the purpose.
Mrs. Louis Gascl and son, John,
lett for st Louis. Mo, Saturday for
a two weeks visit with Mrs. Gagels
sister, Mrs Butts.
John Schultz and wife, of Chicago
nephew of w. J. Schultz, piano
manufacturer of that city, are visit
ing with friends and relatives in this
city for the next week.
Rev Geo r. Wood, of this city
preached both morning and evening
at the First Baptist church in Strca
tor yesterday,
Mrs. r. \. Gushing, who has beer
guest of Mrs. Jessie GoWen. of the
Cullen and Gowen building, for The
past week, returned to her home il
/ Chicago yesterday.
Mart Haley and Mrs Roy Butcher
were called to Streator today Oh
account of the serious illness of theil
mother, Mrs. Haley who is not eX
peCted to live.
Henry Syder who lives near Strea
tor, was placed under arrest yester
day in that city for violation Of traffic
ordinance when he ran his auto int,
horse and buggy driven by Thoma
j Pedclty, wrecking the buggy ant
/ badly injuring the horse. He VI
placed under arrest and will be helC
! pending settlement OF damages.
The Ottawa police are looking for
couple ColOrcd wenches who ar
charged with having stolen a poke
book, belonging to one Of the teacher
of the Teachers institute, at the Il
/ tcrurban station this forenoon.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13

Marearita the mountainous island
off the coast Of Venezuela. has a repu-
tation that i'll matches its pleasing
name. II was discovered by Columbus
in lI9S and got its name from its pearl
fisheries, for the Spanish word for
pearl is the old Greek margarltcs For
generations it was the headquarters Of
the pirates and especially of the slave
traders-of the Spanish Main and the
prison of slaves who were awaiting
transportation.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13
POWDER PLANT
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Gary, Ind. Aug. 10 Uncle Sans
secret service worked fast today and
in less than six hours after $l00,.
100000 fire wiped out half of the
Aetna Explosive Plant. two suspects
were under arrest Federal agents
would not reveal their nationality
Superintendent Charles Martin, after
a survey of the works Of the ex-
plosves today said the loss might
reach $l000,000 He planned to put a
force to work day and night rebuild
ing, and thought he might be able to
resume operation in 80 days
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13
NINE LIVES CLAIMED
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS

Chicago, Aug l3-Automobile acct
dents in and near Chicago took a toll
OF nine lives yesterday.
Charles Simerwan, his wife and II
months old baby were instantly killed
when their auto was struck by an in
tefurDan car near l.itchfield Ill. Eva,
IA twelve year old crippled daughter
may live
Joseph Shat, II, was run down and
killed by an auto while on his motor
cycle; Stella Kosack, 9, was cata
pulled through the windshield OF an
auto when it came to a sudden stop
and Killed..
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13
HOLD FUNERAL OF
LUKE LIVINGSTON

The funeral of Luke Livingston took
place this afternoon at 2.5e o'clock
from his home on the north bluff. The
pail bearers were. NJ. w Bach, Al
fred Carlson, David Arentsen, Carlyle
Pool, D. y. Center, r. Bartlett In
terment was made in Ottawa Ave
nue. Cemetery. Among the out OF
town people Mere to attend the funer
al were. Mr. and Mrs. J. b. Livings-
ton of Milford. Iowa, cousin Of the de
ceased. and George Livingston, of
Corwith, Iowa; Lewis OF Rock Is.
land. John Of Aurora, all sons of the
deceased.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13
DiSTILLERS QUIT:
CORN DECLINE CHECKED

Chicago. Aug. 13-The decline in
cash corn caused by withdrawal OF
disdllcrs from the buying field did
not cause the weakness expected in
corn futures at the opening of the
grain market today recomber corn
was unchanged at ll5l4 and May was
up Tie to l12 September wheat was
unchanged. Trade in oats was very
light. prices ranging from unchanged
to &c higher. Provisions were higher
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13
Eticuette.

Originally the WORD etiquette meant
4 ticket. label or Slip Of paper attached
to bag or object to Indicate its con-
tents. 1t then came to he used Of a
ticket given to person taking part iii
a ceremony to ten him what he should
do, hence the modern meaning.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13

"Why don't you vary your utterances
occasionally by saying something opti
ml2tie$2
"Whars the use" asked the gloomy
citizen. "rhc last time | tried to be
cheerful the ncighbor~ looked at me n.
II they thought was going crazy ID
rather he considered sane and keel
my crouch. Birmingham Agc-llerald
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13

Inter Den Linden is the famous
street in Berlin which extends from
the Brandcnburg gate eastward about
thrcc-nfths of a mile Bordering it are
the princcly and imperial palaces, the
university, the academy, the statue Of
Frederick the Great, etc. 1t means
"uuder the lndcns.'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13
Good Gift:
Court Saloon Changes Hands.

O. J, Tasdall Of Morris, purchased
the Tim Creedon saloon on Court
street last Saturday and took posses
sion Of Il this morning. MI Tasdall
has been engaged in the saloon bust.
ness for the past sixteen years, own
ing and operating saloon in Morris.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13
Word From Bre'r Williams.

De folks what find fault wild de
world God made can't map out better
one ter save dey lives.
De DAYS work amt well dohe onleSs
you kin make a pillow of 20 conscience
an sleep out de nisht.-Atlanta Consti-
tutiOn
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13

Mrs. penman-Why do You look 50
sad. dcary
Mr. pcnman The editor has rejected
my story and sent it bnek.
"1'm sorry, dear
EYES. It's really too bad
us that the reason he gave Tor re
iccting It. dearY'-St. Louis Post-Dis'
patch.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13

4 clay pipe may be used as a rrnct
hle for melting small quantities of
metal. The stem js broken otf aud "A
pHug lifted into il.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13
O. j. Olson. Maker of Mems Clothes

o. j. Olson, Maker Of Mems Clothes
Has returned from Bismarck, N. Da-
kota. where he went year ago to es-
tablish and manage q custom tailor
ing department for $. f. Bergeson, is
again located at his old stand over
Stanton's store, rested and ready to
serve his former and new customers
(you need new suit, overcoat or re-
pairing) better hurry
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13

tain his residence Santa Barbara
after bis second marriage Ills rst
wife was the late Emma Matthcia-
sen Of this city
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13
The Known Drowned Include,

---- summer
Mr.. and Mrs Maygard,
Miss Robinson;
Miss Carolyn Thompson;
MIR and Mrs. DuckWorth and their
six children;
The husband was a British subject
but Mrs. Duckworth's parents arc I'M
dcrstcod to live in Denver, Colo. al
though their names are not known
here.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13
CITY OF ATHENS
SUNK BY MINE

Washington, Aug. 13-Fifteen pass
angers and four members of the crew
of the American Steamer City of Ath-
ems enroute from New England port
to South Africa were drowned when
the steamer struck mine and sank
off Cape.Town S, A. Meagre adyices
received by the State Department to-
day give a partia list of the lost and
the rames Of some of saved No de
tails Of the sinking are as yet avail
able.
The Known Drowned Include,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13

Word has reached La Sale to the
effect that Dr Philip $, Chancellor
son.in-law Of the Hon f. W Matthies.
sen of this city, is to we'd Mrs Birds.
eye Lewis of Santa Barbara, CAL in
the near future. Dr. Chancellor was
one of the rst Americans to VOLUNTEER
his services to he government for
medical and hospital duty in France
He spent a year in service at a
Franch base hospital, following
which he returned home and has since
been at Santa barbara, where his
new romance started. The date for
the wedding has moi been announced
but it is stated the doctor will main
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-13

Lieutenant Wayne Characterization
and Miss Adele Blow, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. BLOW of La
Sale Ill.,, will be married on Aug
22 al the Blow country home near
La Sale.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-30

Contractor A. M. Ely has landed an
9th r bungalow to build, TO be located
at Park and Poplar The
owner is Jacob Weber, a baker from
Philadelphia, who will be employed at
Latimer's bakery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Somers Barnett return
ed from Florida this week.
Miss May G. Neal, u of the Holly
Beach school teachers, made a trip to
the city last Saturday.
Don't Miss ''Society Vaudeville
Bakers THEATRE Monday, April 9th
Benefit of Home Section Wildwood
Civic Club.
Joseph Sweet was seen amongt the ex-
c~ursionists last Sunday.
The Wildwood Chorus will renew it's
rehearsals on Thursday of next week at
2. M. A full attendance is asked for
by MI. Pfeiffer.
Jos. Empol reports renting the Hotel
Wayne to Charles Luber, who conduct
ed the Bartram for the past four years.
Webster Bright moved last week the
house goods of Samuel Gray from
Anglesea to Germantown. He also
moved the goods Of Joseph j. Heaton
fron Holly Beach to 500 N. 1Ithlstreet,
Philadelphia. Mr.. Bright has also
moved the goods Of Mrs. Mary Poole
from Philadelphia to the Kingston
apartments on E. Crosse avenue, a new
house recently erected.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mackell, of w.
Glenwood avenue, gave their four year
old granddaughter a birthday party
last Wednesday afternoon. The little
tots enjoyed themselves from two to
four o'clock, after which they Shutdown
to ice cream and cake. Among those
present were Kathryn Mackell, James
Mackell, Gladys Moore, Noreen He'll,
Huppert He'll, Stephen Clegg, Conard
Dean, and Earl Robinson.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-30

ito. Is thoroughly equipped and has
ample accommodations but occupies a
building jointly with some of the
grades.
All of our six high schools are four
year approved high schools.
The six and six plan of school organ
i%zation, six years elementary, three
years junior high school and three
years senior high school is likely to be
introduced into at least two of our city
school systems next fall.
Nearly sixty per cent. of the teachers
employed are college or normal school
graduates and of the remaining forty
per cent. all buttwo have had an ex per-
fence of from n to thirty-six years in
teaching and most ofthem have attend
ed summer school at least one summer.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-30

There will be a food sale this Satur-
day, March 3lst, in the Coombs block
for the benefit of the Episcopalchurrh.
Come out and haves good time at 49,
ciety Vaudeville April 9th, Bakers
theatre. Tickets 5 .35-25. n
The Hotel Aldine, owned by E. g.
Slaughter, is being raised up and brick
stores built. Workmen commenced lay.
ing the brick Monday morning.
Beautiful cut flowers and Easter
plants in. assortment at the florists,
M. s. Cummins, east Wildwood ave.
nue.. 1t
The Wildwood Boy Scouts journeyed
to Rio Grande yesterday to play the
Rio Grande grammar school a game
of baseball and were defeated by the
score of 10 to Is. The hitting of Kim
BILE and the fielding of Risley were a
feature.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-30
Weekly Suggestions For
Vegetable Growers

prepared by the New Jersey Agricultural
Society, New Brunswick)
The time to plant vegetables is at
hand; everything should be in readi-
ness when the time comes. The diff
ferent kinds and amounts of seed should
be ordered, manure should be spread
upon the soil and lime and fertilizer
should be procured.
For a family of five the following
sixed paintings at n time should fur
nish an abundance: one row of string
beans 80 feet long;25 poles of lima beans;
8 hills of cucumbers, 8 hills Of summer
squash, 6 eggplant plants, 10 rhubarb
plants and 25 early tomato plants and
% late plants set June 10Th.
In the preparation ofthe soil we must
remember that it must not be worked
until it is dried out enough so that it
will crumble easil and not become
puddled nor lumpy. Where plenty of
manure Is available it may be spread
upon the soil and plowed under to a
good depth. However, If well decom-
posed stable manure or poultry man.
ure is available, the best returns from
these can, be had by placing them in
the hill or drill three or four inches be-
low the seed or plants. This latter
method is especially good with the vine
crops such assquash, cucumbers, canta-
loupes and with egg-plants, tomatoes,
New Zealand spinach, celery, etc.
Furthermore. still greater results may
be had when pound of fertilizer, to
every 40 square feet occupied by the
crop, is mixed through the manure be.
fore the rows are closed up or before
the hills are made up to receive the
plants or seeds. For the small crops,
such as radishes, lettuce, onions,
carrots, etc., the maDure and fertilizer
are worked into the surface o fthe plow'
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-30
Hotel Royal Sold at Sheriff's Sale

The Hotel Royal at Anglesea was
sold at Sheriff's sale on Monday to H.
H. Ottens for $11 300. Two lots at cor
ner of New Jersey and Chestnut ave-
nues were bought by Mr.. Ottens also
for $4,000. Mr.. Ottens held a mortgage
on both properties. The sale OF the
dock property and the new tract along
the inlet was adjourned until April Is.
The property belonged to the estate of
the late Charles Mace. The mortgage
against the property was considerably
In excess of the above sums.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-30
Course of Sermons by DR.. King

DR.. King has prepared a course of
sermons which he will give in the
Holly Beach Presbyterian Church on
the Sunday evenings of April and May.
AT each ofthese services an opportunity
will be given to persons to unite with
the Church. A good solo singer has
been secured to sing each night. A
special invitation is extended to those
who onc resided in Vineland and who
knew DR.. King in that town. The
first sermon in the course will be given
next Sunday night. The subject will
be, "Weeping on Palm Sunday" and
Miss VanHorn will sing 1.-THE Palms"
At the morning service all persons who
signed Cards during the Evangelistic
Campaign will come before the Session
and any others who desire to join the
Church.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-30

ed soil.
Rhubarb roots may be obtained from
any scotsman, but if you already have
a few established roots they may need
to be renewed. After they have grown
in the same spot for several years, the
old root becomes excessively large and
bound up so that ii a produce MOTH
ing but miserably small stalks. By
taking up these old roots before growth
starts they may be divided into from
three to five smaller clumps. These
may be reset about four feet apart.
Do not pull from these this summer
and next year they should produce a
maximum yield of large stalks.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-30
Cape May COunty'S School
Activities

Cape May coupty's organizations Of
county school affairs for the coming
spring and fall are now about complete
and include the following events:
High School
Baseball schedule from March 31st
to June 9th.
High school English contest, May 5.
Athletic meet, track and field events
and folk dance contest, May 10Th.
Tennis tournament, April 10Th to
June 10Th.
Debating contest, beginning Deem
Der, 1917.
County Vocational School
Athletic meet, May 10th.
Agriculture and household arts on
test, October or November.
Elementary Schools
Baseball schedule, March Oath to
June I'd.
Spelling contest, May 5th.
Athletic meet, field and track events,
potato race and baseball throwing by
girls, kite flying by boys and girls, May
10th.
Agriculture, household arts and man.
uaI training contest, October or Novem-
Der.
The High School baseball league is
entering upon Its fourth annual series
of games. The athletic meet will be
the fifth annual one for the high and
grammar schools.
The grammar school baseball league
ia entering upon its third annual series
of games.
The tennis tournament for 1917 is the
second annual tournament.
The spelling contest is the fifth an
nual one and the High school English
contest. the fourth annual.
The Folk dance contest will be the
fourth annual one.
The Agriculture and Household Arts
contest will be the fourth annual for
nation of this kind.
Cape May county will have but a
single school building in use Septem.
Der next, which does not conform in
almost every particular to the States
school building code.
There are but three pairs of outhouses
not conforming with the States re-
quirement and these are to be put In
proper shape this spring.