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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17
.SWEDES Of j. S. TO
PROVE LOYALTY At.
CHICAGO MEETING
10000 WILL VOICE THEIR APP
pROVAL or GOVERNMENT IN
ALL IT'S uNDERTAkINGS-coN.
OEUM PRo-GERMAN CHARGES.

Plans were made yesterday for
great massmeeting of the Swedes o
Chicago within the next two week.
for the purpose OF yoicing To the ma
ton the full support aud undiyide,
loyalty of Chicago Americans of Swe
dish aEcestory The movement foI
TINS demonstration was pIecipitate,
oy recent exposes of German diplo
matte intrigues in Mexico and the Ar
genuine which turned the spotlight on
Sweden.
the decision to hold the gathering
is not based on the belief that there
is a sentiment in America which in.
clines to credit the American Swedes
with pro-German or even lukewarm
neutral sympathies The massmeeting
is not intended TO be an answer to any
charges Of disl0yalty. 1t purports To
be merely a spontaneous expression
OF the Americanism of Chicago's citi-
Gems OF Swedish descent, who number
about 100000
All Glasses Represented.
Swedish societies. lodges. singing
associations, churches, and other or.
CARNATIONS will be asked to cooperate
In making this iteration of loyalty one
that will convince the country that
American Swedes are Americans first
last, and all the time.
The meeting will be held either at
the Coliseum or the auditorium az the
municipal pier. A definite date has
not been set
The call for the organization meet.
ing which took place yesterday after.
noon at the Swedish club, was issued
Friday by committee of four. head.
ed by Charles C. Peterson. The 9th.
er members Of the committee were
Henry s. Henschen. John f. Fries
SON. and Werner Melinder About
hundred of the most prominent
Swedes of Chicago responded to the
call
Officers Elected.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17
Never Bothered Since.

Alter suffering with terrible pains
III MS pack and around his kidneys
Tor eight years, and after having tried
several doctors and different medi.
clhes, AVIS Souers, AIDE, Ind, writes:
Foley Kidney Pills were recommend.
ed to me and the first bottle removed
the pam, After taking three bottles
the boating was all gone and has ney.
er bothered me since" When relief
can be had so quickly why not Danish
packache, rheumatism pains. stiff and
swollen joints caused by disordored
Kidneys? For sale by w. y Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17
PLENTY OF WORK FOR DiSTlL
IERiES

IL is reported that over 100 distil
leries in one Kentucky district alone
the NTH internal revenue district
have closed their plants permanently
on account of the clause in the food
law forbidding the use of food ma
terials for the manufacture of alec,
holic beverages. Hundreds Of other
distilleries in that state and in other
parts OF the country. are doing the
same thing.
or course, ii distillers want to 20
into an entirely new line OF business,
it's up to them. But they don't need
10 close up their distileries. There :
plenty of activity waiting for them in
spite of the ban on liquors. There is
a large demand for commercial alco-
hOl. II has already been shown that
II requires only slight alterations to
adapt the machinery used in the man.
nfacture of whisky to the production
OF commercial alcohol Using the dis.
tilleries for this purpose would keep
the men previously employed there
at practically the same kind of work
and would make that general shifting
OF capital and labor to new fields that
so many liquor men seemed to fear
quite unnecessary.
The profits from the manufacture of
industrial alcohol might not be so
huge as the distillers are used to.
But there would be profits enough
to make the business trraclive. Why
close the plants in disgust when
there's real need for a product they
can manufacture readily enough with
fair gains?
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17
TT. S. FIGHTS TO
CHANGE ITS RATES
PAID TO REUNION

Springfield, Sept. IA bitter fight
IL being staged here by attorneys rep.
resenting the holding companies of
the Illinois Traction system and mem.
bers of the State Public Utilities Com.
mission. The traction system repre-.
sent companies IN Danville, Urbana
Champaign, Clinton, Decatur Bloom
ington, Normal and Galeshureh. The
commission has told the Illinois Trac-
ton system that they must produce
an audit of the company's books to
show reason for the petition asking n
withdrawal of the fiat rate system and
substituting meter service. Besides
the audit, the commission also asks
an inventory be filed When Attor.
ney James A. knowlon conducting
the case in behalf OF the traction
company, objected, he was silenced
by Commissioner Shaw, who is hear
ing the case.
When Commissioner Shaw was in.
formed that "A movement was on foot
to try to pr vent furnishing heating
in Danville under the Nat rate, he
said:
They have no right to refuse the
service. They will be required to
give the service as before, with ont
any change in rates"
This commission wishes to give a
fair and impartial decision in this
case and believes that to do SO it
VIII be necessary to have an inven-
tory OF each of the various plants
with the cost of their installation,
and an audit of the last few years :
not In minute detail, but in sufficient
form that we may be able to have
some idea as to what would be an
equitable rate for the service" Com.
missioner Shaw. said in answering
the objections of the attorneys TO the
demands for an audit and inventory
Of the company's holdings
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17

THIS but lew bafgans Open charge
by calling 1923.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17
Arrest Waukegan I. ". " 5

Naukegaq, ILL.,, Sept John
tnzer prominent contractor and six
others are under arrest here today
and will be taken before the Bureau
of Federal Investigation as a result of
their alleged anti-war activities The
men We're arrested following an l.
W w meeting yesterday which was
addressed by John Tanner. / ". W
leader. Unzers son is now in train
ing as a member Of the United States
army.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17
ILLINOIS BRIEFS.

Granite city. Sept l7-It doesn't
pay 10 talk IN your sleep And Chas
koob knows H. While IN Somuam-
bulistic state, Dee ,unheG % a relative
lhst he ana Nathan Wal-tuu knows
something about Tie murder OF Nor
MS Schwartz wealthy shoemaker.
Both OF 'em are in jail nov charged
with the murder
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17
CALENDAR OF ILLINOIS HISTORY

September II. lS49-,Iudge Nathan
lei Pope, OF the District Court of this
State. is now in St Louis. He has en-.
tlreiy recovered from The brain fever
tnot paralytic stroke as has been stat.
ed, BY which he was attacked in Chi
cas0, and is now enjoying his accus.
toned good health
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17

"'rhe birthstone is supposed 10 con.
troll our dr>tilr>. Now, what is your
uirlhStuurt
Judging from my life experience |
am inclined To believe 1t is n brickbat."
Exchange
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17

ST TorpuatuS. the apostle Of Gadiz.
lived ia the first Christian century and
planted au olive tree before tie church
dedicated To him in CudiZ This tree
is always In fnll bloom on the fete day
Of TOrquatuS. May 10.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17

Epernay, France, IL undermined with
miles of vaults hewn out Of the solid
chalk. ON which the city is built These
vaults are used chiefly for the storage
of Wine. One wine house has vaults
covering al area of $4,000 acres.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17
Officers Elected.

Mr.. Peterson was elected perma.
nent chairman and Mr. Melinder per.
manent secretary of the meeting. Reso.
lutions which were adopted conclude.
BE it resolved, That we call upon
all citizens of Chicago of Swedish an.
cestry to assemble in massmeeting to
take means and lay plans to support
the president and congress of the Unit
ed states in their conduct of this most
righteous war and to pledge to them
and to this, our country, for her de.
Tense against every foe, our moral and
material support, our lives, our for.
tunes, our all"
a committee of sixty was appointed
to take specific action for the rally
The committee will meet tonight at
the Svithiod club, Clark street and
Wrightwood avenue.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17

Springfield. Sept II Germany has
fallen 10 defeat here Police answer
Ing hurry call mauIged To eXtricatc
Il long German hound. who has be.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17

Litchiield. Sept l7.-Look out fol
insrown toe nails, \ kim. aged >,
is dead as the result OF one Blood
poisoning set in
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17

come entansIeG in Il sewer Vlule cha,
Ing Il cat The cannons cohtfnucd +
boom on the west front.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17

The first electric locomotive dates a
far back as lSll
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-20
MAYOR BOOSTS
MILITARY SHOW
Asks People TO Attend Pa
geant In Aid of Thirty
first

Mayor Marx has issued a proc
lamation drawing attention 20 the
big military show 20 he given on
Nayin Field next week for the Thir
ty-first regiment The mayor urges
the citizens 70 pafronize this affair
freely His pronOuncement on the
subiect READS
Tuesday. LUIS -. az 1880 D. M.
military spectacle 81 .i' pc staged on
Navin Field FOR the benent - the
Thirty-6rst Michigan infantry y
committee ~ patriotic citizens has
arranged an excellent program ana
every penny - the receipts viii 60
town rde fund 20 provide comforts
for tho young soldiers who will soon
be called 20 the firing line in France.
This viii be- the only opportunity
the people OF Detroit will have TO
bid farewell 20 the young men who
are goinx forward 20 hRht for all 81
us. In addition. those who attend
the exercises VIII know that ~ so
doinL they viii be increasing me
reg mental fund
J request that the reople ~ this
city make every effort 20 be present
a. thr spectacle 20 give Detroits
con. BUTTON ~ men - thc great war
the farewell it lis justly deserN ing Of
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-20

south. range oi~ht 80 east. that lies
north ~ The Lake shore a. NIrt fcar
southern Railroad right-of-wav. and
pouunfu west and north hN hiEnways.
sou,neas,erly hy tho right-of-way Of
Also al thet certain piece or per-
Gel ~ land situated and heinF IN the
Township - NNCtet Clunt. OF Mon
roe and stat ~ nichigrn. and des-
rrihei ~ follows. to-wit, Being
part ~ the southeast 4 Of he SOUTH
east y ~ section TWEEN .v-eight tf2S1.
town i've south. ~ange eight fS)
feet lp width on each side on the fol-
lowing described line. to-wit. Com
meucirg ~ the east line Of said land
near tho southcnst corner thereof
running west on two-degreo curve
south g. Il point three hundred TWEEN
tv-ave f7s5) feet thence straight
" 2i7i and 1-11o o. t0 the iti ghu-av
land situate end being IN the Town
ship 81 Exeter County or Monroe and
state ~ Michigan. and described as
follows to-witt A strip - land six
81 section euty-eight (2sl said
strip beinw eight feet in width on
each side ~ a line commencing AZ
point a. tho west end Of the switch
In front Of Charles Angerers coal
kiins. running thence on a seven-de-
gree curve north ~ west one hundred
and thirty eight. C7D feet on the
railroad right-of-way 20 land ~
Charles AnEerer and Mary AnE-rer.
thence two hundred and forty (240)
feet on lands % said AnRerer on
radius ~ seven degrees north OF west
thence on n stra ight line six degrees
north of west 10 the west line OF
Charles Angerer's land hfteen hum
dred and two feet and eight inches
q .5oas).
Also. all and singular the right-of-
~ l.
railroad extending from tho line os
the Lake shore & Michigan Southern
Railway AZ point near Charles An
gerer's coal kilns - the quarry
known as Woolmuth Quarry. Town
shi of Exeter IN the County Of Mon
roe. state ~ Michigan. together with
all buildings and improvements on
the lands above described.
UNION TRUST COMPANY
Trustee Mortgage.
Rv CEAS. r DUNN. Vice President
MILLER SMITH. CANFTETD. PAD
DOCK & PERRY. Attorneys for
Mortgage
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-20

or perfectly happy because they
were together.
= climbed the stairs to my room
in the boarding house FEELING TOT
lorn. had not heard from Alma Tor
week and II had been months since
I had had letter from Emma. 1
had not had onc word from ler since
he left for Europe.
tho key in the door ] began % reel
that most corroding OF human tor.
lure, SELF pity. But when ] enteren
the room I found two fat i~tte,d
been pushed under the door. one
had foreign postmark.
II opened u before even looking
at Alma's letter IL began witnout
the strand the other day, / read in
Ier's well-known handwriting. when
saw sign. II told so true story
that I copied IT and am sending IL
Co you.
And some folk you miss a pile.
And those YOU can't miss you see
Just a pile.
The Others Just once in a while.
Bless him | said 10 myself,
wish ! could tell him how much l
miss him And then IL all at once
came 10 me that I had been thinking
about Jeff a great deal lately ana
I was ineXpressibly lonely. ! felt W
I could only grasp his hand or even
hear his voice over the telephone.
life for me would be more worth
living.
Jeff was 80 honest. always. 50 ten
der and sincere. 7 could always tell
him all my deals and ne would un-
derstand Why was IL that with this
wonderful understanding between us
We had 20 be separated Even "
marriage was out Of the question.
why could We not be just the closest
and best ~ friends
Mas. Margie. | did not know then
that pistonic love was out or the
question--one OF the dreams that
never come true. Also / did not know
then ! missed Jeff so much because
tho emotion | felt for him was much
greater. much more engrossing than
platonic love could ever be
As I read further In his letter my
heart beat faster and faster and
after ] had finished IL God was again
in His heaven and all was right with
the world
ITO be continued
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-20
Marriage Licenses

otto * Hull %. Detroit; Lillian
Barker. 2s Buffalo, \. Y.
Socrates George, &C. Detroit Bertha
Luton o. same
peter Wondcker IS. Detroit Helen
Cislo. 90. same
Feiix nroeakaort y. Detroit: Mad
aiin4 Tolliets. -. e. me.
Raymond X Dyker. IS, Detroit;
MerEery p. Russell. IS sane
Michael Surowska. 80, Detroit
Mary NoWak r. same
r., erett kinzer 20. Detroit' Ger
trudf Is Fcnton. g. same.
Ross wcist IS. Detroit. BESSIE
Reau rs samc
Fred r Reed ~ Detroit Julia l.
DAVIS u.s. Rock island.
Farl 81 Atnslic, - Detroit Ariel
Peter Gla11y e. Detroit VIOLA
i'aTaid speak. e. Detroit Emma
p. R FER 4 T. ,t,2 SANG +. p,,roit. Rhoda
Russell a. Belinrtr -. Detroit,
Iva vi sner 90. Royal oak
Henry W Girdiestone, %. Detroit,
Eltzahcth Duncan. 100. same
Inuce D. = Sheetrr. 81, Detroit,
Anna 8 llanczeski. IS, same.
james u. Bell a. fint Margaret
puTs e0 same
Janice J palace. II. Detroit LII
Ian Rhodes same
Emil Il Huehner. 81 Detroit Mar
rief Nlmcna ] s. same
Robert X prsnkereon 81, Toledo
Viola Huber. u.s. same.
Paul r. Duncan %. Toledo lsorot-
IA Foster ~ same
lanes y Brown. Il. Detroit. lrna
N Washington. -. same
VIM T.. Ncubrt. 26 Belleville, Jen-
mic Ashton. 10. Ypsilantt.
Lewis Lozen - Detroit Alice
* n,pe 81 same
Amos Whittinore. &C. Dearborn
Martha Ncihcrt. u.s. same
lin Gtarolonc. 20 Detroit. Anton
ira Catslana %. same
cecil NJ kvscr. 60. Detroit Pearl
s. surcNoil. w. same
rlaak Burgy -. Ky Emma
Kohlc - same.
AIolrh ratc 3d. Detroit. Ellen
Yehonru %. same
Me lsner Fl. Detroit, Rose
i<rauso. 20 same
L.uis Typrewska. "a. Detroit
Agnes r Hunas 70. same
SIMON Eslcr ~ Detroit Murel
Rose. g. same.
Henry ! MeEserschmidt -, De-
troit. Rose Etue % same
Fred SickinEer AZ. Detroit, Jennie
NJ pcein. SIS seattle
Frank ZioNnskL 20, Detroit. Stef-
ania Nendryk 20. same
Waiter Nowak o. Detroit. sophie
Drozdowski. 90. same.
Walter \ Nlard -. Crosse Pie:
Trunhley H. same
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-20

Hump" grunted Grandfather Frog
again 1t seems To me that re-
member that YOU said YOU hadn't
anything in particular on your mind
this morning There must be some
thing wrong with you this morning.
Peter Rabbit There certainly must
bc something wrong with you ~ YOU
haven't any questions
Peter chuckled n didn't have a
single question in my mind when l
came over here. Honest and true.
black and blue ! didn't have, Grand
father Frog But I've got one now,
replied Peter.
II suppose you've been spending
your time thinking " up while was
down there on the bottom OF the
smiling pool" grum nled era ndfather
Frog II never saw such fellow
FOR questions Wen. what Is it,
~ YOU please. Grandfather Frog.
toll me how II : YOU can hold your
breath SEQ long. replied Peter eager
~
Next story Grandfather Frog En-
pla ms How lie Breathes
New York city has more than .
600 miles OF streets
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-20

The longer Peter Rabbit sat star
ing into the smiling Pool waiting for
Grandfathor FROG 10 appear once
more the more he wondered how N
was possible for Grandfather Frog 20
stay down under water so long. lie
know that when sitting on hts big,
green lily-pad Grandfather Eros
breathed air Just as he did himself
lie knew Il because he had seen him
breathing But how could Grand
father Frog hold his breath 80 long
under water Peter tried holding
his own breath. but he could hold ~
for only a very little WhileN ana u
seemed 10 him as u he surely would
burst n he didn't let IL out quickly.
so he sat and waited and waited
and waited and wondered and won
de red and wondered And the longer
he waited the more ne wondered. Ito
often had watched Jerry Muskrai
dive and disappear, but he knew
that Jerry came up somewhere under
the bank out OF sight where b" could
get air. lie knew that Billy Mink
and Little Joe otter did the same
thing. Could n be that grandfather
Frog was doing this or could u
be that Grandfather Frog was poking
just the tip OF his nose out Of water
hidden by y iily-psdH
Peter looked this way and looked
that way very carefully, but there
was no sign Of Grandfather Frog
anywhere once more Peter nxcd hlH
eyes on the spot where Grandfather
Frog had disappeared. The water
was very clear and he could see the
bottom plainly Suddenly the soft
mud at the very place whore he hs a
last seen Grandfather Frog began TO
stir and presently who should APP
pear but Grandfather Frog himself
Peter could sec him swimming mp 10
tho top. and in a second or two out
popped Grandfather Frogs nose and
two big gogRiy eyes For y minute
ne hlinked as he looked this way and
that way Then he swan with pow
erful stroke Of hts long hind legs
straight toward his big green lily-
pad, and climbed out
"Chug-a-rum Where has that
long-legEcd robber gone" he de-
ma nded. meaning Longlegs the
Heron
Down tho Laughing Brook re-
Piled Peter lie didn't waste any
time waiting for you Grandfather
Frog
Hump" exclaimed Grandfather
Frog He has got more sense than
] gave him credit for Were YOU.
say ing something when he came
along. Peter
y said II was ane day" replied
Peter
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-20
FOOD CANVASS
Goes SLOWLY
Many Housewives Away
Others Want To Study
Conservation Plan

Because o. the fact that so many
homes are closed for the summer.
and the desire OF many OF the WON
en- approached 20 study the question
at leisure. the volunteer women
canvassers who are distributing the
Hoover food conservation cards in
Detroit, are finding II somewhat
diff1cult TO secure large returns of
signed cards
The house-to house canvass which
began Wednesday will continue
turnout the week and longer n
necessary. AS a result OF the first
day and = halls work. about $1,000
cards were distributed Canvassers
report they are able to place 80
cards on an average in the days
work Some have reached as high
as 100 The distribution Is slow be
cause the delays for the canvasser
at the doors OF homes are many.
In homes where maid answers
the bell. explanation has to be made
10 her, then the canvasser has to
wait until the message is delivered
20 the homekeeper. then there Is
either another explanation 20 be
made 10 her, or directions given
what 10 do with the cards. II they
are 10 be left and mailed direct TO
Washington. Few canvassers have
reported 20 committee headquarters.
No. 3lT Kresge building. stories OF
discourtesy or lack OF cooperation.
In the majority OF cases. the mo-
ment the card il presented at n
door, its object Ia known TO the house
holder. and immediate signature rs
offered. or the card taken with the
promise that II Will be studied
signed and mailed later
Before the canvass -is Nnished the
Detroit committee expects 10 have
placed 100 600 pledge cards
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-20
CRIPPLES HIRED TO
POSE AS DRAFTED
MEN, is CHARGE

CHICAGO, July 20.-Federal
agents here were investigating re-
port that clique OF professional
cripples were being engaged as sub
stitutes for resistrants in plot to
obtain releases from war service
The cripples are said 70 have been
offered from IS 10 800 for such re-
leases.
The cripples are TO go from one
draft board to another passing them
selves of for some man desiring TO
escape the draft in that district, &C
coTding 10 the report.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-20
The Confessions of a Wife
Love Banishes Ill Thoughts

wealthy manufacturer 81 automobiles
from Detroit.
After her marriage she seemed to
take no interest In ANYTHING and she
died n giving birth to her hrst child,
boy.
"HoWever. 10 20 ha ch ~ thr time "
her martiage -GertN and ! saw much
OF heI English lover that summer
They took mo with them. as Aunt
Rachel would not let Gerry 60 alone
with MIN tierfruue soon found she
was not vantoHaand took herself OF
10 BAR Harh0r with some friends.
The dRy - my episode in the
park Gerry and her lover-for he
was much In love with took me
home and could not hcip feeling
rather lonely MS ! snw them drive
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-20

1T seemed rather strange 20 mo.
MarEie. said Paula. "to hear Gerry
and Lord Beaucloueh talk about
marrying someone else SO calmly.
You see tho attitude ~ the English
man or other foreigner or title -
Just The opposite ~ ours.
THE family "a everything 10 them.
Marriagc means 30 them the better
ment 81 tho family hrst last and all
tho time
'poor Scrrya life was tragic and
think tne only Joy she had IN IL
was the few months Rcsuty Beau
Clough spent over here. She broke
her heart getting him settled. as she
called IL. and then she married at
her mothers request an immensely