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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11
June ., 1918.

Dear Father and Mother.
Received your letter last night
end was glad to hear from you
,hat you were all we'll The latest
letter / received was dated May H..
Everything here is about the same.
John Enders and Bentley are the
only Ashland boys here, but there
are about twenty Battery c boys
here. get to see most Of the other
Ashland boys once in while.
Have not heard from Charles Free
man since | left San Francisco. We
have not heard from any Of the boys
who were left in the states.
had to go to a lecture and just
got back. Do not have to stand
nany calls. We are each assigned
to a car or a truck and have to take
care Of it, and each day they as
sign men to that car for us to teach
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11
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Q SOLDIERS LETTERS %
6 8 @ 8 o o o @ 8 o g o o o 9 9 o

Mr.. and Mrs w. NJ. Hibbs re-
tciyed the following letters recently
from their son Frank. who is sery-
Ing il France:
Limoges, France, June G, 1918
received your letter of May Is,
'ond was Glad to hea. from you that
you wsre all well. can't under
stand why you have not got more
Of MY letters. lave written at least
once week, besides often wrote
to the rest
am assistant instructor at a
tractor artillery school nov, and
Cct.ng along fine. Never felt bette.
in my life. It is only q few days
until pay day. ! have not been paid
since / left Frisco. but can get all
The money need, 50 it doesn't
make /; tco bad.
! had 20 laugh when got your let
ter asking about the way you
thought things were over here. We
arc all having better food and quar-
ters and everything else than we had
ir the states, and you know we did
not hurt ourselves any there We
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11
them how to drive. I finished my
course at the truck school about two
weeks ago, and got through fine. Do
not know how long we will be here,
but probably for some time.
Your loving son,
FRANK j. HIBBS.

L. ]. Orres, the tailor, received
the following letter from Lieut.. w.
A. Phillips, a former we'll known
Ashland young man whose present
address is 19 F. A., U. S. A., Air
Service, A. p. c. III, A. Z. T.:
June ., 1918.
Dear Lew: Was glad to get your
letter Of Lay 8, and would appreci-
ate more Of them, but, of course,
realize that you have to keep dig
ging. | am much in the same boat
and this is the first letter | have at
tempted to write to anyone outside
tho immediate family.
| haven't much to write about eX-
tept myself and that subject gets
stale after awhile. However, have
managed to find out that the home
company is about 100 miles south of
here. They are doing nothing at
present as their guns were needed
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11

the way the people over there went
over the top in the Liberty loan and
Red Cross drives. 1t shows that you
are behind us to the finish, and you
can already see the results in France.
Remember me to all the old-tim-
ers. and tell them to write.
Sincerely,
WALTER A. PHILLIPS. =
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11
Not Always.

"The young fellow who's calling on
your daughter, Smith, has lot of
go in him."
"Not any to notice when he's calling
on my daughter"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11

60 not know as much about the war
row as We did when we left, so you
need not worry about me.
Well, there is not much to write
that will interest you, so will close.
Your loving son,
FRANK.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11
A word FOR MOTHERS

It is grave mistake for mothers to
neglect their aches and painsand suffer
in silence-this only leads to chronic
sickness and often shorens life.
If work is firing, if your nerves are
excitable, if you feel languid, weary or
depressed, SCOTS Emulsion will
prove wonderful strengthener.
1t possesses the very elements to
invigorate the blood, nourish the
nerves and build strength.
Every druggist has Scott's. Try it.i
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield. M.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11

Plain FactS AbOl
The Federal Trade Commission its recent report pro-
fits stated that the five large meat packers have been protee
ing and that they have monopoly of the markets
These conclusions if fair and just matters of serious
Germ only those engaged the packing business bu
to every other citizen Of our country.
The figures given profits misleading and the statement
that the packers have monopoly unsupported by the facts
The packers mentioned in the report stand ready prove their
profits reasonable and necessary
The meat business is one of the largest American industries
ANY citizen who would famarze himself with its details must
be prepared for large totals
The report states that the aggregate profits OF four large pack
ers were S140 100000 for the three war years.
This sum compared with S19OOOO the average annual
profit for the three years before the making appear that
the profit $2 100000 greater than the prewar profit
This compares three-year profit with year pro-a
manesty unfair method of comparison 1t is not only mis-
leading but the Federal Trade Commission apparently has
made mistake in the figures themselves.
The aggregate profit of S4000000 earned
sales of over four and half billion dollars 1t about
three cents on each dollar of fraction cent
per pound Of product
Packers profits negligible factor in prices of live stock
and meats No other large business conducted upon such
small margins Of profit.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11

~ - &l %| M,M VI o. " M ~ U
G Meat Business
fair this and has been stated the larger portion o.
the profits has been used finance huge stocks Of goods
and provide additions and improvements made necessary by
the enormous demands of army and navy and the Allies
If you business you will appreciate the significance
Of these facts you are unacquanted with business talk this
matter with business acquaintance your bank
e say-and ask him compare profits Of the packing indus
try with those of any other large industry at the present time
NoevdenCe offered by Federal Trade Commission sup
port the statement that the large packers have monopoly
The Commissions report shows the large number and i'm
portance of other packers.
The packers mentioned in the statement ready prove
any fair minded person that they keen competition with
each other and that they have power manipulate prices
If this true they would dare make this positive
statement.
Furthermore government figures show that the five large pack
mentioned in the report for only about third Of
the meat business Of the country
They wish it possible interest you the details Of their
business Of how for instance they sell dressed beef for
less than the cost Of the live animal owing utilization Of by
products and of the wonderful story of the methods dsbu
ton throughout this broad land well in other countries
The five packers mentioned feel justified in cooperating with
each other to the extent Of together presenting this public state
ment
They have been able to do big job for your its
time of need they have met all time demands promptly and
completely and they willing to trust their the fair
mindedness of the American people with the facts before them
Armour and Company
Cudahy Packing CO.
Morris & Company
Swift s Company
Wilson & Company
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-07-26
UKRAINE JEWS EXECUTED
ON GRAIN HIDING
CHARGE.

Washington number Of Jews
have been condemned to death and
executed. at Kherson, Ukraine, for
hiding grain, according to a report
which the State department char
acterizes as. more or less circum-
stantial. A priest who endeavored
to aid the condemned men has
since died of injuries.
Jewish merchants at Kherson
have been executed also for refus-
ing to give names of the peasants
with whom they dealt and who
were charged with concealing grain.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-07-26
JOINS THE RANKS.

The latest addition to the list of
members of the National Federation
of Temple Sisterhoods, is the Ladies
Temple Aid of Hot Springs, Ark.
This organization has just become
affiliated with the national body.
The Sisterhood promises to under
take it's new responsibilities as a
member of the Federation with en-
thusiasm at the beginning of the
coming season.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-07-26
7.81

nounces the successful completion
of the War Emergency Campaign
for building fund, for the New
Brunswick Y. NJ. H. A. At re-,
cent meeting of the Association,
the final report Of the Campaign
Committee showed that more than
$11 900 had been collected. AS
soon as the present building is en-
larged, the local association will be
in better position to provide facili-
ties for the Jewish soldiers in the
cantonments adjacent to New
Brunswick, and for the many young
men employed in the war industries
Of that city. The Campaign was
conducted by Mr.. Louis Benner,
field secretary of the Council of Y.
M. H. and Kindred Associations.
The Building Committee of the
Jersey City Y. M. H. A. is planning
alterations in it's building that will
enable the young people Of Jersey
City to find adequate facilities for
their educational and recreational
needs The committee hopes to
have the building ready during the
Holy Days, and is already making
arrangements for elaborate opening
exercises during the early part Of
October
Impressed by the successful man
ner in which the Y. M. H. A. had
raised it's membership by 600, the
w. S.. S. Committee of the city of
Passaic asked the association to
take over much of the w. S. S.
work. Accordingly, in weeks
campaign, the Y. M. H. A. sold $685.
600 worth of w. S. S.-a record for
association work in this direction.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-07-26
THE JEWISH MIND IN THESE
STATES.

Jewish Comittee, is in reply to an
article on the Jewish Mind in These
States" appearing in Life" several
weeks ago and is published in the
current number of that periodical
To the Editor Of Life-Sir: E. S.
M. has made Life the medium of
imparting marvellous discovery.
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes represents
to him "the Jewish mind in these
States" and (tell it not in CATH
"the Jewish mind is totally differ
ent instrument from other minds
that operate in these States" Far
be it from me to insinuate that E.
S. Ms cerebrations possess the ele-
ment of originality. That would pain
him. and moreover, it would be I'm
true, for they differ not in the slight
est degree from those of his media
eval ancestors. According to his
psychology, any mental variant from
the standard set by his particular
quality of gray matter forthwith
condemns the possessor of any other
brand of the serious crime of other
mindedness. Listen to his syllo-
gism: Mrs. Stokes is a Jewess;
she has no real national feeling;
therefore the Jews have none, and
their minds deserve prayerful and
attentive contemplation"
But Mrs Stokes is not a Jewess.
Her ancestors probably were. She
has, however, embraced and has
been accepted by Christianity, and
the half-baked social and economic
theories which she has vociferated in
common with her non-J ewish ,hus-
band and brood of so-called Aryan
professors, are as far removed from
Judaism as are the Soviets from the
British Parliament. Nor has she ever
been recognized by the Jews as re-
fleeing their ideas. To them she
is a woman of no Importance, and
her views are regarded as the froth
of hysteria. 1t is only because of
the newspaper publicity. attached to
a sensational marriage that the
world ever became aware of her ex-
istence.. Having attained the emf
hence of headline heroine, she has
been fed by notoriety, and has thus
acquired the credentials for doing
mischief, but obviously not from the
Jews.
"She has no real national feeling"
Granted. But is it not jumping hur-
dies to deduce from such premise
that the Jews have not? And yet.
like the Balaamites of every age, E.
S. NJ, having come to curse, has re-
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-07-26
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

population they have thus far fur
nished to our army and navy a
quota of nearly six per cent. Their
subscriptions to the various Liberty
Loans and to the Red Cross have
been far in excess of their proper
ton of the population and wealth of
the country. By deed and word they
have loyalty supported the govern
ment in every measure undertaken
for the national defense. Their love
for America is the more intense be-
cause of what America has been to
them. 1t opened to them the gates
of hope and bestowed the sweets of
liberty.
"But, ah!" says E. S. NJ, in the
thread-bare phrase Of the Prussian
anti-Semite and the Russian pogrom-
list, in the newspapers the Jews are
an immense power; they are far
above the average Of intelligence
and adaptability, and some of them
are not good" The implication is
that all non. Jews are good, and that
power, intelligence and adaptability
are to be derived. He flags the
Bolsheviki, and then raves in their
very tongue. What he hates in the
Jews is that they are not all E. S.
Ms. He wrinkles his brow and
shudders at the revolutionary Jews,
ignoring that they, the Bundists,
were the men who with Miliukov,
Nekrassov and Kerensky achieved
the short-lived Russian freedom, the
very men whom the Bo1sheviki, but
few of whom are Jews, have doomed
to destruction And then he prates
of the I. w. w. Jews, who are but
a handful, forgetting that the I. w.
w. does not spring from Jewish
source, that it's ranks are to great
extent recruited from old American
sock, and that, alas they are en-
couraged by the moral support of
college professors. OF course, ne
perorates with Hillquit, oblivious
that the latter claims to be a Lett
and is no more real Jew than E.
S. NJ. himself.
Let it be understood that at this
time "the Jewish mind in these
States" is occupied with but one
thought, and that is, the preserva-
ton of American. institutions and of
libery. 1t were far better for all
Americans to unite powers, however
they may vary in quality, for the up
holding of our common country
than to foster class spirit and to
stimulate an ancient hatred born of
,,,;1f,,1 ;r,,or,pca and IN cerc q re-
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-07-26

NEW JERSEY Y. M. H. AS
VERY ACTIVE.
The Council of Young Mems He
brew and Kindred Associations an
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-22
MACCABEES HOLD
MEMORIAL SERVICES

Ottawa Tent, No 21G knights OF
Maccabees, held their first memorial
service last evening ii, their lodge
nall. A large number of the members
Of this organization were gathered to
pay a tribute to their deceased broth.
erS, who have died between the time
the Ottawa encampment was found
ed and the present time
The record keeper during the first
ten years of the tent, George p. Hills,
eulOgi2ed all men who have died
since 1899, save Charles r. Maier
hOler and William Ribs.
NJ j. Ford paid a tribute to the
life and character OF Charles +.
Maierhoter and Estle BoWermaster
paid tribute to the life and char
acter Of William Ribbs.
In the future memorial services
will be conducted yearly. Tomorrow
the members of the Ottawa tent will
decorate the graves of all their de
@eased comrades who are buried in
Ottawa cemeteries.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-22
PAGEANT ATTENDED
BY PACKED HOUSE
CITY SCHOOL PERFORMANCE RE-
PEhTED LAST NlGHT-MANY
LATE APPLICANTS FOR SEATS
ARE DISAPPOINTED.

The second performance Of the OF
tawa Centennial Pageant, given by
the pupils of the Ottawa public
schools was staged last evening al the
Ottawa township high school and was
Witnessed by 1900 people. All the
seats were filled long before the per,
formance started, and large crowds of
people We're standing around the hall
entrances Many We're turned away.
The pageant passed of as smoothly
as 1t did the night before and the
scenes We're picturesque, and pleas
ing. The little folks were more ac-
customed to the stage last evening
than they were on their previous ap-
pearance and in many ways the pa
geaut was even better than on Thurs
day
The Lincoln-Douglas debate probab-
ly attracted more comment than any
other part OF the play, In this scene
an old fashioned rally scene was held
with banners, torches and drum
corps, and the historic Lincoln Doug
las meeting occurring August 3, 1898
in Washington Park, in Ottawa, was
again delivered
All the other parts We'd with this
for attractiveness and it would he a
difficult matter to decide which scene
was best, or which group of children
were the most talented or the best
trained. so nearly perfect We're all
of them.
The children in the ball scene OF
the pageant were trained by Prot
Willis, who called for bail of judges
of the Supreme court at the resi-
dents of Judge Cation ON the north
bluff fifty years ago This scene was
conducted just like the ball was fifty
years ago.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-22
1874 NAMES ON T0DAYS
LIST OF CASUALTIES

one hundred and eighty.four cas-
ual,ies We're announced by the War
department today, thirty.one being
among the marines and one hundred
and tity-three in the American expe-
dictionary forces
The list contained the names of
twelve Illinois men.
Lieut. Clarence " smith OF De.
catur ILL.,, oil the marines, was killed
IN action a. was Capt Jesse Lowen.
OF Chicago army officer. Corporal
Walter Sejtz, Of Belleyille and Pri.
Yates Bernard Dayidon, OF Chicago;
Conrad George Malzahn, Chicago and
Iue Vandeyeer, OF Stonington Pri-
Yates Samuel Frank OF Chicago,
George r. Goodwin Of BRYANT and
Abraham D. Simmons died of disease
aud Private Frank Z. Cool OF Chicu
go, died of an accident The list OF
the wounded contained the names OF
Edward G. Cormak, OF Chicago and
Julius l.. Schlosses. of Chicago, is re.
ported missing IN action.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-22
STREATOR WOULD-BE
WIFE SLAYER WILL
ESCAPE JAIL TERM
ORDERS ARE RECEIVED HERE TO
lNDUCT GROVER WRIGHT INTO
THE ARMY-GOES TO CAMP
GRANT MONDAY,

Grover c. Wright is not going to
serve his years sentence in his cell
at the county Jail. nor will he he
Drought up before Judge Eldredge for
contempt OF court, Notwithstanding
that the Streator would.be wife and
siSternlaw murderer is now a priS
oner at the county bastile
Growers case is going to be han.
dled entirely by Uncle Sam. the great.
est medium of good this old world
mas ever known Under the state
law Wright is branded a felon. A.
one OF Uncle Sans men he will be
recognized known as, and hereafter
called Private Grover Wright
Tomorrow he leaves under the
guardianship of Deputy Sheriff VIZ.
Liam MiSchke for Aurora. whore h,
VIII Fe inducted into service win
'ae increment of young men whu
'e"' y 'hal cIty Monday morning for
'amp Grant, Rockford. Notification
',''l " rishl had peen summoned into
~ army was received in Ottawa to.
gay ana Immediately machinery wqs
". III motion 70 gam for hia his re
.''N' rom custody to thereby permit
his induction into service
"TIEHt 1t VIII be remembered, at
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-22
REPRESENTATIVE OF.
GREATEST MOTHER.
WILL SPEAK HERE.
NURSE EXECUTIVE WILL LEG.
TURE IN OTTAWA. POINTING
OUT NEEDS OF GALLANT BOYS
WOUNDED IN ACTION.

On next Friday. June ~. Miss Adda
Eldredge, secretary Of the American
Nurses association. secretary of the
National League of Nursing Educa.
ti0n and international secretary of
the America journal of Nursing, will
be in Ottawa and will deliver an adj
dress on. "'rhe Present Nursing Situa-
tion and how the Public Can Help"
This address has a special signif.
cance at the present time to the gen.
eral public which must learn thor.
oughly about the nursing situation as
il now exists. If the boys in the
trenches are to have the proper nurs.
ing attention.
Miss Eldredge is a speaker of ex,
cellent delivery and carries a message
to the general public of especial in.
terest to all who have relatives OF
friends in the war, or among those
who will be in the draft during the
next year.
The home folks will have TO be call
ed upon TO make the sacrifices and
allow their registered nurses to 60
TO the front, if American boys are to
be cared for and saved in the proper
manner
The lecture will be free to the gen
era public.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-22
WOODMEN TO SEE
OLD TIME INITIATION

An old time initiation Is promised
La Sale county Woodmen when they
meet in Ottawa Monday night, June
q, when large class viii be taken
in at a special meeting in Odd
Fellow hall. Onicers of the Streator
lodge will put on the work assisted by
the drill team
With the promise of rare entertain.
ment prospects are glowing for a
monster attendance from all the sur.
rounding lodges. State Lecturer y.
+. Gilroy. of Canton, has sent word
here that he will attend the initia-
tion and will address the meeting a
program. of amusemenis Is now being
arranged by the local committee
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-22
FALLS FROM BICYCLE.
HEAD BADLY CUT

shelton Emerich. fifteen year old
boy living on Douglass street. fell
from his bicycle last evening about
o'clock at the G. Il. a q crossing at
Main street aud cut a bad cash on
the top Of his head
lie was taken 10 Ryburn hospital
aud Dr John Edgecomb was called
and sewed up the wound. after which
The boy was able to return home.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-22
FOSTER PUTS pep"
INTO THRIFT DR|VE;;.
CO. PER CAPITA $40.
TELLS STREATOR CAMpAlCNERS
THAT EVERY PERSON IN COUN-
TY SHOULD OWN $4,000 WORTH
OF STAMPS,

Plans are practically completed for
inau9urating the War Savings Stamp
drive which will be Ottawa's POI.
ton Of buckine kaserism next week.
With quota of $500 900 to meet, ev-
cry ounce OF energy and bit OF re-
source will be developed to overshoot
this mark.
The chairman of this campaion
pointed by the county organization
to see that Ottawa and South Ottawa
townships meet their quotas While
the district must raise 100000, IL
gets credit for what stamps have al
ready been purchased here, amount
ing to about S5o0o0. 1t is expected
that this mark will be overshot by
many thousands of dollars.
War Savings societies will be or
ganized in all factories and business
houses and all homes will be visited.
Pledges will be taken for stamps to
)e bought during the balance of the
year.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-22
ROBERT CARR.
Marshal
He 81. She rs, Elope.

Huntington, w. Va. June 22-J.
A. Cottle. eighty.iour. and Mrs. John
Harper seyenty-iiye, are now Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. cottle. The aged couple
eloled from Cattleaburg. Ky. and
were married here. The elopemenl
took place because OF the objections
of the children.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-22
DRAF FED MEN CAN'T
VOTE IN NOVEMBER

Springfield, ~, June 22 In an op'
inioh forwarded to Secretary OF Stnta
l. l., Emerson by Attorney General
Edward ] Brundage, It is held thet
drafted soldiers viii moi be entitled
10 vote at the election in November
under the provisions of the military
absent voters bill The measure was
passed at the last session OF the llli-
rois general assembly.