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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28
SAYS OTTAWA AVE,
IS SPEEDWAY FOR
V|0LAT0RS OF LAW
COUNCIL ASKED TO PUT STOP
TO DISTURBANCES BY {. c.
SWlFr-poLlCE ORDERED TO
ARREST OFFENDERS.

Complaining that Ottawa avenue
was being turned into speedway and
q noise emporium. T. 6. Swift this
morning called the city councils at.
vehicle ordinances and asked the ad-
ministra'ion 10 take some steps that
would compel rigid enforcement of
he laws
Mr. Swifts complaint was in the
form Of a written communication TO
the commissioners in which he point.
cd ont that autos travel oyer-the buuIe-
ward at speeds sometimes as high as
forty and lift1 miles an hour
The speeding, he said Is q nuisance
20 residents of ne neighborhood and
menace to children who reside in
that section cut-outG, he said, are
brown wide open in llasran. abuse
ihe laws reguAtting such ntrac-
tions.
The council received the commmi-
cation in it's proper light and ordered
he chief to instruct his men TO put
an end 10 the trouble at once. Mr..
swift last year made the same plea,
but said in his communication that
no results we're obtained The coun.
eli was unanimously agreed that the
boulevard should cease to serve here
after as speedway.
Wants Bsrberry Ordinance,
\ communication from the t. $.
department, of agriculture asking the
council to pass an ordinance prohlb-
iting the planting or growing of bar
berry bush was read The bush fed.
eral eXrer's point out. is breeder
and harborer Of wheat rust The mat
ter. was referred TO the council as a
whole for future action.
Want to tSage Battle.
A communication from Antonio
Ponzi and Menotti Ferruca asking
thc right to stage pyrotechnc dis
play at the fair grounds June q, %
%, was read TO thecouncil The eN
hibition will he a replica OF the bat
tie Ot Vrdun and will be made up
largely OF fireworks The request will
he acted upon at q later date.
East Hi Up Again,
The east hill III South Ottawa again
was up for discussion Commissioned
| IIeItrich said something should he
/ done at once to protect the hlll from
/ failing into the river along with what
4 ever happened to be passing over it
4 at the time Engineer FatnSWorfl
/ was instructed to draft memoriun
and present TO the council sa guide
! The engineer was asked to make rec
concentrations for temporary repairs
Wants Auto Paid For.
1 Oscar Johnson, who crashed into
the corner of aMn and Clinton SITS,
while it was torn up. thru W. k lev
erich asked the city to pay a S6S.St
garage bin. The matter was referred
to nelnrch and City Attorney Clark
Get Cleaning Bid.
r., T.. Armstrong submitted bi,
for cleaning the streets The prjc
fixed by him amounts to about w l2t
which provides sweeping the loo
once week and the residential sec
tiCnS once u month
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28
post Office Hours.

The Ottawa Post Office will be kept
open on Memorial day from . until 10
A. VI. There will be no city or rural
deliveries Oh Thursday
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28

The chief novelty in construction
Will be that there viii be a series Of
hollow spaces of bouyaney chambers
IN the shell of the ship. It is a celu.
lar method of construction and there
will be 10 solid masses of concrete
such rs there are in the Faith. re-.
Gently launched at san Francisco
The concrete will be reinforced with
steel There will be no ribs visible
as they Will he between the outer and
inner walls of concrete. In this way
we can get greater strength for the
same weight than is possible if The
concrete is poured solid
'Altho we have planned TO mak,
only ninety.tour barees, it is possible
we may turn ont many tines that
number The Illinois and Michigan
canal is being deepcned to six feet
aud will be ready for Use within =
few weeks.
~ using the canals and river
we can reach the coal field and W.
expect 10 be able TO bring at leas
3oo,ooo tons Of coal to Chicago tbi'
year Each of The barges will hav,
"a tons carrying capacity lndust
rial plants downstate have promise,
10 use the boats in getting material
From Chicago, so We expect to hay
loads both WAYS.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28

ALLIES fall BACK
TO STRONGER LINES

ment today says: The center and left wings of the
British sector, the eighth, hfeth and twenty fifth
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28
Fairyland.

Wherever is love and loyalty. great
purposes and lofty souls. even though
in = hovel, there ia Fnlryland. Kings.
ley ~
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28
FLEET Of CONCRETE
.bARGES WILL PLY
CANAL THRU OTTAWA
81 STEAMERS AND FREIGHT
CARRIERS WILL BE CON
STRUGGLED FOR IMMEDIATE
USE ON l. g. M. WATER ROUTE.

In anticipation of the rehabilitation
Of the Illinois and Michigan canal
during the present Summer so as to
permit OF the passage OF boats of
modest draught, shipyard will be
opened in Chicago for the construc.
non OF concrete steamers and barges,
Already plans are under way for the
construction Of "a barees for The use
on the Illinois and Michigan canal
carrying coal from central Illinois to
Chicago and on the return trips TAX.
ing loads of other freight
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28
viii Build Lake Boats,

Later We plan 10 build steamers
for use on the lakes The steamers
will be 2il feet long Plans for their
construction are ready After the
yards are ready torWork it Wll take
MS about month 10 launch the first
barge After that We can launch one
every three days 1t will take about
siy weeks to get lie first steamer
launched and then we can launch one
every two weeks
In order to have the concrete MS
solid az possible We will use q GO.
ment gun ON the vertical walls of
the harges The bottom and deck
will be poured by the hydraulic me
s--aa--#-
I(npttuuaJ ,,p Dana 4 ft,I
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28

He that respects others Is respec~
ed by them.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28

rry he ffee trader journal Want. Ads
Tor resultk.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28

divisions by determined
resistance, have main
tanned the second line
against the enemy assaults unit,
late hour. Toward the end Of the day
the weight Of the enemy's attack car
ried his troops across the Aisne river.
to the west of the British sector and
compelled the left of our line to fall
back"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28
WEATHER.

Rain tonight and Wed.
nesdsy; not much change
in temperature Wednes.
day.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28

Continued on Page e, Col, -
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-09-07
Dry by a Fan.

In the household which possesses an
electric fan, the drying Of small guam
titles of material can be easily done,
provided that special care be given the
preliminary treatment Of the products.
All that is necessary is to make trays
Of wire screening, with one end Of each
or preferably both ends open. The
materials to be dried are spread thin
ly upon the trays, which are stacked
one upon another with the open ends
turned toward the fan and covered
with cheesecloth, and the fan is placed
close to the end of the stack and run
at moderate speed, thus driving Wig
orous current of air over the material.
Drying occurs much more rapidly at
the end nearest the fan, hence the
stack must be reversed after four to
six hours and again after a longer
interval.
All materials requiring blanching
that are to be fan-dried should be
blanched In steam or boiling water or
serious deterioration Is likely to oc-
cur. Also, since the rapid movement
Of air over the product has tendency
to dry out the surfaces Of the pieces
while the inner, central portions are
still too moist, fan-dried material
should be placed In baking tins and
placed In the oven Of a warm stove to
be finished. The door Of the stove
should be left ajar and the Gre SO
regulated that the temperature IL held
at $50 to 100 degrees #. for two to
three hours, after which 1t should be
raised to $50 degrees r. for minute
or two in order to destroy any eggs at
fruit insects which may have been do
posted In the material while exposed
In the drier. After this treatment the
product may be placed In permanent
containers, but should be examined
from time to time and returned to the
oven for a short redrying In case any
parts Of It appear to be too moist to
keep well.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-09-07

stand singly at intervals Of 8 to IL
inches in a row, the rows being 20
inches apart. Careless blocking and
thinning is responsible In part for low
yields. This is readily preventable.
Likewise, careless cultivation re-
duces the number Of plants and there
by cuts down the tonnage. This is
also preventable. When the beets are
harvested there Is frequently unneces-
sary loss due to the breaking Of the
roots when the beets are lifted, and
by improper topping. If the beets
are not delivered Immediately after
they are removed from the ground,
further loss can be prevented by COW
ering them to prevent drying. If the
weather is cold they should be suffi-
GENTLY protected so that the roots will
not be frosted.
Labor is ones of the principal fac
tors influencing acreage, as more la
Dor is required in the growing Of sugar
beets than most other farm crops.
From all reports labor conditions are
more favorable for sugar beets than
they were year ago. The depart
ment of agriculture is endeavorlng to
meet the labor situation not only by
encouraging the shifting of labor to
the centers where needed, but also by
encouraging the development and pro-
duction of labor-saving machinery.
This year there will be several beet
harvesting machines on the market,
some of which have been thoroughly
tried out and are capable Of doing sat
isfactory work, These implements,
which likely will be In general use In
the near future, will do much>t to re-
lieve the labor situation and thereby
lend encouragement to the beet-sugar
industry.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-09-07
Pit SILO NOW A
FEED CONSERvER
In Great Plains States Under
ground Type Is Quickly Con-
structed and Permanent.
sILAGE IS WELL PRESERVED
Receptacle Should Last Indefinitely
Little Material Not on Average
Farm Is Required-FiIIing
Not Expensive.

From the United States Department Of
Agriculture.)
The pit silo, not makeshift If prop
erly built, has become q permanent
feed conserver on farms of the Great
Plains region. 1t is inexpensive and
quickly constructed by unskilled labor
during the lull in farm work just before
fall harvesting. A farmer using his
own labor, obtaining sand and gravel
at small cost, and employing home
made hoisting apparatus for lifting the
silage. can build pit silo of $50 to $50
tons capacity at a cash outlay Of about
$75, cement being the chief item of ex-
penditure. AS guide to those who
wish to build such silos, publication
of the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture, Farmers Bulletin S25, spit
Silos" gives the details of construction
and drawings illustrating the process
and methods of making hoists.
Many Benefits Of slIo.
Properly constructed pit silos, requir-
Ing little material not already on the
average farm, should last indefinitely,
and the upkeep is small. The cost Of
a masonry silo is often prohibitive in
the Great Plains region because the
materials must be hauled from distant
railroad points. Wooden silos often
weaken rapidly under the climatic con-
ditions peculiar to this region. Pit ST.
los cannot be blown down; silage is
preserved fully as well or better than
In underground types; the silage is
never frozen; filling Is much less ex-
pensive operation; and the labor Of get
ting silage out of the pit, which comes
during the period when farm work is
not pressing, is reduced by home made
windlasses or pulley lifts.
AS 1t Is impracticable and even dan
gerous to make pit silo In certain
types Of soil, farmer should know the
character of his soil before attempting
to build one. department specialists
say.
| Locate the silo near the feed lot II
possible. If feeding is to be done In. a
barn, 8 or 6 feet, at least, should be
left between the edge of the pit and the
barn. Farmers Bulletins 461, "The Use
of Concrete on the Farm" and $50
Homemade Silos," give valuable in
formation and detailed instructions
concerning the mixing, handling and re.
inforcing Of concrete, the construction
Of walls, and so on.
Simple Type Of Hoist.
The illustration shows one Of thu
simple types Of homemade hoists in
use. This device consists Of swing.
Ing crane, windlass, pulleys and rope
and box of some sort for the silage
A strong by 6-inch piece may be
used for the upright or mast, 2 by
or 2 by S-inch pieces for the arm, and
a by 4-inch piece for the boom. Only
sound timbers should be used. The
windlass and the plates Of iron on
which the crane turns can be pur
chased at small cost. The upright
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-09-07
TO INCREASE YIELD
OF SUGAR BEET CR0P,
Good Care During Growing Sea-
son will Add to Sugar
Supply.
Careless Blocking and Thinning 10
Responsible for Low Yields
Poor Cultivation Also Re-
duces Number Of Plants.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Growers Of sugar beets are urged to
give special care to this crop during
the present growing season in or
der that the yields may be increased,
and in this way add to the nations
supply Of sugar. There is every indi-
cation that a normal crop has been
planted this year In nearly all sugar
beet states. In the past the average
yield Of beets per acre In the United
States has been approximately ten
tons, yet yields of Is to 20 tons are
not uncommon. If the 100000 acres
Of beets which were planted last year
all had been carried to maturity and
an increase of but one ton per acre
had been produced by more careful
methods, we would have had 100000
tons Of beets In excess Of the normal
crop, which would have added 100000
tons to our supply of sugar.
AS soon as the beets have from
four to six leaves they should be block
ed and thinned, SO that the plants
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-09-07
Overcoming Objections.

Objection Is frequently raised to the
keeping Of poultry in towns and cities
because Of the odor which may result
and also because Of the noise which
Is made by ROSTERS growing, particu-
larry In the early morning. There is
no necessity for the poultry flock to
become nuisance to neighbors.
If the dropping boards are cleaned
daily and the houses and yards are
kept in a. reasonably clean condition
there viii be no annoying odors. The
soil In the yard should be stirred or
spaded up frequently II not in sod In
order to keep It In the best condition.
This win not only tend to keep down
any odors which might arise, but also
allow the droppings to be absorbed in
to the soil more readily and therefore
keep the yard In better condition for
the hens.
The male bird need not be nui.
sance., Unless Il Ii intended to hatch
chickens from tlle flock Il Is unneces-
sary to keep a male bird. The fact
that there Il no male In the flock will
have absolutely NO effect on the num-
Der OF eggs laid By the hens. The
male bird should be sold or eaten just
- soon AZ thu Matching season Il over
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-09-07

pits, but 1t is difficult to get them out
in cold weather, so that when a pit Is
opened it Is desirable to remove its
entire contents at once. For this rea-
son it is advisable to construct several
small pits rather than one large one,
and instead of storing each crop In a
pit by itself it is better to place small
quantity Of several kinds Of vegetables
in the same pit, so that 1t will be nee
essary to open only one bank to get
supply of all of them. In storing
several crops in the same bank 1t Is
desirable to separate them with straw,
leaves, or other material. The veg
etables from the small pit may be
placed temporarily in the storage room
In the basement, where they will be
easily accessible as needed for the
table.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-09-07

One Of the Simplest Types Of Home
made Holsts In Use-It Consists OF
q Swinging Crane, q WIndlass, Pull
Ieys and Rope, and Box Of Some
Sort for the sIIage-lf Desired the
WIndIass May Be Replaced by Pull
Icy and = Horse or Team Used to
Lift the SIIaue.
should be braced from the top with
heavy guy wires securely anchored. II
desired, thewindlass maybe replaced by
pulley. and horse or team used
to lift the silage. This IL the common
practice where large numbers Of cat
tie are fed. The silage box after being
flled and hoisted can be swung over a
wagon or attached to trolley on an
overhead track, or placed upon truck.
Such a hosting device may be placed
80 that It can be used to empty two or
sven three silos. Whatever kind Of
carrier for the silage' IL built or pur-
chased, II should have trip bottom,
end. OF side. 80 that It may be unloaded
easily. Other forms Of hoists and over
mead tracks are described and ilIustrat-
ed in the publication mentioned. Farm
err Bulletin .826
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-09-07
Poultry Yards and Fences.

Breeding stock, and especially grow
Ing chickens, should have an abund-
ance of range, while hens kept solely
for the production of eggs may be kept
on a small area with good results. In
rural districts the yarding of poultry
is sometimes unnecessary and in such
cases colony houses are used to advan-
tage. Under this system 1t Is easy to
keep the birds healthy and the feed
bill Is reduced, as they are able to get
good part of their feed from the
range. These houses, which hold about
10 hens, are placed from 200 to $50
feet apart and are moved from place
to place as new range Is needed.
When poultry fences are needed, as
Is the case In keeping poultry In towns
| and cities and In some rural sections,
as few fences as possible should be
erected, as they increase the cost Of
| equipment, labor and maintenance.
| When very much land Is available the
poultry yard can often be kept In sod.
On good soil this can be done by allow
| ing 200 to $50 square feet of land per
bird CIT to 274 birds to the acre)
while more space Is necessary on poor
| or light land. A large number of
fowls are usually kept to the acre
where double yards are used and the
land Is frequently cultivated.
Plymouth Rocks and the heavy meat
breeds In small yards require fences
FIVE to six feet high. while fence six
to seven feet high is necessary for Leg
horns. The upper two feet Of the
fence for the latter may be inclined
inward at an angle Of 80 degrees. or a
strand or two Of barbed wire may
help keep them confined, while 1t Is
sometimes necessary to clip the wing
| feathers Of one wing Of those birds
which persist In getting out.
Posts may be set or driven into the
ground. They should be set eight to
ten feet apart with common poultry
netting. or 16 to 20 feet with woven
wire. Corner posts should be about
eight inches In diameter, and be set
four feet In the ground, while interview
ing posts may be four or five inches in
diameter and set three feet In the
ground. That part of the post which il
set in the ground may be charred or
treated with some wood preservativs
to advantage. while corner posts
should be firmly braced or set In ce-
ment.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-09-07
SHUTS OF GRAIN PREVENTED
Those Most Readily Subject TO Control
Are Annually Destroying Wheat,
Oats and Barley.

prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agricuiture.)
Notwithstanding the fact that many
grain SHUTS are easily preventable.
those most readily subject to control,
according to reasonable conservative
estimates, are annually destroying TO-
100000 bushels, Of wheat upward II
50,000000 bushels of oats and 5000
600 bushels OF barley. Prevent smut
BY treating seed with formaldehyds.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-09-07
produeer.conaumsr Markets.

Curb markets are helping city wom-
en- solve the problem of finding short
er and less expensive route between
producers and consumers. Such mar
kets are the shortest routes between
farm and city kitchens and are in sue
cessful operation In many American
cities. They have proved TO be Of real
service to both city and farm women
The city women have found them q re-
liable source Of farm produce with
reaches the table by this method at
less cost and with greater degree Of
freshness than by less direct methods
Of distribution. The farm women have
found them reliable source Of income
and satisfactory outlet for their
products t
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-09-07

This is desirable not only for the pur-
pose Of eliminating noise, but Also to
save the feed that would be, eaten by
the male and for the reason that the
eggs produced after the male Is dis
posed of will be infertile. Since these
eggs are incapable Of chick develop
ment they keep much better than fer
tile eggs. and consequently are superb
or for preserving or for market.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-09-07
CHICKENS AT HOME

o.
A yard surrounded by five
foot fence will, under most con-
dltions. keep chickens at home.
II the hens show tendency 10
fly over such fence. the flight
feathers of one wing should be
clipped. A fence made Of woven
wire is preferable to a fence
made of board or other material.
A board should not be used at
the top Of wire fence, as this
gives the hens a visible place to
alight and tends to teach them
to fly over. The larger the yard
which can be provided the more
contented the hens will be. II
not only gives them greater OPP
portunity to exercise, but often
makes 1t possible to maintain u
sod on the yard, which is advls-
able.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-09-07
INJURY DONE BY
/. F0RAC|NG FOWLS
Local Laws Determine Question
of Fencing Garden or Con-
filming Chickens
SHOULD GO HAND-IN.HAND
Agricultural Department Urges the
Practice Of the Principle OF Co
operation and the Theory Of
Live-and-Let-live.

The redress Of the home gardener
against the inroads of the neighbours
chickens will depend on the laws Of
the state or ordinances of the town
or city in which the gardener lives.
In some states owners are liable for
damage done by stock running at
large; in other states the person who
wishes to grow a crop must fence 1t
against depreciation. In most Of the
Eastern states owners Of stock are re-
CURED to keep 1t under fence.
Response to Queries.
These facts are set forth by the
United States department of agricul-
ture in response to queries by garden
ers who have neighbors raising chick
ems that harvest the products Of Liber-
ty gardens before such products are
mature. The department Is not pre-
pared to say which type of food-rais-
ing is the more profitable and praise
| hand-in-hand if there are proper
| fences. Whether the poultryman or the
gardener must provide the fence de-
ponds upon local statutes, or ordi.
nances, and the rights of the case
would be determined under general
| principles Of law.
| 1t Is related that Liberty gardener
and Victory poultryman lived side by
side. One morning the poultryman
saw the gardener industriously dig
ging.
"What are you doing?" asked Egg.
bert.
"Replanting some early peas" re
piled Cornelius.
''But that looks like my brown leg
horn lying beside that hole"
ut is" said the gardener; "my first
planting of early peas is inside OF
her."
l. Not Humorous Subject.
| The legal authorities Of the depart
| ment say that the chichen-and-garder
question, far from being subject OF
humor, Is undoubtedly a serious one
and has probably led to as much
trouble, dispute and ill-feeling between
neighbors as any other single cause.
The department believes, however
that In war time there will be more
Of principle of cooperation. and o
theory Of live-and-let-live. With every.
one interested in a maximum war
time food production some way car
usually be found out Of the difficulties
that may arise through the proximity
| Of chickens and gardens.