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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
|. W. w. BARRED FROM
NATIONAL MINERS UNION

indianapolis, Jan ga resolution
adopted this afternoon by the United
Mine Workers Of America in conven-
ton here. prohibited l. ". W. menu.
bers from belonging 10 the Union M.
less they forfeit their membership in
what the resolution termed the Dol.
sheviki of America"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
Riaht Of Chvice,

You cannot always choose your as.
socioies, but you can select your COM
patlons, observes sage. Ci,cum.
stances may throw yon With people
who are distastefui to you, but circum.
stances cannot force you TO take them
to your hearts and into your conf.
dence. Choice is stronger than on
vironmcnt. Wherever you are. you al.
ways have the privilege Of choosing.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25

The childless parson sought 10 cheer
The parent OF an overlooking house
hold
- MY man YOU must learn to be con
tented" be said, Mouths are never
sent without bread 10 fill them
"Maybe you are right said the pa
rlshioner, but the mouths are all
sent to our house and the bread 10
yours"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
Tender Thoughts in Will.

Sometimes there nrc found such tclh
der touches RS these In the will OF n
late town clerk OF Monmouth. who
died in 1918. aged scvcn'y.two. lie
left TO the Monmouth General hospital
and dispenssry. FOR the children's
ward. in memory Of hls darling child
Lizzie. f5OO and framed portrait Of
the child. and desired the authorities
10 place on her grave n wreath Of now.
ers each Palm Sunday and a wreath
Of holly each Christmas day.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
SURVEYOR GENERAL
NAMED FOR ARMY

Stettinus. OF New York. has been ap
pointed surveyor general Of all army
purchases. Secretary OF War Baker
announced today. The post Is the
equivalent Of munitions ministry. It
vas stated
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
JOE GAHAN LOSES
PART OF FINGER

Joseph Gahan. 3l2 Il. Norris street.
lost part Of u finger OF his left hand
while working at tho Porter factory
this morning. lie was taken to the
Ryburn hospital where Or. a. j. Rob.
crls was called to attend him
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
Seejno Ahead.

There Is always room for q man Of
force, and be makes room for many.
A feeble inan can see the farms that
are fenced and titled. the houses that
are built The strong man sees the
possible houses and farms. Ills eye
makes estates a. fast as the sun
breeds clouds.--Emerson.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25

The annual dance OF the Order OF
Mutual Protection OF Schaofer's hall
January 18th. Come and have q good
timc. Dancing until = .. II. C0stum.
n will be at hall AFTERNOON and even.
rug Of dance.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
Playing Safety First.

On street railroads 81 were killed at
street crossings. II in automobiles, s
in other vehicles, and 65 we're pedes-
TRANS.
With reference 20 grade crossings
the commission says: "The railroads
are gradually making improvements
at many of their grade crossings IN
the way of widening ana lcngthening
approaches and planking the cross
ings between the rails so that there
will be as little obstruction as posi-
bic. In many cases also the banks on
the right.of.way are being lowered
and other distractions removed in or
der to improve the view of approach
ing trains"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
Notice.

Complying with the fuel admlni5tra.
ton this store will close every Mon
day at ! O'Clock until further notice
Regular lunch SERVED between : ! and
O'Clock. WENDEl. BAKERY.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
perhaps ~ Wonders, Too.

Another thiug--wliy does the kind OF
nuD who iEarIes For h0,nc pick OUi
4 wife who Is always afraid she viii
miss q new film !---Qalves,on News.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
COMPLETE PROGRAM
FOR FARMERS INSTITUTE


Farm Loan Bank. st. Louis. Mo,
800. Women's meeting Gayety
thestor.
Demonstration of War Cookery
Mrs. Grace Wall Gray. Chicago.
Thursday Evening.
1880. General meeting Gayety
thcatcr.
Community Singing Rev. c. A.
nriggs. Jr.. leader.
Solo-Mrs. John Weights. Streator.
Address-A. J. OConor. Ottawa.
Address-B F. Harris, Champaign.
vice chairman State Council Of De.
tense.
Friday Forenoon.
1000. Mems meeting-Clapper a.
Werner hall
Economy i'm Soil Improvement"
ID. +. Harris. member OF Food. Fuel
and Conservation Committee. Cham
paign.
10000. Womcn's meeting-Gayety
tbeatc.,
Reading-Miss Frances Nlcolet, La
Sale.
Red Cross Work-Miss Isabel BE.
vicr. head Of department of household
science. University OF Illinois
Friday Afternoon.
l:lJ. General mceting-Clappcr &,
Werner hall
Community Singing Rev. c. A.
Briggs, Jr.. leader.
Address--Dr. Euclid b. Rogers. of
Springfield
3:G0. Mems meeting County Court
room. court house.
"Are We in the Corn Belt?"-W. q.
Gerncr,. Crops Extension. Astronomy
department. University of Illinois.
800. Women's meeting Ciapper a.
Werner hall.
Some Ways to Couservc" Miss
Isabel Revicr. head of department of
household science. University OF iii.
nois
FItuSy Evening"
1:3O. General meeting-hgh school
auditorium
Concert - Ottawa township hgl,
school orchestra, John l.. fi0fl. direc.
TO-,
Address-Dr. Euclid D. Rogers. OF
Springfield.
Cn1n-.-tter fL,r,thI
Constitutional Convention - Miss
katherine Porter. director Of Equal
Suffrage Association. Chicago.
The officers Of the Farmers Inst.
tute Association and the officers OF
the Household Science Department
are ms follows:
The Officers. "
prcsident--J. v. Stevenson. Strca
Vice Prcsidcnt-I T. Marshall
Serena
Secretary. S. Brooks. Ottawa
Treasurer f. Strait. Ottawa.
Executive Committee Il. Eos
ter, Ottawa; J. r. Iorstad. Sheridan:
G. T. Nudge, Peru; W. r. Shute, OF
tawa: G. f. Battles. Earlville; Roy
Atwood. Grand Ridge; r. j. Dunno
Seneca; Ralph Center, Ottawa; !
Ward Smith. Ransom; John Melon
aid. Ottawa: A. NJ. Pottinser. Peru;
W. r. Wylie. ttica; w. NJ. Griffith
I.ostant; John O'Donuell, Ottawa
Geo. Scheidenhelm, Mendoza; F. G.
Arontzen, Serena; Chas. Lundgren
Wenona: E. II. Farley. Leland; o
". Esmond. Ottawa; NJ l.. Johnson
sheridan; ". II. Conard, Ransom; +
l.. beach. Ottawa: l.. A. Green. Day
ton: n. T.. Strait, Ottawa.
officers Of Household Science
Department.
President Mrs. r. w. Esnond OF
iaVa.
Vice President-Miss Jane Peck
Ottawa,
Secretary Mrs. w W. Watts. OF
lava.
Executive Committee Mrs. t.. T.
Stevenson. Strcator: Mrs j. Ware
Smith Ransom; Mrs. Geo Reynolds
Utica: Mrs. o. W. Esmond, Ottawa
Mrs Jas. V. Stevenson, Streator; Mrs
Roy Conard. Marscilles: Mrs. Chas
Robinson. La Sale: Mrs. Henry T
Marshall. ScrenafIi Mrs. Louis Chally
Ottawa; Mrs; Roy Atwood, Gran
Ridge; Mrs. Milton Pope. Ottawa
Mrs. Jos. Thompson. Earlyille; Mrs
IT, c, McClary. Dayton; Mrs. Fran
Gage, Seneca: Mrs. Louis Berosc
Wcdrou; Mrs. Chas. Strout. La Sale
Mrs. Geo. Sargent, Utica: Mrs. Erncs
tIndtyenp Ottawa. Mrs ChnS Ell
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
'OH QUICK RESULTS TRY HE
WANT ADS. IN TIE FREE
TABLESPOONFUL.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
(Main want add section page ilYe J

Young couple now renting a home
and paying about S21 per month rent
who are earnestly DESTROYS Of own.
ing their own home? ! can offer u
fine south side residence. two floors,
seven rooms furnace, bath. tWo lots.
1000 SHOWN and so per month on re-
mamdcr. Come in and ask qucsti ions
7. u. Farrell, College Bldg, phone
GiS.W.
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
SOCIETY NOTES

Fifty ladies were present yesterday
at the knitting party of the Woman S
Relief Corps. held at the home of Mrs
Henry Walking. on West Main street.
4 delicious picnic luncheon vas
served at noon. During the Afternoon
the ladies' knit ON articles for the sol
ders. and great many finished art,-
cles were turned in at this meeting.
Joseph Bcrmel. who is home on FUR
Tough from Camp Dodge, was pres NJ
an. told the ladies number Of n
tcTosting things about the life in the
oantonment camp. The next knitiiE:
party will be held on Thursday. 1aT.
3ist. al the home OF Mrs. Ws.iain
Wilson. S21 Webster street. This
viii be an all-day meeting and pie
mic luncheon will be served a. nuo1.
= . .
Twenty-Five guests were present IL I
evening at surprise variety shower
given by Miss Marie Duffy. at her
home ON West Jackson street, IN
honor of Miss Anna O'Mcara, whose
marriage to Clarence Duffy will take
place in few weeks. The Duffy home
was beautifully decorated ih red
white and blAc. The score cards
were miniature pictures Of Uncle Sam
tied with red, white and blue ribbons
and the favors we're snapshot pictures
Of Miss O'Meara and Mr.. Duffy. tied
with red. white and blue ribbon
During the evening euchre was
played and delicious three-courst
supper was served by the hostess
Miss O'Meara received many very
useful articles to start Housekeeping
with.
IL . =
About thirty OF the young people D
the First Methodist church had Il Dol
ride last evening which was great,
enjoyed. The party left the churcl
early in the evening and went to lh'
/ home Of Miss Ruth Hall, near Hard
/ ing, where the evening was spent il
/ having a general good time. and re
I frcshments were served. The part.
returned to town at a late hour
I. & y
The Educational and Ciyics Depart
mcni of the Ottawa Woman's clUl
will hold a joint meeting on Monda,
afternoon. January 2Sth. at the hom'
! of Mrs. Betty Stonebraker. 524 Pear
street Mrs. T.. J. Kelly will have ;
paper on the Vacations for boys an
girls with choice, according to talcn
and preference.
The Ottawa Turnyercin will hol
their annual masquerade dancin
uar,y on Friday. February eth. a
Turn ball. This masquerade Is usua
~ held on Monday evening. but thi
year the date has been changed t
Friday.
:. e.. >
The WSman's weekly prayer NEE
inc will be held at the Congregations
church tomorrow afternoon from 90
until $50 o'clock. Mrs. Emma Hun
will be the leader.
Z. {, =
The annual masquerade dantt1
party OF The Order of Mutual Prolc'
ton will be held this evening 1
Schacfcr's hall. Music will &c iu
nishcd for dancing from until
clock
= g il
The regular Saturday night rcccl
ton and dance will be held at Will
dancing academy tomorrow night.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25

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-Four boys to distribute
bills Monday morning fof three
days Apply saturday. Wonder Store,
opposite Post ONCE
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25

Or CORN W.ANTED-l916 crop.
Send samples and advise amour,
eau furnish Give lowest price II YOU
want to sell Write A, A. Berry, Clar.
linda. Iowa
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25

FOR SALE-From II to H. pounds of
real county butter fresh from the
cburn every Saturday, morning. Also
some strictly fresh eggs. Mrs NJ
Monahan. North OF Golf Links
Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-15
Our Streets

While it Is necessary to dig up the pave ments for the Bell Telephone company to place its wires underground, yet does not seem to this column to be necessary to dig up the entire street areas of the business district of Bisbee all at once as Is being done at this time Bisbee only has one canyon and two gulches for streets. She is as crowded for room as a fat man In Ford car The heavy volume of traffic that crowds our thorofares has little enough room when the streets are clear, but at the present time, with ditches and embark ments and piles of brick everywhere 1t IS a semi-blockade all day long. It may be more convenient for this company to dig LID the streets in three or four places at once. and leave them open for days at time before laying the cables and covering them, but under the unusual conditions that prevail in this canyon tor street space it should not be allowed. And another thing: The custom has been for any set ot husky men that happen along with pick and crowbar to dig up the pavements on our few feet of paved streets and then to replace them any old way. The result that in the most congested areas ot public square and busy corner, the brick surface IS as rough as ploughed ground. With Practlc- ally only one street in the town 1t Is shame that it should be in such condition ID the business section. Bump and sink hole and iaoqed brick ends and places where there are no brick at all gap and leer at the strang- CT and the daily passer by like the broken windows of deserted house
Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-15
TIE DRAFT BOARD

0Gcrion Snow in the Atlantic Monthly)
 These men of the draft boards hold Tn a sense the most unique position of history. They have become literally the father con fessors of millions of their fellows. The very threads of fate have been intrusted to their keeping. Momentous power is theirs, and terrible responsibilitiesssit upon them.
 Their eyes have beheld, as from the wings of huge stage, that g glOrious meta morphosis of dormant people aroused at last to exaltation To them has fallen the lot of intimate assistance at the rebirth ot a nation. They have become the high priests of that great event, scared in the very flare and heat of the quickening fire that goes surging through the veins ot America today.
 They were the first to be drafted, these men of the draft boards. They themselves constituted the first quota of the national army. They awaited no call of numbers, no lottery of fate. They were sent to no training camps. From the first day of their call they saw action-a kind of action which as surely tries mems metal, as surely tries mems souls, sometimes think, as the red hurricanes of Flanders fields.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-15

Continued from Page one) against that decree has only added to its obnoxious nature.
 Although Secretary Aguilars note is directed to the British government, 1t is said that its substance is of equal application to the American oil inter- ests.
 Some time ago American interests, with the knowledge and sympathetic support of the state department, sent representatives to Mexico with the purpose of arriving at an amicaDle ad- justment of the grave issues arising from the determination of the Mex ican government to enforce this new oil decree. It was hoped if the Mex iean government was disposed to be at all fair in its treatment Of the Americans who had invested so neav- lily in the development of the Mexican oil properties, it would be possible to arrange a new scale of taxation.
 Following discouraging reports from these personal representatives of the oil interests, the letter of Secretary Aguilar in answer to the British pro test is taken as conclusive evidence that the Mexican government has not in any degree changed it's original pur- pose to carry out the decree, not only as to English properties but as to American and all other foreign inter ests.
 The Mexican denial of the right of any foreign government to protest automatically against mistreament or of injustice committed against it's citizens has not infrequently been set up by other Latin-American countries but has always been firmly refused by the United States government
 From the tone of the Mexican reply il is fully expected that there will be no further delay in the enforcemnt oi the decree.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-15

ducted guerilla warfare against an all pow erful foe that had enslaved her free institu- tions And it IS significant to note that not a single nation, with the possible exception of Poland, that has been conquered in the last 1000 years, but that won her freedom soon or late, and not a single conquering nation but that fell from conquest to a lower level than she had occupied before. The most encouraging sign that has come out of Russia since her collapse Is the news that the Germans are going to take Petro- grad That means that Lenine and Trotsky, if they are not already overthrown, soon will be thrown into the discard Then the iron German fist will be visible to the people without the covering of the thin Russian glove The Russians have been a free people too long to bow to foreign force without resolute and continued re- sistance. The Trotsky tribe, of course, will crouch and bend, but more than half of the Russians are made of sterner stuff With allied aid, determined upon at last, and the brave Czecho-Slavs in arms, another east ern front may not be dream, after all.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-15
STATE TAX RATE
 LOWEST SINCE
 OUR STATEHOOD
This Years Rate Fixed at 39 Cents Per $lOO as Against 531a Cents for Last Year in Arizona

] PHOENIX, Aug. 14-Arizona's state | fox rate for the 191S-19 year will be g cents per S100 assessed valuation. the lowest ever fixed by a state tax com mission in the history of statehood. | The new rate represents a reduction of about 27 per cent from that of last year. which was 5315 cents. | The total assessed valuation of ;he state according to final figures pre- pared hv the commission. is SS34. .020 22 an increase of $136 ,493 3.012.54 over the | assessed valuation in 1917. Increases were effected in all counties as well as O. practically all properties over whirh the state commission has juTis- dictj0n.
 Cc operate With U. s. Reductions in all funds were made ! hv the tax commission to make pos siale the low rate. The general and echCol funds continue to receive the ! largest apportionments. the former 'o-v being s.gS0IS and the latter S.09- O34.
 Tn effecting such q big decrease, members of the tax commission an nCuuce that they felt that they were | of the United States government In est9 blishing such a precedent in the conservation of state financial re- sources, they urge all county boards Of supervisors to act in strict har- mony with the plan
 Increased Assessments
 Increases in property assessments, as fixed by the state tax commission. are as follows: Raise 929.379 head ot range cattle to S3O per head. an in- crease in valuation amounting to S2,595,347 raise 759, 737 head of sheep to SS per head, an increase in valua- ton amounting to S313.934; raise 14,3S7 head of bucks to SIS the head, an increase of S71,SS5: raise oil com panies a total of S2776,6 ,673.2S. raise custom smelters S6,474,372: raise -four mills S129.6e5: raise stock of banks S293 ,S99.24; raise produce and ccmmis- siCn merchants 1,535; raise meat dealers $1S6.032; raise moving picture outfits and business $71, ,456; raise ir- rigated lands in Graham county per cent, or S122,425; raise non-Droducing mines S6S,093; raise sundry items SSl,- .225. Total increases. S1S.226,451.52.
 Decreases Allowed Decreases in the following items were allowed: Reduced 145,356 head of goats to S3.75 the head. total reduc- ton 3,115; reduce producing mines .S5,SS3.372; reduce non-producing mines, $200,000; reduce sundry items, mostly cattle assessments, $35S,12O. Total reductions, S6,4S4,607
 Net increase as effected by the com mission amounted to $6,741. 1.934.52.
 This net increase added to $S27, ,27S,- 597.70, the total assessed valuation Of counties, gives the total valuation of property, real and personal, in the state.
 Incidentally, the total assessed val uation this year is practically double the assessed valuation in 1914. The increase this year over last is about 20 per cent.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-15

-nruusn JLe ports may have tO be re- SOL ted to, il Wls sad, or some other 4.Gw lGX feature considered.
 The llrst Dreak In the committee occurred when Representative Rainey cf innnOis, alter making a stand Tor increase Of taxes on estates in eN- cess of S100O.0CO and being voted down, announced that he would carry on the fight on he floor ol the house.
 Secretary McAdOO told the commit tee it was impS rative that the revenue bill be enacted by congress before the opening of tre campaign TOT the fourth Liberty loan SeptemOer 2S.
 In framing the excess profits tax Mr. McAdoO said that should it be de- Cided Jo mOdi-y the existing schedule. cnanges in rates should be made with a view to producing the same amount Of revenue as during the past year and -in a way more equal and less uaught with hardships tO small busi- ness concerns.
 The drafting of a measure designed tO raise SS,0Ou.0O0,000 in revenue Is ssoat burden, and inequalities are cer- cain to result. he said. For that req son he told the committee it was ad- yisabie to confer authority to equal taxation upon the commissioner of in- ternal revenue acting with 60 board oi advisors. subject to the approval Of the secretary 1f the treasury. The com mittee has provided in the bill as ten tatitely agreed upon for an advisory board. members of which are Co be dominated by the president and con firmed by the senate.
 Emphasizing that no tax should be placed on the income derived from government bonds as a means of max ing more popular the government war securities. as set forth in his letter t1 Chairman Kitchin June ., Mir Me Adoo said;
 'I cannot profitably enlarge upon what | wrote more than two months seo except Co say that faillse Go con .ilUe what is, in C1iCct. twelve per ceut tax uEon normal earned incomes and the failure to enact a differential of. say, per cent. against unearned Incomes. making the tax on the latter ilt cu. will it is estimated by the treasury department. deprive us CT revenue Go the amount of Slf5. .000. 900 while at the same time seriously IeO- rcrdizirr the program for the issue "a 'tc-ty bO1ds of the fourth liberr Ciu Gt per cent. by reducing tr value 0f tho exemption Go the holdcs 1i these bonds from normal inco1e ovcs by an amount equal to 1ie- e -Lild. f7Cn i5 Go 70 per cent"
 fn speaking Of the proposed luNry t1ECs. the secretarv tod the commit -c- that thC purpose of the proposed bin stoald not be merely to raise rev e~uc hut sf0Ild also ae trectFo m -.c curtailing of wasteiul oXcndit urCs."
Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-15

parently representatives of other en- lassles Oa the evening oi August 2. Inc emissary sad that he had been in- structed tO ask the diplomats to go tO
 Moscow. as the soviet authorities were unable to answer Tor theIr saIety In yOlgoda. Alr. Armour and his cOilea- gues referred the agent of the soviet tO their express instructions from their ambassadors tJ remain m Vol goda TOT the protection of their na- uOnais.
 The American minister JO Sweden has reported JO the department that ne had been informed by the Swedish foreign OIiice that on August the Swedlsh consul general at Moscow took temporary charge of American a.s vel as English and Japanese in- terests."
Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-15
OIL PEOPLE AGREE
 TO REGULATE SELVES
nv Review Leased Wirel

CBy Review Leased Wire)
 NEW YORK, Aug. 14,-The oil in- dustry, through the National Petro- leum war service committee has un- dertaken voluntarily to regulate its own affairs, particularly the price, premiums and movement of crude oil, and thus avoid direct government su- pervisiOn, under a plan announced here tonight by A. c. Bedford, presi- dent of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey and chairman of the com mittee. The plan has the sanction of M. L. Requa, director general of the oil division of the national fuel ad- ministration, who however has sound ed a warning that if prices are not stabilized and it becomes necessary for the government to step in, prem iums may be entirely wiped out "as present posted prices are ample to stimulate and encourage production '
Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-15
THE FOUR CARDINAL FAULTS IN
 SOLDIERS EYES
Grom the Stars and Stripes, France

Cowardice, selfishness, stinginess, brag- ging-these are the four cardinal sins of the soldier, the four most to be avoided, the four unforgivable failings, according to the results of questionnaire recently held by a certain self-appointed investigator.
 The answers came in from the men of the A. E. F. in just that order-just as we might have known all along that they would; for what man, in the army Partic- ularly, has any use for coward tight wad, hard boiled egg or a blowhard?