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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
Sell Not. 9ird

4 remarkable piping bird is known
as the heli-bird Four species are
known 0f which two are pure. glossy
white; one Is brownsh with "A white
head and neck. aud one Is white with
black wings, Its call Is like the note.
clear and meludiuus. of a beautiful
bell. Sometimes II utters only one
note. then rests When several OF
thes, birds call and answer, the effect
IS beautiful. The hell-birdS, which be,
long to the chatterer family. are found
la Central America south 10 Brazil.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
MALAYONS ARE PEOPLE
OF ROMANCE, AND slOTH.
Are lndIent Except When Stirred by
Adventure.

The Malay cities of Malacca and
Singapore have grown away from
their birthright Of old native ways and
customs They have taken on a char.
acter peculiar to themselves that is
, unique and interesting, but they are
not at all typical of the federated
states OF of the peninsula as a whole,
Such trip would take the traveller
to any one of score of villages or
little cities, each as like the next as
one pea is like the other, save for
some detail o river. jungle or hill. In
such untraveled neighborhoods the
Malay remains very much as the LORD
and his environment have made him.
He Is different individual from
anyone else in the orient. He has
neither the seryility nor the Difference
to caste that belong TO the lower class
native of the near east nor the in.
dustry AMI culture of China and japan.
lie IS an independent, erratic, shift.
less, proud, indilent individual, A hg.
ure that lends itself readily 10 ro.
nance, victim OF a thousand super.
stitlons, with little culture and A con.
siderable amount of poise and self.
possession.
The Malay Is romantic because his
virtues are the virtues of feullul so.
ciety. He is brave, enduring, courte.
Gus, reserved and hospltabe. He has
real appetite for danger and advon.
tufe, nothing lifts him out of his
habllual slolh and dullness so quickly
as an adventure that has spice of
peril about it, Under such circum.
stances he will prove cool and faithful
as long as there is life in his body.
Loyalty he counts as chief of the DUAL.
tiles to be admired.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
TO BUILD MONSTER
GUN PLANT IN FRANCE

Washington, Aug "a monster
heavy gun plant and reclamation
equipment base, costing from twenty.
live to thirty million dollars, com.
parable to the Krupps al Essen, Ger
many, is to be bnilt in France for the
American Expeditionary forces the
War department announced today.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
Beer Ancient Drink.

Beer l. believed To be one Of the
most ancient of drinks. Manuscripts
written at least 1000 years before the
Christian era show C0ncluSively that
even at that primitive period the man
ufacture of an Intoxicating liquor from
barley or other grain Was extensively
carried on ia Europe.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09

! get on very well with the English,
maybe, because there is sufficient
Johnny Bull in me to bridge the gap
that lies between us
one evening three "Aussies" came
over to spend the evening with us
anu we mad an enjoyable time. they
sang all the trench songs and bal.
lads they knew and one Of them in
particular has a beautiful voice: he
sang The End Of Perfect Day"
with such feeling and expression that
we all asked him to sing II again but
ne said once was enough This same
lad in July-l7 was the only one left
OF his company. When the Huns at.
tackled them he lost his two brothers
in the fight that day You can't but
admire them, they are such brave fel.
lows.
! must tell yW Of another incident.
Some Of the boys of our division went
over the top the other might and cap
tured their objective and also 900
prisoners Talk of he souvenirs!
they even took the buttons off of
fritzies trousers so that the poor
fellows had TO march along holding
up this particular part of clothing.
1t is the general opinion here that
Germany is ON her las legs. A few
more drives and the whole issue viii
be over with. Let us hope So
] am really In no great danger
Don't worry. we'll soon be back in
the States and Oh the tales we'll
have TO tell
Write often and give my love to all
my friends.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
Notice 10 Water Consumers.

All consumers Of the city water are
hereby notified to conserve the water
supply by not sprlnkling either on
lawns or gardens nor allowing any
waste OF any kind whatever until this
dry spell has passed over.
NJ DUFFY,
Superintendent
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
SOCIETY NOTES

3 2 9
The Happy Service CirrIa ~ the
United Evangelical church hold their
Humanity meeting last evening at
the home OF Mrs James Rising Jr.,
on West Jackson street. There Was
a good attendance in spite OF the
weather. The evening was spent in
playing games and a very fine pro
gram was given Dainty refresh
ments were served Nv the hostess.
Every one present spent a most en-
jOyable evening.
- s, 4
M ,,d;os, anx;t,.rn -, n n
IT ia ,.a.,, ...,,o......s.., ...... III.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
Notice.

The ladies who formerly cut and
sewed on hospital shirts please re-
turn and help ill our quota which is
Zl0 shirts tor August 81
Mrs. f. J. KELLEY,
Chairman of Committee
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
China's NeWspapers.

China has about 40 newspapers
with an average circulation per issue
of not more than 5000 copies. A Shane-
hal daily. printing 10000 copies claims
to have the largest circulation of any
paper in the Celestial republc.-tias
Logic
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09

Every Wednesday Friday and sun
day night at Starved Rock
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09

Try the Free Trader-Journal Want Ads
for results
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
Chile Now Makes Steel

Chile's first steel mill has been
opened to manufacture the metal from
scrap iron heretofore exported TO
Europe.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
Glory for the Conaueror.

me more famous the vanqushed
the more famous the vctor.-Don
Quixote.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
POOLE CLEARS UP
RUSS SITUATION

Washington, Aug. 9-The latest
dispatches from American Consul
Pool, at Moscow, today partly clear
cd ny the report that the Bolsheviki
had declared war on Great Britain.
Pool reported that on July 3, Pre-.
mier l.enine announced al a public
gathering OF the Russian Soviet that
a state of war existed between the
Russian republic and the allied gov
ernments.
The consular representatives in
Moscow Of those powers immediate
ly communicated with NJ. Tcherin. at
the ministry on foreign affairs. and
demanded an explanation Of Lenine's
statement Tcherin told them that "a
state Of defense existed, not a state of
war, and expressed the hope that the
representatives. would remain at their
posts exactly as did the representa-.
Fives OF Germany under similar cir.
CumStanCpS
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
v. S. S. Boiler ESplodes.

Washington, August 9.--Two men
lost their lives and three others were
injured when a boiler aboard the u.
). ship Nepatine exploded. the Navy
department announced this afternoon.
The Nepatine is in foreign waters
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
Affectionately
WALTER.

VAIL Elk.
p. S--lf you don't hear from mo
for several weeks. don't worry. for
the mails are slow over here.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09

Lots of men who have an aim In life
lack ammunition.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market report furnished to
the Free TraderJ Journal by W. l..
Etnyre, member Of Chicago Board or
Trade. Moloney building, phone 1Oii.
Correspondent Lamson Bros. Il Co..
Chicago
Wheat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-16

c. Harding. whose fame is now inter- national
 Still further on. beautiful Elsie Fer guson was enjoying the show, while Mir and Mrs William Randolph Hearst were entertaining number of celebri- ties, including Ethel Barrymore.
 Madame Aida sat near us with Mir. Gatti .Cassazza, and the exclusive Madame Francis" one of New York,s artistic modfstes, attracted attention by the bizarre gown and bonnet she wore.
 A Dolly sister (the other one-I never know whether it is Rozika or YanscD auctioned off box for the Madame Aldas benefit concert" which took place the next Monday evening at the Metropolitan opera for the benefit of the U. $. Navy Music fund. Jack Pickford started the ball rolling with a one hundred dollar bill Tony Merrino made it two hundred Mrs Hearst made it three hundred; Tony Merrino said three-fifty but the box was knocked down a few minutes later to Mrs Hearst for four hundred. Tony" Merrino paid s45 apiece for two orchestra seats and our own Mr Til- ton was a high bidder for two more-- but somebody else out bid him.
 And movie" fans; let me tell you that Thomas Meighan and Tony Merrino are the most wonderful danc- CTS you ever saw. Some of our party danced with them and Tony Merrino danced an awful lot with a Dolly sister and Marion Davies, while Jack Pickford gave Justine Johnson ter- rihle rush. It was the only time in my whole life that wished I knew how to dance; felt so out of date and old fashioned and all that, and besides not chance had I to "brag" about dancing with movie" here. Too bad, really But then everybody who knows me knows how dreadfully old fash toned I am for I don't dance,, and I don't smoke, and I don't play cards, and I've never been to Atlantic city and I still wear cotton gloves, so you see nothing much could really be ex- pected of "tacky" person like that
 But I had a dandy good time just the same, and let me remark just here that "The Century Grove is really worth seeing, because it's different; the programme describes it as "French," but after midnight it be- comes Scotch tand soda) and then,
 (Contfnued on Page Elcven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-16

=" avs liked in my own home theatre
 two on the second row, left.
 ne show was a '.scream." at least all the time Billy was on the stage and
 ,ne scene when he heads the Rec pcs When he took up his book and ~aiking to the front of the stage said:
 4 ms IS a. brand new recipe book. by Doiiy Dairymple," and a lot of people in 'ne oack Of the house applauded and our Arienos, MT. and Mrs. H. R. Nal ii"soh you know the MaIlinson silk 4, 1,llhlonaire people, sitting right across tlic dlsle from us with a bic marty an ,.-at.u, eoo' and a general sort of com mio.ion lo. prevailed. I nearly dropped dead - ie' II you please, up in big New k lolk ana being "called" out from the 9e~se oI the New Amsterdam theatre
 ' oI course now; but anyway Billy "ens ol "ltn his Recipes" and finally somebody asked him if he ever ate anv Of that stuff he was talking about and ne replied: Yes, once down in Rirming- nam, Ala. and that brought down the mousse Even the leader of the orches- ftra smiled and that's saying lots. be- cause orchestra leaders usually have no more sense of humor than a city commis- sioner.
 Hearu an aWfully good story about now they got Billy Vans goat the other benefit performance. given at the Cen tury theatre a week or more ago. Billy met number of youngsters in the junior naval reserve, which took part in the entertainment. One of the boys in- terested him more particularly. and e questioned the youth concerning their ac- tivities.
 He was informed by the boy that the reserves were well equipped and com fortable in their armory in West Eriftv- seventh street and that the only crying. need was d mascot.
 I've got you said Van. T shall tel egraph to my New Hampshire farm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-16
A LHle Journey From Birmingham 70
 NeW York ToWn by Way of French Lick
Few Incidents Acquanances and There En Passan

the interesting things and people I noted
 Mrs. o. 1T. P. Belmont in saffron yellow skirt, blue blouse and bril- liant purple sailor hat, her hair re- titianed to a most radiant shade. look ing like Semiramis in her palmiest days.
 Beautiful Maxine Elliot stepping out of her handsome limousine, in derui- tallieur (which is the French for my lady's gown, costing round about a hundred and fifty dollars), accom- panied by the blondely, lovely Miss Chrystal Herne.
 Mrs. Herman Oelrichs sitting at the far side of the big Carnegie library building (Forty- y-second street and Fifth avenue) in a little cage like the blonde girls who sell tickets for the Movies while a great big 'spieler" shouted through a megaphone: Its hot down there, but it's cool up here, so come and buy Thrift Stamp
 big tank in the center of the huge flight Of steps that leads up to the library with hundreds of people stopping in their busy rounds to see the malicious, cruel-looking machine which forms part of the great war paraphernalia lover There"
 At the other end of the library build ing (Forty first street and Fifth ave nue), the first of the "open air can teens for soldiers and sailors under the mayors committee of women's na- tiopa1 defense, with Mrs. William Ran dolph Hearst as chairman. Dillie Burke and little Billie Burke, , IT. q don't really know whether that's the baby's name or indeed whether it's that kind of baby; it may be boy TOT all l know), dashing down the avenue in Billies beautiful limousine of rolin's egg blue with silver trimmings and so much like that driven by the famous theatrical manager, MT. Al H. Woods that you can scarcely tell them apart as they whizz by l saw tue lovely Billie with MT. Henry Miller in "A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-16
west and MT Hoblitzelle is mighty good to us down here Tn Birmingham.


 One of the charming experiences l enjoyed in New York was at '"rhe Gen. tury Grove one evening when at a table next to ours we noted Thomas Meighan, the popular movie star" Antonio Merrino, Vincent Serrano and Jack Pickford in sailors uniform. He's in the navy now. yon know. At the next table was Owen Moore (Mary Pickfords husband), with his brother Matt Moore, and two Broadway beau ties: Jack Pickford refused to tell us who they were. (Owen's still a married man. you know.) Back of cur table was MT. McLane Triton of Pell City with three prominent bankers, MT. Fritz-WiIson of the American Bankers association, Mr. Mckee of Chicago and MT. Kelley Graham of the Irving bank of New York. They all had acquaintances in Birmingham especially inauiring after Mir. w. H. Kettig of the reserve banks, MT. Oscar Wells and of course MT. w. P.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-16

Marriage of Convenience" a few even lngs later, ard she is adorable; she does the best acting she has ever done m her life and is charming and piquant Tn the quaint costumes suggesting old lace and lavendar and all the old-fash . toned things incident to the Dumas period of the dranla--the Paris of 1550.
 Mrs, Douglas Fairbanks. shopping at one or the big department stores, look ing wholly unconcerned as to whether tho redoubtah1e Douglas is the 1918 model husband he should be, or the 'unmoder' husband-et he is said to be.
 Pretty girls old women, middle aged women, all kinds and descriptions of femininity on every corner, in every shop, in every hotel, in every cate, selling Thrift Stamps-craving your in- iulSence-asking only that you help even ever so little to win this fearful, dreadful, bloody war
 A book of Thrift Stamps underneath a
 bough.
 A loaf of Victory Bread, some coffee,
 sugarless-and thou
 Beside me. knitting in the wilderness,
 An, wilderness were Hooverized
 enow
 Let's run in to see 'fThe Rainbow Girl" with our old friend Billy B. Van, who used to regale us with his wit and humor round at the Lyric, and who is now one of the biggest hits on Broad way.
 The evening we saw the show there were evidently a number of Birmingham people scattered about in the house. Billy sent us tickets It's wonderful feeling to go to a show in New York on free tickets,' when they cost-well, the nice man who gave us a party to see "Hitchy- Koo' paid the small sum of s2O for four tickets; that's pretty steep, think, don't you? From the F'riars' club Billy phoned me that he'd chosen the very two seats in the house that I told him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-16

and have Emrneline sent to you for a mascot"
 Emmeline arrived. She is goat, which possesses every authentic quality of her branch of the animal family, including the aroma She is now awaiting a for nal presentation to the junior naval re- serve. Capt Lewis Till in charge of this branch of the reserve, has arranged that Emmeline shall make her forn,al debut in the capacity of mascot at the armory and there will be appropriate ceremonies and supper.
 Speaking of old acquaintances, do you remember pretty Clara Joel who played here at the Jefferson in within the Law She was then just starting her theatrical career. Well, she's at the head of the profession now-the .'Broad way Vampire" in Business Before Before Pleasure,' and it was nice to have her drop in informally and | en- joyed seeing this pretty star again under such attractive circumstances, for pre- i dicted long ago that Clara Joel would make good because she has intelligence as well as beauty, and you know our friend Mir. Whistler advised that real beauty is not combination of silk and satin and canvas, but must be mixed with brains.' and this Miss Joel has accomplished
 T heard the most adorable definition of "slacker' the other day and it came fro none other than Don Mar quis-yes, the same Don Marquis ho wrote 'Hermione" and all those other wonderful things; this is what he said ::
 "A stacker is just like custard pie, yellow all through and without crust enough to go over the top"
 Don't you love that?
 Of course wouldn't go to New York and leave without a word from Celia Bloom; she's one of my favorites, you know, and as she sits up there in her ''conning tower'' in the big Palace Theater building, working alongside of men booking" shows for the south western territory of Mr. Carl HobIit- ze1le's big vaudeville circuit, I can't help taking my hat off to this pretty, brown-eyed. clever girl who has made such a success of her work in New York; everybody at the Lyric here is interested in Miss Bloom, sort of by proxy, as it were, because we get some of the same shows she sends further
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-16
Just a Few
By DOLLY pALRYMPLE

Il TICK a IA. in the map of southern
 N Indiana Nnlf an inch to the left
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14

ADDITIONAL SOCIETY.



Bell. of Nara Visa. wcfc here l1gt week
attending a meeting of the board OF
county commissioners Of which both
are mcmbcIs.
i Il. a. "hric Wa ~ from quay re-
Gently onNnnttcrs ~ business
The meetings of the various Ma
sonic bodies in grand lodge session
hero This week have been much cn-
1ONcd. Many entertainments of va
riCd natures were rendered the visit
ors. Two concerts hN the Tucumcari
Philharmonic society and "a dance al
the Elks' club were the principal So
cial features.
Mrs. Paul 4. Jones and little son.
Paul, left last SUNDAY FOR Fort Worth.
Tex. whore she Will spend several
weeks with her sister.
RcN. Edwadr J. Hocring Who had
a rather severe attack of influenza. IL
again able 20 he M
w. r. Frcburg "a sold his %rcsii,.-
rant here aud VIII leave shortly for
California. where he VIII make his fu-
turo home.
G. $. Winstcad arrived mere recently
FROM Tennessee aud viii spend the
winter with pr and Mrs. - VI stan
~. Nr. Wiustead o. the father of
Mrs. Stanfil.
Mrs. " j. Eit1ou entertained tho
Crochet Club last Tuesday afternoon
Those present hcsidcs mombors wcr,
Mcsdamcs MNrou g. kcutor. T. f.
Bent and Maj kAtisruthcr and Nils,
Ruth Goldenhcrg Mis- H. Goodman
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14

Deputy United St,tos NlufshaI Al.
ircIo Gonzales was here last week. an
route O." Mosqucro. v.tcrc ho went 10
Servo papers 'u 90 number obi witucaqc7
TO- ird'r1l court ttsps.
WIS., Mprl Earu. who prnt Tho
past Three months in fpdiuml Visiting
re.tiNcs. has rotirhod homo.
FELIPE Sanchez s. Uncs aud family
are visiting relatives in G~uadaiupe
county.
W u. Rector has received ID letter
from his son, Walter, who Is iu Franco
stating that hC did not arrive There in
tmc 10 get ON the firing line. hut that
%" fa in the nvighh1ihood where much
fighting was done.
George Dstic, who has served In
lncle SANS navy for the past year in
the southern waters of the Pacific. is
az home Tor the Holidays.
Miss Frcda Shaff. who has been at.
tending IorettH academy az Denver.
colo, arrived home Monday and viii
spend tho Christmas holidays with
her mother, Mrs. NJ H.. Shaff.
T.. G.. Bechc lon saturday for san
Francisco, where ne VIII ioiu Mrs
iiorhc for an extended visit
!. u. W"lch, Of Forrest. spent soy.
ernl DAYS iu TLcumcau this week ON
business matters.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14

ancc New Mo,ico's senator's aud rep
rcscntattyos are pledged 10 the pro-
suffrage vote In Washington. there is
little ia do here excepting Ia ask
local mwmakcus to rptify the federal
amendment when u comes.
Other matters OF Importance 60
women were endorsed by the confer
oncc. but active. official sponsoring
OF these affairs viii hc turned over 10
otiCr womcu's ORGANIZATIONS. inter-
est of tho session attended 10y thirty
live ms most OF whom are leaders
IN various organizations. conferred IN
the discussion relative TO the estab-
hshmcnt OF an Industrial home for
women aud girls. The CRYING need
Tor such an institution was presented
by Mrs. Nina Otcto-Mirrcn. sup"rin-
tcndcnt Of schools of Santa Fc u
~. Mrs. Warren, Mrs Rupert AS.
nlnnd. Mrs. John Strumquist, Mira.
". u. IAughlin outlined plans foi
This cause that opened general. lively
dtscusrion. Mrs. Asplnnd presided
over the preliminary session 81 the
santa re league and by request con
tinucd in tine chair when the session
was resolved into a Joint conference
Tor discussion OF state questions,
Mrs. Il. T.. Barnes of Albuquerque.
chairman of state suffrage general
business, appointed a committee OF
i've To- present The uinstrial homo
proposition to other womcn's orRant-
cations for official promotion. This
committee ~ Mcsdamcs w D. Lind
seN, chairman; Mrs. Levi Hughes.
Mrs. John Strumquist. Mrs. a. y.
Loughlin. Mrs. a. r. Ia Belle. Fol-
lowing the Interesting business scs-
sion refreshments were served in the
lining room.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14
B EOSM Eli MOTIFS. .


= wv I'HH wv
souch. observed a. week OF praNcr last
week
M. and Mrs. Perry Bonn announce
the birth of q son. who arrived az their
home Hast Monday.
1rurh NJ Hutr jr. was host ~ n
most dohghtful Sis O'Clock dinner To-
"a faw Of his Noun2 rl"ndH at the home
of his pnrcnts. Mr. and Mia n "
Uutf. Covers were laid for Mar, kcl.
nhin. Janice Huff Flora Hun. Ma
ron Cagtcr. Ruth Hutf. bcNUrc Car
tor Robert koilthin. Jr, Nj and Afs.
H. NJ Huu and Hugh ". Hun lr
Gruudy ~llodsccoNo b. spending a
fou dH,s iu town This week attending
ia ranch matters aud having some renl
.'.rl enough p'tro talks With tho
'old timers"
ROY McClunc and Cart johnson irft
r"crntlv fur short business tip 60
~ Iuso
Mis- Iumc " johnson and two
ohildren lrft last SUNDAY Tor ~ Iasu
Wt,r, tho, WIN luIu Nr johnson
a. 8. LNald. oi -. Joseph. Mo
ap.ut the pan' wcek 40 Roswell look
iur ni.ci business mattcrs
Among the motor tourists who rc-
Gently Viritcd Roswell were M. and
MrH. e N knuN oud T.. n. knoA. OF
Manhattan, Ran, and i g. vivian.
Eru'st bcl'luppc and ~ T. bctil-
urpC. ot CAY. Mich They arrived N
tho city last saturday and after rest
ing up several DAYS lon for AihuIucr-
lu" ald the northern part OF tho
state
capt T. A. Ice. who has spent the