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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10
SENATE COMMENCES
BIGGEST BUSINESS
Of PRESENT SESSION
RECONSTRUCTION REVENUE BILL
TO BE BIGGEST ISSUE IN PRES
ENT SESSION.

Washington, Dec. 10--The Senate
today attacked the principal business
of the present session of Congress
the 1919 reconstruction revenue bill.
In the opening of the debate there
was little to indicate the bitterness
with which it is believed the issue
of whether the bill shall provide for
the taxes of the fiscal year 1920 will
be fought before the bill is enacted
into law.
Chairman Simmons of the finance
committee submitted the committee
report on the measure and opened
the discussion. Three minority re.
ports are to be filed. Senator Pen.
rose prepared the principal minority
report, and individual reports will be
filed by Senators Smoot and La Fol.
lette.
Senator Simmons vigorously de-
Tended the action of the Democratic
majority of the committee in insert,
ing in the bill by strict party vote
taax provisions for 1920.
The country has a right to know
how soon and in what degree the
burden Of war taxes can be prudently
reduced" he said During this
period of struction business
particularly new btsiness-is entitled
to 80 forward without the burden Of
the so per cent profits taxes. In the
time Of peace the existence of an sc
per cent profits tax would be a posi-
tive evil for the perpetuation or con.
tinuance Of which no sufficient rea-
son has been or could be given"
In the fiscal year 1919. Simmons
said. the income and profits taxes as
drawn by the committee would yie.d
$1,000 100000 and 81 ,l00, ,0G0,0 600 would
be brought in from other sources
The following year the income and
profits taxes would return $5,000000,
600 and other taxes 81 100000
Republican members Of the com
mittee reiterated today that there
would be no iilibustering against the
bill in an effort to hold ii over for
/ revision after March t.. when the Re
4 publicans come into power However
| they were disposed to give full con
! sideration to every paragraph This
policy, if pursued. would have the eff
( feet of u tilibuster
Senator Simmons believes the rev
! enue bin an be passed by Feb. 10
! but there are few on the Republican
side who agree with him He tool
steps today to limit debate as mucl
as possible by giving notice that h,
will not permit the Senate to wait iol
speeches by senators that have no
been prepared in time. He said h,
would permit senators to break in a
any time with prepared speeches, bu
he believed the policy OF going ahea
with the business on hand-a nev
policy insofar as the consideration G
revenue bills is concerned will shu
off many irrelevant addresses in tn,
Senate.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10
SOLDIERS MOTHER
CARRIES OWN COAL;
SUDDENLY STRICKEN
MRS. LUCY MARTIN DROPS DEAD
IN HER DOOR YARD WHILE
NElGRBORS SEE HER FALL.

Mrs. Lucy Martin, aged sc years
died in her back yard this afternoon
at 3 O'Clock. She was carrying a
bucket Of COAL when she suddenly
stopped and toppled over dead. A
woman living next door ran to her
aid, but found her dead when she
reached her side.
Mrs. Martin had lived on Locust
street for several years she was
the widow of the late Prescott Mar.
tin, who died seven years ago.
Surviving she leaves one daughter,
Mrs Joseph Murray, and three sons,
Louis and Edward of this city and
George of the A. h. +. in France.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10
CAMP GRANT LEADS
IN INFLUENZA TOLL

Washington, Dee. IL - Approx.
mately lGoo0 members Of the United
states army died of influenza, in the
military stations of this country dur
ing the epidemic this year. Il was an.
nounced by the war department to.
day This number of deaths occurred
out of total Of 7Ss 257 cases.
The greatest number OF deaths dur.
ing the epidemic were at Camp Grant.
Illinois whore there were 1901 fatili-
tics There wore 10.790 cases OF In.
iluenza and 1868 OF pneumonia.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10
INSECTS PLENTIFUL
FLOWERS IN BLOSSOM

Dandllions are becoming quite plen.
tiful in the sunny spots owning to the
continued warm weather. owners
of tulip beds are beginning to worry
ifor fear their tulips might be fooled
by the warm spell and start to show
their heads Grass continues green
and there Is very little indication
that this Is the 1nth of December
One year ago 1t was below zero and
everybody was calling for coal.
Moth miller, mosuuietoes and flies
are plentiful, something unusual al
this time of the year.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10
PERU POLICE HALT
ST. VALENTINE SERVICES

Acting upon report to the ef.
feet that the church had been opened
for service despite the closing order
issued as preventive for further
spread OF the Influenza epidemic, the
Peru police yesterday hurried officers
to st. Valentines on Pulaski street.
With the arrival of the officers it
was found that number of people
had assembled in the church. The
building was cleared, and the doors
closed by the police.
Rev. Father Przybysz, pastor Of the
church, in speaking of the matter to-
day, explained that there had been no
effort to evade the edict and that
there was no service announced or
planned and that the people who were
nthe building had visited the edifice
knowing that according to custom II
was open.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10
MRS. ISABEL DUNCAN
ELECTED MAJOR Of
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE
NEW LEAGUE WILL HAVE MEM.
BERSHlP CLOSE TO THE HALF
THOUSAND MARk-FiRST MILL
TARY DRILL TO BE HELD MON.
DAY EVENING.

Mrs. Isabel Duncan was chosen tc
head the Girls Patriotic Service
League at their first election of Off
GERS, held last evening in the audi
tOrium in the high school, and the
other officers elected were as fol.
lows
Sedretary-iMiss Marguerite F'ris-
chauf.
Treasurer-Miss Lura Bach.
Recruiting committee
First Ward-Miss Emma Spring.
horn, captain; Misses Louise Buckner,
Anna Carr, Anna LEX and Alma But
terfield lieutenants.
Second Ward-Miss Rebecca Brad
ford, captain; Misses Louise ISpillane
Mary Mulholland, Eulalia Conkle and
Mary Hil.iard, lieutenants.
Third Ward--Miss Marie Hegland
captain; Misses Hilda Carlson, Mar
gerry Barrett, Irene Keleher and Mar.
garet Scannell. lieutenants.
Fourth Ward-Miss Lille Geary
captain; Misses Esther Chalet, Mar
jorie McGrath, Mary Cation and Har.
riet Dwyer, lieutenants.
captain Misses Helene Walters
Edith Willis, Lou Schmid and Flor
ence Hetter, lieutenants.
Sixth Ward--Miss Irma Metzger
captain; Misses Anna Miller, Helen
Scherer, Helen Swift and Elsie Walk.
ling, lieutenants.
Seventh Ward-Miss Lilah Langan
captain Misses Vera Sisson, Rebecca
Rorem, Pearl Bayne and Margaret
Sanders. lieutenants.
More than 40 0young women pres
ent who became members last even
ing or had previously Joined, which
will bring the total membership up tC
more than 500, This will make the
league the largest woman's organiza
ton in Ottawa.
After the officers had been elected
I, Miss Margaret Bridge of Chicago
state organizer for the National Coun
Gil of Defense, made very interest
ing talk. outlining the work which the
Ottawa league will take up and urg
| ing the members to use this organi
zation for making themselves more
! efficient in every manner She eX
| planned how the work which will lC
| carried on will make their mentaly
alert, physically fit and more demo
cratic in every sense of the word.
Following Miss Bridges to.f Mrs
! Duncan, the new major, was intro
| duced to the girls and made shor
| talk accepting her office and Wishins
the organization success in every
manner during the coming year.
meeting will be held on mex
! Monday evening, at which time tn,
military drill work will be started
The place for the holding of thes,
drills has not been definitely decided
upon, several places being under con
sideration. Announcement of th
time and place Of the meeting will b,
made next Monday night.
In addition to the military drill tn,
organization is planning series 0
hikes and interesting programs
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10
SUGGESTIONS FROM DR..
PIKE is READ AND
LAID ON TABLE
TO HURRY BUSINESS
COUNTY BOARD MEETS FOR DE-
CEMBER SESSION - COUNTY
AUDITOR WANTS TO KNOW
STATUS OF TUBERCULOSIS SAN
lTARlUM.

Members of the board of super.
visOrs have no fear of influenza, and
when Health Officer DR.. Pike sug-
gested that inasmuch as several
members of the board came from in.
fected districts it would be proper for
the board to adjourn to some future
date, the communication, upon mo-
ton of Supervisor Wylie, was laid
upon the table.
1t was suggested that all business
be expedited and that the windows
be kept open during sessions.
The new county clerk, Thomas Fer
!" a''s a'-s' f.. ,..G minutes ~of the last
session and they were approved,
The attention of the board was
called to the improper organization
OF the board OF review, and this, upon
motion of Supervisor Yockey, was re-
ferred
County Treasurer Reynolds County
Clerk Ferguson and Judge Mayo petit
toned for new furniture.
There is some question whether the
trustees of the La Sale County tuber-
culosis sanitarium must anwser to
the board of supervisors or not Al,
other county institutions do, but the
law appears to give this board full
authority to contract bills, pay them
and act as private corporation
Auditor Heiberg asked the board
whether he was expected to audit the
sanitarium booKs. The question was
referred to the judiciary committee
and County Attorney Roberts,
Supervisor Richie took pity on the
newspaper representatives and moYed
that the court house and Jail commit
tee see that the missing press table
be returned TO its proper place. The
motion carried and the board ad.
journed.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10
DR.. S. E. PARR RECEIVES
HONORABLE DISCHARGE
HOME LAST OF WEEK

Lieut.. S. T. Parr who has been
stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, dur
ing the past several weeks, in the
Medical Department, has been given
his honorable discharge from service
and will arrive home sometime during
the latter part Of this week Or. Parr
will be the first Ottawa medical man
to be released from the service.
During his absence he kept his Of.
flee in the Central Life Building open
and will resume his duties both as
physician for the c. O. & p. Railway
and his private practice Immediately
upon his return home.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10
SUING PIANO COMPANY
FOR LOSS OF FINGER

Thomas Hogland Is plaintiff in an
action for $4,000 against the r. F.
johnson Piano Company for injuries
resulting in the loss of his foreHngor
on his left hand The company was
insured under the compensation act
and the insurance company is defend.
ing Browne and Butters for plaintiff
and Renneckee and Hanson for the
defendant.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10
mo MORE WASTEFUL.
PRACTICES WITH US.
AlLWAYS' m ADOO

Washington, Dec. 10 --- In a state
ment addressed to the American peo.
ple' Director General McAdoo. of
railways, this afternoon promised that
under no circumstances will "wasteful
and eXtrayagant practices" common
when railways were under private
contral be permitted to be revived no
matter what the government decided
to do with the property
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10

progress was asked IN the
senate this afternoon by
Senator Poindexter of
Washington.
"If half dozen traitors had been
shot early in. the war the lives af
many better men would have been
saved" Pondexter said.
Senator Hitchcocks name was
brought into the propaganda inyesti-
cation when A. Bruce Belasky read
a letter addressed by the German
consul at Chicago to the German en-
bassy here in which he said Hitch
cock had agreed 10 cooperate in the
movement to stop the export of arms
through the formation of the embargo
conference,
Professor Harts name appears in q
list of important names" taken from
the niles Of the Fuehr-Albert propa-
ganad bureau in New York How 1t
got there Professor Hart said he did
not know. He denied having had any
relations, either public or private,
With any agent of the German gov.
ernment, either before or after the
United States entered the war.
Senator Hitchcock recalled to the
Senate that he had charge in that
body of the armed neutrality resolu-
ton, which died SO dramatically on
March 4. 1917, and a month later was
in charge of the declaration of war
passed by the Senate April 4, 1917.
1T was not criminal for anyone to
be proNGerman before this country en-
tered the war, any more than il was
anyone to be pro-Brtsh," said Hart
Il know an admiral Of the navy who
contended that Germany would win,
and even seemed to wish Germany
would win, before we went in. Now
| trust he is agreeably disappointed
The fact is, however, that | always
dS OH inc OLleT sue.
Defend Pre-War Stand.
Washington, December 10.-Photo-
graphic copies of kilograms sent by
William Randolph Hearst to editors
and representatives Of his papers and
inserted this afternoon into the rec
ords of the senate subcommittee in
vestigating German propaganda
charges, failed to clear the sensation
that had been predicted from many
quarters
one shows that the New York pub
Usher had opposed the enactment of
the espionage bill, basing his opposi-
ton on the statement of Senator Cul-
len, that it was the most drastic
measure ever proposed to curb a free
/ people in war times while in the 9TH
/ ers he expressed the belief that the
majority Of people did want war.
Two Americans whose names were
mentioned in the propaganda evidence
defended themselves today.
Senator Hitchcock defended himself
on the floor Of the senate and Prof.
Albert Bushnell Hart. Of Harvard uni
yersity appeared before the commit.
tee
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10
Wouldn't Scare Doggle.

Margaret was desperately afraid OF
dogs. AS she saw one approaching,
the other day, she run to her father,
trying to hide beside him. saying:
"Papa, let me hide by you till doggie
passes; hos afraid Of me-"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10
FIRE BREAKS OUT
IN FURNITURE CAR

A furniture car on the c. b. & @.
railroad at the corner of Walnut street
caught on fire yesterday afternoon.
: The department was called and the
blaze eNtingulshed with but small
loss.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10
Thank Heaven.

Kissing may have come down from
the dark ages, but the blondes are
not opposed to lt.--ToledO Blade.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10
Death OF TRAITORS
WOULD HAVE SAVED
MANY BETTER men
(By International News Servlce)

Washington, December l0-An investiga-
ton of the alleged shortage of three-inch shells
for the American forces while the war was in
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10

Daily Thought.
He Is foolish to blame the sea who
is shipwrecked twice.--Syrus.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-10
WEATHER

Cloudy and somewhat
unsettled tonight and
Wednesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-04
Mrs. !. G. McGrddy
accepts Appointment
As School Trustee

At meeting OF the board OF trus-
tees of the FL Paso schools, held
at the office of president E. N. Whit
aker. Saturday afternoon. Mrs. J. G.
McGrady was unanimously elected a
member Of the school board. She has
accepted the appointment
The new appointee is TO fiji the
unexpired term Of Roy NJ Walker.
who is occupied with government
work at Prescott. Ariz-, and whose
unavoidable resignation was accepted
at a meeting Of the board Saturday
morning.
Mrs. McGrady IS the first woman to
hold a membership OF the FL Paso
school board In times past women
have been candidates for the office Of
school trustee, but in every case they
have been defeated. Mrs McGrady
was never a candidate for the office
The following statement was issued
by the board at the close OF the meet
ing Saturday:
The board feels that great good
will result in having a woman on the
board. and believe that their choice
will meet with universal satisfac-
ton"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-04
AMERICANS RELEASED BY
HOLGUIN MEN, IS REPORT

The American mining men who have
been held for ransom by Epifanio Hol-
gums followers, near Villa Ahumada,
have all been released without the
payment OF ransom, it was reported
here Monday. E. 2. Knots, D. 3.
Smith and A Tinny were captured at
the mine on October %. and Smith and
Iinny were released on October % at
santa Maria river. in order 10 raise
the ransom money. IL was stated Tin
ny and Smith were liberated after sat
isfactorily answering some questions
and Il was reported Sunday that
Knots had been released at some
point on the Mexican Northwestern
railway and had reached Villa Ahu-
mada safe Sunday and was expected
70 arrive II Juarez Monday fternoon-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-04
HOROSCOPE


TUESDAY. NOVEMBER ;, l9iS-
THIS is a day OF balanced good and
/ i'll. according 10 astroiogy. While
Mercury and Mars are in benefic as
pect, saturn and Jupiter are adverse
Il is q sway rarely fortunate for
military affairs and good news aD-
pears TO be foreshadowed.
Machinery OF all sorts is subject to
the best conditions and should bring
good fortune. This applies to war
operations involving big guns. tanks
and whatever moves b. fine mechan-
ism.
This is a sign forbidding to the sue
cess Of very old persons, and especial
" those who already occupy high
place This would seem 10 menace
the reelection Of ageu officeholders.
Promotions in the army are prog
nosticated and honors are forecast for
two American officers who VIII super
sede those now in command
Saturn again seems TO be in sinister
sway over mines Trouble may arise
through labor shortage or the discon-
tent OF workers
Mercury appears TO promise fair
fortunes to young writer's who viii
build up a new American literature in
which poetry viii be conspicuous.
There is a planetary sway threaten
ing to all who occupy places that give
them dominion over their fellow men
This is most menaciLg TO finauciers
as well as 10 kings
There is a forecast Of a dispute be-
tween the British government and a
nation supposed TO be friendly 10 it.
Hospitals have the best sort OF a
planetary government. 50 FAR as finau-
cial support and scientific achieve
meuts are concerned. but there may
be a tendency TO criticise their man
agement-
Mars. sextile 10 Uranus, promises
rapid development OF the naval air
service.
Sudden and extraordinary deaths are
forecast by the seers. A public man
may lose his life in a spectacular man
ner.
Persons whose birthdate Il Is may
have many ups and downs in the COM
ing year, and even through their en-
tire lives. They should guard against
false reports.
Children born on this day may be
obstinate. self-wilIed and discontent-
ed These subjects Of Scorpio usually
possess good abilities.-Copyrigh
1918, By the Mcclure Newspaper Syn
dicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-04
Years Ago Today
From The Herald OF
This Date. 1904

THE japanese navy. working in col
l laboratiou with the army, IS re-
ported as severely pressing the Rus
SLAMS at Port Arthur. with the great
est loss OF life on the Japanese side.
The consensus Of opinion among mill
tary experts is that It is now only a
question OF time until Port Arthur
falls. but the cost to the japanese.
in life especially, viii be enormous
The Jauanese army operating in the
vicinity Of AIukden are making prac-
teal use Of dogs lin locating Russian
sentries and OutDosts.
Rumors say there is a possibility
thar the North sea trawler incident
may have been caused through a mis-
understanding OF signals by the Rus
SLAMS This is explained By the fact
that Russia adopted a new code sys-
TEN at the outbreak OF the war. and
there have been incidents showing un-
familiarity with the new code by Rus
sian officers
\ safe In a private bank at Warsaw,
y y, was blown and the yegSmen
absconded with S30,000.
4 fast Cincinnati train on the
Pennsylvania lines was ditched al
Portage. Pa. killing three trainmen
and badly shaking up several passen-
gers, among Wlom was ian hallli1.
son Of the late L. S. senator, Mark
Hanna
Political prophets have now settled
down 10 prognosticating on the out
come OF doubtful states. the other
states being conceded TO one or the
other candidates. The Republicans
think there is good fighting chance
for them in Missouri
L. = senator J. ". Bailey returns
from New York. but is reticent on
the election This is very significant
from the fact that he has always. pre-
viously been laxative just before
the election. when he thought the
Democrats had a chance
a serious explosion occurred at the
Granite Gap mines in Arizona when a
drill struck 4 chage that had never
been blasted. killing one and injuring
several
One hundred persons drowned when
the French steamer Gironde coilided
with another French steamer. the A.
Schaiffino, near Bona Algeria
Otto Martin. OF FL Paso. held the
lucky ticket in a Mexican lottery and
won 100000 in gold.
By the mayors order all gambling
houses in San Antonio are closed for
the first time in many years. and It
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-04
Here's Chance To Do
Your Bit For Good PdL

Men now engaged IN nonessentfal
work are offered an excellent oppor-
tunity to serve their country at good
wages and under excellent living con-
ditions. the offer being work at the
government plants at Nashville. Tenn.
ftfty-two Fl Pasoans have already
accepted the offer and left for the
Tennessee city.
Carpenters and laborers only are
desired. transportation will be ad-
vanced by the federal employment bu-
reau, basement city hall, where ap-
plicsnts are asked to present them
selves.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-04
Bedtime Story for the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY AND THE FROST GRAPES

{ they didn't want TO see any one else
I take any when they couldn't
So Uncle Wiggily and the piggie
I boys filled the basket with grapes
and they were just finishing and the
piggie boys were getting ready TO 60
I to school. after leaving the grapes on
a path in the woods, when. all OF 4
sudden, something happened.
out from behind a tree jumped a
I big, bad. old fox, and when he saw
| Uncle Wiggily and Curley and Floppy
he barked:
"Oh, what 4 fine lot Of souse can
bite off their ears. And III have
some grape jelly to 20 with II, too.
for they have picked 4 nice basket OF
grapes for me I guess I'll eat the
grapes first and bite souse off the
ears Of Uncle Wiggily and the piggie
boys afterward-"
"Oh, don't take those grapes." cried
Uncle Wiggily. They are for Mrs
Twistytail, and "
Il don't care who they are for"
barked the fox like a bad dog I'm
going to eat all I WANT
Then he took big bite out OF the
something else happened The fox
made funny face. like rubber ball
when it's stepped on. and he twisted
himself all up and cried
oh. wowi How sour, oh, lemons.
Oh. vinegari Oh. my mouth is so
E-ANaNNA "a y y anu ~ AANAAl AAAe-- = -e---
even bite the head Of a pin,'
Then the bad fox ran TO get . drink
of water. and Curley said:
That's why we don't want you 10
eat any Of the grapes. Uncle Wiggily.
They are very sour. being frost
grapes and they won't be ripe until
the frost freezes them. which II hasn't
done vet But they're alI right for
jelly II you put sugar IN"
Then Uncle Wiggily was glad he
hadn't eaten the sour frost grapes,
which fooled the fox. And the next
day Mrs. Twistytail made Jelly and
so did Nurse Jane. And, II the nut
meg crater doesn't try TO play ball
with the potato masher and scratch
the looking glass. I'll tell you next
about Uncle WiEEily and the pump
kin pie.-(Copyrigh 1918, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)