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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02
No DANGER OF IRON FAMINE
Methods OF Extracting Ore viii Keep
Pace With Demand That Is Bound
to Be Enormous.

Tint iron is the very basis of our
industrial civilization will be admitted
hy the thoughtful, and many Of our
greatest supplies of iron ore are be-
lux rapidly depleted because Of the
increased per capita consumption Of
iron the world over. an increase which
is destined to be greater in the future
Wien the races in Asia and Africa in
crease their consumption Of iron.
These conditions OF increasing con-
sumption and decreasing reserves have
often in the past, particularly about
the beginning Of this century, been
used to create scare, on the ground
that our supplies Of usqble ore We're
being so rapidly depleted that their
exhaustion would occur within two or
three generations.
This is Il preposterous point OF view,
asserts Chemical Engineering, because
rs we lower the percentage Of iron in
The rock which we call "ore' the guam.
tity of such ore increases at n rate out
Of all proportion TO the decrease in
iron content, and rs we use leaner and
lcaner ores technical Improvements
will be made which will minimize any
tendency TO increased cost Of produc-
ton. The same thing has happened
in gold, silver, copper and other ores,
and today copper ores are being work
cd with only / 1.15 per cent Of copper
Ia them.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02
BROTHERS MET ABROAD
Had Been Separated for Years, bu'
Both Joined the Service.

Separated for FIVE years, Billy an6
Herschell Haywood met in France the
other day according to news received
by the father, j. -. Haywood of Scar.
cy, Ark. Herschell who was living in
California, enlisted in the navy and
was on board the California when il
was sunk several months ago.
lie was picked up by another vessel
and taken to France. Happening tc
be in a French port when transport
arrived with American soldiers, he
went to the wharf in hopes of seeing
some friend from the states.
Billy Haywood had enlisted in tho
army and was IN the transport. When
the soldiers dlsembarked Billy spied
Herschell and the two brothers were
soon together, and are In camps within
a few minutes walk Of each other.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02
FINANCING FARMERS

In 1917 our government organized
twelve farm lean banks, the object
being to furnish farmers with capial
to equip and run their farms On a
basis bread enough TO meet the need
of Increased production,
Heretofore the farmer as a rule has
been hampered by lack Of ready
money in sums large enough to free
him from immediate financial worry
and permit him to think OF dcI,ars as
something to be spent rather thon as
something TO be boarded
The farmers throughout the country
Were quick to take advantage 81 these
farm loan banks The record Of pro-
duction in the last year is eloquent
testimony to The wisdom of every
move made to aid the food producer in
his task Of feeding hungry millions,
Reports covering the time since the
banks were inaugurated show loans
amounting to $l3I3lS,000, with only
$4,000 in accounts outstanding ana
overdue The delinquency occurs ar
most without exception in reeions
where crops have failed
Some Of the banks report a surplus
Two are about to begin payments on
the stock subscribed by the govern.
ment to finance the banks originally
There is every prospect Of great
growth in this branch Of the banking
business next year
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02

language now plays In the world. Il
is spoken by "a much larger number OF
people than any other language. Even
Chinese is brokeu Hl into dialects
which are practic1.y different ton
CUES.
English. moreover, has the prcstige
that comes from being spoken uni
iormly by the people VI Two srcl.
world powers. not 70 mol'ilu the inn
portant British dommious 1t PLAY, g.
leading part today in four continents
AMI is established as the official Ian
guage OF India and several other parts
OF Asia Experts are fairly vel
agreed, 100, that on account of its
simplicity and adgptabuiu English D.,
better fitted iutriusically than any
other tongue 70 become the universal
OF mankind
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02
ENGLISH FOR THE PEACE
FARLEY,

There Is said to be some probability
that the peace congress viii conduct
its business in English That would
be remarkable innovation, breaking
the precedent of centuries. French
has so long been recognized as the o.
fetal language of diplomacy that it
will starae a diplomat OF the Old
school to think Of using any other Ian
guagc.
This war, though, has been from
first to last precedent breaker, It
is appropriate enough to end It with a
frank defiance Of Diplomatic tradi.
tons. Indeed, there Is already prec.
edent established, on a small scale.
The lnterallied conference which fixed
the armistice terms carried on It's dis.
nussions in English, because all but
two OF the delegates spoke that Ian
gnage, and there were several who did
not understand French There will be
the same reason for English when the
larger, more formal body meets TO
give final shape % the peace terms.
II will be recognition too, OF the
preronderant part that the English
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02
L.eadville's interesting Spots.

The table where Josh Billings wrote
his stories Of mining camp life, the
hotel where Texas Jack died, and the
gambling house where millionaire
uincr lost his fortune on the roulette
wheel, are some of the places the pi-
oneers of LeadyiIle, Colo, delight to
point out to visitors
one Of these landmarks is the Va
riety theater, whore Charles Vivian
founder Of the ElliS. entertained the
cold miners of early days. Vivian
went 10 Leadylle for the benefit Of
his health and was always surrounded
by a congenial crowd of the camps
elite. When he died there, he WAS
buried in the shadow of Mi. Mammoth,
among the pines, and the funeral Nas
said to be the largest in the history Of
Lcadylle. His body was later re-
moved TO the East.
,gla
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02
YANKEES ARE USING
GIANT naval GUNS
Hun 7O.MiIe Rifle Is the Only
Bigger Weapon at
Front.

Announcement from France that
American 16-inch naval guns, manned
by naval gun crews, have come to the
front, disclosed that through efforts OF
the ordnance officials of the navy, Cen
eral PerShing's forces are now
equipped with the most powerful and
hardeSt-hitting weapons yet used in
the present war. ashore or afloat, SO
far as is known.
The 1Ginch rifles are similar to
those designed for use aboard the new.
est American dreadnaughts They are
80 caliher more than g. feet in length
and weigh approximately 100 tons
without their carriers.
Without question they are the long
est-range guns in use. except the Ger
man super-gunS. which are regarded
merely rs a mechanical freak.
The proiectile weighs close to ton
and its bursting charge Of the most
powerful explosive known Is meas
ured in hundreds Of pounds against
the few pounds in the German super
gun shell. The destructive effect is
enormous
Plans for using big rifles for the
army are understood to have been
worked out entirely by naval officers.
The theory that their great weight
would not permit their use, except in
fixed concrete and steel emplacements,
furnished the chief obstacles to be
overcome.
These are not the only great naval
guns employed by the American army.
American naval gun crews have played
an important part on several sectors
of the battle front for months, hand.
ling weapons of Finch bore.
The story of their enterprises has
never been made public, however, for
military reasons.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02

your love and sympathy for she needs
it.
That which contributes most to the
reconciliation Of the bereaved to the
loss of their dear one is the positive
assurance that they have not died in
vain. In this case they have given
their lives to aid in breaking the
shackles of tyranny and oppression
from millions Of their fellows. They
have done their part to make the
worla safe for free men and free wom-
en-. The sacrifice made by our noble
boys will establish a new era OF up
lift for humanity throughout the
world. No richer legacy can be be-
queathed to mankind than that mad
our soldiers have made the supreme
contribution by giving their lives to
further that object.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02
CONSERVATION WEEK.


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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02

A war relief shop, believed to be
one Of the first Of its kind in the state
and one of the few in the country, has
been opened ut Sheboygan, Wis. All
articles in It are donated and the re-
ceipts from the sales are used for wal
relief purposes. The shop is open two
days week and its patronage has in
creased to such an extent that larger
quarters recently became necessary.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02

UTICA NEWS ITEMS.
AsS NS< 6 Z = 4 q & =

Mr and Mrs. William Johnston mn
u1unee tile arrival of baby boy born
q, their home Friday
Herbert Ormstedt mas retained Ia
bis home in Chicago after yisl'm-
with relatives IN Utica .cr couple
of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Camerln are
the parents of a baby sir.
Miss Elizabeth NeaY returned TO
her home in Utica Fridgg ailcr visit
ing with relatives in Sheffield for a
couple OF days.
Don Fitzgerald OF Chitaeu is visit
ing at the home Of his parents, MI.
and Airs j. H. Fitzgerald in Utica.
He Will remain for several days
Mrs. Joseph Kinzer Wa, visiting
with relatives in Ottawa Friday.
There will re a bushes meeting o.
r. Mays alumnae a. St Mary ;
Academy Sunday afternoon
Nh ana Mrs. ". A. Norrissey and
Mrs. Joseph CLANCY were OuaWa call
ers Friday
William CoSSroye and Jack CLANCY
attended the dance at Hotel NaskakIa
in La Sale Thursday ni2a-.
Mr. and Mrs, Albert SeAends and
baby Of Joliet are visiting a-tle home
Of Mrs. Schmoas' parents Mr. and
Mir. p STANLEY, on Church street
for a few days.
MIR. and Mrs Dan Merry ana son
spent Thanksgiving visiting with rela-
ttyes in Peru
Edwayd Madden and Ward Haliett
nf Camp Grant visited with relatives
III Utica THANKSGIVING
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph ki1uft OF Peru
visited at the home of their daUahter
Mrs L. p Cannerton THANKSGIVING
James Fitzgerald and William Cos
grove attended the hremeu's dance at
the armory in Ottawa Wednesday
night
Father Francis and sister. Miss
Catherine attended the funeral OF a
relative in Joliet WEDNESDAY
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hyatt are the
parents OF a baby girl
Mrs r NJ Marshall and daughter
are visiting with relatives in Joliet
for a week
John Nearv attended the dance in
Peru Wednesday night
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bosyelman and
son Delmar returned TO heir home
in Utica Friday after visiting with
relatives in Bloomington for a couple
% DAYS
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Myers srent
THANKSGIVING day with relatives in
Streat,-
ve.lop Hannum of Lostant is Wis.
hing at the home Of hi, grandparents.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02
Has Welded t.133 Couples.

Rev. DR.. Calvin s. Blackwell, who
for years was pastor of Freemason
Street Baptist church, Norfolk, Va,
while supplying First Baptist church OF
Lynchburg, Va, for September, per
formed his one thousand one hundred
and thlrty-thlrd marriage ceremony.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02
Freak Cucumber.

]. W. Applegate Of Mount Zion, KY.
has cucumber that II quite freak
II is Just the shape Of "A hand, with
four fingers and n thumb. Mr., Apple
gate thinks II is the hand that Will
write the kaiser's doom on the wall.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02
Valuable Reproof.

The reproof OF good man resem-
bles fuller's earth II not only removes
the spots rom our character, but II
rubs of when II Is dry.--Willlamson.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02

The Free rrader-Journal may be
found at the Aews depots Of Wheeler
4 Malo. Kneul@l Bros, and Megafins
Cigar Store
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02
Advertising Rates
TN Effect August /, 1881

Reading Notices or Business
Locals per line ...........$ 10
Cards of Thanks, Resolutions,
etc, per line ............... 10
Notices OF Church and Lodge
meetings. bazaars, teas. so
cials, fairs, etc, given for
profit, per line ............. 10
Notices of regular lodge, society
and club meetings, per line :. 10
Notices of church and purely
charitable organization meet
ings, not given for prof.
At No Charge
Court legals, County, City and
Town notices, first insertion,
per line 10
Subsequent Insertions, per
line .........,....... 10
Reports, Town and City off.
cials, per inch .............. LOO
Publication ballots County, City
and Town. per inch ......... 100
Political Announcements, Coun.
~ .....,............ l0.UU
Political Announcements, City 1000
Political Announcements. Town 500
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02

MINNEAPOLIS REPRESENTATIVE
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02

DISPLAY ADV. RATES will be given
upon application
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-02

CLASSIFIED RATES will be found In
classified column.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-11
SELECTMEN TO LEAVE.

Sixty-four local selectmen will be
introduced into military service with
in the next ten days. OF this
number % are white men and will
go to Camp Shelby, while the re-
mainding az are negroes and viii ~
to Camp Funston.
The white men in class one have
been almost exhausted, and in order
to secure the number specified in
the call it was necessary to summons
several young men who have reached
the age of q within the past year
and who registered on June 5, last.
These men have not yet passed the
requisite physical tests, but win be
examined before being sent to camp.
The white men will entrain for
Camp Shelby, Friday, July 19, while
the negroes will leave for Camp
Funston Thursday, July 18.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-11
EDITOR FACES
PERJURY CHARGE
Z. A. RUMELEY OF NEW YORK
MAIL AND EXPRESS, PLAC.
ED UNDER ARREST.

New York, July Edward A.
Rumely, president and secre-
tary of the Mail and Express Com
pany, publisher of the New York
Evening Mail, was arrested here re-
Gently in the office Of Attorney Gen
eral Lewis, charged with perjury in
report to A. Mitchell Palmer, alien
property custodian.
The complaint against DR. Rumely
charged that in making report to
the alien property custodian regard
ing the transaction he failed to dis
close his relation with Count yo,
Bernstorff, German ambassador tc
the United States, and DR.. Heinrich
F. Albert, commercial attache Of the
German ambassy.
The attorney general charged thai
the German government paid te
Rumely in several transactions con.
nected with the purchase of the Mail
$1,361,O0O. The payments, it wa
alleged, were concealed until thei
details were discovered by investi
gators Of the Department Of Justic
and the New York state attorne
general.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-11
PRESENT JEWEL:
INSTALL OFFICERS
RECENT MEETING OF LOCAL
PYTHlAN LODGE BROUGHT
TWOsNTERES STINGEVENTS

At regular meeting of Tom
bigbee Lodge No. 10, Knights of
Pythias, which was held Tuesday
night the following officers who
were recently elected were installed
George. o. Senter, chancellor COM
mander; Clifton Golding, vice-chan-
celiot, FRED fiaysrcey, prclate; r, d.
Ellis, master of work; Earl Jones,
master at arms, J A. Perkerson, in
ner guard; G. R. Neuman, outer
guard.
The meeting also witnessed t
presentation of the vetran's jewel to
Mr.. c. M. Reeves, who has been 2
Pythian Is years. The jewel wa
presented by Maj. B. A. Lincoln
who is an officer Of the Mississippi
grand lodge and who is well known
in fraternal circles throughout the
state. Maj. Lincoln made an i'm
pressive talk, which was gracefully
and feelingly replied to by Mr. Reeve
in accepting the handsome badge o.
honor which he has won by his loyal
work for Pythianism throughout
quarter Of a century.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-11
CROP PROSPECTS
ARE VERY BRIGHT
CONTINUED GOOD WEATHER IN.
SURES BOUNTIFUL YIELDS IN
LOCAL TERRITORY.

Favorable weather which has pre-
vailed in this section during the past
ten days has materially improved crop
prospects, and unless some unforeen
setback takes the Weld Of cotton,
corn and other agricultural products
will be more bountiful than for
many years past.
Boil weeyils appeared here sever.
al weeks ago, and IS their appearance
was speedily followed by several
showers farmers began to fear that
material injury to cotton would en-.
sue, as the pests invariably propa-
gate rapidly during wet weather. No
rain has fallen during the past week
however and the weevils seem to be
doing very little damage They are
present on a number of plantations
in various sections of the county
Dut Jlt iHltSbdllOH II DOb BGiltE'
al, and the damage which they Sc
far wrought has been so slight as tC
be practically negligible
The most serious problem which
local farmers are now experiencing
S to secure storage facilities fol
their hay. Large quantities of alfal
ia are grown in the prairie section o.
Columbus, and as the goyernmer
limits the time which wholesalers
can hold this commodity it can no
be always sold as soon as harvested
as has been the case in former years
Few of the farmers have barns suf
ficiently large to store any consid
cradle quantities of hay, and it i
probable that many of them viii b.
forced to solve the problem whicl
confronts them by securing storag
in warehouses in Columbus.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-11
THREE DISTRICTS IN THIS
COUNTY TO DECIDE ON
IMPROVEMENTS.
JULY 80 Is THE DATE
Artesis, West Port and Old
Zion are Road Taxing Dis.
tricts Affected.

At special election which Is to
be held Tuesday, July 30, the cit
izen Of 3 separate road taxing dis.
trictsin This country will vote on bonds
totaling 10000 for the Improvement
Of public highways in these three
districts.
The people in the Artesia road
taxing districts are to vote on, the
issuance of bonds in the sum of
$4,000 for the improvement of
public highways in that district, while
the people Of the West Port dis
trict will decide at the polls whether
or not a similar sum will be expend-
ed in the Improvement of their
roads. Both these districts are in the
prairie section west of the Tombig-
bee river, while in the Old Zion
district, which is in the sum of $10,-
900 for the Improvement of their
highways.
The election of the Mississippi
legilature, which provides that no
bonds may be issued for any pur-
pose except by authority Of the
qualified electors of the district eff
fected, and that authority must be
granted at the polls.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-11
REPORT FAVORS
WIRE CONTROL
SENATE INTERSTATE COMMERCE c
COMMISSION ENDORSES PRO.
POSED ACTION.

Washington, July 10.-After a
three-hour examination Of Newcomb
Carlton, president Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company,the senate
Interstate commerce mmittee vot.
ed z to 3 to report without amend
ment Of farther hearing the house
resolution authocz.ny government
control during the war Of tele
graph, telephone, cable and radio
systems.
Chairman Smith planned to re.
port the resolution to the senate to-
morrow but is undetermined whether
to urge immediate consideration and
thus replace the 100000 emer-
gency agricultural appropriation bill
with its war time prohibition rider.
While expecting bitter contests, SEN
ate leaders believe a vote can be
ISdcHtu souu anu lldfLHeI nearing
will not be asked in view Of the res
ident's insistence for early action.
After the senate yesterday reject.
ed the committee report on a point
Of order that majority Of the com.
mittee members and not of those
present must vote to report legis-
lation. Chairman Smith today listed
all members of the committee in
Washington. ten senator's finally at
tending the session. President
Carleton was in town and he was ex-
amined at length behind closed doors.
1t as explained later in answer to
criticisms of senators and newspaper
correspondents were SECLUDED
through a misunderstanding.
Mr.. Carleton told the committee
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-11
Mis- Steen at Payne Field

Miss Rebecca Steen, native OF
this city, is now head nurse at Payne
Field, near West Point. Miss Steer
left here several years ago and tool
the complete training course for
nurses at Johns Hopkins Hospital IL
Baltimore. For some time past sh,
has been stationed at Camp Lee
near Petersburg, Va, and recently
was promoted to the position Of
head nurse at Payne Field
Miss Steen is universally popular
in Columbus, and her numerous local
friends are not only pleased TO note
her recent promotion but are like.
wise glad to have her so near them
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-11
PASTORS OF TliE LOCAL
CHURCHES WANT LID
CLAMPED ON TIGHT.
PRESENT A PETITION
Officials Say II Matter isPres,.
ed Laws will be Enforced
Without Favor.

Alleging that the Sabbath laws
are being violated In Columbus, the
ministers Of the city have presented
to Mayor McClanahan a petition
which seeks to secure q more rigid
enforcement Of these laws.
Rev. J. A. Lee, pastor Of the sec
ond Baptist church, presented the
petition to Mayor McClanahan and
requested that official to lay it be-
Gore the municipal council. "The
city," declares the petition, is com
posed largely of professed Christians
and that many citizens Of Columbus
are violating the Sunday laws; that
many people are required to work
n Sundays who would prefer to en-.
joy a day of rest"
1t is declared by officials that il
those at the head of the movement
press the matter the law will be en-
forced to the letter, which means
not only that garages, soft drink
stands, cigar stands, ice cream par
lors, ice plants, grocery stores and
boot black stands would be closed
on the Sabbath but that the delivery
of newspapers on that day would
also be stopped.
To carry out the wishes of the
ministers would be to make Sunday
a day Of deprivation and distress
and it is hardly probable that the
majority Of the people would favor
such action. No statement has been
made as to when the petition will
come up before the council for con-
sideration.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-11
.Jacob-Jamison.

The many friends in Columbus of
Mr.. Paul B. Jacob, son Of Mr. and
Mr. ana Mr.. r. NJ. Jacob, will 10 III.
trested in hearing Of his marriage on
June II to Miss Sarah Dorsey Jami-
son, of Louisville, Miss, the wedding
having taken place in Washington, D
C.
The bride, who is well known here,
graduated some time ago from the
Industrial Institute and College. She
is beautiful young lady and comes
from prominent family
The groom left Columbus about Q
year ago and went to Philadelphia
where he took up work as machin-
ist in the navy. The Commercial
joins the many friends of this happv
couple in extending them best wishes