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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-03-26
IZVOR BOGASTVA.

Bogastvo Sc deli V dive vrsti:
prirodno in us~tvarjeno. PrvO pre-
skrbi priroda sama, drugo pa u
stvari delavec. Prirodno boga-
stvo, nedotaknjeno pO delavcu, je
brez koristi "a clovestvo. Prirod-
no bogastvo je mrtvo, dokler &c
ga ne dOtakne magiGna roka de-
lavca. Premog n. pr. je prirodno
bogastvo, toda brez vrednosti je,
dokler nj izkopan, spravljen ma
povrsje in spremenjen V toploto
ali gorivo.
Ia pr~oizvajanje bogastva so
potrebni tribe faktorji: surovine,
katere preskrbi priroda, orodje in
individualno (posamezno) delo.
Gin bolje je orodje in Gimbolj je
organizirana sila proizvajalcev,
tenn hitreje in bolj dovrseno sc
spreminjajo surovine V razne
predmete "a porabo in v zabavo
cloveka.
Surovine kot del prirode bi
morale biti brez vprasanja splo-
sna flastnina clovestva. Vsaka te-
orija ali nauk, XII zagovarja pri-
vatno lastninstvo prirodnih suro-
win, da SINE ena oseba, vec oseb
ali razred ljudi posredovati iste,
je nedemokraticen in krivi6en.
Orodje, stroll in ostala sredstva
Ia proizvajanje bogastva so sku-
PM produkt vsega G~lovestva.
Vsak iznajditelj, ucenjak, ucitelj
in ,delayec izvrsi nekaj. Vsak fl
nanenik in pospesevatelj trgovi-
ne pripomore k izpopolnitvi pro-
izvajalnih sredstev. Vsled tega bi
mofala vsa sredstva "a proizva-
JAMIE Oboe rabnih dobrin - pro-
die, masine it'd. - pc vsej pravi-
eli Bit lastnina vseh %proizvajal-
cey. Kdor poseduje masino in
tvornico, poseduje tudi produkt.
PrOdukt, surov ali dovrSen, je
pa kapital.
Delo, industrijalno in individu-
alno, ustvarja IL surovin rabno
bogastvo. Delavci torej ustvarja-
jo vse Ia svoje delo pa dobe de-
lavci lie majhen del svojega pro-
dukta v obliki mezde ali place.
.Ostali del produkta, kar sc inc
nuje nadvrednost, pridrzi last
mix masin, tvornice it'd. in ia del
pomaga zgrinjati kapital, kateri
vzdrzuje kapitaliste.
Kapitalist ne proizvaja nice
sar. On je lahko organizator ka-
pitala, ~poslovodja, ravnatelj pod
jetja, "bOss" ali karsibodi in
kot, TAX lahko povzdiguje vred-
most kapitala. Toda kot lastnik
proizvajalnih sredstev ne proiz-
VaJa nlcesar. AkO bl bio laStni-
stvo proizvajalnih sredstev v ro-
kah obSine ali drzave namesto v
rokah kapitalista, vplivalo bi vse
drugaee ma produktivno silo j.
stih. Predvsem izginil bi profit
vsak delavec bi dobil cd skupne-
ga produkta, kar producira s svo-
jim delom: izginili bi razredni
boji, kakrsni Sc danes pojavlja-
10 med delavci in kapitalisti. Vsi
hi bill proizvajalci in vsi lastniki
kapitala, bogastva.
In to je, kar V glavnem zahte-
vajo socialist. Socialism pome-
nj skupno lastniStvo surovin in
proizvajalnih ter distributivnih
sredstev. Bogastvo. prirodno in
ustvarjenO, maj uzivajo tisti, XII
ga preobrazujejO in ustvarjajo.
Kdor trdi, da 81 socialism in
darvinizem nasprOtuieta no raj
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-03-26
IN SOLA.

Mic ne gre klerikalcem tako po
CLAW, kakor sola. Spekulaciia ie
enostavna, pa izvrstna Dobimo
mladino V kremplje, pa imamp
yes bodoGi narastaj; kmalu DO
vse ljudstVo naSe.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-03-26

stvo takim reakcionarjenl, kakr-
Sne predstavlja gospod Czarnecki,
ma kurje oGi.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-03-26

Zakladnski tajnik McAdoo prosi fasopisje "a obiavo sedeeega
naznanila.
Klubom, drustvom, organizacjam i t d. v Zedinjenih drzavah
Gospoda!
Da Sc privede ia vojna "a cast in pravice Amerike in II svObodo
sveta do zmagovitega zakljuGka, je vasa vlada priIljena iskati wee
denarja in V ia namen je bio naznanjeno TRETJE POSOJILO SVO-
BODE.
Kampanja "a to posojlo sc pricne dine g. apria 1918, ma dan OBJ
ietnice naSega vstOpa V vOjnO.
AmeriGani, XII so bill drugod ali cd naseljenih staSev rojeni, so
individualno in potion svojh Organizacii, drustev, klubov I. d. pod
pirali prejsnji posOjili svObode ma tax naGin, ola Gutim goboko hva-
'leznost "a to.
PrepriGan sem, da dobi tudi tretje pOsojlo svobode Nth podporo
brsZ obzira ma vero, starost, rojstni kraj in pokolenje.
Da doseze to posojlo popoln uspeh, je potrebno organizirano in
vseskozi sistematicno delo. Zato je vps veh organizacij "a bodoco
.kampanjO "a tretje possible svobode nadvse vazen. Resno pricaku-
jem, da dobi vlada to sodelovanje V pOpolni mer.
w. G. McADOO,
zakladniski tajnik.
v zvezi $ tenn razglasa ravnateli Gasnikarske sluzbe Frank r.
Wilson sedece:
Klubom, drustvom, organizacijam /. 1. d. v Zedinjenih drzavah.
Gospoda!
z ozrom ma navedeno prosnjo Vase Wade, izlano cd zakIadni
skega tajnka Zedinjenih draw McAdoo in prepriGan, da 81 odzovetc
temu pozivu z namenom, da ponovno izkazete svoj patriotizem in
svojo lojalnost, uljudno prosim, Ola stori Vasa organizaciia takoj ko-
rake, da DO ma popolnoma organizran nacin sodelovala v kampanj
"a tretje posojilo svobode.
Priporotljivo je, da Sc takoi snide poscben odbor, Xxi jc &c imc-
novan ali pa ga zdaJ menujete, in izdea naGrte IA popolnoma organi
Nrano delO. Il odhCnim spOtovdnjem
FRANK r. WILSON,
ravnatelj publicHtikc.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-03-26
Boj "a solo.

Najboljse zglobe, kako in "a
kaj izteza klerikalizem rokO pc
solah, dale par desetletij Avstri-
je.
Pravijo, da Sc poteguje duhov-
nistvo IA Solo liz ljubezni do ME.
No, prviG vemo, kaksne so bile
sole takrat, ko je bill fajmoster
povelinik, uGitelj pa njegov in
mega kuharice hlapec. Vemo pa
Judi, da zahtevajo klerikalci ne
prenehoma skrajSanje uGne dobe.
Osem let Jim je vse proved sole;
vsak hip vstane V drzavnem Zbo-
ru kak klarikalec, enkrat Verga-
nj, drugiG Liechtenstein, tretjiG
Ebenhoch in Zahteva znizanje IL
dobe ma sest let. To Sc vendar
pravi, Ola sc otroci klerikalcem
proved uGe. Seveda - klerikali.
zem ina V nevcdnosti n~ajGvrSGe
korenine in cato so klerikalci
navduseni prijatelji nevednosti.
DanaSnja Sola V A~vstriji in Sc
ponekod pc Evropi res Sc
nj tako vzorna, da ne hi mOglG
biti boliSa. a kaj imenujejo kle.
rikalci zboljSanje? Komaj Sc j.
doseglo toliko, da ina uGiteli
stvo nekaj pravice v soil, pa z,
napenjajo klerikalci vse sile, d.
hi Jill izpodrinili in ia bi dobila
duhovscina vse odlocevanje.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-03-26

Oba navedena.apela Sc Obracata do vSeh organizacij brez izieme
Sodelovanje v tel Rampant e mogoce ma ia nacin, Ola 81 organizaciia
XII hoce sodelovat, Hvoi IA Ia namen poseben odbor. V vsakem dis.
trktn in v vsakem kraiu so uradi "a possible svobode in pi Min dobi
tax odbor lahko visa potrebna navodila 2 mimi tedaj lahko sodelue
pc svoJh' razmerah. N&aterim organizacijam so bHa TAXA navodIa
tudi re od zakladniskega urada ali pa cd kraievnh urodov done
sana.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-03-26

kdor trdi, da 81 socialism in
darvinizem nasprotujeta, ne raz :
ume socializma, ali pa ne razume
darvinizma. Ali pa ne enega ne
drugega.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-03-26
Specializiranje moderne dobe.

Premotrimo TO stvar nekoliko
brez jeze. Nsak stan ina danda-
mes toliko nalog, da ina posamez-
mix doSti Opraviti, ce hoCe IL
~vrSevati vse Svoje dolznosti. Tu-
di sc ie zivljenje tako razvilo in
kompliciralo, da Sc pOsamezne
stroke od dne do dine bolt Speci-
alizirajo in "a vsak del stroke je
treba temelinih naukov. Tudi
kmet, ce ga oci bole, gre V me-
sto in vpraSa IA zdravnika, Xxi ku-
rira oci, ker We, da pozna ia boz
die to rec, kakor tiSti, XII kurira
ietiko. Cevljar Sc mora dobro IL
uciti, ako hoce delati dobre cev-
lieh Sploh Sc nikomur ne zaupa,
da hi znal, cesar sc nj ucil.
Kaj pa Una duhovnik? - Men
da je tudi njegova stroka nekaj
posebnega; ce je moral biti Wee
let V lemenatu, sc nora pac mi
sliti, da sc je moral toliko uGiti
"a lsvoj poklic. Kakor on in ka-
koq vsakdo pa ~potrebuje tudi IL
Gitelj posebne izobrazbe, katero
uziva pa6 uGitelj, ne pa duhov-
mix. Vsi blagoslovljenci hi bill
po konci in hi govorili, kakSna
predrznost da je, ce bi hotel uci-
ELI ali pa katerikoli laik brati
maso ali pa lie voditi litanije V
cerkvi. In imeli bi pray, ker laik
ne Una tega. Raj pa hocejo torcj
duhovniki V Soil, ko Sc vendar
MISC ucili IA ucitelje? Povsod sc
zabranjuje susmarstvo, a ravno
V Soil maj hi bilo dovoljeno?
Najdragocene.ise, kar imamo, IL
rocamO Soil: Svoie otroke! Kar
Sc jim DO tam vcepilo V r C in Y
glavo, Jim ostane "a zivljenje.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-03-26
Now cast.

Ampak priznajmo il "a prete-
klost toliko Solskih zaslug, koTi-
kor Sama hoGe. cato vendar ne
SINE sedaj izjaviti pravic do So
lie. &c so bill moji pradedje mo-
drijani, Sc nj dokazano, da sem
tudi JAZZ moder in ce so imeli We
likansko bogastvO, XII so ga po-
zneje izgubili, ga nimam JAZZ in Sc
ne morem bahati Z MIN. Solsko
vpraSanje moramo raZmotrivati
pc sedanjih razmerah in pc po-
trebah ~sedanjega casa, he pa pc
megleni preteklosti. Yeast Sc je
lucille, da je zemlja plosea; ali maj
sc otroci tudi danes uce tako, ker
je bill nekdaj tax nauk? o fiziki
MISC vedeli desetine tega, kar Sc
We danes, kemiia je bila sploh ne
znana; torej hi morala tudi da-
mes ostati neZnana.
Ia tako logikO Sc DO lepo IA
hvalil, kdOr zeli svojim otrokom
kaj sreGe. Toda "a klerikalce jc
ia logika zelo primerna. Znanie
je klerikalizmu skodljivo, cato hi
ga rad zatrl. In da hi ga mogel
/ z%atreti, hoce dobiti pod svojo a.
blast tisto mesto, cd koder sc
znanje razSirja med ljudstvo, to-
rel Solo.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-03-26
Sklicevanje ma preteklost.

Klerikalci sc sklicujejo, Ola je
katoliSka cerkev. prva snovala so.
lie. To STEER nj r%esnicno, kajti So
lie so imeli tudi poganski narodi
V starem veku. Ampak recimo, da
hi bio res. Tiste Sole, XII Jill .je IL
stanovila katoliSka cerkev, so BIZ
lie zelO borne. Pc propadu stare
kulture je bilo V Evropi zelo tenn
no in ko Sc je pricelo novo du-
sevno zivljenje, Sc je vse sukalo
okoli krscanskega nauka. Kakor
je imela ,vera V drzavi prvo me
sto, tako 81 ga je, naravno, osvo-
jila tudi V soil, Xxi .je bila pravza-
pray ustanovljena zgolj V Ia ma.
men. Sal je bila tudi znanost, ko-
iikor je je pac bilo, povsem pod
cerkvenim vplivom; izhajala je
cd verskih prepostavk in iskal;
je verske ellie.
Ako hi bilo solstvo oStalo na
tisti stopnji, ma katero jo je pc
stavil katolicizem, hi imeli malo
druge znanosti kakor oGenaS in
litanijc. Kako ozkosrGen je biI
klerikalizem, Sc vidi re odtod, ola
Sc neduhovniki Sc $ svetim piS.
nom MISC. smell seznanjati; Sai
stoji katoliska cerkev Sc danes na
staliSGu, da biblija nj IA lake.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22
10000 SOLDIERS TO
FRANCE IN 10 DAYS

Washington, May 22-9n,00e Amer.
lean soldiers were transported to
Europe during the frs, ten days Of
May, Representative Caldwell Of Ne"
York announced ON the floor of the
House this afternoon
The American army now numbers
2,03S,222 according to figures sup.
piled today by the war department,
Caldwell said
OF the total liS,32G are officers
land .SSa.Sa enlisted men
To-day we have an army of more
than 2000.r0O he added, "of which
5O0WG0 have already been shipped
to France and a million more have
had the necessary training TO III
| them for foreign service
We will probably have betWeet
/ four and FIVE million men before The
next fiscal year The potential man
power Of America for a seven yea
war may he conservatiyely estimated
dt 20,o00oeo fighting men of recog
nead military age
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22
GIRL ASKED TO Be.
SENT TO GENE VA
FEARED MOTHER, SHE SAID, AND
FOR THAT REASON WANTED TO
BE COMMITTED IN STATE lNsTl-
TUITION.

Sending stella Sch0reman. II years
lld Strcator delinquent 10 Geneva, oc-
'assoned no firing effort in the comfy
onrt yesterday afternoon, when the
.oung maiden whose elopenent with
John Siddae, aged 40, was intercepted
II Ottawa, just as the couple stepped
rom an interurban car was brought
trial before Judge MAYO,
The case is unusual in two regards.
Stella wanted to go to Geneva to be
tWay from the protecting core OF her
PARENTS. The parents wanted her
emf there to straighten her out With
Ill agreed on the point Judge Mayo
willingly consented to enter an order
committing the girl in the state
,chool
In her testimony Stella openly adj
nitted iudescretlonS with men much
lder than herself Even in the pres
nee of her father and mother she
made startling disclosures that great.
inrriminated her
Asked why she wanted to 60 tc
Geneva the girl said her father was
,mel to her and for this reason she
wanted to get away from him. The
mother testified she feared for her
laughter when the offspring stayed
gut la;e at nights and to paciiy the
)atornal parent, she made excuses and
ome times diverted from the truif
20 keep him from any tempermenta
0utbursts that tOrebodcd evil to
Stella.
To-day the girl started on a trip tt
he Fox River institution. She vii
remain there until paroled to some
one who will yOuch for her good con
tuct the future.
John, her wouldhe betrayer, was
contrite and humble party when h
was brought to Ottawa this morninI
10 face the grand jury under $l0O
bonds for ABDUCTION. Much Of hi
brayado Of former DAYS was gone
was thoroly chastened when he tool
his cell and announced himself as be
ing exceedingly sorry he led the EiI
nto her difficulties.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22
MEDICAL BOARD ORDER
COMPELS CHANGES IN
RECENT DRAFT CALLS

An order was received by the local
exemption horad This morning order
ing them 10 keep all honor men who
are suffering from a hernia at home.
This win make it necessary to 20
through the lists of the men leaving
in the near future and make a great
many changes in the lists. as a mum.
ber of the young men that have been
called for service have hernias
The cards calling the ll6 men for
mobilization, who are to leave on
next Monday morning for Camp Cor
don, Ga, were mailed out last even
)ng 1t viii probably take seyeal days
to revise the list Of the names Of these
men
A new set Of rules governing the
physical examinations of honor men
Is being compiled and viii. be- pub
lished IN a few days.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22
DRAFT BOARD DIVIDES
COUNTY INTO THREE
REGISTRATION DlSTS,

The local exemption board has di.
yided District No ! Of LaSalc county
into three subdistrets for the regis
tration Of all young men who have
attained their majority since last
June.
On June 9TH, registration will be
held in the Supervisors room of the
Court house for Ottawa South OF
,awa Waltham. Wallace. Dayton, Free
dom Rutland and Manlus townships
Mendoza, Association OF Commerce
4 for Mendoza Dlmmick, Troy Grove
Meridcn, Ophir and Earl
Sheridan the First National Bank
for Sheridan, Adams, Mission, Serena
and Miller,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22
WALK-OUT PROMISED IF
DEMANDS ARE NOT
MET
ALL DISSATISFIED
MEN IN BOTH BRANCHES OF
CiTY'S SERVICE SAY THEY WILL
QUIT RATHER THAN TO WORK
FOR WAGES NOW ALLOWED
THEM.

Dissatisfaction among police and
iiremen over the ten per cent. wage
increase granted them by the city
council manifested itself last night
and today in Il manner that places o.
lawa in a position Chhaue IN Illinois
annals The city. according TO re
ports coming from the police and tire
station, is faced by a strike Of mem
bers OF both departments
Al an Indignation meeting hurrIedly
called during the evening many mem
berS of the two departments stood
for walkout Tonight they promise
to meet again to positively decide
upon what action they will take as
4 rebuke To the commissioners against
the salary boos, which they term as
being highly deficient in meeting
their needs and demands
Advices reaching Chief Zurich to
day were that the strike was newt.
were OF the same mind and that only
assurance from the administration
that their claims will be given greater
consideration is all that can prevent
them from carrying out their deter
mination to quit" point blank.
When the council acted upon the
proposition to boost the monthly pay
Of its employees, it decided a ten per
cent increase was all he city eXcheq-
uer could stand Accordingly the
chief of police was raised from $50
TO sSS Captain Charles Montgomery
did a little better than The others and
his salary was umpled from SO to
sSS equal to the chiefs, Patrolmen
we're given ST instead Of $40, In the
fire department Assistant Chief SteV.
enson was raised from $50 to $9l ana
the pipemen from $40 20 $17. Orai.
nally the demands were for a $40 raise
all around. but the commissioners de
cided upon the per centage basis ana
allowed the raise on that schedule.
Members Of the police department
point to cities OF Ottawa's class as
criterions for their complaint, In Id
Sale the chief of police Is paid Sl6nl
year and patrolmen sl,26O. The as
slstant chief Is given 81 1900 In Strea
TOR the pay is relatively as high A.
token from the council the Streatoi
alderman Monday presented Chlei o
Police Hapkins with a handsome Sly
cylinder Buick for his exclusive
use while in the performance Of hi
duty.
firemen take the same stand usin!
both cities for their argument
The strike will be decided npol
dennetly tonight
Ottawa is confronted by cituatiol
extreme in all its phases II 1t put
on" strike breakers who will II get Il
guard and protect them? II it don
meet the emergency law and orde
viii be cast to the four winds.
Chief Of Police Zurich is not in tn
least satisfied with his salary and tt
day announced himself as bein
about done
The emergency calls for drastic an
immediate steps. but the council
cXpected to find some SaliSIaeior
way out of It's trouble before polio,
Uramnu airikp urpVuilS
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22
WAR CHEST DRIVE
OPENS WITH BANG;
$4,000 IS PLEDGED
c . m IN TIE S MEET WITH IN.
SLANT S-EVERYBODY
GLAD or OPPORTUNITY TO
HELP WAR RELIEF FUND

The first days drive for the War
Ches' Fund IN Ottawa was surpriS.
ing achievement in point of success.
The net results of the days pleadges
aggregated 5000
The first days WORK of The com.
mittceS indicated the popularity Of the
War Ches. Fund plan The commit
tees were met with a very cordial re
ceplion by the subscribers and in a
few instances we're there any turn
downs. OF the $1,000 pledged the
various committees reported nearly
ZJo names and the amounts were
mostly Of a dollar per month and less
The committees who reported 10 Sec
tetary Cairns last night were the
clerNs factory Offices. business mon
office clerks. teachers mterurhau
shops. King 4 Ilamil on's employees
and one department OF the Federal
Plate Glass Works
Nearly all OF the committees arr
ont today doing splendid, effective
work, and when the days business
comes to close and the amounts are
checked up there is little doubt but
the amount viii far exceed yesterday 5
subscriptions The committees who
reported yesterday have not by any
means finished their work calling
upon those in their different branches
Of business. The earnestness and
Willingness OF the committees in civ
ing their time 10 this patriotic work
of raising funds to carry Oh the wal
IS indeed most gratifying to the eXeCu
tive committee who already feel that
Il larger fund than was first anticipat
ed viii be subscribed by the good 10y
al people Of Ottawa.
Most Of the subscribers who were
visited Yesterday seem to be Waitins
and displayed an eagerness to do theii
share in subscribing to the Iund
The residence committees will no
start until next TUESDAY so that the
/ people at home may expect pleasant
] visitation from the committee Oh tht
] 2Sth
The executive committee have ar
ranged. to have a couycnir bOOkle
printed Of every subscriber and thu
amounts cOntrihu ed to this war fun,
/ which will be placed in Reddick's Lib
I1ary so that when the boys come hom,
they can refer to it, and see who th'
people were who gave them supper
when they We're in the battlefield
FGghting for them The committee
hope that Ottawa will be 100 per cen
patriotic and that the name Of every
able bodied person will be recorded il
lids war book. There are two IA
three committees who have receive,
pledges yesterday that will be a grea
boos, when their reports are sent i
ITO the secretary.
Secretary Cairns office is a bus
place these days. Many people VIII
wanted to place their subscription
couldn't wait for The committee
which would visit them but came d
, rect to the Secretarys Office Wher
hey signed pledPe.eards to be ctfet
i've during the period of thc war.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22
WAL THAN SCHOOL
100 PER CENT ON w. S. S

\ War Savings Society has been or
ganized AT the Edgecomh school Dist
1872, in Walthm Township and in less
than a week has become loo per cent
organization Although there are on
" 20 pupils the school * credited
with $4l5.75 worth of Thrift and War
Savings Stamps. The school also
boasts Of three-star service DAG,
honorinE three former members of
the school Miss Ethel Olson Of OF.
tawa Is the teacher.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22
.STREATOR FAIR &
.TR0TT|NC ASSN. IS
PUT UPON THE BLOCK
GROUNDS SOLD THIS MORNING
TO SATISFY CREDiTORS-RE
RESENTATlVE OF BANK GETS
PROPERTY FOR ONE BID.

The Streator Fair 4 Trolting Asso-
ciation owners Of thirty-fOur acres Of
land, improved with amphtheatre,
barns. exhibit buildings. race track
and many small structures, all to the
value of 100000, this morning was
placed under the auction hammer by
Master in Chancery H. G. Cook, and
sold to Philip Saunders, represent
ing the Peoples Trust 4 Saving Bank,
Of Streator,
There was only one bid; that being
made sufficiently large to cover the
amount of claims against the associa
ton Mr.. Saunders offered S7,44714
I There were no competitors and after
calling for more offers without sue
cess, Mr.. Cook announced the pro
uerty sold to the banker
John G.. Ames, former United
States marshall r. C. Osborne, A. s
Johnson. w C. Jones and Charles II
Williams. all of Streator. constituted
the party attending the sale They
were in company Of Mr.. Saunders,
To Meet Judgments.
The auction this morning was tc
follow ont orders issued in the Cir
cut court to sell the property to sat
isfy creditors The track and IT,
equipment went through receiyershiI
and finally had to be sold ,Iudg
ments totalling $l5,93250 were helC
against the association, the bulk q
/ which was carried by Streator banks
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22
FIFTEEN DIE
IN IOWA TORNADO

Hos Moincs, May - Fifteen dead
and probably one hundred injured IS
believed today To- have been the toll
o ftho tornado which swept eastward
yesterday afternoon thru Iowa The
property damage Is estimated at
more than 4 million dollars.