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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
SOCIETY NOTES

The Baptist Young Peoples Sing
Fest is to be held on Thursday ey.
cning, Of this week, instead of Fri.
day evening, rs was previously an
nounced by the committee in charge
This viii be held at the home of w.
u. Prichard, on State street and the
general public is invited to attend.
= .
Inc members Of the Westminster
Guild Of the First Presbyterian church
held knitting party on Monday ev.
ening at the home OF Mrs II. II. VOL
slegel, on Catherine street. Fifteen
members attended and spent very
pleasant evening knitting for the sol
d'ers Refreshments We're served by
The hostess at late hour.
Miss Marion Coping entertained
with ten cover six course dinner on
Monday evening at her home on STATE
street. The Coping residence was
beautifully decorated with flowers.
Following the dinner very pleasant
evening was spent in games and
music.
s, - Z,
The ladies of the Wallace Red
Cross will hold a card party on Fri
day afternoon, June IS. from = until
o'clock, at the home of Miss Anna
White. in Wallace towship. This will
be one of the series of Red Cross par
lies TO raise moey for the Wallace
boys at the front
q s. -
The graduating class of The Lin.
coin school held their annual party
last evening a. the school About
forty of the graduates of this years
class gathered at the Schoolhouse at
o'clock and made merry. playing
games and dancing until TO o'clock
Light refreshments were served by
a ne committee in charge of the party
The boys and girls were chaperoned
by Miss Alice Rigden, principle.
s. = 4.
me Daughters Of Isabella will hold
their annual picnic tomorrow after
noon and evening at Mckinley Park.
The members of the club will go out
at sac $50 or $50 o'clock on the
G Q. 4 F., and a picnic supper will
be served as soon as the 80 car ar
rives i'll the evening.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
LAMONT MAN is
KILLED IN ACTION

The names Of six Illinois men an.
pear on the casualty lists announced
by the war department this alter
noon, Charles f. LOGGER OF Glassrord,
Attic Bennett Of Clinton, and Clar
ence \, Larson of Lamont. were killed
IN action. Leo CovelIe of Eaton, died
of accident, and John A. OConneu o,
lamoille and + c. Herne died of dis
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
Will SON ASKS DELAY
ON DRAFT AGE CHANGE

Washington. lnne 2G. There will be
on the floor of the Senate by Senator
September at he earliest Official
announcement TO this effect was made
o nthe floor of the Senate by Senator
Chamberlain today II followed a Wis.
1t to the capitol by Secretary Of War
Baker.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
FALLS FROM LOAD OF
HAY; BREAKS ARM

Frank Roberts, an employe of Chas.
Cole, the gardner, fell from a load OF
hay Yesterday afternoon at $40 and
broke his left arm He was taken ia
Ryburn hospital aud Dr. S +. parr
was called TO attend him. After the
arm had been properly set the III.
.ured man was allowed to 30 to hts
home.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
QUESTI0MNAIRES ARE
BEING MAILED TODAY

The local exemption board started
the mailing out of the QUESTIONABLE
from the local Headquarters, to al,
young men who enlisted in the reg.
istration on June 5th, this morning
The queslonnaires will be mailed o,l.
at the rate of 81 per cent a day from
now until Friday evening. The bows
VIII be required To I'LL out thSir ques.
tionnaires and return them to The
board during the next few days.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
OF TAWAN HOME FROM
VISIT IN FRANCE

john Bradley returned to his home
on Pearl street Yesterday afternoon
after spending the last eighteen
months IN France in the interests OF
the International Harvester Go.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
w. S. S. Meeting Toniuht

The meeting of the executive CON
mitlee and soliciting committee loi
the War Savings Stamp drive at tins
supervisors room at = O'Clock thi.
evening promises to be we'll at
tended one.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
Attention Moose

Mrs. Grace NJ, Hall. OF Mooseheart.
viii be here to meet the wives, moth.
ers. daughters and sisters OF men,
bers Of the l.. o. o. NJ. at the Moose
hall Thursday evening, June 81, at S
o'clock.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

A coffee will be given at the home
Of Mrs. George Hitter. 5pl Fillmore
street, Thursday afternoon and even
ing, June o. for the benefit Of the
zion EIvsnqeical Lutheran ch :.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

The Les Angeles Express has M
idea that cleYer man is ono who
never attempts to do things he knows
he cant.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
CHICAGO Markets

Chicago market report furnished to
he Free TraderJournal by W l.
t.tnyre, member of Chicago Board o.,
Trade. Moloney building. phone lUl,
Correspondent Lamson Bros. a TO-.
Chicago
Wheat
luly .... Las li6E It's l.i6ss
Aug. 49,. 1.ii% lisa t47Ss ISL
Oats
July 49, 7tls 127s az 72is
June 49,. IS ISIS - I79,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-24

Nurse Jane. as he came back 10 the
hollow stump bungalow.
Mercy mel" cried the muskrat lady
looking to see If her tail was on
straight. 4 haven't a thing in the
house to eat.'
Don't be worried" laughed Uncle
Wiggily. It's only a chirping cricket
that none Of the ants would help. He
won't eat much"
Indeed / won't" promised the
black chipping chap. Then, as he
was warm. he fiddled a jolly tune. He
slept in the hollow stump bungalow
that evening. And in the middle OF the
night the bad burglar fox tried TO get
in and take Uncle Wiggily away
But the cricket heard the fox, and
he chirped and fiddled so loudly-the
cricket did-that he woke up the
bunny and Nurse Jane, like an alarm
clock, just in time, and they threw
salt on the tail Of the fox and that
tic5led him so he sueezed pepperhash
and away he ran, not hurting the
bunny or muskrat lady at all.
I'm glad I helped the cricket" said
Mr.. Longears. and the cricket was
glad, too, and II the busting brush
doesn't tickle the player piano and
make IL dance a fox trot when It
ought to do a jig. III tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and Mrs. Spin
Spider.-COpyright, 1918. by the Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-24

OF which is striking its blow against
Germany, and the other part prepar-
ing to do 500 Each lad in khaki feels
that when the time comes for him to
replant his blow against his oppres-
sors, he is going to do IL with a vim
and vigor that viii carry us, as a na-
ton, on TO victory. A lad told ne that
he wanted TO get in uniform because
he wanted TO be a source Of pride TO
all concerned Once in uniform he
knew that the American people as a
whole, and his nearest and dearest
ones would be proud Of him So IL is
that the great war machine is faithful
unto the trust placed within it-that
war machine made up OF Individuals
The condition OF the Preside coun-
~ country is the best I have seen It
in several years" said Harry L Rob
inson, who has recently returned from
Maria There is plenty OF grass and
many fat cattle. YearlinCs show a
stunted growth as result OF the
drouth IN that section last year but
for that. are in fine shape"
The drouth area OF the country
must be pretty well depopulated BY
this time from the great number OF
people coming through FL Paso en-
route TO Phoenix and the western
states" said Miss Buena Glider. secre-
tary OF the FL Paso Automobile club.
There is never a day passes that mo-
torists from this section OF the state
DO not register seeking information
for western trip. The most touching
or these west bound tourists was a
70 mily OF seven who were travelling
IN a seven passenger Studebaker en-
route to Phoenix in search OF work
Ihis family was residing in the Big
springs district and stated there was
nothing left in that mart OF the world
that people were leaving In wagons
autos and walking out in search OF
work; that beautiful homes. where
cattlemen had spent a small sized for
tune were closed cattle pens were
vacant and not a sprig OF grass va e ~,
be seen In the entire section. Men who
haq been considered well to do and
rlcn were poor men now and the ques-
Ioh OF now TO make money was a
thing OF the past, but how tbev co-,1J
support their families was csusinT
serious thought"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-24

HANDACE-f your hair still reaches
\ almost 10 the waist. you should
not have any trouble doing it up But
II I were you. I'd cut off the longer
parts-those that weren't cut before,
you know-making your hair an even
length. The cutting viii do It good
You can manage a bun" in back. or
two small coils just behind the ears,
with hair this length. Try rubbing
the face with diluted lemon juice az
ter washing: It viii remove the shine.
The blackhead powder Is
Corn starch. . parts
Powdered boraX. 1 part
Almond meal. 1 part
Mix this and use it instead OF soap,
AS Il has drying tendency use cold
cream every few DAYS
Vivian-According 10 health stats
tics. YOU should weigh around l-5
pounds This makes you 10 pounds
under normal OF course, II you make
this up. the bust will be larger Try
drinking four glasses Of half milk
and before bedtime It is really the
quickest way OF getting fatter.
r z. Eff you. are only around
IA and your hair looks we'll hanging
In curls, leave IL so. Don't do il up
till you really have to. because Il Is
better for IL TO hang loose, and be-
sides. there are so many years when
you must wear IL in a knott Now,
you can get rid OF the hair in the arm
pits by using a depilitory or by sha-
wing f.. the hair grows in again. OF
course. and the treatment has 70 be
done over every month or So But it's
much cooler and cleaner TO keep the
hair off To make the skin OF the
hot water and soap and a flesh brush.
the friction OF the brush is what the
skin needs.
Anxious-Tou have probably gotten
your full height early in life most
likely you won't grow any more
There is no way to make yourself
smaller. You can wear low heels,
which viii make you an inch or so
lines that break the height-flaring
tunic and braid that runs round the
dress. and such things. Use just
sour milk and cornmeal for q bleach
S. G. Meet powdered Egyptian
henna and make a paste OF il with
hot water. After having sham7ooed
and dried the hair. apply this paste
hot. covering all the hair, and let II
stay on from half an hour TO two
hours. The longer IL stays, the
brighter the color. II makes the hair
pure Titan in color.
Lillian H.-For the bunions, change
your style Of shoes az once. Wear
shoes that let the big toe lie straight
instead Of cramping IL IN with the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-24
HOROSCOPE


SEPTEMBER *. To1S
TIE hours OF greatest human actIv-
1 ity this day are guided by kindly
stars, according to astroIogers. Men
tune and Jupiter are in benenc as
pect
1t is a rule under which to push
all business interests. Buying and
speculation are subject to influences
believed to promise gain.
Initiative is well directed. Plans as
we'll as actions are supposed 10 be
favored by the stars.
There is sign making for great
commercial enterprises that combine
altruistic and gainful aims.
University professors as wei as the
heads Of famous educational fustftu-
Iions have the promise Of honors and
Aalne aIter the war. when they will
make much practice in practical train
ing for the needs Of the new era that
is daWning.
Serious fires, attended by explosions
are prOgnosticated for more than one
American city this autumn and the
coming winter.
Some sort Of trouble especially az
fecting France and Russia is fore
Swallowed.
Earthquakes are likely to disturb
the western part OF England and a
disaster due to seismic shock is pre-
saged for the 18th degree east longi-
tude.
Holland comes under a planetary
direction that should benefit the coun-
try.
Hospitals will occupy public atten-
tion in the United States from this
time on through the winter Insti-
buttons will benefit and great achieve
ments are indicated for American
surgeons.
Increase in the birthrate will be ap-
probable during the next two months
and many boys Will be born There is
a good sign for the welfare Of
mothers.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the outlook Of a quiet year. The
young will seek social advantages
Domestic friction is to be avoided
Children born on this day are likely
TO be very artistic and talented, but
inclined toward untidiness and care
lessness.-Copyright 1913. by the Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-24
COLORADO RIVER
BASIN RECLAMATION PLAN

salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. "a
Representative Of seven western
states gathered here today to discuss
the project inaugurated by secretary
Franklin X. Lane for the reclamation
of Colorado river basin lands. The
plan calls for the Harvesting OF the
waters Of the tributaries OF the Colo
RADIO river for irrigation purposes in
order to reclaim the adjacent lands
and provide homes for discharged
American soldiers at the conclusion
OF the war.
The states represented. and in
which land will be reclaimed, were.
Utah. California. Arizona, Colorado.
Nevada. New Mexico and Wyoming.
No action was taken
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-24
Bedtime Story For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE CRICKET
n HOWARD n rzaRTs-

OF pine needles on which he could sit
down TO rest taking care. Of course,
not 10 stick himself on the needles for
he was not pin cushion
Uncle Wiggily was resting, and
wondering what sort Of adventure
might happen to him, when, all of a
sudden, he heard a sort OF chipping
voice say;
well. I guess this is the end Of me.
I should have known better. I s'pose,
but I didn't think Now I'll have to
freeze TO death and starve- On dear.'
My Ny" exclaimed Uncle Wig
gily. IF ever I have heard the sound
Of trouble this is it! 1 wonder who
So he looked down among the pine
needles in the carpet Of the dinghy
dell or little shady nook, and he saw
a black cricket
What is the NATTER" asked the
bunny.
The matter is that have no place
TO stay this winter chirped the
cricket. d" I shall be without a home.
or a place TO eat and keep warm"
How is that2" asked the bunny
rabbit gentleman.
We'll" went on the cricket. as he
crossed his hind legs, making a little
sound like a fiddle as he did so. you
see I am a gay and jolly chap, I sang
and played and fiddled music all sum
mer, to make things as jolly as 1
could. I didn't have any time TO put
away potatoes or corn or apples or
anything Ike that
Now it is nearly time for winter,
I and have nothing 70 live on in the
I cold days, and no place to stay.
] dare say IL was very foolish Of me, but
no one told me to get ready for a
/ cold spell and-Well I guess I'll have
| 10 freeze-that's all"
Wont any OF your friends helT
l you2" asked the bunny
! We'll, none Of the other crickets
l have anything. nor have the grass
I hoppers nor Katy Dds and katy
D Didn't. who are my best friends. They
are like me. I asked some ants If
could stay with them until next sum-
mer, but they said I couldn't They
{ said ] sang all summer while they
1 were working, and now 1 could gel
( along as best I might"
HUM" said Uncle Wiggily. VERY
I likely the ants are right. from theiI
way Of looking at it. But still you
made IL jolly for me and my friends
I by singing all sumner. when the ants
I never did a thing but big holes to
| put food in So 7 think / must help
I you now. I'll take care Of you all
I winter"
! "Oh, will you2 That viii be JOLLY
I chirped the cricket, and he played q
most gay and happy tune.
l Uncle Wiggily put the cricket II
I his tall silk nat. al the black chipping
/ creature was already rather still from
I the late September frost, and then the
/ bunny bought Nurse James loaf OF
: bread. He gave the cricket in his hat
I scme to eat also.
I've brought a friend home to din
] ner with me" said Uncle Wiggily to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-24
Little Inter0iUs
Restrictions On New Building Don't Apply to Repair Work
Smaller Hotels and Roon1ing Houses Quit Business Here

fceabIe to the country in war. boys
cannot always find something really
worth while TO do. The scouts have
been entrusted with a great work,
and there will be something for all Of
them to do, something that actually
counts. and the organization needs all
the red blooded boys that can be had"
=
Faith is a wonderful thing; faith
OF the American people founded on re-
solve" said Vera Crews Smith. Of
Dallas. What true American has not
faith in the great war machine. part
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-24
Piling Up BartenderS and Brewers and
Money In Scales Against Wives, Babies


IT WAS on a street car.
AND RIGHT next to ne.
THERE WAS a man
WITH A norid face
AND WELL dresse-
AND A clean shave.
AND PROSPEROUS looking.
AND NEXT to him
THERE WAS woman
WITH A kindly face.
AND WE'LL sOwnsd-
AND A diamond ring.
AND NEXT to her.
WAS ANOTHER man.
WHO ISN'T important
IN MY little story
EXCEPT FOR the fact.
THAT THE first man.
WAS COMPLAINING to him.
BECAUSE AT washington
THEY'D MADE I'D their minds.
To CLOSE the breweries-
AND I could tell
FROM WHAT he said
THAT HE owned saloon.
AND I heard him say.
THAT HE'D have to close
AND HE hadn't any idea
WHAT he would do.
AND HE 5oked a little.
ABOUT @MOTHER's1 diamonds
AND SHE'D have to pawn them
AND a.HOTHER" just smiled.
AND HE went on
AND TOLD his friend
ABOUT ALL the bartenders.
AND BREWERY workers
AND WAGON drivers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-24
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
The Silent General

NAPOLEON Of the fond Of sounding phrases He cried
~ The hot b He liked hit
Alp
the
destiny
biggest mortal carried chased the Teuton
darnning elocute gamming
keep frenzy Of high he's the
fighter the rough the foes stubborn saye
grandstand
fewer; realities all that
schoolboy
Copyright, By WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-24
INDIVIDUAL, RESPONSIBILITY WILL
MAKE THE LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE WIN

THE fourth Liberty loan campaign Is about 10 open II
starts next Saturday. September %, and before us con
csiou the American people and others residing IN the
United States aided by Americans resident IN foreign
countries must have subscribed to s6CoOoo0ooo worth OF
bonds Knowing the coming they are presumed
to have made arrangements to meet It. Whetner uey
not they expected to be ready to subscribe 10
All Americans are duty bound subscribe if it is hu
manly possible for them to do and all foreigners ENJOY
Ing the privileges and protection OF the Aecan gosn
should feel the same obligation, taking Ior gIneu
thew are convinced Of the righteousness Of the cause 1o
which the United States and allies fighting.
This be the biggest loan the American government
has oated of series Of which to be the great
est in history the three preceding Liberty loans, the
ite Stses treasury raised $4,000 100000 This fourth
loan then is to o-hrds the total Of the other three
twice the amount Of Of the preceding loans II the
three had been Of equal size
Because It is to be undertaking much greater than
any that have preceded it. this loan calls for unpece
dened efforts it is to be fully subscribed In the third
loan campaign, it sought to make the total sub
sbers number 100000 This time the NUMBER OF SUB
scrbers must be far than 100000. SIX billion
dollar loan $50 worth Of bonds for every man. wo-
man and child the continental United States, rating our
population at 100000 Taking into consideration the
fact that 100000 Of population the
navy marine corps, the bonds must actually be appor
toned among considerably less than 100000 people
The figures mentioned to make 1t clear that the
greatest efforts necessary If the loan to be sub
srbed This viii be the greatest exploit Of craftsmanship
undertaken and the national Liberty loan headquar-
has made preparations for it with that fact clearly IN
The sales campaign is the most elaborate the eoun-
try has known It IS doubtful if any Of our allies
have gone into money raising drive with plans so
comprehensive
But the essential point is that the Of individual
responsibility be awakened There will be four minute
speakers local committees of bond statesmen flaming post
ers newspaper advertisements, solicitors Of many kinds,
motion picture appeals and all that but the task OF con-
verng the bonds into cash viii be immensely more diff
cult unless individual brought realize that the
country him bear full share Of the nations
war burden that his money needed buy food clothes
and bullets for soldier and that he does not subscribe
American machine guns may be out Of ammunition
enemy attacks IF that be driven into every
mini will
And subscription is not enough now always the goal
is TO be a strong over subscription.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-24

eEETTHERE are you going2 asked
w Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy Of
Uncle WiggIy Longears one morning.
as she saw him hop off the steps OF
the hollow stump bungalow as gaily
as though he never had a gray hair
in his tail What are you going TO
doz"
well. I'm ready for almost any
thing" answered the bunny. I'll go
10 the store for you, or look for an
adventure. which ever happens first"
AS long as you are not PARTICULAR
said the muskrat lady, you might
stop at the store on your way home
and bring me a loaf OF bread"
I viii" promised the bunny, ana
away he hoped. his pink nose look
ing almost as gay and bright as the
gas stove after IL has had its face
washed
Along and along went Uncle Wig
gily. and pretty soon he came TO a
little dinghy dell in the woods, under
a green tree. and there was a carpet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-24
AProject Within a Project.

THE drainage project over in Arizona IS being watched
with no small degree of interest in the southwest De
cause It Is the second drainage attempt undertaken and IS
totally different from the first which IS IN progress IN s
Rio Grande valley
In this vicinity they are draining by of bitches
viii drain BY means Of wells and pumping plants They
TO be in use by next June.
An assessment Of $40 has been LEVIED against
the 100000 acres more OF less Of land under the Roose-
welt project to pay the cost of installing the pumping
plants There are to be so wells and the machinery for the
pumping plants is to be secured SPECIFICATIONS nave
been furnished and bids asked
The chief difference between the ditch and the well sys-
Of drainage is that the wells 60 deeper The dches
remove the surface water and that which IS underground
TO depth of ten feet OF The wells will be about 40
feet deep and viii drain the ground to that depth Water
pumped from the wells is be used for the irrigation OF
lands for which there is water available. The
water viii be sold the cost of installing and operating
the wells and pumping plants thus recovered.
1t viii be only few years until these wells pay tor
themselves through sales of water not considering the
money value of the drainage Thus they will be posi-
tive asset Just the power plants installed by the Water
Users association positive asset In this connection
it will be Of interest to water under the Elephant
Butte project to be informed that the power plants Of the
Roosevelt project bringing enough revenue from
the sale hydroeecc power that the landowners are
not being called upon this year for assessments to meet
the annual repayment nstament to the government for
the cost Of the project It is altogether likely that the
power sales will be sufficient from to pay off the
balance Of the than s2ooooo which was the total
cost Of the project
If these wells prove up to the forecasts they viii solve
the drainage problem in the Salt River valley most salts
factory besides developing about 100000 feet Of
water for sale to lands which still arid That is about
enough water for 5000 to 100000 It is big i'm
CATION project in itself.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-24
Chats By Edna Kent Forbes
Beauty Letters Today.

other toes-even though you must
wear unfashlonabie. common sense
shoes. After scrubbinE the elbows
with soap and hot water. soak them
ten minutes every day in a saucer
Of warm olive oil Use olive oil TO
massage the neck and take breath
ing exercises