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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
PROPAGANDA QUIZ
Is NEARING AN END

Washington, Dec 2o.-Protesting
against the linking Of President vii.
sons name with chat of William B.
fale alleged propagandist, Senator!
Reed gave notice TO the Senate prop
uganda investigating committee thi.
afternoon that he will denOuuce tn,
entire investigation upon the floor 0
the Senate
Senator Reed, although not a MON
Der Of the committee, protested Wig
ofously when Deputy Attorney Gen
o"al Becker attempted TO put into the
record an article published by the
New York Call during the mayOralt,
campaign Of 1917 which commente,
upon the accession Of Hale to the
ranks of the Hilquit supporters anC
said Hale had elaborated with Pres
i'ent Wilson in the preparation
The New Freedom
Differences that have developed in
lAe committee, added to criticisms 0
he methods pursued, seemed this att
c.noon to spell an early conclusion
for the Investigation,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20

RECORDS PHONE CALLS
Latest Device Shows Telephone Rings
When Mans Away.

Having occasion to leave my studio
much of the time and my telephone
calls being so few | decided to maize
sort Of device to record the calls,
az could almost tell who it was that
called if knew that call was made
and at what time. A device was the
outcome of my efforts. An old clock.
work is attached TO the top OF the
telephone bell case so that a roller
attached TO the hour hand spindle.
projects over the side and It's edge l.
in line with the space between one OF
the bells and the clapper.
A strip of carbon paper is placed or
one side or the other Of the strip Of
recording paper 80. 1t will be struck
with the clapper or bell edge.
The recording paper Is graduated
30 that the time the call was made IL
also recorded When ! 90 out a slrr
of the recording paper Is placed in
the device. and if anyone calls, the In
formation recorded is not only con
venicnt but sometimes valuable. ~
Popular Mechanics.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
GETS PAPERS OVER
SEAS BUT NO LETTERS

II is easier for newspaper h.
reach its destination in France than
a letter, If mail started from Ottawa
10 Hanks can be used as an example.
There is no reason Why the Ottawa
mail Is any different than mail from
other postoilices Several examples
ot fanEs receiving papers when let.
ters mailed at the same time went
astrdy have reached the office of the
Free TraderJournal. but the most re
cent case was brought to light yes.
terday in IA letter from Capt, Taylor
Strawn 10 friends in this city.
Capt. Strawn has been i'm France
since September, and during that
time has been in charge of the same
company he trained at Camp Grant
He receives the Free Trader Jouraai
regularly. They almost always ar
rive in punches, but they arrive IN
good condition, and there has beer
practically No papers missing since
Capt Strawn sailed from the United
States.
During the same time numerous
letters have been mailed from hi
city TO Capt. Strawn, ana very few
have reached their destination. On.
IF twenty letters mailed by his par
ents only one had reached its desu
nation by the time his letter receive
yesterday was written. This was writ
IN about Nov. ~.
Other Ottawans report similar
cases
What strange freak of fate cares
tor the second class mail and see
mat it is delivered to almost ever,
section Of France will never b.
Known, when everything possible i.
done by the government to see thai
letters reach their destination, ana il
spite OF all the precautions used thog
are carried astray and lost.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
City and Vicinity
News

Misc Amy Robinson. a teacher at
the Ottawa township high school left
this afternoon for Wyanet to spend
her Christmas vacation.
Mrs w. l. Fornof of indianapolis is
spending the holidays with her par,
ents, DIR. and Mrs f. z. Hathaway on
Webster street.
Mrs. Myrtle Sparks iii Paul street,
went To Urbana today TO spend the
holidays
Roy Wiley OF the Cooperative Pack.
ing company. is spending a few days
in Joliet on business.
Miss Hazel Hazlett. a teacher lat the
Ottawa township high school, left this
afternoon for her home in Kankakee
to spend the holidays
Word has been received in Ottawa
If the birth OF a son 10 Mr. and Mrs
Sidney Porter i'm Chicago wednesday
Mr.. Porter is former prominent OF
lawan and is d son OF the late J. E
Porter.
Alfred Taylor. who has been sta
toned in the students army training
camp al Madison, Wis, has beer
| given his honorable discharge ana
las arrived home to spend the holi
days. After the first of the year Mr.
/ Taylor will again enter the Uniyersity
Of Wisconsin as regular student, tC
I complete his college course.
( Lieut.. and Mrs. S f. parr returned
home last evening after spending the
asst several days in Chicago visiting
friends.
Frank Gladfelter is confined to his
home on Christie street suffering from
illness.
John Garland returned home last
evening after spending the past sey
cral days in Chicago on business.
Miss Laura Morrissey returned
home last evening after spending the
/ DAY in Chicago visiting friends.
/ Miss Marjorie RefiOr went to Chi
cago today for a few days visit wit!
/ friends.
Mrs. p. +. Schrader and daughters
Misses Nina and Ruberta went tC
Chicago today for a visit with friends
Miss Margaret Yentzer who IS at
/ tending school in Washington, ID. G,
I has arrived home to spend the Christ
mas vacation with her parents Mr.
md Mrs George Yentzer, Of Pros
/ poet avenue.
| Lieut.. Leighton Yentzer has re
urned to Camp Dodge Iowa. aftel
/ bending a iiye-day Through at his
/ home In this city.
( Sgt. Clarence Leopold who has beer
g stationed at Camp Gordon. Ga ha,
Ia rived home after receiving his hon
. c"ahle discharge from the army.
I get $4,000
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
Tried Recipes

Grapenut Pudding Oae half cup
grapenuts, one cup Of boiling water
poured over and lot cool while you
mix. one half cup sugar. one teaspoon
full melted butter, yolhs u two egg5.
Pour over the grapeuuts and add one
fourth teaspoonful each Of cinnamon,
cloves and nutmeg and pinch Of salt.
Add one half cup seeded rdisins, rolled
in flour, and lastly the beaten white
Of eggs. Bake in u moderate oven
about 70 minutes. Serve with whipped
cream or butter sauce. This is as
good as any English plumb puddins
and quickly made.
Lemon Ca6e--One cup of sugar, four
eggs, three tablespoonfuls OF sweet
milk, three tab!espoonfuls OF melted
butter, three toaspoonfuls OF baking
powder and one cup Of flour.
Sauce-One lemon Cuice and graf
cd rind), one cup of cold water, ono
cup Of sugar. one egg, and tablespoons
ful of cornstarch. Beat lemon rind
and egg together. stir in sugar and
lemon juice dissolve cornstarch IN
cold water. Cook in tin over hot
water till it jellies.
Walnut Tarts-Four eggs. one cup
cracker dust. half cup grated chocolate
half cup chopped walnuts, one heaping
teaspoon baking powder, one cup sua-
ar, Cream the yolks of eggs and the
sugar together. Stir in beaten whites
Of eggs, add chocolate. cracker dust,
baking powder, walnuts and flayorlng
Bake in two layers. Fill with whipped
cream.
Sand Hearts Two pounds Of flour,
two pounds Of sugar, one pound Of but.
ter, three eggs. Make up into a dough
and work till the ingredients are well
Incorporated. After rolling out and
cutting into heart shape, place the
cakes on a pan and beat up one egg,
spread some of it over them with d
feather and then sprinkle with granu
4 lated sugar, If little coarse grained,
/ all the better, mixing with it little
/ finely powdered cinnamon.
Apple Cake-A pleasant variation
on the jelly and cream filling used for
double cakes may be made of apples.
Beat one egg light in a bowl. and int
it a cup of sugar. Add to this the
strained juice aad grated rind of a
/ lemon Peel and CRATE three firm pip
Tins or other ripe, tart apples directly
/ into the mixture, stirring each well
in before adding another When all
are in put into a fariHa kettle and stir
aver the fire until the apple custard g
boiling hot and quite thick, Cool and
/ spread between the cakes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
FORT TERRY BOYS
HOME FROM ARMY

Louis Fox and Roy DE Lapp, two
Ottawa boys who lett last spring with
a detachment OF district ! select for
Fort Terry, New York, arrived home
today, the proud possessoFs of their
honorable discharges from the United
States army,
Both young men put to sea, bound
for over there, when word was flashed
to their ship to turn back. They were
400 miles out when the message bear
ing tidngs Of the drmistlce reached
them
They were then shipped back to
Camp Grant, from which place they
were officially mustered out Of the
service yesterday. They are the
only members Of the Fort Terry con
tingent who so far have been forth
nate enough to secure their dis
charges All the others are overseas
waiting the day they can start for
home.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
ETIQUETTE
sTsES
IN ronlyIng 20 Inritations. .etnor.

In replying 10 invitations. actnovs
Idging gifts. sending notes OF congr~
citation or coincidence. simple wording
is always in better taste than eIabor-
ate sentences. Invitations OF any sOrs
should always be replied to promptly.
Tor a large AT Home' an accept
ance is not required. but a regret
should be mailed at once.
In acknOwledging gifts great license
Is all@--cd the bride who Is .,s - I:
with arrangements But if possible
every gift should be acknowledged
within fortnicht after.
To prospective bridegroom is f.
correct to offer congratulations; 10 a
bride TO be best wishes.
An expression of Kind solicitute and
some tender Renaissance Of the dead
Will always be deeply appreciated by
survivors.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
Cordially YOURS.
". @. STEVENS
WIEN GENIUS SPROUTS
,ho Story Of Man Who Expects to As.
tonish the World.

To every man there ycarns a great
and uncomfortable yearnng to take
len in hand and inscribe his inmost
thoughts that the world may read and
marvel and read again Also they
shall pay HIM lie muses. with himself
III soiunn communion by waterside
or in the shelter Of his own hearth,
and bethinks him that If he had o0ly
the time. his name should be great
and he be numbered among the
mighty.
SO he takes his pen in hand and
writes his thoughts, pours out his
spirit and is amazed at the eIoQucnce
now aroused, 50 long concealed from
a barren world And, reading hi,
magnum opus, be Is lifted up into the
clouds and dreams in seventh heay.
81 especially for amateur writer's TINT
a few more mons he shall wake up
and the mailman, and the milkman,
the grocer and the iccman shall boF
down before him. and say, And this
il the man we bothered for last weeks
Uill. Shame upon US"
And he sends forth his rriting ard
orders new suit, and some silk
shirts and some fancy soche, and u
lat with three cornered bow and
some naiy ties, and LOOKS at agtomO
lIles with lraternizing air, and IN
spects houses and doesn't comb hi,
hair, and is found oft in deep abstrac
ton, and starts and makes notes on
scraps of paper
And th1n his writing comes bach
End the editor says he is sorry, b.
SAYS it so politely that lie author
writes him a letter discN ing tl!"
matter and pointing on, what he feel
las been overlooked IN bis maatJr-
piece. and then no answer comes
mud the author gets mad anG writes a
letter 70 the papers, and then, some
,mict II oraiug, when filters ar0 scarce,
somebody finds the letter and it Ia
printed. Whcrcupon the author buys
tnree dozen copies and senls them To-
/ Lis friends and is prolt of spirit and
walks haurhtily.
And in the evening hts wife take.
She copies that are lef, and papers the
kitchen cupboard with thcm and he
dies of broken heart-Scattle Ioot
mtciligCucCr
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
AL UMNI TO CLASH
WITH 0. n. S. REGULARS

Two basket ball games will be
played in the gymnasium Of the O. II.
S. tonight The first will be between
the Junior and the Sophomores, and
the second struggle will be the "Ail
Stars" against the regular Fl. S.
team.
The "All stars" is comprised Of post
graduates who were former members
of the high school team.
All four teams are light. quick AMI
well matched, and he evenings pro.
gram promises to furnish ,wo inter
esting matches as have been wit.
nssed in Ottawa in years
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
Batavia Attractive City.

Batavia is a city divided into two
partS-Welteyreden, or the modern
Batavia, ana Bnnedenstidt, or Ola Ba'
tavia. In the days Of Batayja'S prime.
Old Batavia was known rs the queen
Of the East Or, more appropriately,
as the "White Mans Grave" Welte-
yreden IS the section Of Batavia in
which the European residences, gov
ernment buildings, shops and stores
are located. 1t is very attractive
city, with wide ourc-S, many garden
features, good looking buildings, spa
cious lawns nd modern improve
ments.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
BRING BODY OF
0TTAWAN HOME

William Nareo, an Ottawa resident
died last evening in the sanitarium a
Hospital, H., after being a patien
there for about four years.
The decedent was about 80 year
OF age, and had resided in Ottawa io'
20 number of years, His family re
SITES at 476 West Superior street
Surviving he leaves q widow, Mrs
Ethel Vargo and three children
Louis. Agnes and Mona Vargo
The remains will be brought bach
to Ottawa for burial, arriving thi.
evening. and the funeral will be helt
some time tomorrow.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
HEART is BIC LITTER
Il Pulls Daily Equal to 120 Tons to
Height of DOT.

Every adut being has within him
2 structural wonder that has a hf,ine
rover almost incredible when Ont
considers its size, It is the heart.
Weighing seldom more than eleven
ounces, every day it lifts the equya
lent OF one hundred and twenty ton,
- a Aeilht Of one foot. That is, o.
course, the power eXertcd by the nor
mai heart every twenty Iour hours
las lifting strength equal to this
weight Every time your heart beat.
six ounces of blood are sent forth into
the veins or conduits Of the hlmGn
system. Put your finger to your
pulse. II your heart is normal, the
Leaf is about seventy times each min
ute and the amount of blood forced
out with every beat or stroke Of this
wonderful little engine Is six ounces.
Get pencil and paper and you Will
lind chat this little bundle Of muscle5
beats 10O,S00 times every twenty -four
hours or 100000 times a year.
Three score and ten years is the al.
lOtted term of life. The man who
lives to be seventy has heart that
has beat $500 100000 times. A pint's
II pound the world around, the old
saving goes. Taking it as a basis,
and reckoning on the fact that SIX
OUNCES Of blood are forced into the
arteries seventy times a minute, this,
counting thirtytwo ounces to the
quart would mean three and one
eighth gallons of blood forced out cy.
cry minute or 1S7 IL gallons Of blout
every hour.
Get your pencil again and YOU viii
find this means that the heart forces
out i,5Oo gallons Of blood every day
or 1.Gi2,500 gallons every year IN
seventy years 70 length of normal
life. the heart would have forced ia
J15.000 gallons of blood through yoHt
entire body by way OF the urtcrics.=-
Tit Dts.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20

Thg historic vireworkS al Tintern.
England I'm which Sir Francis Racon
had "a share. arr being used as Il wood
turning facte-y, and the waste shaw
iuss are sent to Scotland u be used
for smoking haddock. as the smoke
from the locally grown hard wood has
a peculiar sweetness which makes II OF
Special value.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
DOGS TRAIL $4,000
ILL. BANK ROBBERS

Dahlgren, Ill.,, Dec. 20iBank rob
bers early today bound and gagged
Cashier Aydt of the Dahlgren Bank
locked him in the vault and escaped
with currency, Liberty bonds and Sc
curities estimated at $1,000 Blood
hounds are being used in an effort to
pick up the trail Of the robbers,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
Harsh Eayptiar Custom.

The law Of the Egyptians in respect
TO debtors ana creditors was - the ef-
feet that no man was permitted to
borrow money without pawnins To the
creditor the deaG body of his father,
or nearest ancestor. which every man
kept cmbalmed in lis house. 1t was
thought infamous and impiouS not TO
redeem So precious a pledge aud ho
who died without having discharged
that duty was deprived Of the Gus
tomary huuOrs Of burial.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
COUNTY FOOD CHIEF.
ANNOUNCES SUGAR
BAN IS NOW LIFTED
FOOD NECESSITY CAN BE PUR.
CHASED IN ANY QUANTITY
FOUR POUND QUOTA ABOLISH.
ED.

The only limit to your purchase OF
sugar is the amount OF money you've
got. the credit you enjoy or your car
rying capacity
Pursuant TO instructions from Wash
ing. Food Administrator Stevens has
notified all merchants, through the
townshop food administrators, that
customers now can purchase all the
sugar they desire. The official noti
fication went out late last night
While there is no restrictions as TO
amount. the American people are ask,
"a to go slow until the next crop is
at hand. :
The official notification from Mr..
Stevens Office is as follows:
To all Township Food Administra.
tors in La Sale County:
Gentlemen:
La Sale, ILL.,, Dee. 90. 1918.
The restrictions on the consumer OF
sugar OF four pounds per person per
month has been Withdrawn by recent
ruling from Washington. and sales by
dealers and purchases by consumers
If any reasonable quantity at a time
is fully permitted
The consumer, however. should be
areful, inasmuch as the boarding pro.
vision of the Food act is still in effect,
and no one should purchase unreason.
: Bile amounts Of sugar or other com.
modities.
1t is permissible as well for mer.
'hants TO advertise sugar, although The
nited States Food Administration
ioes not desire to encourage 1t. and
he merchant advertising must he
areful not to quote a price which il
below his cost. and must also be care.
III not to make any combination
sale
Sugar is now placed with all other
cod commodities which the American
public is asked to conserve to the
greatest possible degree until the
ext world harvest, in order that we
may be able to meet our obligations
the starving millions of Europe.
This Information is given publicity
IS there seems to still be some ques
on regarding these points, in the
| i, ipI4 NJ many 1no lore n. ,val1 nc CON
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
Sure Trap for BURGLAR.

A Louisville man has been granted
patent on an automatic burglar
alarm system. According to It's in.
yentor this is the only system ever de
yisad that traps and catches the bur
FAR before he can escape.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
SAME SHELL HIT.
TWO COMPANY c
BOYS, SAYS BAXLEY
JIMMY DUFFY AND LEVI BAILEY
BROUGHT DOWN. BY ONE
ShEtl-WRITES FATHER HE is
AGAIN RECOVERED.

A very Interesting letter was re-
eeived yesterday by John Bailey
1873 fh3lps street. from his sen,
sersr, Levi Baxley, a member of Com
fiany c, who was wounde in action on
Sept. % and was reported wounded
degree undetermined. on the Sunday
casualty list announced by the war
department.
The letter reads;
Royet, France
Dear Dad:
Today is the day all of the boys
In the A. h. +. is to write letter
home to his dad The world knows
have good old father, and have
the time now to do it. and here goes
to Les you know how | am getting
along.
| am fine and dandy and on my feet
again, as good as ever. suppose
Mary told you all about my being
wounded. Jimmie Duffy and Fred
keefe were wounded on the same
day. Duffy got hit with the same
shell that hit me. think he was
wounded more than | was, but he
sure was game But it is all over
now, and am sure glad Of It, but il
had to 90 back and do it over again
! would not hesitate for one minute
| have not heard from my company
since | was wounded, so cannot tell
you thing about Christ. but he was
in good health the last time saw
him.
When ] do get back | will sure be
able to tell what We boys have gone
through with and came out alive And
We can thank no one but God for
that.
Well, dad, hope this finds you IL
the best of health Love to you ali
Your son, LEVI
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
Hold Carriers Local t34

Special meeting Friday at 1880 p.
m. Dec ~ business of importance
to transact. Come. VIM. J. Goodgcs,
seeretary.treasurer
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market rep0r; furnished 10
be Free 1tader-Journal by W. l.
ttnyre. member Of Chicago Board Oh
Trade, Moloney building. phone lo.i.
Correspondent LamsOn Bros. 4 Co..
Chicago.
GAVIN
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
foster for Fountain Pens.

Fountain rons are tested by an in.
strumcut called a thermometer If one
piece of the mechanism is out even a
slx-hundrcdlh part " ar inch it is
rejected rs faulty
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
Notice.

Don't fail to see our line of table
lamps. Reliable Electric Shop. 2lS
West Main street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-19
Boche Will be Terror Stricken
When First Air Raid is
Made on Capital.
IBy Carl d. Groat, United Press
StnfP Cror-rasnnndant

LBy Carl d. Groat, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Berlin Is
to be bombed.
Makers OF the British air2lane,
Handley-Page are perfecting giant
craft which shall meet the require
ments of a big gasoline load and a
big bomb load. according to infor-
nation from Major General Kenly,
chief of the United States military
aeronautics branch.
While the British are developing
this important machine, others
among the allies are striving toward
the same end.
There has been much unfounded-
much imaginative talk about what
airplanes would do to Germany. Now,
however, rational authorities say that
the Handley-Page development as.
sures the bombing Of Berlin and Will
make easy the dropping Of heavy
loads of INT on many Teuton towns
One thing helping the airplane stu
alton immensely Is the allied ad
vance in Belgium and elsewhere
along the west front. This is short
ening the flying distance materially
In airplane construction the great
difficulty Is to develop a machine
which can carry sufficient gasoline
for long flight with heavy load
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-19
BERLIN TO BE BOMBED
BY GIANT ALLIED PLANES

In other words, as Major General
kenly puts 1t, it is a hard 2roposi-
tion to do much damage to Germany
If the flyer can only remain out four
hours and has a large load of bombs
to drop on some German city.
Kenly and others were gratiffed to-
day at the news Of the an-American
day bombing expedition near Grand
pre- in which sixty OF our flyers par
ticipated.
The joint air defensive OF the
United States and her allies Is to
be developed on gigantic lines.
Bombing Berlin is only one phase
OF It, Other phases are understood
to be the bombing OF every important
industrial city in western Germany.
so that the Teuton may have a dose
of his own medicine"
The moral effect OF bombing Ber-
lin is regarded as great.
Germany thought air raids were
very terrorizing and hence tried
them out on London and Paris. 1t
| is believed from the walls she set up
at recent allied raids against her,
| she will be agonized IL Under Den
Linden and Wflhelmstrasse feel the
might OF the raider.
Major General Kenly Is securing
| the nation for aerial Observers Gen.
eral Pershing has urgently asked
them. While there are plenty OF
pilots, the observers are scarce Men
of intelligence, daring and good
physique are needed. A commission
is promised all qualifying, and men
of venturesome spirit are assured
plenty of thrills Overseas service
/ Inside OF two months viii be the GER
! tain portion OF all observers