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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
HOTEL MAID lNHERiTS
FORTUNE or $500 900
Detroit Woman intends to Use It In
Giving Her Son the Best Pos.
soie Start in Life.


sible Start in Life.
Detroit, Mich The question OF
"what'd YOU DO if YOU were rich has
been answered in a new way by Mrs.
Hannah Hess, the hotel maid who in.
herited 100000 by the death Of Her.
man Wakefield Of Johnstown. Pa, an
uncle.
Instead of buying mansion and go
fng in for society or starting her hus.
band in big business, Mrs. Hess is
going TO devote her fortune to her
son, that he may have the best pos
slble start in life.
Its Il for my boy, who is with my
father near Pittsburgh she says.
He's the brightest boy in all the
world and | am going to give him the
advantages he deserves"
Of course, Mrs. Hess intends to
spend some of her legacy for herself.
Until now she has dressed according
to her income as a hotel maid. But
she saved $500, and when ne fled of
the legacy she went shopping.
When She returned 10 the hotel her
cowofkers could hardly recognize her
in her new clothes. She had discarded
the neat blue and white suit of the
hotel service for attire of the latest
fashions.
Il am a high school graduate aud
my husband is college man." she
says. When he could not find work
for time decided to support myself.
"0f course, | will want to buy a
great many more pretty gowns and
an the other pretty things wealthy
women have. | also want nice home,
but my boy Will benefit most by my
! money
Il will keep the friends who were
I mine when | was a humble hotel
maid. Money can never change me- in
that respect
| UUD sxz.,,, .~urrr-,----.-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
[ 0WDEN ENDORSES
NEW LABOR LAW

Springfield, Aug. 6-Goyeruor Low
den IN endorsing the governments &c
tion in taking labor from nun-essen
tial manufacturing plants in Illinois
and distributing these workers amonS
concerns engaged in war work. says
From now on. the supplying OF
war Industries with common labor
Will be centralized in the United
States Employment Service Of the do
partment OF labor. and all independent
recruiting Of common labor by manu-
! facturers having payroll of more
than one hundred men will he hand
led by the United States Employment
Service. This is in accordance with
the decision of the war labor policies
board. and approved by the president.
on June l.. This action has been
taken TO overcome perilOus short
Iare of unskilled labor IN war indus
tries. In Illinois this work will be
under the direction OF Charles A Nun
roe. director of public service reserve,
Mark L. Crawford. state director bt
the United States Employment Sery-
ice, and John Fitzpatrick president
OF the Chicago Federation of Labor
1t viii be the duty of the board com
posed OF these men 10 appoint com
munity boards for the different sec
tons of Illinois The community
board will consist Of three members,
an employer Of labor. an employe. and
one other who is 10 act as chairman
The duties Of the community boards
viii be 10 determine what are es.
sential ana what are non essential in
dustries, and 10 determine what and
how many laborers are necessary in
each industry and to apportion these
men.
There is a dangerous scarcity Of
labor al the present time, particularly
OF unskilled labor This scarcity has
been accentuated by the constant shift
of labor from one community TO an
other Extraordinary efforts Saye
been put forth 10 induce workmen OF
one community TO emigrate to anoth-
er. In many cases, agents often act
ing upon little or no authority have
gone into a community and made at.
tractiye offers in order to induce
W0rkmen to emigrate to some other
community. On arriving there, they
sometimes find that they have not
materially benefited themselves by
the move. This results not only in
uncertainty and confusion. but in a
very great loss in the actual amount
OF labor available on any day be
cause Of the loss Of time in travelling
and making changes.
1T is necessary at the present time
that both employer and workman sub.
NIT as Loyalty TO the rulings OF the
labor boards as the military recruit
to the rulings of the war boards. To
win this war, labor is as much of a
necessity as the soldier in the
trenches. Employers are urged to
get into immediate communication
with their own community boards
find out what regulations are to be en-
forced as early as possible, and pre-
pare themselves as far in advance as
they can to cooperate in every way
with these community boards.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always hears -
s.s.. 4: ., GHAzzz.<
A CANDIDATE OF MERIT.

r. G, Soderstrom is being promi.
nently mentioned for the Republican
nomination for state legislator. He
not only should be nominated by the
republicans, but should be elected by
all parties. The Free Press supported
Mr.. Soderstrom when he was can.
dldate Tor the state assembly on the
progressive ticket, and is pleased IN
support him now on the republican
ticket A student. broad minded and
honest in his convictions, Mr.. Solder.
strom IS qualified to represent this
district IN the legislature at SPRING.
field Editorial Streator Free Press
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
TX All Depends.

When James A. Garfield was presi.
dent of Oberlin college, a man brought
for entrance as student his son, for
whom he wished a shorter course
than the regular one
The boy can never take all that
in," said the father. He wants to
get through quicker. Can you arrange
it for him."
"Oh. yes" said Mr. Garfield. sic
can take a short course; it all de-
ponds on what you want Of him
When God wants to make an oak He
takes hundred years. but He takes
only two months to make a squash"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
Results Will
Startle Ottawa

People report quick results from
pure Layoptik eye wash. A girl with
weak, strained eyes was helped by
ONE application Her mother could
not sew or read because OF eye pains.
IN one week her trouble was gone. A
small bottle Of Lavoptik Is guaranteed
TO help EVERY CASE weak, strained
or inllamed eyes. ONE WASH startles
with its quick results. Aluminium eye
cup FREE VIM d. Duncan, drug.
gist
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
Liquor Dealers to Meet.

Kahkakee, Aug. s. More than 25r
delegates are expected here Septem
Der u and %, when the Liquor Deaf
ers Protective association of lllnoi.
holds It's annual convention. A local
committee on arrangements has beer
selected, and a splendid program Is
assured they announce The ses
sions Will probably be held in Radeke
hall.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
.ssSss~sssSsss.

August 3, 1918, Charles and aAlry
Powell to Sarah h Calkins, parts
lots TO- II, and II. block .. Illinois
Central Railroad addition. lot 2. block
u, Harbaughs addition, MENDOZA. SIu0.
August 8, 1915, Roger \. and Grace
Watkins to William c. Mundie, o
tot b. southeast I. 2S 81 $3.50
May 10. 1919, Alice T.. Kinney and
husband ct al TO X K. Remick lot Z.
block 3, Earlyille $500.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
Specialization.

Are You willing 10 work."
aye replled Flooding Pete. "Dut
I've got 10 know what I'm expected to
do before ! start"
There's an ak and a woodpile right
In front Of you"
Oats fine Pm Waterman by pro.
fessi0n Fur couple OF sandwiches
an a cup Of coffee I'll sit here all AT.
ternoon an Sc dat nobody steals 'em."
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

Mr.. Busby, rich but recently
And when | was In Switzerland.
saw Lake Geneva and Lake Lee
man"
Mr.. Nise-"But are not those
names synonymous?"
Mr.. B.-"Why-er-yes, OF course.
But are you aware. my dear sir,
that Lake Geneva is by far the more
synonymous OF the two?"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
Taking His Part.

section foreman on southern
railway heard the following CONVEX.
sation between two of his dusky la.
borers:
Jim. YOU bettah come here an her
me. lse takin' up fer you"
"How's dat?"
IVY, dis here man say you amt fit
fer de dawgs, an All tole him yes you
Isl
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
Sure to Win,

SO you think you have your oppo
nent defeated before the campaign
starts? ?"
I'm sure of it. He is depending or
old-fashioned handshaking methods to
make himself agreeable. I'm learn.
ing to dance"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
Civil Service Examinations

In Illinois IN August. 10000 women
clerks to be appointed at Washington.
Experience unnecessary. Women de-
string government clerkships write
for free list Of positions to the Y. s.
School Of Civil Service, Washington,
ID C. 81, C~Leonard, former Civil
Service Examiner, Pres.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

Pana-Residents here are incenssd
at Phillip Ogden and Charles Nanden-
busch. who are said to have ordered
two United States aviators from their
farms after the latter had landed fol.
lowing flights from Chanute Field at
RantOul
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
GERMAN LOSSES IN
ALLIED ROUT PUT
AT $4,000 MEN
COUNTER OFFENSIVE BESIDES
NETTING FOCH LARGE GAIN,
COST HUN ENORMOUS SUM IN
MANpOWER AND SUPPLIES.

London, Aug. 6--Dispafhes tonight
showed the tremendous cost paid by
the Germans in their fifth drive OF
the year, which began July 10, and in
the Foch counter offensive.
The German casualties have been
between 800, 900 and $4,000, according
to unofficial estimates. OF these about
10000 are prisoners.
the number of I7-millimeter shells
thus far gathered up by the allies Is
put at 100000
Germans Stiften Resistance.
Paris, Aug 6.-Another delaying
battle has begun. All along the north
bank Of the Vesle German resistance
stiffened early today, though ii did
not prevent the continuance OF allied
crossing OF the stream at many points
Late today two main brideeheads
were firmly held by the allies Ba,
zeches, three miles west Of Fismes,
and Jonchery, six miles TO the east OF
Fismes.
Between Jonchery and Rheims the
river is solidly held by the French.
Americans are extending their lines
beyond FisIies.
The German positions between the
Aisne and the Vesle are thoroughly
organized and well backed up by ar.
tillery. All along the front heavy
gun duels went Oh throughout the
day.
Foe Straightens Fianks.
German troop concentrations are
particularly strong on the two tanks,
northwest OF Rheims and northeast
OF Scissors. No military critic be
lieves the Germans mean to stand
permanently between the two rivers,
but have simply determined to with
draw In their own time and to re-
sumo the process OF selling ground
Get Heavy War Booty.
Each day adds to the booty cap
tursd by the allies. 1t will be i'm.
possible to take full stock for some
time, but the booty includes a con
siderable number Of 77millimeter
suns, while 77.millimeter shells sal
vaged up to the present total 1900
600.
More than 500 guns have been cap
tured by one French army alone. that
of Gen. Mangin, since the beginning
OF the allied drive on July IS,
This army also took an equal nun.
Der of trench mortars In the same
period
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
Locomotive Engineer Writes.

over work and worry cause kidney
trouble. When the kidneys are not
working properly. poisons accumu.
late in the system, resulting in back
ache, sore muscles, stiff joints, rheu
matte pains. constantly tired feeling
and other distressing symptoms
George McIain, Turtle Lake, n D.,
writes: Il am a locomotive engineer
had bad pain in my back and my
bladder action was very irregular.
tool Foley Kidney Pills and was re
liz IN . couple OF days"
w. ID Duncan. Drusgi-t, Ottawa, III
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
RED CROSS REMEDIES

Compounded by expert chemists from
best drugs obtainable. The formula
~ printed on each container, Red
Cross Remedies are pure in nanufac.
ture, honest IN ingredients and true IN
advertising. More than one hundred
teed only by
WHEELER 4 MALO, pruoulsts
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

An electric blower takes the place
OF towels In the Mushrooms of some
large industrial establishment.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

One Of the new electric toassers "A
Enclosed to retain tue heat and save
current.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

Some spiders in Java make webs
10 strong that 1t requires a knife to
sever them.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

A patent for cutlery made Of BAN
boo has been granted japanese resi-
dent OF Seattle.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

Switzerland, in proportion to IN
population, spends more on poor re-
lief than does any other country.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

William II. Garrett OF Augusta,
Me, is building a one.room house in
large tree on his estate.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

Within the heel of a recently nat.
ented shoe for women Ia contained
complete vanity case.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

Exposure to ozone for Ave minutes
increases the fermenting power Of
brewers yeast.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
There are about 1850 gas plants "a
Ais country.

Isaac Gaskill, age ninety, Of Mul
vile, N. J., il deyotee OF dancing.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

An instrument that measures the
glare Of light reflected from paper
has been invented.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

Practically all the 25.t00 tons Of
paper manufactured daily In this
.thls country II made from wood pulp.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

Cowden-When d horse driven by
David MeElr0y became frightened at
an automobile ii ran away causing a
broken leg and other injuries to Me
Elroy
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

me largest meteorlte at me actual.
~ known to have fallen to earth
weighed 649 pounds.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

A Frenchman has mounted bicy.
Gle frame on q sled TO drive 1t over
acc or snow with an aerial propeller.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

California orchards are piped Tor
.he purpose of conveying spraying so.
luton the trees.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

Nearly 1000 varieties Of rice have
been identified in the Philippines by
government scientists.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
ILLINOIS BRIEFS

Peoria An unidentified Mexican
section hand was found dead on the
Santa Fe tracks near Chillicothe. He
is believed to have been struck by a
train
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
Would Puzzle Socrates.

Were Socrates to come among us
now he would probably want To know
why Mexican poodles have no hair
Manx cats no tails. and pacitists no
peace.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

Champaign-Aul0matic telephones
here are ne more The company has
been purchased by the Bell System
under approval OF the State Public
Utilities Commits sion
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

Belleyille Charles Johnson a
farm hand employed by S L. Covey,
near here broke his arm al the elbow
while pitching wheat shock for Il
threshing machine
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06

WHEELER d MALo, Druggists
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-22

Now you can use a pure face pow
der that beautifies your complexion
wonderfully and Is guaranteed not to
injure the most delicate baby skin.
And it really stays on better than any
other face powder. 1t does not con-
tain white lead or starchy rice pow
der (POudre de Riz) to make it stick.
White lead poIsons the skin and rice
powder turns into a gluey paste that
encourages enlarged pores, blackheads
and rice-powder pimpIes. The spe-
ciaIist who makes this improved pow.
der uses a medicinal ingredient that
doctors use to heal the skin. In fact.
this new powder helps to prevent and
reduce enlarged pores and pimples.
1t is also astringent, dlscOuraginS
flabbiness, crows feet and wrinkles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-22

say you love me. If | asked you to
do sOmetl ing for me that hap
pened 20 interfere with what you
calls your duty. which would you
consider first-love or duty
DUTY says Johnny, without
waiting a second.
'She got up and left him with
out a word, but she was boiling
inside.
"Ah. them Mexican girls of the
old days, All Chile pepper and red
blood! They don't make 'em that
way nowadays.
Don't you think that Johnny
EversOn wasn't sore. either The
idea that a girl would ask him such
a question made him hot, so he
just laughed a went of the other
way and old his troubles 10 his
friends. We all remembered Non
das's bet with old John; and while
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-22

from down the valley comes along
and gets outside of a lot of that
liquid barb wire and runs amuck.
Candida Garcia went to arrest
him, and the sheep-herder sticks a
knife into Candida from a foot to a
foot and a half 1t didn't hurt Can
dido a whole lot, but it made him
pretty sick. Johnny Everson
pounds the sheep into docility and
packs him off to Jail. A sawbones
patches old Garcia up almost as
good as new, but he has to go to
bed.
'Nondas comes tearing into town
when she hears of IT. and stays
with her father. That night Ever
son calls on her to sympathize
with the old man. but mostly with
Nondas. | don't know how they
got around to the sheep-herder, but
Nondas says:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-22
La-mayF Face Powder
Does Not Contain
Any White Lead

Because it is pure and because it
stays on so well this La-may pOwde,
(French. POudre LAme) is now used
by over n million American women.
the large size II only fifty cents and
the trial size is twenty-five cents.
Remember La-may is guaranteed alb
solutely pure. Five thousand dollars
reward is offered any chemist who
finds it contains any white lead or
rice powder. Refuse substitutes. YOU
common sense will tell you that when
you are offered a substitute it is sure
TO be a demonstration trying to sell an
inferior powder that pays big COM
mission. When you use this abso-
lutely pure La-may and see how
splendidly il beauties your complex
ion you will understand why il so
quickly became the most popular
beauty powder sold in New York.
Save this notice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-22

The cap u yard of 1S-inch material.
The sack requires * yard of 81
inch material.
AN IDEAL SUIT FOR THE
GROWING GIRL (25SS). The pat
tern is cut in three sizes: IL. IA
and 16 years. Size IA will require
35s yards for the skirt. 3ls yards
for the coat and * yard for the
vest of 27-inch material.
A SMART SUSPENDER DRESS
C26OD. The pattern is cut in four
sizes: 6, s, 10 and - years. Size
10 requires 4 yards OF 36-inch ma
terial.
A POPULAR MODEL (26O5).
The pattern is cut in seven sizes:
%. "a. &c. 2S. 30, 80 and "a inches
waist measure. Size "a requires
21A yards of 54-inch material.
COMFORTABLE. SIMPLE UN-
DERSKIRT C2607). The pattern is
cut in seven sizes: 90, "a. &c. 2S. 30,
% and "a inches waist measure.
Size "a requires 81. yards Of &c.
inch material without the fiounce,
or 35s yards of material with the
fiounce.
A GOOD UNIFORM FOR ALL
KINDS OF HOME WORK C26l0.
The pattern is cut in seven sizes:
"a. sc, 3S. 40. AZ. "A and 46 inches
bust measure. Size IS requires AS
Yards of 44-inch material.
A SPLENDID SEPAR A T E
WAIST (261D. The pattern Is cut
in seven sizes: "a. sc. 3S. 40. AZ, A
and 46 inches bust measure. Size
SO requires 21a yards Of 44-inch
material.
To obtain any one Of these desir'
able patterns fill in the accompany
ing coupon and mail with 1Oc in
silver or stamps for EACH pattern
~ Stlr Company Great Brl ain
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-22
. INSIDE, a cold wind was beat
ing upon the New Mexican
hills, and, with a chilling

ing upon the New Mexican
~ hills, and, with a chilling
rain as a lash, was whipping a mass
of gray clouds across the valley
toward the Ration Range. There
vas a suggestion of snow in the
air, and the sheep had huddled up
close to the adobe house, banFfng
themselves along the hillside. They
looked like spray caught in the
rocks alongshore.
Inside we we're as warm and COM
Portable as a hearty supper and a
roaring eight feet of fireplace could
make us. Old jim Worrell. our
host. was idly braiding a quirt, 'and
We we're smoking and gossiping
about the ranchmen along the
Cimarron. Old Worrell had some
observation or Renaissance about
each one.
First time ever see old Jesus
Gonzales was back in H." he re-
marked, speaking of his nearest
neighbor, accounted the wealthiest
man in the valley. How'd he get
his money? Well, l don't know
about that. BY being honest, I
suppose. When he first came out
here he was a freighter. He had
a team of steers, but finally he got
tired Of freighting and turned the
steers out on pasture. In a few
wears them steers had multiplied
-
You know Bill CavHn"Oh. down
on the lower range? Well. Bill he
came to this country about the time
did and all he had was pair OF
branding-irons. In a few years
them brands of his'n was hung on
everything that runs on four legs
around this country, and he was
thinking some Of branding the two
legged critters. when they all up
and abandoned the country to him.
at only goes to show what per-
severance and a pair Of branding
irons will do for man.
Take Check Chase, who owns
the Circle Zero over here. Checks
cot a wife. but he didn't do it on
purpose. Check got to playing
poker one night with Sam Halo
way. They both owned pretty good
ranches and some sheep. Sam was
married, and his wife had some
thing of a reputation hereabouts
for temper and LONELINESS.
Check won all the money Sam
had on him, and the game was Just
getting exciting. Finally Sam offers
to bet everything he owns in Colfax
County against everything Check
owns. Check agrees and wins the
pot. Sam skipped out the next
morning. When Check went to
take possession Of Sans place and
told Mrs. Sam the circumstances,
she says:
Everything he OWLS, Ell? All
right: that includes me. | belong
to you now, Mr.. Chase. Come to
my armsn
But Check didn't. He was so
scared he hops on his horse and
lights out, and he's never been near
her since. She still lives on the
ranch, now one of the best in the
territory, and she always refers to
# as Checks, and to Check as her
husband. Check he don't take, no
road that leads in eight miles of the
ranch.
did you ever see Jose de la
Cruz, who lives down on the Thin
chera? He's one of the wealthiest
Mexicans around here, and always
has been. Ever notice how he lets
his hair grow long on the sides?
That's because he's shy couple of
ears.
I'll tell you why, but first I've got
to introduce Nondas Garcia to you.
And Johnny Everson. Johnny and
Nondas don't live around here now;
all this happened a long time ago,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-22
Sunday-Ame eric an-Ex aminer Patterns

SOME NEW THINGS FOR THE
BABY (21S6). For the dress of
fiouncing it will require IL yards
of 36-inch material with IL yards
of plain material for yoke and
sleeves. OF nainsook or lawn Sc
inches wide it will require 2A
yards. The gown will require 21a
yards of "a or q inch material.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-22

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