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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04
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TRADER-JOURNAL.
NOTICE.

D. G. Cairns, Attorney for Executor.
Estate Of John F. Johnson. Deceased
Notice is hereby given that the uR
dorsigne eli, Executor OF the last viii
ana testament of John F. Johnson,
late of the County OF La Sale and
State of Illinois, deceased, will ap-
pear before the Probate Court Of said
County Of the first Monday (being the
sixth day) Of January, 1919, at the
Probate Court Room, in Ottawa, in
said County. when and where all per-
sons having Gains or demands
against said estate are notified to at
tend and present the same in writing
for adjustment.
Dated this 25th day OF October,
A. D. 1918.
ERNEST r. JOHNSON,
Executor.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04
PUBLICATION NOTICE

State OF Illinois. La Sale County,
Us. In the Circuit Court. To January
term A, D. 1919. William NJ, Meyer VS..
Helen G. Meyer.
In Chancery, Divorce. Gen. No
22567.
Affidavit Of non-residece of Helen
G. Meyer the above defendant having
been filed In the Clerks Office OF
the Circuit Court Of said County,
notice Is therefore hereby given to
the said nonresident defendant that
the complainant fled his bill OF COM
plaint in said Court in the Chancery
side thereof, on the 2Sth day of Oc-
tober 1918, and that thereupon a
Summons issued out OF said Court,
wherein said suit is now pending. re-.
turnahle on the second Monday in the
month of January next, as Is by law
required. Now, unless you, the said
nonresident above named Helen G..
Meyer shall personally be and appear
before said Circuit Court, on the
first day Of the next term thereof to
be holden at Ottawa, in and for the
said County on the second Monday
IN January next. and plead, answer
or demur to said compliments bill
OF complaint, tho same and the mat.
tiers therein charged and stated will
be taken as confessed, and a decree
entered against you according to the
prayer OF said bill.
John l.. Wttzeman, Clerk
Ottawa, Illinois, October 2Sth 1918
| Walter A. Panneck, Compt's Sol
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04
Cool and Correct.

Professor Robert Herrick, Of the
University Of Chicago. desired to
point out to a young sonneteer the
difference between the words aston.
ish" and surprise"
Noah Webster" Professor Herrick
said. was once caught by his wife in
the act Of pressing the hand Of the
pretty cook.
The cook, bushing like rose, fed
at once to her kitchen. Mrs, Webster
said in sad, tremuous voice:
Why, Noah, am surprised
But the philologist looked from
over his glasses at his wife and an
swered reproyingly;
Madam, you have not studied our
glorious language as you should. It's
l who am surprised. You are aston.
ished'"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04
Could Have Been Worse.

Damocles was intently watching the
sword suspended over his head by a
single hair.
"Oh. well" he chuckled, lit might
be worse. Just suppose my wife had
found that long golden hair on my
toga'
Whereupou he ate his meal with
great composure and hilarity
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04

Richard A. Ballinger, Secretary OF
the Interior, tells OF his first law case
which he had at Kankakee, Ill. Il had
hung out my shingle good while be-
fore any client arrived" he said,
Finally. one came He was weak,
meek being whom three determined
women had welded in rapid success
sion. and he was being tried for big
amy. AS all OF the wives appeared
against him We lost the case
and he got term OF two years, but
this did not seem to worry HMM
fact, he seemed anxious for more, he
was taken to the .penitentiary. and
just before his term ended got let
ter from him. Do you think, the big
amist asked a1xiously, 1t Will be safe
for me to come out""
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04
A Fatal Suuint.

A woman with a fatal squirt came
to a fashionable portrait painter.
lie looked at her and she looked at
him. and both were embarrassed
He spoke first
Wont You permit me- he said, to
take your portrait In profile? There
is a certain shyness about one Of your
eyes which is as difficult in art as 1t is
fascinating In nature"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04
TREPANNEO SKULL
CENTURIES AGO.
ANCIENT PERUVIAN SURGEONS
PERFORMED DELICATE
OPERATIONS
Tapped Head Of the Dying Man Win
Baton.

Dr.. Joseph c. Thompson, lieutenant
commander IN the United States Nay
has written a detailed description Of
the methods OF trepanning praCtlced
by the Indians of Peru more than
1900 years ago. They are known as
pre- Columbian Indians and more than
5000 of their skulls have been col
lected by Dr.. A. Hardlicka, curator of
the division OF physical anthropology
OF the National museum.
THE evidence of uepanning skill
among the earliest Indians is shown
for the first time" DR.. Thompson
said. The surgical" instruments con-
sist of sharpened flints OF various
shapes and sizes. and the skulls OF
the collection show that the first
medicine men" were no mean sur
geons.
primitive people are careful OBJ
servers of nature.' DR.. Thompson
says in his paper, "and 1t is to this
that We owe their skill in hunting and
woodcraft. These ancient Peruvian In
dams observed that once in while
warriors who had received serious
injury of the head recovered instead
of dying. In the course Of time they
due to one of several causes.
THE skull In the living subject, Il
very resilient, and II may have hap.
pened occasionally that when a piece
of the skull wall was displaced or
dented, thus COMPRISING the brain,
this offending fragment suddenly
sprang back into place, thereby reley'
ing the symptoms and affording the
patient chance TO recover. Among
primitive peoples some very curious
ceremonial rites take place over The
diving. These rites at times assume
the character of a vigorous massage
of the body, and they even tapped tie
head of the dying man with baton
This latter action might readily result
in a lucky repair OF the broken skull
"Then, again, after warrior had
lain unconscious for many days the
splintered and broken bits Of bone
might necrose and be sloughcd off at
the bottom of an open sore. This also
might have resulted in recovery.
when the medicine men had OBJ
served these phenomena few times
their next logical step would be to at
tempt to assist nature in her pr
cesses of restoration. They did this
by prying the displaced fragments IN
to place and by digging out, Otter
with their finger tips, splintered bit!
of bone. Another of their observa
tons was that a wound with sharp
clean cut edges would heal much NOR,
rapidly than one with rough OF Jazz
gcd contour.
"The result Of their observation!
was that they attempted to CONVEX
the rough, irregular gashes IN tn
skull into smooth clean cut surgica
wounds This was usually done b,
ycraping the edges of the break will
the sharpened fints,
"They further advanced in tn
scicnce OF physical diagnosis to TN
point Of observing that, now and lhor
warrior died from really SINAI
fracture Of the skull. This led them 3.
operate quickly and some of the slef
der pieces of sharpened flint ma
have been used to raise the crushc
portion of the skull after an incislo
had been made."--New Yorl. Times.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04
A MODEL WITNESS.
Showed Such Ability that Even the
Judge Extended Congratulations.

Judge cStenoed ConprstuIationS.
The Opposing Counsel-what Is
your name?
The Witness (appealing TO the
Judge Am | obliged 10 answer this'
The Judge You are.
The Witness My name is Todgers.
First nance"
Il decline TO answer"
"On what ground"
III would De construed into retlec-
ton ON the good taste OF my parents"
Where were you born?'
Il decline to answer"
Why"
Because all my information on the
subject Is Of the hearsay character"
But you We're there at the time?"
Il decline 10 admit it,
What is your age?"
Before answering desire TO CON
suit with my attorneys
What is your ostensible business ?"
IL do not remember"
Are you in any way connected with
the Ramrod Trust?"
Il do not remember"
What is It's capitalization?
Il do not remember"
What is your salary"
81 do not remember"
Are you married."
81 DO not remember"
The Judge The hearing will now
be adjourned until ten o'clock to-mor-
row morning. And want TO congratu,
late the opposing counsel on the
marked progress they have made in
advancing the case.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04
STOP CLOCK
FOR TlMlNC CONTESTS
New Device is Also Fitted WIN
"Time Out" Mcohanism-Hng5
at Proper Intervals


at Proper Intervals
A Philadelphia man has invented =
stop clock for timing basketball and
other games. While the clock was d.
signed for timing basketball games
il can be used for other sports also.
1t rings every twenty minutes Of
actual play, that is at the beginning
and end OF each half 1t is also fitted
with a time out mechanism, so that
" pulling a cord the clock is stopped
for two minutes and time out sign
is automatically displayed.
In one minute and forty five sec
onds buzzer sounds to notify tie
referee that he has fifteen seconds 10
get the ball and put it into play. At
the end of the two minutes the .2lI
again rings and the time out sign
drops. Another stop is arranged,
which stops the clock for any length
of time
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04

Mrs. Youngbride-- Mrs. Smith says
there is lots Of cream on her milk bot
ties every morning Why is there new
er any on yours? The Milkman--Im
too honest, lady. that's why | fills
my bottles so full that there amt new.
er no room left for cream.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04
Soldiers Pass Through City.

An east-bouud train Of four coaches
filed with wounded soldiers from DeS
Moines. Iowa, passed through here
yesterday at noon A note was
thrown on. By one soldier saying they
would not stop at Chicago.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04
Infant Dies.

Marion Seaman. the G-weeks-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Seaman, who
reside on Lincoln street, was found
dead in bed yeStetlay morning The
cause of death was spasms. The iu
neral services Will be held this after
noon at 4 o'clock at the home. Rev
Linton of the Uniyersalist church VIII
officiate. Burial in Riveryiew GENE
terry.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04

We forget Whit we ought to remem-
Der, aud remember what we ought to
forget We need schools OF memory.
but we need schools of forgettery, even
m0rc.--ltulph parlette.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04

for County Treasurer.
You will find his name the third
from the bottom In the second column
on the ballot Adj.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-22
DAUGHTERS OF 1912 WILL
PUSH WAR RELIEF WORK
Reports Of Plans Will Feature Con-
vention of Two Days at
New Willard.

Reports on war relief work and
plans to add impetus to what has al
ready been accomplished will feature
the two days session of the National
Society. United States Daughters of
1872. which will formally open tomor-
row morning at the Willard
The executive committee. composed of
the national officers, Mrs Robert Hall
Wiles of Chicago. president. met this
morning at 10 o'clock and at o'clock
this afternoon the credentials commit
tee. with Mrs. G. NJ. Brumbaugh as
Chairman. will hold a meeting from 2
TO b o'clock. This evening a reception
VIII be given in the red room of the
notel by the national officers to dele
gates and guests, of whom there will
De more than 200. In line with the Off
GERS Will be five real daughters" of
men who fought in the war Of 1912.
among the decorations will be flag.
d replica. but one-third in size. of the
IoIors which were flying over Fort Nc
aenry during that war. The flag was
uiaue oy women of the District at the
notne or Mrs. Noble Newport Potts,
~ oniro wee president. who lives at 1902
Izo street northwest Several sneakers
are on the program.
Inc nrst session will be at 10 o'clock
TOMORROW morning. Reading of reports
ana business will make up the program
lor the day. Wednesday morning off,
GERS Will be elected, including first and
thlrd vice presidents, recording secre-
lazy. treasurer. historian and auditor
Inc term OF each is for two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-22
NEBRASKA BUYS TENTH
OF WAR STAMPS SOLD
Her Per Capita Is $11.o6, With Dis
trict Of Columbia Second.
Other Figures.

Nebraska has bought one-tenth OF all
the war savings and thrift stamps sold
since the campaign opened nearly five
months ago, according to a report is
sued by the national war savings COM
mittee.
Up to April the total receiptss from
savings stamps sales were $149.36
s72, of which Nebraska contributed
sl4, s4a,ss1 New York was second. with
s12,27s,7s3, and Missouri third, with
s11,1S3,So5. Pennsylvania has raised
So s6s.o34.
Nebraska has raised s11.os for every
man, woman and child within her
borders. The District of Columbia Is
second with S3.75 per capita, and
Missouri and Kansas folio with $3.14 and
s3.11. respectively.
OF the twenty leading states, all bu,
FIVE are west Of the Mississippi river.
This month the Treasury reports
show average war savings receipts OF
81. 500, 900 day. or at the rate OF 800. 000.-
900 a year The daily average Is con-
stantly rising. having been 100000 In
December, 1880, 600 in January. $500. 00C
in February and s2.227, 900 in March. This
indicates that the liberty loan campaign
is not having a depressing effect on sys-
tematic war savings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-22
WILLIAM FUREY TO GET
. MEDAL FOR BOND SALES
Livingstone Medal Will Go to Boy
Scout for Success in Second
Liberty Loan Drive.

Thirteen-year-old William Furey, son
of q naval officer at the Bellevue maya
zine near Giesboro point, will be a
proud young American as he marches
up on the stage at Business High School
tomorrow night to receive the Living
stone bronze medal for selling more
liberty bonds of the second issue than
any other boy scout in Washington.
During the second loan campaign VII
liam disposed of 757 bonds, putting
$4,000 In Uncle SANS war chest. Only
four other boy scouts in the United
States sold more than young Furey,
who is a member Of local scout Troop
No. So The medal will be awarded to
young Furey by Commissioner Brown
low.
One hundred and fifty other scouts will
be awarded medals tomorrow night by
L. S. Rowe, assistant secretary of the
Treasury. for selling more than ten
bonds of the second issue. Addresses
will be made by John Poole, chairman
of tho District liberty loan committee
Capt. Kingman Of the British embassy
and a member of the French high COM
mission.
On May 81 the scouts will begin ono
week drive to sell bonds OF the present
issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-22
Man They Nearly Skipped
Buys $4,000 Bond; Will
Canvass Every House Now

Adam A Weschler and T. s. Duva1l,
representing the business mems lib
erty loan committee, when covering
received a surprise that has encour-
aged their determination not to over
look in the future single house or
establishment, no matter how unpre-
possessing.
They visited the small automobile
top repair shop conducted at 1906 Penn
sylvania avenue by Nicholas Berezoski,
q Russian, to interest the proprietor
in the loan. They entered with no
great enthusiasm. owing to the foreign
name over the door, but met with
ready consent to buy a bond
do you want a ffty?" was asked.
More as that" was the reply. Next
hundred dollar bond and gave the same
reply. The same answer was given to
each increasing amount until finally the
1ntervtewerS had to put the INQUIRY
squarely, How much do you want?"
Ten thousand" replied the foreigner.
When asked as to how he wished to nav
for 1t he replied. I'm cash. and has
made good his words.
A remarkable feature of the transac-
ton is that the purchaser will obtain
from the new security a lower rate of
interest than he was enjoying from the
investment in which his money hereto
fore was invested
Berezoskt, who lives at 453 C street
northwest, and who came to this coun-
try dozen years ago, is a veteran of
the Russo-Japanese war, and knows
what it means to men in trenches to be
adequately backed up by men at home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-22
The Pedestrians Peril.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
I note Mr.. W. F. Peabody's remarks
in your paper concerning safety at
street intersections. Too much stress
cannot be laid upon this particular
phase of the traffic situation. 1t is alb
surd to spend time and money paint
Ing white lines across the street, de-
filming the footway. If motorists are to
be permitted to disregard their pur-
pose. In New York a driver who fails
to observe such a regulation is forced
to make a circuit of the block and ap-
proach the white line in proper order.
This happened to me in a taxicab once
and at my expense
Under the conditions prevailing here
a pedestrian may not move with safety
IN either direction at the street inter-
the rear OF standing car, being driven
into danger in front or gas and oil
fumes in the rear. At best his line of
movement is a zigzag one, and there
fore dangerous
There is no reason why a motorist
should be permitted to race wildly at a
street crossing with blast Of his horn
that is enough to scare anybody out of
his wits, in order that he may have
headway. A signal device on a motor
out of its way.
l would urge. further. that cars be
not permitted to park within fifty feet
OF the building line, in order that
pedestrians may have a more perfect
view before and behind them when
stepping off the curb into mo mans
land"
Parking on Madison place should moi
De permitted, and the f1fteen-minute
parking rule should be enforced eyery-
where. The time will come when
standing cars will not be permitted in
INC downtown section of city
H. CHADWICK HUNTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-22
FEARS FOR CZECH CAPTIvEs.
Soldiers Who Deserted to Russia
Probably Face Death.

Much concern is felt here over the
fate of 1900 Czech troops who de-
serted from the Austrian army to join
the Russians at the beginning Of the
war and who, according to Vienna
newspapers. have been captured by the
Germans advancing into the Ukraine
Members of the Czech-Slovak national
council here fear that most of the pris-
oners or at least the officers may be
summarily executed.
Among those reported captured Is DR.
Bohdan Pavlu. who prior to the wal
was an editor of the Prague daily
Narodni Listy AS editor of the Czech.
oslovak, a revolutionary journal pub
lished in Petrograd, he took a leading
part in the organization of the autono.
nous Czechoslovak army and the dis
semination of anti-German and anti.
Austrian propaganda among the pris.
oners of war in Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-22
OFFICERS OF REGULARS
TO TRAIN FIGHTERS HERE

Secretary Baker has approved the
recomme Of the general staff
that officers of the Regular Army alone
be placed in command Of the National
Army regiments of infantry and field
artillery and of all divisions and am
munition trains so long as they remain
in the United States. In addition at
least one lieutenant colonel and one
major for every infantry and artillery
regiment must be from the regulars.
When the division goes abroad Gen.
Pershing exercises wide powers in con-
trolling the commissioned personnel.
This action was taken, 1t is said, to
insure the occupation of the most i'm
portant positions by men with training
and experience. Vacancies occurring
in these positions will be filled in every
case by the promotion of officers from
the lower grades in the permanent es-
Establishment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-22
HALF OF THIRD LOAN
IS NOW SUBSCRIBED
Communities Throughout the
Country Indicate Intention to
Make This Biggest Week.

Half Of the three billion dollars mini
mum sought for the third liberty loan
remains to be subscribed in the remain
ing working days Of the campaign. Early
reports today to headquarters indicated
that the total had been raised above
81 500, 100000. Reports already in show
81, 456,5s5,1oo.
This covers only part Of Saturdays
business, and represents an increase OF
$s5 100000 over the total reported Sat
urday night.
Local committees In hundreds of COM
munities sent word today that they
would try particularly hard to make
this the record week Of the campaign
and they counted strongly on patriotic
celebrations Friday. designated by
President Wilson as Liberty day. to swell
subscriptions.
Are Subscribing Literally.
Railroad employees over the whole
country are subscribing literally: X
H. Ashton Of Chicago, regional di-
rector of railroads west of the Missis-
sippi, reported today subscriptions OF
s29,016.0O0 from railroad men in his
territory.
Latest reports indicate that the state
of Washington has exceeded its quota
Seattle has $4,000 subscribers. more
than twice the number in the second
loan, and Tacoma reports 10000 SUB
scribers.
oregon liberty loan campaigners now
claim a new record. on tho ground tha'
at the end of the second week every
town and every county In the state nae
subscribed Its quota.
Indications today were that Missouri
had gone over the top and that nine
teen counties have been awarded the
honor flag. In the entire st Louis led
eral reserve district. $4,000 subscribers
including $4,000 from st. Louis, have
been reported.
Sunrise. Wyo, with a population OF
672. has sold bonds to 367 persons. dou'
bling it's quota and placing bond IL
every home.
Liberty loan workers will redouble
their efforts to make this week ban
ner week. and, ii possible, to raise the
total OF subscriptions from 1871 .0O0.'
900, obtained in the first half OF the
period, to near the billion dollar
minimum goal.
Liberty day. Friday, will provide one
more high light in the campaign, how
ever. and hundreds Of communities are
planning big parades Of soldiers. AND
bond subscribers or rallies with noted
speakers to celebrate the day.
The third loan compaign apparently
is proceeding faster than the second
for when the second was half over only
about $500, 900, 900 had been subscribed
The better record of the present drive
is attributed mainly to early competi-
lions among cities and towns for. the
honor flag and to the fact that the
public is better acquainted with the
merits of government bonds and need
less education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-22
TO FIGHT PREMATURE" PEACE
League to Enforce Peace to Meet il
Philadelphia Next Month.

NEW YORK. April 22.-The League
to Enforce Peace today sent out invita-
lions for the win the War for Perma-
nent Peace" convention in Philadelphia
on May 16 and IT. William Howard
Taft. president of the League to En-
force Peace. will preside at the conven-
ton. The convention will seek to "sus-
tain the determination of our people to
fight until Prussian militarism has
been defeated: to confirm opposition to
a premature peace and to focus atten-
ton on the only advantage the Amer
lean people hope to gain from the wal
"a permanent peace guaranteed by q
league Of nations
The convention will close with an al
lied war dinner. at which the speakers
will be Lord Reading. Viscount Ishii
Ambassador Jusserand, Gen Gugliel-
motif. Nicholas Murray Butler and AL
ton B. Parker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-22
TRIpLETS WITH PRESIDENTIAL
NAMES RECORDED IN CAPITAL

Registration Of Washington children
under six years Of ago continued today
under auspices Of the children's year
committee. More than sixty registra-
ton cards were received at tho COM
mittee headquarters. 1893 @ street, in
the first mail this morning.
An Indian mother. delegate here of
Ottawa and Chippewa tribes. registered
her little daughter Norah with the
committ-. this morning. A triple regis
tration was effected with tho recording
of the triplets, Roosevelt. Taft and
Wilson Riccobono, sons of Mrs. An
toinette Riccobono. 1142 18th street
northwest.
The triplets were born October "a,