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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
GRAND LODGE |. O. OF.
MEETS AT SPRINGFIELD

Springfield, Nov. 2O.-Odd Fellows
in large numbers from all parts OF the
state are in Springfield today attend
ing the eighty-frst annual session OF
the grand lodge. Sixty-ninth session
Of the grand encampment and the
thirty-fourth session OF the Rebekah
assembly. Issues OF grave Importance
20 the fraternity are before the MEM
bers. Among these are the part the
order will play in aiding the govern
ment in its reconstruction plan, and
and lessers questions have been thor
oughly discussed since the conyen-
lions opened last Monday. Tomorrow,
the last day of the meets. the cleo
tions will be held. A. l.. Yantis OF
Shelbyyille is a candidate for grand
warden of the grand lodge, as is DR..
C. A. Robbins of Dixon. The latter
was defeated for the office last year.
The leading candidates for grand en-
campment are Charles w. Byers
county clerk of Sangamon County; f.
\. RidenOur, Moline; Isaac Lewis,
Bushnell, and in the Rebekahs the
candidates for warden are Mrs Nellie
Thompson of Kanhakee and Mrs
Alice NJ. Trees of Peoria. Other OF
GERS are expected to be reelected.
During the sessions il was disclose
the membership has more than see
Odd Fellows now serving IN the mill
tary arms Of the nation.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
WOOL WILL LONG BE SCARCE
Life Of a Pound Of Valuable Product
Has Been Shortened on Account
OF the War.

"Even with peace 1t IS doubtful II
our clothes will return to normal, In
price or otherwise, until long after
the war;" writes Douglas Jaspersen in
Everybody's. "The necessity of re-
facilitating the millions of men In
khaki Is already n problem. This vast
army to be reclothed will be Il heavy
drain upon the worlds already ex.
hausted wool and shoddy markets.
Then. too, the need of depleted Ger
many for wool and shoddy should fur
Their tend to Increase the shortage all
over the world.
"Ever since the beginning of the war
shoddy has been disappearing from
our midst at an alarming rate, while
the production Of wool has been en-
tircly inadequate to the worlds needs.
"In normal times the life of n pound
Of wool in Its various lncarnations ex-
tends over period of years.
"But war, the most wasteful Of all
businesses, has changed the old order
of things. Both the virgin wool and
the shoddy that went to make up that
khaki coat for some soldier are buried,
with its wearer, somewhere over
there and will never return to do duty
for us again. And so, In great many
cases, the life of a pound of wool has
been suddenly reduced from some
where around six years to as many
months. Wool alone can never clothe
the world. 1t has been shoddy that
kept the worlds clothing bill down for
many year, and until the shoddy sup
ply is normal again we can all expect
to have more or less trouble with our
clothes"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
WHAT. OUR DEFENDERS COST
At Home II Is 1927 and Overseas s42a
Year for Each Man In the
Service.

Statistics have been collected by the
clothing and equlpage, subsistence,
conservation, reclamation and hard
ware and metals division of the quar-.
termasters' corps, United States army,
to indicate just what 1t costs year to
maintain Il soldier overseas and in the
United States.
These, according TO the Army and
Navy Journal, show that the cost Is
Si2347 year to equip and maintain u
soldier overseas and $327.TS to equip
and maintain one In the United States,
Subsistence, figured ut 90 cents II day,
amounts to S25l,S5 yearly for each
man overseas; figured ut IL cents Il
day I'm the United States, II amounts
to SlS9.S0. The cost of the initial
equipment for the soldier the first year
In the United States is $lfJ.30, while
the cost of his additional equipment
for the first year overseas is S42.4l.
Thus II appears that II the soldier
going overseas did not take with him
a great deal of his equipment already
supplied In the United States the con.
trast between the cost OF equippine
and maintaining soldier in this coun-
try and abroad would be much more
marked. Not only Is the amount Of
equipment needed abroad greater than
that needed I'm this country, but the
statistics Of the conservation and re.
clamation division show that equip
lnent and clothing overseas are subject
to much harder use, wear out more
quickly and are less effectively re-
claimed than similar material, cloth
Ing and equipment used In the United
States. The amount of reclamation OF
each Individual soldiers equipment IN
this country Is $3.50 year, while the
amount of reclamation of similar ma
terial abroad IS but $33,3l.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
The Ancient Oujpu.

The qulpu reached Its most elaborate
form among the Peruvlans, from whose
language the term "quipu," meaning
"knot." Is borrowed. 1t consists Of II
main cord, to which are fastened at
given distances thinner cords Of DIFF
ferent colors, each cord being knotted
in divers ways for special purposes,
and each color having its own signih-
canoe. Red strands stood for soldiers,
yellow for gold, white for silver, green
for corn, and so forth, while n single
knot meant tcn two knots meant twen-
ty. double knots two hundred. Such
simple devices served manifold pur-
poses. Besides their convenience in
reckoning. they were used for keeping
the annals of the empire Of the Incas !;
for transmitting orders to outlying
provinces; for registering details Of
the army.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
FIVE LIVE STOCK
SHIPPING STATIONS
IN LA SALE COUNTY

There are now five live stock ship
ping associations doing business in
La Sale County. One which was re-
Gently organized for Ottawa and vi
entity has w w. Watts for president,
Oakley w. Esmond vice president and
Fred Prichard secretary-treasurer. A
director will be selected for each of
the townships near Ottawa. w III.
Lawrence has been employed as man
ager. Those who have stock to ship
and wish to join the association
should see Mr.. Lawrence.
The Serena shipping association
has been doing business since the
first of last December, and in less
than eleven months shipped seventy
five car loads Of stock. This gives an
idea OF the service Obtained through
such an organization. At each organ
ization meeting one or more car loads
of stock which the owner has been
unable to dispose Of satisfactorily
otherwise have been listed for imme-
date shipment
The manager receives, marks and
loads the stock for market Each
mans stock stands its proportionate
share OF the expense of shipping, so
that the balance or net value Is re-
ceiyed by the owner. At the Chicago
yards each mans consignment is
weighed and sold separately. This
means seems to be filling one Of the
demands for a more economical sys
TEN of marketing.
Other associations are operating at
Somonauk, Priscilla and Garfield. All
are enthusiastically supported by che
farmers in these localities, Other
places are planning to form associa
tons in the near future.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
City and Vicinity
News

Miss Isabel Ciegg, who Is employed
as the home advisor in Alton. is
spending a vacation at the home Of
her father, John Clegg. on Pearl
street.
Mrs, +. s. Slewder of East Main
street went to Chicago yesterday for
a short visit
Mrs. ]. w. Cable returned to her
home in this city today after spend
ing few days in Freeport.
Rev. and Mrs. l. Divan of this city
are spending few days with their
Iaughter in FOreston, Ill.
Mrs. Fred L. Jones has returned
home after spending the past few
days in Chicago
Mrs Meta b. Priesler left this aft
ernoon for Camp Lee, Virginia, to re
sumo her duties as Red Cross nurse
after spending ten-day furlough in
Ottawa.
Mrs. Horace Mills has returned
home after a short visit with friends
in Chicago.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
SOCIETY NOTES

A coffee will be given for the bene-
fit OF the Zion Evangelical Lutheran
church on Thursday afternoon and
evening, Nov u, at the home of Mrs.
William Eichelkrant, 1871 West Main
street Everybody is cordially invited
to attend
A special meeting and initiation OF
Olive L. Chapter of the Eastern Star
was held last evening at the Masonic
Temple. A large attendance was pres
ent. One new member was initiated
following which a business meeting
was held and light refreshments were
served
The West Side Bible Glass will hold
meeting on Thursday evening al
1870 O'Clock at the home Of Mrs
George Hartshorn on Illinois avenue
The ladies' o. st. Francis parish will
hold an all-day meeting tomorrow al
the homo of Mrs. Mary Case, 1l9;
Lafayette street The day will be
spent in sewing for the refugees ant
a picnic luncheon will be served al
noon. All ladies of the parish are in
vited to attend this meeting.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
LATIN QUARTER" OF TOKYO
All Kinds Of Schools and Colleges for
the Seeker OF knowledge to Be
Found There.

Tokyo, considered the educational
center Of the country, vibrates with
student life. In addition to its In
perlal university, there are two large
private universities with over 1900
students, various technical schools,
commercial schools, normal colleges,
high schools, middle schools, a foreign
language school, Buddhist and mission
ary schools and 234 primary schools,
Gertrude Emerson writes In Asia
Magazine.
The presence Of thousands of young
students from distant parts of the
country who have answered the lure
of the capital has brought about
curious housing problem. Many
schools provide their own dormitorieS;
most Of the provinces support one, and
certain phllanthropIc persons make
contributions. The greater number Of
these Tokyo dormitories and boarding
houses are located In the quarter of
Kanda, or the Latin Quarter as the
students themselves euphemistiCally
call it. limbo Che, the principal thor
oughfare, with Its rows and rows of
little open-faccd secondhand book
shops catering to the promiscuous stu
dent taste, almost rivals the Quals OF
Paris. A tour of inspection will throw
an interesting side light on young
Jnpans mental furniture. There Is
invariably section devoted to foreign
books, most English TRANSACTIONS OF
such writer's as Maupassant, Zola,
Baudelaire, Maeterlinck, and the Rus
slams; Ibsen, Oscar Wilde, Shaw and,
by the way of showing the open mind
edness of the age, Schopenhauer and
Conan Doyle very frequently side by
side on the same shelf. Then there
are volumes of theology and innumer-
able "Sef Helps to Practical English"
1t Is n curious, indigestible, Ill assert
ed mass of literary material--this
that the japanese student avidly swal-
lows, like n prescribed dose, convinced
that with one gulp he Will become mas
ter of all Western wisdom.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
BIondln's Feat Recalled.

In the whirllgig Of momentous
world events 1t Is not strange that
there should pass almost unnoticed Il
few days ago the flfty-eIghth ami
yersary of Blondn's exploit Of cross.
Ing Niagara gorge on four-inch
tight rope, feat that still stands as
the acme Of daring and nerve. One
Of the thousands Of spectators TINT
lined the river bank was the prince
of Wales, late King Edward. This was
the first time anyone had crossed NJ
agara gorge on rope Blondin car
RED Il man on his shoulders on one
trip, wheeled a wheelbarrow over on a
second trip, and on third trip car
ried Il stove on his balancing rod and
fixing 1t on the rope, cooked cakes and
threw them to people in small boats
below on the river Blondin was after
ward killed In Paris.
He made Il test in 1850, and In the
following year successfully car
rled out his feat, October 10, 1860.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
Liberty Is Responsibility.

Peace and order and security and
liberty are safe so long as love Of
country burns In the heart of the PEG.
pie. It should not be forgotten, how
ever, that liberty does not mean law.
lessness. Liberty to make our own
laws does not give us license to break
them. Liberty to make our own laws
commands n duty to observe them our
selves and to enforce obedience among
all others within their jurisdiction.
Liberty IS responsibility, and RESPONSE.
bllity IL duty, and that duty Is to pre-
serve the exceptional liberty we en-
Joy within the Inv and for the law
and by the law.--McKlnley.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
The Thirsty Sailor.

Here's one they are telling about a
British sailor and a civilian host:
The civilian brought out n bottle of
bourbon and took a drink, neglcctlng
to offer one to the sailor.
He did this about three times and
then thought that the sailor might like
to wet his whistle.
"Are you thirsty" he asked the
sailor.
yes, muchly So" answered the tar.
Whereupon the civilian went out and
got him a glass of water.
81 said was thirsty" said the sail.
or, mot dirty"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20

Why cannot scientific persons who
undertake to be informing to the pub
lie learn to display their learning less
ostentutiously and to convey their
meaning more intellIgibly? One health
authority tells us profoundly that IAN
oreXIa" also Is present with Spanish
influenza. We take this, from the die.
tlonary, to mean loss of appetite
which really would not be bad thing
these days; but unless 1t is assumed
that nobody but medical men are to
have the disease, II might be we'll to
give the miscellaneous lay public a
chance to know what may all It.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
Hea Mr.. Wallis
Tonight at High School at 7:3O.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS,

Subscribers to the Free Trader.
journal should watch the label on
their papers. The government has di.
rected US not to send papers to sub.
scribers who have not paid In ad.
vance, and those subscribers who find
that their papers have stopped should
Immediately remit the amount due
and have their names replaced upon
the mailing list. This order Is man
dstory and we have no choice In the
matter.
FREE TRADER-JoURNAL PRINT
ING COMPANY.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
Many Varieties OF Timber.

Burma grows over hundred. va
rleties Of every sort of timber. Yet
up to last year she exported her rub
Der in packing eases made of wood
imported from japan. II has now
been found that they can be made To-
cally at about half the cost.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
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of their employees, Major E. Lowrey
Humes charged before the Senate
judiciary committee this afternoon
Major Humes produced hundreds OF
documents from the files of the asso-
citation tending to prove that an al
lance of manufacturers hostile to
their trade was maintained BY the pro-
Queer.
German Casualties
Copenhagen, Nov. 20 49, German cas-.
ualties up to October 81 were 6,320,0O0
according to the Socialist newspaper
Verwaests In Berlin. They were di'
vided as follows:
killed, 100000; wounded 1000 ,000:
prisoners, 10000; fate unknown
100000.
Oppose Constituent Assembly.
London, Nov. 20-The Berlin cOun-
strmy meeting voted against the sum
stormy meeting voted against the sum
moning OF a constituent assembly and
demanded congress of workmen and
soldier delegates, said an exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen
today.
Marines at Bremen, Hamburg and
other German ports are becoming sus-
picious of the new Berlin government,
claiming it is bringing the country to
q counter revolution, according to re-
ports reaching here.
Submarines Surrender.
London, Nov. 20.-Twenty German
submarines surrendered to the British
today.
The U-boats gave themselves up 90
the allied war craft lying about thirty
miles off Harwich at sunrise.
These were the first of the German
underwater fleet to surrender
Bolshevik Arrested.
London. Nov. pa communist
plot OF bolshevik origin has been dis.
covered at Vienna and hundreds OF
the leaders have been arrested said
IAN Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen today.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
Pine Leaf Paper.

II has been estimated that n the
immense waste were eliminated. the
daily output Of the long-leaf pine In.
dustry would be 1900 tons Of paper,
1900 tons of rosin. 100000 gallons of
turpentlne, and 100000 gallons OF
ethyl.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
Very Likely.

"Thc political and military situation
this month Will be in one respect like
the family one
GLOW so?'
"There will DO n carving up Of Tur
key about Thanksgiving"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
Reputation and Ckaracter

Reputation IS what men think you
are, character Is what you are. Both
are important, but character is indls.
pensable to success. Without char
acter you are not likely to have q
good reputatlon--Verv long.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
Meanness Hard to Overcome

Some mems meanneSS consists If
their StingincSS with their means.
When they give up their meanneSS
they will be willing to give UP more
OF their means. Such men, however,
are pretty hard to convert.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
NEWS NUGGETS.

Duquoin- Nearly a hundred Repub-
licans, including leaders in Perry and
Jackson counties and visitors from
Chicago and St. Louis, joined in a
ratification OF the recent Republican
victory here last Friday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20

Springfield W1ckes was an
invited guest at wedding, but he be-
bame too rambuctious during he fes.
tiyities and one of the guests struck
him over the head with a bottle He
was taken to hospital, where he is
recovering
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
Approprietely Directed.

Il met a sailor on the road" writes
+. G. b., "and asked him If he could
direct me to the Woodlawn cemetery.
Turning, he pointed back and said with
nautical breylty, Dead ahead. "-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20

Said the HlmoSt-philosopher: "The
fellow whose pap used to drive ~
miles to see hallon ascension Will
heartlessly call his kids out of the
street while they're watching an air
pIanp"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20

Rantoul-The Chanute field football
team has disbanded after cancelling
the game with Rose Poly team at
Terre Haute. The officers are pre-.
pairing to move to southern field,
and twas thought best to abandon
football plans.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20

Observation-Disclosures land oWners
proposed to increase their rentals il
Logan and adjacent counties a mass
meeting Of $50 tenants was held anC
protested against it, An organization
was perfected and the advance vii
be fought in every manner possible.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20

Springfeld-"The Tragedy of Rus
STA will be the subject of an address
here Friday, Nov. 49, by Count Iya
Tolstoi, son of Leo Tolstoi, the IA.
nous Russian philosopher and novel
iSt.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20

Cairo-Mr. and Mrs. William Nor
tiemore and their l3year-old daughter
We're beaten 10 death in their home
here last Thursday night By an I'M
known assailant, who used a hickory
club Mystery surrounds the affair
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market report furnished to
the Free 1rader-Journal by W. L.
Etnyre, member of Chicago Board OF
Trade, Moloney building, phone 1O4l
Correspondent Lamson Bros. & UU,
Chicago.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20

Annual dance given by Undne Hose
Company "Wednesday evening, Nov
o. at Armory. Tickets sold at door
only,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20

Mr. Wallis speaks at High School
tonight under auspices of Community
Labor Board
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20

Try The Free Trader Journal Want-Ade
for results. Hsss
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
NOR sALN-tIonso and IoL. nhont M

FOR SALE-House and lot about the
only good corner on First avenue
Tor sale; one'story frame cottage; six
rooms; good cellar and foundation
walls; city water in Kitchen; rent viii
pay carrying charge until you want TO
buildi sewer and paving paid in fun;
opposite town hail; $4,000
T, b. FARRELL, Tel GlS-W.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20

WANTED--Pantry girl, kitchen girl
and chambermaid at the New elf.
ton
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20

FOR SALE have a cottage built
one year ago; lot 50ylg; FIVE
rooms; pantry and bath; hardwood
floors; furnace; cellar with half of
floor concreted; chimney in cellar;
cement walls inside and out; trees
aud shrubbery Price $4,000. You can
get loan of $4,000 on it, West Side.
Call for further details.
7, b. FARRELL, Tel, GiS.W.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20

Try the Free Trader-Journal Want Ads
for results,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20

Postofice advertised list for Nov.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-23

Army neutrality-suspicious., standard Size
strictly all wool-khaki colors-U. s.
Stamp in center 1895
Comfort kits, writing cases, trench mir
rors. cigarette cases, purses, razor outfits
photo frames, bibles and testaments-to1let
goods outfits, etc, in great varlety-spec-
tally priced.
Tooth pastes and powders, shaving
preparations, face lotions, soaps and soap
boxes tooth brushes, talcum and foot pow
ders combs, hair brushes, etc-all standard
makes in handy containers-at the drug
section.
Arch supports. heel cushions, corn and
bunion protectors, insoles etc, Tor tired ana
aching feet-shoe department.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-20
DC. OWES TELLS
HOW TRANSPORT
BESTED U-BOATS
Red Cross Praised For Work
the World ,lf
Over

To be on one of the transports
caught in nest of German subma-
rines, to see them at such close range
that 1t was impossible for cruisers
to fire on them; then to see one of
the pirates "iown high into the air.
these are a few of the thrilling ex-
periences related. to-day by Darrah
c. Owes, of The 262nd Aero Squad
ron, son of former City Treasurer
II. f. Owes, 221S North Second
street.
Mr.. Owes arrived in New York a
few days ago from England, being
among the first soldiers to return
to this country. He talked about
many experiences in camps in this
country, in England, and on the
seas, and paid n high tribute to the
work of the Red Cross. the world
over From the time I left Har-
risburg and Went TO the various
camps where l was located, and on
the trip from Scottfield to Camp
Mills, at every station we. stopped,
even for moment, at day or night,
we were greeted by Red Cross
women. who generally had hot coffee
and sandwiches. They were the last
persons we saw on leaving America,
Continued on Page III
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-20
Plan to Sell Site
of Courthouse
Meets Favor
PARK TO BE
| GREATCE
Men in Public Life
Endorse Plan AS
Good Idea

Public sentiment favoring tine
erection of Il new courthouse and
municipal building on a site facing
the Capitol Park Extension Is grow
ing in the city since the report of
City Solicitor John Il. FoA and
County Solicitor Philip S. Moyer that
the present site of the courthouse
can be sold by the county provided
the fund is used to provide Il SINH
lar structure.
Development of the paik and the
streets surrounding it DIS a big civic
center has been pointed out by olti-
cials and broad minded businessmen
as an opportunity winch harrisburg
should take advantage of at once.
The first big step toward this would
be the construction of IA new court
house and city office building; facing
the park, probably IN Walnut street
and near Fourth street.
Declare Plan Important
Businessmen of the city and others
in official circles declared tho plan Is
OF so much Importance to the future
Of Harrisburg that 1t should be scri-
ously considered before the city and
county commissioners decide finally
the location of the new s:ru, tire
which they contemplate having
eI ected.
That the site of the present Court
house and also the county iail should
be sold, the new administration
building for both city and county 20
be placed in Walnut street facing the