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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
AUTO STOLEN FROM
PERU MAN DESERTED
NORTH OF OTTAWA
FORD CAR TAKEN ON APRIL IS
RECOVERED BY ShERlFF'S OF.
FiCE-THiEVES BROKE FOR
FREEDOM WHEN GAS SUPPLY
BECAME EXHAUSTED

Recovery of a stolen Ford car was
announced today by the sheriff. Of
flee. when machine which was aban.
doned four miles north Of Ottawa on
the plank road was traced to It's own.
er William Nagel Of Peru.
Taken from the street in Peru,
April 10, the machine was driven 20
Ottawa and thence northward. up.
doubtedly in Il hope Of making Chica.
go, but when the gasolene supply gave
out and the engine refused to work,
the thieves We're forced to retrace
their steps tC Ottawa.
Word that an abandoned machine
was standing on the country road wa,
sent into Ottawa and representatives
ef the sheriff Office were instructed
to look into the mystery. An inves
tgation conducted by Deputy Arthur
Barrett aud patrolman Jerry Loone,
found that car had been stolen from
feru. With this as clew they trace1
the ownership of The Ford car TO Mr.
Naele.
Naglc was notified today Of the find
and is on his way to Ottawa to Fe
cover his lost property,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
.OANCE WILL AID THE.
RED CROSS FUNDS.
o. of I. PARTY AS AID TO DEPLET.
Ed TREASURY--AFFAiR WILL
BE HELD FRIDAY NIGHT AT Ar.
MORY

On Friday, May 3rd. there will be a
dance under the auspices of Daugh-
ters OF isabella for The benefit of the
Ottawa chapter, American Red Cross.
Every dollar derived from this dance
will be turned over to the local chap.
ter. This comes at a most opporiune
time as the Red Cross treasury is
temporarily depleted Notwithstanding
the recent campaign for funds
The demands made upon the Red
Cross are growing constantly as more
and more men are being called into
the service and where II was necessary
six months ago to spend but three or
luor hundred dollars per month for
materials and supplies, it is now cost
ing over $1,000 per month. Thouands
upon thousands of surgical dressings
are being made, and also hundreds of
hospital gowns. sweaters. socks, he.
NETS etc. Frequently there are as
many as 1875 women working at one
time at the several workrooms, and in
addition to this about l2j High school
girls making surgical dressings Hun.
dreds of women are also knitting in
their homes.
Ottawa has reason to congratulate
herself upon the enormous amount ol
work produced. However, to maintain
this rate of production and to keep
abreast with our sister cities. every
one should take advantage of every
opportunity to support the local chap.
ter Fifty cents spent for a ticket to
tie above mentioned dance will serve
two.fold--it will provide very pleas.
ant evening and supply funds with
which to buy Red Cross materials
which are SO badly needed
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
WEALTHY STREATOR
MAN CHARGED WITH
BEING UNTRUE TO WIFE

Sensational disclosures Involving
Fred T. Rolph, wealthy Streatorite,
weie revealed In the Circuit Court to.
day when a Suppressed" divorce case
broke into the light when Mrs. Rolph
made her motion ior temporary ali.
moDy
The bill which was filed by Browne
e. Wiley. January 80, 1918. alleges
that Rolph has had friendly relation.
ship with other women than his wife
1t also claims that vicious disease
were borne to the complainant as a
result of thcs defendant conduct. but
all these charges are vigorously
MED by Rolph IN an answer to, the
complaint.
Mrs. Rolph sets forth that they were
married November 2. 1899. and sep
arated In June. 1917. Rolph hints
that all Is not well with Mrs Rolph' 5
mentality and she admits having
been patient at Hnsdale. H.. sani
tarium for many months.
After threshing out the issues the
wife was allowed 800 temporary ali
n,ony. Rolph. in an affidavit filed in
court, claims he owns $4,000 woril
Of assets. as against sl3,7Co worth OF
liabilities. He is the proprietor of the
Streator LUMBER Company and one o
the principle stockholders in the J. c
Ames Lumber Co.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
HUGH H.. COLWELL
AGED CONTRACTOR
DIES AT HOME TODAY
BUILDER OF clTY'S PRINCIPLE
BUILDINGS PASSES AWAY AT
RIPE OLD AGE OF 80.

Death this afternoon a. 80 O'Clock
claimed Hugh Hill Colwell. for more
than half a century one OF Ottawa's
best known residepts, Nh Colwell
during the prime OF his life was recog.
nizcd thfouout the state as a leading
contractor OF Illinois. His passing
Is attributed to the .infirmities OF ad
yanced years. lnc end coming at thc
family residence. corner Of La fayette
and Paul streets.
Born in Larne, County Antrim. Ire
land, S3 years ago, mr.. Colwell. at q
Sc. sail for Aperica He landed in
New York in 1856 where he secured
employment as baker, and worked
al this trade for the subsequent two
years. Seized by desire to 20 west
he left good position to live in Wis
consin, settling at Fox Lake. where
he remained for a few months, anC
then came to Ottawa, arriving in this
city on Christmas eve 1858.
With his brother Thomas COlwel
he launched the Thomas and Hugh
C0lwell Contracting firm. a concern
destined to rapid growth and big sue
cess in the building field Under his
supervision many Of Ottawas princi
pie business and residence properties
were erected. Among his larger
works are the Court House. the I.olo
ney Building and the block on HI
east side Of La Sale street between
Jefferson and Jackson streets. Tn
der his tutelage have grown many biz
contracting institutions and every
thing known in Ottawa of the build
ing trade Is indirectly tracable to 'ht
teachings of the deceased contractor
and his late brother
Mr.. Colwell. Born June 26. 1880
was Of the sturdy Scotch.lrish stocl
which knows no failure. Adversit!
hN dttutNtu Will 81 iuluCoS anu uN
,eiminaton and when heretired from
active work in 1903 he had acquired
a snug and comfortable fortune.
He was married In 1870 to Miss
Francis Fyte. who preceded him III
death in 1903. To the union were
born four children. all OF whom sur
vive They are Mrs. Emma May
Frsbe. of Rogers Park, Miss Eliza
beth Colwell and Attorney Arthur II
Colwell, at home and Miss Helen Mar
garet Colwcll. a Red Cross worker ii
Chicago
Funeral services viii be held from
the late residence Friday afternoon a
3 O'Clock Interment will be in OF
lava Avenue Cemetery
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
RETURNED WARRIOR
KNOWN IN OTTAWA

Corporal Edgar Barnes, one OF
Americas hfty returned heroes fresh
from the European battledolds. Is
well known in Ottawa where he was
a frequent visitor while in the en-.
ploy of the Public Service Company.
Barnes with six Of his warrior com.
panions, arrived in Chicago Yesterday
Abeing part OF "a detachment of
Americans sent home to carry TO their
people an atmosphere OF tgh,ng
bleeding brave old France
Barnes while stationed at Morris
oittimes made trips to Ottawa, where
meetings are frequently held by he
Public Service Company employees
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
BEAUTIFUL WINDOW
DISPLAY SHOWN AT
METZGER'S STORE

Metzgcr's Ladies Shop in its new
location on La Sale street. have two
as hansome display windows as can
be found in any Of the city display
windows in the country The windows
are works Of art themselves. and
make wonderful effective back
ground for the beautiful French
dresses. hats and lingerie now on dis
play.
The windows are full length. and
'lun down to within foot of the side.
walk The back and ceiling Of the
windows are decorated in light colors
that blend beautifully with the colors
to be used this coming season. and
The floor Of the window is a parquet
oak floor. raised in platform eifcct
from the edge Of the window
The heavy plate glass, is pu, to-
gether by the natural colored copper
instead of lead. as is usually used
Inside the window is a display oi
gowns, and other feminine wearing
apparel. that catches and holds the
eyes Of all the ladies and most Of tho
men who pass that way
One window is decorated in nil,
green and white, and contains 6
beautiful and dainty ladies outfi. ii
delicate shades, while the other win
dow Is filled with flesh colorG1 lin
gerie, and gown and several hats
with color scheme of blue and IAN
Mr.. Metzger is following the exam
pie of he French window decorators
by changing his display often. an,
placing only a few garments in a win
dow at one time.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
MISS SAAGER BRIDE
OF THOS. WOODWARD

Miss Lillian Saager, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Charles Saager. 1927 West
Jackson street, and Thomas Wood
ward, Sl6 Joliet street. well known
Ottawa young people were quietly
married this afternoon at 2;30 O'Clock
by Rev, j, T, Mueller, pastor of the
Zion Evangelical Lutheran church.
n42 West Jefferson street. The couple
were unattended and Immediately fol.
lowing the ceremony left on an after.
room train for Milwaukee. for a short
wedding trip
The couple viii return to Ottawa
and will reside at The brides parents.
1921 West Jackson street. The groOm
il employed at the Coltde Garage.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
IN. MANUFACTURERS
OPPOSE OLD CANAL
REHABILITATION
ENDORSE OUNNE PLAN FOR US.
ING RIVER AS PRACTICAL
MEANS OF SUPPLYING WATER
TRANSPORTATION.

Opposition to the rehabilitation of
the Illinois and Michigan canal and
reiteratlon of its pledged attitude to.
ward Plan Ill, which calls for real
waterway are strongly voiced in res.
olutions adopted by the Executive
Committee of the Illinois Valley Man.
ufacturers Club. following a previous
open discussion by members of that
organization.
The resolutions cite that. il the
government should ask for the re-
habilitati0n of s.he canal as wal
measure. the club will of course give
is hearty support with the under
i standing that it does not interfer,
with Plan II, which is the law of the
state.
This action which is in line with
tina. of Joliet and which will be dupli
Gated by the Chicago Associations OF
Commerce at a meeting today in Chi
cago, is based on Investigations which
show that government appropriation
Of Sl50,000 even though sufficient
would fail 20 have any effect on the
nations transportation problems. in
asmuch as he canal even at best
would be entirely Inadequate
Canal Scheme Not War Measure
Claims thar the rehabilitation
scheme is justified as war measure
were completely shattered recently
by the War Department Of the Unitet
States when. on March lth the Hon
Il. Crowell, acting secretary of War il
the absence OF Secretary Baker. wrot,
Secretary Hargraye a letter in Whcl
he winds up.
II is the view of this Office ha
: no considerable benefit from such /
waterway could be expected in tn,
prosecution Of the war
The letter. which is d reply to on,
sen' by Mr. liargrave. February 2G
Al the specific request of GovernO
Lowden in regard TO the desirabilit
Of the United States Government aid
ing in the construction of The larg'
substitute for Plan Ill 10 cost Sl9
COCOON, which was postponed a
Springfield. defines clearly the att
! tlde of the War Department toVar,
even a real waterway of 2rea' ton
mage capacity and is believed to se
ar rest definitely all contention there
fore, hat such a small waterway a
She proposed canal rehaOilhatio
would be less than of mo consider
able benefit"
Both the federal ant state govern
ments are anxious that somc pIai
hall bo agreed uUou 80 nat wor
can be- started durinI ,he comm
Suuhnlrr lnU an adoOla e W9terr ay b
opened before tho end, Of ths scasor
8Ncar'p of the nren sing we'd ol rr
lief TRANSPORTATION cone tons h
rehabilitation OF the Illinois an
Michigan cau3i Z beig urgcd as
lemaOrar 4 we with tho mss hilt
o. cclsuuctne the deep waierN0
later
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
3 M|SMATED PAIRS
IN DIVORCE COURTS;
SUES WIFI {
CIRCUIT COURT BUSINESS
BOoMS WHEN UNI Apply
COUPLES BRING THEIR MANY
TROUBLES BEFORE TRIBUNAL
OF JUSTICE.

Monotony which has prevailed upon
The Circuit courts new case docket,
was broken this morning when three
divorces made their appearance upcl
the records Duh times which are
being assigned to American paQicipa.
tipn in the war, were slightly relieved
by the advent in the county building
of these sets of marital woes. Here
they are
Mrs. Marie Main, of Oglcsby
chorGes Edgar Of drunkenness and
cruelty, alleging that for upwards of
two years he has been addicted to
the use of strong drink Because OF
ais habits, she says. she was forced
TO leave him September 5, 1916
whereas Ii she had waited another
two weeks she and Edgar would have
celebrated their silver wedding ami.
sersary to mark the twenty-lfth year
Of their marriage.
The couple were welded Septem.
Der ~. 1901 and are the parents OF
five children, the oldest of whom is
26 and the youngest Ia years of age.
Eleanor Ubarth. Of La Sale. alleges
hat Frank, whom she married June
"a, 1903 in Russia, deserted her
June 20, 1915 and since has persisted
IN remaining away from her They
have one cnlld who remains with the
mother. Frank, as far as the wife
now knows, is a resident of Bentley
vile, Pa
Adoph Anderson, OF Utica, init.
mates that his Wife, Mary. prefers
life in Sweden to living in America.
saying she left him October Is. 1912
TO go back to the old country and
never came back. They were mar.
ried in Chicago January ~, 1904 and
have two children who are with their
mother in Gaestop, Sweden
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
ROGERS WILL TAKE
KEYS PLACE ON BOARD

Andrew B. Rogers. former mem.
Der OF the county board, this morn.
Ing was appointed by the La Sale
township auditors to I'll the 1nex.
pired ierm of John Keys. deceased
US assistant supervisor
Mr.. Rodgers. who formerly served
in this, capacity. resigned the. posi-.
tlon when he accepted Job at the
La Sale PostoiIlce building. Ne has
since given up that work and once
more was eligible for office.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
TOTAL EXCEEDS GOAL
By SEVERAL
THOUSAND
THREE DAYS LEFT
SALE CLOSES NEXT SATURDAY.
CAMPAIGN MANAGERS HOPE
TO see 100000 MARK EXCEED.
eD.

The Liberty Loan Bond sale has sur.
passed the quota by almost 60 per
cent. in Ottawa. and with three days
more In which TO buy bonds, it would
not be .at all surprising if the OF
tawa sale would reach 100000
Sales In Ottawa today amounted to
sl7 900 bringing the total sale up to
N3i,i5o.
There are several wealthy men and
several farmers who have not sub.
seribed for bonds as yet. bui are
planning to do so before the sale is
over, and several other men are going
40 raise the amount of their bonds at.
ready purchased. Then there are a
number of people that are planning to
bny small bonds the last OF the week
which will help mount up the total
The barometer for the bond sale as
II now stands read:
To-day Prey. Total
First MI S 5000 S2i2,250 s2i6 $50
MI. City s... 1890 2oo.eoO 2l2,300
o. 3. T. Co. l,256 $3.50 $4,000
r. r. 8. Co. 100 1860 1880
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
THREE MEN WIN
THEIR COMMISSIONS

Three La Sale county men have
won their straps at the officers train.
ing camp at Camp Pike. Ark. and
will be commissioned as second lieu.
tenants as soon a. vacancies occur.
The men are from this vicinity are
James Mckenna Lasalle Il, r. Plumb
Streator; and G Ri;enour, Slreator.
Mckenna and Ritenour are both
members Of the infantry and Plumb
is in the field artillery service.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
GERMAN SPY IS
TAKEN IN CUSTODY

New York. May l.-Germany's spy
'catle. after" in the United States has
been arrested by Secret Service agents
II was learned this afternoon He was
taken into custody somewhere on
Long Island He is declared to be n
lieutenant commander In ihe Gelman
army.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
u. S. COMMANDERS
SUPPLY OF WOOL

Washington, May 1.-The entire un.
sold wool stock Of the country incud.
ing that held by dealers and growers
was Communicated by the govern
ment this afternoon
Acting thru the war industries
board the government ook over the
stocks at this years clip prices and
gaining this control will BE- able to
establish prices for finished fabrics.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
AMERICAN WOUNDED
s ARE BROUGHT HOME

Washington. May l.--1lS sick and
wounded soldiers from che American
Expeditionary Forces were landed In
this country during the week Of April
2G, Surgeon General Gorgas announc.
ed this afternoon Where they will
recuperate vas not divulged
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
New Laundry Agent.

Edward nee &hn Eay oean aeent
Tor B"ndlords Lenudr, 70 four wears
resigned MS pcsitp udyN III
SUCCESSOR viii be- Charles Woodward
who will open an office IN the ftaudiu
blildint MIR ucc has nct d F'd"d
jus what he viii do
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
Woman Is improved.

The condition of Mrs. Lyle Hanson
of Sheridan. who / sa patient at Ry.
burn hospital, is slightly improved to-
day. and her chances for recovery are
somewhat better.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01

There are three lhings which most
women throw away. their time, their
money aud their health Nine, Goef
frin
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01

ALLIES PLANNING
COUNTER OFFENSIVE

field during the past twenty-four hours has EN- en-
phaszed the severity of the staggering blow that
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01

Fortune smiles a. those whose retr
luion forces op"n her gsteA
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01

A new ruling has been received
from the National Food Admnis.ra.
ton TO the effect that certificates
will no longer be honored in the pur.
chase of flour Hereafter anyone
desiring 20 purchase wheat -four must
buy an equal amount of substitutes.
A. J. ROBERTS,
County Food Administrators.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
so so BASIS RULE
ON FLOUR CEREAL S

\ new ruling has been issued from
County Food Administrator, A. J..
Roberts dealing with the selling of
wheat -four and in :he future it will
be necessary for everyone in the
county % purchase flour on a $3.50
cereal basis The order from DR..
Roberts rpadS.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01
Expect Papal Peace Move.
NerIina's Job in Danger.

London. May 1.-The position Of
Count Won Hertllng, the German
chancellor has been impertlled by
the possibility that the Prussiau diet
may reject the Franchise bill. said
an Amsterdam dispatch to the Ex.
press today The chancellor himself
had pledged to pass the measure. IN.
nuuncing he would stand or fall By It.
According to forecasts the measure
will be defeated by about thirty votes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01

Total s17.6oO s516.55o $534.15o
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-01

London May 1.-THE Catholic Un-
ion, Of Great Britain, today adopted q
resolution against The action of
Catholic clergy in Ireland involving
themselves in the CONSUMPTION CUES.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-02
SULPHUR IN ALASKA.

The known sulphur deposits of
Alaska are of volcanic origin and lie
in the belt of active volcanoes that ex-
tends thru the Aleutian Islands and
Alaska Peninsula. The deposits on
Unalaska and Akun Islands and near
Stepovak Bay, on Alaska Peninsula,
were examined in the summer of 1917
by A. G. Maddren of the United States
geological survey, department of in
terror. The examination showed that
tho there is some sulphur at each
place examined, there is little hope
that any of it can be profitably mined
at present or in the near future, for
the deposits are of small areal extent
and are probably shallow, supplies
and labor are not at hand, the open
season is short, the difficulties of
transporting the material from the
mines to ships would be great, and the
haul to the larger markets would be
long. A brief summary of the more
important results of the investigation
of these deposits has been published
and will be sent on application to the
director of the geological survey,
Washington, ID. G..
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-02
OUR SIDE-WINDERS.

The kaiser is violet,
AS modest as they grow.
Like Goldsmith's Man, the kaiser
wants
But little here below.
Should we delay the joyous day
Of butchery's surcease,
When they're so doggone moderate,
The kaiser's terms of peace?
What does he ask of Belgium?
Nothing that isn't fair;
A few big forts, a lot of ports,
The only army there.
Control of all the commerce,
The railroads and the wires;
Aside from which there's not thing
His little heart desires.
And if he wants so little
From a land of Belgium's size,
He'll certainly go easy
On the rest of the allies.
Let's see if we can figure out,
Let's see if we can guess,
What all the cuss will ask of us
Before he'll end the mess.
OF course, he'll wish for Poland;
He'll claim Alsace-Lorraine;
That part of Portugal which lies
Between the sea and Spain;
Rumania and Serbia
In toto and intact;
| Not very much of Russia
One-half, to be exact;
Of Italy, say Venice
And Florence, yes, and Rome;
The choicest site is Naples,
Where he'll build summer home;
Of France, the whole of Paris,
Versailles, Calais, Bordeaux,
| And all the rural districts
Where the champagne maxim
grows.
Of Britain, oh, not very much;
! Merely some guarantees
That English ships will make no trips
Without first saying please"
And that the Teuts be given
Exclusive right-of-way
Between the unimportant ports
OF Dover and Calais.
Of our United States he'll ask much
less
Because we started late;
Possibly New York harbor,
Besides the Golden Gate,
The Capitol, the White House,
Our railroads and our mills,
And just sufficient change to pay
His and his sidekick's bills.
! The kaiser is a violet,
AS modest as they grow;
Like Goldsmith's Man, the kaiser
wants
But little here below.
They say he's been that way since
birth;
Shy as young gazelle
The kaiser only wants the earth
But what he'll get is hell.
Ring W. Lardner in Chicago Trib-
une.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-02

Send the Bulletin to distant friends
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-02

peace on foundation of justice, last
ing, honest and final.
Is our war spirit made in our news
paper Offices? 1t is not. Do the SOL
diers come from the newspaper Of
fees? Are the bonds bought in the
newspaper offices? Do the newspa-
pers finance the Red Cross? Do they
dig the coal and build the ships and
run the mines and man the railroads
They do not! The people of America
do those things and the spirit that
fires us in this war is the spirit of
the people of America, bound in
single purpose, devoted to a single
cause!
No democracy could fight as ours
fights for a cause in which its people
did not believe with all the depth of
conviction of which they are capable
We're all of us in this war-to the
end-to the last shred of the end!
Well rejoice when victorious peace
comes thru our fighting effort; We'll
rejoice nightly. But until that mo-
ment arrives we have no thought of
peace, no care for peace, no time for
anything but hard, hot war-war
against autocracy and militarism and
slavery of mind and body and spirit
war for the final and complete free
dom of mankind in democracy made
safe on earth forever!
Will the pacifist papers be found
rejoicing with America when autoc-
racy goes to its final smash?
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-02
WAR VERSUS THIS WAR
HERE IS PAcIFIsT PAPER FooLIsHLY LooKIN
FOR COMFORT IN A PREMATURE VICTORY
CELEBRATION

By CHESTER M. WRIGHT
OF the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-02
GENERAL GETS IN WRONG.

When General O'Neill of Allen
town first went to Spartanburg, S. c.,
his train was three hours late. The
negro escort appointed to receive him
at the station had been dismissed. The
general walked. Presently he was
accosted by sentry.
"Who is you?"
General O'Neill."
"Well, you cut the buck and go up
there to headquarters to beat de debbil
and see my captain and explain yos-
self. We's been waitin' three hours
fer you."-Los Angeles Times.