Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-21
HOME ADVISOR WINS.
$2,5O0 AFTER 'HARD.
FIGHT WITH BOARD
STIRRING APPEALS TO PATRIOT.
MISS GlOTFElTER TELLS OF
WORK SHE is DOING.

1t took a lively skirmish before the
County Home advisor association won
a S25O0 appropriation from the board
of supervisors yesterday. Only stir
ring appeals to patriotism won the day
for the association. AS a result OF
putting the proposition up to the sol. |
ons in this light the appropriation car
ried by a vote that was overwhelm-
ing.
The committee on Finance and Ju-
dietary and the county attorney to
whom was referred the petition of the |
woman's home committee asking for
the appropriation of $500 for 1919
and the $1,000 which was authorized
at the last session, but was not paid
because there were no funds avail |
able for that purpose was reported
back to the board. The petition asked
for the $1,000 and $500 additional
so as to enable the committee to OBJ
tain a similar amount from the fed
eral government.
The committee was authorized to
provide the $1,000 Miss Glotfelter
the home advisor, was invited to ad-
dress the board. She said she visited
every town in the county once in
every thirty seven working days and
that she assisted in war work, mostly
in the preparation OF foods used as
substitutes. Miss Glotfelter stated
that the U. s. never supplied more
| than fifty per cent Of the wool neces-
stiles. The other fifty per cent is
not available because of the lack of
transportation these times. A aNl.
dier needs as much wool as a civilian
and to provide for all II is necessary
to make over old clothes, as they
did during the Civil War. Miss Glot.
felter stated that the work was d.
rected to the care and saving the lives
Of babies.
Attorney V. j. Duncan said there
should be no limitations about making
! THIS appropriation as it was not a
time to stop to consider what is legal
and what Is not. The main thing to
be considered is will it help win the
war; No one dare question such an
appropriations No Judge or lawyer in
La Sale county would hear or prose.
cute such proceeding.
Attorney Clarence Griggs charged
that any supervisor who voted against
the appropriation was unpatriotic and
he said he would like to look the
man in the face who had the nerve to
vote against it. He maintained there
We're legal grounds for such a meas.
ure and the supreme court had up.
held such appropriations as war meas.
ures.
Supervisor Ross Lewis strongly re-
J futed the statement that he was un.
patriotic and that it was not IN tC
those seeking the appropriation to
pass Judgment on his motives. The
women In his town came to him and
} said you can give $4,000 or anythins
you want to the Red Cross, but We
, do not want to pay salaries to a won
an advisor
, Supervisor Bell maintained HON,
} advisor was for the wealthy peopl,
= and not for the poor He said h,
0 was opposed to the measure and wa,
, ready to be looked in the face b,
a anyone. Those who say to hell will
a the law" he said, ARE anarchists
Supervisor Richey made stron,
q plea for the appropriation and cite,
the instance when President Lincol,
to save the constitution violated
y part Of it to raise money by the i'm
" position Of the income tax.
Mesdames Catlin, Hook, Mulhollan
w and Esmond spoke in behalf of th
o appropriation, which was authorize
o upon roll call by a vote of 81 ayes t
= No nays