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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
City and Vicinity
News

W. H. Hinebaueh went to Marseil-
les last evening To deliver a talk be-
fore The Home Defense League.
Mrs. Irene Griffith, Az Guthrie
street. has gone 20 Morris To visit rel
atiyes.
John DOughor.y and Jack McQgeer
visited friends in La Sale yesterday.
Mrs. j J. Mcclure, ll8 Lafayette
street. has gone,to Rock Is.and 10 visit
her daughter, Geneyieye, who is at
tending school there In Rock Island
Mrs Mcclure will be joined by her
husband, who has been making a bust
ness trip through Iowa. He will re
urn home FROM there, and Mrs. Me
CURE will 90 on to Iowa Falls for a
visit with relatives.
Mrs. Stanley Wood has returned to
her home in Chicago after a visit of
several days at the home of Miss
Nina Johnson on East Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ NJ Armstrong and
daughter, Mrs Roy Esmond, AMI
grandson, Thomas Esmond will leave
Monday for Florida to spend the re
mainder of the winter.
w. Il Foster, county superintend-
ent Of schools, has gone to Spring
field on a business visit
John W. IIaniten made a business
rip to Serena yesterday
Miss Irene Corriean, 1876 De Leon
street, is confined to her home by
Illness
A. $. Berry OF Amboy a former OF
AVA business man arrived in this
city this morning for business visit
Mrs. Charles Cutters returned to
Chicago today, where she viii enter a
private sanitarium after spending the
Iast eighteen months at the Ottawa
Tent Colony Mrs Buffers is a sister
cf Fred t,rb of this city
r. j. Reid has returned to his home
in this city after short business trip
to Chicago
Earle Lock has accepted a position
al the Clapper & Werner dry goods
store.
Miss Marie Olson who has been
patient at Ryburn Memorial Hospital
as able to return 20 her home today.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
FOOTBALL IS ANCIENT SPORT
Was Popular Among the Old Romans
and Also Found Some Favor
With the FIorentinss.

Can You Imagine Julius Caesar play
Ing quarterback on the Rome uuiver-
SHY eleven. or Brulus >kiriiug the ends
IN those days when the forum was as
busy as a threcrl ring circus? No? Nev-
crthelcss il was probability, for il
appears now that football originated
with the Romans.
\ few uneducdtcd persons used To
fhink that football was of Greek in
veution; but Trench .ud Camps
trained news hounds. aided by Italian
propagandiSts. have fastened if on
Rome. The Romans, not really know,
Ing that it was football, called it cal
CHM" 1t appears to have been "A
goodly, rough-going game, fun of
spirit, feet and broken elbows, played
more on the soccer order than the
Rugby style in common favor
With the fail Of the Roman empire
calcium" also fell out of the spot.
light, not TO appear in favor until the
time of the FiorentineS and their
Medicis There is no record of Ma
chiayclli having participated in the
games, but we imagine that if he did
he played foxy clever game. Clio
vanni Ne Bardl, Il Well-known Florcn-
tine newspaper man. wrote as follows
in 1880:
THE CALICO Cater name) Is public
game played between two groups of
young men on foot, not armed, who
playfuIly compete IN making Il ball, by
means of their feet, pass outside of a
certain line back Of the opposite
group. The ball is mediocre in size.
filled with wind and the game is
played purely for the honor Of win
ming"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
DENY BETH DIV. WAS
WITHOUT ARTILLERY
AID I'M ARGONNE

Washington, Jan. 24-There was
10 lack Of artillery support ammuni.
ton and food for the 35th Division in
he fighting in the Argonae forest, but.
on the contrary, there was an eXces.
giye supply of these necessities, ac-
COrding to reports received from
abroad by Secretary Baker and Gen
March, CHIEF Of staff
Baker and March today testified be
fore the House rules committee in an
swer 20 a resolution by Representa-
tive Campbell of Kansas calling for
an explanation for reported heavy cas-
Ualties suffered by the Both Division
in the Argonne battle through lack of
proper artillery support, munitions
and food
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
MORE DEMANDS FOR
SOLDIERS RETURN

Washington. Jan. "a Speedy re-
turn to their homes Of the American
soldiers overseas is demanded in a
resolution introduced in the House
today by Representative Garland, Re
publican, Of Pennsylvania, who has
just returned from an extensive visit
to the American EXpeditionary Forces
in France ana Germany.
Representative Campbell of Kansas
and other Republican members Joined
Garland in declaring that there was
no longer any urgent necessity for
American troops to help police En-
rope and they should no longer be
kept on foreign soil"
Garland's resolution also calls for
the Immediate discharge cf national
army or national guard soldiers upon
their arrival in this country from
overseas.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
OTTAWA BOY WITH
ANTI-AIR CRAFT CO.
WRITES FROM FRANCE

The following interesting letter has
been received by Mrs. Margare. Law
from her son. Corp. Harold Law. who
Is stationed in an army anti-aircraft
school near Langres, Franc:
VieuA Monline. France. Dec. -,
Dearest Mother Mine:
Hello, mother. Was so happy TO
hear from you and sis Don't worry
about me: only take good care of
yourself and sister. am we'll AMI
healthy, enjoying army If, and have
not been sick since leaving yJu
TWO weeks after leaving Camp
Upton We arrived at Brest, France.
The battalion stayed in Bre9t urOn a
for Langres II is near the northeast
part. Left Trans at Langres and liked
To a village eleven kilometers from
there and made camp. Was with the
battalion about a week there, and then
was transferred to the machine gun
section, army anti-aircraft school, sta
toned at another village "A few kilO-
meters away, where | have since re
NAMED
The army stayed in camp until last
Thursday, and then the Fourth and
Fifth both left for the States. Il is
Possible that they viii gei to the
States by Christmas or New Years.
The school is great, the food is won
derful and everything is fine Have
d regular bathhouse, tots Of clothes
and real homelike barracks The
As | was transferred | will remain
with the school until the rest Of the
battalions are rearranged and either
placed or sent home.
The First came in from the front
Yesterday and will stay in barracks
he other battalions vacated in near
by villages The Second is due, ana
when they are all through our chance
WIZ come.
Met lot Of soldiers from Chicago.
We have daily papers from Langres,
and some Of the boys receive papers
from Chicago, SO we know what is
going on We also have books maya,
ines. etc, in our canteen.
There is "A big Y at I4angres. We
are about five miles from there and
walk it in "A little over an hour. Am
patiently waiting for another letter
from you, and will write you again
;his Week
did not send you my Christmas
coupon. because receiving packages
1ere is uncertain
Here's wishing you and sis a merry
Christmas and 4 happy New Year
2egards to all. Yours always.
CORP. HAROLD b. LAW
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
CONGRESS ASKS FACTS
en- PRICE OF WHEAT

Washington, Jan. President
Wilson is requested III not incom-
latab.e with tha public interests" to
furnish Congress with all Information
relative TO what action has been
taken or begun or planned toward car
rling out and putting into effect the
: laranteed price Of wheat for the 1919
crop in a resolution introduced III
he House this afternoon by Repre-
sentative Steenerson, Republican, Of
Minnesota
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
Antique Furniture.

Those who possess pieces Of an
tilue furniture should devote personal
attention to them. and especially 10
any of old oak. which should be kept
in condition by periodical rubbings
with flannel dipped in mixture OF
bocswaX, oil and spirits of turpentine.
White painted French furniture is
best cleaned with paraflin.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
TO DRAFT LAWS FOR
LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Paris, Jan, PA committee ON
which all the associated powers vii
lie represented will be appointed a.
t9mcrrow's plenary SEES zion of the
E2ace conference TO draft the statutes
e a league Of nations.
President Wilson probably will be
,'fered the presidency OF this com
mittee.
The memoranda furnished by the
resident together with the plans
evolved by Gen. Jan SHUTS, will form
the basis on which the committee will
work, it was learned today
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
SWIFT APPROVES
PRICE FIXING LAW

Washington Jan 2-Urging the
continuation Of a price fixing agency
in these times, Lewis swift today tos-
tilted that a fod administration WORK
ing along this line workable ana
practicable
1t is better all around 20 have
some arrangement that viii strike an
average price rather than one where
it goes away up and then away down, "
he said.
He favored q central agency such
as the food administration. which, in
fixing this price. would represent the
producer, packer, consumer ana com
mission man.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
hoiler Bearinus.

ENperiI EtS to perfect bearing
that woU;t r''Ss.and the heavy strains
OF heavy c..ea mill lee to the dis
covcry of TIE principle. arl to the
development of the Hyatt roller bear
ing. by John Wesley iiyatt. the in
vent,c, who also invented celluloId In
his search for substitute material for
ivory used in billiard balls His stud
les in aexiblity along the billiard ball
line preceded and led ur to his inven-
ton of the first flexible roller bearing.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
ASSISTING Heredity.

A mans instincts. iHtuiiions. sensa-
tons and perceptions. and especially
his habits. are changed, improved and
made to overcome his hereditary ten
denotes by the proper training of the
muscles. With the impressions shot
INTO the other senses, mentally and
physically, Impressions OF the correc-
tive. helpful, improving sort. there is
no reason in the world why the heredi-
iary nature Of certain weak or I'M
stable individuals cannot be aided and
lifted cut Of their possibly unhappy
state.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24

The French academy is the oldest
OF five academies constituting the In.
stitute of France, having been found
eG in 1888. 1t is composed of 40 men,
5ers, elected for life and known as the
Forty lmmortals.' They rank as he
leading Frenchmen of their time in
literature. Their Judgment and deci-
sions in all disputed literary matters
are final.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
A Truthful Grocer.

II presume these eggs are strictly
fresh:" suggested the housewife as she
poied around in her pocketbook for IA
dollar bill.
We'll they were strict in their
youth" responded the truthful grocer,
"hnt eggs is like u great many people.
y0u know. Some of 'em kinder reiuXeS
as they gets older ma'aIa."
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
Why Delay?

"Take this medicine said the young
doctor IF it doesn't cure you, come
back in few days and shall give you
something that Will The patient
pocketed the dope reluctantly. IN Il
few moments he returned. If YOU
don't mind, doc, I'll fake some of that
that will cure me right away
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24

Every school boy and girl will have
"a chance to see Charlie Chaplin in
shoulder Arms at the Big Special
Matinee tomorrow at the Crescent
Theatre, beginning at 1880 noon.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
AIibi for tie Doctor.

Hernandez, aged twenty-threc years,
died in little carhousc down by the
depot. The man never had doctor
and so no one knows what killed him.
San Miguel (Cai.) Examiner.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24

taught on the faculty of Ohio tnivcr
sily. He has written The Socioloe
icai Study Of The Bible" book IA.
miliar to Bible students and text
book in many colleges and uniyer
sites. During the last year Mr. Wal
lis has been cooperating with the
government in obtaining larger pro
duction from the factories and work
shops in the central west.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
SOCIOLOGICAL EXPERT
TO ADDRESS FORUM

the community forum and sing will
be given Sunday afternoon at the high
school at o'clock
Louis Wallis. the speaker al the
community forum. comes TO this city
with the higest recommendations 4
Hebrew scholar of note and Ne n
student OF economies, Mr. Wal is
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
NOTICE
Lester n. Strawn. Attorney


Estate of George Polar, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the UNI
dersigned, Administrator of the es-
tate of George Polar, late of the
County of La Sale and State of Hi
nois, deceased, will appear before the
Probate Court of said County, on the
first Monday lbeing the seventh day.
of April 1919. at the Probate Court
Room. in Ottawa, in said County,
when and where all persons having
claims against said estate are notified
writing for adjustment.
: = rated the 23rd day of January, A.
d. 1919.
JOHN POLAR
H. -ss -. ,s-s>-.~s- Administrator
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
GENT AND BROCKETT
DENY THEY TRIED
TO EVADE ARREST
,Continued from Page ID

,Continued from Page ID
prisoners for more than an hour
while arrangements were being made
with Duncan q O'Conor to take
charge Of the Ottawa end of the case.
At 4:30 Gent ana Brockett were ush-
cred in before Judge Eldredge.
Bail Reduced $4,000.
A motion was made by counsel that
he bail of $1,000 demanded on the
nine indictments for false pretenses
and confidence game be reduced to
5000. States Attorney Wiley con
sented t. the reduction, and in a few
more minutes Gent ana BrJcKett
walked from the court room 'emporar,
lily free men.
IVORY ana fretting over the mys
FERROUS disappearance Of the promo
tars was pronounced needless alarm
by c.ose friends OF the pair, who
disappointment experienced following
his trip to st Louis for the promoter
If the detunCt Client con pany, SheI-
III Ayers went to Marsailles stopped
the west-bound train upon which ,hey
were riding and accompanied the
party to Ottawa
Gent and BroCkett We're rushed t.
claimed that on Wednesday arrange
nents Weer made between Attorney
Sherlock, who came to Ottawa Tor
that purpose. and States Attorney
Wiley for Gent and Bruckett TO y0luh-
tarily appear in Ottawa and give
themselves up. This was after shel
III Ayers had left for Marion 10 take
them in custody.
Wanted to Avoid Jail.
Their acts in leaving Marion were
described by intimates to nave been
prompted by a desire to evade spend
ing several days and nights in ilh
while their bonds were being al
ranged. They were said to have made
every preparation for surrender when
the detective sergeant arrested them
That the defendants will be siyeu
early trials was indicated today by
states Attorney Wiley, who said tina,
their cases would be taken up during
the March term.
Dr. j. j. Ca.kins of Shawano, Wis,
is the complaining witness against
Gent ana Brockett He was ms ru
mental IN securing their ini'cCment
on testimony that he was defra Ided
out of $4,000 by means Of confd ance
game and false pretenses.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24

Every SCHOOL boy ard girl will have
chance to see Charlie Chaplin in
"ShouIder Arms" at the Big Special
Matinee tomorrow at the Crescent
Theatre, beginning at 1890 noon.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
Card OF Thanks.

and friends for their many kindneSses
and for the beautiful floral offerings
sent at the time of our recent be-
family.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
CHICAGO MARIE rs

Chicago market repor: furnished to
the Free 1rader-J Journal by w. L
Etnyre, member of Chicago Board OF
Trade, Moloney building phone lC4l
Correspondent Lamson Bros. & Co.,
Chicago.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
In a Restaurant.

"Waiter bring me a grass OF water
/ want to strengthen this soup"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24
ScrannN Pair

Il was single ana had dogs life.' -
said the widowcr. II married and had
Il cat and dogs. '-EXchange
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24

Tonight at the high school. beginning
at o'clock. Admission % cents.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24

Try the Free Trader journal Waut-A1s
for results
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24

prisoners for more than an hour,
While arrangements were being made
With Duncan & O'C0nor to take
charge Of the Ottawa end of the case
At 40 Gent ana Brockett were ush-
cred in before Judge Eldredge
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-26
A Thanksgiving Prayer

Officially endorsed Movement of North Amer
il the Moyemenb
Atnatght God, Who in earlier days led our fathers
Io'A INTO large inheritance giUe grace zoe humbIv
6eSeec Thee to through these daYs of unrest od fr
oit ' c0deNce GHd c0UToge that ua has been so nell
6eDtn will come TO ruch pIeteness
bteSS or lana ufth tie fruits of honest toll Sape
as from he dtScord ich misunderstanding byings Keen
2n eet m the Pat of righteousness. Teach as to Iore
"oety and JJHsfice and to practice them to the uDbunn
OF tfe entire 0oTld iUeIl our oun natiue land
fSh0n at0 one people the uIttudes brOugEt hifber ou
OF many countries end make them true Americans
Gtre US grateful hearts for Tire abundant haruess of
he year. IN me time OF prosperity temper our self
confidence Wtfh the recollection that euery good and
eceg peTect gut is from Gb0Ue Let anxietu rob s
e. the conscoHsness Of The biding lore In the day of
tro40'e suffer not trUst in Thee to fail Re Dofient
cR US When oar purposes break doon or our endeavors
Secna Of aUai. - o''
, TO 'oth us into Thanksgiving Day Teach MS fo oire
aRhs TOR all the blessings of the time to dread notIin0
our te oss OF Tee ard TO peceue the sun of Thine e
""'aag toOe foFcpeg s'inRq behind euery cloud
, Bless us az Tie Thanksgiping Board Re min
oSe % zero cannot DC 0h US as ,oeli those pho can
ue u.s. tcseTeUer ne 0oy be- in that unitu Of bo,
ara Fah oRd lore lCfch neither time nor disfnDce 80
Destroy Aha send US forth into the future oith TIonEs
g!ung faces and Thanksgiving hearts-eager to Iohnr
STRONG TO endure and useful to the land zoe lore Amer
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-26
CHRISTMAS SEALS
ON SALE DEC.

"Red Cross Christmas seals are the
great driving fore behind the move
ment to combat and control tuberculo-
sis" declared DR.. Charles J. Hatfield,
managing director of the National Tub
erculosis Association, today in com
menting ON the ten-day seal sale which
begins December for the purpose of
raising fund of approximately $6,50o,-
600 to fight the disease.
Public health authorities, he explain
ed, are given public funds for a certain,
definite purpose ana cannot afford to
make experiments, Improvements can
be obtained only by appeals and dem
onstrations which result in additional
appropriations. Red Cross seal money,
it was pointed out, is used in making
such appeals and demonstrations effect
i've. AS an example DR.. Hatfield cited
an expenditure of $4,000 of Red Cross
seal money in Illinois for demonstra-
tions which brought about an affirma-
tive popular vote for the establish
ment of 81 modern tuberculosis hos
pitfalls, costing in the aggregate several
hundred thousand dollars.
| Through the Red Cross seals, DR..
Hatfield said the efforts of all anti-tub-
eerculosis nizations-national, state
and local-are coordinated. Working
together with money raised by the sale
of seals they carry on the fight by dem
onstrating the value of the visiting
nurse, the open air school, the public
dispensary and clinic, the hospital and
sanatoria as agencies in preventing
treating and curing tuberculosis.
The Red Cross seal, DR.. Hatfield as
serted, has steadily improved public
health standards. zone of it's great
tasks" he concluded, "is to induce the
community which spends a few cents
per capita for public health to add tc
its investment until lit reaches tho
$3.50 or 81 per capita, which is necess
airy for adequate protection against
communicable disease This work viii
be an important part of the intensive
campaign which is to be financed
Through the forthcoming sale of seals.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-26
GENERAL EXECUTED
fBy Associated press)

Ell PASO, Texas, Nov. 26-General
Felipe Angeles, Mexican revolutionary
leader and famed throughout the world
as a military genius was executed by
Il Carranza firing squad at Chihuahua
City early today following his cCnvic-
ton with two companions of charges of
rebellion against the Mexican govern
ment.
This news conveyed in telegraphic
dispatches from Chihuahua City today.
Sensational Trial
The trial was the most sensational
ever held in Chihuahua City where An
geleS and his two companions We're
brought after their capture near Parral
by state volunteer troops, November 10.
-Four companions Were captured with
General Angeles after their discovery
in cave. Two of these have already
been executed by Carranza troops.
OF the others in a small party with
General Angeles five We're killed in a
fight that ensued in trying to escape
from the state troops.
General Angeles was apparently un-
moved as the sentence was passed.
ThrouGout the trial he presented a
smiling countenance to his accusers.
CLEMENCY ASKED
At times persons in the audience
halted the trial of the general with
pleas for clemency. Several hundred
women were present including several
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-26
MILLION DOLL AR
DEPOSIT GAIN IN
LESS THAN YEAR

a gain of over one ,hil!ior~doIIars
in deposits were repb<ted by two
OF the banks of Ei Centre, the Sc
curity Commercial and Savings
Bank and the First National Bank
of lei Centre, for the year, Noyenl-
Der II, 1918 to November II, 1919.
Figures for the El Centro Nation
al Bank were not available this af-
ternOOn.
Last years figures show that the
deposits of the First National were
S1,281 ,429.lG, while the figures
made public yesterday show that
the deposits to-date are S2,023,011.1s
The Security Commercial and
Savings Bank show gain of 81
per cent, S6i5,100.13 over $3.50 ,686-
.33 of last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-26
REGARD INCIDENT
AS CLOSED, VIEW
OF GOVERNMENT

Governor Esteban Cantu this
morning, in a statement given to
American Consul Walter +. Boyle
at Mexicali. officially disavowed
the act of the Mexicali policeman
who forced his way into tho
American consulate at Mexicali a
week ago III order to make an
arrest.
In his statement to Consul Boyle,
the governor stated that he formally
and heartily disavowed'' the act Of
the policemen, who would be "prope~ly
disciplined"
He further stated that instructions
had been given to the police force that
in the future acts of this kind were
to be avoided and not permitted, un-
der any circumstances.
The governor wished the American
consul to understand that the act was
not countenanced by the government
of the northern district of Baja Cali
foria, and was merely the act of an
officer, and had not the sanction of
the government.
Consul BOYLE stated that he would
report the statement of the governor
to the state department at Washing
ton at once and that he would recon-
mend that the matter be considered
q closed incident.
The act for which Governor Cantu
made such complete disavowel this
morning was committed several days
after the shooting of Eugene S. Lack
and consisted of a Mexican police Of
fcer forcing his way through the
lobby of the American consulate in
order to arrest a person said to be
under the influence of liquor
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-26
DIVORCED WIFE
SHOOTS HUSBAND
(By Associated Pressl

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.-A
woman giving her name as Mrs. Agnes
Hunter, of Los Angeles, shot twice at
W Hunter, a Texas oil broker, who
she said was her divorced husband,
in the lobby Of the Palace hotel today,
wounding him in the abdomen and
the chest.
Physicians said the wounds were
not serious. Mrs. Hunter said the
shooting followed her discovery that
Hunter was keeping company with
another woman.