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ton injured by boil weevil.

ton injured by Doll WeeVll.
A complete set of government
standard grades of lint cotton
showed the advantages of having an
official grader to grade cotton be-
fore putting it on the market. Much
interest was taken in this part of the
exhibit because of the fact that the
work of seven official graders in this
state is already attracting wide
notice.
Special interest centered in the
exhibit of varieties recommended for
boil weevil conditions in connection
with the display of cotton damaged
by the boil weevil in one Of the coun-
ties of this state this year. This dis
play showed specimen stalks from
the 1918 crop yielding 1899 pounds
per acre side by side with the 1919
crop on the same land injured by
boil weevils, and yielding only 1873
pounds per acre. The varities rec
commended to help reduce this dam
aged because of the qualities of early
fruiting and early maturing were
shown to be Cleveland and Cook for
land not infested with wilt; Dixie
Triumph, Dixie and Covington Toole
for wilt land; and Webber 49 and
Webber 81 for long staple varitie.
Specimen stalks of "run out" co.,
ton showing the necessity of seed Sc
lection made all interesting and in
structive exhibit; and related to that
! was the exhibit showing the dangers
of the mixing of varities at the gins
and the importance of keeping cot
ton seed from gin mixing.
Much attention was attracted also
to the specimens of cotton injured
by anthracnose. adisease which
causes a oss of $1,O0o,oOO a year to
South Carolina farmeCs. Those in
charge of the booth were kept busy
day after day answering questions
and giving information about how
to fight these diseases as well as
!. about the various other phases OF
the work which the exhibit was made
:. to show. ... ..
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problems TO be worked out by those
in charge of the prohibition enforce
;ment campaign.
Ernest II. Cherrington, general sec
rctary Of the enforcement campaign,
already is giving >this phase of the
prohibition question his earnest con-
sidcration.
''The menace which these liquor
cases outside the United States Of
fer to law enforcement IN this coun-
try, especially with the airplanc as q
vehicle for bringing it in, is very
Serious" says Mr.. Cherrington.
Havana especially, he thinks, will
be the mecca and the distribution
point for those who would grow
wealthy in catering to the alcoholic
appctites of the people of this coun-
try after the prohibition amendment
gees into effect, January 16.
"There also is small island of
the Bahama group" says Mr.. Cher
rington, (which promises to become
known out of all proportion to it's
size and Importance. 1t lies within 35
miles of the American shore and
within an hours ride by the fast
steamers. Liquor dealers, driven cut
Of business in this country, already
are preparing. to resume their busi-
ness there. They also are investing
heavily in bars and, hotels in Cuba
and other islands near the shores OF
the United States.
"Airplanes have advanced to that
stage of perfection where they have
become formidable implements OF
prohibition violation and the all
smuggling would not be easy to de.
tcct."
The dry forces, concludes Mr.. Cher
rington, see the need of campaign:
to make Cuba, the West Indies, Mex
leo and other neighboring territory
! dry, and campaigns in those place!
will be begun without delay, he says
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THE AGENT WHO WAS p
FOUND WAITING


In talk to the soldiers at the Wal
ter Reed hospital in Washington, Col
onel R. G. Cholmeley-Jones, director
of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance,
outlined the many methods by which
soldiers and sailors insurance poll
cies with the Government, have been
broadened and strengthened, and
brought more around to the methods
which, furnish every kind of insur-
ance and protection that is desired
by a person taking out policy.
After describing the bettered con-
ditions affecting this fine piece Of
work in behalf of the boys who an
swered the call, the Director said
that insurance officials and the men
in the insurance profession, had been
among the most loyal of all support
ers of the Government in war risk
matters. There are, however, some
agents who have urged men to drop
their Government insurance and take
out insurance in private concerns. Il
feel confident" commented tie pi-
rector, that in such cases where ex-
service men have been advised in
such way as to allow them to lose
their Government insurance, that
there will be at least one man in the
world whom the ex-service men will
utterly despise, and distrust, and that
will be the unscrupulous agent who
in time of test was found wanting"
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Killing Of Meadow Larks to Be
Permitted in South Carolina

The Secretary of Agricultural has
issued an order permitting the killing
of meadow larks in South Carolina by
persons owning or leasing farm land
on which sprouting corn and oats are
bein ggrown, and also by members of
such persons family. and by his bona
fide employees. Under the order mea-
dow larks may be killed by shooting
from half an hour before sunrise to
sunset from November l, 1919, to
April 80, 1920, inclusive, in fields of
sprouting corn and sprouting oats
when the birds are committing or
about to commit, serious injury to
these sprouting grains. The order con-
tains a restriction prohibiting the
killing of the birds from artificial or
natural blinds. Furthermore, it does
not permit any of the birds killed to
be wantonly wasted or dcs royed,
sold, or offered for ale. c. 'l!;pped,
transported, or carrir'i IN any manner
except that they m"., be carried by
the person killing them 70 the resi-
dence on the lands OF the owners or
lesses, there to b., used for food pur-
noses bv the perSonn authorized TO
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TOO EXPENSIVE
FOR FERTILIZER

! Tt is beyond all reasoning or pos
siblc explanation how any intelligent
man can advocate the use of cottor
seed meal, or any other valuable
feeding stuff, as fertilizer direct tc
the soil.
But this is no more absurd OF in.
eXplicablc than the idea which seem.
to prevail in certain official circles in
Washington what the price of cotton
seed meal should be fixed on its fer,
tilizer value, or that the price should
be made less than it's relative ccedine
value in order that the farmers may
have the use of cottonseed meal as q
fertilizer.
When the stockmen of America
put their buying and use of foods OH {
rational basis, as they are rapidly
learning to do, cottonsecd meal can
never again be economically used a. q
source of nitrogen in commercial f.
tiizers. 1t has a feeding value and
also q fertilizer value, and it's feeding
value will always be higher than it:
fertilizer value, for its fcding value
can be obtained without. destroying
more than a comparatively small part
of it's fertilizer value.
According to the testimony of the
cattle which have eaten cottonseeC
meal, and by the, way cottonseed mea
and siliage make cheaper beef thar
any other ration in use, $75 a ton fol
what is called s per cent meal, abou
Al per cent of protein, is not higher
considering it's feed value, than corr
at $1.20 a bushel.
Moreover at present prices Of plan
fopds, such ton of cottonseed mea
is worth around $40 for fertilizer. L
one-half of this is saved when tn,
meal is fed, and three-fourths of it
fertilizer value can be saved if tn
manure be carefully handled, we hav
at least $40 ton, and often So
ton reason Why cottonseed mea
should not be used as direct fe1
tilizer. This being the case, it is abou
the limit of absurdity to try to fore
the price of cottonseed meal down
a level of it's plant food or fertilize
value especially as it is most exceller
cattle feed. There is a pressing nee
for it's high protein content and
has been proved by the xeperimer
stations that siliage and cottonsee
meal produce the cheapest beef. ~
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jMOONSHINE AIRPLANE
is NEXT NUT TO CRACK

Columbia, S. c., Dec. Allow to
combat successfully the efforts of
the whiskey runners who resort to
the use of airplanes in bringing
liquor into this country, is one of the
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
STREATOR MAN DIES
IN MOVIE THEATRE
ATTENDS 1.-THE CALL or A SOUL"
TO CLOSE BY HEART FAILURE.

Streator, ILL.,, March S.--A member
Of the audience that last night saw
The Call of Soul" movie drama
at the Plumb Theater, in this city NJ
A. Lockwood, aged 63. was suddenly
seized with heart failure and died IN
his chair, while the theater. filled to
its doors, knew nothing of the real
life tragedy being enacted in its very
midst.
Mr.. Lockwood attended the perforr,-
ance in company of William Bell, also
OF this city. Mr., Bell testified at the
inquest that he did not know for sey,
eral minutes that Mr.. Lockwood had
passed away The only unusual thing
he could recall was when Mr. Lock
wood coughed The cough was more
like a choking spell and to help his
friend he patted him on the back A
few seconds later he realized the com
panion's condition was grave.
Mr. Lockwood was a retired farmer
and one of Sureator's best known
men.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
FRANCIS TESTIFIES
ON BOLSHEVIK GROWTH

Washington, March S-David X.
Francis, American ambassador TO
Russia, today toook the stand before
the Senate Bokshevik committee and
gave an. account of his stewardship
during fussia's revolutionary days.
He was delighted he said when the
first revolution broke out and was the
first to recommend that the provs.
ionaI Russian government be rte
Cogni2ed by the United States. How
ever he was constantly opposed to
the soviet government when It took
over the administration on November
and constantly recommended
against recogniztion of the Bolshevi.
by the L. s"
Had the winning 'of The war been
postponed for FIVE years Francis
said, Germany would have had such
a foothold in Russ .Ht il would
have been iuuo.-i..a TO d..Ia.so
her"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
OVER THE TOP AS
FIRING CEASED ON
MORN Of NOV. Il
OSCAR HILTON, NOME FROM
OVERSEAS, WAS IN OPEN WHEN
ARMlSTICE WAS ANNOUNCED
AND FIGHTING CEASED.

Private oscar Leroy Hilton, Com
pany X, 3l4th Infantry, arrived at his
home. 1859 Ottawa avenue, this morn.
ing to spend a day fupiough Pri.
yate Hilton suffered a general break.
down after the armistice was signed
and is now a patient at the recon
struction hospital at Fort Sheridan
where he will remain until he re.
ceives his honorable discharge,
Private Hilton was in the lines at
the time the armistice was signed and
fought up to within ten minutes Of
II, when firing on both sides of the
lines ceased AT this time he was sta
toned in the Verdun sector and was
not in the trenches, but was taking
part in an open warfare fight.
Private Hilton left Ottawa on May
81 with an increment of selects for
Camp Gordon. He sailed for overseas
service July 8 with the 39th Replace
ment Depot Brigade. Aug. 3 he landed
in Liverpool, England. Sept. he
reached France and was at first sta
toned at St Argnon.
The middle of October he was sent
to Recount and was placed with the
2l4th Infantry While at RecOuTC the
boys of Company of the l29th In
fantry left the lines. and Private Hill
ton spent one hour visiting with them.
These were the on.y Ottawans Pri-
vate Hilton saw during the dme he
was overseas or until today when he
arrived home
Soon after the armistice was signed
he suffered his geneal breakdown and
has since been confined to the hos
ptal In spite of his i'll health Pri-
yate Hilton is looking fine and is thor
oughly enjoying his furlough.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
240,197 CASUALS.
IN AMERICAN ARMY
CEN. MARCH REPORT
SAYS FIGURES HAVE BEEN GIVEN
SHOWING AMERICAN LOSSES IN
BATTLE-ARMY TO BE KEPT
AT sos, ,9O9 STRENGTH.

Washington, March S.-The military
establishment OF the United States
VIII be maintained at 500 909 officers
and men until Congress enacts leeis-
lation providing otherwise, General
Marsh, chief of staff, announced 70,
uay. Under no consideration, he EN-.
rhaSized, will the number be allowed
TO FALL below this figure until Con
2ress takes some action.
General Pershing has been instruct.
ed to enlist men for the regular army
and assign them to regular organiza-
tions in France.
General March made public figures
showing that 100000 Yanks actually
faced the Huns on the fieldof battle.
OF this number he said, l,l00,0J0
were divisional troops, 100000 corps
and army troops and $4,000 service OF
supply men.
total of 240,197 battle casualties
were suffered during the war by the
Americans, General March said Bat
tie casualties include killed in action,
wounded missing and prisoners.
American battle deaths totaled $4,000
pemobilizatjon of the American
army TO date now totals 1,3Gt,52S,
General Marsh said. The total mum
Der of troops ordered demobililed has
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
NAME OF OTTAWAN
IN CASUALTY LIST

Today's official casualty list con-
tanned the name of Private Peter X.
Crude. as having been slightly
wounded in action. iPrivate Crude
is a member of Company c, 129th in
fantry, and was gassed early in Oc-
tober in the Meuse sector.
An announcement of the casualty
was published in the ottawa Free
Trader-Journal in November when
Mrs. Ethel Crude, of West Ottawa,
the wife of Private Crude received
news of the gassing in letter from
her husband.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
Y. P. C. u. TO MEET
AT BAPTIST CHURCH

A meeting Of the Young Peoples
Union Of the city will be held tonlor-
row afternoon at 3 O'Clock in the First
Baptist Church. Solos will be rem
rered by Miss Emily Palmer and Mrs.
Fred Hanna aud music will be fur
nished by the Baptist orchestra.
Talks will be given by Edward Brye
of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Miss
Hazel Meckenstock OF the Illinois Az
enue Evangelical Church Mr. Huflert
of the Zion Evangelical Church and
Jay IS Ruffner of the First Methodist
Church.
All young people of the city are in
vited to attend This meeting
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
WIFE OF FORMER
OTTAWAN Is DEAD

Word was received in Ottawa this
morning Of the death of Mrs. Anna
Weidman ISchmid, wife of Henry
Schmid, a former well known Otta
wan. Mrs. Schmid passed away at
the family home in Woodstock yester
day afternoon after a three weeks i'll
ness. The decedent was born i'll
Woodstock and had resided here all
her life
Surviving she leaves her husband
and three small children. She was
a daughter-in-law of Mrs Elizabeth
Schmid, III Madison street.
The funeral services will be held
in Woodstock tOmorroe morning at II
o'clock. Burial will be made in the
Woodstock cemetery.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
STATE TO CONCRETE
STATE PARK ROAD

Springfield. Ill. March S.-lSpeciaI
to the Free Trader-Journal)- THE
state will build new road this year in
Starved Rock State Park and will
paht the exterior and interior of all
buildings and repair them.
The new road to be constructed il
the road one mile long which leads
from the park directly west Of the
Starved Rock Hotel This is a ma
camized road and will now be resur
faced and conCre'ed.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
z CASES REPORTED
ON CRIMINAL DOCKET
Of STATE ATTORNEY
GRAND JURY MEETS MONDAY
JUDGE ELDREDGE POSTPONEs
CALL OF DOCKET. SCHEDULED
FOR TODAY, TO MONDAY.

twenty-five cases are now upon
States Attorney George S. Wileys
docket for disposal by the grand jury
when that inquisitorial body gets
down to its weeks grind next Mon
day. Earlier it was announced by the
prosecutor thai only seventeen de.
PENDANTS were slated for appearance
before the grand jury, but since that
time five more cases have been added
All OF them are minor in nature, there
being none of the major crimes, such
as murder or rape, pending investiga.
tiOn.
The grand jury will be sworn in
Monday afternoon at t;30 o'clock by
Judge Edgar Eldredge.
Z Postpones Call.
Delay in delivery caused a setback
in Judge Eldredge's announced plan
for a call Of the docket this morning.
Because Of the setback the court had
10 postpone the operation until Mon.
day afternoon. at which time he will
set cases for trial during the March
term.
After the term is formally set in
motion Judge Joe Davis will come
here from Princeton to preside over
the call. He will dispose of those
law cases scheduled for hearing and
will render rulings in whatever chan
Gerry matters are brought before him.
To Try Criminals.
States Attorney Wiley has an
nounced that during the present ses-
sion Of court he will tackle the un-
tried criminal cases which have been
pending upon the dOckets for several
months. During the war, with the
courts practically at a standstll, Mr.
Wiley was unable to dispose OF the
matters ordered tried by the grand
jury
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
OPEN MISSION AT
ST. PATRICKS CHURCH

Fathers Charles Cassidy and Cyril
Meis of Chicago are at St Patrick's
rectory ready to begin a weeks mis-
sion tomorrow morning in the church
at the 1890 mass. Services will be
held again Sunday evening at 1880.
The order of services for the week
will be announced from the pulpit at
both masses tomorrow.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
Lesperance 10 Kansas City.

Alfred Lesperance. who for two
years was the instructor at the OF
tawa Golf Club has accepted the po-
sition of instructor of golf in Swop
Park, Kansas City. Mr. Lesperance
assumed his new duties March /.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
Anna Reinhardt Funeral.

The funeral service of the late An.
afternoon from the family home, $50
West Washington street Rev. G.
w. Farrar, pastor of the Christ Epis
copaI church will ntticia5e. Burial
viii be made in the Ottawa avenue
cemetery.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
STREATOR WAR VETS
FORM ASSOCIATION

Streator. March 8. Especial. Dis
charged soldiers and sailors met here
last night to form an organization
which will, when finally completed,
serve as the G.. A, r served veterans
of the civil war The movement will
ibe carried to Ottawa and other La
Sale county cities.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
CANADIANS TO FLY
ACROSS ATLANTIC

Winnepeg. Manitoba, March 8 -
Major b w Baker, who shot down
more than fifty ariplanes. while at
tached to the British aviation forces
will attempt to fly across the Attain
tic in May it was learned today.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
CHARLES MONTGOMERY
ASPHYXIATEO BY A
FAULTY HEATER
WAS BRAVE: OFFICER
CITY SHOCKED THIS MORNING
OVER TRAGIC DEATH or FAITH.
Full AND EFFICIENT OFFICER,
WHOSE LIFE is SUDDENLY
SNUFFED OUT

Never was the uncertainty of life
more amply portrayed than In the
finding this morning OF the dead body
Of Captain Of Police Charles Mont
gomery in the Moose Hall bath room
Strong robust, man with every
reason for enjoying life's full measure
Captain Montgomery fate was seal
ed at the zenith Of his career as q
brave, fearless and faithful protectu
of the law By a faulty water heater
fumes from which Uyercame and
asphyxiated him while he was alone
in the lodge rooms
Discovery of the tragedy was left
TO Thomas NJ Farrell of Center Oua-
wa, who ran into the rooms for a few
minutes before going to his work
As soon as he entered the lodge ne
detected the odor of escaping gas
lnstituting an investigation. he no
ticed there was light in the bath
room. and, feeling his way through
the large room, which was filled with
the nelson fumes ba forcea o,er tho
door and saw upon the floor the nude
body OF the captain. Suspecting the
victim was asnhvxiatad FarraI1 .alIad
,ha noIica dapartnant win ire.rnc.
tions 10 hur,ipdIv ranort with = nuI
motor.
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thrown a pail OF sorrow over The en-
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
WREST BUILDINGS
FROM SPARTAC|DES
London, March 8.-Fighting in the heart of
Berlin ended at noon on Friday, according to
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen

troops now occupy all
public buildings, the
principal squares and a great many
Of the the factories. The total casu.
,alties are estimated at 500.
UItimatum 70 Bavaria.
London, March S-The German
government has sent an ultimatm 10
Bavaria warning that o po'ItaIia die
tatorship will not be tolerated in the
German confederation, according to
message picked Up here today. Ba-
varia is warned that she must estab-
lish parliamentary rule or otherwise
the forces of the central government
viii be used to suppress the Bo,she-
visits government and enforce con-
stitutional methods" the wireless
said
Plot to Restore Carl.
Zurich, March S--A lot to over.
throw the new republic in Hungary
and restore the emperor to the throne
has been discovered and frustrated
in Budapest, says advices reaching
here. Baron HaZi, Count Bethlen and
Count Somich have been arrested.
Two policemen and eighteen others
said to be involved in the plot were
also arrested
No Papers Published.
London, March S.--The strike situa-
tion is unchanged in Berlin and no
newspapers are being published, ac-
fcording TO a German wireless mes
/ sage picked up here today.
Predicts Red outrases.
stockholm, March S.-A speaker ad-
dressed a meeting in Moscow de-
claring red armies viii soon be shoot
ing in the streets of Paris, London
and Rome, according to a dispatch re-
ceiyed here today.
Firm on Food Edict.
London, March S.--The belief is ex-
pressed in authoritative circles in
Paris that the allies will not back
down on their position regarding
sending food into Germany, according
10 a Central News dispatch received
here today. This belief is held, it is
stated, because Germany has been
raising her head ENTHUSIASTICALLY aG
every opportunity.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08

Try Want Ad in the Free Trader
Journal for Quick Results
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
w WEAThE r.

Cloudy tonight; Sunday
probably fair; not much
change in temperature.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08

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Continued on Page 5, Col. 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
Plot to Restore Carl.
No Papers Published.
UItimatum 70 Bavaria.

London, March S--The strike situa-
tion is unchanged in Berlin and no
newspapers are being published, ac-
cording TO a German wireless mes
sage picked up here today.