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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-15
SAYS PEACE TREATY
WILL BE UNSIGNED

Springfield, H., August l5.-unless
hasically amended the peace treaty
will be made an election issue for it
will never be ratified in its present
form: President Wilson is right in
demanding that striking railroad
shopmen return to work before their
wage grievance can be settled; the
Plumb system for government own
ership of railroads is all wrong; and
prosecution of the nations food prof
iteers will be pushed to the limit.
These are the opinions of United
States Senator Lawrence Y. sherman
on present national problems He
is visiting here for a few weeks and
recently gave his views on the sub
jects
On the high cost of living he said
Washington offers great field
for observations and study of the
profiteer. Its population is 10000
above normal and everybody is en-
t1t-tb III Il lLidb Stt tiIllyIN ~ SIT ltAt
advantage of everybody else. On
only one thing are Washingtonians
agreed-they are unanimously for
doing the government and the
stranger within the gates. For years
Washington has lived on other peo-
pie, It's religion is to see that no
visitor escapes with more than
enough carfare to get home on and
it keeps the faith.
You imagine you are paving high
prices in Springfield. You should
study Washington quotations. You
talk of profteering landlords but you
cannot qualify as a critic until you
have studied the rents in Washing
ton II became necessary. during the
war to pass the Salisbury resolution
to prevent tenants from being moved
into the streets. The resolution was
made effective only for the period of
the war, but it will be necessary to
extend it"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-15
Popular Phrases.

What Is Il popular phrase?' some
one once asked, Something we all re-
peat like parrots, without knowing its
real origin or meaning" was the reply
OF the cynic: and 10 a certain extent
he was right observes an exchange.
How many of us. for instance, can
tell where the terms fluff hunters" and
fools paradise" arose? AS matter
q fact, the latter phrase originated
In the theological argument that there
is a place for fools just outside para.
disc, while the term fluff hunting
took It's rise ut the universities of OK
ford and Cambridge, where at one
time the young uohlemen wore II pc
culiarly formed cap with n tuft, which
presumably attracted hangers ON.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-15
|. AND R. PUTS RULE
IN PEOPLES HANDS
SAYS LABOR EMISSARY

Springfield H., Aug 15-Lct tn,
people rule. Give them the initiati\ 1
and referendum
/ This is the argument Cf DR.. Her
! bert $. Bigelow. Cincinnati, Ohio, wnc
is touring Illinois in behalf of labor
toward the coming constitutional COZ
vention. Mr. Bigelow is an expert
on state constitutional matters, ha'-
ing been labor delegate at The Ohio
constitutional convention
He spoke in Springfield recently and
said:
The principle of the referendum is
older than any American constitution
1t Is recognized by all American con,
situations. It would be a surprise to
most Illinois citizens to discover by q
close examination OF their constitute
ton, in which a variety of ways the
present constitution OF the state re-
ognizes and applies the referendum
principle.
The initiative and referendum are
atrociously long Latin words. bo. T.
rowed from Switzerland, which are
used to indicate very simple method
of democratic government.
Sometimes representative govern
ment miscarries Law making bodies
occasionally do things in defiance Of
public opinion or refuse TO do things
desired by public opinion
The initiative and referendum are
safety devices which ii is proposed 10
to attach to our governmental ma
chinery. They are not offered to de-
stroy representative government hut
10 fulfill it.
Government by direct democracy
is hardly thinkable under modern con.
ditions. But a little direct democracy
now and then may be a wholesome
thing and may keep representative
government representative.
That the American people are con.
WINGED OF this is shown by the fact
that, beginning with South Dakota
twenty years ago. the constitutions Of
twenty-three American states have
been amended by varying provisions
for the initiative and referendum
Like every change in human at
fairs, the initiative and referendum
was greeted with a chorus OF derision
or dire forebOdine
Few people will take these ohjec
tions seriously today, although some
lingering echoes o. them are still
heard. The fact remains that there
is no record of a state discarding
these instruments of popular govern.
ment after once having adopted them.
There is this further fact also, which
should be a warning TO the consti.
tutional convention that no state con.
stitution in recent years has been
ratified which did not contain provi-,
sions for the initiative and rcfcren.
dun.
illinois constitutional convention
should adopt the initiative and refer.
endum in order To let the people rule.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-15
Staten Island

The borough Of Richmond, other.
wise Staten island, aud the second
largest borough Of Greater New York.
probably would have been part of New
Jersey had it not been for the sporting
spirit Of the duke of York, afterwnrd
James II. and Of Capt Christopher
Dillop. a sturdy navigator of Old Man.
haitian. When New Jersey claimed
the island, the duke announced that
all islands In the bay that could be
circumnavigated In day should be.
long to the. colony, Of New York. The
Jerseylte colonists were gIeeful at this
feeling sure that Staten island could
not be claimed by this plan Captain
Billion, however, dislklng the Jersey
governor, took 1t upon himself to make
the trial In his famous sloop, the
Bentley, and made the circuit lust
within "a hours. In recognition OF his
feat he was given large tract VI
land and a fine house on the southern
end Of the island. I
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-15
Direct Marketing lirlixed.

While II may be attractive, to Il city
dWeller to believe that he can have a
vegetable garden grown for him lOt
miles or $50 miles away. place his or.
ders for the cost ~ Il stamp and have
the produce delivered at his door, il
should be remembered that not all
farm products lend themselves to Iii.
rect marketing by parcel post. Usu-
ally II IS impracticahle 10 market such
heavy products as potatoes by parcel
post, whereas eggs, butter, sausage.
poultry, many vegetables and nut
meats may frequently be shipped with
profit and at saving to the purchaser
In general the greater the value a
pound the more favorable Is the chance
for direct marketins-Wcekly News
Letter.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-15
Oigestibility of Cheese.

BY experiments on the digestlbllit,
of cheese it has been shown that mucl
depends on the special physical char
meter of the food, All fat cheeses ar,
said to be dissolved and dlgested will
great rapidity because the molecule.
Of caseln-the heterogeneous part of III,
cheese-are separated only by the fat
and so the gastric juice can attack 4
large surface Of the cheese nt onr
time. Whether the cheese be hard O,
soft does not appear 10 influence di
geston, and there IS no connection
between the digestibility ana the per
ccntage of water present In the checse
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-15
WOMEN G o. P.
OPEN CAMPAIGN

Chicago, Aug. l5,-Mrs Fletcher
D0bSns. state chairman of the Illinois
Republican WOmen's executive com
mittce, is directing an active organ.
cation campaign throughout the state
from state headquarters of the com
mittee which have just been opened IN
the Standard Trust and Savings Bank
Building here. Invitations are beiuG
extended to women Of Illinois to visit
the headquarters and enroll for serv,
campaign.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-15
FORD'S MILLION 5
SUIT AGAINST TR|b
A VICTORY; GETS &C
LIBEL CASE IN WHICH BIG STAKE
WAS AT ISSUE RESULTS IN
JUDGMENT AGAINST CHICAGO
NEWSPAPER.

Mount Clemens, Mich, Aug 10
Henry Ford last night won verde
In his libel suit against the Chicag'
Tribune
At SIS O'Clock the jury, which foI
three months has been hearing test
mony and arguments in the suit, re
turned a decision in favor OF the aut,
manufacturer, who sought yindicatiOn
in the courts of the charge made b.
the Tribunte that Ford Is an an
archist.'
Trial of the suit, which ii is estt
mated cost million, was featured
by the testimony of Mr. Ford, his son
Edsel, owners and editors of the
Tribune and notable educators and
clergymen.
The Jury awarded Mr. Ford dam
ages of cents, thus following the
precedent of the famous Roosevelt
damage suit jury of some years ago
in awarding a moral victory.
Jury Out All Day.
The jury had been del iberating
since 9;55 o'clock Thursday morning
Judge Tucker. instructing the jury
that the right of fair comment Is
expected in the case of Mr. Ford, be
cause his position as a great en-
plover of labor and entry as a prop.
agandist into the discussion Of prs,
paredness question made him a public
character.
The Judge held that a newspaper
has no greater privileges in making
comment than has an individual
Tho jury was instructed further t.
dismiss the case against the Solomon
News Company which on a purely
technical charge that il distributed in
Michigan 20S copies OF the Tribune
Issue Of June %, 1916, containing the
alleged libelous editorial headed
Ford Is an Anarchist" was made
defendant.
The Judge instructed that PLAINTIFF
charges Of pro-Germanism against the
Tribune and of selfish interest in ad-
vocating Intervention in Mexico hal
not been proved and the jury need not
consider it.
Judge Tucker gave the several def |
nitions Of the words Anarchist and
anarchy" but instructed that it was
The duty OF the jury itself to deter. !
mine in what sense the newspaper
used the words and what 1t would
mean to its readers.
ignorant IdeaIist Defense.
There We're two defenses. he con
tinued. If the jury finds that charges
in the editorial were true. that Mr..
Ford was in fact an Anarchist" AMI
ignorant deaist.' it was complete
defense, he said. The fright OF fair
comment he instructed, was sec.
ond defense to be considered only in
event that the first defense was in.
adequate.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-15
Danger in Dust.

All kinds of dust form dangers 70
human beings. Not only does dust
exercise Il direct harmful influence
on the tissues of thu organism, but
1t is the chief transporting agent Of
germs of infection and contagion. Dust
Is composed of intiniteslmal particles
of street mud and of refuse of every
description which lie on the surface Of
the soil. These particles, when dry, IRE
disseminated IN the atmosphere. to-.
gether with all the impurities and
microbes which they may contain and
to which theya serve as transporting
agents.
YrN Tho ErQo Tra dnH. I0u rnni Myanf Al
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-06-26
BURTON

Mrs. George Hofmeister was the
guest of her sister in South Ia
coma one day last week.
Mrs. Osnon Avery Of South Ia
coma was the guest of her mother,
Mrs. Theo. Mauck, few days last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. c. l.. Montgomery
have removed to Burton for the
summer, as Mr.. NJ. has work here.
Albert Hofmeister has positiou
with the Hunt. Motiet Company in
Tacoma. He spent Sunday in Bur.
ton with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Iofmeister.
Burton people are cordially in
vited to come to Vashon and help
celebrate the glorious Fourth.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-06-26
CEN E R

Mr.. and Mrs. John Marshall
and baby of Seattle were week
end guests of Mrs. McCarren.
Word has been received from
Roscoe WILDER that he arrived in
Calgary safe and sound.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Rodda of
Seattle visited his parents, Mr..
and Mrs, j. II Rodda, over sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs, Burton of Fern
dale and Mrs. Wilson of Seattle
were guests on Friday last Of Mr..
and Mrs. Williams.
Miss Dorothy WILDER is spend.
ing a few days in Tacoma with
her aunt, Miss Louise Dowd,
while Mrs. Ross is absent on a
trip to 0lds, Alberta.
Mrs. James Winery and son,
accompanied by John Podich,
visited Mr.. Winery at the hos
pital recently. They report that
he is now able to sit up in bed
part of the time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Therkel-
sen, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Stone
and family, Mrs. Allison and
sons and her sister, Mrs. David
Wall, and Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Rodda, motored to Camp Lewis
on Sunday. From there they
went to Point Defiance park,
where they enjoyed a picnic
lunch. All enjoyed the day.
Dr. Cowden Laughlin arrived
on the Island Monday evening
from Shatuck Military School,
Faribault. Mimi. TO spend the
summer vacation at his home near
Center. He was accompanied by
Mr.. Stephen a. Cocks. o master in
the same school who viii make
visit here and at other points on
the coast during the vacation per
iod.
Pat Kane. who enlisted early in
the war and was sent to France,
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-06-26

10. Best basket of sweet peas.
l6. Best table decoration.
II. Best display of one spray
any color,
is. Best display of common and
grandihora type.
10. Best display of perenhials.
20. SWEEPSTAKES.
The list of donations of prizes
is yet incomplete, but will appear
next week.
w. Alice Burpee Co., Philadel-
phia, Pa, offer for the largest and
best exhibit Of sweet peas grown
by an amateur a prize consisting
of their prize collection of Spencer
sweet peas valued at $500. For
the second best exhibit is offered
their Sunburst collection Of sweet
peas valued at $500.
Other good prizes are offered,
and more to come.
Committee.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-06-26
notice OF SALE OF STATE LANDS

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
on Tuesday. the LIST day of July, A. d. 1918
between the hours OF ten o'clock In the
forenoon and four o'clock In the after
noon, commencing Mt ten o'clock In the
forenoon of said day. in front of the
main entrance door to the County Court
House IN the city of Seattle, county OF
King, State OF Washington. either by The
County Auditor of said county or by a
member OF the Board OF State Land
Commissioners of the State OF Washing
ton, the following described state lands
together with the improvements situated
thereon, viii be sold at public auction to
The hlghasI bidder Ihnrafnr in-wiI.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-06-26
Summer Schedule OF
STEAMER VIRGINIA w.

-eave Maury for Seattle $50 p. m.
Saturday nights.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-06-26
r0ysa Marsh %. lsal. nelns .eo,Ion

proved March 20. 1897, being section ,
of chapter 256 of the Laws of 1907,
Said land will be sold subject to the
terms. conditions and reservations OF
chapter l09 of the Session Laws OF 1911,
relating TO easements for rights of-wny
and the carrying of timber. stone. min
erai and other products over the same,
The above described lands are offered
for sale In pursuance of an order of the
Board OF State Land Commissioners, and
an order of sale duly issued and certi-
fed by the Commissioner of Public
Lands of the State of Washington now
on file In the office Of the county auditor
of said county.
CLARK V. SAVIDGE,
Commissioner of Public Lands.
Date OF first publication. May 20. 1913.
Date OF last publication, June 30. 1919.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-06-26

for us. We were under the inn
preston that North End and Sc
attic influence had caused money
which justly belonged to the
South End to be used for the Kit
sap county ferry, and that there
was no intention of doing any
thing at the South End. We sin
cerely hope that we are wrong
and that the editors informant is
right.
Residents of Southern Heights
are cordially invited TO come to
yashon and help celebrate the
glorious Fourth.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-06-26
SO. HEIGHTS


Miss Smith dined ON Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Forrest.
Mrs. NJ. Anderson of Tacoma
spent the week end with the Miss
es Hadley.
Mrs. Diemer spent the week END
in Tacoma with Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Diemer.
Mrs. Hadley spent the week
end with her sister Mrs. Bramlett
at Kirkland.
Master Jack Forrest is visiting
Roberta and Talbot Bellazi in Sc
attic.
Mrs, Stoltenberg has with her
her father, Mr.. Christensen, and
her cousin, Miss Marie Christian
son, of Minneapolis.
Mrs and Mrs. A. de Caccia and
little Phyllis of Tacoma spent the
week end with Mrs de Caecia s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Miilard
Shaw.
We are glad to hear that The
Record is reliably informed =
that we are to have our South End
ferry. We hope it will be done by
our own county. rather than as an
act of charity by Pierce county.
which has already done so much
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-06-26
APPLICATION NO. 7ess.


defined by Section of Chapter SO of
the Session Laws OF 1871, owned by the
State OF Washington. situate In front of.
adjacent 10 or abutting upon that part
Of Lot ]. Section \. Township % North.
Range East w. ~, measured along the
meander line AS follows;
Beginning at the point of intersection
of tns east line of said Lot with said
meander line and running thence $. 81
w. S.43 chains, more or less, to an angle
point in said meander line and thence
:. 35i4 ". 2.l2 chains TO the terminal
point OF this description with frontage
OF 500 lineal chains. more or less, meas
ured along the meander line according
to certified copy of the government
field notes of the survey thereof ON file
In The office of the Commissioner Of
Public Lands at Olympia, Washington.
appraised Mt $1,000 per lineal chain or
$3.50
Said lands will be sold for not less
than the appraised value above stated
and upon the terms and conditions iol-
lowing.
Terms and Conditions Of Sale. = Not
less than one-tenth of the purchase price
must be paid at the time Of sale to the
officer making the sale. The purchaser
II he be not the owner of the improve
ments, must forthwith pay to the officer
making the sale the fun amount OF the
appraised value of the Improvements. as
above stated. One-tenth of the purchase
price must be paid annually thereafter
with interest on all deferred payments
at the rate Of six per centum per annum
together with accrued interest on any
balance at the same rate: Provided, that
any purchaser may make fun payment
of principal, interest and statutory fees
at any time and obtain deed or state
patent The purchaser Of land contain
ing timber or other valuable materials is
prohibited by law from cutting or re-
moving any such timber or materials
without first obtaining consent of the
Commissioner of Public Lands or the
board. until the full amount OF the pur-
chase. price has been paid and deed
issued.
All sales of state lands are made 81 D.
jcct to the reservations Of oils, gases.
coal, ores, minerals and fossils of every
name, kind and description. ard to the
additional terms ana conditions pre-
scribed in the act OF the legislature APP
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-06-26
Prizes for Sweet Peas

Prizes will be given for the fol
lowing displays of sweet peas at
the show to be held at Center
store ON July 18th:
Not more than % sprays in a
vase. Sweet pea or other foliage
will be allowed in all displays ex-
cept vases.
Vases will be furnished.
Commercial Growers and Private
Gardeners Glass
l. Best general exhibit in vases,
?. Best basket OF sweet peas.
3. Best floral piece.
Amateur Glass
l. Best six vases.
.. Best vase of sweet peas.
3. Best vase OF white.
4. Best vase of lavender.
;. Best vase of salmon.
6. Best vase of crimson.
Z. Best vase of primrose.
8. Best vase Of light pink.
9. Best vase of dark pink.
10. Best vase of maroon.
II. Best vase of royal purple.
L, Best vase of light blue.
10. Best vase of dark blue.
IA. Best vase of striped or mot
tied.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-27
CIGAR LEAF GROWERS OF OHIO
STANDING PAT, SAYS SANBORN

There are about $4,000 pounds of
tobacco in the Blackford barn, all of
which is going through the sweat nice
ly, and this was found to be true gen
orally. A careful census of Monroe
township he said, indicates but 43
per cent. of acreage as compared to
1918. This is the present outlook, but
in view of the backwardness of the
season and the damage fieas have
been doing in the seed beds, this may
still further reduce the coming crop
and thus influence prices on 1918 to-
bacco.'
Those who should know say that the
crop now in sweat is ageing nicely
and that in color and texture it is the
best that Preble county has ever pro-
duced." This particularly applies to
Monroe township, eastern end of Jack
son and the the western part of Wash
igton townships. No doubt the same
favorable report might be made for
other sections where the farmer has
properly cared for his crop from seed
bed to cases. Let us hope that this
may be true, not only as to Preble,
but as to the entire Miami Valley, for
all this tobacco will be badly needed
sales are concerned, there have been
but seven crops reported sold, and
these have made no appreciate hole
in stocks. The farmers still maintain
that recent offers of 1914 to Is cents
have no charms for them. They feel
that the crop cost them from Is to 20
cents to produce and that a "legiti-
mate profit would mean from % cents
to 80 cents per pound"
From Western Tobacco Journal.
Charles A. Dana, the famous editor
of the New York Sun, had a slogan:
IF you see it in the Sun it's So, This
might well apply to the tobacco sta
tistics printed in the Western Tobacco
Journal, of Cincinnati, from which
we have had former occasion to quote.
The fact is that Messrs. Gehring and
Meyers, the publishers, do, as mat
ter Of fact, print the most eompre-
hensive statistics obtainable, not only
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-27
FORMER MAYOR
OF BIRMINGHAM
RECOMMENDS It
Hon. Frank v. Evans Says
He Weighs More Than Ever
in Life Since Taking Tanlac.

One Of the latest additions to the
large and rapidly growing list of prom
inent men who have publicly Endorsed
Tanlac for the good 1t has done them
is the name of Hon. Frank v. Evans,
former Mayor of Birmingham Mr.
Evans is one of the best known men in
public life in Alabama today, being at
one time editor of one of the South's
greatest newspapers. the Birmingham
Age He was also examiner of
public accounts in Alabama In tel
ling of the benefits he had derived from
Tanlac MIR. Evans said:
For years I suffered with gastritis
and indigestion in the worst form. 1
was habitually constipated and had
pains In my shoulders and headaches
continually. My appetite left me al
most entirely and everything I could
eat hurt me. Finally I got to having
awful attacks OF acute indigestion, pal
pitation of the heart and smothering
spells. For long time 1 would have
one or more of these spells every night
and would wake out OF my restless
sleep gasping for breath.
Il bought bottle of Tanlac and to
my surprise and qualification I began
to feel relief after the first few doses.
1 kept taking the medicine and now
recovery is simply the talk of Bir-
mingham."
Tanlac is sold in Richmond by Glenn
Thistlethwaite's Drug Stores and the
leading druggists in every town.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-27
Burglar Commits Sad
Error In Safebreaking
(By Associated Press)

MILESTONE. Ont, May 27.-Local
peace officers insist that burglar
who recently attempted to operate in
Milestone is deserving of monument
alongside the first ball player who
stole second with the bases full.
Recently the cashier Of local lum-
Der company put sum of gold in the
safe and left the office without lock-
ing the strong box. That night burg
lar broke into the office and without
trying to open the closed safe door
began to tamper with the combination.
As result he accomplished what the
cashier had neglected to do.
The burglar may not have realized
his awful mistake but the fact re-
mains that he was frightened away
before he was able to break through
the door he himself had locked by
turning the combination knob. And
in his haste he left some perfectly
good burglar tools on the floor.