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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
City and Vicinity
News

William Sanders who is attending
the University OF Illinois, arrived in
Ottawa last evening to spend the
week nj visiting his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Sanders, of Houston
street.
Miss Anna Whyte is confined to her
home, ll9 Jones street, by Illness.
Roy States OF Marseilles was an OF
tawa visitor last evening.
Miss Sadie Pray of Congress street
left this morning for California for a
three months visit with relatives.
Mrs LARA Patterson of Streator was
an Ottawa visitor last evening.
J. l.. Bane went to Chicago this
morning on a business visit.
Peter Bianchi is spending the day
in Chicago on business.
Miss Anna Conard, G43 Congress
street, went to Chicago this morning
on a business visit
John SNAPPER went to Chicago to-
day on Il business visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.. Claudin of
the Palmer apartments went 10 Chi
cago this morning on a business visit.
Miss Helen Swift. 1853 Ottawa ave
nue., is spending the day in ChicagC
visiting friends.
DR.. and Mrs A. ] Roberts went tC
La Sale this morning for a short yisi'
with friends
NJ. Il. Mitchell and wife. S27 OttaW;
avenue, went to Chicago this mornins
on business visit,
H. f. Buttereld is spending the
day in Chicago on business.
Miss Alta Miller of Morris visited
friends in Ottawa last evening.
Richard McAlpine transacted bust
ness in La Sale today
Mrs. j. b. IoXie who has been
spending the winter in Chicago is
at the home Of Mrs. George
w. Farrar in East Ottawa.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
FOR QUICK RESULTS TRY THE
"WANT-ADS" IN THE FREE
ThADER-JOURNAL.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that on the
10Th day Of April, A d. 1919, in the
City OF Ottawa, in the County Of la
Sale and State of Illinois, an election
will be held for the purpose OF elect
ing one mayor and four commission.
ers Of said city.
Voting places as follows:
First Ward-At Town Hall. South
Ottawa.
Second Ward Basement Hotel OF
tawa
Third Ward-Salvation Army Head
quarters, Oil La Sale St.
Fourth Ward-Mrs. Weller Grocery
Cor Columbus and Joliet SITS.
Fifth Ward -John nenich Buildinq.
Chestnut ISt.
Sixth Ward-Schaefer Hall.
Seventh Ward -Jobst Barber ShOD
The polls of said election will he
open at seven o'clock a. m. of said
April 18th, 1919, and remain open
until five o'clock p, m. of said day.
Dated at Ottawa, Illinois, this 18th
day Of March, A. D. 1919.
w. w. CURTIS.
City Clerk.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
oh, BOY" MAKES
MONSTER HIT HERE

large ana enthusiastic audience
greeted the members of the oh, Boy
company last evening at the Gayety
Theater. The company presented one
of the best shows seen in Ottawa in
many years. The music was excel
lent, and the cast was good and well
chosen. Many times during the even.
ing the actors were interrupted by az
plause and had to wait for the au
dience to quiet down before they could
90 on with the play. The costumes
acre beautiful and original. and the
stage settings were very good
Many people VINO had witnessed the
play in Chicago on its first appear
ance there declared the production
last evening was Just as good as the
Chicago play had been.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
M. w. A. INSURGENTS
DON'T LOOK KINDLY
ON RATE INCREASES
Continued from page ID

largest number of lives in any such
society, II is materially lower than
the national fraternal congress table
of rates, the mortality experience of
the Woodmen having been more IA
vorable than the mortality Of the fra
ternals in general This will meet
the requirements Of the adequate rate
laws of the various states. They are
the increased rates which were adopt
ed by the head camp which met in
Chicago in 1912, but which were re
pudiated by the membership at large
which secured injunctions in nun
Der of states preventing their collec-
ton.
The table for the present members
increases the present rates 80 per
cent beginning with Is cents per 81 900
Of insurance at ages II to 18, and in
creasing by cent steps until $3.50 is
reached at the age of 3S, above which
the rate is stationary
The new monthly assessments for
$1,000 insurance are as follows. apply
ing at age of entry instead of an at.
tanned age.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
ILL. HOUSE PASSES
PARK TAXING LAW

Springfield, H.. March 27-Senato1
Jewels bill permitting cities in Hi
nois with population of over 100 900
to issue a supplemental budget was
passed by the house today, The sen.
ate passed the bill last week.
The following bills were passed by
the house.
Notwithstanding cities and
villages having a population Of less
than 10000 to purchase, establish and
maintain by taxation public parks
Notwithstanding the act TO cs-
tablsh and maintain a system OF free
schools.
Sief-Raising the limit OF salaries
OF deputy clerks and deputy bailiffs
Representative Stubbles introduced
a bill exempting SIS of employee
wages or salaries each week who are
supporting heads OF families from
efrnisheement In addition it allow
81 per week for each child.
The senate passed the Buck eiec
ton bill amending the absent voter
Law to make provisions apply only in
case a voter is actually absent FROM
the county on the day OF election T.
changes the time for filing Qpplicl.
ton. application to say where voter
expects To be. The bill requires Of
iicidls on approving the application 20
post ibe name OF the voter, and re-
Iuires, If they find ne is actually pre-
ent in the county on election day to|
destroy his absent voters ballot 1t
requires the voter if in the county IN
election day, to present his ballot q
the ofilcials.
Turnbaughs' farm produce bin wa
also passed by the senate. Ii regu-
lates consignments and sales on CON.
mission on farm produce and requires
commission men to secure liceut..
annually.
Adjournment was taken until We III
ncsday
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
THE ETERNAL LIGHT"
PLEASES BIG CROWD

The hall was filled last evening By
persons gathered to watch the
moving picture The Eternal Ligh
given under the auspices of the Al
tar and Rosary Society of st. Patricks
church
The picture which was greatly Ell
joyed by those seeing it, was pro
duced by the Catholic organization
and the scenes were laid in Egypt
and along the Jordan river. The
costumes and scenery were marvel
Gus.
The picture will be shown again
tonight
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
CO. G AUXILIARY
MEETING TONIGHT

A meeting to perfect an organi2a
ton of Company c., Auxiliary"
will be held this evening at S o'clock
in the circuit court room. The or
ganization is being formed primarily
to give the boys fitting reception
on their return home from France.
All relatives and friends of the
boys who are serving in Ottawa s
Own Company" are invited to at
tend this meeting and to join the
organization.
DIR. w. f. Veese, T. ]. Nertney.
William J. Dryer, John w. Clegg
and S. b. Bradford are acting as
sponsors for the proposed society:
and are making the plans for the
meeting tonight.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
Why Hens CackIe.

Hens cackle when they lay for the
same reason that the doing of any
to do gives them pleasure. 1t is an
instructive action. For the same rea-
son a dog ways his tail when it is
pleased. Even humans, when pleased
tie or dance, or express their emotions
in Some way.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
EXPECT BIG TURN
OUT AT WEST SIDE
MEETING TONIGHT

a big attendance is looked for 70.
night at the Lincoln School when resi-
dents Of West Ottawa will meet 30
form an association similar to those
now in existence on the North and
South sides. As the meeting is pri-
marily for organization purposes it is
particularly desired there be larsr
turn out The proposition, being yi:al
TO every resident of the West Side.
il should meet with a hearty response
The association will be formed. on
GERS selected and then will get ready
for taking an active part in the com
ing municiual election, The meeting
Is scheduled to begin at o'clock.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
Hospital Pledges.

Anyone having outstanding pledge
to the ladies' hospital drive are aske
to kindly attend to it as soon as pos
sible, as the ladies are very anxiou
to get all the money in the prope
channels for purchasing for the new
King and City Annex to the Ryburr
Memorial Hospital and give our pa
tiently waiting public a report Of thu
money collected by the ladies'.
MRS. G. c. RICKLEY, President.
MRS. F. A. SHERWOOD, Treasurer
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
High Army Officers.

A major general heads each army
corps; brigadier general heads infan-
try brigade a colonel heads each regi-
ment; lieutenant colonel is next in
rank below colonel; a major heads
q battalion; a captain heads a COM
pany; a lieutenant heads platoon: a
sergeant is next below a lieutenant,
and a corporal is a squad officer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
LATE T. J. CAREW
LAID AT REST

Funeral services of the late ThonHs
j. Carew We're held this morning at
9 o'clock at st. Patrick's Catholic
church, and We're attended by a large
number of former friends. Father
Lawrence Hackett officiated at the re-
QUEEN high mass. Burial was in st
COLUMBIA cemetery
The pail bearers were Patrick Ma.
honey, John Dougherty William Rear
don, John Hart, Frank McGarr and
John O'kane.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
Counting in Argentina.

II an engaged man in the Argentine
republic dallies beyond a reasonable
time in leading his tiancee to the altar
he is heavily fined. and if resident Of
the republic should fail to marry he is
taxed until he reaches the age of
eighty.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
For Bed, Board and Laundry.

Here Is perfect gem of miSapplied
English from woman answering an
advertisement for French governess
Eau pair; II know little English,
and could give easy, at once, lessons
in French, for which I will be nour-
ished, lying down and bleached, who,
l think, are the conditions 'au pair"
Boston Transcript.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
TO SHOW MOVIES
OF FACTORY AFTER
OTTAWA LOCATION

Moving pictures Of a factory seek
ing an Ottawa location will be shown
tomorrow night at the Offices of the
Chamber of Commerce at $3.50
O'Clock. Because Of the nature of the
industry and its products a close
guard is being kept against the CON
Germs identity from becoming pub
lie before the meeting tomorrow
night.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
Easy Window Washing.

To clean windows simply hold a
newspaper under the water faucet long
enough to dampen if, crush together
and rub on the window pane. The
window will be cleaned, washed and
dried instantly. Should lint remain
brush off with a dry cloth. Cotton
gloves may be worn to protect the
hands.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
Quite Simple Remedy.

Men who are compelled to work at
night frequently are heard to complain
that they are unable to sleep in the
daytime. We have suffered from that
affiicton while working on a morn
ing newspaper. We know of but one
cure cure. That is to get a job work
Ing days. The desire to sleep in the
daytime then becomes as natural us
breathlng.-Kansas City Star.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
TITS Not So.

A Chicago girl stole $3.50 from a
tradesman two years ago. Recently she
returned the $500 with $500 as inter
est. Yet there are those who persist
in believing, and declaring, that
woman has no conscience-Grit.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
SOCIETY NOTES

- -
Twenty eight ladies' attended the
meeting of the philanthropic depart
ment of the Ottawa WOman's CIul
which was he'd yesterday in the mar
( ish house. The annual election of of
Ulcers for the department was held al
which time Mrs w f.. Hart was re.
elected chairman. Mrs. Lee Uhl was
elected vice chairman and Mrs. 10.
seph Baker Jr secretary and treas.
urer. The morning was spent in sew
ing on mattress pads, and at noon a
picnic luncheon was served. In the
afternoon the ladies again sewed Oh
their mattress pads, and nr. Jennie
Duncan, who recently returned from
France after spending eighteen
months in the Red Cross service as
nurse gave an interesting talk on
her experiences in the war zone. The
meeting was one Of the most pleasant
and profitable ever held by the mem.
bers Of the department. Forty
mattress pads for the new King-Citv
annex to Ryburn Memorial Hospital
were completed and a number of other
pads were almost finished. The host
esseS for the meeting were Mesdamee
c. H. Power, otto Hctzner. Louis
Scherer. Lura FUR ana Joseph Baker
Jr.
- . q
Mrs. b. S. Jordan entertained The
members Of the Phillca Club yester
day afternoon at her home on Buch
anan street Three tables OF bridge
were played during the afternoon. an(
dainty refreshments were served b
the hostess. The next meeting OF Tn,
club viii be held on Saturday, April
,, at the home Of Mrs. Fred Been on
Illinois avenue.
The young women Of the First Ban
list Church will meet this evening in
the basement of the church to form a
Young Woman's Missionary Society.
This organization is to be formed as
part Of a worldwide missionary
movement which is being conducted
by the Baptist churches in all parts
OF the world.
u q sR
The Art Department Of the Ottawa
Womans Club, held a meeting yes.
terday at the home of Mrs. NJ. J.
Flanagan, 404 Cornell street. A very
study of the life and
works of Jules Breton, the French
artist was conducted The discus
sion was general and all the ladies
took part.
- y, &,
Thru an error in announcing the
approaching marriages of Miss
Louise Burke and Miss Vera Sisson,
in yesterdays paper, reported dates
Of the weddings were reversed. Miss
Sisson IS to be married ON Easter
Monday and Miss Burke will be mar,
ried during the summer. The exact
date for the ceremony has not been
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27

The Child Welfare Station in the
College building will be open tomor-
row afternoon from $3.50 to $50.
DR.. W. II. Pike will be in charge Of
the station.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
EXCLAMATION.

'You were a very long time going
on that errand, Tommie." Eyes, mo-
Their; bJt, you see, I'm entered in a
race at school tomorrow and / wanted
to save my speed."-Pearson's Weekly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
HOCkADAY'S WALL FINISH

Spells Satisfaction for your kitch.
en- or bathroom. Just little better
than others. WILLIS w WILCOX,
Phone 364-L.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
Notice.

The UNITED TELEPHONE COM
PANY is about to issue its new direc.
tory. Any change in class of service.
or in the listing of any subscriber,
should be reported to the manager, in
writing, at once. This is a good
time to order the installation of a tele-
phone.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market report furnished to
the Free 1rader-Journal by w L
Etnyre, member of Chicago Board OF
Trade, Moloney building, phone 104l
Correspondent Lamson Bros. & Co..
Chicago.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27

The order had been collecting an
assessment of 20 cents per 800 for
a patriotic fund to meet the death
claims Of its soldier and sailor mem
bers and about $3.00O,000 was on
hand in this fund This will be trans
tered to the general fund until the
present emergency is over, and the
collection of the patriotic assessment
will be continued until the new rates
can be put into force.
Must Take Referendum.
This will take several months, as a
law was passed in Illinois at the time
the 1917 increase in rates was de-
feated requiring referendum Of the
membership on any increase in rates
The law prescribes the manner in
which this referendum is TO be takcn
and il is estimated that it cannot be
completed before July /. 1t is NOT
believed that the referendum can de-
ieat the action Of the head camp. since
the law provides that the increased
rates shall stand unless a majority Of
the entire membership of the order
votes against them.
As eXperiene has shown that a com
small proportion of thn
membership at large will vote either
way on such a proposition, it is re.
5arded as certain that a majority in
opposition cannot be secured.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
(Main want add section page five. >

FOR SALE@F'ive-room house on West
Side; modern improvements; barn
and garage; lot so by 800 Tel 696-K.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27

WANTED-Good girl for general
hOusework. Tel. Il or 644W.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27

+. c. BEEN, Manager.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1919-04-24

Everyone will have q chance
to get q German helmet for =
keepsake of the great war.
Watch for the coupon bearing
an order for . helmet. These
coupons viii be dropped from
airplanes which will fly over
towns III the Eleventh Federal
Reserve District during the Vic
tory Liberty Loan campaign. II
you see . scrap Of paper flutter-
ing in the treetops shinney up
the tree after it. It may be IN
order for a helmet. It's your
chance in q lifetime to get one.
These bright. sidney new
helmets were never worn. They
were . reserve supply to b
worn by the boche when they
marched into Paris. The boche
didn't get there, but the he'll
NETS did BY freight. They
were shipped in by the victor
ious allied troops after thay
marched into Germany.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1919-04-24
SWEET CHOCOLATE
CARRIED UNDER FIRE
Chocolate Furnished by Y. N. G. A
Arrives Just When It
10 Needed.

With the American Armies In
Trance.-Praising the men of Com
pany D. One Hundred and Ninth Ma
chine Gun battalion, Twenty-eighth
division. Howard r. Keister Y. NJ.
c. A. man Of Dunnellon, Fla, tells
how, when without food, they sent
the sweet chocolate which he secured
for them to an isolated platoon, which
was under severe fire. across the
Vesle river at Fismes.
It was during the heavy fighting
eastward from Chateau Thierry that
the men Of the One Hundred and
Ninth Machine Gun battalion got
ahead Of their supplies. and the sweet
chocolate which the 7. NJ. G. A. man.
aged to get to them was specially well
come.
The battalion reached the vesle
river on its advance. There the Ger
man line held. Men were thrown
across the river by various units to
keep In contact with the enemy.
There was terrific fighting all along
the line. A platoon of Company D
was hurried over to help In holding
the narrow strip that had been taken
at great cost by the American soldiers.
It was surrounded on three sides by
the bOche. who tried every means in
his power to dislodge them-gas.
shells, machine-gun fire and. snipers.
1t was difficult matter to get food
over to them. for men with supplies
had to cross the river. which was ex-
posed and under heavy fire.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1919-04-24
BATTLE BALL." new
GAME, MAKES HIT
Two Hundred and Fifty Men on 4
Side-lnvented by Army
~" Man.

Military officials at the head Of the
Camp Travis athletic council, Camp
Travis, Tex, are much interested in "A
new game Of mass athletics which is
the invention Of Lu Ringsmuth, an
Army 7. NJ. c. A. secretary. The game
combines much Of the science of rugby
football. soccer ball. volley ball and
basket ball, and games have been
played ut Camp Travis with as many
as 800 men on side.
Using Eve ordinary footballs and an
ordinary football field. with goal posts
at the ends, the game brings into
play "sklrmish" Zine and defense
line Of players. The balls are placed
on o line at tile center of the field.
and at given signal the "skirmish-
ers" race up to be the first to kick
the ball. 1t is then kept in play by
kicking. throwing as in forward pass
In football or passing In basket ball.
the aim Of each side being to get all
live balls through the opponents goal
posts or over the goal line. To get the
ball through the goal posts means
score Of four. but to get 1t over the
goal line means q score of two.
Maj. J. s. Leonard, head of the mill
tary athletic council of the camp, has
become an enthusiastic booster for the
game, and It Is likely that the game
Will be carried to other places as the
men leave Camp Travis. Organized
teamwork in this, a. In other games.
which the 7. N. G. A. steadily encour-
ages. wins out, and this has been
proved By the progress made by the
Thirty-hfth Infantry team, which has
won the championship Of Camp Travis.
Team" Is hardly the wor,l. for with
90 men on side. the battle" OF
battle bail" becomes very realistic
when the game u on.
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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1919-04-24
WANT 70 GET OUT;
EDUcA1lN' SELVES

Somebody slipped one over" on
the C0lOred Development battalion at
Camp Travis. and although the joke
q drst created CONSERVATION among
the members. it has worked untold
rood In the cases Of more than 100 Of
them.
When the order for rehabilitation
6rst reached Camp Travis. rumOrs
spread thick and fast as to what was
going to be done with the colored
troops. Some were told they were
going to pc sent to Germany. others
heard they would be required to re-
build -torn-up France and Belgium,
while some even heard that IN invad-
Ing army Of negroes was going to be or
ganized to restore conditions in Russia.
The most alarming Of these reports,
however. was that before any man could
get his discharge from the army he must
learn to read and write, and that he
must sign his own name to his dis
charge papers. Now, the ColOred De
velopment battalion Is made up chiefly
o. illiterates. and only a few Of them
know the alphabet. Anyway. the ne
groes saw no hope for future freedom
unless they Immediately set to work
"educAtin' themselves" as some of
them expressed II. :
The report reached nm officer Of the
Army Z. N. c. A. and he Immediately
cav an opportunity OF pushing his edu-
cational work in these hitherto I'M
touched ranks. The result has been
that In the battalion more than one
hundred negroes have learned to read
and write and now one Of the fads in
the organization Is for the men to carry
spelling books and readers around
with them. Every time an officer isn't
looking many OF the men can be found
1t their favorite pastime Of ''educatin'
Themselves"
n addition to this 800 others who
at some time or other had learned to
read and write. but who through negli-
gencs had forgotten how. were able
- brush mp" and refresh their memo
ries to an extent that they are able
to do both again.
There are some 200 others In the
battalion who had been In school as
far % the third grade. and these have
taken up studies which are In advance
o. those grndes. Three soldier teach
efs and three ~" secretaries have
handled these classes which have been
n session from Q to II 80 o'clock Ia
the morning and from rs to 4 In the
afternoon.
Ooncers IN charge at Camp Travis
ara highly pleased with this work, and
say 4 b among Il . most important
being done bv the educational dlvi-
~, % the Z. II. G. A.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1919-04-24
HELLO, BOYS!

Like every other American
you are glad to see the young
fellow who is just back from
France. You are just as glai
to see the disappointed young.
ster who got no farther thar
the training camp Both rep.
resent our fighting force to you
That one, failed to reach
France doesn't lessen the
warmth of your handclasp, one
whit. Nor the sincerity Of you1
welcome. That was The for.
tunes of war. It's the willing.
ness to fight that counts
q And you are just as proud
of what the army did over
there. You like to think of
Chateau Thierry, Verdun, Bel.
leau wood, the Argonne forest
and all other places Whare the
Yanks ciashed with the Hun as
samples of American pluck.
Nor has it all lessencd your
conviction that America is the
greatest land under the sun.
Breeds the gamest fighters; the
most loyal citizens; the trC est
lovers and real appreciators of
liberty.
Live up to your boast Lend
like a man to the Victory Lib
erty Loan.