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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
$|50.000 FIRE RAlES pei TIER GLASS WORKS
WHITE BRIDGE is
CLOSED TO TRAFFIC
STRUCTURE COLLAPSES AT ONE
END WHILE CLEARED OF TRAF-
Fic-REPAlRs ARE BEING MADE
TODAY.

Fate played a kindly hand when she
let the Prairie grocery white bridge
colapse at one end without anyone
being on il at the time to be plunged
TO possible death in the chilled waters
of the Illinois and Michigan Canal.
That fortune favored trailic is
shown by The fact that. the condition
of the structure was discovered be
fore vehicle attempted to cross II
10 almost certain doom. while the city
and town officials were given plenty
of time to close the bridge for re-
pairs and thus prevent an accident
The collapse, il is said Was dis
covered after some heavily loaded
trucks passed over the bridge. The
flooring dropped TO the iron Stlnser-
and remained there.
This morning, when wOrkmen start
cd to fix the bridge, they found thal
all the wooden strinserS on the nor I'll
end had rotted out.
The damaged half OF the bridge l.
on the towns side ownership being
divided between the municipality anc
the wnship. This afternoon cans
of carpenters were at work gettins
the reapirs completed The bridge
il is expected, will be reopened to
traffic within the course OF the mex
few uaNS
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
PRAISES WORK OF
MRS. KlNCHLOE

4 lottor from W f Walsh, who had
charge of the homecoming celebration
in Morris his fan, was received at
the Chamber of Commerce oflic" this
morning. thanking them for secnr-
ing the services OF Mrs Elizabeth
Kincheloe for directing the Morris
pageant. The writer was very profuse
in his praise of the ability of Mrs.
Kinchelce as pageant director and
for the beautiful costumes she planned
and executed
Mrs Nincheloe planned not only
the personnel Uut also he decura
tions for the floats in the street p.
rade.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
TORONTO VOTES TO
JOIN DRY COLUMN

TOrOnIO. Can, OCT u" Inclm"Te''
returns from yesterdays election, III
which Sir William Hearst, premier OF
the province and the cons ervattNe GOV
ernmenl have been sWamped, ind, ate
that Ontario has gone dry by an
Overwhelming majority.
Throuahout the province. especially
in tQe rural districts, the prohibition
wave ha, rolled high, The voting WaS
.hree 10 one in favor OF it in some
districts.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
Wilron Keeps Posted.
PRESIDENT SPENDS
RESTLESS NIGHT

Washing on, oct 2l.-The PreSF
dents physician announced TO-DAY .'ld'
whi,a he did not sleep so Well las'
night, he showed no signs OF fatigue
mis- morning and that the prostate
condition was unchanged.
The bulletin follows:
"The Presidents prostate condition
remains a. before. Chemical eXam''
nation of the blood shows the kidney
~ he functioning normally. He ala
not sleep so we'll last night, buy
shows no signs OF fatigue TINS mora
ing"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
Germans Sent From France.

raris, Oct q The first intornoa
German civilians % be permitted II
return tu their native land left France
yesterday, the party consisting Of 30.
on NOV. . he remainder of the IN
termed Germans, estimated To number
.Jout 5000, will leave for Germany.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21

tries. A loss estimated
at $50, 900, accompan-
led the conAagration
which swept the buildings located on
North Chestnut street, leaving only
mass Of smoIderins timbers and half
wrecked furnaces to mark hte site
whereon once stood an institution re-
nowned for It's stained and art glass.
The loss, which is almost total to
the company, is supposed to have got
/ ten is inception from the furnace, but
! there is no assurance that some one
) CT the places where the glass is made
molten caused the Confiagration
| First Indications that the plant was
! ablaze came when night Watchmen
smelled smoke issuing from the base
mrut, giving rise to the theory that
spontaneous combustion may have
started the flames, which spread read
, ilv enough once they reached the
wooden frame of the buildings.
Thomas L.annon and Florence Bar
rett one a Waterman and the Other
a fireman at the plant made the dis
covery that the cellar was In names
about $40 this morning. Their at
r tention was first attracted by the
odor of smoke. lnstituting an invest.
jgation they looked into the basement
: and were greeted by belching flames
z which leaped at them and drove them
= back to shelter.
4 hurried call was sent into the
- dppartinent. the response being made
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
CALLS CONFERENCE OF
OPERATORS AND UNION
LEADERS
BOTH STAND PAT.
erpRES OF TWO FAC-
TONS ObDURATE AND RtFUoe
TO sE SWAYED BY LANES RE
QUEST FOR AN ADJUSTMENT.

Washington. oct. 21- Representa-
tiyes OF miners and operators met 10
day with Secretary Of Labor wilson
m a final effort to settle wage disputes
and thus avert the strike O 500 0oo
bltuminous coal miners, called Tor
Nov !
John l.. Lewis, president OF the
nited Mine WolKers, and Thomas /,
Brewster. chairman Ct The operators
committee. headed the two delesa-
lions comprising in all about 100 mehi-
Ders
in opening the conference Secretary
Wilson urged that the difference be
adjusted in some way 20 save the
country from the untold distress
which would accompany the closing
down OF mines with only month $
supply Of coal on hand.
There will be no settlement OF tn"
strike unless all our demands are
granted. Lewis said while Brewster
announced that the operators Woalh
not open peace negotiations unless
the strike order was withdrawn.
Conferees Hear From Wilson.
Washington. oct 2l President
wilson, despite ms lln'@9' 'C''I ''
persohal manu- III '''' "",'"'' r
trlal conference III d" '''' ~ ~,
preah NV" ,,i,,. ~ 49,. c,nitaI
sul' ol t"' i'''"' ~ ,i.,,l
anu iapoi S''"P' w ',,..,;1,, nov
tory as'e'i''e'' wa
gaining ~ .,,,,. ,.a,,,od homo
he 'lna'.,d oyar tho question
HS'i' ',,.'' i,,,,,,i,,i,,g nno of IN,
o ,o,,an,aI nrinrinlns injected into
.'"'''''' ,ir ~. ,hn lahor ranraaeuta
.n'
rha cario,,s sitnotinn WAS reportet
., mo president early today. In
soo uord letter to Secretary Lane
oboi,m,n nf the conference. dictated
trnm his sick he'd the President out
tnna his yinN4 as to the conference
ai,na,inn
want Gary Stand Exclaimed
p,nrio lu oct. Il The Iiunol
c,a,a E,aarotion of Labor conyentio
~ sassioa hara MS morning pasa4
,asa,ntinn airectinp that ,plegrar
80 rnlnnaI " ! Names
,oo. of fine Jrnita1 States milltar
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
SMITH COMPLETES
ROUND TRIP FLIGHT

Sacnmouto, Calo oct u Capt.
lowell II Smith. transcontinental
ayi,ior. reached Mather field at =
this morning from Reno and vas en-.
Enthusiastically received by officers and
enlisted men capt Smith Is trans
pnrtation officer Of Ma,her field,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
FOUR KILLED IN N. Y.
STREET CAR CRASH

New YORK, OCt. It" -Four pers0n8
were killed and several injured whcl
a Third avenue elevated train crashed
into the rear end of another train
stalled between l75th and l16'H
streets early today
The rear ear Of the forward train
was tele ycCppd The moiCrman VI
the rear train was arrested a. the no"
pital where he was taken, suffering
internal injuries.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
Keen Out the Warp.

Drive a nail into the bark or tree
and you change the whole course OF
its life. The warp in the lives OF
some folks puts a warp into the lives
Of everybody that comes IN contact
with them.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
LEAGUE ANTS AND
PROS MAY COMPROMISE

Washington. oct 2f- Possibility OF
a compromise between senate adNp-
Gates and opponents Of reservations
TO the peace treaty was said 10 nav"
received serious con nsideraton today
at the conference OF Democratic lea"
ers after Chairman Lodge had called
a netting Of the foreign relations com
mi'tce TO consider proposed changes
in the league covenants,
Mild Reservations Report.
Washington Oct. p senator Me
Comber. Republican, North Dakota. a
leader q, the sO.callrd mild r"sorta
ton group later introduced in tn
senate 4 number OF what he termed
compromise reservations He saiC
'Aoy represented the Efforts OF Re
pUNljcans trying 20 reach an agree
ment on reservations.
Seven reservations We're presented
by Senator McCOmher They dwcl
N.lh the question Of withdrawal al
ticle In, domestic affairs Monroe doc
ripe. Shantung and the inequality o
voting strength in the league assem-
Dpy
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
EARLY MORNING
BLAZE LEVELS
ART GLASS PLANT

Fire of unknown origin last night laid in total
ruins the factory of the Peltier Glass Company,
one of Ottawa's oldest and best known indus
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1890
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
w EATHE r.

Fair tonight. Wednes.
day partly cloudy and
slightly warmer, becom-
ing unsettled.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21

OTTAWA FRgg TRA0eN
Established 18@o
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22
THE NAVY OF AMERICA
is CLOSE TO ENGLAND
Rapid Strides i'm Building Bring
United States Far Ahead
OF Japan.

Washington, Aug. 2l-The rapid
rise OF the United States as naval
power during the last two years is
graphically demonstrated in figures
showing the sea strength of the vari-
Gus world powers, complied by the
navy department. Office of naval in
telligence. They show that the United
States, close pressed by France in
1917 for its place as third naval pow
er in the world. is now second only
TO Great Britain, and is at present
pushing to completion building pro-
gram that will make the American n
navy for the first time in recent his
tory a formidable contender for first
naval honors.
A little more than two years ago.
the figures show, Germany. then sec.
ond naval power, boasted more than
100 more ships of all classes than the
United States, with a total tonnage
exceeding that Of the American navy
by nearly 100000 tons. Great Brit
aims fleet at that time numbered a
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22
$500 Reward
FOR CAPTURE AND RETURN TO
CHAIN GANG OF ESCAPED
CONVICT

James Dunlap, who escaped from
chain gang camp in evening of Tues
day, July 1st, 1919, was sentenced in
last March term of court to serve four
years on chain gang for breaking into
Bennett-Terry Company's store. lie
is about five feet, four inches tall :,
dark, ginger cake color; looks as II
he didn't have much sense; walks
talks and works very slowly; slightly
fiat nose.
a reward of twenty-five dollars
will be paid for this convict's return
to the chain gang camp at Lancaster
s. C..
JOHN p. HUNTER,
Sheriff.
III. II. KESTER.
County Engineer.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22
ReQucening and Transferring.

Clemson College. August 21.-
Numerous requests continue to reach
the extension entomologists for in
structions about transferring bees
from box gums to frame hives. 1t is
not recommended that transferring
be done later than August 20.
The assistance asked for in re.
queening can not be given to all be-
cause there is a serious shortage OF
queens of guaranteed purity. Deliv-
cries are promised after August Is to
20, but this is considered too late. for
such hives may not have sufficient
time to build up for winter.
In transferring from standard s.
frame hives, to standard 10-rrame
hives, carry over as much brood as
possible. Do not destroy brood and
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22

tleships and four battle cruisers un-
der construction.
The completion of the present
building programs will find the fol-
lowing lineup of major ships: Great
Britain, 55 battleships and 13 battle
cruisers; United States, 40 battleships
and six battle cruisers; Japan, 13 bat
tleships and IL battle cruisers; Ger
many, 80 battleships and four battle
cruisers (still subject to the final
naval peace terms), and France %
battieships and four battle cruisers.
Great Britain leads the world in
cruiser and light cruiser strength
with total of 11S vessels of these
types, as compared with 80 for the
United States, % for Japan, 81 for
Germany and 19 for France.
Two naval powers formerly of con-
siderable strength in addition to Ger
many have been at least temporarily
eliminated as result Of the war
Russia and Austria-Hungary's sea
forces having been demoralized. The
insignificant Turkish naval power is
held by the allies.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22
The Country Town Be'ongs to the

THE country town is a part of tn"
country. 1t is one of the encouraging
signs Of the times that country town
business men are coming to realize
this. IT has not been so long ago that
every little town thought that its bus
mess was to grow into a city just as
soon as possible. Some towns and
many town people still think so. Many
small town people, too, still think that
their chief relations and interests are
with the cities rather than the coun-
try. The most far-seeing business
men have come to know better. They
are seeing more aud more clearly that
the town, the small city, is an in
teSral part of the country, that it
prosperS only as the country pros
pers. and that it is it's place in the
scheme of things to be the life center
OF the country about 1t. The town
merchant who opposes cooperative
buying or selling by the farmers Of
his territory, the town banker who
would hinder the establishment of
farm loan associations in his county
the town editor who neglects the in
terests of the black-country districts.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22

Berlin, Aug. 21.-Under the new
German constitution which was
passed by the national assembly af-
came effective this week. the empire
will have exclusive legislative rights
governing foreign affairs, colonies,
citizenship. immigration, defense. es-
and long distance telephones, repop-
ulation, motherhood, children, youth,
health, labor insurance, protection to
laborers and employees, confiscation,
relatives, specialization of national re-
sources. economic undertakings, man
ufacture, distribution, price fixing,
economic production, trade weights,
ey, food, luxury, articles of industry,
mines, insurance. the mercantile ma
rine, the control of lake and coast
fisheries. railroads, automobile traffic.
transportation by land, water and
air, road construction and theaters.
Individual states will have legis-
lative rights. but the imperial law will
supercede those of individual states.
The constitution lays down rules
for alternating the empire materially,
providing that plebiscite shall be held
in districts affected.
The rechstag supersedes the tenn
elected for a term of four years. The
president will be chosen by the entire
German people instead of by the as
sembly and will hold Office for term
of seven years He will represent the
empire under international law, will
make treaties and accredit diplomats
Declarations of war or peace must be
proclaimed by the imperial reichstag
be accepted by the reichstag. The
president, as commander of the de-
fense forces of the empire, can en-
ploy armed forces for Quelling dis
turbances, or may end them against
states which do not fulfill their du-
ties, but in doing so must notify the
r"ichstaG, which is given the power
of veto. The presidents order must
be countersigned by chancellor or
the imperial minister whose depart
ment is affected.
The chancellor will occupy a posi-
tion analogous to that of vice-presi-
dent. He and the rest of the ministry
will be appointed by the president
The chancellor will determine the
empires foreign policy, bear responsi-
bility for the cabinet and in case OF
tie vote in the ministry, will have the
deciding ballot. The reichstag is Civ
en- the right to impeach the president.
chancellor and ministers. Charges
upon which impeachment proceedings
are based must bear the names Of 100
members of the reichstag before the
case can be brought before the court.
The imperial council will be com
posed of representatives OF individual
states which will have at least one
vote apiece. The votes OF the larger
states will be based on population. be-
ing fixed on the number OF millions.
of inhabitants within their borders
No state can have more than two
fifths of the total number of votes in
the council Half of Prussia's votes
must come from provincial admins
trations. Imperial legislation can not
be introduced in the reichstag with
out the consent of the council. unless
The government ventures to introduce
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22

are becoming more and more out of
date. Best of all, town folks are COM
ing to see that they are out of date.
town learn that they are yoke-fellows
and must pull together can either
make the progress it should And
both are learning. Southern Agri-
cultCr!5t.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22
Recommends Il to Her Friends

start on comb foundation. Brood
may be transferred direct in the
frames, or it may be cut and properly
tied into the new frames. or it may be
Strengthened in the old frames and
transferred. This brood is a great
help in building up for the winter.
Write to the Extension Service for
Farmers Bulletin No. 1912, Pre-
pairing Bees For Outdoor Wintering.''
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22

We are proud OF the confidence
doctors, druggists and the public
have In G0G Chill and Fever Tonic.
ADV.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-08-20
AIRPLANE LARSON KEEPS
 SWIFT MOVING FORCES IN
 TOUCH WITH GEN. DICKMAN
Policy Of United States Is To Have Mobile Nuclei All Along
 Border To Handle Nuisances
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Aug 19--No official announcements being made of how the United States intends han bandit northern Mexico from this point but there every evidence that all preparations have been made future depedaons with swift of troops such being conducted against the deperadoe who held the two army aviators for
 Swift moving cavalry fully equipped with machine guns and guided by apanes understood will be relied and will be prepared from strategic points along the border of the bandit country the Rio Grande
 Organization of the border guard insure the greatest eff ency these has been completed the cavalry having been distributed place the nucleus of flying column carefully selected points along the Rio Grande.
 Movement of troops of the Eighth Cavalry Mexico today n augurated the pan according officials and from this time similar incidents will be handled without gloves"
 In announcing that Major General Josheph T. Dickman commander of the southern department had acted instructions from the War Department Secretary Baker nmated that only the danger in which the officers placed prevented an attempt them by force.
 When reports of the capture of these officers and their being held for ansom Secretary Baker said of execution the day default of the paid opportunity make military rescuewhin such and therefore directed that the money paid
 force be arranged take up the hot trail of the bandits them with the hope of being able capture many possible"
 Details of how the dash conducted left entirely to General Dckman the only requirement being that moving force be used.
 If captves taken they will be brought the United States
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-08-20

a peace basis might be reached and the other treaties under negotiations now at Versailles were being delayed until the world learned what would happen to the treaty with Germany. He said he saw no reasonable objec- uon to s-sc6atc reservations but thought it unwise 10 incorporate them in the ratification itself
 What Obligations Are
 In replying to long series of questions by Senator Brandegee, re- publican, of Connecticut, the presi- dent was led into an exhaustive dis cussion of the commingling of moral and legal obligations in treat ies.
 "A moral obligation" he said, "is of course superior to a legal obhga- ton, and, if l may say so, has a greater binding force In every moral obligation there is an element of judgment, a legal obligation there no element of judgment.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-08-20
Border Nerves are Tense

FL PASO, Aug. 19-No orders anticipating a concerted movement of troops into Mexico have been re- ceived early tonight. Brigadier Gen eral James B. Erwin, district com mander said.
 Feeling is tense regarding the border situation among the inhabit- ants of isolated towns along the border in New Mexico and Arizona, according to information received here late today by military officials Americans wired that the MeXicanS in these border towns outnumber them and that great excitement pre- vails. The Mexicans have quit work in many instances, the report says, awaiting further developments on the American side of the line. Army men here admitted the possibility ot sending more troops to these border points, but no action has been taken.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-08-20
Matlack's Daring Scheme

SANDELRIA, Texas, Aug. l9.- H. NJ. Fennell, Maria banker, who brought the ransom money here to deliver it to the bandits, returned to Maria this morning with $7,5OO, which Captain Matlack salvaged when he executed a coup and res cued Lieutenant Davis without pay ing the second half of the ransom money.
 Fennell said the bandits carried high powered rifles in their hands when Matlack escaped with Davis. The Mexicans were so astonished at the nerve of the officer that they failed to shoot until the horse carry ing the aviator an dthe cavalry com mander disappeared across the river in the darkness.
 It developed today that Captain Matlack refused to wait for the sig nal flare from the Mexican mountain and crossed the river at l2:30 a. III. after the hour agreed for firing of the flare had passed without sig nal
 Captain Matlack became worried
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-08-20
ROADS ARE IN MINDS OF
 ALI ARIZONA

Excellent progress is being made in constructing the Prescott Jerome cutoff highway and to date five miles through Yeager canyon is com pleted, this gratifying news being given yesterday by State Division Engineer E. A. Wolfe, in charge. In addition, MT. Wolfe stated the sum init on the north end link, distant seven miles, will be reached before the middle of September, ii weather conditions continue favorable. June, he stated, was the best and cheapest month in construction given, owing to the absence of cloudbursts, but uly was severe in disturbances from high water.
 Three large auto trucks of the gov ernment and a caterpillar tractor costing $15,OOO are now at the Yea gen camp, which in the future will materially expedite construction, and curtail additional outlays of funds for power purposes. The temporary road from Yeager siding on the rail road is to be repaired at once, cloud bursts making that route nearly i'm passable.
 The contract has been awarded for building a two-mile link out of Je- rome toward Yeager canyon, the cost of which is to be over $lOO,OOO It is the heaviest work on the entire road, every foot of which is solid formation granite boulders.
 While MT. Wolfe has made q cred itable showing in his work since as-
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-08-20
MORAL OBLIGATION
 IS REALLY ALL THE
 LEAGUE IS IMPOSING
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 President Wilson interpreting League Nations Covenant today for the Senae Foreign Relations Committee declared imposed legal obligation fo military in protecting the territory independence of any other nation
 But added the might involve in certain circum absolutely compelling moral obligation which might be stronger than legal promise.
 Meeting round table discussion the of the White House in contradiction the precedens of century whole nation listening through the medium of relay of public stenogaPhe the president many the details of the peace negotiations and touch all hOty debated questions which have divided the Senate in its consideration of the peace treaty