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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
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Dear Mrs. Thompson-I am 10 years
old and a Junior in high school. There
are several students who make fun Of
me and this is something l can't stand.
Every time / make a little mistake or
when l recite, they laugh at me. Why
do you suppose they do this? l told my
father about it and he said If he were
in my place he would stay with them
as long as he could-that the rich just
make fun of the poor that way so that
they would quit school and then have
to work for them (the rich).
l am se~lf-conscious, although / have
tried to overcome 1t. / have no friends
and can't make any. ! don't see why
this is, as my oldest sister has a lot
of friends and is as bashful as | am.
Can you tell me what is wrong?
DESERTED DORIS.
Self-conSciousneSs Is your enemy, and
not the young people at school. Youth
is cruel In many ways, y Since your
classmates know that you are annoyed
delight in teasing you. This is the
case whether the victim Is rich or poor.
Probably If you had plenty Of money
you would feel less s~elf-conscious and
would not hesitate to express yourself.
Do not let the question of money
embitter you and spoil your life. Many
of our richest men have sprung from
poverty. A rich soul can grow u of
its environment into happier and bet
ter conditions. Your father Is helping
you to grow out by giving you an edu-
cation. Appreciate his help so much
that YOU will stick to your school and
acquire knowledge.
Service is a cure for self-conscious-
ness. Instead of feeling unhappy your
self, look around for opportunities to
help others. / think If you read the life
of Alice Freeman Palmer o will get
many suggestions toward fighting your
own way, overcoming self-consciousness
and making friends,
Dear Mrs. Thompson-I am 10 years
old and\ have been married one yea
and rave not been happy n day since
we were married.
My husband works every day and so
do /. AS soon as he has had his supper
he goes out and hangs around restau-
rants with single men, and If | ever
ask him TO take me out he never gives
me an answer He expects me to stay
at home all the time, and 1t Is so lone
some. II Il go out with a girl friend
he has me watched.
He doesn't support me and he expects
me to give up all my money to him
when / draw my pay. He has never
given me a cent to live on since we
have been married, and when l ask
him for money to pay a little bill with
he says he hasn't any.
He Is mean to me and beats me and
tears up my clothes so | can't go any
where. Then he claims that ! can not
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
POLICE BREAK UP
PR0PAGANDlST PARADE

NEW YORK, Oct, s.--Heads were
cracked on Fifth avenue when mounted
police charged a mob of several thou
sand radicals Wednesday VINO attempted
to parade up the avenue without n per-
nit. Banners. which bore a number of
incendiary slogans, were co~nfiscated by
the police and half filled a patrol wagon.
A number Of arrests were made. The
police said the parade was organized
by a Russian newspaper published here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09

Read News scimi:ar Wants.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
RELIEF FUND BOOSTED.

The Phoenix Cotton Oil company
Thursday presented a check for 500
to the Firemen's Relief fund in r~ecogni-
tion of their efficiency in combating
the disastrous blaze at its plant W
weeks ago. Liggette & Co. donated s25
for the work Of the firemen In the fire
at the Lee building on Sept. 20.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
NO RACE SUICIDE IN
OLD TlPPAH COUNTY

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss. Oct. .
Mrs. w. A. McMillin, aged 40, who re-
side in this county, are the happy
parents OF IS living children, Seven
sons and eight daughters, none of thom
being twins. and the baby girl having
heen horn only a few DAYS ago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
RATIFICATION
WAITS ONLY CEREMONY

LONDON. oct. S.-Great Britaiu's rat.
ificatton Of the peace treaty, the foreign
office says, awaits only the kings proc
lanation. All the dominions have rati.
fled the treaty. the Australian house
on Sept, - and the senate oct. l..
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-30
ARMISTICE DAY
BORDER PROGRAM
PARTIALLY NAMED
-

Calexico will celebrate ArmiStice
Day, November II. Acting for the
American Legion Of Ell Centre Arthur
N. Nelson has assured CaleXico tn"
legion viii be out ii force.
The following program as tenta-
lively arranged and the persons il
charge OF the various events is ssiven
below:
Parade - Embodying the Boy
Scouts. chool children,G. A. r. men,
Spanish-American war veterans, ~.
brigade, Red Cross. cN-service mea
OF the late war, regulars, Sa walton
Army. citizens in automobiles PARADE
in charge OF Chief Marshal Captain
Chas x. Johnson. TO arrive at grounds
at IL n. m.
"America by chorus. Every
body to sing, by Harry w. krotz.
Bascball~-ll 10 1880, by Captain
Stevens.
Barbecue--l2:3O to Las By D. A. Leo
nord.
Quartettc and Band--l:3O to 2I3.
by Harry w. Erotz, II. G. Eardley.
Governors proclamation. address of
welcome-spcaker-2 80 to 315, by
Sanford r. Taylor and d. A. Leonard
fOOtDaIf--S.Io 70 $40, ny captain
Stevens and w. d. HarkneSs.
Athletic EventS--4.45 TO 6 p m, 10y
Captain Charles Il. Johnston, Captain
Stevens.
Fireworka-7 TO 73o, by Captain r.
j. WOrthinKton.
Street Dance ana Confetti Iiattlo with
Jazz orchestra -730 10 rnidnlght, by
Captain Stevens ana Lieut.. w. H. Par
| ,2t
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-30
PROSPECTS At
JAMES WELL
BRIGHTER

Prospects at the James oil well are
brighter, according to w. j. Purcell,
of this city, and /. w. Klein, of Los
Angeles, who made tour Of inspec-
tion at the we'll this morning.
Drilling hes stopped at present until
o large amount of cement can he
brought from Los Angeles and the
well cemented. 1t is hoped to cement
the well and then keep on drilling.
After the we'll is cemcnted, drilling
will 10 resumed. Traces Of oil began
to show several weeks ago, and the
races are now very distinct. The
vel! Is down 100 feet.
"r. James states that the drill has
truck ledge 20 feet thick of heavy
'asphaltum and since that the traces
have been more frequent.
Mr.. Klein, after returning from the
tour, was very enthusiastic. He stat
ed that he believed if they started
pumping at this time the well would
be a Commercial proposition" by
which he inferred that from so to 100
barrels day would be secured. He
is one Of the heavy stockholders.
1t Is expected that the water will
be drawn off soon and test made.
The oil thus far found has been 4
very heavy base.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-30
CALEXICO ROAD
IS FLOODED

The road leading out Of Calexico to
this city ia reported as being flooded,
and automobiles going from here to
the border city will do we'll to take the
road to the right before reaching the
railroad tracks at Heber and continue
straight south to the main canal, and
then 60 east to Calexico from there.
This road, the stage drivers say, is
in good shore.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-30
HONOR DEAD IN
SOLEMN SERVICE
tBy Associated Press)

LONDON, Oct. 80. - A national
funeral service and the Intern mt Of
the body Of one unknown British sol
der in the crypt of st. Paui's cathe-
dral has been suggested as fitting
tribute TO the unknown dead who fell
while serving with the British forces
in tho war. 1t is recalled that the
French have erected a monument in
scribed: "To the Unburied Dead"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-30
LOOP RECORD FOR FLAUVAL
(By Associated Pressl

MADRID, Oct. 90.-Alfred Flauval
Q Frenchman, looped the loop 624
times In . single flight in military
airplane here to-day. The previous
record was little over 300 Flauval
was In the air two hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-30

Louis Logakes ana several members
Of the local greek colony will be the
guests at a dinner 10 be given by Peter
Papapomos in Calexico tonight. Mr..
Papapomos was formerly owner Of the
Main street chop house and is now one
Of the leading business men of the
border city.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-30

Watch for Big Coffee Special al
Modern Grocery sOon.--Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-30
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR SALE-r150 hens and pullcts, 81
each. $50 He'll st.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
M |SS|N c NJ ALL
SACK is F D j N D
POUCH CARRYING OTTAWA CON.
SiGNMENT OF LETTERS BOBS
IN CAR AFTER HAVING BEEN
REPORTED STOLEN.

The mystery enshrouding a mail
sack, supposed to have either disap
peared at the OTTAWA Rock Island sta
ton, or to have been stolen from the
messenger while On route here, was
cleared up this morning with receipt
Of word that the pouch was safe on
the train where it had been mislaid.
A search revealed il as missing.
For a while there was excitement
ut the north side depot and suspicion
was getting ready to point its accus-
ing finger at possible thieves While
40 arrests were made such thing
remained a possibility until the mes
}enger sent a note back here from
been found and was in his possession
The pouch carried first class mail
from Chicago ordinarily is considered
me of the most most valuable mail
shipments sent here. The furry
which passed around with the report
there had been a postal robbery did
not subside until after the messenger
sent back information the sack was
safe in his keeping
1t is presumed the sack was thrown
IN at Chicago and kicked to one side
when more incoming mail was tossed
aboard, it became lost under the
maze of bags in the mail car. The
clerk denied ever having received it
while the messenger at Chicago stout
" maintained he put it aboard the
train
The incident began by looking like
something of mystery. 1t ended
With nothing-.b a safe and sound
assortment Of ottawa letters.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
SIMMONS HOP, OF
NAVY. HOME AFTER
6 MONTHS ABROAD

Simmons Hop, son of Wah Hop, OF
tawa restauranteur, a member Of the
quartermaster's branch OF the Cnite1
States navy. arrived home last night
after spending more than six month
in foreign waters on the L. S S. Will
limantic. Besides making record
in the quartermaster's branch to be
proud of young Hop wears a sleeve
emblem showing he attained high
Workmanship during his ten months
in the navy.
Simmons has seen a great slice Of
this ILL old world while in the sery-
ice. He sailed from Seattle down the
Pacific seaboard. through the Panama
Canal and then up to New York from
where he started for European water 8.
He touched, during his service abroad, ,
at many of the principal European
coast places. among them being Gil
braltar, Gallipoli, in Italy. and FiHme
now the boneof contention al the
peace conference.
He returned to America by way OF
The Azores, and after reaching the
United States shores was given leave.
He has not received his release from
the navy as yet. but expects within a
short time to be returned to civilian
life. He enlisted June 3 last.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
SECOND PERFORMANCE
OF JAPANESE 0PERTTA
PLEASES BIG HOUSE

The closing performance of Miss
Cherry Blossom" the musical comedy
staged by members of the Ottawa
Drama club. was witnessed by a full
house last night. The play went off
without a hitch. the performance was
even better than it was on the pre-
vious evening,
Justin Jaeger and Jay S. Ruffner,
two Ottawa men who have taken part
in former home talent playsJ and
have always delighted the audiences
by their clever acting and their ex-
cellent voices never scored such great
successes as they did in Miss Cherry
Blossom.
The comedy contained song hits ga.
lore and much witty repartee.
The members of the club are well
satisfied wit htheproduction and fell
that they have been well repaid fl
nancially for their work.
AT the close of the performance the
members of the club entertained the
outsiders taking part in the play, al
an informal dancing party and sup
per in Miss Eustis' gymnasium. About
sixty persons attended this supper.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
CAPT. PETIT HOME.
AFTER q MONTHS
F ORE|GN SERVICE.
OTTAWA DOCTOR WHOSE LET
TIERS WE'RE READ ALL OVER
STORIES OF EUROPEAN BAT
TLEFlELDS.

Walking on a cane, bat looking hale
and rugged, Capt. Roswell Petit, the
first man from La Sale county TO see
overseas service as a member Of the
United States army, arrived in OF
taWa last evening to spend Il seven
day furlough with his father. DR.. j.
w Petit, 1917 Paul street The well
known Ottawa officer, is still suffer
ing from injuries received while on
duty at military hospital at Dion
in December, when he Yell down
flight Of stairs in the darkness and
received bad wound on his knee
He is a patient at an army recon
struCtion hospital in Chicago, where
he has been since April 18th and will
remain a patient there for several
months longer before being granted
his honorable discharge.
There is very little difference in
the Ottawa physician since he LEFT
Ottawa in June, 1917, and his twenty
one months of the hardest and most
dangerous kinds of overseas service
have left no marks on his personal
appearance
II will be remembered Capt. Petit
was the author of number Of letters
that We're written TO Ottawa friends,
and published in the Free Trader
Journal, from time time during the
fall, winter and spring of 1917 and
1918. These letters were followed
closely by the readers of the Free
Trader-Journal, and were anxiously
looked forward to by the thousands
Of subscribers. Other papers made
offers to Capt Petit for letters. but
he refused to accept these offers
Capt. Petit was commissioned as
first lieutenant in the medical CORPS.
in the summer of 1917, and sailed Ov-
erseas, landing in France in July of
the same year, He was in Paris when
there was not a uniformed combatant
United States soldier there. In No
Continued en- page s, col. ~
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
COMPANION BILLS ARE
ADOPTED WITHOUT
PROTEST
ONE FOR I'm. CANAL
STEATOR LAW MAKER GETS
THREE MEASURES AFFECTING
LAKES TO GULF PROJECT THRL
UPPER BRANCH or ILLINOIS
LEGISLATURE.

Springfield, April 2i.-Wlth little
debate or opposition the state senate
today passed Senator Es5ington's Of
Streator three companion waterway
bills to the Barr waterway measure
These bills make an appropriation
of $20,0G0,000 for the Illinois water
way and its appur;enances, and au-
thorizes the issuance OF S20000,000
in state bonds for construction pur,
poses and relate to the protection
preservation and disposition Of the |,
& M. canal.
The senate passed Sen. Austin's bill
seeking to abolish high school frater-
mites and sororities.
Rep MeCabe's bill concerning free
text books in the schools was also
passed by the senate The senate
adopted house joint resolution set
ting aside Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week for joint session of
both houses for arguments on rev
eaue legislation.
The house adjourned until 10
O'Clock Tuesday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
NEW BOARD OF
EDUCATION MEETS

A special meeting of the board Of
education was held this afternoon at
) o'clock in the offices of the board
in the Mooney Building for the pur-
pose of winding mp the business of
the old and to organize the new board
The personnel of the school board Will
remain the same during the coming
year.
1t was said that no definite action
for the arrangements for the erection
Of the new school building in he
Federal Plate district would come be
fore the meeting this afternoon Al
the time the papere went to press
there had been no action taken ON the
purchase of the six lots nor for the
acceptance of the four lots in Valley
addition, on which the school Will
he built As the option ON these lots
will expire on. May -, it is likely they
will be purchased late this afternoon.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
LOYAL RUSSIANS
CONTINUE TO GAIN

London, April 24-The offensive by
Admiral Colschak's Siberian army
against the bolsheyiki is proceeding
satisfactorily along the whole OF the
Ural front. Orenburg has been eyac-
uated by the reds The communist
army is badly shaken and three whole
divisions refused to fight.
Adyices today from Omsk quoted
Admiral Colschak as saying that he
will no wbe able 20 press his offensive
without assistance of foreign contin-
gents General Maynard command
ing the Murmansk forces, has improv-
ed and consolidated the lines held by
the troops in the Murmansk and Arch
angel sectors Loyal Russian troops
have been assisting in these opera
tions.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
POLICE UNCOVER PLOT
TO "CAPTURE" CHICAGO
AFTER REDS" PARADE

Chicago April PA group of Rus
sian reds, from New York. VINO claim
to have aided TrOtsky to seize the
Russian government, and who, mem
bers of this city's anarchist squad
say, We're urging ultra reds" of Chi
Cago to take possession of industries
here May /. are today reported leay-
ing Chicago hurriedly, returning to
New York in groups of two ana three
on every passenger and freight train
leaving this city.
According to disclosures here today
he reds have been working i'm this
city for some weeks, organizing the
extremists" preparatory to taking
over the city. They planned to hold
three parades on May t. The parades
were to start from different parts Of
the city and wind up in the loop sec
ton Seizure of the subtreasury and
the big business houses were to fol
low after which they planned to set
up new government by a workmen' S
council
Late yesterday certain of the ultra
reds learned that they had been
spotted by the detectives and the
general exodus of the reds today fol
lowed.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
MISS BRADFORD IS
BRIDE Of PERUVIAN.
At PRETTY NUPT|AL.
DAUGHTER OF MAYOR AND MRS
t. +. BRADFORD WE'D TO CURT
A. NAOLE LER-CEREMONY AT THE
BRADFORD HOME.

At very beautiful home weddina
made extremely impressive by its sim.
picity Miss Rebecca Maie Bradford
became the bride of Curt Arthur Mad
Ter Of Peru. The ceremony was per
formed this afternoon at O'Clock al
the home Of Mayor and Mrs. +. +.
Bradford, 32G Paul street, in the pres.
ence OF thifty-tiye Of the immediate
te.atives Of the bridal couple
The beautiful Bradford home was
deliberately decorated with white
lilies, PINK roses and pink snap drag
ons, making a very effective setting
tof wedding ceremony.
Ms. Albert +. Gilman PLAYED Lo
hengrins wedding march as. the
couple came down the stairs and took
their places in the music room. in
front Of a large bunch OF white lilies
The ceremony was performed by Rev
Carl Stackman pastor of the First
CONGREGATIONAL Church The only at
tendant was Marjorie Fogar:y of Oak
Park, cousin of the bride, who car
ried the wedding ring on white
French pillow
The bride wore very handsome
gown of white georgette crepe and
tatfeta. ana carried a large shower
bouquet Of white roses and lilies of
the valley. Little Miss Fogarty wore
a French embroidered gown of white
At the close of the ceremony a we'd
ding dinner was served to the guests
in the dining room This room was
decorated in lilies, roses and snap
dragons, and the place cards and
favors were carried out in the same
color scheme
Mr. Nailer and his bride will leave
Ottawa this evening for the east for
a short honeymoon. They viii re
turn to this city next wees for a short
visit before going to Basin, Wyo.,
where they Will make their future
home. The brides travelling costume
is a midnight blue cloth suit, with a
flower turban.
The bride is one of the best known
young women Of the city and has a
very wide circle OF friends. She is
the only daughter of Mayor and Mrs.
E. f. Bradford and has resided in OF
tawa all her life. She attended the
public schools, graduating from the
Ottawa Township High School in the
class of 1916 She is a charming and
accomplished girl, and has always
taken an active part in the social af-
fairs of the city,
The groom is a well known young
pharmacist Of Peru and is the son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nader. He has
been in the drug business in Peru for
several years. He entered the army
in the fall of 1917 and received his
discharge this winter Recently he
purchased drug store in Basin,
WyO, where he will take his bride
to make his future home
Many handsome and beautiful we'd
ding gifts have arrived at the Brad
ford home during the past few days
from the many friends and relatives
Of Mr.. and Mrs Nader
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
CLEARS 2.OO0,OOO
I'M CORN DEALS ON
OMAHA EXCHANGE

Omaha, April 24.-George Roberts
of Omaha has cleared $4,000 040 prof
its in corn in the last five days, ac-
cording to current reports here. He is
said to have broken a pool of Chicago
market manipu!ators and to have
beaten Jesse Liyermore OF New York.
Roberts disposed of a corner on
corn Saturday. He sold 100000 bush
els to eastern manipulatOrs Monday.
2.000 eco bushels Wednesday and
500 600 bushels when the market
opened today.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
Lloyd George confer
red with Premier Orlan-
do for ninety minutes

and left smiling. Orlando has aban-
doned his plan to leave Paris at
o'clock this afternoon and if he leaves
it viii be by a special train later. An
Italian delegate said it was impossi-
bic to re-enter the negotiations unless
Wilson withdraws his statement
"Orlandos reply probably will be
published tonight"
Premiers Back Wilson.
Paris. April 24.F'aance and Great
Britain are fully in accord with Presi-
dent Wilson'S publicly announced po
ition on The Itaian-Jugo-S Say terri
.oriai dispute, and any attempt by the
German peace delegates to make cap
ital out of the temporary break will
meet with no success, it was declared
.oday in American circles
Should the Germans attempt to
make any arguments, basing their
,ontentions on the fourteen principles,
President Wilson vii. interpret them
himself.
1t became known today that the
Presidents statement had been pre-
| pared three days ago with the ap-
proyal Of Premier Lloyd George and
Premier Clemenceau. 1t was re-read
| several hours before it was made pub
| lie. and the two premiers We're asked
Tor suggestions.
ut is admirable in every way and
| would not change a word of it"
Premier Clemenceau is said to have
remarked
There is no apprehension among
the American delegates as to the ef-
feet the statement will have in Italy.
But in unofficial circles some fears
were expressed for the Americans
now in Italy. Practically al of the
American troops are ont of Italy, but
there ale some Red Cross workers in
hat country yet.
1t is learned from French sources
that fOrty-tbree members of the Ger
nan peace mission have already
Spa and are ready to leave for Yer
allies on short notice. Accompany
ng the delegates and their secretaries
IRE a number OF telegraph and wire
ess experts to keep Berlin touch with
the developments.
Cheer Italian Leaders
Rome April "a - Great demonstra-
tons were held here and III other
cities thruout the kingdom today.
Almost the entire population OF
Rome marched thru the streets cheer
ing Premier Orlando aad Baron Son
nino, the foreign minister for the
stand they have token on Fiume at
Paris
Austria Breaks Wth Hungary.
Zurich. April "a Austria has
broken Off relations with Hungary,
according to dispatch from Berlin
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
FIRE PRO0FING co.
SUES PERU WOMAN

Mrs. B. G. Seebach, wealthy Peru
woman. was made defendant today
i ma $5 900 trespass case filed in the
circuit court by the National Fire
proofing Co. of Ottawa. The suit is
for materials said to have been sold
Mrs. Seebach and shipped to Iowa
to be used on buildings of her farms
in that state. Duncan & O'Conor rep
resent the plaintiff company.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
WILL OBSERVE 10Th
ANNIVERSARY OF REV.
FARRAR'S PASTORATE

On next Sunday morning at half
past ten special service commemor-
ating the twentieth anniversary of the
Pew. G. VI lFarrar's rectorship of
Christ church will be held A spe-
cial anniversary sermon will be
preached by evfi. Farrar, and a spe-
cial musical program will be given.
All old friends of the parish are cor
daily invited to attend this serv-
ice.