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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-05
Pocket rl,ehlioht.

lac b'sl hclp IN q hilchcu Is n small
I"'"cl VA hI2lli, Kept IN corner Of
Inc Kitchen rnbinc for using when 1t
~ necessary lo go ipto thc dark cellar
or 10 iihd something In thn bottom ~
VI" cupboard or IN any Of the other
aor" corners which are IN every house.
u u SAFER lbm n G1pIe and does not
require " match aud the liRhi eau be
thrown without diligently into the dark.
est spot.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-05
The Soldiers Friend

Information relative to the affairs
of soldiers still in service or dis
charged, is official and furnished the
Free Tralor-Journal by government
recruiting officers, who make it their
business 10 keep themselves well
posted on all matters pertaining to
government insurance and other i'm
por'ant details vital to the interests
ors during tho war with Germany.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-05
Government Insurance.

Until Dec Il. 1919, all ex-soldier.
may reinstate their government insur
aIce without examination, by paying
one month back premium and tht
first m9ntls premium on the amount
OF insurance taken.
The local recruiting station has re-
celyed a bo0nlet that explains very
clearly every feature OF the insurance
proposition. EX-soldiers are invited to
visit the office and learn how a gilt
edge opportunity is going to be missed
in case they neglect to keep up their
policy.
Yesterday application was made by a
discharged officer who resides in OF
tawa, for a $4,000 policy under the
converted form An entire review was
made on the subject OF the new IN
ourance, ana he expressed himself as
fully satisfied that his venture was a
ESQ per cent investment
TO Illustrate. The cash value OF
the ordinary life policy after the first
year. IL approximately one-halt Of the
amouct OF premiums actually paid m
Tne premiums on this new policy cost
about twice as much as the old term
insurance premiums rms means thaJ
poIicy can Je carried indefinitely
and sold back to the Government. II
dc !leu. TIE resulting net cost duTng
TINS time nearly corresponding to the
old Term insurance premiums In al.
dtllun, !ee..N dividends will be de
ciared on AN @! the new policies
The disability clause attaches 10 an
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-05
/ >EMININE Q2R0BLEMIIS
zwzzOF EVERYDAY LIEEs=z=

here were all sorts of things in her
wardrobe which she might Get rid or
\ vista Of shopping opened before
which she WAS sick Of. il world he II
real Kindness to those Belgians to pre-
sent the lot and then purchase for her,
self fresh outfit
Sylvia was so preoccupied win her
magnificent schemes nf complete t79
outflttinc that for fortnight she ujd
not visit Darby and loan.
The moment she entered the room
she perceived that loan was not wear
ing her ola hideous gray NhaW'S, nor
was Darby wrapped, 49, of Nore, IN ms
taNnrite 0NcrCoNt
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-05
Apple Eritters.

Make a good stiff batter with foW
1blespoonfuls of flour. a little sugar
three eggs, half a pint of milk. Il ijtti(
powdered cinnamon and a pinch Of salt
chop six moderate sized apples very
small. mix them with the batter and
fry the pancakes in the usual way
They will require great care i'm turpiug
dcne to fry, ten minutes Sufficient
for moderate sized dish, serving one
for each person
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-05
Alas. Too True :

IN egg expands when II is frozen and
Itoaks it, shell. Apples contract SO
much that q fun barrel VIII shrink un-
til the top layer is "A good deal below
the hriu: When the FROST is drawn
GU The apples assume thcir normal
Size &ud fiji The barrel again.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-05
Almo9t Invisible,

1t Is estimated thai four miles of an
ordinary spiders thread would weigh
scarcely a grain.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-05
Patterns for
Home Sewing

A pattern OF this illustration
Will be sent your address. Fiji
out the attached blank and mall
&C che Free Trader.Journal, en-.
closing lie in money or stamps.
Please allow ten days tlme In
which to have pattern delivered
you.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-05

Try the Frae .raderJournal Wan. Ad.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-05

Don't Forget
The Public sale at 220 Catherine s.
Saturday at O'Clock.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
CHRISTMAS CAROLS
ON LIBRARY LAWN
LADIES OF SYMPHONY CLUB COW
PLETiNG PLANS

Arrangements have practically been
completed for the customary singing
If the Christmas carols in Cordele
Christmas eve. The ladies of the
Symphony Club have arranged to
have the exercises occur on the
library lawn and a Christmas tree will
be arranged with appropriate lighting.
The school children Of the city and
the various organizations of the
churches have agreed to assist in
making the occasion fitting one and
It cannot be questioned now that this
will be most enjoyable and a most
appropriate event
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
PRESIDING ELDER
HAS SALARY RAISE
DISTRICT STEWARDS MEETING
HERE TO-DAY BUSY ONE

Presiding Elder W. F.. Smith o.
the Cordele District will get salary
next year of $4,000 This means in
crease amount to $500 as a Christ
mas present in appreciation of his
services. He now get the best salary
in the South Georgia Conference
That he has deserved it, will be wide
ly and readily accorded.
Some twenty of the stewards OF
the church were here today in the
district meeting. 1hey apportioned
the work of the district, the funds tc
be raised and made plans for the
new year which indicate that the
Methcdists of the district are going
to be very active and wide awake II
1920.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
PRIDCEN BROS. CO.
in NEW QUARTERS
WILL OCCUPY RIVALS WARE
HOUSE AFTER FEBRUARY 1.

rridgen Bros. Company, one of the
large jobbing establishments in pro-
visions and groceries in this section
has arranged for an increased bushes
and much larger stock after Febru-
airy when the business vii be moved
into the Ryals warehouse
This concern will take hundred
felt of frontage in this large ware
house and floor space which will
meet all requirements.
The Chero Cola Company will oc.
cupy the other space in this large
warehouse.
The change will give Pridgen Bros.
Company space for the enlargement
of Il fast growing business and their
next year promises much greater
business activity than the COMPANY
has ever enjoyed.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
HOUSTON ASSN.
FAR OVER QUOTA
TOTAL PLEDGED IN CAMPAIGN
NOW $175,57oOo

Rev. Wallace Wear, pastor of the
First Baptist Church in Cordele,
church director in the Seventy-Five
Million Campaign, reports total Of
$179,579.75 in the Seventy Million
Campaign for the Houston Baptist
Association. This is far over the quo
ia which was place at $160,000.00.
There are yet seven churches to be
heard from in the Association. These
will safely bring I'm five thousand
more. This is showing which every
worker has noted with great inter.
est and satisfaction.
The pledges as they stand today
are as follows:
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
JAPAN PLEASED AT
AMERICAN FAITH
NOTE COMES RELATIVE TO
TRANS SIBERIAN RAILROAD

TOXIC (Tuesday) Japan has for
warded a note to Washington reply
ing to the recent communication rela
tive to the operat on of the Trans
Siberia Railroad The reilly express
ses qualification in the fact that Amer.
lea is convinced that Japan is whole,
heartedly determined to cooperate in
the work to be done in Siberia.
Emphasis was laid upon the de
sire Of Japan to bring about" sincere
cooperation in the futuer OF Asiatic
Russia.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
FORTY
CIT no NEW PARTY
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ..lBEH.
AIS ADJOURNS

s. Louis, Dec. 18th r. WI -,
rerommendatiCn for the organic aio.
nf new political party il the report
~ he committee on political proceed
mr." submitted to h national confer
"nce Of liberals here today. Many del
egates expressed the opinion that tn
i1dicated new party would not hr
Formed at this time
1t was recommended that the com
mittee of Forty-Eight" which is con
Quoting the conference form perma
uent organization, retain its present
executive committee and hold a nit
tional convention not later than July
next.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
LANSING DENIES CLAIMS OF RE-
VERSAL
NOW AND ALWAYS SAME
President and State Depart
ment Together in Dealing
With Mexico

Washington, Dec. 11.-There is not
now nor never has been any differ
ence OF opinion between President
Wilson and the State department on
the handling Of Mexican affairs, Sec
rotary Lansing said today.
He was discussing the published re.
port that the Presidents attitude on
the Fall resolution requesting a break
with the Carranza government was a
reversal of the policy adopted by the
State Department.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
STEAMER IS SAFE
WITH AMERICANS
VESSELS COLLIDED OFF HALIFAX
COAST YESTERDAY


Halifax, Dec. 11.-Messages from
the British steamer Carmania which
collided with the steamer Marylnad,
about five hundred miles off this port
yesterday, indicated that she would
make port under her own steam some
time tomorrow.
The Carmania which has large
number Of Americans aboard, report
ed her damage as above the water
lirc and that she is in no danger
The Maryland proceeded on her
coures.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
EXPERTS GOING TO PARIS WITH
DOCK LISTS
SHOW WHAT GERMANY HAS
Purpose to Convince Su-
preme Council Impossi-
q
BILE to Meet

Berlin, Dec 1.-THE foreign affairs
committee of the national assembly
decided today to send mission OF
experts to Paris with an exact list OF
all dock material in Germany in an
effort to demonstrate to the Supreme
Council the impossibiIity of Germany
carrying out the Entente demands
as contained in the note handed Won
Lersner at Versailles Monday
Hungarian Delays
Paris, Dec 1l-The Supreme CoLn-
Gil has answered message from Pre-
mier Huzzar o Hungary. in which he
asserted the delay in sending the Hun
garain delegates to neuilly was caused
by the fact that some of them were
prisoners in Roumania
The Council refused to discusss the
mattre and renewed the invitatinon
to Hungary to send representatives
at once.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
RIVERS
DO WIDE DAMAGE
WATERS RECEDiNG IN TERRIFIC.
RIES AFFECTED

@tiogtJ D"c 11.--SeEc!l tAous
and persons are homeless today and
Iuany more oro ont # wool, as re-
sui or the flooded rtycr# IN Alabama
Gao}eja aad Mississippi Railroad
enednles, particularly in lower Ala
bama and Mississippi are demoralized
aad ptopray losses are estimated in
millions
streams mc generally rcpor'cd as
moaoiue today Out side relief reach
ed West Point, Georgia late yester-
day and was being continued today
Ar.Und columbus. Ca. iadustlial cen
corais continued paralyzed by the lack
'. poAof hu III river Is raredhg
Today Ii Mississippi Hattiesburg
vas isolated by waters but Meridian
Enterprise, Bay City, Miss, and Gil
@rd, Phoenix City, Selma, Prattville,
and Wetumpka, Ala, all suffered Sc
rious damage from high waters
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
TWELVE TO FOURTEEN HOURS
SAVED ON DELIVERY ii
START SERVICE NEXT YEAR
Post Office Department An
nounces Plan to House
Post Office Committee

Washington. Dec. 11-Extension Of
airplane mail service to Atlanta Is
planned within the next year. Assis-
tant Postmaster General Praeger to-
day told the House Post Office Com
mittee. ~
1t would be an extension OF the
New York to Washington service.
Mail between New York and Atlanta
will then be speeded up twelve to
fourteen hours. he declared.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
COAL WILL MOVE
| FROM ALI. MINES
FIRST OF Week
GENERAL OUERATION OF MINES
PROMISED FRIDAY
mo EARLY ABUNDANCE
Fuel Regulations Will Be
Required for Long Period
of Time Some Sections.

Indianapolis, Dec. 1.-THE general
operation of the soft coal mines is
predicted for tomorrow and coal will
be moving rapidly by the first of next
week. is the opinion of the operators
here.
The telegram sent out last night
by the miners officials insrructing
the men to return to the mines, was
supplemented today with circular ex-
planning in detail the actions Of the
general committee in accepting the
Presidents proposals.
Relief at Chicago
Chicago, Dec. 11-Relief today from
the most serious coal shortage ever
known was in sight. Nc immediate
relaxation from the rigid fuel regu
lations is in prospect, but the return
to the mines of the first of the strik
ing miners, ending aforty day strike
brought the hope of rapid return
to normal conditions.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
VILLA FORCES IN
REPRISAL ATTACK
PLUMBER TOWN AND CARRY OFF
CITIZENS

Eagle Pass, Dec. lin reprisal for
geles. sour hundred Villa forces Tues
day attacked the town of Muzqiz.
tate of COahuila, looting the stores
md Selling several prominent citi-
1rns as hostages. according to iafor-
nation here today
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
GRAVE TOPICS ARE !
BEING DISCUSSED

London, Dec. 11.-Anderw BonaF
Law, government leader, answering
several questions in the Commons, in.
tiated that the Adriatic question was
the subject Of the discussion between
Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Scia-
lola, also the Russian situation and
Turkey. r
He gaev no indication of the course
Of the conference.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
new OFFENSIVE TO
TAKE PETROCRAD
JolNr ACTION WHITE RUSSIA,
FINLAND AND EsTHONlA

Stockholm, Dec. ia new often
sive agnst Petrograd is being plan
ned, according to an interview with
C. G. Lainozow, head fthe Russian
northwest government printed in Hell
singfors newspapers.
The next important step is said to
be to arrange for joint action by
the armies of White Russia, Finland
o.. -sz-ias'
and Esthonia
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
CUMMINS RAILROAD
BILL ATTACKED
LAFOLLETTE SAYS WILL IN
CREASE LIVING COSTS

Washington, Dec. 11.--Liying costs
will be increased by the enactment
of the Cummins railroad bill because
of the inevitable advance of freight
rates, Senator LaFollette told the Sen
ate today in renewing his attack on
the measure
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
FRENCH In CLASH WITH
.D'ANNUNZlO'S TROOPS
FOUR TOMB STONES
- GERMAN MONARCHY


Berlin, Dec. 11.-commenting
on four-volume compilation OF
documentary ...prewar history,
Vorwaerts says "whoever reads
the former emperor's marginal
remarks will have no doubt tina
Germany before the war was
ruled by next TO a mailman"
The newspaper .characterizes
the books as "Four stones on
the tomb of German Monarchy"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
HUNGARY WOULD
BECOME MONARCHY
! NINE PER CENT PEOPLE
ANXIOUS FOR KING

Berne, tWednesday).-H will
retWl TO monarchy soon. according
to a statement to the Associated Press
by a Swiss traveller who has just re-
turned from Budapest. lie said near
ly ninety-fve percent of the people
would vote for the return to mon
archy, but the country is still un-
certain as to who would become king.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
MERCHANT. MARINE. NEXT
BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE


w hing 1o0, Dec. 11.--Hearings on
p rmanent legislation affecting the
merchant marine will begin befroe the.
Senate Commerce Committee Janu-
cry u. .,.-a /
The committee also has decinded
10 hold a meeting January on meG-
suras to adjust the claims Of shipbuild.
~ who were given war contracts for
wooden vessels. ~
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
D'ANNUNZIO'S TROOPS HAD Pill.
LACED FRENCH QUARTERS
FRENCH SOLDIERS RESENT
Paris Paper Prints Story
With Reservations. News
Comes Through Geneva

Paris, Dec. 11.-French troops
have clashed with D'AnnunZio's
volunteers at Fiume. Many were
killed and wounded on both sides,
according to a Geneva dispatch
printed by the Petit Parisien with
reservations.
1t is said that D'Annunzian
troops had pilIaeed the French de-
pots at Fiume
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
FEDERATED. PRESS IS LABOR
ANR SOCIALIST BODY

Cleveland, Dec. IA news gath
ering association with about twenty
five members mostly labor and social
list papers, in as many cities through
out the country are being incorporat
ed in Chicago, Semour Steadman, Chi
cagO attorney, announced today.
1t will be known as the Federated
Press.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
BREWERS MAY GET CASE
IN SUPREME COURT

Washington, Dee. ll.-Arguments i.
Government appeals from the fedora,
court DEGREES uph0lding the right Of
the brewers to continue to brew under
the provisions of wartime prohibitio
were docketed to be heard today i
the Supreme court.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
CLEMENCEAU ARRIVES TO
CONFER WITH LLOYD GEORGE

Lclon, Dec. 11.-Premier Clemen-
ceau arrived here this morning Dur.
ing his stay he will confer with Lloyd
George and foreign minister Scialo.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
COTTON ESTIMATE
III MILLION BALES

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE TO-
tai cotton production Of the
United States for 1919,192O sea
son will be equivalent to H.
10000 bales Of 500 pounds gross
weight, the Department of Agri-
culture announced today in Il
final estimate of the years crop
The last estimate was ten mil
lion six hundred thousand bales.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
OCMULGEE RIVER BREAKS
ALL RECORDS AT MACON

Macon, Dec 1.-THE Ocmulgee riv
er overlooked vie area of the low
lands on the outskirts of the city to
day and a number of families were
driven from their homes. The water
reached 1913, the highest stage since
1898.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
ALABAMA RIVER GOES
HIGH ON RAMP AGE

Montgomery, Dec. 1.-THE Alaba-
ma river at noon reached $50 feet q
feet above flood stage, the water GOV
ering the tracks at the Union Depot
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-11
NEW YORK COTTON
LOCAL MARKET

GOOD MIDDLING CLOSED ----36.6!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
CERTAINTY THE GREAT NEED.

Congress has found lot of first calls clamor
ing for attention The railroads. the shipping
problem, the fate of our new war industries, the
general attitude toward business are OF para
mount Importance and there is pressure for
Quick action This is so because there is good
reason to believe that what American industry
and business are waiting for to enable them to
push forward with confidence is a certainty as
to conditions The latest bulletin from the
Guaranty Trust Company, Of New York City,
gives a summary of two reports lately made
The first is that of the National Association OF
Manufacturers ON the result of It's QUESTIONABLE
as to industrial conditions. Reports from tour
Thousand, four hundred members show that III
seventeen out of twenty two groups the business
activity is between twenty-six and fifty per
cent. of normal. The five groups showing pres
ent prosperity are jewelry and silverware, mus
ical instruments, vehicle groups rubber and to-
ibacco. sItA6
While the preponderance OF depressed pro-
duction is great the buying spirit OF the pubic
lis indicated by the groups in which there IS
activity People are not depressed, not dis
icouraged and not disposed toward parslmony.
And this is fact to be noted. The groups list
led as prosperous may be in a general way look
ed upon as representing non-essentials rather
lthan essentials. But in these groups the price
rise has not been proportional to price rise IN
essentials.
The second report is from the committee OF
standards of the United States Chamber OF
Commerce regarding the business situation OF
the country. 1t represents these conditions as
being surprisingly stable under present uncer-
Itanties; it forecasts the gradual rise OF spirit
/ of confidence in coming prosperity and lmpa-
thence of delay. The slogan Of the nation IS
l"Let us know what to expect" 1t IS entirely
reasonable. Upon the congress depends In con-
siderable measure the answer to this demand,
The calling of congress has been through no
fault of its own nnduly delayed. Now it should
labor to make up time and inject into the lnept
experimenting of the present a direct policy on
/ which to rely.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
ROADS AS AN INVESTMENT.

Minneapolis Journal: The two forms
OF public investment that most appeal
tic the American people are public
schools and public roads. We tax our
selves more heavily for schools than
for anything else, though dividends
FROM this investment are indirect But
roads bring dividends directly back
on the return trip.
hard surfaced road from farm to
town. road that will bear the maxi
mum load for twelve months OF the
year. is. a great time saver. Moreover,
there are. times when produce must be
rushed to briefly high market Good
road sare indispensable then. Many
farmer can tell Of times when, held at
home by q mud embargo, he had help
iessly watched fall of the market
cost him hundred dollars or more.
Surprising farmers land Is as
sessed at $4,000, and the additional
tag due to the issuance Of road bonds
il. 81 on the thousand. This would
add $40 to his tax. But suppose he
Saves an hour a week when man and
team are worth Sc day. His saving
for the year on this small item is
120, which is interest on his invest
ment at the rate of 312 percent.
But any farmer knows that the saw
ing due to such road is not con-
fined to SO small an item as one hour
week. The wear and tear saved on
team and vehicles amounts to more
than that The profit on single crop
taken to market In the nick of time
may be much more than that. In fact.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
A happy hour in the morning sweetens the
whole day.-Louisa Alcott.
HOW HE VIEWS THE LEAGUE.

Rev John Haynes Holmes, the paclfst pastor
of the Church Of the Messiah Ill New York City,
declares that President Wilson has been out
generated BY the old world diplomats and has
met with a crushing defeat The league, he
SAYS, is simply such an alliance of strong gov
ernments as Clemenceau desired, and instead
Of abolshing war it makes it a universal con-
Germ of all the signatory powers. The covenant
does nothing that was expected Of 1t, but mere
~ aims to hold Germany in check. 1t leaves
war optional. 1t establishes no international
court but refers disputes to council which Is
a packed body with no power to enforce It's de-
cisions 1t does not establish peace. The
European nations have no confidence in it and
rely ON alliances to protect themselves against
aggression The one clause Of the covenant
satisfactory to them Is article ten by which all
the members guarantee the territorial integrity
of all the rest.
The conclusion of Mr.. Holmes is that the
United States may well wash its hands of the
whole business and remain free to determine its
conduct by its ideals Of justice and right. "The
president, y he says, has failed as he was
doomed to fail and if he comes home and at
tempts to assert that he has succeeded and that
his fourteen points have been indicated how
low he will have fallen