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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-30
GIRL RIDES TOP OF
BOX CAR TO DELIVER
RED CROSS SUPPLIES

CrdiOva, Rumauia. Oct 30.-Riding
on the roof OF box car through 1870
miles OF Rumanian mountains. Miss
Georgia Watts of Lexington. Ky. car
ried a consignment OF much needed
medicines and surgical supplies from
Bucharest to the American Red Cross
hospital here. The outbreak OF a
sudden epidemic Of typhus demanded
the Immediately receipt of certain
supplies which could only be obtain
ed from the American warehouses in
Bucarest Miss Watts offered to
make the trip. There was not an
inch OF space left in any one of the
freight cars. Miss Wright, who had
carefully packed her supplies in small
cases with an eye TO some such con
tingenCy, obtained the consent of the
stationmaster, the crates OF medicine
were tied to the root of box car
and Miss Watts mounted to place
beside them, where She chung as the
train climbed tortuously up crook
ed mountain trail, across many
bridges and through numerous tun-
nels. She arrived safe and sound at
her destination with her precious
freight
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-30
THE NUTTING SEASON

When grandpa was in his prime and
Ottawa was only the little old home
town, within few hours hike of wal.
nut trees, chestnuts, hickory nuts,
pecans, hazelnuts, this season of the
year wasn't Indian summer" Aad
it wasn't fall.
u 1t was muffin time.
Member the Saturday mornings
yon got up with the sun, Just about
& the time when the first frost was due ?
How you hustled into your old
clothes, freed of school and chores.
for you and Bud and Bill were going
down to the woods where walnut
trees were the compelling lure.
And the day climbing the tree at
the risk Of ones neck. which to be
sure wasn't priced as highly as the
honor of getting the largest colec.
tion OF walnuts. And throwing sticks
and stones up at the round greenish
globes hanging on every branch
And pounding the green husks. US.
ting ones very best fingers getting
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-30
BEAUTY AND BRAINS.

An eastern man asked a lot of
New York women whether they'd
rather be beautiful or clever.
You know what their verdict was
Being clever they chose beauty.
And the mere man said: II told
you So"
That's how much mere man knows
about the subject under discussion
He believes, always has, and daubt
less always will, that woman must
be beautiful or clever.
As a matter of fact she Is clever
and beautiful.
Being beautiful doesn't make II
impossible for her to be clever. MOI
does the possession Of brain power
make her less beautiful. Some OF
the most famous women on the pages
OF history were the most beautiful
and the cleverest OF their time.
oh no, Mister Man, woman doesn't
hive to choose between beauty and
brains. She can have both.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-30

the brown nuts ready for the drying
process. What care one if his hands
We're stained rich brown when one
viewed with pride row after row of
walnuts summing themselves upon the
smoke-house roof?
Those We're the days.
Last Saturday a present day Ottawa
little boy went nutting. He took a
quarter and went to the store. That
evening he and some Of his pals
sat around the dining room table and
cracked the handful of nuts they sell
for a quarter, and ate them, and re-
marked that there wasn't much for
Il boy to do in autumn except go to
school and watch the class team prac'
tice football.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-30
COMPLETE THE JOB.

The city dads are fixing the coping
of the walls on the north approach
of the Illinois river bridge by relay
ing sections which were thrown down
by vaudals some time ago The cul
prits were never detected when
completed the work will be in the
same unfinished condition in which
ii was left originally. AT intervals
were breaks in the coping. on top OF
which the ornamental light posts were
to have been placed. These have a
nice round hoIe~ih them through which
was to run the lower end of the post,
With these holes left uncovered, the
job is obviously incomplete. patch
job is always an invitation to van
DIAL to get busy. There is no particu-
lar reason why ii should be, but the
fact remains that it is. Why not go
a step further and finish the job up
by putting a finish. if only square
block, on top of these sections and
cover up the holes. These blocks. or
finishing pieces, could be easily re-
moved if the ornamental lights are
put up, and In the meantime the job
would look. Finished and complete.
The extra expense, if the work is
done at this time, would amount to
little or nothing. Anything that will
discourage vandalism is worth trial.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-30
GERMANS USE SECRET
POLICE IN EFFORT TO
HALT GROWING CRIME
oBy the Associated Press }

WIKI the Americans in Germany
Oct. 30.-The German government Is
using statistics on the increase OF
crime IN Germany since the end OF
the war as the basis and the excuse
iCr formation of numerous units oI
security police, as they are called.
They are to have a purely military
! interior organization, cloaked ou.'
1 Wardl!. however, AS police and i'll
/ trusted only with police powers
The intentions OF the government.
| as voiced in the German newspapers,
is to have these organizations AS in.
struments Of the police chiefs OF the
various cities without any connection
With the military authorities 1t ap-
pears. however, according to the in
formation in the hands Of the Ameri
cans. that these units are To be housed
in barracks in order To be available in
case OF any concerted trouble Com
lanies are to be f0rmeA. each uf 100
men, with Il leader ana Il number Of
officers for each company
While these units may perform po-
lice duties. they are, nevertheless, ac.
cording To reports reaching American
headquarters, To be well trained bod
les Ci men TO be Incorporated into the
national army 1T a moments notice.
The security police Is 20 be m"
armed military cCnstabulary for I'll"
larger towns. as differentiated FROM
the voluntary guards for the smaller
towns, the civil gendermerie in the
country districts ANA the civil police
in the towns.
Figures quoted in the newspapers
recently show 1900 crimes in Ger.
many in the period from Jan. | toI
June 80 last as against l0,Ou0 in the
whole of 1913. Officials say that. ia
the event OF serious outbreaks this
winter. the present civil police can
not be SO expanded AS to handle the
situation.
Up to this time BresIau has had an
allowance of 6I5 policemen, 20 which
will be added 10 recently authorized
by the local ministry American o.
hCers say this increase is in violation
Ct article 1872 of the peace treaty,
Which provides that the increase in
the number of gendarmes. employees
or officials of the local or municipal
police will be allowed only in proper
ton TO the increase OF population
since 1913 in the districts in which
they are employed
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-30
ENGLAND HOPES TO
SEE PEACE RATIFIED
ON ARM|ST|CE DAY
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE is ASKED
BY GOVERNMENT APPROVING
REDUCE ARMAMENT.
CBy the Associated Press.)


naace treaty may come into affac, on
the anniversary OF the armistice day.
II was announced nv Cecil Harms
,,.,u.h ,,,a.. .,.uo+,,,. o.. .on..o,,
dHdlrS' III me mousse o. coiiIlohS
today that the government hoped the
treaty would be formally ratified on
Novor,ho, II o,d oo,,,a irto t,rca ,I,.
SAINT ""S'
Austen Chamberlain, chancellor OF
the exchequer. speakiug on the fnan-
ciaI eitua,iop an (which tbo ,,ov,r,
mont is asking n vnta of c,,G1arca
said thoro u,as o,,or,, ,aa,o,, Co.. na,,
tion econnp,v and uiea brghardr, of
resources hut mono FOR nanic he a.,
nounced the nosition of tho GOVERN.
mani yae die,irctt,. bottar ,ha, baa
baen anticina,ad in Aro,et
Tavne and nthar raronnas ,,.oro
COMING in Extraordinarily ro1l and bo
M longer thongbt nav, tava,imr '' ,ra,, ~
he raoniraI nnyt YEAR IN raI9nca ra,,'
anue ana pypand1tlrns
says Y. 5. Delays Peace.
Mr. Chamberlain said No si,o1a
feature nf tho world gitratior Ma
placed heavier burdens unon craat
Britain that the fact that no treaty
OF peace with Turkey had been signed
ana no settlement in the east had
beeh reached. Settlement was bel1g
delayed ne explained, pending a de.
clsloh by the United states whether
she would undertake the tutelage of
turkey uhder the league OF nations.
Mr.. Chamberlain said that a general
levy upon capital was out of the
question. \ levy upon war profits
stood upon "A different footing, but
the difficulties Of undertaking such
a scheme of taxation We're immense
and the disadvantages outweighed the
advantages. levy on capital he
said, would encourage extravaganza
and hinder the influx of foreign cap
ital. He would not carry it out if
the house decided on il.
The floating debt of the country on
October 90. he said, amounted to l..
2SG 000 900 pounds. He nnticipated
that next year. after providing for
the abnormal aftermath of war ok.
ponditure there would be substan.
tia reduction of the debt
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-30
CELEBRATE ELECTRIC LAMP
BIRTHDAY.

On October 81, 1S79-but forty
years ago-Thomas A. Edison an
nounced that he had invented an in
candescent fiamp that would burn
1t doesn't take old timers to recollect
the howl of derision that went up,
but by New Years Eve Of that year
development had been so rapid that
special excursion train ran down
from New York City to Menlo Park,
N. j., to see the first town lighted
up" by electricity.
Illuminating engineers from thru
out the United States and England
gathered in Chicago last week to eel
citrate the birthday and recount the
wonders OF the transition of lighting
in the brief two-score years. These
experts pointed out that it is only
within the last ten or fifteen years
that the use OF the incandescent light
has been general and that the indus
try is still in its ''swaddling clothes"
No industry has had such rapid pro-
gress as that Of the lighting business,
under efficient private management
and thru the investment of billions of
dollars, it having become one of the
Indispensable factors in business and
social life. Recent figures compiled
by the Illinois committee on social
utility information show that $500
600 homes are now lighted by cleo.
tricity aud there are approximately
10000, 600 light sockets. In Illinois
the Transformation from coal oil and
candles has been exceptionally rapid,
the state now ranking second in the
nation and having Il total output Of
electricity in excess of $500 900 600
kllowatts hours. The investment
made by private interests so far in
the state for the benefit of the public
runs Tar up into the hundreds OF mi.
lions Of dollars.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-30
LADY JANE WAS FAIR

The Lady Jane was tall and siim
the Lady Jane was far" No lady can
be fair and beautiful with sallow
complexion, pmples on the face, anu
skin eruptions which are caused by
impure blood. Number 40 For The
Blood by It's wonderful Alternative
properties, changes certain morDld
conditions Of the system from dis.
eased to a healthy state. thereby re-
ducng flesh when in excess. NUN
her l0' is employed in diseases of
the glandular system, in blood poison
glandular swellings, eczema, skin dis.
eases, Rheumatism, eatarrh. constipa-
ton, malaria. Liver. stomach and kid.
ney troubles. Under its use nodes
tumors, sores, ulcers, mucous patches
and cgpNer coldred spots disappear as
ar by 'fhugIE Made By J. G, Menden
|ha,E iO'year' 4 druggist. Evansville,
Ind. 'VA
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-30
LABOR TO DIAGNOSE
OWN TROUBLES AT
DEC. IS CONFERENCE.
RAVE DANGERS AFFECTING
FARMERS WILL BE DISCUSSED
AT MEETING CALLED FOR
WASHINGTON.

Washington. oct 30,-' Fundamental
principles" upon which organized
labor may combat grave dangers at
fecting the vent foundation OF It's
structure, are to be formulated AT a
conference Of union chiefs in Wash
ingtOn lee. -.
Formal call for he conference was
sent Yesterday 10 the union leaders
over the country. II was signed by
the members OF the executive council
OF the American Federation Of Labor
and the chiefs OF the railroad brother
hoods who explained that the farm
ers representatives who sat Wi h
these union officials last Saturday
when final decision to hold the meet
ing was reached, did not feel that
they had authority 10 sign the call
However, it vas said that the ma
'ional farmers organizations now in
session or soon to meet would be in
yited to send delegates with full BOW
or to act on behalf OF those organiza-
tions, Ii is the purpose OF the union
leaders 10 form an alliance with the
farmers organizations for the carry
ing out CT the campaign which will
be mapped out.
Seek Wage Farmers Program.
The purposes of the conference
were outlined in the call only in a
broad. general way. 1t was said tina.
it was Imperative that labor rep
resentatiyes adopt a program which
the wage earners will accept in pei
forming their duties as citizens and
at the same time maintaining the right
Of free men in order to conserve hu-
man interest and welfare"
The text OF the call follows:
Nearly a month before the declara-
ion OF war by the United States gov
eminent the executives of the national
and international unions met in con
terence in Washington and then and
there announced labors attitude To-
ward our government, whether in
yeace or war, and labor made good.
The armistice was signed Nov. II.
1915 Automatically, hostilities have
ended. Technically. we are ye. in Il
state of war The return OF industry !
from war footing TO a peace basis Is I
not readily accomplished. The pa /
.riotic feryor OF our country in peril /
brought about by the dangers when
threatened the overthrow OF democ- !
racy and freedom. seem to have sub
sided.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-30
TO CLAMP DOWN LID
ON SALMON FISHING
lRv The Associated Press

Seattle. Wash Oct 3o.-RestrUc.
tion CT salmon fishing in southwest.
ern Alaska streams as means OF
stopping the depletion OF the northern
territory's supply of salmon has been
proposed. The department of com
merce has ordered a hearing on the
proposal to be held at the Seattle
office OF the United States bureau Vi
fisheries Nov. 30.
All the Alaska streams between
Cape Spencer, not far from juneau,
and Cape Sarichef, on the western tip
OF unimak Island, will be effected BIZ
the proposed order if it is made into
. law.
Reports received by officials of the
fisheries bureau indicate that fisher.
men are going up the streams to the
spawning grounds for some of their
ii sh AS result the schools of sal
mon are being depleted.
FOR QUICK RESULTS TRY THE
"WANT-ADS" IN THE FREE
TRADER JOURNAL.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-30
The SoWinu.

Every harvest looks back TO a SOW
ing, every fruit to seed. Each gold
en-Wheated October pre-snpposes a
grain-sowing May: logic, common
place and inevitable. In conditions ma.
terlal But humanity Is not so inclined
to recognize the fact, or to appreciate
the meaning of the fact in conditions
Intellectual, moral, hulnan.-Charles +.
Thwing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-28
THREE ARMY CHIEFS
DEFEND CAPTAIN AT
COURTMARTAL TRIAL
Testify That Eduin Weiserger-
der Nerer Care EUidcnce of
Any Disto,dity.
fBy Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 21.-Three army
officers were called as witnesses for
the defense today in the court martial
Of Captain Edwin &. weisergcrbcr, Il
gas and chemical engineer, OF Pitts
burgh, charged with criminal offenses
involving alleged disloyalty to the
United states and sympathy with Ger
many. They testified Weisergerber had
been OF invaluable assistance TO the
government in furnishing chemicals 10
various branches OF the army and
navy, and they had never observed
any unpatriotic action on his part.
Captains g. l.. Harrod and Charles H.
Ruth, connected with the photcgra phic
section of the army, each declared
Weisergerber had made and furnished
TO their. department chemicals which
they were unable 20 obtain anywhere
else Hlrrod declared his department
was unable 10 obtain "metol." a chem
ical used in the development process
in photography. the manufacture OF
which was largely confined to Ger
many before the war. and that Weiser-
gerber was given one-ounce sample
or the material and returned four OF
five days later with one pound. He
also testified Wcisergerber furnished
dye compound which proved very
sa atisfactory in coloring motion picture
films, and assisted officers in other
branches of the service in obtaining
much-needed chemicals Neither Wit
ness was croSS-eXamlned.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-28
SWORD OF FOCH
IS NOT SHEATHED
General Mangin Recalled From
Mayence to Undertake
New Mission"
ALLIES MAY FINISH JOB
French Military Critic Says
Time Has Come for
Thunderstroke.
| BY Associated PrcsE

PARIS. March 27.-Gcneral Manglu,
one Of the leading officers of the
French army. will be recalled from his
command at Mayence. the newspapers
announce. to undertake n mission. tho
character and scope of which sis indi-
Gated plainly by the events in Hun
gary"
According to the Gaulois he would
receive a very important command in
kans. with view TO possible opera
tions on the Hungarian frontier and
Southwestern Russia
General j. NJ. q. Malletcrre, the mill
tary critic, in an article in the Matin
apparently rejecting military opinion.
SUGGESTS that as a means of checking
the victory OF the allies. allied armies
should march through Germany and
effect junction with Poland. General
declares that the sword OF Marshal
Foch is not yet shca;hcd.
offensive leaders produced in the French
troops of Mangin's third army who
seoar seohpsd shG the ery on the SoissoRs
beginning of the German offensive
July 10 and It was the French. Ameri-
mand who began the allied counter
offensive which ended in the armistice
November IL.
GERMANS ARE OPPOSING
THE PEACE CONDITIONS
message from Weimar tonight
says that in speaking today in the
National Assembly. Phillip Scheide-
mann, the Chancellor. said semiofficial
and nonofiicial reports were incrcas-
ing daily that fresh aggravations in
the peace conditions are expected TO be
announced; that unprecedented sums
In compensation are 10 be imposed;
that wide stretches of purely German
crushing restrictions are TO be imposed
in financial and military matters"
Assured large part of these al
legged conditions are invented the
Chancellor continued, so that by re-
petition they will accustom US 10 these
unheard-of demands and the final con-
ditions may seem almost bcarable TO
US. They are invented in order to
create an atmosphere which will suf-
focate protest even against peace OF
treated by the armistice more cruclly
shan hysthe-Sar.sre recognize, this nj ethod.
A cry not of chauyinist nature, but OF
the deepest despair, which appeals to
the highest there is-to the conference
OF humanity-is going up throughout
Germany
Herr Scheidemann said the protests
against the alleged conditions were due
TO patriotic fear. The government
knew this loyalty to the empire was
70 It's control and would not permit
IL 10 be entrenched upon at home or
abroad. The Chancellor appealed TO
the people to stand together, adding:
The so-called radicals Of the Left
have no right to protest against acts
under the treaties or Brest Litovsk
and Bucharest"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-28
NATION VIDE STRIKE
OF TELEGRAPHERS IS
ACETATE FOR APRIL
S. j. konenkamp Says Workers
VIII Sho,D Burieson He
Is MiSied.

CHICAGO. March 27.-s. ]. Konen-
kamp, international president OF the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union. to-
night declared rapid and effective
preparations were going ahead for n
vote of tclegraphers and telephone
operators for nation wide walkout,
effective April 90. Mr.. Konenkamp
predicted go per cent of the workers
would vote for nationwide tie-up.
Il am convinced that Burleson will
do nothing until walkout occurs"
he said at union headquarters tonight.
'BurleSon will listen 10 no one ex-
been anxious for n peaceful adinst'
ment, but Mr.. Burleson continually re-
peats that all the trouble is caused
by asitators. Under these circum-
stances there is nothing we can do
except TO show him how he has been
msled.
Mr.. Konenkamp stated the Chicago
workers felt there was no alternative
except. to vote for the strike. Re-
ports from Alabama and Oklahoma
City. he. said, were TO the effect that
the workers of the Southeast were in
SiStent upon 4 strike
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-28
COAL men QUIT FARLEY
WITH INDUSTRIAL BOARD
Charge Railroad Administration
Would Prevent Lower Prices
for General Public.
ASSERT UNFAIR PRACTICES
Operators Refuse to Confer Further
Until Assured of Complete CO.
Operation of Federal Service.
Statement Explains Position.
ASSERT UNFAIR PRACTICES

WASHINGTON, March e7.-The
bituminous coal operators OF the coun-
try today broke off relations with the
Federal Industrial Board. which seeks
to stabilize; prices OF staple COM
modities.
In taking this action. the operators
charged the United States railroad ad-
ministration and other government
AGENCIES which purchase coal with
fauIreSto- cooperate with them in an
honest effort to lower coal prices.
They deGaTe thsy mill Mill NOT
and cooperation is pledged and 'thc
public protected"
occurred was admitted tonight when
the National Coal Association issued
statement setting forth their position
bers Of the National Coal Association
aeid in the united States. ptoaucsa. came eou, to
call for such a meeting issued by Dr.
Harry a. Garfield. United States fuel
administrator.
CHARGE UNFAIR PRACTICES
by RAILROAD OFFICIALS
The coal men met with the newly
created Industrial board, of which
George y. Peek is chairman. The pur-
pose OF the meeting. it was explained.
industry. the broad principles provid-
ing readustmcnt which had been ad-
Nanceu ny secretary Redneld and ap-
proved b" President Wilson.
The coal operators explained TO the
board that approximately so per cent
of the total production of bituminous
coal is consumed by the railroads o:
the United States and will be pur-
chased by the United States railroad
administration.
They charge:
First. 1t developed at the meeting
that in spite of Director-General Hines
publicly announced policy in the pur-
chase of railroad fuel. the United
states railroad administration had
adopted unfair practices. which would
drive the price OF railroad fuel below
the cost Of production
WOULD NECESSITATE
ADVANCE FOR PUBLIC
Second. This would necessitatc the
advancing the price of coal for the
general consuming public to point
sufficient to absorb the loss involved
in the production of coal for railroad
use.
Third. 1t was. therefore, apparent
that unless the railroad administra-
tion would lend its cooperation and
bind itself to accept the findings OF
the conference, no beneficial results
for the general public could be OBJ
tained.
Fourth. Such assurance OF co-opera-
tion on the part of the railroad ad-
ministration was not Forthcoming.
The operators made clear TO the
board their readiness TO resume the
cons sideration of the question o: prices
whenever the cooperation and support
of thc railroad administration and
other government agencies buying coal
had been secured thew declare
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-28
HUNGARIANS ARE FORMING
NEW REVOLUTIONARY ARMY
Soldier. to Get $50 Crowns Monthly,
md Stnte VIII Pay All
Expenses.
Try Associated Press. J
~

BASLE, March 27.-The new Hum
garian government has begun reor-
ganization of a revolutionary army, TO
be recruited from the organized pro-
letariat and the. soldiers and work
The chief of the Red army, reports re-
ceived from Budapes, say, is the ad :
wiser of the revolutionary government
but control of the conduct and or
ganization of the army will be in the
hands OF the peoples commissioner for
military affairs.
monthly and will be equipped. armed
and fed at the expense OF the state.
Two or more soldiers belonging to the
ancc Of fifty crowns a month, and
those who have dependents will get
extra pay Of 800 crowns every six
months