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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05

kale." dad, yesterday, with one from
mother. You can't realize what mail
means here. so keep il up Dad, I'm
afraid that French book wouldn't
make a hit In this town, but III brush
mp on ii or my return to Paris. Dad,
/ think IN have some real pictures
aiken with that ten You sent that is.
after ii all quicts down Nou know
Berlin is note FOR good lenses, and
that's my only h-pe. so thanks awful
for the money dad, ana I'll make good
use of it. Living is up in the clouds
here. What / mean. it is living, It's
existing We, ourselves. get good
meals. as We brought it all with us,
but if YOU ever depend on getting one
OUT You don't. Yesterday Adams and
myself felt emptN We went in a
small place, had six pieces OF what
they called coffee cake, about as bis
as a second. and With taste of every
thing from saWdust to turpentine in
them Also tive cups of ground.
burned corn coffee. and il cost 20
marks lover 81 in normal times).
Well, We Garter and - are all well
and long tine, anyway for the United
States. the home of a square meal
and 294 West Sixteenth.
CHARLES.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
Witnesses Riots.
Berlin, Germany, March 3. 1919

Berlin, Germany, March 3, 1919.
Dear Dad:
Received your letter dated ChiCagO
Heights. Feb. 7, today. Not so had
time, is it. from there TO Berlin?
Say dad. that was kind Of kill
joy" letter. don't you think? You
spoke as if | was doomed 10 be over
here for years to come Nay. nay,
this summer will see me moving the
lawn on old 29i West Sixteenth and
getting YOU up in the morning some
sunday for a little . o'clock game Of
golf
As say, and repeat letter writing
has been kind of hard TO get down
TO since | have been over here Busy,
or else resting from being busy Of
something. but now my offices are the
Palast Hotel. Berlin and writing viii
be lots easier and more often. and
I'll do everything YOU requested in
your letter, dad. I'm in Berlin and /
claim its quite an opportunity to he
here especially al this time.
My letter before this, OF course,
tells the why ana when of it all, but
anyway. Carter and ! are here. and
certainly enjoying being together A.
YOU know, the conditions here are not
altogether me.odius and I'll have
some interesting things to tell when /
10 get back. Yea misunderstood me
On that sergeant question. Pm still
gallant one.
Our mail was getting mixed up
here in Paris for a while with army
men attached to the American Red
Cross, and we just thought it one way
Of helping it out but stare in again
IS Sergt. Charles l.. of Dodge No.
1899 Yes, dad. I'm driving Dodge
here. and it sure does seem natural
In about a week we (the driyers) will
te sent ont 10 the prison camps III
southern Germany. Taking officers.
If course. and will probably be gone
for a few weeks at a time, but We
ant go until this trouble quiefs down
\ bit. The Chicago papers will prob
ably have it all in about what is going
On in Berlin this time, I'll take a
chance and tell you what's up.
A general strike is now on here,
Everything stopped no street cars
or anything. It's strike against the
present government and it really is a
serious matter Today a mob started
a young battle. The report is ten
killed in it, They burned government
posters and raised particular helasalo
The reichstag is only a block from
cur garage, and on our way TO the
hotel this afternoon we heard a ban
gallo of shots fired and. believe me,
made some tall stepping for home.
We are not allowed out nights, and
all have to wear civilian clothes dur
ing the day, and even in the daytime
we are either in our garage or Keep
moving wherever we are. Last night
mobs gathered in "Postadamer PlatZ,
right in front of our hotel and from
our windows we saw a body Of Ger
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
ILLINOIS FARMERS
4 ORGANIZE TO WAGE
WAR ON BIOL SHEVISM

Chicago, April 4 - Illinois farmers
have started an organization to pro
sect their interests and combat rad
jcal movements threatening to i'm
pair their pursuits, it became known
yesterday. The Illinois Agricultural
association, composed Of state farm
ers. has opened Offices in the Com
monwelth Edison building, with d.
o. Thompson in charge.
Sixty counties it is said, have sub
organizations with a total member
ship of 25,G00. 1t is expected that
the membership will reach 10000
Harry j Sconce, a welthy Vermiion
connty farmes is president. Sconce
is a University of Illinois Graduate
"'rhe Illinois Agricultural associa-
ton will not become a 1onpartisian
league or be controlled by bolshe-
wiki" according to the platform an
nolmced yesterday. 1t will not run
amuch at every opportunity nor start
out cunning for other interests. It
win be a sane, sensible business Or
ganization.
aThe association will not confine
its work to the things of the farm,
rbut will take an active interest in
Everything that makes for better
Americans"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05

man soldiers with Il machine gun and
rifles scattering the crowd Tonight
there are two armed German guards
in the entrance of oar hotel, and no.
body knows what's COINS Ia happen
tomorrow. We caused too much of 4
stir up in crowds when we wore the
United states uniform. and as there
are no troops for our protection a
civilian outfit Is Iue best thing We
could do to help our side of 1t out.
Machine guns are posted IN front Of
all main buildings. and whenever a
mob starts they let loose. buzz I'm
never around There's no danger FOR
us, as they realize what IL means 10
start anything with ar American, but
NJ the same time we are playing safe.
VIII tell YOU more next time
: CHARLES.
spartacaus sieze Police Station.
Berlin. Germany March ., 1919.
Dear Dad;
There's really so many things to
say that as hard to say any Ever
[ should let You know about is our
Berlin reyJ)lution. It's been -oiug on
for week now, and am just getting
used to 1t. The idea OF il II. is the
SpartacanS trying 20 overthrow the
present government, and obey sure
are raising a rumpus in trying TO.
They have captured the police station
and are. using that for a stronghold.
bat the lighting is all over town One
thousand have been killed, aud thai
means almost as many wounded. he.
iieye me, its serious thing and 10
be right il the middle of il All is
something that is either lucky thing
or not
These pictures Of il were taken the
ottsr cay ard viii give Yea some
idea Of what. this fight IS like There
are rifles, machine guns. tanks. ar
mored cars, airplanes and every THINE
a real urto-date battle should have
The main Uniting is at Alexander
Platy. about six blocks from our hotel,
and the buildings are wreck dead
all over Ith% street. AlIpidAto NAV =
been flying over tie city. dropping
bombs on buildings where the oppos
ing soldiers, are holding. So you see
its all a tiiSt.class war brought right
to your town. We are all in civilian
clothes and look like a bunch OF
Thirty-third and the track buns. all
dressed up We are all safe from this
little war and are under the protec
ton OF the present government W.
have papers permitting MS on The
street. but at night we are kept in the
hotel Safety first.
The strike has been ON. also-no
street cars. subways, stores closed
hardly any telephone service. One
night all lights in town were shut of
ana everything II general was 'ka
puts Us they say here. We all hope
it to be over in a few days and no
body sees how it can last much
longer.
Received your letter with the spare
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
Woman Cried With Pain.

Thousands of women work today
while suffering from kidney or blad-
der ailments that can be relieved.
Mrs. L. Wavue, 1926 3rd ST, Ocean
Park. Cal. writes Il had to sit down
during my houseworK. My back ashed
20, also my hip panied me so | used
to cry out, the pain was so great.
Now l am thankful to say that Foley
Kidney Pills rid me Of all my pain.
Backache. sore muscles. stiff or swot
len Joints, rheumatic pains are indica-
TONS OF kidney trouble. Foley kidney
pills are safe and reliable. They bring
quick results.
W. d. Duncan, Druggist. Ottawa. III
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
Flour 81 Fer Pound.
Berlin, W, Am Poisdamer Platz,
Palast Hotel FurstenhOf.

TlOAf ~ FCT TouHu.
Berlin, W, Am Poisdamer Platz,
Palast Hotel Furstenhof.
Dear Mother and Dad;
We'll, a year ago this time | had
about as much of an idea that | would
be in Berlin. Germany, today as I did
of being a German shark al Bloom,
but strange things do happen. and to
day Capt. Hathaway and Sergt Hook
are enjoying the wonderful Oppor.
unity Of being together in the party
of the first Americans to enter Der
lin for the four long years of the war.
We left Paris the evening of Feb Il
on a special train, party of forty.
Our trains consisted of three sleepers,
about ten freight cars loaded with our
supplies and some for Russian pris-
oners, and nine fat cars on which
cur machines were Give DodgeS. two
Mercedes and two Dennis trucks).
After many stops, Cologne and Essen
he main ones. We arrived in Berlin
he evening of the 18th As soon as
We crossed the Rhine German soldiers
were put in our train and guarded it
INTO Berlin. We have been some
curiosity to the people here, and the
loveIty hasn't worn of yet.
I'm driving a Dodge. and every time
I stop any place With ma minute
here is a crowd Of about 200 around
largely speaking). II is rather
billy atmosphere, but | manage to
axe into the heavens or at some in
isible thing some place and let the
show go on.
Things are quiet here now, but by
he looks OF the buildings they sure
lad some time Of shooting up the
own. We are staying at the Palast
Hotel, one of the finest here, and even
ii has machine gun marks all over the
front. Some of the revolutionists
thought that somebody they wanted
was here, so Just let loose with the
machine guns to find out.
Berlin sure has been hit by The war
Food is as scarce as my money was
in Paris. Butter, if you can find
where they sell it, is S. per pounl
sausage S. per pound, flour 81 per
2ound. Naturally, the average person
cannot buy these things, so different
substitutes are used. Their coffee is
made from burned corn. chemical
substance is used for sugar, tobacco
Df
Horse, goat and crow meat are very
commonly used, and after about 1899
meals Of it, it doesn't taste half so
lad We are eating at place called
'fempenski q Co., and as we brought
our own -four sugar and canned goods
we get by very nicely. The meat We
have is still a puzzle to me, but that
makes our meals all the more inter
esting, guessing whether it is a goats
aoof or the neck of a crow you're bit
ing into.
| have met few Americans here
that have been here ever since the
war started One was sent over by
Miller Brothers. 101 Ranch, with a
tribe of Indians to pull little Wild
West show here when the United
States entered He sent the Indians
home, and he's still here.
Well, anyway, I'm saving up my |
marks. and before we leave for the |
: tates Carter and | are planning on |
aking trip down 10 Nice, Monte |
'arlo. etc, in southern France, ] |
10 consider myself very lucky to be
able to see as much as | have, and |
wonderful as it all is there is
only one country, and when | get
there again, I'm just there, that's all
CHARLES.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
LOWOEN AND AIDS
GET LAW BOOMING
BLUE SKY FRAUDS
BILL is DRAWN PROTECTING IN
VISITORS AGAINST WILD CAT.
ERS-IMMEDiATE PASSAGE is
DEMANDED.

Springfield, H., April 5.-"Blue sky
profteering under protection Of the
State of Illinois soon will be at an end
That fact was assured last night.
Secretary of States Louis l.. EN-
merson. Governor Lowden and the
governors personal legal adviser
Charles Woodward, after a two-day
continuous conference, have agreed
on the draft Of a bill which will revo
lutionize future activities of blue
sky" promoters in Illinois. They have
had the assistance Of Attorney Gen
eral Brundage and bill he had pre-
pared.
Goes to Senate Tuesday.
This measure will be introduced il
the senate Tuesday or Wednesday by
Senator Harold Kessinger of Aurora.
1t will carry an emergency clause and
the administration will insist on its
immediate passage. There will be no
moreexposes such as that following
the bursting of the Consumers Pack
ing Company bubble if state officials
can prevent them.
None of those connected with the
preparation of the bill will discuss its
provisions Secretary Emmerson is
expected to issue a statement stimuli
taneously with the presentation of the
measure. It's known, however, that
ahe following two fundamental the
cries have directed the preparation Of
the act:
AS nearly as possible it will drive
irresponsible and crooked stock oper
ators forever from the state.
As far as possible it will protect the
honest and established stock and in
vesment house.
There is reasop to believe the new
act contemplates these two radical
changes in the measure now on the
statute books
The administration of its provisions
by a commission consisting OF the sec
Rotary of state, the attorney genera
and the state auditor. (Sole admin
istration of the present law is place
in the hands of the secretary OF
state)
Requiring that all licensed com
panies, their officials and their sales
men give surety bonds in sufficient
sums to protect the public against
losses caused through misrepresenta-
tions in sales.
Special Bureau Planned.
The measure carries with it su,
ficient appropriations to permit the or
ganization of department which viii
be able not only to carefully scrutin
ize and investigatesal applicants for
license, but to continue investigation
during operation.
There may be some changes in
these provisions before the bill goes
to the senate. 1t is known, however
they were at one time part of the
measure. Many features of the bill
are patterned after the Iowa act, bu
the measure is said to go even fur
ttfer in its stringent provisions, l.
issknown it removes as far as possibl,
opportunity for irresponsible compan
les to do business under the allega
ton that the State of Illinois "ap
proves their stock"
All officials admit there has been
too much hiding behind the state
skirts and that they are already con
siderably muddled.
Onch Aga+ar.,,u
In addition to the blue sky" bill
the administration will attempt tC
whip through the waterway bill in the
senate next week. Some opposition
is expected, but whether it will prove
serious is unknown.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
FLOUR ST PER LIB.
IN BERLIN. YOUTH
KNOWN HERE WRITES
tUo1tlnued from pace ID

quite a while. as the Berlin mail sys-
tenn al this time is rather mixed up.
CHARLES.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-28
BONDS VOTED
Election Tuesday in Rock
ingham for $4,000 Bond
Issue For Enlarged Schools
Carries by Nearly Three
to One Vote.

The voters of Rockingham last
Tuesday, Aug. 26th, voted a
$4,000 bond issue for enlarge.
ment of the school facilities.
176 votes were cast for, to 29
against. 246 registered in the
special registration, and so only
124 was necessary for the issue
to carry. That such a handsome
majority recorded themselves is
a matter of qualification to the
proponents of the question, there
being 81 more votes than the re-
quired majority of the registra-
ton.
Quite a little interest was man
ifested in this local election.
However, the matter is now set
tied by the majority will of the
voters, and of course the minor
ity, as in all democratic bodies,
will gracefully acquiesce.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-28
Newspaper Moved.

The POsT-DISRATCH is this is
sue being printed in its new quar-
tiers, two doors east of the post
office. 1t is coming out as usual
and on time, despite the tremen-
dous task of moving. The alb
breviated news matter will there
fore be excused. The plant was
moved Monday and Tuesday
from its narrow building opposite
the hotel, and is now on the
courthouse square in a building
much better suited to it's needs.
An expert pressman from the
factory, Mr.. E. c. Tucker, was
secured, in order that the splen-
did Babcock press might be NOV
ed and erected in perfect condi-
ton. He performed the job in
an eminently satisfactory man
ner.
The Post-Dispatch is now in
larger and more convenient quar-
tors. The enlargement was rem
dered necessary by the constant
ly increasing job business. To
take care Of this business, we
have installed a NEW 10x15 job
press, which with the old reliable
8Xl2 press heretofore in use,
equips the plant with two. job
presses. A Rosback perforator
and wire stitcher have also been
installed.
The plant now is equipped and
to handle all the job
work requireme ITS that may he
presented to it. Our reputation
for neat work, PROMPTLY ex-
ecuted, will be maintained. We
ask a trial.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-28
STOLEN CARRECOVERED
Rockingham Officer Receivers Cadillac
Roadster Last Friday Night. Car
Belongs to jacksonville Man. Officer
on Job.

Last Friday night about 2
o'clock as policeman Ben KEY
was standing on the courthouse
corner talking to constable Ed.
Rogers, a splendid Cadillac road
ster drove up, and two me n
alighted and inquired as to a res
taurant. Mr.. Rogers noticed that
the car had no license tag, so
he called Mr.. Keys attention to
the fact. Key at once arrested
the men, ana took possession of
the Car. The men, who gave
their names as Joe B. Smith and
T. c. Luke, of Birmingham, Ala,
gave some explanation and stat
ed that they would wire the next
morning and prove they had
license. The officer took no
chance but locked the car in a
garage for the night, permitting
the men to the hotel. They Sc.
cured a room, bathed, changed
clothing and before daylight "lit
out" afoot-and they have not
been seen since.
The local authorities Saturday
morning wired to the Carolina
Cadillac Company at Winston
the motor number of the. car
(57E274. type and immediate
ly received a reply to the effect
that the car belonged to ]. Y.
Wilson, of Jacksonville, Fla, and
to hold it pending further in
structions. 1t is presumed the
owner will come here today or
tomorrow and get the car.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-28
Voting to Strike Again.

The railroad shop men went on strike
three weeks ago for an increase from 6s
to IS cents an hour. The railroad ad.
ministration Monday announced an in.
crease to 72 cents an hour. The shop
men are not satisfied with this big wage,
and are now voting through their various
unions as to whether they will again go
on strike to get the IS cents originally
demanded.
The people in general have no sym.
pathy with the car men in their effort
to extract this tremendous wage; the peo.
pie realize that any increase paid the
car men will of course come from the
pockets of the farmers, the business men
and laborers in other lines And they
feel that the Y cents is sufficient wage.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-28
School Notice.

The city schools, white and
colored, will open Monday, Sept.
9th, at 9 o'clock. The advanced
first grade will come at 1890.
All children between ages 8
to IA are required by law to at
tend school for 9 months, regu-
larly and continuously. All un-
excused absences will be report
ed to O. G. Reynolds, County
Supt. of Child Welfare. Only
absences due y to providential
causes will be excused.
Persons employing children be-
tween ages 8 and Ia years dur
ing school hours, under the law,
become guilty of a misdemeanor.
Parents of children who will
become 6 years of age by De-
cember 1st, may enroll them on
the opening day of school.
No children should come from
a home where there is a contag-
ious disease.
Pupils will be admitted to the
High School department free of
charge from anywhere in Wolf
Pit township and the Pee Dee,
Zion, Harrington and Dockery
districts of Rockinghamtownship.
The other townships of the
county have High Schools al
ready available. Pupils will be
admitted to the other grades of
the school provided the regular
tuition rates are paid in advance.
L. ]. Bell, Supt.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-28
Cotton Market.

New York cotton futures closed
today: Oct. 31.63, December
3l.95; spots 32.l0, an average of
Is off.
There will be no New York
cotton market Saturday or Mon
day, closed on account of holiday.
At II o'clock Tuesday the gov
ernment crop condition report
will be announced and the trade
is looking for a bullish report.
Pounds sterling now quoted at
4.23, an Improvement over a week
ago.
Cotton picking began in Rich
mond county last week. Two
bales were ginned by Dockery-
Allen Wednesday.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-28
New Lights Installed.

Rockingham now boasts as
good a Lighting system as is
in the State Last June the city
closed a new contract with the
Yadkin River Power Company,
whereby a newer and better
lighting system was to be install.
ed. The local manager, Mr.,
Egerton, completed the install.
alton a few days ago.
6O0.candle power gas filled
Tungsten lamps are now on
street intersections from depot
to the Methodist church, and one
at Belk's corner and at the Rock
ingham depot. In the residence
section, in place of the arc lights
there are now 400-candle power
lamps. The smaller 80 to 6O-c
power lights are now replaced
with 100-candle power lights.
The lights are vastly brighter
and cleaner,and the old flickering
and intermittent dimness is elm.
mated. 1t is understood the city
fathers" will next Tuesday
night make a tour of the city
and pass by personal inspection
upon the various petitions for
lights.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-28
HOMICIDE NEAR KEYSER
Body of Negro Found, Badly Decomposed, Near Keyser
Today. Identification Difficult Investigation in
Progress as Post-Dispatch Goes to Press.

Parsons hired a. color
ed jitney driver from Hinson
Bros. at Hamlet to drive him to
Durham. Hinson missed his car
and sent officers to Durham to
find the car; on the way between
Sanford and Moncure they met
Parsons driving it. He was at
once arrested, but stated that he
had bought the car from the COL
ored driver in good faith for $50;
that the driver then departed for
Greensboro, while he himself was
headed back to his home in Rich
mond county. The hearing be-
fore Recorder Austin followed,
with the above mentioned result.
1t had been suggested that in
aslnuch as a negro was murdered
near Marston several weeks ago
and a car stolen, that possibly the
negro driver of this Car might
have been made away with and
the car stolen; and actually rum
ors were current Wednesday to
the effect that Parsons had con-
fessed to something like this.
But there is nothing to any such
reported confession. Parsons in
sists he bought the car from the
driver for $50.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-28
Johnson-Matheson.

The following engraved invita-.
ton was today received by
friends in the city:
Mr. and Mrs. William Malcom Matheson
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Myrtle
!. Mr.. Robert Ledbetter Johnson
on Wednesday evening,
the tenth Of September
at nine o'clock
Il Methodist Church
Mount Gilead, North Carolina
At Home
after September the twentieth
Rockingham, North Carolina
Mr.. Johnson is the county's
popular Register of Deeds, and
the fact that he is shortly to be-
come a Benedict is a matter Of
interest to his friends.