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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15
u. S. MAKES WESTERN
LANDS DESIRABLE

The L. $. government has spent
over $l00,000,000 in retaining the
arid lands of the West through the
construction Of irrigation proJecla
which were too large for the indiyid-
ual or groups of individuals to under
take. The cost Of constructing the 90
irrigation works is paid back O the
Government through a period OF tWcn-
" years by the owners Of the land
from the profits made from the land
Itself In the end the Government VIII
have the $10Q,000,0oo which il has ad-
yanced, and in addition millions Of
acres of waste land viii have been
available for crop production, which
would still be waste land If the gov
crnment had not given it's assistance.
This land is in most cases in unsettled
country and the men who are farming
il are deprived of those advantages
which are enjoyed by the farmers Of
the middle western states.
Along the rivers of Illinois, there
are over one million acres Of land
which are not producing crops due TO
the overflow of the streams This
Herd is the most fertile in the STATE
and is in the midst Of settled commu
mites Today the land is practically
worthless. vet it would be as valuable
as any land in the state if ii were only
pre- ected from overflow. One million
acres of land producing from $4,000
600 worth of crops would add greatly
to the wealth and prosperity OF the
state Can we afford to let these
acres remain idle? If they can be re-
claimed, why has it not been done?
WHY 90 to the western dcSor for new
land when we have better land right
at our door?
A number Of our river valleys have
been surveyed by the state GeOgogical
Survey Division. and plans have been
prepared by that Division or by the
former Rivers and Lakes Commission
showing how these lands can be pro
tccted from overflow at COS much
less than the benefits to be received
from it Some of these plans We're
made eight years ago, but very littlC
if anything has been done towards &C
complshine them. The reason toi
this is thai under our present drain
age laws it is impossible to organize
on a sufficiently large scale. II is
not practicable to do this work piece
meal. Each river valley should be
handled as a whole. The first step
in this work is the cleaning and
S strengthening Of the channels of The
streams so as to provide outlets cor
local drainage districts, This can not
be done by the individual. 1t must be
,,nl \, t.tl Ia nv ~
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15
Whole Division Routed

Warsaw, May 1.-THE rout OF the
tenth bolsheviki division in a ba tic
in the region of the mouth OF tho
Beresna river is reported in an Off
cial comminque issued today. In IN
attempt to escape across the Dueiher
the remnants of the division were kill
ed or captured The battle lasted two
days. The Poles captured four Red
monitors on the Dueiber river. Fight.
ing for the bridgehead continues.
Much anxiety is felt in Kiev regard.
ing 81 hostages, mostly Poles taken
by the Bolsheviki during the evaCua-
ton Of the city and eight or ten hos
tages picked up by the Bolshevik
since, The hostages were taken
across the Dueder in the retreat from
kieV.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15

triCt, Whether You own any of his
land or not, il You believe that 1t Is
to the interest Of The State to make
900, 600 acres of worthless land avail
able for crop production join the Hi
nois Drainage and Rivers Improve
mont Association and assist those who
are trying to bring about the reclaim
alton of this land. Apply to Mr.. VIM,
Hoppe, Jr. Cullom, Illinois, the repre-
sentative Of the Association in your
river valley. or q G, W. Pickles, Sec
rotary Urbana, Illinois.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15
FRENCH WITHDRAW
TROOPS FROM RUHR

r8Es, May Withdrawal of thc
French troops from the Frankfort aud
Darnstadt regions, is is understood
has alrcad begun, altho formal orders
for complete evacuation Of this teg-
ritory have not been issued by the
FenCh government The latter is
awaiting the last checking of the in
ter-allied military commission upon
the retirement of the Germans from
the Ruhr
The French withdrawal began early
his week and has been proceeding
gradually
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15
CATHOLICS OF STATE
CONVENE AT QUINCY

Quincy. H.. May l5.-Delegatcs are
arriving here for the sixtieth annual
convention OF the Illinois Catholic
Union, which opens here Sunday
morning with solemn pOntifcal high
mass by the Right Rev. Bishop Henry
j. Althoff of Belleville. At least 200
delcgats are expected to attend the
convention which will run three days.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15
"Scapa Flow"

In Scotch the word scapa means
she ad" and flow means "sea." Scapa
flow is the portion Of the sea In the
south ern part of the Orkney islands
viii IN extends from Pomona to the
Zen tland firth. 1t Is fifteen miles long
ami about eight miles wide. and opens
by Hoy sound in the northwest join
ing pcntiand firth in the south near
The Island of Swona. The term scapa
may perhaps he traced to the Gaelic
sgapadh, 10 scatter. spread q
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15
SHERIFF ON TRAIL OF
GREENVIlLE MAN WHO
SLEW WIFE AND BABES

Greenvile, H.. May 15.--Search for
Harvey G. Beasley, charged with the
murders of his wife and two boy ba-
hies, was renewed today by posses un-
der Sheriffs Wilson and Browning
Of Bond and Fayette counties respec-
lively.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15

threw the discus for distance Of
113 feet and IL inches.
II was estimated that approximate
ly 800 people attended the meet, about
100 of them being from Ottawa.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15
N0LLE CASE WHICH
CLASSIFIED FORD A
DANGEROUS WEAPON
LA eALlE JUNkMAN GETS OUT
OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
AFTER CIVIL SUIT GAVE CON-
PLANNING WITNESS $4,000 JUDO.
MENT.

The Indictment against solomon
| RamcnOfsky. the La Sale junkman.
for an assault with a deadly weapon
Was nolle pressed in the Circuit Court
this morning upon motion Of States
Attorney George 5. Wiley, The case
was unique one, because the dead
" weapon in question was nothing
more or less than one of Henry Ford $
little EiildbethS
Ramenoisky ran into John STAN.
berg in La Sale in May, 1917 The
latter Was to be The complaining Wit
ness in the case. Stamberg sued
RamcnotSNy in the Circuit Court in
February and received 5000 vcr
dict for the injuries he received
The civil case was settled. and
Stamberc did not care to push tn"
criminal action against the defendant.
so the ease was dropped hy agree
ment Had the suit come TO trial it
would have been one Of the most
unique ever heard in the Circuit Court
on account Of the originality of the
deadly weapon"
Continue Jones Case,
Continuance for one week was
granted by Judge Davis in the J. L..
Jones contcmpt Of court case in the
Circuit Court this morning Jones
has been cited to appcar in court ana
show why he should not be punished
for contempt for his alleged failure to
pay Judgment allowed by the court
tor royalties due John fluItmark. and
Tor his alleged failure to obey a court
decree prohibiting him from CROSSING
hultmark'S land,
Redocket Cole Case.
a motion was made to rcdockct tho
lawsuit growing out OF the colo viii
contest. and to have Judgment
granted pursuant to the mandate of
the decision of the Supreme Court to
Gay The case was started by Albert
II. and Samuel Cole against the O.hcr
heirs of their father to compel Shor-
man Cole to comply with the term
of the fathers will The case wa,
dismissed in the Circuit Court. bat
the decision was rcmandod in the Ap-
pcllato Court
Girl Has Youth Arrested.
George Yusko of Strcator was made |
defendant in a case started in the |
County Court this morning by Mis-
liiIda Lucas Of StrcatOf. who pre-.
terred a serious charge The suit !
was first tried before Police Magis |
trate W w Bean in Streator on May |
II and the defendant bound over to |
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15

Some seventeen other counties are
anXiously waiting for campaigns, so
the !. \. \. team can be here only am
other week The team goes from here
to Mclean County. which. we are told
has aspirations to be the largest Farm
Bureau in the state AT the end of
next week La Sale county folks Will
know how their Farm Bureau com
paros in membership with other large
ones. Wood county, Ohio, is claiming
the record for the United States, with
2,S35 members.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15
Ia SALLE-PERU IS
EASY WINNER IN |.
y. TRACK CONTESTS
OTTAWA FAILS TO MAKE RIGHT
KIND OE SHOWING DURING THE
MEET AND LANDS IN FIFTH
PLACE WIN DECLARATION
HONORS.

At the annual track and field meet
staged yesterday at La Sale at Math-
lessen Field. under the auspices of The
Illinois Valley High School Athlc' ic
Association, clyde Moss, Of Ottawa
high was the only victor in the athletic
stunts of the day, winning first place
in the $50 yard dash making it in 2:l1
and beating Shaffit and Bersherdoll of
La Salle-Peru high school Besides
Moss another OttaWan. Miss Leila
1oncy, Of Ottawa was declared a vic
tor in the declaration contests, her
subject being Marry Carry. Miss
Harriet Johnson of thiS city Won third
prize in the stenographic contest. This
includes all O'tawans who won prizes
at the meet
credit, La Sale Peru High School
was declared victor. while Streator
was second with H. Hall, l6i2. Ottawa
IA; Mendoza 17H; Swaney 912 and
Hopkins last with 101.. As a prize for
winning the meet La Salle-peru was
awarded a large shield They aiso
were awarded silver trophy cup, for
winning the relay race The cup wa
offered to the winner of the relay
race by the Neustadt 4 Sons clothing
store Of La Sale besides large felt
banner.
Following are the result of the CON
90 i.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15

FOR SALE--Having retired from the
practice of he law | will sell the
first three hundred volumes of the III.
inois report. They are all as good as
new. Will also sell Star and Curtis
statutes and about fifty volumes of
text books at your own price. Call at
my home. NJ. N. Armstrong, Cor.
Buchanan and Madison streets.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15
MORNING CONTESTS
Advanced Chorfhapd

- '' $500 '''f~ ''i' '''''i' ''F
MORNING CONTESTS
Advanced Shorthand
Nivial, Frizol. Hall.
Dorothy Greenard, Streator.
Harriet Johnson. Ottawa.
Pearl Parsons, Mendoza.
Beginners Shorthand
Amelia Outman. MarSeiIlcS.
Luella Camenisch, La Sale.
Edna Fitzpatrick, StreatOr.
Mary Zand Hall.
Advance TypewrIting
Elsie Snow, La Salle-Peru.
Dorothy Greonard. Sireator.
Beginners TypewrIting
BerniCc Freedman. Strcator.
Lucille Mahoncy. Han.
Edward BicSer. Mendoza.
Esther Trattner. La Sale Peru.
camilla Outman, Marscilles.
Oratory
Buby Roberts. Streator.
Jennie Ziano. Hopkins.
49,. &c.. Declaration
Leila Toncy. Ottawa.
Mile Phelps. Mendoza.
AFTERNOON EVENTS
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caano c,a,'a -
c1arn &c.
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Necke Honkins
kuhsch La Sallo Porn
N,tueiy;tch Han
Leo La Sale Perm
Distance - f. # II inches.
Broad jump.
Scene, La Sale Peru
Leo La Sale Perm
Matusiyitch. Hall.
Anderson, Swaney.
Distancc-19 It. s inches.
440 Yard Dash
Mehoch. Streator
Moss. Ottawa.
ates Mendoza
Wargin, La Sale Peru.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15

W.AA,TED-Girl for general house
40; no washing MRS. SIDNEY
STlEFEL, SOB East Main st. Phone
Sa0-K.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15

WAN TED - Kitchen man, ~ Apply
chef, Ottawa Tuberculosis Colony.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15
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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-25
NURSING SERVICE IS
RAPIDLY EXPANDING
This American Red Cross Work
FIourishing in Small Towns
Throughout Country.

More than $4,000 graduate nurses
have been enrolled in the American
Red Cross to date and it's department
OF nursing is daily increasing this en-
rollment.
The department of nursing has been
authorized to maintain an adequate
reserve Of nurses for the army and
navy. 1t will continue to supply the
needs of the United States Public
Health Service to which it has as
signed more than 1000 nurses in the
last year.
1t will assist in establishing proper
nursing service in foreign countries
where the American Red Cross has Or
ganized hospitals, dispensaries and
schools for nurses. Courses in home
hygiene and care of the sick have been
started for thousands of women who
have never received any education in
this direction. Rural nursing which
was In it's infancy a short while ago
has been put ahead at least decade
through the work of the department
of nursing and local Red Cross
chapters.
Public health nursing has been ex-
tended to many rural communities and
now fiourishes actively in hundreds Of
small towns and counties. Nearly a
thousand efficient nurses have already
been assigned to this kind of work.
The department of nursing is unit
ing with other organizations in a years
campaign in recruiting nurses for
training schools, in educating the gen.
eral public as to standards of nursing
education and in showing communities
their responsibility toward schools of
nursing. 1t will endeavor to meet all
these needs as well as to continue the
enrolment of dietitians who will be
utilized as instructors in home dietet-
les, in developing nurritional clinics,
and in supplying dietitians for the
United States Public Health Service
and the civilian hospitals.
The Nursing Service will continue to
offer to women and young girls the
opportunity of securing instruction in
home hygiene and care of the sick in
every community in the country This
instruction has not only laid the foun-
dation for public health but in some
! places has given impetus to the estab-
| lishment of hospitals and community
school houses.
"As community profits by the work
| of the nurse" says Miss Clara D.
Noyes, director of the department of
nursing, "it is logical that the COM
munity should be aroused to its respon-
sibility. The American Red Cross
stands ready to help in general cam
paign of recruiting and must have the
support, sympathy and understanding
of the medical profession as well as
the intelligent cooperation of the
people at large"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-25
ASHTON NEWS,

Mr.. Lee Hutchinson and family
have returned to their home in Ma
con after few days visit with rela-
tives here. R3N@
Mr.. J. B. Bacon and family attend
ed the w. O. w. meeting at Mt.
Olive Sunday.
Little Miss Mildred Wheels is re-
ported to be improving. Mildred has
been suffering severely for the past
seven weeks of hip joint disease.
Mr., J. O. Lawrence of Oci1la made
his uncle Mr.. Z. p Middlebrooks q
pleasant call recently.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ashurst of
Rowen's Mill attended quarterly
meeting at Pine Level Saturday.
Mr. L. R Walker and family at
tended protracted service at Wolf Pit
Sunday.
Miss Minnie B. Wright spent the
weekend very pleasantly in 0cilla as
the guest of Miss Sarah Collier.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-25
HOME SERVICE FOR
EVERYBODY IN NEED

Do you know what the present day
Home Service of the American Red
Cross is?
Many people do not know that, be-
sides completing the work for ex-serv-
ice men, especially the disabled, it pro-
vides the same neighborly service tG
families in general that it formerly
gave families Of soldiers, sailors and
marines
"Home Service covers a wide and
varied field" says Frederick c. Mum
roe, general manager of the American
Red Cross. "It gives aid to families
i'll solving such problems as budget
planning, marketing, tiding over times
Of financial stress, keeping children in
school, helping crippled children, wild
owed and deserted mothers, children
backward in school and children In
conflict with the laws. 1t renders serv.
ice to the homeless and transient, to
the illiterate, to tenement jewellers, to
the unemployed, and gives friendly as
sistance and advice to foreign speak
ing groups"
In addition to helping families in
the solution of their own problems,
Home Service helps in strengthening
the weak spots in the social life of
communities. 1t joins hands with 9th.
ers to make communities safer,
healthier and happier.
Organizing action along lines In
which the community is already inter-
ested is one of the objects of Home
Service. 1t has established community
meetings, patriotic celebrations, pag-
eants and picnics. Rest rooms, recre-
alton facilities, play supervisors and
moving pictures have been provided.
Through Home Service other agencies
are Influenced to bring about improved
commercial amusements and better
school facilities and to promote travel
ing libraries as we'll as to secure coun.
ty agricultural and home demonstra-
ton agents.
If you need assistance at any time.
60 to the secretary of the nearest Red
Cross chapter and describe the situa-
ton. Your confidence will be sacredly
respected and every possible effort will
be made to aid you.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-25
BANK HEAD AND MIX
WERE PALS LONG AGO

Among those who were at the San
tie Fe railroad station to welcome
Tom Mix when he arrived at Pres
colt, Arizona, to begin work on "The
Cyclone, William Fox production
in which he stars, was John Freder-
icks, president of the Prescott Ma
tional Bank, one of the strongest in
stltutions in that section. The new
picture will be shown here on Thurs
day at the Grand Theatre.
Their meeting recalled to the great
cowboy star the days when he and
Mr.. Fredericks went through rough
deal together. When Mix was mere
kid he was employed as a cowpunci,-
er on Hooker's Stirrup Dot rancn,
some distance from Prescott. Fred
erlcks was stage coach driver in
those days, and drew his chief rev.
enue from carrying gold and silver
bullion.
Every bandit in the West knew OF
this and the stage coach driver de-
cided to do what had been done iii
earlier days in the West. He took
Tom Mix from the Stirrup Dot ranch
and made him a shotgun messen-
ger to protect the bullion.
Il remember" said Tom Mix
that one time we had about 1,2GC
pounds of gold bullion and nuggets
aboard. I think it was worth a
little more than 100000. / fell
better when we delivered it at Pres
colt. You can imagine that outlaws
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-25

would have put up desperate fight
to get such fortune
There is not man in the world
| would have preferred to welcome
me-" said the Fox star, speaking OF
Mr.. Fredericks. "He was my friend
when he was poor, and now, as pres
ident of fine bank, he still is my
friend
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-25
American Red Cross Roll Call.

The Fourth Annual Roll Call of the
American Red Cross will be held this
year from Armistice Day, November
IL, to Thanksgiving Day, November %,
inclusive During this period the men
and women of the United States will
pay their annual dues and renew their
membership.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-05
WHAT DOES IT COST?

u EGENTS of both the state university and state ri
N cultural college are planning to ask the legislature
70 submit referendum measure at the special election to
be held jointly with the primary next May increasing the
milage tax that the higher educational institutions
will secure funds for the erection of needed build
ngs.
No one ever saw the time when money not the
crying need of both Of these nsttutonsand doubtless
the time will when they do not ask money.
There is always enlargement Improvement deem
ed vital and necessaryaways the cry is for and
il impossible to establish any ratio Of taxation that
will care for their expanding needs. Both institutions
are growing with the state and the suspicion is,
what faster
No desires to dwarf, stun. starye either Of
these credtahe educational Institutions but it does seem
that scientific plan Of financing could be devised
that would keep them out of politics and away from the
Legislature and off referendum ballots The mllage bill
supposed TO have done this but it no sooner pass
ed than the legislature again beseged for additional
funds, and the supplicating continues.
Before the legislature acts upon the proposed in,
crease mage bill ii should make public the total income
and expense of each institution the number of pupils in
structed and the unit cost per student hour in compar
son with other similar institutions Before the people vote
any increase they will want to know just how much the
taxpayers are paying per pupil in both Institutions
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-05
PROPER EMERGENCY LEGISLATION.

WE WOULD respectfully call he attention OF the
w Governor and legislature to the necessity OF law
compelling proper labelling Of products produced III
Oregon.
This law is made necessary by he fact that oregon
products are being misbranded California and WASH
ngton products to which they SUPERIOR and oregon
is losing the advertising and reputation that her more
progressive sister states are stealing For instance
Oregon berries made into jams and sold as wash
ineton iams and as Washington Pure Fruit Products
Oregon apples are sold as Wenatchee and Yakima ap-
pies
Oregon prunes canned and sold as "a California
Product and as California Glace Prunes."
Oregon cherries are sold California Glace Fruit
and as California Royal Anne Cherries"
Oregon salmon is sold as Puget Sound Salmon"
Oregon pears are sold as Canned California Pears
Oregon peaches are sold Canned California
Peaches"
Every day this situation exists works injury to the
name and fame Of Oregontherefore is proper to con-
slider il as emergency legislation and act upon at the
special session
Senator Lachmund made hard fight for a similar
measure at the last session. but its Importance was not
generally recognized and log rolled to emascuation
through the influence of Portland obbers and Gamers
and commission whose greed fos the dollar Ouweghs
state loyalty He should reintroduce the next
week