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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-04

AT AID RATES RICHARD
OWES GERMAN DEBT

New York May Surprising it
should rain next July ?. what then ."
inquired Tex Richard yesterday after.
non While the big promoter was trv.
ing to arrange schedule for hun
uTcd8 OF requests which are pouring
lptO Madison Square Garden for that
merry party between Jack DEMPSEY
ana Georges Carpenter, In Jersey
Clty on the above date
Now see here, Mr. Calamity" said
rex, Iokoing up from his labors and
non-poIittc suggestion, 1T isn't going
70 ram, Do you know that it has not
ralned in Jersey City for ten years on
that date, except for one slight show.
er? And if you do not think that !
made careful research of the weather
records on that date. you've go
another guess coming.
At any rate. what is the biz idea in
being so curious? We can inst as
easily postpone the contest until tho
Fourth, if the elements should cross
me. That would not be so had vould
1t? continued Tex. as the curious mar.
son made his way from the park to
cool his heels and reprove himself for
such lack of tact With disappearance
OF the curious man, Tex announced
mat the lumber for the big arena had
arrived on the scene and that the con
tractors are shaping things for a has
" completion of the amphijheater
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-04
ILLINI MISSIONARIES
INVADE NEW YORK

New York, May 4-George Huff, d.
rector of athletics at University of
Illinois and Robert c. Zuppke head
football coach. addressed a meeting
of over 100 members of he New York
Him club Yesterday.
They spoke in the interest of the
100000 stadium. which it is pro
posed to erect at Urbana as a memoir
ial to the Illinois soldiers who lost
their lives in the war. 1t is expected
that work upon the new struc ures
will begin next year. and that it will
be completed for the season of 1924.
The undergraduates have sub
scribed close to $700,000 and the alum
nj are expected to contribute $780,
to the fund.
HUFF and Zuppke came from Cleve-
land ard Philadelphia. where they ad.
dressed meetings. and will go 10 New
Haven aud Washington before return
ing home They spent the afternoon
looking over the Polo grounds and
will go to New Haven tomorrow to in
speCt the Yale bowl.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-04
SCIENTISTS EXPLORE
RUINS OF BETH-SHAN

Philadelphia May 4 Relics of sew
en- or more cities which successfully
stood on the same site and of nine
different civilizations are expected to
be uncovered by the excavations of
the biblical city Beth.shan, in Pales-
tine, which is to be undertaken in
June
The work will be done under the
direction of Clarence S. Fisher. cura-
tor of the Egyptian section Of the mu-
scum of the University of Pennsyl-
Nania. Official permission to under
take this work has been received
from the government of Palestine.
Bethshan is now known as Beisan.
1t is situated in the valley of Jezreel.
just west Of the Jordan and not far
south of the sea of Gali.ee.
Mere great battles are believed to
have been fought within sight of
this city than on any other spot
known to history. The investigators
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-04

Sunday to attend the funeral of their
cousin VIII OlmNtead,
Rob Smiths auto turned upsida
down in the rayine near Hugh Duny's.
last Wednesday. None were hurt and
tho car was only slightly damaged.
Miss Elyira Knudtson of Elpn Wis
tied AT the win Arentscn home part
of last week
Mrs. Jake Rygh will entertain tho
Freedom Lutheran Ladies' Aid ut her
homo Thursday, May ~,
Miss Norothy Stockloy'a Sunday
school class hiked to the woods last
Saturday afternoon They took a pic.
mic supper with them.
Fred Wiley Of EarlyilIe was Free
dCm visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Hyde of Pawpaw came last
week to take care of her daughter.
Mrs. viii Foote, who Is still quite
sick Katherine tootc Is visiting at
the homo Of her aunt, Mrs. Donald
Dunn Katherine is improving quite
rapidly now, althoueh she is still ltn.
able to walk
Mothers day win he observed I'm
the HARDING church Sunday morning.
May y, VITA sermon by the pastor
ana "A short program by the Young
people. All mothers in tho vicinity
are given special invitation to at
tend. Tho evening sermon by the
pastor will also be appropriate to-
Mothers day
Last Thursday was one of the big
@est and busiest days for this com
munity Tho WorE Of cXCoyating for
IN" new Community housc was begun
\ corps Of men, with several teams.
wagons and scrapors, worked all day.
NJ noon roast beef dinner was
served in the church basement Tho
work was finished on Friday aud most
Of the dirt was used to level up the
north side of the lot for tennis courts
and Fairgrounds
Mrs, Henry Arentscn, Mrs, Oscar
NlbertSoN ana Mrs. Charles Pool at
tended meeting of the Home RI-
rcau in Serena Monday.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-04
BROOKFIELD.


Mr.. aud Mrs, Ed Mallaney are the
parents Of a baby boy
Miss Ella Beyington spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. A
Bevtngton, in Brookheld
Miss Rosetta Welsh was an Ottawa
caller Wednesday evening.
Miss Hazel Carson Of Waterman.
Ill. visited over the week end at the.
home OF Mr.. and Mrs Verne Kiner.
Tn" ladies' missionary which was
to be held at the William Mcintyre
home April 2S, but was postponed on
account of the weather, will he held
at the Mcintyre home May ;.
Mrs. Alex Anderson and children
of near Morris visited Sunday at the
II. J. HOag home
Mrs. John Schultz, who has been
staying at the home of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs William McElroy Of OF
tawa, after leaving the hospital where
she underwent an operation, returned
to her home in Brookfeld last week
She is getting along quite nicely, but
very slowly
Miss Geneva EIepncr spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Fred IIepncr
The mothers Of Brookfcld are pre-.
pairing pageant for Mothers day and
will display it at the BrOokiicld church
May H.. Mothers day services will
he held at that time.
Tho county final examination for
the seventh and eighth grades viii be
held Thursday and Friday, May
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-04
LELAND.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thor Thorson have
for their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
johnson of Pueblo, Colo.
Mrs. f. O. Watson spent Sunday
with relatives at Joliet and Chicago.
MIR, and Mrs G. O. Grover of Otta-
wa spent Sunday with the home folks.
Rev. Charles Lyons was a Chicago
passenger Monday.
Mrs Mary Conquelin died Saturday
Funeral services were held from the
NJ. f. church Wednesday afternoon.
John Stene was born in Norway
Jan. II, 1870. and came to America in
1889. He located in Morris and shOr'
ly afterward attended Pleasant View
college. Ottawa. He returned to Nor
way for a visit in 1909, and later
went to Montana. where he spent
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-04
ELECTRIF!CAT!ON OF
RUSSIA Is PLANNED

Niborg, Finland, May 4 -Commun-
ism plus cIectrifcation is now the
slogan Of the Russian soviet regime.
Reports Of this vast dream of Lenine
by which, say sarcastic refugees who
have reached Finland, he hopes to
make every Russian hut a commun.
istic paradise with a dynamo in the
corner have reached the outside
world frequently during the past few
months, but only recent Moscow and
Petrograd newspapers show the vast
extent Of the proposed clectrfication
Of Russia
G. s. IinOyief, soviet governor Of
Petrograd in a speech in that city.
announced that the scheme contem.
plated the construction all over Euro
pean Russia and Siberia Of huge cleo.
tric power plants. with a total canac.
ity OF 1S,l70,000 horse power in the
former and 100000 horse power in
Siberia On this work. he said, are
to be employed as fast as possible. the
soldiers who are demObilized
How seriously Lenine advocates
electritCatiOn is shown in one Of his
i''JI4t 3ttFtito, NutIFlu ne Sdli.
More must be done regarding cleo
IRRIGATION. The whole future of sovt-
ct Russia depends on the consumma-
ton OF the plan. Al, elements of the
population must assist in this state
enterprise. The building of electric
stations all over the country will take
ten years. Concessions must furnish
the working capital Then cOmmun-
istic Russia will be an example to all
the governments of Europe and of
Asia
At present Russia has comparative
ly few electric plants
To further the immediate develop
ment Of the electrifcatiCn pan, cleo
trical workers and engineers have for
several months been exempted from
the restrictions placed upon other
workers and have been given prefer
red ratiOns
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-04
MAYBE HE SHAVED
AND C0MBED HIS TEETH

Paris, May 4-Georges Carpenter,
French heavyweight champion, who
sails Saturday for the Dempsey match
at Jersey CITY, passed a quiet day in
his Paris home yesterday. Georges
made his last public appearance Sat
urday night when he refereed the
NileS-JOurnee bout.
Yesterday morning he spent in light
training, with long tramp in the
early hours. Following the walk he
did light work in the gym before
lunch. He spent the afternoon with
his Laby girl.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-04
FANS TEAM Being
SWAMPED BY PLEAS
FOR CONTESTS HERE.
MORE AGGREGATloNS WRITE
DUNN FOR TES-LlNE
FOR HOUSE OF DAVID AGGRE.
CATION RECEIVED IN OTTAWA
THIS MORNING.

NEGOTIATIONS for another fast, In
teresting, poppy game for the l92l
season of the Ottawa Cubs are I'M
der way, according to Manager Dunn
Of the local club. Dunn announced
this morning that the attest aspirant
for a game with the Ottawa club Is
the Johns-Manville nine of Chicago
A petition from Manager A. w Wan
der of that aggregation was received
by the local mentor early this morn
ing and the prospects for game III
the future are good.
Wander petitioned for series OF
two games but most likely only one
will be granted Dunn has not decid-
ed as vet what date he will offer the
Chicago manager, but ii is expected
one during the latter part OF the sea
son will be offered.
The Tohns4Manville team is one OF
the cleverest and speediest in the
state. Last year they won the fam
GUS Haas trophy and were also pre-
scented with a permanent trophy cup
of Chicago. This season they viii
play such teams as the Louisville /
Kits" Staleys. Fairies, Simmons, |
Samson Tractors, Springfield and the !
Havolines They play nothing but |
the best in the state. and the fact |
that they instead of Dunn pettiOned .
for a game, puts the local club on an !
equal basis with the highest rated /
teams in the state The Chicago ag. /
gregation have a wonderful inticld |
and have one OF the strongest pitch.
ing staffs in the country. Besides
they have an Cutfield that is eXCcp- !
tionally fine. AS soon as an agree
ment can be reached between Manag
or Dunn and Manager Wander the
date will he announced.
Dunn also received word from Man :
ager X. B. Brown of the Bradford
Fans team. which is captained by
Red Williams, former second sack {
er for the local club Brown submit
ted Monday, May 80, and Sunday
June L. as date on which the two
teams might clash but both are al
ready filled by Dunn, Dunn will no
doubt schedule game with the little
city team, which would no doubt be
great attraction for the baseball
bugs OF this city The Bradford club
is a high saIaried club for a town of
it's size and they have some real
teams already scheduled to play their
team.
This morning the House Of David ,
lineup was received by Manager Dunn :
and also the final letter from Manger !
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-04
Maybe They Took EN- Back?

Jni0ntown. Pa, May 3-Two mask.
ed bandits today held up an automo-
bile in which Robert b. Graham. a
stockbroker, and three others were
riding, and robbed Graham of $35.000
in bonds. The bandits, after pick
ing ont $500 worth of oil stock. re-
turned the remainder to Graham,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-04
Right Diet Means Much

Emerson said: Give me health ana
day aud | will make the mann, 80
emperors ridiculous" Right hahits
Of eating do a lot toward supplying
health,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-04
}fandi118S.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Games Today.
Cincinnati at Chicago
Brooklyn at New York.
st Louis at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at Boston
Yesterdays Results.
New York, I; Boston. >.
No other games played.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-04

The immensely of the Russian cleo
IRRIGATION project is indicated by the
fact that at the largest power plant
in the United States, at Niagara Falls
the peak load, or total capacity, devel-
oped, is about 100000 horse pow
er
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-04
Am { RlCAN LEAGUE.


yesterdays Results.
Detroit, Is; Chicago. /.
New York, ,, Boston. q.
Washington, 4; Philadelphia, >.
No other games scheduled.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-04

I Pitcher Tommy Long of the Louis
willie club In the American Associa.
,tion ia probably the best prospect in,
the minors today. But he refuses
Ito be sold 10 major league club
He pitched no-hit. no-run game
against Toledo last year. He is 90.
Inset shows how Tommy holds the
ilall.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-04

Woodstown now has a new post
master, W. B. French, who succeeds
l. Shinn, who has served the capacity
of postmaster since May 18th, 1914.
Mr.. French is a well known citizen of
Woodstown and was postmaster before
for about four years under the admin
istration of Grover Cleveland.
Miss Earle, of Salem, a teacher in
Woodstown school has been too i'll to
continue her work. Mrs. Sarah
Cheesman is taking her place.
Friends were panied to hear of the
sudden death at Millville, on February
18th, of William Kirbey, a former res
ident of Woodstown.
Woodstown will very likely have
free mail delivery in the near future.
Movement is already on foot to sec
ure the same. The Chamber of
Commerce have taken up the matter
with Postoffice officials, and they
believe that the delivery system will
be ~inaugerated before long,
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-04
Firemen's Exemption Denied

A decision which will effect the
volunteer firemen of the entire State
has just been handed down by the
Supreme Court in the case of the
Salem City assessors VS.. the County
Board of Taxation, for it denies them
the $500 exemption which they have
enjoyed during the last two years.
The Court gave its decision upon the
application of the Assessors to re-
quire the County Board of Taxation
to receive the duplicates as made up,
which included exemption to the fire
men. The case vas argued by Soil
citor W. A. W. Grier.
Acting under instruction Of Common
Council the Assessors allowed the $500
exemption as the law provides, but
the County Board refused to accept
the duplicates, basing their action up
on advice from the State Board of
Taxation and Assessment that if the
law should be passed upon by the
Courts it undoubtedly would be de-
clared unconstitutional as a previous
law had been. AS the law had never
been before the Courts, Solicitor
Grier applied for a writ of mandamus
requiring the County Board to accept
the books.
The section relating to soldiers,
sailors and marines was not argued,
nor was it touched upon by the Court
in its decision.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-04
Boy Scouts Supper A Great Success

The oyster supper given by EN-
manuel Troop, No. 2, B. S. A, John
c. Black, Scoutmaster, on Friday
evening last, in the social room of the
Church, was a great success. Well
planned, well served, well attended and
highly commended. The supper was
conceived, planned and served by the
Scouts under the leadership of the
scoutmaster and with the assistance
of a number of young ladies of Mrs.
W.. A. Summerill's Sunday School
class, who served as mattresses, and
a number of the estimable ladies of
the Church. Oysters were served in
three styles. Ice cream, cake and
sandwiches We're also on sale.
The room was tastefully decorated
with potted plants and flags. The
tables were provided with electric
lamps with shades of various c%olors;
the electric work being done by the
Scout Electrician, Frank Corliss. A
victrola furnished the music for the
occasion. The room when filled with
diners presented a pretty and ami
mated scene. The Scouts wish to
thank all who assisted by giving
cakes, by l~oaning knives, forks, spoons
and dishes and other things used and
by ~patronizing the supper.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-04
The Riverside

Tonight friday and tomorrow
night Ivan Abrahamson's wonderful
creation, "A Child For Sale,' will be
shown at the Riverside theatre. Is it
progressive, is it the age Of enlighten-
ment when community Indifference
creates or fails to remedy conditions,
under which parents are forced to sell
their children on the open market in
order to save them from grim want?
Writers have from time to time at
tempted the thankless task Of focus
ing public opinion on this ~deplorable
condition, but It has been left to Ivan
Abrahamson to center the attention Of
the general public to the issue Of the
hour. 1t IS rather a daring piece Of
work and the author did not stop to
think whether he would be praised or
condemned. Every angle of the social
problem that the story sets forth IS
outlined with ~unerring precision in the
various situations. Little Peggy viii
appear in person at each performance
and sing "Who Wants a Baby?'
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-04
Minor Justices Incorporate

The Justices, Magistrates and Con-
stables Association applied on We'd
nesday for articles of Incorporation
in the office of William D. Brown, of
Camden County.
The incorporators are Walter Ed
gar, A. B. Houseworth, Samuel Hunt,
of Penns Grove; William F. McCarty
and David M. Green, of Philadelphia.
The objects for which the corpora
ton is established, as given in the
charter, are: "The intellectual, physi-
cal and moral improvement of the
members by giving educational in
s~truction in the administration of
Justice and the general enforcement
of the law" and the mutual aid, bene-
fit and protection of its members by
promoting a fraternal and social feel
ing among them"
Morris L. Praissman is the attorney
and agent of the new corporation.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-04
Competing With Foreigners

Americas foreign trade was the
largest in the country's history, total
ing SIS, 507, 900, 900. Exports We're
valued at S8,22S, 600, 900, against ST.
92O, 900, 900 in 1919, and imports were
valued at $5,279, 000,0 00, or S1,375,-
OO0, 900 greater than the imports in
1919. This left a trade balance for
1920 of approximately $4,000, 900, 600
in favor of the United States, as
against a balance the year before OF
approximately 1900, 900, 700.
In announcing the figures the De-
partment of Commerce said exports
were one-third greater than they were
in 1918, the first full year previous to
the war, and imports were nearly
three times those in 1918.
In December exports exceeded those
both in November and in December,
1919, but imports were smaller than
in either of those two months. The
export figures for the month were
S72O, 000, 900, as against $677, 100000
in November and 1921 ,000,0 900 in De-
cember of 1919.
Imports amounted to 1886, 000, 900 in
December, while November figures
were 1921, 000, 900 and December, 1919,
figures 1881, 000, 000.
The balance of trade in favor of the
United States for December was
1854, O00, 900, as compared with $301,-
OO0, 900 in December, 1919.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-04
News of Local Interest

Lockers have been placed in the
police department at the Borough
hall for the use of the Marshalls.
Are you enjoying your vocation +?
What are you doing totimprove TO be
more efficient?
Two new yellow safety first" cars
have been placed on the Salem and
Penns Grove trolly line this week.
A few carp are being caught in the
creek. They are worth Is cents per
pound retail.
Florida shad appeared in the local
market this week. The roe shad was
90 cents per pound; buck, so cents per
pound
Richard B. Fox will have a sale of
e head of Western horses, at his
stable, in Salem, on Saturday, 18th
inst.
Nathan Mattson, whose property
was advertised for sale last Monday,
satisfied his creditors by ~disposing of
a pair Of horses and a few cows.
A few former employees were taken
on at the Powder Works this week.
1t is expected a new order for navy
powder will make work for more men.
The spring weather this week with
temperature between 40 and so, has
made some farmers stir at spring
work, and others think of early gar-
dening.
DR.. Harry Blitzstein, who is now
located in Atlantic City, came to
Penns Grove on Thursday to preside
over the meeting Of the Elks lodge, Of
which he is Exalted Ruler.
Joseph Gallalli, owner Of United
Shoe Repair Shop, returned last week
and said he knew nothing Of the tur-
pentine on the goods IN his shoe re-
pair shop, 66 South Broad Street, pre-
sumablv ready for a fire.
On Monday last, Mrs. Samuel
Townsend, who lives with her daughter
Mrs. John Morgan, tripped over an up
turned rug and broke her hip and is
in q serious condition. 1t is the wish
of her many friends that she may i'm
prove rapidly.
The Penns Grove Library Associa-
ton will give a benefit performance at
the Broad theatre on Wednesday
evening, 9th inst. Tickets % cents.
The feature picture for the evening
will be Dorothy Keane in Romance"
w. S. Leap has a fine window dis
play of spring headwear, including the
famous Stetson hats, for which he is
the sole representative here. Prices
are down, ranging from S3.75 to SO.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-04
Pedricktown Farmers Set Price For
Labor

At a meeting of the farmers of the
PedricktoWn Tomato Growers Asso-
citation, Thursday evening February
February "a, there was a long and
thorough discussion of the labor ques-
ton this season. 1t was the concen-
sus of opinion that the farmers did
not wish to gouge the farm help, but
it was necessary to cut down costs of
production this year in order to insure
any return on crops. After consider
able discussion the maximum price on
monthly labor was $40 per month and
board. This was for the best all
around workers and less skilled labor
ers would be given less money.
For piece work they set a maximum
price of 3 cents per basket for pick
ing tomatoes; picking peppers, 2
cents per basket or 8 cents per ham
per; 2 cents per quart fora picking
Strawberries, and 212 cents for Grating
and supervision. For topping onions.
5 cents per basket; cutting asparagus.
As cents per crate, delivered at the
house; cutting and punching aspara-
gus, rs to So cents per crate.
The feeling was unanimous in re-
gard to these prices.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-04
ADJUSTMENTS
The Broad

On Monday and Tuesday a great
pictorial drama, "While New York
Sleeps" will be presented at the
Broad theatre. 1t is a spectacular
searchlight into the depths of dives
and heights of high life, showing up
the life that a clean man or boy should
shun. 1t is a sermon all should profit
by. Wednesday, Doris Kean and an
all star cast in Romance" Thurs
day, The Jack Knife Man." presented
by Ring Vidar, a tale of the Missis-
sippi river. Friday, "The Heart of a
Fool" with an all star cast. Satur-
day, Alice Lake in "The Misft Wife"
Plenty of good comedy and educational
features are shown each night in con
nection with the feature pictures.
There are also two good serials, "The
Yelled Mystery" and "The Lost City"