davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-26
k&qlliritq1f|

Now that the chautauqua season Is
at hand. numerous picnic parties VIII
be enjoyed during the next eight days
at Chautauqua Park. The gatherings
will for the most part be small ana
informal, but they will be among the
merriest out OF door events held
around Ottawa this season. Members
of the young peoples societies OF sew
eral OF the churches will hold picnic
suppers at the park next week.
y y Il
Mrs. Harry Giljames will entertain
sixteen guests tonight at her home on
West Jackson street complimentary
to Miss Mary Mulholland, whose mar
rlage to Vincent j. Hanley OF Chicago
will take place soon. The GilJames
home will be decorated in a pink and
white color scheme, flowers OF the two
colors being used. Five hundred will
be played during the evening after
which supper will be served.
+ : +
The marriage of Miss Majorie 81
mons of Galesburg and William j. An.
drews OF this city will be solemnized
on Tuesday. Aug. 80, at o'clock, on
the lawn OF the home OF Dean and
Mrs. Simons, the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs j. A. Andrews, the par
ents of the groom, and Dr. and Mrs.
Edward Andrews will go to Galesbur6
TO attend the wedding
Tx*
Four young ladies', Misses Mildred
and Ann McGarr, Ruth Russell and
Eleanor Moore, held a picnic at the
Starved Rock State Park yesterday
afternoon in connection with the
county picnic. The girls went out In
the early afternoon and remained for
the evening. A big basket dinner was
enjoyed at o'clock
* y
Miss Evelyn Wilcox will entertain
twelve guests tonight at an informa.
dance at, her home On Phelps street
The young people will spend the even
ing dancing in the sun parlor at the
Wilcox home. after which refresh.
msnts will be served by the hostess.
1. + 1.
There win be a mixed foursome and
picnic supper at the golf club Tues.
day, Aug. 80, at O'Clock. Mrs. Sharpe
wifi be the hostess. All wishing II
come call Mrs. A. l.. Sharpe's resi-.
dence not later than Monday evening.
X y II
Several ottawa people are planning
to go to Peru tonight to attend an in
formal dance at the South Shore Coun-
try club.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-26
FARM RIDGE.

James Darling OF Ottawa WAS a busI-
mes translator in the community &c
Gently.
Mr. and Mrs. William Paragraph CT
tertained Mr. and Mrs. Erdman, who
are visiting in the neighborhood, Wed.
nesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Rowe were recent
Streator shoppers.
Miss Irene Porter visited her cousin,
Mrs, Dilley, on Monday
The Misses Wakey motored to
Streator recently, ..
Miss Grace Ellsworth visited at The
Jesse Dilley home the first of the
week.
Mr.. Shipley transacted business III
Grand Ridge one day the past week y
Jesse Dilley threshed last week.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-26

a SIMPLE POPULAR STYLE
Pattern 1898 is here depicted. It
Is cut In 3 Sizes: ~, II AMI 16
years. A IA year size will require
3a yards OF 80 inch material.
Satin, taffeta. linen, etamine. tri-
cotine. serge, bingham, chambrey,
poplin or pongee could be used for
this style. The blouse may be fin
ished with wrist length or elbow
sleeves. The skirt is two piece
circular model.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-11
MARINE ENGINEERS
 WORKING IN CHINA
A From American Legation Busy
 in Famine Districts

Berlin March 11-Fourteen marines from the American legation guard are serving as engineers and assistant en- pineers or the road construction work which is being done in the famlne aus trict by the American Red Cross for the p,Irpose of affordinG occupation Tor destitute Chinese. They are volunteers who willingly gave up a comfortapIe station in Picking for a temporary hle of considerable hardship in dreary country. and have taken hold with true American spirit.
 The work entails, on the part of the division engineers, days on end in the saddle moving from one end of the divi- sion to the other and with none too comfortable living quarters and one of the men writes back to his mates that after the days work he ''goes to bed to keep warm.''
 The road under construction extends from Tehchow, Shantung, to Lintsing, 6S miles southwest on the Grand Canal. It is divided into three divisions Of about equal lengths and each division is in charge of an engineer and one or two assistants Captain Lawrence Impey, of the British army, who was engineer-in- chief, fell a victim to infiu- enza and Lieutenant l.. O. Bogert was placed in temporary charge Of the whole work. Commenting upon the service of the marines, Bogert writes;
 If all divisions could continue to be handled by marines in the same way as they have been handled to date, 1t would be greatly to the credit of the American guard.' Ut appears that some technical objection has arisen with respect to further employment ot the marines in the work in question:
 Incidentally it is reported that dogs such as have escaped the ew-pot- have become in their famished condi- ton as savage as wolves. This IS borne out by a line in a letter from Lieutenant Bogert which says:
 Was attacked by dogs at Ku Shui P'u and had to shoot one." He also states that their work is hampered by people removing the stakes which mark the right of way for use as firewood.
 Bogert recommends that the present force of marines be retained on the construction work, both because of the credit accruing to the Legation Guard and because the Red Cross has great need of them, since foreign volunteers are scarce.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-11
|rHERANS AIDING
 PEOPLE OF POLAND
K Done During Past Year } Highly Gratifying

Berlin. March I1.--American Luth- ns have just completed a year of
 ef work In Poland. designed to yb Poles to help themselves, which |highly gratifying to Dr. John AL kl Moorhead. European commis- her of tho National Lutheran Coun- of America. who has just finished inspection tour in Poland.
 With s250.0o0 which wo loaned 10 Sish farmers. and did not give to
 we havo enabled the agricul- Faiists in nearly 500 villages. with kotnl population of probably 4o0,- 1. to erect temporary homes. re- |ro their farms and become self Itaining." said Dr. Moorhoad. 1T Pc <A.at visited the section 10 which hs were made. The farmers Se paid four per cent. interest on ] small loans. as they agreed. and some cases they have even paid \the principal in q single year." Ehe villages aided by the American therans arc chiefly in the vicinity Lublin and Cholm, where Dr. |orhcad found the population living cellars and shacks in the fall of Do. Tho country had been laid to |ste by years of fighting. It was a Ie of small farmers having tracts lands varying from five to 70 los. but with little machinery, no
 Dies. no houses. no animals and ysecd.
 yhcn tho farm4rs asked pr. Moor id for food and clothing he called ether local committees and told
 tn he would rather help the conn [,,ities re-establish themselves on
 Tournament basis than grant tenn kpry relief which would only bet
 Ythoir situation for a short time. kn banks wore established in each |the villages under tho direction of Inl committees. An agreement was lched with the government where the impoverished small landown- wage to have timber at a nomi- ro and small loans. seldom keeSing s20o to n family secured on
 estate mortgages. were made for purchase of necessary food, im- l Imenta. cows. horses and seed. hhe farmers were able to get their N blowing done and many Of them Inted rye. Buildings were thrown
New Britain herald., 1921-03-11

up. and spring found them ready to plant vegetables. wheat and other grain. The s25O,000 advanced by the American Lutherans was equivalent to roughly S5,000, 900 Polish marks because of the favorable exchange.
 Prices for grain and vegetables were SO high in Poland last summer that the families which had planted crops realized a handsome income and were able to pay their interest and make other needed improve ments on their farms in preparation for next year.
 Il found the villages have a differ ent outlook upon life,'' said pr. Moorhead. The spirit of hopeless ness and ruin is gone. Workmen and merchants have profited by the good fortune of the farmers. and there has been n general spiritual. as we'll as an >- onomic, regeneration. The plan worked so we'll that the interest is being used to help other villages and additional appropriations will be made from our relief funds to extend this sort of relief in Poland"
 The villages assisted were made up chiefly of Lutherans, but where there were Jewish and Catholic farmers in the communities these were also aid cd by the loan banks. Tn many Of the villages assistance was also eN- tended to textile workers. whose handlooms had been destroyed. and the peasant home industries are being restored.
 All in all, the American Lutherans have given 3.0O0.0O0 for European relief work in the last IS months and this has been expended in fl coun- tries of Central Europe. extending from the new Baltic governments made out of old Russia to Bulgaria.
 Large supplies of food and clothing have been distributed by the Ameri- can Lutherans. but pr. Moorhead be- lieves temporary relief work of that sort must speedily give way to relief designed to assist war sufferers in helping themselves back to self-sup- porting work, so they will not be pauperized and encouraged to accept help when they are not doing some thing to help themselves.
 [, Before accepting the direction or tho American Lutheran relief work in Europe pr. Moorhead was presi- dent of Roanoke college at Salem. Va.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-11
Radio Message Records
 On Ship At Stockholm

Honolulu, T. H.. March 11.-Clear signals from the navy's big radio towers at Pearl Harbor near here, were distinctly heard by the ships wireless set on the shipping board steamer Passport. while that craft was lying in the port of Stockholm. sweden, according to advices received bv Lieutenant Commander E. C. Ra- ruet. district communication super intendent. from H. NJ. Lundgren, wireless operator aboard the freight CT.
 Native Eggs, 2 dozen $1 .OO. Russell
New Britain herald., 1921-03-11

To Cure a Cold in One Day Take GROVES Laxative PROMO QUININE tablets- The genuine bears the signature of E, w. Grove. (Be sure you get BROMO) BOG.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-11
Striking Patterns in Neckwear

For Spring Wear-Seve1 new shapes. A big assortn,
New Britain herald., 1921-03-11

Challenge Milk, 3 cans 5oc. Russell Bros.-Advt.
The New York herald., 1921-01-03

everybody. There is also a demand
that the public schools attempt to
prepare children for the tasks they
may reasonably expect TO do, and not
to train all Of them for an ideal only
a few can attain. The adjustment of
the school system to new ideas will
require executive ability Of the high
est order, and the people Of the State
are entitled to look for 1t in the man
who eventually is named as Commis-
sioner of Education.
There is no reason Thy the Regents
should not take all the time they
need to find out the right man. A
temporary vacancy in the office Will
not do the State anything like as much
harm as would be caused by the selec-
tion OF the wrong man for the work.
At least 100000 pupils are enrolled
in the schools of New York State, and
in their hands will soon be the well
fare of the State. 1t is worth while
to go to the greatest pains to get the
right man to supervise their training.
The New York herald., 1921-01-03
Highway Transport.

In an address before the Institute
Of Transport at recent meeting In
London Lord MoNTAoU of BEAULIEu,
British authority on inland trans
portation, said that if road traffic con-
tinucd to increase at the present rate
the width Of the most used main roads
would have to be doubled TO take at
least four lines of travel and that
other trunk roads reserved for this
new transportation should be built
between populous centres from which
radiated continual fast and heavy
traffic He continued:
Speed limits. as we know them
to-day, will, OF course. be abolished
before long. at any rate on the open
road. and when special roads for
motor traffic are made. develop
ment which I think Is certain 10
come. the average speeds of passen-
ger carrying motors will be equal TO,
II not In excess of. average railway
passenger speeds to-day"
What Lord MoNTAGU attempted in
his address was to show the condl-
tions which the rapidly increasing use
Of motor vehicles and the heavy de-
mand for improved transportation
facilities will bring in by no means
very remote future. For eighty years
The railways have been the most i'm
portant factor In inland traffic, but
he does not see that this stage In The
development OF transportation is
necessarily a permanent condition of
affairs. Before the railways inland
traffic was carried on entirely by
means of roads, and the situation. as
he now sees IL, Is that the country
may be compelled once more for
very large proportion OF Its inland
traffic to 20 back to the roads.
These roads Of the future must be
adequate TO the new traffic. They
must be thoroughfares straight and
wide and built Of some permanent or
semi-permanent material such as glass
or concrete that will stand up under
the continual heavy traffic, and so
well built that the annual upkeep, the
most important expense to-day, will
be reduced to a negligible figure. He
sees n considerable change I'm motor
vehicles. Lorries with tires Of size
far larger than now exist will be
employed for carrying small parcels,
mails and perishable produce. Motor
vehicles will be constructed with
more than four wheels and trallers
will come more and more into use,
partly MS a result OF the very high
taxes based on tho power cev~ lor, n
by tho engine Of tho vehicle and
The New York herald., 1921-01-03
A Flat Tax on Cash.
Substitute Proposed for Taxes on
Sales or Excess Profits.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD A cumu-
iative sales tax to yield $500. 900. 900
would involve as many complications in
it's computation as does the excess prof
It's tax and cost as much to collect
Representative Mott has introduced a
measure which would place the entire
burden OF taxation on consumers. or
these approximately 80 per cent. are
wage, salary and fee earners, already
distressed to live within their incomes,
not to mention those who will be de-
prived of their incomes during business
adjustment.
That business should be relieved from
taxes on book profits based on invento-
ries of constantly changing values there
can be no denial. That it should be
relieved of all taxation is more than
it would expect. AS in q year OF do
clining inventory values cash reserves
are depleted 10 a point below tax re-
quirements under existing laws. and as
no business can be profitable that must
borrow money for such obligations. pres
business. are fundamentally wrong
reasonable tax is one based on
actual receipts from sales and other in
come. less actual payments for mer-
chandise. fixed charges and necessary
expenses; in short. n fat tax on cash,
mot book profits. Such taxation would
admit of no exemption on invested cap
ital or deductions for depreciation. de-
pletion and losses. speculative or other
wise. as these are properly charges
against surplus or capital. not income,
The tax suggested could be readily
computed. would require no complicated
tax forms and therefore no army of
clerks to audit them. The opportunity
for reducing Government expenditures
is an important consideration.
f. w. RICHARDSON, c. p. A
New YORK, January 1.
The New York herald., 1921-01-03
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Prof. Charles Zuebiin win lecture on
Emerson and Boston," under the auspices
the Park Theatre. Columbus Circle. at ii
A. NJ. and again at the same hour and place
tomorrow.
Democratic Club of the John +. Curry Asso-
citation will be held at the Palm Garden In
The Eighty- second Division Association will
meet for the election of ofiicers at the
Knights of Columbus Hall, 303 East Twenty
third street, at =. M. ..rh.
Of the Peoples School of Philosophy, at
Marhattan Mar Ibade ssr scnooi Ls~sssin
Edward t. Newell win deliver an illus
trated lecture on his travels In Greece and
matte Society. broadway. near t5oth street.
at S:15 p. NJ.
Miss Emma r. Steiner will lecture on
pabic school aSs s So sas West issS street at
Major George II. Putnam will speak on
az Erasmus Hall High School. Brooklyn. at
Entertainment and dance, Boys Club OF
Dinner 10 CEN NiveiIe of the French
army BY the Society of tho Cincinnati. Wal
V.o Convention IN of the National Association for
the Advancement OF Colored People. Russell
Sage Foundation. lOJ East Twenty -secono
street. I; NJ; and at PALACE Cssino. lSoth
Convention of the Motor Truck Association
of America. Twelfth Regiment Armory. .
Meeting. Phiiantropia Society. Hotel Astor
Meeting. Government Club. Hotel Astor
2 T.. M.
Rehearsal Of the, Cleo Club of the Friendly
Sons of St Patrick, Hotel Astor, s p. NJ.
Annual dinner. Freeport Police Depart
ment, Police headquarters. Freeport. L. ,
The New York herald., 1921-01-03
Challenge of a Sullivan.
He Calls for the Production of Any
ScotchmAn Bearing His Name.

To THE New YORK HERALD: Carry
Ing as I do the good old Irish name OF
Sullivan but being an American on the
mothers side OF 1912 ancestry ana on
the fathers side OF 1s4s, am very
much amused at two letters In your pa
per. One Is signed ''veritas." the other
George Harrison McAdam."
The question that arises In my mind
after reading these two letters is. How
long does a scotchman have to live In
ireland before he is considered Irish.
and how short does an Irlshman have to
live in Scotland TO be Scotch?
why IL Il that ireland IL the only
country in the world that Is not prop
erly credited with the doings OF her
own sons? Read the Encyclopedia Bril-
tannica and you will find every Irish
man who helped to make world history
classified as British when even the legal
term OF the British nations Is Great
Britain and Ireland"
l would also ask Mr.. McAdam TO give
me the address of any one by the name
Of Sullivan who will admit he is Scotch
Also. where he gets his information that
the Kellys and Sullivans, the Os and
the Macs Of Revolutionary times we're
scotch. JOHN FRANKLIN SULLIVAN.
BROOKLYN, January 1.
The New York herald., 1921-01-03
NJ. Deschanels Ambition.

Ex-Presldent DEscHAvEL of France,
who was obliged by poor health to re-
sign from his great Office last fall. has
80 far recovered that he Is once more
seeking to enter public life. this time
as Senator from Eure ct Loire. The
electorate is said to be favorably dis
posed toward him, and It Is expected
that he y,ill be successful.
The presence Of a former Chief
Executive of the state In the law
making body is not so common an
incident as TO pass unnoticed, although
the course DEscHANEL is following
has not few precedents here and
abroad. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS be-
came member Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives after his term ms President.
and In his distinguished service in
that body earned the title "The Old
Man Eloquent" When ANDREW JOHN.
SON left the White House he lmme.
diately began campaign for vindi.
cation, appealing to his constituents at
home for public office ms mark OF
their continued confidence. He had q
hard row to hoe. but in 1875 he was
elected TO the Senate.
u IS the driiion A. many students
The New York herald., 1921-01-03
One Man Who Held a Grudge.

Private SAMUEL herman, serving
at Camp Lee, Virginia, in the days
when khaki was the wear for all good
men, had as his company commander
Captain b. K. FINK, with whom he
did not get on well. Private BERMAN
meditated revenge.
The war over, Private BERMAN and
Captain FINK shed their uniforms,
but BERMAN nursed his scheme of
vengeance. FINKsweighed 30 pounds
herman 100. SO herman. having
learned in the army what systematic
exercise will do for man, set to
work to overcome this handicap of
twenty pounds. And on New Years
Day herman met FINK in Norfolk,
Virginia, according to our neigbhor the
Tribune, and gave him scientific
beating. The police judge fined the
victorious ex-private $40, which BEB-
MAN said was 4 small price to pay for
his pleasure.
BERMAN is not one Of those who
forget Many a schoolboy has sworn
a mighty oath to grow up and beat
the principal. Few of-them have sufii-
clent strength of charaetcr to live up
to this resolve. Men are not unlike
boys in such things. Mighty few of
them are able to hold a grudge for
two weeks, let alone two years. To
nurse all our grievances would take
too much time. The blaze Of indigna-
tlon started by an impudent clerk, by
clumsy fellow traveller in the sub
way. even by a deliberate insult, may
result in high words or an immedi-
ate blow, but a day later.it is forgot
ten. This is a fortunate thing. If
we did not erase from our minds the
resentment and the anger which are
aroused within us by the accidents of
every day life there would not be n
sweet disposition left in the world.
We admire eX-Prlvate BERMAN's
pertinacity, and If he is as faithful
Ia all things as he has been In his
intention to thump ex-Captain FINK
he will become great man.
The New York herald., 1921-01-03
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Fair and
somewhat colder to-day: fair to-mor-
row: fresh south winds.
For New Jersey-Fair and cooler today
Tomorrow fair with moderate temperature:
moderate westerly winds.
For Northern New England-Fair and some-
what colder to-day; Tomorrow fair; fresh
southerly winds.
For Southern New England-Fair and some-
wnst colder to-day; Tomorrow fair; fresh
southerly Winds.
For Western New York--Fair to-day ana
probably Tomorrow: moderate temperature.
abnormaly low over the northern half OF
the country. with centres of lowest barome-
ter over the st. Lawrence Valley and All
berta, Canada. Pressure is relatively hign
over the Southern States from California
eastward to the Carolinas. There have been
general rains within the last twenty-four
hours east of the Mississippi River and also
in the North Pacific States. Idaho and
Western Montana.
Temperatures remain above the normal IN
practically all parts OF the country. readings
being decidedly above normal over the North
western States and the Atlantic States.
The outlook ie for unsettled weather In the
region of the great lakes and fair weather
elsewhere east of the Mississippi River dur
ing tomorrow and Tuesday. Temperatures
above the normal for this date will continue
general east over the Mississippi River
through Tuesday and probably wednesday
Observations at United States Weather
Bureau stations. taken at p. Nj. yesterday,
Seyenty-fifth meridian time:
The New York herald., 1921-01-03
Bushel Buying Power.

Mary's little lamb subsisted on TN
earned income, and that is what many
of the denizens Of the farm will have
to do so long as the present dis
parity between farm prices and what
we may call city prices continues.
ALBA b. JOHNSON, president of the
Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce,
believes the worst of the readjustment
of business is over and advises every
body to buy now and start business
going once more instead of waiting for
lover prices.
But If the farmer were to buy from
the city at present prices, paying the
city at his farm prices, the agricul-
tural population would soon find that
It's buying power had dissipated into
thin air.
The farmers buying power Is meas
ured in bushels rather than in dollars.
In 1919 the farms produced wheat,
corn, oats, potatoes, cotton and other
crops aggregating In value $14,0S7,-
995,000. In 1920 the aggregate value
was $9.14S,419,000. Those were the
values in dollars. But the shrlnkage
I'm 1920 values was not due to smaller
crops. 1t was due to lower prices.
Here is the record Of the principal
yields 100000 omitted):