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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-20
HARDING USED TO
BE A PAINTER, YES

Washington. Aug. 20.-Fresident
Harding used to be a painter,
Yesterday he stopped To watch some
painters engaged In making the white
house white.
Here, you don't know how TO do
mat" the President jokingly remark
ed and, taking the brush, went to
work.
When did YOU learn the trade M.
PRESIDENT" asked a painter
ION the day President Garfield WIS
shot I got my first contract. 1t WeS
Tor painting church near Marion
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-20

A PLEASING SUMMER FR0CK
Combining Waist 1914 and Skirt
3l74. The Skirt is cut in 7 Sizes;
%, "a, 26. IS, 80, 80 and "a inches
waist measure Its width at the
foot is IL. yard The Waist is cut
in Sizes: 81. SO. So, 40. AZ and
"A inches bust measure. To make
the dress for medium size, as IL
Illustrated in large view, will require
Yards of figured material, 40
inches wide, and Ia yard Of plain
material. or one material rs
wards will be required.
This illustration calls for TWO
separate patterns which will be
mailed to any address on receipt OF
1Oc FOR EACH pattern in silver or
stamps.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-20
Miniature Writing.

Marcel Mamyais sent 10 La Nature
Parfslsau ordinary postcard on which
he had written 23,i3t words, with a
total Of 125 900 letters II is legible
even to the naked eye The average
book has about 200 words to the page,
so this postcard represents about
seventy seven pages
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-20

The Rock Island employees OF La
Sale. family basket picnic which Will
be held at the County Farm Grove
Sunday, August 2lst, will run special
train leaving Peru at 10000 a. M; La
Sale 1915, Utica 1890, and ottawa
at HOS a. m,
The committee in charge has invit'
ed Utica and Ottawa Rock Island EN-
ployees and their families and from
all indications large attendance VIII
be on hand as each employee has the
privilege of inviting couple or ram
ily to help make this a grand atfair,
and each employee will have to secure
enough tickets from the committee
for each invited guest and their own
family which will entitle them TO
transportation and concessions.
*xx
A mixed foursome will be played at
the Ottawa Golf Club on Tuesday III.
ternoon at O'Clock at the Ottawa GOLF
Club Following the foursome a pic
mic supper will be served at the cInD
house All those who will attend the
supper are requested to notify Mrs,
George Grover by Monday noon.
!. + 1.
Miss Blanche Lysle entertained ten
couples on Wednesday evening at her
home west of the city. The young
people spent very pleasant informal
social evening. after which delicious
refreshments were served by the
hostess.
A large crowd of young people at
tended the dance at the fair grounds
last night The affair was one Of the
series of informal dances that nave
been given at the fair grounds this
summer.
* y. *
There will be no Sunday afternoon
tea tomorrow at the Ottawa Golf CluD'
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-20
The Missouri Philosopher.

An eptimist can always see the
bright side Of the other fellows mis-
fortune. jameson Gem.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-20

Trinity Norwegian Lutheran Church.
Rev, o, A. Mortvedt, pastor. Sunday
school at 945 Morning service at
l6;45, Meeting OF Luther League a.
1850 p. m, League program for this
evening:
Opening EXERCISES .s,,..,,..~ ,..a
Scripture Rearding and Prayer 49,
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
WAR REPAIR WORK
SPLITS BEAUX ARTS
BOurdelle Insists Obscure
SculptOrs Should Restore
Monuments.
Special Gable TO The NEW YosK HEaALp.
Copyright, 1871, by The New YORK HERALD,

Special Gable to THE NEW Yosx HERALD
Copyright, 1871, by THE New YORK HxnALp,
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Sept. 40.
new art dispute has arisen that
threatens to result in the expulsion of
some Of the ablest sculptors from the
councils Of the BeaaIx Arts. folio wing
statement by the noted sculptor, NJ
Bourdelle, that the monuments dam
aged by the Germans should be restored
by obscure workers rather than by IA
nous artists. NJ. Bourdelle suggests
that the same principle applies to the
copying OF the worlds masterpieces of
painting.
Obscure workers" he says. ''main-
tain the lipes OF the original more faith
fully than the real artists. as the latter
have their own ideas definitely fixed and
are certain to inject their own. person.
ality end Interpretation into the work.
A mere laborer in the artistic field, on
the other hand. considers the restoration
Of a masterpiece merely as q mathe-
matical problem in accuracy"
M. Bourdelles fellow artists, however,
have different views. the majority In
sisting that it would be crime to let
unframed sculptors possibly add to the
ruin of Frances art heritage. It is
,stimated that there is enough restora-
ton work In the ruined churches, mu-
seums and public parks thro oughout the
invaded regions to provide work for
painters and sculptors for at least the
next decade.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
TAXATION IN BRITAIN
BREAKS Big ESTATES
Many Of the Nobility Forced
to Divide Holdings or Sell
Properties.

LONDON, Sept. 1.-Englands great
estates are crumbling under. the weight
OF taxation and death duties and ono
big landed proprietor after another
among the nobility is dividing and SELL
Ing his holdings. many of which have
been in the hands of single families
for centuries.
The latest indication that peers are
finding il necessary to seek smaller
homes comes In tho announcement Of
the Duke OF Portland that he may have
to abandon his palatial mansion. We'll
beck Abbey. In Nottinghamshire This
IL only one Of the residences of the
Duke. who owns some 100000 acres In
England.
For centuries past landed estates
have been handed down from genera
tion to generation" said the Duke, ed-
dressing his tenants on the occasion of
the coming of age of his son. Lord
Francis Cavendish. Landlords and
tenants have lived on terms OF mutual
trust and affection. ! fear. however.
that the state of things Is passing away,
for with the present weight of taxation
and the extremely onerous Incidence of
death duties the future may become very
uncertain for all landed proprietors. II
this IL good for the country, I certainly
do not complain.
with regard to my own case, Il may
or may not be possible for me and my
family to continue to reside at We'll
beck, but / fear there can be little
doubt that those who come after me
Will not be able to do So"
On all sides historic houses ara finding
now tenants, and ancient families arc
severing their connection with the soil.
The Duke OF Devonshire sold Devon
shire House In 1919, and Stowe House,
the property of Baroness Kinloss, was
disposed OF recently.
Others who have sold their properties
recently include the Duke OF Bedford.
Duke OF Westminster, Duke of Rutland.
Duke Of Grafton. Duke OF Marlborough,
Lord Leconheld, Lord Londesborough,
Lord Portman, Lord Camden, Marquis
de Castega, Earl Beauchamp, Earl Brad
ford, Lord Aberdeen, Lord Lovat, LORD
Harrington, Lord Hariech, the Countess
OF Warwick and Sir Richard Bulkeley
Welbeck Abbey is famous for thg ,Nib-
terranean passages and apartments
built by the Duke Of Portland at n cost
Of 100000 in order to hide himself
from observation by the outside world.
The abbey has an underground riding
school 400 feet long. 106 feet wide and
so feet high, capable Of holding 10000
persons.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
FAKES FLOURISHING
IN GERMAN CAPITAL
Business Of Preying on Credul-
ity Of People Practiced
by Thousands.

BERLIN, Sept 1o.-The business Of
making a living by playing upon the
credulity and ignorance Of the people.
which has been developed into a slilful
and lucrative profession in Germany
during the last two years. now is prac-
tised by thousands of men and women,
the majority of whom are living luxu-
riously in Berlin, recent Investigations
have disclosed.
The Investigations grew out of the
unusual number of mysterious adver-
tisements" which have been appearing
in virtually all the provincial newspa-
pers and showed that graphologists.
hypnotists. astrologers and 'the apostles
of personal magnetism" were reapipg
big financial rewards.
There are 500 persons in Berlin en-
gagged in the occupation of interpreting
the stars, at q few marks per head and
they are reported very busy. Their
clients are drawn from the poorer
classes, many OF whom cannot afford to
buy sufficient food for themselves and
dependents and have turned to the for
tune tellers in an effort to learn II the
future holds out any hope for them.
More than 1000 persons are making
a living here by Interpretation OF hand
writing, claiming to be able to read
character and forecast the future. Many
of them are said to be uneducated and
hardly able to read any kind of writing.
The doctors" OF hypnotism and mag
netism" recruit their patrons from all
classes of society, a large percentage be-
ing the rich and the idle. who are seek
ing entertainpent or simply are expert
mentlng.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
AMERICANS IN ROME
CLIMB TO STUDY ART
Cratvl OUer Pantheon and Up
Trojan Column.

ROME, Sept 1o.--Students at the
American Academy in Rome are re-
quired to make close studies OF the
masterpieces OF architecture. painting
and sculpture in Rome. The other day
some OF them were seen crawling over
the Pantheon, scaling the heights OF the
rotunda in an effort to study the forms
and structure Of the old Roman land
mark which has stood for 1000 years.
They take their tapes and other measur-
ing instruments and get the dimensions
Of these buildings and their decorations
right of the work itself.
Two American neo-architects. students
of tho academy. attracted an enormous
crowd of Romans recently by their
scaling Of the Trajan column. They
measured every detail of the historic
piece from top to bottom. copying the
decoration with a jealous application.
They scale the roofs OF churches.
ramble all over tho imposing facades
and nose into every nook which they
think might add a little more to their
knowledge of the art Of the ages. Some
Of them have made exact reproductions
In coloring and size of some Of the
greatest masterpieces in mural paint
Ing. mosaics and friezes.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
LONDON DEATH RATE
FALLS, BIRTHS RISE
Infant Mortality Dee easeA
Annual Report 0f &C auty
Council States.
LURE OF CITY PEI FI0UE
Increased Danger Of pathigis
Not So Apparent as lang
Leave.
LURE OF CITY PErn.0Us
Special Correspondence 10 THE SE~ Tckx


special Correspondence TO THE ME@ TcKN
-a1uLp.
LoNpe:s, Sept. 1.-The dest sate -
Les.don is the lowest on record. accofo-
ing TO the annual report of the County
Council dealing with the public health.
The death rate has fallen to 1875, the
lowest ever registered here, and infant
mortality has dropped to 76. which ID
also record. In addition to this the
birth rate has risen from 1872 TO 2e.4.
For England and Wales, as a whole,
the infant mortality is 80.
According 10 DIR. w. H. Hamer, medi-
cal OFFICER Of health. these new low death
rates ought 70 surprise those who are
advocating back to the land policy on
the grounds Of better health. "A death
rar OF 1885," as adds. IF 1t were DOS
siole to maintain II at that level for a
5eries Of years would entail an average
duration Of life OF the four score years,
deemed some thousands Of years ago TO
be attainablc only by reason Of strength"
AS 10 the health in schools. DIR. Ha-
mer says that dirt Is still the greatest
enemy the authorities have TO con-
tend with. but he reports that steady
progress Is being made through the
serenuous efforts of school nurses backed
oy the authority and interest Of the
teachers.
One difficulty in maintaining bodily
cleanliness is that parents usually ara
warned in advance OF inspection day.
with the result that they send their chill
dren to school well washed and dressed
IN their best clothes on that day and
then promptly allow them to relapse
again into careless habits
IN regard to the influence of n,igra- =
ton TO London on phthisis DR.. Hamer
mas this to say: London. It is agreed.
draws in as 1t were like a vortex the
enterprising and ambitious girls and
boys for miles around. But, perhaps
even more important from the prthisis
point OF view is the fact that the lure
or London continues to be exerted In
later years. These young people are
conspicuous by their absence from the
phthisis death returns, partly because
they represent in large measure healthy
stock from outside and partly because
IL they do succumb to the influence or
the London environment they often leave
and die outside London.
THE old people on the other hand,
men for the most part who die In
London have in many instances drifted
there after contracting phthisis. Finally
the middle aged afflicted with this dis
ease do succumb in considerable num-
bers In London itself to the London en-
vironment. mainly for the reason that
when they fall they are more likely than
the young folk and the elderly women
to remain in London to die. partly also
for the reason that at the latter middle
ages (among mem the figures are
swelled by immigrants from the country
districts for rnilea around
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
PREMIERS DRAW PICTURES
DURING INTERPRETATIONS
Lloyd George Makes an Oak Leaf, Lord Curzon a
Geographical Map and M BRAND Sketches
Wedding Couple Emerging From Church

PARIS, Sept 1.-The hours dragged
monotonously for the allied Premiers
during the last meeting OF the Supreme
Council at Paris. while the interpreters
were translating the various speeches
from French into English and Italian.
and, to while away the time. the Prime
Ministers scribbled and drew various
figures on pieces of paper. which they
later threw into the waste basket. A
journalist rescued them. and this Is
what he found:
Lloyd George, probably inspired by the
designs on Marshal Foch's uniform right
across the table from him. had drawn q
perfect oak leaf.
Lord Curzon's effort proved to be q
geographical map. but the country which
1t purported to bound remained a mys-
terry: 1t might have been Upper Silesia,
and then, again It might have been
India, as the noble lord was just prepar-
ing a speech on famine in that country
during his viceroyalty as compared with
the present Russian famine.
Brands thoughts were evidently far
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
KERENSKY COWARD
T0RUSSIAN WOMAN
He Allowed Death Battalion
to Be Slaughtered Uselessly,
Says Countess.

Special Cable to THE NEW York HnRALD.
Copyright, 1891, by THE NEW YoRK HmALD.
New York Herald Buresu.
Paris, Sept. 10.
If Lenine and Trotzky are ever over
thrown Russia's ruler will not be Keren-
sky, II Russian women have a voice.
Those who spent the trying weeks in
Moscow when the Bolsheviks were
striving for power condemn Kerensky as
a coward who shielded himself behind
a battalion Of women instead of forcing
the male troops to do their duty.
The Countess Kleimmichel, who has
arrived In France after travelling In
Germany, Austria and Italy for two
years. has commenced recital OF her
experiences. many Of which throw new
light on those tempestuous days in Rus
sian history.
Kerensky has always pictured him
self as a victim Of Bolshevist machina-
tions, but the Countess ridicules this.
declaring that the Provisional President
not only tolerated but gave actual as
sistance to the Red invaders by leaving
the strong positions Of Moscow badly
protected. She says:
''Kerensky entrusted the defence Of
the Winter Palace as well as his own
person to the Womens Battalion and a
few unframed student officers. An en-
sign Of the Women's Battalion was the
heroic daughter of Admiral Skrydloff,
who gained fame in the war Of 1877
"rhe student officers were the first
to raise the white flag and submit to
the Bolshevists. for they were already
imbued with ideas of defeat and in
stead of fighting spent their time in
conducting elections. But the women.
only a thousand strong, were all killed
or wounded at their posts When the
Red hordes invaded the Winter Palace
they carried off their dying victims to
hurl them into dungeons.
''While these lion hearted girls. many
OF them from the best Russian families.
died for him. Kerensky. the dictator.
had already fled without giving sin
gle thought to the fact that they were
being uselessly slaughtered"
The Countess Kleimmichel last year
was reported organizing new women's
battalion to march on Moscow. but she
denies this, saying that the reported in
terview with her had been sent from
Dorpat through Bolshevik agencies. She
says she never has visited Dorpat and
that at the time the scheme was pro-
posed she was under constant surveil-
lance in Germany.
The Countess is confident OF the fu-
ture and is prophesying that once the
regime Of terror ends it will not be the
cadets or social revolutionaries who will
dominate In the selection Of Lenine's
successor. but the upper intellectual
classes whose far sightedness is now
being sought by the oppressed classes In
Russia.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
FOCH IS CRITICISED;
CASTELNAU LAUDED
Publication Of Articles in Paris
Paper Raises an Awkward
Controversy.

Special, Cable to THE New YoHK HERALD.
Copyright, 1891. by THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, Sept. 10. :
An awkward controversy has arisen,
due to the publication of a series Of
articles in the Revue des Dealr Mondes
lauding Gen. Castelnau, and tending to
show that Marshal Foch's generalship
was not always unquesnonable, and It
is expected that high military ofYicials
will be- taking sides for and against the
national favorite.
According to Gen. Castelnau's Boswell
Marshal Foch during the early days Of
the war while commanding the Twen-
tieth Corps at Morhange. failed to obey
orders, and as result an immense val
ley fell into the hands of the Germans.
There also were important artillery
losses while three French divisions
spoiled the general plan of attack by q
forced retreat.
This happened at time when Marshal
Foch was under Castelnau's orders. The
latter distributed the Fifteenth and Six
teenth corps in position to throw the
Germans back on the Sarrburg- Benso-
dorf Railroad, while on the right three
divisions in reserve took up protective
positions at Nancy. Marshal Fochs or
ders are said to have been to remain be-
tween the two forces ready to repulse an
anticipated German thrust from Metz,
as we'll as to support Castelnau's other
two corps.
ION the morning OF August TO-" says
Victor Giraud, Partisan publicist and
well known as Gen. Castelnau's closest
newspaper friend, "Foch, commanding
the Twentieth Corps, was carried away
by the ardor Of battle and threw his
forces into the attack on the heights of
Marthil. although he uncovered his left
flank" The writer does not cite the
orders definitely. however, and the public
is being left to suppose that confirmation
Is to be obtained from Gen. Castelnau.
although the latter's hand does not once
appear in the new controversy.
Gen. varraux Is the latest to come to
the defence Of Marshal Foch, the latter
not taking advantage of his prerogative
to reply accorded by the French law.
Gen. Varraux minimizes the value OF
NJ. Giraud's criticism despite his close
relations with Gen. Castelnau, and is
pointing out that it would be an easy
matter for military writer's to obtain
the documents necessary to uphold their
theses IL they really were inspired by a
desire for historical accuracy. Gen.
Varraux believes that the War Office
could quiet the dispute by revealing that
Foch's orders did not actually prohibit
him from using his own initiative IL he
saw an advantage, and is asking his fell
low generals conversant with the Nor
hangc retreat. In the interest OF fairness,
to state whether Marshal Foch had re-
ceived verbal, telephone or written or
ders countering those originally given
him by Gen. Castelnau.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
FRANCE NOW PERMITS
LIQUOR Ia1PORTATIONS
Whiskey and Gin Demand Is
Made by Tourists.

PARIS, Sept. l0.-The French Govern
ment has been compelled to permit the
importation into France Of q limited
amount Of whiskey and gin 10 as to sat
isfy the demands Of fhe tourists here
from foreign countrieS. Such imports
had been prohibited since the war. and
- . result the prices of cocktails and
highbalis scared In proportion as the
supply OF gin and whiskey diminished.
Foreigners residing here have made
desperate efforts to obtain good whis-
lsies from England and Scotland and
have been compelled TO pay extremely
high prices for them. Reports of great
amount OF smuggling indicate that the
foreigners have about as much difficulty
obtaining their favorite brand OF whis-
key ~ they do In America.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
FRENCH RED CROSS SAVES
100000 LIVES SINCE WAR
Immense Organization Built Up Covering Whole of
Devastated Regions 700 Communes Being Con-
stantly Supplied and Sick Children Getting
Special Attention

Special Cable to The NEW YORK HraALp.
Copyright, 1891, bD THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Sept. 10.
So much has been written regarding
the work Of the American Red Cross and
other relief workers from across the At
lantic4 that the efforts Of the French Red
Cross have not been receiving their
share Of the praise which they merit.
AS a matter Of fact despite the i'm
mensity of the actual reconstruction task
of France, its philanthropists and chari-
table workers have succeeded in build
ing up an immense organization cover
ing the whole Of the devastated regions.
Seven hundred communes are constantly
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

away from matters of state while Cam
erlynek. the official interpreter, was
translating into English, speech the
French Premier had Just delivered. for
he drew a picture of wedding couple
just emerging from one of the Partisan
churches. The French. Premier is
bachelor.
Mr.. Lloyd George had it all his own
way, on the subject OF afternoon tea, at
least, during the meeting. True TO the
old English custom. at 5 o'clock sharp a
sumptuously uniformed lackey. bearing
a large silver platter containing dimin-
utive cups and teapots. could be seen
walking across the gardens OF the Quai
d'Orsay toward the Sale de pHorioge.
Towering above the small cups in the
platter a tall glass filled with yellowish
liquid. with the cracked Ice jingling mer-
rily against the crystal. caused no end
Of speculation among the spectators.
This lemonade Is for the Ambassador
of a dry country" the lackey said In
response to a query. Now, guess who
1t Isl"
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

supplied and the sick children get spe-
cial attention.
The Union OF French Women. for in
stance. last year aided 100000 adults,
distributing more than 100000 articles.
while the Association OF French Women
provided food for 10000 babies. in addi-
ton to $4,000 others aided through their
organization. Since the war more than
100000 young lives have been saved by
the devoted efforts OF the French Red
Cross. In the Department OF the North
alone the mortality rate dropped from
80 to 2 per cent
Budget difficulties leave the extent Of
future work doubtful, but a national
loan for relief work is being proposed
to make up for the absence of extensive
State aid.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Tallest English Recruits
Worth More in Bonuses

Special Gable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, by THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau
London, Sept. 10.
a CCORDING to an army order
just issued here to recruit
ing officers, the taller the recruit
the bigger the bonus. Recruiting
agents enlisting men for the Foot
Guards will get a shillings for
each recruit under feet Q
inches; 5 shillings for every one
up to 5 feet II inches and
shillings for each recruit over
that measurement.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
studio and Home AIse.

Art students often take d studio. which
also serves the purpose of q dwelling.
An American girl student at one of the
many "atcliers" near the Luxembourg
showed me her seasons work out OF
doors from studies made in Holland.
These were quite clever pictures OF
Dutch children in quaint Friesland cos
tunes. This young artist lived with two
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

Special, Cable to THE New YoEK HnRALD.
Copyright, 1881, by THE NEW YoRK HEaALD.
New vork Her.ld Rur.~u