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THE BoBoLINks.

81 heard" said Mr.. Bobolink. "that
the Phoebe Birds had told their story
of how they like to get acquainted
with people, and have people become
acquainted with them, and SO they
sing their name or say their name
over and over again. But we would
like to tell people that we do the
same way. Wouldn't we like to do
that, Mrs. BoboIink?"
Indeed we would" said Mrs. Bob
olink. ''F'or if anyone does not know
our story it is time that they should
that is, of course, if they like to hear
the stories the birds have to tell.
81 most certainly hope they do, for
the birds love to tell their stories and
have people care for them Birds
care for people, and so it is natural
that they like to have people care for
them.
ssThe only people birds don't care
for are for those who would hurt
them or take the eggs. 1t would be
too cruel for anyone to ever take our
lovely eggs. What beautiful whitish-
brownish eggs these five eggs were!
And what nice little Bobolinks they
became.
''Why, it would be as cruel to do
that as it would be to put a sharp
sword through Mother Bcbolink's
heart.
sit would be cruel if people took
little babies out of their steering bas-
kets or cots and took them off just
to see what color eyes they had and
how big they were, and few little
facts like that.
1T would be so cruel thing to do.
And people can enjoy birds so much
more by hearing them sing and by
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CHAPTER XVI.
In the Balance.

Reginald Brown and Uriah Devon
we're seated in close conference along
the path that led to the Dirty Mary
Reginald had rehearsed all he had
learned from his mother.
unless we do it tonight, Ry," said
he, sits all up. What do you say?"
Uriah broke off blade of grass
and drew it with a squeak through
his crooked teeth.
"We'll get the kid" he snarled.
mothers awful worried, though -
Reggie continued, "but l told her, No
risk no gain, and I'd go a long ways
on the road Of risk to get Tonnifel
Devon"
swell, we'll get 'er," monotoned
Uriah, with far-away look in his
bloodshot eyes.
"After I'm married to her." took up
the boy, you'll tell me who she is
eh?'
"Yep," replied Uriah, I'm goin
down to the scow now. Good-by, and
be sure to tell your mother to put up
the sign we spoke of if everything
clear for me to butt in"
Edith Devon looked up from the
boat deck as her husband approached
He sat down on the bench beside her
a grizzly smile on his face.
"Ede," he asked, "seen any change
in me lately?"
eyes, l have" she returned. 'You
aIn't boozin' hat so much, and you've
been kinder and better-hearted tc
me-"
''Mebbe it's because I've got re
ligion," Uriah explained. Religion
makes a man repent of all his cussed
acts. I'm sorry now, EIDE, for the
way I've treated you and the kid"
He couldn't have uttered words
more welcome to Edith Devon. Fol
the first time in years. she leaned hel
head against him. It took some effort
on the mans part not to shove hel
away.
"And matters have took mighty
big change in the last two days." he
continued. "Ede, I know, for years
you been worryin' your life out about
Tony. l fixed it up"
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The Shadow Of the Sheltering Pines
New Romance of the Storm Country
MILLER WHITE
cydamh


Mrs. Devon was on her feet almost
before the last words fell from ler
husbands lips.
GLOW fixed it up. Riah?" she
gasped.
Nov don't get panicky if / tell you
something" Uriah cautioned her, sly
ly, "but I went to Pendlehayen and
told him l copied the kid, and not
you, and I says: Mr.. Pendlehaven,
you've had 'er for two years, and she's
your brat. Now keep 'er!"
Edith fell back on the bench as if
the man had dealt her a blow.
'sThe kids awful fond of you," he
continued impressively. ''and ! up
and told 'er you was llvin', and to-
night you're goin' to see 'er.
"She's go1n' to get married to q
rich young feller," he went on. saint
you glad, Ede?"
Wasn't she glad No words could
express Edith's feelings at that mo-
ment. How many times her heart
had ached for a sight of the pretty
child she'd had so many years.
Didn't Pendlehayen say nothin'
about sending us up for it?" she asked
timidly.
mot a thing" retorted Uriah. "Not
by a id sight, he didn't! He was
too glad to know Tony was his, to
make any fuss. Anyhow, she wouldn't
let i'm. Why, my God! That little
kid kissed mel"
Edith exclaimed in delight.
1--WE told you more'n once, Uriah,' =
she said, leaning against him again,
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give up hope that the house would
ever be rid of the presence which was
a constant thorn in her flesh. But it
does seem that sooner or later Fate
plays the lucky cards into the hands
of the undeserving, and so it hap
pened in the case of the conspirators
against Tonnibel Devon. Like all
things waited for. the opportunity
came one day while the family was at
dinner.
Philip MacCauley entered in great
excitement.
You look as if you had swallowed
the sun. my dear lad" smiled Doctor
Paul.
1--WE got to go away" flushed the
boy, laughing, "and / won't go alone"
He gazed meaningly at Tonnibel.
Pardon my rushing in this way, but
but / want Tony to go with me-"
Mrs. Curtis flashed him a dark look.
he rarely paid her, Or her frowning
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New Relatively Theory.

James had frequently heard his
uncle discussing the relatively theory.
When his uncle married and intro
duced his bride to James as his new
aunt he asked the boy laughingly
whether he wasn't proud to have such
a pretty girl for a relative. James
looked up solemnly and said.
"Oh, know! She's the new rela-
tivity theory you were talking about!'
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ment of China for consuls in that
country of the nations members of the
league 20 address themselves directly
to the leaders of the Chinese military
forces in their respective localities
urging them to refrain from the culti-
walton of the poppy.
2. The council is requested to app
point a special commission Of inquiry
to personally visit the provinces in
China where the poppy is grown to
ascertain the extent of the cultivation
and the methods of marketing the pro-
hibited drug.
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preparation of the report, which is to
be submitted within a few days to the
council Of the league at It's session
In Geneva.
Already, it is understood, many mes
sages have been dispatched by Amer
rcan organizations to Geneva, urging
favorable action on the recommends
lions as the only means of preventing
ing revival of the opium trattlc
The report includes two principal
recommendations
/. The council is requested to seek
permission from the central govern
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TO RESTRAIN OPIUM TRAFFIC
American Organizations Urge League
of Nations to Take Drastic Action
In the Matter.

Neutrality-suspicious. for recon-
mendations in the report of the COM
mission on the opium traffic of the
League of Nations has been urged in
conferences with government officials
and others by Mrs. Hamilton Wright.
Mrs. Wright, who recently arrived
here from Geneva. assisted IN the
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Government Is Trying to Solve
the Mystery Of the Twenty
Missing Ships.
MAY Be WORK OF PIRATES
Admiral oims, Home, Tells Secretary
DENLY He Was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Determined to Crush Irish Re-
voIt-Dawes Made Direc-
tor of National Budget.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

The interest of the world was excit-
ed and its imagination stimulated last
week by the remarkable story of the
20 lost merchant ships, the mystery Of
whose disappearance our government
is trying to solve. Not since the days
of the German U-boats has there been
any such a series of maritime disas-
tiers, nor was there any such before
the war. A number of these 20 YES
sells which have disappeared within
few months were American or sailing
from American ports. The most mys-
tifying of the instances was that of the
American schooner Carroll A. Deering
which ran ashore off the North Caro-
lima coast last January with all sails
set and every member of the crew
missing, as were its small boats. More
than two months later the following
message in a bottle was picked up
near Cape Hatteras;
.Deering captured by Oil-burning
boat, something like chaser; taking off
everything, Handwriting crew. Grew
hiding all over ship. No chance to
make escape. Finder please notify
headquarters of Deering."
Naturally the favorite theory con-
corning these events is that pirate
craft is operating in the Atlantic. Rear
Admiral Mutton, commandant of the
Philadelphia navy yard, inclines to this
view. He says:
ut would be possible for an outlaw
craft to run wild for short time, and
1t could do considerable damage to
shipping. If there is a pirate craft, It
was or is operating with forged ships
papers. It is always necessary, when
ship enters port, to have its papers
examined, and this craft could operate
for a short time with forged papers,
but in the end it would disclose its
identity.
ut is true, also, that by stripping
vessels of provisions and fuel the out
law could continue operations long
time, but eventually it would have to
put into some port for repairs. Machin-
cry, you know, cannot run forever
without being overhauled and repaired.
IL SUCH q C1d4L ID OpCI aims ~ W.
have to return to port at some time,
and when it does, i assume there will
be interesting developments"
Another theory is based upon the
fact that about a year and half ago
the New York police seized documents
which revealed a plot which the Uni
ted Russian Workers of the United
States and Canada were forming to
get their members to Russia. Those
members who were out of work were
being instructed to ship on vessels in
sufficient numbers to seize the vessels
at sea and steer them into soviet Rus
sian ports.
The Departments of State and Com
merce, however, hold to the plain pi-
rate theory and worldwide lookout
for the missing ships and their crews
has been ordered.
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Jacks Outfit.

There was to be children's mas
querade party and Tommy and the
neighbours little girl were to go as Jack
and JILL Tommy's mother had re-
marked that his costume for the part
of Jack should not cost more than So,
when little sister piped up, give dol
lars? should think that's too much.
All he needs is a hill and pail of
Water."-Boston Transcript.
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Admiral Sims, recalled from Eng
land by an order from Secretary Den
by that sounded especially severe, ar
rived in Washington Wednesday and
reported to the head of the navy
Thursday. In reply to Mr.. DENLY he
asserted that he had been misquoted
in the reports of his London speech,
and the secretary called on him for
correct text of what he said. Mr. Den
by said to the correspondents
admiral Sims has denied the ac-
curacy of the statements attributed to
him. He stated that he was Incorrect
ly quoted. / gave him written mem
orandum setting forth those state
ments and asking him to inform me
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ParadoxicaI.

"John has such a queer antipathy. !"
s'How SOP"
"He has rooted dislike to ported
plants"
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Well Say SO.
"When do the leaves begin to turnT
'aThe night before exams"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-01

Mrs. Curtis had been all eyes and
ears for even the slightest happening
IN the Pendlehaven home, since she
had almost stripped her jewel-box
and Katherine's to get the money
Tony's father demanded. Now she
had it tucked away, ready to deliver
it, but as tie time went by and she
had no chance to send for Uriah to
come for his daughter, she began to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-01

Three anchored submarines were
destroyed by the United States forces
last week-but the layman will not
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-03
$4,000 CLUB WOMEN
TABOO FATTY FILMS

Los Angeles, Oct 3.---Approximate
ly $4,000 club women of southern Cal
ifornia have protested against the
showing of films of Roscoe Arbuckle
and other screen actors involved in
the recent Arbuckle-Rappe escapade
at San Francisco.
A formal document. introduced at a
meeting of the Los Angeles district
federation, protests to the exhibitors
and producers of moving pictures in
the country.
Mrs. Ullman, Ebell. presented a res
olution which was forwarded to DR..
Mariana Bertola, vice president of
the vigilant committee of San Fran
cisco, thanking her for the action of
the women of her committee in Civ
ing moral support to the prosecution
in the Arbuckle trial.
Copies of both protest and resolu-
ton will be read in clubs in south.
ern California and women will be
urged to use their influence to Danish
Arbuckle films and those of his asso-
ciates.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-03
ATTORNEYS MEET ON
SMALL VENUE CAHNGE

Springfield, Oct 3.-The county in
which Governor Small and Verne Cur.
It's, Grant Park banker will be requir
ed to face trial under the indictments
charging them with conspiracy and
enbezzlement of state funds may be
selected tomorrow at the conference
to be held at Springfield between
counsel for the defense and States
Attorney Mortimer.
If an agreement is reached counsel
Wednesday will go before the Judge
to whom the hearing of the formal
arguments in support of the motion
for change of venue is assigned
This will be either Jones or Burton
Inability to agree on a county will
mean the holding of the trial in
Greene or Macoupin county this de
pending on whether the case is final
ly assigned to Jones or Burton.
Granting of application for
change of venue will act as an auto
matte severance of the indictments
returned jointly against Governor
Small, Lieutenant Governor Sterling
and Mr.. Curtis and will mean a sep
arate trial for Sterling in Sangamon
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-03
SPECIAL PROGRAM
AT BAPTIST CHURCH

The following program was enjoyed
at the regular service OF the Baptisl
Sunday school Sunday morning. II
was given by the primary department
which promoted two classes Of TWEEN.
ty'slx boys and girls into the junior
department.
Orchestra selection.
SONG, Gods Care"
Remarks superintendent cradle
roll, Lura FuT
Diplomas to cradle roll.
Welcome to cradle roll, Margaret
Olson.
Remarks superintendent beginners,
jennie Simmons.
Diplomas to beginners.
Remarks superintendent primary
department, Mrs. Mercy Roberts.
Graduates, twentythird Psalm, ten
commandments, beatiWdes
Recitation, William Brown.
Teachers receive pupils, Myrtle De.
wore.
Prayer Rev. G. G. Fcttet
Song, Growing Like Jesus"
Miss Myrtle Devore and Iura ".
FUR win take charge of the two
classes as they come out OF the or,.
mary department.
Officers FOR the Sunday school worc
also nominated and The annual cleo.
tlon VIII take place next Sunday.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-03
JUDGE WHO REVERSED
20 MILLION STANDARD
FINE EXPIRES AT SEA

Chicago, Oct. 2. --Confrmation was
received yesterday of reports that
former United States Judge Peter
Grosscup had died at sea on route for
England.
A cablegram received by Marshall
Il. Sampsell of Highland Park said
that Judge Grosscup, passenger on
the Caronia, died Saturday OF heart
failure. Mr.. Sampsoll was a business
associate of the Judge.
The body will be returned to this
country board the CORONA, which
leaves Liverpool for the return voyage
oct. 8, arriving at New York seven
days later.
Peter s. Grosscup was born at Ash
land, Ohio, Feb. Is, 1852. Admitted
to the bar in 1874, he came to Chi.
cago In 1882.
Judge Grosscup rendered the deci
sion reversing the $29,OO0,O0O fine
against the Standard Oil company
AS Judge in the Union Traction com
pany litigation he came In for consil
cradle censure, finally being indicted
with officials and receivers of the Mat
| toon ana charleston lnterurhan rail
road, following a wreck. The indict
ment later was quashed.
In 1910 Congressman SABBATH intro
duced a resolution in congress askine
impeachment of the judge for deci
sions in labor cases. Then came ri
mors that an agent Of a national mag.
azine was investigating his career.
Judge Grosscup announced that he
would resign from the bench. but
changed his mind when these rumors
reached him, declaring, Il will not
resign under fire.
One year later he again handed in
his resignation, sold his home in High.
land Park and moved to New York.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-03
FARMERS URGED TO
WAGE WAR AGAINST
RISKY FIRE TRAPS
GRAIN DUST EXPLOSIONS CAN
BE PREVENTED, EXPERTS Ae.
SERT, IN CALLING ATTENTION
TO ILLINOIS FIRE PREVENTION
WEEK.

Special attention is called to farm
ers to observe fire prevention week,
which opened oct aHd viii continue
until the 9th throughout the United
States
Numerous disastrous fires are
caused by threshing machines, both
by scattered sparks and embers and
by dust explosions in the separat0rs
All smoke stacks should have spNrk
arresters, and the ground around the
boiler should be kept clear and wet
down II necessary. Grain dust eX-
plosions are largely proyentable. The
United States department of agriCul-
turc has made exhaustive studies OF
the subject and is prepared to recon-
mend adequate safeguards says the
state experts
Serious losses are caused by
sparks from locomotives, which ignite
dry wooden single roofs and start
many fires in straw. stubble aud grass
during dry seasons II railroad
runs through the farm, it will pay to
pillow few burrows along the right
VI way dS Il HitDIPdh.
Kerosene lamps should be exam
ined to see that the burners are in
good condition, and should never be
left where they may be upset. KCro-
sene and gasoline reCeptaclcs should
be kept apart and should be so dif.
ferent as to avoid possibility of
mistake
Ordinary friction matches should
be kept in safe receptacles away
from children and never carried loose
Smoking in barns and garages never
should be permitted. Fire marshals
OF wesern states report greater fire
losses in grain and straw the past
season from careiessly thrown
matches, engine sparks and automo-
bile and tractor backlire than ever be-
fore.
Buildings may BE made safer by
seeing that the chimneys are with
out cracks and free OF SCOT which
may take fire and scatter sparks on
dry roots. Flucs which may become
hot should be covered with asbestos
and any nearby walls and ceiling
protected. Thcre should be a sheet
OF metal under every stove.
Out of all the losscs by lightning
not one was on a building protected
by lightning rods 1t is now definitely
known that lightning rods afford pro.
lection. II installed intclligcntly they
reduce the risk from lightning almost
to the vanishing point.
Public schools may well devote an
hour or afternoon to a npaci9l fire
prevention program. Some prominent
citizen could be called in for talk /,
Essays and perhaps playlCt by the /
children would help impress the mat /
ter on their minds. Some schools !
already have weekly fifteen minute .
lesson on fire prevention. Tho plan .
Is admirable
Meetings Of farm ORGANIZATIONS
re particularly proper occasions for
ire prevention programs. These or.
'anizations frequently have 4 fire in.
urance feature and every fire loss
means larger premiums fer the mu
ual insurance associations.
The lesson of fire prevention
Mould be taken to every rural home
nd community Precautionary meas
res will do much to cut down loss
nat takes millions OF dollars out of
NJ possession Ct rural Americans
very year and leaves nothing in it's
lace Prevention is better than re.
ret
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-03
SOM0NAUK YOUTHS,
WELL KNOWN HERE,
DIE IN AUTO RACE
BURDETTE DOLDER AND GIL
BERT ELDRED KILLED AT
GAlESBURG WHILE TAKING
PART IN SPEED CONTEST ON
DIRT TRACK.

Burdette DolGer, aged 2G, well
known Somonauk young man and also
well known in Ottawa, and Gilbert
Eldred OF the same town, died Satur
day afternoon OF injuries received a
few minutes before in wreck which
occurred while they were taking pant
in the Galesburg auto races, Law
renee Eldred, brother Of Gilbert, was
severely injured Four machines were
wrecked. They were two Dolder spc
Gals, Chevrolet and a Peters spe.
cial.
D0lder has many relatives In OF.
tawa and had visited here many
times. His untimely demise came as
a great shock to his friends. For
three or four years he has been TAX
ing part in auto races, and particj.
pated in the Streator auto races this
summer He has always used cars
which he built himself
On Saturday he and Gilbert Eldred
his mechanician held the lead Law
renee Eldred was in ninth position
In making turn on the dirt racing
road, Brown, one of the drivers, Is
said to have lost control of his ma
hine, which went through "A fence
into an inner field Lawrence Eldred
brushed against the outside fence,
knocking down a post The autos
which followed we're thrown into con-
fusion.
Burdete Do'der made the round and
could not see because of the dus'.
Making the turn for a second time, he
drove at great speed into Lawrence
Eldreds car.
Gilbert Eldred was thrown high in
the air and Dolder was thrown head
long, with great force, to the track
The Lawrence Eldred car was rolled
over by the impact and reduced to
wreckase. The Peters special was
caught the next instant. as was also
the Chevrolet The other ears man
aged to stop just in time to escape
getting in the wreck.
Mr.. Dolder was son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Dolder, and was one of the
best known young men in Somonauk,
where he had resided practically all
his life. He would have celebrated
his twenty-seventh birthday on Oct
20 For several years he had been
employed at the Bruning & Dolder
garage, which is owned by his brother.
He was one of the most highly re-
spected men in Somonauk
His remain were taken back to The
family home in Somonauk yesterday,
where they will remain until the time
OF the funeral services.
Besides his parents, Mr.. DClder is
by three sister, Mrs. George
Brodie of Wilmington, Mrs. Robert
White Of Somonauk and Miss Emma
Dolder, living at home, and two broth.
ers. Fred of Somonauk and William
at home. He was a grandson CT Al !,
fred Mottaz, who resides west of the |
city, and was a nephew of John Mot |
taz, local grocer; Mrs Olive Moniot |
md Mrs. Thomas e. Thompson, both /
If Douglas street; Mrs Eliza Dolinr !
II Christie street, and Mrs. Anna C.
of Utica township. f. v
)older, local garage man, is a cousin
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at l.; 80 o'clock from
he Dolder family home in Somonauk
nd at o'clock from the Congrega
ional church. Burial will be made
4 the SomOnauk cemetery
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-03
$4,000 BID FOR GIRLS
HAND TAKEN BY MANY

Joliet, H.. Oct 3.--Miss Catherine
Peterson, twenty year old girl, who
offered to marry a man for $4,000, in
order to secure an education and pref
ty clothes today announced it was a
question of deciding which man to
take.
Miss Peterson, unable to achieve
her desire by working as a clerk.
bookkeeper, saleswoman. nurse. said
her 100 replies came from switchmen,
insurance agents, clerks, business
men and day laborers.
They are all gentlemen" she said,
and added that one man whom she
described as "a little old" had Of
fered $1,000, Because she hasn't any
money left, she will decide at once,
she said
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-03
Laura Eustis.

Announces the opening OF her gym
classes next week il the hall in rha
Gayety building Women's class
Thursday night. Advanced class in
rhythmic dancing for the older girls
frld&y' p m. Further announce.
ment Of children's classes win be-
made through the schools. Telephone
554-K