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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS AND RESULTANT DEATHS.

The matter of the increasing automobile death and the
of increase of automobile accidents which produce them attract
nation wide attention Instead OF conditions getting better as
these vehicles become and their better understood
the numbers of accidents and deaths have grown until they APP
palng The Statistical Bulletin OF the Metropolitan Lie Insurance
Company of New York recent issue contained the following
Il" hoped that 1920 would mark maximum which would
be exceeded for this of fatalities Statistics complied by
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and covering the first tour
months Of show however that the situation during this period
has been much than last In April for example there
were deaths automobile accidents among the Company
industrial pocyhoers This of per 100000 and
IS cent higher than for April of last 1t very close TO the
figure for the whole year which As will be in
the chart the highest for the year during the and
fall months If fatalities continue increase at the present rate
the total figure for promises badly indeed There
any problems before the public health and police AIT
hCrtes iii American cities to-day than that of finding and
the large number of lives which being lost to
increasing extent year after year through automobile fatalities
As suggested by the last of the above there few
problems confronting the public health and safety authorities today
vital than this There but thing do for starter and
that enforce the laws existing which have view the lessen
gested and insisted by those who vitality interested
but by the automobile themselves recognizing they dol
that houghes reckless driver all
The fragrant violations OF the law in Ottawa today the
utter disregard for the ordinances concerning the OF garng lights
and the parking along the without lights Speed
ing fairly well under control The parking in the dark oense
provides the light violator At any evening
of dark machines be parked along the and
the darker the and the shaded the spots the
quem the machines Occasionally is hit but many would
be if the lights ded the city the ordinances say they
shall be There is for this danger traffic and case
Of accident will be responsible that the department Of
public health and safety They the evil and will work
hardship for them to do If the of
don't 60 the expense OF light let him park his where
a light will not be necessary
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
WHAT DO YOU MOTHERS THINK ABOUT 1T?

If the fond and ndugcn parents OF Ottawa would of
these and pleasant nights fogo their interests and look
after those Of their osprng they might be wiser although sadde
for discoveries does take euh discover evidence of in
discretion the of numerous young people who fire.
the parks along the banks other isolated and
spcuous localities indulge unaperoned joy rides until late
hours the night 1t learned from who position know
that evening not long less than dozen young couples
company but each by themselves spent all the early hours OF
the night III Allen Park the Sancua Springs recrossng the
bridge c the North side after the midnight hour had passed Not
only but times have similar been observed
One cannot help questioning whether the parents these girls and
boys acquesce these late hours kept by them Can they realize the
possible sorrows that beng stored up for their future the
VVaciy Of youth shall be left unrcstrained unguared Is the
quest wealth power social position absorbing fathers
and mothers have time to guide the footsteps Of their children
through their tender and most mpressonabe years This
saying that there is vicious spirit actuang the young people who
have been observed visiting the Wae places but vvacy de
terlorate vciouness left its indulgence Where
Your daughter last EVENING" Where will she be tonight and with
whom?
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
Cash Markets,
Live Stock!

Chicago, Aug 15.-Cattle- Receipts,
10000 head; corn fed steers, strong
to lOc higher; others dull; she stock
slow; bull and calves strong; top
yearlings, $l0S5, bulk beef steers,
7.lCc: she stock, SAC; Gamers and
cutters, mostly $250-3.5O; bulk bulls,
$450-6; light veal calves, $3.50;
storkers and feeders lJc to 25c higher
Hogs Receipts, $1,000 head; active,
strong to l0c higher than Saturdays
average, top. $l1; bulk light and light
butchers. Sl0.60-11 bulk packing
sows, $S.6O-S90; pigs, Ice to 25c high.
er; bulk desirable pigs, $9.75-1015.
Sheep Receipts. 10000 head; ma
tive lambs steady to 2jc lower; top 70
city butchers. Stops; packers, top,
early, $40; no western lambs sold
early; sheep steady; good llJ-lb Mon
tana wethers, 81; good light ma i've
yearlings, IS; Montanas. $7.L7J; bulk
fat native ewes, early, $S.25-4.50
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
Wall Street.

New York Aug. 15.-The stock mar
kct today lost ground almost steadily
during the morning On varying moder-
etc operations. Rubber. leather, oil
and motor shares extended their
losses Chandler international Paper
and Virginia Iron Coal and Coke were
among the stocks which made new
low records at declines of to 3
points. American Sugar American
Tobacco, Sumatra Tobacco, Mercan'
tile Marine preferred, American Inter
national Harvester, SearsRoebuck
and Famous Players forfeited / to ?
points. Rails lapscd into extreme
dulness, several leaders of that group
remaining unquoted, Call money
Opened at 6 per cent.
Selling of selected industrials was
renewed in the early stages Of todays
stock market session. New low rec
ords for the current movement were
made by United States Rubber, com
mon and fret preferred; Central
Leather and Continental Can. those
shares showing extreme declines OF
l to points. Mexican Petroleum
Retail Stores, Bethlehem Steel, Gen
eral Electric, Studebaker, Anaconda
and Goodrich also were lower by cub
stantial fractions to l point, Among
rails especially the investment group
as represented by Great Northern and
Union Pacific, tirmer trend was
noted
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15

n visit with friends IN The southern
part of the state for several weeks.
Albert Hines, who has been visiting
his mother at her home on Armstrong
avenue, returned to Chicago yester-
day. He is employed in the Chicago
Office of the Certain.teed Products Of
fee.
Claudia Vail of Clark street has
gone to Kansas City, Missouri. She
left here Saturday and will be away
for a couple of months.
II. r. LOOMS has gone to Bryan,
Ohio. to look after his farm in that
locality. Mr.. LOOMS will also go to
Mount Morris to visit Leon Vacherout
and family for a short time.
A party consisting of the Misses
Corinne Sterrett, Margaret Brewster,
Caroline McCarroll of Quincy, Ruth
Kiner two girls visiting Miss Sterrett
whose homes are in Milwaukee, Wis,
also Messrs John Blanchard, Philip
Kohl, Russell Galloway, Delbert Falk-
ener, John King and Edwin Graham
spent the day at Starved Rock park
yesterday
Miss Burke of Chicago is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Edward Murphy of
Bond street during her vacation.
Mrs. G.. H. Smith and daughter Mrs.
Bertha Hines returned from a weeks
visit with relatives in Chicago.
John McElligott, formerly a bust
ness man of Main street, but now en-
gagged in business at Los Angeles,
Califoria. is here for a visit with
friends and relatives and to look after
the business interests he still retains.
Charles Carney one of our promin-
ent north side farmers. goes to Mon
tana to accept position as county
adviser.
Margaret and Luella Nagle of Grand
Rapids, came Saturday to visit Ethel
and Grace Fenton of Broadway.
Mrs. James Carney who has been
several weeks in Montana with her
daughter, Mrs Chas DeFord. returned
Saturday to her home in Miller town
ship.
Miss Nellie Logan of Chicago Is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j..
| y. Logan Of Washington street
S. 2 Thornberg went to Chicago
| last Saturday to view the pageant. AS
he had listened to descriptions of it
/ from many visitors, he was not one OF
the disappointed In fact, it went
somewhat beyond his expectations.
Mrs M Engel went to Chicago this
morning to visit q couple of weeks
with relatives and friends.
Marshal Dix Of Joliet was an over
Sunday visitor with his mother, Mrs
NJ f. Dix Of Fairview.
Art Oberholtzer was an over Sunday
visitor with his mother, Mrs, G, d
/ Oberholtzer of East Washington st.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. MarZurie drove
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
Today's Markets
WHEAT FIRM; CORN
AND DAT SDECLlNE

Chicago. Aug l5-Wheat showed
considerable fgmGe5s in price today,
owing in some degree TO current
estimate that the United states eX'
portable surplus would not exceed
lI5CJO00O bushels. Announcement
that midas crop would be more than
$4,000, GOO bushels short Of last year $
total was also a bullish factor, On the
other hand, advances in price here
brought about increased offerings
Initial quotations, which varied from
l,c to sc higher, with September
Sl.2i% to $l2j and December 81 26&
TO Sl26&. we're followed by slight
further gains and then something Of
q reaction.
Large receipts counted against up
turns in the corn market. After open
ing unchanged, including September
at 5G&sc to jG%.Ac, prices hardened
a trihe and then showed a DISPOSE
tton to sag
Oats, like corn, were weakened by
liberal arrivals, The market opened
&c OFF TO like advance, September
2N&c, and later went below any level
which had been touched this season
10y the September delivery.
Provisions lacked support
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
Umbrella Blown to Him.

Fulton. Mo.-Starting home about
one o'clock one morning, the fact
that the rain was beating down in a
strong wind made John Emerson wish
for an umbrella, raincoat and every
thing. No sooner wished than an UNI
hreIla blew right into his hands. 1t
is an i'll wind that blows no good, so
after looking around for the owner and
falling to find him, John walked on
home under the aforesaid umbrella,
But he is in n quandary, He would
like to know, just for curiositys sake
TO whom the umbrella belongs and
where it came from.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
PURSUES WOLF WITH AUTO
South Dakota Man Lands Nine Cubs
for Which He Receives Bounty
of SO Each.

Aberdeen, S. D.-George Berg de-
Iiyered at the office of the Brown
county auditor the other day the
hides Of nine baby wolves upon which
he will receive county bounty in t<e
sum of 81 per scalp and 81 per scalp
in state bountes,
Berg lives near Verdon and few
days ago he discovered an old she
wolf in his chicken yard, The animal
started away at his approach ana
Berg got into his automobile and fol-
lowed her.
Across the prairie the wolf took her
course with the car in pursuit The
animal finally arrived at her den ana
disappeared. Berg reached the spot a
few minutes later and with spade eX-
cavated to the home of the wolf,
where he found her nine babies. He
drove the old wolf out and captured
the cubs, whose hides he has sold to
the county.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
Lands Big Fish.

A fishing party consisting of Mr..
and Mrs George HOLE, MIR, and Mrs.
George Henrik of Chicago, and Mr.,
and Mrs. A. e. Naumann of the north
bluff were on fishing trip to the FOX
river near Serena yesterday. Mr.. Maui
mann's big fish got away He says
he caught fish so large that the
water in the pool where he caught it
receed perceptibly when it was out;
but unfortunately the suction Of the
water around the fish when he went to
land it pulled it back into the river
and he lost it, Naumann thinks it un
doubtedly it was the very largest fish
ever caught in the Fox river
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs, Lloyd smith returned
yesterday from their visit to Misha-
waka, Ind.
Mrs. Carrie Gum returned home on
Saturday from a visit to Champain.
Her son Leslie of Chicago Is visiting
with her now 1t is reported that Mrs.
Gum is soon to take up her residence
in Champaign.
Harvey Anderson will assist his
sister, Mrs Bertha Hardy in the
grocery during his visit with her.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lettsome left
SATURDAY for Joliet for q visit with
friends there.
The board of education has engaged
the services of Alma Olson to teach
the second grade in the new school
on the east end of town, Until the
building is completed, Miss Olson will
with her pupils occupy the basement
of Mckinley school building,
Paul Battles was here over Sunday
| to visit relatives. He works ir
/ Chicago but has not moved his family
there yet,
Mrs. Earl Battles has returned form
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
I.iuIltninu Rods.

If a lightning rod is properly
grounded, the danger arising from the
use Of non-nsulated fasteners is neg
ligible. Years ago the use of glass
insuIators set in outriggcrs was very
common. 1t was good but perhaps
an unnecessary practice. If rod Is
well grounded IN wet earth a bolt of
lightning is not likely to leave good
conductor and enter a poor one.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15

Relatively speaking, very few species
of insects are harmful in any way to
man and his works. The injurious
species amount to less than / per cent
of the whole. On the other hand a
great many species are beneficial to
mankind. pollination of crops like
clover would be impossible without in
sect visitationS, and the same is true
Of many garden flowers and important
fruits,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
JOLIET CAR WRECKED ''
ON MAIN ST. BRIDGE

party of motorists from Joliet
while going south on Main street ran
up agains the truss of the lift bridge
over the canal, and partialll wrecked
their car, sometime last night The car
was found on the street this morning
by the police, who ordered it taken to
the garage. The owner of the car
was around early this morning and ar.
ranged for repairs necessary. The
damage to the car was one smashed
wheel, a bent axle, so it had to be
taken out and Strengthened
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
C.yeleyvs1y fer
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RyNEkoluMh

Although those mystery ships" are
supposed to be transporting Illicit IN
toXicants, what becomes OF the intoxi-
cants is another mystery
Candy dealers have seen a great
light. II is again possible. after some
shopping, 10 get the child q niekeFs
worth Of candy that il viii not sneer
at
Mexico advertises itself as the land
Of opportunity and apparently Bank
er Spurgin took Mexico seriously
q
President Harding's use of com
monsenscia" at least gives the poets
a chance TO dig up new rhymes.
o
In Offering to help Spain conquer
the MoOrs, Cuba shows that it has u
forgiying spirit or Il short memory.
Uncle Sam Is sitting into the Siesia
game without knowing very much a.
bout the rules.
The king can do no wrong, ii the
other fellow holds four aces
What every woman knows: How
to manage her daughters husband.
d
Talk is so cheap that most of it has
to be disposed of at big discount.
Some folks could Judge the popuIarl-
ty Of an actress by the flowers she pre-
sents to herself
Some women get red in the face
from modesty, some from anger and
others from the druggist,
Food prices in Russia have reached
fantastic heights while at the same
time money values have reached FAM
tastic depths.
\ small boy in a Sunday school
class said to his teacher:
Teacher, can God do everything. n
Yes" said the teacher.
Can He make a stone so large
that He can't lift ii Himself?'
o
When a man reaches for his hip
pocket you don't know whether he's
after gun, bottle or a handker-
chief
Are you going to the picnic
mo, I'm too tired. Let's soak the
sandwiches in lemonade and eat em
on the kitchen floor. There's plenty
of red ants there" E
"a girl in your arm is worth two on
on the phone" says j. r. c.
Says H. j.: my sister has water
on the knee from wearing pumps
o
A cat has nine lives, but a bull frog
croaks every night.
Says Toby: The woman marries a
man for his money, divorces him for
alimony, and outliyes him for his life
insurance"
We expect to see some of this stuff
in "Town Topics" at the movies soon.
%
How do some automobiles keep
dry? The question puzzles us be-
cause there is so much due on them, II
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
Hold Family Reunion.

A notable gathering at Starved
Rock park was the reunion of the
Lewis Long family, most Of them re-
siding in Marseiles and vicinity. A.
bout forty members Of three genera
tons sat down to picnic dinner, The
history OF the family Is closely inter
woven with pioneer days in not only
Marseilles but the vicinity as well,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15

TO Starved Rock yesterday for a days
outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. White accomparl-
led by Mrs. Agnes O'Neil of Broadway
and their guest. Mrs. john Coughlin
of Dwight drove to Starved Rock yes
terday to visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. p. J. White.
Mrs. I'd. Murphy took her son Ken
meth to the hospital in Ottawa this
morning. to have his adenoids and
tonsils. removed.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
Produce

Chicago, Aug f5.--Butter unchang,
ed; creamery extras, 41c; standards,
38Bc.
Eggs steady; receipts, 1892 cases;
firsts, 3O-31c; ordinary frsts, 2427c;
miscellaneous, 2S-29c.
Poultry---Alive, springs, 27c.
Potatoes.
Chicago, Aug 15.-Potatoes firm
receipts, "a cars; western white, sack.
cd, S3.75-3S5 cwt; Nebraska early
Ohios, 1915 cwt; Kansas, 1925; Vir-
ginia, 1915 brl.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
Sails For France.

A card was received by Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Kohorts of Broadway
from Mr.. and Mrs John Bell announc-
ing their departure from New York
on the liner Orberta from France,
where they will make their future
home. Mr. Bell was formerly engaged
here at the home of f. b. Davidson as
chef. He is a native of Alsace-Lor-
aine. In the card he sent farewell
greeting to all his friends here.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
Remember, Away
Back, When--

The court house rats" in the old
court house were lined up in front OF
the south door and photographed by
Bowman, just before the building was
tore down?
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
Liberty Bonds.

New York, Aug, 15.-Liberty bonds
at noon: 31so, SS.72; first As, s7.7a
bid second As, 1856 bid; first 4i4s
1884; second AIS, $780, third AIS
91S6; fourth 414s, S7.S6; victory BIAS
9S.7G; victory Ans, 97.74.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
Grain.

Chicago market report furnished by
G. w. Kirby, manager Simons, Day
n Co. Room 3l2 Mooney Building.
Phone 50.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-08-26
SHIPPING ASSOCIATIONS ARE
SUCCESSFUL IN ILLINOIS.

The organization of shipping
associations has been successfully
assisted by the county agents of Illi-
nois. The work has proved popu-
lar and advantageous to the farmers.
New organizations were organized
during the second quarter of this
year. ending June 80, in Henderson,
Hancock, Pike, Randolph, Marshall,
4-utnam, and Kendall Counties. The
esuirs snown by the shipping asso-
-iation in adams County aie type
Il. Sixty-two carioaas OF nyestOch
.ere sent 70 terminal Inarhecs auI-
-Ag the month OF Aprn. s4nese
-uipments Included 3,Joi hogs, 34o
-aLJIe, and rs sneep, belonging ~
So2 Adams County farmers. 1ne
.ctal sale price Tor TINS snlpmenc
was $4,000. This was an increase
OF sz3,OO0 in sales value over the
lame month last year.
lhe average price per hundred
weight this year was considerably
lower than last, and it was especial
ly gratifying that this gain in sales
was made by increasing the ship
ment to 36 more carloads than last
year.
The Henry County shipping asso-
citation shipped altogether $3,4S2,-
07625 worth of live stock during
the year ending March 81. Last
year the total was $2,S59, ,153.42.
The increase in total sales indicates
general satisfaction with the cooper
ative plan of shipment.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-08-26
THE GREAT SWINE BUILDING.

What do you think of a pig sty''
10 feet wide and $50 feet long
That is what you will find in the
line of hog parlor" at this years
Colorado State Fair.
Large as the swine building was
last year, it was not large enough,
and so the fair manager and com
missioners have had it added to in
like form and material until it will
be the biggest and best structure
of the kind in the territory bounded
on the west by the Pacific ocean and
on the east by the Mississippi river.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-08-26


the country and many other publica
fic-- --.-.'s'-. -"- -.------ .-,,i-g
Eow Henry Ford solved the Difficult
ties of the Ford Motor Company In
its readjustment from war to
peace basis.
In brief, Mr.. Ford did what every
good business man has been doing
He cut down his inventories by US
ing up all material on hand, reduc-
ed in prices and distributed his pro-
duct to his various agents. He
and domestic. sold what Liberty
Bonds were necessary. and reduced
his obligations to minimum.
Then" says Mr.. Ford, I'VE want
through the Offices and cutout a
lot of jobs created during the var.
We literally took out and sold a
train-load of desks We told the
men who occupied these desks that
back in the shop there were many
good jobs at good pay If they wan
ted them. Most of them did We
cut the office forces from 1.074 per-
sons to. 52S. Telephone extensions
we're cut about sixty percent. In
teresting but useless statistical sys-
tenn were abolished.
1--WE went through the shops in
he same way. During the war We
had a foreman for about every three
to FIVE men Too many foremen
sat at desks looking on. We sold
all the desks and put most of the
former foremen working. We now
have a foreman for about every 20
men. Everybody and everything
not producing was put in a position
where it could produce. or was elm
mated.
"Our difficulties were like those
of every other great plant, herit-
age of the war. We knew as the
country settled back to peace conii-
tions some stern readjustment would
be necessary"
Compare the housecleaning in
the Ford Plant to the helpless posi-
tion of the railroads which are still
bound by the heritage ofwar regu-
lations and working conditions but
are helpless to make needed changes
due to political supervision under
which they operate.
Think what a blessing it would
be to the people of this nation il a
house cleaning such as Ford gave
his plant, could be given to the var
ious branches of our national gov
ernment and weed out the dead
timber and useless jobs which viii
be a hangover from the war and a
burden to the taxpayers for years to
come.
Politics and business do not mix.
If the Ford plant was under polit-
ical supervision the price of Ford
cars would be double or treble their
ipresent cost.