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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-30

TN ONE way ii is surprising and in
4 another Ii isn't that in the most
unexpected of places one often will
find the greatest of It's kind. To
illustrate, across the Chicago river,
which Is not acknowledgements
stream, at 18th street, Chicago, one
is bit astonished 10 find a single
one of the marvels Of engineering and
the longest and greatest structure of
the kind in the world.
At this point an exceedingly heavy
traffic interchange takes place between
several large railroad systems and,
at the same time, the traffic on this
busy little river is such that the con
tinuous flow of the rail traffic Is fire.
quently interrupted by the passing of
ships.
This condition necessarily called for
a structure which could be opened and
closed in the minimum of time and
was, at the same time, suitable to
accommodate the traffic conditions
The river is bridged by one enor-
nous span, about 265 feet long, which.
standing on end. is as high as a %
story building and weighs approx
mately $500 tons One end Is station
airy, the other is raised and lowered
by electric power-only X minutes
being required 10 open or close the
span.
The bridge Is single span, carries a
double track, successfully meets the
peculiar requirements imposed upon
1t and cost upward of $5000OO.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-30
PROTESTS WAGE
AWARD

Washington.-The $4,000 workers
in the navy yards of the country have
framed a protest to the president and
the secretary of the navy against the
wage award of the navy wage board.
This award cut the wages of the gov
ernment employees in navy yards from
10 to 20 per cent. The workers de-
clare that the board paid no ieten-
tion to the economic facts adduc-d at
the two-week hearing of the case.
"a - Pa
Every dollar saved is a dollar earn
ed. Start saving now. by coming to
Brillant's going out of business sale.
431 Maple avenue.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-30

a THOUGH the Father of Waters
"A has several mouths, none of them
provided satisfactory channel for
the never-ending procession of steam
ers which carry millions of tons of
commerce Gone item of which, dur
ing recent year, was 1928, IA
lunches Of bananaS) from the ports of
the world to and from the port of
New Orleans.
The western-most one of these
mouths Is known as Southwest pass.
1t is about 10 miles long, of irregular
width, had tidal variation of from
16 TO % inches. was influenced by
floods and obstructed by submerged
sand-bar over which the water was
only nine feet deep.
Notwithstanding these handicaps,
army engineers considered it the best
route and set about to force the river
to run as they thought 1t Should.
They planned to dig and build chan
mel 1000 feet wide and 35-feet deep
through this pass, so that the biggest
ships could steam right up the river
and anchor off New Orleans.
They dredged the head of the pass
for 312 miles to give it the necessary
width, closed number of outlets to
conserve the flow, built ''sills" to pre-
vent the outlets to the river above
the mouth from charging; dredged
away the sand-bar (removing the
of sand and mud), constructed jetties
more than 10000 feet long to protect
this dredged channel and built spur
dikes as necessary.
Southwest pass now satisfactorily
performs the work which falls to the
lot of the official mouth Of Americas
greatest river.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-30
SCOUTS TO HELP AIR SERVICE,

Washington scouts had the honor Of
laying the first marker ID. C. L." for
the new air route from Boiling Field
TO Dayton, Ohio, and plans are being
made at the request of the federal
air service for definite cooperation or
boy scouts with the service. Some OF
the work which it is contemplated hav-
ing scouts do will consist of helping
aviators making forced landings, re-
porting adverse weather conditions.
marking airways, guarding planes
landed or broken, night signaling, dis
patch work, reporting on terrain, etc.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-30
WONDERS
OF AMERICA
BY r. T.MAxEY
OUR GREATEST BALANCED
DRAWBRIDCE

q. Western Newspaper Union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-30
JETTIES OF MISSISSIPPI

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-30
STUDY MOSQUITO WARFARE.

Boy scouts Of Newark recently went
on an inspection hike to the nearby
marshes to observe the methods and
practice of mosquito determination as
conducted by the local mosquito ex-
termination commissions. The boys
will camp on the meadows.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-30
A SCOUT is TRUSTWORTHY.

Beaumont, Texas, scouts were asked
to undertake the delivery of telephone
books. I'VE used to go out into the
streets and get the first kids we saw
who weren't busy, to do the job says
the manager of the local telephone
company. "As a result we frequently
found number of books that had
been thrown away, and their loss was
costly. So now we have the scouts
deliver the books because we can
trust them Worth while praise that
and worth deserving
~ 20 ~
Come in and be convinced Bril-
lant's going out of business. 321
Maple avenue
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-30
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NEW EXECUTIVE BODY
FOR BRITISH CONGRESS

London.-The recent Cardiff con-
vention of the British Trades Union
Congress made radical change in
the executive functions of the con-
gress. The parliamentary committee
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-12
GOOD PROSPECT SHEEP RAISING
 AT MATANUSKA
Special Correspondence)

MATANUSkA, Aug. 12.-Dr. C. C.. ieorgeson. director of the agricul
 ural experiment stations in Alas "a. spent several days of the past week in the inspection of the ex- pertinent station at Matanuska and in looking over the agricultural pros poets of the Matanuska valley. He was very much pleased with the work that has been done at the sta. tion during the past year He states that excellent progress has been made in all lines and particularly in respect to the clearing of the land and in the construction of the farm buildings. The barn, which he states is by far the most modern and best equipped in the territory, is prac- tically completed and a forty-foot silo with a capacity of about 100 tons and a 75-ton concrete root eel lar are at the present time under construction. The silo will be com pleted in sufficient time to be filled this fall It will do something to answer the winter feeding question.
 Dr. Georgeson commented very ia. vorably on the live stock prospects Of the valley and especially that of growth in livestock is necessarily slow process, as sufficient land must first be cleared to furnish sum mer pasturage and feed for a six month winter. However, with the opening of the government rail road he feels that the markets that will open up along the way will greatly stimulate the dairy indus try. Quite a number of Holsteins and Jerseys may be found on the ranches in the valley and the expert ment station has a good start in register milking Shorthorns. Hardi- ness and good rustling qualities are the two main factors to be consid- cred in choosing dairy herd for this section of Alaska.
 Dr. Georgeson appeared very en- thusiastic over the sheep prospect and suggested that before long many farmers would have their own flock The native grasses offer wonderful summer pasture and they can be carried through the winter success fully on grain hay without a grain 
 Leaving Anchorage on the Watson, Dr. Georgeson went to Kodiak, where he will spend several days in the of the station there.
 D. A. Sherman of the U. s. inter- committee, and asso- ciate to the chief of the United States forestry service. spent a day at the experimental station last week and was well pleased with the results of the work being done
 Mrs. Frederick Rader, wife of AgronOmist Rader Of the station, de- parted on the Admiral Watson for California. where she will visit her daughter until next March.
 Owing to the dry spell grain was somewhat retarded, but is now ma turing rapidly and should give an average crop.
 All livestock is thriving, especial ly the three new calves. the product of the new herd introduced last year. and the sheep and lambs, of which latter there are a number of fine specimens.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-12
LAMP BURNS
 94% AIR
Beats Electric or Gas

A new oil lamp that gives an amaz. ingly brilliant, soft. white light, even better than gas or electricity, has been tested by the U. s. Government and 35 leading universities and found to be superior to 10 ordinary oil lamps. It burns without odor smoke or noise-'no pumping up, is simple clean, safe. Burns 94lo air and 6fo common kerosene (coal-oiD.
 The inventor, z. B. Johnson, 29 N Fifth st., Portland, Ore, is offering to send a lamp on 10 days FREE trial, or even to give one FREE to the first user in each locality who will help him introduce it. Write him to- day for full particulars. Also ask him to explain how you can get the agency, and without experience or money make $250 to $500 per month
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-12

Let the Daily Times figure on your Job Printing.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-19
STATES BIGGEST
FAIR OPENS TODAY

Springfield, Ill, Aug. 19-The Illi-
nois state fair opened today There
Is every prospect, Gen. Man w. w.
Lindley declared that the fair will
surpass in attendance and general
interest any fair Of recent years.
The feature of today was the tour.
nament of the illinois Firemen's as
sociation, consisting cf Spectacular
life saving, ladder climbing and other
feats.
Tomorrow viii be devoted to auto
mobile races by some of the most
noted professional drivers in the
country.
Monday which will be children's
day will begin the Judging cf live
stock in the main coliseum and the
sheep and swine coliseumS.
Tuesday will be Springfield day and
county fair day
Wednesday will be veterans day
and Peoria day. A large crowd of
Peoria people will be on hand that
day and veterans of all wars will be
admitted to the grounds free of
charge
Thursday will be Illinois, governors
and state officers day.
The feature of Friday will he the
million dollar live stock parade.
The fair will end Saturday next,
with another series of automobile
races
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-19
Girl Declared Dependent.
BRITISH HAVE CONCEDED
neutrality-suspicious.

London, Aug 19--The British
government in its Irish peace offer
had conceded everything it was posi-,
Bile to concede Premier Lloyd George
declared to the house of commons to.
day in his expected statement of the
irish peace negotiations. 1t embodied
the largest measure OF freedom ever
offered Ireland he said and he hoped
the Irish leaders would not reject it,
and take the responsibility of renew
Ing "A conflict which would be robbed
Of all glory and all gratitude by its
over shadowing horror.
The prime ministers words were
paralleled in the house by Lord Cur
1on the foreign secretary as to the
governments offer HAVING already
gone to the limit. All that could be
given without compromising the safe.
ty Of the realm, the sovereignty Of the
crown and the dignity of the empire
had been offered he said.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-19
BOARD Of REVIEW
TO HOLD SESSIONS
IN OTHER CITIES
WILL MEET ALL NEXT IN STREA-
TOR, AFTER WHICH LA SALE,
PERU AND MENDOZA WILL BE
VISITED.

The board Of review expects to prac,
tically complete its work in ottawa
by tomorrow and will start Monday
holding sessions in the surrounding
cities All next week it will mee'
every day in Streator to consider
the assessed values of StreatOr prop,
arty and to meet with property own
ors who have registered complaints
as to their taxes
After finishing it's work in Streator
the board will hold similar sessions
in La Sale Peru and Mendoza The
schedule for the meetings in those
towns has not been made out
During the past few days notices
have been mailed to the assessors OF
the various townships, calling thCm
IN to talk over their assessment list
with tho board and to compare the tax
lists complied by that body with their
records
AS sOCn as the board finishes with
the assessors it will mail out notices
calling all property owners whose as,
scssments arc to be raised to meet
with it.
The board will hold other sessions
IN Ottawa when it. has finished it,
work in the surrounding cities.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-19
SURROUND JAIL and
THREATEN TO LYNCH
NEGRO PRISONERS
Barnstable Mass, August l9.-A mob of nearly
ZOO men and women carrying ropes early today
stormed the local Jail threatening to lynch three

cape Verde Island negro
prisoners charged with
highway robbery and
criminal assault on young white
woman at 5uzzards Bay.
At $3.50 this morning 25 automobiles
whose occupants included women as
well as men drove up to the local jail.
Others came on foot together they
marched on the Jail entrance They
| demanded the three negroes John
Dies, Benjamin Gomez and Joseph
Andrews from Sheriff Irving L. Rosen-
thai.
There We're shouts Of lets get
| them as the mob approached the
brick structure but when the Jail de-
tenders, five men in all, fired in the
air the crowd came to a halt.
Chief Warden James Boland warned
the mob back shouting that at the first
attempt to attack the Jail they would
BE shot down like rats"
The warning had its effect but the
crowd remained outside the Jail nearly
an hour and a half still threatening an
attack while sheriff Rosenthal, chief
warden Boland and the three others
stood guard with shOtguns.
Dies and Comes were held in $4,000
bail each yesterday and Andrews was
to be arraigned today. All three have
been identified by Miss Gertrude Butler
and William Eldredge as the men who
held them up and attacked Miss But
Ter at Buzzards Bay early in the
week
To-day was the second early morn
/ ing threat OF violence against one of
the negroes a crowd having attempted
yesterday to get John Dies from the
Wareham lookup. He was brought
to the Jail here after the Wareham
police had dispersed the crowd by fir
ing over their heads.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-19
TO BURY VICTIM OF
POLEMYELITlS FRIDAY

Funeral services for the late George
Nelson, who died at his home in South
Ottawa township on Wednesday morn
ing after a short Illness of infantile
paralysis, will be held at o'clock Fri
day afternoon at the Nelson home
Burial will be made in the Utica Gem
otery The services both at the Gene
terry and at the house will be private
on account Of the contagicn of tn.
disease.
Much CONSERVATION has been felt
since the passing OF Mr.. Nelson by
residents OF ottawa, who fear that
the polimyelitis epidemic is going t.
take a fresh start. DR.. W II. Pix,
stated today that for more than thrcf
weeks not a single new case Of the
disease had developed in ottawa, and
all the old cases are getting along
nicely.
Mr.. Nelson lived just inside tn
west border OF South Ottawa town
ship, He was first taken i'll last Sat
urday As he had been subject tt
rheumatism, it was at first believed
that he was suffering Of that disease
On Monday the disease settled in his
throat, and the attending physician
pronunoced it infantile paralysis. His
demise occurred forty-eight hours
later.
This is the first adult death to occur
in La Sale county of the disease. al
though in previous years severa'
adults have been afflicted with infan
tile paralysis,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-19
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
OF TWO CITIES
AT HELM
LONE STAR TRAIL
MARKING NEW ROUTE AS THE
OFFICIAL ROAD BETWEEN CHI
CAGo AND TEkAS-oFFlClALS
VISIT CITY TODAY TO INSPECT
MARKINGS.

With prospects or a hard road being
completed in November between 10.
liet and Ottawa, a movement has al
ready been started by the Joliet As
8cciation Of Commerce and the local
organization to celebrate the opening
OF this highway This will be done
in such way that the people in this
district will long remember the event
and at tho same time show apprecia.
tion for the connecting up by hard
roads OF these great commercial dis
tricts and also receive state and m
tional publicity for this section or
Illinois. Just what the celebration
will consist of has not as yet beer
considered seriously, but with the
great interest that is being taken in
the hard road program no doubt
there will be many state officials on
hand and the cities along the way
will all be invited to participate in
this notable event The farmers along
tho way will be asked to join in on
the celebration, and II is up to Ottawa
to do her share to make it success.
This new highway is the official
route for the Lone Star trail. aud the
officials of this trail from St Louis
are expected to arrive in Ottawa some
time today This trail starts in Texas
the Lone Star state and comes into
Illinois at East St Louis. following
a direct route to Springfield and Peo.
ria, At Peoria they follow the Hi
n0is river along the west bank t.
Spring Valley The upper road to OF
tawa is the one selected, and from
hore to Joliet the route follows the
concrete road. This route viii natu.
rally bring a heavy tourist traffic from
the south and will also be the means
cf securing eastern traffic, for from
the east much time can be saved b.
missing Chicago and driving straigf
through to Joliet A painter is now
working between Morris and Ottaw'
remarking the posts and setting up
metal signs He was in the city tr.
day and when the officials arrive it is
expected that they will select the best
route through Ottawa.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-19
ELOPE TO JOLIET WHERE
THEY ARE MARRIED

Without informing their parents or
any of their friends, Miss Dorothy
Allison II, daughter of Mrs. Margar-
ct Allison, 407 Clay street and HUI
bert II Begun, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Mccullough, Illinois avenue,
were united in marriage yesterday af-
ternoon at $50 o'clock at Joliet, H.
The marriage ceremonies were per-
formed by Rev. Brown of the Joliet
Baptist church, Miss Agnes Johnson
and Clarence Johnson acted as at
tendants
The marriage of the young couple
came as a complete surprise when it
was announced this morning. The
parents Of both professed ignorance
of the fact that they had been mar
ried, when representatives of the
Free Trader-Journal sought the facts
Both Mr. and Mrs Begun at first
denied that they were married, but
finally the bridegroom admitted that
they had stolen a march on their
friends and relatives
The bride is a we'll known local
resident, having resided here her en-
tire life She is a graduate Of Lin
coin school and Of ottawa high school
and is at the present time employed
at the Haeberle grocery store, West
Madison street
The groom is also well known in
this city and is an ex-soldier, having
served with the A. r. F. in France
He is employed at the Leader furni.
ture store
The couple will make their home
in ottawa
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-19
FORMER STUDENTS
HOLD A REUNION

A group Of ladies who formerly at
tended the South Ottawa school with
their husbands gathered at the Walter
Hayward farm, two miles north oi
Grand Ridge, yesterday for their third
annual reunion and picnic The guests
assembled shortly after three O'Clock
in the afternoon, and enjoyed one OF
the most delightful informal social
times they have ever had the pleasure
Of participating in There was no sort
Of formal entertainment, the time
for the most part being spent with re-
miniscences. Shortly after 6 O'clock
very delicious picnic supper which
had been prepared by the ladies was
served
They spent the afternoon in an in
formal fashion. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs, ]. A. Hampsen Mrs.
Elizabeth Farnsworth and son Lysle,
Mr.. and Mrs. w H. Osman, Mr.. and
Mrs, Edward Dallam, Mr. and Mrs
James Kilgore, Mr. and Mrs. w C.
Paisley, Misses Minnie Boyle, Miriam
Sanders, Mae McDougall, Mrs Ben
Cooper and William Sanders of Otta-
wa; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Miller of
Chicago; Mrs. Gertrude Davis of Lin
coin. Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert HAY.
ward, Mr., and Mrs William Crumrine
Mrs. Bert Baker. Bert and Willard
Gardner, Mrs. Rena Basore and
daughter Daisy, Miss Mclle Locke,
Miss Doris Gardner aud Mr. and Mrs
Walter HAYWARD and sons and daught
ers all of Grand Ridge
Miss Celeste White entertaine i
thirty-five children last evening at a
very pleasant lawn party at the home
of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
White. south of the city. The children
spent a very pleasant evening with
music and games on the lawn of the
White home which was prettily decor
ated with Japanese lanterns and cut
flowers Late in the evening delici
Gus refreshments were served by the
hostess.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-19
SINN FEiN AWAIT
L0ND0N'S ANSWER

Dublin Aug t9--The leaders Of
the Sim Fein today centered their at
tention on London, awaiting the eX-
pected statement on the Irish nego-
tiations by Lloyd George in the house
of commons and the British govern
ment's reply in the house of lords to
the recent invitation by the marquis
Of Salisbury for an official outgiving
on this subject Meanwhile the rank
and file of the deputies were engaged
in committee work on the Irish in
ternal affairs. The fact that the
Dali put off until Monday discussion
of the reply of the British prime min
ister's peace offer as announced yes.
terday was indicated to be due to the
expectation that Lloyd George would
say something meanwhile, or possi-
bly, that some move would he made
to induce Ulster to join forces with
the rest of ireland.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-19
DEMONSTRATION Of
BIG FIRE PUMPER
TO Be GIVEN HERE.
SAME DISPLAY WHICH is GIVEN
BY AMERICAN LA FRANCE CO.
IN SPRINGFIELD TO-DAY TO BE
GIVEN HERE TOMORROW.

Ottawa people will have the Gppor
tunity Of watching a big fire pump
which raises $50 gallons of water q
minute, work tomorrow, when the
American La France Fire Engine Co.
Of Elmira, n Y, will give a big pub-
lie exhibition here The display will
be made at p m by the hydraulic
basin on La SalIc street,
The water will be thrown through
a big fire hose. over to the Illinois
river, and up north ON La Sale street.
It will be practically the same dis.
play the company gave today at the
state hremen's exhibit at the state
fair in Springfield
The pumper will be brought over
land from Springfield and is sched-
uled to arrive in this city tomorrow
afternoon The show will be given
under the auspices of the local fire
department and viii be entirely free
to the public.
This afternoon Fire Chief Joseph
Boissenin received the following tele-
gram from Springfield announcing
for certainty that the demonstration
would be given here
Springfield, Aug 49, 1921.
Joseph Boissenin,
Chief of Fire Department,
ottawa, Ill.,
Will arrive Saturday at 8 p. M
with pumper for demonstration
GLEN r. SCOTT
The liremen then chose the hydrau-
lie basin on La Sale street as being
the most desirable spot for displaying
the pump.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-19
SEARCH FOR GIRL
WHO DISAPPEARED

Galesburg, H., August 19--Large
posses from Monmouth and neighbor-
ing towns working with local authori-
ties are securing Galesburg and vicini-
ty in a search for Ethel Patterson %,
who disappeared from her home at
Merlaw, 10 miles from here under
mysterious circumstances early Thurs
day morning. The young lady it is
said. was clad only in her night
clothes at the time she vanished, all
her clothing and valuables remaining
In her room as she left them when she
retired for the night Wednesday ON
GERS are working on the theory that
the girl was kidnapped, since a
thorough search of the vincinity re-
yealed no trace of suicide