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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-07
Free Trader-J journal;

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ond year Of acttSties, we feel tha-
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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-07

under modern conditions, would set
back the quality Of races for centuries
that IL would be gigantic accom-
plishment in reverse breeding
I'm Germany are nearly three
million cotton operatives, as expert
rs any In the world, Standing ready
to their hands Is full Equipment Of
the most modern machinery, llalG OF
the cotton operatives of Germany are
LIVING IN idlenesS and semiStarratlon
for lack of raw material, We raise
the raw material in the South of the
| United states and our southern farm
ers are in financial difficulties this
winter because they have no market
for their cotton
And In the years that it tFrancel
was paying more than two hundred
millions for the next war; one hun
dred and iilty millions for old wars,
the national government spent on edu'
cation fortysiX millions
"lier OFrance) total wealth farms,
Iminos, factories. buildings, railroads,
canals, everything she owns was csti-
mate in 1920 at uinety.two and a half
billion dollars Her debt, as ! have
said, is torty.siX billion dollars al
most exactly half her total wealth.
"rhc money the World War cost
Tor single hour during tho last year
would build ten high schools costin"
one million dollars each The money
it cost for a single day would build
in each rs states two hospitals cost
b ing S5O0,0aO each; two s10O0Ou0 high
e. schools in each state, 500 recreation
centers with gymaasims and swim.
$ ming pools, costing $3Oo,CaO each;
! and there would be left SG.09G0y0 TO
70 |uYCmCte industrial education,
- In 1920 we We're spending 931, OF
q our national revenues old and new
"SeyentyGye per cent Of our federal
revenues would pave every country
road in the United States.
Expenditures OF the United States
for the fiscal year l9l91920; Pen
= sONs. interest and other expenses a
p, Using from the past wars $500 mill
ions; army and navy, preparations fol
future wars l,3iS millions: primary
!. goverul 7rt functions 22D millions,
public WORKS So millions; research
public health, education, development
b. 80 millions.
Europe cannot recover if she goes
I on with the old race for ornaments
She will collapse under the double
burden.
| only lately our two most eminen
soldiers, Bliss and Parshing, hayi
come out hatly for disarmament
| program.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-07
FRENCH PREMIER IS
RECEIVED AT NEW YORK

New York, Nov I.-Aristide BRAND
nrcmiar Of France and head OF thu
French DELEGATION, iauded here toda
from the steamship afa jette. He
was accompanied by former rrGnie
Rene Niviaui a companion OF Mar
shal Jcare daring his visit here In
1911, and Albert SJrraut, French sen
ator and minister of The colonies.
Ceremony was dispensed with %
that the delegation might reach Wash
ington as early as possible and take
up the work of becoming thoroughly
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-07

A large number OF the members Of
the Ottawa Womms club attended
the Joint meeting OF the home ANA
conservation departments OF me or
gani2ation which was held Hl T.
IN. today in the domestic science
rooms of the Ottawa township high
school. Mrs. Charles +. woodward,
the chairman of the home department
presided over the first part OF the
NEE. ing. Miss Jean ktrsch, n pro-
fessional demon traitor, gave very
interesting talk and made several de-
llcious cakes 40 that the members
present could learn the methods she
employed in her culinary work. At
the close .of the home department
meeting. Mrs. George A. Cruwden'
the chairma9 OF IN conservation de
partment, took charge OF the meet
ing aud very interesting program
along the lines Of conservation work
was given. Mrs J. J. Hornung read
very interesting paper on THE ILL
nois state Preserves At the clos.
a. the afternoon delicious refresh
ments were served Mrs. John 5
Edgcomb a2,ed rs hostess
:. :. :.
The members Of the Modern Litera
| mre club will be entertained tonigh
ut the home Of Mrs. II, j. Ruckrigel
Ills Post street Mrs. Cordelia Hattie
way will entertain the guests with
reading. after which an informa
evening will be enjoyed The clui
has instituted a new plan this yea
of having social evening, on ever,
second Monday night, and a stud,
evening on the other Monday nights
81 - -
A series Of Sunday night dance
was started at the Turn Hall in Per-
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-07
ReddiCk'S
Library
Matters

recent wars: American Civil War,
700 900: Franco-Prussian War, 1884,
600: Spanish-American War, 10000;
World War 9,9So000.
practically there is no limit to the
size Of tanks.
Certain optimistic soldiers have
registered the belief that the dense
masses of infantry, which have been
the backbone Of all previous modern
wars. will disappear from the new
warfare . We shall come down
to comparatively small professional
armies of experts.
Certain naval architects hold that
virtually all warships Of the future
will be capable Of diving and travel.
ing concealed under water, the sub.
merslble dreadnought.
Norman Angel, writing from the
economic viewpoint, predicted not
that war could not be, but that it
would not paw; the victor would lose
as we'll as the yanquished. Events
have so far tended TO vindicate Nor
man Angells view.
And Jordan maintained that a gen.
aral war, fought by conscript armies
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-07
RUTLAND

A masquerade social was held at the
!. 0. O. +. hall on Saturday evening
by the Rebekah lodge After the un-
gram was given. Pie, doughnuts ana
conee We're served as lunch. The re-
ceipts amounted to $222j.
The members Of the Christian
church gave a farewell party on Fri-
day evening at the home Of Charles
Drummet in honor OF Mr.. and Mrs.
T. w. Matter, who expect to leave our
village within the next few months.
The annual bazaar Of Sacred Heart
church closed on Friday evening after
d very successful week The gross re
ceipts We're over $4,000, from which
81 100 were Melted.
T.. L. SteTrett, owner of the Henry
telephone exchange and string OF
other exchanges in this state. was bad
~ injured on Friday when his automo-
bile turned over two and a half miles
south of Rutland. He was driving at
about thirty miles an hour when h.
struck a rough place in the road. IL
twisted the car around at such an
angle that both of the front wheels
were broken. The car then turned
upside down Mr.. Sterrett was ac-
companied by his wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. O. H. Davis of Henry, but he
was the only one injured. He had
several ribs fractured and was badly
bruised up, and he is still at the home
of Earl sullivan, opposite whose farm
home the accident occurred. The
car was considerably damaged.
Mr. and Mrs O. Il. Briscoe and son
Merle spent Sunday with relatives at
Holden. Her father, W. A. Moss re-
turned home with them that evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Ross Jacobsen ami
daughter Ruth ond Miss Audrey Coop
er drove to Royal Center, Ind, on Fri
aay and visited until Tuesday With
John Willoughby and family.
Miss Edna Boyd left on Thursday
for a weeks vacation to be spent at
Washburn and Peoria.
Miss Mayme Aaron of Straw. who
Is attending Browns Business college
al Streator, visited over sunday in
Rutland.
T. w. Natter was a business caller
il Peoria on Monday,
Rev and Mrs J. w. Staley enter
tanned the young people of the Chris
ton church at a halloween party a,
the parsonage on Monday evening
The entertainment was all in keeping
with the season, and very enjoyable
time was spent by all
John Lawless of Wenona is now
working at Green's restaurant.
Marshall Dugan was home from.
Peoria over Sunday
Miss Feyette Anthenat spent the
week end at her home in I'll Paso
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Willoughby are
home from Royal Center, Ind, where
they had been for several weeks while
he assisted his brother John in doing
some building
Rev. and Mrs. ], Wayne Staley at
tended the stewardship convention OF
the Christian church at Streator on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Florence Kelley returned on
to her work at Ottawa, hav-
ing recovered from her recent illness
Mrs. Carta Rowe of Minonk enter
tanned the Tuesday Afternoon club of
Rutland at her home in Minonk. Mrs,
Rowe is now a member.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-07
OTTER CREEK

NJ. and Mrs Robert Morrison OF
gtraator -pant Sunday with MIR, ana
a. Malcolm Trfnor
Re-. trpieby ata elmer with MI
Had ar lohn Eaiaht. Sunday.
Taa Community Boosters held then
monthly ugo4l1m Tuesday evening
Nov J.
otter Creek Home Bureau me-
Vnrrsdav afternoon. Miss Zelma
Monroe, home adviser, was present
Rev. Appleby spent Monday even
ing at the r. &c. HARDER home.
Frank Peterson Sr. and daufhte'
Kate and Mary Best left for their
winter home In Florida ON Tuesday,
Monday evening, Oct 81, the Ever
Ready Club gave halloween social
to the club and their families. They
all went masked and jolly time wa@
had
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lapage spent
from Friday until Sunday at the II. a.
Benckendorf home.
Bert West and daughter lnez spent
a few days with friends In Joliet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norval Galloway anu
9on spent last Sunday at the home
of Mrs. Gall0way's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Kuhn.
The Rustlers held carnival al
Booster hall on Thursday evening. a
large crowd was in attedance and q
neat sum was gained Miss Helen
Bryant got the most votes for queen,
Born to Mr. and Mrs John Woods
a son last Friday. Mother and child
arc doing fine.
The new concrete bridge across
Otter Creek, north of Herman, is nov
complete and ready for traffic
r'av. Arpleblv took dinner at the
Arthur Harder home Monday.
.rohn Kuhn shelled corn Tuesday.
Mrs. Tim Harty is staying in Strea'
tor, helping care for her father. who
is quite i'll at his home on Lincoln
avenue
Walter Stogdill and wife. newly
weds, were pleasantly surprised by
their fellow workmen and neiehbors
one day last week. They were pre-
scented with a rocker and other houN"
hold articles. which were appreciated
Erwin Funk was an Ottawa caller
Friday evening.
Frank Reed and family spent sun
day in Streator.
Melvin Smith is having a new well
dug.
Old Hopewell NJ Z, church has
bought the New Hopewell Z. B
church and parsonage, where they
will conduct their services in the near
future.
Mrs c. w. Harder Of Streator spent
a few days this week with Mr.. and
Mrs Lew Pearson.
William Boudinot and family and
Walter Stogdill and wife spent Sun
day at the home 6f Walter Eddy Of
Manville
Rev and Mrs. RI F. Brothers dine9
Friday with c. Wolfanger and family
Elgy Birtwell and family motorel
to Champaign to visit their son Galan
at the university, returning home Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Benckendorf and
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-07

established there before the opening
of the armament conference on tF'ri'
day, tt
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-07

Miss Marjorie Rickerd entertained
twenty guests at Halloween party
Saturday night at her home on East
Washington street The house was
tastefully decorated with black cats
and witches The guests spent a
very nle1sant evening playing bunco
and Halloween games after which a
delicious supper was served. The
party broke up at late hour. voting
Miss Rickerd royal hostess.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-07

M and Mrs, Robert Morrison OF
vtroator .peut Sunday with MIR, anu
a.f MAcalu Trtuor.
8e, Apology ata dinner with Mr..
AVID ar lohn EuiaAi Sunday.
Faa community Boosters held then
monthly oro4am Tuesday evening
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-07

Pattern 3714 is here illustrated.
II is cut in 4 Sizes: 6, s, 10 and Il
wears. A 10 year size will require
25s yards Of Al inch material.
Taffeta, velvet serge, popIih'
satin polo cloth. bolina, velours
and broadcloth are good for this
style.
A pattern OF this Illustration
mailed to any address on receipt OF
lie in silver or stamps.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-07
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

The Voice OF the People" column
belongs to you. 1t is especially re-
served for your views on any topic
OF interest to the people of the city
or county-without regard to any edl-
torial policy of the paper. The Free
Trader-Journal welcomes your ideas
on the timely issues of the day, and
will print your contributions to the
Voice of the People" so long as they
are properly signed with names and
addresses. Names, II desired, will be
withheld from the column. Use the
Voice OF the People" to tell the
home folks about anything you think
needs telling.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-07

sons spent Sunday evening at the f.
G. Harder home,
Mrs. A. S. Poole visited friends ii
Streator Monday.
Charles Kiss and family visited Sun
day evening at the George Long home
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Stassel and
children spent Sunday with friends III
Streator
Mrs. Pete Peterson and son ROY
motore1 to ottawa Sunday.
A bunch Of boys charivaried Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Stogdill on Wednesda,
evening. They were treated to cigars
and perhaps a party at a later date.
Mrs Nolan Smith is able to be
home again from the hospital. but is
not as well as friends would like hes
to be.
Mrs. Herman Steidle attended the
shower at the j. J. Mccormick home
Sunday afternoon in honor of their
daughter, who soon will be married.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-10
Cleaning Out Hog Houses
Good Prevention of Lice

Except in accidental cases, hog
lice are found only on hogs, and
they do not voluntarily leave their
natral host, says the United States
department of agriculture. When
separated from the animal they live
only two or three days. The lice
pass readily from one hog to an
other when the animals come in
close contact. Practically all cases
of infestation occur from contact
with lousy animals and not from
infected premises. Under reason
ably good sanitary conditions pens,
corrals, and premises which have
contained lousy hogs are not a
source of danger TO hogs free from
lice.
AS a precautionary measure, how
ever, and because il is good SAM.
tary practice, all small Enclosures
which have contained lousy hogs
should be cleaned and disinfected
before being used for a new lot of
hogs. The litter and manure should
be removed and the floors cleaned.
after which the woodwork and
floors should be sprayed with a
good disinfectant. The coal-tar
creosote dips. diluted in accordance
with instructions on the Container
are suitable for this purpose.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-10
Everyday Adventures
That Changes Everything

After you've decided that it
would be a good thing to sell the
family gas-wagon this fall, because
then you would have the cash on
hand this winter and be able to buy
a new model later on, if things
were going right in the spring
But you find that decision is just
about one per cent of an auto sale
these days, because a lot of other
people seem to have the same idea
about unloading their cars
And after talking and thinking
things over for a week or two, you
are forced to the conclusion that
you have about hundred chances
Of buying good used car to one
of selling yours
But then, some good friend slips
you the word about using a little
ad in the Palladium's Automobile
columns
And That Changes Everything,
Because within three days you've
connected with the five people in
Richmond who are interested in
buying your car and one of them
has driven off with it-and all you
have on your hands is a neat little
check for neat little figure.
Copyright 1920
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-10
EXPECT SOUND
Continued from Page One.)

road construction and road repairs.
The federal appropriation is to be pro-
rated among the states.
The principal benefit which is ex-
pected to accrue from the new road
law is the development along sound
lines of a system of interstate roads,
fed by county roads. The new law
provides that before any state can
participate in federal aid for its high
ways it must lay out system of roads
approved by the secretary of agricul-
ture, consisting of not more than
seven per cent of the road mileage of
the state.
Three-sevenths of that seven per
cent shall be interstate mileage, con-
Meeting with similar roads in adjacent
states, and four-sevenths intercounty
roads, connecting with interstate high
ways Indiana has complied with
these requirements and will exper-
fence no delay in securing its quota of
the federal appropriation.
1t was the purpose of framing the
legislation in this way to prevent the
use of federal funds in uncorrelated
roads. The first federal aid act, in
relation to roads, carried a small ap-
preparation, the principal purpose be-
states in the building of good roads.
In some states, it is charged, this
fund came to be treated as pork" :;
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-10
Our store will be closed
all day Friday, Armistice
Day.
Farmer Finds Good
Orchard Method PAYS

An interesting each-growing
demonstration was held recently in
Lawrence county, on the orchard
of Charles Colglazier, which had
been purchased in 1920, with a four
year growth of trees measuring
only from three and one-half to four
feet in height and of stunted and
scrawny appearance. An applica
ton was made of a half pound of
nitrate of soda around each tree by
disking nd otherwise cultivating
the ground early in the spring and
afterwards sowing to coWpeas.
which were left on the land, thus
enabling him to get a new growth
of foliage. In the spring the or
chard was again disked and cult
waited for a few weeks and again
sown to cowpeas. The latter have
been cut and are in the shock cur
ing and will be used to feed his
dairy cows. He intends to disk the
cowpeas stubble and sow to rye
disking and otherwise cultivating
rye into the soil. Nitrate of soda
will again be used in the spring as
well as some acid phosphate, and it
is predicted that one good season
| of peaches will cause this orchard
! to yield enough results to pay for
! the entire farm. The splendid re-
suits from this treatment have sur
prised all and have created a great
deal of interest in building up soils
| for peach trees. Mr.. ColglaZier co
| operated with the county agent
James Kline. in demonstrating bet
/ ter methods.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-10

types of surface and kinds OF mate
rial shall be adopted for construction
of any highway which is a part of the
primary, or interstate, and secondary,
or inter-county, systems as will ade-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-10

roads were constructed without re-
gard TO terminals or traffic needs, and
with regard only TO spending money
in places where politicians desired 1t
to be spent With the intention OF
calling an abrupt halt to such prac-
tees authors of the new federal road
aid law were careful to have it framed
so that it could never be referred to
as pork barrel legislation.
The secretary of agriculture is given
far more control over the selection Of
roadways under the new act than he
ever had under previous road aid laws.
He will be called upon to approve all
systems of roads presented to him by
state highway commissions before
they can be constructed with the aid
of federal funds.
The new law provides that so per
cent of each states share of the fed
eral road appropriation shall be ex
pended upon interstate roads until
they are completed, and, with the
consent of the state highway commits
sion, all of the money may be ex
pended on these interstate highways
Assured of Funds
Under this provision of the law
good roads enthusiasts in the Sixth
Indiana district who are particularly
interested in having the National road
converted into a model highway from
the Ohio to, the Illinois lines have as
| surance that sufficient funds will be
available for the furtherance of thai
project. This section of the law il
| the first recognition by the fedora
government of the principle that it i:
| the first duty of the government tC
assist in building its interstate roads
The apportionment of the fedora
! road funds to the states is to be mad,
/ as follows: One-third in the rati,
which the area of the state bears t.
the total of all the states; one-thir,
in the ratio which the population o
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-10
Age For Egg Production

Some folk have the right kind of
fowls, house, and feed them proper
ly. and still don't get eggs early in
the winter because their hens are
too old. 1t seldom pays to keep
hens for laying after they are 21a
years old. They may give profit,
but younger fowls will give more.
Many poultrymen who make a spe-
cialty of winter egg production
keep only pullets, disposing of even
the yearling hens before it is time
to put them in the winter quarters.
Early Matched pullets, if properly
grown, ought to begin laying in
October or early November and
continue to lay right through the
winter. Yearling hens seldom be-
gin laying much before Jan. l, and
older hens not until later. 1t is the
November and December eggs that
bring the high prices. The laying
breeds should begin laying when
from to months old, general-pur-
pose breeds at 6 to Z months, and
the meat breeds at or months.