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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-25
PREPARE SETTINGS.
FOR COUNTY FAIR.
ALLECORY ON MILK.
STAGE EFFECTS PROVE IMPORT
ANT PART OF "THE MILK Pl.
PER" TO BE STAGED OPENING
DAY OF FARM EXPOSITION.

The committee in charge. of the
milk pageant which is to be present.
ed at the La Sale county fair on the
opening day, are now busy designing
scme sort of background for the
setting. The committee, which is
headed by Mrs Roy Shaver, is plan.
ming scenery that can be quickly set
up, just before the pageant is pre-.
sented and taken down just as quick
ly after it is over.
The production having so many
children taking part will be too large
to put on an ordinary stage so spe-
cial arrangements have been made
for presenting it in the open. In
keeping with the title, "The Milk Pi-
per of Growthyille," the action will
center around the milk Piper" and
his wonderful city of Growthville.
The pageant will take place in
front of the city, where the large
gates remain closed to all enemies.
opening only to the friends of chill
dren. And through this gate will
come the best friends of the children,
the queen of Milk Fairies and her
many attendants. Mrs. Shaver is ar
ranging for an original and attrac-
tive background through which all
the MIX Fairies will pass. Altogeth-
er, the background, though simple,
will be attractive and appropriate.
Some of the characters of the pag-
cant viii also form an attractive part
of the background. The characters
of knowledge and Publicity will be
interpreted and form the guards to
the gates of Growthville. The other
characters forming part of the back.
ground will be Fresh Air, Cleanliness
and Ice, each group appropriately
dressed
The group Of ten girls represent.
ing knowledge has been chosen from
Troy Grove and Ophir The Publici.
ty group of ten boys, have been cho-
sen from Miller, Miller-Manlius and
the MarseilIes groups The Fresh
Air group Of eight little girls are from
Dimmick and La Sale Cleanliness
four girls and four boys represent
Wallace and Dayton and Ice, eight
boys, are from Serena and Adams
townships.
The other groups taking part in the
pageant will be Dust, twelve girls
from Hope and Eden townships:
Flies, twelve boys from Utica town.
ship; Coffee, twelve boys, from Earl
and Freedom; tea group, twelve girls
from Grand Rapids. Farm Ridge and
townships; queen of
Health and nine Butterfat Fairies
from Allen township; queen of
Growth and nine Vitamines from OF
Ter Creek township; queen OF Happi-
ness and thirteen Mineral Matter
Fairies from Miller-Manlius, Seneca
and MarseiIles units; king of Strength
and Protein iulIowers, Boy Scouts
from Ottawa and south; queen OF
Sweetness and five Sugar Fairies from
and Mission. and the queen
Of Sleep and five fairies from Eagle
and Bruce townships
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-25
Fields Sister Dead.

Chicago. Aug. 25.-Mrs Henry Dih-
hlee. sister of the late Marshall Field.
died last night at York HarbOr Ne.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-25
PERFORMERS IN
CHAUTAUQUA CAST,
PRINCIPALS CHOSEN
PAGEANT DEPICTING AMERICAN
HISTORY WILL BE ONE OF MAIN
FEATURES OF ASSE MBLY
WHICH FORMALLY OPENS TO.
MORROW.

One hundred and seventy-ffve local
people have been assigned parts IN
the chautauqua pageant. America,
Yesterday and Today" which will be
given on Saturday evening at o'clock
in the auditorium at Chautauqua Park.
Rchearsals are being held daily under
the direction of Miss Dorothy Rodman
of Bloomington, the pageant director,
The three speaking parts will be
taken by Miss Vera b. Ham, Miss
Dorothy De ZOuche and Miss Rodnan.
Miss Ham will represent the Spirit Of
Indian Days, Miss De ZoucEe the Spir-
it of Patriotism and Miss Rodman the
Spirit of Wilderness
Some very attractiCe solo dances
are to he given Miss Katherine Brad.
ford is to give an Irish dance Miss
Jane Palmer a Scotch dance, Mss
Katherine Ncrtney a Spanish dance,
Miss Louise Ruff and Beth Patterson
a Dutch dance, and Miss Rodman wall
give several solo dances.
The pageant is to be divided into
three episodes, the first depicting The
time of the Indians the second the
tlillt VI NlIt HlVLttlS q anu tIt ltlliN ''AS
present day
In the first episode groups Of In
dians will appear, wearing genuine
old fashioned Indian costumes,
In the second episode there will he
gayly attired roses, daisies, butter
flies, tree nymphs, grasshoppers, Top
pies and group of pioneers
The third episode will depict tue
small town interests and the big town
interests The finale will he a group
of all nations, representatives, Of
America, England, ireland, Sweden,
Spain, Russia France and OF the jew
ish people.
Some wonderful costumes are to be
worn All these were brought to 0t-
tawa from Bloomington by Miss Rod
man. The ages Of the cast range from
, years to the early twenties.
Mrs f. H. Pool is the official pag-
cant pianist, and is to furnish the
music both for the rehearsals and lJr
the performance on Saturday night.
The stage in the chautauqua audito.
rim will be attractively decorated for
the evening.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-25
CHAUTAUQUA PARK
READY FOR OPENING
Of 1921 SESSION
MEETING TO OPEN
TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH
RUSSIAN CONCERT-REV. YER
NON OF BLOOMINGTON TO BE
PLATFORM MANAGER.

The 1921 chautauqua will get under
way tomorrow. The first program
will start promptly at o'clock in the
afternoon with concert by the Starr
Russian company, who will furnish a
unique and entertaining concert, play
ing their native instruments.
This company Of professional enter
tainers have had years of playing and
singing together Their own native
Instruments will be interesting to us,
and their expression of the spirit of
the Russian people will be even more
interesting. This is a company of
trained musicians who have had seven
years experience playing to American
audiences in the big theaters of the
large cities. When requested, they
include in their programs Russian
dances
At 7:30 O'Clock tomorrow evening
DR.. Thomas E. Green, one Of Amer.
ica's most famous dramatic orators,
will occupy the platform giving his
latest lecture, Holding the Out
posts
Or. Green, who has been a resident
of Washington, d. G., for a number Of
years, has stood at the top of the list
Of prominent speakers on the Ameri-
Cr.n platform. He is acquainted with
practically every prominent man III
public life There is hardly any i'm
pOrtant city in the United States that
he has not spoken in He has a nat
ural ability for graphic description
and an unusual way Of gathering cor
related and important facts that send
away his hearers with a feeling that
they have enlarged not only their in
formation but their education, At one
time he gave a great deal of time to
public lecturing, but his official duties
in Washington prevent that, and We
are fortunate in securing him for tn >
Chautauqua.
At $50 o'clock the Starr Russian
company will give the second of their
entertaining concerts.
Chautauqua Park, west of the city,
has been cleaned and put in tiptop
shape this year for the cightday scs.
sion, which will start tomorrow ami
end on Friday night, Sept 2.
James Shaw of Bloomington, who
was the chautauqua manager last year
will be in charge again this year
There will be programs every after
noon at 3 O'Clock and every evening
at 1880. No effort will be made to
hold morning sessions this year, the
interest in such gatherings not war
ranting the bringing of speakers here
for early addresses.
Rev. Vernon OF Bloomington will be
platform manager this year
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-25
UTICA MAN NAMED
REVENUE COLLECTOR

William II Fowlie of Utica Ill.,, has
been appointed as deputy internal
revenue collector in the first district
of the seventh division of Illinois, with
post Of duty at Ottawa Headquar-
ters Of this division are at Joliet. un-
der supervision Of Division Chief VI.
j. DOuOEhue of Sreator
MIR FOwIie's appointment was rec
Ommended by Senators W. b. MCkin-
ley and Medill Mccormick upon the
unanimous approval of La Sale coun-
ty republicans. Mr.. Fowlie's friends
throughout the county are congratu-
alting him upon his appointment.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-25
MRS. IDA EVENSON
Is CLAIMED BY DEATH

Mrs Ida Evenson, Sc, of Southern
Wisconsin. died at the home of her
father Ole Bergeson of Dayton town
ship, this morning about 3 o'clock fol-
lowing a lingering illness. Mrs. Even
son had been i'll for considerable
length of time and hopes of her re
covery were given up Mrs. Evenson
was we'll known thruout thi svincinity
and has been visiting at the home of
her parents for the past several
weeks. She was born March 10. 1885.
Besides her parents, she leaves to
mourn her death, a husband and one
son of Wisconsin No arrangements
for funeral services have been made
as yet but viii be announced later.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-25
THE WEATHER

Unsettled tonight and
Friday probably show.
ers; temperature un-
changed,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-25
ONLY TEN MINUTES
REQUIRED TO CLOSE
WARS LAST DETAIL
Berlin, Aug. 25-The treaty of peace between
Germany and the United States was signed here at
5 o o'clock this evening.
The treaty consists of
three articles, the pream-
b1e citino sactiopo T1.,o

bic citing sections Two
and Five Of the Porter.knox peace
resolution. Article One says:
Germany has undertaken to accord
to the United States, and the United
States shall have and enjoy all the
rights, privileges indemnities, repara-
ations, or advantages specified in tho
aforesaid joint resolution of the con-
gress of the United States, of July 2,
1921, including all the rights and ad-
vantages stipulated for the benefit of
the United States in the treaty of
Versailles, which the United States
shall fully enjoy. Notwithstanding the
fact that such treaty has not been
ratified by the United States"
The signing occurred in the Office of
foreign Minister Rosen. around the
corner from the Offices of the Ameri-
can commission. The function occu-
pied about 10 minutes. American
Commissioner Dressed signed both
copies of the treaty first and then
pushed the document to Rosen. across
the desk, who affixed his own sigma
ture.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-25
LONDON RECEIVES
SINN FElN REPLY

London, Aug, 25,--The reply of the
Irish republican cabinet to Lloyd
Georges letter of Aug Is. in which
he denied Ireland's right to secession
and declined to refer the question to
foreign arbitration, was received at
the prime minister's office this after
noon Officials do not expect today's
letter to terminate negotiations, al
though the contents of the reply are
being withheld pending cabinet
meeting.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-25

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-25

OTTAWA FREE TRADER
Established 1840
The Ordway new era., 1921-11-18
STORE VEGETABLES IN BOXES
Where Winters Are Mild, seets, Car
rots, Turnips, Etc, May Be
Placed In Barrel.

In sections where moderate winters
prevail a box or barrel set below the
surface of the ground and fitted with
movable lid provides suitable stor-
age for such vegetables as beets, car
rots, turnips. etc. This type of stor-
age is adapted to sections; where the
bank or pitts used, or to parts of
the country where the ground,does not
freeze to n depth of more than a few
inches. Through the aid of such pro-
tective coverings. as leaves, straw or
manure placed on the lid OF the stor-
age box, it is possible to protect the.
vegetables from any sudden extreme
OF Temperature. On account of poor
drainage. some locations are not suited
to these underground storage boxes.
In any location care must be exer-
scised to select a site where water will
nat accumulate I'M sthe box, .~'@
H This type Of storage is much cleaner
and moro accessible than the ordinary
bank or pit and in most cases its cost
is very small A number Of these
boxes can be provided so that part
Of the vegetables can be taken out
J without tiIsfnfbing the remainder.
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of them are very large, operating from
5000 to 10000 miles The class A
railroads operate 233.145 miles They
have capital stock of about $4,000
000,00O, funded debts of about SILL
OO,0OO,OOO, property investments of
about 250,00O000 and annual oper-
ating revenues of about $1,000 1000 600.
They have more than 100000 en-
ployeeS, whose compensation totals
more than S2,G06, 100000 a year. They
have about $1,000 locomotives, $4,000
passenger cars and 2,350.0O00 freight
cars They transport more than 1900
100000 tons of freight year.
Moreover, few public questions have
played II greater role in American poll
tics in the Inst 20 years than the regu-
latIon, either state or federal, of the
railroads. And perhaps they have
never been bigger question than
right now. AS everyone knows, the
railroads went under the operation and
control of the federal government dur
ing the World war; wages of employees
were increased; freight and passenger
rates were increased. The railroads
were returned to their owners March
/. 1920. The governments loss in the
operation of the railroads while under
federal control was over S9oo,0OO,OOU.
May l, 1920. the railroad labor board
granted wage increases to about l,SoO,-
600 employees, aggregatinG S6oO,oou,-
600 August 81. 1920, the interstate
commerce commission granted to the
railroads increases in freight ana pas
senper rates 10 enable them to meet
the Increased cost of operation caused
nv the war, to rchabilitate and expand
the equipment and to meet the ad-
vance in wages granted by the raliroau
labor board. Nineteen hundred tweh-
ty.one saw the public demanding lower
freight rates and the railroads ana
thoir emnIoyees considering the rcduc-
ton of wages.
No wonder. then. that the historic
noNitt CLINTON train of 1881 is a dou-
bile object lesson in American rhii-
roads. 1t dates back to the railroad ne
.rinninps of this country-;ind Oh me
world. Crowds go to see 1t whenever
opportunity offers. y recent trip from
New York to Chicago was SORT ol
railrond royal progress.
This granddaddy of locomotives
nartlv rebuilt. was put under steam
and was run over Il mile on tlie west
side trucks of the New YORK Cehlra'
on Manhattan island. attaining IL
speed of II miles an hour no turn
hack the pages to 1881 and complete
tho nicture, a group of railroad office
girls. gowned in pinafores. hoopsklrrs
and poke bonnets, such as We're worn
Nv their -grandmothers, rode on
.hs conches in the presence of the DIG
crowds of people, who iausheo anu
cheered.
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the fence; and do you know that one
wild lettuce stalk yields from 5000
to 100000 seeds in one season--enough
to infest several acres of land:
.'Your hired mans case of poison
ing is costing you practically weeks
time, just when you can't afford it.
And that was another case of line
fence weeds.
THE importance of cleaning out
weeds growing in waste places around
the farm is not generally realized.
They are frequently neglected under
pressure of other work; but there is
little work around farm that pays
better than keeping the weeds out of
farmyards, barnyards and fence rows,
and / am selfish and I can't keep my
fields clean as long as you leave your
side of the line fence foul"
Many common fence-row weeds are
ANIMALS and biennials, and, the United
States Department of Agriculture
points out, they can be killed by now
ing twice year, but the location is
one that might better be kept clear
of all vegetation than grown up to
weeds; and perennials, like Canada
thistles, can he killed out in these
spots.
How to Deal With Weeds.
An economical way of dealing with
perennials is to saturate them with
waste oils from automobiles and
tractors. The disposal Of this oil is in
itself often problem. 1t is well to
cut the weeds first, apply the oil and
cover the ground with clean dirt for
appearances sake. Oil will make the
ground sterile and bare for several
years. 1t is less drastic to cover the
ground with tar paper old tin; or
loose boards, or to apply dry agricul-
tural salt at the rate of one pound
per square. foot. !.
On the whole, fence row and waste
place weeds are the result of neglect.
A little well-directed energy will keep
them under control. A common say
ing is that weed-free farm is the
sign of a good farmer. 1t is a mark
x distinction that can only be at
1aped BY keeping constantly at the
waste places.
The Ordway new era., 1921-11-18
Son of Mark Hanna Dead.

Cleveland,-Dan r. Hanna. PUBLISH
er of the Cleveland News and Cleve-
land Sunday Leader, and one OF Cleve-
lands foremost business men,, died OF
heart failure at his home. The Croft,
Ossining, N. Y, according to. advices
received here. A son OF the late Unit
ed States Senator Marcus A. Hanna,
he was born Dec. %. 1866, In Cleveland
and, is survived by his mother, of Chi
cago. and Mrs. Harry A. Parsons Of
Cleveland and by eight children.
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Commercial inquiries answered and
information gladly furnished without
cost. Address any firm above.
Five Killed in Riot.

Jcrusalem.-Five persons were killed
and thirteen others We're wounded i'll
disorders here, which included the
throwing of bomb. The trouble, the
police report, originated in an attempt
ed attack by Arab rioters on the Jew
ish quarters OF the killed, four were
Jews and one an Arab. There were q
few cases of knitting and shots were
exchanged between the factions. The
police frustrated an Arab attack
The Ordway new era., 1921-11-18
Wants 100 Women Police.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Tensard DE Wolf,
magistrate in Morals Court here, an
nounced that he would appear before
Mayor +. V. Babcock and the city
council and ask that 100 women be
appointed special police officers to Wis
it restaurants, hotels, cabaretS and
like places and warn young girls of
the pitfalls of the city's night life.
The women would not have the power
of arrest. .
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events thar virtue. should be crowned
with success, 1t is at least the UNIFORM
will of Heaven that virtue should oe
the duty of man. The path ofNvirtue
Is indeed, not always clear, and IN
the complication Of human affairs arti-
fice and stimulation itself must occa'
sionaliy be practlced But 1t may,
believe, be laid down as universal
maxim that fraud is never justifiable
To effect the same object Fraud is,
therefore, ii weapon essentially be-
longing to the relations OF war
John Quincy Adams
The Ordway new era., 1921-11-18
Watch Your Daughter
"A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN is - sO'
AIWHYS1AWE WOMAN

Dixon, Nebr.-"For the young girl
developing into wemAnhe6d there is
nothing better thar. DR.. ,Pierce's Favor.
ite Prescription as d tonic and builder
At that time i6p my hfeiI u was sadly in
heed Of something to strengthen and
build me up and found just the tonic
l needed in 'Favorite Prescription. I
would advise its use by all young girls at
this critical period Of ife."-Mrs. E.
Long.
Health is most important to every
woman. You cannot afford to neglect
it when your neighborhood druggist can
supply you with Favorite Prescription
in tablets or liquid, and DIR. Pierce is
willing to give you confidential medical
advice free. Write him today at
Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Ordway new era., 1921-11-18

The train was then loaded on two
specially designed fiat ears, drawn by
the famous high-speed locomotive 800,
which in 1893 made the run between
Rochester and Buffalo at the rate of
ll2.J miles an hour. II record which
still stands. \ modern private car ut
the rear completed the train.
Crowds ilockcd to see the train all
along the thousand miles. The public
demand was so great that ten days
were taken up on the trip.
The Dewitt Clinton locomotive,
named for the seventh governor OF
New York, was built for the Mohawk
4 Hudson railroad by the West Point
foundry, New York city, in 1881. Ii
drew its first passengers August D 1t
made regular trips between Albany
and Schenectady, distance OF seven
teen miles The Mohawk Il Hudson
was the original unit Of the New YORK
Central system, which now aggregates
6.O75 miles. The cars were built on
the lines OF stage coaches. The inside
and outside seats of each coach accom-
modated from Is to is persons. con-
tract awarded to James Gooid of Al
hany for the construction of six
coaches provided that each coach was
TO he built and mounted on the rail-
road compnny'S c;rriage frame for
S31O A single steel day coach at
present nriccs costs $4,000. The rails
we're of wood, with Strap-iron string
ers nailed To them. The train made
from 10 to 30 miles an hour. The fuel
was wood.
The Dewitt Clinton, as first, built,
weighed only 6,T5S pounds, but as re-
modelled weighs 9,420 pounds. The
weight of its tender is 5,S4O pounds
and each coach weighs 3,42o pounds,
making the total weight of the lain
500 pounds.
The standard Pacific type iocomo-
tive. used To haul the New York Cen
trails fast passenger trains. weighs
o76. 600 pounds, and its loaded tender
15S 900 hounds, making the weight of
the engine and tender 434, 600 pounds,
little more than LIZ times the
weight of the whole Dewitt Clinton
train.
The Dewitt Clinton engine is II feet
10 inches long; the length of the ten
der is 10 feet II inches, and each coach
is IA feet long, making the length of
tho train 80 feet o inches. The length
of Il Pacific type locomotive, including
IFS tender, is rs feet rs inches, or u
faet 5as inches more than the length
= ,,,o noUitt Clinton train. The
latest type steel passenger coach meas
ures 10 feet.
From such insignificant beginnings
has grown Americas world preeml-
nence in railroading in less than one
hundred years.
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TRAeEfTRouBt6 o.
Offence WEEDS
Noxious Plants as Rule Are Re.c
suit of Neglect Because of
Other Pressing Work.
RIGHT METHODS OF CONTROL
Siennials May Be Destroyed by Piow-
ing Twice Year-Perenniais Can
Be Killed by Applying Waste

Prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture.)
1--WE too much work to spend time
cleaning fence corners" declared
farmer when his neighbor asked why
he allowed weeds to grow on line
fences and the roadside.
"For instancef' observed his caller
who had the New England habit of
answering one question by asking an
other
For instance, there's weeds all
through my corn and potatoes, and
they've been getting into the oats till
this years thrashing will be half
Canadian thistles. And, for instance,
the hired mans been laid up with
Ivy poisoning he took fixing up the
pasture fence where some rails had
rotted out. And, for instance, just
now there's some city acquaintances
of my daughter coming out, and they
might possibly buy the place if we
could get it tidied up-and there's a
big crop of fall weeds in the front
lot. | guess that's enough, for In
stance, to keep me from puttering
around the fence corners with a grass
hook after weeds"
How the Weeds Spread.
Yes, maybe, looking at it from one
angle" persisted the neighbor But,
then, consider. With balloon-seeds
like Canada thistle, dandelions, wild
lettuce and milkweed; bur-seeds like
burdock and beggar's lice, sticking to
every passing man and animal; the
scatter-seeds like tumble and seeds
that are scattered by birds-do you
suppose those fence-corner weeds will
remain in the fence corners? Don't
you imagine that they have something
to do with the fouling of your crop
fields, and of that front lot that you
are so anxious to have look neat for
prospective purchasers? And don't
you imagine shat they foul my fields
as well as yours? i noticed little
elump of wild lettuce in one angle of
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Births Exceed Deaths.

Wlshinston.-Birth recorded in the
"Birth Registration area" during 1920
totaled 1,50S,S74, the public health
service announced exceeding deaths by
672, ,720. The birth rate showed re-
lative increase of 7.G per cent over
1919. The registration area now in
cludes twenty-three states, comprising
IS per cent of the national population.