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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-12
Local Briefs

Charles Macdonald and Ed. Rush, or
Chicago, are spending week visiting
In this city.
Frank Liptak, OF Streator, spent last
evening visiting friends In this city.
Miss Mildred Dwyer, OF this city, at
tended the sorority dance In La Sale
last evening.
Ed Baker and John Fletcher, OF La
Sale, motored to this city last even
Ing,
John Vaughey and son Alex, of Mar
settles, spent last evening In this city,
Miss Helen Slattery, OF Center Otta.
wa, who has been Ill for the past ten
days with pleurisy, Is now able to get
up and around,
Mrs. Albert Gosfett, who has been
visiting at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs,
w. IL. Howard, has returned to her
home in Readersburg, Ind.
Walter Richardt OF West Chicago
Is visiting at the home of his sister,
Mrs M. j. Wagner, OF this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Howard and
daughter Ruth of La Grange, ILL.,,
have been visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Howard, and Mr.
and Mrs. ed Jacobs of this city Mr.
Howard has returned home, but Mrs
Howard and daughter will remain a
few weeks longer
John Clancy of Odell spent yester
day In this city.
Joseph Hohner has returned to Du
buque, Ia, to resume his studies al
Columbia university.
j. X Keenan, of Streator, Is spend
ing the day in ottawa on business.
Emmett Douglass of Marseiles
spent yesterday in this city.
Miss Margaret Miller has returned
10 this city after spending the pas
lew days H. Chicago, buying for the
Stanton Specially store.
j. J. McGovern OF La Sale, spen
yesterday in this city.
| Miss Evelyn Johnson of Seneca
spent yesterday shopping in this city
Mrs. Fred Sheedy of Seneca, spen
yesterday visiting in ottawa.
Joseph and John Welch of Morris
spent yesterday in this city.
Mrs. Fred Newman of Crane
Ridge is spending the day in Ottawa
Louis kastler of Marseilles. spen
last evening in this city.
Attorney +. G. Van Hoorebeke o
Marseilles motored to this city yes
terday.
Mrs. Jerome Heaton OF Seneca
spent yesterday in this city,
Il. S. Leland and son Howard o
this city left this morning for Port
land, Oregon, for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Morrow an,
daughters Of Seneca, spent yesterda
ming in this city.
Mrs. Ed. Phelan and Frances Case
Iof Ransom, spent yesterday in thi
city.
Miss Loretta Vaughey of MAI
settles spent yesterday in this city.
]. A. Hess of Chicago, spent yes
terday in this city on business.
Mise Catherine Kelly and Mario
Meagher have gone to Chicago, t
spend the weekend with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Gaefcke AM
children, Pauline and Robert, hav
returned to their home in Flint
Michigan, after spending the pas
'cur days here. They made the triI
by auto.
G. f. .Brunnick left this morning 10
st. Louis, Mo, where he will attend
Kendrick college in that city.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-12
MAINE REMAINS IN
REPUBLICAN FOLD

Portland Maine, Sept. 12.-Revis
ed figures on the election in Maine
yesterday with A small towns miss
ing, today showed Senator Frederick
Hale, republican. reelected over his
'o'no"ratic opponent former Cover
nor Oakley c. Curtis, by amajority
g "otes. The same precincts
give Governor P. p. Baxter, republic
/, margin of 20S71 over William
r. Pattangall, democrat, former
attorney general.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-12
300 MILLIONS WORTH
OF SHIPS BRING $780,
900 AT u. S. AUCTION

Washington. Sept. 1.-THE govern
ment today sold its feet of war built
wooden ships, the shipping board ac-
cepting a bid of $750,00O made by a
representative of the firm of Lent &
Humphrey. of San Francisco for 226
of the vessels, leaving the government
with only ten wooden ships on it's
hands. The vessels represented a
cost of $300000,000
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-12
THE OTTAWA FREE TRADER-JOUR

Butter Lillian Rogers, Dorothy White,
Jean White. Marjorie Cope.
fruits and Vegetables utica - Ken.
netn hlnzer Richard Kinzer, Charles
Ganier' Harriet GAMER. Bernice
Chaius, Irene Chalus, Gladys Chalus,
HerDert Esmond, Florence Todd, Zelda
Lyle virginia Esmond, Warren Gro.
star, Gladys Preston.
sleep Cedar Point Martens
Anna Martens, Anna Block, Alice
Nudge, Gertrude Martens. Lawrence
Martens, Mary Cerrini, Joseph Ger.
RIM, George Michalov, Polly Michalov
dolores Aimone, Mary Michalov
Sandman.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-12
LEGION HEARS HARDING
WILL SIGN BONUS BILL

Waco, Tex, Sept. 1l.-R. G. Storey.
national committeeman from Texas.
of the American Legion told the state
convention here today that he received
a telegram last night from the nation
al board from the Legion saying that
President Harding's private secretary
had informed the board that Mr.. Hard
ing would not veto the soldiers COM
pensation bill.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-12

DON'T GIVE YOUR JUNK AWAY
We are paying for magazines and
rags, Is cents per 100: paper, 80
cents; iron, 40 cents. Chicago market
prices for all articles not mentioned.
Don't forget to call BLOOMFIELD,
the Live Wire 5l3 Clinton st.
Phone 94S-W.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-12

FOR RENT-Two five.room flats,
electric lights. gas. toilet. Apply
II. r. GODFREY.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-12
CLASSIFIED ADS.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR RENT-Furnished fiat, -four
rooms and bath; private entry
porch; no children. Phone 6SS-K' Or
inquire at ~ St. James st.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-21
AGAIN IN DEADLOCK.

The Republican majority Of the new
Levy Court of New Castle county.
which will assume office the first of
the year. seems unable to agree upon
the selection OF n president and other
dcta;is Of organization. The factional
division that prevented a Republican
organization OF the retiring body. and
compelled n resort TO a combination
with the Democratic members. is still
in evidence.
The four members comprising the
Republican majority of the new Levy
Court are Commissioners Stewart
Jones. Ball and Wright Stewart and
Jones are OF the organization faction
and the other two of the anti-organi-
cation faction. Being equally divided,
agreement seems impossible.
However. there are three Demo-
cratic members. Commissioners Buck
son. Hart and Truitt, and they may
prove the dependence OF the people.
For II is essential that the Levy Court
shall be organized. and no doubt the
Democratic members will agree to any
reasonable combination 70 this end.
1t would have been much better
had the people chosen Democratic
Levy Court at the November "lec-
tiop> Then there would have been
no factional obstruction TO organiza-
ton ana the progress ~ business
Here is a lesson they should bear in
mind until me next election and then
vote ac>o:ingly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-21
THE BRITISH BARRIER.

There are quite a number o: Amer
cans who do not like the British En-
pire. They speak Of British greed for
gold. for commerce. for sea power and
Of her crimes in Ireland.
We DO not propose 10 magnify her
faults or minimize her virtues. but We
believe her virtues Outnumber her
faults. She is the great bulwark % civ
ihzation in western Europe. She had
stood rock bound against the boards
Of destroyers of freedom for A thou
sand years. and she still stands to-
day.
In the great war she saved France
from humiliation. She barred the way
81 the Teuton. whose purpose il was
TO destroy the last vestige Of democ-
racy on the European continent. l;
was largely Britain's appeal 10 America
that brought her In. Like a rock wa
her soldiers stayed the oncOming Ger
man hordes in Belgium which gave
France lime to breathe and get ready
To meet her hereditary enemy on th'
Marine II Il had not been FOR British
sea pcwer-the gray watchdog on tn
/ North Sea. there would be today
different tale TO tell about the grea
| war
Again Britain stands against the on
slaught OF the victory flushed Turks
BE IL said To her credit that in IN
person OF Lloyd George she was IN
only great Power q Europe who toll
the Turks thus far thou shall ~ an
no farther. You shall not pass" Meth
or France nor Italy would LIT vote
against the arrogant Turks. But Brit
AIN was determined that the Tur
would not pass and she backed up he
word by a fleet In the Bosphorus. an
ldiers at Chanak.
In this she saved the Christian Dor
ulation in COnstant!nople from the tel
rible fate that Christians met IN Smyr
ma. There are thousands Of people LA
ing today who owe their lives to Lloy
Georges courage us and determine
stand. The Turk docile In defeat Is al
rogant and brutal In victory. lie @,
out for Constantinople and hoped
20 To Athens. Sofia. Belgrade and
the gates Of Vienna. But the Britis
: bulldog barred the way She did
b the twentieth century what Pcland a.
: In the seventeenth. -Schenectad
? Union Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-21
PERILS OF THE CRADLE.

So the cradle. too. must 20 That BE-
another new idea about the bringing
up of the child Rocking. 80 seems. is
bad for the digestion and tho nerves.
To he sure. the digestion and nerves
OF generation rocked in cradles
seem n have been as good as they
arc in the youth Of today But tho
value ~ these modern theories of e-1u-
cation does not depend on fac'e
Women who don't have ~ rock babies
can attend to more important mat
tos In the words ~ a recent writer.
Certain favored and sentimental Dc
lusions will have 20 GO one ~ thoee.
apparently. IL that "A woman's duties
a. mother are Of any particular inn
portance. a woman rocking a baby
was the sight on which man based %
theoretical morality \ woman
minding everybody's business hut her
own II n mose inspiring spectacle
The hand that rocks the cradle may
still rule the world. hut not by rock
ing Rock Me 10 sleep. Mother" is
an out-moded song in more senecs
than one II must be highly In
furious TO he rocked in the cra.le az
the deep n women are 20 have chn-
dren they should be more business
Ike about H. Motherhood has h!ther-
To- been surrounded with an IN
healthy aura" Doubtless this s one
consequence Of tho persistence ~ tho
Renaissance painters in painting
Madonnas They sen'lmentallzed the
relation OF mother and child. The
modern mother In not expected % let
her heart run away with her head
She needn't Cares~ or fondle her chill
dren: e IL more 20 the point 20 econo-
mize her strength for work outside Of
the home. Besides. everything has be
come 80 scientific and economic that
children should give no more trouble
than chickens in an incubator
II Is surprising what errors the old
time mothers committed and how they
/ got away with them. Long before
education had been reduced 10 a FOR
mula. with every step marked on.
/ from the cradle 20 the grave. chill
ircn grew into manhood and woman
hood and made a fairly good Job ~ u,
There has been nothing so Ear % show
that the children OF today are supcr!Cs
To the children % yesterday. Yet 4
all the theorists are as right a. .heN
think they are. We ought 20 see a.
laround Us a growing race OF super.
men-P Philadelphia Inquirer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-21
FIENDISH INCENDIARIES.

With a record OF thirty-one incen-
diary fires. generally directed agains.
large barn. with costly contents OF
valuable horses. cattle and materials.
!. is no wonder the people OF Chester.
Delaware and Montgomery counties.
in Pennsylvania, are greatly alarmed.
Philadelphia also is concerned. as
these inoendiary outrages are visited
upon communities close 10 the city
lines. Nor are the people Of Delaware
undisturbed as TO their safety. as
some fires in the upper part OF our
State that occurred recently gave in
dications Of incendiary origin.
At first it was supposed these in
cendiary fires in Pennsylvania were
the work Of some insane person. But
now il is believed they are the das-
tardly work Of designing villains. who
have organized for carrying out their
destructive purposes.
Incendiarism is such a horrible
crime, so senseless In the lack OF
benefit. or even satisfaction. It con-
fers upon a.. vale agents. that il is
surprising 81 should attract so many
persons who are prone 70 indulge in
criminal inclinations. But il prevails
and is a danger that calls for the most
! effective methods OF detection. with
severe punishment for the offenders
The human mind would not revolt
should detection follow incendiarisn
so closely that the fiendish perpe
traitor could be cast into the flames
he so heartlessly started in order e
crafty his abnormal desires.
At any rate, here is work for IN
authorities. II is hoped these fir
fends will soon be brought 10 justice
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-21
NOT FOR SWITZERLAND.

Considerable attention was attracted
recently 10 the fact that the people
OF Switzerland were about 10 vote for
or against n capital levy which would
have taken n percentage OF all for
tunes. above 10000 francs. II was
not n plan for taxation, but a plan
fathered by the Socialists TO cOnfs-
cate "A part OF all large fortunes sim
ply because they were large. The cleo
ton which has just been hold re
suited In a vote of seven TO one
against connscation.
Manifestly the Swiss voters under
stood that. even II they wished TO do
so. they gould not enter into n pro-
gramme OF that kind without wreck
ing their very prosperous country
The mere threat which people ~ prop
erty thought they saw In the fact that
the vote was TO be taken caused q
rapid flight OF capital out of the
country and had the threat been put
into execution, II would have deprived
Switzerland of It's best business brains
as well n. OF its movable wealth.-De
troit Free Pres.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-21

ton thereby receives only the actual
cost Of the transaction.
II is n great deprivation to he un-
able to secure coal except in such
small lots--only n few days con-
sumption for many families-but II
is better than being unable to obtain
any.
SO the people are bound to suffer
great inconvenience probably through
out the winter. The situation. how
ever conveys its warning. Never
again should the country be allowed
to suffer such an infection. Here Is
real work for Congress.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-21
ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.

In New York 1t appears that prohi-
bition slcuths are summonlng rich
young men from the best families and
club connections 10 answer for var
ious affairs with bootleggers. This is
the only way to md out what America
really thinks Of prohibition.
We could probably 10 on for years
as AT present arresting foreigners for
having stills in corncribs and under
hay stacks, with no more than an
occasional protest from a few staunch
supporters Of the rights ef the indi-
vidual. But when they begin dragging
People Who Matter into the courts.
We shall see what We shall see. II
there isn't revolution bv the upper
classes, We may assume shat prohi-
billion IS succeeding Hartford Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-21

\ million dollars would be nice 70 own.
To earn a million would be glorious
sport;
Yet counting up the pleasures ! have
known.
am content 70 foil little short.
No; ,or million. eagerly desired.
Would ! give up the comradesh.p
know
The toy Of resting when I'm worn and
tired.
Or playing with the lad who loves
me s..
Not for a million would acorn ny
friends
And bid them wa.; untn I've reached
my goal:
I would not ~ slave 20 selaeh ends
And 10 the beauty round me blind
my soul.
some Of my time -nus, 20 70 birds and
trees.
The Few June roses growing near my
door
The children that are climbing 20 my
knees.
For these ring peace % mind Il
nothing more.
Not for a million would ! spend each
day
From dawn 20 midnight a. my dreary
task:
Tha; Is too big price Cor me - pay
Too h!g a price for such a sum 10
ask.
Rather I'd choose 20 earn a littie less
To mss the money eelfshness might
I've.
Than 20 give up for such a cheap sue
cess
The joys enr.ch!ng every day I've
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-21
OUR WORST INFLICTION.

Aside from great casualties that
take heavy toll OF human life, the
coal situation now prevailing so gen
orally il the worst infiiction our people
have ever been compelled 10 endure.
The scarcity of coal is causing not
only most aggravating inconvenience,
but is actually imposing suffering
upon many people. especially in the
large cities.
So serious is the situation in New
York City that the Fuel Administer
ton has put into operation a scheme
Of general distribution of coal among
people who are unable TO procure IL
through the ordinary channels. The
coal at the dispensatiOn OF this adj
m!nistration IS being sold in compound
lots--nO more 10 any one purchaser
at 20 cents a pound. which would
mean $l4 per ton. The administra-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-21

OF the States, as we have said. is OF
ancient origin. 1t began in the early
days OF our government, and was a
line Of demarcation between the Fed
cralist and the old Republican (now
Democratic) party. the party OF
Thomas Jefferson. Fcderalists favored
n strong Capitalization OF power in
the hands Of the general government.
Democrats were ardent in their in
sistence upon a preservation of the
rights OF the States.
This contest evcntua:ed a.. ihs adop-
ton OF the first ten amendments to
the Federal Constitution, which at
that time We're called the BILL OF
Rights" after the declaration OF the
division OF powers between Parlia4
ment and King adopted in Great Brit
ain in 1889. jefferson is given credit
for the formulation OF this American
"Bill Of Rights" and the ten amend
ments comprising II were approved
during the early years Of his admin
istration.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-21
OUR BEST CUSTOMER.

British imports OF. foods,uffs and
raw cotton have been larger this year
than last. That country Ii the great
est market for American farm
products. and It's Improvement is
therefore vitality important To our
agricultural business interests.
British import. OF raw cotton from
all countries for the nine months end
ing with September amounted TO 67O,-
1900 pounds. equivalent to about
/ 100000 American bales. AS i'm
ports a year ago were 555 500 900
pounds. the gain IL equal to 20 per
cent. The exports OF cotton from this
country 10 Great Britain from tho be
ginning of the new year--Aug | to
Nov. 24-amounted TO $685. bales.
\ year ago the total was 5s6.762. In
this connection also II may be noted
that British imports OF wool for the
nine months period were 9I5. 556 900
pounds. or &c per cent more than
year ago.
The British wheat production Is
about % per cent of normal con-
sumption. IL Is of great interest TO
American farmers. therefore. 10 see
the country that consumes more
foreign wheat than any other get
back To "A pre-war use OF breadstuns
as IL now is. II IN not taking quite
so much of the feed grains as before
the war but as the imports of meat
are 10 per cent and dairy products
rs more than the pre-war average
! 1t evidently II taking such stuns I'm
the shape OF finished goods. The
British domestic production " live
| stock Is below the pre-war average.
or rather has not recovered from the
war. and the people, therefore. are
| buying the animal products instead.
Poultry products. edible fats. both
animal and vegetable. fresh and dried
fruits in the past nine months have
boen imported by Britain In larger
quantities thar a year ago. when
Injuries. or semi-luxurles Ike these
are used in greater volume n higher
standard ~ living IL 70 be inferred. As
any merchant can do more business
with a customer who Is prosperous
So in international trade. the nnan-
cial condition of our customers - of
great concern.
The cost of living index compiled
10y the British Ministry Of Labor and
based on the retail prices Of food
clothing. rent. fuel, light and missed
laneous items. at the end OF September
was l19. compared with 22O a wear
ago. This il y decline OF over IS Per
cent compared with lees than Q per
cent in this country in same period.
Notwithstanding labor troubles anC
unsettement OF world markets
British production is gaining. Pre-.
war average OF coal mined was "a
$4,000 long tons a month In IN,
eight months ending with August ID,
monthly average was 5000 600. an,
the August exports Of 6.l46. OOO ton,
. were equal 20 the pre-war movement
steel ingots produced are now abou
, IS per cent 81 normal and exports o
steel manufacturers about 6S per cent
, In June The British ship tonnage unde
construction vas within "A few hun
drcd tons Of being equal 20 the pre-
war averages.
These figures mean an increasing pur
chasing power for our hest customer
with a resultant demand for IN,
products Of our farms and RANGES
Wall Street Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-21

The old Federali.t party. the party
of Alexander Hamilton. was insistent
in its support Of Capitalization Of
power in the general government. II
was defeated by the people SO CON
clusively that IL died a natural death.
The successor Of the Fedcralist par
~. the whig party. also favored CEN
traliration of power and opposed the
doctrine OF States Rights. II also died
natural death after an existence OF
little more than thirty years.
The Republican party. successor Of
the Wits party. fell heir TO this legacy
Of Capitalization of power in the gen
eral government II is still alive.
The Democratic party has consis-
,ently opposed Capitalization and IA
vored States Rights since the day Of
its birth. II also is still alive and quite
healthy.
And again the time-honored subject
arises 20 vex national legislators and
create confusion in party policy and
action.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-21
Rig Gun FOR THE STORK.

As an example OF genuine GIsarma-
ment LuXemburg shines. The Glib
raltar Of the North" has no cannon
with which TO celebrate a Joyous event
impending IN the palace. France has
come 20 the rescue with one OF it,
'5s and has courteously sent a crew
10 handle the b.g gun. Furthermore.
w.'h what would he efficiency IN a
German but is perhaps humor In a
Frenchman. the Minister ~ War at
Paris has sent twice the desired
amount Of ammunition in case the
stork should bear a double gift 70 the
re.gning Grand Duchess Charlotte
and her consort. Prince Felix OF
BOurbOn-Parma.
So II IS made certain that a poss!ble
heir 10 the duchy Will have A more
adequate welcome than mere
musketry salute by I.uXcmburg's army
Of $50 men. France IS naturally glad
90 obage. for did not Luxembourg vote
10y huge majority for an economic
alliance with the republic after tho
versailles conference had wiped Out
al Germany's official relation. with
the duchy? And the Luxemburger.
VIII be grateful TO France for the Ioar
Of The b.g gun, for they love theil
I Grand Duchess and proved their loyal
| " 10 her by voting almost unanimous
~ that they would rather keep he
as ruler than become a republic.
/ Every American father who on tn
stork's arrival has hustled around an,
borrowed a scale Will know just how
relieved Prince Felix must feel owe
the loan Of the cannon.-New Yor
I Herald