Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1922-02-09

lne time, ne declared, was one for
optimism and not for pcssimism. He
read an editorial from a Chicago news.
paper which gave a sketch of condi.
tions as they are in the United states
at the present time and as they might
be If We We're confronted with tho
problems nations Of central EurOnn
are facing today,
He told how Thomas jefferson
thought that inhabitants would no.
live as far west as the Pacific coast
for L04e years, while in less than fifty
years they We're reaching there, How
n group Of surveyors early in the
nineteenth century though Newton
Kan, was as far west as white men
would ever penetrate.
He spoke Of the vicinity in which
we are living telling how the Miss's-
sippi valley was the granary Of the
world and destined to be the worlds
commercial center; how Illinois WIS
tn third state in the union indus.
trially and in the production Of major
grains; how the city of Chicago was
the second port Of the United States
and had fourhlths cf the tonnage 81
New York, and the Illinois valley waF
noted for its mineral wealth, cities
and industries The county of Ii
Sale he stated. was referred to at
Springfield as the state of La Sale
because il was the only county in tn"
state that contained six cities having
over iOGO inhabitants each
Urges Faith in Future.
Tie closed his tax by urging MS
n arers to have faith in the future, de,
cIaring that 'hore would come TIM
"hen living viii not be 80 iast, when
people VIII nave time to enjoy the
privileges OF their homes, schools,
churcAcs, parks ana Fairgrounds;
Wheh a worker VIII receive tuIl DAY
p'.E ,o' 'u't Jay loli' "ueH 'lIe'
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H'ieu autos "heH tncIe VIII oe IcAS
SelHSAneSS ana Ereea ana greater
pau ,otiS'H' WIN "'snel 'uedlS VI w.
"enSulp' "Hei men anu women wiz
come 10 d reali|a'lon OF the RESPONSE
Dlllty reStlhg upon theh.
ne i'lofileu MS hearers tIat tile !
to"H7 or communities "ou!u pt Ju's
"s Eoou aS t'e majority OF reSluentS
~ Oiiat community "aH,eu lheiii 10 Dt'
re cohcluaeu ms laik DF readihR fd-
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mrs, CuhldP oFeaNs'
HIS' II. VI. punIap ol savoy pre-
'''tu vi Easl"S'1n "I'L an "uu' eSs
on "oUu N'''"'nS up one uetldleu
tn"' pu'!'icS nHu oeeh Cdiieu 6oou
,l'l|I"shlP III "ct'o"' anu urged upon
i.el ne'ttI9 SH' neceS9itE VI cul'INdt' W.
iHs spirit VI pet.oF ciei%en5hip' ihiS
MpuIu pe ue'tlopeo' sue SIdteu'
'"'oush idi III anu H"ihe me
Raps the Woman Smoker
She told Of just returning from a
trip to Washington d. c. where She
found the people imbedded in luxury
ana saw a great deal OF immortality.
she told OF seeing women smoking
openly IN every hotel and restaurant
Nher women, the mothers of the
race, become addicted to tobacco
pity the future Of this country" she
said. History repeats itself, Do we
want another Greece or another
holne
She urged the women to study the
history OF nicotine on the health and
to refrain from smoking from stand
point OF health, II from no other rea-
son.
The divorce evils and the present
crime wave were also gone into She
eXplainef that last year $4,000 girls
disappeared from their homes in the
United States and were swallowed up
III llFCi ol crime
Home Life Is Safeguard,
She urged the development of homo
lie as safeguard against ali Of the
menacing evils OF the day and as a
development of better citizenship
a strong plea was made for tn"
Home Bureau, and every lady pres
ent was urged to Join 1t.