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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-04

a lame back.
Misses Irene and Marie Keutzer
are spending this week at Glen park.
Fred Hoerner OF Mendoza was a
Tuesday visitor at the Henry keut-
Zer home.
Mrs. Ed Weldon and Misses Wei.
! don attended the races at Mendoza
, last week,
Mrs. George Condie of Spring Val.
ley spent Tuesday with her mother,
Mrs, John Serbia.
Mr., and Mrs. Arthur Weissenburg.
Ter of Millington and Mrs. Harry Mills
OF l.add and Leo Serbia We're Sunday
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs, Henry
Reuter-.
Mrs. Henry Lyndenmeyer Of Peru
spent several days with her sons,
s'rank and Joe.
Mrs. Frank Lyndenmeyer has been
quite sick the past week,
Mrs. Lon Hiekok assisted by the
following ladies. served at Il mission
AIRY tea at her home Thursday: Mis-
SEES Nellie Neill Viola Pottingerand
Mrs. John Brady. The proceeds were
for the Presbyterian society at Ar.
lington
Mrs. Rose Brien OF kenwanee
spent the past week at the home of
Mrs. VIM, O'Brien
The Eastern Star social held at
VIM Geft home last Tuesday night
was success both socially and fl
nancially Over $40 were taken in.
VIM. Shriener of LA Sale won the
angel food cake The proceeds are
to go to the New Eastern Star home
that is being erected at this time
The family album presented at the
Community hall last Friday night, at
Arlington by the Booster class and
the Ever Ready was very we'll at
tended and all were very we'll
pleased by the unique entertainment.
The characters were dressed to rep
resent pictures in an old album The
money taken in at the social will be
used to buy articles for the tennis
court that has been made for the
public around Arlington
Those from this vicinity attending
the Masons picnic at Starved Rock |
Thursday were Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. |
and Mrs. Geo. Day. Mrs. Han
nah McNally, Mrs Hartshorn and
Mrs. Wilfred Hartshorn. Mrs. Fred !
Newcomer, Mrs. Frank Crane and
family and Mrs. Alice Pottinger and |
son Alfred.
j. A. Potter, the Rawleigh man,
made his usual trip along the county
line last week.
Chas, Pantenburg has commenced
in this vicinity. Last week
he threshed in the vicinity of Cher.
ry.
Mrs, Croisant and sons, Jake and
Willie, Of Cherry, were Wednesday /
visitors at the home her daughter,
Mrs. VIM. Foobler
Sylvester Edwards returned to
Ladd after spending the past five
weeks at the Hickok home
James Casey of Peru has been as
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-04
The Modern Mother

faces problems beyond those Of her
forbears. She herself must be a
much more competent, person, com
binng in one individual the duties of
nurse, cook teacher and moral in
structor. II is no wonder that many
conscientious women break under the
strain, and that others drag out u
miserable existence; always tired,
and YET unable to take days yaca-
ton. Such women will find them
selves benefited and their burdens
made easier by the use OF Lydia II.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which was made for suneripg wom-
en-, and does not fail TO relieve them.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-04
DIMMICK

Lon IliCkOk purchased the Jacob
VOgol farm near Troy Grove Satur
day for the sum of S2jO.50 per acre
He will reside there next spring.
Mrs Louis Lamps entertained the
following ladies' at her home last
"wednesday Mrs. Henry Reuter-,
Mrs. Ida Malloy, Mrs. Meise, Mrs
Hannah Lamps, Mrs. Herman Lamps,
Mrs. Jessie Black and Nellie Billes.
bach They made "A dressform for
Mrs. Lamps.
Mrs. Charles Smith of Spring Val.
ley spent this week with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Pantenburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lamps and fam
lily called on DR.. William Mcintyre
Sunday and spent the rest of the day
with Mendoza relatives.
Mrs Fred Meiscl of Arlington spent
several days at the home of her
daughter, Mrs Oscar Lamps, last
week
Miss Hattie Billesbach spent Satur-
day evening at the Funfsinu home.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-04

ssting A, j. Whalen deliver his grain
to Cherry the past week.
DR., and Mrs. Pottnger and family
autoed to Plano Friday.
Frank Billesbach and Floyd Pan.
tenburg returned home from Detroit,
where they drove home some new
Dodge cars. one of these belongs to
Frank
Mr., and Mrs w T. Bedford and
Mrs Treat and daughter OF La Sale
spent Wednesday night at the Pot
finger home
Mr. and Mrs. Brown Munro attend.
ed the Mason picnic at Starved last
Thursday
Miss Alice pottinger returned from
a few days stay with friends in
Wheaton.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud BroUker were
spectators at the Mendoza races last
week
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Symeck We're re.
cent visitors at the Peoples hospital
where they visited Albert Symeck
George Lamps returned home from
spending few days at the Henry Pc
ters home.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Schwab We're
Sunday callers at Herman Lamps
home
Mrs George Watts returned to
Rockford after spending few days
with relatives and friends in that
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon tIickok entertain
ed over fifty of their friends at a
birthday party in honor of their son.
Ogden.
Berneice Hartnett returned to La
Sale after spending several days at
the Mahar home.
7. J. Mahar and daughter Isabella
attended the Mendoza races.
Mrs Fisher and niece, Miss Reilly,
have returned to La Porte, Ia, after
a several weeks stays at the Shea
home
The many Dimmick friends of Mr..
and Mrs, Walter Spanswick will ex-
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-04
Jazz King Makes 100000 in 5 Years
BY Roy Gibbons

Chicago your own horn.
sonny. and blow II hard''
This was the advice the towns
richest citizen in Adrian, Mich" gave
to Isham Jones 2 years ago
Jones had gone to the moneybnSB
asking the formula for short cut
to great wealth
Today Jones owns a palatial home
and a fleet Of automobiles ard has
ervants and all the lrappings Of
wealth. And his bank account IS
swelling SO fast that he can hardly
keep track NJ II.
"Simpie,' says Jones. 81 blow my
avn horn mean my saNoplonc.'
70 the world of music Jones -
what Charlie Chaplin Is to the film
His hickman is king Oompph.'
That's because he's probably the
highest paid jazz orchestra leader in
the country.
A loop hotel here pays him $500
week to play In its restaurant two
hours an evening.
Phonograph companies are clamor'
ing for his services to make Jazz
record, for them.
During the last five years Jones
and his saxophonc have accumulated
over 100000 in salary and royalties
from his compositions ana pnono
graph records
And the jazz king is only rs.
Members of his orchestra have
grown prosperous with him.
Jones is n big strappng fellow anl
looks entirely unlike musician
But bow he ,an play
I'm going to make a million and
then quit" he says "Thore's no use
working all your life A million viii
suit me fine
Jones goes TO work in his specially
dcai"icd limousine The driver wears
mouse-colored uniform to match
the CClCr scheme of the car.
4 pocket has been built iHto the
auto to old Jones saXophon2,
su;Ilv alter teach performance
Jones takes in the town with his
wltc. .Icrcs spends with the prodi-
gality of "Coal-Oil Johnny" Of a half
century ago, tipping with bills Of
large denomination. But there's
method in his madness for thus he
keeps attuncd to the spirit of jazz.
Frequently he uses his orchestra
to raise charitable funds.
Folks say king .Iazz" has II heart
rs large as a piano.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-04

tend sympathy to THIN IN this their
sad hour of bereavement in the loss
OF their only son George, who passed
away very suddenly ut their home
near Rockford He was sick only
a few days with an abcess under his
collar bone. Mr.. and Mrs. Spans
wick (nee Frances Watts) resided
for many years in Dimmick, having
lived on the Watts and Sale farms.
Their son was born sixteen years ago
when they lived on the Sale farm.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-04

debts should be accompanied by a
practical plan for disarmament.
The Washington conference al
iourncd last February The senate Of
the United States ratified the treaties.
think, in April. Tho treaties are
yet, however. to be considered by for.
cign countries. And even if they are
ratified ultimately the spirit of the
movement has been crushed.
III We cancel these debts il WouIl
appear, therefore, that ii would sim
ply fit into this scheme Of ornaments,
of huge land forces. of moro wars, and
more debts
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-04
BRITISH MOVE TO.
CANCEL DEBTS ends
IN FLAT FAILURE
UNITED STATES TURNS DEAF
EAR 70 oVEnTUREs MADE ~
LONDON FOR ALL ALLIES TO
WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN OF
ALL OBLIGATIONS.

Washington, Aug The treasury
department yesterday served mlorma!
notice npon Great Britain that her war
debt to the United states cannot he
cancelled
AT the same time Senator Borah Is.
sued warning that the senate will
turn deaf ear to any proposals for
cancellation.
The treasury department statement
was that Great Britains note to her
dcbtor nations suggesting cancellation
of the whole interalied indebtedness
will have no effect upon this govern
mcnt's policy with reference to its
war credits The fact that the note
was not addressed to the United
States makes 1t a diplomatic imposs3.
bility for this government TO address
Great Britain directly.
Secretary Mellon held that Great
Britain has formally acknowledged
her United States war debt and has
indicated her Willingness to pay.
Therefore he holds the American fund.
ing commission must continue its nc.
gotiatons without regard to Great
Britains suggestion.
Senator Borah said:
There is nothing to he gained by
our canCelling tins debt or any part
ot it. il the gigantic military and armG.
ment programs in Europe are to con,
tinuc. 1t would amount in practical
effect TO our aiding and abetting the
building up of these great military
end armament establishments and
thereby abetting war If cancellation
is TO be considered at all, it should b"
considered in the interest Of humanity,
of economic sanity, and not to enable
those countries to build up and ma.I,-
tain those military establishments
within the last week the premi@"
Of England has said
Keep your eye on what Is happen
Ing, They thc nations of Europe
arc constructing more terrible ma
chimes than even the late war ever
saw What for? Not for peace, What
are they for? They are not even 70
disperse armies they are to attack
cities unarmcd whore yOn have de-.
fenselesg population, TO kill. 10 MAIN
to poison. to mn ilatc. to burn hep
less women and children
Now. If this is the situation. ii is
more or less an impcrtinenCc TO talk
about cancellng debts in the name Of
.economic d. rehabilitation, II these
plans and schemes are to continue
to go forward, We cannot help EuropC
by cancelling our debt to France, or
any part OF It, | feel. therefore, that
in order to interest anybody who is in
terestcd in humanity, or the cause Of
peace. or the restoration Of economic
sanity, all schemes for cancellng
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-04

Mrs. John Pantenburg and guest,
Mrs. Smith. and Misses BilleSbach,
visited Sunday evening at the VIM.
Engclman home, near Churchill.
Helen Hickokis spending this week
at the VIM. Fitzgerald home near
Troy Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wilshay were
Sunday callers near Cherry
Miss Grace Monroe is spending a
few days at Adam Schwindaman's.
Mr. and Mrs f. Henry of Arlington
were delivering tomatoes in our
midst the first of the week. He is
asking $l25 per box for fine large
tomatoes. They also visited at Thos.
BOyland's.
Claude Brookcr was suffering with
Evening journal., 1922-10-14
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AT TILE OUEEN

The beloved old story Of 'The
Old Homestead" so strikingly and
realistically pictured by Paramount
and now playing its last day at the
Queen Theatre has left a memory
OF sweetness and kindness not soon
to be forgotten.
The leading role of the picture
that Of the kindly old Uncle Josh. ="
Is masterfully handled by the tried
and true actor Theodore Roberts. =.
Thomas Meighan is due at the
theatre next week in his picture IF
You Believe 1t. It's So"
The memory OF this stars recent
triumph here in "Manslaughter" is
still fresh enough to make everyone
want to see him in his latest work.
Evening journal., 1922-10-14
AT THE PLAYHOUSE
Ruth St. Dents.


The reverence with which Ruth
st. Denis and Ted Shawn. who with
their company Of dancers win be
seen at the Playhouse next Tuesday
night view their work. is expressed
not only in their dance creations,
but in their active missionary work
TO bring about better understand
ing between the church and the arts.
Not so long ago Mr.. Shawn, with
the assistance of three Of the Denis
hawn dancers interpreted an entire
church service. including the read
ing Of the scripture lesson and the
sermon, in dance form. TO the great
pleasure not only of the congrega-
ton. but the approval OF the clergy.
Walter Hampdcn Made Good.
Walter Hampden, who will appear
at the Playhouse next Thursday,
Friday and Saturday in Shakespear-
can roles is a native of Brooklyn, n.
Y. and was graduated from Harvard
in 1900 He studied music in Paris.
In England he Joined the dramatic
company formed by Frank Benson,
since knighted. with this organ
ization he played seventy roles many
OF them Shakespearean. After
three years with Benson, Hampden
became n Iondan leading man. La
ter he was engaged for the role OF
Laertes in the production Of Ham
let" staged by Henry Irving.
During the run Irving became III.
and although Hampden was then
very young. he was entrusted with
the title role. william Archer, the
noted English critic. declared him.
"the best Hamlet since Forbes-Rob
erteon appeared" After several ad-
ditional seasons in London he re-
Evening journal., 1922-10-14
ELENA RIVERS"

Tonight's performance will cJn-
clude the engagement Of "Esn9
Rivers" at the Garrick Theatre. The
Wilmington Players have a sp'en-
did attraction in this tried and true
success and have the sa;isfacti n of
knowing that It has Immensely
pleased those who have made 1t a
habit TO visit the Garrick weekly.
Next weeks attraction, NAM
zelle," by its very nature seems prom
ising. II Is a farce OF a different
sort from anything yet presented by
the Wilmington Players since their
advent in the city.
'Mam'zelle" is a novelty of no un-
certain nature. There are several
surprise features in its peri ma nee
that are best enjoyed because they
are unexpected and because 81 this
their nature will not be disclosed.
Evening journal., 1922-10-14

Garden of Musicland." is the feat
ured vaudeville act. In this are fve
girls talented musicians and clever
dancers who have assembled an act
of rare enjoyment and great charm
The six Lunatic Chinks with their
sensational tumbles AMI the n-her
acts furnish a goodly variety Of song.
dance and comedy.
Evening journal., 1922-10-14

forty remarkable singers. one finds
that here is something upon which
may be founded a new art move
ment.
Russian art. Russian landV'
some one has exclaimed. what does
not grow out OF your fat and black
soil-lonely. prodigious. great and
fruiiful:-Dostoievsk Tolstoy, the
Moscow Art Theatre. the Ukrainian
National Choruses."
The music is tinged with Pagan
Evening journal., 1922-10-14

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Evening journal., 1922-10-14
AT THII MAJESTIC.

That splendid animal Strong
heart, playing as Flash" the half
wolf and half-dog hero of The
Silent Call" has created a wonder
ful popularity for himself among
the Majestic patrons.
The dog is a remarkable animal
in more respects than one. His
wonderful body Is perfect and his
carriage is that befitting a king of
the wilds, a canine with almost hu-
man and certainly uncanny intelli-
gence.
Next weeks offering at the Ma
jestic will be the sensational pic
turization of the story Queen Of
Moulin Rouge"
Moulin Rouge is no more, except
in the memory of tourists and
Continued on Page Fourteen.)
Evening journal., 1922-10-14

ism even in the early religious
hymns of Christianity brought to-
this land through the Russo Greek
church in 9SS. The gods of the
harvest mingle with a tender song
about the Holy Virgin and the
Child. The heroic Cossack is here,
bold and daring on love exploits or
military conquests. He is the farmer
soldier from the Ukraine and he
laughs as he sings!
II is a temperamental music at
all times. Carpenter In Paris
speaks of its atmosphere of en-
thusiasts." and of their "spontan-
eous submission, with a religious
devotion TO art"
Evening journal., 1922-10-14

He will appear with Ruth st.
Denis at the Playhouse on next
Monday night in program Of beau
tiful dances.
atre has created nothing less than
sensation of fun.
The Sirens" a musical comedy
feature is also a worthy attraction
on the boards at tn Aldine.
Shirley Mason in the feature pho
toplay VERY Truly Yours" offers a
pleasing little romance.
Next week on the bill that comes
the first three days a special mus.ca;
act called "A Bouquet from the
Evening journal., 1922-10-14

To him is assigned the role of
crook, a character he is certainly
fitted to portray when one considers
his first great triumph in The
Miracle Man"
Evening journal., 1922-10-14
AT THE ALDINE.

Nat "Hookum" Farnum directing
the impromptu afterpiece on the bill
C osins tonight at the Aldlne The
Evening journal., 1922-10-14
Modern Troubadours.

MoIcrn 1fouDauoufS.
The Ukrainian National Chorus
will come to the Playhouse next
Tuesday night like twentieth cen
tury troubadours. recounting their
history. their faith Chat in the
fox songs has a fascinating
mixture Of Pagan and Chris
tan). their festival songs. In a
way that the western world has re-
Gently revived in its pageantry. but
not on it's concert stage.
II is still native in the Ukraine
which is called a country OF popular
rhapsodists, for even their priests
are singers.
Searching the really ecstatic re-
views OF all Europe during the three
years tour of Mr.. Koshetz and his
Evening journal., 1922-10-14

, turned TO make his American de-
but.
Harry Lauder's Songs.
SIR Harry Lauder. famous singer
and deiineator OF homely characters
will appear at the Playhouse NATL
nee and night. Monday. October 80
According to preliminary report
he returns to the United States with
a, bunch OF new songs, but II is
doubtful whether his newer song
characterizations VIII win any great
cr popularity than many Of mis- old
time offerings. shes Ma Daisy"
which has not been heard in the
United States in several years. and
which Lauder has revived for the
current season, stands in a class
alone among comic songs
Among the new songs is a merry
melody entitled singing is the Thing
TO Make You CHEEKY and Bella
the Bella o Dunoon" They have al
ready won American approval These
old and new songs. with others. will
be offered in generous measure dur
ing LADDERS local engagement.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-05-10

the blaze will heat the stones
without the fire coming in con-
tact with the water and in that
manner the fire can be kept burn
ing riaht along and the stones
will keep steaming hot rs long as
YOU have a fire in the Fireplace.
This type is mostly used in
cities where they serve people
for an income purpose. At my
home i'm Finland was a steam
bath house. sauna, with three
tic. artments. First was a dress
room, then was a wash-room and
above that was a steam-room.
The Fireplace, with the heap of
stones and out-smoking conduc-
tors, was in was room, the tank
Of water stood on the upper floor,
the sprinkler was placed so that
when one opened the valve the
water sprinkled and the hot
steam rose up without making
the wash-room too hot. From the
same tank there was an outfit
'eading to the wash or bathroom
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-05-10

that a person could use for a
shower bath. The heat on the
upper floor made the water tepid
warm for a shower bath.
Ny parents were very religious
people. They believed that clean
illness is next To godliness. For
that matter they thought Just as
much of the bath house as of the
church. AT our home every one
had to quit working at Saturday
noon. Saturday afternoon they
all went TO the bath house, made
themselves clean and prepared
themselves for the family prayers
after supper and for the church
next morning. The last half Of
Saturday was served for our God
and the first half of Sunday for
our Lord. Sunday afternoon we
played either outdoor or indoor
games.
The steam bath-house, Gods
word, good whiskey and tar were
their best medicine. Whiskey for
internal use, tar for external,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-05-10
Are You Interested in Religion
Whiskey and Love? Read This.

The following letter is publish
ed because of the information 1T
contains in respect to customs IN
Finland and its touch of human
interest. The writer seems to
have outlived the dependence
due to his being Tilted and is now
happily married and prosperous
ON a Villas county farm. The let
ter was written to County Agent
o. f. Gibson and follows:
Dear Mr.. Gibson:
Wish to thank you for the kind
and favorable letter | received
from you some time ago. ] also
will say that your interesting ar
ticle i'm the Villas County News OF
n week ago surely surprised me.
II shows that you are very keen
10 observe the things that sur
round you. You gave pretty WV
id description about our steam
bath house that we call Sauna.
In Finland every farmer has one
of these "Saunas". These arc
built in accordance with each
farmers means. In each case
they have to have a heap of
stones, as you mentioned, but the
difference comes in with the
shape and appearance. Some fire
places are so built that the smoke
comes in and some that the smoke
goes out. Some has been built so
that the fire has TO be let entire
ly out before splashing water on
the hot stones or it may cause a
great headache. Some have a
fiue circulation so arranged that
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-05-10

steam-bath and Gods word for
internal and external uses. Ny
parents thOt that whiskey was
God sent elixir and drunkenness
was the devils best armament"
They bought whiskey in 5-gallon
lots and | have never seen my
father or mother drunk. The
whiskey was simply used for med
icine. Whenever any one of us
cot cold or something, we were
led into the steam" given good
drink of hot water sugar, lemon
and whiskey to sweat out all the
devilncSs there was in our body
was Is years of acc when ! left
my home in 1888 for this country
and to that date / didn't know
what doctors" were. They did
not use doctors. Tar was used
for wounds, thickly placed on any
wound and heated with hot, (red-
ho) iron until the soreness was
all off.
Yours truly,
Oscar Star.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-05-10
Married Friday Evening.

AT the Congregational parson-
age last Friday evening Rev. w
J. Davies united in marriage Miss
Jennie +. Cronquist and Carl "
Jacobson. Both young people are
residents of the town of Lincoln,
residing in the Sundsten district
south of town. The bride is the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Cronquist, we'll known res
identS of Lincoln. The newly
weds will reside in the town of
Lincoln.