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TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 19!F '"I
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PAGE THREE.
l Society Notes j
$44.4.4.
A card party and dance will he giv
en by tbe women of Mooseheart I.
gton at the Moose hall Thursday even
tug. Man h 22nd. All Moose and their
families are cordially Invited to at
tend. No admission charged.
f J
7 The marriage of Miss Margaret
Carver, daughter of Mr. an I .Mrs, K.
H. Carver, of Superior street, and
Ilynn Mclnturf. son of Mr. and Mrs.
jBdward Mclnturf, occurred Saturday
JliornlnK, March 17. at the St. Coluniln
pursbnaije, Kev nietin Qulnn officiat
ing. The bride fornurly taught
t-hnol south f this city. The groom
Jesided in Serena where he was asso
ciated with hh' parents in business,
tut he will take up farming April 1.
south of this city,
f
The Tuesday Study Circle met thi3
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Carl
Stai'kman. Mrs. Frank Sanders read
a paper - on "Interior Wood," which
proved very interesting and educational.
CITY AND ViCliin ITEMS RE DIVIDED 0N
fiFRMAN S T AT firj , officers responsible say that it will be
Mrs. W. Iriou lias returned to
her home in this city, after an extend
ed visit in cities along the Pacific
(Vast.
Charles W. Ryan, of St. Louis, is
the guest of Ottawa relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Alschuler are spend
ing the week with Chicago
und relatives.
Mrs. Otto J. flotidolf, of Chicago, is
the guest of Ottawa relatives anil
friends.
Miss Louise Cunningham, of Indian
apolis, Ind., is visiting Ottawa friend.
Vincent Han ley, of La Salle, was an
Ottawa visitor last evening.
Mis. M. Frederick left yesterday for
West Haden, hid., where she will re
Hide with her dauglrter. Archie Fred-
Horn -Uctails of such -tpmling up are :
not' far the public to know, but the!
(Continued from Cage 1.)
Toiiay, with unofficial advices before;
l.iin tilling of the death in the icy i
waters eff the Kngtivh coast of fifteen ;
in) mhcrs mostly American citizens ;
friends of the crew of the Vigilancia. flying ,
the stars and stripes, and with her!
hio.n mention marK in tun view, ne 1
maintaiii)')l that attitude of serious!
calm which has marked him since the j
break ia diplomatic relations. Noj
one who is close to hirn but realizes I
that he now believes that war has I
been forced by Cermany. Iiut until
tbe necessary preliminaries are com
plete he will content himself with urg- j
ing the greatest haste on the various :
factors to a successful national de
erick left this morning for Juliet to fense.
accept a position us soda dispeus) r Again nnd acaii officials today em- i t .
iur uiu ouuinaii imur u. jinasizeci mat wnen me war. consiu-
Mrs. Unv Heffron, of Chicago, und ! ered inevitable comes, it will tie a war
ecu Fdward Oleason. are the guests of defense of the honor of the United
of the most intelligent character.
Quiz Vigilance Sailors.
London, March L'u-Far reaching
consequences, perhaps war. depend on
the sworn stutnmenrs which Hirers
and sailors of the submarine. 1 United
States Kteanship Vigilancia were re
ijuestedwere retpi)'sted to make tod ly
before the American consul-.ir authori
ties. Captain Frank A. Mi.ldleton of the
Vigilancl Bis credited with the asser
tion that his ship was sunk without
warning and that the I'. -boat which
ent her to the bottom was not se n at
ail.
Fifteen members of the crew of the
Vigilancia were Io.it, according to the
latest estimate, while the fate of
Captain Rorum and eight members of
the crew of the third American steam
ship City of Memphis remains a mys-
of Ottawa relatives for a few days.
Marry ftrady has returned to liuttt,
Montana, alter spending a few weeks
with Ottawa relatives.
Lester Cahan has accepted a post-
, Frsgrtnt Frn.
: Borne soy It has the fiugrancy of now
jnown hay. It reminds others of fresh
strawberries. Thcro are also those
"who detect It lu the perfume of the
ivlld rose. Opinions differ as to what
th fragrance resembles, but all opin
ions are unanimous In prablug It So
they call It the fragrant fern.
- It grows In small, round clumps In
left on the face of a precipice, out of
teach of collectors, who haven't the
patience to hunt for it For this rea
sou It Is not well known. Its out of
the way haunts provide an effectual
hiding place.
Tho hardiness of the fragrant fern
Surprises tho amateur collector. It
prows' la full glare of the suu, in;
'places where more common ferns
vould be scorched and withered. Yet
States. The intolerable situation is
of Ciertnany's own making.
No official today professed to know
whether the President yet made up
his mind to advance the extra session
with with the Chicago Retort & Fire 1 ()f Congress. In (his connection it Is
llrick Co. j known that while there has been a j
Carl Zirke! bos returned home from j pi-pnlar demand that this be done, ccr- j
a brief visit with Streator friends. j tain officials w ho are deeply con-1
Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Wiley are the ! rrrned in the defense of the nation
proud parents of a baby boy, born Sat j have raised their voice in the matter, i
urday at their home on West Main j They say it is certain there are Ger-!
street. Iioth mother nad son are do- j man fleet submarines on this side at u j
All the members of the crew of the !
United States steamer sunk the 1 1 II- j
nois. have been accounted tor. !
It has been established, it was said,
today, that ' American 'citizens lost
their yes on the Vigilancia.'
Survivors declared that the sub
marines operating in the barred zone
waters are of the biggest type and
carry guns that must throw tixe or six
inch Fhells.
FOR SALE OR RENT.
Twelve lots, or any portion thereof,
on North Paul street. Will sell scpa-1
ing very nicely. .secret base. The submarines are m j . ,o ' t. . . . ,, ,
C. McKinstry ami daughter! (.ommunication with spies without! "". ..I ,. . T. I ... ? "... I
(Mil jhj.-m:
Mrs. (5. C. McKinstry and daughter communication with spies without
Fern have been called to Richmond. doubt. Advancement of the extra tes
Ind., to attend the funeral of an uncle, j sioti could be regarded as tantamount
Mis Irene McCoy, of Cairo, 111., ia to a war declaration, these officials
the guest of friends in this city. I Ray, and immediately these subma-
William Oray, of Fort "ayne, Ind., 1 rines could be depended on to raid all
is visiting at the home of his mother, j Ann rican shipping, especially coast
Mrs. Nettie Cray, of Fast Ottawa. ! wiie vessels. . ;
i What' .weight this argument Is hav-
Question With Two Sides. j ing with President Wilson he alone
Haeou If you want to live loiiy keep j knows.' That tho issues involved are
ing been used for the latter
fur several years by Hans Pearson.
Inquire J. J. Mitchell, 1132 Paul St.
Phone 8 1 i-X.
gUDSCItlUR NOW FOR THE FRKK I
TRADER-JOURNAL. j
TO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
ring
illinery Opening
Wednesday Thursday Friday
March 21 March 22 March 23
Also formal display of Blouses, Lingerie,
Parasols and all accessories of the well dress
ed woman.
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rib. I b ttt b
OTTAWA. ILL.
active. Egbert I don't know about
that. Take the toads, for instance;
jlhe fronds remain green throughout (u-y only live about lif teen years, and
5tho year, and even the year-old fronds, lllt,v ur(."nhvays on the jumii.-Yonkeo
which turn brown at the end of tho I statesman,
season, curl up around the roots of! :
TO LET Half acre ground and small
cottage in Fast Ottawa. $H.i).
Seven room he use in South Ottawa,
$15. I'll. Seve.t acres rich ground in
I
the plant and cling to tho rocks. Phil
Udelpbia North American.
. Tact and Success..
Tact Is a combluatiou of good tem
per, ready wit, quickness or percei-
tion and ability to take in the exigency
of the occasion Instantly. It is never
offensive, but Is a balm allaying sus
picion and soothing. It Is appreciated.
It Is plausible without being dishon
est, apparently consults tho welfare of
'the second party and does uot mani
fest any selfishness. It is never antag
onistic, never opposes, never strokes
the hair tho wrong way and never Irri
tates. Tact, like a line manner, eases I nowadays,
:.. . . . . m ... .....I I ... .
Politics and Tobacco.
Something like half a century ago a
man named Dan Bradley started tho
custom In a Ilttlo cigar store iu Brook
lyn of keeping n box of smoking to
bacco on the counter, with a nlgn
above It saying. "Fill your pipe." Part
ly on the strength of his popularity,
due iu no small degree to the free fill
ings for a pipe, Bradley run independ
ently for the state senate and was elect
ed as against the regular candidate.
"Five thousand clay pipes did the J
trick for Dan" was a saying at the time, j
"A roan would have to give nwny uu. j
totnobiles to get elected to the senate ;
observed one of the new
most Ferlous goes without saying. The ;
navy is working night and day to j
complete its preparations for defence j
nt ,lin fiiinul.U'icn ha,.tml-u u-lilh nm. ,
1 ,i .. 0nt,ir i,noc i Kast Ottawa. T. R. Oodfrey
It has made phenomenal strides in its
work so far. But the task was a stu
pendous one and the tart was made
late.
The action of the President In malt-,
Ini? immediately available the $115,
unOc(' emergency fund carried in the
naval appropriation bill has greatly
pleased naval officers. They declare
that it now will be possible intelli
gently to speed up all naval construe-
Q
the way, takes the Jar out of tho Jolts,
.oils, thfl bearings, opens doors barred
to others,. sits lu the drawing room
when others must wait in the recep
tion hall, gets Into prlvato offices when
others are turned down. It udmits yon
into exclusive circles, where wealth
abounds, even though poor. It secures
tho position when merit is turned
away; Tact is a great manager. It
easily controls people, even w hen com
bined with small ability, when genius
cannot get along.
i
i
I
school of politicians. !
"The days of the election cigar and j
tobacco are gone foi ?-er." New York j
World. " ' ' ,
WILFRED LUCAS
-IN-
Damascut Swords. j
Damascus swords, whoso fame nt one I
time mudo them almost one of the won-
ders of the world, were made of a I j
teruate layers of iron and steel, so :
finely temiicred that the blade would j
JIM BLUDSO
A Triangle production from 4h
poem of a Mississippi hero hy John j
Hay. !
A more evcRing, more rppe.ilinri,
Announcement
The Store of Flanagan Bros, will be
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
to Arrange and Mark Down
tiie Entire Slock of SHOES
AY MORNING. DIARCE
SATU3D
To go
on sale
4 at 9:30
A.M.
bend to the hilt without breaking with : more human siory. or ota Misior.ippi
au edge so keen that no coat of mail , clays has seldom been screened.
could resist it and u surface so highly ;
Little Things Count.
' The more complex life j?rows tho
more these little things count One or
two men at tho pumping station could
produce a water fumiuo for 2.000,000
people.
Cut a very thin wire, and a city Is In
total darkness.
. Five cents' worth of calico is enough
to ccllpso Ituphuel's tlncst. Madonna.
f When ever body walked to his ap
pointed place of work nothing short of
a universal calamity would keep ev
erybody away from work. Now a de
fective feed wire will halt tt hundred
thousa'ud in trolley cars.
And because these little things do
foot up to such big totals the human
element remains important despite ull
our "Inventions.
idost failures are men and women
failures, not machino failures. riillu
iflelphJu Ledger.
W i ..T '
i . '
t, v Lettrta d Cachet.
Retires de cachet wns the name given
llt..Frauce to wan'ants sealed with the
Jtlug's seal ordering persons to be
thrown Into prison or exiled. The first
cjyne Into use about 1070 and shortly
faeame one of the popular terrors of
Fruuce. It is said that no less than tl.OiH)
feftrea de cachet were issued during
the reign of Louis XIV. nnd 80.000 dur-
the reign of Louis XV. In many
Viics these terrible documents were
sseretly sold and used ns a source of
fljiclt revenue. They were frequently
sljfued in blunt;, and the holder of one
Of jtbese royal terrors could write in
tltf name of any person against whom
leihnppened to have a grudge. Tho na
tional usscmbly abolished this lnkjtil
tuils privilege of issuing lettres do
fischet on Nov. 1, 1789.
l..;4 -
iVhistlor'sVh'toro, "White Girl," do
Irirthed by himself as ono of his most
Ipbortant works, brought $10,500 In
Lojdou at uuctiou.
Stop tho First Cold.
f:A cold does not get well of Itself
the process of wearing out a cold
wears you out, and your cough be
copies serious it neglected. Hacking
ooughB drain the energy and sap the
vitality. For 47 years tho happy com
bination of soothing anUseplic bal
sams in Dr. King's New Discovery has
hfcalofl cotiRhs and relieved conges
tion. Young and old can testify to
ttid effectiveness of Dr. Mine's New
ftlscovery for coughs and colds, liuy
a bottlo today at your Drucgint, DOc. 1
'attention L. O. O. M.
fyfaii Loyal Order of Moose will he
given a ttng banquet In tlieir club
rooms on Tuesday evening, March 2'),
iCJ o'clock by W. II, 11. (Jiddens. All
Moose ar Invited tf-attend.
polis'.ied that when a Moslem wished
to rearrange his turban he used his
swotd for u looking glass. j
A play you'll remember
That Held Him. j
A Yankee clinched his heated argu- j
lucut with an Englishman us to the!
rela..e size of the Thames und Mis- j
sissippl by saying! j
"Why, look here, mister, there ain't i
enough water In the whole of the !
Thames to make a gurgle for the mouth CHILDREN
of the -Mississippi."
Too Much to Ask. , ,'
"Hliggins is u little annoying In man
ner, but his heart is in the right place.'
"Yes," objected Miss Cayenne, "but !
you enn't be expected to perform a
surgical operation on every disagree-1
llllil IidIVmII tit 11 Cf (U'I U t ( 1 1 Ilikt'Ji Itlo I
41".' iv; I ' i"n i.i nun n tiv. i 17 titrt
iieart is." Washington Star.
WEDNE5DAY.
Return showing of
w
FIFTY FIFTY
-WITH
NORMA TALMADGE
,5c
ADULTS... 10s
E HAVE based our store, and must vacate b y April 15, which
means that this vast $10,000 SHOE STOCK must be sold within the
next 19 days. It seems a Herculean task to sell out this gigantic stock in
the allowed time, but it can be do:i2. Prices we will quote in later issues
of this paper, will do it.
Watch Thursday evening's paper.
Entire Stock Dumped Into Bargain Bins to be Sacrificed
'rices
Doing Her Part.
"Wife, will j on thread a needle for
rue? I want to sew on 11 few buttons."
"Why. certainly. There yon are
Now yon can .sew on your buttons
while I (io to the bridge club. Some
times I wonder how you managed be
fore you were niiirrii'd."
Consolation.
Sapplclgh-lt's mi Mul'til thing t
realize tlu'.t you've in-tde tin egregious
uss of yourself. Mis Keen - Haven't
you got used to It yet'- Itosiun Trail
script
Neutral Ground.
Individuals, like nations, must imve
KtiltHblc. broad and natural inmnda
rien, el en n considerate neiiiral
ground, between thcni.-Thoivaii.
Could we Inn think with tho s-itne In
tensity we love with no might d" great
things.- V -I IhiilcV "!. ,
mm
TOMIGHT
BETTY SCHADE
IX '
THE REVVAF'D OF THE
FAITHLESS
Base Ingratitude Fittingly Punched
TOMORROW VIVIAN REED
THE PRINCESS OF PATCHES.
in
WEDNESDAY IRENE FENWICK
and OWEN MOORE in CONEY IS
LAND PRINCESS. '
9:30 A.M.
is the
Opening
Hour
BE HERE
WITH THE
CROWDS
to
Cut
TT71k O ' "
On Men's. Women's e.nd Children's Shoes, Rub
bers, etc., etc. Everything doomed to go at a
mere fraction of its intrinsic worth.
savings
3,1' WO
i ii cay fare foy mile to attend. Every-
body should be here, end remember, the prices are
for 19 days only.
THE
BIG RUSH
STARTS
Saturday
March 24
FOR
19 Days
ONLY
MS
Saviup onEverytiilng
JL
mi
And Even Greater
Price Reductions
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
C ASTO R 1 A
. Hill imr-ITW-M-m-IY'T,''-, mJv"m w
METRO PRODUCTION.
Wednesday, Mareii 21
Tho world's youngest star.
MARY MILES MINTER
And th world'o oldest nctress. MRS. THOS. W. WHIFi'ESE in
BARBARA FRIETCHiE
A thrllllPf) war storyl without a single battle; also FRANCIS X.
BUSHMAN and BEVERLY BAYNE In the GREAT SECRET.
Admission, Cc nnd 10c.
faraiiffir.fTr-''iiUi iMiirniiritfiiinii-iiii-f ftiiwttkiahat.'.id'
ID VERY Man, Woman and. Child, with footwear to buy for the coming
year should be here. No matter how far you come, or how you get
hero, don't miss this sale, Every article in the store is a gift in price. It's
time right this minute to consider your needs for months .to come.
t's a Case of Get the Money Out of Goods at Any Price
1 c
3ALC0 PEOF L.E
WANTED.
APPLY AT ONCE.
rmaosm mm
Ml-A
720 LA SALLE ST., OTTAWA, ILL.
1 5
SALES PEOPLE
WANTED.
APPLY AT ONCE.
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