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OTTAWA FREE TRADER Established 1340 OTTAWA JOURNAL Established 1880. FREE THE DAILY. Fair and colder tonight. Friday fair; rising tem perature in afternoon. VOLUME 1.-3JO. or,, OTTAWA, ILLINOIS. TIII'INDAA, JAM'AIIV IS, HUT. PlilCE, TWO CENTS. BRITISH Fill MI GRAFT ACCUSATIONS STIR CHICAGO; TO IMPORTANT IE GO. OLICE OFFICIALS AND OTHERS ARRESTED ill JOURNAL IT G FOR RAIDERS SUITS DISMISSED Elf COURT WAR VESSELS DISPATCHED" "L': OTTAWA SPINSTEfl E TO SlfZE MANY SCOUT VESSELS UPON TRAIL OF SHIP THAT SUNK TEN, AND POSSIBLY TWELVE ALLIED SHIPS. URUGUAY FIGHTER SEA HAWK. TRAILS Buenos Ayrc's, Jan. 13. The Uruguan cruiser Uruguay has left Montevideo to patrcl the coast of that country and protect Uru guayan waters from any violation of neutrality by the German raider which has recently sunk a number of chips. According to the newsiaper LaRazon the steamships Drlna and Ortega were not sunk by the raider, as previously reported. The" information that these shipa had been sent down by the Ger man raider came from seamen landed ry the Japanese ship Hudson Maru at Pernamiruco. RAIDER CAUSES SHIPS DELAY SAILING. TO New York, Jan. 18 The fact thnt a German mid ship Is at large Is causinn many changes in shipping schedules. In many Am erican ports the sailing of British freight 6hios bfi fceei held up temporarily, a;cordin? 1o tele rjrama received here. Insuranca rates have heen nffectd also. It is believed that United Stitei patrols ships in southern waters are keeping a viji!?nt watch to rec that the neutrality of this county is rcspeited. REPORT NO LIVES LOST IN RAIDS. New York Jan 1S So f;ir as it is known officially no livp-i were lost in the d'.'stnirtion of riprrhrnt nliippins by thn Gcr'.nun r;iidor which is now ravag!nr th son?', fi is unoflicislty reported, however, that 411 pnrnons ore missinp. Amon? f ho rers:ns Inndol nf Per-r-mibuco from sunken or caiituroil hips are 11 Americans. Telegraph ie reports from Pcrnam-' buco qucte survivors as saying that they were severely treated by the Germans on the raider. London. Jan. IS A powerful IVet of Drtlish warshijw are scotirinit the At- lantic today for the new terror of the seas a German raider that is accredited with havin;; sJunk or cap tured mere tlu'ii a score of merchant ships. Follow iiu; the oilicial nnnotino nient of the Admiralty admitting the loss of a dozen British and French ships, it became known here today that at least ten llrltish vanillins are HOP taking part in tho hunt. are not known: The search is being made up and San Georgic, Newport Land. Nesser,. down the South American coa; t off Michneihiel, (lailcy and Stseal. It the southern part of the United' was ; a id by seme of the 237 seamen States. As the men of war look for. in tided at I'ernarabuco that the St, their quarry they are sending out '. Theodore w as probably turned into wireless warnings to merchant ships, either a supp'y r-hip or mother raid In addition to the raider a sub- er by the German boat that captured marine has been reported in the At-1 her. lantic 800 miles off the Virginia coast.1 It has been thomtht for some- time British and French consular rcprc-. that a German raider was loose on rents tives have patuered important ; account of the increasing nrmbor of information from the refuRee.t of last lover duo ships, but the official un r.hips that were landed at Pemmbuco , nottucement has caused a big increase fiora the Japanese ship Hudson Maru. j in Marine insurance rales. The fact Tho sea fugitives were unable to that the Haider is still nt large was rive the name of tho raider, but from an important factor in hoostint; rates their description It was supposed that1, Not since the days of the Kmden have ' the ship formerly wa.t the Vineta. She. shipping drcles been so perturbed ov is well timed with pun t and torpcdi ftr the German ntence. While I lie tubes and carrier a large and well T'.rit ish dep'ore the piss of shipiiin", trained crew. naval men pay tribute to the darini;1 In the ceareh for tho commerce; of the German seamen find the skill raider tho allied Meet is attempting v.-ith whic h they have raided cum to locate her base, for It. Is supposed ' merec without heint; cr.uplit. that she la operating from .".otne rup-j tj,,, raidinp ship was ticcribed as: ply point on tho south or central ja vessel of about ih"! tons, with one American coa.-.t. Whether the raider will take flight her deck was boarded in with a temp into some other part of the worlds , 0,iiry structure t hide her suns. She' seven seas is not known, hut even iT was equipped with four torpedo tubes tho II'oj into tho Pacific, sho will run,' and carried a pk-.itiful suiply of am the risk of encountering Japanese war; munition. Th ves. el was puinied a fleets that will be on the lookout for I tl i vty pray and black paint bad been her there. ! ' tueared over h r name to blot it out. I The vcsscl.1 known to have been! ' runk or captured aggregate about fi.Vj OTTAWA IN DARKNESS: 000 tens. ! "SHORT CIRCUIT" CAUSE. ! The German ship began her tlepre-j dnttens about Meceinber 12 and was! por HPVen minutes last even Ins (:' rrtivc rr later as Jinnary 12. In-tawp. Lit Halle and Marseille;! were In' Btond of striklnp at the 'North At- darkness ow':r: to n short ciretti; I hut lantic Fteumor lane she went Into the orctt-roa sonr; where on th- l'n South Allant'c and swooped down uPMrafTlc on electric lir.e; was al o t;ol on tho traffic hlnhways between !,ip- A quick re;ur v,;i3 made nl the Soulh American ports imd Europe, i icc;,i station, I I " i BEHSllOii 11 II5S ELIZA3ETH C'-ELv!, WHO NEVER MARRIED, FETED AT A PARTY IN HONOR OF CENTURY DIRTHDAY. ' Today Mis3 Klizalii-IU GUim, La Salic county's oldest rcsidont, is ccle- , Crating her "century" anniversary at tie county farm. Tho rather feeble, slio is happy and pleased to have . reached the one hundredth milestone : of life's jourtuy 111 comparatively ' good health. Since IS) she has been (a w.n ! it the county farm, and dm in;,' thai time, she liaa made herself uselul in aHE'ming with the worn i about the institution. I An attendant i:i an interview given a Free Trader-Journal reporter stat- ied: "Misrt Oleim gives 113 very little ' cue. She j artaken of the same menu a? the other patients." When asked if s'he drank coffee, or any of tlu oth-; er tilings that are supposed to shorten 1 life, s-he rcpHel: "Coffee fs MI.53 Cleim'a favorite drink; she often I drinks it In the evening, shortly Do fore retiring." "I believe her old age can be attrib uted alo.u; to contentment. Slio never worries and always has a smile for anyone who does her a favor," contin ued tiie ward in charge of the aged : lady. Corn in Germany. j Miss Gleitn was born In Germany January IX, 1st?, and came to thl3 country when a ou.ig girl, fche is: the last survivor of a large family and now bus net a living relative in this ' country. , i'n'iirday her spttitual advisor, Rev. ('. A. Hrigga, jr., pastor of the First M. i:. and It pwo. th Methedisi churches, I ited her and today he will ai.;am telk with her. Her memory is fading and she seems unable to recall the event.; or her chihlhur.i. A birthday parly Is planned for her , this atter;ioon Kvidently she feared coventure in; -1 the Xorth Atlantic because of the bij;. feels w'ticli tire constantly on guard there. The Admiralty is niiiiin',' :.n invif-: lisr.tien of the reports of destruction' of other rhips in addition to tho.ie r.amcrl in the official announcement.1 Particularly the .sinking of one vessel ' which 4ilii lives were rumored to' have been lo: t. Arc o-d'Ti t.) oilicial and tinoflicial reports the victims of lh raid to d.ro are: The Ilrith-.h stfanir-hipn Uri.-.a. (P i i t:', Voltaire, Ortega, Monti' Temii'e, Uramalist, Xe'thetby rnd lladii'ishire, Ki!'.; Goori'o, St. Theo dore, Yarrowdale, Minieh, The I'renc h rhips Samara, Xante.-, and Asnleres; 'i tie Danifh vessel llammeivhus; the Japanese ship Hudson Maru, and the following; vessc w aose nationality ! hl:te! ft nnel and two masts. Parts of li t y.iwAK," lip' j ' j 1 . I " ' 1 " 1 hl-ii' i'" f reatly ntlrre.1 by the aceu- .,,r ,"'' '' ' irrwt rorm.-r oupeiiiitemi. 1,1 ot ,.,. i,i;iiW m. . lUM.e.v, i..cu.inni Ji-.on v int.- 11'iti oiii- trs who v.etv tm-fted. WaiTiintM wne b- t!:i.i in ;a'i f.ued ter i.t! , ..iiivo.ea l,y State Aliur- ' metit in'. Ii.'.y M:ie:.i..- ll'.v:. i;atioii of !loa!ey r :. i..m '.i-ie:v u-tisti on , ne r bonus of ';',.! l';it; eiiai .iex va,m'.iti.a him ffBlfll GLEHK IFF! IS Sin PROMINENT OTTAWA RESIDENT IN Tt-inOtS OF PA K A LYSIS RE COVERY DOUBTFUL 13 FOUND UNCON&CIOUS M 3D THiS MORNING. ('. .(' huffy, one of Ottawa's most prominent citizens, ami among the Wat l.n.j.vn ni'.'U in lilinois, where lea has ;:ervcd as Ap; eliatc lerk of tha Second DiMrict for the past tv.-cioy years, lio in h;s bed ui (he stale court buildhi;; at tli'ath'ti ooor, the u- sult of a Ktroke of paralysis wnich f.ei.ed liiui aoiue time during lie.: oariy niuinini; boars. His habit was to .spend the nisht.i in his room at the Apptdiate court house. Mr. Duhy retired at about II o'clock in I; is usual health. 1'rier to rctirin;; ho had completed prepara tions for it trip to Alabama to :,pc tic the remaininp winter months at his favorite pastime lis-hitis. Karly today, when Paul Celailskl, janitor of the court -buildinp, siarled to arouse his siU'e'iaor. be lound him unconscious and with l,i:; left side af fected. Hurritdly MiiumotiiiiK mem bers of the family and Dr. K. K. Palm er, steps were taken to restore the veteran clerk to coma iousness. Thru out the day lie hovered between I'fa and death and late this afternoon' h. rccr.vory seemed e:eee linply doubt ful. William (Ybulski was with Mr. j Huffy at the time of his retirement and nothing was said to him. of hi.) feeling poorly. At tj o'clock last even ing ho was at the Eik-i Club, telling of hH proposed trip to the Saudi with boyish expectancy. He was in fine rplrlts and health at that time, accord ing to these to whom he related Ills I lan? 'for the Approaching sojourn in tho southland. A little over a year ago Mr. Duffy wax ser'ously In.uired when he was thrown, in a colli don, from his buggy cn'o the pavement. Since that acci dent, his condition iuts been none too favorable. Of late, however, he hail rhowod marked improvement. Prior to the West Main street mishap, Mr. Puffy had never known a sick day in his long, ueful and eventful career. Th's al'i'"ie: in at 'I o'elo: It Mr. Huf fy was ft moved to Pybuvn hospital, His ennti'fen rt.n-'il-red ent'ca!. Subscribe- for FreoTttuh r-.Iourntil. UPPER LEFT - FORMED CHIEF OF POLICE hERLEY -UPPER R.I6HT -STATES ATTORNEY hQYNE . LOWERS MIKE DE PlKEC" HElTLEfZ, i H ', '.it , .- 'I I 1 ! are extortion, tirllierv m.rt iimlraw tin I urn to W- ic t..:. 1 as a eaflain of po. ' ' ' j !).-... "ill! an immediate leave of al.sem e : ot tvei.tv-iiii , :iv.t It ;imi.,o 1 .rdut-ee with a imlieo depart- yrant.iiif -leave uin .ii,; inve.ti- , te ri.U0t .!. r. for-! j i In; del ai'iioent . ii'r- iiuvLM-r now in cot.-) . V T DAVE S.1ANAHAN ANNOUNC ES CO.Vevtl'r Ttt CMILri,. Springfield, lib, Jan. 13. Speak er l.sanaiiJii today announced tj the II o uio ths compistc list of csi.'irti.;et.. The i.epublicans as usual too! all chairmanships, and nut a sin gle committee do the Democrats rjet a neai majority. The sueaker (,-ive ti'.o Republicans sixty per cciii cf the places, the Demcciatj forty cent or J33 Republican I" lices to 2;' Democratic places. Vi-.vi-c u an averafce cf 4yj. places iu eacli cno of the 83 Republicans in the House, four places to eacn one of the 67 Democrats. Wm. Ccaalrn. of !-' Salic, was g'v,i chairmanohip of the insurance committee and L. O. Browne and Ole tiensan were not given any chairmaiiGhins. GERARD OFFERS TO QUIT POST IF SPEECH Ore ENDED. Lonc'on, Jan. 18. The American Ambi.S3adc:r to Germany, James W. Gerard, has offered to resign if his recent "Cordial Relations'' cpeeeh gave oaenss, according to an Exchange T:tgraph dispatch from Fiotietdam today. The in formation was attributed to a Co logne newspaper. The di3patch sa;d that Mr. Gerard, on learntnn of the -itir caused by his speech, c:nt a special message to Presi dent Viljon conveying not only an explanation, bi t an ob'cr to re tire, "LEAK" INVP.GTIGATICN 13 AT A STANDSTILL. Washington, D. C, Jan. IS. The "Leak"' investigation ns at a otandftill until th e House rules committee obtains the legsl coun cil already authorized. A r,r;or of piorrinetit witnesses, including Wall Strsct operators, bankers, broke'"u, editors and others, will be excused this morninq, subject to the call of the committee. No more public hearings are expected this week. Neither branch of Con press will be in session Faturday, as adjournment 13 planned out of respect to :!mlral Dc?wey, whose funernl will be held at the cnito;. it is rlanned to rrsume the head ings Mendny. The tir.k of obtciin Int; counsel for the r iles commit tee has proved difficult. Pi L fi I 4 t r rf V ' I 1" V . ' Mr. H-yne , a Ra,e,e in h.- su .1 a -Kr.it maj..nty" of the wptami. a;nl lieutenants of jjciliew of the city were involved In tli? Kcumlal. The former chief, whose recent resigna tion was ai'ci'ptrij, was arrested at his I nine. Lieutenant White, Thomas Cos ti'ii'). nllK,:il ko ln-twoeii ami personal apent of the chief. "Mike do Pike" lie!tltr, m ealU'd "kiiu;" of the former west 8ide Tenderliiln, unci William fckiclmore, a pull- ! tuian ami saloonueeper, were arrested In a raid cm rostello's ollii.e. Arf.1r.1in.' t Mr 11 .1 " .."'in:, mr;v ?i tr I'll- ,raU(;d in .lividiuc r.u.ney collected In "trib- ute." .Some of the money, ha sal.l, bore il... ..rt:.i ,,m..,i...u ........ 1 1.. ....... 1 n rents while it was In tho possession of resort keeiH'nt. In the upper left picture la Former 811- nei'inti'tn ent . , noi.r rtc it iei. I .itioniey ihiytie; lower pic:ture, Heltler iiwest is iieui TRAIN CREW GIVES TEST! MONY AT INVESTIGATION INTO FA TALITY AT ONE wr OTTAWA'S "DEATH CROSSINGS." A verdict of accidental death was ' el ui in , 1 liy the coroner's jury ycst'r day atl'Tiicion ;t I o'cinck in the in !t:i''itM;i cot:.:uctcMi over the remains of l"ii ward .Y:iMi,k, set Utm hand who ni.'l hi. dciuli at. (he Cliamplaia slreet crust i;i;; iii Xorih oiimva, after lie had hfcn struck by a last west hound lii-iKRcngcf train. ,. .1. ( ell- v.a ihe first witness to ' '""fy. Ji" : 1 a; i"l iliat.be paw Mes- loh walkiu;; on the tracks in front of train. Cob' was of tho opinion thai the man did not. bear the shriek- wliisM' of the engine, owing to tie- lact lhai he was bundled up to li'T warm. He rtt.t.xl that the man was hurled about fifty feet by the impact. Engineer on Stand. I'ti'-'ineer flit hart, of I'luo Islar.d, ' wa; the next witness. In his version of the killing bo slated his attention was b aled to the maa on the track by I; in fircn.ai'. When lie first saw Me - law lie was about two hundred feet away. He gave a warning .ilast villi the whistle' and then applied the brakes. The tiain was traveling "' mips 1 er hour when ii i-.iru.'k Mellow. .11;. t body wa-; bit by the rtibt side of the pilot. Khriiart then reversed his train and left the remains in charge of a .witching crew. The train was "1 minutes late. Tiie !e::tiir.';:i,v of '''iretnan Thomas V.'i! -mi, ;. I -o of IL.ie Island, corr -luira'el (hat of the engineer. During lb'1 inciuisiilnn Captain of, foliee Charles Montgomery tiini tiered the enuincer in to why the re-in-ii.K were not hrouglil to the depot in-tead of heinir left in the hands of tl:-1 swllcliliur crew. Captain Mont gomery stated that when they arrived it the scene of the killing Ihe mem- Vera, cf th- switching crow were nt their work an tho nothing out nf the 'u d.nai y had happened. 1 Carlv Pae DerrL The infant son of Italpb Carley and l:':ll' Glover Cariey died Wedne-day n.i 1:1:11" nt 'I o'clock at tb"'r home in (; t, I, ittjri:,) vac etade (hi-, .-f. jtcnooii ill Ottawa Avtr.uc ceine'ery, n o ofii inPTiss U?LI1 niilL ilLHIISl , . . , , 1 1 , T R I ' ! ' rfillMTV CI IDPDIMTChlhPWT np ... . v.wi-ii,,iifa.i.wsbi.i jr SCHOOLS FAYS DISTRICTS ARE I LIABLE FOR TUITIONS NOW DUE INSTITUTIONS OF LEARN ING. ; W. It. Foster, county superintendent ; i of schools, has mailed out a circular! : dealing with the tuition law. In parti ! he snvs: I ' 1 ! w , ,ne 1estion, "Wha is to pay high : ons upon the circuit court dockets school tuition?" comes to this office since a diviskn of opinion among j so often thai it seems desirable that ' I" 'incipal atwk holders threatened to a general explanation of the status of, disrupt the great Matthiessen & lies : 'the tuition question be made; hence elcr tine works at La Salle yester- itli.s letter to school o'Fieers End na-1 1 . ' : IroRS o-i.tcrs wiu pa day W(,re thrown int0 thfl diseard by The law of isi.-, provided that the!0rdep of Judse st0UFn when attorneys Ihis-h school tuition of certain classes '. for tlle Plaintiff failed to put in their of pupils should be paid by the coun-' appearance to prosecute P V '! s"liei'n,l'n1"nt out of tho distribu- Matthiessen and George Clow as the live funds received from the stite lllefore these funds were reived." ; 'ere Ca"ed for tria1' 'however, an injunction was issued, re-! The Htlfe'ation so unexpectedly wip I Btrainiim him from paying out any Pli ofc the records grew out of the ; public funds for tuition that niitfht Si iSity'T" T' iSif : ui,w i. ,i t ihwuiu uu Prilllllllll'U, 1 At the October session of the pu-;I)any's mine in Bureau county with preme court, this law of 1915 was de-ithe M. & 11. plant at La Salle, dared unconstitutional; henre it will! Mrs. Mary Hegeler Carus daueh he impossible for the county superin-jter of the ,to E.V Lgel and one :"d-t,ory the W!?h T1 tuitloni' the founders of the Matthiessen & v ao "aa Pcieu. WZ Act is Operative. It is the opinion of the state su-i i " .'I'liitv.n n r IMiU' 1 l.prmtnndrnl en1 ....- t.i I u' , .v., , , . ' , , . . i 1 ucvibum Iliaiven uie men ! M'hool tltit'on act Of 1913 Operative,! not only for the future, but aho for Mho time it war, believed that the lawilZL, - T- . mrl'Vm ,0 of ,915 was in force, i. e for Ihe school year oi 1915-10. The tuition law of 1913 provides: nit eighth grade graduates Lidfng th in n district where no high school is mafntained shall have their tuition! paid in a public high school, maintain ing a fmir-vear course, selected bv the parents, and aptu'oved by the board of directors. The supreme court has hid the tui tion law cf 1913 constitutional in at least three different cases, but there ate several questions ccncernintr its appl;ealinn that are frequently asked. It is my opinion thai: the local dis tricts are liable for the high fehool tuition now due. In manv instances, i thcuttlt. Ihe hiah school hoard willi have to wait until 'taxes are collected :-'o that tin so districts may meet this unexpected oldh'al ion. SH! THE MYSTERY OF A BOX CONTAINING HONEY I 'a no Mr. Sherlock Holmes, Watson and all the rest of the gun foot i leuibs. The death of David Kohan, . Jewish junk peddler, gives a mystery : to be solve:!. For nigh on to four, teen years David was engaged in junk' pet'iil'ite. he denied himself the lux- ' uri.t of life and was very soaring with . Hie necessities of common existence. . He was possessed of a (cam and ' '.wagon, a few wares and perhaps that is all. Luring his business career, he was never known to s.en '. his money : ."or wine, woman er song. Hy his' friends, he was looked upon as a mis er. David was taken ill last Friday, Jan uaty 1, cud removed to Kybtirn bos-; pital, niiclica! care al that institution, he said cost too much. He'ieving that he was well cnouvh he lefi the pbie, before h" had fully recovered. Falling with e aa nation t:n the streets Tues day iinon lie ua.s removed to the bos p;;,.' l and died a half hour later. The iiiie'.tioti Hint his bothorin Supervisor Yockey. and of members rf the county's charily fund is where Koliati In pt all his mi tiev. In his1 clo.hin gwere found a number of keepsakes. A black bov, which he carried with him nt all times is sun-1 poseu to nave contained a lar"e amount of money, Supervisor Yrckey, Chief of l'ol'ce I'uiich and oilier member.', of the county's sleuthing force are in search of tie my. terious bluet; box. FREEDOM WOMAN SUES FOR DIVORCE; BLAMES DRINK, Mrs. Ilcrtha K. Manun tte, of Hard i'iK, Freedom townsliip, is, complain ant in divorce proceedings insiituicd hi tiie circuit court aita'ist Howard K. M.'.reecti e, whom .-he charge t wilh Irnn'ietine s The ccii !e were mar ried March K', H7. and sebarated cn ;he thiiteenth of October, 1'jDJ. PABTS OF l CHAIN OF ' mim m now ELIMINATED E ARE APPEALED MRS. CARCUS LOSES IN EFFORT TO FORCE MATTHIESSENS TO ACCEPT SON A? DIRECTOR ON PRIVATE RAILROAD BOARD. Two suits that have been eonspieu- management of the la Salle & " -owned tramway conneetinir tho inm. Heee er works u- tha m. j Bant in the proceedings that were dis missed by Judge Stough. She sought i- . . ... - . 10 Iorre ln0 ,'etOn Of her P011 tO ,ho directorate of the company, but ;tho Matthiesaen interests failed to ! n n fill ifiQnl On.1 r, n InnJ- . i LI. " . a mm 1 , ,,uil war" ; " 01 ,, .... . uu ,ue monster m- Z J"' .complete ' " Z " . T- " Tl , ''to pao up in me niuii.-i hiui citner one or trie other side as the plaintiff or defendant Inthe large array of litigations. During her life Mrs. Carus looked after her father's intersets in the mantifaetury and was credited with I beim: n big part of the brains of the in-ditution. Aftr Mr. TIegeler's death she was appointed trustee of his estate with virtually complete control rf the parent's vast holdings. When trouble w", " :i"""wueiii. the practically, se:i''u toe piant aim piareu its roi- lowers in charge of the various depart ments. Mrs. Cams wanted (hem over thrown and resorted to the courts to br-ng this about. The suits that were wiped out yes iercay afternoon were against V. V. Mntthtesson and flnorge P. Plow, the scn-in-law. Other suits are now in the upper courts awaiting disposition, and the understanding among counsel for both sides was thnt the two remaln- ing bills would be held in abeyance until rulings had been made in the higher tribunal upon those suits from which appeals were taken. STANTON SELLS LA SALLE STORE TO NEW YORK MAN The Stanton Specialty Store of La Salle, operated by the Stanton Specialty Co., has been sold to George McLernon, of New York City, The fale was announced yesterday, but Mr. McLernon stated the details would be made known later. . The Stanton store has been in op eration in La Salle tje past six years r.nd in its present location since ear ly last year. W. F. Stanton, Jr., stated today that lie would devote liia entire time in the future to the Uawa on' whU'h is ,0 be cular ''(' PPFPARF RMANfiF FOR VOTE ON HOSPITAL ANNEX City Attorney Taylor Strawn is busy, prepanng an ordinance for the citv council that will Instruct them to hold a special election on the vote t.f 11 'J 00 bond Issue for Ityburn Ve tiiotia! Hospital. Mayor 10. F, Bradford t-tated to a Free Trader-Journal reporter Ibis af ternoon, that the proposition would bts submitted to a vote of tho peopte cither the last of this month or the first, of February, Members of tha hospital board, arnt people Interested in the praneseci nit res are already outlining the work for the rpceial elec.ion. i