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OTTAWA FREE TRADER Established 1840 OTTAWA JOURNAL Established 1880. TRADER-JOURNAL THE WEATHER. Partly ctordy and cold er torlght Thursday far. VOLUME l.-KO. (. OTTAWA, ILLINOIS. WEDNESDAY, JAXUAUV 21, 1017, PKICE, TWO CENTS. A0STA, CHOSEN BY ALLIES TO RULE GREECE, v COUSIN OF VICTOR EMMANUEL OF ITALY T III BATTLES OF NORTH SEA REE SOU G. GEIGER, PROMINENT MERCHANT, DIES SUDDENLY EIGHT SHIPS 11 EKD . C0"ES :AT HOSPITAL AFTER HURRIED PLANS ' FOR OPERATION SHOCKS CQMMUrilTY "MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD IS CALLED AFTER DAY'S ILLNESS FUNERAL TO BE HELD THURS DAY AFTERNOON AT 2:30. Simon C. Geigcr. prominent Ottawa business man and member of the Board of Education, died suddenly last evening at Ryburn Hospital, fol- r lowing an acute attack of appendici- i tls Early in the morning Mr. Geiger j G. VV. Chessman, pastor of the Rap was taken sick and during the day his Bt urch. will officiate Tho bride ,i will be gowned in white tulle over condition, Instead ot improving, be- whl(e Ba(in E()in lfjr camo worse, until finally it became of the Kr(Mn wm bridesmaid, and imperative that he be removed to the j will wear a gown of silved cloth trim licpltal to undergo a hasty operation, med in lace. Lawrence Kinzer, broth At 6 o'clock he was taken to the ' ' rlde will act as best man. ., 1 Mis Verna Kinzer, sister of the hospital and immediate preparations ( .. wn M(,n,klHH()hn.8 WC(,. wore mado lor the Incision. At 8:3(i tlinK mar,.n o'clock, after his appendix had been j About fifty guests will be in ut removed, he passej away while still : tendance at the wedding. Tho Kin under the influence of the anaesthetic, jzer home has been artistically decor Thc passing of Mr. Gelger has cast , atcd for the occasion, tho color gloom Into all quarters of tho city, i scheme being pink and white. A big, fine natured, hearty fellow, in; j The bride is one of Ottawa's most was always a good friend and a loyal j popular young ladies and has a host -itlzcn. His friends were numbered , 0f friends. by legions and general mourning has: The groom is one of Ottawa's cn resulted from his untimely passing, j terprising young business men, assela- Attendlng him at the hospital were ; tion with his father in the wholesale Doctors Roberts, Edgcomb and Pettit, j and retail' tobacco business as travel skilled surgeons who decided upcm ' ing representative for the concern, the knife after careful examination j Mr. Levy and his bride will leave and consultation, as the last resort to,; for a wedding tour in tho east and Eavo Mr. Gelger'g life. - j will mako their homo at 645 Second Tho deceased was born November j avenue, whero the groom has a nice 11, 187C, lit Peru, 111., and was the ly furnished home for his bride, second, son. of Supervisory nd Mrs.! , . ...rgr y-r- . -, ... Simon C. Geigcr, of that city, in 190) bo camo to Ottawa to take a po sition with the Standard Oil-Company. In19flj h was united in marriage to Miss Cora Formhals, daughter of Mr.' and Mrs. Joseph Formhals. I About nlno years ago Mr. Geigcr be-j came a member or me nrm or noss ; ft Gelger, and later bcamo senior partner of the firm of Geigcr & Fow- ier. About five years ago he pur-imitteo in .charge. Eeddicks library chased the Interests of Mr. Fowler, j offers no place for a display such as after which the establishment become j is promised. . known as tho Simon C. Gelger Cater- - Cnder the direction of Mr. Selby ing Co. many attractive houses will be made By hard and conscientious worn j by seventh and eighth grade pupils in and staunch integrity the dceeasei : the manual training department. Ghil establlshod an excellent trade, His , dren of any grade may enter the con prompt attendance to business mat-; test. There will be one or more class tcrs mado him one of Ottawa's most es for the boys who do not take man reliable and successful merchants. ; ual training. There will be a class He was of a jovial disposition and at-: for girls. Thero will tie a separate ways desired to look upon all things class for high school students. They from an optimistic standpoint. His will probably contribute Vomc of tho j o'clock. The destruction w;is caused sudden death has cast, a pall of sor- large pieces of tho exhibit, such as j Dy u n.r0i wnj,., started in a dog ken row over his host, of friends i l Olta- bird baths., feeding houses, and martin I nej located at the rear of the homo. wa and vicinity, and the sympathy or tbe entire community is extended to . his wife and family in their hour of ' deep 'sorrow. j Very Prominent. Mr. Gelger was a member of tho Shriners, Masons, Odd Fellows, Ki.ks. Business Men's Association, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, and was ft former president of tho Master Bakers' Association. )'"no,s ; Mr tiOl- j ger took a most active part as a mem ber of tho School Hoard and was al ways working for the betterment of the city Institutions of learning. Surviving he leaves his parents, Mr. and Msr. Simon Geiger, of Peru, his wife and two children, Louise and Joseph, and two brothers, Harry, of Peru, and John, of California, and otm ntster, Lottie, of Peru. ,' The funeral services will bo held Thursday afternoon at 2:;u o'clock A Via lnt tmF ... 1 i 1. 1 1 1 V. umi. w.u .vev. MiBbKyt(jr Illldnil,ilt) for Indianapolis on just umciuiuip, nvi vteeH will also rw noil! nt the church. Interment will 'bn made In Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. POLICE ACTIVE; THREE ARRESTJED Three arrests were mado lust even Ing. John "Doe," a plain drunk, was taken In custody by Officer Stevenson. Max Bloomfleld, . local junk dealer, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge, preferred by Tony Tezah, Co lumbus street saloonman. BloomfteM was released when he furnished a $10 cash bond and will be given a hear ing this evening. John Anderson, of North Ottawa, was arrestod by Officer Sheohan on a disorderly conduct chargo preferred by Anderson's father, Anderson came homo Intoxicated and his parent or- dercd him arrested, this morning An derson, Sr., failed to appear In police court and the chargo was dismissed. V.",'..i . ii i i Buoicrlbo (or tho Free Trader-Journal. IT WILL M CEREMONIES WILL BE HELD FOR MISS LURA KINZER AND AR THUR H. LEVY REV. CHESS MAN OFFICIATES. . 1 At eight-thirty o'clock this evening will occur the marriage of Miss Lura Kinzer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kinzer, of 209 Elm Btreet, and Harrgon , gon of Mr nnd . . ' ' . " rprpninnv ., take pi-e in the living room of the Kinzer home before a bank of flowers. Rev. CITY BIRD HOUSE CAMPAIGN OPENED The, work on Ottawa's second bird house campaign begins this week. The I cxmntt win no now niarcn zv, land 31. Just whero the exhibit will I be has not been decided by tho corn houses. l eoria is conducting a bird-house campaign under tho direction of the Chamber of Commerce. Their exhibit i will be held in the Coliseum the first week In March. They have al i ready 1,000 houses guaranteed . St. Paul has conducted a similar i campaign for several years. At their j nrst exrmiu, sixiy-nino nouses were on : display. In comparison, Ottawa's fi,.u rivhiMt nf Mitvpntv.Mlv linimnu does not make ,a bad showing. SENTIMENT SPLIT ON BRYAN VISIT Springfield, lit., Jan. 2 1 State lead ers of the Democratic party from both the "wet" and "dry" Bide:! were speculating today after the departure of William Jennings Tiryati shortly af- how close the Commoner camo to ac complishing the object of his visit here. Bryan camo to Springfield at the express Intention of converting the party In Illinois and especially the legislators to prohibition. Both fac tions are conlident Hint ho did or did not, they say, just as their sympathy run. Hut both factions pointed out that, with the stale-wide prohibition amendment presented of both houses of tho General Assembly on the very day of Bryan's visit, his Infiueiico ov er Illinois lenders in tho party would ba given a test, Bryan in tho two speeches dellveis i tor to reside with her daughter. collect money alleged to be due liiin od here Insisted mainly on tho neces-,' She leaves surviving Mrs, Drage, j for s-ervice; rendered William Jamj slty for a "dry" plunk in tho party i Mrs. Schendel, of Princeton, and one son. Th-- labor was performed upon platform but also urged tho endrose- !'Sor, ChnrleH, of Ottawa. ' J the residence en west Main street now ment of suffrage and universal peace. I Funeral arrangements have not o: upied by the Dominican Sisters. Nature paints the best part of the. picture, rnrvpn the best part nf the! The annual Income In the eletrb-nl statue, builds the best pnrt of Ihn house ! Industries U oipin! to tho total annual and speaks the best part of the oration. ! expenditures of the United States gov--Kiuotwu. : 'irniuettt. J n " . 7 WSOJ ::f. A i :m I'hotoH )' Ain rii ;iti I'lt'na AvKnclatlon It was reported in Rome that King C'onstantine of Greece would be de posed by the allies because of his so called pro-German sympathies, anil the I)uke of Aosta, a cousin of King Victor Emmanuel, would be placed on the Greek throne. This decision is said to have been reached at the re cent conference of the entente lead ers in Rome. ' This action, according to report, has the full approval of the Venizelos faction and will be carried out under the leadership of tho former premier. I'letures show tho duke-.(No. 2), the duke' an-.l .iluehe.4 (No. 1) and the duko with .rrhnu Aia;ila 4NV)."3. " Ei. E NEW FEDERAL PLATE COTTAGE IS RAZED THIS MORNING LOSS WILL APPROXIMATE $2,000. The recently 'erected homo of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bailey, west of the Federal I'late Glass Company, one mile from tbe city, was completely destroyed by lire this 'morning at 11 How the fliimr started there U a mystery. The entire south end of the house was a mass of HamoM before the tire j was discovered. Mr. Huiloy is employ-') ed nights at the federal Plate and j was asleep in the house when the hhro broke out very little household furniluro was' r(.Srtied from the flames, and owing to tho f let that no proiection could j be reached little was saved from tho J doomed building. The local firemen j responded, using the large chemical tank and then spent their efforts try ing to save adjoining bouses and to protect the lar,!,re supply, tanks of the Independent Oil company, which were endangered by the conflagration. Insurance to fsoo w.is carried on the house and a loss of $2,0'io was sustained. The Bailey homo was a one-story structure a short time ago. and was built but FORMER RESIDENT DEAD AT STREATOR RlrcBt-.il1, 111., Jan. 2 !. -IKueeial) Mrs. .Mary Peppier, former OUawa! woman, and aged strenior resident,' died this morning nl 1 1 : "o o'clock at ' the home of her dauvnter, Mrs, Aug. Drage, In this city. Her demise Is attributed to a complication of diseased. DESTOHYS I 1 Mrs. Peppier was born In Germany j May 21, 1.822. She came to Ottawa in: Judge Slough and a jury in the Cir- and resided in that city until 1lcuit Conn today are hearing test! j years ago, when she moved to Strea-iniony in Henry Slrohineyer's suit to 'been made. mhf tad f ln - -1 -fl"ir'ifn " hi I inn i iiiiiiiii in i ii iEih ih hi EXTRA MEMPHIS MOB TRlCS TO LYNCH NEGROES. Memphis, Venn., Jan. 24 Depu ty sheriffs and police early today repelled a mob of 200 determined men, who twice stormed the coun ty jail in an effort to lynch two negroes, who confessed the kill ing of Walter Hooser, a white butcher. One man, believed to be the ringleader of the mob, was ar rested. Word reached police headquarters that another mob would make nnMher attempt and a :;trcri Torco cf deputies is guarding them. SENATE ADOPTS CONVEN TION PLAN. Springfield, III., Jan. ?4. Thia morning the senate fnssed by a vote of 45 to 1 the conctitution.il convention resolution. Senator Stephen n. Canaday, of Hillsboro, catt the only vote, against it. Th? resolution provides for the call ing of a constitutional convention in to revise the constitution of Illinois. CALLC ON SENATE FOR PEACE LEAGUE DISCUSSION. Washington, Jan. 24 SenJtor Cummins, of Iowa, called upon his resolution providing . free for all debate of the President's peace speech shortly after the Senate convened today. "This touches probably the most important mat ter that has ever come before the Senate of the United States," said Senator Brandgee, of Connecti cut. He immediately asked a quorum call, insisting that all senators should be In their seats to hear or participate in the de bate. , SUIT FOR LABOR I IS HEARD TODAY A tils put" arose over the amount that: should be paid Mr. Sirolimeer nnd the rpiestion was taken to tho courts I for settlement. There are n lot of dark Innes lending from ewj Urcut White Wuy. i n is GOING GENEVA EMMA ENGELDRECHT TO AVOID JOLIET PRISON THRU KINDLY INFLUENCE OF TRUANT OFFIC ER MISS LAUNIA AUSSEM. Einnia Kngelbrecht, 17 year old Streiitor girl, now a prisoner at the La Salle county jail, where she is held for trial for robbing D. lleenan's store of about. I loo in finery, Is to be given one more chance to "hit" the straight and narrow path. This morn ing in the County Court action was j taken at the instigation of Miss ! Lunula AusKer1 Ottawa truant of j ficer, that .will nullify the Circuit Court indictments if Judge Mayo rules in favor of delinquency proceedings j Instituted by Miss Aussein. In an effort to save the girl, who j admits it. will be hard for her to go '"straight" unless she is put under 'some sort of restraint, MisH Aussem ! deemed it necessary to file infornia- 'lion against her and thereby keep : her out of the penitentiary. As the case now stands she probably will , be sent to Geneva, w here the state 'operates a school for unruly young 1 maids who violate the laws. This will be the second inquisition ot this character Hie Kiigelbrecht girl :h;is been in. On the former occasion 'she ucmiiltcd herself mid motit of the ! blame wan placed upon the mother. When she vvns captured after robbing the lleeiniii store, she admitted the burglary and announced she, was hope i lessly incorrigible. The theft was one of the most dar Pig porpci'Mtnd In Streatnr in many 'a day. lulling her thirty-six hour vi gil the girl helped herself to canned ! foods In the grocery department and ; in this manner managed to prevent hunger from driving her out of doors. The father is August Kngclbreeht, of Cherry nnd the mother Is Christina ' Kiigelbrecht, of Streiitor. They are . said to be estranged. The girl was arn sted by Chief Hopkins nt, Cherry, when she Med after the burglary and was visiting. Proper Lighting Important. In recent yours boards of health all over the country have heroine so much impressed with the Importance of prop-, (.r lighting, even natural sunlight, that laws lire enforced strlcily ns to the placing nt window1 in nhlW schools, l 1 (! . " HISTORY INTERESTING SURVEY JUST IS SUED BY ILLINOIS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GIVES SOIL AND MIN ERAL DATA ABOUT OTTAWA. "The Geography of the Upper Illi nois Valley and History of Develop ment," is the title of a new work Just issued by the Illinois State Geological Survoy of which Frank De Wolfe Is director. The new publication contains a series of educational bulletins rela tive to the geological formation of the' Illinois Valley and is full of geograph ical material which will be interest ing to student of nature. The work contains slxty none illus trations, among wnich are shown a panomoramic view of the Illinois Val ley from Starved Rock, a geological map of tho upper Illinois valley and cross sections of the Illinois valley at Ottawa, Peru, Morris and La Salle, also the location and the cross sec tions of tho various coal measures ex tending from the Klckapoo creek to La Salle The bulletin has been written for the purpose of giving a non-technical account of the geography and geology of the upper Illinois valley and is in tended primarily for those who make their living from the great natural re sources deposited therein. Relative to the coal deposits the bulletin says coal measures underly the entire area west of Aux Sable creek, the northern limit of which does not extend beyond La Salle county, but tho formation has a great extent west and south. These meas ures were deposited In an extensive shallow basin,' extending southeast ward from La Salle to the mouth of the Wabash, the beds dip towards the south except where they have been deformed. At Morris, on the rim of the basin, it is sixty-four feet deep. In La Salle county, near the axis, the maximum thickness or tne oasin is 570 feet, and in Bureau county, west of tho nxis, the formation varies from 250 to 400 feet in thickness. Coal is the least of the formations in quantity, but its economical value is more important than nil others com bined. ' The bed averages about three feet in thickness and furnishes coal of good quality. The bulletin contains articles on the various mineral products, cement rock, lime rock, gravel, sand and clay. The bulletin also contains several chapters on the waterpower develop ment of the valley, including the gla cial drainage, the Illinois and its trib utaries and a history of the Illinois & Michigan canal, and in conclusion is x chapter upon the development of the railroads, the decline of the canal, and the introduction of rural mail and electric railways in tho rural districts. The work Is a very valuable one and reflects great credit upon the director nf the Geological Survey. YOUTHFUL THIEF SQUEALS TO PAL The confession of the robbery o." a creamery in Atnnoy, in., aim uio burglarizing of the store of Anthony Berry, former Ottawa inerchunt, was brought about last Saturday in Am boy thru information furnished the authorities by Andrew Kraecem, for mer Ottawa newsboy. Kraecem, in company with a lad named Stader, were cutlinir ice on the Illinois river in La Salle. Stader told Kraecem that they could make some easy money and finally con fessed how he had robbed business places in Amboy in 1 it 14. Kraecem Lipped Anthony Merry, former Ottawa merchant, concerning the robbery and the arrest of Stader followed. Two j uther youths,, Jon l.enlhan and Joo Kelleher were named in the confes sion of Stader, but were not arrested awing to a lack of evidence. Stader has been held to the grand jury with a. bond of $200 ami Is now lodged in tho county Jail at Dixon. FARMER LEAVES $86,200 ESTATE The will of Thomas Pottlnger, de- reused Dlininick resident, was filed ! commission. for probate todav, and bequeaths to Captain Schnltzo of the German (lo tho widow during her lifo, all the tllla lost both le?s and died shortly property valued at $S(1,200. At the j after reaching port. ' widi.w'H death the farms and nersonal Sixteen badly woundod Germans, property go to tho seven surviving children. 0 Mr. Pottlnger died January BRITISH AND GERMANS EACH SUFFER LOSSES "U 69" 6ADLY CRIPPLED FOUR WERE RAIDERS FLOTILLA SIGHTED AS IT LEFT ZEEBRUGGE TO PREY UPON COMMERCE PATROL OPENS FIRE AND GREAT BATTLE 13 ON. GERMANS DON'T ADMIT LOSS OF VESSEL. Berlin, Jan. 24. Sinking of a British destroyer In a naval en gagement off the Dutch coast yes terday was reported in an official statement issued today. Ons German torpedo boat was forced to take refuge in a Dutch harbor, the statement added. . The rest of the German vessels returned to their bases with only slight lostes,the statement said. The text of the official state ment follows: "In the course of an sntsrprlss undertaken by a portion of our destroyer forces, an engagement -occurred early In the morning of January 23rd, with British naval forces. The enemy destroyer was sunk during the fight. After the engagement a second was o served by our aeroplanes to bs In a sinking condition. "One of the torpedo boats which was In distress owing to damage sustained, according to news re ceived, has arrived at Ymuilen. All the other boats returned with slight dsmage." . ADMIRALTY SAYS TWO WERE DESTROYED. London, Jan. 24 Unofficial re ports were received here today that eight torpedo boats (seven German and ono British) were 1 sunk in the two engagements In the North Sea on Monday night. Fourteen German torpedo boats that put out from Zeebrugge with the evident intention of raiding British traffic in tbe English chan nel, encountered, a strong British patrol and a sharp engagement ensued in the darkness. At the same time British and German patrols of torpedo boats clashed off Schouwen Bank. The battle off Zeebrugge was fought at close range. The Ger man flagship "V-69" was badly, damaged and was towed into Yinuiden in sinking condition. 1 She lost 21 men in killed, includ ing her captain and many wound ed. According to an official an nouncement by the British Ad miralty only two torpedo boats, one British and one German, were known to have been sunk in the two battles. Second Cripple Puts to Port. Amsterdam, Jan. 24 -A second Ger man warship, damaged In the sea' fighting off the Dutch coast on Mon day night, has arrived at Ymudien, In a battered condition, according to a dispatch from there today. This was the first naval activity on a big scale in the North sea since last October and many believe that it is the prelude to even big"er sea battles in these waters. The number and weight of the ships engaged la not. definitely known, but all indications are that the Germans were greatly outnumbered. It is pos sible that part of the British high seas fleet took part. Two different groups of sea forces were engpged and altogether it is bo- , lieved that more than fifty war ships took part.; ; , " I , Some of the wounded upon tho dam aged torpedo boat "V-GU" at Ymudien say they saw about, one hundred ships, but this statement Is received with little credence as tho fighting took place at night and In a thick fog. The "V-t;:i" Is a complete wreck was In sinking condition when she rca-hed Yinuiden. One funnel Is al most horizontal with the deck. Her steering gear was smashed and her hull is packed with shell holes. The "V-tl'J" had i chance to fire only one torpedo before she was put out of taken from the "V-6!)" landed at Yinuiden by a ler. have been Dutch tnw-