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FREE TRADER-J(
)URNAL
THE WEATHER.
Increasing cloudiness,
probably followed by
rhowers lata tonight or
Tuesday; riling tempera
ture. OTTAWA FREE TRADER
Established 1840
OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 18B0
AND OTTAWA FAIR
VOLUME 5.--NO. 233.
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1921
PEICB, TWO CENTS.
KANKAKEE EDITOR IS KILLED B
LIGHTING DURING GOLF GAME
J. B. SMITH, LEADER
DEMOCRATS AMD
PUBLISHER
OF
TINISHING
BREAKS.
PLAYERS
HOUSE.
GAME WHLN STORM
BOLT STRIKES AS
RUN TO THE CLUB
Kankakee, III . A Of. 15- (Special I
While on the Ulrica ei the Kankakee
coif club on Saturday afternoon, .1 n
Smith, for years editor and publtahoi
of tha Kankakae Dally Democrat ana
a leader In DemooratU circles, waa
ctfiick by lighting and Instantly killed.
.Mr. Smith, v. ho was 67 yeal i oi age,
had bean playing goll erltta Judge Ar
thur Di'gdin when tii storm arose.
They had started to the club h m
. luu the bolt struck .Mr. Smith, tear
log away the clothing from the lef!
side of his body.
Two companions who seers within
fifteen (eel of him did not (eel tie-
! 'lock.
Almost at the same time .Mr. Smith
WU struck. Edward CO'Jturo, a farm-.
cr i'm ..truck hv lishtnlne while lid '
ill ... v. ; Tk.. i.i,
:iiK on it wit ,011 -..111 """if. i m- w
knocked him unconscious and he (ell
off his sat. Ho win recover.
. - - a , r, :
Lcuncre man uiizi.
William Western, formerly of i.e.-!
nore. died in a hospital In Chicago
Friday from injur).- s received when
he was struck by a vampire automo
bile a.s he was alighting Irom a sin l t
car.
GIRL HIKERS ARE HELD
AT THE COUNTY FARM
Wandering through the country
with all the light heartedness end
abandonment or the , t,i time gypsies,
two Chicago uirls. Katherine Mullen,
i.-?ed li). and Myrtle Kruger, aged IS,
were taken in charge by the l,n Salle.
authorities on Saturday afternoon
and are now being held at the i.a
Salle county farm until their relatives
in Chicago send them railroad fare
home. The SirlS. who are said by
the authorities to he well behaved
and well mannered young mis.-es.
were taken in charge when they were
trying to "hum" a ride on a (".. 0. & j
P. cur.
They told tho county authorities j
they started out a Week ago from the
home of (Catherine at r:i77 Went worth;
avenue, Chicago, for a vacation. Their
camp equipment consisted of a small
tent and a pillow. They had 7.50
In cash with them. The authorities
at. Homer and Jollet both stopped j
fhstn and held them tor Investigation.
They claim that they reached Mar-!
QUette and then tired of their vaca
tion, turned around to go hack to
Chicago. They boarded an toterur
ban car and requested a free ride.
When, the conductor tool; charge of
them and turned them over to Mis.
'..aunia Ausseiii, county probation of
ficer. They were taken to the county farm
hy Miss Aussem, where they were
given a bath an.) allowed to wait, un
til some word waa received Irom
their relatives. Myrtle's parents are
dead. Katherine lives wltti her moth
er, 'Mrs. Kale Mullen.
WELL KNOWN WOMAN
PASSES AWAY SUNDAY
Mrs. Catherine Hughes, 7". "II Con
gress street, died last nlghl 10:30 o'
clock at her home, following a six
weeks Illness of a complication of
diseases. Mrs. Hughes had been ill
previous to her recent illness.
She was born in Pottsville, Penn.,
1S4!I and when hut a small girl came
to Ottawa where she has since made
her home. Surviving she leaves one '
son Jerry Hughes and one daughter!
Mrs. C. J. Gillen of this city. Fun; ;al
services will he held Wednesday
morning at 9 o'clock from St. Colum
ba church. Internment will be made
at St. Cedumba Cemetery.
WELL KNOWN COUPLE
TO WED TUESDAY
Announcements of the marriage tit
Miss Margaret a Downev, 1029 Pine
street and Reginald Hasted. 117 Pinal
street tomorrow morning at St. Put
rick's church, were made this I ftOr
noon. The marriage will he perform
ed at 7:30 o'clock by ltev. 1.. A.
Haeiiett of St. Patrick's parish. Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Warren will act as !
the attendants. Following tho j
marriage the eouple Will leave on a
brief honeymoon, after which they
will tnak" their future home on a farm
in Prairie Center.
STORM STOPS GAME BBI
BEGS ADMISSION TO
COUNTY JAIL AFTER
C GIVCN LIBERTY
HARRY COULTER THREATENS TO
JUMP BONDS IF HE IS NOT
LOCKED UP BY COUNTY AU
THORITIES.
The l&Side of the l.a Salle county
jail look- pretty good to Hurry Coul
ter, Bged 81, who was arrested as u
boose runner three weeks ago. Coul
ter spent' mere than tWO weeks as a
prisoner in the county bastlle, (allow
in:: hi- arrest by sheriff Ay era. He
was released tha latter part of last
week on bonds signed by Policeman
Jesse Holmes.
Alter MCUritli his freedom Coulter
has been unable to Bad work by which
he can e;iru a livelihood. Yesterday
morning about h o'clock, when the
e.Lirh churen ami Sunday school coera
wen
mi their way to uieir
Sunday
again
county
morning worship, coulter
ranned on the floor of t!(
I prison and begged for
admission,
aliswt red his
To the deputy who
appeal be explains)
that lie could no?
Bad work jmt
stated that II they aw
him in the Jail he in-
not again taki
nd d
The
Ayafs,
lumniiu liis bOfids.
jailer conferred with Shertfl
and Mr. Ayeis told him to call
Oilier Holue i an I see il h- was will-
I log to reh a.se Coulter to the county
authorities again. Holmes stated that.
h i was willing to allow Coulter to gOj
; hack to the prison again, if Coulter
. w Ished to do so.
j Today Coulter was. "at homo" and
apparently happy.
His arrest was mad" in South Ot
tawa, when he and H. W. Hayes were
found on the night of July 2:'. takln;:!
wine from three big casks that were
hidden in the weeds along the hank i
of the Illinois, river. The pair con-j
fessed tint they had stolen the Wine
from the home or ex-Sheriff Mischke
in Peru. They claimed that Clarence
Mischke. a nephew of the ex-sheriff,:
helped thorn vet the wine. Mischke
got out of town before being placed;
under arrest and the authorities arc
now searching for him.
Coulter am! Hayes Claimed that
Nicholas Wolfe, an Ottawa chauffeur,
transported bOOSI for tin in from Mc
Kinley Park to Ottawa. Wolla was
placed under am -t.
DEATH CLAIMS MRS,
MARY BALL AGED 77
Mrs. Mary B, Sinallen Hall. 77. a
prominent resident of this city ami a
daughter Of the late Mr. and Mrs
Patrick Smallen. pioneer residents of
southern Illinois, died this morning
n bout 7:50 o'clock at the home oL her
son. Irving A. Hall, 422 Congress St., j
following a four month's illness of a
complication of diseases.
Mrs. Hall was well gnown in this
city and for a number of years oper
ated a bakery and confectionery shop
on West Madison streets, and had a
large Circle of friends who will be
rrleve to learn of her death. She was
twirii In I! ,rh(: 'er. N. Y.. May 28. 1S44,
and after residing there for a number
J of years came to Illinois with her par
ents where she has since resided.
I Surviving she leaves one son, Irvinn
' A. Ball of Fast Ottawa and one broth
er William Smallen of Jacksonville,
Fla. Funeral services will be held
j Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
.from the home of Irvina A. Pall. Fast
I Ottawa. interment wll be made nt
I Ottawa Avenue Cemetery.
REPUBLICANS TO PASS
TAX REVISION BILL
Washington, Aug. 15. Hoi'Se He
iiuoiicairs were to n s toda on the
tax revision bill as dratted b the
majority members of the wya and
means committee and leoido on pro-
IcedMO In the h,u;-' during consider
! ation of he measure, planned now
to hesin on dne.'.lr.
SPRINGFIELD PASSES
ELECTRICITY CRISIS
Sprittgfleld, ill . Aug. 15.- Sprinc
Baid'S municipal crisis-- threatened
shutdown of tho power plant of the'
Springfield Gas and Electric company
Bt midnight apparently haci passed
this morning witti an announcement i
that the company would accept the
twenty year franchise offered by th,
city.
. e - . A WtNTEfc- OH 1 JEST LKfr JTl
, ( RtCOR.T)! I ""rC WINTER fL
FIRE BUG FOILED IK
ATTEMPT TO BOR
1ST OTTAWA M
FIREMEN DISCOVER CLOTHING
SOAKED IN KEROSENE ON WIN
DOW SILL OP RESIDENCE SET
ABLAZE BY FIREBUG.
Alter a proton god per
iod of appoase
vho during tha
strayed thou
of property in
msiderabie ex-
ttts, attempted
men
past
sum
this
cite
to r
1 I I
to :
Ottawa's nrebug, '
year has d
s of dollars' worth
city and caused ci
unt among resldi
)Oai a similar act last night about
clock when he applied a torch
dwelling at 828 Walnul street.
owned by Joseph Gay, 640 Illinois ave
nue. Conditions as to the origin ot ,.
the lire guarantee the fact that it waa
the work of an incendiary. de;- pite the (,
fact that no one was seen j;oing to or tl
irom tin house. rl
Although authorities feel positive;
the house vvas deliberately s-. t on Sire, t
no clews have be n discovered as ti
who the wielder of the firebrand is.
The fin was started shortly befoi
1 1
o'clock an
ten mlnuti
who fcestdi
was discovered probably
lated by Bdward Claggati
next door. Mr. Claggett
stated thai at no time did he n
anybody about the house.
Tho blase was started in a wi
on the south t ide of tho budding,
glSM had been broken and a
bundle of old rags and clothing,
(tier
nuge
ther-
oughly soaked in kerosene, wa
placid on the window sill and then
ignited. The flames, before discovers
by Mr. Claggett, had spread to the
side walls near the window, but wen
easily extinguished when the tire de
partment arrived. Firemen stated
tills morning that the damage to th"
building will not exceed $36.
PRIZE FIELD CORN
ON EXHIBIT AT F.
j.
That Iho maturity of this year's corn I
is far ahead of previous years, may he j
evidenced by several ems of prUel
corn now on exhibit in the Free
Trader-Journal s window, crown by s.
B. Dixon of Northville township. The
corn is fully matured and was raised
without the aid of county advisors,
and is said by Mr. Dixon to be at. Id -six
weeks ahead of maturity schedule
The ears on exhibit are solid and arc
a splendid sueclmen of tho grain,
which was planted during the latter
....... nt mnnth triv Mr flivnn
l-illt vi tin in""." -
h n,.r,. f cneti norn nn hla
,,.- IU..II ww.i-j - - - --
farm.
Drainage Into Gulf of Mexico.
A eotnperatlvel.i small part of the
Canadian West drains into the Ghatf
of Mexico, namely, 12.rU5r square
miles. This urea forms part of tho
valley of the Milk river, which flow
ing into the United States, empties
Into the Missouri . . and the latter
empties Into lot M.ssistinpl.
ABOUT THIS TIME O' YEAR
FIVE KILLED IN FIRE
IN PHILADELPHIA
: II
of Mrs
iooman. la.,
Poll, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. .1. D. DeBolt. at one
lime prominent residents oi tins Clt;
was received late this afternoon b
I relatives of tin deceased. Mr
Bruard died yesterday, but part
r
culars in regard to her death have as I
'yet not been received. Surviving she I
: h aves her husband and three children, j
' Debolt, 7; Virginia, 6; Richard, 3; one;
'sister. Barbara ami a brother Karl:
I DeBolt of Pontine, besides her father,
! also of that city. The remains will be i
i brought to this city Wednesday niorn
I lltg. Funeral services w ill he held at
9:30 o'clock from the (iladi'elter under-
! taking establishment. Internment
J will be made at Ottawa Avenue Ceme
tery. OBENCHAIN AMD BURCH
REACH LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles,
Oherchain and
Burcb of Bvaaa
Aug i;
tho Hev
ton are
i. Ralph B.
. William A.
in Fos Ange-
diing across the continent
e aid of his divorced wife
ither to help his son the
In the city this afternoon.
Rev. Mr I lurch went at
one
and
red
one
county jail, where he was olos
with his son. Arthur C. Burch,
'ted
indlcti
for murder of J, Helton Ken
the Kennedy summer cottage
ly Glen on the night of Aug.
ayed his visit to .Mrs.
under Indictment and
had visited her moth-
Oh
in
'ii bain, alsi
jail until he
On the journey from Chicago Obon-,
chain and the minister were constant
ly together They were believed to
have mapped i ul a plan of oampaign
as soon as possible to effect (tie re- I
lease Ol the two held for the crime.
Oberchain Is Nervous.
Ohonchain seemed very nervous and
somewhat uncertain as to the out-,
come of the whole affair, but the Hev.
Burch was calm and pleasant. They
said they antlcimte no difficulty in
obtaining their ends.
Word that tier former husband had
arrived seemed to hearten Mrs. Often-
chain. She was still weak, following
he: complete eoiiapsp yesterday, but
cer spirit: were reviving. She said
She wished bed hurry and visit her.
! Burch expects his case to be round-
Od into form within two days He
remains silent as to the defense ho
expects to ofter. but said his father
' would DUt the matter into the hands
Of able attorneys here by Wednesday.
''I'm not worried over wdiat the
state ma) ho able to oroduce against
me." said Hurrh. "I'm confident that
the district ttttorncy has no ace in
the hole, no bit of evidence against
me that has not been mentioned in
.,.
I lal
new s papers.
"Knowing as much as he does i
an; a lump ahead of him. What i
kr.o-,'
go tl
II remain my secret until I
i:il Then I will tell every-
thin,-
The First Fruity.
Only a little of the first fruits r.f
Wisdom only n few fragments of the
boundless heights breadths. and
depths of t tutb- -have I been able to
iather.- UartiB Lmi er.
TRY TO STOP BOSSES
FROM RUNNING
STARVED ROCK PAR
C, O. & P. RAILWAY BRINGS IN
JUNCTION PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST I WO LA SALLE BUS
COMPANIES.
injunction
In the local
pre
dii
were started
l Clt
('., 0
mt
ft I
Court this morn
. railroad to com
lng b:
pel I
irom
Salle
Tin
morn
borne
Eddy
Motol
am s
asks
(rom
i 1
iro motor
bus lines to refrain
carrying pi
and Starvi i
-si ngcrs Between La
I Hock state park.
(list case is set for 1
iw morning at 1 I o'c
Ftlay, Charles F.ddy.
and Harold Fildv of
earing to
ock. Os
Blizabeth the Eddy
Bus company at
In this suit. Th' i
that the company
hauling pdssengei
tho di fend
ill Sled today
be restrained
as they are
running tn competition witn tne 1 u.
iS.- I' railway and have no franchise.
The bill also alleges that the company
has not complleS with the rules of the1
public utilities commission governing
the operation of motor buses.
The Wanner . Himbert Bu
m.
pany of Le, Salle Is the defendant in
j the si eond case. The traction com
pany asks that the men operating this
' bus line be restrained from carrying
I passengers, as they have secured no
j "certificate of public convenience and
necessity" from the state public util'
' tii s commission.
I This hearing is set for the October
i term of tin Circuit Court.
The Wagner j Himbert Bus com
pany holds a contract with the. state
1 department of public w iri s, permit-
ting it to enter th-' state park to taki
on 'and discharge passengers.
Both bills alleg. that the c. O. & P.
railway is drgantaed under the stal
laws and is operating UBder fran
chises and strictly in accordance with
the laws governing tie- running of rail-
FEDERAL MAN HERE TO
HANDLE YANKS' CLAIMS
A Representative of (tfhe1 federal
Hoard tor Vocational Education will
be at the Red Cross and American
l.egion Rooms. Gayoty Building
Tuesday afternoon, August 16, a' l
o'clock. Any ex-service man who
wishes to talk to him regarding
claims for Vocational Training -an
call at the iRod Cross Rooms Tues
day afternoon.
COURTS SEVEN YEARS.
BUT WO'T MARRY
Jolint, 111., Aug. if Miss Bertha
"MiUlgan. 24. of Decatur, yesterday
filed suit hero sgrinst Cyrus If. Den
nis, a railroad station far $10,-
00 damages. is Mtlllgsn
DetlAts courted her tor seven
add recently his h. cooled.
Ssy
- i
years
MASON CITY
EXCITING SEARCH FOR
PAY ROLL BANDITS
Peoria, 11., Aug. 1 5. - Bloodhounds and a
sheriffs' posse today surrounded two men in a corn
field near Mason City who are though to be con-
.nected with the Kincaid
IflPW IM mDWnr I Payroll robbery Saturday
INENT
n
OIFS IN STREATOR
PUBLISHER AND PROMINENT RE
PUBLICAN WHO SERVED AS
STREATOR POSTMASTER FOR
SIXTEEN YEARS LOSES FIGHT
FCR LIFE.
Streator. Ill . ug. .". (Special.)
John W. Fortiof. aged 00. president of
the. Streator Free Press company,
died this morning at 9 o'clock at the
family home In thi city after two
..ea'.V illness. Mr. Fornof had been
prominent Id newspaper and Repub
lican circles ftr a gn at many years.
For sixteen '( ars be served as post-
maetor of Streator under the admin
istrations of MoKlnley, Roosevelt and
Taft. Hii last active work was tha'
' o( chairman of the exemption hoard
j for th" Streator district during the
worm war.
While W rvlng In this capacity
he
his
Was MKOn 111 ana never leguiueu
hi alth
A nalHe of Butler county
Fornof moved to Illinois
Ohio, Mr.
with the
members of his family
year of ago. He reside
w hen but 1
d in the cen-
trsl pnrt of th(v State
until lie grew to
young mannooo. roriy-nve years aeu
ii" came to Streator, where he had
since resided,
in is:; he purchased a halt Inter
i st in tlie Streator Free Press, in
1908 the business was incorporated
with Mr. Fornof at Its head, and he
served in that capacity until the time
of his demise.
Always a stalwart Hi publican In
the support of the party and its prin
ciples. Mr. Fornof bad been active
in political circles for two decades.
He served as president of tile Repub
lican Editorial Association of th i
twelfth congressional district and of
the
III
the
lodg
both
Illim
n
Hum
xem pt Ion board,
was active in the
working.. Of
Ma onlc,
Elk!
ved
and
Woodmen
resident of
lub and the
iation.
th
St.
Coll
il-
Valh
liked
Intancc
oth it
hv
1 of ins
will be
less and
Tl
greatly miss
fraternal life
His marri
g1
. to M is
San
J.
Seavey took
April 26, 170.
ace in Mario
She, with six
Mrs. Jessie it
. Iowa,
hlldren,
wtends,
i George Fornof
Miss Myrtle Fornof and John K. For
nof, editor el' the Free Pre:;s, all of
Streator: Mrs. Harriet Elder of Wich
ita, Kan., and W Ivan Fornof of In
dianapolts, Ind.. survive, him.
The funeral services will be held on
Wednesday afternoon at 2:;',u o'clock.
The Masonic organization will be in
charge.
DAVISON RESTS WELL;
NEW OPERATION SOON
N
son.
Red
fort
iw York, Aiij.". IB Henry P. Davl-
banker and former head of the
'm-s was reported resting com-
nt Roosevelt Hospital today.
Doctors were Watching for the effects
of the operation Friday for a tumor
that, pressed against the brain. At the
hospital it was slated Mr. Davison's!
pulse, temperature and respiration
were normal, he was sleeping quietly
and lie had taken nourishment
Another operation w ill be necessary
to remove the tumor disclosed by tho
first operation, but the time for the
new operation depends largely upon1
low he rallies from the effects of the
first. If he continues to improve the
second operation probably will take I
place within the next three or four
KILLED BUMMING RIDE
IN QUEST OF WORK
Rockferd. 111.. Aug. 1"'. -Morris Wee
ton, 19. Benton Harbor, Mich., fell
from a tank car here today and was
killed. Elmer Bonson. Coloma, Mi h..
his Companion said they were on their
way
to Rochester. Minn., in search ol
work.
m
SCENE OF
night. Police are holding
an abandoned automoible wnich w?s
,JesPrted by the men after being stop
ped for speeding.
Stopped for speeding according to
word received here hy tolephQJ
morning. Tho mfn driviig
roadster came thru Mason City y ...
day .-veiling and were Stopped by
( hlef of Police Brownfleld, who told
them they were wanted in Havana, III..
on a chareg of speeding preferred by
necial deputy Hrown wdio is patrolling
the hard road north of Mason City.
Chief Hrowntield. .-topped tie- car as
it was entering town and stepped on
the running board with a drawn re
volver. The men according to the
police, appeared willinu to be taken to
Mason City and the chief put up his
gun. One of the men Immediately
drew a revolver and ordered the chief
off the car shooting at him twice as
he stepped off. The chief was not hit
and returned the fire but tho speeding
car was soon out of sight. The men
continued thru Mason City and ran to
the cemetery, where the road ends
There they abandoned the car and
took refuge In a nearby corn field. A
posse was then organized and the corn
Beids surrounded. The vigilance was
continued throtlghbut the night nd
blcodhounds from Decatur W6f
brought thoro this morning.
The posse gave up the search nt
noon.
Springfield. 111., Auk. 1 5. -Solution
of the Pea body payroll robbSty In the
little mining town of Kincaid late Sat
uidpy was no nearer this morning,
sheriil Dunbar Of Christian county de
ciared this morning that the four
bandits who 3&cured 195,0c I had ap
parently "vanished in the air.", No
trace of them after they sped out of
the village in an automobile had been
found, although Sheriff Dunbar and
private operatives believed that th'i
bandits made for St. I.ouis.
MAN AND WOMAN ARE
CLEARED OF CHARGE
PREFERRED BY FATHER
Charges of disorderly
(erred against, them hy
mors, aged 52. and an
the Wedron silica sand
onduct, pre
F. L, Sum-
employe of
works, were
dismissed by Judge Koenig, against
Mrs. Bonnie MUnson, 27, and James
B, Manrod. aged 411. of Wedron, 111.,
when the pair were arraigned iii his
court Saturday afternoon for hearing.
Summers, author of the complaint, is
the father of Mrs. Munson. and was
unable to substantiate any of his
statements when on tho witness stand.
in return Sunmers was forced hy
the court to repay Manrod $29.30.
which was money ho borrowed some
time ago. Following t he dismissal
of tho charges against the pair, Man
rod Immediately began .mit against
Summers for the amount Koenig re
turned a judgment for the full amount
in favor of iManrod.
.Manrod and Mrs. Munson were ar
rested by representatives of the sher
iff's office Saturday night, after war
rants had been issued lor their ar
rest on complaint of Summers. Their
trial was to take place late Saturday
morning but was continued until af
ternoon. Summon was the first to
take the stand in the case. Hsi testl
take th,- stand in tin case. His testi
mony was scattered and the testl
1 hold" them on the charge. Mr. and
Mrs Hell, proprietors of a boarding
house a; Wedron. John Bigford and
I Manrod were the only witnesses for
' the defense.
TWO SUFFOCATE BY
GAS FROM A SILO
Geneva. Aug. 15 -George Berg of
Geneva and Wm. Kruser of Mihvau-
k. e. farm hands for .). R. Kirk. wwM
ifuffocsted yesterday hy gas gener
ated from corn In a fifty foot silo.
I Kirk went In the silo first. When
he failed to reappear or answer. Ktu-
uer went down to see what was wrong,
j Kirk then tied a rope around his body
and was lowered into the silo. He lost
consciousness before he could be
j raised.
First Trams.
Street tramways drawn hy horse
'were Introduced into this country hy
Mr. Tram, an American, from MM
they take their name. They wero first
run at Birkenhead In ld. and in Lon
don the following year. Loaded Tit
Bits.