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1 7 FREE TRADER v OTTAWA FREE TRADER) WEATHER Established 1840 Fair tonight and Tues day; cooler tonight; fro.it OTTAWA JOURNAL Established 188U ;r, north and eentr.il AND OTTAWA FAIR DEALER ') VOLUME 5.--KO. i!7. OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1921. PRICE, TWO CENTS WIFE DEAD. MATE INJURED IN AUTO COLLISION JOURNA1 BUICK IS STOLEN FROM PARKING PUCES IN BUSINESS DISTRICT CAR BELONGING TO MISS! MYTPf flf Rl APK BERTHA BROWN TAKEN I mlAIUlVL Ul DLHulA fgrnrnwrn m nj, m no on io thief; MACHINE DISAPPEARS AFTER BEING LEFT IN FRONT OF BAP TI8T CHURCH POLICE AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE SEEK AUTO TAKEN. Members of both the local pollco force and of Sheriff Ayers' shift ere contacting lenrch for h L920 model Bulek roadster owned by Miss Bertha Brown, 6;!,"i Illinois avenue, which wae, stolen from alongside the Bapttol church at tin- corner of Jefferson and Columbus streets Baturday night be tween 7:3u and 8:80 o'clock, it is be lieved the thief watched Miss Brown park her car there, becauei in Iws than an hour she returned to find it missing. Miss Brown, together with Miss Maude McCulloitgh and Mrs Hugh McCul lough of South Ottawa, bad parked the car there about J:80. Un aware that someone was about to steal it, they walked around the looi district, doing some shopping. Kn they were ready to go home they went to the place where they had left Miss Brown's automobile. They found ii missing. A search was Instituted lot the mlsplng machine, and after find ing no traci' of It they notified I hlef of Police Hen Ford und Sin riff ('. S. Ayers of the theft. A search through out the city was made by the Official who were of the opinion that some youthful Joy riders might have taken It for a spit). No trace of tile car could be found. Authorities at La Sail"'. Peru, Strea tor, Marseilles and Aurora were In formed of the theft anil asked to keep a weather eye open for the Stolen j machine. The machine bore a license plate, No. 362153, The car was a j ajcy moiiei arm nan a macs oou.. wun yellow wheels and carried two extra tirrsv As yet no word has been ro rcceived from officials of surrounding towns in regard to tin automobile. Two Crash on South Side. W. .1. Brown, who resides at Hi I corner of Christie and Glover streets, driving a Ford touring car, and Jo ueph Hozr of St real or. in a large Hi i truck, narrowly escaped serious in jury this afternoon about 1 o'clock when their cars collided at the cor ner of State and Center street.;. Both Mr. Brown and Mrs. Hozr escape i with a bad shaking up anil a scare, Mr. Brown was driving his car1 to town, north on State street, White Hozr wan coming toward town on Ten ter street. When they reached th crossing they collided, The truck rammed into the Ford and was travel ing at a high rate of speed. The Ford was thrown probably ten feet, up against the curbing. The crash attracted a large num ber of people who were on their way to work after the lunch hour. They rushed to the aid of Mr. Brown and Mr. Hozr. Dr. Iana M. Palmer sum moned the police ambulance, but an investigation showed that neither was injured. The right front wheel of the Ford was torn off. The entire front end -was smashed. The headlights were broken and the front axle badly sprung. The front, wheel on the right hand side of the Heo truck was torti off, while the front fenders were bent. Recover Abandoned Ford. A new Ford sedan belonging to Wil liam Sehuetz, an employe of a 1 a Salle garage, -was stolen on Friday night and abandoned near Marseille" when the thief ran Into a small ditch and get stuck in the mud. A man who left La Salle for Chicago on Fri day was taken in charge and ques tionew. but nothing that would impli cate him in the theft could be un earthed. TWO WILL LEAVE ON TRIP TO OLD COUNTRY Bruno Bianchi and James Virgilio. two well-known young Ottawa business men will leave Thursday morning for ' New York, and will sail from that city ! uct. for a five months' tour in lltM orniru agreeu n respem- Europe. They will land at Havre, and siWo for her fi,ie- The four were I A social was enjoyed by the stu will spend ten days in Paris before aken t0 i7tlpa by Chief Fitzgerald to dents and faculty of P. V. L. C. a going to their former homes In Halv. j raise tneir finp- 8,1(1 Gnucas was lock- their "gy m" last Saturday evening. While Virgilio is abroad his Ottawa ' el1 in tnp rounty jail until he could The seniors wore in charge of the Shoe Shop will be operated under the ! produce the money to raise his fine. , evening and proved to be royal enter- management of Charles Nywelius. who conducts a shoe repairing shop here. Mr. Bianehi's partner Dario Leucious will conduct the Bianchi confection ary while his partner is away. f Artesian Water Always Warm. ' Water flowing from deep artesian nells is always warm, em account of the internal heut of the earth. mm m m NEGRESS AND MEXICANS FIGURE IN FREE LOVE TANGLE RE VEALED WHEN MATE OF ONE STARTED RUMPUS WITH HUGE KNIFE. The alleged fickleness of a member of the feminine sex caused a near murder in Utlca yesterday morning, when Hubert ('auras, of Depue, B Mexican, aged about 3ii years, loaded up with moonshine, and then armed with a butcher knife ground to a raiOT like edge, und a brand new $3.IHI razor I the kind used for social pur- poses) went to the box cars near! i tiea where the Hock Island section gang is quartered and it is --aid at-1 tempted to cut up Mary Keonious, , aged about .'12. Mary who Is also a Mexican, was said by Caucas to have: deserted him and the home he had es tablished for them in Depue, had gone; j to rtica and set up housekeeping with ' j Harry Chap, a Mexican, whose curleyl j locks would outshine any artist in j Qreenwtch village. Rubert upon the appeal of Mary, ! was turned over to the Utica police, land in turn to the sheriff's office. Sheriff Ayers listened to his story and1 then went down to Ctica, and took! charge of Mary and Harry Chap, on a! disorder ly conduct warrant. During i his search for Mary he stumbled onto a Negress named Blanche Martin.' aged 30. of Peoria, who was spending the week-end with Hritrio. aged 21!, an-; Other Mexican, in his box ear. Blanche and Hritrio were also taken in charge, j and all five of the culprits spent Sun day in jail, awaiting hearings on charges of disorderly conduct. Rupert is said to have started his little war on Mary about 7:30 o'clock in the morning, To save cutting him-; self he had placed his unscathed butcher knife, blade upward in his pocket. lie grabbed out the knife by j the blade, and had to turn it around to catch the handle. Mary proved the quicker and grasp ing the handle, unknifed him. Harry the ever gallant chap, succeeded in downing Hubert, and sat on him while Mary ran for aid. She met the Hock 1l.1.,,1 .,. PnwUMan .iiul -t,,, rli.tr man. who went to the' scene of the battle, and taking charge of Hubert, led him to the Chief of Police Fitzger ald. Fitzgerald notified Sheriff Ayers. who went down to Utica after the pugilistic combatant. After hearing his story, of a wrecked love, and marri ages, which are said to have taken place "without benefit of the clergy" Ayers thought it was time to arrest Mary and her "Chap." While searching for the box ear where Mary resided Ayers went to the car where Blanche was visiting. She was cooking a chicken, and pre paring a delicious dinner for her flame. Suspicious the sheriff ques tioned the pair, and was informed by Blanche, that she was in the habit of visiting her lover unchaperaned. See ing that her code did not coincide with the Utica residents standards of mora's. Ayers brought them on with the rest. The five were locked in the countv jail until this morning when they were arraigned in juuge ioemg s court for hearing. All are Fined. Judge Koenig, after hearing the evidence assessed a fine of $a0 and . costs, a total of $60 against Caucas and fined the other four $2.r and costs, j Mary and Harry were told they i must get out of the county. Not wish-1 ing to do this they asked if they could; be married and remain here. Harry secured a license, and Judge Koenig, ; preformed the ceremony uniting the two. Blanche asked the permission to raM tne Proprietor or ui s fines near sPri"K Valley to come and pay FIRST SNOW FALL IS REPORTED AT WAUSAU ... .... ". , . ttausau. Wis.. Oct. I. A snow last - ing about five minutes occurred at noon todav. This is the first snow seorm of the season and the earliest that snow has fallen here, II F FORMER COUNTY CLERK NAMED ASSISTANT COMMERCE COM MISSIONER, WHILE EX-ARMY CAPTAIN LANDS POST WITH EDUCATION BRANCH. Springfield, 111.. Oct. 3. Two La Salle county men who were active m the campaign to nominate and elect Governor hen Small on the Repub llcan ticket were rewarded today by appointment to state plume, D. L McKenney, former county clerk of ha Salle county, and later an side in the secretary of states otttiv, was nominated to the post of assist ant commerce commissioner, at a sal 1 ary of $4,000 per annum Max Murdock. attorney of Streator, was named assistant director of regis tration and education, at a salary of $3,600. Don Harrison of Hiifhvllle was ap pointed assistant director of public works and buildings. LONE STAR MARKER ON RETURN JOURNEY Rudolph Munsinger. Alton, 111., wh ) passed through Otawa a few weeks ago marking the Lone Star route from Brownsville, Texas, to Chicago, ar- I rived here this morning on his return I trip. He is traveling over the same route, completing the work where it may have been left incomplete. Mr. Munsinger had the misfortune to lose his horse that had been his faithful companion up to that time while at ,.1.ooi, n hio mirwarH Mn Ha thPn bought another, which afterward was ia(jly injured in a barbed win- fence BO tt:at it COuld no longer be 0f service. He is now driving his third horse since starting out on his Chicago trip. When Mr. Munsinger shall have reached Alton the entire trail will be completely marked with a white band around the poles, upon which there is stenciled in red a double pointer! star and the words "Lone Star Route." P. V. L C. FACULTY AND STUDENTS AT SOCIAL tainers. Admission was charged for j the affair according to the height of I each person An interestinc nrosram had beon prepared. wnin furnished much entertainment. The remainder of the evening was spent in a soclai :way an wu thoroughly enjov.-d bv ; an i,Kht rofrh ments were served and the evenings re?tivlties closed j with a grand march. The proceed Jwere added to the athletic fund. MKENNEY AND IX i DO K RECEIVE FAVORS FROM SMALL HE SURELY OUGHT TO SEE THIS HINT Mllburn has expressed his Intention of taking the examination, and John Fornof. managing, editor of the Free I Press, it Is statedjmay take It, WATCH VANISHES FROM RESTAURANT COUNTER As the result of placing his gold watch and chain on the counter in the New Andan restaurant on Madi son street, aibout 2:30 this morning, while he was figuring e-ut the cost of a taxi cab trip. Earle J. Locke, driver for the Hardy-Funk line of this city, is today minus the timepiece and is conducting a search for it. The which disappeared suddenly and al though several suspects were search id by the police no trace of it could be found. Locke had just returned from a long trip. He went Into the restaur ant for something to eat took out the watch and starteil to figure out the cost of the trip and the waiting time. After figuring it out he walked to the front end of the counter. not thinking of the watch on the counter, he again walked out. When he arriv ed at the station he missed the time piece and rushed back to the restaur ant. Nobody had it, at least they said they did not Locke called Cap tain of Police James Fox and a search followed, but no trace of It could he found. CHICAGO CELEBRATES FIRE SEMI CENTENNIAL Chicago, Oct. 3. The semi-centennial festival of the Chicago tire in 1ST' was opened here today, the affair being held in connection with an acci dent and fire week. A historic pag eant of outstanding events in the city's history is being conducted in connection with the festival. Chief MeJConncll of the fire preven tion staff of the Chicago tire depart ment announced today that sixty-five alarms art- turned in he re every twen ty-four hours and the city's average lire loss per week is about $260,400. This can be reduced to 160,000, he as serted. REPORT M'CORMICKS ARE SEPARATED Chicago, Oit. 3. - Reports that Har old F. McCormlck, president of the International Harvester company, and Mrs. McCormlck, daughter of John D, Rockefeller, are separated were an swered today In a formal statement by Mr. McCormlck in which he said: "Mr. Harold McCormick declines to make any statement confirming the re port that he and his wife are not liv ing under the same roof." TAFT TAKES OATH AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF U. S. Washington. Oct. 3. Administra tion of the judicial oath to William Heward Taft. the new chief justice, marked reconvening today of the supreme court for the regiler tall term. Possibly. Beware of palmistry 1 when a girl Mirts looking for your life line she may tec throwing out the wife line. THREE FACE COURT TRIALS FOR MAKING MOONSHINE-HOOTCH SHERIFF RAIDS HOUSE WEST OF UTICA AND FINDS EVIDENCE ENOUGH TO WARRANT ARREST OF ONE SUSPECT. John Wosal. aged about 40, was placed under arrest on Saturday night, and it Is said his brother and sistei in-law, Mike and Maggie Wesai, will lie prosecuted for an alleged violation of the state search and seizure laws The action followed a raid which Slier iff Ayers and Deupty Sheriff Charles Campbell made on the Wosal abode two miles east of Utica, on the Illinois and Michigan canal banks. A small quantity of moonshine in a very big jug was taken by the officers during the raid. Recently several reports have beer made to the sheriff's office that ttu trio of Wosafs were carrying on an illegal liquor business. The party from the sheriff's office went out tc their shack just about elusk on Satur day. They found no customers there and were unable to unearth a still. Ir. a shed back of the dwelling they fOUttd the big jug, which apparen'l; had been emptied. Both men aud the woman Insisted that they were not guilty of any vio lations of the search and seizure laws The officers, however, felt that the evidence at hand warranted the pros ecution of the three. John was brought to Ottawa ant; lodged in the county jail, but Mr and Mrs. Mike Wosal wi re allowed to remain at their home, as they begged the authorities to allow them to re main to care for their belongings Which they feared would bo stolen II they were linked up. Considering them responsible for their appearand when they are- called for trial. Sheriff Ayers allowed them to remain u home. LONG ILLNESS FATAL TO OCTOGENARIAN Mrs. EHtabeth Harold, 16, a well known resident of Ottawa, passed a way Saturday night about 11:30 o' clock at her home above the interur ban station, corner of Madison and Court streets, following a lingering illness of a complication of diseases along with intimities of old age. Mrs Harold was well known in Ottawa and had a vast circle of friends who will be grieved to learn of her death She was born in Licking County. Ohio. September 5. 1X36, and when but a young woman came to this city where she has sinee made her home Surviving she leaves one son, James Harold of this city. Funeral services were held thL af ternoon at 1:30 o'clock from Glad teller's l'ndei taking eslablishrnent on Madison stret. Internment WSJ made at Summit View Cemetery. TRAGEDY OVERTAKES COUPLE WALKING ON HIGHWAY NEAR PERU Peru, October 3. (Special) Mrs. S. L. Corlc. aged 40, of this city is Cork seriously injured and her seven year old son, SUNDAY DECLARED BY OTTAWA PEOPLE THOUSANDS SWARM THIRD AR TILLERY CAMP DURING TWO DAY STAY OF OUTFIT IN CITY COLUMN MOVES ON STREATOR AFTER PARADING THRU LOOP. The army has come and gone. Five hundred troopers forming a cavalcade approximating "tie mile in length moved eiut of Ottawa this morn ing on their day's journey to Strea tor, a two days' bivouac on the Held north of the city waterworks pumping station. The outfit, comprising the third bat talion of the Third Field Artillery U. S. A., a unit of the motor transport engineers and brigade headquarters, including a wagon train of gnat length, arrived in Ottawa Saturday afternoon and this morning at 7 o'clock broke camp. The column moved through the leiop between 7:30 and S o'clock. Several hundred early risers gathered in the business district to witness the departure-. The parade was a spectacle never before seen in Ottawa and ws worth getting out of bed a little earl; to view. Thousands Throng Camp. Sunday was declared a military hol iday in the city, when thousands from near and Car Visited the artillery ;amp. Throngs poured into the grounds from early until late, admir ing the men. their equlpm nt. and pai tlcularly the well groomed, beautiful animals. One thing that Impressed the citizenry in general was the man ner in which the soldiers deported themselves during their stay in the city. They were courteous, well be- having and every way the theater, conducted themselves in as gentlemen should. In em t he stret ts or at camp the effects Of army training and disc' pline were manifested in the gi neral good deportment of the enlisted man. Saturday Pay Day. Saturday was a day of especial im port to the "buck" In the service. Lite, in the afternoon the assembly found no backward ernes getting Into forma tlon to sign the pay roll, a task which was speedily disposed of. ami the waj i paveul for putting a lot of money into j circulation, both in Ottawa and among the more successful members of the outfit. The exchanges were due largely to the ever-present cubes of ivory, hlui'k jack and the old army game of straight and stud poker. The gallopin' domi noes, a prime favorite for speculation purposes, yesterday wen: active in sever&l parts of the camp. Much of the pay roll found its way into Othei Channels through these various means all of which are held near and dear t the average soldier's heart. Band Renders Concert. The regimental hand Saturday ni'iht played a very delightful concert on the court bouse lawn, Crowds gath ereel on Madison street and Derort tne county building to enjoy the music, loudly applauding the numbers for tie excellent manner in which they were given. The concert lasted from 7:80 until ! o'clock. In Streator Today. The column, after wending its wav through the streets of Ottawa on to day's leg of a journey which will ter minate at Camp Knox, Kentucky, ex pects to arrive In Streator about 1 o'clock this afternoon, where it wi'l go into camp for the night. Tomor row the procession will move on Hon tiac. Colonel W. 1). Xewbill, commanding, in his inarching orders h is provided for an average advance of title . i miles per day Under the system In VOked by the commandant the column moves forward for fifty minutes anil then rests for ten minutes. KILLS 2 WHO WOULDN'T PAY FOR MOONSHINE St. Louis. Mo. Oct. 3 Paul Pal mero, a saloon keeper, confessed, the police say, that he shot and killed two iii'-ii after they bad riMused to pay for drinks ordered in his place of busi ness yesterday. MILITARY HOLIDAY dead, her husband, S. L. uories, slightly injured, as a result of being run down by an auto driven by Thomas HftlDln of li Salle. He. Paxtmect head of the- Marquette j Cement Co., just west of Peru on 'Saturday night. Following the law which specifies dimmers shall be used on electric auto lights, and which pre. vented Mr. Halpln from seeing the pedestrians, is said to have caused the I accident. I The acciilent occurred Just west of , I'eru. as the Cork family, pater, j mother and son were walking into town to attend the D. o. K. K, parade. I Mr Cork is the-owni of a trhk -garden just west of I'eru. and he anil his family are highly respee ted residents I Of the community The accident oc jcurred just about 7 o'clock, as Mr. Halpln was on his way home from Spring Valley. Inside of three niin ;utes after the collision twelve ma , chines were on the scene of the acel : dent. Injured About Heads. Both Mr. anil Mrs. Cork were struck ;ilx)ut the head. Mrs. Cork was badly bruised and cut Her husband sus tained a bad seal)) wound. The little son escaped with only minor bruiRos and cuts. Mrs. Cork was rushed In an auto to St. Margaret's Hospital In La Salle, where she died at 9 o'clock of a cere bral hemmorhage. Mr. Cork and Dories were taken to the Peru Hos pital. Last night the boy was able to be taken to his home. A coroner's inquest was Conducted over the remains of Mrs. Cork this morning, and a verdict of accidental death was returned. Four Injured at Danville. Danville, 111., Oct. 3. Four were In jured, one perhaps fatally. Sunday at Martinton, north of here on tin Dixie highway, when an auto driven b y liter Saunders was upset when struck by another car driven by George Lee, a DfeCStur negro. Mr.". Rose Barton of Westvlile suffered a. broken back and is not expected to live. John Barton, her husband) was internally injured. Mrs. Martha Ga bralobicz suffered a broken shoulder and Walter Saunders was slightly bruised. One Killed Near Eurlinqton. Burlington, Iowa. Oct. 3. --William Tewell, 88, Davenport, uas Instantly killed and Herbert Jeske, also of Davenport, and V. P. Morgan of Hoc!; Island, 111., narrowly escaped being burned to death, two mile.-) north of Mediapolis on Sunday even ing when the ear driven by Morgan turned tiver and caught fire. Tewell's chest was crushed in when the car turned over. The two other men were pinned under the machine when it started to burn. .1 Brewer, ! a farmer living near, saw the blaze I and summoned neighbors who worked ) desperately digging the trapped men out While the car burned. The three left Hock Island Sunday ati'ernoou to drive to Ft. Madison. APPENDICITIS PUTS YANK IN HOSPITAL Clinton Hamscom, a member of the batalllon of soldiers comprising the Third Kielel Artillery, which spent the uast two days in this city, did not i leave with i Hamscom his buddies this morning, on the first day that he arrived was the victim of a severe i attack of annendieitis. He was rush- led to Hyburn Memorial hospital about. noon Saturday and an immediate op eration was performed by Dr. F. K. Calmer. At the present time he is reported as getting along nicely. It will be probably two weeks or more before he will be able to join his unit. FORMER RESIDENT OF OTTAWA IS DEAD Word was received here yesterday of the death of Mrs. H. G. Kincheloe. a former well known resident of this City, at her home in Richmond, tnd. i According to the telegram death OC I CUT red late Friday night, following a long siege of neuralgia of the heart. I Mrs. Kincheloe at one time was a j prominent resident of this city. Up 1 until eighteen years ago she spent her life here. At that time she moved to Indiana. Although no word regardinc funeral servie-es was received the remains will be taken to Kokomo. Ind.. where they will be interred. Try the Free Trader-Journal Want Add For Quick Results