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OTTAWA FREE TRADER
Established 1840
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VOLUME 5 -NO. 25.
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, OCTOBEB 87, 1981.
PB1GE, TWO CENTS.
MAY URGE COURTS TO HALT RAILWAY STRIKE
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JOURNAJ
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RECEIVER FOR PACKING COMPANY
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$42,000
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PETITIONER9 ALLEGE THAT
LARGE SUM WILL BE NECES
SARY TO REOPEN PLANT AND
PLACE IT ON PAYING BASIS.
John Bekhardt, president of the Il
linois Farmers' Packing CO., filed
bills ill tojB Circuit COUrt) asking that
a receiver he appointed for the coin
puny, a second bill was filed bj Mr
Bokbardt, C. W. Burkhardt, Whiter
Sixt. w. B. Bollen, T. II. MoConnell,
Gorge A. Hroinan, F. S. Grlvey, El
mer cjiiinn, directors of the company,
anil Attorney Lester I lorn n. asking
that a trust deed for the land on
which the 'packing house is situated
be foreclosed.
The trust deed was given
Horan September, 1920, when
rectors advanced $48,600 to
debtednesi of the company,
notes and a mortgage on ttic
ty. It is alleged that a total
to Mr.
the dl
pay In
taking I in i pe r-
o( $30,-
617.84 is still due the directors Th''
ask that the property he sold to pay
off the contpany'a obligations.
The hearing for the appointment of
a receiver will he held before Judge
Kid redge In the circuit COUrt next
Monday morning. Oct. 81, at 10
o'clock.
President Owned Three Shares.
Mr. Eckhardt, who is a resident of
Hock Island, alleges in his hill that
he purchased three shares of packing
company stock on May 2i. 1918. He
claims that he was elected a director
of the company and in IA19 was elect
id president. The plant started op
crating in February, 1919, and ceased
operations on July 12, 1921.
Debts Aggregate $44,000.
in his hill Mr. Eckhardt lists the
Indebtedness of the company as $11.
OOO. There Is, lie alleges, at the pres
ent time $7.i00 due them, of which
about $5,0011 is collectable. ThOV
have $(',.".ii in the 'hank, and owe about
$.1tia to the building and loan on
their property.
$75,000 to Start Business.
He alleges that it would take ho
tween $.r0.0on and $75,000 additional
money to put the business In a posi
tion to make money and claims thej
are unable to raise any more money.
Tno Illinois Farmers Packing Co.
Is owned by 1,G(I0 stock holders, who
are principally Illinois farmers. The!
company was Organized under the
laws of South Dakota.
Extrom Given $782 Judgment.
A Judgment Of $7S2.51 was awarded
Peter ICxtrom of Streator by the jury
that heard his assumpsit suit against
Andrew J. Lilja in the circuit court.
The case went to the jury shortly
after 4 p. ni. and an hour and a half
later the verdict was brought in.
The case was a (2,006 assumpsit
guit. brought to collect an alleged
Indebtedness of $905. The plaintiff
claimed that the defendant owed him
this money for raising potatoes for
him, and for cash advanced in the
working of some .Minnesota land. The
defendant alleged that the plaintiff
raised potat( 3g for him but shipped
them In such a Manner that they
were frozen in transit.
Auto Replevin Dismissed.
The writ of replevin brought by
Dr. Thomas W, Burrows against Har
vey White, local garage man, was
dismissed In the circuit court by
agreement te.lay.
CHARLES ANDZETA
ON BRITISH WARSHIPS
Paris, Oct. 27. The allied council
of ambassadors today decided former
Emperor Charles and ex -Empress Beta
should he placed on a British cruisei
in the Danube pending another meet
ing of the council next Saturday, when
a final decision as to their disposition
is to be made.
"Q WOULD CLOSE UP
STATION AT DAYTON
Springfield. 111.. Oct. 27. The C
It. & Q. Railroad Co.. today petitioned
the Illinois Commerce Commission for
authority to discontinue its Station
agency at Dayton. La Salle county.
3,000 TO OPERATE OF CO. HOME BURFAfi
2 More Days of "Buyers' Week" Bargains
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ADVISORY COUNCIL HOLDS IM
PORTANT SESSION AT HIGH
SCHOOL-COMMITTEES RE
COUNT RESULTS OF WORK
DURING PAST YEAR.
Seventy-five ladles gathered at tin
Ottawa nigh school this morning t(
attend the advisory council of tie
Home Bureau, which was hi Id In the
UditOTlum Of the school. The session
was opi ned wllh a general met ting
pr sided over by the organi.at ion
president, Mrs. a. v Hornung,
Mrs Oakey Esmond gave the secre
tary's rent rl and Mrs. George Key
nolds gave th treasurer's report
Which showed the organization hir
been very suceossful dining the pas;
v' r FoUr workers from the slate
oflice, Missel Katheryn Van Aken
Mabel Wllkcrson, Rose Brlem and
Marjorie Sims, wi r In Ottawa to us
.sist Wjtb. the (;ominiltei I,
At II o'clock the ladles retired tl
their sectional meetings, to plan tic
work that each Committee will under
lake during the coming year. Miss
gusanne Swirt, Dr. Rjosewll t. Petti I
and Mrs. A. J. O'Conor met With th'
Committee that Is undertaking to em
ploy a county visiting nurse and spoki
to the-in on lied ( ross work.
At the afternoon set! Ion report'
of the various standing committees oi
the organization were mads.
Mrs. Hoy Shaver, chairman of th
food committee, told of th" oast vear'
work her committee has carried on
j Shi explained that the food work ii
carried on along four lines, preserva
Hon, production, selection and chile
feeding. Daring the past year forty
five food meetings have been held by
! the organization, with an attendance
! of 1,104 ladies.
Mrs J, N Hoag told of the work o!
the clothing committee.
Dr. Theresa Jennings of Streato
I fold of the work of the health com
lllittee.
Mrs. J. V. Stevenson, chairman Oi
the membership committee, told oi
their work during the past year. Hei
report showed that at the present
time the organization has !!)." mem
bers. Only 412 of these ladies havi
paid their last year's dues. A drive
will be staged in December to collect
the hack dues.
Mr- Res Peddicord gave the rural
School report. This showed that las
year ninety-five country schools in La
Salle county served warm luncheon
at noon
Miss Mary Strait gave the report of
the home management committee.
IRISH PEACE MAY KEEP
LLOYD GEORGE AT HOME
London Oct. 27. -Prime Minister
Lloyd (lo rge probably will have to
abandon his visit to Washington, or at
h ast postpone It until the closing ses
sions of the conference there, because
of the critical situation in the nego
Uationa With Sinn Fein Ireland, it was
assert) 1 by several well Informer1
newspapi rs here today. The premier
had made no public -statement to th!.
effect, but his political and persona!
friends were quoted as confirming the
report to Inquiries as if publicity wa
d sired. Everywhere it was admitted
today that the Irish negotiations had
made little progress, and although
hope had not relinquished there was
U ndeney to regard the outlook a
being less favorable than It was a day
or two ago.
JAP WAR SQUADRON
ARRIVES AT NEW YORK
New York, Oct. 27 A trainin.
squadron of the Japanese navy, cor.
listing of the first class cruisers Izmir
and Yakumo, which left Japan last
August on a world cruis . arrive hen
today to remain until Nov. S. Th"
squadron is in command of Vice Ad
miral Hanroku Saito and on board the
two ships undergoing a court- of sea
raining are 2.'1S cadet officers. Amonu
the cadets are Princes Higashi. Fusli
mi and Kuni.
SI
m DEMANDS
AT TODAY'S MEETING
WE CAN SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU, OLD MAN
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C. OE C. BANQUET TO
BE A HOME AFFAIR
DANCINC WILL BE FEATURE FOL
LOWING F E A S T COMMITTEE
LAYS STRESS ON FACT THAT
THERE WILL BE NO "DRESS
ING UP.''
Plans for the Chamber of Commerce
annual banquet are progressing with
much success and the committee are
xerting every effort to make it a sue
"ess . Business conditions seem to
point toward a material retrenchment
of expenditures, for the ale of tickets
has not progressed as satisfactorily a.-,
the committee expected they would.
W hether this is due to lack of Inter
est, lack of finances or lack of enthu
siasm is something the committee lias
not as yet been able to determine
Secretary 'Carroll reports that a spe
cial meeting was called yesterday aft
ernoon and the entire subject was
taken up from every angle, after
which tiny decided that it was up to
them to make it a success, and the)
fee! that an appeal to the members
of the organization, to the farmers and
citizens will bring out many new
faces and make a final effort to Im
press the purposes of the organization
and the work that has been accom
plished during tin1 year.
W'e hear a great deal about patron
Icing home Industries, and this ban-1
quet will be an exponent of that idea.
A local organization with community
interests, men about towns as speak
ers, musical talent by people living
here, the orchestra, all for tin people
in Ottawa and in Ottawa's trade ter
ritory should have some influence In
creating Interest, One of the tilings
that was talked about last night was
that the entire event would not he a
dress affair and the entertainment has
been provided a a drawing curd and
or the purpose of breaking the mo
mtony of the so-calird dry talks
The dance Is an Incidental feature
which is being provide I by the com
nittee for the reason that the expense
if It will be very little, as the armory
was rented for the evening, and the
irehestra win play from 8:80 to ft, and
by adding three hours the additional
expense would be negative. The,
also decided that they would invite
their friends and neighbors In this
community to the dance rathci than
make it an exclusive affair. For tha'
reason tickets will be sold from 9 to
12, and all those who have banquet
tickets will hive the privilege of stay
FROIVJ SOUP TO NUTS
thev desire to
do so.
The menu furnished by William
Flick, who has charge of the banqui t.
was given to W. E. Howard yesterday
It Is as follows:
Fruit cocktails with Nabisco Wafer
CJueen olives. Gherkins,
Roast ii g of Spring veal. dOOll glade.
Whipped potatoes. Sugar corn.
Buttered Barker House rolls.
Head l ttuce salad,
Thousand Island dressing.
Pumpkin pie, whippet! cream.
Apples. Coffee. Cigars.
It has been a long time since any
community event has been held ami
a tin nue like the above was- offered.
People who are accustomed to travel
ing around a hit or eat away from
homt cannot help but say that it alone
is well worth the dollar and a half
that the ticket for the entire evening
costs.
Befitting decorations will surround
the armory and during the entire eve
ning the spirit of fellowship will pre
vail, and after all that is one of the
things that the American people must
keep uppermost In their lives, for it.
together with confidence, will do more
to improve business relations and re
store prosperity than any other thing.
Bert Leamy is preparing song books
and the program, together with tak
lug care of a number of other details,
which includes naming of a reception
committee, lie has promised to have
the entire program ready within a day
or two, ;ind by Saturday everything
will be in readiness for the first an
nual event to he held by cur local
Chamber of Commerce.
AUTOS IN COLLISION
AT ALLEY ENTRANCE
Jason Hall, who resides near Wed
ron, 111., driving an Overland touring
car and Peter Buyers, chauffer for the
Rick Taxicah line, figured in a colli
slon last night about 12 o'clock on
Madison street near the alley at the
side of the Maloney building. Luck
ily the accident was not of a serious
character, both machines escaping
with only minor damages and both
drivers unhurt.
Mr Hall was driving south in the
alleyway towards Madison. As he
reached the alley Mr. Hall drove out
onto Madison street The front end
of his machine smashed into the right
front fender of the Ford taxi throwing
it back for several feet.
SENATE AID EXPIRES
DURING ADDRESS AT
BIBLE CLASS SESSION
Springfield. 111., Oct. 27. L. F. Wat
son. 71. five times secretary of the
-tat., senate, died suddenly last night
while addressing a Disciples of Christ
Bible school m.-eting
ing for the dance
EARLVILLE STORE
ROBBED OE CLOTHES
AND $75.0 IN CASH
BURGLA'RS BBREAK INTO COHN
ESTABLISHMENT AND MAKE A-
WAY WITH WEARING APPAREL I
AFTER RIFLING MONEY DRAW-j
ER.
Earlvilb
Oct.
-I Special.) A
burglar who evidently sought a
change of attire this morning broke
into the Joseph Cohn Clothing Store
in this city, and made off with wear
ing apparel valued at $75.00. An un
successful attempt was also made to
enter the Cotnnett grocery store.
A suit of men's clothing, two pairs
of shoes, two suits of underwear and
several neckties were stolen by the
thief who succeeded in getting away
without being apprehended The thefl
was discovered when Mr Colin opened
his .store this morning.
The Earlville stores did not close
until 10 o'clock last night, in com
plance with their Wednesday night
clothing custom. The theft was com
mitted between then and 7 o'clock this
morning.
Entrance to the building was gain
ed by forcing open a window in a
shed which is built on to the rear of
the building The stolen articles were
taken from stock
At the Corjiett Grocery the thief
smashed out a rear window, and
reached inside and released the glass.
He was then evidently unable to
unable to raise the window which had
not been lifted for some time, and was
stuck to the sf.ll.
MRS. ALLEN RICHARDSON
NAMED GRAND MANAGER
BY PYTHIAN SISTERS
Peoria. Oct. 27. Mrs. Beta Wright
Hunter, of Taylorville. was elected
grand chief of the Pythian Sisters
for the grand lodge of Illinois at their
annual 'meeting here today Other
officers Included:'
(Band manager. Mrs. Allen Rich
ardson. Ottawa; '.grand mi-tress of
records and correspondence. Mrs.
Mary F Jones. Streator; grand guard.
Airs. Adelia Steubenz, Ranks
WHILE UNION CHIEFS
CONFER LABOR BOARD
DEBATES NEXT MOVE
Chicago, Oct. 27. Ben W. Hooper of the rail
road board left the conference of the Big Five union
executives shortly after noon and said that the
H.
START SUIT TO SET
E
ILL
CLAIM IN CIRCUIT
THAT TESTATOR
COURT BILL
WHO LEFT
ALL OF ESTATE TO NIECE, WAS
INCAPABLE OF DRAWING UP
TESTAMENT.
A bill was tiled In the Circuit Cottr:
this morning asking that the will of
the late Henry Philllmore, south Ot
tawa resident, who died April II. bd
set aside. The nieces and nepbi ws
of Mr. Pblllmore, He rge Phlllimoro.
t harl b Philllmore, Laura LesteriU,
Eva Speer, Sarah Weiss. Margaret
Hettel, William Sanders, Mury A)
brecbt and Albeit Sanders, are the
plaintiffs, while the defendant ;
Beatrice Martin, the niece of the tes
tator, who Inherited her uncle s entire
estate.
Mr. Philllmore, it is aliened, left
seventy-nine acres id' South Ottawa
township farm land, valued at $15,000, 1
and personal property worth 1,000.
His will disposing of the properly was I
ar&wn jviarcn 21, r.u.i,, ami was wit
nessed by the late Jerry Matter and
W. A. Bike.
The bill liled by the complainant,
today alleges that on May I. 19 '0. th
testator was declared Incotnpi tent In
a local court as a spendthrift and
was unsound of mi mory and not in a
position to draw a will when the docu
ment was drafted
Eigle Will Probated.
The will of the late Isadora Eigle,
of Streator. was filed for probate to
day. The petition fixing the value 1 I'
the holdings of Mr. Eigle has not
been entered on the court records as
yet.
By the terms of the will. Mr. El
gle's willow, Mrs. Nellie Eigle. is
left all the personal property. Mrs.
Eigle will receive all real estate held
by the testator for her lifetime, or
until sindi time as she shall remar
ry. At her death or at the time she
shall remarry the property Is to go
to the children of the testator. A
clause of the will provides if the tes
tator dies without issue his mother,
his sister, Mary ButefUh, and his
brothers, Louis and Dennis Eigle,
shall Inherit his estate.
HORSE KICK BREAKS
BABY BOY'S JAW BONE
Earl Qoetsch, two year old of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Qoetsch, who re
side east of First avenue, South Ot
tawa, was very painfully injured yes
terday afternoon about 5 o'clock,
when he was kicked in the face by a
horse, while standing in a bars
watching his father do the evening
chores, The little fellow's right jaw
bone was fractured as a result ( the
blow' and he was rendered uncon
scious for a short time.
According to the father, Earl was
standing behind one of the horses,
In Idlng a tonif-handjled ditch fork.
At that time his father did not know
he was there so kept on doing some
work in the barn Suddenly a thump
was beard and the child screamed
Mr. Qoetch ran to his small son's
aid and found him lying on the floor,
directly behind the horse, and his
face bleeding profusely. Dr. E. E.
Palmer was summoned and the in
fant was taken to Ryhurn hospital
An X-ray photograph of the injured
eW was taken and it was discovered,
that the bone was fractured ar.d also
that the lower lip was very severely
cut and bruised
Mr. Goetch thinks that the horse
kicked the pitchfork, which was
thrown with terrific force against
the child's face Earl will be a pa
tient at Ryhurn hospital for a number
of days.
PHILLIMORE
AID
5.000 W
strike had not been set
tled yet, that settlement
could hardly be expected
while he was at the meetinn.
The railroad labor board planned to
hold its first meeting later in the af
ternoon. Members discussed Inform
ally the attitude brought out at yes
terday's hearings questioning the
powers and the authority of the board.
.It- was the opinion of board members
thai this attitude would be discussed
unless the conference of union exe
cutives this morning pointed a way
1 put of the strike.
The railroad labor board moan
: while marked time on the question
! Whether it should issue an order for
j bidding the strike or attempt court
I action to prevent the walkout.
The executives of the five unions
I reassembled in a joint session at .1
p. m. Betore adjourning the meeting
Bresident Lee of the trainmen said:
"Tlie situation is unchanged. Our
strike ballet says that when one of
the other unions goes out, we go.
That stands."
Mr. Hooper referred to the board's
request that the men refrain from
striking and give the board a chance
to act on questions of further wage
reductions or rule changes the rail
ways may bring before it. The board's
proposal, it is said, was that neither
question will he considered until all
pending cases are disposed of.
Vice President Whitney of tho
trainmen, accompanied Mr Hooper
to the meeting. Their presence led to
reports that President Lee of the
trainmen was backing the peace
move.
The labor board meanwhile marked
time with a meeting of its members
scheduled for this afternoon on the'
question forbidding tip' strike or at
tempt court action as among the pos
sibilities for it's consideration.
Chicago, Oct 27. - Terms of the
railroad board's tinal rilling on the
strike if the board decides one shall
be necessary was dlsscussed Informal
Iv by members of the board brought
out those salient points.
1. That the impending walkout
must not be called.
2. That the walkout, if called will
be in violation of (lie transportation
act as it will bo in rebellion against
decision 1 17 the July 1 wage cut
made by the board pursuant to its
authority under the act.
3. - -Thai the board will regard the
strike, if called, for any other reason
than dlsatlsfactlon with the July 1 de
cision as evidence of "conspiracy to
paralyze t ran sport at ion."
The hoard holds it would be con
trary to court decisions: that Hu
right to strike exists onlv where the
strike called, tin1 grounds set forth
in the strike ballots.
This refers to statements by union
leaders that while
much in protest
decision thev fea
ductions in wages
working condition:
the roads.
4. That membe:
and telegraphers
work and rely on
guard their Interei
the strike is not so
igainst the July i
r that further re
am! chaoses in
; will be made by
s of the "big five"
union remain at
the board to snfe
ts from further im
I creed means
possible contemplated
by the roads.
Committee Meets With Chiefs.
Chicago, Oct. 27. Executives com-
I mitteet of the Big Five brotherhoods,
the men who possess the power to
call off the railroad Btfikft scheduled
I for next Sunday, met wilh their five
! chiefs today in conferences said to
have been called at the instance of
the railroad labor board.
The proposition said to have been
I made to the railway mployes after
yesterday's public investigation is
that they could call off the strike and
! intrust to the labor board adjustment
Of the complaints which led up to the
I strike' vote.
Whether the brotherhood chiefs con
sider this a satisfactory settlement of
their grievances which they have in-
i sisted upon before revocation of the
strike call is the question to be de
' cided at the conference leaders this
i morning.
F i". Caahetl head of the switchmen
j said after yesterday's session of the
j board's investigation that nothing had
1 been brought out which would effect
th strike- call.
Members of the board announced
latter the hearing that they would
fContlnued on Pae 4.1