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FREE TRADER -JOURNAL
AMD OTTAWA FAIR DEALER
OTTAWA FREE TRADER
WEATHER
Established 1S40
Fair tonight; cooler:
probably frost tonight.
OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880
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OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, Tl KSDAV, NOVEMBER 1, 1i'Jl
PBICE, TWO CENTS.
TERRORISTS BOMB U. S. CONSOLAT
LISBON
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BANQUET
CLIMAXES GAYHALLOWE'EN SEASON
200 ATTENDED ANNUAL
FEAST LAST NIGHT
AT ARMORY
DEBATE CITY'S WEAL
SPEAKERS LAY STRESS UPCf'
NEEDS OF CONCERTED ACTION
TO BUILD UP OTTAWA, DINING
HALL BEAUTIFULLY DECO
RATED FOR OCCASION.
ore than 100 guests attended the
annual hamuli t ami Halloween part
of the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce,
held last night in tin armory. The
guests assembled on the Oral floor,
ami at fi:;tn o'clock proceeded to the
basement, where long tablet hid been
arranged for the evening.
Never before in the history of th
armory was it so prettily decorated
as last night. Miss Marie Schtni'l'
daughter of Henry A Schmidt, one "
the directors of the organization. fli
Signed and executed the decoration
Jack o' butters of a rer attractive
variety were lighted by electricity and
placed at Intervals down each table
Black cats, autumn leaves and stream
ers of crepe paper combined stitb an
tumn leaves and ri rpentine streamer
all wer, combined to make perfeel
hatlowcea decorations. Down tic
center of aoh large table, where
nifire than fifty gin-sis were served,
was a runner of orange and black
checker board paper, Ribbon stroim
ers wen: ext' tided tium this runner
to (lie edees of fh fable, and tiny
band painted paper tack o' lantern
were attached to each oj Hi te Near
the stall wuy was n large "witch" ami
a tripod Around the sideB of the
room wore stretch -d balloween
frb let
Orchestra music was furnished a l
the Rliests took tin ir places. Aft' i
they were seated favor caps were dis-
irinuted t ne mnner, wmcn was tn
llciously prepared and served without
any of the delay ; ro common to large
banquets, was in charge Of Mr aim
Mrs. 'Halph Bewfen of Iho Plies Ca
tering company. The menu follows
Cntlt Cocktail. N'alii COS
Queen Olives. Gherkins.
Roast Leg of Spring Veal, Demi Glaci
Whipped Potatoes. Sugar Coin.
Muttered I'arker House (tolls,
ilrad Lettuce,
Thousand island Dressing.
Pumpkin Tie witli Whipped Cream.
Coffee. Cigars. Apples.
Richardson as Toastmaster.
Jason I'' Richardson Jr. acted
as
of
toastmaster
ct remonies.
Introducing
attd clever.
Bounced by
pastor of t
making .1 line ma I 1
The stories be
the gui ,ts were
Th" Invocation
told Itl
original
was peti
hitskt,
gationu'
lie
YVillmm s.
Irsl Congj
V
church.
Orchestra music was furnished din
Ing the dinner, and between thtS
courses ths sudlenci joined in sing
ing popular songs under the direction
of Justin Jaeger.
The first toast of the evening was
delivered hy L. i( . Brand, preslden"
of the organization. Mr. Brand d Id
of the work of the organisation during
the pant year, and Stated that, while
bbe turbulent timi i of the present day
made it necessary to saciflce some
things,, he saw no reason why the
Chamber of Commerce should be sac
rificed. Urges Unbuilding of C. of C.
i He urged upon the members to
build the organisation up and make it
better than ever befcro. The tin
divisions f f the organization thai h.avi
been functioning to such g( od ad van
tage during the last year the deen
waterway division, the gi od road dl
vision and the public health and Pecri
Btton division - wi re all touched ui on
Mr. Brand closed his toast by tplaln
Inr tint the present officers were
going to turn over an honest t.O good
ness Chamber of Commerce to ilc
now officers that are sr.on to he elect
ed. and that he saw no reason t ir any
one to cortlplaln on the prog res mad
during the past year.
At the close of Mr. Brand's nddrest
Justin Jaegi r sang "Three Girls foi
Jack" and "Wlicn I Was Twi nty-one."
His singing scored, without doubt, the
Mggpst hit of any feature of the en
tertainment. Advocates Good Roads.
Following Mr. Jaeger, Henry
Schmidt, one of the directors of the
organization, rospondi 1 to B toast,
' When the Frost Is on the Pumpkin."
Mr. Schmidt illustrated very plainly
that there was no frost hOVWln?
around the Earners' division of tie
Chamber of Commerce He told I
number of clever jokts. and. g. ttitu
his hearers In I receptive frame of
mind, phot home some facts wlm i
he wanted the banqueters to grasp.
Hp urged upon the members the ne
cessity of establishing good roads into
Ottawa and declared that the onlj
! nnrnninr or union
ramt u. hiniU
El
E
MRS. LEO WARREN DISCOVERS
MISTAKE AFTER TAKING DEAD
I Y POISON INSTEAD OF HEAD
ACHE TABLETS WILL RECOV
ER. Quick action on the part of Mrs
LOO Warren, 509 Ollthlie slreet. after
she accidentally swallowed a biohlor
Ida of mercury tablet tor a headache
pill is believed to have routed the
ill effects 1 ( the poison Mrs. War
ren, whose holm? was under dloh-
theria quarantine, on Tuesday night
of last week accidentally secured the
poison throuh mistake, and swal
lowed it Almost Instantly sho found
that she had taken the deadly poisen.
She secured an antidote almost Im
mediately, and succeeded in empty
ing lu-r stomach. Thinking that she
was pail all harm then, and that a
physician could do nothing to help
her furi tier, Mrs. Warren did not sum
mon medical aid. and it was not until
two days later, when Dr. j. s. Bdg-
ci-nh visited Iter home to see her
little son. that tlte matter was re
ported to him.
Knowing the swiftness with which
bichloride of mercury throws out its
fangs. Dr. Kdgcomh immediately
staiiM( hauling IBM effects of the
poison. Iiiiiing the past two days,
the effects of the drug have made
themselves ovldent, although it is
expected that Mrs Warren will pass
the crisis which will come in ahout
two days, without any ill effects.
Mrs Warren took
about 7 o'clock in it
having suffered of
tin
bichloride
nlng, after
idache for
fumigated
s"d from
the little
In
several hours.
The Warren home wai
yesterday und was reh
quarantine this morning
son of Mrs. Warren, who wa
having completely recovered.
ill.
way to make a city successful was
by noise and smoke stacks. M".
Schmidt went on record as belnt?
heartily In favor of a freight franchise
tor tin- ' hlcago, Ottawa and Peoria
railway".
Spenks for Red Cross.
Mrs, Andrew .1 (('Conor, who is i-i
charge of th- Hid Cross roll cal
spoke on the membership drive which
Is to be started at the Ann rlcun I E
gion ball on Armistice day and con
tinue through until Nov. 18. Mrs.
O'Conor told In an Interesting waj
the work that organization is doing
both in Ottawa and elsewhere through
out the United states, sin- urged th
co-operation of everyone presenl ie
the drive.
Secretary Reads Report.
i tie report oi tne set r
Carroll, followed, While
tary, L, C
Mr Carroll
ie : Indent
:hool, who
was reading his report tl
from the Ottawa Huh si
were attending the masquerade, came
Into the banqui I hall and, dancing
around the tables, sprinkled confetti
on the guests, giving th.3 place a very
carnival like atmosphere.
Schoch on Waterways.
Al !'. SchOCh, h -ad of the water
ways division, n iponded with i fine
addre
Hlue
; on "Rolling Down to Rio, the
ibbon Way." Mr. Schoch gavi
a brief history of the mn
the deep waterway which
vement for
Is to pass
through Ottawa down to the present
day. He told f the Illinois Chamber
of Commerce hiving failed to appar
ently get the cooperation of Governor
Small In the watt way Wt rk, and
stated that they now had appointed ,i
committee to go to Springfield and
kind out just how Small stood on the.
aterway question.
Mr. Schoch also gave statistics to
show how much cheaper freight could
lie shipped by boat than by rail.
Toast by Griggs.
Th" closing toast of the evening
was given by Attorney Clarence
Criggs. Mr Griggs spoke for the road
division of the Chamber of Commote
He explained that for the first time in
history tic roads in Ottawa township
were in a perfect condition either in
wet or dry weather. He stated that
it was through the efforts of tin
Chamber of Comtni fee that the con
trad was let for the building of th"
state aid road from Otlawa to Stre.i
tor and of the Otht r work the division
he b"ads had undertaken.
The meeting closed with the situ
ing of "America" by the audience.
Lawyers at Appellete Court.
Quite a number of out-of-town law
yors are in Ottawa today in attend
ance on the Appellate Court, second
district.
SAVES WOlvlAN FROIvl
B CHLORID
DEATH
SAY Miss,
tl t r 1 , , 1 1 . .
38i, if
EOR O'NEIL TRIAL
COURT CALLS TWO SPECIAL
PANELS FROM WHICH JURY
MEN WILL BE SELECTED TO
TRY STREATOR MAN ACCUSED
BY GIRL.
Two special venires of talesmen,
i in- of eighteen and the other of twen
ty, had to he summoned in the Cir
cuit Court to secure twelve men who
are to try Harney O'N'eil. aged li",
charged with attacking two Streator
girls. Judge Kldrcdge, who is presid
ing OVer Hi" court, issued a call lor
a Special venire or eighteen jurors to
hear the case and of twenty add!
llonal jurors today.
The WOrk of iclcting the jurors
look up the entire afternoon yester
day, and was not completed up to a
late hoar this afternoon. When court
adjourned for the day yesterday four
men had been chOM a by both sides
to hear the case. These men. John
Boshall of Mope township. James Nev
ins of Hope township, A. W. Merrltl
of Hope township and Amos Allcman
of Kden township, were turned over
to the court, bailiff, who took charge
of them for the night.
O'Neil will he tried first for attack
ing an 11 -year-old Streator girl, and at
the close of that trial will lie givep a
hearing for the alleged attack on IB"
year-old Marie Beundl r.
Photo 33 Divorce Evidence.
Introducing a. letU r as evidence
that a girl ha I written telling that
she believed In r husband to lie a sin
gle man and asking her to secure a
picture of tlie writer from his pocket.
Mrs. .Martha Wilson of Mendota se
cured a divorce from Marvin Wilson
in the circuit Court late yesterday.
Mrs. WllSon obtained 1 1 i - - picture Iron
the husband's pocket as requested,
but instead of returning it to the
original owner she introduced it in
th- Circuit Court as evidence.
Mrs. 'Wilson claimed that the de
fendant, who is a railroad man. was
guilty of too great an affection for
Helen Andrews of Oalesburg and Rflth
Holborn or Aurora and Wheaton. The
litter Introduced In evidence was from
the latter, who claimed that she did
not know the .defendant was a mar
tii d man.
Mrs Wilson alleged that the defend
ant lived with Miss Andrews in Cab s
burg for some time.
Sin- also ih-irged that he threaten. 1
to shoot her, and that in June. IMS,
1- threw a lighted limp at her.
The couple were married JuK 4.
till in Falmouth. K, according t i
the defendant and lived tog tin r until
r, eentlv Mr Wilson was awarded
the custody of their two little daugh
ten Evi lyn ami Hutu.
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" 1 LEGIONNAIRES HOCK
lfe CONVENTION HALL
illfeiR CHEERING M. FOCH
-"lllX) ,V" ) fee J iRENCH MARSHAL WARMLY
I i r. V -Mf.. . J WELCOMED AT KANSAS CITY--
DKDtKLU 0 APPtAH
ANNOYING, TO SAY THE
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EXTRA!
NEW LOW LEVEL FOR WHEAT
AND OATS.
Chicago, Nov. 1. Wheat and
oati today touched the lowest
price level reached for 1921, wheat
clcsing at $1.02 and oats at 31
cents.
MRS. RACHAEL EMERICH,
AGED 45, PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Rachael HSmerteh, 1006 Doug
las street, aged about 45 years, pass
ed away at Ryburo hospital al 1:80
this morning after an illness of sev
eral months' duration. Mrs. BSmerieh
was a patient al liy.burn hospital for
one week, preceding Iter death.
Mrs. Bmerich was a resident of
West Ottawa for a great many years
rinof is one of the best known women
in that part or the city. She had
many friends who will be grieved to
learn of her demise.
Horn In Stavanger, Norway, Mrs.
EJmerich came to Ottawa when but a
young girl. Her marriage to Edward
EJmerich, who survives her occurred
In this city.
Mrs. Bmerich Is also survived by
three children, Sheldon, Hvolyn and
William lOmench.
The funeral services will he held to
morrow morning al ll o'clock from
the Zlon Evangelical Lutheran
church, where the decedent was an
active worker. Burial will be made
In the Ottawa avenue cemetery.
ALLEGES A. E. F.MEM
WERE HUNG WITHOUT
FORMALITY OF TRIAL
Washington. Nov, 1 . -Charge:
by
iia
Senr.tor Wetson,
I hat Ami rlcBh
France were hi!
martial or other
tated a heate!
senate, Chalnna
military commit!
Democrat, of c
toldlers servin
iged witttOUt
form of trial pi
lebate today li
n Wads worth i
ee invited the
I th
gia senator to Appear before his
mittee to produce evidi nee in support
of his charges. An investigation later
was ordered of the charges.
Senator Watson produced a small
photograph of an alleged hanging ami
insisted that his charges were true.
Senator Itorali. republican of Idaho
said he had examined the photograph
and had been told by two former ser
vice men that the charges were true
but that he was "unwilling to proceed
on such evidence "
Marriage Licenses.
James S. Parker, Washington, D. C.
lega'
Happy Itoyce. Ottawa, legal.
Carl F. Varlev. Marseilles. local
Corrine McCormkk, Marseilles, legal.'
John MartU7?o. I-a Sa!lf. ?S.
Lena Saninia. La Salle, 1&.
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LEAST
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- r V'5: 1 BEARS MESSAGE FROM FRENCH
- COMRADES TO AMERICAN BUD
I I
m mm or
ANO ARMY COLONEL
QUIETLY MARRIED
EXTREME SIMPLICITY MARKS
MARRIAGE AT NORTH BLUFF
HOME OF SOCIETY GIRL TO
COL. JAMES SOUTHARD PARK
ER, OF WASHINGTON, D. C.
Extreme simplicity marked the mar
riage of Miss Happy Boyce, daughter
of Mr. anil Mrs. William Dickson
Boyce, of the north bluff, and Colonel
James Southard I'arker. of Washing
ton. I). C . which was solemnized this
morning at :i o'clock at Christ Epis
copal church. Kev. George w. Par
far, rector of Christ church, officiat
ed, using the full Episcopal ring cere
mony. The altar was beautifully decorated
with huce vellow chrysanthemums.
Only the members of the bride's fam
ily and three intimate friends were
In attendance. Frank Reynolds, Of
Chicago, was the only out of-town
guest at the ceremony.
Miss lloyce wore a dark traveling
suit and a purple corsage buquet.
Following tlie service at the church1
Colonel and Mrs I'arker left for &h
automobile hotioytmoon, the destina
tion of which was not announced.
They will make their future home at
Carmel by the Sea in California, and
will be at home to llieir friends there
alter Dec. 1.
Col. Parker is a retired cavalry of
ficer, He is prominent in army cir
cles in Washington.
The bride is a charming Ottawa
young Woman, She has made her
home in Ottawa for many years and
is very prominent in local society
circles. Mrs. Parker has traveled
extensively.
MRS. BiGFORD RITES TO
BE HELD WEDNESDAY
Word was received here this morn
ing of the death of the late Mrs. Hal-
bina B-lgford of Wedron, who passed
away early this morning at the hes
pltal at Battonrtlle The remains
will be brought to Ottawa today and
from here will he taken to Wedron,
where she formerly resided The fu
neral will be held at the church al
Wedron tomorrow afternoon at -O'clock.
BariaJ will be made at t ho
Deitoit cemetery.
The Secret.
T" be SllCCeSSftll all we have to do
If to make RS much of a business of
our own business as we do ,,f tie'
tiling- thai are none of out busiuessa
ATTACKS AGAINST
AMERICANS SPREAD
TO PORTUGAL CAPITAL
Lisbon, Nov. I. (By the A. P.) A bomb ex
ploded this morning on the staircase at the Ameri
can consulate here. No damage was done, how
ever. The police attrib
Convention Hall, Kansas ( ity, Mo
Nov. 1. Amidst tUmUltUOUl scene
the national ecu vent Ion of the Amer1
can la.Tiui to, lav ui.'connd it -i "l-u
lies" Mar.-hai Poch of Prance ami
General Pershing as tiny wire in
troduced to tin- throngs of dclegati
ami visitors, uneers kept tne conve
lion in an uproar, which did not sub
Side until Marshal Pooh In gan to de
liver his address to the convention
a message from the comrades in
France, General Pershing, win, re
sponded with a brief sddresH. shsr
honors with the noted French leader,
In addressing the former Yank ,,
.Marshal Foeh said:
"My Dear Comrades of the American
I' gion :
"I cannot tell you how great is my
.satisfaction at finding myself among -t
you. valiant soldiers oi 1918, to llvi
again our glorious im morles, Three
year.-, ago, on tie- Qrst oi November,
1918, tl ntire American, army in
Prance took up vigorously the pursuit
of tin defeated enemy and Old not
halt until tin German surreudi r
"Hour of glory lor tin American
army, a propi r culmination tor a mill
tary effort, prodigious alike in iti ha
tonsity
in
its
ha
be
tin
rapidity.
1 ),,
1 yoi r : ban
proud, in 1
call to arm-.
111 it
You may wel
ing in mass d
a your
raining
rapidly
governmi nt, in e(
and organizing ybui
as possible, you had In view only tin
purpose to take your place as soon a
pOBelblc ill tile
"in numbers
the declaration
stati s on Qer
army bad paw
9,500 ollicers at
nun ollicers ami
"Effort ei or
line of battla
eighteen mot
of war by t!
; ti
tany, iii( Amor
d from off eel ivi S
I 120,000 men to I
3,000,000 no 11.
animation: If, in
1. t18, you h ut
month of March
Prance but six ,
later you had foi
tvisions,
.-one. of
six
wh
mo
dl
ty-ono engaged in bltttlf
f.tiort ot instn
have officers, noi
cers ami men rapii
1 iplied in A merit a
schools and camps
tors of prodigious
"In order to ani
ion :
I;
immis -t
rainei
a in Kr
hich is
ti vlty ,
011 and
camp yo i
tin- Ann rican
withoui respil
needs.
"Admirable
tation. You
manufactu rors
1 an 1 supplied
won
ill yi
oft
T't
rl'o
i"
staele winch
mi
d will
li
your units tn
struction to ti
"In France
of debarkatioi
l ions. Increat
m the ci liters of
e ports of embarkat
?ou Improved the p
. created new lust!
1 ;iii traffic of the 1
work of all mic.s
r storehouses ami
toad Brttm by work of all hiic.s and
multlplii d
pitals.
"Your shipyards were organised for
intensive product ion i.i :-m h a way
that when the war 1 tided you utilised
for your ocean transportation almost
four millions cf marine tonnage, in
stead of 94,000 avallabb a' tin bi -ginning
of the war.
"And meanwhile your splendid war
fleet, thanks to its vigilance and ii.
line military qualities, protected with
an efficiency to which l am happy to
pay tribute
your troop
' A prodl
your en tin
power and
tort which
here, the transportation of
and material,
b us 1 fiort on the pari of
nation's intelligence, will
energy. A prodigious ef
has filled your associates
with admiration am
graituda ami con
founded tin- em my.
"This splendid 'spirit Of an entire
nation we Bttd again on tin b iti
tii-lds of France, where it was btaSOfled
in the admirable virtues of bravery
ami heroism.
"U was the spirit of the Second
ami Third Am- rican army Iiwsion..
which, one month later, took part In
tin- battle of th" Marne and diStlB
gutsketl themselves Immediately in
the operations around HhslSSU Thirrn
(Continued on Page 6. Col 1.)
sppnoeu won a nrier auareKH. siiarei
ute the outrage to the agi
tation in connection with
tha cases of Sacco and Vanzetti, Itali
ans under conviction of murder In
Massachusetts.
The bomb exploded after the coun
sel, iii leaving the quarters, had given
It a push with his foot, hut the inter
val intervening was sufficient to give
him time to escape. A note slipped
under tin- floor said the bomb was a
protest against the cases or Sacco ami
Vanietti, Italians under conviction of
murder in Massachusetts.
U. S. Opens Investigation.
Washington, Nov. 1. State depart
ment advices from Chihuahua, Meg.)
received today, reported the capture
yesterday of four Americans by Mexi
can bandits. Payment of I'a.OOO pesos
was demanded for their release which
was finally hroueht about hv payment
til' only five thousand pesos.
COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
HONORS DR. E. W. WEIS
l.a Salle. ov. 1 Dr. K, Weis.
former Ottawa physician and now
health commissioner of. the tri-cities,
returned yesterday from Philadelphia
vi hero be attended a Bve-ilay session
of tile clinical congress of surgeons.
The doctor states that It was an ex
traordinary brilliant meeting, highly
educational iii the various branches
of medicine. Dr. Weis said today:
"There came togethei some 2000
surgeons from the various state,
Canada. South America and quite a
number from Europe. We had the
pleasure oi meeting sir Harold J.
SileS f Edinburh, Prof. Jacohsetjp
of Sweden, Prof. Schoemaker froflj
Tin- Hague, Prof. P, ile Quervlati of
Switzerland and Sir
Win. Taylor of
Dublin, In addition
were a number from
to these there
South America.
"The entire week
was iven over
to clinics, papers and
demons) rat ions.
On Friday evening
Ti!i candidates
received in
rican College
fellowship in
of Surgeons.
the.
At
Anne
the Invesllturi
lows solemnly
caps which 11
picture. The
cardinal, whlol
or change.
"Tlie college
the president,
phi, 1. end the
tin
wore 1,500 fel
in gowns and
obed
le a
rb
1 very imposing
was faced with
an agreeaible col-
111
was presided over hy
I ir, I leever. oi I'hilitdol-
invocation was made
Dougherty, chid in his
II was an imposing
by Cardinal
cardinal ml
cession io witness, tie- mace bear
followed by the president, waik-
beslde the cardinal, followed hy
board of regents and t'1" heard
governors to Hie rostrum.
tin
01
Elghl
ins W(
ol
the
ilives
royal
Tin
sulci!
Been
imlnenl sur
the fellow-
oi Surgeons)
dules were,
ery impres
oral staled
ing tlie fel-
ted
Itl
ship ,
of 1 1
unite
stve.
' the
I. mil,
ong.
The
thai th
lowahip
4,900."
surgeons receiv
were selected from a list of
HOLD FAREWELL FOR
RETIRING LIEUTENANT
A special meeting of tlie Salvation
Army will lie held tonight at S o'clock
in the organization hall at 207 Vi W.
Main St. The session will he in the
nature of a farewell for T .lout . Alice
Wood
wlm has been in Ottawa for the
past
three months, and is now going
to
Elkhart, Ind to reside. Lieut.
Wood
lias made many friends during
resilience in Ottawa.
MINERS STRIKE IN
PROTEST TO WRIT
Athens. Ohio,
and 300 union
mine Xo H - 1
Nov. 1 . BetS ecu 27.",
miners, employed at
the New York Coal
iKiwood. this county,
company
went on strike this morning as a pro
tett against tin check off injunction
issued yesterday by Judge Aadersot.
in tin federal court at Indanapulis.
Home-M-,kers Entertain.
The members of the' Day ton Home
makers 1 in le and their families were
entertained at a very enjoyable Hnl
lOWeen party en Saturday night at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Olmsted in Dayton township. The
house was prettily decorated in keep
ing with the Halloween season. About
sit tiv- guests were in attendance.
They spent e delightful time playing
Halloween games, after which re
treshtBtnta were served.