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TRADER-J OURNA J
AND OTTAWA FAIR DEALER
OTTAWA FREE TRADER
WEATHER
Established 1640
Partly cloudy tonight
OTTAWA JOURNAL
and Tuesday somewhat
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Established 1880
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VOLUME 5 -NO. 821.
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1921.
PRICE, TWO CEJNTS.
FATTY" ARBUCKLE TESTIFIES IN OWN D
44
FREE
WARRING mCWS AGREE UPON
RECEIVER FDR PACKING COMPANY
FIRST TRUST CO. TAKES
OVER AFFAIRS OF
INDUSTRY
STOCKHOLDERS WHO OPPOSED
RECEIVERSHIP PROCEEDINGS
JOIN WITH PETITIONER IN PRE
SENTING REQUEST TO JUDGE
ELDREDGE.
By an Agreement reached this morn
ing between repreeen tati v es of th 1
president or the Illinois Carmen
Packina company, John C. Eckhardt,
and u group o! BtOOkh dders who had
organised to proieat against the ap I
pointment of a receiver for the corpo
ration, the First Truat company of
thi city was c ftos en i take charge
Of the institution. Judge Klein ge
nude tin appointment in the Circuit
Court today after both sides had Bit
nitiad that they would be
with the ami' lutment Ct th
satlsfu d
Ottawa j
enjnpany ej the receiver.
Mr, Ki Kiiardl on uci. 26 flled a pe
tition in the Circuit Court aaklng that
a receive be appointed. Operations
at the plant were suspend) I ieveral
weeks ago. Mr. Eckhardt In his pe
tition alleged that the company owed
approximately $-l4,ou and had bu
toot) on deposit in thi bank, He al
legod It would t.ikr between WO, HMi
and STn.o&o additional money to put
the company on a paying running
basis eguin.
A group of stockholders who fed to
in tho vicinity of La Salle -Ste pho.i
Maws, Fred Haszltr. Charles A. Rob
inson, Clara Fllnck, A. It Klin k
Ernest lohsson, Charles .1 Mitchell,
Frank Heribolsneimer, Walter Tnur
ton, rilllam Mawa. Kmll Rlstar.
Edwin Snale, Elbj Haszler, Kale Hasz
ler, Michael Annaneflia, Kacina An
nanellla. Jarne P. Black, Prank
Binder, Sort Craner, Herbert w.
Gitenther, John Hennel, James Ken
nedy. Paul Pysker, Join: A. Herzor
and Philip I. ink employed Attorney
Th'.tnaH N. Ha: kins to tight the re
ceivership. The Stockholders accused the presl
dent of the company of entering into
a conspiracy to throw the corporation
into the hands of a receiver. Kck
hardt, through his attorney, Judge li
K. Lincoln, denied this allegation,
stating that the concern simply was
not a paying enterprise
Unable to prove the company wti
cn a sound (inancial basis, the stock
holder:,' consented to the appointment
of a receiver It will not be known
until a checking up of the company';
accounts Is made v, U it disposition will
be made of the plant.
WOMEN IN MAJORITY
QjN BURCH VENIRE
Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 28. A ma
jority of the Jurors In the trial of Ar
thur C. Burch for the alleged murder
of J. Belton Kenedy will be women
it seemed probable today the fourth
dav of the trial. Of the twelve tales
men in the box accepted subject to
preemtory challenge, 11 were women.
Counsel for the defendant by their
challenges last week, indicated a pre
ference for jurors of that sex. Their
11 remaining challenges are more
than sufficient to keep from the jury
enough of the men whose names re
main undrawn to keep the male sex
in the minority.
The prosecution had only four chal
lenges left at the opening of court
today, and indications were the iurv
would be completed and sworn late
today or early tomorrow morning.
COAL PILE ON FIRE
ENDANGERS GROCERY
Spontaneous combustion caused A
small conflagration at the Spot Cash
pr-rerv t.Hs morning about 6:4"
o'clock when a coal pile in the eel
lar was discovert d on lire. The dis
Oovery wa made by Fred Ledrieh,
janitor of the !.uild'"g. when he hap
neri"d to go into the cellar. An alarm
was sent in to the department, which
responded cniVUly. In the meantime
members of the Armstrong teaJbln,
force succeeded in in carrying B por
tion of the coal out of the cellar and
extinguished the flames.
GIRL STRUCK BY AUTO
FRIGHTENED TO DEATH
Dixon. Nov. 28. Throe hours
she had been struck and very slightly
hurt by an auto near Franklin Grove,
Bernice Wlngert, 1.1 years old. daugh
ter of iRev. f. E. Wlnqert of thst place,
died from heart failure at a nearby
house to which she walked unassisted
after the accident last night.
ENDS GUI FIGHT: AS F05JN0ATIONLESS
BRAND NEW GLASS
I f 1U I U!l I 1 1 L. J U 1 1 I J
RUMORS THAT $7,000,000 CONCERN
IS TO BE BUILT HERE, EMPHA
TICALLY DENIED BY MEN
WHOSE NAMES ARE MENTION
ED IN DEAL.
The speed with which inference
can grow from rumor to established
fact, and almost accomplish overnight
the erection af a new $7,000,000 glass
works in Ottawa, is evidenced in a
recent story that gained wide circula
tion thruout tho city, but all of which,
according to sources that should be
authentic, if any are, braud the repoit
as utterly false.
For some time, there have been per
sistent Btories in circulation that tie
sit,. on ult. west side, by purchuse, and
sit 0n the west side, by purchase, and
thai the promoters were preparing to
i erect thereon a factory that would
i employ large forces ot men. The men
whose names have been Identified
with the supposed new industry all
' ItOtttly deny any connection with tho
undertaking and profess no knowi
; edge of it whatsoever,
The story first had that a eonsolidu
! .Hon of local sand Interests would pre
I cud plans for constructing the new
plant. Where the rumors were first
.originated is unknown although It is j
i stated that they came from sources
! that seemed to know something about
the proposition. Nevertheless (jpfhegl
approached on the subject, those rej
I ported in on the deal, Charles K. 1
Claudon, former sutierinteudent, Emil
F. Achard, former general manager of
' the National Plate, J. B, Herring, Bed
' rotary and treasurer of the Ottawa
. Silica company of West Ottawa, and I
several others, emphatically refute'
'' that such a consolidation would take
place, or has even been contemplated,
j Later new reports to the effect that '
these men had closed u contract with j
1 the United States Silica Sand com-!
pany, through which they purchased
fifty acres of land west of Ottawa, J
broke loose. These rumors also gain-j
ed wide circulation, but were also de-j
nied by those whose names were
mentioned.
For a time the rumors seemed ap
I parently squashed and Arcbard. Clan
don and Herring jointly held that the I
reports were gross untruths,
j Sometime during the past two days'
rumors were started that the plant
WOUld cost approximately between,
I $7,000,000 and $8,000,000 and also that j
it would take approximately nine
I months to build. Other rumors had
it that 'Fred Scherer, local teamster
had the contract for the excavation
for the plant and for the hauling of
the material. In statements this
morning those concerned stated that
it would no doubt take nine months
to build a plant such as is being talked
of. They further added that such a
plant would not cost $7,000,000 and
that there is absolutely no fact back
ing the rumors.
CUPID A UNION MAN?
DON'T WORK HOLIDAYS
Cupid is surely giving Ottawa a
wide leeway on holidays during the
present season. On Armistic e day the
first holiday in years passed without
Deputy County Clerk A. B, Bach bei&n
called from his home to issue a wed
ding license. Thanksgiving day.
which is always marked by many
marriages, passed without a Binglc
prospective bride or groom appealing
to Mr. Bach to open his office long
enough to issue a license.
County o cials are wondering why
Cupid became so lax on holidays and
tot what reason the dearth of wedding
licenses was caused. Mr. Bach stand
today thftt until Armistice day iU
could not remember a single holida)
when at least one call fOf a license
was made.
FACTORY WORKMAN
IS PAINFULLY HURT
Joseph Rodanski of the Federal
Piatt district, who is employe 1 b. thi
National I I reproofing company, nar
rowly escaped serious injury late last
night when he ae( idontally fell at far
lory B while w.lrklng on some ma
chinery. How the accident occurred
is unknown He was taken to Ry
burn hospital, whore at first it wn
thought be hid sustained a fractured
arm. Examination shewed that he
had no fractures, although his-- body
was badly bruised. He will be a pa
tient at the hospital for two or three
daji. ,
Let's Hape
ALLEGED FORGER IS
FREED FROM JAIL
AUTHOR OF CHECK IN WHICH
HOSPITAL BILLS AND SUICIDE
FIGURED GETS RELEASE WHEN
FRIEND BAILS HIM OUT OF
BASTILE.
Frank Aliller, who has been in jail
for a number of weeks, since his ar
rest on a charge of forging a cluck
for $L"0 on the late Michael Preokar,
an Oglesby saloon keeper, was re
leased this morning on $."i00 bonds
signed by Stephen; Newaas of Ogles
by. Miller is accused of having
drawn the check and cashed It on a
La Salle. He was arretted and
brought back here from OniontoWn,
Pi.
He alleges that he had the check
drawn at Preskar's request to pay a
doctor and hospital bill for an Illness
due to exposure while Intoxicated
He alleges that l'rcskar, to avoid
being prosecuted for illegal liquor
sales, agreed to allow Miller to draw
the check and cash it.
Preskar committed suicide a short
lime after the check was cashed, and
the heck came to light when an ef
fort was made to settle up his es
tate. Sheriff Ayers received a communi
cation from Cleveland, Ohio, Bome
days ago. Inquiring about Miller, and.
stating that he was wanted in that city
for an alleged crime The local au
thorities offered to release Miller to
the Cleveland oitiruils. hut the latte -never
came to take charge of him. ,
Bczeman Girl to Geneva.
Mildred Boseman, aged 10. who ap
pealed to the county authorities B
week ago to be" sent to some home
for girls, was taken to Geneva by Ml
Launta A us sent, probation officer, on
Saturday. Mildred's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William t. Boseman, 1531 Pine
street, flled a petition In the County
Court after their daughter had made
her dramatic plea to Sheriff Ayers
asking that the girl be declared delin
quent To Try Girl's Assailant.
The trial of Howard Bergman and
Rudolph Cebel of Pern, who We
charged With having attacked 15-year
old Odessa Zimmerman last February,
was today set for Monday afternoon,
Dec. 12. at 1:30 o'clock. The two U n
were indicted separately last March
but a Je.int indictment against them
lor the same charge was returned bv
the October grand jury. They will be
tried on the latter indictuu :.t.
Marriage License.
Samuel Grako. Streator, 21; Patri
cia I'edalion. Streator, 18.
Harold Burton. Manville. 21: Irene
Ham il tOB, Cornell, 20.
Frank Joseph Menz. Karlville. "4 :
Helen Wiley, Earlville. 26.
Charles W. Pate. Ashley, 21; Max
ine M. Hot, Pawpaw, 19.
ON BONDS OF $500
She Doesn't Stumble Over Anything
JSat ' ZJ vV . tr7
EXTRA!
PACKEY McFARLAND HELD
FOR DRY LAW VIOLATION.
Chicago, Nov. 28. "Packey"
McFarland. former pugilist and
Secretary Scheidt of the E. Por
ter Products Company, operating
a brewery at Joliet, were held In
two thousand dollar bonds today,
charged with violating federal
prohibition act. McFarland is a
large stockholder of the company.
EXPECT CROWDS TO
HEAR IRISH MAYOR
A mu'.s meeting of the Friends of
the Irish Republic and Liberty will
be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at
the Gayety Theatre when Honorable
Frank Dempsey. mayor of Mallow
Cork, Ireland, will deliver an address
on conditions in Ireland. Mrs. Wini
fred Mason HiieU of Chicago, who is a
candidate on the republican ticket
for the office of Congressman at
large, will also deliver an address.
WHY BUY IN
OTTAWA?
Because the upbuilding of
Ottawa depends upon the
merchants who depend
u pen Ottawa, for
support
Kven before this highly spe
cialized age, when we were all
In coming more and more inter
dependent, the development of
a town depended upon the
merchants more than any one
else. The first cities were built
by their butchers, shopkeepers,
merchants. The newest boom
city in the newest of recently
developed communities is de
pending principally upon its
march fnts for its upbuilding.
Ottawa is. In this respect, like
every other city on the globe.
Its merchants are its bulwarks
and its mainstays for a bigger
and better Ottawa. Among its
strongest allies are the live
merchants. Kvery civic, every
commercial movement, in the
past has been supported b)
merchants and every one in the
future will be supported by mer
chants they are mighty al
lies in the fight for develop
meat More power to them
Support them and they will
have more power.
Trade in
Ottawi
WILL OF LATE MRS.
READ GIVES ESTATE
TO MATE FOR LIFE
PROMINENT GRAND RIDGE WOM-
AN'S PROPERTY DISPOSED OF
IN LAST TESTAMENT FILED TO
DAY FOR PROBATE IN JUDGE
MILLS' COURT.
By tho terms of the will of the
late Mrs. Harriet A. Read, of Grand
Ritlge, he-r husband, John B, Read,
is left the farm owned by her near
Grand Ridge, the family home and
several loH in Grand Ridge, for his
life time. The will was filed for pro
bate early this morning. The peti
tion fixing the value of the estate was
not entered on the records of the
court.
Mr. Read will receive a life inter
est in the 115 acre farm owned by
the testator and in her Grand Ridge
property. At his death the interest
will go to his five children, John A.
Read, Linnie Bell Williamson, Jalnes
Edward Read, Kmma C. Heglund and
lister A. Read, who are also named
as residuary- heirs.
The will was drawn on Feb. 5 of
this year and was witnessed by F.
B. Hook and Caleb A. Porter. Attor
ney George Hills is representing the
estate.
i.Urs. Read, who was a
inent resident of Grand
very
Ridge proin-
. died
last Monday.
Will Case on Trial.
The suit brought by Mrs. Margaret
Hagle and Mrs. Elizabeth Prommen
BChenke! to break the will of their
grandfather, the late Heronlmus
Kuhn of Grand Ridge, wont on tri:i!
in the circuit court this afternoon.
A jury was still being examined and
chosen late this afternoon.
The complainants are the daugh
ters of the late Mrs. Peter Schlaga
ter, of Grand Rapids township, a
daughter of the testator. They were
not left any property by their grand
father. Joseph Kuhn. John Kuhn.
Olher Kuhn. Frank Kuhn, Agnes
Gelger and Rev. Lawrence Hackett,
the heirs of Mr. Kuhn. were named
us the defendants in the action.
The defendants allege that the
mother of the complainants was given
an 80 acre farm by Mr. Kuhn. and
that this was atl the share of estate
the complainants should receive. Mr.
Kuhn died May 5. 1916. leaving real
i i tatS worth ifgvMO ami personal
MAKES ROPE OF BED
SPRWGS; FLEES JAIL
Peoris, Nov. 2. Lowering himself
60 fpet to the ground by a wire rope
fashioned from parts of his bedspriBg,
Archie Pollock, under a year's sen
tence for highway retbberv. escaped
from the county jail last night.
MISS RAPPE
WHEN HE
ROOM
San Francisco, Nov. 28. Roscoe (Fatty) Ar
buckle took the stand today in the manslaughter
case against him. He testified in a loud clear voice
and seemed at ease. He
SEEK IDENTITIES OF
E
GIRL'S CRIES RENT QUIET OF
NIGHT, BUT WHEN PEDES
TRIAN ATTEMPTS TO INTER
FERE, MAN ATTACKING HER
MAKES TO DRAW GUN AND
BOTH DISAPPEAR.
Aroused by the screams of a girl,
who it is alleged was attacked by a
young man Saturday night about
11:50 o'clock on North La Salle street
just a short distance north of the Jef
ferson school, Commissioner Edward
J. Dougherty summoned the local po
lice to that section of the city ttt
hopes of catching the man. Jack
Dougherty. Commissioner Dougher
ty's son, was the only witness to the.
attack.
At that time he was on his way I
home when he noticed the man and i
the girl struggling in front of thai
Jefferson school. Suddenly the girl
broke IdOSS from the man and start- j
ed to run north on Jefferson street.
The man pursued her and BttOOeededl
in overtaking her after which he is)
alleged to have struck her several
times in the face. She screamed and;
young Dougherty started towards tho
man on a run. Suddenly the fellow
stopped, put his hand In his hip pock-1
lot as If to draw a gun and took B6V-
end steps toward Dougherty. Dough-1
i erty then stopped and the leilow j
j wheeled around and disappeared. The
! girl also in the meantime had dlsap
I peared.
! Commissioner Dougherty, after
I hearing the screams of the girl and
: after being informed of the incident
j by his son, Bummonde the police.
Captain James Fox and Patrolman
John Clayton responded to the call
and i thorough search of North Otta
wa for the man and the woman was
I conducted without results. Wlio they
1 were or where they are from is un
known. Police officials do not know
i whether the girl was walking to her
j home somewhere in North Ottawa
wnen sue was attacked oy the man or
whether the man escorted her that
far and then attacked her.
MATE DESERTED HER,
TAKES POISON DREG
Chicago, Nov. 28. Six months
1 Francis Marlon Reed of Decatur
, fled his home town taking with
I the 60 which he and his wife
I saved. He left his wife behind.
Friday she came to Chicago to
ago
111. .
him
hud
On
bud;
I for him after disheartening efforts to
i Support herself. Two days' search
was fruitless and on Saturday night
' she drank poison. Doctors at the
I county hospital said she would live
I and she's going back to Decatur to
start over again.
OTTAWA GIRL MAKES
GOOD AT CHICAGO U.
Word has been received from the
University of Chicago that Miss Ber
nice Clifford, who graduated from the
Ottawa Township high school last
June, has already received special
note for high scholarship attained.
She has been excused from Freshman
English for the balance of the year
on account of high standing already
Shown, Miss Clifford was awarded a
scholarship for her course in Chicago
on the recommendation of Principal
". EL Kingman.
CROW INDIANS NAME
F0CH CHIEF OF CHIEFS
Billings. Mont. Nov. tl -"Ah-Way-I
KO-Ta-Be-Che-Chish" is the name by
! which Marsha Foch is known a
mong the Crow Indians into whose
tribe hewa s tndvctcd it an elabor
ate cercnonv at the Indian reserve
: tion near here today. The nam";
means "Chiefs of rhilV" A dri7zle!
jo' rain did no' present the marshal ,
from ttkin- nart in the ceremony!
I and visiting the Custer battle field. I
SCREAMING MAIDEN
AND
m
com
DYING
ENTERED
ACTO
YS
named the guests at the
St. Francis hotel party in
which he is alleged to have fatally in-
jured Virginia Rappe, saying that he
invited no one to the party but Mrs.
May Taube.
Arbuckle said he had an engage
ment to go out with Mrij. Taube a
Jew minutes after Miss Kappc Is al
leged to have been injured by him.
"I found Miss Rappe in my room.
,Slie was on the bathroom floor very
pick. I assisted her. She was hold
ing her abdomen and I gave her some
water. I helped her into bed. She
said she had di.zy; spells often. Then
1 went to the bathroom. When I
came back Miss Rappe was on the
floor moaning and rolling about. I
placed her on the bed again. Miss
I'revost and others entered the room.
I went to another room and when I
came back Miss Rappe was on (he
bed tearing at her clothing.
Louisi G:aum to i.tify.
San Ftandse i. Nov. T ', --Another
question looimd to lay in the mat -slaughter
cise ct Ro. co'- I . i Patty
Arbucfch
eral da
betrtdi-
that wnich for aev-
a
puzKUEj
:h the
court
' or.
, wh ).
wunjed
, wotfld
wer!1
i pom attac!i a.
Glaum, motion
with six other
in i jbposmis i:
testify, and M
Miss Gluuin
It
pc
utvl the
t
sought as witnesses by the prosecu
tion, but no orcein! of this district at
torney's oiiice .ecu Id . if fcind what
would indicate cveJi vttguely the rea
ms or what they would bo aj&ed on
yie stand. T'ir.y win bi rebut wit
nesses, as the ;::-r:-- in ii o rfasejj it.,
direct case several day aft,, Tho
defense', rogi'rdlcss c-.i .v, ijej the
comedian him -ic'If te.k. .. ,Uc jiUhSjiaH
announced lUOf as planning Ld. close.
it:., case by tonight,
place! Alict. I ;'ke. a
turc actress who
poeiiae.d, on tlu. BI
cause of specula
opened.
th i it v.'.oulo
v j; On pic
;c ii sub
liunor lien ' court
from La
reside net
witness!::
regarding their appearance
KANKAKEE BAKEh-PUG
WOUNDED AND ROBBED
Chicago, Nov. 2S. diaries Arese
nau, 33, owner of a bakery at Kanka
kee -.Hid known in pugilistic circles
as Kid McCoy, was Shot twice eatlv
today
$ISU0
ment
enue.
Arei
a par
by two bam
aa he was
building ai
and
J s i ! i K
hod ot
upart-
rlt av-
spand
recent
me to Ch
in of tin
i business deal,
i tertainmont h
of a friend.
arted ft
r the
pass.
When
tho
' building two nit
: tip his hands.
and was shot il
j the right ghoull
lEdered 'ion to hold
attempted to resist
o right temple and
lie was taken to
a hospital where he gave a descrip
tion of his assailants,
MIDDIES GET A
ROYAL WELCOME
Annapolis, Md., Nov. '.
team that vanquished tiu
A 1
in the annual football gam
were accorded a, warm Pec
their return from New Ye
afternoon by their comrai
towns people.
i-esterday
tion upon
late this
and the
The student body of ne
iily
2,400 re
special turned on four sections
trains, and forming by
marched from the station
battalions,
to the ace
demy grounds.
The players were literally pulled of
the cars and horn on shoulders of
their enthusiastic comrades to Ban
croft hall.
STANDARD OIL CO.
PROMOTES BcALc
Willie:
who has
been employed by the local
Standard
It SM bt en
Oil Co.. fcr several years.
promoted to the position OI
manager
of the Ottawa branch. Mr.
Heals suet eds George Lavanway. who
recently resigned to go on the road.
THREE YEAR OLD BOY
EXPIRES AT HOSPITAL
Ruv el! James, the 3-da..-oltI son or
Mr. and Mis. Richard F. Rice. 1303
N rt'i Col tmbus street, passed away
t'-.is morning abcut t:3fl o'clock Hi
RyPmri b spitai. Servivliig he leave:
hi. pareata aud a baby brother, Rlci
ard Jr.