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TRADE R JOURNAL
OTTAWA FREE TRADER
WEATHER
Established 1840
OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880
Mostly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday; colder
Vt ednesday.
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AND OTTAWA FAIR DEALER
VOLUME 5-NO. Ml.
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3,
PRICE, TWO CBJS
BUILDERS
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HOT WORDS
DAIL DEBATE
OPPONENTS OF ANGLO
IRISH PACT ASSAIL
PROPONENTS
ALL ERIN SOUGHT
J. J. WALSH, SPEAKING FOR
PEACE, SAYS TERMS REPRE
SENT ALL THAT IRELAND HAS
BEEN FIGHTING FOR.
Dublin, .Jan. 8, Bitterness asd hard !
1 ceding were displayed 111 the datli I
elrrean today during debate Of theJ
Anglo-Irish treaty. The. animosity
seemed far more sharply drawn tb
before the adjournment tor tit" h
days and was the Otutanding featu
of the opening session! which beg
at 1 1 o'clock ami adjourned at I
to 2:30 p. m. four speak i rs v .
heard at thin session Ait O'Gcnn
and Counte Markiea. opponen
uiul Pierce Beastey and J, J. Wall
who pieadi i for ratification.
The countess, like O'Connor, con
centrated on the position the seven
representative s thai southern Irelandi
would have. Beasley's plea was that
they face the roalitie: of thi situation
and give chance to the nation which
it. trying to be borne. Bcasley, notod
for his prison breaking exploits and
lifelong contribul Ion i
ta
tr
the
aaty
cause, contended th
everything that Ireland hi
tag for,
fL the opponents of the
ttu.X point, he , onr.lud
treaty
td, the
t .i ry
wiiid be like the operatli ns the
torn described as porfectlj successful,
only the path nts die I
Prays for Ireland.
Belfast. Jan. :!. !! A. I'.) Car
dinal Logue. the primate of Irelandi
addressing the congregation In the
Armagh cathedral, asked it to pray
"that it might please the Almighty
Ood to save them from hucIi misfor
tune" as the rejection of the Anglo
Irish treaty which held, forth the only
hope of peace and tranquillity to Ire
land. The only alternative to ratification.
Cardinal Logue declared, was that
the country would he thrown back
Into a state even more drastically op
pressive than that through which it
had already passed, The treaty
seemed to give substantially all that
was necessary for the welfare and
progress of the country, he said.
Belfast, Jan. 8. The Hibernla hall,
at Eskra. County Tyrone, was seized
today by a party of Sinn ETelners,
One section of the party visited home
of Catholics and demanded their tv
fl and shot, guns in the name of the
republican arm. Many defused to
Amply with this demand, whereupon
the Sinn felners left with threats
that those declining would be shot
VOTE TO KEEP HANDS
OFF CON CON POLICY
Discussion ran the gantlet both for
and against the county representa
tive league, at the meeting called by
K. J. Davis at the court house on
.' ' "c ww me Bjjeunejn
indicated that they leaned against the
league.
While there was three hours' talk
the only resolution passed at the
meeting was the following:
"Resolved, that it Is the sense of
this meeting that we express our
confidence in the judgment and integ
rity of our two delegates to the con
stitutional convention, Charles B.
Woodward and William M. Scanlan,
and that this meeting should take no
action, by resolution or otherwise,
which would embarrass them in tie1
discharge of their official duties at
this most critical Btage id' the work
of the constitutional convention."
LONG ILLNESS FATAL
TO CHAS. ROBINSON
Utica, 111. January 3, (Special.)
Charles Robinson, aged 2G years,
died at the home of his parents. Mr
and Mrs. Thomas Robinson in this
city, yesterday morning at 10 o'clock,
after a lingering illness. Surviving
besides his parents he Leaves live sis
ters and two brothers. The funeral
services will he held at the Utlcfl
Baptist church on Wednesday after
noon at 2: HO o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs
Mr. and Mrs. '
Walsh Entertain.
', P Walsh, Jlfl Mai-
quotte otrecd. entertained with a din
Ynst night In honor of William and
iyfts Walsh, Coven were laid for
uJQ guests, After the dinner th
Jig was spent with muoio and
naaclng,
EXCHANGED IN
01
4SSBBJD
REOPENED
'.TUDENTS RETURN TO STUDIES
AFTER HOLIDAYS WHICH BE
GAN BEFORE CHRISTMAS
GLOOM PERVADES CITY'S
YOUNG AS PLAY PERIOD IS
ENDED.
Ottawa school
their Studies tod
holiday vacation
wended then- waj
tui ions of learnin
for the most nan
children
ay atte
returned to
a ten day
ie groupe
the elty'i
y enjoy
and the
id by
task
d Bee
all
of
the inn.
suniing
foU
itudii
lege student
home, an.)
i Ottawa
spending
! tin
Studenti
and unive
ome college!!
rsitles will
m,t have to leave until the
of the wi although mi
were to report hark by t
latter puit
s of them
xluy or to-
The mid year v;
glorious affair, for
teachers, and the
a sad blow for all
cation lias been a
both students and
recall to duty was
lost everyone.
The next vacation of the public '
schools will not cone until the la'terj
part of March when the seveji days of i
College students will secure a few I
days respite from their studies at 1
Caster time.
ACCUSE FARM HAND
OF RIFLING HOME
After Worki&K for two months as a !
n;
home of his employers on New Year's
djiy and made off with two suit cases
filled with their possessions. Graves
has been employed at the home of
Joe and C larence Daley, in Kutland
township.
On Sunday afternoon the two Da
leys came Into Ottawa to visit their
mother. When they returned home
they found that during their absence
their hone' had been rifled, and most
of their clothing stolen. Graves was
missing along with the loot,
("locking ovefl their possessions,
they feu ad that two leather suit
Cases, an overcoat, trousers, neckties,
underwear and many other articles
of men's apparel were gone, together
with a 2. caliber rifle and a medium
priced gold watch.
The matter was reported at once
to the sheriff's office, but no trace of
the fleeing farm hand, nor of the suit
eases could be found.
The Daley home is located six miles
northeast of Ottawa.
WILLIAM LUCAS DROPS
DEAD IN KANSAS TOWN
Ol'il lias lieen receiv
1 in Ottawa !
Clearwater,
a former j
Ith came as ;
of the sudden death at
Kas., pf William Lucas.
resident of Freedom lu
j he Was walking on the street of his
1 home city, as tho rsult of some heart
(rouble, to which it seems he has
been afflicted. Mr. Lucas leaves sur-
Vivlng three c hildren, Bflsie, Blenor
I and Robert, his wife preceding him
in death less than a year ago. He
was a brother of R, ('. Lucas, late of
; this city, who died suddenly about a
j year ago. Funeral services were held
at bis home today.
CROWDS ENJOY FINE
SKATING ON CANAL
The Illinois & Michigan canal, with
Its superb coating of thoroughly se
cure ice, was the magnet which at
tracted hundreds from their homes
yesterday and Sunday to enjoy the
first real good skating of years,
The canal was thickly spotted with
men, women, boys and girls, and the
crowd of BUCh proportions many old
timers compared the number of ska
ters with the large numbers that
used to turn our whenever the loo
became strong enough to support
large crowds.
Entertain With Watch Party.
John Schumacher Jr. entertained a
number of boys at a watch party on
Saturday night at his home In South j
Ottawa. The boys spent a very!
pleasant evening playing games and
with musif;, until the old year de
parted. At a lata hour a supper was
served
1 KEATY
10 DAYS' VACATION
BROUGHT 10 CLOSE
Vt i a
m&Am
SEDAN WRECKED,
BUI PASSENGERS
ESCAPE UNINJURED
BUFFALO ROCK CAR SKIDS OFF
IVY WAY PAVEMENT WHEN;
REAR WHEELS STRIKE COAT-!
ING OF ICE ROLLS DOWN EM
BANKMENT. The icy condition Of the hard road i
(jast of Ottawa was responsible for;
an accident Sunday, which wrecked
the Ford sedan belonging to the
Crane Co., sanitarium. The accident
Occurred while Miss Ruth Radio, the
nurse who is temporarily in charge
of the sanitarium, was taking a wom
an patient out for a short ride.
By a freak of fate neither Miss
Radio nor the other passenger were
injured although the auto turned
over and rolled part way down a thir
ty foot embankment.
The accident occurred on the top
of the Buckingham hill. Miss Radle
pulled over 0) the edge of the road
when the rear wheels caught in the
Ice, and skidded off the pavement.
The car turned turtle and rolled part
way down the embankment, which is
thirty feet high at the point of the
accident.
The body of the car was so badly
wrecked that it is said an entile
new one will have to be built on the
auto, although the motor is said to
be in good condition.
NEW MONUMENT CO.
IS ORGANIZED HERE
Formation of the Ottawa Monument
Company, with E. B. Mull and C. K.
Devore, as its organizers, was for
mally announced today. The new
company will have its plant at 2081
Fast Superior street, where machin-.
cry and equipment for turning out
marble products has been installed, j
By next Monday, it was stated today
by ID. K. Mull, one of the owners, the
company would be ready to start
work .
Creation of the Ottawa Monument
compan brings under one head two
of the best, known marble men In this
section of the state. Mr, Mull for
Seventeen years was head salesman i
for the Baldwin, Priseler company,!
while Mr. Devore for a great num
ber of years, was superintendent of
the art and inecbainacl departments j
of that same company
The combination insures success Of
tho venture, which adds to Ottawa
another industry certain of Speedy!
and permanent growth,
Cement Mills Announce Cut.
I.ti Salle, 111., .Ian. 3. A wage reduc
tion of "j C( tits an hour throughout the
plant of the Martinet to Cement com
pany was reported yesl rday, When
thi revised scale went Into effect. It
was said that the reduction wae gen
oral throughout the plant and quarry.
BY GOLLY! THEY'RE AT IT
FIRST CHAPTER OF
GREAT STORY TONIGHT
On page 2 tonight the first in
stallment of Kathleen Xorris' mas
terpiece, "Harriet and the Piper"
will be published. The story will
Appear In serial form in each
edition of the Free Trader, until
it lias been completed. The auth
or needs no introduction to the
fiction loving public of America,
and her "Harriet and the Piper"
is considered her finest writing.
Don't fail to follow the story
which promises to be one of the
most interesting bits of fiction you
have ever read.
LAST SAD RITES FOR
LATE GILBERT COLE
The funeral of Gilbert Cole wae
held from his home on Madison street
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
house was crowded with friends an i
neighbors from his former home In
Serena township as wi il as from Oi-
tawa. .Many wen uname to gain an
mittance to the house. Many beauti
ful floral trlbues testified to the high
regard of friends
Mrs. Loo Martin, accompanied b
Mrs. Merle Barclay of Lackawanna.
X. Y. sang, Rev H. F. Lawler ol tho
First Me thodist Epiwcopal church eon
ducted the service and paid a Rttins
tribute to the influence an.l memory
of the man who as teacher, farmer
and citizen had met life's obligations
so well. During his remarks nc read
n tribute from one of his neighbors
who had known Mr. I ole tor more
than forty years.
All the members of his Immediate
family were present at tii!' si rvici a
with thei exception of his sinter, Mrs.
E, K. Hominy of Atwood. Kan., and
liis brother. John A. 'ole of I loon
River, Oregon. His body was laid to
rest In Ottawa Avenue cemetery, Six
of his friends from the Elks' lodge pf
this city acted as pallbeareri M! If
Mitchell, John Edgcoinb, Fred A.
Hatheway, Kd Bradford. J. l.. Albi rt i
and Pat Mahom y
FIND BABY DEAD IN
BED: BLAME SPASMS
Joe Yrbanski, a little hoy aged one
year and nine months, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Yrbanski. of the
Federal Plate division, was found
dead in his heed Sunday morning, leav
ing apparently passed away the vic
tim of spasms. An InQUMt was held
by the coroner, who found that death
resulted from spasms induced by
acute indigestion, to which th l Httle
fellow seems to have been subject
before the family moved from ha
Salle to Ottawa. The funeral serv
ices, were held today, burial being
in st. Francis' cemetery,
W. R. C. ANDG. A. R. TO
INSTALL "22 OFFICERS
The members of the (!. A. Ii.
Of the w. Rl c. will hold a Joint
lie installation of the rece-ntly el
an I
nib-
officers tomorrow
Fellows' hill At
ifternoon at
the close oi
business session
an informal reception
AG Air:
MANY FRIENDS ARE
REMEMBERED IN
MILLINER'S WILL
LmTE MISS SARA TUBERTY BE
QUEATHS PERSONAL EFFECTS
TO ACQUAINTANCES SISTER
NAMED RESIDUARY HEIR.
Tuberty.
The will of the late Sara
'veil known Ottawa milliner, who died
Saturday, lie,-. 17. was tiled for pro
bate this afernoon. Many of tli
friends id' Mir.s Tuborty inherit her
pe:
, t li
i q
ional possessions by
document, which v
the terms
ot
as drawn oi
sed .bvWttoi
. lu. and was wltn
ncys Robert and Robert C. C'arr. By
the- terms ot the will Postmaster J. J
Dougherty is named executor.
By the terms of the will $10o is
h ft to the pastor of St. Patrick's
church in Ottawa to he used for Hay
ing masses lor the repose of tdio tes
tator's soul. Miss 'Puberty's ben-fit
from the Catholic Daughters of Amer
ii a goes to the pastor of the Catholic
church at Seneca for the saying of
masses.
Mis Lillian Campbell is left, the
testotor's candle, candlestick, two pic -hires
and her choice of half of all the
testator's rap; rugs. Miss Lottie
Baische receives the other half of the
Miss Hannah Scanlan is left tfWO
paintings.
Miss Mae Flynn is left Mi
ty's amethyst ring and all In
Tuber
canned fruit.
Miss Carrie Harris of Sycani
former Ottawa re sident, is left
hogany chair, a wall plaque,
a ma
in in-
c ease burner and a green vase.
Frances Qrettencord is left a set ot
Kate Hughes will receive a
ick, a cut glass vinegar bottle,
i contents of the testator's
all tl
libra r
table and nil (In
presents Hho
lerty.
left a stitrar
en Ml
Schae
ipot.
Tut
bow I
M rt
id to:
Mall
Barr
left
pper
par
a- mirror
Mrs Pri
nk he
i v c
a co
lonial pitcher,
of Lackawanna.
$lnii for saying
of tlie testator's
X v..
mas set
is, tO receive
for the repose
I lie re
sold and
terest of
idue of tie
the money
this is to
estate is to
loaned The
paid annually
l
In
to tlie decedent's sister. Mrs. Anna
Adams of Chicago. At Cue death of
Mis. Adams' husband she is to he
given tlie principal, should Mrs.
ins precede her husband in death
princiual is to go to the pastor of
Patrick's church for the saying of
si.s for the repose of (he souls of
Miss Ti
e rty and Mrs, Adams.
Leaves All to Widow.
Tic will of the late horonz Roomer,
who died lubt AQok, wua tiled today.
CONTRACTOR
bml.
EMANDS ON
The formation of
association to regulate
try was formally annoi
l c
1 F. RICHARDSON,
ED RESIOENT
STY, PASSES Ml
ii
END COMES AT FAMILY RESI
DENCE ON COLUMBUS ST., AF
TER LONG ILLNESS BORN
JUNE 6, 1842, IN WATERTOWN
N. Y.
Jason F. Richardson, aged years,
veteran Ottawa clgarmaker and one of
the best known residents of the city,
'died early yesterday at his home 720
Columbus St., after a lingering Illness.
The decendent had made his home
in Ottawa for more than half a cen
tury and enjoyed one of the widest
circle of friends of any resident of
the city.
He was born in Watertown, New
York on June 6, 1842. In ls.i',7 he came
to Ottawa and engaged in the cigar
business. He was superintendent of
the Smith & Rislns? Cigur factory and
of the M. n. Mitchell factory, lu In 17
he retired from the business world on i
cccouni o ins advunemg age. He has
, been in poor health much of the time
Since then.
! Turing the long years of his
Iness life In Ottawa. 'Mr. Richardson
came to be one of the most highly
respected residents of the city. His
jovial disposition and his big heart
caused him to command the admlra-1
tion of his friends. i
Surviving ho leaves his wife, Mrs. j
Margretta Richardson and two sons, i
Robert M. Richardson and Jason F.
Richardson, 'Jr. He also is survived
by three grandsons, Julius R. Richard-
son. Karl Richardson ;
Richardson, all of Ottawa
nd Di
id
a si&ter,
Watertown
Mrs. Sadie
e held this
I Mrs. Eleanor Mc ready ol
New York and a niece.
I Andrus of Chicago.
The funeral services war
afternoon from the family
home on
Columbus
the1 Ottaw
St.
i Av
Burial
snue Com
mad
in
terv
Georcje 5rornnn.
P. Broman, aged 57 years
(!
died yesterday morning at his home
110S West Lafayette street, as a re
sul of a stroke of par, lysis. Mr. lire
man bad been confine d
the past eight years, st
effects of the disease.
lie was&born in Pitts
1SH4, and lived I here m
he moved to Sir; ad '1'.
with his family, be mov
bed
2". '
Survh ing
ti avi
I Theroei
! Bromar
; lor, Mr
; Dale 11
! man. ai
Hi
oman :
id a bt
j He was an activ
WO Woodman Led
I and of tin- Q. B. 1!
j Th! funeral Ben
j afternoon from the
church, and burial
CON CON STRIKES SflAG
AS RECESS IS ENDED
Springfield, 111.. Jan. 3. -(By the ,.
p.i Falling to agree on a course of
procedure when it reconvened today
after a year's recess, the two year
constitutional convention recessed un
til 2 p. m.. while downstate ami rook
county delegates divided and held
conferences over the stand they will
take this afternoon on the question
of another recess until January 31.
Cook county delegates declared
the? were ready for the showdown
ion the legislative article Down-
i slaters were split ovtr the nueStion
of a recess until (he six new delegates
I who w ill be named In special
elections January 23 are seated.
Entertain at Bridge.
Misses Alice and Mary Horan ol'
Chicago entertained with an Informal
card party on Saturday afternoon al
their home on Fast Washington st.- vt.
Four tables of bridge were played dur
ing the afternoon, after which refresh
ments w ere s. rved.
By the terms of the will the widow,
Mrs. Dora Elisabeth Roemer, will in
herit all th t tator's real estate end
personal property
the building Indus-
ner
mis
union
Mendota,
a -id
employer!
Utmost
quietly
tote
1 1
otfucement of
the officers it became known tl
j organization had progresses
enough to order pay cuts In St
I La Salle and Peru, where a
igreatly in excess of that preval
so
ins
(Ottawa, was obtained thru the present
business depression In spite of the
I recognized lack of work.
Word from La Salle and Peru was
I that the "slash" was to he a big one'
land would be sweeping In bittini
every tradesman of the two cities.
The Officers.
The officers deny there is any in
tent to fight organized labor thru th
association, maintaining they tuiv.
handed together, for self protoctioi
'and for the protection of Cue public
The men heading th" association v r
given out today tojiiwimi
President, Kirink
Si tin ott, UWrf
. i uggins, St ft s
Charles Hossup,
Vice
President J.
tor: Vic
President,
I La Salle; Vice Pi
j Mendota: Secre
busi-'liams, Ottawa;
Schroeder, Btroal
' Today's develo
crisis were await
I of nterest, due; t
next twenty-four
to reveal the att
affected.
Contractors
The prelimlna
tween the contr
which
now county-will::
in scope,
and th
public!
awa i''
weeks
the 'building trades situa-
ers association Bunmiii
ous unions compri Ing
the building
feclive Jantia
said to repi'f
as high an t
some cases.
i
While ''t v.
sweeping reduction.
way
scale
the
coml
men
ing
tson
lie 1
the
Wcle
voting tc
osltlon in
While i
i stven out
Information womti
- either the trai!i".en
the Officials in regard t
: tion that has been pit
( trainmen it is unofflcl
i that two Benarate and
illy rutno 80
distinct eon
tracts have lieen submitted to tho
' trainmen.
On' of these contracts is Bald to
j cull for a salary reduction of etiveii
and one-half cents an hour for the
eomlns year on a year's contract,
while tho other Is said to call for a
five cent an hour reduction ou a six
months' contract.
The trainman are today easting the
votes tO decide which of those eon
tracts they will sign up.
At the present time the trafhmn
are drawing salaries nf from foriy
five to lifty-seven coats per hour.
will be held.
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