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FREE TRADE R JOURN A L
AND OTTAWA FAIR DEALER
OTTAWA FREE TRADER
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Established 1840
OTTAWA JOURNAL
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nesday; slightly warmer,
VOLUME 0 "NO. 5JJ,
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, JANUAHY 17, 1922,
PB1CB, TWO CENTS.
TORCH USED
STOCK YARDS
BUILDINGS
STUDENT NURSE, BROKE AND
DESERTED, TRIES SUICIDE
:s srpff south;
BMROHIG HOUSE SIDE PAVING CASE
LEFT LARGE E
TELLS AUTHORITIES MONEY
LEFT BY PARENTS, DECEASED
GRAND RIDGE COUPLE, WAS
SQUANDERED SECRET WED
DING DISCLOSED BY NEAR
TRAGEDY.
Mrs. Mildred Cornelius, formerly
Miss Mildred Paraum, ;i student nurse
el Ityburn boi pltal, is recovering from
the effects ol poison self-administered
while she was staving in a Dee
Moines, own, boarding house, The
young woman, who i. 80 years of sge,
left Ottawa just before Christmas,
after slip had become Involved in a
minor escapade, and went to Chicago,
where, she iaid, she Inten I. d com
pletina her training In a hospital.
On Friday. th 13th, slit was dlscov
red titiconst ious uttir ;-. futile at
tempt to end her life by gas. Mildred
was the daughter i I' (lie laie Dr. and
Mrs. Panium of brand RJdge, whc
died u number of years ago, leaving
her a considerable fortune. Few of
her frtneda knew that shi had ever
married, as -he went under her mal len
name in Ottawa. She was educated
In a Dts Moines convent and was
married soon after she left school
Two year uku. without fund, she
returned to Ottawa and Bought em
ployment as housemaid. She enter
Sd Itvhuru hospital to lake a mines
training course a year ago last fal'.
A press dispatch from Des Moines
plvlng the details of the case follows:
"Dt's Moines. Iowa. Jan 16.'! am
sorry they found me, life holding noth
ing for me' was the pitiful statement
of Mrs. Mildred Cornelius, 80, who ws
taken to the city hospital Saturday
noon after she had attempted to end
her life by gas.
"The futile attempt of the woman
brought to light the d tails of a trip
from Ottawa. III., bach to Des Moines
and the scenes of iter childhood days.
"She came from Ottawa, where h
has been a student nurse, about twt
Weeks ago. After her arrival she oaM
ed on many of her girlhood chum-'.
who had attended st. Catherine's
.school with her many yers ago,
"Iter attempt Saturday to kill her
self was explained by several of her
former friends to whom she had eon
tlded Hi" loss of the fortune that had
been bequeathed to her by her father
Dr. Farnnm, one tin)'' a well known
Des Moines physician,
"After the death of her father and
mother the girl married a man by the
name of Cornelius, whom, she alleges,
squandered her fortune and left her
destitute.
"After Mrs. Cornelius came to Des
Moines she registered at the Flliott
hotel, where she stayed until Frida
night. About three days ago she vis
ited Mrs. James Ultsgerald, 1321
Twenty-fourth street, -.with whom she
had illumined when the two were in
school together. To her she told the
story of her husband's desertion, add
ing that she intended to kill herself.
"Friday evening, according to the
story told by the woman to Detectives
Holllbaugh and Pederson, she met a
young man who accompanied her to
the rooming bouse of Mrs. II
Knowles, 1427 Locust street.
"Although they registered as mm
and wife, the woman's escort remain
ed but a few minutes and did not re
turn. "At noon Friday Mis. Knowles de
tected tho smell of gas fiiun s in the
bouse and summoned the, police.
Breaking down the door, the officers
discovered the woman lying on the
bed in an unconscious condition. She
was rushed to the city hospital, where
it was said that Bhe would recover."
ARMY HOSPITAL
HEADS SUMMONED
TO U. S. CAPITAL
Washington. Jan. 17. Officers in
charge of all government hospitals
serving veterans of the world war he
gati a five days series of conferences
here today called by Hrig. f!en. Saw
yer, president of the board of hospital
isation to work out co-operative the
most officient means of caring for fu
ture service patients.
Nearly a hundred officers were or
dered to report including the heads
of all public health hospitals, soldiers
homes, officers of the medical depart
ments of the army and navy and the
veterans bureau.
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Marriage Licenses.
Lewis S. Starker. Princeton,
Olivia Wallace, Walnut, 16.
STATE UNDER ADVISEMENT
CONTEST TO DELAY CERTIFICATE
OF COMPLETION ON VAN BUR
EN ST. IMPROVEMENT CON
CLUDED IN COUNTY COURT.
After hearing the evidence and the
arguments in the Van Buren street
paving case, Judge li. Harry Iteck in
the county court yesterday toek tie.
matter under advisement until he
it. EDvidence for the city to refute
lias bad time to thoroughly consider
the testimony given hy the objectors
was taken yestl rday.
city iCngineer Qeorge Farnsworth
and PSVing Inspector .1. W. Singer
were the only witnesses presented by
the city.
Mr. Farnswortli stated that all of:
the materials used in the construe
tton of the pavement, the gravel,
.-and, cement and asphalt, had been
tested, at his instigation, and the j
proofs that they were all good ma
terlals were in his office at the pres
ent time, lie testified that it would!
have been almost Impossible to get'
the big .steam roller, down in the !
Third avenue ditch to roll each foot j
of the till as the contract called for.
.1. V. Singer stated that lie was em-;
ployed on the improvement job dur
ieg the entire construction work, and
that the (III in the deep ditch was
u;.1de in layers, and that the wagons
hauling in dirt and materials were
constantly driving through the ditch
and rolling the fill down solid.
The city was represented in the
j case ny l it y Attorney llarohl KICOOl
I sou and Mayor Qeorge V. B, Weeks.
The tWenty-tWO objectors who tiled
'opposition to the certificate of com
j pletion being issued were represent
' ed by Attorney I I. Ilanna. Three
witnesses, John Schumacher, George
Moss and Robert Duncan, all proper
! ty owners of the district, testified for
the objectors Their testimony was
taken on Fniay afternoon when the
testimony for the objectors was coin j
pleted.
ACCUSE DOCTOR OF
DOUBLE MURDER
Fast St.
tinned inv
Airs. Clar
Rlcbwine,
l-ouis. 111., Jan. 17
stigatlon into the
Iticliwinc and
her father-in-law,
A c(
leaths
Willi;
will
made, authorities announced, today fol
lowing the release yesterday of Dr
Robert X. MoCracken, prominent
southern Illinois physician, who wa
changed with murder in two warrants
His bonds were fixed at 140,000 after
his appearance in court on a writ of
habeas corpus. A preliminary hear
ing will be held on .Ian. -i. Dr. Mc
l rack on, who served as coroner of St.
Clair county and who was also health
commissioner, asserts Ins innocence.
The woman's unclothed body and that
of her father-in-law were found shot
to death by Karl Recklein, a son of
the woman by a former marriage, on
his return from school. Dr. Mc
cracken said lie was familiar with the
Kichwine family and for the last few
years has been a patron of Perry
Rlchwlne, a barber, the woman's hus
band. He also said he served as the
woman's physician for tin- last thir
! en years and that his relations with
her were professional.
FORMER OHIO STATE
STAR IN SANITARIUM
Chicago. Jan. 17. Charles (Chick)
Harley, former Ohio state university
football star who recently returned
to that institution from his home here
for advanced studies has been taken
to a sanitarium at Ishpeming, Mich..
suffering from a partial nervous
breakdown.
Hurley's illness is believed to have
been the result of an injury Which
he sustained in a football game here
last fall, while playing with the
Staleys, a professional team,
his ribfl were broken.
Two of
MOON BOTTLE CATCHES
FIRE. KILLING MAN
Chicago, Jan. 17. Henry Boyd was
burned to death last night when the
fumes from a bottle believed to con
tain moonshine whiskey caught fire,
causing the bottl" to explode and set-
ting fire to furniture in the room.
The man had taken a drink from the
bottle and then had sat down beside
a stove, holding the bottle in his
hand.
What this Gentleman needs is some good
j 3oSU ALL HEMLOCK) I -"""t
i surely am getting '
Sick of "This Same pace '
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-- iJr s-fl i DWOCCES
ALLEGES II
35 YEARS SHIFTED
LOVE 10 ANOTHER
LA SALLE WIFE SAYS MARRIED
WOMAN, A NEIGHBOR AT THAT
WON HUSBAND'S AFFECTIONS
AW AY FROM HER GIVEN $100
A MONTH ALIMONY.
Allegln
j hand pos
' who resii
Salle, wa:
j of Mendo
nance dei
j l.a Salle
l morning.
! ter half's
K elc hiiic r
that tli
i ii ecu
tier has
tlchiner
leased for a Mrs
ies on Third st
too great, Mrs. 1
ta secured a sepal
reo from Ambro
in the Circuit
Mrs. Miler told
alleged affectio
when both taml
eet, in l.a
Ihoda Miler
ate maint -e
Miler of
Court this
of her bet
n for Mrs.
lies resided
in Mendota, she claimed that their
family moved to l.a Salle, and that!
later Mrs. Kelchiner and her husband!
moved to the same city.
sho alleged that the defendant
wcum leave tneir tiome ami remain
away for a week at a time. She said
she heard he was- at tin- Kelchiner
home during his absences from her
home. She told of going there on one
occasion and finding the defendant
lying on a lied in the bed room during
the noon hour.
She claimed that as far as she knew
tho defendant was still living at tin
Kelchiner home.
The decree ended a wedded life of
thirty-five years. The testimony
showed that tile couple) were married
HI .Ian. 6. 1887, and are the parents
ol four children.
Mrs. Catherine Miler of Mendota,
the daughter-in-law ci tin- complain
ano, was in court, and testified in her
behalf. She told of the alleged short
comings of her father in-law .
Mrs. Miler was awarded WOO attor
ney's fees anil $100 a month alimony
by Judge Eldredge.
Defendant In England.
H. j. Sims of Btreator secured a dl
voce from Mrs. EBsther Sims of Eng
land, in the Circuit Court this morning
on charges of desertion.
Mr. Sims alleges that he and the
defendant were married In I'engam.
Oeleger, Wales on July !'. 1908 and
that on December s, 1918 the defendant
deserted him. and has since refused
to reside with him.
Mr. Sims told the court ..that pre
vious to the final separation of him
self and his wife, they had parted
three times on account of her alleged
drunkenness.
Adopt Gr.indson.
A petition was :'ti. ! in the County
Court this morning by Mr. and Mrs.
Charles V. Andersen el Streator, ask
ing that they lie permitted to adopt
their grandson, Paul Anderson Potter,
aged 8, who resides with them. The
little boy is the so:: of
urs. MCdle A. ;
Potter, a daughti r ol tin1 petitioners
and of Herman Potter of Magnolia.
Mr. and Mrs. Potter are separated.
Has Wife Enjoined.
Securing au Injunction to keep his
0FFXTR Af
FIX TRIAL FOR MARCH 27.
Los Ancjeles. Jan. 17. Date for
the secon trial of Arthur C. Burch,
indicted for the murder cf J. Bel
ton Kennedy, was set today for
March 27.
wife, Mrs. Iva M. Caff
from securing possess!
i children, James It. f
proceedings for divorc
I ( 'ourt this afternoon.
i uses file defendant ol
of Marseilles,
ou of their live
iffee Instituted
in the ClrW.it
Mr. Caffee ac
being too fond
of Clyde Ridi
whom he names as
co-respondent.
He alleges that she
misconduct last Octobe
that he did not learn ol
January 6, He stated
as guilty of i
, but claims
this until on
in the bill
which was filed today that when he
learned of the affection his wife
possessed for Mr. Riddle he accused
her and she admitted that she had
j been guilty oi misconduct four times
! iii the past 1 wo months.
The bill also states that that night
I he accused Riddle! and that the de
I fondant told him not to denv it. for
Hio was as giioiv as lie.
The couple are the parents of five
Chilren R. ('., aged ll; James .1, aged
! : Kenneth, aged 7; Frnest. aged 4,
and Dorothy, aged :i.
Marseilles Woman Sues.
Mrs. Daisy Fnrico oi Marseilles.!
started divorce proceedings against i
Adino Fnrico in the Circuit Court this
afternoon. Mrs. Fnrico who was be
fore her marriage, Miss Daisy Miglio,
slated In her hill that she and the de
fendant were married May 5, 1919
and that one .June 1,1919 the defen
dant deserted her and has since re
fused to live with her.
INVENTOR OF FIRST
AUTOMOBILE DEAD
Rochester. Jan. 17 George Raid
win Selden. 77, inventor of the first
gasolene propelled vehicle and a
pioneer in the present automobile in
dustry died at his home here today,
He was president of the Selden Motor
Co. He made his first gas engine in
187S. Among other inventions are a
hard hubber tire and a device to pre
vent the slipping of wheels. He
graduated from Vale in 1865 and ad
mitted to the bar in 1871.
BREAD DROPS TO 9
CTS. IN CHICAGO STORES
Chicago. Jan 17 -llread prices Will
be ri fhtced I 1 ent today, according to
announcement by Russell J. Poole.
;,i cretary of tic city council commit
tee on living cost Pound loaves now
selling for 1" cents will be sold for
' Cents and tA-nty-four ounce bread
ov, tor 1
rents will he sold for
14 cents
Chicago eat- 1,250,0m loaves- of
bread a day, according to Poole, and
he public will therefore save $12,' "
daily.
wholesome Food
6 AD OF HORSES
KILLLU, m dAKN
DESTROYED IN EIRE
TLAMES LEVEL BUILDING ON
PAMES BURKE FARM IN WAL-I
LACE TOWNSHIF, CAUSING
LOSS ESTIMATED AT $5,000.
Six head of horses were killed and j
a number of farm implements, a small
quantity of grain and several sets of
harness destroyed in flames which re
duced a large barn on the James
Burke farm in Waltham township to
a heap of smouldering ruins last, even- '
ing shortly before 8 o'clock, causir. i
a loss of approximately $,i.ijoo Tho j
origin of the flre is unknown. It was
hrst discovered by neighbors of the
Burke family. Mr. and Mrs. Burke
were in Ottawa at the time the flames
wet-,, discovered in the bam,
According to statements made this j
morning by members of the Burko I
camiiy, tne toss is covered by insur
ance. Yesterday neighbors were assisting
Mr. Eturko shell corn, and whether or
not a ( igaret or cigar stub was acci
dentally thrown some place in the
barn, causing a slow burning tire, is
Unknown. It is also possible that
spontaneous combustion might have
started tho fire.
Upon their discovery of the flamei
the neighbors notified Mr. Burke of
the fire and also others living in the
vicinity of the Burke farm. An un
successful attempt was made to save
some of the property. By the time
the fire was discovered the entire
building was enveloped in flames
Bucket brigades were formed, but it
was too late. There was no danger or'
nearby buildings catching lire from
the sparks from the. burning barn.
T.-J. AD SELLS MEAT
IN FAR AWAY DAKOTA
Score another record for "long (lis
tance" selling power of Free-Trader-!
Journal advertisements.
Thru the mails today came a 1i)'
bill from a resident of Pingreo. N. D .
jaskini: a friend to purchase as much
lard and bacon from a large Ottawa
i meal -hop as that amount would buy,
and forward the purchase to him at his1
home in far away Dakota,
j 'I saw the ad in the Free Trader
I Journal," the letter said." and I would
IHRe to get in on some of the bargains
i published in that paper."
The sender of the $10 was S. II.
Sampson, owner of a large ranch, on
which he has built a fine big home
and other buildings not far from Pin
gr- e. The $10 is rung up in the cash
register of a local meat market and
Mr Sampson will soon be In receipt
of his bargain,
NEW RIOTS BREAK
OUT IN PACKING
HOUSE DISTRICT
Chicago, Jan. 1 7. Three fires breaking out
simultaneously in the stock yards district, follow
ing a renewal last night of rioting, were under in
vestigation today by op-
VICTIM OF SHELL
SHOCK IDE WARD
OF PROBATE COURT
MILLER TOWNSHIP YOUTH NOW
IN ASYLUM GIVEN $100 MONTH
COMPENSATION AND WAR RISK
INSURANCE ALLOTMENTS BY
GOVERNMENT.
A petition was filed in the circuit i
court this morning asking that the
estate of Martin Thorson, a Miller
township resident, wiio suffered shell
shock during tho world war. which
caused him to become mentally un
balanced, be placed under the juris
diction of the La Salle county pro
bate court On Dec. 1. Thorson, who
was a patient, at the Watertown hos
pital, was found irrational in the
Uoek Island county court, and order
ed committed to the state hospital at
Jacksonville.
j On the same day his brother, Thos,
Thorson, of Miller township, was ap
j pointed eonservati f for him. The
: pennon met! m lie county court io
' day, states that if Martin Thorson I
i ever was a resident of l.a Salle conn-'
I ty he has now ceased to be so. His
'property is listed as personal prop
erty vauled at 11,800, permanent dis
i ability compensation from the govern-!
1 ment of $tno a month, and war risk
insurance at the rate of $."7.rij a1
month due from Sept. 17. 1017
Open Will Contest.
The suit brought by Mrs. Icy Ce-j
nora Gregory to break the will of her
father, the late Jeremiah Studebaker, j
of Farm Ridge township, went on
trial before Judge Bldredge in the
circuit court this afternoon. The
heirs of the testator, Paul Ktchoy, a
grandson, Wauuita and Wilson Mors,
grandchildren. Mary J. Studebaker, j
Relle Miller, Elizabeth Reumoaugh,
Verne U. Studebaker, .lames Wilson
and James Warrick, the executor of j
the will are the defendants.
The testator left 40 acres of land.'
and a large amount of personal prop
erty. Mrs. Gregory, who was his
only surviving child, received tne use
of forty acres of land for her lite
time and the interest from $10,000
for her natural life.
ST. LOUIS CASHIER. AN
ABSCONDER, GIVES UP
St. Louis. Jan. 17. Additional
iictments will tie sought against
thur C. Helninger, :". cashier of
in-Artie
Niffhf and D.i- Hank, who .-urrend--i i
l
to X'ircuit Attorney Howard It. Side
tier and Chief of Detectives HoaglanJ
in Belleville. 111., last, night, follow
ing his disappearance on .Ian. 5 and
of $16,000. Its deposits were $3,000,
in his accounts. This announcement
was made- by the circuit attorney to
day. Defalcations amounting to $7S0,
000 have since been charged against
Meininger.
Mr. Sidener said Meininger had not
implicated any others connected with
the hank In regard to the misuse of
funds. One- indictment lias been voted
on Meininger on the charge that he
made a false affidavit in connection
with a bank statement Meininger
will today app
bt
tie
giand
jury here which is conduct it
veatigatieu. Aside from Inl
that he had spent his time
south'' since his disappear,!
that he was glad to get bac
inger was reticent. He was
after Ins attorneys Informed
g an In-
irmation
"in the
nee and
k" Mein
arrested the cir
cult attorney and chief of detectives
of his whereabouts following their ar
rangements for Meiningei's r turn.
The Night and Day Hank was capi
talised at $1(0,Q0fl and had a surplus
of $16,000, ts deposits were. $3,000,
000.
FOUR KILLED BY
C. B. & Q. FAST TRAIN
Palm
era in
ing by
mai bin
, Mo . Jan. 17.
ir fa tin
a auto were killed thi
a "O' train near her
was dragged 206 yard
Three Centuries of Cotton Culture.
The culture of cotton m the t'liiierl
Ptntes dates ha. k just B00 rears, the
first POttOtl seed having been planted
in Virginia us au exiierimeui iu MBit,
eratives out of the insur
ance attorney's office.
Seventy-five policemen were on duty
in the "yards" this morning as a re
sult of a shooting affair which occur
red last night between striking work
men and nonunion employes of the
plants.
Several hours after the shooting,
fires were discovered in the cooper go
shop of William Davies Co., packers;
the O'Brien stables and the Magnus
1 Aletal Company, all in the same block.
The cooperage wus destroyed with a
.loss of $14,000. The stables were
burned to the ground, thirty-five
horses losing their lives with a loss
of Jid.oiiii. Tin- metal plant was only
Slightly damaged.
"JOLLIES TICKETS ON
SALE TOMORROW
Knowing that ther
or less confusion in
tickets for reserved
shews such a-- the
is always more
the exchange of
-eat tickets at
'.lollies" Will be,
the Legion boys are planning in every
way to remedy conditions so that
tilings will go off smcoihly. The ex
change of tickets will start promptly
at '.' o'clock on Wednesday, .Ian. 18,
the, day before the first performance.
Tlckkt hold' rs are
case there is u rus
requested that in
-h at the start to
kindly kei n
in line before the box Of-
lice. Tin re will
VOU wont' need a
To further allevl
war tax, so
nge with you
ny usual ditti-
I Wednesday
can exchange
time Vow i''
m leu in your
sary that you
for each ten
be no tickets
before the box
cannot be any
Wi dnesday
hf seem rather
?oid Independ
e rules, it has
do so for the
I number who
-serve, and so
ive an equal
I of tickets,
lie Gayety are
the stage can
seat in thu
II he satisfied
cult ies from B
arty it is only ni CM
ive some one in line
here win pi sit! voly.
ra'WIJ from the boards
Bice is opened. Thj ri
eh nhnne resen ailou
I of tile gre.'i
tickets to r
yone will li
i the seledtio
all siats 111
PARENTS RUSH TO AID
OF GIRL IN TROUBLE
t
nts of Miss
who confess
; arrested in
it she had
a a doorstep
police they
issist her to-
nected with
when detec
r shoplifting
:er issued to
;e student at
pidice is the
tter declared
out of work
abandon the
no longer
by was bom
Tt
ed yi sterday aft
a department st
abandoned her
night before belt
would reach Chit
day. Miss Ara '
the baby abandc
anient
tives who arested her fi
found an unfinished let
an towa university colle
Ames who she told
baby's father. The ie
she was penniless and
and had been forced to
baby because Bhe could
buy food for it. The ba
here live weeks ago.
RIGHT GOOD NEWS
FROM "JIM" FARRELL
Oood news was received In Ottawa
today from the bedside of Former
Mayor James F. Farrell, who recently
underwent an operation at Angnstana
hospital. Chicago. The operation, to
remove a growth from the jaw. was
performed by Dr. J. 8. Ochsner. who.
in a message to Ottawa relatives,
said: ' Mr. Farrell passed the peak
and will be all right now." 'Jim" sat
up yesterday fur an hour, reading his
New Year's greetings over and over.
These cards and letters cheered him
greatly. Word that the ex-mayor is
on the road to recovery will be con
sidered as the Tory best of news by
his legion of friends at home.
GRAND JURY REFUSES
TO HOLD PERU WOMAN
Davenport Iowa. J.in 17. Orac"
QaplnskC alias Grace Morris, latp of
Peru. HI., held to th" grand jury on a
charge of manslaughter in connection
With the death last September of Jake
Meyer, was exonerated by th-' Brand
jury ti da) when it refused to return
au Indictment against tho wviuuu.