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FREE TItADERJOITRNAL
OTTAWA FREE TRADER
WEATHER
Established 1840
Snow op rain tonight
OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880
and Tuesday; not much
AND OTTAWA FAIR DEALER
VOLUME 0-NO, 82.
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, MONDAY, PEBRUABY 20, 1922,
PRICK, TWO CENTS.
S APPEAL TO HARDING
BONUS
MYSTERY VEILS TRAGEDY
OCCURING AT MARSEILLES
WILL IT COME TO THIS?
UNCONSCIOUS BODY IS
FOUND BETWEEN I
R. I. TRACKS
ENTHUS ASM OVER
AUTO SHOW FEB. 23
DIES' IN HOSPITAL 25 AT HIGH PITCH
STEEL WORKER RUSHED HERE7 ARMORY TO TAKE ON FESTAL
IN HOPE OF SAVING LIFE DITo AIR FOR THREE DAY EXPOSI
FEW HOURS AFTER WITHOUT "HON WHICH OPENS NEXT
REGAINING CONSCIOUSNESS. THURSDAY.
Supposed i" have accidentally fall) 1
from a westbound Rock Island freight
train, Ora B Ogan, about 10 years of
ego, whose home was in Chicago, su
tained injuries' early yesterday which
caused his death this morning about
7:l"i o'clock at Ryburn hospital. Ttto
accident occurred three blocks 1 ast 01
the Rock Island depot In Marseilles
Ills mutilated body was discovered
lying between tin east and sest
Iioliml track)1 1) v an extra fn Ight ( "
gtneer Chicago bound at 8:30 o'clock
Sunday morning,
Considerable mystery veils the
tragedy. Whether Mr, Ogan was
struck by a train or whether he fell
off is unknown, as far as ran hi
learned, be was on his way from Chi-
rago to Kansas City. M . where he
was to have taken tip sork as a steel
worker.
According to information received
this morning In Marseilles), the freight
engineer saw Ogan lying between t:
tracks, aided hy the huge headlight r
his engine. Going at a fairly gool
rata of speed through the city of Mat
sellles. the engineer was unable to
hrlng his engine to a full stop for
some distance after he had passed the
hody. He went hack to where he saw
the man. Mr. Ogan was lying fac
downward and was unconscious.
The engineer immediately summon
ed Dr. M. K. Blanchard of Marseilles.
First aid treatments were adminis
tered to the injured man. hut he cm; d
not he revived. The Gladfelter amb t
lance was called from Ottawa and the
Injured man was rushed to Ryburn
hospital. Dr. A. .1 Roberts was sum
moned to aid Dr. Blanchard in dres
log the wounds. An Investlgtaion re
vealed that Ogan 'a hody was badly cut
and bruised, his. head badly gashed
and that he whs Buffering of a com
pound fracture of the left leg
Whether he suffered a fractured skull
or not was undetermined hy physi
cians who attended him.
At no time was Ogan able to give
any details as to how In- met wltn
the accident, due to tin- fact that he
was unconscious trom the time tu
body was found along the tracks at
Mori' enthusiasm has bead shown
this year in connection with the auto
show to le' held here Thursday, Fri
day aid Saturday of this week than
ever bi fore, anil there
Keener desire on the
prospective buyers to
over the various lines
a purchase, The deal
bare found thai while
been reported rath
M I'lllS tO I"' a
part of the
carefully look
before making
lers themselves
things ha
dull, that pros-
! pects are in sight, and they are read;
I to take advantage of the large reduc
tions in prices that have become ef
fective this year, it is interesting to
knew that seventy-two motor manu
facturers have cut prices since th
tlrst of the year, and many of the r'
as high as 20 pe '
ductlona
cent.
Every
country,
crat to t
effected
kind of automobile in the
from the costliest road auto
ie humble flivver, have been
and the makers have thru'
oughly and fully appreciated that they
, must get out and sell cars if they e
peel to stay In business. They mu?
advertlsi extensively and truthfully:
must adjust their prices in line with
' the price of other commodities, whirl
in this cam means that they niURt etr
.them roundly; must deliever the real
goods; must Improve their cars in
every practical way reduce overhead
expenses, and cut profits until it hurl -.
ir manufacturers wl o
i at all satisfactory
DEFENDANT HELD m
WHOLE PROBLEM
REFERRED BACK TO
SUB-COMMITTEE
Washington, Feb. 20. Majority members of
the house ways and means committee referred back
today to the special tax subcommittee the whole
1. NELLIE KIRit..6-
UUUV.V.VI. 11 was rttiinjunc-
ed the subcommittee" would meet to
morrow and go into the question of I
c sales tax. Opponents of a sales tax
' began to lay their plans today for a
JAILED AT MORRIS
. committee tlie statement was made
by a White House official that many
I letters and telegrams had reuched
I President Harding opposing enact.
DIVORCEE CHARGED BY GRUNDY men! at this tin. bonus legislation
county officials of CON-! wnUe ""' legislative committee of the
American Legion made public a tele.
tributing TO DELINQUENCY gram to the president from the Ie
OF 15 YEAR OLD RUNAWAY f'Ott'a national oommander, llanfonl
GIR. MacNIder, asking that the legislation
lie no longer delayed. The letters
reaching the president opposing en-
actment at this time of bonus legisla
Morris, Feb. 20, Mrs. Nellie Klner, I tlon greatly outnumbered those fa
former Ottawa resident, arrested on voring Immediate legislation, it was
three charges involving alleged im- saicl a1 tl"' u'lli,,, House, Some of
mnral , , mi,,,,! ,,., , ., , , I'10 letters, it was shown, however,
moral conauct, one ol which con-
bore quite a similarity In form,
nects her with th.' alleged dellnquen- Foes in "Negligible Minority."
cy of Marie Yukis, 1.", year old ork- Commander MacNIder in his tele
dale girl, intends to put un a strnna gram declared "the negligible miner-
EX-OTTAWA WOMAN
light, it was indicated today when she
ity in opposition can he traced in
DANA PALMES IN
RACE FOR SHERIFF,
If P
1 u
w 1
m X PLiilDPC
The mot
! an- doing a busini '
today and there
i them have adjust
accord, generally 1
! four pollcli
1 prices because U
; cause stern lie-
tlon demanded
GIVEN CONTINUANCE
Th
tain
has
the
been
will be
of their
making
pectlve
il he p.
d away thl
hospital
In his
sti
iat pocket
el worker
i In Chicago
lence 01 his
1 st. Louis
M. Allen, sec-
Marseilles untl
morning at the
A small card
showed that he was 1
and that his home wi
Another card gave cv
being a member of ti
Knights of Pythias' R,
retary of the Marseilles chapter of
the knights of Pythias, got in touch
with St.. 'Louis members of the lodg(
and was informed that Ogan was a
resident of Chicago and that lie had a
wife and son residing at 519 South
Marshtield avenue.
They were informed of the accident
and as quickly as possible came to
this City, arriving here last evening,
An hvquest will he held over the re
mains tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
at Marseilles. Th" remains will be
taken to Chicago tomorrow for burial.
OPERATE TO SAVE
LIFE OF SECOND
TRAGEDY VICTIM
The remains of the late Howard
CktSSOn, Who died of InjjUrieS receiv
ed Friday afternoon when his broth
er's auto was struck hy a train near
Camp Grant, were brought to the
home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. T.
TV Classon. nine miles northeast of
Ottawa this morning, His brother,
Ralph, who was seriously injured at
the time of the accident, was some
what improved last night.
An operation was performed Sat
urday night in an effort to correct
Internal injuries Ralph CI as Si n re
reived In the accident. His wife, who
rushed to his side when she learned
of the tragedy, is still with him.
Mrs. T. R. Classon and her son
Lyte, who also went to Rockford
with Mrs. Ralph Classon. hare return
ed home to attend the funeral of
Howard. Services will he held from
the family home tomorrow afternoon
at 1:30 o'clock and from th'1 Wed
ron church at 2 o'clock. Burial will
he made In the West Serena ceme
tery. Rev. Totter, pastor of the Wedron
church, will officiate both services.
another cut
buyer may
promptly and take
' these conditions.
1 1 went lines of m
; that thl
' ami a d
quite a few of
their affairs in
ting, with these
ive not cut th"
nted to, hut he
and compet!-
inded it. it will bd hard
for them to make much fur
ICtioh and he able to main
standard of efficiency that
establish) d during the past
tcpectid that the
Increase the price
long, rather than
so that the pro--do
well in acting
full advantage 0!
representing son."
'squire more work
ntee of service to
COURT GRANTS MORE TIME TO
STREATOR MAN ACCUSED BY
15 YEAR OLD BERDELL A WOR
RELS DENIES GUILT.-
Stating that he would run on a
r el n 111 1 dm e ni fin i m i. ei . a 11 1 1
J L that lie was "dry as a bird's nest,"
Commissioner of Public Health and
Safety Dana M. Palmer of this city,
made arrangements today to hurl his
hat in the. ring, as republican candi
date for the nomination for sheriff.
Petitions for Dr. Palmer's candidacy
nere put into circulation late this
morning.
It
h
EX SOLDIER F 0 il N D
COMPETENT BY
OBATE CI JURY
riAarlv nvnrv oaba to rAintn ulUati
retained Attorney P. II. Hayes to Interests intrenched in great finaii
defend her at a preliminary hearing cial centers, who have the most to
set for this afternoon before Justice ',)s' 1,v defeat and w ho would profit
Alsdurf. I the nuist by victory,'
The woman was taken Into custody 'rll' commander said the American
last night hy Sheriff Mack anil Deputy . Legion did not understand "first com
Wyth, while in the company of Ber- mltment and then restractlon" on the
I tel Hagen, of the north part of the bonus question.
I City. She is said to have stated that1 "'lad capital and labor heen draft
she Intended to marry Hagen. When , p'' When men's lives were drafted,"
! arraigned today she asserted there MacNIder's telegram continued, "the
Were a number of witnesses she wish- I"'''''11' aggravated situation would
ied to call m her behalf and tor that not exist, when it was a question
j reason asked tin' continuance until of reimbursing manufacturers for
I Monday., She was released on J2O0 war contracts never fulfilled, requir
ball, Ing some 13,000,000,000, no such hue
i Mrs Klner, a divorcee, is the moth- nd cry was raised. It was an obli-
j er Of two little girls, now making Ration and it was paid. Certainly
PROWLING PEST IS DISCOVERED i their homes with the Crumb family, ""' Bervlcea, of the manufacturers.
i living at Lisbon street, and the hard railroad ami snipping inieres's were
"JACK THE PEEPER"
FRIGHTENS CENTER
TTAWA RESIDENTS
IN
PR
year u
finite g
lal
w
snap
m
1 1 1 (-
)SI
COMPLAINT REPRESENTS THAT
YANK IS IN ARMY HOSPITAL
SUFFERING OF DEMENTIA HAS
PROPERTY VALUED aT $10,000.
ill
ipportunity
rhe public.
are
in a position
thev want afl
Have ever
satisfying the publil
turn, will be abb to do some
buying and should he
knew definitely what
seeing the display at the show.
The management report that they
hai' been surprised in the large num
ber of inquiries coming to them to
information about the show and the
general interest displayed in follow
ing its progress, and perhaps one rea
son for this is the fact that the doors
will he thrown open to the public on
the morning of the 83d, and it is no1.
Often that a slow of this kind is- given
in such a complimentary and generous
way. In fact, the precedent that has
been established in this rase has
brought oat the following comment
V'
Cttl
sldent
of
in
"It is
Ottawa
one of
s Die
our nelg
rst time
giving anythii
trom ;
boring
ever h
free."
w bile the automobiles w ill occupy
the main floor and hold (Irst position
in the way of an attraction, yet they
are not going to constitute the whole
show, and people may go to the arm
ory with the full expectation of see
ing many other Interesting things an I
not be disappointed.
Electricity is something that Is al
ways fascinating, and from the num.
ber of these displays it may he safe:
predicted that the visitors' eyes will
he dazzled with Ihe flicker and flare
and tingle of electrical energy; Ihe
battery man will he there, the mag
neto and coil expert, the hnnie fur
ktahlngi gas and electrical interests,
tin and accessory dealers', etc.
Appropriate decorations will lie pro
vided hy our local sign artist and
decorator. John Maliolm. which, to
gether with tin- musical program that
lias heen promised, will help to trans
form the armory info a place of beauty
and delight during the eventful three
davs of Ottawa's l!ej2 auto show.
A continuance until March :'0 at
1:30 o'clock wa; granted today by
Judge Kldredge in the Circuit Cotirt
in the trial of perry Asher. Ash. r
was scheduled to go on trial this aft
"ernoon on a charge of having attacked
14-year-old Berdella Worrels. adopt! I
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. William
Worrels of Streaior. The alleged at
tack Is said to have taken place mi a
Saturday night in October when the
parents of the girl had gone down-
toVi n and left her .ilone.
Asher, who Is 29 years of age. was
employed at the Siren tor car barns. I
He alleges that In' is Innocent of tta
crime and has employed Attorney Wul- Frank Hansen solde r u
and attacked her, I . .. , ' . ,' ,
, ,, , . ,. ,. patient at St E izabeth b hoi
According tci ihe story ol the com
plaining Witness, her parents weut . I -N'('w Vo,'k. suffering of Insan
downtown early in the evening. iea i pronounced Incompetent by a
Ihji !.,, ..1 tl H ..' .1 I. ..I. .
oift un iliiimi', niniiii i o t mm ;k siii? i six men in
alleges that Aslii r came to the home
and attackeh her,
The prosecution is being handled
by State's Attorney Kelly and his as
distant, K. il. Pool
The trial premises lo attract wide
spread Interest when it is in session
Judqe Dismisses Jury.
JikIl'o Eld red ee in ihe Circuit Court
this afternoon dismissed the Jury thai I ?
had been summoned to hear the re-l valued at approximately
matador of the criminal cases on the rhe jurrors who pronoun
trial nntendsr niter thev had been dis- Incompetent were T. J. Oil
AT I i n fr n i ii r-v r- -r n r- r- t- ,-,. . , . .
, ourcmun ointci nuivit by j ,,, 80 ,.,,.(, mori, patriotic than that
WOMAN, WHO FRIGHTENED Pal a Witness. , of Hi" men who offered their lives."
him away-SEEN ON north Margaret McClush-Bulick, whom it The house ways and means com
awy btfcN on NORTH j alleged has been the companion of mlttee members were not expected
side last night. th Klner woman during a stay here ,ht'v met 10 "i1 the prob-
that has covered the past few weeks, , lem of finances for several days.
Consider Fordnoy Bill.
Jack the Peeper is hack at his old
rlcke, snooping and prowling about
(ie Ottawa residence districts'. The
ippeared at the hearing today, pre
ably to be a witness
stati
The Rockdale girl, it i
a inie.i red from her Lome n ivi
lave not been called as yet to Thursday and no won! hi
iowil i ne mysterious man m
u,wiuiu i "'l"'.- uvei -in .. in , , ...,,,, ,
;per nas neon prow
Much of thi' time today w
ver to consideration of the
fordney bill as amended bj
ago cial subcommittee. No changes it
been the five options in the measure wen
received from her. It is staled an made by the subcommittee, hut thi
for th"
said, dis-
wren
;lna I
spe-
week end, tin
ing about Center O'tawa. but n
fei t has bet n made to capture him.
Thursday night about 10::ih o'clock
he visited a home on Superior street.
Thi' wife happened to go out on the
back porch about thai time. She had
probate 1 1
morning. Judge Mills then
that ho would appoint !' i
conservator for him, as boo
li( ien: bonds were filed,
The pet Itlon asking that a
tor be appointed for Hanson,
by Mrs. Mary Novltske. 150
ow thai he
left home in Ihe company of the Kln
er woman.
The Met lush woman, said to he
the wife of a man named Bulick, said
this morning that the reason why she
and the Klner woman had been see:'
' more than opened the rear door """ uu m lale i,c n"n, "
0 n a fairly good sized man. attlrd A,e Logman on Bast Benton street,
a dark suit, a dark overcoat and a waB negotiations for the purchase of
:ht cap, jumped from the porch and furniture at the Logman home. Th.'
aappeared. The police were not wi,(' "f I'Ognian is a. patient at. the
tiiied. I state hospital at Kankakee and three
Practically every night since then I of their children were only recently
e same man has been prowllc- ' placed in a Polish home for children,
'Out He' same district, He lias vh-'A fourth child, younger than the oth
(I several Center Ottawa homes up 6rs, was placed in a family a short
1 as late as II o'clock in the even-j time after the mother was committed
g. I to the asylum.
other reports have it that the man
black has been knocking on w
question ol making more attractive
the Insurance, land settlement, home
aid and Vocational training options
so as to reduce the cash payments to
a minimum was before the entire
MISS ANNA CASSIDY
WEDS STREATOR f
dows ;'ind door!
at
-t Otta
REV. B. R. SCHULTZE
DIES AT BARRIMGT0N
posed of.
Ji
ARMED GANG RAIDS
OLD PEPPER DISTILLERY
Louisville, Ky., Feb. -Twenty!
armed men. with three trucks held up
Old Pep pi i' e
Ky., early thi
with between
and four bun
v near Versailles,
nlng and escaped
hundred and fifty
cases of
1 1
in
Mrs Novltske all"U"S
II. C. March ami I) .1
Children In
A hearing was held
court this morning to
the ton,- Uttle children
Mrs. William Kucavik
(hired deiien-lr )if The children Annn
four .guards ami one pas serby at th" ..r,t ,. ni , , vVilliani n.roH "
and Helen 7 months are inmates a'
the . county Detention Mr. me at the
lil'esenl lime 'their mother i livflic
llqUOr I l o,r,..Jf.,r ' ,. .holr fl,.,r U ., .., L..
ing at the National Plate Glass Co..
here
Mrs. Kucavik li stifled that since
This morning a North Ottawa lady
Called this office and asked that her
name b, kept out of tlw paper Should
any r ports he given out. hy the police
thai .l.i i-! the Peeper bad been at her
home. She refused to divulge her
name, hut admitted that the man hud
nniuiMil ,i I,,,,. 1,,,,,,,. .,i,. ,l,.,l,.ir .1,,
night. ! ' ..w.i.iKi"ii. - '"
When questioned this morning Cliff ,v
of Police ford stoutly denied that any i Scbulue v. as about
member of hi force bad been called '":,rs ot ae' H,a friends i
to search for the man. ! believe that he was an
I victim, as a few days befoi
I mise he was well .M eet 1,
Word was recelt
terday of the deatl
j SchUltZ who a nu
was pastor of 1 1
I Evangelical church.
I lis death Oct ur-
Patrlck Cassldy, -li"'' West Washing
ten Street, and Frederick Ranger, of
Streator, were quietly married on
Saturday night, at ii:!" o'clock at. the
tin' rectory ot st. Patrick s church
Mrs. Bertha Daucollar of Streator,
a sister of the groom, and Georg1
1 he bride wore a brown tayeta
(Ire-".- with a hat to match.
Mr. and Mrs. Hanger will make
lelr home in Str ator.
MATHILDE'S WEDDING
TO SWISS. 57. 0. k:d
BY HAROLD M'CORMICK
valued at about $40,000, according to I
long distance telephone reports re-
...
passerby
BANDITS SHOOT AMD
KILL PEORIA GROCER
ii r. fattier of ten i hildren. died to
il, iv as the result of being shot by
bandits who late Saturday night en-
were band
to posts.
Ifolded and tied
FIGHT OVER GIRL:
FALL: BOTH DEAD
i making her hen," 11 Ma" store and ordered
She told the court throw up his hands At the
Joseph llonin, fi'i the fath
y, 1-'. engaged in a '"'C
Rob Rock Island Eagles.
I Hock Island. III . Feb. 10. Burglars
i entering the Kagles' homo here early
. this morning broke open two safes
and escaped with M.
Chicago. F 1
and Joseph 1 1
' fight ie a roe n 'ii the second floor OtiW
i a dwelling here hit" last night and
crashed thru the window to the pave
ment below. Iloth were instantly
killed. According to ihe police, the
fight starte i during an argument over
ja young woman, in wtlosje room the
I twp Bssn wen said to lutve been.
June she to- .
with her ! rotl
that her husband had not been sup
porting her or the children. few
days ago the Children were placed in
the Detention Home.
Judge Reck took the case under
advisement to determine how much
'Id he willing to con I ri
the support of the child
t(
' ed that he had passed away
' night
II.' came to Ottawa about
i years ago. to tak
united Evangelical church on Illinois
He remained in Ottawa tor
Chicago, Feb. 20. 'Mafihllde McCor
mick, It. years old today, had permis
sion of ber lather. Harold K. McCor
mick, to many Max Oser, a horseman
of Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. McCor
juick announced the engagement las',
night in a thirty-three word statement.
He BaiH it KM ' hastenpd a few wtuA
seventeen , i... ,i. f . . f ., ,.,., uniurw
arge of the ; m,hiM
his de
ll cold
s death
i Friday
. of the bandits Szidon reached under
lUnter for a gun. when one of
'imdiis fired. The robbers es
without obtaining any money.
' ' ""' four years, during which time he mad . TODAY'S TRADES BEAT
SEASON'S TOP PRICES
FOOTBALL PLAYERS
FREED BY BELFAST
a great many sincere and loyal frie
who were deeply grieved to learn
his passing.
Since moving from Ottawa he has' Chicago. Feb M Steep advance?
made frequent visits in re. in the price of wheat took place to-
Surviving be leave- his widow, one ; 'lay. all previous top prices this spiv
son Burton and tour daughters, Slisa-1 8on being surpassed, in boom cases
hath iwkt Until in,i laan ! the market showed a rise of tU cents
Th
Well Trained.
What din's n well bred
niton a visitor calls to see
ckm Mc-i Cll day
i . i iou saii uvue.
A
Belfa t. Feb. 2o. (By th" P.) morrow afternoon at 1 ; 30 o'clock from I
Members of the Irish republican army the Evangelical church in Harrington.!
football team, captured at Dronior ! ; Mrs C. W A. I.indemann and Mrs. I
last month were released from the Mollis Camber left for Harrington
Londonderry jail today in conform!) this afternoon to attend the funeral i
111 the mder issued last night by i service, and several other Ottawan
Wtcouut t'itallau the vjcvroj, ure j'lutming v so up toiuorow.
i a bushel.
Positive y Devastating.
Trying as it is for a girl to dis-
over 'hat her idol has feet of .-lay,
i worse for her to tied thai he I ma
lead of bone. i'..'.".i Transcript)