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FREE TRADE R JOTJRN A L
AND OTTAWA FAIR DEALER
OTTAWA FREE TRADCH
WEATHER
Established 1840
Prohably thunder'-.tiov'-
OTTAWA JOURNAL
ers tonight, turning to
snow Thursday; much
I
Established 1880
J
VOLUME 0-NO. Hi,
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1922.
PRICE, TWO CK.NTS.
IDENTIFY 31
APPELLATE COURT TO RULE
ON MANY IMPORTANT CASES
WHO
DIED
ROMA DISASTER
IN
EXPECT OPINION ON
DUSHANE VS. OTTAWA
DAMAGE SUIT
PUBLIC TOMORROW
RESULTS OF APPEALS. ACCORD
ING TO ANNOUNCEMENT 70
DAY. WILL BE MADE KNOWN
THURSDAY MORNING SU
PREME COURT DECIDES BIG IS
SUES. Decisions in the App.-lla
the past term will probabl;
out lome time tomorrow,
teres! is belag evinced I
tone which it la bellevi
made .it this session than
ti
el
II
Ik
for aeven
yean past.
it is expected that the opinions will
carry a ruling on the Du Bhane-City
Of Ottawa caae, Whicb was trinl in the
Circuit cmirt more than a year ago
This case was appealed by
after u Jury aw aided t bt
the c ty
plaintiff.
Attorn, ya
.'rank Du Shane. $!.'.
(or the city expreaaed their confidence
of victory in the hlghi r court In ask
ing for an appeal.
Du Shan.- claimed that through im
proper drain connections water filled
the basement of bis home on Christie
street, causing the death of one of hia
children, who succumbed to diph
theria Dn Shane also claimed that he
lost a horse when the water backed
lip In tb" stable of his home.
It is believed that rulings -a ill be
banded down In two or three oth r
l.a Salle county cases, as well as the
Du Shane suit
Reversed Dry Conviction.
Springfield. Feb. 22 - Without pa b
ing upon the constitutionality of thfl
Illinois prohibition act the supreme
court today reversed the Brat con
viction obtained In the state under thfl
new dry law.
The case original, d in Saga'
nion County when .lames Burchek, :n
alleged bootlegger, was arrested fot
violation of a temporary Injunction
reatraining him from further use of
property on which he was arrest, d
while engaged In Illicit liquor traffic,
ile was arrested for contempt of court
ten days after the injunction was is
sued. The court held thai after five
days the temporary Injunction could
not be held in effect without a further
hearing,
Rules On Common Stock.
Upsetting the practice of thousands
Of corporations in Illinois the court
also held that preferred stock Bhail
have the same voting prlviledge In
corporations as common stock. The
constitution of the state, the court
ruled, provides that no corporate
slock shall be denied the right to vote
Effect of the ruling, Asst. Gen.
Dulletl said would be tremendous,
Small cliques in many corporations at
present maintain control of affairs bv
holding to common stock with its vot
ing power and raising funds bv dis
posing of preferred stock without
voting power. When all stock votes.
as today's ruling provides, control of
many of such corporations may be
completely changed,
Halt Salary Increases.
'None of the salary increases allow
ed state department beads by the
r "vi general assembly can be paid dur
ing the terms of the present officials
according to another decision. The
court also ordered a permanent In
.iunetion restraining auditor RUBsell
and Treasurer Miller from issuing
warrants against any part of the $r,(in,
00(1 department emergency fund creat
ed by thp legislature.
Reverse Crane Conviction.
The court reversed the conviction
of Herbert Prentice franc Jr., on
charges of taking liberties with I onise
Sturm, a young girl, and remanded
the case (o the criminal court for new
trial.
Chlropractlca Win.
Springli.ld 111. Feb. 22. Practice
of chiropractic for treatment of
human ailments was given the
supreme court's approval for the
sccenil time here today. The ruling
of the Rock Island county circuit
court wbi.b denied an Injunction to
restrain fiftv-two chiropractors from
continuing in their profession was up
held.
FIFI ST M I MAN'S DAD
SUCCUMBS SUDDENLY
Richmond, Va., Feb. 22 lain,
r.rown Potter, father of Mrs. Fie
Potter Stillman of Xow York, died
suddenly today at the home of FVank
rowers, in west Hampton, a sunnri
of Richmond. Mr Potter came here
from New York last night.
U. S. GRAIN GROWERS
or
! SILM.
FOR DISTRICT MEET
DELEGATES FROM FOUR COUN
TIES GATHERED IN OTTAWA
YESTERDAY AS PRELIMINARY
TO NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Eighty delegatea gather
County Court room In Ottt
d at
the j
ster I
trict I
day
nft i 'noon
to atte
I I'l.iteil
meeting of th
rowers, Ino, The meeting repreaented
3, membera i f the organisation In
i. a Salle, De Kalb, Orundy ami Ken
dal counties, the territory ascribed to
this district of Illinois Henry Mar
shall of Serena was chosen temporary
chairman and Henry Parke of De
Kalb acted as secretary.
The session was called for the pur
pose of choosing a delegate and altei
II, it. to
present tbia di.-trict at tie
national in
ting of the united Htati
Oraln Growers, Inc . which will
held iii ( bicago March 21 Robert
', rson ol Oswego was chosen dele
and 8. Fred Cumminga of Mazoi
alternate. I
,t this convention the director!
tie- national organisation will
bo
)'
the business of the aft
n disposed of ;ui addn
bad be
del i ven
i'il by Hubert M Clark, i
of the organisation in Illinois lie
discus-, d the development of the body
since its formation and the undertak
ings they d. sired to accomplish. He
declan I thai the Grain Growers, Inc.
was not making an effort to put the
board of trad" out of business, but
Was simply seeking to establish an
other market place. He claimed titer '
Was no moie reason why two market .
could not nourish than why two
stores could not both get along.
W. 'i K. khardl ol De Kalb. national
tr asurer of the United states Grain
addre i
coram I
appoir.
in to it
Unite
tec- of seventeen, w
ed by the National i
vestlgate the work
Stat, s (ira in Grower
examination of tile
o
the
. In
ind
if th
f III
at lot
workings
committee by i
neys. Hi L'avi
these commute
committee o
the findings
LENT BEGINS ASH
WEDNESDAY. MCH. 1
ti
1 1
VIi
rcn
this
Faster will fall on April
The date upon which
year.
day will fall
coming of the
' i he verna l eqi
fore it cannot
itermlned
the
first
Irpx,
full moon at
March 21, tin
before March
25. Raster
It will fall
collie
; or later than
April
ion the 1 tit li in 1!H1.
on
the 16th, again in 1923,
Ash Wednesday is determined 'by
counting back forty days from
Easter Sunday, excluding Sundays.
JANITOR SETS OFF
BANK BURGLAR ALARM
The prolonged sounding of thi
glar alarm on the .National City
ihortly before 9 o'clock this mo
bur
Haul" ruing
was the occasion of mud
on the parts of the tnhat
loop district This being
was not known what hi
speculation
lints of Hi
holiday, it
occurred
until the janitor said
ly an accident in
could nol explain
sprung.
that it was pure
some manner In
the alarm was
ESSINGTON TO
ADDRESS KiWANIANS
Senator
e the sp
an of tin
ill talk
Morev
Thurlow 0
aker at tie
Ktwanls i
in. itt Georg
toberta n
Bsslngton
wiil
toonday lun
Thursday.
Washington
provide
will iron i
amusement stu
it Hi:
corrugated brows and massag
wrinkles of the fatigued
business, man.
llh'V. VonckX will lead the
Miss Riley will officiate at th
ami Judge Hlhebaugfa will act
ter of ceremonies.
fae
singing.
piano,
aa mas-
TWO BREWING COS.
ASSESSED $?0Q FINES
Chicago, Feb. 22. Representatlvas
. I the Ottawa Brewing company bad
the Jol let citizens' Browing company
plead guilty to violations of the Vtl
-trad act. Fines of $2",0 were ns-
sessed Bgaini
, Carpenter,
t ea. b cone.
UUg.
PATUCD
UH III L
ft T BE 'MOST
yjfl ' &xJ.0 T as big as .,
Hey saw! 'WU ' 1
-i ( Wfci i
KEEP UP AvSftKlrr- 'AY AHEAD oF J
' jJS R8 (ZGST OF TrtE
' I'W ' M 4a. PM
' m I ( k'Pr V 1R c')a '
DECKS ALL MEBS
BIGGEST
'.III:
IUU
nu
SHOW IN HISTORY
ARMORY TAKES ON FESTAL AIR
EVE OF BIG OPENING DECORA
TORS TRANSFORM INTERIOR IN
TO HARMONIOUS COLOR
SCHEME.
Everything In readiness,
prospects of fair weather, ti
annual Automobile Show w
under very favorable con. lit
morrow afternoon anil as tt
w i t h
third
event
if the
unity
will be held for the remalnde
if week, there will be ample op
d for everyone within Abe (.
rit
rial
confines ol l.a Salle coiini
their respects to th
xhibitors
an
bet
hav
ipol
Will)
188 one ol t
s of this k
seen outsid
biggest and
that they
events ol tins Kim
ever
of the metri
tan shows.
In addition to the Ko car which
Butterfleld and Sou have been band
ling for the past several years, they
will have the popular new car that is
making such a hit in the country
made (by the Dorl Mfg, Company, As
an Indication of the amount of busi
ness and the OPtomlsm of ear dealers.
The P. V. Dolder agency is unloading
two cars of automobiles and while
not all of them will be on display at
the show, they will have, perhaps,
thfl larirest winele exhibit there. Th
Knowles Foundry has
of this year's Pal
known and advertised
beautiful car in Ann
Will have a complete
Poor. The Danielson
lias reservi d three set
Dlay of Pords. Non
have made arrangen
r.llick factory tor -e
models of open- and
The Btiiek people are
neat job in a lour .
year, and from all r
eessfully meeting wl
several models
;o's popularly
as the most
rlca, and they
line on the
Motor Company I
itlona for a dls
in ft Wideman
ents pAVh the
.oral different
enclosed cars,
showing a very
-Under car this
norts it is suc
li the demand
for a good llghl lour.
Adams & Co., with their Dodge
have a real value to offer to the
public on account of the care and at
tention given to the body lines and
f.nish. together with their special four
cylinder motor constr
Dodge prominently bel
The Velio Company, tin
in Illinois thai Will UK
handled by Moore 8
lotion, places
ire the public
only car made
exhibited, is
l'utterer. and
! from reports coming from headouart
i ers (he new models are likely to
create a big sensation.
The armory has been carefully
decorated in blue and white, making
a very pleasing i Ifect and this will do
much to set off the beauty of nil ears
at the show A musleal program will
be provided In the afternoons and
evenings and will consist of vocal and
piano selections together with a few
other attractions it will ha under
the direction of Morey Roberts.
The basement exhibits will
offvr
IF HIS DAD COULD ONLY SEE
rsifled line of articles
a n
mat
' to
noth
that secure
1 to
mailt
ions DiaVi
been put .
possible,
enti rtaln-
section as
. xhihits for
ment of tin
attractive a
the benefit ani
visitors.
RECEIVE WORD OF
J. H.-MURPHY"S DEATH
J, J, Mm
th
his brother, John ll
Orange, .V. J., P ib. I!
be learned Mr. Mur
attributed to Infirm)
Mr. Murphy was w
tawa and spent most
residing at 1115 Poa
in this city be was
the firm of H. J. Qllh
Plsher-Myer - Co.
Bast Orange in 1907
his daughter. Mrs, P
til the time of bis
Mm p
l s
I B
lwn in )l
lil'e here.
US
t street. While
associated with
ill and later with
He moved to
and lived with
II Ferguson, uu
death. He was united in marriagi
Sarah Ryan, who preceded
to
ilm
is
Miss
in
n.
two
d. ath just nine moti
vlved by one dang
Fergunon of Bast
He
M r
ange
and
her.
grandchHdn
EURO 11, also
Mui'phv of
mora
bro
Sara
Jame
this
Funeral sei v
morning from
Fast Orange
were Ik
family i
thi
DEATH CLAIMS MRS.
R. J. MATHES. AGED 47
Mrs. R. J. Mathes
Ottawa lady, passed
ing about S o' loci
home, 1231 West Mi
lowing a lingering II
eais. Death was
complication of disi
ind . May S, 1 s 7 a
(itv- fnnrt&on years
has since made her
SNi leaves bu . .'.
t" -e Kor.i. Qlenn, '
all at home, two
Mather, ot Ottawa, a
w I . uford Ind. .
J -in.y Hotipengar i
an I two broth.
i
trell,
'I hll:f
of that
afternoi
street.
MRS. GRIFFITH DIES
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
IND.
Mrs Eleanors Griffith, aged about G8
yearsfi a well khowii former Ottawa
woman, pi - d away yesterday at I
o'clock at hi r home, MM North Broad
way. Indianapolis, ind. Mrs. Orillhh
was n sjst. r Of Mrs. W. C, Rlale ot
this cltj Bl d h many friends here
She was I Kim and raised in FYurm
Ridge township, but moved from there
to Indiana a great many years ago
she wa b daughter of Mr. and Mis
Prancis .iliby, former well i
resident- of Farm Kidge townsl
Surviving she leaves four son
The fui ' ral services will be h
Indiannpi II and burial- will be
in that ciLV,
now n
HIM NOW.
GEORGE EURICfi IS
FIRS! DEMOCRAT
IN SHERIFF RACE
FORMER CHIEF OF POLICE FOR
MALLY ANNOUNCES HIMSEL
CANDIDATE FOR PLACE SOUGHT
BY NINE G. 0. P. "BRETHREN."
The (irst Democrat to hurl his hi
In the political ring and announce thi
he would seek a county office at th
primary election In April was ex-i'i
lice George Eurich, who Is now resli
ing in Mendota. Mr. Enrich mov
from Ottawa to Mendota when he s 1
ered his connection, alter ten yeai
service, with the police force in Ma'
1919, and has since been making hi
home In that city,
Late yesterday afternoon he Becuri
blank petitions from the county clerk'
Oflil
and informed bis friends that
he had definitely determined to 1
candidate for the office of sheriff,
name was mentioned as a posh
He
Ibl'
candidate for the office of sheriff
the meeting of the Democratic com
central committee, but it was not ui
yesterday that it was known that
had decided to seek the office.
Rumors to the effect that two
three men whose names have in
prominent In Democratic circles
a number of years were planning
become Democratic candidates for t
office of sheriff are In circulation.
til
rumors
prove true, a la
w ill be out for th
been candidates f
any time for D
umber of men
re than have
Ingle post at
ears.
Alreidv
in lit
d the
for i
publican i
r petitions
heriff, whlh
Ing nomination
others have announced
be candidates and an
petitions for tiling. T
died and the order i
names will appear on
lames Kilgore, .lames ,
ter Hftler, Rasmus Den
strong, Charles Cam pi
Noonan, Edward We
Dana M. Palmer are p
their petitions.
ha.
WEiNTZ EXPLAINS FORD
MUSCLE SHOALS PLAN
Jacob Weintz explained the Muscle
Shoals proposition to the Rotarj i luh
at the regulaal meeting of the organ
I tat Ion which was held at the Mew
American restaurant today, Mr.
WolntT has just returned from I trio
through tic south and paid a visit
le Florence. Al-i , doting bis jourm-v
The meeting was attended by about
fifty men. Arrangements had been
made f r holding a program In honor
nf the seventeenth anniveisaiy of
Rotary'a beginning, hut this was iost
poned on account ot the illness of on,-
of the past president's ot the organ)
Ration, The past president Wei '
be In tliaitje ol the ruognuu.
34 BODIES TAKEN
FROM WRECKAGE
OF ARMY AIRSHIP
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 22. Completely wrecked
by fi re and explosion the Roma, the world s largest
semi rigid airship and the pride of the American
i . . ....
IDENTIFY BODIES OF THIRTY
ONE DEAD.
Newport News, Va., Feb. 22.
Officers and men from Langley
field today have positively identi
fied thirty-one of the thirty-four
men burned to death aboard
the Roma. Among them was Cap
tain Dale Mabry of Tampa, Fla.,
but stationed at Langley field for
some time.
Names of those positively iden
tified follow:
Captain Dale Mabry. Major John
Thornell, Master Sergeant P. D.
McNally. Master Sergeant Murray,
Tech. Sergeant L. M. Harris, Staff
Sergeant Lewis Hilliard, Staff
Sergeant Marion J. Bealle, Ser
geant William Ryan, Sergeant Vir
gil Hoffman, Corporal Irby B.
Heivron, Private Gus Kinston.
Private Vernon Blakcly, Private
John Thompson: Private Marion
Hill, Newton. III.: Mr. Stryker,
McCook field, Ohio (civilian i:
Robert I. Hanson. McCook field.
Ohio (civilian): William O'Laugh
lin. McCook field. Ohio (civilian);
F. Harrlman, McCook field, Ohio
(civilian i ; Major W. R. Vaute
meit r, Freeport. III.: Captain Dur
schmidt, Captain Watts, Licuten
ant w. (J, Burnes. Lieutenant W.
P. Cummings, Lieutenant Riley
(killed in fall), Lieutenant Clifford
Smythe, Chicago; Captain McFar
land. Lieutenant Clinton. Lieuten
ant H. K. Hine. Serneant J
M.
Holes, C. N. Schulenbern. Dayton
Ohio (civilian).
There were four bodies which
the officers and men from Langley
field were unable positively
identify, but close friends will
to
be
called in this morning. They are'
Sergeant Yarborough, Lieuten
ant Hall. Sergeant Gorby, Ser
gt;ant Schumaker.
Addresses of the dead men are
now being compiled from the rec
ords at Langley field.
SSISSIPP
VALLEY IN CRIP OF
severe me WE
NORTHWEST CUT OFF FROM
REST OF WORLD BY ONE OF
WORST STORMS OF YEAR MER
CURY DROPS BELOW ZERO H
UPPER WISCONSIN.
Chicago, Feb. 22. (Jy the a.
t The northwest and the upper
Bippj valley today were In th
of a cold wave, accompanied by
I snow and sleet, which was set
hampering transport;
munication systems.
sin and Minnesota w
ami
pper
cut
with Indications thai it w
sidorahly higher before ni
highest prc ions rei ord
The local weather ban
' that an intense cold w avt
Ing eastward along fli
boundary and that below
. already was- fell through
; a nd upper Wisconsin. A
'Canadian border and don
and Wisconsin the snow a
red
Milwaukee and St Paul railway re
ported that all of its telegraph wire;
north and west were down and th it
consequently there was no extent tt
which train service was being main
tained In the storm area. The road
reached Minneapolis for ten minutes
by wire early today and then lost cou
necl ion.
The associal
wire rommunic
and st. Paul f.
round about w
twin cities. A
,1 Press establish'-"',
tton with Mtnneapotl i
r thirty minutes hv a
Qortn oi Mi,
UPPER Ml
air service, had yielded
up today the last of the
dead of t h e disaster
which overtook her yesterday and
sent her hurtling downward to crash
into the net work of high power elect-
rlc wires (hat wrought her destruc
I lion near Hampton Roadl
I Recovery of the last body fixed the
thirty-four dead; eight Injured, and
toll of the disaster the greatest in
history of American aeronautics at
three nnhurt. Of the .lead thirty
1 had 'been Identified, altho many of
I the bodies of those caught In the in
jterlor Of the ship when she crashed,
i were burned and charred all most.
I beyond recognit Ion
United States Opens
Inquiry.
I Norflk, Va.. Pi h.
Investigation
ot the crash of the slant armv rtlrirt.
Lie Roma at the army bam hero yes
terday will begin today with the ,-.r-
! rival Of Officers Of the armv air uttrA
Ice from Washington,
Dead Placed at Thirty-four.
The number of dead earlv todav ir.
malned at thirty-four, th
whom hav been Identlfiei
eleven survivors of (he ci
eengers, eight were in i
health hospital. One of tin
DWorack Of Dayton, Ohin,
tehdont of aerial construe
Pook Held, was in a i ritlc i
Ail of the others w, re i
live.
one of
Of til
ind p.as-
public
Charles
superin-
at Mc
mditiou icted to
Army Officers who survived tho dls
Sster declared it was caused by eol
lapse of the elevating rudder. Tin
Roma uas sailing along stnoothl)
about .".in feel In the air, they said,
when the elevating rudder suddenly
buckle throwing the itern of the craft
j upward
II,
buckling of the
lerlng apparatus
on its pluni
mddi r crippled
the s.
Roma
Could Not Right Craft.
to the ground, cr
of high tension
landing on a pil
I win -els.
einpb
denied
the ac-
ins
I I'll I (Ml I III 1 umii;i III t l
icli tot low I
all who had not jump
a terrible death.
by jumping as the
one of the victims n
tins way.
E ELLISOI
EX-OTTAWAN,
'
-
ter i
Albuquerque
taao. and Wl
$200,000 BOOZE RAID
ON MICHIGAN FARM
tCalamasoo, Mich.. lb. Mv In th?
largest liquor raid ever made In
Michigan federal otiicers today Biased
$200,00(1 worth of intoxicants on tin?
farm of James Day, mar l.awton.
led wi
Cht a
it im in
lib. ax-t
: late il