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OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY JULY 12, 198B,
I O'CLOCK EDITION,
PB10E, TWO CENTS
1 DEAD: 12 DEATEN DY DENNISON, TEX..STRIKERS
AVERS MAKES RICH HAUL
IN RAID FOR MOONSHINE
SEIZES 200 GALLONS OF
GRAIN MASH AND
HUGE STILL
OWNER ARRESTED
SHERIFF IN QUEST FOR COUN
TVS SOURCE OF HOOTCH SUP
PLY RUNS UPON MASTER OUT
TIT IN BASEMENT OF PERU
MAN'S HOME.
The largest tlll ever token by the
sheriff in ;i moonshine raid since the
eighteenth amendment we nt Into ef
feet; was obtained la Peru yesterday,
when the home ot Martin Orbechow-
ski. 1418 PrOtpeCl avenue, was
searched for evidence o( rlolatlon of
If search and leisure laws, t illow
ing the raid, during, which BhcrlR
Ayrrs seised almost six gallons of
moonshine and destroyed abonl MM
gallons of Brain mash, Orhechowskl
was Informed to consider hhnself un
der arrest, niui to report in Ottawa
Frhitv morning tor a hearing in the
unit y court.
Th" still was in operation in the
basement when Sheriff Ayera reach
ed the Orhecbowski home. The sher
iff stated tods thai he believed the
still would turn out at least a gal
Ion of mgonshlne an hour. The still
was loaded in the back df the sher
iffs tourinK car. and brought to Ot
laws When the officer srrjved al the
residence Orhedhowbkl avowed he
had neither Moonshine nor any
whiskey making apparatus, and was
not guilty of vlolatlw
th
Barch and
SeiSUre laws.
Sheriff Avers decided to
around a lilt for himself, A
l0,,l;
h,,
started down in the basemen) where
the still wHH In operation, the Peru
vian changed his story and admitted
he was making moonshine, bui ex
plained hut he was distilling it t"
run on his leg. which was badly af
fected with the rheumatism.
The officer continued on down in
the basement, where he found a still
of liquor gaily cooking on tho stove,
while a steady stream ran through
the cooler. He found the place all
equipped with modern apparatus,
with a patent cooler, containing How
ins 'water, liquor koSS with patent
fattcets which operated with a key.
and WO gallons of grain mash in
four fifty gallon barrels, A brace was
placed from the top of the still to
the ioist in the iioor. which prevent
ed the lid from raising off the cook
ing piash. A small stove furnished
heat for rooking the mixture.
The booze nnd si ill w ere loaded in
thp auto and brought to Ottawa, as
evidence against f tl'hochowski. and
some kerosene was poun d in the
mash to render ii unfit tor use.
The defendant is married and has
a large family of children, who were
all al homo when he raid was made.
The sheriff visited the Orhechow
skl Innne after rumors had reached
his office that the search and seiz
ure law was being violated there,
Liquor Fed To Fishes.
Five pints of liquor, which has been
seized from drunks When they were
arrested by the local police was pour
ed In the city aewer this morning,
nnd Was later Imbibed h the Rah of
the Illinois river. The ceremony of
emptying the booze down a street
Fewer, occurred early today In front
of tho police station on Clinton st.
Chief Of Police Ben Ford and 11
couple of firemen intended to the
t ...nnivhu. tl,e lienor In tb J
presence of Justice of the Peat
Qaorge Koenig.
tjnhke the usual emptying of con
fiscated liduor. the ceremony occur
red Unheralded, and was only wit
nessed bv a few of the neighbors in
the vicinity of tin- police station. The
thirsty few who usually assemble for
such ceremonies were not present to
stand by hungrylly t watch the
proceedings.
Pleads Guiltf
Charles Piumo of Streator pleaded
gtttlty to the unlawful possession of,
liquor in the county court today and:
was fined $1H0 and costs, An infor-1
Wtion was filed in the county court
just before the hearing which cbarg
ed that on July V I'anno unlawfully
possessed intoxicating liquor. Judge
Reek after hearinE 'he idea assessed1
p nne of $inn Mains! the man. which
hp paid in open court
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Alfred K. Bunce. Jo! let, 24:
res M nutthfcg, Ottawa. M.
Roy Wiholm. Ottawa, legal:
Naomi Renson. Ottawa, legal.
Fran-Pearl
E
E
SIDE PAVING
CASE
CONCLUDE TESTIMONY IN THl
COUNTY COURT ATTACK ON
COSTS OF IMPROVEMENT CITY
PRESENTS ITS DEFENSE OF AS
SESSMENT ROLL.
The objet tore to the North Ottav
ivIiik rented their s ye tcrdav ;i"
noon and tie- city started proeont-
: Hi
it t
Ir evidence in an offort to show
he Improvemi nt deriVed from
rem nl ould be of more bene;
the proper! v oi North Ottawa
I tjtff n tin
ces I would be
The first witness called to the its id
for the city was city ( lerk W. W
Curtis, lie was aaked to offer certain
city records In vldchee and ocoupl d
the witness chair for only a few mln-
Following Mr. mil William Jam
I laon, the real estate ma i. waa called j
to the stand. He t itlfn d thai. In bis j
opinion, In property of North Ottawa
n mid double in valm alter tho, pave-1
mi nt was put In.
t'nimty Superintendent of Highway
" .. ...... 1, ...1... ... ,i..,f f..t !
vwiq, hi int in ill, t- 1 1 1 1 I I I ii I "I li ' .
tho objectors on Tuejday, was ngatn
called to the stand, Be t . -t f ed as to
in' i.sun mi nt.- of the l.i Salle CounM
Fair association.
Attorney W. I. Hlhbs objected lu
the nssi smoiit i I :ip faff rounds.
,..,i,lnn II... . ,!,. ........... ,1.1 !,,
lUBIWIIII 111. II Hl'7 lV-U U,l Rlf I,'
tde we t ninety-live few ot mock
WhSSJ they had BOld this' property to
the Chicago, Burlington and Qulncr
railroad. Mr. Farnsworth tOKlfiM
that he h id meat ur d thl property
i and found thai ten fi at pf
j ninety-five feel of block G
the we.il
was i :
La Ball)
clued by the fi nee i f
tin
County Fair assoclrtmn.
Mr, Furnaworth was th
at 's to occupy the tan l hi
last wit-
i 'ore court
adjourned for thi dj
reconvened again thi
yesterday, fl
morning with
very lit'le chance of bi lift
before some Mm: tomorro
Lorenco Li land, preel'!i
concludes
of
tli
First National Bank, and Jama
I Cat.lin, first vice nn Idonl ot the
ml Bank, and
N'l
Itional City Bank, were bpth called tt
the stand yostarday afternoon befon
the objectors rested tholr caro. Botl
Mil these me. i are ccmplainanta In th
I procc
ding, an I oaeh was called t'
;i!uatiims on property In the Hi
give val
1 tricl.
i Them
I estate
istand I
Fanclli a m 11 known real j
iter, was also called to the
give testimony for the oh
Joctors. He ghvq property valuations
in North Ottawa.
John Sharp, another North Ottawa
I property owner, waa also asked cor
icerning valuations of property,
j William Sonntii::. local photographer
i and resident of North Ottawa, who cir
culated a petition tnr the changing i l'i
the North Ottawa paving ordinance
from asphall to briclt, was also called
to the stand. At: effort wa made by
the objectors to titestlon Sojantag to
I see if he w as employed by a brick
I company to circulate these petitions,-1
but the attorneys for the city object-"! j
to th" questions, and tho court sus
tained the objections.
I A recess was taken after court was
called to order this morning, until
i the attorneys for the city could e.
; certain testimony wfjtten up, The
' testimony tor the city was conolud
! ed this afternoon.
This afternoon the attorneys for
both the city and the objectors
'agreed to waive oral arguments and
w me wnuen argunrenw, iu ase
Was then continued until Friday
morning to give tin- lawyers an op
portunity to prepare their arguments.
ENTERTAIN AT BRIDGE
FOR BRIDE-TO-BE
Misses Nellie and Mary Hart eii-
tertained with a variety shower, list I
evening, at their home. iHT Chest
nut itreet, complimentary to Miss'
I Frances Dunn, who on Aug. 1(1
will;
become the bride of John Hart.
The!
fBr ,
was verv attractively dec-1
orated in garden Mowers, and the:
guests enjoyed a very social evening.
The brido-to ho was the recipient of
many beautiful and useful gilts. Five,
tables of bridge were played, in us i :
and dancing furnished part of the en-j
lefts lantern for the evening. Late In
the evening a dainty luncheon was
served bv the hostesses
Holding Breath Health Test.
Holding your breath Is to a opr.
lain Helen! a te-t of your health.
Normally, adults should be Bide to
bold IhN for from M SO seconds.
OBJECTORS
CLOS
EM
IN NORTH
BoV.'
My FaVoPiTe?
now watch
MAK6 5HOBT
of This
THREE CASES TAKEN
FROM J. P. COURTS TO
HIGHER TRIBUNAL
JUDGMENTS RENDERED AGAINST
DEFENDANTS IN CIVIL SUITS
BEFORE JUSTICES OF PEACE
ARE APPEALED TO CIRCUIT
COURT.
Xhrae appeal
from the justice
this morning, in
the verdicts rev
ases iwcre carrtea
to the circuit court
an effort to have
rsed In the higher
tribunal.
One of these was brought by Un
American Rolling mills against the
Ottawa B6dy Co. On June 2 the case
was heard In Justice Koenic's court
and a verdict Of $15u and costs was
rendered in favor of the plaint ill . The
defendant took an appeal.
A suit for wages was brought by
Vincent J. Blazius against Charles (.
Jones of Marseilles. The case was
heard before Justice of the I'eace
Koenig on June t, and a verdict of
$120 wages and $:.'." attorney's tees
rendered in favor of the plaintiff. An
appeal was taken by the defendant.'
John ft. Ward also sued James F.j
Ryan for wages which he alleged,
were due him. A verdict of 1278.70 1
for wages due and $21.90 for money
loaned the defendant was returned
in favor of -he plaintiff. This case
was also appealed.
Appeal Pope Estate Order.
A motion to amend the account
and report in Hie estate of the late
Milton Pope, was made in the circuit
court yesterday. The amendment
provided for the striking out of all,
attorneys' fees. The motion was
made by Attorney E. II. Pool, the
lawyer for the estate. Judge Kldredgo
granted the motion, after which At
torney Russell o. Hanson, who repre
sented Russell Lee, the principal heir
f the estate, asked an appeal to the
circuit court.
Tiie account and report of the es
tate was carried from the probate
court to tile circuit court after Judge
Mills refused to allow all the attor
neys and executors fees asked.
Dismiss Alimony Charge.
The action brought by Mis. Mar
tha Wilson iu an effort to have her
husband. Miu'vin Wlffson, punished
for contempt of court for the alleged
failure to pay her alimony, was dis
missed for want of prosecution to
day. HARD ROAD EMPLOYE
DIES AT HOSPITAL
Heath last night clafined Elmer
Johnston of Morris., who had been a I
Patient at Ryburn hospital for s'wrtli
days, due to a general breakdown.
Mr. Johnston, who .i- employed ,
a workman on the hard roads was :'
inovi-d to the hospital when hi- ror.-J
dition became so serious that gkll'eJl
care was needed : ve hi.- Ilf
ris this morning where it will be '
For Once He Got All the Cake
Food,
Me
work
ADMITS TAKING MILK
ROUTE CASH: GOES TO
CO. JAIL FOR 30 DAYS
Smith Cole, who was arrested last
eek. and is reported to have ton-
le88etl having taken milk collections
. hich belonged to his employer, Em
tv Norem, proprietor of a South Ot
tawa dairy, was sentenced to serve a
thirty days' sentence ill the county
jail, and to pay a fine of $1,00 and
costs by Judge Heel, in the county
court late yesterday, Cole appeared
I in court and pleaded guilty to the
charge of petli lareeiy before receiv
ing the sentence.
An Information agilnsl Cole was
i tiled in the county court by State's
Attorney Harry F. Kelly yesterday
afternoon. This Information alleged
that on June 2!), the defendant took
$14.50 which belonged to Mr. Norem.
Arrangements were nade for holding
the bearing Immediately after the In-
1 formation was tiled.
I Coin started serving his sentence at
once. He had been out on bond from
the time of his preliminary hearing
until yesti rday. At the preliminary
hearing be was hell to the grand
jury, but the county prosecutors pre
ferred to handle his sase in the coun
ty court. ; n
KINER CHILDREN
COMMITTED TO HOME
Mildred and Roseilu Klnor,
and 7 year old daughters o
and Mrs. Nellie Kim r, were
dependent in lie (amnty bou
morning, and ordered commit
the county detention home by
I'.. Harry Reck. Tin- mother
children. Mr,-.. Nellie Klnor,
to secure (heir custody, but thi
after hearing the evidence, i
them committed to the de
home, where they were sent
the 6
Fred
found
rt
tins
id to
fudge
temporary order sovi
when the Aurora ai
them to Ottawa, aft-1
their mother had de
thai city.
Mrs. Kiuer is courl
that sin' m ver desert
but that she left then
al we
horitie
it wat
rted
t'
hlldr
in Aurora and was I
pi
there.
i.Miss l.aunia A.USI :n testified
she received a letter from the
nation officer in Mendota asking
about the Kimr children. She
.d that the probation officer ,-t
he mother of the j.ttle girls had
sorted them in that city. Miss
sent saiil the authorities In Aii
sent the little girls to Ottawa S
they learned they had formerly I
In the detention heme here
tha:
stat
sted de
All s
rora hen
ieen
The children
w
in I he deten-
Times before
from Aurora,
'her secured
tion Jiome here t,vo
they were sent hT6
Both times their mi
their release.
The father of tte
not been located In'
ma formerly employ
tlohal Plate Co. lo
little girls
ottre time,
ed at the
has
He
Na-
Thoughts Ater
Cupid knock- the, I
A great man in bis '
the same kind of dl '-ei
Forty.
'ot "f genius,
letters, w riles
- 'he rest of
'"uviiio cm
mil.
1 rrfw
I - V 13 "WSDPV-
He Wanted
I
BOY BANDIT SHOT
UP
COP AND
DURING
PERU
YOUTH STAGE DUEL
ATTEMPT TO ROB
SALOON HIGHWAYMAN
IN HOSPITAL
WOUNDED.
SERIOUSLY
l.a Salle, Jul
man Meyer, a:
7:: Eighth stre
t 12. -ed
17
I, l.a
( apodal)
who livi
Salle, wus
tter
s at
shot
thru the abdomen shortly after
clock this morning by I'olh
Ryan, after he is alleged to havi
1
o -
man
behl i
up the Qapinskl soil drink parlor on
East First street. Ryan claims that
the boy fired two shots at him when
attl tnpted to arrest, him. and if was
not until alter this that he used his
gun.
Meyer is. a natient at St. Marv'n
l,"s,ihlK whore he was
.mediately alter tin- shooting, and it
is said tnat he will recover without
any ill effects from the shooting.
Funk Kruswickl, the bar tender
at the Oaplnskl soil drink paglor,
claims that shortly after 1 o'clock
young Meyer entered the side door
of the building, and held him up.
KrUBWlckl claims that he ran out
the from d of the building, and
down the street where be summoned
Officer Ityan. who was nearby.
it i- claltped thai tha boy took
between $12 and $13 from the cash
register, and was leaving the build
ing by the site door when Kruswicki
returned with thy policeman
Ryan allege! that when he started
at the boy, he Hred two shots. The
officer alleges lhat h" then drew his
fin and Qisckarged it. Striking
Meyer in the side of the abdomen
The bullet penetrated thru the body,
and came out thru the back.
Mover was taken at. once to St.. I
Mary's hospital. It was thought for
a lime his condition was critical, but
today he showed signs or Intnrove
men! and the attending physician said
hi
WOUlu recover.
ILLINOIS TO VOTE
ON BEER AND WINE
Chicago. July 12.- A -late wide ret
erendpm in Illinois nn light wines and
beer sentiment virtually assurred
at the Nov. Mber election according
to Anton J. Cermak, Chicago alder
man and the chairman of the commit
tee in ( barge of gathering signatures
for the petition to put the question on
tho ballot Mo..- than 'imi.OOO signa
tures have dee,, obtained, alderman
Cermak said. Only 300,001 are re
001
HOLDING
SOFT DRINK PARLOR
quired.
U. S. MARSHALS ARE
TAKEN FROM SHOPS
AND THEN FLOGGED
Dallas, Texas, July
Pike, said to be a railway
llii i
wounded and
PEACE TERMS OFFER.
First moves to bring peace in the
railway strike were formally
launched today. Tentative propos
als considered In the preliminary
justment of the differences between
conferences to bring about an ad
justment of the diferences between
the shopn.en and the railway
executives include the following:
That the railroads abolish con
tract system of farming out work
to contractors.
That certain working rules
governing overtime pay be modi'
fled.
That the shopmen be given an
other hearing on the wage issue.
That the railroads agree to estab
lish boards of adjustments to hear
all disputes, except those involving
wages.
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ENVOYS 01
SOVIET LEADER SAYS COMMUN
ISTS ARE AGAINST MAKING
PROMISES ON PROPERTY COM
PENSATION WITHOUT ASSUR
ANCES OF CREDIT.
The Hague. July 12 (A.P.)
conferencq with representative--Soviet
Russia lu re broke down
1 o'clock this afternoon without
rho
of
at
ap-J
parent hope of further meeting.
.Maxim Litvinoff of the Russian
delegation, said on having the con
ference chamber that further meet
ings wen- unlikely as the non-Russians
insisted on the Russians mak
ing promises with regard to proper
ty compensation and giving guaran
tees whic h wen- impossible until the
Russians knew what credit! and loans
would be gn
M. I. il vim
idded that the peace
pact would hold for one month after
the last meeting.
In the 'conference session today
President Patyn, alter hearing the
Russian explanation concerning the
restoration or confiscated foreign
property, announced that no useful
purpose would be served in contin
uing the discussion.
Sir Philip) Lloyd Graeme of Great
Britain said he would consult bis
colleagues as to whether any good
could be Served by a further meet
ing of the subcommittee on proper
ty. M. Litvinoff declared that Graeme,
M. Alphand of France and other of
the non-Russian representatives hud
insisted on beginning work just
where the QenOS conference began
and
by tl
mam
whic
until
what
tiles.
made progress impossible
ling over old straw and de
replies from the Russians,
no
they could not possibly make
the other powers told them
would he done financially by
powers toward Russian restore-
tion.
"We cannot say bow long it will
take to restore Russia until we know
what our resoun OS will lie." he in
sisted. DRUNK. PINCHED. GOOD
MAWNIN." JEDGE: $10
urn
?r
Ii
w ere arraigned be
Koenig. Each wai
08ta One paid hli
Jml
tiie
lin
inn
secured his freedom, and tin
as sent to the county jail ti
it his line.
OVERHEATED MOTOR
CAUSES FIRE ALARM
A
fire
at 3:
tills i
ison
meat
harried call wa- made by the
department yesterday afternoon
:.v. to tin- basement of the Cor
IniK -tore on La Salle and Mad--tieets
When the Hre depart-
arrive,!, they found nothing
hut
the
an nv. rh. 't"d motor thai
elevator No damage was
runs !
done.
HAGUE CONFERENCE
RUSSIA BREAKS
DOWN
JIT
1 2. --One man I, W.
employe was seriously
w
i dozen others, some ot them Deputy
United States Marshals,
on guard at the M. K. &
T. shops at Dennison,
were kidnaped and taken to the
woods and beaten by a mob of 1,000
early today, according to reports re
ceived at the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railway's general ofllcea here.
The report said the mob composed
oi strikers and strike sympathizers
all e( railway guards ami em
ployes in an Isolated section near tho
Missouri. Oklahoma and (iillf railway
shops at Dennison.
"Railway guards were kidnaped,
Whlaked away in automobiles to tho
river bottoms Where they were beat
on." said Qeneral Manager McOee, of
the U.i K. i T. here.
"All I can say is that a mob of about
1,000 wild men broke lose and attack
ed railway employes," Mr. Mcfieo
said.
"Unlest there are troops In Denni
son before night there will be more
bloodshed.'
No definite r ply to the shopmen's
strike settlement proposals was given
Chairman Hooper of th i railroad labor
board by representatives of the rall-
v executives i't a noon conferunco
today The i gecutfves said they would
ndtify Mr. Hooper of their answer
later.
Peace Terms Exchanged.
Chicago, July 12. A program for
solution of the railway shopmen's
strike was drawn up today by Chair
man Boopt r of the labor board, after
conferences with leaders of tin- shop
men, and was submitted to represen
tatives of the railway exeenttred
from four sections of the country at
noon today.
Chairman Hooper's program which
is said hi represent the minimum ac
ceptable to the striking shopmen Is
to be carried again to the shopmen's
leaders late today with the com
ments and counter proposals of tho
executives.
B, M Jewell and others of tho
shopmen's! leaders were in eonfer
ence with Chairman Hooper for sev
eral hours last night io sum up tho
strikers' demands which have been
talked over since Sunday.
President Harding's intervention
in the strike through his proclama
ting calling
portatton an
as bearing
pedant eve
Washington
anticipation
A telepho
for W. I..
three labor
was said by
lor protection ot trans
d the mail- was accepted
nuch significance and ex
s were turned toward
and the labor hoard in
of tin t her developments.
ie call from Washington
McMenimen one of the
members of the hoard,
th" Chicago Tribune to
have conn
from the 'president. The
telephone operator tii" Tribune said,
called the newspaper iu all effort to
locate Mr McMenimen.
Invitations to attend today's "Big
Four" peace conference were sent to
tiie following:
chairman of tl
Association and
T. Hewitt Cuyler,
Railway Executive
her rail executives?
president of the
L o c emotive
Lee, president of
of Railroad Train-
rtson. president of
Warren
Brother!
Enginee
the Bro
Stoin
of
W i
Hi
'iln
d
of Firemen and
Shepard, president
Fngineim
I.. F.
"id of Railway Con
10. Cash 6C, president
nen Union of North
ductors
Of the
and T.
Injunctions Are Issued.
Addit lonal
strikers Iron
operators wi
roads.
New appea
lo the Gover
nessess dnd
Boyle, or Ni
Union Paciti
in the strike
Duty
Rockford,
Inquiry from
for a stated
junctions
terferlng
granted
restraining
vith railway
to several
for troops were made
s of Mississippi Ten
BXaSi while Governor
la. was asked by the
'or state intervention
I. as Vegas
Protect Law.
f il Replying to an
New York newspaper
t as to his program
ins in operation in
onding the efforts of
bs government in this
; governor sterling
tc
for
nun
the
mil
I'nit"
tion.
in
tin
lid:
"My plain duty under my oath of
: office and the la w s of Illinois as I
i HnhMtva if i fo emnliiv slli-h form
as may be at my command to pre
serve peace and Order and to prevent
violence and protect life and proper
ty wherever the same may be en
danger d. Stale troops for this pur-
I pose hive been ordered to Clinton
' and Bloomingtoa."
U S Plans Drast c Move.
Washington. July 12. Tho Presi
dent Harding's proclamation directtnR
all persons to refrain from all inter
ference with lawful efforts to main-
I tain Interstate transportation and
(Cent i --ic.l on Page 5, Col. I..
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