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1FREE TR ADfe R JOURNAL
OTTAWA FREE TRADER
Established 1840
WITHER
Probable showers and
hunder storms tonight.
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OTTAWA JOURNAL
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Established 1880. J
AND OTTAWA FAIR DEALER
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VOLUME ;--N. 832
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, W KPN USD AY AlKiL'ST 30, 1028,
I O'CLOCK EDITION,
PRICE TWO CENTS
JAP BATTLESHIP SUNK: 300 LIVES LOST
TWO INJURED
CRASH UN
CARS COLLIDE HEAD ON
BOTH BEING BADLY
WRECKED
TAKEN 10 HOSPITAL
OTTAWA AUTOMOBILES FIGURE
IN SERIOUS COLLISION SOUTH
WEST OF UTICA WOMAN
THROWN THRU WIND SHIELD.
Two nutos win- almost totally
wrei ked at 1 o'clock last nlghi OH
the concrete road, Jn.it west of the
I'tlca highway, ami A. II. Williams,
proprietor of the (Jolted Boot Bbop, !
Ill tills a 1 1 '. ,'llld Ills Will' Were HOIII
seriously f n j u r-i in a bead on oollts-
loll of u Ford 0OUP6 belonging to tin'
Firestone Tire Co., and Mr. Williams';
Stevens touring car.
Mr Williams had an artery In tin
Mill' of IliM la.v (ill, twelve SltCllcV
being taken to close the ahralson In I
Ills face an, I head caused by I broken
wind shield. Mrs. Williams
thrown to the concrete pavement thru
the wind shield, and was badiy cut
ou the head and leg. Pour stitches
were needed to close the scalp
wound. Junior Williams, the Hire
year old son of the couple, was asleep
In the hack neat and escaped
un-
injured.
In the Firestone car. ('. H. Har- Uaorge fcjeyerson, a constable, stepped,
grove, the manager of the solid tire oBto the running board and told Fltz
.1. partinent for this district. and gerald ha had legal papers to serve on.
'.'.f7l.es Dunn, both of this city, were him. At this time he said, liosselman
riding The auto la said to hare turn stepped up to the car and told Sever
ed over on its side and totally wreck- ' to Mad the papers,
ed. EXMib men escape,, with only a Backed Away From Tram.
t,-w minor bruises and cuts. Fitsgerald toM Bosselman and Sev-
Mr. and Mrs. Williams and their1?" B", "n "," cr Sl' "p fnlld
. . i i i , i : . back away from an approaching train.
baby were pfcked up by passing an- m ,
to at. and taken to the Peoples hos- Bosselman, the complainant;
pitaJ in Pert, Mis. Williams was g drew a revolver from his pock
unconscious for a time and wlK be , .,,, ho, u( Mn.
e toad to the hospital tor several fratM the right hand aide of the hood
days. Her husband was able to on , car Fitzgerald produced the
leave this morning. 'bullet, his wife savs she found in the
The Williams auto was left stand- of tne car morning .,, turn.
lug by the side of the road during the ,,,) jt ov,,r fn attorney Kelly,
night. While it was left there, rob- Fitzgerald then said he called Sher
bet's stripped the auto of every ac- jff Avers to arrest Bosselman.
cessory, which added to the damage , Under cross-examination when ask-'
received in the smash up and left tin pd If he believed Hosseltnan tried to!
car practically worthless. ! Vc f I ! him he said he was confident
Mrs. Williams, who was in the Boaaelman shot to kill. He also stated'
front seat, was hurled through the that he could see what looked to be a
wind shield, received many bad cuts Run in Bosselman's righi hand side
and severe bruises. Mr. i Williams pockel when liosselman got onto the'
remained In an uptight position, alt-1 machine,
ting behind the Wheel, hut was CUt Son Takes Stand.
by tbu wind shield. He jumped from
the car and ran to his wife's assist
ance, finding her unconscious in the
road.
The men in the other car wero
practically uninjured.
A number of passing motorists stop
ped to render aid to the couple, EV
erett Frahor ami Eugene Brown plac
ed them in their auto, and rushed
them into Peru, to the People's hos
pital, where Dr. L. Ii. Rldelston was
called to attend them.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams have been
living during the summer at the
Starved Rock state park, and were
en route home after spending the
evening in La Salle, with friends.
The thieves who stripped the auto,
also got an expensive fall hat be
longing to Mrs. Williams, which was
left in the back of the car. A mil
liner had ordered the hat sent from
New York City, for .Mrs. Williams
and delivered It late yesterday.
The two cars were stopped some
distance apart, and were both thrown
up against an embankment at, thOi
side of tho road
The t'onde wrecker from Ottawa'
was sent out for the Firestone car.
and the Williams auto was towed
into the ITtica garage for repairs. i
Sedan and Truck Meet.
A Ford sedan belonging to Krv
George P. Flu;; of Wenona and a truck 1
belonging to the Public Service com
pany of this city figured in a collision
on the hard road east of town about
tJ o'clock last evening. BOtfa W( re trav
eling slowly and did not correctly i sti- 1
m Me tin distance between them.;
fcfaich rcauHed In the two coming to
gether. None of the occupants of the!
truck nor the oar were injured. Th"
front axle of the Ford was badly bent
but no damage was done to the truck. '
HERRIN RIOTERS TO
TESTIFY FOR STATE
Marion. Jib Aug. 30. Attorney Co n
eral Bruoage thi afternoon stated h
hi lleved a lnitnhfv of persons to he in
dieted by the special grand jury inves
tlfatini" the ll arin mine aaasaacn
would tum -tat v evidence. Mr
fious could be obtained.
IN AUTO
PAVED ROAD
UTICA SHOOTING IS
CONTINUED AFTER
EVIDENCE IS HEARD
TRIANGLE CASE. IN WHICH EX
AND PRESENT HUSBANDS
PLAYED PROMINENT PART. UP
FOR TRIAL BEFORE JUSTICE
KOENIG.
The trial of Walter (!. liosselman, BX-
mayor, of 1 ilea, charged with assault
and attempt to kill Howard tiger
Bid, ol Utlca, on the afternoon of the
Mth at ahoiit 4:10, was commenced
'Yesterday afternoon in the court of
I Judge Koenlg. O. w. Hoberg attor
ney for liosselman while Stale's Attor
nej Ham Kelly prosecuted the case
ami was continued until next Saturday
morning. Fitzgerald is the present hus
band of Bosselman's former wife.
nuwuru i' ii Ki'i a in. me compiaiiu
witness, was the lirst to be callei'
the stand. He teatlfled that on libv
Saturday afternoon he and his stepson.
Deltnar Bosselman, (a son of the defen
dant), were returning from La Salle
about I o'clock Saturday afternoon.
They stopped at the poatofflce and Del
tnar went In for the mail. Deluier:
returned and got in the machine, ai
Paige, said to belong to Bosselman.
They proceeded up the street towards
the railroad and were aboul one bun-:
dred feet from the tracks when
uetmer liossoimnn n-year-nin son
told a story similar to that of Fitzger-
aid, only he staled that when his fath
er Rot on the machine he thought his
intentions were to take him from his
mot her anil send him to Sunday school.'
Delmer also stated that he could see :
bis father was very angry.
I George Severson, a painter by trade,
wlm was working nearby was next
called to the stand. He stated that
, on the afternoon of the shooting he
.saw Bosselman near the Rock Island
station before the shooting then, he
said, he saw Fitzgerald coming up the
street. He declared he bad been elect-1
ed a constable for thp last two years
and had a replevin papers to serve on
I Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald. Severson j
'then gOl on the running hoard of the I
car to serve the papers when he was
about to pull the papers from his
pocket Boaaelman came up and said
to read the papers. Fitzgerald then
said, "get off until I hack out of here,";
as we Rot off Fitzgerald hacked up1
about seventy-live feet when Bossoj.
man pulled a Run and fired at the ma-
chine
Night Policeman Testifies.
Chas. Watts, night police of TJtlca,
testified he was standing about 150
feet from Dosselman when he heard a
shot as he turned he saw llosselman's
arm pointing at an angle of 45 degret s
hut could see no gun.
Sheriff Avers wns the last witness
called and stated that Walter Hossel
man was made a special deputy at his
own request the day before the shoot
ing. Judge Koenig then continued the
trial until Saturday morning at ten
o'clock.
Claim Anti-Divorce Pact.
From sources close to the liossel
man Fitzgerald tangle it is claimed
that the machine for which replevin
writs were issued, was Dossel man's
property and continued in the present
Mrs. Fitzgerald's possession under an
agreement arranged prior to her di
vorce from the special deputy sheriff.
which provided that she have all th"
personal effects in their home until
such time as she remarried. Ilossel-
nian alleging that her marriage to
Fitzgerald forfeited to him the auto
mobile and whatever other property
he desired, claimed the machine and
ordered writs of replevin for its re
turn. In reciting his troubles to the au-
thoi
ities Bosst-liiian lusted he did
THE
TOMORROW IRKS
CLOSE OF THURSDAY
P. M. HALF HOLIDAYS
ALL STORES AND BUSINESS
HOUSES WILL OBSERVE LABOR
DAY AND ARE TO CLOSE ONE
AFTERNOON OF FAIR.
Th business houses of I, a Sallo
county, will observe their hist Thurs
day half holiday of the 1922 season
tomorrow-. (During the summer
months, all Hie business houses in
the county have locked their doors
each Thursday afternoon promptly
at 12 o'clock. After tomorrow, the
stores remain open throughout the
entire week.
The all day closing on next Mon
day, for a Labor Day holiday, will be
observed throughout the county. Ar
rangements for an all day closing
on Labor Day, were made by the
committee who arranged the Thurs
day afternoon closing schedule lasl
May.
Ottawa business houses will take
a half holiday not enjoyed by the
rest of the county on Sept, 18, when
they will close at IS o'clock for offi
cial Ottawa day at the county fair.
Tltls holiday falls on Wednesday,
The summer closing program has
been held to throughout the entire
county, with the exception of a few
ice cream parlors, it is said. The
weekly half holidays have proven to
be a great boon to all who have en
oyed them, and the closing program
will undoubtedly be repeated again
next summer.
Many panics, outings, and base
ball games have been enjoyed during
the summer months that except for
the Thursday closing, would bavej
had to he -wiped off the recreation j
program of the merchants. proles-;
tonal men and their employes, who ,
were aneotea by the closing program.!
KIWAiNIS CLUB TO
RESUME MEETINGS
Meetings of the Kiwanis Club, which
JI,;U.J f..- the u.mimor vn. I
cation period, will be resumed again'1''
on Thursday. September 7. Members!
of the club have been asked to write i
or phone the secretary or the Ifeaa-
urere of the club stating whether this j
meeting shall be an open session for
the ladies of the club or shall be for j
members
only.
'
not shoot
at Fitzgerald but said he
.al- ...1 ha -1 ..11..I1I I.-if 7CT,r:ilfl
in.-,, 1,11, wio-ii -' .,,",,,,1 ,
tt-n k" r--,,., imf from the 1
--- :j 1 h., nnk-
"mil- III VllUi ft". i. 01.., ...... j
to frighten the man who lias sue eed -
ed him in the ail. etions of his former
wife. He denied anv intent on hla
part to kill 01 even injure his rival.
BUSY MAN'S NEWSPAPER
FORD RETURNS FROM
TRIP TO FLORIDA
chief Ben Pord Has returned to Ot
tawu after spending a few weeks In
Miami Fla.. where he attempted to ob
tain tin release of viloo Mary Kuk, an
alien, from a mix-up shl became in
volved in when sin tried to enter this
iOUntry with:. 'it propor credentials,
ford went there on the pl a of John
Kuk. a West Ottnwr storekeeper and
a&d brother of tile v oman.
While Ford has not as et obtained
perrais&lon for the girl to enter the
United states,
in a lew day.:
Miami officials
be clear id up
lowsd to conn
brother.
F rd cald i'
authorities at
math r, ami it
KM' release i.i expected
us Ford was told b
that tlv matter would
liortly and the girl al
to OttTvWa to lief
was hard work to get
Miami to consider the
is a lucky tiling that
it i vi u now on lcr way
I country,
Miss,
back
Kuk i
to the
MEET HERE DURING
WEEK OF SEPT. 11 -16
WILL FIX SALARIES FOR INCOM
ING OFFICIALS TO BE ELECT
ED IN NOVEMBER AND HEAR
REPORT ON COUNTY T. B. SANI
TARIUM. A report of the recent investigation
of the La Salle County TuberculotS
Sanitarium which was made by a
committee of supervisors. will he
given at the September mfe""?M
me ooaru. I lie bbbbiuu m '",.
on the afternoon of Tuesday. Septem-j
her 12. and will be a live day dura-!
turn.
Among the business
scheduled to
brought up
before the solons will
of the salaries and
j,,. ,,
fixing
clerk hire
i be elected
for tie- county omciaia to
at the November election.
The salary will be fixed
county physician, county
and a
attorney
1 and town nhvakdans elected.
. Th 'lection of n
J'"'''- for eiicll ti l 111
entvthree grand
of court, and the
paration of a jury list and the
SUPERVISORS DUE TO
selection of petit iurora will be made. sate, who iwoome, r, . , ,, .
The reports of the matron of the started on a run to the bank believing
detention home, and the superintend- it was being robbed,
ent of the count) farm, are also As the three men neared the post
scheduled to I,, made at this meet- ofli. e the Robbers w ithin fired at them
in thru the windows. Dr. Overfield fell
TlM annual appropriations for the with a but in one lung. Cnder cover
.,.,.,.. i .. .nri the annrovnl of the pistol lire the bandits rushed
of the road and bridge levies will b.
made.
ei,-
2 Rail Guards Slam.
Augusta, fla . Aug. oil. K. M
j ., , .
1 -uster and Reedy Booth, we e shot
jand killed today while ''iiarding the
(Southern Roll. "! hops here. The
jassailauts escaped.
REPUBLICANS WILL
HOLD POW WOW Ai
PLAN FOR CAMPAIGN
COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
OFFICE SEEKERS AND MEN
PROMINENT IN RANKS OF PAR
TY TO ATTEND SHABBONA
PARK PICNIC.
Precinct, committeemen, candidates
for election at the tall primaries and
a few staunch members of the Re
publican party will gather at Shah
bona park tomorrow' afternoon for a
big pow wow. while the meeting Will
be primarily held lor the purpose of
making arrangements for the cam
paign preceeding the fall election, a
social time and get acquainted meet
ing is expected by all thoso who will
attend.
Every member of the county central
committee has been notified to he
present and has been informed that,
they can invite one friend who is
prominent in republican political cir
cles. The candidates who carried off
the honors at the spring primary have
also been notified to be present.
The precinct committeemen will
hold a business meeting In the after
noon, and a big genera! session will be
hold for till the guests, when plans
; will be made for putting the republic
an nominees across the line at the
election on November 7.
I At ti o'clock a big meat fry will he
held, and a supper, consisting of beef
I steak and all the trimmings will be
served.
The trip to and from the park,
which is north of Ottawa, will he made
by auto.
BANDITS SHOOT OGLE
CO. BANKER-DOCTOR
Itockford, 111. Aug. 30.- Four bandit -in
on unauccet sful attempt to rob the
Fori don. Ogb- cocnty. poatofAoa early
this morning shot and prcbabiy fatally
wounded Dr. ,w w Ovornetd, physi
cian and preekU nt of the Foretton
l 'ommcrclaj state Bank.
The robbers escaped in an uutomo
bile
Dr. Overfield was leaving his office
at about 3 o'clock when he Heard
the explosion ol the nitroglycerine the
nations eie iibihb !"'-'"
out of the postotttce and ned.
The postoflos safe door was blown
open hut no funds were obtained.
Ma'nane Licenses.
Frank Pietntaki, La Salle, M
Ignatius Slaihowiak, La Salb
sephine Hafko, Piermont, O, :
Stella Bakalaski, Peru, 19.
Jo-
tS;
CRUISER LOST IN
TYPHOON; NONE
OF CREW RESCUED
Tokio, Aug. 30. The Japanese cruiser
Niitaka, 3,420 tons, went down in a typhoon off
the Kamchatka coast, August 26, with virtually
all hands, according to a
pidi ciiCDCPTcn nc confirmecl advice re-
UIIAL OUOlLUltU Ul ceived by the admiralty.
FIRING HOUSE TO BE
GIVEN SANITY QUIZ
KATHERINE TROYER, PATHETIC
VICTIM OF DELUSIONS, WILL BE
TESTED BY COMMISSION OF
DOCTORS IN JUDGE RECK'S
COURT.
Katharine Trover, the ir year old
girl who is suspected of having set
tire to the home of her moth r, Mrs.
Margaret Troyer, at IS:!:! Da Salle
street, on Monday night at midnight,
will be subjected to a sanity test be
fore Judge Reck on Friday. The
girl, who was found twelve hours af
ter the lire, wandering around I'tica,
clad in her brother's clothing, will be
held in detention until the t inn
the bearing.
Investigation of the blaze,
was of a m.vsl erious origin.
yesterday alter Katlierme wa
The girl Informed
the authorities
that all she could remember was u
blaze which led thee, to iVol that
she hail 1 n in the Bra. The fact1
that she was dad in her brother's
Clothing, rather than in her night
clothes When last seen before the
lire, did not bad the authorities to
b lleve thai she had been awakened
bj the flames, and she then Red to
ulety.
In case a eommission of physicians
at the court hearing pronounces Kath
arine irrational, further Investlgft'
of the lire will probably not be re
sumed. If she is found to be in her
right mind, the state lire marshal
will probably he called in by the lo
cal authorities to aid theni in work
ing on the ease.
Katharine spent the evening before
the life, playing with a group of
children across the street from her
home. When she returned she com-
plained of a violent headache. She
retired, and was seen to be sound
asleep, when the mother looked into
her room before retiring. She was
not seen from that time, until the
officers found her in Utica.
Under Nurse's Care.
Ka.herine was taken to .he La Salle
County Sanitarium at 3 o'clock ves-
terday afternoon. From that time un
til morning she maintained a stoical:
silence, which the attendants were'
unable to determine was due to irra
tionality or to sulkiness,
She was under the constant care of
'Miss Helen Woodin, a trained nurse,
who was taken to the home with her.;
'After being given a bath, and hav-
lttg the traces of travel removed from
her, the girl was put to bed where she
remained throughout the night.
Locked in Room.
During the night she and Miss Wood- j
in w ere locked in their rooms, tho j
nurse occupying one adjoining that
In which Katharine slept. This was!
done to keep the girl from getting
away or from annoying any of th" obi
people at the home.
During the night she slept soundly,
falling into a sleep id' youth and ap
parent exhaustion, and sleeping until
a late hour this morning.
She accepted her supper and ate
heartily. After that she again lapsed!
into a very quiet mood.
Several of her relatives visited her
at the county home, and remained
w Ith her for a time.
Infatuated With Teacher.
Last week Katharine attended HTe
teachers' institute, and was greatly Im
press wnn ine meeting, sue seem
ou lascinaien wnn miss (:. l.oui -e
Adams, of De Kalb, who conducted one I
of the sectional meetings. It is sup-
nosed she was trvinir to reach Mlaa
Adam yesterday, as she Informed '
.1. juiesen, no appreneuueii per ill
i m a, mat sne was trying to reach al
teacher she knew in D. Kalb
ANTHRACITE STRIKE
lip! n inn lATIlrtlT "MM i.iiiii '.lioi: ill liimiu,,, n,o
NEAR ADJUSTMENT;. t- in chc.rge by the sheriff from
. I Mcl.e.itisbor today and escorted trout
Washington,
spokesmen for
tors and miner
'on early today
Aug HO. - When I
the anthracite OfkSNM
; unions left Washing-i
after an all night con-1
fefenco. the onl) obstacle
:,i prevent resumption of
'idlietioti Was -.aid to h
oer the length of time tin.
. .i' ti! w ould run.
remaining
hard coal
a dispute
WKA 9 con-
Tne naval report said that Dractial-
J ly none of her crew of 300 was aav-
ed.
ordt
'The destroyer
red to the scene
Maki has been
of the disaster.
The Mytka la a second class cruiser
j of ::,l0 tons displacement, It was
.launched in 1901, Kamchatka la a
town on the east coast of the penin
sula of Kamchatka in the southwest
region of the Bering sea.
Rescue 13 From Itatia.
Santiago, Chile, Aug. 30. latest
Wireli ss reports from the cruiser Chac
abuco are to the effect that only thir
teen pi rsons of the :vjl aboard thai
steamship Italia wire rescue when tha
vessel sank off Coquimbo yesterday.
The ChacabUCO is rushing the sur
vivors to Coiiuimho, where crowds
line the mole awaiting their arrival.
"Pinched" By U. S. Warrior.
San Diego, Calif., Aug 30 Th
Chilean steamship (lata, reported sunlc
figured in a sensational international
incident nearly thirty years ago wheal
the vessel was overhauled far down
the Pacific coast and returned by the
CSS Charleston, later wrecked In th
of gulf of Mexico. Two days after clear-
iing from San Diego, the Itata was
Which charged with having violated neutral
halted lty laws, and orders were Issued by
found I the UpitQd States navy department
r ""' commander of the Charleston,
nCnora In fhe San Diego harbor to
pursue aim return tne itata nere.
! President Balmaceda. of Chile, on
learning of the action of the United
Slates ordered the cruiser Asmeralda
to proceed north to meet the Itata
and convoy the steamship to Santia
go. For days the peoples of the two
nations were in suspense as wireless
was unknown at that time and hostili
ties were feared in the event of a
clash between the Charlon and F.iu
meralda. Nearly one week after the Itata
i lea red from San Diego the ship was
overhauled by the Charleston and a
detachment of officers and sailers from
the latter was placed mi board the
Chilean ship for the return trip to
San Diego. Later the Ksmoralda put
in an appearance and the Charleston
was cleared for battle but the Chileans
made no demonstration and soon head
ed about for Santiago.
The Itata was brought to San Diego,
and following long proceedings in tho
I 'nit i d States courts the owners of
the ship were required to pay a heavy
fine. .
COUNTY LEGION TO
FIGHT FOR BONUS
Representatives from every Ameri
can Legion post in the county gath
ered at Legion Hall in this city last
night to perfect a county-wide organi
sation, tornv
d lor the purpose of stai
Ins a o
sage of
meastirt
imp
th
nt
tlgn to work for the pas
o Illinois compensation
the November election
vos of seventeen posts
ndance,
Thomas O'Meara of thU
ct ai president of the oi-
The complete list of Oitf-
Represontatl
were in atte
Attorney
city was eh
ganiaation.
eel'S follows:
Chairman
Thomi
O'Meara, Otta
w a.
So.
retary-treai
irer - Ralph 1.. Con-
Streator.
trd
Fe
K. s. Black,
hen. Ottawa;
Men
CUf. lot;
Hi
ei . Streator; F a. Burg
real,
Tonlca, and II. Hundt, ram.
A county organization was formed
two yep.rs ago, but the association
soon died out, end the different dtifco
were merely banded together through
the state organisation The organiza
tlon la f night - as In reality only a re
organization of the phi county unit.
The Illinois compensation measure
Ms to tv uhiuit'd to a referendum
to Nov. ;.
ALLEGED HOLDUP IS
TAKEN FROM JAIL
Rrymond Shew, who v.cs arrested at
Loetanl several weeks ago, charged
...:.t. kliM
the county jail to the j. il in that city.
Bbaw 1 ( barged With having jninpe i
his bond in McLcaaaboro. He h.
been placed cnder arrest on a char
of v if" rbandonment. The officer
trout Mei- snsboi Informed the lacel
ivatsy ritioa th t Shaw M an aJU
and that tilu priaCMTI real name W
Davis,