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VOLUME 6 NO. 297.
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1922.
3 O'CLOCK EDITION.
PRICE TWO CENTS
CANVASS BOOSTS WELTER; REDUCES BENSON
LEONORE BANK ROBBER
ADMITS GUILT IN COURT
WE SURELY HAVE OUR WORRIES, BUT
DAN IWINERNEY TELLS
JUDGE HE COMMITTED
GRAND LARCENY
MUNICIPAL XIV1 AS
TREE TO BE GIVEN
GIVEN I TO TO YEARS CITY BYAM. LEGION
SENSATIONAL CLIMAX C0ME8
WEEK BEFORE TRIAL WAS TO
OPEN HAD ALWAYS MAIN
TAINED INNOCENCE UNTIL
CONFESSION.
OTTAWA POST SPONSORS PLAN
TO GIVE OTTAWA REAL YULE.
TIDE SPIRIT BY ERECTING PUB
LIC TREE IN COURT HOU8e
SQUARE.
Dan Mclnerney , aged 46, a former
Streator resident, who was arrested
Ottawa for the first time since 1011,
I'1 :i a miinlrl'ial Chriiitin.'s tree was
reefed It; tlie court house mninro will
ten months ago charged with robbing av0 anothfr 6f thoe ymbolg f
the Ignore state bank, pleaded gull- Me f()r U)e (!0D)In(? hoUdayi aa
ty to a charge of grand larceny in n re ult of action taken last night by
the circuit court late yesterday aft- Ottawa post of the American Legion,
ernoon, and was sentenced to serve Foiling the need of tho city ta-
a term of from one to ten vears in Hi K';t at"n. of 16
' lit 1 f I :. siilrlt, the proposition
the state penitentiary at .Toilet. Mc- broached to the legionnaires at their
Inerney has been a prisoner in the regular meeting last Dlght Howard
county Jail since his aTrest ton QeigT in a brief addrOM to the mem
months ago. ()0r8 Q0 thought it would be a
Tho defendant was nccused with might? good thing for the town if the
three other men of having burglar- ,.x.Soldlers would tackle the proposi
ized the bank by Dominieo Ilouneecl. ,ion 0( securing, decorating and plac-
the self confessed driver of the roli-
ing a tree somewhere in the loop dla-
Clear Up Campaign Charge.
While the munieiual Christmas tret
was the parmount subject up for dis-
ors car. ne always mainlined ne trlcl where it will spread Its warmth
was innocent of the charge from the to dangers and home folks alike. All
time of his arrest until yosterday the manua lal)0r connected with the
when he made arrangements to udertaking will be done by the legion
plead. His trial was scheduled to be members, although it is expected some
heard before Judge Edgar Eldredgo financial help mav bo askod from the
Monday, Nov. 20. people of the city, bocauee the post's
After Dan pleaded guilty, State's treasury is almost depleted of funds
Attorney 'Harry F. Kelly nolle prossed and coud not ctami ,he ; trajn of tll0
the indictments against his brother, burden Imposed by this civic under.
William Mclnerney, and James Con- taking.
nors, two others charged with having Ottawa for rears has felt the cry
aided Mclnerney in the robbery of mc ne,?rl of Just some such a mov
the bank. Bill Mclnerney is at the n)ont snd will back the legion in its
present time serving a sentence of attempt to make, the coming Christ
from one year to llfo in the .Toilet iUas more like those of tho olden davs.
pnnftortOiary lor ,a robbery charge, The last tree WW .-reded by the Ro
and James Connors lias seven years tarv club and its blazing ftar with a
to serve on a sentence at the Fort myriad of lights cave Ottawa a repll
Leavenworth, Kas., prison. Tho two tatton tlirougbout the whole middle
men were to be brought back to west.
Ottawa, and jointly tried with Dan. Aftor Mr. OelgerM suggesUon that
Just as a precaution of his ibeing the legion back the Christmas tree
acquitted of the charge, and when the proposition, it was unanimously in
county prosecutors were able to dorsed bv the membership. Commit
secure a plea from al)n without a tees will he named by Chairman
rying the other two men who are at Thomas O'Meara to hav charge of all
trial, they thought It was best not WOrk in connection with the task.
to put the county to lie expense of
the present time serving long term
jail sentences.
mo uaoaore nans was roooea oi pose! of the meeting, many outer sno
approxlmately $10,000 worth of liber- 'jecta were discussed, principal among
ty bonds in March, 1920. In June of which was undeniable evidence that
the same year Bonnecei was arrested Ottawa poet, nor any of its members,
on another charge and confessed to was responsible, directly, indirectly or
having driven the bank robbers' car. jn any other way, for a letter circu
He implicated the two Mclnerney bated tho day before election among
brothers, Connors and a fourth man ex-serVice men of l a Salle county,
who Is still at large, as the robbers. This fact was accomplished after an
Dan IMcInerney was arrested in invest igat ion which resulted in flat
Galesburg. William Mclnerney was denials by the author that anyone c.on
Jocated in the jail at Rockford, where nected with Ottawa post was responsi
he had been taken on a robbery war- hie for the letter, either in whole or
rant. Ho was convicted and Ben ten C- part.
eo to servei ;i term ot from ten years
to life In the Joliet penitentiary. Con
nors was arrested in Danville for a
(postal robbery, was convicted and
sentenced) to serve a- long time in the
Fort Leaven-worth penitentiary.
State's Attorney Kelly secured ha
baos corpus writs several days ago
to bring Bill Mclnerney and James
Connors back to Ottawa for trial.
Messages were sent today stopping
them from bringing back these men.
Alleged "Dip" to b Tried.
Harry Kline, of Peru, who was in-!
dieted (by the October grand jury on!
a charge of attempted robbery, is I
scheduled to go on trial in the cir
cult court next. Monday. Kline is still
at large and has never been taken
into custody since the indictment was
returned against him.
He is alleged to have run his hand
in Ben Mossback's pocket in an at
tempt to rob him.
Following the disposal of his trial,
John McBrido of North Ottawa will
go on trial on a charge of assault
with a deadly weapon. MoBride is ',! w. i,u. ..,., t,,i ..
-.1. ,. w ...... .
I (irWiK Goodness ? ' fM UlAi jf'1'
Vie DON'T HAV6 ANY Li, 7 ( M
EX-MAYOR JAMES F.
FARRELLS ESTATE
FILED FOR PROBATE
PROPERTY IS LARGELY IN FLOR
IDA REAL ESTATE WIDOW
ASKS COURT TO BE NAMED AD
MINISTRATRIX. .
MANY HERE FOR LATE iPrDlljl AM PA DIMCT
DANIEL REITZ BURIAL ULMl H 1 UnD 1L
Funeral services for the late Daniel;
Roltz were held at the residence, 682!
West Main street at 2:30 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, tho Rev. Paul
Bi'auns of Peru conducted the ser-.
vices, both in German and in Kng- j
lisli. There was a large cortege to
Ottawa avenue. Cemetery where inter
ment was made.
The pallbearers were Fred Scherer,
John Brummel. Charles Schomns.
Krnest Mutter, Henry Bestman and
August Helffrich, all members of the
German Benevolent Society.
Among the many out of town people
attending the funeral were: Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Black of Morris, Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Funk of Sandwich, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Edwards of Chicago, Miss
Daniel Gasser
of Woodstock Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Fisher of Rock Island and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Neureuther of Peru.
CRUMBLES ALONG
WITH CHANCELLOR
SOCIALISTS REFUSE TO HAVE
ANY RELATIONS WITH COALI
TION MINISTRY WIRTH BLAM
ED FOR "INACTIVITY" IN GET
TING ALLIED AID.
SHERIFF ELECT
INCREASES LEAD
OVER OPPONENT
The members of the election canvassing
board and the force of the county clerk's office
worked until I 1 :30 o'clock last night, adding and
checking totals, and
REAO 1 AND KEEP itfcti ttird
winding up the affairs of the official
canvass of votes of Tuesday's elec
tion. While none of the results from the
unolliclal returns were changed, .sev
eral ot the candidates had a neat
margin added to or taken from their
majorities.
The principal change in the totals
was In the results of the contest for
the offices of sheriff and state repre
sentative. George Eurich. the demo
cratic candidate lost a total of 195
votes on the canvas, and D, J. Wel
ter, the republican sheriff elect, pain
ed 54 votes, bringing I lie majority
by which he defeated bis democratic
opponent from slightly more than
SOU on the unofficial count to 1,091
on the official returns.
Iteimnn's Til I , T'j t Ht v wnu .i,r rln.,i
merco !t was found that they were from slightly over 1300 as was i (
all of the same opinion in at least reported to 837V2 on the official ro-
ono thing, and that Is their tjeeire for turnH-
chicken a la king for tho third annual I J? J? Puldican ticket carried
business meeting and banquet which i Mrs. Winnifred Huck Mason's Dam
will be held in the French room at j Paign in La Salle county was watch
the Clifton hotel next Mondav fiv-pn- f'l wi"' keen inteest all the way
FROM WATER! AT
MOUTH IF YOU CAN
THAT THERE C. OF C. BANQUET
PROGRAM OF EATS IS ENOUGH
TO MAKE ANYONE YEARN FOR
FOOD RIGHT AWAY.
Aftor making Inquiry among the
members of the Chamber of Com-
The estate of the late James F
Farrell of this city, ex-mayor ot both Lucy Black of Morris
the cities of Ottawa and Seneca, was
filed for probate late yesterday after
noon. Mr. Farrell's widow, Mrs. Ed
na Farrell, signed the petition ask
ing that she (be named administra
trix. Tho decedent passed away at bis
home in this city Sept. 21. As he
died without making a will, his hold
ings will bo divided between his wife,
his mother and his broth era and sis
CAPITAL GETS WIND OF
HUGE PACKING MERGER
Washington, Nov. IS. J. Ogden Ar
mour, head of the Chicago packing
house, of Armour ti Co., conferred to.
Berlin, Nov. 1 !. (By A. P.) The
German cabinet headed by Chancellor
Wirtli has fallen.
Tlie ministerial resignations filed
last night were precipitated by the de
cision of tho united socialists not to
participate in a coalition ministry
which included members of the Ger
man people's party. But, the friends
of Chancellor Wlrth were not oblivi
ous of the feeling that he had out
lived his usefulness and now has lie-
STATE QUIZ OF ROCK
ers in tho manner the Illinois laws day with officials of the federal gov- (,olno a vlctim cf a I)0k.y of indc.( i-
SLANO CRIME NEAR
Provide eminent, regaraing me Biumnou m
The petition lists his holdings as h industry and it was indicated that
four lots in Fellsmere, Fla., one lot 8mfi announcement of a realignment
in the village of Bellewood. Cook of packing interests might he ex peel
countv, 111., and a contract for the ed shortly. Mr. Armour visited Sec
minttiitM ,,f fit-town aurtui of hand near retary Wallace but neither would dis-
Fellsmere, Fla. The value of all of U
these holdings is unknown
EN
LOONEY GON
E
NEWS, FORMER OTTAWAN'S PUB
LICATION, SUSPENDS AFTER
PROPRIETOR'S FLIGHT FOL
LOWING INDICTMENT BY GRAND
JURY.
the conference afterwards or
Mr. Far- comment on re pons uiai a merger (.iancelloi
rell also left a 100 bond and stocks was com e-ai p a ten ukwm .riutt
and cash worth K00. & Co. and Wilson & Co or Armour &
His heirs are listed on the petition Co. and Morris & Co.
as his widow, 'Mrs. Edna Farrell; his '
mother, Mrs. Anna Farrell, and his CHILEAN QUAKE DEAD
brothers and sisters. John Farrell, r-n-riiiii a-rr-Pk a -r iron
Thomas B. Farrell. Joseph Farrell, j EST I MA I bU AT 1 OUU
Michael Farrell, Mary Gillespie. The. gentiajro. Chile, Nov. 15. (By A.
resa i;unntngnam and i.innerine rai-
rell
sion and inactivity wmcn touna us
culmination in the government's fail
tire to make a practical arrangement
with the. allied reparations commission
during the course of its recent visit
to Berlin. Hver since the assassina
tion of Foreign Minister Ratb nau the
has been described as a
man who apparently possessed no In
spiration, no initiative. This attitude,
pave added weight to the assurtiou
that the lato foreign minister waa
Wirth's insipration and tho force
which urged him om.
IWDth the passing of Dr. Rathenati
the chancellor visibly lost, influence
As a re-
lug.
''us Becker figured out a few sido
ttishea to lit in with the menu, with tlie
result that those attending will be
nerved with the following:
Consomme royal, Premium wafers.
Salted almonds.
Ripe Oliver,. Green olives.
Chicken a l?. king.
Mashed potatoes.
Creamed peas in cases.
Head lettuce, salad.
Thousand Island dressing,
.'Mince pie. Hot biscuits.
Coffee.
The various committees were called
logeiuer yesicniay aiieruoon ana ui-,;, $tl,
yiaed tneir work m such a way that ja saR
no one person win nave a great nig i Manlius
Ottawa, 2 . .
Ottawa. 4 .
Welter's
Bruce.
task, but all of them will have some
thing to do. Over thirty members are
out today extending invitations to
others and finding out the number
that will be In attendance.
The ballots which were sent out last
week are being voted and five tellers
will count them end make election re
turns Mondav evening, alter which Fall River
the new officers jvlll be installed. The tg Salle, 1st
ballots contain the namo of all the La Salle, 7th
members and each voter Is entitled to Mendotai 4th
mark the ballot for any man or worn- Ottawa, I
in the. organization. I pf.ru, 2nd
While the program has not been Peru, 4th ..
completed, ther" is every BJWranCti
that it will be Interesting and instruc-i Eurich
tive. A man of national prominence j
is being secured to speak at this af
fair, and two local men will be called
on for ten-minute talks. Ilentrich's
orchestra ' w ill provide the music,
there will he vocal selections, group
singing, and report!; from the officers.
The decorations committee has ar
ranged to hrvo something new In their
particular line, which with the table
servlco will rstore the Clifton French
room to it.H former grantlure.
inru. sue earned tr.e countv r,v a
majority of 9755 over her democra
tic opponent, which was one of the
biggest, majorities won on the state
ticket.
The Changes In Sheriff Vote.
On account ot the impending con
test which has been promised, tho
results of the sheriff's contest con
tains much interest locally. The
table showing the changes in the of
ficial and unofficial tabulations of
the vote on this office is as follows:
- Welter.
Unofficial Official
....k;:i. !
76 0
7 48tt m a
8 202 210
2il
Eagle, 1st
Eagle. 2nd
Mission 121 1
440....
44!)...,
gain, total
Eurich.
Unofficial
4".0
. . 866 .
.428.
. . 509 .
. . 1SK .
. .1S4.
total
. ..4(i0
. .459
... C4
Official
..150
... T4
. .187
..271
. .429
. . r,04
. . TS2
...ISO
...295
DEFENSE ASKS DELAY
IN HERRIN TRIALS
TM-.Srat-eelv a. house remains stand- "nil " eamner. colleagues.
ing in the Val'enar valley in northern ull the support given his "policy of
Chile, as the result of the earthquake fulfillment" diminished day by day. He
and murine disturbances of last week. Emitted the collapse of this policy
The full extent of the disaster which last summer when lie announced that
centered on the provinces of Ataoama tho government's slogan hod become
and CoqUimtoO, became more futlv oreau u rei, lumi i opuaa ui ,
v t-vUv u-iH. the nnenitiir nf f.di.. Foreign cntlclsms ol the alleged
graph communications witii north 1" Jltl" "l t-iM,u,ii,...h , MPlr return tney win live in reona,
frhtia from Ixndon as well ius Berlin ilur-ini., at the home ot the groom. Mr.
L0STAIMT GIRL WEDS
R. R. ENGINEER HERE
Miss Laura Marie Ililtahrand, of
Lostant, 111., and James William Far
mer of South Pekln, 111., were united
in marriage in the parsonage of the
Congregational church at. 9: HO this
morning by Rev. Whltsitt The couple
were attended bv the brother of tho
bride ami her sister.
Immediately after the ceremony the
young couple left the parsonage and
went to the Rock Island and caught
the lti.10 train for Chicago where they
will spend their honeymoon. Ijpon
Marion, 111., Nov. 15
nod- taisnH rn v, 1-. ixv a hv the defense for continuance unui
. ' " ' ' 1. T J A 1 J . 1 . . e C..n HAMS
r.l Auorney general Mwam a. , (n(w two provinces the victims W lh" last ,ia-vs oontrmuted to Farmer is a railroad locomotive en-
manner rf thn rnnsnmnrs " . . . .. TZ ,..Qn ,.p u-iin.,.. ...,t,. ;,,it lin- il s exnected the nnmher of vc" - u . ' or reona
. . , in kock island wnicn were cnmaxeu """"" -, ....... ,.'....,........". '.. ., .,rv. His belated e-nousal of th
alleged to have stabbed John Woener,
fonnor
grocery store, last summer.
County Judge.
flarrv Reck, Mendota, R 1TM3
i Chase Fowler, Ottawa. D tMO
Reck'n majorfly 11 134
County Clerk.
Thomas Ferguson, Streator, R l90OT
' Fai l Carroll. Streator. I) 6698
Andrew Palanos, Streator, S 359
Pdrsuaon's plurality 12190
Probate Judge.
Richard 1. Mills, Ottawa, R 17222
Russell Hanson, Ottawa, 11 179
Probate Clerk.
William C. Flick. Ottawa. R 16776
George L. Mlcklos, Streator, D..71S0
Earl II. Krost, Streator, B '-'I
Fllck'i plurality 9296
For Rep. At Large In Congress To
Fill Vacancy.
WinnifredMason Ruck, Chicago,
ltifill
Allen D. Albert, Paris. D 68W
F. O. Hartline, Silvia, S W6
Frank Donovan. Bloomington.
f. l m
Members Of General Assembly, 39th
District.
Thurlow . Essington, Streator.
R Llt
James J. Conway, Ottawa. D... 12107
Elmer I. Tucker. Streator, S "95
Essington's plurality I'il"
For Representative.
L. O. Browne. Ottawa, D S2406
ZSfXSrzxZzrsZi tKjssaj-ft is- srsssrvs.'ssi irrj'ASUSSS ALTON men try to
cases today, which are scheduled to reca,J tno K,and jury next week and men of the first panel of 130 have been with many villages in the interior
loir i ...tiauin ! il - i .
be heard before a jury in tho circuit
court next weok.
The third case on the list is Thos
Onarda, of Ottawa,
with having attempted to attack Eliz
rbeth Barlint of this city,
"""he other cases on the list are as
Job, Hynda and Howard Lewis,
Mendotk robbery.
(W. C. Bosselman, TJtica, assault
1th Intent o kill.
Henry Myeis, Ia Salle, robbery.
oai, , n,,mv, c ir,Hi,.,,..u exnausren, pronaniy late touay. i tie wtie.M
IO I n. iiu i ' ( i ' i s tt I11UIV llilA UtOi ,.
One of the unexpected events of tho motion to continue was made on ac-
Uie list is Thos ! t week wa8 thR susp(,nKlon o the "t f the Illness of chief defense SELECT 4 JURORS TO
who is charged nnfc MmnA h u,v' En counsel A. . Kerr. Union coal miners w .
a mi. 1 1OCK island New John lxioney s een- , , , , , , . ... ; , 1 xnv urnnni aaiairnc
i n I ncnniiM ivniMcno
Marion. NOT. 15. Four jurors have
ous uine is ouea. t hv tnA 0()pral rrand iitrv in n choree ,,,,cc "hc
A jiidgment against the Eddy Motor ntotto"2 li,,ts J""P' 21 an(1 22
is Company of La Sal e was entered ( a sto!en antomobilo. j
itlnnai nowaBaW Th,. war aanlBat bol& be barred from the jury accord-
nrotCCted vice and crime in the city ' to Otis Glenn one of the state,
has resulted In the wiping out of the attorneys who said the. mine workers
underworld including the .stopping of ""ion levied an assessment on their
the sale of "hootch" a number of sa- members tp ise a fund for the de
loons having closed voluntarily when -,? 0 n"'n an"1 t the eollec
it was realized that the orders against "" , th" ament should auto
the liquor traffic wen meant. 2VJLJT 1 prospecllvo
Txioney Is now a fugitive. He dis-,"11"" ,rorsnfnr !"
fuearcd after he had been indicted Tw workers and
(lllf't- Ulll"ll W'ni HIIIICI lYT-IC nillt'U III
the support he had boon receiving
trom the socialists. Ever since the
as -.issaination of Dr. Ratlienau the
chancellor has been obsessed with
fear for hi;; personal safety. Ihiring
the last few months a heavy guard of
nlaltl rtothefl men has constantly sur-
1 n accented in the trial of the five rounded him.
men charged with murder In connec-
tlon with the Herrin mine killings
The quartette finally was accepted
shortly before noon. All have stated
they would vno for the death penal
ty if the evidence warrants.
OUST NEW UNION
MRS. PHILLIPS' FATE
IN HANDS OF JURY
Los Angeles. Nov. 15
It. G. Soderstrom. Streator, R 24T.98
Ole Benson, Ottawa. 1 21029
William M Scanlan, Peru, R 20191H
Thomas Johnson, Streator. S... 8804
Hensen's tiluralitv 83T
Socialist.
Bloomington 111., Nov. 15. Lawyers Winnie Bra ni tetter, Chicago 472
from Springfield who represent tho Agnes Martin, Chicago 454
miners union and who are familiar Ellen Persons. Chicago 3C9
with legal controversitles in which , Farm-Labor.
labor has engaged have been engaged ' Anna Dooley, Joliet 28S
by Chicago and Alton shop federation Huhy Huher Ernest. Chicago. .. .27-5
to make a test in the courts of tho Lewis P Hill. Chicago 20S
new union in Bloomington shops and I Representatives In Congress.
also the legality of the dues collec- State At Large.
tlon. Following the strike of the shop Richard Yates. Springfield. R.. 16327
The fate of crafts in July the United States labor Henry It. Rathbone. Kenilworth,
board adopted a resolution to the ef- j? 1B501
Bus
in the Circuit Court today in favor
of the Reo Motor Co.. of Chicago. The
judgment was entered "by confes
sion", in an amount of $2,569.50. on
French Proverb.
To the living we owe seme consid-
notes executed to the Chicago com-; erntlon. to Ihe dead we owe only the
Pan'- truth.
Evil In Curiosity,
Oh, this itch of the ear that brealts
out at the teitsrne! Were not curiosity
o o 'ei '-hnsy, dctrncttoB would sunn be
tarved to death. Douglas Jerrold.
Mrs, f'lara Phillips charged with hav
ing tieaten airs. Aiocria iremame teni mat recomenuaiion was mano io William Murphy. Chicago. U
Meadows. 20 year old widow, to death all railroads to form new unions to.simon J. Gorman, Chicago. D ..SltiS
with a hammer, was expected to be be composed of men who went to work 1 Fred William Wenschoff, Mt.
placed in the hands of the jury some duriug tbu strike and those who did! Olive, S '
time today. Judge Frederick W. Hoi:- not leave the service. 'Andrew Latin. Chicago. S 409
As near as can be learned the law- Edward Ellis Carr. Chicago.
this morning and It was believed the vers will ask for an injunction to re- y ' 2
nrn to $300,000,000 under that for jury might retire before noon. Argil- strain the company from making
present year. Iments were completed yesterday. Turther deductions.
1923 U. S. BUDGET TO
SHOW BIG REDUCTION
Washing!' n, Nov. 15. The 183
H deral budget Is expected by ad- ser. stated he would instruct the jury
ministration officials to be from $10-
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