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FREE TRADER-J OU
AND OTTAWA FAIR DEALER
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OTTAWA JOURNA
Established 1M0.
Generally fair tonight
a nrl UfaHn.iJ.
VOLUME ft NO. 302.
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1922.
4 O'CLOCK EDITION
PRICE TWO CENTS
HARDING PLEADS FOR U. S. MERCHANT MARINE
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"BOOST OTTAWA" IS SLOGAN
OF C. OF C'S ANNOAL FEAST
BANQUETERS 'STUNG' BY
GOOD FELLOWSHIP
GERM
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SPEECHES AND MUSICAL NUM
BERS "DEVOURED" BY LARGE
CROWD THAT ALSO DID SOME.
DEVOURING OF MIGHTY GOOD
FOOD
It was a rousing good old fashioned
"for Ottawa" matting hold last night
to mark the third birthday of the re
organized Chamber of Commerce,
Whilst the mooting was nothing more
nor loss than a banquet along gen
ully accepted banqueting lluea, it re
solved Itself Into r inelllflous Detail
which left the pro Ottawa feeling run
ning high among the guests.
Old timers in the boost Ottawa busi
ness recalled the days back In the
late 90'a, when "I have. Have you""
was the open sesame to . rerythlng
that meant for the weal i f the i t .
Thre were Indications that following
the booster revival in which business
mon propounded the goepel of civic
pride thTe would he a general awak
ening to the town's DOMlblUtlea as a
better place in which to live, to work ,
and play.
The foast, which was served in the
French room of the Clifton, attract! d
a turnout of 1(0. men and women.
The eats were prepared and served
under the direction of Cus Becker. Ot
tawa Colony steward. To say thut i
the food was Bftolteresque in every de
tail telle the i.tory to the last detail
The thoroughly "mopped up" dishes
that left the festive hoards were mute
testimony of the justice that had been
done their earlier contents.
The Music.
Tho musical program, in which Misa
Marie Schmidt. Mrs. Dorothy Refior
Fisher and Harrv Pusev were fee-
t.urxl. wa; an OUUtandin portion t h r
-o-.n u.. i - i ,
' . " '? - , memories oi mei
niiuwua viiiiiinini; would no put
ting mildly the effect their solos had
upon the banqueters, Astoundingly
beautiful would come nearer the mark
for an expression in words of the im
pressions the trio loft at the conclu
sion of their numbers.
Boost Ottawa, the Theme.
inr- siieas'TS were or one mini
that before Ottawa lav -e.-,t Cuter
if co-operation was used as the kev
noto of a concerted drive to take the
city out of dangerous slump-: resultant
from pulling at cross purposes by or
ganizations and individuals that,
should have only the city's advance
ment at heart.
Tho toasts were sparkling bits of
humor mixed with wisdom and com
mon sense. All revolved about the
same sublect: Ottawa and the Cham
ber of Commerce. Tiny were re
sponsible for spreading t'" fee'lne "f
optimism which pervaded the ban
quoi nan until everyone was inoc i
lated bv the eorm of tronil cheer and '
PROGRAMM
good fellowship. about fhe reorganization of Company
Jacob Weinti. C. He said the state soon would tire
Substituting as a pfnch hitter for i of keeping up the armory' without oc
A. K. Harper, who at the last minute eupants in it. He painted a picture
found himeslf unable to attend, Jacob I of the. structure being turned into a
iWleintz of tho J. E, Porter publicity I garage, a possibility if the state,
nnd promotion department, delivered
a ten-minute impromptu address !n
which he said a mouthful every tlmo
he spoke. Mr. Weintz used as his
subject one of the last utterances of
Lightnin' Frank Bacon: It is never
too late to begin. He urged upon Ot
tawa the need of organization to make
the city grow. Advocating the Cham
ber of Commerce as the. one medium
through which that growth can be at
tained, h" called upon everyone to get
behind that body and help to the last
ditch to "sell Ottawa to the rest of
the -world." He cited examples of
eitv buildinc. nsinsr Oklahoma Citv as !
one of them. There, he said, by co
operation and absence of knocking,
was mado one of tho greatest munici
palities in the country.
President's Address.
L. M. Harvey in the president's ad
dress related some of the uphill sled
ding given the officers by recalcitrants
in the ranks of the chamber who did
little to help, but much to impede
the work of the past year. He spoke
for a better feeling among the peopl"
toward the organization and its offi
cers, who. he said, were giving of
their time and labors to make Ottawa
a worth while city. He told of the
several attempts made during the last
twelve months to secure factories fori
Ottawa and beiner rewarded by sue -i
ress in one instance. utiawa laces
a stiff proposition," said Mr. Harvey,
"in the housing question. We lack
ordinary" homes for working people,
and until sucn time as we are anie
to furnish places to live for strangers
who come here we cannot expect to
thrive industrially. 1
"Our records show we have ,120 by a member of the Chamber of tine Harry was
members, but Ottawa should have oOOjCommerce who is not in touch withorder.
C. OF C'S NEW OFFICERS.
N'-w officers were chosen last
night on the strength of a report
submitted at the third annual
banquet by the committee of tell
ers. The report follows:
L. M. Harvey elected president.
C. A. Wade, vice president.
Otis M. Bach, treasurer.
The following nine directors
were elected for two yeare:
Thomas H. Bellroae, W, D.
Duncan, A. E. Gilman, E. E. Glad
felter, Ed. R. Claus, H. L. Arnold.
J. M. Jordan, Dr. Guy A. Karr and
Charles Beck.
The term of office of the follow
ing directors will expire Nov. 1,
1923:
L. C. Brand, Charles Geiger,
Henry A. Schmidt, V. J. Duncan,
C'l nce Grinas, Al. F. Schoch,
Fred A. Gerding, Ray B. Malo
and Sidney Stiefel.
birsinoss ar.d professional men be
hind the i b amber of commerce. Law
yors, doctors and retired farmers will
find themselves greatly benefitted in
joining with us in working out the
problems thut confront our city."
In his detail of the year's accom
plishments he showed that the cham
ber had been very active. Among
other accomplishments, it helped man
ufacturers in getting relief from the
recent car shortage by bringing pres
sure to hear on Hock Island railwa)
officials who had promised an ear'v
end of tin' trouble from which some
relief was already being felt.
W. R. Foster.
W. it. Foster, countv superintendent
of schools, gave one of his brilliant
talks in which he besought the Cham
ber of Commerce to aid in every way
It can tho La Sallo county fair and the
'armors' institute held each year. He
reconionded that the city abolish It:'
hautiness to the farmer and greet Mm
with a warm welcoming hand "Ot
tawa should be a community that en;-,
braces the farming territories for
miles around." he said. "The fanner;
must be made to feel that he is a I
part jf Ottawa and belongs to it
Tbero is only one way that can be
done. Extend him the hand of fel
lowship and make him a part of us.
Get him into that frame of mind he
will be happy to call Ottawa his hom".
"I am glad that Ottawa has a lot of
merchant! and very few storekeepers.
merchant is a man of vision. He
(VM ahead buiI(is for tnt, futur(
Rfreieeper keeps a store from
going to the wall, and that is all that
can he said of him. I am glad the
storekeeper tribe Is rapidly diminish
ine and soon there will bo none of his
kind left."
Mr. Foster radiated humor when
he took the door and his sparkling
iuips kept the audience in a nign staie
of good humor. He Indorsed the con
stitutional convention bv expressing It
as the "last chance in which the BHiabeth White, aged 70 years, wife
j own state can get a constitution that 'of Kesson White, tho former pronii
will Insure it control of its legislative nent Ottawa arhitect, passed away
bodies." 'early yesterday in Chicago. Mr and
"Ottawa is as good a town as I ever
,., n.i ti, ,.. nr;f town I know to live
in," concluded the speaker.
Secretary Leo Carroll gave the
financial report which Is attached to
this article.
Dr. G. A. Karr.
Ir. G. A. Karr in a ten-minute ad
dress called upon the chamber to sup-
nort a movement that will brine
which it probably would, deemed 10
soli the armory. He said there were
two companies being held for Illinois,
and one of those would go to Ottawa
if Ottawa wanted it. He urged the
nece' slty of immediate action, citing
the hi torv of Company C from tne
j
the fl i vi when it was tir-d oiganiz
dow to the, t'me it returned from the
World war and was disbanded.
Harvey T. Hill.
Harvey T. Hill, general secretary of
the Illinois Chamber of Commerce,
ave a toat on the "Outlook of Or-
ganized Business." He told
Of the
state pony nna tne "
achieving by co-operation With th
local organizations. He said 111,1
state body nnd the results
it is
tnte chamber was working for a
deep waterway, and reached the ora
torical height when he demanded of
Ottawa that it be proud of its "gently
flowing Illinois river." The demand
didn't rdse. any stink, but being a re
quest that required the last degree
in optimism supreme there were no
cheers following the remark.
Singing by the assemblage and a
particularly delightful concert by Art
Hentrtch'l orchestra were other fea
tures that helped to make the bar.-
qUet one of the most
njoyable in Ot-
tawa s history.
Secretary's Report.
Secretary L. C. Carrol! in his sec
ond annual report ouiniieu u
jngs of the organization during the
fiscal year, from the time of the last
banquet, until last night. Mr. Car-
roll torn tne growtn ami accouipiian-
ments of the organization, saying in
part:
"One of the first questions asked
Coming
MRS. KESSON WHITE
DIES OF INJURIES
DUE TO ACCIDENT
WIFE OF FORMER OTTAWA AR
CHITECT EXPIRES IN CHICAGO
FOLLOWING MISHAP IN WHICH
SHE. WAS STRUCK BY A
STREET CAR.
A victim of injuries she received
two weeks ago when she was struck
by a street car in Chicago, Mrs. Anna
Mrs. White had eon making their
home in Chicago for several years.
Mrs. White came to Ottawa from the
east and made her home in this city
for more than ten years. From Otta
wa Mr, and Mrs. White moved to
Omaha. Nebr. They returned here
i 1909 and mado this city their
home for almost two years.
They then moved to Chicago where
they have sinco resided.
During her residence here, Mrs.
White took n very active part in tho
social affairs of the city, and was
an active and devoted member of
Christ Episcopal church. She made
a very wide circle of friends here,
who admired and loved her for her
beautiful characteristics.
When the White family lived in Ot
tawa they built the residences now
occupied by Attorney and Mrs. Rector
Hitti and Mr. and Mrs. James J. Cos-
tello, in Highland Place, and made
x I ineir nome in eacn tor several years.
Mr. White maintained an office in
tho Nertney Building. J. W. Hanifen
was later taken into the firm and the
name changed to White & Hanifen.
While complete details of the ac
cident have not been received, it is
said Mrs. White was struck after
leaving a car on Michigan avenue,
Surviving she leaves her husband,
'and one son Wilmer, both of Chica-
go.
The funeral services were held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock at St. Edmund's
Episcopal church.
RESIGNATION OF
NEWBERRY ACCEPTED
Washington, Nov. 22. Resignation
from the senate of Truman H Near
berry, of Michigan, the center of a
bitter election contest for the past
four years became effective today
when his letter of resignation was
presented and read in the senate.
,
Sent to Detention Home
Howard Payne, aged 6 of Streator,
was committee, to tne l.,a Salle Countv
Detention Home, as a dependent bov.
by Judge Harry Reck In the Countv
Court yesterday
The order commit-
just
temporary
Events Cast Their Shadows Before
BARBERS GET CHANCE
TO GET RELIGION
Tonight will be one of the bigg03t
crowds that the tabernacle has had.
Bill Cane, the barber, is to be the
speakers, and the barbers of Ottawa
are to go to the meeting in a bod...
A section will be reserve for the bar
bers and their wives. All ex-barbers
are requested to sit with the regular,
barbers.
Special music for the night is to b j
one of the surprises. Delegations!
from tin surrounding towns are plan
ning to attend. The meeting begins;
tonight at 7:30,
A. K. Harper and 0, V. Scott went
home to Fairfield, Iowa, Monday mom
and are expected back for the Wednes-)
day night meeting. Mr. Harper glvi I
one day a week to his business and I
i six days to religious work.
NINE MOTHERLESS
CHILDREN BEFORE
BONA
PETITIONS FILED ASKING JUDGE
RECK T6 DECLARE TWO FAMI
LIES OF YOUNGSTERS TO BE
DEPENDENT.
Petitions were filed in the county
court this morning asking that nine
motherless children, four from Stren
tor and live from Kaugley, be declar
ed dependent and turned over to
the county.
The Streator children are Adam
Gnmwald, aged 12; Anna Grunwald,
aged lb; Joseph Grunwald, aged ti
and Frank Grunwald, aged 3. The.
children's mother is dead, and their
father, John Grunwald. is emnloyed
on the hard road near Lexington.
They are at the present time living
with their grandfather, Valentine
Grunwald, in Streator. The petition
which was filed by the Streator pro
bation officer, alleged that the grand
father was unable to care for them.
Roy Pile of Kangley filed the sec
ond petition asking that George Yu
rich, aged 12; Agnes Yurich, aged 9:
Anna Yurich, aged 7; Margaret Yu
rich, aged 4, and Erma Yurich, aged
2, be declared dependent.
The petition alleges that the moth
er of the kiddies is dead, and their
father. Andrew Yurich. of Kangley,
is unable to give them the proper
care.
The five kiddies are with their
father at the present time.
EARL.VILLE MAN HAS
BROKE NBONE RESET
W C Dudley, an Earlville man was
oucht to the hospital at about 6
luck last evening with n fractured
riehl nm. How he fractured hi. arm
was no) learned at the hospital as
Mr Dudley left the hospital as soon as
the fradnre was reduced bv Dr.
M
H Siwyer.
COUNTY TR
t
i
POLICE GET OflB
TO HOTEL THIEVES
TWO SUSPECTS UNDER SURVEIL
LANCE FOR THEFT OF VALUA
BLES FROM ROOM OF ROBER
Mc ALPINE ARRESTS ARE EX
PECTED.
Arrests are expected today in the
urglary of the room of Robert Mr
Upine in the Leix hotel Sunday morn
Ing. Mr. McAlpine was robbed of $15
In cash and a SC0 clarinet. Suspicion
has narrowed down to two men. War
rants were to have been issued tor
them yesterday afternoon, but it was
found that the men had left tow.;.
Where they went is known and they
will probably be taken today.
Investigation by Chief of Police
Ford showed the men to have check
ed out of the hotel at about the time
the robbery occurred. It Is not known
whether the men had the clarinet ami
money in their posses Ion, but it is
'bought so, as they had their luggage
wit'! them. They were reported to no
In 1 . s i.iie yesterday.
Rabbit Killer at Work Again.
Tin; ' rabbit killer'' is again at worn
'" Ot.tiwa for the winter. Last night
ho visited the homo of Carmine Co
tello, 109 Canal avenue, and slow five
ii ix valuable rabbits in the pen,
while the sixth animal is missing.
According to Mrs. Costello, the rab
bits were very valuable animals. Th"
'' n Mo-- bad Just started the rabbit
raising business. Mrs. Costello said
he iei-ri a niWiuHar no"o iike a
squeal of a rabbit at 2 o'clock this
. .in' and noticed two men walk
In b 'own the alley in the rear of the
place. She paid no attention to their
ctiori and went back to bed.
In tie- morning when she arose and j
-iit out into the yard she found five
d the bunnies dead and one missing.
Ml the dead rabbits showed signs of I
Having b-Mm choked to death.
The dead rabbits were very Valua
ble animals, being genuine Imported
Ii- lgian hires, and their loss is a con
siderable one to their owner.
Iast winter the "rabbit killer" slew
hundreds of valuable rabbits through
out the city without being apprehend !
ed. The police are determined to ar
rest the off"iider.
MRS FlfTaNGIVEN
SEAT IN U. S. SENATE
Washington, Nov. 22. Mrs. W. H.
IVlton, the "grand old ladv of Geor
gia"" won her fight today for a seat
for a day as the first woman senator
Without objection from any senator,
but after a long delay during Which
tle status of her appointment to the
senate was reviewed In the light of
the precedent. Mrs. Folton took the
oath of the office at the vice presi
dent's desk and wrote her name in
the senate book.
WARRANTS ISSUED
TELLS CONGRESS
PROPOSITION IS
LIKE GOOD ROADS
Washington, Nov. 22. Enactment of the
merchant marine bill was urged upon congress to
day by President Harding as necessary to relieve
WIFE TELLS JUDGE
WITH A HUGE KNIFE
ALL L'tiJlS IN DIVORCE TESTI
MONY THAT INTERFERENCE OF
NEIGHBOR 18 ALL THAT SAVED
HER FROM BEING KILLED
Mrs Delta Be van, of Streator, so
cured a divorce from Charles Bjvan
in the Circuit Court late this morning,
Charging that he threatened to take
her life, and would have carried his
threats into practice had he not been
prevented by a neighbor. Before her
marriage, Mrs. Bevan was Miss Delta
Laue, of Streator.
According to the testimony, the
couple were married May 14, 1919 and
lived together until May 5. 1921. Mrs.
Bevan started her divorce suit a short
time after the separation.
On May 5, 1891, she alleged tho
defendant attacked her with .1 butcher
knife, and threatened to murder her.
She alleges that he was prevented
from doing this by a neighbor, in
whose home they were. She alleged
that she had him arrested and placed
under a $1,000 peace bond at that
time.
She also alleged (hat the defendant
on another occasion threatened to
shoot her.
Mrs. Bevan was represented in her
suit by Attorneys George Belford and
A. H. Shay both of Streator.
SHERIFF FINDS GOOD
USE FOR MOONBEAMS
Moon shine Is perfectly safe to
use for medicinal purposes provided
It Is used externally, say several Ot
tawa physicians. For almost two
months, since Sheriff C. S. Avers,
sent fifteen gallons of the liquor
which had been confiscated in raids
to the La Salle county tubercular
sanitarium, the patients of the sani
tarium have been enjoying their
dally alcohol rubdowns in the moon.
The fifteen gallons of likker sent
over to the institution, had been seiz
ed by Mr. Avers nnd his d"nut'"s in
raids for illicit booze. The defea
dants, who owned the liquor, we
placed under arrest, and their cases
duly disposed of. the penalty de
manded by justice being meted out
to the former owners.
Sheriff Avers, now has another
supply of moon on hand, which was
seized as "evidence" in cases which
have been disposed of during tho
past few weeks. This will be gather
ed together, and lust before Dec. 1,
will be sent to the sanitarium, it.
is believed there will be about fifteen
gallons in this lot.
The liquor Is given the 'needed
chemical tests, and is then used sole-
ly for external purposes. Several
physicians who have been called upon
to pass their opinion on it. have de
clared it to be fully as good
as al-
cohol for rubbing, while others de
dare it excels alcohol.
PAINTS FALLS 12
FEET FROM LADDER
Charles F Ryan, a painter who
was decorating the Interior of one
of the studios of the Rd'o Dial Co.,
in the old high school building, had
the misfortune to slip and fall from
a twelve foot ladder about 10 o'clock
this morning.
,,,v:"..:r,j,inf r?:n,:
He was picked up and carried from
the factory to his homo, just across
tho street, at 1102 Columbus street.
Dr. W. H. .Tamieson was then called
to attend him.
K- tmil, ' ' "" ' '" "" "'"
h bruised about the bodv. His loft
Kxamlnatlon showed him to bo bad
leg to be sprained but fortunately
bones were broken.
u"
MATE ATTACKED HER
, 1 with dead bodies, acording to a let
ter received here frfn H. B. Ledgard,
To Them A Son Is Born. an Knglish missionary who escaped.
Announcements have been received "At the time I nide my escape the
here of the birth of a son to Mr. ard bandits were holdfig captive six for
Mrs. J. H. Thumm. of .141 Jackson st . eten adults and M child, of whom
Mtrnra. on November 1!. Mrs. four were Amervans. two French
Thumm was formerly Miss Ethel and one an Italijp priest." the letter
Leppeer. said.
the povernmprt- "rf rvoo.
"fit losses", in oneration
Or the war KiiiH
mer-
int
SBt a ild to h lah -,f !
ef assured sh pn : serve
"at'o In wr -nd fjlve a puae
! of commercial kid Ii m
ie of ' eace.
'' 'rf r foint sij.
cot i? e?3 t''e ?xecnt!ve 1
Hi I
n null
or..
m 'he tifopoaod In a
fc'-t-ii'Mttnn iwf
i 'i matt
' "vere In
- .pr- Hn
i t nceoti
re rno ne-
1 that the
right to
t-e w'hed
h
me is re" .rd d
t : r had a p ir
an attitude, but
tress the Anil f.
fe-t
Mint
acta
to
en
viewpoint
Of V-lu- to Whole N-dion.
A commercial eminence on the oe-iq
and ample agencies for the promdtlo'i
'n cam-in- of ime-icn commerce,
h" asserted, were of nn lo s import
'vce to th neo-ite of the Mllsssippl
'ud Missouri valleys, the rrrmt north
-e t nnd the Roekv Mountain stitAs
than to the oab"ard t-t "- and ;n-'iist-ial
commtinlt'es Inland.
"It is ;t common cause with i s v
fits commonly shared." sail he.
"If government aid Is a fair term
" apply to authorization", a.r-re- stir
e0n to promote good --oad far
arket highways it is eqvallv lit to
h" applied to the establishment and
maintenance of American market
ih.vays on the 'salted seas,'"' Ut
ad.
As to present government operation
f the shiprirg board fleet he a!i
thpre was tho unavoidable taeh of
i'dng out a SO,0OO,OOO annual logs
jnd losses aggregating "many hup
'reds of millions" In worn nut. aaerJ
Heed or scrapped ships.
Co-t $20.COO,000 a Vear.
The co t of the proposed legislation
i-'iving direct aid, he said, with ocean
carrying maintained at the present
iverape, would not reach $20,000,000 IS
year and th maximum direct aid In
American shipping were so p omoted
that it carried one-half the nation's
'een sea commerce would rot exceed
$30,000,000 annually.
The President followed his custom,
t reading from manuscript, the nics
n'p. having been typed n small
li ets. At times he put great cm
basis on some of hi- statements,
' r th- most part the senators and
e reentatlves heard him in sile;:c
tin first time
visite 1 the cr
President
dress cou-
Out
CcmnV
ton, Nov 22.
irchmt mart
ts arreed to
memb r we
1 wrn
!ay by
illy r1
t ma
a red-
'n;
C1
rait
'in
bv the !;ou e mercna
' B committee todnv without
. i ote while President Har-Hpg was
irranglng to :ir'i:-es a Joint sessioj
f congress In the int1 rest of the le
' tion.
UTO CHIN STRIPS
OF ALL CLOTHING
Charles Carniitl and cmp'ovee. of
the Powers-Thompson Const-iie'lon
Connnnv. a Joliet man who boards
at 404 West Medlson street was pain-
I'lly In lured at about 7 o'clock this
"irr-nirg Mr Caraguti was working
m the new Main street bridge over
tnp a(' cn w'hen h" hean-e entamri-
, ' in the chain drive of a big auto
truck. The chain oau-ht his clothing
between it rind the cost wheel with th
result of the clothing being torn from
his back.
When his c'othing bera-ne caught
he was thrown about considerably.
As soon as his fellow emnloy.es
could dislodne him from the dutches
of the chain and cogwheel he was
taken to th" hospital for attention.
Dr. M. H. Sawver was snlnmbnsid
and he dressed the man's wrrunds af
ter which he left the hospital.
,
four Americans are
KIDNAPED BY BANDITS
Shanghai. China. Nov. ft The ban
dit army of Henan ptfivlnee, 30,000
strong, which has kiiUaped a num-
her of foreicn missiohries recently.
j( , , W!(st(. mM wj(1
laying waste a path
citv. towu and farm fouse in iu line
of march and leavln its trail strewn