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FREE TR ADER J OITRNAI
AND OTTAWA FAIR DEALER
7 OTTAWA FREI TRADER
II established 1840
l OTTAWA JOURNAi
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VOL. SEVEN. NO. 40.
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1922.
3 O'CLOCK EDITION.
PRICE TWO CENTS
WILSON'S AID
INDICTED FOR WAR
IS
FRAUD
ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME
WILL GREET NEW YEAR
OTTAWA TO BE AT ALERT
FOR ARRIVAL OF
MR. 1923
SAFE-SANE JAN. 1ST
WATCH PARTIES WILL BE CELE
BRATION FEATURES TO COM
MEMORATE 1922S BECOMING
PART OF HISTORY.
NO RAISING LIO TO
ALLOWED.
BE
There will be no tilting of the
I'd in La Salle county over the
New Lear's Sheriff E. J. Welter
announced today. Since the sher
iff started making raid6 soon after
he took over the oath of office, resi
dent of the county have been won
derlno If he would become lax
around New Years holidays, and
give them an opportunity tc cele
brate a little.
Today when the sheriff wai inter
viewed on the subject he intimated
that no lid tilting whatever would
bt allowed, on New Year's, and
that the lid, wVch he clamped on
tight several weeks ago, would stay
put down.
People who cheat a little on the
prohibition laws at their New Year's
celebration will have to be sure that
they are out of range of Sheriff
Welter's watchful eyes.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Old IMfl will noon b' gone, and In
tU place, a bright and young year,
1923 will be ushered in. On th' whole
IfSJ has been a pretty good old year,
and many will wish that the next
will serve them as Well,
' Today ends the last, work-a-day of
the year, the closing d:iy of 1022 fal
ling on Sunday. Business in Ottawa
will cense tonight, and will remain, at
a standstill until Tuesday morning, in
accordance with the New Year can
ton established long, long ago.
Resolutions in great numbers will
be made tomorrow, only to he broken ;
next v ednesday or Thursday or f r-!
haps in April or even .Inly.
Watch Parties Held.
Th old year will he watched out,
arf?h all Ihr, nialmu whlcll V.V.. h.un 1
fn vogue for gen 'rations back, and the
ushering in of 1923, will be marked
with much gayefy. Many private New
Year's Eve parties will be held in Ottawa.-
These will for the most part be
rather quiet affairs until alter twelve
o'clock;, a.s New Year's Eve falls on
Sunday. After tint time th fun will
Htart in lull torce, and will continue
until well towards morning.
There will also be several religious
watch set-vises in Ottawa.
The Epworth league has planned
a 'vV'atch Night meeting at the First
Methodist church. The exercises will
gehln with a song service led by the
full choir under the direction of Mr
W. S. lYiiland and will be followed by
a New Year sermon by Roy. H. V.
Lawler. This service, will begin at
8:00 o'clock.
At 9:00 with Mr. Geo. (). Grover
presiding ten speakers, most of whom
are younger members of the church,
wtU participate in a forum of discus
flop of five live topic, tmch as stew
ardship, amusements, missions, per
sonal work, prayer. All speeches will
be limited to tlve minutes. '.
The 10:00 o'clock hour will be for
recreation and is under Ihe chair
manship of Merten Jerstad It will
include a trip through the Holy Land,
a Bible Book contest, and possibly
V Utile play.
The refreshments committee will
nerve soma appropriate Now Year re
freshments at 11:00 and the consecra
tion, service under the leadership of
the Pastor will lead up to the mid
night hour.
At the stroke of 12:00 New Year
best wishes will he exchanged. Mem
berrf of other churches who may not
have a similar meeting in their
churches are invited to spend the ev
ening; with the Methodists after they
have attended heir church services.
A number of organizations will en
tertain with New Year parties on Mon
day. There will be matinee dances at
the Elks and the Boat Clubs. The
Starved Rock Council Knights of Co
lumbus will keep an opeJ horse, and a
dance will he held on New Year's
night at the Masonic Temple.
Combined w ith the numrous private
parties planned for Monday, the day
will he unusually lull of sociul ac
tivities, i
A summing up of the years busi
ness In Ottawa shows that the city
has been unusually prosperous during
the past year. It has also been ex
tremely healthy, the death rate smal
ler than usual, snd the amount of sic-
fcess less than the an rate or a year. here as suspects of the fugitives this
The following special watch service afternoon, but were released when it
rrogram will be given by the Luther -.ns found they did not answer the
eague at the Trinity church, South Heeeription of the Princeton prison
lde, New Year's eve. (ers.
1 00 PER CENT STOCK
DIVIDEND DECLARED
BY NATIONAL CITY
OTTAWA FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
CUTS FAT MELON FOR BENEFIT
OF SHAREHOLDERS INCREASE
CAPITAL FROM $10000 TO $200.
000. The National City hank ut a spe
cial Stockholders)' meeting held on
Dec, 26 decided on a very nice New
Years present for the stockholders
of that institution, when it was de
cided to declare a 100 per cent stock
dividend. This iuoreasou the capital
stock of tho bank from $100,)' 0 to
$200,00, making the capital of this
bank the largest in this county. The
receipt of tli.- formal approval of this
action from the comptroller of the
currency permits the bank to an
nounee the increase today.
The National City bank's large sur
plus of ?5O,0OQ made this change de
sirable and warranted the transfer
of 100,000 from that account to capi
tal stock. The new capital will, there
fore, be 1200,000, leaving still the
very strong surplus of !50,000. While
this dividend has many advantages
to the bank it is also to the advan
tage of depositors, as it also automat
ically increases the stockholders' li
ability to depositors 100 per cent.
The N'atlonal City has recently
qualified under the national banking
act authorizing the opening of a
complete truHt department. That de
partment is fully organized and is
prepared to act in all fiduciary capaci
ties. James P. Catlin. rice president
of the bank, is the designated trust
officer, with Alfred H. Taylor as as
sistant trust officer. Mr. Taylor has
for some time past been with somei
Of I lie leading trust and investment,
.uaimuies oi i mcago. routining spe
cial experience and training in this
work, and the National City is now1
abb- to offer its services to the pub '
lie in all lines covered by trust com !
patties, such as trustee, executor or I
admlnistratot
. . ' -. SWHDWI
j ships, etc.
Another new department has also, A check on
been added to the bank's service to'01' fieorge H.
the public in the organization nt m of the DodJti
i investment department, announce
I meat of which is being made today.
By the organiztaion of this depart
ment the bank is prepared to take
care of the requirements of all those
I seeking conservative investments of
j the highest grade, and .will give to
its customers the advantage of its
long experience in the handling of
high grade securities, as well as its
extensive acuities for investing the
merits of all kinds of bonds and
securities on the market. A limited
number of these securities are now
offered by the bank to those desiring
the highest grade investments, and
its officers w ill give gladly to the public,
any advice or 'information desired
along these lines.
The niim.irv ohioet in Drifting h,cn :
departments has been to keep thor
ough pace with the times by furnish
ing to the people of this community
every possible service consistent with
progressive and conservative bank
ing, and to render the greatest pos
sible service at all times in any mat
ters alontr financial lines or that may
came within the province of a thor
oughly reliable trust anil investment
company.
Scripture Heading and Prayer. .Dr. A.
Mortvedt.
1st Sub-Topic, Alma Thorson.
2nd Sub-Topic
.Nelson Fruland.
Vocal Duet Ruth aud Rubv Norem.
Summary of Topic.
T. O. Barge.
..Freda Vatiand
. .Bertha Sandal.
....Lewis Clially.
Remarks by Pas
Reading
Vocal Solo
Remarks
Announcements and
tor. .
.Dr. A. O. Mortvedt.
2 PRISONERS ESCAPE
FROM BUREAU CO. JAIL
Removing not only the re"":
which held the locks on their cell
doors, but taking out enough bricks
to make a good sized hole in the Bu
reau county jail wall, two prisoners
made an escape from the bastile
about 4 o'clock this morning, and suc
ceeded in getting away.
Both men were being held on grand
laiceny charges. One was Joseph
Bn niika. aged 10, and the other was
Pet r Seitz, aged 2." of Wisconsin.
Two men were taken in custody
THE HORN
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MADE BY LAD 10
E COUPE
GEORGE CLARK, ARRESTED WITH
PILFERED AUTO IN HIS POSSES
SION TAKES AUTHORITIES
OVER ROUTE OF FLIGHT.
the alleged confession
Clark, confessed thief
COUD6 of Dr. H. B.
Hlaok, ot La Salle, showed that he
did travel wost through Spring Val
ley aud on to Princeton after stealing
the machine on the night of the Es
mond murder. The simultaneous dis
covery of Esmond's dead body, on
the road at the top of Dimmick Hill,
end of the theft of the Black ma
chine, led the authorities to think
for a time that the mar, who stole
tb.' machine might know of Esmond's
track! death.
Yesterday afternoon Clark was tali
, en over the route he claimed he trav
eled after stealing the auto, lie led
the authorities to a farm house near
Spring Valley wht re he claimed to
have stopped and phoned to a Spring
Valley garage for gas. Jtoth the gar-
men ami the peonle ,il the farm
house were able to Identify him.
Prom Spring Valley. Clark claims
he went to Princeton and visited his
mother for a lew minutes, alter which
he went to Kewanee.
He also visited Morrison, before
running into the arm of the law.
While a. state wide search was being
conducted for the stolen ear of Dr.
Black's, ('lark was on the public high
ways with, the machine much of the
time.
He. is said to be a former inmate
of the Pontiac reformatory, and to
have been released from there one
year ago.
This morning Clark was given a per
limlnary hearing before justice of
the Peace (Coenig. He waived exami
nation and was bound over to the
grand jury.
Clerk's alibi of traveling west, has
eliminated htm from all connection
with the Esmond case.
ADMITS DRIVING CAR
WHILE INTOXICATED
Alfred Larson, who resides near
MarsfUl 1 pleaded fullty to a chare"
of driving an automobile while into- ;
rated before Ju ice Reck in the Coui
Court, late yesterday afternoon, aid
was fined $1"0 and costs. l,a re
paid his tine in open court.
He and Walter Walkling figured hi
an auto collision a few days ago. Lar
son was arrested on Thursday, ond
placed in the county jail, on a m
rani secaird by Mr. Waikling rh
r- -"t.d Vm with driving j machii
while intoxicated.
Marriage Licenses.
T.a Verne Noon, Streator, 21; p.
che Ingalski. Streator. 22. I
Willis 11. Law, Ottawa, lcgtil; 1
ivKx lis?
CHECK CONFESSION
STOLE DODO
OF PLENTY-OF TROUBLE
easiest w ( MlMIti, i rw
BOOZE THEFT CHARGED
TO IOWA SHERIFF
Des Moines, Dec. 30. Warrants
wore issued early today for the ar
rest of Wlnftfed B. Hob-b, Polk coun-1
ty sheriff until Jan. 1. and his brother,
Deputy sheriff Qeorge Etobb, in con-:
nection with the theft of $?,0,000 worth
of liquor from the Polk county jail 1
boose room last Wednesday night. 1
Robb brothers are in custody.
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TO BE PLIGHTED AT
4 O'CLOCK THIS P. M.
OTTAWA OPTICIAN TO CLAIM
MAYWOOD GIRL AS BRIDE
CEREMONY TO BE PERFORMED
AT M. E. PARSONAGE.
,
The marriage of Dr. W. H. haw,
local optician aud proprietor of the
Law Jewelry store, and Miss Ethel
Morgan of Maywood, will hi
Bitted this afternoon .shortly
solem-
U'ter 4
o'clock at the First Methodist church
parsonage in Center Ottawa. Rev.
Hiram K. lwler will officiate.
Mr. and Mrs. Uohn O. Ninteen, the
latter a sister of the bride will be the
attendants.
Miss Morgan will wear a grey can
ton crepe frock and a silver tissue
hat.
Dr. Law has made hi shome in Ot
tawa for several years, and has a
very wide circle of friends here. Miss
Morgan has been employed in the of
fice of the Schonks Works of the
American Can Factory for several
years.
Dr. Law and his Ibride will leave
on an evening train for Chicago for
a short honeymoon. They will re
turn to Ottawa to make their future
home, and will reside in Soutlh Ot
tawa, Knutson-Ball.
The marriage of Miss Edna Mae
Knutson. daughter of Mrs. EVma
Knutson. 10i3 Canal street, and Rar
old Ball, son of Mr. anil Mrs. Irving
Ball. 90S Christie street, will be sol
emnized tonight at 7:20 o'clock at
the parsonage of the First Baptist
church. Uev O. C. Fetter will oflici
ate. .Miss Knutson will wear a brown
crepe gown and a brown hat.
There will be no attendants.
Mr. Ball and his bride will 'leave
en an evening train for Chicago where
they will spend their honeymoon
Upon their return they will bo to
housekeeping in South Ottawa.
Both the bride and groom have a
very large circle of friends here. Miss
Knutson has been employed at the
Ottawa Cushion Co. Mr. Ball Is em
ployed at the Twin Bluffs plant of
the National Fireprodflanj Co.
LAW-MORGAN TROTH
HOWARD MORLEY IS
NAMED CAPTAIN OF
LOCAL GUARD UNIT
FORMER COMPANY "C" MEMBER
WILL 0RGANIZ7 MILITARY OUT
FIT TO OCCUPY OTTAWA'S $100,
COO ARMORY.
It was officially decide yesterday
noon at the meeting of the committee
which is trying to reorganize a Na
tional Guard unit here that Ottawa
should have Company C. Steps were
Immediately taken to form tin- com
pany with Howard Morlcy as captain.
Fourteen members of the comlttee
attended tin; meeting hich was held
at the American Restaurant. Besides
the commit tee members, Col. I'. S.
tiae. were in attendance. After a din
ner at 12 o'clock Col. Meyers made a
talk explaining many topics associat
ed with a national guard.
In his talk the army officer stated
that, all guard units are placed under
federal control as iooii as they reach
a certain standard of efficiency. With
1204100 members and it is necessary
that a strong
up to protect
national guard be built
the country In perilous
times.
At the close of the officer's talk a
committee composed of Lee Carroll,
Cred Sapp, Guy Karr and Col. Meyers
was appointed to wait on Morley and
asked him if he would accept the ap
pointment, which he did.
Howard Vlorley is considered a
very good man for the post being a
eieran of both the Mexican and
Would wars and a former member ot
Contyany C.
The. committee will hold another
meeting Tuesday evening, January 2.
102.1 in the chamber ot Commerce
rooms at eight o'clock at which time
the appointment of the other com
missioned ofllcnrs will he discussed.
DEATHTLAIMS MRS.
JOHANNA M0ONEY
Vir. Johanna Mooney, widow of the
late Thomas Mooney, who passed
away on Jan. 12. 1922, died this morn
lng altrmt 12:16 at her Rome in Hut
land Township, following a Short ill
ness. l'ter death was attributed to a
complication of diseases.
The deceased, who was 7:1 years of
Sf-e, was bora in Ireland in is'.i, com
ing to Otupwa with tier husband fifty
ears ago. All of her life in this coun
try has bean spent in and about Ot
tawa.
To mourn her passing besides her
niahy friends, shv leaves five chil
dren, two sons and three daughters.
They are Mrs. Anna Teller, ol Ottawa,
and Thomas, Josie and Sadie all at
borne.
The funeral services will be held
at St. Columba church at 10 o'clock
Monday morning: and the interment
will be made in St. Columba CMHe
SIX $1 " YEAR MEN
ARE ACCUSED BY
U. S. GRAND JURY
Washington, Dec. 30 Benedict Crowell, as
sistant secretary of war under President Wilson,
and six "$l .00-a-year" men, associated with the
AUTO SHOW 10 BE
HELD AI ARMORY
JANUARY 15. 16. 17
EXPOSITION TO BE HELD UNDER
AU6PICES OF CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE ACCORDING TO AN
NOUNCEMENTS MADE TODAY.
Anouncement was made today that
the Chamber of Commerce will con
duct an auto show at tho Armory,
February lli-Ui-lT, nnd they promise
one of the most interesting exhibi
tions since the creation ot the auto
mobile industry.
Last year tho show was a week
later than planned for ISiiH but fol
lows closwly on the dates of the Chi
cago event which ulways makes it
possible for local dealers to secure
handsome models for . cjisplay and
there was one of the finest set of
motor cars oi the floor of the Armory
a year ago, du to this arrangement.
The dealers are very enthusiastic
and anxious to Mne up the 1923
models, for while there lias not boen
many changes in the standard makes,
the sport cars, coaches, special mo
tori, lights, accessories and other
filatures are adding bounty and ser
vice to the cars.
In addition to the display of motor
cars, there will be a big exhibit of
electrical appliances, car and house
furnishings, and the hundred andj
one things that always interest and
amaze the sight seoor.
Instead of making it a free show
the committeo has decided fo add to
the entertainment features -and
charge a small admission, for it has
been found that an advent, of this
kind is rather expensive if special at
tractions are secured and that the
public prefer to pay their way to look
over the field of cars and not be un
der obligations to the exhibitors,
All of the arrangements are to he
handled by L. C. Carroll, secretary of
the Chamber, and he reports that,
nearly all of the different, lines, of
cars handled in this district, will be
on display at tho show.
Poll Members On Police.
Following tho request of thei
special committee on the proposed
State Police Bill, the chamber of com
merce is today preparing a referen
dum to be sent to members asking
their opinion on the proposition.
Letters will also be forwarded to
all the business and civic organiza
tions recpuesting them to take this
Question before their associates and
secure an expression of opinion.
Fvery avenue of pressure will be
brought into play by the committee
in charge of this work to bring for
cibly before the General Assembly,
that will convene in January, the ur
gent demand of the people for ade
quate methods for law enforcement
and protection of lite and property
which can only bo effected by the
use of a disinterested police force
operating all over the state and not
controlled by any group, municipality
or political party.
STILL AT FULL TILT
FOUND BY SHERIFF
lil STREAT0 RRAiD
A still in full operation was take:'
by Sheriff K. .1. W elter and Deputii
Rasmus llenson ami llarrv Wtod,
when thy raided Ihe home of LoreatO
Manlgtta, at B04 X. Kdwnrd st, in
Streator last night. The booze mak
ing apnratus was bubbling merrily
away when the trio of officers ar
rived.
In adi'tion to the still, the officers
found a barrel of mash, and a gallon
id" the moonshine.
They informed Mantilla that he
would be prosecuted for a violation
of the search and seizure laws.
After snaking the Btreator raid the
party of officers swept dun on Sene
ca. where they rald-d th e soft drill ;
parlors. The places of business vls
ted were owned by Loats Baila. Mike
Williams. Lsjajla Itoortna, Cbarle
Smith and Edward VtOsotl.
No evidence to indicate tVtt th"
prohibit tan law.- were being viatoted
was unearthed in any of these soft
driiiK parlors, She: iff Welter stated
today.
council of national de-
fense were indicted here
today by the special
grand jury investigating war frauds,
on charges of conspiracy to defraud
the government jn construction of
cantonments and army camps.
The. indictment charges an attempt
to raaladmiuistor the government's
business.
Millions, are said to have been lost
to the government, as a result of th
alleged manipulations of the defend
ants. The indictments are the first Mr
salvo in Attorney General Daugher
ty's attack" on many war time con
tracts. Others are expectel to follow .
It is estimated that the amounts wilt
run into hundreds of millions o dol
lars. The emergency construction
committee of the council of national
defense, ot which the alleged coo
Bpirators were members, was used,
it is charged, as the vehicle for
carrying out the alleged plan.
Specifically the defeudanta nr
Charged with Violating section ,77 of.
tie- r, s. penal code which prescribes
a line of $10,0(10 or two years in pris
on, or both,
PROSPERITY F A C E S
COUNTRY CHICMQ
, ,
CLAIM NATION IS ON EVE OF
UNPRECEDENTED INDUSTRIAL
bOOM. PRICES FOR GRAINS TO
CONTINUE UPWARD.
Chicago. Dec .10 Hy the A. P.
Optimism for 192!! permeated sum
marization from a business stand
point of the year now closing a.s
mad" public today by some of Chica
go's leaders In finance and industry.
They gave their reasons for their sat
isfaction with the situation chief of
which were:
Upward trend of trade.
A tone of greater confidence.
Improved conditions of agriculture.
Increased btisini ss activity, gener
ally. Favorable condition of bank re:
serves, interest rates and credit struct
ure. Mori- normal relationship between
prices of different classes of com-'
modifies.
Better foreign exchange quotations.
Increased prices of farm crops were
gem rally given an important place iu
the statements vhich declared that
,good crops had been harvester prices
to the farmer have rinen and he is
now baying more freely nnd paying
his bets.
George m. Reynolds, chairman of
the hoard of the t ontineutal Commer
cial and National bank said:
"The general trend of trade has.
been upward and We do not hear of
a large accumulation of merchandise ,
in any line or at. .any point. Cnmistake
ably there is a tone ut greater con-.
Hdence than has existed at any other
time in eighteen months."
Robert McDougal, president of the
Chicago board of trade said:
"No comment on the past twelve,
months from a business view point
would be at all accurate of it did not
contain a note of encouragement
encouragement by what has been ac
complished in improved conditions
and still moro encouragement from
,uo hopeful outlook."
The efficiency of the present system
of marketing grain has been demon
strated. BOY IS MANGLED
UNDER AUTO TRUCK
I'etu lb-comber 80. (Special).
Louis Keseiewtiz, aged H. is in grave
. ondltion at the People's Hospital
with Oil b'ft leg hadiy mangled, as
a result ot Injuries he reeoiv.Ki this
morning when he fell under a b,ag
ngo truck on the Rock island depot
platform lu re. They boy Is said to
have been humming a ride on the
truck, when he slipped and fell be
;:ath the wheels, mangling his limb.
He may lose his life as a result of
tie- injuries.
NO PAPER MONDAY.
In conformity with 3 long estab
lished custom to observe New
Year's Day as a holiday there will
be no issue Monday of the Free
Trader-Journal.