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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-09
ASSISTANT TREASURER
ADMITS QUOTAS
WERE LEVIED
TAX POST MASTERS
DEMOCRATS ACCUSED BY ILL.,
NOlSAN OF TAPPING POSTAL
OFFICIALS FOR SHARES OF
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES OF PARTY
NOW IN CONTROL OF GOVERN
MENTAL AFFAIRS.

Chicago Sept. 9-Ghargos by Gov
ernOr Cox that the Republicans hat
fixed quotas and planned intensive
fund raising drives in at least fifty
one cities, and that the national com
mittee had had part in fixing the
quotas, were admitted on the stand
1efoIe the senat" committee today
by Harry NJ Blair, assistant TO Fred
~ lpham, Republican national treas.
urer.
Reading from a document produced
by Mr. Blair, which he said, was sent
out in lieu Of the much discussed
form l0I.' Senator Reed brough- out
that the trcasurers office planned to
organize intensive drives in 6fty-four
cities, three more than the ONO gov
ernor mentioned at Pittsburgh From
the same document Senator Reed read
that the local chairmen appointed in
each city was to accept the quota
placed upon the city by the national
treasurer
But he never did tat to my knoWl-
edge" Mr., Blair intcrjcctcd.
He explained that the plan his
mind" was for the state chairman of
he WAYS ana means committee to Sc
lect a local chairman in the cities.
who then would be confirmed BY I'm
ham ia make it official, and that Mt
rpham should pass on to the local
chairman city quota, suggested by
the state head.
His testimony at many points show.
ed that the ideas which he had in his
mind were rejected by his superior
when placcd on paUcr. which was he
fate of form l0l "
Mr.. Blair produced a conv OF that
form and when i MAS rDmDarpl tD
the copv of the same form which Gov
ernor Cox had sent the committee bv
Edmund Moore. his representative. the
governors copy was found to be in
complete. An entire paraeraph WhicH
appeared in the Blair c0pv was omit
ted in The Cox COPY The paragraph
said that contributions OF $1,000 and
10000 would be accepted, removing
the 81 900 limit fixed by Chairman
HAYS
Mr.. Blair was asked if institution 8
had been issued to slow up because of
the revelations before the committees
Not to slow m bnt to sppcd lIp "
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-09
SALARIES, BRIDGES
AND MEMORIALS TO
KEEP SOL0NS BUSY
SUPERVi DIS MAY BE forced
TO ADJOURN BECAUSE OF PRI
MARY ELECTION -- MEETINGS
SCHEDULED TO OPEN NEXT
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

Fixing OF the salaries OF the county
officials who will be elected at the
November election to serve during
the coming four years will be one
of the most important business mat
ters the board of supervisors will
have to transact at the meeting next
week The session, which is the reg
ular fall meeting, will open on Tues
day afternoon, September l4th, at :
o. and will continue thru the re-
H. ar Of the week unless adjourn
mon reed as a result of primary
day il, on the 18th inst.
Demand Salary increases,
Not only will the supervisors be
ashed TO increase the salaries of all
the county officials who are seeking
office at the fail election, but, every
one Of the court house employees will
petition tor an increase, each feel
ing that living expenses have in
creased so during the past two years
that they will be unable to continue
working at their old saIraies.
Bridges and Memorial.
The voting of $4,000 towards the
erection OF a bridge over MOriarty hill
viii also be brought before the board
for action, as Will the county soldiers
memorial proposition. There has
already been a $1,000 appropriation
made for this memorial. but the mem
bers of the board at the June meet
ing We're asked to increase this sum
S1J,00O or $4,000. The board will
also ia asked to decide whore to
erect this whether to com
bine it with the Ottawa Fox river
bridge or to build a separate memo
rial in some other spot.
With the regular routine business
that will be brought up, in addition
to the three special projects, it looks
a. lOugh the session would be one
OF nc most import Mt and busiest
which has been hello several years
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-09
HOLD BOOSTER MEET
TO BUILD Up LOCAL
COMMERCIAL ORG.
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS PROM
ISE TO LEND FINANCIAL SUP
PORT TO REHABlLITATE CHAM
Der OF COMMERCE.

! one of the best attended and most
enthusiastic meetings of the directors
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mere" lilS year WAC "''" ~ '"0 '0'
rctary's Office last evening
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information was presented 10 lhe
meeting showing Una, many cues
smaller than Ottawa nave elecilNe OF
ganlZanons ana a comprehensive plah
was outlined titrolISh "hlch the or
SahlHatloh can be onlit up III Ottawa
that Will command 'he HhahCidl sup
port ana perSoh"l interests oi me
leadlnS men ana women OF tHe Guy.
Secretary farreIl Saia ~ wanted to
see IN" Chamber OF commerce sue.
cess ana wanted TO so ba0 that ne
was willing to tender ms resignation
IN the nope mat ne" blood new men
ana new money might be injected INTO
the organization Tor greater Chain-
per OF commerce.
Director }. DoughertY wondered II
the people OF the community Wanteh
q 'hanlher OF commerce or not. ana
ne declared ne was Wiling to 90 thf
route ana deFotc al OF tn" time pos
s'oie toward making Ottawa S Chaln-
per ol commerce Whht Is was orig
many intehncd 10 be
director 'iar'hce NrIGE8 was very
&laa 70 know 'hat the real men of the
community "an,co TO PACK mp the
local organization that is trying to
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-09
DEATH TOLLS MOUNTS
70 400 IN SECTIONS
DESTROYED TUESDAY
Rome, Sept. 9.-Another violent earthquake oc
Cured in the Amilia ditrict at 2:35 this morning
causing loss of lives and important damage. The
(By the Associated rress)

shock was more violent
than that Of Tuesday.
The communities suffer
ing most were Reggie, sussano, Toa-
no and cavola.
The Emilia district Is divided into
eight provinces and has population
of approximately 100000
1000 Injured.
Florence, Sept. Q The number of
dead from Tuesday earthquake iF
steadily growing, Additional reports
come n The latest advces from
l1 lauo bring the total dead there
alone to 432, while in Vignatta 124 are
dead and about 1000 injured.
In nearly three score towns and vii
lagos serious damage was done and
a total population of more than 10000
rendered homeless.
Sgnor Michel, the minister Of ag-
riculture is visiting the outlying
mountainous districts and giving all
the assistance possible.
Relief Rushed to City.
Rome, Sept. 9.--AdditiOns continue
to the list OF persons who perished in
the earthquake disaster which shat
tered cities and villages north of Flor
ence on Tuesday morning. Govern
mental and private relief agencies are
engaged in the work of aiding the
survivors and searching the ruins
for any victims who may still be
oil hut tho xunrlf 10 corinnc1p han
dicapped by the difficulty experienced
in reach many of the ruined towns
situated in the mountains and almost
inaccessible Electric light wires
have been broken and work in the
ruins must stop at nightfall. New
shocks. but none of them of the in
tensty of the one which caused the
widespread destruction early Tuesday
have been felt in Florence.
The upheaval was especially ter
rifle in the famous quarry district Of
specimens of marble.
A tragic and memorable scene was
enacted at Marina, near Carrara.
when the earthquake shattered
church where mass was being cele-
brated, killing many. The priest was
cut by falling fragments of the cell
ing, but he reveretly finished the serv-
ice before attending to the injuries of
those about him.
King Visits Stricken People.
FivazZano. Italy, Sept king Vic
tor Emmanuel, Of Italy, today viewed
the ruin visited upon this city by the
earthquake which Tuesday morning
shook northern Italy to its center.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-09
STORES Of CITY TO.
CLOSE WEDNESDAY.
NOON FOR Co. FAIR
MERCHANTS DECIDE ON HALF
HOLIDAY OTTAWA DAY AT LA
SALE COUNTY EXPOSITION 50
EMPLOYEES CAN ENJOY Ex-
HIBlTS.

Ottawa stores will close at noon on
Wednesday, Sept. -, to help observe
Ottawa day at the La Sale county
fair. At a meeting Of the Ottawa
Business Mems association last night
it was decided to follow the usual GUS
tom OF closing all the business houses
in the city at y o clock on Wednes-
day to give the merchants and EN-
ploycs an opportunity of taking i'll the
iair.
The same closing schedule followed
during the months OF July and Au.
gust for the Thursday hall day closing
will be adhered to. every place Of busl
ness in he city with the exception Of
the pool rooms, cigar stores and solt
drink parlors shutting up shop for tn
afternoon.
The attendance at the fair on that
day will be much larger than at amy
other time during the entire four-day
session. Each year on Ottawa day
Il he fair grounds are packed, the a.
tendance being larger by several
thousand than at any other time du:-
ing the week.
Wants Merchants TO Help.
The Business Mems association o.
the city has been appealed to by
mayor George V. B. Weeks to aid the
administration in the fight the city is
staging to keep the Northern Illinois
Light a Traction company from re-
moving its lines north of the Rock
Island tracks. This morning the or
ganization received letter from
mayor Weeks, who is in Iowa, asking
them to either send a representative
or letter to the hearing before the
Utilities commission in Chicago next
Monday. September 18th
AS yet no action has been taken by
the organization as to whether or not
they will aid the city in the fight
against the removal OF the tracks.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-09
POLICE OFFICER BUYS
SUPERIOR ST. HOME

The home owned by James W.
Egan at the corner of Superior and
Clinton streets, was sold today to PO-
liceman Thomas +. Reilley and wife.
The consideration was reported at 3d.
200.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-09
EARTH TREMORS HIT
SAN JOSE. CALF.

{ San Jose, Cal, Sept. An earth
quake, the heaviest in years here, was
fel, at S:J7 a. m. today. no reports
Of damage have been received.
In the meantime the world waits
breathlcsslv for reports on the cXubcr-
anCe Of the California climate.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-09
OTTAWA COUPLE GET
LICENSE TO MARRY

y marriage license was issued this
morning to Clara Schmerheim and
Roy Ringamn, both OF this city. The
names of neither Miss Schmehheim or
Mr. Bingamin appear in the city di.
rectory
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-09

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. . Seventy.
five of the l2j colleries in district /.
comprising the LackaWanna and
Wyoming valleys. We're in operation
today with almost normal forces.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-09
RUTH GETS 47TH
HOME RUN TODAY

Cleveland, Sept. 9.-'Babe' Ruth
knocked his torty,seyenth home run
Of the season in the third inning OF
today's game with the Indians,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-09

been no indications OF return
last years influenza epidemic ..s
winter the public health srvir. AN
uOUuCcd today.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-09

at the letting, promised the mayor
pro TEN and the commissioners that
he would start on the work without
any further delay, and hoped to have
it completed this fall.
Asks Consent to Move House.
a petition from Victor IIumblct
asking permission TO move Il house
from Buchanan street over onto St
James street, was referred to con
missioner Dougherty, with power ~
act
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-09
Asks Consent to Move House.
NO SIGNS OF FLU"
EPIDEMIC RETURN

Washington, Sept 9--There hdty
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-09
THE WEATHER.

Generally fair tonight
and Friday; slightly cool
er tonight.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-09

OTTAWA FREE TRADER
Gseabilshsd 1o4o
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-01-29

isfy beyond a doubt that PE-RU-NA iswhat need
anywhere tablet liquid
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-01-29

O'Clock. The house is being well fill
ed these days. You should be one of
The number. After is has been pr Zach
ed Is most too late to hear a sermon.
You can't afford to miss this one.
The adult members O The Sunday
school al eontin Ially increasing in
number. George Jones is president of
the large adult class. Finley Dye is
the teacher They have splendid
speaker nearly every Sunday morning.
Better crank the clock and the Ford
so as to get here at 1000 O'Clock. It's
well worth it.
The following Sunday school Off
GERS were recently elected to fill va
cancies: Earl Harris, superintendent;
W. II. Homedew, secretary and Bur
dette Inman, pianist.
Come to Epworth- Endeavor at $50
p NJ The lessons are now on China,
and very interesting.
The last service of the day should
be the best. 1t is at 7:3O o'clock, and
is different from the rest of the day
services.
Don't forget the mid-week service
on Wednesday nights at the Congrega
| tional building. Next week we begin
holding it in the auditorium thereof,
so as to accommodate more people.
The church has voted to put on a
Membership Campaign" this to be
coordinate with, or followed immedi-
ately by series of meetings led by an
evangelist and singer to be announced
| later.
| The retreat meeting of Wednes-
day Of last week was on of especial
effort to those in attendance. DR.
Ayres never fails to score real hit
He brought two outstanding messages
during the day. Rev. Bennington is
a man of wide experience. forceful
presentation, fine personality and a
sweet singer. He brought several il
Eliminating messages, and let the days
ainging Brothers Parker, Mccoy,
Millsap, and Labaree each presented
their subjects in an able and interest
ing way, starting trains of thought
that will stir US to activity for many
a day. Mrs. Penney and her commit
tee provided a sumptuous feast of
oysters and other good "eats" at 600
o'clock. Such a day, held often, would
be blessing to church and community
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-01-29

all other persons interested herein:
You will take notice that on the
3oth day of December, A. n. 1919, G.
7. Austin filed his petition in the
above entitled cause praying 3 de
frmiration : of the descent Of the fol
owing Iescribed real estate, to-w;t:
Lots Seven CD, Eight (SD, and Nine
t9l in Block Fourteen Q4 in Union
Pacific Railway Company's First Ad-
dition to Denver Junction, now Jules
burg, Colorado:
That the names of the alleged heirs
at law of said decedent and their rela-
tionship to decedent are rs follows:
Name Relationship
Emma L. Swanson Daughter
Mollie Keegan Daughter
Carl Y, Moline Son
That all of said persons named as
heirs at law of said decedent are of
full age and under no legal disability.
You and each of you will take fur
ther notice that the 23d day of Febru-
ary, A. d. 1920, at the hour OF Ten
O'Clock in the forenoon of said day has
been by order of this Court heretofore
had and entered of record, set as the
time for the hearing of said petition
that by said order it has likewise been
ordered that the District Court room
of the Sedgwick County Court House
be fixed as the place for said hearing,
at or before which time you and all
persons interested herein, may appear
and answer said petition, and set W
any proper defense to the same, or any
part thereof, or intervene to assert or
protect any interest you may have, Or
take such action therein as you may
be advised.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court, at Julesburg, Colorado,
this 30th day of December, A. d. 1919.
tSEAL) GRACE l.. ROOD.
| Clerk of said Court
robson & HENDRICKS,
Attorneys.
| First Pub. Jan. 8, 1920.
| Last Pub. Jan. %. 1920.
THE FEDERATED CHURCHES
"a Community church,
c. II. Inman. Pastor
Slogan: ''The greatest good to the
greatest number"
Don't fail to be at the church next
Sunday morning, Feb ], at 1l:OU
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-03-01
To PROVE
GRIMM IN PLOT
ATTEMPTED TO SHOW GRIMM
WAS NEAR L. w. w. HALL
AND NOT In PARADE.

Montesano, Wash, March DE
fense counsel failed to introduce in
contestable proof that Warren o.
Grimm, for the murder of whom ten
alleged l. w. w. are being tried here,
was both party to an allied plot Of
Centralia business men to raid the
/. w. w. hall and an actual partici-
pant in an alleged raid upon the hall.
That the defense failed to make this
showing and that it could not con-
tinue its present efforts to prove the
alleged conspiracy against the I. w.
w. as indicated just before court ad-
journed.
Judge John M. Wilson virtually re-
iterated his ruling, made Friday, that
the defense must show Grimm was a
party to the alleged conspiracy or the
attack, before it proceeds with proof
that such a plot existed or was con-
templated. The court ruled that the
defense had failed to make such a
showing.
All day witnesses for the defense
offered testimony which Attorney
George +. Vandeveer claimed would
show that Grimm was near the I. w.
w. hall when wounded, and not at
the head of his platoon, as the evil
dence Of the state declares. After all
of these witnesses had testified Van
deveer called Elmer F. Kirkland,
ticket agent of Centralia, and again
took up the line of examination halt
ed by the court Friday. Objection to
this nature of questions was objected
to Immediately by state counsel. State
counsel asserted that no evidence had
been introduced which showed an
overt act on the part of Grimm. No
evidence to show that Grimm had
been connected with an alleged con-
spiracy has been shown, the state con-
tended.
1.-THE objection is sustained" ruled
Judge Wilson. Vandeveer contended
that the defense had introduced evi-
dence to show that Grimm was shot
at different point than that contend
ed by the state but the court held that
he had failed to show an overt act on
the part of Grimm.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-03-01
NOTED DAKOTA
LECTURER DIES
10000 TIMES ON TEN
PERANCE.

Highmore, March Capt. o. R.
Van Etten, pioneer temperance leader
and veteran of the civil war, died at
his home here following a lingering
Illness.
Capt. Van Etten has the record of
having delivered over 10000 lee
lures during his life. He claimed to
have known personally all the early
temperance workers, including Henry
Ward Beecher, Harriet Beecher
Stowe. Francis Murphy and Frances
E. Willard.
When South Dakota was voted dry
Gov. Norbeck sent a telegram of con-
graduation to Capt. Van Etten for
having done more towards bringing
about statewide prohibition than any
other man in the state.
Capt. Van Etten received his COM
mission In the civil war during which
he engaged in thirty-four battles, one
OF which was the battle of Gettys-
burg.
Originally from New York, Capt.
Van Ettan came to Highmore 20 years
ago and took up a claim. At the time
of his death he was over Sc years OF
age. He is survived by his widow,
who was his second wife.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-03-01
ROPER PLANNING To
RESIGN HIS OFFICE
INTERNAL REVENUE COMMITS.
SIONER ANXIOUS TO RETURN
TO PRIVATE LIFE.

Washington, March daniel C.
Roper, commissioner Of internal rev.
enue, has Informed governmental Of
ficials of his intention to resign short
ly. Although his formal resignation
has not yet been received at the
White House, the matter of his sue
cessor is understood to be under con-
sideration.
Beyond the fact that he plans to re-
turn to private life, no information as
to the future plans of Mr.. Roper was
available here, as the commissioner
was absent from the city. The resig-
nation, however, it was ascertained,
will not become effective for several
weeks. Mr.. Roper having consented
to remain at the head of the revenue
bureau until after income tax returns
for the past year have been filed and
the collection of such taxes, the first
installment of which is due March
Is, is well under way.
In returning to private life, Mr..
Roper will end a long public career
as the administrator of the greatest
tax collection agency ever organized,
which last year gathered approxi--
mately $4,000, 100000 in government
revenues. He became commissioner
of internal revenue in September,
1917, just as the war emergency
caused abnormal increase in all fed
eral taxes and necessitated the ex-
pansion of the bureau from a small
peace time affair, concerned chiefly
with imposts on alcohol and tobacco,
into a tremendous machine reaching
into the pockets of millions of citi-
zens for increased income taxes and
into the records of corporations and
partnerships.
Mr.. Roper's bureau was given the
task of enforcing nationwide prohibi-
ton by the Valstead enforcement act
and he utilized the personnel and ma
chinery formerly devoted to collection
of excise taxes to establish a prohibit
tion enforcement section with branch
es in every state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-03-01
QUICK THINKING
SAVED HIS LIFE
WASTA FARMER, PINNED UNDER
AUTO ExTINGUIsHEs FIRE.

Wasta, March IA narrow escape
from death, and very unusual cir
cumstance figured in the injury of
Robert Bruce this week, when he
drove a truck load of hogs to market.
On narrow, difficult road his
truck slid off the side, finally over
turning. When it fell the cab pinned
his knee beneath it, breaking the
bone and splitting it above the knee.
but as he lay beneath the machine
unable 20 extricate himself, the gaso-
line leaked and set the car on fire.
BY heroic efforts, though fastened
down, Bruce was able to get enough
snow and dirt dashed on the fire to
extinguish it, and SO saved himself
a death by burning.
Eventually his friends who were
following him in an auto came upon
him, managed to raise the truck
enough to drag him out. His extraor-
binary experience still followed him,
for it was necessary to graft piece
of the bone of his other leg into that
Of the injured member. He is pro-
crossing nicely since the operation.