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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23
MOROCCAN REBELS
DEFEAT SPANlARDS

London, July 23.-Private advice
received here from Madrid today indi-
cate that a critical situation obtains
on the Barbay coast owing to what
is unofficially characterized as a
Spanish disaster in battle with the
attacking rebels at Melilla, Morocco.
The officials in Madrid. the advices
said. declined any information. By
way of Paris, however, come reports
that the Spanish lost heavily in des-
perate engagement and that Spanish
reinforcements are being sent to the
scene,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23
HORACE CLAGGETT, AGED
21, INJURED TODAY
AT LA SALE
LEG IS AMPUTATED
OTHER MAY HAVE TO BE TAKEN
OFF-TAkEN TO ST. MARYS
HOSPITAL - ACCIDENT HAP.
PENEO TODAY AT NOON.

Horace Claggett, aged q, SIS West
Jefferson street, this city, was So.
riously injured in La Sale at noon
today when he attempted to board q
freight train. The accident occurred
on the Rock Island railroad at the foot
OF Marquette street, La Sale. Clag.
gett was thrown beneath the moving
cars, one leg beirs cut off and the
other so badly cut and mangled that
1t is believed an amputation win be
necessary He was removed to st.
Mbary's hospital in La Sale, where
medical attention was given him.
Claggett is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Claggett, 515 West Jefferson
street. He makes his home with his
parents This morning he, in com
pany with another young man from
I this city, went to La Sale and in,
tended to go on to Peoria
Claggett in attempting to board a
freight train at the railroad crossing
evidently made a misstep Fortl
ttaSNfs ASh itAiif sli iteiNliru lAitif fI0tAsH-
IS. whtgh caGSed him not 10 s,att
any very serious effects from the loss
Of blood.
Claggett has resided in Ottawa prac
tically all his life and is well known
here.
According to reports received from
the hospital this afternoon his con
ditlon, was good
Companion Tells OF Mishap.
Romano Ringer. an Ottawa boy,,I
who was with Claggett at the time
OF the accident, said this afternoon
that the accident happened just out
of La Sale, about 100 feet from the
viaduct. He, together with Claggett, !
intended to "hop" the eastbound
freight to Ottawa Ringer was on the |
ground when Claggett'a leg was sew
cred from his body by the trucks Of
one Of the large gondolas.
Ringer added that Claggett was |
thrown off his balance when he grab |
bed the handles Of the car The forcc !
OF the speeding freight train was 50
great that Claggett was thrown under |
the cars feet first Claggett had no
chance to crawl from the tracks be /
fore the steel wheels passed over his
limbs.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23
DEMPSEY is POPULAR
GUY, AMONG THE GALS

Los Angeles, July 23.-Jack Demp-
sey gets 500 letters a day, mostly
from women, at which he never looks,
he said in statement commenting
on testimony in a divorce action at
Pawhuska, Okla. concerning letters
which Mrs. Helcn Boulanger said she
had written to the heavyweight
champion. His manager and assist
ants take care of this batch of mail
for him, Dempsey declared.
Dempsey said he never had seen any
letters from Mrs. Boulanger and does
nct know her.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23
WALL CONTRACT
ACCUSES LAB0RER
OF SLUGG|NG HIM.
STRUCK IN FACE WITHOUT BEING
GIVEN CHANCE TO DEFEND
SELF HE SAYS, AssAlLANTs
RAN AFTER KNOCKING HIM TO
SIDEWALK - SECURES WAR
RANTS FOR ARRESTS.

Trouble which arose in the employ
ment of non-union labor on the build
ing of the retaining wall up the south
bluff ended last night at o'clock, in
Pete Farrell land Thomas Lowe, two
| Ottawa men. attacking z. Fl. Often
! dorf superintendent of construction
on the wall. Oltendorf is said to have
been knocked down by Lowe. at the
inteiurban station corner He jump.
led up ready to SfTe feftt bur It IS said
the two assailants beat II down Court
street and up thru the alley with OFT
endorf at their heels.
Farrell was arrested last night, and
Lowe this morning. The latter was
said to be on his down town to sur
render himself when taken in charge
by Chief of Police Grove.
Farrell was kept in the county Jail
over night, but this morning secured
his release on 5000 bonds signed by
Henry Strohmeyer Lowe was re-
leased on 5000 bonds signed by
Thomas Burke and Thomas Morgan.
Their hearing is to come up for trial
next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
According to the story told by Oll.
endorf he said he was coming from
his hotel on Columbus street, over to
La Sale street, when he was accosted
by Farrell and Lowe at the interur-
ban station corner
Come on in and drink a bottle Of
beer he alleges Farrell said to him.
He informed Farrell that he did not
drink Come drink a bottle of beer
anyway" Farrell is alleged to have
said.
Oltcndorf claims he again refused
to accompany the man. who he alleges
had been drinking, and attempted to
pass, when Farrell started making
threats about the south side retaining
wall. because nOn-union labor was en-
ployed there, Farrell is said to have
alleged they were going to force Olt
endorf to employ organized labor
Oltenqorf claims that he turned to
walk around Farrell and Lowe, when
he charges the latter struck him a
btOW ou lls Slue OF tne Jaw, Iaken |
unaware Mr. Oltendorf was given mol
chance to defend himself and crum- !
hled up on the sidewalk He Jumped |
to his feet and started after his two
assailants. The two men are said to |.
have run down Court street, and dis |
appeared down the allyway leading !
to Columbus street, with Oltendorf at .
their heels
Unable to catch up with them OFT I
endorf went on down town and Sc
cured warrants for their arrest Farrell f.
was located by Captain Sheehan and +.
Officer James Fox at his home several |
hours later Lowe WIS arrested this I
morning by Chief Grove in the loop
district
This is the second occasion that
Farrell has been arrested for fighting |
over organized labor A few weeks |
ago Two of the men went into the old /
Free Trader building on Main street
which Gus Schmidt the contractor
was repairing and attacked two non
union workmen. They pleaded guilty |
for this offense and were assessed 1926 |
fines by Justice of the Peace Koenig. |
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23

ny guards, arrived from
Springfield this morning
and Immediately went
into conference with
Mayor Thompson and Fred Lund at
local hotel. The governor said he
would have nothing to say about the
indictments pending against him until
! this afternoon when he speaks at
Mayor Thompson's picnic at local
amusement park,
Lieut.. Governor Sterling and Adj.
Gen. Dickson arrived on another train
few minutes before the governor,
but said there was no connection be-
ween their visit here and that of the
governor.
Springfield, H., July 23.-lllinois to-
day began her three day intermission
in the greatest political drama Oh ner
history-the Small-Sterling-Curtis In
dictment for ernhezzlement and fraud
growing out of the Sangamon county
grand jurys investigation of the
state treasury Until next Tuesday
at least the case remains In status
quo. Judge e. S. Smith will play
the leading role next week when the
curtain rises on the next act.
While audience, politicians and vot-
ers sat back to wait behind the
scenes there was no apparent change
Of makeup on the part of the prin-
cipal. Judge Smith alone is the only
actor in the sensational drama whose
next move is q speculation.
Governor Small, temporarily i'm
mune from arrest on the theory OF
his counsel that ..the king can do no
wrong" is expected to remain defiant
toward Sangamon county authorities
who issued warrants for his arrest.
Lieut.. Gov. Sterling and Vernon
Curtis Grant Park banker, the other
defendants in the case, have arranged
their bonds and their next appear
ance depends upon orders from the
court
Followers of the startling develop
ments who began to speculate on
the possibility of convictions when
the indictments were returned, had
a more immediate question to oc-
cupy them today Before there are
any convictions there must be trial
Before Gov Small can be replaced as
chief executive he must he ousted
These all mean time more or less
long. On the other hand the all i'm
portant question in the capital today
was What will happen next Tues
day."
If Judge Smith orders warrants
served on Gov Small next week will
there be a clash between state troops
and deputies from the sheriff's Of
fee? The governor says he will not
submit to arrest The prosecution
contends that his position as chief
executive of the state gives him no
immunity.
Counsel for the governor claims
that it is within his power to call
troops to shield him from arrest. This
right is denied in some other quar-
ters which contend that troops can
be called only for the protection Of
the public upon the request Of local
A call for state troops
to protect the governor from being
served with warrants was considered
q remote possibility. Judge Smith
indicated that he would wait until
Tuesday to "see what the governor
will do" The governor was likewise
to see what the judge will
do when he reconvenes court next
Tuesday Governor Small, it was re-
ported, planned to confer with Mayor
William Hale Thompson, his political
ally, in Chicago today.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23
As BAD as the Shower.

While visiting a friend who lived
quite distance from my home,
shower threatened, and | remarked:
81 guess I'll go before | get Wet
While passing few more remarks
walked backwa toward the door, but
not noticing where | was going, I
landed in tub Of water on the floor.
The shower couldn't have gotten me
any wetter l-Chicago Journal.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23
Miss Mosey Entertains.

Miss Blanche Mosey entertained
with small dinner last night at her
home on Glover street compliment
airy to her house guest, Miss Bernice
Werner of Peoria After the dinner
an enjoyable Informal social evening
was enjoyed by the guesst
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23

The second death to occur in OF.
tawa Of a case of infantile paralysis
took place last night at $50 O'Clock,
when Samuel Leverich, aged 10 ami
only son OF Mr.. and Mrs William K
Leyerich, l01i ottawa avenue, passed
away after three days illness of the
diseose. Ottawans were shocked to
learn that the child had succumbed to
paralysis. His case was definite Y
diagnosed by the attending physicians
only yesterday morning, although IT
was suspected as poliomyelitis from
the time he was taken i'll on Wednes-
day morning
The little sister of Sam, Alice, aged
8, who was seriously i'll. suffering
of a suspected case of the disease.
has recovered enough to be up today.
Physicians this morning stated that
she was not a victim of paralysis.
The disease which proved fatal to
Sam was in a little different form
from any of the othea three cases
which have developed in Ottawa since
last Saturday His was in the nature
VI iitA4lli ltAl itilHllltIE lui dly SIS, III
fecting him in the throat. He was
unable to either speak or swallow
from the time he was taken ill.,
Sam was born in ottawa April II.
1911, and resided there all his life.
He was fine example of American
boyhood and few youngsters in the
city were better known that he. He
was admired by all his acquaintancos
for his whole heartedness and his
pluck, which had always been a pre-
dominant characteristics in his life
This pluck was demonstrated yes
terday afternoon when he realized h.
was passing away He motioned to
each member of his family to come
to his bedside, and gave his parents
and his aunt an affectionate farewell,
hugging them and kissing them good
bye. He then went through a series
of motions until his parents under.
stood he wanted to see his little sis.
ter. Alice, who was confined to her
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23
HENTRlCH'S BAND TO
PLAY AT STATE PARK

A band concert viii be given at
Starved Rock tomorrow afternoon b.
the Heinrich Militar. Band. The con
cert will be free to all visitors at the
park The following porgram will be
given
March. National Salute" ST. Clair
Overture, "Lustspiel' .. .Keler-Bela
Waltz, Enchanted Nights &c.. King
American Patrol .... .Meacham
Fantasia Carnival of Winged
SOngsters' .......... Barnhous
Serenade ...... ............ Shubert
Medley overture, Memories Of
Days Gone By".....,....... Morris
Caprice. In a Woodland Glade.
Homes
Popular numbers ....,,.,...S Selected
"ImoZetta," gypsy dance ... Barnard
Star Spangled Banner" .....
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23
GREEKS DISL0DGE
TURK STR0NGHOLDS

Constantinople July 23.-The
Greeks now are advancing on the
Brussa front They dislodged the
Turks from several fortified positions
and have reached Ineunu (Inegoi). i.
twenty-eight miles east OF Brussa.
Il is possible the Turks will be
forced to abandon the Brussa and
Ismid fronts. as they will run the
risk of having their communications
cut
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23
Filed $1,000 Suit.

A $1,000 suit was started in the cir
cult court today by the Baker Broth
ers Co. of Streator against the c.,
B. e @. railroad. Only the pracipe
in the case was filed today.
CREEKS
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23

| bed IN her own room, was lifted uI
and carried to his bedside He reach
ed his arms for her. and as she was
placed down beside him he hugged
| hfrsaan kiaseiA - s,Sae bad hsio-,aS1
members of hfe family He then
turned to his mother, who was weep
ing, and after many gasps and a
great effort was able to whisper III
an audible voice, Don't worry, moth
er; Pve got to go some time"
Inside of fifteen minutes he had
passed away"
The little fellow was in the fifth
grade at the Lincoln sthool and at
tended the Methodist Sunday school,
lie was very popular among the boys
of the city.
Surviving he leaves his parents and
his little sister Alice.
Private funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock from
the family residence, and private
burial service will be held in the fam.
lily lot iii the ottawa Avenue ceme-
terry.
Robert kendrick.
Robert Kendrick 412year-old sen
of Mr.. and Mrs T. B. Kendrick, both
prominent Ottawa residents, passed
away this morning about 8 o'clock at
the home of his parents, 31S East
Washington street, following a brief
Illness The cause of the little chaps
death was based on severe attack
of intestinal trouble.
Robert was the youngest son, He
was born Jan. 4, 1917 Surviving he
leaves his parents and a brother,
Frank
The tunerai services will be held on
Monday morning at 8 o'clock from ST
Columbia Catholic church,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23
Marriage Licenses.

William Boland, Toluca. 21
Catherine Mehaltiach. Rutland, IS
RAYMOND Retseck, Chicago. legal.
Layina Crowley, Ottawa. legal.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23
INFANT PARALYSIS
PROVES Fatal. To
1O-YEARS-OLD BOY.
TOUCHING SCENES AT BEDSIDE
AS LITTLE HERO, KNOWING
DEATH WAS NEAR, BADE AF
FECTIONATE FAREWELL TO
EACH MEMBER or FAMILY.
DEER PARK BABY DIES
OF PARALYSIS.

A second death OF infantiIe paraI.
ysjs occurred this morning at d
o'clock at the home Of MIR. and Mrs
Clifford Hutt, in Deer Park, when
their only child, Lillian Marie, aged
twenty months, succumned to the dis.
ease. The baby was taken i'll two
days ago, but her disease was not
diagnosed as paralysis until yesterr
day. Her throat, lungs, face and one
limb were affected. The HUT family
live adjoining Deer Park on the south
east. The baby was buried in the
Utica cemetery this afternoon.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23

Edgar Streuver of East Main street
who was arrested yesterday in Full
ton by the police of that city upon a
state warrant charging attempted
rape, was released by the police of
that city yesterday afternoon, before
a deputy could be sent from Ottawa
sent by Chief of Police Ottens to the
La Sale county sheriff's office at 1924
yesterday, stated that Streuver was
under arrest and was being held
there. Last night second message
was received by Sheriff Ayers, which
had been filed by Chief Ottens at
4:29. This message read
"Streuyer left for home at 2 p. m"
Early today Deputy Sheriff Fred f..
Stedman of ottawa left Peru for Full
ton to take charge of Streuyer. At
te time Mr.. Stedman left is home
in Peru, he did not know that Streu-
Yer had been released
a prominent ottawa business man
was in Fulton yesterday and met
Streuyer at noon in a hotel in that
city. At that time the Ottawa resi-
dent knew nothing of the troubel at
home. Streuver informed his fellow
townsman that he came down from
Dwight to Fulton and that he left
his auto in Dwight, making the trip
from there by train
He stated that he intended leaving
Fulton on the 2:55 train. The Otta-
wa man left on that train but Streu-
yer was not aboard
The warrant for Streuvers arrest
was secured yesterday by Mrs. Anna
Martin, who alleged that she woke to
find Streuver in her bedroom about
12:45 Friday morning Mrs, Martin
screamed and her cries reused an
automobile party, who went to her
assistance.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23
BODY GUARD ACC0MPA PAN|ES SMALL TO CHICAGO
GOVERNOR READY TO
USE FORCE To stop
WARRANT SERVERS

Chicago July 23.-Governor Len Small, ac-
companied by his son, Leslie Small, Capt John
English and three body guards arrived from
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23

AS A RESULT OTTAWA AND LA
SALE COUNTY OFFICIALS
HAVE LOST TRACK OF MAN
WANTED FOR ATTACKING
WAITRESS, ALONE WITH HIM
IN HOUSE.
STREUVER OFFERS TO
SURRENDER SELF.

This afternoon Streuver called
Sheriff Ayers from Geneva and ask
ed If there was warrant out for his
arrest. He stated that he had some
business to transact in Geneva and
another town after which he would
come to Ottawa and surrender for
his arrest. He stated that he heard
last night a warrant had been issued
for him.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-23
THE WEATHER.

Partly cloudy and un-
settled tonight and SUM-
day; possibly showers to.
night
The Washington times., 1921-11-04
Today
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that they are foolish when their
conceit rejects intelligent leader
ship-then the ship steadies her
self and goes on.
Human beings looking at his
tory, even wise human being like
Wells, may be compared to mi
crobes, that live only a few min
utes, contemplating the elevator
shaft of a big office building.
They see the car going down and
say: "My goodness! It's going
down! There will be a horrible
bump in a minute!" But there
isn't any bump. 1t just goes down.
BY and by they see the car 60
ing up, and say:
Heavens! It's going up Look
how fast. You will hear a smash
pretty soon when it goes through
the roof" But it doesn't.
The elevator car of history has
been going up and going down all
the time. Life has been getting bet
ter and is getting better now.
There are two powers in the Brit
ish Islands, England and Ireland,
and they are having trouble. When
William the Conqueror went over,
there were twenty-five separate
and quarreling powers in England
alone. That's improvement.
When Louis the eleventh lived,
a dozen powers were fighting in
France. One, of Burgundy, was
greater than the French king.
Many kinds of weights, measures,
and money confused things. Now
there is only the big French re-
public. That's progress.
Wells is worried because the late
war was so much more brutal and
horrible than any other. He says
the difference is between boys
fighting each other with wooden
swords and grown men numbering
each other with deadly science.
This war was NOT as bad as
other wars. Those that conquered
did not butcher women or young
children. When you leave women
and children, only killing off a few
million men, you don't hurt civil
ization much. By getting rid of
those most anxious to fight you
may help.
Wells himself is giving proof of
civilizations development.
With no start in life, no fortune,
no office, nothing but an earnest
brain, and love of his fellow-men,
he is one of the great powers at
work in the world.
The Washington times., 1921-11-04
.L|VESTOCKMEN
LAUNCH ATTACK
OMI.C. {. RATES
High Freight Tariffs Have Ruin
ed Some Cattle Men,
Cowan Charges.
ny international News Service.

Judge S. II. Cowan, OF Fort Worth.
Tex, representing three big Western
livestock associations, today launched
a new attack on Interstate Comm .erce
Commissions methods OF fixing rail.
road rates, when he appeared before
the Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee hearing on the Capper bill 20
restore to the States the power OF
fixing intrastate rates. Judge Cowan
speaks for the American Livestock
Association. the National Livestock
Shippers League. and the National
Woolgrowers' Association.
He argued In support of his claim
that livestock men had been bankrupt.
cd and many localities ruined by the
high rates decreed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
In addition to charging that the
Interstate Commerce Commission had
acted In high-handed manner in set
ting aside intrastate rates and impos-
ing the higher interstate rates. he
makes the charge that the railroads
were not economically managed, but
that the Federal commission entirely
ignored this alleged fact in fixing a
higher rate so as to yield a guaranteed
per cent net return.
The Washington times., 1921-11-04
GIRL PRODIGY IN
COURT FOR NOT
BENIGN SCHOOL
Recommendations for Brilliance
Fail to Save Miss From
Facing Judge.

NEW YORK. Nov. 4.-"She has q
very wonderful and big talent She
is phenomenal. am amazed at her
assurance. her ability and her prom
lse. She is the most promising child
in America"
Prof. Leopold Auer, noted in
structor OF the violin. this In a let
ter TO Joseph Stern, 257 West One
Hundred and Eleventh street. regard
ing his thirteen-year-old daughter
Florence.
she has exceptional education and
intelligence for one Of her years. Un.
der the Binet test she showed she had
all the qualifications OF a seventeen.
year-old person. despite the fact that
she is only thirteen"
This was from Prof. Henry T.
Moore. professor of psychology OF
Dartmouth University. on the same
subject.
Florence is one OF the brightest and
best educated children ! have ever
taught. She Is far above most chill
iren several years her senior. as far
as schooling is concerned"
The above Is an affidavit OF Miss
Tessie Boanco. a public school teacher,
who has been for four years the pri-
vate tutor of the musical prodigy.
All Of which explains why Mr. Stern
wept last night when he told of what
he characterized the senseless persecu-
ton of the school authorities. who
have several times hailed the child TO
'ourt because of nOn-attendance at
public school. The father said:
I'm a poor man, but I've spent
lot of money on Florences education.
She spends five hours every day study
ing her violin lessons, and II would be
crime to take her away from the
thing she loves and make her spend
several hours a day in a public school.
have given her private tuition SO
as not to interfere with her musical
education"
The case came up again at the
municipal court yesterday, and Bor-
ough President La Guardia was pres
ent in behalf Of the child. He said
he was confident he could make ar
for the continuation OF the
child's private tuition at home.
Florence has been hailed as a
prodigy wherever she went. She has
played at dozens of private and public
and critics have written that
she astounded her audiences and ex-
perienced musicians by the brilliance,
.ase. and authority of her execution
IN the most difficult works.
As for Florence herself. she said:
IT would rather die than give up
my music. and 1 can't pursue my
studies IL I go to public school. i