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Chief of State Law Enforc~' Crowd of 5000 Men IT 70
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 Montgomery, June I2.--(spe- cisl)--Befere s,ooo men of Mont- Eonery and sarroussins terri tery whe had sstAere& for a ser mon by Bob Jones, revfvaii~t,, sunday sfterAcon, c. w.. Austin. chief of tho state ecrstabuIary, charged that the capital city ef -Aiabsna, Montgomery, Is run wide spen.. that immoral Acuscs are operated witkeut any effort being made to check then and that until the city Aaii and ceurfheuse are swept clean there .Montgomery. N
 Chief Austin yeaa . list ef places wAere alleged houses sf iii repute arc in operation. ae- clarea that twe-thfras of tho Aoteis ars hcuaes of inneraIity. that the kfgh gsnblers and boctiegEer.. arc sAnoiested and that when cases have been hr8uxAt by the stste censtabu- larv with sufficient evidence ts convict the defendants have been freed Ay the tudge of tho esart of common pleas whose name Chief Austin. called.
 An affidavit also was read which was signed by w. R. Scar borcugA, who has been connected with the state eoHstabuiary slnee 1t was organised In 1s1s. ana whtch chsrEca tkat the chtef deputy of the sheriff of Mont remery couAty had come to hfH with . prepeettien to obtain fer him . eloe Rili each month if he weula agree to -snefify certain persens when Austtn's men were preparing to raid the ganAers sf kontgcmeFy. TAe nnsne sf tAe ehief deputy was called h the affIAavft.
 Various alleged instances were cited In. which the ceurt Of
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ren!.n. sEnAroR DIES

BssnkIIn: L'9, J6ns 13.r- -MurphS | Deecof, former United states Bsnater on4 former governor, and for ysarsz . 1eoinant figne In I,episiAna political: lleS. dfed at his homo the mornnx at e:lo. The funeral etrvioes will Dc ea.ssn tsntfFsv { aftss.ooa at {
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ITALIANS SENTENCE AMERICANS
 Ry Aassctetsa rrsss

FJ0r6nce, June 1z.--Three Aneri- cans have been condemned to 4s days Imprisonment hero. They are Benja- min Cook of New York, q man past 60; hts wife And his daVShter, Mrs. Jessfa smith, while traytline they were .requstt6d by darBlreers to leave the oar, which had been en. EaEsd' for the ttansportaticn of niii- tAsy flags. They refused, and quar- rsl snsued. The carbinser had his ears boxed. Then the Americana were placed under arrest. and were svsntually sentehced to imprison- meat, notwi witkst4ndine that the American consul plsaded in their be- half ignorance of the italian ian
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nAUGH111inf;E nIEs

Rocky Mount. N; c, Juno l2s-4E. L. paufhtridGs. fermAr ueutenant gov-' e-nor of North Carolina. ard widely hcme here early teday. sfter m fili- ress .of'1lH inontht. -Hevwas 50 ysars ofsage. ts
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AUr0 sMASH IfILl.s TJlHnD {. ' Iy .AsepeiateA pHoeo

Cnlumhia, Tena,s June f3;-Thfown from their, automgbiiS %hen;it biungS ed. down \ 1t.f6ot tmbankrhent on ths Nashyitls rikSr near Duck river bridge todAy, ,Psxyy Bennett, E4sr H&le and James Simpson are 4eGd as;I Carl lokason. fourth pAssepE et in the car Is in . ilocAi hoEpltat IF "a serious coudisipn; with sliEhes hore of his recoysry. :, ' <, <, ; . S- ;.
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LOCAL DATA For tha .3l hours ending at ! ?. m:

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ACE-HERALD MARKETS

compiled daily for accurate guidAnee or farmer, manufacturer, wholesaler, re- taller and consumer.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-01

olivet Shrine with $25 toward the
fund. At least $500 will be needed to
carry on the good work. No Offering
is too small. GoodfeIowship is the
order of the day. Get in while the
getting is good,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-01
PIANO Co. SEEKING
SITE ASKS OTTAWA
FOR INDUCEMENTS
USE BEAUTIFULLY EMBOSSED
STATIONERY TO WRITE CITY
FOR ANY PROPOSITIONS IT HAS
TO OFFER TO SECURE NEW ik-
DUSTRY.

Wanting to know what inducements
would he made to them in event they.
should decide to move their factory
here, the Taper Piano company of
216i Lincoln avenEe, Chicago, sent a
.perfunctory sort Of a letter to Mayor
Weeks in which they indicated they
were seeking a new site for their in
dustry, but were open to proposition
ci scme kind. m
Tho letter was road last night to
the council and ordered referred to
tho Chamber of Commerce. IT was 4
typcwrtten affair en- nicely embossed
stationery carrying full details about
the company.
The endorsing showed that the
Tapper Piano company was estab-
lished in 1894 and incorporated In
1921 It showed, further, that the
concern is located nbw at the Lincoln
avenue address, where its plant does
a general piano and phonograph bust
ness, including refinishing, REBUILDING
these instruments.
Among other things pointed out II
the beautiful letter head was the fact
that the Taper people make CRANE
and upright player pianos
Tho letter to the mayor said
we would like to know what you
| inducements. or proposition, would h'
to us If we come to your town ant
| manufacture pianos and monographs
| 'Wc remain, yours truly.
TAPER F1ANO COMPANY.
&c. Taper"
Tho inducement, or proposition, a
a result OF the council action will b
left in the hands of the Chamber o
Commerce to make. Before any in
ducements are offered. however,
thorough Investigation will be mad
Of the company to learn who an
what they are, So mode It be.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-01
VICTIM IN STOLEN.
AUTO CASE PLEADS
FOR TWO YOUTHS.
"JOY RIDERS" SHOWN CLEMENCY
WIEN TAKEN BEFORE JUDGE
RECk FOR THEFT OF CAR BE.
LONGING TO WEDRoN MAN.

Unable to stand seeing two young
men prosecuted for the thott of his
auto, Charles Davis of WCdron ap,
pearcd before Judge Reck in the
County Court yesterday afternoon and
asked that Merrin Roy Hilton. .aged
"a, and Ernest Alphonso GOetz, aged
rs, be formally charged with tamper-
ing with his car rather than with the
theft CT the machine. After the lat
ter information had been preferred
against tho young mon by States At
torney Kelly, Judge Reck ordered
them to each serve a sixty-day sen
tCnco in the county Jail.
Hilton wept great, choky 9obs dur
ing the proceedings as ie pleaded
guilty to the offense and received his
sentence.
The two youths are accused of hav
ing taken Mr., Davis auto from the
streets of ottawa on the night OF
Nov. 20 and driving it to La Sale
where they attended dance at the
AUDITORIUM. The car was recovered
and the young men placed under ar
rest and brought to Ottawa for a pre-
liminary hearing. They admitted talk
ing the car, but claimed that they had
no intention Of stealing it, and simply
wanted to take a Joy ride and t,
reach the dance hall After hearing
their story judge Koenig bound then
over to the grand jury.
Mr.. Davis, fearing that when givcr
a hearing they would be convicted @
the crime and sent to the state peni
tentiary, came to Ottawa yesterday t
intercede in their behalf. He inform
cd the court that he believed Hilton
and Goetz did not want to steal hi
car, but took il for tho purpose OF
Joy ride. He stated that he knew tn
law must impose some punishment OF
them for borrowing the auto, bu
said he was unwilling to appea
against them at proceeding tha
might send them to the penitentiary
States Attorney Kelly informed tn
court that in view of Mr. Davis att
tude in the matter he was willing t
prefer charge Of "tampering' agains
the defendants. He stated that bot
| the police and the sheriff's Office ha
! looked up the records of the men an
| found that they had never been in an
Kind of trouble before.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-01
KUHN WILL CONTEST
ENDED ABRUPTLY;
REACH SETTLEMENT
HEIRS GET TOGETHER AND BRING
ABOUT SETTLEMENT AFTER
SUIT ADVANCED TO POINT THAT
TESTIMONY WAS BEING TAKEN.

In compliance with an agreement
reached late yesterday afternoon, be-
tween one Of the heirs of the late
Heronimus Kuhn and Mrs. Margaret
Hagi and Mrs. Elizabeth Prommen-
schenkel the suit on trial in the Cir
cult Court to break the will of the
late Mr.. Kuhn, was settled and dis
missed The costs of the suit were
taxed against John Kuhn, one of the
defendants according to the agree
ment.
The action which was brought to
break M. Kuhn's will was brought by
Mrs. Hagi and Mrs. Prommenschen-
kel, his grandaughters in 1917. The
case went on trial on Monday after
noon A day and a half was taken
upSin securing jury. and the opening
statements of the attorneys were not
made until yesterday morning. Testi-
money for the defendants was under
way, when the complainants dismis-
sed their action.
Terms of the agreement would not
be revealed by the attorneys for
either side today. 1t was stated how
ever. that the settlement was made
BY the principals alone, and without
the advice or assistance of their at
torneys.
The two complainants were the
daughters of the late Mrs. Peter
Schlagater of Grand Rapids Township
a daughter of Mr.. Kuhn. Their
grandfather died in 1916, leaving a
$4,000 estate. $100 was left tt
Father Lawrence Hackett of Ottawa
while the remainder was equally di
vided between his children, John
CHRISTOPHER, Joseph, Oliver and Frahl
Kuhn and Mrs. Agnes Geiger.
1t was claimed that he did not leav,
his granddaughters a part of hi
estate because he decided their mothe
so acres of land a number of year
prior to her death.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-01
SLAYER CUT OWN THROAT
WHEN POLICE CAME
INTO HOUSE
OFFICIALS BAFFL.ED
AUTHORITIES UNABLE TO Ey-
PLAIN REASON FOR CRIME lrl
WHICH LITTLE GIRL LOST HER
LIFE WHILE PLAYING AT
NEiGHEOR'S - SEEK WOMAN'S
HUSBAND.

Chicago, Dec. Following an all
night search for little Margaret
Coughlin. 3 years old, her dismem.
bered body was found today in q
wash boiler in the home of Mrs. Ralph
Pensis, ~ years old. neighbor.
Shortly aftcrward the body CT Mrs
reia, with her throat slaShed b. a
butcher knife, was found on the soc
ohu moor OF the cottage The police
began a search for Ralph Pensis, the
we'a"1's husband
Police who called at the Penals
Donio, the iiast pace the child was
ncen yesterday, found the doors lock
cd and could get no answer to their
knocks. Finally they broke the door
down. In the basement they found
the little girls torso in the boiler. A
Pile Of paper beneath the boiler had
been fired, but the flames had gone
out Several feet away one leg,
wrapped in paper, was found in card
board box. The other leg was found
later block away from the house.
Continuing their search. the police
found Mrp. Pensis lying ON a bed UP
stairs, her throat cut with butcher
knife.
: Police believe,she killed herself as
they broke into the house. The bcdy
atill was warm. Neighbors had seen
her less than half an hour before.
Police were sent In search of Pensis
a carpenter, who is believed to have
some to his work, and two daughters,
Jpiephine, ., and Dolly, l6, both OF
whom had gone to school
Mrs. Pcnsis and Josephine told th3
police yesterday that they last saw
Margaret Coughlin about 3 O'clock
When she came to the house with
Josephine to play. In few moments
thCy sail, She complained CT pains IL.
her stomach and ran across the stree;
to her own home
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-01
s Scores OF HOMES
WILL Be FOODLESS
ON CHRISTMAS DAY
FREE TRADER-JOURNAL WILL AC-
CEPT DONATIONS TO APPLY
TOWARD SALVATION ARMY'S
BASKET FUND-OLiVET SHRINE
STARTS WITH $25 GIFT.

Scores of homes, unless organized
effort be made to send joy into them
to drive out the pervading glooms re-
suIting from unemployment, will be
without any Christmas cheer whatao-
ever this year. The common neces-
of life will be lacking in some of these
homes, Others will satiate any de-
sires they may have for seasonable
and again they may be without any
thing to cat.
In these days when drives are be.
ing conducted to carry succor to the
starving this or that of some Europe an
country it seems strange that people
OF Ottawa should be paying heed to
the other fellows dooryard and not
their own--whiIe their own people
faced by a hunger, which, according
to all recent tradition should be out
of date In this land Of great riches and
plenty, are actually in plain, unadul-
terated want
The Free Trader-JournaI, which has
helped many causes In drives of the
past, has volunteered to aid the Sal
walton Army in collecting funds for
Christmas baskets. These baskets
will dry many a tear in Ottawa on
December 25th. They will impart to
the home, drearied by voorhees, days
and payless Saturdays, good reason
for few smIes-the highest possible
type of Christianity known to man.
The Salvation Army this year, be-
cause Of the great need for concerted
effort on the part Of the public, has
decided to 90 about its Christmas wei.
fare work, with utmost stealth"
The plans include distribution of bas.
kets on a "secret" basis. They will
be delivered at doors of the needy by
a groceryman, who will not know that
payment for the basket, has been
made thru Ottawa benevoIence. This
is to be done to eliminate bushes ot
humility from people, thoroly deserv
ing, who this year must get their ac
from charity" or 90 hungry at time
when good cheer should prevail among
all mankind.
! The Free Trader-Journal will col
lect funds for this purpose.
Any moneys sent into the Free Ira
der-Journal office marked Salvation
Army Basket Fund, will be turned
over to Captain Ross C. Morgan, o
the local corps, who will supervise thu
distribution of all provisions procured
thru Ottawa's benevolenee according
to his extensive list of families in alb
= solute need of relief.
The list of donations will be printet
from day to day in these columns.
First to start off the good work I
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-01
OREGON TRAINS COLLIDE;
6DEAD, 22 INJURED

Portland. Dec six we're killed
in a collision today between the east
bound Portland-Spokane limited and
west bound Washington linz
tied trains of the Oregon Washington
Railroad & Navigation Co., two miles
east of Cello twenty-five were in
iured. Among the dead was A. II.
Mcbride. marine who was guarding
the mail The others who we're Kill
ed included two trainmen and three
OREGON nassengers.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-01
WEATHER

Probably showers TO.
Ight and Friday; some.
what colder Friday.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-01
NAME COMMITTEES.
TO TAKE CHARGE OF.
SCHOOL XMAS PARTY.
MOTHERS WILL WORK TO
GETHER IN GIVING LINCOLN
klDDlES THE GREATEST TIME
OF THEIR YOUNG LIVES-AF.
FAIR TO BE HELD DECEMBER
23rd.

Committees have been appointed to
take charge of the Christmas party
which will be given at the Lincoln
school on the afternoon of December
%. A committee of mothers from
each room has been selected who will
sec that enough refreshments are pro-
vided for the kiddies in each room
In this manner, there will be no dan
ger Of the eats" running short, when
the big party is staged.
Each committee will take full
charge of preparing and serving re
freshments for their room As there
are $50 children in the school. the
fixing of the refreshments will be no
small amount of work. The expenses
of the party will be bourne by free
will offerings of the parents, and any
west side resident or ex.member of
Lincoln school who wishes to con
tribute.
In addition to the play "a Christ.
mas Fantasy which will be given
a chorus of children will sing Christ.
mas carols The party will be the,
largest ohildren's party ever given in
ottawa. II is being planned Begauscf
so many fathers of the children at the
school are out of work, and are I'M
able to give their children any kind
of Christmas.
The committees of ladies' who will
take charge of the party are as fol
lows.
Miss Hart's room Mrs Alvis
Hahn, chairman; Mrs Lester Horan.
Mrs A. G. Hassler, Mrs. Jessie Mar
tin, Mrs. Fred Schinz, Mrs Lawrence
Reemtsen.
Miss Sanders room-Mrs. Joseph
Walthers, chairman; Mrs. August
I edrich, Mrs. Charles Histler, Mrs.
Bert Hilliard. Mrs. John Jacobs
Miss Gatchell's room Mrs. Ziln-
norman, chairman; Mrs Hitter, Mrs
Levcrich, Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs. Townc
Miss Leamy's room-Mrs. Henry
Walking. Jr chairman; Mrs. John
Damgardt, Mrs. Roy Wiley, Mrs.
Austin Scott, Mrs. George Peckham.
Miss Buffers room-Mrs. Scott,
chairman; Mrs. Hartman, Mrs Streul,
Mrs. Oliver lladley, Mrs. julius Wide
man.
Miss Ruan's room-Mrs. r. Ruyle.
chairman. Mrs. W. w Wilcox, Mrs
Bert Jordan. Mrs. Woehler, Mrs. r..
Erb.
Miss Rigden's room-Mrs, George
Glcim. chairman; Mrs Fred TIae,
herle, Mrs. Furr, Mrs Jacob OFT, Mrs,
Adam Claus, Mrs, Rising.
Miss Murphy'a room Mrs, Camp
bell, chairman; Mrs Ray Barnett,
Mrs Nevoy Strawn, Mrs. Kaiser, Mrs.
II, Blocker.
Miss Finnerty's room Mrs. Gas
ser, chairman: Mrs. Hay, Mrs, Wyn-
kop, Mrs. John Woener, Mrs. Green.
Miss Smiths room Mrs Blackley,
chairman; Mrs Archie Bagley, Mrs.
Hannifen. Mrs Richard Ruyle, Mrs,
VIM. Eichelltraut.
Miss Feehan's room-Mrs. VIM,
Tillman, chairman; Mrs. Julian Hess,
Mrs Gaul, Mrs. Frank Johnston, Mrs.
Frank Bruck
Miss Harden's room Mrs. Fred
! Claus, chairman: Mrs. Marsh, Mrs.
Totel Mrs Mason, Mrs. Lester Pou-
tire.
Miss Raley's room Mrs. Black
burn. chairman; Mrs, Smith, Mrs,
Volkenant, Mrs. Sheppard, Mrs. Fran
| kenhauser
! Decoration Committee - NJ + 5.
| Bolich. chairman; Mrs Schmidt, Mrs.
/ Partridge, Mrs. Waggoner, Mrs,
Mumpher. Mrs, Elzer, Mrs. Scibert,
Tree illumination - Mrs. Enoch
Yentzer.
Tree donated by Fred Ilaeberle.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-01
GRUNOY FARMERS WANT
CUT I'M PHONE RATES

Springfield. Dec livery tele'
phone user in the country districts OF
Grundy county appealed to Governor
Small and the l. G. G. today for re-
lief from alleged excessive telephone
rates charged them by the Bell tele-
phone company.
The company, it is alleged has
raised the charge to $225 when the
contract price is Sl.50 per month.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-01

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-01
ACQUIT YOUTH OF
KILLING HIS UNCLE

Golconda, ILL.,, Dec. 1.-The trial of
George Gregory Jr., charged with the
murder of his uncle, Jesse Gregory.
Sept. 10, resulted in a verdict of
aceuittal the trial of the case occupy
ing nine days,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-01
EX RA!
SUGGEST RECElVERSHlP FOR
GERMANY.

Paris, Dec. 10y the A. P.)--
A r:ceivorship for Germany as
bankrupt. with an autonomous
RhineIand to be exploited by the
allies for reparation purposes, is
likely to be proposed by France
as an alternative to any mora
torium On reparations that may
be suggested by Great Britain, it
was said in official circles here to-
day,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-02-04

which seemed - argue great depth
"SOm@bOdy had found an outcrOR
ping on top Of that hIIl." Webster de.
clared with conviction, "and sunk .
shaft on the vein TO open IL up and de-
termine it's width and direction. And
what did you do, BnIT"
81 got my transit and ran q line
from the shaft on the hin, following
the direction I'm which the ledge was
running. and marked out the exact
point toward the base OF the hill where
would start my tunnel to cut the
ledge. To my surprise. discovered
my predecessor had selected that
identical spot So verified my cal
culatIons and then sat down to think
It over. remembered that frequent
and violent earthquakes occur In this
country, and It seemed to me q rea-
sonabIe hypothesis to blame some an
cfent and particularly violent seismic
disturbance, which had faulted the
vein and set it over q considerable
distance. According TO my calcutta
ton, that other man should have cut
the vein at 80 feet-yet he had gone
on 1O2 before quitting. SO got half
a dozen poems and drove ahead II
feet on the other fellows tunnel; ana
by Heck. Johnny. cut the veinF
"BuIly boyI And thenT
81 drifted ten feet on the vein, and
the ore suddenly gave out. 1t stopped
just like that. proving I'd come TO
the upper end Of the vein where IL
had fauIted; SO / just worked up and
around, stopeing and sinking winze
here and there, until just about the
time my cash reserve was getting pref
ty low picked up the true vein and
opened 1t up for the full width. Come
In, and I'll show you"
They entered the tunnel, to the sig
nal dismay of dozens OF large bats.
When they reached the vein, Webster
broke on samples Of the ore every
three or four feet. crawled after Billy
up through the stope and back to the
true vein, from the face of which ne
also took numerous samples; then he
crawled out into the sunshine again.
hot, dirty. and perspiring.
"BilIy, you'll be a real miner yet ;
see IL you WON'T" was all the praise
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-02-04
pla Eish Frnm Mna

In less civilized parts of the conf.
nent OF Africa-on the Gambia rivor
for example-we find fish-snoa'r;,e, -
well as understanding. The West Al.
rican negroes are very fond OF the
"mud-eel," which, according to some
naturaiists, ought to be classed as .
reptile, on account of it's foot-like fms
When the floods subside Thousands ~
these are left high and dry. and
promptly bury themselves in tb,@ r,,,.a
which soon becomes hard and earthv'
and here they would remain TIN tbs
next inundation If the negroes dis
not come along with wooden forh-
aud dig them Out-Exehange.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-02-04
Derivation Of RlaokmalI

Originally, blackmail was money
paid, In troublous times, to protect
householders and workers OF the land
against freebooters. The word "black"
did not mean wicked or wrongful. bur
had the sense of to cherish or protect.
This was customary tribute of money.
corn. cattle or the like anciently paid
in the northern counties Of England
or Scotland for protection against nil.
lage. just as insurance is now naId
TO corporations formed to provide II
foT a consideration. In the course
Of time the word took on added mean.
tngs. just as almost every other word
has. and today it represents an at.
tempt to hold up and defraud bv
means of intimidation and threats.