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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28
2 CHILDREN PLAYING
WITH GUNS KILLED

Evansville, Ind, Dec. 27.-Bessie
Ruby, 6, playing with her fathers
revolver today accidentally shot her
self in the abdomen, infiicting fa-
tai wound,
Ollie King, 10, son of Charles King
of Richards, KY, near here. accident
ally shot himself through the hand
while celebrating on Christmas eve.
Tetanus developed and the boy died
today.
AUTO CRASHES DIT
Noblesville, Ind, Dec. ,27.-Two
were killed and another seriously in
jured today when their automobile
skidded and plunged over a ten foot
embankment. The dead are Ralph
Day. rs, and Miss Ruth Kattness, 10,
both OF Noblesville William Robin.
son of Cicero was hurt. Miss Rilla
Wright, another member Of the par
ty, was not injured
cincinnati, Dec. 27.-Automobile
accidents Monday caused three deaths
making a total of ninety-three in
Hamilton county this year. G. f
Pillars and Miss Addie Schaeffer
were killed when their car struck a
pole. Three others in the party were
injured. Henry Gullerman, So, was
struck by an automobile.
4 Louisville, Dec. T.-Miss Edna
Steller, 20, of Jeffersonville. Ind, was
killed Christmas night when her auto
plunged into gulley filled with wa
ter.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28

Did you act as broker in any
transaction from which you received
commissions?
Are you interested In any partner.
ship or other firm from which you
receive any income?
Have you any Income from royal.
tics or patents?
Have you any minor children who
are working?
DO you appropriate. or have the
right 10 appropriate, The earnings OF
such children? II sc, the amount
must be included In the return OF in
come.
"Has your wife any income from
any source whatsoever? II so, II
must be included In your return or re.
ported in separate return Of income
Did you receive fees or trustees
fees In the course of the year?
do you hold any office in u benefit
society from which you receive in.
come?
"Answ crs to all of these questions
are necessary TO determine whether a
person has an income sufficiently
arg to require that return b.
fled and may be the means OF avoid
ing the heavy penalties imposed fol
failure to do 80 within the time pre-
scribed.'
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28
SEEKS PLAGUE GERM;
FINDS 1T; DIES HERO

Vera Cruz., Dec. 2S,-(By A. P)-
DR.. Howard B. Cross Of the Rookie
Teller institute died here this morn
ing, a victim Of the yellow fever.
Dr. Cross came here early in the
month to open laboratory for study
OF the yellow fever and the marsh
fever for the institute. Twelve days
ago he went to Tuxtepec, center OF
the yellow fever district, and after
spending two days there inspecting
sanitary conditions contracted the
disease. He was Immediately brought
here and futile efforts made to save
his life Fe#
The funeral will take place tomor-
row, attended by the medical corps
and representatives of the authori.
ties.
DR.. Cross is the second American
physician to die here OF yellow fever
within the year, the first being DR..
Meadrick, attached to the American
consulate.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28
LEADER OF WGILANTES
PLEADS FOR DRY JAN. |

Chicago, Dec. 2S-Rev. William
Burgess. secretary of the Illinois Vigi.
lance Association, today pleaded for
the observance of an oldfashoned
New Years eve, celebrated by the
family as a unit
1T would seem that parents are be-
coming too lazy nowadays to provide
clean. wholesome amusements for
their children" Mr.. Burgess said 1T
is not TO be wondered at that boys
and girls, through the apparent in
difference Of their parents, seek the
dance halls, cabarets and movies. not
the best influences in the world"
Mr.. Burgess suggested that the for.
gotten games of yesterday be resur.
rected from the dusty corner of mem
ory--"blindman' bluff, button. but
ton, who's got the button?" drop the
handkerchief" and the like, and max.
ing chocolate fudge on the kitchen
stove.
Rev Phillip Yarrow, head of the
vigilantes present campaign through
out the state to awaken the public
to the dangers of the existing types
of amusement9, agreed with Mr. Bur
CESS
"One of my happiest New Years
ewes was spent coasting downhill on
hobs, he declared.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28
NO CASH TO MARRY;
DIE IN SUICIDE PACT

Passaic ~ j., Dec. 2S.--Too Door to
marry. That was the reason that i'm
PEELED Thomas rBands. IS. and his
sweetheart, Matilda Rist. II, to take
their lives by poison here early yes
terday the bow told the police at the
general hospital where he died.
Brands was employed as a clerk by 4
local mill and the girl was a stenog
rapher.
The boy and girl met about year
ago and soon became fast friends
Because Of their youth and the fac.
that Thomas was just starting on his
career and was not making enough
money they had not planned an early
marriage. Last Saturday, however
the girl confided to her sweetheart
that she felt they should marry soon
They talked it over and decided that
this was out of tho question for finan-
cial reasons. Then came the resolve
to die They planned to make II
Christmas day. but not wishing to
bring grief to their families ON such
a holiday they waited until yesterday
morning. A visit to a corner drug
store. purchase of poison with which
to kill a dog and they went to the
girls home. where Brands had always
been a welcome visitor They were
alone in the sitting room most of the
evening. Shortly after midnight the
sirl staggered into her mothers room,
suf,ss ing from commissions. While an
am Stance surgeon was working on
her Young Brands entered in similar
condition They were taken in the
same ambulance to the hospital,
where they died within two hours.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28
CONTRACTOR FILES
PROTEST AGAINST.
SEWER ESTIMATE
LEO STRoHMEYER ALLEGES HE
is NOT GIVEN CREDIT FOR FULL
AMOUNT OF WORK DONE ON
DE KALB ST. JOB.

One Of the first cases on record
where a contractor filed an objection
to an estimate for a public improve
ment, came to light today when Con.
tractor Leo Strohmeyer in the County
Court filed an objection to the final
estimate Of the De Kalb st. sewer
The hearing on the objection will be
heard before Judge b. Harry Reck in
the County Court on Friday morning,
December 30 at 10 o'clock.
The estimates for the work were
Farnsworth. Mr.. Farnsworth's final
estimate was for a consideration OF
$3,025.60. By the terms Of the con-
tract Mr.. Farnsworth was to act as
arbitrator for the improvement, and
the contract price was to be governed
by the final estimate.
In the objection which was filed by
Attorney Thomas O'Meara, Mr.. Stroll
meyer alleges that the estimate gives
the length of the sewer as SOC lineal
feet, while he says he was compelled
to lay S21 lineal feet The document
also alleges that the house connections
in the estimate was for 9S6 lineal feet
while the execution of the work called
413 lineal feet Of pipe for that work.
Mr.. Strohmeyer also alleges that
the estimate allows for an excavation
of 1886 cubic yards Of rock, while in
laying the sewer it was necessary to
excavate 702 cubic yards of rock.
r.. Sues On Note.
A $1,000 assumpsit suit was start
ed in the circuit court today by Dr..
J. Webster Bailey, of Lockport, N. Y,
former pastor Of the First Congrega-
tional church in this city, against w.
c Vittum. The action was brought
by the plaintiff to collect the amount
of a promissory note, which he al
legged the defendant gave him on
Nov. /, 1919.
The note Is said to be for a CON
sideration of $500 and interest.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28
localities

Mr., and Mrs, Frank Burke have re
turned home after spending Christmas
with the latter's sister, Mrs. John
Seibel, In Streator.
Sandy Cox OF Marseilles spent Sun.
day evening In Ottawa.
Harry Frank, the junk dealer, made
business trip to Chicago this morn
Ing.
James j. Conway Is spending the
day In Chicago on legal business.
Alfred and Porter Taylor OF the East
Side went TO Chicago this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Mercer, Ottawa
avenue. who spent Christmas at Mo
line with Mrs. MERGERS parents, re,
turned home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fegley and chill
dren, John and Helen, have returned
to their home In Cedar Rapids, Iowa
after a visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs, William Fegley in Wallace town
ship.
Billy Mers, the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Mers, Is seriously III, sui
fering OF an attack OF pneumonia.
Edwin Flynn of Hartford City, Ind.
is spending the holidays visiting his
uncle, Jerome Rabbit, In this city.
Miss Wilhelmina Requarth, mana
ger OF the Bannon music shop, has
been spending several days in Deca
tur. visiting relatives.
Robert Green of La Sale, a former
Ottawa resident, visited friends here
last night.
w. r. Foster has gone to Spring
field to attend the state teachers in
stitutc.
Albert Rosenke of La Sale was al
Ottawa visitor last right.
Miss Esther And arson of Streatoi
was an ottawa visitor last night
Glen Shuler has returned to Benton
Harbor, Mich, after spending Christ
mas with his mother, Mrs Jacob
Shuler on West jackson street.
Herbert Thompson Of Sheridan was
an ottawa visitor last night
Attorney Thomas Haskins of Ii
Sale transacted business In Ottawa
today.
George Hossack of Milwaukee, Wis,
is spending few days at the home
OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hossack, on West Jefferson street.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28
BODIES OF JOLIET
YOUTHS FOUND IN
REFRIGERATOR CAR

Joliet, Dec. Special .)-Suffo-
Gated in a refrigerator car, the bod
les OF two young men believed to be
Harlow Smith, %, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Smith. and Walter Lang.
worthy, 22, both Of Joliet, were found
early Christmas morning at Trenton,
Mo. 4g RI
Despite the fact that positive iden.
tifcation is not certain, indications
from card and papers found In the
clothing Of the young men led rail-
road detectives to communicate with
Joliet officials Of the Rock Island rail.
road.
According to message received by
Joseph McGarry, local freight agent
of the Rock Island, the bodies were
found early Christmas morning. De.
tectiyes who investigated stated that
the two had likely crawled through
one of the roof doors and had been
trapped in the car.
Started tor California.
Belief that the identification will
prove the two to be Smith and Lang
worthy is strengthened by the fact
that the two are away from home and
left here shortly, after Thanksgiving
They said they were going to Cali.
fornia. One week after their depar.
ture a card was received from them
from st. Louis.
Then for few days nothing was
heard, when card was received
from small town in Texas.
Kansas City Train.
According to railroad officials the
car in which the bodies were found
was en- route from Kansas City to
Trenton. 1t is likely the. young men
boarded the train at Kansas City.
Fortified with photographs and
credentials, William Wunderlich, a
Joliet mortician, left early today for
Trenton in an effort to identify the
bodies.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28
TIME DRAWING NEAR.
FOR FILING INCOME.
TAX DATA WITH US.
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTOR
WARNS THAT THE SCHEDULES
MUST BE ON FILE BETWEEN
JAN. I AND MARCH IS. 1922
EXPLAINS lNTRlcACiEs OF
NEW LAW.

With the approach OF the period for
fling income tax returns. Jan. ] to
March TO- 1929, Ottawa taxpayers are
advised to lose no time In the compila.
ton of their accounts for the year
1921. according to a statement issued
today by John =. Cannon. collector
of internal revenue Tor this district
new and important provision OF the
revenue act OF 1921. says Mr.. Cannon,
is that every person whose gross in
come for 1921 was s. 900 or more shall
iile return, regardless of the amount
of net income upon which the tax Is
assessed. Continuing, he adds: RE
turns are required OF every single
person whose net income was $1,000
or over and every married person liv'
ing with husband or wife whose net
income was $4,000 or over. Widows
and widowers and persons separated
or divorced from husband or wife are
regarded as single persons.
Net income is gross income, less
certain deductions for business ex-
penses, losses, taxes, etc. Gross in
come includes practically all income
received by the taxpayer during the
year: in the case of the wage Garner,
salaries, wages, bonuses and commits
sions in the case of professional men,
all amounts received for professional
services; in the cases of farmers, all
profits from the sale of farm products
and rental or sale of land.
"In the making Of an income tax
return for the year 1921 every tax.
payer should present to himself the
following questions:
What were your profits from your
business, trade. profession or voca.
ton?
Did you receive any interest on
bank deposits?
Have you any property from which
you received rent?
did you receive any income in the
form of dividend or interest from
stocks or bonds?
Did you receive any bonuses dur
ing the year?
Did you make any profit on the
sale of stocks, bonds or other prop
erty, real or personal? t.1taS
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28
Mrs. Lewis Eentertalns.

Mrs. NJ. c. Lewis entertained sew.
eral young ladies on Monday after.
noon ut her home on East Main st.
in honor of Miss Margery Flick. who
is home from Oberlin college to
spend the holiday vacation. The al
ternoon was spent in playing bridge,
after which delicious refreshments
were served.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28
M. E. PASTORS WILL
GATHER IN OTTAWA

The fourteen Methodist churches
in the north half Of La Sale county
will be represented by their pastors
and few laymen from each congre-
cation at the annual county conyen-
ton to be held in the First Meth
odist church in Ottawa Jan. 90. The
district superintendent. Rev. T. X.
Gale, has invited the ministers to be
his guests at dinner on that day.
Questions OF stewardship, organiza-
ton, missions and evangelism are
considered at these meetings and a
program formed for the year. DR..
Howard Musser, "the Jungleman,"
will be remembered as one of the
speakers who came last year.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28
CARD OF THANKS

wish to take this mean OF thanking
the members OF the fire department
for their efficient work and our
neighbors for their valued assistance
and help during the fire at my home.
JOE GARLAND.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28
Notice.

Owing to avoidable reasons the pri-
vate dancing party given by the
Alumni Of lambda Chapter Kappa
Alpha pi fraternity will be held az
American Legion hall instead OF CHI
ton hotel.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28
Sale Starts Tomorrow.

On page four OF this paper there Is
an announcement Of q Gale OF vital
interest TO all women. Turn TO 1t
Inow.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28
20 Full Blood Duroc Gifts

All bred to good Registered Boar
These are very good lot weighing
on an average of $50 lbs. each.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28

10 head of milk cows. some with calves
by their sides and others to freshen
this winter and early spring; 2 stock
cows, coming yearling heifers, 8
yearling steers, 1 Hereford bull.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28

8 Bred Ewes, 2 Spring Eve Lambs
IL Rhode Island BOOSTERS
1900 bushels corn in Crib
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-28

Rebekahs'
One dollar social postponed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-08
VAST FARM VALUES.

The total value of American farms as
shown by the census of 1910 was $50
600, 100000 Last years census gave
them a value of SOS, 200, 100000.
This enormous increase cannot be at
tributed in any large part, to tempo
rary initiation. Farm values as rule
have not been inflated during the recent
boom so much as land values in the
cities. The instances of farms whose sell
ing price was doubled or trebled in a
year. and which are now bankrupting
their buyers. have been spectacular but
not representative. The average farmer
has kept his farm, and is still working
it and expects to work it, and considers
it worth at least as much as the census
valuation indicates 1t may be said safe
ly that the total farm value is not likely
to fall much if it falls at all, with fall
ing prices, for there is slow and sure
appreciation of all agricultural lands
with the growth of population.
Here, then, is gain of S33, 900, 000,-
900 in 10 years in the value of farm
lands. The entire national debt, even
if we include the $11 .000O00,0O0 prin-
cipal and interest which the allies owe
this country and will almost certainly
pay some time, is several billions less
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-08
FRIDAY. july s. 1921.
THOSE TRAINING CAMPS.

The war department seems to be hav-
ing trouble in enlisting civilians fer the
officers military training camps this
summer. Government officials, from
President Harding down, have found it
necessary to issue public appeals. In
spite of those appeals reinforced by To-
cal efforts and newspaper publicity in the
various districts, interest seems to be
lacking. 1t is unfortunate, in view of the
wholesome effects that may be expected
of such training as these camps are fit
ted to give. 1t is unfortunate for the
country, whose safety is more firmly as
sured by the development of every addi-
tional reserve officer. and for the men
themselves who would gain health, use
full experience and desirable knowledge
from such training. But the Indifference
is natural enough.
Our people, like the people of every
other belligerent country, are sick OF war;
and of everything that is connected with
war or reminds them of war. With no
national danger in sight, they want to
forget all things military, and go about
the business of peace. They are think
ing, too, of the burdens of armament.
Large numbers of men even resent eff
forts to connect them, directly or 1ndl-
rectly, with the military establishment,
because they are oppressed by the thought
of heavy war taxes, present andf future.
There is probably a way, however, to
renew and increaseNnterest in such civil
ian training. If the government will
cut down its regular military forces and
expenditures to the lowest possible limit,
and make it plain to everybody that it
has done so if it will proceed promptly
to take up the question of armament
limitation with the other powers, so as
to lessen present costs and the danger of
big wars hereafter; if it will shift the
American military system more definitely
from dependence on regular soldiers to
training system more like that of Swift
zerland, with the regular army used not
as a fighting force so much as nucleus
for quick expansion in case of need; If,
in short formal armament and big army
expenses are cut down, and private citl-
zens are made to realize that the burdens
of national defense hereafter will rest
on them. but that those burdens will be
easy, just and wholesome, then the youth
of the nation may be reasonably expected
to take to the training camps with en-
ithusiasm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-08
Today S Events

John ID. Rockefeller, ''the richest per-
son in the world" is 81 years old today.
Rhodesia keeps a holiday today in
honor of Cecil Rhodess birthday annlver-
Sary.
Today is the 200th anniversary of the
death of Elihu Yale, founder of Yale
college.
The President and Mrs. Harding cele-
brate their 30th wedding anniversary to-
day.. having been married July s, 1881.
French literary circles today will eel
citrate the Booth anniversary of the birth
of Jean de Lafontaine, the famous writer
of fables.
The annual meeting of the Cotton
Manufacturers Association of North
Carolina will begin at Asheville today
and continue over tomorrow.
Admiral William S. Sims has been in
vited to speak today before the Sixth
Worlds Christian Endeayor convention
in session in New York city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-08

comfortable Of any kind to travel when
they are in good condition. 1t is only
fair to say, however, that the roads of
this county do not compare favorably
with those in other parts of Vermont.
The principal reasons for this state of
affairs are doubtless those recently adj
vanced by County Supervisor CoOmbs,
who contends that town highway author
tiles have gotten into the habit of spend
ing their state money when it was
most convenient instead of when it
would accomplish the most. But the fac
tor of maintenance is also one that de-
serves consideration. Some of the best
pieces of gravel road in Nermont-that
from the Springfield CharleStown bridge
to Windsor, for example-owe their con-
dition to the continuous care to which
they are subjected And the machine that
seems to do the trick most efficaciouSly
is the drag. or hone. From what he has
seen The AIeddler is convinced that the
highways hereabOuts are not getting the
benefit they might get from more frequent
dragging. Even within the village lin
It's HuCu more might De uohe' especially
after a heavy rain such as that of last
week, if several simple dragging devices
were put at work.
The village commissioners have doubt
less shown wisdom in deciding not to
purchase a motor-driven ladder truck on
the present market If the price trend in
pleasure automobiles is any criterion
there will be opportunity to buy one con.
siderably cheaper later on. ,~
BY the way. is the frreguIarity of the
curfew signal due to shortcomings in the
local fire alarm system or to the memory
of the person charged with the RESPONSE
bility of sounding it?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-08
Little Benny's
Note Book
EASE BALL.
By LEE PAPE.

BASE BALL.
NIeny people think baseball is the
cratest game there is. and enybody that
don't think so is ignorent and not werth
argewing with. Lots of men look at the
spoarting page of the paper before they
even look at the frunt page. proving base
ball is even better than merder.
Everybody can argew all their mite at
the same time without stopping the game
and genrclly do. Even the ones that
amt pitching or batting or catching can
keep on argewing. thus giving everybody
something to do and keeping them all
interested.
1t takes fellows to make full teen,
but you can play with less if you halt
to. being another CRATE thing about base
ball because you awffen half to. Its no
advantage how good of a player you are
if you are KEEP pin after skOol or half to
if you are kepp in after skoOl or half to
could see the cheerful and harty way they
run GROUND the bases trying to make a
home run they would proberly mention
it the next time they saw them start on a
errand slow and come back tic same
way.
Its not necessary to have a uniform
to be able to play good, but a fellow
with uniform on looks as if he thawt
to be able to play mulch better than a
fellow with clothes on. If a fellow with
a uniform on misses fly it looks like q
axsident. but if fellow with clothes on
misses one it looks like bum playing. This
proves it don't matter wat You do as
long as you look all rite vile you're doing
If