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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28
HANG THAN
GO TO JAIL" NEGRO
BOOTL LEGGER SAYS

George Jenkins the Aurora negro
who was arrested at Mendoza last
Thursday, when Sheriff Ayers found
a coffee pot filled with moonshine and
a quart jar of liquor in his dry clean
ing establishment" pleaded guilty in
the county court today to charge of
having liquor for sale and was SEN
fenced to pay fine of $500 and costs
or serve 60 days in the county jail.
Unable to pay the fine, Jenkins went
back to jail, but stated that he would
pay up the fine as soon as he could
raise the money.
Jenkins created a great deal of
merriment when arraigned in the
county court this afternoon when he
informed Judge Reck that he wanted
to plead guilty to charge of drink
ing moonshine, and again when he
said he would as soon go to the gal
lows as to Jail. .-.
He claims that he had not sold any
of the liquor, but asked to be allowed
to plead guilty.
The Winton auto which he had at
Mendoza, is the property of an Aurora
firm, according to Jenkins. He claims
that he bought the machine on the in
stallment plan, and had just paid s4Ot
down on it. A colored man from
Aurora came to ottawa today to take
charge of the car.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28
FIRE DESTROYS AUTO
FORCING GIN BANDITS
TO ABANDON PLUMBER

Streator, Sept. 2S.-4'Hard luck" is
tho slogan used today by an auto loai
of bandits who last night robbed
Santa Fe freight aof fifteen cases of
gin, valued at $1,000, and then were
unable to got away with tho, loot be-
cause their motor caught fire and
burned up after every detail of the
theft had been very successfully car
ried out
Turning the semaphore against the
freight which arrived here at 1875
o'clock, the engineer, seeing the dan:
ger signal, came to q stop near Rod
ding, four miles out of town. While
the crew was up the track seeing
Gbout the trouble. the bandits pried
the gin car door open and unloaded
the fifteen cases.
After the train moved ahead the
robbers, who had parked their car in q
near by field, tried to drive away.
Just then the machine was attacked
by flames and the party had to aban-
don it and their plunder. The theft
was not discovered by the railway
crew until they reached the next sta
tion. This morning Chief of Police
Hopkins and his men went out to the
scene of the holdup and took posses
sion of ten cases of the precious
liquid The automobile. a mass of
ruins, bore Chicago license and is
believed to have been stolen.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28
SILK THIEVES PAY
SANDWICH VISIT;
GET.] $780, IN LOOT
WARNER MERCANTILE COMPANY
ROBBED DURING NiGHT--ROB-
BERs CUT OUT GLASS OF REAR
DOOR ADJOINING CITIES
WARNED.

Sandwich, Sept 2S.-(Special) --
Silk thieves last night burglarized the
Warner Mercantile Company's store,
making their get away with about
$500 worth of merchandise. The bur-
glars were men of taste with a pen
chant for only the finest in women's
wear. '"'..
Their entire loot consisted of choic-
est silk lingerie and stockings. which
they packed into suit cases taken
from stock.
Entrance was gained to the store
by cutting out the glass of the rear
door After making a hole it was
easy for the burglars, who were un-
doubtedly professionals of long OK,
perience, to manipulate the lock and
work unbothered until they had got
ten all their plunder gathered and
packed away. They departed leaving
no trace to their Identities. 1t is be.
lieved the robbers travelled by auto
as the silks they acquired thru last
nights job could have been carried
by one man without giving him an ex
ira load
Kendall county authorities were
called from Yorkville to Sandwich, II
is lust across the north border of La
Sale County, and have issued al
alarm signal to other cities nearby OF
the presence in this locality of the
thieves, cautioning all police depart
ments to be on the watch out to pre-
vent more raids on silk stocks.
The theft was discovered early thi!
morning when the store, one of th'
largest in town, was opened for th'
| days business. The sheriff was callet
onto the scene and is endeavoring Il
track down the bandits, who are sup
posed to have flown to Chicago, where
they will dispose of their plunder un
less headed off by the police of tha
city, .....
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28
KISS KISSED KISS.
FAREWELL KISS AND.
NOW MRS. KISS SUES.
CLARA KISS OF OSAGE ALLEGES
FRED KISS BECAME CRUEL
AFTER MARRIAGE, WHICH
FINALLY BECAME kiSSLESS.

A kiss against kiss will be the re-
suit of a bill filed in the Circuit Cour.
this morning, wherein Mrs. Clara Kiss
of Usage township is seeking legal
separation from Fred w. Kiss, a
farmer residing near Toluca. The de-
fendant is accused by the complain
ant of being cruel to her.
The romance Of the Kiss family cul.
minated in marriage in Toluca or
Dec 5, 1905, according to the bill filed
by the complainant. The alteration
and love of the defendant is said tc
have grown cold and he is accused by
Mrs. Kiss OF striking, kicking and
choking her on several occasions.
Mrs Kiss alleges that in May OF
this year the defendant struck her
and was prevented from harming her
further by the interference of his
friends.
No children were ever born of their
marriage, according to the bill Their
separation is said to have occurred
on June l3 of this year.
Mrs. Kiss asks that the defendant
be compelled to pay her alirnOny. The
case is scheduled to come up for
trial at the October term of court
Guardian for Poiiceman's Daughter.
Leroy Hayes of 1925 North Mar
ouette street, La Sale, filed o petit
ton in the Probate Court today ask
ing that he be appointed guardian OF
his niece, Frances Bishop, aged H.
The little girl is tho daughter of
Chicago policeman who was shot and
killed while on duty. u...
She is eligible to a $40 monthly
pension from the policeman's pension
fund and an effort is to be made to
secure this compensation for her.
Administrate Streator Estate.
A petition for letters of admins
tration in the estate of the late Cath
crime Mohan, who died at her home
in Streator on July 26, was filed for
probate today. Mrs. Mohan left per-
sonal property valued at $4,000. She
owned no real estate at the time OF
her death.
AS she died without making will
her holdings will be divided between
the two children A. j. Mohan, Patrick
II. Mohan, Elizabeth Whalen, Sarah
f. Comisky, Bridget Agnes Jennett,
Joseph L. Mohan, Mary h. Mohan
and her four grandchildren John, Lii
lie Mae, Walter l.. and Joseph G
Mohan, who are the children of a de
ceased son john
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28
KERRIGAN HELD FOR
MO'ONSHINE SALES

James Kerrigan, who was impii-
Gated in the police booze ring scan
dal, and who was charged with sell
ing liquor, was bound over to the next
grand jury under bonds OF $500 after
he had waived all preliminary hear
ing before Judge Koenig. Thomas
Morgan signed Kerrigan's bonds.
Kerrigan was arrested September
II, following the attempted robbery
at the Denison grocery store on east
Superior street by Joseph Farrell and
William Fox The two men were
captured by local police and the next
day they made public their sensation.
al charges against Officer Jesse
Holmes and Edward Warner, AS a
result of the hearing last Saturday
Kerrigan was named by witnesses as
the man from whom the booze was
purchased. 1896 ts} g, l.,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28
c. Of c. EM|SSAR!ES
ASK IMPROVEMENTS
AT STARVED ROCK
COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS HOLD
CONFERENCE AT LA SALLE-
PLAN GOOD ROADS cELEBRA.
TIoN TO COMMEMORATE pEDl-
CATION OF COMPLETED IVY
WAY.

A meeting of the representatives
from the various commercial organ
izations in La Sale county was held
yesterday afternoon at the Kaskas-
kia hotel in La Sale.
The president of the Chamber OF
Commerce and president of the Busi-
ness Mems association of Peru, the
president of the Commercial club of
Mendoza, director of the Tonica or
ganization, together with the Cham
ber OF Commerce secretaries from OF
tawa, La Sale and Streator, with a
couple of business men from La Sale
constituted the number in attendance.
There were several important
things thoroughlf discussed, among
them being plan for the county to
adopt resolutions with view to Sc
curing appropriations from the state
to improve the park at Starved Rock
There are quite a number of things
that could he installed in the park at
a minimum expense with maximum
benefit. Unless the county as a whole
becomes interested the state is liable
to hesitate before making appropria-
tions and it is the aim of these people
to interest all the people of La Sale
county to first secure their support
and then make systematic attempt
to advertise and improve the scenic
beauties of La Sale county's famous
park and playground.
To Dedicate New Road.
A county good road celebration
was talked of, and each of the var
ious cities will take this subject up
with their organization to see if a
celebration should be held when the
hard road running from east to west
Is opened up for traffic. Ottawa will
soon be the missing link with both
the east and west side Of the city un
paved. The purpose of such a cele
bration would be to show apprecia
La Sale county and at the same time
advocate the prompt building of other
roads included in the states program
for hard roads.
Other matters of interest to busi
ness people in the county was the
Thursday closing and solicitation OF
advertising for programs and cata
logues and also the solicitation fol
funds. 1t is considered that with al
the merchants of the county follow
ing a definite method it will relieve
them of considerable annoyance ant
a great deal of expense. These mat
ters will come before the various busi
ness organizations of the county after
which an effort will be made to re
vive county federation of commercial
and civic organizations, which at one
time functioned so successfully. This
meeting will, no doubt, lbe held il
Ottawa and a representative from ev
cry locality and for every organiza
tion will be present.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28
MEAT DEALER LEFT
ESTATE of $1,025, 900

The estate of tho late Christian
Buohler. prominent business man and
packer and part owner, of the Buehlel
meat market in Ottawa, valued at
81, ,025,000 is left to his widow, Phoebe
B. Beuhler of Peoria, by terms of the
will filed in the Probate Court at
Peoria yesterday.
Personal property comprises $685.
600 of the estate and real estate $780,
000 It was said the estate represents
properties in many states. Mr.. Buoh-
lor and his brother were owners of a
chain of meat markets throughout the
country.
The will is said by probate officers
to be one of the oldest on record. 1t
was dated April 16, 1896, and has
never been altered. a -
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28
AMERICAN LEGION
ELECTS OFFICERS
FOR ENSUING. YEAR
CAPTAIN GUY kARR CHOSEN
COMMANDER - lNAuGURATES
CAMPAIGN TO INJECT "PEP"i
INTO Ex-soLDIERs' oRGANIZA
TlON.

1921-1922 officers OF Ottawa Post
No. 33 were elected last night at the
annual meeting in American Legion
hall in the Gayety building. DIR. Guy
karr, who served as a captain in the
dental corps of the Prairie Division
was chosen commander to succeed
Assistant States Attorney Ernest
Pool, who guided the destinies Of the
legion during the past year very sue
cessfully.
To assist the new commander the
post elected very capable corps Of
aids, who will help Mr.. Karr build up
the legion by keeping interest in its
work at a point where memberships
will be made so attractive no ex.serv'
ice men can afford to be outside the
pale of its influence.
1t was positively determined by the
thirty or forty former Yanks present
last night to work necessarily for OF
tawa post. Whether or not these
promises will be cashed in on at the
end of the year remains for the next
twelve months to reveal. 1t was gen.
orally agreed that the post, to become
alive and peppy taking its place along
side organizations of ex-warriors in
other cities, will have to make sacr''
fees all along the line.
A program OF entertainments, in
,,,I,s al, thn ~ ,t,yitinry ,xtJI y,In ~
an important part, was roughly out.
lined for the fall and winter. There
will also be series of athletic pow.
vows If present arrangements are not
miscarried by reason of the posts
lethargy or lack of up-and-comingnes
Among other things a basketball team
will be organized, and there is a pos.
sibility that the legionnaires will take
up football and indoor baseball as
some of their pastimes.
The following is the list of newly
elected officers:
Commander-Dr. Guy Karf.
Vice commandertThbnas O'Meara
Adjutant-Roy Wilhelm.
! Treasurer-Bert Leamy.
Chaplain--Dr A. J. Roberts.
Sergeant at arms--Cornelus Crib
bon.
Historian-G. II. Woolbert.
Service ofiicer-James O'Meara.
Athletic officer-Elmert Hitter
Employment officer-George =
Fisher
Commander Karr announced the ap
pointive officers will be named at tbs
next regular meteing of the post or
Oct. Is.
Following last nights meeting re
freshments consisting Of ice cream
and cake were served.
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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28
CIVIL SERVICE BOARDS
CLERK DISCHARGED FOR
AIDING ISAD0RE LEVIN

Springfield. H., Sept. 2S.-Miss
Alice Lamb. filing clerk in the offices
of the state civil service commission
was dismissed today on charges of
allowing records of the commission to
be taken out of the Office. Miss Lamb,
it is said permitted Isadore Levin,
ousted secretary, to take some of the
records away for the purpose of photo
graphing them.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28
TEAR UP STREET TO
FIND SEWER INLET

Madison street between Court and
La Sale seems to be an unfortunate
section of the city's street paving
At the present time workmen are en-.
deavoring to locate the inlet from the
business houses on the north side of
the street to the sewer in order that
surface water which accumulates
after every rain may be properly
drained off. Three or four pieces Of
the pavement have been removed in
making the search. but without sue
cess so far.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28
Marriage Licenses.

Edgar N. Shehan, Serena, q.
Mamie F. Simpson, Dayton, Is.
Guy Gascoigne, Amboy, 80.
Mrs. Josephine Nelson, Amboy,
Omer v. Mosey, Freedom, legal.
Freda l.. Duncan, Ottawa, legal.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28
Patching Wallpaper.

To match wallpaper successfully, ia
stead of cutting the paper tear Il
across irregularly. The white edge
made by the tearing viii not be on
the patch, but on the unused paper.
BY matching the design the patch viii
be almost invisible.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28
JOCK LOSES LAURELS
AS u. S. CHAMPION

New York, Sept. 2S.-Jock Hutch
inson, of Chicago, open golf champion
of Great Britain today lost his title
as professional champion of the U. S.
by being eliminated by Gene Sarazen
of Pennsylvania.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28
AmhoY Pair Wed Here.

Mrs. Josephine Nelson and Guy Gas
coigne, both of Amboy were quietly
married this afternoon at lis by
Judge B. Harry Reck at his office in
the Court House.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28
TO LIFT ECONOMIC
PENALTIES ON GERMANY Y

Paris, Sept. 2S.-Thc economic pen.
alties imposed on Germany by the al
lies for nonfulfillmCnt of the peace
treaties will be lifted Sept. 80.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28
CORN REACHES NEW
LOW MARK FOR SEASON

Chicago, Sept 2S.-New low price
records for the season were touched
today by September and December
corn.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28

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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28

Fair tonight and some
What unsettled Thursday.
Warmer tonight.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-28

The Third Artillery has one of the
Oldest and most valiant records Of
any in the regular army, having been
organized in 1907. Although it did
not get into action during the world
war, being held in readiness for i'm
mediate dispatch to the front, it saw
service in the war of 1912, the Next
can, Civil and Spanish-American wars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-07
CONFLICT BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS OVER
 FRESHMAN IS SEEN
tContinued from page onc)

out of the bunkers into bunk, where he was found by a member of the crew.
 Seated in his room in the hotel, OCallaghan broke the silence that he has maintained since his arrival at Newport News. Friendship only, in duced him to talk, and while he was perfectly willing to be quoted, he rig idly refrained from saying anything that would cause embarrassment to
 the committee which invited him to , testify.
 MacSwiney, according to May yor Buckingham, was the first to board the West Canon, which was at the quay 100 yards from the ruins of Cork's once magnificent city hall.
 "Getting aboard the ship was not as Idifficult as it may seem" he said.
 Dressed as a laborer, I hung around
 the quays for about an hour watching
 my chance. Many of the crew were absent from the ship and when I Jaw
 my chance I climbed a ladder and slipped aboard and into the nold
 When MacSwiney made his pres ence known, calling himself Mulligan. our small store of food was about out, He was put to work at once, and it was comparatively easy for him to
 reach the bunkers with food and wa
 ter for me. I would have made tut all right, but the ship was rolling very
 bad after being out week. and I
 succumbed to seasickness Finally I
 determined to lie down a while where
 the air was better, and went to bunk
 where the watch was on duty The
 fellow, however, came down and dis
 covered me. Despite my sickn ess,
 went to work with MacSwiney"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-07
.PHELAN ACCUSES
 GREAT BRITAIN OF EMULAT|NG HUN
Buying Up Oil Lands and Ap- peaIing for U. s. Aid at Same Time, Charges
 California Senator
By Associated Press

Washington, January 6.--Great Brit
 ain was accused of "emulating the Hun" in pursuing her postwar oil pol icy by Senator Phelan, democrat, Cali forina, speaking in the Senate today after Senator Mex ellar, democrat. Ten nessee, had advocated cutting off the British supply of American oil unless Americans were accorded equal rights with British subjects in the purchase and development of world oil supplies. The California senator added to his accustation the charge that Great Brit ain at the same moment she was ap- pealing for American aid during the war, declaring her back was to the wall" was buying up oil lands in other countries With this charge, Senator Phelan coupled another, asserting that Great Britain obtained 0,000,000 in loans from the United States and used her own money in an endeavor to ac- quire monopoly of the world oil sup ply.
 Senator McKellar, few moments before the Pacific senator had made his charges, had declared that Great Britain was putting forward claims of inability to pay interest on American
 war loans and was buying up the world oil resources. England, while i,buying up these oil resources. Mir Mo Kellar said, was using American oil and saving her own supplies for the future.
 The United States. Senator McKellar declared, has the power ito bring Eng land to terms" by refusing permission for the obtaining of oil from America, and in that connection urged immediate action on his bill proposing reciprocity as regards oil with those nations which do not discriminate against American citizens and retaliation against those nations that do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-07
Washington News
By Associated Press

Washington, January 6.-Authority to issue s. 600 of development and general mortgage bonds was granted the Southern Railway company today by the interstate commerce commission. The issue is to be pledged as partial security for gov ernment loan of $3,S2500O.
 Counted in gallons this is how much spirits there was in government ware houses last September 30, according to the record given Congress today: Whisky, 44,5Oo, 64S; rum, 4o5,55 gin, gl6,- 462 high wines, 2,395; alcohol. S76,9DS; cologne spirits, 559,5se; brandy. 7ss.sT.
 The Senate committees recount of votes in the Michigan senatorial contest be- tween Senator Newberry and Henry Ford up to today showed a net gain of E2 votes for Mir. Ford over Senator New berry, was announced today.
 Confidence of the recovery of Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, who has been twice operated on, was expressed today by his attendants. Unless unexpected complications develop, it was said that he would be able to receive visitors soon.
 Chairman Will Hays of the republican national committee paid friendly visits about the capitol today, his first call be- ing on Senator Penrose, with whom he found Senator Knox. Calls on Senator Lodge and Senator Watson, who is ill in a hospital, were to follow, but Mir. Hays said his visits had no signifcance'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-07
HARDING REMAINS
 SILENT REGARDING
 CABINET MEMBERS
Conclusive Information Still Lacking and Number Men toned in Speculation In-
 CreaseS as Days Go By
By Associated Press

Marion, Ohio, January 6-Conclusiye information aoout the cabinet prefer ences of President-elect Harding IS still lacking, and as the days go by without definite development, the number of those mentioned for appointment in spec ulation here is increasing rather than narrowing. Two weks ago there were many indications that the announcement of at least two selections was imminent. Those who had talked with Mir Harding generally were agreed that Charles Evans Hughes of New York was upper most in mind for Secretary of State, and Charles c. Dawes of Chicago had the in- side track for Secretary of the Treasury. There was equal unanimity in the pre- diction that these selections and possibly that of Henry Wallace of Iowa for Sec retary of Agriculture would be made known very early in the new year, Since then the cabinet question has been un3 tier daily consideration by the PresidentA elect, and he has heard the advice of some of his ablest party leaders, but without apparent results.
 The claims of other aspirants have been thrust upon him by their friends and the interval also has given him an op- portunity to hear the inevitable residue of protests against some of the appoint fHeHtS nS W'to Pop"i"iiS 'ASPpi NSN ~ - considering. As a result he has given recent visitors the impression that his mind still is open on every appointment Some of them even have gone away pre- dieting that no selections would be an nounced until just before March 4. For the most part, however the conviction prevails that two three of the most important appointments will be made known in January.
 DIFFICULT TO DECIDE
 It is understood that for one thing, the President-elect is finding it diff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-07
YOUR RHEUMATISM
Remove Its Cause by Purifying
 Your Blood

One of the most important duties of your system is to burn up certain substances no longer of use in your body. One is uric acid, now generally held to be the cause of rheumatism. It inflames the joints, stiff fens the muscles, causes pains, aches, and lameness.
 The system is helped to dispose of this troublesome substance and rheumatism is permanently relieved, by Hoods Sarsapa- riIla, the one true blood purifier. It is aided in many cases by Hoods Pills, which in small doses are a gentle laxative, in larger doses an active cathartic grand course of treatment, economical and effective.-- Adv.