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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-26
MISS LOCKWOOD AN
OCTOBER BRIDE At
CHURCH WEDDING
POPULAR GIRL UNITED IN MAR.
RAGE TO JAMES J. BOYLE AT
SERVICE SOLEMNiZED THIS
MORNING BY DEAN MADDEN.

Miss c. Loretta Lockwood, a popu
lar Ottawa girl, became the bride of
James j. Boyle this morning at very
pretty church wedding which took
place at s o'clock at st. Columbia
Catholic church Dean Thomas f.
Madden of1ciated,
Miss Katherine Wolfe of Chicago
acted as maid of honor and Francis
Boyle, brother of the groom, served
as best man.
The bride wore a beautiful suit of
blue duCet dc laine trimmed in nutria
fur. Her hat was of the same shade
of blue A large corsage bouquet of
Sweetheart roses completed her attire
The maid of honor wore a blue tai
lored suit, a blue hat and corsage
similar to the one worn by the bride.
After the church ceremony the
members of the bridal party and the
immediate families Of the bride and
groom went to the Nauchusa where
wedding breakfast was served. The
table was prCttily decorated with
and tulle,
Mr. Boyle and his bride left THIS
morning for honeymoon trip to
New York. They will return to OF
tawa to make their future home
The bride is the daughter Of Mrs.
Anna Lockwood LOG West Superior
street She was born and raised in
MarsCilcs, but has made her home in
ottawa for the past ten years. She
is graduate of the Marseilles High
school and of Browns Business CO.
lego of this city. Since graduating
from tho latter institution she has
been employed az the bookkeeper al
the c. w. Irion Dry Goods company
and is one of the best known young
business women in the city.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs John Boyle Of Michigan street
He has lived In ottawa all his life and
is well known here. Mr.. Boyle is en-
ployed at the Chicago Retort and Fir2
Brick company
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-26
GALLON OF LELAND
BOOZE A MYSTERY

A gallon Of booze which was taken
from an auto by the Leland authori-
turned over to the sheriff's office.
Sheriff Ayers was out when the booze
was turned into his office, and Depu-
ty Stedman, who received the contis-
Gated liquor. veiled the matter in
mystery and refused to give out any
information concerning the raid in
which the liquor was taken 1t is
understood it was secured from a
man who was peddling booze through
the northern part of the county. No
arrests have been made in the case
as yet
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-26
SPAGNOLlA DENIED
PARDON BY SMALL

Springfield, H., Oct 6,-(SpeCialD
Governor Small, acting on the rec
ommendatiCn of the state division of
pardons and paroles today, denied the
petition for a pardon or communication
of sentence Of Michael SpagnOlia, who
is serving a life term in the Joliet
penitentiary for murder. Spagnolia
was one of the men in the holdup and
killing on May %, 1918. of the pay
master of the Black Hollow mine in
La Sale county.
He was tried and sentenced in the
La Sale county circuit court, his
case attracting widespread attention
He made plea for pardon in June,
claiming that he aided the state in
the capture of the other members of
tho BLACK Hollow band who we're i'm
plicated with him in the crime.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-26
SPIRITED CLASHES
MARK OPENING OF
STRIKE CONFERENCE
Chicago, Oct 26.-Leaders of six raroadunions
which have called strike for October 80, were
brought face to face with railroad executives today

by the railway labor
board for a public hear
ing in an effort to achieve
peaceful settlement of the disputes
leading to the threatened national tie
up of transportation next Sunday.
The meeting, which was held in the
coliseum, was featured by occasional
nareups, with President Stone lead.
ing frequent clashes with camera men
in an attempt to bar them from the
spacious building. When the roll call
was held 1900 responded to their
names
Wransle over Chairmen.
Taking Of testimony from brother.
hood chiefs followed an hours wrang
ling over the roll call. President
Stone of the engineers objected to the
roll call of his general chairmen, and
when the board undertook to call
their names it developed that the
chairmen had 0beyed Mr.. Stones in
structions and ignored the boards or
der to attend the hearing
The roll call began at 10 a. IN. and
halted when Mr. tSone objected to
the activities Of several photogra-
pliers. Chairman Barton said he had
no control over the movie men.
Well if you have no control over
them | can put one of my strong arm
squads in here and clear them out in
two minutes" Mr.. StCne retorted
No Ruling From Barton.
The roll call Of the executives Of
the five unions and the railroads oc-
cupied thirty minutes The five un-
ion presidents said they reserved the
right to represent their chairmen, in
asmuch as several railroad presidents
had answered for absentees. The
chairman did not rule on the point
and roll call of the general chair
men Of the enginecrcs showed only
two members of the executive commit
tee were present.
President Lee OF the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers told the board
tlO w INV OIL INV fblt NtlF AChtii hll
the Walkout ordered He tCld how ho
withdrew from the joint meeting with
the ether unions because their strike
vote covered questions he did not
think were involved Il took the po-
sition that for once in my life, at
least, wanted to tell the truth to
my men about the facts as auW
them" he said
Didn't Want Strike.
Lee read into the record circular
letter sent to his men while they
were voting on the strike in which
he pointed out that wages must come
down and that 100000 unemployed
men were seeking jobs, Mr. Lce said
the difference between himself and
the other unions arose when he in
sisted on a clean cut statement, point
ing ont there WIS no possibility to re-
open negotiations with the roads, using
the strike vote as club, because the
railway labor board and not the roads
had ordered the wage cut.
At II o'clock the board recessed
until O'clock, with Mi Lees state
ment The hearing is expected to be
Thursday morning.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-26
WEATHER

Generally fair tonight
and Thursday. Possible
showers tonight.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-26

vanced while raising potatoes for the
defendant.
Jury Is Discharged
All the members of the petit jury,
except those who were serving on the
Extrom-Lilja case which is now on
trial in the Circuit Court were excused
by Judge Eldredge today. The jurist
also issued an order this morning,
adjourning court for Saturday, Oct.
goth. The tribunal will close its
doors on Friday night, and will not
reopen them until Monday.
Grove Estate $49,1
A petition for letters testamentary
in the estate Of the late Lucian Grove,
whose will was filed two weeks ago,
was filed in the probate court today.
The testator left 240 acres of La Sale
county land valued at S4S and per-
sonal property valued at $1100, max
ing the total estate worth $40, 100.
BY the terms of his will his widow
and his children will inherit the
property.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-26

whole question was presented to the
utilities commission for its determina-
ticn. This caused more delays while
the interurban company fought the
matter, insisting that there was no
danger at their crossing. that there
had never been an accident there.
When that phase of the question was
settled by an order for the G., O.
p. to fall in line and do it's part, re-
vised plans had to be worked out.
More delay The state legislature
was persuaded to contribute $500
towards the enterprise, and this
amount was made available after the
first of July.
Measure For New Bridge.
According to measurements made
Yesterday by County Superintendent
of Highways George Farnsworth and
George f. Burch of the State Depart
ment of Public Works and Buildings,
the new bridge over the Fox river
will not be wider than twenty four
feet, provided the present building
plans are carried out, and the c. o
& p is allowed to keep its present
bridge. The bridge however if erect
ed at a width of twenty-four feet, will
be so constructed that it can he wild
ened out in the future, if the c. o. &
p. structure is abandoned at any time
in the future.
Engineers Farnsworth and BurCh
went over all the ground around the
bridge yesterday, during the latter's
visit to ottawa, making all of the
necessary measurements and surveys
needed for drawing the pans. The
structure will be built of concrete
reinforced with steel
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-26
PLAYS TOO CLOSE TO
BONFIRE; CLOTHES
ARE |GN|TED;; DIES
Six-YEAR-OLD STREATOR GIRL is
FATAL BURNED WI lie
RoMPlNG NEAR PILE OF FLAM
ING RUBBISH.

Stroator, ILL.,, oct. 2G.-(Special) -
Mary Dutko. aged G years, daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs John o. Dutko Of
Jackson street, was fatally burned
yesterday afternoon when her dress
caught fire from a burning rubbish
pile which had been ignitcd along the
Santa Fe tracks The child's screams
attracted neighborg, who rushed to
her assistance and succeeded In
smothering out the flames which GOV.
cred her by rolling her in gunny
sacks. Although her body was burn
ed to crisp at some parts, Mary ran
to the home of her parents, four
blocks away, as soou as the blaze was
cxtinguishcd
The child died at midnight at the
hospital here She was entirely con
scious until the end came.
!. Mary, with a little neighbor boy,
went to the Santa Fe tracks to play
yesterday afternoon, About 4:30
o'clock they were playing on the
tracks north of Streator. near where
a rubbish pile Is kept burning almost
continually by an old man, who tried
to separate the Junk from the Other
debris Mary got too near the flames
and her tiny skirt caught fire, the
flames soon covering her,
Neighbor women wrapped her In
sunny sacks, but the terror stricken
child, as soon as the flames were put
out, rushed wildly through the streets
2 /, l. 4Vfr ~
they saw how badly she was burned,
we're panic. stricken. Unable to find 9
first aid remedy for burns, they mike !
together lime and water and poured
1t over her, thinking they were help
ing her The child was placed on her
back, and every time she would try
to get up her parents would push her
back and give her fresh coating OF
lime water.
They then wrapped her injuries in
clothing. When the doctor arrived o.
few minutes after the child reached
home he was unable to remove the
handagcs, the flesh having becom"
fastened to the cloth and tore away
from the body.
The little girl was removed to the
hospital and everything was done toI
relieve her suffering and to spare her
life, but the flames had done their
deadly work. 1t is not believed the
child suffered from the burns, as the
shock was so great to her she was
unable to feel pain
Mary talked until the last. At mid
night she said to the watchers at hec
bedside, "A blue automobile came, and
two men with stars took me away,
and, gasping, expired.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-26
MRS. lORING DIES
AT BROTHERS, HOME

Mrs. Mary Loring 20, widow of the
late Hubert Loring, Of Marseilles.
passed away this morning about 5:45
O'Clock at the home OF her brother,
Jesse Grove on Congress street, this
city, following a lingering illness of a
complication of diseases. Funeral
services will be held Friday afternoon
at = o'clock from the Grove residence.
Interment will be made at the River
view Cemetery at Marseilles, Ill.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-26
COURT IS ASKED TO
CONSTRUE WILL Of
MAN DEAD a YEARS
HEIRS OF MICHAEL MAHONEY
PETITION JUDGE ELDREDGE TO
DECIDE DISPOSITION OF ONE
SHARE OF ESTATE.

A bill to construe the will of the
late Michael Mahoney, who died on
June q, 1907 in Peoria, while temper
arily absent from his home in La
Sale county was filed in the Circuit
Court today. James Mahoney bro
ther of the tcstator is the petitiones
while Charles Mahoney, Mary
Mahoney the Ottawa Banking and
Trust Co., Anna Mahoney, James
Mahoney, Mary Mahoney Theresa
Mahoney, Ruth Mahoney, William
Mahoney, Edith Mahoney, Frank
Mahoney, Earl J. Mahoney, Anna
Marie Mahoney. Loretta Mahoney,
Michael Mahoney, Susan Mahoney
and Margaret Mahoney arc the de-
PENDANTS.
The court is asked to construc
section six of the will which provides
that a sister of the testator Theresa
Mahcney shall inherit an 80 acre farm
for her life time.
The document provided that she
pay her sister Mary, who is sister of
charity 500, and a brother John 500
annually for five years. At the death
of Miss Mahoney the will provided
that the land was to go to James A.
Mahoney. Frank Mahoney Charles
Mahoney and Mary Mahoney,
Miss Theresa Mahoney died last
March. Frank Mahonoy died in
Nebraska in 1918 leaving wife and
some children The court is asked
to decide the disposal Of Franks
share of the estate.
Trial Delayed
The late arrival of an interurbap
car from Streator caused a short de-
lay in the resumption of the EXtrom-
Lila case in the Circuit Court this
morning, as the car carried one of
the jurors. When court opened Peter
Extrom the plaintiff was again called
to the stand Mr. Extrom took the
stand Monday afternoon following the
opening arguments of the attorneys.
yesterday morning, and remained
He was recalled to the witness chair
there during the entire day. answer
ing questions in regard to the book
keeping of the business deal between
he and Andrew J. Lila, the defendant.
Mr.. Extrom is seeking s905 alleged
to be due him, for work and cash ad-
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ADMITS
$500 DAY PROFIT
IN MILK SALES
Witness at District Committee
Hearing Also Says Product
Often Is AduIterated.

Testimony showing that one milk
dealer in this city was making 5000
a day net profit was given this morn.
ing before the subcommittee Of the
House District Committee, which is
investigating the milk situation.
The dealer, w. A. Simpson, of the
Walker.Hill Dairy, also told the com.
mittee he and four other members of
his family, all Of whom worked for
the firm, were receiving salaries
which totaled annually about S37, 900.
The committee indicated this testi.
mony was sufficient to show the milk
distributors in Washington were max
ing a pretty fair profit.
The committee plans to bring other
milk dealers to the Capitol in order
to get information as to their profits.
The testimony of Mr.. Simpson add
ed impetus TO the movement Of
several members of the committee to
campaign for lower priced milk in
Washington.
Mr.. Simpson also testified there
was considerable adulteration of milk
shipped to the District Of Columbia.
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SNYDER To GET
j. 5. MARSHAL 8
JOB IN DISTRICT
Daugherty Declares He Will Ap-
prove Nomination of Local
Newspaper Man.

Attorney General Daugherty an
nounced today he would approve the
appointment of Edgar G. Snyder, of
Washington, to be United States mar.
shal for the District of Columbia. The
appointment, Daugherty said, will not
be made for a week or two.
The term of the incumbent, Maurice
Splain. expires next February.
MIR. Snyder has been for many years
Washington correspondent of the
Omaha Bee and also has been editor
Of the National Hotel and Travellers
Gazette. During the last Presidential
campaign, he was chairman Of the
speakers bureau of the Harding and
Coolidge Club of the District and
played a prominent part In the cam.
paign in and around the District.
Mr.. Snyder and Ralph w. Lee were
candidates for the place, and II was
thought at first that Mr.. Lee would be
appointed.
Mr.. Snyder was born in Philadelphia
September 6, 1850, and is graduate .
OF the University of Pennsylvania: Is a
member of the National Press Club and
the Gridiron Club. and lives at 1112
Fairmont street northwest,
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] JAPANESE: \ .
lj6Ebn|fA|N
TO BARGAIN.
Virtually Assured Dissolution OF
Alliance Seen As Ameri-
can Victory.
By FRANK CHARLTON,
international News Service.

Both Britain and Japan will an
nounce their willingness to abrogate
the Anglo-Japanese treaty of alliance
before the Washington conference
ends, according to studied opinion in
neutral diplomatic circles today.
Seen as American Victory.
Such action by the two island EN-
pires would constitute one OF the
greatest victories for American di-
plomacy on record. Britain was on
the point Of dropping the alliance
last summer during the imperial con-
ference at London. but for reasons
best Known to the British foreign
office decisive action was deferred.
At the time the British knew
America was planning to invite the
leading powers into international
conference for discussion Of arma-
ment limitation and Pacific prob
lens.
There is no other instrument in
the hands of Japan that offers such
an excellent basis for bargaining as
this treaty, in the opinion Of the
Japanese themselves. and they want
to make the most of IL.
America is opposed to bargaining
but is perfectly willing to listen to
any Far East proposals Japan may
offer. even " some of them do m
volve concessions to Japan on con-
dition that the Japanese relinquish
their alliance with the British.
The positions of Britain and Japan
in Asia are more closely allied than
most Americans realize, and they have
been drawn even closer together by
the creation of the Bolshevik - ''--r.
ment in Russia. Both are fighting
further encroachments by the Va JscuN "
Soviet. No element of political altru.
ism entered into the Anglo-Japanese
alliance. 1t was dictated by the fact
that two strong powers, which were
gradually extending their influence and
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
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BY H. G. WELLS
Copyright. 1921, by the Press Publishing
Co., the New York World and the
Chicago Tribune.y

Copyright. 1921, by the Press Publishing
Co., the New York World and the
Chicago Tribune.y
CAN rights reserved)
The Chinese propaganda in Amer
lea and Western Europe seems on
the whole to be conducted more
efficiently than the Japanese. And
the Chinese student, It seems to me,
gets into closer touch with the edu-
Gated American and European, be-
cause his Is democratic and not an
aristocratic habit Of mind. He has
an intensely Western sense of pub
lie opinion.
The masses Of China may be
destitute, ignorant and disordered,
but in their mental habits they are
modern and not medieval, In the
same sense that the Japanese are
medieval and not modern. The
Chinese seem to "get on" with their
Western social equivalents better
than any Of the Asiatic people.
And increasing multitudes Of Chin
ese are learning English today; it
Is the second language in China.
Giant In Background.
Now, II Japan is the figure In the
limelight at Washington today, China
10 the giant In the background. or n
CONTINUED on page Is, Column ~
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Harding Asks 40 P. C.
AS Compromise
On Surtax


President Harding today urged
that q compromise Be re4ched b.
tween the House and Senate pro-
visions fixing a maximum surtax
on incomes In the pending tax
revision bill. ~
The Senate agreed upon a maxi
mum surtax of SO per cent, and
the House voted for a maximum Of
80 per cent.
The President today lent his
support to a compromise fixing
the maximum at 40 per cent. He
conferred with Chairman Fordney,
Of the House Ways and Means
Committee, and urged that the
House support the compromise
measure, and expressed, his belief
that the maximum should b. less
than so per cent. The House will
vote on the matter this afternoon.
Chairman Fordney, on arriving
At the White House, said that the
Senate conferees had agreed to
accept a compromise plan whereby
the maximum surtax on incomes
would be placed at 40 per cent. He
said that he proposed to offer this
compromise to vote of the House
today.
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HELD
-|}F|1AE:f:
BY HOUSE
Resignation Of Major 0essford
Held to Have Cleared
Up Situation.

There will be no Congressional
probe of the Washington Police and
Fire Departments at this time.
Both departments are functioning
as well as could be expected under
the circumstances" the committee
headed by Congressman Frederick
NJ. Zihlman of Maryland. announced
today following q closed session,
when the question Of an inquiry was
gone into at length.
Situation Clarified.
Announcement Of the retirement at
the end of this month Of Major Hhrry
l.. Gessford, superintendent of the
Washington Police Department, Ia
said to have done much to clarity the
situation.
With another superintendent of
police in view, the members of the
subcommittee, as well as other mem
bers Of Congress. feel It would do
more to hamper than to help the
proposed new police head.
Recommendations for the future
policy of the police department will
be heard from the new superintend.
ent, and the committee believes II
would be unfair to him to dictate
a policy for Gessfords successor
until that official has sufficient op-
portunity to apply his own ideas to
the operation OF the department.
Efficient Despite Handicaps.
''It is the sense of the subcommit-
tee appointed to Investigate the police
and fire departments of the District of
Columbia that both forces are perform
ing efficient work under the circum-
stances, and In face of the fact that
both departments are under manned
and are in need of additional person.
mel and equipment" said the state
ment of Chairman Zihlman.
1.-THE subcommittee is anxious to CO.
operate in raising the standard of
sioners and department in securing the
quota of officers and such equipment
as is needed for the adequate protec-
ton of life and property and such as
the people have n right to expect in
the National Capital"
Commissioner James F. Oyster, who
has immediate supervision over the
police department, last night visited
Major Gessford at the latter's home
and talked with him for more than an
hour. The Commissioner reported The
major a very Ill man."
Colonel Stanton Considered.
The chief topic in Washington todny
was as to who would succeed Gessford.
The Commissioners are reticent, but
II Ia known that two men are being
given more consideration than others,
Continued on Page rs, Column g.
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IN We Reach the Secret Stage.
AH0KY China on the Operating Table
I1VUlnV Japan Talks to His Uncle SAM
| Safety in Strength Only.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE


Inis is written at Washington November 16 year of
OUT Lora 1871 and in the year of WAR about 100000.
Anybody who thinks 100000 years of war can be
wiped out by little talk in this particular year of grace
has good imagination.
On the other hand, anybody who doubts that the hui
man race after passing through the Stone Age canni
eal,sm and slavery, will eventually get rid Of
While cannibaism lasted the wise man kept his family
IN position to eat others instead of being eaten In
slave. ''0 - -
AS long there is war; twenty kinds going on now
material for fifty of plainly mapped out Japan
Snina Russia, Germany wise country will keep itself
SAFE by keeping itself POWERFUL. It is to be hoped
that exuberance of verbosty the kind of bland hope
fu asniny that equps Henry Ford peace ships will not
take possession of this country.
We HOPE that will die out, that nobody will at
tack that shall not fall into the again as we
DID while ago. But public officials have business
We KNOW that there certain safety except that
based on strength and readiness
the program of defense that warning nations forced
upon US makes the pace expensive for them, we are
tackng them and they KNOW it, whether they be French
Chinese, English, or Japanese.
Nobody has for wanting this country weak un-
less he has plans for military conquest economic CO.
ercion inside our territory.
It's pity to bore repeating what every child of
fourteen should know.
But Senators and Congressman looking down on repre-
sentatves of nations that have hardly finished cutting
each others troats cheer themselves hoarse
gestion to weaken this country and that makes it
sary to fill space with automatic platitudes