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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14
GRANDRIDCE
MISS WlNlFREp YocUM
Correspondent
Returns From vacatlo, vls,,

Miss Lacene Hibbs, who has been
enjoying a several weeks vacation
with relatives in Galesburg ana
Oneida, returned to her home on SyI.
van avenue Friday afternoon. Miss
acene will complete her vacation sea.
son by accompanying her father, c. r..
Hibbs, and wife 70 Wisconsin for a
ten days outing,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14
UTICA
Receivers From Accident.

Joseph Truck, who is employed at
Morrissey's meat market, is recovering
from recent accident which was
very painful. He was saving a bone
on short steak when the saw slipped
and went through his hand at the
wrist, cutting to the bone A deep cash
was also cut in his thumb.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Schenck OF
Valparaiso, Ind, motored here to Wis
it at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio
Bradley, and brought with them two
little daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Brad
ley. who have been with them a few
weeks.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14
Down She Goes.

Down She Goes.
Despite the public sentiment ex-
pressed by majority of our citizens,
including the American Legion, the
Woman's Relief Corps, the Woman's
auxiliary of the American Legion,
and many private citizens, the liber-
ty pole is being removed today.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Pool. Joe Os.
born and Mathew and Ellis Tibblos
all OF Streator were recent callers at
the Thomas Osborn home on the East
Side.
MIR and Mrs Charles and two chill.
dren Of Eaton, Ohio spent an after
noon this week with Mr.. and Mrs.
John W. Fogle, northeast of the vii.
lage
Miss Florence Bacon of the East
Side spent from Tuesday until Sunday
with the William King family, near
StreatOr.
Miss Anna Wollenhaupt Of OTTAWA
is wc'k end gue7t AZ the home Of
her brother Elmer, northeast OF town
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14
Remembered on Natal Day.

Mrs h. Lucky was given a surprise
on Aug u, the anniversary of her
birth, by being presented a birthday
cake and number of cards express
ing best wishes for many more happy
returns.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14
GRAIN

Furnished by e. ". Kirby. manager
Gardiner q. Van Ness & Co., members
Chicago Board of Trade. third door
Moloney Building.
Open. High. Low Close
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14

Miss Gertrude Lock has been spend
ing a few days with Miss Juanita
Mers OF Deer Park
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14

Miss Ruth Bauman will act as substi-
tute agent during her absence.
Miss Barbar Smith of La Sale Wis
tied at the Arthur Home here over
Sunday.
Charles Dwornick spent Sunday IN
Princeton and attended a bali game.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14
Returns From Business Trip.

+. b. Williams has returned from
Oklahoma, where he had been for some
time looking after his farming inter
ests.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14
Seriously III.

Friends of Mrs. F. W Newman o:
the East Side deeply regret to learn
that her mother, Mrs J. s North Of
Ottawa. is very i'll Mrs. Newman has
been at the bedside of her mother for
several days.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14
Cash Markets.

Receipts Estimated.
Wheat, 900 cars.
Corn, 230 cars.
Oats, 400 cars,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14

Swatters, 10; So. Willie, q.
The Marseilles SKATERS played the
South fWilminpton boys yesterday
The score was 10 to in favor of
Marseilles.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14
Frauk hobart and daughter mo.

Frank hobart and daughter mo-
tored to Minonk Yesterday.
Alden LOOMS and family of Lacon
and John LOOMS and family Of Hen.
ry met II. r. Loomis and family at
Starved Rock yesterday and had a
family reunion and picnic dinner to-
gether
Leo Singer and family and Vern
Rockerd and family motored to
Spring Valley yesterday and spent
the day with ohm Mcmahon.
The congestion is so great at the
crossing of Main and Bluff streets
Saturday and Sunday. that there
should be traffic policeman to regu
late the passage Of automobiles to
prevent serious accidents.
e. c. VanHoorebeke. r. r. Smith,
Mayor j. A. Kelso. AL Smith and Ed
ward Gronberg motored to Chicago
yesterday to take in the ball game.
:. :. Attend 3rd Reunion.
AL Smith, Harry Fleming, Harry
Campbell, John Nicholson, Willis
Bingham and Frank Shape, are in
Ottawa today attending the reunion
of the Third regiment, veterans of
the Spanish American war.
Swatters, 10; So. Willie, q.
The Marseilles SKATERS played the
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14

American Legion Social a Success,
The Ice cream social given by the
Pierce Davis Post of the American Lee
gion was a grand success in every
way.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14
Utica Triumphs Over Triumph.

The Utica Yanks ana the Triumph
team staged an exciting game of base
ball Sunday in Triumph, resulting III
victory for Utica, Is to 0.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-14

Misses Norma and Katherine Payne
were La Sale callers on Saturday
evening.
Miss Alma Hackensmith of Ottawa
spent Sunday at the Decker home IN
Utica.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-25
NEW ENGLAND BUSINESS MEN
FAVOR ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY
Committee Submits Report Pointing to Desir
ability of Great Lakes Project.

'2. That 1t can be constructed at a
reasonable cost. considering the
magnitude of the work involved;
-. That IL will furnish a direct
and usable water route between
ports of the Great Lakes and botl,
foreign and domestic oce3u ports:
e. That iE the near future this
nation will require every possible
means Of transportation by water.
rail and motor. and that accordingly
the st. Lawrence project will he OF
great assistance in reducing other
wise necessary expenditures OF Al
ditions to our rail facilities. and
greatly lessen the inevitable trans
portation crisis. which will arise
with a restoration OF normal busi-
ness and the natural growth Of the
country:
''5. That IL will give to New York
and New England a very large. re-
liable and cheap source OF hyd-o-
electric energy; and
&c. That the project is desirable
for the country as a whole. and
beneficial to New England"
The Washington herald., 1922-03-25
Harvest Labor
Envies Miners
Compare Farm Wages With
"Princely" Union.
Pay.

TOPEKA, Kans., March 24.-Kan-
sas farm hands. observing the war
like attitude of the coal miners over
proposed wage cuts, feel that the
miners "ain't been nowhere or seen
nothin'"
Their wages. cut 81 per cent last
year, are to be cut another IS per
cent this year, according to reports
to the State board of agriculture.
In the golden days of 1920 the
Kansas farm hand arrived at his
office" in his own fiivver-two in
stallments paid+took of his college
cut suit, folded it carefully, and
jumped into overalls for a few hours
of exercise. Then away to town
1910 to the good.
Last year harvest hands got on
an average $40 a day without
board. while the old family hired
man, staying on the farm, got s35
a month and keep"
This year he has got to be up
with the sun and still busy at twi-
light IL he wants a job at 25 per
cent less than the 1921 figures.
National figures show that the
average paid harvest help last sum-
mer was $2.79, without board, and
as the Kansas farmers paid $40.
they believe they were lax in keep
ing down with labor market figures.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-25
Annapolis Grads
Hit By Navy Bill
Only 200 Of 54f Seniors to Get
Commissions Under It's
Provisions. -

Only 200 OF the SAL seniors who
will be graduated from Annapolis
Naval Academy this spring will be
given commissions in the navy. un-
der terms of the naval appropria-
tion bill shortly to be offered in
the House.
The others will be given batche-
lors' degrees, three months pay as
midshipmen and tickets home. A
like fate will await the three sue
ceeding classes. r.-
The reduction in the number OF
midshipmen, according to Repre-
sentative Kelley. of Michigan, Is
necessary because OF the cut to be
made in personnel, as provided by
the arms conference. Mr.. Kelley is
chairman of the subcommittee OF
the House Appropriations Commit
tee, which is preparing the naval
bill.
The committee is adhering to It's
intention to reduce the personnel
of the navy to $1,000, although
President Harding and Secretary
DENLY will insist that the cut be
only to $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-25

The Jail is spotless. Its long cor.
ridors are clean and light. Its
walls bright and put TO shame the
best room in the Cook School.
The plumbing is OF the best. The
sanitation is pronounced perfect
and the ventilation leaves nothing
TO be desired. There are no dinky
little gas gets striving TO light the
building in the dark days that rob
the school children of their time
ard no bad drains TO spread disease
Advantages Over school.
The prisoners could all be taken
from the building in case of fire
which. owing to the character o.
the building, is hardly possible, ar
they would not be led through an
inferno as would be the case should
the Cook School take FIRE.
A jail is not supposed to compare
favorably with a modern apartmeT
house. IL is pointed out. but one has
reason to be surprised when he finds
il more desirable than a public
school building located in the Capt.
tai of the United States.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-25

Manufacturers of New England.
where there has been much opposi-
ton to the proposed Great Lakes
st. Lawrence seaway project, are
now on record in favor of the
great waterway scheme, and indorse
1t as desirable not only or the
country as a whole, but beneficial
to New England.
This Endorsement has come from
special committee of nine members
of the Associated Industries of Mas
sachusetts. appointed several
months ago by the executive COM
mittes of the organization with d.
rections to report upon the feasi-
biiity and desirability of the project
Announcement of this committees
findings was made public here yes
terday, their report having been
made unanimously after long and
careful research. The report says:
Our conclusions are:
81. That the project is feasible
from an. engineering standpoint:
The Washington herald., 1922-03-25
Jail More WholesomeAbode
Than John F. Cook School
Principal Apologies for Bad Odor from
Drains, While Pupils Strain Eyes in
Room Lighted by Single Gas Jet.

II The Herald reporter had to
choose between spending five hours
a day in the District Jail. or the
same length of time in the John
F. Cook School ne undoubtedly
would select the school. But disre-
garding the loss of prestige that
accompanies a protractcd residence
in the local hoosegow, 1t is much
more desirable place OF abode than
the dignified place Of learning men,
| toned above.
The discovery resulted from the
charge made by one of the pupils
of the Cook School. that the school
building was worse than a Jail. Addi-
tional criticisms of the conditions at
this school resulted in a personal
visit by the writer which reveaIed
conditions that would be objection
| able in a printed description.
Drains Out of Order.
Upon entering the door of the
school building one is Immediately
seized with the desire to call it a
day. This is explained as olfactory
sense of self-preservation. The prin-
cipal apoligized profusely. but in a
| tone that indicated she had become
used to it,
She explained that the drains were
out of order and that nothing could
be done about IL. The floor OF the
lavatory was covered with water
that flowed into the hallway.
A furnace stands on either side
OF the hallway that is the only ave-
nue. of escape in case of fire.
Should a FIRE start around these
furnaces. which is highly possible.
il was pointed out. little chance Of
escape is offered the pupils
Every room in the building is
overcrowded and the school popu-
lation is cnstantly growing in this
section.
Lighted by One Small Gas jet.
On a rainy day the first thing
| to greet the eye is a room illumi-
mated by one small gas jet that at
tempts to function without the aid
OF a tip. the net result being about
what one would expect from any
ambitious candle. The children are
bent over thei. books in an en-
deavor to overcome the handicap,
and upon this particIar afternoon
the irony of the whole situation
was emphasized by the fact that
they were reading American history.
| AS the rain increased the room
| grew darker, until the teacher was
obliged to instruct the children to
stop reading. 1t was impossible to
continue the regular school work
so the children were given their
physical instruction
Suddenly and without warning
the whole building trembled vio-
lently. None of the children looked
up, and thc principal explained that
this ~was quite usual. Any la-Ec
truck going by would have this cr-
| feet, she said.
Has stood for Half q Century.
The records in the District Build
| ing show that the building was con-
| structed between 1867 and 1871,
when the addition was added. Its
| original cost was $4,000, and II has
never been equipped with a fire
| escape.
These are the conditions under
which the pupils of the John F.
Cook School on o street northwest
are attempting to secure an educa-
tion. while none of these deplorable
conditions exist in the District Jail
The Washington herald., 1922-03-25

Engineer and Shipbuild-
ing Employers Threaten
To Post Notices.
ISSUE is FORCED
BY UNIONS VOTE
Workers Persisting in De.
mands That Owners
Call Managerial.

LONDON, March "a. "A lockout
and presenting the gravest indus
trial crisis in England since the
countrywide mine strike a year
ago and the threatened general
strike by the triple alliance at that
time. now confronts the nation.
The result of a ballot by forty
! seven unions of the engineering
trades, regarding acceptance or re-
lection of the employers memoran-
DUN reserving certain managers
rights to themselves, showed tha
workers strongly opposed to ac-
ceptance. The vote was 64.759 for
rejection and 49.503 for acceptance,
but the ballot represents the views
Of only a small proportion OF the
workers affected.
The employers declared. recently
that IL Ne engineers persisted In
their demands for rights which
they consider managerial, a lock-
out would follow. They permitted
work to continue. however, during
the taking of the ballot.
Oue finance OF Pencc.
II the employers threats are car
ried out therefore. the lockout no
tices will be posted tomorrow di-
rected against both skilled and un-
skilled labor and bringing the en-
gineering and shipbuilding indus
tries to a complete standstilI.
Apparently the only possibilit '
OF n settlement now rests with tho
decision Of the union representa-
tives to inform Sir Alan Smith.
chairman of the employers fedora
tion. that the unions are willing
having tested the sentiment Of the
men. to undertake farther neEotIa-
tions with a view to compromise.
The present grave situation re-
suits from a controversy between
the federation OF employers and ths
Amalgamated Engineering Union
over the right of employers to make
their own decisions regarding over
time. as well as rulings upon whai
class of workmen shall be assigned
to certain forms OF work.
Government May Intervene.
The Amalgamated Engineering
Union declined the employers terms
and has been subjected to a lockout
for two weeks.
Other unions. associated with the
Amalgamated and including the En-
gineering and ShipbuiidinE Trades
Federation. the National Union o.
Foundry Workers. and the National
Federation of General Workers
agreed to vote on the principle.
laid down by the Amalgamated.
The situation has been called e
the official attention Of DownInr
Street and the ministry of lab,
and government Intervention mas
result.
VIII Intensity Depression.
The lockout. affecting more tha,
a million men directly. and indI.
rectly millions more. will intensif,
in a highly damaging way the gen,
eral industrial depression which ex.
lists at present. Official figures show
that on March 13. 1.39O.000 mer
were registered with the govern.
ment as unemployed-while thou.
sands more are out Of work, bul
have not recorded their names.
Labor leaders estimate that there
are three dependents to each un.
employed man. They also point out
that the official figures do not in.
clude 405.000 jobless boys and. girl,
who ordinarily contribute to tn.
support of their families.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-25
LEGION OFFICERS
FACE INQUIRY BY
VETERANS BUREAU
District Chief to "Disci.
pline" Employees for
Criticism.

Thomas FraiIey, commander of
Sergeant Jasper Post. American Le-
gton, and Norman Il. Martindale,
past commander of the same post,
will be called on the carpet today
at the Veterans Bureau, where they
are employed. as the result of reso-
lutions of protest against condi-
tions in the bureau passed at a
meeting of their post Thursday
night
Albert E. Haan, commander O,
Abraham Lincoln Post, son of Mai
Gen. William G. Haan, who was
commander of the Thfrty-second
Division during the world war, de-
clared last night that he will make
the two men explain their attitude
and, it is possible. suspend them
from the bureau. Haan is district
manager of the Fourth District
Veterans Bureau, of which the
Washington office is a part.
May Call Others.
Other members of Sergeant Jas
per Post, which is made up entirely
of former enlisted men of the Dis
trict. may also be put on the carpet
as the result of the charges.
These charges were that condi-
tions at the bureau were "deplor-
able" that clerks did work which
should be assigned to competent
physicians. and that employees had
been treated unfairly in the recent
decentralization of the bureau.
The action of Sergt. Jasper Post,
almost all of whose members are
employed at the bureau and many
of whom are disabled veterans,
which was announced exclusively in
The Herald yesterday, created one
of the biggest sensations of the
year among bureau workers.
Charges and countercharges were
flying back and forth all day from
Office to office and veterans promi-
nent in other legion posts were out
spoken over the affair.
The charges are most unfortun-
ate and most untrue" Mr.. Haan de
clared last night.
II want to find out who made
these charges and why. They are
unwarranted in my opinion and il
examination today proves them un-
warranted the guilty PARTIES will
be severely reprimanded." Mr.. Ham
declared. He added that suspension
of employees in his department. was
in his power and could be provoked
in such a case as this.
To Probe Causes.
Charges of discrimination against
and unfair treatment" of former
service men by the bureau and de
plorable" conditions existing within
the bureau. made by the post at
their meeting Thursday night, re-
ceived immediate attention of Mr..
Haan upon his return last night
from Baltimore.
Severely criticising the "unwar-
ranted action of the post, Mr.. Haan
declared he would leave no stone
untouched to unearth the causes
behind the charges and their ver-
acity. He intimated the charges
were the outgrowth of disgruntled
employees of the bureau. This spirit,
he intimated, might have been pro-
voked by dissatisfaction growing
out of transfers resulting from the
decentralization Of the/former War
Risk Bureau.
Mr.. Ham is post commander Of
the Lincoln Post, American Legion,
with a so per cent enrolment of
Veterans Bureau employees. Past
Post Comdr. Martindale, of the Ser
geant Jasper Post, Is one of Hams
chieftains in the bureau. chief claim
agent. Post Comdr. Frailey,, Ser
geapt Jasper Post, Is employed in
the claims division of the central
ONCE.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-25
WOMEN RUN TOWN
IN NORTH DAKOTA

DIES Laos. N. Oak. March "a
Amid the ringing of bells, footing of
whistles. and general charivari IN
which the whole population took
part. this town was handed over to
the women tonight.
Eight women were sworn into
office and for the next two years
men won't have any more to say
about running the village than the
women used to.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-25
HARDING REGRETS
STAND TAKEN BY
COAL OPERATORS
President and Cabinet
Convinced Strike Is
Inevitable.

President Harding and the Cabi-
net considered. among a number of
important matters yesterday, the
Forthcoming coal miners strike.
which the administration is now
convinced cannot be averted.
Administration views on numer-
Gus subjects were learned to be as
follows:
The Coal Strike - The President
regretfully. authorized the. an
nouncement that the administration
had exhausted its resources by way
Of suggestion to the bituminous
coal operators that they hold a con-
ference with the miners. 1t did not
give up hope of such a conference
until Thursday when definite and
final rejection came from the oper-
ators to the government proposal
that they meet with the miners as
provided in the agreement of 1920.
Last October the miners repre-
sentatives declined to enter upon
such a conference with the opera
tors, although they have in the
present emergency expressed a will
ingness to meet the operators. The
AOC6 hOl lhhhh Lhdl
this refusal of the miners Is the
excuse the operators have now for
refusing to meet the miners.
GratIfed by Treaty Vote.
Treaty Ratification - The Presi-
dent was very much gratified over
ratification by the Senate of the
four-power Pacific treaty. but had
no special comment to make at this
time.
Soldiers Bonus Legislation - Al
though the President was admit
tedly opposed to the form of the
bonus bill passed Thursday in the
House by an overwhelming vote.
he declined to pass Judgment on the
measure now that 1t has been
agreed to by one branch of the
Congress.
Reparations-The President con-
tinued to be of the opinion that the
Contissed on Pa0e Nine.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-25
15O,OOO,OO RUBLES
FOR DRESS SUIT

LONDON. March 24.-The Soviet
has capitulated to convention. II
will buy dress suits for its dele.
gates to the Genoa convention.
The Moscow government received
notification from the allies that
when the Soviet delegates go to
Genoa they will be expected to
adorn themselves in the evening
with the customary hard-boiled
shirt and swallowtail coat of. formal
attire.
The Soviet -thereupon asked for
bids from the best Moscow taiIors,
and finally appropriated the sum
Of $50. 100000 rubles for each man,
wherewith to purchase the habIlI-
neuts OF civilized society.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-25
SENATE RATIFIES -FOUR POWER TREATY ]
BY 81 TO27 AFTER FOUR HOURS FIGHT;
ACCEPTS BRANDEGEE R RESERVATION
PRINCIPAL EVENTS LEADING
TORATIFICATION OF PACT

Here the principal events which led to the ratification
OF the four Pacific by the Senate:
August Io2-Presiden Harding invitations for
conference
December 3I-Treaty signed at State Department
February Io22-Prcsiden Harding presented treaties
Senate.
February 25-Foregn relations committee after nine
ngs, reported treaty favorab1y to the Senate.
March Treaty and supplemental laid before the
Senate. - =
March 2-23-Treaty debated in Senate
March 24-Treaty ratified.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-25

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