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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
THIEVES GET $3OO.O0O
IN GEMS FROM AGENT

Chicago, oct 1S.-Detectives plan
ned today to question two women
in an effort to track down the. ban
dts who Max Moser, New York dia-
mond broker, said bandits h a d
robbed him of unset diamonds valued
at 100000 in down town hotel last
night
Moser had met the women in the
Congress hotel, he told the police.
Ho said he had accompanied one of
the women to her home and returned
to the hotel, A friend, Charles Morris,
volunteered to drive him to the sta
tiou, Moser said, and they had just
left the hotel when three bandits
boarded their auto and a fourth ban
dit followed in another car. They
drove several blocks and the drivers
took his pouch of diamonds and es-
capped in the automobile that had
been following them.
Valued at 100000
New York, Oct. Is Max 0Moaar,
New York jewelry salesman, report.
ed robbed last night in Chicago, car
ried unset diamonds by three firms
he represented here at $150,000.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
TRAPPED IN CA B
Of BURNING TRUCK:
IS BADLY BURNED
WOMAN SUFFERS SEVERE lNJUR.
les IN EXPLOSION OCCURRING
THIS MORNING NEAR SENECA
GARAGE.

A heroic man yesterday sustained
serious burns, as he pulled his wife,
through curtain of flaming gasoline
and rescued her from what looked
like death, in a confiagration which
almost destroyed big truck. The
unfortunate woman found herself
pinned in the seat of the truck with
big flare up of burning gas on one
side, and a locked auto door on the
other She sustained bad burns on
the face and arms, as her husband
dragged her through the fire onto the
safety of the concrete road. She
may not live.
The accident occurred early yes
terday afternoon in front of the Steep
garage, east of Seneca on the federal
aid road. After the accident, both
the husband and his wife were rushed
to the Morris hospital by DR.. W. Z.
Coulter of Seneca. who was called
to attend them.
The couple, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Bubcarinz, were driving from Gran
VILE to Chicago in big truck. Their
muffler became overheated. They
stopped at the Steep garage for gas.
At the filling station a little of the
liquid split over the side of the gas
tank, causing an explosion.
The man was standing in. the road
at the time, and his wife was seated
on the seat of the car. He ran to
the side of the auto that was not
burning and tried to open the door
to rescue her, but found it locked
He quickly ran back to the other side
of the machine, and reaching through
the flames, grasped her and brought
her to safety.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
ODD FELLOWS TO
ELECT STATE WARDEN

Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. 1S,---Interest
in the Illinois Odd Fellows convention
here today centered about the elec-
tion of grand warden in the grand
lodge, the only elective Office of that
branch of the order. Five candidates
were in thefield for Office today. They
are II. H. House, Nashville; r. H.
Johnson, Clinton; W. A. Murphy, f.
st, Louis; j. NJ Miller. Jacksonville,
and H. James, Kankakee.
The Rebekah assembly also was to
name officers today. The principal
competition in this branch being for
the position of warden. Luella Nc
Cool of Springfield, Mrs. Fern Web.
ster of Chicago and Mrs. Gladys Neal
of Willow Hill were candidates for
this office.
The contest over the position of
grand senior warden in the grand en-
campment was settled yesterday by
the election of Frank A. Lind of
Rockford.
The sessions of the grand encamp.
ment concluded last night with ban
quet. The grand lodge and the Re
bekah assembly will be in session thru
Thursday.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
MISS HOOD, EXC. H. S.
TEACHER. A BRIDE

Word was received in Ottawa of
the marriage of Miss Gladys Hood,
former physical director of the girls
at the Ottawa township high school,
to Attorney Carl p. Cline, of Denver.
The marriage was solemnized Thurs
day. Sept, 21, at the Baptist church in
Denver
Miss Beulah Hood, sister of the
bride, served as maid of honor, and
Attorney Robert H. Cline, brother
of the groom, acted as best man.
Mr. and Mrs. Cline are making their
home in Denver, where the groom is a
prominent attorney.
The bride has a great many friends
in Ottawa, especially among her for
mer students of the high school. She
taught here for one year resigning
to accept position in a Chicago high
school, where she made her home be-
fore coming to Ottawa.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
SOLICITORS WIT \
FAKE PROPOSITION
CHEAT TEACHERS
OPERATIONS OF TWO SUAVE
AGENTS NIPPED BUT NOT UN-
TIL FAIRLY GOOD HARVEST
HAD BEEN REAPED ON MAGA-
ZINE PROPOSITION.

Three magazine solicitors, who Sc
cured subscriptions from teachers Of
the Columbus, jefferson and Lincoln
schools yesterday afternoon, succeed
ed in eluding the police who were on
their trail within five minutes after
they left the Lincoln school building,
Payment on checks given by Lincoln
school teachers for magazines were
stopped, although the three men cash
ed checks presented to them by the
teachers in the other buildings.
The trio represented themselves to
be agents for the Publishers Co., 210
Plymouth court, Minneapolis, MINI.
They visited the schools, claiming to
the teachers that Superintendent c. J..
Byrne had given them permission to
speak to each teacher for five min
utes to secure subscriptions for any
of the popular magazines.
At Columbus school the men talked
to two or three teachers and then
saw Miss Hill, the principal. She or.
dered them to leave the building. At
Jefferson school many of the teachers
signed up and gave amounts ranging
around $6 supposedly in payment for
their magazines for the coming year.
The agents are said to have represent
ed that this would be all they would
have to pay. When they left the
building the teachers read the agree
ment they had signed, and saw they
had to send the publishers as much
money as they had paid the agents
before they could receive the period
icals.
The teachers communicated with
Superintendent Byrne and found that
he knew nothing of the transaction.
He advised they stop payment on the
checks. The bank was called but the
men had obtained the cash.
The police were notified, and got
on the trail of the men five minutes
after they left the Lincoln school.
Teachers in this building succeeded
in stopping payments they had given
for the magazines. The agents, how
ever, vanished after leaving the west
side building, and the authorities
could not locate them. They did not
visit Washington or Shabbona build
ings.
One man signed his named Den
ney" and another Callahan"
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
SENATOR MED|LL
'CORM|CK H { R {
NEXT SATURDAY PM.
ILLINOIS SENATOR TO SPEAK AT
GAYETY THEATER IN INTEREST
OF REPUBLICAN STATE AND
COUNTY CAMPAIGNS.

Senator Medill Mccormick will visit
Ottawa on Saturday, Oct. 21, in the in
terest of the Republican campaign.
He will address public meeting at
the Gayety theater at 2 O'Clock Satur-
day afternoon. The general public
has been invited to attend this meet
ing.
Mr.. Mccormick, who represents the
state of Illinois in the United States
senate, is making a tour of the state
trying to stimulate interest in the
Republican campaign. Ottawa will
be one of the places on his itinerary.
1t is likely that State Senator Thur
low G. Essington Of Streator will be
asked to preside over the meeting
here ana to introduce Senator McCor-
mick. Arrangements for the meeting
are in charge Of local Republicans.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
MOTHERED DOLLS TO
FOOL AGED HUSBAND

Hammond. Ind, Oct. 1S.-(A.PD-
Accused by her middle aged husband
of killing the two babies, twins, which
he said were born to her last Decem-
ber, Mrs. Hazel McNally, "a, faced
trial here today, claiming the missing
twins were nothing more than clever
ly constructed dummy dolls, "moth-
ered' by her until last April to sat
isfy her husbands ambition to be
known to the world as a father. Both
Frank McNally, the husband. and his
estranged wife, asserted their claims
would be proved by witnesses called
to testify at the trial.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
SISTERS ARE GIVEN
DOUBLE" DIVORCE.
IN CIRCUIT C0U R 7.
FATHER coRRosoRATEs Evr.
DENcE FURNISHED BY DAUoH.
TIERS, WHO ARE GRANTED DE.
cREEs ON SAME GROUNDS.

TWO sisters securing divorces in the
same court. on the same morning
both bringing their action on grounds
of desertion, was the unusual occur,
renee in the Circuit Court this MORN
ing. The same attorney represented
the sisters and their father, J. A. Moss.
a well known Grand Ridge farmer tes-
titled for both OF them. III
One complainant was Mrs Cora
O'Donnell of Streator, who allegs.d
hat she and Edward O'Donnell, fdf.
ler Ottawa resident, we're weddtd
une II, 1914, and lived together until
Nay 10, 1919. She claimed that, 81,
the later date Mr.. O'Donnell deserted
her and has since lived apart from
her. Sfe alleged that she did het
know his address at the present time
Mr.. Moss followed his daughter, to
the witness stand and verified her ties.
timony.
Mrs. O'Donnell carried small child
in her arms to the court room. III
Mrs Ethel Lee was the secondkHs.
lcI. OHG dShtu dlNOICt lIOlll tIHITy
Arson Lee, former Grand Rfage
resident, whose address she doeslnot
know at the present time. She tssti-
fled that she and the defendant WIRE
married June Is, 1918, and livetfto-
gether until June /, 1920. On the;1at-
ter date, she alleged, the defendant
left her and has since lived apart from
her.
Mrs Lee is now living with her
father on farm near Grand Ridge.
Mr.. Moss, for a second time, att the
close of Mrs. Lees testimony, took
the witness stand and told of his sbn
in-law deserting his daughter. 8l,
Both complainants were reprCs ented
by Attorney Chester Strawn Of Stba-
tor. Mrs. O'Donnell and Mrs lee
started their divorce proceedings on
the same day, on Aug. 10, 1922,
After hearing the evidence Judge
Edgar Eldredge indicated that he
would grant the DEGREES.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
BENS0N'S NAME IS
GIVEN POSITION ON
NOVEMBER BALLOT.
COUNTY CLERK AFFlRMS REPORT
THAT INDEPENDENT WILL GO
BEFORE VOTERS AT GENERAL
ELECTION NEXT MONTH.

The petition of Ole Benson, inde-
pendent candidate for state repre-
sentative, has been accepted by
County Clerk Thomas A. Ferguson as
all right and will be placed on the
ballots for the Nov. election. How
ever in case petition Is filed by
objectors 10 the petition asking that
the body" of the document be looked
into County, Clerk Ferguson stated to-
day, il would be up to the county
judge. the states attorney and the
CCInty cleik to determine whether
Mr. Bensons name should go on the
printed ballot.
Some twenty-five or thirty objoc-
tions to the Independent petition were
made to the county clerk, it IS said,
after which he went to Springfield to
get the ruling o. the attorney general
on the placing OF Mr.. Benson's name
IN the ballots.
The last day for the withdrawal Of
he name OF any candidate from the
ballot expires on Oct %. 1t is not
expected, however, that any of the
candidates will withdraw, as most Of
them have stated that they are in the
fight to stay until the dnish.
Official announcement that he had
accepted Mr. Benson's petition wast
made today by County Clerk Fergu-
SON
One Of the principal objections to
Mr. Bensons petition was that two
headings were used. The document
was comprised of sixty-one pages.
Forty OF the headings were worded in
one manner and the remaining TWEEN
ty-one pages were worded in another
fashion.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
PICK COMMITTEES
TO MANAGE AFFAIRS
OF REVIVAL MEET
MANAGER OF FAIRFIELD GOSPEL
TEAM ARRIVES IN OTTAWA TO
MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR RE-
LIGlOUS CAMPAIGN.

Eugene Palmer manager of the
Fairfield gospel team, spent yesterday
and today in Ottawa making plans for
the six weeks revival meeting to be
held here in November and December.
1t is planned to start the meeting
some time before the end of Novem-
Der so it can be brought to close
before the beginning OF the next year.
Nearly all the Protestant churches OF
Ottawa have signitied their wiling
ness to back the reyivals.
A huge tabernacle of temporary con
struction will be erected The taber-
nacle probably will be erected on the
vacant lots Just west of the Hilliard
garage on Main street. 1t is planned
to erect a building with a seating ca
pacity of between twelve and fifteen
hundred people.
A number of committees have been
appointed and they will have charge
of the construction of the tabernacle.
its care and use. The chairmen OF
the committees are as follows:
General chairman-L. c. Brand
Finance--George Grover
Advertising-J. A. Andrews.
Building-Samuel TOtel.
Heat and ventilation-H. Wolslegel.
Music-August Ledrich
Ushers-Clarence Griggs.
Women's work-Mrs. f. S. Slewder.
Young womens work-Miss Corda
Ellingen.
Young mems work-+Warren Glad
felter.
Transportation-Da Refor.
Entertainment-Ole Benson.
Nursery-Miss Edith Willis.
Personnel-C. j. Markhus.
PRAYER meeting-Miss Tillie Meek
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
SEVENTY-FIVE DEALERS
BANDED TO MAKE
AFFAIR SUCCESS
CONCERT ON STREETS
HENTRlCH'S BAND TO PLAY Sc.
tECTIONS IN LOOP - FIRE.
WORKS DISPLAY AT NORTH APP
PRoAcH TO ILL. RIVER BRIDGE.

Tonight Ottawa's fall festival op.
ems with a BANG.
The bang will be manifest in the
explosion of pyrotechnic bombs fired
to announce the formal beginning OF
what gives promise of being the
citys greatest style epoch,
Seventy.fve merchants, banded to-
gether to boost Ottawa and supply it
with seasonable entertainment, are
responsible for the big undertaking.
They have sponsored the festival and
to make it enticing to both the eye
and pocket book have transformed
their stores into things of beauty and
a Joy forever" and-offer bargains in
seasonable attire and materials. the
likes OF which are unprecedented as
an advantage to the buying public
The task of putting on the festi-
val has been no small one. 1t con
tains the boost Ottawa" spirit and
should be given the loyal support OF
every person in the city, to insure
its success.
Two big features are on the pro-
gram for tonight fireworks display
supervised by Sid Weise and con-
cert by Charles Hentrich's organiza-
ton of band musicians. The two big
attractions should be occasion enough
to draw huge crowds downtown for
the first night.
The fireworks exhibit will be staged
at the north approach to the Illinois
river bridge, beginning promptly at
$3.50 o'clock. The band will parade
the loop, stopping here and there to
render a few selections.
The main attraction. however, will
be the window displays. Today the
store fronts are being all dressed up
for the carnival Autumn leaves will
be used as a background for the ex-
hibition of the latest modes in mems
and women's attire. One store has
secured manikins to parade the very
last minute designs in women's gowns
and suits.
To open ire festival with fare
all the decorative lighting system will
be dimmed until 1880 o'clock. With
the firing of the bombs the whole ar
ray of lamps will be flashed on to-
announce that the celebration is on.
The festival will continue through
tomorrow. Friday and Saturday. The
stores will be open tonight but will
remain closed Thursday and Friday
after o'clock.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
TO ARREST W0LAT0RS
OF THE CURFEW LAW

While curfew has been ringing for
Ottawa boys and girls since Oct. |,
there has been no attempt on the part
of either Miss Launia Aussem proba-
tion officer nor the police to herd
juveniles off the streets and rout
them home until
Now
Today word went ont to all the
bluecoats to see that there were no
boys nor girls under the curfew age
at large on the thOroughfares after s
o'clock at night.
This means that arrests will be
made of all youngsters disobeying the
s o o'clock rule. Only those accom-
panied by their parents or guardians
will be permitted use of the streets
after the curfew rings.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
GIRLS ABDUCTOR is
CAUGHT IN AURORA

Kansas City, Mo, Oct. 18.-AFrank
Rollin, VINO with fda May Haskins, a
sixteen year old girl, was held yes
terday in Aurora, is wanted here on
a state warrant charging him with
abduction. The pair left here Sept.
20, Rollin, the girls employer, telling
her parents that he wanted her to ac-
company him and his family to St,
Louis to get supplies for his business
He claimed to be manufacturer of a
new note book He left wife and
children in an Independence, Mo-, ho-
sci.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
TRAM RUNS OVER
GIRL; SHE'S UNFRAMED

Morrison, ILL.,, Oct Bernice
Witt 6 years old, of Fulton, ILL.,, was
run over by c. & n w. train this
morning, but attended school as us
ual The little gifl was on her way
to school when she fell in front of
the train. The engine and five cars
passed over her. The trainmen pull
ed her out from under the trucks of
the last car and found she was unin-
jured. She did not cry, but hurried
away to school.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
DENY TIERNAN WAS
EVICTED FROM Y. M. c. A.

South Bend, Oct. 1S.-Prof. John
Tiernan, who recently charged that
Harry Poulin. haberdasher was the
father of Mrs. Tiernan's third child,
was not forced to leave the Y. Nj. c.
A. hotel here Secretary Danner said
today. Mr.. Tiernan, he said, was
never admitted to the hotel.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
FOUR DIE IN AUTO
TRAIN COLLISIONS

Chicago, Oct tS--A man and a
woman. both unidentified. were burn
ed to death today when a taxicab was
hit by a northbound c., NJ. & st. P.
mail train at Golf, a northern suburb.
The chauffeur escaped injury. The
gas tank exploded, burning both pas
sengers. Two men were killed when
Blue Island
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
BRITISH PROTEST
SHIP SEIZURES

Washington. Oct 1S-A protest
against continued seizure of British
vessels by dry agents operating out
side the three mile limit was pre-
sented to the state department on
behalf of the British government to-
day.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
MaYhe You knom EN-

New York, Oct. 1S.-Mrs. Ogden l..
Mills. step-daughter of the late Will
liam X. Vanderbilt and Sir Paul Dukes,
British war hero, were married at
Nyack, y. Y, last week,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18

A meeting of the citizens commit
tee named to all in an advisory ca-
paeity in the purchase of fire truck
was held at $50 this afternoon.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18

Mother Jones ~.
Washington, Oct 1S.-Mother Jones,
noted labor leader, is i'll here.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-18
w EATHER.

Fair tonight, with frost.
Thursday fair and warns
er.
The commonwealth., 1922-08-08
TURKISH REFUGEES MAY
Be URGED To COME
HOME
(By Associated Press,

Constantinople, Aug. 6.-The
decreasing birthrate in Turkey.
and the gaps in the population
brought about by the war, are
causing serious alarm. In some
villages, it is said, there have been
virtually no children for severa!
years
AS remedy it has been pro
posed to bring back to the home
land some Of the thousands of
refugees WHO are now in Russia
and the Balkans. The transfer
OF a few hundred thousand Mos
lens into Anatolia from Russia,
It is argued, would be extremely
use ful to Turkey, and Russia
would never miss them.
The commonwealth., 1922-08-08

(fo3r kindling) at a reasonable
price by applying to me.
One-horse wagon load, $1.OO;
two-horse wagon load for $500.
First to come first served.
This is a rare chance to Get
good, dry kindling to lay in store
for the winter at very attrac
tive price.
One set Of window blinds, good
as new, at practically your own
price
/ will be on the premises of
the Methodist Parsonage to de-
liver the material. Adv.-pd.- -2t
b. L. HILLMAN.
The commonwealth., 1922-08-08
ROSENEATH COMMUNITY
CLUB TO MEET

The Roseneath Community
Club will hold it's regular meeting
on Thursday afternoon August
10th at 4 o'clock at the school.
All patrons and others who
are interested in the school and
the community fair are urged to
be present.
All members Of the different
committees are especially urged
to be present to help make ar
rangements for the fair.
The commonwealth., 1922-08-08
ERROR IN FARMERS
COLUMN YESTERDAY

There was an error in the
Farmers Column which The
Commonwealth wishes to correct !:
The correction reads as follows :
Too many farmers have the
dog as the only home raised live
stock on the place.
The commonwealth., 1922-08-08
PERSONAL ITEMS
LOCAL AND
SOCIETY NEWS

Mr. Wiley Whitehead, Of Tar
boro was in town this morning.
Mr.. Irving Slate was in town
Yesterday on business.
Mr.. Norfleet S. Smith spent
the day in Roanoke Rapids today.
Mr.. Did Weyman was IN
town Yesterday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Herring left
this morning for visit to Au-
lander.
Mr.. ". w. Eagles, Of Maccles-
field, was here on business yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. z. Spencer,
Of Bayboro. are visitingMr. and
Mrs. J. G. Madry.
y t
Mr.. W. W. Edmonds, Of Raj
eigh. was here this morning on
business.
Mr.. Edward Carter, who was
here on business yesterday, left
this morning.
Miss Lucy King, Of Greenville,
is visiting Miss Ruth Proctor for
a few days.
Miss Mollie Matthews left this
morning for visit to Norfolk.
Va.
Mrs. II. A. Foster, left this
morning for Wilmington, Dela-
ware.
Mr.. Charlie Walston, Of Tillery.
was In town this morning on
business.
Mr.. Claude Jackson left this
morning for Hobgood, on busi-.
ness.
Mrs. Mary '. Davis left this
morning for Kelford, to visit
for a few days.
Miss Mildred Allsbrook left on
the morning train for Washing
ton, n c., where she will visit
her aunt, Mrs. w. M. Dixon.
Mrs. Walter Hancock and chill
dren, Mammie Ray and Annie
LOIS, left this morning for Suf
Iolk, Va, to visit relatives.
Mrs. Mary Hilliard, Miss Kittie
roster and little Miss Helen Hi
lard returned home this morn
ing alter visit to Ocracoke.
Mrs. I. 4. Beck, and children. |
Nannie Paul and Charles. left
yesterday for their home in viii.
hlngt9n, Delaware.
Ars. I. \. Glover and daugh-
'ers' Lena, Emma and Lillian
NJ 1elt THIS morning for visit tc
DfeWryvllle, Va.
t1:7 Hessrs. Eddie Pendleton, Lit
neJOhn . and Tyler Wheeler went)
70 Rocky Mount this morning in
'''erest OF the potato warehouse.
boal, nr' raymond Bunch, who has
tne en visiting relatives here. re-
+mnto m to his home at Ports
mouth, Va. this mornine
u;s Mrs; Annie Hancock, who took
Sas:. S.S: Bette Currie to the State
tbs+ tb''9r''lm =, yesterday, reported
'' She had a successful trip. !
been eo'onel u? A. L. Smith, who has
letma vlSl'lng Miss Rebe Shields,
otta ueu 11 TO his home in Char
's this morning.
vii, ;JI,'5her 11}s Manley, of Goldsboro.
Mr. D'ld mass at the residence Of
IL, N A. s. Dunn tomorrow morn
N:~se,. and I,5l Mrs. B. F. Tillery,
Tllerr josephine and Virginia
" e, ", Mrs. Mullen and Mrs
Ran;1 Iilte drove to Roanoka