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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-13
DANIEL RAIETZ, OLD
RESIDENT, EXPIRES

Daniel Reitz, aged SO and one OF
Ottawas oldest residents, died at his
home, 632 West Main street, Satur-
day evening, Nov. IL, at 500 o'clock.
Mr.. Reitz was born April %, 1889, in
Schonaubei Heidelberg, Baden, Ger
many, and came to this country in
1855. He was united in marriage in
this city Oct |, 1862 to Maria Ii
boner. To this union were born five
daughters. His wife preceded him in
death on March IS, 1875. Surviving
he leaves one sister Mrs. Gretchen Ra-
bernstein of this city and five daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Michael Slack of Morris,
Mrs. Christ Gasser of this city, Mrs,
Peter Funk of Sandwich, Mrs. Mont
Fisher of this city, and Mrs. Franz
Edwards of Chicago; and three grand
children and four great-grandchildre
Funeral services will be held from
the family home at 2:30 p. NJ. Tues
day, with ReY. Braun of Peru officiat-
ing. Interment will be made in OF
tawa Avenue cemetery.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-13
AUTOS CRASH DURING
SUNDAYS D0WNP0UR

A Buick touring car driven by IL.
J. Ruckrigel, ottawa grain man, ana
a Dodge coupe driven by Walter Merit
ney, west side young man, collided
yesterday at about 12:45 at the cor
ner of Columbus and Lafayette
streets. Neither car was badly
damaged and no one was seriously IN
iured Mrs Ruckrigel who was rid
inc in the rear seat of the Buick was
slightly hurt She suffered minor
bruises about the head and wrench
ed back She was taken to her home
in the Nertney car and Dir. J. n.
Edgecomb summoned to attend her
The heavy rain made it practically
impossible for one driver to see the
other. Mr.. Ruckrigel with his family
in the car was coming West on La
fayette while the Nertney car was
coming South on Columbus street.
Seeing that he was unable to avert
a collision, Ruckrigel headed his car
for the northwest entrance Of the
park but the Nertney car smashed
into the Ruckrigel car. Mrs. Ruck'
/ rigel who was riding in the rear seat
with her small daughter, Ellen, was
| thrown over to the other side of the
seat by the force of the collision
She fell against one of the bows OF
the top and was dazed by the blow
The other occupants of the car were
all shaken up but not injured. Mr.
Nertney was net injured nor was
his machine damaged to any extent
Tenders and wheel on the Ruck
rieel car were smashed up consider
ably. The car was towed to Norem
and Wideman's garage for repairs.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-13
COURT ISSUES WRIT
FOR TWO MEN NOW
IN JOLIET PRISON
STATES ATTORNEY FILES HAB-
EAS CORPUS FOR SECURING
TEMPORARY RELEASE OF BANK
ROBBERY WITNESS

States Attoreny Harry F. Kelly to-
day, went into the Circuit Court and
secured two habeas corpus writs to
get two men from the Joliet state pen
itentary, one to act as witness in the
Lenore Bank robbery case, and the
other to be prosecuted for the rob-
berry.
The man wanted for trial is William
McInerney, brother of Dan McIner-
neywho is prisoner in the La Sale
county jail and James Connors, of
the Ft. Leavenworth penitentary. All
three will be tried for the alleged rob.
berry of the bank.
The second man for whom the writ
was secured was Domenico Bonnechi
alias Domenico Bonnuchi, confessed
driver of the bank robbers auto, whose
the McInerney brothers. Their trial
confession implicated Connors and
will open before Judge Eldredge on
Saturday, November 20.
The defendant in the habeas corpus
writs, was John L. Whitman. acting
warden of the Joliet penitentary, in
whose custody the two prisoners are
at the present time.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-13
STATE COMMERCE
BODY HAS $4,000
FOR HERR|N TRIALS.
ILLINOIS CHAMBER RAISES SUM
FOR ATTORNEY GENERALS
PROBE OF MINE MASSACRE
MONEY RAISED BY SUBScRlP.
TlONS.

| The Illinois Chamber of Commerce
has announced that approximately
$4,000 has been collected for the pur-
pose of financing the investigation of
the so-called Herrin massacre and the
prosecution of guilty parties. The Hi
nois Chamber of Commerce has not
contributed any money to this fund,
bat has merely acted as the agency
through which citizens of Illinois
could turn over money for the use of
the attorney general in prosecuting
this case.
1t was thought that the Illinois
Chamber Of Commerce was the logical
organization to handle this matter, as
no honest man could charge the Hi
uois Chamber of Commerce with par
tisanship or unfriendliness toward en-
lovers as a class or workmen as a
class. The Illinois Chamber of Com
merce, through its entire history, has
never participated, directly or indi-
rectly, in any controversy in which
labor, organized or unorganized, was
involved, and il was consequently felt
that the motives Of this organization
could not be honestly questioned. The
it.iAois Chamber OF Commerce Is in
10 way opposed to employers as
class, nor is it in any way opposed to
workmen as a class, whether they be
organized or unorganized, but it is
very strongly and emphatically op-
posed to murderers.
The committee wishes to state to
the contributors that careful record
is being kept of all money that IS
being expended by Attorney General
Brundage and when the prosecution Is
completed final report will be made
to the contributors covering all re-
CENTS and disbursements.
The Illinois Chamber Of Commerce
is composed of practically all of the
local chambers of commerce through
out the state of Illinois, and this COM
mittee requested these local organiza-
tions to take charge of the collection
of funds in their respective communi-
ties. Citizens of fifty eight Illinois cit
les and towns have contributed to this
fund and the contributions have come
from men and women in all walks Of
life
1t has been decided that Nov. 20 will
be the last day upon which contribu-
tions to this fund will be received, and
consequently upon that date the fund
will be closed. The committee feels
that through the generosity OF the con-
tributors to this found our state has
already been able to greatly improve
its record before the world, and hopes
that the coming session of the state
legislature will appropriate any money
necessary to carry through the trials
of all those now under Indictment in
order that the Herrin blot may be per-
manently removed from the map Of
Illinois.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-13
MAN SO KILLED BY
cement CHIEFS AUTO

La Sale, Nov. 13.-(Special) -
John Morawitz, aged SO, of this city,
was struck and instantly killed on
Saturday night by an auto driven by
John Young, superintendent of the
Lehigh Cement Co. The accident ac-
Cured on Walnut street in Ogles-
by.
Mr.. Morawitz is said to have been
in the act of crossing the street when
the auto struck him.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-13
TIRE SALESMAN AND
BRIDE RETURN HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Straton, WHO
were married in October in New York
City, have returned from their honey
moon and are staying at the Zeller
Inn until they go to housekeeping.
Mrs. Straton is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. T. w. Folster of New York.
The groom has been the representa-
tive of the Kelly-Springfield Tire com
pany in this district for several years
and is very well known here. He has
made his home at the Zeller Inn since
coming to Ottawa.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-13
INSTALLING NEW
OFFICE IN AURORA

d. J. Farrell Of the Ottawa office
of the Metropolitan Insurance Co, is
spending a week in Aurora. where
he is installing an office for the COM
pany.
Philip Johnson is in Aurora with
Mr.. Farrell helping him in the work.
Mr. oJhnson has just accepted a posi-
ton with the Metropolitan company
and will work out of the Aurora of
fee
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-13
q" FORCED TO PUT ON
3RD SWITCHING CREW

Freight traffic in Ottawa has grown
so heavy during the past several
months that it was necessary for the
c., B. & Q. railroad to add an extra
switching crew to thedr force of local
employees today. A new engine was
sent down today, making a total OF
three engines and crews which are
kept busy here all the time, handling
the large number OF full and empty
freights which come into Ottawa.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-13
NEBRASKA IN GRIP
OF HEAVY SNOW FALL

Omaha. Nov. ia snowstorm in
western Nebraska, which began last
Saturday night. delaying railroad traf-
fic. still prevailed in that section to-
day. moving eastward, the United
States weather bureau here reported.
Prediction was made that 1t would
rain or snow in eastern Nebraska by
tonight.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-13
UphoIds Industrial Baord.

Judge Eldredge today in the circuit
court confirmed the ruling handed
down by the Illinois commerce com.
mission in the case Of Frank Roe
buck against the Oglesby Coal Co.,
which was reviewed by him Saturday.
The commission awarded Mr.. Roe
buck S651.50 and and additional COM
pensation of $554.S1, for injuries re-
ceived while working in the mine.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-13

Cecil Conkle, who is attending st.
Bede's college, has returned home
after spending the week end with
his parents on Canal avenue.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-13
French Birth Rate Shrinks.

Paris. Nov. 3.-There were IU,UUO
less children born in France this year
than last, according to figures pub
lished by the lie Journal today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18
BY CORINNE LOWE

The fashions have stolen a march
not from but on aida" Go to this
opera and you will find, in fact. many Of
the styles which the autumn designer
of 1922 has sponsored In his late Co.'S
tunes. Millinery Is one item which has
consulted this source frequently. and
not only the silhouette but many of the
trimming effects of our present day
evening gowns would have felt
thoroughly at homo In the time of
Rameses.
Thus We find the stunning girdle OF
coral and crystal which acnIeves the
climax in the accompanying evening
frock taken direct from Egypt. For the
rest, this gown presents an interesting
style text. Made Of mist gray chiffon
the wide circular skirt is composed OF
several layers Of material. Its scallops
are banded with crystal beads, and the
same trimming Is utilized on the shoul
der to- shoulder neckline and the deep
armholes An inner corsage Of gray chit.
fon opposes by its square cut decolle-
tage the mood Of the outer corsage and
its bands show, in fact, at the top OF
the shoulders.
This Is u charming dinner frock for
the young woman-particularly the
blond young woman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18
Termination

DUT in the days that followed, al
- though Steele found that his whole
life centered around his need Of Anne
and her strange almost uncanny power
to bring him to her feet, reason as
serted itself.
Things could not 20 on like this, and
| finally there came the thought that II
Anne would not tell him the truth he
must find out for himself in some other
way.
him he realized that he must put It
aside or sink In his own estimation Of
on her, and yet the thought having once
occurred. it returned to plague him.
Why not? It was his right to know.
Even Anne had admitted that. Al
ready he had stood for a great deal
and his days had now become a tor
ment to him. He was torn betw cen his
love for her, the knowledge that he
could not let her 30 out Of his life,
and the thought that not only lad she
past which he did not share, but q
present.
When he left her In the morning he
could not be sure fhat ee,ers .ot ne ,,s.
had a clandestine meeting with some
one. The thought was agony.
Steele showed the strain under which
he was living. The outlines Of his
face became sharp and his jaw was SCI
more sternly than ever. Marcia noticed
the change in him and remarked about
It.
John, are you unhappy about any
thing"
He shook his head impatiently. He
could not betray Anne to his mother
even though he had almost reached the
point where he could not restrain him
self from spying on her.
But Marcia drew her own conclusions
Her general attitude was one Of II
told you So
"I warned him." she said to her.
self. II knew all along Just how it
would be. And he's feeling It more
because Of his infatuation for her thai
he would II he had more control Of his
emotions"
Which was perfectly true as things
went.
One day as Steele was hurryins
through one Of the downtown streets
on his way to lunch, he came face to
face with Katherine Cleveland. He had
thought himself in a tearing hurry. but
the minute Katherine smiled her slow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18
Morbid Curiosity Dratos Neighbors
to Pry Into Some One Elses Soro.0
Rows Of SharpEysd Children, Watching to See Their intimate
Friends Clad IN Black for tie Ftss Time Ars Unlnd

sVns. the younger one took on
L something awful!" sloated one Of
the neighbors. First came tho father
and her sister, together, then thu. two
oldor girls, walking together, al IN
black and everything. and after tnem
the younger girl, and Oh she cried ana s,a
sverythin{ and then the b, boy: - apd S1.ss MS
too--Oh. they had everything for
The mother Of a Mrss family had
Lake most closely associated com.
munities this one was very. sympathetic
and offered help and consolation to the
heartbroken children and father vino
But with their sympathy and their
kindness was uncomfortable curiosity
and a certain morbid delight.
They wanted to hear all the details
they told zach other over the back
fence at duck just how the girls were
taking on" what the boys did. how
the father felt. -.
And the funeral, with an its p.
thetic ceremony and mournful associa'
tons, was an event OF the srsetsst In
terest.
Their children wandered down the
street to cluster about the gate or op.
posite the house on the other side Of
the street.
They did not show themselves, unless
they were close enough friends 70 90
to the service themselves, but every
window along the street held curious
watcher, waiting for the procession.
THESE people know the solemnity
i and sadness Of bereavement, almost
every one Of them had suffered II, and
their hearts were really fun Of warm
sympathy.
as IL they were curios. when they first
emerged In their mourning.
Yet not one Of them could, or even
tried to, control that desire to see, TO
pry. to know. all about the whole af.
fair.
Unkindness was as far from their
fornia. but they couldn't help sort
Of gloating over details that seemed hor.
It's a strange thing, this morbid
curiosity.
People who know the horror Of being
In an accident or having some one close
TO them hurt or killed in terrible ca
tastrophe will crowd in with the least
thoughtless of tho mob that is cutting
of the air from an injured person, by
forming a ring around the scene.
| Though they know how II hurts those
who are concerned to the very soul,
to be the object Of such wholesale Gu
riosity, they will press forward ca
gerly to see the accident and know what
happened and VINO got hurt, how much
and so on.
A screaming Of brakes, q sickening
crash. a strickland then terrible Sd
lence.
"Oh, come on" cries the girl whose
brother lost his life when his airplane
crashed in trial flight, IAN accident
Let's go see"
| She will help as much az possible
when she gets there; she will b com.
| passionate and deeply sorry over the
whole thing.
But that is not the motive which
makes her start to run and drag her
companions with her to the scene Of
the disaster-it's morbid curiosity.
She wants to see. to gloat over, the
details Of the accident; it is public
property for the moment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18
The Superior Sex b, HAZEL Dnro pAronn1on

smile, that lighted mp her dark eyes
and gave to her face that look Of
gracious serenity, Steele forgot the press
Of business and smiled back.
You're working too hard" she said
accusingly.
why, have I that tired business
mans look?"
"You have"
"And what are you doing downtown
at this hour2" -.
i've been at my fathers ofice, and
now I'm going shopping. OF course you
get the connection"
They both laughed, and Steele with
a sudden Inspiration suggested that they
have lunch together. t>
He took her to one Of the few at /.
tractive places that he knew IN tha,
locality, and they fingered 'onx over
the simple meal. Once more Steele OK
perienced that feeling OF we'll being tina,
he had on the night they had all taken
supper together after the theatre. HI
wanted to prolong the time with her,
he liked her tremendously, and It wal
a relief to talk with q woman without
the danger Of emotion interfering. With
Anne it was so different. She was a
constant stimulus, and when he wal
with her he never wanted to tell her
what was going on, in his mind, SC
much a. he wanted to hold her in his
arms and tell her that he loved her.
Tomorrow-''Love OF Hate"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18

John Steele mar-les Ammo Temple
knonin0 tAat she haS q secret in ne,
past phioh sAe refuses to divuloe.
10 knoios, too, that sAe does not love
Aim, but he is detsrNtned to ,cin her
loce and on their honeymoon they are
s1ept irresIstiblv together. But hap-
ing toon her heart, Steaie begins to
think about .Anne's past and to ICON.
der about her secret. They return
Nome, and on certain occasions Anne
disappears and Gays nothing about
tchere she has been. Fin0lly she 10
gone overnight, and phen she returns
refuses to tolk about her absence. She
admits, ko,eeVer, that Steele hos o
right to ksoS and Offers to 90 a,oay.
Hi Lore for her u 20 greet that he
cannot contemplate this omd there u
q Scconciliation Of sorts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18

WINNIFRED IL 10 h"t'eA Va
HARPER COOLEY su b rfuge (,
scheming, underhand dealing and cum
nlng?
In the first place. we deny absolutely
that foreign women are set OF rulers !!
However they may pet and cajole
statesmen and diplomats in private, they
have little voice in bringing about re-
forms or in bettering their own condi-
ton. Laws generally do not protect
them or give them even the most nee
essary freedom. Playing politics be-
hind closed doors always has been In
dulged in by few bold and unscrupu:.
lous women in European courts, and
the favortes of kings have Influenced
them to appoint diplomats to please
them. But to say that women in gen.
eral have power and rule the nations
IL absurd.
1TIIE writer who asserts oil this
L names few of the celebrated
schemers and courtesans, as X they
were an example Of women in each ma
tion and their power over all men. II
IL questionable taste to hold up as ex.
amples to American women, with their
traditions Of fair play and democracy,
schemers who trampled upon every
right of the mass of human beings,
played favorites, and bargained away
q kingdom for jewels and adulation.
We are exhorted to initiate such cour-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18
He's Puzzled

Dear Cynthia-Hearts are peculiar
organs, especially mine When all goes
we'll never know | have it-but allow
a sudden jar to upset It and toss 1t
about--then all the kings horses
couldn't move IT, 1t seems so heavy.
That Is how depressed feel just now.
and hoping you can help solve my prob
lem, I write to you
I am engaged to the loveliest lady In
all the world. But in the course Of
events our harmony has been ruptured
by two sem-serious Misunderstanding
Both times Little Lady has at once
made engagements with other men for
theatre and dance, going out with
them the very same evenings as our
break. Cynthia, in your opinion. could
girl really In love. find consolation
for heartaches In such quick "fings"?
! don't understand 1t. being only a mere
man. S. E. L.
Yes, some girls really could. and
probably would do just that. because
they would not stop to reason, but would
| foolishly think the best way to make the
man feel bad about the quarrel would
| be to go out with another. Later. they
think things over and often feel sorry
they did It. But when some women are
badly hurt they want distraction above
all things. so they will not have to
| think. Try to understand and do not
quarrel II you can possibly avoid It.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18

tesans, In the vicious practice OF beint
alluring and ruling men softly and In
sidiously. without their knowledge!
It Is as II one would bring UP q chilt
to have charming manners, but to III
and steal, amiably and craftily. "xor
can get anything in the world you wan'
II you Just work q man right" Is the
immoral suggestion. 1t Is not new I; II
Is old as history, but It is a practice
that honest men and women deplOre,
and are trying to educate the world
away from.
The fault Is in the word rule" I!
has its origin away. back In Oriental
despotism. 1t 10 thing OF monarchies
and empires. II is imtedded deeply
in the firm belief in slavery!
II you rule. some one else has to b
ruled.
Even with children It Is a bad word.
We should not rule child, but guide
it. With the lowliest servant it Is not
a matter Of ruling, but directing. We
do not even rule animals: we use our
superior knowledge to train them.
HOW much worse is It then, In a
IL democracy. where the voice Of the
people has been called the voice Of God
to talk Of women's ruling men!
The sexes need not fight a secret
battle. Men ruled women many CEN
turtles. and civilization suffered from it.
Children inherited servile and ignorant
minds and characters, when they had
slave mothers
Happily, we are emerging from the
patriarchal idea Of man rs king and
potentate, but why rush to the ether
extreme and insidiously set up dy-
nasty Of women rulers? 1t Is no pal
liation to be so clever and amiRble about
the method that poor man does not know
he is a slave!
In the hearts Of most persons there
Is n germ OF masterfuness and tyranny.
1t is heritage Of barbarous ages, and
We should weed it out, not encourage
1t. II we love a man. we do not want
to rule him and weaken his will. If
we hate him, We have no right to live
with him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18
The Wom,an's EXCHANGE
REGARDING Parties

TO thc Editor oI Wonl ms Page.
Dear Madam Kindly advise me
what would be nice to give at mis-
Cellanccus shower. Also, | am going to
be engaged in a short time and | am
Just having dinner for my friends
people and my own. What would be
proper to wear? A READER
A miscellaneous shower Is such a nice
thing TO plan for, because you can give
anything from piece OF underwear to
a shining pan for the kitchen. Here
are some suggestions: A camisole, q
small vase Of colcred glass, several
bath towels, handkerchiefs, pair OF
stockings, fudge apron, reliable
book of recipes for two people or some
attractive piece of kitchenware.
What to wear depends upon how
formal an occasion the dinner is to be.
! judge 1t is informal, though, so wear
an afternoon dress Of crepe or some
material like It.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18
Clea ming Dress
To thu Editor Of Womar's Poos.

To ths Editor Of Womar's Pooe:
Dear Madam Il have a silk dress
that has become very soi.ed and would
like to wash It. but am afraid that It
will not wash So tisfactorily, and as you
have given ott RS such good advice
about such matt srs. ask you to please
help me out In this matter.
The top OF the dress Is tan and blue
figured crepe dc chine and the skirt is
tan Canton crepe. I got little spot
Of water ON the waist and II seems to
run, therefore know II Is impossible
to use water. l do not want to dye
the dress, because II Is really a very
pretty one, and would be very grateful
for any information you could give me
as to how to wash II and keep It's color
without the blue running into the tan.
NJ. v.
It would be wise to send this dress to
q professional cleaners. because the
only satisfactory way you could do Il
yourself would be to sponge It with
gasoline, and 1t Is dangerous to do this
a. It 10 highly inhsInmablA