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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28
HIGH PRICES KEEP
DOWN DEMAND FOR
THE COSTLY TURKEY
LOCAL BUTCHERS NOT STOCK.
ING UP TO ANY GREAT EXTENT
BECAUSE THANKSGIVING DAY
MEAT is SO HIGH,

Butchers today declared that turk
eys would be very scarce in Ottawa
for thanksgiving, due to the extremely
high prices the raiscrs are asking for
them. While, by scurryug around, the
butchers have found enough to supply
their trade, there viii be no great sur
plus OF FOWLS left in the shops on
Thursday morning,
One butcher today stated that farm
ers aroung Ottawa wore asking ann
50 cents pound for turkeys, alive
while he could only obtain 90 cents
for them dressed, which was causing
hun to loose money. Another pro-
prietor told of calling a farmer and
Offering So cents q pound tor live
turkeys, and having the farmer refuse
to the sell the birds for that.
the same butcher told today OF
other turkey raisers in this vicinity.
asking 90 and 90 cents a pound for
live birds. At this mans shop ne was
selling turkeys for 60 cents dressed.
The price per pound for dressed
turkeys today averaged around 90
cents, some asking more Tor the birds
than this, and others being slightly
lower. Geese ranged in price from,
% to 32 cents, according to the market
from which they were purchased, and
the quality of the bird, Ducks were,
selling Tor 80 and 80 cents and chick
ems for rs and 2S cents.
one dealer in live fowls, today
quoted the retail price of live Thanks
giving fowls as, turkeys, SO and 90
cents; geese, rs cents; ducks, 80
cents, and chickens 20 and 25 cents.
The rest of the thanksgiving din
ner can be purchased for almost any
thing the house wife wants to pay for
it.
At down town shops today, butter
ranged in price from As cents to 58
cents pound, for the bestgrade of
creamery butted Mixed nuts were
selling from 20 to 40 cents a pound.
Oranges were selling around GO cents
a dozen. Oysters ranged in price from
% to 40 cents int. Head lettuce
could be bought for, from 10 to 80
cents for an averaged sized head.
Mince meat sold from Is cents
pound package, to so cents a quart
Jar. Lard varied IN price, from
twenty and half to twenty-five cents
a pound. Prices from ten and twelve
and half to twenty-five were quoted
on canned corn and canned peas.
Celery sold for five, ten and fifteen
cents a head Olives and salad dress
ing could be purchased from fifteen
to fifty cents bottle.
Good eating apples were selling at,
four pounds for = quarter
The large variety Of prices was due
largely TO the brands of groceries
which the purchaser obtained.
Many families will select choice
roasts for their meat course for Thurs
days dinner. while others viii Danish
the home dinner altogether, and
will eat in some downtown restaurant,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28
BANKS CLOSED AS
TRIBUTE TO | A 7 {
CHARLES f. HOOK
THRONGS AT BIER DEEPLY
MOURN PASSING OF A REAL
CITIZEN, REAL MAN AND A REAL
FRIEND -- SOLEMN SERVICES
AT FAMILY HOME.

The First National bank was closed
all day today and the four other
banking houses, the National City
bank, the Ottawa Banking & Trust
Co., the Peoples Trust & Savings
bank and the Merchants e Farmers
Trust & Savings bank, closed at u
O'Clock and remained closed through
out the remainder of the afternoon
out of respect to the late Charles f..
Hook.
The funeral services for Mr.. Hook
vice president Of the First National
bank, who was connected with that
institution for almost forty-three
years, were held this afternoon at 2
O'Clock from the family home. 514
East Main street. The attendance
at the services was extremely large,
hundreds of friends of the former
mayor turning out to pay him their
last respect.
The services We're marked both by
brevity and by impressive sicplicity,
in accordance with the wishes of the
members Of the Hook family. Rev.
George W. Farrar, who was one of
reading the Episcopal burial service.
There was no funeral address and no
music.
The pail bearers. both active and
honorary, were employees of the First
National bank, practically all I of
whom received their training under
Mr. Hooks guidance. Those who act
ed as active pail bearers were Law
renee Kuhn, Everett Mitchell, Joseph
Dwyer, Elmer T. Jensen, George AL
len and Joseph NJ, Brundage,
The honorary pail bearers were Os-
car Haeberle, Fred A. Gerding. Ed
mund j. Cassidy Joseph III. Geary,
Arthur ] Welsh, Earl O Haeberle,
Raymond Thomas and Frank D. Moul-
ton.
Private burial services were held
in the ottawa avenue cemetery In
termont was made in the Hook fam
lily lot.
Business Mer Attend.
The members &c the Chamber Of
Commerce. and OF th Business Mems
association attended the service in a
body. They met at the Clifton hotel
and marched to the Hook residence.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28

Athens, Nov. 2S.--tBy a. PJ--Al
but two Of the former CabMeJ oDCe,s
and army officials accused VI hisl
treason IN connection with The Gs.gA
debacle in Asia Minor have been s...
fenced to death by the military court
martial that heard the charges
A sentence OF lite Imprisonment anl
DEGRADATION was lmpC ci upon Ad.
miral GOudas and General Strougos
British Threaten .'ctencs.
London, Nov. 2S.- BY aF).-lAc.
is the strongest possibility llat Great
Britain will break Oh diplomatic ala.
tions with Greece II tHc death sL--
tences imposed on former Lreua cab
net officers are carried cut, it was
stated in official circles today.
The precedent OF such action by III
British, 1t was suggested, would prob
ably be the break in diplomatic re!2
tions with Serbia in 1903 as result Of
the murder of the Serbian majestia5
by revolutionaries.
Early In the trial the British gov
ernment gave representations against
possible imposition of the death SEN
tence The British action was gener-
ally resented in Athens and the recent
fall OF the Zaimis ministry by some
was traced directly to the British
stand
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28
MAYBE THIS Is WHY
EGGS ARE HIGH NOW

Chicago, Nov. 23.--Georges
CIemenceau's secret Of longevity
with a retention of vitality and
endurance that would tax the en-
ereies OF a man Of half his eighty
orc years is eggs.
lie ate eight of them, soft
boiled, Tor his supper last night.
Before retiring he asked for five
more soft.boiied eggs for break
fast at $50 this morning.
81 am not so very tired he
said, but have to keep to my
schedule Of to bed at and up at
6. get to bed and get up with
the chickens. That is why eggs
form my principal diet"
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28
FORD AND DODGE CARS
COLLIDE AT CORNER

A rnmor that went the rJunda tai
Of a woman getting run down
by an auto at tho corner Of La Sale
and Superior street proved to be a
myth.
TWO machines, a Ford roedetor driv-
en- by an unknown man. aud q Dodae
coupe collidel at the intersection Of
La sale and Superior streets.
According to witnesses OF the @cci-
dent the Ford was going west on Su-
perior street, while the Dodge was
headed south on La Sale street At
1880, according to the spectators, the
cars collided The Ford was badly
damaged and had considerable trouble
staggering from the scene of the acci-
dent, hut the Dodge was not injured.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28
ABSENTEE VOT ERS
WRITE FOR BALLOTS
ON NEW BASIC LAW
COUNTY CLERK FERGUSON Is
FLOODED WITH REQUESTS FOR
PERMITS TO VOTE AT ELEc-
TIoN TUESDAY, DEC. IL.

Quite number of absent voters"
will cast ballots in the Dec. II cleo
tion, Judging by the number of ap-
peals which have been received by
County Clerk Thomas A. Ferguson,
for ballots, UP to the present time
The ballots are for all legal voters
of the county, who will be away from
home on election day.
The interest which is being taken
on the basic law election, came as a
great surprise, it being general sup
posed that few absent voters would
cast ballots.
The time for making application
for these ballots, started thirty days
before the election, and will expire
ten day before the time for voting.
The ballots must be cast, and return
ed into the hands of the county clerk
in time that he can get them to the
respective precincts of the voter by
election day
kiIduff Receives Commission.
The commission for County Treas
urer-elect Joseph F. Kilduff of Peru,
who will assume his new duties next
Monday morning, was received by
County Clerk Thomas A. Ferguson
from Springfield this morning The
commission was signed by Governor
Len Small and Attorney General
Brundage.
Mr.. Kilduff filed his bonds Of
$600,000 with County Clerk Ferguson
several days ago, which were certi-
fled to Springfield before the COM
mission was issued. The bonds were
signed by Mr.. Kildulf Francis Y. Kill
duff, Harry Ream, John d. Cahill, l..
G. Olmsted, Andrew Hebel, Otto j.
Locke, George Soedler Gustav Las
sig, Fred A. Koehler and William +.
Neureuther, all of Peru.
Mr.. Kilduff had to also file bond
to insure his appointment as county
collector with the secretary of the
state.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28
EX-CHIEF OF POLICE
HELD WITH L0ONEl

Rock Island, Nov. 28.--The Rock
Island county grand jury engaged in
investigating crime and vice condi-
tions under direction of the attorney
general. this morning returned liz
dietments against John Looney, fu-
ritive publisher of the suspended
Rock Island News; Thomas Cox, sus-
reuded chief of police ard Louis Or
tell. known as an underworld collec-
tor Loonev and Cox werA indicted
e. the theft of an automobile and
Ortell is charged ~itn obtaining $500
il . confidence game.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28
JOSEPH SCHROEDER
LOWERED IN GRAVE

The funeral o. tAn late Joseph
Schroeder who passed away at his
Nomn ir Wallace township Sunday,
was hold this mo~nirv A requiem
Hfeh mass was sung at o'clock in
Il Fralcis' church by Rev, Casimir
Miller
lntermert was made in the family
fot in st. Francis cemetery
The funeral was large and many
people from out Of town offended.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28
PLAYGROUND WRECKER
CONTINUES AT LhRGE

Nothing has been done in the loca-
tion Of the man who drov his machine
in the Jefferson school yard Sunday
night, smashing up consii cradle equip
ment and then vanishing.
A license plate fountl under the
cushion of the car was issued
Awo~'~0 Cottini, route even, Ottawa,
according to the police.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28
MISS VERA GAHAN
TO WE'D CHICAGOAN

Word has reached Ottawa that Miss
Vera Gahan, daughter of George Ga
han, who resided on East Norris
street until a few years ago, will be
married to William Mckay, Chicago
man, on Dec, ). The Gahans now re
side in Chicago.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28
Faith Is Weakening.

NarsNoI'fcWn. Iowa. Nov. 9N-'I'm
beginning ta lose faith in Mr.. Tiernan.
Blr Tn uH depending on his honesty
rf his promises to me- said Mrs.
Blanche HaBn Brimmer Tjernan to-
ay at the home Of Everett Rice, the
father OF her Arst husband.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28
Con and Bandit Die

Columbus, O., Nov 2S-A Colum-
bus policeman and an automobile ban
dit were killed today when two Co
lumbus policemen tried to arrest four
men driving an automobile stolen
in Cleveland last night.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28
PLACE BLAME FOR ASIA
DEBACLE TO HIGH
TREASON
BRITISH AROUSED
GREAT BRITAIN THREATENS TO
BREAK OFF DIPLOMATIC EELE-
TIONS iF DEATH SENTENCES
ARE FULFILLED By HELLENIC
COURT MARTIAL.
EXECUTIONS TAKE PLACE.
LONDON HEARS.

London, Nov. 2S.-The Greek
former ministers Condemned 10
death by the military court "a
Athens have been executed, osys
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Athens this afteraoo..
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28
FRANCE SHAKES MAILED fist AT GERMANY
PARIS READY TO
GO IT ALONE" TO
MAKE BERLIN PAY

Paris Nov. 26.-(By the A. P.)-The inten-
ton of France to pay herself in Germany came
before a full meeting of the cabinet today. A plan
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28
Marriage Licenses.

James l.. Gu hing, Seneca, legal
Mary F. Dunn, Seneca, Is.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28

OTTAWA FREE rRAbf :
Established iea0
OTTAWA JOuRNn
Established 1880
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-28

tor direct action thru
seizure of the Ruhr dis
trict and absolute con-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-11-04

Acyork, a new town named in honor
of Tennessee's famous World war
hero, Alvin c. York, has been founded
in Fentress county.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-11-04

Station to station" Long Distance
service is quicker and cheaper. 1t is
explained i'm the current issue of the
Alphabetical Telephone Directory.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-11-04
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS Of WORLD
BIG HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
CUT TO LAST ANALYSIS.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ITEMS
Kernels CulIed From Events OF MO-
ment in All Parts of the World
Of interest to All the
People Everywhere.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ITEMS
Personal

Personal
Marion FeVries, presiding judge OF
the court of customs appeals at wash
ington. resigned after twelve years OF
service on the court.
Father Bernard Vaughan died at
London. He was one of the most ia
NOUS Jesuit priests in the world, and
gained worldwide attention by his at
tacks on socialism, Mormonism and
race suicide.
Dick Padden, veteran major league
baseball player, died at Martins Ferry,
O., victim of apoplexy. He played
second base for the Pittsburgh Pirates
and was field captain for the st. Louis
Browns.
Unless there is material improve
ment soon in the condition of ASSOci-
ate Justice Mahlon Pitney of the Su-
preme court at Washington, a bill au-
thoriZing his retirement from the
bench will be introduced in congress.
He has been i'll for months in SAM
tarium.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-11-04

The establishment of d tariff court''
is being urged by the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers al New York
as a means of taking the tariff out of
politics and insuring just and ade-
quate rates without injustices.
A concurrent resolution introduced
into both houses of the legislature at
Manila, backed by both political par
ties, authorizes election OF officials of
the Republic of the Philippines and
formation of constitution.
Railroad systems of the country still
are seriously handicapped because of
car shortage and inadequate motive
power, Secretary of Commerce Hoover
said at Washington.
Representatives of eight nations,
members of the Interalled Veterans
federation, signed Il pledge binding
100000 allied war veterans to work
for peace.
Many signatures, including that OF
Major General Wood, are attached to
a petition filed with the legislature at
Boston. Mass. asking sanction for a
corporation composed of descendants
of Mayfiower Pilgrims.
The brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers expects to establish a bank
in New York city within ninety days,
Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the
engineers, asserted in an address at
Chicago.
A sentence of 45 days in Jail was
pronounced st Kalamazoo, Mich, on
Merrill B. King president of the Rex
Paper company, following conviction
on a charge of driving while intoxi-
Gated.
The first monument erected in Mich
igan to Theodore Roosevelt was I'M
yelled at Benton Harbor, Mich, with
elaborate ceremonies i'm Roosevelt
square, on the occasion of the late
presidents birthday.
More than 100 fur coats, made in
Germany, with false American labels
sewed in them to evade duty, have
been held up by customs officials dur
ing the last month, it was stated at
New York
Tho whole x-ilIooa of Now ENGLAND
n. D., knelt in prayer to give thanks
for bountiful harvest, the first one
in four years. Last spring the town
appointed a day to pray for good
crops.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-11-04
Foreign

Francisco Villa, former rebel chief,
was shot and slightly wounded while
trying to put down an uprising on his
ranch at Canutillo.
A number of miners are reported to
have persisted in mine explosion at
Dupeny, in Pennsylvania. Reports re-
ceived at Vienna from Rumania say
the death list will be large.
A San Salvador dispatch says sew
eral vessels have foundered in Sc
we're storm that swept the Pacific
coast of Central America. The loss
of life is not yet known.
The Turkish nationalist government
at Angora has passed sentence of
death upon the Turkish signatories of
the SevreS treaty and members of the
cabinet of former Premier Damad
Ferid Pasha.
The Turkish nationalist government
at Angora has officially accepted the
allies proposal fixing the Near East
peace conference for November Ii
at Lausanne, Switzerland.
Turkish delegates to the Lausanne
Near East conference will demand alb
solute liberty for Turkey-political
judicial, economic and financial-Re-
fet Pasha said in an address in SIAM
boul.
Fascist columns are coming into
Rome from all directions. Some of
them have been marching for two
days aud nights
A Tokyo dispatch says General Die
terichs, defeated leader of the Russian
White guards, has aligned with Chang
Tso-Lin, war lord o. Manchuria, in an
agreement to march on Vladivostok
and Dust the Red troops.
The Canadian Pacific railway mott
fed the deputy minister of labor at
Montreal that it declines to accept the
recent ruling of Cancellation board
that there should be no reduction in
wages.
The Fascist seized several cities in
Italy as they began their march on
Rome, intent on taking over the gov
eminent, says a London dispatch.
Rumania will be unable to pay any
of the interest or principal on her war
debt of S3S,OOO,0OO to the United
States for four years. the foreign of
fee stated unofficially at Bucharest.
A debt commission is on it's way to
America.
A Warsaw dispatch says Polish
cavalry detachment has driven back
across the border the bands of Ukrai-
Mans who destroyed crops and tore
up railroads in protest against Polish
occupation of eastern Galicia, hut the
Polish captain was captured by the
marauders.
The Filipino captain and 10 mem
bers Of the crew of the Chinese steam
er Tung Shin were lost when the
steamer foundered near Haianan
island. Forty-two men were rescued.
say dispatches received at Hongkong
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-11-04

President Harding will renew his
recommendations to congress at
Washington for legislation to effect
check upon issuance of tax-free secur-
tiles by states and municipalities.
Net ROYALTIES accruing to the gov
eminent as a result of production on
leased public lands of oil, natural gas
and natural gas gasoline this year to
October / amounted to $7,S79,9O9, the
bureau of mines announced at Wash
ingtOn.
President Harding at Washington
sent birthday Fluctuations to Emperor
Yoshihito of Japan, expressing high
regard and good WILL
=
DR.. George Otis Smith resigned as
director of the geological survey to de-
vote his entire time to the federal coal
fact-fiinding commission, the White
House at Washington has announced.
All five of the Central American re-
publics invited to Washington to con-
fer December 4 on measures of closer
friendship and cooperation have &C
cepted. the State department an
nounces. Nicaragua accepted.
Attorney General Daugherty at
Washington, reviewing the prelimi-
nary work of war frauds investigation,
declared the government will prose
cute all cases where evidence of
fraud, collision or dishonesty is
found; 425 cases already found irreg-
ular, involving millions Of dollars.
Secretary Mellon at Washington, on
Recommendation of Secretary Hughes,
ordered the release of the British
schooner Emerald, seized by prohibit
ton agents outside the three-mile
limit.
A new record traffic through the
Panama canal was established in Sep
TENDER, according to an official report
received at Washington, which showed
that So ships passed through the canal
in September.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-11-04

S. J. Daugherty & Co., Houston,
(Tex) representatives of the Hugo
SHINES interests, are planning to con-
test action by federal prohibition
agents in seizing the oil tanker Ober-
schlesien.
The budget of the city of New York,
carrying 1858, 351 ,S12 for 1923, was
adopted by the board of estimate.
This is $3,114,347 above the 1922 bud
get and $S,OOO,O0O higher than that of
1921.
Manuel Hernandez, laborer. fell ten
stories down an elevator shaft at Dali
las, Tex. landed in a wheelbarrow of
mortar, and stepped out unhurt. He
resumed work after he had scraped
off some of the mortar.
Two army aviators were killed and
two others seriously injured when
their planes met in head-on collision
200 feet above Luke field at Honolulu
The dead are Lieut.. Thomas V. Hynes
and Sergt. Ross L. Owens.
Acyork, new town named in honor
of Tennessee's famous World war
hero, Alvin c. York, has been founded
in Fentress county.
Governor Allen announced at Cof-
feyville, Kan, that he had instructed
the attorney general to expel every
Ku Klux official from Kansas.
Four boys were killed at Somer-
oline tank. The police say the boys
had been playing with matches near
the tank
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-11-04

The Filipino captain and 10 mem
bers Of the crew of the Chinese steam
er Tung Shin were lost when the
steamer foundered near Haianan
island. Forty-twO ;nan were rescued.
say dispatches received at Hongkong.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-11-04

The establishment OF d tariff court''
is being urged by the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers al New York
as means of taking the tariff out of
politics and insuring just and ade-
quate rates without injustices.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-11-04

Governor Allen announced at COT
feyville, Kan, that he had instructed
the attorney general to expel every
Ku Klux official from Kansas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-11-04

A Warsaw dispatch says a Polish
cavalry detachment has driven back
across the border the bands of Ukrai-
Mans who destroyed crops and tore
up railroads in protest against Polish
occupation of eastern Galicia, but the
Polish captain was captured by the
marauders.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-06-09
than his: that he layeth down
his life for his friend"

than his: that he layeth down
his life for his friend"
Never do we pass this sacred
spot without experiencing a hard
feeling around the heart-a feel
ing that inspires us with a desire
to do something to preserve this
lonely grave from dissertation
and humiliation, and to have the
brave deeds of its occupant COM
memorated in enduring marble.
Cannot this thing be done?
Are there. not enough survivors
of the bloody drama among us
men with knightly feeling for
the doer of a brave and knightly
action-to raise purse for the
erection of a plain marble tablet
to commemorate the heroism of
William Foster and for the pre-
servation of his grave from fur
ther dissertation?
The publication of this MARIA
tive was responded to so quickly
that in a short time a subscrip-
ton of $1l5 was speedily raised
i'll 25 and so cent subscriptions.
A monument was purchased in
Walla Walla for that sum, the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company donated the transporta-
ton to Lewiston, and willing
teamsters brought it to the site,
where it was enclosed by a sub
stantial iron fence donated by
the late C. C. Bunnell, of Lewis
ton. The monument now stands
close to the road up the Cotton
wood butte, the marble shrine
being inscribed with crossed
rifles, and the name: William
Foster, Killed by Indians July A,
1877.
Before the troops arrived the
Indians had killed Richard
Divine, Henry Elfers, Robert
Bland, Henry Beckroge at John