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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-18
ACTION OF C0NFEREES
THROWS SCARE INTO
BRITISH PEOPLE
PARIS SUSPICIOUS.
COUNTRIES WILL LOSE REPRE-.
SENTATloN ON RUSSIAN AZ.
FAIRS COMMITTEE OF ECO.
NoMlC ASSEM8LAGE

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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-18
STREAT0R MERCHANT
DIES THIS AFTERNOON

Streator. April 1S.-Special)-D. c..
Murray, one of Streator's Wcalthiest
citizens, and best known business
man, died here at > o'clock this af-
ternoon. He was the owner of the
Murray Dry Good Co and of the Muir
ray building, the largest structure in
Streator He had been in business
here thirty years. Surviving he
leaves a widow and six sons and
daughters: David, Al. Marshall, Sa-
die, Constance and Grace.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-18
PROPERTY LOSS In
wake OF STORMS
REACHES MILLIONS
Chicago, April l8.-Revised figures on the
casualties and damage caused by the storms which
swept the central states yesterday and last night

indicated at noon today
that the loss of life
would not be as great as
had been expected. The latest
figures showed 20 known dead
eleven in Illinois, fifteen in Indiana
and two in Missouri three to four
hundred injured and property damage
running into millions.
The revised figures of known dead
follows:
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-18
REPUBLICANS NAME
27 DEL.EGATES TO
STATE CONVENTION
LOWDEN FORCES, IN CONTROL
OF CENTRAL COMMITTEE, SEND
OWN MEN TO OPPOSE STATE
ADMINISTRATION AT FRIDAYS
POWWOW.

TWenty-seven delegates to the Re-
publican state convention in Sprin z
field We're chosen yesterday by the
county central committee at their
meeting held in the County Court
room for the purpose of organizing
The same number of alternates were
chosen, many of them who will at
tend the convention even though their
delegates are also in attendance.
The convention opens at noon on
Friday of this week in Springfield, at
the same hour the Democratic conven-
ton is called to order. The list Of
delegates and alternates who repre-
sent La Sale county are as follows:
Delegates-T. G.. Essington. chair
man; Leonard Thorsen, Arthur Fru-
land, r, n, Crawford, John w. Dubbs,
l.. F. knauer, Robert Hallenberg. w.
II. Boys, II. G. Cook, II. L. Nicholson,
W. |. Hibbs, J. A. Whitney, Charles Z.
Woodward, c. S. Cullen. J. ]. Mas,
sieOn, William Scanlan, r. G. Solder.
strom b. w. Hetherington. w. II.
Hinebaugh, II. w Johnson, c. II. Viii
ltams, Judge r. d. Mills, Max Muir
dock Manley Davis, u. H. Mckinney.
George O. Grover, Judge Harry Reck,
Alternates-Jesse Anderson. r. l.
Barrickman, w. b, Jones, Robert Free
BARN, w. b. Ellsworth, Charles Will
shay, Seward Anderson, Ray Richard
son, Thomas +, Reid, w. II. FOwip.
II. l. Rogers, O, c. Marshall, John
Henning, George w Nisley, Ed Gil
lett = O. Fruland, S. G. Davis, O. f.
Rowland, G. w. Edwards, william
Fisher, John Wilson, J. c. Tryon, J..
Ward Smith, f. c. Blandin. w. T..
Knapp John Hay, L. II. Hoxey.
The convention. which resulted in
a sweeping victory for the anti-Smail
Thompson-Smith forces, chose dele.
gates to the Springfield convention
who will be antagonistic to the state
administration, showing that the
LOwden forces continue as the poit-
ical power in La Sale county. A few
crumbs were thOwn to the opposition
wing, better known for its Frank l..
Smith affiliations, rather than by the
Small-ThOmpSOn leanings. These
crumbs, however, We're few and far
between, the LoWden element keeping
close rein on the convention from
start to finish.
Lee Defeats Small Forces.
Dixon, H., April lS.-The Lee coun.
/ ty republican central committee or
ganized here Monday on anti-Small
| lines by re-electing Attorney Harry
/ c. Warner as chairman and NJ V
/ Peterman as secretary The com
/ mittee also adopted resolutions read
! ing in part as follows:
We condemn the present primary
electlon law as a failure and as un
J justified, burden on the taxpayer
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-18
START WORK SOON ON
NEW AMPHlTHEATER

According to announcements this
morning by Architect Jason r. Rich
ardson, work of constructing the new
grand stand at the fair grounds will
be started within the course of the
next few days.
Contractors have already arrived
in Ottawa and the only thing that is
holding them back is the material.
Steel beams and heavy lumber which
Of course is required in the construc-
tiOn of the new amphitheater. is not
handled in Ottawa making it neces.
sary to send to the large mills in
Chicago According to Mr. Richard
son the material will arrive here
within the next two or three DAYS.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-18
WE EATHER

Fair tonight and Wednes-
day. Warmer tonight.
Light frost.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-18

Chicago. April Sweeping north
eastward through the middle western
states q storm which had its origin
in the Rock Mountain region on sun
dav. had passed over Ohio TODAY,
leaving in its wake death and de-
struction.
rho a.o,..,, do,.o,o,oa oon,idoroh,o
o,a,.a,,, '' ag - - otTs nroarossod nastward
ta,inc in many nIacae tho form, of
tornadoes Damage to pronertv will
mount into niIIions It Is believed.
tccomnanied bv rains which sent
streams already swollen coursing far
hnvond thair usual channels the
stnrn brought added suffering and
Inconvenience to some communities
which FOR, sovnraI dave bavo haan af.
factod hy aood conditions A dron
~ tho tnronnr,t,ro IA hollow, tho Goa.
sonaI nornaI added to tha discom.
fort or families whoea homes have
Iaor d,gt,nyad Inv winds ar nada nm.
;nha,hi,ollo l,. aoode ara nov, living
~ tort. or imnrnyisaJ shelter
Indiana Hard Hit
.~.I. r.r a.. s.u %
, -.
lect Oh lhG WIN" storms SeSle'o'S
IN thai Stale twenty Que persons are
known TO nave n'el oea.'I III ulI.rIen' ',.
communities. Ea'II Yesterday mlorIl'
liE ''' H'''H' '''''', ~ ~ ',,'''",'
striking h"Wo'F "I F'i'aEe7 II tle
odrhhr9' 'oE'I"o"'7 |'ouNI, "alor It. 10
many no"'o' an" sue" Reports a7 were
aNdIdoio lLoiu aE'I'"'l','"' comm UNI
,ieS WllIc'' i'a oo'II SlrIPp'" ol near
~ an means OIL communication l,ld',
I"teo l.I"' twenty-five p''S"'S Ma"
Deeil NIII'a'
Three Other States Feel Blow.
Missouri. Iowa. and Kansas had felt
the storm early on Sunday but in
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Boiler en-
tertained at their home Yesterday
with a family dinner in honor of the
tenth wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Boiler The guests from
out of town who were in attendance
were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Boiler and
children, of Aurora, and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lowell and children, of We'd
ron. I'd
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-18
HOLD UP DIXON r. r.
AGENT: GET 5000 CASH

Dixon H. April lS.-Four masked
robbers held up last night iicaet
agent f. 7. Leith of the Illinois Cen.
trail railroad at the Dixon depot and
got away with S200,
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
GENE AND JOCK
TERMED IDEAL
GOLFING PAIR

(<OHOW me q better golfing
pair than Gene Sarazen
~ and Jock Hutchison, play
ing as a team, and I'll show you
q pink moon"
This enticing offer was made
by an enthusiastic golf writer.
1t came up in a discussion over
the luminous pair, who left re-
Gently for trans-continental
tour Of about 5000 miles, COW
ering q period of three months
and involving thirty-five or more
exhibition matches.
I'VE would love to see a pink,
even q blue NOON" was the an
swer. but we can't think Of a
better combination"
Gene and Hutch" were dis
cussed at length; also, other stars.
They are well-nigh unbeatable.
Apart from the golfing. their
mental attitudes are something to
be reckoned with. They are direct
opposites but blend beautifully.
Sarazen Is unimaginative, well
called tn6 Dat N elSOn Oh ROl1, a
plugger. q methodical dispatcher of
balls who sees only victory before
every engagement, and who is the
most surprised man in the world
II he loses.
1T isn't swell head" nothing of
the sort, it Is splendid confidence.
Such is imaginative as high
strung as a thoroughbred Of the
Man o. War type; with capability
of ascent to dizzy heights and as
susceptible to a crushing descent
in his game. He is easily per.
turbed, and Often IL so affected by
surroundings as to fall off his
game tragically.
Now, consider this fact-Sarazen
is an ideal partner for Hutch" /"
steady, seldom getting into trou.
BILE, and, therefore, not faced with
the necessity OF making q stu.
pendous array of shots to recover
lost ground. His steadiness will
have a soothing effect on Hutch
furthermore. and very important,
he will cheer Jock along with en-.
aQQeAopG c1maEl1k ThatA bic NAB
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30

crosse. cricket, lawn bowls. skiing.
cage ball. push ball, service ball
and quoits.
The officers elected today in
organizing are:
Honorary president, President
Harding: honorary vice presidents,
Secretary of War Weeks and Sec
retary of the Navy DENLY and
Colonel Robert NJ. Thompson, presi-
dent Of the American Olympic As
sociation.
President. Colonel Henry Breck-
enridge, vice-presidents. Julian s.
Myrick, president of the United
States Lawn Tennis Association:
Brigadier General Palmer z.
Pierce, and Mrs. Herbert Hoover.
wife of the Secretary of Commerce,
treasurer. Herbert L. Pratt.
Executive committee. Dwight F.
Davis, vice-president Of the United
States Lawn Tennis Association and
donor of the famous Davis cup;
George F. Fisher. Lieut. Col. Waite
c. johnson, Capt. c. R. Train.
Dudley Reid, John Brown. jr. DR..
Brown is president Of the Naval
Y. NJ. c. A.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
WESTERN GRID
COACHES HELD
SPORT GLARE
zuppke, Yost, Stage. and WHcs
Leading Figures at FostbaII
ConcIave.

AIEw YORK, Dec. 2s.-Fess.
~ ball coaches from the vid
~ open spaces Of the Wet
were very much In evidence st
the annual meeting Of the Amsr-
lean Football Coaches Associs-
ton Wednesday. Bob Zuppks,
the aggressive little fellow Who
clips his words, of the University
Of Illinois; big Hurry Up" Yost,
Michiesn's famous mentor; the
veteran Alonzo A. Stagg, dean of
American coaches from Chicago,
and the tall. spare DR.. J. c.
Wilce, from Ohio State, who
looks q lot like Bill Tilden, were
the shock troops of the Western
detachment, and few motions
were introduced that did not find
them ready to offer intelligent
comment. t-
Particularly interesting was Yoet.
the Michigan Wolverine cosch.whose
team tied for first place In the
Big Ten race this season, and
Fighting Bob" zuppke. from mi-
nois.
This pair Of veteran coaching
rivals are responsible for the in
PRODUCTION Of two Of the most i'm
portant elements In modern foot
baIl-the forward pass and the
shift play.
Back in 1897. nine years before
the forward pass was formally sddet
to football equipment. Yost. the ex-
Lafayette star, while coaching at
Ohio Wesleyan. endeavored TO en-
plain the rudiments OF the spiral
kick TO Del Sayers, the teams one
and only kicker. Unable to kick
himself, Yost traced the path Of
the kick with his hand in order
to show Sayers the arc his foot
should describe. In that way.
Hurry Up" evolved the idea Of q
spiral throw or the modern forward
pass.
Zuppke was always a strategiet
OF the first water. When a fresh
man at Wisconsin. the fighting son
OF a gun tried to make the "frosh
football team. and later. he tried
for the varsity. but although he
was the gamest man Of the lot.
his size initiated against him. So.
devoid of physical assets, he
naturally developed into a foot
ball thinker"
Years ago. while coaching IN
nois. Zuppke carefully figured out
the psychological effect OF q hurried
conference behind the line OF scrinn-
mage followed by a fast shirt into
action. and Il met with such 10
cess that the entire Big Ten adopted
IT,
Perhaps il was because the other
coaches present at the Hotel Astor
remembered these things that they
paid such respectful silence when
big. powerful Yost. with the lazy
drawl. and short little Zuppke got
up to address the meeting
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
Georgetown A. c. Faces
Big Basketball Year

The Georgetown A. c. quint will
open its season against the Walter
Reed team, leader in the Army
post basketball league, at Walter
Reed on Jan S. Other dates on
Georgetown schedule follows: JAN
uary 10, Navy Yard at Naval re-
serve armory: IL. Mohawk A. c.,
at Mohawk gym; ls. Carlyle A. c..
at Pecks.
The Georgetown A. c. has a
few open dates and would like to
hear from some fast teams in the
District and vscinity for games.
Address II. W. Boteler. 1914
Twenty-ninth street, northwest, or
phone between 6 or O'Clock. West
1921.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30

IF "Chick" Gagnon, Holy Cross
graduate, hopes to keep his
- name on Clark Griffith's pay
roll next season he must polish
up on his fielding.
Official fielding averages Of the
International League, released yes
terday, showed that Gagnon who
Is coming here touted as a sure
fixture on Griffith's reconstructed
1928 edition Of Nationals, was the
worst short-fielder on the O'Toole
circuit last season.
That is. he was the poorest
fielding shortstop, according to
the figures. 1t must be admitted,
however, that a baseball players
value is not judged by his fielding
average.
Chick, who was shifted from the
Detroit Tigers to George Stallings,
at Rochester. played in sixty-five
games. He handled sos chances
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
WINNER
OVER MARTIN
IN FAST MILL
New EngIander Weakened by
Making Weight, But Fights
Brilliant Battle.

AYEw YORK, Dec. 29.-Pancho
~ Villa, the flyweight cham
~ pion, received the decision
over Terry Martin in their fif-
teen round bout tonight at
Madison Square Garden.
1t was q good fight. brilliant in
spots and at no time slow in action.
The little Filipino was carried to
the limit by his game rival, who
never stopped nor backed up. He
gave Villa a terrible lacing around
the body. which made the Filipino
respect his punches.
Martin made the fatal error Of
entering the ring at 115k pounds,
less than his normal weight. 1t
hurt him considerably and took
away Q lot Of steam. The Filipino
fought his usual snowy battle, al
ways on his toes and ready to
shoot out his right at the proper
moment.
Though Villa received the deci-
sion. the popular acclaim went to
Martin, for he fought a battle un-
der a terrible handicap.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
Basketball Squad Only
Yale Team to Get Trip

NEW HAVEN. Dec. 2s.-Only
one Of Yale's winter sport teams
has been given permission to take
a trip during the Christmas holi-
days-the basketball quintet.
The squad reported on Thurs
day in Buffalo. and played the
universities there and in Rochester
and will close the series with a
game in Brooklyn against the
Crescent Athletic Club. Permission
for the games was not given until
the sport had been entirely recon.
structed under the supervision Of
two new coaches. Joe Fogarty and
Bill Kincaide, both formerly of
Pennsylvania. Under their coach
ing the game has assumed new
life.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30

.and erred on twenty-six Of them
for an average Of .S73. OF the
twenty-five fielders In the league
he was last in the standing. g.
II an Ail-International League
team was selected on fielding
alone, the lineup would be as fol.
lows:
Edward Onslow. Toronto first
base. .9s4; Max Bishop. Baltimore,
second base. .s64; Andrew Ander.
son, Toronto. third base, .s6S;
John J. Boiey Baltimore, short
stop. .957; Donald Donelson, Jer-
sey City. outfielder. with .ss1;
James McAvoy. Baltimore. catch
er. 9S1. While six boxmen hold
perfect averages, the honor of
leading the pitchers in fielding be-
longs to Fred Carts, Reading, who
In thirty-three games handled
ninety-three fielding chances with
out error.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
Radio Fans To Hear
Corbett Explain
New Ring Code

A RRANGEMENTS have
"A just been completed to
hold the first public reading
of the new Roosevelt Boxing
Rules by James j. Corbett,
for the benefit of the boxing
fans Of the Eastern States,
at the Bamberger Broadcast
ing Station (WOR) of New
ark, N. j., on the night of
Tuesday. January 9, at 8
o'clock.
A special committee of
noted sporting editors and
ring celebrities will be on
hand, at the radio station,
to hear Gentleman Jim's"
proposed code and several
recognized boxing experts will
express their opinions of the
rules, over the wireless, i'm
mediately after the reading.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30

Difficulties in obtaining adequate
representation Of the United States
at the last Olympic Games and in
view Of insuring against physical
disabilities which played q consid-
cradle part in the organization of
the country's forces in the world
war are the principal reasons for
its existence.
Col. Henry Breckenridge. elected
president today, was formerly AS
sistant Secretary of War in the
Wilson administration. is its orig
inator. He consulted with Brig.
Gen. Palmer E. Pierce. president
OF the National Collegiate Athletic
Association, following the Difficult
ties that arose in obtaining repre-
sentation for the Olympic Games,
and together they worked out the
plan of organization.
ACTS AS AN AID.
The federation is not specifically
for the purpose Of holding athletic
competition, but to aid associa-
tions and clubs in its membership
in holding them.
The aim is to reach everywhere,
country sections. industrial sections,
city Fairgrounds, as well as regu-
lar athletic fields and halls and
gymnasiums.
College athletic conferences, in
dividuals. schools. colleges, fraternal
organizations and clubs in general
will be urged to build or provide
necessary equipments. The fedora
ton will endeavor to help munich
pal efforts along these lines.
As President Breckenridge ex-
planned. the idea is to develop a
civilian army, fit for draft, II
need be.
A special test. embracing the 1o0-
yard dash. running broad jump,
running high jump and bar vault,
will be used during 1928 through
out the country. II was decided.
This suggestion was made by DR..
]. H. McCurdy, president of the
Springfield (MassJ Y. NJ. c. A. col
lege in his report on proposed
| Standardization.
TESTS ARE SIMPLE.
He said that he was confronted
with the difficulty that in some
sections Of the country organiza.
tions in the membership of the
Federation and through which tests
will be made are lacking in special
equipment.
This fact. he said. recommended
the selection of tests requiring Lit.
tie or no equipment
Objections were made that the
bar vault might not be advisable
inasmuch as equipment for this in
some sections might not be on
hand. DIR. McCurdy replied:
| We'll, country boys always have
rail fences. They'll do"
The tests were adopted. They
will be in use only in 1923 Other
events may then be chosen IL found
better suited. The system adopted
will be applied to all youth between
Twelve and twenty-four who can be
reached.
The rules now in force were
adopted for basketball, tennis. golf
fencing, revolver shooting, girls
field hockey. polo, basketball, rifle
shooting, football and bowling.
MAY REVISE RULES.
| The commission on rules Of the
federation will revise il in its
judgment it is necessary, and re-
commend rules for the following
sports:
Indoor and playground baseball.
track and field, racquels, squash
racquets, court tennis, archery,
canoe padding and sailing. ny
casting. horseshoe pitching, bi.
cycling. rogue, trap shooting. in.
door athletics. skating, swimming
boxing. handball, indoor athletics
gymnastics, rowing, ice hockey
wrestling, water polo. water base.
ball and basketball, curling, Ia.
/
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
MOHAWK PREPS
PICKED TO WIN
OVER STANTONS
Southeast Eleven to Use New
Plays in Tomorrow's Cham
pionship Game.

THE Mohawk Props will re.
vamp their usual style of
play in the game tomorrow
afternoon at Union League Park
against the Stanton A. C. for the
145-pound football championship.
During this weeks practice.
which was confined mostly in
doors. due to the weather, Coach
Pepco Durity drilled his SQUAD on
new formations.
Coach Durity feels that his team
cannot afford to use the same
tactics against the Stantons as
they have in their other games
this year in defending the 145
title. For the past four Sundays
the Stantons have been idle, while
their foes were brushing aside
contenders.
The Stantons were not altogether
idle, either. They were on hand
at the last four games played by
their Southeast rivals and were
not overlooking a bet In scouting
q trick or twor that they expected
the Little Hawks would use to-
morrow afternoon. This prompted
Durity to adopt new formations.
Past performances of the teams
this season makes the Hawks the
favorite in the championship clash.
Except in the game against sthe
Big Hawks, the Props were not
scored on. Also they defeated the
Kanawhas, Z to o. after the latter
had beatsa The Stantons u = q
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
Billy Gilbert Lands
Job As Manager
At Denver

DENVER, Dec. 29.-Billy
" Gilbert, former Giant in
fielder and last year man.
ager of the Waterbury team
in the Eastern League, was
signed today to manage the
Denver team of the Western
League in 1928. Gilbert came
upon the Recommendation of
Manager McGraw Of the
Giants.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
CANDIDATE FOR JOB WITH GRIFF
HAD TOUGH YEAR IN FIELDING
Former Holy Cross Star Erred Twenty-Six Times In
Sixty-Five Games While Serving His Apprentice
ship On the O'Toole Circuit Last Season.

Chick" Gagnon Holy Crc.smd erred then
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30

~ HIe esaestisa d rain
Aaek grshbs1s Knows little
- dot Asiis Latham and his
V1u6 thst naie hin fansus.
Ut naay e Ii stunts have de-
. sssa1e1 - Drsssat day psato-
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30

((OHOW me a better golfng
pair than Gene Sarazen
~ and Jock Hutchison. play-