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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
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According 10 word received here
this morning baby son was born to
MIR, and Mrs. Jack Mighton, Sunday
morning, At their home at ST, Peters,
burg, Fla Mrs, MghtOn Is the daugh'
ter of j h. Iassett of this city,
J, H. Mohr of Pittsburg, Pa, Is Wis
iting for few weeks at the home OF
his uncle and aunt, Mr., and Mrs, c.
j. Amendt Of Center Ottawa,
ED. Wclter of La Sale was an OF.
tawa caller yesterday,
Mr.. IL A, Boyle Of this city, Is
spending today in Chicago on bust,
ness,
Harold Trench Of La Sale was an
Ottawa business caller yesterday.
Miss Bcss Fincn was Il visitor in
Chicago over the weekend.
r. y. Brewster Of Marseillcs was
nm Ottawa business caller yesterday.
-. \. Hayward of Minneapolis ard
Mrs. w. IT. Rothgeb Of East Orange.
a. J., are In Ottawa, whore they were
called by the serious illness of their
mother, Mrs George Hayward Of llli-
nOis avenue.
Mrs. John Kurkms and two daugh,
ters of Leland, were shoppers in this
city yesterday,
Attorney Charles Donnhue of la
Sale Is in Ottawa on business today.
William NJ. Mills Of the Mills
Clothing CO., of Chicago is in Ottawa
on business today,
Mrs. Sam Jones Of Wcdron was an
Ottawa shopper today,
Mrs. W. H. Washer of Serena was
an Ottawa shopper today.
f. G. Albrccht Of Ottawa, Is visiting
with his sister in Peru for "A few
days
Clarence Bell who has been resi-.
dent Of this city TO ra number Of
years, left today for Portland, ore.
gan, to make his future home
julius Stabiner representative Of
the Berne Manufacturing Co, of
Berne. Indiana, is in Ottawa on bust
ness today
Mrs J. Wagner and daughter. Miss
Catherine Of La Sale, were visitors
in Ottawa today.
Sid Stiefcl Of this city, is spending
today in Chicago on business.
A X. Richardson of this city, has
returned home after spending IN"
past few days in Chicago on business.
p. J. McGovern Of La Sale, spent
yesterday in this city on business,
Mrs. G. w. Gerhard Of Serena, was
an Ottawa shopper today.
j. p. Olson Of Aurora, Is in Ottawa
an lugiD.gg to-day
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
HALTS SMALL TRIAL
WHILE He SENTENCES
SLAYER TO GALLONS
JJEG- EDWARDS DELAYS GOV
rrEORG CASE TO ORDER Po.
LICEMANS MURDERER TO DIE
JUNE 15--BANK EMPLoYE ON
STAND.

Waukegan, H. May 23.-By the A,
PD-The trial Of Governor Len Small
was delayed almost half hour today
while Judge Claire G. Edwards, prcsd.
ing iurIst in the governors trial, sen.
fenced a murderer 70 death.
The condemned man is lenat2 Pat2
Of Chicago, who shot and killed VIII
liam Peterson, a motorcycle police.
man. on March H.
Judge Edwards sentenced Patz 20
die on the galOws June II,
Bank Clerk on Stand.
The prosecution continued to offer
records Of Chicago banks as evidence
IN the governors trial.
Howard Rice audit clerk In the Con.
tintntal and Commercial National
Bank, who took the stand late ycstcr.
day. identified records OF the Fort
Dearborn National Bank, the affairs
of which We're taken over by the Con.
tinental and Commercial last Deem.
Der
Rice formerly was employed In the
Fort Dearborn National which figured
IN transactions between the late State
Senator Edward G, Curtis and Chicago
packers It Is through some Of these
transactions that the prosecution is at
tempting TO prove the conspiracy
charge against the governor. Money
loaned to the packers, according TO
the prosecution, was first loaned by
Small. state treasurer from 1917 to
1919. to Curtis. who then made large
loans TO the packers and failed to
turn the interest in to the state.
Lieutenant Governor Fred f. Ster
Eng, when he succeeded Small in tn"
treasurcr's office in 1919, entered Tho
alleged conspiracy, according to tn
prosecution Charles C. lie FOrg""
and Werner W Schroeder Of counsel
for Governor Small, who protested
against admission Of memoranda OF
Swift & Co and Armour & Co. into tn
records of the trial, continued their
objections against the bank memo.
randa As "A result of Judge Edwards
ruling last night the prosecution was
compelled to abandon the key sys-
TEN" of marking exhibits and all the
documentary evidence which went in
today was numbered consecutively.
Small Examines Exhibits.
During the testimony OF Mr. Rice,
Governor Small examined some Of the
documentary evidence, including
sheets from loose leaf lodgers OF the
Fort Dearborn National Bank on
which the account Of the Grant Par'
Bank" was carried.
1t was this bank, conducted bv Sera
tor Curtis and his brother, Vernon
Curtis. which the prosecution charges
was name only recalled from the
past for the purpose of the alleged
conspiracy
With the sentencing of the mur-
dCrer. Pat2. today there arose the
probability that Governor Small will
be asked to grant executive clemency
to the condemned man while facing
criminal charges himself
PATTI will certainly appeal to tn
governor ii denied another chance for.
his life by the courts,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
KARR ON MACNIDER
RECEPTION COMMITTEE

Bloomington, Ill.,, May "a. 1922
Guy A. Karr, of Ottawa Post No. 49,
Post of the American Legion, has
been appointed a member of the com
mittee which will greet National Com.
ander Hanford McNider when on May
q, he comes TO Bloomington to lay
the corner stone for the $l50,000 Nc.
Barnes Memorial Building for Soldiers
and Sailors. which will house the
State Headquarters of the American
Legion.
This committee will play an import
ant part in the days program which
will include the greatest gathering of
ex-seryice notables ever assembled in
Illinois.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
SHOTS MEANT FOR
TURTLES KILLED
AURORA PlCMlCKER

Aurora, H., May pa coroners
jury which inquired into the death Of
Eugene Hammer Of Galesburg, who
was killed by one Of several sho's
fired across the Fox river by an IN.
known person as Hummer and his
wife were preparing to leay" the
waters edge on the other side Of the
stream Sunday, was satisfied TO-DAY
from testimony It heard that Hummer
was killed and his wife wounded by
bullets aimed at turtles which summed
themselves on an island in the river
directly in front Of where Mr. ana
Mrs Hummer were sitting with their
daughter, Edith, aged II.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
DOPED FAC BLAMED FOR
O'CONOR CONFESSION"

Sacramento, Cal, May 23--john
DreXcl who surrendered himself at
the city jail last night and asserted
that he had been implicated in the cs.
cape of Tommy O'Connor, condemned
murderer, from the Cook county Jail
AT Chicago last December, today re
pudiatcd his story, which, he declared,
resulted from a doped cigarette given
him by man who aiterward robbed
him OF S27. all he had.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
G. C. BECKER'S MOTHER
DIES IN WISCONSIN

Word announcing the death at
Burlington, Wis, of his mother, Mrs.
Margaret Becker aged 70 was re-
ccivod today by c. G, Becker, steward
at the Ottawa Colony Mrs Becker
passed away yesterday afternoon at
the home of her daughter, Mrs G.
Roy McKenna, following long III,
ness
Mr.. ana Mrs, Becker, who reside al
729 West Jackson street left for Bur.
lington this morning to attend the
funeral
Besides the Ottawa man and Mrs.
Mckonna, the deceased leaves an.
other daughter, Mrs. William Il, Jefrs
OF ROCkland, Mich
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
HARDING HOPEFUL OF
CUT IN RAIL RATES

Washington May % President
Harding was represented today as be.
hopeful that voluntary reductions In
transportation rates would result from
last Saturday nights white house din.
ner conference attended by nineteen
of the leading railway executives OF
the country. Obstacles In obtaining
voluntary action on the thorogoing
basis desired by the administration
were described at the white house AS
somewhat formidable.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
BANDITS GET $4,000
FROM M'INTYRE BANK

Mcintyre, Iowa, May 25.-(By' the
A. PJ-The Mclntire bank was rob.
bed of approximately $4,000 and
many valuable papers by several rob.
bers at | O'Clock this morning. Before
entering the bank the robbers broke
into the home Of ". r. Fairbanks,
across the street from the bank and
bound Mr.. and Mrs. Fairbanks.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
Public Auction

Of flemish oak dining room table, &
chairs, leather seat, and sideboard to
match, | leather upholstered rocking
chair metal beds, mattress and
springs sanitary couch and mat.
tross, small cook stove, I hard coal
heater, small rug, / oak chirioner,
fruit JAMS, yrockcry ana other articles
TOO numerous to mention, viii be sold
at l5J Prairie street, Ottawa, Illinois,
on Thursday, May %, 1922 commence
ing at / O'Clock =. NJ.
ANDREW CARLSON,
owner.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
FINGER PRINTS USED
AGAINST P. O. CLERKS

Washington, MAY 90 Discovery
thru finger printing" that forty.nine
of the 400 employees of the registry
division of the New York post office
bad criminal record was reported to
President Harding today by acting
postmaster general Bartlett On his
return from an investigation Of the
New York office All of the forty.
nine have been dropped from the ser.
vice. Mr.. Bartlett said
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
CLASSIFIED ADS.

DON'T GIVE YOUR JUNK AWAY
for nothing pay 60 cents per hun
bred for rags, 60 cents per hundred
for old magazines, 40 cents per hun
dred for old paper, 30 cents for old
mixed iron, cents per pound for cop.
per vine Best prices for any article
not mentioned. | win attend 10 All
orders myself, so don't forget to call.
MAX BLOOMFIELD, Phone 9iS.W,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
3 WAR OFFENDERS
FREED BY HARDING

Washington, May 23.-Presidcnt
Harding has committed the sentences
Of Joseph Gordon. Albert Wehde AMI
George Boehm, all of Chicago, con
yicted OF war time offenSes.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
The Boredom OF Comfort.

"NO one Is ever bored unless he Is
comfortable. That's the great principle
There isn't time for 1t. You cannot be
bored and something else at the same
time From "Dodo,' by +. +. benson.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
HIGH SCHOOL BOY
MISSING AT STATE PARK
CONTINUED from nnge |

Confined from page ~,
Yesterday ana then came into Ottawa
Tor the night, stopping at the Zeller
Inn.
Early this morning Mr. Natl visited
"A barber shop ana while in the chair
told the barber Of his misfortune. The
distracted parents were then about
ready to return home The barber
suggested that a searching party be-
organized.
An appeal was made to Principal
Z. II kingman Of the township high
school FOR llyc cadets 10 Join the party
Mr. Natl, Who had earlier In the morn.
ing phOned Sheriff Ayers, asking that
a hunt be instituted for his son, then
visited the shorin's Office asking for
ala IN today's search sheriff Ayers
consented TO 90 himself and to take
along three OF the tmsty prisoners
from the county Jail who could be re.
lied on 10 aid him efficiently.
Mrs. Natl, who had reached the
Condo garage before the searching
party was organized, waited through.
out the greater part Of the day In the
Office of the garage and kept IN close
communication with the state park to
see II the party had located her son.
Fear He May Have Fallen.
Some fear has been expressed that
the boy fell from Lovers Leap into
the Illinois river. Examination di,.
closed that there IS but a small part
OF the rock whore anyone could slide
from and land in the river A search
of the canyons and rayincS around the
river was being conducted this after.
noon
Paul did not drive an auto t.
Starved Rock Sunday, but Travelled
with companions,
Parents Grief Stricken.
Both Mr.. and Mr. Natl, although
heartbroken over the disappearance
and fearing that any hour they ma
find their son critically injured or Ill.,
bore up brayCly and quietly. and wcrn
able not only to materially assist In
the search but to direct the hunt foI
their boy.
Drag River.
Dragging of the Illinois river in
front Of Lovers Leap was started
this afternoon. George DeGroOt of
Peru, who has the apparatus for riv-
or dragging, was placed in charge
OF the work. The searching party
was augmented this afternoon by a
large crowd from Utica, and the
guests at the Starved Rock hotel.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
Drag River.


The submissive little husband was
stealthlly picking his own pockets he
fore going to bed "A brute of wife
heater, thurs what am, he chIckled
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
TalI.Tale Traits.

You cannot rightly judge people by
what others say about them but you
can by what they say about others
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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-23
Notice

The CONGREGATIONAL Auxiliary will
meet at the church Friday at IA !
O'Clock luncheon. Mrs Conard and
Mrs. Beck will be the hostesses,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
German Financial Car
NotO Plans To LnUade
American Industries
Hugo SHINES Offers Steel Rails u S. Roads Price
Below American Figures-His History One
of Gigantic Consultations.
(RY the Assoeiated Press.l

New York, Feb. 3.-The name of
Hugo Stinnes-one to eenjure with in
Germany-has smashed its way into
Wall street. Big business particularly
the steel industry. is interested, and
asking If SHINES has designs upon the
commercial and industrial activities of
this country.
Various reports have come to the
United States concerning plans of the
ests in this country where he has here
tofore been little known. But the
first concrete evidences of his plans
came yesterday with the announce
ment that he was negotiating with sew
erai American railroads for the sale
of 5000 tons of German rails-at a
price. including freight, about s2.25
ton less than the current American
price of $40.
Whether SHINES will follow up his
invasion of American markets by ef-
forts to acquire control of American
industries is question that time alone
can solve. The United States is one
of the few countries in the develop
ment OF which he has apparently
taken no hand.
Credited with controlling eight bill
lion marks of capital and with being
the most powerful foreigner indus
trially and politically in Germany,
SHINES rode to the crest Of his power
on the war. Even before the war.
SHINES was the biggest iron and coal
figure in Germany. but 1t was not until
the close of the world struggle that he
began reaching out on large scale for
other fields to conquer.
Reports of his purchases, of his
consultations and reorganization then
became a matter of almost daily
chronicling in the newspapers. In one
of the latest reports he figured a S a
pawnbroker to the Russian soviet gov
eminent, the story being that he had
advanced Lenin a large sum on the
Russian crown jewels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
Absolutely No Chance for Beer
as Bonus Measure.
Chief of House Committee
Talks Ont Plainly.
"SOBER PUBLIC" AT HEARING
FOrdney Wants Harding to Call
Bonus Farley.
Chicago Grand Jury Recon-
mends "Easing Up the Lid"

Washington. Feb. 3.-Any faint
hope that payment of a soldiers bonus
might be effected thru a loosening ef
the liquor laws TO permit the manu-
facture of light viii. es and beer under
a high tax, went a-glimmering today.
gu are just wasting your time ami
ours" said Representative Green, act
ing chairman Of the ways and means
committee. to witnesses appearing to-
day to urge the liberal isolation of the
Volstead act to provide funds for a
bonus payment.
More than two-thirds of the pres
ent senate and house voted the liquor
laws on the statute books and they
won't be modified"
"SobeI'' Public Heard.
Levi Cooke, who claimed to repre-
sent the sober public" suggested an
amendment to the VOlstead enforce
ment law permitting the manufacture
and sale of Notwithstanding beverages
not to exceed 2.75 per cent alcohol in
volume and imposing on such bever-
ages a tax of 20 cents a gallon.
From such tax he said. "a rev.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03

STATIONS of scoutcraft for the bene-
fit of the parents. or district Scout
rally with the parents in attendance
are some of the suggestions which
have been made.
The creed of the Scout includes the
slogan, do at Least One Good Turn
Every Day." and a large part of the
program will be the doing Of good
turns.
To Do Good Turn.
On Thursday, Scouts will endeavor
to do a good turn for some one in
troop is to endeavor to do a good
turn for it's immediate community;
on Saturday. all Scouts are asked to
assist in doing good turn for the
city. Mayor CorWine has asked them
to district the city and make a thoro
inspection of the alleys as regards
cleanliness, sanitation and fire haz-
ards,
Special services are to be held in all
churches with reference to the Boy
Scout movement. on Sunday. Febru-
airy 1. Monday, February IS, will be
school day, when special reference
will be made to the Boy Scout activi-
ties in the schools of the city where
there are Scouts.
Cards are to be distributed to all
the business men of the city and the
members of the various civic organiza-
tunity to do good turn daily The
cards will carry small square knot,
made of cord and affixed to a pin,
which the men will be asked to wear
as reminders, during the week. On
| Tuesday. February IA, the last day
of the anniversary week, there will
be a tag day, on which these cards
will be distributed on the street by the
Scouts.
To Enroll New Scouts.
The week will include day devoted
| to the enrolment of new Scouts in
the organization of Topeka. On this
date each troop not yet registered, will
be asked to finish it's registration, and
each troop Is expected to have at least
one member ready for enrolment on
that date.
The week will open Tuesday, Febru-
airy Z, with a session of the court of
honor at the Elks club. followed by
a special course of training for Scout
leaders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
DEATH OF ROLLIN NICHOLS
Former Topeka Banker Lived Here
so Years-Died in Los Angeles.

Former Topeka Banker Lived Here
so Years-Died in Los Angeles.
Word was received in Topeka today
of the death Thursday of Roll Nichols,
for fifty years a resident of this city.
He died in Los Angeles after a. resi-
dence of twelve years in California.
Nichols was for many years vice
president of the Citizens State bank
in North Topeka. He owned consid-
cradle property here and was identi-
fled with many local enterprises. He
was "a at the time of his death.
He was the father of Galen Nichols,
for some time a power in county poll
tics and for two terms county attor-
ney. Galen recently died at Ell Centre,
Cal.
He was for years a conductor on the
Union Pacific railroad and later served
in the same capacity with the Santa
F'e.s Mrs. Nichols died in Topeka sew
eral years ago.
Among the surviving relatives are
Carl NJ. Nichols. of route 6, Topeka;
S. c. Nichols, S15 Fillmore street, and
Mrs. James A. Troutman, 904 Kansas
avenue. also a son, Harry j., who was
with his father at the time of his
death.
The body will be brought from Los
Angeles to Topeka, for burial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
THEY'LL PURIFY POLITICS
Mrs. Manley Fosseen Speaks to the
Women of SetIgwick County.

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 3.-"We are GO
ing to see better men in politics in
the future, because of the part women
are taking and because we are train
ing our sons and daughters for citizen
ship
This was the message brought to the
conference of Sedgwick county Re
publican women by Mrs. Manley L.
Fosseen of Minnesota. director of the
fourth region of the National Repub-
lican Women's Federation. Mrs. Fos-
seen is touring Kansas to form local
branches of the federation.
Women are in politics to stay,
Mrs. Fosseen added, because politics
is humanity, and women play an i'm
portant part in the interest of human
ity. Where the men have been taking
the shortest route between two po-
litical points, women, because of their
mother instinct. are going TO travel
the longer and more humanitarian
courses The result will be a more
solidIy united political body"
The Nonpartisan League, she said,
is a socialistic organization.
Harve Motter. internal revenue COL
iector for Kansas. and Mrs. Anna
Beggs of Topeka, vice chairman OF the
Republican state central committee,
also spoke.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
HERE FOR BOYS CONFERENCE
One Hundred and Fifty High School
Students Visit Topeka.

One hundred and fifty high school
boys from Topeka and all parts of
Shawnee county arrived in Topeka
this afternoon to attend the biennial
Topeka and Shawnee County Older
Boys Christian conference, which
opens at o'clock this evening at the
First Presbyterian church.
Sunday schools and churches will
be represented. The following high
schools will be represented: Topeka,
Washburn, Seaman, Oakland, Berry
ton, Auburn and Silver Lake.
B. V Edworthy, state boys work
secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A, will be
the principal speaker at the opening
session this evening. The conference
will adjourn at O'Clock this evening
to enable the delegates to attend the
Decentralization high school basket
ball game.
Clyde c. Hartford. boys work sec
rotary of the Pittsburg, Kan, Y. NJ.
c. A.. and Paul Fung of Washburn
college will be the principal speakers
>at the Saturday morning session. The
conference will close Sunday after
noon.
The conference enrolment is not up
to expectations as large number of
prospective delegates are suffering
from influenza.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
BOWMAN HEADS "Y" WORK
Reelected Chairman of State Com
1nittee-Plan Financial Campaign.

W. w. Bowman. of Topeka. was re-
elected chairman of the state commit
tee of the Y. NJ. c. A. at the annual
meeting of the committee held Thurs
day. other officers elected were:
w. w. Wiley. Hutchinson, vice chair
man; .. f. Shirk, Topeka, vice chair
man. and A. d. Gray, Topeka, treas
urer.
Three new members of the COM
mittee were elected. They were: Ross
Sanderson, Wichita; c. c. Martin. Sa-
lima, and Guy 7. Gebhardt, McPher-
son.
It was decided to hold statewide
financial campaign during the month
of March. It is planned to raise the
entire budget for the year during this
period. W. f. Heron, Of New York
City. international secretary of the
Y. NJ. G. A. financial bureau. will be
in Topeka to direct the campaign.
The budget for the year has been
raised from $4,000 to $4,000.
Nearly $4,000 will be used in paying
off Indebtedness.
A. A. Remington. general state sec
rotary, will leave Saturday for Omaha
to hold a conference with Heron in
regard to the campaign.