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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-20
CURTIS RECOVERING
FROM INJURIES

William Curtis, ottawa youth, stu
dent at Marquette university, and
son OF City Clerk w. w. Curtis, who
was injured when struck on the head
with a brick during a homecoming
celebration at Milwaukee, Wis, pre-
vious to big football game last
week is much improved
His father, who was summoned to
Milwaukee early Friday morning fol
lowing long distance conversation
which apprised him of his sons in
jury, arrived home Saturday even
ing.
Mr.. Curtis stated today that his
son was out Of danger and his condi-
ton was very much improved. Bill
will be able to leave the hospital
some time this week was the state
ment attending physicians made to
the boys father.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-20

and it is apparent that there will be
some changes in the executive staff
OF the organization.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-20
|NTERURbAN TAKES.
LEAD IN BOOSTING
SCENIC ILL. VALLEY
WILL HAVE LARGE EXHIBIT AT
OUTDOOR LIFE EXPOSITION TO
BE HELD NEXT SPRING IN CHI.
CAGo.

The Chamber of Commere is just
in receipt OF letter from the c. o. &
p. relative to the National Travel and
Outdoor Life Exposition to be held in
Chicago next spring
General passenger agent, A. NJ. Far
rell in his letter has this to say about
the enterprise: 81 find that those be.
hind the exposition are making very
strenuous effort to boost our outdoor
life and promote interest az home and
as we are interested in advertising
Starved Rock State Park, | believe
that this Is a wonderful opportunity
for us to acquaint the public with
what we have for sale | believe the
city OF Ottawa Is directly interested
in travel to Starved Rock, more than
any of the other cities in the vicinity
for the reason that the biggest MAORI
~ of visitors at Starved Rock live in
the vicinity of Chicago and naturally
have to reach the park by passing
through Ottawa; therefore, believe
that you would be interested in join.
ing us by sharing the expense of ad.
Ivertising Starved Rock at this exposi.
( ton"
| The letter is also addressed to the
proprietors OF the Clifton, Zeller Inn
and Ottawa Hotel and ask their as.
sistance. There is also reference made
to the song which was composed and
published by Edward Hayne and ask
[ ~ nf he
display If the exhibit Is made. They
also desire a painting of Starved Rock
and desire to distribute thousands OF
folders advertising the city and the
park.
The Chamber of Commerce and 10
cal hotel men will no doubt be anxious
to go into this advertising plan anl
if this years tourists business can b.
a criterion we may expect, with plent.
of publicity, to see the numbers o
visitors increase from year to year.
Bid To Farm Bureau Meet.
The Illinois Agricultural Associa
ton in letter to the Chamber of Com
merce extends an invitation to attend
a conference Of farm bureau official!
and other citizens of this COMPRESSION
al district, to discuss the prosposet
new constitution which is to be voted
upon Dec. II, 1922.
A meeting is scheduled for ottawa
November % and should prove a very
interesting one for this question j!
of grave importance to the people o.
Illinois and all interests, whether com
mercial or agricultural, are affected b,
this proposed legislation.
The Ottawa Rotary club has devote,
several meetings to consideration G
different phases of the new constit,
= ton and other organizations are urge
. to consider this topic and co-operat
with the Farm Bureau in making tn
meeting here on the 22nd. success!
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-20

L0ST-A bezel for octagon wrist
watch, Saturday night. in business
district. Finder call i0s5-K and re-
ceive reward.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-20
ALLEGED DIP GONE;
ELDREDCE ORDERS
BONDS FORFEITED
DEFENDANT FAILS TO PUT IN
APPEARANCE WHEN CASE WAS
CALLED THIS MORNING FOR
TRIAL IN CIRCUIT COURT.

Defaulting appearance when his
case was called for trial in the Cir
cult Court this afternoon, Harry Kline
Of Peru forfeited $500 bond he had
given Oct 3 to insure his freedom
when he was held 10 the grand jury
by Justice Mischke Louis j. Rigden
proprietor OF a La Sale soft drinF
parlor, ,sweM surety on Mr.. Kline's
bond
A scire facias was ordered issued
by Judge Eidredge to cause MIR. Rig
den to appear in court at the BEGIN
ming of the next term to show cause
why he should not forfeit the bond
A capias was also issued for the body
Of the defendant, Harry Kline, to
bring him in court as soon as he could
be located by the officers and prose
cnte him for the alleged offerse he
was scheduled to be tried for today.
Harry Kline is alleged to have rur
his hand in Ben Mossbach's pocket
on july of this year in Peru and to
have attempted to rob him. He was
given a hearing Oct. 8 before Justice
Mischke and was ordered held to the
grand jury. He furnished bonds in
the sum of $500, with Mr.. Rigden as
surety. to secure his liberty until the
grand jury acted on his case.
The October grand jury returned ?
bill agairst him, charging him with
"attempted larceny" The county of,
fcials could not then find him to place
him under arrest. but the bond in the
tustice court still held good against
him.
His hearing was set for 80 o'clocr
this afternoon, but he failed to appear
for trial, so the county prosecutors
asked that under scire facias proceed
ings the bond furnished by Mr., Rig
den be forfeited.
Jury Excused.
Judge Eldredge this afternoon eX.
cused the jury that had been sum-
moned to hear criminal cases in the
Circuit Court until Wednesday morn,
ing at 10 o'clock, when the cases set
for hearing TODAY were disposed of.
The case Of w. c. Bosselman, ex.
mayor of Utica, who is charged with
assault with intent to kill, will be
heard on Wednesday.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-20
MANY MOURN AT BIER
OF LATE MRS. HELLMAM

The funeral of Mrs. Lavina p. He'll
man was held from the home of her
daughter, Mrs. ID. ]. Farrell on Null
berry street yesterday afternoon. Ser.
vies were held at St. Francis church
at three o'clock. after which interment
was made in Calvary cemetery.
i The pallbearers were: VIM. Mick
fish, Thos. Farrell. ID. j. Farrell, John
Wilkes, John Barnhardt, and John
Clarke.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-20
MISS AHEARM LAID IN
LAST RESTING PLACE

Services for the late Miss Mary
Elizabeth Ahearn, who passed away
at her home in South ottawa town
ship Friday night, were held at st
COlumba's church this morning. A
requiem high mass was sung by Faith
er Marten.
The interment was made in the
family lot in st. Columba's cemetery.
The pallbearers were: John Muir
ny, Edward F. Ryan, John Scherin,
d. l.. Sullivan, John Nagle and Thos.
Carroll.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-20
MOHAMMED VI LANDS
n~AT PLACE OF REFUGE

Malta Nov 2O.-(By A. P)-The
Britishadreaaaaught- Malaga with the
Sultan Mohammed VI on board ar
rived here this morning. Since the
sultan is travelling incognito, custom
aryF honors were dispensed with.
Mohammed, accompanied by his
teIr year old son and three sofIicials
win stay at Ft. Tigne.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-20
PLACES VALUE OF
Ia SALE CO. LANDS
AT S278.50 AN ACRE
TAX EXPERTS OF NORTHWEST.
ERN RAILROAD MAKE SURVEY
OF FARM SALES DURING PAST
SEVEN YEARS

Figures compiled by the Northwest
ern Railroad Companys tax expert,
show that on Apri /, 1922, land in La
Sale county was valued at an average
of $22950. This was considerably low
er than their figures valued the land
at on April /, 1921, when they placed
an average value OF S27S,50 per acre
on La Sale county farm land.
The average assessed value OF the
land the past year was $S942 an acre,
The Washington times., 1922-12-15

get only six feet Of real estate In
the end"
Honest John" has his now.
Doris Brunen has always been q
good wife-she has stood more
from that brute Brunen than any
other woman would have taken.
And to Hazel, migrate that she
ls, she was more than a mother.
Powell has been accorded priv
lleges by the jail authorities since
he made his confession" that my
husband never received.
He is allowed to eat In an out
The Washington times., 1922-12-15

work but has never appeared as a
circus freak.
The Good Fellowship work Of the
firm Of M. Goldenberg will be
under supervision Of Charles L.
Finney. Mr.. Finney declared that
the firm has been deeply interested
in the Good Fellowship work and
will guarantee q real Christmas Tor
the members of six families, to be
selected by the Good Fellow editor
without restriction as to size or To-
cation.
The decidedly encouraging num-
Der of individual Good Fellow en-
rollments Of the past few days 10
increasing by leaps and bounds as
Christmas approaches.
One Pathetic Instance.
Today is marked by the presenta-
ton Of several Of the most pathetic
appeals yet received. Here 10 .
letter received today by the Good
Fellow editor from a friend Of one
Of the many unfortunate families
whose plight 10 being disclosed as q
result Of the Good Fellow campaign:
II have been reading about the
Good Fellows every day. would
be very happy II I could afford to
be a Good Fellow myself. AS / am
unable I am going to send you the
address of a boy fifteen years old.
who lives with his mother In two
small rooms on the third floor Of .
store building on lower Seventh
street.
"This boy works after school
hours as a messenger boy to help
support his mother. She did work
in the alteration room in one of
the ladies' furnishing stores until
her deafness grew 80 bad she lost
her Job, almost year ago.
Ever since then she has been
trying to take In sewing at home.
Her monthly allowance will not pay
rent. gas and food. When she
was in the store she bought her
The Washington times., 1922-12-15
PARIS MAYOR
PROPOSED IN COUNCIL

PARIS. Dec. 1B.--Paris. which has
twenty mayors. each ruling . little
political ward. - likely to have one
more, but the twenty-first would be
. real mayor rsprssenting the entire
city.
Louis Pouch, president Of the
Paris municipal council. told the
Congress Of Mayors. In session here,
that he regretted the capital was
not represented In the organization
but that it was fairly certain the
special legislation under which Paris
!! sdministsrsd would soon Be
changed. ~
The duties oe Paris chief execu.
tive are now shared by Project Aut-
rand. Of the Department Of the
Seine. ana Chief Of Police Naudin.
The Washington times., 1922-12-15
MRS. MOHR SAYS.
POWELL IS
LYING
Wife Of Man Accused In 6ru-
nsn Staying Discounts
Confession.
By MRS. BESSIE MOHR,

BY MRS. BESSIE MOHR,
tMrs. Bessie Mohr is the wife of Harry
c. Mohr. on trial for his life with bis
sister. Mrs. Doris tDoD Brunenf Tor
murder in connection with the death
circus proprtstos.)
Copyright. 1873. by International News
service.)
MOUNT HOLLY, N. j., Dec. Is.
Charles Powell did not murder
John Brunen. OF that I am posi-
tive.
He was slain by enemies. He
had many.
His terrible temper and his
brutal arrogance made him thou
sands Of foes in every circus lot
Of the United States.
Barixed Like a Dog.
Charlie Powell Is just poor
boob. During the six years that
have known him he has been al
most constantly under the influence
Of narcotics. and I am certin that
he made his confession when he
did not know what he was doing
&Hu W6S oTlLcu ny
degree methods.
moved from his cell In the Jail here
because Powell barked like q dog.
1t In possible that before he came
out from under the effect Of drugs,
Powell really believed he killed
Brupen.
He was q man of little strength
Of character. even when not doped.
and remember many times when
John Brunen. always brutal man.
bullied him beyond the point that
q normal man would have stood.
No doubt Powell. at least sub
consciously, would have liked to kill
Brunen. And perhaps this wish ex.
pressed itself In a confession while
he was In . mentally deranged con.
dition.
This theory IL borne out by the
fact that my husband, a few days
after he was incarcerated In Mt.
Holly jail. heard Powell shriekins
in his cell:
John Brunen. I'm under the
bath tub. Try and get me-
John Brunen. you can't get me!
You can't get meY'
Then he shrieked madly at the
top Of his voice for some minutes.
And will any jury convict my hus-
band on the testimony Of a maniac?
Pities Poor Mad Charlie.
am confident that my husband
is innocent. He has always been
on the square and for poor mad
Charlie Powell I have only pity.
John Brunen's ,favorite expression
when angered was. land you will
The Washington times., 1922-12-15
ELECT|ONNEXTI
MONTH IS
SOUGHT
Arlington County Citizens De-
sire to Vote on Road
Bond Issue.

, CLARENDON. Va. Dec. 15.-
Judge Samuel @. Brent Of the Cir
cuff Court of Arlington county to-
day win be presented q petition
asik1ng that q special election be
held In January on the proposed
SS73, 900 bond issue for roads. Judge
Brent win set the date.
Il was learned here today that
despite protests no change In the
petition win be made to provide
for greater improvements to Wilson
Boulevard. The present figure OF
S2s, 900 win remain without change.
The Arlington Chapter. Of the
o. d. G. gave q benefit to the
woodrow Wilson Memorial Fund
yesterday afternoon at the homo OF
Mrs. w. Snyder Of Clarendon ave-
nue.. Those on the program were
Mrs. ], C. Ristine, Mrs. Reese,
Miss Margaret Reese and Bette
Rose Sutton.
Fletcher Kemp. superintendent Of
schools, viii follow the recon-
mendation Of the grand jury whloh
urged that b special school be set
asids for children suspended from
the regular schools. II was learned
today. 10 .ErTtEt
The Presbyterian Sunday School
Of Arlington will hold its annual
Christmas entertainment next Fri
day night. .Pri4es win be given to
pupils with record attendances for
the year. -, ts.
The Washington times., 1922-12-15
BUTLER WITNESS UNHEARD.
sHjPSTEAD SAYS IN WIRE

I MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Dec. 15.
senator-elect Henrik Shipstead of
Minnesota, today wired the United
States Senate Judiciary Committee,
donna nding that five Of six wit
nesses whose names he filed With
the committee as witnesses against
the confirmation Of Pierce Butler,
OF et. Paul. for the United States
supreme Court be subpoenaed and
heard by the committee before final
action II taken.
Shipstead said only one of the
witnesses ne asked be subpoenaed
vas heard by the COMMITTEES which
recommended Buffers confirmation.
The Washington times., 1922-12-15

FIND MOTHER AND CON
SHOT IN BURNED HOME

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE bodies
Of Mrs. Keppsllo. thirty-stx and her
son. Fred. six. who had besn shot
to death and then bratAlly knitted
were discovered early today by IRE
men. who found their Coney Island
home In flames.
Indications were that the slayer
had set the fire 70 cloak his crime.
A search Of the neighborhood fail.
cd TO disclose any one who had
heard cries or seen signs that would
lead to the murderer.
Neighbors knew nothing Of the
mother and her son excepting their
names. @
The Washington times., 1922-12-15
WOMAN AND BABY ARE
AsPHY>(lATED IN BED

FAIRMONT. w. Va, Dec. l5.-
Mrs. Enrico Genovess. aged twenty
eight. Of Spruce street is dead a.
the result Of having inhaled car
bon monoxide gas while asleep at
her home. the result OF lack Of
ventilation and imperfect combus-
ton Of . gas fire and q gas light
In the room.
She and her husband were found
unconscious in bed by neighbors.
and their infant daughter. Tonia,
was dead, having succumbed to the
poisonous gas.
A pulrnotor was used and the
husband win likely recover.
The Washington times., 1922-12-15
SPREADING
XMAS JOY
IS PLAN
Lrd Roberts, Diminutive Star
at Strand Theater, ls
Aiding Cause.

Today is . red letter. day In
the Good Fellow movement.
Encouraged by the fact that
this is pay day, large numbers Of
good fellows, especially in the
government service, are enrolling
Tor participation in the great
cause Of spreading Joy In the de-
solate homes of the poor, i'll, and
agsd unfortunates in Washing
ton.
Little Lord Roberts, midget ap-
pearing this week at the Strand
Thsater, Is proving today that
though he may be pintsized man,
he has q gallon heart, by spend
ing the day enrolling the heads
Of all branches of the District
government In the Good Fellow
ranks.
Wants Six Families.
The firm of M. Goldenberg, one
u the city's leading department
stores. today requested that it be
permitted to provide Christmas
happiness for at least six destitute
Washington families.
The enrolment of Little Lord
Roberts In the Good Fellow cause
II but another of the many exam
plee already shown of the big
heartedness Of the theatrical people
who are appearing in Washington.
The popular midget. armed with
Good Fellow enrolment blanks. 10
making the rounds of the offices
In the District building today,
signing UP as Good Fellows the
men who are in charge Of the ad.
ministrAtion Of the District govern
meft.
The little chap, who was born
n Chicago twerty-six years ago,
weighs but forty-five pounds and
II precisely one yard tall. though
his parents and other members Of
the family are of normal size. He
has devoted nine years to theatrical
The Washington times., 1922-12-15

side restaurant and permitted to
walk down the street unhandcuffed.
Mrs. Powell visits him at all hours
Of the day or night up until 10
o'clock in the evening, while can
see my husband only for moments
at a time and rare intervals.
The Washington times., 1922-12-15
Death Was Natural.

Death from natural causes was
the verdict given by the coroner las
night in the case of William 2. Hud-
son, sixty-two years old, 1l2S Mon.
tello avenue northeast.
The Washington times., 1922-12-15
TWO FIGURES IN THE
BRUNEN TRIAL

Hazel Brunen (at right),
stspdaughtsr Of Mrs. Doris
Brunsn, charged with plot
to murder husband; and
Mrs. Charles Powell s(be-
low, wife Of confessed slay-
or Of Honest John" Bru-
men, circus man.
The Washington times., 1922-12-15

Ysr CssAs, Grip - 1nflaeaaa
ana a . frsvsnsve. tahs Laxsttys bhoNO
oInNfNB rsb,sts. ne bsx bar The aenssufs
IN ". 0ross. Css sure ysu ~ BnohoJ Zee
Adyt-
Evening star., 1922-02-09
CADETS WILL COMPETE
IN WAR MAP GAMES
Company D Of Tech High School
to Meet Central Staff and Field
Officers Tomorrow.

The second of a series of war map
games by members of the Washing
ton High School Cadet Corps will
be played between Company D of
Tech High School and the field and
staff officers of Central High School
at the Franklin School tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock.
The war map games will engross
the cadets until May 23, when the
winning team will be determined and
it's captain presented with a goid
medal. which is to be donated an
nually by Frank c. Steward, whose
son, Lieut.. John L. Steward, headed
a team representing Company l. OF
Western High School: which won the
war games last year. .
A team representing Company>C OF
Central High School defeated team
composed of members OF Company Il
in the initial war game of the series
yesterday afternoon in room in the
basement of the Franklin School. An
advance guard problem was given the
teams. The problem was solved on
a Gettysburg map. which VIII De uSea
in all the war games. Lieut.. Col.
Wallace NJ. Craigie. L. S. A. pro-
fessor of military science and tactics
in the Washington high schools: al,
rected the games and was assisted
by Capt. A. c. Strecker. u 5. A.. and
Capt William H. Johnson. I. :: A.
The winning team was headed by
Capt. Barker of Company {. Other
members were Lieut.. Curtis, First
Sergt. Howard. Sergt. Milwlt, serg..
Rudolph. Corp. Werner and Corp NC
Caullum The Company G team was
in the charge of Capt. Montgomery.
First Lieut. Musher. Sergt. owens.
Sergt Anderson. Sergt. Wilson. corp
Hammies and Corp. Griffith
Evening star., 1922-02-09
WILL COMPLETE WORK
FOR CHURCH FUND LATER
Cleveland Park Congregationalists
Prepare for Wind-Up Campaign Z
Early in March.

After raising s2O.245 toward the
$50 900 fund for the erection of the
first unit of a permanent building for
the Cleveland Park congregational
Church 34th and Lowell streets, men,
hers of the church have decided to
complete the canvass early in March.
While daily reports Will not pc made
by workers during the remainder OF
the present month. activities Will be
continued to some extent.
William Knowles Cooper. chairman
Of the general campaign committee.
expressed confidence that the entire
fund will be raised before the middle
of March. No reports have been
made as yet upon the results of ap-
peals made last Sunday in the pulpits
of the First congregational Church
and the Mount Pleasant ConSrega-
tional Church. 1t is the expectation
that before the final cleanup cam
paign is arranged nearly S25.0o0 VIII
have been pledged. leaving but So.0oo
additional to be obtained.
Reports made at meeting Tuesday
night showed that two of the ten
teams of workers had raised $4,000
or more each The high team was
that of Mrs. c. G.. Woodbury.. with
s3.503 Next was that of Senator
Thomas Sterling. with $4,000. Other
teams were those of Frank \. Grigg.
with s2,525; Arthur Smith, with
s251O: Mrs. Yung kwai. with s2,2l0;
Miss Heloise Brainerd. with s1,S46;
Lloyd Stephenson. with s1.65o: Mrs.
A. II. Kimball. with S1.496: Robert
Wilson. with $1,000 and MAJ. "nllam
Blair, with $500.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

NATIONAI.-Will Rogers and Zieg-
field Frolic, performance at $40 pm.
s POLl'S-PassinE Show of 1921
with Willie and Eugene Howard. at
2:2O and $40 pm.
kEITH'S-Stella Mayhem, John
Cumberland and vaudeville, at 2:l5
and Sis pm.
SHUBERT-BELASC Story
Georgia O'Ramey and vaudeville, at
2:15 and S:15 pm.
STRAND-Mabel Taliaferro and
vaudeville. at 2:45. $50 and S:i5 pm.
COSMOS-"Earth to Moon" and
vaudeville, at 3. $50 and pm.
GAYETY-"Sugar Plums." at 2:15
and Sis pm.
CAPITOL-"Grown- Babies" al
2:15 and Sis pm.
RIALTO-Pola Negri. in THE Last
Payment; feature at l0:40 am,
l2:40, 2:4O. 4:40, $40, $40 and GAO pm
PAI.ACE-.Back Pay" with Seena
Owen and Matt Moore, at lO:40 am,
1925, 2:10. 4:05, $50, 1:40 and 935 pm
COLUMBIA-"Saturd Night al
1890 am, l2:l5, ?, 3:5a, $40. ':2o ana
9:.5 pm.
METROPOLITAN Wesley Barry
in. school Days, at l 80 am, l:-'
3:35, $50, 7:a5 and $40 pm.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
Poor Sport

A fad comes up and then it drops.
it's destiny pursuing; and friends
who late were buying hops are tired
of basement brewing. Last year
the hops-and-raisins stores all day
and night were busy. the Tired
Clerks jumped around the fioors un-
til their heads were dizzy. And
patrons carried home the hops and
straightway went to brewing, pro-
ducing much unholy slops that
threatened their undoing. The
home brewed stuff was sometimes
pink, and sometimes green or yell
low; whate'er it's hue, one good
long drink would paralyZe fellow.
Home brewers wearief of their
graft when it was fairly started,
and from their easements quite
raft of brewing junk was carted.
And now there's no demand for
hops. except for proper uses. no
patrons buy them in the shops to
make illicit juices. Thus one great
sport has petered out, for it was vain
and hollow. and soon or late. no
man can doubt. all kindred sports
will follow. Just now smart alecks
think it cute to knock the law to
pieces, and buy punk gin from some
galoot who packs it in valises. But
when they see their neighbors die
from drinking poisoned whisky.
they'll think 1t better to go dry and
be alive and frisky. The, ghost of
Barleycorn will wend around us for
a season, but all the lawlessness
will end as people think and rea-
son.
(Copyright) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1922-02-09

YOu, Can Send Floral Valentines any
where by telegraph. Shafer. 900, l4th-
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1922-02-09

Floral Valentines.
More expressive than anything else.
Consult GUIDE now. 1914 F.-AdVer-
tiSement.