Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-25

Chicago, Oct 25.-Four Chicago
school trustees and one member of
the board had paid their penalties to-
day for contempt Of court
Another board member was taking
his punishment. Jail sentences how
cred over four other persons as re-
suit of the custer of Charles f. Chad
sey as superintendent of schools,
Three women members of the school
board Mrs. Lula Snodgrass DR.. Sadie
Bay Adair aud Mrs. Florence t. Thorn.
ton, paid fines ranging from $500 to
$3.50 as penalties for dcfying the court
order OF Judge Scanlan by the re-
moval Of Chadsey
DR.. Boleslaus Klarkowski member
of the present board, and James b.
Rseny, former trustee, were released
from Jail at midnight after paying
$500 fines and experiencing day be-
hind the bars.
Trustee Hart Hanson, whose SEN
tence called for three days in Jail,
waited patiently for midnight tomor-
row to ond his punishment.
The mandate Of the state Supreme
Smalls pardon and ordered execution
of the sentences, was in the hands OF
Sheriff Peters who was waiting for
the remaining four to put in their ap-
pearances.
william A. Bither, former attorney
for the school board whose advice
was responsible for the plight of all
is under sentence to serve five days In
jail and pay fine of $500.
The other three are Albert K, Sey'
eringhaus, trustee, also under lndlct
meat in connection with alleged school
board graft
Francis 4, Croarkin, trustee, one day
in Jail and $500 fine,
George B. Arnold. former trustee
and director of labor in Governor
Smalrs administration, two days II
Jail and $500 fine.
Hanson took his imprisonment witt
good grace and planned to attend tC
some of his business in his ceii
Reseny during his first hours in Jal
sought solitude. DR.. KlarkoWskl, nan
sons cell mate, smoked cigars ant
waited.
Aeolian Trio Delights.
Almost 1000 people heard the cor
cert given by the Aeolian Trio, las
night at the township high schoo
The program was source or deilgh
from the time of the opening nun
her until the close. The trio, wh
are musicians of international reputt
are Richard Czerwonky, violinlst
Bruno Steindel, celloist, and Ell
Spravka, pianist
Seldom before have Ottawans bee
given the opportunity OF listening
three such polished and accompllshe
musicians as the members OF III
Aeolian Trio. Each of the three Wo
much favor with the audience. Inc
sense of Interpretation was periec
and their technique gave them
masters control over their instr
ments.
They played three groups, one 4
Brahms, a second by Tschalkowst
and the last by Edward Schuett Pc
hans the numbers of these group
which met with the greatest enthu'
asm on the part of the audience we
Brahms "Presto non assal, al
Tschaikowsky's "Tema con varia
oni."
The audience was carried to the
feet by the program. and called I
artists back repeatedly in hope
winning encores. The program W
selected and arranged so there W
not the slightest shade of monotol
although it is seldom that three n
sicians can give ten numbers withc
firing the audience, if their work
uninterrupted by a solo feature
Miss Spavka was declared by ma
musicians to have been the best
anist heard in Ottawa. in a gr'
many years Czerwonky and Bru
Steindel were also given equally
much praise as she.