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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-17
THE OTTAWA FREE TR ADER-.JOURNAL

ton and ordered repaired ....... 1
Fire alarms during the month
Fire alarm box No. 18; false alarm
Mrs. Lena Pratt, Van Buren, street
and Fourth avenue: cause, unknown;
loss, $500.
Mrs. Lena Pratt, Van Buren, street
and Fourth avenue; cause, smoldering
embers.
Frank Moulton, I'LL Paul street;
cause, chimney burning out.
Fire alarm box No. Al; false alarm.
Levy Warren, 404 Cornell street;
cause, electric wires; loss, $40.
Ottawa Printing Company, Court
street; cause, spontaneous combus-
ton, coal pile.
Rear OF King & Hamilton Com.
pany, East and Marquette Streets
cause, rubbish.
Adam Helffrich, Sl5 Sycamore
street. cause, sparks from chimney;
loss, $25.
Rear of Geiger store, La Sale
street: false alarm.
Milton Stevenson, out OF city; cause,
defective chimney: loss, total.
Michigan and iChamplain streets;
cause, electric light pole.
Peltier Glass Company, 1888 Chest.
nut street, cause, oil fire.
Rev. Dean Madden, st. COLUMBIA
rectory; cause gas heater.
Ed Kencke, 1923 Canal street; cause,
unknown; loss, SIS.
Rear OF King & Hamilton Com.
pany, East and Marquette streets;
cause, rubbish.
c., b. & q. tracks. Walnut and La
fayette streets; cause, box car.
J. ]. Dougherty's island, out of city;
cause, unknown; loss, nominal.
Number OF alarms, Is.
JOS. BOISSENlN,
Chief of Fire Department.
Report Of Plumbing Inspector.
Ottawa, H., Oct. 81, 1922.
To the Council OF the City OF OF
tawa.
Gentlemen:
The following Is my report rs
Plumbing Inspector for the month OF
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-17

Number of inspections, "a.
Respectfully submitted,
'0' w. O'CONNELL,
Dep. Sealer.
Moved by Commissioner Dougherty
that the reports of the Commissioner
of Public Health and Safety be re-
ceived and recorded.
Ayes: Dougherty, Palmer, Sticklen,
Weeks.
Nays: None.
Motion carried.
Moved by Mayor Weeks that Edwin
Mates be appointed a member OF ny
burn Hospital Board to FIJI vacancy
caused by death of John w. Weihman.
Ayes: Dougherty, Palmer, SticNen,
| Weeks.
Nays: None.
| Motion carried
Mayor Weeks presented pay roll,
as follows:
Pay Roll, Nov. I, 1922,
Public Affairs
| Geo. v. B. Weeks .........$ lU00O
| II. l.. Nicholson ...,.... lOO00
Contingent
United Tel. Co.. tolls...... $40
| Geo. V. b. weeks, TWO Trips
to Chicago ............. zV'Vo
Maude Carver services. 2O'oo
w. w. Curtis. spec. a3smt
! com. ...... .........'.. IVo'V'
Geo. L. Farnsworth, exp.
| Chicago So. ...-......' -V'Vv
Accounts and Finance
sWn BRADLEY .... $500
\ w WI Curtis ............. lotV
Vera Morley ... 5000
Ed. ]. Cassidy ........ 3f.oU
Printing and Supplies
Wheeler e Malo. sup. ll.Za
National Office Supply Co.. 1906
w. w. Curtis, postage. zo.ot
Acme Printing Co, S. A.
CARDS -. ............' oV'V'
Emily Palmer, work in Of
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-17

Respectfully submitted,
P. ]. COSTELLO,
Street Supervisor.
Moved by Commissioner Palmer
that report OF Commissioner Of Streets
and Public improvements be received
and recorded.
Ayes: Doughorty, Palmer, Sticklen,
Weeks.
Nays: None.
Motion carried.
Commissioner Palmer presented re-
ports of Fire Marshal, Plumbing In
spector, Chief of Police, Health Of
ficer and City Sealer, as follows:
Report Of Chief Of Fire Department.
Ottawa, ILL.,, Nov. l.. 1922.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
missioners.
Gentlemen:
The following is my report for the
month of October. 1922:
Number of inspections ...........30
Number of chimneys inspected. -. 30
Number Of chimneys found In bad
( condition and ordered repaired.
Number of buildings Inspected 81
Number Of buildings ordered clean
| ed .... ................ ........
Number of stovesor furnace pipes
ordered renewed ...........
Uectric wiring found in bad condi-
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-17

property
28200
sGen.E 1896
123340
10000
Accounts and Finance
Police Dent
1890
Health Dept Salaries
Streets Salaries $1,000
Streets and Gen Exp 10000
Works. 24576
$126oS23
4S3663
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-17


w. W. CURTIS,
Clerk.
report City Clerk be
recorded
Dcughe1y Sicklen, Weeks.
"" Motion carried
follows:
re- Illinois /, 1922.
H.
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J., ]
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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-17

This costume Is recommended for
Christmas masquerades, amateur
theatricals, or for zero weather.
Our best people are wearing them
and our best shops are showing
them. They are seen on all fash
ionable sleeping porches. They
are made of flannel or any other
woody stuff that one prefers and
may be neatly trimmed with col
ored pipings If ones fancy runs
to ornamentation.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-17

ROBT. EDEN,
Plumbing Inspector.
Report of Chief Of Police.
Ottawa, ILL.,, Nov. !, 1922.
To the Council of the City Of OF
tawa.
Gentlemen:
The following is my report for the
month CT October:
Number of arrests .........S.... NJ
Number paid fines .............. 10
Number paid costs go. .........
Number served fines ............ IL
Number ordered out Of own.
Number sent to county jnil......
Amount collected in fines ........ .$l3o
Number of patrol calls ......... l55
Number of ambulance calls. ...... b
Number Of fire calls ...........
DacpCaffu1ly cubmttfn6
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-17
OFFICIAL PROCEEDING

the meeting or tho Mayor and CITY Of Ottawa
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-17

Respectfully submitted,
BEN A. FORD,
Chief of Police.
Report OF Health officer.
To His Honor the Mayor and com
missioners of. the City OF OF
tawa. ., =,
Reportable diseases for the month
of October were as follows;
Scarlet fever ....-.....r,........ 10
D1Dntnerld 49,. - 49, :.
ID ..oxv sss3 'it. sl--.
chicken pOA ......, - - = - : -
r., .a,,;n @eaH r+.'vs 6
w. A. PIKE,
,''.f Health Officer.
Report Of City Sealer.
Ottawa H., Nov. l, 1922.
TO the Honorable Mayor and City
Commissioners, City OF ottawa
H.:
I herewith submit report OF Sealer S
office for month Of October, wv;
C,o readings for October, l92Z-
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-17

Moved by Commissioner Sticklen
that the report of the City Treasurer
be received and recorded.
Ayes: Dougherty, Palmer, Sticklen,
Weeks.
Nays: None.
Motion carried.
Commissioner Dougherty presented
report of Street Supervisor, as fol-
lows:
Ottawa, ILL.,, Oct. 30, 1922.
To His Honor the Mayor and Comnlls-
sioners of the City of Ottawa.
Gentlemen:
l herewith present my report OF
labor for the month of October, 1922:
Flushing sewer, Webster
street ............,....S f'oV
Repairing guard rail, La Sale
street bridge ........... 4.SO
Cindering Washington street. 4.So
Cindering Superior street $50. $50
Repairing Main street bridge,
side cut 1440
Repairing Illinois river bridge. 1920
Unloading crushed stone go. $50
Spreading crushed stone, SUI
perior street ............... 1920
Making sewer connections, La
Sale street ............. 2S.SC
Repairing La Sale street
bridgo ........... $50
Repairing walk. Norris street. $50
Repairing Jefferson street
bridge ...... ........ 144t
Making sewer connections, Jo-
Iiet Street ............ 43.2,
Making sewer connections, East
street $50. 14.4
Rebuilding foot bridge, side cut
lock ............... ti.i
Repairing Latar sr7t
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-17

hr,dee $50
| cindarine East street 1920
Repairing bridge, Poplar street. 900
Repairing paving, Superior
street 49,. ................ 4.eU
Hauling crushed stone, Ere
mont street 3S.4O
Remaining saw ........ so
Repairing paving, State street. $50
Total .... .s3509O
Dozpootful1y calhmitt ad
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-19

Ymeasure up for consideration in thu
senate by the time the primary ballot!
are cast it would help his chances fol
denomination tremendously, wen if tn,
bill itself should fail of passage. oil
should be vetoed after passage.
Veto Might Hurt Cause
On the other hand friends of the
president have resented the insistence
of some of the senator's in demanding
that the bonus bill be given prior con
sideration to the tariff. for they say
the president has threatened to veto
a bonus bill which does not provide
its own revenue. and on the eve of 8
congressional election which will in
volve at least an indirect passing of
Judgment on the entire administration,
they do not want the president to face
q veto. These same senators say
the president has enough friends in the
senate to talk a bonus measure to
death at this time in order to protect
him from the veto issue.
There is no doubt the democrats will
line up solidly with Mr.. McCumber if
he carries out his intention OF forcing
a vote on displacing the tariff in favor
Of the bonus. They will do this for
two reasons. Many of the democrats
IdVOT the as Cne re-
publicans will have to find the revenue
and raise taxes ACKNOWLEDGEMENT fur
thermore they want to do anything
which will cause a schism. or the ap-
pearance of a schism, in the republican
ranks.
All things considered. the legislative
ruddle at the capitol is worse than it
has ever been in years. The tariff is
nowhere near completion. The three
important schedules, wool. sugar and
steel. have not been touched. When
they are taken up. consideration of the
bill may be said to have just been
begun. and it will take weeks, if not
months. to get though with them. The
sugar schedule has been postponed
until August" This means that ever
hope of enactment by September 1
is but an empty dream.
After the tariff must come the ship
~subsidy-or President Harding will call
an extra session. On top of all this
is the bonus bill, which will not down.
Small wonder that senator's have
broken out their linens and Palm beach
suits and preparing to fight it out in
many lines all through the long hot
summer.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-19

nothing else and if he is finger printed
when he is a baby and a record kept.
the question Of his identity is settled
forever. And it is not SO easy as one
might suppose to furnish absolute
Identification of ones self. There are
thousands of men who cannot prove
just who they are.
ut undoubtedly will be a hard task
for the authorities here to induce
mothers to allow their babies to be
finger printed and toe printed. 1t
won't be easy to get them to allow
the 10 little fingers and the 10 little
toes to be- smeared with nasty black
ink and graphite and then pressed
against a piece of paper, even if the
paper is his official ticket into the
world. One reason for this is the fact
that finger printing has always been
associated more or less with criminal
ity, but the world is fast o%utgrowing
this notion. Finger prints now are
used to identify depositors of postal
savings banks in the large cities. Many
banks and business houses use them,
and prints were made of every man
who went into the army or navy during
the war, to be filed with his permanent
Identification papers. Little Francis
Xavier Kelly, the son of Mrs. Harriet
Kelly of West Twenty third street,
has the honor of being the first baby
to be finger printed in the new cam
paign of the health and police depart
ments.
ments. Francis Xavier came into the
world a week ago at the Lying In hos
pital, and Commissioners Copeland and
Fauret and a corps Of finger print
experts from the health department
offices and from police headquarters
finger printed him.
1t was easier than they had ex-
pected. The baby emitted a howl of
protest when they marched solemnly
INTO the room where he lay with his
mother. But DR.. Copeland made a lot
Of nice gurgling noises and little
Francis cited his watch, and after that
the baby watched the proceedings with
evident interest.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-19

It assures too, the most reliable con-
struction the industry has produced-the
staunch, double gum-dipped cord carcass
where friction is reduced t. the minimum
and strain under load is evenly distributed
by a superior method of curing on air-bags.
The sales of Firestone Cords naturally
are mounting constantly, for new users
everywhere are beginning to enjoy the
mileage which has for years been the dom
inant Firestone characteristic. You can
buy Firestones now at lower prices than
ever in the past.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-19

palmetto feeling on the part of thu
people towards congress-to put il
mildly-will grow into such a storm Of
protest as to threaten republican su.
premacy in the house of representa-.
tives and discredit the entire admin.
i~stration.
The straw that broke the patient
back of President Harding was the ar
nounced plan of Senator McCumber,
chairman of the finance committee, to
sidetrack the tariff on Monday in favor
of the soldier bonus bill. 1t SO hap
pens that Mr.. McCumber's committee
has charge of both the tariff and the
bonus and while Senator Lodge has re-
tanned titular leadership in the senate
Chairman McCumber virtually is in the
saddle so long, as his committee
measures are under consideration. Mr..
Lodge has let Mr.. McCumber have a
pretty free hand. but like Mr.. Harding.
he has drawn the line at side tracking
the tariff for the bonus.
Party Conference Monday
President Harding called congress in
session April II, 1921. for the express
purpose of reducing taxes and revis-
ing the tariff. That the tariff. the
poor old much abused tariff. once the
talisman of the G. o. p, should still
be the subject of side tracking in the
middle Of June, 1922. is a little more
than so tolerant a president as Mr..
Harding has proved can stand. There
is little doubt that President Harding
will win his point in the party confer
ence the senator's have been summoned
to hold at 10 o'clock Monday morning,
just an hour before the time Mr.. Nc
Cumber has threatened to displace the
tariff by calling up the bonus. The
only question now is how far will Mr..
McCumter and some Of the other de-
cidedly pro bonus senator's go in MAX
ing a combination with the democrats
to override the republican majority
decision.
Many senator's feel a deep sympathy
for Mr.. McCumber. He must stand
the test of the primaries in just 10
days and a bitter fight is being made
against him in his home state of North
Dakota. The tariff and other duties
have held the senator in Washington.
He has been unable to make a cam
paign. But he has been placing great
faith in the bonus to help him out.
He has felt that if he could bring the
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-19
FINGER PRINT
IDENTIFICATION
IS ADVOCATED
Infant of Few Days
Makes Same Marks
as Later in Life.
By HERBERT sASBURY
Copyright. 1922. BY The Great Falls Tribune
Snecial pispatch 10 The TrihuuA

New York, June 1S.-Finger prints
have sen men to the electric chair
and they have been used as legal evil
dence in the court actions involving
the authenticity of Leonardo Da Finci's
paintings, and now the health and pO-
lice departments of New York have
started a campaign to use finger prints
to identify newborn babes. partly to
give the babies a means of proving who
they are and partly to prevent them
being mixed up in the big maternity
hospitals. This, it is admitted. some
times is done. despite the care that
is taken and the little name bands
plastered on the wrists.
DR.. Royal s. Copeland, health com
missioner. and Joseph A. Farout. third
deputy commissioner and Americas
foremost expert in poroscopy, which is
the art of finger printing, want to
finger print every baby born in New
York, they declare. and if they cannot
use the baby's fingers they will use
his toes, because a toe print is every
bit as distinctive aid infalible as a
finger print.
Thinks Idea Good One
1T would be a wonderful thing"
SAID commissioner Farout. IF We can
educate public opinion to the point of
that every child born into the
world is finger printed and the record,
indelible and unsuitable, attached to
its birth certificate, or. preferably,
smudged on the reverse side. With
these prints available, there will not be
any possibility of babies being mixed
up in hospitals or anywhere else.
Finger printing is absolutely reli-
able, even when the prints are made
in infancy. The impression taken of
the fingers or toes of a child only a
days old will compare precisely
with any impression taken years later.
excepting. of course, that the later i'm
preston will be on a larger scale. A
nan can be identified by his finger
prints when he can be identified by
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-19

ward appearance, the mileage a tire will
deliver, but you may Judge it from the
name on the sidewall.
Because the name Firestone is CIV
ing its most definite assurance of Most
Miles per Dollar this year, it is influencing
a greater following than ever.
1t spells a two-way saving few can af-
ford to neglect. It means more miles
than could ever be bought before. And
it means the lowest price at which quality
tires can be legitmately sold.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-19
PREDICTIONS ARE Chief
Will PREVAIL AT CONFAb
TO TALK SENATE PROGRAM
Straw That Caused Executive to Step In Was Me-
Cumber's Announcement That He Would Call
Bonus Up Monday; Never Expected Break
When He Entered White House From Senate.
BY ROBERT r. SMALL


Copyright. ie2. 81 The Great Falls tribune
Washington, June t8-The coming week should witness the long
promised "show down" between President Harding and the senate
When Mr.: Harding entered the White House the trouble" that he
though never would come to him would be a wrangle with the senate.
When he took leave Of his COLLEAGUES. in the upper chamber Just after
the election In 1920, he told them that he wanted them to think OF
him as still one Of them, understanding their problems, sympathizing
with their views and wanting at all times to cooperate with them, but
never to dictate.
to his hands Off congress policy. He has been Ioa SUFFERING;
some Of hs warmest friends say too long. As a senator Mr.. Harding
resented the idea of presidential direction or intimidation of congress.
Tho whole idea Of cracking the whip" over the legislative branch of
the government was repugnant to him, but Mr.. Harding served all
Of his senatorial term under a democratic president.
But the situation Is different. The president at last is convinced
that u ne continues to keep hands off, the situation In the senate
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-19
Students Enrolling
at Billings School
,cial to The Tribune

DPeCIhI 10 Tue IIIUuHV.
Billings, June 1S.-Several hundred
students are expected to register short
" at the summer normal school of the
Billings Polytechnic institute. Books
have been opened and a large mum
Der have already entered. The work
is under the supervision of the State
Normal school
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-19
Billings Liquor
Runs Largely to
Deadly Poison
Special to The Tribune,

Special to The Tribune.
Billings, June 1S.-Liquor taken
from persons arrested for drunken
ness here runs largely to a wood alco-
hol content. according to the police.
Chief Bert Talgo estimates that more
than half the stuff contains the poison,
sometimes in large percentage.
Many of the bottles bear the original
red skull and crossbones of warning.
Numerous cases of blindness have been
reported from the underworld, and it
is said wood alcohol has been respon-
sible for several deaths.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-19

In Virginia City. Nevada. a totally
blind telephone operator handles 1S5
working telephone.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-14
.O|LPR0DUCT|ON
SHOWS DECREASE
DAILY AVERAGE OUTPUT DURING
WEEK NNDING JULY 8 DROPPED
$3.50 BARRELS.
NO CHANGE REPORTED IN CRUDE
PRICES-IMPoRrS ALSO SHOW
DECLINE,

New York. July lS.-The daily aver
age gross crude oil production OF the
United States decreased $3.50 barrels for
the week ending July s. totaling 1850
$50 barrels, as compared with l.i54.200
barrels tho preceding week. according TO
the weekly summary Of the American
Petroleum institute.
Kansas shows a daily aver
age gross production Of 100000 barrels
n decrease Of $500 barrels: North Texas
shows a decrease OF so barrels: Central
Texas. a decrease OF 1000 barrels; North
Louisiana. an increase OF $3.50 barrels
and Arkansas, an increase OF 400 bar
rels
In Oklahoma, production OF the Usage
nation Ia shown at 10S.?5o barrels
against 107.100 barrels. and output OF
the Lyons-Qulnn poor was 10000 bar.
rels. against c2.2oo barrels. The Mexia
pool, Central Texas. Is reported at 64.'
$50 barrels, against $500 barrels:
TIaynesville, North Louisiana, $1,000
barrels, against $4,000 barrels; and E
Dorado. Arkansas 1850 barrels. against
33,250 barrels. In the Gulf Coast field
West Columbia. IS reported at o1,70C
barrels, against 10000 barrels. and
Orange county 1850 barrels against
1880 barrels. No changes in crude oil
prices were repprted.
According to figures collected by the
institute, imports OF petroleum tcrudf
and rehned) and the principal United
States ports for the week ended July &
totaled 2.74T,0c9 barrels. a daily average
OF ss243c barrels. compared with 1928
$50 barrels, n daily average OF 6l7,b7s
barrels for the week ended July l.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-14
WIFE OF PROMINENT LOCAL MIL
LINER PASSES AwAY-TAKEN
Ill SUNDAY
Had Been Improving After operacon
Change for Worse Noted
Yesterday

Mrs, MYRTLE (Bruse> Abercrombie'
aged IS years, wife OF T. J. Abercrom-
bic, associated with the c. H. Aoer-
crombie millinery company on Main
street. passed away last night at 9:l5
o'clock at the North Wheeling hospital
following a brief Illness.
Mrs Abercrombte was stricken win
aprendlcites at her home No. oil South
Penn street on Sunday night She was
removed to the North Wheeling hospital
and underwent an operation Monday.
She was getting along nicely until yes
terday n change for the worse was
noted
She IS survived besides her HUSBAND
hy two children. WILDER and Ruth' AT
home. Several sisters and hrothers aiso
survive. She was a member or the
Methodist church.