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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-01
MOVE OFFICES OF
PRUDENTIAL COMPANY Y

After occupying one suite of rooms
Offices of the Ottawa district of the
Prudential Insurance Company have
been removed from the Opera House
Block to suite 3 in the Ottawa Bank
ing and Trust Co.. building, corner Of
La Sale and Madison streets
The offices of the Ottawa district
of the Prudential were opened in OF
tawa in 1899 a Mr. Witte being the
first district agent in charge; two
years later he was succeeded by !. H.
MOnteith who remained here until G.
w. Stewart, the present district mana
ger, came to ottawa. With the eX-
ception of a short interval, when he
returned to St. Louis, Mr. Stewart
has been in charge ever since, J. r.
Dale being in charge during his
absence. The Prudential had the
satisfaction of seeing the volume Of
their business increase each year in
Ottawa and the other cities in this
district including SUeator and Mar
seilles and surrounding country until
it is now safe to say that policies may
be found in twO-thrds of the homes
in the district, largely due to the Ell
forts and inspiration to his agents of
Mr.. Stewart. One man has been a
fixture in the employ of the company
at the Ottawa Office since l906--AIr
r. +. Malcolm, who o short time ago
celebrated the completion of his
fifteenth year of service with the
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-01
MARBLE SETTER is
DEAD AT AGE OF 70

James A Summers, 70. passed away
last night about o'clock at his home
at 1923 Clinton street, following d
lingering illness of complication of
diseases Funeral services will be
held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
from the residence Humboldt lodge,
A. F. & A. NJ, will have charge of
the services.
For a number of years Mr.. Sum.
mers was Employed by the Baldwin
Priseier monument company as a
granite setter. He was born near
MiIlersburg, in Mercer county, H., m
1892 and resided there until twenty
two years ago when he came to this
city, where he has since made his
home
He leaves surviving widow, Mrs.
Rose Summers, and one sister, Mrs.
Allan Macdonald. of Chicago.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-01
BORAH DEMANDS j.
S. TAKE OVER COAL.
MINES Of COUNTRY
UTAH SENATOR URGES GOVERN
MENT LEAD IN RE-ORGANiZA-
TON OF INDUSTRY OR OPER-
ATE MINES ITSELF.

Washington, April Government
operation of the coal mines was sug-
gested in a settlement today by Sena.
tor Borah, of Idaho, chairman of the
senate labor committee after confer
enCes with representatives of miners
and operators. The senator said this
was the alternative il the coal in
dustry was not re-organized,
Speculate On CIyne Mission.
Chicago, April IL. S. District At
torney Clyne left here last night on
a secret mission. Reports were cur
rent that his trip dealt with the coal
strike and that indianapolis was his
destination.
The Strike.
Mining of coal in the United States
was almost completely suspended to-
day, the nations greatest coal strike
having gone into effect at last mid
night.
At least 600,0 men 100000 of them
non union miners, We're said by the
union leaders to be affected by the
walkout which is planned to continue
Indefinitely in an effort to force oper-
ators to accept the miners terms for
reports were said to indicate that few
operators who conduct their mines on
the closed shop basis planned to at
tempt continued production with non
union men.
Twenty states we're affected by the
suspension and practically the only
coal mining districts to operate are
in Alabama where the miners chose to
remain at work and in Kentucky
where miners contracts have a year
to run. For the first time in history,
union officials sal dboth bituminous
and anthracite fields were tied up
simultaneously and the union estimate
was that 900 Iiines in the country
were closed. In the anthracite fields
of Pennsylvania reports indicated that
tiftEcight companies operating the
hundred and sixty cOliieries and EN-
ploying about $4,000 men were idle.
For the anthracite field it was the
first general suspension since 1912
Officials of both sides TO the con
trCversy admit however that real
test on the walkOut in the bituminous
field before Monday inasmuCh as to-
days is an annua holiday in the min
ing camps in celebration of the eight
hour day.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-01
LEAVES ESTATE TO
SEVEN CHILDREN

The will of the late Michael Weth,
who died on March %. i'm St. Marv's
hospital in StreatOr, was flied for
probate today. Mr. Weth left real
estate valued at $4,000. His will pro-
vides that his property be sold and
divided in equal parts among the fol
lowing children, Charles Wpth. Ro-
sale Lynch. Mary Hoskins. Sonhia
Brown. Ida y. Weth John A. Weth
and Regina Weth.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-01
KINGMAM TO ADDRESS
CIVICS DEPARTMENT

G. T. Kingman. principal of the OF
tawa Township High school will de
liver an address on "Un-American
America" before the civics department
of the Ottawa Womans Club on next
Wednesday afternoon at . ocioci at
the Ottawa Township Hig hsc1ool.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-01

ioIllo' llC bCdlll vi lllC ca
ruler of the dual empire
occurred following a sew
eral days illness, during
latter periods of which attending
doctors knew the end was imminent.
Last rites Of the Roman Catholic
church were administered to the for
mer monarch by Bishop OF Funchal
late yesterday.
Former Emperor Charles of Austria
Hungary and his wife, Zta were sent
here in eXCile by the entente allies
after he had made two spectacular at
tempts to regain the thrones, either
of Austria or Hungary Thereafter
he was kept a political prisoner on
the Portuguese island OF Madeira, 400
miles off the African coast. They
were given pleasant home in the
beautiful city Of Funchal whose resi-
dents treated them with friendly con.
siheration. EX-Empress Zita had left
her children in Switzerland and when
one Of them was taken i'll the allied
governments permitted her to return
to that country and visit them. After
the establishment Of the Austrian re-
public on Nov. >. 1918. Charles who
was then in Austria sought permission
to remain in that country but he was
asked To leave after it was found he
was plotting for his RESUMPTION of
power He left with his family late
in March 1919, and rented a house on
the banks of AXE Epnpy1 at Roupiue
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-01
GIVEN JUDGMENT
AGAINST EMPLOYE

The Grand Union Tea Co. was Civ
en- a $500 Judgment in the circuit
court this morning in the suit they
had brought against Robert Eleson
and Catherine Bush of Streator. The
verdict was rendered ON default of the
defendants.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-01
Goinu 10 Joliet.

The members of the Ottawa XII
wanians club are planning to so TO
Joliet Monday, April .. to be- guests
at luncheon given by the Joliet XII
wanians club. The party viii make
the trip in autos.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-01
CATHERINE HESS, 50,
DEAD; CAME: HERE.
TO RESIDE IN 1858
WIDOW OF PIONEER BAKER AND
MOTHER OF L. w. AND MISS EN-
MA HESS, EXPIRES IN AURORA
HOSPITAL AFTER LONG I'LL
NESS.

Mrs. Catherine Hess, aged SS years,
widow of the late Louis Hess, who
for the past siXty-four years has been
resident of Ottawa passed away
yesterday afternoon at St. Josephs
hospital in Aurora, after an Illness
which dated back to fall she reCeiV
ed some time ago, which caused her
to sustain a fractured hip. Mrs. Hess
was one of the best known residents
of Ottawa and had an extremely wide
circle of friends and aCquaintanCes
here.
She was born December 2S, 1888, at
Guttersbach Hessen. Darmstadt, Ger
many and came to ottawa in 1858.
Her marriage to the late Louis Hess,
occurred in this city April %. 1889
The family have resided here continu-
ously ever since.
Until overtaken by her final illness,
Mrs Hess was extremely active in
spite of her advanced years. Her
friends sincerely admired her for her
many sterling characteristics
She leaves surviving one brother
Mr., m Kramer, of Dansvile, n. Y.
her son, Louis w. Hess her daugh-
ter Emma NJ. Hess, of ottawa her
granddaughter Mrs Charles w. Hook
of Hollywood, California. and a mum
Der of her nephews and nieces of
Dansyille, N. Y.
The funeral will be held Sunday af
tern0on at O'Clock and in Difference
to her wishes will be private: friends
are requested to omit flowers.
Mrs. Margaret Kennedy.
Mrs. Margaret Kennedy aged &c
years, mother of Mrs f. L. Dwyer.
1907 North La Sale street. passed
away last night at 9 o'clock at the
Dwyer residence after a four wooks
illness. The immediate cause of Mrs.
Kennedv's demise was heart failure.
Mrs. Kennedy had been a resident
of Ottawa for the past twenty years,
and is well known here. Her hus-
band, the late Daniel Kennedy. pass
ed away in this city ten years ago.
Mrs. Kennedy was born in Queen s
county Ireland. She came to the Unit
ed States and settled in Boston when
but seventeen years of age. She re
sided in that city for many years. She
has wide circle of friends in Ottawa
who Will be grieyed to learn of her
death.
Surviving she leaves three daugh.
ters, Mrs. E. l.. Dwyer. and Mrs Mary
higgins of Ottawa; and Mrs John
Davey of Alton.
The funeral service will be held on
Monday morning at . O'Clock at St. Co
llmba church and burial will be made
IN st. COLUMBIA cemetery.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-01
Ex-EMPER0R CARL, OF AUSTR|A-HUNCARy DIES
PNEUMONIA ENDS
TURBULENT LIFE
OF EXILED ruler

Funchal, Madeira, April l.-(By the A. P.)
Former Emperor Charles, of Austria hungary,
died here today of pneumonia. The death of the ex-
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-01
THREE BLOWS FROM.
MATES FIST HELP.
WIN DIVORCE PLEA.
COMPLAINANT ACCUSES HUS.
BAND OF STRIKING HER WHILE
IN FIT OF PASSION, AND THEN
DESERVING HER.

Making charges Of cruelty Mrs.
Mable Patton. of Streator, secured a
divorce from Thomas Patton before
Judge Eldredge in the circuit court
late Yesterday afternoon. The cou.
pie were married May -, 1920, and
are the parents OF an infant child.
Mrs. Patton told he court that dur
ing the summer Of 1927 the defend
ant struck her and that on Decem.
ber 21 1921. he struck her twice.
She also alleged that on January J.
1927, Mr. Patton deserted her and
their infant child and was gone for
a month. She also alleged that he
again deserted her several months
ago and has persisted in that daser
tiOn.
Mrs. Patton was represented in
court by Attorney Max Nurdock, Of
Stroator. The defendant did not APP
pear in court After hearing the tcs-
timony Judge EIdredge indicated that
he would grant the decree and award
the custody of the baby to Mrs. Pat
ton
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-01
Pope Estate Fees.

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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-01
WEATHER

Warmer tonight, possl-
bly, followed by showers
Sunday or Sunday night.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-01

OTTAWA JOURNAE
Established 1880
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-28

find that, while there are many who
write, there are few who sell what
they write!
My many friends, admirers anc
helpers have admired my courage
commended my wonderful grit, .
helping me in many ways, for all OF
which l am deeply grateful; but they
know not how and what l have suf-
fered, how | have grieved over the
mistakes in my early writings, how
I have been misunderstood by some
near and dear to me, and just how
seriously 1 have taken my poor self
| would not rehearse the sorrowful
details of my story if l could.
would not ask my editor friends to
print such tale, nor my readers to
read such a tale, because there are
enough of "hard luck stories'' going
already.
AS my friend, Judge Jones, once
wrote me, "every life has its compen-
sations," anI mine is far from being
an exception to the rule. 'Be con-
tent" he wrote me in his letter
which is one of my cherished keep.
sakes. l have also received words
and letters of encouragement from
many other great personages, includ
ing ex-President Wilson. In reply tc
a letter of encouragement which
wrote to him in 1918, when we were
in the very crisis of the great war, he
wrote me a most beautiful letter
showing exactly the manner, of mar
he is whom / admire above all living
men today.
; Now, the foregoing is merely
apropos of announcing my regular
birthday letter party. My reader:
now know my need of letters and
words of cheer, and Of anything else
they may have to send me. / want
to hear from every one of you. Ever
card will be appreciated. / am not
writing for material things especial,
ly, though / know how l could use the
latter to very good advantage just al
this time. Address everything to j
IS. Love ("Ben Hope"), York, S. c.
Make my thirty-ffth natal day one
long to be remembered.
"Ben Hope"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-28

boxes properly erected, so as 20 be
easily reached by the carriers with
out difficulty and without obstru:ting
travel, the carriers serving their
routes as officially prescribed, the
schedule observed, and whether the
families served were satisfied with
the service rendered, or there were
improvements which could be suggest.
ed in the interest of the patrons of
the department.
1t became necessary, in connection
with the inspections, to request many
patrons to take action to the end that
their boxes might conform with the
regulations as to kind, condition, To-
cation, or height, and in having the
name of the owner plainly printed oa
them. Also, to bring to the attention
of road overseers or other responsible
persons the need for improvement in
roads or repair or construction of
culverts or bridges.
1t is the desire of the department,
and it's purpose, to provide adequate
and convenient service, so far as may
be possible, to all persons residing in
rural communities, but this end can
not be attained without the fdll CO.
operation of the patrons in the eff
forts of postmasters and carriers to
serve them promptly, regularly and
satisfactorily.
Whatever facilities the work of the
carrier is of direct benefit to the pa
irons, for the greater the ease and
speed with which carrier may cover
his route the earlier and better the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-28
service afforded.

service afforded.
So, patrons of rural delivery can
greatly help themselves by helping
their carrier, seeing to it that roads
are kept in good condition and
promptly and willingly correcting
any irregularities affecting their box
es when asked to do so.
Another great assistance that pa
irons can render carriers is by keep
ing themselves supplied with and u.s.
ing stamps instead of placing un-
stamped mail, with money for the
purchase of the required postage, in
the boxes. This delays the carrier
and sometimes imposes great hard
ship on him, especially in cold or
stormy weather. If preferred, stamp
ed envelopes, either printed or plain,
may be obtained from the carrier,
are of good quality and cost but little
more than the value of the stamps
upon them, and are redeemable at the
value Of the stamps if damaged, but
returned in a practically whole condi-
ton. If necessary to place money in
a box, it should be put in a coin-hold-
ing receptacle or be properly wrapped
so IS to be easily picked up by the
carrier.
Money for the purchase of money
orders should not be left in the boxes,
but should be handed to the carrier
and receipt obtained.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-28

Advertisements and the inability to
get the ads and the reading matter
both in type on Monday accounts for
the absence of some editorial matter
and some news items as well. II our
advertisers would just send US the
copy the day before press day II
would be great help to all Of US.
Of course in these times the ads must
have the right of way. And we ap-
preciate them but if it would be just
the same to the advertiser it would
be a great thing in helping US to
print better newspaper if the copy
for the ads could be given to the OF
fee the day before the day of going
to press.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-28
AMONG THE SCHOOLS

@ @ O g q % % % 90 % ~ " " ~ y V
I was at the school at Peak on
Friday afternoon, having gone down
on the train. I was just a little
afraid of the red hills down that side
in car after the rains that we have
had. sure will be glad when the
road or the highway that is to be
built is extended to this section OF
the county, and it certainyl should
have some attention. 1t is pretty
the county, and it certainly should
be two highways built down this way
one from Pomaria out by Latikoo and
one from Pomaria out by Mr.. r. II.
Hips and down by or near Hopes
station into Peak. To build only one
of these roads will make it too far
from either side to use the road or
the other side to any advantage. But
I was on a visit to the school at Peak.
Miss Mamie Crooks, the very efficient
teacher, asked me to come down a
this time as she was going to have
some exercises in memory of George
Washington. / went directly from
the train to the school. Several Of
the boys met me at the train, which
was very nice. There were quite a
number of the ladies and several men
of the community present to hear the
children and 70 encourage them AMI
the teacher, and / am always glad to
see this. The program consisted OF
several dialogues and recital ons and
songs all appropriate to the occasion.
Then short talks were made by me
and the Rev. J. B. Harman. l en-
joyed the visit to this good commun-
ity and to the school very much. l
was pleased to meet Mr.. Harman, and
am very sorry that he has left our
county though by having the church
at aak we can still claim him as on :
of US. He is a good school worker
and fine pastor and preacher and it
is we'll for any community to have
such citizens.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-28
BEN HOPE WRITES HIS
ANNUAL BIRTHDAY LETTER

Editor of The Herald and News:
May l once more address the pub
l:c through what Bill-Arp called "the
far reaching medium of the press?
I have another storYto tell, which IS
really important to ne.
Thirty-fve years That's my age
today, March 8. Do you ask, els
your life 'sweeter as the years go
by'?"
can not say it is; neither can l
say that it is not. Just now / am
sad and lonely. Th;rty-fve years
spent with an affection which renders
me unable to walk. with a poverty
which has not lost it, power to dis
courage me, and amid many wither-
ing disappointments, might scarcely
be regarded as years also full OF ro-
nance. Yet my crippled, shut-!n life,
monotonous and uneventful though 1t
has been, is not devoid Of romance.
1t is not without its desire to do
something to justify its existence, not
without an ambition to be of service,
not without great wish to "make a
name" for itself, my life isn't. Fer
vent desire for things worth while
is of itself quite romantic, whether
one ever receives the things or at
tains the objects of ones desires, or
not.
By many friends, admirers and
! helpers have read words similar to
these, from me before. If | live, they
shall have that pleasure Cor PAIN
again-and again, God willing. l
know not how many times l have
written, l only know that writing
my regular birthday and Christmas
letters is task of such profound en-
joyment that l can not now abandon
it. hope this communication will be
read with interest, sympathy and ap-
probation, by a greater number of
good people than ever before have
read one of my communications.
But my many friends, admirers and
helpers have not read much of my
best writings, because they are yet
unpublished. They have not "agon-
lied" with me over the writing of
these "best" compositions, have not
suffered with me over their rejection
by great editors, have known and felt
little of the bitterness of my disap-
pointment when ever my cherished
booklets-printing of which cost hard
cash-were not purchased, save by a
few sympathizing friends. Oh, the
bitterness of learning the Gins and
outs" of that most fascinating of all
games, writing the English language
into Something to read," only to
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-28

l can not help saying, because l
could not help thinking as l sat in
that fine auditorium, how impossible
it would have been to have had such
an entertainment even in this fine
community before the schools were
consolidated and the community
school house was built. 1t would have
been impossible, because they had no
place in which the event could have
taken place. And then l wondered
to myself how any community or any
one in any community could be oppos-
ed TO the building of a school house
and along with it community house.
This occasion was not only one by
which the Improvement association
made some money for the school, but
greater and above all that it was
social event which brought the people
of the community together for an
evening of pleasure and recreation,
and it proved to them that such events
could be had in the rural community
lust as we'll as in the city and the
town. And besides that it is develop
ing the grown folk of the community,
and it was a happy idea and one that
will do a great deal of good to have
the grown men pull off this entertain
ment. 1t will do them good and de-
velop them along the lines they should
be, and l hope to be instrumental in
helping to develop several more COM
munit;es in this county by building a
school house in the community that
will at the same time be a community
house, and l am fully persuaded that
the people and the state and the coun-
ty can spend money in no other way
that will pay as big dividends. The
building up the rural communities is
the salvation of our civilization, and
the best and most effective way to DO
this is to build community centers and
to make the school house the commun-
ity center. Let the people in the ru-
raj districts understand that they can
have social functions and entertain
ments that are just as good, and in
many respects a great deal better
than they can find in the towns and
the cities and they will be satisfied
and contented to remain in the coun-
try and will realize the fact, that it
is, that rural lif- the only and the
best life after all.