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i 4 Oai: GJM30milGte II 11 1 if) in f. TWENTY-THIRD 53. DE KALB, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1923 PltlGE-THREE CENTS an nnn7 i i .1 1 VI- I 11 j' 1 1 -f vCmrnn rv Iff UH 01 iiifiii.ri,! iii ii ti ii i i -ill i i i mm La 1 i '---v----'tV a-, i 1 U. S. TROOPS SAIL FROM ANTWERP- RAILROAD mi) IS DEAD Search Is Made For Fortune Of Slain Recluse tBy United rrrmli Chicago, 111., Feb.

6. Search for the $200,000 fortune, or Mrs. Elizabeth Jordan Wilson, aged recluse whose charred body was found in DERGESOn IS SLUGGED Worker on Earl Hunt Farm Is Victim of Holdups tsl--; Early Today. TWO MEN IN CAR 1 9 Harris. DergPBon, employed oa the Earl llont farm, south Do-Kalb.

on the cement road, was the victim at sluggers last night, being robbed of $31, a Hamilton 17-Jewt 1 watch, and other The holdup, comgiitteed by two fellown In a Ford machine, occurred about 12:30, and the men their get- way. -'v According to the torv tnM th 'police shortly 'after the holdup took Kill Germans In Ruhr Riots 5 This Mornihc By Mueuster, Germany, Feb. 6. Two -Germans were- killed; by French troops In the newly-occu pied territory today, according to reports from Welsbaden. Outside of these Isolated Instanc es, the Ruhr and the RJaineland were quiei, ine rencn paving tawed to put into effect their threat cut traffic on the Berlin-Switzer land main line, north of Baden.

Germany refused to enforce re sumption fit International train ser vice on the Paris Prague and Paris- Orient line and France threatened cut communication to Switzerland, but this was not done. Finance Minister Hermes came the Ruhr today following return Chancellor Cuno. XT' will Knlil nut IViaI last the Chancellor pledged In a speech here last night. In an appeal for unity, and support of the government, be said, "If we do not lUnd together now tne republic is tost The French invasion was car ried out for none of the reasons given, but was a retching of her other territory in whichsT. Harding' Is For Conserving Of Forest Lands By United rrw D.

Feb. 6 Pre sident Harding today gave his open support to a policy of strict con servation of America's dwindling forest preserves. 1 In a letter to Representative Clark, New York, the president appealed for a larger co-operation between the federal government the state authorities and the private owners of the land for a national policy to protect andt save the rapidly dwindling forest areas of the country. In his letter the president virtual ly aligned himself with the forces backing. Secretary of Agriculture a David Riddell, DeKalb County Boy, Dies at Garfield Park Hospital.

LOST HARD FIGHT Eight weeks ago to the day, David Riddell, Chicago, brother of Chief of Police F. Riddell, of this city, was severely Injured In a railroad accident in when a coach on which he was standing wa side-swiped by an engine, the coach precipitated down, an em bankment. Today Riddell, thf(L uiuBi Bfiiuuaij iiijui ea qi inose iu the accident is dead. For eight weeks Mr. Riddell has been a pa tient at the Garfield Park hospital, 4 and during that time there was pot a thing left undone to aid lllm t0 recover.

After the accident, and as soon as was possible, one leg Was amputated, due to it being horribly crushed and mangled. The patient rallied, in fact f.ppmpii tv ha well ion the road to recovery when a blooj clot formed in the injured leg and Ke was forced to undergo the sec- ond operation. Chicago's best sur geons were brought in and did everything that medical science and skill allowed, but the ng'ut was too 'great, and gave up the bat-I tie early today, death having oc- curred at about one o'clock. It had been (known that the railroad man was in serious condition, but those vho knew him, were positive that he would recover, as he possessed that characteristic, "never give up." He was an unusually strong man. and withstood the two ordeals satisfactorily at time' but It is believed the last operation took UQ much of nils Born in DeKalb County.

Davd Riddell, son of the late Francis -RiddeU. 1 Vwelt known DeKalb man, was "born in DeKalb countv in 1866. He lived here for many taking up his life The Belgian-guard of honor linei upon the 'Antwerp quay as the place, isergeson was on hu to the farm when the twb fellows came along -in the sFdW. They asked him to and as It Is a long walk from town to the far. Bergesoh accepted the Invitation.

He had been driven but a short distance when one Of the fellows commanded him to stick np his hands. anf with the aid of a re i volver, succeeded In getting Berge-' son's hands in the air. Quickly the tiro fellows went through his clothing, taking six 5.D0 biils and a one-dollar bill, and hie watch. Utter the holdups had relieved their passenger of his valuables they told him to get out of the car and walk the rest of the way home, and as he stepped onto the running board of the machine one of t'ucf men hit him over the bead witti tne ibntt of a revolver or something il detachment of American iroops. 1 Indian Kills VHimself Over 2 A Ljove "Affair New' York, N.

Feb. 6. Utfre- Whi tenor se Hadding, 39, Cherokee Indian, to shoot himself to death 8 her: feet in a department store bere4at night, police declared to- fe TourishlW revolver and cry- tllVt tove he. love her." White- iuorse urea mree snois ana staneu panic among the 300 women ehop- Two bullets went wild and the third killed him instantly. Mrs.

Smith admitted, police said, that she had exehaaged love notes with Whltehorse. Shesaid she failed to realize he was serious and carrier on the affair Just for fun. Chicago Men 1 "Hold Debate rur ACUUIIC rwhtinr rn tha nilMtlnn Can .7 i'. iiT Bailed for America with the final V. SAY CLIFFE ISFORSH 4 I More Smith, -27, soda fountain Aurora Star Contains ArticletCa8hien caused chief Gabriel by authorities today.

Police believe the fire which causedjier death was of incendiary origin and not an accident Friends of the woman said she sold $80,000 worttftof real estate during the pat two months and this could not be i aiTUUUiru lur luunr-. The woman, lived alone in a 14-room house i'a what was once the fashionable residence dlutrict of Chicago. She was the widow of J. wiiHop, one time prominent attorney and believed that he would be reincarnates1 as an animal and return to her For this reason she kept the house exactly, as it was when he died. No repairs were made and every room was locked.

Mrs. Wilson slept on a pile of rags in a closet" under the stairs. It was there her. body was found. Friends scouted the idea that shel accidentally tipped over the oil stove that she used to heat the place.

Officials hoped to bring out tbe nquest that tne eccentric woman was choked to death by rob- bers who later burned the body in an effort to hide the crime SAY ISMET IS YIELDING rn, Vmwn. T-l. uiisi nooa wuwn uu ouuiu On Treaties. NOTES ARE SENT 1 "TSndohT" England, Febw 4w-, At 10 o'clock today the British goves-nment was reported to be without, confirmation of Paris dispatches stating that Ismet Pasha had given way on the quest of judicial safeguards, the rock" upon which ths Lausanne, conference split. The cabinet mei to consider' the sit-uation.

Paris, France, Feb. 6. Premier Poincalre sent a no'e to Great Britain and to Italy today suggesting the allies should resume negotiations with the Turks and Italy replied favorably. The British reply was delayed. Poincaire permitted it to be un-dersood that despite hte recent note to Angorra, which caused such a stir in'mgland.

he still wishes the allies to remain united and not negotiate separately witb the Kem-alists-v The French delegate is understood to have informed Poincaire I b-h ft points under dispute at the Lau- rrrr I i Announcing Batavia Man For Place. I IS NOT CONFIRMED According to an article awwariner WallacerJn his. figat. to, VT ith ithtL transfer ui in iuiri it is prooapie prooapie tn tne Aurora Starrer lat evenmg.fPrs work of railroading with Joseph 'more, is trying to throw the DeKalb Wood, one -of the veterans of the county candidate, city. Arter about four years of The ktar last evening announces work in the DeKalb yard as switch- the candidacy of Paul Kuhn.

of Daman, he went to Chicago, remain- jtavia. assistant commerce commis-TTir, thZ Imniov flf th North under the Small admlnistra- life he has spent in railroad work. nf th Ratavi. iHe man was' bewildered lor a moment or two, but it seems that uie i mww wm nun auuiuut knock him unconscious and he went to the nearest telephone and notified the police. -On account of the dark, Bergeson JLa unabte.

to give thtpol Ice ja good deseriptionrr the men? and fit Is tor the the force to determine whether It was outside talent, or some fellows -of town. The case la in Jiie hands of the police and is being Investigated; from every angle and an effort will be made to recover the property and apprehend the holdups. J. B. iindstrom Seriously 111 at Home Here It la reported today the the' popular South Tenth street merchant and alderman of that ward, J.

is. LJndstrom. has been on the sick list for a week or more. The na-! tnre of his ailment ha snot been announced, but it was reported today-it was feared he might be compelled to undergo an operation. Mr.

XJndstrom's acquaintances around the city are hopeful that his condition will show improvement within the next few days and federal Judee Adam c.iiffv of kvm- The announcement the Star con? tains is the first word that DeKalb county ioiks nave naa as to the de- sides of Judge CUffe and The is Chronicle i not prepared to say, vhpl hor it ia tmio Know.eoge on the eabject. If ilnmlnni: l.u fuuniitini' rvr rV foundation of fact for the story, it ROAD QUITS FOR KEEPS Announcement Is Made That! Joseph Will Junk the A. D. OFFICE SHUT HERE Announcement was made yestef--" day at Aurora by Israel Joseph pui chaser of the assets of the defunct A. St D.

railroad line, that Ihe road will be junked and thai no. further operations of It are Intend- A ed. V. Mr. Joseph has some time yet In' irnlch to announce his Intention to the court but be stated yesterday that the work of junking the line will be vomoiecd on Jdarcii" 1.

B. V. Hardy, local agent for the company, was notified today to close the local office today and has Several other interests have been, reported du i'd the past few weeks as ready to take 'up the operation of the road and experts have' been here at different times looking oyer the 'situation. They apparently made up their minds that the jield Jbad no indications of being a fruit ful one and the. announcement of Mr.

Joseph teets at rest the various reports of the future of the concern. With the tearing' up of die rails of the system win. end the history of a rail enterprise that haa had, a stormy career of some 20 years or more. -1 Over $1,000,000 baa been sunk in the project during its history nd variety of prominent figures in-lnterurban and utility circles have had. connection with it at various Witb.

tne' disappearance of the road Kanevllle loaeS Its only rail tnat an itrnvvn will begun 4y the-influential people therefor a cement road link to hook It up with -civilization." An interesting condition arises in DeKalb. Only a year Or so ago the sute finished building- in two sections a stretch of half a mile or so -of cement 'road along the right. of way of the" road i from the place -where the tails come out Into the center of the tnoroughfare just east of the Northern Illinois tracks. On account of the presence of the rails in the middle of the road the cement was laid in two sections, ten feet each in width with a gravel road between. With the rails gone, it is now a question aft to how this road will be fixed.

It is likely that the state ultimately have to Blac cement -la-'the middle, al; -t nought this will probably not- be done for some The company owns a little vsiuv able trackase where Its station i-now located and a. good cement block' building, the future jot which will also be problematical now. 1. New Merchant in DeKalb ow Works on-Store Jnlius Silverman, of Belvldere; who has secured a lohg time lease on the new Broughton bulldtag. has come to DeKalb and will remain here.

11 now supervising tne installation of the Hxtures, which work is being done by ani expert from the Grand Rapids Show Case company. Mr. McSorley. an expert wmaow trimmey from Belding, will be in charge of that at the store, and is now here awaiting the completion of the flxture installation. 's- It is probable that the store will be opened for business within the; next two or, three weeks.

'J i 5 Worthington Vtr Will Be Tried On Old Charge Bl Cshed Prw) Chicago, IIU Feb. W. Worthjngton; the TWolf of fSalle. Street" will be placed on trUl fo-morrow on a -year-old indictment Charging use of the malls to de 1 The-case grew out of alleged Ir-- i regulatitles la the promotion of the Mercantile and men! In which th comJ panra stockholders -were swindled out Jot more' than 100.000. Talking About It They're talking Jabout' "WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon, and overseas as well.

It's at the Princess playhouse thU First evening performance at 7:00 sharp. Next at 9:10. Matinees daily, 3:00. -7 -S. Social AtMrs.

Wi -fle ball a' chew-ir gun saiesrr-n' pet timli "Minnif 'v! vi league of IUinois yesterday rt th -tnHnt rey hly Wy at the state teacher --'S A- im erican Transport St. Mihiel WILL OPEU HEU SCHOOL Board of Education Uf 6pen Evening Classes at the EUwood Building. BE OF MUCH AID Threaga action taken vaie yester day afternoon by the board of edu- cation a night school will be con Jd cted at the E31wood school. "Ac cording to the information given out this ming by Prof. F.

R. Ritzman, euierillten'2ent of the cit schools, the sessions will) be held on Tuesday and? Thursday evenings from -seven-thirty until nine-thirty and will be open to all adults Although reports at a recent meeting ield among the for .1 I I that qaiy a fev desired to take courses in the nyrbt school the yA nr nniinn t. nVtYut 7lT. t3 la hoped that this will cc jse more to take advantage of the opportunities offered. The board has secured the as sislance of a pfaff or six instixctort and any conrse that has the re quired demand wlllbe given.

Tht first classes- to te oiened vill'b in citizenship as thest two subjects are the most needed by thos3 seeking aid through tht jBChooL Nfg4it schools are being held in of jne izrse titles of the United 3.1.,. i .1 1 neourarinp' Thp nlan haK tSTS.iB hf been used in DeKalb before and i the results here have been atis I factory. It is to be hoped that tVia nfan as nnw fftrnixt hv I ht board will be met with approval by everypne and the, attendance will warrant the continuation of- tht school. New Cold Wave Comes Fast On Heels of Las (Bj tnlted rresat Chicago. 111., Feb.

6. Another cold wave- swept from the north west toward theseast today. Snow and rapidly-falling5 temperatures were predicted; tonight for the western states. The cold will not be as severe as last weekv the bu reau predicted. Freezing temperature if ere reported in the west gulf 'sutes as far south as the Rid Grande.

-Snow was reported generaUy In the nor thern sutes from New England te-f the Rockies. Mrs. Stillman Given l-: Temporary. Alimony IBi Cnie4 Carmel, N. Feb.

6. Mrs. Anne U. Stillman was today granted tern porary alimony of II.C0D a month pending the-appeal of her divorce suit and 115,000 counsel fees. Chicago Italian fs Found Dead on Road By United I'rww) Chicago, I1L; Feb.

8r-Joe Rendo Chicago Italian, was found shot to death on the Chicago- Hammond road today. He was killed In bootlegger war or by Blackhanders police believed. fBoys: Please don't write ret to to to of college. Both of the Chicago speak with indignation over the matter. WB appeared in DeKalb be-11 is Known mat the federal jud'? and tneir me'rit were well was not pleased with the nomin-im0wn tion of -Billy" Fulton, although it The "limited time allowed the generally stated, that the activity Speakers yesterday did not allow of the once powerful political ma-ithem to talk at full length on the chine was chiefly responsible for'aubiect but it was interestinir.

I that it will not be necessary for The question of whether the law tan be eniorced or not was raisedj Aim to' nnaergo ine operation. Council Holds Session mjiegara to ine proniDiuon ques-jan ition. which ia ca.iiKinir rreat arru-i Here Tomghtj: Bre ready to iea CitvJconncllmen will meet for the February session thte evening atjy hag capitulated on the chief tbefailure of Judge II. Wv McEweni, 11 18 ccwnnion talk in po- j.tiuai cucies luaiane iormer uiine- Wright machine Plavori hnth cniiH against the middle with two caudi- dates to beat Fultob and was not able to deUver in the pinch to either. "Kiie Star says: Attorney William J.

Fulton added 23 delegates from DuPage county to his 24 from DeKalb county at the meeting of the DuPage County ta-pubiican Central committee meet ing Saturday afternoon. Twenty- six members of the DuPage com- mittee were present at the meeting doors, the delegate' were instructed for Fulton by a i 1 edTar'mThel 'easiis 0- Chicago while there are many oth-ed as avetted for the time being, at er relatives. least. Secretary Fall's department of thf interior. Harding endorsed a bill giving the secretary of agriculture broad powers to' conserve the forest pre serves.

LudendorfT Is Chased Out By The Austrian Ity t'nltd rrp Munich, Bavaria. Feb. 6. Gener-il LudendorfT. military hero of the central powers ln the great wa.

was driven from Austria today by workers. The former quartermaster gen eral is returning to his 'villa in Munich valley alter a hostile dem- 3n ration at Klagenfort A arouo of workers gathered out side a hotel in which "fendendorff was quart ereo. snouting. -Miooa-hound! Germany's grave digger! The general' attempted to pro-seed to Vienna but the workmen halted his train and ordered him leave for Germany immediately. Harry Wasner WiU Be Heard on Air Waves Harry Wamer, formerly' mem-d Uving at Louisville.

Ky win be beard on the ether waves this we- ning by several radio fans of the city. Mr. Wagner, -with Mrs. Wagner at the piano, will sing from the Hlks hall at Louisville, Tetwen 8:00 and 8:30. Station WHAS will broadcast on a 360 meter war? length.

4 Senate Asks Hughes to 1 Tell About Roland Boyden (Sy United rrM) Washington. dT" Feb. 6. The senate foreign relations committee today referred to Secretary Hughes, without comment, the request of-Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, that Hughea be summoned before the-committee to tell of the activities of Boyden. unofficial observer on- the reparatfens commission.

'j--' 4" Harding Message Wifl Be Delayed For a Day i' Br taitt -y: Washington, Di Feb. President Harding delay until tomorrow his message asking con-gres te modify the debt-funding law so that the. British' agreement may be accepted. Secretary Chris'-tlan announced at the white 'house today, 1. -'f.

j' Merchants, Clerks, Good People generally, are invited to have dinner at the K. of Bazaar, K. of Hall, tomorrow nizbt, from fire o'clock on. 50 cents. We regret to report that fllinnie walked fcce frcn mother aulo niht.

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After the British had departed, rKnih nd 1 from- the conference and the French were prepared to follow, mte bodies will be in charge of the in the county court room, at Whe atiOQ nral services which will be held! ton, and after considerable debawlork- UadelphIa. and Washing-tnat nmnt ofiKKin i a at Oak Park, announcement 01 behind closed and the accident tha. caused his. death was his first one of any con- sequence. He was anocaeu irom nls train on one other occasion, ivhtt it warn moving, but escaped i i i i wun minor uijuiicB.

Mr. Ridden was united in mar- riage to Miss Minnie Townsena over 20 years ago, and they have made their home rn Chicago. Mrs. Riddell was the daughter of one of the earlier pioneers of this vicinity, for aome time living on a farm hear eKalb. One Bon was born.

of this marriage, now 15 years of age. Surviving the well known railroad man, besides hundreds of triends who knew him well and are grieved to learn of his passing, are three brothers and two sisters besides the heart-broken widow and son. The brothers are Walter Rid- dell, superintendent of mails. Wash inaton. D.

Wallace Riddell, cm- Icago, and Frank Riddell, chief of Police, of DeKalb. ine two sisterB are Mrs. Anna Sagle, Au- rora. and' Airs Mrs. Minnie Helminp.

I sir. niuueii wan a uiciura was also a Knight Temp ar. Ma which will be made latet Thomas Callan Lou Calloar well known DeKalb salesman, who has been agent for a large nursery firm, was called to Saui City, this morning by the sudden death of his brother, Thomas, who died in the Home Hotel at that city last night. Thomas Call an was in DeKalb a few weeks ago and spent two or three days with his brother, and the DeKalb man was shocked to receive the sad news this morning, He left immediate! to? the Wisconsin town. ri j- From information available Mr.

Callan was In the hotel at Sauk City, when lie waa taken violently ill, and before medical eld could be summoned, had passed He was a man of about 58 years of age. It Is probable that the funeral will be held at Baraboo, tomorrow. iV George Brown. George Brown, one of the oldest I itrmmwa vn pat 4txj "Minnie" Never had a sweetheart, so she claimed a corpse. Star tonight.

Performances at 7: SO and :10. Boxing shr tonight "JlinniejTs. A Eurch ct Call No oTh.e nUr "ate of ItfassachusetU. mentations throughout the country. More Deaths In Chicago From Auto Nuisance (By ruited Jwmsi -Chicago.

Feb. 6. More deaths occur iEL-Chicttgo from auto accidents than in any other city xne wortd. Coroner Oscar Wolff todi' following an in vesU- The automobile toll in Chicago 1 uenin was nine times mat or Wolff sa let i Twice as many pedes JTL trians are slain by autoes as in ln Washington- Th(4 tnIl i0 was 63 today. wa WMW-vr-w au New Garage to Be 'Open Here Within Few Days L.

Mable, who recently erected a large modern garage on the proper- tyaajoining tne Arlington lip: el. announces today that the business will be formally opened about February 15 or 20. 4 The lighting fixtures are. being Installed tcjday whlfe considerable other work about the building Is being given, attention. The garage is one of the larger in the city and will be sure to receive a share ine ciiy -anu irum rjiuui there will, be two or threeabsen-tees, due tn sickness.

I I It is probable that any big business will be brought before the council this evening, other than the discussion of paving projects, and possibly heating and lighting contracts which mnst be renewed wlth- In the next 30 days. Price Cutting! War -r. urwgs reaa iawct Wr rnttfd Pww) Chicago, IIWiFeb. 6 Bread was Belling at 2c lor the 36-ounce loaf here today with indications that the price would lower. The cut in bread prices Uls the result of a "cut-price war waged by two com-1 peting chain store organizations.

Officials of one of the competitors declared today that "bread be given away with, everj purchase if our band is Ai. Local Lad Tells About Snow in California Kenneth Culver, of Augusta av nue, has received several newspaper clippings from I. L. EUwood, who la with his parents at CaL The- clippings teT of ia wonderful happening at Pasadena, the fall of a blanket of snow which is graphically -described. j.

Prof. Annas and Boys' Mel ody Klub of -the Teachers Col lege will entertain at the KL of bazaar tonight. ThprpiiTKin. the Turk sent WOtd ito Paris by the French delegate hat nmwadT tn accent tn ju- fa egoBxto I understand that the allies agree to defer the economic clauses of the treaty for iurmer uikiuuuu. i Wort to this effect was imme-a diately 01 warded to London, according to semiofficial advices, where the British cabinet was con-Bidet ing the, situation in? the light Britain being called upon to de-ifend her interests in the Ne.af EasL 'Ismet Pasha intimated "tha he now feels that the next move should come trom the allies.

Until France and England agree as to what shall be -done, continuance or 'abandonment of thPTonference la in the balance. 'x The Turkish delegate haa the wish to go to -Angorra to confer with bis upon the, problems under consideration. c. iL ah t-j. jsavuiuu is ah iteaay For Boys Coming Home By tTn I tfA rnH) Savanna, Feb.

6. Savanna was In holiday attire today for the celebration in honor of -the arrival of the last of the Army of Occupation. 1 Wanted Boy at Chronicle office, F. SSJt pJSJ apparently fhJ I ad T'nuS a mistake ne naa maae a miBiKe. i aaae 10 secure an indorsement for any other can- OJdate egcept Fulton.

The ten who cailue ui.meni were aba iu5 luruia umuBiruciea The delegates chosen after the in dorsement was voted are as fol-1 lows: W. L. Capps, chairman of the committee Edward McChesney, Allen F. Bates, J. A.

Ruess, W. W. Stevens, J. M. Leedlet N.

Cross. F. W.jVan Oven, Arthur Marriott, 3. Wi'iRathje. Miss Hattie Gloa.

Wil- Jiam Hopf, Ray Patton, George Fix, John He8terman, Fred Hoy, H. Baker, William Hammerschmidt, Lawrence Conover, W. Scott, W. H. i Blodgett, WlUlam Frederick, Otto Balgeman and C.

W. Healey; 1 Paul Kuhn Named. 3 A new feature of the judicial con-tear -dWeloned the nast few days lrlth the candidacy of Paul Kuhn of Batavia for the position, air. keub now holds an excellent position in (Continued on pagesixj Remember The first night performance of "When Knighthood Was in Flower la at. 00 sharp, ome early and get a good seat.

"When Knighthood Was In The loveatory of 1 the-lworld's first and most -alluring flapper. Princess theatre all this week. Card Party and Dance -At ri i rf.nr-i. If you 'want to hear somo-f thing gocdj be there. .1 53 i or 11 4 To At Minniew'ls Here entc Star.