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June 18, 1926 WI L M ETTE LIFE 19 POLITICS and Three Investigations Iii· ·.......... . ··.f~~-; ······ ···········.·············· ····.····· Bi : . · · · I ~I ·I r I · .II I ~ r I l ~- I . . ~- :I - .'i · In three crime investigations the citizen investigators are found guilty. Judge Daniel Trude, through his attorneys, Howard P. Castle and Harry , Eugene Kelly filed petitions in the Superior. court, setting up gross frauds and Ylolence at the polls on Primary Day. ~ecausc they discreetly chose Judge Mtchael McKinlcv before whom to trv their cases, other judges . professed great indignation and sav that this was an insult to the rest of the bench. Rcsult-Mr. ·castle is found guilty of an indignity so gross as to overshadow the charge of election fraud and Yiolence at the polls. The Better Government association claims . to have fired the first big charge of an alliance between crime and politics in Chicago. It presented to· the United States Sen at c a photograph showing State's. Attorney Crowe at a banquet with some distingui shed bootleggers. who ha\'C' since heen murdered. and with one Scalise. who has since been tried hy Cro\\'e's nffirc and acquitted of murdrr. . Re sult-The· Better GoYCrnment associa tion was found g-uiltv of following a wrong method of procedure, and of accepting- campaign motH'\' from Cr()rgc Rrrnnan. · Thrn fnllowrd the murder of Assistant State's Attorney ?\fcSwiggcn at the sal no n of a Crowr . 11ppnrtrr who was undcr indictment for rh:ction fraurl. hut who had not hren tried. ?-.f cS\\'iggen wa" in rmnpan~· \\'ith ~ man who had bren trird ll\· l1im and ;tcquittc·d nf murder. · Harrv Eugcnr Krll~·. president of tll<' l"nion League club. thought a stH:l·ial grand jur _ ,. under directi:~n of :t <-pecia l stalt"s altnrnr~- ought to inq· -:ti .~;ttt· thi". ;tnd ~o n.:pn·-.-.ed llilll, l' If. "\f r. lr(iwe, 11(1\\·r,·cr. src11red a :-,pec-ial grand jur_ ,-. anct rn'n trolled the inH-.tigatinn. Ht·sul t - "\fr . f'rn\\'c ic.und "\fr. Kt:lh· (!uiJt _ , . 11i ntd ktHI\\· ita~ whn kilkd ~fc- ~"- il!.l!in tit' ' ' hy. and thl' public guilt,· rof llll_\·ing liq1lnr alld in-.terilll!' crilll~'. Thus. st<'p h~ - -;tcp. the public mind i.; tmned fro111 the real nhiC'ct so ught to rritici . . m of th(' 111ethnd by which it is sought, and of till' person serking ~ reform . Thi-; ir-. nnt 'hrnrdne.;s on thr part oi the Statl'\ :\ttnnH.·,· nr nf the judgr..,_ · Tn accu-.t· the ;trctlser. is simp !~· follc,\\'ing the l11<·th<HI of thr criminal la"'~·n. It i. as old as crime itself. It creates a prejudice ag-ainst the citizen \Ylw \\'Orb for public interrsts, and the puhlir is casilv mislead. ·-Hoyt King. · ~fi-, s Frances E. \\ eld. daughter of ?\fr. and ).frs. Herhrrt \\' hitmore \Yelct of 315 Sumrt road. \\'innetka, leaves \fonday for \Vashing-ton. D. C., to jnin her uncle and aunt. ?vfr . . and Mrs. R. ~. Kohlcl!ard . Thry will sail June 22, on tl1e S. S. Frrderirk VIII. for thrre months of travel abroad. -0- · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · cnmlffi(l)lKnD . · · · · · · · Hent'Y C.LgttOn·&Soris State and Jackson -Chicago Orrington and Church- Evanston · · · · · · - · · · · · · · · · : ! · · · · · · · · · · · · · ~ ~ 1 · · · · · · · · · · I~ · · · · · IN OU R N EW E VAN STO N SH OP · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ~I · · · · · · · An Extraordinary Demonstration of The Hub's GreaterValue-Giving Power !\f r. and Mrs. Pick Lynne, 143 Fuller lane. \Vinnetka. celebrated their eig-hth wedding anniversar~· hy viving a largr dinner-party at the Northmonr Country club Saturday. June 5. -0- .... Mr. and Mrs. Herhrrt J. Kreiter and familv. 572 P rovident avenue, \ Vinnetka, ·ldt Saturday, June 12 for thrir summer lwmc at Lakr Hamlin, \fich .. wl1rre their remain unti l late in September. -0- ... "M iss Nann· Bidamon. daughter of Mr. and .Mr-s. C. E. Bidamon, 238 Catalpa place, left Tuesday, Ju ne 8, for M auvos, Il l. , to spend a fortnight with friends . . · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · NewLightTanand Light Gray Suits Presenting the Smartest Styles and Patterns for All Men and Young Men · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Blue Suits by Society Brand - with ' Extra Flannel Trousers A $65 June Combination-Very Special at $4750 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · a· ......................................................... . - · · · · · · · · ·=~~~ -~ -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'iEi l · · · · · ~ -