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(Arthur O'Leary Of Highland north of the main gate of the Great Lakes naval station. Pufi."--- ;-'.._.w.,,,! killed Thursday morning about 8:30 o'clock when he South Green Bay Apparently failing to see the southbound train bearing down upon way across the tracks going west when suddenly he was swept from his feet and hurled for several feet. He was killed instantly, it is be-- Hieved. The train crew apparently did not know the youth had been Peterson was called from Waukegan and the body removed. An inquest was at first scheduled for Thursday afterncon but later the time of the hearing appeared indifinite. Identification of the body was made in the begining from a card found in the youth's pocket. Later in the'day, however, a brother and another relative appeared at the fun-- eral home here and established the identity. They said he was apparent. ly on his way to work when the ac-- cident happened. Several persons were sitting near the North Shore station at the main gate of Great Lakes when the Not quite two years ago Michael Farmer, Highland Park, brother in law of young ('Leary, was killed when the tractor on which he was hmmum&nfiyfm to notice the a of the from the north. trains run ac-- cording to the . band rule and this also may have confused tln] Five locked pouches of first clas®' mail, all of which are said to have contained checks and perh3aps money orders, were stolen Tuesday night from the platform of the Chicago and North Western railway at Wau-- kegan by what is believed a> be a band of four or five robbers. The theft took place while the night mmfiummm was to be distributed to other stations. Robert E-- Thompson, 219 Clayton street, who is employed© by . the company as assistant night baggage-- man, was the first to. notice the robbery, and immediately sent in a call to the postmaster, Mancel Tal-- cott, Sheriff Edwin Ahistrom and Captain Thomas Booth, of the local police department. <Chief of Police Frank Tiffany of the North Chicago department, was also on the scene shortly after the robbery.-- _ 3 without -- detection. _ The m was in 5e qntnibute was stations. Robert E-- Thompson, 2 street, who is employed bound train which was bound for Milwaukee and the thieves escaped It was stated by 'Postmaster Joseph Przyborski, of North Chicago that 32 factories had large volumes of mail in the @pouches. Checks, valued at thousands of dollars, were dincluded in the theft but it was stat-- ed that payment will be stopped on all of these checks as soon as a echeck--up can be made. A check for $10,000 was known to have been in one of the pouches. The four pouches, which were on the platform, had fjust been brought to the Waukegan postoffice from North Chicago and were to go to Chicago and other points. It was es-- timated that fully 60 per cent of station at the foot of the Washing-- _--.~ [Gontinued on Page 10) Arthur Edward O'Leary, 18, 143 Tha pouches had been taken to the at Highland Park struck a Killed Instantiy. the moment, who came to our midst tucky Hills, and who has already featured in two altercations that resulted in fisticuffs, again disturb-- ed the quiet of the village Wednes-- :iy'nizht,thhflmvifixrmha c. _ The jubilee ended with C. C. Rich-- ardson doing a marathon over Bert Finstad's newly layed sidewalk leav-- ing the imprint of his number twelves in the soft concrete in his effort.to escape the butcher knife and Walter's anger. x . / According to the story circulated by eye witnesses the trouble n_tuu! in a local restaurant. Lyon's, it seems, was standing at the cashier's desk when C. C. Richardson= ad-- vanced and made several uncompli-- mentary remarks (according to Lyons) with a dash of profanity here and there. Lyons in his Kentucky drawling voice retaliated and then made his way back to the kitchen. He re-- turned a few seconds later brandish-- ing a shining butcher knife. A mo-- ment later the shining blade was hufled%atm ducked and jumped, the knife miss-- '::h.hhonlybyafrutionnfln d Richardson then, according to the story, picked up a heavy object and returned to do battle after having dont's © deels * Lyons declared he had ironed out walk with Lyons at his heels. About this time the law in the person of Marshal Dennis Limberry appeared on the scene and brought a sudden halt to the proceedings. Lyons was taken in tow by the Mar-- shal on assault and disorderly con-- duct charges. He later was © ar-- raigned before Justice Lyell Morris and released in $100 bonds pending a hearing of his case Friday after-- noon 'at 3 o'clock. Thursday night Lyons in conversa-- tion with several of Ris friends pre-- dicted that his fine would be heavy. "Snnthinglthmxt there butcher knife--reckon I a little BAR ON AUTOS AT MUNDELEIN things with Bert Finsted and has already paid him $5 for damage to line set at midnight, To save Mundelein, III., from be-- ing inundated with automobile pil-- grims on the last day of the euchar-- istic congress there will be a dead-- shortly ~and circulated generally among the visiting automobilists. It will be issued under direction of the highw:. y executive 'committee. . nighway m of to represent the general committee of the congress. f Midnight, Work has begun on the massive altar in the stadium, where the chief dignitaries of 'the Catholic: church will officiate at the three pontificial high masses on children's day, wo-- man's cay and higher education day. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.-- The altar will tower 10 feet above the level of the ground. The terrace upon which it stands will be reached by thirty--seven steps. The central theme 0° the congress: "Ecce Agnus thrones for the visiting cardinals will flank the altar. §+ Covers Ninc--Mile Area. "The deadline will extend over a --Joseph Freedman, 4 years old, 145 Belvidere street, Waukegan drowned late yesterday in the small lake in Roosevelt Park, the first water vic-- tim of the season. The child and two little compan-- ons were 'playing on the bank near the lake in the park about 4:30 8"clock Monday -- afterncon -- when suddenly the Freedman boy slipped and fell into the water which at that 'The boys with him were too small to aid the victim but they ran scream-- ing to the day policeman at the park. Use Pulmotor. The man went to the edge of the lake and succeeded in getting the victim to the surface and out onto the bank. The ambulance of Wetzel and Peterson was called to the scene and for several minutes a pulmotor was u.ed but all efforts to revive the child were without avail.~ The child was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isador Freedman. He hbad left his home which is near the park a short time before and had been enjoying himself, playing about on A coroner's jury Monday evening decided the death was accidental. The body was shipped to Chicago for burial in the Jewish cemetery. = Lake Villa Police HeadSeek-- ing Truck Driver For Rub-- Chief of: Police Bernard Hamlin, of Lake Villa, holds a state warrant for the arrest of a Wallace Peter-- son, termed by farmers in that vic-- DUMPS REFUSE ON HIGHWAYS that Peterson deliberately stopped the truck he was driving in the mid-- dle of the cement highway and dump-- ed the refuse on the road. A passing inity "a most inconsiderate motor-- ist." The warrant charges the au-- toist with dumping broken bottles, farmr saw the act and immediately complaintd to Chizss Hamlin who ap-- mbpddthembofouhohd xmonthuumihnny.m ger compelled Peterson to return and reload his truck with the rub-- bish and clean the highway of the tin cans, and rubbish in general on state highway No. 21, which passes through that village. s Chief Hamlin declared Thursday As soon as the police officer left the scere Peterson it is> alleged the scene Peterson it is allaged, drove ts a gravel side--road and again unloaded the debris. Later farmers yent to Chief Ham-- lin and demanded that a warrant for Peterson's arrest be issued and that he be brought into court and heavily Summer-- -- Bible -- conferences are scheduled to be held in western: and eastern cities by the Moody Insti-- Bible ductrine, 'missions, music, and religious education. # mpanions Call Aid But Efforts To Save Joseph Unavailing Negotiations for <Al tant iLbertyville impr last Tuesday night when the nts pro and con were heard un-- of Local Improvements met in | B finally the motion halted the dis-- special session 'at the Village Hall @pssion when a motion was made and awarded the contract involving passed that the matter be tabled thousands of dollars for the south il the next regular meeting. This side sewer© and septic> treatment| Was done in the hope that in the planht. Actual work on the huge i ®Meantime both sides will get-- to-- project which is scheduled to be com--]|gether and iron out the difficulties. pleted by early next fall will actu--; Plans calling for the paving of tnvhmdu"ymwnhwu'"h:ke;m this sufmer at an esti-- announced. ted 'cost of approximately $23,314 The bid accepted amounting --to{iWere consummated to the satisfac-- $79,956 was submitted by n of all property owners con-- Frandsen, of Kenosha, : Wis. .. Mr. Work probably will begin Frandsen's bid is approximately Within the next few weeks. Several $6,000 under the estimated cost of| of the property owners interested * Onlytwootherhid-wgmb-it«- ted: The Chapman Construction C>., of Forest City, Ia., bid $121,121. The other bid was submitted by the S, J-- Groves & Sons Co., of Minneapo-- Village Board Lets Contract For South Side Sewer System cern . for the construktion of: the treatment plant alone. 7 Work of paving Maple avenue threatened to be held.up for a time when several property owners living on that street appeared before the board and entered objections-- about the paving being 9 inches higher on one side of the street than the other, Village Engineer Cather was cal upon to explain the question raised and finally the matter was straight-- ened. out to the: satisfaction of. all and the Board ordered that work proceed at once. Spirited arguments were heard when property owrers from New-- berry avenue and First street pre-- sented petitions calling for the pay-- ing of the two streets. ~Another petition was also presented signed by Newberry avenue and First street HOSPITAL DRIVE ON NEXT WEEK It is conceded by everyone that this community should have a hos-- pital in order to keep pace with its growth and development, and if the people will rally to the support of the subscriptions payable in quarter-- When the canvassers call upon ly payments over a per year from July ist, 1926. OPEN JINQUEST INTO 2 DEATHS has been 'accomplished in a r°E~ "": ::d legal --way, with the con= sen' * ; of the. ; h*fltv of the owners How 'it happened that a major= ity gave consent to each of the claimants is not clear--unless, it Another bid amounting to $3,000 It THE SAME LAND ments have been made to| Robert=C. Higgins, e people of Libertyville|for many years a re ' fecpiigh TRorainy, PH: | Chicago Thursday af > ay, Firi-- ; Chi Thursday af '&mlofautaq&, ing due to heart fa . 27th, 28th, and 29th. A.] . Mr.--Higgins was has been aprointed : of the effe e canvass and <the tegri« ) Continent Radio . Co Published Twice Weekly ¥ / Mc Mn a Chicago con-- ruktion of the ;,.nducll land lying of one Au2 LO6 _ Following this business the Board af Trustees convened for a. short f and sgeveral matters which lave been awaiting the attention of the board for the past two weeks were disposed. of. A motion was passed by the board t ng President Hyatt and hired employees of the village co--operate with the Lake County Traffic committee in the matter of 7 ing traffic conditions in Liber-- #ress. President Hyatt was also au-- thorized to hire all necessary special ::th-tohnndleheuamedtm- ~--In addition the board authorized the oiling ef Rockland Road, Butter-- and Winchester streets, as'ad-- preparations for the heavy t#raffic during the great -- Catholic will be held. the First ~zesday in June when the regular monthly session of the board ROBERT C. HIGGINS | DIES SUDDENLY The body was brought to his home at 218 West Maple avenue on Fri-- day afternoon and funeral services will be held there at four o'clock Saturday afternoon with interment of the Home Lumber company which is now operated by W« F. Franzen. For the past several years he has been: in business in Chicago. He leaves to mourn his sudden passing, his wife and one daughter, Mrs. George Cleveland of Chicago. ~----The voters will ballot --at the November elections on modifying the --Volstead act _to permit the manufacture and sale of--.light Wines and beer, as a result of 'yesterday of the Karle.Phelps ref-- FIREMEN HALT HEAVY LOSS N. Y. VOTES . ON BEER AND WINE for an official referendum on York with the-- largest: population ofthe 48 states, today was ready Fire believed to have been caused SATURDAY,. MAY 22, 1926 ons regarding the improve-- which were explained by the , N: Y., May 20.--New State's Attorney Says 52 Pints Of Whisky W ere Taken And Reports Of Sales Made; Now After Permit. + The Atterbery drug store at 225 South Genesee street, operated by Carl Atterbery, a former city com-- missioner of Waukegan ,was raided Thursday night by Constable Conrad A. Brune and 52 pints of whiskey seized, it was announced by State's Attorney A. V. Smith.. The prose-- cutor further charges: that three purchases of whiskey were made at the Atterbery drug store by -- his agmts\u'thinthopa:ttwowaakt. State's Attorney Smith said would make a report to the govern-- ment and make a request that the liquor permit for the Atterbery store be revoked immediately,. Mr. Smith said he would start injunction pro-- ceedings this week in the County court in an effort to have the drug store padlocked. -- Atterberry -- appeared~ Wednesday morning in the court of Justice of the Peace Harry Hoyt and furnished tinued at the request of the state's attorney, as it is to be taken from justice court to County court. Attorney Smith says. o "I~ have : received -- innumerable complaints about liquor being sold at the Atterbery~drug store and will go the limit in an effort to It is recalled that just a few weeks ago, State's Attorney Smith obtained an injunction 'closing the drug store of A. M. Crichton at Belvidere and Jackson streets, be-- cause of liquor sales. State's Attorney Smith is said to be making investigations *in-- tion with violating the liquor laW failed to appear in County court Thursday afternoon when the matter was called for trial. His bonds of $2,000 were signed by Adam Demo Approximately twenty Liberty-- ville motor fans have purchased tickets for the Thirteenth annual in-- ternational speedway classic to be held at Indianapolis on May 81. --The motor fans are planning to leave on Memorial Day in their ma-- chines for the scene of year's great-- est race.. From all présent indica-- tions attendence records of previous years will be smashed. Never be-- fore.in the history of the annual speed classic have motorists from this area taken such an interest. . As usual several foreign -- motor pected to result. TO SEE RACE AT _ INDILANAPOLIS -- The motor derby at Indianapolis was won last year by Peter DePaolo. He drove a Duesenberg mount and tor 'the' 500 'miles maintained an m ~of 1015 es per Mflzgh driver, who is t mw,h famous Ralph De-- Palma, it is recalled, drove the en« tire race without having to change cars are entering~in the event and their owners are claiming they will equal if not excel the American made cars for endurance as well as the. state's attorney. * "Mr. Smith a few It was a lovely --Schubert program under the direction of Mayme and aroused the greatest enthusiasm. The Unfinished Symphony, Allegro Moderato, Ballet Music and Marche Militaire No. 1, soulful, rich of color and warm imaginative feeling, were and flexible simplicity necessary to interpret Schubert, the greatest of Musical" Op. 94 No. 6 and "Im-- promptu" Op. 142 No. 2 by Mrs. Louise Hoskins with : ease, good clean technique and full rich tone. And so ended one of the finest programs of the year sponsored by the Libertyville Musical Society. RUSSELL SCOTT IS FOUND SANE for Assistant Attorney General Wil-- ling stated Wednesday afternoon he had not read the report of the com-- cape the gallows. Whethér Scott, who was convict-- ed of slaying Joseph Maurer, a Chicago drug clerk, in a holdup, summer resort at Davis Lake, near Wauconda, swore out a warrant Tuesday night for the arrest of Johnl':and.fiyuu.old,m North Keystone .avenue; Chicago, an employe for some --weeks, when he returned from a trip and found Leonard gone-- and $3800 -- in --cash and $150 worth of clothing miss-- ing. 'The warrant was issued by Justice of the Peace Harry Hoyt and charged larceny. William Wilson, Rockville, Ill., GETS WARRANT --AFTER THEFT also disappeared. Lomax. expréssed the féar that his nephew had been Wednesday afernoon that he had re-- matter. was empowered by the sheriff to take the warrant for the arrest of Leonard to the detective bureau A delightful ensemble, violin, Hil-- Peter Crietlar, of Waunconda, Yoetie "Moment * > $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE W. P. WHIGLY cipant in the life of the community, ded at his home, 106 North Utica MWilliam P. Higley, for fifty--seven street, Waukegan, Wednesday after-- noon. His illness covered a period of several months and was caused by senility. During practically the whole of his residence in Waukegan he had owned and comducted a gen-- eral merchandise store, from which his recent dliness forced him to re-- tire. With his family he had lived Mr. Higley was born in Wilming-- ton, Vermont, eighty--two years ago. His ancestors had lived in Vermont for several generations, and last summer he and his daughters visited his old home in Wilmington. Active Church Member. west in 1864, and in 1869 he became a member of the Baptist church in Waukegan in which he has held many offices," being a decon at the time of his death. One of Mr. Higley's public bene-- factions was paying for the equip-- ment of the pathological laborator-- Frances are in Waukegan. 4 Funeral services were held at the bate Monday by--Judge Martin C. Decker, the estate being valued at tel property was left to a daughter»= in-hw,Lndn-W.m:m of $250 was made to a , Wmhml.lu'--f.d'hdh." merly of Lake Forest. : Waukegen, was admitted to probate. The estate was valued at $3,000 per-- sonal property. With the exception of $1 to cach of her sons and daugh-- The will of Margaret Burnap Lake Forest wa« admitted to J bond was fixed at $400 and proof of heirship taken. Inventories were approved in the estates of Christopher Dillon, Wau-- conda, ard Fred D. Welch, Wauke-- Letters of conservatorship in the estate of Margaret J. Billig, insane, were issued to Olive J. Phelps. The husband. filed and approved in the estate of Henrg T. Dusenberry, Waukegan, and the estate closed. Inf che estate of George Ramsour, of North Chicago, letters of admin-- istration were issued to Gus Ram-- ventory was approved. . In the estate of Mary Jane Raf-- ter, hearing on petition for probate of will was continued to June 21. bond was set at $2,000. 'The report of distribution was Proof of heirship was taken. The in-- The will of Johanne Hewitt, Wau-- kegan, was admitted to probate. All property was left to a son, Irvin C. Hewitt. The real estate was valued at $2.000. Letters testamentary were issued to Irvin Hewitt. Proof of heir-- ship was taken and the inventory approved: 5 estate of Jacob Beil. insane, were issue1 to Louis J Bell. The bond was set at $1,000. -- Petition for letters of administra-- tion in the estate of Frank N. Tom-- linson, North Chicago, was filed. The bond was fixed at $3,000. Proof af e . . hests 57 Years; Vermont 82 Years Ago. Letters of conservatorship in the location for thirty--