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GOV. GRANTS STAY AFTER COURT APPEAL SEVENTY--SECOND YEAR-- NO. 46 M Coy Uaited Eveam)} m mm,mu.--fiu Pots hangs at Waukegan y morning unless Governor Len Small intervenes. The convieted murderer of William rwmm* i e a eoay. PuiPu TOnmte J0 t The convieted murderer of William m] e through r "'""';_:"m fu.l:oh-nnph';;un '-.M~ the 'gallows, h'w'hn.cn account of Judg court ruled at 3 o'clock Thursday| "2Y!N€ to leave town an« when a stay of sentence was denied. Chief Justice Thompson, who an-- nounced the decision, declared the eourt had-- heard the entire record in the court, discussed it,; and had reached a unanimous decision that no reasonable cause was presented for a writ of errer, and no doubt existed in the minds of the court that the defendant was guilty. . Unless Gov. Small grants a re-- prieve or cbmmutation of_sentence for a pardon between now and sun-- Tise, the convicted man:will pay the penalty at sunrisée Friday on the --Pots was placed in the death cell this morning: and is being held in solitary confinement to await death. triend with Pots' "fl' err--e: was sen-- uuhu.c'drgmh-» iff's office today for his last vistt with the doomed man. 'He reported same gallows that snuffed out the life of Carl Wanderer, who killed frjine nap, io Wanigant 2e in county physician by a vote of 15 to 14 over Dr. Walter's at Thurs-- day's session of the Lake Connty ANiRiigen...c--.~ .ih o. e nniniaoiee enc p~--~-- --_._ N. y United Premy *' * Dr. Lisber, if he accepts the po-- sition, will be called in to care for the patients unable to hire the ser-- vices of a family physician. eants for the position, made his own Brown on June 30, the new regime will "take control of the hospital. ing the possible appointment of an Inzpector for the cattle in the coun-- ty. hh:dhnd M"tho".m tor must Appointed State und that the board of supervisors has not the authority to appropriate made late this afternoon. The Lake County Board of Su-- pervisors in session late Thursday, adopted . resolutions -- commending Dr. A. E. Brown, county physician, and : superintendent of the _ Lake County General hospital, for his honest and untiring effort in build« ing at a big saving to the county the tabercular unit of the hospital mously, follows: *Report of the hospital commit-- tee on the building of a tubercu-- Insis and contatious hospital for _--*To the Honorable Chairman and members of the Lake County Board K BULLETIN . _ s MM#JW Small granted a of 60 ,"-wlu-umbb Heved that the governer was ernor's 60th birthday. Board of Supervisors for 1920, you man did not have as able de-- fense as he might have had. "Your hospital committee for the year 10921 beg leave to report that Phrsicien for Baving Th Hospital Extension for the salary of the inspec-- one of the appli-- unani-- Milwaukee Ave. Road Decision --Due Saturday The hearing of the objectigns to the proposed paving 'of uvenue "througn~ Aabert was heargd in the county court before Juage Fersons Wedanesday and Thursday. A long line of witnesses 1or voun sides were present and pre-- sented their views eitner in tayor.or in opposition to the improved road. A iarge majority of the residents being in 1aver of, the improvement, many were present and expressed es The thpuers, headed Ip at-- court, 'F jectors, torney fihtn Hall of Waukegan based their objections to the forn®ot the assessment, and questioned the amount of benefit .the abutting prop-- erty would receive in case the im-- for two heurs again Friday morning, but on--account of Judge "Persons having to leave town and as two of the attorneys® were unable to be present, the decizsion was not given out. The case was put over until Saturday morning when a decision is promised. Judge Persons indicated his belief that the majority of the residents of Libertyville wanted the road and: he intimated that he realized that the road was needed. Attormey Hall also represented the objectors in the Zion paving dispute, however, the improvement was confirmed by the court Jast Wednesday. Libertyville residents are axiously uwnllith decision. Efic?us are that the decision * a favorable one and that plans can be auplfi:. in time for the June letting. The section north through the township is still in dispute, with so many conflicting reports as to who in im io motaihinty Pracd . mt State's. Attorney Sm ith * Charges Johnson Gir] Is cause of the delay, Authorities are Verna Johnson, the 15 year old Waukegan girl who several times has been in the local police courts for having disappeared from her home at 1522 Beividere stree€, and against whom charges have been made here, was made the defendant in a delinquency case in Judge Per-- son's juvenile court today by the fil-- ing of a petition by State's At-- tormmey A. V. Smith. The petition asks that Verna be taken from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson, and sent to an institution for care and attention. hb&lmd&uflndflnz in spending much of ber time When found, she will appear in the juvenile court for hearing, and Col. Smith will attempt to have her sent 'to an institution where she will be carefully watched. ordered the hospital committee to proceed at once with the construe-- tion 'of a tuberculosis and conta-- glous hospital and have same com-- pleted as soon as possible. "The committee, as per orders, dldntmtmnvorkby,eloc&( the plans and working details of Mr. Kellogg of Boston, Mass., and contracted with him for the sum of one per cent of the toberculosis and two percent of the contagious hos-- the year 1921, recommend that the Lake County Board of Supervisors extend to Dr. A. E. Brown a vote of thanks and appreciation for the just and haonest manner of deliv-- ering to Lake county a first class pital which cost Lake county $1,000 instead of about $7,000 for reasons that your committee represented Lake county and the Board of Su-- pervisors hnd Dr. A. E. Brown act-- ed for the architects as inspector and supervisor, thereby . saving $6,000 for Lake county. i job in every detail without any cost %o Lake county for his service &8 representative of the architects and "We, the"hospital committeo for (Signed) -- "C. H. CRAPO, .. . -- "% W. HOLDRIDGE, taining a veterinarian in Lake coun-- ty to supervise testing of caitle and swine with a view to eliminating tubercular infection and insure pure milk and meat to «onsumers. 'The movement has the indorsement of Waukegan and Lake county civic or-- ganizations. # It was shown that one--third of the tuberenlogis--among children was bo-- vine tuberculosis, arising through congumption of affected milk. The government provices an indemnity fund as well as the state, to reim-- burse farmers whose catle are found to be affected by the inspector. A third of the loss is paid by the gov-- ermment, 'a third by the state and the farmer must stand a third. The gost"of an inspector will be $3,000 a year and the boara is asked to ap-- composed of Fair Association mem-- bers, Farm Institute members and the Board's finance committo®. was deferred until later in the week Sangamon County Super-- ~vizors Vote Not to Re-- imburse Lake Until Trial SPRINGFIELD, 11., June 14-- Acting on recommendations of its judiciary committee, the Sangamon county board of supervisors today woted to refrain from payment of any part of the expense of the trial of Gov. Small at Waukegan, de-- manded in a resolution passed by the Lake county board of super-- visors April 27, last, until the trial fa ended In a resolution adopted the law governing change of venue cases is quoted in part as follows: "Upon the termination of any trial, when a change of venue has been ob-- tained. the clerk of the court in of all the costs, fees and all other necessary charges, claims and ex-- penses of the county in which the trial is had resulting from such And continuing in part the law |, 1t is es reads: "Buch account shall be duly in certified to by said clerk, and, when | The Reg -u'.d.nn.: paid by the | county indietment or | to 3 fi'iu--nbhnz ty in the trial is had." abrvice. -- Sarky opt vvekel rewss. --> %r; "fi E € * § A x L S / -- ':J_--:':}/ ~ ;' l ns . o k s § s _ = ?'% & . 4 3e ty t E 2 © §y :\ 4 3 '}%&'J > > ' nalin *GoV ) ~*45%.-- lal ; . a . ( * 23 E_ 7} e l e ECont The Last Days Before Scho@l Vacation Are The Hardest! PUBLISHED TWICE WEEKLY is had shall LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS. &T URDAY, JUNE 17, 1922 clock. _ \ Miss Skene was sleeping on the fArst foor _ About 3 o'clock this morning she was awakened .*hthebmtm--fl-: beneathi--her bed.~A scraping sound, and then an unmistakably mptailie clang convinced Rer anat someone had entered the house perhaps by a window .and had run into the fur-- gan pluckily rallied from her mo~-- mentary fright and routed the in-- truders--by setting off her alarm For a moment she 3: terror striken. Then seizing alarm elock at the head of her bed, she quietly turned so that the moon-- light through the window illumined the dial and turned the alarm around to 3 o'clock. c Puts Thieves to Flight The jangle of the bell broke harsh-- ty on the still night mir. A scuffie, -Maadufflqfi, stealthy steps Miss Skene that her ears had not deteived her. protection of her fauther, who was sleeping upstairs . Mr. _ Skene aroused his son Alec. They dressed, armed themselves and slipped down stairs. Going to the steps leading to the baserient. They switched on the lights and leaped down with their Only silence greeted them. The burglars convinced by the alarm bell that they had rum afou! of a bur-- glar alarm, had made themselves scarce . Back of the house is the ravine, with its deep shadows and thick underbrush, and Mr. Skene was convinced that to find and ap-- prehend the intruders would be a hopeless undertaking. bdh}elyb.-fl Miss Skene's bed a cellar window had been jim-- mied. © Under the window an old picture frame had lain for some time, »And fresh anmd clear in the accumulated dust on the frame were several streaks smhowing where one or more persons had slid down from the window An old chair leaning against the open furnace door accounted for the -lh:an(.dm-nbobr the curse. The outside cel-- lar door, which Mr. Skene habitually "hflh&p'.ofi lthm"hmwfl' L'-" village of Libertyville. piag s"=!> C L we_xn ~ 44--AE J 1 the we. If you want| The Armenian was taken into ¢as-- _to | !zwul- mmu-mdsf'v.- The gists is at your rm 'Tneuovu to ; k ' «s ""8p, .t B ' + ( y 8 i1 KReniater: _ tor. Dr. H. L. Tombaugh acted ~as moderator for the day. The fol-- lowing program was rendered: > General theme--"Religious Edu-- 10:00--Devotional service, Rev. MacDonald, Area: 10;:15--Address of Welcome, Dr. L. H. Tombaugh, 10:20--What is Religious Educa-- tion? Rev. Keithahn, Hatf Day. 10:55--City Missions and Relig-- fous. Education, Dr. John R. Nichols. superintendent Chicago Cangrega-- tional Missionary and Extension so-- M:30--Dinner and social hour,. 1:00--Song service and prayer. 1:15--Roll call. Responses from churches. Minutes of conference of 1921, Miss. Helen Beckwith, secre-- tary. Reports of committees. 1:45--The Waukegan Y. W..C. A., ary Work," Mrs. Rowell, Hinsdale. Communion service, Rev. Fooks, Miss Ethel Troy, secretary. The banner, presented annually. by the entortaining church to the church having the largest delega-- tion present, was won by the Half D.yehurch,'hiehh-d"m ~The folowing officers were elect-- ed: Moderator, Bert Small; seere-- tary, Miss Helen Beckwith, Ares. Half Day was selected as the place of meeting for 1923. ASSAULTED GIRL, Nishian Torosian, Armenian, of Waukegan, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of having attacked Esther Pott, 16 years old, living in the vicinity of Grayslake. The al-- leged attack, according to the war-- raht issued by Judge Walter Tay-- lor, occurred Sept. 12, 1921. * fimhfilh'b«h" the Armenian. During the journey Grayslake to Waukegan the. man Yesterday Ernest Pott, farmer| near Grayslake and father of the girl, 'appeared before Judge Taylo: and asked that the man be found and punished. The warrant was issued and arrest made by Sherif foreed his FATHER CHARGES Demand $20,000 From Farm Hand The second suit growing out of an automobile accident at the St. Paul crossing on the Waukegan road near Everett, was ~ filed in the Lake eounty cireuit Tuesday when the Chicago Jlaw. firm of Harmon, George and Guilbert filed a bill for William W. Watson of Chicago, ask-- | ing $10,000 damages from Paul A.| Stoerp, an employeson a farm near, Deerfield, for injuries received |, when Stoerp is alleged to have| driven his car into the auto in which | Mr. Watson and his daughter Gen--|, evieve were driving. ? *Miss Watsor has already filed suit for $10,000 for injuries re-- ceived in the accident, a scar orwher | face, which is said to be permanent. | Mr. Watson was confined to his bed for three months as a result of the | ; and his car was totally ruined, it is charged. The Watsons claim that as they 1were driving along the Waukegan road, Stoerp dashed out from 'a fnrmzm-tahtghmeo!tpnd and crashed into the Watson ear. Mr. Watson and his daughter were taken to a Chicago hospital, both seriously injured. Miss Watson suft-- fered nervous disorders as a result | of the mecident, and also claims ghat her face is permanently disfigured. ' Both cases will be heard in the October term of the circuit court. Coroner Sifts an authorized bureau: of pilots will | called. It is not believed by. be instigated as result of the death |in. close touch with the cas on Sunday of W, and his | ever, that they will be wit bride, both of Bldn City, who --were | the defens B .« killed while enjoying' an airplane|give the state a rare OpP City, state and national legisla-- tion to force inspection of passenger Wednesday aftermcon at Missionary m@ T. H. Nelson and 1 ;?--:fi'lr. Wln:o';fl'g'fi- 4 may be a part the . services. C _ * 'l":emuicmfmpfld'y.h"' 0 » Liberty band, choir and Glee iclub lthuflq of all of which Mr. Wheelock was a| prepared to show that t _ The Mknm. H Hardinger, Lewis Carrie James, Ben Pearson, William Me-- _ The interment© took place -- at Lake Mount cemetery. _ _ mand the limiting of. passenger loads to the limit preseribed by the builders of the planes. Alterations in design or carrying eapacity wil be made fllegal, unless approved by county, and a committee of Chi-- cago aeronautical experts as his in-- tion was indicated by the IT- ment of First Assmstant State's At-- torney Edgar A. Jonas by State's Attorney Crowe to act with the cor-- oner at the inquest and during the subsequent investigations. Tells of Capacity Mr. Jones would not diseuss his action in a criminal way unless his investigation reveals certain facts. He said that Maj. R. W. Schrged-- er, holder of the world's altitude the Chicago Bureau of Aergnantics.| ermor's behalf. Charles C, Le Fo and M. L. Bromberg, former gow--|gee, chief counsel govert ernment airplane inspector, all mem--| however, declined to make @ 4 bers of the coroner's committee | guess at the time that will be m would be asked for further specif--| quired. Nobody can "' cations as to the ship used by Pilot| the cross--examination may lead John Metzger. -- i it was said. tw * uzd "I have been told &::,m.a load --carrying 'Cana-- dian Curtiss %h 450 pounds," he said. , ail, and water supplics, 1 understand. weigh an average of sixty pounds, leaving of 390 "Mr. . Wheelock weighed, ~ his friends say, about 180 pounds. His wife weighed 135 and John Metzger, the pilot, about 150 pounds, That makes 465 pounda "If Pilot Metzger, the capacity of his ship, :;fln up who weligned more safety allowance, it woul me he is eriminally Hable. The legislation as sought will de This is the plan proposed yestéy-- there may be eriminal in Plane Tragedy the to ts.| _ Some time ago A. J. d--| one of the governor's s de | the defense would ta v of | to present its evidence l ahd his lawyers will be prepared to give him .opportunity to get his breath if the state's blows are too severé. They will endeavor to see to it that he isn't trapped in to ad> missions or taken unawares. At s dmdneotheuidm been more than a ful of spec-- tators in the courtroom. _ When Gow. Smail goes on the stand howeves, it is believed that standing w 'be at a premium in the big court-- lmm. A* «i be . t fully expects that cros $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Who the defense's other : 5« : ses will be nobody but the go s and the lawyers know. There d possibility, it is said that Lient. A Sterling and Vernon 8. Curtis foint-- _ u.mm&um mon .county grand jury, many be . Accrent the tif apgertiont timony that it may show to the jury There were no false pretenses. . Mmmmq"'i cheat or defraud the state, ° _ _° _ the 'There has been no actual proof . that if a conspiracy existed Gov, . Smaummbh. # 4¥ f Senator C. Curtis and s brother, Vernon 8. Curtis, were men _ of large affairs, -- interested 42 chain of twenty or more banks and . had the same right as the big Chi» eago bunks in which state s fermerly were deposited, to m & people of 1Mincis. 9t The Grant Park bunk was i private bank, and that under Cw board ruling of the IMinois s court private banks 900 of Susindiny private out Curtises® may have conducted affairs in such a manner as under the high tribunal's tfind&"r The state never 'a cent: principle, and made as much by means of the Curtis me would have made under the Teacher: Now children if you to subtract one thing both must be of the same n tion, You cannot take from four peaches.-- You must take three apples from foue apples, so on. Do you und k «i you the most money ?" couldn't . you take th milk from four cows? The defense will so shape its tes-- It Agent: "In what business have as to waat aaefteny w as to what To May call Sterling fraud the state, ° 2: mas been no actual proof conspiracy existed Gov, _ a party to it. Edv!ulc.(hl&fl:' mon 8. Curtis, were a iffairs, interested in a _ m e state'g'tase .. acy, A® .:; rning the line ',._ be offered b h: es It is A+A dge Edward's . * 2 Paa