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at ~'1, t L. ts k sA w_:.'; is serving a 25-- year .. mentence at Lénvenworth federal pen-- e w« ry for. complicity. in the Rond-- e W 'mmail . robbery, and Helen * MeNeUL, u.m of Holliday, today -- werte being D . incommunicado . by :. postal inspectors. They were return-- ~'ad. he rom: Mephis , where-- they _ were arrested for the second time On l n ronan ar abcessory after. the Tact '_ €pleago, Jan. 2--Liberty bonds val-- lieGet Bed.ae "witl" which irrbers § w cenvicted Rondout mail rob-- ' bet it to barzain with the goy-- -- eenment 4 'g reduction.of his 23 . yeaks' se atence, will be in the hands . .-- Grant --C. Miler, ctor in charge ;*jwé*:* give this--word by long d's-- " tamce phoue from Little Rock, Ark.. %":'jfij' re the 'Donds are sald to No AMikas ii';@@"fd'u'.o.b\-«cccpttp af the robbery. _ -- ' They were arrested in July and re-- .# ore than two hours the wom-- en wer 'questioned by Inspectors Te-- garding : the whereabouts of $79,000 t the --100 from the Hiinoly robbery. What Info on it any, the inspect-- ore Wi m_nmumml- da'@ most highiy xespected citizent fi:', at home last Friday event u(manhmtumlonovhx an att of neuritis, at the age of 56 : _hn{olnlhe-onumrentmd Chicago, whe he bad been serving on the Fed t jury, having been to have retyrD® for further service oa mt HL. with Miss Mary, Fiking He was taken 111 on Saturday, Det. | with Miss Mary, Rikinger. ders but tho ~mumwwm"""""' cold. WI wur Mrs. 4. 3. 'vicinity; and the family have the sym: ~found. him : up and: around the --pheuns died déay, Dec. 29, < while pains | his neck and shoulders. nesday, Dec. 31, at Millburn cemetery. urged bim to call Dr. Ross, but he A ex's $ary rendered a verdict of said he thought he had takest eol and heart tailure. . She 1e io hok af 5-»'7" ty be better at $ imtl.mo,mmmuulhutd * The pain did not m"m_'nht 4~and {riends to (mourn her 'and he decided 'he would consult the hagg.~* him's vory sick man, and immediately sudden death Sunday, Dec. 28, of Mr. Adviséd the services of a nurse. '"mhmwm t anmg. . Hik das T was .'twmhuhnd*dmxmlewa. s A olng ever MM' i daughter of Eliza Bonnéer Knox. ~He Adg o do.ndflmwh-ttom leaves besides his wite, a daughter. > ATriFe fi'l" , """ m' Miss Vivian Bopner spent @everal d m.é': & ~;M lich aé t 'm_" give him :lnnllCHep&owlth the Lyburn Stew-- Q;%, 6 wmmw L. lail 't,"' ' 2 ad to go to 'his head, causing in-- newmmw us 'flammation of the lining of the brain.| > Arrs. Warren Hook, who has been ty sn d ETL bnar * l en' s Hanover s o WAUKEGAN, LL. '-- Held Incommunicado in Little Rock, Ark. ACCESSORIES AfKk,, -- Jod.~ 2--In. & mmweg*"f +9 o' Rond-- Mr. Kue Hele® | death four today |hoe; Fred o b¥ | and one b AurD-- | Germany. «they | Cook, who me 0n |was a real » Tact We join lga- i it 2 W. Cook adjolning property s LWO 'w which he. remodeled into a two-- > . M aue a Dublic BBE mm" ideas and gave | is support to every public enterprise assisting Uberally as well as with his 'u." and counsel _ ----| _ _ _ _ interest l% Kuebker,. who moved fifiu e to':kwtpll pflr.l:. d' {:: He was elec¢ted a member of the village board ten years ago and has gerved continuously, ever since, being a zegious worker for progress and con-- .u.rfin for the interests of the citt zens of the vw- staunch defender of what he '___.'rl;htv.--yot ever Mr. Kuebker will be missed as one . of the substantial men of Wauconda and his plate will be hard to £ill, Funergl services were held Monday i afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Feder-- Aled church, Rev. Halloc®, assisted | by Rev. Schneider,.conducted the serv-- ces Rev. Hallock delivered a fine sermon, full of«gonsolation for the be-- reaved family. > Mr. Kuebker: leaves to mourn h!s death four brotherz--William, of Ivgn-- hoe; Fred and Charles of Grayslake, and one brother who still resides in Germany. One «d4aughter, Mrs. K.; T. Cook, who resiles in Wauconda, and was a real companion to her father. We join with his many fu1ahds is extending our sircere sympathy to the bereaved family # % 4 4 4 # 1 4 4 4 % &4 % 4 4 4 # #¥ MLL L B U R N * Miss Esther Rice, having spent a few woeeks' ¥acation with her brother, and family, has returned to Olivet Michigan, College. -- _ E) ers % en e retent ue 2o & May Dodge returned the latter part of last week to their home in Peoria. The Misses Helen Phelps and Lilly Larsen returned Thursday to Chicago. Carl Chope was severely kicked by a-- horse Friday :while gnttupia . shr a horse while putting a collar on the animal. ,One leg was broken in two placesand the other was badly cut and bruised. But for the timely aid Mr. and Mrs. Archie Webb spent last Sunday with Mr. Webb's uncie, James Gerréd, in Waukegad. Miss Inez. Poliock returned sunday to Chicago. * James and Miss Louise Gerrity of Mukwonago, Wis., :spent, Wednesday with Miss Mary Rikinger. _ ----__ _ daughter of Eliza Bonner Knox. He leaves besides his wite, a daughter. * Miss Vivian Bopner spent @everal days in Chicago with the Lyburn Stew-- %. iner and Peter Strang have n , Installed--recently. . Mrs. Warren Hook, who has been suffering with inflammatory rheuma-- tizm, is improving. School opened Monday, after a vaca-- tion of two weeks. Miss Dunbar spent thotlnoatherhomeln!'onddnuc. Wisconsin«. . ~ Mt. and Mrs. Carl 'Anderson enter-- tained the C. E. business meeting last Mtr. and Mrs. tained the C. E. Friday evening. # %4 4 % 4 % % 4 4# % % % % % %4 % %4 Mr. and Mrs. Ray Darby and Chas. Kugbker attended the funeral of their brother August, at Wauconda Monday. A Ia'.e crowd attended the Masonic and tern Btar installation Satur-- day night. * ir.--;n(i Mrs. Chris Thompson enter-- tained several relatives Friday night, in honor of Mrs. Thompson's birthday. mother from Wisconsin New Year's. Mr. and Mrs. George &n.ndnem-.r and #uhter, accompanied by Cash le, left Saturday for Tampa, Floriga, where they will spend the re-- mder of the winter.. -- MF," and Mrs. Albert Kapple and Mre. Miller of Lake Villa were callers here Auesday. -- ~ m'xlu'd Adams <~of Antioch spent %" days of last week at the home. Mra. J, W. Scijosser attended the funeral of an uncle in Chicago last "m' . . ' Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Edwards enter-- tained several friends at their home New Year's eve. | Miss Blanche Trigga of Libeftyville "spent several . days |,n week with Mias Florence Hook. . ' J. F. Morse was in éflulo on busi-- hnoeas Wednesday. + . Fred Haines, of IAbertyvilie, charg-- ed with child abandonment by his | wite, Edna, vn.. bound over to the 1 March term of t yary by Jus-- +a~ Hervey © m"\%fifiy. He in no deftense. An Aappoa!, it is wald, will be taken to the ciroult court. Mr..Mailcolm MacQuailg and a friend of Chicago spent the week end in the home of bis uncie, R~W. Churchill. Mrs. Wallace Jackson entertained her mother, Mrs. Kastner, of Chicago several days recently. The funeral Q#U Theresa Gelr was held from the Round Lake Catho-- Ho church Monday. Interment was in the Avon Center cemotery. She leaves to mourn her lo#ws her parerts brother's, slsters and many friends, who have the sympathy of the come munity. _ 0 000 00. 0; E. Horton entertained her co--workers to mourn his | It must not be construed that offi-- 'clals of the Federal government are _ pessimistic. -- They have sound evi-- _dence of increasing prosperity and 'agree that better days are ahead. Per-- »bhaps the advice that many of these | officiats are handing out privately is ; based upon an old Dutch proverb: "In lprocpem; caution, in adversity pa-- tience." They are concerned, we are | told, solely with the possible unhing: ing effect of prosperity, [f The disadvantage of state action |is easily apparent When the govern-- ment steps in with consequent med-- diesome legisiation,-- the people are naturally apprehensive.. When private individuals and organizations use the 'phrase "watch your step," it is gener-- ally more effective than givernmental interventJon.> It is said whenever the government steps in the people imag-- ine the Wworst. Legislative measures proposgsed thus have . an unsettling in-- Washington, Januaty 7th.--Friendly words of wautidn aro mnow being sent cut ftrom Washtgton quiétly and pri-- vately from -- autho.itative | sourcas. Walio ve atarming symptoms ha'> been noted, kigh government officials aro taking precuutiozcary measures to avold 110 --beady elf. cts of inflation. Reports show that the goewyea r start-- ed with the wouniry in a fairly, pros-- perous gondition. It is with the idea of maiptaining good times that every effort is being made to assure econom-- ic stability. It is significant to note the attempis to minimize the --sphere of government action, leaving it to in-- dividuals to set their own houses in order.-- In other words, warnings will not be shouted from the house--tops. A qulet tip is more forcifal _ iness. . The idea is meney is in dmflaflonndevm%uw share. The speculators in or-- der to. buy goods and hold goods for rising priees,. These people figure that fluence and" weaken the optimistic feeling which prevails %n times of pros-- perity, + To avoid the charges of pessimism, here are the points noted by the gov-- ernment authorities I'ar watching the industrial and social barometer, When the people are flush and labor is em-- ployed, they say there is usually an enormous amount of trade carried on by credit and borrowed snonéy. In your neighborhood you may 30 today that old firms have borrowed money in order--to extend their business and new firms have borrowed to start bus-- NAMED INP: 0. «sLUSH FUND" William .. Sansom of -- McAré Road, Suspended from Duty by Postmaster Gen. New. William Sansom, assistant superin-- tendent of delivery -- ia the Chicago postoffice, who lites in Waukegan, on McAree road, one halt mile north of Grand avenue, and five other postal officials in as many cities, were sus-- pended from duty until further notice by Postmaster @Gneral Harry New today following alieged disclogures of complicity ih pasging of© money. to infuence legislation boosting the pay of postal authorities. .. _ _ _ Mr. Sansom has lived in Waukegan for acnumber 6f years and is well known in the city. Two years ago when Postmaster Arthur Lueder, of Chicago, addressed the Rotary club in Waukegan, he was accompanied by Mr. Sansom who siaAde a short talk. The local man, it is said, denies the charges as far &s he can, but states that he is not in a position to talk until given permisgion of a postal or-- ganization, for which he is said to be a representative. . _ He started to work for the govern-- ment as a letter cartier in Chicago July, 1888. fi:m then on promotion came with regularity, until he reach-- ed the important '?at he now holds. Report Sanson. _ M 'The report shows that Sanson. col-- lected $313 from the postoffice depart-- ment for his services in this connec-- tion and aiso $508 from the Super-- visors' association: 'In addition, he was given $1,550 by 'the (Chicago branch of the asosclation, to be used for "legislative purposes" at Wash ington. This latter amount was sup-- 'plied to the inspectors by Frank B. Nilles, treasurer of the Chicago branch of the association, and is ex-- clusive of $500 which Sanson admitted having given MeDormqt. *« . port states PS nCms "When interviewed by us he wis frank and apparently truthfal.> He also furnished considerable Corres-- pondence tonding to ¢lear up the matter." o fe y Sz Of him the postal inspectors' of --McAree <f Wwill 'eventually exchango their money lor . metchandise, Bometimes -- the banks become chary of lending and borrowing when over;--production ten-- dencies aro noted, The nnb%tous of depressic'. appear when the borrowers are asked to meet their obligations. Financial houses have additional fear of over--expansion than an abuse of good times.: It is with the knowl-- edgo that inflation is often a destruct-- ive force that certain government o!-- ficials have taken this unofficial method to make known their observa-- tions. The hope is expressed that people will provide a remedy for evils inevit-- ably connected with prosperity.~ It is generally admitted that there is no immediate panacea for business de-- presgion: For that reason it is be-- Heved that the good judgment of the average citizen will steer the country clear of the serious phases of infla-- A step forward toward keeping men at work and business active may come of the Domestic Distributton vomer ence which will be held in Washington next week. It is believed that benefits will follow a wider understanding of the need for more knowledge in distri-- bution of commodities. It is expected that the consunter will benefit direct-- ly by more intelligent éffort and bet-- ter direction on the part of merchants and manufacturers but a subsequent reduction in the costs of distributioa. With the Sterling--Paige bill tor pos-- tal salaries ~and postal rates now pengfing, congress finds itself in an-- other dilemma. On one side the or--' ganized postal workers> are pressing for wage increases: amounting to $68,/ 000,000-- a year, while the more numer-- ou: users of the mail service are pro-- testing salary incréases at their ex-- pense. The enactment of the proposed | against higher postage. by telegrams and letters of protest, bill would increase the rates on news--| papers 100 per cent and about 25 per : cent on parcel post. Senators and . congressmen find themselves swamped Teb failyre of the senate to settle ADC the. Muscle Shoals issue is a mure&ot gret some concéern. Important législa va' measures pending an the senate cal-- endar may be ignored due to the hckPA of time, -- The sentiment in favor of an extra session of congress is growing on. the part of the legislators. . Presi-- dent Coolidge is st!ll opposed to the speciat session,-- believing that the country--will be better satisfied' with| ° A a congressional: adjournment. Sat. Our Washington Letter START FUND FOR CARE OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS HERE $5,000,000 Endowment Gets Underway to Care For Des-- titute From the War. «BSpringfield, I1L, Jan. 5~--The move to give disabled veterans of the world war and world war orphans assurance of permanent care through an endow-- ment--fund of $5,000,000 was begun of-- fAclally in Hilinois today by the Amer-- fcan Legion,. Howard P. Savage, de-- partment commander 0% Tilinois, de-- clgred that sinte the Legion ho'-:re; s by naming it among ¥ .urgto take part in the a%'lsn. National headquarters of the ex-- service' men's organization has sent two men into the state to assist the state departments 'of the Legion and local posts in the formation of com-- mittees o. prominent citizens, Leglon-- ndires, and mombers of the American Legion Auxiliary to tarry forward the campaign work. Noti~n»~! headquar-- ters will be r;mennted in the city of Chicago by Philip B. Stapp, and down-- state by Reau Kemp. R . "In conjunction with governmental agencies," decel~ed Commander Say-- :s." the Ame: «.n Legion feels --that the major responsibility for the care the state would respond by going over The top--hig. -- _ oo e e -- Located at Lake Villa, gist day of Dec., 1924 as 1 State of. lilinois, pursuant 18 1, D. R., Manzer, Cashler of the Lake Via Trust & BHavings Bank, do -fl,m:- that the--above statement is true to the best of tny knowledg@ ! be .-dthtmma'_lnu shown above correspond with the it and amounts shown in the report made to the Auditor of Public Accou ml': pursuant to law. D. R. MANZER, Cashier. 5' 11JINOIS, COOUNTY OF LAKE, as: Subscribed and ay »rp to beforecme this 5th day of January, 1925. Lo "aA~ B¥ YED o \atarvy Publ INDEPENDENT, THURSDAY, ITANUARY 8. 1925 Total Resources Total Liabitities . Loans on Real Estate (1A).-------- Loans on"Collateral Security (1b) Othor LOBMB (10) .._.._..---------- O¥verdrAMItB (2) ......._._------------m= o ECE CERERRRE G MAE CC oc P i 7 U. 8. Government Investments (3) meee4,,2,scc0s cveecevsn00ee0s000 0. 000000 Other Bonds -uhsmn (4} . ce e4cvanrintiimenatiiiouns s exom ammasn in ncmams + Banking House, Furniture and FIIUGIO® (5).....uu----e----e--~ Due from Banks, Cash and Other Cash Resources (7, 8, 9) Customer'sL jability account of Acceptances (11) .« Other ReSOUPCAR (12)...................._wouemmecssee e e mm entn Capital Stock (1) . mml (RY |wcccclwll2cccs c amacainn tided Profits (Net) (3) Time Deposits (48) ...« LDemand Deposits (4b) ......---- Dividends Unpaid (5) ....._-- Other Liabilities (10) _.---- WILLIAM DaLEy . E. A. Cortespondent Villa Trust & Savings Bank ke Villa, State of Iilinois, at the close of business on the 1924 as made to the Auditor of Public Accounts of the wursuant to law. 'OFFICIAL PUBLICATION Report of the Condition of siveesdvens eereuenk s oo e otanr sn Veessccncaeestentetneccsnn00 waniusemererecs in nin sermeinmer mc cnenen AESOURCES m iratigurees oateits h reninaement hemevsoare s wovec i avusercscomsanadld sy enmnenen w nts mm LIABILITIES susteasereca0e e00ee000 000 There will be a social gathering, or & '"'community mixer'" under the aus pices of the Adult Bible class, at. the ehurch basement, next Saturday eve-- ning, Jan. 10th, at 8 o'clock.. Refresh-- ments will be served and a good time promised. Everyone in the community lis cordially invited and urgently re quested to attend. . > ol manderdn<hief, Military--Order of the World War, and Major general Milton J. Foreman, past national Commander of the American Legion. Quite a number from Lere attended the public installation and banquet of the Masonic Lodge at Wheeling last Saturday evening. *'*President Coolidge, members of is cabinet, and leading citizens of the coubtry have endeavored the en-- dowment project." n The movement will be finished in Iilinois in February, it was announced. The following honorary campaign committee has been appointed for the state: Vice--president' -- elect Charles G. Dawes; John Barton Payne, chairman of the American Red Cross; Mrs. Med-- i1 MceCormick; Frank O. Lowden; --Mr. and Mrs. Grant Cook enter-- tained company from Chicago over the in battle: + "This state has been honwored lnuw ing in first group of state to under this great work," the --commander continued, "and 1 4feel that llinois will be at the head of the HMst in net re-- sults when the movement is over just as it was during every patriotic war--time endeavor. Miss Mentor and Miss Nelson from Waukegan attended grand opera in Chicago Saturday. On n.Z' 28 the church officers were m'm RBrnest Schroeder was re e as treasurer for the current account, with C. J. HershbWerger as as-- sistant. -- Please be governed accord:-- ingly so that there will be no confu-- sion as to whom to pgy your pledges and thereby cause delay, as the treas-- uretr needs your assistance. & and eute of dizsabled men of, the Unit-- ed Btates forees in the world war rebts upon it together with the respon-- sibility for the proger eare, upbring-- ing 'and aducation of the t'guwd children of those who gave their lives PAY $140,000 FOR _ 40 ACRE THACT A real estate transfer was fecorded Sat. in which $140,000 is indicated as the purchase price for-- a A0--acre tract, or $3,500 an acre. Clarence E. Brown, 60f Lake Forest, transferred the property to D. W. Buchanan, 6f. Chicago. This property lies along the Green Bay road, south-- west of Lake Forest. ecmsmmpmeseconse o se e veveaies snn nn8 Weakening Night eesinrsipeimer &nflly astonishing howm:tm mmnm%mfl;'@hflq M. 8. MILLER, Notary Public M,. Landis; Col. Albert A. George W. (ihrrlo-. com-- HALF DAY ery Simple Way .....$ 25,000.00 tss« _ 5,000.00 »w., _ 1,505.04 ... 99,819,82 ns --14,356.22 .8 206,712.33 $ 42,100.00 11,965.00 16,888.00 20&.713" 128.44 16,100.00° 24,800.00 8,519.71 24,951.01 36.00 144.17 712.29% Smmfi'm employees to In 1920 the company's average invest-- mentr&tde'h-mm In 1924 this had to $146, and it is estimated that inmlmmhvinb':'in o h company paou'h. con! these advances. Much of the plant was i aiietof (lyionr mviee how ho bnofmarnedind for ' the dfinnpollm :muh. ' for thie work: a toml of desupdan ce . Th this mount will have to expend more than this in 1925 ied ostmnney es %umummrm " Penpees ome any .hmmhmm&: int fi; Coul per unit of wivice becomes Mixe Afo» daysbeloreL TO COST $1 C By W. R. Abbott, Prosident, IMinois Boll T. b 'The IMincis Bell Company Jt is now being will Sipeod more than #110000,00 i up . paad at pespt day e . Phone Libertyville 67--R. Phone 154M You can get distant stations with abso-- solutely no interference from ... _ lozal stations with a iar yB DRY BATTERY EQUALLY AS WELL AS srmumms.. cause the FRESHMAN MASTERPIECE is balanced > ----' Within itself, and 5. ~ or Balancing Price for Complete Five--Tube Set, Including . $10.00 Loud Speaker, Installed> -- -- $125.00 _ Ralph Litwiler At Libertyville Garage.-- . _ Telephone 202 MASTERPIEC] WHY~--HAVE A u "BLUE MONDAY?" | RELIABLE --LAU Chas. D. Proctor | WHEN IT is POSSIBLE TO GET AWAY FROM THE DRUDCERY OF THE WEEKLY WASH. «=_~~ _ LET US TAKE AWAY . 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