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. _ W1l candidate was m:u after uUn PC S * coosideration -- -- s OM Phuul * that 'ihe primary 4s siill more ----__~~-- _ Is ample time to do all. that ought to +___" be doge in behall of any candidate. , " HAS OONE MUCH FOR PARTY . , The friends of Colone] Smith who f wiil.sppport him aclively and couf-- r.______ Cently Anad wmany reasoos for his can-- 4 didacy. _ > . ogr + -- -- | ~.._ Lt pas been eaid of hbhim that "he * hus done more for the Réepublican party thas any man in lIilinois--and * _ han g0ot leas from 1t" He --claims in 20 onl n Andhine 5 > 4 [ sn q044 en o ® f "' X «p Je hays setved for yoars on eve'y party committee from Preciact Com-- «mittenman up to and including Chair-- mas of the Republican State Central Commitiee. He has helped nominate #ver;y Republican President elected in twentyHre years Kvery Republ}+ cas ofécebolder in lilinois today 14 under obligstion to --bim for what be her --doms as bizs party'® campatgn meanager. 7 "~ 0 ks cess. He is a practical farmer and, while he is always ready to lsten, doesa't need to be tolid much that the farmer needs einck he knows that himsasif. He is a practical buringss man, Abhd knowse also whiat business in masay, many yeare. uis id ind '-;' '-v' To m * hsms 1 e Pecasiath Wl «s Renator Denéens, Governer Sinal aB4 all Republican state <cabndicates ware There is another and a yery prac-- tical reason 'why Colonel Smitt hbas beenh very earnestly urged to become a candidate. It. is--thw: That be ought to and will win. wWELL EQUPPED FOR 10OB Fundamentaily, he bhas a sense of public service, which, backed by bis equipment and character, will ingute Hitinois the faithful, intelligent and aggreasive leadership to which it is entitind as the foremost state of the middlewost. Applied Republicanism, as exemplified by President Coolidge, will be actively uphelid by his 06_6 can in HHools." We.uho know what Je has done in the public and party service regard this stasement as lli eral" truth. We AMM believe . Hl-- nois deseftes to be represented in the Uailled States Sopate by its best As Statst Chairmas, be managed the campaims which gave President Harding his great majority and ro euital in the election of Senator Mc Kizley and Governor. Smaill in 1920. MELPED CARRY STATE As State Chairman, he meanaged & Ine nwdl':&n which, de spite ® "thied" tioket, , Presigent Coo-- wl a record which will serve as an erample to public oficials for years Colome!l Smith bese served his dizs-- trict in Congress --intélligentliy and well, and as Chairman of the Illinvie Caommerce Comminsion han ectablisch-- As Chairman of the _State Comai+-- toe, Colope] Smith managed the cam-- palza by which the late Semutor Mc-- d4UHi McCormick was olected in 191%, ansd made a brilliast and saccessfel Webt of t e kx----~ BY ALLEN F. MOORE, _ ¢ __"Monticello, IIL _ © ~ _ To stop reports which bare been #o persistently circulated that they weem Anapired, it chas: been-- deter-- mined tuat 1 eboola make the definite statement -- that Coosel (Frank 1. Smith, of--Dwight, 'wiil be a candidate for the Republican nomination for United States Senator at the April primary. «* Calone} Smith, --with Mro. --8mith, is out oi 'the state just now. He has speat a hard year in the public serv-- lce, and has earned this brief ¥acua-- tion. He will return early in Sep and women who vote will recognize the 'Clakm. It nas aiso been said on bigh au thority--abe might almost eay 'oMf-- claily----that he is "the best Repubii-- OUTSTANDING REPUBLICAN Colone! Smith bea given years of §12000 Gg&wus TAKEN today by Mileeidtcrimemsitiicedacumutien, * pmlong'nu 16 CcaArPTuURE&D + |war t-'r"n( downs ine aviator®s F n » L _ Carrofitom, 111., Mic--| quest --for perm to ho -- us Yakkn: Lane, one of two prisstcrs. who es.|aide the mc._m'm Tw was * b--Gems 'valned 'at | CaPtd _ from--the Gnrru '"'fildnflmfifi.m'o asie N".' * eyen s second Russtan a T, 3 ) _and $15,000 wers| BY throwing pepber is the < trom Prring to Toxio, artiven in 1 Foly t <) Mess en pol Word was--received in Waukegan today of the death . at Wadsworth Tuesday night of Mrs. Mary L4x, wilte Ot~John Lux. ~Death was due to heart disesso. _Mrs. lLar had mada her bome in Lake county for many years. In the lHsts of income tarxes as pald by . prominent persons in this, the Chica®o district, it i# -- sbhown that Wilbur CGleas Vhil¥s, of this city, this year paid $16,959. This Is --one of the biggest income taxes pald by any resident of Lake county with the exceptions of some of the millionaitres who reside part of the time in Lliate~ Forest or: Highland Park. A thief who evidently know some thing about bees took three hives station, during the weekend, it was discovered Monday moraing. -- to the theft. One hive was lefl. MRS. MARY LUX, WADSWORTH, DIES _A few bees remained last Monday | to harass the efforts of Deputies | WA Y--REVE THREE BEE HIVES STOLEN FROM FARM VOLLV A'S INCOME TAX IS $16,959 That fully 250 tborouhbred'r_ur ning © borses from -- many _ of the bect stables in lho_cou-lry will compete <at (the" eight "dsy race meet -- io be helt at the Lib ertyville track September & to 12 in-- inclusive, is the confident expectation of Lake county fair promoters. The eSltminstion of harness races and the substiution of all running races, it is predicted by many, will havo--tho--o{-- fect of bringing numerous race meets days of the county fair, but the de-- mand was so great that it was de-- cilded to extend the meet for the rest of the week starting on Labor day. There are to be five races on thg program daily and already the purses offered are from $200 to $500 a race. Through popular subscription an ef-- fort is being -- made to obtain still This, 1t is announced, will be a reg«altion race association meeting and any records made at this time will stand.. Likewiss the regulation track regulations will stand. | ' Thousands of race lovers from Chi-- Cago and other parts of the state are expected 'tw uttend . for-- the moet promines~ to be the best »ver pre Eight Day Race Meet at Lib-- ertyville will Draw Much Outside Attention. . to Lake county and popularizing the lLibertyrille track. * AT LOCAL TRACK TYVILEE INDEPENDENT _ MHowever she s coming to this cous-- try oaly as avisitor--aad bhad in her l'muq_.q round trip tigket~grop | DENEEN PROMISES ACTION -- Immediately -- after receiving the wire the Sun got in touch with U. 8 Senator,. Charles 8. Deneen at his home in ('lk'u. The cireumstances were ezplained.to him and the sema tor sald to forward the facts to him in Chicago this morning and be _~Many persons hb#ve perished in the swamp aince the coming of Enalish adttlers in the early seventcenth cen-- The caix missing persons, members of the family of W. H. Ellis. of Ber-- keley, left tleir home jast Saturday afternoon for an hour's ride along the road that ~passes through . the great swamps. Ellis wite, three chil dren,-- and his com--in--Jaw, Albert Har-- ris,: 19, comprised. the anto party.. Toki®, Sept. 2.--Soviet Ambassadot Kopp i1 expectad to strongly protes| the decision today of the Japaness govarnment compeliing-- the Russolan aviator who landed inside (the pro> hibited military #one near Shimono-- sok] to diamabtié--his plane aad trado port" it outside the zone befor>a com tinuing Ris ?Lh The minicter of war turned the aviators' re-- ancat --for permiasion to hopoft is and the woman wheo Lh« F#aaled to vizit hber son in Waukegan -- thesa maky years will be ordered released and they will come on to this city. Norfolk, Va., Sept. 2.--S8earch was continued today by fire fAghters and .'M for 't'ht :t missing members one y lieved to bave be come u':'m in ~dismal ewamp mear here, and etther to have drown-- ed or perished in the firesa that are tury. JAPS ORDER PLANE WRECKED BY RUSS ;--u immediate action..During the m' n-& 'r'-f'gm ;ie'eormu:_w k ~wire--trom )lr'.]."- l imnnrie.a ce e *g%il York mother was taken to Ellis| ® 1 & m'E'"& Jured #ar 'Mrs. Shmied reached _New York Monday.--Her son, E. A. Shimited left Waukegin a few days ago to be at New * York to mect his mother when che arrived on her trip from Swiize: 1 s ts e Her son, the (local maa is an American citizes, bhaving come ber: many years ago from S'fuor'.'ml and be served in the World War for two years. He and Mrs. Shmied have been Jlooking *forward for many weeks to the coming to America of seen hber in many years. How (the accident happeoed was not explain ced but that mother Shmied suffered a compound fracture of a limb. . APPEAL® TO WASHINGTON Mr. Shmied, wiring the editor o# the Sun from New York made an ap peal that steps be 4aken to release his mother from Ellis Ialand even i an appeal to Washington was necesw eary. His wire to the Sun follows: Mother arrived on Leviathan yese terday. Met with Accident on sieam-- er. ~wWuas taken to Fllts Island en4 pesding investigation as she is only coming as visitor with return ticket and proper visaed. Would thask you to take matter up with Congrassman or whoever you might think right to see. Wire or get in touch with im-- migration Department at Washington to release hber immediately even . if bood of five bundred dollars be net ecsary. | arm an American citizen. Received papers by>-- two--years mili tary service. Pleasge do a¥ you can regardless of expensca. Will pay ype when I réturn to Waukegan. Wire reply collec; care Coruish Arum Hots) New Tork. f Just why Mrs. Shmied was ordered * _ iL gt s 4 in ie o n on i 5| Woubedin Ade i ht an Dall ves of her case was not ex-- n Ace to on Daily th + Tho t 41 * w}:::d ::n. :heu"l.o'c:"ll'll mas is an| Exhtbmqns a.' Libertyville American citizes, baving come ber:; j Fair This Year. SEEK SIX IN FIRE IN DISMAL SWAMP * Injured aboard the world's largect steamer the Leviathan, <Mrs. Mina Shmied, mother of E. A. Shmied o' Waukegen reached New York only to be taken in tow .by U. S. Immigra-- tion officia's and held at Ellis Island pebding an investigation as to her right to come here on a visit to her son, whose wile is a linotype opera-- tor for the Daily Sun. . APPEAL MADE TO ~ter aon witt havo E. A. Shmied mss' _ o( __H _ tamAa--Fr: 'year PiHl «do' cazcss=d) in & WASH. Lake County's Big Weekly Offic'a's of the National Sailors' and Firemen's.uniod .predicted .early fallure of the trregular strike be cause the _ "Amaigamated -- Marthe Workers Union," which is support-- Ing the walkout. is without funds. Up to the moment of the ship's departure, it was regarded as an-- certain whether--the --scratch crew would get aboard without trouble and whether the big liner would sall. Pickets offered no serious dis-- turbance but called out their pro tests as the emergency crew, many| of=whom had seen service in the Toyal. nary, wesat up the mgpm.{ Twenty--{ive '-;:xon of the sab stitute crew b Iy assembled by White Star officials, deserted the ship just before she sailed, They had boarded the liner under protests of the strik€ pickets. Bouthampton, -- Sept. 2--The White Star Liner Majestic, "test ship" of the unofficial seamen's strike, sailed tor New York today, carrtying 2,30% passengers, most of them homeward bound Americans. * sing 5 TEST STRENGTH OF ~ SEAMAN'$ STRIKE Agitators" continued their efforts to persuade loyal workers to join the strike, bhowever. iste?, occupants ol the apartment Building re--tried-- to Anvade.-- > ---- -- Chicago, Sept. 2.--An aaidentified burglar 'was shot and kiite1 Today by builsic fired by a woman and a min Mrs. Cora Tappott, occrpant of a bacoment fiat, told policcs she dis covered. the |ll;\'(|fl' trylng to "Jine my" one of 'her® windowe -- She fired two shots and the may Ned .[rv. 1 Fostert heard-- the chots. r&w into ibe street, and firod t®o cixe.s to tho famitivee Hiita® w# Cc L featuresa atcth* county falr at Lib ertyville which starts on Saturday of this week. Campbell has been en-- gaged to gire daily exhibitions of stunt flying In addition :o this there will be parachute drops from Camp-- beil's plame. The fact that the local aviator will be on the job is suffi-- elent assurance of merit and those who 'attend the fair are assured--of a oft bMuyp--ons of the~--tbest "stunt" flyors in the business. His exhibition at the legion festival tA Waukegan «" few dars ago brought him much praise. ARRANGE CALL GAMES. Daily basetail games also will be a feature of the fair this year,. : but instead of ho lding them in the after-- noon as usual, (hey will be helg in the morning so that they wil} ° not detract from the running races Sunday--Biflex BRompers of Wauke-- gan vs. Libertyville * Monday --North Chicago Antelopes va. lLake Forest. C The fact that the baseball games are to bo played in the morning will have the effect of drawing the crowds to the fair earlier thans usual for many have made it a practice not to attend until afternoon. * BURGLAR KILLED _ | > BY WOMAN'S SHQT: ARRANGE THE BALL GAMES Following is the daily schedule of games : es n x *n . f Saturday--K of L« Waukegan, rvs Mundelein . * Don Campbell, Waukegan's . air-- than other Weeklics in i' tar 1 2sdterchiets, which--scems to us 4 zns T e ind o s o i Saly 4 it § _ Be uie t;ires save @ lot of ro--k --~,/'A Mo--vcce wiHl mot loag a --arl C#aKman, when brought be. s fore Col. 'Smith, was ~+dentified as \ tt¥emian who stood in froat of the ,flno:y cross \ on S#turday nicht. -- Vir 0 | mimts K ow berser. 4% deuguter of tho "MHe said he went.to Newberger ans a friend and advised bim to leave," Col. Smith said. Lomax claimed he haf fiity chick-- ens siolen from him, and that apples and feld corw bad also been stolen from Cusbman. _ ., .. . . Both men deaied bein7 members of the Kilan, and (Col Smith thinks the fier yerose was used to lerrorize the Newbergera. . Slight discrepancies . appegared in the storfes of all of these people, and Col. Smith is picking at these appar-- eat. loophoica. £ *X [* Miss Hcelen Bodersk!, 17, who lives the nert farm from Newberger, told the étates attorney of hearing sho:s fred at the barricaded farm. She also iald hbim «he heerd Lomax and the Cushmara' talkinz of making a cros=. 'tounty ~hills were too busy (to ask the names of the pertony to. whom incy gikrs asld......=..,.' ..' . _ _ * liminary hearin® t8 Hept. 3. * -- The arrects were made late Tuos day by 'deputies who had warrania complained to by Mre. Elsie Newber-- ger, wile of the besiegod man. *All, to date, bhave denied any con-- pection with the series o( intimida-- tions and eadd that they have missed chickens, fruit, and corn ftom the field. hid held such & discuccion. sherif Ablistrom and his ailds were to leave for Wauconda lato this ait-- ernoon to make wholesale arres's. They are to pick up between 20 and 35 more people, some of whom are to be charged with capspiracy, be The extent of the disastrer had stunned them so that the only thing they could do was tae obvious work of caring for the injured 11d prepar-- Ing the broken bodies of the daring airmen for interment, 7* "I'm .too busy to taik," was the asoswer of an undertaker when asked tor news of the disaster and this reflected the view ot-- miners--to whom lake. <C Carl Crashman, farmer, and nelgn tor of Newtorger. Mrs. Tavra Cushman; wile of Carl. 'The three bave been charged wit® ropspiring to intimidate Newberger by bursing a flery cross in front of to« at the~ hOr#. ae ******5, Coulson piaced them all Gmkr.'m sudden With the gunsa silent around the barricaded farm o( -- Harty Newber-- ger, the sberiff and staics attorney todasy have turned their attention to colving the twow day--stege'that ended with ample gon play. tm, "" !.'d' * s o + . Even the undertikers would not take time from the grim work of preparing the broken bodies "to~an-- swer their phones. £ Two Farmers, and One Wom ~an, Held Under a Conspiracy Charge; Grilled by Col. Smith The result today is -- this. people bave been arrested, 811 dents of the Murray school 4: three miles east, of Wauconda, gave their namesa an: ..A fierce storm, vwhich tora down wires, was the apparent causo -- ot the: disaster. The Shenandoah had circled over Cambridge for three-- quarters of an bour shortly before the crash,-- apparently ih trouble. Fj-- nally she-- turned southward, Eating at an angle of 3§, degrees. s 0 -- The dead and Injured vere' taken ta homes In Ava, a [ittle mining vil-- lage, to ~Belle -- Vaitey; another~ min» THREE ARRESTED FOR BESIEGING W AUCONDA MAN were killed and 15 injured when the glant dirigible Shenandoah broke in two over Ada, at 5:45 this ino.rning. according to reports compiled here up to 8:30 this morning. & ALL --DENY C HA RGE S X.+.04 Ciamex Nee the --zirt Cambridge, O., Sept y SHENANDOAH WRECKED TEN DEaD ibridge, O,, ,,Sfpt. 3.--Ten. mer killed' and 15 injured when the ccammy ----WAUKEGAN WEEKLY--SUN Lomax, caretaker at death is wate th»> Mon'if>2t"oa eV ~to--{arm hou * Tist s pf --the 'broved" dittie _little town n resi-- atrict, They pavia' Asked what theory this was based upon -- ha replied that it is based on the proposition that the owner of the vacant lot has a right to build on his lot the same as the person. might have built next to him. In other words "If the presenace of a building-- on a 10t adjacent to a vacane p'ece limits the use of his vacant property the theory is that it would work a hardship to the man who owns add constructs the second building. The reasonable way of _ course seems that the owner of the build-- ing should have protsction from the other fellow.. This however is not in accordance with the law. * Because there was a diversity of opinion betwoen contractors and oth-- ¢ers-- in Waukegin the buildiag de partment of the Cit# of Chicago was "The attornoy--aui thore have toan many docisions which beld that the aowner. of the building must 'protect his own walls rather than vico versa. The natural answer is that the new builder must protect the #alls of the present buildimg on the theory that the present buillding is up and that it the adjoining bdillding under mines the foundation be mutt take eare of same. © The opposite is the fact. The own-- er of the buillding must protéct his own structure ard the masa who buillds mext door to him can look This is a rathor interesting situa-- tidn because it brings up the point that in Chicago where a sky scraper might be erected adjacent to a small preperty and the owner ol the lat ter could '<mbt stand ~the cost, it would entail a hardship upon him. m,m# National Bank en countared ®itaatton in Wauke gan but the banmk woent abead and supported the walls of the adjoin-- Ing buildings rather than go into a iltigation and try to force the small proporty owners to suppor their walls However, the law did }gfl compel the barnk to do that ey did It of their own accord ~--MKuleahy vas taken to a lowell Hooptial, by ctate officors with whom :' ';n' \iilg.flt in fi.:':"'" at cimpe. 9 n t m:i..\ avsorling --to s&u!u m"'m ' .2 «e -- e .-'f, to the other owner to see that the wall is not endangered when the contractor goes abead with his new building. . Lowoll, Ma®., Sept, ?2----John Mul-- cahy, fedstal prohibition officer, was snriously wounded today by a my sater-- tors rift@eshot, in the woods at. Bed: ford camps near thit tty. C Te Who must meptect the walls of the building that now extsts* The owner of said build'ng or the man who is going to excavate on the lot adja cent, the excavation of which ma¥ undermine the walls of the present building * > An important feature of the build-- ing law on which there sceins to be a vast difference of opinion has just been revealed in comnection with a prospective improvement in Liberty ¥ille. > U. S. DRY AGENT __ _HIT BY BULLET a building. Anotber man is to erect a buildinsg on a lot adjacent--to the present building. _ Because ol the possibility of it arising in many other instances jt will be --read with interest at this SEEMS UNFAIR BUT IS LAW Interesting Feature of Building Disclosed When Point Arises _ in Libertyville. C. T. Heydecker is elected for the 25th consecutive year as president of Browe School Reunion Assn. REUNION ASSN. PRES.!FAIK IN ATTEMPT MUST PROTECT HIS WALLS FROM OTHER The question is this. A man owas $1.50PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE i Mr. Charies Pier Hling's Manulacto Chicage, -- Hiline s Doar Sir: with other copnty and municipal o:-- ficers and do everything in your pow-- er to arowse public sentiment to the danger which confronts our state. Yours very truly, The pérdon!ng of the Soath Chica-- zo kocialists and Whor agitators Fri-- day, Augrot ?; caps the ciimat. This Ragrant miscarriaze of jusiice is an iImportant factor in the crime aite ation which we face in IlHinois toda;, The condition of affairs is co seri ous that directors of -- the -- HWilaoia Manufacturers Association feel war-- ranted in making an especial appeal to all Iaw abiding citizens, asking for their moral eupport and ¢ncourage-- ment and active cooperation. ® s THE SUN'8 ANSWER > Anad, in answet to Mr. Piet laes ter, the Sun senat bim the following which covers this parolepardon mat-- ter quite comprehensively: August 38, 1925;" cently o9 th cerning the t & t ® Y on We want the Goxrernor to know -- how the pedple of Vlinota-- stand in this ?pn _Mmm K :.4 lorwarded to the @culiv® _ . e of all classes as well as organita-- tlorsa, cHarches, clute, fraternal a0o-- cleties, etc., and forward to this of-- fGce as soon as completed* _ _ _ -- Please see or communicate with the State's Attorney of your county and discuss the policy of Governor Smaili Won't you please back up our action by circulating similar protests and obtaining . the signatures of citizens Dear Sir: Repiying to your lotter of Auguat 38th. -- 1 _ am. re--egc.osing . yout lettet and the biank petition with the g gestion that it seems to me the nois Manufacturer's Assan., could busy itself with matteras more directly con-- cerning furtherances of its purpose ia the state than to lend itseif to a cam-- paign of vili@cation no doubt origi-- nating in the office of the ca callod great Chicago newspaper. ----t--am -- encioning --a ~--copy ol an o4.« torial which the Daisly Soea ran r& ceontly o8 that particniar subject coa-- cerning the pardoning ol prisoneis, * of them etc., and 1 be govers our opinions rel-- e situation. Y¥ ou bly do not have any more firm convictions than f do retative to the parole law,-- namely, it seema'to me that when & prisoner . tMiip ponitentiary he -ifl!" his term rather than be Hborty. Bet, great: care . taken that is absolutely tore being :- to prizson.© L:r. Wikliam L Smith, aukegan, ! ue sn e 'Dear Sit: y*----** Bo great a criais Has arisen through the pardoning o( criminals by ths Governor of lIllino's that the directars of the lilinois Mensfacturers'® Asso clation are eeriousiy coacterned. . The policy being pursued by GOvernor Smail through his wholesale peaiten-- tiary. deliverices will wreck the vors foundation of o¢tr commonwealth if permitied to continge. *. PARDONING _ ANO _ PAROLING CONVICTS8, especially in cases of n» torious criminals, we belieye, EX-- CcOURAGES MURDER. RoBBERXY, ATTACKsuON WOMEN, AND OTH-- ER CRIMES, --P doots . 1wing open too MZEM saloty _ is We urgently protest against the furthér liberation of comvicts excest in most extreme casos and whers miti¢gating evidence has Bbeen intry duced which warrants clemency. X A ME ADDRESSY Hon. Len @mail GOVERNOR, Spriagfeld, IL.. Dear Sir:-- and enclosing a _pe"fli which -- ie asked tho: Sur to have, 81# o&&*'z&'fi'i lorwarded io the governor. .The ps--!. . _ titfoh"read as ToMor?:_ _ _ * _« throa taomaid clation is busying iItself trylr7; 19 as saill Governor SEmai!l ard.the Staty» Pardon Board for what it 'docs ia complying with the simivtes covering the matter o!f prrolo and pardors. It in . revealed-- thay the Asseciat.on, uf Whith John --G. Gleona is~ sccrotary, started a move to bats> tr:~ stat3 County Officers' Association in War kegan last week pzozs a resoiut'on of econdemnation o. the: goverzor aofif the Parole Board but they found auch & cold receptioa that the maiter nev-- er came up--the county officers werse se strongly opposed to such a move ment that the resolution --Bever--srw-- darlight.;>= . .: _acte g comt,. o in treaps Mr. | what h ment 0 follows MFG. AS S N. ATTACKER *TO GET €0. ASSN. ----== TO CONDEMN SMALE -- _ Resolution was in Readiness on Parole--Pardons but.it . _ Never Saw Daylight. l, * 2w k 5 mins. ¥ot, on top of that enine eC (igisn m o o~ ~onpermenrnnnny medl. Sn hnd n praany e PIEZ LETTER f Pies' lstter to the Sus tefting he ;thinks Aabout the enforcee ol the pardon--parole law is as Chtcago.--Aug. *%, 1%235; Manufacturers Asso-- 5 Itsel{f trylr7; to as 'mall apd.the Stat» 'fi i xt ¥sl