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his closest orer anew, he declared, but all hinges upon the settlement and liquidation. Reports that Harold Martin, form-- erly vice president of the Security Savings bank, took $5,000 as a com-- mission for mending the money <~to Clark Nye, of the First National bank at Rureka, Kas., today woere difscussed with Bracher and he declared that he doubted the truth of such a state-- "I got nothing out of it and was promised nothing and had a legal Mlon-l-nbmnl these other men admitted these truths and L dow't believe that Mar-- tin benefitted," he said. _ m.un-na.umm should not have sent the money to Kansas but he did so on the request «mm narrowly averted death when p, Aurin qghHoro. CIL108_ LrO. Booking: LWO Thrown to the floor of hber auto--| "rp, gankcan Specia!" n'::n"fo sypsie women who are . charged mobile when the machine collided| was piloting for the May street gar--' Y!th having obtained the sum of with another car in Lake Forest,| age, crashed into the inside ftence on $109 either through robbery or a Monday afterncon, Mrs. A. A. CAI--| the back stretch of the Palatine race ©DNAdence game the _ Lake penter, society matron of that c0OM--| track where he was completing with 2N0re country club, near the and a deep cut in her left cheok.:| west. M ' & » wes + She was removed to the Alice Home Hontreredhcu';mdm~ H -- police guarded all on-- hospital for treatment. * hands and a gash on leg where -- on the south end of the The accident occurred .at the in--| he was struck by a flying timbor. ,&m'uwm tersection of Westminster avenue and| -- Wagner looked like a certain loser they _ ; _ the McKinley road. Her car was driven| with his gamble with death when 1e Wwomen who are fi.u:m by her chautfeur, Lorenz Keller and| crashed inot the fence for h tore out| headed northward in an automobile mmn'lfl%'umwn:mmmmammuwu'm + 2A : driven ~SBheldgren of| sent posts flying 50 feet in the air,| Highland Park police called into mn'ug ue,. Chicago. it is understoo the :case made a thorough search »Aunrrens ieruge nost sns setl . Con oratane d rord tht in Sh n w nrpanenn on on } ~%e J af Er i+ .i'"'i"»'" us "m f '.;m,' " ';fi C . ' l';A ho ~hoapital,. whore 'she 16| stranmmatont ino track _ *"* ** / in' thoma i en gained, and a deep cut in her left cheek. She was removed to the Alice Home hospital for treatment. > The accident occurred at the in-- tersection of Westminster avenue and McKinley road. Her car was driven by her chautteur, Lorenz Keller and met head on with a machine owned and drivens by C. A. ~Sheldgren of LX. FOREST SOCIETY MATRON INJURED IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH "Asg goon as J get this mess straight-- "Q"lvmm:kotmh ture," he stated. «4 He might leave the city to start Mrs. A. A. Carpenter Receives Serious Injuries When Cars f Collide, Monday.' . o ces . states. mmmduxo-»m: fon, he stated, might be sold out a real estate firm lot by lot. The in-- terest of $6,000 annually on his $100,-- 000 loan will cut into the money from sales, he claime. As to the future he hardly knows aver to Wetze! and Turner today tG satisfy an unpaid balance of $700, Cover Other Property Other rea# lestate in which Bracher has equity was not legally described in either of these two forms because it is held in trust, for him and other owners. Such a step would. have caused a tangle over the title, it was beMeved. To include these descrip tions other indentures are being pre pared for filing. Bracher has little hope of recover-- ing anything 'from his «estate... If property goes at a good figure and at an early date he has some hope, he nois, and under and by virtue uf the Homestead or other exemption laws of any state where the same may be real estate wherever situated, hereby releasing and waving all rights un der and by virtue of the Homestead Exemption laws of the state of t Bracher and his wife conveys to the trustees, and to the survivor or sur-- vivors of them, four pleces of prop erty in Waukegan and Waukegan VOLUME XXXV--NUMBER 31. -- Ees ";",m +nomas in which ho swore that it was an impossibility for an autoist to travel 42 miles an hour over the erooked streets of Whitefish Bay, _ Great--glee had beon expressed in Milwaukee over the arrest of Thom-- Cream City-- think / arrests awaulits everyone going over the streete of Zion. * . Whether there will be an effort to bring him there to stand trial is a question that cannot be answered. AUTO RACER HAS CLOSE CALL SUN. arrested on a charge of speeding 42 miles an hour through the streets of Whitefish--Bay, 'Wis..-- last Tuesday and was scheduled to be givgn a hearing there, has "run out" on the arrest it was learned today. Officers at Whitetish Bay allowod him to post a $30 check as bond {Lor mmum Today they learned that t this had act came through an afftidavit from ZION CHOIR HEAD STOPS CHECK FOR John G. Thomas, Charged With Supervisor William Obee, of High-- land Park, in discussing the matter with the sheriff, stated that such a request would meet with prompt de-- fteat but he admitted that some re-- liet: would have to be granted. At present.the sherift has two men, Wilil:--m Kelly and George Heckinger, who are patroling Green Bay and a part of Waukegan road. While these iuhnmgumh patroling the roads it has been almost impossible to handle other important routes in the county. _ credit of the sheriff. In one booze runner catch alone the fines reached 14 MOTORCOPS TO BE ASKED IN FALL OF COUNTY BOARD Sheriff Doolitite States That Number Are Needed For Summer Months. Going 42 Miles an Hour in Officers of this type pay their way *'~Police --of. Waukegan and other --North Shore cities are seeking two Gypsy Woment Rob Country Club of $100 of ~' The work would be , Mtr. Burnett 'believes, by the government or a<~ nt: . of t »vsiness men.. ((ynership of the 'valley lies partly in the village o* , Cook eounty, and much of 4t is .privately h}:w u&o:uflm the vil 'board this week ing an .«eioresting of the> tract wuich is now aothing more than a A plan . to eonvm# Bkokie va fi;flt eXtends Lake county «Into ~ ok county into a mon-- ~ Rirport is being " fostered -- by henty ~C.)>Burnett; <of Glenco. ana he <wilb Mt the matier to the C y Commerce. in <Gleuncoe, nd grk. Waulegan and other Ray Wells is chief 'of the Munde lein: department, . and . holds regular drills, thus bringing his mexn.to a high Uegree of efficiency. The depart-- ment responds to calls from any part of the neighBborhood. Their big pump is quite an asset, and"is able to cope with any ordinary fire. Wf;'v The Mundelein--{fire ent is nflfi..hd#&tm an when the garage at the Will Fenner Mundelein Fire Dept. Makes\a Record Run WOULD CONVERT SKOKIE VALLEY SKOKIE YALLEY ~ INTO AIRPORT 3 Nt 6 t¥3 +A j f in Lake county Thursday by fish Someone tried to boost Nester's 220 pounds--into the rescue skiff ana er »rybody ~got wet. f Nester decidod that it might Ing for ftish finis'ed it by© fishing for uniforms, lost out of capsized rowboatse. .. The 220 pounds belonging to ¥Fre Fred Schults and Roy Coppers, brother officers© who were in &C boat nearby, rowed to the it Carlstrom referred to a simillar in-- prease authorized in 1919, when the court© held that the Wfln that year, ::: furthermore: the power of general m to levy or increase taxes Mm Instead of Fishing For Fish They Endeavor to Recover Their Uniforms. ° FOUR POLICEMEN ::l'thlo..eonmtguon or by statute to Duty of Boards to Boost Values In view of this. court decision, Carletrom said, "it is the duty of the board of review to her%'m" sessed valuation-- for the taxes from one--half the fair w value to the fair cash value, subject to equali-- --GET DUCKING WHEN BOAT IS CAPSIZED The attorney general's to day answered to a query to wheo ther the increased J would apply this year. 13 value of mwu the real value, is all 'aver the state, and is not confined to Chicago, according to the opinion. No Increase in Tax C This increase was authorized by the so called Chicago bonding bills, which permiited that city to increase its bonded indebtedness by increas ing its assessed valuation. Tax rates are cut in half so that no increase in VAELUATION FOR 1927 TAXES MUST . BF PUT HIGHER to -- unverified reports at two contractors and their vouchers will be held until all claims are 'sat _ «Deepondent because of forced sep-- numumum;.!rm'hdh- ing her ambition to become an opera singer, Mrs. Sadie Pottit, formerly of Highland Park. divorced wile of Atty, Orville J. Taylor: of Chicago, early m'"m{n&o l:k.: Y Michigan: from the sea wall just north of Calvary cemetery in Evan-- lels that of her first husband, 'James Pettit, who drowned 16 yeare ago oft --the beach at Highland Park.: At g'o' time he--was Mong of t vey -- Grain . company. ust tore his death he had suffered losses aeoomtgthohctt,htmo-tdth Contracts wetre signed for storm water sewers in Chicago avenue, and Theke was but one firm to submit a bid--the <Stermberg--Powell Go--who m * % ¢ ® ' §ternberg--Powell also were awarded the contract Tor paving: Orchard and other streets 'in Lakewood Heights. They are to receive $43,255 for this improvement. _ Both paving jobs in-- Clude the inatallation --of storm water Mrs. Sadie Pettit, Form«R of Highland Park, Takes 'Her -- WoOMAN DIES IN LEAP INTO LAKE ---- PROMSEA WALL There.was lMttle business before the board of trustees Monday night, other than reading of the minutes of pre-- vious meetings and allowing 6f the usual batch of bills. Treasurer Har-- din Rouse read his report, which was Teferred to the proper committee. The board: of local ~Aimprovements vpened: bids for the paving of Prairie Avenue Hawley'street and Courtland street, in Western Slopes Subdivizion. Mundelein proposes to celebrate in great shape the opening of its, first paved streets, hen the new streets in Mundelein Station Subdivision are thrown open to the public This job has t been finished by Sternberg-- Powell Company, at a cost of about $200,000, and is believed to be the paving job in the staté, in a the sgize of Mundelein. To properly commemorate the oc a monster carnival and cele-- b will be given, the tentative dates to be the last week in August, ending on ILabor Day. The American Loc:wmlmotmm.ineo- :.';;. Monday night. . Further details _be given in the Independent next wldn. A carnival company has secured, and all the various fea-- tures of a street carnival will be pre sented. The affair will: open with 'a big street parade. --Permission ~was granted for the carnival by the vil-- Mundelein to Celebrate With a Carnival--Dance n.inors, rga.and Park--Third and account approved. Vhatles 8. Richards, Ant.och~--sond of ddministrator in sum of $8..00 ap-- proved and isctie s of administrarion issued,to William E. Ztegler.® -- _ of heirship taken, Peter Misakian, waukegan--inven-- tory ap;--oved. Charles E. Mason appointed special administrator in th matter of the claim 'of H. C. Burnett against the estate. Lewis A. Paddock, Antioch--Will admitte. to. probate. All property given .to his four children. Letters of aAdministration --with will annexed issued to Nettle rrazier. Bond of ._ The. will in the. estate of Lewis A. Paddock. Antioch, Thursday.. was admitied to probate by Judge Mar-- tin C. Decker, .he pfoperty goes to the> four children. Proceedings for the day were as follows: LEWIS PADDOCK " AEAVES ESTATE Mrs. Pettit's death closely: paral "TO 4 CHILDREN ison Appointed Special Ad-- mnstator. in "Pop Log / Pete" Marsakian's Case. Own Life. at Hathaway et ali day of last week. The body was taken to the Strang Undertaking rooms in Antioch where an inquest was held under the direc-- tion of Dr. J. L. Taylor, county cor-- oner Monday morning. The jury re-- turned a verdict stating that the young 'man came to his death by accidental .: Hie friends had left him and gone toward shore therefore he was out in A precarious position himself. Carvia heard his screams and leaped into | The young fellow was most appre-- dn?vo and 'insisted that he realized 1 Carvis had saved his life for he said, "If you hadn't arrived just when you did 1 was going down the last time. I felt 'uh I would never come ~again.: . You certainly; eaved . a boat rowing to the scene as fasi as che could. -- By the time he thad arrived the.youg man had gone down twice and &nu knew that if he got him.. he would have .tot gét. him n his ~next-- appearance. . Accordingly he_grabbed him by the hair as he came up and the young man, almost unconscious, was pulled over the side of the boat where Carvis held him with one hand. and rowed to shore quite a .distance from shore. Appar-- ently he was taken with cramps-- for he went below the surface and when his friends looked his way he was struggling and shouting for help. with one. hand with the other, bathing suits for those who go .to Druce's Lake for recreation purposes is quite the hero of the Druce's Lake district due to the fact that he savad a man from drowning on Wednes-- SAVES MAN FROM DROWNINE: FAN GONE ROWN SECoNP THMEF A young man about 24 years old came out from Chicago with somea friends.© He rented a bathing suit from the Carvis place and went oul Boat House,. Sees Man in Dis-- . tress, Rushes to His Aid. The youth who in company with a younger brother had arrived at the lake in the morning to spend the day, was considered a fair swimmer. He dived into the lake while his brother looked --on,. ~When <the failed to--reappear, his brother sounded the alarm and a--search for the body was started immediately. Bummoned from Antioch -- Deputy Sheriff William Huber led the search. At about 8:30 o'clock, in the evening Walter Kraft and J. Cobb, who were aiding in the search found the body and brought it to the surface, | # Joe Carvis, Owner of Bath-- mothing, paying only $2 a day village license. . Milwaukee avenue frontage is being held at from $300 to $500 a front foot, and the ordinary store Troom rents for from $75 to $200 a mfi. Pretty soft for the peddler id occasional merchant. Do not buy tm-thepoddlerorthqitellowm business on the street with a Ford or a box as a place ofbusiness. Class of goods they sell is generally below standard. The plausible story about how cheap you can buy their wares will not bear investigation. Last Saturday night a man set u» show on a prominent street corner and did a thriving business. If a res-- ident of the village undertakes to con-- duct his business in the street, he is threatened with a sentence to the jail house. Another fellow comes here a on# growth and was unable to extricate himself. His body was removed from the water after a five hour search. Diving into weeds on the south side of Loon Lake while bathing Sun-- day afternoon Hildren Lindstrand, 19 years old of 9404 Vernon avenue, Chicago. became enmeshed in --the Dives in Weeds and Becomes Enmeshed: Body is Found ?é*fi YOUTH DROWNS ~-- WHILE BATHING ----IN LOON LAKE Bewaré of the Peddler And Magaine Solicitor Joe Carvis, 30 years. old, who runs ntly, and sells socks from an obile. -- He gets ground rent for Five Hours Later. the hand.-- His wife, Leila, had a cut over the oye. They wers taken to the hospit:1l at Great Lakes where they received treatment. Later they were removzed to the Victory Mem-- orial hospital. * Deputy Edward Dunne, who made a report to the sheriff on the crash, stated that the steering gear of Ahe car broke vm losing all con-- trol of the ma It left the road for public hearing for the ornamental street lights in Sungyside Park Sub-- dfvision. : 3 4 A : petition was read, asking for water service on Austin Ave, between mu:fi-dnfm 1 tonoet@m Tuesday, August 16th. § A complaint was received that side walks had not been constructed on mnorth Third street, as ordered recent-- ly. -- The clerk was instducted to no-- tify the property owners affected. wis.. Monday nignt were painfully injured near the Great Lakes Navai 'Training station« when their car, in whic®-- were driving. home, "left the read-- --crashed into a trolley pole, bringing down a long strip of live Two Motorists Faken to Great| _.. . -------------- * Lakes Hospital After Acti-- |Claims Frank Opeka ; STEERING GEAR BREAKS AND CAR _ BANGS INTO POLE posed of, a petition signed by thir-- teen residents of Sunnyside Place, was read, asking the council to take kome action to abate-- an alleged nuis-- ance said to exist on that thorough-- fare, by reason of a large dog breed-- ing establishment. Folks in that part of the village complain of the odors and sounds emanating from the prem-- ises complained of. The whole mat-- ter was discussed at length, and the buck was passed to the board of health. -- Trustee Bulkley was instructed to see about putting tar in the joints of all paved streets. This is in Trustee Kaping's department, but he is in the west. % ~ The matter of insurance on teh vil-- lage 'hall was brought up. Only $8,000 has been carried in the past, and as the building is valued at $20000, the ed within the village limits, Dogs found without the necessary metal tag, given when the license is paid, will be summarily shot by the village marshal. If all dogs in Libertyville are provided with the brass jewelry the coffers-- of the village will be ma-- terially affected. --Anyway the ordin-- ance goes into effect within ten days, m then Marshal Limberry will open After the dog ordinance had been dis-- village hall Tuesday night The prin-- cwltenotbudmnwerem the tax levy ordinance and an ordi-- nance providing for a license on all dogs in the village limits. According to the provisions of this ordinance owners of dogs must pay a license--of $3.00 for each dog harbor-- Regular Monthly Meet Two motorists from Stevens Point, The d:'rz>r, F. N. Brown, suffered a J. M. Hutchings Says : otm&mgm yiocang our commey, 1 CAH BLWMAIS SILENCE s . BY ASKING HIM WIHM 80 MAM MNATWES o omenr Coanraus® ARE INMMGRXATUG LHere, it WORTH THINKING ovERO _ / rdered --to put on the property. S through that gained notes --Aappiying on an automobile that give him the posgsession of it. funds on deposit. --The check was . sent through several times, the Jjusg-- =~~ ECY CE € CCUBE COVEVE PORpVEq had ws 4 wha -- rested Wednesday, July21, by Chief of Police --J.--C.-- Frame --ot» Highwood, on a warrant charging hbim witk operating a confidence game. The warrant had been issued by .l,'ck, * &Ma!flflw aAt: the Justice : stated that the n t com-- pany -lnm vupeka gave them Frank-- Opeka Jr.. formerly city treasurer of North Chicago and now a real estate dealer, was ar-- cousin a Miss Jones .. * ltthoBufi_'h'm watch valued at $50, a ring worth $50 and $8 in cash. < The home of Mre. Price at 11% M Kinley road was the next to be vis approved. _~Willis Wesley Griffis, Lake Forest, inventory and appraisement bill ap letters of administration issued -- to Sadie F. Baker, daughter, Bond of $2,000. Proof of heirship taken. _ real estate given to British Old Peo-- real estate given to ish Old Peo ples Home at Hollywood, II!. Letters testamentary issued to North Shore Trust -- company. Heirship takern showing no known heirs, inventory Naomi Comstock, Highland -- Park, letters testamentary issued to Milton J. Hardacre, bond of $25,000. W admitted to probate on June 16. 3 Mary G. Mockler, Highland Park, final report approved, estate closed. Charles McCready, North Chicago, just and true account approved. Pett tion to sell real estate filed. Waukegan, additional inventory ap proved. Additional bond in re--zale of real estate in sum of $15,000 appror-- Inventory approved. SEEKING BURGLARS : _ WHO ENTERED TWO K. FOREST HOMES _ Joln E. Ballard, Libertyville, exect trix authorized to transfer stock. Lew R. Eddy, Town of Warres, B Peter Jurgen Sievers, Prairie View, petition for probate of will filed and set for hearing August 18, 1927. Proof of heirship taken. ~ Laura McGrath, Waukegan, mental proof of heirship t-lm report approved, estate closed. Annie Johnson, Highwood, will ad-- itted to probate, Estate valued at $1,100 personal and $4,000 real 's in various amounts to nieces and nephews and Swedish -- Lutherar church of Highwood, bond fizxed mt Niles Miller, Waukegan, letters of administration issued to Olive Miller, bond of $600. Administratrix author ized to settle claim vs. C. &. N. W. Ry. for $300. , <The will of the late Annie Johnson, admitted to probate in the probate court Monday before Judge Martin G Decker, distribytes. her $15,000 estate to relatives and the Swedish Luthberas church of Highwood. Proceedings for the day were as follows : i A nnie jJohnson, Highwood, Leaves $15,000 to Relatives and Swedish Church. m wders Aiso Made Unsuc«= -- _ esst t to Rob Hale ¢ Rae Hamilton, minor, Marcella --Shimulinas, Waukegas, approved. WOMAN'S ESTATE ~-- returned the check stat-- $1.50 A YEAR