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a E. J. McGeogh T h a mporpég'mm -- 33 MILES PAVING _ _ LOST To COUNTY 5 BYGASTAXLOSS P posts and taking an attive part in the affairs of their commanity, Accurate statistics are not available but it has been reliably reported that there are nearly ton thouseand ex--serv-- ice men in this county.. Last year, of this number whout nineteen hundred belonged to the American Legion. ; It is with the thought that there _ NEW LEGION POSTS IN LAKE COUNTY by Edw. J. McGeogh, commander of the Sth district, American Legion, to assist in forming the many new posts that are requesting recognition. s Wauconda was organized early in the fall and shortly thereafter Lake Villa. Both of these are live, active that <have many ex--service men but no post that this call has been issued because with the many branches. of work in which the Legion %"mod no ex--service man can well to remain out of the Legton. The only reason that many do not now belong is that they are located ~in places where there are no posts,. This call will result, no dowbt, in many com-- munities requesting recognition. -- However, the American Legion does not discriminate between the -- mem-- ber and the non--member, Any ex--serv-- leco man applying for relieft or assist-- ahout the head, face, arms and legs, her clothing having been ignited by the blaze. ; The Hire had dled in the kitcohon satove --and Mrs. Nicksen had plannoed to revive it in order to prepare <the fiul.x.."u-.fiw : --the stove and then poured kerosene upon-- them. Other members of the ftamily went to her reseue and managed to extin-- guish the flames before the tire had gained much headway in her clothing. tHoch they --ar questions asked. ' The department of --Illinois main-- tains service offices at Chicago and Kast St. Louis, IIL., at a cost of many «housands of dollars yearly, where service is given to the exservice man. Statistics of these offices show that wrer 90 per cent of the men applying tor and receiving rellief are not mem-- bers of the American Legion. with the oll, Mrs, Nielsen was burned Her attempt to kindle the fire in the kitchen stove in ner home on a #urm located east of Antioch, Monday afternoon, with kerosene, almost prov-- d fatal for Mrs. Dorothea Neollszsen, With the state supreme court hbold-- ing the gasoline tax invalid the pro-- posed $1,029,000 road bond issue, pay-- able out of gas tax refunds, automat-- lcaly is killed wiping out & possibil-- ity of 33 miles of additional concrete hbighways for Lake county, The board of supervisors, in pass ing the bond issue, voted . with the econtingency that the expenses be Bborne by the refund of the gas taz, then estimated at $100,000 annually. The board meets again March 13 and there is a chance that it will Mbthonly-nvhol':z' mented on this phase of the should be built whether the gas iaxr passes or not. The roads provided for were -- as proposition to a vote as a plece Wipes $1,029,000 Proposed Road Off Special Ballot For Ten mile ltnu:hm:ov as Buffalo Grove-- Mundelein Conmnection between Rand road and Route 22. k One: mile of Slocum Lake highway. Improvement of Wilson road be-- tween Fox Lake and Long Lake, ""Ta Wesr 'Antoct nadh Burned About Body. Extension of Millburn road to state A call has been issued to the county Towns in County. April 10. W in the county T h a t Novel Minstrel Show -- By American Legion . Tibertyville Post No. 329 will stage something-- different in the way of an entertainment 'this year, when "Min-- trel Echoes" will be put on at the ;\lam,mu April 18,; 19 and 20. Arrangements have just been scompleted with john B. Rogers Pro ducing Company, of Fostoris. Ohio, who make a specialty of staging min-- strel shows throughout the > United States and Canada, to put on their lat-- est production, "Minstrel Echoes", for the local post. "Minstrel Echoes" is ;ammltyhthtnu.rwo minstrel, part of the act taking place in aradio broadcasting station and the audience is introduced in a novel manner to events and characters that develop into an 'elaborate minstrel m-'::-m mm.mdneflon mwmfluw.' a later date, after more definite plans # to help defeat Len Smaill," the '.l'.m s political writer last Monday » One evidence of this lineup was the formal withdrawal of Judge . _ Claire C. Edwards of Waukegan as a Thompson--Crowe candidate for alternate delegate to the na-- The state supreme court Friday re-- ' ::n&. :'ho eA eounty case ...marv-t.,m.&!u along Green Bay road in the Skokie valley, in which a condemnation pro-- have been made. Musings were heard about the court house today following © the Tribune item that the circuit judge had with-- drawn "'.Wm nate delegato" in hopes that the m-mmum him their ftor "delegate." Stratton Running W. J. Stratton did not -- withdraw bis name from the filing made--last week and he therefore goes on the ballot as a candidate ror secretary of state in accordance with predictions made in these columns. His plan is to resign as director of the department of conservation and 1t was predicted he would do that by 'late today or Tuesday in order to de vote hig time to his campaign, Strat-- ton has been decisive in declaring to "mmum'm and would do nothing to react the executive who had so bountifully recognized him. He declared he had not asked for nor received, so far as he knew by personal contact, the an-- Declaring that supporters of Emmer son--Carlstrom--Glenn.had been "lining up solidly in the northern part of the Then the judge went west; then came the information that they'd chosen him as "alternate delegate" and seemingly that wasn't what he wanted so now he sends in formal withdrawal and desertion of the fac tion he in the first place sought the tive Durso of Chicago, allled with the anti--Thompson crowd were in Wauke gan today conferring with State's At-- matter of the colonel joining their slate as a "delegate" to the national G. 0. P convention. y + as dorsement of the Emmerson--Carl-- strom faction, that he wasn't looking for it and wouldn't ask for it--he said though he resigned as director-- and that of the governor. Judge Edwards withdrew from the BSmall--Thompson--Crowe ticket not be ecause he didn't want to go to the na tional --convention dut because the leaders had designated him as "alter-- nate" instead of "delegate." and therefore didn't give him what...Be. wanted. It wasent many weeks ago that Judge Edwards personally vieit-- ed Mayor Thompson is Chicago and asked that he (the judge) be picked endorsement oft and was willing to go along with if given the delegate hon-- EDW ARDS, REFUSED Judge Who at First Asked Ma-- yor's Aid, Diaatisfi With "Alternate." by the Th as one of the "delegates to the na-- tional conventiqn"--and the mayor promised him they'd consider the mat-- REVERSE $26.000 R. R. CONDEMNATION OFF OTHER SLATE tition in my name was filed with--' out being consulted," sealid Judge Edwards,, "and since my return I tind the sentiment in this cireuit The conclusion isn't based on the Lowden and the "I was in California when a pe-- Talk With Col. Smith in favor of rerson state [] wrescked and the front of the street car was smashed in. o. s _-- The -- force of the crash was such n prroiunt Aincpks plokad op ant q4 was fldumlflhazfir auto. He was attended first by Dr. cu-.umz DPr. Palmer, fl#h':'"fludnflb Alister avenue, who 'was. riding with Yarc, received a salight -- cut on the side of his neck and was removed to _ ~Matt Yarc, 1125 McAlister avenue, Waukegan, received serious injuries when his automobile collided head--on with a streat car: in South Genesee street at 9 0'clock Sunday night. Ac cording to Dr., Cannon, who-- attended Yare after he had been removed to the Victory Memorial hospital, -- the victim received a fracture of the skull and of the left shoulder. -- Yarc, according to the police, was driving his Jewett coach south in Genesee street. He swoerved to the east to pass a southbound street car and truck in an effort to pass them on 'the left side, and crashed into a northbound street car operated by E. C. Keliey of 415 Powell avenue. selves court costs which would accrue in the event suit had to be started. The list of those delinquent were sent to the state's attorney by Jay Morse, county treasurer, the latter part of last week. . _ "Collections without exception, are to be made all the way down the line regardless of whom the people are. The county is due the monéy -- and will have to be paid if it is necessary to go into court and force it," Col. Smith said. In Waukegan there are at least a dozen firms that have failed to pay the personal property tax. There are a few lawyers and one dentist. Out-- side of that there are a number of ;wnolnow'b'ou. * & are next on the list with the number of those who have failed to pay. There--are a few scattering through the county. The list of names disclose the fact that most of the people are in a post-- uo-top'::lmnrh-m One of those mentioned is: Terry Druggan, once king of Chicago boot-- leggors, who has a large estite near than 200 residents of the county who have failed to pay. their personal wmmmus.naor 927. 4 "'l;o'.-nut claimed is close to wm.mmuwm not made, Col. Smith is to start court proceedings to get judgments against "The amounts vary from $755 down as low as $5. Those who pay now, COUNTY TO SUE TO COLLECT TAX DUE FOR 3 YEARS FRACTURES SKULL WHEN AUTO CRASHES INTO®A STREET CAR Matt Yarc is Rushed tgomorv Memori 'herlg) Folow. Col. Smith Sending Final No tices in Drive to Bring in . $20,000. The letter being sent out today is LIBERTYVILLE, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOTS, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1928. «Cupectant, NC K 35 Coming Qut of His Hibernation will save them-- _ Dates of the lllinois and Eastern 'lon district convention of the Ki-- wanis society to be-- held in Wauke-- day and charged with having 40 ; m:rummaw brow 'poséssion, was of $2,000. Attorney John Bills, w has been réetained by him, stated t] he probably would --pay a fine in J tice court. George Kenry of Waukegan. gan set hflng!orsoptpn- muk-n'gn eonference of the district convention 'committese mh f i While it is expected that the dates for the 1928 meeting of the district group will stand, the committee must obtain approval from the board of di-- mqfiomm:lmh aszsociation -- lest 'they . with those of other groups. ~The committee discussed a number of problems attendant to the conven-- tion finding a suitable. solution for all of them with the excepticon of one on which has action will necessarily be postponed. This has to do with the location ~for--the three or four large banquéts that will be held dur-- h"m_flm&m ...,'t"..'m&".'."-.u"é'.... the Hotel Waukegan which it is be-- Heved will have a banquet room large playful while in front of the Finstead restaurant on Milwaukee avenue in Libertyville Saturday night. <One au-- toist had driven 'his car up. on the sidewalk and another did likewise in an attempt to force the other car back wards. One of the cars crashed into the large pailte glass window shattor-- ing it. 'The playful autoists paid the was raided by the sponge squad Fri-- DRIVES CAR INTO _ WINDOW OF STORE HALF DAY lllinois and Eastern lowa Dis-- trict Convention to be Held -- Sept. 24, 25 and 26. * TENTATIVE DATES FOR BJG XIW ANIS MEETING ARE SET . Circulation Greater than other Weeklies in County Combined _ --~ * Tilinois has more towns nad cit-- les where newspapers are publish ed, than any other state, reports for December 31, 1927, sashow. The Illinois State Bar Assoiation has more than 3,400 members. The 'Illlinois State Fair will be held in Springfield August 18 to 25, $Hinols plans to construct 1,583 miles of concrete roads during 1928 --its Jargest road building program.. The Illinois Rangers organized in 1812, resembled the Texas Rang-- ers in purpose and name., but ante-- poultry on farms. _ Tlinois Publec Utiities are owned by more persons than reside in the 12 argest cities in the state, exolud-- Charles White ,of; Half Day, who as raided by the sponge squad Fri-- KNOW ILLINOIS Lake County's Big Weekly -- WAUKECAN WEEKLY SUN o from 700 to ,'hummnun:"mm in an unusual manner near Paul Hildebfandt farm southwest of Bar-- 'Fington at the junction of Rand and 'Wilke road. _ ~KMHildebrandt ~and several friends had just:--started their car when the wolft jumped from tall grass 'at the side of the road and snapped at the l 7 . rear wheel. He was killed with clubs. CHARGES HUSBAND WAS CRUEL TO HER Daniel.Conway, who gave his ad-- dress isghland Park was found by Waukefan policé on the street Thurs-- day Jn a partly frozen condition. He was nt:-l to the Lake County hospital, where it was found that one foot was badly frozen. It is not thought, however, 'that -- amputation will be necessary. can Legion is making great strides, according to its commander, Edward J. McGeogh, in the matter of graves registration. All of the--14 posts in this county bave had the following cemeteries as where, as a matter of fact there are over two hundred. * * Wfl@mltrmh-mg. book to <all veteran organizations some time prior to Memorial day which will show the location of all veterans' graves in all cemeteries in Grayelake, Avon Center, Druce, Oak-- land, Grayslake, Fort Hill and Grant; Wauconda, Buffalo Grove, Kast Side, Lake Zurich, Lutheran, Oakdale, Volo, YVolo (Catholic), Wauconda, Waucon-- da (Catholic); Libertyville, Lakeside, Half Day, Long Grove, Diamond 'Lake, Ivanhoe, Severn, Fairftield;~ Wauke Lake KForest, Lake Forest, St. Mary's and Everett. 4 EHach post has appointed a Graves Registration committee which visits g:mmmM graves of veterans not only of the World war but of all wars, and makes report on forms provided to General John J. Garrity of the Insur-- ance Exchange building of Chicago, who is the general chairman for this work for the American Legion. «To show how important :this work lit, Hickory, Mt. Rest and Fox Lake; Lake Villa, Angola and Sand Lake: FOOT FROZEN, IS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WOLF RUNS INTO REGISTRATION OF GRAVES IN LAKE COUNTY STARTED Members of Various American Legion Posts Are Checking up All Veterans. The Kighth 'District of the Ameri-- B The city is now bonded to the ex-- tent of $300,000 which gives it a lee-- way of but:-- $200,000 under the 2 1--2 percent ruling. While the city coun-- cil does not anticipate spending a larger sum than $200,000 on the pro-- posed city hall, still it has no desire to bond the city to the limit. ' This law also afects the power of the village in issuing the bonds for the proposed new water pumping station, to be voted on at the village election here April 17. At that time the ques-- [uuvmumwmmu as to whether $40,000 in bonds be is sued for the purpose stated. '~ Effort was made to enact new , leg-- islation on this subject at the recent special session of the legisiature, but this failed. The situation regarding The machine, regarded as almost a total wreck, was towed into a Liberty-- ville garage, this morning. % Iwo occupants--of: an automobile were injured, one seriously, and the machine was wrecked almost beyond repair when the car leaving the pave-- in the fight on the bonding bills in the state legislature. The 1927 session of the state legis-- lature, Senator --SwWift explains gave Cook county and Chicago the power to issue bonds-- for public improve-- ments up to five per cent fo the fuil assessed valuation, subject to appro-- val of the people at an election held for the purpose, It also passed & bill tollmtthcmtottholuutotvo and one--half per cent. 'The supreme court of the state held the two and one--bhalf per cent limit act. unconsti-- powers of communities to issue bonds vote. Senators Mason and Swift de feated the two--thirds vote and organ-- Machine Leaves Pavement on Milwaukee Avenue, North of Libertyville. TWO INJURED, ONE SERIOUSLY WHEN AUTO TURNS OVER POWER TERMINATES JULY t IS CL AIM [wwmm She then moved ,toOtkPutuuhurtocm.lh- ing there for eight years. in 1910 she ;mmul-doldn.mtorm last eight years had made her home in TAbertyville. _ _ Her life has been one of usefulness. She was a gentle, quiet, unassuming wdman who gave herself untiringly to her family. She was faithful and loyal to her dear ones, all her interests be-- %"m February 22 after a lingering illness. Besides her two daughters, Mrs. Cora Hull and Mrs. Luelia Ray, she leaves to mourn her loss four grandchildren: Evelyn SrickL and three bromere prountik f 42120 , PBEVC RIZBBDUY was JSil aL Long Grove, «May 18, 1859. She m&o%rdweof the pioneer families of Lake county, her parents coming from Chicago, where --her father was employed on one of the city's first newspapers. Her mother died when she was but eight years old. At the age of thir Evangelical church, strong Chrstian faith helped her to bear the trials -- of life with patience and Cheerfulness. . In March, 1880, she was united in marriage to George Herschberger, of Lou.cron.alvhgonmnmchb» ger farm until his death. To this union were born three children: Cora Imella and Mildred. » Her bhusband died in January, 1890, at the age of $2 years, after only a week's iliness, and in 1900 death claimed Mildred, the youngest daugh-- ter, who was then but ten years old. After the death of her husband, she Barrét and Wife Are Driving To Florida 'Tennessee, stopping at all points of interest enroute. They will visit St. Petersburg, Jacksonville, and Miami before returning home on or awbout April 15. That the Brae Loch Golf and Sports club to be located on the shores of Gages Lake will be one of the finest institutions of--its kind in the middle west is indicated by announcements of plans for the club. & life of the club, it is also understood that provisions will be made for bath-- ing, boating, fishing, horseback riding and tennis in summer and skiing, skat-- ing and tobogganing in the winter and it is certain that these sports will at-- tract those who like to play in the out of doors no matter the state of the. weather. It is planned to operate a gol{f course on the daily fee basis. An Sterling McDonald, the developer of the project. « VUltimately a club house, built on the designs of a Swiss chalet is #o be erected on the club grounds. As Gages Lake is dbut a few miles west of Waukegan and a largershare of the cottages on the lake are owned by Waukegan folk, the place for great-- er development of that body of water is being watched with more than is Eng' watched with cas interest here. PLANS FOR GOLF ~CLUB AT GAGES LAKE DETAILED Club Will Also Develop Other Forms of Outdoor Sports for John Barrett, «popularly known farmer of Prairie View and an active *k ONT GiVE ME CREDIT FoRr QNAMow CHEERY SmMILE COUGEAS NO AGCHING HEART+» 1 JUST NATURALY Canxit 6£ sogenr. mnmmwa AM TO + muvAm LIKE 'THIS AMOMNG SUCH A FNE LOT OF FOLKS« THINK tr OVER AIO WAKTCH "THE , CORNERS OF YOUuRmAMAQSm G0o VP! 4 y Winter and Summer E. Wilcox Says OBITUARY at* report approved, estate closed. James A. Robbins, Highland P Will admitted to probate. Retate tary issued to Percy A. Robbins. of $80,000. Proof of heirship tal John Furchtsam. Hearing on report continued to March 6. Amalie Grossenheider, Waul Final report approved, estate c Arthur D. Buell, Graysiake. report approved, distribution on $40,000 personal property given wile and children. Letters testam Letters of administration issued © Ada 8. White. -- Bond of $800,-- Prt of heirship taken. Peter Duba, Libertyville. Kinal . port approved, distribution ordered Frederick Keith Fitch Waukeg Petition for probate of will filed a& mummu.: value of the estate $90,000. e Elimer E. Shannon, Antioch low tory approved, appraisers appoint Sale of personal property authoris ago when he was struck by & : ist while he was taking a walk. claim vs. C, & N. W. for $500.00. rop Simonian. Bond of $2,000. Pr of heirship taken. "Cl,ln 'Morse, lnda:t:. Lett Morse. Bond of $20,000. Proof® room of the Foulds Milling plant of Libertyvilie, threatened tha large plant for more than an Ffldtr"on.t::.mngn.. dense gas smoke fight th Damage is placed sz.m\ f at k ed to woodwork 'and products in the drying room. s The fire is believed to have due to an overbeated motor in room. It had attained much before it wias discovered. The sp ler system went into play, and held the fire in check until ie quantity of noodies on trays lnth':'zrhcuumdfi-'fi Reports that a serious was rag-- iuhh-::tmum ' ters for the -- f z:e!uotmthlh the tes, attracted a large throng m:dnuotaunum-..f Gloum "Mhfl:' com A have no effect on the continued eration of the plant He that the loss was covered by Article 4 of the state TeE NOC -- erebmmnning . «hi _E Oihe S e n Floyd E. Thompson of the is PMMWQQ. al reports of his Aecision in t tax case as garbled. He decian there is nothing in his decision ters of administration fssued to SAYS GAS TAX bi t:x"'ti'd' 4 w:safl::mm of motor fuel. + law was m1 insteag of e on mt instead of setting Out the pro ue to the hurry of bol artact tht Seaibiere en d P-:,egwua--m Thog C. &' N. W. FIRE TRREATENS -- FOULDS FACTORY _ Flames Sweep Through Dry ing Room of Big Plant: Loss mPlaeedM. in Estate of Horses Origin Unknown To HIS RELATIV hine M. Legnard, Waukegan. iahlumtotmu. for $1.50 A Lake