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Libertyville Independent, 31 May 1928, p. 2

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* geaeime . Aymner. o uk _A _ e l C e M v4 way I sould sare my life ~was to _« _ #ign them. In fear that they would --~ ONSTATE WARI _. ihat a 8 2 im e naviriar . 1 Filling Station """"'a"' rested on Compiaint of to kill will be sworn out in connect tion with the sensational abduction .g.nwmtdmn'm mmmufl:fiwfi' . mupvfith'ofle.ifl g:howhymmmo Attorney -- Smith. . Stewart was on his way to: work at the --water works sahortly before elever® o'clock Thursday night, and :auh'unumtulflln in Madison street when he was '"flhumum threatened with death unless he paid over $80. He also was forced to sign-- several papers, the nature of which he did not learn. * » "According to Stewart he knows S'-n-dmdthm hmhsWafi?"l and it is against him that plans to swear out the warrant. The other man, according -- to Stewart, wore a hary uniform --and from the stripes on his coat appeared to be some sort him mistook him for someone else is the beliet of Stewart. -- v At noon today Col. Smith asserted that Stewart had not yet visited him but said he would give the matter his attention as soon as --the facts have been laid --before him. Asst. Chief of Police Thomas Ken-- nedy who is working bn the case, was il1 today, so the police investi-- but I did not attribute any signifi-- cance to this fact, thinking possibly the men in the machine were em-- )bnlntlnnani"- > - "As I mmam'muw my --*'Tm going to take you.. out . of town--ang bump you off,' my civilian abdunctor said. I pleaded --with the men not to injure me. I'm on old man, "I reminded thenm--surely you Treuce »thet L owed them 160 sud an ;S'V-hnlfifll&wmlflt side--streoets but I was too frighten: ed to: tell just where we: did go. Fi nally one of my --captors produced night in a police car so he would not *"I report for work at the ~water works at 11 p. m. Atout ten--thirty o'eloeh!auunuotarm"n on Washington street. The men not appear to be paying any particu-- lar attention. to me at the time in tront of me. "*Wait a minute--there is some thing ~I want to --say to you," he said.> I told him all right, and stop peéd. (Then he demanded .to know -.i,a"..ma"-'.."x'&é'.' that he was mistaken, that I did not owe him-- any money. He sStarted to eurse me and called me a crook, in-- sisting that I~"go to the police sta-- "I figured that 1 was being held up and quickly consented to accom-- pany him to the station. Go absad and 1 will tollow--you, I told him. * '*Not --much =you don't,! he ~ re viied. 'You get into my car and I will drive you there.' I protested but he--and his companion, a man in a sailor's uniform, forseed me into the Taken For Ride ~"My abductor instructed the sail-- Torth Chrlu" and north :to ton street, and west to & car turned north, .1 reminded them that that was not the way to the --police station but they ordered me to keep my mouth shut. $ machine.. They made--me sit be tween them.: The sailor drove while the other man held me. Franak G.~ Stewart. reported mmufln"t:: shortly after noon 'This warrant was turned over to the -- sheriff and resuited in the arrest of 'Arthur Blanchard, aged 26, owner of a filling sta-- to the sheriftf's office to await "This is a terrible mistake," Blanchard tolid the Sun imme wnm,w,nlm account Tor ail my actions on BULLETIN. f tested but|[2r® press are-- expected to have m": representatives here to help smooth i6 mto the out difficulties -- and-- encourage --mu-- ie alt b.-u" o i fove while city men and farmers. P -- ; Ohito, :New~ York, lowa,. Wisconsin, 2ud bay per thanreaitor tha poo on spared. ~Anxious to get out--of their '¢lutches I--agreed. > k~ Tries To Get Away *~--"Suddenly one of <the men said they would haye to g some water. 'They drove--to the Hewes~ garage, C e Grand 'avenue side. ian went for--water, J succeeded. in startad to trun across the * street. sereaming for help as I ran. No one seemed to pay any attention to me, Blue Jay Uses $20 TO BRING CITY MAN AND FARMER .ummmum ence ol the > ks Country Life Association, June 19, 20, and 31-- at Discussions at the parley will cen-- ter around the theme of--rural--urban relations.. A score or more 'of other organiszations and groups beside the farm press #re -- expected to chave representatives here to help smooth out: difficulties> and encourage --mu-- tual profitable co--operation -- between city men and farmers. 4 miiemy are the sintes hoaty rop resented in reports to date. Editors and Publishers From Numerous States to Attend-- U; of 1. Meet. you. won't make a report of this at-- tair,' the civilian said. I begged them not to do that and they drove me to 2 point in front of the Barwell plant, not far from the water works. "'Remember--anot. a word of thi« to anyone,' the civiltan sald, 'If: you report it --we'l} come back and bump you> oft.> <And don't forget to--pay the $60 If you value your life." the <sessions and participate in the TAKES PLACE JUNE 13 'of the highost parts of the building: m"hl&ihfltub abode so, obtaining a ladder, he pro ceeded to tear down the nest. Imag-- ine his surprise when he found the U.~8. bank note inside.. -- = The question that no one has been able to answer' is where the . bird found the $20 bill for up to --the present time no similar finds have been reported in North Chicago. Just --why the bird should have se-- lected a bank note ags-- part of the lining for its nest is another ques-- tion that probably never will be an-- swered. +> At any rate it is possible that the tearing ~down of birds --nssts in search of further finds of the same pature may make it rather unpleas-- ant for our feathered friends for _--Sitteen editors and publishers of farm journals in ten different states street almost to the lake. 'I've-- a mind to drown you. in the lake so Urbana, IlL., May 25.--The f£.> seventh anaual. commencement ~ of th6--University --of IIlinois ~will be held here Wednesday,: June 13 while commencement --exercies : for the Chicago departments, which in-- lege of m and the --school of in pndiot setnice® "rhieesh mahu will be held Sunda;y, several days. Hervey -- avenue, -- North --CRIOREO, where Duntile concrete blocks are ¥For several days the workmen at the plant had seen<a Blue Jay fly in and out of the window. Last Satur-- that the bird had built a nest in one When Robert Gallagher of South Genesee street ~tore down a Blue Jay's nest in North Chicago last Sat urday afterndon he _ received --the surprige Of bis lite.: Carefully tuck-- ed imnto the nest sas part of the lin ing was a crisp $20 bill .. Gallagher is employed as foreman by Recktenwald and Ball in <their plant at Twoenty--second street: and Urbana, IIL, May 24.----Editors and Threats of Drowning Univer-- ¥4 at m ~E C ---- The action was predicated around a little childa year and a half old, 'Mildred Hutchinson, daughter of Mr. 'and Mrs. Engene Hutchinson, of 406 6. Kimwood avenue --Waukegan. The baby had suffered through the wmm«mmfl 'Then came pleurgal pneumonia after A drama with intense human inter-- eat, one in which a mother had been told that her little girl had died and then stood as a witness as gurgeons invoked all the science known to re-- O puin olfaiong n Ting. ns with puss, coll the lung. The DrlJ M. Palmer, who attend-- odthachfld.tflnr.w,':'bllo"n. who had assisted him, held a con-- mlltwdocnnli!& that the only step open was to: Mother Watches~Operation. ---- *.The baby=-- was removed to--the op-- erating room for'the operation: which was to consist of puncturing the side : Mra. Mutchinson a~spectator. door. Both were drawn to the m of a collapse as they had.lost & but & few years ago. ~--'The angesthotic, gas, was to be first whiff was more than the child would be able to stand. &4 51 Although -- Peter --Simon Miller, ~22, of Waukegan, is being sought 'as 'a deserter trom the U. 8. Coast s his -- mother, : Mrs. © Carrie : Miller,-- 316. South Sheridan Road, is firmly convinced that it:is all a mistake. She is 'postive thit something must have happened to her son.. The Waukegan : police -- have ~ re-- The only way thesé "nee~Floods" could furthér--add to the record of coincidences would be to . suffer unanimously through a siege of the cholic, but none of them 'care to 0%-- broken at the Victory Memorial hos-- pital during 'the--last 18 days, thanks mfi"u:m'mmmmm ed the same room in the maternity wing of the hospital. -- # And in addition the babies weigh ed atout the eame and <Dr. °C. .L The hospital records is something In the moments --that passed it was hy,w n _a hope m "W W or at least m&uth ected. at all; Hurried-- "*"<@ Not a Deserter; _ Guard authorities at. Stapleton, N. Y., in which it is stated that Miller who gave his address as" Waukegan without leave since May 8 and has been listed as a deserter. --A reward has been offered for his apprehon-- Asst. Chief of Police Thom#s Ken-- nedy took the matter up with the young man's mother. * -- ~"I'm sure there is some mistake, Mrs. Miller said."In'all the letters I --have receired from --Poter h'x expressed himsolf-- as ~ very pleased with the coast guard service and I know"that he would not de-- dren in the 6 n s B : bers of the fraternity of 16 young-- sters now lying in baskets in the maternity wing of the hospital. _ like this: Tell Mother Her Child is Dead and Then in Dramatic Fight sert:-- Something must have happen-- ad to him to prevent him from get-- All Use Same Room and Tots 3 SISTERS HAVE "~wEEXS N ary THAT A SEARCH «| RESTORE LIFE 4. d o6 Mr. tight had ben lost. ""{4 cRA s :s Mhm:muh. action mm:mm:lmuwm such a removal would create a vac s CE oi Sn n Anflate the~ f intverttiyy "sart premiting -- 0 y "mm brought a wiggle "Warah," the WW on in oi en faee better than an even chance for se There aro evenchances --for recor-- ery. 'Due 'to the age and: condition fedinf has been a problem. © # that. £ood has disagreed, it is said. -- ® " the matter of --diet. Dr. McNona! stat-- Quiney,"> $1.38; ~ Rockford, :11.3:; Jacksonville, $1.37; ~Cairo, »PT3 Ottawa, $1.24,. > It must 'be remembéred that 1927 teox rates are-- approximately one--half of the rates of previow: years-- owing BSeott: Durand: of~Lake Bluif, <prol ably. will be granted a parolefrom Joliet penitentiary, but the date of that parole may. be held up . several MHinton °G. Clabaugh,: chairman-- of the state board of pardons and-- pa-- reies, so announced--Friday as the board went--into executivte session to consider the avidence=taken at pub-- Iic hearings in recent. days, during yeare of his indeterminate genitence btween five and seven minutes. mmmwn ben heart action and so dim that it could--not be discerned. They :are of the opiuion that the adrenalin + was .not as important a factor: in restoring--life as was the withdrawa}l of the puss that crested $2.18; Collinsville, . $2.:28;.Pekin, $2.18; © Bellevilie, $2.07; Alton, $2; Eart -- Aurora,;> 2;-- Champaign.~© $2; Decatur, $2: Kewange, $2: Mattoon, $2; lolhm; Rock Island, $2; Ur-- bana, $2: St;: Louls, $1.80; Lin-- coln, $1.10:© Danville,_$1.70; ~Bigin: > "In extenuation," said . Mr.: Cla--| _ baugh, ~it--was brought out that Du: {f rand wase never identified as.an ac-- |--' gl participant in the robbery. and|~ his sponsors contend he was conviot| _ I;gofl money-- fromthe--Durand fam«| "Hls conduct, with the exception | ot! twice --when --he . became insolent i .. &u 'guards -tmnmflagy 7 %'"m'?umy the parole will | O be granted, but" the 'date g 'Ats_be-- | * mfl Pm '." ' TiA f ~. 23 $5.38.«Murphysboro, -- $3.38; West Frankfort, '$3.38: -- Wilmette,© ~$38.38; Centralia, $3.38; Chicaog -- Heights, $3.12; M No. 16,-- $3.06; --~Ev-- anston, No. 75, $3.03; Granite City; $3.01; Rast ~Moline, --$2.75: =© Joliet. §$2.15;-- Mt: Vermnon, ~$2.48 ; Streator, $2.18; Collinsville, . $2.:28;.Pekin, $2.18+ "Bellevilie.> $2.07: Alton, $2: $1:170; Kankakee,> $1.69 ; Springfield., $1.63:Canton, $1,80; Chicago, :1.52.' Freeport, $1.50; Bloomington, $1.38; GalesBurg, ©$1.38;~ ~Peoria, ($1.38: the vacuum. Waukegan's 1927 uchool tazs rate of $3.5% on each $100 of each $100 full assessed valuation upon which highest out of fifty--three cities in the entire statewith a --population of 10,000 or more, judging: from a com-- prehensive ~survey of -- comparative school :rates of the state just=com-- pleted ~and ; made= public ~by -- the mmamnmpo tion: at Springfield. .w The 'Higures© show that the aver: Age rate throughout the state for the ug.tz'-eqummmuorm; is s f ngg;fi:sz SIXTH IN STATE Jack Durand, foster--eon--of-- Mrs: y# ) "Dead" Seven Minutes. To NE s Weigeaiy W!'WM -- Both refused to plead guilty. They WO ~EAGEODLIOINIS, waived hearing after State's Attor: ~States. --] ney Brgith had 'read their -- confes-- * meu@s _~. _ . | stons into the record. ~~ d Dominick Henry -- Brpsette, : 23, of ~g Bayfield, Wis., and John .Brown, ne-- .A ]gro, of 3626 Indiana --avenue, ~Chi-- i 4A ~-- _ leago, Thursday wer held to Octo-- % Q.-w-ottummwmut LR % 1 | bondby Justice Harry Hoyt for the young men--who endeavored 'to ex> cording ' to --reports finally : did: force 'him <to sign a note--for -- a-- certain amount' of money before they: re-- . work 'at: the waterworks at eleven o'clock and worked for--the balance of the night neverthsless he was in <terrible-- nervous condition--as --a wzamwmuu ; of the kind that has happened in Waukegan. j & .. * Their action intimated that> they might . repudiate their: _ confessions made <to Sherift Lawrence Doolittle MM Daniel Lynch, of--the Max--| ; [vgll_mqt.-hqu. Chicago. ---- . Col. Emith has the--written-- con-- fessions taken by Capt. Lynch. _: ) Bothmen--rtated that ther. Yore sette, a tull bloodéd Chippewa --In-- ready~to take his medicine, 'declar-- | Ad that be wanted a _ 'trial rather.j . Both -- were led bandcuffed: to-- gether into court by Deputy Thomas]: . Tyrrell who has kept them separated aince they were brought--to the conn | _ 12 2> -- Am Call Grand "Jury : _ / Col.--Smith declared that he would |.-- &fl' recial grand, jury in case | < 'that © Claud--. PAnchamp, known ~ as |-- . ;M of the waterworks --and is wmmumm ingly his friends are somewhat wor: ried over the outcome of such an ex-- make any~ efforts to beat him up or harim him in any way but they threat-- ened they would do so if he made |_: --~ Just how Stewart finally go taway |. from the men--and was <able 'to re-- turn to work fen't exactly known be-- caise his personal version couldn't | be secured; However, according to | -- yourg men got out --and .told him that he owed him some money and they Gemanded that "hemign -- and but he was ep as he always takes his rest. ig the day for he works during --the: night : until 7 --o'clock in ' Stewart is one of the oldest en-- waterworks about 17. o'clock and had reached the E. J.--& E. tracks> at & "ot him and--one of : the w,mnflhmm,fll or he would take him to the police recognize a note which might be pre-- Stewart : arrived. at. the . water-- works at 11 o'clock and assumed his shift for the night but according to asked him when he was going: . to u.w«m_wwnm not owe him any money. <-- f Into thelt car and drove back ~up to escape or made any wmolse.-- Fi-- fally according to reports around town today .they produced some kind of a paper and--induced Stew-- aft to 'sign it>-- He concluded later that they had forced him to sign a note and accordingly this _ morning sent word to all of the banks not to town. > Instead of taking him to the police station. they drove on to the north and finally-- stopped at Hewes * Wrbiie tne off Wee bs Stewart managed to get out of the declares «everal persons passing by NE PAY BlG S all night. The Sun eon-- m hiz ther waunaed theit way to-- Brownites they bummed their way to-- mgq";mm two m ing him to help start his car. Dress-- ing himself, the farmer started to open the door to go the good deed: There he saw the masked men for 3 '_fl through it and ----then binding and gagging the dying man although he cried for mercy, accord-- ing to--Bresette's confession. -- ~' The aged mother, 76 years old, came down the stairway to aid her minutes lator she 'pushed her --way through mud and--rain.;with--hands 'shoes or clothing to sound the alarm Clark,. according: to Capt.Lynch, is now in Detroit °. . -- ~~He left Chicago jus}f absad of the detective squads and sped to Gary, Ind. With the police hot on --his trail at Gary he Boarded a train for --<The difference between whole whoa! Gour and graham four is that thers is leas coarse bran in the so--callei whole wheat four than in the grabam @E -- : Expendzture of' few dollars may s cuable you to get thousands of miles ing to Capt. Lynch, who expects to in his old neighborhood where he Uved 20 years. & AL A set of four niew pistons costs only $7. For a labor charge 4 s Fadin nbnpe for thousands of miles of additional service. \|f _ <~~ See the nearest Ford dealer, therefore, and have' him [\ ce on e sn ot recondiining o Modd T Fere Clark In Detroit Forp MoTtor COMPANY THE Model T Ford is still a great car. It led the motor -- industry for twenty years and it is used today by more people "than any other automobile.. More than eight million Model T Fords are in active service in city, town and country, and _ The cost of Model T parts and of necessary labor is . New fenders, for instance, cost from $3.50 to $3 each, with a labor charge of $1 to $2.50. Tuning up the motor 'costs only ¢$1, with a small charge for material. Brake shoes can be installed and emergency brakes equalized for a labor charge of only $1.25.-- A labor charge of $4 to $5 will cover 'the overhauling of the front axle, rebushing springs and spring perches, and straightening, aligning and adjusting wheels. can be done for $3 to $4. -- entered in & by s inaf Carl 3. Chindblom Monday. | > The bill is also attended by a re-- ing of the--entrance and enlarge-- mtkMuflnnud and ciits The nopE oT the Shanges. Besides the fixed sum for making of the improvements the bill also pro-- vides for an annual: approprisation of $6,000 for maintenance Of the harbor. o The project includes the building of extenstions of more than 500 feet in all on both ends of the present breakwater and the building of a ern .end .of the extension to --the shore where it will connect with the beach at a point a short distance morth of--the land occupied by the Another breakwater is to be built at a point south of the mouth of the harbor creating an arrowhead en-- \ These changes are being made to prevent the drifting of sand into the mouth of the harbor, which forces steamers in recent years. the government <to dredge out the Mdtt"'-tmaehmat a cost of $15,000 to $20,000, and which has resulted often in the closing of the harbor to passage of stott d »a will--result in Tor iJP bers of the city cugill and Frank T. Chamber of Commerce, have been working for more than a year with Chindblom in bringing this improve DENNIS RIORDAN, OLD RESIDENT OF COUNTY IS DFEAD Saturday morning at home on the farm two miles north of Wadsworth, where he has resided since he was two years of age. He was 52 years old. Death was due to pneumonig. The deceased was born in itre land and was brought to this county by his parents while a baby to make his home here. Growing to boyhord he remained on the--same tarm and took charge of its operation after the retirement and the death of his .~-- The United States District engi-- neer after a survey of the condi-- tions here made a report urging the making 0f the improvements.> This report was immediately 'brought to the attention of the rivers and ber-- Was Reared on Farm North of Wadsworth Where He tion of the county having formed a wide circle of friends and acqusin-- tances through his long residence in the county. ° In June of 1899 he was united in mw-umm survives ¥our children, all of whom survive him, were born to this union. They are: Loretts, K»# therine, Clement and Patricia, all at Funoeral services will be announs bors committee of congress and has the next year. If the bill passes in the present session of congress the work on im-- provements will be started within e t t s t s .. \ EC k 'ran. * Sr qi 6. +3

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