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. CLARK ADMITS HE SHOT BECK: BOUND "~ ovER FOR MURDER _ ~PAGETWO #g* 8 and took out the bonds. They ran out of the house and to the car and started back to Chicago. A shart distance from the scene of the shooting, ane of the tires blew up and leaving Martin and Boone to fix the car, Clark, Brown and Bro-- sette walked to the railroad station Beck falled to open up and Clark fired the shot at the lock. The door swung open and Beck declared he had been shot. * Clark said he did not believe the shot had hit Beck, becauso there was no blood showing. Clark and Bresette, he said, tied up young Beck and both the aged mother and father of the mortally wounded man while Brown, under Bresette's di-- door, he would shoot the lock off. with Bresette standing in the door and the two negroos in the back ground. Beck opened the door and when he saw Bresette he slammed it shut again. Clarw, who said he had bought a gun with money given him by Brown and on Brown's or-- ders, held the gup to the door and demanded that Beck open it He told nue to near the Beck home, parked the car and while Martin and Boont remained in the car, Breaette, Clark and Brown walked across the fileld to the Beck home. waived preliminary hearing and Jus-- term of the grand jury on a charge of murder. He is held without bail. Just previous to the binding over of Clark, Harold Martin and Ar-- thur Boone, Chicago colored youths who drove the murder party to the tice Coulson bound them over to the grand jury without bail. They also are charged with the murder most repentant -- prizoner -- I-- ever saw." : The negro said ho would tell the truth, that he was bothered by his conscience and that he was guil-- ty and ready to accept his punish-- ment. Didn't Mean to Kilt -- "I have served time for stealing" he said, "but this is the first time I ever used an 'tron' (revolver) and I didn't shoot to kill him. I meaat to shoot the lock off the door." Clark's story to Col. Smith last night and to Assistant State's Attor-- ney 8. H. Block this morning is sub stantially as follows: Clark was approached by John Brown in Chicago, and told that Brown knew of a place where $23,-- 000 was kept in a molasses pall in Clark's confession, which appears to be the tirst and only true story df the killing, was obtained through the efforts of Detective Sergeant Tytrell who gained the negro's con-- tidence on the way back from Louis-- ville last night--and--the man con-- fessed to him and promised further to throw himselt on the mercy of the consequences When brought before State's At-- torney A. V. Smith last hight, Clark Arriving in Chicago, Clark, who is county hospital Monday. _ Besides her parents she is survived by one Bodwell of Gurnee Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mra. Alfred Bain of New York, formerly of Millburn, are vis-- iting Mrs. Bain's sister, Mrs. Clar-- ence Bonner. * J. 8. Denman was operated on at the Victory Memorial hospital in Waukegan Tuesday afternoon by a specialist from Chicago. Onwentsia Hunt Club, gave a short talk and outlined the ambitions of tbomubudu)hhodghthhfl- owners near the Hunt b.. what they wanted to do. Many attended. A fine dinner was served. Mr. and Mrs. McNair are enter-- taining company from Texas. The farmers of the vicinity cut end hauled all the hay for J. 8. Denman, Saturday and Monday. _ YOUNG GIRL DIES IN THE HOSPITAL Bunday, July 15th at 1: 30 Standard Time, the Onwentsia Club held its first Annual dinner to the land-- holders about the new Club House and Stables now being built, East of Millburn. In addition to the dinner, there was entertainment and dane ing. Col. Noble Brandom Judah, the present United States Ambassador Miss Violet Grinus, aged 15 years, daughter--of aAtf. and Mrse. Florian Grinus of Russell passed away in the Lake county hospital at 10:30 vard, Illinois, formerly of Millburn vicinity, attended the Onwentsia Club and visited The Torfin, Junday. Frank Hook, brother of Warren Hook, of Millburn, died Wednesday captured so he threw the-- bonds| TA away, but was able tq_!m ,kcg ; O 0 0 0O 0O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0o Biames Indian , Clark maintains that the whole thing was engineered by -- Bresette and Brown. It is claimed that Bre sette and Brown met up in north-- ern Wiscousin and that Bresette told of the Beck fortune kept in a molasses pail. Bresette and Brown started for Chicago and spent the night before the shooting in -- the Waukegan jail. They went on to Chicago the next ~day where they planned the rest of the robbery and picked up Clark, Martin and Boone to complete the party. "The cleanup of the entire case by Col. Smith and the officers who as-- sisted him, is one of the neatest in Lake county criminal history. Less than three menths after --the killing, with not a name or a clue with which to work, all five of the mur-- widely separated places and all are held and ready to confess the part they played in the fatal robbery. 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0o Miss Clara Foote, of Wheaton, and '.lholtm that he will prefer charges against all five and will ask that the death penalty be inflicted on at least two, Bresette, who planned the robbery, and Clark, who is charged with hay-- ing fired the fatal shot. Two Louisville, Ky. officers will receive the $1,000 reward -- offered for the capture of Clark. Hayes has ~already received> his $350 re-- ward for the -- capture of -- Martin while Assistant Chief Kennedy and the officers from the Maxwell street station in Chicago will split the $350 --reward for the = capture of Boone --Rewards have already been paid for the capture of Brown and Bresette. *# The entire cleanup of-- the alleged -mmnmmm- wit of State's Bmith fol-- lowed by excellent police and de-- tective work by George Preed and mmmud-Mh:' sette, Col. --Smith obtained the in-- formation that Clark, the man his partners charge with firing the fa-- went into the house.> They heard a 'whot fired and in a short time the three men ran out to the car. Mar-- tin says that on the way back to Chicago, he heard the other men wanted for the murder which oc-- ecurred on May 17, will be ready for trial in the-- October term o the circuit court. and are expected to arrive in Chi-- cago at about 5 --o'clock tonight. Clark, the negro with the bad rec-- ord and half a dozen aliases, whom others in the murder party claim fired the shot that killed Beck, will be behind the bars in the --county jall before night and the five men Smith expects to get further infor-- Deputy Sherifft Ed Dunne and Detective Sergeant Bart Tyrrell, with Clark in their custody, left ers of the district, read the shoet and --with visions of a $350 reward, wrote to Col. Smith stating that an-- other negro had told him of hearing two other negroes relate the. inci-- dents of the Lake --county robbery and murder. Because he : wanted the reward, he said he would not tell the Chicago police. P Streed went to Chicago and con-- ferred with Hayes, and since Mon-- n the ditriet til the m e un was picked up. mhhr-xnh- well street district of Chicago -- at midnight July 1*th, while .© Boone was taken Thursday morning. Both men were in the Lake county Jail before noon and had made confes-- slons that incriminate the other two negroes and the Indian who plan-- ned the robbery. P Knowing the reputation of the Maxwell street district, Col. Smith had his arrest sheets and offers of reward widely distributed in -- that section of Chicago's black belt. Chester Hayes, one of the frequent-- by Assistant Chief of Police Thom-- as Kennedy of the Waukegan force and two officers ftrom the Maxwell tective work --* . |many friends here during her in ,'lnluo community.~ -- Last mt::"m many years, and was loved by all who know her. The sympathy of her many friends is extended to her sor-- rowing husband, daughter and her aged mother. 'The many friends of Mrs. Grant Lusk, of Libertyville, were ahocked when news of her death reached here last week. Mrs. Lusk Hved here for The Holland Club held a party in Pester's hall Saturday night in hon-- or of Mr. and Mrs. Jake De Graff, who were recently married. Mrs. Pratt, Miss Hleanor and Mrs. Mcintosh returned Sunday from Colorado, where they had spent two weeks. While gone Mrs. Mcintosh hbad the misfortune to injure her Mrs. J. E. Wagner is entertaining ber nilece, Miss Eleanor Plonien of Waukegan. aX --, -- Mrse. Joe Pester and daughter, Bv-- elyn, and Miss Whitmore of Liber-- tyville are visiting in Colorado. Beveral from here attended the bazaar and card party at the Anti-- och Palace, given by the Episcopal ehurch <of Antioch, Wednesday aft-- ernoon of last week. Revr. Howard Ganster of Wauke gan, was a recent callervin town. He is camping, with the. Chirst church choir at Druce Lake. Miss Kittle McGrath returned on spent several days. Mrs Fay Brandstetter and son are spending the week with relatives at last Thursday evening, in honor of Katherine and Joe Darr, of Chatta-- nooga, Tenn, who are visiting in the Brandstetter home. Mrs. Eva Barron is spending some time in the Grant Lusk home in Lib ertyville. Miss Helen Collins of Waukegan is visiting at the home of her par-- ents here. -- Mrs. PeteThompson spent Sunday and Monday with relatives in Chi-- o GRAYSLAKE o o0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0o o o Miss Flora Dalton of Libertyville spent several days last week with Miss Hriene Barron. Mrs. A. W. Bock entertained her brother from Seranton, Pa., the lat-- "Mre. Mande: Sabis t Tuesday * e~ apen in Chicago. + R Mr..and Mrs. Cross, {ormer resi-- dents of this vicinity, but who now live in Chicago, spent a part * +~-- past week:with Antioch friends. Mr. and-- Mrs. ~Frank Spangaard announce -- the arrival of a little daughter, born at Viectory Memorial hospital Monday, July 9. _ The Boy Scouts, who have been camping on Lillie Lake, returned home the first of the week. 0 0 0 0 0-- 0 0 0 0 0 o o Miss Bertha Hook was a Chicago store ;"}"'"I'! We At Joliet last year, which is a city twice as large as Waukegan, the lo-- cal restaurdnts and hotels ran com-- pletely out of food at noon on the day of the parade with the result that thousands -- x¥ visitors went without their meals for the day, de spite the fact that they also had established a central feeding place with q 2,000 seating capacity The Joliet restaurant owners had fig-- ured on large crowds for conven-- tion, but their estimates ran . far short of the actual attendance. The local Restaurateurs Associa tion has sent a representative -- to of the convention is the feeding of tthoaneomwithrzM_ load on the day of the na: when probably 20,000 to 30,000 people will be in the city. It--can, bo reddily seen that the feeding of the conven-- tion crowds presents a problem --a great deal more serious than most people realize. It has been estimated that the feeding capacity of local restaur-- ants does not exceed 3,800 people at The problem.confronting this city of preparing for the feeding of the tens of thousands of visitors at the American Legion ~Convention . on SBept. #9#--10 and 11th has been taken up by the local Restauateurs Asso-- clation, with the result that plans are now in progress whereby abso-- lute assurance can be given the Le-- g¥naires that 'chow" will be forth-- coming when, where and however they may wish it. i j _ _Plans now in progress contem: plate the establishment of a gigean-- tic feeding commissary which will seat 2,000 people at a single meal. In all probability ,this feeding cen-- ter will be operated jointly by the various members of the associa-- Local Restaurant Assn. Are Preparing to Take Care of FACE PROBLEM IN DAIII TDV NCATCDGC |a»« q;l:mgm cent were TL ';i' % UPALE *ti:m h Y ki ALEDAULIYTE LIUWGLIUOL ©| newspaper men, dentists and so on $ 5 Vess t aire & g:'fi: ces * th mm' "' m per "A |~ family is 2.3 and of these only 2.1 * survive, a number too small: to oR i2 k perpetuate the 'race indefinitely, ac-- imately 5.000 Liven.| ie stt onl 1 . ) « es or ers s Am:my 5W M per family but of these only 3.6 sur-- ses Are Being: IN_| vive. -- Agriculturists, dairymen, and Illinois Alone. other rural peoples have 3.9 children ® earrais q parkinbant porhmni:nd:.: sm:ive. Factory / d. J 5.--Approxt-- workers ¥e 3.2 and mansage lo -m pg:'l.trywdodm ';n the | save 2.9 per family, while such trad-- state of Illinois are receiving 're--| °8 a@ bankers, merchants and so new licenses --.hich vill permit forth have 2.6 children per family thant tn" ratrg' an thalr hnalnaan in t OfL whom 2.4 survive.; * quick detection and prompt punish-- mately 5,000 poultry dealers in the state of Illinois are receiving re new licenses --.chich <vill permit them to carry on their business in the state for the coming year. Un-- der the law passed by the last regu* lar session of the state-- legislature licenses are issued by 'the Depart: ment--of Agriculture and run from July 1 to the following June 30th. The law licensing poultry dealers in the state was backed by leading agriculiturists and. farm paperi. The principal object sought is the protection of the poultry raiszer, in that under the provisions of the law dealers must secure licenses -- and are _ required to keep an accurate record which wil} make possible the tracing of all purchases. -- Records are open to . the inspection of aHl peace officers and in numberless instances . aave proven valuable -- in the tracing of chicken thieves. Better Protection Afforded During the year the law has been on the statute book : of the state here have been numerous ~arrests and convictions as a result of the information contaiued in the deal ers records. The law and its en-- forcement by local officers, -- aided by representatives of the _ various protective organizations, is causing Iilinois ~to: becoms a: much: less profitable field for the operation of chicken thieves. "It is estimated many thousands of <d@ollars have be 1 saved. to the chicken raiseri of the state as a result of the meas~ m'hn-um"urbnloflui{lbl.l acerue as petty thieves -- learn 1lying of = their craft will -- bring AT LEGION MEET w 8% & we. P uq gou #+ fee T9 °C3 on e en e L +5 /. . ; En * o "Af e e ts * + a ols | eNemd 0 Paes ,"Y:H';; 2"---' enz alie ~of M insl se ns y +i . 2. * R M B M c +.--00%0 + _ Not only the use of the field tele phone is being taught, for work in the telegraphic line has gone ahead as has wireless instruction. In one instance, several of 'the young men took over the division headquarters as a unit and made a very success-- ful job of its operations, it is said. The material that the instructors have to work with is of the best, not only for brawn, but for brain as well they point out. -- Many of the young men are college graduates and all of them are college students. Their instructors report that they are very receptive to the technical training that the camp affords. .. But college students or not, wheh the bugle-- blows, whether it be re-- veille, taps or "chow," there is a mad scramble to obey its call. ~There is a lot of work to be done during the day and the officers in charge report grimly that "it is done, too." tercommunication of the different T%? The young men attending the R. 0. T. C. trairing camp at Fort Sher-- idan this year are being instructed in practical and theoretical methods of wartare of a technical sort. They already have had a rather compre-- hensive course in . message center work, 'gnch lu to'do'vuh"the in-- _ 'Attorneys for Musser took exeep tion to the decision and will appeal. Young Men Attending Camp Taught Practical a n d Theoretical Methods. treasurer. The complaint charged that Musser had received $10,090 in addition to his regular salary and that this amount was illegally taken In a hbhearing before Judge C. C. Kdwards, the court held today that $4,107 of the amount was illegal. zlar salary of chief clerk for the city. When Warner left, he assum-- ed the duties 'of city clerk and, ac ecording to the charge, also assumed additional salary which was paid out of the city's general fund in vouch-- R. 0. T. C. CAMP AT FORT SHERIDAN TEACHES WARFARE V,--C, Musser, chief clerk for the city of Highland Park and acting in the capacity of city clerk im the absence of Edward A. Warner, was the :defendant in a judgment cnter-- ed in circuit court here this after-- moon to the extent of $4,107.61 which, according to suit brought by the city of Highland Park ' through Olaft Lindblom, a taxpayer, was An appeal was taken by attorneys for Musser and 30 days was given for filing a bill of exceptions. Bond was filed to the necessary amount for the appeal. -- reproduction, child life must benefit by --the best that medical and sani-- tary science can provide in order to preserve the race for any extended period. It is therefore the patriotic duty of parents to employ every sound : medical --procedure available of their CITY CLERK AT HIGHLAND PARK ~LOSES IN SUIT Court Rules in Favor of Tax-- payer in Charges of Dou-- According to the Lindblom -- com-- "With such a narrow the lives and health (ge e o w s ) ts m- i..g,;:#{ Carrying hundreds of people and presenting the greatest lineup of acts and attractions ever before in its entire history, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily Circus, Greatest SBhow on Earth, will pay its annual fidt tzg. Grant Park, Chicago, July to Advance notices indicates the cir-- cus this year eclipses its past efforts to supply clean entertainment for the masses. In {fact, the Ringling Brothers have spared no expense in o'clock at St. Mark's church Hammonton, N. J. She was buri beside a daughter who died seve Monster Sea Elephant Is Coming With Circus about twenty years ago. She "had been resjding with her daughter for several years. She had made num-- bome of her daughter, Mrs. S. A. Wolf of Hammondton, N. J. The death of Mrs. Finer was not unexpected as she had been in fail-- ing health; due to her advanced age, With her husband she came to Wau-- for Word was received Friday of th death that morning at eigth o'clock WIFE OF FORMER MAYOR DIES A T THE AGE OF 94 Mrs. Elizabeth Finer, Mother of Fred Finer, Dies at _ Hammonton, N. J. | _ Women Delight in its marvelous handling ease Funeral. Sunday) afternoon at two PONTIAC SX %"%&wflh 2 Door : lightest touch. The big motor is smooth, quiet apdmponsive,andthechxu:handmmb- sion are exceptionally easy acting. Every day you see more and more women at the'yheelsofPonfiacSim--beam:'Ponfiac provides at & bri ithi j f every purse, everything that women demand in a motor car of their own. car. _ And they quickly discover an ease of handling that makes every mile a pleasure. The powerful four--wheel brakes answer the and upholstery, the Pontiac Six is a car which invariably wins feminine admiration. And that admiration turns to sheer delight when they leave the back seat and drive the car them-- before attained in any low--priced six and re-- flecting exceptional good taste in appointments LVDLOW MOTOR 608 N. Milwaukee Avenue DAN E. WINN, Mgar. know the Pontiac Six is a dependable PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS at minimum rate. Medway, a model of his ftamous whip, the Golden Hind, hung in the Dock «ard church at Chatham, England. / step toward rural eleatrification in Wisconsin has been taken in Lake township, just south of Milwaukee. The electors of this partly rura} and partly suburban township rec-- ently voted a $200,000 fund to illum-- inate every street corner, highway intersection and railway crossing within its confines. Iake township will be the best lighted rural township in the state. Three Ahundred and seven lamps are to be installed with a combined bril-- liance of 124,600 candlepower. The afternoon performance will begin promptly at 2 o'clock and the nite program starts at 8 o'clock. Pa-- trons will find courtesy the watch-- word and very possible attention gir en youngsters and women, and for the benefit of the kiddies, it might be well to say there are over one bundred clowns. Wisconsin Township bringing to America only tii great-- est and best acts that Burope has had to offer. ' It displays this year ovr three hun dred acts of varying nature, combin-- ing thrills, amazement and Tun for over two hours. To be exact, the Big Show carries 1600 people; 800 men and women are erenic starse; 1009 menagerie animals with "Gol+ ath," the only sea elephant ever cap tured alive; 350 performing horses with 150 in one display; 5 herds of elephants. It is the world's first and only five--ring circus eand is trams-- ported {rom city to city on one hun-- dred double length railroad cars. Drake's Memory Honored Leads Rural Lighting