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Lake County Register (1922), 16 Jan 1926, p. 1

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«--~~| _« Walk Proposal. #« E":fl'; r'- Upon his artrival there . Lyon's son, Wayne, fearing that his father might be seriously injur-- ed > hfifitm. taxi and hurried to the Victory A hospital© where Dr. F. C Knight was called to attend him. --__ Important Development, The announcement of plans for the lake shore "Atlantic Ci%y" is impor-- tant from Waukegan's standpoint because of the attraction it is ex-- pected to be especially to visitors from all parts of the country and even the world. m t dn snn ed and e on to his home un-- of 'Chief of Police Isaac Lyon, is at fi-w::::xmn:ud- Thursday morning when struck and z::rbya'nghiumfl i by --~W. Lints, 1007 North Taken To Hospital --After He Proceeds Home Unassisted From Accident. -- of the Armory. Lintz, according to ?-'Mumau.nhm the original Atlantic:--City, will be earried out here. There will be ho-- tels, beauty of landscape and other important"® details to-- take care of, With reference to other plans, outside of the Atlantic City idea, especially with regard to in 3 wkhlr.xd--l-hwt ear -- from-- behind -- a machine -- : that was parked in front of the Armory. south at the time at a slow rate of speed when Lyon stepped into the Some time ago it was announced that Nelson had been named as head of the North Waukegan Harbor and Dock -- association. © This change marked the passing of control of the association's holdings near here into _ Plans are under way at this time, fi_'-.lnmc Thursday, for the establishment of an "Atlantic City" on the shores of Lake Michigan just north of the Manville plant at Wau-- kegan. The expenditure of millions is to be involved in the development of the plan.~ ~'The news of the huge plan which ewns--the land. He was told of re-- pany of Kenosha was seeking a site morth--of Waukégan and while say-- ing that he had heard no statement to this effect said that the propo-- sgition now considered is the "At-- lantic City" idea. Valued at $4,500,000. _ Mr, Nelson declared that the com-- zm:m-au.whicham . the Manville property to Zion wth a value of $4,500,000, or $3,000 an acre. He said that in his office §Mhhamw | C layout --of the ". L of the middle west,: is into an attractive resort for visitors in this. section. Its embellishment is being planned at this time. the Van Sweringen-- hands, it is be-- lieved. AGED MAN IS HH BY AUTO Manville plant and Zion along the lake front came from Attorney Murry .Neison was the head of the group which developed the Calumet district as an industrial center south of «Chicago.~ At that time he was eonnectad with the Van Sweringen interests.. The ..Van Sweringen brothers are nationally known as railroad financiers, and inasmuch as a sgimilar group is connected with the property north of Waukegan it is believed the Van Sweringen in-- terests are involved in the develop-- ment of the land just outside the handling such affairs and could sup-- dent of the North Waukegan Har-- Mr. Nelson hduo&.fiatw:t ahead -- : on plans Mhmlnd when undertaken, will hvflvothmofnim-_-,h its development. Lewis Lyon, 61 years old, 1026 --RESORT A;ETG AN ~~-- WA | Financiers Of National Re-- pute, Seen Behind Board Brot h ers, greater :part of the attention and will be amply backed up by half a dozen skating meets. 'The meet out at the big Illinois hill will attract one of the greatest crowds that has ever witnessed such an event in this r.'. Plans at present call for accommodation of close to 50,000 spectators, and if the weather is at ullaughhtlnu-yb-_ao. The-- largest entry list the Norge Ski club has ever boasted will be on hand. ~Entries from all parts of this mflmuhumn- and thousands will travel out to the slide in the hope 'of seeing some of the game's masters break the present records. wWith the winter sport season ap-- progching its mid--point, the coming week--end will see one of the biggest xmumnor-'on&udw fur. (In the of interest for the mmuyl%msum.nm MM in variety and number of attractions. The Cary ski meet will hold the been on the upper level,. Six bodies were recovered last night. ---- thres whites and three negroes, Eighty-- #ve still remain in the mine. Bodies Up Today. Most of the bodies will be brought up today, but:--some which are cov-- ered with debrisz in remote passages eannot be recovered for a week.> it is impossible for any of the miners to be alive. ; Sixty state troopers, under Major General D. H. Markham and Col. E. Head, are on duty around the mine. Dawn found Wilburton able to count only six of her dead. Fire and water threatened to rob the rest of even a human burial. A re--check estab-- lished that 101 men entered the mine just before the blast early Wednes-- BIG ENTRY IN CARY SKI MEET WILBURTON, Okla., Jan,. 14. -- The Degnan--McConnell mine No. 21 from 23 hours imprisonment in the mine--MeKinney crawled out before an amazed crowd of 2,000 spectators. The bank now lists deposits of $1,199,757.30 which is an increase of nearly $217,000 from the preceeding Several Crawl To Safety After Explosion In Oklahoma Coal of the mine are still filled with gas, but -- nevertheless, _ workers went lives, two more of the 101 miners originally entombed in it. Other veteran miners: have declared there was no possibility of the en miners being alive. H. McKinney, white, and Bert Hol-- lis--came out. Weak and trembling All night long reseue crews worked in peril of their lives. Parts The First National Bank held its election on the same day, Max Koh-- ner of the Fair Store sas added to mmqum Ben H. Miller, Vice President. National Banks _ . _ Hold Meéetings which now makes the capital stock HUNT 85 IN _: > MINE CRAVE C. F. Wright, President. : George A. Wright, Vice Presi-- F. J. Wrikht, Cashier. . -- F. 8. Kern, Roy F. Wright and A. Wright, H. C. W. Meyer, Paul MacGuffin, A. G. Schwerman, R. S. The Lake County National Bank shows a phenominal growth in the past year and declared a stock di-- C. Meyer, Dale S. Collins mn%inaammm enjoyed a big year and has pros-- pects of a still larger increase in Thom--dntmd.thhh in ons in ie ind room of = mr.mu. The board of directors consists of Ben H. Miller, J. L. Taylos, G--C. With the winter sport season The diréctors of the bank are; J. L Taylor, Vice President. G. C. Gridley, Vice President and The First National Bank has also F. P. Dymond, Chairman of the ,~-- William Walrond, Max ~ 'Willlam J. Fahy, former star post-- office inspector, and James Murray. west. side politician of Chicago, who are serving a 25 year sentence at Leavenworth for their part in the Rondout mail robbery, lost their last chance here 'for freedom, barring «n appeal to the United States: Su-- # Appeals late Wednssday denied them a> petition for rehearing. small group remained seated. "The board will act 'in a --judicial q'nddvhorya&dtybthoeo-nh- sioner of 'health," Mayor Dever said: Dr. Bundesen, addressing the Milk Dealers® Bottlers'® Exchange last night, called upon all those distrib-- utors in the audience who were go-- ing to "sell pure milk, law or no law, injunction or no injunction" to--rise. Most of the audience arose, while a \_-- Quatrini, it is claimed, then went }Pndmd&mgq--t& in o n mge ies e ons claims he tl:':t:d' several C was on 'occasions that he would be killed, if he testified in the Quatrini case.: ri Quatrini was arrested last sum-- mer on charges of assaulting Tur-- ellio, with intent to kill him." He is Members of the city council said | it was feared following this that the state department 1 to take the matter into its hands, that -- as it was LOSE APPEAL FOR RONDOUT CASE RETRIAL ._-- Nip Kidnap Plot -- According to Chief Frame, Quat-- rini brought out a erew of--friends to Highwood last Saturday night with the purpose of either kidnap-- ping Turello or forcing him to leave Highwood, and not testify in -- the e in Cireuit court. Chief Frame says Turello: was cards with some 'friends its own situation, the "safety | Under the new board plan, Mayor Dever said, Dr. Bundesen's author-- ity is not to be abridged in any way. jt::: says that Turellio told him 5 Quatrini pointed towards him 'llflr.llfl: " $ he only legal body. mlleged to have shot through the abdomen, t ~--The board was created last night at a city council meeting. The ac-- tion in appointing the board, it was said, was taken because of the Su-- preme court's recent ruling that the actions of a commissioner of health in certain matters were without le-- gal foundation, and that a board is no provocation for the shooting. The man way Ts a sediens condition fors To Carry Out Plans On Safe-- _ guarding Health Of Windy QUATRIN! --_ -- TAKEN IN Deputy Sheriff Tiffany and fur-- nished bonds of $5,000. His case was 'continued until January 18. . BUNDESEN IS CIVEN HELP trini charging conspirgcy to intimi-- date a witness. Chief of Police J. C. Frame of Highwood made the ar-- rest and brought his prisoner to the county jail.> He was later Charged With Threatening His Dante Quatrin! of Highwood, who is to be placed on trial next week in the court of Cireuit Judge Claire C. Edwards on charges of assault-- was made that death threats were made to "get" Turellio, if he testi-- fied in the pending matter.: State's Attorney ~A: V. Smith wood, with intent to kill, was ar-- Stee sault Case;y Brings Gang To but has recovered from ghe , Jan. 1'.--'". H.' ng his fight for "pure mgs, however, the men will have to face trial in Judge Perry L. Person's eonducted by . Constable Conrad A. Brune and his assistant, Myron A. Bowers, of the office of Col. Smith. They are alleged to have been play-- ing ~poker. % 'The case came up Tuesday in the court of Justice of the Peace Her-- vey C. Coulson and the defendants asked jury trials, so the case was continued. . Instead:of justice hear-- rested searly Sunday. morning in a raid-- on a place in Thirteenth street Chicago policeman, was named in two informations filed in the County court -- Wednesday -- afternoon~ by States Attorney A. V. Smith, both charging gambling. In one infor-- mation, five others were named with Moran, Bruno Janus, Alex Skill, Michael Rataczek, Euman Skakow, and John Ryill, all of gerved practi¢ally nine--months in jJail, as he has been locked up since Aug. 19. when he was placed "under arrest. by: Chief < of : Police 'Edward Maroncy of Highland Park,. ~He was uniable to furnish $5,000 bonds, when bound over to the grand jury by Jus-- tice A. E. Smith, so was taken to the iward Neving of Hichiand Park or Edward Nevins of Highland Park or the night of Aug, 19 of last year and 'stole property, wortlh $20. Hc took a silver sugar bow! worth $10 and a silver creamer also worth $10 He was under the influence of liquor at the time and was captured shortly after the robbery was reported with the stolen goods in 'his possession. Johnston had been in Highland Patk but a few weeks when he broke into the home, He--came to that city from Ontario, Can., upon being dis-- charged from the Canadian --army after four years' service. 'the Ameritan.Legion, held arjornt of the American. & installation of officers Wednesday night at the town hall. : Many: peo-- ple of national nuh&mwg ence were present mander Charles Hoskins and President Mrs. The presiding--officer was Forrest Flagg Owen, who is past comman-- der of the Libertyville post and exe-- eutive committeeman for the eighth district. It was he who was instru-- mental in bringing the national peo-- ple to: Libertyville. They were in ¢x-- ecutive session at Minneapolis and came down for a few hours to be present at the Libertyville affair. «The following were the officers GIVEN FOUR _ MONTHS IN _ f COUNTY JAIL Former North Chicago Police-- man Arrested In Gambling #Kaid. National om e Guests at _ ... . Libertyville Legion Meeting mented on the great success of their installed: & Legion: P ; . Senior--vics Commander--Ray M. The North Chicagod merw were ar-- Stanley Moran, a former-- North Beconmi Vice--President--Ruth M. LIBERTYYILLE, ILLINOIS,: BATURDAY, ~JANUARY 16, 1926 IN 2 CHARGES Broke into Home. "iwies 4 C ABt M in in 2s o ares _ bBS, Yoe CWPdks -- oA ' ita 40 0 1 }dH d y es *w --_ " s .3 y * aals 0 1 Mabe s > 9k ol ts t. :' A "Q:. ;'-':Q:: ;:- '::;»,'--« f & ". ' % M x ; T & ', «s *>5f" 4 y +®--# Asag ~ * s s w Sn o t c s "ad E _ es ; X se * iess tm . o* AP . x f i s3 K _ > my! D 7 A ; woile it & 'te 2 h aing +4 ' '« s at, + + ¢ & $ L * ¥"'$' '*'" R C J" s R : > i M § > > > s .& x &4 tm : o "- ?:' j j f "P % "~€0€ # : 3*" [3 K« e C¥ n S * ' l C ¥» 6 ; f $ w y 4 ht ie A ks i m i 4 Ts 4 ®R e 42 , Ar' : A F ol Il l l.'T '4.. * w |l " Mrs. Seott Durand, foster mother of Jack Durand, was served Monday with a summons while she was wait ing at the North Western station at Chicago for a train to Lake Bluff. At-- torney ~Emil --C. ~Wetten, 181 Lake Shore drive, Chicago, claims that cows Mrs. Durand sold him were not as represented.<Mr. Wetten wants MRS. DURAND _ _ IS SUED FOR DEAL IN COW S The sale of the land will take from Libertyville the Lake County Fair, which has been held there an-- nually for the past 72 years. \Under the plan, however, Lake county's an-- nual ~exposition.. will -- not cease +0 exist as negotiations are :now under way, it is understood, to purchase a site nearer Lake Michigan. day that public auction of the Lake County Fair association grounds at Libertyville will be held Saturday afternoun at the offices of the Lake County Farm Bureau in that village. The money derived from the sale of the land consisting of approximately 25 acres will be used to lift the $20,-- 000 mortgage on the property now held by the Libertyville Trust and Savings bank, -- The bids for the property it is tween $25,000 and $35,000. The tract located on the east side of 'the yil-- 'li":dh ideal for subdivision, it is be-- eved. +. The state senator said he believed 100 acres-- to . be;: sufficient for the * dele ® oo xn vep claiee NC 72 a Lt S K w s io Tt y "*'+ s," %'w &3«&%&5&5'& F --!ié «" He Waid it would be better for the village of Libertyville to have the land on which»the farm .is~ located subdivided --rather than permanently set aside for farm purposes, which would have to --be done if. the bond issue carried. -- Senator Swift stated that he felt that Libertyville .would be given better service on the Chi-- cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road if site if the present poor farm and the land north of the tracks of this company used for farming purposes. Senator-- Swift said he owned some land adjoining the farim on the west. which he would be willing to dispose S-hPhdl'«NutSd.- day At Farm Bureau Office At Libertyvi®e. . Installation of unit officers by esident. -- of at a partment past commander of the Le-- gion and at present national execu-- tive committeeman. _ Installation 'of post officers . by CGeorge J. Hatheld, United States district attorney from California and national executive committeeman in the Legion. * Introduction of national president, by Mrs, Madge Grove Dargan, state SWIFT IS FOR SALE OF POOR FARM PROPERTY Senator . Rodney B. Swift in a communication read Tuesday at the meeting of the supervisors complit mented the county board on the lain, . post and unit in the county . represented . at the meeting. ch was one of the largest of its nds ever held in Lake county. Cook County was also present. The business session was followed FAIR GROUNDS WILL BE SOLD The program was as follows: «. Advance= of colors--Libertyville post, $ : Anvozration--Rev. Martin J. Nealis, chaplain of Libertyville post. by. refreshments and dancing. Lingoin and Spirit of Legion." Entroduction of 'installing officers by Howard Savage of Chicago, de-- Address of the evening--Rev. Jo-- Treasurcr--Blanche Mitchell t--at--Arms--Mattie the of P 3 six years times. _ At the close of 'the war mes: _ At the c . he remainéd in Tennesee h:fi:e brick-- H*; , tw_for several ~years nim nally came back to Waukegan hich wfi. ' in a similiar businesa th was IGtcated in Grand avenue, 'W now stands. John Hamilton Maynard died at his home,: 115 North County street, Waukegan, early Wednesday morn-- ing.> He is survived by his widow; Emma Steel Maynard; a son, E. N. Maynard of 121 North Park avenue; a daughter, Mrs. Clara Maynard of Waukegan= and two grandchildren, E. N. » Maynard, Jr., and Mrs. mended that the publishing of the proceedings of the. board both in newspaper and> pamphlet form be discontinued for the present. . _The retrenchment program states that the following :amounts shall actually be allowed the county offi-- cers named below for the operation of their 'offices and clerk hire: . County clerk--$15,000. Clerk of the Cireyit court--$5,200. Clerk of the Probate court--$2,-- . To the sheriff the sum of $9,000 for deputy and clerk hire, and the additional sum of $2,500 for admin-- JOHN MAYNARD DIES AT HOME County treasurer and ex--officto take pay for the last two special meetisfigs and will decide on a cut in salaries from $5 to $3, at the ~The office~of the--coroner in. the item providing $1,500 -- for stenog-- will be removed leaving four men. The salary of the elevator operator was cut from $150 to $100 a month. Retent action to raise the salary of the reporter in the Probate court from $75 to $150 a month was re» SBims affects practically nearly every officer and his) department. The committee as the first step in its retrenchment program recom-- mended that a specific amount be allowed each county officer. for his own salary and clerk and deputy hire and that the clause adherred to in the past that the county official be allowed money "for all necessary clerk hire" be stricken out. adopt the recommendations of the finance committee that county ex-- penditures be cut . approximately $80,000 annually. j The retrenchment program -- de-- cidéd on by 'the finance committee and prepared by Auditor Samuel : Allowed Various Officers For Lheir Help; Salary Of Many vil War V¥gteran And Former Police Sergeant Passes Away. The board of supervisors beioth C s n se io ty s 9 K391 dity 28. 5 es P No (MkeBzrens é"f e s'fig 3 "':ux jury room, there <~was & -- sudden change in the vote.: Around mid-- night the jury stood five for guilt and seven for acquittal. 'The vote is said to have been seven for guilt and five for acquittal when Judge Edwards_called the jury in at 10 o'clock Wednesiay morning. was not serious, as first believed. The jury battled all night long, some of~the jurors shouting their opinions long--and-- loudly . at times. The early vote was for a guilty verdict, it is said, at one time in the afternoon the count being 10 for guilt and 2 for acquittal. The o'clock-- and--~upon returning to the ine jury came back the first time at 4 o'clock Tuesday after-- noon, when John Daley of Avon township asked that he be excused, as he had received word that his wife had been taken quite ill and other D--uglas C. Gregg. It will be heard Saturday morning. The _ statute, however, fixes the penalty at from 3 to 30 years in the penitentiary. BROWN UP IN --CIREUIT CoURrT State's Atiorney A. V. Smith an-- nounced Thursday that-- Al> Brown, alias Al Wol, alias Al Smith will case will be continued. tion of justice...They--are glli > have lefe--For Taxe so° aily woite not have to testify against Brown. C mednengeyy Lt Prowhnae dobed ed Wednesday, Al B sched-- uled to go on trial in that court next Tuesday on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Col. JURORS OUT 21 HOURS IN THEFT TRIAL The affair has been turned over to the local police department and several important leads are being Break into The Blue Ribbon Filling Station was broken into some time Friday night and a fewpquarts of cil--and a number of small accessories taken. The thieves; gained access to the office of the station by breaking a glass in a window and unfasten-- ing the eatch. 'The work was evi-- crime as the robbery had none of the marks of the professional burg-- --Mr. Smith does not leave --any eonsiderable sum of --money in the place at night and ~all the cash taken was a few penfiles which had been left in the cash register, took any denatured alcohol as that is kept in bulk in a tank and he has no way of knowing how great --a supply of that commodity was on The manager of the station, O. L. Smith, left the place late Thursday evening and on opening the place broken window which had been left open when the thieves left. An inventory .disclosed the fact that the loss was small and was confined to easily portable articles, the value of which will not exceed Jury In Twice _ _ The jury was brought into court Mr. Smith says that he is unable arged With Having At-- tacked Charlotte Weéber Of Fox at the request of a juror work of Gas Station $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Jail by -- those --arrested® follow: Charles: Scholl, Charles Rothbaner, Earl Green, Walter Kané and Ann confiscated. °) 7 00 Cmcome WeRq one d,th"'!*i"vlunhmhofh., m"?"hm Harry Hoyt issued -- the=warrant for the place u?'%-"m'l Attornes P mt hAE dn es is 0 ------ &"""'Wm'-f in operation. Each vat, it is said, mldholdm&.umh._ tween 30 ad 40 barrels. -- Denutien structureand.icmtedut"';w «q ofhnd,whiehmlir-tbh*;"' adl as the Lyon farm, this point bei "~* 4; the furthest souhtwest portion of , Lake county. It is some three miles & northsof Cary and just this side of The roads in many places were practically impassable, the deputies © _ having to shovel snow from thor» ° ~ oughfares to get through.. With e ° _ temperature . of between 5 and 10 * _ wmmfiiw" e en while operating and while the s raid was being conducted, the wad-- . } According to reports of depuites "'"'t"hekthhm,"u, est of brewing machinery was instal« z::.h""""""h." ous, but the depuites gave chase when the men sought to run away. Among those who had close calls to being hit by bullets were Chief Deputy. --Tiffany, Carl Ablstrom Frelich, Lew Hewes. Oscar Watann Located in Barn & The brewery was located in -- a barn it a wooded section along the men und a woman there alleged to have been brewing beer and placed them under arest. Darkness made the work hazard-- ous, but the depuites gave chase when the men sought to run away. Among those who had close calls to being hit by bullets were Chief Hewes, Tiffany and his crew left Wau-- kegan about 8 o'clock Monday --night bound for the brewery, the chieft deputy and some of his men return-- ing several hours later with their prisoners.. ~'They then went back to the brewery to dispose of the liquor, started to statter in all directions when the sheriff's men Arrived on went into the barn and found two Frelich, Lew Hewes, Oscar Watson, and Ben Neely. One of the--alleg-- ed. leaw. vioiators firmi n 'alunt _4 IN RECORD _ _ BEER RADD | _ Fox night in a raid on a"brewery oper-- ating full blast in the extreme southwestern part of Lake county, Five persons, four men and a wo-- man, were placed under arrest while several others estaped in a fusillade of shots. There was a free exchange of bullets on the part of the men it was said at the sheriff's office. Firearms were confiscated, as well as beer and machinery in ? brewery. 4k Chief Deputy Sheriff Lester THL any and several other deputies in the office of »Sheriff Edwin Abl-- Without question it was the biggest raid ever conducted in Lake county, Deputies Brave Shots River; Brewers In Night Raid On {(Continued on Page Eight) river. The barn is -- a huge ture and is located on # =*~*» #4

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