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record for four of the most disas-- trous years in its peace time history. Tf? unable ¢:&;hm the responsibility for them other -- shoulders, it will have a mighty difficult job now ; to prove that they weren't as bad as Wilbur himself says they were COn the other hand. the congres-- R sional fault--finders have finally k proded their varmint into coming h right out of his hole, with blood in his eye. If they fail to "git" him, he shows every sign of eating 'em up. Mmmmma the big men, in the army and navy / ----~ alike, do honestly consider that their two services are in awful shape from % lack of sufficient financial nourish-- § « °_ ment. Ever since the war, they contend. mmwmwm * to live on, except what they had left Of course it isn't possible that the | navy head is trying to conviect his | own department.of inefficiency. 'The only other guess it seems rea-- sonable to make is that he intends to blame congress--for cutting down his appropriations to a point where deterioration, in equipment and per-- To be sure, Wilbur isn't the pugna-- clous type of official whom it's easy to think of as sallying out into the open, to smite his critics, hip and thigh, before they're ready for him. A mild man, he usually doesn't smite until he's smitten, and he gen-- erally pulls his punches even then. _ Still, it's hard to see anything in his present tactics but recognition of NAVAL ROW IS DUE SHORTLY 'This report by Wilbur, made to congress at such a moment, almost suggests a determination to force a fight; to compel a deeper delving in-- to the naval situation than might otherwise have developed. It wasn't duet before this session of congress ends. That's evident. The outlook gets uglier every day. 'thing is used. up or spolied. ang they're almost starved to death. The hopeless part of it is that lay-- men never can tell just how much merit there is in these military folk's lamentations. As experts, they ought to know, and perhaps they're right; mecessary for the secretary to go away four years, to make out as bad a case as he could. as Wilbur himself COn the other h sional fault--finde proded --their var right out of his t his eye. If they f: PAGE EIGHT the old principle that an attack is tre best defense. There is the chance. too, that some of his scrappy old ad-- mirals have stirred him up, for once, into a real temper. Cme side or the other will get des-- perately the worst of it. For awhile there was a good deal of it, so they didn't fare so badly, but now. thitw complain, nearly every The car was headed west on the crossing but all the .women, except Mrs. Brumund, were to get out of the machine on the side from which the train was approaching. Mrs. Brumund got out of the dAriver's seat n the south side of It is believed that Mrs. Wandel, stricken with fear at the sight of the train charging down upon her, did not sense just what move to with the auto down the track. She was hit by the automobile, not the mMmmfldem 1 the North Chicago po-- :,_m__.w'-,,,,,h one on which the steam train was going, the en-- fithGnotunsmd Collins, gateman at the its BOULDER GANYON DAM NOW URGCED MHusband At Meeting Mr. Wandel, husband of the de-- ceased, is secretary of the Wau-- kegan Commandery, K. T. No. 12, of dead upon arrival there. It is be-- lieved that she died a few seconds she had at various times served on committees and as -- director, and was also a member of Waukegan chapter, No. 209, Order of Eastern Los Angeles, Jan. 12--That South-- ern California is confronted with the grave peril of a domestic and Colorado River flood menace on the other, is the finding contained in a nmmndbymadm,eom- mi of nationally known engi-- neers and issued by the California State Department of Public Works. In that portion of its report deal-- ing with the water problems of Southern California, the committee states that four--fifths of the locally available water in Southern Califor-- mand for tities of : face of this condition, the report points out, is a rapidly growing population with a consequent de-- Conservation Is Solution The only possible way to avert a serious shortage of domestic wa-- ter in the cities of Southern Cali-- fornia, the report indicates, is through the conservation, by the construction -- of -- Boulder ---- Canyon Dam, of the flood waters of the that there are surplus waters in Northern California, but points out that these waters cannot be made available to Southern California for She was as staunch adherent of Christian Science and an active member in the Waukegan church the reason that they are "six hun-- "It is generally conceded in the division of the waters of the Col-- water supply, the report shows, and in this connection, the committee At the annual meeting of the Lake County Tuberculosis Associatior held Tuesday afternoon in the office of President T. Arthur Simpson, it was decided to defer the annual election until spring, the present officers to hold over, in the meantime. A com-- mittee was appcinted to draft a con-- stitution and by laws for the society It was voted to hold meetings of the association every three months and of the executive board each month. Reports are to be made by tne officers several times a year in-- lw_dmbuthemnunmeetinc. water FRENCH FAMILY CLAIMS MILLION M. Delarue Caron de Beaumar-- chais, newly promoted from direc-- tor of political affairs at the For-- eign Office to become French Am-- bassador at Rome, is the direct des-- cendent of Pierre Caron de Beau-- marchais, playwright and adventurer who came to the aid of the thirteen struggling colonies even before La-- fayette did. 4 | DURAND MUST AWAIT TIME Even before France had oroken with England, in 1776, and could openly take a stand beside the Am-- erican colonies, Plerre de Beauimar-- chais took the American envoy into a Paris cafe and signed a contract to furnish the colonies with war ma-- Three years later. Beaumarchais received 2,450,000 francs but the col, onies refused to pay any more. Along came the French revolution, wiping cut Beaumarchais' fortune. He asked ftor payment again, and the colonies named Alexander Hamilton to study the affair. He decided that the United States owed and should pay 2,280,-- 000 livres. . But Beaumarchais died before he could collect even that sum, and in 183 his descendents received a check for 800,000 francs from Washington with a request to sign a receipt in tful,, The rest is yet unpaid. : terest. since 1776. But the Beau-- marchais family has no inten..on of irving to collect. ¢ He was to collect every six. months in tobacco and cotton for the ppawder. guns, uniforms and food he was ship-- ving to New York. In one year he sl:ipped for 5,000,000 francs, but could get nothing but a letter of thanks out of Congress. The French Foreign Minister. Vergennes, advanced Reau-- marchais one million francs in the name of the American colonies PARIS (UP) -- On paper the United States owes the Beaumar-- chais family of France a million dol-- lars of principle and compourd in-- risks, shipping past the Britisa fleet and collecting once the goods got "1 have never even figured out how much compound interest it would be and I certainly will never try to collect it,." Ambassador Beaumar-- chais said. Announcement was made Tuesday at the opening session of the state parole board at Springfield that the board would not take up the case of Jack Durand, foster son of the Scott Durands of --Crabtree farm, under Durand was convicted along with James Gordon Miller of Lake Bluff on a charge of burglarizing the home of F. Edson White of Lake Porest. years in Joliet penitentiary. it was announced some months ago that the parole board could not con-- sider a parole for Durand until after hechad served two years and nine months of his sentence, but accord-- ing to the latest announcement the beard will delay hearing on this peti-- tion ar. additional three months after he is eligible for parole. This means that the earliest possible time for conviction for burglary, until after he--MHas served his minimum sentence Durand case has been pending prac-- tically since his incarceration on No-- vember 17, 1925. Durand was sentenced to serve an in-- STATE OF ILLINOIS S COUNTY OF LAKE |( °* y William E. Larsen, one of the managing officers, and A. L. Johnson and Charles R. Galloway two of the directors of the Libertyville Trust & Savings Bank, a corporation of the State of Illinois, being severally tuly sworn, each upon his oath states: * s '~----That he makes this affidavit for the purpose of coing{ing with the mqnirmmbd&cfiomSm%lOofmActoftbeGene ~Assembly of the State of Illinois, entitled "An Act to Provide for and Regulate the Administration of Trusts, by Trust Companies." l _ That the foregoing statement of the said Libertyvill&'l'rust & Savings Bank on December 31st, 1927, is true and correct in respects to the best of his knowledge and belief, and that he has examined the assets and books of the said company for the purpose of making said statement. * * A. L. JOHNSON, WILLIAM E. LARSEN, & CHARLES R. GALLOWAY, -- Subscribed and sworn to before me this Third day of January, 1928. (SEAL) LIBERTYVILLE "Tittie : DEDOSELEY....--«..ocrcoinsiarniticns «s Undivided Profits® (Net)................. Par value of securities deposited with Auditor of Public OFFICIAL PUBLICATION Statement of Resources and Liabilities of the secure Trust DepOSiItS...........................--....~...~.....««~««««...«««+«~.:: 200,000.00 ir value of securities deKoaited with Auditor of Pubiic Accounts, Springfield, Illinois, as required by law, to TRUST _ & SAVINGS took ail the THE LAKE COUNTY REGISTER, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1928 Sunday night Mr. and Mrs. Her-- man Prehm, Mr. and_ Mrs.: Fred Pepper, Mr. and Mrs. William Grab-- er and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hillman returned from a tourist trip to Tex-- as and all report a worth while. sightseeing trip. They were in Al-- amo and all «rossed into . Mexico amli spent several hours on foreignt soil. Mr. John Hirn is improving after a ten days illness. -- -- -- A Ira Ernst is able to be around on crutches after being laid up for the mt ten days with an injury to his foot received while skating. Monday évening Mr. and Mrs. G. 'wW. Spnfmer.vis'ited with »Mr. and Mrs. A.°L. Payton. yA e "G home of Mrs. Jas. Snetsinger Fri-- day afternoon and plans were made for a basket social at her home on January 20th. _ se Mrs, Henry Siof was pa'infll:ll infured----when she fell Monday af-- ternoon and sprained her' shoulder. Peter Jenson was in Mendota the first of the week attending the fun-- eral of his father. Sss Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Eichmann, Sr. have returned to Palmyra, Wiscon-- sin after a two week's visit here, with Mrs. Rose Boeger and other relatives and friends. KR énk > Wednesday evening the following attended the installation of May-- flower Chapter in Wauconda; Mes-- dames Tonne,.Goodluck, Hans, Pag-- ton Loomis, Schallenkamer, Tom Williams, -- Weaver, Jensen Knigge. :.: :. >*~:~ ----Orman Rockenbach and Arthur Froelich were Milwaukee visitors one day last week. o zit Durand to get out of prison will he November 17 of this year. Durand, it was claimed during the trial, was the "brains" of the gang who robbed guests at a party at the White home. During his appeal for a parole Mrs. Durand laid particular stress upon the fact that Miller, who bhad been given a like sentence, was allowed his freedom after being in the. county jail several -- months. Franklin Patterson of Lake sluff was inother member of the gang of ban-- dits He pleaded guilty and was used as a state witness against Durand an l Miller. After the trial »atterson was released on probation. ' ~The Woman's. Society of the Bap-- tist church held a meeting at the _ The Misses Verna Rudsinski and Heeln Frank were in Elgin Sunday afternoon. ; e e Miss Alice Tonne returned: Wed-- nesday after several days' visit in Valparaiso,"~ Indiana with 'Mrs. James Cornwell. . f Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. Al-- bert Heybeck and Mrs. Weaver at-- tended _ installation at Glenview Chapter where Mrs. Heybeck was organist. s t eee Mrs. Mad Rockenbach <was in-- stalling officer Thursday in Deer-- field for the Royal Neighbors.® -- -- BARNAMES ITS GROUP ON COURT (Continued {rom page 1) lntermfionmht truck,. :: > Mrs. Wil entertained friends from Des Pilaines Wednesday after-- noon. which is to be built this year. Judge Edwards said he was told that-- plans will be tmhade to have a courtroom, chambers for the judge, baliffs room and jury room in the new city hall. Judge Edwards said that Aurora and Elgin have city courts and that vear after payment of expenses. He suggested that the committee appoint d by President m visit nearby cities having city 6 and find out how the courts are opérated and other information which would be of value locally. Frank Schneider is driving a new BA IN K LAKE ZURICKH . rnsascrcsierssces»>+ @0 48,0094,00 irasscansce»< i y tha # 217 414.24 108,428.58 3,300.00 197,817.69 151,205.38 (GOUNTY CIVIL |---- CALL IS CIVEN County Cletk Lew A. Hendee Thursday . announced the civil trial call which starts on Jan. 17 in the court of County Judge Perry L. Thomas Rudd against Russell H. Edwards, -- City of Waukegan, et al. Cardiff--Gypsum Lumber company, a corporation against Larson--Miller Lamber company, a torporation. Harry Hadelman against the Am-- erican Motor Underwriters company. Roy Hironimous and Lester Hiron-- imous against A. J. Smith. Ernest Moldaner et al, against Em-- ma and Ella Borchardt. National Bond-- and Investment [Fred Albert Britten was born in Chicago in 1871 and was educated August Baistock against Martha Tewes and the Waukegan Ice com-- liam A. Johnson et al. egainst Mike Ahbrose. Albert Grodfeld, Inc., a corporation. agninst Joseph Lane. the greatest promise for protecting and saving the lives of submarine DISASTER _ oRAWING EIREF Stylecraft Clothes jfor Men and Young Men at Reduced Factory Prices s $50 $60 $70 and $80 | SUITS and OVERCOATS . $24.50 -- $29.50 f is $34.50 $39.50 ' In this sale, at the factory of the Goldstein Clothing Company, the entire stock of the finest of the Stylecraft models will be placed before you at prices reduced from 'the original factory cost. Retail dealers all over the country are (buying these garments at these prices and we are extending the same opportunity td our friends and neighbors of Lake County partly in commemoration of our Second Anniversary in the new shops and partly to make room for the manufacture of the Spring and Summer line of Stylecraft Sarments. Come in and see, compare prices, style and Second Anniversary _ Factory Sale Goldstein Clothing Company malle IMPORT ERS--MANUFACTURERS --WHOLESALERS--RET AILERS FOSS PARK AND LAKESIDE AVES., CYCLONE STATION, f f NO. CHICAGO. Open 'til 6 p. m. every day and 'till 9 p. m. Saturdays In this fine new daylight factory Stylecraft clothes for men and young men are designed, modeled, needled and made ready for you. When you purchase here in the twice--enlarged Retail Department, you are assured of complete satisfaction. Your Stylecraft Suit 6r Overcoat will be pressed free of charge for six months. . ' f Consul Tuxedos $28.50 Wil-- Up until about two years ago there were heated battles at county board meetings over poor bills because many supervisors allowed the purchase of luxuries for the poor. Some of: the supervisors were so extravagant as to allow poor people to buy straw-- berries in the winter time, to be paid for by the county. POOR BILLS ARE f HIGHER THIS TERM During the past two years, how-- ever, supervisors in charge of provid-- ing for the poor throughout Lake sounty have been requiring the poor to purchase only the -- necessities of | life. At the December meeting of the | ~cunty board Supervisor Bletsch of; Highland Park chairman of the poori bills auditing committee -- compli-- mented the poormasters of the vari-- j ous townships for the economical | manner they were providing for the , from -- Supervisor . Dilger. the poormasters are still being as eco-- nomical as possible in spending coun-- ty money for poor bills, but have been-- unable to stop : the heavy in-- unemployment feature. and relief. life and property in the Mississippi flood, there is insistent talk of cur-- What's in a name? Doesn't a "groundless.rumor" always cover the most ground? a It is my impression that accidents occur so infrequently that thorough investigation will show that every possible precaution for saving hu-- man life was not taken in advance. Human nature is that way in deal-- other spasmodic 'disaster--dealing in-- fluences. and other places on lands to a nigh degree. Application to _ undersea crafts should be even simpler than for chambers on land. 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