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"In Lake county the cost of widen-- | m'wmldbeenormous,tortheadded, right of way, in addition to the pay-- ing, would run into huge sums, nnc, the county has no funds in sight with which to take action, such as Cook| "I appreciate Lake county's finan-- cial predicament. It is possible that legislative provision may be made for the modification of the rule that calls for excessive widths for existing roads to be widened, and then the right of way cost will be done away with. ant road are widened and the Lake: 'Lhis estate comprises the former county part of it is not, it will create|Reabook property of 126 acres; the a bad bottle neck for our distance, 60 acre J. T. McCann farm, which ad-- which should be avoided if possible <|Joins the 400 acre Riverhill farm In commenting upon the low spir--:;estate of Nathan William MacChes-- its of Lake county, Charles M. Hayes,|ney; the former Ryan farm of 126 said: atres and the Chevalier 93 acres ad-- State Undertakes Work joining. The property is a quarter "Lake county seems to be borrow-'mile east of the 425 acre Spinney ing trouble. Waukegan road, at a,'}}un farm of Arthur L. Farwell. width of 40 feet, ;&'g'o be built as cer--, Architects Schmidt, Garden & tainly as the first 20 feet of it was. |Erickson are drawing plans for a fine "I appreciate Lake county's finan-- home for Mr. Bartholomay, who is an cial predicament. It is possible that insurance man, and it is expected rmmtive nhovimion may be masde tor |ground -- will be broken for it in a few Following a report from the Wis-- consin end of U. S. highway 41, which extends from Milwaukee avenue, Cook county, through Milwaukee, Wis., to the far north of that state, in which it was disclosed that the Badger au-- thorities lnv:xmched the surveying stage in the 40 foot plan, Lake county officials stated that hopeless poverty ir that unit offered nothing but de-- pressing thoughts in connection with the enterprise. Speaking for Lake county ,R. M. Lobdell, county highway superintend-- ent, offered the information that the ccunty would probably be unable to b a party in doing any widening. Would Ruin Whole Project He pointed out that this would cre-- ate a bottleneck twenty--four miles long extending f--om the Wisconsin line to the Cook county line. In his opinion this would create a deplor-- able condition, and he believed that sentiment in Lake county would op-- pose the widening on the north and south extremities, if the center portion remained a two lane high-- way. "Lake county will be unable to take part in the contemplated widening of Waukegan road to 40 cet throuzn the county," he said. "This is be-- cause of lack of funds. ® "If other portions of this import-- ant road are widened and the Lake county part of it is not, it will create a bad bottle neck for our distance, which should be avoided if possible / his arrest that he had shot because he had received information they had intended to fire shots into his home. "The paving cost involved in Lake county, owing to the excellent shoul-- der work--done when the first pave-- ment was laid, will not be heavy com-- paratively. "If Lake county remains dormant in this widening enterprise, it is pos-- sible it will find itself! with four lanes of traffic pouring into it from th north and from the south, and local self--defense may demand prop-- er action there. plant. Mittman told the police upon for all this great widening program is not a question for solution at this time. Just now we are engaged in ascertaining the public sentiment on the subject of widening and of get-- ting on record the various communi-- ties which will be affected by such widening. When the proper time comes the subject of finance will be taken up and undoubtedly disposed of in a satisfactory way. "Lake county,. by a bewildered and hopeless attitude, may inspire pity and sympathy for the impoverished community, but I feel confident that there are among the population indi-- #iduals or classes who will see that the community does not stand in the way of such a progressive step as the improvement of public highway A request was made last week by officials of Kenosha to Governor Fred R. Zimmerman to send state troops to Kenosha to handle the situation there arising out.of the Allen--A hos-- the governor send state troops. Sher-- iff Wattles Thursday added 50 more deputies in a desperate effOrt to cope with the situation. The Kenosha police are investigat~ ing the shooting affray in which Emil Mmempioyeofmeu:n;: concern, fired at passengers automobile. Allan Steele and MisS Saimi Hill, passengers in the ma-- chine, were injured. Steele and Miss _ Z IHTSG@Y prompted. the officials of Kenosha to make an effort to have iery company city manager; city council, joined in the request for state troops. _ _Two shootings on Wednesday and KENOSHA ASKS STATE TROOPS of Wisconsin are going ahead with their plans of widening U. S. high-- way to a width of 40 feet, they are ho{m' to ~Lake county to go thm;' with its end of the work in order to prevent a "bottleneck." As this county is noted for its wealthy and exclusive residential communi-- ties and costly estates, they cannot see why it does not find itself able to go ahead with the job. _ Lake county's highway problem in connection with Waukegan road, which cannot be solved because of lack of funds, has aroused the at-- tention of officials in Cook county. As both Cook county and the state "In Wisconsin the state undertakes is work and the--csountice arc JUt inmfronted--with the probiem of fina*&» E. Barden, president of the * Sheriff John L. Wat-- Che NO. 50 An important acreage transaction recently was consumated in the Lake county estate district, where William Bartholomay, Jr.., has just assembled a' te " a.mmec. . [-m:soutg:n Ot tn'eogoint where {ffl. an estate in excess of $20,000. An-- nie H. Bruce, a sister, and Wm. Buckley of Cranford, N.; J. are named executors. iStorm Sewer \ _ _ Hearing Held A spirit of levity was injected in-- to the meeting when Joseph Dietz, who lives on south Seymour avenue arpeared before the board and com-- plained that the bellowing --~of a neighbor's cow disturbed his slum-- ber and asked that the nuisance be abated. He stated that as he works nights it is necessary for him to | sleep in the daytime and that the vocal offerings of the bovine prima ldonna has been a source of great annoyance. William Bormkamp, who owns one of the two remaining cows in Mun-- delein, stated that his cow is the ' Burton Inness of 308 Keith avenue, Waukegan, who was sentenced in the [federal court a few months back to serve a sentence of five months in the county jail for violation of the pro-- hibition law, was taken into the fed-- eral court in Chicago Friday by Deputy Edward Dunne on a govern-- ment order. _ Sheriff Lawrence A. Doolittle said 'he understood that Innes was to be questioned about a liquor ring in Chi-- cago. Just what the nature of the cuestioning will be could not be learned. Burton Inness and his brother, Elm-- ler, were arrested last fall when fed-- eral prohibition officers headed by luonee Lyle of Chicago, conducted a Te 1. Platess "Hube donts Pugettine Julia M. North of 238 N. Sheridan Rd., Highland® Park, I!l., is the re-- cipient of a legacy from the estate of the late Frederick Bruce, accord-- ing to the terms of his will, Mrs. North will receive the sum of $10,-- . Mr. Bruce died June 12, and his will was filed for probate in the Sur-- rogate's court in Maywood. He left be set aside each day and the cows be prevailed upon to confine their musical activities to those periods. Attorney Ben H. Miller gave the oginion that an ordinance covering the case would not be legal as parts of that section are not built up. The matter was laid over for further consideration. . The house, which is to be built tor year round occupancy, will stand on a knoll, which has alreaay been land-- sesped, overlooking the Des Plaines river. Mr. Bartholomay, who enjoys a reputation as a sportsman, will sur-- round a forty acre timber tract with a high fence and will maintain this area as a bird sarctuary. He plans to stotck it with English pheasants ard other imported birds. geiein, stated that his cow is the quieter of the two and bellows only occasionally. | Mayor Rouse, trustees . Pluhm, Ray and Lyons are to meet Wed-- nesday morning to confer on plans for the new village hall and it is expected that a decision will be reached as to the tg)e of building and the style of architecture. s FARM WILL BE BIRD REFUGE porth -- of Libertyville Mr. Bartholomay is naming his es-- tate "Marellbar Farms" after his daughter, Margaret Ellen. Bridle paths from Lake Forest to the Mill Creek Hunt club are laid out through the property and into Mr. MacChesney's estate. F to the liquor charge and was given the jail term, while his brother was dis-- GETS $19,000 FROM ESTATE Mayor R. F. Rouse, who is a ci4t-- tle expert, suggested that the cows be muzzled or that a regular time found one of the most modern equip-- ped whisky stills it is possible to have. The outfit is said to have cost around $4,500. Burton Inness pleaded guilty BURTON INNESS GOES TO COURT The ordinance providing for this improvement was passed and the work will be rushed in order to have the street ready for the paving. The estimated cost of the work is $31,-- A resolution was adopted calling for water mains on Seymour ave-- n%e from Coreoran street to Divi-- sion street where it will -- connect with the original system. -- £ A public hearing was held at Mundelein Monday night on the posed storm water sewer on me avenue which is to be laid as a preliminary to the paving which is now under consideration. The hearing was merely a legal forma-- lity inasmuch as the property own-- ers affected by the :renfmvement had previously execu waivers and the work has already been started. defeated Thursda&eby Jl1 votes. The vote was 70 for proposition and 101 against. It had been planned to issue bonds bearing interest of four and a half per cent if the issue car-- tion, that of issuing bonds to the ex-- tent of $23,500 for purposes of im-- proving the village water system, was defeated Thursday by 31 votes. The the job. > p ces ""'ahrgesugeatqneend_andstthi The crossing has Been named | Other,a finely equipped kitchen. This "death crossing" by residents in that |"°°M will be used for dinners, larg-- vicinity» Yesterday's double tragedy iC Eatherings, entertainments and was the fourth fatal accident that | O Sundays will be.used for. Sunday hnas occur;g at&hfi_xf. point this year. Pfi.:o:i-i purposes. Dmcl:ly above are: Coroner n ylor announced mary rooms, a larger depart-- yesterday that he will demand _ of | ~~~~_*--------------------------------_= The new owners now expect to im-- prove and market this subdivision, which comptises ten blocks, -- with about one--quarter mile frontage on Washington street, during the pres-- ent summer. Charles E. Selleck of Chicago negotiated and attended to the legal details of the transaction for all parties, and will continue to represent the new owners. ANrroOcH BOND ISSUE BEATEN the M ADany that gategske quate protectivn u"...fi-"'h ?.f es toring public. & CA P Rustman and Sallaris were reéturn-- img to Chicago in the truck after making their nightly round of Lake County A. & P. stores, delivering bread and cakes. °It was estimated the truck was traveling at a speed of from 55 to 60 miles an hour when it hit the engine. The large vehicle burst into flames when the 30 galion gasoline tank exploded. Sallaris was still living when members of the train crew reached him but Rust-- man was killed instantly. Sallaris passed away two hours after the ac-- cident at the Condell Memorial hos-- pital in Libertyville: The body-- of Rustman was hot discovered until nearly a half hour after the acci-- dent. He had been thrown over a fence and lay there unobserved un-- til a second trip was made to the seene of the accident by the ambu-- lance crew and Julius Treptow, Lib-- ertyville undertaker. --> This tract had been subdivided in December, 1926, by the then owners into Washington Hills: subdivision. At that time the owners were forced to bring a mandamus suit against the recorder of Lake county to get their plat recorded because of his re-- fusal of the Waukegan city plan committee to approve the plat. In this mandamus suit Judge Claire C. Edwards of the Circuit court of Lake county, held that the ordinance of the city of Waukegan purporting to adopt the city plan was void, and ordered the recorder to file the plat, which was done. A report was circulated Saturday that J. Roebecker, fireman, who was hurled from the cab of the engine by the impact of the collision, had died of injuries received was denied this morning at the local "J" round-- house. He was reported back on The Chicago Title and Trust com-- pany, as trustee for two undisclosed syndicates, has taken title, through a third party, from Oscar T. Bergumn, as trustee for a pretious owner syn-- dicate, to approximately-- forty acres, situated, except for a small triangu-- lar lot occupying the actual corner, at the northeast corner of Washinz-- ton street, Waukegan, and the Green Bay road. f Persons familiar with the situation maintain that an overhead crossing would be the only suitable remedy. It is pointed out that the crossing is located at the bottom of a slight hill and that motorists cannot see it until they reach the top of the in-- cline which brings them dangerous-- ly near the tracks. Some Libertyville business men have suggested enlisting the aid of Samuel Insull, utility magnate, whose estate is located on either side of the "J" right of way. ' SYNDIGATE GETS FORTY ACRE LO7 be _ remedied. ©'The Libertyville Chamber of Commerce may lead the .fight . to force the railroad to remedy the dangerous condition. The double tragedy rekindled -- sentiment egainst the railroad among Liberty-- ville residents and is expected to draw a large crowd to the coroner's probe scheduled for Tuesday after-- noon at three o'clock. ® The remains of John Rustman, driver of the truck, and Tony Sallar-- is, helper, were shipped to their Citi-- cago homes Thursday night where funeral services were held Saturday. the E. J. & E. crossing three miles south of-- Libertyville, killing two A movement was started to de-- mand in Libertyville following the accident that the hazardous condi-- tions existing at "death crossing" Coroner John I. Taylor Thursday impanelled a jury of six prominent Libertyville merchants to probe the fatal truck and train collision which occurred early that morning at Both men were burned almost bey-- ond recognition. MAY DEMAND PROTECTION --AT CROSSING Frequent Accidents At Dan-- gerous Crossing Near Liber-- tyville Arouse People To Demand Safeguards. Pass Petitions proposi-- ' Following the opening musical numbers, the invocation and --the | scripture _reaclling(", tltl)e Ikeyx; of --the {newly ~complete uilding . were m{i presented to the t')oard of trustees c the by Warreh A. Nicholas, chairman which lof «the building-- committee. 'The § ,.t!building was formally accepted by Eniles Paul G. Ray, chairman of the board. two | . Then followed the ~ceremony of dedication and a sermon by --Rev. tman, |J. G. K. McClure, P.D.. LLD.-- of m_' Lake Forest, President Emeritous of -- eug _ ) McCormick Seminary. § <---- The auditorium and balcony, with a seating capacity of three hund-- red and fifty, is on the right side { of the building and is finished in |tinted plaster and green antique, i while the pews and doors are of |walnut. Directly in front of the main entrance is the pulpit with the organ loft above, surmounted by a wide arched-- window. On the west side are five windows extending al-- most to the vaulted ceiling with its hanging light fixtures. l On the east side of the auditoriun 'midway to the ceiling, the S school, rooms open into the ch proper and afford additional seating room. . On the east side of the building, on the ground lével, is the social room which may be reached either from the narthex or directly from Maple avenue. This room has Voliva said on Wednesday that he desired to have Forby remain as his chief counsel, but it was learned lat-- er that if elected Forb(r will resifl;. his present post and devote all time to the courts. He intends to hold court in Chicago a great deal. Providing Forby is elected judge Plans are being made by the Zion city council to call the primary elec-- tion to nominate candidates for city judge on July 24 and the regular election on Aug. 21. It was expected that Monday night the -- Zion council would pass a measure pro-- viding for holding of the elections on these dates. ; 2 and resigns as legal counsel to the overseer, as appears to be the pro-- gram, Vgliva will have to name a sucressor to him. It is thought likely in Zion that City Attorney Joseph L. Bishop will be named to succeed For-- by, if he is-- desirous of taking over this work. ; SINGS SOLO AT «. BRjn'v o1rxvrnror Overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva an-- nounced on Wednesday that he had placed his stamp of approval on the candidacy of Attorney Theodore Forby, former city attorney of Zion, who has been for many years; his chief counsel. It is expected that the Indépendent faction will also place a candidate in the field, but as Vol-- iva holds the control in the *Holy City" Forby thus will be elected city Judge after the election formality. The little church, which has a seat-- ing capacity of 80 people, was filled and more than 100 persons stood out-- side, according to Olson, who -- at-- tended uhe service. . President and Mrs. Coolidge were seated in the front of the church. This was Mrs. Coolidge's first appearance since her arrival in the north because shke has been ill.' . § > After the service, the President and his wife shook hands with the blind pastor and walked out of the church, the president smiling and his wife waving to the people who stood out-- side to greet them. Three camera-- men snapped them as they came out. Eugene Sand, 20 year old Wauke-- gan young man, residing at 957 Westmoreland _ avenue, Sunda?' morning sang a solo in the-- little church: at Brule, Wis., before Pres-- ident and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, who attend the church> regularly while vacationing in northern Wisconsin. Sand took part in the services at the request of his friend, Rev. John Tay-- l0r, the blind pastor of. the Brule church. at the service Sunday and agreed to do so. Sand sang for several years in the Iron River and Brule church-- es before leaving home: Sand was exceedingly pleased with the honor bestowed upon him and rendered his solo .in excellent style. He-- is undoubted'}sr, the ~proud-- est young man in Waukegan and has a right to be. According to his roommate, Mar-- vin Olson, young Sand went to visit his parents at Iron River, Wis., last week and there met Rev. Taylor at whose church he used to sing before coming to Waukegan two years ago. He was asked by the pastor to sing ZION TO ELECT The entrances from Maple -- and | quate accommodations for the grow-- Douglas avenuesg open into a narthex| ing membership and Sunday school. from which it 1s possible to go toj| In 1925 th&emembers of the church the auditorium, the social room or|}authorized the purchase of property the balcony above. The new church building is a structure of which the members of the congregation -- may feel proud, Its architectural style is colonial and the construction is of red brick while the interior is fire proof throughout. . *\ ce § An afternoon service was held at three o'clock <at which the sermon was delivered by Rev. -- Raymond Huston, pastor of the Second Pres-- byterian church of Evanston. © In the presence of over four hundred people, members of the con-- gregétion and friends, the new resbyterian church, at the corner of Maple and Douglas avenues, was formally dedicated= Sunday -- with the impressive ceremonies of the church. The dedication . service opened at eleven o'clock with a spe-- cial program befitting the occasion. Crowd. Present At Dedication T .__Of New Presbyterian Church -- Comumty KRenitster LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS, WENDESDAY, JUNE 27, JUDGE AUG. 21 Published Twice Weekly {!-- With others who soon joined them !they erected the original church in 1881. A site was secured in the ,orchard of --Mr. Caleb Wright -- on ; what is now Church street. The act-- ual--cost <of the first church was ifour thousand dollars and as the his-- | torian says, '"in spite of the smail | cost the building was made possible only because the members gave of ! their labors unstintingly." garbage instead of ashes. . In the winter, over 50 per cent of the stuff dumped by the city is made up of ashes No more dumping will be done along the extension until next fall, on account of the fact that the greater share of the refuse dumped during the summer is composed cof XCOMMITTEES ARE INNESS T AKES UP COMMUTING ® IN BOOZE CASE The board also selected the com-- mittee on committees which will se-- lect the chairman and personnel of the various standing committees of the organization . for the coming year and these selections will be submitted to the board for ratifi-- cation. This committee is composed of the following: J. B. Morse, chair-- man, A. L. Johnson, O. A. Newson, L. A. Murric and A. R. Andjrews. A meeting of this body has been set for this week at which time the se-- lections will be made. * It was decided to have a num-- ber of carloads of cinders hauled in and 'dumped over the extension which Fas already been filec¢ in. The city. has been dumping ashes and refuse along the proposed bed of the roadway. as a result of the dumying during the past several months, the fill has reached over half war to the lake. . Members of the Waukegan city council met Saturday morning with the North Shore sanitary board in connection with the Dahringer road extension which is being built by the city east to the lake. The sani-- tary board members agreed to per-- mit the city a right--of--way across the sanitary district property on which to extend the roadway. -- The: contract was let and -- the mnstmction started last October and continued through the winter to have the building in réadiness for the dedication services Sunday. Burton Inness of 308 Keith avenue, Waukegan, a federal prisoner in the county jail was again taken to Chi-- cago Monday by Deputy Ed. Dunne to testify further before the grand jury. He was questioned last Fri-- ary. Sheriff Lawrence A. Doolittle says that he understands that Inness is being used as a witness by the government in the case of Alderman Titus Haffa of Chicago, charged with a liquor violatior. Inness is serving a five months' sentence here on a liquor MEET TQIRON RUT ROAD PLAN At a special meeting of the board of trustees of the Libertyville--Mun-- delein--Chamber of Commerce last week the members were chosen to act on the executive committee. The ¥umoee of thiscommittee is to act or the board between regular moet-- ings and to handle and matter which may arise and which requires immediate action. The members of the committee are Jay Cairns, F. J. Wright, Glenn G. Hoskins, Earl H. Corlett and R. F. Rouse. . charge. at the southeast corner of Maple and Douglas avenues. * On February 20, 1927 the church was attacked by fire and after the flames were extinguished it was found fhat the structure was damag-- ed beyond repair. At a congrega-- tional meeting the following Wed-- nesday it was decided to erect a new church and the officers were instructed to select building-- and finance committees to carry out the project.. : .: : In 1914 the manse was built on Wright court and five years later the church was remodeled and a new entrance built providing ade-- quate accommodations for the grow-- ing membership and Sunday school. It was dlecided to erect the new building on the site purchased two years previously and steps were taken to move the house from that site to a lot on Jackson avenue which was selected as suitable for the new manse. The committee was appointed and began to function immediately. The plans for the building were drawn fi a campaign was started to raise funds necessary for the work. The building has been admirably designed to accommodate all of the church activities and, as the offic-- ers have stated, "to meet the needs of the entire community and make this truly a church home for all who have met together for so many years and for those who may Be newcomers." & '#.. A brief historical sketch of the local / Presbytcrian -- congregation shows that on September 7, 1869 fifteen interested people® met -- and crganized the First Presbyterian church of Libertyville.: Rev. E. R. Davis and Rev. J. H. Trowbridge of the presbytery of Chicago were present and assisted in organizing this group and receiving them into membership. -- * ment room and a ladies aid room. TCO BE OnRDLIIOQTDD 1928 '\' William Kyle, of Milwaukee, Wis., ; |an employe of the Allis Chalmers _ Manufacturing company of West --lAllis, Wis., at station No. 6 of Jhe . (Public Service company, died at the | Victory Memorial hospital Mon::fy morning at 3:80 o'clock after '-- , | fering intense pain from third de-- gree burns for 14 days. -- _ f Afve % 1 With Andrea Florie of Milwaukee, who was also fatally burned, Kyle |bad been repairing an oil switch at lthe Public Service company on June 12 when it suddenly exploded. It is telieved that a short circuit caused the expiosion. Flaming oil was thrown over each . the men and before aid could reach them and the flames could be extinguished they were almost un-- conscious from the intense agony. They were rushed to the Victory Memorial hospital where Florie died 12 hours later, with his wife at his bedside. . The accident happened on State| Lester Smith, of Waukegan, Sun-- Route No. 21 about one mile north of | day repaorted the theft of a Ford Wheeling. The Chicago woman es--|sedan to the office of Sheriff Doo-- caped uninjured, although her ma--jlittle The license number of the chine was damaged considerably. |machine 'is 889--048 Ill. '28. Kukilich received numerous cuts and bruises about the hands. His machine was wrecked beyond repair, according to nmrts. The accident ppened on State Route No. 21 about one mile north of nau'rov:di1 escaped death Thursday, while ng his first drive in a Pon-- tiac coach he had purchased that day, when the front wheels locked, causing the car to swerve to the left side of the road and crash into a Stearns--Knight driven by a Chicago Kyle, who was 29 years old, and Florie were employed by the Wiscon-- sin concern as expert electrical re-- pairmen and installers. When the accident occurred, Florie was standing directly in front of the switch and received "the full force of the explosion. Kyle, authough standing near Florie, was not quite so badly burned. The body was taken to the Wetze) & Peterson undertaking parlors where Coroner John L. Taylor is expected to conduct an inquest. *:" i%" . WRECKED IN e FIRST DRIVE -- The victim fought hard for ais life, but the burns proved too deep to heal. filled home at 436 Madison street Waukegan by police and revived by resuscitation -- methods applied by police, firemen, and a first aid res-- cue squad of eight men from the Public Service Co. Bordering on a state of collapse from breathing the poison fumes, and her husband and two small children already -- unconscious, Mrs. Harold Helen Cook staggered to the front hborch, shouted for help and then Mrs. James Conners, a neighbor, heard Mrs.-- Cook's call for aid and investigated. Upon learning the trou-- home of Mr. and Mrs. Martson, 110 Fairview place, who summoned the police, and then rushed to the Cook home themselves to aid in rescuing the stricken family. QUICK WORK SAVES FOUR FROM DEATH A family of four, two of them small children, were "saved from asphyxia-- tion Sunday when they were car-- Filled With Gas Officers William Blaylock and Vir-- gil Stewart rushed to the home and, upon entering, found the air black from the '(gas Cook was found slumped in a chair with his 3--year-- old daughter, Roberta, in his lap. Barnet, 4 years old, was lying on the Thne policemen and the others lost Mr. And Mrs. Harold Cook And Two Children, Waukegan, Overcome By Fumes From Leaky Gas Valve. WILLIAM KYLE DIFS OF BURNS no time in carrying the father and two children to the front lawn where neighbors were already at work re-- viving Mrs. Cook. . Another call for help was sent to police headquarters and this time Assistant Chief Ken-- nedy sent the fire aepartment to the scene, called the Public Service Co. for assistance and then sped there himself. Drs. L G. Brackett and M. H. Gindich were also summoned and administered heart stimulants to the Had the Cook family remained in the house 10 minutes, all would have Gas Escaped from Heater The gas was found to be escaping from a faulty jet in a water heater located in the basement of the place. It was pointed out that the gas had probably been escaping for hours and **"Dr. Brackett said that Re nad beepn called to the Cook home: Sunday morning to attend the children who had complained of not feeling well. He stated, however, that he did not detect the gas odor at the time. A large crowd gathered as the res-- cue crews worked over the victims. Mr. Cook was the most seriously af-- fected and it was several minutes be-- fore he was revived. All were still suffering -- from the effects of the poison Sunday night, but were well on the road to recovery. Charles Kukilick, of Libertyville, U MEY Conners hurried to the cath |rasd Atihen fg"t'g'ooo. and | the was the rea un-- full. Y BORY-- | Sherrill sa ctory dlea bonds ty ", . Jat the same i Killian told the court that Shermil Ihad disposed of $135,900 worth of Ibonds. returning bonds totalling $29,-- 100. Then Sherrill turned over $51,.-- 827.17 in cash and some Waukegan property after Killian had made re-- peated demands for the rest. The balance unaccounted for is $39.985.66. Killian said that he did not want the money invested in property but rather than lose still more money, he ecnsented to take over the property in which Sherrill had invested $23,-- He made a report to the sheriff's Sherril took the witness stand in his own | behalf and denied having $ 'Killian. He said that he paid all but $14,000 or $13,-- 000, and 'that failure of the business }nl.?themsonhehadnotpm'dm ull. Sherril said that he haidled the bonds two large Chicago -- places at the time and that it was a case of thking on more than he could handle. 1 While he was away from Chicago on a business trip, he said, a receiver was appointed by a Chicago court to take charge of the business of the errill Mortgage & Bond company; As president and treasurer REPORT THREE AUTO THEFTS Faneil was Jjodged in 'the local jail and his people in Chicago noti-- fied. ef Limberry was requested to hold him until his parents could get he A technical charge of dis-- orderl;el:onduct was lodged against him and he was held until his people came anii took him back to Chicago. The car, is still at the Libertyville The driver of the machine was found a| few hours later when chief Limbeeriély received a call from the Eli Condell Memorial hospital asking ithat he take charge of a man wgo had been brought thert early Sunday morning for treat-- ment. T}\e man who gave his name as Orville Farrell and his home Chi-- cago, was brulised about the legs and told of Lhavmg been struck by a train. Arcording to the attaches of the hospital he was under the in-- fluence .of liquor. M. Steward of Chicago was arrest-- ed Sunday by officer F. J. Druba after hg had passed through the stop lights at both Cook avenue and Church &treets at the rate of thirty-- five mil?s per hour. He was ar-- raigned : before police magistrate Fred H. Smith where he was grant-- ed a continuance and released on posting x bond.. .. ---- ; _ less damaged and was standing on mavement at the west side of the An investigation disclosed the fact that the car carried no license plates. W. J. Bmdlesy;nnlso of Chicago, was taken in day charged with speeding when he was overtaken on Milwaukee avenue traveling at a forty mile cli{. He asked for a continuance and posted a bond for Auto Driver In Hospital An abandoned automobile was found early Sunday morning on south Milwaukee avenue near the south village limits and the local police department was called to re-- move it from the highway and a tow truck was sent out by chief Lim-- At the preliminary hearing Mon-- head in a car collision Saturday af-- day, Killian _ testified that _ he|ternoon in Belvidere street. just out-- had entered into a contract withjside of the city limits of Waukegan. Robert Sherrill of the Sherrill Bond'ne was taken to the office of Dr.~A. and Mortgage company to sell $165.--,E Budde in North Chicago and eigh 000 worth of bonds. Themoneyob-lstitcheswmnken to sew up his tained from this sale was to apply wound. Otis hit a car driven by J. on the architect's certificates. 1W.Cmnmotsa4indhonm. Holds Out $38,000 Waukegan. Connors' was shaken up. _ Killian told the court that Sherrill|The cars were both damaced con-- his SHERRILL BOUND | TO GRAND JURY: 98566 while handling the bonds on the Killian building at Sixteenth St. yTad jury 1day wetice Coulsen on a charge of em-- beanliomcas%.' Iis hArNig been %A. 000, but on reeommenna%on of As-- sistant State's Attorney Sidney H. Block, they were increased to $30000. He was returned to the county jail in default of bonds. Robert C. Sherrill,@ former stock and 'bond dealer in Chicago, who is alleged to have defrauded Thomas J. Killian, owner of a plumbing estab-- lishment in North Chicago, of $38,-- Sherrill was sought for two years by private detectives hired by Killian before being finally apprehended in Washington, D. C., on May 7 of this year,. He was returned to Chicago, as a warrant for his arrest had-- been issued there. Killian later decided that the case should be prosecuted in Lake ceunty, so had the case nolle prossed in a Chicago court and Sher-- rill arrested on a Lake county war-- rant. (Continued on page four.) was more or dren, Rose, 15, and Irene, 11, also sustained in juries. Mrs. Davia is at the LAke County General hospital where little hope is held for her recovery. She suffered a fractured skull, possible internal hnj-'iu and many head, face and lbody cuts. Davia and the childdren sustained but minor cuts and bruises and were able to go home after hav-- ing their injuries dressed® at the county hospital by Dr. Karl M. Beck. Recklessness on the part of an-- other car driver, as is so often the case, caused this accident. Davia is a marble contractor and has the ;marble contract for the new $1,.000.-- 000 St. Therese hospital in West Washington at Waukegan and was taking his family there Sunday to witness the laying of the corner-- stone. A car driver also going north pulled from behind him near the North Shore Cemetery to go ahead of him, only to discover a car traw-- eling in the opposite direction, close to him, Davis drove off the pave-- ment on the right side to avert a collision and his car skidded in the mud and overturned pinning the occupants underneath. Other motor-- ists stonped, extricated them and took them to the county hospital. $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE, Attaches at the Condell Memorial hospital in Libertyville, where the trio are under treatment, reported Monday the condition of Frank is critical. He sustained a fractured pelvis and skull injuries. John Grzy-- bowski and his wife are suffering from severe cuts and bruises but are not in a serious condition. John was to be released from the hospital that The accident victims charge there was no gateman on duty and that (Continued on page four.) North Chicagoan Cut John Otis of 1619 Victoria street, ,Nonh Chicago, suffered cuts on the head in a car collision Saturday af-- !tcmoon in BRoelvidere street,. just out-- --_ _ One May Die Three Milwaukee persons were in-- ured, one probably fatally, Sunday g!ght whenpthe coli,pe in which they were riding was struck by a Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul switch engine at Rondout crossing three miles east of Libertyvilie: The injured are: John Grzybowski, driver of the car. Lily Grzybowski, wife of John. Frank Grzybowski, assistant cash-- ier for the Milwaukee office of the Amefrican Express Co. The pair were on their way to Bar-- rington from Chicago., Unable to make a curve in the road owing to the slippery pavement, they were forced to take to the ditch at the side of the road _ Deputy, Quandt investigated the Otis--Connors collision and reported to Sheriff Doolittle that Otis attempt-- ed to pass four or five machines and forced Connors to drive on the road shoulder for about 120 feet. Quandt said that Otis finally discovered he coulde not pass up the entire line and attempted to swing back from the left to &ne right side of the road and in doing so, hit Connors machine. Sheriff Doolittle said that a charge of reckless driving might be préeferred against Otis. % on his chin, body bruises and possible internal injuries. Boswell sustained a dislocated shoulder and four broken street, Chicago, were seriously in-- jured when their machine skidded off the highway at Lake Zurich and went into the ditch, where it overturned twice Mrs. Josephine Davia, 32 years old, of 7213 East End avenue, Chicage, in jured, A woman was injured dnd several cthers were shaken up considerably at 5:30 o'clock Sunday afternvon on a two car--collision in Green Bay road, a half mile south of: Washington street. Mary Koceja of 1378 Ninth street. Milwaukee, suffered cuts and bruises and was taken to the Victoy Memorial hospital. After being attea-- ded by Dr. Brackett she was te-- }movndtohumtnnWeuh Peterson ambulance. Mrs. Josephine Davia Of WOMAN HURT WHEN AUTO OVERTURNS siderably 6 Loses Control While trying to pass a machine in Green Bay road on a curve, F. Le« Moon of 4801 Winthrop avenue, Chi-- cago, lost control of his car and hit 2 machine driven by A. W. Pope x Waukesha, Saturday night at 8:16 o'clock.. Both drivers were shaken up and their cars badly damaged. Sheriff Lawrence A. Doolittle by Deputies William Kelly Harry Quandt and John DeSmith John Crisiman of 10406 South Michigan avenue, Chicago, travelling south, w-;u-m-m.uwu car s teia was ~ t h on Goran and L. -mf bot & weukee, were riding in the KoceJa machine, while Andrew Stuckley of Chicago was riding with Crisman. These folks were not hurt. Two Men Injured * Quin Aneassaeor, Chicago, and Ro-- Chicago Not Expected To Live After Aeddeat On Green Bay Road. a%"