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gan. The bill is for marble work on the place and those mentioned as de-- fendants are Theodore Goldsmith, Charles E. Staley, Charles Jacobs and Samuel Seidenfeld. C mt' m m -f'; TEugs00 10E Dank on Waslnets Sroet Beoples The Andres Stone and Marble of Milwaukee, filed mit'l\nldnycoi; the Cireuit court for $28,330 for ardy as the car was recklessly driven and then there was plenty of shoot-- Francisco had been sought in con-- rection with the $133,000 mail train robbery at Evergreen Park, for which Charles Cleaver and others were convicted. Attorney Charles S. Whar-- ing. Martin Devere and L. M. Hills oi the state agricultural department, with P. L. Tustison of the federal d=-- partment of agriculture, were in-- specting cornfields for signs of the destructive borers. Far in a corn-- field off Wheeling road they saw an automobile, hidden by the tall stalks. hunted as a suspect in a bank rob-- bery in California during which a tank employe was killed. Wednesday the police were seeking Francisco's sweetheart, Adeline Zac-- card, in the expectation she can tell who his associates in the McHenry robbery were. It was she who brougnt about the ijentification of the body. It was but a few hours after the discovery Wednesday that Anthony Francisco, his daughter, and another son,. entered the undertaking estab-- lishment. He looked at the body and said: "It's my boy--it's Angelo." Wondering how he wdn of -- the discovery so quickly, e tGoned him. poice ques FILE SUIT To "He hasn't been home for severil months," the father said. "He's been living with that girl This evening she called us up and said we ought to come here and see if the dezi cculd. The auto got away from us near Buffalo Grove." man was Angelo" both barrels of a shotgun into the car from the rear. and -- dead. found,"> Sheriff 3. didn't dare come make the identific find her we'll fing Identify Robber's Auto Sheriff Sanford being notified, had bank employes view the body and the car. State Policemen Arthur Froelich and Phil Gento told of chasing the car almost to that point and then losing sight of it. "Mr. Nichols' shots attracted us," Frcelich said, "and we took up the co. Seeing the bandits run to their automobile after .the Monday rob-- one of the West McHenry, IlL, bank robbers in a car in a corn field near Mt. Prospect, Ill. Wednesday after-- at Crown Point, Ind. Possibility that the body may t that of Adaline The body of an apparently young woman burned to a crisp and un-- recognizable, was found Thursday The bandits had circled about, it We kept firing at them and they Sweetheart Of Angela Fran cisco, Slain Bandit. of Burned To Crisp, d To Be That Of *4 < COLLECT BLL _--Che it it state's attorney to make a thorough investigation of the death. d::h.! Col. Smith was expected bt; Justice Harvey Coulson for 'smunu who is in the county jail. % It is charged that Scroggins was responsible for his automobile crash-- ing into a machine in which Mrs. Mc-- Comsey was riding. The latter's son ing spared in the arrangement of the Yacht Club program and he assures the public that they will be greatly surprised and astonisned by the pageantry of the Venetian Night. CHARGE DRIVER WITH ASSAULT Canoes To Take Part The Yacht Club also expects thai wt least 15 or 20 canoes carrying red flares will take part. The committee of the Waukegan Fourth Annual Summer Festival to be held on August 31, September i, 2 and 3 are greatly elated by the as-- sistance the Waukegan Yacht clu-- are giving them in making the water pageant the most beautiful water event that has ever been held in the local harbor. The Johnson Outboard Motor Co. are also lending a areloing hand to the local yacht club» both financially and with boats. Commodore Nimits also stated that neither money nor effort is be-- VENETIAN NIGHT IN LEGION FETE make the Venetian Night on Sept. 1 the greatest boat parade in the history of the Waukegan harbor. The boats of their own membeérs, which number 65, augmented by 40 boats from the Chicago Yacht Club, the Chicago Motor Boat Club, the Columbia Boat Club, and the Jack-- son Park Club, assures a parade of at least 125 beautifully decorated and lighted boats. To date the local elub has had no response from the xenosha and Racine Clubs, which are also a part of the Lake Michi-- gan Power Boat Association, but it is expected that they too will send a number of entries. The cruiser races from Chicago, as they enter the harbor, will be greet-- ed by the mayor and a band. Fol-- lowing the Venetian parade and the races, a .very entertaining vening has been planned for the visiters, ac-- cording to Commodore Charles Nim-- its of the local club. Commodore Nimits also stated that the club has appropriated $200. for the decoration and lighting of their entry in the parade. Thzlcase 'I';}'n" cont'n;l;ed until sev-- en o'clock ursday t to allow Mrs. Sadler to r&eiu fln'hmoney nec-- essary to pay damages to the (Continued from Page 4) At the meeting of the Waukegan Yacht Club last Thursday night. definite --plans were arranged to When arraigned in court Sadler admitted the blame for the accident ahd offered to make such restitution as his limited means would permit. His wife, who had learned of his arrést at the office of the gas com-- pany in Waukegan, arrived on the scene just before the close of the hearing and took charge of the ar-- rangements for securing© the release of her husband. R. W. McBride, a member of the Lake Forest police force who was passing, siezed Sadler and held him until the arrival of Chief Limberry who placed him in the village jail where he was heli until the hearing Thursday morning. According to the testimony pres-- ented at the hearing Thursday morning before judge Smith, Sadler was coming east from . Mundelein driving a small sedan. Just aftetr passing the Libertyville limits he met S"machine driven by Charles Longabaugh of Grayslake who saw that something was wrong with the oncoming driver and swerved from the pavement to avoid a collision. Sadler kept bearing to the wrong side of the road and sideswiped the Grayslake car wrecking the running board and fender on the left side. and two women were ?tmfn lly but not seriously injured Wednesday ev-- ening near the west village limits on Park avenue in a triple collision caused by the inability of Sam Sai-- ler of Waukegan, an employee of the North Shore Gas Company, to control his machine while under the influence of liquor. ing at Grayslake. The latter car was thrown into the ditch and badly damaged. * The Sadler car bounded away af-- ter the first impact and, still bear-- ing to the left, struck a Crysler se-- dan driven by Richard Stucky whose home is in Kansas and who is visit-- Mrs. Sarah Longabaugh, mother of the driver was thrown against the side of the car and sufferedi a badly brifised arm and shoulder and Miss Susie Whitehead was badly bruisei about the body and arm. No. 65 Triple Wreck the District Attorney Lewis Powel!l, otf Kenosha, has announced manslaugh-- ter and other charges will be filed against Western. ir the next ten days if he continues to®respond to treatment as fast as he M. Western, of N. Ave., Wau-- kegan whol:"v.:'.l:§l injured -- when his machine into a tree near Kenosha killing two men and hurt-- ing two others, continued to improve today, according to attaches at the Kenosha hospital, and his attendin: physician, Dr. Hugo Branyan. WESTERN GET S BETTER RAPIDLY Benjamin J. Shapiro, consulting engineer for the city but locatei in Chicago, came to Waukegan Tues-- day to discuss the matter with the contractor and Bldg. Commissioner Nibbelink. <The walls of the struc-- ture must be constructed of brick, he decided, after debating the proposi-- tion with the builders. one story above which will be con-- structed for stores. The lower stor-- ies will be used by the Dodge com-- pany. » | 'I'ge building department has re-- fused to issue a permit for the work on account of a controversy regard-- ing the walls of the proposed struc-- ture. --The 'contractor erecting the building. has planned to use, brick walls only part way up, the remain-- der to be constructed of steel. en-- closed. This method is contrary to the city ordinance. The new building is expected to sgzt between $75,000 and $100,-- According to the pla.n£ the new building will have three stories be-- low the level of Genesee street and one story above which will be con-- hauled off the box. | The police were in accord with ?"Iaglon men, as it remlieve"hem usual routine of speakers to jail. But . th i ke: members were' of the on th ' 3 ><b "Tod protes tion ani were incensed 'because the officers allowed the Legion men to break up their carefully planned session. * _ _ But in the opinion of the police and a large majority of the specta-- tors, the whole affair came in the category of "daily good -- deeds." They lauded the Legionnaires for their action. ] Fourth Disrupted Meeting This is the fourth street meeting sponsore1 by the radicals that has been broken up. At the other gath-- erings arrests were made. The hear-- ings were slated for Friday moming! {Continued on Page 8) -- . WILL ERECT AUTO PLANT Plans have been submitted to the Waukegan building Dept. by Walter Morrow, owner of the Dodge Broth-- ers Motor agency, for the erection of a combination garage and stor-- age on the property just north of the old Schwartz Furniture com-- pany ruins on the west sgidle of the Genesee street bridge. Bedacht had started lambasting the various capitalists in he country, including Samuel Insull, utility magnate of + Libertyville; -- Henry Ford, J. P. Morgan, and John D. Rockefeller, when he found himself Joe Plotkin, local mouthpiece for the Young Workers' League, acted as chairman of the gathering. He had just completed his introductory speech and turned the soap box over to Bedacht who was in the midst of his opening remarks when the Leg-- jonnaires came to the "front." Bedacht evidently had received gimilar receptions at the hands of Legion men elsewhere for he "took a sneak" through the crowd_ and disappeared, realizing that violent treatment in all probability wouldi be meted out if he remained on the scene. _Bedacht and his League friends who devote their time to "looking through rose--colored glasses" apen-- ed the meeting in de%iance of Act-- ing Mayor Carney and the police g::edmm'thent The former recently re-- or%mintkm a permit to hold street meeings. f _ Speaker Gets Short Shift Waukegan's -- American -- Legion boys "returned to the front," figura-- tively speaking, last Wednesday night in the interests of Uncle Sam and broke up a -- radical meeting sponsored by members of the Young Workers League at Genesee and Water streets. A squad of police wereo n hand, but no arrests were made. i A crowd of over 300 listeners had gathered and the meeting was well underway when a group of Legion-- naires quietly stepped <up, firmly seized Max Bedacht, the principal speaker of the evening and a can-- didate for state senator on the Com-- munist ticket, and pulled him off of the soap box platform. Max Bedacht, Communist Can-- didate For Senator Has Short Term On Soap Box At Street There is a possibility that Western ROUTED BY M e Park; George Thayer, 84, Co. D. Regt. 96, IlL Inf., Grayslake; Charles Washburn, 89, Co. F, Regt. 3, lowa Inf., Waukegan; Silas Nichols, 41. Inf:, Waukegan: Henry Christian, 84, Co. G, Regt. 17, Ill. Cav., Rich-- mond; Robert Hunter, '84, Co. K. Regt. 12, Ill. Inf., Richmong; A. F. Felter, 80, Co. F. Regt. 156, Ill In:. Antioch; W. E. Appley, 82, Co. I. Regt. 147, Ill. Inf., Libertyvilie: Thomas Strang, 83, Co. C, Regt. TI. :Lt. Art., Libertyvflf; .. H. Howell, 85, Co. F. Regt. §7, Ill. In! Chicago: Ed Odell, U. S. N., Chicago. The following comrades have pass-- ed to the great beyond since the last reunion held August 18, 1927; Joan Strock, John Bracher.. Marvin Spocr, R. John Douglas, George Butler, George E. Prouty, Abe Newell, John J. Page, Nicholas Smith. 5 | Harris, 91, Co. B,. Regt. 10, Mass. Inf., Wauconda; George Huber, §2, 90._K. }%egt 153, TL Inf., Highland H.®Regt. 69, New York Inf., Wauke-- gan; Jerry Shea, 82, Co. F. Regt. 147. Ill. Inf., Waukegan:; W. H. Disbrow, 81. Co. I., Regt. 5, Wis. Inf., Chicago; A. T. Look,. 86, Co. G, Regt. 51, (1; Inf., Louis Gonyo, 82, Co. 1, Regt. 17. I11.>~Cav., Grayslake; J. B. Turnbuil. 81, Co. H,. Regt. 22, N. Y¥. Cav., Wau-- conda; R. J. Hull, 88, Co. B, Reg 10, Wis. Inf.,; Waukegan; H. K. leaf, 81, Co. I, Regt. 17, Illinois Cav-- alry, Waukegan; Herman Wheeler, Co. E, Regt. 153. Illinois infantry, Waukegan; A. T White, 86, Co. C. Regt. 96, Illinois infantry, Grayslake: Homer Stevens, 89, Co. F, Regt. '2, Wisconsin .infantry, . Antioch; Mike Hogan, 79, Co. D, Regt. 25, Massa-- chusetts infantry, Waukegan; Henry Burdick, 89, Co. F. Regt. 37, Tllinc:s Inf., Mundeléin:; Ben Hamiin, 80, Co. H. Regt. 156, Ill. Inf., Lake ViHla; G W. Ames, 83, Co. I. Regt. 52, Ill. Inf.. McHenry; Jacob Vanderpool, 81, zo. A theatrc party at.the Genesee fol-- lowed by dinner at the El Alcazar completed the day's celebration. | The following name" members c.'] thre Association were registered today : C.--R. Didiot, 85, Regt. 9, Light Ar-- tillery, North Chicago; 8. F. Greep-- at 1:;:30 included music by a Great Lakes band, musical numbers and readings and an address by Major General Roy D. Kueehn of Chicago, commander of the Prairie division of A wonderful dinner prepared and served by the Women's Relief Corps was served at noon was thoroughly erjoyed by all tHe veterans and a large number of guests. Numerous baskets of flowers and bouquets were paced about the dining hall and in the center of each table was a large basket of lovely yellow flowers, al presented by Mr. Pierce of t.e Gen-- esee Flower Shop. Each Grand Army man wore & boutonniere which was the gift of the National Daughters of. the G. A. R... Miss Ruth Shuitis ren-- dered piano selections during the din-i ner. ' It was a happy throng that gath-- ered Thursday ~morning' at the Wauhagd Memorial -- Hall to celebrate the Goliden Anniversary of the Lake County Soldiers' and Sailors® Association. Up until one -- o'clock 28 civil war veterans had regis-- tered, the youngest, 79 years of age, and the oldest, 91. Am-n-i"mhfldu 10:30 at which election of officers was held nue. These improvements have beenjer board, there was to have been a completed and the final vouchers, light a: the corner. The matter was covering: the cost, have been iuued.iyefirw_m to at:;; light comI;li]ttee to board authorized the clerk to iNYesticate and ascertain what can e';g:fe a certificate covering the D2 done to comply with the wishes issuance of the first voucher on 'thet'ff@" property owners. east side paving job which is now __'A final estimate of $2377.66 was under way. The certificates is to be Allowed to Joseph A Melloy on the filed in court and the--payment of the 18¥ing of the pipe line in connection first voucher will be the date of the With the new water plant. start of the paying of interest on| Ralph Mulholland, superintendent the assessment. . * |of construction on the water works, 5 The board authorized the clerk to | stated that it would be necessary to execute a certificate covering the is--| shut down the small pump immediat-- suance of the first voucher on the ely in order to proceed with the con-- 'east side paving job which is now struction of the new pump ~house under way. ~The certificate is to be | ' h will be located partly on the filed in court and the payment of the | , now occupied by the old struc-- first voucher will be the date of the tute !t will be necessary to move start of the paying of interest on the old pump and to tear down the the assessment. | d f ue ding before the footings and A resolution was adopted provid-- fo@ndation for the new pump house ing for the receiving of bids on the | cA be put in. The matter was left Lange Court paving, the bids to h"? water committee and Mr. returned on Tuesday, August 22. Mulholland to work out a plan This improvement has been held up whereby the moving can be done in court by objections which were;'i&out delaying the construction overruled at a hearing Monday This work or interfering with the village removes the last obstacle to this im-- water supply. & provement and it is expected to The board passed a resolution rat-- complete this work this year. ~ifying the passage of bills and other Three more special ~assessments were formally completed Tuesday night at an adjourned meeting of the board of local improvements when certificates of completion were formally ap}}roved and ordered filed in court. hose concerned in the action were Special No. 72 which provided for ornamental lights on Maple avenue, Milwaukee (avenue and other streets, Special No. 83 covering a like improvement +on Sunnyside avenue and Special No. 85 for water mains on Austin ave-- Bradley of Sunnyside place appear-- ed before the board and n(mesm that an additional ornamental light be installed on that street at the corner of Stewart avenue It was stated that Sunnyside now has but three lights, placed on the north Final Certificates Are Filed On Three More Local Improvements At the meeting of the regular board George Lawrentz and J. -- A. CIVIL WAR BOYS RECEIVE HONORS The program or. the courthouse lawn Published Twite Weekly ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1928. The Wauconda and Lake Zurich railroad, -- that short line which gained considerable mention some time ago when a receiver was ap-- pointed for it, is up in > litigation again. This time the.action in thke local Circuit court is a double one. James T. Monaghan of St. Charles, 1ll , one of the real estate dealers taken some months ago --charged with having. defrauded Wauconda farmers out of various sums of mon-- ey in land deals was in the county jail again Thursday on charges of obtaining money under false pre-- tenses. , Monaghan surrended to the sher-- iff when he learned a warrant was out for him. He has to settle for about $160 now( it is claimed. He (cikima that he was involved in the eals by others and may take action ] to have them settle with him. RATLROAD IN CCURT AGAIN for the storage of alcohol. Nelson claimed that the people he was serving were relatives. He said he had not put the tank in the wali and furthermore, he declared, it had not contained liquor for two years. He was in the county jail Wed-- nesday getting ready to start his agricultural duties at Vandalia. . REAL ESTATE MAN TAKEN IN FRAUD padlock no a portion of his home be-- cause of booze sales. Members of the sponge squad last week testified that during a raid dn the Nelson place June 9 they found Nelson setting up four glasses con-- taining alcohol. There were five per-- sons in the place. A 12 gallon cop-- members in a brick wall in the base-- eral more contracts for the con-- struction of sidewalks which were included in the original sidewalk buildiig project. Those who are to _ {(Continued on page four.) YtYy cwners that this additional fi# . should have been put in with thdé!:ri:'rmmu:']x(ordcx to make it commplc:ec. The board explained that m.n avenue was originally in-- Kléo in the ornamental lighting syslem but was cut off the roll be-- caust o{ the objections of residents on that street. Under the original lfl%whi_ch was laid out by a form-- er board, there was to have been a Arthur Nelson of 615. South Utica street, Waukegan was "farmed out" Wednesday by Jugge Perry L. Per-- suns in the County court. _This well known resident of Utica sStreet, found guilty on a charge of ossessing.liquor by a County court me_lut week, was sentenced to five months on the state farm ;tg:nd two on the south and that ¥e is a lorg stretch on th> wes-- tern end which is not properly light-- ed._ It is the contention of the pro-- acts by the board of local improve-- --'Village Clerk, O. J. Boehm sub-- witted evidence of the letting of sev-- the improvement in order to make it compleie, Theh;'al(rd explained that Stewart avenue was originally in-- Kléd in the ornamental lighting system but was cut off the roll be-- caust of the objections of residents on that street. Under the original which was laid out by a form-- er board, there was to have been a light at the corner. The matter was referre< to the light committee to investivcate and ascertain what can be done to comply with the wishes of the property owners. & final estimate of $2377.66 was lowed to Joseph A Melloy on the laying of the pipe line in connection with the new water plant. MOTION FOR NEW -- TRIAL REFUSED ily Renaister MAN CHARGED WITH HAVING WED 4 TIMES was a member of the party and was the first to discover he was missing. Other members of the party were Harry N. Spratt of Lansing, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Lyons, of Detroit. members of a night fishing party of eight. Miss Etta Crilly, of Newark, Search for the missing man was vigorously Fressed and will be continued until some definite trace of him has been found. the Keweenaw county game warden joined in the search Weinesday night. It is believed that Crilly either was drowned or became lost. 3 Waukeganites Thursday were aiding in the search for Carl Crilly, 30, state college teacher and a mem-- ber of their fishing party, who drop-- ped from sight Monday night near Isle Royale, Mich. The Waukegan residents are Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Fraser and their son, of 217 Madison street. . The Eagle Harbor coast guard #nd Roa with several other convicts escaped from Joliet penitentiary some time ago after slaying Deputy War-- den Klein. A tip to police indicated he was heard in the south Chicago Mexican colony plotting sensational Nickels, first of the citizen guards reached the door of his store just as the bandits steppedw into a Nz touring car and away. ; one bandit was wounded. Other busi-- ness men turned out, and soon posses of them, police and deputy sheriffs were searching the countryside. j .. Sheriff Lawrence Doolittle and deputies with R. C. Saunders, mana--. ger of the protective department of . the Illinois Bankers association, scoured the neighborhood about Fox Lake unt.l_l after midnight. | The sole clew obtained was the in formation given by a driver of a wagon m.rryug gravel who said short-- ly after the e the robbeéry is said to have occurred he saw a car with red wheels speed south on a dirt | road south of Volo. | It is believed the robbers made thei way into Chicago. Another angle being investigated by the authorities is the possible conrec-- tion of Bernardo Roa with the case DISAPPEARS ON FISHING JAUNT The five, two with pistols and three with short shotguns, parked the blue car across from the bank and ran into the lobby. Matt B. Laures, a real estate dealer, and Earl Monear, a billiard hall proprietor, were forced to lie down in front of the cages William Duke, a cook in a restaur-- ant on Twenty--second street in Chi-- cago, was taken to the McHenry county jail at Woodstock Tuesday in connection with the hold--up Mon-- day of the West McHenry State bank at West McHenry, IIL, in which $12,-- 000 was taken by five bandits. time after the fobbery yesterday wben!stock of the Michael--George com-- a small automobile in which he was Pany has not met expectations, indi-- riding fell into a ditch at Wa-cond:.tcaflons are that we will have every-- The marshal of Wauconda arrested thing ready from a financial stand-- him and: tun:l"?nfler to Sheriff | point within the next two weeks. Cyrus Sanford cHenry. | --"This is Libertyville's opportunity Sheriff Suspects Him to bring im.a business with a past Sheriff Sanfort said "Tuesday record that is good and a potential that he believes Duke is one of the | prowth that is unmistakable. Every five men who about noon Monday| community, in order to stabalize, &M~M»fi:y'§?' ucn;:";mmh:;local trade conditionlf, must have a carrited 2,000. t around # grad mwwummmfmm-?i';,':'md:'"'" wally less a thorough investigation . con-- : "Our facto will add $45,000 a vinces him his belief is wrong. 3 y »ddU _ year to the present pay--rolls of this mundit.saresaidtohavebeen",m which is & confiderable four Mexicans and an American ofi__:;'f: C » y :2 * _ JKH-- EPMAmhE f MEA assistant cashier, and Harold Bacon, teller, were given similar orders. They Overlook $20,000 'Then, while three of the Mexicans stood guard, the other men walked behind the railing and thrust all the turrency they could f nd into a small canvas sask. They missed $20,000. Cashier Sounds Alarm As they entered, Gerald Carey, cashier, pressed a button that sound-- ed an alarm in a hardware store across the street conducted by Bruce Nickels. William Duke, Chicago Cook, Suspected Of Being One Of Five, Men Who Robbed M'Henry Bank Of $12,000. slight build. The latter description is said to fit Duke. They wore sun visors for masks and rode in a red wheeled Stutz car. NAB SUSPECT IN MC HENRY ness men guards, recently organized, drilled and armed for just such an Went Night Fishing turned out the busi-- The famous lotus beds located at Grass Lake are in bloom again, ac-- cording to Jack O'Connor, the genial host of Blarney Isle, and promise to continue blossoming for another three weeks. The first blossom appeared last Sunday and now the beds are cover-- ed with the white blossoms. At one time, two years ago, it was feared that the beds were lost to the county forever. At that time Grass Lake exceeded its usual water level and the flowers were covered. ' FAMOUS LOTUS BEDS IN BLOOM Arthur R. Newberry, owner of a bankrupt brokerage firm in Chicago, whose wt"v.ilure brought l:flsz;es g three Waukegan persons, pro ably bi: ighwdicted by Ttllxl: {ederal grand jury e oss to inves-- tors of the firm has been placed at $3,000,000. NEWBERRY TO were called to arrest him by Samuc! Schwartz. f Juige was fined sixty--five dollars and returned to his cell when h6 pleaded guilty to the drunk and driving charge. f Truby told the police he had just taken his car out of the repair shop efter a complete overhauling. Receives Fine of $125 When brought into police court Thursday Hill readily entered a plea of guilty and heard the court impose a $125 fine which he was ur-- able to pay. He was taken back to his cell to serve a 40 day sentence. Captain Thomas Booth arrestect John B. Judge, of 627 Pacific ave-- nue, at Madison and Genesee streets after he had narrowly missed crash-- ing into several machines and run-- at Belvidere and Oak streets, and caused damage of $275. According to the police report, Hill was incapable of driving a car and was on the wrong side of the street when he smashed into Truby's machine. He offered no resistance when taken. George M. Kraker president of the Michael--George Pen company, of Grand Haven, Michigan, was in Lib-- ertyville Thursday conferring with the bankers committee of the Cham-- ber of Commerce. Mr. Kraker brought with him plans for the new building which it is proposed to erect here. This structure will be a modern factory and office building and so built that additional units may be added from time to time. At the beginning of orenfions here the company will employ about seventy--five people, some of whom now occupy supervisory positions with the company. Following the conference Mr. Kraker made this statement: "While the response of local peo-- ple in the matter of sugscribinz for stock of the Michael--George com-- pany has not met expectations, indi-- cations are that we will have every-- Henry Hill, 29, a roomer at 19¢ Cummings avenue, and recently ~f Palmer, Mich., was arrested after he crashed into a touring car operated by Louis Truby, of 831 Lowe avenne. luxury we are in a business poses-- sing a most optimistic future. Our company is especially fortunate in certain trade connections which in-- sure a large volume of business in themselves,. So far this year our total® sales have increased substan-- tially over the preceding years, and the outlook is unusually good " ' Buhlairtionshe for smcktheinoéfihis{ MA made at 3 of m éhnler of Commerce or in-- formation obtained from Arthur E. Suter or Frank J. Wright of the New Factory Now Assured "Our factory will add $45,000 a year to the present pay--rolls of this village, which is a considerable amount. It is a known fact that 80 percent of all local pay--rolls re-- main current locally so our em-- ployes will contribute a very sub-- stantial amount to the trade and ac-- tivities of this village every month. "Inasmuch as foutain pens have become a necessity rather than a q«.m . Thursday in liew of funds with which to pay stiff fines imposed by Police Magistrate Walter Taylor at Waukegan. One of the drunken drivers wrecked another machine and periled the lives of its cecupants. bankers committee. DRUNK DRIVERS :s SERVING FINES > Plants Survive Water During that season there were no Two intoxicated drivers ~started FACE ACTION Floyd Thompson's campaign for State's Attorney of Rock island County, but cannot be for hiin now because of the way Mr. Thompson betrayed the trust of the law--abid-- ing people. He accuses Mr. Thomp-- son of being responsible, more than any other man, for the vice condi-- "In the.letter Dr. Johnson resigns as a member of the Democratic County Committee because he says he cannot support Mr. Thoampson. ' "Even if the slanderous charges he makes against me were true, it would not prove his superior fitness Says Thompson Betrayed Trust "I hold in my hand a letter writ-- ten by Dr. G. F. Johnson, of East Moline, former mayor of his city, an ex--service man,'a former chairman of the Rock Island Democratic Cen-- tral Committee and a life--long Dem-- ocrat. It is addressed to the chair-- man of the Rock Island Democratic Committee under date of February 20, 1928, after Mr. Thompson had been selected by the machine as the candidate for governor. $200 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE 'cast in favor of our cause and our candidates and the party thus de-- |@ided by majorities which left .no rnom for doubt as to the sentiment tration or because the Democratic party can be depended upon tor pood government, but because Mr. Thomyp-- son says Louis L Emmerson is a crook. You are asked to clect Mr. Thompson, not because his faction of the Democratic party has be>n noted for devotion to the interests of the people, but because he soys Mr. Emmerson is a law--breaker and a thief. * | publican nominee for governor, made ' his first political speech since the | April primary. It was a ringing call to arms for Republicans and a chal-- lenge to the Democratic State can-- didates, who he declared, were hand-- the Democratic candidaté for gov-- ernor to befog the situation so that this fact will be overlooked. He is resorting to the 'favorite pettifcs-- ging trick of the cheap politician in aittempting to force himself into pub-- lic favor, not by offering anvising constructive but by malignins and slandedng his opponents. You are urged to elect Floyd Thompse: gov-- ernor not because he has shown any marked qualifications for adminis-- ernment. Machine Controls Them * "The Democratic nominees owe a!-- legience to the machine and not to the rank and file of the party. The Republican nominees are responsible to the people who chose them. "Voters must not lose sight of this difference between the two parties in this state, for it is fundamental. "Every effort is being made by cast for the Democratic nominee for governor, while 1,660,000 --votes were cast by Republicans in selecting the Republican candidate. But if only one vote had been cast"for the Dem-- ocratic candidate "he would still be the nominee for he had no opposi-- tion. The machine saw to that and if by any chance the -- Democratic nominees for State office should win in November, the machine would dictate the policies of the State Gov=« political machine which left nothing for the rank and file of the party to getermine. Only 244,000 votes were "Contrast this with the situation in the Democratic party. Whereas the Republican state candidates and the issues involved in the campaign were decided by the people in this tremendous outpouring of the elec-- torate, the Democratic State ticket was handpicked by a boss--controiled campaign manager and the report of a Rock Island County grand jury as evidence that Thompson betrayed his trust while state's attorney of his home county by failing to assist in ending the reign of vice and crime which finally resulted in intervention by the attorney general of the state. He reiterated his primary pledges and declared that his only ambition was to give the state of Tllinois an efficient, business--like administra-- tion. "Nine months ago," Mr. Emmerson said, "before just such a gethering as this of my neighbors of Jefferson County and my friends from the southern half of the state. I an-- rounced my candidacy for the Re-- publican nomination for governor. STATE RACE OPENED AT of who constitute our state ticket were selected by such overwhelming ma-- jorities that the results attracted national and even internatioral at-- party nominees for state office and prominent leaders from every see-- tion of lIllincois at Mt. Vernon Wed-- In closing, Mr. Emmerson made a plea for enthusiastic -- support of Hoover and Curtis and the entire Republican ticket in the interest of good government. . they would do the bidding of the machine. S picked by a boss--controlled political machine and were sgelected because them false; and quoted from a letter written by Judge Thompson's former He answered in detail the charges made by his opponent, Floyd E. In the Pledges Himself To Promote (Continued on then we have had a primary, woinen