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MEETING OF REDS HALTED BY CITIZENS Hanson, Frank Worack, Edward Fre-- berg, C. G. Rorer and C. Minskey. 'The police believe it is not likety the Communist leaders will at-- SEVENTY--EIGHTH YEAR No. 67 Another Attempt Of Young Workers To Assemble Defeat., ed By Group of Angry Wau-- er to shoulder pushed through the crowd, pulled the--speaker off the dan road, Waukegan terminated in a riot in which fistculls were freely exchanged Wednesday night when a group eof American Legion men and other persons descended on the speakers and a group of 150 listen-- ers and broke up the meeting. The Legionnaires walking should-- "The meeting is adjourned--get on home all of you." The legion boys then set about dispersing the crowd unmindful of the protests of the by members of the party attacked the industrial conditions in Wauke-- gan. The circulars charged> long hours, low wages, the black!ist and spy system, and boss tyranny. Foi-- lowing are extracts from one of the pamphilets: Long Hours and Low Wages "Our city is under the complete control of the open shop manuiac-- meeting, as this is the third one that has been broken in two of which the'mh.d[&m' C developed Wednesday night, how-- ever, when Commissioner Pearsall, learning that a radical meeting was hand. In the plants of The Ameri-- can Wire & Steel Co., The Johnson Motor Co., The Johns--Manville Co., 'The Chicago Hardware Foundry Co., etc. the workers of Waukegan and vicinity are slaving long hours for spies. Make life miserable for them. Fight for freedom of speech and as-- semblage by coming in powerfal numbers to the meetings of the Workers' (Communist) Party and the Young -- Workers' (Communist) League. Form shop committees in each department consisting of the most loyal and courngeous workers." Billy Gee after he came to the con-- clusion that there was no ordinance in effect preventing the holding of such gatherings. An acute situation in xincs on d&pmperty.'m to secene and ordered the meeting haltcd,deelaringhgl?epublic propé erty came under partment an he would not permit alleged un American public gatherings on the mq hnd ::fmodmihe ¥3!°l' Workers league a permit tobols head. Forthwith fists began to fly in all directions and when the melee had finally ceased Ellern had per-- sonmally knocked down several of the A Communist meeting staged by the Young Workers league on city ing long hours." * "We are appealing to our fellow workers: Do not be intimidated by your enemies. PFPight against the spy The Communists were granted per-- mission to hold their meetings on the gion men, it was reported that num-- erous rotten eggs and decayed cab-- 11 hours during the day and on night shifts from 10 to 13 hours. Failing to pay us a living wage, the employers naturally compel us to make up for the low wages oy work-- miserable wages. Feor them the 8 hour day at present is just a beau-- tiful dream, for they work from 9 to bers that they will do all in their W"Mfwmmm%r tests, examine their complaints, look weeks it is expected that this num-- ber will be almost doubled. ____ _' _ Thomas Murphy, chairman of the Mo(fwmhudotme board of review ted out Tuesda Thak the tass shead "of the fevick botlfll:wmhenk.uuton'ehlm registered "with the board. In a few review opened its doors Eberew ""':'"' rush of those who seek some & tcrthp"uon. remedy _ It is pointed out by the board mem-- busy at its task in the room at the courthouse increasing of vg]{le;w TeR county® last year whi lm The boost in e values showed tax bills Seeoved by the property own* REVIEW BOARD IN BUSY YEAR Much 0f the protest, according to Chaitman Murphy, is probably due to i2 2 I" record numbers to protest r:aimt tax increases which they are '{gflid al} 'ir:tc:on. So far are comp nd't- md %fi. boarfi' of review which is m m ___"* °* 2M GVamp uuo u/ the boost in taxes occasioned by the Previous to the arrival of the ie-- ay at 113 laSk in the m'.o » om at the mnhom,mpe s The deadline for complaints is Lake county property owners are Pass Circulars x came when one of the the meeting butted Herb had been hurled at the about the streets next few this num-- the Che The friends of Glenn G. Hoskins, who for the past several years has been general superintendent of the local plant of the Foulds Milling of the National Macaroni Associa-- tion and his second is his elevation to the office of vice president of the Foulds Milling company. The Nation Association placed Mr. Hoskins on its directorate as a result of his activities in the pro-- motion of the American macaroni industry. The local factory execu-- tive attained special o})rommence recently at a meeting the asso-- ciation at New York when he de-- livered a talk on factory costs be-- fore the heads of the largest ma-- caroni plants in the Unitqse States. G. G. Hoskins The boys of Camp Holliday, the C. M. T. Camp at Fort Sheridan on Monday night came through an ex-- perience not often falling to the lot His address pointed out the weak-- nesses in the systems now in use in many factories ani --as a result a number of the larger plants are now installing cost systems -- along the lines suggested by Mr. Hoskins. even o!muh.raolflersmmetkld. After a day w aviation field at Great Lakes 1 Training Station, ten miles away, the boys pitched their pup tents, visited the station, had their blisters taped,. and watched the fast ball game between the Gobs and a pick--up team of good players among the C. M. T~C. men.. Although the Gobs won, the Doughboys held them to a score of 11 to 8. As dusk came on, the boys turned in, with a south wind gently blowing over the forty acres "of bivouac. Libertyville plant is double the a-- 'rlnmonm put out when he took chh.hedarge. e present output is accompli without increasing the cost over that, of 1913. The present rate of wages pail has increased in the meantime to a point 126 percent higlher for the men and 120 for the girls. % 4 & The address, together with a pic-- ture of the local man, was printed in full in the August aumber of the Marcaroni Journal. His promotion to the office of vice president of his own company is in recognition of his successful handling of the local plant which has had remarkable growth under his management. _ -- *R The records of the factory show that the present production of the Numerous changes have been made in the plant in that time, the most marked being that of drying and that of handling the goods. About midnight, however, the wind had changed sufficiently to the west to bring in a cooléer wave and preci-- pitate large quantities of water. The clouds were so charged with electric-- ity that sometimes three great flash-- es at once would seem to meet in the sky and explode in balls of fire and showers of sparks. August 18, unexploded bomb found on farm of W. C. Bryant, Bristol August 21, cottage of Lawrence and Elmer Joerndt at Twin Lakes. August 22, home of Harry Gabriel-- son at 6824 Twentieth avenre. Kon-- and that of handling the goods. Practically the entire interior of the plant has been rearranged to increase its efficiency. _ _ -- -- July 31, home of A. B Br;ant at Winthrop Harbor, IIl. August 13, home of Edmcnd Isen at 7528 Sixteenth avenue, Kenosha. August 16. "dud" in front of home of Charles Meyers. 3127 Rooseveli August 22, bomb explodes in front i"d of home of Walter Mortzfeld on A bombing a day keeps peace away bombing a day keeps peace away, runs the slogan in Kenosha's labor war. Two more knitters' homes were bombed Tuesday, a few hours afte another home had been bombed. The total number of bombings since July 2 has reached nine. While but few of the shelter tents were blown down, the wind and the sheets of swirling rain, lit almost continuously by streaks and glows of blue and red lightning, for two hours made one of the wildest nights most of the boys had ever seen. Over a thousand of the boys let discretion conquer valor, and went under sover in the large buildings near their end of the aviation field. Most of those who remained in the pup tents turned out in the morning in various degrees of dampness. But there were no casualties, and sick call revealed only two men with anything like sore throats, and about a dozen with "Charley--horses" and other ail-- ments which caused the surgeons to put them in the ambulance or on the electric train for Fort Sheridan instead of having them march back. None of the cases were at all serious. BOMB PER DAY FOR KENOSHANS Mr. Hoskins' friends feel that he has earned his promotion. Of these nine there were seven that exploded, one was a "dud" and the other failed to go off. The list of homes with the dates of the explosion are as follows: July 2, cottage of Brian Butcher at Lily Lake. July 24, home of Herman Miclike xt' 4832 Twenty--third avenue. Ken-- Given Honors STORM THRILL SPAFFORD T10 BE GUEST AT LEGION MEET National Commander of Ex-- Service Men Accepts Invita-- tion To State Convention fn Waukegan Next Month. Although he received an invitation some time ago from State Command-- er Albert Carter to attend the ga-- thering Wednesday, Spafford was uncertain in his plans until a few days ago. It was announced Wed-- nesday that he is expected to arrive in Waukegan on Monday, Sept., 10, the day of the big convention parade. Spafford of the American Legion will be among the noted guests present at the Legions' state convention -- at Waukegan, Sept., 8, 9, 10 and 11. CLUB WILL HOLD GOLF TOURNAMENT The long deferred tournament of the Libertyville club has again been have already signed up for the con-- test and the lists are x_fqt_ yet closed. revived and, according to the gment plans, will be held next Sunday, August 26, at the new Ubertyvflie country club. Twenty--five members Hoffman carries a spurlous letter stating that he is employed by the General Electric Company, and that the company will honor sight drafts drawn by him up to $5,000. He is described as. a tall _ individual, weighing about 195, 50 to 55 years old, has a distinguished bearing and does not talk much. He is said to drive a blue Essex coach bearing a Tennessee license. It will be recalled that about a year ago several Waukegan mer-- Among the other guests will be Gen. Milton J. Foreman, one of those active in the organizing of the Legion: and a past commander; "Daddy" Schick, past state com-- mander and a busy figure at Legion meets, and Howard Savage, past na-- tional commander, who led the Legion pilgrimage to France last year. According to the plans announced by Commander Carter, Dwight Davis, secretary of war, has been asked to be the principal speaker at the con-- vention. He has indicated his will-- Legion chief Barney Berg, 40, whose home is in Chicago, but who of late is said to have been staying around the Adelite club at Mundelein, was taken intc custody Wednesday on a serious charge, following accusation made by Dorothy, McKinley, 4, who is stoppings at Diamond Lake with her folks Berg is accused of having *taken in-- decent liberties with the little girl. A possibility "that President Coo-- lidge may be asked to attend the convention was expressed -- Wednes-- day when it was learned he may quit his Brule, Wis., retreat about con-- vention time. Plans are being made at this time to prepare a mighty welcome for the ARREST MAN ON CHILD'S CHARGE Berg was arrested by Police Chisf Clayton Tiffany of Mundelein and was taken to the county jail State's Attorney <A. V. Smith was conduct-- ing an investigation Thursday. -- it is charged that Berg enr:ced the girl into a secluded spot near a dance pavilion at Diamond Lake and 'nis-- treated her.-- His lure was ice cream and candy, the authorities were told Child Points Out Man The girl's mother discovered the child's _ condition _ Tuesday and questioned her. The girl point-- el out Berg as the man who mistreated her. The Mundelein ps-- lice were notified and Chief Tiffany took the man into custody. He told the authorities he is a printer and was staying at Munde; lein, He denied the girl's charges as far as the mistreatment was. con-- cernéd, but admitted that he . had purchased candy and ice cream -- for the girl. & 'The state's attorney is investi-- gatinfii to learn if any other girls that neighborhood had been molested, but no other complaints were received. By mistusing the name of the Gen-- eral Electric Co., individuals, using the names W. E. Hoffman, W. E. Caleb, and F. C. Hunter, have re-- centy swindled a number of mer-- chants in various communities. chants were victimized by a man representing himself to be with the General Electric Co. ingness to accept if not held up by duties in Washington. Secretary of the Navy Curtis Wilbur may take his place if he is unable to attend. and passed by the state body espec-- No definite discussion has taken place in regard to the suggested Coolidge invitation as yet but some action may be forthcoming. Spafford's trip here will be his second official journey into this terri-- tory since his election to the national office of the Legion. f SWINDLER IN Early this year he paid a visit to Great Lakes naval training station. At the convention sessions he will be National s, F. J. Wright and A. R. UTHILITY GAME Annual Farm Bureau Picnic At Diamond Lake Next Wednesday The finishing touches on the ar-- rangements for the annual Farm Bureau picnic, which will be held next Wednesday at Ray Brothers' grove at Diamon? Lake, are being put on this week by the committee in charge of the affair and, accord-- ing to present indications the ev-- ent will surpass any of the -- past celebrations -- which -- have been steadily increasing. in importance each year. s The committee has been fortu-- nate in securing Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick to *deliver the address of the day. Mrs. McCormick is an able speaker and will have a worthwhile message for the city peoilaekas well as for the farmers of e County. It is also expect-- ei| that the "big four" in the state Republican > campaign, Louis L. Emmerson, gubernational nomineé, Otis F. Glenn, nominee for United States senafor, William J. Strat« onon, nominee for: secretary of state and Oscar Carlstrom, nomi-- nee for attorney general, will at-- tend the picnic in the afternoon. Caswell and Jenkins will receive bids on the.erection of the ~new postoffice building in the near fu-- ture. Local contractors wishing to bid on the wofk may get in touch with Postmaster Przyborski for par-- ticulars or write the Chicago build-- ers direct, -- Postmaster Przyborski stated. The firm of Caswell and Jenkins has agreed to permit the American Legion post to 'install a large sign, reading "North Chicago Chicago" on top of the postoffice to be used as a guide to aviators. . 'These four will be at Elgin at noon --Wednesdjay -- and-- will {;ave early for the big meeting at Wau-- kegan that evening and arrange-- ments are being made to have them stop at Diamond Lake. ; Activities are planned to fill the entire day. and tfie program is fil-- led to overflowing with .entertain-- megnt for the wvisitors. The horse shoe pitching contest will start at ten o'clock in crder to have the preliminaries over in the morning. The finals will be held after din-- ner. & . The firm of Caswen and Jenkins of Chicago, which makes a business of financing the.erection of buildings about the country to be leased for government purposes, definitely pro-- mised Postmaster Przyborski that the structure will be completed by December 1 in order to permit the postoffice to move before the holiday Following is a list of these who have given prizes to be awarlud-- at the annual farmers" picnic at Di»{ mond Lake next Wednesday: The new North Chi:;go postoffice building will be sta within _ a week Postmaster Jos%gh Przyborski definitely announced e(_lr_xesgny af-- ter consulting Monday with contrac-- tor and postal officials regarding the work. Fixtures for the buhdmgb:vere approved by Postmaster Przj rski and have been ordered for delivery before December 1. y uy ents will be run off in the mornin because _sq many : are schedulaifl that there will not be time for all in the afternoon. A. H. Pieders-- dorff of Antioch will manage these events. -- _ H. A. Watson, J. B. Morse & Co., ll:'an A. Mr&rrie, liumdard tOils Co., gwo 's partmen tore, Tripp Lumier Co., Boehm Insurance Agency, First National Bank, Lib-- ertyville Cafe, Lyons & Rouse, SPEED UP JOB -- . ON POSTOFFICE C. L. Kutil of Antioch will have charge of the 4--H club exhibits. The calves, pigs and sheep will be shown in the morning "and the judging will be done at this time. froin Fort Sheridan has been se-- cured -- and will furnish . musie throughout the day. The afternoon and* evening 'prggnm include sev-- eral professional _entertainers a-- mong them the Monforte _ Sisters, MANY FIRMS GIVE FARM PICNIC PRIZES Merchants and Farmers Bank, Times Office, Wilbur Lumber Co., Sinclair Oil Co., Industrial Painting Co., Grays Lake Garage, Fay Bran-- stetter, -- Sheldon Ga.nie, Lenzen Bros., Tom Walsh, Hook & Co., A. H. Dannemark, W. H. Pester, Grays Lake Department Store, Thomas & Darby, Royal 'Blue Store, R. B. God-- frey, E.C . Hook, West End Garage. Wauconda. Blackburn & Broughton, H. E. Maiman, Brown & Boehmer, F. H. Dickson, A. C. Sorenson. Libertyville--Mundelein. »cl U, ¥AREC ekzt I-J' VILO L3 4V0 O Uy Lake County fiegister Libertyville Independent, W. F. i"'ranzen Jr., McDonald's Jewelry, F. H. Eger, Soda Shop, Jack Bradford, Paul G. w VACL wuvy, V acn . IDDLANULUELUT 4 dUL NF+ Ray, State Bank of Mundelein, John Lester, Earl H. Corlett, John Cichy, Harriet Beauty Shop. Waukegan. Blachford's Calf Meal Co., J. Mey-- er & Co., George Ives, A. L. Brum-- mond Co., Waukegan Chamber of C m AHom, . CV BA MHCE . NCE . AGHRe .tulu ETCSs The United States army band Some of <the other athletic ey-- LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS, . SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1928. County Rentster Published Twice Weekly f musicians, singers and 'all around entertainers. There will also be a clown to provide amusement for the little folks. s , One of the features of the af-- ternoon will be an old _ fiddlers' contest and a number of the old timers have already filed their en-- tries. There will alsoa be a cow, hog and chicken calling contest which are <pen to both sexes and, +*o judge from the results in previous years, some of these prizes will be carmicl off by the ladies. A special feature which will be for the lad-- ies only is the husband -- calling contest which is expected to draw a latge entry. f *There will be a full program of races for the grown ups and child-- ren of all ages. An event which will excite much interest will be a tug--o--war. between . picked _ teams from the-- Farm Bureau and from the : Libertyville--Mundelein _ Cham-- her <of Commerce. The betting on this event is about even . so far with perhaps a shade favoring the farmers. There will also be a tug-- O--W&r between the farm boys and the town --boys under fifteen years of age. : f ufirms amounting to over four hunired dollars have been donated by-- the vu'ioug business and pro-- i%nal men in the various cities and --villages of the county and these will: be distributed to the 'win'ne,rs in the contests. A list of ithe%dunors appears in another col-- umn of this issue. One of Waukegan's oldest and best known residents passe1d away Wed-- nesday night when C. G. Ingraham, 85 years old succumbed at his home after an extended illness. Mr. Ingraham had been a resident of Waukegan for over 50 years. He was a veteran in the service of the wire mill before it became part of the American Stee!l & Wire Co. For the past half century he had been vitally interested in everything that pertained to Waukegan and was one of the city's constructive thinkers and workers Even up to a few days before his death he continued to dis-- play the energy and good spirits that had marked his entire life. § Mrs. H.. B. Radkey and her daughter, Mrs. S. E. Loper, both of Oshkosh, Wis., are those who were hurt. They suffered bruises about the body. Neither is in serious con-- dition, according to attaches at the Lake County hospital where the in-- jured women were taken. According to a report made to Sheriff Lawrence Doolittle, the car was proceeding south on Green Bay road at the time of the crash. The Radkey claims that another car which was bound north "hogged' the road and forced him off the concrete. His machine struck a con-- crete culvert, crashed into a post and then overturned. Radkey was not injured but his car was a to-- tal wreck. -- Radkeys were planning to visit their son at Fort Sheridan. e In addition to the athletic events prizes -- will ~be awarde! (to the Farm -- Bureau members nearest the 'sges of 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70, and for their wives nearest the ages of 60 and 70. -- A¥ prize will be given for the largest family of a Farm Bureau member and a like award for a non member. A prize will be giv-- en t the heaviest member, the lightest, the tallest and the short-- est <and the tallest and-- shortest wife of a member. The same sche-- dule has been arranged for those not belonging to the organization. Iwo women were injured Thurs-- day morning when the --automobile in which they were riding struck a culvert on Green Bay road south of Yorkhouse Church and overturned. Johns»~Lutheran church to celebrate the annual mission festival, the church bei:ficg:led at both services. The se at St. Matthew's church at Fairfield were omitted on that day to permit the members of the congregation to come to Liber-- tyville and the Fairfield church was well represented. i Exerything is now practically in md?ul for the big -- picnic and only good weather next Wednes-- day neéded.to make it a rousing ' At the close of the service dinner was served by the Ladies' Aid of the church and the guests enjoyed the hot meal, nearly two hundred being served. An English service was held at three o'clocfk Iztritl':dthe Ilisv. M. Buen; ger, son of President Buenger, o Kenosha, in the pulpit. Both serv-- ites were enriched by the singing of the choir and an added touch was glven the afternoon service by a uet sung by Mrs. Henry Kuhiman and Mrs. Arnswald. _The ofl'crifig": at _ Sunday's ser-- the qoi Syned af Wisswisie. wito e joint Synod o isconsin, wi hich the local church is affiliated, which carries on mission work in the CHURCH OBSERVES "MISSION FESTIVAL Sunday school was held as usual at ten o'clock. The first service, which was conducted by the Rev. A. streufert of Fairfield, was in Ger-- Arizona and among the Negroes in the south. To date the sum of $230 has been received. TWO HURT WHEN _--_---- CAR OVERTURNS larger cities of this country,in the west, the Apache Indians in Arizona mfi among the Negrnaes in AGED MAN DIES ideal weather last Sunday TWO PLACES ENTERED BY LONELY ONE Elusive Burglar Enters Besley-- Osgood Clinic and Sheridan Road Motor Sales, But Finds Little Plunder. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kohout and family of LaGrange, Illinois, visit-- e1 in Libertyville with friends and relatives on Friday. "The Lonely One," burglar publicity fiend, broke into two more Wauke-- gan business establishments Tuesday night. and made the second largest haul of his career--$12 in cash and about $2 worth of postage stamps. The Besley--Osgood clinic, 217 North Sheridan road, and the Sheridan Road Motor Sales, 17 South Sheridan road, were the places entered. The thief did "not leave his customary calling card at the latter place, but police are confiden that "The Lonely One" was responsible for both robberies. No loot was secured at the motor agency. Willie, _("Three--Fingered") White Tommie §hupe and Jimmie Gentile were among those implicated for the previous bank robbery and the $80,000 International Harvester rob-- They would ,.it was pointed out. have been familiarwith the West McHenry State Bank, and they might easily have directed the second holdup '"The Lonely One" has entered four buildings on Sheridan road within a radius of three blocks in the past ered the clinic had been enterd Wednesday at 5:80 a. m., when he found a rear window had'been shat-- tered and the latch forced. He no-- tified headquarters and two more of-- ficers were dfi?xlid Jto aid in the in-- vestigation. Dr. * was calles down and mm offices to determine the amount of loot Possibility that the robbery may have been planned by the very men who robbed the same bank of $24,000 in 19825 was seen in the sheriff's ac-- tivities. A Drawers were found pulled open, their contents scattered about, and a smal. strong box which had contained $12 was lying on the floor, the lid cover pried open. In another room a metal box in which petty cash and stamps had been kept was emptied of i« conterts. the robbery were being brought to gether, Mr. Lumley, Sheriff Oyrus Sanford and Chicago. police were working on another angle of the rob-- bery investigation. «-- Work On New Theory They now believe that the robbery was plotted and directed from a cell in the Joliet penitentiary, it was re-- vealed. inspected both the front and rear of the building less than an hour before he made the discovery and at that time the place had not been entered. Before leaving, the 'thief carefully placed two of his cards on the desks he had ransecked. j The motor agency burglary was not discovered until 7:45 o'clock Wed-- While the circumstances of Mrs. Zaccard's supposed connection with Mysterious telephone calls to Pran-- cisco's home and to Mrs. Zaccard's relatives by . a wgmm who said she was Mrs. Zaccard., after the body was discovered, strengthened the connection of Mrs. Zaccard with the holdup. the roof and then through a wind robbery the desk was ransacked. Min-- nie stated that as near as he could nesday morning when O. D. Minnic, foreman of the service department, opened up the place for the day. He immediately sent for the police and Witnesses of the holdup told of a -- woman in the car with the han-- dits, who were disguised as farmers in overalls. -- f through both cheeks. Slay for Safety If they sought surgical aid they risked capture. The murder of the woman was decided upon instead., according to the new theory. immediat%y sent for the police and Officers William Blady;lock and Ray McManaman were detailed to con-- duct an investigation. géetermine nothing of value was taken. GIRL SHOT BY BANK CUARDS Entrance was gained by climbing the stairs of an adjoining building to from the bank. The single bullet that struck Mrs. Zaccard, however, was not suffitient to cause death. It had passed fled from the bank with $12,00C as vigilantes fired upon them. Angelo Francisco was found dead Tuesday in the abandoned car. Adeline was Information given Mr. Lumley indicated that both Francisco and Mrs. Zaccard were shot as they fled Patrolman True Whittier discov-- St. Mary's Church, Woodstock, IIl., occured the 1 of Otto J. Boehm of Libertyville and Miss Alice Margaret Haley of Wooidstock. The union was consumated at a nuptual high mass by Rev. Father Connoly, pastor of the church. The ceremony was attended by the immediate relatives of the bride and groom and by Rev. M. J. Nealis of St. Joseph's Church at Libertyville. kosecrans on the present Zion-- Antioch route in an easterly direction to Bethichem avenue, Zion, south-- easterly on Bethlichem to Twenty-- first street and then east on Twenty-- first street to Sheridan road. The Twenty--first street route is the one which was favored by Wilbur Glenn Voliva, overseer of Zion, at a public hearing held some time ago at which Gov. Small was present. He The bride was gowned in white satin crepe trimmei with lace with a bridal veil held in place by orange blossoms and carried a shower bou-- quet of roses and lilies of the val-- ley. She was attended by her sis-- ter, Marie Haley, as maid of honor who was dressed in pale green geor-- gette with a picture hat to match and carried yellow roses, and by Miss. Hattie Boehm as bridesmaid, who was gowned in Pink georgette with a picture hat and carried pink rosges. _ Lobdell declared Thursday that his men will see property owners to ob-- tain right--of--way for the road. The work will startynext week on this The groom was attended by Hugo Gotti, his business associate and by William Haley, a brother of the bride. The ushers were Dr. _ Paul Haley and Robert Haley. R. M. Lobdell Thursday received right--of--way papers on Route 173, section 125, extending from Sheridan road to Rosecrans. The papers show the location of the route as chosen by the state depart-- ment. The road will extend from The bridal procession entered to the strains of Mendelssohn's wed-- ding march and proceeded to the al-- tar where the father of the bride gave his daughter into the keeping of her future husband. Following the remony there was a reception at fie home of the bride and at the conclusion the young couple left on a motor trip through the north and northwest. They will be at home after Septem-- ber 20 at 237 Second Avenue, Sun-- nyside, Libertyville. Mrs. Boehm is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Haley of Wondstock and is a graduate o{ the high school there and of the Il-- inois Normal at DeKalb. For the past four years she has been a member of the facutly of the local Mr. Bochm, who has spent the greater portion of his life in Liber-- tyville, is a graduate of the local high school and of the University of Wisconsin. He organized and is now operating the successful in-- surance .fi"' which bears his name and is now in his second term as clerk of the village board in which office he has made an envia-- ble record for efficiency. He has been identified with every progres-- sive movement and is a member of [_a\, number of the local civic organ-- The writ was obtained several days ego in the court of Justice Hervey Coulson. Dunn found Huff Wednes-- day at 14 North Sacramento boule-- vard where his father is caretaker. Hufis bonds were fixed at $5,000 and his case set for Aug. 29. Village Clerk \----Is a Benedict GET PAPERS ON ROUTE NO. 173 7 school and on the opening gthoRoct:land school she was sel-- ected as one of the teachers in that institution. During her stay here she made a host of friends. ON BANK WRIT George Huff, former owner of a fill-- ing station at Sheridan road and Bel-- videre street, Waukegan but now a resident of Chicago, was nabbei Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff Ed-- ward Dunne on a 'tate warrant charging him with obtaining money falsely. f The warrant charges Huff with ob-- tamming money falsely. The warrant charges Huff with ob-- taining credit at the First National bank in Waukegan for $3,000 by means of false statements. A cloudburst occurring between the (!ixoursh.of Bwandhlo a. "nt'h Th:rslday renchin au n with a delu which Hieoded streeis, stailed _ ma-- chines and got everybody wet.-- Dur-- ing the downpour, the city was en-- gulfed in inky blackness making it appear as if it were night. The rain did not confine itsel! to Waukegan alone, but poured down in all parts of the county. Hail-- stones were reported in the vicin'i'ty of Prairie View. The Register joins with their many friends in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Bochm a long life filled with happiness richly deServed. TOWN SW AMPED . _ BY CLOUDBURST Numerous autos were stalled «long the streets of the city with ignitions wet and out of commission. Acting Mayor A. F. Carney was among the unfortunate ones whose cars refused to operate and he was seen dodgiag the raindrops in a mad effort "to reach his office without getting wet. HUFF NABBED On last Wednesday moarning at $200 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Gov. Al Smith Promises To Uphold Constitution, But Pledges Self To Use iIn-- ~-- fluence For Change. content of an intoxicating beverage. "The present definition is admit« Each state would then be _lowet to WILL WORK TO MODIFY LIQUOR LAW plan they devise to congress. He also said he would seek to make the tar-- iff effective for agriculture. Denounces G. O. P. In discussing in detail*other ma-- (Continued on Page 8) Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York _ accepted the Democratic Presidential nomination Wednesday in a speech laying down a definite program for p.mugition modification and urging its adoption on moral Volstead Att by increasing the legal limit of alcoholic content of bever-- ages and by permitting individual states to set lower limits or prohibit anc the other reaching up to Heaven, I promise the people of this country that 'I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States and to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the con-- stitution of the United States' you may be sure that I shall live up to that oath to the last degree." Smith pledged himself to seek en-- actment of farm relief legislation He promised, if elected, to call an agricultural leaders' conference to work out a farm relief plan for pre-- sentation to congress. "I believe in temperance," the gov-- ernor told the crowd gathered around tl e capitol steps to hear his speech, "We have not achieved temperance under the present system. The-- mo-- thers and fathers of young men and women throughout this land know the anxiety and worry which has been brought to them by their children's Pledging enforcement as long as the present law stands the governor said dramatically: system of state sale of liquor sim-- Har to the system used in Canada. all liquors at their discretion. Second--He advocated amendment of the 18th Amendment to permit He pledged himself to strict en-- forcement of the Volstead Act and the 18th Amendment as long as they remain on the statute books and re-- iterated previous statements that he would not countenance return of the tection of our children's morals." Outlines Modification Plans He then presented his program for changes in the prohibition law. "In accordance with the Democra~-- "Opinion on prohibition _ cuts squarely across the two great poli-- There are thousands of so--called "wets and drys" in each. 'The plat-- form of my party is silent upon any question of change in the law. I personally believe that there should be change and I shall advise the con-- gress in accordance with my consti-- tutional duty of whatever changes I deem 'necessary of expedient' It will then be for the people and the rep-- resentatives in the national and state legislature to determine whether these changes shall be made." endment to the Volstead Law giving a scientific definition of the alcoholic Smith pointed out that the chan-- ges he proposed would "preserve for the dry states the benefit 0f a na-- tional law which would continue to make interstate shipment of intoxi-- cating beverages a crime," and would preserve for the dry states fed-- eral enforcement of prohibition with-- tic fix its own standards Of alcohol con-- tent, subject always to the proviso that that standard could not exceed the maximum fixed by the congress. "I believe, moreover, Tialt lhnere should be submitted to the people the question of some change in the provisions of the 18th Amendment. Certainly no one foresaw, when the amendment was ratified, the condi-- tion which exists today of bootleg-- ging, corruption and open violation of the law in all parts of the coun-- try. Thepeoplethemnlquhould; after eight years of trial, be permit-- tions should be ratified. "I personally believe in an amend-- ment in the 18th amendment which would give to each individual state itself, only after approval by a ref-- erendum «popular vote of its people, the right wholly within its borders to import, manufacture or cause to be manufactured and sell alcoholic beverages, the sale to be made only 17 the state itself and not from con-- sumption in any public place. We may well learn from the experience of other nations Our Canadian neighbors have gone*far in this man-- ner to solve this problem by the mthod of sale by the state itself and not by private individuais, 1 "There is no question here of the return of the saloon. When I stated that the saloon 'is and ought to be a defunct institution in this country' I meant it. I mean it today." by He