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/ --Cle Kake County Renister _ in the case of Wilbur Glenn Voliva, overseer of Zion, charged with crim-- inal libel agaiast Rev. Thomas H. Nelson, Zion in thecourt of Circuit Judge Claire C. Edwards Thursday, indications were that the trial will drag into next week. Fifty witnes-- ses are expected to appear in the case. All were excluded with the _ taking of testimony. _ _ J to have been so signed. <It was to be shown, the state's attornéy added. that Voliva did call the public meet-- ing for men after posting the ed libelous bills in different the city and made certain state» him publMely in a mm pubnciy in a mesuing men to be held .-.._.%.'3«..' year. The letters ;rby Voliva, he said, and would 'be shown Gurnee, farmer, William McCul-- lough, farmer at Gurnee, William Gottschalk lumberman at Barring-- ton, and Julins Knox, painter at Lake Forest, were the last four chosen as jurors Wendesday. Traces History of Case Mr. Smith traced the history of the case, dating from Rev. Nelson's arrival in Zion three years ago, his subsequent work under Voliva, the alleged libelous statements made by Voliva in cireulars sent to Nelson and posted in Zion City, and finally indicted that even the school chil-- dren of Zion hold Rev. Nelson up to ridicule because of the cireulation of the handbill# containing the al-- leged libelous statements. recent ygars and told of his trouble in Zion. He denied any misconduct i oo acgo d . his with the print shop and of print-- ing and distribution of the alleged Mbelous bills. -- He is working in Waukegan at present, he said, but was present when the bills were put out by the Voliva establishment. State's Attorney A,. V. Smith opened the case for the prosecution by telling the various points to be stressed in the charges. E. E. Hook, tioned at length. Rev. Nelson detailed his connee ing morrow. ,w',fi.wcu-ldltbon- to step outside. There was ruling and the women held fast. Thereafter followed many whisper-- ing parts of the speech to the jury. A titter went up among the spec-- tators when the various references following the course of 'his expres-- kegan was also attracted to the trial, Attorney C. P. Barnes early in his _ Men and women followers of either faction lined the walls after the seats in the large courtroom had been filled early in the morniag. Women, both young and old, showed in the overfiow gathering as Wau-- opening argument indicated that in publishing in the Zion official re!-- igious organ, The Theocrat, of alleg-- ed slanderous articles concerning the publishing of cartoons ridiculing the work of the complainant. As the first witness took the stand Wilbur Glenn Voliva, Zion City overseer, en.n' ut:' :':1 Wednesday on & 1 erred in the emtm Judge Claire C. Ed-- wards by Rev. Thomas Nelson, Inde-- Examination of prospective jury-- men started with the opening of court in the morning. State's At-- torney A. V. Smith declared before the start of proceedings that he would--prosecute the case vigorously. pendent leader and pastor of the SEYVENTY--SECOND YEAR--NO,. 82 (Contimeed on-- Page T ON TRIAL IN 'Two Witnesses Called Church at Zion. witness. He said that a perfect explanation had been given by the defendant for hbis non--appearance | on the different occasions. Hit By Circumstances He pointed out that Roes, now part owner of a Chicago drugstore, was a respectable business man and as such would not stoop to burglary. He declared that Rose was caught ' OPENS IN LIBERTYVILLE| _ V--rmon Wagnon, infant son of Mr. e Miviccs 3 !aml Mra. E. A. Wagnon of High-- Ted Spero, the genial y pro. , wood, came to his death late Wed-- Mdm]m,"fl_'nudlym.lmltofut- ment store, is branching out in his| !"" Lrain® of lye. The child, who 'mm'.m'hmwas-tm-onthsou.mvledto- store in the Butler building opposite| 2 2" Of 19y®, eating several grains, the Libertyville Garage. | before being discovered by his The store has been fixed up and| MOther. Dr. Grady of Highland stocked with goods during the week P2"k WAs Summoned and everything wad Mr. Spero is ready for his op--| POstible was done to save the ening, rm,_ A complete line of c'h'l:ldl Hfo.h'l'b little fellow had army navy goods is in stock. lowed great a portion of the !ye and suceambed Thursday. ARMY AND The deceased was born Nov. 15, 1848, uml:m, in Will county, Ii-- linois, moved to Lake in 1853. gounty Surviving are his widow, and the following sons and .daughters: J. Bruce, deputy county treas urer's office, Ira, Har-- rison, Madge and . GEORGE STEPHENS in political activities, died at his home near Millburn, on Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afterncon from the home, with burial in Millburn cem-- etery. Mr. Stephens, for six years a member of the county beard of su-- pervisort, was a man of fine quali-- ties and sterling worth, and was widely known for his political in-- tegrity. He had a great circle of staunch friends who will mourn his loss to the community. in the swirl of cireumgtances which leaves many doubts conserning his guilt. George Barnet Stephens, 73 years old, a pioneer resident of Lake coun-- ty, and for years a foremost leader ing Rose, in an eloquent plea to the jury pointed out that there was a reasonable dowbt concerning the al-- defendant because the sgtate had been unable to bring him in as a that Rose had been thrown in as a Following the testimony of James Steamns of an Antioch garage that he had seen a man whom he thought was Rose in Antioch the Saturday before the robbery in a Velie auto-- mobile the defense denied through Rose that he owned such a car. A blanket found in the bank mnbbuyvunldbm in the car the Saturday before the fully traced by the state. Finally Indicted . The defendant first came into the limelight some time ago when he was extremely elusive when requir-- ed as the state's star witness. Fi-- nally he was charged with complic-- ity in the burglary on an indict-- ment returned early this year. _ ~ Rese admitted having handled three of the stolen bonds but denied he knew they were stolen. He re-- ceived them from a John Gilmore who is now under indictment he Jury Disagrees In Rose Trial Hopelessly divided the jury in the case w Rose, Chicago, tried in the Circuit Judge Claire C. Edwards on a charge of burglary and larceny in connection with the State Bank of Antioch robbery, re-- ported a disagreement to the court Wednesday and were discharged. With the failure of the jury to reach a verdict the defendant is allowed to go free under bonds until the state's attorney takes the matter up again in a new trial. After having b night from 5 p. : ing of court We to Judge Edwards hope of a verdict In the trial which consumed two days Rose was charged with hav-- ing participated in the burglary of the Antioch bank in which bonds and securities were taken on the night of Oct. 9, 1919. The course of justice seeking to bring Rose in-- to court in the three years was care-- TAKEN BY DEATH Wednesday, been inesday, the that there w and were dis until the there was no were dismiss-- up all \ riessure that it sent mud, water, and er faction. Independen:s and Voli-- | rocks fiying out of the hole. Dfill-'mmdfim- in the room Iingmn&m:,ol course, had to ther exaet affilistions were cease. The pressure is said to be so seemingly unknown to one another. 'mt&dwufirmn«hkeptin' monommmmonew_---- the bole. 'ROYAL NEICHRBORS The well is on the G. T. Luce land, section 85--1--21, and is 'six miles south of the Barnshall--Foster No. 2, or deep well, It was spudded in only about a month ago. Additional geoligical data indicated, it was said, that this location held better pros-- pects than that of the deep test, --Billings Gazette. The boiler, located 150 to 200 feet from the well, is now being moved back to escape the great cloud of gas. The escaping gas is creating a weird howl that can be heard a great cistance, it is reported. Thne Lake Basin area is proved to a large extent by this gasser, say cii men. The strike bears out the prediction of Mr. Wallace when he said recently, "I think we will pull off a little surprise at this new well. ered several time« duri~g the pro-- cess of drilling. The frst showing came when the drill had reached a w ©0, mCV aNC CNon Nt CCHE SFVeT tC ;:r:c'k':: m'm:'::::: mark notes on the paper in front of the boiler. Anm.bonm"" Eagle sand, a lon that wu' The presence of the complainant, very surprising to oil men. At 1030 Rev. Thomas Nelson, a fow feet be-- feet there was so much gas that it, hind him, did not cause him to turn had to be headed of. Then cn en--|his head. tering the Eagle sand Monday night Behind him in the body of the the big flow came in with such 'courtroom sat the followers of eith-- LYF GRAINS PROYES ings by Ed. Nixon, driller, Tuesday. The flow of gas, which is said to be extremely wet, is estimated at between five and six million feet. R J. Wallace, regional superinten-- dent of the corporation, left immed-- intely for the well. The big flow of gas came from the first break in the Eagle sand, according to the report. Gas showings have been encount-- corporation's new test well in Lake mbout 10:30 o'clock Monday night, LIBERTYVILLE MAN STRIKES GAS IN MONTANA A tremmendous gasser blew Care® _$) A L ) MV | fi / M FATAL TO INFANT * Campaigns of Bygone Days that Weren't so Apathctic LIBERTYYILLE, ILLINOIS.SATURDAY, OCTOoBER 28, 1922 pro-- | WHOS A' RG#T ? wooRray roRr | THn * PEE PUL'S _ CHOCE -- VOLIVA _T § ___ |Mes. J P PLACE'N : CynB$ ~--AS C S\. Mrs. J. P, ___--__-- years, 'died Unmindful of the mixed gather--| morning at A ing bf spectators who flled: the home northw courtroom of Judge Claire C. Ed-- what is know wards to listen to charges of libe) Wednesday m 'placed against Wim, Wilbur «Glenn complained of | Voliva, dignified and neatly attired her heart am |in a dark swallow tail uit and pat-- : Libertyville t .entle.thcrmmrkhhmn'wm ( the table before the bench. seated in & C Emma Smith, Highiand Park, was today adjudged insan» en she was taken into County court om a peti-- HIGHLAND P ARK WOMAN INSANE the fourteen camps pro--~nted specia! drills and stunts, th> nature of which was not disclosed. Mrs. R. E. Thomas o' Waukegan acted as cheer leader (or the loca! organization and led the commu-- All roads led to Waukega»m Thur«-- day for Royal Neighbor: Supreme officers, district officer-- candidates and members began armving at an early hour and by 12 o'clock be tween four and five hurn {red were on hand for one of the higgest fra ternal doings of the <ason. The Masonic Temple was tumed over to them and many hospita! doors were opened to welcome 'riemds from fourteen camps. The session began with a dinner at the Temple during which ther-- was singing and greetincs from the Mayor of Waukegan w--re read. ROYAL NEIGHBORS At 2 o'clock the work of the as-- sembly began. With many initia-- tions to be taken car» of each of ci the table. Adjustinz® his glasses he carefully noted on p:per the var-- jous steps in the examingtion of veniremen. Seldom (i| he let his eyes wander from the jury boxr whete the men were being question-- ed. Now and then he bent over to mark notes on the paper in front of him. Few words passed between him Published Twice Weekly State's Attorney A. V OPEN CONFERENCE e es ids uft" p & 62924 J se v'flt } Coroner Faylor was notified and held an inquest that afternoon, the verdict was that death was due to heart trbublé; -- Hearing om the petition for a El'il writ of mandamus ordering Wilbur | ; & Glenn Voliva and his board of edu-- fl;' cation at Ziom to reopen certain pub-- lsn o lie schools im that city was n'dn;" put off today with the starting. M'Gflbi the Voliva trial on a charge of libel | .,, ° before Judge Claire C. EDwards in a.; Circuit court. Judge Edwards al-- of A lowed Atto®fey Barnes three days Ta after the hearing of the libel ehlrp"-' in which bmpar' his answer. -- "' Attorney n R. Bills of the of-- ates fice of Am E. Runyard, appear-- and ed while awaited trial on the libe! charge and requested that im-- of th mediate Aetion be taken. Attorney while Barnes asked time in which to in-- «hid : vestigate matter. 16 "This going to be fw ". to the " he declaréd when | He } Judge poin!ed out that the | year school yeart 'was slipping by and| Atly the matter shou!d be taken up. § *® From the p#ospects Zion's schools will be in th@ court for some time, Attorney Béills pointed out and he asked that the ca>~ be taken up as Voliva and the school directors are charged with having closed the public high school and the Twenty-- first street school. The closing is threatening the «chool system, the plaintiffs charge. The funeral services will be held Saturday morwing at 11 o'clock, con-- ducted by Rev. Cnas. J. Dickey pas-- tor of the Libertyville M. E. Church. Interment will be made in Lakeside cemetery, ~------ to the floor dead. She is su¥vived by her husband and four children, Edward and Al-- bert and Mrs George Stedman and Mrs. Clyde Brown; also one brother David Andrews of Buffalo, North LIBEL SUIT morning at 10:90 o'clock, at her home nortikhwest of Libertyville on what is known as the Bush farm. Wednesday morning Mrs. Browning complained of pains in the region of her beart and she was to come to Libert to consult a physician Wdz afternoon. _ She was seated in a chair talking to her daughter, Mrs. Clyde Brown. She mzmmww arise from chair, when she fell Mrs. Browhing was a native of Wisconsin, @oming . to _ Liberty-- ville from Wilmette about 3 years . J. P. BROWNING SUC-- CUMBS TO HEART TROUBLE PUTS OFF SCHOOL CASE 61 | of Area i The uznusual ceremony of a double wedding took place Thursday even-- \ing, Oct. 26 at Area when the two |\__One main single life, incoming service only--$5 per month. i Single party line--$6 per month. ' Two party line--$5 per month. Business _ extension--$1.2%5 per month. Residence single line--$3 per month. aas $ & After the wedding supper was ser. wed Mr. and Mrs. James Robinson left for their new apartment at 1708 J:wayTernm,RonuM Mr. Mrs. Bel left for a trip through the south after which they will go to housekeeping in their new home Ott Beach Lane, Highland Park, Te brides were both born in Area | entire community. and have spent the greater part of | oz z& 2i their lives there. They are gradu--| ELECTRIC HITS AUTO; ates of Decrfield--Shields high "' MAN NEAR DEATH &nd attended Lake Forest College. _-------- Mrg. Robinson is a graduate n..' Matthew Righards, 21, a farm-- of the Presbyterian hospital, Chicago er living near Zion, b.__shc at point A:h, Ga. . Bell has resided in H Park all his life and is -fl Pfannenstill Radio & Chemical Co., &n Highland Park Edith Davies of Highland Park,' Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sampson d: Elgin, Mrs. Hattie Nichols of Plh-l tine, Mrs. Arthur Wheeler of Lib-- S::yvllle. Lee Shaddle and Mrs. For--| of Rockford, Mra, Susan M' and C, Dean Wells of Dr. Gilbert Snaddle, Mrs. mu' son, Linyd, of Forest, II!., and Misse: | Bess McBride and Dorothy Holeamb | Mr. Robinson is in the Chicageo of-- fiee of the General Electric company. He has lived in Chicago for ten years but his former home was in While Mrs. Bell has taught sehool and music. the bride of James B. Robinson of Chicago. Immediately after the of-- der was reversed the newly married couple acted as attendants to the younger sister, Blanche and William The ceremony took place at the brides' home which was beautifully decorated in autumn leaves. The bridal dresses were of twashades of brown and tney cartied bouquets of lilles of the valley and white roses. The following guests were present, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar F. Bell, Fred M, Bell, Mr. and Mrs. John Bell, Miss Harel Bell, Mr. and Mrs, Frank Shelton, Mr. ard Mrs.* George Shel-- tom, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar A. Turpin, Mr. und Mrs. Robert Pease and Miss daughters, Blanche and Ruth, of Mr, and Mrs. Frank Shaddle, were mar-- ried. The simple service was read at 8 o'clock by Rev. H. O. Johnson of Chicago, a former pastor of the Area Congregational Church. Ruth was attended by Bianche and her fiance, William O. Bell and became SHADDLE SISTERS IN It is generally believed that the big reduction in the reproduction costs of the Illinois Bell Telephone company 'will result in an order being '~sued by the commission, compeliimg the company to give phone users a cheaper rate. The local telephone rates that would be affected by the anticipated order are: E. A. Judd, manager of the district of the ifeols Bell Toig, phone company stated 8 &A decrense in Wates seems e that e did not khow 'just what The nature of the reduction would would have been $99,526,276. Due to Landis Ruling The fact that there was a big drop in reproduction cost during this six month period was due largely to the Landis building trades awar®, which decreased wages of labor ma-- terially. * A demand in the interest of the .: lcral public has been made for a reduction in rates. An effort is being made to show that materia's acd labor have come down in price to such an extent that the preseut ind pas: high seale is out ol proporti>a. The reproduction costs of the c-- i-- pany droppéed approximately $10,-- 000.000 between July 31 and Jan. 31, 1921, gecording to testimony of a company expert. "Reproduction co--t~' represent the amount that would be finvolved in replacing tle entire equipment of the company. According to the figures submitted this cost on December 31, 1921, Lake county telephone subscribers may enjoy a reduction in rates in the next few weeks, according to progress in the fignt on the Bell Telephong company being waged be-- fore the sion, Predict Phone Rate Reduction Residence -- extension--§.75 Two party lin per month. Pupp-rtylh:--_fll'tlfl- DOUBLE WEDDING ober 3ist, 1845, With the femily she came to Chicago in 1856. There she taught school for 10 years, be-- ginning at the age of 17. In July, Ilmc.nh.m-rdodulr.l-ry Cater. They lived in Chicago for 6 'yunvhutqundwflucdtr farm where they have since resided. : Mrs. Cater was the mother of five children, three of whom, Mary, Anna fu:d John, died in early childhgod. \ There survive her, a son, Harry, and 'c daughter, Winnifred, both at home, ,bd(mmnum.d,mh-hu in poor health lor'tv::l'-l*. Mrs. Cater was one of children and survived them all. The bereay-- ed family has the sympathy of the Mrs. Cater was widely known aad highly respected in and about Lib= ertyville. The last time she was in the village was the dedication 6f the Cook Memorial Library in November ings. She was born in Boston, Oct-- OCCURRED WEDNESDAY enz <a Mrs. Henry Cater, who has been bmmm--ndm passed away at three o'clock nesday afternoon last, at her Inte home north of the village, where she has lived since 187 The funeral service will be held there Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, October 28th, Rev. Charles J, Dickey of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Lib ertyville officiating. The interment will be in Lakeside cemetery, -- .. living Zion, is lytzg at point :;dech.:tuval'l:dhn- ital, result of being fwnm... limited train at Twenty--first --street. Zion, ~Ident. Chauncey Sampsell, aid to Gen. Van Horn Mosley, commandant at Fort Sheridan, was asked if there had been firing at the fort. He de-- mied there had been gun practice. Wednesday ~whorning. His Ford truck stalled on the crossing. from the point of entrance, the dipection from which they had been One of the shells came through the roof, another through the wall of a bedroom and two more entered through the basement. Lake For-- est policemen endeavored to discover DEATH OF MRS. HENRY CATER Richards was on his way to Wau-- kegan, whon the accident occurred. The truck was hurled into a feld and the fact that Richards was not killed instantly is miraculous. The ma-- chine was totaily dernolished. More Shells in Ravine * The news of the "bombardment" flew swiftly to the Cyrus McCormick estate, which is near by. In the ra-- vine between the Farwell and-- Me-- Cormick places were found more of the mysterious projectiles. Mem-- bers of the family of Ambrose Cra-- mer, A. M. Day and John V. Far-- well, all owning residences in the immediate _ neighborhood, _ were alarmed when the report was heard that shells Rad been fired into the Farwell home. there being a possibility that his The injured man was taken to t; Victory Memorial and Dr. Knl:ht ealled to .':fl"'u. Exr-- amination showed fix'h."" a compound leg and thigh, and bad sealp wounds, akul! Lake Forest shivers! with the suspense of a town bercige© WeJdnes-- day when the news sp.--ad ha. four high powered shells 'ror. : :ieldpiece had crashed through «> rodf and walls of the residence c: Francis G Farwell. LAKE FOREST BOMBED BY -- GUN SHELLS $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE might have been fractured. ty "J