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Keanedr, sabharzed ..with . agsault.. with intent to do great bodily harm on the person The crew of--a northbound traip found McDonald~ lying uncosscios secrpm the southbound track near the Manvilie plast hore last Sunday e( ternsons about % o'clock. They ~pick ed4 him up and took bim to Kenosba where he rewaloed 4s u_ comatone condition until late Monday,. He re vived aeulliciently to take a little nouriahmenst and then lMmpsed back Int-- unconaciegveness without makinzg any Alatement . -- is Identity was not discovered untH Tussday afternoons when be a-- gain regained consclousnces for a tew moments ent revealed bis name t> CKEFI# Rock, Heut@enant of police in Kenosha. He also informed Rock thet the injuries to his bead were recgived as the result of a beating re eeived at the hanads of Durka. 8t.,. 8t. Paul, Minas. -- MeDonald, who is auffering from a skull {racture, and whose condition la regarded as quite sertovs, is being cared (or in the Ke This information was m-nl«u'l to the~ Waukegans ~poltice--and W1 Keonerdiy immediately placed Dorka wader arest,. ~> | -- Admits Mitisq Man 'ITmrka made a complete statement to Kensedy in which ho admitted hay-- Ihg struck MceDonald but dealed that be bad hit him hard enough to frac-- dure his skull He produced a plece Of rubber garden home, one end being bound with wire, sayinag that this was the instrument with which be hit story, MceDonald returned n':fi caused trooble. Again be was ad to strike hbhim pn the bedy with the hose. He ordered hbim away and tald him to stay away: c About 2:30 p. m., according to Dur-- ka, McDonald Again returned. This thioe he aayes he struck him on the head with the bose. He mys: Mo Do#wald sank to the ground but got up immediatety and started @away. Found an Tracke The aert seen of McDonald was when he was found iving on the rail-- road tracks. s muhu«pm-fl Teall atroas The tracks. whetWer be re received an additional beating from «omeonse else, or whether be was car-- ried to the tracks and left to be hit by a train, are theories that are being orked t ® & M:..'Iy. zi Actording to Durke a watchmen em-- ployed at the Mabville plant was a witness to the blows he struck and this man will be questioned 'by the McDonald with: a partner, John Fitsgorald, are eaid to hare been in Waukegan but a tew days, having 0b taimed employment at the Manville cate . Fitzgerald. Infotmation has been seupplied to the police that McDonald was in the r.uy of Mericans after he was by Durks. ---- States Attorney-- A. V.--&miih -- has askad that Durka be (hNelid wilno boads until a thorough investizgati oan be made. BULLETIN. » Chris Videvich, 39, bartender at the Maywood hotel, was arrested thig --afterncon as a principal in the slugging case, 'being charged with assault with intent to kill. Witnesses located by the police charge V Welts, a quest at the Maywood and regarded as the state's btar witness, ~informed thepotice to-- day that he witnessed the siug-- gihg. Me says the beating was done with a plete of hose foaded with shot in one end and a gat-- pipe in the pther-- 4=* ~ --**~= The county, board of supervisore this afternoon allowed the reward of $1,000 for the tapture ot John Mile #g. Atty. Harpld Hanson, ansist-- tw Kenosha this afternson © to Steve Makabrod, #ecording to the rec-- gained -- conscliousness. Videvich also is being helg without bail. McTrmnald, be aild, came to bis WITHOUT BONDS > ' 4N SLUGGING CASE An efort is being made to lo-- Durka Thomas nary pool of water lato a beautiful lake--the same being Lake Charles near Mundelein, Ih --by cutting back the sbore line to obtain the 5,009,-- 009 cuble yards of "fill" required for the roadbed of the new right-- Ol--way . a ; Lake Charles, now'" a mere pool o! water, will soon be a sizeawe and at-- tractive body of water when the rail workers get througn with fheir jo». NORTH SHORE !S DUE POR A BOOM Official of North Shore Rail road Pictures Great De-- velopment shortly. m:.lnl.ofllddo(tbot: pany, declared in a talk before Wilmette Rotary club last week. Tak-- Ing material for roadbed 'fill' tfrom the sbores of this body of water was found to be the most expedieat pro gedure in view of the lack of ade @quate transportation facilities _ for bringing the material into the Skokie valley from sources far removed trom the sceny of the new construc tion. 'The engineers have construct CREDITS N EW Route ed a temporary railroad to hau} the darth from the lake so copvenient!y Iocatad aear Athe porthern . axtremity community of the character of mette. Transportation will open lhe way, hbe assprted, sealing bis remarks with data that Aescribed the remarkable development of Ch+ eago following the extensions of the lsg Transit company lines. North Shore Wne anticipates this remarkable development for the worth shore, which, obvriously must come in the open territory immedi-- ately adjacent to the ¢#artous lake «hore villages, Mr. Moran explained, in declaring that the compan}y was going into the region as a ploneer to give good tramsportation and they will soon attend to the development of new territories, he added. City girt ~of ~At «yearse, epurhed the millions of Edward~ Brownlgg, New held in 1926 at Mundelein, N. and which 1t is estimated mm. million and a balf vis to CB-- cago and the north shore. | Roadg to m 5 ' Pevelopment of the te wost ot the north --shore wilil --put every lo-- cal business man on his mettle, Mr. Moran said in concluding his talk, becanse it points the way to now business opportunities for the prt #ressive merchants in this. vicin-- 4ty. * , to adopt ber as a companion for his Sunshine.. Margretta has gone to Los Angeles in the hope of becoming leader in the Wilmette Chamber, of Commerce. He was chairman of the recent Wilmette Day speakers' pro-- gram in conjunction with the turning on of the new lighting system. Engineers of the Chicago, North Mr. Moran lives at 924 Greenioeal Waliteéer ~R. Kirk of 1S PREDICTION TWO PAY FINES !3 #14 7 U T L e Te C y 344A ~¥ AL1+P h dPp-- « . BERTYXY ILbLslty--LAR 44 LCOU N L X,--Adsiski L. JUDGE BARNES FOVR-- JURORS SELECTED Four jurors were chosen yesterday on the --opening day of tse trial at Woodstock, IH., of County Judge Charles P. Barnes and former States Attorney Vincent 8. Lumley, tboth of McHeney county, charged" with per-- jury in obta'm'ag the convictions of Fremont Hoy 'and his son, Clarence, bam»h that county. .~ * Miundreds of Woodstbek citizens trtad to crowd --tnto ~the court room for the hegring,.. which is expected to be sensational, all the persons concerned r being promine<i in Mc-- Heury county politics and financia! Afinitths.~ s . J ~I t--ouo_ a $y ean e 'Noodstock . Jurist and Former Prosecutor Accused-- of-- . by State's Attorney Alfred 8. Pouse = s ¢ 1 4 N. oncuded"cinvestieat.on "of _ tosle. tent ramors through the count;y that the Hoys, guilty or aot, had been railroaded to jail.> -- . PICTURESQUE SCHEME ' TOLD Okhe of the most -- picturesque aschemes they are alleged io have started was a plan to start a pearl Tarm is the Fox river and make ordinary -- mud clams produee the pearls adw obtained from oysters. Farmers from the county and" ai! over the state were induced to {nvest their money tn the company. Treated by a "secret Japanese process" the clams were planted and tolg. to go Y work-- --A dubsidiary company war all> organized in Florida. e The case grew out of the financial Letivities ~ of ~the ~Hoys, ~Tor. years prominent McHenry . county bank-- They were charged with lurid banking irregularities, _ which cost gullible farmers ol the ~county a jJowel. in the meantime, it was alleged, stock in the company was used as security for loans. . LAKE CO. TEACH-- ERS ARE RIGHEST «Women teachers of Lake county have the _ satisfaction . of Anowing but one other county, that which pays higher salaries. Interesting Comparison Shows MEN AVERAGE $2,229 YEAR table just prepared by the state de-- partment of public instruction and printed in the current issue M the Educational Press Bulletis. The table makes a comparison of pres ent salaries with those pald tes years ago. ue rstrees oo uahlea t The following statistics for Lake!l """"" ""°""0 20. 1b°I eivas them county will prove. ertremely inter effective July ist. 1925, gives them esting: . the right to licenmnss roadbouses and Average anouaml salaries of men| 448 halle at $2° per year. The teachers, l'l'--:':".l.?o. tnsuuu- for Hcense must be made Average amnmual 'salaries of men|by the ownér and His phace inveari teachers, ° 1925--$2239 28. gated by the board. If he doea not _ CC o mc c _ cccrclcllls e 1925--90.%2 per cent. ~ © Average anmual smlaries of women teachers, 1915----$§633.T5. _ Average ansual salaries ol women teachers. 1925 --§1541.82%6-- _ Percentage otf-- increase, 1915 to 1925----1444 per cent. o atee Avafage annual salaries all teach-- ore, 1925--$166491, Percentaga ol increase, -- 1915 to 1925--«--111.1. . .. ___._. In 1914, Will, (GOGrundy and Kane countles. were the only ones which paid higher salaties to men teach-- era. Psoria county was tha on!y one which paid its women teachers more. SYince then other countieos also bar*t Increased the salaries of their teach-- ara _ but. _with .one : exception . Lake county leads the list. Tuesday by IN BANK CA Average annull salaries all loach Walter Carlson and Edward Big Increase in Salaries Since 1915. Condoning Perjury PAID IN STATE LLE INDEPEND cusess) BAVID PARMALEE _ .::"..,:*'J T0 OBSERVE 97TH ol RrpTRDAY SUNDAY 1915 io of Wl ~Lake_ County's_Big_Weekly ----WAUKEGAN--WEEKLEY SUN ----=--~-- 7| Says When He. is 100 ne will m -- now is 101 Years Old. .. _ d % seemitmesatime * FISHED ~FOR MANY YEARS , Chicago, Sept. 9--(INS8)--A tax cut of $125,000,000, reduction of the maxi-- mum--surtaxr to 15 per-- cent, and the tax on incomes below $5000 to 1 per cenat, aud ihyo repal of many of the "unisince" tazes." especialy thece ef-- fecting 'automoblies -- and tlicatres-- these were among the things for whic Martin . B; Madden,; chairman of the horse . apropriations committe:, vwas on record is favor of today. JUST WHAT IS * AROADHOUSE, And he believres, furthermore. ac-- cording tahis statements, tha: the next' congress will accomphish these reductions. in accordance whh P'res-- idoent Coolidge's economy program. Madden bo!ds that the hizh taxes partichularly Con "business pro{i's and large incomes, stifie progress. "~QDarid Parmalee, --4%0 -- Sheridan court, a retired {isherman, is ibok-- Ing forward with keen anticipation to the obotrv;%gq ot his birthday nest Sunday, Sept Ti Ee will be 97 years old at'that time, being the oldest resident of Waukegas. The birtbday observance wil be a quiet one but Mr. Parmaiee always looks forward to the event with real an-- part of his life, in fact until the time pfhat geclining years made this im-- possible, he engaged in the commer-- cis! fishing business, He" recalls all the maritime events since 1856 and delights to discuss them. During his and 'Iriends will gather at his home and assist bim in celebrat'ing the event ----:* -- _ Mr. Parmalese came to Waukegan in 1856 and has made this city his home ever since.-- During the greater thet," peleobrated his 101st birthday last month. The brothers have aot seen each other in years. "When I'm 108 years old I'm zoinz down to visit George." the loca! nop-- agenarian said today Mr.-- Parmalee attributes bits lon-- gevity largely to the fact that . be always has been active and much ol his "life has been spent in the open on the water, _ Is the 'gas filing station a road-- bouae* Is the raomdaide monger of 'hot dogs' the proprietor of a road-- bouse* What and where can the term rosdhouse and dance hall be placed to fit't . 22 _ _The board of superrisors would Iike these questions enzswered. It Hekad money toa them.----Arstate law, pay there is the punishment by law. One aplivation has come before the board to date, byt they are not ready to act, not knowing the ground. Attorney Elam Clarke had been ask-- ed for a G@efinition by Ray Paddock, Wauconda, chairman of the® Board, eariler in the day, He took five min-- utes to deiiberate and then answered ; "When they ask for a liconse it is an ackmuwlédgement that it is a roail-- Supervisors, Ready to Demand License Fee, Want to Know "H'a a god chance to get eome needed revenue," offered lew Her dee, secretar} ol the bm'rd * house." X Asa't eedtetary of Security Title & Trust Co.. Business of the ~Recorder's Office tor the week ending Sep.. 5, 1925; :-!u Of comveyances filed .....264 amber of Chattel Mortgages--.. 82 LOANS FOR WEEK ARE MUCH HIGHER Their Limitations. |as hils atcomplice in the atiempteU #1 county> fand, Afd ~Migligay laX| -- ai Marth@ Prairie View. objtct s o en s es f ik s iA meer| ut sls rome ies o e 3 k = fpolitce beat him Wat!! be wa* TOTCEY an earging of $455 with an income of in our time, be sugrested, apd asked numbre of instruments BOARD WONDERS of Loans --$312,564.61 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER:.10,...1925 ... Eul '>"',: w e ##1 L . 5i8_ rana"w / nolee uie ecc'" " "art" Pathet Nust Aa §Ol C i s i s is en | Larde Bon--"The Tod. ©ap --~ ~1. pos . Angeles, Sent. _ 9. --Rudolph| _ _--. prenty of Warnings the streem star, was i®|~ ;lo, son--(Om front SCot u{m he was thrown. tat ..! 4t * "."".' "O~ slgw Adrd. lJaok ct h"! _ e Om 'wfi HRC C EReuiE -.-:4-.- Aawts the +r=d. . #1 1467 'COUNTY OFFICERS | ASK PAY INCREASE Walkowski was caught Bere the} night of Oct. 3. 1923, while attempt ing to --break into the store a second time. la the first burgiary, the day betore, 119 suits and 41 overrbats were stolen, of which 79 suits were sold lo Sam Seigel of Chirkgo, at, whose place the clothing was ldn' tifled by Mt. Peterson. PRISON TERM UP, ~WALKOWSKI WILL FACE TRIAL HERE To be Brought From loliet on Charge. of Looting Peter-- Whena the prizon gates opened at Joliet -- today to _ release _ Frank Cooper, ~--* also knowna | "as W al-- kowski, two deputy sheritis were waiting to arrest bim anad briag bim ta Waukegan 'to stand trial for the J H. Peterson tothing stors bur: glary of Ociober, 1921. SENTENCED FROM CHICAGO n.gni 0i VCl a, 1Z2$, EiDE WBP | 4 d & ing to --break into the store a nvc:uil ' Treasure Reports. time. in the first burglary, the day| : I"s Pearsail, county treasurer, \re-- betore, 119 suits and 47 overcoeats| ported that he had $2.345,945 on hand were stolen, of which 79 suits were| With the biggest sum of $1.883,980 be-- sold to Sam Seigel of Chicségo, at, |DK in the gencral tax fund, and $181,-- whose place the clothing was iden ' 896 being in the special fund. Over tifled by Mt. Peterson. drafts, b»* reported, were to be found Walkowskt lived at 7586 Uhiand, among the following : Non--bigh avenue, ('Mn:o When nrncotd leium fund, allerations and additions, named. Max Stetr, aiso of Chicago, Lake County General hospital, gener-- azs bis atcomplice in the attempted #1 countye fund, s64 ~MWBAXaAy itax to conféss to escape the pain. Siegel, when arrested for receiviag stolen goods in the firs( burglary. samed Merbért Polbersg of Chicago as the man be bought the goods from. He pald $950 for the clothing,: eat}« mated to bave been worth $4,0090. _--The députies who left to get Wa! towuikt were John Froelick and-- Del Walkowski, Stet: and Sieg®i were all beld in Chicago to face charges in counection with clothing store rob-- beries there, . and ~Walkowski was subsequently sentenced to ihe state penitentiary. & bert Weale Requests . for cealary hetnan"r"m:; were made at the Board of Sunr-' M visorea meeting this aftermnoon by'm three county officers It is ex-- I pected that the increases will be nl-,' from lowed. On requests of State's At--, !"' torney A. ¥. Smith, an increase may*:!lfl be made in the salary of Assistant "*'Ce State's Attorney Siiney H. Block.| Join The salaty is now $3.000 a year| witl and Block asks $3,600 as he has} Mit been forced to give up most of ; for his private practice owing to the| sia' press of state duties._Dr. Grinnell, | county veterinmnarian, who received | $4,200 _ ama farnished his own| _ A automobile, asks $5,000 because of : »ot the fncrease in his duties in test--| | w ing herds for tyuberculosis. fhnrlpsi t E. ~Mason, county probation officer, ; p4 ; settthg forth the increase in the | work. of__ that | offits, -- asks for | lan imeresse of froim $400 a year| C a*n Imereikse of Imllin 100 "A IO!| Gowip"And the kee reie U l-'Lc_ o. 1 ie e ctutn® "'"'! im :\n state of ro!hw'o.)';" . " f officers was formerdAy $80)) pumb Dan--"What part 6f the B dpab ie f 'matry is that in----you know I #a3 + COMEG antevesrarrue -- kn 0 se arailse . 6 | navor yery god at mnmr , « Walkowski, whose reai wmame is --Frank _ Casper,.. arrived . in vAcLCNTINO is nwurt BULLETIN horse duot.n« taa,. .iimat '"P""~ | Mitchell denied he was making a A :,' : book, explaining that he had come Je 21. | from' Chicago with friends and that s Ai_| they "pooled" their bet«. An invest+ e may | rator from the state's attorney's of-- ;zng.(hk'e. however, bad little difficuity in Block.| joining the pool. He placed a $5 bet -- year| with Palmer, who was then Arrected. e hm: Mitchell was accused of selliag tins «t afi for $%00 He worked at one ol the Get -- $415,400 -- and -- Spend --$471,875; Reports From f Offices are Made. L's:..mni an expenie of $4,236° for year. -- COUNTY $56,000 --OVERDRAWN IN THE PAST YEAR With the year of lhsae'u for. the county just ended, the supervisors Monday started their fall session to learn that they had gone $56,476 in excess of their ADPrOpTIRAO®®Q------ --~ ~-- The bigzest overdrafts came is tow departments, the public buildings leading with $20.52%2; the Lake Coun-- ty General hospital next with an over-- draft of $19,534, and poorclarms $16,-- 109. The bridges poured the most muoney back, failing to spend some $17,597 that had hf _allotted _ for that purpose. Jury fees reached $8,-- 585 more than appropriated, probab ly due to the trial and retrial of the Viking bandits. _ _2 l I NC L U DES TREASURER'S The sum of. $415.,400 propriated and . $471,.8 pended. _ LL QO. Brockway, county recorder, showed an income of $13,010, and ex-- pensé of $10871, and $3.133 turned over to the county treastrer. TWO FINED FOR x;'a _ BETTING AT FAIR .. Twn fines of $100 were handed out today by Justice Coulson at a hearing on the gambling charges against Ray Paimer, Chicago, and Lauther Miteh-- ell. negro from South Carolina, who were arrested at the fair grounds Sunday. ' -- Both were without funds, but were trying --to ~r#ise the . money from friends in Chicago. for $2. sta bles Angry tife--1 an ret a job and earn L will take m~ ordor: Hiesbraad --"Thon tihe Dumb Dan Again. "And they picked Pote ap flean Thing a d rumengihe roiaz cut and my own romne* from ony man." don't cot a salk had been ap 1b was ex-- $1.50.PER YEAR. JIN ADVANCE --*-- _ # *n * & PRepaed i ng * r 4 dsn y a x m + hi w ?-5. hss x ?» Aus § ,*;'-'-',--v's.w .'d ° : s Ex; . r** % a * 6 * J% ; ' a *_\- MBated to take carse of this. asked that the tax levy i'mit of aix cents on the dollar be incregsed u!mznmmmup»o-& wmovu'.l:co.ounuu.u people ~at~ next--primary April 13, 19%%. ')""' LIBERTYVILLE MEARD FROR But previous to -- this there had been a little comedy-- that bad--takena the seriouszness. out. of the. situation. A rtltbl. signed by W. F. Fram-- zen Jr.. and 1092 others, askeo that the -- buildings <be -- remodeled, im mul,ena-l. or that new strac-- tures be buiflt, but--that it all be done on the present site and kept in Lib ertyville by all means. -- That caused no stir, but when a secon dpetition, sigged by G. Carrolt Gridley, the banker, and 91 others, asked that the place be moved {from Libertyville, the laughler _ started; The CGridiey petition stated that th6 ground was too valuable for public land, that it would limit the estes» "It vou'!d be more f1'+t. 1 Hateé 1@ mimd of--®My 0w8 abd im in favor of the resomtiAh. 1| am tellin; you } tnat ow ; and--wilt ~vor----riat-- way when *>» matter corms up. SOIH T ;mn' s.des shouid be herrd and the . ar fully investigated." _ Ths maiter ol detiy or voting on the resolurton, when put to roik t call, sabowed-- 1% lor postponement | ana 12 tor action * Jns \ _ The matter comes ap "'1 = 1:30 in the aiterncony and ' wil be a fight. *4 i#\ It vas then that the Thompson resolutiotr -- calling for an election was presented. A. W. Nerc@a, High: land Park, espoused It, calling the Gridley impediments. to expanzsion imaginary ones that could be saf mounted. A gravel pit be termed a gold mine, that could be soid as%s gravel and then .as a subdivision. He stated that hbe would rote the way the committee had suggeste) as he beil¢éved them <=®b;, as well_ as being fully --informéd. ~ e down »a tetter from Mrs. Clars Hain, secretary .of the Lake County Hy-- mane Society, asked that the poot farm be-- kept l'm by all metans, but that'the bu gs be repaired. a graveyard on onmne side, Jake® on another, and a gravel pit and poor-- house to t+op of! the other. +=0o aldek.~ George Bairsto®. Waukegan, arose to a%k for time. ~He stated that be was #ot -- in a position to rgte unt!! be received furtbher intorma~ tion, and that he bad hedrd that the place would bring $2509 an acre. _The tyo _ LibertyriHle were nlgl,,nd*» ;.:3 pou:d sut Abat. 1t . mait to ~ Ln( # .--M_M This was denied by Thompson, who stated that 'the peak price" of-- tered was only $800, or (ar bei@# that money be treasured as the board was sadly lacking in funds. Ray Paddock, the chairman, point-- ed out. that a delay might not adt bok as i the issve 'ad been rs@#'-- roaded. and stated that be has 1014 libertyville residents that be wroold notity them when ihe matter wou!ld come up. 80 "Notity them? Why do that!" Thompson asked, tak.ng the (Mloor. "I don't lHke to see this thbing staved off. | see through the plas. 'There will be a lot of tawyers «P Were Thuraday poking their nose i8 somebody else's business 1 know their kind. Why shou!id we aumor. Libertyville® . AH 'l.).k: village ever did was knock. n't they «#ote against the hard _ road program! IMdn't they vote again=t t8e court bouse* They won't sote or be for ® thing in which they gog't get the bull 'bemelit _ | bave be>n o8 th® board ten years and [ limmve _|: arned someth nz about it." + ,'1_ "That's r&gbt." vercoe use 10 Gg-- clare 'Thete will be lawyets, but my mind is made ap | «now that they casnot im.juesce mse sole,. it t am &lrptd of some a the otbers." CN DECLATMC ~'LVEs Jo'n -- Hoban,. -- Wauke;.an, . stated that be tavored the ma.icr ~bOeoMg put over * s «s ibhe laughter di0## a up. Jt f be heard and tigated." of voting om put to roik pysrponement to _ ¥ 3y ols d