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h+ Clever Sieuthing -- Runs Down Hmmwwwfl- c Acting on tho creport-- that a truck, formerly --owned by a Me-- Henry bakery, was used to haul the fowls away set Deputy Edward Dunn on the trail of the owner, Several days of investigating re-- sulted in the arrest of George Amen, 2%, and hbis brother, Edward, 19, both of Waukegan, and Roy Hironimus, 26, Sullivah -- Lake. Hironimus lives, however, with his sister in North <«Chicago. Clever police work, that brought the arrest of three youths, today solved the chicken theit at the farm of Ray Seymour, Waucondsa, & week ago, it was learned trom Sherif#f Laren:e Doolittle.-- There « had. been 125 chickens valued at $1.50 each stolen at the place. No clues were left.. The sheriff blames George Amen 'and Hironimus, who has been ar-- rested by the police before, for originating «the theft plot. After the: sale, it is (uald, the Amen boys gave Hironimus $423 and split the remaining ~$120.50 be-- Urbana has been called the home of the most important manufacturing plant in Illlinos. That plant is the University of Illlinois.>~ Its raw ma-- terials dre youth and ambition. Its product is men and women, lilinois has 29 colleges and universities. Of these the University of lilincois is the largest. , _ conda Hen Roost, .. ~* CHICKENS WERE © SoLD Warrants charging larcenty were fssued <by. Justice Charles Mason today. The youths are still in jail Get Butcher's Tip A Tenth street butcher gave the sheriff the original tip. He stated that two© men, driving a bakery truck ~that had been« owned in McHenry, delivered chickens to a Fenth street grocer. ® -- Deputy Thomias Tyrrell, . the sheri declared, had obtained con-- fessions from all three of the Investigation showed. that John Zaler. of a eco--operative trading company, had purchased. the 'Towls thinking them legitimate chickens. MHe had palid $163.50, _« _ -- purchased it.. Next Anding the last owner he discovered that the three boys had it out without his knowledge. ~*~*p Hironimus was taken and the» the Amen boys. All are sald --to tween > themselives. Naturally the farmers are elated at the arrest. Lake county fermers _ Deputy Dunn went to McHenry and found the former owner of the truck. ~There he learned who hbhad This ~was the first attempt on the paft of this trio to carry Out such a scheme, the sheriff stated. Wamn'. Th e _B. Colby school holds title to 2431 acres of land. The campus proper consists of 356 acres. k The state of lilinocis appropriates aw -- average = of $5,250,000 -- a ~year to keep the University of lllinois in operation. All of the nllmm; achools. comprising the are in Urbana except three. :. These, the College of-- Medicinge, .CoNege of Dentistry and School "bf Phirtm an-- enrollment -- of -- 1,003 which means that thero are ©12%,761 stw duuotmmmucung Statisticlans tell me that the Un versity of lHlinois is the third larg-- We find the <university <a~lAbor-- atory® devoted to the state's business advancement. ~ We shall know it by Thero are now enrolled The -- three Chicago schools have from chicken thelts and "the 2 EL CFENY) 1 ~--~--GAIN OVER '26 tifle Anvestigations: .A remarkable work is now under way, which wili take many years and may never end. It is the breeding of noew varieties of © apples. To date -- 217,000-- first generation ~bybrids. hbhave been-- de-- veloped and several thousand sec-- Former -- county treasurer Fred Ames and sensational disappearance recalled as court orders estate held saving, are now in the orchards and a check--up shows 427 potential new ¥varieties of apples, some of which may be of untold value to orchard-- ists and home growers, -- _ Development of a serum to com-- bat ptomaine poisoning in man and forage poisoning in animals. . Discivery of illium, a platinum substitute, better in many ways than picture film.. Words or music can be recorded on the edge of the film. A light beam is used to make the sound. as a cubstitute for the famil-- tail trade, good paving, remarkable parks, It has <excellent golt facil-- ities -- which 'include gn 18--bole country club and a links maintained by the university for students, Ur-- bana has two hospitals and a sani-- tartum. project is now being financed." the original and cheaper. Low pressure process for the cok-- in gof lilinois coal. is S Discovery --of akaine, a non--babit forming substitute for cocaine. Important findings in the fatigue for him distributed to otHcr hbeirs. 'The university has a HWbrary of veu" murnee) Hhancs in the eorie est worl ltmammwow imental bands, total about 300 pleces. Urbana is first of all a residen-- tial city. Outside of railroad 'shops, established many years ago, it is largely void of Industrial plants, A few small institutions, scientific in nature and largely born Of univer them. (I believe that this schoo!}, in Urbans, is one of the--most.im-- portant-- assets of them all, It is In this work of, "Re--Discovering Hilinois"* I havre tried to sgearch out the state's assets --and tell about the c home. of the greatest manufac-- turing plant in Ilinois. «t manufactires a product of aror« It makes that most valuable prod-- uct on the face ol the earth--men and women who. can really think. It stirs ~up in them that greatest trait for progress and achievement-- ambition. Xet though it is the larg-- went to the assistancée of Michael Bheridan, & friend, who was b:ing throatened by an armied man. Polite worse seeking Thomas Raleich, 23. be-- Sm C T o PeC e Vn "; Heved to have fired the htal shots. Important contributions in the cure Urbana is a city of homes, re-- hybrids are in the .. Almost a million and a half of mo-- auu;ch 1, an increase of about 10 tent over 1926 _'It is apparent that total, registra tions for the year will go well be-- yond the. million and a. half ~mark when delayed registrations are +re-- Receipts from registration in Illi lpllu)tolarehlnénfltohn been $14,047,208. * Predictions that the motor industry bhad reached the saturation polnt are regarded as having hbeon . shattered by the large increaso of registrations during this year. For the centire country the increased registrations run slightly more than two millions, making the total registrations 22,001,-- 393. This increase, the bureau of roads says, outstrips gains in popu lation, and it is believed to mean'that ported, according to the bureau of public roads of the department of agriculture. * ways in meeting the heavy expenses of road construction and maintenanpce. the only limit to the aunmber of «ars that will eventually be in operation is the ability of the public to purchase The eformous #um of $288,000,000 was paid up to March 1 for registra-- tHion. A sum almost as large was paid by automobilists as. 5g48 taxes. The Anmutfilghetdonlopdby the survey of bureau of roads is that the largest percentage increases in registrationg are reported . by southern states, there the automobile has not attained the vogue it enjoys in northern states. Florida has the largest gain over last .year--40.% per cent, and Oklahoma gained 17.8 per cent closely followed by Alabama, Loujsiana and Mississippli.-- > In IilMnois there is a.registered car for practically every inhabitast. Chicago, 'April 6----The frst move in the expected exodus from public in the expected exodus from public| Another big shakeup will be in the life of mayor Dever's ~appointeca| police department. It was gengrally was 'made today when chief of|expected today that chiet ot poli¢ce police Morgan A. Collins annou Morgan Colliny would be demoted to he would hand in his resignation a Captaincy,. ' at the end of the mayor's term. Virtually all of the appointees of Miliion and a Half Autos Regis-- ~ *ered March 1----Ten Péer : EXPECT RECORD BREAKER ~--Chicago or Milwaukee A convenient and enjoyable means of group travel to points in all directions is afforded by the comfort-- able inotor comches of the North Shore Line. The chartering of motor coaches £grows continually in popularity. "The trip was made most enjoyable by the comforts of the coach together with the courtesy & '5-' and constant thoughtfulness of your driver", writes Lorin J. Cahn, Highland Park, a member of a motor ) mhmwm&wmuMI":mmmuwa Posts of North Chicago, H Park and Lake Forest. This letter is tyDical of those constantly being re-- Mests First ond Third Monday Nights seived. For information about charered motor coacle service, address J. M. Michaels, Ass't Gen. Pass. of Each Month at Masonic Hall COLLINS TO RESIGN . North Shore Line, 79 W. Monroe St. Chiceso. Fast trains and schedules a n hinactcs of chings aod al -h-'-" 14 stations in Chicago--North Side, _ _ _ For schedides, fares and otheri "lean, comfortable, courteous A PP t THOMPSON STARTS DOG JAILED ONX RUM CHARGE, Ralders entering apartment o Marie Mayo in Los Aungeles found her dog hiding small bottle of Hquosg beneath him and locked him up, Miss Mayo (abore with dog) ob-- Snined chis relecass in $150 bail & & terminal at Sixth and Sycamore, in the heart of the city, convenient : . . to everywhere. You save time and © -;-fifithaéazymmbe f mofNati:&omune 4 4 99 part of Thompson's announced inten | 0 _ Consul tion of wiping the slate clean, it was > Mayor William E. Dever, the unsue By HourOrqu' Buemen(saSpeddty S. J. GROVES & Teams for Hire BIG SURPLUS SHOWN 4 on, April 86--A . surplus of 6X : <Ccofr © 4. " f 2 44. _ .8=% ) In Gridiey Hall, First Nationa! BanB Dever,' the unsue » _' . _ |Building. Visiting Neighborse Welicome will be ousted "Iw. NAGEL A. 8. DOVGHERTY d¥ 4 . J. A. TREPTOW, H. P. J. B. WETMORE, Secretary. D nual report of the Ford Motor com-- pany, of Detroit, filed . today with Tax Commissioner Henry Long. The statement was for the year ending Dec. 31,° 192%6. THE INDEPENDENT IS DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR FOR ONLY $1.50 A TYTEAR. NO CHARCGE FOR DELIVERY MEETS FIRNST 'TVUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT GRIDLEY HALL C¢, C. HOSKINS, Commander 'Telephone $45.J Mesets Z2nd and 4th Tussdays of Each ----__---- Month at Qridley siall _ PETER BOCK EDNA J. NICHOLLS Office in First National Bank Bulidi MHours: 1 to 3:30 and 7 to 8 p. m. ATTORNEY--AT--LAW LIBERTYVILLE ILLINO!IS LUCE BUILDING Res Phone 136--M Office Phone 18 ! North Milwaukee Avenue > 'Telephone 551 > LABERTYVILLE Telephone $29 ' LIBERTYVILLE Office With Farm Bureay Reverse Charges on Business Calls T A I L OR J N G By U. 8. Government Veterinarian Libertyville Post 329 FRED GRABBE INSURANCE K. A. Grandy |° Dr. 0. F. Butterfield ~ Veterinary -- Surgeon LIBERTYVYVILLE jLLINO!S Phone 217. -- DR. J. L.--TAYLOR ice in First National Bank Bullding CATTLE TESTED FREE OF--CHARGE -- ATTORNEY--ATALAW _ Office at Home on CoOk Avenue' Telephone 1623J LIBERTYYVILLE ILLINOIS A SPECIALTT 912 No. County St. No. 272 R. A. ~E. W.. COLBY _A No. 131 .. --Mystic Workers Columbia Lodce <Bgl "ha e <rk y . Web e 9e 7" / [ROOFING t 172 W, Lincoiln Ave.,, LIBERTYYVILLE .. _« Telephons 383 y is done right--at Cichy's Tallering J. CICHYT. Propricter North Milwaukese Avenue. Telephone 551 . LIBERTYVILLE Office 538$ N. Milwaukee Avenue Over Walrond's Store ~© LIBERTYVILLE Estimates Furnithed Free TAR and GRAVEL ROOFING Ready roofing over old Shingles FLAT ROOFS RECOVERED WITH TAR AND PITCH Libertyville Roofing Company West Lake Street LI!ERTYVILL! ILLINOI8 P. 0. Box 843 -- Phone 614R--2 RUFFLED SCRIM --CURTAINS White 26 Inch x 214 yds. 2 Inch Double Stiched Self Ruffles "The Quality Store" AGRAYSLAKE ILLINOIS WAUKEGAN, ILL LINCOLN LUSK Auctioneer The Man With a Word Every Second WILL CONTRACT to furnish Good Meals 50¢ 218 Park Place Libertyville, Illinois house complete for a set fig--ure se you will know Jjust what the sost will be before starting. Going to Build? Smith's Taxi G. H. SMITH Prop. Day and Night Service Night Pb. 497 _ Day Ph.51 ARLING T O N # HOTEL # Work Guaranteed R. B. GODFREY AT LOW COST Call, Phone, or Writes to CREDIT RATOR REALTOR JUSTICE OF THE PEAcE 'Telephone Libertyville 568 Do Ail Kinds of Roofing Per Pair GONSALVES 48¢ PHONE 67