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Libertyville Independent, 5 Apr 1928, p. 1

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The governor insisted his trip in-- tx the south was planned solely tor _ _z rest and that It had ao political §$2.00 PEAR PLATE Ticke.s on sale at Hamilton Club Chargzing that the Emmorson--Caristrom--Glenn crowd is double cros# Ihg Bill Stratton of Lake County. just as many Lake County people have pr Ceted, Jam:s G. Welch in talks made to --big crowds on the streets w Round Lake and Crayslake Turesday evening, referred to a circular .:nonthythermanumM'TumMnd Utis dinner," a "testimonial given by the friends of Louis L. Emmerson, Oscar Caristrom and Otiz Glenn," Wednesday evening, April 4th at the V--amilton Club main dining room at 6 c'clock. A banquet tendered to MNr. Emmerson, Carlstrom 'and Glenn without Bill Stratton, the fourth member of the so--called "big four" not being included in the affair." "Wren Mr. Stratton with HIS friends arranged a testimonial banquet for him in Waukegan he saw fit to invite Mr. Emmerson, Mr. Carilstrom and Mr, Glenn and THEY were guests of honor at the "Stratton testi-- moxrial banguet," Yet when his three colleagues on the so--called "Em-- morson--Carlstrom slate" arranged a dinner for THEMSELVES (via the riends route') they did not include Bilt Stratton," declared Mr. Welch as he made rclerence to thke citcular. > "Its just is a lot of us predicted--those fellows would pull a big dou-- ble eross on Stratton after they had taken advantage on his friendship in I aze Cbunty and attended HiY--testimonital banguet in Waukegan,": de-- e'*~n--ad Mr. Welch "They came Rére and made a big fuss about being FOR BILL but when THEY have a banquet of THEIR OWN you observe they leave him out," declared Mr. Welch much to the crowd's amazement which had been led to believe that Emmerson--Caristrom and Glenn were playing square with Stratton. f Crowd Resents Slight The picture of the double cross brought forth resentment on the part dlr.Smtwn'lfrhmmmnmhththhbMpt onlyauaflmntwlr.smmmammunbmm end of the Emmerson--Caristrom--Glenn action reach the conclusion that th» trio was not particularly interested in Stratton's candidacy for Sec-- retary.of State. e '". E > Play < Mlal.ah.m _ _"They came into Lake County and played on the friendship of Mr. Strat-- L M O m W EC AEZC EPCOE Remenmaminay CCK mWl . WPCLTeE ton in order to cater to votes in Lake County. Yet in Chicago they are mmmn.ndnymmyhnhudoh:thmmot thing in other parts of the state. They have tried to fool you and get your mnnnmuhCuntyuthomunnotMnmmum Lake County candidate. Yet the Chicago banquet proves conclusively what they are doing," said Mr. Welch, adding, "!f they cared a whit about Stratton's candidacy they would bave insisted upon him having been nm.unofmowhlfl-onmhlq-uo(vuehmwmhh mmmusmtmmmummwm" The "Small for Governor" cam | rmsance s cez BURKE, HOLDRIDGE, 7:30 Tuesday evening and, lntlk.( : T e a on the main street from & truck, f speakers addressed a crowd of about m'm. Flm Am 100 men and women who bad gath-- ered from all that section of the town to hear the message spoken there in bebalf of Governor Smail. An attentive and interested audi-- ence listened for just one hour as Messrs. Welch, T. J. Stahl and W. J. Smith . pictured to them the-- great things that Governor Smaill had done for this county. Mr. Stahil pointed out how the value»=ot farm lands had increased from $150 up to as high as $1,000 an acre along the concrete roads which Governor l-nnholpoduheouty%nt.flo pointed out that some other gover-- nor MIGHT have dowe aimost as well but that there is no assurance that he WOULD have done so, and he insisted that to experiment with what some other man might 'do would be a mighty risky> piece of business for Lake county voters. From Round Lake the speakers| Chas ( went to Grayslake, where, speaking| Fred ' from the balcony on the west 'side| MH. L. of the main street, they addressed | J. T. about 500 persons who had gathered | T hos. from the village and neighboring : FOR H points. 'The speakers there were| WM. Messrs. Welch, George Bairstow and | Wm, . the Editor of the Sun.. The crowd | Fred was particularly attentive during | Augus g the talks and there -- again Mr. elch repeated his story about the | DesPi! dYouble--crossing which the Emmer-- | SDirited won, Carlstrom, Glenn crowd was | in the : pulling on Stratton in Chicago. | the big! * old resident was heard to say : the meeting as he walked tcm street, "There, J told you would double cross Stratton and what I told you is coming true. The Hamilton club b.nquthpov' ing it to be the fact." «_Mr. Bairstow told of the gratious fiafim Gov. Small hbad always giv-- en and other Lake county su-- mnn when they went ~from county to confer with him on good roads work. He said that many roads were really not in line for the m Gov. Small was always _ te and listened to-- their pleas with the result that they usu-- ally got what they went after. -- He predicted that ~Lake county ¥tould give the governor a big major-- ty this time and urged an expres-- slon of appreciation for < what the governor has done for the county:. Registration Desk SMITH LEADS 8S0UTH Filace: ta4MILTOK CLUB (Main Dining Room) 8*r'ctly Informal----Ladies Invited spoken' cg:rfles Crapo, Former '!'loetm T5 in me Board TONIGAN --IN BIG VOTE Despite the fact that more or less spirited campaigns had been waged in the assistant. supervigorship and the highway commissioner race, the eghs en ce nciny ds < ue cinincnl . dolts io fiieciert t lc n se fripes en uced BB is m n ie on oc 1Ve TokA c ho tion in Lake County is petty jealousy and prejudice against some of the--Governor's appointees. That's the only trouble with Frank Just. *A ' $ -- He asked the Governor for a job and the Governor had to turn him down. No Governor can ever appoint Frank Just to a state job because the world knows that Frank is not a square shooter. Look at his treatment of former Mayor Julius B. Bidinger. The latter was one of Waukegan's pro-- mmayou. In spite of the decision of the -- Supreme he built the Genesee street bridge. : Whnherctiredu'myor,hcdeddodwm:mvnz per. Hewutinwithl?nnkb']'\m.. Anything the News h m:lodaymd:;l:.cuwurm for, circulation, advertising, Vote Totals FOR TOWN CLERK Chas. E. Jack--29064 (unopposed) FOR mnoc(m Chas. 0. Armes--2818 (unopposed FOR AS8ST. SUPERVIsSOR Frank Burke--2188 (elected) g:u enp-mo'? C ) * C elegcted). Fred W. Funk--1577 (elected) H. L. Potter--1485 (defeated) J. T. Emmons--1465 (defeated) T hose. ma_mo (defeated) OR ~HI AY COMMISS8IONER Wm. Tonigan--2315 (elected) Wm, A. Taylor--1108 (defeated) Fred Petitclair--252 (defeated) August Soiden--417 (defeated) CRAPO, FUNK AND today Bidinger was responsible for, circulation, advertising, d credit, all. C x3 " Out of a blue sky, Just walks into an annual meeting and votes Bidinger out in the cold. When you talk about Emmer-- son, Frank, read Ralph Waldo Emmerson.© He said, "There hahwdmpmifimmnfingw.duumtfi In . other words, you can't double--cross -- people a per. 'I'hat'swhykalustmhuw"muwigm the respect of his fellow citizens PETTY JEALOUSIES GLEN E. DEWEY, SECPION 'TWO falled to deve op a heavy vote. © ro!hcuol hbigh reatogee as way m'x er, was an easy winner; He rece ed not only a plurality but a ma-- jority es well. He not only defeat-- ed his mnegarest opponent by a vote of more thin two to one tut obtained 538 more votes than the combined total of his three opponents. The enormous vote polled by Ton igan for highway commissioner was & surprise in some ways, although his supporters' had predicted such a result. His reelection by such a smashing nmajority is regarded as Burke Leads Fileld Frank Burke, candidate for re election as assistant" supervigor again led the field, obtaining nearly town clerk and assessor who were unopposed. It was a splendid tes timonial from his friends. The large vote polled by Charles Crapo placed him in third position among the asgistant--supervisorship dandidates. He is a former member Oof the board, having served eight yearse. ~-- Potter is Defeated Harold Potter was the only candi-- date running for re--election who was mm«l to the board, his place taken by Crapo. For & time there was considerable doubt as to whether Potter or Fred--Funk would be the member to be displac-- ed. Throughout the count their to-- having slightly the better of it. Not funtil the last precinets had report-- ed was the outcome assured. f J. T. Eimmong aleo polled a good | vote, his total being only twenty ; less than that received by Potter. ! The popularity of Ira W. Hol-!"";':;a': dridge again was proved when he i bY . k landed in secornd position, m'"fl;'m fi: but 38 less votes than Burke. He |MOTe hA has served as a member . of the Lake County board of ~supervisors for the last fourteen yearse. His ex-- eellent record. and the high es-- his record close, with-- Funk "HIGHWAYS . ARE HAPPY WAYS" & -- supremée t a ne eNcw:'n agiva'tillng. i pesition. Names of \a score or i more of candidates were written in The Waukegan News last eve-- ning printed this: ; teem in which he is held, was attest-- ed by the manner in . which : his friends rallied to his support. Thomes G. Sexton, although a new entrant in politics, piled up a vote of 1210, developing -- strength which was quite unexpected under the cir-- cumstances,. --Ungquestionably he is to be reckoned with in future poli-- tical cohtests. § . Schoo!l Trustee The ballot did not contain the names of any candidates for school 'trustee as no one had filed for this LDavid O'Conner, a local newspa-- per man, won--the office by 'a de-- cided majority. _His exact vote will not be known until the official can-- vare is made tut it is known he ob-- tained far more votes than any of the other candidates whose names were written in. ' by friends. With one exception, these ndidates did not receive more fin one, two or three votes: each, the majority receiving but Mrs. Nanaline 1 Perikns and eG-- ecutors of the Duke, deceased The award was Bherman anti--tr Geortge D. Hacsk dent of the Brus CVR vu,CVV,CVC, LITC IHSRUEE OeR tm wt handed an individual by any: federal court jury, ras been entered against Mrs. Nanaline H. Duke, William R. Perikns and eGorge C. Allen as ex-- ecutors of the estate 'of James B. Duke, deceased sobaceo ©magnate. The award was" the > result of the m: anti--trust suit brought by 1 D. Haskell of Boston, presi-- dent of the Brush Machine Tool com pany of Springtfield, Mass. of assauilt, driving while intoxicat-- ed and leaving the scene of an avci-- New /York, April 4.--James M. Cox JF., Yale student and" son of the GET VERDICT IN ~DUKE HEARING dent. COX GETS CONTINUANCE = "Vincent Rose, w&H known Waukegan man, living at . 40 Wisconsin avenue, and a state employe for several years, an-- nounced today that rather than give up two mb of his selary to the campa fund of Gover-- nor Len Small, he has quit his state job. He further announc-- ed that he is supporting Emmer-- son for governor, Glenn for sen-- ator, Carlstrom for attorney general and Stratton for secre-- bhilt a new home in Wisconsin Newark, N. J.. April 4.:4ndmgng "Rose has a wife and two chil-- K LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY,APRIL 5, 1928 o e e on ies c ces s o. -' e 9 P o §# -- " : * KK --3 ie :; 5 6 T yY ts 4 ' S o y 9 Te 3 h l -- 1 3 s 44 s g-? f 3 l 6 5 O . i & 5 F TB TCB § § g + e f 2 ® e p tas % Aj 33 i. s f #e f h + % e t % IF THIS is GOOD--LOGIC? 'The fact that John H. Walk-- -- or, president of the litinols Fed-- One evening recently the same Vincent Rose, acting like a man that had been greatly wronged, interviewed the Editor of the SUN at the new SUN building. this: "I've been working in the Department of Conservation (of which Mr. Stratton was director until recently) and a year ago Stratton promised me a raise. It do something for me to get that raise? Stratton didn't keep his Iing $125 a month for working in the department of which Strat-- ton was chief and he was> ap-- pointed by Stratton). . Thewriter replied to . Rose: "I don't now of any increases that are being granted now and I-- can't help it that Stratton promised you a raise and you didn't get it. All I can say is that I can take up the matter P. 8.--According . to reports Roze is one of the fellows in Mr. Stratton's department in .Lake County who hasn't done a tap of work for the past year--of done." [ And now we read that Rose has quit the job smton gave him because he didn't want to contribute to the campaign fund. So far as we can learn nobody is worried that he quit--there are ten thousand others in the state who've been<trying to get one like it--among them Frank Just, editor of the Waukegan News. Who knows, now that Rose has quit, even . perhaps Frank might have a chance. salary --any longer-- for . doing nothing.. : Why blame the gov-- ernor if Stratton 'kept--Rose on when he 'didn't work? Stratton was exclusively in charge of the department until a few 'weeks course the Governor couldn't keep track of Bill's appointees to see what they were or were not doing. And now Rose quits and sympathy. should be general that 'he has refused to graw hits er, president of the litinols Fed-- eration of Labor, 'iu endorsed Smail--is not going Influence many local working men to do the same. : Walker's _endorss-- ment means, very > little, . for Walker at the present time is Smail-- is not going to Influence many :local working men to do the. same. : Walker's _ endorse-- ment means. ~very -- little, . for Walker at the present time is on the payroli of the state, and, naturally, has to back Smaill if he is to hotd his job. . and see what can be S 2" The Deadly Parallel _ News, Tuesday, ma STATE 1O LOSE _ 200 MI. CONCRETE BY COURT RULING ~ Springfield, II1., April 5.--Collec-- tions under the Illinois. gas tax held unconstitutional, -- totalling $6,3414,-- 276.01 are held in the state treasury. Under the provisions of the law, one half of this amount was to be turn-- Unfavorable decision -- by the su-- preme, court prevents® construction of not less than two hundred and forty miles of bard roads in the state, figured on the basis of cost to the state of $30,00 Oa mile. ed over to the various counties of the state on the basis of automobile ~--'Effective August First Under the provisions of the law as enacted by the--last regular session of the legislature,. the measure be-- came effective on August 1. Collec-- tions for the five months between that date and Jan. 1, totalled $6,199,-- 509.3%. Of this amount the law pro-- ¥vided for one--half being returned to the counties for road building, with roads constructed according to spec-- ifilcations of the state highway 4& Lake Co. Should Have $51,-- 765 as Its Share of the Gasoline Tax Fund. DEALERS BOOSTED PRICE 'l--.fl «N28 ww"--u ho duattues -- Aindivats t satfivncinch «tiinicd the 'counties for road building, with | finally said, "Wel roads constructed according to spec:| BOme fine young ifications of the state highway ae:| home and--and-- partment to become & part of the | "if You would lik state system and maintained by the| those chickens : state. 4 + " g.by the 'w'i:a _ occks ¥ "Aaccaus t During the month of January an additional $885,350.16 was collected, tax for the month being payable on m. 20. 'However, with the test be-- the supreme court a large num ber of claims were paid under pro-- test.. Payments were stopped on checks totalling . $162,445.06, | while $578,139.01 was held~ under injunec tion, leaving but $144,766.69 to be palid into the treasury. . o While some pbjecdions mere vol some \ were voic-- ed against the gasoline tar when the law was first operative, this objec-- tion quickly disappeared and instead there appeared a general fevoritiam for the tax once it was realized the small cost to the average atitomobile owner, yet the immense sum which would be raised for the construction of hard roads, augmenting the state highway system. © Practically. all of the countles of the state anticipated the large sum whichwould be rebated b ythe state for the construction' of roads© and had prepared to utilize this money to a good advantage. With the de-- cision ~of the esupreme court has come from many counties resolu-- tions for the county boards calling upon the state to adopt a new gaso-- line law at the next session of the legislature. o 5 _ Rebates to Counties . The following table shows the re-- bates which was expected to pay to the counties of thig district and near by 'under the law, as the one--ha'lt of the amount collected to January 1, as figured on the automobile regis-- tration of the counties: Lakg................... 5l 108 --McHenry ...... ........$24,798 m' + * e + e e 6 0 ooo-aroo--' '."3 Winnebago ...... ..... .$60,445 Kane ¢.........._ « . . . . . $66,954 The same ratio prevails in other counties of the state. * . Deaiers Boost Prices In rincippally every section of the state automobile owners 'are protest ing the fact that with 'the unfavor-- able decision by the supreme court, dealers reduced the. prices but one-- half of the tax, giving autoists ben* efit of one cent a gallon while they retained the other for themselves. From all duarters also comes the protest ~that distributors, although passing the tax along to the consum er during the time the law was in effect, are seeking to recover from . the state under the claim any re--. bateés' -- secured should> ~accrue to them. No consideration ise: being: given to the consumers, and none is to be expected. . § From & reliable source it is learn-- ed one concern, operating -- many motor vehicles and paying possibly the largest tax by any company, is contributing a sum equal to the re-- bate it is claiming to the campaign tua of the anti--Sma!l faction. This company is making the gamble with the hope of at least electing a sec-- retary of state who will vote favor-- able when their case comes before the court of claims. It is alleged this same -- concern maintained a strong lobby in the leg islature while the gas tax was pend-- Today, Waukegan Vaily Sun. WHAT ABOUVT E:Hll? h The fact that Max Przyborski, self--constituted Czar of North, Chiéago, has endorsed the Antl-- Smail candidate for Governor is not going to influence many lo-- cal folks to do the same. Max's endorsement means very : little For Max at the present time is on the payroli of the state, and naturally, has to back his boss, Caristrom, if he is to hold his WAUKEGAN WEEKLY SUN E%J:.['f;'z *4 aé'.':\g.a,l a'% 69 is of cost to | gan?" aile. The Governor with a smile : First _ "Oh, |it's alright, but you kno f the law as | 4M _ of home cooking. It's measure be--]| Te#tat ts that is bothering n st 1. Collec--| I am used to the home cooked the hatween | and Mrs. Small and I cannot Daily Sun. m': wauter. He then returned to his of-- fice and left Mr. Kirchner in that _consum | nosition in order to get relief for was in his Teet. -- J * er fromMm | 'After a certain time the Governor any --*€-- | from Where or other produced froris to | a=~mow of stockings, and going &: bein€| thfg" room again took some none 18 ; rgot / it from a cabinet and . .| said, "Put some of this powder on is learD"~ | your feet, before you, put your 5 © many | stockings on. I, too, have trouble touc 3 The bhumanitarian side of Gover--: nor Len Small is one which when! he 'has an opportunity to demon-- strate it appeals to the ordinary | man a% &n outstanding characteris--| tic. Accordingly, below, is the flrst; incident which to our notion illus--; m what a democratic, ordinary | sort of an individual the Governor, shop.:-- One day the barber who had shaved him day by day said, "Well, Govetnor how do you like Wauke-- gan?" | m Governor with a smile said, "(h 'it's alright, but you know i am fond of home cooking. It's the that I get at the hotels and staurants that is bothering me for I am used to the home cooked food and Mrs. Small and I cannot get used to the restaurant fare." The barber who happened to be the owner of the shop, hesitatingly finally said, "Weill, Governor I have some fine young chickens at my home and--and--{further hegitancy) "If you would like it I'll kill one of those chickens and--and--my wife by the way is a mighty fine home cook. I could have hber cook up & real home dinner if you want. to, and, perhaps you and Mrs. Smaill would like to come out and get a real home cooked dinner." "Now, that's awfully nice of you," said --the Governor, "and I am sure Mrs. Small and 1 would enjoy it. When would you like to have us come out?" ~The barber somewhat taken back in Waukegan. . He was getting' shaved d@aily in a certain barber| Sheriff Doolittle of Waukegan, re-- cently told of an incident wherein Governor Small displayed another bumanitarium side of his life. Sometime ago Fred Kirébner, who was for years a supervisor in Cuba Townshitp, Lake County, was with him at a conference called 'with the Governor in Springfield, Mr. Kirch-- ner h;'h:.&hcn on official business pertaining to roads of Lake county. --They were in the Governor's of-- fice and Mr. Kirchner, who had been having trouble with his feet, which hmoqunuy developed into an infeetion that necessitated the l-wmbt of one leg and later cost him i life, made the remark in that the Governor 'had accepted his| known so jong and kind invitation with such rudmeut This, coming from said "any timé that is convenient, executive, the man 1 for you."© Thereupon the date was: made Mr. Stratton 1 fixed, the chickens were killed and| and 'then who had m s 4. ME CCC ted § Cns P Py > bome coored" chiceo " dinner | and C chicken dinner and, spent the®evening with the barber in question and his wife. As one man in Waukegan said, who nzln votes for the Governor, "that t rber will never forget the fact that the Governor of the great state of 1llinois was willing to ac-- cept an invitation of this sort to be the guest at his home." ; ner being the pertaining. to -- They were fice and Mr, been having -- which subseq an infeetion ! amputation of him hisg life, talking to th feet' had beey sometime. -- The Govern said : "Well, 1 talking to the Governor, that his feet' had been bothering him for sometime. » -- The Governor without further ado said: "Well, perhaps I can ease up your feet a little bit," and calling an -- attendant he <conducted 'Mr. Kirchner into the bathroom off of his"~ offite, directed the attendant to draw some hot water, told Mr. Kirchner to take off his shoes and stockings and put his feet into the water. He then returned to his of-- Tice ndldt Mr. Kirchner in that position in order to get reliet for from ewhere or other produced ow of stockings, and going ato : room again took some foot -- it from a cabinet and said, "Put some of this powder on your feet, before you: put your stockings on. I, too, have trouble with my feet and this powder seems to help them a lot." He then picked up the can of pow-- der and saw to it that Mr. Kirchner followed his instructions. _ _ ~ Any man who wil} think of the ecomfort of another who is almost a stranger as with the case here, pos-- public officials have. Imagine any other governor in this country be-- ing ~so charitable and considerate of others as to do a thing of this has never felt "chesty" over that position (but has continued in that same quiet unassuming manner in his public and private dealings. Judge Gentzel, a candidate for Secretary of State of the governor's slate, tells of an incident recently when he was travelling downstate with the Governor. 'They were driv-- ing along at a pretty fast clip in the important positions within the gift of the people of Illinois, neverthe-- It was Guring the Governor's While bolding one of the most ~ _ THE HUMAN SIDE OF GOVERNOR SMALL Incidents Which Hlustrate His Kin%vn:non \ . Fatherly Interest in the People of is --Never Haughty. He's Always Thinking f of Others. Portraying Characteristics _ which Few Executives Possess. j 2 % were killed and: and 'then who had ut Smaill, democra--' fine morning. to NM ere; went to the ton had aligned himselft--with the took of a fine, forces antagonistic to the governor ow usc e e e ks % . » ® $ & 4 $1530 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE | | | yHKratan-- : said Judge Gentzel, "that he zlbonldn'tdolth!udum 'tohtthcmtotuflomm _ younger perform the task. With ( some hesitancy the governor fin-- | ally surrendered the wrench to one | of us and we finished the Job." : "It struck me however," said !:Mtoouml."momhnfl by showing his readiness and will | _ "No, I don't think 1 shall. 1 don't | believe I will go into Mr. Stratton's im mtywmn-': paigm, but will let the voters of !eountyudynthdmthlflu | they wish. I wouldn't like to ge | into Lake County and start a fight ! on Mr. Stratton, whom I. have | known so long and aly." | This, coming from the stat : executive, the man who Judge Gentzel says Governor Smail reached over into the Kil, WCK@UA up a wrench and started to unfeast-- en the boits which held the wheel in place. --"IL suggested 'to the Governor," The charity, the bigness, the big heartedness, and the affection that characterize the life of Governor illustrated than recently when ask-- ed by the writer if he tHought it likely that he would come into Lake mmm.muw izens, the Governor some-- thing like this: K' k Solar Plexus blow as Governor Smail received from his protege, Mr. Stratton, but what would get upon their hind legs and personally re-- shows a spirit that few men possem sent it even to the point of cartying man involved. Not so with Len Small Ever ready to trorrive and forget, always charitable end kindly and fatherly, he just couldn't reconcile himsell to the point of appesaring on thoplmommnd m-== things about young man treated as a son and had advanced so rapidly in state politics through executive recognition and patron-- after his protege, Mr. Stratton, had extended an invitstion to Caristrom, Emmerson and others to be guests of honor at his (Stratton's) testi-- monial banqguet in Waukegan seems almost increditable in these days when men are so vicious in 'politics. No doubt, inside his heart the gov-- ernor has suffered a few pangs how-- ever, over the fact that his oppon-- ents were invited by Mr. Stratton to attend the Waukegan mesting whereas he wouldn't have felt the least degree incensed if the meet-- ing had merely been in the inter-- ests of Mr. Stratton with the others, his political opponents, not being made a conspicuous part of the af-- fair. It's only men, big men like Len Smaill, who could 0 an affront and do it as 'and as gensrousiy as bhe . of doing. t However, its characteristies . of this sort that has made Len Smail what he is today, the greatest goyr-- ernor lIllinois has ever had, the fair-- est governor and most lovableé gov-- ernor that ever sat in the executive We just mention these ftacts to i}> lustrate the real character that Mes within that grand old man, the man who is giving his best, his all to the advancement and welfaere Of illi-- Julius Green, Highwood colored man, is in the county jail with a fine of $200 and costs aszessed by Justice of the Peace W, W. Hartiett of Highwood hanging over him for being too inquisitive about what a she got into her howe. two nights in a#©row, snd--efter she got in the house, he would peek in sion act in his base. TOM IS NABBED men are there in l

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