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norud . ) o neptr and is in Rome, according to _ u_ if. rrord received by friends. Dr. Tay: DR. J, L. TAYLOR LEFT PARIS; NOW AT ROME .. J. L. Taylor, 'of Libertyville, solents of the county, has left. the Olympic fields at Colombes Field 0 Paxis, and is in Rome, according to It is nml' h'm'.'{it'ri'n..." s will Aassume immediate _ --of the road, which he mhh and improve. W. C. Ross, a civil--engincer of Chi-- eago is the purchaser and the pur-- chase price is $85,000, of which $85,-- 000 is cash, to take care of the cor-- rent liabilities of the road and money ndvanced for its operation, and $50,-- 000 in 6 pber cent urafzwrentk 5 chosh _ Negotiations for the sale ; Chicago, Palatine & Waueonda rail~ road, the short line between Wau-- conda and Palatine, wére completed Monday. t W. C. Ross. a civil-- ensinnaor ak A1 : CHICAGO, PALATINE & WAUCONDA R R. is soLp the fi%':'f 'og:m. His total sales reached during this 30 day pdu" he SAYs, Philip Waukegan agent for the: hm'dilnnm Co., receiv-- ed word today that he is one of the winners of the free {rip to the 16th anniversary convention o fthe com-- parly to be held at Quebec during . He will have all expenses C the company, Mr. Brand woh this trip by selling better than $1 worth of insurance during Hec: Tile! n /4 -- 3 BRAND WINNER OF GOOD TRip MRS, H. N MAXHAM DIED THURSDAY NIGHT Mrs. Emma Maxham, wife of H. N, Maxham of Libertyville, died on Thursday at the age of 83 years at the time death called her. She had bbeen infailing health for several _ Funeral services will be held from the home 141 West Cook avenue on Saturday at 2:00 p. m., standard Place, Seymour avenue and Whitney street. The estimated improvement is $84,408.25. Round Lake is also planning on paving its main street Grayslake at a public hearing vot-- vi.. +0 . pope most . of Ahe streetwwo6f Grayslake. The improvement called for the paving of Center street from Lake street to Belvidere 'road; Lake street from Center street to the ce-- ment road now under M; Park avenue from its intersection with Westerfield Place; Westerfield GRAYSLAKE TO IMPROYVE 1TS MAIN STREETs this time the company heads are forming the new organization to east of the city limits of Liberty-- ville. The land contains the gravel pits, two bodies of ©water, one known as Liberty Lake, and several acres of undug ground. Right at Involves Large Sum. The transaction is said to have i.n-':lvdm&mn&dflo & exact figure was on although . f have been seen about the place for days and the matter was finally con-- sumated yesterday, it was reported. Approximately 100 acres are in-- velved in he deal. 4 In the transfer was involved the triangular strip of land running along the west side of the river from the North Shore line tracks to the fair greunds and from the river on the east to a point just Libertyville residents were great-- ly surprised when it was announced that the Interstate Sand and Gravel company, lying along the east limits has been purchased by the Racine Crushed Stone Company. The or-- ganization of the new company to w,flghfllnditlmb way and it is understood that it will be known as the Liberty Lake It u'ofld Thursday that was mhmc».humznbdfl- «ary of the North Shore railroad that the company has a large interest in the new deal. Just what plans are nitely known althought at present. According to those at the pits to-- day, the gravel business will be followed for some time. SEVENTY--FOURTH YEAR. NO. 57 return in the early --about two weeks at The Lake trip through Eu 26 'The Bublitsz famil section house at the lage, the father beins feet. w")::n they s m y droppe« ried to their vehi quick getaway befo: the authorities. The boy was walki home of his uncle Willia'rhn'l{"" -- who lives on the Half D.,.m,g."' View road, when he encountered the gypsies who had stopped along the road a short distance north of View. -- Mr. Stancliff hum z.mn of the boy and saw the gyp.-- mies pick him up by his hands and N sc 220 erior-- OR 'J to kidnap the little son of Louis lits of Prairie View last week frustrated by F. W. Stancliff, a ; er, who was working in a field by. A'I'I'EMP!_'I_'Q KIDNAP .ompletion of plans 'and specifica-- tions will be vigorously pushed so that the actual work of construction may be entered upon with the least possible delay as soon as an ap» propriation is m=de available. The proposed hospital will be in the nature of a series of detached buildings, will accomodate 300 pa-- tients, and will involve an estimated ::.m of approximately $1,200,-- the land west of the Chicago -- and Northwestern railroad tracks that formerly was a part of the Naval reservation, but that as Congress has failed to appropriate money for this project there is some uncertain-- ty as to the date building operations will be entered upon. Hope for Action, It is said that officials of the United States Veterans' Bureau are hopeful that one of the first acts of Congress when it convenes in Dec-- tide hospitah B the digantin the cates that plahs \lnd specifications are being prepared for the proposed United States -- Veterans' Bureau psycopathic hospital to be erected on Information received at the Great Lakes naval training station from authoritative official sources indi-- Information HOSPITAL PLANS BEING PREP ARED Due to the fact that the lads are young and easily recognized, the gisters are confident that they will be found in a few days. Another theory is that the youths may have hopped on a milk train. They were heafed for the Soo Line tracks. They had been infected with the camping fever, the convent officials said, and intended to spend a period in the far north with the wolves and bears. -- n ul The attempt of The boys had bern at the school about a year. They di' not take any valuatles with them when they left, this doing away with the theory that they might have because of robberies. of the Hawthorne farm near Lib-- ertyyille by persons who did not realize that the lads were escapel students. -- The highway police throughout the county and the police and sher-- iff's office authorities are conduct-- ing a rigid search for the lads. When last seen, the youths were hiking toward Libertyville. They had been seen in the neighborhood of the Hawthorne farm mnear Tih-- The three lads are: Frank Borag, 11; Stanley Venzuk, 11; and Ken-- neth Stetusa, 12. They wore light waists when they left the place and. short trousers. Their names are printed on the side of their waists and trousers, the report re-- eceived by Sheriff Edwin Ahistrom The eall of the open road and the longing for adventure were too| strong for three lads at the St. Mary's Seminary at Des Plaines on umwvummmc they lef tthe convent and wen into the wide world. Lure of Road Causes Boys to Leave Convent Sheriff's Office Asked to Aid in Search for Trio After Es-- Expected to Act Policte in Search. F. W. Stancliff, a farm-- working in a field near-- AT PRAIRIE vIEW band of gypstes +1 saw the ";' &« hands and Mr. M lad and huy. and made a could Da': a in the ?(the vils on Bub-- was left _ The Grayslake Comunity Club has C three large signs on the out-- k of the village. One has been m on the pavement on the east of the village, another inside the village at Westerfield and : the pavement, and the third at the north Village limits. CoOMMUNXITY CLOB Antioch Township High school re. geived as its proportionment $1 209,. 85. Gurnee High school received %1. The state board of vocational edu-- cation at Springfield last week an-- nounced the opportionment of $155,-- 855 among the boirds of education in cities of the state which have a department of vocational agricul-- ture in their high schools to reim-- burse them for the meney spent in maintaining the department for the year ending June 30, 1924, ANTIOCH AND GURNEE GET STATE AID FOR AGRICULTURE a id in the county. jall are W.W in 'th:n charges, wevs remained at the detention home a littlewwhile. Jonger than the other ine youths were captured after they had attempted to rob the Wil-- liam Lemker and William Hackett refreshment stands at Diamond Lake. The three now in custodv Plussk and he is the one who is charged with stealing $40 in cash and a gold watch from the deten-- Seek Fourth Lad fle!ourthhdhltfllb*hmt- ed by the Chicago and county au-- thorities. His name is Frank Three of the four "baby '_bundiu" who terrorized the distri ict around Area for a few hours last Satur-- day night and then escaped when put in the detention home in North Jackson -- street, Waukegan, have been captured by the sheriff's office. The third lad, Matthew Konkel, was taken into custody Wednesday at his home in Chicago. He had es-- caped from the detention with Joe Zyrcka and Edward Saltzman on Saturduy night. / * Display of good headwork on the ipart of Priestman is> said by offi-- cials to have been the cause of his [saving of his life, since he was in i danger when the plane be_cml \|faltering after the wescent. _ _ | | ttom. Sheriff's Office Looking Now for Fourth Member of Ju-- venile Gang This morning a 'ellockug*»wu made to determine the exact extent of the damages to the plane and it ly destroyed. was said that due to the good hand-- ling of the machine it is only «slight-- THREE OF BABY -- BANDITS TAKEN was making a spiral to landing. He lost fiying speed and in en-- deavoring to regain it he pulled the nose of the plane down. Then see-- ing it was impossible he pulled the plane back again and it struck the water in a comparatively flat posi-- According to word in official headquarters at the station Priest-- man was seeking to make a landing yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock when the accident took place He The pilot who was alone-- in the plane at the time suffered only | slight injuries when--he was thrown : forward in his seat. He was cut: on the chin. His plane was dam-- aged though most of it can be sal-- vaged, it was reported today. -- Fred W. Priestman, student flyer| at the Great Lakes Naval Training Mtenook 9y cartrell kmi rnoon by y his plane after it lost flying speed | and fell into the waters of Lake| Michigan off the beach near the avi-- | ation neadquarters there. | Student Flyer Manipulates Ma-- chine Well' and Saves Him-- self from Serious Injuries Yesterday Afternoon ERECTS THREE siGXs Work is cving abéad rapidly on fitting up he¢ rooms on the third floor of the ow ie for the offica of State's / A. V. Smith. 1t is expected prosecuor will be able to '4ke over the office in about ten AY$% | The robler escaped with $200 worth of giks, $200 worth of trous-- ers, $50 worh of caps and about $300 worth of otier merchandise. -- Finger prints wereobtained by the sherift's office, with he aid of the Waukegan police identfcation #ystem. The rob-- bers hauledthe loot away in a truck, it is believd. -- Sheriff Ahlstrom is working on he case, * The clothng store of Irving Hook & Company Grayslake, was robbed early Sunds»/ morning of more than $750 worth d merchandise, this being robbed this ear. FITTING KWOM FOR associated vi civic welfar. $750 ROBBIRY AT GRAYSLAKE STORE +F HOOK & COMPAXNXY dren in Grind and vicinity, Mr. and Mr. Aumm to return ? a week t their home in Pot:sdam N. Y:. whee Mr. Ames is actively t time. Yuring his military serv-- a inn:le fn':.h'k York hf::g ent time. ice in th NBED:A0l Asirintct Aicmatth ... is more tol.rant and up--to--date than many a mm a fraction his age, and declares tht woman's dress has nev-- er in his nemorvy heen an mnuatiw . _ Give: Bobbed Hair O, K. -- '"Bobbel Hair" Why that's the most sensi>le thing the women have done for a long time, and T hope it comes to stay," he said emphatically when quesioned on that popular subject, wih an approving glance at the smart shingles worn by his granddauglters, themselves mothers of families as he went on reminis-- cing about he provposterous styles of coiffure ari cumbersome modes of dress whic: obt@ined in his prime. "For all his 96 years, Mr. Ames _All modern amusements are en-- joyed by Mr. Ames as much as hi eyesight and hearing will permit, He was in enthusiastic movie fan until his eyes gave out, and loves go automobiling. His mental atti-- tude is as bouyant and cheery as that of a young man, and he 'akes to commarentlv : vadtanlt I_.al.,sil0 like a duck to water do the right thing every day I have no fears for the future." , . "All --modern amusements ara aon. aigainery sixrh | _ BIRTHDAY CAKE pratical as it is at the pres-- a short visit with children, PROSECUTOR innovations Gage's lake was stp heavy winds about 8 &a. When asked today if the 1 would permit the sign to be l""d' acros: the street onge m mc.m'"' missioner L. J. Yager 3" that it is a violation of the " n LC h' that the matter rests with Comy sioner Ralz. : m--.';,'é!m C Trees \ service © tions, wi other da astrong w about 3 either approve or disapprove of the s'gn and that because of the bank building being constructed on the corner, he allowed George to put up the sign that his business would not b:imp.ind. meeting of the city council. . ---- _ -- The commissioner refused -- to budge on his stand that George was entitled to have the huge sign strung across the main business cor-- ner of the city. Balz said that po-- Ilg,nnhtkunychinmh Charges of "strong arm" policies in regard to the sign advertising of George's cafe were made against Commissioner Balz by several rest-- + Fight on Sign. > An effort had been: made by Wau-- kegan -- restaurant . prmtton to have the city council o the Les-- lie George sign removed on the grounds that it was a violation of a city ordinance and a fire menace. The council referred the matter to. Commissioner Julius V¥. Balz for action some two weel.. ago. minutes. & Heads of the fire company at the Central station say that a hole about six foot square was burned in the roof of the cigar store building. Th2 fire spread down into the attic and it appeared for a time that rub-- bish in the attic wourd be aflame. The damage was estimated at about $200 by fire heads. * Seven chemicals and a hand pump ?'W before the fire was com-- y> extin ied ~and> prepara-- ns Wwere be!':(%%e to run a lead 'of hose up through the building and onto the roof when the last chemi-- €gl and hand pump put out the fire, Fire Chief David A. Hutton directed the fighting of the blaze. His re-- port states that the firemen fourht , JULYX 26, 1924 Fanned by 'Wind. .. _ | The W h were on the scene in fast order and it was due lugely' to their efforts that the stubborn flames were subdued without heavy loss. .'The flames were fanned by so | strong a wind that it was feared J that sparks would set fire to other | buildings 'officials said. C T across the trolley line. The wooden cornice in an instant was a mass of flames when the sign came down,. 'Whilo making his rounds in the business v%iursct at 5:80 o'clock, Patrolman Wm, 3. Hart discovered the blaze just as it started and summoned the fire fighterg. s« .o: > > | -- Waukegan"'s business district was | imperiled by fire a fire and the lc«fi'in general by a wind storm | Th y morning. 'Trees were up---- | rooted, snapped off and strewn | acrogs streets and sidewalks, wires One of the guy wires holding the sign and fastened to the building housing the Unrited Cigar store was loosened -- and brought about the short circuit and flames when it fell Actording to a report at the local fire station, a large advertising sign of the George Cafe hanging across . Washington street broke loose in the storm causing the short circuit in a trolley wire and en-- dangering tne city's business dis-- trict at that point. were torn down, tl_'linu:ehve'ledv& farms and telephone and light service crippled --somewhat. Thousands of dollars in damages were caused. HEAVY LOSs _ AVERTED AS ---- SIGN BURNS Firemen Called Out Early To-- day When Banner Causes (Continue Short -- Circuit; Trees Wires Torn in Storm Te mage was "*{' the inds which ' ged | " " w to 6 o'clock % 'i'/ in Lifts OK L y 0C d on Page fl for --one hour-- and ~7 at Monday night's to |sell, "Lake--PForest must sit up and was wm'hm" sign | 'A tentative plan is for each mem-- cor.| ber of the committee to enlist the :po-l""bloftvo others, who will r to | assist in covering TLake Earact i. the ay, and | proper eautions « Aesop of "'"I;m "the |thik. -- Wh, A beautiful new Amecricat flag be dedicated at the morning service in the Methodist church 'a appro-- priate sermon and music on Sunday, July 27. The G. A. R., American Legion and the Boy Scouts are in-- vitel to participate in the service. FEvorvans invitad nome when a bolt of lightning struck o. his hand, complerely dnnregmp ie n his , com His limbs and arms were partially paralyzed by the shock. A physi-- cian was asummoned and although Mr. -- Vasey suffered considerably from the shock, it is expected th.:l no permanent effects will result. Everyone invited, mobert vasey, who resides on a farm about 3 miles west of Round Ronndlake.had.mmwmpo from death du the severe elec-- trical storm Su evening. He was cutting a loaf of bread in his sion this year of those two sources of revenug,--adcording to Mr. Rus-- -n.-wmmm,.,m tlhelndihwll"." A tentative plan is for each mem-- ber of the committee to enlist the services of two others, who will assist in covering Lake Forest iul an effort to ask every citizen to . o his share to ; yearly income. FLAG DEDICATION SERVICE M. E. CHURCH ROBERT VASEY NARROWLY, ESCAPES DEATH SUNDAY sion this The Onwentsia horse show and the children's pet show have form-- erly brought about $4,000 each for the association, but with the omis-- Agroup of--Lale ~Forest -- men, headed by Edmund A. Russell and icluding Ezra B. Warner, William E. Clow Jr., Janies O. Heyworth, Charles G. King, Stanley ~ Field, John. T. Pirie, Albert B. lm'.h'., Kent S. Clow, Philip D. our, Vaughn C. Spalding, Charles "I. Schweppe, Noble B. Judah, Walter 8. Brewster, Wayne Chatfeld Tay-- lor, Charles Edward Brown, Charles Cushing Jr.. William H. Mitchell, Clive Runnels, George Richardson, Farwell Winston, and Joseph -- sM. Cudahy, met Tuesday evening at the Cudahy residence to '&hun pla~s for raising the $20 necessary mnflly to maintain Alice -- Home pital and the contagious hospital, whick constitute the Lake Korest Hospital association. entater -- _ Group of Men --Busy @ Money for Maintaining Hos-- pital There T9k SEEKING LAK FOREST FI Now Attorney Welch generally does <that' waving these days with his new straw hat--purchased a few days 'ago. Right then he discover-- ed this particular head adornment was missing. And, of course, so was the defendant. But then who can dispute that eloquent pln..And while Diogenes i« oiling up his lan-- tern in search of another, Jim can't holp but remarking, "There went an honest man." Then with a pause and a smile--"and a hat." But he makes no l&i Just smiles, j * Robert Vasey, who But counsel had a few yarns to spin with the judge--just for old time's sake, Minutes rolled on and the clock ticked forward to the time for waving good--hye. 5 t charge in the court | |" thr®e nauls to 150 barrels. One B Pn ies eeiet Shanpa in fht ©007¢ [ hundred and three barrels of Hquot Pride of Diogenes. -- last Thursday and 20 more were '"Here's an honest man," M'rondhuthmmbm something similar. Hopolntodllhm commemorated the destruc-- index finger in the direction of the 'fcnhmnwmmn defendant. _ There was convincin@g u as though another big one is argument for the court. The man d,iud!o:thonextfewdm went his way, freed of the charge,.| . __" [DC N°Xt few days. _ _ . he --most puzzling part of this tale is its classification in -- the proper section of the truths and eautions contained in the fables +f Aesop of old. ' But just let that matter slide for a minute and ponder a while on fm.. What's wrong here It appears, according to a story which is destined to become a leg-- end in local circles, that Attornsy James G, Welch, W"h:-"'""- day was defense counsel one ac-- cussed on a theft charge in the court of Justice Hervey C. Coulson. -- Diogenes Reli _ Lantern as All of Which Might Easily Be _ Classified Under Fables of Lid Goes Astray into view. _ Froelick arrested the drlmfand ordered M&d them to head for Waukegan. telephon-- od the sheriff's offic~ and told of his capture and soon several deputies were medln%.b lend him a hand in bringing the lond to Waukegan. The "pilot" ecar :'. the license number 512--278, the truck had Bees Barrels, Then he peered into the confines of the van and saw 21 bbis. of bee-- npodugvithoutcmaumhg: of blankets or boxes over them. then ordered the driver to steer the truck off the road where it was hid-- den by treeas," Soon the "pilot" car, a coupe, which accompgnied the truck hove _ The men captured Wednesday morning were released in bonds of $2,000 in Justice Hervey Coulson's court. The sheriftf's office re-- ported that the men were traveling under several aliases, _ The alertness of Motor Cop John Froelich who was patrolling Rand f road, between Wauconda and Lake . TZurich Wednesday afternoon result. | /.. ed in the fourth big capture of booze 98 in the last six days. While breezing . along, Froelich saw a big truck built -- es on the order of a moving van rambl-- Y ing ahead of him. He speeded up his machine and dashed along side the driver and ordered him to stoep. will have to use airplanes in order to mi: q'nfl,fl if they do show up in 'the county may get one also to keep on their trail county as risky as "no man'» land" ' Try to Escape > , Deputy Stark went into one of the trucks and ordered the men to drive toward Waukegan while De-- puty Tiffany covered the rear. At It was reported that four other beer trucks in the fleet that trav-- eled through the county last night made good their escape. The sher-- iff's office could find no trace of the runners, ® Sheriff Edwin Ahlistrom --stated About 5 o'clock some of the party caught up with the beer runners and arrested them in Milwaukee avenue, between Gurnee and Wau-- kegan. 2 n tip that the booze runners im: o'clock Wednesday*morning: A squad consisting -- of -- Deputies Walter Stark, Lester. Tiffany, Ambrose Beaudien, Henry Wallenwein, and Bernard Hamlin scattered over the various roads about Waukegan mand Libertyville and closed in on the two Murphy was the lone driver of a one--ton truck, while the other two beer runners were seated in .lm truck of the moving van type. van was camouflaged with large square boxes after the pattern of piano boxes. 'The deputies discov-- ered that these boxes held the beer barrels when the unusual weight of the boxes caused them to investi-- gate. The small truck ~contained seven barrels of beer and the other one 20. 4 young lad about 16 years old, were _ arrested ' in 'Wednesday morning's _ raid. They gave their names as Bob | Murphy, 16 years old, 1741 Park avenue, Chicago; James Miller, 1218 _ Madison street,. Chicago, and wWil _ lMam _ Ward, 680 West Madison street, Chicago. , FIVE TRTXUIkSm--_ ; _ ARE TAKEN _ B¥ SHERIEE _ a connecting link between the dh- tilleries in Wisconsin and the mark-- . et in Chicago early Wednesday ~ contraband -- liquor. M barrels of beer were found in the _ Wednesday's capture 'bring's the total taken in by the sheriff's office $2.00 PER The sheriff's office received |the (Continued on Page Four.) A body blow was dealt beer Discover Liquor using Lake county as ADVANC#z