ol construction The defendants hit in contempt proceedings leave the county after they hear the state's testimony against -- them and they obtain a eontinuance until a later date, . Fifty--fAive . parent--teacher associa-- tions in Georgia qualified in the first class accordi ng(;th.mdn*.( excellence set for 1924 by the Georgin State organization; 60 qualified in the second class. Each association is m' scalo which includes. mem-- !mdmmmm if the schools and their TT of . r Fis meppited is oo coee togiiet :u. supposed to be : key. Evidently State's Attorney is scaring the sellers of iNlegal out of the county. The fact that jail sentences are being distributed as Christmas -- presents liberally by Judge Edwards is another reason for the mafvy "vacations" being «herit?f's office deputies is Andrew Kiejko of North Chicago. * Elimer Rogan, of Round Lake. proprietor of the Cleveland Inn, is one of the: reported to have 'v.utd'fifl'bformnn-- fortable quarters. He was to have been haled into court for violating to have JKil. Appeals in both cases have been taken to the Appelate coutt. R Krant was remanded to the gus-- tody of the sheriff in lieu of bonds. He will be given 20 days in which to perfect his appeal. ~ State's Attorney A. V. Smith's vigorous fight against the booze law violators has caused them to scurry from the county in numbers. Sev eral who have been cited for con-- tempt have chaken the snow of Lake Another of the migsing ones is Jennie Lamovee of Tenth street. North Chicago, who is a defendant Wundouduutud other day, Frank Srachta, Jr., of Fox Lake, was sentenced to pay a $500 Aine and serve four months in that has been imposed by Judge Edwards in the last week. Just the court of Judge Claire C. Edwards violated an injuction against his place. When the defense was to have had its innings Friday morning, Kranz failed to show up and an at-- tachment has to be issued ordering Sheriff Edwin Ahistorm to take him Sheriff Ahistrom went to Halt Day and brought the defenrant in-- to court where the sentence was im-- _--The attachtnent issued was the third. On two other occasions, Corcentrate on Wider Range of Competition, According to Plans Discussed; Others May Foliow Suit. Kranz of Hall Day, who had been cited for contempt was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and spend four months in the county jail. < The state had presented its iron-- elad case in court las* Thursday to show that Kranz had deliberately Kranz had failed to show up for into eustody. Andrew Banduta of Fox Lake has Another szsevere blow to liquor alers was given in the LCircuit '% % 4 #, * & a t' p T 6 ' Find Defepdant for the Thostontbrohlhh"oth Palace Meat Market &fit Atlan: ti¢ and Pacific Tea The loot taken from both places did not ex-- "'&M%mhfiflm Park authorities. # Twow»hflumm ed in lndhr'lc.lysuiq morning after they were alleged to have gained entrance to two stores and to have broken cash registers in the places. They were seen in one of the stores but escaped s+rom a police officer although several shots were fired into the air to frighten them. . They we--e found hiding an hour later. . Frank Srachta, Jr., of Fox Lake, county contempt ecourt for violating an injunction his place, gave bond-- for $2,000 today, pending an apeal to W court. . Mrs. Mary of Ingleside went his bond. FIRE SHOTS T0 CATCH THIEVES emaill supply of --booze which was salvaged after Mrs. Gryfienc had at-- tempted to spill some of it. . The Grygighe place in North Chi-- eago in Fourteenth street yielded a ployed by the owner of the sta-- tion to dispense liquor. The owner is being sought by the sherifft's oft-- Park, brought eight quarts of bot: tled gin into prominence. Harvey C. Coulson last . Thursday and freed in bonds. Another filling station, this one located in Laurel avenue, Highland It was reported that Williams was making a trip around the county dispensing holiday cheer and _ was a wholesale bootlegger. He --was arraigned before Justice automobile aleohol. . ~--Guy Williams of Libertyville was taken into custody at the Stanley Kroll filling station at Libertyville on Christmas eve when liquor was found in his «ar. The report of squad, states that a gallon can of alcohol, one--half full, and several had stopped at the station he could drive away. TAKE MANY AS LIQUOR -ctho.oaco-q-dintoo_eu'u over the holidays, Two places waere Filling Stations Visited by Sponge Squad as "Tip" Tells of Booze Supply ; State's At-- torney to Prosecute. _' and deserves much credit for his work; Gordon outdid himself as toastmaster while P"'th'w as her husband Raymond , was the real life of the party, rendering . stitute family are Messrs and Mesdames John Hodge, Ray-- mond Bristow, Paul G., Will} A.. Lloyd C,. and Gordon Ray, A'l in all it was an enjoyable time to be long remembered by those who were prée-- piece speaking program. Lloyd Ray was chairman of the tree committee On Christmas Day, in lieu of the Annual Yuletide get--together o fthe George M. Ray family :rfthw yuu'uandiunouxm Rouse Christmas celébrations, Mr. and Mrs. Ray were visited by their children and grand--children, thirty-- six in all. A tree, program and re-- freshments were furnished by the unexpected callers, causing a real surprise to the grand parents, Many nice presents were handed out by Banta Claus at the close of a de-- lightful vocal, .instrumental and BIG e Higke C 'LEBRATION OF G. M. RAY FAMILY liquids of oil, gas county Williams Lieber expressed hope today that t*--_-mh(-vg-m«m» Authorities at the Lake County hospital stated today that his con-- dition was greatly improved and that he slept most of the time. "Dr. name is "James Smith" and that he works on the Big Four railroad. Chief Maromey has sent word to the officials of the railroad asking that they check up and see if there was such a man in their employ. Chief of police Edward Maroney ..p:up.m.'em:... on . the from every possible "hnvhethrornotth man's name is "Connelly" or "Smith". The stranger said his *John Connelly" alias "James Smith", mystery man who was found wandering about in the Vine Park a two weeks ago with his left eye practically gouged dut, still re-- fuses to tell the cause of his being Victim Getting Better aw Lake County Hospital, According to Authorities. CHECK UP STORY OF MAN SLUGGED this upheavel in China is about. _--"China's real revolution is not a matter of armies and battles: it is hhv?d:n::.m ar below mov= ing in The undercurrents of Chinese Come and hear what all . Classes will be held for six weeks, beginning on Sunday January 11 and ending on Sunday, February 15. new country clubh with spacious nonbandq&bhcoumm might be located at that point. Sev eral improvements of this kind have bheoon mnnounced of late in that part Two other tracts of 20 acre# each i one of which brought $60,000 nn-!, the other $26,500, adjacent to the : Conlin land were also in the deal. Specuiation Rite Speculation was rifie as . the | deeas were nied. The exact nature of "the improvements plannedl on the largy acreage taken over was noi stated in the record.. The location of the land, however, lea to the be-- ligf that .the Chicago firm may be contemplating a new -- subdivision with possibly heavy restrictions like mdni of the other M\Jl that vi-- ty. Other Chicago firms have already announced their intention of locat. ing in that vicinity a "paradise" or "millionaire colony" with exclusive rights. 5 of Lake county. ~-- * On Sunday January 11 don't for-- get the winter mission study class begins under the direction of Jose-- phine Johnston, a teacher at L. H. 8. Let us all join in giving 1925 a rousing welcome on Wednesday ev-- ening December 3ist from eight o'clock until the wee hours of the morning at the Methodist church. * Beginning January 4 the league is going to put on some real live meetings of interest to all. _ If you want to have a good, rous-- ing time come to the witch night party of the Epworth League on New Year's Eve. M The radio will be going full blast for these who do not care for the games,. Fun for all, young and old, everyone is invited $ n -- Almost $300,000 worth of real es-- tate changed hands in Lake county today when papers deta:libhgy the purchase of tnree large tructs ol x:: by the Elwood Trust of Chi were the onest who turned over the i4ng to the Chicage firm The largest tract sold is the prcte formerly known as the J. Comiz estate, located two miles, southwest of Lake Forest and one mile west of Highwood. This is uabout 151 acres in extent. The consideration for this prece of land was $200,000 See New Exclusive Subdivision as Possibility Near Lake orest; Take Over Nearly 200 Acres in Buy. Another suggestion was that s PURCHASE BY CHICAGOANS LEAGUE LOUD SPEAKER station at --Hightand In m*t: this morning, was brtought that Huson J spent 19 months in Elgin in 1914--15 and had heen discharged as cured. bably be dropped, now --that man has been adjudged anbal Huson was taken into custody by iho:lm."thu'uh mmldm'lod'm'hg letters to a school teacher in ertyville. the insane :::m. Huson _ would have had to charges of sending obscene letters through the ma An investigation had been mrg by federal authorities, but will pro-- =numpt':oheonnlt" : eounty yesterday when tried to hang himself up by his feet: He had heard of people dy-- ing when they were held upside down for a length of time and de-- _ _ The Kiwanis (Club of Lebierty-- I'ville are giving whole hearted co-- | operation in boostinb the Institute | They will Mish a speaker for one | of the days @H@ Wlan to have 'all | business men of Libertyville attend | that day. -- This will be Community | day at the I%when farmers, business men and @ll join together 'to make a better @ommunity. Then there 'Be a half day for farmers interested in swine when the medals will be given to the con-- mg. in tL'e m lm contest held by l¢ Farm Bureau last year. -- Professor W. H. Smith, of Urbana,. ".j Was in charge of the ton litt@® work for the state last year will "-m- that day, =~ On Saturday the 3ist boys and girls club work will be demonstra-- ed by some of pur successful young people in the work last vear. "nn'oninflncc-'v m' Huson made a second unsuccess-- =mnmpttoeo-nddh : eounty jail yesterday when tried to hang himself up by his febt: He had heard of neanle dv. Louis Huson of Libertyville, 37 years old, was committed to the in-- safle asylum> at Elgin ~Wednesday when he was adjudged insane by a _ Altogether it promises to be one of the best farmer's and general community days ever held here. Watch for more announce-- ments and plan to be there. The High generrously donated the use of their building for the Institute at Libertyville. Crédit is due Mr., Underbrink and the High School Board for this. being made to hold a big show of grain and .'Qgeonnection with this institute. This will be of great value and benefit to every farmer who attends. / The of.cers 3: ge of the Lake Car-- ty Farmer's HWEtvte have been hard at work on plans to make this year's meetings the best ever held. Community get together, boys and girls--club '& ton litter swine day, corn, grain ar q:how,lphndld lectures are all to be featured this year. Farm Bureau, Farmer's In-- stitute and anis Club are all co-- operating to m the event a bog worth viile one, The three days sessions u:' bertyville are to be preceded by a Way meeting at Wauconda, J@ 27 and Gurnee on Jan 28. Gordon Ray, presi---- dent omv » Institute and Willard Darrell of Wauconda acting as a committee sedured an a pro~ priation 'of $300 from the--county Board of Supervisors to help the work of this year. This is double what they usually give. Plans are being made to hold a big show of lent of the Ofl 'Willand Darulla:" a as a committee y priation 'of : $800 fror Board of Supervisors work of this year. 'I year. Farm Bureau, stitute and Kiwanis Cl operating to m the worth wiile one, Th sessions at Mglh preceded by a one @a riT?:' tob';'ake Life Second e H.uh' 'Im. day; Apprehended Some Time Ago for "Poison Letters" issue of THE REGIS-- TER this week be-- cause of the New Year Holiday, } There will be but aone 'INSANE BY THE COURT days j'l § men of 'y. This | th' ; : mmfl . esn in t .' ' bol . ir ais will u%\- ITwice Weékly NESDAY, DECEMBER 31, #4 Omh'uflmtelephmdivmz was issued just 45 years ago. 1 was a one--sheet affair and contained &hn.hthydt of.o':-h. Y¥ A it Chitivand Urugeay comomed,. or K or more thin there are in Roumania :mmk-mfl:. whi an x--ray treatment. Dr. Proxmire de-- elared that there is no found-- Ation for the suit as the burn was only a slight one and healed in a Dr. Theodore 8. Proxmire, of Lake Forest was made defendant in lnitfu'm"hunclm court at W on Saturday. The action was filed by Attorney Herbert J. Theisen, 69 West Wash-- ington street, Chicago, soliciter for Mrs. Gertrude Bennings, a colored woman, of Chicago, the complainant in the case. Only the pracscipe in the action was filed in the county court. The case is scheduled to come up in the March term of court. Lake Forest Physician is De-- fendant in Action for $35,000 Damages in Court. DR. PROXMIRE NAMED IN SUIT from the extreme cold while being taken to this home Sunday while «~-- Cared for at Waukegan -- . Other members of th» famfty are staying. at the home Leom Van Haecke at 405 Lincoln avenue, Wau-- kegan, and also at other places. T Flue Is Cause. A defective flue is believed to have been the cause of the b.aze. Carrie Van Haecke, 8, was playing in the attic about 11 o'clock in the morning when she heard the crack-- ling of timbers. The child ran downstairs and outside and discov-- ered the roof on fire. She spread '\dnahmtoothcrlmnhu'ofth The five younger children and the mother are staying at the home of Victor De Meyer, a brother of Mrs. Van Haecke, whose home is about two miles from the Van Haecke, whose home is about two miles from the Van Haecke farm. Practically all of them suffered The volunteers bent their efforts on stopping the spread of <the fire and as a result the flames did not :uchmd}lo'othcrfunhfl- ngs. unable to sleep during :s:lh:d.cftmsauuumuym The Van Haeckes carried fire in-- surance, but according to statement made by. a member of the family, the insurance will not cover the en-- also suffering from exposure. house. Some of the furniture and other things on the first floor of the home were carried into the yard, bntnvul-udbh_touv?'m-' thing unstairs. , Miss Virginia Van Haecke ran to nearby homes and notified folks of the fire. She has been ill with a bad cold for several days and as a result of the exposure her condi-- Due to the location of the farm it was impossible to get any assist-- ance from fire departments and the blaze had such a strong start The farm house was that of Emil Van Haecke and occupied by him and his wife and nine children. The farm is known in this vicinity as the old Callahan farm and is locat-- ed seven miles west of Waukegan near Wilson. a the volunteers arrived on the scene ings on the farm were saved due due to efforts of members of the family and neighbors for miles around. The damage was estimat-- ed at around $15,000. With the temperature hovering between 18 and 20 degrees below zero Suday morning a family of 11 persons was made homeless when fire broke out in a country house west of Waukegan, the plac*s burn-- ing to the ground. Eight other build-- THE TELEPHONE TN OMAH A HEAVY LOSS Ncighbors Aid in Keeping Other Buildings; Given Shel-- ter in O(ther Homes. BY FLAMES compensation, 10 cents: University M HWinois, 8 2--2 cents. The state tax rate was Axed at Whflm&d"m $100 valuation. Last year's rate was 50 centsa. The state tax is distributed thus: General state purposes, 24 cents; mm.n:-smm wateorways, 2 2--83 conts;: soldiers STATE RATE OF TAXES IS FIXED The members of the Grand Army of the Republic will be honored A particulary fine orator, Ferre C. Watkins, of Chicago, State Judg* Advocate will be installing officer. All people are cordially invited to this ceremony and to the entertain-- ment and refreshments which will Tuesday, January 6th at Grid-- ley Hall MM!';:O.!!! American Legion will hold its an-- ndh:rl::ad-fla&ndth cermon be open to public. The Legion's form of ceremony will be followed including the pre-- sentation of -- the colors and the pre-- sentation of the new officers. Sheriff Edwin Ahistrom is con-- alddring --sending a deputy to Chi-- cago in an effort to identifty some of the furs and linen that were found. He is of opinion that there is a chance that they could have been stolen from Waukegan shops. Legion Installation To Be A Public Affair showed that lquor had been pres-- ent to put a kick into the evening's festivities. & The rooming house was operated by Mrs, Nellie Morrow, who was not taken into custody. The Chicago police believe that a * J% Furs Are Found 'The . sheriff's office. was much Iinterested in the report that two load ed revolvers and $2,000 in furs were found in the house. The fact that many valuable furs from the Sport SBhop and Ermine Cleaners at Lake Forest and Highwood are still miss-- ing may lead to an investigation that may solve the robberies. Joseph Anzona and Mabel De Mo-- ron were the two arrested in con-- nection with the discovery of the furs. Six .others were taken for questioning. k TAKE YOUTH AFTER PARTY The young men were arrested at a rooming house at 1121 West Ad-- ams street, Chicago, and are being held in custody at Chicago Misa Included in the party were ward Cohen, Millard Morrow, George Riggins, whom the the arrests. The police say the men admitted breaking the f{ront win-- dows of the stores ' to get inside. Chief of Police Edward Maroney is of the belief the men have staged cther robberies and went to Chicago this afternoon to search their rooms. the arrest of twelve young men in Chicago last Friday. f momm'r«-dmi-:'h': questioned made the charges. Ar-- rests followed. The price has been the same for the last few months, a new agree-- ment being entered into after each 30 days. ; The men arrested gave these names: Ison Hale, 27 years old( 1056 Mon-- ree 8 Chicago. Pct;m 28 years old, 1056 Monroe street, Chicago. --. Policeman Raymond White made Deerfield Girl Accuser of . Those Arrested; Find Furs and Revolvers As Police Make Visit The price of milk for January was fixed at $2.40 per hundred pounds for the Chitago district, which includes Libertyville and other parts of Lake county. The cost was arranged at a conference held in Chicago Dec. 26, it was announced Monday. PRICE OF MILK FOR JANUARY WILL REMAIN SAME IN CHICAGO Ig <and at-- agblom, 16 resulted in girl Plan for offering equal d-fl opportunities to the children in 4 amall communitics. Charles Thompson, Dean of the Commerce and Business tion at the Unhlrdty"d ' Educational commission. * will give a lectures on, "The IiMlinols The -- appointment of ©#, Cet: are other events of the o vention. +4% ber of interesting talks will be given during the convention which will m ror th-:'m Prof H. at the HMlinois State Normal Uani-- Teachers' Association are being held in the Centennial building. A num-- :'l- county . superintendent _ of M,hmhfim at the gathering. The annua) session of the Associa-- tion of County Superintendents of Schools for Hlinois at Springheld, 111. The meeting i2 Nin':.hddhtho-:pflhnfuz of courthouse hb_ddinmm $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANGZ ~a County Superintendents -- in Springfield Also for Big Event of Year. TEACHERS IN tvis, all of Libertyville. In their answer to the suit, G--~ nd George deny all charges that they hat in any way influenced their father to make the will as he did. They also deny charges of mis-- reprosentation or falsehood. Attorney Ralph J. Dady of Wan-- kegan is the solicitor for the defen-- from Waukegan form the legal bat-- tery C. A. Darnell and L. M. Olm-- sted of Chicago and James G. Weich of Waukegan form the legal bat-- tery for the complainant. to such an extent. that -- could dovitlflnufiq& The bill charges that when the will was drawn up. Guy took Mr. La» to the office of Attorney H. Morris of Libertyville and the terms in such a low volice that Mr. Lawrence could not hear them. The complainant also claims that het father did not know the--terms of the will when he signed it. The witnesses at the time the will was signed were George B. Mason, the brothers dominated their father incapmble of making a fair distribu-- tion of his property. : Given Small Amount John Lawrence made his --will on May 20, 1918, when he was 74 years old.' He died on July 14, 1923. When the document was admitted to pro-- bat in the local court on August 20, 1923, it revealed the fact that Mrs. Greenfield had been left $3800 for her share, and that the rest of the estate which was valued at over $30,000 at that time was to be di-- wrence, the sons. timofthm'.%' has increased in value anJ is rated at $50,000. o The hul::. L:m'p &A prominent re in Libertyville, and a leading citizen, sy" _ In her bill of complaint which was Hinckley, Ill., to break the will of . the late John Lawrence of Liberty» ---- 3 ville, her father, is heard. rag* ' ~-- Two of John Lawrence's sons, Guy. -- and Lawrence, of Libertyville, are _ _ the defendants in the suit. Accord-- -- ing to Mrs. Greenfield they resorted to falsehoods and misrepresenta-- tions in order to frame the will in . their favor. She also claims that ; her father was in his dotage and of-- unsound mind and memory and £ 'An estate of approximately $50,-- N(wmmhth._bduuhh Circuit court tomorrow when the DAUGHTER 1O . -- PROTEST WILL _ OF--LOCAL MAN Daughter Accuses Sons of Libertyville Man as She Pre-- pares for Legal Tilt on Her Father's Will erence REGULAR MEET id, Ill, The meeting is ntmwu:' house in Springfield vhection with the annual of the Iilinois State eociation. T. A. Simp-- the --Tiinaois 4s at it 4) @5