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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 Jul 1928, p. 27

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July 20, 1928 WILMETTE I LIF'E moon." Their appeal to the court was an insult to its intelligence. Doubtless the defense did not anticipate coming By Hoyt King who had .the people's ....,..______________ ~efore mterest a atjudge heart. Voters' Column I Another hurdle was successfully made by the . special prosecutors of political corruption in having the legal;ty of the spedal grand jury sustained. In spite of opposition by the alliance .of State's Attorney Crow~'s official family, including certain members of the County Board, Sheriff Graydon, Bailiff Snow of the Municipal Court and Commissioner Hughes, the , special prosecutors have secured funds to investigate and indict, and police with authority to make arrests. The"e steos have been secured with the <lin of the Bar association, the Association of Commerce, the official helo of County Judge Jarecki, and Chief of the Municipal Court Olson, and now the court has sustained the legalitv of the jury. · In his brief decision on the point raised by the defense that a special grand jury could not act while a regular grand jury was sitting, Judge Comerford quoted the statute : "T,he judge of any court of record of competent jurisdiction mav order a special venire to be issued for a grand jury at any time when he shall be of opinion that public justice requires it." I{e said: l "The legislature could easily have said, 'At any time when there is no grand jury in session, the court may ~ummon a special venire for a grand JUry when he shall be of opinion that public justice requires it.' The legislature did not do so. It said 'at any time.'" ' . T.hesr fo~r lawyers representing the mcbctecl fnends of Morris Eller candidate for drainage trustee, might just as well have read into the act, the words, "except in the dark of the The Qutcome has been contrasted with the proceedings several years ago when State's Attorney Crowe secured a special grand jury and the services of Ex-judge MacDonald in investigating city and school board graft. The continuance of that jury from month to month was founc not legal and all in· dictments fell down. Political criminals are beginning to fear. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE "Life" was the subject of the lessonsermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, Sunday, July 15. The golden text was from John 17:3, "This is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent." Among the citations which comprised the lesson-sermon was the following from the Bible: "Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on Me believeth not on Me, but on Him · that sent Me . . . For I have not spoken of Myself; but the Father which sent Me, He gave Me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that !lis commandment is life everlasting" (John 12:44, 49, 50). The lesson-sermon also included the following passage from the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker Eddy: "Life is divine Principle, Mind; Soul, Spirit. Life is without be~inning and without end. Eternity, not time, expresses the thought of Life and t1me is no part of eternity" (p. 468): Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Pendergrast of New York are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Thomas M. Mintz of 50 Crescent place. The Mail Man Is a Good Fellow But He Isn't the Tire Business 1n · VACATION? If you are about to start on your vacation let us make sure that your car is in shape to stand any kind of treatment you might wish to give it. If you have returned from your vacation let us put your car back in shape. A greasing and tightening is ;ndoubtedly necessary. The Cheerful, Courteous, Prom pt SERVICE of application and inspection that we put back of every Goodyear Tire we sell is your assurance of trouble-free mileage, greater tire satisfaction and greater tire economy from the tires more people ride on than any other kind. Try to Get This Kind of Service at the Post Office When you need help call Wilmette 50 -'"' Flat Rates qn All Work Day and Night Service MILLER & MILLER 732 TweHth St. George Miller WILMETTE MOTOR SALES 515 Fourth Street PHONE 636 WILMETTE, ILL. Phone Wil. 50 Leo Miller '

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