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LAKE V-OL. XX No lît COUNTY IND:EPEND:ENT WAUKEGAN WEEKLY SUN L.1!~t"\'1LFLAKE COLtN'Y1 i 1,1,NOIý, FR! . > i M \i, i\ AI)VAN(.E. CHANGE 0F OWNERSHIP. Nf lMATEDCMB}D0KT Ihave sold to W J. and F. G. Smith both my news- iC~Ifl ont'oofs Many Imrportant! paper properties, the Waukegan Daily SUN and its week 'innu ae.Lito Jfos Begimuing Decexuber lat, the new owners take charge. MR ATN0 ER1 An explanation is due the many staunch friends of NtitiMRTiN i tIff r îî adi tii SU ad is oliiesuner y egie.FIELD ADMITS SHE theSU ad the lices fod r .rgie.KNOWS RELATIVES lii dLi tii iIrf 1 soldUhepapers ptimariy fo te reason I recelved i oimi m rc.A scnayconsideration aamydesirle htoi oîi fortchanait devote mywholetime and energytoawetern ivestmeflIN ASYLUN AT MILWAUKETiiifi1ffl promising greater financial ret-urs than did rny news- piper investments. During the. six years 1 have owned the SUN its policy agý0ni et i-i ofe, DR. Story of Strange Disapvear Mîla 1114.,Tlinfor-nieri 1c 1Iini litientIf ly onn -1 ance and Long Search for ftti)rti ite vfîrya Iii0.ý Tagt Girl i i ir-lfd xfl iia- fI) 'Sti N ti 1mi YEOMAN P. F. RFfAN OF -------,,--. I NAVAL STATION MEETS SAD DEATH WAS RETU RNIN G FROM DANCE ýýtepped Ou~t of the Way of' a Freight Into Path of a Dri Brion yr ra'~in~ hm8 been toi pubiisii the news witnout fear or lavof, tA) deV- Tfîe gr-and and ptit li lt rcea.05euu *5 oLrain. umince fraud, treaehery and incompetence in public office- Grand JuryP aad public imnrovements, and tei assist, defend and sup iit$ig ,htfith îti ,iî,. ani-VIai o F te, , Hnt iti i c st t i fI, tti d wil port woty ficasand t nitupon lwenforcement. licI Iir-hý en tri irub retahil ;i ii l To what ext.ent I have succeeded, the public m.ay judge. fse.b'rgftîottitvttfFignh tee.Nicp i ,TrîîîîIrai it,-tIIinlli asni, as relaîi e xriiisii,Il îî i e nsUN tfI lVOY. Antinbit'-l if- it i tf i - f' li this task I have beln assisted by the most loyal, Milvu Mary NartItixea' s aai ,hoiw i any regr î it i ,lt i Yf l e l aa~~fiî abI., tirelesa and conscientious city elio known to, Wau- a flifiiiifiet of r-rasui i ii r,gi ceuiigaEtKn t. t-itI. Grat iiklý kegaxi or li fact northern Illinois newspaper circles. To and bas aeotiar-kail urîti iIie- htît 'arl13 on r-lgt. r, ti Ofty Editor Bastian is due in a large measure the succes n woih iîrîîotCO ie wîîîrîtnfnil eh.- Wtn A M.flady, MWaik.gcIl ml, t nitwif t l- -il ý aI f.it of the SUN. c-, rstier- anfi fitvfff I e t Afe M x rv rammiond. W-abtat iiik , a i u etri lit'fi - 1, -l ii1 u 1cai story hfîih ftay lie nîî,î-r Ih fîr B o.gnard. , tfrc i tf iiif h iaIfî s îe T'h. SU!'S policy on Sunday law observance, or tW be Njalryt 'ar-î , fiîatIIg .t , . aWeil i i, lh aitît yescr go, Wi iig f if.ui 1 fiS -t explicit, it.s fight to close 'Waukega ssaloons on the Sab- dlt Deerfieidfd r î iiiiihîî , o ,-i.er-ty t umming, Shfo lv-li upý,Oig 1, n traXic i-i frVIi Ia fff,, ia t a iton,. d li, i î t ii î,* fcîîi otin h bath day, has won for me a choice lot of enenues To these 1 ~ii~ î tnr.iif - ý tl Infff f .o L iit Ihave ne ap.ology to offer. I believe I was riglit They SIhe ntetr Ia ,'il-ahi-i f fli on Fridrlccs, FriýI I Tî I I t 'ilt a i iiie t ifti I 1nlt thilh I was wrong. Again we will let the public decide. satîfabed f5., rtiit il , I t -arf i I I llfant Difllon, Wwu i iii j o alfîîwer i-ier il i - stt î f fi , tIl r l ,, Cotub, V t',i f IlltifItII Tha saine policy brought new renusuaîps, anu among ur.nkfi,, ,, l i ý I hitiriIensbii-rii.i i , r i ranif lte the kin.d of people who are worth while. These I shallirt;su l : :i i ti mll(r t ; I r rstriei etiiltout toiqi a lici, KI fhor tr i f i i i tli, T'l 1, ,a ý I il ifil i î i ever cherish. They have been the impetus behind the l i lit'a1 1 if ifIJe-i I,,i ' i a ndIici most bitter fight of xny newspaper experience, and we wn'X ~fli iii ii fiilrefl-t fI i'fîc the SUN and the people, aided by Lake CountyrS f earlessfftlt î.iift ti Petit Jury.a St.at-e's Attorney,R.alph J. Dady. ft 0 li,~~ îiîîî îî -il lT,.r 1 would be ungrateful were I rot to here acknowiedge -1, i iip ii 'c eI,- lon-. NîIifitil, h i fi, t t and comniend Mr. Dady's courageous, uncornprornising at- i'l>- i t i , I , t- ifnr.Ne oît î-îî -:il io t ifI i , ii n u i t-t i-.t I iIi Ii tâtude in the recent saloon prosecutions, and I believe that il . ii ittro'-w t with himi rigit now reste the permanency of the victory. îîh-i tri iAnftifh i nd In t1he ale of the papers 1 have known oniy the Smith ,, ~ f-fIî ntîi .ff brçthers. I arn in a position to state advisedly, and 1 do li-t ift'i .î i-it. se, positively, that they control the capital stock of their 'I i ti -it\ifi ~ . iiew corporation and are free to dictate the future policy of \,tl ag . h, t iitkrtgi it i the SUN and INDEPENDENT, What that will be. I do1--l h- t -fIleg1îî - not know 1 only hope. di~,it -itif It wilbc uffairto judge the rew management haistiy f ff il ti ti t i They are newspaper men of experieice, and may be de 0iit' i pended upon to apprecît the necessity of SUIpplyi.ng SUN' ,.ii-t ii ti dîîi and INDLPENDENT subscribers wîth the kind and char-t.t ih ifL acter of a ne wpaper theovyderand. i i - i i iiifitti causes the saloon interests, wth a few exceptions, as weli fi ta t it ,f lltii as certain public officiais, nor arn I aggrieved. My fight 1;]1gI , 1>i l , il~î ~t lias been the Peoplers fight, and whiie 1 may have umada, lt. ~t,,~ mistakes, I wilnot conicede tlhe SUN and INDEPEN- hîti f Ii i d à h IlioIiqi i t' h, 1 \f DENT policy i oecf thern. I , ai ill tri il FRANK H.JUST. ýî ai,:,Titi , ii---Si uti't iitit t ifit nste ftti .t Collection of Accounts* fa i ti It , îiiiK.)JI-a iil fi t The Lake County Independetit on December * iti olI îîi l'fii- i, ifh s'I fi . .un.tf.t.f. 1, 1911, waa sold by Frank H. Just to WJ. J. and l ho' i iian i ,irfît i l fi itiI i ti i l ictif k\,atli'c tl F. G. Smith. Accounts, including subscription fiIo etr df.îf r t i i ut t1t-1ii,,t1'fit it o h v saifthefo1,,i, accounits., due the Independent up to December * t îîîîîr xîifllitii l -t \V I -- f i t ilttt oiîirssfd ol I'0ntf iiitirlsiioi 1, 1911, are payable to Frank H. Just, Liberty- ilidariniii id, illtr i-if i t 1i h ,, - i isanti r- if t \- <',i l,, ,ili vi l , Illinois. lis til ijfi 1il ,), i ml'h t agi' II, l I- d IIli s l,1 fr l l; h rýIl l l ' 1,lt ,All checks, post-office or express money )esl'lfor flir.\t , t ;- t Ilî,, 'l.af tIt' f iirtIfCh', ii iîirftr.i i iiif ii i tIl, , taififle li er faîi t a sý lýl iii t - irl f t hile t FRANK H. JUST, Libertyville, 11 .. I tf 1 knt iier i l i Mr,. J. A. Dowie Speaks.ihit b i îîd ' îtha .t i f<, i ia (,l l, 1hv hs. ft b'î i iu fiidayiilanifi appointe Spa ue Me- tis dî'tîfîlî lt-iohhntfi lii i i i ij cantîle Agency, 184 LaSalle St.,Chicago, Ili., my * TheIl t - r i fî r t i<)I IIhi i" fa,, t a attorneys in fact for thecoltinf these ac-sIlIt lî r" - counts. Remittance may be made to thern or to lur.VriiiriNt11 i~,ban ri i t FRANK H. JUST, Libertyville, Il.Mr. l rii ly 0 t t111,1l1 i i eii Oni , Foi1il fltIiiil * Bills due the Independent or Frank H. Just *(ff tif fiit t-t îî I ii v îîî TypIoid lit Evanston. ...i i..i.i may be paid at the--Independent office to W. E. r i-,tSlt ,illaii'"i i",-ttittitif f ýif li si t iN, t h b- T I * T t fli fil ,i tuti sut i,,t -11, a,ý 'i l , ,If' i ll ~ik gail tî .1 ptlut f u It i . i Davis until Decefnb 'r 15, 1911, after which date -* h i, tr r, TIîî ii-, iI fil, ~jif , I tis if ', '. ,, 1a I 1 i i ail uncollected accounts will be turned over to* i sia i ftft"Is 10 leil ,TI 1,îi f i î i lli t the Sprague Mercantile Agency for collection. I' i -if :it 11)' a n tcririi'rtiir-nie-fP t tiir, f tiiii il, ti r i t t l'ivtte s persoîal prîîfe In your I-i t ri - i fi ttiiii,ryie pîietbu s tr ,lt'he i "ifîtî-rI il t i s)litîlîro tiwrte wmt tl dsTM AT AC 1 i- v iib.ttî tr f Y, alt-ady itet.g -i iot f;Iff(,I'i àt s ia e ciceIF , h ~*** *** * * *...*** ***COMPISH TI{INGS. ierd i l ýicoFrtcf eaetSri 'nri-lWe, t ily a-i ice th-ier y ~ ~ ~ Wb1 f îiyii 5 ep-tcf'f t îlost r tO ng but specu!ation ex ite ,iertring oainer, M,. Just, irgltt t Scifprejudice Which rmîght arist rlasc" - el, Outîr. ,ous otahie real change me c 1is i 1 41i Hogedtoday N-'d the weeirly itt athe ieek- ced ader that S iiDecer'rber 1t i i if had becs 91v. 1tes t, triDecember tein tklig 1erthe PropertY Of the Wa inn ai t LN tc ne'l"inners are cpt,1ý iai ted f ecause of the tact ifiat biitl sti ted rt,, i rst neispaper e>pert e e n thiatpublication. W J Smteh . -11c. de id it ihe papers .mdc ireievec. i wership, began work an the SUN a, ier rthe falitof 19.S t cequently becarne city edîtor and lattr lits bOthr F G Srth, iWho .0I ie deus ls manager under the rein regîn e, intl nto 'nremrpioy of for- e r [If ,F ranktT, Fasser in 1903. Bofi reraîed -nth the SUN untîl fho. !ears a50, asher, tbey purchased the Gazette, follo-ing the saie rf the SUN ai, Wii - e tMr Just. The sait of the Gazette on Mat-ch tst last took the Scriths oui ofthe neaspaper worit of the cfty. and, OAcy lieft that they rad rettred from toe field perrnmanentlytcxpectfng te take Up other labsor, or, at iet. neapaper w-ork in other fields Ohan Acre. Hoinever, matters shaped ihe i efues se trat they conceived the purchase of the SUN and INDEPEN- DENT and seuteai aseeks ago startcd in an the deal, Ohe biggest newspaper profect that Lake coxcty has ever witnessed. Consumrmation of tiseïr plans vias firtaify attained about the 100h of Nos'ember, the date of Decemnbe, lot b.- Cng set as the lime for the change toeliecorne effective. Were we camîeg toto tAe local field as strangers fr-om another ckty, w. anoufd feel oailed uapon ta gîve vent tu feelings and expressions wirich micht be effpected toixve lthe public an idea of hoin me Aoped to do thînge. Aow sur puitý y.td be MaittIned. etc. Suit. the tact that vile have lrved hitre lonog antd that we feef that our friends trutui s and believe in us. causes us flosrelly to sa y that we have t-entered the neispaper mark af Ohe cîty and caunty »lIf ,mat vie shahf do aur very best ta give the people of Ohe district an hoflest, fsar- tes. umbiased and ueprejudiced neinspaper bath daîly and weekly. In short - cormimeed aurselves te the people and trust that aur efforts witi b. pa'.- d.i t,:e ai good lesufts for the public at large. Naturafiy. inhe&n a deal of this kînd sa planned and executed, rumnors *l- s arise. TAey arase inhen ine purchased the Gazette just as much as th.y havte nain that ine have closed for the SUN. When me planned the Gazette drai fîoe andi a hiaif yrars ago, sortie 'kindly feeling" people at once started the report that a cet-tain 'Somebady" ias backîng the Smlths in Oh, ventui'e, litaIit hey itere being etnployed te t-un" the Gazette for "somebody" lin fact, the impression w-as conveyed by Ohese "friends" Ohat we mers mercly "figure heads" in the Gazette deaf. that the paiicy, Oheseins, the editarials and inhat ntt. aould On pi înned. dîctated and cantralled by "soniebCdy. Tie asent untiuwever, and lie iaublic nain tve changes. iciprovements, independerio i (lces,tcc wi cI, E maitaimeg tethe Gazette, and Ohen Ohe "friends" begae ta admit ttiait. alter aif. tht-y bel teord the Smriths eeally dld OWN and -JNTfInL 1he paper -titiregard ru tee certain sumebody." Then, miser Wr 90f ready, We suid tee Gazette antîhout anrsuIttng the 'samebody"-we tlid fuot wmitIve W sirtel Tre salle tIi egs iotruc anith regard Ou aur geai asitî tOhSUN and INDE- ýE NDE Ni Aill bids of rumcors bau, beefi afluat ecgiaining the btatut of ine ieai and the part of Smiîth brotliers litiii ntact, cri Gis have been se nuetercus and sa varied ihat, ncre vie ta re- ifunt0thm ail en thto columo. e. wosuJi have ta dîncouer a type smalir than vl yet Oellee anciactul 'd. ilir reports have statie that bamueiocenwartz, a progressive citizen, but i ntf id ih the sfa 1se mIrtercots, mas ba bing 1h, dcxl or Ohat Ohe Liquor i Association haut fi-rnshed the mueey, another report ina. that the dry peole had put through the dcai;another had it that a certain retlred bs i-nss 1-te istismOeilgiven Ou public, bentefacoton. etc., had carntetOuOh, front - tr i re cshIl,îîOc.in the pr-opositon;,anothe- hadl t Ohat Theodore Dorst fl ithe Security Savings Bank. Oad b, CKed and plannrd thte deal. TA,., are Alean cfi e cu rhîcî ng reports as hîch have corne oui, ait af them oarryisg mith t'e r il 1 cplanatione tiat th, Smith brother, itore ta be "employed" by the LAi1- )iANERSý T, inn upciii i -el, caite Oie ifar lu the eports ai tee tîme cf the Gazette 1 - ie r . u 00as ltic ah jusl as reasaonable and fust as much justilîed in the t. a i Oc W o heiite ficts. Cet-taie peuple anha have been discus i ý icýUN I NIEPENf.EN1 cita have seen fit by inference, insinuations, ti i t triai T HEY r.îuc s mething Oe do wîth the nein business iransi- I t ,f se40fat- an fu nti te Oa deny or affitrm' insinuaions Ohai :,l c o t -i ,l rtrest ite tire, cil c c te l stallr JUST AS EMPHATICALLY Coin as ine did oshen me ttn ire Gazette, that fsOBODIY but W ýJ. SMITH AND Ii G. SMITH i, rlyti lu 10 ao wtif the pians. pohîcy. neins.ainnershîp, etc., cf the SUN anlid INIJEPENDENT fram 00W on. ile cot aniy CHALLENGE anybody to Lfatc tii they ar e InPosition ta dictai, ta us. but ine OE1Y and DARE any- o.d, vast ta0 havr c -uced sucl an impression ta prevail. te show ihai they i xi itct- and uChiCO eau, bren tresle reports that, under xrdînary iisiatices, we r h ouf1 have avOidit cammnetîng upon theni but, realizîng i aI. i t ii r i-i1deCltanatd t allroged, aur prestige ai the past mould be t ,p.. ced screit int the pubht, Ci cd. ae decîded ta claIe the fact& as they ,ale i riothiai W ot dected for a part ut the ieomey used in the purý i f ~ trivs-f45,000 prvracrty, Wr Iit acolîsîderabîr portion cf Ohe money tdAi!i ther aaoorîhIh ienai et us tOc nte cdcx. lWe have an asset moii a1auîbrbJctaC maoe Wr have a frîecdchîp amcg lt-rends, men cf hi9?, siaî Oini n Ibis city, inhu arrmo t aditerenîs of an), issue or interests and these pet-o t s, i îviej failît ini its and our abîlîty aloeg the lCes me have followed, iiiadr a àOit ail iuae i ine-haur agreed Il pay toterestoan at Ohe usuel i no Tiis s vi raner lu tee rather uecece0OarY and uncalfed for quils- tl in propouoded by some persons: Where dîd lbey gel the rnaney?" And i1c tre >secret" isout.i vWveaie teideat and cxpert te pay cur debits infut- t'-e is as- add n the paotout of the rat eîegs af var business inhich requires 1Ount rteg applicatiun an our parts as ail Wha toma us iiIadmit. c.c b ave (jioem eobudy the tImpression tratine met-ein position persan- aijy toraise $-f,000 casht W thie ta ftin eeko, and ine doubi whether Ohere ls Amiy Itiai. In Wiakegan inhu couladvd su a thie tht short turne me have neige- t iat te presetit deai If ast- ierr able ta persasalfy t-aise $45.000 cash pos- E. 1 L'y c.c rl 1t decîdr tlo cast ut iottiobusicess mAtch would caotrequire the t lard Workw v.i fa daîiy And st-vl0 Ceinspaper does. i. Tneot-h i ve intîfa tbase Csoze of Waukegan ls that some People are sot w1.liti t coicJrlatIyoor nen sbahave spent maso of their lîves mitAis th-e coi ut iy, havct tin 'he- to put through a big business dcxl, but, if fi c s ce tinçreitr, i h ry are) met-e ta go to a sitange town and -etr-r nrJ v q1nq titilar lhmes, Ohey inould Le r e ced ithaut a c -c i thîeîr ru ty tu0.4n9 a dirai unccllare' The factla that Oh, urc hse of the SUN and iINDEPENDENTis f a usectrprîse of such l'i i dei t-fe the Smîths (lior fewnTi W aukeranf could put t t U -lotir ah b.ss Tir tri,îert of ibese facts in canne - t sh ouritchase of the big l1pc, ' f ,Siitly d9 us nut steminimely, b f . ,rds. il ýsn.snecessa-y in .rdrî -lo Andi Squec Othe rumars wSsii ac eeî I eard oc)lbest-cets and .0 ther1iry fue sonme tire, IlrSN , c i ISDEPENDENT - il tecalleso bey have sucette. t a > fir r maey earo. but thec t -n ierder asiicli they winllb. owned ',"' crcl td il. eomn as file i un uny Publîshîng & Printlng Com- ,ny,'i îilzdat $5,000. The i t c.ed entirely by W. J. Smiith and À fThe pub .aluons are nul i n iii tlay factioc, asilh any *intere@tg4" or Cîtf iIcipane s-, t