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+/ _ Praw GIANT COKE e PLANT AT WAUKEGAN TROLLEYâ€"STORAGE â€" TYPE Being Built For Freight Servâ€" ice; Convenient For Track > Orders for two electricâ€"trolleyâ€"storâ€" age battery locomotives, the first of their type ever built, have been placed by the Chicago North Shore and Milâ€" waukee railroadâ€"the : North Shore lineâ€"to be used in freight service to ‘The locomotives will each weigh 65 tons and will operate either from an overhead trolley or from the storage bd.‘-h-vfiehtkycuâ€"rymdm charge their batteries from the trolâ€" ley while operating. The fiexibility of operation will enable the railroad to switchcars inâ€" to industrial plants equipped with smoke, noise or noxious gases of any kind, will permit the locomotives to run into buildings where a steam loâ€" cometive would be very objectionable. Each is equipped with four motors of 205 horsepower each and a battery of 192 cells, rated 600 ampere hours, capable of delivering 260 kilowattâ€" bc'--mcham, Operating on the battery alone one | locomative will be capable of hauling 33 loaded freight cars a distance of five and a quarter miles at a speed | of 12 miles an hour on one charge.| With a light load the locomotive will | With a light load the locomotive will\ At every one of the five concerts run on the battery at a speed of 20| of the festival series from one to four‘ mifes_an hour. artists of international fame will be ‘The locomotives are being built 571!.@.!%. Edward Johnson, who is exâ€" the General Electric company and will tremely popular with North Shore be used largely on the New Skokie| audiences, will be heard at the second Valley route of the North Shore line,| concert, May 24, with the orchestra. where many industrial plants are beâ€"| Mischa Levitzki, the noted young ing located. | Russian pianist, will appear in solo "One of the chief advantages of numbers with the orchestra. "One of the chief advantages of this type of locomotive is that the battery can be charged from the trolâ€" ley without any loss of"time," said Bernard J. Fallon, vice president in charge of operation. "There are many industrial sidings and tracks dient to string overhead trolleys and | with these locomotives we will be | in a position to switch cars into such | plants on the power from the storage | battery. A good example is at Great | Lakes where the North Shore line is | performing all the switchitig of cars. | We are doing it now with a steam | locomotive as there are no overhead| wires on the sidings. | "There are times also when unâ€" loading equipment interferes with the overhead wires, sometimes causâ€". ing a short cireuit or tearing the wires down and the new equipment will eliminate annoyance of that PATRONIZE OUR character. The purchase of thege loâ€" comotives is in keeping with the polâ€" kyoltheNoflthonliutopmide itself with the latest and best equipâ€" ment on the market to assure its cusâ€" tomers of the best possible service." ‘The locomotives are being built to by engineers of the North Shore line Mntorthfii-d-m of buildings which form the first unit of the North, Shore Coke and Chemical company were obtained at the office of the Waukegan city buildâ€" ing department last week by a repreâ€" sentative of the company. Cost of construction of the first unit of the monster plant was placed at $1,000,â€" years. The cost of the plant when x‘fl.‘w* to estimates supplied to the heads of the concerns. "AARGAONICE Accl A ACCI last week on Grand avenue just west of Lake Villa when the car in which she was riding struck a stump of a tree left by the tornado and threw her from.the car onto the pavement. Her injury was a skull fracture. ‘The coromer‘s jury placed no blame. They simply found, Coroner J. L. w.mylg.diu“hb skull fracture received when the car 4n which her husband, A. B. Kessler, wasd riving struck a stump and wbfitfl were six cccupants of the ar. ‘Iwo others were injured. They Where No _ AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT Mrs. Cora D. Kessler, 36, of Broad the General I PART TWO it is boat AABRARY OF iht MUSIC FESTIVAL TO HAVE, FINE PROGRAM to preparations for the North Shore Music festival which will take place May 23 to 28, and the sale of tickets h.mulnpflnu. Rehearâ€" sals, have been going on for a long period, &re taking place at more mâ€"tht-nhnumMuoi polishing is now going on. It will not be long before the Chicago" Symphony orchestra, which will share honors with the big chorus at the fesâ€" tival, will begin rehearsing with the singers. The Children‘s chorus, of 1,500 voices, is also practically ready for its hearing at the afternoon conâ€" cert, May 28, when it will present two groups of children‘s songs and the cantata, "Old Johnny Appleseed." ‘The ten soloists who have been seâ€" lected as assisting artists have now been definitely decided upon arid there pramos; Sophie Braslau and Doris Doe, contraltos; Fdward Johnson and Paul Althouse, tenors; Lawrence Tibâ€" bett and Horace Stevens, baritones; The regular chorus, which is norâ€" uflydflvoieu.vfllhet&elkdto 800 the opening evening, May 23, when the oratorio, "Elijah," will be presented. A special feature of this concert will be the appearance of Horace Stevens, the noted English baritone, in the part of Elijah. The other soloists will be; Louise Loring, Doris Doe and Paul Althouse. PROPOSE NORTH SHORE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Interâ€"Community Chamber Commerce Is Suggested at Glencoe An organization composed of repâ€" resentatives of the various north shore Chambers of Commerce for the | consideration. of _ interâ€"community | problems was suggested at a meeting | of the Glencoe Chamber of Commerce | Wednesday evening. ‘ ‘The suggestion was made by Wilâ€" liam Edwards, president of tge'civk coâ€"rmittee of the Glencoe ber and met with the ready approval of | everyone present. l No further steps were taken toâ€" wards formation of the organization, other than discussion, the resolution authorizing it being deferred until a later meeting of the Chamber when President Leo J. Hillman is present. He was away from the village Wedâ€" nesday evening. has long been a north shore problem, and which was again made the chief order of business at the Wednesday evening session, prompted the sugâ€" gestion by Mr. Edwards; for the new orgarization. It was pointed out that the rapid ‘growth of all the north shore comâ€" munities and the many attendant community interests calls for the forâ€" mation of a north shore body of this character, having a representation from the various Chambers, to formâ€" ulate plans of procedure, and execuâ€" Soloists Are to Participate In Features uinte plans ©° _ DrOURMIT Ey MM O METET] tion when approved and authorized Both the telephone and light comâ€" by the parent bodies. panies had large gangs working «â€"_______â€" through the county replacing poles WAUKEGAN IS TO HAVE fi""' “;‘rg day. No emn; TWELVEâ€"STORY HOTEL "‘.."l.'l ed t reconstruction o Definit Officials of both companies were was made| over the ground making surveys folâ€" last week by Theodore Williams and |jowing the storm. & twelve stories high. 1 Mr. Williams and Mr. Black were in that city Tuesday to make borings to determine the depth necessary for the foundation, work on which will be started within the next ten days, as }nn-thhilficn'onthcl& is torn down. GLENCOE GETS FINE TRACT FOR BASEBALL committee, William Edwards and Abe Simons. of the Glencoe Chamber, of longing to the Forest Preserve is now ‘The aged man was ane of five seriâ€" made available for baseball games in ously injured in the stornt that swept that village. There are about five| over Lake county causing damage acres in the tract which is located on amounting to more than $500,000 in the east side of Gre#® Bay road, a | the lnke regions. Nearly 100 cottages few hundred feet morth of where| and other residenges were levelled to Mohifelder lane enters Green Bay|the ground by the wind at Loon Lake He (as tunve rocks): "Do@‘t be afraid, we‘re only ten feet from land." She (looking around): "‘Where is "=T he Highland Park Press of the Skokie, which iggested | is in a rather isolated position, it e \ should be an ideal place for a game | preserve. The Waukegan women who iposed of repâ€" have been working on the plans have various â€" north | had no such dreams as that the state nmerce for the | would appropriate $5,000,000 for the iterâ€"community | park, but since Senator Marks has inâ€" d at a meeting | terested himself in the project, it is o nt Cammerce | believed it is assured of success. of PLAN STATE PARK ALONG LAKE SHORE Is NORTH â€"OF WAUKEGAN State Senate Passes Bill Appropriate $500,000 For A bill appropriating $5,000,000 for the purpose of making a state park to be known as the Lake Shore State Park, between Waukegan and Zion, was passed by the state senate at Springfield last week. The bill was introduced into the senate by Senator Marks and was passed without oppoâ€" sition following a strenuous campaign carried on by Mrs. John Western of the Waukegan Woman‘s club, Repreâ€" sentative William F. Weiss of Wauâ€" kegan and other influential citizens from this section. | _ ‘The workers here are now int.er-l | ested in having the flats made into a | park to preserve the wild flowers and | growth up there from being destroyed guards. Its use has been confined to but a few weeks out of the year and for two years Mrs. Western and the Woman‘s club have been working strenuously to have the beautiful tract made into a state parg. When the bill passes the house of represenâ€" tatives, the tract will be converted inâ€" to a park. The rifle range adjoins the beauâ€" tiful Oak Shore Beach Country club and has a wide expanse of wild and beautiful scenery. * ested in having the flats made into @| â€" Board members agree, with the park to preserve the wild flowers M | women‘s organizations, that a police growth up there from being destroyed | matron would be a valuable asset to by the constant moving in of indusâ€"| the county forces. tries. As it now stands women prisoners No Plans Yet | No plans have been made as yet as to what will be done with the properâ€" ty other than saving it for park purâ€" poses. It is expected that a considâ€" erable sum will be spent to put out additional plant life in the park and to increase the facilities for the proâ€" pagation of wild game life in the area. As it fronts on the lake and WIRES BLOWN DOWN ARE SOON REPLACED Telephone and ‘Light Service Damaged by Storm Are Although the public utility com-) panies, the Bell Telephone company | and the Public Service, sushined[ more damage from the tornado last week than ever before in the history | of the county, their permanent lines | were replaced within the course of n‘ short time. Miles of wire were down in many imstances and the loss of poles m’ While there were scores of homes| without lights and phone |ervice‘ temporary rqgnin were soonâ€"made to | give these unfortunates service. devasted areas within such a short space of time after that storm struck accounts for the rapidity in servicing MAN HURT IN STORM LAST WEEK IS DEAD crushed beneath the falling walls of a cottage at Loon Lake during the u;mh of last week, l-dolph[ Henkle, aged 67 years, of 3851 Hirsch | His â€"wife, who sustained less seriâ€" ous injuries in the destruction of their cottage, will fecover, it was stated at the hospital today. Henkle sustained internal injuries, several ribs being broken and the clavicle was fractured. One of his shattered ribs pierced his lungs. . _ minor injuries. ; Result of THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1927 urse of n‘ i in many poles m\ Nee ::‘I At the same time a matron would and | b* valuable conducting investigations roâ€" | in which women and girls are inâ€" the | volved. The brunt of this work now and | falls on Mrs. Mary Polmeteer Funk it who is often called upon to go far ame | outside of her duties as probation ofâ€" who |fieer of the county court to conduct l.,,,‘investigations where men would be .+. | useless. POLICE WOMAN PLAN â€" FOR COUNTY FALLS NO MEANS OF FINANCING Committee of Board of Superâ€" visers Unable to See Way Clear After Conferente With Promoters Lengthy conference with the fiâ€" nance committee of the board of supâ€" ervisors last week friled to bring their approval of employing a police matron for the county, it was reportâ€" ed by women representing various orâ€" ganizations that have fought for more than a year for a matron, acâ€" cording to the Waukegan Sun. Those who met with the committee included. representatives from the W. C. T. U., Lake County League of Women Voters, Woman‘s club, Huâ€" mane society and Y. W. C. A. Superâ€" visor A. W. Vercoe, Highland Park, H. C. W. Meyer, Mundelein, and C. county Mr. Vercoe took the position that the sheriff alone could hire a matron providing the income of his office warâ€" ranted that. He also took the stand that the board could not legally apâ€" propriate monies for such a position. “ As it now stands women prisoners i.re not searched as‘strictly as they !should be. This cannot be done due to the embarrassment that would larise. Mr. Austin was willing that the matter be referred back to the board for action but lost his wish through the insistence of Mr. Vercoe that the committee follow precedent and make a recommendation. That recommenâ€" dation has not been made, it is said. _ If the recommendation is unfavorâ€" able, which is likely, the women plan to fight on. WAUKEGAN YACHT CLUB FLOURISHING Through the efforts of the Wauâ€" kegan Yacht club, which was organâ€" ized late : last summer by several water enthusiasts, activitits at the Waukegan beach will be greater than ever before. The club has â€"increased its membership to a large extent and its members are encouraging the sport of boating to such an extent that the harbor is already dotted with five times as many boats as has been seen before. A dozen new boats, including gasoâ€" line cruisers, speed boats, launches and canoes, have been placed in the water already, and with the old boats of last year, form a formidable lookâ€" ing fiotilla. VAustin;”'Zit;}l. represerited the Making Your Glasses Ilustrating process of grinding surfaces of lenses _ To obtain precision in grinding &;"'ém grades of emory, ranging from coarse to very fine are u-edvfi same grinding die is used ‘through the em.irearruhn. being trued and tested for curvature between each step and grade of mm to insure perfect focus. the final inspection, the lens is ready for polishing, the third step in the scientific manufacâ€" ture of lenses. Hattstrom & Sanders E> Come in and see this interâ€" Mo{knuhxn‘? complete i mt beâ€" g-u‘amn‘:'dlm Sâ€"‘caiike Manutacturing Grinding Down to Focyus Number Two of a series ANTIOCH SCHOOL IS WINNER IN CONTEST Takes First In Class C Music Meet at DeKalb Recently ; Features Antioch township high school won | the Class "C" state music meet held at DeKalb State Normal school, which was participated in by the winners of the various district meets held reâ€" cently. _ Antioch _ represented the northeastern district at the finals, having won the Elgin sectional meet two weeks ago. Joliet high school won the state title in Class "A" and Morris took the honors in Class "B." The Antioch musicians took first place in three events, scoring 15| points, the most number of points | scored by any of the schools in any\ of the classes. Antioch won the boy‘s | glee club competition, the mixed‘ chorus, and the orchestra events. ‘Forty-five students of the Antioch school took part. 1 LATE PROCEEDINGS =______ IN PROBATE COURT| Randolph Henkel of Loon Lake‘ Succumbs to Injuries; Wife Also Hurt | John D. Purdy III, Highland Parkâ€" Inventory approved. Jerry Van Buskirk, Highland Park â€"Hearing on final report continued to May 12 Call Our New Phone Number 3090 cAlfred 1 RUBY® To insure perfect sharpening we have installed a special grind!nc machine that accurately hones the cutting edge to a perféct shearing angle â€" making lawn mowâ€" ing a pleasure instead of hard labor. Our service and workmanship will please you!. We call for and deliver Lawn Mower Neéeds Sharpening Your Lawn Mower Shop if 700 Central Avenue Higkland rark, lwinois Read the Classified Adve in First Section Charles W. Tucker, Town of Warâ€" renâ€"Letters of Administration issued to Buford T. Dooley. Bond of $56,â€" 000. Proof of heirship taken. _ _ _ Mary V. Laux, Waukeganâ€"Final report pppmv:_ed,_gstl_u_gbud» . _ Elizabeth B. Vanderkloot, minor, Lake Bluffâ€"Guardian authorized to expend $1500 for education _of ninm Edward L. Durkin, et al minors, Waukeganâ€"Guardians authorized to pay $100 per month for maintenance of three minors. Minnie Arnswald, Highland Parkâ€" Final report approved. Estate closed. Carl Olson, feeble minded, Waukeâ€" ganâ€"Conservator‘s _ bond approved. Letters issued to William D. Jones. Jerry Van Buskirk, Highland Park â€"Final report â€" approved. _ Estate closed. Jane E. Haskin, Highland Parkâ€" Additional bond of executor in case of sale of real estate under will apâ€" proved. Bond of $30,500. Esther Elizabeth Ferguson, Zionâ€" Letters of guardianship issued to Thomas H. Ferguson. Bond of $1500. Mary L. Gleistein, Libertyvilleâ€" Letters of administration issued to Henry A. Gleistein. Bond of $200. Proof of heirship taken. Annie Johnson, Highwood â€" Petiâ€" tion for probate of will filed and set for hearing June 6. YELLOW CAB RATES First twoâ€"thirds mile ..............35¢ Each additional 1â€"3 mile ........10¢ No charge for extra passengers. PHONE HIGHLAND PARK 2000 PART TWO , TELEPHONE H. P. 557â€"458