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Thursday, June 12, 1930 Census Gives County Nearly 100,000 With Lake county had almost reached the 100,000 mark in population this week when the report for Shields township outside ~of citics and village added another 9,422 to the total. Mr. M. K. Northam, of Evanston, census director for the district, stated that the Shields township figures for the rural district had dropped conâ€" siderably from the 1920 report which showed a population of 12,731. This was due, she stated, to the fact that Lake Forest had annexed a large terâ€" ritory to the west. With the reporting of Shields townâ€" ship there were but two sections of Lake county that are unheard from. Libertyville township outside of the village of Libertyville, is to be reâ€" ported and also the city of Highland Park. Highland Park figures are exâ€" pected Friday or Saturday. Libertyville township in the, rural section should have more than 1,000 people, it is believed, while the city of Highland Park will run 12,000 or in excess of that figure as there were more than 6,700 residents in 1920. The total for the county, as near as can be estimated, will be about can 000 SliffIHiliH] tecgtfazstibrs‘t‘r. 4ifisifl4tif? inlinilfip] Two Districts Not In 4 % ve t t 3 ® Convicts released or parolled from the Illinois state penitentiary here will no longer be given poor fitting suits, bearing the "prison stamp" and high, uncomfortable shoes, it has been decided by Rodney Brandon, director of the department of public welfare, and Frank D. Whipp, state superinâ€" tendent of prison. For many years when a convict obâ€" tained a â€"parole: or release it has been the practice of the state to give the inmate a cheap suit of clothing. In many instances these suits did not fit the man properly and were soon discarded. Noâ€" changes are contemplated in prison uniforms which are manufacâ€" tured in the prison shops, Convicts to Be Given Better Clothing When Released from Prison At a conference at Chester, Direcâ€" tor Brandon ordered that clothing of better material be supplied for outâ€" going convicts. Neat oxfords will replace the high shoes and the clothâ€" w« ing will be much better material, "I am heartily in favor© of the change that is being made," said Warden Henry C. Hill. "There is no reason why the state should parole or release a man from prison in clothâ€" ing which the inmate is ashamed to AF 6i § THE PRES 8 733 GLENCOE AVENUE Telephone Highland Park 2( Phones: H. Pk. 3290 â€" Emergency Service H. Pk. 8291 Quaker Stateâ€"Havoline Waxfree Motor Oilsâ€"Greases M. D. MURPHY A CORRECT GRADE FOR EVERY BURNER PERSONAL SERVICE Braun Bros. O Co. Hot Water,\Vapor, High or Low Pressure Steam Estimates on New and Remodeling Work â€" Repair Work a Specialty MURPHY & SCHWALL HEATING CONTRACTORS FUEL OIL OF HIGHLAND PARK Distributors of 89 CLIFTON AVENUE Telephone Highiand Park 2282 J. A. SCHWALL 23