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: ng 4666, and the highest--that of first grade, being 1826. * _ , LConsidering the fact that the 8th enrollment was 1064, it would r that approximately 58% of children who enter the "first f e reach the eighth The average school enrolilment per grade was ©68, the enroliments being as fol-- Per Cwfllé.%u sm'ec- I!: 3 by County Supt. " I" The cost of operating the schools Bf Lake county during the year just l was $2,399,444.838, the cost per E being $166, according to a re-- | just . completed <by County S4° Dorintendent T. Arthur Simpson for the state department of public in d w f= fust porintend ;" state | tion. "l'he to ding s tary 1 and t f . Th iment ment-- ng 4566, he first _--_~~-- IAKE COUNTY INDEPENDENT J The total number of children un Mer wienty--one was 28, 004 of which %tuu were boys and 12,690 girls. Of his n:'-bc 8,736 were under six » 4§0. = !'.;'bo total-- number of children at ing school was 14,392; "E,ou- ry grade enrollment 12, and the high school enrollment 3. The average elementary grade iment was 1515, the lowest en-- liment--that ° of the kindergarten, FortyAiva one--room schools: and 8 ¥illagoa achpols have oithor been is aved standard school diplomas or d thair former one renewod dur g; third year, 407; and fourth year, . From this it is seen that the num Ber. enrolled in the Senior-- year is but 12% that of the Freshman year. (fhus it is apparent that the per-- 1 ge of 'those who reach the mhmfifionrn%wm: &f those .reaching the Senior year bOf high school. a ' OF SCHOOLS IN ~--~_ > IAKECOUNTY . Laka county with its 107 districts an average daily attendance of ,850, the average length of term beinz 8$%% montbs. MORE GIRLS IN H. S. + Tha 14,392 pupiis were about equal-- ly divided as to the number of girls ' and boys. 'The total number of boys . as 7,354 while that of the girls was 4,038%. This division was about equal throvgh all the grades, from the kin--{ €erg:rten with its 344 boys and 322 girls io the bigh school grades with| their 1,134 boys and 4,189 giris. m' fousiy, however, the number of grad-- uates was" not so evenly WN:' that "of the eighth grade be 3"! boys and 419 girls, and that of the | bigh school being 140 boys and 175 , girlzs. This difference is probably . duse t» the necessity on the part of the boys of becoming wage--earners rath»r .than superior intelligence on' the part of the girls. 1 --. Lake county employed 539 teach-- @rs at an average. monthly sailary of $133.75. . The educational pre--emin-- enco of this county is evinced by the fact that over 66% of these teach-- brs were Graduates of some higher Anstitution of learning above the high school.; TEACHERS GOT $265,000~ . l 'The total amount of salary earned by the teachers during the. past ' schaol year was $865,082.47 of whichk | women teachers earned approximate-- 1y three times the amount carned byl mos! OL the 539 teachers, 442 are con-- tributors to the State Pension Fund, and the ;-nnt contributed this year was $3,808.00. -- -- © Lake county bhas 124 school buiid-- ings -- valued. at $4,450,039 which, to-- gether with equipment valued 'at $618,230 . makes a total public school valuation of $5,068,269. One hundred fivo of the schools have school librar-- es with a total of 34,423 volumes. There are 23 private schools 'with & total enroliment of 4,402 pupils and 815 teachers. There are fourteen schools employ-- ing either a nurse or physician or both. The total amount paid for murses was $10,850 while the amount paid ~physicians was $1,921; 8,966 ehildren> were examined and 3,44% were found affected. Bix districts employed truant of-- M at a total cost of $903. The total number between 7 and 16 years Of age not attneding school was 49. Of this number ten were arrested and five sentenced by court. The number of school and age certifi-- cates lssued was 107. The number reported 3"'00- the ages of 12 and 21 as baing unable to read and write was 12. < Henca there is still work for truant officers. j RE The total expenditures for the fis-- cal year amounted to $2,399,444.8%, making the per capita cost of edu-- cation approximately $1066. However, considering high schools and elemen-- tary achools separatoly the per capita costs are approximately $197 for high schools and $160 for elementary schools, © » The amount paid physicians and nurses was $1%,771 and the amount paid truant officers was $908, whils the expenses of school broads and business offteres was $29,037.3% The cost of fuel, water, lights and jJanitor's supplies was $98,569.84 and the total salaries of janitors was $91,682.61. Now achool oquipment to the vai-- we of $171,034.97 was addeod during the year. * The total amount of tax levy In 192% was $1,807,8611,and the amount of bonded hlobud:o": at the close of the ftincal year. $1,402,200, WORTH --$4,450,000 ----NO. 31 ANTIOCH HAS _ _ Through the aggressiveness of the Business Mon's Association Antioch has been made ous of the most popu-- lar resorts in tho» Lake Region. in fact the demagds for accommodations from Chicago people often is almost more than the little vilage can stand. The club has prepared a pamphiet or | Evidence that the annual summer danger of contaminated water and | milk is developing in Illinois is seen 'in the reporting of 40 new cases of 'typhoid fever to the state department 'of public health last week. Fourteen : of° the cases were in Cook county. . The week's total represents a heavy increase over the number of cases of hhh disease reported weekly ' earlier in the year. LAKE CO. REPORTS _ MORE SMALLPOX prospectus which sets forth the ad-- vantages which the village has to af-- ford.-- This lists the various resorts with coplous illustrations. 'This book-- let has done much to popularizé this Reported Tw of the 38 casesRepflfrom State _ for Last Week. ruofl.'-v_ Lake County reported twenty of the thirty--eight new cases of Small Pox reported to the state department of public health during the last week, or more than any other county in the state reported, acording to a dispatch from Springfield. Lake County also reported threo of the 93 new cases of diphtheria reported. 'The report on the large number of new cases of Smallpox causes 'con-- siderable alarm for it comes at a time when it appeared that the healith au-- thorities of the county bhad the dis ease under control. It is the largest number of new cases reported --during any week since the diseaso appeared in the county. For the last two or three woeks there had been a gradu-- al falling off in the number of noew cases and it was this condition which caused the belief that the disease was under control. MEANS -- STRICTER -- FIGHT The fact that Lake County alone reported more new cases Than all the other 101 counties of the state--com-- bined has caused the state depart-- ment of health to communicate with the heada of the various health de-- partments in the county and to urge that-- every -- possible . precaution be taken. : i The following Springfield dispatch Mm mfi'tmnl 'healith: situation--in to: The smallpoxr situation in the state showed some improvement with 38 oases reported, 20 of which werse in Lake county. w Other cases of coutagion--reported during the week were: diphtheria, 93; scarlet fever, 71; pneumonia, 146; infwenta, 12;~ syphilis, 123%; gonor-- rhea, 52%6; whooping cough, 237; tu-- berculosis, 366; measies, 181. CHARGE HEATER CAUSED HIS OWN _ DEATH, VERDICT Coroner's : Jury Finds He Crowded Other Automobiles, Charles B. Heater, of Chicago, was responsible, for his own death in the automobile crash whict. occurred on Rand Road, one--half mila south of Yolo, Friday, July 18, according to a coronet's jury verdict returned Tues day night at the Wetzol & Poeterson funeral home. "ACCIDENT _ AVOIDABLE" Testimony brought out, and per-- sonal investigation by the jury, the verdict stated, convinced the jury that accident was avoidable -- and would not have occurred had Heater kept his machine from encroachment upon the right fol way of automobiles proceeding in tha opposite direction. _"The meombers of the jury were W. T. Hardie, John Whalen, A. F. Con rad, A. C. Borry, Chas. B. Wotzel and Frank O. Poterson. . been Issaed superior achool diplo During tho year onding June 30, 1924, three on#--room schools, one tworoom sachool, % stx--room schools and 1 eight--room school wore bulilt in <____ Sagacity of Wild Creatures. _ Wild animals know where to find protection, says the Department of Ag-- riculture, In places where there are gamo sanctuarions, . wild creatures hasten to them at the beginning of every open hunting season. 3 During the past school year theare wore eleven achools hava an onroll-- ment of --fewor than fifteen pupils, two of theso having fowor than ten ;;;;ol&mhn'u and 30 g -- .Bixty--three t-oxmmcn were employad last year of 10 were collego graduates--and 30 wore Causing Fatal Accident. THAN ALL STATE BECTION TWO LIBEBRTYVILLE, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1924 IN LAKE FOREST * _ BV LIMITED CAR Willlam Wilson, aged 65 years of Nobles avenue, Lake Forest, met death today on the tracks of the North Shore at Lake Forest as he waited for & car to take him to Chicago. ' The accident occurred at the Noble avenue station. He had started to cross the tracks when a limited from the north struck him, hurling the body against the platform. 3 Wilson was . partially deaf, accord-- ing to Lake Foresters, which explains their statement that he did not see the William Wilson, Aged 65 Years Fails to Hear Approaching --© Limited. -- -- The inquest will be held at the Wenban undertaking rooms at Lake Forest tonight at 7 o'clock with Dep-- uty Coroner Edward Conrad in charge. The deceased had made his home in Lak® Forest with a daughte?. INQUEST --THIS _ EVENING He had left his home at 8:30 o'clock this morning to catch a local to Chi-- cago. It was while he was crossing the tracks at the statton that he was hit by the limited. e s =% LION CAPTURES BOOZE RUNNER Pursuing Speeding Car Across Wisconsin Border and Cap-- ture Two Men. FINED $100 AND COSTS Soter M. Panos, Chicago, alleged beer runner, paid a fine of $100 and costs "In police court at Zlon Tuesday afternoon on a disorderly conduct charge. Ho was arested after a spir-- Ited chaso by the Zion police which took them across the stats line into Wisconsin. P Panos, who gave his Chicago ad-- dreoss as 30 North LaSalle street, was takon Into custody, as was also his new Cadiliac sedan, and his lawyer friend, John P. Gavaris,. 2751 Pine Grove avenuse, Chicago, Both men are Greooks. Asst, Chief of Police George Streid had arrested Pano#s early Tuesday morning for driving through town 88 miles an bour. HMe directed Panos to drive to the police station but the lat-- ter swung his machine in the other di-- rection and spesded in the direction of the state line. The asistant chief started i1 pur-- gulit, driving bis big car 7% miles an hout to overtake the runaway Cadil-- Inao. They werse a mile over the Wis consina border when --ha overtook the other machine. -- In the Cadilliac he tound three pints of wniskey and five gallons of wine. # was 1:m|n¢ to turn the hooze o¥ &A a author» [ but g'i'r &%flfln law they could not be sucbassfully prose-- suted theare for the reason that no search WM had been taken out. Bo . the og:'oacm. turhed the mon back to and they wore giv-- an a hoaring and Aned. IN WILD CHASE THE PRIZE CATCH OF THE SEASON Lake County's Big Weekly Washington, July 30.----An Invéest!-- | Kas.; Janet E. Abornathy, 23, Waw gation looking to tha possible deo-- | x k portation of Battling Bfk1, Senogalese | ':: ¥. Parroll, 21, Milwaukes;» An prige fighter, was ordcred today by |toinette M. Rolfson, 19, same. tho department of labor. 6 *_& Harry Pleuconer, 21, Chicago; Siki's recent marriago In New York | Hasel Lohnke, 18, same. city led to the lp':lry. He is said Lincoln LA Carter, 2#1, Chicago; | to have another wife 1n Europe. -- + Gortrude Ringer, 21, Chicago. ; 0. J. HOLBROOK, PHONE OFFICIAL, DIES SUDDENLY 0. J. HolBrook, Who Helped to _Develop Telephone Exchange in Lake County, Dies of Cere-- bral Hemorrhage. Was Active in Developing Su--« burban Division Including Lake County Exchange. vice president of the Tilinois Beli Tele phone company, died July 27, at his home, 525 Deming Place, Chicago, as the result of a cerebral hemorrhage suffered the previous day. The funer-- al services will be holld Thursday at-- ternoon. * & Mr. Holbrook, who »was in his sov» entieth year, was born in -%I and came to LaGrange, IIL, in L. entering tho real estate business. In 1893 he assisted in the establishment of a telephone exchange in LaGrange and then entered the employ of the Chicago Telephone company.. For many years he was commercial super-- intendent and was active in m ing oxchanges in the Chicagoa an diviston, including: Lake county, where ho enjoyed a wide soquaint-- ance. He is credited with having moted the first rural telephone m in the United States. ~This was at New Lenox, I!1., in 1900. 6 WELL KNOWN IN COUNTY He is survived by his widow, one son and one daughter, P SEEK TO DEPORT ------ BATTLINGSIKI Orrin J. Holbrook, assistant to the DIES SUDDENLY Big WeekD _ WAUKEGAN WEEKLY SUN-- BOY BANDIT IS _One of four baby bandits, all under 14 years of age, charged with several holdups at Damond Lake a week ago, and later kept a posse of farm-- ers at bay with a revolver, today was ordered committed to St. Charles Bchool 'Yor Boys, in county court be fore Judge P. L. Persons. He is Joseph Tyrcha, > 14, Chicago. -- His companion, Edward Saltzman, 14, ad-- mitted to Miss Mary Poimeteer, pro-- bation officer, that he had been in numerous thefts in Chicago. He said he stole a bicycle in Evanston and served 39 days in the Cook county detention home. He said he had been sleeping under a viaduct in' Chicago for two years. tending school. Frank Prucak, alleged leader of the gang, and Matthew Konko, 13, both of Chicago, are still being After the four boys were finally roundéd up by Deputy Sheriff Walter Stark ,who was compelled to fire several shots to subdue them in a hay Aeld, whichk bad been surrounded, they were brought to the detention Roths in Wasakegan. Three of the boys ~leaped from a second story window and escaped befora morning. but Prucak remained until next day. After ho disappeared the superinten-- dent of the home found that her gold watch and $40 in cash had been taken from a closet. The thisf locked the closet door again after taking the money and watch. . Ks Companion, "Who -- With Two Others Héld Up Diamond ~-- Lake Places, Still Held. > HELD POSSE AT BAY, CHG. :gu';-"'l; being held until his , Eugene Saitzman, can be noti-- Med of the action of the court. Three of the boys were recaptured in Highland Park, but Konko e# caped from Chiet Maroney. Tyrcha abhd Salitzman were brought to the county jail. ° The boys are alleged to have rob-- bed the William Lempker and Wil-- Ham Hackett refreshment stands at Diamond Lake and then sought to stick up Mrs. Frank Johnson when she went to her store. SENTTOSAINT _ o CHARLES SCHOOL Hilda Poters, 18, same. Adoliph Wots, 24, Chicago; Grace Nelson, 18, same. Mauri¢cos J. Mayor, 40, Chicago; Mary R. Murnik, 80, Chicago. _ Johns, 24, Milwaukeo. Androw Basson, 34, Milwaukes, Seaste Regghilantl, 19, same. _ _' Joseph "c."rp.n*""ctr.' 23, Hiles, Wis.; Irma alwum. 21, Wilson, Wis. Leao Propsom, 25, Chicago; Betty _ Geo. P. Clacsson, 26, Milwaukee; Hazel K. Kooflor, 22, same. _ _ _ _ Barton Bochmann, 30, Winfeld, Kas; Janet EK. Abornathy, 23, Waw Fred A. Lucksinger, 25, Milwaukee; said be had not been "Complying with my request, the contractor opened this pavement to traffic as soon as it had cured> the sufficient length of time. As the road was entirely under his super-- vision he had a perfect right to keep the traffic off, but to accomodate the traffic he attempted to build his shoulders under traffic. It was found the trafftic was so heavy that his The formal bpening folowed by closing tha Belvidere road--State route No. 20----between Volo and Mc-- Henry, has brought innumerable com-- plaints and protests to the highway department of the Chicago Motor Club. ° Investigation made by Charles P. Root, manager of the touring bu-- reau of the club, showed that while the new pavement was thrown open to the public, it was necessary to close it again 'In order to complete filling in the shoulder grades. progress was seriously handicapped George N. Lamb, district state highway ~engineer, made : this ex:-- planation to the Chicago Motor Club: MANY WORKMEN INJURED VOLO M'HENRY . _ . ROAD IS CLOSED _ t BY STATE ORDER Necessary to Close It During Business Hours So Work Could Continue. 2t# GLAZED PORCHES ¥all Length Well Built Screens To Fit Makes Your Home Oool in Summer--Keeps You Warm thru the Winter Maszed Porch 8%x22% Ft. We furnish 3 double 8--light win« dgyws ndmt Illl:'h 8--light 'win« dows wi cas .!' ;p. ._!9_"-_ ma zm curcea. "g Large stock of Bathroom combinations, closat outAts, m otc., also Soll pipe and Attings at reduced prices. . _ CoOME TO THB CAMPS and make your own sslections _ Price each.. _ ¥Full Length Well Built Screens To Fit IMPROVE YOUR PROPERTY "Gordon Wrecking & Lumber Company ~ § . 50¢ BE | s., ~..99¢° *~ $22.50 Sheridan Road at #2%n4 Ht., «» Phonea Waukegan 28046 . $1.50 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE handicapped by our doing so. The shoulders are now virtually complet-- ed and the closing of the road dur-- Ing the 'shoulders or to close the pavement dAuring working hbhours. At-- ter a number of his workmen were injured by indifferent and irrespon sible parties passing over the road, I deemed it advisable that he should close the road for the ftew days that would © be required to tinish the shoulders. The pavement was closed during working hours onuly, so that night and Sunday traffic was permit-- ted 'to use the pavement. I feel that we were fully justified in taking this stand under the conditions, oy-- en though the public may have been Charlotte, N. C., July 30.----Fifteen persons, four of whim are believed to be dying are in hoapitals here as the result of a crash between a passenger and freight train on the Piedmont--and Northern Electric railroad. es' ing working hours will very shortly be discontinued." English Sparow immune. .. . ' Some way of kllling off the English sparrow is sought ; but nothing so un sanitary as to affect the English spar» row can be found. eres e ege elther discontinue the work of build-- The accident is attributed to a con» fusion of orders on the part of the craws of the two trains. $ 15 PERSONS IN-- _ JURED IN CRASH Buitable for -- Por-- shes, Barns, Hot-- Olve us the dimensions . of your porch and we will name price of windows required for glazsing. 4 ?;?1 2ooo 4o i4 0 Y