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July 13, 1928 WILMETTE Miss !rene Strickler of the Linden Crest apartments., accompanied by her mother and her brother and sister-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Stafford Strickler; has been spending this week at Chain o'Lakes, Wis. -0- L l.F ·E 53 Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Froehde and their family have returned from a fortnight's motor trip through the east and are at their home at 1608 Wilmette avenue. -o- The Voters' Columr by Hoyt, King . · Miss Cecilia Baldwin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Baldwin of 622 Washington avenue, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Cliftor L. Keith at their summer home, "Kei .h Cliffs," in northern Wisconsin. · -o- The June Special Grand Jury found an alliance between crime and politics and that criminals are nominated to office. In the last batch of indictments, some being additional charges against those previously indicted, it reported: Three of Commissioner Hughes' "best in the world" for witnessing without their interference as police, the beating up and kidnapping of workers opposing the candidates of State's Attorney Crowe. Samuel Kaplan, leader of Eller forces, charge assault to murder. When this thug was ordered brought in, Police Commissioner Hughes said, "Wbat do you want to do? Clout him? I won't have him beaten up." Peter Pacelli, brother of a state nmresentative, a policeman · on State's Attorney Crowe's staff, charge kidnapping. Harry Hochstein, an Eller follower, charge assault. kidnapping and murder. Mrs. C. H. Brethoid of 1102 Central avenue gave a large family P.arty for Mr. , Brethold on the occasion of his eightieth birthday, Monday, at Lake Marie. -oMrs. Thomas Chambers of 1735 Washington avenue left July 4, for Los Angeles. Miss Betty Barry, 1537 Central aveMr. and Mrs. Charles C. Schultz of nue, left Saturday last for a . two 1609 Lake str~et will leave tomorrow mol]ths' visit at Whi'te Bear Lake, for a two weeks' trip to New Ramp- Minne.s ota. shir~ .-o-. -0Mrs. P. ]. McGurk of 1634 Highland Gexard Taylor, son of Mrs. D. L. Taylor of 849 Michigan avflnue, ;s avenue ept~rtained a number of her spending part of the summer at Fi- friends at a luncheon and b_ r idge last field, Wis. week. Previouslv indicted were Sam Bardin, bailiff ;f the Municipal Court, anJ Martin and Abe Klass, nephews of Morris Eller, and cousins Judge Eller. Morris Eller is nominated for Sanitary Trustee by State's Attorney Crowe's following. of When the special prosecutors had to hire and pay Cautain John Stege to bring in criminals indicted. they found an alliance amQ!.l.!! State's Attorney Crowe'.s official friends to deny Captain -Steg~ authority to make arrests or carrv a P'Un. Police Commissioner Hughes·. who is related to State's Attorney Crowe, couldn't give it to a man convicted of a crime 31 years ago. Municipal Bailiff Bernard Snow, a follower of State's Attorney Crowe, couldn't give it. He says: "I have not takeu into consideration the police record of the man I am asked to appoint, but a!]1 basing my refusal solely upon the fact that I have no legal authority to appoint any man for any such purpose." Sheriff Gr.aydon, whose appointment was forced by State's Attorney Crowe over claims of Leonard Brundage, als_ o refused. · These disclosures have not vet enlighten-ed the judges as to the integrity of the State's Attorney. Answering charges a~ainst Judges Eller, Klarkowsky and Kerner for waiving penitentiary offenses and giving jail sentences or paroles to criminals, the majority of the judsres of the Circuit and Superior court made a finding smothered in ;'l n avalanche of 117 nrinted paQ'e.S based, not on "law" and . "precedent" · but on "history" and Statistics." A careful searcher finds the .d rcision as follq_ws : 41 * * * * * * * * * * Comfortable Gas Heat Next Winter Now-while our special summer offer is effective-is the best time to arrange for the wonderful comfort and convenience of gas heating in your home next winter. Completely automatic in operation, gas heating keeps your home at an even, healthful temperature-warm and cozy on the coldest days, but never too hot in mild weather. This modem fuel also does away with soot, dust, furnace tending and other worries of old..style heating. Cuts house... cleaning bills. Makes your basement available as a den or play. .room. Phone or write for further information. "The power and right to require waivers is, according to the 'history' of the Criminal Court of Cook County, substantially wholly with the State's Attorney." They further decided that the decline of felonv waivers, since the Crime Commission's ch.arges, "is owing solely to the fact that the State's Attorney is not now 'asking' for them," and add: "Nothing of what we have said is mNtnt to giye the impreAsion that a court should not, when its suspicion is aroused as to the i\1tegrity of the State's Atlorney or the purity of his motives in a given caRe, take every precaution to guard against c·orrupt dealing on his part." PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS JOSEPH W. KEHOE District Manager 1141 Central Ave., Wilmette, Wilmette 2899 Mr. Loesch and his aids sav theY will continue their efforts to "arouse su.sptcton of tl1e integrity of the State's Attorney" until a new State's Attorney l)erforms. Judge s,~·anson promises if elected State's A ttornev that the regular grand jury, the 30 policemen in the State's Attorney's office, and Q.is paid assistants will lieve the people from the bur<ien of fighting crim_e by private subscription. re- -