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Sheriff S.ys He Will \; Not V UGs Force tS Serve War rant Sh Illinois Chief 2 Executive.
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E springfield. Iii, July fLen lsmall today apparently won his night to force postponemsnt df ar rest and stiral oi, embeeslement charges till the close of his term of Eoffice. Sheriff Mestcr of. Sanga- Emon county, who would serve the warrants, told the United Press he would not use force to arrest the governor. The shefiff said he wonid make m honest effort to |serve the papers, nsirfg diplamacy land tact hut not force
 Springfield, IT,, July 2b. With the return of Gov Len Small to |Springfield yesterday came the an |nouncement that he has not re- fceded from his stand to resist arrest lon warrants chirsing him with .em- |bezzlement+of state funds. The goy- 'ernor will he in Springfield Tues day when Judge K. s. Smith will
 reconvene the Sangamon Circuit Court.
 x No statement came from the exec iitiye. hut it is known that his visit
 to Chicago has not changed his ia- to fesist arrest Judge |E. s. smith viii reconyene the
 court at 10oclnck Tuesday morning, when action is expecfed to he had. states Attorney (. F Mortimer who
 was in charge Of the Grand Jury
 which indicted Governor Small, |1siellt Gov. Fr&ds E. Sterling and Verne E. Curtis of the Grant Park bank may have a statement tb make to the court onstife subject Of issuing
 the warrants. sslisa
 In hts address at the Thompson picnic in Chicago Governor Small +intimated that his indjctinent was the result df n political plot. and his friends insist that he will not
 surrender or subnlits to arrest, to
 political foes under plans which: have
 been matched by the interests; ;, Nothing but the unexpected, lthey, say, will change the present deter
 mination of the governor to resist
 to the limit any attempt to take,
 him into custody.
 Colonel Lorenzen of Chicago isl now unassigned. in the Illinois Ma tional Guard. He formerly was commander Of the old Second In- fantry Captain Black of Chicago is former captain in the Statel Guard, and they are expected to. act as body guards for the governor at his office in the statehouse and1 at the executive mansion.
 The appearance in Springfield of1 Colonel Lorenzen in uniform wasl the first real intimation that mili- tary aides had been summoned. Mol official order of the guard service was issued, however. and the off cers were said to have been summon ed to guard the governor for an1 indefinite period.
 Whether showdown will be had in the. case on Tuesday is a aues- ton. It is the general belief that If Judge Smith orders the warrants Into the hands of the sheriff for service ample time will be givanl Sheriff Mester to got service. The governor will refuse to accept service, according to statements by hisI friends, and any effort to get per sonal service at the executive of- fices or mansion will he resisted. If the &Overnor believes that an| sffort will be made to get service by force, locnl militia companies nay be called out. Thus far, how. ever, the commanding officers ot Company c and Troop D have re- ,eiyed no order to he in readiness :