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Bathing Beauty Contest A bathing beauty contest will be . one of the features attracting conâ€" * siderable attention. The first two ' days will be devoted to selection of x .. ~*Miss. Wgukeran" ard.the. last. teo A 3 ts yer. astr Cuceteraft ‘ur staged in Lake county. In it will apâ€" pear the colors and standards of all 12 American Legion ‘posts in the county. The procession will include a troop of cavairy with trumpeters and the Second Infantry Band from Fort Sheridan, two local companies of the National Guard with full marching equipment, the North Shore Line band, the 60â€"piece Kenosha American Legion band, the Great Lakes Naval Training Station band, the Moose band, floats at least 35 civic, patrioâ€" tic, fraternal and labor organizations, members of the Waukegan City counâ€" cil, directors and officials of the Wauâ€" ners of pnlim‘mry bathing b-uty contests in Lake county, clowns and airplanes acting as convoys. kegan Chmbc? of ‘Commerce, winâ€" ners af nreliminary hathine Lheanis The Chicago North Shore & Milâ€" waukee railroad â€"the. North Shore lineâ€"is coâ€"opérating in making azâ€" rangements to handle the crowds. Diâ€" rect service to Waukegan from the Chicage Loop and downtown Milwauâ€" kee is furnished by this highâ€"speed electricallyâ€"operated railroad. Notables Take Part signified ‘their intentions of being present are Viceâ€"President Charles G. Dawes, United States Senator Charles S. Deneen and Colonel A. V. Sntith, state‘s attorney for Lake county, who will be marshal of the big.patriotic parade opening the program on the evening of September 2. Extensive preparations are being made for the third annual Summer lufinl.tohhld-dutvl-'hl of the American Legion at al# IIL, September 2 to 5 inclusive. event has proved increasingly popuâ€" lar since its inception, and large numâ€" bers are expected to be on hand for the 1927 program. _ _ visit Waukegan and tike part in the festivities. Among those who have TO BE HELD SEPT. 2 TO 5 ‘The parade is expected to be the Thurs., 8:15, MADAME BUTTERFLY, Rethberg, Martinelli, Bourskaya, aBasiola, D‘Angelo, Papi; Fri., TALES OF HOFFMAN, Lewis, Chamlee, Macâ€" ‘Beth, Freund, Basiola, Rothier, Bourskaya, Defrere, Mojica, D‘Angelo, Cehanâ€" ovsky, Hasselmans; Sat., MANON LESCAUT, Bori, Martinelli, Bourskaya, Defrere, Mojica, D‘Angelo, Papi; Sun., at 3, Italy America â€" Society Concert; Lazzari, Polesny, soloists, (all seats free); 8:15 CAVALLERIA RUSTIâ€" CANA and LA NAVARRAISE, Rethberg, Chamlee,. Swarthout, Defrere, Papi; Bourskaya, Rothier, Mojica, D‘Angelo, Hasselmans; Mon., 8:15 Extra performance, LOUISE, Gall, Johnson, Claussen, Rothier, Maxwell, Swarthout, D‘Angelo, Page, Hasselmans; Tues., ANDREA CHENIER, Rethberg, Marâ€" tinelli, Danise, Bourskaya, Swarthout, Defrere, D‘Angelo, Papi; Thurs;, at 3 CHILDREN‘S PROGRAM,â€"8:15 MANON, Gall, Chamlee, Rothiect, Defrere, y Cehanovsky, Mojica, Maxwell, Swarthout, Falco, Ananian, Goio, D‘Angelo, BOX OFFICEâ€"Phone Rogers Park 9112 (no toll). From suburbs Highland Park 2727. Reserved seats opening night, $3 and $4; other nights, $1.50, $1.75, $2.25, $2.75, $3.00 (free Monday concert nights). TRANSPORTATION â€" C. & N. W. RY. regular schedule and. 7:28 special, $1 round trip (not including admission) or North Shore Line regular schedule and 6:47 special Dorchester aventie, stopping intermediate points and Waâ€" Or $1 and coupon book Hiekek.>.. ;¢ :._ ;. ~".000.) ul 3. .z oul s 0s laâ€"el county. Chicago Symphony Orchestra : (50 Men) Ravinia Opera.,*" ~| On the evening of September 8 the Yacht club will stage a water parade ,| on the Jake front. Between 25 and 30 boats, beautifully decorated and illumâ€" inated, are expected to participate, and music will be furnished throughâ€" 5 | out ‘the event. _ â€" places on their towels to prevent %:,-\hq;tfl-â€"- sud i sB avcct u: reigec P e ons onnvaniye th the seore The total valuation of building perâ€" mits issued for the first half of the present year was $1,143,010, far in excess of the total for a correspondâ€" ing period of any of the three previâ€" ous years, and a lead which Mr. Helke conservatively estimates will enable the village to make a showing for the‘year of at least $2,000,000,.a recâ€" ord by long odds over that of any year in the history of the village. Comparative Figures Compared with former years, the following statistics are interesting: 1924â€"January to June, $ 706,607. TV25â€"January to June _ 589,360. 1926â€"January to June 661,859. 1927â€"January to June 1,143,010. The total for the year 1924 was $1,254,678; for 1925, 1,447,448; for 1026, $1,459,721 and with the splendid showing made in the first six months of the present year, together with what it is known is already contemâ€" plated for the second six months‘ period of the year, should break all previous annual totals by going to the two.million dollar mark. ° nir swipers. The splendid showing in building improvements which the village of Glencoe mage during the first six months of 1927, is indicated in the following compilation of statistics by L. M. Helke, building inspector of the department of building commissionâ€" er, presided over by Willaim Edwards, with J. A. Williams as deputy. ous funmaking events, such as pie and watermelon eating contests. The festival proper will be held on the ha;h at the foot of Madison c.vmh'cwmbofiniq eveâ€" ning of September 2. GLENCOE SHOWS LARGE _ BUILDING VALUE GAIN Statistics for Early Months of Many hotels put the names of their 1927 Show Enormously Inâ€" Transportation Box Office attractions on theextensive will be high and fancy divâ€" creased Activity ht exists between the two schools and a great contest is expected. K. L. Wilâ€" son, athletic director at Northwestern was a former Illinois gridder and for that reason the rivalry will be all the more intense. Following these engagements come Purdue, Indiana and lowa. All three teams are expected to be much stronger than last year and will give the Purple considerable to worty about. The American quick to sign on i have met since 1916 when the Buckâ€" eyes smashed the Purple hopes of a championship by defeating them in the final game of the season. ‘Then without an opportunity to catch their breath the Wildeats will come back home to meet the Illini ;o';ey away from them. Northwestern‘s grid eleven will be called upon to face the toughest schedule in the history. of the school this fall. Not only does the Purple team meet the strongest foes in the Big Ten but the arrangement of the games causes Coach Hanley‘s boys to face such oppostion as ‘Ohio, Iliâ€" nois and Missouri on successite week ends at the beginning of the season. South Pakota will open the fall campaign at Dyche stadium on Octoâ€" ber 1. The boys from the northwest have been opening the football season at Northwestern for a number ‘of years and always put up a tough scrap. Then comes Utah on October 8. This team was one of the strongâ€" est in the far west last year and will be a formidable oponent for an early season game. Meet Ohio Oct. 15 Ohio with one of the strongest teams in recent years, will entertain the Wildcats at the conference opener at Columbus on October 15. Buckâ€" ing up against such a formidable opponent for the league opened will necessitate Coach Hanley getting his boys in midâ€"season form ‘several weeks earlier than usual. This is the first time that these two schools have met since 1916 when the Buckâ€" eyes smashed the Purple hopes of a SCHEDULE FOR FALL OUT Will Meet Some of the Strongest Opponents in Its History Is Expectation; Many TONIGHT mne to meet the Considerable / r the two schools _ people are the dotted line, IS, HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS ger to the co opposite side for teams. Libertyville is to have a national convention of the Serbian people of the United States, the dates to be September 1 to 4. The principal reaâ€" son for selecting this village is on account of the location of St. Sarva‘s Orphanage, about three miles north of the city on Milwaukee avenue. The first three days will be taken up with business sessions, relating to Serbian activities, and in providing ways further to enlarge the orphanâ€" age and monastery. The fourth day will be given over to a big picnic on the beautiful grounds of the socieâ€" ty. There are many thousands of Serbians in Chicago and the indusâ€" trial cities of northern Indiana, and they will come both by automobile and rail. The South Shore Line and North Shore Line will run special trains, bringing residents of those cities direct from their homes to Libâ€" ertyville. Presence of St. Sarva‘s G?Il age There Reason for City‘s Under the tra roadways feet concrete On the one si roadâ€"bed for heavy trucks ters for the four days. About 150 official delegates will be sent here, and it is expected that thousands of people of Serbian nationality will come from many towns in the United States and Canada. An innovation in connection with the construction of State Road No. 82, between Cambridge and Geneseo, is being discussed between the Henry county board of supervisors and the state Division of Highways. A rightâ€"ofâ€"way 70 feet wide is beâ€" ing feet Letthe Gas Company Heat Your Home The Libertyvilleâ€"Mundelein Chamâ€" ber of Compperce is coâ€"operating with the officers of the orphanage in makâ€" ing the necessary arrangements to take care of the delegates and visiâ€" THREE ROADWAYS ON HENRY C. HIGE Concrete e Division rightâ€"ofâ€"w secured. i rete Slab of 18 Feet V Gravel on One Side and Dirt Road Other d for the accommod: trucks, ::E eliminati theA conc highways Enjoy the carefree heating service which your gis company can provide. With a good automatic gas heating plant in the basement of your home, you can let your pup be the furnace man â€"that‘s all the furnace tending you‘ll Trips to "fix the furnace" are timed by the calendarâ€"not the clock. In the Fall you light the pilot burners. That : plan being considered exâ€" ys on each side of the 18â€" e slab will be constructed. side there will be a gravel r the accommodation of ks, thus eliminating danâ€" n of Hi way 7 instead there will be of HIGHWAY t wide the us a dirt usual 66 NORTH SHORE GAS CO. g danâ€" On the With road Gas â€" at our special low house heating rate â€" offers the finest heatingâ€"serviceâ€" value which money can buy. A 16â€"page booklet, telling in detail of the carefree comfort which gas can bring to your home, will be mailed to | _ Mandel Brothers { = â€"CHICAGOâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"s ‘ Are you taking advantage of our § | "NO TOLL" Telephone Service? ' THIS great convenience enables you to fill your needs by phoning diâ€" rect to the store without paying any | ‘ toll charge. JUST CALEâ€"___ ‘HlGHLAND PARK 3200 ' Ik _ . m k . The park is located eight miles south of Carbondale and just east of the village of Makanda. The tract is considered one of the most scenic inâ€"that section of the state. It emâ€" braces 800 acres and the purchase price is given as $20,000. Plans for the development of the park include the erection of a hotel, or other quarters for the convenience of the picnickers and tourists and the layâ€" ing out of a golf course and other recreational features. The property embraces a large lake, excellent for swimming and fishing. Dedication of the new state park at Giant City, in the southern part of Jackson county, to be known as Fountain Bluff, is planned for Augâ€" ust 18. The event is planned for a gala occasion for that section of southern Illinois, _ with Governor Small and state officials as special guests. DEDICATE NEW PARK IN JACKSON CO. SOON H. F. PAHNKE, Piano Tuner National Association * 35 S. St. Johns Ave. Highland Park, Illinois 15 Years‘ Experience Phone: OFFICE HIGHLAND PARK 2048 PIA NO TUNING work guaranteed. Charges Reasonable. Estimates Free one match is all the kindling needed for a whole winter‘s heating. The basement, once‘a drab, grimy spot, to be visited only upon necessity, with gas heating can be transformed into a cheerful, livable part of the Kouseâ€"a "putting green," a clean, usable workâ€" shop, a healthful play room for the youngsters, or a cozy retreat for an evening‘s reading. To STATE INSP visir coomty r Fifteen inspectors, working under the Department of Agriculture, will visit all of the county fairs that par» ticipate in the state fund appropri« ated for a partial payment of pre» miums. Regulations which will be enforced by the inspectors include those forâ€" biddirig bookmaking and other forms of race track gambling, the operaâ€" tion of fraudulent devices under the guise of games of skill, or the use of spindles or other devices which may be manipulated unfairly, indecent shows orâ€"the sale of intoxicants. Many folks looking for the road to success, and a large part of them cherish the idea that it runs down hill Properly Enforced Where State Aid Given