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THE LOCAL OPTION LAW Text of the Bill as Finally Passed by the f General Assembly and Signed by the Governor* m V- h An Act to provide for the creation by popular vote of Anti-Saloon Territory within which the sale of intoxicating liquor and the licensing of such sale ffoall be prohibited and for the abolition t»y like means of territory so created. Definition of Terms Employed. Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the <leneral Assembly: The words and fihrases mentioned in this section as used n this Act and in proceedings pursuant hereto shall, unless the same be Incon­ sistent with the context, be construed as follows: "Anti-Salopn Territory" shall mean all territory -within the limits of any town, precinct or village in this state in which through the action of the legal voters therein, as provided by this Act, the sale of Intoxicating liquor, except as herein provided, is prohibited. "Town" shall include towns in coun­ ties under township organization and in- •corporated towns, provided that no in­ corporated towr«, city or village that has been heretofore annexed to another incor­ porated town, city or village under the provisions of "An Act to provide for the Annexation of cities, incorporated towns «ttd viUarcs." approved and in force April S&, IS®, ---hi+11 b*; entitled to hold an elec­ tion under the provisions of this act sepa­ rately from the town, city or village to which the same has been annexed. "Precinct" shall mean any •"voting pre- •cine?." or*"election precinct," which was A subdivision for voting in counties not under township organization at the gen­ eral election held on the 6th day of No­ vember, A. D. 1906. "Political subdivision** shall mean the phrase "town precinct, city or village." "District" shall mean territory in which After the same has become Anti-Saloon •Territory the limits of the political sub­ division have been changed. In the phrase "Shall this become -Anti-Saloon Territory?" the proper word, "Whether "town," "precinct," "city," or •"village," shall be understood to be in­ serted in the blank, and the same shall be inserted in the petitions filed by and the ballots prepared for the voters of--My town, precinct, city or village. v \ "Said proposition" shall mean the prop­ osition "Shall this, (town, precinct. City or village, as the case may be) be­ come Anti-Saloon Territory?" "Clerk" shall mean, with reference to towns, cities and villages, the town, city •or village clerk, as the case may be; with reference to precincts in counties not un- >der township organization it shall mean the county clerk; and it shall mean the "board of election commissioners of any city, village or incorporated town in this State In which there now is or hereafter may be a board of election commission­ ers, and in the provisions of fhis act ap­ plicable to or within any such city, vil­ lage or incorporated town, "legal voter" Shall mean a duly registered legal voter. "Election" shall mean, in towns, cities «nd villages, an election at a time fixed -• fey law for choosing town, city or village officers, as the case may be; in precincts in counties not under township organisa­ tion it shall mean an election at a time •"•fixed by law for choosing county officers. In cities and villages the officers of which Hhall be chosen for a term of four years, "election" shall also mean an election at time fixed by law for choosing county officers. In no case shall it mean a spe- -c"-a.l election to fill a vacancy. "Intoxicating liquor" shall include all •distilled, spiritous, vinous, fermented and •nalt liquors. Method of Creating Anti-Saloon Ter­ ritory. v Sea 2. Upon the filing in the office of ; the cleric at least 60 days before an elec­ tion of a petition as in this Act provided, directed to such clerk, containing the sig­ natures of legal voters of any political subdivision in number not less than one- fourth of the total vote cast in such po­ litical subdivision at the last election therein, to submit to the voters of such political subdivision the proposition: Shall this become Anti-Saloon Ter- Titory?" said proposition shall be sub­ mitted at such election, as in this Act provided, to the legal voters of such po­ litical subdivision and if a majority of the legal voters voting upon said propo­ sition shall vote "Yes" such political sub- -«livision shall become Anti-Saloon Terri­ tory. Such petition shall be a public doc­ ument itmJ shall be subject to the inspec­ tion of the public. When Vote Goes (ate Effect. Bee. 3. A vote under the provisions of this Act, shall become operative on the thirtieth day after the day of the election at which such vote Is cast. Form ami Requirements of Petition For Vote. See, 4. A petition for submission of Mid proposition shall be in substantially the following form: To the (county, town, city or vil­ lage) clerk of the (here insert the cor­ porate or legal name of the county, town, city or village): The undersigned, residents and legal •voters of the (Insert the legal name or correct designation of the political sub- -division) respectfully petition that you •cause to be submitted, in the manner pro­ vided by law to the voters thereof, at "the Mxt telethon, the proposition "Shall this became Anti-Saloon Territory?'* •Ifcw--«M--«r HOOM Number <Hrwt Date of Oiffntng •••••• •••••• • ••••••• ••••• tice of an election, of the submission of said proposition at the next election to the voters of the political subdivision named in such petition. Publication of the submission of said proposition to the voters of such political subdivision shall likewise be made In the manner provided by law for the publication of the list of nominations to be voted for at an elec­ tion: Provided, That the failure of such clerk to cause such notice to be given, or the failure to make publication of the submission of said proposition as above provided, shall not affect the validity or binding force of the vote upon said prop­ osition. Form and Canvass of Ballots. Sec. 6. The clerk with whom any peti­ tion shall be filed as provided by this Act shall cause said proposition to be plainly printed upon all the ballots to be used at the next election of officers in the political subdivision named in such petition and below the list of candidates named thereon, as follows: Shall this (town, precinct, city or. village, as the case may be),become Anti- Saloon Territory ? Yea. No. Such petition shall consist of sheets -tiaving such form printed or written at the top thereof and shall be signed by the (legal voters in their own proper persons <only, and opposite the signature of each legal voter shall be written his residence address (stating the street and house number if there be such) and the date of Signing the same. No signature shall be Valid or be counted In considering such petition unless these requirements are complied with and unless the date of signing is less than six months preceding the date of filing the same. At the bot­ tom of each sheet of such petition shall be added a statement, signed r>y a resi­ dent of the county in which the signers thereof reside, with his residence address SB aforesaid, stating that the signatures on that sheet of the said petition are Kenuine, and that to the best of his Knowledge and belief the persons so sign­ ing were at the time of signing said pe­ tition legal voters (and in cities, villages, and incorporated towns in which voters •re or may be required to be registered, that they were at the time of signing said petition duly registered legal voters) , * of the said town, precinct, city or vil­ lage, as the case may be, that their re- ( spective residences are correctly stated xtnerein, and that each signer signed the _Mime on the date set opposite his name. Crouch statement shall be sworn to before some officer residing in the county where such legal voters reside, authorized to administer oaths therein. Such petition, so verified, or a copy thereof, duly certi ifted as hereinafter provided, shall be prima facie evidence that the signatures, , statement of residence and dates upon Such petitions are genuine and true and that the persons signing the same are >, legal voters of the political subdivision named. Such sheets shall be fastened to> jfether in one document, filed as a whole tSnd when filed shall not be withdrawn or added to. No signature shall be revoked «xeept by a revocation filed with the «lerk with whom the petition is required (0 be filed and before the filing of such petition. Upon request of anyon# filing Such a petition, and verified statement and paying or tendering to the clerk One dollar for each 100 names, or frac­ tion thereof, signed thereto, together with , , a copy thereof, the clerk shall immedi- , ? Stely compare the original and copy , and attach to such copy and deliver to Such person his official certificate that such copy is a true copy of the original, ; Stating the day when such original was • '#led in his office. Notice of Election. •Sec. 5. The clerk with whom any petl- ,ttton shall be filed as provided In this Act ii^phall cause notice to be given In the . luanner provided by law for giving no- At the canvass of the ballots in each polling place Where said proposition Is submitted, it shall be the duty of the judges of election to admit to the room at such polling place, as special watchers of such canvass, one legal voter selected by the persons managing the interests to those in favor-of, and one selected by the persons managing the interests of those opposed to, said proposition, provided such legal voters shall be of good char­ acter and sober and shall in no wise in­ terfere with such canvass, and said judges and the police officers and other officers of the law shall protect such watchers and see that they are not ex­ cluded, and at the time of such canvass of the ballots cast upon said proposition such watchers shall be entitled to a po­ sition where they can plainly see and read each ballot and it shall be the duty of such judges to protect .them in such position. Wherever any other method of taking and recording votes at elec­ tions than by means of printed ballots Is provided by law the procedure for taking and recording the votes upon said proposition may conform to the method so provided. Method of Recoftling and Proving Re­ sult of Vote. Sec. 7. The clerk shall record in a well bound book, to be kept in hl3 office by himself and his successors, the result of the vote upon said proposition and such result may be proved in all courts and in all proceedings by such record or by the official certificate of the clerk, and in cases where such a record or certifi­ cate shows that a majority of the legal voters voting upon said proposition voted "Yesj?"" the same shall be prima facie evidence that the political subdivision to which such vpte was applicable has be­ come Anti-Saloon Territory. Continuance of Anti-Saloon Territory. Sec. 8. All the territory within any po­ litical subdivision which has become Anti'-Saloon Territory shall continue to be Anti-Saloon Territory throughout its entire extent, notwithstanding any change that may be made in the limits of any such political subdivision, until the legal voters thereof have voted, ac­ cording to the provisions of this Act, to discontinue such Anti-Saloon Territory, and the following section shall be con­ strued in harmony herewith. In all Anti- Saioon Territory, during the time that it continues to be Anti-Saloon Territory, the operation of all ordinances providing for the restriction, regulation or prohibi­ tion of the sale of intoxicating liquor or for the Issuing of dram shop licenses within any portion or the whole of such territory, so far as inconsistent with its status as Anti-Saloon Territory, shall be suspended. Sec. 9. Upon the filing in the office of the clerk, at least 60 days before an elecr- flon in any political subdivision, of a pe­ tition directed to such clerk, containing the signatures of legal voters of an Anti- Saloon Territory or district, ih number not less than one-fourth of the total vote cast therein at the last election, to sub­ mit to the voters thereof the proposition "Shall this (political subdivision or district) continue to be Anti-Saloon Ter­ ritory?" (provided such petition cor­ respond in all other respects with the pe­ tition in this Act before described) such proposition shall be submitted at such election to the voters of such political subdivision or district, and the provisions of sections one (1), four (4), five (5), six (6) and seven (7) of this Act shall apply in all respects, so far as applicable, to the proposition "Shall this (polit­ ical subdivision or district) continue to be Anti-Saloon Territory?" to the sub­ mission of such proposition to such voters, to the petition therefor, to the recording of the vote thereon and to the proof and evidence of the petition and vote, except that in a district such prop­ osition shall be submitted by separate ballot. If a majority of the legal voters voting upon such last mentioned propo­ sition in any such political subdivision or district vote "No," such political sub­ division or district shall cease to be Antl- Saloon Territory, and all ordinances pro­ viding for the restriction, regulation or prohibition of the sale of intoxicating liquor or for the issuing of dram shop licenses, the operation of which was in any wise suspended within such politi­ cal subdivision or district by virtue of the vote therein to become Anti-Saloon Territory, with all additions and amend­ ments which in the meantime may have been made thereto, shall. If not in the meantime repealed, become and be in force within said political subdivision or district to the same extent, only, how­ ever, as the same would then be in force had such political subdivision or district never become Anti-Saloon Territory. Question Cannot Be Re-Submitted for Eighteen Months. Sec. 10. A vote under the provisions of this Act in and for any political sub­ division upon the proposition "Shall this become Anti-Saloon Territory?" or In and for any political subdivision or district upon the proposition "Shall this (political subdivision or district) continue to be Anti-Saloon Territory?" shall be a bar to the submission to the voters thereof of either of such proposi­ tions, as applied to that Identical sub­ division or district only, until after the lapse of 18 months. Unlawful to License Dramshops in Anti-Saloon Territory. Sec. 11. It shall not be lawful to sell intoxicating liquor In any quantity what­ ever, nor to grant or Issue, or cause to be granted or Issued, any license to sell Intoxicating liquor in any quantity what­ ever within the limits of any political subdivision or district whatever in this state while the same is Anti-Saloon Ter­ ritory, and if such license be granted or issued in violation hereof the same shall be void. General Penalty Section. Sec. 12. "Whoever shall, by himself or another, either as principal, clerk or servant, directly or indirectly, sell, bar­ ter or exchange any intoxicating liquor In any quantity whatever within the lim­ its of any political subdivision or district in this state, while the same is Anti-Sa­ loon Territory, shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20). nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or Imprisoned In the county jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or both, in the discretion of the court. If any person shall be convicted of vio­ lating any provision of this section and shall - subsequently violate any provision of this section he shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than fifty dol­ lars ($50) nor more than two hundred dol­ lars ($200) and imprisoned in the county jail for not less than ten (10) days, nor more than tlilrty (30) days. And in like manner. If he shall subsequently Violate any provision of this section, for such third and each subsequent violation he shall upon conviction thereof be fined not letfS than c ne hundred dollars (flOB), nor more than two hundred (1200), and imprisoned In the county jail for not less than thirty (30) days, nor more than ninety (90) days. Shifts or Devices to Evade Law. Sec. 13. The giving away or delivery of any intoxicating liquor for the pur­ pose of evading any provision of this Act, or the taking of orders or the .-mak­ ing of agreements, at or within any po­ litical subdivision or district while the Same is Anti-Saloon Territory, for the sale or delivery of any intoxicating liquor, or other shift or device to evade any provision of this Act, shall be held to be an unlawful selling. Abatement as Nuisance. Sec. 14. All places where intoxleating liquor is sold in violation of any- pro­ vision of this Act shall be taken and held and are declared to be common nuisances and may be abated as such; and whoever shall keep any such plac% by himself or his agent or servant, shall, for each offense, upon conviction ihereof, be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred dollars (1100) and confined In the county jail not less than twenty (20) days, nor more than fifty (50) days, and It shall be part of the judgment, upon the conviction of the keeper, that the place where liquor is found to have been sold contrary to this Act, be shut up and abated until the keeper shall give bond, with sufficient security to be approved by the court, in the penal sum of on* thousand dollars ($1,000) payable to the people of the state of Illinois, conditioned that he will not sell intoxicating liquor contrary to law, and will pay ail fines, costs and damages assessed against him for any violation thereof; and in case of a violation of the condition of such bond, suit may be brought and recovery had thereon tor the use of the county, city, town or vil­ lage for any fine or fineis that may be assessed against him under this Act. Offenses by Officers and Others. Sec. 15. Any clerk, judge of election, police officer or other officer of the law, who shall refuse or neglect or fail to discharge any duty imposed by this Act, and anyone who signs a petition pro­ vided for in this Act, knowing he Is not qualified to do so, or who files with the clerk any such petition or &qy sheet or other part thereof knowing that it contains the signature of a person not qualified to sign the same, or who re­ ceives, requests or demands or gives, offers or promises any reward for the signing or the refraining from signing of any such petition, or who by tre&tlng or giving Intoxicating liquor or anything else, or by threats to Injure another in person or property, or by betting or other device, either directly or indirectly influences or attempts to Influence any­ one to sign or refrain from signing any such petition, shall upon conviction there­ of be fined not less than twenty dollars 20), nor more than two hundred dollars .200), or imprisoned in the county jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more than ninety (90) days, or both, in the discretion of the court. If any person shall be convicted of violating any pro­ vision of this section and shall subse­ quently violate any provision of this sec­ tion, for such second and each subse­ quent violation he shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) and imprisoned in the county Jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more than ninety (90) days. Jurisdiction. Sec. 16. All offenses defined or men­ tioned in this Act may be prosecuted in any court of record having criminal jurisdiction, or the fines prescribed in this Act may be sued for and recovered before any court of justice of the peace having jurisdiction thereof, in the name of the People of the State of Illinois; and in case of conviction the offender shall stand committed to the county jail until the Judgment and costs are fully paid. , Evidence. * Sec. 17. In all prosecutions under this Act, by indictment or otherwise, it shall not be necessary to state the kind of liquor sold; nor to describe the place where sold; nor to show the knowledge of the principal to convict for the acts of an agent or servant; nor to state the name of any person to whom liquor is sold; nor to set forth the facts showing that the required number of legal voters petitioned for the submission to the voters of said proposition, nor that a majority of the legal voters voting upon said proposition voted "Yes," but it shall be sufficient to' state In that regard that the act complained of took place In an Anti- Saloon Territory or district. The issuance of an internal revenue special tax stamp or receipt by the United States to any person as a wholesale or retail dealer in liquors or In malt liquors at any place within territory which, at the time of the Issuance thereof, is Anti-Saloon Territory, shall be prima facie evidence of the sale of Intoxicating liquor by such person at such place, or at any place of business of such person within such territory where such stamp or receipt is posted, and at the time charged in any suit or prosecution under this Act: Pro­ vided, Such time is within the life of such stamp or receipt. Exceptions: Druggists and Manu­ facturers. Sec. 18. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to forbid or prevent the sale within Anti-Saloon Territory by druggists to whom permits or licenses therefor have been duly granted in the manner provided by law, of liquor for medicinal, mechanical, sacramental and chemical purposes only, not to be drunk upon the premises under any circumstances, so long as such druggist in good faith shall keep' a true and an exact record' in a book, which he shall provide for the pur­ pose, In which shall be entered at the time of every sale of intoxicating liquor made by him or in or about his place of business to all persons whomsoever, the date of such sale, the name of the purchaser, and his residence (stating the street and house number If there be such), the quantity and kind of such liquor and the purpose for which the same is sold, and so long as such drug­ gist shall keep such book open to the full and free inspection of the police and all public officers elected and appointed and their deputies and agents during business hours. Nothing'in this Act shall be construed to forbid or prevent the sale of intoxicating liquor for the period of thirty days next after the vote shall have been taken In the Anti-Saloon Ter­ ritory thereby created, according to the terms of a dram shop or other municipal license theretofore regularly Issued In good faith according to law. Any por­ tion of a dram shop or other municipal license fee which shall have been paid and which shall represent the unexpired period for which said dram shop or othei1 municipal license was issued after the political subdivision in which such dram shop is located shall have become Anti- Saloon Territory, shall be refunded by the municipality receiving the same. Nothing In this Act shall be construed to forbid or prevent the sale at whole­ sale by a manufacturer who manufac­ tures from the raw materials of the pro­ duct of his own manufactory located within Anti-Saloon Territory for delivery outside the limits of such territory. Election Contests. Sec. 19. Any five legal voters of any political subdivision In which an election shall have been held as provided for In this Act, may, within ten days after the canvass of the returns of such election and upon filing a bond for costs, contest the validity of such election by filing a verified petition in the county cotirt of the county in which such political sub­ division is situated, setting forth the grounds for the contest. Upon the filing of such petit'on a summons shall forth* with issue from such court aflt'ressed in cases of an election in a town, city, or village, to the town, city, or village clerk as the case may be; and In other cases to the county board, notifying such clerk or board of the filing of such petition and directing him or it to appear in such court on behalf of such political sub­ division at the time named in the sum­ mons, which time shall be not less than five nor more than fifteen days after tlMS filing of such petition. The procedure irf such cases shall be the same as that provided by law for the contesting of an election upon a subject which shall have been submitted to a vote of the people, so far as applicable. The county court shall have final Jurisdiction to hear and determine the merits of such cases. Any legal voter in the political subdivision in which such election shall have been held may appear In person, or by at­ torney, In any such contested election case in defense of the validity of auch election. Our Springfield Letter Special Correspondent Writes of Things ox Interest at CO* »Ukus Cayiwu. Springfield.--The governor'^* office was stormed by a big delegation of Chlcagoans, who came here to urge him to sign the four bills authorizing the connecting boulevard link between the north and south sides east of Rush street. The delegation came under the auspices of the Chicago Commercial club. Among them were Franklin MacVeagh, Clyde M. Carr, John V. Farwell, Jr., Charles H. Thorne, Wal­ ter H. Wilson, Harold McCormick, Joy Morton, Charles G. Dawest A. C. Bart- lett, Cyrus H. McCormick, Edward B. Butler, Chauncey Keep, Charles D. Norton, P. A. Delano, Charles H, Wacker, John G. Shedd and Charles H. Conover. The Chicago-park boards were reperesented by Francis T. Sim­ mons, president of the Lincoln park commission, and Bryan Lathrop; B. A. Eckhart. preyident of the West park board, and Henry G. Foreman, president of the South park board. The Chicago men, in urging the meas­ ures, laid emphasis on the fact that they were not advocating the ele­ vated boulevard plan or any other specific scheme. It was pointed out that the present bills merely gave the city and the park boards power to combine to carry out the long desired Improvement. Present Chicago Plan. For the benefit of the governor, the Commercial club presented its argu­ ment in the form of a definite state­ ment, giving the history and object of the connecting boulevard plan. "For 20 years," said the document, "the need of this improvement has been painfully apparent. Public agitation hitherto has failed to accomplish what is in fact not a large undertak­ ing, simply because the park boards, the city, the legislature, and the news­ papers were never able to agree. That this effort seems in a fair way to suc­ ceed now is due to the bro^d and pub­ lic spirited way in which city officials, park commissioners, legislators, news­ papers and interested citizens have co­ operated. "No concrete plaif having been se­ lected, and ?.t being left entirely to the city council to make-such selection, four bills were drawn and have been' passed bj the legislature. Both bond bills permit the use of the proceeds of the bonds authorized on a referen­ dum for either a surface or an ele­ vated boulevard. The enabling bills, giving power to the city council or to the pavk boards, are designed for the very necessary, if not clearly obvious, purpose of authorizing the city to con­ struct a boulevard and then turn its control and maintenance over to the park board, or to authorize the park boards to construct the improvement and use such streets as may be se­ lected for that purpose. To do this two bills were necessary to avoid the constitutional inhibitiqn against dou­ ble or plural objects. "The bills necessarily leave to the city council discretion as to how and where the boulevards shall be made. If it shall be determined that the boulevards shall be an elevated drive­ way, or partly elevated and partly sur­ face, then, should any property be de­ prived of light or air, or should the easement of access be impaired or de­ stroyed, the owner of such property may be compensated with damages in an appropriate action for that pur­ pose, as both the state and federal courts have held. It has not been de­ termined what street shall be selected, or where the elevation shall begin, if any elevation is required. The exist­ ence of the Chicago & Northwestern tracks on the street level immediately north of the river at Rush street would seem to make necessary an •elevated boulevard just north of the river in any event in order to create a proper boulevard connection. All of the bills recommended by the attor­ neys of the park boards, the city, and the Commercial club and passed by the legislature ard proper and nec­ essary." •• Wish Juut Law to Stand. William F. Busse, county commis­ sioner; Harry Lewis and W. F. Struckman, attorneys for the board, and Alderman Milton Foreman, of Chicago, and others were here to urge the governor to veto the bill repealing the Juul law. The Juul law places limitations on the taxing bodies of Cook county and Chicago. The new Chicago charter which has just been „ passed by the general assembly pro- rides a different system of taxation In Chicago, and it was deemed neces r.ary by the legislature to repeal the Juul law. If this repeal bill is ap­ proved by the governor and the char­ ter should be disapproved by the peo­ ple of Chicago when they vote on it in September taxing bodies in Chicago would be left unrestricted by any limitation. Insurance Bills Are Approved. Five administration insurance "bills were approved of by Gov. Deneen as follows: House bill 220--Requiring mutual life insurance companies in determining surplus to be distributed to reserve an amount not less than the aggregate net value of outstanding policies. House bill 234--Requiring the Insurance superintendent to make annual valuations of outstanding pol­ icies of life companies, authority to compel companies to maintain a re­ serve fund equal to the net value of outstanding policies. House bill 167-- Providing for the biennial examinar tion of the affairs of fraternal bene­ ficiary societies and the publication of their annual statements. House bill 532--Prohibiting persons other than members from being convention delegates or having a voice in the management of fraternal beneficiary societies. Senate bill 320--Making certificates of deposit in banks or trust companies, certificates of pur­ chase through foreclosure proceedings and duly recorded conveyances or un­ incumbered real estate acceptable se­ curities for deposit by insurance com­ panies. Other Bills Approved. AinOng other bills approved by the governor were the following: Repeal­ ing the act providing for the publica­ tion of assessments after the board of review completes its work and pro­ viding such publication shall be made July 10 each year; providing uniform law on land titles; requiring three days' notice of application to declare a person a pauper; changing the elec­ tion law so that all police magistrates shall be elected at the time of a regu­ lar election; providing for a chief grain inspector of the state and re­ quiring that warehouses of class A procure licenses from the railroad and warehouse commission, giving that body general supervision over ware houses of that character. In Chicago it requires ttie inspection of grain both on receiving and delivery by grain inspectors and that deputy in­ spectors are to be appointed by the chief grain inspector; amending the Torrens act so as to make the county responsible for all acts of the regis­ trar in connection with the registra tions of title; providing for the re­ porting, compiling and publishing oi information concerning accidents tc and deaths by accident of all 4&dus trial employes. GRAPE s unvi Vv INC. Girdling the Vines Enlarges Fruit but Injuree the Flavor.* In reference to the grapes here shown, which were grown to Litch­ field county, Conn., the grower was •ery careful to make plain that he does not ordinarily believe in girdling grapes. It causes the fruit to grow much beyond its natural size, but the quality is never improved and is usu- Index (0 Important ProvL tions. Section. '•'"Anti-Saloon Territory" defined IRallot, form of ...., jBallot, count of-.-. "Jiribery, intimidation, etc.... "'Clerk1' defined «Clerk to make publication of notice ; of Election ^Contest* .a, ••• • T'District" defined ^Druggists "KlwHion" defined ...., Election contests ...... 3'lection notice jKvldence •»«*' "Features" of LAW .» 1 Incorporated Town 1 "Intoxicating Liquors" defined 1 Intimidation, etc 15 Licenses In Anti-Saloon Territory void 11 License, unlawful to grant 11 Manufacturers lg Notice of election Nuisance® Offenses 4, il & .. 14 _ to 16 Bribery, etc IB By Officers . 16 Forging signature 4 Selling intoxicating Uquor 11, 12, 13,14 Officers, etc : 1 a IB Clerk L 5 Neglect, etc 16 Ordinances ...g g Revival of on reversal of vote..' 9 8 12, IB 16 liquor 12 2. 4, » Ruftpension of Penalties Offenses by Officers Selling: Intoxicating Pe#Uon» ... ... .Form of T..... .JPublic documents , ' '^Requirements ...» ••."When to be filed... .4...... "Political Subdivision" defined "Precinct" defined Procedure Publication oif Notice of Election.... Publication of Notice, failure of clerk to make Record of vote, clerk to keep Record of vote, Mlnia,.£acie evidence. Result, record of Reversal oi vote Reversal of time • No Extension of Time. Deneen has vetoed the Lew'is bill, extending to July 1 the time in which tach county Judge may appoint two members of the county board of re­ view. The bill was killed because of Inconsistency with the Hearn bill, signed recently, fixing an earlier date ttian heretofore for the meeting of the state board of equalization. The gov ernor attached his signature to Mr. 1 learn's bill appropriating $6,000 for monument to George Roger# Clark, to be erected Qulncy. in Riverview Park, Teachers Sure of Penjlon. Interest on the pu|>nc funds In Chi tago is to be diverted .to a teachers I-ension fund by the terms^of two bills approved by Gov. Deneen. one of the bills provides for the creation of teachers' pension fund, and makes regulations for its n?anagement. The other provides for the maintenance of the fund by requiring the turning over into the school fund of all interest on the public funds of the city, and the turning over of the Interest on the school fund to the teachers' pension i fund. Girdled Grapes. injured, says New England Home­ stead. In the same paper Prof. Gul- ley writes of the best time to trim grape vines, as follows: "The best time to trim grapes is early winter. Days can then be select­ ed that are mild and the ground dry. It can be done at any time before the vines start in the spring. If trimmed after the sap starts they may run or bleed badly. Do not, however, omit the trimming if the work has been left so' late, as the surplus wood left on the vine would do far more damage than the bleeding from one year's trimming. When done in early winter the vine should be cut free from the trellis, letting it fall to the ground or as near it as it will. This is to prevent the breaking of the vine or trellis by snow when it settles. If it should happen to be deep or drift it also protects the vine from extreme cold. In pjaees where there iB danger ffOm^old, » few brush laid over the Oppose Sanitary District Tax. E. S. Halsey, Willis Balrd an<5 Nathan William McChesney, repre senting the Chicago real estate board, appeared before Gov. Deneen to urg€ hin> to veto the bill doubling the taj rate in the Chicago sanitary districi for the purpose of raising money tc construct the Calumet-Sag. branch Wallace G. Clarlc, Thomas J. Hfealy Attorney Walter Williams,» Engineei Isham Randolph and several of th« trustees of the district were presenl to combat the arguments of the real estate board. The argument of th€ real estate men was that more time should be given to the consideratior of this and- related questions. Mr Halsey said that already two of th< Chicago newspapers had asserted thai too great haste had been made it the passage of acts relating to the sanitary district. -Mr. Halsey said thai the planB for the Calumet brand were drawn 15 years ago. In that time the Bcience of sewage disposal had been revolutionized. Mr. Ilalsej also made the assertion that the finan­ cial difficulties in which the drainagt board found itself were largely du« to disregard Yor the law, which had been overstepped in many instances. "Greater Springfield" Winy. Following the bitterest fight in th< history of the Springfield park die trict, the "Greater Springfield" ticket won over the "nonpartisan" ticket, bj a wide majority. Lewis N. ..Wiggins was chosen president over James Sut­ ton by a vope of 2,872 to 622. Othei candidates on the successful tickel were Alexander MacPherson, FranS McGowan and Charles E. Hay. Thii ticket carried every voting place in the 12 districts. Vi t i i i j i Ungirdled Grape*. vines when trimming add much. to their safety. Do not use for this pur­ pose anything like straw or manure that may attract mice. Very early in the spring before work is hurrying the vines can be taken up and again tied to the treHis. As to general care, cul­ tivation and fertilizing, what, will grow corn will grow grapes. PLANT BUILDING. Important Part Which Water In the Process. Plays Fee for County Justices. Gov. Deneen also approved of the bill allowing Cook county justices oi tho peace a fee of two dollars in con­ tested cases and the bill empowering the Cook county board to employ an auditor of fee offices in the county. Risk Limit Increased. Gov. Deneen has signed Link's in­ surance bill increasing to $6,000 the limit a country fire insurance com­ pany may write upon one risk. Roads Hold Club Over State. A new line of attack upon the state administration by railroad interests to prevent the approval of the two- cent passenger rate bill, developed when notice was served on the adju tant general t&at in event of the two- cent rate becoming effective, the rail­ roads will require the state to pay the maximum rate in the transportation of the state militia to and from Camp Lincoln during the annual encamp­ ment, and at all other limes. Hereto­ fore a uniform rate of one-cent a mile bad prevented. Entail Revision Bill a Law. The Donoghue bill, revising the law of entail, was approved by Gov. Deneen. The measure was drafted by Prof. Albert Martin Kales of North? western university and follows tlrt lines of the old English law^ It pro­ vides that the earnings of ah estate shall not accumulate after the bene­ ficiary has reached his majority, or in any event for a longer period than 21 years. The measure is* aimed to prevent the accumulation of estates as provided for in the will of the late Marshall Field. x Prof. Emerson, of Nebraska Experi­ ment Station. Tells of Work Pon%5 In some spraying tests against pie scab, carried on on the Nebraska experiment station, the varieties of ap­ ples used were Sweet June, Wine sap, Maiden Blush, Jonathan and Ralls uenet.. Boruc&u- was the solution used. The first two varieties named were young trees, five and -eight years ©Id respectively. The other varieties ^ were old trees. The Maiden Blush and Winesap were sprayed only ottce, ^ May 23, for the femrfer and May 27 •*;" for the latter, in both cases after the r?" blossoms had fallen, and in case of the Winesap, even after the calyx lobes had closed. The Sweet June, Jona- t than and Ralls Genet were sprayed j - at different times. £ i The prevalence of scab on tie % X~ sprayed and and unsprayed tre^s was -*<•' first determined approximately by simply examining from 100 to 200 fruits per tree. Later, when the ap- pies were picked, all the fruits except in case of Jonathan were examined "** and the amount of scab on different trees determined more accurately. .In the records of the tests give®, two or three facts stand out with spe­ cial prominence: The unsprayed ' fruit was very scabby, running from about BO per cent, in case of Jonathan * to 80 per cent with Winesap. , The first spraying, April 26 and 27, when the leaf buds were Just opening, af­ forded no protection to the fruit. Trees sprayed late in April; and not sprayed afterwards, had fully as •scabby fruit as unsprayed trees. The third spraying. May 23 and 28, gave very good results. Winesap trees sprayed only once late In May, showed only about 13 per cent, of scabby fruit, as against 80 per cent, for unsprayed™ trees, and Maiden Blush only four per cent, of scab on sprayed, as against 65 per cent, on unsprayed trees. The second spraying, May 7 and 9, while beneficial in practically all cases, was not quite so effective in controlling scab as the later sprayln&^^ The best results followed two spr^""^?1 ings, one early and one late in May, This is well shown in case of Sweet. June, where an unsprayed tree had 78 per cent, of scab, one sprayed May 9, 40 per "cent, one sprayed May * 28, v 20 per cent, and another sprayed on . both May 9 and 28 only four per cent Some of the apples, notably Jona­ than, were injured considerably by the spraying of May 23. The fruit was badly rusted on one Bide. In the worst cases the injury took the form 'of one­ sided development of the fruits. Whether the injury waifr due to an overdose of the spray, to improperly made bordeaux, to the green arsenoid used with the bordeaux, or to the ex­ treme tendernesB of the Jj fruits, I am unable to say. PLANTING A RARE GRAPEVINE. Carf Will Be Rewarded by Vigorous, • r" y.Fruitful Vines. ^ J' % have a grapevlne' T * more of than any other<4furiety L al­ ways give it the beat, suntiitest spot I have in garden or field, as far as pos­ sible from all trees If you want fine, large bunches of fruit, "says a writer in Rural New Yorker. First I dig* off all the surface soil for a space from two to three feet each way, according to size of vlne^roots; then I dig out the subsoil at least two feet deep, fill up the hole with good, rich surface* soil mixed with a little fine, well- rotted manure within eight or ten Inches of the surface, setting the vine not more than ten or. 12 inches deep. If dry, wdt the roots well; put on top of roots at least six inches of good soil, then finish with three or four A simple way to illustrate how plant food goes Into solution in water is to drop a lump of sugar into a glass of water. The lump immediately be­ gins to fall to pieces, and in time will become dissolved and uniformly dis­ tributed through the water. As the water of the soil comes in contact with the surfaces of particles of soil and fertilizing constituents, there is a breaking up of surface molecules, which, as they become free, are float­ ed off through the capillary water. In this form the molecul.es of plant food are transported through the soil. The root hairs absorb this plant food and thus a movement of the solution is started toward the root Not having the power to choose their food, the root hairs must absorb everything which comes in this solution whether it is injurious or not. An illustration of this Is where gas lime has been used to kill grass and weeds, and the poisonous cyanide compounds being absorbed by the roots of a tree cause its death. The thousands of root hairs axe really little pumps Jhcking the water out of the soil into the plant where it performs its functions as it passes to the leaves. In the leaves the ex­ cess is transpired into the air. We see that there are thousands, perhaps mil­ lions of tiny streams of water enter­ ing the tree through its leaves and passing out through .the leaves. A few figures published by the Wiscon­ sin experiment station on aome ex­ periments made with oats and corn show what a surprisingly large quan­ tity of water is required for plant growth. It was found that in raising oats 522,4 tons of water were re­ quired for every ton of dry matter. For one ton" of dry matter in flint corn 233.9 tons of water were required, and of d§«£ «orn 309.8 tons of water. 3TS . C. P. CLQSE^ 1 ^ Affalfa and Hogs. Here is where the man with an al­ falfa pasture comes out ahead. His hogs do just as well as though he had a big mill feed bill and he is getting Just as much growth, too. And theye is another man whom the mill fee<l question does not bother. It is th* ---- --Vi« <n witlhlng Inta nf CAM Plan of Pruning and Training. inches of subsoil. This will help keep rtnwiKthB weeds and force roots down­ ward. Hoe akowd the vine lightly un­ til vine gets well started. I have set toany vines during my life, and never known one to die. I am a firm believ­ er that growing grapevines have some faculty or way of seeing. To test this I have Bet vines at both sides of fence, and, in fact, on all sides at feast 20 feet away, yet all the vinesf would grow forward and try to reach the tree or fence, and would if let alone. I do not call this Instinct. You can­ not grow fine bunches of grapes in shade. The picture shows how I train the vines. The vines are put ten feet apart We use three I wires to start with, but when the vine grows large enough, remove the lower ^ire. .***• Orchard and Garden. Lay the places for seeds off in rows, mark with stakes and a string, or wire, so they will be straight Barnyard manure with some form of potash makes the best peach orchard fertilizer. Any how, however cold it is, it is advisable to break the ground as early as it is in the right condition; such soil will warm up and dry out earlier. Lettuce and radishes are not allowed to seed, as the space they require is worth more than the seed will cost new and fresh; any varieties desired. For a small garden, the garden plow, with the attachments, is the best way of all to cultivate with. Handy, efficient, not difficult where soil is in good condition, and speedy, it is the ktool, or tools, as there are several of them to use. „ Have Good Seeds* ^ ̂ Have good seed, sow or 4wp the seed as directions give, but perhaps it is well to plant a little thicker than directions give; this for a small gar­ den, for they may easily be thinned, while if too thin there "will be vacant spots to produce weeda. iftte Development of Breeds. . Breeds stand for a distinct meaning. They are the result of carefully laid plans and high JW^als which have been molded intdreaUty in the forms of animals adapted for serving theii sifejfe? . . i . i . . ,*iAr V. . , . . . Vv , M"; till Mi