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~ANTIOCH BUSINESS .. MEN OPPOSING THE Mr. and Mrs. Hurley and mother, »Mrs. Ziegler, from Chicago were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Mur-- phy and family Sunday. ' Extremes in Lights The iargest Inceandescent iamp, as large as three caulifiowers, will burn the clothes off any person standing within' three feet of it The smallest lamp in the world is as large as a grain of wheat and will mot scratch the tenpder meimbrane of a baby's stomach when the light is poked down the 'infaont's gullet to search for a missing 'pin or button. Robert W. Paddock of Charlevolx, Mich., visited his sister, Mrs. Lois Avery, and his nephew and family, Paul R. Avery, Friday. Mr. Paddock was bory and raised in this county. He had not visited here for 16 years but took & vacation. He visited his sister, Mrs. C. D. Smith, in Oak Park and another sister, Mrs. W. B. Smith and family in Waukegan. and his brother Ray Paddock in Wauconda. He returned to his home in Michigan this week. Quite an alarm was given one eve-- ning last week when Leta, the po-- lice dog, owned by Joe Koelstra, came up missing. She is a very valuable dog and had not been out of the yard or off of his prem'ses for five years| She was found the next day at Sand Lake at Mr. See-- gers. He reported a dog unknown was there. It is a mystery how she got there 1 -- _--Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wilton attend ed the Antioch theatre Sunday. Deterfflined that they will not pay the tax known as a "business tax" assessed against them by the village council, six business men of Antioch bhave filed notice that they will ap peal from the fines of $100 and cost assegssed against them in the court of Justice of Peace Tarbell in that village. The six defendants who were fined and who will appeal their cases are: First National bank, William Gray, owner of Standard Oil company fill-- ing station; C. D. Foth, Antioch Oil company and Mike Depner, bakery owner. J C. James obtained a con-- tinuance, while Frank R. King, a druggist, obtained a change of venue. The cases will be brought to the circuit. court on the appeal and the d@ecision will, not only affect the pay-- ment of the tax in Antioch in the fu-- ture but should have a far reaching effect as to the collection of such taxes in other communities. Edward Leonard of Chicago visit-- | ed the home folks recently. | ~'The justice stated that in the event that the six defendants paid the tax within ten days he would remit the fine, but that all would have to pay ecourt costs. He then fixed the ap-- peal bonds at $300_ The Ladies Aic Soctety>~or "Busy Bee" met at the home of Mrs. Fred Hamlin Wednesday . afternoon. It was their first meeting after the election of new officers. They are counting on a very prosperous year for the society. ~ _ Mrs. Mary -- Mahon from -- La-- Saette, Ind.,. is visiting her daugh-- ter, Mrs. Harry Mickerson and fam-- Hy. * _ _ Joe Brennan and Mrs. Brennan attended tKe theatre in Waukegan Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Gooding and children from Libertyville visited Mrs. Gooding's parents, Mr .and Mrs. Joe Pester, Sunday. -- The six business men contend that | the tax was first conceived by the village wouncil for the purpose ofl raising funds with which to build a | whiteway, but that although the | whiteway plan was abandoned the' method of taxration has been con-- | tinued. . | They.further claim that the collec-- tion of such a tax is unconstitutional as funds for the maintenance of the village government should be raised under the corporate tax. Rey, Wintermute of Evanston fill-- ed the pulpit in the M. E. church Sunday morning. ~ He:-- was accom-- panied here by his wife, Mrs. Win-- termute. We were pleased to meet them and enjoyed the most inter-- esting sermon, "The Personal Mag-- netism of Jesus Christ." Rev. McCelvey, who has been the pastor here for two years, preached in the M. E. church at Stewart, I1!. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slazer have moved into the house vacated by the Edwards who moved to Keno-- gha . * Miss Nettie Feenberg has as her guest this week, Miss Ros? Feenherg She will leave on sunday for La Crosse, after| hnving spent the past three months at the Mlwaukee Sani-- tarium, at Wawatoosa, Wis. Juanita Nickerson is visiting rela:-- tives in Chicago this week. Will Appeal From Fines Im-- posed for Nonpayment of 'Business TaxX' * Anna Seeck visited at the home of her sister, Mrs. George Helm, over the week--end. Mr. and Mrs. John Fubrer have for a guest this week their little grandgon, Charles Veasy from Bris-- tol, Wisconsin. Virginia Murphy was the guest of the Burnett family on Grayslake' road TueS§day and Wednesday. Mrs. Dobin and her son Howard Dobin, from Chicago, visited Mrs. Daisy Riney one day the pest week. o LAKE VILLA o o0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o0 o0 0o o0 0o i James Leonard, Jr.. was it Tast week. Ruth Avery visited from Thursday until Sunday with her parents and friends here. They observed Co-- lumbus day at the school at Wau-- kegan, where she is attending. Mr. and Mrs. Charles McClureé from Waukegan, visited their daugh-- ter and family, Mr. and Mrs.~ Will Petersen, the first of this week. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Murphy attend-- ed a political meeting in Waukegan Monday.: --, 1 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hailey have moved from the Bartlett flat to: the Hussey house on Main street. o o 0 0 0 0 0 0o 0 o0 o0 0 0 o R§'E. Hussey is back from to . Louis, where he atte business convention. PAYMENT OF T AXES Tom a trip attended a HeIM» arion and two bank h: 'tests to Washington a@aYy© _ 'T4e removal of to w n |\GOSSIP OF STATE CAPITAL Poultry dealers, Hcensyn compli ance with the act intended to reduce thefts, according to the records maintaineqd by the state department of agriculture, are making applica tions for their license renewals promptly. The number -- licensed since July 1 to date, now about 4,-- 000, is avproximately twice as many as were lHcensed at this date last season, the first year the act was in effect. The records whith licensed Bids were received a few days ago by State Architect Wm. Lindstrom,| for the construction of a power plant ' at St. Charles Home for Boys. The' bids will be considered and awards made in a short time. . y [ 'The county fair season of 1928 end ed with the first presentation of the Jackson county fair at Ava, October 19 and 20. Governor Small, Roy lde, director of the state departngent of welfare, and others are now on an inspection tour of institutions in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The trio will be made wigl a view of obtaining ideas of modern eharitaMe institu-- tions in those states preparatory to draftng plans for the rkew state hos-- pital to be erected in Kankakee Co. Lieut. Gov. Fred E. Sterling. Rock-- ford. will be acting governor of the state, in the absence of Gov. Small. Louis L. Emmerson, Republican nominee for governor, has been re-- elected most worshipful grand mast-- er of the grand lodge of Masons, for the state of Illinois. * This fair, a receént addition to the list, qualifies for participation in state funds for the support of county and agricultural fairs by virtue of the fact that--mo other county fair is béld in Jackson county. "Friends of agriculture in that section," Direct: or Stanard, of'the state dqepartment of agriculture, explgins,. "have ful filled requirements of the law, and the state extends its aid to officials of the fair at Ava." The Ava fair is strictly an agricultural . exposition, and in this, its initial year, it has obtained a complete presentation of the educational exhibits that state devartment of agriculture. At Syca-- more, a mid--winter fair is held in February, The others are conducted between the middle of July and the first weeks in October. Wath an attendance of more than 300 health workers registered the conference _ of the lllinois Health Officers and Public Health Nurses concluded its most successful meéet-- ing a few days ago, with the adop tion of resolutions praising the state department of public health and Dr. Rawlings, state health director, for their part in bringing about the re-- markable improvement in health con %ions which Illinois: has enjoyed, ring the last seven years. The Ililinois National Guard will have six new air planes in a short time, it has beén announced by Maj. Merr#l D. Mann, Jr.. commanding offtickr of the One Hundred Eighth Observation Squadron. > § Route 6. section JR2, DuPage Co., pavement; Breedon Bros. Construc-- tion Co., Springlield, $32,476.70 _ _ Route 14%, section 118A, Hamil:| A letter just made jublic by Chas. ton--Jefferson Co., grading; to Cam-- F. Mansfield, Jr., executive secretary eron Joyce Shovel Co., Keokuk. Ia., Of the lllinois Conservation .and $70,025.34. ) |Flood Control Association and sign-- Route 142. section 113B Jefferson ed by the Springfield Council of Co.. bridge; to H. R. Cawood, Mt. Churches the Ministerial Association Vernon, $69,68§.96. |of Champaign, the Urbana Ministers' Route 14'),63(-00:; 105C, White Co.. ' Union, the Jacksonvitle Ministerial bridge; International Steel and ITron association, and the Peoria Minister Co.. Evansville, $6.211.10. J ial association, the statement is Route 6, section FV3, Cook Co.,| made, "that since the approval of bridge, to Marshall Engineering cor--' the Twenty Million Dollar Conserva-- poration, Chicago, $33,096.99. , !tiou Bond Issue by'the voters of llli-- Route 47. section 1°3B. Li¥ngston nois will make for more wholesome Co.. bridge, to Taylor Construction ; living among the people of this state, Co. Hubbard Woods. $41,023.88. lrhv ministerial groups represented : sn mm in the signatures below, give this The l!linois Vatley Plood Control bill their endorsement." comfnission. in ses<ion in the Capital | lllinois' Twenty Million Dollar City recently gathered information Bond Is<ue is to be paid entirely by relative to a reservoir project Spring hunting and fishing licenses,. with .144 hanse ta emnstrher as a faetor out one cent from direct taxes. J The following contracts have been awarded by the state division of high ways City recentiy maleft relative to a reservoir field hopes to constr in flood control. Eng in preliminary surve fie'd. to outline plans {OUi. T opposi T4e removal of the field, wnD originally cost~millions _of dollars Dayton, is considered an unecoft ie and impractical move for the g ernment to make. The removal the field would also mean the 1 of an anogual payroll totaliing m than one million dollars,. most which is spent in Hlinois. 89 mad Wi Congrt () mO iC 0O ( K1 O W hool nove f act sN 11 writte 4Ve _ Valley F:.00d Controi n ses<ion in the Capital gathered information eservoir project Spring ) construct as a factor rol. Engineers engazed y surveys for Spring: ie plans for the propos Gider one lake serving iliing more s.. most 0 loss toI O V m 1+ | Governor Small has announced the apointment of Jas. S. Hopkins, of Aurora, as an arbitrator on the Ill-- nois Ind#strial Commission. He is lthe son 'of the late Senator Albert Hopkins. ; The plant industry division of the state department of agriculture re-- norts the seltection of watermelon seed from 151 melons in a 'recent step in its development of a wilt-- resistant -- watermelon that meets market requirements. The reogrt EAM OR MCDR B C ETT P C fails to state who ate the melons, but indicates favorable progress toward attainment of its goal. Production of coal in Illinois is booming since the new wage afree: ment between miners and operatOors became effective, according to a& re-- port issued a few days ago by A. D. lewis, director of the state depart-- ment of mings and mineras. One hundred and sixty seven mines produced a total of 4,3$67,941 tons, the report shows. The number of men employed was 50,785. ,In the corresponding month of 1927 the total tonnage in the state was 957,053 tons. e dealers are required to keep, have been 'the cause of sundry arrests and convictions --of poultry thieves, and that it limits the opportunities for marketing stolen property, the law is considered as a protection to the farmers. .. + The frost finished garden truck, and the foliage of late corn was kill-- ed.. Some ears were damaged, but the aggresate amount was small, be-- ('au.flj they were mostly matured. Some uncut cowpeas and soy beans were killed. The weéather was fay-- orable for sowing winter wheat, but in the extreme southern area the ground was too hard | for working because of the drought. Sentember was a cool month, with excessive sunshine and generally de-- ficient rainfall Clarence J. Root, U. §. metorologist, reported a few days ago in kis monthly resume of Illinois weather conditions. 4 * The absolute minimum tempera: tpre was jlower in 1899 only. At eight of the more southern stations the precipitation was the least on record for September; _ at Chester and Shawneetown it was the least for any month, and at Carbondale the latter® record was equalled. Illinois' official ballot for the gen-- eral election Nov. 6 was certified to the 102 county clerks of the state a few days ago, by Secretary ol State Emmerson. The ticket was complet ed at a much earlier date than usual and records were broken in forward-- ing them in order that clerks may have ample time for the printing: The ticket includes the names of | state and -- district candidates to: which the county . ballot will be add-- i ed by the county clerks. The ballot is much shorter than at former pres-- | idential elections, because the names of the 29. presidential electors are> eliminated under the provisions® of | an act of the last session of the gen-- eral essembly. 'The names of candi-- dates for president and vice--presi-- _ dent are printed on the ballot, each in brackets, with a square on the . left. * . f ance, hopes to efféect one complete test of al} the herds in Saline coun-- ty within a few weeks time. There is believed to be less than one peF cent of disease in that section of the state. On this basis officials of the state department of agriculeure ex-- pect Saline county to qualify for ac creditation within _ a comparatively short time "With the testing sery: ce so far advanced in the state as a whole, the departinent of agriculture is in position to offer similar assist ance to other counties wherein like results can be obtained,'" Director Stanard states. The practicat eradi cation of tuberculqsis from the dairy herds of Illinois is now forecast as pos<ibl@ within the next two years. inamans. lNe IINIDOIS GC/8! agriculture, in providing h ance, hopes to effect one | test of al} the herds in Sali ty within a few weeks time is believed to be less than cent of disease in that sectic state. On this basis officia state department of agricul pect Saline county to qualif creditation within a comJ® short time "With the testi ice so far advanced in the s whole, the departinent of aZ 4 Thete were more divqrces e 0 countin thevy de valid law is claimant is nany, whic! of the total aCTA 1¢ Saline COM ts Rnt <ting cattle for tubercujosis uUn e county area plan, is to hay« e'p of ten or more state veter ins. The Ilinois department of ulture. in providing this Assist U hard the C d by ( ie marrlage ceremony We s0,.°2 tiines in 1927. o 2,.529 times in 1926, at annu Nx $ road oal C om panles the sour( the taXx was nol neces total amount 'of money the state under the in $6,.300.000. The heaviest the Standand Oil Com claims about-- one--third A i UA (> fewer marriag« in IHlinois in 1972 reported a feyw y. taking up the e for tuberculos LIBERTYVILLE INDEPENDENT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25. 1928. bi lilinois wi in Sch reek d U W a t n L6 tine! W rom {tN+ iyier county iinage levee agon bridge .__Work on d at once. 1. soUuE Nt make, an from wi iX W and compared 1427 than few days t of con WweLlt P lild d ind A 16 dA \ The entire family was rush back to Wauconda wWhich Dr. J. A. Ross was called to attend them. Haruska wand his son Joe were the most seri-- ousty injured, the, man suffering a broken rib npd bad cuts abou the ' head, while t&e boy had a broken ileg. Mrs. Haruska and son Paul | suffered bad cuts around the, arms and face while the son John had a \ deep gash in his leg. Five stitches | were required to close the wound. FIVE INJURED AS CAR TURNS OVER Chicago Family Given Treat-- ment By Dr. Ross; Car Is Completely Wrecked Mr. and Mrs» William Haruska of 2224 North Michigan avenue, Chi: cago, and their three sons suffered painful injuries at 8 o'clock Surday morhing when the auto in 'which they--were riding from Chicago to Fox, River grove turned over into the ditch néar Lake Zurich and was completely ' demolished. _ Witnesses declared that Haruska was attempt-- ing to pass a long strige of cars and hit the edge of the pavement which skidded him into the ditch. The injured people were takeen back to their home in chicago after having their wounds 'dressed by Dr. Ross. _ _ This week closes the first six weeks of school. Report cards will ELA TOWNSHIP H. S. NOTES NEAR LAKE ZURICH | _ The Sophomores are showing | themselves very apt in the study of |geometry. This is one of the gub-- \ jJects where a good beginning is very imnerative to a good ending We are I striving for this by oral and written |drill work and are aided by an or-- ganized set of tést exercises which I!urnishes still further drill work and is also a means of, checking up on | weak Doints. We are fnding 'the | work very facinating. > be out the first of next week. May we ask the parents to examine these cards carefully and return them as soom as possible. K On . Saturaay, November 3, the new school building will be open {or inspection and visitation between the tours of 1 and 5 p. m. In the eve ng, dedication exercises will be held in the auditorium gymnagium, Ev-- eryone is cordially invited to; come to both day and evering sessions. Basket ball practice started this week. From the number of! boys out, and the enthusiasm manifiested, a very successful year should follow. Our first gameg is to be played here, on November 16, against the| Rich mond team. > 10. * The Farm Mechanics class in Vo cational Agriculture has just com-- pleted a s'tudx of rove, its manuflac-- tureand uses on the farm. We learn ed from what materials rope is made how is is laid up and its care and treatment to insure long periods of usefulness. We learned to tie some 25 knots and hitches, as well as makng different splices for differ-- ent conditions, Repairing a broken strand is another useful practice. In completion of the ~'study, each boy made a rone halter. + The Freshmen are looking forward to the Halowe'en--initiation party, with fear and trembling but also ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL.COMMITTEE 'At a recent class meeting, Harding blue and silver werenselected as the Freshmen colors. . with a great deal of pleasure. They feel that there is safety in numbers. The"typing students have become familiar with 'all of the keyboard now. Thru the path method of learn ing yeép positioes, mental associa-- tions are made that facilitate '<'he memory. If these are mastered, the speed is sure to follow., The combi-- nation, accuracy and speed--that is our ultimate goal. _ on Set 1. This is a carefully arrang-- ed and planned "buciness" that the student visualizes himself to have in operation. The seeming., reality of business problems given in the Ret, makes : for thf*'studmfl, a de'ghiful as well as practical commercial con-- tact. © Many girls bhave'expressed enthus-- iacm over the beginning of basket ball season. : While the gym is in final prevaration for game practice, rules. and instruction in the tech-- nique ~of basket ball playing have been given to the girls. The rules given, are those that have been ad-- opted and endorsed by the American Physical Educatipn Association It is expected. that some really fine idealistic team play wll be demon-- strated by our eager group. s The bookkeepne cass wilF be ready in a short while to begin work Vincent Reiter, 1431 Lucia avenue, Waukegan, sought by the United States 'army as an army deserter, was arrested Jast Monday after-- noon by Assistant Chief of. Police Thomas E. Kennedy and _ turned over to the army officials at Fort Sheridar. The man is said to have deserted from Fort Sam Houstoun, Texas and returned to Waukegan. Hunting and fishing grounds u: der the propbsed $20,000,000 bond Springficld, HIl, Oct. 23.--Support ing the contention of leaders in the Isaac |Waltorn league and-- other sportsmen backing the --$20,000,000 conservation bond issue, a decision of Attorney General (Oscar -- Carl strom has been obtained, definite1: puiting! the bond issue outside th. realm bf partisan or factional po! jtics, | » issue to be voted on November : may not be purchased by th(e stats until the Illinois --general® assembly has convasged the return«s and de clared the issue passed, is the gis 6of thes attorney general's opiniof riven qharlps F. Mansfield, Jr., of Springfield, secretary of the Uniform Fish and Game Laws commission. "It isimy opinion," Carlstrom said, "that the department of conserva tion may not enter into contract for the purchase of lands until after the proposition has been duly deter mined as having carried." "The returns must, be canvassed by the genéral assembly as providea by under Section 4 of Article 6 of the constitution." > WALTONIAN BOND [SSUE OUTSIDE OF PARTY POLITICS Oscar Carlstrom Opines That Fish and Game Bond Issue Is Clear Cut Issuoe _ n P. K. Blodget! of ( Heights, the IIlinois president Isaak Walton league, and' Jud of the ge Tru 11« Election / Tuesday\ November 6 \ 1928 / man A. Snell, &t Carlinville, Dem ocratic leader in the general assem bly were pleased with the effect they said the attorney general's opinion would have in qui¢ting the "Whis pering campaign'"' to the effect that any one political faction would take advantage of the 'pasaag_ejof the bond issue. | "Clearly outside ;politics," Presi dent Blodgett said,| "both the bond 'ssue campaign, the canvassing of returns and its eveftful success, will be non--partisan apd non--factional. We are, willing to jtrust either can-- didate for governor, to give an hon-- est and efficient administration of these funds." Trunran A. Snell of Carlinville <aid, "The bond isstue is outside pok-- tics, non--partisan and non--factional, uf interest to all clagses, poor as well as rich, both men and women, and boys and girls of this and fu-- 't'ure generations. A favorable vote m November 6 will merely give the portsmen (of lMlinois the right to ombine their dollars for the pur-- hase of hunting and fishing grounds n all sections of Fllinois, without ime cent of direct taxes." "The Trained _ Seals," -- initiation team of the Homer Dahringer Post of the A merican Legion dem onsgtrated their tricks Tuesday night at Grayslake when the newly elected officers of the Grayslake post of the Lezion were installed. Victor «C., Woertz, commander of the Wauke gan post, assisted with the installa-- tion of the new officers. GRAYSLAKE LEGION INSTALLS OFFICERS PAGE THREE