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tA % at o ob ""'L'.fim- uTD Entert oo meeond clast manter Octeints tufp! tb it Parte weres enz enee mm m wWE'D LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION * The state of Illinois'is. building & stretch of the gulf--to--lakes water way system from the canal at Lockport.to the city of Utica on the Blinois river. . Twenty ufllw in bonds has been authorized for this project.: The : al government in the present Rivers and Harbors bill has set aside $3,500,000 to continue the project from Utica to Grafton.=© Now comes the question. No provision has been made for"the diversion of water from Lake Michigan through the Chicago River into the waterway. If the enemies of water diversion win outy the -- 5 . + o Wha_ is w~aina tA nA¥ state will have a long, deep. for"it? & ELIMINATING THE POORHOUSE Charging that the present system of caring for the poor in Illinois is expensive. inefficient, and demoralizing, H. C. Evans of Des Moines, Ia., who had been appointed by Secretary of Labor James L. Davis to make a national survey of poor-- house conditions, advocates the complete aboliition of the county poorhouse system. Lake County should be intensely interested in his report, since this county has been for several years considering the moving of the present poorhouse and farm at Libertyville to a less valuable site. In his report, Mr. Evans takesa rap at the poor farm con-- ditions in many counties of the state, Lake county included. He characterizes the conditions as "disgraceful." Most of the poorfarm inmates, he says, "just exist." Little or no effort is made to provide proper activity or the essential recreation. Only in a few cases is adequate medical attention provided. . . . . . The food, if not bad, is only indifferent in quality, and some of the living quarters are indescribably dirty. The lack of sanitation that prevails in some of the poor farms is en C e t The report of the investigator is bound to startle many of the counties into quick reforms. No doubt some of the state-- ments are exaggerated by a zeal to revolutionize the present plan of wmo' éq; tpc poor, but the fact stands that there is a great deal 'in them. In rapping lilinois, Mr. Evans ways that the state has $14,633,819 invested in ninety poor farms for 5.678 inmates. These farms include 16,738 acres, but of this total 4,743 are uncultivated. "These uncuitivated acres," he said, "are valued at approximately three--quarters of _Q'mllbgdolhn. They are:dead watste, unles& uged for pas-- ture, as they produce neither taxes nor income of any sort." *'he point about unused' land applies very well to Lake county. Although the poor farm's property is being used, it is not beirig put to the use for which it is best fitted. Located on " the outskirts of the town of Libertyville, it could beseasily sub-- divided and made into residential property of the Wihest value. Besides affording home sites for hundreds of pg it would _give the town a chance to expand. _ .. /. :**. ; > myy i 4¥ 2 ~uany> . 4 4oll . A oo A~ * £00C Jn m«mgmat system, Mr, Eyans suggests leaving the prablem under the supervision of the' state; con-- soliditing the poor relief agencies; preserving the family life of the old and helpless; and separating the houses for the criminals, the insane, the paupers, and the homeless children. We feel that the recommendations of the report are worth be-- ing put into operation. At this time there are poor farms in Iilinois which have only a few inmates, sixteen of them hav-- ing a grand total of only eighty--one persons. By consolidating the many separate farms into one or two big ones, the state would relieve the counties of much expense and would save the taxpayers much money. Although it will take some time before the state realizes the value of the changes, we are confident that the poor farm system will be reorganized eventually. When that timée comes Lake county will find itself relieved of a troublesome problem which has baffied the board of supervisors at every meeting for the past several years. does Hallowe'en because he has to When things turn out for the ar-- uw{:":u it genius and 8 when they turn out worse he calls u'"k- ® # # Ever notice that when a Liberty-- ville man wins a bet or makes the best guess in a contest he never gets through talking about his good judg-- the. Fourth of July more * Occasionally we strik a soad ar-- gund Libertyville that is saidt to fol-- low an old Indian trail. Maybe that's what makes riding over some + them so hair--raising. . President Coolidge says advertis-- ing made prosperity And it also goes a long way toward electing our The average Libertyville . lt's about time for some ol our fluh'hmofln'fln'n marines out of Nicarsugua e C j 00000 e ie on i mdlh Albe luet wife some itto.nu.ihm.. l wuthe y|-- Anothe ystery is why no ene .*W!'mnt;urwmmuuh . wm"b'fl'mwuflyuunth?m Troth dieting to get to a lake. _ . |yourselt _ | _ | 0 0 5.0. aitmnsicmenttinmanmaemtnemematoaas seth aeataneimecitne e ut O 5 en woy t PG §A .. *~~ _ kEYSTONE PRINTING SERVICE, Publishers. are interested in the outcome of #'mh doesn't follow s abhout time for some of our ALONG THE CURBSTONES because some Libertyville o it-- y e : 2 ne "ihu&aa.m"fimf .*LHMMM"-":;:"@' Succeediug the Waukegan Gazette FRANK H. JUST, dry ditch a Lib\ Some enter politics to We wonder if there is a clause in those new radio laws governing the length of time a soprano can stay on Now and then we are inclined to nurture a belief that this country is observing _ a _ "Steal--More--Tires" piest while kissing a is bound to "see red." Wonder what has become of the old--fashion Libertyville man who could make a good temperance :&heecb when he was about half ight? Chicago people are no better than others. But more of them are stuck up. -- It has also been our observation that an honest enemy gives better MM.WM Wamvlth'!'nrkctlfm are true that Turkey is for peace, are true that Turkey is for peace, What makes some Libertyville men sore is to think of all the money they would have to spend on them-- Even when a young man Who is going to paY¥ Y wR uoders #in he ® 0) fuavse fhot | Stamd at Rradford's Barber Shep Muhike No. T-- No. 4-- No. 3-- On March 10, 1927, 2 special Pullmans filled with residents of the midwest, will leave Chicago for an 11 day excursion to Ari making the trip wilk be shown $ to 10 acre tracts of FROST-- LESS fruit lands in Arizona, pendent for life. See and con wince yourself before pun:hu--1 ing. These tracts can be pur-- chased on reasonable terms for homesite or income only pur-- poses. Special rate round. trip to Magic Mesa with side trips to Los Angeles, San Diego and return: fare, berth, meals, $99. For further information wire, phone or write. 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