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Libertyville Independent, 10 Mar 1927, p. 13

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_ Nearly two hundred years ago Rob-- t Carter of Coratoman, an outstand-- Ing pertonality in the preRevolution-- ary history ot northern Virginia, died at his palatial home on the banks of the Rappahannock in Lancaster coun-- e ity to Rebuild Sepul-- : cher of Colonial Figure. _ The three Carter gravestones were _wrecked, and these, for the past 30 An effort is being made to locate the souvenirse carried oK by tourists, and some of these have already been returned to the committee. 'The three Carters He near the road, an4 the mass of broken stone is plainiy Yisible to --Hence their posterity is banding to-- gether with a view to restoring the tombs to their pristine grandeur. . King Carter was born in 10638, the on eof John Carter, who had come peer from England as the frst of that pame. John was a well--to--do planter, and was prominent in the colony as & burgess and councilior. His wealth enabled him*to send his son to Eng-- |and for a part of his schooling. _ When his father died, Robert in-- Herited® a large estate, and, being a man of great energy, marked business the tomb, the imposing monument which marked the king's last resting place was shattered and the sarcopha yus of this mpnarch of the Old Do He left 800,000 acres of land, 1,000 slaves and $50,000 in money.> His vast holdings and hbis tremendous influence eaused him to be known to his con-- maxnificent tombstone of white Ital T years. He was Anally elected pres-- lent of the council and was acting bvernor for more than a year, from he death of Governor Drysdale until he arrival of Covernor Gooch. Colonel Carter's eatate grew to such mormous proportions that 'Governor ragments, including the bropze plate raring the epitaph of King Carter, ave been taken by souvenir hunters In consequence, several of the king's rscendants have recently launched a ovement to restore the monuments. The native of Burma is rated much. igher than that of India in the matter & intelligence and the country is much The Simple Life in India In India they have 50 different re plons and every religion has its own sut, The Mohammedan will not eat + colony, speaker of the house of rgesses and member of the council, which last named body he served hoison on one occasion dubbed him ;, and the name stuck. His pres was that of a feudal lord, and became the most powerful land ler in his section of the Old Do "* within his dominions,. Lailshet aves that hae can wean dogs from r instinct of killing and eating it. All dogs within the district now being fed on wheat, rice, milk butter--a strict vegetarian diet. clal care has been taken to stop all rat and mouse holes in order remove all strong temptations rjun Lalshet, a rich Hindo, is tty to develop a breed of nonmeat--eat-- dogs. He belongs to a sect of we are many beautiful castles sur-- nded --by gorgeous flower gardens | imposing pagodas. 'The largest oda in all Burma, known as the addigondge, is located at Rangoon | is goid--plated from top to bottom, h a fag of diamonds and rubles at : top. n!"yhflflfi' jus who do not believe in killing. gaekwar of Baroda has given Lal-- yards long, and that is the limit helr clothes. -- The cloth is wound nd the lower part of the body, and s who have a few rupees wear a . They live in bamboo huts, They 'bamboeo and lace it crosswise, sometimes they put a coat of mud ' the outside, The roof is made anana leaves and is a Lfoot thick. icago, Mar. 9.--A detective was ; sent to Detroit today to bring James C. Willisms, i8, named as layer of Barnett Berkovits, gro-- RESTORE TOMB OF OLD VIRGINIAN the dogs--Pathfiinder Magazine,. the Hindu will not eat beetf, the for all Burmese can go to ttee headed by Mrs. 0. H. of Richmond has been or-- and plans are being formu-- Vegetarian Dogs They take a plece of cloth between 10 and 15 acres at eat Springfield, 1!1., Mar. 9.--A complete check on all auto accidents in Ili-- nois is proposed in a bill introduced in the House todey by Rep. Lena Ei-- rod of Chicago. ~ The measure providesc that reports shall be made to the secretary of setat by every person involved in a motor vehicle accident, highway po!-- icemen and judicial officers hendling such acidents and coroners investigat-- ing fatalities in guch accidents. These three nurses at a Chicago hospital sorrowfully éexpleined how an error cost the lives of six babies in their charge. .One of the bables was the child of --a former well known Waukegan couple, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver W. Johnson. <Seventh baby is believed to be--dying. The infants were given boric acid solution by mistake, The nurses (left to right) ate Irene Schwartz, Aileen Callahan and Margaret Cuff, f - Genesee Street and McKinley Avenue, Waukegan -- PROPOSES CHECK ON AUTO CRASHES A cheerful willingness to answer your hand on the wheel is one of the very first things you notice, when you drive a Nash. , ' 4) Nurses' Mistake Costs Six Baby Lives 1s never In many ways, Nash has provided for the ease and comfort of the arms that steer the car. In getting into or out of a tight place at the curb you will particularly notice the slight effort needed, When you turn a corner, you'll welcome the shorter wind--up of the steering wheel. In an emeqency, tl;h short turn of t.he"wheel means quick responsiveness--and an accident averted. Nash steering is easier--faster--less tiring ~The House, 112 to 0, today passed the bill already passed by the Senate authorizing all cities and villages in the state to acquire or lease real es-- tite within or without their corporate limis for he purpose of establishing landing SAelds for aircraft, . Censorehip: of theatrical plays and productions, under direction of the state department of registration and education, ig provided for in a bill introduced by Rep: E. A. W. Johneon. A 'bill to legalize borse racing and pari--mutuel betting, introduced by Rep Lager, creates a commission to euper-- ¥ize the eport. Chicago, March 9--State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe today sought to break G@own the insanity defense of Harold J. Croarkin, 26, on trial for slaying Walter wmuh. Crowe. subjec Pr. William J. Hickson, alienist, to a grueling cross examination, seeking to riddle Dr. Hickson's contention that Croarkin suffers from: rementia praecox. and was not responsible for the brutal hammer murder. f BREAK CROARKIN . _ INSANITY PLEA e oge sls sautC 6 Ee d .v'b ® Beeking the 'club's gold--medal award 185 lilinols farmers and dairymen have placed 432 cows, of which four are from Lake County, in the race for 1927 memberships in the Hllinoie 500 Pound Butterfat Cow Club, sponsored by the college of agricuilture, Univer: sity of Hinols co--operating, with dairy-- men and County farm advisors. Much interest in the contest is being expressed in Lake county and there is the hope expressed that a local cow will win the honor, although this coun-- ty has not as many cows entered as some of the other counties in the state Will county, with 66 cows, heads the list of counties represented in the nominations, Ogle county is second Other counties are Kane 36; McHenry 82; Henry 27; Moultrie 22; Knox 20; Kendall 19; Lee 17; Stephenson 17; Cook 15; DuPage 12; Peoria 10; Jo-- Daviess 10; Crawford 8%; Adams> 7 FOURLAKE COUNTY 432 COWS ARE ENTERED Seek Gold Medal Award For Best Cow in the 500 Pound f Butterfat Club. on the arms and wrists--and infinitely safer in Nothing hes been spared to build a more delight-- ful car to drive. This steering mechanism is, beyond question, the most expensive type built today for cars in the Nash price field. % the Nash determination to lead the world in motor car value, y Another instance of the outstanding excellence in Nash design is the 7--bearing motor--without a doubt the smoothest type in all the world. COWS ENTERED JN _ on is Springlield, I!!., Mar. 9.--The Sen-- ate committee on municipalities to-- day reported out with a recommen-- dation that it do pase Senate bill 86, introduced by Senator Swift. ~--The bill amends section 6 of the 1897 local improvement act. The pro-- vision in regard to the payment of salaries of not over $100 per month to members of the boserd of local im-- provements, which now appliecs only to miunicipalities of less. than 75,000 population, which were organized un-- der special charters and the limits of which are co--extensive with township, is extended so as to apply to all muni-- cipalities having a population of not less than 15,000 nor more than 75,000. PASS BILL ON _ BOARD SALARIES Lreat Lakes, most of it being more than 600 feet, as compared to Lake Erie's marimum depth of 180 feet. North of Copper Harbor, Mich., Lake Buperior attains 954 feet, but the greatest depth is about 20 miles of Otter Head, Ontario--1,008 fert _ Played Heavy Part at Ninsty , Lake Superior 'Lake Superior is the deepest of the cal The son's case presents a different matter, Mr. Block contends, because he could not be held negligent as an occupant of the back seat of the auto, is Two suits, one for $50,000 and a second for $15,000, were started today in -- the circuit court uy Acsistant States Attorney S. H. Block against the Chicago and North Western rail-- way. The actions grew out of aw accident at Kenosha in 1925 in which two men were killed, a boy seriously injur-- ed and the mother of the child badly A verdict of $18,000 was gained for the family of the driver in Kenosha courts but the higher courts reversed this on the grounds that he was neg-- ligent in bis driving. _ e the driver of the car, asks $15,000. She will claim that, according to Mr. Block for medical expenges and injuries. Through her Albert, her son, started suit for $50,000. The attorney stated thet the boy had lost both legs as the result of the accident and had been forced to submit to nine or ten opera-- tions. $65,000 DAMAGES _ ASKED OF RAILWAY --IN 7 DEATH CASES Praecipes Filed in Circuit Court by Wife and Child of J. Rus-- czek, Who Was Killed. _ RECALLS -- FORMER Mrs. Constance Rusczek, widow of sls SUIT

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