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Lake County Independent Libertyville BEST HEALTH FOR YEAR IS ENJOYED _ BYILLINOISANS || FRANK H. ECGER "AR & HARDW ARE Twenty Thousand Fewer Cases of Contagion Here Than Last Year. life," the director continued, "the pro-- gram carried out by the state health officials has been unusually fruitful in results. During the past four years the educational infant hygiene service has grown from a haif dozen confer-- ;--mo:-- ;fi;uilly to nearly a hundred, involving the examination of approxi-- mately 10,000 babies. _ Springfield, I!1., Nov. 3.--Ililinois is enjoying the healthiest year of its his-- tory. *This fact is set out in a bulletin Issued today by Dr. Isaac D. Rawlings, state health director. "Embracing every phase of educa-- tienel work from that which effects the infant in the cradle to that pertain-- ing to centenarians near the exit of Twenty thousand fewer Illinoisians were stricken by contagious diseases during the first ten months of the year than were during the first ten months Oof 1923, Dr. Rawlings' figures show. The number of deaths in the state was §,000 lowo: 0 '~= this period than for the sam, ~~ _ Since 1921 'xmortality > pro-- mounced +x y aum-- ber of deatus :1> w 25 iess than it was during the pieceding quadrennial although the population of the state has increased by half a million. "The unaparalleled favorAble condi-- tion of the public health," said Dr. Rawlings." is due almost entirely to the public health service. It has re-- sulted from the steadfast prosecution of a well developed plan worked out by eminent medical and public health @&uthorities. -T'gci:o;)l -éfilla}en chiefly in rural communities to the number of 160,000 have been examjined for contagious dis-- eases and phys'lcal Gefects, an educa-- tional procedure never before under-- taken . Over 100,000 adults have been examined in connection with educa-- tional demonstrations at fairs and other community projects.» "Municipal water supplies have been supervised in a manner that has Kkept the state almost wholly free from wuter--borne epidemics of typhoid fe-- ver and other diseases that once were the scourge of city life. This work has been extended to include common earrier water supplies and those avail-- mable to tourists along the principal highways of the state, in an effort to Why Our Paint Prices Are Lower NOTE THESE PRICES 5 gallon can, per gal. 1 gallon can, per gal. * UPON HONOR HOUSE PAINT €SECOND--Because you save the difference that the old line houses are compelled to tack on their costs to .cover salesmen's salaries and expenses. This company's small sales force devotes practi-- cally its entire time to new business. Their close prices will not permit them to send salesmen to take repeat orders. C THIRD--The Chicago Paint Works does not in dulge in any extravagant advertising campaigns at the expense of the retailer. You pay for no mag--~ FIRST--Because the Chicago Paint Works, whose products we handle, do not sell wholesale houses. They receive no price protection, and their profits are entirely eliminated. We buy on the same basis as the ;obber. Their prices are the same to all. No sepcial discounts are allowed. azine, billboard or street car publicity. They firm-- ly believe in advertising, but that it should be the kind that will work for the retailer alone in his town, and should not cost so much as to burden SEMINOLE BARN PAINT AUTO VARNISH at home. protect bhealth during travel as well as "Examination in the--state diagnostic laboratories, a most important proced-- ure in controlling and preventing con-- tagious diseases, have increased from The work on which bids were ask-- ed today includes the widening of the Dixie Highway in Vermillion and Iroquois counties, the paving of 18.5 miles of route 1 in White, Gallatin and Saline counties; paving 23.4 miles of route 4 in Will, DuPage and Cook counties; paving 27.1 miles of route 5 in Jo Daviess county; pay-- ing 7.9 miles of route 8 in Troquois and Knox counties; paving 7.7 miles of route 10 in Vermillion county; paving of 11.8 miles in route 13 in St. Clair county; paving 7 miles ot. route 16 in Montgomery county; pav-- ing 117 miles of route 17 in LaSalle county; paving 15.5 miles of route 27 in Carroll and Ogle county; pay-- ing 3.9 miles of route 30 in Peoria county; paving 5.$ miles of route 31 in Fulton county; paving 3.3 miles of route 38 in Jersey county and paving 28.2 miles of route 41 in Ful-- ton, McDonough and Knox counties. Springfield, I!l., Oct. 31.--Bids on the paving of 202.9 miels of the state highway system, ~grading of 71.5 miles and building of 8 large bridges will be received December 17, the division of highways announced to-- day. Awarding of the contracts will be gconditional upon the passage of the $100,000,000 bond issue proposal. Independent -- Waukegan Weekly Sun en t tet e e L an average of 75 to 250 daily. The free distribution of diphtheria antitox-- in increased over 33 per cent while vaccines for the prevention of diph-- theria and smallpox have been added to the state public health department's free distribution list. , '"'These and other factors in the state public health program have brought about a general healthful con-- dition which was considered impossi-- ble only a few years ago. There is still room for imporvement but the progress made demonstrates that the policies now pursued are practical and effective. The citizens of the state approve of a real service that gives proteciton." ASK BIDS ON BIG DOWN--STATE JOB OF PAVINS SOON State Advertises for Bids on 209.9 Miles of Paving for December 17 ... $3.20 i. 3.25 $1.20 WOMAN SEIZED IN -- : LIQUOR RAID; WAS CAUGHT IN TRAP Mrs. Mary Kasper's downfall in North Chicago came from the fact that she dug so many postholes the neighbors became suspicious. Today she was booked at the county jJail on a charge of violating the pto-- hibitory law. In the vaults of the states attorney's office are five ad-- ditional gallons of alcohol and 'sev-- eral bottles of port wine. It is la-- beled as evidence dgainst Mrs. Kas-- per. ' Mary Kasper of North Chicago Buried Aleohol in Postholes, The fatal mistake made by Mary was that she did the digging at night and she dug more holes than she had posts. After that it was a mere matter of matfimutlu for the prohibition squad. ey dug up the empty postholes and found, "Alky" and wine in them. *A Mary's daughter succeeded in find-- ing a bondsman for her pending trial. Mary is the woman who re cently sat on Deputy Sheriff <«Thos. Burnette's chest, when he sought to arrest her, and broke three of his ribs. Thomas appeared unusually Trial of the divorce suit of Mrs. Rheba Duse, of Zion City, against Orin C. Due, charg'ns him withs cruelty, threatening to hurn down the house, and falsely accusing her of going out with other men, was in progress Fri-- day in circuit court and, was being hotly contegted by Due.. s happy today. DUE DIVORCE CASE HOTLY CONTESTED IN CIRCUIT COURT Mrs. Due's original bill stated they were married in 1919 and lived to-- gether until Sept. 23, of this year when she was compelled to leave him because of cruel and inhuman treat-- ment. It charged that he threatened to take her life and burn down the house, and also that he accused her of going out with other men. _ Orin C. Due of Zion in Cross Bill, Claims His Wife "Step-- ped Out" With Youth. They are constructing a residence at Sheridan Road and 2lst street, which figures in the settlement. Due filed counter charges in a cross bill in which he alleged that he has a position in the signal department at Lake Bluff which requires that he live nearby in case of emergency calls, and took an option on a flat there but that his wife refused to leave Zion. He admits he is the father of y8ungest child, Eugéne, aged 3. denies that he is the father of eldest child, Mary, aged four. . He denied that he threatened to kill her or burn down the house be-- cause she went out with other men. He alleged that she had the use of the automobile which she drove near-- ly 23.000 miles, and that she had two women boarders whom she took out in the machine and picked up three youths and that they went to Shiloh Park, where they were apprehended about midnight by the Zion police. He alleged that he signed her bond. ~--Police Officer E. L. Bailie, Zion po-- lice officer, was called as a witness, he being the one wno made the ar-- The local couple were to appear in cirouit court Monday, but they failed to make their appearance. It is reported that Due and his wife are going to try married life again. TENDERLOIN, PORK CHOPS AND BOILED HAM ARF FAVORED Meat Buyers Seek Those Dain-- ties and Don't Want Rest of the Pig. Urbana, I!1., Oct. 31.--How to pro-- duce a pig that is all tenderloin, pork chops and boiled ham is the problem that is facing hog breeders of N nois, it was brought out at the sec-- ond annudl swine day, being held at the University of NMlinois today. Such cuts as pork shoulders, ham butts. ham shanks and ribs are shunned by many American customers because of the time it takes to prepare them, K. F. Warner, government meat inspec-- ;tor. stated in an address. A large proportion of the American public, both of necessity and through inclination, prefers a quick cooking plece of frying meat to those cuts which need roasting or boiling, War-- ner sakd. Bargin hunting among the less fav-- ored cuts for nutritious, palatable meat often is highly profitable be-- cause of many buyers who hunt for the choicest and easiest meat to eook,. he pdinted out. 000C _ Palatable meat is tender, juicy and full fiavored, he explained. Usually the meat that tastes the best comes from hogs ranging between six and ten months old and carrying a mod-- erate to good finish. Hogs younger than this lack maturity while the pro-- portion of tough tissues is greater in older animals. (A good finish is re-- quired to6 produce the fine and almost nutty flavor which a prime pork roast possesses, he brought ont. --If the animal is not woll Anished meat does not have this flavor and If It is too fat the meat is toth too gres«s and too wastetaul. he sald. is Charge. the but FIRE DESTROYS GARAGE AT ZION A garage in the rear of the Louls Beyer home, 2812 Elijah avenue, Zion, was destroyed by fire early this morning.© 'The Zion fire department was destroyed by fire early Friday morning. 'The garage was a mass of flames at the time. ~Beyer's automo-- bile was in the garage and was de-- stroyed. The firemen are conduct-- ing an investigation but have not yet been able to determine the ori-- gin of the blaze. The high wind made it difficult to fight the: fire and endangered adjoining property: In fact one nearby building did catch fire but the blaze was extinguished by the firemen before much damage had been done. Murphysboro, I!I1, Oct. 31.--Farmers of southern Illinois will be able to get agricultural limestone without paying for a long freight haul if plans of the Jackson county farm bureau, the Black Servant Coal company and the Illinois Agricultural association for es-- tablishing a limestsone quarry near Elkville, II1., work out. FURNISH LIMESTONE TO FAPMEPS N THE A survey of the situation has been made by J. R. Bent, director of the phosphate--limestone department of the Illinoig Agricultural association, at the request of the Jackson county farm bureau. He conferred with C. J. Thom-- as, county farm adviser, and official of the coal company relative to estab-- lishing a limestone crushing plant at the coinpany's strip mine. The tompany is now stripping coal with the largest electric shovels made, removing from six to ten feet of lime-- stone to reach the coal. This stone, valuable as fertilizer on Illinois farms, is being buried with ons of dirt. A limestone crusher would make this val-- uable stone available io farmers of the southern counties who now ship their limestone from distant points at considerable expense, it is explained. FoxTHEATRE 'A Good Show Anytime SOUTHERN SECT!®* Radiola "Hunchback of Notre Dame" "Perfect Flapper" The RAY FURNITURE and PAINT sTORE Open Monday, Rriday and Saturday Evenings Telephone No. 0 _ Libertyvillie, I!II THURSDAY,: NOVEA CThe first "SINGER JIM MeKEE" EDUCATIONAL COMEDY $ up. Come in and 9 &r'hm salesmen you to cheose. "FAIR WEEK" © NO. 3 @STEEL TRAIL" Also News and Comedy wEDNESDAY, °NOV. 12 Walter Hiers in We SATVURDAY, NOV. 8 -- Wm. S. Hart in and local --for you'll hear And Election Night-- kfi?':"" first to get hemiegasoponely of sUNDAY, NOV. 9 ClLaire Windsor i PATHE COMEDY "FOR SALE" COMING 6, 1924 WAUKEGAN PEOPLE QUIT SHANGHAT'S Mrs., Nettie Brochon Longfellow, for many years a teacher in Central School, © Waukegan, -- sailed Sunday from 'Shangha!, China, being 'fright ened out of her residente by the men-- acing attitude of the various Generals and their armies. Mrs. Nettie Brochon Longfe!-- low, Former Teacher Here, Left China Sunday. No word had been received for several months from Mrse. Longfellow or her son, Lieut. Harold Longfellow, by their relatives, thne Yager family, of Waukegan. Mrs, Longfellow is an aunt of City Commissioner Louis J. Yager. IA swift action story of the west. A New Century Comedy "WHERE IS THIS "The White Moth" With Barbara LaMarr and Conway Tearle TUES. and WED., NOV. 11.12 THURS. and Fh:i., NOV 6--7 "In SEARCH OF A THRLILL" 'A Perfect Flapper' LITTLE ROBINSON CRUSOE RAMON NAVARRO and ALICE TERRY AND BVUSTER KEATON'S THURS. and FRI. NOV. 12%--14 A, story of desert love. ----Also-- HY MEYER TRAVELOGUE ALSO MERMAID COMEDY "THE ARAB" OUT OF BUSINESS SATURDAY, NOV. 8 Libertyville Dept. Store Opposite Postoffice, 545 N. Milwaukee Avenue TED SPERO, Prop. LIBERTYV! "YOLANDA" "WINE OF YOUTH" A cyclone of laughs PATHE NEWS sUNDAY, NOV. 9 Double Program COLLEEN MOORE UDITOR)© "TAXI TAXI" JACKN HOXIE --IN-- "ROLL ALONG" A Christie Comedy VIOLA DANA THEATR! 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