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‘ther suburbs making gains 1 OVER MAY OF!.ASTYEARll'u f-_-mm_A@:?,.,{i.: Chicago suburban building conâ€" struction showed a gain of 16 per eent in May as compared with May of last year, thus showing that buildâ€" ing in the metropolitan area is on an upward trend irrespective of the seasonal factor incidental to ,the epening summer building period. Out of a total of 36 suburbs makâ€" ing comparative reports, the figures of S. W. Straus & Co. show that 23 of the suburbs made gains as against the same period last year. Total Increased For the towns reporting the comâ€" parative total volume of building for May 1928 was $12,082,504 as against $10,360,734. Evanston, which during the last year has been conspicuous for occaâ€" sional monthly losses, staged a come back making a gain for the month of 168 per cent, with a total volume of $1,363,175 against $507,000 for May 1927. Evanston‘s traditional rival, Oak Park, went even a little better making a gain of 185 per cent, with a May total of $1,372,257 as against $480,814 for May last year. Suburbs Make Gains ‘Other suburbs making significant gains were: Aurora 146 per cent, Chicago Heights 147 per cent, Elgin 239 per cent, Elmwood Park 323 per cent, Glen Ellyn 261 per cent, Highâ€" land Park 23 per cent, Joliet 76 perâ€" cent, La Grange 44 per cent, Lake Forest 23 per cent, Maywood 88 per eent, Mount Prospect 67 per cent, NWiles Center 78 per cent, North Chiâ€" eago, 41 per cent, Wheaton 52 per cent, Wilmette 57 per cent, and Winâ€" metka 42 per cent. Other suburbs making Mayâ€"May gains were Batavia, Blue Island, Glencoe and Hammond. Kenilworth, with a monthly gain of 587 per cent, eclipsed all other suburbs whether South, West or North, although the Kenilworth total for the month was only $250,775, a figure considerably under that of some of its larger neighbors. While the larger suburban towns of Aurors, Joliet, Elgin and Hamâ€" mond all made gains, the industrial towns of Gary and Waukegan sufâ€" fered large losses. Niles Center in May made a gain of 1172 per cent over April of this year; this was 66 per cent ahead of the March 1927 Niles Center record which was the largest other month for the last three and oneâ€"half years. In the May and April comparison of this year Chicago Heights showed With reasonable service charge. GEO. S. SCHW ALBACH 460 CENTRAL AVE Wighiend Park Tuesday and Friday evenings Dr. Lynn Stratton Abbott Osteopathic Physician 16 North Sheridan Road Hoursâ€"9â€"5 p.m. Evenings and Sundays by appointment FRED L. PROTINE ed Increase, According to Report ; Local Cities in and three apartment buildâ€" ‘with ample security marâ€" Yxuues on larger properâ€" ||§ s St. Johns Phone Deerfield 133 Agent and installer of ESTATELOANS 54% and Kramer,Inc. Boost List LAWYER to $25,000 a gain of 517 per cent, North Chicago 272 per cent and Park Ridge 145 per cent. â€" cluded: Aurora, Batavia, Blue Island, Calumet City, Harvey, Kenilworth, Maywood, Mount Prospect, Oak Park, Waukegan, Wheaton, Wilmette, and Hammond. State‘s Attorney Smith last Saturâ€" day left for Kansas City, Mo., for the purpose of taking part in the CHIRF DEPETY INJURED IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH Fred Brown of Waukegan, chief deputy under Sheriff Lawrence Dooâ€" little, is in the Lake County general hospj as the result of an automoâ€" bily:]ecident early Saturday on Grand avenue in which he was seriâ€" ously injured. Fred Brown of Waukegan Hurt His car crashed full into a culvert and his body was thrown against the steering wheel with such force that the wheel was shattered, the sheriff said. Brown complained of severe pains through his back and chest, and internal injuries were susâ€" Brown had been driving east on Grand avenue at a point just three miles west of Gurnee. Farmers in the vicinity stated that a car bearing an Illinois license, 983,869â€"28, had been parked along the road. STATE‘S ATTORNEY IS AT G. 0. P. CONVENTION Attends as Alternate From This District; First Vacation in Years, Claim "From what I can make of it Brown probably tried to aviod this parked machine after he saw it through the blinding lights of an approaching car," the sheriff said. on Gurnee Road Early Saturday Give Father the Spotlisht ‘ I on June 17th Give him something to let him know you remember â€"something that will explain some of the feeling you have for him. Our stock is full of Father‘s Day gifts. Coprratt 1988 Mar Scrnfice & Mury Dixie Weave Suits, Golf Knickers if he Plays, Ties, Shirts, Socksâ€"We have them all at the right prices. 139. \q&% w ARK â€" 'i-.:,hmu l Nortbs C N horeG "omoan asCompan ? elephoneâ€"3300â€"3301 s h date for the presidency. trip He is, as far as can be learked, the only Waukegan man to make the Col, Smith goes as n-hz delegate, having been elected to honor through the primary of April 10 when his name was placed on the ballot in the Lake and Cook county district. Col. Smith is calling the trip his vacation. It comes as close to a "vacation" as any that he has taken in the last ten years, as he has never actually taken a full week for gest and pleasure. DASHLIGHT IMPAIRS VISION OF ROADWAY Night drivers in the fog or rain should keep their dashlights dim adâ€" vises the Accident Prevention departâ€" ment of the Chicago Motor club. A bright dashlight will impair vision by causing a glare which affects the visâ€" ion of the road. It also produces eyeâ€" strain which is tiring on a long night trip. ~ Anyone wishing to enroll childrem for the term should confer with Miss Techirgi Group or individual tutoring in all grades $:00 A. M. 12:00 A. M. June 18 July 13 THE SWEDISH ART METAL CO, Imc. §53 Chicago Ave., Highland Park Phone Highland Park 1799 ELM PLACE SCHOOL SUMMER SESSION JUNE 18 â€"JULY 13, 1928 Tuition $20 payable in advance Conducted by MAURINE K. TSCHIRGI ART METAL WORK TELEPHONE H. P. 1934 _ ACT NOW! COUNTY MAY GET SHARE â€" OF GAS TAX REBRATES ate then concurred in house amendâ€" ments. By a vote of 94 to 1 the house last R. M. Lobdell, county superintendâ€" ent of highways, estimated that the amount Lake County would receive will be about $90,000 to $95,000 from the refund of gas tax funds collected under the illegal gas tax law. This is on a basis of licenses purchased in Lake county. 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