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U, $. PRINT PLANT _ _ LARGEST IN WORLD Turns Out Two Billions of Post Cards, Besides Great Variety of Other Jobs; Said to Pay Its Way Last year 2,000,000,000 postal cards were turned out by the largest book and job printing plant in the world. It is known as the Government Printing Office and its mercury vapor lamps can be picked out almost any might in the sleeping capital while giant presses thump out congressional speeches, patent reports and postâ€" office forms by the million. George H. Carter, the Public Printer of the Government, told a congressional committee that he runs a larger establishment than six of the 10 executive departments in Washâ€" ington, and has the largest battery of typesetting machines in the world. With giant machines grinding out 12,000 cloth book covers daily, and hundreds of ‘linotype and monotype keyboards and casting machines conâ€" stantly busy, the mechanical apparâ€" atus of this establishment devomi 43,000,000 pounds of paper a year, washed down with seas of ink, tons of glue, and incidentall y 22,000,000 square inches of pure gold leaf, says the Christian Science Monitor. The printing office takes care of many of the little wants of Congress. It supplies the Senator his Congresâ€" sional Record each morning. Many ;e;p?e suppose that (‘onxres's distribâ€" utes members‘ speeches free to conâ€" stituents. Not at all, says Mr. Carter. ‘The taxpayer does not pay for the| speeches that arrive in his mail. The printing office has a business mmgeâ€"t ment with members of Congress. 'l'hel printing of speeches last year cost about $66,000, all of which was| charged to House and Senate memâ€", prices: Peremmiais $2.50 a doz ; Annuals, SEWING MACHT SOLD AND REPAIRED Yom Six Deilars and up. BJNGEE AGENCY Deerficld, IIL Tel. Deerficld 215â€"3 TO FLOWER LOVERS One biock west of tracks ORRICO GARDENS A. H. MUHLKE Food For Your Lawn and Garden FRANK SILJESTROM FRESH HOT MANURE WELL ROTTED MANURE No BLACK SOIL for hot beds " _ Phone Highland Park 65 bers. ‘The work is done at cost but the legislater pays the bill. ‘The printing office owns the finest kinds mass production machinery, w‘fif‘m 4s awige ~acs. For instance, the three great postalâ€"card presses paid for themselves within three years, and were on hand to meet the emergency demand for such cards. Type set by tl_u‘o»flge annually would A sunâ€"kissed orange today may not have got its golden color from the sun at all but may have received it at the hands of an industrial chemist, working to help nature put the blugh of California upon each individual fruit. In fact, the modern chemist, said Dr. Harrison E. Howe, researcher and scientist, in a lecture at Northâ€" western university recently is producâ€" ing stuff in the laboratory which the pioneer believed could be given only | by nature. The post office is the largest cusâ€" tomer of the printing office. Conâ€" gress comes next and the patent office third. "Coloring ripe oranges and lemons, so that they will appeal to the Amerâ€" ican housewife, is being done every day with thelyne," said Dr. Howe. "The scientist has also put lemon juice in the form of a white powder in a can. Just dump the can SAVE witt: SAFET Y â€"Building Material atyour The first thing to select when planning your vacation or weekâ€" end tripâ€"A good Swim Kap. Keeps the water out and the All colors and sizes. Caps for diving, â€" swimming and â€" for beach wear. Be up to date with Swim Kaps. _ ‘Telephone Highland Park 144 Free Delivery Service Opposite the Northwestern Passenger Station ROBERT W. PEASE, Pharmacist On Top of the Wave SWIM KAPS for lawns ARMOUR‘S FERTILIZERS into a quart of water and the result hahflmhfihm‘ hd_h-t been extracted from the R Sweeter Than Sugar The artichoke of the west is now to contribute to society, said Dr. Howe, market for consumption. It is beâ€" vi surpass the natural silk in both quanâ€" tity and quality. Petting a La Mossback | The only romance in a mossback‘s sowe> life is hugging a pet beliefâ€"Farm and Firesids. (N(Yl' GOOD PLACE TO LIVE Weight Is Capital A few extra pounds before thirty, says a wise adviser, is money in the bank for health and good looks.â€" Woman‘s Home Companion. Add to international problems to be worried about: Uruguay plans to enâ€" large its ‘yy.â€"Rochester Democrat and Chronmicle. Caused by Moth or Ivy Poisonâ€" ing and Sunburn An antiseptic lotion which has had extensive use and given the most _ satisfactory â€" results â€" easily applied. Try it as a reâ€" lief for Heat Rash, Sunburn, Windburn, and Ivy or Oak poiâ€" soning. Will Give You Quick Relief GYPSY CREAM Stop that Itch .‘ Vast Workshop With Business | â€" JAMES COLLINS ELECTRIC ARC and ACETYLENE 82 N. First St. Tel. H. P. 1234 BLACKBURN WELDING CO. CITY DWELLERS ARE MUCH HANDICAPPED With the almost universal popularâ€" ity of the motor car and the advent of the motor bus and other quick means of transportation, the development of the suburb and the small town a few miles from the great city has been greatly enhanced. The modern tenâ€" dency is undoubtedly from the city to the country, so far as the surroundâ€" ing country is concerned at least. The modern business is squeezing the home out of our centers of popnhtionE and the suburban movement should be even further extended, according to Charles J. Galpin, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, who has an interesting article on the subject in the current issue of the "National Republic." 0 in Driver‘s Seat Riding Rough Shod Over Life, Says Investigator be squeezed; and it is the squeezed portion of the population and the squeezing phenomenon that arrests our attention and causes our outâ€" burst, protest and demand to zone the city against dwelling. The tragâ€" edy of the case is not in being driven out by business, but in remaining and having the life of the home squeezed out by business. "If you were to go from city to city and photograph all the surroundings of homes caught in the claws of this city squeeze, you would be astounded at how the human family has been pressed out of semblance to a human home by the business squeeze. Squeezed between buildings, squeezed privations which city residence in any locality of the city suffers, even beâ€" fore the bold encroachment of busi~ squeeze is a suffocation of the home. "The squeeze, first of all, means a jaad better get an architect‘s certifiâ€" eate, if he does not want to violate the Illinois statutes. Auto Painter LETTERING â€" MONOGRAMS High Grade Work 516â€"518 Laurel Avenue GARAGE and CAB SERVICE A main who plans or draws sketches for his neighbor‘s proposed garage fees of an architect, Attorney Genâ€" eral Oscar E. Caristrom declared that if a person drew plans for his own building, and did not make it a prac« tice, it would not incur any viclations of fines. But if a person should draw plans for a proposed building for anâ€" other, he would viclate the law. DON‘T DRAW PLANS FOR FRIEND‘S GARAGE Telephone Highland Park §42 .b . t in LARSON BROS. to the alley, on the voter‘s promâ€" ‘The voter believes Haak‘s Auto Supply Co. TIRES Fhestone TUBE® AMM~IF Phone M. P. 301 # 8. # Butteries Recharged, Rented Repaired Esn mR CR CR V wl TEL H. P. 16 & LAUREL AVE MOTOR CAR _ _ ELECTRIC SERVICE AUTOIOTIYE ILI;CTRIGIAHI \ opmrutsimabiantintye uiien UngeaBatairet 420 North First St. . Tel. H. P. TO ORDER 519 Oakwood ave. Tel. H. P. 1128 Repair of Rebuild Any Make of Radiator Takes Bumps and Dents out of Yoor Auto Body and Fenders Drive your cur in and get estimate CABINET WORK & REFINISHING Cement Work & Grading Contractor Central & Second St. _ Tel. H. P. 949 Painting Per tz To *( _ Well. Pombad _ T hJ Mexer! Well :%â€"'“ * ' 638 Skokie Avenue 1 Box 591 Call Deerficld 269 HIGHLAND AWNING CO. Highland Park Auto Radiator Shop «_ Brdlo Treatie â€" W¢U P En Phone 317 10 8 First ‘Btract PAINTING AND DECORATING Paints, Wall Paper, Glass Window Shades, Auto Glass BUTTER AND EGGS FRESH DRESSED POULTRY Rreavating. All kinds of Grading. _ * 217 North Green Bay Road AWNINGS _â€" TENTS COVERS Carnival and Cnm Tents for Sale or Telephone Highland Park 1482 P. . UGOLINI Office Phone Highland Park 2750 CEMENT CONTRACTOR HIGHLAND PARK Duffy‘s Furniture Bldg. Telephone Highland Park 1349 HIGHLAND PARK BEVERAGE CO. GEORGE TUCKER BUTTER AND EGGS Carbonated Beverages Order a case of Highland Club DANIEL A. FAY 649 Vine Ave. Phone Highland Park 1261 HIGHLAND PARK, ILL BRAND BROS. OF FURNITURE Phone H. P. 2976 H. P. STANLEY §64 Deerficld Avenue CABINET WORK Authorined Radioia Denjer BEVERAGES DECORATORS PA AWNING 813 Eim Place Railroad Ave. PATRICK F. CAWLEY & CO. Contracting and repairing Attractive line of fixtures PHONE HIGHLAND PARK 2222 "Vetter and Better AU the Time" ELECTRIC SERVICE 233 North Second Street Highland Prk, DL RADIO AND ELECTRICAL ... General Building Contractor 622 Railroad Ave. Highwood, HL When you are contemplating building PLUMBING and HEATING Phone 219â€"R or 219â€"J _ Deerfleld, HL Telephone H. P. 998 GUST OSTRAND ERWIN F. DREISKE PLUMBING and HEATING Durant Oil Burners 217 Burchel} Ave. Highwood, 111. PLASTERING CONTRACTORS Garments called for and dettvered Tel. H. P. 495 _ 35°8. St. Johns Ave. FURNITURE UP Mrs. Mezzini & Son + 366 Central Ave. H. P. 3278 GENERAL CONTRACTOR * â€"__T. E. PIERSON . Upholstering, Cabinet Work, Slip NICK BRANDONISIO PLASTERING CONTRACTORS Ornamental and Decerative Plastoring Telephone Highland Park 590 Peter H. K. Grimsonr PLUMBING & HEATING 388 CENTRAL AVENUR PRHONE HIGHLAND PARK °~3 A e ttne 53 South St. Johns Avenue Phone Highland Park 60% A. Carkon, prop. % Furnitare Repatring and Urhointering: Covere and ‘Draperiin e â€"___ . WiD asll for and deliver .. AND REPAIRING SLIP COVERS made to order Upholstering Shop * Black Dirt, Manure "Say It With Flowers" OPFICE 143 BLUOM STREST Tailoring and Repairing EXCAVATING Res. Phone H. P. 2255â€"R Estimates Furnished 2 Yeurs Experienee ALDEN (Not Incorporated) E. NELSON «dbmted and clamned N