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Great Lake Levels Show Rapid Decline Great Lakes levels for November show about twice the average rate of recession from the October levels, acâ€" cording to the monthly report of the United States lake survey. . Lakes Michigan and Huron were 454 of a UNITS OF NATIONAL PARKING GARAGES, INC. ELECTRIC le omnad PARKING close to Loop Stores . End your Loop parking problem this pleasant, «onvenient way: Drive into the spacious entrance of the new Quincy Garage, or the Harrison Parking Garage, lock your car, and leave it. Electricity will park itfor you, untouched by human hands. Shop at the famous State Street stores and smart Boulevard shops close by. Have your purchases delivered to the Garage, where we willsign forthem andholdthem for your return. Electricity will bring your car quickly to you when you wish to leave. You drive out a separate exit without confusion or delay. The atmosphere of a fine hotel, plus rest ommcz .: "FOOMS, â€" WFItING_FOOMS, teleâ€" ® phones, check rooms, m’fi y : afe special features f o of service. Try % ps. this unique [ *\ «i~_ â€" service Shoppers foot more than six inches lower in November than in October, the averâ€" age drop for the month since 1860 beâ€" ing .26 of a foot. ".l'heite two lakes were 1.34 feet lowâ€" er than in November of last year, .43 of a foot below the average Novemâ€" ber stage for the last 10 years, 3.10 feet below the high stage of Novemâ€" ber, 1876 and 2.14 feet above the low stage of November, 1925. enjoy quick THE PRESS Conservation Plan Is Defeated in Election Official Figures Show Although Cook county‘s yote on the $14,000,000 â€"conservation bond. issue voted on in the Nov. 4 election was in favor of the proposal the majorâ€" ity was not sufficient to overcome the negative downstate vote according to complete figures on file in Secretary of State William J. Stratton‘s office. In Ccook county the measure reâ€" ceived ~498,645 votes while 88,417 votes were cast against it Downâ€" @tate the proposal received only 88,â€" 356 of the needed 34,605 votes. The total affirmative vote in the state was £7,001; negative 868,356. Though the proposal received a majority of 18,646 of the votes cast it was considerably short of the reâ€" quired majority of the total vote cast for those running for election to the general assembly. New State Hospital at Manteno Open Soon Fires have been lighted in the boilâ€" ers of the state‘s new hospital unit at Manteno to dry out the plaster and masonry so that the institution may be cpened some time during Decemâ€" ber, it has been announced by the deâ€" pai ment of public welfare. The rew institution will open with a capaâ€" city for 1200 patients, thus materialâ€" iv reducing the woeful overcrowded conditions which Governor Emmerâ€" son found at state institutions when he took office. The bigger the market the better the results. RENT THAT EXTRA ROOM PRESS WANTâ€"ADS for RESULTS §14 Laurel Ave. Telephone 555 GREENSLADE Electric Shop Electrical Contractor FUEL OILS PETROLEUM COMPANY wilon Bs1 â€"â€" PhOneS Wimetiass COMMERCE THOR WASHERS APEX CLEANERS that more than meet the specifications of The Bureau of Standards Highland Park H. P. 555 HUGE SUM IS NEEDED FOR HIâ€"WAY PROGRAM Gov. Emmerson Says $110,000,â€" 006 Will Be Required to Comâ€" plete State Roads Approximately : $110,000,000 will be required to complete the hard road program for Illinois and Governor Emmerson predicts that the bond isâ€" sue will be completed within three or four years. * i ETT TEiiCC Highway officials predict that alâ€" most 800 miles of paving can be comâ€" pleted each year from revenue gained from motor vehicle licenses, federal aid funds and twoâ€"thirds of the state three cent gasoline tax. Any curtailment of the present road revenue would seriously delay comâ€" pletion of the bond issue system, as well as hamper the construction of grade separations and paving proâ€" jects necessary to relieve traffic conâ€" gestion in the metropolitan areas, they said. & hidn .A in "The principal and interest of both bond issues are being paid from curâ€" rent motor license fee receipts, and the yearly surplus is used for conâ€" struction _ and â€" maintenance," . Mr. Cleaveland said. . "To date 7,631 miles of bond issue roads have been paved, leaving apâ€" proximately 2,200 of the 9,800 mile system to. be slabbed. Have Spent $285,774,00 Approximately $285,774,000 have been spent up to Nov. 1, 1930, in constructing bond issue roads, while outstanding obligations for roads in the process of construction total about $14,250,000. "The three cent motor fuel act," he said, "will furnish the revenues needâ€" ed to complete the bond issue system hy 1934 and at the same time will provide for the necessary widening and grade separation work needed in the metropolitan area for the relief of traffic congestion," ‘the highway official continued. "The future proâ€" gram will be financed with current rovenues, no further bond issues beâ€" ing necessary. The highway official called Gov, Emmerson‘s attention to the saving accuring to motorists. HIGHLAND PARK DR. J. W. SHEDD Telephone H. P. 357 DENTIST 47 Bt. Johns Avenue Thursday, Dec. 18, 1930 ILLINOI8