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PAGE STX Work already completed at the lock near Marseilles and that near-- ing completion at Lockport has been done by union--labor. As Governor Small stepped forward to start the work on the new project he was made a member of the steam shovel-- ers' union, with a life membership The drop between Chicago and Starved Rock is 140 feet. The five locks along the course will have a lift of 126, leaving a fourteen foot mmmt. Lock Gates in World The Lockport lock has a lift of forty--one feet and has the highest lock gates in the world. The two games at the lower end of this lock weigh 315 tons each, and will be rlbd by electricity develomy waterway. The locks will le barges carrying 9,000 tons of freight, equivalent to ten railroad trains of Ceremonies in connection with breaking ground for the new link were attended by state officials and representatives of leading commer-- cial organizations from all sections of the state. Guests were entertain-- ed at a luncheon at the Association of Commerce in Joliet, following which a trip of inspection was made & distance of sixty--two miles be-- tween hte Chicago sanitary canal and the illinois river--all of which work has been done under the pres-- ent administration. Governor Starts New Project. Governor Small 'manipulated the levers of the steam shovel which lifted the first dirt at the great Brandon pool that is to form a lake one mile wide, thirtmve feet deep and three miles in length, a short distance south of Joliet. to the lock nearing completion at Lockport and which will connect with the Chicago sanitary canal. The second lock will be located at Brandon Road, where operations have Et started. A third will be at Heights, where union of the Desplaines and Kankakee rivers from the Illinois. The fourth lock is near Marseilles and is the first of the series to be completed. The fifth lock is at Starved Rock, where BSieur de la Salle could have looked down from the fort which he estab-- lished atop that stately butte and watched its progress. Century in Development A deep waterway which would furnish connections with the Missis-- sippi for the Great Lakes, via the Desplaines and lllinois rivers has been considered since the coming of the first white settlers to Illinois: It has received endorsement of prac-- tically every government. But it was not until 1908 that the state author-- ized a bond issue of $20,000,000 for the project, after a referendum of the voters. highway mten will provide feeders carrying benefits of the new pro-- mtoemynetionofthestate. state itself is to construct the fi Chicago, marks the seventh among mht;:s of the state legislature present year. Representatives ;hcek was a mem-- ber of the general assembly for fourteen years. Other members of the legislature p-'hi.::;ndnring the last year are: tatives John Trotter, A. L. Stanfield, Paris; 8. B. Turner, Chicago; William F. Weiss, Wau-- Interest in the waterway develop-- ment has been enhanced by the hard road system of the state and the progress which has been made in this, together with the fact the state 'mu, IIl.--Passing of Rep-- ive Joseph Placek, ninth dis-- kegan, and Benjamin Mitchell, Chi-- Litigation resulting held up the work until 1919, and then only a start was made. Now nearly $15,-- 000,000 remains available for the SEVEN OF LEGISLATURE M DIE DURING PAST YEAR Already much progress has been made in this direction, looking to-- ward the opening of a channel for of fieets and barges carry-- : commerce between the Great Lakes and seaports of the world is promised by tovernor Len Smaill wound about her throat and yards of Springfield, I!1. -- Completion of the remaining link in the waterway connection which will permit the It was thought possible the men might appear at the inquest. Betty was found dead in ~er apart-- ment Thursday. Her head had been mose and mouth. FINAL LINK OF DEEP WATERWAY NOW UNDER WAY Gordon Chambers who lived with her in the hotel suite where she was killed, and Joe Miller, known as "Eaglebeak" who visited her often after she quarreled with Chambers-- still were sought by police who had refused an offer of attorneys to sur-- render the men in exchange for a promise of immunity from jewel Narcotic User Police believed they had proved that Betty was in Chicago when the Cleveland robbery was staged, al-- though Alexander Swirsky, the victim identified her from a picture as the gi~' bandit who led the hoidup of his store. Associates of the girl had heard her speak of gem theits, out they eredited the stories to narcotics. which credited her with staging a $200,000 diamond robbery in Cleve-- land. But the other picture presented her as just another of the hundreds of girls of the underworld whose silks and jewels came from a succession of CHICAGO, Jan. 16. --The mysteri-- ous life of Betty Chambers, which led to death by blows and strangulation amid her silken finery, puzzled police today as they prepared for a coro-- ner's inquest into her murder. Two pictures of the girl had been Betty police could not tell. She was BETTY CHAMBERS LIFE I$ A PUZZLE We may have some Two alleged sweethearts of Betty-- e, but we've Three Counties Send Half An investigator working through the institutions, pausing here and there to ask an inmate what county he was committed from would find the chances even that he. would re-- ceive the reply: Cook, St. Clair or Vermilion county, as that one of the other ninety--nine counties of the state would be named. These three counties on July 1, 1926, were repre-- sented in the seven institutions by 3,509 inmates, as comtn:red to 3607 for the remainder of the state. _ _ The report shows the following enrollment in the institutions: Illinois State Penitentiary..... 2,639 Woman's Prison ...._._._._._...... 73 Southern lIllinois Penitentiary 1,668 Illinois State Reformatory...... 1411 State Penal Farm............._.__....~ 188 St. Charles School for Boys.... _ 784 State Training School for na Cook county as the center of population of the state, naturally took first place in the number of in-- mates, being represented by 3.043. St. Clair county was credited with 342, while Vermilion county was claimed as the home of 214. ing the ear of 1926. During the sasne per¥od 142 were received from St. Clair county, and 146 from Ver-- milion. From the remaining coun-- ties of the state 2,058 were received during the year, the total commut-- ments being 3,373. Every County Represented Every county in the state was rep-- resented among the membenhihof the seven institutions. In this Put-- nam county held the honors of the smallest representation, being cred-- ited with but one prisoner, and he received during the year. es Calhoun county was next high, with three inmates, while Kendall and Stark. county were each repre-- sented by four. Honors were equal-- lg divided between Boone, Brown, dwards, Hancock, Hardin and Jo-- Daviess, each with five. All of the prisoners from Kendall county were received during the year. The same condition was true of Jersey county, which is credited with eleven in-- _ Of those claiming Cook county as their home 1,027 were received dur-- Ratios of Pougtion Despite the fact that Cook, St. Clair and Vermilion counties sent 1,315 of the 3,373 inmates commit-- ted to the penal, reformatory and corrective institutions of the state duririg the year, the ratio based on population is far below many of the rural counties of the state. The ratio of Cook county is 27.6 per 100,000; Spfl%field, Ill.--At the close of the year fi 1926 there were a total of 7,206 int in the penal, reformatory and corrective institu-- tions of the state of Illinois, it is gvulod from the report just issued the Department of Public Wel-- fare: > Of this number 6,680 were males and 516 females. -- _--_ _ _ that of St. Clair county 81.2, and Vermilion county, 145.1. The ratio of Cook county is but little above one--half the state average of 46.8, and is less than the ratio of eighty-- elgat. of the downstate counties. ope county shows the highest ratio of commitments based on popu-- lation, 249.3 per 100,000 inhabitants. THREE COUNTIES Pulaski county is second high, with ar&ioo(%&lpetloo,ooomm' tion. -- Following comes Jac , with a ratio of 213.5; Clay, 197.9; Schuyler, 165.6. The lowest ratio as shown by the Girls e to the words of the famous song. They seemed to sum up the public ideal, a haven of rest and relaxation, a retreat from the strife and turmoil of the outside world. _ But insurance companies _ _who have acquired their knowledge s by paying thousands of dollars to meet accident claims, show facts and Aigures to seriously disturb this feeling. "It is the little things that fell," concluded this company, which RESPONSIBLE .FOR HALF CRIMINALS ed upon to protect his home from marauders, of fencing his property. Now the protection is not so much against trespassers as for his child-- ren, who are apt to run into the street while innocently at play. The old picket fence has disappeared and in its place is the modern chain link steel mesh fence which even the most acrobatic youngster can-- not climb. > reaiizeq Dy Imost as keenly as are The bathroom and kitchen prov-- those of the outside. Accidents on | ed deadly places for the imprudent. the street and. road, in the air, Nearly a hundred gulleless: persons, afloat, on trains and in remote unversed in the ways of bathtubs place~ have a dramatic quality and elusive cakes of soap, took ex-- ltaat naturally interests newspaper pensive falls that cost them much editors; they make good copy. But pain and time in the hospital, and accidents in the home are often s0 added more than $20,000 to the Insignificant in nature that they do liabilities of one insurance com-- noi qualify as rews stories. The pany. Nearly a thousand were cut very relaxation which the home by sharp knives, broken bottles, invites is possibly its greatest razors and razor blades, and other source of danger. Persons who edged instruments and cost the are ever on the alert for accidents same company more than $71,000. on the outside, revert to type who'n' The old familiar wheeze, "just at home,. and let down. They slip on the step and come down," might thread their way throu.hiwulltenlly obeyed by 600 persons, the mazes of urban traffic success= whose consequent woes cost an in-- fully, keep a life preserver lundy?nuunoo eompany nearly $64,000. when at sea, insist on a seat in the Nearly 400 householders were laid cer »r coach of a train and in up by bumping into objects around other ways provide for their safety, the house, according to other re-- but they throw down their guard cords, while 69 said "excuse me" when at home. f |\too late and same to grief as they | Bathroom Proved Deadly [bumped into each other hastening It is for this reason thx many About the home. thoughtful persons have gone back | Falling For a Loss to the old custom, originating in' _ Most popular among the methods the days when every man was call-- of e Hiimnim ts HAANHE: _ Hhnc: Te ah ie ts .) Hicn on us +_,__ _ Blind To Home Perits o The perils of the home are not realized by most as keenly as are those of the outside. Accidents on the street and. road, in the air, afloat, on trains and in remote 1 place~ have a dramatic quality ltaat naturally interests newspaper editors; they make good copy. But accidents in the home are often so Insignificant in nature that they do noi qualify as BRews stories The very relaxation which the home invites is possibly its greatest source of danger. Persons who are ever on the alert for teeldcnu' on the outside, revert to type who'n' at home. and let down. They: might thread their way throuchi the mazes of urban traffic l\ncee.-i fully, keep a life preserver handy | when at sea, insist on a seat in the: eer »r coach of a train and in other ways provide for their safety, but they throw down their guard when at home. 84 | b00 accidents sustained by folks in the United States last year, a total which ircludes only those accidents to which alt of us are exposed without regard to employment, more than a quarter, or 2,006,400 ocourred in or about our homes! It might come as a shock to many to learn that while 25,000 people were killed in automobile accidents during the year 1926, nearly 19,000 lost their lives due to mishaps in the home. Also that out of an estimated total of 7,880,-- HERE is no place lik& home," sang the poet. "T "Also no place like it for getting hurt," have F chorused some bard-- 4 headed and practical ¢ persons -- who---- have paid heavy doctors' bills in forming their opinions. Millions have thrill-- (1} 443 | ~Out in Cleveland, a few years ago '--as time flies--a man named White was peddling his candies from door 'to door. He observed us chewing | toothpicks and straws, and said, "I'll | capitalize that idiosyncrasy." He 'went to Yucatan and taught us to 'chew--God save the mark!--one hundred million dollars' worth of [ramy« year. _: . _ ____-- _ _ I have a friend in Nema\'en to-- day who is fighting to a ship-- ment of nhra'clocks through the fastnesses of the Himalayas. ; We are experiencing widespread prosperity but it has been aptly called a -- "profitless . prosperity." Business men are working harder than ever before to make ends meet. Why, then, do they seem to--find such zest in carrying on? _ S Does not the reason lie in the fact' that business today is one grand and | glorious adventure?* . It is not the| drab, money--grubbing, sordid, dull' and stupid activity which certain| modern writers picture. 0_ _ | Consider the American -- business man! Strategy, -- resourcefulness, keenness, quickness of decision, he must have. These are tt? bone and sinew of adventure. And there died recently in Colum-- bus, Ohio, a man named Ohio Columbus Barber. He lived 'his ad-- venture. He dipped the tall spruce into phosghorus and -- gave us matches, that we might discard the primitive tools of our ancestors. His was the romance of becoming the world's greatest matchmaker. Reports received from the federall ing infection be assumed. by the bureau of mines indicate that while! farmers themselves, and this is the the nation, as a whole, showed in--| policy on which the federal depart-- creased coal Sroduction during Deée--| ment expects to operate next year cember, the slump in production in |and in the firiod during which the Illinois was practically equal to the| borer may present in the corn increase in the rest of the nation. growing areas of the country. «. Even in the slump season of 1923' State Aid Pledged ; the production surpassed that for! Appropriation of $100,000 was December of 1927. In 1923 the| voted by the last séssion of the men-- weekly average was 1,485,000 tons,, eral assembly for the control of the while present indications are that; corn borer in Hlinoi=,. Distribution the average for December of the'rests with the Donartment of Agri-- past will find several thousand | culture, cwith reimhursement to «be tons mrw this figure. made at a rate up to one dollar per Romance and adventure! A busi-- ness man lives it from morning till night.--Merle Thorpe, in Nation's Business Magazine. ' sSLUMP IN DECEMBER PRODUCTION OF COAL Springfield, -- IIlL., Jan. 16.--With the coal mines of Illinois closed for seven months during 1927, and 70,-- 000 miners in idleness, the situation in the state, at present, is not up ing to nfi:rts received by the Di-- vision of Mines and Minerals. For many of them, it is not a bread--and--butter fight. Many could retire and view the struggle from a sheltered grandstand.-- -- _ _ -- Thirty--six of the counties of the state fell below the state ration of 46.8 per 100,000, while this rate was exceeded by the remaining sixty--six. The business man today has to run like the devil in order to stay where he is. Teil se compared to p:guhfion _isl PUSH _FIGHT -- ON Id by Carroll county with a ratio| -- > EUROPEAN BORER of 4.9 per 100,000 population. Grun-- en onienrerce dy county stands in second place.| Springfield, Ill. --Failure on the Both Carroll and Grundy counties | part of congress to make appropria-- committed but a single prisoner dur-'tion for a continuation of tge fight ing the year, and it is due rather to| against the European: corn borer a difference in population than tolwiu leave the farmers of Illinois the fact that Grundy county sen--| without indemnity with the excep tenced a female, that the ratio of!tion of that given by the state. that county is aligfly higher than| While no serious evidence of the in Carroll county being 5.0 per 100,--| borer has been found in this state, 000. it is expected if the march westward Thirty--six of the counties of the ) continues it will invade this state state fell below the state ration of lwi't:hin the next few years. -- number of commitments during the THE ROMANCE OF BUSINESS what should -- be expected, accord-- o#er stray sakates, and other objects Juniqr. ~Some of paved the way for in a like manner. Most popular among the methods of falling about the home ~were trips over uneven ground. These causes threw 3%% persons for a loss both physically and Anancially. Other records revealed 240 selected porch and house steps as the scene for their tumbles with serious re-- sults, while 125 blamed the rest of the world because they tripped skates, express wagons objects left around by ome of the last group way for their own falls |_ Indiana has already been invaded | by the borer, with heavy damage ! resulting to the corn crop.. It is be-- |lieved it is only a matter 'of time | before the pést will spread to Illi-- | nois, Wisconsin, lowa, Nebraska, Missouri,' Minnesota, Kansas and ; other states of the corn belt. l Peril Is Increasing It is contended by those who dis-- agree with Secretary Jardine that the peril ~which faces agriculture is , greater now than when he . urged | congress to appropriate $10,000,000 | for the cleanup work of last spring, |and that for the federal government to abandon the field would be a dis-- lcquragement to. the farmers who are ' co--operating in the work. * ~Becretary of Agriculture Jardine announces. that congress will not be requested to make appropriation for a continuation of the work carried on in the eastern states during the | past two years, and what funds are | available will be used for scouting i purposes and efforts to -- maintain quarantine against long distance spread of the borer. 2 $8,000,000 Is Expended ; The last session of congress ap-- propriated _ $10,000,000 for -- corn { borer eradication work, of which ap-- | proximately: $8,000,000 has been ex-- | pended. Secretary Jardine announces \ the remaining $2,000,000 will be 'used for the purpose of cleaning up river bottom acreage, for which co-- }operating farmets will be allowed at , the rate of $2 per acre. After this i fund is used up farmers will be un-- 'able to look to the federal govern-- ment for additional assistancte in re-- llieyiqg them of the plague. © It is pointed out that the plight of the farmer is already serious and that to compel them to assume ad-- ditional burdens in compelling them to assume all of the burden in the eradication of -- the corn borer will add to their discouragements. . The cleanup work of the past year re-- duced the rate of increase maintain-- ed by the pest in 1926, but it is re-- garded the danger is still a serious Secretary Jardine is taking thelcreased appropriation,' for 'it is the ; position that prevention of serious| fourth of fifth year that will bring injury to crops is primarily the re--, re~ s and pay big dividends.' | sponsibility of the individual farmer,| -- "Here is an industry divided into| who is interested in producing a| four large groups--the power com-i marketable crop of corn. He holds| panies, the manufacturers, the job-- the corn borer is here to stay, and bers, and the contractors. Of course,| that the farmers must prepare;the sales problem affects: every. themselves to deal with such con--| group. Progress toward closer co--| ditions as, may arise. |< > ation is already a. fact when | Self--preservation, it is claimed, each group realizes its dependence will suggest that the cost of reduc--,-- <~= other. For 'no group can do| ing infection be assumed by the| the job alone. .. . We all want to do | farmers themselves, and this is the something; we can't do it alone, but policy on which the federal depart--| so far we haven't had sense enough : ment expects to operate next yea.:|to vet together.' and in the fifiOd during which the" "No one who knows the accom-- borer may present in the corn plishments of -- trade _ teamwork growing areas of the country. | thrauch associations is likely to be--| % State Aid Pledged 4 lieve ~Lth'ater. §prgc'l_di'§1.g's enthusi-- | Springfield, Ill. --Failure on the part of congress to make afi'gzopria- tion for a continuation of fight against the European:-- corn borer will leave the farmers of Illinois without indemnity with the excep STATE ALONE TO § PUSH FIGHT -- ON § r EUROPEAN BORER THPF Y _A sons were so severely injured that| ---- All--Steel Saves Lives ' they collected insurance claims and|-- Out of its total of automobile ac-- pald most of it to doctors.because cidents this company found these they were lazy or careless in get, causes to be the factor in more| ting out of bed. Family pets did than one--third of the cases. . The not enjoy the pranks of their losses, as expressed in Hability masters and mistresses and showed claims paid, was nearly one--half of their dislike of such lack of con-- the total claims paid for motor car sideration by biting nearly a hun-- accidents during the year 1926. dred severly. * ]The.e Agures in ;accidents where | The same company exhibited a'staunchness of dar body is the | mounting _ . bill _ for: . accidents main factor, illustrate the conten--| throughout the-- year for various)tion. of experts that the all--steel' othem forms of carelessness, such motor car saves~life, limb and as backing into or handling hot damage -- costs if| an unfortunate stoves, pipes and radiators, slip-- crash occurs. They also back ex--| shod methods of eating and drink-- 'pert opinion that accidents are less ing,--ivy and other shrub poisonings likely to happen if the car has nar-- and infections, falls on the ice, and row windshield posts giving fuller a variety of tumbles over furniture, vision to the driver. Numberiess . appliances, ladders, :fd various |statistics have shown the value of other pitfalls that lurk about the this foresight on the part of motor--. home. _ Not to mention a great ists. 2e : | number of the better known and |_ The all--steel body gains its shock . more obvious forms of accidents. ing qualities from the facti The street and the great out--ithat its various sturdy solid steel sons were so severely injured that they collected insurance claims and pald most of it to doctors. because they were lazy or careless in Cete ting out of bed. Family pets did not enjoy the pranks of their masters and mistresses and showed their dislike of such lack of con-- sideration by biting nearly a hun-- dred severly. * Fight Up to Farmers and badly injured for their Bed Not So Sate _Five English towns, during 1926, gave doles to 20 per cent of their population. --They now find .them-- selves in a state of, general doledom, with -- their ~treasuries empty and their credit destroved. & It is now becoming clear, even to many of, the --leaders of the Labor Party in Britain, that Socialism can-- not stand on its own legs. There is no magi¢ in it to reduce costs nor to increase output nor to promote prosperity. It is sheer incompe-- tence and mendicancy, under a high-- sounding-- 'name.--Nation's Business Magazine. : "Advertising and intelligent pro-- motion seem more calculated to de-- velop new outlets. Not a @he--year campaign, but one of--'five years to start with and, if necessary, with in-- creased appropriation,' for 'it is the fourth of fifth year that will bring re~~'s and pay. big dividends.' _ Nation's Business Magazine says: "The virtue of associational effort in solving trade problems is in .a wider way of acceptance by the quality of .its recommendation to the electrical industry. It was W. E. Sprackling, president of the Tubular Woven Fabric Company, who cham-- pioned the benefits of, teamwork to the policies division of the National Electrical Manufacturers ~Associa-- tion.-- New markets must be found, he said. 'When unsolicited demand is ended, continued concentration on the technical interests will do no service to merchandising questions. "No one who knows the accom--| the saving made to the motorists of plishments of -- trade _ teamwork Illinois, he pointed out with the thrau--h associations is likely to be--| showing that while tests prove a lieve that Mr. Sprackling's enthusi--| saving of six cents a mile as the asm has run off with his reason in | difference in cost between traveling advocating a policy of organized the hard {'oads of Illinois and: the promising means to greater sales average dirt highway, if but one-- ~lume, --For a three--billion--dollar'| sixth of this saving is considered, or b>:siness, one--thirtieth of one cent| this saving is regarded as $50 to does seem 'little enough to spend on each of the 1,500,000 automobilists such a necessary piece of work'." ' using the hard roads of Ilinois _ _Apparently, Socialisn can only be carried on as long as Capitalism wil} pay its debts. ~ -- _ * + ._A recent report shows that one whole county in England, Monmouth, has been plunged into insolv'ency/by' its Socialist Councellors. © "Here is an industry divided into four large groups--the power com-- panies, the manufacturers, the job-- bers, and the contractors. Of course, Socialism in England is rapidly becoming a synonym for bankruptcy. One by one the municipal enterprises that were started by the Socialists, in the heyday of Fyabhnism. twen-- ty years ago,'are,becoming insol-- vent. & + . Even the famous --street--cars of Glasgow, which were expected to lift the burden of local taxation, -- are now in the red ink. Every "Red" enterprise, so Britain has found, lands in the red ink eventually. acre "up,oIL proper showing the cost of the eradication work has exceeded regular farm practices, and it is ex-- ¢ess to all monies received from the fegeral government for this purpose. Some evidences of the borer were reported during the season in the northeastern section of the state. + TEAMWORK IN BUSINESS '*~NNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1928 ENGLISH SOCTIALISM /. Springfield, IIL, Dec. 26.--During the summer season of 1927 there has been constructed in the state of Illinois 643 miles of improved. high-- . ways, 520 miles of which is state ; bond issue system and the remainder ; built laethe counties of 'the state | under general supervision of the ~state highway department. Of this 'construction : approximately 8335 miles is on the $100,000,000 -- bond issue. & and the highway engineers guard-- ing dangerous curves and embank-- ments with steel safety nets it is reéasonable, according to Fred 'W. ves. It is being replaced by heavy woven steel fabric, which acts, as Prof. William J. Putnam of the University of Illinois has described as a "shock absorbing net." With the drivers availing themselves of the protection of all--steel bodies That this is but a small part of the saving made to the motorists of Illinois, he pointed out with the showing that while tests prove a saving of six cents a mile as the difference in cost between traveling the Rant roads of Illinois and the Route No. 104 will extend from Mt. Sterling in a southwesterly di-- rection across Brown, Morgan, San-- gamon and Christian counties, . to near Taylorville, -- where a junction will be formed with Route No. 24, between Springfield and Pana. At Mt. Sterling it will intersect Route No. 31; at Jacksonville it will join Route No. 3, 10 and 34, and cross Route No. 4 at Auburn. The cross-- ing of the Illinois river will be made at Meredosia. : s Many Delegations Present The gathering at Jacksonville was attended by large delegations from all of the towns and villages to be benefitted by the two routes, accom-- panied by. bands and with members of the delegations carrying banners in tribute to Governor ~Small and hard roads. + % Hegdring. was held at the high school building and because of the large number of visitors in the city residents of Jacksonville courteous-- ly gave way at the auditorium. Des-- pite this less than one--third 'of those present for the hearings were able to gain admission. ._ With this --statement : Governor Smail. laid before road boosters at Jacksonville plans of the state ad-- ministration for the coming year, durirtg which it is planned to eclipse any previous record of thestate of Illinois for road building. .---------- Road Hearings Held -- The occasion was public hearings on Sections of State Routes No. 78 and 104. Route No. 78 when com-- pleted will--connect -- Havana with Jacksonville, serving the counties of Mason, Cass and Morgan and touch-- ing the county seats of Havana, Vir-- ginia and Jacksonville. At Havana junctions will be formed with State Highway No. 43, and also with No. 95 and 100 when constructed. At Jacksonville it will connect -- with Routes No. 3, 10 and 36, while -- it will cross Route No. 3 at Virginia. Spokesmen for the various delega-- tions presented their pleas for the early construction of the two high-- ways, pledging full support to the state highway departméent in the securing of the entire right of way at an early date. Construction of the highways as a part of the pro-- gram of 1928 was asked. * Immense Saving to Motorists Discussing the road work as car-- ried on under his administration, the problems with which he had been confronted and the fight made to bring the cost of construction to the lowest point possible, resulting in a reduction of from ?2,000 a mile to $29,000, Governor Small impressed upon his audience the immense sayv-- ing made. _ _ n inle 15 Another factor has been the gen-- eral trend away Trom the wooden rail lgncflng along dangerous cur-- Raillroad companies have long since discovered the efficacy of the all--steel body for passenger coack-- es. : In : collisions they have not splintered nor caught fire, thereby saving hundreds of lives The ap-- plication of 'the all--steel body to automobiles has reduced the haz-- ards of motoring to a remarkable degree, accident #asualty figures show. -- ; ROAD PROGRAM FOR 1928 WILL _ _ SET NEW RECORD parts are electrically welded, gas welded cor riveted together, differ-- ing radically from the wooden body fastened -- with glue and screws 'and covered with a thin metal® sheeting. in cost between traveling kvads of Illinois and: the irt highway, if but one-- is saving is considered, or p is regarded as $50 to was --also the most expensive in claims paid. The so--called brutal sports, football and boxing were excelled in accident results by such inild diversions -- as bathing and swimming, boating and canoeing. fishing, horseback riding, hunting and such activities as basketball. Johnson, father of the 'SBafety First' movement, to expect some abate-- ment in the number of fatal high-- way aecidents. Contagious diseases in the down-- state sections show a decrease ac-- cording td?)a report just issued by Dr. Isaac D. Dawlings, state direc-- This unusual tribute given by the Senate and the House was prompt-- ed by the graduate of the members over the excellence of the service, both local and Long Distance, and which proved a big help to them in their work around the Capitol. tor of health. The report shows that there are 195 cases of diphtheria, 226 of scarlet fever, 15 of typhoid fever, and 24 cases of small pox. One of the acts at the last ses-- sion of the Alabama State Legisla-- ture was the passage of a joint res-- olution, thanking the Southern Bell Telephone and %'elegraph Company for the service given at the Capitol during the Legislative session. Some slight differences of opinion were in evidence as to the actual lo-- cation of the. two highways, but as a result of the hearings all dele-- gations pledged united support and that right of way would be secured when the state highway department erxpresses ~preference because of economy or greater number to be benefitted. * there is an annual saving of $75,-- 000,000 to the motorists. LEGISLATURE LAUDS TELEPHONE SERVICE Governor Small informed his audi-- tors that already preliminary work is completed to insure construction of not less than 1,000 miles of state highway during the season of 1928, while the state highway department will continue to push its work dur-- ing the winter and early months of spring with the goal of setting a record which will equal, if not sur-- pass the record of 1024 when1,230 miles of hard roads were construct-- ed in the state. This chart indicating the upward trend both in the rail ami motor transport business in the past nine years is being fhiled with each member of Congress by the Taxation Committee of the National Automobile Chamber ot Commerce. The Com-- mittee contends that transportation. rail or wotor, 15 a Beces« sity, and that a repeal of the war taxes on motor transports« tion should logically follow the repeal of the war taxes on K¥* railroads which was effected several years ago, ph Baliors of Poi!a Rail and 1k Courtesy of the Nationa) Automobile Chamber grway Traxsport Growi _ According to figures the pedes-- trian was the safest of all persons. Industrial and occupational hez-- ards are still great, judging by comparatively large number of : cidents.> Train and street rai> travel also showed many ; while public buildings ans + weer the scenes of numess: haps of major quality. Ho-- horse drawn vehicles has = % quota of accidents.. Which brin=s us back home with the thougbt that carcfulness like charity "be-- gin@ at bhame * Not far behind footpall in dan-- ger was seuffiing and wrestling, polo and hockey, skating, bowiling and winter sports. Even dancing brought on more accidents than boxing, and=>bicycle riding aqimost as many. Accidents at parks, pic-- nics and outings, and at theatros, churches and concerts passed box-- ing. in danger, while the country and woods were among the great-- est sources of risk. Billliards and pool claimed--a number of accidemt victims. 4 gymnasium exercis©s and tennie and squash. s 3 For dishonesty in classroom work, 99 students out of a student body of 8,500 at the University of Wis-- consin were reported to the disci-- pline committee last session. Of the 99 students, 54 were found guilty and punished,'fi»d of these 35 were men amz 19 were women. Durinz the past three years 165b student:s have been found guilty and punish-- ed, of whom 117 were men and 48 were women. Of the three--year total, 70 were freshmen, 50 sopho-- mores, 31 juniors, 12 seniors, 1° was a graduate student, and 1 an adulit special student. The most common penalty imposed upon those found guilty was "probation," and the re-- quirement that extra credits hbe dents; of whom 4 were second of-- fenders, were suspended during the three--year period. ject lesson in street railway opera-- tion on a five--cent fare basis, soon ;illrkbeu so!d. p'atl auction at %: New o unici Buildingy. ven-- ture was a complete failure because oftheinabilit.yottbe?mwpny its way athensuch t.l:e low fare. Sewrzlc; dopg w com ic had n supplying power fior ra-- tion of the system aws lml.me to collect any of its bills. The city still owes $140,000 for power alone. Pri-- vately operated buses with 10--cent fares have taken the place of the unsuccessful municipally -- operated street Tmiway. * EVEN A GRADUATE STUDENT MWAY "CRIB" ~New York, N. Y.--Fifty--three slreet cars and seven electric track-- less trolleys, comprising the equip-- Relivay, which former Mapor Hylan way, ormer or Hy of Ne! Nork established as an ob-- DREAM OF FIVE--CENT FARF. MUNICIPAL LINE END AT PUPBLIC sSALE ~<s *"*C 8 for graduation Nine stu-- Even dancing accidents than -- riding almeost i at parks, pic-- nd at theatros, ts passed box-- is. the ceountry ong the great-- BRilllards and har s.f ninck Aosmt® &