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"' The assessed capital stock of 25 s Lake eunt{h:wpanfiom for 1927 _ _--__ s fixed by the state tax commission amounts to $1,214,350, the largest| E: in the history of the eoun% 'l'hxs| E; announcement was made esdar ;: WWJ- * » $ of the tax department in the * "d%fle&l@w.&.flm- tiee -: of information from chairman of the state tax % The assessment of the state tax & commission are now exh'&ded on E #ull valuation instead of valua-- § tion as formerly. Un::sthofnll 1 valuation in both 1926 1927, the ~@ .'wm?c"mwlg:l year over ous year in e assessed u;ihr--:t:'ek of Lake coun-- & ty corporations, of $638,680. ln' 1926 there were 22 corporations in t the county, thus three new ct;;ggn-' E. tions started operltionl in » The increase in 1927 over the pre-- f vious year is largely due to the <boost § in the assessed capital stock of the 3 North Shore Gas company. In 1926 * the assessed capital stock of the North ¢ Shore Gas company amounted to $257,000, while last year the assessed = eapital stock of this concern was f $900,000. There were small reductions in the assessed capital stock of some 5. eoncerns. > -- _ Thirteen of the 25 corporations are f located in Waukegan. A comparison of the assessed capital stock of cor-- porations in cities and villages of Lake ; ecounty for 1926 and 1927 follow: , 1927 1926 Waukegan __.__.__.$1,138,700 $498,600 + Lake Porest .._.... 10,200 2,500 PAGE EIGHT $638,680 IS INCREASE IN The 25 corporations in Lake coun-- ty and the assessed capital stock of each. according to information from th state tax commission, follow: Waukegan Finance Corp.. Wk 75,000.| Waukegan Snow White Wet 1 Wash Laundry, Waukegan.. 4,500., Waukegan Safe Deposit Co... 1,000 The state valuations for railroads was received last week by County Clerk Hendee and with the arrival yesterday of the valuation for cor-- porations, the tax department was able to start the work of extending taxes Because of the fact that the state tax commission is again 'ate in supplying figures and rates needea by the tax department in extending of taxes, there will again b-- a delay in the starting of collections Up 'This delay handicaps both the offices of County Clerk Hendee and Colhaty 'Treasurer Jay B. Morse. * Within the next week, according to ment will be made of the tax rate for the various school districts in Lake Association Tuesday as a result of the fifth annual Mnhfi'of the or-- ganization in the er House, LAKE COUNTY IN REGIONAL PLAN Greater Chicago was hailed by lead-- ers of the Chicago Regional Planning _ Gen. Abel Davis, chairman of the advisory board of the Codk county forest preserve, the principal speaker for developing a great chain of pre-- at mww~tbeumeon-1 the "Chicago region" -- in other words, the fifteen counties in Tilinois, Indiana and Wisconsin that are within fifty miles of the city. He pointed out as a significant fact that the Regional Planning Associa-- tion was attended not only by Chi-- cagoans and other residents of Cook county but also by representatives of communities far out in the "region." Men from Wisconsin and Indiana were there, and Gov. Edward Jackson of the latter state was one of the speakers. In the opinion of Gen. Davis and others the prevailing key-- note attitude throughout the group *THIS CLASS open spaces and recreation of | cian and lecturer of ability. Promin ad on mooils iJ makionts of the on~ ol shgmicien interssten io cmeuh Davis explained, "Is more use of the the state fig-- is -- confidz2t tire section. We want Indiana folks who live near the dunes to take ad-- vantage of the forest preserves of Cook county. We want folks who live by the forest preserves of Cook coun-- ty to take advantage, when they wish of the dunes in Indiana. "HMHow can this be accomplished? Partly by making the open spaces more inviting, partly by making mo-- tor transportation to them quicker and more pleasant, largely by co-- operation between community leaders in any number of problems they can solve in common." Hopes for Forestway Link Regarding --motor transportation, Gen Davis said the association hopes ga.mmmmefl' able residents of northern Cook county, for instance, not only to drive omr good roads to the dunes, but to drive practically all of the way thru torest proserves : ; >._--. > _ .c .:. . 425 i dudit. aubatacrcnthiratnte _ In his speech last Friday he did fiot greatly emphasize a need for legalization of the metropolitan area. But he pointed out that such areas, comprising sections separated by the state and county lines, are provided to by law in other parts of the na-- mnemdimtedmmnon of the Chicago Metropolitan area would be helpful in facilitating solu-- tions of problems affecting all the region. But he made no prediction as Mvhet.bermchammlmanin\- mediate prospect. -- Definitely necessary, he held, is more land for open spaces, even though the National Playground and Recreation Association has rankea cmwnmmmmmemn- ter of keeping land open for the pleasure of the people. And more land is coming. . -- Wants 3,000 More Acres in Cook County uomphnbw m a'm more acres for the Cook county forest pre-- serves this year," Gen. Davis said, "sgn that the present tract will be con-- tinuous from the north to the south of the county. Cook county already has spent approximately $20,000,000 fo~ its forest preserves. But we need more land--and by 1950 we will need considerable more. "At present the approximate pop-- forest preserves and open spaces. sOrcase sERCCRaeeE C CCC --'-- Soe. _ by 1950 the region's population prob-- l PP iess Anagen S c m t B P 0X © r ably will be in the neighborhood of 8.000,000. We chould have 100,000 _ "That really isn't a high estimate, cither. Paris has within a radius of ffty miles approximately 300,000 open actres for the enjoyment of the pEO-- bi-- And we're talking abo t 100,000 acres for them LIST SPEAKERS | FOR INSTITUTE > Gen. Davis urged that the beauties in Greater Chicago be --included among the principal exhibits of the Thursday, February 16, will b¢} yri«s Edith Rhyne, director house-- Boys and Girls 4--H Club Day, with \norg arts, Millikin University. An in-- a special programy for junior club|structor of exceptional training anc members, parents and friends. Club |experience with rural homemakers demonstration teams from Knox, La-- 'wg, Salle, Grundy and Lake counties will| -- Mrs. Jephtha Randolph, homemak-- participate in the program and noted |er and community mmmm speakers will address the sessions, including Miss Mary McKee and Prof. E. I. Pilchard, of the Univer-- gsity of Tllinois. m o The entire list of spgakers during the convention follows: -- Hon. W. L. Harding, former gov-- ernor of Iowa. Nationally recognized authority on middle--west waterway development. ; of the best known women in her pro-- | fession, an orator with an inspiration-- Dr. Arnold H. Kege!, health com-- missioner, City of Chicago. Weil known health authority and expert on regulative enforcement. Hon. Fred S. Purnell, member of Congress from --Indiana. Noted leader in agricultural legislation and author of the Federal-- Corn Borer law L. W. Heaps, secretary of the Mary-- land Dairymen's Association. Co-- operative dairy marketing expert and successful organization manager. Dr. Henry C. Taylor, economist Northwestern University. National-- ly known authority on Agricultural Miss Carrie C. Williams, clothing specialist Michigan State College. Authority on clothing subjects and one who knows the practical side. Dr. Isabel Bevier, professor emeri-- tus home economics at the University of <Illinois Known nationally and internationally as instructor, lectur-- er and writer. Mrs. Florence Busse Smith, home perienced teacher in homemaking and leader in higher education. Miss Faith McAuley, Institute Home Economics, University of Chi-- cago. Expert of experience who speaks on important subject to Life Association. Magnetic speak-- er who lectures from coast to coast on various phases of rural life. Mrs. Nellie Kedzie Jones, staté lead-- Mrs. Margaret Gray Blanton, di-- rector Child Study, Vassar College Noted expert with a broad knowledge of our debt to Childhood, a lecturer in many states. Dr. Kate Daum, Child Welfare Re-- mlmsuuummgy.m&; er of better nutrition, devoting life for a healthier future citizenship w 'lih & m' umgly' w"nel- :'g"m H. O v!:lnt"tensn. physi cian and lecturer of ability. Promin-- Mrs. Charles C. Schuttler, vice-- world's fair Wisconsin. One But ROTARIANS IN BIG MEETING Twen:'y;five nc)len;ber'r;e:s& the W;:; kegan tary ~clu y ni attended the first open meetil'xs of the newly organized Rotary club in Highland Park which was held at the Morraing hotel. 'l'hemeet.in'y was one of the biggest Rotary aff rs in the history of the district and was attended 'by relpreaentatives of the Rotary from all over the world. Three hundred Rotarians gathered a the dinner in the hotel dining room which was followed ny speeches from various representatives of cluls in far off countries Andrew Ander-- son of Streator. IlIl., governor of the northern -- Illinois distriet, presented the Highland Park charter to S. A. S+t Peter, president of the club President Apeland, of the Wauke-- club spoke in behalf of his Su® and extended congratuiations to the members of the new organiza-- w e e t 0 ce + t bec. Canada; Ches Perry, secretary of the Rotary International; George Whyte of Kenosha, governor of the Wisennsin district: and Andrew An-- NV HorahEnankk -- ERE SE m s e se wri5k derson, governor of the northern Tlli-- ,mcmnn State College. Well known dairy leader and authority on herd lt,esunc methods. -- o Prof. L W. Hacker, Illinois State \Normal University. Educator to dis-- 'cuss rural schools and education as relascd to the agricultural problem. J. R. Holbert, U. S. Department of Agriculture. Specialist in corn breed-- :im.anmtborityoneommm itheir ccntrol. | ~C. V. Gregory, editor Prairie Farm-- 'er. Agricultural leader who will speak on agriculture and industry. Victor Olander. Tllinois Federation 'of Labor. Prominent labor leader will th: United States to attend the meet-- inz of the international board of di-- rectors, held in Chicago. L. J. Wil-- mot of the Waukegan club, who at-- tended the international meeting last summer in Belgium, was surprised to again meet President Bouche 'ryoffl:fl T EC rad «en y / io mat in Prof. W. P. Flint, Entomologist, of lilinois Natural History Survey. Au-- thority on practical methods of con-- trolling the corn borer. Prof. L. F. Graber, Agronomy de-- Noted exponent of alfalfa production ye ceb oak, apdutetrar pqene * ~ 3 Ostend cmb.whomhehadmet.m Belgium during his sojourn there. ! ANNIVERSARY tnouse.on the Iarm NnOuseu paIL 106 ithe. party of pioneers, and another lon the Job W. Tripp farm accommo-- dated the young Rockenbach family. |The children of the Alsatians attend-- ed the Tripp school in Vernon. On Sept. 3, 1864, George Rockenbach, IJr , married Sarah Ott, daughter of Lor-- enz and Ursula Riek Ott. Mr. and Mrs. George Rockenbach i'have had eight children, all but one speak at noon--day luncheon. Miss Neva L Boyd of faculity of Northwestern University. Recreation expert with a déep interest in mak-- ing a better family social life: Miss Anna Lou Maxwell, home fur-- nishing specialist, University of NH-- farm Adelaide, Orman, Almon, Samue: Violet, Preston and Irene. Mrs. Geo Rockenbach died in 1898. He drives his own automobile and continues in active business. He was appointed by Governors Altgeld and Deneen as delegate from Illinois to the Farmers' National Congress in Oklahoma City in 1907; to Madison. Wis., in 1908; in Lincoln, Neb., in 1910 and in Plano, Ill., in 1911. He was supervisor for West Deer-- field township from 1913 to 1917, and He is a director in the Deerfield State Bank, and president of the North Northfield Cemetery associa-- With the exception of the spring of 1925, when he was in California visiting his son Preston, George Rock-- for and at one time the polling place was in Highland Park, and later at Blod-- gett. In 1897 Mr. Rockenbach turned over his farm to his son Ormon, and moved into the village, where he has maintained a large estate. The Rockenbach farm, which had been in the possession of descendants of the Ott family since 1836, is now a;tbo! the Vernon Ridge Country George Rockenbach's memory is ex-- ceedingly keen, and he has been in-- strumental in furnishing considerable material for the history of Deerfield, which has been written for Deerfileld Springfield, I!1.--Requisition -- of Governor Small has been honored by the authorities of Michigan for the return of utel;er Sceott, %liu D«t:cy Scott, wanted in Randolph coun on a murder charge. P was later captured in Mr. Rockenbach has twenty--seven communicable diseases. (Continued from Page 1) IS OBSERV ED in co--operative THE LAKE COUNTY REGISTER, of at by WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.--Interna-- tional peace talk is so generally pure guff that folks.can't be much blamed for not taking it very seriously when they overhear a couple of govern-- ments engaged in it. s It's so now. The United States and France are carrying on a conversation which mighty few people. seem to be pay-- ing any attention to, and yet it's of world importance--if. it means any-- UNITED STATES ~AND FRANCE IN PEACE CONFAB Bay America agrees not to fight France. under any -- circumstances. And then France gets into a war with England, for instance. And blockades England's-- coast. And be-- gins sinking American ships that try to run the blockad@#®. Fine for France, but not so pleasant for America, which--ean't fight her, what-- ever she does -- we've promised we say--Foreign Minister Briand, of France, declared he wished his coun-- try could make an unqualified peace treaty with America -- no war, no matter what happened. y 'This sounded pretty nice, off hand. However. there was a joker in it But does it? At any rate, it's worth understanding. . Not long ago, in a burst of holiday good feeling--through his hat, some Nevertheless, somewhat to M. Bri-- and's surprise, perhaps, Secretary of State Kellogg took him up on his _ For the reason above set forth. Kellogg wasn't able, he explainecd, to discuss an unqualified Franco--Amer-- The league opposes war if it car be avoided, but it hold that, some-- times. it can't be. In such an event if an: outlaw-- power acts: gpean enouch, the league-- members are bound to join one ancther in giving said--outlaw a good whaling. «: ' --Suppose (this presents the leagu* 'm an unpleasant light, but it can't 'be helped, for the sake of argument the league should decide that the United States was due for a. lickin® and shou'ld call on France to he!n rdminister it. *~And France was al-- 'ready pledged not to fight the United :States under . any circumstances y What an embarrassing situai'm! --called, accordingly replied to Sec-- been taking a second think. France belongs to the league tions. x . OBJECTIONS ARE 0 OVERRULED An automatic electric range, con-- trolled by a thermostatic regulator, which may be set to any tempera-- ture desired, 'and the unmit or units will heat to and maintain that temp-- erature. To effect perfectly--timed cooking, an eight day clock eqq';ped with a circuit breaker is part of the equipment, dso that ;m:n eo?k- ing time and proper re for A certain food have been determined, the two units can be set and the Scookini will -- automatically =stop when the food is done. The electric current is controlled &hrough two mercury--tube switches, one attached to the thermostat and the other at-- tached to the mechanism of the Mayor Harwood was called as> a witness by Attorney Hall and was subjected to a lengthy examination about the lettings of the contracts and his financial interests in the "Holy City." Attorney Hall contend-- ed that Mayor Harwood made state-- ments which support claims of the IfMW@ependents that Voliva holds the Zion Institutions and Industries in trust for his church and that as the board members belong to the church they were indirectly interested in letting of contracts for the sewer and water: jobs. clock. The total wealth of Illinois is equal to the combined wealth of the neighboring states of Indiana, Wis-- consin 'and Kentucky, plus that of New Hampshire. f ELECTRICAL THINGAMABOB® peace treaty, but he expressed of na-- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1928 . retary Kellogg that he was all in fa-- vor of the program outlined; but of course, he added. he took it for granted the latter was talking about if it has to. So there you are. C No nationever admitted that it 'was fighting in anything but self--de-- zlense, in all history. ~--"The" negotiations -- between ~Paris and Washington are still going on Most of the new equipment and rolling stock recently ordered by the Chicago, North Shore and Milwau-- kee Railroad--the North Shore Line --at a total cost of over $900,000 e Amecrican 10comvuye \Urp Eid ;md are. now 'bei'xl:_fieused in %eneral' .fr%iight service. storage--battery }'eq pment on these locomotives en-- ables them to handle freight on tracks not equipped with overhead ; power facilities. | ----Final deliveries also have been, made on 15 new steel semi--trailers : which are used in door--to--door over--* night ffdght shipments between Chicago | and~ Milwaukee. -- Other eq:fl)me'nt -roeentg received for this service included three five--ton trac-- ters for hauling the containers to| and from receiving stations. f Construction work on 15 addi-- tional 'steel passenger motor cars, two dining cars and parlor obser-- vation car has been started by the Pullman Car and Manufacturing Company.:. These cars are sched-- uled to' be placed in service on the imain line next May and June. | -- "offensive wartare" -- naturally a NORTH SHORE GETS NEW EQUIPMENT It's hard to end such a discussion, once it's started. But--hark in your ear, this is a secret -- the state department folks ----d4L dA LOLdal COBL OL. OVUZI @UUUSU NCM has been received and plaee(f in *T ingl shi £ 10 lightweight ments of 10 lightweight double--tth safety cars have been made b¥ the St. Louis Car Company. Five of these cars, embracing all the latest safety devices, are now in service on the Milwaukee city lines and three more will soon be added to this service. Two cars will be used on the Waukegan cit% lines. Two trolley storage--battery freight locomotives have been delivered by the General Electric Company and the American Locomotive Company, gave a sweet, sad smile when they read that reference by M. Briand to 'the difference between offensive and 'fensive warfare, and if any treaty is signed, you can put it down in your diary that there won't be any more surprised man in this country than Secretary Kelloge. . The importance of the beekeeping industry not alone from the stand--} point of the production -- of honey, | in itself a valuable food, but from ; its value in the pollenization of | fruits and vegetables was stressed by Director 8. J. Stanard of the mi-' nois departmerit of agriculture in his talk before the banquet meeting of the Illlinois State Beekeepers' Asso-- ciation which met in the Capital city '~As pollenizers of fruits and vege-- tables, aiding in their, productive-- ness, bees are vafuable to the state, Mr. Stanard said. He also spoke of the service the state gives to the beekeepers as protection against a ewllknown disease of bees, known as the American foulbrood. The state department maintains an inspection service which either cures the dis-- ease or destroys the diseased hives. must fight in self--defense up an incubator. . .' It should be set in a room where the bemeferamre may be held com-- paratively constant throughout the hatch--from 60 to 70 defirees Fah-- renheit. The room should permit proper ventilation as an incubator requires a never--ending supply of oxygen. Drafts and direct nnl;ght should be guarded against. Be sure that the --room will allow for proper moisture supply in the machine and "surroundin% atmos i After selecting the location, the next step is to level: up the machine. HOW TO SET UP If not perfectly level, the heat will not be evenly distributed in the egg chamber. The highest corner will the hottest. * If the machine Has been used be-- fore, clean the lamp and provide a new wick. Boil burner in water to remove the car Disinfect the egg chamber, ng a good disin-- fectant that will not stain or grease the machine. _ the thermo-- stat--its sensitiveness determines the uniformity ofvgtempenmre in the incubator. 'E thermometer also needs to be texted to determine its reliability. : -- i _ If the machine KHas been used be-- fore, clean the lamp and provide a new wick. Boil burner in water to remove the carbgn. Disinfect the egg chamber, ng a good disin-- fectant that will not stain or grease the machine. _ the thermo-- stat--its sensitiveness determines In starting the :Jncubator use a medium low flame and do not hurry the temperature to_reach the proper height. If oil is used to furnish the heat, obtain a high grade of kero-- sene for it burns, with a hotter flame and is less gpt to smoke. ,, blotches on face, nectk, arms or body, you do not have to wait for relief from torture or. embarrassment, declares a notedskinsrtul,' ist. . Apply a hittle Mentho--Sulphur and _ improvement shows next day. ~ ' -- Because of its germ destroying prop-- erties, nothing has %ver been found to take the place of this sulphur prepara-- [ USE SULPHUR TO HEAL YOUR SKIN tion. The moment you apply it heal-- ing begins. Only those m have had unsightly skin troubles can know the delight -- this Mentho--Sulphur brings. Even fiery, itching eczema is dried right ' For unsightiy skin eruptions, rash or "'_ ; Get a small jar of Rowles Mentho-- Sulphur from any good druggist There are a few things to . WATCHMAKER Broken Out Skin and Itching Eczema Helped Over Night WATCHES CLOCKS AND JEWELRY YOUR INCUBATOR FOR BESTE RESULTS FRED GRABBE ty of 1 _A man was hanged in Canada re-- -- Millionaires live off of #he fat of 'mflyforkiningzzm He was the land aand politictame off of the | too crazy to plead insanity. fatheads. G ENE S E E. A Great States Theatre Sunday Only, February 5 JOYBOYS 'Kabaret Kapers 'The Love Mart' MON. 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