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This amendment makes it easier to amiend the Constitution of this State in this: u: -flhmm&-mm&udh&mwdmuc to bm*dhmu&::n to the People for or reje i general election of members of the Assembly: Provided, however, that no ame ' proposed or woted on during the time the United States is engaged in war, or within one f the declaration of peace. & 1 'MnMd&oMAfl?dflfiuflufiM"&Mh : relation to the construction by the State of Illinois, of durable hard--surfaced roads upon public highways of--the State along designated routes, and the provision of means for the d&omwz'uimadm dbMdM'fiMW the construction by the State acting through its _ of Public Works and Buildings, subject to the Governor's of a State--wide aystem of hard roads, on routes described; for control and maintenance, and for conditional com-- .! The policy of the regular body ap-- pointed by Governor Smail has not heenumubdqmmw @uctions, although that bas been one Of its chief objectives, Better service thas been the chief purpose, 'The con-- 'mrhhthumchlnxood cervtcouhhhlovu rates. The ecords of the commission show and t:o utilities themselves boast that eir service at this time is the best kthat it has ever-- been in Tilinois. i To get improved service has re-- quired a great deal of what is called *"new money" to be invested in the utilities concerns. A fact not gen-- erally known is that no utilities con-- bonds, without securing authority from the Iifinois commerce commission. . Be-- fore it authorizes any utility concern ko expand its capital or to increase Uts bond issues, the commission must know for what the money is to be Revenue of Ilinois Utilities : Cut $25,000,000, but They _ Grow Bigger and Better. ies $5,000,000; telephone . utilities, $2,000,000; transportat'on utilities, in-- tluding elevated lines, $13,000,000; electric power and light utilities, $5, AT REDUCED RATES Exclusive of steam railroads, over which it bas only a limited jurisdic-- tion, the commission has, since its organization three and a half years ago, entered orders which save the consumers this $25,000,000 a year. These orders were not all entered at one time; they have been in effect on an average, bhowever, of two and a half years. Therefore, the total say-- ing to consumers thus far reaches the extraordinary total of $62,000,000. The records of the commission show operating in 62 counties in lilinols, and that 450 communities were hene-- Ated by them. By classes of utilt-- ' Accepting rate reductions which to-- tal $25,000,000 a year, the public util-- ity concerns of Hlinois are giving their customers the best service they have ever furnished, under the supervision of the lilinois commerce commission, appointed by Gov. Len Smaill. Im-- proved service at lower rates, there fore, instead of being paradox, is a demonstrated fact. tax to be omitted in any year in which sufficient money from other sources Th ren es wam renecaant to maek euch garezens l Push reaci ons i?dm*.!"w.'"'!&;"wm" pensation for roads already ; gives such department full power to mflM;mwaamhufimu to issue $100,000,000 of serial bonds, bearing interest at not to exceed four per cent; appropriates said sum to said department; levies a tax sufficient to pay said interest as it shall accrue, and to pay off said bonds within 30 years from issuance, but provides that such payments may be made from other sources of revenue and requires moneys in the Motor Vehicle Law Mwnhfiu"hn&m(flkflwhmm':fi mernts of principal and interest of prior State road bonds) and such tax to be omitted in any year in which sufficient money from other sources vides for publication and for submission 'to the People; makes the provisions lumdud-h'hnu-lb"bupm:-lphrmu State to the making of such payments; go into full force and effect? CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BALLOT . The proposed amendment of Section a, Article XIV of the Constitution of the State 'This amendment makes it easier to amend the Constitution of this Btate in thist it , and while it does not guaran Against the proposed amendment to Section a of Article XIV of the k'ymwmw-dmmdu 4% '--_° --¢ + _+_ November 4th, 1924 * | County Cler® \ ~ _ 4 ROAD IMPROVEMENT BALLOT be|;: A soft answer turnath away wrath ran-- but it encuorages bores to call you -- _ on the telephone. ' In the same period, 814 railrond crossings were investigated and orders were lssued for either gates, watch-- men, wig--vwag signals, subway or over-- head crossings, all in behalf of public Duting the 1922 and 1928 grain ship-- ping seasons the commilasion was called upon to provide care for the farmers® products. There were serious "car famines," and the pleas reaching:--the commission for relief were urgent. The commission accepted the responsibil-- Ity of relieving the situation, and did relleve :It through numerous confer-- ences "with railroad heads "and by keeping constant watch over railroad terminals and divisions to keep cars policy of lower rates, better service and protection for the public will be followed for another four years, * hmm-tMconmlxhu kept in mind that its supreme duty was to get the lowest rates possible without Impairing the investment, be-- cause an impaired investment would mean poor service, and good service Service betterments also entailed an immense amount of work. In this period the commission held 4,082 for-- mal. hearings and disposed of 7,625 informal complaints, all bearing upon .SPECIMEN BALLOT securities representing this tremen-- dous investment are largely owned by the people of the state. But they are. KFor instance, one of the largest con-- cerns of the state boasts that over QT per cent Of its "stock is owned in Few people 'realize the immensity of the total investment in public ul:}- ities in Hlinols. * That investment at the end of 1919 was $1,188,005,705; at the end of the year 1928, it was $1,-- $02,450,457, an increase of $228,400,1752 for© service extensions and better In the war period the equipment of utilities companies was permitted to run down. -- This tremendous total was used either to restore utility proper-- ties to good condition or to extend the service of these concerns. Te W Boon n effect, Curthey wnat the it does, in effect, or bwfimocx In the period that the present com merce commission has beld office it has authorized stocks and bonds in the .gross amount of $863,000,000,. ---- It is, of course, universally known that SPECIMEN BALLOT Lake County, Ilincis. If Governor Smail is --re--elected, the Few people realize, either, that the November 4th, 1924 #¥ Heights, O., a Cleveland suburb, was taking flight. Police pursued Holt's car more than 30 miles before it crashed into another. machine. ~Holt, who meanwhile had jumped out of the car, leaving Leota's mother at the wheel, was captured a few minutes later. Leota is shown in the arms of Detective Lieutenant Emmet Potts of Cleveland after the three had been returned to Cleveland. ; =i~ This little crippled girl, 8 year--old Leots Horton of Cleveland, was a pa-- thetic figure in a thrilling police thase in and around Wheeling, W. Va. 'With her--mother, Mrs, Margaret Horton, she was riding n an automobille in which Albert Holt, wanted for the murder of a policeman in Shaker "She Was in Police Chase -- NO Shall an Act of the General Assembly of Tllincis entitled, "An Act to ."*.pd'hMumuhflmu-mu banking' approved June 23, 1919,." which, in substance prohibits branch --banks, go into full force and effect? For "An Act to amend sections , 8, 1%, 82A A revise the law with relation to banks Ind thnking.' approved June 13, 1919." | 'Tis well for you to understand & x " )2 @A 308 |* onl -. «5 : _ s ME + vors Jn being faithful to your I+nad; ; -- And loyal, unl%l! heart, © Agrinst "An Act to mummuu'-'-' Tobothonfiwhonqdlym Is, oh, by far--much better The groat election stage is set, ~We all play in the cast; > Your--cue is just to--cast your vote Before the time has passed. Don't cast aside your national rights, Bue oue ts miuees taet inrartere," -- ut @ : terfere; e out .m your vote. , That yoting plays a part. CAST A V OTE at of the General Asssinbly of the State of Illinois, ' SPECIMEN BALLOT m e" S ¢.' psft? ~ mt : m, GClerk * BANKING AMENDMENT BALLOT oi on BANKING LAW BALLOT amend sections a, 4, 5. 7, 8, 11, and 17 of 'An Act to hb%"l'h"mfld]m #3, 1919." SPECIMEN BALLOT Pies" umt a ) sq! and robins si And even serpents cuct nd ayen serpents know enough But marz, the greatest masterpiece "hat Nature could devise, Will c!ten. stop and hesitate Bohr ha'll advertise. A hen is not supposed to have" '~Much common sense or tact, Yot. every time she lays an egs The peacock spreads his tail and a 'l.hthrl' vote for president :35 m :fll%%ndld:ul. ig.. n&' les forth the fact. : A .. oster hasn't lo _ Of inteMect to (gw, _ * But none the less most roosters have KEnough good semse to crow: 'The mule, the isost despised of otf commons, London, is preserved an altar cloth reputed to have been made by Queen KWilisabeth. * istion day is just ONE day, f s l,_t::'t confuse it! ou'y &¥ to give away; --'Be proud enough to use it. Reputed 'Queen's Handiwork In the erypt chapel under the house Lake County, Ilinois November 4th; 1924 eave-- your voile for ; Jlaying on the shelf. C e aeaiess h )' 'and Michigan Canal and its he city of Jolict in the county 8, 11, and 17 of 'An Act to . Under the terms of the gitt, one-- half the income is to be divided equyal Iy between> the Evanston hospital and the Presbyterian bome, Evans-- ton. 'The other hall goes to the Board ot© Christian Education of the Presbyterian Church for the partic-- ular use of-- Blackburn -- university, Carlinvilie, I!1., Lincolo College, Lin-- coln, Lake Forest university, Lake Forest, lilinols college,> Jacksonyville and -- Presbyterian students at the University of Iilinots. These benefi-- claries are subject to change as it seems necesfary or desirable. The property is now on the site of the university elub. P *"'Home bullding for happiness might. .be a slogan for the 'better homes' movement. Happiness is what a home bullder really 'hopes for."«= Mrs. Douglas White. ~~#ail Clock as Money_Box A savings bank in the United States is making a present of a clock to every new dlepositor. 1t is a timeplece of a pecullar kind, and is really a combi-- nation of a clock and a safe. It needs rewinding every' 24 hours, but before It can be rewound a coin must be in-- serted. 'The owner is thus compelied to add something to his savings every day.--London Tit--Bits. Chicago, Oct. 29.--~Michigan as enue 000, Income~tax from which is now the income--tax from which is now between $40,000 and $45,000 annually, today 'was gliveu to the @hicago Community «Trust, --the eity's clari-- table --organization, by James A. Pat ten, the wheat king. Without heresy there can be no re-- Hglon, for heresy meaps trying to think out the answer to the riddile of life and death for ourseives.--George The largest nugget of gold ever dug up was one known as the "WAcome" nugget, which was found at Bakery HiU, Ballarat, Australia, in 183. Its welight was 2217 ounces, and it was sold for $50,000. i PATTENGIVES VALUABLE PROPERTY TOCHARITY ASSN. Homes and Happiness § In Praise of Heresy Largest Nugget