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*§; * , "" ( PLAINDEALER, THUl»AY, NOV. 1927 4 mmmmrs i M Hiram. I lamscru nftrrcris A«aociattcn. A busy but smiling stork presided Inrer S7,019 birth cervmonies while the 'ijfih-irii Reaper had char.ee of affairs over only 55,259 instances for the first tight months of this year in Illinois, according to a statement issued by Dr. Isaac D. Rawlinps, state health dl- . rector. These figures five a death rate of 11.3 per cent and a birth rate of 17.8 per cent per one thousand population. However, both the birth and death rates were lower than they had been for a number of years. The Increase of births over deaths Increased the density of population by almost «ne per square mile of land area. Tfie state department of public .|M>rks and division of highvays retook under consideration bids tor the construction of several i . stretches of hard roads, bridges and „ grading sections in various parts of the state. A large number of-contractors submitted bids. The Hurden Construction company Apparently submitted the lowest bid on the construction of a .21 mile , atretch of road in Kendall county, y, '••• The apparent low bidders on pavement follow: Route 1, section WW, Will county, 2.55 miles, Shldler Construction company, Kankakee, $66,- 807.89. Route 14, section 11, White county, 426 miles, French Constitution company, Fairfield, $77,536.56; Route 14, section 12, White county, 4.50 miles, „French Construction company, Fair- <s> field, $84,725.40; combination bid, J. L Rnnsom, Palestine, $153,000. Route 72, section 12S, DeKalb-Kane counties, 5.59 miles, Trompeter and §ons, Peru, $10,788.70. Route 116, section 113, Livingston county, 15 miles, combination bid, Indiana "Iload Paving company, Rochester, Ini, $287,917. ^ . . • • ft v, _ • - In order to allevlaH'PWSif conditions in Illinois pen^ institutions, tbe state parole board is being forced to adopt a more lenient attitude toward convicts, especially those-serving terms for minor offenses. Lawrence Benson and Harry Jenson, members of the board sitting at Joliet, have hec*l applications for paroles of 150 prisoners in the old prison. They declared recently that it ll the intention of the board to parole . come of the Inmates convicted of minor offenses and io have erved the minimum term for the offenses. Tho record shows that there are 3,062 prisoners in the two institutions at J®liet The state parole board, which 1 consists of ten members, has Hinton G. Clabaugb, Chicago, as its head. . A bronze tablet, containing Lincoln's Gettysburg address, at the south door Of the Sangamon county court house, <*as formally dedicated recently by gbe Women's Relief corps assisted by •r'flfae Capitol City post, C5onflder.ce tl.at the Chlcajro city icil would soon be tn position to to Gov. Len Small to call r lai session of the ieyrislnture to untangle Chicago's chaotic traction system was expressed in a statement recently to tlje press by Jame? \V Breen, flr;;t assistant corporation counfol. Thvi bills propped f®r sji'i •liiss'on tn n ppochil session of tljeje^ '.Mature v.ould j rovide: . , Fnr c< nstrue;:»n of a subway.' Fur consolidation of railroad potations and street railways to «f»- orate as one line. For creation of a trftr.nit commission covering all of Cook couiuy. " For terminable .permits; or frun chi:Ys, granting power to the city t contntct with tiie corporations whi«voperate street cars, fix causes ft» termination of contracts, and pernti the city to purchase at any time. For amendment of.the city charter to permit application the proposed measu:vs. • THE WORLD'S GREAT EVENTS ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE ($ by Dodt, llttd i OompMf.) The Magna Chart* A MAN lay Writhing among tbe ** rushes and straw that covered the floor of his palace on the night of Jane 15, 1215. He was foaming at the ifiouth, biting the rushes to fragments and filling the spacious apartment with blasphemy and lamentations. , Illinois 2-cent gasoline law, which is bringing a monthly revenue of ap proximately $1,(.100,000, to the stattwill be under le.:;al fire at the Decern >>or term of the state Supreme court The issues> have been made up by tin attorneys for the Chicago Motor club which is testing the validity of tinlaw. The attorneys for the club contend that the act la uucon stitutlonal because it places the burden on gasx>line-propelied cars, while vehicles propelled by kerosemrind electricity escape the tax. The> declare also that the act is invalid because no provision is made for the taxing of gasoline (some millions of gallons) stored in the state prior to the time the act bccame effective. Question: pense?"^^* Answer: Case. "What's overhead ex- •• ' -V* •'K* "Hair neta."---Sample Lady (watching a basebaH game): "Isn't he a fine pitcher--he always hits their bats, no matter where they hold them."--Boys' Life, , Gov. Len 'Small issued bia annual Aimistice day proclamation recentry The proclamation read In part ae follows : "November 11 marks the passing ot the ninth year since the signing of the armistice was flashed around the world. And to the end that the great event, so largely due to the patriotism and valor of our people, shall not be lightly ivsai'Jod and eventually for gotten, the congress of the United States as well as the general assent bly of Illinois have enacted legislation providing that the anniversary of thiarmistice be observed as a holiday to afford opportunity for our citizens fit ly to celebrate the victory of the al lied armies in the World war." A large number of congressmen members of the legislature, resident? of the various' cities in the Illinois river, valley, together with member* of the drainage boards, accompanied Governor Small to Washington the first part of the month to urge federal relief for flood conditio^ in the Mis si'sippi and Illinois river valleys. The party from tUe capltol city was joined In Chicago by a delegation headed by Mayor William 11; 11; - Thompson. The Illinois delegation appeared before the congressional committee of which Congressman Frank Held, Aurora, Is chairman. A new publication. "Forest Tree? of Illinois," issued by the state department of forest conservation, has became so popular that the book has gone into its second printing. The pamphlet was prepared bj- State Forester R. B. Miller and W. B. Mattoon. Bequests for the booklet have been received from extension and state foresters of ten states, complimenting tbe state on issuance of such a bulletin and stating they desired to publish a similar book in their states. |lost request? for the booklet are coining from state teachers to be used in botany courses. The University of Illinois is using them for both cUuw and laboratory work. The state commerce commission has received a joint application from the Illinois Southern Telephone company and the Perry County Telephone company for an order authorising the sale of the Perry company's properties in Pinckneyville, Cutler and vicinity to the Illinois Southern company. The latter concern also asked for a certificate of convenience and necessity to operate the properties. David E. Slianahan, member of the Illinois legislature since 1894 and four times speaker of the house of repre- ;?native.s, is recovering from an attack of high blood' pressure which he suffered recently. Mr. Shanahan, who i-1 sixty-five years old, suffered n slight hemorrhage recently and was taken to Mercy hospital In Chicago for treatment. L. H. Bechefer, state purchasing agent, has announced the awarding of contracts for coal to be used in state institutions for the year ending June 80, 1928. The Panther Creek Coal company will furnish 46,000 tons of mine run and nut coal at a total cost of $91,900. Pana and Penwell Coal companies, Pana, were awarded the contract for 10,000 tons of screening? for a total cost of $13,500. The Brewerton Coal company, Lincoln, was low bidder on the contract for 14,325 tons of screenings for use in institutions In and near Lincoln. The contract calls for $34,953 to be paid to the company. The Capital Coal and Coke company of St. Louis was given a contract for 5,500 toner of screenings for a total contract price of $7,810. Tbe state division of highways let i-ie contract recently for the grading of a stretch of forty-foot pavement in Kane and Cook counties to tbe Burcb Construction company, Madison, Wia., .or $101,994.72. Route 142-A, section 101A, Wayne county, grading; King and Sheehan, Dudley, 111., $50,699.56. The contract for a bridge on the same route was awarded to Zimmerly Bridge company, Paris, for $17,615. Route 25, section TV, Clay county, bridge, to J. P. Lynch, Robinson, J2a.pe.oa s#.1 '• MEW. LAWS OF ILLINOIS fTiilj Is a continuation of the list of bills that were passed by the Fiftyfifih general assembly and have received the signature of Governor Small, or have been allowed to become laws without his signature'.] House bill 502 (Overland). Amends sections 8, 9 andgJ2 of an act to creatt sanitary districts and to remove obstructions in the Des Plaines and III! nois rivers, May 29, 1889. Authorized district to dedicate any of its real property for highway purposes, excepting certain property described the»'ein. Present provisions limiting tiie right of the district to convey cer tain described properties are replaced. Permits sanitary districts to incut indebtedness to the extent of 5 per cent of the value of the taxable property therein instead of 4 per cent and extends the time during which such district may incur bonded Indebted r.ess from December 31, 1927, to Decemhpr 31, 1928. Provides that present tax limit in such district shall not include the tax levied for bonded indebtedness. House bill 563 (Overland). Amends section 2 of an uct concerning th«? icvy and extension- of taxes. May 9, 1901, known as the Juul law. Provides that the tax rate to be levied under "an act to create sanitnry districts and to remove obstructions In the Des Plaines and Illinois rivers. May 29, 1889," shall not be reduced below 30 cents per hundred dollars (exclusive of levies to pay bonded indebtedness). Previous maximum rate was 18 cents. House Bill 509 (BrangMft). Amend* sections 1 and 2 of an act to promote the safety of persons and property in coal mines by regulating tbe character of black blasting powder sold to be used in coal mines, June 7, 1911. Provides that powder used shall be in form of cylinders or pellets. Powder in granular form shall have a specificgravity of not less than 1.70 instead of 1.74, and powder in cylindrical or pellet form shall have a specific gravity of not less than 1.45 ror more than 1.90. Defines different grades of powder. The man was John, king of England. He had that day been forced to sign a document that cut down hla own tyrannical powers and granted certain Just rights to his people. How unwillingly he had affixed his sl^nature'was proven by the babyish rage he gave way to as soon as he reached his own abode. Nearly a century and a half had passed since the Norman conquest. Norman and Saxon were becoming blended into one consolidated English race. It needed but a mutual grievance to make that blend complete. And the grievance was at hand. - -- Richard, the "Lion Heart," descend* ant of the Conqueror and John's predecessor as king of England, had passed most of his life in France. His courage and rough Integrity Had made him a popular monarch, although he knew no word of English. He had done brilliant, if ineffective, work in the Crusades, and, on his way home, had been captured and thrown into ^n Austrian prison. John, hla brother, bad taken advantage of his absence to make an effort to seize the English crown. Richard was the typical knight errant, the highest type of chivalry. John, on the contrary, was a coward and an all-around scoundrel. The nation raised money for Richard's ransom and he returned home, only to be killed In battle soon after. Richard died without leaving any children. The natural heir to th#. throne was thus Prince Arthur, son of Richard's next younger brother, Geoffrey. But John threw Arthur Into prison, had his eyes put out with hot Irons and at last murdered him, thus securing the crown for himself. Hating done so, he launched out on a career of tyranny, oppression and ml»- rule worthy of Nero. But the people of England were not so submissive aa had been those of Rome. They grumbled at John's exactions and recalled with longing the fair and seml-soclal.-_ Mstic laws that had governed England In the good old Saxon days of Edward the Confessor. For by this time the many grave faults of the Saxon rule were forgotten and only Its virtues remembered. Yet In their discontent Norman baron and Saxon farmer were at one, the king and his tyranny being their common foe. The barons, representing alike the nobility and the people, drew up a modified sort of Declaration of Independence. This document they called the Magna Charta (grand charter), and they presented It to King John for signature. This charter was the keystone of Anglo-Saxon liberty, and was in a way the basis of many of our most important laws. Among other things It put an end to unjust punishment and provided that every prisoner receive a fair trial by a jury of his peers. It also authorized resistance to arbitrary royal power and put law and the will of the people ahead of the mere dictates of the king. Naturally John refused point-blank to sign a document that would cut his power In half and give Justice to the plain people, whom he despised. But the barons were prepared for such a refusal. They rose In arms and intimidated the cowardly sovereign Into granting the people their rights, and demanded thsft he sign the document. On June 16, 1215, John and the barons met at Runnymede, a little island in the middle of a river. There the Magna Charta was read aloud to the king, while a circle of stern men, armed to the teeth and in no mood to listen to refusal, stood threateningly about him. The scared monarch signed the charter under this force and then rushed home In .a paroxysm of Impotent fury. Recovering his senses, he cast about, like a cornered rat. for some way to undo what he had done. A brilliant Idea came to him. Some time before, being frightened by a papal threat, he had become formally a liege servant to the pope. He now sent to the Vatican, explaining his ill-luck and begging for --aid. In reply the^ Pope at once Issued a decree declaring Magna Charta null and void,' and communicating all who should seek to uphold It. , But the barons and people of England were too thoroughly aroused to be affected by even this command. They stood by the Magna Charta and prepared to defend their rights to the death. With a vast army of foreign mercenaries, John ravaged his own kingdom in a mad effort to secure submission to his tyranny. In retaliation the barons declared he was no longer their king, and invited Louis, klng of Prance, to come end reign them. The deadlock was broken by John's death. His Infant son, Henry OT, succeeded to the throne, and a new era of honest law slowly dawned, baaed on the charter's prlnciplee. To the courage and manhood of her barons and plain people England owes her rise to greatness. But for them gfce might for centuries longer hare wallowed in the slough of despotism Spd oppression. .7'C'HKVRO! Y 1 USED CARS •with jn OK that Building Quality into Used Cars Unusual facilities for re- ics are thoroughly cornconditioning automobiles petent and, worlong make possible the high special tools, they value fto--unAd in our de_ accomplish a task pendable used cars. given in the minimum time. _ Furthermore, we use only In the first place, we can genuine parts for replacetdl exactly what needs to ment purposes. be done to a car without As a result, our recondilong and expensive ex- tioned cars simply canperimenting, Our mtvimn- not be matched for value. r SETTEBMULNN BROS. Phone 191 : Wat McHenry Q U A L I T Y A I I ( ) W < , o s I Meat Bargains Saturday Only November 12 •-•ale THESE PRICES FOR CASH ONLY Pot Roast, regular 28c grade, Saturday, per lb. . ^ 22^ Fork Roast, regular price 286, ; e Saturday, per lb > Fresh Side Pork, regular price 35<| Whole slab, Saturday, per lb^ Whole Fresh Hams, regular 35e Saturday, per ib. 25* 25* BUY FOR CASH AND SAVE Watch this space each week for Special Cash Bargains Frett's Grocery and Market Phone 3 West McHeury m. ' & *" v '*• - x~' ? J '" Uw»?5J! Ik' WorW» Load Pendfe Tbe world's product of lead probably amounts to nearly 2,000, 600 a year, half of wjileh are mad? from American-grown cedar. The United States makes about TRO.OOO.OOC . - Uy tt Ufm Chummy MksAts , &i Mexico men and women 1b Um game social circle call each other by Christian name*. Ftunoua Runian Crown One of the Joys of life is planning Probably tbe most valuable and la* model home, but the discovery ef | teresting of all the Russian crowns was the one made In 1762 for Catherine • by Bauzie, a celebrated Jeweler of the day. Since the time of Catherine this crown has been used at the coronation of all the rulers of Russtn r \ eoet of buldlng material and the disposition of the contractor te examine your plans and then foUow his own takea some of the Joy away. '1 Sponiefc Women Lead The women of Spain are generally eredited with being the beat dancer* Daily Thought Tie happy for him that his fa thai born before htm.--Owfilr You are of establishing a home--either for summer use or all the year round--the most ideal place in this section is _ "SHA - [Beautiful Garden] Fox River's Super-Subdivision It has mpre advantages than any other subdivision in the Fox River and Lakes District. All the conveniences of the city dweller, such as Gas, Electricity and Water The only subdivision on Fox River that will have its own water systeiL Beautiful drives among the. pines and birches inake this place almost a paradise, with picturesque Fox flowing along the edge. A munity pier and bathing beach give purchase# access to the water at all times. It you nave not seen "Sha-li Mar" you have not gased upon the best that Nature provides. Let tn show it to yon today. Lots are now selling for $750 and Up Four Years to Complete the Payments The Price Will be Higher in the Spring So buy now and save money. Just ring McHenry 8 and we'll be pleased to make an appointment. Or write us. Kent & Company McHewy, Illinois ^ (}?.• -