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• « * ^ K t H f t m r , t i x . " * v 1 ' - ' ' ^ * • • * ' m ,t. . ' •,•' •< i •:•« '&k " .r pi-^;,::Vl%» LOSES H6HT IN STATE SENATE •ILL. TO LEGALIZE TRANSFER OF )4pUff08 L08T IN THE UP­ PER HOUSE. , .• /.« -•, ' ' • ' " " , , ^ APPROPRIATIONS ARE PASSED ^•.r - > vv, AIirqiI the Cntlfe List, Including an •.it >-• >r '*• &" > ' ' Increase of $160,000 for Attor­ ney General's Depart- ^ ment, Favored. < Bpitngfield.--The city of Chicago ;" ; lost its first bill in the state senate, and as a result more than fifty trans­ put fers of funds authorized by the city ... , council and-held illegal by the su- %:^ preme court in the Sergei suits were " " s \ rendered inoperative. • ^ T l i e b i l l p r o p o s e d to legalize all gf|..t past transfers of funds from one de- 'ir' partment to another. Including the transfers made this year by the coun- cil and held up by the Sergei suits. jSp*,'- Assistant Corporation Counsel J. Q. j«s| .'•£ Skinner and Alderman John E. Rich' Lt 1 ert, chairman of the council finance 'r'"1' committee, appeared before the sen- X *te and urged passage of , the bill. - Although it carried an emergency |.v;" clause necessitating a two-thirds vote. p v . k.i IP S#<.' a£lt*A ; mA : it secured only 22 votes, with 26 nec­ essary to pass and 34 necessary to carry the emergency clause. Corporation Counsel Samuel A. Et- telson, senator from the Third dis- t' trict, and Senator Richard J. Barr of oV; Collet the fight for the bill. Sen- i'~hy ator W. Duff Piercy of Mount Vernon led the opposition. The vote was: .. For the bill: Abt, Andrua, Bailey. lufi-kh:' • garr> Boehm, Carroll, Cliffe, Coleman, Curtis, Denvir, Ettelson, Glackin, Gor­ man, Hamilton, Harris, Herlihy. Hughes Hurley, Olson, Smith, Sulli­ van, Swanson. \ Opposing the bill: Campbell. Cana- day, Compton, Cornwell, Jewell, Meeker, McNay, Pervier, Piercy. Not voting: Baldwin, BardPl, Cleary, Hull, Landee, Roos, Sha-v. i Manny. Senator Ettelson, to save the bill from final defeat, changed his vote from yes to no and served notice that he would ask reconsideration of the vote on the next legislative day. , A bitter fight developed in the sen-, ate when an appropriation bill fixing the salary of Secretary Ward R. Rob­ inson of the state civil service com­ mission at $3,500 a year, was called -up. Led by Senator ¥+ S. Smith of Springfield, seven senators revolted. The bill was passed after a half hour's filibuster. J The senate passed almost the en­ tire list of appropriations, including an Increase of $100,000 for Attorney General P. J. Lucey's department. This was necessitated by the Fer­ gus case, the supreme court throwing otrt the offices of Bpecial counsel fot various state departments and hold­ ing the attorney general responsible for all legal work of the state. Among the positions abolished -were those of Attorneys Everett Jen­ nings of the public utilities commis­ sion, Lee Mathlas of the waterways commission and A. A. McKinley of the idsuvance department. Appropriations also included one to pay salaries of grain inspectors at Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis, who have received no pay from the state since July 1 because of the Fergus suit. The Chicago board of trade has been paying salaries of the praln in­ spectors to insure inspection of grain. The house also broke out against civil service, when Representative E. C. Perkins sought to nullify the state fish and game commission act hy striking out the section providing for pay of the 78 game wardens and dep­ uty wardens. Perkins assailed the civil service law and the present commission bit­ terly, but his amendment was defeat­ ed and the bill went to third reading. .Threatening to refuse to vote for any legislation until Governor Dunne Issues a supplemental call providing for appropriations to cover losses of farmers and stockmen, due to foot- and-mouth disease among cattle, sev­ eral downstate members of the legis­ lature laid plans for a meeting next Monday niglit that may result in in­ definite prolongation of the special session of the Forty-ninth general as­ sembly. Representative* Israel Dudgeon of Morris, Harold Kissinger of Aurora Medlll McCormick of Chicago headed this latest revolt that prom­ ises to make of the present special session a seething furnace of legisla­ tive and political frenzy. Representative McCormick stated the trouble when he Introduced his resolution calling upon the governor to issue a supplemental call to the legislature to consider foot-and-mouth disease appropriations, extension of the efficiency and economy commls- •ipn and amendment of the road act. Qhleago Banks In Fine Condition. An increase of $25,100,397 in the re? sources of Chicago state banks on November 11, aa compared with Sep­ tember 3, the date of the last previ­ ous statement, is shown in the state­ ment issued by Auditor of Public Ac­ counts Brady. The total resources on November 11 of the ninety-two banks reported, which 4s the same number reported on September 3 is $719,295,- 174. Loans on real estate on Novem­ ber 11 were $54,941,764, an increase of $2,474,086. Loans on collateral security were $225,049,838, an increase of $14,- 031,140. Other loans and discounts aggregate $110,999,946, a decrease of j $4,868,428. State, county and munici­ pal bonds were $32,238,889, an increase Of $2,870,196. Public service corpora­ tion bonds were $63,342,842, an in­ crease of $1,832,296. Other bonds-and securities were $27,689,214, a decrease of $1,697,219. Due from other banks, $120,515,927, an increase ofe^0,064,942. Cash on hand was $51,247,956, a de­ crease of $385,244. The capital stock paid In was $53,175,000. Surplus fund was $40,304,961, an Increase of $21,687; time certificates were $40,562,696, an Increase of $1,885,796. Savings depos­ its, subject to notice, were $229,244,673, an increase of $2,584,179. Demand certificates, subject to check, were $254,105,702, an increase of $14,131,837. The amount due to other banks was $69,950,444, an Increase of $4,503,646. The total capital, surplus, contingent fund and undivided profits was $103,* 135,389, an increase of $43,182. The total deposits, including due to banks, -was $606,257,330, an increase of $24,- 297,741. The total cash and due from banks was $188,658,115, an Increase of $9,550,743; The per cent of reserve to deposits, including due to banks, was 31.10. r BELGIAN KING'S CASTLE DESTROYED Millions Gain in Assessment. An Increase of $36,919,537 in the grand total of assessed valuation of property in Illinois for taxable pur­ poses over the figures of 1914 is 6hown by the state board of equalization, which has adjourned. The grand total of assessed valuation of property is $2,492,885.86. The assessed valuation of lands, lots and personal property amounts to $2,- 256,902,980, an Increase over 1914 of $42,001,448. The assessed valuation of railroads is $208,652,722. This Is an increase over 1914 of $2,086,445, In which year the assessment was increased $27,000,- OOQ over the year 191/3, The assessed valuation of the capi­ tal stock of corporations other than railroads is $27,330,184. This is a de­ crease when compared with 1914 of $3,857,941. This decrease is the result of the largely increased assessment of tangible property of corporations by local assessors, amounting to $12,181,- 490. The land committee reported reduc­ tions in the assessments of 20 per cent in Hardin and Williamson counties, and 10 per cent reductions in Johnson, Massac, Alexander and Perry counties. The committee on town and city lots reported reductions of 10 per cent in Macon county and an increase of 5 per cent in Stephenson county. The full assessed valuation of tan­ gible property and capital stock of the principal utilities of Chicago is as follows: Light and Among the beautiful chateaus in Belgium and France that have been battered Into ruins by the German shells Is this Castle Hallebecke, near Ypres, belonging to King Albert of Belgium. At the left is Captain Rehorst, a mem­ ber of the municipal council of Cologne, who has been appointed by Germany to devise means of restoring these architectural treasures. MONTENEGRIN ARTILLERY IN ACTION Br jiT;- EH'./. I'- V-. Ninety-Seventh State Anniversary. A banquet to celebrate the ninety- aeventb anniversary of the admission of Illinois into the Union will be given for the members of the centennial commission by the Commercial asso­ ciation of Springfield at 6:30 o'clock Friday evening, December S, at St. Nicholas hotel. , Governor Dunne has Issued a proc­ lamation to commerce bodies of the state encouraging the celebration of the event on the anniversary day. The governor will act as toastmaater at the banquet here. Besides the executive, former Got. Charles S. Deneen of Chicago. State Senator John Dailey of Peoria and Hugh S. Magill. city superintendent of schools, have been invited to speak. " ' Such a banquet was held here last year and its success prompted the as­ sociation to repeat its affair. In order to relieve the association of a burden of expense each guest will be asked to ••cure a ticket costing .one dollar. R. A. Guest will have Charge of the singing and he will be assisted by fif­ teen of the best male voices in the city and all of the gueatf .win he in­ to ]Qte to 'Singing,' ,• '""'iMS'-*. People's Gas. <x>mpany Coke $59.(85,401 of Illinois 34,884.042 Pullman company -- Commonwealth Edison company. 48,350,001 The street oar or surface lines of Chicago 67,l4t,606 Chicago Telephone company 32,600,000 The elevated roads of Chicago assessed 28,981,752 Report of Barbara' Board. The members of the board are now on a tour of examination throughout the state and have found conditions good wherever they have visited. This year they allow one day between the different examination points in order to visit the surrounding towns and look after the sanitary conditions and the license law. The investigators called upon 682 shops during the past month and wherever a man was found working without a license a notice was left for him to call at the office within twenty- four hours and procure a card. In about ten days it was necessary to swear out 14 warrants, and owing to the publicity given to these arrests good results were accomplished and no further arrests were made. The employment department has made a very good showing this month and all seem very well satisfied. Number of steady positions filled Number of temporary positions filled Number of positions received Manicurists placed Porters placed 2 The temporary positions include the Saturday and Sunday jobs, also quite a number of positions that.were for a week, two weeks or longer, where the steady man was either on a vacation or ill. Number of examinations held 81 Number of applicants passed 45 Number of apprentices registered 113 Amount remitted to state treasurer. .$1,782 Number of 1913 and 1914 licenses Is­ sued Number of permits issued--172..., Number of 1915 licenses rrwal 1.782 . 71 .117 .216 STATE NEWS BRIEFS Chicago.--As the congregation of St Nicolal Evangelical Lutheran church left, the structure was found to be on tire. A stiff wind made the efforts of firemen fruitless. The loss is estimated at $10,000. Harrisburg. -- Former Constable John R. Stone at Dorretsville was shot and killed. The killing was the re­ sult of a quarrel over a woman 8. K. Boyd is in jail, charged with having done the shooting. O'Fallon.--Ftre orignatlng in Blef- fenbaugh's meat market spread rap­ idly to the Ohlendorf & Thomas Hard­ ware Store building and Dr. H. T. Becbtold's office and caused damage estimated at $12,000. Rock Island.--When Mrs. Henry Woodward rose in her bed and saw a strange man standing near ahe waa struck in the head with the blunt end of an ax. Her husband was asleep Re­ side her. She is in a serious condition. The burglar, who secured 75 cents, ,>v x".. witiuisMriiii ANKLET BOUQUET JIOW FASHION HAS TAKEN ANOTHER t i i f : mm Daring Leaders of Modee Ars Wear* Ing Flowers Just Above the 8hoe Tops, Instead of at Waist, aa Formerly* The Parisian creators of fashion have issued the royal edict that to be the vogue, skirts this season must be short. The shorter the more vogue to them. No doubt the fashion men­ tors had in mind that the spaces in­ tervening between the skirt bottoms and the shoe tops would be utilized by some creative genius in the intro­ duction of the latest fad. Of course there was the anklet watch and the anklet muff to (all back on. but such tame things as these could very easily be improved on by some­ one with imagination. Naturally one must have a dainty ankle. Yes, indeed, a very datnty ankle, to attract the proper amount of eyes. But then, again, like every­ thing else, there are likes and dis­ likes, and the piano-bottomed ankle is just as apt to attract attention as is the one built on the lines of a Venus. L>orothy Newell, possessing aa charming a figure as one would desire, bethought herself of a daring inno­ vation. Having the daring of her con­ victions, she went about executing them. If, Miss Newell figured, it be the proper thing to wear a corsage at the waist, why not use a bouquet to adorn the ankle? Having started the vogue, it caught like a house of tinder when the torch is applied to iL and now the florists are getting real fussed up about 1L Aye, they are studying the most courtly of manners in so far as the art of kneeling Is concerned. If the vogue spreads as it is already doing, the cavaliers «f the Montenegro has been little heard of In the conflict of the big powers, but the kingdom of Nicholas I has put up so heroic and determined a resistance that it has surprised the Austrians and aroused the admiration of the world. The brave little army, aided by the mountainous nature of the country, has so far been succesaful in oppos­ ing Invasion. The photograph shows a Montenegrin gun in action. ARIZONA WOMAN SHERIFF INTtRNATlONA NEWSSERVICE Mrs. Lucretia Roberts, constable- elect and deputy sheriff of Santa Bar­ bara county, Arizona, as she appeared in the financial district of New York the other day. She was selling stock in a mine, the money to be used in the establishment of a tuberculosis hos­ pital at Canille, Ariz. Explanation. One of the apparent inconsistencies that baffles and perplexes a man is a woman's painfully keen perception of his faults when affairs are going smoothly with him, and her passion of love and pity for him when he is ill or in trouble. Some people explain this peculiarity of the gentler sex by eaying, and with truth, that a woman's love it: idealistic. When a husband is well and, careless and a bit cross, he falls short of her ideal, and she is dis­ appointed in him. When, however, he is suffering physically or mentally, or is in danger, she immediately idealizes him--Good Housekeeping. . Concealing mending fences?" "No,** replied Senator •'only whitewashing 'em.?* Defects. your. political Sorghum; Poor Outlook*' "We want to keep business out of politics." said the reformer. "Well," replied Senator Sorghum, "you've tak­ en all the pleasure out of It. If you take all the business out of it too. I don't see what's going to he left"-- Washington Star. Improvement Needed. "Woman ought to vote as well as the men." "If they can't do it better." replied Miss Cayenne, "there's no use of their bothering ^afcoai tt." CROWN PRINCE AND HIS UNCLE A POSTSCRIPTS To prevent hens setting a New York man has invented hollow nest eggs through which cold water can be cir­ culated. Japan is now producing about 6.600,- 000 pounds of camphor annually, a lit­ tle more than half the world's supply. More small towns in Norway use electricity than in any other country, owing to th? abundance of water power. After exhaustive researchers In Paris, a famous French scientist has recommended a diet equally divided between meats and vegetables as the best for working people. Rings instead of balls feature ma­ chinery bearings invented by a French­ man. Storm curtains tp protect the occu pant of a motorcycle sidecar havs been invented.. ~ that the ordinary individual, drwMiaf behind It, is quite hidden. The three panels of the clothes horse screen have been covered with shirred cretonne, the material overlapping at the points of the screen, so that there shall be no crannies to afford un­ sought and unwelcome glimpses Into the screened-off space. The cretonne matches the curtains and cushions of the living room, and when the screen is set up at bedtime the rest of th» room still presents a cozy and tidy ap­ pearance. On the Inner side of the screen are' several hooks and many large and* small shirred pockets, made of the cre­ tonne. On the hooka garments may he hung and into the pockets will b» slipped toilet articles, shoes and small belongings. An oval mirror hangs from a stout hook In the center of the panel of the screen. -Mm- FOR THE HOUSEHOLD PET Easily Arranged Domicile That Will Be Greatly Appreciated M HIS Aj| Sleeping Place. • For a small pet dog that lives In- > doors an ordinary kennel is scarcely uecessary, but at the same time he re­ quires some kind of "home" of hla own. in which he may Bleep at night. We give a sketch of a convenient ar­ ticle for this purpose that can easily bo made of any strong wooden box of a suitable size, which will. Of course, be determined by the size of the dog it is intended for. The lid of the box may be dispensed with, as it will not be required, and the interior of the box is lined with • Ar mi This interesting photograph; made at the Qermah headquarters in the Argonne forest, shows Prince Henry of Prussia, the kaiser's brother and an admiral in the German navy, reading one of the reports of the action along the German lines, while the crown prince, happy at the meeting with his uncle, has laid an affectionate hand on the shoulder of the older man. CAPTURED GERMAN TRENCH MORTAR florist shops will be compelled to carry kneeiing cushions about with them, as 'an aid toward adjusting, at the proper place, the beautiful anklet bouquet The most attractive flow­ ers for this purpose are the rose, sweet peas, and chrysanthemum; the last named must, however, be removed from the cabbagehead variety. That may do on the six-cylinder anklet, but for the trim ankle a dainty variety of flowers is desired. Carpenters are busily engaged in filling orders for screens for use iu the floral shops. Behind these screens the lady can iu secrecy adjust the bou­ quet exactly where she desires. Among the war trophies on exhibition in the Horse Guards parade at London is this ingeniously designed trench mortar captured from the Ger- SCREEN CONCEALS A COUCH Admirable Scheme Evolved From the Brain of a Woman Who Has Practical Ideas. A hospitable little woman who loves dearly to entertain, but whose domi­ cile is too small to accommodate many guests, has contrived a very sensible way to put up the occasional man who Mn "bunk anywhere"--the anywhere usually being the living-room couch. Out of an ordinary wooden clothes horse, the largest size obtainable, this hostess has evolved a sightly and prac­ tical screen which turns that corner of the living rooom in which the couch is located into a very comfortable and perfectly private bedroom. Opened out. the clothes horse, which has three eections. completely hides the impro­ vised bed from view, and the screen, moreover, is almost six feet high, so TAKE THE PLACE OF "SHAMS" "Overplllowsllps"'Are a Great Improve­ ment Over the Old-Fashloned and Unsatisfactory Articles. The bld-fashloned "sham" is fast dis- sppearing, and in its place we have the envelope sham, or the overpillow- siip." Shams were always unsatisfac­ tory things to keep in place, all sorta of laborious devices being needed to beep them up. Besides, they were eiactly what their name implied. "*ham," imitation, and any imitation it- always bad (remembering, of course, that the exception only serves to prove the rule). The new shams, if you insist upon calling them so, are really pillowslips o ade a size or two too large, so that they will fit easily and quickly over the ordinary, everyday Blips. These large slips are sometimes quite elab­ orate, although they may be left quite plain. The object U to preserve for the pillows an immaculate appearance during the day. The iarge slips are put on the pillows when the bed is made, ant. are removed at night, the V flannel, the material being fastened in place with tacks. The exterior of the ; box is smoothly covered with some pretty inexpensive cretonne, which is also fastened on with small tacks, the material being first of all secured to the edges of the box, then drawn tight­ ly across the sides and tacked on un­ derneath. The edges are afterwards finished off with narrow ornamental braid and brass-headed nails, driven in close together. Prior to covering the uui, paii Oi iuo iTOut uiuot uw CU£ away, abd the dotted lines in the small sketch on the right of the Il­ lustration Indicate the portion that should be removed. To complete the "home," and make it very comfortable, a piece can be cut from an old fur mat to fit Into the bottom of the box. BLACK MATERIALS IN V06UE Really Unlimited Possibilitlee in the Color, If It Is Effectively and :> ' Carefully Employed. . < ^ BTacTt'is to enjoy a marked uieatfur# of vogue this season. . That announce- V ment has been made by style creators. ^ in fashion periodicals, in the daily f, press. And most women have adopted it as a statement of fact, but have „ doubted that black icould be effec-^f tively used for reslly dressy coe- tumes. Somehow its past record as a.v. "staple" has militated against lta con­ sideration as anything else. A sur­ vey of some of the afternoon and eve-, ning models fashioned from black ma-; terials will dispel any such idea. Black has unlimited possibilities. The secret of its use--successful . use--depends upon the material em­ ployed and the modeling at the gar* ment. The dressy black costume must be more dressy, more elaborate in mod­ eling, than the costume fashioned . from colored fabric. Translated into evening frocks, black materials re­ quire the use of frills and furbelows In order to counteract the absence of color. Lace and nets muBt be used in profusion. Satin must be employed, because Its surface reflects light. Jet and sequin trimming are utilized for the same reason. Even black feath- • ers--black paradise--have a place in the development scheme of the blacky evening gown. m.. M Jeweled Combs. Jeweled combs and bairptns among the novelties for evening a Sapphires and emeralds seem to he the (avored stones set in amber or tor­ toise shell, alone or in combination with rhinestonea. For the dowager there are handsome jet combs, as well as combs set with jfet and rhinestonea and black onyx and pearls. Set amiqpt the puffs and soft curls of the coitture they add a note of distinct charm. Worn high, tbey impart even to the frivolous coquette an air of dignity. ordinary undercaaes still remaining upon the pillows to receive the wrinkles and the actual wear. Have a care, too, that the new "shams" do not conceal unfresh utility cases, or the sham will have become a deepio* able thing. Protection fbr Sklrttfc Skirt braid is used as much as ever to protect hems of cloth dresses wtitcfc get hard wear. To put on. baste the, braid as near the edge of the skirt as possible, then rip the hem for a short distance and insert a piece of cardboard or celluloid, puahing it along as you hem. You will find that you can pot o« braid in less than half the uaval tlake. If you find it difficult to match eoiore<i fabrics, use the selvedge of the ma­ terial for the binding. On a doaeiy woven cloth fabric it is admirable tor this purpose when the finished edge la used for the lower edge of the MMK ing. Slashed cloth skirts ovar vei**l «| silk are a charming fashion. w v * t