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V ^ . * JM y V"*; Sprin*fiek).~Among ^ resolutions adopted by the committees of the H11- fcola State Teachers' association, re­ cently in session here, were the follow­ ing: Calling for a state distributive fund of $10,000,000; providing for a county school tax equal in amount to tJie state apportionment on the basis °f minor population; . advocating amendment of the school revenue law tb take operating expenses from the building fupd and increase the levy 'or educational purposes to 8 per cent fcy popular vote provided the aggre­ gate levy be not in excess of 4 per cent; approving a half-mill tax for the support of state normal schools; cre­ ating a state director of physical edu­ cation with facilities for correcting physical defects in school children; Amending compulsory attendance law to provide that children between four­ teen and fifteen years of age who are employed attend "continuation schools' At least eight hours a week; favoring minimum salary ftfr teachers of $800 a year. Spriagfle3d.--Far-reaching education­ al legislation of more than ordinary Importance will be asked (of the next general assembly. Executive commit­ tees of the Illinois State Teachers' as­ sociation in session here adopted res­ olutions expected * to greatly improve teaching in schools -of the state if the taw enactments can be secured. As the Issues asked are regarded as nec­ essary to the reconstruction period, cencerted opposition is not considered likely by the educators. The issues, in *>rief, provide: Teach the children what our soldiers liave done; keep up the Junior. Red Cross for future serv- toe; residents must learn to speak and write English; pay a minimum salary to teachers fif $800 for nine months; free text-books for all pupils of the public schools; physical training of pu­ pils to be given more attention; free transportation of pupils in consolidat­ ed districts; appropriation Qf $10,000,- 900 annually for state normal fund. ; Springfield.--Illinois led all other States in the Union in placing men in Employment in the year 1918 through the state free employment bureau and the United States employment^ service, This was the statement of M. L. Craw­ ford, federal employment director, in a. letter which was received by A. D. Burbank, superintendent of the local bureau and federal labor director for Sangamon county. Positions have been found for a total of 294,639 in the last year. This is one-sixth of the entire number for whom employment was found In the United States during the year. ' Of this number 5,044 persons were placed by the Springfield bu­ reau. The state of Ohio ranks second with a total of 246,232 placements. Springfield.--"Every task that has t>een assigned to the regiment has t>een carried out. It has never-retreat­ ed under fire, It has always reached the objectives assigned to it, and its record as aft organization is stainless." Thus wrote Col. Joseph B. Sanborn, commanding officer of the One Hun dred and Thirty-first Infantry to Gov ernor Lowden. The letter dated since the armistice became effective accom­ panied one from Col. John V. Clinnin, comma'nding the One Hundred *pd Thirtieth infantry. Both organizations are made up mostly of Illinois men. Lincoln.--The largest single trans­ action of land ever known to have tak­ en place in Logan county was made when a transfer of land valued at $6, 000,000 was made through the circuit clerk's office in the Scully estate. The land transferred was 30,000 acres, and the transfer was from E. Angela Scul­ ly to Thomas A. Scully for considera tion of $1, love and affection. Fred Trapp, the local agent, has just re­ turned from England, and the deed was made on December 4 In England. The entire deed and transfer are writ ten in long hand. , Chicago.--The food administration, tit"a dispatch to Everett C. Brown, chairman of the price stabilization and control committee, has absolutely dis­ credited the rumor prevailing on the board of trade and elsewhere recently to the effect that the attorney general had ruled that the $17.50 price for bogs was illegal. This rumor was given wide circulation in the live stock markets and throughout the en­ tire live-stock producing section of the country. v , Chicago.--Nineteen attendants--fif­ teen men and four women--went on strike at the State Hospital for the In­ sane at Elgin. The walkout followed the arrest of John Pemberton, an at­ tendant, Who was charged with as­ saulting Albert Johnson of Rockford, a patient. The strikers, who say that their pay is only $35 a month each and that the jobs are not worth hold lng, simply demanded their pay and <Itlit. " - Washington, P. C.--Secretary Dan­ iels has approved an appropriation ot $1,000,000 for the construction of a breakwater and retaining wall at the Great Lakes naval training station. Peoria.--Internal revenue collections for the Fifth district of Illinois, of which Peoria is a part, aggregated $28,- 913,983 far'tljie. last year.- This is a marked falling, off a8 compared with, preceding years, and Is du^ to tjie ban on whisky. Springfield.--A hearing will be held at Chicago January 14 by the state public utilities commission relative to thfe extension of gas and electric serv­ ice to new consumers. At the out­ break of the war the state commis­ sion revoked the rule, which required utility companies to make certain ex­ tensions free of charge. Chicago.--A shorter ballot? appoint­ ment of ministerial officials, and Elec­ tion of delegates to the constitutional convention by petition and vote were advocated by Justice Orrln NV Carter of the Illinois supreme court at a ban­ quet of the Illinois State's Attorneys' association held here recently. Woodstock.--For the first time !ta nearly two years a grand jury has been summoned for service In McHenry county. It will report on January 13. During the war every man arrested in the ©Sunty on a sta'e warrant,- and wlK> I'leaded guilty or was convicted «nt u# <k. " *- '•> • 'C- Ottawa. j tm on by Wlllpii L, Sackett, State superintendent of wa­ terways,, with fuj |4e& of preparing a bill for the next legislature to permit of iOKmediffe Work on Qie lake»toithe- mmumt&ii "Cont*fBliag|#pte» to thos? at KeoklFHttst be provided to regulate the height of the water In the Ottawa basin," said Mr. Sackett. "It is the intention to use the river as now -constituted except where some wojrk, such as at Mar­ seilles, will necessitate a change to the Illinois and Michigan canal, or to an entirely new channel. The im­ provements the titer Is all Impor­ tant part of the waterway program. Work will also be continued upon the Illinois-Michigan canal, as It will be used as an auxiliary to the river, serv­ ing as storage and giving access to In­ dustries that cannot be reached from the river. It is expected that En­ gineer J. E. Barnes, who was associ­ ated In the construction of the Pana­ ma canal, will be connected with the Illinois waterway project." Duquoln.--Dr. E. P. Brancl, superin­ tendent of the Illinois State Baptist convention, announces the following changes of Baptist ministers: Bev. A. S. Gloyd,. Kingsbury, Ind., to combined pastorate Cook's Mills and Coles; Rev, George B. Hopkins, Damascus to Freeport; Rev. George W. Stoddard, Dixon to East Park church, Decatur; Ret. John A. Simpson, White Hall\ to Dixon; Rev. J. W. Harnjey, Momence to Y. 51. C. A. work; Rev. J. H. Bag- will, Johnston City to Taylorvllle; Rev. Floyd N. Darling, Fulton, N. Y., to First church, Champaign; Rev. "A. B. Wimmer, Paw Paw to Morrison; Rev. R. E. E. Harkness, Belvdere to American Red Cross at Camp Grant; Rev. M. C. Dickinson, Calvary church, Trenton, N. J., to Ravenswood Baptist church, Chicago; Rev. Charles Hol- man, Bloomington, Ind„ to Normal Park church, Chicago. Cairo has called Rev. William P. Pearce of Evansvllle, Ind. Springfield.--School authorities here declare that unless the legislature ap­ proves the Smith-Hughes bill, making available federal funds for vocational education, the state will cease to en­ joy the benefits of the measure within 60 days after adjournment. By a clause In the federal bill, passed -by congress two years ago, states could take advantage of the law's provisions by emergency action of the governor, pending the convening of the legisla­ tures. Governor Lowden gave his sanction. Funds available for Illinois under the Smith-Hughes act are said to total $137,000, providing an equal amount be appropriated either by leg­ islature or by communities desiring to take advantage of the law. No for­ mal move has been made in Illinois to meet the federal act's provisions. Bloomington. -- Amendment of the new tax law which became effective July 1, 191f, abolishing the office of township collector and placing the duty of tax collection upon the county treas­ urer, will be sought before the next session of the legislature. Tills was favored at the annual convention of the Illinois County Treasurers' associ ation, which was recently held here with a large attendance, nearly every county in the state bein^ represented. Ambiguous features of the new law are puzzling the treasurers, and they desire some modifications. It Is pro­ posed to appoint a committee from the association which will confer with le®« islatlve committees at Springfield. Springfield.--There will be no neces­ sity of courts adjudging soldiers and sailors mentally deficient as a result of Injuries in. the world war If the plan of Dr. Frank P. Norbury of Spring­ field, acting medical director of the national committee for mental hy­ giene, Is realized. Doctor Norbury proposes to present a bill to all legis­ latures In sessi||p in the country pro­ viding that the commitment of such cases be voluntarily allowed. This he believes will save the soldiers and sailors unnecessary mortification and be a saving In expense to all of the various states in the country at pres­ ent "Without such a provision. Peoria.--Warrants charging man< slaughter were Issued for Capt! Her­ man F. Mehl and Pilot George T. Wil­ liams of the Ill-fated steamer Colum­ bia, which sank in the Hindis river, near here, July 5, carrying 88 persons to death. The warrants were issued by Coroner W. B. Elliott, following a recommendation of the coroner's jury that the two boat officers be held. Bloomington.--The County Treas­ urers' association of Illinois, in ses­ sion here elected the following offi cers: President, W. M. Hay, Syca­ more; secretary, George M. Reynolds, Ottawa; RobertS.Ferguson, Edwards* vllle, treasurer. Springfield.--"Forget how to sign your name when the stopk salesman appears." This Is the slogan of a campaign just started by the Sanga­ mon County Farm bureau to prevent farmers from getting "stuck" on bogus deals. Springfield.---Under an opinion from Attorney General Brundage, teachers of Illinois are entitled to pay for the time lost during the closing of schools on acount of the influenza epidemic. Chicago.--Publication of the fair food list has been stopped In nilnols with the consent of the food adminis­ tration. This list had been Issued twice a week and was intended tb protect the purchaser at retail stores. The organization built up by the food ad­ ministration throughout the state dur­ ing the war has been gradually given up and practically all of the employees in the main office have been dis­ charged, only a skeleton of the origi­ nal force remaining. Harry A. Wheel­ er, food administrator for Illinois, said that It was not practical to continue to issue the fair food price list UTbana--At the beginning of the second quarter In January, the Uni­ versity of Illinois resumes normal con­ ditions. The pre-war courses of study will be restored. Normal conditions of living Will be resumed. As many op­ portunities as possible will be offered for men to begin courses which are ordinarily begun only In September. Many first-quarter courses will be re­ peated. In other words, there will be abundant opportunity for a fresh start with a clean slate. Th® Y. M. C. A. fs already busy looking up jobs for those fellows who need to earn a part of quie their wiur. '* "'* '".'*•' I|ao • ~ " . v ' . « £.%,* ? . ? General Assembly Hears Report Made tyCfeief Executive T"* of Illinois, ~ DOCUMENT OF SOME LENGTH Flnanoes of the State At* Asserted .Be In Excellent Condition-- Plea Made for Great Waterway •f --Agricultural Problem.;, (Springfield, Jan. 8.--Governor Low- den's message was delivered to the legislature this afternoon. / Commenting on the financial condi­ tions of the state the governor said: Financial Situation Good; "The financial condition of the state its C^od. When I came Into office In Janu­ ary, 197 i( there was In the treasury ot the state, In the genera; revenue fund, $3<K,660.74; against this there were out­ standing warrants *307,132.92; the available cash in. the general revenue fund was $52S,&2. in addition, there were many claims against the treasury for which warrants had"not been issued. On Janu­ ary S, ISIS, there was in the same lund {less outstanding warrants), $4,734,316, and on January l, 1919, there was (less out­ standing warrants) *12,901,744.04. Six months of the year for which appropria. tions have already been made remain, the expenses of which must be largely paid out of this amount if we would avoid the unbusinesslike practice which has ob­ tained at times in the past of using the taxes levied for the following year. The Improved condition of the treasury has made it possible to reduce the general property tax for the year from 90 cents on the one hundred dollars to % cents. The department of finance estimates that this rate will be ample, with the other income of the state, to raise sufficient revenue to meet all its expenses until July 1. 1920. "The road fund has increased In the same period from 12,072,115.66 to 14,732,062.80. "All bills are now paid promptly, and thus the credit of the state is greatly im­ proved, enabling the state to secure bet­ ter prices upon the commodities it has to purchase. also are able to take ad­ vantage of all cash discounts, which. In Itself has resulted In a considerable sav­ in*." Civil Administrative Code. Work done under the civil admlnlstra* live code, which went into effect July 1, 1917, has been highly satisfactory, the gov­ ernor announced. He said it had more than justified all expectations formed con­ cerning It. The first state budget, pre­ pared by the department of finance, a de­ partment created under the code, has been prepared and will soon be submitted to the legislature. Public Welfare Problem a. Of this important matter the governor said: "Perhaps the department of public wel­ fare has labored, during the war, under greater difficulties than any other depart­ ment of our government. Though the minimum wages of attendants were in­ creased 40 per cent, it was impossible to secure competent attendants in anything like sufficient cumbers. The drafts spe­ cially made upon physicians and nursed in tire service by the war department and the Red Cross threatened to demoralise the service. "The appropriations'for buildings which we ask of your honorable body for the department of public welfare will be something in excess of three million dol­ lars. This amount, it is believed. Is ne­ cessary to provide adequately Cor the growing needs of the staie. ",!< Plana for Waterway. V « The necessity of a waterway route con necttng the great lakes with the Missis, sippi river is declared to be absolute. Thf governor says: "For many years, the desirability o^ superseding the old Illinois and Michi gan canal by a modern waterway ha* been urged. Legislation was enactej by the Forty-ninth general assent* bly. This legislation contemplated dif ferent routes. No engineering data, hovt- ever, had been gathered, and there weji no information In the possession of ti^ department upon which any Idea of th* cost of the different routes could Iv based. The department employed Mr. ij.. G. Barnes, who had lately been consult­ ing engineer In the reconstruction of tJie Erie canal. General William H. Bixuy, former chief of the engineer corps of tlie United States army, and later president of the Mississippi River commission was called into conference at every stage of our Investigation. We began a study of the different route* proposed! They were, briefly, first, tp use the old Illinois and Michigan canal altogether; second, to use the canal in part, and the Desplalnes and Illinois rivers In part; and third, the all- river route. While the last route is the most expensive, It la the only one be­ lieved adequate to accommodate econ­ omically the commerce which might "be expected to develop In the near future. Reports have been made, from time to time, during the last hundred years by the engineering corps of the United States army upon this waterway. They all agree upon the all-river route, and this Is the route which nature has marked out. Af­ ter the fullest consideration X have been able to give to the subject, I favor that route. "Early In my administration, en appro­ priation of $150,000 was secured from the federal government for the rehabilitation of the old canal. To accomplish this, much work has already been done, and it is expected that it will be open for commerce early in the eprlng. It was believed that a considerable commerce would develop Immediately, if the old canal were reopened, and that In the event your honorable body authorised the larger plan, the canal would be Invaluable in cheaply transporting materials for the construction of the larger project. Cheap Transportation tyeede*. "As an Industrial state, Illinois la only In its lnfar«e*r. If It la to have Its share In the world trade, which !» jujel opening, it must have the advdPSfiQ^K of cheap water transportation. Nature, which has been so bountiful to Illinois In, other ways, has pointed the way. The time has come when we should uti­ lise this igreat advantage. I think it Is safe to say that this is the most im­ portant undeveloped waterway in allj the United States. The Mississippi' river system radiates into all parts of the great Mississippi valley. If that system can be connected with the great lakes, with its already immense commerce, the whole country will be greatly benefited. For that reason it seems to me that the federal govern­ ment should bear its fair proportion of the cost. I believe that a plan can be worked out by which the federal gov­ ernment may be Induced to do this. "To accomplish this, very material amendments will have to be made to the law of 1915. The war department has refused to issue a permit to the State tinder that law. / Changes will have to be made to overcome this diffi­ culty, ai»d also to meet the views above set forth." Compensation Law. Of the excellent working of this new the message saidi • "The compensation law. 'which had theretofore been voluntary, was made compulsory at the last session of your honorable body. The results have abundantly proven your wisdom. Un­ der the . old method of ascertaining damages for personal ' Injury, there were long delays, heavy expenses, and but a fraction of the total cost to the employer went to the injured employee. In a large proportion of the cases aris­ ing under the compensation law at present, the amount is fixed without expense to either party for lawyers or expert witnesses." . Illinois' Part In the The governor called attention to the splendid record made by the state dur­ ing the war, praising highly the excel­ lent work of the exemption boards and of the state council of defense. Of ,the latter he said: "You are all familiar with the busi­ nesslike and ^efficient work of that council. Its activities multiplied until they reached into evfery corner of the state. Although the council was cpm* posed of representatives of both politi­ cal parties, and of both capital and la­ bor, though it was intended to be, as It was in fact, representative of a|l Our people, it acted with complete harmony and efficiency during all the months of the war. It was a large factor in main­ taining the solidarity of our people whiih so distinguished Illinois during thia time." Glorious Record of Illinois Solders. . In his altogether justifiable et^ogy of the work of the troops from this state in the great war the governor made the following statement: "Illinois, during the present war, has furnished 314,504 soldiers and sailors to the forces of the United States, a number 58,207 in excess of all who went from Illinois to join the Union armies in the Civil war. She haa met wholeheartedly and' promptly every demand for money or men made upon her from the day when war was "de­ clared. Her soldiers have won imper­ ishable renown upon every battlefield whereon they have fought. And hence­ forth Belleau Woods, Chatlllon, Cha­ teau Thierry, St. Mihlel and the Ar- gonne Forest will be named in our history alongside of Donelson, Vlcks- burg. Missionary Ridge and Appomat­ tox. For upon all these fields, and many others besides, the valor of Illi­ nois soldiers played a ipighty p^|^,s Constitutional Convention ̂ :. - The message continued: "Your honorable body, at its last ses­ sion, submitted a resolution calling for a constitutional convention to the people of the state. That resolution was adopted. It thus becomes necessary for you to pro­ vide, by appropriate legislation, for the holding of such convention. The success of that convention will, in a considerable measure, depend upon the wisdom with which you frame the legislation calling it into being. I, therefore, urge that you give this Important subject your moet earnest consideration. Good Roads Bond Issue. "The people have authorised the issue of bonds to the amount of $60,000,000 for the construction of good roads. The ex­ ecution of this project In an economical and efficient manner now en^mgea il^i at­ tention of the administration.' ' ? ' Revenue Lawir ,,'i "One of the imperative needs of the time is a general revision of our revenue law, with radical changes in our taxing machinery. Taxation has become an in­ tricate and complex science. A state board of equalization, however high its motives, finds Itself illy equipped to deal with these questions. The more advanced states have already abandoned this meth­ od of taxation. With the best that they can do, the assessments they fix are merely guesses and inequality in taxation is the rule and not the exception. "I believe that the state board ot equalization should be abolished. a Its functions should be devolved upon a cen­ tral department with plenary powers ot supervision and control which, with the assistance of men trained and expert on the subject of taxation and devoting their whole time to their duties, may secure a just and equitable assessment of 'prop­ erty. Primaries and Elections. "At the last session of the general as­ sembly, provision was made for a com­ mission to study and report upon a re­ vision of the primary and election laws: of the state. In pursuance thereof, a commission was created, and as I am ad­ vised, is ready to report to your honor­ able body. The expenses of primaries and elections are becoming a serious bur­ den upon the people of the state. I ear­ nestly hope that, at this session, legisla­ tion will be enacted by which primaries and elections may be simplified and xe- duoed in number. Law for Corporations. "Our corporation laws are Inadequate and do not meet the needs of modern business conditions. The result is that our corporations are largely organized un­ der the laws of other states and large sums of money are paid annually Into the treasuries of other states for corporation fees. I recommend that your honorable body take up the question whether a cor­ poration law for Illinois might not be so framed as to .adequately safeguard the ROLLER BEARINGS ̂ Experiments to perfect a that would withstand the heavy strains of a heavy cane mill led to the dis­ covery of the principle,' and to the development of the Hyatt roller bear­ ing, by John Wesley Hyatt, the in­ ventor, who also Invented celluloid In his search for substitute material for ivory used in billiard balls. His stud­ ies In flexibility along the billiard ball line preceded and led up to his inven­ tion^ of the flrst flexible roller bearing. A Possible Cure. Mrs. Lott--"Is there no way you can break yourself of that habit of talking in your sleep?" Mr. Lott, tremulous­ ly "but hopefully--"Do you think It would help at all, my dear, If you'd let me talk more when I'm a wake T" • '4* •v!i m, •y, " 2< 4 v *." Two Bites and a 8up. While many of our familiar compari­ sons have been scrapped by modern conditions, new comparisons are tak­ ing their places--for example: "As uickly over as a movie meal."--Bos- ' w BITS OF INFORMATION An extremely accurate device has been Invented for measuring the dis­ tance automobile wheels may be out. of line. a • Many Mexicans came over the bor­ der recently to learn from a govern­ ment agent how to make cottage cheese. ' Two hundred and nine years ago the province of New York put a closed season upon deer, partridges, quail, wild turkey and heath hens. The Red Cross has given $20,000 to the women iacemakers of Belgium to purchase raw material for their work. This sum of money will be used as the capital of a co-operative society and the 40,000 Iacemakers will each be the owner of a share of stock. The Warm Springs Irrigation proj­ ect, which is being urged for Oregon, would provide for the construction of a concrete dam on the Malheur river, near Vale, to Impound 170,000 acres feet of water. It Is believed that this would notably stimulate the produc­ tion of wheat, barley, alfalfa and Interests of th-s people, and at the same time b# better suited to the needs of mod­ ern business. Such a law would also pre­ vent the diversion of theae large svuua from ottr own state lhtoXhe .treasuries ot other states. > Larger Power for Courts. "The courts »»ve been obstructed |a the administration of the law by the for­ malism and detailed legislative rules by which they are bound. Is it not time to confer upon the courts larger powers of preserving rules and procedure for their own governance, by which they may more efficiently organize themselves and more expeditiously transact business? Hours for Women. ' '•ri % fcfcnerally believed, I tMnle, that women cannot, with safety to society, at least in intensive and continuous Indus­ tries, work a longer time than eight hours in any one day. Society is directly and deeply Interested in their welfare. The hours of labor and working conditions for them must be such that they may be­ come the mothers of strotig, vigorous chil­ dren if our future is to be secure. "I earnestly hope that in view of these considerations, your honorable body will enact legislation restricting the hours ot labor for women In this state." Agriculture. ̂ Peeling with agricultural matters the governor went deeply into the subject. Ha said: "There is another problem pressing hard upon us now. A great proportion of our farm lands is no longer occupied by the owners. The market value of these lands is so high that it is increasingly difficult for the tenant to purchase a farm, as he did In former days. Land banks have been established by the government, but they do not help materially in states like Illinois. With proper supervision, the government could safely lend, as in Den­ mark, a large per cent of the fair cash value of the farm. This amount could be amortized on the bdsis of a low rate of Interest, such as the government pays upon Its securities, and could be extended over a long series of years, so that, at the end of that series, the farm would be paid for. "However, to enable the young man, who Is just starting out as a farmer, to get into a position to do this, some ehanges must be made in our laws relat­ ing Nto landlord and tenant. The most general form of lease in use, at the pres­ ent time, is a contract for one year with no restrictions aS to the crops to be raised. The result Is that the tenant takes all he possibly can from the soil for that one year without any reference to the future. He woulu not be human if he did not do so. This means a constant depre­ ciation of the land, and the landlord and the tenant seem to be In a conspiracy to ruin the fields as rapidly as possible--the landlord exacting the highest rent possi­ ble, and the tenant taking from the land all the fertility that he can. This condi­ tion, If permitted, will lead surely to the ruin of such lands. It has been said truly that there are three parties to a lease of a farm--the landlord, the tenant ai»d the land Itself; but the land cannot speak. And if it is r.o be conserved for future generations, the state must speak in Its stead. "Let us not persist in the mistake we have made so long. The Mississippi val­ ley has been rightly called the granary qf the world. But If our agriculture in "the next hundred years shall be no bet­ ter than during the last hundred, at the end of that time the Mississippi valley will be dotted with abandoned farms. You cannot subtract from the soil for­ ever, adding nothing, without finally re­ ducing the remainder. Problem That Must Be Met. "I know this is a difficult problem, but it must be met in some way. 1 earnestly hope that the legislature will take the question up seriously, for I feel certain. If It does, some progress will be made toward its solution. It may be found desirable to prescribe a certain form of lease by which a cer­ tain proportion of the farm lands will be sown In some legume each year. It may be necessary to provide that when the tenant has increased the fertility of the soli or has made Improvements, the owner shall not, at the expiration of the lease, be permitted either to raise the rent or oust the tenant until he shall have paid the tenant for the unexhausted increase of fertility, or for the improvements. This would tend to give the tenant a new interest in the land, and would improve his methods of. farming. "I also. urge the continued support of so-called farm bureaus in the state. I believe it is possible, with the fur­ ther development of farm bureaus, with some such reforms as I have sug­ gested above with reference to farm leases, and with proper land banks wisely established and administered, to maintain conditions so that the farm hand can rapidly pass from laborer to tenant and from tenant to farm owner." > Forestry. On this subject the governor called attention to the amount of idle land in the slate, suitable for tree culture, and made the following recommendation: "The taxes upon these lands produce but little revenue to the state. If the state could exempt these lands from taxation upon the condition that they were planted to trees, with the provi­ sion that when the trees were harvest­ ed a proper tax would be collected upon the product, I believe that much of Buch land would become permanent forests, a source of rev«Jnue to their owners and to the state." In the opinion of the governor the pension systems of the state must be thoroughly reformed, and he urges ap­ propriate action on the subject. Great Century Has Closed. fne message concluded: "The last general assembly closed the first century of Illinois* legislative history. It was distinguished by the serious work it performed ar.J by the great results achieved- It met tie well- nigh universal commendation of our people. It was a fitting doj«p to a great century. Its successful labors were the result, at least partii^y, of close co-operation between the legis­ lative and executive branches $3 the government. "And now you are assembled to inau­ gurate a second century. Great yies- tlons will be before you for your con­ sideration. If we# shall maintaii. the co-operation which we practiced two years ago, it Is not too much to hope that the first session of the new cen­ tury may match in achievement the last geslon of the old. Let us so strive." JfOR THE FISH PAN. v My family Is very fond of broiled mackerel, but the pleasure is' lost for the cook with the thought of washing the Ill-Smelling broiler. My husband suggested laying the fish on a common wooden pleuic plate and then in turn on the broiler. The result was a whole fish, unbroken in taking It ofT the broiler, and no disagreeable task after the meal, since the wooden plate can be burned wljen the meal Is fln- iShed.--Good Housekeeping... x ; j ^ 14 , JT-'f* How Phrase Originated The English-speaking people fre­ quently, when they see somebody do­ ing something they like, exclaim: "That's the ticket," meaning that it is the proper method of procedure. The real saying Is, 'That Is the etiquette." or the rigl# and proper way of doing. TEST RAIL PLAN McAdoo Urges Extension of Fed- ^ ^ Control Throug^ k" Peace Period. 'm: A small bottle m beautiful. SEES LOWER FREI6HT RATES Oris! Try tWsl DhMm feasrtr of your hair in a fdi »i sJtj in Operating Roads Is $136,00(V> 000--High Rates Throughout Year , Would Have Left Surflipa of $100,000<000. ' Washington, Jan. 6.--Accomplish­ ments of railroads under federal con­ trol lu the last twelve months and ar­ guments for a five-year continuance of gov^ument operation to provide a fSUr test of unified direction were recited by Director General McAdoo, testifying before the senate interstate commerce committer, which took up considera­ tion of control until 1924. After citing reforms effected under unified control the director general said: I believe that upder the handicaps of war conditions a sufficient showing has.been made to indicate that all the reforms I have mentioned are desirable as permanent peace measures. Yet it Is clear that the general public has not had an opportunity to appreciate this and to weigh the real value of what has been accomplished. In \iew of the far-reaching importance of any solu­ tion of the railroad question which may be adopted, the public is entitled to have, before the present federal con­ trol shall be. terminated, a reasonably fair test under peace conditions of the advantage to be derived from these reforms. "Operations under peace conditions with a tenure so short as the twenty- one months cannot possibly constitute a fair test" Reasons for this' he explained, would be the inevitable disturbance to em­ ployees' morale, the difficulty of carry­ ing out an extensive program of im­ provements and of forcing on railroad companies necessary expenditures. Another reason for a longer test pe­ riod, said the director general, is the advisability of having adequate infor­ mation on valuation of railroad prop­ erty, now being gathered by the inter­ state commerce commission to guide congress in legislation providing a permanent solution of the railroad problem. Mr. McAdoo estimated the govern* ment's loss in operating railroads this year at $136,000,000. This represents the difference between the amount guaranteed to the roads as rental and the sums credited to the government In railroad Income. If the higher rates had been in effect the entire year he estimated the government would have made a surplus of $100,000,000 and in 1919, with existing wages, operating costs and traffic volume remaining substantially the same as In last year, the government should make a sur­ plus of $100,000,000. "Since the object of the government should be at all times to operate the railroads not for profit, but at cost," he added, "and "to render at the 6ame time the best possible service, I con­ fidently believe that it will be possible during the year 1919, or certainly at the end of the yenr 1919, to effect a considerable reduction in rates unless the traffic of 1919 should be much less than It was In the year 1918." Wage advances to railroad employees last year added between $600,000,000 and $700,000,000 to the pay rolls. Many, economies brought about un­ der unified management, Mr. McAdoo said, will not be reflected until thia. year. Egyptians Invented Bells. The invention of bells is attributed to the Egyptians, who are cr»>dited with having made use of permission Instruments to announce the sacred fetee of Oslii§. "RED" ARMY IS WIPED OUT Ctecho-8lovaks Capture 31,000 BoU fhfvik Troops--Lenine Has Nap- ! ffw Escape From Being Taken. 'Stockholm, Jan, 4.--A British naval squadron in a sea fight in the Baltic sea has captured Nikolai Lenlne's minister of the navy, Easkolnlnov. Vladivostok, Jan. 4.--In capturing Perm, in the Ural mountains, General Galda. at the head of Czecho-Slovak a&d Siberian forces, virtually destroy­ ed the bolshevik Third army, from which Nikolai Lenine, the bolshevik premier, was directing operations in the region of Perm. Lenine himself escaped, but several member^ of his party were taken prisoners. In addition to the 31,000 prisoners re­ ported, General Galda captured 5,000 railway cars, 120 field guns, 1,000 ma­ chine guns, 30 automobiles, an entire wagon trausport, several armored trains and several thousand horses. Ten bolshevik regiments are declared to have been annihilated and the rest of the enemy army was -driven across the Karma river. Within ten minutes after Ml cation of Danderine you can not single trace of dandruff or fell tog *»•<»* and your scalp will not itch, but wtiat will please you most will be after a few weeks' use, when you see new hair, fine and downy at first--yes--but really new hair--growing all over the scalp.' • little Danderine immediately don* hies the beauty of your hair. K& ference how dull, faded, brlttla andi scraggy, just moisten a cloth with Dan­ derine and carefully draw it throngiM your hair, taking one small strand ait a, time. The effect is amazing--your hair will be light, fluffy and wavy, and have an appearance of abundance; an in­ comparable lustre, softness and lnz«< rlanca. : Get a small bottle of Knowltony Danderine for a few cents at any drug! store or toilet counter, and prove that; your hair is as pretty and soft as aayi --that it has been neglected or injvrtd ̂ by earless treatment--that's aU---yoa! surely can have beautiful, hair and lott) of it if you will jusf try a little Daft»f d<ey^ ,-*Adv, „ . Food. you think we ought to feed Uw Germans?" "Don't believe well get the chance,* replied the man of cautious tions. "Those Germans are too thrifty to pay 85 and 90 ce&ts a dozen for eggs.** J,/-' '"T look ii emu's I0NGBE IF SKI CROSS, FEVUBS HURRY, MOTHER! REMOVE POI ­ SONS FROM LITTLE STOMACH, * g LIVER, BOWELS. ftlVB CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FHMI ONCE IF BILIOUS Oft* \ CONSTIPATED. 'v. ) ' * „ e 8t Louis Police Chief Demoted. St. Louis, Jan. 7.--Chief William Young was found guilty of dereliction of duty in not having knowledge of vice and gambling in St. Louis. He was demoted to the rank of police cap­ tain. ̂ ; U. 8. Airplanes at Auction. *^&ichita Falls, T«yc., Jan. 7.---Lieu­ tenant Evans, supply officer at Call field, announced the government would sell 3,410 airplanes under sealed bids, to be opened February 1 at Washing­ ton. ' Pormer Kaiser Very III, Report. Amsterdam, Jan. 4.--William Hohen- zollern, the former emperor of Ger­ many, is very III, according to reports from Ameronfeu. He cannot leave his room, It is said, and is suffering from a severe cold. Fear Tanker Is Lost. Sea Francisco, Jan. 4.--Serftws cern for the safety of the Standard Oil company's tanker George W. Loom- is which left here December 19 for Coos Bay, Ore., was expressed tape by shipping men. Look at the tongue, mother 1 M , coated, it is a sure sign that your lib* tie one's stomach, liver and bowel® needs a gentle, thorough cleansing a* * once. When peevish, cross, listless, pal* doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act ante*' rally, or Is feverish, stomach sent . breath bad; has stomach-ache, sor#- throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give «i teaspoonful of "California Symp ft' Figs." and in a few hours all the constipated waste, undigested food-_ and sour bile gpntly moves out of th*/ little bowels without griping, and yaflpt have a well, playful child again. T You needn't coax §lck children t|f t take this harmless "fruit laxative;*' they love Its delicious taste, aa« * always makes them feel splendid. Ask your druggist for a bottMraf' "California Syrup of Figs," which haft directions for babies, children of aft ages and for grown-ups plainly on bottle. Beware of counterfeits aoMfc here. To be sure you get the genuine ask to see that it is made by the-Cali­ fornia Fig Syrup Company." any other kind with eonteog * Strong Combination. . "Oevldn't sell that graphopheae.* "Too bad." "Tried hard, too. Both the machl and myself were talking.' Courier-Journal. Constipation can oe enred withonk drugs. Nature's own remedy--selecjfe^ ad ht»rhs--is Garfield Tea.--Adv. ^ Masked Battery. what is a masked btttMJfi ̂ "Pretty lips concealing a sfcrvwls* <,{* v; tongue, my aon."--Boston Transcript. . g The first phonograph was m years ago, but its popularity i f ' * '