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Birt ih st » WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1919 3 Important Laws Passed By The Fifty-First General Assembly Here are some of the more impor- tant laws passed by the -fifty-first general assembly: : Empowering cities, villages and townships under 100,000 to levy a tax not exceeding two mills to establish and maintain public comfort stations. Permitting the department of labor to increase free employment bureaus from thrze to four in the city of Chi- cago. : Authorizing county judges to ap- point successors to appointive mem- bers of the board of review on or be- re July 1. wr a a state park on the site of Old Salem, the boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln. Requiring county board to pay a bounty of 2 cents a head on rats killed in lots of ten. Making it a misdemeanor to de- stroy or waste food to the value of $25 or more with intent to influence market prices. ; Regulating sales and consignments by commission men of farm products by giving complete supervision of the business with full power of investi- gation to the department of agricul- ture and requiring licensing of com- mission men. . Requiring persons practicing op- tometry and their apprentices to be registered with the department of education and registration. Authorizing school districts to in- |. crease tax levy from 3 to 4 per cent on a referendum vote of the district, not exceeding 3 per cent té be used ducational purposes. BO $1,610,000 for operat- ing expenses and supplies of the state charitable, penal and reformatory 1n- itutions. gi the provisions of the sol- diers burial law for burials to include deceased soldiers, sailors and marines of the world war, burial costs limited 75. oiling towns of less than 5000 population to levy not exceed- ing 3 mills on a referendum vote for erection and maintenance of com- munity buildings. : Validating the thirty-two high school districts knocked out when the supreme court declared unconstitu- tional the act of 1917. ; Prohibiting the discharge into any navigable stream of acids or other matter which would polute water. Empowering the department of la- bor to maintain free employment bu- reaus in cities of 25000 or over, ap- | propriating $10,000 for the purpose. Appropriating $5000 for a joint legislative investication of Wilbur Glen Voliva and Zion City. Creating the Illinois farm tenancy | commission of five members to be | named by the governor to investigate relations of landlord and tenant, ap-| propriating $2,000 for the same. Extending the operation of the] workmen's compensation act to state, county, city, town, incorporated vil- laces and other municipal corpora- tions and to the distribution of com- modities of horse drawn or motor vehicles where the employer employs more than three persons. ; | Authorizing the sanitary district of "hicago to develop, lease, purchase and sell water power or electric en- ercy along the Illinois waterway. Appropriating $125,000 to the d»- partment of public works to purchase | and develop novaculite deposits to be used in hard road construction Giving Illinois the enabling act to! allow the state to take advantage of | the federal appropriation of the Smith-Hughes act for vocational edu- | cation. : | Appropriating $125,000 to the south- | ern Illinois penitentiary to repair its | limestone grinder and to install elec- trical machinery for the improve- | ment and enlargement of the lime- | stone plant. = ail Made arrangements for the placing | of the reserve militia on practically | the same basis as that of the national] guard. ; i Providing for committment in Gene- va schools for females under 18 years | convicted in federal courts. Providing any boy under 17 years convicting of a federal offense may be sent to St. Charles home. Requiring county recorders to re- | ! cord discharges of soldiers free of charge. = Appropriating $5,000 for expense of | legislative committee which investi- | gated 'high cost of building materials | and so-called "cement trust." Adding in department of registra- | tion and education an immigration commission of five members to make surveys of conditions of employment and standards of living affecting im- | migrants. ! Appropriating $25,000 for the recep- | tion to the Prairie division and 149th | field artillery. Making one who breaks glass in a public highway without removing same subject to a fine of not exceed- ing $25. Increasing the limit of police pen- | sions from $600 to $1,250 to those who | have served twenty years on such | force in cities between 5,000 and 100,- vear ending June 30, 1919, to be used in federal aid roads in connection with the state's good roads project. Extending preference in civil serv- ice employment to soldiers, sailors, marines and members of the students' army training corps of the world war. : Increasing the tax levy of moth- er's pensions to 4-10 mill in Cook county and 1 mill in the down state. Prescribing regulations regarding nurses and placing same under direc- tion of the department of education. Authorizing the department of la- bor to make an industrial census with a view of finding employment for returning soldiers. Restricting the manufacture, pos- session and use of intoxicating liquor in "dry" territory popularly known as the "search and seizure" bill. Appropriating $18,192,433 for sup- port, operation, maintenance and im- provement and expenses of the state charitable, penal and reformatory in- stitutions. Providing 1-5 mill for the teachers' pension and fund, now 1-10. Authorizing trustees of the Univer- sity of Illinois to establish a college of veterinary medicine and surgery. Validates contracts between indi- viduals and public utility corpora- tions executzd prior to June 30, 1913. Providing for a constitutional con- vention to be held in Springfield January 6, 1920, with salary of dele- gates fixed at $2,000. Requiring epileptics to become in- State retirement the construction of the Illinois water- way. Providing for the erection of monu- ments or memorial buildings in honor of soldiers by counties on a referen- dum vote of the people. Providing that in case a railroad neglect or refuses to weigh of shipper shall be taken as rrima facie evidence of the amount shipped or received. ready for shipment, sworn Bh S L I P C ov E R S MADE TO ORDER " IN . CRETONNE mates of a state colony to be erected at Dixon. ! Providing for the construction of | the Illinois waterway from Lockport | to Utica. { Providing for the issuance of | twenty million dollars of bonds for WE FEATURE CHIC 1919 Bathing Caps The Atlantic City Kind NOT THE DRUG STORE VARIETY See Us if You Want a Cap That Is Different W.H.Salishury& Co. | Established 1855 308 W. Madison Street, CHICAGO Between Franklin and Market Streets Phone Franklin 5744 | I THE RUBBER STORE | a NaS LINNEN STRIPED + AMASK Permitting down state to levy a| Appropriating $28,000,000 for the or- $2 corporation tax for a three-year |dinary and contingent expenses of period without referendum. the state government known as the PHONE RANDOLPH 5460 Abolishing the state board of | omnibus bill. AND WE WILL CALL WITH SAMPLES equalization and substituting in its! Appropriating $1285000 for the CHICAGO SLi CuvER CO. stead a tax commission of three | building of a new Illinois state peni- 1424 STEVENS BUILDING members at a salary of $6,000 each. | tentiary and new asylum for criminal CHICAGO . Establishing a sanitarium for wom- | insane, probably at Joliet. en above the age of 18 years whose (Continued on page six.) offenses are punishable in county jails. Making an appropriation of $10,000 | to the department of labor for the re- | habilitation of soldiers and sailors. Permitting dental institutions ap- | proved by the department of regist- | ration and education to establish | courses in dental hygiene. Providing for the retirement at half | salary of judges of courts of record | who have reached the age of 56 years | and who have served at least twenty- | four years upon the bench. | Revising the present auto laws by splitting the year into two sections | and making fees payable for six | month periods, fixing maximum loads, | regulating requirements for tires, | law to become effective January 11 1920. Authorizing the use of patented | materials to be used in construction | of the state's hard road making. i Providing for a levy of a 3-mill tax! for the erection of public hospitals when approval by a majority of the voters in cities of less than 100,000. Providing that any member of aj family who is a registered voter can | register all members of his house- | hold in cities of 75,000. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE. EL ------ | THE FRANKLIN CAR How the amount of change from a $5 bill converted the owner of a heavy, powerful car to Franklin ownership WILMETTE Mon. and Tues., July 7 and 8 Evenings 7:30 and 9:00 Matinee, Tuesday 3:30 CHARLES RAY in "Hay Foot---Straw Foot" EXTRA... PATHE NEWS Jack Dempsey in training for his big fight onl July 4th. A well-known Georgia cotton man was driving his car--one known for bigness and power--over the Tennessee mountains. While stopping to let the boiling water in the radiator cool off, an air-cooled Franklin Car passed him. Wed. and Thurs., July 9 and 10 Evenings 7:30 and 9:00 D. W. GRIFFITH'S "True Heart Susie" EXTRA, HAROLD LLOYD'S LATEST EXTRA: ......../..5 TRAVEL At noon, both motorists met at lunch. Afterwards they drove together to a local garage to have the gasoline tanks pefilled. Each gave the garage man a $5 bill--the owner of the powerful car received in change $1.40; the owner of the. Franklin $4.10. Fri. and Sat., July 11 and 12 Matinee Saturday 3:30 Evenings 7:00, 8:20 and 9:30 CAPT. ROBERT WARWICK in "Secret Service" William Gillette's Famous Today the Georgian is also a Franklin owner. As he tells the story, "We started Success he «av 11M Tt ' 3 a ExyTra Tue HE NEWS at the same time with full gasoline tanks. COMING We came the same distance, over the same "STOLEN ORDERS" mountain, over the same roads. Yet the Elsie Ferguson in "TheAval- P ; anche" 'ranklin owner passed me--and it cost hi Anita Stewart in "A Midnight i pa ed me--and 1t cost him Romance 90 cents to make the trip, and me $3.60. Where is the advantage of high power and go Avenue, glad to show you underwear, stockings, gloves S ' also a 000 inhabitants. Appropriating $2,300,000 for the KATHARINE WALKER SMITH Has opened a shop at 1603 Chica- Evanston, in the North Shore Hotel, and will be assortment of muslin negliges, mart selection of maids' aprons, caps, collars and cuffs. f racing speed?" Similar incidents are multiplying, and with them the number of Franklin owners. The advantages of the Franklin Car ara so apparent that no other result is poss:tle, The index of all-round economy and per- formance of the Franklin is-- 20 miles to the gallon of gasoline 12,500 miles to the set of tires 50% slower yearly depreciation YI riages & 1629 Orrington Ave., Evanston TELEPHONE EVANSTON 5886 a very pleasing and silk blouses, and neckwear; ET -- SE lt Salas Leaps da