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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1929
Page
3
In a WMAQ radio address Gov. Louis L. Emmerson urged closer citizen study of state government. He said intelligent public opinion is the backbone of progress and the strongest check against corruption, expressing hope every citizen would understand the executive legislative and judicial branches.
The Illinois Conference on Public Welfare will be held in Evanston October 20 to 31 with eight study courses offered October 28 and 29 for social workers. Rodney H. Brandon, Illinois public welfare director, will open with a keynote on Public Welfare in Illinois, among other nationally known specialists listed on the program.
The condition of Henry H. Kohn of the state department of purchases and construction shows improvement after an operation at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. He was previously in critical condition. Kohn has served in the state cabinet under Governors Lowden and Small, four years under Lowden and two under Small, resigning due to ill health.
State Fire Marshal L. Legreid spoke to the Springfield Lions during Fire Prevention Week. He noted the Mississippi flood control project at 325 million dollars and the Lakes to the Gulf waterway at 327 million, saying both exceed fire loss costs of 1927 and early 1928.
Seventy five petitions for pardon or commutation await attention as the new state pardon board holds its first public hearings in the state house. chairman W C Jones Streator leads the board and 16 alien convicts face conditional pardons. Under law an immigrant may be deported for a crime involving moral turpitude within five years or a second conviction for those arriving after 1917.
Employees in the office of Secretary of State William J. Stratton presented Chief Clerk A C Mills Paugh with a fine radio set for the Colonel's birthday. Stratton delivered the presentation speech in a ceremonial office event.
Governor Louis II Hmmerson announced the personnel of the Illinois welfare commission created four years ago to study welfare conditions. The appointees include W. G. Walling of Chicago as chairman, Rev Frederick Seidenburg of Chicago, Judge Perry L Persons of Waukegan, Miss Mary Humphrey of Springfield, and Harry Laurie of Chicago.
The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Highway Association led by Toledo president Charles M. Connor toured Lincoln shrines in Central Illinois. Senators Guy L. Smith of Pana and Representative Roy A. Corzine of Stonington joined the party, which gathered at Palestine. The group promotes routing the Lincoln highway from Farmington in Coles County toward Westport on the Wabash River opposite Vincennes Indiana, southeastward to connect with the Lincoln legacy.
Secretary of State William J. Stratton issues a charter to the Soy Bean Marketing Association with offices at Champaign. The group aims to dispose of soy bean crops under cooperative marketing act. Capital includes 4,000 shares at 50 each, 40,000 loss B preferred stock no par value, and 20,000 common no par value. Board consists of 16 directors.
Charles W. Vail, the supreme court clerk, installs a card filing system for the roll of attorneys. Before 1897 the roll was kept in separate books by each division, making searches lengthy. The new method will place name, admission date and data on cards for quick reference.
Urbana high school student Miss Eugenia Freeman won first prize in the cup contest at the golden jubilee convention of the Building Association League of Illinois held in Springfield. Nine contestants from across the state spoke on thrift saving and home ownership, with Freeman advancing to the national cup contest next year in Grand Rapids Michigan.
Morris Emmerson brother of Gov Louis L Emmerson married at his Mt Vernon home to Mrs Oliver Smith of Los Angeles. The couple will travel to Kansas City Salt Lake City and San Francisco before settling at the Rosslyn Hotel Los Angeles after November 1.
Attorney General Carlstrom states sheriffs and state's attorneys must enforce the aviation act passed by the last General Assembly and approved by Governor Emmerson. The bill originally aimed to place pilots under Commerce Department licensing with added rules on height, stunting, and passengers.
The dispute over $6,392,000 from the 1927 illegal gasoline tax law may reach the State Supreme Court by the end of October term. If lower court rulings stand, the state keeps the money with portions to be shared among 102 counties for road building and grade separation projects.
Dr. George S. Edmonson of Clinton was appointed managing officer of Kanakakee state hospital on October 15 by Gov. Louis L. Emmerson. He succeeds Dr. W. A. Stoker who resigned.
Petersburg native James H. Kirby announces his bid for the United States Senate as a Democrat, releasing a pamphlet outlining his campaign platform and aims.
On the University of Illinois campus a vast library serves 14 000 students and 1 400 faculty. In 61 years it has expanded from 644 books to 761 187 volumes with thousands of pamphlets maps and sheet music covering nearly all human knowledge.
Governor Emerson accepted the resignations of Milton Weil of Chicago and John N. Whiteside of Marion as commerce commissioners. Representative William HE. King of Chicago was named chairman of the commission on popular finance and wage loans.
The Postville courthouse, bought and moved by Henry Ford, will feature in talkie movies. A sound news unit paused during dismantling to record the scene as Mrs. T. T. Beach, longtime owner, spoke into a microphone and local civic leaders were recorded.
Atty. Gen. Carlstrom informs Governor Emmerson that the law funding tuition for inmates of orphan homes attending district schools also covers high school students. He says the legislature aimed to relieve local taxpayers in the district housing the home since inmates come from across the state.
John McAdams a former Illinois House member and former state senator died at his home in Quincy He was married to Mary Cowan McAdams the current Democratic member of the House and the first woman from the party elected to the legislature
Frank T. Sheets, chief highway engineer of Illinois, has returned to Springfield after serving as a delegate to the Pan-American road conference, appointed by President Hoover.
The state department of public works and buildings issues a booklet titled Parks and Memorials of the State of Illinois. Harry H. Cleaveland, Rock Island, directs the department. Dr. C. M. Service compiled the material for the publication.
President Floover may address at the Lincoln shrine in Springfield on February 12, with Senators Deneen Glenn and Representative Yates extending the invitation. MacDonald is urged to visit during his October US stay, amid ongoing correspondence from Amb Dawes and Gov Emmerson.
S. J. Stanard announces the 1930 dairy convention and show on wheels to tour four centers Carmi Shelbyville Hillsboro and another city. A dairy special will travel with exhibits and cattle. Four dairy judging contests for juniors and adults will be held with visiting specialists. Committees attend the National Dairy show in St. Louis October 12 to 19 and Illinois Indiana day on October 15.
Major General Smedley D. Butler, USMC, former Philadelphia safety director, addressed a state arsenal audience in Springfield as part of Illinois tour by the university art extension committee. He avoided hero praise and shared Marine experiences while Lorado Taft spoke on Illinois scenery and history with Gov. Louis L. Emmerson presiding.
Walter Miller heads the department that inspected 31,351,750 gallons of gasoline in Cook County in August and collected 9400 dollars in fees. Under a new law fees are three cents per hundred gallons. Inspections statewide are expected to exceed Cook County amounts due to kerosene use. The department projects annual inspections at 800,000,000 gallons, yielding about 250,000 dollars in state revenue.
Revised August estimates place gas tax collections at about 2.5 million dollars. The annual gas tax revenue is expected to total 25 million, with 16 million to the state and the rest to counties for road work. Vehicle registration fees have already surpassed 16 million for the year and are likely to reach 17 million ahead of previous years.
Governor Emmerson appeals to coal dealers and consumers to specify Illinois coal in orders. He argues united effort could raise annual Illinois coal consumption by 20 million tons, with each added million providing jobs for about 1,000 families.
In Springfield members of the Illinois Farm Bureau outlined plans for county state and national membership drives. G K E Metzger spoke as the representative of the state body and was the principal speaker.
Gov Louis L Emmerson announces the appointment of a new civil service commission effective October 1 Harry S Parker of Effingham is chairman with Harry S Kramer an East St Louis banker and Mrs Mabel Shirk of Chicago as other members.
H. Fe. Young, longtime secretary of the Mil no is farmers institute, resigns after more than 12 years to become editor of the Illinois Farmer, a Chicago farm paper. His resignation takes effect November 1.
Illinois Legion posts were well represented at the national convention in Louisville Kentucky from September 30 to October 3. The four day event combined frolic and business sessions drawing Legionnaires from across the United States.
Odin Township notes visitors and family gatherings around Iris Piercy and McClelland families. Revival services began Monday at Bethel led by Rev Hall. A local marriage joins Laura Free and Grover Humes in Carlyle Saturday night. Community members attend funerals and visit relatives across Odin and nearby towns.
Local Fairman community items record a pie social at Temple and Steele schools, prize winners, and fundraising receipts. Visitors include John Smith of Rochelle and families from Centralia. Numerous trips to St Louis and Iowa are listed with milk hauls and corn shucking plans.
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