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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
HOW CAN AUTO SLAUGHTER BE
STOPPED?

Coroner Hoffman, of Chicago, shows
figures to prove that III people have been
killed by autos in Chicago since January
l.
Judge SABBATH of the Speeders' Court,
now asks the question: "What is to be
done to stop the auto slaughter?" He
emphasizes the futility of mere fines as a
corrective, since reckless rich men pay the
heavy fine and treat it as joke. He also
deplOres the fact Of school boy drivers, "
who are often the spoiled children of
wealth.
Automobiles, however, are not to blame
for every accident, as many people are
struck when crossing streets at points
other than the regular street intersections.
Seven people were killed and twenty
five injured in auto accidents in and
around New York last Sunday, this being
the total for one day.
Every Monday morning shows it's list
Of deaths and injuries in all the cities of
the country from Sunday pleasure riding.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
COUNTY NEWS
SHELDON SCHOOL SOLD

The beautiful and extensive property Of
the Area Institute of Business Techno-
logy, located at Area, west Of Libertyville,
has been sold to Clarence n Durand for
a consideration Of $4,000, Mr.. Durand,
however, to assume all the encumbrances,
which, it is said, will be more than $780,
900, thus making the property cost at
least $4,000 which is considered very
reasonable figure.
This marks the ending of the career o.
Arthur F. Sheldon, the founder of the
school, so far as this section Of the country
is concerned
Mr. Sheldon is now in sanitarium be-
cause of nervous breakdown. 1t is said
that loss Of business in the European field,
where the correspondence institute had
many students, has caused breakdown
Of health through worry.
Sheldon started the school in small
way at Libertyville about eight years
ago, and, through his push and energy,
the institution rapidly expanded, until it's
influence was felt over large part of the
world it giving promise, at one time, Of
rivaling the famous International School
at Scranton Pennsylvania
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
AERIAL MAIL ROUTES PLANNED

The first aeroplane mail routes to be in
stituted by the United States Post Office
Department have been planned and map
ped out They will consist of two routes
Of 60 miles each, one being entirely in Mis-
souri,, and the other in parts of Missouri
and Illinois
The plan now awaits congressional
appropriation to carry it into effect. 1t
is intended to place in the government ser
vice over two hundred aeroplanes soon
after the aerial routes are started The
aviators will be trained by the govern
ment and must serve in the aviation re
serve corps in ease of war
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23

of young stock belonging to him had been
found to be infected with the foot and
mouth disease, simply remarked that he
would stay away from the place, and let
the officials having the matter in charge
handle the situation just as they deemed
best for all concerned
Joseph Check, a farmer living near
Libertyville, was arraigned in Justice
Morris's court last week, charged with
having broken the foot and mouth dis
ease quarantine. lie was fined 1926 and
costs.
1t is claimed that the malady is not
spreading so rapidly now as formerly, and
it is believed that it will soon be under
control
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
HELD TO STRICT ACCOUNTABILITY

As an instance Of the grim response
bilities and discipline Of naval and mill
tary life, Secretary Of Navy Daniels last
week ordered the trial by cOurt-martial of
Rear Admiral William M. Little, retired,
on "charges involving neglect and care
less methods in the conduct Of his duty
while inspector of machinery at Fore
River Ship Building Company, Quincy,
Massachusetts, in connection with the con-
struction of the submarine U. S. S. K-2. F"
In statement, Secretary Daniels has
said:
"The action Of the department of order
ing the trial by general court-martial Of
an officer retired after attaining the high
est rank on charges relating to duties per-
formed prior to retirement is radical and
arrests attention.
cit can be accounted for only as an evil
dence of the department s determination
that the inspection Of ships under con-
struction for the navy shall be conducted
with the greatest care and thoroughness. "
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
LARGE MATTRESS COMPANY
LEASES SPACE IN NEW
TERMINAL

The Marshall Ventilated Mattress com
pany, whose main Office is in Chicago, has
leased 30-foot floor space in the build
ings of the Waukegan Terminal company,
which was recently launched in the prop
erty vacated by the sugar refinery.
This mattress company has factories
located in London, Toronto, and small
factory in Kenosha, which is to be dis
mantled and removed to Waukegan.
They will start employing about one
hundred and fifty people, and expect to
enlarge materially.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
SAFE-BLOWERS ACTIVE

The postal department has warned Lake
county postmasters to be on the lookout
for robbers and safe-blowers, stating that
they have been at work over the country
and that the approach of winter will no
doubt increase their activity.
The inspector of the district states that
these men usually travel in the garb Of
tramps riding on freight trains and camp
ing along the railroad tracks. They often
pose as shoe-string peddlers, umbrella
members, pot and pan thinkers, etc.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
STEAMERS UNLOAD LUMBER AT
WAUKEGAN FOR ROCKFORD

Last week, two of the largest lake
steamers landed cargoes of lumber at
Waukegan, consigned to dealers in Rock
ford, Illinois, the shipment to be forward
ed to that point by rail.
This is, perhaps, the first time in the
history Of Waukegan that cargoes Of
lumber for dealers in other cities have
been received at the port, and the question
arises as to whether the city is now to be-
come distributing center for industries
in inland towns.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
REAL ESTATE DEALS

Real estate deals Of the week have been
confined almost entirely to town property
transfers.
In Lake Forest, the Charles T. Gum
property, on Deerpath avenue, was pur-
chased by N. W. Lee for $4,000. In the
same city, lot was purchased by George
Rose, in the Green Bay addition, for 49,
900.
In Highland Park, John D. and A. Me
Shields bought lot on Linden avenue
from Benjamin Lowenmeyer, the sub
divider for $4,000.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
KILL MANY PEOPLE

1t is reported that more than 200 per-
sons in Salvador, Central America, have
lost their lives during the last seven weeks
as a result Of frequent earthquake shocks
Property damage has been heavy.
A report from Santa Ana, dated
September o. declares that shocks had
been felt at that place every day for more
than month
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
AUTOISTS MUST SLOW DOWN IN
PASSING SCHOOLS

Signs warning autoists to go slow while
passing the schoolhouses of Waukegan
have been erected, by order Of the COM
missioner of public health and safety. The
lettering is in white, with a red back
ground, and can be read at a distance of
fully one block.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
KEEL OF Observation-Disclosures
LAID

The keel of the uperdreadnaught Cali
fornia was laid at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard last week.
The new craft will require about three
years in building, and will be the first
large war vessel to be propelled entirely
by electricity.
This marks the most advanced step
taken in naval engineering in many years
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
LOCAL ITEMS

Miss Myrtle Benckendorf is visiting re-
latives in and around Streator, Illinois.
Mrs G. E. Barroes, of st. Joseph, Michi-
gan, visited her father, Mr.. W. A. Ingold,
Of 29O1 Ezekiel Avenue last Lord Day.
Deacon George F. Lupton, Of San An
tonic, Texas, arrived in Zion City last
Lords Day and will spend a few days in,
the city. His wife is expected to arrive
today.
Division No l, under the leadership Of
Deacon W. Hurd Clendinen, was in Chi
cago, last Lords Day and covered the
northwest part Of the city.
Mr.. Thos Barclay, Of Zion Home, gave
very interesting testimony at Zion
Tabernacle, Chicago, last Lords Day. He
was listened to with rapt attention, and
caused a great deal Of amusement by
his wit and also some serious thinking
through his earnestness.
Mrs Donaldson, Of Dayton, Ohio, and
Miss Ida Weller, of Bellbrook, Ohio, who is
on her way home from Grand Forks, North
Dakota, have been visiting Mrs A. j.
LOCKER, of 29O1 Ezekiel Avenue While
here they attended two Lord s Day meet
ings, two mid-week rallies and several
prayer meetings.
A party was held in honor of Master
Glenden Irish at the home Of his parents,
2312 Elisha Avenue, ON Tuesday even
ing
Messrs Harold Martin, Charles Irish,
and w. J. Bull left Zion City on Wednes-
day, October 18th, to attend Bankers
Convention at Joliet, Illinois. They re
turned home on Friday, October 18th.
John H. Springer, who lives at 21st
Street and Kenosha Road, Zion City, left
Wednesday afternoon for Boston, Mass,
on business trip. He expects to be gone
three weeks.
Mrs A. Reinhold, Of Cottage Grove Az
enue, Chicago, was visiting friends IN
Zion City on Thursday.
A Birthday Surprise party on Evange-
list Guy K. Neal was held in the recep-
ton room, Zion Tabernacle, Chicago, on
Tuesday evening. There were about
seventy-hve persons present.
Mr. George Hyde, of Michigan arrived
in Zion City on Wednesday, October 18th
to attend his brothers. funeral. Mr..
Hyde has been staying with his sister,
Mrs A. Clark, POOP Hebron Avenue.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
ANOTHER HERD INFECTED WITH
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE

Mr.. Alex. F. McKeown, owner of the
fine 771-acre farm west of North Chicago,
when informed last week that sixty head
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
SURPRISE PARTY ON MIR. AND MRS.
M. P. BARTON.

A surprise part on Mr.. and Mrs. M. F..
Barton, of 27O2 Eshcol Avenue, took place
in their new home on Monday evening.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23

To Mr.. and Mrs. Cash A. Kingsley
3211 Enoch Avenue, October 18th, a
girl
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23

To Mr.. and Mrs. Madison Main,
Waukegan, Illinois, October 18th, boy.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
BIRTHS IN ZION FAMILIES

To Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kemman,
31O6 Gabriel Avenue, October 18th, a
boy.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
COTTAGE PRAYER MEETINGS

FOR WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY, OCTOBER 25th, 1915
ALL MEETINGS BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 7:45 m.
Come and God Will Bless You!
ALL
COME PRAYING THAT GOD WILL. RICHLY BLESS ALL.
Bring your Bible and Gospel Hymn Book to g.
E. HARDWOOD will following
meetings:
TRURspAY Frederick Hill 1912 Giboa Avenue
FRIDAY-Mr. w E. Greenfield. .3104 Eshco Avenue
ELDER GEORGE E. following
meetings:
MoNDAY-Dea A. W. ee.......... .3O05 Emmaus Avenue.
FRIDAY-Mr. Grover Wise. 1902 Ezra Avenue
ELDER FRANK ROBINSON charge following
meetings:
MoNDAY-Nrs Elijah
THURsDAY-Mr August Swanson Ken1sna Road Me
FRIDAY-Dea ........... 1923 Emmaus Avenue
DEACON of the following
MoNDAY-AGr 2soe Ezekiel Avenue
DEACON j. p DETIENNE will charge following
MoNDAY-n1rs Mary scharn - 800 Eshcol Avenue
DEACON sHUMAKER will be in charge of the following
NGONDAY-NIr Cakes. 1910 Ezra Avenue
of the following meeting:
MONDAY-Dea Farrar. .2S07 Elisha Avenue
DEACON VIM H VALKENAAR by DEACON GEILINGER
charge of the following meeting
MONDAY-Nss Edith Irvine. 9O06 Elm Avenue
will be in charge the following meeting:
Dean................21O8 Elisha
E. will be charge of the following meeting
MONDAY-Dea Ezra Schlappi 1905 Gilead Avenue
JOHNSON will be in charge of the following meeting
MONDAY-Dea. N. J. La Rose 2412 Elm Avenue
DEACON A. charge following
ing:
MONDAY-Mr. Nacker .24OS Gilboa
RUBY will be in charge of the following meeting
w. Avenue
DEACON A. BURGESS will be in following
meeting
MONDAY-Mrs Hattie McCuHoch 2806 Elizabeth
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MR. H r. CLOUGH assisted by others will be
DEACON ARTHUR wAGNELL following
THURsDAY-Mr. Gilboa Avenue
charge following meeting:
THURSDAY Elizabeth
charge of the following meeting:
THURsDAY-NGr John Eiason 1900 Hebron Avenue.
DEACON be in charge of the following
THURsDAY-Dea. Gilead Avenue
DEACON HERMAN G. PETERSON AND DEACON A. s. BURGESS
will be in charge of the following meeting:
THURSDAY James A. Nichols. 2616 Elizabeth
P. charge of the following meeting:
THURsDAY-Mr Geo. Dreyer 9Oth Street and Jordaa Ave
a.
DEACON McNELL following meeting;
THURSDAY Augusta Peters carmel Blvd
charge of the following meeting:
FR1DAY-The Bethel Corner Elizabeth Ave. and 2sth
DEACON in charge of the following
GERMAN COTTAGE MEETING
DEACON j. j. GUGGENBUHL will following
FRIDAY-Mr. ......... sOO7 Gabriel Avenue
"The thy giveh Ight"-Psalm 11s.Y8s
HEALING
HOLY LIVING
laden sna 1 % give Ma s THAT sSnr and are
Everybody Welcome COME!
GOMEZ!
KENOSHA MEETINGS
The principal meeting of the
Church of the Kenoha
Socialist at 1890 A. M
GEORGE E. ROBBINS IN CHARGE.
MEETING be held every Saturday Evening at
M front of the Building invited
Station
on Saturdays at 500 m. a :O2 p.
WAUKEGAN MEETING
SATURDAY, 23rd, 1915, at p.
SWEENEY,
N Sheridan Water Street. Waukegan. Illinois
The Dolores star., 1915-10-22
SUPPLY DARK NESTS
FOR LAYING FOWLS
Hens Will Dig Through Hay to
Bottom of Manager Rather
Than Use One in Light.

Hens always prefer a dark nest to
one exposed to light and will dig
through hay to the bottom of the
manger rather than-use a ready-made
nest in light.
A good style of nest is made in sec
lions of four nests. twelve inches high
and 14x14, with Just room enough be-
tween the nests and the wall for the
hen to enter. The top can be made all
in one piece. hinged at the inner edge
sethat 1t can be lifted up when eggs
are gathered. but a better way is to
lay the top OH loosely SO that it can
be taken of and the entire contents
Of all the nests dumped out at once.
The nests should be fumigated with
sulphur and also sprayed with kero-
sene at least cnce . month.
The Dolores star., 1915-10-22
ENSILAGE RELISHED
BY FARM ANIMALS
Greatest Use of Feed Has Been
for the Dairy Cows-Beef
Cattle Also Like 1t.

Ensilage is relished by most farm
animals. The greatest use made of it
has been for dairy cows, thirty to fifty
pounds being fed each COW daily at the
North Dakota experiment station. 1t
can be fed to beef cattle too, but they
should be fed about half as much as
the dairy cattle. Young stock can be
fed ensilage in proportion to their size.
Some grain and hay should be fed
with ensilage. If the hay is alfalfa
the grain can be decreased and in
some cases omitted.
Sheep relish a small amount of en-
silage, two to three pounds day is
a good amount. Some feeders give as
high as five or six pounds.
Horses can be fed ten to fifteen
pounds Of ensilage a day. 1t has a
good deal the same effect on them as
pasture. Hogs like a little ensilage
and especially 80 if it contains a good
deal of corn. Ensilage is bulky food,
a good deal like pasture in its effect
on the animal. 1t is important that it
be free from mold. as this causes
trouble. Horses should not be fed en-
silage that has been frozen, though
with other stock it seems to be all
right provided 1t is thawed out be-
fore feeding.
Three silos are in use at the North
Dakota experiment station.
The Dolores star., 1915-10-22
LITTLE THINGS FOR
SUCCESS WITH HENS
Fowls Must Be Kept in Good
Health and Well Fed for
Development. r.

A poultryman to be successful
must
Keep his hens in good health, pro
viding coops that are clean and well
ventilated, and allowing the chickens
the run of orchard or pasture through
the day.
Feed his hens well for growth and
development. They should go to roost
with crops well filled with wholesome
grains, after returning from the rang,
and plenty OF skim milk anc water
should be available through the day.
See that his hens have shade in
which to rest. II trees and shrubs are
not plentiful, burlap or gunny sack
shades should be put up.
Keep his brcody hens in airy coops
and feed and water them well. They
will recover from their brcodiness IN
five or ten days.
Gather his eggs daily and market
them at least twice a7week.
The Dolores star., 1915-10-22
SILAGE INCREASES
PROFITS IN LAMBS
Addition of She!Isd Corn and
Glover Hay Reduced Cost of
Gain at Purdue.

The addition of corn silage to a
ration Of shelled corn and clover hey
reduced the cost Of gain on lot of
lambs fed at the Purdue station 40
cents per hundred pounds. 1t also
slightly increased the selling value of
the lambs, and increased the profit
% cents per lamb. When the corn
silage was added to the ration. it was
found that slightly less of the shelled
corn was eaten. and at the same time,
the rate OF gain on the lambs Eas
slightly decreased. The amount OF
hay consumed by the lambs also was
reduced when silage was added, 121
pounds of the silage reducing the hay
consumption O.72 pound daily per
lamb.
Without silage. the ration Of shelled
corn and clover hay produced gain
on proportionately the same quantity
Of grain as did the same ration with
silage added. Considerable hay was
saved, however. rs it was found thai
1863 pounds Of silage reduced the guam
tity of clover hay consumed in max
ing 100 pounds Of gain by 1879 pounds
The Dolores star., 1915-10-22
SHADE TREES FOR BEAUTY
BY J. W. GRIFFIN.

In selecting a list of trees to plant
for shade on your lawn or along the
avenue or near the house. make u
note OF the character Of the soil and
plant accordingly.
II you are planning a home In the
lowiands. where It is damp and where
fogs hang on the better part OF the
morning. "cut It out" sell out. get out,
do anything to get out. and go up
higher II possible.
Leave the swampy lands to the
frogs and mosquitoes and the fevers.
Make "a note of the trees on the
hillsides and those that grow on the
hilltops. Pick out those that hold
their foliage longest. also those whose
foliage is healthiest and most dense.
Some advocate spring and some fall
planting OF fruit and forest trees.
have It that the following gives good
results: Where the trees to be set
out are larger than two or three year
old trees. dig hole four feet wide
each way and two feet deep some time
during the late fall or early winter.
The top soil is thrown on one side.
the subsoil on the other.
The combined actions OF the rain.
freezing and tbawing. produce good
effect on the soil thrown out, and upon
the sides of the hole.
cured during the fall and are heeled
The Dolores star., 1915-10-22
tBy r. q. wEATHERsToNE)

tBy r. q. wEATHERsToNE)
1t Ia well known that the progeny
nom mature parents are superior to
those descended from young proReni-
tors, not fully developed. Bears and
Sows. for breeding. should be kept in
. good. thrifty condition, but not fat.
The writer has always been.troubled
to keep his breeding sows from be-
coming too fat, and consequently
narrowing q small number of scrawny
pigs.
once took q large SOW to fattep
for one-half the pork. did not
know she was with pig and fed her
all the cornmeal and wheat middlings
she would eat.
Imagine my disappointment and vex-
alton when she had three little,
dwarfed pigs-not only smaller than
pigs usually are when first narrowed,
but emaciated.
Sows for breeding should not be al
lowed to run with the fattening hogs
fed on corn, but kept in Il pasture by
themselves and given plentiful
supply Of slop, made OF equal parts
of wheat shorts, cornmeal and wheat
bran.
Most young sows will breed when
three months old, If allowed to run
with boar, but eight or twelve
months is as young as it is judicious
to breed them.
Not only this, but it stunts or
dwarfs the growth of such young
things permanently, and they never
attain good size,
: The pigs from large-bodied. old
sows will be more in number, and
frequently double the size Of pigs
from young sows when farrowed-
and this with the same feed and care
and will frequently weigh so per
The Dolores star., 1915-10-22
THE MODERN GLADloLUs.
BY GEORGE 8. WOODRUFF.

Everybody knows the gladiolus-in
way. 1t has been called THE Peo-
pies Flower" because the common
people can get more satisfaction out
of 1t. without special care or facilities.
than from any other flower. As cut
flower, nothing but the expensive or.
child lasts so long and no other flower
has such variety and beauty OF color
ing.
Nevertheless. the modern gladiolus
is almost unknown to a large majority
Of our people, because Of the great I'm
provement which has been made In q
comparatively short time.
The gladiolus is propagated by d.
rect multiplication. by corniels and by
seeds The CORN planted dies at the
end OF the season. but produces anew
one at the base OF each shoot II sends
up: SO that the rapidity of multiplied.
ton depends on the number OF shoots
sent up
VbeH ',:s, rms are - N The fail
The Dolores star., 1915-10-22

a number OF bulblets or ''cormels'' are
found attached to them These cormels
produce the same kind as the corms
they are taken from and Towering the
second or third year from planting
rarely the first year.
When seeds are sown they will pro.
duce hardly two sorts alike, and many
will be worth keeping. but there may
be some fine new sorts. The seedlings
will flower the second or third year.
1t Is much more satisfactory to buy
the cream OF other peoples seediings
than to fill the garden with lot OF
poor sorts.
Plant in full sunshine. but not
against the south side Of a wall. and
away from the roots of trees. in well,
prepared soil. mellow. sandy loan
ture.
Avoid contact with manure, which
should never be fresh and had better
be plowed in the previous season or
in the fall.
Occasionally restore potash to the
soil in some form as for potatoes. "
the soil be stiif or clayey put sandy
loan In the furrow.
Plant in burrows three to rye
inches deep. according to the size OF
the corms. and the quality OF the soil
and at intervals Of. say. two weeka.
from the time the ground will work
up we'll In July.
BY this means and by the diner
ence in earliness OF varieties. flowers
may be had from July until hard
frost. II Is most important that the
ground be kept stirred and mellow
at all times. especially ~ soon after
each rain as the ground will work
we'll and before q crust formg
Unless you have planted In masses
for landscape effect. cut every stem
as soon as the first two or three now
ers open and let the buds develop In
water in the house. Every morning
remove the old flowers. shorten the
stems and change the water. Keep
at night in q cool place.
Thus treated the stems will be In
bloom . week or more.
II few especially large flowers are
wanted pinch OF some of the top buds
at the start
Before the ground freezes dig the
bulbs and dry them. Then cut on
the stems. close and store in shallow
baskets or boxes in cool. dry place
Pull on the old bulbs and roots when
you have time.
The Dolores star., 1915-10-22
As LIQUOR SELLER SEES IT.

Being interviewed by q newspaper
reporter on the subject of prohibition
one which Is on everybody's tongue
Barney Grogan, a well-known Chica.
go liquor dealer, had this to say:
IF they voted the wet-dry question
In Chicago some Sunday morning the
whole city would go dry. It's the men
and women who are wet personally
who will finally decide the issue. They
are Topping about and will try 1t rs
an experiment. Maybe they will go
back-maybe not. They don't know
exactly where they are at-especially
the morning after pay day. But the
prohibition wave is getting bigger
every day"