Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-10-16


mand for the diagnosis of contagious
diseases and to provide an ample sup
ply of vaccine that viological labora-
tory of the state department of health
has been moved from the state cap
ftOl to the building formerly occupied
by the serum laboratory north Of
Springfield. The state will undertake
at this laboratory the manufacture of
smallpox vaccine in large quantities
and will also make typhoid and pneu-
mocOccus vaccine. By a new process
enough smallpox vaccine for the vac
cination of from 100000 to 100000
persons can be made by the use of
one rabbit
Springfeld.-In it's fight on diph-
iberia, the state department of health
has now completed arrangements for
the distribution of diphtheria anti
toxin through more than 500 agencies
located in every important center of
population in the state. These agen-
cies are accredited drug stores and
the antitoXin is given free of cost to
the public on requiSitiOn Of physi-
clan. The state pays $4,000 a year
for this antitoxin. According to the
state department. of health, this same
quantity of antitoxin would cost the
people of Illinois $4,000 if it were
bought at retail prices.
Washington, .. C.-In a bulletin is
sued by the department of commerce,
bureau of census, the census of farms
in Illinois shows that they have been
on the decline since 1900. The decline
since 1910 has been a total of 14,719
farms, or So per cent of the total
farms of the state. The decline since
1900 is a total of $685.. or 10.4 per
cent. These farms have either been
abandoned or put to some other use.
At present there are 237, 153 farms in
the state against 264, 153 farms in 1900.
ChicagO-AnOther candidate has en-
tered the race for the gubernatorial
office of the state of Illinois. DR..
Charles Mccormick, head of the Nc
Cormick Medical college, Chicago, au-
thor of medical books and for many
years a journalist, announces his can
didacy rs an independent. He calls
upon voters to repudiate the 'rotten
political machines" to scratch tick
cts at the polls and write his name on
| the ballot.
Peoria.-Because they belonged to
fraternities and other secret societies,
more than fifty high school students
have been suspended by the faculty.
| Notice of suspension was given in a
circular letter forwarded the parents
| of each pupil concerned. designations
from such societies must follow at
/ once, the letter stated, if the young
man wished to return to the school.
Springfeld.-In the Is free employ
ment offices operated by the state in IL
Illinois cities 22,O51 persons registered
during September, 22,891 employers
| offered jobs to the registrants and IL,
| $50 persons were given jobs. The serv-
| ice is free and operated under the di-
rection ofsthe Department of State.
Peoria.-More than 200 cases in
which violation of the dry law is
| charged will be up for hearing before
| Federal Judge Louis Fitz-Henry, Octo-
| Der IS, at Peoria. This term promises
| to be the busiest in the history of the
| federal court of this district.
Bloomington.-The small town of
Benson, six miles west of MinOnk, was
| treated to a severe scare when thieves
| dynamited the safe and vaults of the
| Farmers bank and made a clean get
| away with all securities in the institu.
| ton.
| ROckford.-Fewer than so per cent
of the residents of Rockford are iden-
| titled with any church, religious can.
| vass recently completed has revealed
| Catholic, Protestant and Jewish clergy
| Joined in the canvass.
| Urbana.-Although there are more
| than sixty buildings on the University
| of Illinois campus, the first building
| ever to have been donated to the insti
tuition is being used for the first time
| this fall. 1t is the Smith Memorial
Music building, a gift of Capt. T. J
Smith of Champaign as memorial tt
his wife.
pringfield.-Governor LowGen is
sued proclamation urging .''all wht
love their country to unite with the
| American Legion on November IL il
celebration of the second anniversar,
Of Armistice day.