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lUST GEt RID.OF FLOOD ·WATERS IN.THE SKOKIE SoontoBeReaumed D,namitme Operatioas, Temporarily Halted by HeaYJ' Raina, The contention of the North Shore Mosquito Abatement district that the thorough drainage of the Skokie on which the Chicago Sanitary district has been working will have to be completed before permanent relief is forthcoming, was most clearly demonstrated by the recent heavy rains and the unusual swarms of mosquitoes following. Previous to the rains, Superintendent William Edwards and his force in the Mosquito Abatement district, by oiling and other work in which the District is engaged, had the situation well in hand, but the rains coming before the .work of the Sanitary district was finished, resulted in a flood which was "pie" for the mosquitoes. Superintendent Edwards, in discussing the situation this week, said the North Shore Mosquito Abatement district enlisted the aid of the Sanitary district in putting a ditch through the Skokie vall~y, which, when com- Sanitary district and the North Sh~e to Send pleted, will thoroughly drain the many _ Mosquito Abatement work, SupermWar to Game? swamps in that section. The Sanitary tendent Edwards e.-.plained. Disabled veterans at Great Lakes district, so far, he said, has done good .,Major Skinner," he continued, "has work, but that work is not completed. been at work m the New Jersey and ha.ve been given passes to the ChiThe heavy rains resulted in a delay of Long Island distriCts for several years cago baseball games, but the transpast, where dynamiting has been used the dynamiting of the ditch. portation has not been provided, Neither could the men get irito this to open up ditches, the same as is section to do any oiling. The water being done in the Skokie 'v-.,lley. It Mrs. Joseph Joyce of Kenilworth, in some places was over a man's head. is unfortunate this work was not com- chairman of co-operation with war The recent influx of mosquitoes to plete~, in ti~e ,~o ·avoid the recef!t veterans of the Tenth Congressional the north shore came from the Skokie, flood, . he. satd, and whe!l the Sat?-t· district, announces. To readers. of this Superintendent Edwards admits, but it ~ary dtstrt~t do~s ~esume tts dynamtt- publication Mrs. Joyce sends this is hoped that the Sanitary district will 111 ~ operations_ tt ts hop~~ the pe~ple plea: "Would any reader of this paper resume its dynamiting operations very wtll have pattence, reahzmg the tm- care to make up a purse to provide shortly and complete the job which portance of the work and why it is a bus to take these disabled war veterans to the ball games ? If so, .they have started. being done. . Approftd System "This is a big job. The Skokie is wQuld he or she -please notify either Superintendent Edwards pointed ·out large and it cannot be accomplished Mrs. Joyce, Kenilworth 2134, or Mrs. M. H. Finnegan, Red Cross worker that iri any locality the means em- · f k , . rt'dd'mg t h e sectton . in charge of arrangements at U. S. p1 oye d m o f mos- m a ew wee s. Naval Psychopathic hospital, 105, -------quitoes is by drainage and getting rid Great Lakes. The cost of one bus to of stagnant water wherever found, as. tak( the men to and from a game ·s it requires only 7 days to hatch out "Love" wlll be the subject of the $20, artd the days now open for the a mosquito and not 15 days as some · · 'bl service In the First Church of Christ, games are August 14, 16, 20~ 21, 22, have stated· WI1ere tt IS not posst e Scientist, on Sunday, July 29. The golden to drain these places, oil must be text has been chosen from I John 4: 16. 28, and 29." used. All experts in mosquito control work, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wild and daughBaha'I Leeture including Major Skinner ·of the Gorgas The next public Baha'i lecture in the ter, Julia, of 628 Greenleaf avenue, Memorial association and who is rec- Baha'i foundation hall, Linden avenUI! Wilmette, have returned from Detroit, near Sheridan road, Wilmette, will l: Mich., where they attended the thirtyognized as one of the foremost authori- next Sunday at 4 p. m. Dr. Albert \' · ties in this line of work, has laid out will speak on the subject of "The 1' ' .5eventh triennial conclave of the the plan of operation for the Chicago Vision of Immortality." !Knights Templar. WDI You ·Help Veta BaD Christian Science · ·- #. .. ·