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SK5 â- 'ct^i"^^ OS-e-g S& : SSF CANDIDATE titslngerSeeke Gook County Board |+ef of Review Post in Spring ps Wo hato to pay taxes. Of course ^WHetrrthrrate by the State leg- islature. The product of the two is the tax. Though the Board cannot af- fect the rate, it can see to it that the valuation is fair. - we're unreasonable, but the fact, re- mains that our most unwelcome bill comes from the tax-collector. We calm down a little when we take time to name to ourselves all the benefits that our tax-money buys for us. Neverthelss, Cook County tax- payers have still sufficient grounds for indignation. Prior to 1915 the rate Cor our local boxes was about $2.00 on, each $100 of full value. From 1915 to 1921 ad- ministration expenses increased to such an extent that the state legisla- ture raised the tax rate 100%. So that while in 1915 the tax on a home val- ued at $5,000 was $100, in 1921 it was $200. Moreover at the session of the legislature ending July 1921 the rate was again raised, this time 42%. In 1915, $100; in 1921, $200; in 1922, $284..-........... What to do. h What can^be"done anout itv vigor- ous protests have been made against these increases. But the rates have gone up. Can nothing be done? Tes. Unjust increases in property values can be p/evehire^ men' who can serve the public in pre- senting this increase is the Board of In Cook County there is elected at the regular County election a Board of Review consisting of three per- sons, whose terms of office is six yearS.-Ohe is elected every two years; the other five holding over. It is the duty of this Board to review, fairly and impartially, the assessment of __,~^-^roperty-^~to--rai8e or lowerâ€" -the assessment as seems just; to hear all complaints. The Board acts on About fifcOOO^ complaint When it completes its work the values are added togothor, and the total be- comes the assessment for Cook Coun- ty. It is of passing interest to know that in 1921 the value of all Cook THE 3LAKE&HQRE NEWS, FRIDAY} MAtCH 17,1^ mammmBiammmmmmkmmmmakmmimmmmxmuaumammmmm fistfi msaaaaaaasmesasm OB9B *£ Po^ttty-property, real: untir was almost three billion and a hall The valuation i8 fixiffi1»y*&r It is Important, then, 'that' tile sni members of the Board of Review be exceptionally intelligent/fair minded, and thoughtful of the rights of their fellow citizens. Tax increases have be- come extremely burdensome, crushing in many cases. Widows with infant children appear before the Board ask' ing why their taxes have been doubled when the value of their property has not Increased at' all: fe^fP^" If any person is, a candidate for membership on this Board of Review the voters of Cook County ought to know him, know his record and his . ;:; 8tand».for;Rerelectloi^^ Since the present chairman of the Board is standing for re-nomination at the Republican Primary Election which is set for Tuesday, April 11, 1922, let us look him over. This man is Edward R. Litsinger. Kdward R. Litsinger, present Chair- man of the Board of Review, is 47 years old. He went to work early in lif e. OraTd- uating from grammar school he be- came office-'boy-in the Chicago office of the N. Y. Life Insurance Co. In five years he was assistant cashier. For eight years While working days he Went to school nights, fe He was graduated from Kent College of Xaw in 1898 at the age of 24. In 1899 he was Assistant States Attorney. Since 1900 byhis ability; enterprise, and good service to others he has built up ati enviable law practice. He shows business ability. He organized th^^Southwest-Trust & Savings Bank and assisted in establishing the West Side National Bank. He is a director n°^htes^twÂ¥^aTtks^ntl alsb In the Great Lakes Trust Co. He is vice president of the U. S. Tent & Awn- ing Co. and also of Ford Roofing Pro- ducts Co. ......,.^^..:;.(Turn.; to....:Page,_120^£^^....... .................................... .....-..Mm^M^mmimxmmM^i^ â- r^^.,:.,.r^,^^w^.,,-^^:lw;!t^ aimottnce theiapen^ ti^WINNETKAâ€" 32 Prouty Annex, directly East of the Ci&N,VM WIMndioM:HiU anl: 1|8 Sheridan Road^ directly^ W^ flllShore Health Resort, phoh^J^iniietli^ 136^ WIBROWIT itmmmtmwm ^Sft~l Mil â-  V-WGL:E:NC0 E~*M3&2 PlM"'lyef«CleSr Vlri^^^l 0 lGi|BE^:jK|Ojg|iD| SB'.'"" HIGELAND W7 Highl#± Pari^ PARK-â€" l(2ndflodr) Northeast w^ *w O D o Including Ravirtia Including liJohns Averittes, phone : Highland,!^ WILLIAM B. EDWARDS iJOHN WARM Directly West of ^^SS^^^!^^^^^ ::a&:;sljeeriield' 270. â- ..^^js^^^m^^^^^m^^^^^^^^^^^^^m H ^tertioftlo^ati^ Distance Calls Cost You Less Yotr cairsave about twenty per cent on your tdlF- bills by usingpour "Station to Station" long-distance service. To complete a call for a telephone number or pfbr a listed telephone rather^hah for a particular periat Isoa requires less time and avoids holding the line at Stlie^ist^*^^ ^wanted. ,,.,.: "â- "â- v-'" â- ^â- â- ?y-::;-~^7*~*t?s^t;j.....'^%--*#« Here are some samp*e rorms for putting in "Station tation^ealli m fep,11^ j;;,; . ;,,v,gS;ial| Signal the operator In the usual way and ask her for long distance. When the long-distance oper- ator answers say "Give me St. Louis; Main 1234. Will talk to "Give me Milwaukee, Wis.; Smith, Brown & Company. ..wm'talktoaiiyone>'r|:^||||| "Give me Louisville, Ky.; James Robinson's res- idence, 448 Mulberry St. WU1 talk to anyone." mm ^In-arvery great majorityjpXc^sesjt^is found that a call made in this way either reaches the particular person wanted or the person who answers can take the message or handle the business. I Specimen rates for "Station to Station" and other |g iclassesollong-distanc^sei^ceinay be found in the |1 telephone directory. The manager will be glad to give ^ additional $nformatm^ 'IMiiM. Since 1899, when he was Assistant; s|3S States Attorney he has been llf^^^s^^etmblican-party leader. l-J^i al times he has-been Republican ^ConTn^teeman, a member of the >J*i Coot County Central Committee a«|l a member of the Congressional Com- „, ffi Litsinger, Healy and Reid, lawyers, P#f^ tif^whtchv be- is^-a-^niembeii^jfflce^ ^%| known. He organized and is still a St^i^pctor^and ^vicejj^^4ilrt||)f the E^^SoutJi-rWjest:jift&;kpA SaVinis Bank 1 and the West Side National Bank. f r j?£.|yn.He..organizedthe U. S. Tent &i -ri~ Awning Company in 1904 and is now ; viee^ -^ Ford Roofing Products Company and M interftfited in the Litsingcr-Rccb Com- s Assistant'I J^J^^^^I^^^^|^||#f || lil^S?-S#^^S^^^Sii »n identified" '^$1$^^ ie^.'^SSever-, sSrHyi|g^^ fteraiWican;!!^^;!^ lination at ublican rtrJ^r^M M^ber^ Boaf(£%fReviewl& ------------r-T-.â€"~â€"â€"â€"-----------f^m. He has served on i^il^ard of r since 1916 with an excellent of Cook County