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\\' I L MF.TT ~LIFE,..£~lDA Y, OCTOBER 10, 1924 t ~onal and state convention s by out stde group s, the \ Vashin gton "legi slative agent s" and th e Mond ay lun ch club are some of the topics which Mr. Kent tr eats. Th ese thi ngs mav he familiar to some voters, but to ma ;·Ymore particularly th e women votersCongressman Rathbone to thi s information mu st come as a reve lation ~nd a warning to respect Speak Tuesday suffrag e nghts and to make wise decisio n s rath er than to fo llo w bl indl v th e dictat es of mach ine po lit ics. Hon. Hen ry ~ · Rat.hb?ne, Con gres~ A pe~u s al of th is bo? k is no t onl y man-at · L<~rg~ to r Illtn~t s, and a re st- conducJve to more act1v e con cern in dent oi Kenilworth , wdl speak from the use of th e ballot , but familiari zes the Edgewat er Beach hotel radi o hroadcas ting station , WEBH, Tuesday en· ni ng, O ctoher 14, at 7 o'clock. 011 th e suh ject of the Boy Scout s. Cong-ressman Rathbone has takcu a deep interest in Scoutdo m for man y ,·ear' an d ha s long been known a s a fritnd o f the boys . In an address recently on the same ,ubjert. the congress man said : "Tla: Boy Scout movement is one oi the most important and beneficial or recen t times. If it is essential to -:de-gua rd the manhood and woman hood of the nation, then it is certain ly fuily as important to promote and protcrt the youth of America. This mov ement deals with the fundamental ing~ of life and those most essen to human welfare . . it hrings the greatest of all gs, health . It is of the utmost an ce that early in life our boys ld huild up strong, vigorous con -r ·tutions. that will stand the stress and st rain of after life. "Again. nothing is more awakening to th e youthful mind or stimulating than natur e study. How much better it is for our boy s that the y should be out in th e open, where health and know ledge both are found, rather than to be loun gi ng around pool tables or ~ tree t corner-, amid the smoke and grime of congest ed centers of population. "H ut eHn more important than the btn lding oi t he IJOdy is the building oi ch~ r artcr. In the Boy Scout s the trlll' IIH:an ing- of duty and service is 1nddihly impr essed upon the plastic mind oi youth . "Helpfulne ss" might be called the watchword of thi s splen did Cl rganizat ion. lts teaching s are thoroug hly practical and such as can he grasped and appreciated by the minds of the young. f7 ==ADcAST TALK ON BOY SCOUTS' on e with the me! ho ds by which various o rgan izaticns an d i n ~J iv idual s in crea se their perwna l or party standin g. All in all, thi s book, "The Great Ga me of Politics, ' is of gr eat value to th e laymen who th :nk s of po;it ics as a thing or g ame for someone else to play, and yet wa nt s thi s nation to be a great democracy. The only way to make th e government approach ideal democracy or near ideal, say s the author, is through a thorough und er standing of politics and assumpt ion of an active part in all the election s, primary, special and general. Home Photography by FOR SALE SHOGI OSATO Family, wld di ng, school and such grou p~ and indi vidual por trait s tak en in one's o wn surroundin gs; also int erior and ex terior of homes , work commended by the best architect s. · Christma s rush almost at hand ·-make appointment s now . Phone University ~-M GRAVEL PIT RUN $1.50 per yd. Phone Uni..-eraity 1200 Evanston jBOOK REVIEWS I POLITICS MADE PLAIN a qualified voter has a reason knowledge of politics and polns, he or she is bound to take ter interest in the government be ready to cast his or her ballot at all the elections, primaries, regular and special elections. Frank R. Kent has written a simplified comprehensive treatise, "The Great Game of Politics," published by Doubleday, Page and company, in ~ he takes up the political ~a.chmery and t_he men who engage 111 1t a s a profession. He gives a clear and s imple exposition of party machinery from the precinct and precinct executive to the "big boss." He tells of the candidates and their wan and adds the requirements made o( voters in the different states. . During the past month or so conSiderable data has been published indicating that an unfortunately large percentage of voters fail to cast their bal_lot s at regular elections. lfr. Kent esttmates that from one -third to one half of th e voters do not vote. He shows that from two-thirds to nine!enth s. of the voters fail to particlp'nte m the primaries, Wlhich l-1r. Kent says, are even more important than the regular elections because the candidate s later to be placed on the ballo~ are chosen at the primaries . ·_ It ·s at the primaries that the polItical. machinery works quietly and effec_tJvely. Here the precinct ex uttve who may be practically unto most of the voters, fiR"ures Y·. How he gets that officeIS the smallest in the political nery-is merely by virtue of his ability to rustle up enough \'Otes to c~rry the primary election in his precmct _for the undidate backed by the :nachtne. He may be a minor municIpal official or merely a small business m!ln who desires ·to have a little "pull" Wl!h the. machine to help bolster his pnvate mterests. . . The political machinery is built up m t~1at '!ay from the precinct executtve m a gradual succession through the ward executive to the boss. . The. greatest interest of the e~ecuhv~s ts. to see that the boss' can dtdate .wtns m the primary, and it is to the prtmary election that most of the voters accord the least interest. And , _the extent of the power of the . IS measured by the indifference and tgnorance of the voters. hTh_ e average voter does not realize t e ltlJPOrtance of the primarie , but Mr. Kent mak.es plain in his hook, that . the can_d1~ates in the general electton _are hmtted by the primaries. If one IS a staunch member of one or the other party, he votes for the of the boss, if he votes at ere is then a clear exposition of ~.b e ways of the candidates. The h':'mbuggery" in the campaigns, the attitude of the press the hidden moves of the aspiring ca~didates manufacture of issues, the pressur~ upon na- Gigantic LamP Sale Lamps of finest construction, with weiahted buea, in beautiful faniahea of French gold, Italian &old polychrome hand carved, hand ornamented. 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