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WILMETTE LIFE / March 12, 1926 :: WILMETTE LIFE ISS rED FRIDAY OF EACH 1222 Central Ave .· Wllm@tt~ Ill Chlcago office: 6 N. Michigan Ave. Tel. State 8828 LLOYD HOLLISTER. INC. bv WEEK Telepheue ..·..·............·.....·. WUmette 1928 .. UBSCRIPTION PRICE ·..·.....·.. · 2.00 A YEAR By Carrier ............·.·........... 25e a meDth gather useful information about the candidates and Issues. We are glad that the Chicago papers are I calling our attention to the civic service · being rendered by the \V01nen of Illinois and of the nation. I ~ Eugene Field Field was re-interred \Yith a suitable servicedn the cloister of the Church of The l-Toly tomforter, in Kenihvorth. a proper honor to the poet dead more than thirty years. We do not know what was the belief of the children's poet concerning in1mortality . Whatever it was he probably had not thoug-ht that his nan1e \vould be sufficiently cherished by a generation not born when he died. to bring about this ceremonial removal of his bones frotn their long resting place. I n11nortality of the soul, a subject seasonable. But itnm.o rtality that con1es from having given a living product of his genius. his under standing and love for children. that is a les son taught in the removal of the body of Eugene Field to this church \vhere fa111ilies gather. A contribution to the goofl of the \vorld does not die. S.ore LilleS EATIN' PIE AT NIGHT Sometimes at 11ight when I lay down An' trv to rest an' .,:L·ep I S t ' t'll; , , , All communications must '".>e accompanied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publtcation must reach the editor by Wednesday noon to insure appearance 1n current Issue. S UNDAY, March 7, the body of Eugene Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituary, notices of entertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge Is published, will be charged at regular advertising rates. Entered at the post omee at Wtlmette, Illinois, man matter of the second clus, under the act of 1\tareh 3, 1879. a~ ,,hirl Cllld fl _ \' tll'flllnd! .·lit' fall in chasms dcrp! . In' f, ·arfu/ thill!f-" st'f Oil 111}' bed . In' 'i.i't'/1 not ta/,·,· t/z,·ir flight. nut s,·t un· , 1/l·in (/I/. flop their ,,.iliff.~ TV/zen l I"i'C ct pic at night. s,1 dark: "Get Out and Vote!" " n l:\~IOND JOE" ESPOSITO ts gtve!1 S omctimcs !'111 skccrtd to slap alo11c ·r in n1r roo111 testit11onial sig-ned by tnavors. and other prominent political leaders. The same gentleman is the central fig-ure at a banquet attended hy the satne nolitiral leaders. Politicians and crin1inals ioin forces for a con1n1on end. And that COt11t110n end i" th<"' election of friendlY Candidates and distribution of th<: spoils- after the Yicton·. a governor~. Thi~ combination iS! efficient. Tt gets '"hat it g-oes after. because it knows exactly what it wants. and wants it with all it. tremendous strength. There's only one "·ay to heat it . Tfundred per cent Yote hY tho~e who \\'ant to beat it. ln a battle of vote~ g-ood g-o,·t'rtl nH·n t ach·oca·t es r~u1 \Ytn. The friends of good !{U\'crntnent \\'ILL \\'in if they want to with the strength equal tu that of professional politicians. T like to srr some animals Hut 1101 the <(·/to!,~ blamed ark. An' <drrn the s11akcs go 'l\.!eavin' arowzd , An' ti.qcrs _(Jro<d an' fight, I cm:er up my head an' yell-TV!zcn l'c. ·r rt rir at night! .· /11 ' tltr11 f>a colllt'S an' sets by me. .·In' 11ta she tiptoN i11 , An' .!;tands around an' holds llzt' lamp On Affording Safety WE If \'Ott desire to sec in all its evil fonn~ the re sult s of an al1i;lt1Ce of politics and graft hear Anthony Czarnecki speak at the Central Cafeteria next l\fonday evening at 7 o'clock. The meeting is in charge of the Wilmette Forum for 100 per cent voting. F.orm the habit of voting by attending this meeting. Czarnecki is loaded to the n1uzzle with startling facts and shoots then1 out \vith the accuracy and speed of a machine gun. Thanks to the Women! T HE Chicago Journal of February 13 takes occasion in an editorial to express its appreciation of the official organ of the League of Won1en Voters, the Bulletin. The editorial closes with the follo,ving paragraphs: "Of course this bulletin does not reach ,the great mass of " ·on1en voters. It \Vill be a long day before any tnass of voters, men or wo111en, " ·i ll rt·a d any publication as informative as this. But it represents the enterprise and the intelligence of the leader. an1ong the ,,.o1nen. It ·reaches through then1 to the metnhership of a thou sand or n1ore wo111en 's clubs in Illinois, and heyond doubt it giYes proof of a broader statewide educational progTan1 than anything- that i. being attctnptecl hy the n1en:' Ina~much as it i. education on· political candidates and is. ues that the yoter needs. e\·cr\' Yoter should read the Bulletin of the League of \Yon1cn \·oter s. \Yhen the Journal ~ays that the Bulletin "gi\TS proof of a wider. broader ~tatewide educational prog-ram than anything that is being att e n1 pte d h y t he .111 en ." the stat e m en t on g h t to . timulate n1en to take advantage of the prograrr1 before election days. llere i~ an upJJ(Jrtunity for eYcn the int~iest 111a1~ to are living in an age of easy spending, a habit developed hy municipal:ti<"'s no le .. than hY individual:. \Ve seem :o haYC' forgotten h~,,. to tncasur _he neces~ity of a coveted pos. ession. estc\?'m ing de ~irahilit) a proper gauge. :\nd \vith . uch a standard it is naturallv difficult to saY no to any suggested itnproven1ent. ~ There is a standard, ho,vevrr. which is to he applied to every propo"al of a public itnprovet11ent, natnel~r, 1. it in the interest ('f the public safety? It should he asked of a II propos it ions tnade to the tnun icipal authorities. This test shou ld he applied to the propusi tiun that certain street intersections he equipped \vith stop-and-go signs. 1f children. particularly. and · pedestrians, are threatened by existing conditions. a comtnunity cannot afford not to provide such protection as \\'ill eli1ninate any unusua1 hazard. Individuals cannot be too strong-ly impres~ed \vith their own respon sibilit y to oh~erve the rules of caution. Children cannot be taug-ht too thoroughly to "stop, look, and listen." Rut \vhere ordinary caution does not effect a condition of safety, there must be additional effort n1ade to secure that end. Au' says-{(lt is a sin Thr <my tlzat clzild <C'orrics 111r Hy hac.·in' such a fri.qht !" I .f/ IICSS she'd scr the .rtoblins too. [( she'd rl tit at ni!Jht! .·It last·! fall sn fa.d asleep I I ct .flO f at Iter's lza ml! . Tlzrn he strals nul an' shuts th~· d1>or. . In ' /' 111 in .">·l,·t'/' \' !.and! T wish that fulurt darA', dar!.: dr!'cli11S 11' auld all turn fair a~t' bright . I,. fci/ltt'r"· lo/11 It tf,.,,,.,. ft·ars <17<'!1.'.' u ·lrm I'd cf tie at lliglzt ·' - H. :\. ~fru. s. at mnther's :\t lea st the little children can stilt learn anatomy knee.-Little Rock (Ark.) Gaztltt. Our proof -reader, the Flaming Youth. flickered up with thi. one the other day: "Since they have tran . planted the Field J. am sure something will grnw out of it." DISTANCE The mozmtaill afar i11 tlzr distmzrcH'hat a magic it lzrld for me! Its snow-ca.pped peak a.ppcaling Through aco11s, probably. 011c da·y I came to this matmtain; No beauty could I viru·0111}' its top reflected In a lakr of rmemld lzuc. Not Flattering T T is far frotn flattering to the intelligence of the electorate of Tllinoi s that son1r of the candidates for state and count\· honors should have tnacle an olrctiot1 issu·e of the entrance of the l"'nited · Sta tcs. into the \\yorlcl Court. \Yhen a candidate tnnst go so far afield to pnn·ide hin1self "·ith an is~.;ue to hrin .~ to the people \\·hose cndor. ement he seeks there is a suggestion of a realization of \\· eakne~s sotnewhere in his political arn1or. There i~ a sn ark here of the old tin1e photographer \\·ith his little hird hy \\'hich attention of the sitter tnight he <liverterl and a "look pleasant" expression obtained. . \ candidate \\·ith sotnething real to offer has no need to divert attention to false issues. Rut 7.c:hc11 I scaled this m-o1l1"tfain, Olt, fhr rapturr I felt 011cc more! Tire brautiful <·allr:.: bclrm· 11u· Smilrd bar!..' as it tl("cr !tad before. -LADY GRAY. Tf dancing is the poetry of motion, ten modern strpc::; arc the '<'rrs libre-.Wall Street Journal. Spring Poem From Our Esteemed Contemporary . I called her I.,ilty, Violet. Rose, And all the flowers of spring-, She said, "I cannot he like tho c: You lilac everything." -KI~w TRTI~R N1~ws. Because 1f arch turned out to be January last Sunday we don't have to write that spring poc:n which we promised th god . in the event of a beautiful day. What a relief! THE SLAVE.