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30 November 5, 1926. WILMETIE by ~CBSCJUPTION LIFE ISSUED JlB.IDA.Y OF EACH WE.K.K 1222 Central A\tl., Wilmette, Ill. Chicago office: 6 N. Michigan Ave. Tel. State 6326 LLOYJt HOLLISTER, INC. PBI«;E ............. . $!.00 A YEAR Telephone ..................... ~ ......... Wilmette lt!O All communications must be accompanied by the name and addrt's~ of . the writer. Articles for publication must reach the editor by Wednesday noon to :nsure :.tl·PE'arance in current Issue. -===~========7=======================~ a.dmlttance charg-e Is published, w111 be charged at r~gular ad~rtlslng rates. ~'lr<'h notlet·s of entertainments or other n.t'fatrs where an Resolutions of condolt>nce, cards of thanks, obituary, Entered at lhe post office at _ l Vllmette, Illinois, as mall mattPr ot\ the se<'ond class, under the act ot 3. 1879. '· Carelessn~ss is the cause of most auto accidents. Not one out of one hundred so called accidental collisions is caused by a The bringing of water to a comnumity break-down of some part of and the removal of_ sewage are two prethe · car's machinery. The Be .!:eminent improvements. main cause ts carelessness, Both improvements are Careful! recklessness of some man, Great indispensable · to the woman, or child. Improvements health and ..happiness of _ It's an all too common occurence for inhabitants . of any disdrivers, older and young-er, to di"reg-ard trict. Men, women, and children must have crossing signals. Stop signs at through an abundance of pure water, and they must streets are seld01n heeded. By actual count also be provided with means of the carrymade at the corner of Vernon and Park ing away of impurities of various sorts. Avenues, Glencoe, on a -recent Friday afterThe awarding of contracts for the build:.. noon it was found that "four out of five ing of water and sewer systems in what cars, all driven· by Glencoe citizens, failed used to be called Gross Point is therefore ~o stop at the _intersection." The sign is a notable event. It tneans that early in seen, but the stop is not made. 1927 the residents of Wilmette west of · Almost everybody at some time or other Ridge Avenue can a vail themselves of the has tried to beat the red light. One is comtwo foremost essentials in home building. ing along at good speed, rapidly nearing the Moreover, it is understood that the actual green light. About time for the orange cost of doing this work will be bel.ow the light to flash on and then the red! A little estimated cost. This should add considermore gas and I can beat it! So you step on ably to the satisfaction of residents of the it good and plenty and race across. But benefited district as well as of all Wilmettt> suppose the orange light goes on and the citizens. other fellow on the intersecting street also steps on it. Better be safe than sorry! · Next week is the Children's Book Week. On a single Sunday afternoon you can During that week the many public libraries collect a dozen examples of careless driving. throughout the country will A driver passes to the left of a mushr.oom Children's hold what might be called an intersection light. Another cuts ahead, nar"at home" reception. The rowly missing a collision with an approach~ Book Week librarians will have attractive ing car. A third passes between other car's displays of children's books. ar.d the curb. Another pays no attention to They will also arrange for parties and plays, the one-way street sign. Another fails to involving the books that children like most. din1 his brights. Still another, in his anxiety This setting apart of a special week in which to call attention to children's books to get by, edges over the dividing line. Another drives onto the concrete, depending is to be commended. Coming, a? this week does, a considerahle time before Christmas, on other· cars to get out of the way. it makes known to parents and older friends A ·little more care. a little tnore consideration for .others, a little more obedience- the volumes that g1ve children most thi would mean a great deal less damage pleasure and profit. The book stores, too, will celebrate the to property and fewer serious and fatal occasion by placing in their windows and in injuries. Vl e also urge lawmakers to aim pr.o minent positions on their tables and more definitely at prevention of accidents . shelves story books of the day and of all instead of at punishment of offenders. time. Children's periodicals will also be made much of. So far as we know the survey of the trees It would not be amiss to make something in Wilmette by the Boy Scouts is a unique piece of work. Doubtless the of Children's Book Week by adding to your trees of some other community children's home libraries. Tree have been inspected and the data They say that there will be no marrying Surt~ey tabulated, but we know of no ocin heaven. If the report is correct, one percasion on which the inspection ennial and abundant source of happiness has been made by Boy Scouts. What is more, we can think of no individuals better for human beings will be shut off. What equipped, physically, morally and mentally, will be the occupation beyond the river of the ladies and gentlemen who on this side than the Scouts to carry to success this spend so much time and strength in. disparticular enterprise. covering and describing what the bride and "Physically, ~..~orally and n1entally"-we her maids and th~ guests wore. at the eventused the adverbs ·~intentiona1Iy. The bodies ful occasion? We hope that the report is of t~e Boy Scouts are put into good condition and kept--fit: by r-eg..ular exer.cise~rills, exaggerated .. hikes, etc. Their mental powers are disciplined and strengthened by special studies and also by working on special problems. And anyone who knows anything about the Scout organization must know that Scout leaders lay heavy emphasis on moral values. The history of the Wilmette tree survey by the Wilmette Scouts contains evidence that the boys did their work thoroughly, persistently, carefully and intelligently. In doing s.o they rendered a service to the present and future inhabitants of Wilmette, a service that w'ill increase in value as the Village grows. The Scouts also helped themsel_ves . . Their activities in carrying on the survey has had its good effects on the boys, in increasing their powers. Wilmette thanks the Boy Scouts and their leader,. Mr. George Harpaugh. , O ··-·-·-a··-. u- _._,..._,...._,...,_,_,. SHORE LINES · ··-U-0 _____________ .,.. BACK YARD .BALLADS (The new bird house) My Pa he took a box of mine An' stained it over. new an' fine. An' on the sides, where winders ain'tHe made some there with ol' black paint! Nen half way up the box, he made A second floor-where eggs is laidAn' nen to make it water proof. He put on top a gravel roof! He said-to keep the squirrels out He'd make the front of ol' tin spout. An' cut two holes right in the tinJes right fer bluebirds to get in! Nen he nailed it on our treeAn' from the bedroom we can see When bluebirds come~r maybe wrens An' feed 'em crumbs-an' make 'em frens! An: rna-she said she hoped there'd be A bluebird build fer her an' me! Not a sparrow-ner blue jay, 'Cause they're noisy, neighbors say~ An' sure enough! when I got up An' run out doors, with our bull pupTwo ol' sparrows had moved. i. nMa says, "Guodness! · What a sin!" - '-: .. _,_,._....... .._.._,_~ .~· ( - ~ . · -H. A. MILLS Election Day has come and gone. In Illinois the Democrats carried Chicago and environs, and the Republicans romped away with Downsbte,. while in Georgia the Republicans didn't bother to place a ticket in the field. Yet we are all citizens of the same country. Distance and circumstances do make a .difference. ~ Many of us have many, many times tasted the bitterness of defeat in our zeal for what in our minds :vyas 'the "Moses" ·c hosen to deliver us out of the hands of the political Philistines. Later we were often happy in the thought that we, the scattered minority, had at least voted in · accordance with the dictates of our personal convictions. vV1· gut>sst'd prt>lty well this tim e. ~ Early returns indicate that New York, Massa- · chuaetta, llrnoia, Pennsylvalia, Montana, Californ:a and Wisconsin went unmistakably wet in the referenda designed aa a protest against Volsteadism. All of which may, or may not, be significant. Depending entirely, as it does, upon one's private views on the matter. · Anti-Volstead med'uma will declare the country has gone wet, wh~le the proponents of dry-hm will shout just as loudly anent the encouraging success of their cause. So there you are. Tlw so-calh·d- 1.nrt ofl ·' IJ dPSDisNl- rural (·omrnuniti<·s h : t \"1- a ;,l:linful habit of SU ('< '~'Hsfully t:'lUllt l' ra<.: ling <'hi<·ag·o's balloting-, as ~fr. Bt'<'llll<\11 will t~stif~ in no Ull<'L'l'tain 11 ·nns. ·l Aside from all else, we are happy in the thought that two of our neighbors won favor with the eicctorate. Reference is, namely, to Con~ressman Hcnr~· R. Rathbone of Kenilworth and County Cotrmissioner Oscar W. Schm;dt of \Vilmette who was formerly our Village president. ' Politics aside, undjv~ded attE-ntion n-ay again be given to the forthcom!ng gr:diron events of importance. It is poaaible many of us were think· in~ of Saturday's game wh!le in the act of dutifully marking the ballot. Certainly that applies to moat of t ho,e who declared they were to vote for Independent Magill. No Parking Allowed A friend followed our suggestion, motored out on the byways of the west north shore and got his car stuck in a mud hole in Trumbull Woods. Om: suggestion, expressly. was to drive on the roads. And Ha!r-raisin-r vision fair to bebo~d who flits acroaa certain intervals, comments upon the was so dumb she thouvht the crime marcel. Sez abe: "Perhaps not that, to be permanent." Wickie, a our oath at maiden who wave was a but it seems -MIQUE