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March 25, 1927 WILMETTE LIFE . . 7 EXTEND ELEVATION Minister to Preach on Famous Rufu· Jones' Book Evanaton Oflieiala Told "L" Rieht-of·. way Ia to Be Elevated to Wilmette South Limits Engineers of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad company "Th~ have indicated to Evanston city officials their intention of carrying through this year the elevation of the Chicago . Rapid Transit company tracks from Church street, Evanston, north to the Wilmette south limits. This declaration was made by the railroad officials in the course of a discussion of the renewal of the railroad's franchise in Evanston. The right-ofway of the Chicago Rapid trans.it through Evanston is leased from the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad. Agreement · over the proposed franchise to the railroad which includes upto·- date plans for elevating the tracks from Church street to the north city limits, was reached at a meeting of the railroad committee of the Evanston council Monday of this week. Railroad officials have indicated they will Father of C. D. Heller start the $2,000,000 elevation project this year. Taken Death March 13 Subways in the new ordinance will ' Funeral se rvices for ] ohn Alfred he 40 feet wide with the exception of Heller, father of Charles D. Heller, Cent ral street which will be 46. The 808 Elmwood avenue, who passed old franchise provided for ·treets only away at the age of 81 years, Sunday, 23 and 27 feet wide but, acting upon March 13, were held from the home i11 th_e proposal of :Mayor Bartlett, the Menominee, \Vis., on March 15. The wtder streets were authorized. services were conducted by the For a number · of years the road has Masonic orde.r of which he was a operated under an ordinance which member. In addition to Ur. Heller, provided for the elevation, but each he is survived by one other son, Dr. year the time limit has been ex- vV. E. Heller of Fargo, N. Dak., and tended becau se of financial conditions thr ee daughter s, :Mrs. J. E. Waldon cf of the road. This year, however, rail- Eau Claire, \Vis., Mrs. D. C. Purpont road officials have planned to put the of Ironwood, ~1ich., and Mrs. G. E. big improvement through. Scoville of Grand Rapids, Mich. Rufus Jones, in his recent book, Christ of the Indian Road," says : "Each system must be judged by its output, its fruit. The outcome is the criterion. What a.re we trying to produce? The ends of the differen·t systems of thought and ~aith may be summed up as follows : Greece said, 'Be moderate-know thyself'; Rome. said, 'be strong-order thyself'; Confu~ianism says, 'Be superior-correct thyself'; Shintoism says, 'Be loyal suppress thyself'; Buddhism says, 'Be disillusioned-annihilate thyself'; Hinduism says, 'Be separated-merge thyself'; Mohammedanism says, 'Be submissive-assert thyself'; Judaism says, 'Be holy-conform thyself'; Modern Materialism says, 'Be industrious-enoy thyse lf': Modern Dilettantism says, 'Be broad-cultivate thyself'; Christianity says, 'Be Christlike-give thyself.'" Dr. Stephen A. Lloyd will review this' outstanding book in his sermon Sunday morning at the First Congregational church. The public is cordially ' invited. The service is at 11 o'clock. ANDREW J. MOUAT by All Village Trustees But One Indorse Mouat for Village President If our years of service as Trustees of Wilmette merit confidence, we ask that you read carefully the litera-ture being sent out by the Home Party and give conscientious thought to our recommendation that you vote for Mr. Mouat for President . Acquaintance with Mr. Mouat reveals ability and character. He is friendly, a good listener, of few words, quietly spoken, a clear thinker and an indomitable worker befitting pis Scotch ancestry. Working his way up in the printing and binding trades, he headed his own business at 26. His ability in production and cost accounting made him Works Manager and Assistant Treasurer of the Library Bureau with which his business was merged. His business now is real estate investments and the building of homes. Not seeking the office but drafted for public duty, Mr. Mouat is thoroughly equipped in business and financial knowledg.e from having handled large affairs to head the government of Wilmette. He is experienced in the art of administration and knows construction work thoroughly. He will make an able and faithful public servant. . OUR REQUEST Kindly give no more attention than politeness requires to careless rumor about any of the candidates of either party or the issues. Read the advertisements carefully and the signed statements of both parties. Then raking your conscience and your highest ideals for Wilmette, go to the polls on election day and say with your ballot which party you believe will best serve to Make Wilmette First as a Home Town-one we are proud to say is our town and ~o get off at when riding home with our friends from Kenilworth . Winnetka or other suburban towns. ·························· Does Not Always Have the Same Value Aside from p u r e 1 y economic reasons - aside from the rate of exchange- you yourself would Rive more at some times for a dollar than you would at others- because you need it more. When you have it, and do not need it, do you save it for the time when you will? You will fortify yourself against paying more for your dollar than it is worth by putting some of those dollars in the bank now. We pay 3,% interest. First National Bank of Wilmette ELMER D. BECKER W. W. DEBERARD CLARENCE E. ORA YER JOHN CLARK BAKER JoHN F. WIEDLIN