Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 27 Apr 1928, p. 39

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l.iaait Primar, Gifta ·Henry R. Rathbone of K .1 th ' ena wor , Congressman-at-large for Illinois, has just introduced a Joint Resolution for . . a . Constitutional Amendment g~vmg power to Congress to limit and regulate contributions and expenditures in Primary elections ' 1 h· · ·· · C n t IS .co~nect19~ ongressman Rathbone saad !n par~· "That there as a. vatal and pressing nc:ed .for the adoption of such a Constttut1onal Amendment can scarcely be ta C....... questioned. At the time of the ·adoption of the Constitution the party syi· tem was unknown. It .has. since dtd . · ve1 o~ . to lmm~nse pr~IOns and dom~nat~s Amencan poltt~cs. Party nonunahons f · have become d . m all states o great 1m~ortance an 1ft many states o.f great'!r 1mportan~e than the ele~tlons wh1ch follow. There. is a real menace to the public welfare in excessiye expenditures by candidates seekmg party nominations. In many instances, especially of recent years, the lavish, and sometimes corrupt, use of money in primary, as well as general elections, hat become nothing less thaD a national scandaL · · "All thinking persons .realize that if campaign expenditures are permitted to continue to be unlimited and uncontrolled, it will be practically impossible for a man or woman of limited means to run for public office. As an inevitabl~ result all elective positions of im_portance will be held by those who possess great wealth or who, by one means or another, can obtain the vast sums necessary to secure nomination and election." · t · . JIOTHia iAKBN · BY DU-'··--""' · Mrs. Helen Leppo, . mother of · ra. T. G. Cooke, 35S ·Kenilworth ayeaue, Kenilworth, passed away T a,e s4 Apfi! 24, at the home of her tt.aahter. Serytces we!e. held on W ~'!esdaY and bunal was an Mansfield, Ohio. · · ay, Those from the kenilworth Garden club leaving for Cincinnati this weekend to attend the meetinp of the Garden club of America, are Kn. Gilbert Kelly, Mrs. Sidney Ball. lin. Hugh Foresman, Mrs. Grant RidgWay, and Mrs. Bently McCloud. · You Get ith lirt$f011t t;"'w-' TIRES I T takes real·service to make a good tire deliver all the . miles built in at the factory. Firestone builds in the extra mileage with the world's finest materials and careful workmanship. We supply the service. Here, service means more than careful application of tire and tube. Your wheels must be "rim true." Front wheels must be correctly aligned-brakes equalized-tires correctly inftated at all times. When we apply the tire, . the tube will not be pincbed-the beads will not fail due tobent rim flanges. After your tire is applied, we ·give service as long as it runs -any time you drive in. Our complete repair department is in charge of a Firestone factory-trained repairman. Quality! Service! LowestPricesl Here is the combination that will cut your tire costs this year. Come in today. Fresh stock of all sizes at lowest prices. We save you money and serve you better. Wilmette Battery and Electric Service 740 Twelfth Street Phone WUmette 691 , ..

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