The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

January 24, 1930 WILMETTE LIFE ment of a new method of assessment which is based on a fair deal to every one concerned. Yours very sincerely, Ernest M. Kimball, 770 Bluff street, Glencoe, Ill. writes the 27th chapter most nearly like the solution of the mystery which is contained in Mr. Co111ns twenty-seventh chapter. Another interesting feature In the Daily Times is a prize of $100 each day for the last line Qf a comic limerick. The Daily Times is Chicago's new tabloid illustrated paper. It started In September and already has broken all Ameri~n records for circulation and :tcivertlsing volume gained In a period of four months. . Public Forum (Continued' froJD page 12) I 13 !n accordance ~ith the statutes, early 111 1929, and withheld them from him until in October of last year. During nearly fifteen years past I ~~~ve been, unt~l. recently, employed in ct~fferent capacthes with the Board of Assessors and have been able to obse rve and to work under both the old ~n d new systems, and. my suggestion ts that the Board of Assessors simplify the system now in use, in order to save time and money to the· taxpayers of the county. At the recent taxpaye rs meeting at the Howard school, Wilmette, it was suggested that New Trier join Evansto~ i_n fig_hting the new ~ssessment. My ( tJ IIltOn ts that we mtght cooperate with Evanston, but that our problems are somewhat different, having not rhe number of apartment and business building Evanston has, and for that reason should fight our own battles. Respectfully yours, John ]. Peters, Justice of the Peace and member of the Board of Auditors ' New Trier township. ljl9 'vVashington avenue, \Vilmette. January 15, 1930 Editor, Wu.M~TT~ LIPE: I attended a New Trier township tax-payers' meeting recently given under the auspices of the Wilmette Chamher of Commerce in the Howard school and was greatly pleased with the enthusiastic criticism of the way in which the re-assessment matter has been handled. In the first place, Mr. George Harbaugh, local assessor, revealed the fact · that the assessment was not made in acordance with the - State law, which requires that the men !Jlaking the assessments work under the local supervisor and that they must be registered voters in the township~ Mr. Harbaugh stated that only three of the men were so qualified and that more than thirty of them were from Chicago. Mr. Orner brought up the fact that these men spend a good portion of their time congregating in the railroad station. I believe that inasmuch as the State law was not followed out that the citizens are justified in demanding that the work be done in accordance with the law. Another thing of interest was brought up at this meeting, and that was the apparent successful operation of the Municipal Lighting plant in Winnetka. I believe that this is a platform that your paper could endorse for Wilmette. I hope you will be liberal in your denunciation of the tax situation in New Trier township. Very truly yours, R. M. Kirtland 420 Washington ave., Wilmette Editor, \:VILM~TTE LIP~: I was very much interested in a letter from Mr. Hughston M. McBain of Kenilworth in reference to the tax meeting held recently at Wilmette. I fully concur in the remarks that he makes in that letter and wish to add my deep feeling of regret that the citizens of the north shore towns, largely through lack of proper information, seem to be playing into the hands of the old gang that has for many years in Cook county been robbing the people through the archaic system of taxation which has produced thousands of grafters, and has caused the small real estate owner in many, many instances to pay much more of a tax than should justly have been assessed. Having paid taxes for many years, both in Chicago and in the suburbs of Winnetka and Glencoe, I feel that the citizens of the north shore toV\'ns should not hinder the proper develop- Daily Times Conducts Some Attractive Prize Contests Chicago's picture newspaper, the Daily Times, has introduced the novel radio idea in connection with its latest comic strip, which runs under the title of "Sammy Squirt." Sammy appears in the Daily Times every day as a wise-cracking soda jerker and his exploits win for him ready place in anybody's heart. Sammy broadcasts every morning between 11 :30 and 12 noon over the WBBM Daily Times radio station. If you listen, you may hear him announce your name and if you telephone him an answer at the Daily Times office, he will send you a check for $5. The Daily Times announces $1,500 in cash prizes for the last chapter to its new mystery story "Wise Jane," by John Coll1ns. The Times will print twenty-six chapters dealing with the cx1 '.oits of a girl reporter in solving a murder mystery. All the clues which t~he has to work on are given In the twentys ix chapters. A first prize of $1,000 will go to the person who reads the story and Mrs. Rudolph M. Ostermann, 234 \Varwick road, Kenilworth entertained a group of friends at her home on Wednesday of this week for luncheon and bridge. tlzetoUJR hg Brown Owl Rental Library New Location Chandler's Book Shop 1567 Sherman Ave., Evanston WITH ElERIROIA A Winter of Ease in Evanston lllero·Spcllroaoaal R EAL comfort, real happiness, awaits you at The Orrington, Evanston's most elegant residential hotel. Not only an enjoyable changenew furnishings in a wonderful hotel -but ideal cllvironment also. Picture the cozy warmth, the east of your bright. sunny new apartment in this elegant hotel. No servant problems. Close to schools, transportation, churches, libraries, the lake, and shopping district. No place more delightful to live than Evanston, and no happier home than The Orrington. One 'to three room and larger apartments, several with kitchenettes. Come see them. tn Evanston. Enjoy a winter of eas.~ complete 00 $298· .. Victor Radio 00 complete $17& AD the mtuieoftheworldin one handsome, compact eminett .Al8oexquisiteVietor-RadioCO~. .ole. Nothing in the world like lllicro-3ynclaronou receptiorac We are demolutradug day and llighL Yoa bow that here are eoartesy, eomfort ad le'l"'riee. U niuersity 8700 Eay lena8111'1"Ulpd. eo.,.,. ·.,..,. Vietor-Radle NOW! North Shore Talking Machine Co. 71 ~ CHURCH ~TRSET, EVANSTON Evanston's Largest and Finest Hotel Univ· .fS:&l 7.f :a ELM STREET, WJNNBTKA Wiuctka l-+ 7+