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28 ·w I L M E T T E L IF E February 21, 1930 WILMETTE LIFE ISSUED FBIDA.Y OF EACH WEEK Chlca~to LLOYD Hoi>ltSTEB INC: . 1282-1236 Central Ave., Wilmette, IlL oftlce: 6 N. Michigan Ave. Tel. State 6326 'l'elep·o·· ........ . ........................ wumette tlot 811BSCBIPTIOlf PBICE ............. ti.H. A YEAR All communications must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication must reach the editor by Wednesday noon to Insure appearance in current Issue. Resolutlorf8 of condolence, cards of thanks, ob!tuarlea, notices of entertainments or other atrairs where an admittance charge Ia published, will be charged at regular advertising rates. Grade Separation will save life Let'1 have immediate action! Every tax property holder in New Trier township wants to pay his full share of taxes for 1929. But he wants that share to be his equitable share. If The Tax it is perfectly square for his Situation taxes to go up fifty percent, he \Vill hand out the money as cheerfully as the circumstances \vill permit. but he wants to be shown that his bill is no higher in proportion than that of any other taxpayer. To those who are devoting valuable titne and energy to make certain that taxes in \\rilmette, Kenilworth. \\'innetka, and Glencoe are not exorbitant, ntuch gratitude is due. especially from those who for one reason or another are not devoting so much time or energy. It is fair and decent that leaders and participants in the campaign for equitable taxation should be assisted in every e,ffective \Yay by all the taxpayers. l f equitable taxation cannot by the activitie~ of existing committees and individuals be secured, then such a reassessment as is taking place elsewhere should be undertaken in New Trier township. There stands now on the shelves of our editorial ·anctum a set of The \Vorld Book Encyclopedia, for which we are ntttch obliged. It's full ~ valuW e're Much able and interestin"}' inObliged! . formation. We've learned from a perusal of its pages that there's rea1ly no lead in a lead pencil, that at the equator every day is the same length, that Brigham Young left nineteen widows, that bananas do not grow upon trees but on herbs, and many more things that we haven't time to mention. The writers on our staff and all our fellow-\~: orkers will find very frequent use for this first-class encyclopedia. The Booklist of the American Library association names it as the "best of its type." Every state department of education, legally empowered to select books for state-\vide use, has approved or endorsed · The vVorld Book. \\·e're glad we have it. Almost 200 years ago this Saturday, George Washington was born. In 1732 a child was born who was destined to lead the American from deSaturday, pendence on the British February 22 crown through a revolution into independence. His life-time spanned almost the entire last three-quarters of the eighteenth century, the period in which the Americans grew restless under the tyrannous yoke of the has regained this san1e good credit. Sitti.n g to the ieeward of one hectic week and in the midst of another, we look out from our !Jro tern throne on a bland and ,smilling world and ponder over the intricacies of a gale of owl feath ers. Rumors of an impending tax reassessment re ,·(,lt arising from throughout ·New Trier township li k~ th~ aroma of aged · limburger cheese, penet rat es even so far as our top floor stronghold. The fr ont pages of the blatant, self-satisfied "big timer s" to the south throb with both created and correc t r urilors of a marvelous reduction in naval arma me nt and equallv ht -valved rumors of a sunken first line defense. j~:ve n our landlady is "rumor consc it lll~ " and threatens a roomer for splashing the dn_..-,,.· r scarf with Honey and Almond in the mad ru sh , The clock chips off hours faster than we l'.t n look at it and they flutter about our feet llkc leaves in autumn. The ~oundations of r ea ~t· n tremble under the weight of the halls of curt ailed His glory is that in spite of obstacle~, time. And, in between "takes" of women Y OH·r~· news. dream pictures and tank aces, we find tin:(· many and mountainous, he led the Amen- to marvel over the serene manner with which can people to triumphant vi~tory. our dear . departed chief smilingly faced ir;llr contribs and kept from throwing them one a i d.! all down the front steps. · Our north shore communities owe a vote And spe,a.king of mental wanderings; hen·.... .t of thanks to the local banks who in the sample: Hafta get that. answer off on that Itt t present crisis caused by delayed collection tonight, sure .. . These ktds! They sure can get 111r of taxes have bought tax an- a hot one now and then . . . N; T. Frosh-Soph s P rLTimely tidpation warrants to the sent Little Princess Saturday, No. 3 head ... He li. 1. Jim! Yehl Check it right away .. . Thanks .. \Vh at', Help amount of hundreds of thou- the matter, Doc? . .. Make it "wilt arrive" .. . Rram1 ·ll sands of do11ars. This timely De Cou, who ... Hello I. . . March 9, Elmer . Okt l·. help has n1ade it possible for civic agencies see you later ... during the past three years h:..:, to function normally. What this prompt delighted no less .. . All right, Jim, be right out than six \.Vilmette Sun ... And so on into the nig ht. buying of warrants has done for north All of which is to say we have a very definit1 shore con1munities can most vividly be opinion ot any postmaster who wilt take a vacati on realized by merely glancing at the deplor- on Saturday. able conditipn in Chicago. \;Ve indeed are Paul, our sole aid and comfort, came in with such a harassed look just now that we paustd t1· fortunate. question. Paul had just completed a round uf Wilmette institutions, on which he found Chari ty Fly the Flag on Washington's Birthday. Schultz, village manager, discussing snow plo" ~ with Fire Chief Walter Zibble and Director n1 Do not let the Flag touch the ground. Recreation Dan Davis ordering tennis racqu eh. Do not drape the Flag over the hood, top. Now Paul doesn't know whether to wear hi s onr or sides of a vehicle. · coat or to take off the red flannels. Who wouldn 't The Do not use the Flag to cover feel upset? Elmer, who is right now up to his sleen s i11 Flag! a speaker's desk or to drape over the front of a platform or over Winnetka's past and is busy dusting the coJnyeiJs from ancient hi story whilst preparing for our part chairs or benches. in the celebration of Winnetka's Sixtieth annin·rDo not use the Flag as a portion of a cos- sary. is uncovering so much that we're mighty glad tume. our family skeletons live in Little Egypt. For the When displayed over the middle of a comfort of the rest of y'all, we offer that which you already should know: We don't print that kind street the Flag should be suspended verti- of llC'Y._S. \Ve won't promise you immunity from cally with the union to the north in an east- blackmail. however. To r~peat, we don't print that kind of news. but to-west street, or to the east in a north-andbetween us as bosom friends, from Frank Winde s, south street. Winnetka Village engineer, comes decidedly more Do not display the Flag in such a manner than a hint as to who, back in the way before as .will permit it to he easily soiled or whens_. put gun powder in the coal oil street lamp s. damaged. Mique, conductor on these Shore Lines, promised us · faithfully before he left that we should haYe a letter every day. Up to now we've had one A number of north shore dogs have been letter and one postal. The postal contained the poisoned. Those who did the poisoning news. Incidentally, he remarks, "Prettiest girlso far-in Louisville, Ky." Heh. Heh. We'll go you may have had their reasons. What these one better and venture we know her Mique. (And 1 reasons \vere we have no nteans of know- what he says about Kentucky roads is something ing. We're pretty certain, however, that · terrific.) We understand that one of our most eminent the killing of these dogs must have brought dentists is preparing to take a vacation at about sorrow and tears to many a little boy and the time the three Vi-kings arrive back in Wilgirl. Malicious killing of animals that little mette. As far as we can check the story, it seems children love is inexpressibly cruel. that by previous arrangement, Mique and Low-ell R. were to arrive chez De Nord at 4 a.m. At 1 a. m., however, the Count was hailed from his bed by a uGood credit is a golden possession." The lingering blast on the hm n of a Norse-motor just truth of this saying has most often been like Low-ell R's. Then as the lights ·flashed on felt by those who have lost their good all about the house and the Count hunted his extra the waiting car faded into the darkness. credit. We cannot, however, help admiring shirt, ("Chick," all we have to say, is that if it had been a man who by hard work and self-denial us taking that trip, you'd never leave town.) British and finally became bold enough and strong enough to throw off the yoke. Every people needs leaders. Without leaders the average citizen does not k~ow where to go nor how to g~t there. Wt~h out leaders such as Washmgton and Ltncoln the p~ople of the nation would have lacked the ambition and courage to take up arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing end them. With competent leaders no undertaking is too difficult. <?ne hu!fl.an beinrr with Washington's splendtd quahttes can lead other human beings to apparently inaccessible goals. The real George Washington had his defects, his moments of discouragements. He had his trials and temptations. It is just as well that he had. Had he been perfect he could not have been a leader of men. .SHORE LINES u: ·· ,. . It's unfortunate that many a car owner has died in learning the lesson that carbon monoxide is one of the most insidious and deadly poisons. Keep the garage doors open when the engine is running. Say, You prospective members of the Katree Klatsch Klub! How long do you think you can have to make that "dead llne?" We'll let you have one more week to get 'em in. Remember, membership Hmited to ~cribes and ex-scribes who have pursued the elusl ve God, Sensation, over a straight stretch of sixteen cups of cotree and whatever else could be found. Freight, one, antidote for the blues. Whatayathinkyour~dolnanyhow ! Standin' us up? Action or we'll turn this Klub over to those that claim Olney as a good plac~ to come from. We're singing in the rain. -HUB.