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Marathon, the senatorial district of Wilmette, the Pulitzer prize winners for 1928, or the currency of Es- thonia? This telephone ready refer- ence service is always available when the research takes but a minute in alny.of the many enicyclopedias, dic- tionaries andi hanidbooôks that.the hi- brary owns. Current information questions are answered"from The World and Daily News Almanacs, the Statesmlan's Yearý-book- and bound files of periodicals. O1ýur four encyclorpedias> answer more detailed questions, and all canpl>e used while you wait on, the phone. Aimav.r Religons Queris. Then, for, more specialized ques- tions, we have subject reference. vol- unes. Such questions as "ance of Trade," or "Frequency DistriWiu- .tion" would be, answered -in tnsç Encyclopedia of Social Sciences. Grove's Dictionary of Music. wo uld give information on symphonies and Larned's History for 'Ready Refer~- ence would give the text of the con- stitution of Czechoslovakia.. Religions and mythological ques- tions are answered in Hasting's "Dic-ý tionary of the Bible," "Encyclopedia of* Religion and Ethics," Bulfinch's "Mythology," and Gayley's "Classic Myths."1 Art questions are answered in, Gardner's "Art through the Ages." Day's "Alphabets," Eberlein's "Prac- fioeI Book of Period FurnitiÏre," Avarten's "Thousand and One Nighîts of Opera," and Evan's "Costume throzgh the Ages,» besides a file of pictures andi costume plates. Questions* in literature are an- swered in Bartlett's "Familiar Quota- tions," Stevenson's "'Home Book of Verse," Granger's "Index to Poetry and Recitations," Brewer's "Dictioni-. ary of Phrase and Fable,", Cambridge ".His tory of English -Literature". anci 'The Reference Sheif" of debating. * About Men and Womeu Information about men and wonien *living and dead is found in "Whio's tTotal ... . . . .2 2-Tax Rate -Total per $100. Valu e..$ 3-Tax Rate-Village per $100 Value. 4-Tax Levy-Total ..... 5-Tax Levy-Village ............ 6-Tax Levy-Village- Corporate. ... 7-R.evénues-Other than taxes... 8-7Expenses-Village - Corporate 9-Expen1ses-Vill'age per capita 5.30 1.0o 1,383,718M0 270 '600.00 240,200.00 3815.5 36.00 )$ 5.69 1,198,143.00 206,000.00 176,600l.00 187,503.00 335,940.00 21.60 $ 5.82 0.59 1,010,833-00 97,205.00 97,M0.00 150,440.00 227,482.00< 14.58 -Indicates decrease. By "Corporate" Tax l~evy and Corporate Ixpeîîse is meant the '!'ax l.c~y and l~.xpense ail. puýrposes, exkcept Lihrary. Playgrotind and -Police and Fire Pens'ions. FROM THIS TABULATION IT, 15 INTERESTING T NOTE: 1 -The tax value of. land decreased 4311c ifront130to 1932. 2-The tax value of personal Iroperty increased 84</Ic froni.1930 tâ«1932. 3-The total, tax. value of -aIl property decreased, 3315,,f ront 1930 to 1932. 4-The tax rate, for ail purposes increased 10<4ý f roui 1930 to-1932. 5-TIhe tax' rate for Village purposes decreased 47< ,If rom 1930 to 1932. 6 - The total tax levy for gll purposes decreased M74 froin1930 to 1932. 7-The total tax levy-for al-Village Corporate purposes decreased 60lcf ront 1930 tco 1932.. 8-The' total Village revenue oher.thau taxes decreased,6% 'f rom 1930. to 1932. 9-The Village Corporate exp enses decreased 41l<"firont 1930 to 1932. l-The Village Corporate expenses. >per capita. dlecreaseüd 41%,' from 1()30 to) 1932. 11 -The Library board, the Playgrotund and Rec.reat-ion board. andI th l'oliive and Pi r eîI>tiI .levv anv.taxes ini 1932. Village Managý Indicates* 7 of Loca 'l'leiaé lv in iithe al) of comparative tax lei from- other sources and the Village of Wilmette1 1930-1932 was made by ager .C. M. Osborn, and taxpayer a clear, concisi comprehended statement in taxation, the cost of the various branches of government and what th applied to each inidividual trend. is shown by the 4he period covered the tax decreased 43 per cel personal propert.y, taxi per cent. The reasoii for t.he ex tax levy of $97,205 for 193 to Mr. Osborn, is. atribu -47,14 - 27%c/ -41 cl -41% of the Village for l>oar<ls ,did not "rend WILMETTE'S TAX DOLLAR i Taxes )ove clnn exes nsoes fDIAGRAM SHOWING DIVISION 01F frexesfVILLAGE 0F WILMETTE TAX, DOLLAR Village Man- FOR GENERAL PURPOSES 1aff ords the 193 TAX ;e and easily of the trend É onducting /V 1 thé Village bvinLe Pr5 r5,v at cost is as 1citizen. The' fact that iii r,1eal estate i.- whilc the increased 8. tremely low 32, according1 itable to the j rdl feit it the the available te tax levv ble, so as to ed shl é relief. pos*- the "depres- -d, the Play- boards and ice and Fire ith the Vil- STAT------------ -8.6PER CEN~T tion'by the COUNTY------------ ---010 ev~y (which 0R.T RtCV.-- ---24 ,r 1931) for FORESITR -Ot$RKT-, - - --- - '. mses, TIey SNTR, ITIT - hi lvywaMOQU~ITO ABT144ENT DIS TRIC T-. . y ould hbe - i ost pî.îrveorîing, peopies.ç Childrçn from all parts of Chicago GUIDE-LECTURE TOURS other days at the saine hour subjects day, "Chinese Art." Thee, anti suburbs are invited, and no tick- "Ancient Burials" at 3 o'clock on will be: Tuesdýay' "Manî Through ducted .by staff lecturers, ets are ne cessary. There will be two Monday, March 19, is the subject of the Ages"; Wed1nésday, "Looms and lmuervitosan showings, one beginning at 10 o'clock the first of next week's guide-lecture Textiles"; Thursday, a genral tour almdem isiorstan and one at 11, in the -ae ipo orsfrtegnrlpublic at Field of anthropological, botanical, geeg aef r e. Parties' theater of the museumf.* Museum off, Natural Histoîry., On ical and. zoological éxhibits, nd, Fn- side thé north entrance. sk1ours, con- are open to no'charge isý assemb le in- k