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SUBSCRIPTION: » PER YEAR SINrLE COPIES 5 CENTS AUl commnuncations and contributions intended for publi- cation must bear the. naine and' address of the author, not necessaruly for publication, but for aur files. Such mnateria] must reach the editor by Tuesday noon to be in. time for the current issue. SETTLD-ATA LSS Striking, empl6yees of the Chicago.. North Shor.e and Milwaukee electric raîlroad voted Sunday to acceptthe termns of the receiver for the Une for a. temporar y settlement of the dispute and go back to work. 'It is, understood that the tetms of settiemnent are to be effective ohly through May. By the agreelnt employees earn-ing less than 50 cents an hour wil1 continue to receive their former wage, while those earning. aboveý that amnount will be paid ona basiýs dependent-upon- the receipts of the road during. the period. This may or may flot be as much as they were getting before the strike, and there is a possibil- ity that it will be even less than they m-ould have receive'd haa they continued \vprk under the 15 per cent reduction, the order for \vhich brought on the strike. The strike began on August 16. ' Since that time the equipment of the road hias stood idie. Its patrons, comnpelled to seek other means. of transportation,, rnay have found them more 10 their comiaort and convenience. It mav take the road a long time ta recapture the trafflc it enjoyed before the strike. The men have. lost approximately seven weeks' pay.. partially over the question of jurisdiction iaste.a mucn longer, there would be nothing left for the bondholders, the men or anyone else. It was a sage conclusion. TODAY2s Bo-, In last vveek's issue of this news-nagazine a taxpayer chided New Trier Higli school on its laek o f interp.st in the boy or. girl who compiete,ç one apprentice to a certain number of -journey- mnen mechanics' ernployed by eaeh concern. Îndeed ini some trades no boy will be admitted unless. he be a son or other dependent of a * 'ýjourneyman.!" In commercial concerns he, finds that the p ernicious principle, of' nepotismn presenits an insurmountable waill between him and gainful employment. ýRelatives and' friends of cdrnpany- officiais are vaordvhen positions1 are open. and an unsponsored boyý has a tough time ta land a %vorthî.hile job. This is not an îndictmnent of al. business concerns, but the practice. is mnuch' too preva lent., If in a -few years after graduation rorh high sehool. ambition 'awakens in the breast of the boy to make -somnething more of, himself than a' common lâborer or clerk, and he casts about for the means of entering one of. the professions. he discovers that one: of the. requisites is a college diplomna. H is high school dliploma can- not get hirn by. These are only a few of the hurdles thai the high school b m'ust get over. TIhey ar~e by lno means ail. However, the y indicate that the boyý who. must early in life assume the i-esponsibili- lies of self-support is entitled Io intelligent.. sympathetic and practical help in getting a, strwhether that help cornes frorn a school' tacultv or individuals in or out of the se,-hools. "THE DESIRE TO OwN" Industrial Nevvs ieview. *sack in the aarîk ages that precede writtè'n history by tens of thousands of years. early main settL.ed hirnself and his family on a plot of ground. Little by little he began gathering together possessions. wýhich he would defend with his life. And as the centuries passed, other kindred desires and ambitions appeared in the awakening brain of man-the desire ta earn, the desire ta save, and th:e desîre to transmit property ta those of his blood who would follow him. -Today the. desire ta own-which has been the Whten Wilmette and Winnetka get their track elevations." queries an interested North Shore vil1ager, "will Kenilwaorth be depressed? Real estate agents in Kenilworth wlvi be alvertising choice lots at the edge of the gully town. but wilthey?"ý Four jolly good. feilows are seated et a table. in the center of which reists the, remnains of a nice.ý fat turk-ey. Behind the plate of one ýof the four is observed a high pile of bones, inclu1 ding bath drumsticks, the neck' and the- wishbone. At the other places no bones are to be seen. The .meal -is- finished and Heërr Hitler 1eýins, back in his chair to loosen his bell. Speaks Prime Minister'C hamberlain: -W ont vou have.. another hefiping, Herr Hiler? *AlittUe more . ) the white meat? It wouldn'tý be hospitable. you know. ta allow you, ta go. away hungry." Up cheeps Premier Daladier: ý"Oh, do have srne more, Fuehrer. Here's a deiicious portion of the tenderest part of the bird. We'd feel just terrible ta have you leave with your hunger un- appeased. Permî.t us tb help you to just one more slice. You kno)w, Fuehrer, this turkey didn't cost us a cent. In fact, it isn't even O>urs., Sa please dant be stingy with yourself."- -Oh. if you insist," repliQd the Fuehrer, rattling hi4s sword ioudly as he .moved closer to the table., '-give me the pieces with the spurs attached. 1 don't want this turkey left ini. ai»' condition ta cause me trouble in the future." 'Certainlv'" cried Chamberlain and Daladier in unison. and added: "And ariything else your tender l;Ite. heart desires." Only a moan came frorn th(-' skeleton of, the turkey.. ' Road sign frequently seen in America's great southwest: "If you drive. don't drink. If you drink, don't drive."~ The Prime M\/inister speaking: '.For the love of "Mike, Hitler! I don't abject ta, your thievery. I don't abject, ta your rapinigaf a small and hellpless country. But I do abject ta your. being so, raugh. and uncouth about it. Why can't yau commit your robberies like a gentleman?"' This is by way of doing penance, or paying a fine, or «"servjig time,- as you ilease. In acation, but certarnly pbecomes versea in ýractJ.cal knowledge which assists to ef- -y aýnd successi whatever work is problems Which the boy faàesÉ on emnerging the taxmng power ai governmenti; z'estabisuiwv, the future of civilization and ofi ndividual, owner- ship of property, 'wil be destroyed.". avay!IHa! lHa! Ha.! Vat y But you don't get avay ne dat you print dat funny newspaper--or you' go to you4 have it, the guilty moi rk of dat,,Tony? 1 sentence you panation in the yet!1" So here belng- THE PHIUNTOM REPORTER.