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WILMETTE LIFE August 23, 1934 WILMETTE LIE1 WUMRr=ra ANNlO UNCIEMENTS ail Tita KENÉLWO RTiN Tiba PUBLISHED THURSDAYS 13Y LLOYD HOLLISTER INC. 1232-1236 CENTRAL AvENUE, WILMETrE, ILLINOIS Telophont WILMETTE 4300 CH ICAGO SUDL'RBAN QUALITM GlOUP Chicago Offices - soi 6- soi8 WILLOUGXUY VTowiti Tolepkoene CKNTRAL 3355 SuBscRiPTIONS $2 PER YEAR SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS Ail communications and contributions ntended for publi- ution mnuet bear the name and address of the author, flot mecessrily 'for publication, but for our filecs. Such materiai meat reach the editor by Tuesday noon to be ini tame for the current issue. GO*NSTITUTION IWEEK Through'the efforts of National Commander Ed. Hayes, posts of the American Legion will participate in a nation-wide observance of Constitution Week, beginning on.September 17, the date upon which, in 1787, the constitution was signed, and the arduous work of the constitutional convention brought to a close. It is particularly fitting at this time tha; the attention of the American people be focused upon that document, and that the American Legion bc the instrument by which it is accomplished. Recent words of Commander Hayes are to the point: *Any move to -hange from a democracy now or at any other time la. a direct blow at the very foundaticàn of the American Legion. And it is * the Leglon today, the one great effective cross section 0f the American people, that can be depended upon . . . . The American Legion is a great body of American men and women who Iearned the lesson 0of discipline while offering their lives for the country they love and which they are stili servlng. These men and women, uitill firm In the faith. and Imbued wlth the postriotic fervor of the men who made this nation grent, are pledged to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and to transmnit to 1posterity the principles of free- dom, justice and demnocracy.' That in this event the American Legionis rai ly- ing to its splenidid leadership i& indicated by the f act that posts everywhere are fast bringing to maturity plans for the observance of the week. If the effort accomplishes no more tha to rin the American people to a realization of, the fxt tbat the constitution was written in times as troub- bous. and distressing as the present, and that it was only through the constitution that peace and quiet and order were brought out of chaos, it will be well worth while. If, also, it impresses upon the public mnd, the fact that the constitutional conven- tion was composed of more government-minded men than were ever assembled in one body, it will have' rendered another signal service.' In the short space of 52 words they se t forth the, purposes of the most just and, equitable goveFnment that, has yet ',een devised: 'We the peoplie of the United States, in order to forr a, more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestie tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promnote the general welfare, and secure the hlessings of liberty 10t ourselves and posterity, do ordqin and establish this Con- .zti.titio)n for the United States of America." It is significant that following the adoption of the constitution the skies of governinent cleared, and America entered upon a period of progress and growth that bas. astouind «ed the world. Upon reading the constitution William Pitt,ý one of England's - greatest Prim'e XMinisters, said: "Itl will be- hie %onder and admTiration cof al future gËnera.ti<>ns and the modeël of ail future conlst it u tionfs.- WVhen iii 1870 William E. Gladstone, English statesman, w~as invitcd to attend the Philadeiphia centennial, he cabled: '1 regret th:at.I cannhot corne. As far as 1, cari see, tha. Co<nstitution was' the greatest piece of work ever struck off at'a given tirne by the brain and purpose of ma.,n." Experience has shown that departures f rom the constitution have been responsible for most govern- mental troubles, and if the American Legion pro- i grims induce its closer, observance, not for one - week only but for ail time, *we can rest. secure in the 1 PICTURES Pictures are occupying a continuaîly enlarging place., ininformative and educational media.:Es- pecially is this true.luinewppr and periodicals, which are devoting. more.and more space to the products of the camera. Nothing s0 promptlyr arouses reader inteiest or so quickly tells a story or so graphically. describes a scene. Recognizing, this trend as progress of unquestioned value.'this paper ýbegan some time ago the increased use of pictures in portraying local news events and ein- bellishing stories of local people. On the first page of this issue there appears an announcement of unusual interest to readers. Be- lieving that, either through the use of private cameras or the service of commercial photogra- phers,, many familles are possessed of pictures with definite human interest that would appeal to and be enjoyed by readers, an off er is made to purchase use of such pictures as may be sent ini that are accepted for publication. Th-ese may in- clude baby pictures, children at play, pets, beauty spots of home or garden, portraits, unusual ef- fects in architecture, unique home furnishings, sports events or other subjects of general interest. In ail cases the pictures submitted will be care- fully handled and returned to the owner, if desired. FUTILE TEARS'-ý There is nothing within the range of human experience that so deeply stirs the wells of sym- pathy as the tragic death of a child, or the maim- ing for life of a boy or girl. When such things oiccur the heart is profoundly touched, and both the victim and parents are objects', of sincere commiseration. At such times there is% no desire te place responsibility upon either child or par- ents for a regrettable accident, even though cir- cuinstancçs, indicate that it might have been pre- vented. In this connection, attention is directed to the appalling records of automobile deaths and main- ings among children and youths for 1933. During that period 49,780 children were involved in auto- mobile accidents while playing in the streets. 0f this number 1,680 were killed, and 48,100 inj.ured, many of thern so seriously that they will be cripples for the rest of their lives. During the saine period 4,880 pedestrians were, either the victims or the cause of automobile ac- cidents directly traceable to the dangerous pr ac- tice of "stealing a ride".on the rear of cars, or to the hitch-hiking habit. In 290 of these instances death resulted, and.of those whose lives were 'not sacrificed many were permanently maimed. Statistics such as these are not pleasant, and they are presented liere for the sole purpose of impressing upon fathers and mothers the neces- sity of training small children te use the utmost care to avoid injury by keeping out of the streets when at play. Plain talk shouîd be induîged in when- admonishing older boys against "jumping rides" on the rear of cars or trucks. Thev prob- ably get a big thrill out of it, and consider it rare' fun. But the loss of a leg'or an arm is a tre- mendously highi price to pay for a few moments of sport, if such it can be called. Leaving home with st rong, healthy, perfect bodies and being carried back crushed and bleeding is no fun for either parents or boys. Study the above figures and s .ec if there is nlot something you can do to save.at least a few, of these youngsters, from. their own folly. Vicwing A Century Uf Progress, one is impressed witli the marvelous advance the human< race has made in education, science, art 'and manufacture, and inimediately becomes aIl puffed up because one is alive to enjoy present day civilization. Then that samne one glances at the newspapers and reads how a legislature has submitted to the dictates of a blustering, bluffing demagogue like Huey Long and vot ed into his hands the" liberties of the people,, and wonders if after ail the world bas emerged f rom the dark ages. And the worst of it is, the people of Louisiana will probably 0. K. the rotten job. INEWS-COMM ENT This is getting a long way f rom home, but we noted that 170 persons were drowned when a ferry boat ove rturned. some place in' India.- That is a lot of lives to be snuffed out. and yet-it represents littie mor e than the INCREASE in deaths by auto- mobile accidents in Cook county -froin January .i until now over the 'same period last year. A Vox Popper writes to Vox Pop and wants to know "Where was this fellow Lincoln the repub- licans talk about so much in 1929 and 1930, and why didn't he do something then ?" Yes, it takes ail kinds of people to make up the New Deal. A man in Hoboken, N. J., wvas arrested the other day for selling his wife to another man* for $700. Gosh! We didn't know they were worth that much! John McCutcheon, America's premier and much loved cartoonist, has given-to the world a recipe for country fried chicken which, if scrupulously fol- lowed, will, he asserts, produce a dish fit for the gods. We are a great admirer of Mr. Mc Cutcheon, and we are ever so thankful to him for the Brook- field zoo,. but we cannot accept hum as an authority on country fried chickcei. Aniong other things his recipe calîs for: "Dress. and joint the chickens the day before they are to be fried. Put the joints into cold sait water for at least an hour and then put them on ice." Now, anybody who knows anything at al about fried chicken, knows that in order to get REAL country f-ried chicken, the kind that makes you contenîptuous of stomachache and indigestion, the bird must be killed' and put into the frying pan bew- fore he quits kicking. The flour and saIt and pepper and lard and butter are 0. K., but keep the pan on top of the stove and not ini the oven. John, you just can't get honest-to-goodness fried chicken by partly f rying and- partly roasting. FRIED chicken has got to be FRIED. If my Aunt Nancy were here SHE'D tell you. A Chicago womail bas devoted the past six months to a search, for the slayer of her brother, who was killed by a bandit during the robbery of her store. Friday night she saw him-at a detective bureau showvup. If persistence is a requisite, that lady should havc a job on the police force. Not being a movie fan, we long for the comeback of the legitimate theater. Should any "angel" feel inclined to pioneer in the return, a revival of that 'way-back-when stag- success, "Too Much John- son," might be a logical vehicle.. Chancellor Hitler is now both chancellor and president. His action in appointing himself to the presidency is further proof that, while a dic- tat or may lack many thing.s, egotism'is not arnong them. Exaggeratpd ego is the outstanding char- acteristic of thie type, of humans who long to be dictators. Edward, Prince of Wales, assisted in saving a drovn ing boy in France the other day, and. re- fused a life-ýsaving medal proffered by the French government. Just like Eddie. He always M'as a. regular fellow. Jack Dempsey has tasted another of life's little disappointments. The baby is a girl, and Jack ,wanted a boy so he could match him against Gene Tuney's boy. Well, why not match the boy and' girl? There's a possibility of keeping the world's championship in the family.i THnz PHANTOM RJXPORTER. August 23, 1934- W'ILMETTE