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Septe mber 13, 1934, W LM ETTE LiFE wrxWHICH l.u 'WILUM79 EANNOUNCEMENTS ma-ud KENIL*dRrH Tiuze, PUBLISHED THURSDAYS BY LLOYD HOLLISTER INC. 123z-1236 CENt1RAL AVENUE, WILMEVE, ILLINOIS' Telephont WILMETTE 4300 CHICAGO SUBUkBAN QUALIT GROUP Chicago Offices - ioi6-ioi 8 WILLOUGHiBy TOWcR Taleplsusa CZNTRsAL 3 35 SUBSCRIPTIONS $2 PER YEAR SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS Ail communications and contrbutions intended for publi- cation muet bear the name and address of the author, flot necessarily for publication, but for our îles. Such material muet reacli the editor by Tuesday noon to be in time for the current issue. CORRECTING AN E.RROR The natio i-vv ide observance of Constitution Week, beginning Monday, Septeniber 17, ani * continuing through the week, lias been made pos- * sible through the initiative and persisfent efforts of the Ai»erican Legion. This organization of men who fought to protect and preserve the constitution has comne to a realization that a serious error hias been, made in neglectiiig to commemorate the adoption of the constitution in a. special day of appropriate celebration, as lias been done in the case of 'the Declaration of Inde- * pendence, and they propose to do somnething about it. Hence it is that, under the patriotic leadership of National Commander Ed Hayes, the Legion this year lias undertaken to give. impetus to a celebration inistituted sone seven- teen years ago, but not nationally o r generally * observed. It is to be hioped that its action xvill resuit in correctiflg a lamentable error. Neglect of the constitution may be laidl at the, doors of many ofou educational institutions. * By many it is consi dered of flot much importance. and 'therefore not given its proper plac e in the instruction prograin. A recent revelation by no less an authority than- the Americ.an Bar associ- ation bears this out. A survey wvhich it made disclosed.that a great -many educators did not consider the fundamental principles of our cotîn- t r,, of.sufficient inmportance to engage their atteni- tion. Much is heard these days that the constitution hias outlived its usefulniess tliat wvile it nîay have been efficient and satisfactory for a sinall popula- tion on the eastern seaboard, it does tiot fit in witb the present tiniie ; that its framers could tiot have foreseen the problenms whiclb a country of 125 million people would have to face. As a * matter of fact, it was exactly the kind of prollemns we are facing today. exactly the dangers we arc facing todav, that the framers of the constitution liad in ii md Mien they created the constitution as a perpetual protection for the people against t h cmselves. Before the constitution wvas framed, W~ash- ington and his conferees s aw the country they had freed from the bonds of despotism go from bad to worse until they despaired of ever bringing anythintg like orderly government out. of thé chaos that prevailed. And when they met to consider a constitution as the on lyý means. of preserving the freedoni they had foughit to *in, the thought uppermos t in their minds was that any document they might devise must first offcer * protection to the people 'against themselves. The setting up of a dictator was even being proposed, and had to. be opposed. Their job, was to create a document that would bc not only the funda- mental law of the land, to apply to a meager pop- ulation, but that would serve to protect aIl citi- zens in their rights of personi and property, no matter how numerous they might become. Their wisdom bias been demonstrated bv the fact that the constitution they created served its purpose o perfection as long as it was not tampered with., t 1-ýer n1 THE RIGHT DIRECTION Thomas A. Matthews, executive secretary of the Suburban Area and Country Towns Associa- tion of Cook counity, has set forth ini concise fashion the aims and objects of t.hat agency which it would seem cati >well serve the purpose of preserving the autonomy of the various suburis- in Cook cotinty * ly maintainîng unceasing vigilance to-,frustrate any attempt to force consolidation of the sub- urban municipalities witb the City of Chicago or With the Cook County governments. "'The Suburbani Area and Country Townls As- sociation of'Cook county," hie points out, "is an organization of cities, villages, school districts, park districts and other local governments of this county, cooperating to increase the efficiency of the officiais of these governments and to en- hiance the welfare of the'residents thereof." "éIts aims are threef.old," Mr. Matthews explains. "First, to oppose compulsory consolidation of these local governments with the City of, Chicago or 'withi the Cook County, government;- second, to improve the service rendered by each such gov- erniment by an exchanige of ideas and metbods, l)y organize(l research inito niew problems, and by cooperative efforts in. matters (such. as police. work) whiere suc.h cooperation is needed for effective action, and third, to secure for member municipalities satisfactory relatîonships with the officiais of Cook county in those affairs wvhere the local governiments and Cook countyofficiaIs coi-e into direct contact. Ini furtherance of its amnis, the association acts as a clearing bouse of informrration on ail matters of municipal adminis- tration, and sponsors legislation wbich rnay be (leian(led by the interests of the local govern- ments of Cook county." Proceeding on the very plausible theory tînt 'iin union there is strength," the association, or- ganized within the past.year or so, bas succeeded in securing the active support of the country towns and affiliated local governments, and ap- pears to be headed in. the direction of really ac- complisb ing something worthwbile in securing for these municipalities the rigbts to whichthey are entitled but frequently not vouchisafed to them. The, association, adbering to the purposes sum- marized by Mr.* Matthews, canbecome agea power for good in the suburban community'. Herbert Hoover,' who, as you mav remenber, was President of the United States just prior to March 4, 1933, bas been keeping mum since that date, but. recent magazine articles indicate that he bas been sawing wood aIl the while. Out of four prisoners who attempted to escape fromn Stateville prison, onlv' two succeeded, and they were assisted by bullets from the guns of guards. The state buried thenfi. rj'NEW S-,COMMENT of depression or other e merge ncies, in which ef- forts would be made to.either change or evade the constitution,, and sought to protect the. people against ilI-considered or hasty changes that would weaken the :structure of igovernMent and, ext- dangker the success and permanence of the re- public whicfi they had set up. For more than a hundred vears America, under its constitution, progressed as, had no other country in the history of the world. Mlien amendments and interpreta- tions came, and the constitution is fast reaching that point where it will, 1c a inme withotit suib- st atice. .cucation ini the fundamiental principles of the constitutioni and the philosop)ly of-governimenit it represcuts is essential to its preservation and continued protection of -the people in their rights of person and property. It is needed b'. both old and young. Mr. Hitler lias discoyered that God created himn for the express puivo se of ruling over the Germiani people. Oh, yes. They aIl reach that point sooni after bec oming (tictators. King George Vis now revealed as a munitions salesman. Welcomie to the Salesm -en 's Guild. King. But if you don't make good you wvon7t last long. Wlîile the Morro Castle was burning off the New Jersev coa, t, a requiem high mass was being celebrated in .IilMîvauikee for 287 persons who -%vent (lowvn itli the Lady Elgin off Winnetka 74 vears ago, September 8, 1860. Sonie coincidence. Those scîentist fellows are always trying to fool sornebody. Now they dlaimi to have discov- ered a prehistoric dinosaur weighi«ng 50,000 poutnds, with a one-ounce brain.' They can't fool us. That w-asý no dinosaur. That was Huey Long! The unemployment problern is fast being soIvc(l. AIl the soldiers are being called to strike duty. That should leave jobs open for the strikers. As we told %.on last wcek, our vacation travel in foreign lands took us iiito another unfaîniliar country known as Howvard avenue. But- we did not think, much of it. The steins thiere are very small, andl the tavern keepers did- - iîot seeni to know what a. slate is. So wc did not tarry thiere very long. The people are not hospitable, mnost of- them seeming to think that the price o f a cup of Java \voul(1 put one ni) at the Drake for a week. So we pre- sented our pgssport and se- cure(l a visa for a land called \Vilson avenue. And xvere we smart %,'lîen xve did that!i And is this somne couritry ! Wilson av enue, whiere tlie mcen are soda jerkers or l)artenders and the wom-ý eni are sociable and friendly. Friendly! And bow! Our tour lasts eleven days more, and we are 1going to stay righit here until the last minute bas disappeared inito eternity. Eleven glorious. rap- turous (lays ! If thîe boss or anivone xisbces to reach us, just address uls at WVilson avenue. The postman will-find us in some one of a dozen or more lively places. WVilson avenue! Oh, boy! The éan lection ýwasn'tso hot, but at that we'd a lot rather have a United States senator ri ght now than a governor. Mr. Ford's antiqu e buckboard was denmolishied in an argument witb an automobile. It is said .that, by a strange trick of fate, it was a Ford ,automobile, if you know what we mean. Brink's Express company celebrated its 75th birthday anniversary yesterday.- And the place wasn't held up, either. The great mail order business of Sears-Roebuck started with a want ad. (See advertising depart- ment on the first floor.), If you want to meet ail of yo ur friends at one time, go to Stolp school auditorium in Wilmette next Monday night. Wilmette's observance of Constitution Week will bring them. ail there. The American Legion, the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary club and the Optimist club are the spon- sors, and Hon. Phil. S. Hanna, editor of the Chi- cago journal of Commerce, wili be the speaker. SSee you there! THipPHAN'rom REPORTFR -e 1 ý - WILMETTE LIPE