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November 1, 1934 38 WILMIE a. 'za . WILMETTE LIFE WITI *ICIl COMBINE» WiLlEirtE ANNOUNCEMENTS ad Titse KENILWORTII TIMES PUBLISHED THURSDAYS DY LLQYD HOLLISTER- INC, 1232-1236 CENTRAL AVENUE, WILMETTE) ILLINOIS Telephone WILMETTE 4300 t ýMEMBER 0F CHICAGO SUBURBAN QUALITY GROUP Chicago ofices - 1016-1018 WIl.LOUGHBYT'owER Telephone CENTRAL 3 35 5 SUBSCRIPTION: $2 PE.RYEAR SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS Ail communLnicaltionls and contributons intended for publ- caton mnust hear>thc narme and address of the author, flot necessarily for pulca*on, but for our files.' Such material must reach the editor bv Tuesdav noon to be in tine for the current issue. VOTE RELIEF BONDS Every voter w~ho goes to the pollk next Tuesdav, should vote "X'ES" on the proposition to issue $30,000,00 bonds with which to pay the state's share of relief work during 1934. The plain facts are that the $30,000,000 fund has already been spent, and must be repaid. The only question for the voter to decide is. how it is to be paid. He cati vote the bond issue and amorize bis pavments over a period of twenty years, or he cani vote against it and get a staggering tax bill next year. For a tax levy has already been spread, ainountinig approximately to 63 cents per $100 of valuation on every dollar's worth of real and personal property ini the state. and tax antici- pation warrants against this levy have been sold and the monev spent.* So. what are you going to * do about it? Obviously, the sane and sensible thing to do is to vote for the bond issue and pre- vent the collection of the heavy tax that bas al- ready l)een lcvied. Property 1owniers generally, have become rather skittish about bond issu .es. ýand with good cause. But the position expressed by many that "I will flot vote to approve another bond issue until taxes are reduced," is entirely ou;t of place in this in- stance. 'because beïre is a bond issue that not only does not increase taxes, but actually reduces them. It is therefore the duty of the taxpayer to protect himself from a stiif increase in his taxes by' voting "Y'."on the $30,000,000 bond issue. The electorate. should realize that tlhe fund de- rived f ront the issuance of these bonds will go to. pay the state's portion of 1934 relief work. It is stated by higli officiais of the Amnerican Federa- tion of Labor that there are inow more men on the relief roîls than there wcre a year ago.1 That means -that the winter wvhich ig now upon us is go- ing to -cail for still further funcis ith which to keep people from starving or freezing. There is onie thing that Americans caninot endure. and that is to see fellow citizens going hungry. It is there- fore impor tant that the buils for 1934 relief lie refi- nanced ini order that the n.eeds of 1935 nay lie met froin state income, and that taxpayers leie ot further burdenied by this additional taxation:' *There is every justification for approving this particular bond issue. and the voters should do it. POLICE COOPERATION, The proposed plan for cooperation. between the various police departments of Cook county suli- urban t6wris and the Suburban Area. and Coun- try Towns Association ofý Cook'counity is wortby of note. The plan is being worked out at the instance of cbiefs of police, wbo see in it the pos- sibility of a new -and valuable service ta the citi- zens of their respective communities. The plan provides that the association shall send to tbe various chiefs of police a weekly bulletin containing information of special interest to the police. This bulletin is planned to embrace everv- thing pertaining to police activities, so tbat each suburban department will be informed as to what As its part of the prograin, the local police de- partment is. ta provide the, association with de- tails *of ha~ppenings in itsniunicipality that might prove of interest or benefit to others., Tbese are to include facts regarding any new or unusùal foi-mi of -crime, property lost, stolen, or1 recovered, and any type of robbery outside the ordinary. It is flot diffi cuIt to discern in this proposed co- operation an appreciable increase in'the value of the local police departments, and a valuable assist- ance in their duties of protecting the lives and property of citizens of their respective communi- ties. The annual crime wave is due to arrive with cold weather, and any preparations for tbe in- creased eficiency of police work should receive the approval of aIl citizens. That the departmnents are viewing with apprehension the coming months is apparent. Thé present econamic condition is conducive to a sharp increase ini crime, because manv men who lead honest lives when employed turti to thle apparently "quick and easy" method of supplving the daily needs of themselves and fam- ilies. It is this tendency that makes crime solu- tion by the police so difficult. The crimes of known criminals always bear the perpetrator's earmarks, 'but new entrants into the activities of the dishonest are more difficult to discover. The proposed cooperation should give to the citizen an increased sense of security. .zê VOTERS SHOULD APPROVE At the election next Tuesday, November 6, vot- ers wiIl have an opportunity to approve the calling of a constitutional convention for the purpose of drafting changes in the state constitution, which bas remained practically unchanged since 1870. Proponents of the plan point out that any changes proposed by such convention would bave to lie ratified by the voters. In its report a special committee of the City Club of Chicago states: "Until our state constitu- tion is changed the citizens of Illinois must con- tinue to suifer under our present inequitable tax laws, must continue to support an unnecessarily complex system of government, must continue to be burdened by an inflexible constitution, and must continue to find tbeir local governments en- tirely subservient to the wishes of the state legis- lature." Pointing out t hat the amending clause of the present outmaded constitution hgs made it ex- tremely difficult to efect the adoption of needed amendments, it is asserted that in 64 years only 15 amendments bave been proposed and of these offly 7 were finally adopted. These difficulties are due to the fact that before subuîission ta th e electorate a proposed amendment requires a two-thirds vote ofbath bouses of the general assembly; it must receive a majority of aIl votes cast in a general election, tiot merely a majority of votes cast upon . he proposition: if defeated, ami amendment to the saine article cannot again be proposed within four cears; amendment of only onie article may be pro- posed at any one session of the legislature. It is obvious that chamnges. in the amending clause are ie eded. Other reformiîs ta lie brought about through'the re(lraftinig of the constitution are: A revised rev- emnue system to bring about modern, workable and equitable taxation. An improved judicial systern that will do away with the present unwieldly sys- tem and the multiplicity. of courts of ike jurisdic- tion, which cause needless confusion and expense and hinder the promptjust and economical adjudi- cation of litigation. An effective county govern- ment. ta'replace tbe, present cumbersome and unnecessarily, complex setup. Home mIle for municipalities, -i which their scope and1 powers are definitely stated. A. reorganization of the 1state government ta effect desirable reforms. ýTo Permit shortening of the ballot by cbanging cer- tain offices from elective ta appointive. Equitable .representation in the general assemblyo based upon population, and effecting a better balance etenthe interests of the Chicago area and the rest of the.state. New York bas put plan for raising reliefi will not stand for law, the kiboslî on tîhe lottery- money. That town simply violatiom ini any form. At tlîis time amnd this distance -it appears that Mr. Sinclair is an the toboggan, Epic and aIl. Mr. Creel played him a mean trick and thîrew a banana peel right in front of him. Then Jini Farley got caught endorsing hlm and was forced to turn a flipflop. Mr. Sinclair thoughit he had a promise of presidential blessing, but it turned out to lie another of those things. Evidently Uptomi is not wise enough in the ways of palities for the hig time circuit. This is the story of a dog-thîe smartest, loy- mn'est, laughin'est mongrel dog ini seven states. He cames dloser ta smiling than any dog we ever saw. Name is Kazey. Kazey's mast'er also bad a tay fox terrier pup, and wben the 'two were turned baose for a romp it was Kazeys business ta look after the puppy. One evening hast week as they were making the most of their liberty, a squirrel or a cat, or perhaps another dog, enticed Kazey from the patb, of duty, and tragedy entered hiýs life. His master beard Kazey making a terrible fuss at the door, and when he opened it the mon- grel started toward the street. 'Hismaster finally Vnderstood and followed, whereupon Kazey led bim ta the street corner, a few doors away, where he found the corpse of the fox terrier puppy, which bad been struck by an automobile or other vebicle. We bave decided that we will nat caîl Kazey Crazy any more. THîe Pri,%ANMREPoREru. v. ir xx la ir r 1P 1 ý T I P ý NE WS-"CO0M M EN T A Chicago mýn. wbo had been declared dead was. revived by artificial respiration. But declar- ing a man dead doesn't make bim dead.. It's much like declaring, an emergency. 'O, whiat shall I do," cried Miss McAdoo, "Since dad took away niy car?" "I know what l'Il do," said Miss McAdoo, l'walk ivith my lover, by gar !" According to news dispatches America and England are joining forces te prevent japan f rom attaining naval parity. Our guess. is tbat if they succeed they will need the help of France, Bel- gium, Italy, Germany, Holland and ail the rest. Those brown boys are out for parity and no fooing. The precocity of even the tiniest of the new gen- eration lias often been remarked, but no more interesting example has been made public than occurred recently in Wilmuette., The youngster wbo stars in the little comedy is just 4!/ vears old, and is attending kinidergarten for the first time. As a reward for being good in school, or an incentive to be'good, we don't know which, ber doting daddy, who is proprietor of a confection- ery store, gave lier a penny ' each morning with which to play a gum machine outside - bis door. [,earning that bis offspring was making -daily visits ta the store of a competitor, he inquired of lier the why and wherefore. Xith the frankness, candor and honesty that bas ever been associated with childhood, the demure little miss archly gave tllis answer: "Well, you see, daddy, I like their catidy better than 1 do yours." The sequel bas ilot been announced, but that canidy salesmen are iii for sorte early orders seems entirely witbin the ran%.re of pOssiblity. a