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November 8, 1934 34 'WILMEA ig LIFE. WLMETT E LIFE WITII WH1CI, 18-COPABINID WILMETTa ANNOUNCEMElNTS **td Tait KENILWORTH Tuits PUIBLSHIED THURSDAYS 13Y LLOYD HOLLISTER INC. 1232-1236 CENTRALL AVENUE, WILMETTE, ILLINOIS Tàephone WILM ETTE 4300 MEMBER OF CHICAGO SUBUkBAN QUALITY GROUP Chicago Offices - îoî6-îoi 8 WILLOUGaBy TowaR Telephone CENTRAL 3 35 5 SUBSCRIPTION: $zPER YEAR SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS Al! communications and contribution@ intended for publi- cation muet bear the name and addrcss of the author, flot necessarily for publication, but for our Mues. Such material. muet reach the editor b>' Tuesday noon to be in time for the current issue. POLICE CENSURE Some criticismn of the poliêe departmeut is be- inig expressed for the manner W,~ whicb it handled the Hallowe'en problemn of last '1<iesday and Wed- nesday uights. Most of this censure, which cornes fromn parents of boys who were taken to the police station and detained, is apparently unjustified, and based upon lack of information,. or misinfor- mation, as to the facts. The police departmneut is maintained for the sole purpose of protectiug the lives and property of citizens, and to prevent crime. If it fails in this duty, or makes no attempt to fulfill it. thenl indeed it is to be censured. In the news columns of this issue will be found a partial report of the happenings in tbis village. It includes physical attacks upon citizens for pro- testing' against destruction of their property; tearing down fencés, trellises, etc.; breaking Win- dows of homes; tbrowing decayed fruit into homes, soiling or ruining furniture and rugs : strewing ashes on porches and'lawns, and other- Wise defaciug or damaging property. The tbought cornes, if any one ofthese tbings had happened to those parents who are su incensed because their boys were detained, to kerep tbem- out. of misc hie i.. would they be so quick to revile the police and de- mand tbe resignation of the chief? We do flot think so. To assume this attitude would be to approve t he destruction of property of neigbbors and attacks upon their persons. This they surely do not mean. The police could tiot possibl.y catchi the perpe- trators of these misdcmeanors îu the acts, hence the only thiî-ag tbey could dû was to apprelhend rov- ing bands of boys and young men and ithiisz pre- vent, as far as possible. an,, misdeeds. Charges that the police wcre'rougb ithi the boys brought in. that small boys were -detaincd, an unreasonable length of timi'e and thiat they were locked in celîs are denied by credible wit- oiesses who spent both evenings ini the station. According to this evidencê, small boys.Were flot detained, and the older ones had aIl. been sent home before midnight. We cannot but commend the manner in wbich Chief Brautigaým and bis men handled the. situa- tion. Had tbey done less, tbey would deserve thie severe censure of those citizens Who looked to them for the protection for wbich they pay., ANNIVERSARY Each recurring anniversary of the signiing of the armistice on November 11, 1918, brings a change, subtle but positive, in the emotions W ith. wbich we view tbat epochal evetit. Hatreds grow less bitter, a sense of tbe brotberhood of man grows stronger, grief over the loss of be.- loved lives g rows less poignant. And as the' tragic events of the great and useless struggle become dim and still dimmer as tbey recede into the sbadows of tbe past, tbe glory ofthose who participated in them shine brighter and brigbter, and a human regret that sucb sacrifices had to A W.ORTHY ENDEAVOR A movement baving for its purpose participation in the educational and physical and mental better- ment of the CCC workers of the, Skokie Valley camp, .was recenitly inaugura ted by the 'Hubbard. ,Woods Improvement association. It is, an en- deavor in wbicb organizations of other villages might well interest tbemselves. In a conf erence of. its officers witb Capt. John P. Crehan, commander of the camp, and Walter E. Ruth, chaplain, the association volunteered its services in any work that might lead to improve- ment of the minds of tbe men, or contribute to their comfort and pleasure. Needless to say, their generous offer was accepted, and plans now being formulated contenoplate an important part to be played by the association in the activities of the camp. President Arthur S. Lytton and J. B. Korrady, a director, are representing the organi- zation ini the plans. In what manner its services will be utilized will be shown in the comprehen- sieprogrami now under considerition. Appeals are now being made to, citizens for b)ooks and other appurtenances of education, 50 that the camp inay be adequately equipped and the boys provided opportunity for self-develop- ment (Iuriug the long winter evenings now ap- proaching. But al books sbould not be of a techuical nature, for mind diversion is as essential to balanced development as is physical diversion. Therefore contributions may include works of fiction of a proper nature. history, travel and other subjects that will afford diversified reading. Iu a group So large it is to be expected that mu- sical talent of a high order, thougb perbaps un- developed, would be found, and there is therefore a definite need for musical instruments of various kinds. Already two pianos have been provided by generous citizens, as well as many stringed in- strumuents. .Iu the field of athletic equipment the respouse should be prompt and unrestricted. for the old adage that "ail work and no play makes Jack a dulI boy," is as true today as wben it was written. No one cati go wrong in contributing atbletic appliances, for everything in that hune is ueeded and will be received with mucb appreciation. The Indian Hill Improvement association bas heen invited to join in' tbe movement witb the Hubbard Woods Improvement association, and it might well be taken up by. others. What makes the movemeut ail the more comn- mendable is tbat, according to tbose in position to know, the personnel of tbe CCC camp is o--f sucb fine character that it is really a pleasure to do anythiug that, will assist thetu in preparation for important positions in the business world when their termis of service bave euded. ,Residents of other villages having no organiza- tion active in this work are advised that any con- tributions they desire to make wil11 be received at Community'House. Winnetka. for transportation to the camp. AN APPRECIATION Many expressions of appreciation are heard of the results attained in beautifying the grounds of St. Francis Xavier churcb at Tentb street and Linden avenue, which are s o great a source of pleasure and satisfaction, not only to the members of that congregation, but to aIl residents of the neighborhood, as well as others who chance to, pass that. way. The, landscaping rtveals the baud of a master, for whom else could secure sucb marvelous 'bar- mouy in planting, sùch continuity of blooms, such a pleasing conibination of coloriug, such artistic arrangement of plant life? Iu combination with a perfect lawn that is the euivy of ail wbo view it,,the beds of flowers presen t an entraucing pic- ture that challenges, the admiration of ail loyers of gardeu culture. It is evident that no pains have beeu spared to create and make permanent surroundiugs that will be as uplifting as the spiritual atmosphere of the sanctuary whicb they so effectively em- bellisb, and which are bringing joy to more people NE W S-COME NT EXTRA! DOUBLE EXTRA!!f BULLETIN - Reports received early Tuesday eveum*g proved unfoumdeL. Froin sources known to be aboolute1y reliable News-Commentha. learned that that no- torious character Kzis Kringle, alias Santa Claus, WAS NOT SHOT ON NOVEM- BER 6. NVe have fores1wln bragging about tie thiiigs we did on Hallowe'en when we were a boy. As a thinker-up of devilment the younger generation is so far ahead of us that any reminiscences -would onll paint us as a piker. A royal welcome to Sir Charles Kingsford- Smith. who flew from Honolulu to California in less than fifteen hours. Hope he won't be in as, great'a hurry to leave as he was to get hiere. The reeublicans didn't do as wcll in Tuesdav's election as we thought they would, and, confi- dentiàlly, we didn't think they would. What with "Call-Me-Jim" Farley putting on the pressure and the presi- dent patting favored candi- dates on the back, to say notb- - inig of Santa Claus jingle belling al over the country, whàt wonder that the republicans couldn't get any votes? But what was an impossible task in 1934 A. D. should be easy ini 1936 A. B. E. '(A fter Blue a Eagle). * * Those scientist fellows give us one surprise after aiother. Now it's, a sound so shrill that it is in- audible. The voice of the soprano in our neigh- borhood bas not yet been developed to that point. A Chicago wife, 54 years old, is suing ber bus- band 90 years old, for divorce, asking temporary alimony. The -judge refused to allow alimony because the lhusband is broke and on relief. An- other glimpse into the byways of life as is. -Order Huge Fine and Prison for Gas Tax Evader," reads a. headline. Yep. You tan get away with almost anything else, but evadiug a tax? Never! Taxation is where the politicians get t heirs. A ring said to have beén lost, by a Texas preacher twenty-eight years ago, bas just be«en found in the stomach of a codfish near Boston.. Fishermen, however, cynical old saîts that they are, are skeptical. Not doubting.the preacher, of course. Seems like there is an awful lotý of men and women asking for annulment of marriages on the ground that they were drunk when they stuck out their necks to receive the halter. -Drunk, or just plain looney? Speaking of the practice of offering children .chances at free candy, an officiai of the candy code authority said: "Leading: children to expect somethinig for. nothing tends to dev elop thé gamb- ling instinct in them." Thé Great White Father iu Washington should be warned* that adults also might contract the gambling hab it if tempted too far. For wbat they are worth. our prayers are going up for the recovery of the lady who was the inspir- ation for "Alice in Wonderlafid.". -m L n-Ir r l wv =, a