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WIL_MET.TE LIFE February 11, 1927 t··a ______._. _ _ _ _ _ a·,.:· WILMETTE LIFE ISSUED FBmA. Y OF B.ACB WBBK by LLOYD ROLLJSTBB, INC. 1JZ2 Oentral Ave.. Wilmette, Ill. Chicago oftlce: 6 N. Michigan Ave. Tel. State 6326 IUBSCBJPTION PBICE .····.·..····. Q.to A. YBA.B Jeleplaone ···.·.·.·.·.·.·..·.···.·.·· ~ ·.. wnm·e tte lt!O All communications must be accompanied by tbe name and ~dress of the writer. Articles for publication must reach the editor by Wednesday noon to tnsure aJJpearance In current Issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituary, notices of entertainments or other atralrs where an Rdmlttance charge ls published, will be charged at regular advertlsln~r rates. Enterea at the post omce at Wltmette, nunots, as mall matter of the second class, under the act of March 3. 1879. This spring will see the beginning of the biggest piece of street paving ever undertaken by the village of Wilmette. $86,000 is to be expended on the building of good stre.e ts in Street the town's southwest secBuilding tion. What this will mean to the inhabitants .of that section those can best appreciate who have gone through a similar experience. To live for years in a neighborhood whose streets are barely passable and then almost suddenly to enjoy the ,))~nefit of hard, even pavements is a rare and exciting exp~rience. Southwest Wilmette has son1ething to look forward to. On Monday and Tuesday, February 14 and 15, you can get for a dollar n1any an article that would cost you much more on other days. The merchants of Wilmette make this Get It for reduction not with the a Dollar sole object of incteasing their sales but to help form in Wilmette citizens the habit of trading in Wilmette. They offer these bargains to stimulate the growth of a good will that is already unusually vigorous. We urge our readers to take advantage of these Dollar Days. We are glad that the stop signs on Elm Street, Winnetka, are to be rem.oved. and cautious signs substituted. The .s top sign demands a physical action. STOP! The caution sign demands a mental attitude. Public safety requires not merely perfunctory stopping but cautious driving. A motorist may stop at through streets and start again without seeing if his path is clear. If, however, he uses caution he must necessarily see whether his path is clear. M.v reover, the police have not the time or energy to arrest every driver who fails to come to a full stop where there is a stop sign. Whereas, caution can be enforced. \Ve suggest that caution signs be substituted everywhere for stop signs. The b?:vling contests in our respective commumttes not only serve to stimulate a form of social intercourse that is very pleasant and beneficial, but: also serve t~ exercise the bodies of the contestants effectively. Of the muscles those that get least exercise and yet nred the most arc the trunk muscles. Th( se are the very muscles that bowling brings into active and . ' yet not too acttve, play. SHORE LINES WHAT MARVELOUS WEATHER! JUST NOW THE SUN ~ IS OUT, ITS GLORIOUS GOLDEN RAYS STREAMING THROUGH OUR WINDOW. ACROSS THE STREET AN INTREPID SHOPPER STROLLS SANS FUR COAT AND GALOSHES. HALF A DOZEN DOGS, OF AS MANY DIFFERENT VARIETI ES OF ANTECEDENTS, ROMP ] 0 Y FULLY ACROSS THE LAWN, ENGAGED IN FRIENDLY TUSSLE OVER A NEWLY FOUND RAG OF GUNNYSACK. WE LOLL BACK IN THE SWIVEL CHAIR, TAKE UP OUR FAVORITE DAILY JOURNAL AND READ-"COLD WAVE DUE TO HIT TODAY; SNOW FORECAST." Yea, Yea, Go On! Dear Mique: I have the proof of w~at I say-1 know of what parentage the Right Honorable Editorial Canine descends. However, for several and more reasons I will not disclose ·said facta-but unless I find ten thousand dollars under the left aide of the bridge over the canal I'll tell the pop-eyed world that Gin is descended from Mrs. O'Leary's cow. And, furthermore; I'll tell 'em that Gin ain't no abbreviation for nothinl'. -lshtar the Iconoclast AN AWFUL FLOP ················ . Atnerica has the good fortune to have given birth to at least one shining model of honesty-Abraham Lincoln. George Washington, although referred to in the cherry Honest Abe tree story, is not called H on est George, but rather honored as the Father of his Country. But to Honest Abe parents and teachers can profitahly direct the attention of the pliable y.oung and emphasize the value of honesty. Honest straightforward dealing is not seldom the truest wisdom. Crooked dealing gives rise to misunderstanding and mutual loss. Straight dealing soon wins its way to the best kind of success. Lincoln was known to be a man of sensitive honesty, several stories being now current of his almost unnecessary promptness to rectify what he though might seem dishonesty to the other party of the transaction. Atnerican youth may well emulate the spirit that caused this promptness. With the freeing of the r.oads from snow and the approach of milder weather there 'viii come an increase in automobile traffic and casualties. l\Iore drivers will try to Be Considerate o c cup y the same space at. th.e same time, tints increasing horribly the sum of human sorrow and suffering. But the number of these accidents can be lessened. Even if a driver cares little for his own safety he .can give a thought to the hazard into which his carelessness puts others. Let him consider the · agony his recklessness may cause little children and women, and if he is human he will be considerate. When he is tempted to take a chance let hin1 think of the tuotnentun1 his heavy car can gather when accelerating and also think of how little resistance th~ soft body .of a child can offer to this ten·if1c force, and will he not he sitate? Think of these things! Be considerate. Up on the north shore, where Lake Michigan rolls gently on the beach and Sheridan roa(l climbs hither and yon over Huhhard Hill, lies a fair city known throughout all Cook -county and the State of Illinois as \Vinnetka. And in that fair citv dwell . all of the \Vinnetka school marm . and masters. Now it came to pass that in one of the years of Anna Dominoes, for whom all years are followed by A. D., as Dickens tells us, that these self-same teachers gathered together at a building called "The Hall of _Horace Mann": a stately edifice of many, many rooms and halls. And among their midst stood old King Awfulflop and the beggar Hameneggs. A magnificent sight wa ~ old King Awfulflop, and m ighty proud wa s he. while Hameneggs \\·as a mere beggar lad, with a splinter in his knee. Then up spake young Hamcneggs, sez he, ":\w fulflop, old man, I'll bet ye pants buttons to pork barrels thq.t I can heat ye in a race ." "\'~ r on." scz Awfulflop, and so they marked o.ff ;1 track. \\·hile all of the teachers looked 011. The n · up spake old Awfulflop. "Hamencggs," sez Il l' . "you choose half of this bunch and I'll take th e rest and beat ye in a track meet." 'Ycr on," ~ c·; Hamencggs, "only the pants go with the button ~ and the pork with the barrels." "Done." ~ o A\duiAop. :\ncl done it \\'as. And then all the Awfulflops lined up on one ·sirl c and all the Hamcncggs lined up nn the othn . " -hereupon a mighty conflict ensued. But Ol.cl King Awfulflop believed in singing hymn~ :ttlli. sez he to himsc lf, "Now if en my crew sin g. t I I(·; r Hameneggs will stop to list.cn and we'll tip 'int on 'is ear." So he -call ed t ;me-nut and gatherc..:rl hi, A"·fulflops together \\'hile he taught them a son :.! and pre senth· thrv returned to the conflict iull ~onficlent an~l once more engaged th~ Hamcnegg~. m conflict. But lo, all uv a suddcnt there broke upon thl' ~tilln('s S of that mighty aggregation, not till sound of conflict, but of song. Such a song- was ncvrr heard hdure nnr ~T t since in all the lane) and for a minit the Ham t·neggs " ·uz clumfouncled. Then with a chuckle in his eye, the beggar lad \\'hispcrcd in the nean·~t trCtopcr's car. and he \\· hi~percd in the next on-.· and so on. And \\·hile the Awf ultlops sang on . they sto le quietly away with all the pork barrch and pants buttons. And if you don't believe thi~'n we'll tell you another. -Dcmmigog. 11 all TO THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN {1865) 0. slow to smite ~nd swift to spare, Gentle and mercrful and iust! \Vho. in the fear of God, didst bear The sword of power-a nation's trust. In sorrow by thy bier we stand Amid the awe .that hushes all,' And speak the anguish of a land That shook with horror at thy fall. Thy task is done-the bond are free· We bear thee to an honored grave, ' Whose noblest monument shall he The broken fetters of the slave. Pure was thy life; its bloody close Hath placed thee with the sons of light, Among thi noble host of those Who perished in the cause of light . '· . North shore commuters are served on the transportation lines by an exceptionally intelligent and pleasant body of conductors and braketnen. As one becotnes better acquainted with them he finds that they are almost without exception sincerely interested in the convenience and comfort of · the passengers, quite unlike the hard boiled human public servants met with ,occasion..ally elsewhere. ~···········#### Let's Pass a Law 'Twere simple to arouse sentiment in favor of repairing our rough and rugged roadways, opines Trustee DeBerard of Wilmette. Let a:U bills for broken springs, sunken frames ~nd what-not be added to the municipal expense items. ~·········,··· 1[ ut~icipal authorities along the way, JUSt now are ·pondering the Illinoi_s Gas association for reduced (nothmg whatever to do with erations) .. -W, C. BRYANT. If the .demonstrator can influence you to sign on tlH dotted hne after traversing certain Wilmette street~ with that new car-:..Take it, it's a good buy ! ~MIQUE. ................. shore, by the request of the gas heat units . council delib-