carda of thanke, obitu- sent. or other affaire ,e la published, 'will -b. rig ,rate-, Grade Separation" Wl, Save Lif e LersÉ Hasten the' Day!1 Citizens of New Trier tom, nship ivîli1e gratified to Iearn'i that the >New Trier Citizens. leagule is to consider, at a. meet- ing this week ha To New Trier if anything c'an be Citzes eauedone a 1)otu t, thie CitÏens Leaue.abrupt resignation of George, R. Harbaugh f roin the post of Township Assessor., The~ Citizens~ league lias served the township faithfully' and wveil for many years. The siates of tovN-lslip canididates recommend.ed by this, representativea- visory group have been, 0o1 the '%V.hole. of excellent calibre. The league- moreover, bias given valuable advice and assistance to township officiais, for vvhich the citi- zens are grateful. Novv, however. the league is faced with a neý,v and tremienid-' ously important duty.. 'Ne say important because, i our opin- ion, the resignation of -Mr. Harbaligh as local assessor places Nt,%\ Trier township coletelv at the inercv of tbe Couinty Asýsessor mwhose sole amnbition., insofar as Nevv' Trier is concerned. appears,,to be to gouge h apavers to te1 limit. Ile i s definitely coiiiiitted to the business of raising the personai property assessments iin .\'Nw Trier. I ooks as thouigh we are iii for a fine plucking at the hiands of the èounty or- -a~nization unlces*prompt, positive and We submit, tiierefore, that the New. Trier Citizens league is confronted with the definite challenge to take the initiative in protectingý New Trier township.. from wvhoesale tax gc uging. It is, a well de- "The success of the National Recovery Act," says Mrs. Roy C. Jacobson of the Illinois League of Womcn Voters, '*de- pends, upon public Federal understanding, an d Recovery ,A:Ct aggressive. public support.. It is closely' reilated to study items on the League's program, and I<eague study and discus- sion 'of, this act may prove a, distinct fac- tor, in securi-ng the full. coopération essen- tial to.-its administration. "The League's, concern b as been recog- nized* by the, appointment of 'Miss Belle Sherwin, nation al president, ýas a. member *of. a committee working under the Na- tional Recoverv Act. "A. minimum wvage lawv was needed also as a 1coroilar to -the. National -Recovery Act, ini ,vhich there are provisions for the ffi.ing of hours and wvages, and it is fortu- nate that orie -%as l)assed by our Illinois Legislature. .Because À t will be such a trenlen(lous. task for the federal goverI- nment to ensure tbe carrying out of these riegilationis, it is mnost essentiai that the state (lepartinent of labor gîve coopera- tion., Furthermiore, not, alf occupation's Will 13e covered under the'National Recov-. erv Act. w-hich can be covered h)v a state act. Finalîy, we have seen in the enforce- inent of prohibition how essential it is to have thlesupport of public opinion. Puib- lic opinion inust 13e organized behind tbe Industrial Recovery Act if we are to get the greatest good froin it."-Illiniois I4,eague of 'Nomen Voters. Several instances of prowling if not ac-, tuai t hievery in homes, left unocclipied have occurred recently in New Trier vil- lages ,vhile the owners were awav 0o1 vacation. Which calls for the oft reiter- as recreation cari be enjoyed at such a ,ridiculously low cost and without serious curtailment of play facilities. What ap- plies to Wilmette must certainly applv in similar measure to Kenilworth, Winnetka' and,,Clencoç. that he sould have refrained f romn that effort and confined his activities to the' police station blotters, leaving apiarian reporting to those more conversant with that scientific industry. However, the story intrigued me, and 1 sought diligently for the reason, which for sonie time quite eluded, me,- comb 'my memniory as I might. Theni it came to M e, and 1 cannot stand the strain of silence. 'lo elucidate.: heMore "Hooey" About HoneyBecs Testory reminded me of.costly litigation I once lîad with a person .of no -particular standing-over a honey.bee. For your information, I will state that 1 am an apiarist of international reputation, ai- though, having made a fortune at thîe busines-s~-I- arn now retired and in politics. My apiary was prob- ably the mfost extensive ini this 'country,..consisting of ýseve>ral'thousanid colonies, or "stands," Of bées. My stock wvas of the finest strains.of'the aristocratic Egyptianbee, scientifically known as A pis fasciata. I neyer bothered with the common or plebeian.varie- ty.known 'as Apis inellifica, upon which your Mr. Zi.bble appears to be wasting his time. As a means of protectinig my-,valuable propety Y had branded> my bees on the. left hind l.eg with the "Bar-X" made famfous by Zane Grey. This, of course, wvas quite contrary to the practice of ordinary apiarists, most of whom brand on the right shoulder, althougli some stili follow the older 'custom, of punchIng holes in the ear.- * A isitStor's ane Aongaide Titis: One day while driving inmy automobile I passed a farmi some :miles from my apiary, and chancing to glaiice toward the house, which stood back several hundred yards f rom ýthe rüad, 1 espied', sitting on the fence which surrounded the yard,. One of, My, tavorite bees which had been missing for sorne days. 1 immediately turned anid upon approaching the house demanded of the owner that . he restore to me rny lost bee. He refused. 1. therefore appealed to. the courts and had a writ of replevin issued, thereby regaining possessioni of my bee. The case was stubbornlv contested, but the "Bar-X" brand proved conclusively that the bee was mine, and it was awarded to mie hy the jury.. The judge, \N,1) was Cockney, released the fellow and told him to he've"himself ini future. You se kevm hes whnsw them. [t wasprecy silly for you to say that thebees were "PuÉring." Bees do not purr. What 11r. Zibble, probablv heard was the bées humrning' tha&, im 1tI bedtime song of the childreni -Hom: doth the little buSy hee * iniprove each shinmng hour !" -Maque. Aside rrom these purely sentimental considerations, let us Ponder the practical value of mud'dy water: (1) It coats the 'swimmer's hide se that it is imper- vious to sunburn; (2) muddy water soothes the Itch- ing caused by bites of beach insects; (3) muddy water makes the use of eye-wash, mouth-wash and' hair-washi a necessity and thus aide the business upturn by stimulating, the sale of these ptoducts. -.W. N. #wherie n ait chargPcd nt regl 4 j