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WILMETTE LIFE October 11, 1934 WI'LMETTE,:LIFEý MwalE u CU NMINKD Wnuurm AmNouncaugXT8aud Tas KzNàLwoKTE Tatus PUDLISMED THURSDATS BY LLOYD HOLLISTER INC. .1232z-1236 CENTRAL AVENuE, WILMETTE, ILLINOIS Telqhone WsLMWE,4300 eeCHfen IGO ue. BtQA M R The ommihcetation onrth mi ercti eeorpli mon uon athe nrou nd a many ci tzensahrnot ineeste in ofpublearioeectifor s.desing te exerîse the rrig sffrnhseoue.e peien st be elected. The failure of many teo register. and the neglect of rnany who do register to vote, leaves no other answer. And it is a matter for regret, to say F nothing of deep concern, that se rnany mrcn shudvoluntarily surrendera privilege thatth citizens of rnany countries would give much to gain. Our representative. form of governrnent is a dis- tinctivelv American institution. It was created by American statesmen on American soiu, has been fos- tered, and f urthered by Americans ail through the years until now, and will be defended and protected by Americans whenever threatened. The outstand- ing principie of that institution is the right of every citizen to take part in governiment hy participating in the choice of those:who are to represent him. This privilege èxtends from selection of school directors in the srnallest of communities, citv court- F cils, township and county officiais, stateléiatrs tbe congress and the presidency. There are no property or -intelligence restrictions, nor is voting compuisory. The creators of representative govern- ment probably couid not conceive of anyone deliber- ately refusing to avail himself of this voting privi- lege. To this apathy or indifference or downright don't- care attitude must be charged much of the rnisgov- errnent now so prevalent throughout the country. Continued absence from the poils by those who con- *1 sider tbernselves good citizens gives the finest of opportunity to build machines and set up govern- ments that are a disgrace to any civilized country and would not bie toierated by Fiji Islanders. Let good citizens be assured that voting is not poli- tics in the sense tbat the terni is ordinarily accepted. Voting is SELF-GOVERNMENT, and sbaring in it is the surest way to secure clean, bonest adminis- tration of public affairs, from the least to the most important They might also be advised that tbe sooner they get into the rigbt kind of politics the sooner will tbe undesirabie elements be relegated to the scrap heap and réal representative government become an estabiisbed f act. .Whatever the result of recent registration, it is completed for this year.. The most that cani be done is for every man and woman whose name has been placed upon the.voting lists te determiné that noth- ing9 shall prevent tbe exercise of the precious right to vote on November 6, for on that day one of the niost important elections of recent 'years wi1 take place. Those who failed to register will have no opportunity to vote. LEADERSHIP In a recent address. before the Wilmette Civic responsibility of educators in developing "Leaders of Toorro." M. Bek ba fortwenty-four t yeas ben drecor*of heinsitue.which special- mzes in vocationai training and direction for young mn and women. "The teachers," said Mr. Beck è, impressivelv, "bave within their bands both the N opportunity and the responsibility of providing tbe 1 leaders 'of ;tomorrow, and in mfy màny years of con- tacts throughout the country I bave. found tbemn fully cognizant'of this f act, with no inclination toý shirk their duties oôr e.vade their responsibilities."ý Con-, tinuing ýwitb a splendid tribùte to the teacb- ing fra- ternity Mr. Beckpointed out that directing adoles- cent minds and molding charact er witb a viewv to fitting youngsters'.for future citi7enShip is, nôt the least important of their privileges. 1neferrinig to the work of the in.stitute and experi- enres in Wall Street, Mr. Beck deprecated the Pres- ent tendency to look umon ail business men as ruth-. ler-4v selfish and without hiimnitari-4n instincts;. saving tliat he had seen as,,much Christian charitable w~ork done iin the financ ial distri-ts of New York, Chicaeo and elsewhere as would be found among anyv other class of our citizenship. His address wvas profoundlv inspiring. HALLOWE 'EN Ne eone wvho remembers the thrills.mv+rp 'l rapturous pleasuires of Hallowe'en. the jack o' Iani- terns and sheeted ghosts of childhood days, would w~ant te deprive the children of today of participa-' tien ini the pranks and jokes attendant upon a cele- bration of that mystic night. Especially se if1 the activities be kept within reasenable beunds and lim- ite(l te the one night upon which the Saint of Al Hallowe'en operated. And providing zaise that those activities be conflned within the sphere of innocent f un. and net extended te a wanton destruction of propertv vhich eften imposes a hardship upon the owners. The attention of authorities. however. is directed te the fact that celebration of the event for 1934 is now under way and has been going o1n for some time. So far it bas been limited te the marking of store windows with tallow, wvax or soap. which, w~hile it does not destroy property, se mars the win- dows that.repeated cleansings are necessarv. This is extremelv annoying te merchants, who go te mucb trouble to arrange attractive show windows ini a commendable effort te attract trade, and should be prornptly brought te an end. The practice consti- tutes a misdemeanor which parents slueuid be the frst te warn children against. This failing. the autherities sheuld take steps te pretect merchants and restrict observance te a reasonable period. PUBLIC SPIRIT The efforts of the board cf education of New Trier Townsbip High scbooi to finance the educa- tional program in the face of discouraging difficul- ties shoui.d be a source of satisfaction to ail patrons of the scbool., Taking advantage of a law that will expire on July 1, a bond issue of $74,000 was issued and promptiy sold on a basis that reduces the inter- est cost to the district to 4.12 per cent per annum. Indications now are that any future financing will be restricted to the sale of tax anticipation war-- rants, on the basis of tbe average budget for the four year period f rom 1928 to 1932. In order to avoid this restriction, imposed by new legislation, the board, tbrough a referendum, sought to make possible the raising of the tax rate to meet a certain deficiency in income. The referendum failed, and the board is valiantly striving to coniduct the school in harmony with the mandate of the voters. The wisdom and ioyalty of the board members in thus carrying on tbe work they were elected te do cànriot but be commended. The'duty of the public te support them in the',event of future difficulties is plain.. Four men walked into The Delis, on Démfpster street, at noon Monday, kidnaped the caretaker, sprinkied gasoline al over the place and set it1 afire. Now, that is real efficiency for you. No f aise moves, no delays, doing a job rigbt. Interviews, by appoint- ment only. Ail work guaranteed. One can always bank on October coming tbrough with deligbtful, weatber, whatever other months may do. INEWS-COIMMENT That world ýseries bas left us a nervous' wreck. How in the world do fans go through a wbole season of mental strain? Those are the only seven games of tbe year to which we pay any attention, and we are always glad when they are over. It is so satisfying to know the truth. Someone charged, that 3,000 of the 9,000 on the staff of the Illinois Relief commission got on the payroll through political pull. That looked bad. But now cornes the chairman of, the commission and says it ain't true, adding that "there exists the strictest scrutiny. to make sure that political influence does tiot creep int() our relief organization." -Now~ we f eel better. But why 9,000 to administer relief ini one state? With Rexie Tugwvell vacationing somewhere in Euiroipe (until after election) ; with the voice of Hank WVallace silenced with adhesive tape; reading D on Richberg's "iridescent dreanm" effusion, ini which lie turned a back somnersault and p(>se(l as 'a conservative; lîsten- ing to the latest hedtime lulla!by On the radio, we had corne to the conclusion'that àll1 is welT %vith Anierica; and then alont! cornes Ji.m Ham Lewis, plagiar- izing the late lamented chain- - bermaid to the Blue Eagle. and tells us that "we ain't seen not-- in' yet," standing us on our head again. For, says Jim Hani, in that "America-must- choose- vein 110W1 50 popular with big braiti busters, in 1936 America rnust decide whether the government shalJ carry on aIl banking business; whether it shahl impose and collect all taxes and give each state what it needs: greatly lurit or en- tirely abolish state courts and have one systern of courts under federal MANAGEMELNT; provide a gigantic f ederal constabulary to take the place of state and local, police forces. The bewhiskered senator professes no knoQwledge as to whether the republican or dernocratic party will champion these issues. Wonder if the erudite senator was speaking ont of turn ? Or was the interview inspired? Old Dobbin, drawing a mil k wagon over Ev- anston streets, is to be pinched unless shod with rubber shoes and bis wagon equipped with rubber tires, if aldermen have their way, and tbey probably wilI. Mr. Mussolini bas ordered ail single ladies in his bailiwick to quit their jobs, get married and help boost the birth rate. Then be requires al babies of 8 years or more to take. military train- ing. Looking for cannon fodder, niaybe? A coiored boy wbo gave the narne of Arthur, Coben bas been charged with murder. There is reason in ail things, narnes included. "Dr. Willard Urges Broader Knowledge for En- ginieers," reads a beadline. Wh' imti oegnes Colonel Johnson, asked if business had improved under NRA, replied that if had not. Asked if be expected an improvementý soon, be said, "I think, so." And then the dougbty warrior added, "But if anybody' attacks my policies, I will defend tbemn." Figure tbat out for yourself. At this writing ail is quiet along the nortb shore front, th e racketeers having ýso far failed to make goodon threats to do so and so. Perhaps that in- junction had a salutary effect. Well, the big textile strike is over, and labor can count its gains with ciphers without. rims. Octüber 11, 1934 W.ILME.TTE LIFE