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fu oim8urÀia tio aa conriouLion &uuu. -vis! - susion muet bear the- naine. and addre a of the author, flot assemsrily for publiction, but for Our fiet. Such Material muet readi .tho edîtor by Tueday'noon to be in timie for the current isue. HARRY W. MLLER For twenty-to er ar .Miller bas * served Wilmette as its treasurer. He bas. again consented to nomination for another two-year term, and in this case "consented" mearis exactly that. For in, ail these years Mr. Miller bas n eyer asked for a nomination by any party,-bas neyer asked an -individual to sign a nominating .petition or to vote for bim. His position bas aiways been that if the 'citizens wanted bim, as'treasurer be, would serve. He bas flot sought office. When there were opposing tickets, each has sougbt the prestige that came to the ticket'upon wbich bis natine aad. Mr. Miller is now a candidate for reelection, the nomination coming to him in the usual way. According to a recently eriacted state iaw be can serve but. one more term, flot being eligible to succeed bimself. He is just now 'engaged in put- * ting a new system into bis office, wbicb will not be in complete working order for some months. The tax delinquency situation, bond and interest, prorating and other financial complications have created a disturbing condition in the village's financial aff airs. Mr. Millrbsacmlt grasp of the problems, whicb gives mucb' weight to tbe statement of President. C. P. Di4bbs, tbat "it is a great relief to 'Içow tbat be is again offering bis services." Mr. Miller enjoys to an extraordinary degrec tbe confidence and respect of Wilmette citizens. More tban tbis, financial concérns, botb bere and in Chicago, witb whom be deals as treasurer, as weli as' county offficiais, bave implicit faith ini bis spôken, word and sound judgment. No advantage cani be gained by dispensing Witb bis ability, ,rep- utaio an eperience. He should be retained Bi-PARTISAN POLITICAL GONTROL One of the most vicious elements in our political experiences is the bi-partisan coalition wbicb is intended to retain' control of' offices and patronage by tbe politicians of tbe ,two. major parties.. 0f. course it is a degradation of the system' of, poplar government-,-aird bas been the maris of taking, out of tbe hands of voters tbe cboice of candidates, tbougb *great ýpains are taken' to make tbem be- lieve tbat tbey are participating i' tbis important duty. Under it bonest, .effiient administration of public affairs is impossible, frtbe -systemý breeds exactly tbe, opposite., In :every, municipality por other -governmental unit Where tbe bi-partisan control idea bas gained a footbold, tbe resuit bas. been, a deterioration cf the quality ofelected officiais, With conseqùeht administration of public afairs strictly in the inter- est of political hencbmhten, witbout regard. to tbe taxpayer or the burden be must bear in providing fuinds to keep the machine going.. In Chicago this vicious and inberently unpa- triotic systein has been the means of keeping many bonest and capable men from office, and a mismanageulent of administrative processes that bad ail but wrecked the city. There is now evi-.., dence of an attempt to extend tbis system to sub- urban communities heretofore free from its rav- ages. There is, -of course, but one tbing for' tbose having. property and prideful civic interest ini tbese municipalities to do, and tbat is to Iill the creature wberever its ugly head appears. If this is not done, local government will be destroy- ed, sacrificed to self -seekirig politicians ,and a system that bas neyer been anything but de- sti uctive. SPRING Saturday we had in mid the writing of an ode to spring, witb tbe usual standardized and often plagiarized references to the songs of the birds, the crocuses, tulips and other early flowers, but awQke Sunday morning only to find that the muse had become stuck in a snowbanlc somewbere, and would therefore be unable to fil the' engagement. However, this opportunity is 'employed to remind A New jersey man married a divorceé and then sued the woman's former husband. That would seem to be adding inisuit to injury... N o major cbapges bave-been made in. football rules; for, 1935;, it is stated. There sbould be. Min- nesota and Alabama sbouid be allowed, only one player each. Every day, in every way, we are getting better and better. An automobile'struck, a tree in a cemetery at' Hillside and killed the driver. That is what one might cail service, taking bim rigbt to the spot wbere he is to remain before killing, The belîs of harmo ny a re ringing in Village elec- tion, circies i'n every New. Trier munlicipalty-exl- cept,' of cour se,. Wil mette.ý There, the cry is "peace, peace,'" wben there is no p.eae. 1 begins t-o look as tbougb Eatber Time is. the only leader who can straight- p- en tbings out and bring a~ realization of the fact tbat civic spirit, not political am- bitions, will bring tbe best of local government. And be can acconiplish it, most' likely, only by gatbering unto their fathers some of the oldtimers wbo, when afraid to take their own chances, urge younger elements to kick up a fuss; HJoasewives, parading in front of 'Mr. Wallace's Washington office' in protest of 'rising living costs, have asked the' Secretary some very embarrassing questions. Neyer mmnd, Henry. Housewives,, and other wives, bave -a babit of' doing that.. Another New Dealer warn s a gainst theco des. S. Clay Williams, former head of the national re- covery board, said upon retiring, tbat the, codes will destroy the inefficient. But sômeone will talce Mr. Williams' place and keep the farce going. lature at the present session, and snould recetve ie support of mnembers of botb bouges. This il wiIl eliminate one of the most' potent objec- ions to the cooperation of police of different unicipalities. Heretofore the question of civil rvce, regulations, compensation, rules and dis-'- H. G. America tc f erred quit, winds blowing a that is nice, Mr 59-cent dollarsi ;the British auÜthor, 'who is' in -ner a f ew 59-cent dollars, bas re- courteously to Huey Long, "Crack- on 'and Father Coughlin 'as "great atross 'the country." Do you thinlc r. Wells, especially in view of the get money? Well, well! The Blankenhorns, are separated, she being a movie actress. It's not certain, but the separation probably leaves them Blank 'n' Horns, THE PHANTom REPORTER