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...-GLAD YOU'RE LOST AND FOUND WHILE SHOPPING IN THE U. S. A. AT CHRISTMAS ~ U. Educator Fincla London in Bad Shape "Englis h industries are hard pressed the conditi.on of the working !1eopl~ as a cla:;s 1s extremely bad, England's export lo usiness has fallen off and her industr ies are feeling the results of Gtrma n competition; taxation is high and London's streets are filted with beggar~. Strong men may be seen almost at any "our drawing pictures on th e sidewalks for pennies. In this ;tratum of society milk is almost unknown in England and cream undreamed of." The foregoing are some of the obserrations of Prof. Horace Secrist director of the bureau of business' re;earch of Northwestern University S~~ool of .C~n:trnerce, formerly super,mng- >tahshc1an of the United States Railroad Labor bo~rd, who has just returntd from a SIX weeks' visit in England.. While away Prof. Secrist was maktng a study of English commerce and trade schools but his diary tains somethins more than dry istical facts. For instance these: WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1924 Clariatmaa Spirit Not Player Pianos? ulbranaen e ·and Nelaon Stark S450 to $700 Nota Grand Piano? ~ lbranaen ~Y DeKalb " ttergren $450 to $700 disappeared.) from London streets. The annual tax of $5 per horse power has resulted in the use of cars ~f. seve~ to ten horse power, thu s a vo1dmg htgher taxation. Ninety per cent of the automobiles on London Streets are commercial vehicles. "Small three and four wheeled cars of the :V[orris type are the automobiles (C., 1924, Western Newspaper Union. ) mo~t in vogue. To the middle class in En~land the idea of possessing an automouile is preposterous . . "1,100,000 English people were livmg on government dole and thousands arc heing supported from trade union fund ,. Li-.in~r meric~n . cars, ~n the Ford, have U. S. Cara Miaaia· Little Marie; from one side to th~ other ?f the pavement by the hurrymg Chr.tstmas shoppers, became suddenly pamcky. What if she would never, .never see her mamma again? How, m all that mob of hurrying brusque people could she ever find her? The streets and sidewalks were a black mud color from the snow trampled down by the thousands of people .and vehicles passing over them. What 1f she sh~uld slip ~nd fall and cover herself wath that dirty slush? No one would ever recognize her She would be lost; she would hav~ to -walk the streets like this forever a~d ever-oh I oh I Two large tears tnckled down her cheeks and a great sob shook ber little frame. A largeno.sed _Santa Claus in a red flannel ;~ut gnnned at her and shook a little tmcup which tinkled with many coips. On the corner a small group of lillind ~eggars were singing Christmas carols m cracked, ugly voices. Marie stopped in front of them, watched them for a white, then .suddenly remembering her loneliness, burst into a loud ~hriek. Sev~ral .People stopped pity·ngly and mquared her name and where she lived, but she could not tell thrm, for the sobs were choking her throat. A large, · excited lady pushed her way through the crowd. "Marie! Oh, mamma . thought you were lost I" The woman swept the little girl off her feet, clutching her eagerly. Marie held on to her most tightly, but continued to cry with bitterness. It was a way of relieving her feelings, and so comforting to have dear mother's shoulder to cry on. Oh I oh! it was going to be a glorious Christmas after all !-Marion R. Reagan. Christmu comes but once a year So let us all be full of chee; And spread among our fellowmen The kind of smiles that friends will win. · And as we go along our way, If we hould meet a man some day Who's down and out and lost all hope Cheer him up that he may cope ' A 1ttle better with hi!> sorrow And say, "I'll try again tomorrow." Don Curless, senior at New Trier. Glencoe. Brighten the Home for the Holidays We will clean your Rugs, Draperie , Suits and Gow s in time for Xn~as, if you will Telephone us at once. ~hones Pari.iaa O,en aDd 0........ 571 Liacola A-.--· :?:}727 At Tlae Bradley Shop Atoll First class Oroces If you want the very best, made of the best ingredients and in the best way, get SEIDEL'S . Macarooaa aad l.aAI7 Finronl Smart Dresses for all occa· sions. Satin, Canton, Bengaline and Charmeen. Don't disappoint yourself by getting an inferior kind. Satisfy yourself by asking the grocer to give you Hab ... $5 Coab .. $50 and up The BRADLEY SHOP S9 SOUTH STATE 8TRBJDT CN. E. Coraer Moaroe) Roo·· '102-'708 Meator Bl. . . CHICAGO 910 AVENUE fAMOUS lOR MACAROONS&. LADY FINGERS Standard Lower . "The standard of living in England I> much lower. than in America; the $50 REWARD FOR A .NAME Contest _ Open Until January Twenty-fourth, 1925 food of the common people fish and chips (fried potatoes). "England is SO to 100 years behind the t :nited States in the use of mechanical power. Man power is cheap and there is always a surplus. "l saw almost no bobbed-hair girls at English schools and I visited Oxford, Cambridge, I~ondon School of Economics, the Universities of Manchester and Liverpool. "S\:ilaries of professors are about f as high as in our country . . "Bread made of American wheat ts cheaper in London than in Chicago or New York. ".R~nts are high, housing poor, butldmg operations dead and as a ~'·hole we may be thankful we live 111 the U. S. A." Prof. Secrist will make his educational observations shortly. helllg rc~nlar For Evanston's Newest and Finest Barber aDd Beauty Shop Phone Greenleaf 1275 Tlaa N .. w o....."tcal· Bow4 ·,era. FU.Ut, au C....lt, C~ta"' 1726 SHERMAN AVE. (One-half Block North of Post Office on the West Side of the Street) VERNON L. BROWN and hia entire atar cut of beauty artiata For will be here to serve you Christmas Give Comfort On Christmas day give your familythesupreme An Individual Comb and Brush for each Customer H. F. READING in eharge THOS. O'BRIEN Permanent wave specialist formerly of Orrington Hotel Seperate Departments for Ladiea and Children giftofcomfort-aNokol Automatic Oil Heater. WILLIAM KELLAR Scalp Specialist CHAS. SERCL Specialist in children'· work MISS HINMAN in charge of Beauty Department There is still time to make an installadoo for the Holidays, either in your water heater or your home heating plant. :II~ N. 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