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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 30 Mar 1928, p. 6

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WIL~ETTE ~IPE llarch 30. 1928 Pri~ary I ~DITOR's Questionnaire NOTE: The following appeared In the Olney Times (Olney, Ill.,) Issue of Thursday, March 22, 1928, and should be of Interest to all voters In the com- munity. ·.J~ 'IBB -CAR For the Entire Family the univenal festival of happiness and hope, is a day of EASTER, rejoicing and family gatherings. Srnding Easttr gifts of Candy is btcoming a universal custom. The daintiness of Candy-its colorful appeal to the awakening consciousness of springtime--its supreme wholesomeness--the deliciousness of its varied ftavon-all combine to make Candy the most appropriate of all Easter gifts. Candy at Eastenime brings a thrill of joy to young and old alike. Cbtxot.t~ Rdbita ·ntl Chiclr·na, Cbtxol·t·, M·pl~, StttJWbtrt'fl, Ctiap NoUIJ·t ·ml SmtJll ClltJdfl Egga-ThftJ ·~ Wholtaome ·nd Pur·. · A complete line of domestic and imported novelties and candies. THE VILLAGE CHOCOLATE SHOP 1150 Wilmette Ave. Phone Wil. 436 CLASS WILL RECITE IN CHORUS. Q. , Who invented hard roads? A. Len Small. Q. Has Illinois any hard roads? A. Yes. Q. Who built them? A. Len Small. Q. Who paid for them? A. Len Small. Q. Who issued the bonds? A. Len Small. Q. Who will pay the bonds? A. Len Small. Q. If he should put the interest in a Grant Park Bank, who would get the interest? A. That the question. Q. If he got it, would he put it back ? A. He did once. Q. How long did it take him to find out that he had put it in the wrong bank? A. Two or three .indictments, a civil suit, a Supreme Court decision and several years. Q. Has this been forgotten? A. Yes, people don't rem· e mber a few hundred thousand dollars. They only remember when some local officer gets away with a hundred or so. Q. If Len should resign, would we have any more hard roads? A. No, he is the only man who can build them. Q. Has any other state hard roads? A. Nope. Q. \Vhy? A. Because Mr. Small cannot act as Governor in all the other state s. Q. Should we lend him to other states so they could have hard roads? A. Yes, ·it's a pity other states have no hard roads. Q. If Emmerson is nominated, what will happen? A. They will take up every hard road that has been built. Q. Do hard roads cost the tax-pay~rs anything? · A. No, Governor Small pays for the roads out of his own pocket. Q. It's nice of him, don't you think? · A. Yes, and the people might vote bonds and build hard roads but it's so much better to let Governor Small pay for the material and mix the concrete. Q. Could a Democratic Governor foJiow the law and build roads? A. Yes, but he wouldn't promise the road for eight years, so he could get votes. Q. What other objection have you to a Democratic Governor? A. Why, we payrollers would starve to death. (Class will now take a recess. Your grade is 100%. You will now go into the highways and byways and promise roads to everybody, to every county seat, village and farm. Be sure to get votes in return. If any questions are asked, just yell · ..Hard Roads and Governor Small." There are no other questions that mean anything to anybody. Next recitation will be about Bill Thompson and the Black Belt. And say, don't you forget, if you want to keep your feet in the trough and can't deliver votes, your payroll name will he Dennis and your grafie minus. Passing out, the class wilt sing .. The King Can Do No \Vrong."- Excused). Senator Deneen to Address Citizens' Meeting Tomorrow Sen. Charles S. Deneen and Judge John A. Swanson, Republican candidate for State's Attorney of Cook County, will head a group of speakers who ar~ to address a mas~ meeting of Wilmette citizens in the auditorium of the Wilmette Masonic temple Saturday evening, March 31 at 8 o'clock. It had previously been artnounced that Louis L. Emmerson. Republican candidate for Governor of Illinois would speak at this meeting but alterations in his campaign itinerary have made it impQssible for him to be in the village that night. Other notable speakers at tomorrow evening's mass meeting, which is held under the auspices of the National Republican party organization (Deneep ~oup) have been announced as foll~ws: Judge .Daniel' S. Trud~; George H. Weideling, Republican candidate for the office of Sheriff of Cook county; and Arthur F. Albert, former Chicago alderman. Howard W. Elmore, R«:,pubfican candidate for Sanitary district trustee; Mrs. Alma Wilmarth Ickes, Republican candidate for Represe~~ati~e, Seventh district in the State Legislature. Startlipg revelations of crime conditions in Chicago and Cook county will be revealed by the speakers at SMART Ensembles Coats Dresses Hats Hose The ·rconomical woman interested in looking btr btst this spring and summtr, is most cordially invited to visit this shop. You'll find a most inttrating display, and very rusonably prictd. this important gathering of voters, it is announced. Residents will be particularly interested io hearing Se~ator Deneen and Judge Swanson in view of the recent bombing episodes in Chicago in which their homes were badly damaged and members of their households narrowly escaped death. The Indiana Male quartet of radio fame will entertain the audience dur .. ing the evening, it is announced. · Saturday's meeting is held under auspices of the Wilmette headquarters . of the National Republican party organization, established at 1120 Central avenue ugder the direction of William G. Hettich, 1011 Central avenue, headquarters' manager. Tile local Emmerson campaign headquarters are open during the afternoons and evenings. Information can be obtained by telephoning Wilmette 4070. Repreaentati~e Propper . Seeking Renomination UNIQUE STYLE SHOP 1126 unrral Avr. B. Coplu, Prop. WILMETTE Phont Wil. 2403 \Yilliam F. Propper, state representatave of the Seventh Senatorial district, including New Trier township, comes before the voters of the north shore at this time as a candidate for renomination on the Republican ticket at the April 10 Primary election. He is a resident of Dalton, Ill., and seek:~ renomination on the basis of his active record as a· state representative. He was sponsor of considerable l~g islation affecting favorably the improvement of Cook county highways.

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