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..- laC.s..w *fflu. ResoIutions of con4plenee, carda of thimk, obitu- ârils, notices of *nistrtaluaente or otbet afrairs wbere an admnittano. .charge le publluhéd, wilIIb. eharged,.at roiular advertlàlng r~ate&. Grade SeparationWill,,Save: Lif e Lee'sHasten the Day! Many, columns. of space have been de- voted in recent weeks to the projected im- provement of the. Skokie region by the Th Aý ~conserv'a tion 1armly Te Army now billeted, at Wil- Has A rrived low road and Skokie boulevard. The rather ambitious. plan to.convent this vast swamp area> into a great playground, augnîenting the far-reaching Forest Preserve stretches *for years 1ias beeii regarded by north shore citizens generally as a beautiful *"pipe dream" gloriouis to conteml)late but highly improbable of fruition. "I won't believe a word of it until t see the men and machines on the job," one skeptical gentleman insisted when we, threatened to wax enthusiastic concerning the prospect of shinimering lagoons, winding bridie paths, whatnot. * Well, the armv has arrived and is more b r less conîfortablv tented and there is every 'reason, to feel assuned that the paraphernalia they are to employ will be along most any day, though there wvill be a minimum of machinery, since the bulk of the work . is to be done "by, hand." Within a feW days one iway,,observe at Our very doorstep the> actual. funictioning of President Roosevelt's program to pro- * vide work for unemployed. cu ný.sances-largely econonije-have made it iiiadvisable to continue such festivities. With business no W definitely on the up- turn, however, thene seems to be, cause V - .13 lit tillu in'~ C L8~. * lature shows that none, Civil Service of the series designed vs. Spoils to strengthen the. * civil service Iaws bas emerged, and that there have been serious attaïcks on ýthe -mert system thougli meas- unes aimed against it have been, defeated al1so. Inconsistentil, the public lias asked for greater -e.tffcieincv and economv in gove.ru- ment, but bas not reaIized thaàt it can.have neithen if it miust ne-train the.,ran k1an d fle of its eniployees every f ew% vear.s. an inevitable resuit 'of ignoring civil ýservice. The business of governm-rent. is 1ecoi-. *Ing More and miore techuni.cal and profes-,, sional. Problems of personnel . ianage- ment and classification are, becoming in-, creasingly important in -pul)lic as .well as pri-Vate. business. Therefore.. the mnt sYstem in civil service implies 'aIso the inethods of emploYnient management ap- plicable to it. Public officiais requine train- in-g. and for this neason' a means of as- suring appointment for.abilitv (menit) is9 essentiàl. The work of civil service empilloyees,,af-. ,fects every citizen in services rendered or ini taxes. paid. Illinois taxes will always be too high until a genuine extension o'f the miert system cuts down the waste of political appointtnents. - llm ais eqco Woinen Voters. Lagef Students wvho will enter ýNew Trier- High school this September have b)een advised that -registration for. the new terni mnay' be made at Higeh School any *, timie, during the' Riegi stration summiner vacation period. While nmost of the pros- pective. students are negistered prior'to the close of the granimar school year, the ply to this eleventh hour varning may find themselves confronted with a session ini court and subsequent penalty. A word to the wise should be sufficient. Thos e who, wilI not heed can blame only, tlemi- selves for the consequen'ces.' lage. The meeting had been called to protest against alleged discriminatory legisiation against the 1. O. D. (Independent Order of Dogs) and to. consider retaliatory meas.ures. A Great Dane from 'an exclusive. district.,of the village is presi- dent, and Gin,' the terrier with a depraved ap-: petite for type, is'secretary. Pedro, a big black Newfoundland, is, master-at-arms. "Brother Dogs," said the president in opening the session, "the time has corne when we mûs ,t. fight for our rights. T hese things called mrn, have encroached' further and, further upon t he sacred rights of dogs until today, throughout ail dogdom, our civil liberties are abrogated, and we have no more freedom than;mere humanls. What shall we ýdo about it? Are we. to, submit without a growl to thé' slavery imposed upon us by powver-mad dog catchers. What say you?" Suggeste Bîgger and Better Biting TheDue of Bitkafsky, a bench-legged bull- dog -,ith undershot jaw and fierce -mien, replied: "«Mm. President and Brothers : The situation bas become unbearable, and it's a doggoned sh'ame, too. I arn for drastic action. Nature bas given us effective weapons of defense, and I propose that. we use themn. From now on let every dlog make it a business to bite a chunk out of every dog catcher he meets * or cani get to. I further pr opose ýthat prizes be awarded to the- dogs scoring the most bites-ive bones for first prize, three 'for second and one for third-and that' Pedro be delegated to secure the bonies, he ha -, ing a certain way w 'ith the'butchers." 1"1 object to tliat," said a waggish Russian poodie. called Mop, "I bit a dog catcher once and got poisoned and pretty near died. Do You dogs want ,to takea chance?" 'And they ail said 'N ! Well, then," continued Mop, '"I have a resolution. here that 1 offer as a substitute. May 1 present it?" Permission grànted, Mop read: Tutu Epocla.)akng Resolution d Whereas, a atate of warfare exists between the dog catchers of this village and the Independent Order of Dogs, and "Whereas, we dogs are getting the worst of it and must do something about it, and 'Whereas, experience shows tha.t dog catchers are. ,most dangerous In sunimer, wben the heat affets theni and they do silly thirigs, therefore be it "Resolved, that frornafld'after -the passage1 of. this resolution, dog catchiera be icOMPelled to, wearniùz-' zies from, Ap'ril 1 to, October 1 0f each; Year, and thgt theY be depriv.ed,,of every means 0f securing, nlrlnkIng water,." UnanImous passage of the; resolution follôwed, and then the delegates put their- coats on and went home. -Maque. NEWSMEN. -vnji ne vried: "I inow whaot that 'no-thisgl. It's a feniale Sphinxp, !"his One of our 1-porters....who knows lIfe-looked at Our societY editor. lRecoverIng fromn hie tiret parai- Ysis of astonishment, our reporter- exclaimed: " female Sphinx! There ain't no such 'animnal !" Which convince une that, the'.moth had fot died in vain. R. W.N A 'I I ~ I I a '~ I - I I I I g f11.