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wziere an vharzed ?nt carda et thanks, obitu- mente; or other, aftalrs re is published, wilIIbre ng rates'. If the atteiupts of a rail1road cmpn and 1four. trucking conîpanies to utilize. the streets of iiortli hore. suburhs are Per- nuitte<l t(> succeed. Homne Owner- roetowrsf It'S:Your Fig/n iroik vil1aÈe' tire, tc the seçltusion of their closets and think serilouslv po ow imuch of.- the blame.rajutvb laid at their own doors. For, while the corporati ons are vigorously -prosecuting theircampaign -to get possession of these Valuable thoroughfares, being continuous- Alon the job day 'and -night (espeeially night), flot one propertyowvner in a hun,-, dred is bestirring himself to proteet rights the, value of which he wiIl not realize un- tii they have been taken a-way. A.s pointed out. by WILIMETTE LIFE last week, the railroad in question OWI1ns a third o.f the stock of a trucking comrnpany seeking the use of streets in the western part of 'Our north shore villages. That trucking company we are told ow ns another trucking company which seeks to get a hold on Sheridan road. Success neils much to theni, and they are leaving no stones unturned to get what they %vant, It means the use of streets for which wc pay and wbich we must keep in condition. over which to operate huge. freight trucks,. to go roaring througb oui villages day and inghit, destroying peace. and quietude asr we Il as pavements. These streets given.ovrtotrucks ineanst he immediate applicatio n of inrst t bus companies for, grants to operate -their, nomous high speed -vehicles. The day on which the Illinois Commerce commission granits the applications of these companies for certificates of neces-t1 torzner Solicitor General of the -United States, and 'generally recognized as Amer- ica's foremost Çonstitutional lawyer, said: "Obviously the Constitution is flot a self-executing instrument and its perpet- uity depends flot only upon the abstract acquiescence of the people in it, but ini a militant pros odefen t fti militant purpoge there isý at thei ' ien no0 evidence whatever. Neither: in Con- gress nor- out of Congress .is there a ny disposition, as there was when the Consti- nution 'vas framed, to* defend its principles'.. "The generation which founded the Re- 1'Ul)liC and formulated its no bl e Constitu- lion were more concerned with'abstract rights. than wvith concrete econonjc 'ad- vtae.Thev fou ght a 1 var of; seven years to vmndicate the. abstract pririciple. that a distant Parliament 'could notim- pose upon theni, even for the defense -of the Empire, of which they wiere then a' -part, a petty- stamrp-tae. Ihe - bldiers o f Washington endured the agonies of Val- ley Forge in defense of that principle. "The. present1 generation of Americans are such invincible pragmatists that the' are offly concerned with the' immediate advantages of a given policy' and flot with the questions of fundamental and perma- nient importance, They follow gladly anx- policy that promises an immediate ad-- vantage. You ivill remember the poeni. whjch -,,%as once a çlassic, which t«elîs the story of the piper of Hamelin, w-ho, with, bis duîcet flute, led the children'of that un- happy village to their eternal tomb in a rocky bill. In the grave matter of politi- cal rights and duties', the Americans of this generation seeni to m ne .fot unlike those- children of Hamelin -eta dulcet lute ,souûnd the notes of, reneived prosper-g ity and ail classes follow s ltl hlrn incnsconsof hefact that in seeking :.emporary advantage, tbey are destroving the fundamental principles of the noblest governrnent that bas yet been devised veS the -tvit of man.o And now that Sally hias had lier milioin dollars'. worth of gratis publicitv iwith'the attendant promise of a 52-iveek contract (not in jail), we rise to a Point of order by insisting that SaIIy's wvork is above reproach, flot tg mention arfist.ic, the opinion' of the Rev. Mr.' Willianms. eu al to, the contrary. notwithstanding. Matter of fact,' we've, become sort of Sally-conscious. and ýwe're delighted to know that finally she bias been lücated and safely returned, to the alley. IMoreover,l we rejoice ini the, knowledgç that it required A Century. of Progress tr, hring her "Plt. of retirement. 0, SPARE THOSE PUNS Dear .\laque (not-Mique) Received (l*(under separate cover) your t'--uching, letter aiient \Vorld's Fair relative. Your epistie lias already hegun to sadden in.Y. Injun summner; ini iact. thie news has-made my friend, Pocahontas of Peoria, iii, But Vin nowv bard at work devising an Inj un blanket cde to cover Your relatives. That ouhabc- some coînforter to- you. ItwiIl bc ,,onie time, -however, beiore the code i.ý ready: .,0 here are a few'emergency suggestions regarding the \Vôî1d's Fair congestion at your wigwam. ( etfor relatives, *iwa is a heated expressIinfor ar today and gont Seeing your relativeà fail tu hee igsthe R in articular--I suggest,, ou. emplox"epbg wrofMouth i Il conveying aniti-cousin and aunty-. uncle sentiment;.' One of the best wNays to keep reJatives <'n the go( is to ask them to Ien d you money. Keelp np the strains of *'Lncle cati you spare a buck ?-"-aiid your spare bedroom and garage wii' soon be ecmptv-. e predict, Music. too-althouigh ht bath its hiarns---can be enmployýed for a noble purpose. Simply moan "Homne Sv.-cet Home" on the saxophone, and the , relatives will be ov1erwvhelmed either f)v nostalgia or by tht. ,vbrations. Since "readirig maketh a full rnan," give thet relatives plenty of literature--especially at mfealtime. Le', James "Funnyi>moreý" Cooper subtly suggest your sentiments' for. Injun, summer. Hand the' most per- sistent* relative Coopecr's best -seller while: pointing to the title page and sayinig You, toc, are always glad to see "The. ast of the 'Mobicans ." Pe clever, Pretty suhtle. No one offended.. Then vou have a powver which you sholdtr loose only wlhen aIl other stratagemrs may have 'ailed. But keep this power in check, if it is at al >IosSibie, for it might have a Most serious resuIt- Specially if Yeur relatives, are frail. V'ep. this power f you-s 15 more deadly than the tomahawk, more 'otent than the %wild onion. I refer to your use of ns. Yours tili the Fair bh1nup pensation offers no reason for supine sub- mis sion now. Earnestly we put before our readers the stark, bare truth, "If you, fused as providing fund penses. Funds for operi the high scbool can coin orily. namely, taxation. rcurrent ex- expenses at ni one source Pafdon us while we check UP witb friend Walt regarding our status at the Wildcat-Hawkeye game this Saturday. -MIQUE. i. 4