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Suu U'r101 $Z PERYEAk SI NGLE COPIEFS 5 CENTrs Ail communications and contributions intended for publi- cation must bear the nane and address of the author, not necesaruly> for publication, but for our files. Such material muet reach the eeitor by Tuesday noon to be in,,timne'for. the current Îiue. "WLD NONU.SPENDING" Under the above -heading the "Evanston. Re- view" comments. editorially on the failure of interested local groups ta; get any governimental appropriation for the iruiprovement of Wilmette harbor. It says; "To Evanston and the ýnorth shore is pre- seuted a- decidedly unfavorabl.e closeup of the workings of the national bureaucraicy in con- neËïctîi with the attemùpted ýrehabilitation of Wilmette harbor. This praject has been merci- lessly, kicked arotind from Washington -o Chi- càgô. despite valiant efforts of, local groups and individuals te get something done. ,T'his week W~ashington ~made another definite rejection. "In straflge contrast to the almost utniversal wild. spending by the government, is this in- stance of equally wild non-spending. "The importance of the harbor frein the stand- point 'of safety as well as recreation is well, establisbcd in the public's mind. Here is a use- fui project wbich its exactly witbin thé scope, of the national government's functions. But, uothing is done about it. Not a dollar cari be spared. "Perhaps the nprth shore erred, iu the location of the project. If it had asked for a yacht harbor in the tnklst of the Skokie inarsh its chances %vould bave been immeasurably better." 4e.~ ANOTHER COURTNEY If-t'bis news-magazine refers frequently ta -the suIject of reliefaud its administration, it is be- cautse relief is t he paramount problem wIitb which the people of Illinois are faced today. [t is shot through and through with political corruption, political favoritism, inefficiency, graft aud the most calIouis indifference ta the miseries and mis- fti llpc f lircp inp Ad f tnnn ;f , *le ~-,~" nlnrn.nt.20 vwere wc Scases 11 nad inz on WPA. 'n hd nc n r resources sufficient to suvDport tbemselk-es. 32 failed ta reappl- for relief follow- ing a survev. and 13 cases were recommended clrcc! for other reasons. If 104 oùut of '267 c ases in ane townshi F are 1va" een makincy ille'aal raids on the rel f findý and a siirvex- m; ould revéal similar e'r"It~-~ini othber townships. M-%r. Cnurtnev's. - dsi6tnatinn of the practice as "thiever%" wi!!lbe« ~thllva'~rovd 1 thase îwha havé been supplv- i.vrt the xmonev. 0f enual inortance with graft and waste ;r tli- bVii-tal treatmnent accorded. dclients" bv l'ard-boiled, relief bureaucrats and the reeu1a- tioi- under which relief is administered. Nfany of these administratars are-untrained in.welfare Nvork and without anys smpathetic understanding of the sufferin o f those w-ha have been reduced ta abject poverty. Taxes are ivillinglv paid in the expectation that such unfortunat.es will. be given themost kindly ccn-ideration. But what happens in some'cases at leasi isi this: WVhen tbe applicant has, been certified tc- the relief rolls. lie is tald. to apply twice a month. an stated dates, for bis check. Frequently. wben sucb application is madle he is told, without an'- explanation. that biis' çheck is. not ready but is given no info rmation as ta when it -till be readv. Thiat mia- necessitate* réeated trips.. Out 'of bis small allowance, which mav total $20 or $25 dollars a month. he must pay al 'iiving expenses. Should lie supplement bis relief ai-., lowance by casual employment, hie is conipelled to report how much hee bas earned and the amount is deducted from bis next check, Thus relief «'clients" are forced ta maintain tbemselves on the amount suppled by "the relief.", As long as relief is adniinistered by politics there seems little hope that the conditions w-ill be improved. 'When it is placed in the hands > of tbe American Red Cross, where if bas be- longed from the beginning. ît will be efficiently an-d bonestl, adrninistered. 4s* SAFE Harold Hammond of ureau, iu a meent adc ROADS the NXational Conservation iress stated that the' road An editorial in a metropolitan dailyihedd "The nationýs of the eaÉth must act to humanize 'wvarf are." If by "h unanize" is meant, to niake war bumane, the nations of the earth have a mighty big job ahead of tbem. Wilmette's -formier.,vomnan physician. Dr. Bea- trice Hawkins, now a resident of the thriving village of Dîme! Box. Te.xas, is evidently j-eal.o.uýs of the distinction -that hias accrued ta hier adopted home town h'ec.auseé of .uniusu al nomenclate. Hence she vrites toa-A Line 0O Type or Two" in the Chicago Tribune.,deeply disturbed over rumors that Tennessee also bias, a Dime Box. Mrs. Hawkins thus protests: "Sirice It w-as you who first gave Dirne Box, Tex., Publiclty when you mentioned that 'Mr. Stami» h; ,postmnaster, you may be interested In this: Froni two sources, one a personal coe-,rre.epondent and the- other The. Reader's Digest,- we are, informfed there is a Dime-Box in Tennessee. Mr..Stamps says l7ncle Sam lists. no, such postoffice. We wonnt ha ve i t 'And, If it is there,. it is a counterfeit.. "Beatrice Hawkins, 'M. D., Dirne Box, Tex.- The refining -influence of college life lias again been demonstrated,'this tinie in 'Michigani. >'Men students were indiscreet enough ta say that the coeds were dowd-v dressers. and the dear girls came back -%ith posters, placedan the bulletin board. telling,- the men. ta "go: and s have" anid "wa%-sh your niecks." Th.at's real. culture! It's been a sort. of hobby of ours ta make note ofcoincidences. and you'd be surprised how mutcli pleasure a littie tbing like that affords. Somne of the c-oincidences are startlirig; too, and almost uribelievable. One suchlibas .iust corne ta aur attenl- tion. Tt lias ta, do with the' President's figh t against bhis depression and efforts ta brinz hack, prosperity. His reported strategy is ta sit tizlit during a test period vhich may extend ta NIav or June, ta see if measures already, taken ,.ill do the trick. 'If nat, then be intends .tO wave bis gold plated -wand and apply pressure ta came- pel prasperityta abey the Presid ential will. Heres how: Payf$400.00000 in four monthis ta farmiers as soul conservation subsidies. Thro w $250,000,000 more into WPA. which, added to what is n .ow available, makes $700,000,000ta be distributed. among the unemploved in fout and a haîf months.' Unemplovment insurance is expected ta total $1,500,000 bY Julv 1. Tt all figures un tn one and is reported to have said: "Politics plays a large part i the waste. A man who belougs to the party machine in the. towns!hip goes to one of' the politicians and says that he needs belp. He. may not need it, but he gets it anyway." Then he s dded: 'If ie., as, a 'comnmission,. dou't do ,otethig to.,expoge the t'rue conditions,_- I'm of accidents. "Such roads have been. built-and they work. They niake it impossible for the driver ta get out of bis proper lane.; there is -no cross traffic; inter- sections are eliminated. ' Cars moviug in opposed directions cannot meet. Here, iu better roads, is' the indispensable step toward the logical solution of the traffic accident, problem." speak thùs: "You are under arrest on a charge of driving an automobile wbile under the in- fluence of iutoxicatiug liquor," mneekuess on your part is iudicated, and it is much safer: to go along peaceably. The advice, of course, is, to out-of7town subscriberq. Tnàe PHANqTOM R1PORTreR.