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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, JANUARY: 24, 1920 Winnetka Weekly Talk ISSUED SATURDAY OF EACH WEEK by The Lake Shore Publishing Company 1222 Central Ave, Wilmette, Ill Emre Wilmette 1920 Yelephone Winnetka Office Telephone Winn, 388 SUBSCRIPIION.........$ 2.0( YEAR | Strictl in advanc A eo! the eho afte curr condolence, cards of peotry, notices of + other affairs where | ge will be made or ion taken, will be charged for at regular advertising rates. Eutered in the postoffice at Winnetka, Hlinois, as mail matter of the second class, under the act of March 3, 1879. SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1920 Leadership Wanted Conditions in England suggest that there is to be a new party alignment there, with David Lloyd George lead- ing the Tory party, completely di- vorced from both Liberal and Radi- cal groups. Old and old policies are no longer adequate to hold party strength together or to meet the needs of the new conditions of the new day. Out of the coalition cabinet of the war period has grown issues this disposition of the Premier to withdraw from groups with which he was once affiliated and to take up new principles and new friends. The same thing under a different aame occurred here. The old party issues are recognized as insufficient for the needs of the campaign in the autumn, What is to take their place is the question uppermost in the minds of those who will stand or fall by the platform that the party is able to build out of the material at hand. It is this fact that has made both Republicans and Democrats grasp at the ratification of the peace treaty as a campaign issue even at the cost of keeping the United States nominally at war with Germany for another year and more. The country is more nearly ready to embrace real issues in a general election than it has ever been before. The people have given more thought to questions of social justice, class distinction and legislation, industrial problems and international relations than they have ever before given. The newspapers are more generally read and more intelligently interpret- ed than they have ever been. Public opinion is more nearly fluid than it has ever heen known to be, ready for the hand of the great leader to mould it into form or for the demagogue to distort it into a menace to organized government and orderly institutions. The lack of sufficient leadership is the greatest ill of the day for Am- erica. We need to have men "rais- ed up" to rule over us, as of old the Hebrew God raised up Judges to guide the destinies of Israel. Avoid The Flu--Stay At Home Every day's report of the spread of influenza in Chicago should urge upon the people of the north shore a greater endeavor to keep this vi- cinity free from the scourge that made such ravages a little more than a year ago. Kvery possible precau- tion should be taken, every rule of health scrupulously followed, not only as a matter of personal safety against the disease but as a matter of public duty. Maintaining the body in the very best possible physical condition is the very best preventive for in- fluenza. By keeping up resistence to infection the individual stands his best chance of immunity. Plenty of wholesome food, plenty of rest, plenty of fresh air and exercise, the avoidance of crowds, over-exertion, of unnecessary exposure, these are the high points in self treatment by preventive measures. Residents should, during this period of prevalence of influenza, go as seldom as possible into Chicago. They should avoid thus the crowd of the trains, the exposure of under-heated cars, and the fatigue of the journey. | Convention. Constitutional Reforms | Certain reforms seem to be defin- | itely scheduled for inclusion in the | new constitution that is to grow out | of the labor of the convention now; process of being organized for! work. | There is almost unanimous agree- nt that th be a suffrage > that t women yolitical signifi h tl '0 € have s I ition of part T | Nn ceptec nsible citizens in the choice of the resident of the United 2S | the officials of the municipal | government. But when votes were| to be cast for the men who sit in the of the state have found that A half loaf, | even in suffrage, is better than no loaf at all, but the women of Illinois will not take it kindly if the men who compose the Constitutional Conven- tion do not hasten to do them the full measure of justice so far as their power goes. The needs of the taxing system for revision is another of the obvious du- ties of the Convention. There is little doubt that there will be prompt and earnest attention paid to the formulation of this part of the new state code. Other forms of relief are in the program of action. The public will watch with interest the progress that is made towards the achievement of the task that been set for the official chairs govern- ment, women their | sphere was the home. has Back To The Individual The slogan of the Illinois Federa- tion of Woman's clubs is "Don't Buy | Now." The hope is that if the club | membership of the state exercise that economy which buys only when there is absolute necessity the disparity be- tween the supply of food and cloth- ing materials and the demand will be reduced, if not eliminated, from the problem of the high cost of liv- ing. Individual clubs are asked to accept this motto for the guidance of their members during the present! year and the request is being pre- sented by club officials. But. the practice of the recommendation must be an individual matter which brings us back to that point at which the remedy must be applied. Individual effort is, the only cure for the ills from which we and every country in the world suffer today. Underproduction can be cured only by the application of the individual to work. The demand upon the lim- ited supply of necessary materials can be lessened only by a reduction in the purchasing of the general pub- lic. Economy and work, then, con- stitute the program for the present year if we are to progress materially towards that happy time when prices come somewhere nearer the old normal level. Surprising Agreement There must be considerable embar- rassment in the Republican ranks in the Senate to discover that the in- tention to make the treaty of peace and the League of Nations hang over until the November election in order that it may serve as a campaign is- sue, is shared by the President. Tt is, we are sure, quite without inten- tion, that the White House and the Senate chamber have come to agree- ment on any phase of the treaty question. Whether or not we believe that the disposition of the treaty of peace and the covenant of the League of Nations is % matter for determina- tion by a popular vote, it looks now very much as if that is the fate be- fore it. There is no lack of opinion among the people as to what were good to be done in the matter of our foreign relations and obligations, but whether that opinion is based upon the solid foundation of right thinking only time will tell. Every evidence points to the fact that the veople of the country are as com- petent to deal with this complicated question as their representatives in Washington, and they will probably give to the matter a more unselfish consideration. DON'T FORGET TO GIVE FIRE TRUCK RIGHT OF WAY This is just a gentle, yet firm re- minder of the fact that when answering a fire call the local fire truck has the right of way at times and need not recognize speed 13 Lm ail ta 1tS. Vehicles on should be XI OWNER ILL John proprietor of the [verso ge and Taxi service of Gage street, Hubbard Woods, this week was confined to hsi home on Center street. The Year book of the Congrega- tional church was distributed at the church dinner Wednesday evening. COMMUNITY DANCE The Young People's Dancing club will hold another dance this evening at Community House. It will te "Favor" night. CLERK-CARRIER EXAM An examination for a clerk-car- rier for the local post office is being held today at Community House. VISITING RELATIVES M. I. Adams, 1044 Elm street, is visiting relatives in Mount Vernon, Illinois, this week. Pd "LOUISIANA" Vivian Martin will appear at the Community House next Friday in, "Louisiana", added feature. Kinogram will be an DANCE IS SUCCESS The Triangle club scored a big suc- cess in their dance Tuesday evening at the Winnetka Woman's club. GOLD PRODUCTION DROPS. Gold production in the United States during 1919 was less by $10,- 157900 than the 1918 output, accord- ing to the statement issued by the bureau of the mint. In 1919 there were 2829395 fine ounces of gold valued at $38,488,800 produced in the country. California led in gold production with 840,738 ounces, Colorado was next with 470,998 ounces and Alaska third with 437,131. Silver production in 1919 amounted to- 55285496 --ouneces.- valued at $61,- 960,412, representing a reduction of 12,524,943 ounces, compared with the 1918 output. Montana led with 14,- 940,527 ounces, Utah second with 11, 906,152 and Nevada third with 7,312,- 454. INTERMEDIATE FRENCH CLASS BEGINS NEW TERM FEB. 5 The Art and Literature committee of the Winnetka Woman's club announces a second term of ten lessons in Inter- mediate French to begin February 5, under Monsieur George Cauuet. This class is composed of those who know some French and are prepared to give some time to study. Ten lessons have been spent in Verb drill, translation of English sentences into French, both in writing and orally, memorizing and conversation, The class meets on Thursday, at' 1:30, at the Winnetka Woman's club. New pupils may enter at any time whether members of the club or not. For further information inquire of Mrs. J. R. Fletcher, 948 Hubbard street, Hubbard Woods. Tel. Win. 520-W. --Adw. T45-2tc Ha HR They're lots of folks quite glad to tell hat we have served them very well. YE. have the experience, the facilities and the skilled labor that make up the sure-fire-service to be found in a. properly equipped repair shop. The satisfactory manner in which we have served others is proof-positive of the satis- faction that is awaiting you here. C. M. McDONALD Lexington and National Cars Telephone 224 914 Davis St. EVANSTON HHH] {HHT fe GOLD AND SILVER REDUCED Reserve stocks of precious metals in this country were reduced more than $441,000,000 in the calendar year 1919, according to a statement by the Federal Reserve board. Gold exports amounted to $368,- 144,545, of which $94,114,189 went to Japan, $56,560,000 to Argentine, $40,- 045266 to' Hongkong, $39,109,769 to 334,300,660 to British India and to S A 3 a 10, IOSt la and Hon and "e400 tor coinage purpos- LUT THE HTT HTH hong- {+ ERE) RE 0) EEO) (TD) CD (SRC) CEREDIGION 2 Announcement es. The growing European demand of silver for currency was shown in $15,635,380 exports of silver to Eng- land, $6,588,197 to France and $2,094,- 084 to the Netherlands. Imports of solver were $89,389,536, of 'which $63,- 303,437 came from Mexico. 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