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A August 21, 1926 WINNETKA TALK N Teachers Join in Recommending New Tax Reduction Law The teachers of Illinois have joined the farmers, bankers and other organ- ized groups in recommending the rati- fication of the amendment to the rev- enue article of the state constitution submitted to the people by the 54th General Assembly, according to C. W. Washburne, superintendent of Win- netka schools. There seems to be little opposition to the proposed amendment, it is said. It was adopted almost unanimously by the legislature and has been endorsed by the Illinois Bankers association, the Illinois Agricultural association, the Illinois State Teachers association, the Illinois Association of Real Es- tate boards, some other state-wide as- sociations and numerous local leagues, clubs and groups. It seems to be gen- erally agreed that our present tax laws are antiquated, inequitable and impos- sible to enforce, and that the legisla- ture ought to be given the power to work out a modern, equitable and sci- entific revenue system. The proposed amendment in itself makes no changes in the tax laws, nor does it add a penny to public rev- enues, it is explained, but it does give to the legislature greater freedom in tax legislation by removing some of the present binding constitutional limitations. Therefore, it is being recommended by such prudently pro- gressive organizations as those named above. Their motive is not neces- sarily to raise more revenue, but to raise the necessary revenues more fairly and therefore without causing so much justified complaint. The teachers know that all good citizens consider the public school system a necessary institution and that they will willingly and liberally support it if school revenues are raised by just and equitable tax laws rigidly and equally enforced. Therefore, the teachers have joined the other organi- zations in recommending the ratifica- tion of the proposed amendment. The referendum on the amendment will be held in connection with the gen- eral election on November 2. To be ratified the proposal must receive a majority of all votes cast at the elec- tion. Therefore, every voter favoring its ratification should vote for it, since a failure to vote counts the same as a vote against it. Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Martin, 1400 North Avers avenue, Chicago, stopped to visit with Mr. Martin's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Martin, 329 Woodland avenue, on their way home from a trip to the Dells, Wis. ---- Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Freyn, 55 Indian Hill road, are spending the summer in California. While in Los Angeles they are staying at the Hotel Am- bassador. They will return to Winnetka in the fall ---- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Holton, and their daughter Helen, 938 Pine street, Winnetka, are spending 'two! weeks at Lpke Hamlin, [Luglington, Mich. --0-- Four Winnetka girls will return next week from Camp Neecarnis, at Baldwin, Mich. They have been spend- ing two months swimming, playing and working under the supervision of a very excellent group of counselors. 1 WITHOUT 1 {LOANS COMMISSION }§ I Un Desirable Homes and Apartment j M Buildings 1 John Hancock Mutual Life 'nsur- M ance Company 1A. D. LANGWORTHY, Loan Agent ' 112 'W. Adams St. Chicago Miss Margaret Emily Lynde, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Cornslius Lynde, 864 Bryant avenue, entertained a group of her friends Monday, August 16, at luncheon at the Indian Hill club, in honor of Miss Sirenzi Johnson. Miss Johnson is the daughter of Edward Johnson, who is one of Ravinia's lead- ing stars this season. Mr. Johnson and family are making their home in Glen- coe this summer. ----(-- Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Dickinson and Dorothy and Leon, 1228 Scott avenue, Winnetka, are taking an ex- tended motor trip through the East. They are including Boston, Toronto and the Lake Champlain country in their tour, stopping at Northampton, Mass., where Dorothy will attend Smith college next year. -- Mrs. Bert H. Kershaw, 325 Wood- land avenue, has left Winnetka to visit her brother, A. Jordan, in northern Michigan. She will return about Sep- tember 1. Re Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Hurd, 518 Sunset road, and their children, Herbert and Natalia, have gone to Chippewa Falls, Wis, for two weeks. --(-- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schelberg, 29y Walnut street, announce the birth of a son, Donald Julius, Friday, July 30, at St. Francis hospital. Mrs. Schelberg was formerly Miss Mable Burgdorf. 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