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In this "cost, plus" idea the. Gov- lrnment‘Minted upon the people of the country a competitive labor mar- kat, in which one firm bid against We believe that the high cost ‘of rving and that is directly traceable i » high wag-es, has been oausod by a imbinntion of things tho heading ele- . vent being the pernicious practice of ‘11- times: of "cost, plus ten per wt 0 In the past. ynar or su tho stamlarilI plea for not building ha).~ hum that "umber is too high." This can no‘ linger b0 advanced by unyonp why} in boon following tlw lumhor murfi L‘L In all gram“. an :IH-rugp drop. 3' forty per cont hw- horn sot-n duh" vg the past six month; and "0“" i imber is again comparatively «heap. Now if plumbing supplies. and tho», Inher things which go into hmm- l-iilding will follow in tho path tak- 1 by the lumber maria-l and if la- ' u- will m tina light and take a little wt in wages, we hr-liert- that this ,vuntry would enter on the gmalpsl I wilding boom it has ever seen. Building mists are still rather high, - it as high as a year am», but still Ugh. Thin howvvpr. is‘ not the fault l l l l l 1 J l ' lumber. '- " the pooh. That i- "ml mmmun‘ a‘ v cagpemflon. Dorie": Grmr mph luavn shown w thin and a {ow «that things llml a pmjod is prmnuu-d to them in -. way thirh apmls to them. Hwy :"H whdc-hrartmlly mpport it. Wo- twr- all the natural allmnlapu. “'0 'uzw- the best rim- of prank (of any .Iburb amuml (Thiaum. If “n pvt (weather and 515d: number. wo can make this viflagc tn ho pointed out u If told about all mvr this unitary. Let'n havr mau- “(TOMMI‘NITY' )OPERATION." . Think that than mum in m. If nu large sum at mum-y can hr za- Wmod mm m pun-Mar - fin- nx-k. a ‘imihr mm or a hum-r an 0-" had to Mi“ A swimming m. «r m Mile! and maintain any of "w r’hor pmhfls which will makr lifr‘ .‘p non worth living for a majuriu-l "'ma um m of flu- lnvit durum-luv mm». of manually amwrulbum which Lu new two Lu our with, Anal u -.. .4 ml "rnmrmmfl," vmruniu- in ‘l't‘ he" urn-mu! chflmlion at Hw- umnl. Nut only «lulu u [mum-l ”w Inn and proprny of "mu- wlm lin- mum "or vmm. but is at tho rall‘ 1f "00 COHIUNITY. Hull iMnngI'Nr N'ICI‘ whom intrmnu nmlnr hmr. The out o! m.» ”mumm- mm "It"! mfly n60» "mu-and «Mum-~ fi-ery half a! "sh had Mn ppm - K. V huhma‘ will hr inn-«L I‘l' aw 1- It, in a \‘vry (MI nl-v‘iw. Luv! Sunday uflvmmn :n Imgc- nu- nlvrio‘ of local purple “I "w huh- wdcbcd flu! run Iu- alone by llw out nun fin, truck which ha- hm‘n pur- "mm! by vulunlnr)‘ mb-rriplhm. LI'MBER ;\ NI! Ill 1L"! \(4 MORE A BOUT WAG ES (VDINI‘ NIT" ("(NDI‘HR \TIIDN Entered at the Downers Grove Post :Mice as second class mail matter. ’tdvertising rate; made known upon Jpplication. Subscription rates $2.00 Her yv-ar. Single copies 6c. w every Friday morning from the adieu of the Downers Grove Publish- ing Company, 3'1 North Maih strait. Gowners Grove. Illinois. C. I]. STAATS. EDITOR MICKIE SAYS: "fieâ€"51;; Hum combing.» Haw them Emade into svw'itches III-aids, transfonnations and puffs at Ieasonable prices. All {orders receive prompt at- tention Mrs. R. Thompson Hoxworh Now is the time to have this work done. 1‘0 have it done right Frnnduy Aduce "I van ~iz|v Hnu pinhrv h-ummw in \umlmmu- out I him with u {mu-m4 Nu} Mm In Inkv \nmi: .u!l.- ' .,--‘ nut-m2: I'. "ll-- «:1va :u .- '~\Hlv- ‘ t-m-h-r .lmn â€" I.m Cisterns and Catchbasins CLEANED H" 1m”! \ :v hm! <II'1II ~ «rial»: “In in 'lw mnrniu: sable-mun; muh-r oh. \Iw' rmu-n'dl in Ion Yhal Worked Intel“. Man) v;.'- ~ m lbw uu- rvmv- rm 1w 00M (‘uwâ€"vn'n: l'h' ~piru'~ and ”w v-W may of ""l‘ in un 91m.- I'M"- MI, loin-«It. Inuurfliu: II: [Inn-v .a- run Cumin! MIL Im Ming-mg In :m d: Jana-V :n: hullm v I'f‘lh fi'lir-z 3‘0"”me “:l‘ 'v "v" I'JHHI ”L"! 03' ND. Fiflzm whirl: M ”V“ N‘WIU'I -l hh-“ii-L- ‘ An invilnlkm in "oh Mum! om‘rb inx it "Irwin! to all lhr young “-0- mm in "w mmmunily and n lu'l.‘ m-mhrsMp is anticipatnl. A minimum fmm ”w Jumm Nu- rirIy in "."N‘H’I', ti" hw- ”wh- m nqu “w wart mp0s"! mu! In luv-1p in "w n'mmi mnnirnlm. TELEPHON E lGl-R-2 A Jumnr Infunl Wril'nn‘ Sari 1y i‘ In hr nrgunil‘rd in "imam-I (imw‘ nnvl Um RM IM'I'UIK i:- murmur-v1 (or ‘l'humlay ant-rm». It‘rtmmn I? at 2:10. wilh Mn. Wm. l‘urnuh. I70 Oahu-mu udaw. Hv-l \Ontmu Nut Thur-d" \hn- um. t'vk "It. a! "0..- at “h. “'I. Pam-h When writing on-r tlw list 1-! “NW Juan who" don't farm-I tn "‘1‘th in Mr “I" "autumn-r of "I'l|l'_\' "icing Val. Wander and "Hwy “'01“, tlw “va wha'u‘nrkml Iona-it um] hunk-n! to bring that Mr lrm‘k lllrum In an ofluum}. A JUNIOR INFANT ; WELFARE SOFII-I'n' L TO BE ORGANIZED“ an that. m- luv:- u nru fin- truck m- suppow Hwy mun in (mm wll mum to join Ulo- fln- ok‘vartmc-ul. The first robin this year in no now city. He wan howling mound umlé-r- {not New Years morning. m‘kinu thv «My worm. It is the Opinion of many men. among them many members of labor unions, that labor slmulll lukv :1 ml. untury cut in‘ wages and thou every man produce all the. "lill' wlnila- am the job. In ullwr wonla gin- night hours work for eight lmun‘ pay. That. is whom the salvation of the country lies and (lu- mom-r capital and lulun l l'l'alliA‘ it, [hr Mnmm' thin cuuuhg, will get back on its {wt to (lw “Huh; :«h-mly climb back to pmsprrily. y This is the kind of thing which we are facing now. The cost of living has been cut along every line. but that of rent and the abnormal do- ‘muml is all that is: keeping tlw I'vnls up, new buildings and lots of them Would 5mm lower Innis in general. But how to build at high labor (05(5‘ aM realize on the investment 1’ l 408-1 Hindah'. Hinsdalfi. "I. l the other for autism of every trade. a knowing that no miner what wages ‘thcy paid, they would get It all back and on top of it a premium of ten per cent. The higher the wages paid, There was, of course, more of this the higher the mtut'n in the end. [in the hast “hm" the lungs: var vontlacts new pluunl and labor in mm sugctiun of tho counny sum! (hot ‘that tho high wages would last for- ever. Along with this was an al- most imorocoptablt- lot down in pro- tlurtion and although high waxes were being drawn, the average «’luilyj turnout pm- man “as gruduallv get- i ting loom. To be perfectly blunt w: bout it the film: were doing no mow than they actually had to to keep on the pay rolls. 1 SAVE In rn-u :anlmi m Ihr thug-'1 y-lmwl ml!» 'gh‘fl! hr" and w H» u," - H". .M II.-- row-nun »- \vur :l.» ,uler-ur 3 Our “nods, fit-Ids and country .sivlr flaw in chum-r u! luring [anew-r n ._ gn-m part of their In-auty and a:- “ lructiwmxs; a sum- wide mowmrm ,fur wild “mu-r .‘onwrraliuu is mm lnm’c‘sszuy Inr lh-v prulvflion of tha- ‘. "om-h- than un‘ lo-fl. l Imnuh-r haw I many aw uwmc- 0! [hr {an that llw “uM'I‘I‘ n! "w lva-slmrh-r. Trillium 'and Gratin» once pic‘kn‘, llu- plum‘ ‘ (mm whu-h the “mu-IN Hulk ha- I «own. |.~ I'nlirvly :lA-rlmynl. A I’m“. ‘plumh that how an! pm fonh Mmml ' may lun- uml Mum-um lhv m-M ymn. (In-II uf pirkml hv ulwlmyml “It-2 Umw llu- yum (kn-fr. Vtm run” ’nvmli'} »m- in lum shout u lmw Unw- lplunlp win cliunmwun. . .‘lum' wlm luuv Hu- bmml) u! 0hr I'm-m. and «mad». rrulumx Own ("4 gn'num plum- m-n- hwonum: num._‘ Juu- lmmulunlml In ”w" nun mu- rdvn . Mum» of [In-«r Mum-n. lac-pm: In [run-um!" flwm and m time Our 'ulu.‘ tn nflum Ilwm tn Ihrn manna: Imumh. hm um «Mil lbw} ran ("4, ut-mml nl Hwn' .nrnuvl‘mn .lml n mm! to. can hull) mm. llu- .l'u-llu. M has hrs-n arm-«I mmny: (mm at bring the yo-Nmr Put-WM; Su'vsln'h‘v Io)‘ "lum- “Im haw mflv ,..... ...... .. ,....... 'omlm‘s unnuuih‘ carry curhmls ul' “'utw Ullicw. (A-miuns, Muitlmu Hair .Fum. l“n-.~_\‘-willu\\' hi'fllll‘lli'.‘ of wild [Chin hummus and nmny mlm‘ flmr- fr! . [u be sukl in lln- vhy n‘urkt-lr'.‘ 5 \'o ry {Housing (0 “w r,“- far :1 xlmrtv "time. hm whml they am- will: '1!‘ ,aml you lnuk upon them in (bur: {dc-all beauty. haw you (mmidvm‘l Hu- 3 cost. If yuu hau- been mntvmplating building anythinjr and have held off because of the high! (-nst nf lum- |mrâ€"-â€"do not defer your plans;w Enthusiastic fluu‘m' [mu-1M?) hzu't- pickvd llu-m um! stopped 11m tlifi"‘.‘l'.\- in}: of their M‘rds, disturbed m.- rank and destioyml flu- plant. Other items elm-ring in the must of hmnc-huildim; are labor. plumbing. roment. plaster. and many other things. Thom um great areas in Illinoir uht-mly dwpuilvd of llu- fragile flowâ€" N's of spring. Our Blomlmot, Ludyslippu-r, Colum- bine. Trillium. Arbutus. and many utlmr flowers aro fast disappearing. Will you help w [noted the hiuls and thv \viId flmw‘rs‘? Thl‘ rust 0f lumln-r has been generally referred in as the principle reason fur putting off building. It is true that lumber during the war and immed. intelg‘ after was high in pricc- and hard to get. BUTâ€"â€" Spring will soon ht- hm'c- with how \u'uallh uf blosmnm in thrust and field, and the birds 100 will be busy with nest building and walking haul in destroying thv noxious wvwl seeds. larviu and insects that cost us so many tlmUsamls of dollars in fruits. grain, vtu.,"cvory your. Lumber and the Cost of Building A PLEAFOR THE WILD FLOWERS AND THE BIRDS Mm. E. G. Lemon Writes Thu! Nat- ural Beauty of W001!» and Hrlds Is Fast luxappraring. Phone Day 20 (‘OME IN AND LET US TALK [T OVER com ”a n y IN NORMAL TIMES ONLY ABOUT 30 PER CENT OF THE COST OF HOUSES WAS INFLUIDEO UNDER “LUMBER." THE PRICE 0!" LUMBER HAS BEEN MATERIALIJ' REDUCED _. IN ALL KINDS â€"â€" ON AN AVERAGE 0!" AP- PROXIMATELY «1 PER CENT. Lumber is Not High ' Phone after 6 P. M. . 142 J “c .wll “.1” paper at fmlnu 1n MN (Mice Belmont 8: Pom! Tel. 369-1 I’ll“ non Grow u- chllh'uh “w "or nun” Ou-dmn-f u n v-'..- Hu~ “hi-l. "nu'fll Ilwm ~| ...~... 1.. m-u mu .1.“ «Mud. um rid-1.1 m Humilfl-‘rlnl .n-‘vnlmg m Hn- |.v.uu.'.~tl;c- H" uh. t‘lII‘Ioo' "I I’m | "HI :v<iln|!ll~0l'hll', Im'm l: y. I... numb-r um. «(um Inlulu'y and mu; rhmuuuul link “~qu ~m- --- d-lllrnh nor Huv nun” In Alum? Painter. l'uperlmnxcr Ileroralor Nu“ is rho time I: «In in- tI-riur mn'k. I}. 3.4 m. wm (run n~ In "ya-um “Mun” Ink-HIP": u: nu. N l uu~ a Ir‘hml- --t' I:'\ 'auu-d mmn .-.-H ~::luw'l§ um-urddnu u- Hwil uhmu on gun); I"! ”Mau- Hm :vHuHm'nl MI' [ml‘liuu :Il- tum-o! m )‘uIL m ”ml In no srul and In! I- In In.) |)«.- unlinuu‘: hum nml :0I~n \lw pun-"ml l.I\ ulluuml In you]. ll' Inn: «nun-w! in vuulilu: 11w lu‘ ’0' «'nl Irv-v. Many states are prm-idinu laws for f the protection n!‘ birds other than llawa already in force by our gov- =eminent, dedicating public parks, 5cemeteries and school grounds as sanctuaries for the birds. Utah has been active alum; these lines. 'l‘hei {Governing mayors of various cities and women's clubs have urged this movement in many ways. If we enntinuc to destroy the beauties of nature we will smm become a people "1‘ warm-nod instincts, for art in any fun» rannot help but appeal lo the tint-r instincts and han- u good, “innit-smm- influence on our lives and whm in any branch of art cam excel llw beauties of nature. ' nownnns (5mm. W618 i canlully studied the binds. They are 3 entirely difl'erenl; in marking ha. ibits. The Flicker is classed many the most useful of our woodpeckers from the fact of his picking up so nllfl'h of his food h-om the ground. especially ants of all kind». This bountiful yellow winged harbinger of spring has been with us all winter. sun-ml have bum n99" duringr No- vumhcr and Dom-miner and January. 'l‘lu- Sap.»uckor no doubt clues great «lumugu to our pim' law's. for he, un- like the zu‘vragu womlpcckur, bores «leap into "N! tree, alem bores inw lin- tmcs to maki- his nest. -' MARTIN F. I’OZDOI. MRS. EDWARD G. LEMON Pamu’ Capnu. "Scot F ru.” H. E. Mchister Co. New Curtain Materials and Draperies HARDWARE 36 S.§Main Street Telephone No. 29 The first New Spring Dress GoodsSomdtheNoteol Reasomle Prices Washburn Crosby’s GOLD MEDAL FLOUR MERTZ 6 140011151. Perfection é! Revonoc OIL COOK STOVES Before beautifying the windows for spring, it will he to the home lovers ad- vantage to see our extensive displays of vurtain materials, scrims, nmrquisettcs. madras, filet nets, and many beautiful patterns of draperies, the qualit of these materials is your assurance 0 ser- vice and satisfaction that last. Haulware Coal and Feed In fact almost everything In the \3 :I3 of dress fabrics that you may 33am is here for your choosing and at mic-es <0 much lnweI than last season. Beautiful silks for afternoon {racks blouses. mat hmngs and Mautit‘n‘i underwear. ()III Ginghdnm :Ilmns please be- muse their superim qIIIIliu'. mm ('is tinctivo patterns make the lnveliost house and afteI noon flocks. Fine, soft. richly colored and (listinc Lively dealgned, the m'w vmlos are )llfill)‘ n matter of prlde and satisfaction to us. A comprehensive line of light weight wool goods is un hand for making up in- to tho “between-season” dress for lmlm} spring (lays. ”lhI- III-II spring dress gmuis :Il‘l' I:I- IiI'inIz daily almost all kinds uf IhIIIII. and one thing that is I'I‘II noticI-I'Ihlv Is the loIIeI prices, Ink-cs :It IIhi(h IIIII hmon I been able to My (how IIIIIII-Ii'Iis fIII sumo feII Imus. I 11.19%!