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M. TM!- will incwmm Hu- bomlimt power: of thc- villa” nf lhwnrr. Grow Io that «sum. Hull u. bond- m; for ”Mt!“ impvuwnwnl pm- ”A, it.“ [I‘Ml’n‘ lmmlm: pow" h- in Hmunl In 3'5 0" Un- aswsml The question an to the (filth? benefit: thrive-«l (rum and lay the Alb malion of conugmmu mrn'tory to tho village a! Downer» Grove. In ox- enuin‘ the ninth} of x: number or people with“ our Villm. nnd also than who mm in the dim-Mu a. boot to [mm-n! petmom for “mu-j “on. The urrnxu that M waking mutton amounts nppmflmntoly to 21!!) um» torch" wvth Ilw firm: pnvmmu utunding than"... It In ad:- to ummr that the u-mmml ml- uation of am- nManunl torritury. H' it become-u annual, will In- som- ‘b'fl in (M "Oilhlml‘lmovl (If ”fill-j “Downers Glove Repoxter litered at the Downers Grove Post “ice as second class mail mutter. Advertising rates made known 'upon uplication. Subscription rates $2.00 per year. Single copies 5c. [lined every Friday morning from the 081cc 0! the Downers Grove Publish- b‘ Company. 37 North Main street, Downers Grove, Illinois. This week we are calling your attention to val- ues equally as good as those advertised in our DOLLAR SALE of Tuesday, April 19th.. which was the most successful sale we ever held. The Apron Dresses pictured above are the re- sult of a fortunate purchase that allows us to give you a real value on these garments. They come in Percale. blue with white dots. trimmed either with red or white and black trimming, also an assortment of pretty plaids. Choice of Three becoming styles in all sizes ANNEXATION BENEFITS C. H. STAATS. EDITOR llEMcAllistellm MICKIE SAYS $1.69 and $1.95 Member Illll‘llifllluli”'11“an {0111119 ME! mmr $1.09 - $1.95 Apron . Dresses Special Sale flu. is a wry annual-factory way of «blaming and: impmvcmcnla. thn such u-rriIory Incomes amwxml to an I The business men of Downon ‘(lrove no doubt will be benefited by the annexation by n-uon o! the (not that then- ln always an incentiw {or trading within the community when a pot-ion rciitkfi‘. 'l‘lw question now mmaim to be amu’oml u~ to how ’the proplc owning pmpfirty wlthin ’tlw terrltory to be annexed II'I‘ hem-g litml by the mow. Until the ‘Ul‘llfi wry Incomes- incorporated a» a city.1 town or village. or becomes annexed; to an incorporated city. town or vll-i logo. lt ii without power \rlmtwew-r; Ito provlclo local lmprovemonu by |apeclnl ”armament or npeclnl taxau ‘tion. Tlu-nforo rut-h unlnoorpontwl_ ‘torritory an a rule must to. a» I matv tor of malty. without such lm- pmvrmonu Ind if my are made "my" an- gomnlly mode plmml. onclr man improving Mu own Property hyl possibly continual»: a sldpwnlk lnl front of it. digging a wall out other; mum“ ommts of this chant-tor. which umlnr the most favor-bk.- circunutnn-‘ I and are by no means compulsory upmu our village bounl. such as oc~ casionally grading an unimproved street or placing a culvert occasion- ally where ono may be llt‘l‘lk‘ll. uml olhor matters of minor detail. The impression seems to he abroad [that if this territory, becoming aunt-xâ€" led, the taxes of the people within the present limits of the Village of Downers Grove will become heavier. This is a mistaken idea. Any im~ movements which the annexed ter- I'itorv may desire, such as sidewalks, water, $eweI-s or pavements, must be borne by the property benefited, that is. by property within the district that is improved, and if thuse im- [pun °mcnts are made within the an- ,‘newd terIitory only, <uch territou fuill hue to heal the expen‘e tlIeIeof All Imprmemenh of that chur‘actmI lam i-onstIuctml by apeLiul 1154055- IIIeIIt upon the property especially; benefited, and this also applies to flu extension of pole lino~ foI pr'uxidinp,’ the annexed “when with light so; ithat no pmtion of that expense fall upon the terIiton \IitlIin the limit ‘5 ‘nl' the Village of Downers Grove at; ‘Ihv present time. I There, of course. are some burdensi which the village assumes and which. must be defrayed by additional tax-f ution, but is is mic to say that those; expenses will be for less than the general taxes that will flow into the; village treasury by reason of any nu-l nexation that. may be made. Sui-h: hunk-nu of course, are very trivial! valuation within its corporale limits. This will give the village authorities the poivor to issue general improve- ment bonds to that extent, for pur- poses‘ which are of great necessity“ to our village, su'ch as increasing our water supply. The general taxation will also be proportionately increased and this source would bring into the village treasury approximately an additional sum of $2,500 to $3.000 per your. of DOWNERS GROVE REPORTER, DOWNERS GROVE, mmglg l (Hectrlc wgsher VACUUM CLEANED For a demonstration of either of these labor-«wing mm devices PHONE 36 94 Come and see the demon- stration of this wonderful washer. Get a miniamre machine to take home for the children. Another Federal product, among the best of its kind ,in use today, is the The om lulu. 'n-o “Golda: Rule“ Is a term Ip- pnwl to (‘urlu'u doctrine of doing to "man u an ‘lumM Mun than m do "Mn 1.: SH- Lulw a fill. rl There is another benefit which is] tlvery impmtant to the Village ofl [:Downers Grove as it exists at the1 .;0\rnors in tho districts which are ; H-oking to be annexed. Our common3 ”st-hook and our high school are in ai {financial condition at the prosent: .‘timo which makes it impm'ative to v'iolnain additional revenue from some! »: holll'cc in order to carry on succoSs-i "fully as we have done in the push rllly zlw aunt-satiny! of this territory} "it lu-eomes possible .i‘or our st'hooli idistrxct to he likewise increased in itin-runny. Its powers to levy taxes ifor mnm-ul bonds is nmtvriully‘im it'll-used as Well as its additional .tax- .ing power. It will add additional "furilitics for educating the children :of our village. By annexing this tor- ,ri'tory there will. of course, he a num- . .ln-r of children added to our schools. liar the propcny owners have a right :u'hon becoming a part of our village, ,to have the territory which is within! I i 'the boundaries: of the Village of dimmers Grow, or comes within it. annexed to our present Mhool dill- trim. and how tho benefit at our ‘sclumlp. Owing to the fact however ‘lhut the territory a-ought to he an- nexed in too sparsely «4.1le the hon: vilts reroivod h,\' our boanl of «he ration from tho llwwns-ml taxing [unwnt will far exceed the expanse to which they may he put on zircon ' n! the additional pupll- which may be added to our “book. 'l'hc Villugn itself and no property, excepting the proporty especially '5‘ svssc'l and benefited, are liable for tho payment of the bonds iffillt‘d for laval improvements, unless the authâ€" orities uf the municipality should wrongfully divert the fund raised by such special uwessmont, for general purpows. incorporated city, town or village, they can then put in these improve- ments by special assessment. having ‘hc payment distributed over a term of years:, and 1h» city, town or vi!- lum,» uuthoritivs only act us the med- ium m' agvncy~ through which the im- pron-numb are mutk- and the EAS- smsmt-nts collected and 'Uu- bonds is- sued in payment for such improve- ments. ‘ Now it Is all so Menu. My Federal Electric Wake: Joe! the work. I put the clothes intofin washer and in an hour or hm the week‘s wdling ismdleline, dean- er than if I had spent the day rubbing k m a ma!» , 7 When John ram:- homc, he found a make. shift meal and me Im tired to be agreeable. “Wash day is so difl'erent now!” 1 [0NDAY med m Dubai‘sâ€"Inca“, Edwin a Form An. mummy..- (mm-hung),th wildvemmofmb [my-unite. be I “niglnmam.” TEL. 30â€"DAYS TEL 217â€"NIGH Ten dollars down and the balance in twelve payments, if you wish. The Thor The A. B. C. ~ The Universal Met Pharmacy New Nurse Says: Come to us for it! DRUGS ‘ICE CREAM CANDY CIGARS CIGARETTE-IS TOBACCO WRITING PAPER 1 GREETING CARDS 1 Hundreds of olller Articles; 'l'aml ................... $142.70 This kuu'm a balance. abm'e expen- ' 4.30. A check to: 3125.15 ‘hall at this amount. has been sent 'Iu the Fiw Department for the firc‘ Hruck fund. 1 3 1 de in: m take this oppoltun‘tfi 'tu thank menono “ho cuopemted in‘ ilhv‘ 5:)“ of tickets for "The Cheer- :t‘ul Liar" and helped to make the ’pluy a financial success. Dark Sounds Curhw In Norway. Children on not allowed out In an sum-ts of Norway after dark. Expenditures Theatre rent for two nigi!t.~.. ()rchusu-a for two nights Flowers and Basket to Coach Make-up Supplies ..: ........ 9 copies of Comedy ......... Tickets and I‘mgrams ....... liuschmann Bro.<., Drayumm. ‘lnasnmcll as the folks of Downers (hm-e patronized the Vesta Junior cummly, “'l‘lw Cheerful Liar" so lib- erally and because one-half of all profits were pledged to the fire truck fund. I take pleasure in submitting llw l‘nllowing financial report. 'l'utul ticket receipls ......... $397.00 FINANCIAL RE- PORT ON “THE CHEERFUL LIAR” iU‘ Mam and Effâ€"[£53113 61 S. Main St- msg#31313 Retailers of High Grade Merchandise tux J. D. GILLESPIE C0; "mu .2 li ELLA L. Ml-IRTZ. ('unu Business Manager Suva“ 39.70 50.00 18.00 5.00 4.35 3.15 18.50 For 7 days only we will present a 32~Piece Set of Dishes to each person buying an Electric Wash- er. We have on display in our store the Lord Lumber company Kn-p in miml Hu- fncl that urn-c»- ul’ lmnlu-r aw down around thiny-nw pcr «ml. Lumbrr lamb Ilw .u-naum 6n bail-time mull-rial». Just haw a talk with u- nlmm build- ing malt-rial». Wv km-w mul will giw you In" infurmmimn, wliuhlr I'm-ts and “mm“. Will: lumber thirty-M6! lu-r cum bola“ the I”!!! pull: prim»: and «mm! taking a two Hula dl’up. pmplo an. be. coming iutvn‘nml in tho [mil-ling mmw. 'l'lwru- i. :1 good deal of favorable talk. arvhitn-I.‘ wpon mm-lclc-mblo in- quiry and lumber dt‘flll'l.‘ mv bring "menu-WWI lby Pm." WNW! bulklon. The sign» M "n- time» an brighter and inclination an. (nvomblo for a leveling of building prim" folk-“lug tho olccrmu-y: in lumber and cvmvm. This is a good onu-n. In other linvs of production it may lakv u littlv time for the rexumptiun to reach the Miss- isuippi Valoy. Dvflntion started in the East and "mumpâ€" Iion of business set-ms to bc following along tlu- same Koo- xmphicnl lines. Managers of cement mills all 0\‘(‘l‘_lhi‘ countlf)‘ 1"“ PW- paring to resume operations. Already some announce a definite time. very soon, when their people will go back to Work. This is tim- in the LaSallc dintrici where one of the big mills, tho Lolligh. started the machinery with a large form" of mm thin week. Reduction in prions will no doubt stimulate production and soon cement mills all over the country will be opt-rating. Phone Day 20 up thus increasing the demand, nun-o people will be em- ployed. In a good many mills employee: in“ taking part in the deflation by accepting decreases in vag s, not ex- cessive. but from ten to twenty per cent below the war time peak. This is shown a willingness to cooperate in msumption of production and a revival of business. 'l‘horc are indications of a coming revival of business. uspm-ially in the East where deflation Stul’tt‘d. Press re- ports say that some mills are J's-opening. generally, hon" n-vor. with ieducvd (owes. But just as spun as buying liven»~ up thus increasing the demand, mun- pcoplo will be em- ployed. In a good many mills employem an) taking part in the deflation by accepting decreases in wag s, not ex- Retailers foliuw the mill prices, consequently there is a reduction to the consumer. In considen‘ng pro-war fi- gures, increased freight rates must be taken into consid- eration. When 1h:x Government took over the railroads there was an udvizncc in freight ram uf twenty-five per unit and when L'ncie Sam turned the mad." back to private mvnership there was another increasi- u!” thirty-thme per cent. ANOTHER BUILDING COMMODITY HAS FOLLOWED lumber with a drop in price. although not so pronounced as lumber. The mill.» announced a reduction in the price of cement ranging- fmm ten to fifteen per cent. This brings the cost of this item in building down to something near pro-war figures. Cement Follows lumber Price Dropped last Week Rositknt Member of the Lumbcrman'é Publicity Bureau Phone after 6 P. U. 142 J TEL. 30â€"DAYS TEL. 217â€"NIGHTS. 1mg, Agrll 22. 1921