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”’DOWNERS GROVE REPORTER “C“W’ms "2 mine. there are no more traditions to be handed down, Mr. and Mrs, idea an rampant, but the" is no purchased a 1m and contemplah (Continued on Page 6) the near future "The Civil War, with its consequent insistence on centralization, and the combining of commercial industries during the years that followed shook the foundation of Liberty in this mun- try. Individualism became unremun-- erative in comparison with the re- wards of organization. Farms were sold. homes were deserted, and men who had been free voluntarily grave up their freedom and became num- bered employes in factory, shop and ofice. And instead of living in homes they became tenants in an unfriendly city. fields. "Liberty and ownership of land are} inseparable. After the Revolution. [aided by the Spirit of ldherty, Amer- irnn pioneers went into the west to‘ lmild their own homes on their own! brand acres. They believed it to he‘ Incompatible with their new freedom! to dwell in rented honses and to rulti i vats fields that belonged to nnother. ; A man: house should be his Inntlefi but. it can never be his: mule if a! landlord may enter it at “lll. lt isl ownership of the house and «If the soil! on which it stands that enables a! man not only to realize that he is; free. but also to exertise his rights as} a free man. l "In those days when nearly all Americans owned their own homes‘ and tilled their own land America was! I nation of freemen. local customs! originated and were perpetuated. tra-i ditions were handed down fmm father! to son and from mother to daughter. ideas were given a local habitation. and a name meant something because. ancestry could be traced. All thosel characteristics which we today speak I: of as typical A mericanism were taken {‘ formed and developed and became ‘ part, a great part. indeed, of Ameri- can life The land was’the property ' of the people and the people were as ‘ free as the air that swept over their I “I do not think ”w M meaning given foml prvurvr in: «wt 0mm hound helm“, but I believe it In "M Io which attention mould bu culled Mum it in m typically American. In this country 3 (am! nrmrve in land "Ill bu hum warn-ed from [wink owmrphip. it in land Um Dw- longl in the mink, it is the pmpk-‘n plenum "mind. Beneath the urn! 1m, slung the primitive lanes. am the friondly flow-rs poi-ping {on}: fmm the stud-ms. n free people any wall; on land that i.- flwir mm. worth. 'Poreu Munc.’ For m- tufln a 10m! rum-we bu been un~ dumbed to be I place into which the pcople had In right w ml". ll. wu I plm mum-d {or the special use of the Mm: and "funerary. I! - commoner onto-rod thon- vllhmu «x- pmu pcminion n! the Inn! be In: liahlc l0 newn- puntnhmcnt. “Americana haw given nuny new tanning: in old won“, but none more chanctcHuk-illy American has been given to any wank than um which has been attached to the old world Enact- {mm Dr. ()oodwin‘u talk {ollom Mr. Downm was followed by the Rev. Enema 8. Goodwin. pastor of St. Joseph's Caflmlic Church. who. in u Ihofl. Adam» gave the ten] signifi- cance of (he pmwrve. Burr C. Downes read the Declara- tion of Independence. without which the celebration of our national hollday would be inmmplelo. n was a fine program oponml with the blowing of the “Star-Spangled Banner" and the unfurlim: of the colors. The Rev. A. S. l'hulps, pastor of the Congregational Church. gave the invocation. short. but eloquent. Featuring the entire celebration were the talks by local men dedicat- ing the woods, part of which had been turned into a picnic grounds {or the «region, as a permanent forest. pre- serve for the people of all time. Downers Grave's community Picnic the afternoon and evening of the Fourth of July was a real success, judging from the number who mok advantage of the event to visit the beautiful south side woods 'l‘llousands Attend Dedication of the Pom! Preserve Despite "eat on the Fourth. .VOL. XXXVI“. NO. 24 flflf SPEAKING HAIURI 0f (0"- MUHIIY P|(Hl( Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Pearson have purchased a lot on Saratoga avenue. and contemplate building a home in Emil Howl‘m went to the West Sidt‘ hospital Wednesday afternoon and underwent an operation, performed by Dr. West, yesterday morning. He is doing as well as can he expected and expects to return soon, much im~ proved in health. He has an experi- enced man to take his place in the shop while he is gone. $10. Per Yea. In Advnnn. Downers Grave‘s, and tho smmund- in: tnrritory's, only salvation is the issuing of these bonds and tho mnâ€" struction of th4I outlet sewer and dis- posal plant. Wm. Bender. R. [-2. Bal- rzynski and D. Harry Jenkins, at» pointed by the County Judge as Trus- tees of the district, have decided on a r-ourse to pursue to improve sanitary conditions of the community and the mmmunity should back them up. \Vhoaton. also. was warned by the state twa m then years ago that something must I» dam with her dis» maul plant. Nothing was done, the matter, thmugh the mimppliod en- ergy nf mm M \Vheaton‘s citizens. was delayed and nnw the city is throatonc-d with a state injunction re-_ straining it from using the sewers entirely. The mus-traction of the new." an» nasal plant is made necessary liy the Action 01 the State Department of Health which some time ago ordered the village In cone dumping sewage into 8!. Joe crn'k practically un- trnted. The nation of the sanitary district with its wider "mu: n! trrri- tory and its brttrr {utilities for vlrainam' was the answvr and the is- smm: of the hands and “instrul'linn nf tlio sewer and plant. will be tlw snlution to the problem. The bond have. In mm“ the call for CM election. in Mr "th- purpou- of Mnyiu w an: of minimum: I new.” disposal plan! and mun um". mmwfl'mx m mun! system of strict! of the. \‘illnm- M [hum-n Grove with said nwnzr din-nu] plum, and m «quire the Maury land and fight of way then-for." h1- npm from 7 I. 1». until 7 p. In. giving I" a dam to vote on "to. question. Tomorrow. Saturday. July 0th. the Voter: a! the newly (mud Downers Grove Sudan; 01mm will vote on the banner of 875,000 kn bond- to flmm the new out)“ new" and tilt- poul punt. A! flu- ume Hm they will vote on the pmponflion of in. chm-in: the In: an at the diam «mo-third a! one per «M. TM"- will In. but m polling plate. the Village "all, but It: pulls will Tun-ten Auk Authorimbl to II- mun Tu Int. Ont-“M d 0.. Per Cent. ISI [VANGHKM BUYS APARSM- MENU“! (IIIJIKII Emil Hoehn in Hospital ‘ DOWNERS GROVE, DU PAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1921 NEWSPAPER FOR THE COMMUNITY The H. A. Gardiner family of Woodstock, "L, motored here for a visit over the Fourth with their son, Alfred A. Gnrgiiner, of West Maple avenue, leaving Tuesday for a fish- ing trip in central Wisconsin, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gardiner accompanying them. ! Mr. Eickhorst was driving {our horses to the machine, cutting the wheat. There came a blinding glam. a crash, and both of them were thrown from the hinder to the ground. An examination showed that one of the horses was. instantly killed and the other three thrown to the ground. It was over half an hour before any of them could stand on their feet and one was left sum» deaf. In spite of the loss of the horse, which was a splendid animal, all feel lucky that no human lives were lost. Rudolph Eirkhmst and his oldest son, Paul, had very nan-ow escapes. from death. Paul was lakimz a jun of watnr to the shockers, and after doing his errand, climbed up un tho seat of the binder beside his father. “'lnle very little rain fell pithcr in tmvm or in the country last. Saturday afternoon, although a heavy storm threatened, the lightning played its usual pranks. Rudolph Sicilian. 1nd Son Thrown From Binder by he Shock his! Saturday. -- Raw-Ma of up prawn-ed new 0mm": 0mm are to I" intents and nutmeg a unit in desirinx Idmissian imn "no municipality. The man N‘- spnnsihle for securing the signatures Ml (he cast net with only «me mfusnl lo sign fin paper. N ARROW ESCAPE AS LIGHTNING KILLS HORSE Aft" (hr puma I'm been pn- uvm-d In [be (‘mmcil any will not a dale for flu- chum: and onb‘ the min: of the villazr will cut their Milan on the question. The m Mulch will his In About Him block. «at of the 9mm: “mm and mum of th- trnch. um Mach north of the "III and cut of the limits Ind hm Moth north of the mum north Hunt. It “Kinda: I" the hull! up territory both north Ind can of the mm vilhm- lim‘u and room he a vary doinble nddilicm In [human Gran. A petition will be mated to the Viiim Coumil It its meeting nut Monday evening by an mflenta of the territory east and north 0! the pmcnt limits uniting (or nnncution to Damn Gm. Thi- tcnitory vu included in the original petition. which took in thc Wuunont unitary, nnd van with- drawn “in the mu 0! that nub- divinion but teat-tend their oopmi- tion to the mint. Ballet's EM! and North 0‘ U.“- Are L’ull h Booting Ad-h- also I. (inn. PETITION BOARD FOR ANNEXATION TO THE VILLAGE SECTION 70 N E ’mrvim- is open in the fnlks of the 'mmr‘nunity who do not belong in other ‘Incal r-hurvhcs. Rev. Nansc-n is 9 mm- imunity spirited man. H0 is an at “was“? z-xpr-nont nf Ira-operation of (‘hristian forms, but bitterly uppnsrd in» mmpotihve Lat-tins and prowlytinz .methodx of building a congregation '_\vhethor in his own or other denomi- I nations. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Klein of Chicago. spent the week end as the guests of Mrs. Klein‘s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Gollan. E The present board 0! "filter: of the ‘rhun-h and its nrzanizalinns numbers ,m-arly flny and Um;- artâ€" reprwsonm- 'live of a largo numhor nf families. ETlIo clique spirit. has barn entirely go-liminatnl. Fellowship and [mod will .ahouml. Thu- chnrt-h has grown Estrnmzor numrrirally, spiritually and .‘finamially. Sonia-s fll‘l‘ all mndurtml y'yin the Ennlish lanmmrr. Strum: lay lt-adership has luv-v11 tlow-lnpfil and thv ypmspm-t is: fino fur mmtinuorl cmwth {and mlvancvmont. Visitors always Mind a warm welcnmv wlu-n Hwy an to First Evanzolk-al Church and m-pry Mrs. Minnie Zr-Il of North Main 5L, Inter-tamed tho birthday duh of her church yesucrday afternoon. Thom present were Mnsalames Philip Moch- M, Elinor Mocha], Julius Severus, Ar- thur SPwms, Joseph Staiger, Charles Wolf, Emil Marrhaml and Henry Bor- man of the Grove and Mrs. A. W. Lansing of Oak Park. l The pastor and his wife luvs nl. "only lawn living in 0.... plow sinu- ilu ens-lion In! full and un- happy at the prospect of continuing to dwvll in it until the mnlemur summing l-nnl may see M In locale lhrm 00 n diflt‘n‘nt field. Rn. Nana-n was "- mmed to the lit-kl this year upm the "quest of the «mmatum by means of a mum addressal In the Nation- imz commute-r. "o is mw win: his lhinl your lumn When lu- mmc- blu- v-hunh was badly «limrranizvd and flu- maple discouraged, but umlvr Ms ae- erwssivo leadership llmmugh "rumm- mliun has lm-n acmmplislwvl. “on 01 (hr Plnlt Evangelical Chan-ll. The wand lot out of Pink Evan- m-llcnl Church on Mule avenue. to- uvllwr will. lln bountiful new dwell- lnu lawn. ha. been added to the prop- erty cl the mum-Hun. It «In por- chuml [mm Mr. (‘. Plum". 1 mm- ‘her of IM- Boln! o! Tun-leo- uf [lu- churvlu. for a «mnidrntlon 0! about 7,000. Wrilu-n lnlo (lu- tlvul in the lulu-um; clam: “To In- hpt, usual and malnuirml u a plan at rul- ckm far 00- [mm-Mr u! Ila Eun- nrclml Ambition, '50 my fmm line In Hm I:- nuumml to Final livnmliul (1mm!) a! ”mum"- (Elma-5' Anolhcr Import-at font-n! step In- mm“)! hum taken by the autumn- Dal I’m Tin-gt for With. at About VIM-(I. l‘cmr Ind. the Salt. SAIIIARY DISIRIU BOND ISSUE HP 10 mm SAIIIRDAY Entertained Yesterday be no restricted use of water {hie summer. The excessive heat, how- ever, is continuing so long that some xteps must be taken to preserve the batch of the community. Until a week ago the Village of!"- cials were in hope that there would People haw, in a way. been abus- ing the cprinklinz privilngo. Hoses haw been left running all night on lawns: and gardens in a vain efl’ort to circumvent the heat of the 51m. Mayor Barber yt-su-rtlay ium-d or dnrw that nn morr- hmr- ~prinldinz would br- aHnwv‘d anywht-m in "In village until further notice. A RuvL den drop in proâ€"sun. in the city main: wa.~ 1hr» rausc- of the quit sprinkiing ordl'r :0 that sufl'iciemt pressure might be maintained for home mods and in cave of fire. Issues "rd" Following A Suddrn Drop of l'rmuro in ('in Water Wains. I! i.‘ mtimah-vl that m'arly an inrh nf “‘alor M! m "w" Ins than half hour uf ruin l'x-t night. I The norm Andi-II allml. six In! might. An rxluvmhmvy Ill-av)! nin ‘drhea h) a high wind Mling flu drum and MI plan-u in a for min~ "14â€". 340mm! |vw~ wrn blown 0mm "mun-l "N- villnpr, on" an North Fur- q-J. menuo luv-raking [hl‘ village v-lmh the win": awl mulling ”w whnlc- nmth ‘Mn ofl for wu-ml houn. I! h Tran-J thal :- xrv'at rh-al 0' damazp \xa- vlmu- In rum in this Viva: inily by the- hush wind and min.‘ Now-r m hi‘lnry ha. Hm turn had ”w? start it Mb lhi'~ yrm nrnuml hmur1 r-r.< Hmw. Farm-r» lac! mgh! \w-rr! afraid that 4.ch ur n wa~ down In Jay. I NO SPRINKLING UNTIL I“ IRTHER NOTl(7Eâ€"-MAYOR Sin-p mu poxtibk- an": hut night nflrr a heavy rain nml wind “on” had mole-cl Um “Incuphen. 9.4”" the mmwty drop hum 2»: a. mom lo 0“ ll ninr o‘rlnrk. Navy lulu uod Wind Mutt-u SIN. MERCURY DROPS THIRTY DEGREES IN A FEW HOURS Mr. Walker was pummel to rollw with this manna-mung and u in tho hopu at than who mam lutmmnlnl In bringing him to our mmmunfly um ovary woman In (bu vlllupu will he prawn! u (M Library on Holiday. Not that the wow. in» Ibo right 1:» mm It. In that! duty to tutor. Ibo-c inch" on awry mu arm-km, Manx thin um "no It In plan-ad lo mm.» Clunnnlip Mum tor both an "d women during as to.- Iu full and «tutor. II has: hum an“? by us» luck-n am: tho ”but! no. that (M non-Hon a! may at our dw- dlfllrulumn L4 nu- nun o! Ibo In.” MI 0! room this: "mod, unto! to awn-n! union Ibo um tom: not who! "my an doing. A mum" at «adv-Hon ”on. man: “an In no.4» thing I»! not, tbhlhflll maul Illl trim. 5011. n! which Hwy know wry little and fl also om-ouraxvu mo h-glslnlots to believe that film woman ur« going lo he bark n! "Il'lll In all mnnInu-flw and nmmnnivr lo-xmlaunn for "in good or "w peoplr. Nlll'h us (‘dut'lll’lblr al bllln and (how In the lull-Na! o! the vellum n! worm-n and children. This is the first in a series 0! talks in a campaign of enlightenment alum; civk‘ Hue-s [0 he carried on by a group of women interested in inlomgout vot- ing on the part of women. One of the suggestions of headers u! Nullnnnl nromim-nm- among the wmnvn has [men to go! women's rluhs and ulhor organizations (0 n-unvxl lhvir rvproâ€" nenlnuw-s Io umwur lwmm them after [he rluso- M lhc- h-gislalurvs and («all them sumurthing M ”In workings 0! "ml body. 'l‘Mx has (I hurt"!!! vur- man» it intnrnm Ihv wunn-n on ‘a nub» “I'll. John l.. \l'alkt‘r at Springfield will xpeuk n! the- Library uu Monday. July Nth at 2:0" n'u-lm-k. JOHN L. WALKER REPRESENTATIVE T0 SPEAK HERE Women of Village Cam-d lo Library Hall New“ Monday to Hear About Legislature. Mam M bud. Simrlo Copies. Fire Cents. Our Flag with u Sign Of the Cross. Mr. Schiek has Been President of the Elmhnrxt College for two years. Before that he was for fourteen you: I "awn. Tht- "Whitm" "I "n- th"? shining I bright; TM- "Ru!" of tho Maul 0' HH- Savior. The "me" us Hu- umrrp of our might. "Hy um mm," 35 its all, "ye shall ronqm-r," 'lly this cign ~haH 1M world scorn as i dross; Sv-v- our v-mhh-m of faithful dvvnflnn: lOur Hag mm thr- sign of the Frost. fetters, Who ataml in the gloom of the grave. Our Flag speaks of life everlasting; When its folds in the breeze bravely toss; How it cheer: the Mt And Rfieving: nus. Long may it inspire u< to pave Tho victim: .t-ti" bound with ain’- May Hun Hag had In onward and upward, lt‘ Wm- hvvlping u: to be true; It» Whilt- «ymhn! of our soul's bright- "mg lb RH! of H»: Invn lurk! in Vifw. It: an omhk-m whom folds reflect Maw-n, Aml sprain of the Mi-‘S without loss; A banner of pr-aco and of conquest: Our Flag with ”’10 4"! of the Cross. lxmg may that vlrar Flag be victori- ('HORI'S- All haul :0 (hr Flag of [M Cross! A" hai! to ”w Flag of the Crow! Sn- our (-mMrm of faithful flex-Minn Our Hag With ”11- -i|(n «J the Cross. TM Raw. Srhioi will “to u the Inpér hr Mu "mm" in! My owning. "0n! Cohan." "0 Dan writ- lrn warm t-Millwl "Our Flag.” II" b will hr um: Sunday MIN b "w lmw, ”"90 NHL WHIP and ”NO.” 'Hw worth an mwn Mow: 0.1 "In. Our Flag has! "Ir "Mm" of (he "or W of [Mr-n: (3m u D ha» spot" but II diflonm (In; "in mutulul «rm It on. o! M yv‘av's m I" Mint! in I‘m 5. 0w mommy nf may who in!!! Ml. Urn. Mrmhflu o! ”on Rt. I’Iul Evan.“- ul Grow “(not (Than-h rm In“ Un- npr-hr fur nut Sunday our“. Thy an ulna in that 0' {M In!» in; of the pooh and «emu. Ibo oflortu. TM "pr-her mind I'm In Ibo Rrv. II. 1. 80th.. PM"! of H.- hunt Acndomy and (fallen u Hm hand. He and: no WWII-“II to "in um- and. I drop hut-ho onlhnudbmv-M-uym“ to tank-mum! un- «undula- pun”. ma In 1M lure rm" and the pub- lrmn I» he met AM lowed. Dr. Huber!» nth-med the Ind that “us mlivc born or Manama! Ana!- run with the val ideal of the UM Staten in Mu Mood. did not try to no demand flw position a! the alk- In our man. "as [In a very m of Int shims, and n put-flu! out. 0» how than péopu Minna-amt; mm into our ulbul Me. The [Irtmrum was an "unlined in last \n-rk's Rt-porld-r with the addition that the rhoir at the (imam-national (‘Ium-h gavv u vory beautiful number and Mr. llowluml {mm Chicago sang a solo which was much .ppmiflcd. Between {our and five hundred poo-r pk- were in attendance at the first of this year’s open air community church surviu-s last Sunday evening. The number of chairs placed on the lawn at the. Mt-lhodisl. church was 360. All of those wen» filledflolkn were sitting on Hu- lawn and many wrre in can rlmu- enough to take in the speaking and singing, 9m thr number present in u cnnm-rvnliws estimate. Dr. I'M-r Huh-rm, of New York, Anu-riumizut'um Su'n-ury of the Yum-u: Allen's Christian Asuncion, want the upeulu-r u! the evening. Ila 100k fur Mu uuhjrrt "lmmimtion nail the Anwrieuniulivm l'mbkemn." Dr. l’elus Roberta Gives Fine Tllk on Immigration l'robkul at M. E. Church. AIHNDAMI 600i) SUNDAY AI "RSI OPEN AIR SIRVKE (Continued on Puge 2) WHOLE N0. 1950