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is the world getting better? Not during our generation. As an evolu- tionist (and who does not believe in evolution is too ignorant to argue with) i admit some progress has been made during the last million years. But I'm discussing our generation At present we are going down hill. The whole business world is steeped in dishonesty. A few days ago I paid 8H for a pair oi shoes. The firm that sold them is not a "profiteer." not a "grail-2r." but just a plain d-«n thief (why coin so many useless‘ words). I‘m a criminal tor paying the price, i admit, and ought to serve. 30 days in jail. It‘s a Mime for any man to pay over $5 for a pair at shoes today. in vie-w oi the price of leather no shoe made iq worth more. You can‘t even buy a r-oroanut, toâ€" day which has not been robbed of its milk by some thlei manufacturer. If you'll examine the nut. you'll find the hole through which the milk was extracted and a cheap chemical snh- stituted. There's not an honest di- mension of lumber in the retail yards of the world. The business end of the Great War was a dastardly pros- titution of the patriotic impulse. lore money no noted and stolen in Spare tails me to mention all my door onlnmmict‘n similar supports 0! optimism. lint, I must not overlook in. How an optimist dares to men- llon war is past comprehension. 0! I" justificatiom tor pewimilm. war I: supreme. Every war we haw blight-u all the moral uplm of the generation on clutch it fulln. Ami an the human rarr- gruws morn iutwlii‘ (out. it lm-nmvx more vicious aml‘ fiendish and dvvillxh in itq method of warfnrp, Int-roam] intelligent-5’ means only im'roan-«l invention of morn vicious means of torture. That's 9 the howiessnoss at it all. Eml war. my opposing sir? Not as long as: the Tribune with its drain of satellites. backed by Wall strum. i»: swallowed by the public. Why, even not "It- corrupt nrr-«s of this country. through I stealthy and insidious false educa- tion, is soaking to "put over" another war in Iesa than two years. The sumo "mime"! applies to ah"- cry. An 1mm an M mu pro'fluhlt- m Ibo Norflwrn nut". New England had slavery I'Hh mum-sum In um- .nn and mink-torn In her pulpit: m dolcnd H. "at nl-mu ”In Iimr rm Whllncy lnvonlul lm- mlnm um. anal"; mum in val-wry In predomi- nate ln tho South. Northern lam-mm begin In Ibollsh "be dreadful rnrw. ’09:)- lhll'l any that I": today Mic Frances Willard. Ibo are-Ion urn“- ulnu rem-lo, «Ma- 0! tlw nineteenth ccnlury » all pleads-1| In that ears. Proâ€" hlbmon. therefore. rode Into bring am the whorl.- ol new! and Mann! M cited an prout of any Improvement! m much-r. But to tin.- ugumont [pardon my digrouioni: My revered objector cit" 'fohlhlliull. trocdom of ni-veu. in. ens-ed hospitals, charity, heiwr prin- ou. em. I» "not: (or optiminm. iiut prohibition um:- nhout by whoring "My Interests" that it pay: Mam-ink I]. An ion; on the appeal w.» hum! on morality or connrirnro abinr chum- ‘ on: hid argument. The lnlmodluu- stimulus which impelled me [0 en- Mu- lhe unpopular View wan thu- flamboyant Intolerance of Judge Gum- llcl'u rutcm Sunday evenlnx mldrmm. Knowlng his record an I do. Judge Onmmel ran'l prum'h any 01 his Imam] o! ovlimlnm to me. A: for the delense of pessimism. 1 mm on my own definition or the word. And I admit that any man of ordinary lntelltgem-e ran debau- ellh- er slde o! the queuion and no! luck lor (acts and illnslralkum to round My worthy opponent says: "The 'Ode to Pessimism' is so misleading that I‘m impelled to expose its tul- laclee." But he makes no attempt to expose fallacies. Instead his spat-e in occupied by the introduction or new argument apparently to over- Mlance rather than refute my con- tentions. He says I'm "bomb-proof against tact and rca§on and argu- ment.” He refers to me in illustra- tion as a “pitiable spectacle...sup- posed by his neighbors to be sane... 1 fit subject for the psycopathlc hos-i pull." etc. He implies that I‘m igno- tlnt by repeatedly asking me to read 3 little history, so back to 1800 and make comparisons, etc. Answer: I will go with my esteemed critic and take examination on history betore my impartial Judge, it being agreed that the one standing the lower tees! mark shall give $500 worth of books. or the committee's selection, to the Downers Grove public library. That my recent “Ode to Pessimism" “Wald have attracted anyone‘s atten- tion to the extent of reply, evuu though hostile, in u congratulation to the writer. I had nut “(some back." land not so many asked me "why?" with the inference thin silence is com '91“. F. J. MILNES “COMES BACK” AT BRUBAKER Writer of “(Me to l'osslmlsn" (flu-s Falls of llcmurallzutlun of Present (icllfl‘tlllull. Prompt Attention . Ladies Especially Invited Lekachas Orfanos 25 Years Making Delightful Confectionery Cooling Confections You will find on our menu all the old stand-bys in the wa of Sodas, Sundaes, etc., an many new ones. For instance, our Sher- ‘bets are a delight to the pal- ateâ€"they satisfy that long- ing on hot days for some- thmg to quench the thirst, and at the same time are confections of pleasing taste Have you visited our beau- tiful new Palace of Sweets at the corner of Railroad Main Streets? us! 27:». "in! Plan-mm thlor. clnughlrr of Mr. and Mn. Guy “Tm-L m1 of Fulrmmml nwnur. and Mr. Erna-t "Immnnchmhfl, son of Mn. it". Hmnmcruchmidt. \wn- uniml In marriage by "10 RM. 66":er II. New- flnml, ”Nor of "w Firs! M. E. Chan-h. Min Yum-n (ha-nor urn-v! as bride-u maid anal Jmlnpn. a mum of Hm (mom. Wu: lho but man. ”Lu Thol- mn Rm plmnamly romk'ml "I Love Yum Tmly.” nrmmpnnfnl by Mrs. Taylor Ew-wu. Only flow Iriemlu and rvlntiws nunmlml (he nuptials. Onc of ”w [In-"Ion! Weddings o! "In your tool: plnrr n! (M nuptial (Thanh at 4:00 p. m.. Saturday. Aug- On Wednesday, August ‘Mth, Miss Elizabeth Zarn. daughter of Mr. nml Mrs. Herman Zaru, and Edward Hukvmmm. sun of Mr. and Mrs. Fm! Hugomum, were united in marriage. The ceremony won mdomniud at the home of Miss Zum'u parents at 140‘ lit-Imam itm‘t. tlw "or. Walk-r Bur- mvifiter, pautnr of the Law Lutheran ‘Church, nfliciatrd at tho altar. Min ‘Lulu 7mm and Min: Mun-ins linger, ne- tml nu bridle» mat-ls. Mr. Arthur 7.3111: and Arthur Ila-mutton acted as bur-l mm. This happy couple I"! make their futun- home an the "unv- mnnn farm. Many {rivals nml n-ln- tin-I n'itm-uul the n-n-mony. But the point is ”In! he who recog- nizrs all who is the "pesslmlsl" wumling the alarm like Paul Revere awakening the L‘olonlsts and saving his rounlrymen (rum destruction. 1'. J. .‘ILXI'IS. VIII-SELF?" -- DI,\!I.\IERH(M‘IIIW And the "movies" are not responsi- ble for this. Theme canned theatri- unis are the result and not the cause 0! the present demorallzed taste. All our amusements are at the lowâ€" J'SL (“lib of dcznorulization ever known ince men and women rolled. over each other .like hogs in the streets of Athens and Corinth. doing homage to Hummus. the God of Lust. just prior to the downfall of Grecian t'ivil~ ization. ‘ Yet thuse ancients had "noth- ing on" the indecency 01’ our modern dance. They don't danve with the foot any more. The feet scarcely move while the bodies of the young couples. pressed tightly together, writhe and‘ twist and wriggle and jiggle. why we have no artist's; unluy in anyâ€" thing. Workmannhip has given place to mere “wuges and hours." Look at our amusements. You can judge humanity better by fits plny than by its work, for the reason than we work because We have (0. while we play because we chums to. Every known form of game today Is du~ bunched with nml’essionnlimn and (-umnwrcialism. (‘omnwrciulism has left its blight on musiv. an, literalure and every craft or handiwork. That’s that war than the total cost of our whale {our years‘ rebellion. Nut one of these (Maven are hung or even in jail. Why? Because they are Mg xhéeves. “BEAT HISSD‘HJ'I" ZARNâ€"HAGE‘LLVN WEDDINGS DOWNERS anon; 7113110111115 DOWNERS Guava, 11.143015 [Nm'nmzwn Mm-xhullw â€" OOOIIOIIOâ€"HH 00305050x-«mf Young, rf Totals .4 ..:N 4 0 53 7» 9 n- 0" ‘| Following is the box score of the game played last Sunday by the local Legion and the Marshalls of Chicago: Downers Grove Shannln'ook, 5:; ...... 6 l Cultiss. 3b ........... 6 3 Carpenter, 2b ....... 6 2 Ehninger, lb ........ 5 l Binder, 2b .. . . . ..... 4 2 Nash, c ....... 4 l Karesh, If . . . . .. ..... 5 0 I'lhninger, 1. cf . . . . .4 l Klein, 1'! ............ 2 I ‘Cline. rf ............ 3 l ‘ Dickson, c .......... 0 0 Totals ......... .....45 13 Mara-hairs .......... -\ B It (-‘m'in, If . . . . . . ...... 5 0 Winner. 2b .......... 4 0 Phillips, as .......... 4 l Hoffman. 8h .......,.3 l ('himu)\\', lb ......... 4 0 Stewart. 0 ..........:i 0 .‘kCuznlt-y, cf . . . . . . 4 .3 0 Mcfimw. I'- .......... 4 I n==:-â€"::5‘vauâ€"¢~c~umu~ 5 3 6 2 I-n $‘¢$ car-eâ€" b: .â€" ~°ewwca~1â€"G ABRHCE TEL. 30â€"DAYS TEL. 30â€"DAYS TEL. 217-â€"N IGHTS TEL. 217â€"N IGHT S. J ._D. Gillespiefic Co. Come in and see the new all-metal Thor. It's a wonder. ' Many Downers GrOVe women have cause to bless the day they purchased a Thor Electric Wash- ing Machine, the great time and labor saving device for the household. There are in use in this viliage more Thor washing machines than any other make and there's a reason. The reason is that this ma- chine washes cleaner, is easier to keep clean and runs longer without any repair than the average electric washer. They returned to Downers Grove Sunday evening, and will make their home at 86 So. Forest :u‘enuo, where they will go to housekeeping. "0X SCORE (IF LAST Sl'NDAY'S LEGION GAME The groom is one of the municipal engineers of the Grow, being our plowd ut the Light Plant, and the bride, a “once gill, has been mum’s~ u! at professional nulsing there fun a number of years. The ceremony was performed ut the manse of the First l'msbyterian Church at three o'clock, the Rev. David Cmighton. ofliciating. Miss Ida Louise Bohnsack, of M0- neo, “L, and Mr. Henry Leroy Thompâ€" son, of Downers Grove ,nmtorcd tn Kunkakuc Wednesday, August 24th, where they were married. Phone 8 It's made from (be best wheal (he! grows. Agents 8: Diétributors Would You Like lo--- THOMPSONwmflNSACK Place your order at once. Cash or terms. [E 1', er, ,3!) . 21) If 2b lb 51 Grove rook, 5:; N If L'I‘, j. pf .-... 00'} ”HHNHHHUV 8.6?9979999H c .2!) I. 3b 5 Â¥ . .4 “4 N 'I l l l 01.74117u8l-a ..0 0 0 0 0 ..45 13 15 39 ...-\B I! H C 00 0 l .oIOIOIEZEKH . l ..4003 0010 000 2 0 .3 0 I 1010.09.69. 0.0 ”7.7."! l 7 -) l! n o o' 0 1 HI OUOIOIIIOOH no 0" 4 E : 0 i from (he best flour you ever saw BAKE BREAD CINDERELLA J. W. NASH lusl gel a sac/gig 3 Notice is bomb) giu‘n to the said Margmct Kent Johmon, defendant herein. that the said complainant, Julius Johnson has filed his bill of mmfilaint in this Court, on the chan- my side thereof, and a gainst the said Margaret Kent Johnson: that sum- mons haw been isxued, mtuIIIablc to the next Octobei tum of said CouIt to be holdcn in the court house in the Citv of thatnn, Counu of Du Page and State of Illinois, on the‘ mini (I8) of October, A D. I921, and1 \IlIich inid suit is stilligcnding. Leuh II',:I\\orth Clerk of thp Cirulit Court; State of Illinois, County of Dul’ago $5. In the Circuit Court of [)ul'age County, October Term, A. D. 1915!. Juiius Johnson, complainant \‘s Mar- garet Kent Johnson. defendant. . Clygncpry chneral No. 8907. PHONE ‘80 63 8. MAIN ST. The Firemen have decided to rat'- fle on the coal at the picnic on La- bur Day. If you have not as yet trough: u goodly number of these tickets, you are not to late. as any fireman will gladly sell you the l‘ucâ€" ky number. For a dollar you can win $100.00 worth of'conl. Come to the picnic and buy a {(-w raffle ticketsq Inhalation-l Tractor. and Pam Implement: of All flinch. FIREMEN T0 RAFFLE COAL AT PICNIC MONDAY Three haste~ hits. Ehnlnger. Two base hits, Shunabrook, Carpenter (2). Base on balls, ofl' Ehniugcr-â€"2; Me (hawâ€"3. Struck out by Ehninger, 7: by McGraw, 9. Umpiresâ€"~Bruns and Mrkvicku IMPLEMENT DEALER 2| 8. Main St. R. C. ELLIOTT CHANCERY NOTICE I The undersigned. having been apâ€" ipointed Administrator of the Estate of Francis Aldrich Rogers, late of the County of Dul’ngo and State of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice that he will a pear before the Coun- ty Court of uPage County, at the Court House in Wheaton. at the Oct- ober Term, on the first Monday in October next, at which time all per- sons having claims against said Es- tate are notified and requested to at-; tend for_ the purpose of having the; famoybuyted. All personag indebtedi to said éstdtevare 193155;! to make immediate payment to the under- Estate of Francis Aldrich Rogers. Demand. Bum, Harbour is Schmidt, Solicfitgr: First Class Work 144 No. Forest Ave. Downers Grove, Ill. Phone 322-1 WngllincOidBenPurity G. B. DAUGHERTY Painting Decorating We have in transit and also in stock all kinds and sizes of Coal. Coal will not be cheaper, in the fall or winter, than it is now. So get your next winter’s supply in your bins NOW and be prepared for anything the winter might bring. Added to this is the danger of a serious ar shortage. Grain and other things are starting to move very fast with the gradual resumption of business, leaving less cars for coal. Conditions are gradually working themselves around to the same as prevailed in the early part of last winter. The mines have not been worked to full capacity during the summer months which makes a shortage at the mines. (Jun mhicc is "Older You: Coal While the Getting' 3 Good. " Harry Walker Phone 19l-R is u slang phrase but it applies to COA I. right now. “Gel ll While the Getting’s 600d” Phone Day 20 ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE Resident Member of ()ur Inst grades are- WALKER 8 DICKE P A I N T I N G Decorating Paper Hanging Estimates on all work cheerfully furnished Pittsmn Hard Coal NONE BETTER IN ILLINOIS LUMP, EGG and MINE RUN ORDER NOW! Pocahontas the Lumbermau'a Publicity Bureau Phone after 6 P. M. 142 J D., 1921. Bunge, Harbour J: Schmidt. Attys. 8-193 Hundreds of references from peopie you know. Office 2009-11 Irving Park Blvd., Chicago, Illinois. If your machine misses stitches, breaks 2hread, runs hard or gives you any trouble, phone Wellington 2252 or send postal and they will call and examine it without charge placing you under no obligation. George W. Slauson St Son are not sewing machine agents and have nothing to do with the sale of machines, but are simply men. who have spent a lifetime in the business of sewing machine ad- justing. SEWING MACHINES Rebuilt LE4 this first day of August, A. James Chilvers, Administrator. Hem-y Dicke Phone l23â€"R