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WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY. MARCH 28. 1924 19 INAUGURAL .DATE OPTIMISTS OUT WANT FOR ANNEXATION ADVANCED TO JANUARY Endorse Meaaure at Tuesday Luncheon The vVilmette Optimist club. at its regular luncheon on Tuesday of this week at \Velch's cafe, formally endorsed the proposition to have the territory comprising the former Village of Gross Point annexed to Wil: mette at the annual Village election on April 15. Endorsement by the group of local business and professional men followed s~veral talks on the proposition pr·om111ent among which were thos~ by A. H. Kraus, real estate authority on the territory in question. and Dr. E .. ~· Moore, Wilmette health comm1ss1~ner, who for several years had exammed the school children of the Gross Point area. . Mr. Kraus exp!a!ned that practically all .o f the subdtv1de<l vacant in the terntory had been sold as restricted property on which only homes of the ~ette~ type wi!l be permitted, thus m~urmg . nnme~tate . strict conformity w1th Wllm.e ~te s bu1l~mg and zoning ,Jaws. Ad~1t1on of th1s territory. Mr. Kraus pomted out, would materially enh.,nce the rPvenue of the villa~e and work a benefit to the north shore at larr<e. Dr. Moore, who, of his own volition has examined Gross Point school chit: dren during the past five years, urged endorsement of annexation on the rround that i~ would hring a general lmpr.ovement m the health of the commu':llty. . Lack of sewers and other santtary 1':flprovements, he emphasized, ha s constituted a constant hazard to health. both in Gross Point and in the ac!Ja~ent n.orth shore communities. Annexat1on will bring the needed improvements, he said, and thus provide a safeguard against contagion and disease. Annexation is a health measure quite as important as anything !hat will be. brought before the voters 111 the sprmg elections, he declared. Sentiment to sweep "lame duck" members of Congress out of office !Wo months after their defeat and to maugurate a new President in January instead of on the historic date o f March 4th has shown such force in t he present Congress that the proposnd constitutional amendment introduced by Congressman Henry R. Rathbone .of Illinois in the House and J;>y Senator George Norris of Nebraska Ill the Senate, may be laid before state legislatures for approval within a few weeks. The change proposed by Rathbone is identical to that of Senator Norris to which the Senate agreed by a vote of 63-7. It would set the first Monday in January as the annual assemhly date for Congress and the third Monday of the same month as the time of the Presidential inauguration. Another amendment favorably reported by the House committee on Election of President and Vice-president, which will be taken up soon. names January 4th as the day on which Congress shall meet and tht> 24th of that month as the inaugural date. It it expected that the Rathbone Norris proposal will appeal more to House members, however, as it obviates the possibility of either date falling on a Sunday. The changes in the present governmental program contemplated by the amendment, which must be ratified hy three fourths of the states before it becomes law, are being opposed by a minority of the House membership, but overwhelming approval is being registered in their favor by the country at large. Congressman Rathbone has received dozens of letters from individuals and organizations in Illinois commending his idea, it is stated. what )IOU expect of tempaed metal~ Expect of Tempered Oil ,,, ·' M ETAL does not break or fracture when correctly tempered for its duty. Tempered principles, applied to oil, bring like protection to your lubrication. · May Add Printing Plant to Manual Departments Instructors Todd and Devitt of the Manual Training department of the Wilmette Public schools have been making investigations in the other schools of the north shore seeking ideas with which to perfect a "general shop" in the Wilmette schools. Mr. Todd explains that a "general shop" is one in which three or four activities may be going on in one shop, thus giving a pupil the opportunity to try himself in different line s. At present mechanical drawing, woodwork, and advanced woodwork are taught, and after getting all the ideas possible the men in charge hope to be abJe to offer courses in eletttentary electricity and in printing. Teachers from Wilmette, Harvey and Evanston, have recently visited the local manual training shops, most of them being primarily interested in the organization of shopwork. Instructors in all departments of all north shore schools are interchanging visits at present, and the resultant exchange of ideas is expected to be highly beneficial. Ordinary oil comes to you scorched and brittled by the furious heat applied to drive it from the crude petroleum. But the modified and controlled heats of Tempered processes draw, unharmed, the richest fractions from selected crude. The final test shows how great the advantages. After hours of hottest running, Tempered holds from 10 to 36% higher VIScosity than other good oils. Comparative tests prove this. I +. I + I ., Motorolt adhams ~~ Te.~nper-ed ~ MO.Al U. OF LHAS LARGEST R. 0. T. C. IN COUNTRY The largest reserve officers' training corps in the country, both from the ~tan<lpoint of size and of equipment IS the unit at the University of Illinois' which this semester has an enroll~ ment of 3,037. The growth of the corps at Illinois has been traced in a report made by Col. William T. Merry, its commandant. Starting with 75 men in 1868, the brigade grew until it had a strength of 437 in 1900, 1.862 in 1916, 2,959 in 1922 and 3.037 in 1923. The present brigade is divided into six . units, infantry, artillery, cavalry, engmeers, signal corps, and air service. The infantry is composed of a ?rigacle of two regiments. six battalIOns and 20 companies. In the field artillery unit there is one brigade of two regiments, six battalions and 18 hattcries. The cavalry unit has two regiments, eight squadrons and 24 troops. One regiment of two battalions and five companies makes up the engineers unit, a group of two hattalions and four companies composes the signal corps unit, a group of four squadrons, one engineer detachment and a radio detachment the air service unit. The Illinois brigade is commanded by a staff of 22 rt>gular army officersone colonel, three majors. 13 caotains and five lieutenants- and 236 officers chosen on the basis of military merit from the student body. 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It is interesting to note in this connection that forty 15§ years ago the service of gas, telephone, electricity and electric transportation was just beginning as a public servant. = The growth of city population has been greatly influenced because of the public utilities and the ease in procuring their services. Before the utility services. people lived in crowded streets with houses built as closely tog-ether as possible. Through the services of electricity. gas, telephone and street cars the cities have spread out, covering larger areas and affording better living conditions. = w Weekly Special Con1oleum Li~aoleum One Quart of Screen Paint Window Shad.. Bric·a-brac Etc. and Bruah 7Sc: = = == Expect Big Increase in Army of Motor Gypsies Approximately 10,000.000 auto campers hit the trails of the country during 1923 according to the touring bureau of the Chicago Motor club. All indications portend a considerable increase in the ranks of motor gypsies during 1924, and some states taking official cognizance of this condition_. have enacted laws governing certam phases of motor camper's Police Sic Catchers After Stray Canines Snapping doj:!s are becoming too numerous in Wilmette, according to the police who have requested Evanston dog catchers to go through the villa(l;e and pick up all stray dogs. A Wilmette dog owner hailed into court Monday and charged with harboring a vicious dog, was given . 24 hours in which to dispose of the canme outside of the village, on penalty of having the dog shot by the police if he failed to comply. 0.::~:~:~~SEE Made To Order ........ === = = = activitie ~. First Church of Christ, Scientist, Wilmette, Ill., Tenth St. and Central A't'e. Christian Science Reading Room 1113 Wilmette A ....e. = OuR NEW 1924 WALL PAPER STOCK before you decorate We carry Everything for interior decorating -and Services: Sunday at 11 A. M. Wednesday Testimonial Meeting at 8 P.M. Sunday School 9 :45 A. M. Subject of the Lesson Sermon March 31, "Reality"' Hours: Daily (except Wedne-sct:.:v and Saturday) 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. Wednesday:' 9 A.M. to 7:-45P.M. Saturday : 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. EXTERIOR PAINTING : Let us figure your WORK and give suggestions Tile hltlle Ia -nllaU7 la-.-lt~ tlte ReM... Reoa. The Bihie and Worka by Mary Baker Eddy and aU other authorIsed Christian Science Literature may be read, borrowed or purchased. te atte·· tlte c·wrelt . ._.... . . . .talt ~ Nlftf/l!lTING 5tern~r'SPaint store 1 II............ = 1213 WILMETTE AVE. PHONE 2491 IIIIIIWIIIUIIIWI-. . . . . . . . . . . . . .~,