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Main Street Telephone No. 29 FROM (TOI'NTRY NEWSPAPER TO THE WHITE HOUSE Paints, Oils Varnishes Brushes of all kinds Washburn Crosby’s GOLD MEDAL FLOUR MERTZ é! MOCHEL Hardware Coal and Feed Ofice: 8] Benton Ave. Entered at the Downers Grove Post Ofl'ice as second class mail matter. Advertising rates made known upon npplication. Subscription rates $2.00 per year. Single copies 6c. SURGICAL and VETERINARY SPECIALTIES SCREW MACHINE and PUNCH PRESS WORK Repairing, Plating and Sharpening Dies and Tools Experimental Work Mod every Friduy morning (tom the slice of the Downera Grove Publish- hc Company, 37 North llain street. Downers Grove. Illinois. ms Gme Reporter} OLE 8‘“. W5 ""'\ (DOME \N WEOCD w‘ ONCE DAV Auo mm our. “um-4 Don-(VA DU" Mu Ab “MGR; WERNBODV KIN is: we," ANDTH‘fioSB,uE up An‘ uowaas. “ w: VD mum m pm 10 BE mow CDN‘EPK’M‘ . vow Dom V00 woes»; up Nab 9m smut once. 7 VOL) 0mm EXPEOT A Lm u: «moâ€"BK AD L \DOM up um; we: Q0040? C. H. STAATS, EDITOR MICKIE SAYS : Julius Severus ‘ve. Ftctory: ll. mm: Ave. Phone anners Grove 248-1 Downers Grove, Ill. .0)“qu MA NUFACI'URER OF Mrs. R. Thompson Hoxworh Home 4084 "WI... Hind-k. ll. Reside-nor: Cia-vndon Hills. Ill. [your combings. Have them made into switches. braids, transformations and puffs at reasonable prices. All orders receive prompt at- tention. II in a rm "at the drawing of moving picwm 1w"- on Sunday lutlon 0! tin United States l! would not lure born - fru- counlry (or "H! Hindu». or those who followed the (mu-Mun of Conluclm or the follow- er:- of ”alumna-cl or any other o! “w hummus mu or nllglom. It is our hallo-f that COMPUL- SORY Cbrlnlllnlty has mvrr Mal wlll um‘vr work out. 0M may he ton-«l to mum-n I n-liglon but om must first «wally be comma-cl or law faith In religion before u wally can lloro they are: in thu very first place there is this. Most of the votes Iaguinst the proposition wore can't be- ;ruuse of the “religinus” side of the question. Here again we will my what we have said before. Religion. in this country at toast. is not com- pulsory. Thu Iranians of the constiâ€" tution under which this country op- erates were very careful tlut the name of Dioty. in my form Wham-1 ever. be omitted. Their manna for thin wu that the people who came to the shores of the new world were ac- ‘tunbd principally by the desire for religion» freedom. No matter wlut their buliv! or hith or their Ink 0! it. they hml been pnmuted in the countries of Europe and Asia for not complying with the “Butt” nllgioo 0! than muntrios. If the name “God" or "in Savior. Jt't‘ul Chrint. had been made a part of tho Consti- In talking with individuals we have gin-n rmmna for uur stand on the math-r and haw- bm-n asked to pub- “3.) (mr conclusions. Thu people of Downers Grow- voted last Saturday that movie and other slums shall not b» given here on Sun- days. We may as wvll admit that \m :u': nut \‘cry jubilant over the usult. Mr. President. we salute you. We wish you all the success in the world. We know that your decisions now will bv gmatly influenced by what the peopk- but-k home" may think and consider us, and our readers. part of that crowd. Today we think that with but very ‘few exceptions every small paper in the country 'is for Hauling. They know that his work among the com- mon people, as the saying goes, has given him an insight into human na- ture and what the “common people? want. These smaller papers are in direct touch with a majority of the people. of the country, they can fool the pulse of the nation quicker than any other class. of life. SAVE 51.7 NBA Y MOVIES vision mode Ann-rican people haw been raised with the idea that this was a FREE country. that a man's business was his own, so that it did nut. interfurv We believe that this opposition to 1Sundm mov 95 is only another maniâ€" festation of the so- -callcd “Blue 113W" which is sweeping over the ,country sponsored by a band of “Reformers.” This brings us back to the original declaration that you cannot cram a religion or a reform down the throats of u people. In order to do those things and do them right, the peoplo muxt he (-ducatml to the right way; and not LAWED. I Fovenings hag: not cut into the church ‘attendanoe. It is also a fact that the people who wish to attend movie shown on Sundays will do so. If there is a show here they will go here, otherwise they will go where there is a show. With the added menace for the young people that; they will more than likely go to Chi? eago where even greater temptations than the attending of movies await them with open arms, ~q;--.»'peeially on Sunday evenings when those who pmy on others are out in full force. LARGE SIZE WASTE BASKET ..... 25c SHOPPING BASKETS, Many Shapes and Sizes, 500 to $1.50 They come in Brown, Green, Laven- der, Rose, Pink, Cnpen, and Light Blue. These rugs should not be confused with the common raf: rugs which are all made of old materia 3. These are woven from new cotton, very smooth and soft. Wash them as often as you like, the colors will hold as long as the rug lasts. H. E. Mchisler Nowhere can on find a better polish for all surfaces. is polish can be used on the finest furniture or on the floor with the best results in both cases, as a cleaner of woodwork it is unequaled Does not gum or get sticky as do some of the polishes. This is a very durable mop, large size, made in the shape of a “V" for getting the dust out of the corners. Made of heavy weight cotton and will last a long time. Handle turns at any angle making it easy to clean under furniture. Complete outfit. mop. and a bottle of good polish . With the first signs of 8 ring our thou; turn to bri htening up the ome. Nothing can make t e task more pleasant than to have good materials to work with. Below we are listing a few items of nnportance to every woman who has her house cleamng to do. Spmslex Polish Mops Every-Day Household NECBSfllfS Full qt. bottle, 75¢ WashRugsolomlily $1.50 Value, 1.19 24x36 . . . $1.95 27x54 . . 42.95 30x60 . . 43.50 mmmomisn and Company . Baskets . Last. Friday evening, March 4th, a number of Downers Grove people attended a recital given by a por- [lion 1;! the graduating class of the [Chicago School of Expression and lDramatic Art, under the leadership- for Letitia V. Barnum, in the Barnum i Rocital Hall. Fine Ads Building, Chicago. Miss 'l‘L-loir lli‘ndrcn lIelIIj ’u prominI-nt part on the pmgmm and :lIer Downers Grow friends nun», Ile- [lighted with the applause she n-coiv- ml. Them’s our sentiments. by gosh. If you don't like them, write and give your reasons. Everyone has a right to his or her own opinion on any subject under the sun in the United States. As we said before, this is a five countryâ€"for some. ; her. One of these things is the way he spends his leisure time. If he wishes to attend a movie show on Sunday evenings he should be enab- led to do so at home, without his neighbors, who are not in favor of Sunday movies, having a voice in the matter. with the peace and quiet of his neigh- Read all the Ads! Low Lumber Gampany St. Josephs Church more information about building matorial prices. Consult us for details. We know and we want. to inform you. 80 drop into ounofl'ice and talk over building material prices. The Lord Lumber (370,- will gladly give you or Garage will hr 3 good deal loss than a few months ago. The slump in lumber prices is substantial and if you need any kind of a new building, or ropairs on old ones, this in a good time to get ready for the job. Phone Day 20 The Lumber Bill for Your New House, Barn, nnw lath is forty per cant cheaper than last April and May. Thix cut in prion applim- tn cyprvss and No. 1 White Pine. Here's another savings in your building matorial prices. Lath Prices have also taken a tumble. Right tion is suaight grain ycflow pim- flooring. The prite of (his grade of flooring has tlodiuod thirty-five per rem from (hp I920 Spring peak Straight grain onlow pim' flooring i.- uwvl in the ronstruction of almost cvon’ house. It makes :1 nirv floor. When you an- planning that new home It- mvmlx‘r this drop in pricn of flooring. flwt cost than Wood chinzles. they nun nn' pm»! and their avcmgn Mr» is longer. The price 0! tbeu- running mater- ials haw dropped mom than thirty p" cent making them the movt economical mm»; material on the mark: today. The rent of laying them is less and they make a more sub isfuctnry job all around. Another immrtzmt item in house construc- Resident Member of tho Lumberman’s Publicity Bureau tom-r. Hu‘ “11‘1"” (mm Hw [yo-alt hum: about (in name as ‘hinulw. In (In- muulnu'mm of hunsvs. harm. mumm- and uthrr buildings murmur i» quitv un film”, Thirty pvt «n! n-clurlivm in llw plivv or Mm". mntmmL IN a florid"! m! m the rod of building Foul-«In-One Slab Shingles are cheaper at SUN DAY, MARCH 13, 1921 11:00 a. m. Sermon by the Rev. B. MacWhOrter. 5:00 p. m. Sermon by the Rev. Dr. C. M. Andrews, S. Timothy’s Church, Chicago. huught m "w nlnil mulkvb nuw fur nun-h In": Hum when lumber ym'rm new a: (hr poak ut the openinx of the build- bnx .u-nson Ian! spring. 'l‘hv prlro now is thirty pct cent [mu-r. 'l'lml's a "Hm-Nun worm uhlh'. Prices on variuus Patent Ronfiings are also Best Grade of lied Cedar Shingles can be Roofing Materials For Buildings Thirty Per -WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1921 _ :00 p. m. Sermon by the Rev. Gerald G. Moore, Church of the Advent, Chicago. Ceremonies oi the Primitive CIIIIICII BY THE REV. ENEAS B. GOODWIN S. Andrew’s Church Substanlial Decline in Prices 0! Shingles BY THE REV. P. A. MULLENS, S. J. (‘enl Below Figures of April and May The Apologists WEDNESDAY, 8:00 P. M. St. Ignatius SUNDAY, 10:00 A. M. SUNDAY, 8:00 P. M. Phone after 6 P. M. 142 J