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Stu HWn-J Pul: Anon Hid:- . vocal. ' The little ballot which will be '. submitted to» the vgten oI_,both Highland“ Pai'k add-Highwood at the election on Tuesday, April 213: is amusing great interest _am'o‘rig the citizensoI both places. WY. 3 we law m Intercu- “Wired, to type, espec- Hy roiling to the Mrweck. The Issues- ifwolvcd are such as wiij naturally {dad to a vari Ity of views and it is twig; fikely t at the interest wnl “increase every hour, between mums! the close of the 99138 Tuesday ~ We planed to has: : twelve pige‘poper this week. Unfortun- duly the partial break m at bar power engine nude this im- Wc hav'e fivcn place to the Election new: and the question 0! mention I: of paramount importanceâ€"It least in Highland Pail: and Hi‘hvtiood. Ehe’i‘matter with varâ€" " '1 were . not at the #51115: same condi- , ”We do not know anything about it’wthey say. and we oixght not to be asked to vote suddenly , .on a quemon of so much importance . Some, of our ‘citizens see in the propositiou a serious danger. They regard High- wbod as an undesirable neighbor tam! thinkit would be still worse if red-Wed into the family circle. As iudgzng by the present aspect of affairs. it looks as though 11%:th win carry the vote m rm: by a considerable majority, but that Highland Park will re- vérsc It. We have already discussed the subject m thése pages from sever aÂ¥ points of View and we still be- ‘licvc that it is fer the intere t of bath places that annexation should ‘ am: placc’ ’ ‘ - 5|:th ‘ljo' mV-r 5: pa 6", Tfiitt’ $6va 'Hés come, upon whim“?! Park people attogcther Wtigniyy‘fifi the meeting ,of WMMQUWME humid :h In! of“. High/«J Purl. 11M}: M (Ia: war §E§7E5LSEÂ¥$E sn‘t‘mv. arm. .3. .90: THE LITTLE BALLOT. fl! EXPLANATION. one W a“ a 41. 1in I household has a 1%!“ to question those who'omd'nm the “wily. " Others this“ the Guam! qua- tion is mica: might dun point 9!?“ and flames. malted for hr these mien we favor the agitation “Highland Park voters to nay median by voting gums; annexation at this that so at ‘to give futumoppottnnityno View the subjectin the full MN 0! facts and pruspcus AS IT STRIKES RAVINIA! Still pdbfieffiéfipf the annexaf tion question 7th7'pnseutcd; A letter Which fi'fiuflish in another Column urges that the city; should take care of its. pascal chlld be‘ for: opening ‘thc door to callus. 1.91%: l: n vary .‘An’nn? :nr’~ :fifhv But after all is this ”plea . of the citizens on the: south a fair or generbus objection tisthc can of than on the north for admission with the fémily? Mayo: W' Vinv. To annex or no;- £6 annex, is the much moottd Question for the voters of both chic: to decide bc‘ twccn now and next Tuesday Certainly Ravinia offers very fine prospects to the future resi' dence nine of Hichhnd Park and if {amperly cared fox would doubt- less repay the cost many times over. " ‘ - But we 1:091: and believe, not only thai Ravinia will meet witha ~' "tile: wants scgtiod oimuty Wfllinclude the territory new khown as Highwood until; we: want wipe not the gage. that We wit all iain 10 make of mi my 9? God 5 chunky one fair 1” ‘ utiful tity that shall be the by and pride of its peoplé‘ ‘ It seem to us _ that, the c'ry for Sewerage ought to meet With very prom! and' generous mwer and that the cos: of it might be pro perly made a charge upon the in tures of the real am: mothcr city has not caréd forits’ incline UM reason is there to suppose it would provide for another! ' Highwood 15 almost a grown up boy who as capable of contributing .., full share of his cost. in the household, expenditure although he makes armfiamf keeping hbuse for himself. ' e. Ravinia‘hésflefsamc reason 'to abject to the tire-sent vote for an- nexation 'as the rest of the city viz: , that the conditions are not understood and the vote is prema- turf: ' ' ANNEXATION OF HIGH- ‘WOOD 1’0, HIGHLAND 'PARK. My}. Ruliziqumt in 1h: Mute I may bounwnd or Hutu-mite at thepufli’canay View my attitude in me matter. “lave decidédh place my views before the monk tortheiriudxmcntg, _ 1 wander Mancunian win it amt"! Wt» both chm. 9-1} W 6% m with: to at: and no“ t6 be in» ‘ ember otherwmwuhu “W wood imam.- m TH: W- ethics: of High“ as ”certain- edBy the Committee which 1 ap- poititcd to"investigate the stings of that City. report that their “1' bilitics amount to less than 84.- OllMX). and their City Hail and the ten acres of land with septic tank west of the City, without any other assets. is more than five times theirJiabilitics. * It is all nonsense to say that the law cannot be enforceti anywhere; and if the two cities batons: one." it is up to me "to make good or recite. ‘ admitting my habit“? to fill the office. in favor offload more competent official ~ If we become united we can , I never yet have made" my promise during '6: after my cam- pgign for office through w"ich i haw: passed as I do not teve in acceptinkany We bound ub‘wu uy‘ promiscs but i will" make one now, that 1i Hifii’wpaiii is annexed to Highland Park. I- will; manta: to claim out «W “blind pig” in the tower City within. nutty days 0:? akin:it that I amunfitfonhe WM timid. ‘ This was perhaps a step in the right direction. but why stop there if their intention was to stop vice and pufify Hikhwood? I am told, and it'seemsv apparent. that s-in’ce the discontinuance of the Saloons there is as much. if 'not more. drunkenness in Highwood a: be- fore the lawbecame effective. Why- 13¢ it so? I am not oreparâ€" cd to say why it IS so, neither will I cast any blame or censure upon any onefor a such 'state of afizirs. but ifjthey‘ were not al~ lower! to sell ”liquor duder'a ii“ c‘ense system where a revenue was. derived from it surely it should not bepermitted undera system of blind pigs” the proprietors of which pay no ficense arid are very have: ofi than before the Law became effective. compandlvlth the other benefits uhidfhmh cities would derive by uniting. Highwood for years has been notoriom-‘and looked upon as the onephgue spot 01' the och- .envise beauliful Nonh Shore. The Law and Order League took the matter in hand and were instru- mental in having a law passed at Springfield. makingit unlawful to sell “liquor within one and one~ eighth milesof Fort Sheridan. tbelaw dosing all saloons taking effect January 15!, 1908. The financial 9nd of flip «11 cm the neat Wonk cities touch other. does itch: and to reason that if Hichwuod iswipedoft the mp M W apart and parcel of Highfktid Park that we can control it end make it as law abiding u our‘m beaufiful ’city is twdav? l Im'oi we can. but can we do anything to change or better the conditions in Highvwood if not annexed? No. nothing. untjl she is amensbie to our laws and we have the" righNB Net“. fished: Shall webe endang- mug me; control at our own city by, 1.11an the balance 01,5m'cr We new? canton; ” - " ' ‘ fl 1:, yon-Ed be absurd to Ufinkminlv .much, u , it would add just one nmne "ward to our city with mu Aidevmen as aininn’eig‘ht which we now have { We 'w’ifl' mumps-endanker the contra! ufour dgy if we do not assume cutaway i; whole whenyelave the opptmfmftyl- \ «a w; Shall: ye be Mum Should we. under the drcummtiga, turn from them an! leave thgmr in “I present condition What: bzpbealed 20.": mnditiun whlch mldbe very much more idinrimu, mam city if not tuneful? We cancomrol Jligiwuud if. when but Cami Iii! a finmfior have t m :0 say. if mated to wutinue a two sepaâ€" Me dim ‘ ~ the gnaw 6! out city by havin'g‘mc odlum Md ki- Hixhwood RIM to”qu No, M if anncndghére .L Cmflnuedduhae 6 ' ‘ ry_at the $0“: next Tuesdnv. "we cannot say one word or interfere in the most itmot'e way in the a? fair: of Highwoc’xi, no matter how those affairs may be conducted. and no matter how the conduct a! aflain‘theée may affect our City. ' .‘I‘hree-tourths of the peofle in Highwood are in favor of annex;- tion and wilt vote for it. for the expresspurpose of getting away {tom the saioon element. because they say. it brings an nudeuimble class of. citizens among them who have no interests at stake. other than the gratification of their ap' petite; for liquor. and such a state of affairs has a tendency toikee‘n 3mm the vatue of real estate to the injury of the resntctable pm» petty owners, Caused by the mi? desirable class who have «tom. petty interests at stake And do not pay one dollar In taxes In Butlctin Mn 1 ”issued hYII manner of tithem. it is aimed. “shin we bé am mign hankmw municipnfity who“: debt: we wank! have m shimlder?" ’ The he! that we mid ream five limes who: we «quid have mm 'at the «on. and that an «arena em taxation maid be more Wan the coat of mm x ance‘ kfimy opinion. '