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it Theodore Roosevelt used to tell us to hit the line hard, but about now hitting the rug hard with that beatâ€" ing stick willâ€"\please the housewives If the crooks would take all the enâ€" Tomke. fare Arnine manes o mic into This year Memorial Day, May 80, falls on Sunday, and by proclamation the governor of Illinois, and the govâ€" ernors of practitally all other states, have set apart Monday, May 31,, as the day to be observed as Memorial Day this year. In many cities and towns: throughout â€" the country . there will be addresses on patriotic subjects, parade of iqr veterans and decoraâ€" tion with flowers of graves of fallen heroes. : ~><(| ? f Friday, May 28, at 2:30 p. m., the members will meet at the Highwood school when ‘:vfl“l‘tbe“ flags, made by the chapter, ‘be ted to the school by Mrs. Stweli Truax. May 30 Is Sunday and Proclamaâ€" tion Fixes Following Day For Ceremonies MEMORIAL DAY WILL Regent, Mrs, Norman G. Lenington; corresponding secretary, Mrs. H. B. Roberts; treasurer, Mrs. Wilford C. Shipnes; registrar,; Mrs. William C. Egan; assistant registrar, Mrs. A. O. Mason; historian, Mrs. Sewell Truax; chaplain, Mrs. Joseph F. Leaning; diâ€" rectors, Mrs, Erastus R. fihelpl,.tbo retiring regent and (Mts. Gordon Buchanan. . f } The North Shore Chapter ofâ€" the Daughters of the American Revolution met at the home of Mrs. J. B. Garâ€" nett on South Linden avenue, Thursâ€" day, May 13. « A report of the national: convention held in Washington, April 19 to 26, was given by Mrs. Ross J, Beatty. Officers elected for the coming year are as follows: ELECT OFFICERS OF D. A. R. THURSDAY Delegates Report on Nat‘l. Conâ€" vention; Present Flags to. Highwood School Executive ‘committeeâ€"Mr./ Lewis, chairman; Mr. Kelly, Mr. Wood, Mr. Morris, Mr. Neumann. â€"Membership committeeâ€"Mr. Dingle, chairman; Mr. Butz, Mr. Roger 8. Vail, Mrs. Bliss, Mrs. Donald 8. Boynton, Mrs. Beyfarth. General ‘ entertainment committeeâ€"Mr. Degenhardt, chairâ€" man; . Mr, Wood, Mr.: Walker, Mrs. Brooke Anderson, Mrs. Henry L. Glidâ€" den, Mrs. Geo. B. Hart; subâ€"committee for Monday evening entertainment, Mr. Carl L. Odell, chairman; Mr. Carâ€" leton M. Vail, Mr. G. W. Peck, Mr. Brooke Anderson. . Subâ€"committee for card parties, personnel to be anâ€" nounced , later. Subâ€"committee for childrens‘ parties, personnel to be anâ€" nounced later. â€" Subâ€"committee for publicity, Mr. Degenhardt, chairman; Mr. W. H. Barker, Mr. Dingle, Mr.‘ Walker. Civic committee, Mr. Xavier Vigeant, chairman; Mrs. W. C. Shipâ€" nes, Mrs. R. AfiSur Wood, Mr. Rolland Hastings, Mr. G, E. Bligs. Building and grounds committee, Mr. Geo. B. lxhrt, chairman; Mr. Morton R. avor, Mrs, A. H. EW’ Mr., W. H. Barker. | + At â€"the recent mseting of °the Highland Park club, Mr. Geo. H. Morâ€" ris was elected sectretary. The followâ€" ing committees were also approved: Those In Charge of :Actlvities Appointed at Recent Meetâ€" 4 ing of Board * Tok Chatgent .. .. Fe Anspach Bros., ......... Post Office ................. H. P. Notion Store .. HIGHLAND PARK CLUB COMMITTEES NAMED A meeting of the league managers will be held tonight at 8:00 o‘clock at ;l; North Shore Gas egmpuny’- of. Friday two evenly matched teams will meet. The post ,and the Anspach ‘brothers, Both are tied for second place. t foul _‘ Monday the gas house added anâ€" other victory to their string when they trimmed the H. P. Notion store 80 to 18. The game was never in doubt and the way they ran the bases it looked like a track mei The Tuesday. game een Fells Clothiers and Patten Colts was called off on account of rain, it will be played off today. | Inâ€"one of the closest and best beat ‘out the Patten Colts 3 to 2 in a fast game. The Patten Colts were not getting the breaks or they would have "won. King, their pitcher, held the gas house gang to four scatterâ€" ed hits. Rogan and Lang starred for the Colts by their‘sensational fielding. IThe Martin brothers, Sam and Hap, were the main cogs for the gas house. Sheahen, who is not their regular pitcher, was given good support. INDOOR LEAGUE HAS ° © SEVERAL GOOD GAMES Results of Play During the Past Week; Matches Scheduled for BE QOBSERVED MAY 31| The boys couldn‘t #pade up the garâ€" Todayâ€"and Tomorrow Standing of Teams 500 FOR SA Fâ€"10925 Tudor Ford sedan ; many extiras including front and rear bumpers, auâ€" tomatie winthhl‘d‘v.l‘ur. spot â€"light and baiâ€" loon ~tires : bargn $400. â€"Cash or terms. Address ."J. 91"% Press office. â€" \ Afind Midâ€"week services every.: Wednesâ€" day night for old and young. § 8:00 Evening services.. The service of music was postponed one week owâ€" ing to illness. . Second street near Laurel ave J. G..Finkbeiner, minister 9:45 Sunday school, session. 11:00 Morning worship. . S message and special music. _\ ~.~BETHANY *# + EVANGELICAL CHURCH + den without hurting their backs, but nomchinjurrywilloeeurwhenthcy use the spade to dig worms for bait. The old folks can‘t win any foot races, but it will be hard to beat them in the penmanship contests. Total enrollm@ht .......~=>..~1,316,038 (Data for school year ending 1924) With the county as a real factor in school support, educational opportunâ€" ities as well as the unequal tax burâ€" dens borne by wealth would be someâ€" what equalized. : 8. _ How many pupils are in the Illinois public common â€"schools? Kindergartens, enrolling ...;. . 51,424 Elsmentary schools, enroll‘g 1,046,874 High schools, enrolling ........ 217,740 The voter of theâ€"backward section of the county is a voter of the county as well as of the state. It is the duty of ‘the county to be ‘interested in the educatinal support of all of its schools; "for the goed of all, all the schools should be good." 10890 ........03,8% . 1896 ........ 5.9% 1866 ........17.2 1906 ........ 8.8 1876 .....11.8 1916 ........ 8.99 1886 ........ 9.8 1920 ........ 8.48 «1. |Does the county help contribute to school support? . &7 The county can ‘hardly be regarded as a contributor to educational supâ€" port in Ilinois. In1 24 states the com ties contril a larger share of ach(fi 1 revenue than both county and state combined in Illinois. The state school fund has formed the following percentages of total school expenditures for the grades and high school: 7 1856 ........65.8% . 1896 ........ 5.9% 1866 ........17.2 1906 ........ 8.8 1876 .....11.8 1916 ........ 8.99 1886 ........ 9.8 1920 ........ 8.48 OMA . 321. i0 c 1. 10012 ht c 1 0 0fi innitcinat : 6.. What part of the cost of the common schools does the state pay? ed valuation is far greater. The asâ€" sessed valuation per teacher is over two hundred times as great in one rural school as it is in another. +/ Therefore, to avoid gross inequalâ€" ities in educational opportunities and in tax burdens placed upon local disâ€" tricts, the state needs to assume its due responsibility in school support rather than shift such responsibility upon the local districts. The assessed valuation per pupil of school age is six times as great in on@ of the counties as it is in another; among cities the difference in assessâ€" Without considerable state aid in equalizing the abilities of the richer and poorer sections, many districts &re junable to provide‘ good schools, and thousands of children are denied the boasted American ‘chance â€"â€" a good education. fexg 5.. Why are schook opportunities without state aid not equal in variâ€" ous ‘districts? MRX 4. Why do states pay part of the cost of schools? ? | Because education of all the people benefits all the state. f Yes, every state pays some part of school. costs. "Thirtyâ€"three states pay from state funds a larger share than does Illinois; nineteen states pay moreé than twice the percentage of school costs that our: state governâ€" ment bears. . J M It must be essentially a state sysâ€" tem in order to provide for every boy and girl an education so that the:â€"peoâ€" ple of. the ‘state ‘may govern themâ€" selves successfully and preserve their freedom. 8. Do ot?r states pay part of the cost of ‘their schools? Created by constitutional provisâ€" ions, governed under uniform ~state laws, and supported by public funds levied under state laws, the school system is essentially a state system. The constitution of Illinois states in Section 1 of Article VIII: "The General Assembly shall provide a thorough andl ‘éfficient system of free schools whereby all_children of this state may receive ~a good common school â€" education." s 2. Is our school system essentially a district, city, county, or a state sysâ€" tem? Nes Recae en ~ There has been issued recently by the Illinois State Teachers‘ ; associaâ€" tion a "Public School Catechism for the %m of Illinois, containing in question and answer form much valuâ€" able information about the schools of our tab.” Principal R. L. Sandâ€" wick ‘has called attention to this bookâ€" let : and emphasized its importance, and Tmss, at his suggestion, will print time to time, fg-mmpsmot questions . and answers from this ”ml "_: t 4 9 . Here is the first group: 1. What are public ‘schools? | * Schools (maintained under public control and supported by public taxâ€" ation to offer at public expense an education to every child of school age. Booklet Issued by State Teachâ€" ers Assn. Contains Matter Public Should Know SsCHOOL CATECHISM GMVES INFORMATION TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY Hibiioly en vare. is Wl ib mcndsone. s 2 1896 1906 1916 1920 Laurel avenue Special The Building of the High School Bungalow was not a money making proposition. The work is finishedâ€" the boys have had their e enceâ€" and as it now remains to e: of the property to close the year‘s work, the price hag been made exceedingly attractive. °_ & F. B. WILLIAMS ; LOCATION A largé, south front, corner lot adâ€" Eeent'to the High "échool Athletic eld, with a tg:munent view . across &; v,‘l'ley to woods and "Sunset" on $ i SS p o bye 4 An attractive layoutâ€"large living room with fireplace; a dandy sun parâ€" lor with South exposure; a convenient kitchen with the best of plumbing, builtâ€"in cabinets, ete.: . > â€" This new home was lmilt'.nl‘;{l the High School classes in the ding Trades under the most Expert Bupe;- Unusual OPPORTUNITY to BUY a NEW FIVEâ€"ROOM BUNGALOW The Highland Park Boy Scouts are Anvited to attend the Pearl Theatre Sunday afternoon, to witness the start of the new serial, "The Radio Detecâ€" tive" which is endorsed by the Boy Scouts of America. Douglas Fairâ€" banks in "The Three Musketeers" will be the feature picture. ‘ The members are urged to attend in uniform.. F. B. Williams A dispatch from Springfield, dated May 17, says that Secretary of State Louis L. Emmerson has issued artiâ€" cles of incorporation to the Chicago Tube Transit Railway Co., of Chicago. The capitalization is $250,000. _ ‘The purpose is to construct a railroad from Chicago to Waukegan in Lake Counâ€" ty and Wheeling in Cook County, and to Wheaton and Jolict from Chicago. The incorporators are W. J. Newman, T. W. Gayer, J. P..Carroll, and Wil liam O‘Brien, all of Chivago, and Timothy Carroll of River Forest., BOY SCOUTS TO BE . GUESTS AT THEATRE NEW RAILROAD PROJECT GIVEN INCORPORATION John Stewart died May 16, ‘&.:5 Railroad ‘Men‘s Mome, He was ¢ 67 years, five months and 27 days. Burial was in Evergreen cemetery, in Cook County. h } Roger Swenson, infant son of ‘MrÂ¥. and Mrs. Axel Swenson, Palmer ave> nue, Highwood, died Satu % a 15, aged five months and 18 days. The funeral was held Tuesday, May 17, and burial: was in the Mooney cemetery, P " Dominic Minorini, aged. 10 m&tx and one day, infant son of Mr.‘"a Mrs. A. Minorini, 418 lchpnlei%’l’Y- enue, died on Saturday, May 15, of pneumonia. The funeral was held on Sunday, May 16, and burial was in the All Saints cemetery, â€"| uol old Sons of, A. Minorini and Axel Swanson Taken; Death at TWO INFANTS DIE IN > \. "PAST WEEK: ONE ADULT Phone 444 NOT BUILT FOR PROFIT ~_ Liability Insurance. Liability is the most danâ€" gerous word in the dictionâ€" ary. To you it may spell ruin, debt, disaster. See this Agency today about your Liability Insurance. SEND YOUR DRY CLEANING, RUGS AND DRAPERIES TO THE RELIABLE LAUNDRY. DRY CLEANERS AS WELL A LAUNDERERS. CHECK up on your Public worl i smtals ne ED RE T Jile 5386 Central Avenue Phone Highland Park 2360 Real Estate THIS. WEEK‘S SPECIAL REICHARDT THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS, HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS BARGAIN PRICE MARTIN Rail Men‘s Home INSURANCE| at 388 Central AS Murray&Terry REALTORS Have large list of improved and vacant property, all sections, at reaâ€" sonable prites. See us before buying. « Buite 35â€"37 W, Jackson Blyd. ; Phone Harrison 0768 _ Highland Park office at «Bheridan and ‘Central Telephone Highland Park 69 We have a comilete up to date listing of all houses and vacant in Highland Park and vicinity. â€" Consult us before making your next u'?urchue We will be able to assist you. Phones H. P. 723â€"J, 2131 Fine location, one block from lake, beautiful trees. Price $100 per foot, nearby property priced at $150.00 per foot. a +7 20 FOR SALE â€".| _ _| BARGAIN IN SHERIDAN RD. LOT© ht 1. HINE & HINE rm. 2nd flat, Highwood ... rm. house, Beach st., Highland Park, furnished‘ ..:.....;....}............ rm. house, Prairie av., Highâ€" Urged that our man power must be mobilized in case of war, and the girls say it should be mobilized now to do its duty at the dances. f Generally agreed that political parâ€" ties are necessary, or how would the poli?chm get jobs if there weren‘t any REAL ESTATE > AUTO AND FIRE INSURANCE Phone 444 RENTING REAL mmfi LOANS and INSURANCE bâ€"room bungalow, furnished. 3 bedrooms. To Nov. 1st. $125.00 FOR RENT !.!} . 7â€"room house on â€" Sheridan Road; hot water heat; 100 foot lot; $125.00 per mo. .. | _ _ â€"6â€"rpom home; 8 bed m'gsu; furnace heat; garage; lot * 140; nicely hndmpeé.;;z blocks to main stations; at a balplin price of $10,500. Terms, _ lssfi'fi“&lfém”?n.m \â€"â€" * Phaone 240 _ W. W. BARTLETT Real Estate R E A L ES TA TE F. A. TUCKER REICHARDT FARM LANDS FOR Yacant and Improved acant an . Property in Highland Park and Vicinity EVERYTHING IN REAL y â€" RSBTATE ;‘ . Real Buys ARE SCARCE ONCE IN A LIFETIME 515 Oakwood Ave. Phone H. P. 670 MARTIN Chicago Office FOR SALE FOR RENT AND IN8SURANCE 388 Central $160 B/PRESS WANT ADS BRING RESULTS $90 $65 DC â€"32€ | EV ANSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE â€"â€"you can re_â€"y on a fike corner lot in a location where property always conâ€" ue to increase in value. ¢ B i rge cheerful.living room with open fireplace. . music or library. VcryaMyoMroou. 8. tmost‘convenieflkhchuwifllmddmy. dry baseâ€" ent, fine hot water huthg)pllnt, laundry and closets, i\.nallmyeither'uabnedrnhmt. can be arâ€" nged. 4 s | FREDERICK L. NEFF & _‘ _ _ NORTH SHORE REAL ESTA 16â€"18 North Sheridan Road _ Highland Wh.‘:'. %.Q:.Ml‘flm But still |u ith, Lk 100 hWimnke skillfully entangled in JMB1 M SATURDAY ONLY u&?;‘fixw_rfi%a‘x«-u Bs Dick" _â€" the white whale â€"â€" the elusive one. 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