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4 LT CT m= WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1917 Winnetka Weekly Talk ISSUED FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK by The Lake Shore Publishing Company 20 Prouty. Annex, Winnetka, IIL Telephone Winnetka 388 SUBSCRIPTION. ........ $1.00 A YEAR Strictly in advance Address all communications to the Winnetka Weekly Talk, Winnetka, IlL Anonymous communications will be passed to the waste basket. The same applies to rejected manuscript unless return postage is enclosed. Articles for publication should reach this office by Tuesday afternoon to insure appear- ance in current issue. Resolutions of condolence, card of thanks, obituary poetry, notices of en- tertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge will be made or a collection taken, will be charged for at regular advertising rates. Entered in the postoffice at Winnetka, Illinois, as mail matter of the second class, under the act of March 3, 1879. FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1917 Front Window and Back Door Patriotism. The announcement of the plan of the government to enlist the women in an anti-waste campaign through the circulation for signature of pledge cards which is the promise to follow, in every way pos- sible, the directions and advice of the food administrator in the con- duct of household affairs, seems to put the burden of the saving of food through the elimination of waste up- upon on the shoulders of the women of the country. Ninety per cent of our food materials pass through the hands of the women, it is said, and the correction of wasteful methods of handling appears to be their im- mediate, patriotic task. But the men p-- will idve a part in the achievement Ea > = of the purpose of the campaign, if it "is achieved. Women manage their homes, for the most part, as they think the men "of the household wish to have it done. Meals are based upon the tastes of the male member far more than upon the individual likings of the women and children. The men will find their part in the sacrifice entailed by the elimination of what is called wasteful use of food ma- terials through a cheerful acquies- cence in the establishment of a re- gime of simplicity in culinary mat- ters. A successful adoption of simple living, with or without high think- ing, will not be the portion of the women alone. Woman's particular part in the for- warding of the food conservation work will lie in studying the ques- tion of substitutions, the problem of bringing about somewhat similar re- sults from different ingredients, the finding of new combinations of food which shall serve the purpose of sat- isfying the inner man and of being, at the same time, a little pleasing to the aesthetic taste. This is the time of times for the women of America to discover the secret of economy is not by any means synonymous with going without, But means mak- ing the very best use possible of the materials at hand. Many windows will be decorated with the cards which the govern- ment is to issue to members of this new United States Food association. It will be the obligation of every woman who thus registers her in- tention to do her part towards win- ning the war by the economy which may be effected in the household, to see to it that the intent of the pledge is carried out. It will mean per- sonal supervision of the marketing and cooking of the food, as well as of the disposal of the "left overs." The house that shows a window card signifying membership in the order of economical over-flowing garbage pail in the back housewives and an will be known to shelter a woman whose patriotism is not of the type which shows itself in sacrifice but rather in the things which entail no effort personal and make a public show. ESE Es ES Ey Suffrage Here and Abroad. The women of England have all but secured the coveted privilege of suffrage as a result of the long years of education of the men upon the subject of the woman's right to a voice in the government under which she lives and of the demonstration ernment on the question of suffrage. which the British .women have given since the war began of their devo- tion to the country, their capability to serve it and their recognition of the superiority of patriotic claims over plans for the advancement of the cause of suffrage. . There can be no shadow of doubt as to the immediate cause of the change of heart of the British gov- The political conditions have not ma- terially changed in this particular. The numerical preponderance of wo- men over men in the realm has been increased by the war and the fear of petticoat domination should have been likewise stimulated. The new attitude of the authorities towards the cause of the women can be at- tributed to only one thing, the posi- tion which women have taken and held during these three hard years since war began. In sharp contrast with the policy of the militant suffragets in England is the conduct of their here. imitators The demonstration of the suf- fragists in Washington at the time of the arrival of the Russian mission offered no argument for the exten- sion of the right to a part in the gov- ernment. It was more like the prank of the irresponsible college boy than the work of mature women trying to impress upon men in positions of authority the injustice of withhold- ing the privilege of suffrage from women, because they are as compe- tent to discharge the duties of cit- izenship as are men. An appeal has recently been made for funds with which to carry on the suffrage work in Washington. Most suffragists, those women who look seriously upon the forwarding of the cause of suffrage, will not be in- clined to advance money into hands which are employed in the perpetu- ation of pranks such as the display of the banner advising the Russian mission that the United States is deceiving Russia. An endeavor to complicate our relations with the un- stable Russia of today is not indica- tive of that responsibility which suf- fragists wish to be impressed upon the men who hold the votes which will give or withhold the enfran- chisement of women. = Pe En Py Not a Charity But a Business. There is some disposition to look upon. the claims of the Red Cross as the appeal of a charity upon the strings of the well-to-do. Nothing is further from being true. The Red Cross is no more a charity than is war. purse Both have grown out of necessities; both must be upheld by the people generally. The one creates the need for the other. Giv- ing for the Red Cross is no more a philanthropy than paying the tax which will be levied for the prosecu- tion of the war. The one is left vol- untary, the other made obligatory through law. There is no measure of difference between the moral obliga- tion of a people at war to give of their utmost for the effectiveness of both. War creates the waste of the bat- tlefield. The Red Cross makes that waste as little as possible, brings the healing hand to the wounded and the sick. It is the expenditure of money for the redemption of the evil wrought by war. It is the call upon the people to save out of the devas- tation of war the human material which would, without surgical help, be lost to the country. They Govern Themselves. An experiment is to be tried in the Wilmette playground tRis season in the institution of a system of self- government for the children. A min- iature village, with officials, courts, and all the legislative and judicial de- partments of government, will be es- tablished and the children put upon their own mettle in the management of their own affairs in the play- ground. It is probable that many parents will keep a weather eye out for the con- ditions under which their children find recreation, particularly at the outset of the season and the begin- But the experiment is well worth the trying for the benefit it will be to the young people through sense of responsibility for their own conduct and the acquaintance it will nings of the new system. the creation of a breed with governmental forms. eg Ey Ey Ey The Call for Volunteers. The President has issued a call for 70,000 volunteers, between the ages of eighteen and forty, for the regu- lar army, single men whose positions in industry are not vital to the wel- fare of the country. This is the class of men who should first enter into the service of their 'country. Unencumbered by family and business responsibility, they have minds freer for devotion to the cause for which we are fighting. Their de- parture to the front leaves no de- pendents upon the community, throws no "hardship upon women who are rearing children. The unmarried man has failed in his duty to his country in many ways. This is his opportunity to make up for the good which he has received without paying his part towards the community life. It is his opportunity to prove that it is not mere selfish indifference to society, or love of ease which has kept him without | family ties. It is his chance to show that he is not inclined to receive all and give nothing. = EE EES CHARACTERISTIC New York Post It is possible that the authenticity "of the telegram which Kaiser Wil- helm is said to have sent to the de- posed King of Greece may be ques- tioned. Not everything which has come from Berne by wireless has been verified. And the phrase about Germany's "mailed fist," with "further aid from Almighty God," has a sus- picious look--as if somebody had put down what he thought the Emperor would write. But the dwelling upon the outrage to you and your dy- nasty" is at least characteristic. The whole thought was of King Constan- tine's sacred person and house. Not a word agout the violated Constitu- tion of Greece, or the dismissed par- liament, or of popular dissatisfaction, or of the revolt headed by Venizelos and representing an unquestioned majority of the people of Greece. It has been a bad year for kings and czars, and may yet prove to be for kaisers. m= EE Ey LESE MAJESTE Philadelphia Bulletin "There will be no more trials for lese majeste in Russia," Shinsky ,editor of the Novoe Vremya, in a lecture in Chicago. "Lese anyway, seemed to me ridiculous. said Ivan majeste, always It always reminded me of the pdliceman who was asked: "*'Officer, what's the charge against this prisoner?' " 'Impersonating a policeman, you honor.' "'Impersonating a policeman, eh?' "Yes, your honor. He held up his hand and stopping an automobile, in- stead of letting it run over him." One of This Century's Greatest Achievements in Mouth Hygiene! Soluble Avatol, the only Dentifrice Containing Soluble Grit--Read What This Means to you-- Save Your Teeth--Save Your Gums! The introduction of a soluble dental cream--Soluble Avatol--having the well-known cleansing properties of avatol, is regarded as one of the most important achieve- ments of this century in the field of oral prophylaxis (hygiene of the mouth). It is the result of years of ex- perience and experimenting by a practicing dentist. No thoughtful person who reads the following facts will fail to appreciate their importance. 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