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f 12 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1923 Winnetka Weekly Talk ISSUED SATURDAY OF EACH WEEK by LLOYD HOLLISTER, INC. 1232 lentral Ave, Wilmette, Ill Telephone .............. Winnetka 38§ Telephone .............. Wilmette 1920 SUBSCRIPTION. .. ...82.00 A YEAR All communications must be ac- companied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication ahould reach the editor by Wednesday Boon to insure appearance in current sare. Resolutions of condolence, cards or thanks, obituary poetry, notices of entertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge will be made or a collection taken, will be charged for at regular advertising rates. Entered at .he postoffice at Winnet- ka, 1llinois, as mail matter of the sec- ne class, under the act of March 3, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1923 POLITICS AND BROOMS Because the hand that rocked the cradle was wont also to wield the broom, this piece of the house- hold equipment is placed by com- mon masculine consent in the hands of the woman who interests herself in politics. It is likewise a favorite symbol for the woman orator, be- cause she knows that her feminine audience will appreciate what she means. But every housewife knows that the broom is only an auxiliary in cleaning. It may be used quite en- ergetically and nothing good come of the effort. Without a free circu- lation of air, without the previous cleaning and covering of household furnishings and articles of decora- tion the flying dust arising from the strokes of the broom will do far more harm than good. Even germs that had decided to remain quiescent on the floor and in the remote corners are sent flying on dust aeroplanes into the noses and mouths of those hapless members of the household who chance to be in their way. The clean sweep in politics re- quires also some preliminary pro- ~ visions for the safety of the gen- eral public. . gin making the dust fly until there It is no good#%o be- jo ms been achieved those necessary Fi ® =: processes to make the sweeping business effective and beneficial. Bits of political dust must be dis- lodged from the accessories of the political household. Dark corners must be peered into and cleaned be- fore the major portion of the un- desirable matter in the obvious cen- ter of the floor is attacked. Enthusi- astic political housecleaners will do well to remember the order of the process of the domestic semi-annual upheaval. Otherwise our eyes will only be clouded by dust and our last estate be worse than our first. LOST FRIENDSHIP Friendship that appeared genu- ine in its nature was developed dur- ing the war period between the peo- ples of the Allied nations. Amer- icans felt that they had never real- ized the nobility of the French. The British discovered that there 1s much to admire in the American character. Under the surface we were all found to be pretty much alike, actuated by much the same motives, holding much the same ideals, serving much the same gods. No people has changed in the character of its people and yet the friendliness of four years ago is gone. Each government is suspicious of the other. Everybody is selfishly looking to his own financial and economical advantage, lacking the vision to see that all must prosper or none. All the good feeling of the war time has faded away. Fng- land and France are all but at each other's throats. British coal mines supply to Germany the fuel with which to carry on industrially the while France seeks coal by force of arms in the occupied territory. We are rather fond of heaping upon the head of the motorist all the crimes that are committed by reckless drivers. We cite the hum- ble pedestr- s as the constant suf- ferer fror 2 heartlessness of his fellow man who rides, forgetting that the man at the wheel will pres- ently have parked his car some- where and become one of the ped- estrians, and that the pedestrian, who has to scamper for his life, may be on his way around the cor- ner to get his own machine and join the motorists. We are all one and the same in this day of inex- pensive cars, now motorists, now pedestrians. INCOME TAX The revenue act of 1921 provides that an income tax return shall be filed by every person, married or single, whose gross income for the year 1922 was $5,000 or more. Broadly speaking, gross income includes all income received by the taxpayer dur- ing the year from salary or wages, or from "business, trade, profession or vocation," dealing in property, or the transaction of any business carried on for profit. Net income, upon which the tax is assessed: is gross income less certain specified deductions for business expenses, losses, bad debts, taxes, contributions. etc. Among the most important items in the returns of many taxpayers are the deductions for business expenses. In the case of a storekeeper, they include a reasonable allowance for salaries paid employees, amounts spent for advertising, premiums of insurance against fire or other business losses. the cost of water, light, heat and fuel used in his place of business, drayage and freight bills. A professional man, doctor or law- yer, may claim as deductions the cost of supplies used in the practice of his profession, expenses paid in the oper- ation and repair of an automobile used in making professional calls, dues to professional societies, sub- scriptions to professional journals, of- fice rent, and the cost of fuel, light, heat and water used in his office, and the hire of assistants. The farmer may deduct all amounts paid in the production, harvesting and marketing of crops, including labor, cost of seed and fertilizer pur- chased, cost of minor repairs to farm buildings (other than the dwelling. which is personal expense) the cost of small tools used up in the course of a year or two. Rent paid for a farm also is an allowable deduction. Deduction of personal or living ex- penses such as rent paid for a dwell- ing, hire of domestic servants, educa- tion of children, etc. is expressly al- lowed by the revenue act. Says Cost of Education Is Not Really On the Increase Tf one bought a peck of potatoes for 40 cents, and then some time later bought a bushel for $1.00, he could not say that the price of potatoes had gone up 400 per cent. In the first in- stance he paid four times as much money, but he got four times as many potatoes. On similar principles, President Da- vid Kinley says that the cost of edu- cation at the University of Illinois has not gone up. It's because more young men and women are getting an educa- tion. 2 + 3 Grace Forbes Frocks Making Remodeling Exclusive Models Room 217 Hoyburn Bldg. Davis Street, Evanston Tel. Ev. 7467 PROTECT YOUR CHILD'S SIGHT This is a suggestion of grave importance and deserves se- rious consideration. Be on the safe side as to your little one's eyes. An early examination is the advisable solution. Wrong glasses or the lack of them now, may cause endless trouble in later life. Our Ability Is Your Assurance of Satisfactory Service. Dr. O. H. BERSCH Optometrist Formerly Mgr. Opt. Dept. C. D. Pea- cock, Inc. 1177 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, Ill. For Appointment Phone Wil. 2766 or Residence Wilmette 1707 The percentage of increase for edu- | cational purposes, says President Kin- ley, is far less than the increased per- centage of enrollment. The expense is not increasing as fast as the in crease of the number of boys and girls desiring a college education. WILLYS-KNIGHT--OVERLAND $1,235.00 F. O. B. Toledo $525.00 SALES-ROOM SERVICE-STATION 1549 SHERMAN AVE. 1324-26 SHERMAN AVE. Phone Evanston 140 Phone Evanston 745 ] C. H. BRIGGS TALK ON "ALPS" rT TTI TL LLL re rr rE CE EE LE EE EE ET Le Circle Francais at New Trier THE ATLAS OIL BURNER High school is to hear a lecture on Alps," by Professor Glace, instructor Gravity feed--no noise, no dust, no ashes. Ten years in successful operation "The Alps," by Professor Glace, in- structor in French, March 1. Read the Want Ads 925 Central Avenue North Shore Sales Agency Phone Wilmerte 2302 | - Four Reasons Why You Should Buy Your Ford Car This Month I The unprecedented demand for Ford Cars throughout the winter months has taken the entire output of the Ford plants, indicating that the demand this Spring will be far in ex- cess of the production limit. II. Requirements for February, the month when preparations are under way for Spring busi- ness, called for 148,407 Cars--MORE THAN 24,000 IN EXCESS OF THE NUMBER THAT CAN POSSIBLY BE PRODUCED. III. Ford dealers: are already specifying future delivery dates on Ford Products because there - are no reserve stocks. IV. Your order placed now will protect you against delay or dissappointment later on-- IT IS THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN BE AS- SURED OF REASONABLY PROMPT DELIVERY. 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