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14 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1924 Winnetka Weekly Talk y LLOYD HOLLISTER, INC. 1222 Central Ave. Wilmette, Ill. 'Telephone "........... Winnetka 2000 Telephone .. _........ Wilmette 1920 SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR All communications must be accom- panied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication should reach the editor by Thursday noon to insure appearance in current issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards 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 at regular advertising rates. Entered at the post office at Win- netka, Illinois, as mail matter of the } Second class, under the act of March . 3 SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1924 Depress the Tracks. Give the Business Men Fair Play. Build a New Village Hall. : Enforce the Traffic Laws. Build the Truck Road. - Vete at Every Election. WHO ELECTS THEM? Who elects the bad men? Why is it that even though the sentiment of most citizens is strongly against graft and mis- government, still time after time bad men are elected? Why are incompetent candidates put into office and good men snowed un- der at the polls? It is obviously because "good" citizens are very often theoret- ically good, not practically good. The supporters of the weak can- didates usually have something concrete at stake while their op- ponents are merely emotionally troubled by the thought of graft, etc. The "bad" citizens vote ; the "good" citizens are not inter- ested. Is it not true, then, that poor candidates are elected by indif- ferent "good" citizens? Tt is cer- tainly a well-known fact that political henchmen count on this indifference to further their own cause. If only a very small per- centage of the well-intentioned Y=. ~Voters go to the polls on April 8, | our notorious state administra- on tion will be put into power again. Let us set a good example to the whole country by going to the: polls 1000 PER CENT STRONG ON APRIL 8! GOOD LOSSES It's good that some things are lost; not merely misplaced, but irretrievably lost. Usually a loss 13 not good. People feel sad about it. But then again some losses are welcomed. Did you read of the burglar who, some weeks ago, lost his kit of tools in Kenilworth? He didn't lose them in the sense that he didn't know where they were. He knew that he had left them behind, but he didn't care to come back and get them. Well, this is what might be called a good loss. The burglar is better off minus his tools, and so are his prospec- tive victims. Many a human body has been relieved by the loss of its tonsils or appendix. These undesirable members were poisoning the en- tire organism, and it's good that they're gone. They used up nourishment that would have strengthened the good organs. Good-bye to these bad organs and good riddance! Many men leave public office, and nobody is sorry. They have been feeding on the body politic, vicious grafts sucking out the life juices that should have gone to the useful members. The go- ing of such men is a good loss. Illinois needs losses of this sort. TOWNSHIP HIGHWAYS What do you know about the i roads of the township of New Trier outside of the villages? Have you read thoughtfully the annual report of the highway commissioner H. H. Sherer? It contains a number of interesting items. For example: In the past two years enough money has been saved from the Road and Bridge tax to build a mile of concrete road. For the year 1923 the commis- sioner requested and received a | reduction from 66 cents to 50 cents in the tax rate for road and bridge tax purposes. Lake Avenue is now paved with concrete from Ridge Ave- nue to Waukegan Road. Willow Street likewise is now concreted from Hibbard Road to the May- fair branch of the Northwestern Line. The total expenses for the year were about $69,000. The balance on hand on December 31, 1923, was $10,648. It's good to know that while we in the villages are going about our regular occupations the high- way commissioner is doing ef- ficient work on our township roads. TAKE WARNING! The secretary of the state of Illinois informs us that "each year approximately 1,800 persons are killed and twice that number injured in railroad crossing acci- dents." He makes it plain that any driver who fails to come to a full stop at-a sign erected at the ap- proach to an extra hazardous crossing is a criminal and, as such, subject to suitable punishment. And even at a crossing that is not very dangerous the driver should not cross until he has looked up and down the track for 500 feet and observed no train approaching. If a train is com- ing, WAIT! DRIVE SAFE AND SAVE LIFE! "LIVE AT YOUR BEST" The topic above is to be dis- cussed at the Older Boys' Con- ference which is to be held at the First Congregational church of Wilmette on March 29 and 30. The topic reminds us of what we've always believed, namely that one's best picture was a picture of one when he was at his best. This meeting is to be a Y. M. C. A. gathering, and all north shore young men, or older boys, are invited to be present. If there is any one thing for which the "Y" is notable it is for its insistence on the possibility of improving one's intelligence and character. REFLECTIONS When you are well out of hear- ing what do your acquaintances say about you? It isn't worth much to know what your friends say about you; they're usually blind in one eye. But your ac- quaintances--what do they say about you? Do you suppose that they regard you as one who thinks a little too highly of himself? Or if you are a lady do they say, "She's like her mother, don't you know: somewhat hasty in con- demning people, and a trifle un- derbred. Besides, I suspect that she tries awfully hard to be clever?" It's difficult to see ourselves as others see us. It's such a strain on the imagination to look at ourselves! And even after we have in a certain sense got our- selves objectified, we still look from a prejudiced point of view. Burns makes it quite plain to us that if we could only see our- selves as others see us it might put us on the road to self-correc- tion. And Reade, the novelist, suggests that we put ourselves in the place of others. The Golden Rule, also, advises self-examin- ation. Good, we say, but how, when I see my reflection in the mirror, can I also see the fellow that's doing the looking? However, it can be done. We can introspect. Even though the looking within is not a looking at the present but rather an observ- ing of the immediate past, still this observation is accurate. We know when we have spoken harshly to a friend or when we have done a disgusting thing or when we have failed to do our best. One of the prime factors in in- telligence is the ability to criti- cize one's self. The less of that ability one has the less his intel- ligence. What a change would come over the world if all who have this power would exercise it twice as much as they now do! E.F. BRADY Will Do Your Carpenter Repairs Cheaply and Promptly Estimates Furnished Phone Winnetka 381 SLIP COVERS COMPITTPE Abso- lute Davenport Satis- $11.00 fasion Chair uar- anteed $6.50 Also a wonderful selection of im- ported Coverings at a tremendous reduction due to our wide expe- rience in the making of Covers, en- abling us to give you superior quality. GOLLIN BROS. Formerly With Mandel Bros. Call or Write 713 MAIN ST. EVANSTON Phone Evanston 6121 ROOFING | over the Old Shingles ESTIMATES FREE NORTH SHORE | : | 8 ROOF CRAFTERS Incorporated 04 342 Davis St. Park Ave. Evanston Glencoe Phone 7026 Phone 166 || Model Dealer Get your 1924 Model Car from a 1924 HE 1924 automobile dealer will be a specialist in 1924 auto- motive transportation problems. He will know and fully under- stand the radical specification changes reflected in 1924 cars. He will be prepared with ample expert knowledge and new equip- ment to service 1924 models. He will be bigger, more capa- ble, and more able to serve the needs of the local car owner. He will meet increasing transportation needs of his com- munity with an increasing measure of skill and responsibility. Such is our creed. Dodge Brothers Motor Cars Phone Winnetka 165 Wills Sainte Claire Motor Cars { NORTH 50 N LINE 'S/ The Charles A. Coffin Medal awarded to the North Shore Line for distinguished contri- bution to the develop- men! of electrical transportation for the convenience of the public and the benert of the industry. Elm Street Travelers will find it a ready servant for long or short distance. There is a train whenever you want one. Winnetka Passenger Station Telephone Winnetka 963 Fulfilling a Civic Need THE North Shore Line is an important part of the founda- tion on which grows the industrial prosperity and civic progress of the territory it serves. Its fast, frequent and comfortable service is instrumental in bringing to its com- munities new citizens, new homes and new industries. In anticipating the future needs of its ever growing patronage, the North Shore Line is constantly adding new equipment, providing new stations and developing new ability to maintain and improve the comfortable and convenient service which is making possible a greater and more prosperous north shore. 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