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10 WINNETKA WEEKLY TAIK. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1924 ° formed the habit of helping an|ease he could get the glasses|probably find just what you want| Miss Ruby Badger, superintendent of Winnetka Weekly Talk erring one to improve. when they were ready. Then ; i the Park Ridge School for Girls was by LLOYD HOLLISTER, INC. 1222 Central Ave. Wilmette, Ill Telephone ...v.:.:ir.. Winnetka 2000 Teléphome ...v...:.s.4. 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 gocond class, under the act of March .: 1879. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1924 Depress the Tracks. Give the Business Men Fair Play. Build a New Village Hall. Enforce the Traffic Laws. Build the Truck Road. LIEUT. MARTIN Early last week Lieutenant John Martin of Winnetka passed away. It seems to us who have known him many years as if he had merely gone on a vacation. Somehow we still expect to see him working around the place as he used to on a Saturday after- noon, raking the leaves or mow- ing the lawn. Soon after sunrise when we were turning over to take a last little nap we've heard Mr. Martin stepping along on his way to the early train. In the evening we have often walked home with him from the six o'clock express. He was a strong, quiet man, a kind neighbor, always able and willing to give helpful advice or lend a hand. When we needed him we found a friend indeed. He said little but was none the less affable and cheerful. And now he has gone far away. Those who knew him will never forget John Martin, one of na- ture's, noblemen. ' | RESPONSIBILITY "An irresponsible person," says a recent writer on ethics, "is one who, like an idiot or a lunatic, will not recognize plain facts, and is impervious to sane argu- ment. You cannot hold him re- sponsible simply because the at- tempt will not work." What this really amounts to is this: A responsible person is not responsible for the past. He is responsible for the future. Re- sponsibility is not a question of what he HAS done but of what he CAN do. No matter what he HAS done, no matter what he promises to do in the future, if he cannot improve himself, he is not responsible, which means he should not be held responsible. Who are not responsible? Babies, animals, and insane peo- ple. They can not recognize plain facts and are impervious to sane argument. They have not the power of self-improvement. It is useless to try to hold them responsible. They cannot pos- sibly come up to your expecta- tions. The motive for holding in- dividuals responsible is desire of their future improvement. You want to see them better in the coming days. You let them know that you are holding them respon- sible. You do this in the hope that they will make an attempt to do better. It seems to us a grave error to think that holding somebody accountable means primarily power to punish that person if he goes wrong. In substance what is often said is as follows: I held you responsible. You failed. Therefore 1 shall punish you. The conclusion is unsound. It should be, therefore I shall figure out a better way of get- ting you to improve. Two much stress is laid on punishment. Too little on finding good means of causing growth. We admire every older person and person in authority, like a judge or superior officer, who has broken his habit of praising and blaming, and instead has FIRE! Don't start something that you can't stop. Once we raked up some leaves and made a huge pile of them in the alley. We then applied a match, and it was no time be- fore the willing breeze had trans- formed what was a mere pile of leaves into a roaring bonfire. Just here we made a mistake. In- stead of standing guard until all danger of the fire's spreading had passed we answered the call of the dinner-bell. When we returned to the alley we found to our great surprise and consternation that dried leaves in the shrub border had caught fire and had already de- stroyed several full-grown bar- berry bushes. The next time we burn leaves we shall remain on the scene un- til the very last leaf has shriveled into its final blackness. We urge others -to profit by our experience and stand by any fire they start until it can no longer do harm. A fire beyond control is the devil's own agent of destruction. Keep your outdoor fires well within your control. ALL DOWN! No sooner are the safety is- lands set up at Sheridan road and Kenilworth avenue than along comes a wild automobile and down they go again. Some gay driver, when he comes within seeing distance of these two lone- ly lamp-posts, must imagine them tenpins waiting to be toppled over. We have often bowled merrily along Sheridan, feeling the pos- sibility of eliminating these twin Kenilworth guardians. But we have never yet exceeded the pos- sibility. And now comes a man from Fvanston and demolishes the posts. According to the police record his car traveled 105 feet after it struck the first one. Our friend insists that his speed at the time was only 20 miles per hour. It's worse than any prob- lem put to us in descriptive ge- ometry to represent graphically these three factors: (1) Two posts down; (2) 105 feet from first post: (3) 20 miles per hour. Could there be a fourth factor? Possibly he -- Impossible! He lived in Evanston. TRY HIM We know of a man who had the idea that if he needed glasses he'd have to go to the Loop to get them. This idea was not the result of long and careful consid- eration but held by him simply as a matter of habit. He looked at it this way: The glasses he was wearing came from a Loop doctor and if he wanted new ones he'd naturally have to go to the same doctor. The time came when he found it necessary to be refitted with glasses. When could be go to the doctor's office? He never went to the Loop except on Sat- urdays and even then not regu- larly. He was working in a north shore town. Suddenly the idea occurred to him, Why not try the eye-doctor in the town where he was working? It would take comparatively little time and trouble. And with the same Watch for Dean Electric Shop's Electro-Serve Here Next Week arose the question, Will this local man give satisfaction? He in- quired of others who were wear- ing glasses furnished by the local eve-man. They were well satis- fed. So he made the trial, and he too was satisfied. Give the local man a chance to show what good work he can do. Sample the goods offered by vour fellow-townsman. You will er Telephone 1098 ALEC WW. KYLE Contractor PLUMBING--HEATING 674 Vernon GLENCOE, ILLINOIS Avenne OAK TERRACE LAUNDRY CLEANERS AND DYERS Wet Wash, 20 lbs. $1.00 Rough Dry, llc per Ib. This includes flat pieces ironed. Oak Terrace Laundry For information: Phone Highland Park 87 y a aa ee naa and often at as low a price, if not lower. TRY THE MAN OWN TOWN. FINE BLACK DIRT present at yesterday's meeting of The Neighbors and spoke briefly of the im- portant work of the school. She was a guest of Mrs. Walter F. Shattuck at luncheon. IN YOUR Dirt that will not require a steam roller to crush out the lumps before it can be leveled off. Level this dirt with a rake. A LITTLE MONEY buys a great deal of solid com- fort in the shape of our high grade coal. Better pay us a few dollars to keep your house warm and comfortable than to risk pneumonia and other ill- And you had better do it now. Make yourself pre- pared for any weather. nesses. 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He must undergo these examinations not once, but periodically as long as he is in the service. The North Shore motorman must have full knowledge of the mechanics and science of train control. Compare his qualifications with those of even the best of motorists. Thus will you realize you are truly in expert hands when you ride behind the North Shore motorman. Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee R.R. Co. 31 Winnetka Passenger Station Elm Street Telephone Winnetka 963 EC -----,,l, l ilié a ih =| ~~