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WINNETKA TALK April 10, 1926 I. ---- WINNETKA TALK ISSUED SATURDAY OF EACH WEEK LLOYD HOLLISTER, INC. 564 Lincoln Ave. Winnetka, Ill 1222 Central Ave., Wilmette, Ill Chicago office: 6 N. Michigan Ave. Tel. State 6326 Telephone. .....cvvvvivssscnssncssss Winnetka 2000 Telephome.....oevvesnnennns css ennne Wilmette 1920 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE ............ $2.00 A YEAR All communications must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for pub- lication must reach the editor by Thursday noon to insure appearance in current issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituary, notices of entertainments or other af- fairs where an admittance charge is published, will be charged at regular advertising rates. Entered at the post office at Winnetka, Illinois, as mail matter of the second class, under the act of March 3, 1879. Vote at the Primaries Tuesday NOU, heing a good citizen, will vote at the Primaries next Tuesday, April 13. At this primary election you will help to select your party's candidates for the vari- ous county, state, and senatorial offices. The polls will be open from 7 to 5. What a country we'd have if every citi- zen were like the quitter who never votes and glories in the fact! Some people say that it's impossible to get any reliable information about the candidates. You can't find out about the candidates from their friends or op- ponents. They're both prejudiced. And what the candidates say about themselves is mostly "applesauce." So what's the use of voting? If that's the case, what's the use of any- body voting? = Except the professional politicians. So let's turn the country over to these practical fellows and let us stick to our homes and our business. And obey the laws that these practical fellows make. But good information IS obtainable by anyone who will take the trouble to read the accurate reports that are being pub- lished and take the trouble to weigh the words of the candidates at the various meeetings. We can vote MORE IN- TELLIGENTLY that we now do. We can save the country and save it by voting. Vote at the Primaries next Tuesday, April 13! Training for Service BX SCOUTS in Kenilworth are already enlisted in the war against the mos- quito, that summertime nuisance that does so much to make the season intolerable. ex- cept within screens. It is a public service that is entirely in accord with the purpose of the Scout organization, one that will help to develop in the boys appreciation of the effectiveness of concerted action in a public cause. And this is quite as valuable as the elimination of the mosquito, should that be effected. : To the pessimistic it is disconcerting to consider the steady expansion of public spirit among the general public. A gen- eration ago there was far from the pres- ent acceptance of public responsibility for the conditions under which the whole com- munity lived. We were individualists, cor- recting what was wrong in our own af- fairs, when possible, adjusting ourselves to what could not be helped. We calmly en- 'dured what was objectionable in the town and in the country, perhaps wondering why "they" didn't do something to change conditions, but troubling ourselves little to see that the something was done. Today it is different. Every wide awake munici- pality has an aroused consciousness of its own obligation to maintain a condition that brings the greatest advantage to all the people, to provide those facilities for a full- er life which it is within the community power to provide. Training in service looking to the elimin- ation of the mosquito nuisance among the Scouts is education in civic responsibility that will show itself in a few years when the boys of the organization shall have be- come the men of the community and are directing public affairs. Minds turned to effort to effect a benefit for the whole pub- lic at the age of Scouts will be trained in good citizenship when they are older. It will, of course, be an appreciated bless- ing to have the mosquito nuisance abated even a little. But the actual effect upon that persistent pest will be second in im- portance in the results of the campaign. Why "Primary"? T WILL be a signal honor to the com- munity which is awarded the flag of- fered by the Winnetka Chapter of the Izaak Walton League for showing the largest proportionate vote in 'Tuesday's election. The people who heed, in the greatest proportion, the urge to "get out and vote" will have reason to be proud of the quality of its citizenship. Almost universally, though entirely er- roneously, the importance of the primary election has been lightly esteemed. "Only the primary" has been thought to be an adequate measure of the election which de- termines the men who shall stand for elec- tion to our public offices. It is a strange misapprehension of the meaning of the word primary. Anything that is rightly called primary is fundamental in its character. education is the foundation upon which all later learning is built. Primary colors are colors from which all other colors are de- rived. Below and beyond the primary we have not been able to go. It is the begin- ning and it determines the end in every- thing. And quite so with the primary elec- tion. It determines the character of our government, the quality of the men who shall administer our public affairs. A flag as a visible emblem of apprecia- tion of the significance of the primary so far as elections are concerned will be evi- dence of the character of the community which is able to display it. It will be far more convincing as a mark of patriotism than the Star and Stripes, for it will show an actual performance by the people of a: public duty, not a protestation of faith in an institution in which there is so little inter- est that the perpetuation of it is a matter of little concern. When you cross the track after the gates are down, while the gateman is blowing his whistle, and while a fast train is rapidly approaching, do you realize that you are harrowing the emotions of a considerable number of your fellow beings? The danger is slight to you, but think of the mental dis- turbance of the aforesaid gateman, the towerman, the motorman or engineer of the train, the people near the crossing. You say you "shoutd worry" about them. But wait! Even if you yourself see no cause for being unpleasantly excited, still isn't it your duty to avoid being a cause of distress to others? Primary ore Lines PLEASE GO Now here's Old Winter right back again, With a song de luxe and an extra grin-- He's like some people--he's such a bore; Keeps hanging round till he's made us sore! And Spring, so fair, looks on askance-- She'd really like o "kick his pants"-- This childish, foolish, vain old Swain So full of grippe and flu and pain! --NEPTUNE We don't get what you mean in your question about capitalizing, Neptune. We looked up your last poem and found that Spring and Winter were "up" in it. We agree with you but we don't know what you're talking about. A POEM I was working at the office When I received a call for aid From the "Shoreline" of Winnetka Sent by a fair Winnetka maid Now I'm not a famous poet Or a famous poet's son But I'll write for the "Shoreline" Till the long day is done The maid requested a contribution Of any size, shape or form So I pushed aside all thoughts of work And prayed that a thought be born I prayed and T prayed but pray as I might I could think of no sparkling gem No bit of humor or snappy wit Could 1 write with my dragging pen So I just penned a few lines Here's hoping they rhyme For I've just put them down As they came to my mind : --Tug Evanston Ecc SPRING BOEMS 1 luf to smell the SPRING BREEZES Dot comes off the GREEN TREEZES, But they makes me the BIG ~~ SNEEZES, So give me some odder kind SPRING PLEAZES! --"Sroper GA Haanus" We don't have Line Nights or anything like that but we are planning a get-together for con- «ributers next Fourth of July. Upon that occa- sion we intend to hold a ski meet at Cary--who'd like to come along? We received a pleasant little note from Wolver- ine last week. She said that she was going back to Michigan for a little visit and that even if the snow were deep she would be able to recall the smell of the apple-blossoms and one thing and another. She thought that might inspire her to vrite a spring poem. We hope so, because we're going to keep plugging with our spring poems un- til next October, if necessary, on the theory that spring must eventually arrive if we print enough poetry H.. P. B. seems to have deserted us. Guess ~ thought we began to slip from our position as one of nature's noblemen--a bachelor. Judge not too soon, H. P. B. We like the ladies, H. P. B, we'll admit; we also like elephants, but we would- t want to have one around the house. --THE SLAVE.