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The Lake Shore News Thursday, November 14,1912 Vol. IV, No. 1 Part II Pages 9 to 16 Plan New Golf Club Syndicate Committee of Win- netka and Hubbard Woods Residents Apply for Cor- poration Articles. LOCATED IN WINNETKA The North Shore is to have another golf club. Monday articles of incor- poration of the Winnetka Golf club were issued at Springfield. The in- coporators are George Higginson, Jr., Thomas Taylor, Jr. and WIllough- by Walling. ^ ^ For several months a syndicate, composed of thirty residents of Win- netka and Hubbard Woods, has been working and has accquired by purchase or option 210 acres of land south of the Higginson property and west of Church road in Winnetka. The congested condition of the other clubs along the North Shore and the need of playing space nearer home for the younger members of the families of the two suburbs were the main factors that led to the forma- tion of the new club. The land ac- quired is about the last piece avail- able in that section for country club purposes. It la well adapted for golf, the ground being the highest in that locality and of a rolling nature. Is Well Timbered It is well timbered and a lot of clearing will be necessary to put it shape for golf. About 120 acres will be used for golf purposes and the balance of the property will be sold or leased for residence purposes. Enough money has been subscribed by the members of the syndicate to finance the deal, but whether the syndicate will sell or lease to the country club when it is organized has not been determined yet. It is expected the membership will be limited to 200 or possibly 250. Work on the ground will be started in the spring and a surrey of the prop- erty shortly win be made by a golf expert Plans for the club house and other buildings are In an embryo state. The new club will be fifteen and one-half miles from the city and the promoters hope to have a station on the Northwestern railroad located close to the grounds. STUDENTS PLAN ON GREATEST "PROM" The second meeting of the Junior Prom. Committee was held at the Sigma Nu House last night. A report as to the conservation estimate of the number of couples which mill be in attendance was given, and as a result of such brilliant prospects the com- mittee has outlined the plans far the largest promenade ever given at Northwestern. Since the appointment of the dif- ferent sub-committees, the work has been progressing very rapidly. Six bids have already been received from different orchestras in Chicago which fact shows there is much competition in the music line. Originality is the end toward which the committee as a whole is working, and many clever ideas have been sug- gested, some of which definite action has already been taken. The committee on arrangements and decorations are planning something entirely different from any suggestion ever offered before. The programs go to the factory on Thursday of this week. The program committee as well, desiring to present something new and different, has passed upon a program which belongs in a class of its own. The question as to the number of dances and the hour of closing re- mains to be settled this week. Fire Attacks Auditorium Witkower Block in the Heart of Business District Dam- aged to the Extent of $3,000. IN EARLY MORNING BLAZE The Evanston auditorium at 621 Davis street was badly damaged by flames Tuesday in a fire, which for a time was feared would spread to other buildings in the heart of the business district. The fire was dis- covered shortly after three o'clock by Patrol Sergeant Dennis McEnery, who was covering the Davis street beat McBnerny was attracted to the place by seeing a man crawling about in Delebecque's barber shop, which is in the building. The policeman mis- took the form of the man for a burglar. He managed to push in the door and, as he did so, a gust of smoke drove him back. He then rushed in and called by phone the fire depart- ment. The form seen by McEnerny proved to be one of the porters in the barber shop who had been overcome by smoke. Max Witkower, the owner of the building, who lives across the street was notified and he arrived at the time the fire department did and opened the doors to the building. The flames had gained considerable headway and the firemen realized they had a hard fight on their hands. A second call was turned in, at which both the South End and North End departments answered. Though the flames were quickly placed under partial control, the smoke was terrific and spread to the other buildings. A child of Robert Kernohan, who resides on the third floor of the Piersen building, 619 Davis street was overcome by smoke and it was necessary for the father to carry him to the roof to resusitate him. A parrot owned by Kernohan died as a result of the smoke. The fire started, according to the police, from a defective electric light switch. Had the flames had a little more time to gain headway It is be- lieved that both the Piersen building and Lord's store would have been de- stroyed. The damage to the auditorium is placed at $3,000 by Fire Marshal Har- rison. The amount of damage to the Delebecque barber shop is estimated at $600, while goods to the value of $200 were destroyed in the fur store of Tobias at 623 Davis street. Viking lodge, which occupies quarters on the third floor, suffered to the extent of $600 in the loss of paraphernalia. The fire department worked until 7 o'clock before subduing the flames. JOHN H. WITTER IS GIVEN NEW POST John H. Witter of North Evans- ton, for three years chief pro- bation officer of the Chicago Juvenile court, who was dismissed by Peter Bartzen, president of the county board, has been made superintendent of the Chicago Boys' club, 440 South Dearborn street. Mr. Witter is a graduate of Northwestern university and pursued post-graduate studies at Harvard university. He is a member of several probation, charity and so- cial service associations and of the City club. PAULIST CHOIR TO SING. For the benefit of the Evanston Day Nursery the Paulist choir of Chicago, which in the spring made a trip abroad, where it was honored by all the crowned heads of Europe, is to sing in the Patten gymnasium on the evening of Dec. 20. Seven Co-Eds Cause Uproar Friday They Walked Into Chapel Done Up in Band- ages and Walking on Crutches. HAD BEEN INITIATED Seven pretty co-eds came near caus- ing an uproar at chapel services at the university Friday. Staid pro- fessors and matronly appearing girl students squinted their eyes in aston- ishment as these seven fair dames, their beauty buried in numerous bandages, their normal grace con- coaled by crutches, walked down the aisle and took their usual seats in Fisk hall. The upheaval in their ap- pearance was caused by a strenuous initiation the night previous into an intersorority society. . They didn't mind the bandages, and they managed to get along with the crutches, but it took all the strength of their natures to prevent them from bursting in the desire to discuss their troubles. Charity Sanders, wearing a bandage where she ordinarily exhibited a Psyche knot looked as if she felt any- thing but charitably inclined toward the world at large. Pinned Faith in Crutches. Jessie Faith Vawter had pinned all her faith upon a pair of crutches that appeared to have been constructed for a structural iron builder, and other members' movements were character- iszed by limps, moans of pain and drawn faces that indicated anything but gentle contact with the sorority "goat." In spite of oaths of secrecy it finally became known that the young women had experienced the joys of becoming members of the Sigma Sigma sorority. They were not only taken in by the sorority, but were almost swallowed up--benevolently assimilated-by it. The scene of the initiation was eas- ily discovered during the morning by following a trail of hair pins, dainty but badly used curls, puffs and other little things not so easily classified. Started Search. Friends of certain candidates threat- ened to make a search of the morgues and hospitals far those who did not appear at the chapel, but they were, assured that there had been no fatal- ities not even an arm or a leg torn from its rightful possessor, it was said. As the hospital squad hobbled through classes during the day they attracted more than passing attention, but no member of the bevy of injured girls uttered a word of complaint. But for the outward evidences of the wild initiation of the previous night their secrets might have been secrets still. RAISED $4,500 IN TWENTY MINUTES Sunday was Bethesda Sunday at the Congregational church. Four thou- sand five hundred dollars was pledged for the work of the daughter church, which the local Congregationalists are maintaining in the lower North End of Chicago. Dr. McElveen preached on "Christianity and the Social Move- ment of Today." In ten minutes' time at the conclusion of his discourse he persuaded his parishioners to give him the amount indicated. The Bethesda committee feels that it ought to spend $6,000 at Bethesda next year. So the good Congregationalists who didn't go to church last Sunday morning will be visited this week in order to get the remaining $1,500. Third Holdup Within Week Miss May Schmidt Was Stop- ped Sunday at Forest Avenue and Lee Street and Muff Taken. COULD NOT FIND MAN While she was passing the alley be- tween Forest and Judson avenues on Lee street Sunday night Miss May Schmidt of Evanston was at- tacked by a holdup man who grabbed her muff and sped down ah alley with it. The holdup was the third to be made upon Evanston women within a week. Miss Schmidt had been visiting friends on the east side and was re- turning to her home; As she turned on to Lee street she observed a man walking ahead of her. Not thinking that he might be a holdup man the young woman continued on her way. When she approached close to the alley the man suddenly turned and commanded her to hold up her hands. He then grabbed her muff and ran down the alley. Miss Schmidt was startled by the attack and ran to her home. She then notified the police. Notified Police. Chief of Police Shaffer, Officers Brooks and Johnstone answered the call and rode swiftly on motorcycles and bicycles to the scene of the hold- up. A search of the alley resulted in the finding of the muff, which had been dropped by the thief. It is be- lieved that he worked under the theo- ry that a purse would be contained in the muff. When it was found that it was empty it is believed that he threw it away, being afraid to carry it for fear of being arrested with it on his person. Though Miss Schmidt gave a good description of the man and the police made a thorough search of the neigh- borhood no suspicious characters were apprehended. This attack is the third to be made upon women in Evanston with a week. Last Saturday as Miss Mabel Lapp, 2110 Asbury avenue, was re- turning to her home along West Rail- road avenue, she was stopped by a holdup man in front of the city yard. When the command was given, in- stead of obeying, she struck the man over the head with a box she was car- rying, knocks him to the ground. When he jumped up she pursued him for nearly a block, only to lose track of him when he scaled a fence near Emerson street. Refused to Give Name. Tuesday evening a woman who re- fused to give her name, notified the police that she had been attacked by a man at the corner of Davis street and Hinman avenue. "The man jumped at me and snatched my purse, then he disappeared into Shumway's yard." she said. She refused to give her name for fear of notoriety, she stated. The sergeant sent a detail of officers to the scene, but the expedi- tion netted no information. POLICE CAPTURE TWO SUPPOSED ROBBERS With the arrest of George Davis, 3921 Grand avenue, Chicago, and De- wey Burger of the same address, the Evanston police believe they have caught two thieves who have been eluding the Chicago police for three months. Burger and Davis were ar- rested Satnrday on a sreet car on the way to Chicago with loot taken twenty minutes before from the resi- dence of Mrs. L. D. Parker, 1246 Maple avenue. The men got in the house by representing themselves as pros- pective purchasers. Human Fly is Now at Work Famous Steeplejack Working on City Hall Attracts Large Crowd While He Is Busy CLIMBED EIFFEL TOWER Evanstonians have been seen this week gazing at the tower of the city hall. Their action has caused others to gaze in the same direction, which at times has made the sidewalk almost impassable. The object of their eyes was the fig- ure of Edmond von Kaenel, the human fly, who has been engaged by the.city to repair the roof, tower and railings of the city hall. Von Kaenel is known the world over for his ability to hike on ropes to high points. He has worked in nearly every large city in this country and has done considerable work abroad. A year ago he was employed to do some work on the Eiffel tower in Paris, one of the highest and most dizzy jobs ever at- tempted by man. The work at the city hall will take about two weeks to complete and the total amount von Kaenel will receive for his daring work will be $1,600. The dangerous railings that have encircled the tower on the north side of the building are being removed. As the human fly has but one helper it is easy to understand what a great proposition he has on his hands. Besides removing the railing he has the contract for repairing the roof which was badly damaged this spring when it was struck by lightning. There is also much other work of a general nature to be done about the building, all of which is included in his contract "Your city hall is nothing to be proud of," said von Kaenel to a News reporter yesterday. "It is nothing but a rickety old shell. The roof is in ex- tremely bad shape, while the towers have rotted to a great extent It cer- tainly is a wonder that none of those railings have fallen to the ground and killed somebody. I was almost afraid to touch them for fear they would tum- ble over. I think, though, that when I complete my work everything will be in a safe condition. Tbe height of a building or a spire does not worry this human fly in the least. He has ascended every high tower and church steeple in the east and even the work he did on the Eiffel tower, which rises a thousand feet into the air and which sways nine feet, did not shake his nerves. "The secret of doing this kind of work is to keep your mind concentrated on what you are doing and not looking down," he said yesterday. "When I get up to a great height and feel the spire sway there is a buzzing in my ears like that which a wireless telegraph operator hears in his receiver. At first it both- ered me, but now I never think of it, no matter how high up I am." A few weeks ago von Kaenel com- pleted the work of repairing the steeple on the First Baptist church, one of the loftiest steeples in or around Chicago. Whenever he works a curi- ous crowd always gathers beneath to see him at his perilous work. The first day he climbed to the top of the city hall he noticed two men intently watching every move he made. When he came down he asked Sam Cannon, the city hall janitor, who they were. Cannon glanced in the direction the "fly" indicated and replied: "Why man, those fellows are undertakers." NEW BUILDING. Mr. A. Lisle Kincaid, 621 Davis street, is the architect of a $22,000 six-flat building- now well under way opposite the Evanston Township high school for Mr. Patrick Hayes. It will be called "The Hayes."