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Estate Man About Situatfog Wilmette, fRAISE FOR Says Transportation liL-;:ilii|p(- and W»l Ra^e Vtlu§i|| There. : 1:S15ti:: /m® WfX. Ward B. Huston take* exception 11 eatery printed in these columns * Jeek ago and has written the JMJew* Setter, to which wo ^mimm tqual publicity to that i^«tt $h||^r tt which he Uke* exception: ^-flf|M' V? Ch1c|^^:W,'iliJ|:;' J> the Editor of the take «^Newsi ' -| Evanston, MtoiD^^f;';;^;^;.^^':'^ Dear Sir: My attention has neen called to an article In your issue of the 9th inst. with reference to■<% meetf £g held at the village hall HI W mette by the board of trustee* of lie fJBage, at which were present the members of the Southeast Wijinetto Improvement association, who protest- ed against the action of certain "Chi- ctgo speculators" who are said to be baying up property in Wilmette ipr-the purpose of building; small tenements upon it to the detriment of Wilmette property owners. You further atate that the principal grievance com- plained of, was that I bad bought up the southeast corner of S^xth street •ad Greenleaf avenue lb Wilmette for this purpose. I am writing to ask that you correct this statement, as neither the owner nor I have ever had tie slightest intention of improving this property in any manner whatso- ever. Furthermore, I have not "bought up" this corner for this spe- cific purpose a8 would appear from the article in your paper. The facte are **«»*: '.:-"A--:.^^k^ ■'. In 1911 on behalf of an eastern client, I made an exchange of aome of his Chicago property for sixty feet on the corner of Greenleaf avenue and Sixth street, and other property in Wilmette. Subsequently |i 1»12, the o^ner of the fifty feet adjoining on tie east offered me his lot at an ac- ceptable price. This lot was later ac- quired on behalf of my client ao that to now owns 110 feet at ttill eorn«r, focing on Greenleaf avenue. It Is pos- i*Me that to assist in the sale of this Property, it may be decided to sen the lots so that they will face on Sixth ■treet instead of Greenleaf avenue. If this should be done, it will not be the **t time that it has occurred In WU- Wette» aa the, southeajrt corners of Wth Greenleaf avenue and \>&$jj0l'. •^•et, and QnMiiW$^^ Ij^th street were sold in a similar fanner, and no doubt many other lo- tions in the village. It la unfair #*t such statements gain currency, aa Jhave endeavored at all times Indeal- «rwith Wilmette property to do so :«|i manner that would not only ad- *» the value of the property in this *fti<m, but the interest of the vUlage If.**-". : vM-km:^:. f** aoutheast portion of Ifce village ^Hhuette in which the members of ••delation are understood^to .re> to long been of uncertain value •Me, due to lack of transpt»rtatIon. W* Asportation m absolutely es- **** to the well being of any .anjrn** 2M°^nhityil^^ J***6* transportation hampered by uing opijositlon, a great Im- ta valnee can b* noted end 1 for property has greatly ■ Aside from th# trtAspor-: <l«^ion,tb«rtiiSJios«i«rgood **T the eeatern *id of the vfl- reason of Wspro^im^ except a* lc# v^^ ern end of thsvfllage should be built up unifornUy s* ft> and at compare nes. It would seem un- dents, owners and taxpayera in the eastern part of the village should ap- preciats any endeavors to promote the mater^l welfare of this heretofore It is possible that the owners of property in Wilmette as a suburb seek to eiijoy a feeling of isolation, not to twy excluslveness. If this be the fact, and It so seems, and if there Is un- reasonable opposition to the incoming of transportation, tlie sooner the mem- bers of the association abandon that attitude, the bettor for the village of Wilmette. In effect, this suburb is part of Chicago; it is to be Inhabited by Chicago people, and In the growth of the greater community, the prefer- ences of a few individuals will .not weigh against the law of supply and demand. Wilmette is admired as a suburb and rightly so. There seems no reason why a thoroughly good class of Chicago residents should not locate there and be welcome, if they have a mind to do so. Yours very truly, Ward T. Huston. HELD ON BABY FOUND The inquest over the body of the baby boy that was found on the lake shore, near Main street, Evanston, a week ago was held at the Cook county morgue Friday. Deputy Coroner 8. M. Davis was in charge. The verdict of the jury was that the child came to its death by exposure and neglect, and recommended that the Evanston po- lice ues every effort to find the party responsible for the death. Owing to the large number of cases for the coroner to pass on, the long delay was occasioned, Which retards the effort of the police to locate the guilty per- son. The paper bag in which the body was found has been sent back to the local station, and with this the only cine to work on, the department has put two men on the case. EvanstonHasOnlyFourQuaran- lined With Dreaded Desease, Says Health Officer, LARGE NUMBER IN CHICAGO Most of Local Illness So Far Re- ported, Can Be Traced to Con- tagion in the Citv. WILMETTE PRESBYTERIAN. The Wilmette Presbyterian church, Woman's club building. The pastor, Dr. Wilson, will speak at 11 a, m. next Sunday on the subject, "Jehovah's Reauirements: Do Just- ly, Lo*| Kindness and Walk Humbly tfitl Thy God." This includes both the sociological and the strictly relig- ious side of life and is the message of the prophets of all time. in the evening, at 7:45 o'clock, Dr. Wilson will speak on "No Condemna- tion." ^The chorus will sing, "When the Mists Have Boiled Away," and the men's chorus will sing, "I Am Coming to the Cross." The singing, which is one of the features of the evening service, might be said to be a resurrection of the Moody and San- key gospel hymns. The combined book, 1 to 6, is used and the singing reminds one of the old days. ^The^hidweek service will be at Mrs. Ayers', 430 Ninth street, at 8 p. m. Wednesday, and Mr. R. K. Brown will lead. The subject of prayer will be represented, Matt. 6. The Westminster guild (evening chapter) held a delightful meeting at the home of MrS. Hannah on Monday night and launched into the study of "China's New Day," by Dr. Isaac T. Headland, this makes the fifth group or society in the church Btudying this most modern mission subject. & The Woman's society and the sec- retary of stewards, Mrs. Nellie Car- penter, for the "Worhi In Chicago," the missionary exposition to be held next Slimmer, hive eecured the serv- ices of eleven persons to taxe the part pi istowards. "'***** is more than the required dfcifcl^Tns -par* which the church is taking In this great mission- ary exposition is onlckeiimg the «n- Ure life of tne enw^insfta seal tor the spread of toe fOspil throughout? The scarlet fever epidemic, which is ravaging Chicago, has not been felt to any extent in Evanston, {or there have been only four caaes reported to the health department this month. At present there are 2,100 cases of scarlet fever in Chicago, with eighty new ones being reported daily, and In addition they have 450 cases of diph- theria. Health Commissioner Young has asked the Chicago council for $50,000 with which to rent buildings and render aid to the sick. He claims that the spread has been due to the dirty streets, and mild weather, and that the heavy snow now on the ground has done a great deal toward checking the ravage. Investigations have been started to determine the cause of such an amount^ of the dis- ease, but so far it has not been traced to any particular cause. Hospital Pilled From Chicago. St. Francis' hospital has a large number of cases, but according to Dr. V. S. Balderston of the health depart- ment, these are practically all cases from Chicago and are admitted as a financial aid to the hospital; Permis- sion is granted by him for the pa- tients to be removed from their homes in the city and brought out to the hos- pital. In case of death record is made and permits are Issued by the ward in Chicago where the patient resided; So the number of scarlet fever and diphtheria cases at St Francis cannot be taken as an index to the condi- tions in Evanston. All the cases that have been reported this month haee been promptly quarantined and the patients are receiving treatment at home. In offering suggestions for prevent- ing the spread of scarlet fever In Evanston, Dr. Balderston recom- mends that parents keep their chil- dren out of Chicago. He says that each year at Christmas time, when shopping is at its zenith, the con- tagious diseases get in their good work. The children going to the crowded toy departments lay them- selves liable to contact with other children who have these germs, and in this way catch the disease He claims that all the caaes that are now in Evanston can be traced to Chicago and urges parents to exercise great caution in allowing their children to get in crowds. The number of cases in this city is small proportionately to the total reported In Chicago. GABLE THIEVES BOUND TO GRAND JURY N orth End Improveme nt As ■ 4h^ - V:S asm ■■ w^a":'.:-jhsb ssv av hb.ssvask^a..sSjKisj.siHf s'"■'afsr «*--«p*«**ii W"ail*ce Took. ^.ii's^l^Hil^^lpHaw- By One opeaKer. ■yr^y^^m^m^'^^ _...........,. , ... . t M^mMiiM^ Wirt E. Humphrey, president of the know wno^;he;Js.'^il§r,;^0^sj^/$ street car objectors' organization, known as the Sherman Avenue Im- provement association, answered, at a meeting of the North End Improve- ment association Monday night, a re- quest from this newspaper to state categorically his position as president of the association. . Mr. Humphreys was decided in his opposition to a renewal bt a franchise on Sherman avenue, and while he agreed that the members of the North End Improvement association had a perfect right to want a street car line in Evanston, he left no doubt In their minds that he and the men whom he represents will do everything 'Ih their power to nullify any eflbrt which may be made to renew a franchise to the existing company on Sherman avenue. Representative Crowd at Meeting. Over a hundred people attended the meeting of the North End Improve ment association In the North End Y. M. C. A. assembly room last night to discuss the street car situation. A resolution was presented, and after a discussion of a parliamentary nature by many of the men present, it was finally put into the following shape: Text of Resolution. Local transportation facilities with- in the 8lxth ward In substantially along existing routes are desirable for the convenience of residents and the interests of the business men of Ev- anston and for the rational develop- ment of toward. Deprived of them, George Filll and John Walsh were recently bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $1,500 for each of two offenses and Pilli in* the additional sum of $1,000 for one offense, all three offenses being on the charge of grand larceny. " Pilli and Walsh were arrested here for stealing cable from the Chicago Telephone company. The cable was cut from a reel left by the company In an alley In Evanston^; There fcave been lnany thefts of wire and ^we of late in and abour Evanston, and it Is believed tbowTthe menr under indict- ment axe iesiKinsible for the Tele* phone company's losses; not only »i this city, bnt at other points through- out the territory in which it operates. the ward «Wvbe obliged to develop within Itself and create its own mer- cantile district. ? ^ ^ , 2 r. We favor the operation of a traction line within the Mmlta of Evanston solely, but with equal or better trans- fer privileges with the Chicago city lines, and the best possible class of service. We believe the existing route is the logical one and should be continued, possibly with feeder connections east and west. In the central part of the city, and a ioop connection from the present terminus on Central street south and then east. We oppose any solution of the mat- ter on the heals of a branch of thd Northwestern Elevated along Central street. We regard with disfavor the sugges- tion for an auto-bus service In lieu of a street Car line. Text of Humphrey's Speech. Mr. Howe said that as the Sherman avenue people were present they should be asked to give tleir opinion, and called upon Mr. Humphrey to apeak for them. Mr. Humphrey said: "I take it ttiat yon gentlemen want to know why we people along Sherman avenue do not want the street car line, We own our property. U there is any genUeman in «Os audience who owns nrofettri on the sifeet dar Itne who wants the franchise renewed, I witt be gUuf to "We, members of the Shs«nuuiAV!S> nue ^; Improvement association^ who •Wit i?rcj*rty-o^i$i^W sonally to the stiwt car oompany to ask for improvements, andfsile^ AS* it is absolutely Impossible to ston* It any longer. No one wm buy oiir Sfosv e^>lth',fl^;'MlM^ man avenue..■:>■' '^I' :^i ^-paif.s«| "If the street car company itself :wevmtiteK:^Wi*¥0$^ don*t need to tell jfo&'W^/jWi&W it has not behaved itsett. Tour com- - ^nlttee was in the right line when It condemned the |^ta^^5^*^tlii^^M Its resolution, iron shonUi "ilinfo passed the resolution just as H stood. We have seen other property Increase in vain* from yesTIo ys^ s^ Wf * property isn't worth any mor< than tt was ten or fifteen yeats ago. ^ «•#! get for it what it would be worth In any other part of Evanston. < T &f*" "Mr. Green talked about the Mueller law. We thought it applied in Bvana> ton to" allow them to put street car lines on any street in Evanston with- out the consent of the property pwners. Can yon ^^|o^\o^|»i(|/ idan road, Orrlngton avenue, or |»%j other street, ;yoth^'.to"'p^/%;'lp^ that would put a street: car line on* their streetT ■" ■• ' .. ; ; ;^V -V ^:^;t,\5 ' "We want to be friendly to yon, bnt we think our sti^et has suffered aa long as It should. We won^ sseK,to tell you where the street car Uno, should be put U you want itr #o ahead and* get it, but yon can't get it with the help of property owners on Sherman avenue, It yem want It ron that street, aa they have made np their minds not to give their consewt, when the franchise expires.^\j^■• ^r; "If we know ourselves, and w* ttOnk- we do, we have enough frontags oesv sents along Sherman avenue nortkol Davis street to stop the street oar* My suggestion Is to put the street car on West Railroad avenue. ^,ar sition. Let me tell yon ^something about Ihj^feptho, Sherman Avenne Improveeaent^ elation went to the mans^r JT the Chicago Motor Transportation^ .sjon^ pany, and he said to me that tie ds> the street oars step running In Evans- ton he was prepared to pot e« six- teen buses on the line of the street cars, with a 6^nt fare, and wonlt give it a ninety-day trial. If it fails, we could give It np. If the street oar is a profitable proposiilo^ in s^rane- ton, then the auto-bua witt ne ptoflt- able. Complaint M*mm':mKi&*l auto-bus would not succeed hi B*aas- ton--that it V Sattsot^pialsm there were only three buses, from Fountain sonare at Intervals ol half an hour. That kind wouldn't pay m Evanston < else. But put on ■\ . _ .■•--•■^a.,, ■-." ;..'■■ .'.^ ■'... -, ^ , ■„ ■■mfcaiiin i ii ill.....> ■'......." i--mm*m>m+^m+i* ;. ::v;:^^3onJlnne^ojLa ......