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#wB^^^ rPf^5^*£w»WT3?c mnwjsssur - ^ }^'. w/ . .â€"â-  ^i-j/ ^W^ \ •-V.^tJi$ra^<f' 'â- 'â- irfr** ' â-  ^MPiW TOWNS TO HOLD JOTS Wilmetfe May Revive Methods Used in Past Elections to WinFight AgainstOJd Organization. PEACE IN KENILWORTH Winnetka and Glencoe Will Probably Re-Elect Present Members on Village Boards of Trustees. The north. shore towns have refused to date to get very much excited about the coming spring elections. The time of the election in Wilmette is the third Tuesday in April, in Winnetka and other towns the first Tuesday. The villages use the old town meet- ing system of nominations. In the late part of March, a general caucus will be held in each of the village halls, and at that time the nomina- tions for the various offices will be mad*- Petitions are signed at these meetings and the. names suggested there go on the ballots. Politics in Wilmette. In Wilmette there are already in- dications that a lively political battle will be waged. They take their poli- tic very seriously in Wilmette. In fact, at times when arguments fail, the gentle villagers have been known to resort to more formidable means of persuasion, and it is stated that at at the same time as the Evanston election, but the inhabitants have not emulated the example of their neigh- bors and started their campaigning early- While there are mild rumors afloat as td who the candidates to op- pose the present incumbents may be. nothing definite has been announced. It is probable that the present office holders will again be candidates for the offices at the April election. The present incumbents are: President: Robert Stevenson, Jr. Clerk: John Merrillies. Treasurer: Fred H. Deily. Attorney: C. C. Arnolds. Superintendent of streets: W J. Schultz. Collector: J. M. Contre. Police Magistrate and Fire Marshall: E. C. Wei8enborg. Trustees: M. Gobie, R. T. Morse, W. L. Ballenger, H. C. Seymour, R. D. Whitman, P. B. Davis. Probably Two Tickets in Glencoe. In Glencoe, the local paper, the ' Glencoe Record, is making general statements of opposition and it is un- derstood will have rival candidates for the various offices at the spring election. From present indications it looks as if the incumbents of the va- rious offices will be.candidates at the j polls. The present office holders are: President: Arthur G. Sayles. Clerk: Granville D. Hall. * Treasurer: Frank A. Andrew. Attorney: Albert O. Olson. Police Magistrate: M. T. Lane. Superintendent of Water: Lewis C.! Conrad. x Chief of Police: John J. Siegel. X Village Collector: Charles R. Barnes., Trustees: Henry Behrens, Warren W. Edwards, Win. A. Glassmer, Hamil- ton M. Robinson. Alfred Washington, Arthur Kemp. TAX BOOKS FOR 1912 ARE NOW READY WHO POCKETS EVANSTON NICK BROSIUS' CITY F $1,500 A YEAR? XnH WM tho aocoiul meeting of the association *»4 It .»ao received wRh pronouncedfoitor. The date tor re*, ular ' nieettnga;fwfflh **• decided at a mating of the executives in the near future jiri^IMoughby G. Walling is presidentâ- ""§& the association and Bqlte is secretary and! Mrs. J, ^WV treasiireffeS M City Treasurer Chas. H. Bart- Promotor of Village Sponsor j special Election Called for lett Begins Task of Collecting for Statement Brosius De- Consideration of Mueller Law EvanstonTaxeb Property dared He Pays Protection and Extension Ordinance ValuesShow Increase. Money for Warnings. Was Presented. ACQUWilROPEnTY | ; ffJN WILMETTEi Retired Silk Merchant Buys Several Desirable Bits of -'^i/tlMuV.'Etbte. Civics Class of V) to Go Into the Study of I lativeMeasuresat! Every Two TOTAL TAX IS $655,504 JOHN LE BAHN TALKSjwiLL VOTE NEXT WEEK Increase in Rate Shown by Levy- City Gets Less Because of Court's Decision on Juul Law. Savs New Village Not for Blind Pigs I Northwestern University Grantee â€"Butâ€"May Have Some Licensed Liquor Dealers to Put Up Moneyâ€"Brosius Treasurer? Frontage Consents to County Traction Company on Tuesday. DR. McELVEENS CALIFORNIA TRIP past elections and caucuses, fist fights j Popular EvaOStOn Divine ^HOHie School tax ^^ ^^ Weeks' Trip in the West. The real estate tax books from the county clerk have just been received by City Treasurer Charles H. Bart- lett, and the taxes assessed - will be collected at once. The real estate val- uation in Evanston this year shows an increase over that of last year. There is also an increase in the val- uation of personal property. The total value of property assessed this year, both personal and real, is $33,147,951. The personal property is valued at $7,411,029, while the real property totals $25,736,322. The total value of property for 1911 was $32,139,772. How Tax Is Divided. The total amount of taxes to be col- lected on this valuation is $655,504.12. Of this, amount the. following sums will be collected for the purposes stated: ( State tax . County tax City of Evanston tax. According to the statements of John P. Le Bahn, the backer of the village west of $vanston, all of the plans are perfected, and the election to decide the question will be held some time in March, about the 15th. According to the sponsor for the new Alderman Frank B. Dyche intro- duced into the Evanston city council Tuesday night an ordinance providing for an extension of 180 days in the franchise of the County Traction com- pany to operate a street railway over the track now being used under the town, enough signatures to the peti- j ordlnance whlch ixpire8 on the 20»h tion have been secured to make the village a certainty. "The only per- sons who have not signed," said Mr. Le Bahn, "are some Swedes in the north end." He claims that more of this month, and it was referred to the judiciary committee, from which It will come next Tuesday night for special action by the council. The introduction and reference of The following Interesting mixture of fact and Action appeared in the Chicago Tribune lately: "Chinese duck* and American deer i will frolic together in the natural j park which la being planned by Emll Rudert for hit n*w residence at Wtl- i mette, -Mr. Rudert la a retired silk > importer now living at C926 Sheridan road. A naturally wooded tract at Greenleaf and Eighth streets. Wil- mette. haa Jttst been purchased by Mr. Rudert, who has announced that he will surround the tract with an iron fence and preserve the natural land- scape for deer and Cbineae ducks to run at large over the grounds. An ornamental fountain will be located fn the center of tha park." vocational wiii iM ^BM Thr*§ Speakers Will Present Features of Bills Now Before U Legislature May Advacat Some Meaawfts*lli â€"mmmmmfmmmr â- -. â- '- -V-iUf^K â-  â-  : ~ --: - *. â-  'â- 'pil'^wi! . At a meeting of the Civic* elan* the Evanston WonMu% c!«h the chairman.. Mm, <^thatte« McCnllocb, allotted the tank of Ing top several school voeatfoftat now before the lUlnola legj»>rtiif several nwmbera of Omt cJssm jbi V port on at the next meeting^ class consists of abcnit os* hundred members of the Woman** cJ*V by the presentation and passage of the special election ordinance provid- ing for a vote on the adoption of the and free-for-alls were not uncommon At the caucuses discord frequently breaks out, and the etiquette of the village is violated. At the last elec- tion, in April, 1912, several of the can- didates Tor office and their supporters mixed with the eltnient which was trying to eliminate some of the "old miard" from the village councils. War on Present Ring. The "ring"* which has for years guided the destinies of Wilmette poli- tics was too firmly intrenched to be routed from their stations at the last election when two short term trustees and George English, running for the ling terra, came up for re-election. It is stated authoritatively that the citizens who have tired of the rule of President John D. Couffer. head of the board of trustees of the village, and derisively known by his opponents as 'Bathhouse John." will make a deter- mined campaign against him and his party at " the coming election. It is rumored that there will be a Socialist candidate in the field. Just who the of the present ring for the various offices will be has not yet been de- cided, but it is certain that a mighty effort will be made at the April elec- tion to take control of the village af- fairs away from the ring that has dominated the town for so long a I*>riod. Candidates for Re-Election. The present officers who will be can- didates for re-election in Wilmette ate: Board of trusteesâ€"President, John D Ouffer. J. P. Gatbercole. J. F. Stone. L. B, Wade. George H. Hulst. Arthur SiboW. Clerkâ€"Earl E. Orner. Treasurerâ€"Charles L. Hosken. Attorneyâ€"Charles H. Jackson. Superintendent of Public Worksâ€" -'. P. Dunshee. Collectorâ€"E. P. Dunshee. Quiet Rules in Kenilwortn. In Kenilworth politics is a subject taboo for the present- Aspirants for the various offices, if such there are. do not make their cause public as yet It Is net lusty that operations will be Tnmmrcd before the town caucus, â- one thaw â- wring the latter part of March. The present officers, who will pfakahty he wp for reelection, are: PtesUentâ€"Henry Taylor, Jr. Dr. McElveen is home from a hur- ried three weeks' trip in Califor- nia. He visited San Francisco, Berke- ley, Oakland. Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Clermont, Ontario, Long Beach, Santa Ana, Orange. Pasadena, Riverside and Redlands. He spoke in all of these places. At Berkeley, the location of the University of California, he gave what is called the Earle lectures. At Palo Aito he preached and lectured to the students of Leland Stanford university. At Clermont, he lectured on Tolstoi and other literary topics be- fore the students of Pomona college. There he met Judge Nepley, formerly of Evanston. The judge is now a pro feasor. He is a member of the fac- ulty of Pomona college. Dr. McEl- veen reports that the judge is ex- ceedingly well and happy. "No one has a larger influence over the stu- opponents dents than the Judge." he says. $ 43,716.37 . 59,900.07 155,327.76 . 236,608.07 Sanitary district tax....... 55,715.69 High school tax........... 97,770.46 Evanston First Park district 2,179.55 Northwest Park district____ 3,317.35 Wilmette Park district..... 403.45 Printers' fees ............. 565.36 than a majority have signified their tfae GJ[ten8lon ordlnance was followej willingness of having the territory made into a village. Says Four-Mile Limit Won't Hold. While Le Bahn seemed to feel that Mueller law. to be held at the same the Bowman newspapers had not time as the general mayoralty elec- treated him right in calling the new tion on the 1st of April next. At the town a "blind pig" proposition, he same time provision has been made had to admit that the principal flnan by ordinance for a vote on annexation cial backer of the scheme was Nick of the "blind pig" territory to the Brosius, the notorious "blind plgger." west of Evanston, thus providing for and that there might be saloons in two so-called short ballots in the the new village. He stated that the spring election, people in that section did not have Local Organizations In Fight much respect for the four mile limit. As a result of the fight made by and that they islanded to give sa-' the North End Improvement assocla- " loon licenses and let the present tion and the Evanston Commercial , are Interested' in the study â-  of Iui1s1a<$ The frolicking; duck and deer will ^ ptfM^ ^ 1M^^^0^m probably, not mnteriallte. but the tact p|eiM pe>tfclllUlf to^B^ remains that Mr. Rndert haa already <.,g^gj acquired various bits of property to) , To Discuss. wm^gg^r and near Wilmette apd Is reported to j At the next meeting the school have bis eye. or rather the eye of hlsjeatloaal bills will berdlscus*e* ** agent, Mr. Paul Bbroeder, on other club. The gist of the b»Bs w« *• lands. given by the ladle* appointed, for': tli^ fc â-  â- â- â- â€¢-'------------------- purpose. "V^ Qb^^ 1^'!fM^:'*"" vides for a larger approprtotina Total to be collected. .$655,504.12 Comparison with 1910 and 1911. The property is assessed on the basis of one-third of its actual value. On the assessed value the following is the amount assessed per $100: liquor nuisances, who would pay the association the County Traction com- pany has been enabled to get a ma- jority of the frontage consents on all 1912. 1911. 1910. State .......... $ ..",8 $ .35 $ .30 County ........ .52 .56 .53 City ........... 1.33 1.42 1.50 School Dist. 75 . 2.15 2.02 1.80 School Dist. 76 . 1.77 2.00 High school . .. .80 .55 .55 Sanitary district .49 71 .34 First Park dist.. .16 .23 .25 N. W. Park dist. .48 .36 .28 Wilmette Pk. dist .52 license, run openly. License Money to Improve Town. With this license, it is expected to put in sewer and water in the new vil- lage, and it is evident that the ex- penses of the new town are expected to come from the "blind pigs." Th* villagers state that the four-mile limit will not be upheld if the case of a conflict between their laws and th" charter of the university should be carried to the supreme court. Brosius Pays $1,500 Protection. Mr. Le Bahn stated that Nick Brosius said in the meeting. In which the streets affected In the franchise which expires on the 2«>th of this month, and there is little doubt that the council will pass the extension ordinance next week, thus finally end ing the efforts of the Sherman Av nue Improvement association to oust the car company from tliat street. The Northwestern university ha- been a big factor in the granting of frontage consents, and 'as a result of representations made iu behalf of the extension of the franchise Monday night the university officials signed At Ontario Dr. McElveen addressed the Men's club of the church that is now ministered to by the Rev. Jean Loba. his predecessor ton. Dr. Loba has just built a new church. It is a beautiful edifice it was dedicated a few weeks ago. At Long Beach and Santa Ana the Con- gregational minister addressed not only large audiences of church folk Taxes Generally Increasing. From a perusal of these figures it te evident that the taxes are generally increasing. The state tax has in- creased from .30 in 1910 to .35 in 1911 plans for the new village were pro- the frontage consents for property mulgated. that he had to pay $1,500 owned by it early Tuesday, and thus a year now for protection from the deputy sheriffs, and that he would both cities. Dr. McElveen insists that most of the towns of southern California are ahead of Evanston in their high school buildings. Ontario, which has about 6.000 inhabitants, has a high school" that c $250,000. Pasadena is just spending another half million dollars for a commer- cial high school. At Los Angeles. Dr. McElveen ad- dressed a number of different organ! cations. He spoke to the members o> the Congregational club of southern California one night. He addressed the Congragatlonal Brotherhoods an other evening. He preached on Sun- day morning, Feb. 2. to an Immense audience in the Congregational church. He says that half of that audience was composed of Evunston- t»m* or ex-Evanstonlans. Some Bv- aastonians, who confessed that they had never visited the First Congregn- tkmal church of â- vanstoo, came to hear hisa preach in the, First Congre- pt1*â€"' church of Los At Pasadena Dr. prefer to pay that amount into the coffers of the nejr village. Brosius said that he bad a warning from the deputy sheriffs every time there was a raid, and that he had to pay high Evans- and to .38 in 1912. The county taxes for this protection. He said that he received a telephone message every time a raid was being planned, and was always closed up when the depn ties arrived. Who Gives Brosius Tips? It has been known for some time (hat Brosius was always "wise" when anything was going to be doing in his vicinity, and it is said that another "blind pigger" in the vicinity, who carefully noted Brosius' "habits" of closing up and did likewise, never was caught Deputy Sheriff Change- Ion, it is said, has for some time sus- pected that some one from the sber IfTs office in the city was tipping off the king pin of the 'blind piggers" Many rumors have been in the air District 75. on the other hand, shows ^ credHed an emp,OVe m the sher made clear the city's right to extend the present grant pending agreement upon i new ordinance. have been slightly reduced from .53 in 1910 and .56 In 1911 to .52 hi 1912. Owing to the Supreme court decision, declaring the Juul law unconstitu- tional, the city taxes have been cut down this year. This law provided but he addressed the high schools of for collecting ^xtra revenue to pay the interest on bonds. The tax rate for the city in 1910 was $1.50, in 1911 $1 42 and in 1912 $133. Building Fund for High School. Evanston township, the boundaries o which are co-^xtensive with those of the city, is divided into two school districts, Nos. 75 and 76. The tax rate for School District 76 has decreased from $2 in 1911 to $1.77 in 1912. School an increase from $1 80 in 1910 to $2.02 in 1911 to $2.15 in 1912. The lax rate for the high school is considerably higher this year than it has been be- fore. This 1s owing to the fact that $25,000 of the amount collected will form a nucleus of a building fund. The rate wms .56 per $100 in 1910. the (Continued on Page 4) IfTs office with giving the informa tion to a commission man on South Water street, who warned Brosius when a raid was premeditated. An effort to locate the commission -man was unavailing. » Are Changelon's Raids Bona FioeT According to Justice of the Peace Charles VolgL who has heard a good deal of rumor regarding the matter of "blind pigs." and has substantiated PAUL CLENDENINC GIVES UP THE PRESS Paul Clendening retired Thursday from the local newspaper field, after having been editor of the Evanston Press a dozen years and its publisher since 1907. He ha.* transferred his holdings -in the Press company to R. O. Vandercook. from whom he origi- nally bought the controlling interest, retaining only a share or two of stock for sentimental reasons Mr. Clendening states that tin- Press is in better financial condition than when he t->ok it. and that while he leaves the local field with regret, conditions here in the newspaper business made the move, advisable for him He will continue to live in Evanston. for the present at least, but left Friday on a short southern trip. His mother. Mrs. Olive A Clenden ing. accompanied him as far as At ianta. WINNETKA COUNCIL ____m SESSION The WlnneUta. village council met Wednesday of Jaat week. President Stevenson presiding. Six. trustees, Messrs, Oobte.-Cojrey, Morse, Whitman and Walling were present: Mr. Rumm- ler was absent. The first business of importance was the consideration of a subdivision plat presented by E. P. Maynard « Co. The report by Mr. Ooble favored the sanc- tion of the plat with a slight altera- tion. The motion by Trustee Morse t<> that effect was passed. A new ordinance to take the place in an old ordinance regarding the lay- ing of sidewalks in. the southeastern part of the town was passed and or- dered posted. The new ordinance- cov- ers some technicalities that the old ordinance would not. In order to meet payments on spe- cial assessments, there being many in- stances where assessments have not been collected, a suggestion was offered to set aside'interest on village deposits to meet the deficit on special assess- ments. All Interest of the water and light fund goes to the general fund and the suggestion that all interest on village deposits be used for this spe- cial assessment deficit was by motion Kiven to a committee for considera- tion. Bids for a boiler at $3,000 and a st»ker at $850 were accepted upon the recommendation of the water and light committee. 1 WILMETTE. BOARD LETS PUMP CONTRACTS PARENTS' TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION MEET a Mc- ^T^Z^Z'lXri some^ir-Tno- -no pay graft «o A meeting of the Parent, and S^^oWat «Sr»*L- onM £r tree, and the others am raided.- The Teachers' Association was held last Sflnslonhotel at lU.siMle. earn ur. it**. ^^ be-..Wednesday evening at the Horace ~^"15ra.«wd.Wtlm-^ ^Wr>U^r JSZ*^21 ttTsXwI-Tdnn*!^ he has hi. suspicions. Hojtock of the School of Eduction of j^"^^!4 " ^J^iT^lsStod that the prsswnt deputy sheath. Usdvorsity of Chicago gave an r. ^"r^« had bees accused of interesting account of her personal this} taking protection money and Hamor work hi atnrting parents' and teaeh- It. for iter, awnsâ€" of dollars* worth So- ££\Z£~t*&«m~\***<~* -M It ronlly was a disss- that Hh trips. Mr. Mason to R.B*B.P. C.Bek-ipsdn*Jal home of Dr. Fred Bully. J. B.jof Dr. Brngoon of 1 *"* *" HsnTMnssmls^smhsn• #» he worth shout fit a when th* C.en View ers* â- ssnnlslluiii Mrs. Churchill ni talked OS tfcn work of the association f tie postponed meeting of the VV'il- nx'tte Board of Trustees was held on Monday. It was necessary to hold the special session because of the lack of a quorum at the regular time, Tuesday. Fob. 4. The principal matter which came up was the letting of the con- trait for the new booster pumps. The << ntract was let. as recommended by the board of local improvements, to the Irwin D. Groak Engineering com- pany of Chicago. The pumps and ac- .essorles wUl cost $4,500. The firm »a* given ninety days in which to in- stall the pumps and will forfeit $10 a •iuv for every day after that time that th- pumps are not In. ti>ai the machinery will arrive In about a month, it will be put in the uansformer room at the drainage canal. The purpose of the booster pumps is to raise the pressure of the water an It esanes from Brsaston to Wilmette. The new apparatus wffl tn- rrsaJB the pleasure from about Aftosa vocational studies in the ud i» Jtt a state hoard to haim ebargo of matter, and for city board* appoints* by ..the mayors to control tt loesUy, will, be ^ntmxUA:^..]^i^^.^^""" wood. Tho Wrofcitr â- lightly different in Its provisions, asato, with â-  vocational â- Â»>â- !â- , ~ " stated by D. W. RedBeld. Th* bill, prepared by the state ss tendent of public lnstruetJon.^#$;;pip presented by Mrs. Ueorge W. lUa*' man. After the members are as to the provisions of the bills a general discussion will fallow; If there is any Unanimity, or If members can come to a conctnakm as to Which of the bill* should be' sjp| ferred, tbe club will use its ini to have the bill passed by the leglatov ture. The organisation ».- ••he up othOf legislative measut** for d acusston £07 the future. At th*. following It is proposed to deal with the hUte bearing on segregation and slsothoso^ measures introduced by the Ghtcam,'" Law and Order league. The varHMft subjects for legislation to bo ered are as follows: A bill to prohibit the employmoa^ of children working as their own mef| ehants upon the streets, as they. come familiar with every form vice. A state law to provide that the asJ*3 of liquor be eliminated from the danen:S^ hails. | An adult delinquency and depend* ency law amendment to allow the *1fo|g to testify against her husband. %§f| To make bastardy a crime and Oi%M traditable. ^ To raise the age of consent frotti^ 16 to IS. • $M To Increase the punishment 'Of|i rape, it now being the same as la u*|p dieted for theft of $30â€"one yeafg" imprisonment. To make seduction a felony lnst< of a raisdemanor. To make our abandonment set non-support statute, criminal in ture ant! extraditable. Closer supervision of employm agencies. â- *$â- ? The punishment of loan sharks wha?|;" charge more than th-» legal interos%|| The only punishment now Is the ***i|t of Interest. gf^ To make the clubs to which privanjT J permits are issued close at 1 a av The provision for a state ship committee on moving pictur* throughout the stats the US miles aims discarded by the Chicago It is expected j sorship committee as unlit to shown In Chicago. A minimum wage law to many young women entering a reputable life. To require the name of owner agent to be posted on every anil' house sad hoass of A Uw reeatring not only a (CeaUased am Paia* #|j saosssas