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|'Vf:P VT- ::--;.^-W'v.i REALTY MEN WLIETTE Paul Schroeder Arrested on Complaint of Local Real Estate Dealers Released byiudgeRush. SIGNS BROUGHT IN COURT Repainted Signs Formerly Owned by Older Firms Brought Into Court as Evidence Against Schroeder. EVAN8T8N COUNCIL IN SHOUT SESSION Changelon Asked lo Nave Story Printed in the News In- vestigated. A peculiarly brief session of the Evanston city council, featured only by a feeble plea from Alderman Amlel J. Changelon for an investigation of a story published in The News last week concerning him, was held Tuesday night Fifteen-minute meetings of the Evanston ward representatives are rare and the Tuesday night session was a surprise. Committee for Changelon. Unusually mechanical routine mat- ters were*, disposed of In lightning manner. Prior to the calling of the session to order, a meeting lasting until 8:20 o'clock of the council com- mittee of the whole was held. Whan the minor business was finished, Jderman Changelon, answering to the roll call rn miscellaneous business, uttered In faltering voice his desire for the council members to probe a story published recently in this news- paper. Granting his request. Mayor Paden appointed a committee com- posed of a member from each ward, to look up the matter. The committee la composed of Aldermen Congdon, «... Bl -. „ .j Rossbach, Carter, Turnock, Witt, Wal- Old Signs Discovered. ' Schroeder is a new man in Wilmette lttoe and uy?ue' and It i. 8ald has been running up \ Immediately following the appoint- agaln.t the old established dealers, and j ««» °< tne committee, a moUon^was n».«l their Ire. Some sign, whlc* â- â€¢Â»â€¢ to take a recess until Wj»* plainly showed the mark, of new paint «•* *•*â-  *deman «• **£?; add which were discoverable as former •»«•* *° AdiTZXL wMch ex „ . ,. . . the street ear franchise, which ex- sgns of the older firms were noted â„¢ B"â„¢ 20< needed lmmediate ac- TZ "^ ^^r^ ° "on. Despite the protest the recess tbe village bearing the advertisement. " of "Paul Schroeder a Co." The firms l WftB who claimed to have had their signs j appropriated determined to bring the I An|||IA|IQ ffllCCCD offender to justice, and after several Ul IfllUllV) UlriLll midnight trips In which the repainted | |y t|f|i urTTr signs were appropriated by the repre-1 IN WILIflLI It sen tatlves of .these companies, tbe ln- ^j^rmatlaPLMSJLiUed-Siiatnst flchroerter. *"'â-  Bring Evldenee Into Court. When he appeared In court Tuesday A war between the real estate men In Wilmette came to a head Tuesday morning when a case against Paul Schroeder, a ntw operator in that vil- lage, was dismissed by Judge" Rush. Schroeder was arrested on Friday on the complaint of J. H. Long, represent- ing tbe firm of McOuire. • Orr; Horace Drury, representing the firm of Quin- tan ft Tyson, and D. B. Allen, repre- senting the local firm of D. B. Allen. OLDEST HOUSE Residence Owned by Gordon A, Ramsay in Glencoe Burns to the Ground on Satur- day Night. VILLAGE FIREMAN IS HURT Stairs of Building Collapses and Carry One >f Volunteer Depart- ment Through to the Base- ment. Reporter Gets Contradictions wnen ne appearea in court luesaay r . . _ ., , morning, the three representatives of 07 Story ADOUt LOCal TOUtlCS Printed a Week Ago. the nrcusing firms soon followed bear lng the "tell-tale" slgV When the _________ evidence of the prosecution was all in, • ' and the signs had been duly observed, The peaceful suburb of Wilmette Schroeder presented witnesses who tes- wus suddenly aroused last Thursday tlflcd as to how he came by the signs. \,y an article which appeared In the Orn> of the witnesses was Mr. C. P. i..\m. Show News concerning the po- Gocdrich, of 52G Oreenleaf street, who utical status of the present occupants stated that two of the four signs in- 0f the town offices. tnxliicod as evidence were left on his lot when he bought It, and that Mr Schroeder had bought the signs from him for the purpose of using them him Officials in the administration and oilier residents were strenuous in their denials of the criticism attached to the officers in the town government. ---~ r â€",..__ -.-------„--------- . lue (JIUICIB Ul l'"- l""U ©v..-.. •••*•*"• â€" self The other two signs were taken Wnen Interviewed by-a reporter for from a mortar box which was left on tll0 lake siiobe News, Mr. Frank Mr. Schroeder's property at 418 Green- porre8ter, the town collector, who was leaf street, when he purchased the the oniy officer in the town hall, stated property. When this evidence was in, t that ne nad never heard tbe term I there was nothing for the court to do "Bathhouse John" applied to the i»res- but dismiss the case. , ent president of the board of trustees, Schroeder New Arrival. and thought that it was used, if at Schroeder has only been operating all, only by disgruntled politicians, in Wilmette real estate *lnce last 3ep- W|)0 were not able to break into the tember. He has located bis headquar- j town administration, or by friends ters near the L terminal and has he-j wno used the name "Bathhouse" as a come Interested in property in that . joke because his one first name hap- vicinity. He comes from Qulncy, Illi-1 pens to be "John." Other business nois, and was on tbe road for a whole- '• men and residents of the town stated â- ale cereal house for some years pre- j that while the present coterie of office ceding his removal to Wilmette. He folders had controlled the village gov. has recently established an office In a eminent for years, in fact they could barber shop- in the center of town not remember when they did not, yet west of the Chicago and Northwestern far be it from them to say that a railroad depot. He has stated that he | "ring" as designated by the Lakb did not intend to let the matter rest shobb News was at the helm, for "here it is now, but Intends to go the town is well and satisfactorily after the men who brought about his governed, as most admit, arrest. He has not decided Just what wh0n questioned as to tbe proba- a'tlon he will take. bllltv of an opposition party at the WILMETTE MUSIC STUDY CLASS. A<>rl1 e,ect,0n' " WM T^h ^r * muw.v » rumors of opposition were in the air The music study class of the Wll- there woaM undouDtedly de- mote Woman's club will meet Tues- 8trenuoU8 nght for the office. Snow , ?' &t 'I* ?„ , Z. *"<* «• to 1- nlled. It is under- 2*» n,^"88" The f° g P -tood definitely that President John r»Z VL* 8lVeD: „ mh WD. Couffer will be a candidate for re- current Events........Mrs. Tlchenor u- ~, ^T M„A*Am** inr Piano. 'Liebestraum" ..........Lis*. •to*toB- No defln,te CMdJd*te for Mrs. 8. R. Roberts. Vocal, "A Song of Joy"......Cadman "Away on the Hill"â€"Ronald Saturday night the oldest residence of Sheridan road, located at Qlencoe, burned to the ground. The residence was the property of Gordon A. Ramsay. The fire started from an unknown cause Saturday night and before the fire department could arrive on the scene of action the blase was well under way and the efforts of the vol- unteer department were unavailing. House Stood for Fifty-five Years. The house has stood on Sheridan road for fifty-five years. It was an old ramshackle building spreading over a considerable territory. As was usual with houses at the time this one was built a large turret surmounted the building. There were in the place twenty-three rooms. M,r. Cordon A. Ramsay, the owner, is a lawyer with office in Chicago. He has lived in the house for a considerable length of time. One of the losses of the fire was an old suit of armor that had been secured while the owner was on a European trip. It was valued very highly by Mr. Ramsay and he regret- ted the loss extremely. Volunteer Firemen Injured. During the fire an accident occurred which almost caused the death of two of the fire fighters. Paul Stickler and a comrade were climbing the stairs from the first floor to the second, when the stairs collapsed and the two men were thrown to the basement below. Stickler had his shoulder dis- located, but otherwise suffered no se- rious damage. His companion escaped Injury. The Injured nmn was removed to his home, and will be confined for some time while lie recovers from the Injury. The estimated loss to the house was $5,000. 7 RESIGNS POSITION Has Been Superintendent of Winnetka Public Schools for Twenty Years. It Is a great surprise to Winnetka people to know that Miss Gillespie la to leave their schools. In a letter to the school board under date of Feb. 10, Miss Gillespie handed in her resig- nation, to take effect at the olose of the school year in Jane. In accepting the resignation the school board paid Mlaa Gillespie many compliments and praised her tor the great work she has done In building up our schools. It is with regret that the many friends of Miss Gillespie see her sever her connections with the Winnetka schools. When Miss Gillespie came to Winnetka in 1898, the eight grades of the grammar school and the high school were housed ih the old building which is now used as the village ball. After a few years the high school was discontinued for lacM of room, and as the town kept growing, an old frame building that used to stand at the corner of Cherry street and Maple avenue was pressed into use for the lower grades- Then came the first building of the Horace Mann school and, a few years later, the north addi- tion to the present size of the school. Soon the new 8. S. Greeley school in the southern part of the village, which is to ne opened in the spring, will add still more to the growth of Wlnnetka's schools. Miss Gillespie has Indeed seen many changes In the Winnetka schools, which have for years been rated as among the very best in the state, and much of this credit is due to her ef- forts. As yet the school board have no plans concerning a successor 10 Miss Gillespie. MllHSi WILL ATTACK ~ ELECTRIC ROAD Milwaukee and Waukegan Pro- test Against Refusal of the C. A M, E. R. R. to Obey Commands of Councils. AUTO BUS IN WAUKEGAN Scheme Being Tried Out by One Man In That City and Meets' Competition With Street Cars. WILMETTE TRUSTEES MEET. j Only Routine Buelnsb* Transacted at Regular Seselon. The regular bi-weekly meeting of the Wilmette board of trustees wad held Tuesday evening at the town hall. President John D. Couffer and Trus- tees English, Oadcoal, Wade and Stone were present In their seats when the meeting was called to order. Tho minutes of the last two meeting were read and approved. Reports of the village officers were called for and Clerk K. K. Orner read tho reports of the village treasurer and comptroller. There being no other business to come before the board, it adjourned at 8:25 p. rn. . The litigation into which the Chi- cago ft Milwaukee Electric 'railroad has become Involved, and the confu- sion in the control of the company's affairs, has caused the corporation to hold back on Improvements In every part of the line. The latest complaint comes from Milwaukee. There the demand of the. city is that a terminal be built. Until recently the cars, when they arrived at Milwaukee, were held at one corner for fifteen minutes until tbe time for starting back, while the crew had some time off. In order to prevent this, the Milwaukee council passed an ordinance prohibiting street cars from remaining in one place more than five minutes. Technically Obeye Rule. The company technically obeys this rule by moving the car every five mln- titea to another corner. It Is under- stood that the town will not stand for this violation of the spirit of the law. The road officials have refused to erect the terminal, and it is probable they will continue firm In their posi- tion until the litigation in which tho concern In now involved la settled, Trouble In Waukegan. In Waukegan the company Is also having trouble** one to operatto* now has been able successfully ijSo «W** .**â- .- **• atw^-.«al»SlWtv:#Wf:^*«*»«».-; **•*#•; the Waukegan Snn, the cltUens do hot fear the &£$&»& tha frhaehia* a* nest WhlU of that city U the exploit - or of th* a^^jOwt. and has had one in opa**tt**#« aonWjtime. Ho hat annwiii^ tJM*:** *»*tnd» to pnt another on the run In tha near future, in case ^W**nt oars warn to atop at Tenth street In TO»«*«fan, Mr. Whlta guarantee* to maintain the present service with Wa t^o busses. Tha pec pie of the ttfwft n*#a taken hold of tha Idea eepecially with tha intention of whipping tha street car line into giving these^|«»a*J^::j^ested. """il&itt ii'l'i ('.in1?'Hiilif $30,000 Asked for Making 0peiito|i#o#iwa Hours a Day. The government began a civil prose- cution against the Northwestern rati-, way at noon Friday for alleged viola- tion bf the federal atatute prohibiting telegraph operators from working more than nine hours a day. In a suit filed against the railroad In the District ..sjo«i^:4^^1lliMet Attorney James H. Wilkerson's office $30,000 la asked in penalties. Tha action was recommended and prepared by tha In- terstate commerce commission. It charges tha defendant railroad with permitting two telegraph operators to work at Fulton. HI* twelte hours a day. Tha name* of tha operators are I. B. Allen and I* J. Lavaflee. Tha suit Is tha first of a aeries against railways. Municipal Association Is I Seeking to l)e|ft|-v Election February FIRST 16 UN Letter Which Is Intended to vince Voten of Danger In ^ Plan to Be Ms!W': m ......h«L YOUNC MEN'S CLUB HOLDS MEETINC Singers at Sacred Concert at St Francis Xavier's Church at Wilmette ... Tin inlrtglntar mâ€"tlns of the Trmng Men's cfub of Wltostta was held at ______the residence of Mr. Frank Kuttan of ..„„..„_____„„. Two members of the! "04 Lake avenue, on Feb. 1«. Altar commission governing the town have the reading of the minutes of the lent been in tavor of taking away the meeting, the members were enter- franchise by which it operates on tbejtalned by Mr. Charles Dahnke, who local streetB, and Mayor Bldlnger has has Just completed hli ©onrae in mu»lc recently been converted to their point in Vienna. The program was made up of view. This gives a majority In the <>r selection* from "Lucia* and coinmiKHlon which Roverns tho city, "Thais." and Kom<- rftcp will doubtless betaken, A resolution was passed to give a ,n ,„„ near future. minstrel show and dance at the Audi^ ^ ^ ^^ Auto Bus in Waukegan. torium in Chicago March 17, to be. . . „^ ~-c:6-"^s The experiment with autobusees' followed by a banquet. The following has been tried In that city and the ^^ *•"» committees were elected Waukogan papers declare that the «nd formed: Pre*.. Wm. Huh; vice- . . .. _____ _. _____ pies. Joseph Kutten; trees., L. U. Voll- n 1 an: secy.. B. Gould; sergeant-at- anns, C. C. Cameron. Reception com. mlttee. D J. Palmer. G. Y. Curley. j foH ,g a ^^^ ^ ,, c. A. Dahnke. Music committee, B., Am_ ^tmm immmA ^ Am Mm von Olahn, C. Gould, F. R. Kutten. Recording seCy., Chas. W. Seade; advertising, R. B. Dahnke. Tha "Wind plgger*" aav* eaUad election," to' be held a« Tej*4n) "" 25, la Riding's gnenaons* on ington street, :weai;:atyA^'"";'r'""; nue, to vote tor or agahut ..... tlon of the village of Clayton ta . district to 'tha southwest of arraa*. 'â- tifc% \ j>»eaW-*pjiel^ ; '" rsllUaa) tfjama Yalld. seeking to find srae technical faatt in the petition whUsh Otto Rydon ntod at the county conn in aehaV a|' Broslua and tha other "blind pta*****" but have so far fallHd in the effort, and will from now on tfmftoe their to a campaign d education n the trict affected. aa4 wtU uadartaka tha seventy odd legal voters thara tai vow against the forinatlen o« tl* â- *» vlUajtawv _.._,_'_'.... 1. .^^^04^iM0 â- .+ .. Aanexatlen Queetieii THoa Ua, In case thl* camDalgn !• and tha~plropoaWi» jfiw^ of the new town fall* to carry» Ow* ,tha ordinanee paased a»s^tha "eJtrf:; council of Bvanaton annex 4hat tarrttoxy to become effective and the election wilt he held simultaneously with tha gam-" era! election on AprQ 1, and tt ife' thought there i* little doubt of a favorable consideration upon tha VUt,0 of a majority of the people of Bvaa*> ton. If the propoaltwn oon»ea to ag| vote in Bvanston, It wUl be unneoeavpi sary for the proposition of auneanV*^ tlon to be again considered in tha territory affected, for tha WILMETTE LODGE ENTERTAINS FRIENDS *•""â€""~ â€"»â- Â» â€"w. »-*, â€" -•--------j ~n jB Q| TIUU HWIW IW WWW J »w- M., wUl entertain Friday evening, .pectin votar and property owner 1. 21, at 8:15 o'clock, at the Wil- tQ TQte .^^^gf tu* proposition, a* Miss. Macauley. Piano, Walts, Op. 64, No. 2...Chopin Romance ...........McDowell Mrs. J. M. Brown. Vocal, Selected.................... Mrs, Whitman. Pfcao, Selected................... Mrs. Worthlngton. Group of ladlan 8ong*v.......... . Mr*. B. Baker. Qoartet, Romane* ... .Henmeaberger ".;'* lira. Macanlcv, first violinist. ) Mlaa Semu, Mocsid vtottnlat. â- "Ku'1| Mm Pata, third TloUnlat. • anak aasanatt, nartn viaisaisK. a*aasa9salBf£* : Si the opposition party has as yet been suggested. 1 Story Upheld by Old Opponent*. | Person* connected with the cam* | paign against the present admlnlstra-1 tlon at the election last April stated that the article In the Uo 8ho*x News stated the status of condition* In Wilmette and that tha paper should be commended for telling tha story frankly a* It had been related to tha reporter. Against this faction la tha body of omee holders and business man of tha village, who decry any attack* an tha uiassulh. admtoisfcrataon. Be* certain tug M mmw «â- -*.» wniBflw^lep In Mr*. Sanger Steel. A sacred concert will be given at St Fsnncfs Xavier's church. Linden avenue and Ninth street, on Sunday evening, February 23, at 8 o'clock. This concert will be given-by some of the be*t Chicago talent and we believe U will be an entertainment you can't afford to miss. Inasmuch as tbls en- tertainment is being given in the church, we will bt able to seat only about three hundred, and from the Interest already shown we expect a vary large attendance, so It wlll.be to your advantage to secure your seats «arly. Mr*. Sanger Steel, soprano, and Mlaa Haael Huntley, contralto, whose photograph* appear In thl* 1»- s*a« win b* asalsted by Mr. O. Jpouart rtr, ^^0imJ^^ karolst. and i...... Miss Hazel Huntley. Mr. Carl H. Bohles, accompanist. The program will Include a group of songs by. several of the popular composers, and song recitals. This concert will be a real treat and we sincerely hope t.> see eevry seat filled. Price of ad- mission one dollar a ticket; funds will be used for the purchase of a new pipe organ. Tbe program follows: Piano, Fantatsle........C. Saint Saans Mr. Carl Kohles. "Blessed JesU" ("Btabat Mater").. ..................... Anton Dvorak Quartet "Groat la the Holy Oaa of Israel".. ..........Henry Lincoln Case (a) "The Lord is My Shepherd"... .......................Koschat (b) "O Gladsome Light) ("Golden Legend")..............D. Buck Quartet. Wilmette lodge No. 931, A. F. and A. Feb mette Assembly hall and Wilmette lodge ball. Tbe following attractive program has been arranged for the guests: Overture, "Raymond" .......Thomas "Estudlantlna"..............Lacome Quartet. "O Swallow, Flying South"..Whelpley Mr. Coxe. •Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Winds" ..........................Sargeant Mlaa Huntley. "Washington the Mason".......... Mr. NewUrk. •The Serenade" ...............Tosti Mrs. Steel and Mr. Coxe. "The Song of the Bow"......Alyward Mr. Cola. Sextet ("Lucia").........., Donlxetti Quartet. resents more than one^hajB^-^a^'-tha^: property In the district and contalaa ; the names of mora than one-half;cjf:| the legal voter* there. .. "'".: â- /'â- iBm First Qtin in Campaign. • \0:{m As the first gun In tha campaign of education, a letter, of which tha "" **'£ day being Issued by tha Municipal association of Evanston: "To the Legal Voters of Township of " Evanston: " '"â- "=«"........."~ ^ "There is to be an election held an Tuesday, Feb. 26, In Mike Rldtngfa greenhouse. Washington street, wsat of Florence avenue, to vote Tor* or 'against' tbe formation of n new town in this section, to he known aa ClajK ton. It is of vital Interest to awry ro*;â- ? "1. Tou will be without adsojaata police protection. "2. You will be without city wate* or sewerage. -!__ "3. Tou will be without fire protec- tion. "4. Your property wtll deprectata In value 60 per cant. "5. It will be a dangerous commun- ity in which to live. "6 It will be a bad example far your children. "7. It will be under the control of" 'blind pig' owner*. "8. The petition for this new town was signed by niggers, "blind psjf owners, illegal voters and a fa» others. "9. Your taxee will be much higher. â- Duly legal voter* residing In th* ****•» •• 1 Mr C noaert Wood. Prayer. HarpT. "HvTr.!..*lunnelina*fc ^ngnus D*t*» (St Cedna Mas*) Mia* Clara Louisa Tnarston. -. .. â-  •&-t Dlvtna Radeasaar-.......Gounod I 'wmm -Kvsneton Municipal O^^ There will ha motion pictures for _ tmgm ^v%mmm ,--------_---------- Th« i^>rd is Mv Llaht" Allltaon the cnlWr«« **«» 1 * « o,clock- •na territory can vote. Anyana vWathag Tbe ^rdM1rB^lLII^leg; 'AU^after the pttsirnat there wtll be dan- tB<J ^^ .,«*,„ »«. wtB a* •But the Lord to Mindful of His cln* -__________________ | prosacuted. ^^ Own" ("St .Paul")... .Mendelssohn----------------------------- "Vota agatnat tha new town. Miss Hazel Huntley. i DEMERltT LLOVO OITS DCCRRC •'Meditation," Harp ..........Thomas Interest waa aroassd la Chicago and Miss Clara Louise Thurston. i along tha Match Shore by the an- •*Heavenly Love" ............Gounod | nouncemasjt frosn Boston that Dasnar- Mr». Sanger Steal and i est Lloyd wall known Boston yachta- Mlafl Basel Huntley. \ n-iux,wad sjsnntad n daerea of drtoraa •Salve Resdna1'..............D. Back from »i, wife, who waa Marjotta Mr. Jlrah Dv Cola. | Flshar of Rentocky. am aatraaa. Mr. Deraereat L*Jyd to tha aoa at tha lata ^.... Gounod -, Henry a LJprd and a atothar atWtt- iisjns)*o«aL**yaof s«OOt^ll*AMBXTVA. wmtam Coa and a &MkMm:m