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The Lake Shore News Nearly Everybody In Wilmette Reads The Lake S^v «^|tVa VOL. VI, NO. 45. WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, SEPT*** QUITS SCHOOL JOB TO LEAD BIG BAND Professor Francis I. Walker Leaves New Trier To Travel Over Coun- try On Chautauqua Circuit TO DIRECT LARGE BAND Mrs. Walker and Children Leave Wilmette Home To Spend the Winter in Florida Francis I. Walker, for the past twelve years head of the English de- partment in the New Trier High school, recently returned from a Chautauqua tour of the Pacific states, where he was director and manager of one of Dunbar's famous White Hussar bands. The organization play- ed in 87 cities of California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Missouri, and covered 'over 10,- 000 miles by rail and 1000 miles .by auto. Mr. Walker has been engaged by the Ellison-White Chautauqua sys- tem as director of a large band for the next season and will make a Artist, War Medal * . Winner, to Paris Mr. and Mrs. James E. Dulin, 1330 Sheridan road, left Wilmette Monday for Paris where Mr. Dulin is to be associated with a. large firm of illustrators. Mr. and Mrs. Dulin are artists of prominence. Mr. Dulin was, until recently, a First Lieutenant attached to the famous Blackhawk division, overseas. He was the winner of a French Military Medal in a contest in which he was given high honors for designing of a war poster in France. He is to be Director of Art with a large Paris concern and ex- pects to remain in France for two years. They left New York Wednes- day on the Rotterdam. Mr. Dulin expects to paint in various of the more advanced art studios in the French capital. Mrs. Dulin has won recognition as an illustrator. ..dgjrX 18, 1919 TWELVE PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS John Miller's *flffiy is Crying for Help; Will You Het^ Provide Food and Shelter? John Miller, flagman for the North- western railway, lies helpless at the Evanston hospital. His little family in Glencoe is practically destitute. Over the tiny, drab cottage, which they call home, hangs a heavy mortgage. John Miller three weeks ago risked his life in a heroic but vain attempt to save the lives of the father and mother of the little Tanner children. Funds are being provided for the WINNETKANS THANK WILMETTE FIREMEN Village officials of Winnetka ap- preciate the fact that Wilmette has an A-No. 1 fire fighting brigade. Tues- day evening Village Clerk Earl E. j twenty weeks' tour on the seven-day Orner read a communication from H. , circuit with its own organization. He j L.Woolhiser, Winnetka Village man- is at present making- an extensive [:ageii. in which he officially expressed tour of the large state fairs- with one the thanks of the Village of Winnetka of the Dunbar bands and will be en- j for the efficient'aid rendered the Vil- gaged in this work until next spring. : lage by the local firemen in exting- The AV;fIkers ..have .rented their | uishing a blaze in the Elm strec ! home at 1315 Elmwood avenue, Wil- | business district on Sunday, August i mette, and Mrs. Walker and children | 31. The communication, in part, read will spend the* winter in Florida. WANTS CHANNEL LAND NAMED CANTIGNY PARK "Cantigny Park," is the suggested name for the strip of land in Wil- mette lying immediately north of the North Shore channel of the Drainage canal. The suggestion, comes from Robert R.' McCormick under whose supervision while president of the Chicago Sanitary district, the canal and adjacent park lands were built. The board of trustees with whom Mr. McCprmick conferred this week, placed the matter in the hands of On behalf and at the request of the president and the board of trust- ees of the Village of Winnetka, I wish to express to you our sincere appreciation for the splendid service rendered by your fire department in responding to the request of our chief for assistance at the recent fire in the business district of the Vil- lage. We wish to thank you for 3'our fine spirit of co-operation, and to assure you that we will be very glad, to reciprocate at any time you may be in need___.. H. L. Woolhiser, Village Manager." for a small group of solicitors. It is wisely suggested that the well or- ganized and efficient Libert yloan organizations take up the work and make a quick job of it. This is be- ing done in Winnetka and is already proving successful. Glencoe, Kenil- worth and Wilmette are requested by Mr. Aldrich to adopt the same or similar methods of campaign. Glen- coe, th ehome of the Miller family, has been slowest in arriving at definite plans of action. In Wilmette the pastors have announced the campaign from the pulpits. At the Wilmette Presbyterian church C. C. Schultz has been appointed to ac- cept contributions to be turned over to Mr. Aldrich. Qther than this there have been no definite plans of campaign in Wilmette. TENTH AND GREENLEAF NOW SAFETY CROSSING Village Board Authorizes Police To Place Man At Crossing To Pro- tect School Children CENTRAL CROSSING POINT Children Are Urged To Cross Green- leaf Tracks At Tenth Street Go- ing To and From Schools Wilmette Village trustees at their regular meeting Tuesday evening pro- vided special precautionary measures to guard the school children of the Village against the ever present danger at street car and railroad crossings. Upon suggestion of Chief of Police Sieber and President Zipf, Tenth street and Greenleaf avenue - has been designated as the cross- The plea is for prompt action and I point from the north to the south generous response is urgently | for children who of necessity must cross the electric tracks on Green- Thc FlagmanTs Family Tanner children pytiopailar subscrip- The Wilmette department was the Wilmette Park district commis- ! called to assist in extinguishing a sioners who have jurisdiction in all j bl:.ze in the heart of the west Elm Village parks. i nt^cet business section after the Hon. From all ovf 1*^1" â-  rountn- the The suggested r.jr^-v-is to be .in. \\ ;«n.2tk? <K)tot ^agjn£,.,went out..ciU4aU«w-.«-ar« ,pour£fc Av^hAidqi-ar^rN memory of the battle of Cantiguy, i ccmimissionV The men made a ten- "" ' ~ ' â-  minute run to the scene from the Wilmette station house. the first American major operation in France. It was promised that ap- propriate war trophies could be ob- tained to place in the new park. GARBAGE REMOVAL TAX VEXES BOARD MEMBERS WANTS RAILROAD AVENUE THROUGH TO KENILWORTH Question of disposition of ashes and miscellaneous refuse was a topic of discussion at the Village Board meeting Tuesday evening. The pres- ent basis of rate apportionment came up for much adverse criticism. The present rate as follows; $5 fee on 6- room house, $10 fee on houses of more than 6 rooms, and $24 for busin- ness houses, was considered by sev- eral members as out of proportion. -The matter was referred to the Finance committee with instructions to formulate a more equitable basis of assessemnt. One suggestion was the establish- ment of a minimum charge of $5 for residences with an additional $2 for each additional room in a building. SHERIDAN ROAD TO HAVE NEW ORNAMENTAL LIGHTS Trustee Heinzen, at the Tuesday evening Village Board meeting, pro- posed the opening of West Railroad avenue so as to make its course parallel with the Northwestern rail- way right-of-way, northerly into Kenilworth, an improvement design- ed to avoid two sharp turns at West Railroad and Elmwood avenues and at Elmwood avenue and Fifteenth street. The matter was referred to the Streets and Alleys committee with instructions' to locate owners of property which must be condemned in order to open the proposed street, and to obtain valuation on all proper- ty involved. BABE BORN TODAY TAKES NAME, "EUGENE B. JONES" \ Eugene Blanchard Jones was en- j joying his first day in this world at Plans were decided upon by the! Portland, Oregon, today. Village Board Tuesday evening for [ Early this morning a telegram the erection of approximately 45 came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. ornamental gas arc lights on Sher- ! Ira A. Jones, 1027 Central avenue, idan road at intervals from the canal | which bore the happy news: bridge to the north limits of the; "Little 'Gene' arrived this morning, Village. j mother and baby doing well." Sheridan road, it was pointed out | Mrs. Charles Summers, the mother, by members of the boaVd, is the worst j was formerly Miss Janet Jones, of lighted street in Wilmette when its this Village. The child bears the importance as an automobile high- way is taken into consideration. Work on erection of the lamps is expected to be underway in the near future. The inovation purposes to make Sheridan road in Wilmette ope of the best lighted and most beauti- ful thoroughfares on the north short. N. T. C. A. Meeting The regular monthly business meet- ing of the New Trier Commercial association was held in Brown Hall, Wilmette, Monday evening. A large number of members were in attend- ance. The business of the evening was routine in nature. Finance* Good President Zipf reported to the Village Board Tuesday evening, the completion of the annual audit of the Village accounts. He pronounced the finances of the Village in excellent condition. name of Lieutenant Eugene Blanch- ard Jones, aviator, who, on Septem- ber 13, 1918, made the supreme sacri- fice in the fight for humanity. I SAFETY FIRST To the parents in the Village of Wilmette whose children cross the electric car line on Greenleaf avenue in going to the schools. I wish to state that the Police department has stationed an officer at the Tenth street and Greenleaf avenue crossing at the hours when children go to and from school. If you will instruct the child- ren to use this crossing it will eliminate the danger of. acci- dents. C. C. Schaltz, Village Manager. _. »MIM»«««M«MM^ in Ghicago. But how about John Miller lying, broken in body, on his cot in the hospital? How about his invalid wife and those babes in dire need of the bare necessities of life? Last week the Village Board of Winnetka inaugurated a campaign to raise a trust fund for the Miller fam- ily. The Board subscribed $100 and named L. Sherman Aldrich of Hub- bard, Woods to take care of the relief fund for Miller and seek co-operation through representatives of other north shore Villages in a general campaign all along the north shore to raise a trust fund of $12,000. Mr. Sherman has worked cease- lessly, sacrificing more than a week from private enterprise, in an effort to line-up all the Villages -on the north shore in this campaign. He has met with only partial success. It is a sad fact, but nevertheless quite true, that his efforts to obtain volunteers to conduct the campaign have generally met with failure. It is not of primary importance that Miller should be rewarded for his signal act of heroism. It is all- important and imperative that the helpless man and his destitute fam- ily be* well provided with the means to secure food and shelter and in- sured the ordinary comforts of life. Residents of the north shore realize the need. Many apparently have not realized that the necessity is im- mediate. That action in the campaign must be prompt and that every per- son who wishes to aid in this worthy cause is expected fro put forth every effort without delay. Wednesday evening at the Wil- mette Village theater approximately $150 was collected for the Miller Fund by a group of young women under direction of Mrs. Fred G. White. Mr. Hope Thomjpson appealed to the audience for help in the cause. Donations to the Miller Fund may be mailed to Mr. L. Sherman* Aid- rich, 1160 Oakley avenue, Hubbard Woods, or to any of the following women who have been appelated "to take charge of the contributions in the various villages: Mrs. Allan I. Wrolff, 325 Ridge avenue, Winnetka; Mrs. Hugh A. Foresman, 515 Essex road, Kenilworth; Mrs. Fred G. White, Wilmette, address, North Shore Hotel, Evanston i*lrs. Robert D. Cunningham, 1718 Orrington ave- nue, Evanston; Mrs. ' aird Bell, 1274 North avenue, or M» Augusta Feng- er, 602 Spruce .et, Hubbard Woods; Mrs. Gordon A. Ramsay, 100 Beach road, Glencoe, in charge of north east precinct. The job is too big for one man or ; solicited. Help the Miller family to" ' day by mailing a check or pledge to L. Sherman Aldrich, 1160 Oakley ave- nue, Hubbard Woods. Will the north shore dare to fail in this its own charity when other cities and towns the country over are generously sub- scribing to this most worthy cause? Mr. L. Sherman Aldrich request acknowledgement of the following donations to the John Miller trust fund: $154.55, Hoyburn theater drive. $137.35, Village theater drive, Wil- mette. $100, Village of Winnetka; Mrs. L. Bell, Winnetka; J. O. Armour, Lake Forest; Fred W. Scott, Hubbard Woods; John W. Scott, Hubbard Woods. $25, R. J. Dunham, Lake Forest; Adele H. Chestnut, Winnetka; F. E. Spooner, Hubbard Woods. $20, E. M. Hoyne, Chicago. $15. E. C. Phillips. Chicago. $12. employes of Bonita Vista, High- land Park. $10.Mrs. Otto C. But.?, Winnetka; Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Veeder, Win- WORDS WITH A MEANING "Dear Mr. Aldrich: "Our sun gave his life in.'"an air battle one year ago today and now sleeps in France. As from one hero to another please accept this check for Mr. Miller. HIn memory of Lieutenant Eugene Blanchard Jones. Wil- mette, September 13, 1919." "Dear Mr. Aldrich: "A mite, from a widow in Hubbard Woods, for the Miller family. Hoping he will soon be well and around again, I am yours truly, Mrs.-----------" netka; L..H. Prentice, Chicago; Wil- liam W. Lill, Chicago; Cash, Chicago; Anonymous Chicago; Mrs. J. C. Schaffer, Evanston; A. B. Shubert, Chicago; G. F. Grashorn, Chicago. $7,German Reading Circle, Chicago. $5.50,Employes, J. P. Griffin Co., Chi- cago. $5, W. M. Hoyt, Winnetka; Edgar W. Burchart, Kenilworth; cash, Wil- mette; T. A. Polleys, Evanston; An- onymous, Evanston; J. A. Lamon, Chicago; Dr. O. L. Schmidt, Chicago; Edward G. Heeman, Chicago; Mrs. A. N. Frank, Winnetka; Mrs. E. A. Stevens, Chicago; Currency, Evans- ton; Mrs. C. A. Aldrich, Winnetka; Mrs. J. G. Weart, Winnetka; Mrs. James F. Porter, Hubbard Woods. $4, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sincere, Winnetka. $2, C. T. Van Baalem, Chicago. $1, Cash, Winnetka; Williams Grain Co., Chicago; A. Reader, Chicago. Total to date, $1,096.40. ARMY MAN TO ADDRESS WOMAN'S CATHOLIC CLUB The Woman's Catholic club of Wil- mette will open the club year on Friday afternoon, September 26, at the Wilmette Woman's club. The new president, Mrs. Louis W. Crush, will preside. Captain George Mc- Carthy of Fort Sheridan and Miss Mary Bartelme will be the speakers at the initial meeting. Demonstration at Van Deusen's A demonstration of Orange Mar- malade is being held all this week at Van Deusen's grocery, 1154 Cen- tral avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Allen, 1029 Thirteenth street, returned Tuesday evening from a visit of several days with Mrs. Allen's sister, in Elkhart, Indiana. leaf avenue in going to and from the schools at Tenth.and Central avenue. Policeman at Crossing By order of the Board of trustees a policeman will be stationed at the crossing in question during those hours when children are passing the dangerous crossing. Mothers and fathers are urged by the Board members to observe closely the accompanying warning and in- structions and to remind the children to cross Greenleaf avenue at Tenth street where they may be assured absolute protection. Tt was pointed out that every child living in the territory of the tracks can readily use the Tenth street crossing with- out going out of his way to or from the schools. It is urged they use this crossing as all other points along Greenleaf .avenue . will, of necessity, remain unprotected because of the obvious impossibility of providing enough police to provide protection at all the crossings. Parallel Crossings Protected All railway crossings along the Electric and Northwestern parallel right-of-ways are protected by gates and flagmen, thus affording protection for children at crossings between east and west side points. MINISTERS DISCUSS CHURCH UNION PLANS AT LUNCHEON Ministers of the Wilmette churches represented in the Wilmette Church Union, and their wives, were guests at luncheon Wednesday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. George P. Magill, 731 Elmwood avenue. The Union Sunday evening church services are being continued through September at the Methodist church. Plans for the winter activities of the union have not been completed, ac- cording to the ministers in charge. ELECTRIC REPAIRS ALL CROSSINGS IN WILMETTE Grade crossings along the right of way of the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Electric railway in Wil- mette have been repaired and are now in excellent condition for vehicle traffic. The crossings have been re-plank- ed and the planks given a tar coat- ing and gravel screening. The result is a surface as smooth as a tar macadam road with all cracks eliminated. Start Alley Improvement The Board of Local Ircrrovements Tuesday evening reported to the Vil- lage Board the passage of a resolu- tion authorizing appointment of an engineer to commence pre'iminary work on pavement of alleys in the Village. The alleys proposed to be improved are located in the blocks bounded by Eleventh and Twelfth streets and Greenwood and Ashland avenues, Sixth and Seventh streets and Central and Washington ave- nues. Company D Reunion The Company D association, com- posed of members of Wilntette's former Company D, Illinois Reserve Militia, disbanded several months ago, will hold a reunion, Monday evening, October 6, in the Byron Stolp school, Tenth street and Central avenue. Returns from North Dakota Arthur Braun, 629 Prairie avenue,, will return Sunday from Osnabrouck,. North Dakota, where he spent several months on a farm with relatives. Mrs. Robert Budd wilt leave withik a fortnight on a trip to California. l