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............ â- mmMXwr%,........' Newly Everybody In Wilmette Reads The Lake Shore New* fP VOL; VII, NO. JS. WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1920 wmm PAGES ££^jTICn r^VE CK.\'T* MUST TAKE ACTION TO RAISETEACHERS'WAGE Recent Legislation' Allows Village to Levy Extra Taxes to Provide for >, Emergency; Other North Shore f Towns Have Taken Action WANT SPECIAL ELECTION Only Four Wilmette Teachers Now ' - Receive More than the Minumum .y Salary of Chicago Teachers At a recent meeting the board of education of the city of Chicago in- „ , . , creases were given the Chicago tea- !§&§!§§ chers to the amount of $450.00 for Sft31,lll each teacher in the service. No doubt everyone familiar with this action will say that the Chicago teachers richly deserve this increase. But the thing of special interest to the citizens of Wilmette is, how will f this effect our own schoolsâ€"and the •ft answer is that it places us in a very |§ critical condition and unless the citi- j§; zens of Wilmette are willing to ma- |> terially increase their taxes for the i'f benefit of the schools it will be im- ;. possible to maintain the Wilmette schools at their present standard of efficiency. Recognize Need of Teachers It is no doubt true that the Chicago board of education recognized the ; needs of the teachers in regard to more money in order to keep pace with their living expenses; but at the same time a powerful argument was that they needed teachers and that there were not enough teachers com- ! ing into the schools to fill the vacan- i cies caused by resignations. In other words they are trying tp induce our 11 teachers to enter the city service. i How strong that inducement is may ^ be realized when it is known that ^only four of the Wilmette grade ^ teachers are receiving more money * than the minimum in the Chicago M schools. AH but four of our teachers ^ -would be financially benefited by cleaving our schoalLj&sdav *»'*& ,en- tiKJ$ff the service of *th*g;Chicago pmm- Board of Education even if *they had 'r ip? m Ifelto take the minimum salary, and after - they had served a cadetship of four months all of them would get more than the minimum salary of $1,200.00 because they would get credit for experience depending upon the num- ber of years that they had engaged in teaching. What is the way out of this diffi- culty-- / . At the last session of the Legisla- tive the General Assembly made the following changes in the School Laws: In the first place, the assessed val- uation was changed from one-third of the real valuation to one-half the real valuation. In other words the assessed valuation was increased fifty per cent. In order that the amount levied for school purpose might be relatively the same school boards were per- mitted to levy two per cent for school purposes instead of three per cent. This two per cent for schoot main- tenance and two-thirds per cent for § building purposes. 1 New Law Permits Increase I In the second place, there was pass- â-  ed what is known as the Hicks Bill. 4 This measure permits the board of "education to increase the levy for school maintenance from one and • one-third per cent if so authorized by a vote of the people of the dis- trict at either a special or regular election. This election may be held Jon the intitiation of the Board of Education or in response to a peti- tion signed by five per cent of the number of votes cast at the last elec- tion. In either case notice of the .election must be posted at least ten days in advance of the date set there- for. The new assessed valuation of the Wilmette School District is $3,867, 957.00. This will give us a little over i$77,000. for school purposes. Under the old law we can use two-thirds of this for school maintenance and one- , third for new buildings, paying off ' Ijonds, etc. The additional tWo- thirds of one per cent would give us over $25,000 to be used for school v maintenance only. This addition to our school revenues would not be collectible until April 1st. 1921. Part of it may become available before that time, by means of Anticipation Warrants. Had the Board of Education real- ized the rapid increase in cost of ^everything pertaining to the schools, vno doubt but that they would have caused this election to be held last ^spring in order that an increase in "funds might be available April 1st of Township Taxes Now if Payable in Wilmette Tax Bills Have Been Delayed But There Is Still Time to Save Money by Prompt Payment Hoyt King, the New Trier Town- ship Collector of Taxes, will open his office in the First National Bank of Wilmette on Friday of this week. The tax bills which are being sent out this week are due immediately and should be paid at this office. There has been a delay of about twenty days in sending out the bills due to the fact that the new tax board did not get its work completed on scheduled time, The board has been reorganized this year and the delay was due to the inevitable slow- ing up that occurs when a new ma- chine is getting under way. Now that the new system is started, it is running smoothly and there will be no delays in the future. In spite of the delay in sending out the bills there is still time to get them paid before the 10th of March. It is urged that every one pay up at once in order that the school and park boards and villages may receive the benefit of the interest earnings. ENDS SERIES OF SERMONS ON GREAT PROBLEMS OF THE DAY On the Sunday mornings of Feb- ruary Rev. Stephen A. Lloyd, pastor of the local Congregational Church, has been discussing in the pulpit of that church the relation of church going to the great problems of the day and the comparative values of worship, work and play. He will close his series at the serv- ice next Sunday morning when he will speak on "Sunday Morning and the Rest of the Week." Concerning this subject Mr. Lloyd said, "Two elements are necessary to the secur- ing of power; force and direction. Force undirected is not power but waste energy, harmless or destruc- tive in proportion to its freedompr the resistance offered to it. ;j»sf*$lr7 human life is made up of forces which may become great powers when properly directed. The work of the week will be largely condi- tioned upon the direction given to life at the week's beginning." XAVERIAN CLUB HEARS PLANS FOR "VILLAGE BEAUTIFUL" The Xaverian Club held its regu- lar monthly meeting on Monday evening, February 16th at the Wil- mette Woman's club. Reports were received from the Entertainment and Membership committees, and plans were formulated for a most active year. ; Later the meeting was addressed by E. L. Scheidenhelm, chairman of the commission working on the plans for the "Village Beautiful." After hearing his most interesting talk on the subject, the members present pledged to the commission their most active support in the interests of the village. Frank H. Jones then spoke on "Insurance and Its Problems." Fol- lowing his talk, there was a very in- teresting debate from the floor, and many interesting facts were dis- cussed. CHANGE SERVICES A change has been made in the early morning services at St. Augustine's church. The services will now be held at eight o'clock in the morning instead of seven-thirty. During Lent the number of services has been considerably increased. this year. But they were not able to anticipate present conditions. Must Take Advantage ,t„^ It is imperative then that Wilmette take advantage of the law to increase her school revenues in order that a good school may be financed. Both Glencoe and Winnetka are operating under this law. Evaireton holds an election Saturday. Her teachers have been notified that if the election carries they will be given a material advance in salaries beginn- ing with March 1st. Practically all the villages in Cook County have held an election under this law or are planning to do so in the near future. Of these elections that have been held not one in Cook County has failed to carry. Surely Wilmette is as anxious for good schools as these other places and when given the opportunity will indorse the measure, even though it does mean increased taxation. "CHRIST AND THE SOCIAL PROBLEM"â€"LECTURE SERIES Noted Lecturer to Give Series of Lenten Sermons in St. Francis Xavier Church- Beginning on Sunday, February 22nd, there is to be a series of Len- ten lectures given at the St. Francis Xavier church in Wilmette. The general subject of the lectures will be the relation of Christianity to the social problems of today. There will be one lecture every Sunday night through the Lenten season, the last one being on the 28th of March. Every one is welcome to attend. The lecturer. Rev. Frederic Sied- enburg, S. J., Dean of the Sociologi- cal department of Loyola university, spent several years in the Universi- ties of Innsbrook and Vienna and travelled through Europe studying social conditions in the various coun- tries on the Continent. In 1911 he came to Chicago and actively engaged in social work of all kinds. Father Siedenburg is a member of the National Conference of Social Work, and for /early ten years has lectured in all tj/e big cities of the United States. / He has identified himself with every movement that may promote better conditions among the poor and the laboring classes. He is the founder of the first Catholic School of Sociology in the United States and also established the Illinois Catholic Historical Society. The program of lectures follows: Feb. 22ndâ€""Christianity and Na- ture." Feb. 29thâ€"-"Christianity and Evo- lution." March 7thâ€""Christianity and the Family." March 14thâ€""Christianity and La- bor." March 21stâ€""Christianity and De- mocracy." , i; March 28th â€" "Christianity and Progress." NEW "CASH AND CARRY"?-^':^ STORE OPENS IN WILMETTE "The Economy Grocery and Mar- ket" will be open for business in Wilmette on Friday of this week. The store was E. J. Galitz' grocery and market but has recently changed owners and will reopen under the management of J. M. Shonfeld. The store is to be operated on the "cash and carry" plan by the new manager. Such a system cuts over- head expenses considerably and thus will enable the owners to offer goods at a reduced scale of prices. The advantages obtained by com- bining a grocery and a meat market is expected to bring a good trade to the store. f3-'., r,';..';. â- ,-;*, c;;:.:v Mr. Galitz has been in very poor health of late and it is for that rea- son that he sold his business. He is going to West Baden for a short visit on the first of March and then he and his family will go to Belling- ham, Wash, to spend eight or nine months. They have relatives in Bel- lingham. The family has lived in Wilmette for a number of years and has many friends here. """""â- . MUSICAL PROGRAM TO ^ * S FOLLOW CHURCH DINNER The monthly dinner of the Con- gregational Church will be held next Wednesday evening. These dinners have a reputation for their excel- lence and a capacity house is always in attendance. A musical program has been ar- ranged to be held in the auditorium of the church after the dinner. Al- though the program is not yet com- pletely settled, several musicians have been secured who will offer an excellent entertainment to their listeners. They are: Mrs. Marie Ed- ward von Ritter, organist; Miss Ruth Watt, pianist; Mr. Walter Diederich, soloist; Miss Mary Welch, contralto; Mr. Schultz, bass soloist. WORLD WAR SURGEON TO SPEAK AT SUNDAY CLUB The speaker at the Wilmette Sun- day Evening club Sunday evening will be Dr. George de Tarnowsky who will speak on "Glimpses of the Balkans." His address will be illus- trated by 75 stereoptican slides. Dr. de Tarnowsky was chief sur- geon of the Red Cross commission in Serbia and Roumania during the world war. IMPROVING AT HOME Mrs. William Parks, §f Ridge avenue. Gross Point, is recovering at her home from a severe illness. NORTH SHORE ORGANIZES TO 1111 I FIGHT FOR SKOKIE PRESERVE Many Prominent New Trier Men Attend Public Hear- ings on the Forest Preserve; William S. Elliot/ Presents Arguments for the Skokie Pre- servation Association; Must Provide Parks Now for Future Generations On February 4th and 18th the Plan j "Chicago, Committee of the Forest Preserve i chose for held public hearings on the desir- ability of the Ekokie Valley as a Forest Preserve. There was a full attendance of the Committee includ- ing the advisory members, Charles H. Wacker, Victor F. Lawson, Dwight H. Perkins and John C. Vaughan. The principal argument in favor of the preserve was made by William S. Elliott of Winnetka, speaking in behalf of the Skokie Preservation association embracing many prom- inent citizens of Evanston, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka and Glencoe, who have taken the lead in advocat- ing this great public enterprise. Strong speeches were also made by Edward Zipf, Village President of Wilmette, F. R. Young, Village President of Kenilworth, Fred W. Penfield. Village President of Glen- coe, and John S. Miller, Jr., Village President of Winnetka. All of these officials heartily endorsed the pre- serve idea and stated there was a widespread and growing sentiment in its favor along the entire North Shore, with practically no opposi- tion. Others who appeared or spoke at the meetings in support of the pre- serve were: James Simpson of Mar- shall Field & Company, John W. Scott of Carson, Pirie, Scott & Com- pany, John Stuart of The Quaker Oats Company, O. C Simonds, Jens Jenson, W. D. McKenzie, Sherman M. Booth, Col. William V. Jacobs. Ayres Boal, and Eli B. Felsenthal. Only one person, W. D. Washburn, a Skokie landowner, spoke against the preserve. No definite action was taken by the Commission, but the Commissioners gave most attentive hearing and seemed impressed with the proposal. Believing this to be a matter of vital interest to every North Shore citizen and now approaching a de- cisive stage, we are publishing here- with a summary of the arguments as presented to the Commission, which Mr. William S. Elliott has kindly prepared for the use of this paper. RELATION OF PRESERVE TO CHICAGO'S PRESENT AND FUTURE PARK SYSTEM The preservation of the Skokie Valley is not simply a North Shore project. The North Shore citizens are asking no special favors of the Forest Preserve commission, and are taking the lead in this matter only because by their proximity they know the beauties of the Skokie valley so well, and by their daily journey in and out of the city realize how accessible it is, and what a won- derful addition it would be to grow- ing Chicago's Metropolitan Park system. The Cook County Preserves are necessarily a part of Chicago's Park system, not that they are to be made over in any artificial wayâ€"on the contrary their natural beauty is to be preserved and enhancedâ€"but because they are all public recrea- tion grounds or parks in a broad sense, and the great and ever in- creasing majority of Cook County citizens, with whose taxes they are on its becoming a city, motto "URBS IN 'Â¥- *#;' HORTO"â€"a city set in a garden. ' Sf Such indeed it then was, with the t '! opalescent waters of the Lake at itsi |iife; front, and on its three sides the ^*cisi boundless prairie carpeted with wav- ?l?fp ing grass bedecked with brilliant||i|p^ wild flowers. In 1869 a movement'-*?$|pv was started, by those whom thejÂ¥|Iil?;, practical people of that day calledM^f^ dreamers, to realize the then half-ii ;?|f forgotten and wholly disregarded-:\t^$^V motto, by framing the city of Chi- s *||; ; cago with a garden of parks ancl i>|fe- boulevards. beginning at Lincoln ^|^i Park on the north and connecting ^? Humboldt, Garfi.eld, Douglas, Wash- i" ^ F ington and Jackson Parks. The at-*, tempt succeeded; the Chicago park€?V system came, to take second place among the park areas of the United States, and was the pride and glory of the city. Substantially, park ac-' quisition in Chicago halted thereâ€" thirty-nine years ago. Second only to Philadelphia in 1880, Chicago has now dropped to the seventh place in-£$": sofar as park area is concerned; andfes; when the relative density of popu-i;,;'s Iation is taken into consideration;^ this city occupies the thirty-second ;-> place 1" p^ Chicago's population in 1869 was'S*; 300,000. Some will smile at the ^ dreamers of that day who only"-'1jS dreamed of and provided for a cityU-ii of a million, when, right now, we.^p| are approaching the three rnillionigsg point. Rather than smile at theirpS|<: shortsight, it would be more profit-^^ able to consider that up to date we| have displayed less foresight. They I preserved space for a generation f aheadâ€"for a city over three times its then size. Beyond that, the work was properly left for us and we •have; not yet done as well. James J. Hill prophesied Chicago would be the largest city in the world. The Chi- cago Plan commission is estimating and planning for a population of about seven million in 1950, only thirty years from nowl For this immense city in which our children and many of us will live, the Chicago Plan recommends the purchase and preservation of five large preserves distributed arou>d the city to serve the same purpose for seven million as the present city*'* 1:5^ park system was intended to serve*^,, 41 for a million. One of these pre-^l/|^ serves is in the valley of the north ;M : branch of the Chicago river inclw&r ^rfsfg? ing its branches, of which the Skokie rt^^fc S is the east branch. Concerning tins ; t ; Js :| north preserve, the Chicago Plan'S ^1 : ^ says, p. 54: ^â- '-â- :iiJJfct$ "In the disposition of interior ?'^^ ,ig parks the main consideration should J^^f'^fj be, first, to distribute the areas about a^^ksi! the city as evenly as possible, so as Hf^:i&0 to make large parks readily acces- '-^/;||:::':f? sible to all citizens; and secondly, to ^S;«fi| select for improvement those local- J,!^fff*ij ities which have the greatest charm ^.|^'?£S and value as park lands. Happily nature has furnished the opportunity "Ji> to combine both considerations. The wooded bluffs and ravines at the northern boundary of Cook county in Glencoe mark a natural park en- â- [',:$$:'» trance from Lake Michigan. The ^-^ m m virgin forest known as the Peterson woods, south, .xrf**4W(ferson avenue. i#S&l :#', purchased, live in Chicago. The pre/Jjhe---Grb#r w%bds. north of Gibbs t,l| serves should, therefore.,- be* selectetfTt not only on aeetrtml of their own in- herent beauty, but also on account of location and accessibility with a view to their maximum use by the present and future citizens of Chi- cago. THE CHICAGO PLAN RECOM- MENDS THE SKOKIE VAULEY AS PART OF THE METROPOLI- TAN PRESERVES. In 1908 the "Plan of Chicago" was published, the work of the foremost experts of the country, approved by a commission of Chicago's most able, practical and at the same time fore- sighted and public spirited citizens. Is it not very significant that these men twelve years ago recommended the Skokie valley as a part of the Metropolitan Preserves? (See "Plan of Chicago." Pages 45-54). Before quoting their recommendation it may be interesting to note what is said of the development of the Chi- cago parks up to that date, 1908. On pages 43 and 44 they say: Street, a beautiful spot on the Chi- |j;;!§,*' cago river south of Central avenue. Sl||^ are especially attractive features of i -:^| % â-  this stretch. In spring the bloom of ;f| ,$ the thorn, the crab-apple, and the wild plum are features of the land- scape; the ground is everywhere carpeted with flowers; there are for- ests of elm, oak, ash, willow, and Cottonwood; and the Skokie marsh in beauty vies with the Lake ita'elf. At a distance of a mile inland the valley of the north branch of the Chicago river (the Skokie) is reached. In this valley the views are particularly beautiful, especially where the stretches are unbroken by constructions of any kind. To the north the valley stretches far beyond ft the county line; to the south it is framed, on both sides with forest lands. * * * The area which should ? be taken for this particular northern park includes upwards of eight thou- „ sand acres, and at the present time (Continued from Page Nine)