Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 28 Mar 1924, p. 10

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1 -:::0==-=============-:::::-=-=-=::.:-= -=-= - -=--==\1=-¥.:.-:.1 L.~IETTE LIFE, FH ID. \ Y, MARCH 2~~?2~:_--========::=======-:.....-::==:i:a· SUNDAY CLUB TO 'DIM UGhTS' LAW ENACTED BY STATE The section of the motor vehicle law in I llinois applying to lights wa s amended at the 1~23 session of the legi slature. and according to the legal department of the <;h~-:ago Mot:>r club. the amendment is not fully understood by many motorists. The law says: "On approaching another vehicle approaching in an opposite direction, an-t within not less than 250 feet of s am~. any per so n in charge of a motor bicycle or motor vehicle s hall dim, drop or extinguish such headlights." Owners of vehicles equipped with anti-glare lenses that deflect the rays are not allowed under the provi si ons of the act to keep on their bright lights when meeting other vehicles: the only exception being those rars equipped with devices that throw the light down on the road by means of · ilting the reflector or lamp; this type coming under the head of "dropping" the light. Investigators for the club have ascertained that visitors from other states in which certain types.of lense s are approved by law, are the most frequ~nt violators of the Illinois law. Hubbard W ooda Mansion Purchased by Chicagoan Max ] . Stein has sold his home at 1236 Asbury avenue, Hubbard Woods, to Kenneth G. Smith of the Pepsodent company. This is an 11 room colonial of frame construction designed by Robert Seyfarth . Lot 100x1ro ft. The price was $45,000. McGuire and Orr represented both parties in the transaction. HEAR MARSHALL Former Vice-President to Be Here Sunday Hon. Thomas R. Marshall, former Vice-president of the United States, w:ll spea k at Wilmette Sunday Evenin~ cluh Sunday, March 30, on the s ubject, "A Lawyer's Conception of God ." · Mr. MarshaH has spoken on two former occasions before the Wilmette Sunday Evening C'luh to large audi ences, once while he was Vice- presi dent of the United Stafes, and once afterward. He has long !,·en a prominent fil!ure in national affairs. He i ~ a native of Indiana, where he still res:cfP<. He was admitted to the bar in 1875. Mr. Marshall was nominated for Vicf' -presidrnt :~t the Democratic conv~ntion in Baltimore in 1912. on the t1cket with Woorlrow Wilson. and elected November 4. 1912, serving from March 4, 1913 to March 4, 1917. He was then rcrlccted for the term of March 4. 1917 to March 4, 1921. He is one of thP fine st spea kers in our national puhlic life and is extremely popular on the north shore. In the new Moon four-passenger Coupe-the luxurious Sedan or Petite Sedan-you will find the same outstanding individuality of Moon ~esign-the sa~e thoughtful consideration for every detatl of construction. upholstery and equipment. Th~ Rtw MOO Hl Rev Moo" bodies art made ~.rclusi'ZJ~ly by ~wllma11. AMERICA'S TELEPHONES The net increase during 1923 in the number of telephones in the United States exceeded the total number of telephones in use in Belgium, Italy, Greece, Norway, .Portugal and Russia combined. Suburban Motor Sales 1029 Davia Street, Evanston, Illinois Phones 8798-8799 SPECIMEN BALLOT TOWN OF NEW TRIER, COOK COUNTY, ILL. ELECTION~ APRIL 1, 1924 Local Man Sails to Buy Lace, Drapery in Europe Frank. Millington of 715 Linden avenue, sailed Saturday, March 15 on the Aquitania for Europe to purchase curtains. draperies and upholstering for the Boston Store, Chicago. Mr. Millington has been connected with this concern as buyer and manager for the lace curtain and drapery department for a number of years and ha s succeeded in building a retail drapery business second to none in the United States, it is. said. He will visit the manufacturing points of Great Britain, France, Germany. Austria and Switzerland, before hi s return to the Cnited States ·he latter part of May. 0 D D NEW TRIER CITIZENS LEAGUE For Supervisor 0 o· D GOOD GOVERNMENT LEAGUE For Supervisor CharleA S. Deneen Will Address Meeting Monday Former Go,·ernor Charles S. Deneen . Republican candidate for United State~ Sen:>tor at the April 8 Primary election, will be the principal speaker as a m:lss me eting to be held in the Winnetka Woman's club Monday afternoon, March 31, at 2:30 o'clock. Among other prominent speakers of the afternoon will he Mrs. H. A. Morgan, president of the Englewood Woman's club. GERTRUDE 11. THURSTON For Highway Commissioner HERBERT H. SHERER D NATHANIEL F. WEBB For Clerk For Assessor For Highway Commissioner At Ke one of It attended saw tha du ce Rl Third ." For th not attcr author p and Mr. IBy toni1 ance is 1 netka, t eliminat lw a~ S! l sional el As h:j columns We<'kS, t porarr l'fTnrt nf mate in from tha grandmo The pl 1ln'l thrc laid in picker! two con h etween acts. wi fer . wh port unit that arc of thP li openin~ cessful D JOHN J. PETERS D ful furnishings, the quiet coziness of both the regular and kitchenette apartments invite your conaideration. For Collector OEORGE H. MILLER For Constable (To fill vacancy) A~ f formanc ntlwr n Mt>lvin Bohbv. cntitlf'd cicledlv handler! arrain r1 cessfullv and so f<'ll to K<'ndrv ing mo with wh ficult p ance. D For Constable (To fill vacancy) ED\iVARD J. :rvtAU D LEWIS C. CONRAD A Homelike Hotel, Quiet and Exclusive Think of Us as Automotive Headquarters We s~11 the thmgs that enable the good car to d, liver good performance, day after day, year in and year out. 'rhe man who is seeking a car will find here a line reflecting the best in modern automotive engineering. The man who hu a car will find here everything necessary to dependable, constant, economical automoth·e transportation. Ernes comedv and Mi Playho · New Y cast inc enne 0 A not was Mi Princes Hungar' Bolton . arise b cerning of the Smith in the New "Kelly's "In ·Ba the Illit WE ~ell more than a good car. New and Used Singer and White Sewing Machines Portable Electric Machines $27 .SO and up Drop-Head Stand Machinea $10.50 and up Parts and Repairs for All Makes · (Machines Rented) Patterson Brothers IZI DAVIS STREET Plaoa.. : Dodge Brothers Motor Cars Willa Sainte Cla. i re Motor Cars EVANSTON wu.ette 5211 Phone Winnetka 165 E·-·· 114 ...

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