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notice of ranston Post 2 p. m. and 1 for 3 p. m. gh the comrmal protest )St. lph W essel A Clean Ne·paper lor ca (:lean Commanlty VOL. XIII, NO. 27 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, APRIL 4. 1924 -CITIZENS LEAGUE TICKET IS WIN ER PARTIES VIE FOR VOTES FORESEE UVELY Committees various Wilmette civic organizations including the Central school and Logan school Parent-Teacher associations, Home and Community Par- Wilmette Post of the American Legion the Improvement association, met ties Conduct Cam- and Thursday, March 20, to select a ticket of candtdate:~ m the annual VV ilmettc paign Tbia School election to be held Saturday, April 12, from noon until 5 o'clock. The joint committee of eiti ELECTION Is APRIL 15 nommated Arthur H. Howard to llltt~..,.,.. ceed himself as president of the of Education; ~a M. Boddie, & --e-·tioa· to be Little BaJ. Forest avenue, to serve another 3 Women Seek to Get Out Un.I'UIII years as .,tnember of the b~rd, R. ., · lot Juue Tencher', SU7 Washington avenue, to ..;:Jtv precec:lented Vote serve a term of three ye , and W ' ter J. Cox, 210 Broadway, to an unexpired term of one year. With the Township election a Witb the annual Wilmette Vil- Mr. Howard has served a term of two years as president of the Board vivid memory, the voters of New lage election ten days in the of Education, during which time the offing the two parties with tick- new school at lith street and Wash- Trier next turn their attention to ets in the field are marshaling ington avenue was p-lanned, the prop- the Primary election which falls their forces for a whirlwind, osition placed before the people in a on Tuesday, AprilS, and at which referendum vote, and the extensive scores of candidates for county, fight-to-the-finish campaign to addition to the school facilities realsecure the favor of the voting ized. He has given a wealth of his state and national offices will populace. time to a personal supervision of the command the attention of the work on the school site, displaying electorate of both the Republican Literature in profusion made .a genuine interest in every detail of and Dt·mocratic parties . its appearan~e this week with construction. Local interest in the Primary bijth the. Home party ~nd the While no opposition to the above C"ommumty group putttng up ticket is anticipated, the voters of the election is directed, in the main, district have been urged to ac- toward the nomination of candimany constructive arguments for school cord President Howard and his ticket dates for the governorship of the consideration of the voters. an ancouraging -expression of constate, the United States Senator1 'Flats the only. issue I" has fidence. ship, congressional and state legislacome to be the battle cry of the Home tive posts. party wllit: we. hocn a few wee-J(s -The north snore, any casual observago at a mass mee · citer wilt testify, is Q rwbe.Jmingly op. izens in the tnld1posed to the 1raft-ridden Small ad~orium. ministration. Coming from the votStaad oa Reconl ers of the state is a young state sena~1 tor, who, in several direct conAicts Ta record of the present Village administration merits the confidence with the Small machine in pr,evious of the public, and, therefor, suggests elections has scored decisive victories reelection of those members of the Conaider Permanent Town in the face of overwhelming odds. He is Thurlow G. Essington of Streatboard on the ticket who have signified H dquart their willingness to continue as public ea en or, 38 years of age, and a fearless leader who, it appears, is about to servants. "No Flats" is not the real issue, declares the Community party lead Illinois out of the bondage of which is backing the administration. The feasibility of establishing graft and misrule and into the bright "It is a subterfuge employed by a permanent New Trier Township of- light of respectability, to resume its certain group to gain other ends," lites was discussed and considered rightful high place in the community they insist. favorably at the annual Town meeting of commonwealths. Senator EssingThe campaign to date has been ab- held at Community House, Winnetka, ton is not a stranger to the north solutely devoid of personalities and Tuesday of this week. shore. Since announcing his candith~re is promise that the argument Last yt'ar at the annual Town meet- dacy several months ago, he has apwill be clean and close to the issues. ing a committee was appointed to con- peared before representative audiences sider the advisability of proceeding in Wilmette and Winnetka and has re.. 'Fi·lat - Sia... INuo the hearty endorsement of the The Home party feels that it has with plans for a permanent Town halt. ceived been · directly responsible: (Qt th~ This committee reported back in Oc- electorate of the township. It is conservatively estimated by those who tober that tile p1 ...... :u not feasible.J present effort of the administration w a l'-1 · · ·lt\"r{y the trend of oolitical to have the Building code revised in suggesting, however, that 1t mtght ne campaigns, nat essmgTon WJtl cury such a manner as to preclude the advisable to establish permanent of- the north shore by at least 6 to 1. likl!lihood of apartment construction fices at a central location in the town- "Remove the smirch of Smallism" is in the village. Were it not for the ship where public records could .be the batt.le cry of the Republicans of action of the citizens in the recent filed and an information 'bureau matn- the north shore who are determined gatherings they say, the board would tained in charge of a competent sec- to "re-dedicate the whole party to the be content with the present Building retary. Other business at Tuesday's annual (Continued on page 2) code, which, the Home party adher· ents insist, bas "lowered the bars to session included the reading of the unrestricted apartment construction." minutes of the last annual session and The Home party ticket, · since its r~ports ·of the various township of· fight is along the one line, contains ficials. In making the report of the town but three names--candidates for trusship treasurer, Gertrude M. Thurston. teeships-John Clark Baker, Clarence the township supervisor, showed total E. Drayer and John F . Wiedlin. The Community party maintains receipts of approximately $81,000 for that the P(esent village administra- Road and Brid~te work, and expenae tion has reirdered efficient, conscien- of $69,000. indicating a balance · tious service, has always been and is $12,000. The report of the townslnp teday determin~ to safeguard the supervisor showed receipts of approx!~ viUage against encroachment by apart- mately $12,-400. disbursements apprOXIment buildings. Jbperience has mating $8,?00, leaYing a balance of taulfht, however, that to effectively approximately $3,700. The meetina gave a vote of c?msafeguard aJainst apartments, ordifor the faithful and effic1ent nances must be enacted which are mendation .ACRE TRACTS services of Hoyt Kina. retiring townreasonable and will stand the test in WEST 011' WILMJ!I'l'T& 8. W. ship collector wh.o, with _this year, tJ.e courts io order not to endanger terminates a penod Cor. X..ke Av. and Blbbarcl of etght years Road, lUdU. Only I Iota the Zoning law. in the important office. Called ul?on left. Term· or euh. Prla.. The Commanity party is standinlf to &4vaace Kay 1. Bu1 Hmee speak, Mr.. Kin&' called attention oa its rec:ft. Ita ticket is as fol- to the on X..ke .Av. Phone Jor plat, change m the method of sendWIDD. Ul. ing out the tax bills from the Cou!ltY ' lla~ Clerk, Earl E. Orner; offices, which he declared, was an tme Treasurer, Harry W. Mil- provement over the former ~ystem. villaae Truteea (3), Harry man, Claude K. Fitch and RETUUS PltOII EAST BEAUTIFUL HOMES Starkel ; for Trustees of the Dr. Harry A. Richter, son of Mr. · Free Public Library, J. R.. and Mrs. H . J. Richter of 707 Greennd E. G. Bentley. All the of/nvtl 0t1 our wood avenue, recently returned from ~ s are incumbents. ation of the territory com- New York, where he complet~d an WANT AD PAGES -,,ng the .,eater portion of the internship at the County hospttal . at Villaa'e of Gross Point, witt Brooklyn. He is now associated wtth voted "PPD on the "Little Ballot" Dr. William G. Alexander at Evanston. the annual Village election. VILLAGE BAUOT '1: ~=:::,EXPECT RECORD ~enting W. P. S..a ... .. ....... ...... $11... Ill'. aad lin. E. L Hai... .. S.. WILL YOU_FOLLOW SUIT? Ba·d Faad to Date PRIMARY VOTE A Fn-.1 ........ . . . .. .. . ... .. 1... Ja·· Waboa .. . . .. ... . .. .. . I . . . E. H. P .................... 1. . ......W..M. 1M RaJ' W. .... 1M SM SM ... Ul Candidates of Good Gownamebt TICket Def·tecl OD .. ~ ....... 30 PER CENT VOTE OUT Tobll ...... .. ......... .. . $11M Ptr.Ya-.IT acb.ow....... . . Sllll.ll Craad Total ..... ..... $1tt5M ·11"'1.. "You can have a Delightful Co~ntry Home!" t ·t ~ ..... "'.: ' l/.1 IJ 1 ~ '1 '1l'.lll II · .1ettt 1 . ·k J I Thirty per cent of the voters of New Trier township engaged in a spirited contest at the pol's Tuesday of this week in the annual Town election and, in one of the closest votes ever recorded in township hiatory, favored the entire ticket endorsed by the New Trier Citizens league. A total of approximately 3,EO} votea waa registered in the election, tbe pnponderance of the balloting being in the west Wilmette and Gross Point h' h h Go d precincts w IC went to t e o Government ticket by a small majority. The closest fight centered upon the office of township assessor, with George R. Harbaugh, incumbent, opposed by John ]. Peters. Victory was Uo,.d Holliater, lac., practically conceded to Peters ebortly IJZZ C..tral after the polls closed when the Wii----W-il·...u.,--·I·U·iao-·i.·.---~I mette and Gross Point count a comfortable lead. ever, gradually whittl~ · ponent's lead unti' when turns were received !rom and Gkncoe, he was inclic:ate:cl winner by about 250 votes. showed his greateet ttren.rth in Wilmette and in the Gross Point cinct. In the fatter he rolled up votes as against 19 for HarbauJh. Reviaecl Cocle to Make SiaeWo··· .... Actl·· .W.Volume The Good Government party ity in Wilmette was due the fact that the precincts to be favorable to the Citizens lel,ft~;...,;:....."'- , Extension of time to work out the entries displa1ed indifference, if llot maze of details in the proposed new absolute negltgence. the total ballot Wilmette Building code was aranted being lamentably light with but a the joint committee recently assi~rned scatterin1 few workers in evidence at to the task, in resolutions adopted at the polling places. the regular meeting of the Village Women were especially active in board Tuesday of this week. the west Wilmette sections where autoThe contemplated code, it is es- mobiles were used in number to bring timated, will comprise a sizeable the housewives to the voting places. volume and the task of working out It is estimat~ that the women were the details will require a period of r sponsihle for two- thirds of the vote from 60 to 90 days. cast in tlbt ar,.:t. Adopt R ...1utioa· Kenilworth, Winnetka ana ot ........, "Whereas : The committee having rolled u1> overwhelmi~g majoriti~s f~r l"itizens league hcket. makm~ tt ~he.· _':':',:~rt'OoFf m·'cnarie:tinan infou·s~f ~'-~ apparent- .. v ~.. "' CIISU4a v v"""" a · .... t.U4l agreed that the Building Code of 1917 the Good Government party h1d neshould be entirely revised," reads the glected to orJJanize for effective work board's resolutions, "including plumb- at the polls in those communities. ing, electric. wiri'!g. and heating secGertrude M. Thurston and Margaret tions of sa1d Butldmg Code, and S . Pierson, unopposed candidates for · "Whereas, · the committee estimates town · 111pervisor and townsbi1J that this will require from «t to 90 derk. respectively. were accorded a days, and very substantial complimentary ballot, "Whereas, it is believed that at the the former receiving a total of 2,734 expiration of that' time an ordinance votes while Mrs. Pierson ·received satisfactory to the Board af Trustees Z,69t. Charles W. Hubbard, unoppos~ and the citizens of th~ Village of Wil- candidate for school trustee, was also mette will be present~ and adopted -nven a commendable vote of confiby said Board of Trustees, A--"Now, therefore, be it Resolved, that dence. Sa..... 1t,. such additional time be grantet\ the Sanbc:trn Hale, for township co~ committee to present the revisions of lector H. H. Sherer, for townshiP the aforesaid Building code." hiJlh~ay commissioner, and. Edward Es,...t at Wen J . Mau for con;t~able. were I(!Ven comThe joint committee at work on the fortable major1taes over the~r ~ppon proposed new code is compriaed of a ents in the Good Government ttclrets, committee appointed at a tecent meet- although they were also cof!lpetled to inJl of citizens and a committee ap- rely upon th~ upper to~ns~1p vote to pointed from the. !Board of T~us.te.es. swing them mto the ma}ortty column. A working comm1ttee from th1s JOint New Trier township officers elected group comprises Village Attorney on Tuesday were as follows : · Fr~eric B. Crossley, Trustee Paul A. Gertrude M. Thurston, supervtsor, Hoffman. Frank A. Randall and A. L. Marvaret S. Pierson, clerk, Myers. This working c~mmittee has H. H . Sherer, highway commiein turn secured the services of John sioner, Lyle Vette, attorney and expert on Sanborn Hale, collector, building and zonin~. regulations, · to Geor1e R. Harbaap, assessor, investipte the feastb1ltty of drafttn2 Edward J. Kau, constable, a building code that will be reasonCharles W. Hub school trustee. able and legally rest~ict e ~onstruc tion of apartments tn vlllaJe. The Village board eeently ap. propriaterl $1,000 to defray the ex· pense of the investigation of buildmg code and zoning re1ulat~ons looking toward adequate prot~chon of .the homes of the village aptnst ~11ble encroachment by apartment proJects. There's the New Trier High School Band fund record for the past week. Just, look at it I Every village in the township represetft~. t~. ~s .. · we're only $304.94 from th'cl..g f $2,000. We're on the home stretch. With the band ~iving a benefit concert on April 10, and the Girts Athletic association of the school providing an entertainment to help the cause 3 Jon Jr. and loyal citizens all over · · t h e township contributing m splendid fashion, we are assured of an early conpletion of the fund. The high school band needs thosr uniforms for the national tournament in May. If you have not already done so, just let us have your check made out to NEW TRIER BAND FUND, Harbauah Topa Peten ia Thrilliq Race A···., NEED.3MONTHS u..--- · -;le -~i ~· ., uty to Next