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F....ert,n.e Lake Shore News A Clean New.paper lor a Clean Commanity VOL. XIII, NO. 28 WILMiiTTE, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1924 TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS "Little Ballot Attracts Interest cHURcHES UNri'E FOlt FLATS . UGHTS . COIIUNION SERVICE , Prot~stant BALLOT ISSUF,.S SEEK BIG f()tt DEATH SUMMONS .ON ANNEXATION Voter· of Villqe Swamped VETERAN PRIEST With Literature WhirlNEARING THE GOAL-HELP I Band Fund to Date C. C. Carnahan ............. $ 5.01 Harry W. Miller .. .. . .. . .. .. 5.00 Dr. John Se,aworth . . . . . . . . S.M PREDICT HUGE VOTE HERE TUESDAY ,, Proposition to Add Former Gross Point to Wilmette Up Next Tuesday Total .................... -PreYioualy acknowledaecl $1 Grand Total .......... $1,710.· Well, the band fund which is being raised by Lloyd Hollister Inc., to provide uniforms for Ne~ Trier High school's band, wilt hit the goal mark within a week according to present estimates.' Somewhat over $300 is needed to complete the fund and there is every reason to believe the total of $2.000 wilt be reached with another week's contributions by citizens, a benefit concert given bv the band on Thursday of this week, and proceeds from a vaudeville performance given recently by the Girls' Athletic association of the hi!lh school. One contributor last week was listed "Old Settler." as per request, but her friends insisted the name he divul!!ed, so here ,goes-Mrs. William Panushka. 1041 Forest av~nue. Wilmette. The contribution has been recorded. This week was a bit light on the band fund. By the law of inverse ratios or something next week should witness another record list of friPnds who want to helo the New Trier boys get their uniforms for that national band tournament in May. Don't forget to help if you have not already been counted among the contributors I Just mail a check today to NEW TRIER BAND FUND, LLOYD lSTRR. INC., AVENUE, Rev. William Netatraeter of St. Joseph's Pariah Dies at Age of 83 PIONEER CHURCHMAN Wu Putor of St. Joseph's f or 54 Years The Rev . William Netstraeter, retired pastor of St. Joseph's church, Lake and Ridge avenues, passed away on Monday, April 7. He was 83 years of age and had been pastor of St. Joseph's for 54 years, having previous- LEADERS FAVOR PLAN Kenilworth Alao Hu Annex· ation Ballot wi~l. be greeted with annexation prop- \Vilmette and Kenilworth voters OSitiOns at the polling places in the ann~.tal Village elections· Tuesday, Apnl 15. In both communities the voters will be called upon to pass upon proposed additions of portions of the territory cmprising the former Village' of Gross Point. In the instance of Wilmette there is to be a "Little Ballot" on the propositi?" to annex territory roughly descnbed as adjoining the Village on the west and extending from the south )inc of Wilmette to the southerly line oi the Indian · Hill golf grounds and about one-half mile from east to we~t. Four Wilmette evangc;lical churches, the W1lmette Baphst, First Congregational, Wilmette Presbyterian and Wilmette Parish Methodist episcopal, will, in accordance with a custom of several years' standing, observe a joint communion service at the Presbyterian church Thursday evening, April 17. By rotation, the service this year comes to the Presbyterian church at Ninth street and Greenleaf avenue. It will begin promptly at 8 o'clock. Ministers of the · participating churches. including Rev. Francis Carr Stifter, Rev. Stephen A. Lloyd, Rev. George P. Magill and Rev. Gilbert Stansell. will share in giving the message for the service and official$ of the various churches will serve the elements. The Union Lord's Supper service has come to be regarded as an annual institution in the village and a cordial invitation. to attend is exten~ed to ~very res1dent. of the .commumty. It · !s th.e only u1~1on Pass10~ Week .servtc~ m the VIllage and IS certam to bnng a large attendance. in wind Campaip PREDICT HUGE VOTE Conaider the laauea and Keep Cool Aclvi ' ce Wilmette's lively pre-election campaign battle between the f.orces of the Community or administration party and the Home party this week resolved itself into a debate on two principal issues-flat buildings and stTeet lighting. While the campaign of the Home party was originally based upon the platform of "no flats," it appears this week to have added a plank, street lighting, as a result of alleged declarations in certain quarters that its candidates were interested, directly or indirectly, in a certain well known public utility corporation said not to have been favored by the Village in its street lhrhting project. contracts. In addition to prominent advertising displays in the local prints, the voters o£ the village were promiaecl a wealth of other reading mater I concerning the issues for digestion 6etween now and next Tuesday morning. Circulars were flooding the mail late this week, with the result that not only should there be polled the largest vote in the history of Village elec· tions next Tuesday, but every voter should be thoroughly acquainted with the issues and prepared to cast his ballot intelligentlv. Here We HaYe It "Do You Want to Keep Flats out of Residence Districts;" Do You Want Modern, Adequate Street Lightinct? If You do, vote the Community ticket." is the chaltenR'e to the voters on the one hand . "Smoke Screens Cannot Cloud the Flat Building Is~ sue I Citizens should not be deceived by efforts now being made to distract attention from the sole issue," the Home party campaign literature se\s forth. The best advice to the voter on next Tuesday-if. indeed. advice. is needed -is to weigh carefully the issues brou~~1 forth by the--twa.. parties and tn ju~ve with coolness and deliberation. To the rank and file of votersthe nvera~e citizen. it may be saidthe question involved is whether the -nresent Village administration has h<>cn efficient, conscientious and intelli~ent in its conduct of municipal affairs, or whether it is advi able to iniert new blood into the official familv by altering the personnel of the Villast"e board. Following are the tickets in the annual Villa~e election on Tue~<lay, April 15. PollinR" places are the same as those used in the Township and Primarv eltction~ : COMMUNITY TTCKET Fnr Villagf' Clerk F.arl E. Ornf'r (incumbent) For Villa,..~> Trrasurer Harrv W . Miller (incumbent) For VillaP"e Trustees Harrv M. Bachman Claude E. Fitch Louis T. Starkel (all incumbent.) For T.ih.rary Trustees T . R. ""}{arper E. G. Bentley (hoth incumbent.) HOME TICKET For Villaqe Trustees John C1arke Baker Clarence E. Drayer John F. Wiedlin. BIG ANn-SMALL VOTE CAST HERE Coolidge· McCormick-Esaing. ton Carry Townahip As the state at large went so did the north shore communities very decidedly not go in Tuesday's Republican P i "ry election. ile mall, Deneen, Carlstrom et al. were swept into office, they wilt find, in consulting the election figures, that their candidacies found scant favor in New Trier~ Senator Essington, for example, carried New Trier by about 10 to 1, and in two Glencoe precincts, polled as high as a 16 to 1 majority over Governor Small . In fact, Small received more votes in one lower New Trier precinct than in all the Clencoe precincts combined. Medill McCormick was far ahead of Charles S. Deneen in the race for United States Senator, gaining probably a 4 to 1 majority. Edward J. Brundage led Oscar E. Carlstrom by a wide majority. In fact, New Trier rolled up a mo~t decisive anti-Small ballot all the way -down the line of Primary candidates. In the Presidential Primary the north shore gave President Coolidge a remarkable vote of confidence. the Johnson vote in this vicinity being even smaller than the most enthusiastic Coolidge backers had anticipatrd. The comparatively heavy vote, coupled with the fact that there was a maze of countip~ and checking to bt> done. kept the judges , ancl clerks at the polling places throughout the night, some even working as late as 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning to complete the count. Jt was utterly impossible to secure for publication a tabulation of the complete vote due to the general confusion. . · Voting in the township indicated that the endorsements of the New Trier Republican organizations were following religiously by a majority of the Republican voters. New Trier favored overwhelmingly the CoolidgeMcCormick-Essington ticket as nearly as such a ticket could be define~ on the ballot. Democratic voters gave Norman L. Jones a huR'e majority over hi~ competitors in the race for the Governorship nomination. The proposed addition to Kenilworth comprises territory west of the present Kenilworth limits lying east of Ridge road and extending from the present south limits of Kenilworth, north, to ~.liJJe.~pprmcimately 659 feet sotftit Winnetka avenue. containing apprQKj. mately 35 acres. Cite Many ~anta··· Annexation of these territories is recommended by civic leaders in both communities pr'incipally \ becaus.e inclusion of the district within the limits of established municipalities will permit of satisfactory zoning and building regulation as well as improvements essential to the health and proper development of the territory in question. Campaigns of education have been in progress in both Wilmette and Kenilworth to acquaint the voters with the many advantaR'eS of annexation. Mail Out Pamphlet. Arguments for annexation have been prese nted in detail in pamphlets mailed to all voters in Wilmette, bearing the signatures of more than 180 property owners and voters .and setting forth clearly the territory in question and reasons for favoring annexation. A similar pamphlet was sent out to Kenilworth voters a few weeks ago hy the Board of Trustees of that Village. There has been no organized opposition to the annexation propositions blit a large vote of approval is urged in Yiew of the fact that, in order ·to become effective, the total vote on the "Little Ballot" must be more than half of the total vote cast in the Village election. OmMJSTS HEAR OF SCHOOLS, ANNEXATION Wilmette Optimist cluh enjoyed a 95 per cent at its regular meeting at the Lake Shore Terrace Tuesday noon of this week. Soecial guests of the dav were J, R. Harper, superintendent of Wilmette c;chools, and Hoyt King, former Township Collector. Superintendent Harper presented a comprehensive explanation of "The School of Todav" stating that it was the primary obiect of the schools to create interest for the child and then lind means of effectivelv satisfying that interest. While studies are practically the same as those of a quarter of a century aR'O the methods of teaching have been extensively changed and rnized. Mr. King spoke in favor of the Annexation prooosition to be voted upon at the VillaR'e election next Tuesday. He declared that annexation of the territory west-of the village would he mutually beneficia I to Wilmette and the residents of the territorv in question . He expressed the opinion that the projected improved transportation facilities for the west territory indicated a highly developed di~trict that would one day exceed Wilmette in Sprinrer and Cutle Poll size and population. He citPrl that anHeavy Vote for Aaaembly nexation would afford Wilmette an Howard P. Castle and Lewis B. opportunity to apply its restrictive Springer won handily in the vote for huildinll and zoning regulations to representatives in the state legislafure the territory. from the seventh senatorial district in Tuesday's Republican Primary elec- Playfi'OUnd Baaeball Now tion. rth Springer led the list of four candiin Tum at Kenilwo dates with 27,8Z2 votes in the district The Outdoor gymnasium is becomwith Castle running second with ing very popular at Kenilworth. Playwhile Arthur A. Huebsch and 9;round baseball is the popular sport Hodges trailed with 19,410 just now. Every hoy in the gym· resepctively. nasium is on one of three teams that and Springer were candidates are playing a scheduled number of reelection with the endorsement games. the Legislative Voters league and The three baseball leaders arf' Hu n· er civic groups based on their rec- ter Hicks, captain of the Pirates; in the legislature. Richard Funchcn. captain of the Ti~Springer enjoyed an overwhelming ers: and George Saxton. captain of vote of confidence in his home town, the Mud-Hens. The first game wa~ of Wilmette, and other north shore olayed between the Pirates and the com~ittees . He received 426~. or Mud-Hens, with the former team vicpr~ctJcally a 11nanimous vote in one torious by a score of 14-0. llmette di trict. "Red" Howe anll Hunter Hicks starCC~;stle, a resident of Barrington, also red for the Piratf'S. while Geor~e Saxre~eJved . a splendid endorsement in) ton and Frank Watt were the outthis section of the seventh district. standing players on the losing team. Rev. William Netatraeter ly been pastor, from 1868 to 1872, at Lincoln and Bloomington, lllinois. The funeral took place Thursday at 10 o'clock at St. Joseph's. Father Net traeter was horn in We stphalia, on Janual'y l, 1843. He studied for the priesthood in Munster and Paderborn , passing the philosophical and theological course and the sub-deaconship. H e left hi s native land at 25 years of age at the earnest solicitation of (Continued on page 6) Put Into Your Pocket, along with y,our pride, the difference in good cash money between a new car and a used ca~ as good as new. USED CARS CHALMERS TOURING good running order. Ntw Overland demonstrator car, spl on!lld shape. 1921 R. and V. Knight touring car, splendid running order, brand new tlre1, $760. CAR SLOCUM MOTOR SALES Wlnn. 1128 724 Elm St. "Store Lighting" Topic F t'r Chamber of Commerce EVERY WEEK Our Want Ads Offer B::.rgains In Used Cars J. H. Hacklrv of the Pnblic Service Company of Northern Illinois will be the speaker at the regular meeting of the Wilmf'tte ChamhPr of Commerce at the Village hall. Monday evening, Aoril 14. He w1ll di~cus the subject of "Store Lighting." At th1 ~ met'tin~ there will also be VII...LAG& &UCTION R&TUilNS a discussi0n of the proposed annexaRetwu . . tJ..V"dla.. eleet'tion of ntw territory to the village to he voted upon at the Village elec- Ufe ,.._.,. ..._, April IS. Call 1'111· tion on Tue~day, April 15. ....._ 1-.tiZI·Ut Of' Wbu.etka JilL lae..._,.._.._..__,wa..... Your Duty to · Vote Next Tuesda