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January 22, 1920 / I WILMETTE I LIFE Z1 (' TOWNSHIP ROADS NOW IN EXCELLENT SHAPE plfn- ' ry y 111 he ., , 1 al rk ly rc ld 1~ t t. )i (' I. 11 ~ I(' k k h t p ;r heavy rains of fall and spring come \ f alon¥,_ 1:1stcad of our_ roads. resembling \ l0 Y a tng morassc:-.. they shed the water from on Long Hike ~ary above, and when the suhgrade becomes First basketball games of the season Five Kenilworth Scouts took a hike satura.tcd from water coming in from to Gary, Ill., under the leadership of will be played by schools in the North the :-.1~!<::-., ~0111c of the gravel gets Scoutmaster Robert Townley la-:;t Shore Grammar School league tonight. Highway Commissioner Makes do\\'11 mto th · clay, while the rest still week. They skated from Dundee al- The league has four classes-under 85 Detailed Report of Work Done prc~cnt · a good traction surface. most to McHenry, and hack, a distanre pounds, 85-100 pounds, 100-115 pounds During Past Year Devoid of Politics of 20 miles. The bovs \\·ere Al and and over 115 pounds. Four teams from \\'hen the time comes that the wcig·h( Ben Richard s, Bob Sweet and Tom the Kenilworth school ~·ill play a like Boltwood By H. H . SHERER or YOlttme of traffic demands a rigid Hicks. A party of younger Scouts number of teams from school Evanston, at Evanston. Monday hiked to Garv the week before to :-.ki (Xew Trier Tuwn:-.hip lliglmay Com- road, the gra\'el that actccl for vears evenin'g, Boltwood teams will meet missioner) as a road surtar<'. a-., well as a fot~nda- and skate, bt;t the warm weather prc'l'lle past year of the To,,·nship High- tion. will he used ff1r grading out and \'ented them from carrying out that \Vilmette at Wilmette. " ay ckpartmcnt ::.tarted in January making wide, solid shoulders for con- part of the program. PLAN BENEFIT FOR VETS \\·ith definite plan::, ior bringing all crete pa\·emcnts. The second annual benefit dance givto,,·n."l_lip r<!ad-. into a mo~c fini::,hed Politics pla\·s 110 part in the a<lminHOLD CHURCH DINNER en hv the boys of Great Lakes, the condtttoi J.. r da number ot year" all istration of the work All materials The fir..,t <1f a series of spec ial Church Di:abled American Veterans of the ~oads :': 1 1 1 1a ..not _h:e1.1 t~crm;~1~~nt.ly 1 are purchasecl aiter pt:opcr ad\·crtising ::\ight dinners will he held in the \Vorld War, Chapter 7, will take place unprO\ l d h.td hl l n clttt hl d ,md gt .td d, ·tnd aJ>J>rO\"'tl ( t- tl C t co · parlors of the First Congreaational February 13, in North Chicago. Any. 1 I . l I . 1 . r .l I . ·J I < - c ) lC oun y .:"~Upermr · !:'> ._ uH , lcH t:t<_. ,~P_P 1~_< _to ~~-t1~l . s~1c1 tt· 1Hlent ot Highways, a~ required hy c~urch \\_ed 1~e sday evcnmg, Jan~ary one wishing to help these boys may stone or gr.n d ·~" \\d.., t111Jill .ttt\ t' cln: l i Jaw. All materials are either State 2/. at () :-b o clock. These gathermgs procure tickets from the treasurer of as could he pron<.kd through the ordt- -.peri fie at io 1h. or coni orm to rec(· !· . arc dcscr.ibt:d a . dcYoted to "Food, the \\T innetka vVoman's club, Mrs. Aln~ry tax le~·y._ . .. .. . nizcd high standards of worth. All !' ~;ait_h and Fr(llir" for the rntire church i red Freeman. 1 he proplrt} along \\lllnetLa <. 011 tr"ct · fo r c·"tl 't ena · 1 or 1 · 1 0\\JHt-., \\'. · . " s 1 1er llld a1 )Or 1am1h·. an·nue trc· 111 t le "est mnl't 1 "'a blnJt-., hear the apprO\·al of the County Sup- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - to Lon;~t road, and (Ill Loctht road crintl'ndrnt before work is rosccuted from \\ tnnetka avcnu<.: to A,·oca road 1 p · · aft<.:r careiul con:-.idcration of all th(: 1 . ~ftH~h atte~lt!Oll ha. bee.n given to ~ factor-., in,·olved, agreed to and did ~l v l11 HI ' t'" _111 thl' to'>!l . . hlp. }1hpl'r - 1 I Newell & Retchin collect at $1 per front foot asse.- ,J11('jJt , t1CI_n... arc t requt.·nt _I hey are kept ~ · on th('-.t· road. which ,,-a, appli<·d on pamtcd, and ar~· rcpatn:d ';·hen neetiH: co:-.t of an lR -foot cone ·te road cs-.,ary. Th' bndg~ floor. m all but Cont. from 1 :30 to 11 P. M. oi ~tatt· ::,pt·cificatiolh, the contract f(Jr 01·1e case have rccen·cd a ~urface coat ~~ The llou·e of Harmon7 " ·hich \\·ao; let bv vour C'ommi'\sinn<.:r ot asphalt_ and graYc~. to present a , _ Fri. and Sat., Jan. 22-23 " ith the approYai (If the County Iligh- hl'ttn -..nrt;_tcc to tr.affic and prc ~ crYe Conttnuoua 6 \\·ay cll'partment. Tlw rl'lllaining S2 1 the \\(lOci trom 11101 s.turc and wear. ,Every Day-2:15 to 11:15 ' plus per front foot \\'a'i paid h~· the ' . Tt ha. hel:n poss1blc to keep all 1 gl'neral fund of the To" n . . hip High- 1 dttchc~ and d_Jtch outlet:-. clean, so that 1 N. W ... L" Station at Howard " ·ay fund. thi" money haYing been ; mo.'·emcnt _ot. ,,·ater. has been un;e- 1 I -.,an·d under the plan (lfiJ..6nated ln· -.,tnctecl. lntd consHlerahle dredgmg , : ~uncluy, Junuary 24th yc 1ur Commi-.sioner upon ' takinl( · 0 (_ of !1oth th~ S~okie ~itch and the riv- 1 1 Lou Tellegan-Dorothy Phillips \\' lth fwEORGE O'BRIEN fice. l t·r 111to " ·l11rh 1t t.·mptll':-. ha:-. hl'ell d('lll·l in llonday-Tuesday It i." now po..;sihhl , due to adhercnc.e , t h<· hiL'_h "·a,. d itrh ing- \Yilt _how lit t lc : "THE SPORTING CHANCE" · I H1 tl11::, plan. to keep all our tnwn'\l1lp rt.·-.,u It tnr t I1e money expenc1 C<. : iroads in . good . c~:>nditinn the year All town hip roads have been k~pt Clyde Cook Comedy ' With rouncl. ,,.l11lc prondtng each t\\'O years clear of snow bv the tt:-.c of a graclcr "STARVATION BLUES" RA YliOXD GRIFFITH, LEWIS STO~E, AL~IA RUBE:SS, and for a mile more nr le . s of conrret ncccs ·arv I , . · 1 I \\-lH:never ')') ll' to\\-1h 1· ··· · . ~ . · = Jlon.-'l'ues., Jan. !.:5-26 PERCY liARIIONT roac I p Iaccc 1 r,n roa( I"'· carry1ng a 1cayy 11p commJ-.s10llt'r s 1tnanc1;! I Blanche Sweet and i Added Feature YC!lt111H' (If traffic and on road-; \\'here report i:-- iound in another column oi ~ Robert Frazer ! :-.uh_ g -radc conditions han· made eco- thi:-. i:-.:-.ue. : in nomiral maintenance impn,"ihle. Thi.:. "WHY WOMEN LOVE" i In GOOD CHEERS plan i" rar~i<·d out und~T the norm;:J.] RECOVERS FROM OPERATION ·= also Mermaid Comedy \\·ednc-sday-Thursday tax Jv,·y. " lthout n·.-nrtJng to the t.\\·o Karl D. King 91-t GreemHJOd aYe"ON EDGE" ! Cc-cll D. DeMille's "rhr1:1<.· . . tt"ually tt~l'd. that (~f levytng lltll', i~ :-.10\dv r<.:covcring from an I i thv 11111 ~ax l~t·rm.ttl'd ]J,- ~t.ate Ia.\\·. I operation at tile \\"e:-Je,- ~[emorial hos\\t·d. uml 'l'hurs., Jan. 27-28 ~ ( ·r that , tt r;tll!ng- t ~>r a hnnd ~~ . . tlt' 1( ,r pita!. in Chicago_ ~f r. King wa . John Bowers \\.ltll ROD LA. ROCQUE h;t,r,d .road:-.. . . operated on early la-.t week and it is and Rockliffe Fellows i Addetl Feature I ht:-. plan ot. provtdmg hard ro.acL thought that he will be able to rein ! A)IUNDSEN'S POLAR FLIGHT ancl PA.CEliA.KERS at regular per~ocls has m~de po:-.sthl turn to his home in about two week . , "ROCKING MOON" 1 th<' ]l(··tt·r lll;tltlt<'nanrc 01 '\('\Onrl;--,r~· 1 i f;'rlday-Sat,artlay road ..... in that it ha:-. provided, h~· tak- ' ·!··- ·- -·- "_ "_ ,_ .,_ ,_ ,_ ,_ .,_ ··:· Fri. and ~nt., Jau. !.:D ftntl 30 ! Peter B. Kyne's in~ .out (If maintenance the roads re- I Lon Chaney and Norma Shearer Scouts En· Sk to Grade School Basketball Season Opens This Week uc: ro ·!··--·----·--.-·---·=-' a:! I i H0 WARD I ij I I"'MEWS '-'AMPU f I I 1 i I I i 1 Harold Llo)'d in ""I DO" and "The FigbtlngBeart' ""Fine Clothes" 1 I I ! Our Gang 1 I I . Bravebeart 1 f I C_PllrJIH.( d 11 [<~ n d )' !J · · the the I ' i ' t un cl" Ill' c e "' . . a r y \nth . \ v l11 c h ~ o pur! chase t!ran·l. stone. otl. and lahor. . i Economy Expedites Work · ! \ ll ~ orth Shore Tralus Stop at ,, . . Ho"·ard , I he -.~·..;tematic :-.avint!:-. of pa-.t year~ \·nal>kcl th<' cnmmis:-.inner to let hicl.- I : ~·~-afor .!.!.T; l\·l'l. :-.tone. and oil Yl'n· t·a,·J,· = in the sea.-on. This re~ulted in a very i NEW ronsidcrahle --aving in these three it! l'lll". whirh an· principal llii<l!.!.l.'t t , _ : 1 pl'nclitl:r··": ] ·~ort\' ~hou . . and gallon' o~ Your Home iheatrf" i rn;td o·l. ... tanr·r·. \\'t'rl' purcha-..l'd · . .J. n. J{Oilpc·l, llanaglng Dlrc-c-tor ~ . t(·r ·n . f · at a pnrc withlll a fraction o a crnt , = Starting Monday of the hl'st price made the State clur- I En·ningH, 7:30-U: Jlat. Tue,..., 3::~,, ing the year ,,.ht'n purch<bing :-eYeral ~ 111illion gall(ln . at a time. I I:: 'Inn., ·rue:-~. :nul 'Yed. Yollr <'<·l'lllli, iCint'r i::, pur-.,uin~..! 'l .Jun. 2:i. , !.:(' anti 27 ::. course in maintaining :-.l'C!ItHlary road'.with "·hich lw lwlil·\·t·:-. \\·ill L!i,·e maxinn1111 I :: in ·I u e "·ith lowest ro . ts .. After a rnad has hcen laid out. ditched. and grackcl. = a washed gra\·el about an inch in ,ii- 1 :: At his best in the best picture of ametcr is 'app lied to a depth of four "t·cl. nud 'l'hur:o~ ·· Jnn. 27 anti :.:s I his career to eight inche" m·cr a \Yi<lth of six-\ = teen to ei!rhtl'vn fn·t. \Yhen thi::; 1 I ~·ra ,·el ha..; l><'<'n rrra<lecl and wnrkl'·l : and down hy traffic for a few day-; nt I in ~weeks. oil is applied in sufficient quan- : ""LAZYBONES~' = tity to coat the gra\'el to a depth of ,= I 1 two or three inches. Comedy, ".\. ParislaJt Knight" ·= nncl l'athe Re,·le'v Due to the size of the gravel. the I THE MOST H U M A N voids left a" the road con. olidat<'" arc Fri. and ~nt., Jan. 2D and 30 PICTURE EVER FILMED large and frequent cnought to ahsorh any excess oil. Dust is imm<'diat\.'ly 1 Always Good Seats at eliminat<"'d, and the road is usable at , in Matinees 2 and 4 p. m. .tim""· ' "hen nothot<:s appear. a _ "ca~1ficr and grader under tt.s own _PmY.' lnc..·k ~t·nnett ( 'omc-dy and i Evenings 7 and 9 p. m. Lr 1s used to tear up and unmedtately ,1-.utlle ~e"'" ! grade back the loose gravel, which, be- . cause of the oil coating. irons out in I Sat. ~JutlneeN-:! n~ad 4 m. an astonishingly sh0rt time. \Vhen the ·:· ·- ..- -·- ·- · - · - - - . - , - - · · · · ~rl'atl'"'t. lllCilH'~: outla~·. l 1 1 v·n Theatre 1 age I I I ' II. "THE TOWER O.F LIES·' i f I i I ""'lbe Golden Strain" THE -·-·-a---··;. f 1 I EVANSTON "THE TOWER OF LIES" LON CHANEY BOYBURM Mon ., Tues. and Wed. i i. i GLENN. HUNTER "The Little Giant" also Fox Comedy Latest News Thurs., Fri. and Sat. i THOMAS MEIGHAN I i ""IRISH LU"K" '- 1 = ! i BUCK JONES and i MADGE BELLAMY i i 1 I "THE GOOSE WOMAN" with Norma Shearer I, - an ----- I · I RAMON NAVARRO i I "THE MIDSHIPMAN' i t·· CONSTANCE BENNETT and JACK PICKFORD Also Century Comedy Latest News I