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Wart Gumq'ed bland Pdk AVEL FREE “Y Now 8883 any- ‘LZIYC ()I‘ mm} 30'.»- t?! 3r m .3! PJ)‘ her 5.1C O den of general tantion that is being carried by them? The system is utterly indefensible. When the proposition is reduced to figures and to dollars and cents, the "half and half" system won't hold water. It could not hold hay. The interested Citizens of Washington. baffled by cold figures appeal to patriotism. Of course 5: should all be proud of our Na- tionalk‘apital We should not be nig gardly in providing for its maintenance. Certainly not, but should we not be lust first“ l'ridcin our Capital citv should‘ not be carried to the length of making the pclev' who do not live hen.- or own‘ .my pr perry here, pay the taxes that ought 7.» be will Er: those who (lo choose '0 lth‘ ::e'»- imtl emuy the pleasures and Xnt‘flla or the Capital City. They point 0-1: in. us her '1‘. i: the original owners at the 2m! it: 1mm: up the nu of Wash- ington .ta {he i ‘-.-dcr:il (.mcrnment a ;) ldfi' *wr'u-n ml it t' it its use But .\[li‘.‘.tlir .‘lUVV much the remain- "(trite-(l in value hv renmn of ”cm";- " w: the puma} here? The Hi 1:!» i -,..:.»,,.>,.,4 in“: "~'V‘-"_llu*mk2:d; :1..f-.u,‘.'._'.. ham int Ull~ 1)“:qust 13 nm created out of nuthing. It I“ pilld intn :hr Trcasury by thc various Stan-5. The Slate oi lllmois annually contributes for this purpose nearly SLi‘lUMN). Can any- one give a sane reason why the people of Illinois should make this contribution to the aupport 0f the citizens of Washing‘ ton while they at home are paying a much higher rate of taxation for these benefits. than the people of Washington are? Why should the people ofour cities‘ and towns, who have to pay llor all their, own Sidewalks, pavements, ”Lsewers and; water systems. be required to bear one- f hall that burden for the citizen of Wash- ington. especially while the latter is carrying little over one-half of the bur-: i I l l (IJ§[ wt {mung streets and aliev~, :g \( \ers ind so torth and unc- half maintaining the police and lt'pflfll‘thHKSâ€"ln tact, one-half of all the rut Last yuii the ex- penws it running the iuunicioulity were 300:: 518.101,!00. 0! this the Federal GUM-tamer): t‘nntributedzlbout $7.1KKMJM That i~ a Linger \Unl than the State-s ml the ['ninn callect and mend tor the en' re- expenxee of their stitt gmern mt‘hIS l: is more thnn the Maze of ill m4 <pends ."er .ill int-\‘penses, l'lflud‘ mg the pd)‘ 0: .ill state a-tficrrm lature and the tiaaziitetunve at versity. c'eem raynary institutions, trnmries .mtl sllffrrclit stare depart- ‘nentx. There are only SIX statex‘ ii. the L'itm'x :h it tor the many tt-anm wt t‘rnn‘.('lll\ thin '1'!“ .‘ltfl. vex fur rh~ n: \v.l\l1 (ht' bu. the c .1 {P S! '7)ch I)! the City. HHI\! OI ll) hum UHI‘ peni- HS \hefixl ninrz- 'hwr <t.i’e gv" Trertiry ("11(71. “fight"? VI: T‘ix‘ E’s-ilrr 'l lib! t‘l'.) :rw‘mn . >pet‘inl aSS€>Snlnt accounts, [he mutter nt the C. A's M. E. was dis- pused (if upon a motion by Ald. Fearingy slammed by Ald. Stexens that the City attorney. Attorney Schumacher and Mdynr Hawkins be instructed to address a letter tn the Receiver of the Chicago A" Nlll“flukt‘€ Electric Railroad Company bringing out the pmnts that in their opinion. should be settled at this time; wtth the request that the Receiver make tixrnial written answer to the same in time to he presented to the next regular meeting mt thi» munml on Tuesday next, .it tight p. in Motion t‘arricd. Fulluwing this action the council went intn executive session {or the purpose at (liwussing the question of rebates due in alter which the City comptroller reported as follows: 1'” the \!.iynr and Aldermen of the city nt Highland Park, lllmms. Gentlemen The recent audit of \‘ne'mnl LI<:5~\\Vnn-nt . He Sunntm are pcnrcs 300:: » GUM-{r That 1~ State-s the cm mems. “[2:th rginu 314000.000 TO RUN WASHINGTONDL M FURTHER FACTS ABOUT HALF HALF SYSTEM 3.41 1F“: “11,11 .)l' , rul/ 1 :11':’ nr LN; famtlmr “11h human of report show-mg rebates due to 1- , 1*.) v . u - V l 1.... .14 nemu: publu buxld- varmus property owners in special ass . L . _. I - ' NL- Jn“ ”'9 sWNWs essmentaccount. (Thls report appears 9 ;rlc that mrmund xhem on another page M thifi issue) .1z1u' by t! ( Federal (.overn ‘ ' "“"W’ °‘ “w 99°?“ PAUL UDElJ. WITHDRAWS CANDIDACY p'UVldt these buildmgs and .t' .1 .nudlly conmbute for Manama, base never seen them ‘ If Elected. Would be Unable to Devote . . n - i » “m“, The people of Washing-l Tun. to Offlcnl Dune: c 11w C! m Columbia get the EDITOR. Hmuumn PARK PRESS: Vi ~ 1111mm, conmbuting 3 Since my announcement as acandidate 1' - ~ :21: .1 VII] in the coun- for commissioner, subject to the decision 11 ' 2 »t mntnbute rhillions of of the voters at the primary election I( atmn of such buildings " March 91h, I find that it will benecessary ‘Excn nudsl. The Federal ‘ (or me to be out of town a great deal \ {11 mg us full part by this ‘ during the coming year and, if elected, it . ' the gr eat sums it has would be immible for me to devote .11}; l.» s in providing and’ the time to the ofice that it should havqi ‘ '> prC‘perty here. When we therefore] withdraw my candidacy. .‘ .n mn‘llllon to this the people, lwnhlo thank the men end women] X mm are also contributing an- r :‘u: expenses of the local :1: of Washington. a greater ag- Comxnued on page 4) .- ‘ h'dvma«bu-cmmwm hm -» :‘r u' thv mnnmpul cx;0nsr~ I: hdS yard [or mn- half at urn; '1! (hr x'mldren uf th- (1!), z : ‘ t Cir (-xpcnsc «1f constructing nap)! public Muldings, one hdl! UM .,z pdnng strerrs and aliey~, g “mars .md 50 mnh and one-half ,sz : nmmtuming the puhce and : xmmentsâ€"m fact, one-half of all Ixaxcs I)! the my. Last yuu the ex- 5 vf running the municmumy were 518.1011)“. 0! this the Federal nnmnt mntnbutedzlbout $7.1KKMJM ~ a Luger \Unl than mm! M the 4! thc ['mnn caller! and spend for :.re- expense; of (ht-1r stair aux-cm I: is more than the Star; of Hun flute of lllinoiu Spendl An- -)r all in annual [HZIJJA .yzg ‘Mlane- of I“ the State Office: 49 ( ha‘. M. Thomson \r {hc J. t’ .ll’z’ (Apr Ii {Hum Hunk H h: ( my. pm; \V‘nhmg IK m pun lhz‘n haul I with to thank the men :nd women who urged me to run and who also ofiered J~YHHUW\1- By urdc-r of the city cnunmf the City comptruller lsdtrected m ()rdrr the pub- human of report shuwmg Yt‘bdKES due to vanous property owners in special as essment accountr (This report appears on another page of thk issue). Alderman Fearing moved. sewnded by Alderman Obee. that the city atrorney be instructed to submit to [his rounul at Its next regular meeting in February 1915. a writtrn rcport stating whether the per- son or persons paying the» nngma) asses- mmr is legally emit/It‘d In any rebaro that may be due m such assessment or wherhcr such rt‘bates are payable to the present ms ncr or owners of iuch property. Carried. ,1 rm“ a let {0 All That the city comptroller report on re- bates due to the various property owners l in the special assessment accounts en- l numerated be accepted and that the city clerk be authorized to pay (upon presenâ€" tation of the proper tax receipts to the l party or parties legally entitled to same) I such rebate as may be due and I that the city collector be authorized to ; make cancellations in accordance with J the recommendations in said report. We tion carried - Dated at Highland Park. Illinois I this 29th day of January 1915. Ald. Obee moved, seconded by Ald. Stevens, the adoption of the following resolution: I recommend that the cash rebates bl paid and that the 'city collector be authonzed to make the cancellations. Respectfully submitted, E. A. WARREN. “ City Comptroller I herewith submit itemized sxatement showing the distribution of the $4,614.94 due in rebates. Of this amnunt $2,849 81 is payblein cash and the balancé, $1.76 .81 to be rébated by cancellation. ’l’re 1‘1'1‘1-111 audit of specml nssmsment 1 fact that rebates. haunts (11511131111 the 1111111111”an 111 $411119»: 11m due various ; cl um). (mm-“v". deified by'lli? l’oflbm'uifiw Spee;,1l:\~sc.<~ments, Warrants Nos, 37, 99 1112 111.1117 121 131. 1:15 :17 141 7 144 145 116 1411 1511 1.52 ,1.53 154 1511,“, 152 151 134 159 1113 164, 171, 173, 1711, and 185. l herewith submit itemized statement showing the distribution of the $4,614.94 due in rebates. Of this amount $2,849 81 is payblein cash and the balance, $1.76 .81 to be rebated by cancellation. 1 recommend that the cash rebates be paid and that the 'city collector be authorized to make the cancellations. Respectfully submitted, E. A. WARREN. “ City Comptroller. Dated at Highland Park. Illinois this 29th day of January 1915. Ald. Obee moved, seconded by Ald. Stevens, the adoption of the following LUTHER LEAGUE ENTERTAINMENT , ~ y r; ave-1r y =“‘ ' To Take Place Friday Evening, Febmry 12“: In the Church Aucmbly Room 4' e (,1 r l The fourth entertainment given by the 1 Luther League of the Evangelical Luth- leran Church Friday evening, will be given .February 12th at eight o'clock in the church assembly room. The program ‘ Will be as follows: 1. Piano solo ................ Helen Gipp 2. ,“Bunny, Cunny and Funny" Bunny .................. Harry Eichler Cunny ................ Axel Bjorkman Funny ................. Chas. Henning 3. Recitation .............. Edwin Glover 4. “Virtue Toilers" Josephine Highnose ....... Hattie Dirks Arabella Skipper ...... Edith Lindstrom Angelica Cat ............... Helen Gipp} Anna Shorthead ...... Agnes Heckmani \M .\ spm‘ml Hir‘t‘llnfl' u: the Lity council wn huh! Huh} nuht upon the call of Mayor Humkzns fur the purpuse of CODA sxdrrmg rhe- fuliuwzng matters. Frht Nomiumun to the Chicago K: Mlixmukre Hn‘mc Raxlruad Company 0! ‘br Inwlxhnn wt Ylw HIV 0! Highland Park {H IHHCIK midthwagué’. Milwaukee hmzzx RJHHMJ Cnmpdny‘s franchise. m [n'r n-x‘nlmr n :uinpted by the (”v g mm :1, Jdnutnx 5th. 1915 N-vwnd, L‘Ity comptrollvr's repnn rmulnc In rrharcs and mnrcllauinns In ~tpt't‘i8] 855€>>mrnf accounts. Mntten of Forfeiture of C. Franchise and the City Com kroller‘u Repon on Rebate- FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY THE 29th SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL ‘ on H ‘nu mom-d, wenmdcd by Aid. It (in: cuv cumptrul'cr ad- 'r In rhx- nghlund Park Press ‘915 Yours rapectfulty, PAUL L. Unm. leen up City Comp- no liberal in buying tickets for their dance at Ravinia Park last Thursday. Though the aliendance was rather small the (root receipts were 8240.50. After A" bills were paid the dcmnment still Ind $170.59 with which to purchase need- ed equipment. 8240.50 Received From Ticket, $.10. Money Still Coming in Thtough the columns of THE PRESS the Highland ‘Park Volunteer Fire De- partmentwishes to thank ‘hose who were HREIAN’S DAME FINANCIAL SUCCESS The evening service Will be in charge of‘the Chnsuun Endeavor Society who are arranging a very lntéresting program celebrating Christian Endeavor day. Three addresses will be glven by mem- bets of the. local society on subjects relame to Christian Endeavor. Special music will be provided for both services. The morning cervice 3! “HS ml] be in the nature of a presenmtlon Sen-use or family day. :1! which time entire {amlhes are urged to be prcu-nt. A sermon m harmony wnth thr nccasion m” be preached by 1h:- pnuor, Rev. J. Foster Vaxi Evera. I The puinc is most cordially invited to attend the special sérvices being prepared fur Sunday. February seventh at the First L'mted Evangelical church. curner Green Bay Rd. and Laurel Ave. H Sund-y. Febru-ry Seventh at F‘ United Evangelical Church To Tnke Place Friday Evening, Febmry No Mutter What i 12“: In the Church Aucmbly May be. it Cu: SPECIAL SERV’CES BEING PREPARED Angelica Cat... ............ .tHelen Gipp!P|’°POflY Exchange- W“ During Anna Shorthead ...... Agnes Heckmani Pm 7'0 Wack- Emma Pepperbox. .Mrs. Ch_33- Henningl John Griffith and W! to Cornelius Van Mary Goodhead ...... ,.Lydna Heckmank‘per Dusscn, lot 4' Rose ‘l‘enace Sub, Vocal solos ............. Millie Brown I Lake Forest. W. D. 51000. Sfc‘m‘o"; - ‘T‘ ~ 't' ‘H' ' ' 'Edw'" cm"? A. L. Baker and wf to Mary c. Baker, umenstem s 00 om . .' lot 2. Baker McGenniss Sub, Lake For- [saac .................. Chas. Hennmg~ . . ,est. Deed $2.00. . Lew, his clerk ....... Arthur Arnswald Hank ................... Harry Eichleri ’ Everegs Wrenn and wf to Gustav B<)b,.... ..... Fred. Henningfxruegfr’ 540"“ ’f‘ 80 ft- ‘0‘ 15’ b‘k 4‘} Joe. .............. Theo. Arnswaldi Wrenn 5 Add. Highland Park. W. D.; . ‘ Len ...... . ............. Edgar “inn“ “8100' ‘ HIGHLAND PARK. ILLINOIS. WHEAT SELLS AT ONE SIXTY-FIVE ..Chas. Henning Arthur Amswald ”UHan‘y Eichler ..Fred. Henning vTheo. Amswald ..... Edgar Gipp' ....Hattie Dirksl' .Edith Lindstrom i ..... Helen Gipp! Agnes Heckmanj . . Harry Eichler Axel Bjorkman .Chas. Henning . .Edwin Glover ‘iru -._- . "“0" Home“ Wwaumtedbylmnmhhdd inthebmddonooeph Muhnoudthe next there was n on thatwufel inneulyem part the ml! dwindwneneeinthe hborhood were broken bythecon there trométhe Cmnmmwahh Edison company in ghicago. Some film~ during Monday night or early Tuesdg'y morning this main Ignin forays 1. lhk and‘fill‘q‘l the Anselmo Ahigh présure gas main which aim-- plies gas for ficitieo along the North Shore and which cjonnects dine! with the gas works, runs i within 25 oral) fee! of the house. Thii same gas main sprang a leak on the ight of June 15, 1912. as a result of whv In two members of the An~ zclmo family died of asphyxiation and the other mimbers were saved only by the use of a bulmo'tor which wa: rushed » Everets Wrenn and wf to Gusta‘ Krueger, S40 ft. N 80 ft. lot 15, blk 4 gWrenn's Add Highland Park. W. D i5480.00. A Luking Gas Mnin Canned the Fear- ‘ ful Exp-lotion 'z Two womén Mrs. Joseph Anzc-Jmo find i her mother in «.law Mrs. Nima Antelmo 01 Waukcgau were burned to death and ' a- man Joseph Anzelmo sustained serious ‘ bums when t gas explosion rocked their] home on Market and Water $1.1! about f four- -thiny o’clock Tuesday morp'lng. 5 TWO woum musn m WAUKEGAN mus E. A. Bish¢p{ and wt 00 O. A. Newson and wf, lot 4 Green Bay Add to Lake Forest. W. D. $800.00. V Board of School Trustees of Township of Deerfietd to L. and N. Redmond. lot 8 rods square on Old Telegraph Road in N. E. } Sec. 18. Deerfield Twp. Q. C. $130.00. C. N. Kimball and wt to F. P. Hawkins. S 1‘; lot 8 and N f lot 9. blk 8. Wrenn's Add to Highland Park. W. D. $1500.00. 7N0 Muller What in Aecomplidunenu ‘ May be.‘ it Cun't Plane Every- body The newspaper has made presidents, killed poets; mbde bustle: for beauties and punished genius with criticism. It curtailed firepower of kings. converted bankers into paupers and graced pantry shelve; It has made paupers college presidents. i1; has educated the poor and robbed the philosOpher of his reason; it smiles. cries. dies. but it can’t be run to ‘ suit everybody, and the man will be crazy who tries. ;. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY, 4, 1915 LOCAL REM. ESTATE TRANSFERS Tm: COAisuM ER THE NEWSPAPERS’ RECORD ow Unilblom, in mm wmém.u On Méuday WJM belong- inc to dteflilhlnd Park jFuaLComfie- came wmumm; When}: ruchedw AMMWSQMI. Plead Guilty cf Sam-g LiquoiiWifioIt a Liam Lu! Satin-633‘ ‘ ’ Phillip Goldbctg was arreste$Sattutday at Blodget, on a chArge of selling liquor without a license. The w n: was send! by, George Wing gevidcnce furnishedihy the State's A ' . Mr. Goldbert having W. to (“fly was avowed to appear hem: ‘ the Peace William Weiu d1 ‘ , who fined him 8100 and calm a; , New Mr, Wei! The question of I new boulh line between Glenooe and Winnetfi which has been suspended in mid-airfin along time is in process of being «(fled. The houses on Edson Ave. lacing with have been occupied by the people who cauld, if they chose when the Iaxqf;cam_e to town, refuse to be at home to e Glen- coe callers by sitting on their fiymtporch and scorn the Winnetka visitor? ~_:by hik ing to the back one. Many'rfi ussions have taken place over the wh nest of [the rights of either village, arid ' neither ,one was getting its taxes paid ’in' peace and quiet At: a special meet g called tor Wednesday evening at t village i hall members of the village ”board of trustees met representatives tam from Glcncoe to thresh Ihe- boundaryiqpeqtion to a finish. The result was a aéution'so practical it bids fair to proV'e ceptable when posted (or approval Th» new line is approximately 119.6 feet north of the; present boundary line, which li-ings it to the rear of the lots lacing SouQI on Ed- : son AveJâ€"Wmuetka Talk. :5 , Seluy III-heed of F94 Justice: of the peace and nstebles I throughout the state of [Bin 5 are in- augufetmg ”Effort to hive ‘ voted a salary by the state legislature JThc plan of the justices and “(officers is that the legislature shall pm a law fixing the salary of justice and iconstable at 81ml) II year each to be pag‘l out of the county treasury of the dentin in I which they are serving. Heretdore all ijusticee and constables ham: be}: work- in; on the lee "stem. The novemem was stmed inCook county audio ante-I - ing throughout the state Aqin'ding to one justice no meeting has bed held 'in Kane county as yet but it iqf expected that one will be called vithlii a short time and that a bill will be «fixed and presented to the legislature {Watchman Sam. ' let number of consecutive ycariithanfiny man now living in the staté pl Illinois and probably as long if not logger than any other man in the Unit ' States. From the day in April. 1873, who!) he took over the duties of town cérk he has had no su‘cca‘sot but himselfi During the past several years thcie We been no candidates in the field Yj'mt him and he has had an unparallel ’ hall on the chair which he now occup ~W¢zu~ krgan Gaelic. I? Georg: W. Hutchieon. no ‘, clerk of Waukegan {or the past 42 ya and one of the best known and oldest rimdenta of the county. received the conmtulations of his friends last Thursday 0:; the event of the celebration of his 77th birthdny. Mr. Hutchjson has held omce gar a long» er number of consecutive vparl thnn gnu E 0907!. W Hutchioon [In ban 1'; i Clerk of Wuhan: fat ‘2 You; i "" Bound.” Linen i Winnath é SNEARBY NEWS l' 5 OF LOCAL J. rxs consmus Vim W White Woman to Mtrry Cd 9mm? comma min mu m? Hold. Office 42 You; fl. licag‘ tundra c. a: 11.15, ham Vb, Buckley, flat the Fire and Wan oom- mittu he requested to tor aneu- terqinmt at she: mum on {*“ZLLWPS 19.15:. ~.._¢.'m W9: Aid. Putnam moved, l‘becondcd bv Aid. Buckley. that the actiongov lbe mayor be upheld in me matter of (mining an audn of speciamssesmcnt! . 110. Curied. 9’“? Shetflen, Nicpob , . k1, Putnam, Aid. Fearing moved by Aid. Sheahen, thatacopv of the audit be loaned A1- torney E. S Gail who rcpnscms the property 69mm imetqsted in special as scumént No. 110. Cudd. Ald Fearing presentea Barrow Wade, Gulhrxe and Company 5 cerufied and" 01 special assessment .N'o 110 Aid. Fearing moved. qegondgd by Ald. Stevens, that the mam-n of going into an audit of the special assessment accoums be referred to the finanqecomminee with power to 'act. Carried. ,' 7 Ald. Obee moved, seconded by Ald St’evens, the adopxion jot an engrossed ordinance providing fog the paving of Beech 5:. with macadam and the con- struction Of a reinforced concrete bridgé spanning the rm ine in Beech St Carried A)“: Ald. Shenhen, Moses. Buckley. Put- nam. Obee and Stevens. Nays: Agd. Nichols and Fearing. v x W Ald. Putnam moved. seconded by Md. Stevens, the adoption of an engronsed or- dinance ptoviding for the construction of a concrete oemeni sidewalk on the east side of Déan Ave in front of lot No.1”, South Highland addition to Highlmd Park. Motion Camed. Ayes: Aldermen Sheahen Nichols Buckky, Putnam. Obee and Steven; Nays: Aid. Moses Ald Fearing not voting. Aid. Moses moved” sccondtd by Md. Stevens. that the city cicrk submit slaw- ment as to rebates due on assessment No. 111. it any. Carried. It will he'necessiry to place the above amount to the credit of then assessments Before the cash rebates can be paid. ‘ Respectfully subndttr d, E. A. Wanna, City Comptrolkt. Ald. Obee moved. seconded by Aid. Stevens. that the communication In teâ€" ferred to the finance committee and that the cothnfittée be requested to report to_ the city council'regarding same as noon as possible. Carried.- The city has misappropriated from #hpse am: SW23; lament“: ms and cancellation due tbe’city amounting to $1,077.10. leaving: balance due from the city 9f $3,205.82. The city council, at the special meeting held on Friday evening. January 29th, 1915, ordered rebates and cancellations in special assessment account to 34.61434. Tome Mayor and Alderman of the dry council of the city of Highland Park Gentleman:- E. S Gail relative to asessmem Not. 111,1 2. 113.103 and 124 bereceivcd and placed on file. Carried. Carried Aid. Oboe moved. seconded by Aid. Stevens, that the communication from 1:qu committee and city attorney for re» port a: to‘what can It‘ll)! be done Md. Stevens moved, Idoonded by Aid. Moves, that the communication presented by the Highland Park. Woman's Club de- lntive to smoke nuisance be referred to the police committee. Carried. Aid. Nichols moved, seconded by Aid. Moses. that the communication from the Highland Park Woman's Club relative to k1 walh‘ be referred in the street and A communication from W. 0. Johnson, receiver of the C. and M. 5., giving his vigws as to the rights of his company in the street: of Highland Park. wu read and made a matter of record. If we attempted to print all that t :- pired at the regular meeting of the cvty council Tuesday night it would make the composer of the “funny page" of the Chicago Examiner blush with shame. We won't attempt it. “We will only print the business end of 'the proceedings. Here it is:- Odin-no. PM for Liying Sidewglk on Dan: Avenua. Audit of Speck] Autumn! No. “D Hundod in and Approved. PAVEIEIT AND BRIDGE FOR BEACH ST. mum mm; or ' m cm councu. Volume 4 i 34‘