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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1918 * _ Sh "|. North Shore Man iv Dead in California John Edwin Scott of Pasadena, Cal, Died of Pneumonia on Monday of This Week. . John Edwin Scott of Pasadena, Cal, formerly of Evanston, died of pneumonia Monday at his Pasadena home after an illness of only three days. Mr. Scott was, born near Belfast, Ireland, in 1843. With his entire family he came to this country while still a boy. As a young man he settled in Ottawa, Ill, ried Harriet Emma Hossack where for many years he was en- gaged in the dry goods business. family moved to Evanston in 1892 and made their home at 1405 Judson avenue until nine years ago. During that time Mr. Scott was a member of the firm of Carson, Pirie Scott & Co. Wherever he lived he was a devoted member of the Baptist Church and was at all times an active Christian worker. Besides his wife he is survived by three sons, John William and Fred- erick H. of Hubbard Woods, and Robert L. of Evanston. NAVY'S "EYES" APPEALS BRING 20,000 GLASSES; MORE NEEDED FOR FLEET The navy's appeal for "eyes" for the watch officers has brought more than 20,000 binoculars, eyeglasses, telescopes, sextants and chronome- ters, Assistant Secretary Roosevelt stated this week. One day's receipts amounted to 3,000. However, the re- sponse does not meet the demand and more will be needed. The as- sistant secretary said that opera and theater glasses are not suitable for navy work. BOARD OF EXCESS PROFITS REVIEWERS TO BE CREATED A board of excess profits reviewers, consisting of about a dozen repre- sentatives of special industries or business, will be created soon by In- ternal Revenue Commissioner Roper to make rulings on specific questions involved in returns. The. Soldier Former guard at Winnetka railroad crossing sends poem lo tell of camp life. The following poem was received by a Winnetka woman from Eugene Greco, who before entering the serv- ice of the government was a guard at the Chicago & North Western rail- way crossing at Elm street in Win- netka, the writer is now stationed at Camp Logan, Houston, Tex., the poém The | reads as follows: where he mar- { To tell you folks some stuff, and | I'm writing these few lines you know, | About myself and show you all iI haven't things so "tuff." My home's a tent, on Texas ground, And has been for some time, It's sixteen feet on every side, Rent costs me not a dime. My light is free and burns till ten, I never get a bill For wood I burn, to keep me warm, And I know I never will. I eat three good "squares" At seven, twelve and five And know they'll keep on feeding me, For I must be kept alive. every day, I have no doctor's bills to pay, They do not want me ill, For as soon as I start feeling bad I'm fed a "C. C." pill I wear warm clothes in winter time, And khaki when it's hot, The shoes I wear are good and strong They have to stand a lot. My pay comes to me once a month, Which is quite fair I think, Of course I can't buy wine or pl They've ruled I must not drink. I'm not so "Darned" unlucky, In a short time from today I'm due to take a boat ride, When I'll have no fare to pay. And now as I am closing Can you guess just who I am? Better tell you, I'm a soldier, Fighting for my "Uncle Sam." a OLD SHOES ARE REPAIRED FOR WINNETKA COMMITTEE "Shoe the old horse, Shoe the old man, don't let bare!" An article in the Winnetka Weekly Talk recently told of the work the school children are doing in repair- ing old shoes. The profits from their work being turned into the war re- lief fund. Besides working for the individuals, they also are repairing shoes for the Winnetka Relief and Aid Association. These shoes are sent to the old clothes committee, whose headquarters are at the Miss Kate Dwyer shop, 858 West Elm street. Miss Dwyer's supply of shoes at present is very low, and the calls for shoes are numerous. Remember to send any shoes you have no use for, men's, women's and children's, to her. They are repaired by the school chil- But the little Child go dren, returned to Miss Dwyer and placed on the feet that need them most. Sometimes the person receiving the shoes prefers to pay a small sum for them, in that case the money goes into the general fund of the Relief and Aid Association. MRS. LAWRENCE M. STEIN, Chairman of Old Clothes Committee. DEDICATE JACKIES' CLUB IN WINNETKA WITH A DANCE A jackies' clubroom in the Win- netka Community House was dedi- cated: with a dinner dance Saturday night under the ausices of the local branch of the Navy Relief Society. Two hundred navy reserve men were entertained during the evening. Among those who contributed to the furnishing of the room are Mrs. Vic- tor Elting, Mrs. I.. P. Houghteling, Mrs. Laird Bell, and Mrs. John Buckingham. Among those who as- sisted as members of the entertain- ment committee were Mrs. Albert Kales, the Misses Priscilla and Made- line Mcllvain, Miss Leila Houghtel- ing, and Miss Polly King. CHEVROLET DOES BIG BUSINESS IN 1917 W. J. Mead, manager of the Chicago branch of the Chevrolet Motor Com- pany, was advised this week that in 1917, 125,004 Chevrolet cars were sold. The value was placed at $62,638.303. MOTOR TRANSPORT TRAIN GETS POPULAR SUPPORT Officers of the Motor Transport Train of the Third Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Training Corps, report fa- vorable progress in the organization of north shore motorists. The corps is not liable for duty outside of Chi- cago and suburbs. Each of the twelve companies of the Third Regiment will have a corresponding motor transport section, consisting of sixteen men and sixteen cars. Full particulars regard- ing the division may be secured from Major Lathrop Collins. "WIN-THE-WAR-DAY" PLANNED FOR APRIL & Suggestion is made this week by William Mathew Lewis of the Na- tional Committee of Patriotic So- cieties that April 6, the anniversary of the United States entry in the war, be fittingly observed as "National Win-the-War-Day." Efforts will be made, not to have a holiday, but to have church bells ring throughout the country at noomn, every band play "The Star Spangled Banner," factory . whistles blow and flags unfurled ev- erywhere. Soldiers of the Switchboard "WE HAVE HELPED, and helped mightily, during the past year. "Day and night we have been at our posts speeding on the Telephonic Messages of the Millions. "With our fighting equipment of cords and plugs and flash- ing signal lights, we have cleared and directed the channels of the Nation's Speech. "Our orders have come from the highest of authorities-- from average Americans using the Ten Million Telephones in the homes and offices in Our Country. "Faster and faster they have come, passing swiftly through our switchboards where the insistent, twinkling, flashing, firefly lights summon us to action. 'Throughout Our Country thirty million times a day we have been called; we have answered, and we have obeyed. 'Government, Army, N Navy, Liberty Loan, Red Cross, Citi- zen--we have helped them all--and it is well. "For we are the Soldiers of the Switchboard, welcoming the responsibilities and SPpoftunities to contribute our shave to American VICTO 35 CHICAGO TELEPHONE COMPANY ee... D270 7% 77777 77 sg VILLAGE OF WINNETKA THREE VILLAGE TRUSTEES ONE VILLAGE TREASURER ONE VILLAGE CLERK ONE VILLAGE MARSHAL AND COLLECTOR TWO VILLAGE LIBRARY TRUSTEES PRECINCT NO. 1--Shall be bounded on the north by the north limits of the Village, on the east by Lake Michigan, on the south, east of the Chicago and North Western Railroad, by the center line of North Avenue; south, west of the Chicago and North Western Railroad, by the center line 'of Fig Street; and on the west by the westerly limits of the Village. That the office occupied by Wm. Aitkin, located at 1065 Gage Street, in the Village of Winnetka, is hereby designated as the polling place in PRECINCT No. 1, for the purpose of holding said election. PRECINCT NO. 2--Shall be bounded on the north, and North Western Railroad, by the center line of North Avenue; north, west of the Chicago and North Western Railroad, by the center line of Fig Street; on the east by Lake Michigan; on the south by the center line of Elm Street, and on the west by the westerly limits of the Village. That the office occupied by Byron Nelson, at 807 Elm Street, in the east of the Chicago on the on the polling place in PRECINCT No. NOTICE: OF ELECTION Notice is hereby given that a GENERAL ELECTION is to be held in the VILLAGE OF WINNETKA on TUESDAY, APRIL 2ND, 1918, for the purpose of VOTING for the following officers: That for the purpose of holding said election the Village of Winnetka shall be divided into four election districts or precincts as follows: Village of Winnetka is hereby designated as the polling place in PRECINCT No. 2, for the purpose of holding said election. PRECINCT NO. 3--Shall be bounded on the north by the center line of Elm Street, on the east by Lake Michigan, on the south by the center line of Willow Street, and on the west by the westerly limits of the Village. That the office occupied by the Winnetka Weekly Talk, at Number 22 Prouty Court, between Elm and Oak Streets, is hereby designated as the polling place in PRECINCT No. 3, for the purpose of holding said election. PRECINCT NO. 4--Shall be bounded on the north by the center line of Willow Street, on the east by Lake Michigan, on the south by the southerly limits of the Village, and on the west by the w esterly limits of the Village. That the Store known as Indian Hill Inn, near Wilson Street, in the Vilage of Winnetka, is hereby designated as the , for the purpose of holding said election. That for the purpose of said election the polls shall be open at the respective polling places above mentioned at the hour of 6 o'clock A. M. and shall remain open from such hour until the hour of 6 o'clock P. M. on the said 2nd day of April, 1918. W. A. HAIRE, Village Clerk N77 rr i TT located on Winnetka Avenue, NN iii Wi RN