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. a ro. 'SHOWS NEEDS OF INDIA House. WINNETKA WEEKLY TAL Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk VOL. VIII, NO. 43. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1920 TEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS ADJOURN COUNCIL TO HEAR TALK ON INDIA Village Council Members Join Men's Club of Winnetka To Hear Prof. Sam Higginbottom, Agricul- turist Scores Caste System As Cause of Difficulties; Seeks Young Men to Go as "Missionaries" Winnetka's thriving Men's club was agreeably surprised and incident- | ally, paid a lofty compliment Tuesday evening when the Winnetka Village Council adjourned its regular session to join with the men of the Village at a dinner and lecture at Community More than 100 men of the Village enjoyed an extremely inter- esting talk on India given by Prof. Sam Higginbottom, noted agricul: turist and principal of a largeAgricul- tural institute in the eastern empire. Prof. Higginbottom emphasized above all the need for graduates of American Agricultural institutions to serve as "missionaries" in India which he termed one of the richest agricultural fields in the world. He explained, clearly, the necessity of introduction of modern scientific farming methods in the vast farming country of India. Railroads, he said, had now made it possible to bring to and carry from the country all the essentials for successful farm- ing, and the products of the field. Young agriculturisis are needed, he added, to help develop this country, to modernize it and bring to the Hin- dus the education and practical meth- ods of the west. Castes System Scored Prof. Higginbottom charged the caste system, nurtured by the Mo- hammedan religion, to be the direct cause of India's mediaevalism and undeveloped condition. bers of the better educated class, he said, had awakened to the necessity for introduction of the methods of modern civilization and were prov- ing able workers in the cause of bet- terment of conditions in their coun- try. Jobs For Lepers The lecturer spoke briefly of his work as superintendent of a leper colony. Work in the out of doors, such as gardening, he declared, has been directly instrumental in bring- ing back to these unfortunates a real interest in life and in their own wel- fare. Prof. Higginbottom, who has been widely sought since his arrival from India' for public addresses in the largest cities of the country, has been the recipient of manifold honors from "Government" in India. He is going direct to the heart of the Indian prob- lem by replacing their system of ag- riculture with modern scientific meth- ods. By means of demonstration farms he is multiplying himself in his students, who in turn become teachers and widely extend this Many mem- |_| valuable influence. Honored by British of The British Government and native | princes have recognized the value of | this work. Mr. Higginbottom was al member of the Imperial Conference | of Agricultural Education held in| Simla, June 19, 1917; he has been one i of the lecturers of the new Hindu University of Benares; has been the agricutural adviser of the Native States of Gwalier; is agricultural ad- viser to some of the wealthiest native rajahs, including the Mabarajah of Bikanir, who was India's delegate to the Peace Conference. WILMETTE AND WINNETKA TO STAGE INDOOR GAME The Wilmette A. C. indoor baseball team will play Winnetka Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, at the Win- netka Community House. The battle is expected to be a hot one as Wilmette defeated the strong Gross Point nine and Winnetka has a splendid reputation for ability at indoor. COMMUNITY SING n Wednesday evening, January "on Greeley school there will be the regular neighborhood gathering for the Community Singing. Every res- ident of Winnetka is cordially invited to particpiate. The Community song book will be used. SCOUTS HAVE BIG TIME The Scouts had oi pe a ths. Community House New Year's Lve. Chief Davies was presentedawieh=a fountain pen by Troop 1. 5 SHOW MORE MAPS TO \ \ \ .} =. h hho IL On this map is located all Lower Grade pupils of Winnetka. Also, the three present school buildings ade- quate to accomodate them. Within EXPLAIN SCHOOL NEEDS the asy half mile distance of these schools live practically all the lower grade pupils. * Draw a circle with a mile and a half radius from the Elm Street site for the new Upper Grade School and you will embrace practically all of ithe older pupils. Many have a very few blocks to go to reach this loca- tion with its 12 acres of playground space. Last week we saw from Superin- tendent Washburne's map how hasty impressions can bias our judgment of distances. We saw that the center of school population was between 2 and 3 blocks west of the Winnetka station and 4 blocks from the site of the proposed new Upper Grade School. Any possible criticism of the choice of location for the new school should have been dispelled by this map. But this week we have further interesting data on school distance in two maps. One map shows the location of all lower grade pupils of Winnetka, who--under the proposed plan will go to one of the three present schools. Each pupils will go to the nearest school and for some pupils this mean less distance than at present. As the map shows, very few lower- grade children will have more than half a mile to go. And instead of crowded and overflow conditions as at present, Skokie, Horace Mann and Greeley will provide adequate room for proper seating, ventilation, work- ing space and playground space in these important formative years. The other map shows the location of the present upper grade pupils, ages 11 to 14. These are the pupils who will go to the new Elm St. site, 41 per cent of them are within 6 blocks of this site. And but a hand- ful are more than a mile and a half away. These maps are very conclusive when you think of the advantages of centralized instruction for the upper grades in such a wide, roomy, sunny spot as the new site. You do not wonder that those who 'have studied the situation are en- thusiastic about getting this new school built and in operation. By Board of Education Publicity Committee. BOY SCOUTS ANNOUNCE SPECIALS IN MOVIEDOM The Boy Scouts are giving an extra big program at Community House today. The feature film is "Just Sylvia" with Barbara Castleton and Johnny Hines. Charlie Chaplin will perform in "A Night in a Show", the last episode of the Coglher Case will pear and as an added feature the famous Prizma pictures will be flash- ed over the screen. The Scouts have procured the Chaplin pictures for the coming weeks. Next Saturday Charlie will appear in "The Bank" along with a Louise Huff exhibition in "Heart of Geld". AUTOMOBILE COLLISION Carl Braun of the Winnetka Tire and Vulcanizing Company, escaped injury in an accident this week when a machine he was driving collided with another automobile at Elmwood avenue and Eleventh street. Wil- mette. Braun's car was considerably damaged. LARGE P. O. BUSINESS "The local postmaster announces an increase of 50 percent in first class mail and 25 percent...in-parcels. post: Fhusiress during the holiday season 'over that of 1918. LITTLE "BONERS" INCIDENT TO NEW YEAR'S RECEPTIONS Mismated overshoes and exchanged coats were a part of the aftermath of the celebration in Winnetka of the birth of the New Year. Somebody walked out of the men's dressing room of the Winnetka Woman's club with two right foot overshoes. The respective mates are in the care of the club janitor. Then there was another New Year's reception ma the Village and a lady came away with a blue coat and a nice pair of gloves. Bring back the coat and get your own in return! says the owner of the blue garment. And war-time prohibition too! Read all about it in the Talk ads. SCOUT'S RADIO IN ACTION The Scout's radio picked up a message from the British Steamship | "Larney" on Monday afternoon. Other ships have also sent messages and the scouts receive weather re- ports daily. They are equipped only with the receiving outfit and are patiently waiting for donations to- wards a sending apparatus. CLERK-CARRIER EXAMINATION SAN ERATE TI ATIO Br 1will be given by the local post office authorities on Saturday, January 24. Sforsatererkscarrier ATTY. FREDERICK DICKINSON RESUMES PRIVATE PRACTICE Village Attorney Relinquishes Work With United States Government for General Practice Frederick Dickinson, 1228 Scott and for the past eight years Assist- ant United States Attorney in which latter capacity he directed special attention to cases under the Food and Drugs Act, has relinquished his work with the government, accord- ing to an announcement this week. Mr. Dickinson has resumed the general practice of law with offices in the Marquette building, Chicago. He is to be associated with the law firm of John W. Creekmur and John L. Hopkins. CENSOR BOARD DECIDES MOVIE IS "TOO CLEAN" Strange things happen these days. The latest is the rejection of a mo- tion picture by the censors of the Boy Scout pictures "because the hero wasn't manly enough." { The picture, produced by. World, is | entitled "Phil, for Short" and was [short of the "manly courage" that is | customarily emphasized in the cinema |world. | According to Sidney Speigel, who is in charge of the Boy Scout films [the hero of the story takes the ~} capacity acts "too gentlemanly". Slang would term him "sissified". The picture has been recommended by many movie critics as one of the "cleanest pictures of the day". Another picture was sent from Chi- cago by special messenger and sub- stituted for the rejected film. FIRE DESTROYS ECKART HOME ON CENTER STREET Fire practically destroyed the home of Otto Eckart, 672 Center street, Saturday night at about 11 o'clock. The cause of the fire was thought to be spontaneous combustion, dam- age to the amount of $11,000 resulting from the blaze.. The fire department was summoned too late to do any effectual work. The building is valued at 7,000; the contents of the home and of the rooms occupied by Miss Elizabeth Taiser at $2,000. RESUME COASTING AT OAK STREET SPEEDWAY The coasting at Oak street hill was resumed this week after a lapse of several weeks in the sport while the track was being repaired. The Maple avenue and Cedar street intersections are closed during coast- ing hours. Large crowds enjoyed the sport this week. ELECTRIC LINE SCHEDULE The revised schedule of the Chica- go, North Shore and Milwaukee Electric line calls for the southbound locals to arrive at Winnetka at 28 and 58 minutes after the hour; ex- press, 22 minutes and limited trains at 52 after the hour. On northbound locals the schedule is 36 and 6 minutes after the hour; express 25 minutes and the %imited trains 55 minutes af- ter the hour. Between 6:30 and 8:30 o'clock in the morning and 2:30 and 8:30 P. M. A 15 minute local sched- ule is maintained, and on Saturday and Sunday evenings until 11 o'clock. BUYS TEMPLE HOME G. M. Hermann, recently of New York City and now of Chicago, has purchased the William F. Temple bungalow at 8 Essex road: The purchase price was announced at $26,- 000. Hill and Wheeler, north shore realty operators negotiated the trans- action. Mr. Hermann is expected to take possession soon. THREE SKATING PONDS The skating pond at Skokie school is in fine condition while the rink at New Trier High school is improving steadily. The pond at the athletic field of the North Shore Country Day school is small but will be enlarged in the near future. GAVE SUCCESSFUL PLAY The Dramatic club of Sacred Heart church presented a comedy at the church hall Monday evening entitled "The Finish of Pete". The play was a decided success. An added attrac- tion was a short playlet produced by George B. Walkey. with parts repre- senting local characters. TRIANGLE CLUB DANCE The Triangle club.will give its fourth informal dance Tuesday even- ing," Jahiiary 27, at the Winnetka Woman's club. Dehmlow's orchestra will furnish the music. avenue, Winnetka Village attorney, character of a professor and in that | RESIDENTS OPPOSE BUSINESS STRUCTURE Indian Hill Householders Tell Plan Commission They Do Not Want Stores in that Neighborhood At Any Time LAWYER PRESENTS PLANS C. C. Carnahan, Representing Temple and Esentrot, Presents Effective Arguments Whether or not the Indian Hill vicinty is the logical and acceptable location for store buildings provided the subject at a enthusiastic meet- ing Friday evening, January 2. The occasion was an informal hearing before the Winnetka Zoning com- mission to consider the establishment |of a business building on Winnetka | avenue, immediately west of Bert- {line Lane. The hearing was at the {Village Hall. With Chairman of the Zoning com- {mission Eugene Rummler presi [there was much heated discussie the subject. Residents in the Indi i HAI section, apparently almost [unanimously onposed to the erection {of store buildings in that vicinity, |were represented by Edwin F. Fitch, president of the Indian Hill ITmnrove- ment association and C. B. Hitt an- other resident' of the section, as spokesmen. Several women also spoke in opposition to the proposed establishment of a business block at that location. Temple and Fsentrot, interested in the erection of 2 store and apartment building at Winnet- ka avenue and Bertling Lane. were represented by attorney C. C. Car- nahan. Don't Want Stores Objections to the proposed huild- ing plans were based chieflv on the argument that the Indian Hill section was naturally a residence section; that the residents preferred to go to the Village business section to do their shopping and had no desire for a business district-in a neighbor- hood which they termed a purely residential section. They had pur- chased their properties and homes, it was emphasized, with the express understanding that the vicinity was to be retained permanently ac a res- idential section. Proximity of busi- ness houses, with the possible open- ing of candy shops and tobaccocsiores, to the New Trier Township High school, they said, was a bad thing for the boys of the school who would find them desirable loitering places before and after school hours. They argued that the Board of Education of New Trier Township High school follow- ing investigation of the possibility of establishment of business places near the Indian Hill station had recom- mended that such business places be restricted from the neighborhood for the good of the high school pupils. Calls Building Desirable Attorney Carnahan presented argu- ments in favor of the proposed erec- tion of a business block. He pro- duced plans intending to show the proposed building was a henefit to the community and not a detriment. He argued that the Winnetka Plan commission in its tentative districting plans for the Village had considered the Indian Hill station vicinity as a logical location for business houses. Chairman Rummler assured the representatives of beth sides of the desire of the Zoning commission to protect residence sections against the intrusion of business houses, and vice versa. A meeting of the Zoning commis- sion is expected soon when the In- dian Hill question is expected to be definitely decided. EFFICIENT FIREMEN During the month of December fourteen fires were reported to the local department, loss in four of which was negligible while quick ac- tion of the fire department prevented great damage in other instances. NEW REALTY COMPANY The Delaney Realty company has opened offices at 1054 Gage street, Hubbard Woods, in the office occu- pied by the Iverson Taxi service. Mr. Delaney is well known on the north shore. FIREMEN SAVE HOME The home of Mrs. John Connors, 367 Maple avenue, was partially .de- stroyed by fire Sunday evening ow- ing to a defective chimney. 'Damage to the amount of $700 resulted. Quick: work by the fire department saved further loss. 3 . ne . i) Do hh