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•yfa^-'i '.'I'Jn^'w'Vrn^f ^'"|f||pippp!|^ uwjp,j|fl| ......jil^S^iilM 71« Tinwly Record of Community EvnU VOL. X, NO. 23 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1923 iTWENTY-FOUR PAGES PRICE FIVE CEMTS SCHOOL BOARD VOTE APRIL 14 Election to Be One Week Earlier Than Announced in Last Week's Issue AN EXCELLENT TICKET Representative Citizens Se- lect Candidates Saturday, April 14, will be election day in the Wilmette School district, when candidates for membership on the Board of Education will be voted upon by the electroate of the village. The date of the election was given as April 21 in last week's issue of The take Shore News. This error was caused through a misunderstand- ing and is deeply regretted. Candidates in the School district election will include Arthur H. How- ard, 1055 Wilmette avenue, who has been asked by a committee of repre- sentative citizens to seek re-election as president of the Board of Educa- tion. Merit* Re-election Mr. Howard, it is felt, is eminently well qualified to continue as the exe- cutive head of the school board, since, due largely to his personal ag- gressiveness, work on the proposed new school building at 17thrstreet-and Washington avenue, has progressed with encouraging rapidity. Mr. How- ard and his board, were successful in having the bond issue for the new school receive an Overwhelmingly fa- vorable vote in the special election ...u^,,.,â„¢ V1V last fall, and are laboring diligently -toâ€"America in bringing the project to early com- pletion so that the crowded condi- tion in the public schools may find prompt relief. Candidates for members of the board are Clarence R. Hope, 1526 Washington avenue, and Mrs. Edith Whitehill, 1517 Forest avenue, both of whom have been members during the term now drawing to a close, and who cooperated effectively in the board's splendid enlargement program. The candidates were selected recent- ly at a meeting of representee citi- zens delegated by various community organizations including the Wilmette Village board, and Logan schools Parent-Teacher associations, the Wil- mette Improvement Association, the Wilmette Woman's clubr the Wilmette Park board and the Wilmette-Chap-- ter, American- Association of Engin- eers. The poiHn^r^pface will be^atr^the Village hall. President Zipf Appoints Trustees for Playgrounds Wilbur G. Glover, James B. Hoff- man and Walter A. Schuler Tuesday evening of this week were appointed by Village President Zipf to serve as trustees of the public playgrounds adjoining the new public school at 17th street and Washington avenue. The appointment was approved by the Village: board. The trustees serve without salary. v The appointment of trustees of the playgrounds is in, accordance with the statute which provides that a board of trustees must be appointed to sup- ervise the expenditure of funds for playground purposes. The men will work in co-operation with the Board Of Education in connection with the west side playground project. Glover was appointed to serve a term, Hoffman named "to^ serve two years and Schuler to serve three years. â- â- â- -V: EUROPE TODAY, SUNDAY SUBJECT S. K. Ratcliffe to Discuss European Affairs Before Sunday Evening Club IS NOTED JOURNALIST Authority on Contemporary Movements S. K. Ratcliffe, special correspond- ent of the Manchester Guardian, England, will be the speaker at the Wilmette Sunday Evening club,-Sun- day, April 8- The address will relate to the fall of the Lloyd George gov- ernment, the general election, the new Parliament, Turkey and the Near East, as well as concerning the new relation between America and Eur- ope. Mr. Ratcliffe is a recognized au- thority on political and social history, the literature and thought of England and India of the past 100 years. He was for several years editor of the leading newspaper of India and an interpreter of contemporary move- ments, political, intellectual and so- cial. Prof omul Thinker "Above all,'* reads a comment upon Mr. Ratcliffe, "his knowledge is not that of aTTournalist, but of a thinker who has taken the life of his time and his own part in it very seriously, and has reflected profoundly. $Ie has al- so < during the last dozen years been able jo compare the two English speaking civilizations during his visits He isfs a man wither* singular power of communicating hi* knowledge and who has been on the inside-of most of the important.events in England during the last thirty years." Another successful season of the Sunday Evening club is rapidly draw- ing to a close. There are but three Sunday evenings of the club after April 8. Uaster Sunday brought a record at- tendance to the Sunday Evening club program given by the famous Apollo Musical club of Chicago, Harrison Wild, conductor- Ask Officials to Stop Truck Traffic Nuisance _A^.pjg^6nl^gnejd-Jay-a. number of property owners in the vicinity of Wilmette and Prairie avenues and e asking relief -fromHthe- al- Realtors Urge Members ~Z? To fie at Board Session A meeting of the_North Shore Real ^ J&tate^B will be held Monday evening, April 9, at the board ^ooms at 556 Center street, Winnetka. A very important matter is to be taken up aT this meet- ing and all members are most ur- gently requested to be present. LEASES NORMAN PROPERTY ATW^SexSntith, now residing at 225 oodbine ~avenuer^ rWUmette, has c-. sioner Drury. ^^fornran-property, 618 Greenleaf ave- £ one. W. G. Staeey and company nego- ]f tiated the Jeasefe^a* p*'^&^^;:^^^^. leged nuisance of heavy trucks traffic in that neighborhood, was received by the Village board Tuesday of this week. Speeding and heavily laden motor trucks, the petition stated, because of the accompanying damage to pave- ments, excessive noise and danger to pedestrians have become a veritable nuisance. '3 Village Manager Schultz was in- structed by the board to provide strict police supervision along highways fre- quented by truck traffic. It was suggested at the boardses^ sion that an ordinance be enacted to limit the tonrfage of motor trucks passing through the village. Light Vote Is Cast In Park Board Ballot Louis K. Gillson, F. I* Bateman and Charles N. Roberts, Tuesday of this week were elected commissioners of the Wilmette Park district in an elec- tion that was uneventful because of the absence of a contest. Mr. Gillsorrand Mr. Batemairwere candidates for re-election, while Mr. ENGINEERS IN ANNUAL The Wilmette Chapter, American Association of Engineers, will hold its annual meeting Saturday evening, April 7, at 921 Tenth street. Officers for the coming year will be elected and the present committee for a wa- terworks for Wilmette will be en- larged to take in representative en- gineers from Kcmlworth and Evans- ton. ', .,,v^'..:^ A new committee, with H. H. Sherer, New Trier Highway commissioner, as Chairman, .will be organized to study the through traffic of motor trucks and cars through the north shore towns. Following the meeting will be a radio entertainment with special broadcasting by the San Francisco chapter in an important test of radio equipment. The message will be broadcasted to chapters of the associa- tion in every part of the United States. RECORD VOTEWERE Good Government Ticket Headed by President Zipf sidered Among Strongest in History <p§ ,$j^^ â- â- "â- â- â- â-  -;â- â- â€¢ â-  rjj-si^A'r^ â- â- â€¢; \",';-â- . â- â- â- <â-  rr â-  â-  . 'â- r.'" * :.â- ..v'-'i' â- ;â- â- â- â-  :i/m0m::V^iMmsm&Mmmm dsMS&m UNPAID BILL IS BEFORE VOTERS Electorate To Vote oil "Little Ballot" Wilmette'* Village election on April 17, m addition to the balloting on the various offices, offers unusual interest in the fact that the electorate will be asked to consider a "Little Ballot" proposition of unique character. The question before the voters is; briefly stated as follows; / ' *%M the Village Board pay^from its general fund to John A. McGarry and Harry Fowler the amount due them, without interest, amounting to $4,210.35 for sidewalks laid by them in the Village of Wilmette in 1900-1901 under ordinances afterwards held to be void, for which work they have never been paid." Interesting Story ....; ____ The question involves an interest- ing, story, >?-':,' "ipl,.:. â-  More than twelty years ago the firm of John A. McGarry and com- pany built in Wilmette a system of cement sidewalks. The work was done under ordinances passed by the Village authorities. The walks were laid at contract price, with both par- ties to the agreement satisfied. Later the courts declared the ordi nances under which the work was ,. .... done invalid and the_sidewalk__hills- ^ch,eJ?ment realised, ma Jargeme^ were automatically outlawed! Defeated By Court* InJ907 the law was changed sq that M Four hours before petition filing "ttil^ election had expired Monday night of .this week,;Malc^l*n;'Mci&irjp^S char entered his name as candidate for village president of Wiimetfi-* in opposition to Edward Zipf, incumbent, who had previously^ stgm% fied his willingness to be a candidate to succeed himself at the Aprils 17 balloting. â-  ' . â- ..â-  ' ' '..;*, ;/.-;^'^'-^;:v:'^iii^i McKerchar comprises-anâ- â€¢â-  entire ticketythat isf he is;,the::sii|gle!^S candidate for office on what has been tdrtoed'"l^:hi8:^batke'r«;"a»^<i:i^M| People's ticket . ... :.,â- : ,,'...,i:j;;.............^itâ€"'---^^ President Zipf; heads what is generally conceded ';::,to?;^be,;th#!|^^ strongest ticket to appear in a Village election in many years. |Jes^ ignated the Good Government Ticket, this ,grou)p-;:of;candii|iitci8|Jo^^-||| the most part experienced' leaders in village affairs,- is .pre)pardd^to>^^; sland"'of' fait on "'the'Te<^rd" of';P^s!de of the oast several years."""â- *â- "'.'.y-Ws,^:;^$v ':•%:>'•-:r--'v â- ."':' .';V." 'â- .';<:;/:'^fe;.;;«i : Hoffman,:Tilt on Ticket, tmm^m^^m^^^t .'. Zipf, with a record of six years' service as village ^residen|^^S' behind him, has with him on the Good Government ticket, Harry Wiifi^ Miller, 725 Ninth street, who is candidate for re-election as villaMI^^ treasurer; Frederick Tilt, 615 Laurel avenue,.and Paul A. Hoifmanpi^^ 1638 Washington avenue, candidates for re-election as village trusilg" tees; Albert N. Page, SOI Ashland avenue, candidate to succeed William H. Ellis,'as .-.village trustee; Bertha YoungrBurrill, Greenwoods avejttue»__and_1jQsephinfiLLLampson^Gal street, as candidates for directors of the yVilmeite Free Public brary. - ;',,.,.;•.. ...,. + ^^i^i'^A- Citizens who are actively endorsing Mr. Zipf's candidacy and interested r. Zipf's candidacy an^;,. k$9p as well in the election of'int "entire Good Government ticket, are basing their endorsement upon a few pertin- ent fact setting forth the achieve- ments of the village administration in the past six years. They are advanc- ing the argument that, in the face of the Great War and the attendant ex- cessive cost. of operation of the vil- lage government,- Mr. -Zipi-hat ^suc- ceeded in not only helping Wilmette to hold her own, but has effected defi- nite economies, through the appli- cation of sound business methods that have resulted in material reduc- tion of the principal indebtedness, without the necessity of applying an excessive burden of taxation upon the public. Point to Achievements They point out that Mr. Zipf's ad- ministration has been one of active ure, Trom the lacTrTlilt MTf7~ZrpT given unstintingly of his time and the value of his business experience with- in case an ordinance was declared void after the work was completed, the Village trustees could levy a special asfessment to pay the bill. But, the courts declared the amend- ment not retroactive, and again the firm was denied payment ofr its work. Recently the contractors secured permission from the Village board to put the question of payment of what it considers at least a moral obliga- tion before the electorate of the Village. Hence the "Little Ballot" at the Village election^of AprilJ7±_J£.- ST. FRANCIS XAV1ER TO HAVE NEW^CHOOL HOUSE Ten building permits issued in the last seven days by Wilmette officials authorize the erection of new build- ings with an estimate of $174,275. This is the highest mark that has been reached this year. Leading the field is a $103,000 permit granted to Archbishop Mundelein of Chicago. The permit authorizes the i>^uâ€"*« .«» «nmA^ *n en *k« «Uo««j construction of a two-story brick Roberts was named to nil the placer e^t^i «,♦ **.. -^--a- ~* r :•*.*-.» «.^»n« i_r*_____* u.. *u~ am*u ~r r'AJT«,:„_ school at the corner of Linden avenue Wf~renumeTa1tonT~ Finally, the Good Government forces contend, that in view of forthcoming important improvement projects, in- cluding the proposed electric street lighting system, it is essential that men of experience who have made an exhaustive study of these projects be retained in office. The willingness of Frederick Tilt and Paul A. Hoffman to continue their service to the village, is looked upon generally with favor. Both men have splendid records on the Village board, both with reference to attendance at meetings and their active interest in community affairs. Working without pay, as have all the board members since the World War, these men have left vacant by the death of Commis- s**east=inrthe' Park district election, regisiexfid-lor- the candidates as follows: _ Gillson .^.j. ... .^.. -............ 65 Bateman....................... 64 Roberts..................*..... 70 Gillson has been president of the Park district for several terms. , RENTS SMITH HOME-^ ^talten^ioiir^ea^e7^ â-  --- - street, has rented his home to Earl Bader of Chicago, through the Wal- lace B. Clore real estate offices. and Ninth streets. The new school depth of 84 feet and a height of 33 feet. It will contain 11 class rooms. The school will be conducted by "lit. Francis Xavier church.-râ€"â€" J. J. Johnson received the permit that stands next in line. It is for a $42,000 two story dwelling to be er- ected at 1100 Elntwood avenue. A $12,000 residence will be constructed Baptist Church Contracts For Austin Pipe Organ At the meeting of the Wilmette Baptist church on Wednesday, March 28, a special committee which had been working for a number of weeks on the selection of a pipe organ for the church, which is to be completed this Spring, made its report, and as a result, the church will be dedicated in 'the autumn with a Three-Manual, Thirty-one: Stop> Austm organ^ T; f ? The Austin organ stands among thejea4ing_American instruments .and 4Vharton and John HrHDavies will build a two story frame house at 1316 Ashland avenue at an estimated cost established enviable ; records:, .of ;.irid*M"^^^ viduat achievement. Hoffman^ t'-wsow champion of ,the: interests': of.; thei'Soli^W jcalled:_. west:. sidev has displayed ^jgjp»^*« equal interesty in all questions and problems ot community-wide interest* His broad experience as an engiheciff-S^ll has been of invaluable .-aid' to 4he:':vil|^^a lage board in threshing out^the 'mylifM;||lip| riad details of the proposed 1ij^|tin]i'.""*,*,,Ma 5ystem^ahout4o be considered for ac» tion by the board. '. .',â- â- â- â-  â- '"SlSiil ; Splendid War Record"^"""§11 Mr. McKerchar, a captain in the World war, with an enviable overseas record, is at present commander of the Wilmette Post of the American Legion and is held in high regard by a wide Circle of friends and acquaint- ances. Last spring he was a candi- date for representative from the SeV'l enth district in the Illinois State LegJ islator and showed himself a real fightl exinjthe- campaign. .- ;..:;;r,^^:;:-:>-;-:-::;:--:j^ill^ enas been a resident of the: northv^i^ shore for twenty years, is a graduates'!i!8ll of thft T^vanfttftyy AT^TTD^^orth^ '0?m 'vSSfSii vilSel lillfS is particularly popular in Chicago, there being thirty-two of that type in the churches of the city. The Aus- tin organ is made inr Hartford, Con- necticut. ' GUILDS PROVIDE FI1JMM-- The Associated Guilds of St. AugU[S- tine's Episcopal parish will provide at 1600^Washington avemie by J.~C. nh^-iHmâ€"forâ€"the; weekry-^mdretP* Movies at^he ehurehHParish JJouse Thursday,^ April 12, "The Heart of Maryland/ will be the picture for that day. western university,, and:l^rthwesterii:::;:l^^^ university Law school. He is a Qtati*^"^'"'""* ticing lawyer with offices in the Con!' tinental and Commercial Bank build- ing, Chicago. He attended the first Fort Sheridan Officers' Training camp, being commissioned a captain of ca- valry, and served in command of a battalion as acting major overseas* ;:i â- â- â- ; '.States Policy't^«:i;-f||||i In a statement to The Lake ^or«e News Mr. McKerchar said concern- ing his candidacy: "I was induced to run for this of! fice by a group of citizens, who are dissatisfied with the present village president. That group believes that the present president is fostering a village government that is unneces- sarily expensive, and they believe, as do I, that this can and should be rem- edied. They will speak for themselves before the campaign is over. "My policy, if and when elected, will be one of retrenchment in expendi- tures, with an honest effort to lighten the financial burdens of government.** Supporters of Mr. McKerchar's ean± didacy are preparing an active cam-, paign. An organization meeting was held at Library hall Tneiday evenings- said to be the forerunner of a series; of rommunity gathering - ^ â- â€¢:- Wm'&M The Good Government ticket »up- '00 . porters promise to work with equa^,,-,w.-,~, effectiveness, so ;thatH'a--itve*y-'--ea'ni^!^^R- paJygnLtnay^ be expected with hotl_ camps arrayed in full battle strength on election day. j -The Good Government ticket cam-! paipn committee was announced this week as follows: Thomas M. Knoxf Frank A. Brown^_Ira P. Iverson^ man M.^frake, F.~Lr^ai€maff M. Steflen, Jnd«si: R ;Stone7 "W^lterii A. Schuler, Henry I. Haack, ftanl^ J. Seng, William D. Matthews. Jamei§j B. Hoffman, Monroe R. VenabJcsgp«aiS n,.Lyjg;|;^_. . .JohrtBis^ips" ValteiSM^a- !$lfSsM ^^^mm&^^^^^^ mmMmmmmmmmm>