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A Clean Newspaper for a Clean Community VOL. XIII, NO. 43 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS. FRIDAY. TULY 25, 1924 SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS OPPORTUNITY DAYS, MONDAY, TUESDAY LIKENS BAKER TO SAMARITAN Dr. Hubert Carleton Pay* Fine Tribute at Window Dedication WILMETTE'S OWN SWIM HERO DUE HOME SOON FAMILY AT CEREMONY Lighted Window U Said to be Unique Wilmette joined with members of St Augustine's Episcopal church last Sunday in paying a fitting tribute to Frank J. Baker, former civic leader and vestryman of the parish, the oc- casion being the dedication of a beau- tiful memorial window presented to the church by the widow and family of the distinguished citizen. The services were attended by a large congregation, representing vari- ous denominations in the village. Mrs. Baker, her daughter, Nona Gayle, and son, Channing, who are living in Cali- fornia, were present, as was also Julius L. Hecht, vice-president of the Pub- lic Service company, and a former as- sociate of Mr. Baker. In dedicating the window, Dr. Hu- bert Carleton, rector of St. Augus- tine's, said in part: "Today we meet together for a ser- vice to dedicate to the service of God a lasting memorial to our friend, and in so doing to add to the beauty *w,th7hXwe&^u%,^"=&^ of a good marF and a faithful servant I of God, and by enriching it with a \ thing of wondrous beauty and color, Vvhich will uplift the hearts and in- spire the soul of the many thousands who will worship here in the years to come, men and women, boys and girls, and, in addition, will carry its " message, preach its sermon and give of its uplifting beauty to additional thousands who never enter the church but whose eyes will be attracted and thoughts turned upward to the beau- tiful pictured window as they pass on the daily errands of life along the main, street of our town which runs directly before the entrance of our church. Illuminated Each Night "Through the kindness of business associates of the late Mr. Baker, a fund has been provided by means of which our beautiful window will be lighted from within by powerful searchlight every night in the year as long as the church shall stand, and, in all probability, when an enlarged church building shall take the place of this. "It is becoming a custom here and there for occasional churches with beautiful windows to mount lights on the outside and to turn on these lights on any occasion when service is held within, in order that those within the church may enjoy the beauty of the stained glass, and worship in greater richness of color, but in a lifetime of wide and varied travel I have never known a church which has conceived the idea, and put it into practice, of lighting their beautiful window from within in order that the passerby may share in the glories of the church's treasure house and have his mind and his thoughts uplifted, as he passes along the street, by the beauty of the color and by the lesson the window pictures to all. In the one case the (Continued on page 6) Robert D. Skelton, who last week] won the world's championship in the 200-meter breast stroke of the swim- ming events at the Olympic games in France, has left France for England with other water athletes who com- pleted their events last week. Along with other American swimmers he will participate in an exhibition to be given in one of the English cities. He will also take part in the national meet to be held at the Edgewater Beach when the Olympic swimmers return to this country. Skelton, who has been active in water sports for a number of years, is a graduate of New Trier Township High school. Through his ability in the breast stroke events he was elected to the Illinois Athletic association several years ago before he reached the age of 20. He has competed in various swimming contests through- out the United States under the ban- ner of that organization and establish- ed an American record in the 220- yard breast stroke in Minneapolis in March of 1923. He broke his own record in the In- dianapolis tryouts for the American Olympic games, and then at Les Tourelles, France, at the Olympic meet, established a world's record for the 200-meter breast stroke in the pre- liminaries, covering the distance INSECT PESTS ATTACK TREES "Its Very Hard to Argue When Tother Won BARGAIN OFFERS IN LOCAL SHOPS Forester Warns Residents to Destroy Destructive Caterpillars APHIS IS PREVALENT Public to Get Acquainted With Home Market DAYS OF TRUE SERVICE Cold, Wet Season Respons- ible for Invasions According to Thomas J. Lynch, Win- netka village forester and premier of that science on the north shore, a group of insect pests are attacking trees and shrubs in the north shore district at the present time. Of these, Mr. Lynch classes the caterpillar as the worst. Unless the ravages of this invader be promptly checked, it will play havoc with the noble elm tree, the forester fears. Another of the pests is the aphis and this is attacking shrubbery. The aphis' modus operandi is to cut into the leaves of the shrub. While its Joe Kirk, upon whom devolves the I duty of maintaining peace and order Merchants Invite the Buying at the Lake Front park and municipal! _. ¦ .. . „ a--------± J bathing beach, encountered a brand new problem one day this week. Joe, it seems, came upon a group of prospective bathers who were em- ploying some shrubbery near the beach as dressing "rooms." Our hero remonstrated until he was literally blue in the face but the flock per- sisted unperturbed. The next move of the policeman was to call upon reserve strength in the person of Francis Bradley who, falling back upon intuitive sleuthing powers, learned that the violators of beach ethics represented a colony of deaf mutes. "I noticed em talking with their hands," said Joe, when Francis ex- plained, "but I didn't think that method of speech was confined to deaf mutes. How was I gonna tell? " Unique Event Sponsored by Chamber of Commerce DELAY AT BANK FOILS FORGERY AUTOMAT GAS FILLING STATION VERY LATEST n.^VeUnt0«fieaaD°yUWra, filHlWro« .. work is not nearly so serious as that 2 56. In the finals, he met with strong of the caterpillar, in the estimation ot competition from Decombre of Bel- Mr. Lynch, a solution ot micible oil gium, but won by a small margin. dissolved in water will put the aphis out of business. For the caterpillar, Mr. Lynch sug- gests a solution of arsenate of lead, but he warns those who use that remedy to be cautious in its applica- tion. If it is sprayed into bird baths, it will prove fatal to the feathered tr*The advent of the caterpillar and the aphis in vast numbers, this year, was made possible by the cold, wet sea- son just passed. The same climatic condition, he added, has caused many trees to turn brown. Where those trees stand on clay soil, the result is often disastrous, the clay forming pockets to hold the water. The practice of cementing decaying spots on tree trunks has been discon- tinued and in its stead Mr. Lynch is using a new patented process of cork. The cork process, Mr. Lynch declares, is the latest and best thing in tree surgery. The cement process proved a failure, because it was fixed and would not yield with the swaying, windswept tree. Per contra, the cork is flexible and bends with the move- ment of the tree. Mr. Lynch, by the way, is the only north shore forester who is using the cork remedy. Boy Is Used as "Aid" to Bold Crook at their filling station at Wilmette-and Ridge avenues. The pump has been in operation since last Saturday and after additional adjustments made Tuesday, July 22, the automatic filler is in perfect shape to be used by the motorists. This is the first of its kind to be installed in this section of the country. With this devise, motorists who de- sire to secure gasoline when the station attendants are away or at night when the station is closed, simply drop a coin in the slot pro- vided for that purpose, and, by follow- ing directions printed in a casing of the pump, proceed to replenish the gas tanks. The automatic will release gasoline in the proportion of 5V2 gallons for $1 or 2# gallons for fifty cents. There are six specific directions to be followed in using this automatic gasoline pump, the proprietors explain. 1. Place hose in car tank. 2. Deposit coin in proper slot. 3. Pull lever "A" down slowly as far as it will go, then release. 4. When machine fills and ceases to operate, admit gasoline to car tank by pushing handle "B" towards arrow. 5. If for any reason you fail to get your gas, turn handle "A" so that sharp point at bottom points toward arrow, and hold, at the same time pushing the plunger "P." 6. Be sure that gasoline is out of glass cylinder before inserting another coin. BONUS INFORMATION Information concerning the procedure in making applica- tion for the federal bonus is offered ex-service men of the village by Wilmette Post, No. 46, of the American Legion. Inquiry should be made to Commander Lea J. Orr, 1002 Greenleaf avenue, telephone Wilmette 557. Application blanks may be secured and finger prints taken at the Wilmette State Bank, it is announced. This service is offered to all ex-service men. We're Happy to Announce a Really, Truly Circus Hold your horses--the elephants are coming! Glencoe is the favored spot and it'll be Honest Bill's America's Best Shows that will "spread their thousands of yards of canvass" and give a complete show for the especial benefit and entertainment of the north shore. Yes sir, the date is Monday, July 28, and the place Hohlfelder's ball park in the northwest of our neigh- boring suburb. And here's an idea of what you'll see-- An overland (motor transport) show that is "the largest in America." car- rying over 100 head of performing horses, mules and ponies, 70 people, tumblers, benders, trapeze and play- ing performers. Also, those funny fellows called clowns. "The best tal- ent money can secure." Also, a big Wild West Arena, featuring "Pan- handle Slim." "Kid Slocum," Okla- homa Charlie" and "Big Chief Eagle." The animal collection is said to rep- resent an outlay of $50,000. Yes sir, it's next Monday I Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Kelley, 412 Cum- nor road, leave Friday to spend a month at Leland, Michigan. Curate Takes Charge at St. Augustine's Church Rev. F. J. Tromp will be in charge of the services at St. Augustine's Epis- copal church during the "month of August, while Dr. Hubert Carleton is on his vacation. Rev. Tromp is the resident assistant to Dr. Carleton and will carry on the regular parish work in his absence. He can be reached at the St. Augustine club house, 1126 Wilmette avenue. Dr. and Mrs. Carleton and daughter, Phyllis, have left for Post Lake, Wis- consin, where they will spend their vacation. Timely Advertising in a medium that Gets Results Here's an Example FOR SALE--REFRIGERATOR; 200 lb. capacity; cheap- Tel. Kenllworth 1399. 16LTN43-UC The Want Ads of Wil- mette Life represent the medium. Martin Jacobson, a local bank and the police are more than anxious to to meet the hatless and coatless genius who was dressed in a workman's shirt i «nd trousers and who, on Monday morning, stood in front of Mr. Jacob- son's plumbing offices on Central ave- nue and dispatched a boy to the bank to cash a "certified" check for $1,000. The unknown chap was stationed at that place shortly after 11 o'clock, that day, when 13-year old John Iliff, son of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Iliff, 924 Linden avenue, happened along. "Boy," began the hatless individual, "I can't leave my office here; will you run over to the First National Bank with this note and bring the answer back?" Johnnie Iliff, always an accomodat- ing lad, said be would, whereupon the man handed him an envelope. Banker Is Suspicious Johnnie rushed over to the bank where the paying teller opened the envelope. The envelope, by the way, bore Mr. Jacobson's name and busi- ness address on the corner and it en- closed a typewritten note on a Jacob- son letter head purporting to have been signed by Mr. Jacobson, request- ing that it return $1,000 in $10 and $20 bills by the boy, in payment of the accompanying "certified" check made payable to Mr. Jacobson for $1,000. The "certified" check was drawn on a southern bank. The paying teller says he thought the request for the $1,000 in $10 and $20 denominations was unusual, but, there was Mr. Jacobson's signature to the request, and that seemed enough. But he was not yet satisfied. He went to the "signature" clerk to learn whether Jacobson's signature was genuine and an examination proved it to be O. K. Not yet wholly satisfied, the teller asked Johnnie Iliff to take a seat and, after holding him there nearly half an hour, at length de- cided to send the money over to Mr. Jacobson. Mr. Jacobson'* Puzzled When Johnnie Iliff returned to the plumbing shop, the man was not there but Mr. Jacobson was. Johnnie handed him the package containing the $1,000. It required some little time to explain to Mr. Jacobson what it all meant, but he finally walked over to the bank, where, after a consul- tation, it was discovered that the $1,000 "certified" check was a forgery. It is presumed that the crook lost his nerve while waiting for his in- nocent messenger to return from, the bank, and fled. He has not been seen since. He is described as being about .15 years of age, of slender build and dark complexion. Highland Park police report a simi- lar game as having been worked suc- cessfully on a bank there and in which the instigator secured $500. In Evanston, last Monday, it was unsuccessfully attempted, but the bank immediately notified the police when the messenger appeared with the check and the scheme was exploded --but, there, also, the prospective recipient escaped. Wilmette shop windows are displaying huge posters calling attention to Oppor- tunity Days, scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, July 28 and 29. at which time the buying public of the community will be invited to take advantage of an amaz- ing variety of attractive bargains and en- joy a sort of "open house" with every merchant co-operating in this unusual venture sponsored by the Wilmette Chamber of Commerce. I As suggested in advance notices last week, Opportunity Days are designed to represent something entirely unique in local bargaining features. It is on this occasion that the co-operating merchants desire to prove to the householders of the village that their stores and shop'? possess a distinct advantage for the buy- ing public and can compete successfully with establishments in the larger retail districts of Chicago. It is on Oppor- tunity Days that the merchants desire also, to demonstrate to the people of Wilmette that their village has an up-to- date, neighborly, attractive business center that is pleasingly close to the homes and where virtually all of the needs of the household can be met under the most favorable circum- stances. Amazing Activity That these Opportunity Days should commend themselves to every house- holder is indicated in the special Op- portunity Days section found in this issue of Wii.mettk Lift. The most casual observer must surely be amazed, in glancing over this array of announce- ments, at the wide range of commercial activity in the village, and prompted to contemplate with some degree of aston- ishment the fact that such a compara- tively small business area as represented in the Wilmette-Ccntral and the Linden avenue districts can offer such unusual inducements to the everyday shopper. While a few comodities in the prov- erbial range from "pins to switch- engines" may not be available to the buyer here, it is certain that the average household needs, as well as those ad- dtional requirements of the typical sub- urban home and its environs can be served without the mxMmuty of extended shopping expeditions into the greater metropolitan areas. Goodwill Dominates Opportunity Days, the merchants hope, will result in a closer relationship be- tween the purveyor of goods and the customer in the community. The ulti- mate, and, unquestionably, most import- ant object is to acquaint the householders with the advantage of the home market where buying can be done to the utmost satisfaction and in an atmosphere of neighborly goodwill. Wu.mettk LiPE urges the householders to study with care every announcement in the Opportunity Days section of this issue and, moreover, to co-operate with the merchants in fostering a -.pint of friendliness that is certain to rebound to the benefit of all concerned. It is the expressed hope of the Cham- ber of Commerce that every day may become an Opportunity Day in Wilmette shopping places. St. John's Pattor Will Lecture at Summer Camp Rev. Herman W. Meyer, pastor ol St. John's Lutheran church, leases this week for a sojourn at the Luther- an summer camp at Arcadia, Mich-, where he will deliver a series of lec- tures. He i> accompanied by his family. The pulpit of St. John's church will be occupied by W. Hintz, a >tudent at the Lutheran Theological seminary at Springfield, 111., this Sunday, and on August 3, Rev. A. Zetzer, a Lettish missionary in this country, will preach the sermon.