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FOR SAL£ L\VE.E PIT RUN ~0 per yd. "·enity A CIHn Ne·paper lor a CZ..a Commanit,y \'OL. XIV, NO. 4 E· L TWENTY-EIGHT PAGltS PRICE FIVE CE~ More adequate police protection for children in the Wilmett grade schools who must, every school day, cross dangerous street intersect.i ons on their way to and from classes, was discussed at the regular Village board meeting Tuesday of this week. Added to the police detail at 15th street and Wilmette avenue while children are cros"ing that corner to and from schoot the hoard favored similar protection at Tenth street and Central avenue and other heavy traffic intersections near ~chO<·l building::' . While a system is be-ing worked out by the Police committee of the board in conjunction with school officials, it was decided to tation police at the Central avenue intersecti<>n between the hours of 8:30 and 9 o'clock in the morning; 11 :30 and ll o'clock at noon ; 12 :45 and 1 :30 o' clock, and 3 :30 o' clock in the afternoon. It was suggested that school caretakers be deputized for special duty near the school and provided with police uniforms for that detail. ·p-..1201 THOMPSON IN WINNING BATILE, Independent Caadidate for State'· Attomey Winnine Voten of County == WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1924 OPPORTUNITIES An opportunity to buy something at a price much lower than the ordinary price is said to be a "golden" opportunity. Such an opportunity doesn't come often. \\'hen it does come thrifty people take advantage of it. Next )f,"'cfal· all!i Tursday arc Opportunih· Dan in Wilmette. Thrifty, common-~ense citizens will not h·t these days go by without ga1hcring in a number of the bargains then to be offered. .. If some wn- dcsirahle article were offered ·to vou at an unusually low figure would you be so sluggish or suspicious as to refuse it? On Opportunity Days marly such things will be displayed by \Vilmettc merchants. Take them ami ~an· money. Then again, Opportunity Day!> are Mutual Benl'fit dan. The business men takl' np ·this plan because it bring~ to their stores new customer~. Trade is stimulated. Don't think that the merchants are trying to get rid of shop-worn goods! People who ha1·e bought commodities on previous Opportunity Days will testify to the real top-notch values of the various things they have purchased. Whether you shop in the stores on Wilmette and Central Avenues and .Main street or in the stores near the "L" terminal you will find numerous bargains. Your neighbors will be out shopping on Opportunity Days. Why not go along- with them? DR. COLE COIFS ~=:fatr:t.:s TRUCK mGHWAY TO SUNDAY CLUB GETS AN AIRING F amoua Traveler to Give 11. luatrated Lecture Entitled "Acroaa Sumatra" Petitionen for Main Street Rezonin1 Espreu Objection to Improvement ATTACKS CROWE RULE Gains in Popldar Favor Throughout County Tlw growing popularity of Hope 'I h .. mpson. Wilmette resident and intk pl'ndent candidate for the office of :-- ·a t~-'~ Attorney, has bern attested t h1- week itt it he h~gc gatherings of ,l t ltt·ns that ljave ngorously applaud' d hi , iearles$ attacks upon the pres' 11 1 ~ tate.'s-9rney, whom he charges "11 h ~di;'s i' . ,.eren.cc !in~l indncicn~y 1n tht pro on ot cnmmal cases 111 th t rounty. :\l r. Thompson has rt.>ceiHcl an enhth ia, tic welcome and grnuine ovation, at every meeting he has ad<lr~"~d in the past scn·ral day!>; a \\elcc·nw indicating clearly that his ra ndidary has found a popular rc-pon , (· " ith the intelligent electorate ., j th e ,·,mnty. Campai1n· at Home T h. rampaign was brought right in'" .\lr. Thompson's home· town this " 1 t k when a record gathering of no n h shore citizens greeted him at .1 ~reat rall:v at the \\'ilmrtte Woman ',; club 01i Thursday enning. Dean Thomas F. Holgate of Northwestern university was chairman of the meeting. while the speaking assignments were allotted to the candidate and his friend, Thomas D. Knight, who gave a resume of Mr. Thompson's fruitful efforts to bring about a better understanding between capital and labor durin~ his--ma..,. years lb an attorney for various labor organizations. Mr. Thompaon accepted the candidacy for the office of State's Attorney at the insistent demand of the Better Government association that is conducting a determined fight to rid Cook county of its nests of criminality, particularly as represented in the vice and gambling dens distributed throughout the country sections of. the county. , In thr course of his campaign Mr. fhu11 1 p~on last week deliHred in no m!cc rtain terms a direct challenge to ~tatr's Attorney Crowe, to "tell the p~ople why he does not clean up the nee resorts and gambling dens that are now running in flagrant violation of the law." In an address at the Great ~orthern theater, he said in part: Scorea Crowe Nealect "The State's Attorney is a public .,en·ant, responsible to the people. I demand that he tell the people why he does not close up the ,·ice resorts and gambling dens that are now runn_ing in Cook county in flagrant violatiOn of law. If he does not give a reason f~r such gross neglect of duty. the pubhc must conclude that he is in league with the vice lords. "I demand that he tell the public why 400 murders during his term of office hne not been prosecuted at all; and why, out of 175 murtlers during the first half of 1924, 100 were not even indicted. "\Vhy does Mr. Crowe tell the public that there were only 685 larceny cases last year, when the court record shows that hi:; own office handled fi,495 larceny cases? . '·Wh:r does the State's Attorney re' use to prosecute election frauds at the last Novembev election, when evi?ence of such frauds has been given m open court?" DESCRIBES ODD RACE Miu Gladya Swarthout Will Be Soloiat · The addres~ next Sunday evening at the Wilmette Sunday Evening Club will be by Dr. Fay-Cooper Cole who has made many tours into strange lands for the Field Museum and who will illustrate his lecture with a large number of beautifully : olorecl st:des made from photographs taken !"· himself. His subject next Sunday utght will be "A,c ross Su~a tra." and Dr. Cole regards the ptctur~~ which he will use on that eve.1ing :l~ the finest in all his collection. ·' Dr. Cole spent several months in he interior of the island where he found, an·ong other tribes, a highly Jevcloped group with a maternal form of government, and a tribe just ·merging from cannibalism. The 100 realisticallv colored slides will depict not only these people, but also the wonderful mountain-side terraced fields. volcanos, majestic mountain peaks and the jungles which make Sumatra one of the most beautiful of tropical islands. Dr. Cole will al~o describe the Rhemish mission among the Batak of north central Sumatra where during a period of fifty years 100,000 converts to the Christian religion have heen gained among ~ people just emerging from cannibalism. The Batak lands are !lOTTO ndt>d by Mohammedans and Malays. Children, as well as grown-ups, will be interested iu these remarkable pictures. The music r:ext Sunday evening will ajlain be rendered by Miss Gladys Swarthout, youngest member of the Chicago Civic Opera company. Miss Swarthout will sing both next Sunday night and on November 2, after which her work with the opera will make it impossible for the Sunday Evening club to secure her again until after the close of the opera season in the early spring. SUGGEST WEST ROUTE Circular Calla Atteation to E SHORE Heuint A puhlic h\' :tr ing, \Vednesday of thiS. w~:ck ht'fore the Hoard of Appeal!!; on Zoning, on the petition of property owners to have ~lain street rezoned "A" Residential developed into a freefor-all discussion of the foasibility of converting ~lain strl!et into a through traffic truck highway. Serious objection from many interested property owners to the proposed traffic artery centered upon the theory that such an improvement would injure the near west side's status as a residential section, and that, after the Chicago and North Western tracks will have been elevated, ~uch a parallel and immediately adjacent highway would present serious traffic dangers such as obtain along West Railroa.d avenue in Evanston. It was also emphasized that to maintain that portion of Main street from Lake a\·enu to the north limits, and from Oakwood avenue to the soutb limits as commer\·ial trrritory, was impractical, since thest· sections of thestreet would probably not for many years, if ever, be utilized for commercia I purpose~. Propoae Weat Awtery It was thought advisable by those fav~ oring thr rezoning of Main street that a through traffic route be established along Ridge a,·cn\le or bcvond thewest villagr limits. President Zipf, who was asked to commtnt ()II the highway proposition, txpressed tlw opinion that establishment of a traffic artery further west would be impractical, and that, in any event, the village would not have the authority to compel heavy traffic to take a route west of the village. He declared that repn'sentatives of the \'arious north ~hore communities had throughly inve~titrated the situation and were gt>nerally favorable to a traffic artery parallt·l with and immediately adjacent to the Chicago and Northwestern railway riaht-ofway, from Evanston to and indudina Glencoe. A truck highway west of the village. he suggested, would not have the effect of lesstning the heavy traffic on \Vihnette's west side streets,. while such a highway within the village would naturally divert throuab traffic into the one directly · roated through channel. Objection to the rezoning of Main street from "R" Commercial to "A" residential was expressed by J. Edwin Dempsey, owner of large holdings on north Main street, who declared he had platted ~is :\{tin street frontage in compliance with the present commercial zonin!l de~ignation. H~hwa7 LinkQa1 0 SALES AGE re-arranging o take care of Let us. store r the winter. APPOINT SCOIJT GOVERNING· UNIT Frank A. Wihon Heada Im.portant Committee The Wilmette Committe~: ior Scouting was definitely organized Monday evening of this wc:ek when representatives of various churches and civic groups met at the Byron ~tolp school to discuss plans for the for mula.!jon of a governing t,(ldy in the ,·illage that will supervise general Boy Scout activities in the community. This committee, of which Frank A. \Vilson, a pioneer in Wilmette Scouting work, was appointe-a claairman, will also join with similar units in other north shore towns in the ultimate organization of a first class Boy Scout council for the district from Wilmette to Lake Bluff, inclusive. Officers chosen to serve with Chairman Wilson on the local committee were A.]. Coburn, vice chairman and Herbert ]. Leach, secretary. Monday's discussion wa attended by F. D. Chadwick, field repr~ent ative of the Boy Scout movement for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. Mr. Chadwick outlined the plan of the proposed North Shore Boy Scout council, going into detail relative to Wilmette's ~pecific interest and obligation in the movement. The first meeting of Scout representatives from the v<trious town to be combined in the propos~d council will be held in the Morrison hotel, Chicago, Tuesday noon, October 28, under direction of Mr. Chadwick. The next meeting of the Wilmette committee will await th(· call of the chairman. As previously explained in the columns of Wn.MtTn: Lzl'£ the North Shore Scout council will provide a paid, well-trained and full-time Scout executive for this territor~· . who will have general supervision of all Scout activity in this vicinity. Evanston and Waukegan now have such executives. The council will also give the north shore Scout units a first class Court of Honor and direct communication with national headqqarters. 1· Colonel SIW· SOUND CALL TO G. 0. P. RALLY "Vote 'er Straiaht," Lateat Battle Cry The inevitable "vote 'er straight" battle crv h~s been sounded in Illinois and is even now sweeping the north shore as the workers in behalf of Re publican candidates-Len Small et al -get into the final hectic weeks of the campaign. "Vote 'er straight," they call to all good Republicans and true as they announce a great party rally to be held in Winnetka Community House Saturday evening, October 25, at 7:45 o'clock, and which is to bring to the north shore a group of leading candidates in the Republican column including Ex-Gof. Charles S. Deneen, candidate for U. S. senator; Henry R. Rathbone, candidate for Congressman-at-large; Fred Sterling, candidate for Lt. Governor of Illinois; Oscar Carlstrom, candidate for Attorney General of Illinois; Oscar Nelson, candidate for Auditor of Public Accounts in Illinois, and other leading representatives of the Grand Old Party. All week campaign literature and brightly colored campaign buttons have been literally showered upon the voters of the north shore. Pay no heed to the racket about splitting your ballot, . just "vote. 'er straight" from Presrdent Cooltdge down to the smallest of Republican candidates, these energetic workers will advise you. Yes sir, that means Gov. Len Smjlll, too. And, above all else don't fail to get out to that rally on ' Saturday night. Band playing, fir-eworks and pfenty of campaign oratory is promised. Local Banka Show Steady Growth in Their Depoaib Wilmette's two banking houses have aggregate deposits well in excess of $3,000,000, according to the official reports of condition of the banks published in last week's issue of Wn.N£'1'T£ Lzt£. The Wilmette State Bank has passed the $2,000,000 mark by a substantial margin, while the First National Bank shows total deposits of slightly less than $1,000,000. . Total resources of the Wilmette State Bank were given as $2,386,578.~. Deposits totaled $2,167,845.67. The indicated wholesome growth of the banking houses bespeaks the interest and utmost confidence of the community in its own financial institutions, declared a local business man in commenting on the recent bank statements. Factor I Only $65 Call Mau Meetiq to Ponder CoiDIIWDity Cheat Noted Eutem Putor to Preach at Local Church Among the hundreds of delegates attending the fourth biennial convention of the United Lutheran church in Chicago, is Rev. Dr. George Nicely of Hanover. Pa. Dr. Nicely, who is widely kn?-,vn as a preacher in the East, will deltver the sermon next Sunday at the Wilmette English Lutheran church, Greenleaf avenue and Seventh street. Members and friends are invited to be present. Thievea App~riate Car; Lock Gara,e -tJpon Leavina 710 Charles E. Hotze, JU9 Hill street, had a perfectly good Chenolet car up to and including Sunda.r. October 19. On ~Ionday morning1 however, as he preJ?ared to propel the machine to the cm·trons of Lloyd Hollister, Inc., where he is business manager, Mr. ~otzc came to the abrupt realization 1 · <tt he didn't own a car after all. \o si: I Someone has come along in ~.he m~l.t,t ~nd deftly appropriated the Chevte rrght from the Hotze garage at the rear of the Hotze residence. It happened sometime between 9:30 Sund~y night and 7 ;JO o'clock Monday mornmg. Mr. Hotze last visited the at the abon mentioned Sabr when he found everything 0. K. The thie\·es considerately re-locked t~e garace doors after taking possessron of the Chevrolet. . "Chevie" hasn't been heard {rom tnre. · May Widen Ridae Avenue Pa·emeat in Near Future Widening of the Ridge avenue pavement from curb to curb is a not remote possibility, it was decided at the regular Village board session this week. The Streets · and Alleys commiUee of the board was asked to act upon the sugsestion that aid might be received from the county officials to secure such an improvement on that highway, which is a county aid rolld. Discussion of the proposed establishment of the Community Chest system of fund raising in \Vilmette has been announced as the object of a mass meeting to be held in the Village hall Thursday evening, November 6, und~r direction of a citizens' rommittee that is now investigating the plan. In addition to explaining the Community Chest idea of a unified fund Local Church Will Hear campaign annually for various rec?gLuther Propam by Radio I"OR SALE-196 FT. VA CANT nized charities and welfare agenctes, in Wlnn~>tka. auitable tor the mass meeting will ht>ar que'!tion~ The radio will play an important thrt>t' hOII.Stlll; eaat aide, conand possible objections r< 1o1arding the role in the observances of Luther v ... n 1 e n t to tranaportatlon. contemplated project. Day, Thursday, October 30, in the Owners want property Improvpari h of St. John'~ Lutheran church. ed and will ~11 entire piece at U6 per foot. Phone WinWilmette ami Park avenues. There'll Be Gho.b and netka 1609. On the nening o£ that day the Ever'thing at This Party church parlor will be fitted out with Members of the Congregational strong radio recei1ing sets, provided church school and their friends are through th court\·sy of the \Vilmette preparing for a big time FridaY_, eve- and Winnetka Brunswick Yusic ning, October 31, ~n thl' occas1on of Shops. o that the congreption may hur, in a group, the Luther Day prothe annual Halloween party. Last vear the spon,or~ of the en- flram to l·t· broadcast over KVW. tertainmt>nt expected about 150 guests The program will begin promptly at but were greeted by twice that num- 8 o'clock. ber when the evening of festivities ANNOUNCE VOTINC HOUU arrivt:d. , The hour this year i1 7:30 o clock, Voters are req~ . t" to bear in ·incl and "the Ghost will be at the door that polling Jllac~!l will k open from to greet the merry-mak~rs," the com- 1 A.M. until 5 P. ~t. on EIKtion Day, ~....;_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mittee in char&e warns. November 4. per foot! The Board of Appeals, while having no jurisdiction in thc matter of the proposed truck highway, admitted it into evidence as a linking factor with thr rnoning petition. declaring it would he con,idl·red srriously in connection with the final recommendation on the petition for rezoning Property ov;ners opposed to the through traffic highway project distributed a circular thi!l week etting forth the.- purposes of Wednesday's hearing, and objections to the truck arterv. The drcular bore the signatures of S. ]. Duncan-Clark. Albert A. McKeighan, Harry Fowler and Donald D. Maxwt'll. WANT ADS CAN SELL YOU SITES. SPLENDID HOME I