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"ing its traffic over to its competitors Bulla club at Jones' #.on Wednesday, WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk VOL.. VII, NO. 46. ; WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1919 SIX PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS COMMUTERS PROTEST | Describes Beautiful Southern France; Also Gives Account of the Stupendous Armistice Celebration in Gay Paris TRAIN RATE ADVANCE Local Railroad ad Officials Declare An-| nouncement Came as "Bolt out of a clear Sky" U. S. OFFICIAL EXPLAINS re ! P. S. Eustis Forsees General Com- | plaint and Issues Explanatory Statement | FS RD Announcement by the Railroad Ad-| mintstration of a sharp advance in| commutation rates in the Chicago | surhurban district has been greeted | by « wave of protest from residents of Wilmette who are positive the new regulations will work great hardship on the commuters. Railroad officials here declared this week that the announcement came as a "bolt out of a clear sky" and that already the regular customers were entering complaints in no un- | certain language of the unheralded | move. The Winnetka Talk this week| received the following statement | from P. S. Eustis, chairman of the | Western Passenger Traffic commit- | tee, which he offered by way of ex- plaining the situation and replying to questions that, he forsaw, would arise in the minds @f the patrons of the railroad. The statement follows: | The residents of Chicago suburbs | have been advised of an important] change in ticketing arrangements. | While there is to be no change in the! rates charged for individual monthly tickets, the 10 and 25-ride tickets] heretofore sold will be withdrawn on! February 10, 1919, and a 26-trip family | ticket, good for the purchaser or] any member of the purchaser's] family, limited to six months', will be sold at the rate of 2 cents per mile per ride. Unused rides of tickets of | the old form purchased after January | 25, will not be honored after February | 1, but will be redeemed at a propor- tionate rate and tickets sold at an earlier date will be honored through- out the month of February, after which time they will be redeemed by the issuing railroads at proportionate rates. A representative of the rail- roads explained the reasons for this change as follows Change Follows Investigation Some time ago the Public Utilities commission gave the Aurora, Elgin and Chicago railroad authority to advance in commutations fares to the statutory maximum rate of 2 cents per mile. As this road com- petes with the steam railroads, it] found itself unable to take ad- vantage of this permission, as such action would merely result in turn- whose rates would continue to be lower than 2 cents per mile. By rea-| son of the sharp increase' in its operating costs, the electric road was in financial straits. It appealed to the war finance corporation and the rail- road administration in Washington. | An investigation ensued in which it] developed that the multiple trip ticket rates charged by the steam roads were below the present cost of the service and were also..much lower than those charged for like service elsewhere--the rates in New York City, for example, being -sub- stantially higher than tlhiose in Chi- cago. Following this investigation, the railroad administration authoriz- ed the Chicago roads under federal control to advance their fares as stated above. Although the rates for monthly commutation tickets used by daily riders between their suburban homes and places of busi- ness are very much lower than those charged the occasional rider, -the rates for these tickets will: not be changed. Reception to New Pastor © A reception to the Reverend and Mrs. Stephen Lloyd, new pastor of the Wilmette Congregational church, will be given Wednesday evening, February 5. in the church parlors. A cordial invitation is extended to all friends of the church. Club Gives Masquerade Dancing folks all along the north shore are looking forward with great interest to the Annual Prize Mas- guerade ball. to be given by the Bulla Hall, Wilmette. | February 3, 1919. Rail Physician The Northwestern railroad and the | Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee | Electric railroad have appointed Dr. Don C. McCowan as surgeon. | Alps. | and am | controller "more patronized than the Paris to | Marseilles 'early to short { writing, | back The following letter from George | Mayhew Hicks, son of Mr. and Mrs. | George 1. Hicks, 835 Grove street, Glencoe, affords a splendid impres- | sion of the celebration of Armistice ay Paris and a journey in the Hicks is attached to Base Hospital No. 12, otherwise known as | the Northwestern University unit. The letter reads: November 15, dear Folks: -- I have just returned from Nice working in a ward. 1 was lucky enough to stumble into a measels case, and so I have to be quarantined here for ten days. Pretty soft I'll say. Easy work and it gives me a swell chance to catch up on my sleep, which was surely a minus quantity while on leave. [I'll report the leave in days, as then you will have a better idea how I spent the time, rather than just rave on all in one bunch. Roy Holmes, Shell Singleton and 1 eft 1p at noon, November 1, ar- rive Paris too late to catch the 9 o k train for Nice, so had to ntil the next evening. rip to Nice was in three parts or stages, as we had to change at Paris and Marseilles before getting to Nice. We pulled out of Paris on the evening of the second, and head- ed for Nice. We rode all night and most of the day, arriving at Mar- seilles at'5 o'clock in the afternoon. The traffic was very heavy, and every possible inch of room was occupied. You know the French have funny little coaches with compartments in them which accomodate eight. We were very lucky and by bribing the (conductor), obtained seats in one which he had reserved for the purpose of reselling at a profit. We would have passed away if we had had to stand up all that way. and the traffic wasn't local either, so we would have stood little or no chance of getting seats. Traveling Accomodations The trip from Marseilles to took ¢ight hours, and was 1918. My ca wait u The t Nice even trip. It was also the worst for us, as we had to stand up the entire way, arriving at Nice at 2 A. M. I sure was sore and stiff and dirty and sleepy, etc., for we had had no sleep since we started. ex- cept four hours in Paris when we stayed over night. But we didn't care if it took a week to get there. We were going to the beautiful winter resort and most beautiful country in the world. Remember when aunt Joe used to take me to Burton Holmes' lectures and also FElmandorf's? Then and there I made up my mind that some time, someway, I was going to go to Nice, and at last I had arrived. Little did I think it would be in the army. Almost past belief, yet it was all real 'and not: a dream. : Now. Nice is a center and' from there tourists take all the side trips along the coast and also back" into the mounfains. Oh, those beautiful Alps "Not as bold and striking as our own magnificent Rockies, vet they are picturesque, inviting and ro- mantic. Their atmosphere grows on one gradually as time goes on, and not all at once as: the Rockies do. The pictures I sent, also" those 11 send in a few days, will explain_bet- ter thgn ican, Still. I might add some for the sake of local color and a realistic touch. The Beautiful Alps All the roads to and from Nice run along the coast, and with the moun- tains, on one side, with all 'their terraces: of vineyard and roses. (though we were two months too see them in bloom) and the blue, blue Mediteranean on the other, it made' quite a picture. The: roads and tram car (street car) climb along on the sides of the hills and you can imagine the beautiful sights as the car emerged from a cluster of trees or rounded a hill, or came out of a tunnel. I will enumerate the trips to some of the more important small towns, though 1 fear the cen- sor's wrath if I were to tell vou all I want to. Never mind, IT sill be home in six months and then I can tell vou, which will be better than "n-est-ce-pas?' Cannes is on the Marseilles, and 1s swimming resort. and winter resort of Europe's most wealthy and fam- ous, including royalty. We took a long ride in a fiacre (open carriage) into and to the top of . the mountains back of the city which lies at the water's edge and at the apex of a horseshoe of hills. The! toward the famous coast | absolutely rcar)-and.had the top back. | ride was lovely and the sight from the top of the small mountains was wonderful. It was. a beautiful, bright day, and warm enough to go without a coat. Chips for Souvenirs We went to Monte Carlo, saw the famous Casino and gambling rooms and I bought a couple of ships as souvenirs. Men in uniform could go in and look around but were not al- lowed to gamble, and when the tables opened, clear out. In the city on the other the horseshoe (characteristic of these Mediterranean towns) on the top of a very high promontory we saw the museum and aquarium that | the Prince of Monaco gave to the city | and province. | have never seen we had to anywhere as beautiful and complete | a collection as that place contained. | The prince is a fine fellow and every- | body in Monaco worships and adores him. We saw his yacht and some pictures around there, ought to be good. Bribe with Cigarets That afternoon we went on through the 36 square mile province, an which dependent country, and stopped at Mentone (in France), a little town close to the border of Italy. We crossed the bridge over the deep| canyon, which is the border line | again bribed few hundred have and were in Italy. We the guard and walked a vards into Italy. They everywhere but 1 really suspect they were only there to beg for cigarets. saving the French government money in their issue, for every Tom, Dick and Harry and Sue and Mary beg for cigarets and kids no larger than Dave beg for pennies and cigarets. Roy stood up in the "fiacre," and passed out cigarets to three beauti- ful girls and in half a minute he was the most popular man in France. We had to knock him on the head and pull him down in the carriage and say "alley" ("beat it", in French) or wg would have been crushed to-death by the multitutes begging for cigar- ets. Don't blame them though, I would beg to, if I had to smoke those French pills. Smoking one of those French pills is like standing' behind a mule as you tickle him, for they have a kick strong enough to knock vou cold. We took four times enough cigarets just to pass out, (a French person. man, woman or child will do anything for American pills), and they sure were useful, but the sad part about it was, that after four days we ourselves were begging from other Yanks, and weren't as successful as the froggies though. We didn't have the romantic dip of the head or the pleading sympathetic twinkle of the eyes that the French have and to which you just can't say no. Almost Forgets War Our trip to' Grasse, which lies way back on the side of a big mountain, was a wonderful trip. We big Remier limousine, (an English Sure felt like a second Rockefeller, the car swung around a curve and | the valleys and mountains in the each place we visited. On the hack we stopped a me of the most way few beautiful mountain road houses I ever hope to see. It] was marvelously furnished and sus- pended in mid air (so it seemed), over | a beautiful deep gorge. We bought a few post cards and hurried back to our hotel in Nice to a big, big| supper. Had a lovely hotel in Nice one of the best. Hotel Alexandria, located in the center of the town, on a big boulevard, lined on both sides with Palm trees and big trees some- thing like maples, that met in an arch overhead in the middle of the street. ing out on the garden trees, palm and rubber trees. fully furnished with a large of orange beauti- bath room of white marble and enormous | tith (which T sure made use of), (Continued on Page Four) two at 10 o'clock, | side of | took | in- | guards | hired a | and when | minutes at | Had a swell big room look- | | WHEN IT COMES TO BATTLING FLAMES | LEAVE PROUTY OUT Attorney Carlton Prouty to let the Winnetka firemen take care of all conflagrations in the Village in the future. Wednesday evening a| neighbor discovered a blaze in the hasement of the Prouty building. Mr. Prouty was notified and immediately summoned his private volunteer fire fighters comprising the members of | his family . A bucket brigade was or- | ganized and the fight on the flames | commenced in earnest. | It was a losing fight. First the | basement door was battered down. Incidentally a container of acid, the property of the Winnetka pharmacy, was overturned and $100 dollars i worth of the contents spilled. Mr. | Prouty and wife dashed ever so many buckets of water against the flaming ceiling. The fire thrived on the water. Then Mr. Prouty dug {into a corner of the place to remove a stack of papers. He burned three | | of the fingers on his right hand. He tried to extricate a board in another corner and sustained several bruises for his pains. Then the regular firemen replaced the amateurs, and tinguished the blaze. { "I can cope with heated court ar i guments," says Mr. Prouty, "but when it comes to fighting real fite--well | leave me out." arrived, Soon ex- RECEPTION FOR NEW MEMBERS OF COMMERCIAL BODY At a special meeting of the Board] of Directors of the New Trier Com- mercial association held in Winnet- ka, Tuesday, Jan. 28, seven new meni- bers who had made application for membership were voted upon and ac- cepted. Justice Otto Falk, secretary, was requested to notify the new appli-| cants to be present at the next meet- ing to be held in Winnetka in Feb- ruary at the Community House. The next regular monthly meeting, it is predicted, will be of special interest to all members. A dinner will be served. FElection of officers for the ensuing year will be held immediately after dinner. Fvery member is _ex-i pected to bring his wife. After the meeting a dance and social will be enjoyed. CARD PARTY TO AID BABES OF THE POOR The Infant Welfare board held its monthly meeting last week at the home of Mrs. Fagg, 925 Greenwood avenue. Much work was accomplish- ed on the layettes being i the New Trier station and a delight- ful luncheon was served by the hostess at noon. Plans were perfected for the Valen- tine Card party to be given at the Woman's club on February 14. It is hoped that a substantial sum will be raised to defray the expense of the materials used for the large number - of garments and blankets { being provided for the babies of the | poor this winter. Tickets are now available and may is going | { the rural | Dear | Brown's made for | : ! : person in the locality will ever knock be obtained- from Mrs: Carl Hecker, | who is chairman of the committee on | | arrangements, Mrs. Herbert Arms, chairman of the 'Infant Welfare board, or any other member of the committee. d stance met our view, I could hardly believe that we had ever seen the RE ACTIN ARE AIR & war, or cpld, or mud and I felt as if CLARKE EASTMAN WAS Iwas really in heaven, for it was BURIED LAST SUNDAY paradise 'The trip was about 130 : TRY SY . miles over fine winding roads up the Funeral services for Clarke FEast- sides of the mountains. We coasted | man, son of Mr. and Mss. Olin C. almest all the way down on return | Eastman, residents of Wilmette, who to Nice. The roads are wonderful: died of influenza-pneumonia on Fri- and continually curving and going "day, January 24, were held from the | 200 yards of straight road on the en- | residence Sunday, January 26, at' 2] 'tire 'trip. We went one way and re- o'clock. Burial was at Memorial turned home another. We saw the | Park. oT : : perfume factory, and were shown | Mr. Eastman was associated with | all through the place by the proprie- | the James Motor company Ot Chi- | tor. 1 have sent you a few small! cago He was 24 years of age and | samples and some souvenirs from formerly was a student at New Trier le | high school. He is survived by the parents and a sister, Miss Clementine Eastman. BLAZE ALMOST DESTROYS JUSTICE NELSON'S HOME The interior of the home of Justice 3yron A. Nelson, in Providence road, | | was almost completely destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon. The blaze | started from an, overheatéd stove- pipe. Flames caught the heaverboard | wall lining which burned like tinder. Damage from fire and water was 3 estimated at several thousand dol-| lars. ba a | | Mrs. T. Philip Swift is leaving New York to meet Lieut. Swift, who, according to the latest cable received from him, is arriv- ine Monday or Tuesday from France. | today for Monday, {in the lobby | the front for Old Glory, i that Mrs. | top-notch, solicitors of the day. PRIEST OF CHAVANIAC MAILS THANKS LETTER Expresses Deep Appreciation for Co- Winnetkans in Making Merry Christmas for French Orphans operation of PRAISE FOR DR. BROWN Sees Possibilty of Continuation of Splendid Relief Work Under Her Direction A letter from the Cure (Priest) of Chavaniac addressed, through Mrs. Taylor, to the residents of Winnetka who so generously contributed to the Christmas joy of the poor French children under the care of Dr. Alice Barlow-Brown, has reached the office of the War Emergency Union. The note is a touching splendid co-operation of the Vil- lagers in the arduous and highly suc- cessful relief work Dr. Brown is ac- complishing among the destitute of district of war-ridden The letter reads Chavaniac, lafayette, December 26, 1918. Taylor :-- : that at health is of France. Madame [ rejoice the say, Madame, that your village is proud of Dr. Brown. I can well be- lieve it. It is very rare that one meets a person with such a heart of gold. I wish you might have been at Chavaniac at Christmas time. You would only have seen happy faces, above all among the children. It. was because the Christ Child, as we say in France, had brought to the children of every age, at Chavaniac (and I never knew or even suspected that there were so many) a pro- digious quantity of sweets and mar- velous play things, through the gen- erosity of the people of Winnetka. But the most animated face was that of Doctor Brown. For her it was a perfect day, for she had the double pleasure, thanks to her friends America, of satisfying " fusion, t craving she fe stantly haps (and this is very 'muck important for me, than the facts 'which I have just related) perhaps I say. Dr. Brown will decide to giv her services to the lafayette com- mittee, as well as her knowledge of medicine, which is not ordinary, and also her devotion to the cause. If this should be the case, I want to tell you that I shall esteem myself as the most fortunate curate in France--knowing that no unfortunate at the dear Dr.s door, without re- ceiving the most hearty welcome and the best of care. Our gratitude is not alone to the doctor, but also. Madame, to all the good people of Winnetka, who have let no obstacle come between their generosity and the doctor's desire to do good. Please express, Madame, to all the people of your village who have given so largely to the people of this very poor neighborhood, the most. sincere gratitude of the Cure the Chavaniac, P: Gihelin. WILMETTE WOMAN KNOWS HOW TO SELL "TAGS" "Home Tag Day" held January 20;for the purpose of creating.a fund. te defray expens- es incurred in giving the returned soldiers a rousing welcome Home, proved a decidéd success. 'Probably: the outstanding reason for the generous contribution was the unique metltods employed by the women "taggers." As, for instance, of the Continéntal and Commercial bank stood Mrs. William Reed Crawford, 527 laurel avenue, directing attention to a. large ar- tist"s easel displaying an American eagle setting and draped in the Stars and Stripes. And attached to the front for Old Glory, let's show "They went across-for us, Let's come across for them" and "They went to Lets show appreciation." ft was reported Crawford stood among the "Welcome our | CAPTAIN D. M. GALLIE NOW WITH U. S. HOSPITAL NO. 1 Captain Donald M. Gallie. Oral surgeon to Base Hospital: No." 11, located at Nantes, 'France.. since" July 1918, has been assigned to the department of Maxilo-facial surgery in American Hospital No. 1, Nueilly. Paris. This is the leading hospital of its nature in France. Captain Gal- lie is not expected to return to Wil- mette before next autumn. -- tribute to'the 'or present Dr. : best. You is" -