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ET _--_- Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk L VOL, IX, NO. 20. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1920 TWELVE PAGES PRICE. FIVE CENT. 'SCHOOL BOARD HEAD REVIEWS FUND DRIVE President Laird Bell Praises Splen- did Community Spirit Shown by Citizens of Winnetka in Campaign TO RE-OPEN DRIVE IN FALL Plan Revision of List For Canvassers and Expect Tc Exceed $350,000 Mark Soon By Laird Bell "The school campaign has been with us so long that some of us have doubtless lost sight of the very re- markable achievements which the suc- cess of the campaign has brought about. From a village of less than seven thousand people $274,000 has already been raised, and this for a public building which so far as I know is the only public building of anything like its size financed by in- dividual voluntary subscriptions. The thermometer at the station has crawled up steadily since the resump- tion of the campaign about the first of June. About $9,000 a week has come in through the zone and special soliciting organization. Lull During August "A lull may probably be expected during the month of August. The vacation days are here and it is prob- able that the thermometer may not rise with the atmospheric heat of the dog days. Many Winnetkans are in the woods, or at the lakes or sea- shore, and many of our solicitors are also away. "The plan is to resume the cam- paign in September with full vigor. In the meantime, however, it may be a good idea to take stock and see for ourselves what we have accomp- lished. Hundred Per Cent Canvass "A complete canvass of the village has been attempted. An effort has been made to see everybody in the village. Naturally this effort has not been uniformly successful. A care- ful revision of our list will be made during the vacation period, and a hundred per cent canvass will be made before we are through. The work already done seems to indicate, however, that, considering the peo- ple we have been unable to see, and the contributors who have said we could come back for more, we shall surely reach the $300.000 mark upon which the Kuppenheimer and H bard gifts are contingent, and almost equally surely the full $350,000. Lauds Community Spirit "To those of us who have seen the campaign develop there have been many things that made us proud of Winnetka. There have been well over six hundred subscribers. A large proportion of these subscrip- tions has been small, but the spirit of sacrifice in which many of them were given has been fine. The large subscriptions have come almost in- variably from men who have no children in the public schools and who have given merely because they were proud of their community and wanted to help. The two principal gifts, which have really made the school possible, were of themselves an inspiration. The help of the local business men 'has been gratifying. And the support of many who were active in opposition to the West Elm Street site has been indicative of good sportsmanship and a real com- munity spirit. » The solicitors have gone about their ungrateful task cheerfully, persistently and effectively. One man alone has called upon ninety-three families and secured sixty-two sub- scriptions. The committee heads and zone captains have worked earnestly Cordial Reception in the organization of their zones,! and have received much cordial help. The spectacle of so many citizens working tirelessly, with no prospect of reward and little even of thanks, and solely for the benefit of the com- munity and its children, has of itself well repaid the efforts of the men who have carried the main part of the burden. It is confidently believ- ed that when the campaign is pushed with full energy in the fall we can go over the top in ev zone. INSPECTS CLINTON TREES Thomas J. Lynch, village forester, who also conducts a private tree surgery business in the village, went to Clinton, Iowa, this week to make a thorough inspection of the cit trees with the purpose oi contract- ing for the care of t grounds in that city. North Shore Market Opened at Wilmette Market Place For Sale of Farm Pro- ducts Direct to Consumer Opens Thursday, August 5 Wilmette will open its Community Market at Linden avenue and Fourth street. the "L" terminal, on Thurs- day, August 5. The market is open to the housewives of the entire north shore, according to Paul Schroeder who has fathered the garden market idea in this vicinity. The market is to operate on Tues- day, Thursday and Saturday of each week. Farmers and gardeners to the west of the north shore are to bring in produce for direct sale to the housewives of the north shore. Amateur gardeners who have a sur- plus of produce from their plots are invited to offer the wares for sale at the garden market. The garden market may be reached by taking the Chicago. North Shore and Milwaukee Electric cars to the Fourth street or Linden avenue sta- tions in Wilmette. The market is situated one block south of the car line on Fourth street and one block east of the Linden avenue station. A committee of wemen are to be appointed to supervise the market with the object of maintaining reasonable and uniform prices. A movement is underway to have the market moved to a more central loca- tion in Wilmette so as to be more convenient for prospective buyers in the villaces to the north. ACCEPTS HONORS DUE A HERO--BUT NOT FOR LONG "Pat" Dean Has Hubbard Woods Folk All Excited By Recital of Fake Heroism Patrick Dean. night ticket agent at the Hubbard Woods station of the Chicago and Northwestern railway found the nightly routine of selling a few tickets and watching trains roll by altogether too uneventful a busi- ness for a handsome youth who, in addition, is possessed of plenty of "vim, vigor and vitality". Dean pondered over divers schemes to bring himself into the public eve, so to speak, and, finally, "got his cue". He witnessed the thrilling res- cue of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Wilder from the waters of Lake Michigan two weeks ago. The next step was to advise the uninformed that he had figured in this most extraordinary bit of hero- ism. Apparently but a few persons had heard of the accident and rescue for Dean "got away with his line" so effectively that a score of readers called the Weekly Talk requesting that the young hero be given proper credit for his bravery. A representative of the Weekly Talk investigated. Dean was told "there was a bet on" that he didn't effect the rescue. "Well T didn't", he replied. "I was only playing a practical joke." Dean had also reported he had been the recipient of a $100 note for his brave action. Dean says it was romantic and all that before someone poked a hole in the bubble. ICE COMPANY ADDS FIFTY TON CAPACITY TO PLANT Extensive additions and improve- ments at the plant of the North Shore Distilled Water Ice company have added fifty tons to the capacity of the plant, according to company offi- cials. : The plant is now equipped to 'furnish adequate service to the com- munity, it is said, and officials enter- tain no fears of ice shortage in the future. The plant is operated by electricity throughout. Fourteen motors have been installed to propel the machin- ery. SWAMP HIGHLAND PARK NINE Winnetka's Triangle club ball team Sunday romped away with Highland Park at Highland Park 17 to 5. The game was devoid of features with the single exception of a home run clout credited to Fred Eckhart, who, as is mentioned in another column of this issue, will be the recipient of a silk shirt at the Sunday game this week. The shirt is the gift of the Dethloff Men's Furnishing company. JUBILEE SINGERS A group of jubilee singers (all col- ored artists) will entertain at the Community House Friday, August 20. They are giving the performance for the benefit of the Utica Normal and Industrial institute of Utica, do. Mississippi. CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL AT RAVINIA AUGUST 5 Winnetka and Hubbard Woods Chil- dren Invited To Participate in Annual Fete of Opera Season TO REPRESENT FLOWERS Winnetka Has Seeds, Violet, Butter- cup; Hubbard Woods, Wild Rose and Jack-in-the-pot Thursday, August 5, will be "Wild Flower Carnival Day" at Ravinia Park. All children are invited to be a part of the procession in the costume which can be obtained of the town chairman at cost price. Miss Bertha Isles is acting as di- rector. The committee are very busy preparing for the most elaborate and beautiful carnival we have had in many years. The processional will be followed by a play given on the stage in which many north shore children will take part. The Allendale boy's band will be there on that day. Tt is a matter of deep regret that the Glenwood boy's band is unable to come to Ravinia this year. Name Town Chairmen A list of the town chairmen and the flowers each town is to rep- resent follows: Winnetka: Mrs. Chester F. Sarg- ent, 214 Ridge avenue. Telephone Winnetka 925. Seeds Violet Butter- cup. Hubbard Woods: Mrs. James S. Pole, 1134 Sheridan road. Telephone Winnetka 1542. Wild Rose, Jack-in- the-pot. Wilmette: Mrs. Wiley H. Jones, 1221 Ashland avenue. Telephone Wil- mette 1161. Thistle, Bluebell, Wild Geranium. Glencoe: Mrs. H. C. Champlin, 800 Sheridan road. Telephone Glencoe 283. Butterflies, Mandrake, Pink Morning-glory. Ravinia: "Mrs." Lawrence Buck. Telephone Highland Park 676. Hypa- tica, Gensen. Highland Park: Mrs. Arthur F. Byfield. Telephone Highland Park 345. Tiger Lily, Red Glover. Lake Forest: Mrs. Ralph H. Poole. Telephone Lake Bluff 53. Bees, Black- Eyed-Susan. Lake Bluff: Mrs. Otto A. Kreutz- berg. Telephone Lake Bluff 927. Daisies, Trilliom. Concert Saturday Evening The concert Saturday afternoon will be led by Richard Hageman. The opera Saturday night is "L'Amore Dei Tre Re", with Florence Easton, Leon Rothier, Morgan Kingston, Graham Marr, Giordano Paltrinieri and Mary Kent taking the leading parts. Sunday afternoon the concert, which begins at 3 o'clock, will be led by Harry Weisbach. Sunday night "Mignon" will be given with Alice Gentle, Consuelo Escobar, Mary Kent, Charles Hackett, Leon Rothier and Giordano Paltrinieri singing the lead- ing roles. Richard Hageman will be the leader of the orchestra. RETURN FROM MICHIGAN The twenty-five Winnetka girls who are spending several weeks in Michigan at the Indian Hill camp will return to Winnetka Saturday. YOU'RE NEXT "IT read the 'Want Ads' before anything else", said one lady last week. "I have bought many little articles which were advertised and I know that I have saved enough money on them to pay for my sub- scription many, many times'. The minimum charge of thirty cents for a classified advertisement is so small that it leads one to be- lieve that the H. C. I. does not enter here. Following is a few of the adver- tisements, turn to page seven for many more: FOR SALE--IN WILMETTE, 6 ACRES with 12 room house and 5 room cottage; lots of fruit, cherries, pears, apples, plums and berries. Price $17,000. For full information tele- phone Winnetka 1689. LTG38-1tc ALE--DINING ROOM SET, BED pe se and other household t i Wilmette 319. furniture. Call me 1S G57. t0 NTED TO BUY OR RENT--FIVE wal six room house. Answer Win- netka Weekly Talk, T-45. LTG38-1tp HIGH CLASS DRESSMAKING. FOR i h Wilmette 2332. appointment phone LTGas the Sorry to Differ But-- This Needs Publicity Glencoe Ycuth Almost Escapes Notoriety For Driving Car While Intoxicated . John Schindler of Glencoe, accord- ing to motorcyclist Albert Ottone of the Winnetka police, employed Sheridan road as a speedway the other day driving on the boulevard in excess of 38 miles an hour, Also, Ottone's testimony before Magistrate Northrop bore out, Schindler was in- toxicated while driving. "I followed him for four blocks," Ottone testified. He was traveling in excess of 38 miles per hour. I called to him to stop, sounded my horn and employed every means to slacken his pace. I was forced to drive up along-side and demand he step out on the pavement. He was under the influence of liquor. At the station. little later, he was difiant. This evidence presented, Magis- trate Northrop read the traffic law and censured Schindler. He told the youth the act of driving while in- toxicated permitted a fine of not more than $200 or a stay in the county jail. The speeding offer alone, he declared, called for a fine of $25 and costs, though the magis- trate was permitted to employ dis- cretion in this matter. $15 and Costs Schindler was assessed a fine of $15 and costs. He admitted motor- cyclist Ottone was right. He said he obtained the "hooze" from a friend. Justice Northrop then turned to Chief of Police Peterson with these words: "Keep this out of the papers, we don't want this young man to lose his job". Schindler said he wasn't worric about the job. The Winnetka Weekly Talk pub- lishes this story. not because it de- sires to have the young man lose his job. but because it seems right flagrant violation of the traffic laws. A sober man driving at 38 miles an hour rarely escapes a.fine of less than $15 and costs. Schindler ad- mitted he was intoxicated. He was irresponsible and deserves to be set forth as an example to others who might be tempted to drive fast and in disregard of the safety of the public. Magistrate Northrop shows the proper spirit in practicing leniency with a working man who had never before been arrested. Schindler said he didn't care if "it got in the papers". His nonchalant attitude throughout deserves publicity. A representative of the Weekly Talk witnessed the trial in the sta- tion house. ICEMAN PAINFULLY INJURED IN FREAK ACCIDENT FRIDAY Tawrence Kociziski, driver for the North Shore Distilled Water Ice company, was painfully injured early Friday morning when the "king bolt" on a loaded wagon he was driving worked loose separating the front wheels from the body of the wagon. The frightened horses dragged Koc- | iziski several hundred feet. The acci- dent occurred while the wagon was passing on Center street near the freight station of the Chicago and Northwestern railway. Kociziski was found unconscious by the police and firemen who were called simultaneously to the scene by eye-witnesses of the accident. He was revived and later taken home. He suffered severe cuts and bruises. FINALS IN PARK BOARD CUP Finals in the Winnetka Park Board Cup at Playfield Golf course will be held on Sunday, August 1. The] qualifying round, first, second and semi-finals have been played on suc- cessive Saturdays and Sundays in July. Winnetka residents only are permitted to play in this event. On Saturday and Sunday, August 7 and 8. there will be the qualifying round of the Martin Challenge Cup, 18 holes, scratch. Members of the Playfield association only are eligible to participate in this event. COMMUNITY HOUSE MOVIES The Community House movies will begin again in September. Two Wed- nesdays of each month will be select- ed for matinees and evening per- formances besides the customary Friday performance. Among the ex- tra big features to be shown soon are "The Mollycoddle" with Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford in "Suds", | Elsie Ferguson in "The Imp" and "Down on the Farm" with Mack Sen- nett's coterie. the public should know of such a, { $1,000 in prizes | conflict. GROSS POINT SITE OF NEW TRIER OUTING Commercial Association Committee Selects Gross Point Grounds For Annual New Trier Day Get- : together WILL GIVE $1,000 IN PRIZES Business Men Express Great Ene thusiasm Over Prospects for "Biggest Day in Histcry" On Wednesday, August 25, the business men of New Trier town- ship, their employes and all the customers, will refrain for an after- noon from their customary tasks and join in great merry-making at Gross Point Grove, upon the occasion of the annual New Trier Day outing conducted annually under direction of the New Trier Commercial association. Announce- ment of the selection of the Gross Point picnic grounds for the site of the annual township event came from the Commercial association commit- tee at work on plans for "the biggest day in the history of New Trier": id The committee, composed entirely of business men in the township, Lloyd F. Hollister, chairman, is busily engaged in the formulation of elabor-. ate arrangements for the annual outing, Fortunate Selection Gross Point grove, because of its proximity to all points in the town- ship, is considered a most fortunate selection. There are beautiful shade trees, ample space for athletic and field events, together with the ad- vantages of a real baseball diamond and grandstands from which both field events and ball games may be viewed in comfort, : Busses will convey the picnickers from every section of the township and take them home at the close o- the dav. free of charge. Proniise is given that more tl will be distribut among winners of athletic and fiel events. Business men throughout the township are reported by th committee as being unusually en- thusiastic over the prospects for this year's outing, and the response to the request for cash or merchandise prizes the most generous since the inauguration of New Trier Day. In- dications point to the fact that the day will be unprecedented in the history of the township. 2 Mammoth Auto Parade Another feature of the day's act- ivities, hinted by committee members this week, will be a mammoth auto- mobile parade starting at 10 o'clock in the morning and proceeding from the north to the south limits of the township and through the business district in every village in the town- ship. The parade is to be preceded by a large band. There are to be beautiful floats representing various business establishments in the town- ship and every car in the "line of march" will be decorated in most artistic fashion. There will be many other events and features attaching to New Trier Day announcement of which is premature. In any event, the day will be replete with activities and departures designed to be of ex- treme interest to every resident of the township, young and old. Date Unchanged At a meeting of the committee in charge of arrangements for New Trier Day, held Thursday evening at the offices of The Lake Shore Pub- lishing company, the members heard a courteous request from a commit- tee representing those in charge of Evanston Day which falls on August 25. The Evanston men requested that New Trier Day be either set forward or postponed so as not to conflict with the Evanston date. The New Trier Day committee dis- cussed the advisability of concurring in the request of the Evanston men hut decided that the date for New Trier Day could not be changed for various reasons: 1. Arrangements could not be completed in time to hold the outing one week in advance of the announced date. 2. Holding the outing one week later than the announced date would preclude the possibility of securing the Gross Point grove. 3. Setting the date of the picnic two weeks after the an nounced date would bring the affair into the school year. 2 The committee decided to stand by the announced date of Wednesday, 'August 25, convinced that the two north shore celebrations will no