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EEKLY TALK A Clean Newspaper for a Clean Community WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1923 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS Indian Hill Improvement As- sociation Provides Attrac- tive Park Setting STEHLIN IS DESIGNER Work of Young Swiss Land- scape Architect The fountain which the Indian Hill Improvement association presented for the new park at Indian Hill, Win- netka, has just been completed and will add greatly to the attractiveness of the park. The fountain consists of a pool about ten by twenty feet raised slightly above the level of the ground and surrounded by a wall of uncut stones. On one side of the pool is placed a pedestal or monument rising about three feet above the level of the wall; also built of uncut lime- stone. In the center of the fountain a column of water rises in the form of a spray and. splashes back into the pool. Owing to the lateness of the season, it has been impossible to plant all of the shrubs and trees which are to form a background of green to the east of the fountain. These will be added in the fall. "Center of Attraction When the grass around the pool has become established and some con- | venient benches placed, the fountain will undoubtedly become the center of attraction in the park. The fountain is designed by Theo- dore Stehlin, a young Swiss land- scape architect who has recently come to Winnetka after several years study of his profession in Switzerland, Italy and France. He has been given com- missions to landscape some large estates along the north shore next fall and spring, and intends to remain permanently in Winnetka. = ® Congratulates Association ~ "The Indian Hill Improvement as- sociation is to be congratulated on the wisdom of donating this fountain to the beauty of Winnetka, a Winnetka leader stated this week. Gifts of this nature come back to the givers many- fold. Aside from the pleasure that the fountain will give to every user [J of the park in the years to come, there will be a permanent benefit to the home-owners of Indian Hill and, indirectly, to the community. The as- sociation has just passed through a very successful year both in the in- terest of its members and financially. Its power for good must be felt by everyone." Use Only Public Beaches, Council Advices Citizens In consequence of several com- plaints received from residents of Winnetka, the Village Council, Tues- day evening, considered the question of the accessibility of street ends to the lake for the public of the com- munity. ; - Complaints received by the village authorities were to the effect that citizens endeavoring to obtain access to the lake at Cherry, Oak, Spruce and other streets have encountered considerable opposition on the part of owners of adjacent property at the lake shore. The council decided to send out notices to all citizens of Winnetka in- dicating certain streets opening to the lake shore and also requesting co-op- eration of the residents in restricting bathing to the public beaches at the Lake Front and Elder Lane parks, and, particularly on Sundays, to ap- proach the lake only at the public parks. This request, it was explained, is for the purpose of facilitating pro- tection of bathers, as well as prevent- ing a general outpouring of outsiders to all points of the lake shore, such as access through numerous street ends would permit. - Patrick and Robert Get Overdose of "Wicked Moon' Patrick Lydon and Robert( no kin of Bobby) Burns got into police meshes late last week as the result of too gen- erous sipping from the cup that con- taineth insufficiently aged distillation. Burns was assessed a reminder of $75 and costs by Justice Nelson, while Lydon was requested to peel $50 from his savings roll. Intoxication and dis- orderly conduct was the charge. The gentlemen in question are em- ployed by a Winnetka teaming concern. nt on the condemnation pro- in the matter of the proposed g of Linden street between Oak Im street was withheld by Judge Craig in the Superior court this week, to permit time for the objectors and representatives of the village to agree on another proposition with reference to the prospective condemnation. Objectors to the condemnation were represented by Judge Fry while Village Attorney Dickson represented the Vil- lage. ie Craig Tuesday morning with- held judgment until sufficient time had elapsed to permit the parties interested to get together on another plan of pro- cedure. The village proposes to widen Linden street by adding a strip 42 feet wide on the west side of the thoroughfare. necessary to secure the removal of several business structures including the Vollmann building at the corner of Elm street. BOY CAMPERS LEAVE MONDAY Bound For Davies' Camp At Lake Hamlin Monday afternoon, June 25, a glori- ously happy band of boy campers will en- train at Winnetka for Milwaukee, whence they will proceed to "Chief" Davies' Take Hamlin camp near TLudington, Mich, via the Nevada of the Pere Mar- quette Steamship line. George Eisendrath, Bonner Brown and Sheldon Gordon, vetrans of many a summer at Lake Hamlin, will be in charge of the party of about twenty local over a period of eighteen days, return- ing to the village on July 15, to per- mit the girls of Community House to take a spell in camp. Included in the list of campers an- nounced" Thursday of this week were the following boys: Charles Markley, Stephen Talowman, Fred Rummler, George Campbell, Baird Rogers, Charles Rogers, Alfred Horsman, Ives Waldo, Alfred Clumley, Joseph Stixrud, Fred Hill, James Christensen, Carl von Am- mon, Gordon Rogers, Daniel Ball, James Ball, Victor Harding and Anson Sweet, r "Chief" Davies, who has been in camp for several days, making ready all the details to insure the comfort of the boys, reports everything in splendid shape. Another bit of good news is to the effect that a complete staff of cooks has arrived in camp and is pre- pared to provide real "eats" for hungry campers, Small Girl Is Injured In Automobile Crash Harriet Anderson, four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Anderson, 1530 Highland avenue, Wil- mette, received painful cuts about the face in an automobile crash Thursday night of this week at Willow street and church road. A touring car driven by N. J. Heinz of Wilmette, in which the little girl was a passenger, collided with a huge truck driven by John Sullivan of Winnetka. Other passengers inthe Heinz car were not injured. Th The little girl was attended by Dr. Margaret N. Levick of Winnetka, and later taken to her hgine. The Judge Would not violate the law, but it is different with Polly. (See page 20) TTT TTD In order to accomplish this, it will be, youngsters who are to remain in camp MAY PAY SCHOOL PAVING BURDEN Winnetka Manor Property Owners Asked to Assume School's Share SCHOOLS LACK FUNDS President Miller Novel Plan Suggests A public hearing on the proposed system of pavements for the Winnet- ka Manor subdivision, bounded by Oak street, Glendale avenue, Willow street and Hibbard road, held by the Board of Local Improvements in the Village hall council chambers Tues- day brought out an interesting dis- cussion in which representatives of the Winnetka School board ex- pressed a desire of that body not to assume the assessment for its Oak street frontage in the Skokie school grounds in connection with the pro- posed improvement. Norman K. Anderson, chariman of the Building and Grounds committee of the school board, explained that the board preferred not to assume the assessment on its Oak street frontage because of the fact that school funds were inadequate to provide for the necessary educational facilities, so that the proposed assessment would be an unwarranted burden when funds were needed for essentials of direct benefits to the educational sys- tem of the village. Miller Presents Plan President John S. Miller of the Board of Local Improvements, follow- ing Mr. Anderson's statement, immedi- ately suggested that the property owners to be assessed for the im- provement migat voluntarily agree to bear the school board's share of the assessment, spreading the cost equal- ly over all the lots involved in the as- sessment. , The suggestion appeared to meet with the approval of the number of the property owners present at the hearing and, in consequence of the suggestion, a petition is being circu- lated in an endeavor to secure ap- proval of the proposed arrangement. The plan, it was explained, was justi- fied on the ground that these property owners, new or prospective residents of the village, would then be contrib-, uting something to the new Skokie school which was made possible en- tirely by public subscription. Patience Pays At Times, Says Chief Peterson Chief Peterson, although a man of action, when action is needed, can also be as patient as the well advertised Job when occasion requires. Glen Kenley, 20-year-old confessed burglar, and erstwhile associate of the --also well advertised--Honey Sullivan, Evanston's "Bandit Queen," reposes in the Winnetka jail as a direct result of Mr. Peterson's policy of "watchful wait- ing" adopted in the instance of this par- ticular malefactor. Kenley was sought in connection with the robbery, many, many months ago, of the Thomas N. Wheatley home at 329 Fairview avenue. He was found early this week working in the Moraine hotel at Highland Park, having taken up duty there after an extended tour of western cities, where he is said to have squandered huge sums of money realized from numerous ma- rauding expeditions on the north shore. The Wheatley burglary was the only Winnetka "job" he "pulled," Kenley ex- plained to Chief Peterson. Evanston wants the young man in connection with numerous burglaries and hold-ups said to have been perpetrated by the Sullivan gang, trapped several months ago by Country Highway police. Kenley was to have received a visit from Chief Leggett of Evanston Thurs- day of this week and it was expected he would be granted a hearing later in the week. : SERMON ON SONGS The music at the Winnetka Con- gregational church tomorrow will in- clude a contralto aria by Mrs. Slade "O Rest in the Lord" from "Elijah" by Mendelssohn. Mr. Richards ex- pects to preach en "Two Songs in One." "DARK HORSE" OTTONE COPS SPEEDWAY ROMP A. M. Howard, of Minneapolis, and Clark Gordon, of the Edgewater Beach hotel, Chicago, didn't figure on a "dark horse" entry in the shape of Albert Ot- tone and his trusty speed bike, when they decided to move the Indianapolis speed- way to Sheridan road, Winnetka, this week. Ottone won the race. That is to say, he came up from behind just as the other drivers were nearing the tape at the south limits in a neck and neck finish. Ottone's speedometer registered 59 miles an hour. A few days later--Shifting the scene to the Winnetka police station, Justice Nelson presiding--Howard pays, with a pardonable murmur of protest, one hun- dred cold smackers, plus costs. How about Gordon? Oh, that's right. He failed to appear, and the police are after him. Pity poor Gordon! PROMISE BEST JULY 47 FETE Village Committee Arranges Day of Festivity Enclosed with the June water and light bills," which as every householder knows will arrive in the home about July 1, there will be found an invitation to contribute to Winnetka's annual Fourth of July celebration fund. Each year the cost of providing for the Independence Day festivities is borne in part by the citizens of the village and it has been found that the invitation enclosed with the water bills is the most feasible method of collect- ing this fund, as well as the most repre- sentative means of distributing the bur- den of cost. Two dollars, the sum each household is invited to pay, would seem very small indeed considering the excellent char- acter of entertainment planned by the Fourth of July committee, of which Kent Chandler is general chairman. The program at the Village Common includes a concert by the famous Chi- cago Band, William Weil, conductor, songs and brief talks, field events with prizes for the youngsters, and a big street dance in the evening. Dedication of the new Hubbard Woods Station park will be a special feature of the day's activities. The band also will play at this ceremony, which is described in another column of this issue of the Winnetka Talk. Novice, All Feet, Gives Police a Burglar "Run" Notice to bank robbers.... The burglar alarm system at the Win- netka- Trust and Savings bank is in splendid working order. We have Chief Peterson's word for it, for didn't he and several intrepid braves of the local police force make two separate and distinct hurry calls to the banking house Wednesday of this week in response to as many burglar alarm signals recorded on the buzzer at headquarters. They did! and fully armed, too. "Some novice at the bank was passing the confines of his small 'cage' at the bank," is the manner in which Chief Peterson explained the incident. "He stepped on the floor button a couple of times, and, well, we had to come pre- pared for action, that's all." On Fifty Feet Save Two Fifty! Maybe the reading of this little ad will save you a large sum of money. You may buy one of these lots. ONLY ONE MORE WEEK To buy lots in new sub-division at present prices. After July 1 every lot will be advanced $5 per foot. Take advantage of this by seeing us at once. A. R. EDDINGTON & CO. 1157 Wilmette Ave. Tel. 640 Don't miss a single CLASSIFIED AD! You can't afford to. VILLAGE SEEKS TRUCK HIGHWAY Ask County Commissioner to Designate State Aid Road Along Railroad CALLED "ESSENTIAL" Also Seek Change on Sheri- dan Designation Designation of Green Bay road and North avenue east of the "tracks" as a State Bond Issue Highway, substitut- ing this route for Sheridan road from North avenue to the north limits of Winnetka, previously designated as a portion of the State highway system; and the designation of a through route in Winnetka for heavy truck traffic as a State Aid Highway, are requested in a letter directed this week by Village President Miller to the Board of County Commissioners. The letter, directed at the request of the Village council, explains that the former request is made because of the fact that Sheridan road in Winnetka from North avenue through the ravine of Hubbard Woods to our north limits is not suitable for a state highway, hav- ing many sharp turns and heavy grades which would require expensive construc- tion to correct, and which would serious- ly mar the beauty of this drive." Logical Routes "North avenue and Green Bay road," the letter continues, "form a logical con- nection between the north end of the concrete pavement of Sheridan road at North avenue, and the portion of Sheri- dan road to be paved with concrete in Glencoe under state aid." ale Regarding a through route for heav truck traffic which, it is sugges would be located adjacent to and paral- lel with the Chicago and Northwest 3 Railway right-of-way, the letter : "The necessity for a through traffic route parallel to the railro this municipality, connecting up Glencoe on the north and Kenil Wilmette and Evanston on the SOUT is most urgent at this time, in order to handle the very heavy volume of through truck traffic between Chicago fand the north shore municipalities as far north as Waukegan. : Truck Highway Essential "The present bond issue highway through these municipalities, namely, Sheridan road," it continues, "is neces- sarily restricted to pleasure traffic, and not being available for truck traffic, makes it most essential that some pro- vision should be made for a designated state aid route for this purpose. The indicated route, the letter points out, is "most suitable for the class of traffic which it must carry." "If it can be designated by your honorable body and receive state aid, we can arrange to provide for the ad- ditional width necessary, together with drainage, etc., under special assessment proceedings, except for the section south of Winnetka avénue, which lies in Gross Point," the letter further explains. Angelo Starts Mystery Then Turns Up Unscathed Angelo De Carlo, youthful chef at the Indian Hill Country club, became fast in the irresistible clutches of the wanderlust Tuesday night of this week, leaving the club house with nary a word about his intended roaming. Thursday morning the Chicago police notified Chief Peterson that Angelo was gracing a cell at the Dective Bureau after having been placed in custody while wandering in Jackson Park. "What's the matter with him?" Chief Peterson asked of the sergeant at the bureau. "Just a little bit absentminded," came the telephonic response. "Come on in and take him home." Today Angelo was back at the range, as usual, guarding jealously the secret of his sudden flight of fancy. Electric Road Franchise Extended Another Month An ordinance was introduced at the regular meeting of the Village council Tuesday evening of this week extend- ing the franchise of the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Electric railway Geet an additional period of one month, making it effective to Jul 31, 1923. = Jus The section of the council was for the purpose of permitting the com- pletion of negotions with the rail- road in the matter of a prospective permanent franchise. A previous ordinance extended the franchise from the time of its expira- tion on May 30 to July 1.