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WINNE Winnetka Public Library, Winnetka, Ill. & TKA WEEKLY TALK A Clean Newspaper for a Clean Community VOL. XIII, NO. 16 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1924 TWENTY PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS VICIOUS DOGS HUNGER LURKS ANNOY FOLKS; ; i NEAR EAST Trustees Lay Down Lawfor Benefit of Owner of ¢} Cross Canines »~ WILL ENFORCE CODE Dangerous Animals Must Be Put on Chain Vicious dogs running at large in Win- netka are said to be disturbing the peace and quiet of many of the residents of the village and as a consequence the police report that complaints along that line have recently increased away above normal. The matter was brought to the board of trustees and they have caused Mary A. Langworthy, chairman of the health and safety committee, to gather together for publication all the provi- sions of the municipal code bearing on the canine problem, which they say will be enforced. They follow: Dog Regulations During the past few weeks the village authorities have received more than the usual number of complaints with refer- ence to dangerous dogs, and therefore the village council desires to inform the public of the existing provisions of the municipal code affecting dogs and the policy of the council in administering such regulations. The provisions of the municipal code may be stated briefly as follows : No owner of a fierce or dangerous dog shall permit the same to run or be at large. Muzzling of dogs may be required if considered necessary in the judg- ment of the village president and on proper notice by publication or proc- lamation. - Every owner of a dog shall pay al license fee, $2.00 for male dogs and $3.00 for female dogs, and a license tag shall be attached to the collar of the dog so licensed. Dogs running at large without tags, or without muzzles after muzzling regulations have been placed in ef- fect, may be taken up by the police department and if not redeemed, may be killed. Co-Operation Fails It is the policy of the village council to enforce the foregoing provisions strictly, with a qualification as to the muzzling regulations, explained later. In order to enforce provision (1) above, namely, that no owner of a fierce or dangerous dog shall permit the same to run or be at large, it is necessary to have the co-operation of persons able to testify as to the nature of the dog concerning which complaint is made. The police department is ready and will- ing at all times to take legal action to protect the public against dogs which are really dangerous, but their experience has been that the average citizen is not willing to take the trouble to appear in court and give testimony, or is loathe to antagonize his 'dog-owning neighbor | by such action. Nevertheless, such evi- dence is absolutely necessary if danger- ous dogs are to be eliminated. Where the police department is unable to secure the co-operation of complain- ants in giving evidence, an effort is made to secure results by taking the matter up with the owner of the dog, where in many cases the offending dog has been disposed of. Muzzle, No Protection With reference to the muzzling of dogs during warm weather or at any other time of the year, village officials have considered this question carefully in the past and have found that muzzl- ing requirements, in the judgment of well informed authorities, including vet- erinarians and experienced police of- ficials, are of little or no avail in pro- tecting the ; against dangerous dogs. The reu-un is that very few muz- zles are effective in case a dog is really vicious and the cffect of the muzzle in hot weather is to irritate the animal and make him more dangerous than he otherwise would be. For these reasons, in recent years, the village president has considered it to be wise not to resort to muzzling regulations, except in case of an outbreak of rabies. The council has carefully considered the question as to whether present regul- lations are adequate to protect the pub- lic. Its conclusion is that they are. Any drastic ordinance, either to require all dogs on the public streets to be under leash, or to increase the license fee to a prohibitive figure, is not considered wise at this time. The former regu- lation would be most difficult to enforce and in the opinion of many, unfair to ; (Continued on Page 8) Says Fathers Commit Suicide So That Children May -% J Enter Orphanages hey Ca sf REC 'c! OFC. HEARS STORY ¢ Drive for Funds to Start Among Business Men Parents commit suicide to get their children into the orphanages which are cared for by the Near East Re- lief, so that they may have something to eat, Captain C. P. deHahn stated in his appeal for the Near East emerg- ency drive ,at the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce annual banquet held Wednesday evening at Community House. "The Near East Relief is taking care of 60,000 children who are all orphans, and I am here to thank you for them," Captain deHahn said, "but they cannot live on thanks alone." He showed that the fund was $7,000 short this month and it would be necessary to deprive some of the orphans of food. "These children cannot be left out to starve. They must have help," he declared at the end of his speech. Committee is Named President R. H. Schell then appoint- ed a committee from the Chamber of Commerce, in addition to the joint committee appointed at the combined meeting of the Rotary club and Cham- ber of Commerce, held Monday eve- ning at the Community House. The Chamber of Commerce is to canvass the business men only. R. C. Papa and P. A. Bradford are to take care of a ade oreh ants. The Winnetka business distri is to be FAME P.D Blake | M. IL. Adams and Ear! Weinstock. In his speech, Captain deHahn told several incidents of the treatment of the Armenians by the Turks, Russians and other neighboring countries. He also gave some details of the treat- ment he received at the hands of the Bolsheviki. He is a graduate of Cambridge university, in England, and speaks several languages fluently be- side English and Russian. At the meeting of the campaign workers Monday evening, the Village of Winnetka was divided into four zones with a captain in charge of each. William T. Wersted is in charge of the workers in zone one; Dr. D. W. Poff, zone two; Mary A. Langworthy, zone 3, and H. A. Craig, zone four. The committee in charge of the Near East Relief drive arrangements in Winnetka is composed of Dr. E. J. Fonda, chairman, B. W. Blow, William T. Wersted and U. C. Abel. The campaign plans were made with the help of E. G. Brochu. Community House to Continue Films Thru July Month Friday evening movie programs at the Community House will be con- tinued through the month of July. Formerly, because of the excessive heat, it was not deemed expedient to put on shows in July, but the man- agement announces that the cooling system which has been installed in the place has completely removed that handicap. With the cooling plant in operation no matter how hot the eve- ning, Community House now is always comfortable. The Friday evening shows for July are scheduled to be- gin at 7:30 and at 9 o'clock. The same announcement states that matinees and Tuesday shows have been discontinued. The Tuesday screens will be resumed in September. The Community House attraction hooked for July 4 is "Jackie" Coogan in "Daddy." GOING TO PRESS EARLY Because of Fourth of July, the issue of Winnetka Talk of July 4 will go to press one day earlier than usual. For that reason all news and advertising matter for next week's issue must be in the office at 1222 Central avenue not later than Wednesday noon, July 2, to insure publication in the current issue. Winnetka Talk will appreciate the cooperation of its readers and advertisers in this regard. Winnetka Folks Are All Puzzled About Who's Who "Who's he?" asked one Winnetkan of another, yesterday, as he pointed to a mysterious individual bent on some peripatetic mission along Elm street. "Who's who?" came from the other, not entirely grasping the situation. "Maybe you're right, at that," the first speaker whispered--"he may be Who's Who--who knows? "Say," he continued, "this Who's Who chap, he's some conundrum, isn't he? Everybody's beginning to talk about him, yet nobody appears to know who Who's Who is! I've an idea--let's put Winnetka Talk on his trail; if the newspaper can't identify him, guess we will have to give it up." By this time the two inquisitive ones had increased to a respectable group and in the meanwhile Who's Who-- if that was he--had faded in the distance, leaving only dark mystery in his wake. After proper discussion, the gather- ing resolved to submit the problem to Winnetka Talk, with this result, that Who's Who is here getting his initial newspaper publicity. Nor will it end with this. Win- netka Talk has employed several of Chicago's best detectives to ferrit out the mystery of Who's Who. One of the sleuths is already on the ground and, after a cursory survey, reports that, in his opinion, Who's Who is none other than a Winnetka merchant. "There's no great mystery shroud- ing Who's Who," the detective's in- complete report goes on. "The great mystery to me is, that Winnetka folks don't really know their own business men. But, mark you, I'll have this thing unraveled before your next issue of Talk is ready for the press and promise then to reveal all the facts concerning Who's Who. He seems easy for me." C. OF C. CHANGES George Park, E. J. Stults, Lee Adams, | ADMISSION FEE Discards Graduating Scale; Puts Cost at $25 A change of fees for membership in the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce to $25 a person, from the graduating scale with a minimum of $10, was made at the first regular meeting of the association under the new ad- ministration, held at the Community House, Wednesday evening, June 25. Firms may have more than one mem- bership. Dinner was served and the Chamber of Commerce band played several se- lections before the regular meeting began. W. L. Ware, president of the Interstate Merchants' Commerce As- sociation of Chicago, gave a talk on fellowship. Captain C. P. deHahn made an appeal for the Near East Relief fund drive. The officers who were inaugurated at the meeting were: R. H. Schell, president ; William T. Wersted, secre- tary; George Nelson, treasurer; H Paulson, first vice president; Victor Killian, second vice president; L. J. Hayes, third vice president; August Peters, fourth vice president, and B. W. Blow, fifth vice president. hmbadebadobodododo lodobe do bes Lot dal dt Want any work done in or around your home? Study the Classified Ad Section There you'll find such ads as the following: CEMENT CONTRACTOR CALL EVANSTON 992, SAVE 10% to 20% on your cement work. 20 years experience. Charles Abney, Cont. NS -------- ---- Elaborate Winnetka was pervaded, yesterday, by an atmosphere of anticipation, of great expectations. The folks, too, seemed to be impatient; they appeared almost un- able to wait for the arrival of next Fri- day, when the village will stage its 37th annual and mammoth celebration of the Glorious Fourth, In these events, Win- netka feels more than proud for the reason that they excel in everyway those of all other north shore villages. Ask any Winnetkan if this statement is not true and he or she--as the case may be --will promptly assure you of its ac- curacy. S. Edwin Earle is general chairman of the day's activities and he is so anxi- ous that everybody--former as well as present Winnetka residents--partake of the pleasures of the big event, that he has evolved or invented a slogan to ral- ly them to the festival. His slogan is: "Come Forth on The Fourth." If that won't do it, what would? The occasion's events spread all through the day and even encroach in- to the night. They include athletic events, golf tournament, soft ball con- test between the village's best old and young exponents of the national game, parades, aquatic events, fireworks, band concerts, children's flag parade, a gra- phic representation of the death of Cus- ter or the Battle of Little Big Horn and a multitude of other doings that make one dizzy even to think of them. Speak- ing about the voluminous, joy pro- ducing program, Myron E. Adams, who is Mr. Earle's major domo on the gen- eral" committee, was heard to solilo- quize, Thursday afternoon: "With such a layout as that, Earle's slogan seems uncalled for; it's worth coming miles to see and my only fear is that the village will have too big a job in caring for the great influx of visitors." Lake Water's Inviting A test was made on Wednesday of the temperature of the water in Lake Michi- gan and it was pronounced as being ideal for the aquatic doings next Friday. The water sports will be under the supervi- sion of Wallace N. Weld 'and R. E. Low. They will include plunge for long distance; 25-yard swim for boys under 12 years; 20-yard swim for girls under 12; 50-yard swim for boys 12 years and over; 40-yard swim for girls 14 and over; 100-yard swim for boys, open; 20- yard breast stroke for girls, open; div- ing for form, open, and distance swim for boys and girls, open. These are scheduled in the morning's program. The morning program also promises a world of excitement at Skokie playfield. At 8:30 o'clock, weather permitting, starts the great golf tournament--match play against par. Handicap, ball sweep- stakes. Open to all residents of Win- netka. The committee in charge is: A. V. Horsman, chairman; Gilbert Scrib- ner III and Howard H. Hoyt. Then at 10 o'clock will be pulled off the hard baseball game between the Winnetka Triangles and any other team in the world, professionals included, that has the temerity to go against them. Now we go over to the Lake Forest park and if we don't hurry and be there at 10:30 o'clock we'll miss the soft base- ball game. This will be a match be- tween a team made up of youngsters who masquerade as "old men" and a young men's nine. S. Bowles King-- what a joke to call him old--captains the alleged old chaps; William C. Boy- den, Jr., captains the "Kids." A Patriotic Period If you didn't bring your lunch, it's time now to go home for dinner. Come back in the afternoon at 2 o'clock and visit the Village Green and listen to this program of song and patriotism: Singing of the Star Spangled Banner, John N. Vander Vries, presiding, Burton H. At- wood, singing leader; reading of the Declaration of Independence by Victor Elting ; address by Philip Fox, infantry colonel, general staff, and astronomy professor at Northwestern: singing of America. At 2:30 o'clock the Winnetka Cham- ber of Commerce band, Theodore Morse, director, will lead the Children's Flag Parade. Charles J. Eastman will be marshal, asssisted by the athletic com- mittee and track and field officials. More than 1,000 children are expected to march in this pageant. Athletic events resume at 3 o'clock. They will consist of: Fifty-yard 'dash, Program Scheduled For 4th Winnetka's Independence Day Celebration Promises To Set New High Standard For North Shore Patriotic Demonstrations boys 6 to 8, inclusive; 50-yard dash, girls 6 to 8, inclusive; 30-yard dash, children, 3 and under; 40-yard dash, children, 4 and 5; 40-yard sack race, girls, open; 50-yard dash, boys, 9 and 10; 50-yard dash, girls, 9 to 11, inclu- sive ; 50-yard 3-legged race, 16 and over, opens 50-yard dash, boys, 11 to 13, ih- clusive;-R-yard dash, girls, 12 to 15, inclusive; halt-mii€, "open; 100-yard dash, boys, 14 to 16, inclusive; 25-yard backward race for married men; 100- yard dash, open, for Winnetka cham- pionship; 100-yard relay race, father and child, child under 10 years; 100- yard relay race, father and child, child not over 15 years; relay race (2 lap) boys, 14 and under; relay race, boys, 15 and under. Band Has Innings An excellent band concert by the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce band is scheduled for afternoon and eve- ning. Both programs follow: 2PM to353P M Stars and Stripes Forever 1. Selection from "Adia"........ Verdi 2. (a) Oriental, Op. 50, No. 5..... Cui (b) Humoreske Dvorak (c) On Trek, Characteristic Polka itr Had Ey Se Hoby 3. Romance in F minor Op. 5.... EN Tschaikowsky 4. Overture "Martha" ........ Flotow 5. Airs from "The Fortune Teller" FREI 1 Victor Herbert 6. Military Marches, (a) Spirit of Independence.... Holzmann (b) American Red Cross. ..Panella 7. Medley "Grand National"... .Losey 8. March "Liberty Bell" ....... Sousa 7:30 P. M. to 8:00 P. M. 0, "Selection " Faust" serv. ver Gounod 10. Trumpet Solo. (a) My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice, from Samson and Dalilah Saint-Saens (b) Smilin' Through ...... ..Penn Theodore Morse At 9 in the evening the discriptive American and Indian Fantasia, "The Death of Custer, or The Battle of Lit- tle Big Horn" will be presented. Win- netka post No. 10, American Legion, will assist in this spectacle. If weather permits, dancing from 8 to 11:30 will be the vogue on "Cedar street, otherwise this diversion will take place in Community House. Personnel of Committees The personnel of the various com- mittees follow : Committees--S. Edwin Earle, general chairman; Myron E. Adams, assistant general chairman. Finance committee-- H. A. De Windt, chairman; M. K. Meyer, treasurer. Athletic committee-- Charles J. Eastman, chairman, Thomas S. Bulger, Roy E. Bard, A Earl Bryson, Howard H. Hoyt, W. H. Kentnor, Dr. Davies Lazear, Wm. C. Boyden, Jr., S. Bowles King. Entertainment commit- tee--Theodore G. Rockwell, chairman, Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. P. W. Brad- street, Miss Ruth Matz, Taliaferro Mil- ton, Charles F. Harding, Jr., Alfred D. Herrmann, Edwin P. Price, S. Bowles King. Music committee--Frederick O. Mason, chairman, Burdette P. Mast, Orval Simpson, Mrs. Edwin W. Ellis, Mrs. John W. Hansel, Jr. Grounds committee--H. IL. Woolhiser, chairman, Carl H. Zeiss, Edwin J. Thompson, Stewart Weston, Dorr C. Price. Prize committee--Robert S. Laird, chairman, Roger K. Ballard, Spencer S. Beman, Edwin R. Keeler, Iee Adams. Pro- gram committee--Lloyd Hollister, chair- man, L. B. Kuppenheimer, Mrs. William S Jihad, Kenneth G. Smith, Sanborn ale, Track and Field Officers Chief of course--John I. McKeown. Judges--Robert Gordon, Barrett Con- way, Elbert G. Sutcliffe, W. O. Cole- man, Frederic Burnham, Henry T. Stanton, Dr. E. V. I. Brown, D. R. Kennicott. Clerks of course--Marcus D. Richards, Henry K. Urion, Howard R. Walton, James P. Gillies. Starter-- Frank Whitney. Announcers--Theodore Flynn, Robert C. Meleney. Custodian of prizes--Robert H. Wallace. FIREWORKS BANNED JULY 4 Fireworks and fire arms are for- bidden to be used in the Village of Winnetka. Chief of Police Peterson stated that the use of fireworks of any kind on July 4 is a violation of the village ordinances and will be prose- cuted E00