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2 = aif 'stationed at . INNETKA WEEK Nearly Everybody in Winnetka Reads the Talk / ALK VOL. VI, NO. #4 i WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1918 5.0 > Dr, Z \ bf OUR. PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS DR.W.'.. GRENFELLTO | SPEAK IN WINNETKA Prominent Lecturer From Labrador | Will Speak at the Winnetka Congregational Church. SNOWBOUND LAST SUNDAY Dr. Grenfell Was Unable to Keep | Appointment Here Last Week. Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell, missionary | doctor of Labrador, will speak to- morrow evening at the Winnetka Congregational Church. The lecture will be illustrated with a number of | interesting' lantern slides. Dr. Gren-| fell was snowbound in Racine, Wis, last Saturday, and he was unable to | keep his appointment to speak in Winnetka Sunday morning. Dr. Grenfell has been lecturing in| Chicago this week before large audi- ences. He has already been the speaker before the members of the local church, the first time," shortly after his marriage to Miss Anna Elizabeth MacClannahan of Win-| netka. . ¥ "The impression which I. brought from France with me," Dr. Grenfell said in a recent interview with Chi- cago newspapermen, "is first the ex- traordinary confidence of everybody that the French and English lines will hold. The hospitals are pushed closer and closer to the trenches, so that - the wounded can be on the operating tables in an hour and a half after being wounded. In ab- dominal cases that is a great saving. "The splendid spirit that every- body shows is remarkable. Every- body, men and women, are keen to do their part. In fact, they do too much. 1 saw no drunkenness. | "The uniforms, worn by the Ameri- | can soldiers, lose heat too quickly." he said. "They leak warmth at the top and front particularly. They ; : "would never doforswear 1 a cobtiy like Labrador. The men need a cloth | that is light, warm, weatherproof,' which doesn't tear easily, stays clean! and discourages vermin. They can't run very far in a heavy uniform, and cloth that absorbs water grows heav- ier and heavier as they wear it. Mud | and water are dangerous elements! for wounds. "The navy has adopted for its small | craft an almost exact duplicate of | the suits worn by our people in the | far North.. It consists of a jumper | and trousers with paraffin. Of course | it is clumsy and shapeless and hasn't | much style, but it doesn't matter a :hang what you look like out there in this subterranean warfare." "America is fighting the battle for | international righteousness," - "Dr. | Grenfell told the Sunday FEvening| Club of Chicago last Sunday at Or-| chestra Hall. "America knows," he said, "that the law of God is first righteousness, then peace. | "We must fill up the breaches in| the wall here as well as the soldiers of the allies, and our own soldiers are doing over there. "I have no faith in the non-re-| sistant theory in Christianity. Christ himself fought the greatest fight ever recorded and He was slain because He resisted to the death. "If He were here today I am sure He would be fighting with the forces of righteousness on the western] front." Dr. Grenfell discussed Labrador, prohibition, Billy Sunday, and rein- deer in an informal talk at a dinner of the Presbyterian Social Union in the Hotel La Salle Tuesday evening. Regarding Mr. Sunday, he expressed | the hope that that gentleman would be able to make Illinois as progress- ive as [Labrador in the matter of pro-! hibition. He predicted before long the Lab- rador country would be supporting a herd of 3,000,000 reindeer whose skins | would be invaluable insulation for man against the cold. "We should have been sending them | to this country already if it had not: been that we had the politicians against instead of with us," he said. | Receives Commission. Huntington T. Morse has received | a commission as ensign in the United States Navy. Ensign Morse has been | Pelham. { ----- --- - -- - - i ND | vessels and station in Winnetka, after traffic illage in great blankets of snow. gw Ta _ a EN Cs T2 # Pal 0 Rl On, Nee ses Fe INNETKA and other north shore towns were forced again to shovel themselves out on Saturday morning when the second snow storm of the week buried the village under great blankets of snow. Railroad traffic was blocked for the day and many commuters remained at home for the day to assist in clearing away the great snow drifts. The local street department issued an emergency call for men and horses to man the snow plows which proved of great service in restoring traffic. Men and women enlisted in 'the "Shovel Brigade" and in many dis- {tricts the sidewalks and roads were cleared before evening. ¢ W. L. Woolhiser, manager of the village, handled the situation very ih rad Le. El Mk | | | | | | | | | | | ably, and through his efforts the walks and streets were cleared in record time. The members of the] village board at a recent meeting | were informed by Mr. Woolhiser that | the recent storm cost the village ap- | proximately $1,000. under consideration suggestions for | | The board has reducing this cost in the future. NEW TRIER ASSOCIATION TO DISCUSS FARM WORK The Parent-Teacher Association of the New Trier high school will hold a meeting on Wednesday evening, January 23, at 8 o'clock in the audi- torium of the high school. A special program has been arranged and every person interested in the work of the] school is urged to attend. Burridge D. Butler, Illinois director of the Boys" Working Reserve of the United States, will outline the plans of the National and State Councils of Defense for placing high school boys on farms. Prof. F. C. Windes will discuss the plans to meet the demands for boys to work on the farms which are being considered at the high school. _ Mrs. George H. Pattison and Mrs. E. H. Stafford will speak on the bene- fits the boys derive from working on farms. Don Pattison, a student, will tell of his experiences as a farm hand. GAS COMPANY RECALLS ALL BILLS ON NEW RATE SCALE! The North Shore Gas has published an announcement in reference to the increase of the gas rates in Winnetka. The company having rendered its bills of January 1 at the new rate schedule allowed by the Public Utilities Commission, have been advised by the commission that the new rates are only to be applied for gas used on and after December 31, 1917. The company announces that cor- rected bills will be sent out at once to their patrons, and that the con- sumers: who have 'already paid their [bills on the new rate schedule will receive a refund. FISHER LEFT HARVARD FOR MERCHANT MARINE Frederick T. Fisher of Winnetka, a member of the junior class of Har- vard, leit college Monday for New York, from which port he is to sail for South America, there to prepare to qualify as an ensign in the Mer- chant Marine. Fisher is the son of Walter L. Fisher, Sheridan road, secretary of the interior under Presi- dent Taft. Mr. Fisher will spend his first two months in school, two months more will be spent on coastwise sailing two months on shore, after which he will take the neces- sary examinations for ensign. He was business manager of the Harvard Lampoon and varsity baseball man- ager for next spring. A OCR A Tn RR ARR SSC SERN Company Local Fuel Adininistrator C. T. BARTLETT. HE biggest man on the north shore today is Charles T. Bart- lett, who Wednesday was appointed fuel administrator for Winnetka and the north shore. When interviewed yesterday at his Evanston office, the fuel administra- tor said, "I have just been appointed fuel administrator for Evanston, Wil- Winnetka Glencoe, and my first act has been mette, Kenilworth, and to call a meeting of all the coal deal- I find that all of the dealers from all the towns covered by my jurisdiction are exceedingly willing to help in every way and 1 am pleased to find everyone co- operating with me in handling the present situation." ers available. 'Any. of the girls | H. B. GATES DIRECTS WORK OF EXCHANGES FROM HOME | Henry B. Gates, manager of the] north shore district of the Chisago] Telephone Company had to direct the work of the company from his home | during the big storm. __While sweeping the drifts of the | unable, the last few days: : = recent storm off a balcony over the | delivery, "while "others with pak veranda of his home Friday after-| noun the railing gave way and Mr. Gates fell to the feet below. He suffering a broken instep in the acci- | dent. Saturday he returned from the Evanston hospital with his right foot | in a cast, and from his home he di- frozen ground 20 | landed on his feet rected the work of the telephone company. "The . loyalty of the telephone operators during the storm deserves the highest praise," Mr. Gates said. | "For instance, take the case of Miss | Mary May, our chief operator at| Winnetka. Miss May left, her home | in Evanston early Saturday morning, found all railroads snowbound, and walked to Wilmette from where she was 'taken to her post in a. sleigh. would have done as much, because they all recognized the importance of being on the job under circumstances. such the | storm presented." as COUNCIL ASKS FCR GATES AT PINE STREET CROSSING William D. McKenzie, president of the village board, reported at a re- cent meeting of the board that ne- gotiations with the Chicago, North | Shore & Milwaukee Electric Rail-| way officials have been started for the protection of the Pine street crossing. The village officials have | requested the company to place gates at this crossing. Arrangements are being made by the village board for a joint meeting with the Winnetka school board to discuss the financial requirements of the schools. THIEVES ARE BUSY DURING SNOW STORM IN WINNETKA Sneak thieves broke into the resi- | dence of Ayres Boal on Sheridan] road Monday evening and ransacked the rooms, taking many valuable articles. The thieves gained entrance by breaking the glass in one of the doors. | Mr. Boal who is spending the win- | ter months in the South has been] notified by the village authorities. The extent of the loot taken by the thieves has not been estimated. \ | | seven days. {of all kinds of fuel. BARTLETT DIRECTS COAL ORDERS HERE Charles T. Bartlett of Evanston Is Appointed Fuel Administrator For North Shore Towns. On Regulations Tonight. Coal merchants of Evanston, Wil- mette, Kenilworth, Winnetka and Glencoe, under the direction of C. T. Bartlett, a contractor of Evanston, who was appointed fuel administra- tor, for the north shore towns, will pool their supplies, according to plans discussed at a conference of the dealers held under the direction of Administrator Bartlett in tHe city hall of Evanston last night. At the conference last night plans relative to the situation were dis- cussed but were not completed and it was decided to hold a committee meeting tonight when the dealers appointed to investigate the condi- tions in all: the north shore towns will meet with Mr. Bartlett. Immediately after his appointment Wednesday afternoon Mr. Bartlett called the north shore dealers and requested their presence at a con- ference. He asked them to bring with them reports of the amount of coal in their yards, the amaunts ordered and now en route, and what will be their daily demands for the next This the merchants did. Questions brought out the fact that there is a severe shortage of both bituminous and anthracite coal. Some of the dealers have a fairly adequate stpply of one kind and none of an- other, while a few reported their vards had practically been drained A few dealers, with only iotor trucks, had heen reported animals had been over- vorked, as they had been delivering seven days a week to prevent hard- ships to householders. The dealers with the exception of the Consumers Company, reported they had been delivering one ton of coal to those in actual need, but that was 'all with the exception of that delivered to apartment houses in Evanston, many of which burn from Ithree to six tons daily. The Consum- ers Company, through its general { manager, W. E. Barbour, stated they had been sending out only a half ton {and that to those in dire need. "Asa result of the conference it was decided that the merchants until further notified, should make deliver- ies of but a half ton to those who are out, but they were cautioned to make certain that those ordering really are in need. The merchants conferred as to the daily needs of the municipalities for the next seven days, and it was de- cided that Fuel Administrator Bart- lett should demand from the Chicago fuel administrator that a certain amount of relief coal be shipped daily in care of his office. During the meeting Mr. Bartlett presided in an informal manner and with the assistance of a number of officials questioned the dealers about the situations in all of the towns. The merchants agreed that no family had gone in want, as they had made desperate attempts to get coal through to those entirely out. Due {to the snow-filled roads it was neces- sary, in many instances, they stated, to have the customers come to the yards for their supply. It was pointed out at the confer- ence that the demand for coal at the present is not so great as a month or so later, for the majority of resi- dents put in a winter's supply in the fall, which they thought would last, {but the continued cold has depleted the stock, with the result that within a few weeks they will be asking that their bins be filled sufficiently to carry them through the balance of the | winter, Farly in the conference it was thought that it would be best for the merchants of each municipality. to pool their supplies, but when it wa, learned that some dealers have yards in more than one city, they de- (Continuea on page four) EN