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M3 anna A Vinne w L111C a1. Lia a " «Ka, 111. Public Library, INNETKA WEEKLY TALK A Clean Newspaper for a Clean Community VOL. XIV, NO. 19 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1925 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS STATE NET PLAY STARTS MONDAY Skokie Courts to Witness Competition Among Coun- try's Best Tennis Players RECORD ENTRY LIST Tilden and Helen Jacobs Big Drawing Cards Virtually all of the ranking tennis players of the country will be repre- sented in the Illinois State Tennis championship tournament at Skokie Country club next week, it was an- nounced late this week. When entries for the event were closed tournament officials declared that this year's com- petition on the Glencoe courts would witness the greatest field of net stars ever assembled at any but the national championship meet. Rumors that Vincent Richards would not appear for the tournament were set at rest at the eleventh hour when the youthful phenom's name was ai- fixed to the Skokie register. William T. Tilden, II, and his coterie of youthful proteges were among the earliest registrants for the tournament and the men's singles' list boasts the names of America's best net talent, augmented by at least one foreign player in the person of W. J. Webb of London, England. Many Local Entrants The boys', girls', juniors' and women's sections are crowded with entries from Chicago and the north suburban communities. Winnetka is contributing a formidable array of players and every other village in the township is well represented. One family--the Holloways--is represented almost in its entirety as a glance over the entry list will readily indicate. Girl Is Drawing Card _ Perhaps the greatest single attrac- tion in the week's play--excepting only "Big Bill" and the great "Vinny" --is Helen Jacobs of Berkeley, Cal, the greatest girl player since Helen Wills and a formidable contender for na- tional junior tennis honors. Miss Jacobs will be accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Roland Jacobs, and her first tournament play will come on July 20. Under the watchful eye and guiding hand of William C. (Pop) Fuller, vet- eran coach at Berkeley, Miss Jacobs _has advanced in several short years of. mtensive play to a most prominent position in the tennis world and ex- perts of the game enthusiastically pre- dict that it may be in the net pro- cedure for this new wonder girl of the courts to some day displace the sterling Helen Wills, national women's cham- pion and one of the most remarkable young women in the game today. Has Phenomenal Record Unique, indeed, would be such a turn in events for "Pop" Fuller is also coach of Miss Wills, and it is he whom court followers here credit for the rapid advance in the games of these young women who have come fast to the head of the tennis class, both to win national fame and titles. Miss Jacobs met Miss Wills in play at the Berkeley Tennis club during the recent Pacific coast championships, but the time was not yet ripe for her to sweep on to victory past the power- ful serve and return of "Little Poker Face." Charlotte Hosmer, also of Califor- nia, and ranking player for women's honors on the Pacific coast, is also among the women's entries. Other leaders in the men's division are such notables as "Little Bill" John- (Continued on page 8) Occupants Slightly Hurt When Truck, Car Collide Mrs. William Ogden Coleman and children, 471 Hill road, had a fortunate escape from what might have been a serious accident Tuesday when the car which Mrs. Coleman was driving was struck by a truck. Broken glass caused the only injuries to the oc- cupants, the faces of the children be- ing cut slightly by flving splinters. The car was also somewhat damaged. Quick Work of Firemen Stops Blaze at Market Winnetka firemen prevented what might have become a serious blaze last Friday afternoon by their prompt response to an alarm from the Co- operative Grocery and Market. A pile of boxes and rubbish which had collected against a garage in the rear of the place at 722 Elm street, had caught fire, and threatened to ignite the garage. The blaze was extinglished without property damage. CHRONIC CHECK PASSER LANDS IN POLICE TOILS Scrgeant John Iverson of the Win- netka police put a stop to the activ- ities of a chronic "n.g." check passer Wednesday of this week when he ar- rested Jack Reid of the Chicago Y. M. C. A. hotel at the Wilmette Cafe. Reid, identified in Winnetka as having riven bad checks to several merchants 'n the neighboring suburb, was held 'o the grand jury by Magistrate C. T. Northrop under $2,000 bonds on a total of five counts. Efforts to identify the man in connection with similiar per- octrations in Wilmette, were unsuc- cessful. Reid was committed to. the County jail to await the action of the rand jury. He is married and has wo children, according to the police. hut is separated from his wife. The effort of Wilmette police to dentify Reid followed a check-passing 'pisode Tuesday evening of this week when a man gave what proved to be "phoney" check at the Baldwin Hard- ware store on Greenleaf avenue. He 'eceived a good check from the store 'n lieu of cash after having made a small purchase and immediately con- veyed the Baldwin check to the Snider- Cazel Drug company where he re- ceived the cash. Lieutenant Borre of he local police notified the merchants of the village as soon as he had learn- 'd of the check incident and a search for the alleged crook was instituted, but proved unavailing. DR.E. D. SOPER HERE TOMORROW Educator Accepts Position at Duke University Dr. Edmund D. Soper, professor of the history of religion at Northwestern university, will deliver sermons at the Winnetka Congregational church Sun- Sundays, July 18 and July 25, in the ab- sence of the Rev. James Austin Rich- ards, who is vacationing at his sum- mer home in Maine. Dr. Soper is well known to Winnetka residents and is perhaps the most pop- ular speaker on religious and kindred subjects ever to appear in the village. He announced early this week that he had not yet chosen his sermon topics for the two Sundays. Dr. Soper's friends will be especially interested in hearing him as this will probably be his last appear- ance. in this. vicinity. for some. time, since it was learned this week that he has accepted a position at Duke uni- versity, formerly Trinity college, to become dean of the new school of re- ligious education at that institution, so richly endowed by the well known millionaire. He will leave for the East about September 1, according to pres- ent plans, it is said. Dr. Soper has gained a remarkable nopularity in Winnetka, especially among the men affiliated with the Sun- day Morning Men's class of the Con- gregational church, before whom he has appeared in lectures upon frequent occasions. His clear and broad- visioned expositions of religious and related subjects have won him hun- dreds of ardent "followers" in the community. The Rev. Allen Hoban, president of Kalamazoo college, will be the preacher at the Congregational church at the Sunday morning services during Au- gust. Park Official Seeks Golf Tournament Cup "Tournament play is all that we need now to make the Playfield course and its summer program complete," says Sanborn Hale, secretary of the Park board. "Some good friend of the course could give it a great impetus by offering a cup for such play." Attendance at the course has been good during the past few weeks, ac- cording to the reports, and the good golfing weather has brought out larger crowds than usual. Greens and fairways have been put in excellent condition. John and Walter Stelzel, profes- sionals at the course, have been meet- ing with considerable success in teach- ing student golfers and reports have it that the novices have consistently low- ered their scores under the expert tutelage. ANNOUNCE SERVICES H. O. Olney of the Moody Bible in- stitute will be the speaker at the regu- lar Sunday evening service, of the First Evangelical Scandinavian church, July 19, at 8 o'clock. At the regular Wednesday evening Scandinavian service, the Rev. Frank Anderson of the Summerdale church will be the speaker. LOCAL ZONING LAW IS MODEL Robert Kingery Employs Or- dinance as Study in Region- al Planning Conferences REGARDED AS IDEAL National Daily Comments on Regulations That Winnetka's zoning ordinance will be employed as a model in per- fecting the work of the Chicago Re- sional Planning commission is the pinion of Robert Kingary, 809 Pine treet, member of the Winnetka zon- ag board of appeals and secretary of he regional planning commission, as :xpressed in an article appearing in the July 9 issue of the Christian Sci- >nce Monitor, The regional planning commission s now studying the results of zoning n the various Chicago suburban com- nunities, the article states, and, among he conspicuous examples of ideal .oning regulations are noted those in 'ffect in this village. Calls Zoning Practical "Zoning in the smaller "cities and villages surrounding Chicago has not only proved practical in the four years since it began, but has met the full approval of a great majority of citi- zens who are protected by the ordi- nance," Mr. Kingery is quoted as say- ing. "Western Springs, a suburb, adopted its ordinance just in time to prevent development of its one and one-half mile through street frontage into a ine of peanut stands and filling sta- tions," he stated. "Roadhouses and roadside refreshment stands would have sprung up the entire length of the village had not the zoning law been adopted. "Wheaton was just too late to pre- vent a small development of this char- acter "along a much traveled highway. Business Folk Help "Winnetka in 1922 had a population of 7000 when the zoning ordinance was passed. Since then the popula- tion has increased to 10,000 and the board of appeals has had an average of 50 petitions for modifications or amendments annually. As a result of the strict zoning policy in this village, the Chamber of Commerce is, of its own volition, submitting all plans for new_commercial buildings and remodel- ing of old stores to a jury of architects which it appointed," concludes the statement. Police Winning Battle on Over-loaded Trucks Beneficial results have already been noticed in Winnetka's campaign against overloaded trucks, which has been carried on for the past month by Sergt. John Iverson of the local po- lice and Constable Walter Gregory. Three arrests were made by these of- ficers Wednesday afternoon on charges of exceeding the weight limit prescribed for trucks. Sergt. Iverson says that formerly as many as 15 ar- rests were made a day, but now it is difficult to find as many as three vio- lators of the law over that period. The -ampaign was started because of the damage done to various streets in the village by the heavy trucks. > ee We're Sure!-- You'll do a big business on the MAIN BUSINESS CORNER in Glencoe! FOR RENT--STORES AND shops in a new brick building at the north- west corner of Park and Vernon Avenues, Glen- coe, and both streets are through streets. McGUIRE & ORR 316 Park Ave., Glencoe Phone Glencoe 13 CHOICE LOCATIONS are offered in OUR WANT ADS mmmmmmmmmmmmmmnene | WANT AD DEADLIWE THURSDAY NOON AUGUST 9 TO BE DATE OF WATER CARNIVAL Sunday, August 9, has been set as the date for this year's municipal water carnival, Winnetka's fourth an- nual affair of the type. The carnival will be held at the Winnetka beach, beginning at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and will be in charge of Tom Robinson, famous swimming coach of Northwest- ern university. An all-around program of water sports is being arranged for the occa- sion, and the events will probably be largely the same as last year, with the addition of several contests for the younger children. In addition to taking charge of the program, Tom Robinson will also give a demonstra- tion of resuscitation methods. A committee to work on plans for the event will be formed very soon and work on more definite details will begin. The various races and con- tests will be announced in a later issue of WINNETKA TALK. Water carnivals staged in previous years have been greatly enjoyed by residents and have proved an unqualified success in every case. MASONS TO HAVE FROLIC TUESDAY Foss Park to be Scene of First Annual Picnic Tuesday, July 21, the Winnetka Masonic lodge will hold its first pic- nic and field day for members and their families. The picnic will be held in Foss Park, near North Chicago, in- stead of at Deer Grove as at first an- nounced. Foss Park is an ideal spot to hold a picnic, it is said, and the picnic committee was fortunate in be- ing able to secure the grounds on such short notice, members declare. This will be an old-fashioned basket picnic, each family or group bringing its own lunch. The lodge will provide hot coffee and cream. Ice cream cones will be served to the youngsters. There will be races for old and young, with prizes for the winners. Foot races at various distances; sack race; three-legged race; fat men's race; married couple's relay race; baseball; horseshoes; golf driving; clock golf, and tug-of-war are some of the events planned. Autos will meet in front of the Ma- sonic temple at 9:45 o'clock and leave in a group at 10 o'clock sharp. Trans- portation will be provided for those who do not have cars, there will be plenty of seats for everybody, it is said. An invitation is extended to all Masons in Winnetka to come and bring their families. Commons Children Romp Along Winnetka's Beach An even four dozen children from the Chicago Commons settlement found relief from the heat of the city and its barren pavements yesterday when they became guests of the Kast Film: and" Lincoln Circle of the Women's society of the Congregational church yesterday at a picnic on the Wilmette beach. Bathing suits, made by members of the various circles which have been staging a series of weekly picnics for Commons' children, were furnished the young guests and they had the time of their lives. Seldom has the local beach been as fully appreciated as it was by the youngsters to whom green grass, beautiful trees and an expanse of quiet beach is a seventh-day won- der. In case of rain, the organizations in- terested have made provisions to hold picnics inside the Community House gymnasium and games are played there. But it will have to be very bad weather to keep the children from the beach. Arrangements for yesterday's picnic were in charge of Mrs. John Hamilton. "Cardigan" Next Film for Community House Friday evening, July 24, the pic- turization of Robert W. Chambers' fa- mous novel, "Cardigan," comes to the Community House. "Our Gang" will also appear in "Jubilo, Jr." "Cardigan" is a romance of the American revolution and shows such men as John Hancock and Patrick Henry threading their way through early history. The battles of Lexing- ton and Concord are shown in detail and Paul Revere's ride is accurately portrayed. "Cardigan" created a sensation New York where it played for two weeks at the Capitol, the world's in largest motion picture theater. WOULD REVIVE PLAYFIELD GOLF Call Meeting of Citizens for July 23 to Discuss Re- modeling of Links ASSOCIATION DEFUNCT Would Ask Park Board to Rehabilitate Course Let's revive the tion ! That is the challenge issued this week by a small group of villagers who, despite the fact that the former golfers' organization was swept out of existence when the rains descended and the floods virtually ruined the mu- nicipal golf course in the Skokie last summer. These sponsors of the Playfield, a mere handful of. public-spirited citi- zens, arose this week and, with one accord, decided that Winnetka shall not lose forever the beautiful commu- nity links. They accordingly met in preliminary session and planned to call a meeting of citizens for Thursday evening, July 23, at Community House for the express purpose of reorganizing the Playfield association and formu- lating definite plans to be presented to the Winnetka Park board, looking toward the rehabilitation of the mu- nicipal links. : : And in this group--most of whom attended the preliminary meeting--are such well known Winnetkans as Earl Green, vice president of the former Playfield association; A. Wein- stock, its treasurer; Elmer Nelson, secretary, and J. P.:Parden, George McKinney, Paul Kreger, J. P. Flem- ming and Ernest E. Ellis, directors, and others. EB Appeal to Park Board These men are interested in a com- plete reorganization of the former association and the adoption of en- tirely new plans looking toward the thorough reconstruction of the Play- field links. It will be necessary, they say, to remodel the course to make it of regulation proportions, and the meeting next Thursday is expected to result in the appointment of a com- mittee that will wait upon the Park board officials with the purpose in mind of securing, if possible, some definite assurance that prompt action will be taken in that direction. "The Playfield, . which should be a community;: asset," is. . far from being anything of that sort, but is, in fact, rapidly becoming an eyesore," declared one member of the sponsoring group. "Winnetka -never dees things by halves, and I am sure the Park board will be glad to lend its assistance in this proposed reconstruction project if the members of the former Playfield association and other interested golf players indicate a genuine interest in the enterprise." "At present," he continued, "the 300 or more members of the dormant or- ganization are scattered widely over the north shore in their golfing affilia- Playfield associa- tions. Few are using the Playfield, because of its unsatisfactory condi- tion. We sincerely hope that next Thursday's meeting will bring out a record crowd of golfers who will as- sert themselves in no uncertain terms in favoring the reorganization of our associatien and rehabilitation of the municipal golf links. The meeting is set for 8 o'clock at Community House." Want Ash Service Stopped? Call Up the Village Office Village Manager H. I. Woolhiser made an announcement this week re- questing all residents who are paying the one dollar extra charge for base- ment collection of ashes to notify the Village office in case that service is not required during the summer months. Unless such notice is re- ceived, he said, it is assumed that the householder expects to have ashes for collection and the charge will be con- tinued. Sister of J. P. Yoder Dies at Washington, D. C. J. Paul Yoder, 585 Lincoln avenue, was called to Washington, D. C., early this week by the death of his sister, Melvia Ethel Yoder. Miss Yoder, who was a well known teacher in the schools of the Capital, passed away. _ after an illness of only a few days. Following services Thursday at the family home in Washington, burial was at Harper's Ferry, W. Va, the Yoder's summer home.