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r Wi Lada 1 2 mv WLdlile Vill, - WINNETK 1 ™..% 1. EE hla. 1.4 Rs LUuvide 211. Lil alyy TR A Clean ossnager for a Clean Community "WEEKLY TALK VOL. XIV, NO. 20 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1925 TWENTY-TWO PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS FACE TEACHERS HOUSING CRISIS Parent-Teacher Association to Establish Apartments in Eckart Building PLEA FOR FURNISHINGS Ask Residents to List "Rooms for Rent" Faced with a housing crisis because of the large number of new teachers who will come to Winnetka this fall, the housing committee of the Win- netka Parent-Teacher association, of which Mrs. W. R. Rietheimer is chair- man, has leased the third floor of the Eckhart building on Elm street and is remodelling it into four apartments. Work has already been started on these and they will be completed and ready for occupancy before the fall term of school starts, it is said. Two of the apartments will be large ones and two will be of smaller dimensions. They will be completely furnished, and will be rented to the teachers who desire them at as low a rental as is possible. The housing committee ex- pects these apartments to provide homes for at least six teachers. 28 New Teachers Coming This action was decided upon some time ago after a conference between Superintendent of Schools Carleton W. Washburne, Mrs. Walter T. Fisher, president of the Parent-Teacher asso- ciation, Mrs. Rietheimer, chairman of the housing committee of the asso- ciation, and last year's chairman of that committee. Mr. Washburne said that 28 new teachers were coming to Winnetka in the fall and it was de- cided at that time that immediate steps would have to be taken to insure all these teachers comfortable lodgings. This course on the part of the asso- ciation is not a new one. Several years ago when faced with a similar prob- lem, the housing committee leased some apartments in Hubbard Woods and did the same thing. The scheme was very successful and the new- comers were highly pleased with their lodgings. Request for Furnishings An appeal is issued by the housing committee for Winnetka residents to donate any articles of furniture or other household goods which they can spare. They need not necessarily be new, but they must not be so dam- aged that they cannot be repaired or painted so as to look presentable and give good service. It is hoped that numerous articles which are needed in the furnishing of these new apartments may be secured in this "manner, so they will not have to be bought by the Parent-Teacher asso- ciation, or by the new teachers when they arrive. Any resident wishing to donate an article to this purpose may telephone Winnetka 2114, and arrange- ments will be made to collect the do- nation. When the apartments are completed a scheme of decoration will be worked out by members of the housing com- mittee and great pains will be taken to insure beauty as well as comfort in these homes, it was said. Need More Rooms These apartments will provide homes for but a small number of the new teachers--the largest number that has ever come to the village in any one .yvear--and an appeal is to be issued for residents who have spare rooms which they could rent to list them with the housing committee. Superintend- ent Washburne has already written letters to the newcomers asking them what kind of lodgings they prefer, and whether they wish board and room or simply the room alone. All this in- formation will be available from mem- bers of the housing committee. The teachers will begin arriving shortly be- fore the middle of September. The fall term opens September 14. Nelson Laundry Does Bit to Make Children Happy The dozens of bathing suits which have been furnished free each week by the various Winnctka circles for the use of children from the Chicago Com- mons in their weekly outings on the local beach have been cne of the chief factors in the success of these outings. The suits were made or supplied by members of the circles and are in charge of Mrs. Phillip Mallen, 520 Oak street. She has attended to their repair, laundering and distribution. Nelson Brothers' laundry has also done its bit for the children by laun- dering the suits free of charge through- out the summer. Skinnay and Fatty Carry Off Honors at Masonic Frolic Perfect weather conditions and an ideal setting made the first ~annual picnic and field day of the Winnetka Masonic lodge, held at Foss Park, North Chicago, Tuesday of this week, an unqualified success. Some 250 per- sons, comprised of the lodge members and their families, frolicked over the picnic grounds and enjoyed a gen- uine old-fashioned get-together. Not a single accident was recorded; not even so much as a bandaged finger or foot, despite the strenuous exercise. It was a day of extremes, as the racing results indicate, for J. S. Nel- son, heaviest Mason in the village, captured the heat for portly gentle- men, while Hazen Foster, thin .as -the proverbial shadow, romped away "with the all-round championship in sprifits, high and broad jumps and other evetits specified for the men of the crowd. Both Nelson and Foster, however, were forced to give way to Tom Wheatley in the eating line. Offi¢ial recorders are still endeavoring to ead- culate the number of ice cream cones that disappeared into that worthy's capacious insides. Sixteen separate and distinct opin- ions regarding the winners of the 16 women's events made it advisable for the custodian of the prizes to pass out precisely 16 awards. In the tug-o-war for the fair ones said custodian again averted certain disaster by giving both winners and losers the handsome re- wards for their efforts. Most of the little fellows were busy eating ice cream and evidently criti- cising the antics of their elders. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ENJOYS HEALTHY GROWTH The Winnetka Chamber of Com- merce is quite active these days. Near- ly all of the business men and women of Winnetka and Hubbard Woods are members of the organization. Six- teen new members were tal:cn in at the monthly meeting Monday night. It was decided at the regular monthly meeting to hold a Winnetka Day about the middle of August. The intention is to have all of the business houses in Winnetka and Hubbard Woods close on that day. The date and place of the picnic will be an- nounced later, it is explained. The Chamber of Commerce band has just received an inquiry from Crystal Lake, Ill, in regard to fur- nishing the music for the formal open- ing of a new seven-mile pavement there. Electric Cooker Trade Booms at Village Hall The Excell electric cookers offered Winnetka housewives by the Village through its electric department are the talk of the town these days. Two weeks ago when the Village held its first sale of the cookers, the stock was thorough- ly depleted. and many extra orders taken. This week, with the cost of the cookers only slightly increased over the special sale value, purchasing Agent Daniel Noe found it necessary to place many more orders. Henceforth the cookers will be sold by order and it appears as though the Village has set up more or less permanently in the cooker business. The electric cookers come in two sizes. Model B, or the smaller size, sells at $5.10, while the larger device brings $11.05. The cookers are espe- cially convenient for travel purposes and have been purchased chiefly for automobile touring use. Lightning Strikes Home and Starts Roof Blaze Lightning struck the home of Robert H. Wallace, 1083 Cherry street, during a storm late last Tuesday night. The roof was set afire and a hole about five feet square was burned through before the fire department could ex- tinguish the blaze. The damage is said to have been about $150. Two other small fires called the local fire-fighters out during the week. One was a play- house on a vacant lot at Scott avenue and Lake street. It belonged to chil- dren in the neighborhood and was a total loss. The other was a grass fire at Fig street and Hibbard road. No property was damaged by this fire. Mrs. Alice A. Hooper Dies at Residence Here The many friends of Mrs. Alice Arn- old Hooper, wife of Dr. Henry Hooper of Chicago, will regret to learn of her death recently. Services for Mrs. Hooper were heil at Christ church, Tuesday, with buria. at Graceland. The family has been occu, ving the Arthur home, 299 Walden rocd, during the summer. AIR COPS NEXT FOR WINNETKA New Ordinance Has Our Patrolman Wondering Winnetka policemen are going about scratching their heads in bewilder- ment just now and wondering what is going to happen. They must obey or- ders, and yet they simply can't obey them. What to do? It's a sad tale and perhaps it had better be told from the very begin- ning. It began when an enterprising aviator started making flights from a field just beyond the village limits. For a few dollars you could fly for a few minutes--if the time and money didn't pass too quickly for you. Now this aviator flew sometimes low and sometimes high above the village, and besides disturbing residents who lived near his landing field and did not like the roar of the motor, he alarmed the village fathers, who feared the plane might fall and injure someone, or that a monkey wrench might be carelessly dropped upon the head of an innocent pedestrian. Some action was obviously neces- sary, so an ordinance was drafted by the village council regulating the con- duct of airplanes flying above the cor- porate limits of the village. Among other things this ordinance specifies that airplanes must fly at least 2,000 'eet in the alr while above the village, except when rising or landing. They must not do any stunt flying and they must not drop any article whatsoever upon the village. The ordinance was patterned closely after a simliar meas- ure adopted by Chicago, which secured the help of aviation experts when drafting its ordinance. Now the local constabulary are wondering how they are going to tell whether the plane which is giving their necks such good exercise is 2,000 feet up in the air or only 1627 feet up. In case it is the latter figure, they won- der how they can get up to tell the pilot about it. How can a man hand a miscreant a slip in a case like that? Patrolman "Chick" Wheeler, a former aviator, is hopeful that the village in- tends to buy a police plane, and make him the first aerial copper. On the bulletin board in the police station is a notice which reads some- thing like this: "Your attention is called to the new ordinance regarding airplanes which has lately been passed by the village council. Make 'every effort to enforce these regulations." Architect Investigates Uniform Building Scheme Edwin C. Clarke, architect who de- signed the new Village Administration building, has been authorized by the Village council to study the architec- ture of various business buildings in its vicinity with the purpose of preparing plans for their remodeling to conform with the style of architecture of the Administration building and that pre- scribed in the Winnetka plan. He is also drawing plans for architectural styles for future buildings which may be erected. The Rapp building is one of those which do not harmonize with the Winnetka plan and the new Ad- ministration building and it is hoped by the council that the owners of this building will cooperate with them in this matter. 38 or 40? Every thrifty man will find it profitable to read this ad! FOR SALE -- GENTLE- man's woolen suit, 2 pairs of 'pants; "Palm Beach suit; mohair suit; cheap; sizes 38-40. Phone Winn. 1414. YOUR SAVINGS will grow if you use OUR WANT ADS WANT AD DEADLINE {f THURSDAY NOON TINY ELECTRIC MACHINE BOOSTS FRESH AIR FUND Bruce R. Karnes, 9 year-old son of George Karnes, 151 Fuller lane, is an ardent worker in behalf of the Chicago Daily News fresh air fund for poor children. He has what is probably the only method of its kind for making money for this fund. Bruce is the proud possessor of a miniature electric automobile. It is propelled by an electric motor power which is furnished by batteries, just as in the case of a larger car. He has a trailer for this automobile with a capacity of about five small pas- sengers. The idea occurred to him that it would be easy to raise money for the Fresh Air fund by charging for rides in his tiny train, so he set a price of five cents a ride for children and $1 a ride for adults, and has been doing a thriving business. He rides his pas- sengers up and down Fuller lane, and has done a good business so far. He expected to make more than $10 for the fund this week. SQUATTER WAR SHOWS IN FILM Alabama Romance at Com- munity House Friday Heralded as a thrilling melodrama of the Alabama mountains, "The Right of the Strongest" comes to the Com- munity House next Friday. E. K. Lin- coln has the leading role and is assist- ed by George Siegmann and Tom Sanschi. The action deals with the clash be- tween a group of squatters in the mountains of Alabama, half wild folk, wlio are antagonistic to all strangers, and a young engineer, played by Mr. Lincoln, who comes to take their land away from them for water-power pur- poses for a big manufacturing cor- poration. Of course there is a girl--the local school teacher--who furnishes the motif for all the romance and thrills that follow. Next Friday's performances will be concluded with an "Our Gang" com- edy, "It's a Bear," wherein the "gang" goes out hunting bears which are sup- posed to exist purely in their imagina- tions. However, they suddenly come upon a real live bear which somewhat upsets their plans and furnishes a de- lightful half-hour for the optience. Four Villages to Vie for Water Show Honors One of the most interesting and ex- citing events at the water carnival, which will be staged Sunday after- noon, August 9, at the Winnetka beach, will be the 440-yard relay race, between teams of four men each from Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka and Glencoe. The prize for this event is a cup, which was won last year by a team from Wilmette. This is the fourth annual water carnival staged by the village and it will be in charge of Tom Robinson, swimming coach at Northwestern university. There will be many races and events, including a demonstration of resuscitation meth- ods by Coach Robinson. The carnival will begin at 3 o'clock in the after- noon. Just to Set You Right on That Ash Fee Matter As some misunderstanding has re- sulted from a recent article in WiIN- NETKA TALK Village Manager H. IL. Woolhiser wishes to make it clear to residents that it is only the extra charge of $1 a month for basement ash collection that may be eliminated. Garbage and ash collection service go together, and the charge is the same as long as either of them are col- lected. Tf a householder who has been having basement ash service now has no ashes to collect, or if he has few and wishes to carry them out himself to the place where ashes and garbage are collected he may avoid the extra charge of $1 by notifying the village office. Woman Council Member in Talk Before Rotary Club Mrs. B. F. Langworthy, chairman of the health and safety committee of the Village council addressed mem- bers of the Winnetka Rotary club at their regular weekly luncheon Friday noon of this week. Her address con- cerned plans of the council relative to improving health conditions in the vil- lage. A large attendance was recorded and those present were much interest- ed in her talk. DR. SOPER HERE IN LAST SERMON Popular Preacher and Edu- cator at Congregational Church Sunday TAKES EASTERN POST Expect Crowded Auditorium at 11 O'clock Service Dr. Edmund D. Soper, professor..of the history of religion at Northwestern: university, will be heard for the last time this Sunday at the Winnetka Congregational church, before he leaves to take up his new work as dean of the school of. religious education 'which is being established at Duke uni- versity. Because few men who have ever spoken in Winnetka have made so many firm friends as has Dr. Soper. it is expected that the church will be well filled for Sunday's services. He has always brought with him a mes- sage that has made a deep impression on his hearers. Winnetka has been fortunate in his frequent services from the pulpit and platform, in class rooms and at functions. Favorite of Men's Class Among those attending the service Sunday, will be many members from the Sunday Morning Men's class, who will feel keen regret at his leaving this section. It has been a frequent priv- ilege of the class to hear Dr. Soper and in these addresses before this large class of men, he has been de- lightfully informal and forceful in his messages. - Dr. Soper has found so many eager listeners to his words because men have found in him a real thinker who keeps up-to-the-minute and always has something constructive to say. He is also widely known as a successful speaker before audiences of boys. In his subjects, he has shown remarkable versatility, touching upon practically every ramification of modern civiliza- tion and its problems. Takes Important Post He is expecting to leave for Duke university, which was formerly Trinity college, about September 1. The school has been well endowed and with Dr. Soper at its head, the new department of religious education should become one of the best in the country. The Rev. Allen Hoban, president of Kalamazoo college, will preach at the Congregational church at the, Sunday morning services during August. Rev. James Austin Richards, pastor of the Winnetka church, is vacationing at his summer home in Maine. Czecho Slovakian Club Predicts Active Season The Czecho-Slovakian club of Win- netka has discontinued its regular meetings for the summer after a year of considerable activity and healthy growth in membership. A picnic was held at the Glenview Forest Preserve recently as the final affair of the club and a short meeting last week concluded the year's pro- gram. During the year the membership approached the 60 mark and all are looking forward to the beginning of activities this fall. Charles Balak, 385 Rosewood avenue, is president of the club. Mrs. Burton H. Atwood, 839 Elm street, has had an active part in making the club a suc- cess as one of its leading patrons. Scandinavian Church Will Hear Moody Institute Man At the regular Sunday evening serv- ice of the First KE vangelical Scandina- vian church, July 26 at 8 o'clock, H. O. Olney of the Moody Bible institute will speak, and Miss Piper of Chicago will render several vocal selections. At the Wednesday evening Scandinavian service, the Rev. Frank Anderson of the Summerdale church, on Ashland avenue, Chicago, will be the speaker. Thursday evening there will be a young people's Bible class conducted by Mr. Olney. The time is 8 o'clock. Winnetka Girl Plays for City Golf Title Miss Dorothy Klotz of Winnetka appeared in the finals Friday, of the women's city golf tournament, which was played at the Evanston Golf club. Miss Klotz won the right to play in the final match when she defeated Mrs. Lee Mida Thursday. She was matched with Mrs. Miriam Burns Horn Friday. Mrs. Horn defeated Mrs. in the Melvin Jones, the champion, semi-finals.