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cases eK IY TH te villagers Fe also Te- by - WINNETKA WEEKL Nearly Everybody in Winnetka Reads the Talk ALK VOL, VI, NO. 46 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1918 FOUR PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS H. K. TENNEY DIRECTS TAX SCHEDULE SALE OF WAR STAMPS War Savings Stamps Are Now On| Sale at the Postoffice And the 3 --) Hoyt King, collector for New Trier Township, urges taxpayers to pay their taxes promptly. FOR TOWNSHIP | en], Winnetka Banks. | |"T"HE NEW TRIER township collector Hoyt King, has opened his office | in the First National Bank building of Wilmette, for the collection of | PLANNING WAR GARDENS personal taxes and the general tax on real estate due for the year of 1917. Mr. King urges prompt payment of taxes in behalf of the schools, villages, | parks and highways in the township. Chairman Discusses Union Plans at Third Patriotic Meeting. "The money collected will be turned over to these bodies on April 1, | and this will save them from borrowing money to meet current expenses,' Lio ie will be composed of New Trier, {NEW TRIER QUINTETS TO MEET EVANSTON TONIGHT | Suburban Basketball League this | week, it was announced that the four | leading teams will fight it out for the Sons of that circuit among them- selves. New Trier, Evanston, Oak Park and Morton having defeated the other teams in the league in the | preliminary round have been formed |into a "first division" to battle it out | for the title in a four cornered series of games. The first division of the lightweight Mr. King said. "As the interest on the money and two per cent of the |p. cton, Deerfield and Morton. By E. W. Wortley (Field Secretary.) The officers of the Winnetka War | amount collected over the collector's commission goes to the township, a| | tax for township purposes can be saved." The tax schedules for the various districts in the township read as (gnjght at the New Trier gymnasium. follows : Emergency Union appeal to every Dist. 39 Dist. 33 Dist. 36 Dist. 35 Dist. 40 person in the village to assist in Wilmette Kenilw'th Win'tka Glencoe Gr. Pt. promoting the sale of the War Sav- State .......ovivvinvnnnn. $ .90 $ .90 $ .90 $ .90 $ .90 ings Stamps.. The stamps are on sale | County ................. .62 .62 .62 .62 .62 ytethe postoffice and at the: Danks. | Township ...v..oves earn ress 0 wards SEES S Ja Ramah eos Gol ales ins they will also be placed on sale|vijllage .................. 1.85 1.66 1.95 3.50 . through the various merchants and | Park .......oiiiivvnrnnns .80 .56 71 1.07 «000 oe authorized members of a War Emerg- iSchool ..........cnovvnnn. 3.00 2.96 3.00 3.00 . ency Union committee. The thrift High School.......i..... 2.36 2.36 2.36 2.36 2.36 stamps sell for twenty-five cents, and | Road and Bridge........ .31 .31 .31 31 .31 the value of the stamps will increase. | Qanitary District........ 735 .35 «35 35 35 Mr. Horace Kent Tenney has been | porest Reserve... 02 .02 .02 02 .02 appointed district chairman in pro- . moting their sale in Winnetka, Rate per $100, 1917...... $10.21 $9.74. $10.2. $12.13... $6.51 The third patriotic meeting under Rate per $100, 1916. ..... 10.03 9.28 9.01 10.23 6.13 the auspices of the Winnetka War NOTE--$1.89 goes to governments outside the township. The balance Emergency Union, was held at the Community House last Sunday after- of tax goes to support our schools, local parks, villages and highways. noon. Mr. Horace Kent Tenney, gen- eral chairman of the Union, presided. | Mr. Tenney discussed the activities Workless-Day Set for of the War Emergency Union and . 1; "» spoke of its plans for future war Winnetka Shovel Day work. He urged that the people of Winnetka assist the officers of the Union in keeping their records of the men in service by giving to them news concerning the Winnetka men called into active service. Mr. Tenney spoke of the recrea- tional protection work being done under the auspices of the war org! n- ization, citing the successful parties to the jackies, which are being held William D. McKenzie Réquests the Co-operation of Everyone to Shovel Snow on Monday. Mr. William D. McKenzie, presi- dent of the Village Board, in an an- nouncement to the residents of Win- of the heatless Mondays and assist 3 3: the village officials in having the snow that the War Emergency Union was | shoveled from the walks in Winnetka. ready 9 ein the families of hie | Mr. McKenzie suggests that the peo- RETIN the" service fi every Possib ¢ | ple organize in each block and ap- minded those present at the meeting netka urges them to take advantage WINNETKA WOMEN TO OPEN TEA SHOP FOR DR. BROWN By Mrs. Florence Capron. At the end of two weeks the di- rectors of the Gift Shop feel that the enterprise has been a distinct suc- cess. Several plans are being developed for using the Shop as a center for many other activities which will swell the Dr. Brown Fund for French re- lief work. Oh Saturday.-Eeb 9. Mrs. John N. Ott, who is a member of the Gift Shop board will open a tea room in conjunction with the Shop in the ad- joining room at the Community House. This is to be known as the 98 | Pattison, D. Pattison, | The New Trier teams will meet the | Evanston quintets in a double bill | The result of the game tonight with {their old rivals will decide the fate {of New Trier's teams in the race for | the league honors. The local high school teams won a | double bill from the l.ake Forest | | Academy fives this week. The mem- i bers of the winning teams were E. Moore, Mc- Kenzie, Stone, Roth, Calhoun, Clague, Berry, Holmes, Bulley, Fahey and | Beach. | WINNETKA'S COAL SUPPLY IS CUT BY RECENT STORM The reserve supply of coal in Win- netka has been greatly reduced this week because of the recent snow storms. Schools were opened Mon- day morning, and the local fuel ad- ministrator says he does not believe it will be necessary to have them closed again because of the coal | shortage here. . | "Fuel conditions in Winnetka are now a matter of freight transporta- | tion as the reserve supply of the dealers has been reduced to a mini- mum," H. L. Woolhiser, fuel admin- ing. "No coal was received during the early part of the week owing to snow conditions. Since Wednesday the receipts have been adequate to prevent a real shortage. "The schools resumed work on not anticipated at present." At a meeting of the officials of the] istrator for Winnetka, said this morn- | way, and that in doing so the people through the Union would be fulfill- ing a solemn obligation and privilege, not a charity. ; War gardens will be planted in Winnetka this year according to Mr. Tenney, and the Union will ask the co-operation of everyone in making them a success. He also asked the people to assist in the war work of the Union by taking out a member- ship in the organization with a yearly subscription. Lerchi Enlisted. Another speaker for the afternoon was Sergeant John Lerchi, a brother of Mme. H. Delebecque, who was in service on the western front with a company of Belgian aviators. Ser- geant Lerchi has enlisted in the British Tank Corps, and he is waiting for his call into active service. Dr. H. C. Culbertson of the United States Food Administration, who is one of their representatives in the national campaign to impress upon the people the great need for con- serving foodstuffs, spoke on the con- ditions in this country and in France. Dr. Culbertson urged everyone wheat, sugar, fats and meats. to | assist in the careful conservation of | point one of their number to direct this work. His announcement reads as follows: "January 31, 1918. "To the Residents of Winnetka: "The depth of the snow makes it practically impossible to plow the snow from the sidewalks and the vil- lage is financially unable to do this by hand. Our walks can be cleaned only by the co-operation of the citi- zens: "Organization--Many of our resi- dents are physically unable to clean their walks and there is much vacant property. Fach block or neighbor- hood should organize and appoint a chairman to co-operate with the chairmen of other neighborhoods and blocks in seeing that the walks are shoveled. "Safety--Our children ought not to be compelled to walk in the streets. | Soon automobiles will be in service | again and within a few weeks we may | anticipate a thaw. It is essential, therefore, that this work be done immediately. | "Monday Holidays--I therefore | urge as emphatically as I can all of | our citizens to take advantage of the | Monday holidays for this work. It The program for the afternoon also | ;¢ the duty of every man to get into included two reels of the motion picture, "The Battle of Arras." As] | communication with his neighbors land see that an organization is per- a special feature, pictures of Win-l; 'i.q4 and then TO .SHOVEL: FRENCH DISHES POPULAR WITH WINNETKA OFFICER "Brown Tea Shop" and will be open every afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock. On the opening day both shop and] tea room will be open until 6 o'clock. For the present since Monday is alqf Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bradstreet, 335 "heatless" day, of course everything | Ridge avenue, now will be closed on that day. {colors "somewhere in France," in a There will be music and other spe- recent letter to his family, tells of a cial attractions for .the opening day. |few dainty French dishes offered to The room is to be decorated most| Americans, and of queer dishes be- attractively in old gold and blue, and | coming almost a necessity with him. voung ladies in costume will serve.| "I went to a big city last week with So watch out for the sign of the tea | two brother officers," Lieutenant kettle over the entrance to Com<#| Bradstreet writes. "Such eats as you munity House. | get but a few times in a decade away Saturday, Feb. 9, is also the day | from that always incomparable home- set for a special sale of valentines. | cooking. Queer dishes are becoming There will be appropriate valentines almost a necessity with me now, but for youngsters and for grown-ups. |2 few like snails and chicken heads, I do not yet cry for. I wish I could Itell you more, but the censor for- | bids." |] Tea and wafers will be served in the Shop on Tuesday, Feb. 5, by Mrs. S. H. Greeley, and on Thursday, Feb. 7. tea, a la Ruffee, will be served by | Mrs. M. R.-/Kultchar and Mrs. Mer- RESERVES ATTEND FIRST ritt Starr. OFFICERS' SCHOOL HERE Mrs. Douglas Smith is the chair- man of the Gift Shop board of di- The Battalion Officers' School of rectors. Those assisting are Mrs. | the Illinois Reserve militia met at Merritt Starr, Mrs. John W. Scott, | the Community House last Friday Mrs. Alfred N. Burnham, Mrs. Wil- evening. Captain A. H. Howard of liam C. Boyden, Mrs. John R. Mont- | Company D, Wilmette, talked to the gomery, Mrs. John N. Ott and Mrs.| men on "The Tactical Side of Riot Florence Capron. | Duty." Captain E. H. Cassels of | Glencoe discussed "The Legal Aspects of Riot Duty." netka boys in the service were shown: | Socks Are Needed. Those who have heard the men recently returned from duty or in- spection abroad, realize that socks | seem to be most needed in the way of warm clothing. | RE FIAT ES EE Our men in France, the bluejackets WANTED--REVOLVERS FOR on the ships, the marines in Flanders, OFFICERS OF COMPANY A the engineers, all need warm socks of | good wool, and the American people | must furnish them with socks. | Colt revolvers are needed by the Great care should be taken in mak- | officers of the Winnetka Reserve ing the socks, as the Red Cross re- [Militia company and cannot be pur- quests the chapters to have the socks | chased owing to the fact that the made so that they will not hurt the | government has taken over the Colt "Catch Basins--The village will promptly open the catch basins when the need for drainage arises. "WILLIAM D. McKENZIE, "President." feet. ! Winnetka has done. remarkable | work in the way of knitting, and the appeal for socks has not been in vain. Socks are coming in, well made | and ready to wear. I The knitting machines are turning | them out. quickly and well done, but in cases where they are sent to the (Continued on page two) Manufacturing Company. Patriotic citizens who have Colt revolvers are hereby earnestly requested to loan them to the Winnetka company for the duration of the war. Notify Captain H. P. Clarke, 958 Spruce street, v;ho will have your Colt inspected and if accepted will give receipt for same and be responsi- ble for its care and return to you. HEY RETRACTS; WINNETKA MAN DROPS SLANDER SUIT The $25,000 slander suit brought by Harold Ickes of Winnetka, against Jacob A. Hey was dismissed this week when the case was called before | Superior Judge McKinley. Hey is-| sued a statement denying the truth | of remarks alleged to have been made | by him. Hey in 1915 was alleged to have accused Ickes then backing Raymond | Robins for United States senator, of | attempting to disrupt the Chicago! Republican organization. : Receives Commission. Dr. Frank C. Farmer has received! his commission as first lieutenant, and is making preparations in busi- ness, for an early call. His nephew, Corporal J. N. Farmer is with the | U. S. Signal Corps in France. It was announced this officers of the reserve militia that men joining the north shore com- panies at the present time can go into the Illinois Volunteer Training Corps, which does not require active service in the reserves. week by SECRET SERVICE SLEUTHS TO ENFORCE COAL ORDERS Federal secret service agents were in Winnetka on Monday looking for violations of the Monday closing or- Whether they had found any violators in Winnetka of the second der. | fuelless Monday has nat been an- nounced. No effort was made in Winnetka to prosecute any who failed to ob- serve the fuelless orders last week, but the hint was given out this week that no further leniency would be shown, although it is believed only willful violators will be punished. . | | | | Lieutenant Dudley Bradstreet, son | during the first registration. 185 MEN CALLED BY LOCAL DRAFT BOARD Members of the Exemption Board Call Men of First Class for Physical Tests. EVERY MAN WILL SERVE Limited and General Military Classes for Those Examined. Members of the local exemption board decided last week that exam- linations to test the physical fitness of 185 registrants placed in class one will be held in the Masonic hall, third floor of the Brown building, 1159 Wil- mette avenue, between 9 a. m. and 12 noon of today and tomorrow. Notices were mailed to the regis- trants affected Friday and Saturday of last week so that they would reach the men five days before examination, as decreed by instructions from the office of the provost marshal general. The men in class one are mainly unmarried or are married men who asked to be so classified. Under the new classification few men will escape service, even if they are physically defective. According to the 'regulations the board of medical examiners shall determine whether the registrant is physically qualified for general or limited mili- tary service. This means that if a registrant is found not fit for general military service he may be held for limited service and forced to perform «such duties as may be designated by the War Department through the pro- vost marshal general. Instructions to the board are that those found qualified for general military service shall be designated on the card with a cross in front of the name, while those fitted only for Hrrted=service shall fiave @ retiree inscribed before the name. By this Monday, and another shut-down is method it will be easy for the board members by looking through their files to pick out the men qualified for the various classes. Dr. Milton R. Barker has been placed on the board of examining physicians, which will be the same as The office of re-examining physician has serving with the | een done away with, all re-examin- ing being done by an advisory medi- cal board appointed by the governor. The advisory medical board for this district is located at the St. Joseph's hospital, Chicago. The physical test will not be as ardubus as under the first: examina- tion for it will not be a case of the survival of only the perfect. Limits of heights and weights have been changed and persons with faulty vis- ion will be placed in the limited serv- |ice ranks and assigned to such duty as they are fitted to perform. A per- son in class one to be exempted for physical reasons will practically have to be an incurable invalid. One hundred men will be examined today and eighty-five men will be examined tomorrow. Provost Marshal General Crowder has ruled that men disqualified for general military service, but qualified for limited or special military service will be inducted into military service only when a special or specific call for men of this class is made. Another call for selective troops has been indefinitely postponed, ac- cording to Washington reports, pend- ing developments that will make it necessary or possible to have more men in service at home and abroad. The only men now liable to imme- diate call are the men who have been accepted in the first draft and not yet summoned to camp. These men will be summoned to camp some time after February 15. The Senate Committee at Washing- ton announced this week that legis- lation, to provide for the registration of youths attaining the age of 21 years since June 5, and for the classi- fication of men married after May 18, 1917, is being considered. Noe Transferred. Paul Noe has just been transferred to the U. S. Armed Guard as first * class gun pointer. He expects to leave some time next month for ac- tive duty in France. =