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» » A 1 5 ~ 3 « . ot 2 INN KA A Clean Newspaper for a Clean Community EEKLY TA LK VOL. XII, NO. 18 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1923 EIGHTEEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS SPEEDER FINES HIT HIGH SPOTS Police Bag Many 40-Milers on Mad Career Along Sheridan Road ONE HANDED $125, ETC. Peterson Launches War on Fast Drivers Winnetka is after the speeders. If you don't believe it, go to police head- quarters and glance over the lists. Yes, and the fines are big too. They have to be to keep pace with the size of the of- fences, it would appear. Francis Keirman, 325 Fullerton Place, Chicago, was fined $125 and costs on two charges by justice Byron A. Nel- son this week. Keirman was going over 60 miles an hour when he was arrested by motorcyclist Ottone. He got $100 for that. Then he refused to come to the police station and Ottone had to drag him out of his car. His rebellion cost him another $25. : James Minotto, son-in-law of Louis Swift and wealthy resident of Lake For- est, was another speeder who had to come down to earth. He thought he could go more than 45 miles an hour through the village, but the police and the judge thought otherwise. He was fined $35 and costs. W. J. Carlton tried to race on Sher- idan road. He was winning when he hit 55 miles an hour, but he couldn't beat the fast moving Ottone. The es- capade cost him $50 and costs. Her- man Peterson, a Chicago resident, paid $25 and costs for exceeding 38 miles an hour on Sheridan road. J. W. Miller, another Chicago resident, drew a $25 fine for a similar offense. Even the ladies speed. Alice Mason, Chicago, convinced herself that her ma- chine could do 40 per. Her satisfaction cost her $35 and costs. . Al Ebert, Glen- coe taxi driver, drives a good machine. It, too, will hit 40. That cost him $25 and costs--but that's not all. Ebert also drew a $10 fine for not having a chauf- feur's license. Patrolman Johannsen added another name to the list of traffic offenders. He arrested Albert Hillinger for driving over the curb stone at the corner of Gage street and Linden avenue. The fine was $5 and costs. And then there was one other catch. Chief Peterson and motorcylist Ottone caught a fish--a pickerel. But it was worth only $10 and costs, for it only slightly exceeded the speed limit. The name of the offender was H. Pickerel, 6344 Lakewood avenue, Chicago. He Was arrested at 12:35 a. m., July 7. Some fish! Chief Peterson says if there's any joke in speeding through Winnetka it's got to be on the person who does the speed- ing. It's serious business for the police and they are determined to put an end to the wanton disregard of traffic rules. Practically all of the offenders are non- residents of the village, it is stated. South Shore Girl Wins Contest at Indian Hill Miss Josephine Morse, of South Shore, defeated Miss Marjorie Russell, of La Grange, and won the junior champion- ship of the Women's Western Golf as- sociation Thursday morning at the In- dian Hill Golf club. For the past week Indian been the scene of the matches to Hecide the championship. Semi-final 'matches in the play were run off Wed- mnesday morning. Miss Morse defeated Miss Florence Brown of Edgewood, 7 and 5, and Miss Russell won from Miss Eva May Johnson of Skokie. A nine-hole putting contest was held Tuesday, Miss Morse winning the play- off of a tie from Miss Russell by one stroke. They tied at 21. The prize Ye- verted to Miss Russell, however, as Miss Morse had won one trophy. Play to decide the Chicago champion- ship will be held at Midlothian next week. This event will be followed by the Milwaukee tournament. Hill has Make Alterations On Co-Operative Market Extensive alterations are being made on the store building occupied by the Co-operative Grocery and Market, 722 Elm street. The front of the store is being extended ten feet to the sidewalk. When completed the front will be entirely of steel. As soon as this work is done the interior of the shop will be remodeled, mak- ing the quarters more modern and more convenient for the conduct of the rapidly growing business. MO BREAKS RECORD HE BATHING BEACH Monday, July 9, was the breaking day at the Winnetka beach. It is said by those in charge of the beach that more than 500 people were accommodated during the afternoon alone. This is the largest number that has been listed on the beach books this year. If Monday broke the record for at- tendance, Wednesday also crashed a record. The temperature of the water on that date was 70 degrees, the high- est that it has been this year. On the previous Monday the temperature had registered 69 degrees. The cool- est temperature that has been taken to date is 55 degrees. This reading was taken on June 28, two weeks after the formal opening of the Win- netka beach. A new feature has been added to the beach playground facilities this year in the shape of a pair of boxing gloves. Regular boxing matches are staged every night, it is announced. CHURCH GIVES SUMMER PLANS Minnesota Pastors to Preach in Village Sunday morning, July 15, Rev. James A. Richards, the pastor, will preach for the last time at the Winnetka Con- gregational church before leaving for his vacation at Bridgton, Maine. During the period of his absence the church has arranged an attractive series of summer services, with the following schedule. Sunday morning services from July 22 to August 26, niclusive, will be con- ducted by the Rev. A. B. Stauffacher. Services on September 2 and 9 will be ander the direction of Rew Oscar Helming. : Mr. Stauffacher is a minister in North- field, Minnesota, and Mr. Helming, a teacher at Carlton College in the same city. While preaching here Mr. Stauf- facher will be available for any pastoral service that he can render and for a large part of his sojourn will be resident in the village. Both of these preachers have been in the Congregational church pulpit before and have been very favor- ably received. Especial plans have been made for the music during the summer and some of the regular soloists will be at the ser- vices each week. THIRTY GIRLS TO LEAVE FOR MICHIGAN TUESDAY Tomorrow will see the return of a number of Winnetka boys from "Chief" Davies' camp at Lake Hamlin, Michigan. On the following Tuesday a group of Winnetka girls, under the care of Mrs. Eloise Wortley, will leave for the sum- mer camp near Ludington. Word that has been received from the returning boys indicate that the camp- ing weather has been ideal, and that the camp itself is all that a summer camp should be. At the present time improvements and enlargements on the camp buildings are being made. The kitchen is one of the buildings being ren- ovated. The girls leaving for the camp will go by way of Milwaukee, where they take a Pere Marquette steamer for Lud- ington. In spite of the fact that more than thirty girls are making the trip, it was found impossible to take all the girls who desired to go. This necessity is regretted by the directors of the camp, but is unavoidable because of the housing limitations. Here is a list of girls who will leave Tuesday with Mrs. Wortley: Mabel Anderson, Frances Esther Beard, Helen Brown, Susan Burlingham, Florence Burnham, Ruth Copeland, Virginia DeLay, Joy Fairman, Doris Ferry, Mary Forrest, Ethel Hale, Mary Hill, Jean Markley, Olga Mangel, Janet Marshall, Elisabeth Parker, Miri- am Peabody, Frances Ranney, Jean Snell, Margaret Sterrett, Margaret Stultz, Lois Truesdale, Ethel Thomas, Margaret Whipple, Sally Windes, Dor- othy Dickinson, Leoni Mills, Elisabeth McKinney, Katherine Roach. Anderson WHO LOST MESH BAG? A lady's mesh bag has been found by the police department. According to Chief Peterson the bag contains a bunch of keys and a single key to a safe de- posit box. The police say that the bag may be secured by proper identification at the station. record. ABANDON EFFORT T0 PAVE STREET Council Not Going to Pave Hubbard Woods Roads Because of the reductions granted to a considerable number of objectors tof the special assessments providing fo the widening and paving of Linden ave-{&j nue and Gage street in Hubbard Woods, [§ the Winnetka village council has been forced to dismiss the proceedings, say|a& members of the council. According to this declaration these streets will have to remain unpaved for the present time. The improvement was proposed by the Board of Local Improvement of the vil- lage at the petition of a large majority of property owners in the Hubbard Woods business district. The type of pavement to be laid was selected only after a conference with representatives of the property owners. When the proceedings were in court, however, say the village authorities, a considerable number of property owners were successful in securing a reduction of approximately 30 per cent in their as- sessments. This would make it necessary for the village to make up a total de- ficit of some $20,000 if paving the pro- ject were to be carried through with the reductions allowed. Under thesa circungstances the vil- lage council decided that it would be en- tirely unfair to the community as a whole to put such an expense on the gencral fund, even were the municipal fund adequate. The council also decided that unless the co-operation of the bene- fited property owners can be secured in bearing their proper share of assess- ment, the streets will have to remain in their present deplorable condition. If the project had received the proper co-operation, it is said, work on the lay- ing of the forty foot concrete roads would have begun this summer and would probably have been finished by fall. The project called for six blocks of paving which would have formed part of the through traffic route. Those in- terested in the proposition say that it would have been very beneficial to the Hubbard Woods business district. $ RAPID PROGRESS ON C. H. PROJECT Addition at Center to be Un- der Roof Soon The first roof trusses for Com- munity House addition have been laced during the past week. There has been a delay of some two or three weeks in construction, owing to the necessity of waiting for this steel. All the material is now on the ground, however, and the contractor expects to make rapid progress from this time forward. A large portion of the building walls are already erected, all foundations are in, the heating boilers have been placed, and the old boilers removed from thh basement of the church building. The water and sewer con- nections and much of the heavy plumbing work has been completed A large amount of material is on the ground, and Arthur S. Coffin, the architect, estimates that the building will be completely closed in by August 15. The work of plastering, laying floors, etc., will thereafter go for- ward very rapidly. it is expected. Are you the right party? If you are, then take this offer and live in a gilt- edged summer resort. RENTAL FOR RENT -- AUGUST 1 TO Sep. 15, 7 rm. house. Sun and sleeping porches. Beautiful wooded lot. $150 per month. Less to right party. HEINSEN & CLARK, INC. 556 Center St. Winnetka 254 WINNETKA DON'T MISS the CLASSIFIED ADS "THE GOOD AMERICAN" CHURCH SCHOOL TOPIC During the month of July and continu- ing until August 12, a special summer session of Ainnetka Congregational pi Kindergarten age : oe Sn 2 held a o'clock on pil rn" ' € ect ig "The Good 10RD, erits of le§sons which aim ON Christian _citi- D sin_ children." Mrs. Wersted has Ktghts Miss Harriet Childs, Wyroh *T. Harshaw, Ms. Davies Hs" Ida aMrtin, Miss Margaret Sterrett, Mrs. Joseph E. Winterbotham, Mrs. Edward Wisdom, and Mrs. Charles H. Wise. LOCAL BOY HAS HIGH CAMP RANK Ralph Ransome Is Popular at Camp Roosevelt Ralph Ransome, 545 Lincoln avenue, Winnetka, is making a splendid record at Camp Roosevelt, the national boys' training camp near LaPorte, Indiana, according to word received from the camp this week. The summer school division, of which Ralph is a member, has been in operation for just one week, and during that time Ralph's instructors report that his grades have been high, his military standing creditable, and he is exceedingly popular not only among the officers, but with the boys in his di- vision as well. With the arrival on Monday, July 9, of the Junior and R. O. T. C. divisions of the camp, life as a Roosevelt rookie hegan in earnest. Swimming, athletics, military drill, "Y" entertainments, in- struction in first aid, health and hygiene, were included in the program. Two carloads of Belgian horses have "just arrived and will be in readiness for the campers when the full quota arrives. Wood-working and machine shops are in full operation, and every branch of activity is ready for the very best life in the open for the six hundred lads who are assembled at the camp. Many boys who were unable to come for the entire summer are registering for the second period, which begins on July 30. During the second period, in- terest is increased in swimming and athletic meets and various kinds of matches, and boys who are at all in- clined toward sports have unusually good chances to win honors. Camp Roosevelt is open to any clean, healthy boy ten years of age and upward. Applications should be sent direct to Camp Roosevelt, Indiana. Chamber of Commerce and Property Owners to Meet A special meeting of the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce will be held on July 25 to consider the proposed Center street development project. A meeting of the Chamber was held Wednesday, but because .of the slight turnout lit- tle business was transacted. The Center street plan, which was proposed by the Chamber of Commerce, provides for the development of * the street from Spruce to Fig streets. In spite of the fact that the project was thought to be of benefit to the various business districts, a considerable body of property owners along the route objected to the plan. Accordingly the plan has been at a standstill for some time. Before the Chamber of Commerce meets again to consider the matter, the property owners will go into a special session next Wednesday night. It is probable that some sort of a compro- mise measure will come out of the two sessions. Officers of the Chamber of Commerce are anxious for a large turn- out a week from Wednesday. Glenview in Third Place in Golf Club Tournament Glenview Golf club ranks the highest of the local clubs in the North Shore Inter-Club league, maintaining itself in third place following Onwentsia and Ex- moor. Indian Hill ranks fifth in the list and Skokie seventh. The standing of all the clubs Thurs- day was as follows: W. L. 5 Pts. EXthoOr: ooo da 13 5 13 Onwentsia cu... 12 6 12 Glen View, ou sw reies 12 6 12 Bob o' Link i... £420 12 7 11 Indian Hill ico oai: 9 9 9 Evanston "coats 6 12 6 Skokie ammo var vrire 5 13 5 Westmoreland ........ 4 14 4 SAY ASSESSOR DID GOOD JOB Township Assessor Submits Quadrennial Re-valuation of All Real Estate REPORT IS EQUITABLE Governing Bodies to Check Up on Reductions The Township Assessor has recently completed a most arduous task, that of compiling the 1923 quadrennial re-valua- tion of real estate for taxation purposes in New Trier township. Under the state law, every four years the assessed valu- ation of real estate is revised by' the local assessor and these assessed values form the basis for general taxes paid during the following four years. The state law provides that the assessed value used for taxation purposes shall be 50 per cent of the full cash value of the property. ! Because of the rapid development of property in the township in the last few years, the work of preparing the quadrennial re-valuation has become .a tremendous task and one which warrants the full time services of an assessor the year around. The Township Asses- sor is paid by the authorities of Cook County and it is not possible to secure the necessary funds to provide a full time assessor for the work. The Town- ship therefore depends on the part time service of some public spirited citizen who is able and willing to give a por- tion of his time to this work at a very nominal salary. The present assessor is George R. Harbaugh, of Wilmette. Getting Data Real Task Before the assessor can make up his roll of assessed values for presentation to the County Board of Assessors, he must secure dependable data as to the real or cash value of every piece of real estate in the township. Believing that the assessment of real estate for taxation is a most important duty and that the work should be thoroughly done, the governing bodies of the several villages have assisted the assessor by employing local real estate experts to compile vatu- ation of land and improvemnts for the use of the assessor in his work. These valuations were submitted to the town- ship assessor several weeks ago and were used by him as the basis for his schedule of assessed values. The valuations prepared for the as- sessor were most carefully compiled hy real estate men familiar with property in the township. The aim has been to provide a fair and equitable basis which would serve to equalize taxes on all property in the several villages. The need for equalization was made apparent by a study of the tax roll made last year which showed many serious omis- sions and a great variation in assessed values between properties of similar lo- cation and market price. : (Continued on Page 8) Five Building Permits Include Two New Homes Five building permits issued this week by Erwin Dames, superintendent of pub~ lic works, authorized the construction of new buildings valued at $33,470. The largest permit of the week was granted to R. W. Zimmerman. He will build a $17,000 two-story brick and stucco dwelling on Lake lane. A per- mit for a $15,000 house was issued to D. D. Fennell to build a two-story frame and shingle residence at 222 Essex road. Permits for alterations and additions were received by Andrew Hostnick, 890 Willow street; Paul Potter, 570 Haw- thorne road, and A. E. Tilroe, 978 Oak street. Fire Department Called to Help Little Prisoner When the small son of Mrs. John H. Mathison, 84 Abbottsford road, became accidently locked in the bathroom last Thursday he very naturally began to cry. His mother unable to get the pris- oner out of "jail" very sensibly sent in an emergency call to the fire department. When the big truck arrived on the scene the little fellow was speedily rescued by a big fireman who climbed in through the window of his "cell." NEW "A AND P" MANGER J. H. Leonard is the new manager of the Atlantic and Pacific store on Kenil- worth .avenue. Mr. Leonard, who comes from a Chicago store, takes the place of R. Russell who left for Detroit some time ago.