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A Clean Newspaper for a Clean Community Voi. XII, NO, 21 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1923 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS FREE BUS RIDES NEW TRIER DAY New Trier Commercial Club And North Shore Line Provide Service LEAVE THREE TOWNS Committee Also Plans Other New Features Free transportation to Gross Point, the scene of the New Trier Day pro- gram on August 23, will be provided by the New Trier Commercial association, which is leaving no stone unturned to make the day ome of the biggest that the north shore has ever seen. Several motor coaches, used by the North Shore Electric between Wilmette and Highland Park, have been hired for the day, it was announced this week. The bus line service will be in constant operation all through the afternoon and evening of New Trier Day. Coaches will leave Wilmette, Winnetka and Glencoe for the grove, and the grove for the various villages, every hour. At Wilmette the motor buses will leave from Wilmette avenue. Elm street and Linden avenue will be the Winnetka station for the coach service, and the corner of Park and Vernon avenues will be used as the stopping place for the big machines at Glencoe. Line Co-operates Through the courtesy of the North Shore Line these roomy and comfort- able coaches were made available to the New Trier Commercial association at a nominal rental charge. All bus ser- vice to and from the grounds will be absolutely free, say members of the ex- ecutive committee. General chairman John J. Moran and his helpers have not been idle during the past week. Under their direction plans for the widely heralded event have been further. developed and polished. New features have been provided for and details of older plans have been worked out. Plan Trap Shooting One of the new features which is be- ing considered by the committee is a trap shooting exhibition. Some of the local gun clubs have expressed their willingness to co-operate in the scheme. The exhibition, if it is found feasible, will be held in a field adjacent to the grove in order to remove any possibility of danger to participants in the day's program. Although those in charge have not definitely decided what teams will be asked to play in the ball game in the afternoon, it is rumored that.two of the strongest nines on the north shore are being considered. Additional emphasis is being placed on the children's program. According to those who have charge of this part of the program there will be a flag pa- rade and other surprises, including a dog and pony show, free eats and drinks and lots of things with which to play. Here's an Apperson that Holds a Climbing Record What might have been a serious auto accident was almost precipitated last Thursday when Mrs. Henry W. Silk, 637 Garland avenue, Winnetka, drove her car over a three-foot curb in a mo- ment of excitement. Mrs. Silk was driving west on Win- netka avenue. As she approached Essex road she saw a truck coming on that street. Thinking that a collision was imminent she switched her machine toward the curb--three feet in height at this spot. The car, an Apperson, climbed the curb while the truck turned into Winnetka avenue. No one was injured in the accident. The truck belonged to the Morgan Grocery company, Evanston. Carleton College Man to Address Church Tomorrow Rev. A. D. Stauffacher, a member of the faculty of Carleton college, North- field, Minn., will speak at the Winnetka Congregational church Sunday morning, August 5, on the topic, "Marks of a Modern Christian." Miss Mabel Mac- Murtrie, contralto, will sing the follow- ing numbers: "The Earth is the Lord's," by Lynes, and "His Eye Is on the Spar- row," by Gabriel. At the organ Miss Marion Lazier will play, as a prelude, "At Twilight," by Stebbens, "Offertory," by Agate, and "Postlude," by Clark. After today Dr. Stauffacher will be living at 565 Willow street in the home of Norman K. Anderson. He will be glad to give any possible parish service to those who will call him at his home, Winnetka 432. SOON RECOVER Wilcox, wealthy Chicago in- surance broker who fractured his fifth cervical vertebra at the Winnetka bath- ing beach on July 20, is recovering rap- idly, according to reports from the Ev- anston hospital, where he was taken im- mediately after the accident. Wilcox was diving from the 12 foot high dive at the end of the pier at the community beach. In doing a fancy turn he dived too deep, striking a sand bar and fracturing one of his vertebrae. He was taken {from the water in a stunned condition by John Dewar, youthful swimmer who was standing nearby at the time of the fatal dive. Although authorities at the Evanston hospital did not know just how soon Wilcox would be fully recovered, they were quite pleased with the progress he is making. MANY ENTER IN AUGUST TOURNEY Large Field Makes Flights Necessary Four Unusual interest in the qualifying rounds of the August Class tournament was displayed at the Winnetka Play- field association golf course this week. So many entered that it will be neces- sary to divide the field into four flights. Matches which must be played on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 4 and 5, are: Class A E. Nelson (4) vs. P. Kreger (8), -L. Hayes (8) vs. DePau, Jr, (12), =. .H. Wilson™ (12) "vs. "E. Brochu (14), E. Green (12) vs. C. Kreger (16), G. Fahey (4) vs. A. Tilroe (8), A. Wood (8) vs. P. Noe (12), W. Lockridge (10) vs. F. Richardson, Jr. (14), and Roy Nelson (10) vs. O. Fossum (7). Class B Eastman (18) vs. P. Borncamp (15), E. E. Brown (14) vs. J. P. Gillies (16), F. H. Young (17) vs. A. Gallager (14), D. H. Ball (18) vs. R. Stoddard. (18), A. Thorsen (18) vs. C. H. Wise (20), M. Bettin® (15) vs. H. S. Patton F. Ellis (14). vs. IL. C. France" (14), and J. Dunlap (15) vs. C. H. Smith (15). Class C J. Bradstreet (14) vs. D. C. Mills (18), F. Radmer (18) vs. W. Wildman (22); W. Ingram (18) vs. F. Loco (22), F. V. Gargan (22) vs. L. M. Stoddard (20), J. Kloepfer (18) vs. J. A. Daven- port (18), B. Blow (22) vs. R. A. Wol- cott (19), E. Flynn (18) vs. Phil Runn- feldt (20), and F. Stoddard (22) vs. A. V. Horsman (14). Class D W. Laing (30) vs. V. Cunnyngham (30), H. A. Wampler (20) vs. Frank Gay- (26), F. Luensman (25) vs.. W. Quinby (25), and E. E. Ellis a bye. Attention is called to the fact that only members of the Playfield Associa- tion are eligible to these matches and any contestants named who have not paid their dues of one dollar should do so before starting their matches. These can be paid to the starter at the first tee. MAKE BEACH ACCESSIBLE At the last meeting of the Winnetka village council the village manager was authorized to install a sidewalk at the end of Spruce street, east of Sheridan road. The walk is to connect with the public stairway leading down to the lake and is designed to make the beach more accessible to Winnetka residents. "Make This Your Home!" When a man's homeless that's what his more fortunate friend says to him. But what friend could offer so complete a home as the one described below? FOR SALE--NEW SIX ROOM frame Colonial. Glazed and heated sun and sleeping porches; dressing room, bath with built-in tub and shower. Ice-box and other built-in features. Steam heat. Large attic. Corner lot 75x185. East of tracks; 4 blocks to Hubbard Woods station. $19,500. $6,500 will handle. Gilbert D. Johnson & Brother 352 Park Ave. Glencoe. 564 Lincoln Ave. Winnetka. Want Ads Are Often True Friends (14), VILLAGE WORKS ON POOR ROADS Plans to Resurface Nine Strips of Macadam Paved Street WORK ALREADY BEGUN Property Owners and Village Bear Cost In accordance with the plan adopted a year ago in regard to the resurfacing of macadam streets in Winnetka, the village department of public works has announced a schedule which it intends to follow in making necessary street sur- face improvement. Nine strips of road are to be repaired in the near future and other sections may be resurfaced as time goes on. When the question of road repair came up a year ago a plan was adopted by the village which provided for the proper maintenance of macadam streets tor present day traffic. According to the plan the cost of resurfacing the streets was to be borne by the property owners and the village. The portion of the cost of the re- surfacing work which is carried by the village 1s paid out of the vehicle tax income. The plan proposes periodic patching of the roads by a regular patrol system, and avoids the necessity of re- placing the present streets with expen- sive concrete base pavements. According to village authorities, the response of property owners to the re- quest of village for resurfacing this year has 'with id ually hearty sup- port. Pri ty owners on more than 8 per cent of the frontage to be worked have agreed. to bear their part of the burden a The list @¢f which are to re- ceive the attgntion of the road mechanics is: if Oak street, from the railroad to Sheri- dan road; North avenue, from the rail- road to Sheridan road; Green Bay road, from North avenue to the village limits; Provident avenue, from Cherry to Wil- low; Ash street. from Provident to Rose- wood ; Cherry street, from Provident to Glendale; Cherry street, from the rail- road to Sheridan road; Bryant avenue, from North avenue to Humboldt, and Ridge avenue, from Cherry to Hill road. AUTHORITIES REMIND PEOPLE OF WEED LAW Winnetka village authorities are wag- ing a campaign against weeds and have appealed to Winnetka residents to help in the warfare. In asking the co-opera- tion of the citizens the authorities are reminding them of the village ordinance, passed last April, declaring it to be un- lawful for any person, owning a vacant lot within 20 feet of a building occu- pied as a residence, to allow weeds to grow to a height of more than 10 inches. According to the ordinance any per son who is the owner or occupant of any property abutting on any street or avenue must keep the weeds down on such property. Failure to comply with this ruling within five days after noti- fication by a village officer will be con- strued as violation of this section, says the ordinance. A fine of $10 is the punishment pre- scribed by the ordinance for a violation of. its sections. It is also pointed out that for every day that weeds are al- lowed to stand, after notification, separ- ate and distinct charges may be brought against the people concerned. President of Playfield Heads "South Paw" Considerable excitement has aroused by the proposed "South tournament which the Winnetka Play- field association will hold Sunday morn- ing, Aug. 12, at 8:30 o'clock. An entry card is now on the club bulletin board and indications are that at least fifteen will tee off in this unique affair. It will be medal play handicap and all left handed players are asked to compete. The list of entries is headed by the presi- dent of the Playfield association. List been Paw" CRABB FINED $200 ; James Crabb, Wilmette builder, was fined $200 for a violation of the Wil- mette zoning ordinance, in the police court of magistrate Byron A. Nelson last week. He was charged with failure to secure a permit to utilize some vacant lots for the storage of lumber and other kinds of building material. CHICAGO "BLUECOATS" SHAKEN IN ACCIDENT A car load of Chicago policemen were badly shaken up when the automobile in which they were riding was run into a machine driven by Mrs. Walter W. Doerr, 389 Sunset road, Winnetka, Tuesday. The Chicago '"bluecoats" were return- ing in an Essex touring car from Fort Sheridan, where they had gone to de- liver a deserter captured in Chicago. As they were moving down Elder lane they came opposite the Doerr driveway. Mrs. Doerr, who was driving a Dodge sedan, struck the Essex as she attempted to turn into the drive from Elder lane. Both cars were almost wholely wrecked in the collision and the oc- cupants of the police auto were severe- ly cut and bruised. Mrs. Doerr was injured by the accident. ALLES PLAT IS TURNED DOWN Village Council Refuses to Approve Tract A petition for the approval of the Alles plat, a forty-acre tract west of Winnetka and south of Willow street, was rejected at a recent meeting of the Winnetka village council after the judici- ary committee had reported unfavorably on the request. Some time ago, when the plat was first proposed to the village, a group of property owners appeared to oppose the granting of the petition. The opposition was based on the grounds that the Alles tract was too low for the location of healthful homes. It was also suggested that the approval of a plat in this vicini- ty would increase the price of land in the neighborhood of the forest preserve, making it almost imposible for the.park 5 | board to purchase the land necessary for the completion of the Skokie park. At that time the question was sub- mitted to the judiciary committee of the council. Briefs were submitted by both sides in the argument. Those who wished approval of the tract held that the council did not have the power to refuse to approve a plat which con- formed in every respect to the village requirements. On the opposite side of the argument the briefs held that the council possessed discretionary power and was not obliged to approve the plat. Because the village council believed that it did have discretionary power, it refused to approve the Alles tract, it was stated: TRY TO MAKE STATION DRIVE ONE-WAY STREET Negotiations between Winnetka village officials and the Chicago and North- western Railway company have been started in an effort to persuade the rail- road to make West Station drive a one- |, way street from 4:30 to 6:30 every eve- ning. The drive is under the jurisdic- tion of the railroad and all orders con- cerning it must come from that source, although the village can co-operate in carrying out the company's wishes. If the negotiations are successful, automobiles will enter the drive from Oak street and leave on Elm street be- tween the hours designated. It is thought that such an order would greatly relieve traffic congestion. Our Auto Section On page 17 of this issue of The Winnetka Talk you will find the first page of the Automobile Section. This new feature of the paper will be continued throughout the year and will appear in the first issue of each month. Turn to page 17 and beyond for the latest auto news concerning the local industry. ROBINSON TO BE SPORT OFFICIAL Veteran Coach Will Be Ref- eree and Starter at Water Carnival EXPECT LARGE CROWD Gonser Says Affair Will Be Best Yet Winnetka's second annual water car- nival will surpass its predecessor both in the number of contestants and in the quality of the entertainment, according to a statement made this week by beach master Thomas A. Gonser. The carni- val will be held at the Winnetka beach on Sunday, August 12, at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon. First Carnival Success If the carnival lives up to what has been promised for it--and present plans indicate that it will--it will have to be even better than the aquatic display that was staged last year at the community beach under the able direction of Gonser. More than 1,000 Winnetka citizens turned out to view the carnival a year ago. The Winnetka water carnivals are sponsored by the Winnetka Park board. A good omen for the success of the affair is the announcement of the con- sent of Tom Robinson, the veteran coach of Northwestern university, to act as starter and referee. Tom Robinson has turned out more championship swimming teams in the last twelve years than any other coach in the Big Ten conference. He is rated as one of the best swimming instructors in the country. fin Has Feature Events In this year's list of events there are some outstanding features. In one of them, married and unmarried men will engage in an old-time tug-of-war to see whether the youngsters or the older fellows are the better off. N D South Winnetka will have a work off a little rivalry in a push contest. There will also be | championship races for men and for women, and one event, the relay, will de- cide the championship of the north shore. Glencoe, Winnetka, Kenilworth and Wilmette will have teams entered in the race. Which one will win? There are nineteen different swim- ming events scheduled on the program for the second annual carnival. Some of the races have been restricted to boys under a certain age, others will be open to girls only, and still .others will be open to all comers. Director Gonser asks those who expect to enter the com- petition to send their entries to him at the Winnetka office of McGuire & Orr. The list of events follows: Program of Events 1. 25 Yard Race (Boys under 12). 2. 25 Yard Race (Girls under 12). ». Finnish Sack Fight. 4. Distance Swim--Men (Winnetka Championship). 5. Water Basketball. 6. 40 Yard Relay (Girls 12-15). I 50 Yard Relay (Boys 12-15). 9. 0. Canoe Race (Open to North Shore). Umbrella Race (Open). 1 Fancy Diving (Open to North Shore). 11. Life Saving Exhibition Contest (Open). 12. 100 Yard Breast Stroke (Open). 13. Father and Child Race (Father swims 40 yards, child swims 10 yards). 14. Canoe Tilting (Open to North Shore). 15. Distance Swim--Women (Win- netka Championship). 16. Tug of War (Married Men vs. Single). 17. Relay (North Shore Championship --Glencoe, Kenilworth, Wilmette and Winnetka). 18. Tub Race (Open). 19. Push Ball Contest (North Win- ngtka vs. South Winnetka; Elm Street is the dividing line). Tom Robinson, Starter and Referee. President to Announce New Zoning Board Members In accordance with the ruling passed at the last session of the village council providing for the reorganization of the zoning board of appeals, the president of the village has announced that he will appoint the five members at the next meeting of the council on August 7. The ordinance was passed to con- form with a law recently passed by the state legislature abolishing all present boards of appeal and providing for an increase in the membership of such boards from three to five. The discretionary power of the boards is also extended in the application of zoning ordinances.