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PES) - 7 Winnetka, I11. "WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK A Clean Neuspaper for a Clean Community VOL. XIV, NO. 1 ; WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1925 TWENTY-TWO PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS BIG CLEAN-UP FQ Political Pot Boils at's ad 8 * LL a. a hh NV CAUCUS BRINGS [Movie Aspirants, Bound for Fame, VERBAL BATTLE But Cops Demus | Hollywood, Cal. isn't very close to| Park Board is Stormy Petrel | Kenosha, Wis., and it isn't much closer | F D P [to Winnetka. But Virginia Rockfist, 19 as rroes Decry urchase | years old, and Mary Slivon, 20 years of Skokie Tract |old, both of Kenosha, felt quite satisfied | with their day's progress toward the | Mecca of the film folk when they ar- [rived in our village late Wednesday eve- RESOLUTION IS ISSUE ning | They were on their way to become [movie actresses, they told Patrolman iidward Cummings, who {ound them Body Endorses Nominees for asleep on the benches in the ladies rest : room of the Chicago and North Western Village Offices | railroad station. Kd felt a bit bashful about entering their boudoir, as they had removed their shoes and hats and In the course of a short but heated ses- | otherwise made themselves comfortable sion of the annual Village caucus, held at | for the night, but duty is duty, and he the Community House Wednesday eve-| was forced to rout them out and take ning of this week, resolutions endorsing |them to the police station. The railroad the policies of the present village ad-|station is no lodging house, he was ministration and a ticket composed of | forced to contend. the present officers as its choice for the| As the police could not comprehend election to be held in April, were adopt- | how the girls could get to Hollywood ed. I he only change made was the sub- on 75 cents, a powder-puff and a lipstick, stitution of Mrs. Carrie B. Prouty for| hey communicated with the Kenosha Roswell Mason, retiring Library trus- | quthorities, and the two fair travelers tee. were shipped back to their native town At the close of the meeting the peti- on the last North Shore line electric tion to nominate the village officers for |traih of the evening. The Kenosha reelection with the exception of the | police promised to greet them upon ar- Park Commissioners, was signed by those | rival with a brass band and a recepiion present. The present Park Commission- | committee. ers were endorsed by the caucus how- | ever. Fight on 8th Article The amendment to the resolution, which caused some spirited arguments on both sides of the question, was the eighth article, about which all the village is talking since the caucus. Seemingly there is nothing in it to call forth much opposition or discussion, but actually it is the crux of the whole political situation in Winnetka. It reads One as follows: "8. This caucus endorses the present Park Board and approves its program for extension of the park system along the western boundaries of the village." Just as Heakh Officer Dr. C. O. Seemingly harmless, a mere matter of | Schneider and his associates in the vil- form, it is in fact the rock on which two | lage offices were rejoicing over the ex- factions in the village split. Those who | cellent health of our community during want more parks wished to include it in|'he month of February--when there the resolution. Those who don't want | were but 17 cases of contagion in one them wished to have it removed from |of the most dangerous months of the the resolution before it was passed by |year--there came a crash of their hopes the caucus. " [for a healthful spring when an act of . Motion Is Tabled criminal carelessness spread some 40 The opposition, which formed only a |cases of measles over the village. small group in comparsion with the| There were just two cases of measles others, was led by Robert F. Kolb, 224 |in Winnetka in February. One case was Ridge avenue. Mr. Kolb moved that | properly quarantined and cared for. The the eighth article be stricken out of the |other was permitted, in its early stages, resolution, but his motion was tabled [to run rampant in the Hubbard Woods and the resolution passed with the |school section, with the result that amendment in it. wholesale contacts were made and, at Mr. Kolb represented a faction which |last reports, 40 well-developed cases in has consistently opposed the acquisition | 35 families reported to the health board. by the Park district of a large tract of land in the Skokie for park purposes. He declared that the citizens opposed to the procedure had never been given a fair opportunity to be heard in the mat- ter, even though the majority of them Case of Carelessness Causes Epidemic This epidemic is definitely traced to one of the February measle cases. A small child, suffering with a severe cold and having all the early symptoms of measles was not only permitted to at- ; tend school, but, according to Dr. RE I Te Nos be Schneider, actually taken to school by its quisition. € aC | father who assured the teacher the District Voted Purchase youngster was quite well and need not The Park district several months ago Tass classes, voted to purchase the tract in the Skokie "From the case we now have 40 cases after several public hearings in the mat. of measles and, with such a "start, the ter had been held and the citizens' views contagion must run its course with obtained, all the children in the 35 families, Those on the ticket endorsed by the and possibly others, exposed to the caucus are John S. Miller, for presi- ailment. It cannot be too strongly dent; John D. Pierce, H. L. Raclin and emphasized in this connection that chil- Walter Strong for village trustees : "Wil. | dren suffering even the slightest touch of (Continued on pa cold must be kept at home and, by all page 4) means, not permitted to attend school sessions. The source of the current YOUR TAXES epidemic is an instance of sheer neglect The tax office in the Winnet- | [and indicates an absolute disregard for ka State Bank building will be the health of the community. It is open through next week, ac- postive erininal cording to township collector Sanborn Hale. Work on New Lighting Property owners in the System Well Advanced township who have not as yet Work on the new ornamental light- received their tax bills may se- ||ing system in the Elm street business cure them by application at the section is progressing rapidly with the Winnetka State Bank. The arrival of favorable weather. should bring with fam 20 Most of the standards have been dis- son . tributed and many of them have been description of their property. | iset up in place. Workmen are now en- The Winnetka State Bank is gaged in laying the conduits. located on Elm street, near H. L. Woolhiser, village manager, Lincoln avenue, Winnetka. stated this week that the work would be completed in three weeks. NEXT WEEK IN WINNETKA (As recorded in the office of Com- munity House) Monday, March 16 Afternoon--North « Shore Catholic Woman's league at Winnetka Wom- an's club. Evening--Indian Hill Improvement association, New Trier high school. Tuesday, March 17 Evening--Winnetka Choral society concert, Winnetka Woman's club. Wednesday, March 18 All Day meeting Woman's society Congregational church. Thursday, March 19 Winnetka Woman's club meeting at Club House. Civics and Philan- hropy committee and League of Women Voters. Friday, March 20 Noon--Rotary club luncheon--Com- munity House Evening; "Wizard of Oz"--Play at Skokie. North Shore Congregation -- Hubbard Woods school. Saturday, March 21 Evening--"Wizard "of Oz," at Skokie. Show Radio Pictures to Sunday Evening Club The Winnetka Sunday Evening club enjoyed a rare treat last Sunday, when Mrs. Frances Murray, supervisor of dramatics at the Skokie school, read Oliphant's play, "The Maker of Dreams." It is a charming little fantasy, full of poeiry and whimsical humor, and Mrs. Murray's rendition of it left nothing to be desired. Ther club's next pry' tm ill be in striking contrast. Walter Niemann has kindly consented to show two films de- picting some interesting new develop- ments in radio, and will also give an ex- planatory lecture. Supper will be served in the Camp Fire Girls' room of Community House at 6:30 o'clock. Will Amend Zoning Law to Meet New Decision Following the decision of the State Supreme court at Aurora about a month ago that, if in a zoned district there is one building which is not of the class for which the district is zoned, other buildings of a similar type cannot be kept out, the Board of Appeals and the Village council are considering amend- ments to the zoning ordinance which will make it conform with the new decision. H. 1. Woolhiser, village manager, pointed out, however, that this decision does not affect the basic principles of the law, but simply its application to cer- tain districts. PRESENT PLAY TONIGHT The senior class at the North Shore Country Day school will present Arnold Bennett's four-act play, "What the Pub- lic Wants," this evening in the auditor- ium of the school. A large attendance of residents is anticipated for this per- formance. Homeless? If youre without a home, why not ask Schaefer about these two advertised below? FOR SALE -- BUNGALOW, hot water heat, 2 acres of ground, 3 car garage, chicken house, fruit trees. Terms. $14,500. FOR SALE -- 8 ROOM frame house, furnace heat, garage. Lot 50x177. Bargain. $8,500. J. H. SCHAEFER & CO, Ridge and Lake Aves. Phone Wilmette 364. YOU CAN ALWAYS find a home IN OUR WANT ADS WANT AD DEAD LINE THURSDAY NOON py 2) ~ UBBARD WOODS STATION ENVIRONS TO BE BEAUTIFIED Improvement Association Outlines Program as Citizens Rally to Call for Contributions and Help; Hold Meeting Friday, March 20 If you have doubted the early approach of spring just wander up to Hubbard Woods--if you are not fortunate enough to be a resident of that vicinity--and, stopping in at the Carlson or Snider- Cazel drug stores, scan those large blue prints, the heralding signs of what Hubbard Woods, the neighborhood that, in the words of leading citizens there, is "not just for Winnetka, nor (Glencoe, but for both" is about to do to make itself one of the true garden spots of the north shore. Things are humming up that way! Some time ago the board of directors of the Hubbard Woods Improvement assciation, Stan- ley P. Farwell, president, decided that it was about time to make the approaches to the homes of that neighborhood not merely worth- while looking at, but astonishingly and marvelously beautiful. Plan Paradise on Earth And it's not mere chatter--not by several jugfuls--for Hubbard Woods, through its Improvement association, is about to set out upon the most ambitious spring cleaning program ever heard tell of in these parts. And when they get through with the job, the vicinity of the Hubbard Woods railway stations will have been transformed into a veritable earthly paradise. ! Present plans call for wholesale landscaping, plentiful planting of shrubs and trees, generous sowing of . 9 tons of grass seed, and a copious ap- plication of honest-to-goodness paint. | The association is literally flooding } the homes with circulars, letters and all manner of publicity in the inter of imbuing every man, woman child in the community with a sen Amount to be Raised in Win-|of pride and enthusiasm in the job hand, namely, the beautification netka Increased the Hubbard Woods commercial area. Every household is invited to con- tribute in money, black dirt, cinders, At a meeting of the Woman's auxil- paint, seeds, shrubs, saplings, bulbs or jary of the Chicago Infant Welfare so-|other items that, ensemble, contribute ciety held Wednesday, March 11, a fi-|to rendering attractive that which is nancial statement was issued showing, |drab and unsightly. in a closer analysis of the budget, that Folder Tells Story it will require $7,900 to operate a Class| Standing out among these invitations A station, instead of the $6,000 which |to join in the good work is a. four- the Chicago Commons station, supported | page folder comprising a pertinent entirely by Winnetka, was thought to|letter over the signatures of the Parks need for the ensuing year's work. and Landscape committee of the as- This increase, it is explained is due |sociation--Orval Simpson, Ralph Bat- to the following facts: ten. Roy West. Fred J. Hagen and Nurses, physicians and interpreters William ~~ Merriman--a double-page salaries have been increased to insure |feproduction of a landscape drawing proper and efficient service. The Health of the proposed transformation of the department pays its first-year nurses Hubbard Woods Station Park area, salaries equal to those paid third-year and a long list of suggestions and ap- nurses employed at the Infant Welfare peals for suggestions regarding the stations. It was also necessary to in- projected improvement. It is what our crease the budget for the administrative friends of the theater would label a branch, extension work and medical su- |. WOW of a program, and Hubbard pervision. Woods is determined to put it through As any business man or housewife Sashot undue delay and while spring knows, the Commons directors point out, | 'S J the air. > everything has increased in cost in the Just to start, Waters off in Proce past few years and this general advance style the association has arranged Its has obviously affected the operation of annual meeting for Friday evening, Infant Welfare stations. It requires a March 20, at 8 o'clock, and at the Hite stated amount to operate each welfare bard Woods school, where No lesy station and when the stations are unable | PErSonage than Prof. William L. Bai- to raise their quotas, the Infant Welfare ley, the man who recently declared society must face a deficit. Winnetka to be the ideal suburban 5 oa ; community of the United States, will' Such is the case at the present time |, 4p. principal speaker, and Mrs. Asa and, in order to avoid a further increase | p" ooley. well known local artist, will in the deficit, and if possible, wipe it| r/o" With several vocal selections. out entirely, Winnetka subscribers are Prof. Bailey's subject will be, "The called upon to raise a total of $7,900. Making of an Ideal American Com- Contributions are, therefore, urgently nity" solicited by the Winnetka branch of the Community Expert society. Professor Bailey is head of the de- partment of sociology at Northwestern . and a recognized expert on community Change Polling Place life, whether it be urban, suburban or in Election District 9 (Continued on page 4) Voters in Election District No. 9 are informed by election officials that the RADIO FANS! ! polling place in the district has been Don't overlook the big pro- changed from the Masonic temple at 708 gram to be given by the fore- Elm street, to the Parr and Powell 4 sis std oe : Electric Shop at 748 Elm street. This most Chicago Radio stars Mon change is effective at the Village elec- || day evening, March 16, at the tion on April 7, next. Jane Kuppenheimer Memorial District No. 9 is bounded as follows: hall, Skokie school. It is un- beginning. at the shore of Lake Mich- |} der auspices of the Winnetka igan and the center line of Elm street; Temple association. You'll have thence west along the center line of j Elm street to the Chicago and North |} an opportunity to hear request Western railroad; thence southwesterly numbers. Twenty-five stars along the Chicago and North Western || will be on the job to provide a railroad to the center line of Willow bang-up time. You can't tune street; thence east along the center line |]. . y of Willow street to the shore line of || to hear this program. You'll Lake Michigan; thence north along the || have to be there. See story on shore line of Lake Michigan to the|] Page 19 of this issue. center line of Elm street.