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Ee INNETKA TALK A Weekly News-Magazine for Winnetka VOL. XIV, NO. 35 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 7, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS PUSH PLANS FOR NEW NORTH SHORE HIGHWAY Municipal Executives Discuss Through Traffic Way with Regional Plan Men Representatives of five north shore communities and of Cook county and the Chicago Regional Planning asso- ciation met at the Wilmette Village hall Wednesday evening of this week. This meeting of municipal executives was called by the Planning associa- tion for the purpose of bringing all the communities affected into a concerted effort to bring to an early completion the proposed through highway which is to parallel the Chicago and North Western railroad tracks on the west. Reports from representatives of the various villages through which the proposed road will run indicated that all are making an effort to do their share and that the preliminary work is being carried on. All agreed that the new road when completed should be called Green Bay road. Vast Sum For Paving The largest amount of paving to be done in any community will be done in Winnetka, where 11,450 feet of lineal paving must be laid, in widths varying from 40 to 80 feet, and at a cost of $457,172. Glencoe is next, with 11,040 lineal feet of paving in widths from 40 to 110 feet, at a cost of $414,020. Wilmette is third with 6,850 feet of a width of 40 feet throughout. The cost will be $254,000. Evanston will pave 4,200 feet, all 40 feet wide, at a cost of $175,000 and Kenilworth will have 2,750 feet, in width varying from 40 to 100 feet, costing $96,250. The county will pay for a 20 foot strip throughout all this system. The total cost will be $1,386,442. In Winnetka there is a delay oc- casioned by grade separation problems and the problem of sharp turns, which are objectionable to state and county highway departments. In Kenilworth condemnation proceedings are going forward. The road will be 100 feet west of the railroad there. Wilmette showed the most progress, having plans for the new road, running through the village adjacent to the railroad, ready to submit to the county officials. Condemnation proceedings in this village have already been put through. Many Officials Present Robert Kingery, secretary of the Regional Planning association, was chairman of the meeting and Frank Windes, village engineer of Winnetka, Glencoe and Kenilworth, submitted a diagram of the entire route through the five communities. Others who at- tended the meeting were Charles Bart- lett, mayor of Evanston; Merle B. Waltz, president of Glencoe; John S. Miller, president of Winnetka; James C. Murray, president of Kenilworth: Earl E. Orner, president of Wilmette: George N. Lamb, state highway engi- neer for this district; F. W. Penfield, county commissioner; William Busse, county commissioner; E. C. Wenger, representing the Cook county engi- neer; Trustees Paul A. Hoffman, J. C. Baker, W. W. DeBerard and John Wiedlin of Wilmette, W. F. Streed, village manager of Kenilworth, H. H. Sherer, village manager of Glencoe, Charles H. Jackson, village attorney of Wilmette, Charles Roberts, village engineer of Wilmette, Henry Haack, of the Wilmette Park board, Elmer E. Jackson, village attorney of Kenil- worth, Robert Kingery and Peter S. Theurer, of the Regional Planning as- + sociation and George R. Benson. | A Glimpse at the Cardinal was formally opened to the public last pened in last Friday evening at dinner It affords a glimpse of the interior of similar size. of Deaconessess of the Congregational into the church fund. Have you tried the Cardinal? Hostesses and their assistants at the Cardinal Tea House on Spruce street are too busy to tell you that they are doing a fine business. The Tea House week. THE TAaALk photographer hap- time an snapped a cosy corner scene. which is divided into several rooms It is sponsored by the Board church and its proceeds are directed Ax=] Gravem, Noted Scholar to Ad- | dress Winnetka League of Women Voters Next Thursday Axel Gravem, now of the Chicago bar, has been secured by the Win- netka League of Women Voters to address the organization on the sub- ject, "The World Court," Thursday, November 12. Mr. Gravem is a grad- uate of Berkeley and went from there as a Rhodes scholar to Oxford, Eng- land, where he studied international law from 1919 to 1923. At Oxford Mr. Gravem was awarded degrees of A.B, A.CL, and M.A. Later he worked with Herbert Hoover, doing relief work in Vienna. During his life abroad he became personally acquainted with Lloyd George, Birken- head and the Prince of Wales. At the present time he is speaking for the League of Nations' Non-Partisan or- ganization and lecturing on legal his- tory at Northwestern university law school. Discusses World Court Mr. Gravem will outline briefly the merits and demerits of the World Court and will discuss particularly the present political situation in Congress, as far as that situation will affect the fate of the World Court issue when it comes up for congressional decision in December. The League of Voters meeting will begin with luncheon at 12:30 o'clock at the Community House. Mr. Gravem's talk will begin at 1:15 o'clock, for the benefit of those who have afternoon engagements. The meeting will ad- journ at 2 o'clock, but those who wish to ask questions or take part in a general discussion may do so after that hour. DISCUSS WORLD COURT "M ohammedanism'" is Next Subject Before Sunday Club Group Sunday, November 1, marked the fifth in the series of talks on Com- parative Religions, given at the Win- netka Sunday Evening club. The sub- ject was "Hinduism and the Educa- tional Movement in India"; and the speaker, Harry Weak of Evanston. Mr. Weak has for 18 years been a missionary in India, and has spent the past seven years doing evangelistic work in the Himalayan mountains. He is at present at home on furlough. The final address of this series will be delivered this Sunday evening, No- vember 8. At this time the club will have the privilege of hearing Prof. Leslie E. Fuller, of Northwestern uni- versity, who has recently spent some time in Arabia, in actual contact with the life of the Arab. Prof. Fuller will speak on Mohammedanism. It is the consensus of opinion of the club members that this series of talks has proven most interesting and worthwhile. Attendance at meetings is steadily increasing. Supper will be served tomorrow at 6:30 o'clock in the Camp Fire room of Community House, and all interested young people are urged tobe present. On November 15 the Rev. James A. Richards will speak at the club meet- ing regarding the attitude Christian- ity should take toward other religions. FIND CLUB NEWS HERE News pertaining to various wo- men's clubs and social group activi- ties will be found on Pages 17, 18, 19 and 20. VILLAGE TO INCREASE OWN LIGHT EQUIPMENT Council Authorizes Award of Contract and Rejects Public Service Emergency Plan Winnetka will continue to maintain its own lighting system entirely inde- pendent of any connection with an outside source of power, occording to action taken at the Village council! meeting, Tuesday evening, of this week, when council members voted to go ahead with the program of install- ing additional emergency equipment at the lighting plant. When considering this proposed im- provement there had been a counter proposition to effect an emergency breakdown connection with the Pub- [lic Service Company of Northern II- linois. Under this plan the power lines of that company would be ex- tended to the border of the village, where the village would make a con- nection to its power plant. There was to be certain charge per month re- gardless of whether or not power was used. and in addition, a certain rate agreed on for power that was used. Expert Studies Situation While these matters were under consideration the services of W. J. Freeman, of Madison, Wis., were se- cured as consulting engineer. Mr. Freeman made a report on the costs of the two propositions which indicated that from the financial standpoint there would be no advantage to the village in the emergency connection with the Public Service company lines, rather than the installation of suffi- cient additional generating equipment at the light plant to insure continu- ous service under all conditions. Mr. Freeman, in his report, said that it was his opinion that the emergency connections might cost as much as $1,000 a year more than the in- stallation of the new equipment. In view of these facts it was the recommendation of the water and light committee, of which Donald F. Mec- Pherson is chairman, that the village should continue its policy of main- taining a self-sufficient unit with adequate reserve equipment and operated at a high standard of effi- ciency. The committee reported further that proposals for additional generating equipment had been submitted to them by Village Manager H. L. Woolhiser and would be considered immediately. The council approved the report of the committee and authorized it to let a contract for the purchase of a 2,000 K. W. turbo-generator, with the neces- sary auxiliary equipment. During the discussion of this matter a letter from Arthur P. Jenks, 54 War- wick road, expressing his view against municipal ownership of public utili- ties, was read and referred to the water and light committee. NEW STREET DIRECTOR Village Manager H. L. Woolhiser announced this week that he had ac- cepted the resignation of John C. Spence, superintendent of streets, and had appointed Harold Bohnen, dis- tribution superintendent of the water and light plants, as acting superintend- ent of streets.