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40 WINNETKA TALK August 14, 1926 Dodge Motor Car in Unusual Trip Over West Roads In an adventurous and certainly one of the most unusual motor tours in automobile history, a Dodge Brothers touring car recently completed a trek that led from the precipitous, snow- laden slopes near Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in Continental United States, to the heat-tortured floor of Death Valley, lowest point in the country, says W. T. Wersted, north shore Dodge 'dealer. "Swirling over nearly 1,000 miles of desert roads, the adyenturous party of motorists in. their Dodge Brothers touring car succeeded in linking these two natural geographical extremes," said Wersted. "Strangely enough, both Mount Whitney and Death Val- ley are located within the confines of Inyo County and are scarcely more than sixty miles apart as the crow flies. "Those unfamiliar with these con- tinental landmarks will undoubtedly be interested to know that the jagged, saw-toothed crest of Mount Whitney, rising 14,501 feet above the level of the sea, was officially seen for the first time from Mount Brewer by members of the Geological Survey of California in 1864, and was named for the dis- tinguished head of that survey. Mount Whitney, despite its formidable aspect, has been a kindly giant and its toll of human life has been small, due to the 'ack of icy crevasses that distinguish other high peaks in the country. "But not so Death Valley; this dreadful sink,.so appropriately named, is tragically linked with the settling of this great west. Into its fiery maw unwittingly trod the Forty-niners, and Death valley took its toll. Lying di- rectly east of Mount Whitney, be- tween the Panamint and Funeral ranges this scorched depression is 284 feet below sea level at its lowest point. One hundred miles long and from two to ten miles wide, its utter desolation is truly terrifying. And yet it is not without fascination." Mrs. D. S. Lasier, 731 Lincoln ave- nue, has been entertaining Miss Marge Walby of Adrian, Mich, this past week. Miss Walby is returning to Adrian after a trip to California, and will later go on to resume her duties as secretary of the Laurel school in Cleveland, Ohio. , . Mrs. Morris C. Allen, 872 Pine street, Winnetka, has. been called to San Diego, California, on account of the death of her mother, Mrs. Ernest White. Mrs. Allen was accompanied by two of her children, Charles and Ernest. if "Se he sport bore the mee" #5 S Empress of Seotland Wold --~4 from New CRUISE 2 132 gloriousdays.. .55 ashore for si; seeing ...timed with climate at its . in every country visited. Plan now to take the Canadian Pacific world cruise--from New York Dec. 2, on the palatial Em of Scotland, 25,000 gross or Bay for cruising comfort. Spend Christmas in the Holy Land; New Year's Eve in Cairo; then on to India; China, 43% days in Peking; Malay- sia; J: --20 countries in all. Rates, bt all necessary expenses, shore A tions, etc. surprisingly low. Further information from local steamship agents, or R. S. Elworthy, Steamship General Agent, 71 E. Jackson Blvd., Telephone: Wabash 1904, Chicago, Ill jan Pacific World's Greatest Travel System | WRITE UP WINNETKA | New York World Comments On Pass- ing of Barber Poles and Bock Beer | Signs in Village Comment on Winnetka's action in requiring the removal of a barber pole to comply with the signboard ordin- ance has been widespread. The latest to be reported is in the New York World, devoted nearly a col- umn recently to a discussion of Win- netka"s action. A copy of the paper was received by a prominent Win- netka resident, from a friend in New York. The resident sent back a letter thanking his friend for the clipping and saying that Winnetka believes in publicity. The article in question was <lichtly facetious in characer and ac- cused the village of banishing cigar store Indians, Bock beer signs, and pawnshop balls in addition to the bar- ber poles. The reason for these actions is attributed to an "outburst of culture" on the part of Winnetka. Part of the article follows: "This drastic action was taken this week when the. authorities with no politics to guide them ordered three of the offending red, white and blue stripes! poles, the last word in the art of peppermint candy painting, taken down, In addition to being hand- somely striped, two of the poles re- volved so that the stripes seemed to be iust coming and going all the time. "Barbers who have protested have endeavored to show that the poles which bear the colors of fhe national flag are an ancient symbol of civili- zation, that they existed when man didn't know his blood circulated, was ignorant of the fact he was filled with microbes, looked upon the earth as flat and plucked the hair from rabbits to pad his leather sandals to keep his feet warm. Has Ancient Meaning which the red for the arterial blood, the "This symbol of red, white and blue, | the death of her father, blue for the venous and the white for |the bandage the surgeon put around | the wound, has gone round the world. | Now the town without politics says [it must come down and it is barred from display in Winnetka. This sign, for which most men with political leanings have gone in search on a Sunday morning, preparing to make themselves presentable at church, is barred. It is gone forever. There be- ing no politicians to appeal to to get it back, it will have to stay gone. "But this is not all. Like all other moves against the rights of the mas- ses, this one came gradually. First Winnetka, which its friends say is of Indian extraction, turned on the tribe that gave it birth and canned the cigar store Indian. While Boy Scouts every- where are going in for Indian head dresses, war bonnets and loose feath- ers, and Campfire Girls are trying to look Minnehaha and show their teeth when they smile, Winnetka barred the chief with the upraised tomahawk and the package of wooden cigars. "This assault upon ancient culture, in favor of the cubist and futurist as against the classic in painting and sculpture, beg\n with the barring of that work of art that had its incept- jon in Munich and was later copied bv St. Louis, Milwaukee and other places where the Wurtzburger grew. The goat with the wonderful whiskers i that told the bock beer season had [arrived was the first victim." Miss Margaret Sterrett, 488 Ash street, has returned from Grand Haven, Mich., where she was the guest of Miss Mary Ellen Bentley of Wilmette =, the Bentley cottage, "As You Like * for two weeks. She will leave this if end to spend a few days in Madison, Wis., visiting Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hall Mrs. Kenneth Warden, 495 Ash street, returned Thursday from Syra- cuse, N. Y., where she was called by Mr. Oster- hout, last Saturday. Purer Because Carbonated 50c Full Quart Brick SPECIAL This Week: BANANA Pineapple Nut ICE CREAM Division of National Dairy Products Corporation