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Et Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk VOL. VII, NO. 43. WIN VNETKA, ILLINOIS » FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1919 SIX:P AGES PRICE FIVE CENTS Very . te (of - unus modestly protests that "too much has 'been Dbattleplanes Glowing Tribute Paid Judge R. M. Wing, | Who Died Last Saturday; Named Among Four Leading Lawyers of Middle West By George Wheeler Hinman | HE funeral services of former Judge Russell Merritt Wing, who died late Saturday night in t= Mary Thompson hospital, Chi- cago, were held at 1 o'clock Tuesday | afternoon at his late residence in| Wilmette. Interment was in Hart- ford, Mich. Leading Trial Lawyer Mr. Wing was for many years one of the four leading trial lawyers of the middle west, with a reputation and practice that extended as far east as New York. Of the four, only Wil- liam S. Forrest is still in active life. ! Although often retained in civil cases, Mr. Wing made his reputation mainly in criminal law. He was es- pecially known for his appeal to a jury. In fact, he would discourse with his friends by the hour on the art of appealing to the "twelve honest men in the box." Studied Character ta was A, fluent advocate, he nevertheless rarely used oratory in defending his clients. Instead, he studied every! face, every gesture, every posture of | juryman and varied his exam- ination or plea to suit what he saw! in the man's expression or attitude. At the end of one of his hard- fought cases, famous in the legal an- nals of Illinois, he threw away a speech on which he had worked for ive weeks and made his final appeal | 'the jury in conversational tone ich informal manner, because he thought his associates had exhausted the jury's capacity for rhetoric and that he would please them better with a mere casual talk. As usual, he read the jury right and got the verdict. Much of Mr. Wing's success in court was attributed to this lack of personal vanity. He had no pride of authorship, no desire to win personal admiration. From the beginning was to win, regardless of personal' sacrifices. 'Had Devoted Friends ate life Mr. 'Wing unusually devoted ! nds. Among them he was witty, cordial, always ready to help with money Or advice. From long practice in criminal law he had acanived an ability to read * faces and fathom of . a case to the end his one purpose | had a} i | | | | motives to a degree that approached | clairvovance. Often, after a glance at a man, he would say: "Your friend there is a rascel: don't bring him into the case; he will betray you," or "He is honest | and will help us." The writer heard Mr. Wing express such a summary opinions scores of times and not once did he prove to be 'in error. Made Record in Cronin Case Mr. Wing was the leading counsel | for the defense in the second Cronin murder trial. His skill and eloquence gave him a national reputation, and resulted in the acquittal of the ac- cused. Among the many other noted cases was that of Mooney, a Joliet life-termer, accused of 'having mur- dered his cellmate, John Anderson. When Anderson's body was found it cavered with blood, and were thirty-three wounds--but there wasn't 2 drop of blood on Mooney. Twice he was convicted. In the third trial Mr. Wing was principal counsel for the defense. 'More than 2,700 jurors were examined. Mooney then turned state's evidence and con- | { fessed. The jury notwithstanding ac- | quitted the prisoner and he was re-| manded to serve out his old life term. i North | where tly p there ! He also successfully defended Su- perintendent Herman of the Bride- well, accused of conspiracy in the murder of an inmate, ! Born in Illinois Mr. Wing was born in Kendall! county. Illinois, sixty-seven years ago. After graduating at Fowler in- stitute in Morris, Ill, he passed through Hinsdale college, Michigan. | Coming to Chicago he studied law in the office of John Van Arnam (the that time). from the Chicago law school. At different periods he was asso- ciated as partner with Justice Carter of the Illinois supreme court, Justice Stough of Morris and Thomas 1. Chadbourne, now of Washington, D. 'C. He retired from active 'about 1904. In 1874 he was married is survived by his widow, two sons, Bert Wing, a lawyer, who lives in Wilmette, and Fred Wing of Hart- ford, Mich, and daughter, Mrs. C. Mowry. JONES WREEKED 6 HUN TROOP TRUCKS WITH SINGLE BOMB Though Major Thaw. commander 8f the famous Lafayette Escadrille, written about it," he recently granted an interview to a corre- spondent of one of the leading De- troit dailies in which he again, among other remarks, voiced high praise of the work of Eugene Blanchard Jones, Ww ilmette pursuit pilot w ho was killed in action September 13, when his plane was shot down in flames. "There is one thing which the new Lafayette have done which no other American aviation group have tried," MajorThaw said, "That is, bombing by which have systematic- arried bombs into Germany. d-naerous work. In order 4d hit we must fly low, "Tt ; to get a; ¢ is -rying 4 bombs of some each.... We have had much succes. 1 knew of one inst- ance in which one of the new Lafay- ette fliers (Iieut. Jones) passing over a convoy of German trucks crammed with" troops, gota direct hit, upsett- ing 6, trucks, setting two on fire and killing the occupants of at least five of them." : Lieutenant Jones was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira A. Jones, who live in Wilmette. He lost his life in each Spad «_ twenty poun 'a battle in which he and the com- panions in his 'group accounted for four German planes. He was a graduate of New Trier High school and attended the University of Wis- wconsin and later the Northwestern University School of Commerce, be- fore his. enlistment. He was very opular among the younger people po "of the north shore. Wilmette Colony Pines in Florida ix... Wilmette. residents enjoyed cir Christmas dinner at the Krang- rst hotel at St. Petershurg, Flori- 2. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Braithwait, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Greig, Miss Susan North- am. Dr. W. H. Sabin. Walter Dean Peck is in Memphis, Tenn., this week on a business trip. WOMAN HELD FOR THEFT practice | | determined | Mr. Wing also graduated | investigators WHAT CARE WE ABOUT DEEP, DARK MYSTERY? | So Say Police As They Punish Eng- lish Plum-Pudding and Ignore Gory "Dead Turk" The "tip" came over the secret wire | to Chief of Police Peterson the other | evening. | kind, the tipster didn't exactly know: It was a killing of some | he did feel it was to be the biggest | evening, January 12. Residents of the | pay thing the police of Winnetka would | tackle for some time. The plot was laid somewhere on avenue, the chief knew just but. not taking any chances permitting the plotters to "get next," kept the matter under cover. Then, under cover of darkness, eleven of his stalwart assistants over of terminating a career, the most re- | markable in the history of the last i half century. took | a devious course to the scene of the forthcoming action. The "raid" was planned for the! dinner hour. The men were brought up abruptly in front of the apparent- eaceful abode of Magistrate C. T Northrop. The chief: Fach man took For an instant absolute silence. pre- vailed, then, too long shrill whistles and the bluecoats rushed madly into the house from every possible point of there, as they converg- sounded a shrill whistle. his assigned access and, ed into the dining hall, twenty-four alert eyes fell upon the figure of a "dead turk." lay on the flo Brief investi rop appears calm and Investigation ceases. men Cooper and Flaherty mystery and alertly dive into the English plum-pudding on the side- board. The fever of the mad search grips their fellows. Result: more plum-puddings melt away before the bluecoats. Then came A gore bespattered ax r a few feet away. ation. unconcerned. Motorcycle solve the place. | Judge North- | !ed between the great ex-president| with other little girl compa | and one of the most eminent church-|ions and as she and teacher men and army chaplains in the coun- | proached the railway crossing try, Major E. J. Vattmann, a resident | Pine street she only waited of the north shore. | enough to let a south bound tra Major Vattmann was one of the |Pass then skipped merrily across the closest friends of the ex-president.|tracks--in the path of a fast moving the cigars, hearty handshakes for the | ablest lawyer in the middle west at| magistrate and his good wife and the | ordered back to the] i beat. to Miss | 'Amelia De Land of Jamestown, N.Y. | fHe OF JEWELS AND CLOAK Mrs. Katherine Walker to the Grand Jury in Police Magist- rate Clark T. Northrop's court on bio : Thursday, charged with larceny. entered a plea of not guilty and was held under $2,000 bonds. ~ Mrs." Walker, according to the police, is accused of the theft of $500 represented in jeweiry and a valuable seal skin coat. es : The woman is alleg ed to have com- mitted the theft last October at the home of Mason Phelps, Astor place. Chicago, where she had been em- ployed as a domestic. She was apprehended through the. instrumentality of Chief of Police W. 'N. Peterson several days:.ago at the home of Robert Boak, | exclusion of outsiders from the was held | She | | disease | .Auenza 1030. Sheridan | road. where she had been employed | for some months. POSTMAN WINS W. S. S. | port SERVICE CERTIFICATE | Lawrence Schaefer, who lives in Wilmette. a carrier at the Winnet- ka postofiice, was this week awarded a War Savings Service Certificate by the Illinois War Savings committee, in recognition of notable service in selling War Savings stamps, for the series of 1918. The certificate is signed by state director, Martin A. Ryerson. Reopen Welfare Station Announcement has the reopening been made of the Alice Wood- child Health Station (Infant Welfare | station) in the Zeutschel building. The station had been closed during the Influenza epidemic. Women in charge of the station desire to express "their appreciation for the many gifts to the welfare station. Among the many contribu- | tions were a "baby scales" donated | by Winnetka women; a table, the gift of Kenilworth residents, and a supply oi fuel for the winter, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Hoffman of Gross Point. | shall "The mystery remains unsolved; but what do we care Cooper ex- claims, as he takes a long sweet drag | at the fragrant havana. ISSUE NEW HEALTH ORDERS Official Influenza regulations for the Village in force on and after January 10, were made public week by Dr. C .O. Schneider, Commissioner. The order compulsory the complete quarantine and the placarding of every where there are cases of the disease. The regulations also demand the prem- ises where the disease is in evidence; prohibition of visiting in homes | | | i | | this | Health | makes | home | where persons are ill with Influenza; | exclusion of occupants of quarantin- ed homes from all public gatherings; | children in quarantined homes order- ed to remain on the premises. Quarantine, the regulations read, be terminated only by the or der of the Health Commissioner. | ship enjoyed by the men is contain- { death. The | period of isolation shall continue un- | all clinical have temperature normal, Known til manifestations of the dissappeared and the of the. patient has been a period of 5 days. or. suspected cases of In- must . be reported to the Health Commissioner, immediately upon detection, by the family or physician, when one is employed. Other persons having knowledge of cases, not, placarded, are bound to re- the case to-the Health missioner. Failure for to observe the regulations | sake Com- | will subject vialators to prosecution, | the | fine and imprisonment, the order. All restrictions on public gather- ings have been ordered removed. according to S. A. T. C. MEN ARE ENTERING SCHOOL President Thomas I. Holgate, in addressing the students of North- | western university at the first chapel | { service cf | held of | | of 'the inst which was morning, of stu- the new term, in Fisk hall Friday stated that the enrollment dznts for the new term had only been | ¢iceeded a few times in the history itution. A large number of men o'stered. The authorities that 6.per cent of the me of: the S. & TAC work in college, but nearly 70 per have cent have returned. There are now 450 men in the college of Liberal Arts and Engineering alone. The en- tire enrollment in liberal arts is 1.200 for this term. President Hol- gate said that the outlook for the | second term was very bright. re-. expected would enter upon regular' | major. | Congress upon special recommenda-+ Winnetka will formally pay tribute to the memory of Theodore Roose- velt in a memorial meeting at Com- munity House gymnasium, Sunday Village will at that time gather to respects to the great American who passed away Monday morning, Harold lL. Tkes of Hubbard Woods, life long intimate friend of Colonel Roosevelt at whose home the ex- president was a frequent visitor, will preside at the meeting. Merritt Starr, a warm admirer of the ex-president will make the mem- orial address of the evening. Major I. J. Vattmann, distinguish- ed army chaplain who has been doing such splendid work at Fort Sheridan where he is popularly known among the men as "Father Sunshine", and whom Colonel Roosevelt held in highest esteem, will pronounce the invocation. - Special music will be rendered by the Male quartet of the Winnetka Men's club. THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND MAJOR VATTMAN NOTEWORTHY FRIENDS The passing of Theodore Roosevelt, America's most beloved . statesman, | recalls to resident of Winnetka the | very intimate friendship which exist- | Their acquaintance dates back to the days before the Spanish American war when the army chaplain met Mr. Roosevelt at the home of President McKinley. They grew to be fast friends and confidants. When the war with Spain broke out both were in the thick of the fight, "Teddy" as a leader of a rough-rider regiment and Major Vattmann as a chaplain. I.ater when Roosevelt became president Major Vattmann was sent to the Philipines to investigate religious and educational conditions and his report on the situation brought high praise from the Presi- dent. He was also named assistant superintendent in the education of Philipino students in this country. Major Vattmann was the first army chaplain to be elevated to the rank of He received this honor from tion by Roosevelt, office. Major Vattmann was the first per- son to be called to the bedside of the ex-president in a Milwaukee hospital after Roosevelt had been shot by a crazed man while visiting in the Wis- consin city. His last meeting with Roosevelt was at the time of the latter's memorable reunion with Wil- liam Howard Taft at the Blackstone hotel in May 1918. Evidence of the during his term of very close friend- ed im a letter last Monday, received by the Major the day of Roosevelt's In it the ex-president thanks Major Vattmann for a book of poems entitled, "The War Mothers." New York office. December 28, 1918. Vattmann :-- - Dear Monsignor Mrs. Roosevelt and 1 were really much Father Moth- impressed "The by War very Garesche's poems, ers." We for its value it especially cause it comes from you-- With all 'good wishes, arthfully value the book own and we be- yours, Theodore Roosevelt. AID FOR DISABLED SOL- DIERS TO BE SUBJECT OF LECTURE AT THE WCMAN'S CLUB Can a soldier get and keep a good job when he is discharg- ed? Come to the Woman's club on Monday and hear Mr. T. Davis answer this question. What can he 'do to earn a decent livings? Mr. Davis teils how the Foverdineny: provides - for this.' . Who arranges or training: for' occupations? Mr. Davis of the Federal Board 'for Voca-" tional Education answers this at a meeting at the Woman's club, Monday afternoon, Jan- uary 13, at 3:30 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to this meeting. War Emergency Union. i I. Woolhiser, Village manager, TRAIN KILLS GIRL ON WAY HOME FROM GYMNASIUM CLASS Little 12 year old Dorothy Snowy 452. Provident avenue, was joyfully along in Pine street, on S way home from the gym clas ! Community House, Wednesday e ing, chatting merrily with her Fee «1 [3 er. Her derful thoughts 'were of time she just had at northbound train. In an instan was caught under the big ; wheels of the great locomotive | killed. Her teacher, Mrs. D Clark, who followed, same fate by inches. The body was taken to an Evans- ton undertaking establishment where an inquest was conducted this morn- ing. Dorothy is the daughter of Mrs. Isabelle Snow. Gates are under construction at the Pine street grade crossing. A gateman was on hand with 'warning signal in hand at the time of the fatal accident, according to police. : z The Problems of Russia, following: in the wake of the great revolution, will be the subject of the next ad dress in the series now being given on the general theme of after-the- war reconstruction at the joint serv- ices of the Wilmette Sunday Evening club and the Wilmette Church Union on January 12. Professor Ralph B. Dennis of Northwestern University, who re- cently returned from the stricken country, will speak on "Russia, and the Bolsheviki." Considered an Authority This address a short time ago met with a very favorable reception when it was delivered before the Chicago Association of Commerce, and it is said to be the latest and most author- itative word direct from Russia upon conditions which gare engaging the most serious thought of the whole world. Red Cross Emissary p rofessor Dennis brings to his sub- ject ereat" find of first hand in- formation. He went into Russia as an 'emissary af-the American Red Cross. attention a r that he was appointed American Vice-consul at Moscow. He wasat thispost difing the Russian re- ' volution and fer'some time after the downfall .@f* Czar Nicholas and his regime. He saw the rise of the Bol- shevist party and 'knows intimately the history" ands purposes of its leaders. : INVESTIGATE GAS COMPLAINTS --_-- Residents .of Winnetka who have complaints against the Gas compan either as, to service or rates, ma have them investigated through the Village offices at the Village H: be glad to assist any gas consumer who my wish help along the above. lines. yd At the meeting: af the Village Coun- .cil_held on, Tuesday, January 7, it was, decided that it 1s a proper func: "tion 'of the "Villige to render all Hla Jadsistainée to citizens in ge ation bo public irtilities. Dies Suddenly at Mother's Home Mrs. H. Learned, daughter of Mrs. Robert E. Hale of Prospect avenue, died suddenly Monday December 30, at the home of her mother. The remains were taken to Pittsfield, Massachusetts, for burial. "i escaped 'the ; the He attracted such favorable ,: will morning, nal Lisl Pe. | 1 | 1