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a WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1919 | War Emergency . «ee Union Activities J] WAR PERSONALS -- { Ensign Samuel S. Otis, who has been on overseas duty on the U. S. S. Hannibal with a contingent of submarine chasers, has been released from service, and is now at home, being like all the enlisted men in the Navy, on the inactive service list, sub- ject to call. Captain Charles yMatz, who has been overseas attached to the 1st Army Corps Headquarters in France, has received his honorable discharge, and arrived in New York. Captain Harold W. Snell of Co. K, 310th Inf., has arrived in the United States, and received his honorable discharge. He was wounded in November. Corporal Werner Ebner, of Batt. D, 6th Field Artillery, is with the Army of Occupation near Coblenz. He writes he is very well, and sends his "best regards to the people of dear old Winnetka." Second Lieutenant Clarence W. Happ. who has been a Flying In- structor at Bolling Field, Washing- ton, has been honorably discharged from service. He has entered the Emergency Fleet corporation and is (going on board ship as business rep- resentative for the corporation. He was in Winnetka for a short fur- lough last week. David Hart has finished his course at Princeon officers' material school, and has been recommended for com- mission. He has been granted his release from service. Not Sanctioned The War Emergency Union desires to state that it is not responsible for the printed service list sent through- out the Village. This was a com- mercial enterprise and was done against the wishes of the Union. The list is both inaccurate and incomplete. The War Emergency Union regrets that anything so precious to the ideals of Winnetka should be thus commercialized and desires to dis- claim any responsibility in the matter. Another Patriotic Meeting Planned One week from Sunday (March 2), it is planned to have another Patriot- ic meeting in Community House with some of Winnetka's men who have returned from overseas, as speakers. Further announcement will be made later. Watch for it. Township Highway Commissioner's Report It is perhaps not generally known that Illinois last year reduced the number of Highway Commissioners in each Township from three to one. Unquestionably this step was taken to create a more workable unit of government than could prevail in most cases under the old plan. To be of the greatest benefit to the people any branch of government must be responsive and responsible to those who stand the burden of expense. It is far easier to hold one official responsible than two or three. On the other hand work placed in the hands of one man may be carried out with greater dispatch and facility than when action cannot be taken without consultation with one or both of the other commis- sioners. Accepting full responsibility for the expenditures of moneys disburs- ed on his order and for the fulfilment of the duties prescribed for him by statute, the present Commissioner felt that it would be business-like to invite a group of men, one or more from each Village in the Township, who would meet with him from time to time and who would give him the benefit of their experience and judg- ment in matters of policy, and who would be informed in all vital matters pertaining to the work of the High- way Commissioner. These men were accordingly asked to serve as an advisory board, and generously consented: Mr. Shelby M. Singleton, lawyer, representing Wilmette. Mr. J. H. Schaefer, banker, repre- senting Gross Point. Mr. George W. Maher, architect, representing Kenilworth. Mr. William G. Hibbard, Drainage and Road expert, representing Win- netka. Mr. Fred A. Sager. Engineer and former Highway Commissioner, rep- resenting Glencoe. Mr. Sherman M. Booth, representing Glencoe. ; Mr. Jens Jensen, architect, of Ra- vinia and Chicago. At the first meeting of the Ad- visory board, a general plan for the coming two years was formed that the work of the Highway Commis- sioner might be done to best ad- vantage. The duties of the Highway Com- missioner are what his title would indicate--the care of the roads in the Township. In order that the ex- pense of the maintenance of the roads, the digging and cleaning of ditches might be accurately estimat- ed. two things were done: A budget was prepared. 2 An investigation as to the existence and locations of the roads was decid- ed upon. : While good work may possibly be done without a budget the very put- ting together of such an instrument is conducive to proper balance in ex- lawyer, penditures for the different activities | Firiday of this week. and a third man to operate at a cost of fifteen dollars per day for the two teams), was being used to put the Township roads in shape after rains. An implement known as a road drag (costing less than thirty dollars and which is operated by one team and driver and which has supplanted the grader). entails an expense of but seven dollars and a half per day and covers twice the territory and in a manner advocated by the National and many if not all State Highway departments. Had the Commissioner not known at budget time that such a saving could and should be effected and had simply changed the implement used in shaping up the road, he would not have known until too late in. the season to start new work, what extra money he would have. This much emphasis is given to the budget, for while much talked of one | seldom sees one in operation, and while the very fact that a budget is bade usually spells a saving, it is also true that the adherence to a budget brings constant inspiration for economies when the actual work is entered into. In order to intelligently lay out the plans for the care of the roads, it was of course necessary to know what roads existed. and their boun- daries. The utter lack of recorded information on these subjects impos- ed an immediate burden which neces- sitated a budget because of its fun- damental and basic character. Drainage 1s a prime essential of road construction. To properly pre- pare ior road building, ditches must be dug on certain lines and levels, provisions being made for a graded or constructed roadway of adequate | width, substantial shoulders, ditches, walks when found necessary. It is easily seen that without a platted and recorded road of a certain length and width it would be folly to try to lay out a correct plan for the development of the highway. The obviously necessary thing was donc. Each traveled road in the Township south of and including Willow road, Winnetka. which is the northermost road in the Township outside the villages until Skokie road outside of Glencoe is reached, was surveyed and platted. and dedicat- ory plats were made for signature. These plats call for highways from lot line to lot line sixty-six feet in width which would then determine the policy to be followed in all town- ship road construction. This work called for an expenditure of money which compelled a change in the budget as hereinbefore mentioned. ' BIG SCREEN STARS CROWD Willi Hart, reading exponent of western types. features the bill at the Hoyburn theater, Evanston, He appears in outlined therein and without doubt, | "Branding Broadway." There will be because of the care necessary in its | also preparation, it is not only a distinct) film and factor in the actual saving of money | day's | Lut operates in such a way to enable one to include more work in his pro- gram than he otherwise could. It} Screen News and eliminates guesswork. A case in point I refer to here to make the foregoing a little clearer: At the beginning of the term of the present Commissioner, an implement known as a grader, used to shape and turnpike new roads. (a machine cost- ing around three hundred dollars and employing two teams and drivers,| "Boots" Burton Holmes Travelogue Christie Comedy. S:otur- readliner will he Charles Ray in "The Girl Dodger." Othér attrac- tions on the bill include Universal Harold Lloyd comedy. will be Marguerite Clark in "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch." show- ing on Martin in "Mirandy Smiles" and Houdini in "The Master Mystery" on Wednesdav. and Dorothy Gish in on Thursday. | DR. FORD BUYS HIS Dr. Ernest To assume that a boy is a rascal is| Boys feel "the large excitement of NINTH FORD AUTO | to help make him one; to expect the | the coming years"; adventure tugs at Serpe best from him is a fine way to get | their heart strings; they need in- Ford, 2009 Harrison |it. struction rather than obstruction. street, Evanston, well known north shore physician, bought his ninth Ford car from R. D. Cunningham. It is a Ford setlan, equipped with a new type Heinze starter. Dr. Ford told Cunningham that he used practically every standard make of car of $2,000 or less, and that for his business, the Ford gives better satisfaction than any other car made. His knowledge of other makes of cars, he said, enables him to ap- preciate the reliability of the "ever- ready" Ford. It is now his practice to buy a new Ford every year. PSYCHOPATHIC TESTS FOR NAVY RECRUITS There is a new plan for recruits at the Great Lakes. They are to be sent through the psychiatric unit at Camp Decatur before they are as- signed to a company or before they are given a uniform. There are many reasons for the change. In the old system those mentally deranged were not discovered until they had drawn full equipment and the cost of the clothes issued to them was a loss to the navy. Another advantage is that it gives the medical officers a better chance to observe "border cases" more carefully. Such cases are men with minds of a twelve-year- old child who can do work on the station, but are not able for sea duty. The unit handles about 100 cases a day now, as a large number of re- cruits are coming into the station to train for merchant marine duty. Philippine Horses The horses in the Philippine islands are ponies containing a mixture of the blood of ponies and small horses from northern Coma, French Indo-China and Mexico, with a considerable admixture of Arab blood. There are:@bout 215,000 horses in the islands. The vast majority, are mag beak speald dir mitgr wit! but pot touching it. tnctly, slowly and quietly. Svstem A cigar in the mouth and an averted face don't help in a tele- phone conversation. of telephone calls » for blisiness reasons an ips close to, Speak dis- CHICAGO TELEPHONE COMPANY and space for parkways and side- | PROGRAMS AT HOYBURN | Next week's stellar attractions will Monday and Tuesday. Vivian | | | Service nd [For the convenience of its patrons the North Shore line maintains splendid service between Chicago and Milwaukee. Fast, speedy, modernly equipped limited trains run hourly between Winnetka and Waukegan,,Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee, while local and express trains for intefiy pdiate points are operated at frequent intervals. Use the North Shore lie J Get the utmost Fu leave Wi i On Lr in time-saving and ry ou and every hour Northbound limited tran thereafter until 11:29 p. every 30 minutes. The to Racine 1 h mat 6:29 a. vy afternoons ffom\ > ir 11 minutes--to } Sundays and Holidays netka to Kenosha is 57 flwaukee 1 hour 36 minutes. minutes DINING CARS--I.eave Winnet- ka at 12:29 p. m. and 5:29 p. m. I.eave Milwaukee at 11:45 a. m. and 5:45 p. m. PARLOR CARS--IL eave Winnet- ka at 9:29 a. m. and 2:29 'p. m. Leave Milwaukee at 9:45 a. m and 2:45 p. m. Express Service Jixpress trains making one. stop in each town between Fvanston and Wau- cekan, leave Winnetka every thirty minutes. For further information apply to the nearest Ticket Office of the NORTH SHORE LINE Milwaukee Office: 187 Second Street, Phone Grand 1136 Chicago Office: 66 W. Adams Street Phone Central 8280 | |