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"WIN y ; Winnetka Public Library, Winnetka, Ill. NETKA WEEK A Clean Neuspaper for a Clean Community VOL. XIV, NO. 4 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1925 OUR PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS PREDICT BIG VOTE IN VILLAGE ELECTION BREAK 50D FOR NEW STRUCTURE President Miller and Trustees Start Administration Building Project IN ADDRESS PIERCE Trench Spades Employed in "Digging" Ground was formally broken Monday morning, March 30, for Winnetka's new Adminstration building, to be erected at Linden and Oak streets as the crowning structure of the Village mall set- ting. Quite a group of interested villagers assembled early in the morning to wit- ness the simple but impressive ceremony as President Miller, village irustees and other municipal officials, {formally launched the newest municipal project by "digging in" just before the huge ex- cavating machine was set into operation. Trustee J. D. Pierce, chairman of the Bulding committee, staried the activities with a brief address in which he re- counted some of the achievements of the present administration and emphasized as one of the outstanding works of the Board of Trustees, the projected Admin- istration building. All "Dig In" Mr. Pierce called upon President Mil- ler to turn over the first shovel-iull oi earth at the site of the new structure, but - President Miller had other plans. The building chairman had provided a sizeable spade for the occasion. Presi- dent Miller, it soon developed, had brought along a whole satchel-full of trench shovels which had seen arduous service in France, and forthwith doled out the useful implemen:s to the members of the council with instructions that every trustee should "dig in" with a will. To no one person should go the credit for this achievement, said President Mil- ler. Every member of the council has had a share in the work. Everyone of them shall share in the glory of a task accomplished. The digging proceeded without fur- ther ceremony to the great delight of the enthusiastic spectators. new Excavation in Progress Chairman Pierce's introductory address was as follows: "Our official family is about to sep- arate. Some of us feel that the load of public affairs should now be shifted to other shoulders; others of us are await- ing the verdict of the coming election. Calls Term Record-Breaker "I believe that no one can deny that the last few years have been record- breakers for the accomplishment of good for Winnetka. Not all of these things have yet come before the public eye, but they have been accomplished, and their worth will in time be appreciated by the citizens. "Reference is especially made to the accomplishment of Trustee Aldrich in the new through-traffic route. While the breaking of ground has not yet taken place for this great highway through Winnetka, I think we all feel that the real work has been done, and by Mr. Aldrich. "Another thing: Finances have been the rock on which many of our prece- cessors have split. Who of us does not realize that Trustee Brown, of the fi- nance committee, has steered us safely through the breakers? Deplores Loss of Trustees "And so we know, and every citizen should know, that the loss of these two men from the deliberations of the Board of Trustees is a serious one for Winnet- ka and a source of regret to us all. "We have come here this morning to celebrate another accomplishment, for while no evidence of what is to be ereci- ed here can be seen today, we know that, one by one, the difficulties and obstruc- tions have been removed until now the way stands clear for the visible result. Honors President Miller "And now I turn to the able leader in all our work, our esteemed president, the man who has given even more of his time and ability to Winnetka than any of us; and, on behalf of the building committee, I have the honor to ask that you, Mr. Miller, will lift the first shovel- full of earth that will start the erection of the Winnetka Administration build- ing." Tax Payers Group Predicts Victory The Winnetka Tax Payers league has made a fight in this election for prin- ciples. It has tried in an honorable way to make and place before the voters correct picture of village affairs and he conditions we want made better. We have tried to indulge in no per- sonalities but to make a fight for prin- ciples. If anything we may have said ended toward personalities or at times seemed harsh it was in the heat of hat le and solely to demonstrate the point we were trying (0 make, The issues of this campaign are re- luction of taxation, and that special as- essments should not be levied where a majority of those taxed are opposed to hem. and that public officers should be 'esponsive to the will of the majority. Our adversaries have tried to. avoid he issues by raising false and misstating our position, but we are thank- ful that we have an intelligent electorate --one that will not be misled by preju- dice, misstatement or improper influence. To them we submit our cause, confi- dent that they will see the light and that their votes will be cast on principle. The Winnetka Tax Payers league ticket, in our opinion, will be returned a victor by a large majority. The Winnetka Tax Payers league. ones 'EVOLUTIONARY THOUGHT' SUNDAY CLUB DISCUSSION At the Winnetka Evening club meeting on April 5, the general 'opic of discussion will be "The His- ory of Evolutionary Thought." Graeme Canning will be in charge of the pro- gram and will present the problem in a shert talk. «Mr. Canning is peculiar 'vy fitted to handle this subject because of a special type of graduate work which he has done at Columbia uni- versity. The meeting promises to be 'ruitful in discussion. At last Sunday evening's meeting the general subject of "The Individ- ual's Adapting Himself to His Envir- onment" was presented by Miss Eleanor Beard, Graeme Canning, and Miss Elizabeth Kirshner. The com- plicated problem of adaptation was discussed in its physical, social, mental and moral phases. Those pres- ent were keenly interested in the sub- ject and participated actively in the discussion. The meeting this Sundav evening will be held at 6:30 o'clock in the Camp Fire room of the Community House. Supper will be served. Announce Holy Week Services at Church Ho! Week in the Winnetka Con- gregat onal church will comprise meet- ings op Thursday and Friday evenings. Thes= are special occasions for medi- tation and prayer. They are without special music or address, and are be- ing increasingly welcomed year after vear by those who feel the need of a quiet hour for soul-searching and re- freshment. On Thursday evening the central emphasis will be upon the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, when the com- munion will be celebrated in the spirit of the "Upper Room." The eve- ning of Good Friday presents a special time for quiet meditation upon the scripture words that bring to remem- brance the crucifixion and death of Jesus. The hour for these meetings is 8 vclock. The invitation is universal. Legion-Talk Tornado Fund Reaches $375.50 The Winnetka American Legion-WiN- NETKA TALK Tornado relief fund reach- ed the grand total of $375.50 this week when the children' of the North Shore Congregation Sunday school contributed $16. Contributions in the amount of $359.50 had previously been acknowledged in the columns of the TALK. The fund is to be placed in the hands of the American Red Cross, the super- vising relief organization at the scene of the recent disaster. REAL ESTATE FIRM MOVES Heinsen and Kroll, well known Win- netka real estate firm, has moved to 720 Elm street. The concern has oc- cupied officers at 556 Center street for several years. The new location is ex- pected to be more convenient to its many friends and clients. HOLD TOWNSHIP BALLOT TUESDAY Citizens League Candidates to be Voted Upon and Town Meeting Conducted PICK PARK OFFICERS Winnetka to Have Stormy Village Ballot Tuesday, April 7, will be election day n New Trier township. In contrast to .ast vear's rather stormy ballot compaign, he town election this year has resolved tself into the formality of extending a complimentary vote to the Citizens' league candidates, the only opposition being for the offices of town constable, with two brothers aligned on an inde- vendent ticket against the five nominees »f the Citizens' league. The day, however, promises to bring 1 bitter fight in Winnetka, where, in the nstance of the village election, strong pposition to the regularly selected cau- us ticket, has appeared with the result hat a good old-fashioned campaign has heen in progress for several weeks, with 1 group entitled "The Winnetka Tax Payers Party," waging an aggressive fight against the Winne ka Park district candidates nominated at the recent annual village caucus. The only local election in Wilmette next Tuesday will be the ballot for Park district commissioners in which Henry J. Haack ard Tleury Fowler are the wn opposed candidates. Wilmette Ballot April 21 Wilmette and Kenilworth village elec- tions will be held Tuesday, April 21, with unopposed tickets in the field. Wilmette school district will hold its election Saturday, April 11. Glencoe also has its village clection next Tuesday, with a complimentary ticket in the field. In the town election the New Trier Citizens' league ticket comprises five candidates for the office of Justice of the Pezce, as follows: D."M. Mickey, John J. Peters, Samuel H. Vowell, George W. Tapper, Jr.,, and Ralph E. Sinsheimer. Citizens' league gpa for the office of Constable, five ted, are Jacob Rudolph, Walter Peter Schild- gen, Joseph A. and Leo M. Dean. Candidates for tees endorsed by J. Edward Maass Independent car election are Ralph mond E. of constable. opposition to the didates. Hold Town Tuesday will als town meeting to be House, Winnetka, a time the residents hear the reports of officers concerning t affairs in the past y School Trus- s' league are fer T. Fisher. the town SPRING TOURING "There's just the car! A fine roadster for only $225! FOR SALE--NASH ROAD- ster; best condition, $225. Phone Wilmette 363 and OUR WANT ADS are crowded with SPRING BARGAINS WANT AD DEAD LINE THURSDAY NOON Seek Endorsement of Administration The real issue at the election on Tues- day is whether you like Winnetka as it is or whe her vou want to change it. The 1925 Vil ticket and the 1925 Park District et, endorsed by the Village Caucus, are pledged to retan Winnetka as it is--to preserve its ad- vantages as a residential community. Our candidates are backed by a record of accomplishment." They are endorsed Fy a committee of 100 representative citizens. The facts as to all questions raised have been clearly stated in a letter mailed by his committee to every voter. One misleading claim of the opposition deserves emphatic denial. They have at- tempted to win votes on the west side by stating that the park assessment on mos voters will be from $10 to $20 per front foot. 'The most reliable estimates ob tained by the Citizens' commiitee, which has made a careful investigation, indi- cate that the assessments (excluding the small area adjoining the parks and spe- cially benefited) will run from 50 cents (0 $6 per front foot spread over 10 years, or 3 to 60 cents per year. Your village and park officials work for vou 365 days in the vear. Will you give the few minutes necessary to support them with your vote? Citizens Committee. CALL WINNETKANS TO GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP Many villagers will be Christ church on the afternoon of Good Friday, April 10 where a three- hour service is to be held in commem- oration of the crucifixion of Christ. For. this service Rev. . FX. Ashley Gerhard, rector of the church, has se- cured as speaker the Rev. Irwin St. John Tucker, of Chicago, one of the best known clergymen in the country. Mr. Tucker will be remembered by Winnetkans as the minister who as- sumed charge of Christ church parish last summer while Mr. Gerhard was having his vacation period. The service on Good Friday will be- gin promptly at 12 o'clock and con- tinue until 3 o'clock. Those who cannot attend the after- noon services 'will find opportunity for worship at the evening services in Christ church at which the choir, under the direction of Ellis E. Chase, will present Maunder's "Olivet to Calvary." Both of these services are designed to be of interest to the entire com- munity and every resident is cordially invited to participate in the observ- ances. U. C. Abel Purchases Black and White Cabs Sale of the Black and White Cab company to Ulysses C. Abel, proprie- tor of the Winnetka Exide Battery service, was announced this week. Mr. Abel has already taken over the cab business and expects to move his bat- attracted to tery service station from its present location in the Carlton building to the cab company's garage on Lincoln avenue by April 20. Mr. Abel said that it would be his aim to give as good service in the cab business as his customers have been re- ceiving at the battery service station. In the new location those wanting attention for their batteries will be able to drive in, which will be con- venient when the weather is bad. William Merrill, former owner of the Black and White Cab company said that he had formed no definite plans yet but that he might go west for a while. W. N. Cooke Injured in Fall from a Tree W. N. Cooke of 549 Provident ave- nue is in the Evanston hospital con- valescing after an accident in which he was severely injured last Tuesday. Mr. Cooke was attempting to saw off a heavy limb of a tree when the wind caused it to break prematurely, throw- ing him to the ground from a height of 20 feet. He suffered a broken col- larbone and fractured shoulder blade, besides painful cuts and bruises. His condition is not serious. PUPILS REHEARSE PLAYS Two weeks after spring vacation, or on April 24, pupils of the Greeley school will present two one-act plays in the school auditorium. These plays are be- ing staged under the direction of Miss Douglass Whitehead. TWO FACTIONS WAR TO FINISH Village Party to Terminate Campaign with a Mass Meeting Monday Night TAXPAYERS ARE BUSY President Makes Statement on Candidacy Winnetka's hottest political contest in 10 years will draw to a close Mon- day evening, on the eve of clection day, in a final burst of oratorical fire- works which will be exploded at a meeting of the pro-caucus party at the Community House. This meeting will be the last of a series of three held by the adherents to the Village Tickets, the first of which was held last Monday evening at the Greeley school and the secon Wednesday evening at the Hubbard Woods school. The gravity with which this faction views the coming contest was indicated by the admis- sion Tohn S. Miller, Jr., present sent, who is a candidate 1, that the contest will be hottest ever seen in the s False Impression ently voiced Miller is a candidate for lent on both the Village e 'I'ax Payers ticket, candidate to make a ectively clarifying the hile it is obvious that a not appear on opposing pct that the Tax Payers pressed itself as satisfied er, caused many citizens name would appear on Sm ext Tuesday. The Tax ker is without a candidate for Village President. Mr. Miller, in a straight-forward statement of his position in the pres- ent campaign, writes as follows to WINNETKA TALK: "To the People of Winnetka: "T have been informed of a cur- rent impression that I am a can- didate for the office of Village Pres- ident at the coming election upon two opposing tickets. This is not true and it would be unfair to the candidates and supporters of both tickets should I leave this error un- corrected. From it so many false inferences have been drawn that I make this frank statement of my position. "I am a candidate only upon the "1925 Village Ticket" nominated by the regular Village Caucus. The supporters of the other ticket in their nominating meeting merely endorsed my candidacy. While I appreciate the confidence in me ex- pressed by this endorsement all my allegiance is given to the regular Village Caucus--not only because I was nominated by it but also be- cause I believe in the principles for which it stands, and have the ut- most confidence in the persons chosen as its candidates. With many of them I have served in- timately in community affairs with ample opportunity to know their qualifications and to appreciate their disinterested public service. "The candidates nominated by this Caucus for Village offices will carry on the present policy of Vil- lage Government which I am con- vinced is entitled to the people's confidence and support. Its can- didates for the Park Board stand for a policy of immediate park ex- tension, which I believe to be vital to the welfare of this community. The future throws down the glove of challenge to us. The develop- ment of Winnetka for years to come will be to a large degree determined by the Park Board's action. I have long felt that the present program of the Park Board is the wisest. "Indeed it was partly at my sug- gestion and request that the Park Board originally instituted this pro- gram, and I am happy to assume my full share of responsibility for the Park Board's policy, confident (Continued on page 7) impression ng election this week