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VOL. IV, NO. 4. Phone 585. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1912. 526 Davis Street PRICE FIVE CENTS I DIES IN SOUTH l^ged Professor and Head of the Latin Department, Passed Away at. 9:30 A, M, Wednesday WALTER P. STEFFEN DISTRICT ATTORNEY LEFT HERE MONDAY pr. Daniel Bonbright, dean emeri- tus of Northwestern university and head of the Latin department of the school, died Wednesday morning at Daytona, Fla., for which place ho left Monday in search of health. Dr. Bonbright was one of the best Known educators in the country. He had a largo acquaintance in Evanston both in and out of college circles. The aged teacher had been in feeble health for a number of years. Each vc-ar it has 1><'" his habit to go south for tlw. winter. This summer, while returning from Europe, he was seized with a (hill while on boaTd boat. Though he secured relief from his sufferings he was never well after this attack. Went to Sanitarium. Following his return home he went to a sanatarium on the north shore. He gained considerable and returned to his home. Last week it was learned that he was quite ill. Monday the doctor and his wife decided to make the trip to the Florida city. Tuesday a telegram was received by his son, James, who resides at the Avenue house, that his father was In a very serious condition. The young man departed at once for Daytona. Wednesday a message was received at the president's office stating that Dr. Bonbright had passed away. He is survived by a wife, a daugh- ter, Dora, who is in attendance at a school in Washington, D. C, and a son, James, of this city. Dr. Daniel Bonbright, senior pro- fessor at Northwestern university, who died Wednesday in Daytonia, Fla., was buried Sunday at Rosehill cemetery. The funeral services were held in the afternoon from the home of Frank P. Crandon, 1414 Forest ave- nue. The service was in charge of the Rev. T. P. Frost, pastor of the First Methodist church, assisted by Dr. Charles S. Stuart of Garrett ana Dr. S. A. Noble. The pallbearers con- sisted of professors in the university. A tremendous gathering of university people and friends of the deceased edu- cator turned out to pay their last re- spects to him. Born in 1831. Dr. Bonbright was born in Youngs- town, Pa., in 1831. He attended Yale university and was graduated in 1850. From 1865 to 1858 he studied in Berlin, and during the years 1869 and 1870 he traveled in Europe. He was appointed professor of Latin lan- guage and literature at Northwestern in 1858, a position he has since held. From 1899 to 1902 he was dean of the faculty. Walter P. Steffen, former Maroon football captain and star, selected by Walter Camp in 1908 as All-American quarterback, yesterday was appointed an assistant United States district at- torney. The appointment was made by Jas. IT. Wilkerson, district attorney, and was recommended by Harry Pratt Judson, president of the University of Chicago. Mr. Steffen is remembered as the successor of the "greatest" quarter- back, Walter Eckersall. He was cap- tain of the Chicago university in 1908, when he easily won the All-American, All-Conference and the All-Western selections as quarterback. In that year, when the deciding game of the Western conference was being played between the Universities of Chicago and Wisconsin, Steffen scored the first touchdown by a run of unparalleled brilliancy on the opening kickoff. He has studied law at the univer- sity for the last three years. STERRETT HONORED. Malcolm B. Sterrett was yesterday named an assistant state's attorney by States Attorney Maclay Hoyne. DUMPED REFUSE. Lawrence Motenson, 1940 Sherman avenue, and Oscar Rosequist, G2T Grove street, were arrested Saturday on complaint of Alley Inspector Dick Lindsey, charged with dumping refuse in the alleys. They will have hearings today. STOLE THE GOOSE. Four youngsters were picked up Thursday by the police for trying to sell two geese they had stolen off of a farmer's wagon. The lads, all of whom live in the northwest section °f the city, were placed under the care of the juvenile officer. "GASILDA" IS CERTAIN TO PROVE SUCCESSFUL The final rehearsals are being held nightly for the opera "Casilda" to be given this evening and Friday night and Saturday afternoon at the Coun- try club. This is in no sense an amateur per- formance. Through the kind offices of Mr. and Mrs. MeCarrell and their con- nection with the musical world, prin- cipals have been secured who are worth hearing as often as possible. The principals form a quartette and again a sextette, both of which are real treats. The chorus is truly a wonder. The quality and volume of their voices is such as is not always found on the professional stage and very seldom found in amateur companies. Both principles and chorus seem to possess the spirit of action and fun to make unusual comedy a success and the self-consciousness which is generally .so apparent, seem absolutely missing. No one should miss this opportunity for good, wholesome entertainment. WILMETTE PRESBYTERIAN. Woman's Club building, Tenth street and Greenleaf avenue. The Sunday school meets at 9:45 a. m. and is growing rapidly. It will celebrate Christmas with a stereop- ticon Sunday night, Dec. 22, on the story of Christ. The week-day celebra- tion will take place on Monday night, Dec. 23. Jt is expected that a delegate to the Council of Churches of Christ now in session in Chicago will preach at 11 a. m. Sunday. Mr. Alfred G. Freeman will sing McDermid's "Ninety-first Psalm." The pastor will speak at the even- ing service, 7:15 o'clock, on "I Am the Resurrection and the Life." The service will be antiphonal and respon- sive. The chapter of John will be read in sections telling of the resur- rection of Lazarus from the dead, Christ's strongest appeal to his coun- trymen to accept him as the Messiah next to his own resurrection. Mr. Freeman will sing "The Ninety and Nine" by Champion. The men's chorus will also sing from the gospel hymns. The mid-week prayer and social service will be at Mr. Beaumont's, 519 Greenleaf avenue, Wednesday, Dec. 11, and the subject will be "A Christian Christmast Gift: The For- giveness of Injuries." The Westminster guild and the Westminster circle, together with a thud group of young women, will meet Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Mrs. Bradley's, 1104 Forest avenue, at 8 p. m., for the purpose of organizing a second chap- ter of the guild. Miss Upham, field secretary of the Northwest Board, will speak on Alaska. The first chapter of the guild has adopted the name "Hadassah Chapter." taking the He- orew name of Queen Esther. The work on the new church is be- ing pushed wit^ energy and it is hoped that it will be ready for occupancy in February. LAW TESTED State Authorities See Proof o. Merit of Compensation Act in the Results of Wauke- gan Explosion. VICTIMS TO GET $20,000 Because of the provisions of the new workmen's compensation act, the Corn Products Refining company of Waukegan must pay out several thou- sand dollars to survivors of the dead ind to injured employes. The explosion in the company's plant last week caused the greatest test to which the statute, which went into effect last May, has been put. The records in the office of David Ross, secretary of the state bureau of -labor statistics, show that the Wau- kegan company decided to accept the provisions of the law. It has had sev- eral accidents since May and has paid the Injured promptly. The records show also that the com- pany carries its own risk, in prefer- ence to holding a policy in a liability insurance concern. Payment for Death, $1,500. The law provides a benefit of at least $1,500 in cash for the death of an employe, and the sum may go as high as $3,500, depending on the amount of wages earned by the employe. In case of injury to an employe the company must pay all hospital and doctor bills and must indemnify the injured per- son by paying half wages during the time of indisposition. In case of permanent disability the employe shall receive 50 per cent of his wages for eight years, and after that period a compensation pension during life of not less than 5 per cent of the death benefit which would have been payable had the employe been killed. Six were killed as a result of the fire and explosion. At the lowest esti- mate, therefore, the company must pay $20,000 to the injured and the relatives of the dead. Shows Value of Statute. The department of labor believes that this is the best possible example of the value of the compensation act, which was passed by the last assem- bly. The employes were foreigners and persons who were not likely to know how to protect their rights. Under the old system, in many cas- es, long court trials, appeals and pos- sible defeat with big attorney fees as the only Tesult was the lot of sufferers in such accidents. The compensation act precludes court proceedings. The company can figure from the law how much it must pay, and it has no recourse. SUNDAY MUSICAL PLEASED AUDIENCE On Sunday afternoon there was a fine sacred concert at the Congrega- tional church. The St. James Choral society of Chicago, accompanied by a junior choir of twenty-six voices, gave the concert. They assayed such am- bitious selections as the Gloria from Mozart's Twelfth Mass and Verdi's Pilgrim Chorus. The Junior choir sang most acceptably a number of German folk songs. Indeed, though it was Sunday afternoon, the audience could not withhold its applause. One very enjoyable feature of the service was the violin playing of Miss Pearl Hin- ktl. She played "Meditation," from Thais, by Massenet, and "Liebes- freud," by Kreisler. She is the most apt pupil of Herr Anton Fran Krob, the first violinist of the Theodore Thomas orchestra. Herr Krob, who has been concert master of the Carls- bad, Berlin and Minneapolis orches- tras, was present and was persuaded to play four violin selections. * *At the conclusion of the service Dr. McEl- vcen made a plea for the church from which this choral society had come, the St. James Congregational church of Chicago. He said the church was just clearing off an old indebtedness of $4,500. The City Missionary so- ciety, of which he was a director, has offered to give them $2,000 on condi- tion that they raise $2,500. The church is composed altogether of working people and they have raised a little over $2,000 and now are try- ing to raise the remaining two or three hundred dollars. So well did Dr. McElveen plead that the audience gave them $100 for the indebtedness of this church. HAD PLENTY OF JEWELRY Servant Girl About to Return to Europe, When Searched, Found to Have Big Supplv of Fancy Articles. BELONGING TO OTHERS WILMETTE METHODIST. "Christ and Common Things" and "Christ and Common People" are the subjects to be discussed Sunday at the 10:45 a. m. and afternoon services. The quartet will sing at the morning service; seats free. Strangers wel- come. "The Friendly Church," Thos. Keene Gale, minister. The Ladies' Aid society monthly luncheon will be given Thursday noon, Dec. 5, from 12 to 1. Business meet- ,..«j at 2 p. m. Rev. Enos Bacon, the Yorkshire Nightingale, can be heard for the last time on Thursday evening, Dec. 5, at 8 o'clock. All sea'ts 25 cents. T. K. Gale will take the place of Dr. Charles Mitchell on the lecture course at Genoa, 111., on Friday night. Chas. E. Thompson and Miss Caro- line Victoria Cervany of the North- west Business college, Chicago, were married by Rev. Thomas Keene Gale of the Methodist church on Thanks- giving day at 3 p. m. ST. AUGUSTINE'S, WILMETTE. At the Thanksgiving services in St. Augustine's Episcopal church an offering, amounting to something over $53, was taken for the aged and infirm clergy fund of the diocese of Chi- cago. The choir is preparing special Christ- mas music, including a cantata, "The Holy Child," which will be given at the 4:30 service on the Sunday pre- ceding Christmas. At the holy eu- charist at 7 o'clock Christmas morn- ing the full choir will be present and carols will be sung. The children of the Sunday school arc looking forward to the carol and manger service which is to be held in the church on the afternoon of Christ- mas eve at 4:30 o'clock. At this serv- ice the boys and girls will bring their gifts to the manger, to be sent to chil- dren in Chicago who otherwise might not share in the joy of the holiday sea- son. The services for Sunday, Dec. 8, the second Sunday in Advent, will be as follows: 7:30 a. m., holy eucharist; 11 a. m., morning prayer and sermon; 4:30 p. m., evening prayer and ad- dress. The rector will preach at the 11 o'clock service on "Christ's Gift of Light." At the afternoon service he will give a brief talk on "A New Name." Morning prayer is read in the church each morning at 9 o'clock, followed by intercessions for the people and work of the church. The rector is in the church office each day from 9:45 to 10:30. A social event at the parish house took place Dec. 3 and 4. Announce- ments of the "Wilmette Holiday Shops" annual opening and turkey cafeteria were sent out. Those who have had this in charge have worked hard to make it a success, and the re- sults both socially and financially must be very gratifying. Mrs. White Is president of the Ladies' guild. The following is a list of the ladies who had booths: Mrs. Griswold, fancy work; Mrs. Noyes, utility; Mrs. Bar- row, aprons; Mrs. Phillips, handker- chiefs and neckwear; Mrs. Palmer, dolls; Mrs. Robbins, baby wear; Mrs.^ Meginness, tea booth; Mrs. Ira Jones, candy; Miss Weinlandan, Jr., Jack Frost house; Miss Norris, toys; Mrs. Bevan, housekeepers; Mrs. Grelner, miscellaneous. Miss Anna Werner, a maid em- ployed in the home of Mrs. C. E. Mar- tin, 2014 Sheridan road, intended to leave Thursday for her old home in Sweden, the place she had not visited since she left when she was a child. She is now 33 years old. She had pur- chased her tickets and her trunks were packed. While she was up in her room pre- paring for her departure Mrs. Martin asked her if she happened to have a couple of handkerchiefs belonging to her. She described them for the young woman. She said she did. Mrs. Martin thought she might have property belonging to other persons, so she notified the police. An officer came and her baggage was searched. One of the first things found was a ring, valued at $100 and belonged to F. J. Casey, 347 Central avenue, Wil- mette, a former employer. Other Articles Found. A further search revealed two rings, each valued at $20, and three silver spoons, all belonging to Mrs. Martin. Throughout her belongings were scat- tered little articles that the girl had taken from different homes in which she had been employed. The police did not know what to do with the woman as no one cared to prosecute her. Her brother, Charles Bauman, of Rogers Park, was notified and he said he could do nothing for her. "She has been stealing as long as I can remember," he told the po- lice. Ordered from Country. Finally the woman was taken be- fore Police Magistrate John F. Boyer on a charge of disorderly conduct. It was agreed that the charges would not be pressed if the woman left the country. This was agreed to by the unfortunate girl, who seemingly is quite eager to get back to the place of her childhood. "She is a kleptomaniac and nothing can be done to help her. So it is best she leave the country," said the ser- geant. WILMETTE CONGREGATIONAL. Mr. Thomas C. Blaisdell, president of Alma college, who spoke before the Commonwealth class last Sunday, was a very entertaining speaker. Next Wednesday evening will begin a series of Bible studies. All who are interested In such a course are espe- cially invited next Wednesday, when the subject or book to be taken up will be chosen. The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. I. (L Moody, 921 Greenwood ave- nue, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. A. P. McDonald, the county presi- dent, will speak. A cordial invitation is extended to all who would like to hear her. The ladies of the North End circle are preparing for a sale of things suit- able for Christmas giving at low enough prices so that they hope to sell everything. They will also have the luncheon in charge for Dec. 13. The Neighborhood circle met with Mrs. E. R. Webber of Forest avenue. About twenty ladies were present and enjoyed a delicious luncheon served by the hostess and Mrs. Sykes and Mrs. Nelson. Quite an amount of work was accomplished during the aft- ernoon. This circle expects to have charge of the January luncheon of the Congregational church. The next cir- cle meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Louis Gillson, 706 Forest avenue.