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'»**,: Tre Lake Shore News Nearly Everybody In Wilmette Reads The Lake Shore News VOL. Vli'rNO. 16. WILMETTE. ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1920 EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE LENTS NORTH SHORE WAGES NEW SKOKIE FIGHT Prepare Fresh Arguments to Present Before Forest Preserve Commis- sion for Preservation of Valley FINAL HEARING MARCH 3 Slcokie Preservation Association Met Yesterday to Arrange further Plans Renewed interest in the fight by the north shore to provide for the converting of Skokie valley, the beautiful strip of wooded land and marshes on the western outskirts of Wilmette, Winnetka and Glencoe, in- to a Forest Preserve was the result of an announcement yesterday of a new public hearing in Chicago on Wednesday, March 3. Close on the heels of the announce- ment oi the hearing, which is believ- ed to be the most important meeting for furthering the project, came the news of a special meeting yesterday of the board of directors of the Sko- kie Preservation association. Will Present Final Plans Headed by William S. Elliott, who addressed the Plan Committee cf the Forest Preserve committee at the public hearing, February 18, the di- rector.- made final preparations tor the presenting of their plans to the commissioners. At the hearing to be held at 3 o'clock in the rooms of the County Commissioners, fifth floor, court house, all north shore residents who tiave had an opportunity to study the valley are asked to attend to present their views. Mr. Elliott, in reference to the di- rector's meeting yesterday, voiced the belief of the association that there is a widespread and fast-grow- ing sentiment in favor of the Skokie valley preservation plan. "In providing a place of recreation to the millions of people in Chicago and its suburbs in the years to come, there is probably no more beautiful and convenient a spot than Skokie jitiess" i>rofnpit"*ste$t*'are^f^n'To insure its preservation, the valley will loose its natural beauty as the tide of unrestricted pleasure-seekers and realty men unwittingly select it for pursuit of pleasure of business. It is the opinion of the Preservation association that the time is now or never. . New Trier Weak in Politics "New Trier township has never proved strong in county politics and therefore this- new project, fostered by hundreds of prominent men from the north shore, has aroused con- siderable interest and favorable com- ment among the .county commission- ers who are working hard to prepare a great park for future generations. "In view of the fact the commis- sioners are endeavoring to learn the sentiment of the people on the plan, the attendance at this public hearing on Wednesday willfaid them in ar- riving at a decision." . Mr. Elliott said that practically all the organizations which have foster- ed the plan for years were prepared to again present their arguments be- fore the commissioners. In reference to possible opposition which might be made at the hearing, Mr Elliott declared that since the real plans of the preservation pro- ject had been outlined, the opposition had been reduced to a few indivi- duals. LEGION WILL ADJUST COMPENSATION PAPERS Notice to all the members of the Wilmette Post of the American Le- gion regarding "barb wire entangle- ments" with their compensation papers has been sounded by Com- mander of the Post Paul R. Bradley. A number of cases where the men had compensation papers hied by both the Legion and the Red Cross have come to the attention of Com- mander Bradley. Were two papers are filed both are temporarily made void. In order to assist the men in straightening out any matters of this nature, Mr. Bradley has requested that they communicate with nmi, Wilmette 560, or Harry Flentye at Wilmette 1328. __________ PURCHASES HOME Tohn Etienne and family will move into their home on Bloom street, which they recently purchased from Class to Discuss Laws of Prophets Presbyterian Men's Class to Apply their Teaching to Present Day Conditions Can the social teachings of the prophets and Jesus have any prac- tical bearing on present-day condi- tions? In these days of strained domestic relations, economic conditions and •egulations of civil and political prob- lems, the pages of history are be- ing scanned for practical applications to serve as antidotes. Members of the Men's class of the Wilmette Presbyterian church, who next Sunday morning will attempt to thrash out some of these questions, are of the firm opinion that the same principles were applied to these prob- lems in the days of yore. Chief among the topics under dis- cussion at this meeting will be the problems of present day domestic relations embracing: Duties of husbands to their wives. Duties of parents to children. Duties of children to parents. Duties of masters to slaves. Thomas E. Bradley, leader of the discussion, will describe to the mem- bers some of the causes of discord in domestic relations and will set forth the social teachings of the Mo- saic laws to which the same prin- ciples can be traced. It is the aim of the class to show that _ these teachings are not too idealistic for the present day. In the discussion the chief points of the prophets' teachings will be analyzed to bring forth those which can be applied to the numerous dom- estic tangles which have placed Chi- cago and its suburbs in the nation's limelight as the greatest divorce city in the country. "Even in the Mosaic laws the prin- ciples of divorce are set forth which are identical with those of today," said Mr. Bradley in speaking of the aim of the discussion. "The founda- tions upon divorce action was much greater than now." Tn the recent meetings of the class the solution of the problems of capital and labor was directly traced ORIENT VS. AMERICA IS TOPIC OF ENVOY Homer B. Hulbert, En-voy of Korean Emperor, Here Sunday with Message of International S't- uations 1st Far Ensi LewisE. Wade, Former BIG BUILDING BOOM Trustee, Died Friday \ ENRJCHES TOWNSHIP Flag Lowered to Half-mast when Death Takes Village Father at His Home Friday "WHEN EAST MEETS WEST" Nature .met Policies of Japs tc he Analyzed and Compared with United States COME ON! BUDDIES! OLD BATTERY E WANTS YOU _ One of the most significant and timely addresses since the organiza- tion five years ago of the Wilmette Sunday Evening club will be deliver- ed next Sunday by Homer B. Hul- bert. envoy of the Korean Emperor to the United States. His subject will be, "When East Meets West." The timeliness of the address, which will deal with various inter- national problems and especially the policies, or lack of them, of this country toward the nations in the far East, is pointed out by Mr. H. P.. Mulford, publicity chairman of the club. i Mr. Mulford, who is personally acquaintedwith theKorean Envoy, re- ferred to the Shantung, Siberian am! Korean international tangles, as those which would be first explained to the assembly. Korean Work for Twenty Years Mr. Hulbert is a member of the Royal Geographical Society and has been engaged in Korean government work for twenty years. During the period when Japan was securing con- trol of Korean industries and the native citizens were being explointed and robbed of their homes and farms Mr. Hulbert, as an American citizen bought hundreds of homes from Ko- rean farmers and leased them back to tiiP'r original owners in order to protect them in their rights. Some of the farms, he related recently to Mr. Mulford, cost him as little as half a cent. During his eastern activities the envoy crossed Siberia five times and r.m massed a large fund of informa tiimi on Oriental problems. pa>-iicu' Last Friday morning occurred the death from appoplexy of one of Wi!- mette's most prominent citizensâ€" Lewis Eugene Wade, former Village trustee and junior partner of the prirting firm of Schmalbach and Wade of Chicago. The flag at the village hall was low- ered to half-mast from 2 to 3 o'clock Monday afternoon while the last rites were being performed at the Congregational church. The burial took place at Memorial Park ceme- tery. . Mr Wade was born in Castile, New York, May 16, 1870. On May 3, 1893. he was married to Miss Ruth M. Mead of Perry, New York, and the couple came directly to Chicago where Mr. Wade secured a position in the printing department^ of Joy Morton and company of Chicago. About 10 years ago he purchased an interest in the printing firm of Schmalbach and Riema,nn. Last month he purchased the Junior partnership of the firm from Mr. Riemann. Up to the time of his death Mr. Wade had been in the best of spirits and had taken an active part in all rivic enterprises in the community in which he has lived for more than lb years. Mr. Wade was village trustee from 1907 until the end of 1912. Besides his wife and son Lawrence, he is survived by his father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Wade of Perry, New York. t Statistics of North Shore Towns Re- veal $1,893,574 Invested in Erec- tion of Hundreds of Beautiful Homes Here PROSPERITY HELD REASON Officials Attribute Influx of Home- seekers to Prosperity from the War NEW TRIER TEAM JOLTS EVANSTON HEAVYWEIGHTS Evanston High school, suburban league heavyweight title contenders, tguSMftUiw^a^^ _ ___________ _r_____ --------------'â- ------------ tv.een the Orient and America. "was handed a jolt briday ^ evening i winnetka and Wilmette have an even That the trend of the home-seek- ing population of Chicago toward the north shore suburbs is gaining in leaps and bounds is shown by figures gathered yesterday by New Trier Township Assessor George R. Har- baugh. The estimated costs of improve- ments, erected or in the process of erection, as represented by the build- ing permits issued in the towns of Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka and Cb'ticoe, amount to approximately > $1,893,574. , Although these figures indicate an : unprecedented boom in both the : volume and higher prices of the building industry, they do not coin- ; pletely represent the tremendous building "bug" which has come into \ogue since the settlement of the strike last fall. EJeven Months Building The permits which furnish the ba.-ds oi tli'j siatistics were issued from April 1, 1919, to February 20, 1920. P.ut before the strike settle- ment, according to officials of the four villages, the building industry was practically at a standstill. Since February 20, permits have been issued which would swell the total to nearly $2,000,000. An instance of the flourishing in- dustry: W. A. Gibb<»n. superintendent of public works in Winnetka on Wed- nesday afternoon issued permits for 4 residences of $15,000 each. Another permit for a $50,000 building was asked as Mr. Gibbon was leaving his ofbee at the Village hall. Winnetka Leads • ;„ According to the assessor's figures, Tn order that there may be "no vacant chairs" at a dinner to be given March 23 ai: the Palmer House v\ Chi', ago, for ail the numbers of Ti.-.nUiy E. 333rd field artillery, the promoters are canvassing Wilmette, Glencoe all the Winnetka, Kenilwcth and iv. ; u effort to rour-d stragglers. John C. Slown of Kenilworth. who is trying to serve invitations on all the "buddies" of Battery E, has asked that one who served at any time with the battery can get into communication with him at the Ken- ilworth Motor company. Many of the addresses of the members have become lost. The dinner and recep- tion will be at 7 o'clock. W. F. McCLURE APPOINTED TO SPREAD CHICAGO FAME W. Frank McClure, 219 Broadway, advertising manager of the Fort Dearborn National Bank and chair- man of the advertising council of the Chicago Association of Com- merce, has been appointed by Mayor William Hale Thompson to serve as chairman of the advisory council of the Chicago Boosters' Publicity Club, Inc. The advisory council will handle the $1,000,000 a year campaign to spread Chicago's fame and advantag- es to all parts of the world. MOHAWKS ARE VICTORS The Mohawks have cinched the bowling pennant at the Ouilmette Country club but several games to be played the latter part of this week will be necessary to decide which team captures second prize. The Blackfoots, Chippewas and Cherokees are all in reach of the goal. The winners will receive prizes Monday evening from the Bowling commit- tee. Another tournament is planned for the near future. ENTERTAINS FRIENDS Miss Florence Schaefer, Ridge ave- nue. Gross Point, entertained a group of eight couples at a party Wednes- day evening at her home. Gross Point. The Nic Bleser of ------ . Etienne family recently, came, to this country from Belgium. '•â- '•. .-" CONFINED TO HOME ; Christ Braun of Lake avenue, Gross Point, was confined to his home sev.- eral days this week with illness. l.i the recent Per;ce Conference lie 1 s an active iactcc in the dis>:-.'- ..i.-n ,,'. the affairs with Chinese com- missioners to that conference. Testified before Co?ni! Mr.Hulbert lias recently returned to tin - ecuntry after a iutile race frun Kirca io Washington, I) ^V.1' '"" terrene in Japarcfj expl'-ition of Korea. He also tcitifvl ie'c-etlie congressional com/ni .tee ir Wa'hing- t.-m. D. C., on the c:.:.i,tU!!i; situation. In securing Mr. Hulbert to relate some of the intricate situations, Mr. Mulford believes Wilmette residents have an exceptional opportunity to gain first hand information on the questions which have placed the far East in the limelight of the world. That something very significant to American citizens lies in the message of Dr. Hulbert. was indicated to Mr. Mulford in their last meeting. It is understood that the delicate relations between this country and Japan will form a large part of the address. The envoy has promised to tell something of the Japanese policy and of their nature and draw comparisons from the Anglo-Saxon race. One of the largest attendances in months is expected at this meeting. At the conclusion of the talk, a musical program will be rendered by Mrs. Marie Edwards von Ritter, or- ganist. C. S. MIUO HERE SUNDAY At the Wilmette Methodist church next Sunday evening at 6 o'clock, the members of the Epworth league will be addressed by C. S. Miuo, who will speak on his experiences with Coniucious. Catholic and Protestant schools. Mr. Miuo is now a student at the university of Chicago, taking a three year course in religious educa- tion. He was formerly physics teach- er in Shanghai college. ORGANIZE BASEBALL LEAGUE A meeting was held at Winnetka Community house Thursday evening for the purpose of organizing a north shore baseball league comprising teams from Lake Forest, Highwood, Glencoe, Shermerville. Winnetka. Wilmette. Glenview and Gross Point. ROOF SLIGHTLY DAMAGED /The roof of the George Esentrot residence. 1617 Central avenue, was slightly damaged by a chimney fire last Saturday. Loss to the building amounted to approximately $25. which left the Evanston rooters m a dazed condition. The visitors' featherweight team had defeated New Trier's five, who were weakened by the absence ot Mitchell, their captain, in an inter- esting fashion. 12-8. The visitors also captured the lightweight game lo-U- New Trier was also weakened here , by the loss of their captain, Al Rand. Parker played a brilliant game, scor- ing 8 individual points, but his team mates were unable to gauge the di- rection of the basket in the same manner. With two games tucked away al- ready the Evanstonians were joyous and confident of making a clean sweep of the trio of contests, lhc Kenilworth heavies were in a fight- ing mood, however, and at the end of the first half of the game New Trier led 20-11. Evanston rallied gamelv and scored 8 points in the second, but neither side could count in the last several minutes of play, although the rival contenders were .striving anxiously to make the bas- keTho game ended 20-19 in the home turn's favor and was a pleasant sur- „f:t(, to fvcrvnnc concerned in N^w Tver's welfare, mrtirtdarlv Diik" rhiM,. trotnpr. who** hor>*s were .,„«. nv„.-_1„iovor.t rp-ni"'1"" + 1""* "am* KpWp th° nnenin** whistle blew. ^CLUB TO PRESENT PLAY New Trier High School's Dramatic club will present Anatole France's famous comedy, "The Man Who Mar- ried a Dumb Wife," at the school au- ditorium on Friday evening, March 12- . â-  , i - The cast has been selected and is now hard at work rehearsing their parts. ATTENDING MEETING Eston V. Tubbs. principal of New Trier school, will return Monday from Cleveland, where he attended the meeting of the. National Educa- tional association. „ BANTAMS ARE VICTORS New Trier featherweights swamp- ed Morton on the losers' floor Satur- day morning. 30-9. It added another victorv to the Kenilworth quintet's unbroken list. break on the volume of improve- ments. Bpt the former forges ahead by the quality of the homes. The figures are: Winnetka ............$790,490 Glencoe ..............292,175 Wilmette ............ 709,489 In addition to permits tor build- ing since February 20, which rep- resent thousands of dollars, there can also be added to tie figures the cost of more than a scoie of beautiful residences tinder construction on property not wide'* jurisdiction of any ot the four ^ illages. Kenilworth buildings under con- struction are not as numerous as in her rival towns, but ihey are of more costly structure. The volume of the industry in Glencoe is five times more than in Kenilworth yet the estimated cost approximate only £100.000 more. The impetuous rush of people with costly home plans and bulging pocket books is attributed by Assessor Har- baugh to the rc-aclion from inactiv- ity during the war period. He de- clared also that part of the demand cotiid be traced to unexcelled pros- perity, the north shore quietude ap- pealing to their conception of a true home atmosphere. The news is also reassuring to the various taxing bodies of the town- ship, each body receiving a certain percentage of the pc;mit funds. Although a large portion of the homes under construction are of moderate cost, many being cottages and bungalows, a glimpse over the permit lists of the foui villages shows scores of homes .ranging froâ„¢ $12,000 to $50,000. Some of the higher priced homes in Wilmette with the names of their owner or builder, value and address foil.iv. : Dr. A. Bertling, 315 Washington street. $14,000. T. Hartman, 1303 SJieridan road, $16,000. T. H. Copeland, 930 Chestnut street, $20,000. H. N. Claggett, 425 Lake street, $18,000. August F. Hallman, 800 Sheridan road, $17,000. , .-' A. W. Levy, 826 Chestnut s.treetj;" $14,000. "/'-a' ... .';â- %,-;"'^-' K. R. Beak, 343 Washington street,. $16,000. D. Camell, 1525 Spencer avenue-,. $25,000. H. W. Allen, 803 Chestnut street, $18,000. Alterations on the Wilmette State