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THE LAKE SHORE NEWS. FRIPAY, APRIL 29, 1921 HOW IT FEELS TO LOOK AT A VOLCANO Stand in Rain and Cold Gazing Into Fiery Furnace "Fed by a Thousand DeviU" Editor's note: The accompanying bits of Interest regarding one of Uncle Sam's most prosperous and Important Pacific island possessions, frequently the subject of much discussion in con- nection with the Japanese question, are taken from letters penned by C. B. Hastings, 503 Central avenue, who. with TyfriT Hastings, recently i eturned-to Wllmette from a winter tour in the Hawaiian*. Included In the tourist par- ty were Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Keeler, 1104 Sheridan road. Following is the third of a series of letters: a By C E. Hastings - Before leaving for San Francisco, Mr, Edgar Jones __ was paying my caddy, also my ground feesâ€"in fact, I had his goat. He was a good sport and played up to the time this boat left for San Francisco. The same day, eight of our party, Mr. and Mrs. John Alvord, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Keeler. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hastings, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Kelly and Miss Louise Seacord, left on the Mauna Kia (a small boat) for the Island of Hawaii, on which island is located the present active volcano as well as the one which erupted in 1919, viz. Mauna Loa (meaning long mountain). Under the direction of Mr. H. E. Keeler, his intentions were good, in fact, his outline of the trip was more than good, we were to see the Island of Maui (pronounced Mouie). .On the trip over, as there is no harbor on this island, we were to see the hand- lingâ€"of passengers and freight by boat, handled by sailors NEW VILLAGE BOARD GETS FLYING START (Continued from Page 1) miles of alleys are cleaned and such repairs made as are in our power. . About 20 miles of water mains in which leaks occur frequently, are taken carejof as soon as discovered. Our sewer system is inspected and repaired wherever needed. In addition to these items, during the past year, the tornado caused an additional amount of work of mis- cellaneous character. Charles C. Schultz, -----r------------â€".--------Village Manager. POLICE DEPARTMENT Police Report for the year ending March 31, 1121 Number Fines Speeders arrested ......256....$2,815 No-Light Cases ..... ...372.... 1,970 Disorderly Cases........ 18... Violations of Ordinances 17... No Chauffeur Licences... 2... Obstructing Streets...... 6... 43 120 8 30 that were masters in this line, but Mr. Keeler had not consulted the weather man and on this particular day, he was out of humorâ€"as a consequence, the par- ty stayed in bed. In fact, shortly after leaving the harbor they lost in- terest in Keeler and his sight seeing trip at least temporarily, except Mrs. Kelly and Miss Seacord, who were determined to see-the sightsâ€"even ^at the cost of dividing up with the fishes. They, the fishes, enjoyed the day. The boat stood the trip. I am pleas- ed to advise, and the next day we arrived at the Island of Volcanoes. The entire party refused to eat breakfast on the boatâ€"I'm not sAure. who they were peeved at, but no breakfast on that boatâ€"(no chances), so we had breakfast at 10:30 o'clock at the Hilo (pronounced HeLo) hotel, a delightful summer hotel about one mile from the boat landing. The i hotel proper and dining room in the center on a slight elevation, ribeF of cot sur- Total ............I............$4,986 16 Cases dismissed. 5 Casesâ€"No appearance. 2 Defendants not found. 2 Fines not paid. 7 Cases discontinued. Nolle prossed. 2 Appealsâ€"People vs. Healy----$100 People vs. Udell.... $100 Burglary cases reported ..........29 Auto tires reported stolen (none recovered).................... Automobiles reported stolen and recovered....................... Hold-ups reported................ Bicycles stolen and recovered----- Arrests for stolen bicyles (turned over to Juvenile Court) .-â- .....-.-.•-.. Automobile and miscellaneous, ac- cidents.........• ^............... Drowned..............• • • •........ Killed by automobile ............. Killed by C. N. W. train .......... Death as result of fall from bicycle Death as result of automobile gas Sent to House of Correction ...... Miscellaneous calls (where no ar- rests Were made)...............273 Numerous Calls were made during the past year of which no record was kept; the calls being of a minor nature; no arrests were made. Edward G. Sieber, Chief of Police. FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire Department Report for the year ending March 31,1921 Laid 11,750 feet hose. 483 gallons chemical. Pump in operation 11 hour. 146 1-2 miles run. Volunteer Fire Department 1213 hours of labor ........$1,236.80 jL Tw» salaried men ............ 2,590.00 19 18 19 7 24 2 1 1 1 1 1 War Vets Announce Great Reunion Fete Fifty PeiUof American Legion and Spanish War Veteran. Join Hands To Aid Disabled Soldiers Fifty posts of the American Le- gion, veterans of Foreign Wars, and Spanish War Veterans, have joined forces for the. first big reunion and carnival of former service men and women to be held in the Chicago Coliseum May 3 and 4. The show-^will be a combination circus, country fair. Mardi-Gras and dance, on both nights. Each post is taking concessions, the proceeds to be divided between the oost and the Legionnaires' club, which is run- REAL ESTATE -ROW ENJOYS ^OOM W VACANT PROPERTY From the real estate officr of M. E. Barker and company £""""« following report of £«£%* nejo- tiated within the past several weeks Sales of vacant proper y:i H&ftg on Ashland avenue west of TntrfJenUi street from Helen S. Gage to W. W. FyTe o Chicago; 50 feet on Chestnut avenue near Tenth street from Hefc* S. Gage to E. C. Clampitt of Wil- mette: 50 feet on Washington avenue near Fifteenth street to W. D. Nor- Hs. Leases: A. Phelps residence at 203 Woodbine avenue to the uaaa fakily^^Highlaud-^arJc^^^Jpne^ 1064 Linden avenue * of Wilmette; A to Mc- property at 1 C. Purdy Daniel home at 1002 Central avenue to A. N. Granquist of Wilmette; house ...... _* o?i Fimwood avenue, formerly oc- ning the shoV «« ««J^d fcTr »^d|â„¢^°dE. W. McCall. family pldvment. hospitalization work among soldiers, sailors, marines and nurses of the city. Americanization Feature There will be a big Americaniza- tion angle, Arnold Joerns, president of the Legionnaires club, has an- nounced. Jud<re K. M. Landis and Frank Comerford will speak on pa- triotic topics, in a ten-minute inter- mission each night. Forty thousand tickets already have been sold. The First Field Artillery will have two French 75's on exhibit, with the same crews which manned them in France. Special free attractions, dancing acts, music, wrestling, and other at- tractions are billed.___ COURTROOM GOSSIP Police Magistrate Mickey's court- room took on the aspect of a chapel this week when six long benches, newly refinished, were placed in the room for the convenience of the speeders who congregate therein every "Wednesday and Saturday aft- ernoon. NEW TRIER DEFEATED 13-6 Errors and lack of hitting ability were the chief cause of New Trier High school's defeat in the initial 1921 diamond performance against Evanston at Foster field, Evanston. New Trier?used a trio of hurlers but their support was poor with a dis- astrous rout as the result. , sleeping quarters in bowers of flowers and tropical plants. From there we went by auto over a fine road, passing the Rainbow fallsrone of^the sights on the island,; to the Volcano hotel, 4000 feet above sea level and 31 miles from Hilo hotelâ€"raining (at this time of the year it rains every day at the vol- cano)/* We had raincoats, rubbers and the auto to take us within say three blocks of the edge of the vol- " cano, and what a sightâ€"four lakes^ of Ire and brimstone, such as we were taught was waiting for us at the end of this life, if we were not good, in the early days, but in these -modern daysâ€"only one of the escape valves of the world. Can you see it looking from a.12 foot elevation and 7bnly~30 feet away from this fire and ^brimstone (called sulphur) bubbling up, shooting up 5, 10, 15 feet in the air and falling back into the fiery furnaceâ€"never resting always send- ing up fantastic figures, forming islands, small hills of lava crusting the surface only to be snatched again into this mammoth fire pot, say about half a mile one way and half mile the Other, and they say extending under- ground say 1000 feet, yes 5000 feet or miles underground who knowsâ€"and burning, burning, so far as man knows^ for ages ? Sometimes the fire pot is 1000 feet down, at other times 400 feet, 200 feet or 100 feet down.At the time we saw the volcano, it was up 12 feet of the top at the point were we stood, overflowing slightly oh the opposite side. We stood in the rain, a cold wind blowing on our backs facing the crater and the heatâ€" Thousands of devils feeding this burning hell. We stood from 4:3Q. P. M. until 9 P. M. never tiring, always wonder- ing if the fuel would not give out- awe, inspiring, cold, wet yet staying for what ? To get a fixed idea in our minds, this wonderrul escape valve of the world; seeing as we did. what might happen anywhere in the wo<ld under Chicago, New York or somewhere else, if i* were not f<".r tnese escape valves. We then \vf;.t La* k to the hotel an-i what a hyte), damp, cold, no heat, only a fire place crowded0 with people _ drying Our of town calls Calls not out ................... Stores ...................•• •â- ........•' Houses----t..................•.....*> Sheds................-.........•••• J .................7 .................3 7~ Mr. and Mi Barns .......................• ^ri Autos ........................... Fences ...........-.....•........ Carpenter Shop.................••• * Prairie fires.......................*5 Club house................... •••••• jjj Garages ................•..........J Locked out of house -----........ • ?• * Smoke ........ Chicken coop ..........•...........* Making the total number of calls 96 Walter Zibbel, Chief Fire Department. ALEX McDANlEL IS ILL Alex McDaniel, 527 Park avenue, is confined to his home with pneu- monia. His genial smile is missed by patrons of the cigar store on West Railroad avenue, where he assists his brother in caring for the needs of Wilmette smokers. VISIT RELATIVES Mrs.-Walter Cox of Tennessee, ac- companied by Mr. Cox, visited the past week with her nephew, William Parks,~of Lake and Ridge avenues, Gross Point. Mr. and Mrs. Cox left Tuesday evening" for Detroit, Mich.7 to visit other relatives. LEAVES FOR SOUTHERN HOME Miss Evelyn Doyle, 1327 Central avenue, left last week for her home in Tampa, Fla. Miss Doyle made many friends in "Wilmette during her stay of several years through her connec- tion with Nelson Bros.* laundry. clothesr- sheets. Mrs. J -then to bed, between So .vou see the volcano. BLAZE AT BEACH A small summer cottage located on the shore of the lake near the foot of Lake avenue was-partially destroy- ed t>y fife Weunesday. The cause of the blaze was undetermined. SURPRISE PARTY A surprise party was given Satur- day of last week at the Daniel Felt- man residence. 1439 Central avenue, their m honor of Miss Katherine Feltman. ~ >vers were laid for 20 guests. â€"- EMERALD SHADE J. Gerkiiis and her children The North Shore Garage. 611 West of 1007 Lake avenue, are leaving ear- Railroad avenue, was treated to a ly next month to spend the summer- fresh coat of paint last week'-bright with her grandparents in Webb Mo. Cm- green, presumably ^F*a* Irish coi in deference to the LAST KIPPY DANCE Kippy orchestra, sponsors of the dance, sedate or "steppy," announce the closing dance of the season at the Winnetka Woman's club on Saturday evening, April 30. The final enter- tainment will be in the nature of a May Dance and Confetti party. BIRTH OF DAUGHTER estjianT 1006 Ridge avenue, are proud parents of a daughter, born Wednesday morn- ing at the Highland Park hospital. Mr. Mestjian is the proprietor of the fug cleaning establishment "atr607 West Railroad avenue. to Dr. Frank B. Earle of Wilmette. PLAYHOUSE BURNS A children's playhouse in the rear of the R. H. Palenske home at 226 Tenth street, caught fire Monday afternoon. The fire department ex- tinguished the blaze, no damage be- ing caused to the property. Call WILMETTE 7*-j H. J. MILLER 818 Prairie Avenue William Salmen CONTRACTOR AND BUnjQ " ESTIMATES cheerfully furnished on New or Repair Work 964 Spruce St, Winaeftj Phone Winnetka 1055 SCHAEFER wants you to call him for G ARDEN MAGAZINE IRL'S COMPANION OLFER'S MAGAZINE OOD HOUSEKEEPING OOD STORIES ROCER'S MAGAZINE WILMETTE 969-W Children's Gingham Dresses Sixes 3 to 14. PRICED $1.25 TO JUs Hose, Corsets and Lingerie UNIQUE STYLE SHOP B. COPLAN, Proprietor 1126 CENTRAL AVENUE WILMETTE " Pliant Wiln.tt. {« ONE HEAT- Vulcanizing is without doubt the best; prove it to yourself by giving it a test. Dependable Auto Supply Station Lake and Ridge Aves. GROS 5 POINT Phone Wilmette 2359 FACTS ABOUT THE FRANKLIN DO YOU KNOWâ€" That the FRANKLIN car was the first 6-cylinder automobile built? _____That it is a recognized fact that 80% of FRANKLIN Pawners do not-carry^a-apare-tirei-------- â€"-----j GAGE MOTOR SALES CO 1629 Orrington Avenue, Evanston Phone Evanston 5! Fruit and Vegetable MARKET PHONE 12SI RANDOLPH â- **? Market Next to Rosenberg's 826 DAVIS STREET PHONE 7340 Big Saturday Sale of Fruit, Vegetables, Fancy Meats MOW that we have added 1 â„¢ a first-class meat market to our already complete vegetable stock, our custo- mers may come in and.do their entire shopping with the exception of bakery goods. Vegetables. SPECIALâ€"New Potatoes, 5 pounds for 25c; per peck 60c Iceberg Head Lettuce, per head_______5c, ltc, 15c Special Fresh Home Grown Asparagus, 2 bunches 25c Ceery, per bunch...................-jg- mnd 2Sc Fancy Green Beans, quart...............-, ij^ Fresh Telephone Peas, low price. Fresh Carrots and Beets, large bunches, 3 for 25c Artichokes, 2 for . ..... ___ Cucumbers, each ....___ SPECIAL, Cooking Onions, 5 lbs. 25c tnd up . ltc Meat Bargain!. ^~i Boneless Veal Roast, lb. ..........................2Sc Leg of Spring Lamb, lb. ."...... ................W Boneless Lamb Roast, lb.......... .......Jfc; Hindquarters Lamb, lb............ ..... ......J* Pot Roast of Beef, lb...... ..... ........ft Rolled Rib Roast, lb....... .V......'.-.....:....*' Corned Beef, lb. ...............â€"-----------......♦*» Hamburger Steak, lb.................*..........* Pork Roast, lb. ^.^.„;„.,.„(^,......,.* Hams, No. 1, lb.......... .....J* Bacon, No. 1, lb. ......4..........!*.!!.*.!.........* Georgia Squares, lb...^..___ . .......J* I California Hams, lb.................f..........â- ..*] Butter and Eggs, currant prices WE DRESS OUR OWN CHICKENS Fruits, Etc, SPECIALâ€"Fine Ripe Strawberries Low Prices. Blue Goose California Navel Oranges, dozea * 40c, 60c and 70c Blue Goose Florida Oranges, dozen 25c, *c, S*,IJ Blue Goose Grapefruit, 4 for 25c, 3 for 25c, 2 far*] â-  l9cJ?m*h>-2 for 2Sc a«d 15e Large Rye Pineapple, low ark,. Large Thin Skinned Lea^^de**...........-*; Wnesap Apples, 3 pounds............ ...........i9 New York Greening Apples, 3 â€"-----«- WE DELIVER IN W1LMEJ7E AMn „.,»,.fm„PTH^