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A Clean Newspaper for a Clean Community VOL. X, NO. 47 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS/FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1923 TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES - PRICE FIVE GENTS 3SS553 Ntm^mbmtt^rticer^^ TRUSTEE BOARD Organizer of County Police Appointed to Local Post by Village Board ONE WAY TRAFFIC ROLE AVENUE HAS SPLENDIB RECORD Chief Sieber Retires Service After I The Wilmette Village board in regular session Tuesday evening, September 18, acting upon the recolraSehdation of its Police and Fire committee, confirmed the appointmeiit of Maj. Albert L* Den- man as Superintendeht ai Wilmette Police, effective November 1, 1923, at a salary at the rate of $4,000 per year. Appointment of Maj. Denman, at pres- ent directo%'of the Cook County High- way police, came as a result.of several "weeks ~ot tlehDeration on the part of the Police and Firexx>inmittee concern- ing the necessitji^^securing a highly trained^man to assawe*thef4nc^easingl3r heavy Ikirden of responsibility that has been resting upon Chief Edward 0. Sie- ber, deaii of the police on the north shore, "who has given thirty-five years of faithful service? to the community. *» Thoroughly Qualified^ . v ? Maj. Denman enjoys '*! recorq? of ser- vice that makes him_ preemini ' dent' '^^S^'MS^^^'^^O^.- cials who recommended hisf apj^intnieiit after ihifl#tigation of recordsyrf/several men. suggested fpr the important ^office. He was a member of the Chicago responsible for the organization of Jhe splendid mounted police squads During the war he was made head of tb* mui- tary police in France with the rank of major of artillery, first with the French and later with the American troops. He was for a year the chief of police at Bordeaux. At the conclusion of hostil- ities he entered the secret service in the employ of the French and polish govern- ments. â-  â- â-  >•- •-'â-  '•' "..: .•.â- â- ... â€" â- -':â-  " :'^r-'\^-^ â- â-  â- ; Good County Record, '^M Twenty months ago Major Denman returned to the United States and Chi- cago and was immediately secured.t to organize the County Highway deputies. His valuable service as director of the highway police is indicated hi the fact that the flurry of crhne current a few years ago on the county highway*, has been reduced to a minimum and the country roads made safe for night travel. _Majo*:JE^man^iU^ October 1, and expresses pleasure in _the_ opportunity his appointment af- fords for effective service in the com- munity. . He refrained f rom comment relative to his "plans for. the local" de- partment, stating that he would be pre- pared to state his, policy of administration after- he-l^taadecaref ut~straiiy~©f * conditions?**v> Dean of Policemen „: The retirement of Chief Sieber re- calls to mind his splendid record of con- scientious service in the village. Work- ing single-handed and on call,twenty- four hours a day for almost a score of years, and^on the job directing the af- fairs of the department after the steady growth of the village made it necessary to augment the force, he has achieved the distinction of being tfce oldest police- man; in point o| active service, on the entire north shore. ; v* Prior to coming to Wilmette in, the OneJ way traffic on Wilmette avenue between Central and Lake avenues after i^:30 o'clock in the afternoon was pre- scribed, this w#ek at the regular session of the Wilmerte Village board. Following a discussion of traffic con- ditions in the central business district, the board stipulated that signs be placed at the Wilmette-Central avenue inter- section at 4:30 each afternoon directing all northbound Wilmette avenue traffic east on Central avenue and thence north on - Eleventh street, arid prohibiting a left-hand turn at that corner. Village authorities authorized the preparation of ordinances to cover new traffic regulations, particularly- as apply- ing to the through street designation. Traffic congestion in both the Central and Terminal business section is rapidly becoming one of the most vexing brob- lems for the authorities, Tuesday'*" dis- cussion indicated, and several commit- tees have been appointed to make a special investigation] with, a view to ef- fecting remediaCnjeasures. 0RR1NGT0N HAS Luxurious Apartment-Hotel Is Vision of Beauty BY OBSERVER lative proprositibn? as may mlso the prae* tice of leasing apartments before the building is half completed, when all one has as a guide are unfinished floors and rooms that are littered with iriiF cellaneous debris. If that is the rule, then The Orrington, that beautiful apartment hotel at Church street and Orrington avenue; Evanston, js the glowing exception: CONCERT OCT. 15 New Trier Orchestral Associ- ation Announces Ambitious . Plans for This Season 7 MONTHS OF CONCERTS Demand for Tickets Exceeds _____Seating Capacity The symphony" orchestral season of 1923-1924 in the four north shore vil- lages promises to be the most bril- liant in their history. The commit- tees of the New Trier Township Orchestral association have been busy during the past week and are now ready to announce the general pro- gram of concerts to be given after- noons and evenings during^ the • next seven months by the tittle Symphony under the direction of George Daseh, conductor. The concerts, which will be given in the auditorium of New Trier High school, will consist of two seriesâ€"one in the afternoon for the school chil- dren and another in the evening for adults. Ii I the; caseof both series certl vt0 be given gin *Mon- managment of the nif orm 'CdlclrWf" October 15 n â- November 5 ^December 17 Ijatroaryâ€"14 |the|ieveriing In February 11 March 10 April 21. i view of the fact that the chil- dren's matinee series wnT~be shorter There, as in the Instance of countless^han the evening series, those con other apartment structures, apartments felts will begin November 5. The girls in the office received two boxes of a well known brand; of choco lates this week as a reward for return- . ... ing* a well-lined purse to a very distress late eighth Chief Sieber jgnred^as^ ^&4au&y^- .â- ,-..'â-  i . . -!â€"-;^^gâ€":â€"-r--"- - policeman in what was thea^umTsv?] The boys ver^ naturally a^' Ihe4t of anston. ;-;^;';^Sf^..r., ^J}": ii_ â-  "-;^ It was ^eWlthe Village hall that suitable and permanent recognition of Chief Sieber's service would be provided. RUMMAGE SALE % â- .â- â- :..>• The iNeiglibOrhood circle Of the First Congregational church will hojil a Rummage sale in the Boulevard uilding on Thursday, September 27. SALVATION ARMY BOARD The annual-meeting of the Wilmette . Salvation Army Advisory beard was held Thursday, September 20, at\: 15 o'clock in the ^Assembly Toom at^^ Village hall. There was"the annual %- "*^of officers. *-..:;-.. were leased several months ago, many of them before ground breaking ceremo- nies were observed, and prospective ten- ants ,we«e Ijiromised, complete satisfac tion.|fli i':0:'" :,:A :•â- '-;^# Mx-:x That satisfaction was multiplied into positive admiration and delight When the first of the tenants occupied their suites on September 1, for the management of The,Orrington had surpassed*its prom- ises to a surprising degiee. â€"'$^,;f- Among all the Orrington families there is the same expression lauding the genius of the builder, and-their praise is^flot mere^flattery. A tour through The Or ningfton would ^cet^inIy:;.cOnyince;..-.the most skeptical person of the sincerity of their claims. From the general scheme of appointment down- to- the minutest de- tail there is evident the studied care of the builder, and the determination to irbvide north shore folk with an apart- ment home that is at once luxurious and (Continued on page 4) tf$st j$gg Brings Candy foi? Girls: \ Boys Eat Reward |j ; Demand Taxei Facilities • (One of the most difficult problems with which the directors have had to struggle is that of trying to do some- thmg for the large iitimber of people who wish tickets for the season and Cannot be accommodated because prac- tically every old subscriber of last year has resubscribed for this season and there is a large waiting listing from each of the four villages, A careful survey is being made of the high school auditorium with a view to adding fifty seats orf each of the -eve«ing«F-T-^f--this-ean be done those who are fortunate enough to be al- ready on the waiting lists probably will be given the opportunity to se- cure seats for one concert. This ar- rangement over the entire Season would accommodate a total of 350 persons, once each. This in itself. Edwina Martine, of the famous Martine School of Dancing established in^ Chicago 67 years ago^ has been secured by the Wilmette Parent- Teacher associations to conduct the semi-weekly classes in dancing at the Wilmette Woman's club. Classes for children of the public, fcchools will be held Monday and Thursday afternoons, while Thursday evenings will be given over^ to stu- dents of, high school age and adults. The classes will begin Monday, October; 1, with the charge of just a nominal fee. Classes for adults will begin at 9 p. m. Thursday evening. The Parent Teacher associations con- sider themselves extremely fortunate in securing the services of Miss Mar- tine, whose school has for genera tions set the standard i» daneingin- struction in thisNricinity. Children as well as adults ar: urgently invited by the Parent-Teach- er associations to take advantage of this excellent instruction, provided at very moderate cost. HHBUSYNOWr HALLENGE GET NURSE FOR I HEALTH CENTER The local committee of the Grosse Point health center held a meeting at ^be_JVilmette Village ^taH^^on Mon- day evening, September -17, Mrs* John :ffSfaifrT»^ tor1 of the Chicago TuberculosisTn- stitute^ was present at "this meeting to represent the Institute. Because of a slight accident, Mrs. Theodore B. (Continued on page 4) the candyâ€"-but fhat isn-*t what .ed to'tell, just^yet.;-;:p;:;?|;;;J| Fact is, a certain lady qtiile tiOnally dropped her purse on across the street from HoMfe Another lady, who shortly way picked;";'up the stranded forthwith placed it in the haflps of our classified advertising manager and left without giving name or place of abode. A check kt the purse made it simple to trace the owner who appeared soon after to claim her valuables, ____ Result, two boxes of candy, "for the girls," the major portion/C of which (candy) fell prey to the sweet-toothed' male contingent of the celebrated fourth estate.:... : ."â-  â- *. .v...^ In Highland Park. A Lot. On Sheridan Road. For $3,500. On Easy Terms. Lodk At It/^^^ FOR SALE â€" ON SHERIDAN Road, 3 blocks south of rail* - road station in Highland^^ Park. Pine. trees: most convenient location. $Z,50$~, east terms. Tel. Highland park 447. â€"«.â€"j-â€":-----------,---------------.' • ,â- ;,' 'â- -------------- A CLASSIFIED AD- often puts on^ on - The Road tcx Happiness Sachs, superintendent of the Institute, was unable~Tort>e there. ~~" ~ The chief matter under advisement was the Grosse Point nursing ser- vice. Since the resignation of Miss Cora Queen, wl school nursing service at Winnetka, the Insctitute has been unable to se- cure the services of another nurse for this position. Hiss Ethel Lucas has been engaged, however, as relief nurse and her time will be divided between Grosse Point and Park Ridge for the present. As soon as possible a full time nurse will be secured for Gross Point. Miss Huffbrd conferred with the numbers of the committeemen various phases of the service and the need for developing as adequate as pos- sible a program of public health work for the community. Miss Lucas was present on Wed^ hesday of this week to conduct the infant clinic. Two More Days Left in Which to Submit YouirlSI rettion and. Essay * Announcement of Name and ,§:f Winner Next Week )m[ Here we are on the "home stretch,"* Less than 48 hours Jeft in which to sub- mit your New Name Suggestion and Essay. The absolute. "deadline" is 5 o'clock p. M., Saturday September 2%,| so get busy right now! Five weeks ago The Lake Shore News launched its New Name Contest, as the the result of which r^cme person is to be enriched\ in the amount_|; of exactly $100 in gold. For Ive p weeks the New Name suggestions'g have been pouring into these' offices great f in number and equally great in variety. | There's a real job ahead for the five;! citizen-judges who will announce the, decision in time to have it published;! in next week's issue of The Lake Shore J FuH-tmie Nuwe to4e3ecured^ m- ".vwhbviuwi person who has chosen most â€"""*" in Near Future Wm3$ WW$, m and â- â- '. best J â-  £ i fjr^- -,.-..., r-,^> <.â- ><:.::â- â-  ^>m- K^^^tn. ^^^^â- ^e^:;tlie:'Mer»ier I -k^^tM ""Wait thet more names and suggestiohs^n the merrier - for all concerned, and so,'; we issue this final challenge to evejry '* resident of the community. Especiall kj^j|rg^ ^at pupilsv in?, the^ ...... * join the throng of comestants with lSe»e^^ogl^iortl5 /: and': accompanying -:;es*y says. Nothing <eMk>iMe '^^':-^&^0e0 nothing that requires the mental acumeii of a learned scholar. All that is nec< ess#ry is the selection of a name for% TBm^ftke Shore-News that tn yom? Opinion, best typifies your choice with a brief essay stating in simple, direct lanfi guage the reasons for your selection^ J^^s^a-jsontestâ€"that-calls for a bit of ajgs'fetl Find Dollar Days Are Great Trade Builders Dollar Days, conducted by Wilmette merchants on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week proved. mental skill, and is open to everybody except officials and employes of Lloy& Hollister, Inc., and members of their families and households. â-  ConUst Rules r^^--^^ v'*r|| The rules of the contest are as follows i (1) The new miffie must contain only two words, and the first must be "Wil- mette;" for example, "WihnetteJteview'M (2) Your suggestion mo*t be ac» companied by a short essay df rot over 100 words, supporting your suggestion. Tell why you like the name you offer. ,«â-  (3) Suggestions must reach the of- fices of The Lake Shore News,, 1222 Central avenue, Wilmette, not later than Saturday, September 22, at ^JP. M. 'n (4) The contest is :>pelPto every-' body except officials' and employes of Lloyd Hollister, Inc and their families. ';-: 'v-^ '-"': f^f|#j^^g'. The contest judges are WelF l^0n member* of this community 4nch^ngiip Dan a Stiles, W Frank McClure, Mrslii^ Herbert B* Mulford, Rev^ Francis £.1 d Hollister/'u'^'"^l'^skr«r-*:i vaniageous for both the business interests and the throng of customers. "Total receipts of the two bargain, days may not have much, if at all, in excess of those of ordinary shopping days," said one local merchant when questioned concerning his experience with this week's Dollar Days, "but, the enter- prise' brought a host of shoppers into the business districts to get acquainted with what* we had** to offer from our stocks of commodities. That means that Dollar 'Days are getters of future busi- ness. They make customers of people who might otherwise pass up the local mercjjiant in the belief that he did not | carry^Bomplete lines of gbods.^T am sure the customers were agreeably sur- prised at „ the completeness and variety of stocks carried by their home raer- "chants." ' â- > BACK FROM CONVENTION Postmaster Joseph /Shantz, has re- turned from the annual meeting of the "La Societe des hommes 40 et Chevaux 8," an organization within the American Legion. According^to Mr. Shantz, who is vice-president of the society, there were over 3,000 delegates in attendance. Watch for the announcement of the? "New Name" and the contest winner m4 next week's issue of The Lake Shore News! â- â- vaLw-.....~-r~-'â-  •â- ...:'.. i-. Take Notice! Bear in mind these facts^â€" ;'; â- '*;;; The New Name contest has but two ^-"-"â€""days to go.; The last moment of the contest is S o'clock P. M., Saturday, Sep- tember 22, 1923. - ^ Announcement* of the New Nam* contest winner will be made in the issue of The Lake Shore News .of Friday, September 28. '; The Lake Shore News will assume its new Name in the issue of " Friday, October S.' Rev* Danforth Leaves ^Sl^fAugustiiie's Church The' resignation of Rev. Leland H. Danforth, curate of St. Augustine's Episcopal church, was accepted with re- gret by the vestry of the parish at a meeting late last week. Mr. Danforth, who early this year was called to be rector of the Church of the Holy-Comforter at Kenilworth, has found it necessary to devote all his pur- ; time to scrviee^m-that-parislfc----~ chased the J. C. Koenen residence at 1538; Mr. Danforth will retain his Central avenue, WiknelteT^WrG: Stacey dence at St. Augustine's Club house fpr and company negotiated the sale.: i ^ the present/ it is announced. '^T^ivfe lB^ BUYS KOENEN HOME 41. Coxon^of Chicago has y$M €.' sit mmim