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, 11).? . - WILMETTE VOL. XV. NO. 13 A · Weekly News··Magazine for Wilmette and Kenilworth WILMETTE, ILLINOI ~ · .DECEMBER 25, 1925 Pl<tCE FIVE CENTS ARREST AUTO THEFT SUSPECTS SATURDAY Patrolman Boschen Takes Pair Into Custody; One Attempts a "Jail Break" Carolers Will Gather Around Community Tree Wilmette's fifth annual Christma celebration is scheduled for Christmas Eve and will consist of a Community sing, featuring the beautiful carols of old, to be held at the living Christmas Tree on the Village Green. The hour is 7 o'clock and the program will continue for 30 minutes. This beautiful service, which fittingly heralds the Christmastide, is sponsored by the Wilmette Church Council and is, of course, open to every re sident of the community. It is the hope of the sponsors that e\·ery household in the village will he represented at the Tree. The · inging will be accompanied hy the ~ew Trier High school band. If you love the old carols, gather with your neighbors about the living Christmas tree on Christmas Eve! I Commands ENLIST MACHINE GUN Squadro1z TROQP IN WILMEnE I Village to Have Troop of Machine Gun Squadron in 65th Cavalry · Division, Reserves $~ .. [}\; f.i\1 [i~ [i~ i!~ J--' ·· , ~7' ,; ~ ti~ Organization of a machine Gun Two men, thought to han: heen Squadron comprising troops in Evansautomobile thieves were arr~.:sted la~t ton, Wilmette and Winnetka, has been Saturday evening after a gar. ag<: had announced at headquarters of the 65th been entered at one addre~s and an Cavalry Division, a reserve unit of the attempt made later to '"jimmie" the United States Army with headquarters lock on a car standing in front of the F. G. Soule home at 1045 ~lichigan in Chicago. a ,·enue. Someone sa w the young men The 65th Cavalry division. a reserve and told Patrolman Bernard Bu sc hcn unit of th~ Army of the United States, who arrc:'\ted the pair within a block under the present National Defense of the Soule home. Act (1920) and one of the six cavalry At police headquarter s the men gave reserve divisions in the United States their names a:-; Ja me:. and Ted Lar\s rapidly filling its quota of commiskens, ins-isting that they were brothers. sioned officers and enlisted personnel. Capt. II en ry Brautigam se nt their Division headquarters are maintained fingerprints to th~ bureau oi idcnti"it 405-409 W. Van Buren street, Chifica tion in Chicago \\·here "James cago. Larkens" was found to be \Villiam Troop "B" ia Wilmette ~kowronski. 110w on parole from Pon T .h e I 59th Cavalry Brigade Machine tiac Reformatory, where he had hct·n ~faj. Charles A. Ellis of \rVilmette Gun .Squadron, has been "allocated" DIDN'T serving- a :'\Cnlt.:nce on a charge of burhas been assigned to the duty of or- for mobilization and procurement of glary. ~o niminal record of the c,ther William Y. Saunders, Disabled Postal ~anizing and commanding the Machine men to fill its ranks from the north Youth wa ... found. Employe, ia Object of Christmas Gun Squadron, Reserves, which is to shore district, comprising Evanston, . Held to Grand Jury Fund Raised by His Friends Squadron The two were hooked on charge. of be established on the north shore with Wilmette and Winnetka. headquarters and Troop "A" at Evansattempted burglary and were held tc, \\"illiam Y. Saunder s. dean of \\"il- troops in Evanston, Wilmette and ton; Troop "B" at Wilmette; ~nd the grand jury on bond :-. (I i $1.000 mette postmen, who. a!l the result oi \Vinnetka. He was promoted to the Troop "C" at Winnetka. The Machtne each by Police ~I agi:-.t rate D. ~f. sniou..; injury :-.u~tained last FebruarY rank of major early this week. Major Gun Squadron consists of 21 officers. ~tickey ~fonday morni11g oi thi:-- \\·ec k. They had been identified. ·it i:. :-.aid. as when he i ell on an icv sidewalk while Ellis is an experien·ced army man, now 371 enlisted men, 562 animals, and 18 the men who \\·ere ~l'en pick ing the engaged in clclin:ring. mail. has found out of active service, and was di- heavy machine guns. It is a unit of lock on the motor car ancl were 1.1im~cli confined to a hospital \\·anl the 159th Brigade of the 65th Cavalry thought to l1ave been rc~pon:-.ihl<: i or tor ten month"· wi 11 learn this " ·ee k rector of the Wilmette Junior Police, division allocated to Chicago and vicitl 1 at \\.ilmctte i..., not unmindiul of hi:-> organized in the village a few years breaking into the garage oi E. ~[ nity. plight. Stafford. 93fi ~heridan road. TJJi.., ago when Edward Zipf was Village Maj. Charles A. Ellis. a resident .l'hri:--tllla:. Day should dawn just a curred ~ome time Saturday t\'l·ning of Wilmette, has been assigned to comhit mon· brightly for '"Bill" Saundl'rs president. hut wa s not di~covered until Sundav mand this machine gun squadron. Capmorning. :'\othing wa..; tak en trot;1 than do the other drab da\·s of his tain Ellis served several years in the Cll11 tin em en t. bee a usc of the· fact that the garage. Regular Army before and during the 1Ji ... many friends - whom he has . ervcrl Skowron~ki. who i.., about 22 years World war and with the 4th division inr many years - haYL' not forgotten. old. and I.arkcm, who is about 18 and. t hi:-. \Hek. decided to rem em her overseas. He says : denied coming to the village to ~teal him in a \'Cry practical way. "Little does the average citizen realautomobiles. The,· said thev had come "Bill"' is to receiYc a fine gift in the The program planned at the Ouii- ize that National Preparedness is an lo(lking for work: hut could- not explain nature oi a fund that ha . heen accu" ·h:1t " ·o rk a pcr~:,on might expect to mulatinl!' in a . . tonishing proportions mette Country club for the coming absolute necessity until an Emergency hnd on a ~aturd.ly c\·cning. \\"hilc during tlH' pa:--t five or six da~·s. Among week indicates that much of the holi- confronts us. This lack of realization admitting prcvi us visits to the village the families on Chestnut and Ashland. <~ay pleasure will center there. Mon- or serious thought is often too late, the pair disclaimed any interest in auto Grecnwo(ld and Elmwood. Forest and duy, December 28. women of the club as demonstrated particularly in the late World war. Untold secrifices are thieving, hut police are of the opinion Lake and Central has gone the word. and their guests will enjoy luncheon then made in lives and money; all due that they are responsible for several .,,HI thP rcspon...;f' has been nothing alid a game of bridge . (, f the recent thefts of automobiles short of remarkable. Thursday evening. December 31, at to a failing cognizance of existing prenear the Ouilmette Countrv club. R o'clock, the formal New Year's eve war conditions and in many cases by Ti there arc tho~c who have not heen Patrolman Buschen was· forced to a_ ch·ise<l regarding the Christmas fund dinner and dance will take place. After susceptible influences created by padraw his revolver in capturing the men, for \Yi11iam Saunders. it is announced an unusually delectable dinner, those cifist factions." ;m d later, while he was telephoning the ht·n~ and nm\· that the time is not attending, will dance to the strains of He further declares that, ,.the Nahe adquarters, frustrated an attempted tf"'() late for them to add their bit. special music. A surprise entertain- tional Defense Act of 1920, as amendt· . cape. Late Saturday night Larkens, \V'n. \ff.T'TF. LTFf.. will he glad to receive ment has also been arranged for the ed is the most sound and feasible pro\\' hile confined in his cell at the police t h"··r material expressions of regard clelig-ht of the guests. gr~m for National Preparedness the "ta tion, managed to reach a piece of and na~" them on to the founders of United States has ever had, and that And to wish jts members "Happy 1rc,n which was lyi~ on the grating :\cw Year." the cluh will hold open it is every citizen's duty to see that which roofs the cell. broke off a piece thr Saunder ' fund. ll0usc January 1. from 4 o'clock in the Congressional Representatives (elected r, f cell bar and attempted to force the to represent them), exert ever.y effort : t iternoon until 10 at night. Con qrPO'ationaljsts to l()c k on the door. He was detected in for the maintenance and practtcal carl1i . . efforts before they we~ succcs. ful. Oh~erve "F amilv Dav " rying out of this Defense program." THEY FORGET ot'! Ouilmette Country Club Features New Year's Observance () ... ,~ ,, fJ ·~! ;{~ Perfect Plans for New · Ridge Area Sewer System ,· .~ [:~ :} \- ,,..-:t:- f}\~ liS .(j :· !!~'~ ,:. J. {.t - J:· "Fnmih· Dn\'." ;111 anmt:'l t.'\'Cnt in HOLIDAY NOTICE! the First Con.P' t:eP'ation'al church. will In view of the New Year ht· <·h ... rrYed at the ..;en-ices Sunday holidays, it will be necessary !)lans for the in . . tallatinn oi a sys- 1morning at 11 o'rlock On that ocrato advance the publication time t··'. of se\\·ers in the territon· we"t ..,:on iamilie . . an· expected to attend c. 1 ~idge aYcnue arc heing pcriccted at ""or:--hip in group..; and to occupy the for Wilmette Life next week. :~·· tit,ne, Village Engineer Rohert~ ··family Jll' W:i .. , The ;-;crYict.' i:-- of parIt is therefore imperative that ll 1rtned the Village hoard at its la"t ticular . . igniftcanrr in that young men all advertising and news copy n. :. ·.· ing. and women oi the pari . . h " ·ho haYe re submitted for next week's is.w -.e plan:- han· het·n ~uhn1ittt·d t c· 1 turnl'd home ior the Chri . . ttPa:o~ holiday"' 1 sue be in the offices of Wiltl t 'hic<tg~ San,,;~r~· di ... trirt ancl ap - ha' e hl·en e~peri ~tlly im·itcd to parti - 1 Jlt ·l' rl hv th cngmeer:-;. ~fr. Roherh 1 ,· · t . I mette Life, 1222 Central ave~ : 1 1'1 . C' · · 1 1 t lp,\ 1... · · ' . ~e ~allltan· c,.1~tnrt 1a.;; agree< 1 \Jw-ir \\ill ht..· f<.·aturul at tht! :--crnce I nue, not later than Tuesday ~ ~.' :··· ov1d~·- an outl:t for ~1!~' n~~,.. y..;- and the .-ennon by Dr . . tephcn A. noon, December 29. Tt 1"1 propo:--cd to ht:g111 "tth ac.·11 1 . 011 t11e thcmt! ,__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __. ·' · · · 1 1P\' <1 pa-.tor "1 )t: t u l l tn,tal atwn of the new "Y· trm 111 ,: · ~ , ' th e :-;pring. Shanng. ~xcept for persons who served in the Enlistment periods are three years World war, who may be enlisted for one vear periods and who, in time of pc:ac~. shalt be entitled to dis~ha~ge within ninety days upon apphcatton therefor. ~~a ior Ellie; announct'S that annual training, while urged, is not compulsory and that Reserve orps regulations as a whole are very broad and every consideration is given the reservist that he shall not be unduly called upon or inconvenienced in his I , (Continued on Page 31)