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( WILMETTE J·ubli.<~ltetl tt'Pt·k·ly l1y Lloyd Holliste1·. l11c .. HU Central Ave. Wilmette Illinbis. Enten~d as second class mattm· March 1.,. 1!11 L at the post office at Wilmette, Illinois, 1mde1· the, Act of Ma~ch l, 1819. Subscription price $2.00 a year. VOL. XVI, NO. 23 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, MARCH 4, 1 _927 PRICE FIVE CENTS HOME PARTY TRUSTEES MAKE JOINT STATEMENT FIGHT OFF EPIDEMIC Commerce Chamber Health Commisaioner Urges Great Precaution as Scarlet Fever and Measles Cases Increase to Hear . of Water Supply; Park Plan Wilmette's water supply and the outlook for adequate water supply comme·n~urate with the anticipated growth of the community will be the subject of a talk to be given before the Wilmette Chamber of Comerce Monday evening, March 7, by Village Trustee \V. W. DeBerard, who is chairman of the Sewer and Water committee of the Village board. The Chamber of Commerce members also are to hear a discussion of the proposed $500.000 bond issue to convert "No · Man's Land" into a township park, which ts to be Yoted upoil at the Township election this spring. The speakers will be Dr. Arthur Bonnet, of the Citizens·· committee sponsoring the bond issue, and Robert W. Wallace, of Winnetka, who will oppose the opposition. ORNER HEADS.PE_ OPLE'S PARTY VILLAGE TICKET New Political Group Or~anized Wednesday; Cazel, HofflllllR, · vonReinsperg for TrusteeS I r \,.-'. ~ I r since the first of the month, according to Dr. E. E. Moore, \\: ilmctte health lt~ditor's ~ntl": Tlw accompanying statE'ment ' wa!-; is!-;Ut' d thi!-; WPI'k on·r tht> commtsstoner. As vet neither of the signaturt'H of fh·p YillaKt· trustt·t·s and is diseases have asst11;1ed epidemic proaddrf:'~St'd tn tht· eiliz~>ns of Wilm(.'lte. portions hut ten out of thirteen cases The statt·JJwnt ap]wart·d un.dt>r tlw ·aption "Statt"nll'nt of tlw pn~sl"nt politkal situa- of measles reported tn the first four days of March are found in the Laurel tion." :\chool district. They are traceable ap(By Village trustees Baker Becker, parently to Evanston and indications DeBerard, Drayer and Wiedlin.) point to the danger of rapid spread nless every precaution ts The public is entitled to a statement northward u_ from the Home party representatives, taken. in the present situation. The five Four cases of scarll't iever were also Home party trustees on the Village reported during the same period, or board sponsor this statement and an average of one case a day. In this f'ouch for its truth. connection even greater precaution Three years ago the 58 Apartment must he taken. according to Dr. Moore. flat at Fourth and Linden brought the The school children are u,1der a conHome party into existence. After the stant surveillance In· nurses and teachHome party had decisively defeated ers and arc examined frequently for three of the trustees who voted for the any indication of infection. \Vhenever flat and who were up for re-election, a child is aJ.>sent and no report is had Village Board OppOses a building ordinance was passed at the irom the parents, the nurses at once Proposed Gasoline Tax nsistance of Home party trustee~ and check to sec that it has not contracted The \Vilmette Village board Tuesday it effectively restricted flats. Xone anything and that all cases are reof this week went oti recorrl as opposed itave since heen built. ported and properly cared ior. These to the p.roposal state tax on gasoline precautions are being taken to prevent Paul Hoffman has been o·t the Board of Trustees StllC{' 1921. Ht" voted for an &pidemic which otherwise would be now under consideration in the General the flat permit in 1924 and in the elec- almost certain, according to Dr. Moore. Assembly. The hoard voted unanition that spring Yigo~ously stood A peculiar feature of the cases of mous}~· in favor of a resolution opposagainst the Home party and it~ no- measles which _ have been reported ing such a tax. Funds derived from flat plat form . ..;Jnce the first vear 1s that thev the tax on gasoline would he utilized are for the most. part among childre;1 in appropriations for highway construcTwo vears ag-o a Harmom· ticket was put- in the .field. The Coi~Hnunit,· ranging in age from 11 months to 8 tion. it was stated. Motorists' associations and other organizations throughparty trustees retired. and Paul Hoff- year:->. In only a fe"· cases have older out the state have been opposing the 1 clti dren contracted the disease. Dr. man, the other sitting Community pa ssage of the gasoline tax bill, it ,,·as party trustee wa.s accepted on the ~1 oore savs. Because of the wideexplained. Harn1om· ticket mostlY because he spread prevalence of measles throughplead not to he dropped. Earl Orner nut the state every possible precauwas acccptt"d by hnth pal'tit>"' as tion must he taken by parents and New Trier Symphony to Harmony president. teachers to keep down the spread of Give Concert·at Elmwood One year ago Earl Orner came out the disease here . The time is ripe for Tl,1c New T·rier Symphony orchestra, for the Homr part,· onlv after the a11 outbreak and with the start of one nftder the direction of M-rs. Marion already in the southeast section of the finances oi his · a;lminis-tration had Cotton wiP giYe. a concert program at village, a. very close watch must be been attacked hv the l'ommunitv the !\e\\· York Community High school party. Paul H~ffman campaignrcl kept. ceaseles5ly ag-ainst the Home party During the month oi February, forty in Elmwood 111.. \Vednesda,·. March 9. and its principles la;;t year. This was cases of contagious diseases were re- The program will be as follows: Overture-Don Juan · · 1f ozart in April. 1926. just one year ago. ported to the l fealth Commissioner's Air from D Major ~.uit~ Bach office. Twenty-eight were measles. Charge Meeting was "Packed" "In the !\fill" .. ·· Gillet chicken pox. t\H) nlumps, two stx Having failt"d to defeat th\.' Ht>llll' Sui tl' . . . Frim., party in t wn elect ions, he re:--Ortl'd this pneumonia and two cases of whooping O,·erturc-~Ierry \Vives of \\'inciyear to meth(lds of c:xpedil'ncy and ~et cough. Since ~1 arch 1 one case of sor . . . . · · . . . . . . . . K icolai out to pack the Home party c:tucth on chicken pox, one mump:-;, four scarlet feYCr, two whooping cotll~h. atHl thir~ February l(i, which party Ill' has consistentl·· inught. He apparently carcd teen cases of measles havl' been rc· HAVE YOU CONTRIBUTED? little what methods were followed or ported . The Economy shop is sending out what happen~'d so long as ht' got an appeal for anything and everynotl)inated, thus conforming· to hi:-; at- Discuss Life and Work of J,ing. There are more calls for t-itude two yc~trs prn·iously " ·hen he Robert Louis Stevenson tthings than the shop can supply. plead not to he dropped . Robert Louis Stevenson's birthday, It 1s hoped that those who have In attendance at the second meetingcontributed will look arout{d again of the Home party, \"T ednesday, Feb- Monday, March 28, was observed at t--~orth Shore Country Day schooJ, \Vin for objects to send the shop and ruary 23, were Communit\· party leadthat thQse who haven't as yet sent ers who wcrc always violently opposed netka, at the morning exercise when things win begin to look around. to l;Iomr party principles. They did the Eleventh grade girls related anecdotes of his life and discu~sed his T.here isn't anything that the shop boost for Hoffman and arc on the comworks. Children of the Lower school hasn't sold that will outfit a family , mittee of the new party. or home. There 1s clothing there These facts are here set down and recited and ~;ang poems from "A Child's for all members of the family, and publicly subscribed to by us. because Garden of Verse." everything from bath tubs to parlor in no other way can they he brot)ght WIN OVER KEMPER HALL furniture for the home. to the attention of the thousands of The Girls' basketball team of the -Mrs. I. R. Adkins citizens who have placed their trust in North Shore Country Day school, ~ Chairman Economy shop comus. mittee of the Woman's club of We believe most people will conclude feated Kemper Hall team, 36 to 19, on uary 26. .The visiting students with us that Paul Hoffman had no FebrWilmette. right to try to force himself on the and teachers from Kemper Hall were (Economy shop proceeds are used Home party and that his supporters entertained at lunchron at North for charity). Shore. . ' (Continued on page 44) Aceuse Paul Hoffman of "Pack- 1 A slight mcrease in t'hl' number of ing" Ca~cus; Call Orner's :-;carlet fever and measles cases is noted Action "Precipitate" PEOPLE'S PARTY TICKET For 'Village President: EARL E. ORNER. For · Village Treasurer: HARRY W. MILLER. For Village Trustees: ERNEST C. CAZEL. PAUL A. HOFFMAN. HANS VON REINSPERG. Endorsed for Library Trustees : J. R. HARPER. E. G. BENTLEY. Wilmette's newest political organization, the People's party, was formally launched upon ·'its career Wednesday evening of this week at an open caucus of citizens at the Village hall. In striking contrast to the turbulent caucus of a week before, last .Wednesday's se<;sion was marked by absolute accord and required precisely forty minvtes to transact the business at hand, namely that of effecting a permanent organization. discussion of a platform and the nomination of a ticket which has Village President Earl E. Orner. candidate for re-election, at its helm. Chosen a5 candidates with President Orner were Harry W. Miller, for Village treasurer: Ernest C. Gazel. Paul A. Hoffman and Hans vonReinsperg, for Village trustees. The party also recommended ]. R. Harper and E. G. Bentley for the offices of Library trustees. Hooper, Permanent Chairman \Vednesday' s caucus opened with Ralph C. \Yessel serving as temporary chairman. and Lea J. Orr, as temporary secretary. It proceeded promptly, by Yote of those present-some 200 111 number-with the formulation of a permanent organization. · electing A. F. Hooper, 923 Linden avenue, permanent chairman. and Lea J. Orr, permanent secretary. Following the reading and approval of the minutes of the previous meeting-held \Vednesday, February 23, follo·win g- the now historic Home party caucus-the chairman entertained suggestions for a party designation. Two were submitted: People's party and Citizens' party. the former winning favor with a majority. Ralph C. Wessel. chairman of the platform committee, was next requested to present that document, which was unanimously approved after due consideration. r-----------------" Select Ticket Robert McClure was· then called upon to present the report of the Nominating committee with ·its list of candidates. This report was als.o approved without a dissertHng vote. Next m order of business was the report of the organization committee chairman. W. W. Winberg, who sub(Continued on ·page 49) J.