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PlliiSPPP SflSP ?vmm ^H3a«a1& £#*•â- - BIG AMATEUR BASKETBALL MEETAPRIL3 Championship Series Open to All Comers is Scheduled for Three Days Earlv Next Month. GREAT GAMES EXPECTED Contest Will Attract Leading Athlttlc Teams From Various Organi- zations in Central States. NORTHWEST PARK DISTRICT BOARD BUSY Timely Action Being Takeirto Save Famous Woods From Being Destroyed EVANST0NIAN6 ENJOY TRIP THROUGH FLORIDA The central state* amateur basket ball championship will be held in Ev- anston for all comera April 3 to 6 in- clusive. These big games will no doubt attract the strongest teams In this section, and the followers of the •port will bare * chance to see the host teams In action. Since the abolition of the Central A. A. U. championships several years •CO there has been no championship Miles In which the strongest teams ot the various states could come to- gether to settle the question of su- premacy. In carrying on corres- pondence for the central states high school and academy "champs" which were held in Evanaton last week the committee found a strong desire^ou the part of neighboring state teams to try their mettle in an unlimited weight class. The coming big games will include colleges, athletic clubs, Y. M. C. A.'s, teams from military companies, etc., ate. There will be absolutely no re- ,^ ftriction* except that all members of tjg-tenaie. be amateurs in good standing u aad represent some substantial organi- sation. Unattached teams will not be allowed to enter. .- ...... Entry manks Mailed. jftntry blanks have been mailed to M AMXIETY FELT OVER STILL UHCHOSEII COACH The Northwestern university Is still without an athletic bead. Oely tr at Harvard has definitely refused the ... faculty's offer, end much anxiety is ^' sofas telt bscunss of the approaching football season. At inwiwiltiee Is at a ettU, seemingly having no further m eight. It » ruaored that the prsssat he* |^ betbeB eoach is under oonsideration, ^aithow** Prot WSJeon, chairman of gpss* ontanilrfee, disclaimed all hnowl- edge of such a move whea te- t teniewed. Although mo j^^iJOwsV 'w«W vHeWA^eVe* VeweWem •' -OP ,eWemsWPe» â- â€¢snnse* The Bvanston Northwest Park Dh> trict Board is taking a postal card referendum vote on the preposition to purchase a block of the woods la the northwestern section of the eHy, hounded by Colfax and Grant streets and Bennett and Ewlng avenues, tie property being 660 by 620 fast, the an-. tire purchase price to be SSOjOSO. The Park commissioners, consisting of D. H. Perkins, chairman; If. D. Howell, John Anderson, Frank Aron* eon and Wheeler Bartram, have un- animously approved the project, and the board is now securing a sentiment of point in a committee by the postal card ballot, Tbe park commissioners feel that the opportunity for Having any part of the famous woods in the north section of Bvanston is fast passing away. If the vote Is favorable, bonds will be issued to enable the commissioners to purchase tbe property. Considerable opposition, however, has manifested Itself, many of tbe people taking the position that with the already high taxes to burden them still more would be an injustice. ST. LUKES GUILD ? TO GIVE CONCERT Mr. and Hrl. TTraneTK Corby, 14ft* Wesley avenue, who have been trav- eling through the south for the past few weeks, are having a thoroughly enjoyable, sojourn, and Mrs. Corby, who has been 111, Is rapidly recover- ing. She writes as follows from St. Augustine, Fla.: "We are spending some delightful days here. The Ponce de Loon Is one of the finest and handsomest hotels In the country. In this oldest town one sees the first Catholic church, the oldest house in America, the first and oldest Episcopal chnrch, the first school-house, the ancient Fort Marlon, the slave market, and the Spanish gov- amor's red mansions. The place Is full nowâ€"tbe height of the season; many notables passing through on the way from Palm Beach, Miami, etc. 1 am better. Today I've been through the far-famed Garnet orange grove; picked the fruit and the blossoms from the trees, drank from Ponce de Leon's fountain of youth, taken a lot of kodak pictures myself. Both Mr. Corby end myself are in white summer clothes and Panama hats. We hope to be home by Easter." over BOO clubs and school* In seven and there should be a good re- ,,„___* Fine fold, silver and, bronao BMdala^nr be awarded members of teams finishing first; second and third mmxjm:n*:lmmaaumL Gold buttons will .-;.be given for fourth place winners. A handsome teem trophy emblematic of the central states amateur basket 111 ball championship will be given to the winaiBg team. Two of the finest gymnasiums In the country are available for the bis eject, via.. Northwestern university and Bvanston T. M. C. A. The basket ball courts in these gymnaslnma have â- m- heen pronounced second to none. fe|| *: With the large number of Cook county teams of strong calibre to draw this should be the host tonraa- ,, eaent of the kind ever held in the mid- dle west Entries will close March M mi. at 10 p.m. That tbe Bvanston Woman's club building Is going to be 4a great de mand by the various societies, church- es and clubs is evidenced by the fact that scarcely was the building com- pleted before the guild of St Luke's church rented tbe theater section for a concert they are to give April Mrs. John Sebastian is one i leaders In the affair, which prom to be a success. Tbe artists for evening will include Moore, whom Titto Buffo la said have pronounced tbe coming •* mexso-soprano, Mrs. Johanna Burr, Mr. and Mrs. Bruno and Harry Weisbach. ActiveMemberof'Marchers' Tells of Her Experiences, Miss Gratia Erlokson, the only Bv- anatonian to represent tbe local Equal Rights club at the Wilson in- auguration in Washington, returned home. She tells many stories and of many pleasant experience*. Miss Brickson said that from the time the epoch-making special left Chicago, one exciting event followed another until their arrival at the capital. â€"Dnring~theTfirst "few hours of her journey she was called upon to defend the question of whether all the women should be called "Mrs." or "Miss." Miss Brickson so ably took part In the defense of the latter that the Judges decided in her favor, and as she was the youngest member in the party, â- be felt rather elated over her oppo- nent's defeat. Miss Brickson was greatly Im- pressed by the way people met their apodal at all the stopping Places to listen to the short speeches and the song* which the women sang. Jj Washington they ware given a cordial welcome and a company of Boy Scouts were detailed to run their errands In the strange city. «. The delegation from Illinois was sy GRATIA ERICKSON HOME FROM TRIP TO CAPITAL _ „.. -^jxz^m&mWSSm tvanuon aunrajtist Toungew |ft lrtotow, Aiu.owt wwai 8' ONLY 7 DAYS MORE $ Tfb place your order for a $ ^*diea' Tailor Ma4Q*uit ffer 300 patterns of the nnesXnaWrials tq^lect from. .«l\4 WOTlUsesKfiMp GaeTflttetsJ. Place ye A SHrlNG SUI gfffStyle wr now for Princess Udles' ToUors •c^NcbSu.,<i-% i AMI BeTJto, proprietor Toloohoao Central 31S4 parade, says Miss Erlokson. Although the women were shamefully treated by the police during the parade, this was forgotten by the the different organisations them after the ceremonies. / Miss Brickson feds elatei «oter bar experience as a promoter tof"OOjftal Equal Suffrage league soon, Tomaso, excellent music for , . rAATn VWK Will _« ma' Alpha Bpsllon fraternity*af^ Noittweitera university, ' ' elected to lead theeealor letter fraternities of 'the dared thetr intention of i Mandolin lessons flJO. Famous All under one management. Eac TRY THE TBE CLOVER^ 208 S.Wabash W\ undei 7 HE CL ne an e ally pleasant place to m THE^JEARTH: 141 N ;^aah Aoi THE GURNET 23 S. Wabash Avi. THE CLOVER, 529 S. Wabith A*I THE MADISON. 221 W. Madison St.. near5th AVc* Artificial y The apeâ€"like contempor of the Pleistocene man, who skull was dug up in Englan last summer, had somehow learned to make fire and un- derstood that its light made an island in the darkness. That was anywhere up to the millions of years ago. Remarkable, isn't it, that ficial lighting their houses. ..,___ thi art^oKarti- gressed so^lowlyrTTie of the Augustan.....age tly illi i_llii I fun ii i ey knew no good way The Country Town Nowadays It's a thousand times better lighted than the proudest city of antiquity. Aind the houses in itâ€"the kings' palaces of old were not in their class in the matter of lighting, even the little ones. Because with few exceptions they use Electric light It's at those exceptions this advertisement is aimed. We want them as customers. Our proposition ia attractive. We will wire old houses and spread the payment over two years, a little each month. Let us tell you about it Of NORTHERN ILLINOIS ^^S^iliWi y^-.i^i^^M-M i