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VOL. VI, Mo. It. WHJfETTE. ILLINOB. FRIDAY. AUGUST «. ltlf. UPST PM7F IN i iimi i iiiu. in GOLF jo imm George H. McConnell Fin- ishes First in Big In- vitation Tourna- ment. DEFEATS CLUB MATE Joseph C. LeDuc, of Same Club, Fails in Semi- •>' Finals. COMPLETE PLANS Full A BIG COUNTRY FAIR Onwentsia Club Will Be the Scene of Gay Festiv- ities. George H. McConnell of the Edge- water Golf club won the big Invitation tournament of the Skokte club, whlchfe^ Sit.^Sli ended on Saturday, by defeating Har- ry B. Shollettberger of the Beverly club, 6 and 6, In the eighteen hole final yesterday afternoon. ___ _ For fourye«i the;dpugbtriitlin player from Beverly has reached the threshold of final success, but each year some one baa abut the door in bla face. Usually It has been closed gently, but Saturday McConnell closed It with a bang. Defeats Le Due. The Edgewater player, who once gave Chick Evans quite a scare at M!owild, gained his place in the final round by defeating his clubmato, Joe C. Le Due, 8 and t, in the morning, while Shollerrberger made himself a favorite for the final by getting a mar- gin of 6 and 5 over Armand Brand, the clever representative of the Lake Geneva Country club. Le Due's forte Is on the putting greens, on which he is known as a player of studious methods, but Sat- urday the magic went out of bis iron and his chance for the cup went glim- mering, days was forgotten when the morning broke bright-end warm, making con- ditions just right for low scoring. •Win Plret Hole. , Shoiienberger took' the Btotf on* only one hole of the first nine, when he holed a long put for a 4, one under par. The Edgewater piayer gained the lead by taking tbe second end third hbtes and increased the margin to 2 up by winning the sixth, 4â€"6. The.next; two were halved and a sty* mie on the ninth cost Shoiienberger that hole and left him 3 down at the turn. '*â- " The match ended at the thirteenth hole, where McConnell had Increased his lead to 6 up. Just to show he had no fear of a hoodoo, McConnell played the short thirteenth In a "birdie." BO pitched bis drive within three feet of the flag and sank bla putt for a S. Carda: McConnell, out.......S3 5 4 34 '4 3 *â€"-W *tMllonh«»rg<»r, out....4 4 0 4 5 5 4; 4â€"41 McConnell, In ............••••••£ $ 1 5 Shoiienberger, to..............3 SLJLA I Gets Elm Cup. ._ „, H. E. Slier ofO-a Change' won the Bin; cup. hip neoond flight trophy, after two rounds of exceptionally One golf. He de- ft-ated F. VU Compton of-Sfcokle.â- *•»»*». in the Hcml-nnHle,-and disposed of 8. T. Chaso of OnwentSia by the name margin In the Umil. ' . »**__.,. ~-*~* The special prise offered for the great- est number of 3s made In a foursome went to tho quartet composed of Percy Manchester. Jt T. Chase, M. P-;Noyc*. nnd W. L. Winter, who had a total of flcvon. •kettle Cup. G. If. MoCennetl defeated J. C IfJ?uc, Rdgowator. 3 and 8; H. H- 8hollenber«er. Beverly, defeated A. Brand, Lake Geneva, 6 Finalâ€" McConnell defeated Sljollenber- aer. 4 and *» _. ' _ ^ent^defeate^B.C X. avreateu *". is. Compton, Skokle, 1. Finalâ€"Spear defeated Chase. 2 and 1, Willow Cup. - _ . O. Rldgeway. Skoal*, defeated n. A. Duffy, Beverly, 1 up In IS. holeaL F^.A- ifciim. Qlwr View." defeated" Ar-Cr-Me* r.ninnd. Windsor, 3 and i. , «*â- â- ;. Finalâ€"taetim defeated Rld«cway 3 and 8. T. Chnsr, Onwcntsl I •ol.son. Rxmoor. I up; Crange. defeated F. E. defeated Dunshee. « The plans and poHcies of the big county fair to be given by Lake For- est Hone Show association on â- â- gent M for the benefit of charity are now wall established and the work Is be* Ing rushed forward aa fast as the dif- ferent committee chairmen can pos- siblydoit. Only one important change has been made in any respect and this one regarding the giving of cash prises in addition to the rlbbonB. It was de- cided thai to give cash prises would In a way defeat the end of the show, namely raising money for charity, be- cause of the great number of classes to give a cash, prise to every winner a large sum of money would be de- flected from tbe sum handed over to the different' beneficiaries so this feat- ure was struck from the program as was the proposition of charging aa Aside from these two facts the policy of the pro- njeteja^renigjaa the same. Mr. L. F. Swift, chairman of the live stock committee, has already gone far in his preparations for producing a of tine animals. His program is al- ready printed and will be In the hands of many north shore stock fanciers early next week.. Any person desiring one of these can secure It or any other Information by writing Mr. Swift Every inducement Is being offered to bring people to the Onwentsia grounds early Saturday morning and to make them stay late into the eve- ning. Luncheon will be served on the grounds, rest rooms provided and every effort made to insure the com- fort of those Who come to participate or to look on. Tbe publicity department has In preparation at present a series of post- ers and dodgers to be scattered broad- east through the north shore district calling the attention of the residents to this big event and soliciting their patronage. In the behalf of "sweet charity." Good housewives and cooks should not forget the department devoted to Most of the gloom of the preceding a demonatratlon of their ability and skill for If plana do not miscarry there will be one of the most appetizing and attractive displays of pies, bakes, canned fruits, bread, pickl.es and other samples of culinary' art ever placed before the public. A sale Of thlf col- lection will be made after the an- nouncement of the prises, each person making his own prices. Here then is the one big oppor- tunity Of the year for a get-to-gether of the north shore people in a day of amusement and fun In a cause that appeals to the mind of every person living In the sons of influence exerted by the two Institutions which are the beneficiaries 'Of,this event. SOUTH AMERICA TRIP, LICHTENSTEIN REPORT CoVers His Two Years' Book Buying Jaunt in Uni- versity Bulletin. A. IX Kdwards. Skokl<\ defeated RH. t'vma. South Shore, 1 up: W. H. Dun- sh.e. Bkoklc. defeated M. Donaldson. Kv- anston. 5 and 4. Finalâ€"Kdwards and B. 3 and 2. W. R. Burch. Skokle. defeated ELSher- man. Skokle. 1 up; J. H. Bullen. gkokle, .1. C.-ited W. J. Boyd. Westward Mo. S and 4. . _ Kinaiâ€"Burch defeated,Buiieu. » ww *• BhaHar CUD. I. K. StewarTaTokleTdefeated i.\U. Home*. Westmoreland. 8 and 4; J. H. Fall, •ir.. Glen View, defeated H. A. Towner. Exmoor. 3 and S. _ *â- _- • m . Rnalâ€"Stewart defeated Fan. 6 and 4. W. C. Winter. Onwentsta. defeated C. H. Zimmerman. New Haven. 1 up; IB. F. defeated A. G. rstrh. • One of the most elaborate bulletins recently issued by Northwestern uni- versity le one covering Dr. Walter Llchtenstein's trip to South America. It Is a report to the president of the university on the hooka purchased for the institution. The book Is iUestmted with fee- slmilies of anient books from South America. Br. Lichtensteln left Evaneton on July 4,1M3. and arrived In New York on his return trip on Mareh M. ltlf. He purchased books for Northwestern university library. Northwestern law school library. Harvard college. Har- vard Law library, John Crevar library. John Carter Brown library and the American Antiquarian society. FOUR SPEED KINGS RACE TOMORROW <~>tsnn. Smith Shore. Iteverly. r, and 4. Finalâ€"Whiter defeated Olson. 1 hates. -5~* «oa » N. WT. WlHtani" Onwentsia. OefWteO W. K. PnnWs. I^» Orane*. J and UUP. A. O. Bennett. SSm***. defeated MV Tw-smW. Skokle. S and 4; C. It _ anf 1 Chicago's Speedway Scene of Another Gas Classic. HOSPITAL AHB TRENCH LIFE IN LETTERS William C. Levere Has Word from Henry Sydnor Harrison* Author of "Queed." IN RED CROSS WORK Famous Writer Served with French; Word from a British Officer. 3= ST. ran ROM) JUT TAKE OVER ELECTRIC LINE XT WINNETKA Rumors Have It That Steam Road Will Purchase Chi- cago & Milwaukee Ele- 15 NEW ORDERED Humors Also Have It That These Will Run Over *L' Tracks to Chicago. William C. Levere, whose travels and college work have given him an excep- tionally wide acquaintance In alt parte c: -&« cuuuu-y, has many friends who for one reason or another are taking part In the great war. Today he re- eelved tiPO eAceptlonally Interesting letters. 6m Is from bis old friend, Henry Sydnor Harrisoa, widely known ss the author of "Queed," "Angela's BuBinesB," and other novels. Harri- son is Just bach from France, where he baa been driving an automobile ambu- lance for the French army and en- gaged in picking up the wounded. The other letter Is from "Jack Harnett," a lieutenant In the English army, whose letter is noteworthy, not oniy because it was written In the trenches, but was Interrupted by a gas bomb while In course of construction. Levere first met Barnett when the latter was a stu- dent at the University of California, but has* since had him as a guest here in Bvanston. Barnett is an Australian and this Accounts for his being in the way,' * An. Ambulance Driver. The letter from Henry Sydnor Har- risen follows: â-  . 8Uply, 1MB. Dear .William:, t found your letter of June 22 awaiting me here on my re- turn home last week. I have been working tor three months with the American ambulance at Nejiilly. at the gate of Paris. I was lucky enough to be early attached to our section at Dunkirk, where our ambulance served the temporary hospital at the railroad station, distributing among some thirty permanent hospitals the sick and wounded that constantly same In on the red cross trains. After the first bombardment of Dunkirk tbe hospitals began to evacuate, and our work at the station gradually diminished, and at last ceased altogether. On the other hand, the bombardments themselves gave us work of a peculiarly Interest- ing kind. However, our olosest ac- quaintance with war came to us else- where. Soon after the second battle Of fares beganâ€"April 22â€"our taction waa increased from ten to twenty am- bulances, and thereafter we kept ten ambulances at Dunkirk, and ten at various other stations nearer the front, following successive orders of the French authorities. We were la turn attached to Held ambulances at Elver- dlnghe, which Is perhaps four mllea from Ypres, at a point near Poperinghe. at Woesten and Anally at Cosyde, two miles from Nieuport. Especially at Elverdlnghe, we were constantly un- der fire, but though one or two of our men got pieces of flying shell through their ambulances none of us received a scratch up to the time of my depar- ture. Our most interesting runs were made at night when, guided by one of our hospital doctors, we made a round of tho neighboring posts de seoours, Or first dressing stations, picking up wounded. We never went Into the Rumors have It that the Chicago, ins to take over the Chicago •: Mil- waukee electric road and operate it in conjunction with the steam road. If this rumor proven true it will mean strong fompfftffey for the Chicago ft North Western railroad between Ev- uetka> anston and Milwaukee. According to reports the electric road soon will be placed on the block nrtd sold at public auction. This ac- tion is expected to be taken after Fed- eral Judge K. m. LamiiH returns from hie summer vacation. Road on Paying Basis., It is said that w. O. Johnson, tbe re- ceiver for the electric road, has placed the electric Uno on a paying basis, de- init# the fact that he has given im- proved Bervice. it also Is stated that the fifteen new steel cars now being constructed for the electric road are the property of the St. Paul road, and will merely he rented to the electric line . Several months ago It was reported that the St. Paul officials had com- pleted plans tor the purchsse of the line, and that they Intended to couple onto the main line at Roundout. As the St. Paul officials are working on plans to electrify their tine brio Chi- cago tho rumor sounds reasonable. How much credence can be placed in these reports is not known, as offi- cials of the company refuse to dls- cuss It. v Want WsukSfSn Property. It Is a known fact, however, that representatives of the ft Paul road have been In Wjiokegan and have made endeavors to purchase property on the corner of Washington street and County avenue. The figure quoted by the owner was $2,000 above that offered by the road representatives and tho aale has not taken Place da yet. Another rumor has It that as soon as the fifteen new cars arrive through cars will be run into Chicago over the tracks of the Northwestern "L.M BALANCE OF TRADE IS SIX HUNDRED MILLION Imports Only 220 Million Less During Fast Year Than formerly. . TRAIN CRASHES INTO MCNINE Mrs. Trevor Caven, 820 Addi- son Street, Chicago, la Dead as Result of ; Injuries. THE GATES WERE UP And No Signal According to Har Husband Who Was Driving Car. Grade crossings on the Chicago ft Northwestern railroad novo claimed another victim. Mrs. Trevor Caven of 820 Addison street. Chicago, died Br the Bvanaton hospital Saturday morn- ing at 4 o'clock from injuries received Friday night ir. sn accident at Win> trenches, of course, these runs brought ua within envy rifle range. ~ Tho W. K. Onr. Wo were attached to the French army, and served only the French, Our ambulances out of Paris were all They stood up well under hard wormed their way through oads. and would run over plowed fields when necessary. I had not driven a ear of any sort whea I went over, but intlme frit at home with say own ambulance. W4th best wishes. I am. Wilmette auto speed tone who go to mirage's speedway track tosaorrow pro likely to see four speed Mn*a travel at the record pace of 110 mllee an hour. Gasoline experts claim such a speed would not sw pries tnees. " off Henry Sydnor Harrison. William C. Levere. Boo; Tho totter from Ueetenent Harnett is as follows ftsmwm $64,000 Bob Burnua, worhTa Bart Cooper. CaBtom s the wortdw k2at.asst wlaard. July P. IMS. Dear Billy: Jest received WQlCOawQ Sffjawwsr ©I mwm& ana*. bad a tot of an accident. I had Snrio SSSS&. •artoaerofifce -*a 4W wrtUss fw atsai thrcc-ssar- torn of aa boor. The Caimans drr- a gee shea about ten yards away mm. MO sattotwe caste no but 1 got O good dcee of I eeeid reach tor say Brn. to Mash etaar. This That the escess of merchandise ex- ports over Imports during the fiscal year ended June 20, 1916. waa very nearly 1,100 million dollars Is all the more striking because the total of im- ports shows no tremendous falling off. The imports aggregated 1.075 million dollars, Which la only 220 million less than In the preceding year. 139 million lose than in the ueeal year 1912, and actually greater than the total of Im- ports for any year preceding lilt. In view of the toot that In tho nacal year immediately preceding the war our Imports from Germany were 1190.- 000,000. from Belgium 2«i.ooo.ooo. and la particularly Interesting.' Aa tor the export excess, besides Its being more than half a billion dollars greater than the average of the ptootdtng tour years, and more than tour hundred million dollars greater than the larg- eat excess previously recorded, it le to be remembered that the usual expen- of American travelers abroad, are an important offset la ordt- have during the past-year been -reduced to an Insignificant item. Oa the other hand, relief supplies seat from thtt country to the waretrlcken lands of Europe count In the volume of recorded exports, but into the accounts of con however, Weedd net ag+foorB in nltude the total asuaUy spent by Ajnv "favorable" trad* *•!- ralrintatsd so as to years, Is psosohiy tott greater than the average of the Tbe iailltn ef Wife Jumped Out. She end her husband wore driving to Mllwaukeo, where he was going to close a big electrical engineering eon* tract. At Oak street and iiidge ave- nue, J Wlnnetka, they attempted to cross the railroad tracks. The gates were up and there, was no ritual of any hind. When Caven drove up on the track ho saw a northbound train hearing: down on bla. Ills wife jumped out of the machine, and the train struck her, cutting off her right foot, lacerating her right, arm, and bruising her about the head. Caven, who atayed In the machine, was not Injured. The train pushed the car off the track, doing little more damage than handing a fender, Mrs. Caven was rushed to the Ev- anston hospital by Or. Frank watch- ford. The hospital surgeons did* their best to save her, hot she died early thlH morning. \ -r __ Heard No Signal, Caven claims that he heard no sig- nal at the crossing, snd that tho train carried a email oil light Instead of an eleetric headlight. Santo Garoio, tho gateman, waa arrested by tho Wlnnet- ka police. * The COvens' small daughter was not in the car. She had been left at the home of a neighbor. This accident Is not unlike that of the Letter brothers in Highland Park on March 28. They claimed that the gates were up, hot the watchman said that he rang the bell. Like Rsvinla Accident It was a year and two days since the fatal accident at the Koger Williams crossing In Rnvtnta, when a north bound Milwaukee train crashed into an automobile, killing five persons and injuring three more. The late George Miller was one of the Injured, and tho Injuries which he received In this smash-op contributed to his death. That accident and one which pre- ceded It at Glen View caused Coroner Peter Hoffman to begin a vlgorc campaign against grade crossings and be succeeded in having n number of the more dangerous one manned by watchmen and safeguarded with gates and electric signals. The croaslng at Oak street and Ridge avenue. Wlnnetka, has gates and a flagman, but there Is an evident ease ef neglect of duty. BOLSTERS UP BED TO KEEP OUT OF WET S.A.WHEELOCKHEAD6 WILMETTE STATE BK Long Time Resident Recent- ly flffftfit to Position of Trust 8. A. Whedock. who ion boon A dl- t since 1900. i president at tho directors* meeting toot Friday. Under the prerideery Mr. Edward C. Weatworth. who now retiree, the beak haa grown from an enterprise with total assets of about 190.000 to.on-to* The patrons and friends of U will be sorry to know of Mr. Went- worth's ressgaellwn, but It U fortunate that a men no well versed, so sole end so favorably known to tho community ss Mr. Wheelock can assume tho bur- dens of the presidency. Mr. Wheelock Is one of tbe old set- thsntilr^yoara nsn. when there .wore a tow Plank sidewalks and no pave- ments, nothing much but woods, ferns been his home nnd he has had sn im- portant part In Its growth. gfcSW.- ffft*p»xmm.O^^Sj, . â€"^..f.^..».ae,,. â- jr,«.I.H*A #ff^**Tir I Pol â- # â- Â» UsBBllMnjin, TWK*Ut*J IUUIBU Kg Win tho firm of Wayne ft Low, one of the oldest and strongest South Water street houses, sod Is now at liberty to cfsr^ta to the bank suou time u Us af- fairs may require. -^s.<--- Tbe future of this local enterprise Is therefore assured, and its useful- ness to its patrons and the community should more then maintain its past re- markablo growth. PROMPT WORK OF BOY SAVES A LIFE Milton Oris wold Rescues "Scotty" from Un- ^ dertow. But tor the act of Milton Oriswold, the 18-year-old son of Mrs. II. 8. Oris- wold, 619 Beventb street, WUmette's population would be decreased by one. Last Monday he Bwam to the aid of a young man strugfBs* wmi ths under- tow, only a few feet from shallow wa- ter. It was impossible to secure the young man's name and address, but he Is known as "Scotty.'• It was quite rough this day and many people were on the beach and Sler where this occurred, but none of lent, except Oriswold, realised "Scot- ty's" danger. Ho plunged in and quickly sworn to1 "Scotty's" side otto helped him to shore. Luckily "Scotty" did not lose con- sciousness, but bad no one come to his assistance they would be dragging for htm today. This is another event pointing to the urgent necessity of n life guard on the Wilmette beach." WEDDING CEREMONY HAS MANY BREAKS Couple Interrupted by an Abused Woman and a Speeder. Winnetka. Police Chief Has To Put His Sleeping Cot on Boxes, The heav rata ef Tuesday alght hit the north shore suburb, hard. Chief W. M. Peterson of the Wlnaetka police department had to bolster hU bed up with seen boxes to beep oat of the to all the towna the WHO. LCAVK Ft>H "MtOHT. Richard D. Boknsa. ll«t avesnse. to the -tsffoVJE in If Harry B. Greenwood nnd Bertha a Mister, now Mm. Harry a. Oreen- wood, ore superstitious, they may look upon their,marriage ceremony, which was performed by Justice John F. Buyer, Sunday, aa one carrying bad omens. Tbe Juatlco had the contracting couple before him. when la came Mm Ssusa Seeferth. asking the Justice to give her a warrant tor her husband, who, she claimed, had been abualng her. This had no sooner been toned, onff the woman comforted, than Officer D. Brooks brought In a speeder. After this little matter had been disposed of the wedding proceeded. Mm Greenwood aald that If her hus- band ever mistreated her. she would handle him with a bootjack. Rain of Tuesday Makes Rivers of KeniiV worth and Wilmette Streets «fvi VERY LITTLE DAMAGE Of Permanent Nature/ but W Inconvenience. Venice had nothing on Keniiwornt cept that Venice has means of tranojl portation in gondolas and water ~eraffF| of any hind was a minus quantity tor the north shore villages after the tor* The rain came down In sheets tot ever two hours. Skokle creek »a» ditch overflowed nnd this was tho muse of most of the damage in Kentt> worth. The east abutment on tho Sheridan road bridge waa washed away and water was over two tool deep on Cumner road at JCentlworih and Melrose avenues. Hss took off their snoes and stock* logs and rolled their trousers op and waded through to the station. In too evening most of them returned with boote/ ^"..«it Houses Cut OB. The families living west of the North Western tracks In Keullworth wero in worse shape for they have Us or no drainage and the water slow in going down. A report of the storm's violence this quarter came from Chief of lice Murmy of KenUworib. "in our paction iheaosies wits pletely surrounded," he said, every yard a lake, in some places dangerous depth, and with every ment and cellar flooded," Indian rim Golf club was com* pletely submerged. Skokle looked like a large slough, and the BVenston Golf club waa one large take. At Westmoreland, where tbe Chicago dis- trict golf tourney was. being held, only a portion of the course could bo thei ONLY DOZEN DAYS OF SUNSHINE IN JULY The, Total Rainfall Exceed- ed Nine Inches Accord- ing to Dr. Ogden. The total ralataU foe Jury waa 9% by Dr. Henry Ojsien, tho heaviest â- euanr. lPmnBBBtUntoltwo , Water Surrounds School, If it were not vacation time would have been no school In worth Tuesday. Tho echo©! built on a slight eminence, leaguered and practically because of the surrounding some points near this spot the wan three feet deep. Skokle Ditch became a torrent after the storm broke. Tho water i above ita banks, which are about feet above the bed of the streeuv swept away the stone bridge en dan rood near Keoirworth nvenuo. The average depth of storm about Wilmette waa el* toehen, greatest depths having been on Hill street and Btotwood and C wood avenues. In tower Wilmette men from even* home worked at opeatof clogged sew* em. and some of the volunteer rettet sounds labored waist deep to the no dy water that surged about the outlets Many Mtosed TreJosv At Central street, Bvanaton. the troche of the Chicago A North* were aurrounded by water. ManjH motera missed early tmtosmthert plunge through water from at* f to two toot deep. H. & Oateo. manager of the« hundred tetophouoa were Wilmette and wore cut e* frees B use of their aotoaeobUec en aecoan the depth ef the water end ceoofi SVaHaMaAdB B IfmisF 9f w^r^W(^s^sa*sBnj It would ao« work, so they right oat to the atoose ef hsstoew The etoetrle ttghto were on tho! tee. Gardens saBered hi the conatry Jsm_JHel r^Hm- *|aB^^S.â€"SHt. md to cancel no waatmeved on to stoctoe.