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HE Shore Nearly Everybody In Wilmette Reads The Lake Shore New* â-  I VIII, NO. 14. WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1921 TEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENT* SIDER NEW ROAD LAN FOR TOWNSHIP •hip Highway Commissioner Considers Plans to Relieve Traffic Congestion in -------Villages fTLINES GOOD ROUTES Id Divert Heavy Tourist Traffic to Borders of Towns| Passing . Scenic Localities )pening of a through road in the mship outside the village! to re- rjk the present congestion ill the irious towns when motor tourists re out in numbers, is under con- leration by New Trier Township .ghway Commissioner H. H. Sherer. :cording to the annual report of le commissioner which is soon to ! distributed among the taxpayers . the township. "The development of Village plans several of the villages of the vnship have led the commissioner , make a study of the heed for a >ad outside of the villages," reads le report. "But close enough to .iem to encourage its use by those jrishing to enjoy some of the-beau- Res of the north shore without be- ng subjected to the delays of traffic »n congested streets within the limits >f Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka ind Glencoe. Possible Plan Outlined "Careful consideration is being iven the plan for construction of a â„¢6ad connecting Green Bay -Road north of Glencoe over HohJfelder sne (already built) with North .venue, Winnetka, (projected) and as ndicated on the Winnetka Plan, -connecting with a road following in la general way the east line of Skpkie ditch to a connection with Willow Street with one branch running south from North avenue to a junction with Willow street at the C. & N. W. R. R. thence south over Happ road a continuation thereof to Lake avenue, crossing the railroad at this point west on the Harms road past the Forest Preserve property and i south into Niles Center and thence to Chicago over Lincoln avenue. This road, the commissioner points out, indicates routes which traffic could take with benefit in time saved, and would, at the same time, relieve the congestion in the villages. Glimpses of the Skokie golf grounds. The Winnetka Municipal links and Indian Hill would be obtained on this route. ,_jj . Report on Road Work Commissioner Sherer sums up the "results of the past three years [work" on township roads as follows: "For the past three years it has been the endeavor of the Commis- sioner to complete the ditching, grad- ing and graveling of the Township roads. At first a considerable por- tion of the Road and Bridge taxes (the taxes by which all Township road work is carried on) was ap* plied in the ditching to line and grade of all the used Township roads. Several miles of clay and sand were transformed by the use of gravel into miles of usable road and one mile, that of Lake avenue, from Church Road to Locust street, was paved with concrete. Headwalls of concrete were placed at all neces- sary road intersections where at some expense the width of traveled roadway was greatly^increased to provide s^eTjTlihd^ease in driving. Of. interest to taxpayers of the lownsliipJs_ the accompanying finan- cial statement included in the Com- missioner's annual report: Gen'l Road ~"7~~ ~~ Fund ^Drpg Balance on hand, April 1, 1920":.....$1,656.47 $ ***? . Received during year. 31,288.21 960.58 Total............ .$82,944.68 $960.58 Orders drawn during" year................ 26,452.92 960.58 Balance on band Dec. 31, 1920 ....$ 6,491.76 new postofficb building---- to house McAllister co. The McAllister Stores Company dry goods merchants at 1148 Central avenue, have leased a space approxi- mately 52 by 100 feet in the new postoffice building now being erect- edotr Wilmette avenue tnimediateqr north of the Village theatre. The McAllister Stores will occupy ..the space adjacent to the theater rhile the north half of the building- ill house the new Wilmette post- â- â- i Claim Wilmette Is Opposed to Sunday Real Estate Deals Scores of responses have been re- ceived by F. B. Thomas, 10 S. La Salle street, Chicago, member Of the Sunday Closing committee of the Nortit-Shore Jteal Estate board, in answer to. a recent request for ex- pressions of opinion by north shore residents concerning the proposed cessation of Sunday real estate oper- ations in this vicinity. Practically all the responses have been" received from Wilmetteâ€"re~sfc dents and organizations. Kenilworth, Winnetka and Glencoe citizens have not been heard from in. appreciable numbers, it is said. Realty dealers in Wilmette, with very few exceptions, have observed Sunday closing Of realty .offices and have refrained from conducting any business on that day of the week for more than a year, and the general and representative response to the recent inquiry is taken by real es- tate firms to Indicate a desire on the part of the residents to have the Sun- day closing observed permanently. . Many additional responses from the other villages in the township are expected within the next few weeks. f The official inquiry by the Real Es- tate board was voided through the columns of The Lake Shore News. Alights From Moving Train; Meets Death Andrew A. Leuer, Insurance Broker, Instantly Killed Here Early Wednesday Evening Andrew A. Leuer, 30 years of age, 620 Prairie avenue, insurance broker in the Insurance Exchange Building, Chicago, was instantly killed early Wednesday evening presumably when alighting from a moving north bound train north of the Wilmette station of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad. The mangled body was dis- covered on ihe right of way by °the crew of a. south bound train; While there appear to be no actual witnesses to the accident, evidence disclosed in a minute police in- vestigation points to the probability that Leuer attemtped to alight from a train that had left the sta- tion about 75 feet north of the Cen- tral avenue crossing. It was thought Leuer was thrown against the elevated freight house platform and hurled back under the moving train. or that he became wedged between the train and the platform, heap of body was found between the rail of the northbound track by the engineer of a southbound train. It was thought Leuer may have been engrossed in a card game in the smoker of the suburban train and, failing to hear the brakeman's station call, made a rush to leave the train after it was well under way and had gained considerable'momentum. The body was taken to the William H. Scott Undertaking rooms on Cen- tral avenue. The inquest was sched- uled for this morning at 10 o'clock. Leuer is survived by a wife and small sonr~He was a native of Wil- mette and well known particularly among residents of the west side of the village. Word of his tragic death spread-like wildfire through the neighborhood and villagers gathered from all sections to offer assistance and sympathy to the stricken family. â€"Leuer is survived also by his aged father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Leuer of 616 Prairie avenue. The jroung^nan is remembered by many residents as the lad who busied himself about his father's small grocery store at Wilmette and Prairie avenues, closed several years ago. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. , ~------- BEWARE! Exact circumstances sur- rounding the tragic death of Andrew A. Leuer may never be determined. The police theory that he was killed in an attempt to alight from a rapidly mov- ing train after that train had left his station presents a lesson to railroad patrons. Every car on 'the Northwest- ern road beers a warning. Do not get on or off moving trains. Leave the train on the side with the train nra Irons on sued con- ductors. Don't take a chancel It lint worth it! Hurry may mean serious injury or even death. MUSICAL PROGRAM AT SUNDAY EVENING CLUB Philharmonic String Quartet of Chi- cago Orchestra, Special Vocalist to Present Program The Wilmette Sunday Evening club will present its third exclusively mu- sical program for the season, on Feb- ruary 13. On that occasion the Phil- harmonic String Quartet, each mem- ber of which is a prominent member of the Chicago Orchestra, assisted by Miss Ethel Benedict, soprano, and Mrsr-Marie Edwards Von Ritter, or- ganist, will give a varied program. Daseh Is Leader The quartet is headed by George Dasch, viola player, who is perhaps best known as associate conductor of the student orchestra which is de- veloping players who eventually may be taken into the Chicago Orchestra. The other members of the quartet are Carl Bruckner, cellist, Frits Itte, violinist, and jQjtto_Boehrborn, viola. Miss Ethel Benedict appears be- fore the club for the first time. She is a singer of rare ability. Excellent Program Following is the program: Organ................... Voluntary Mrs. Von Ritter Quartet in D major. No. 35....Haydn Etude (Cello Solo).......... Chopin Mr. Brueckner "With Verdure Clad"........Haydn . Miss Benedict Theme and Variations ....Beethoven (from op. 18 No. 5) Slavonic Lullabyâ€"Humoresque.. .....................C. V. Rychlik "Now the Day is Over"....Arranged Miss Benedict Lento and Allegro............Dvorak from the "American" Quartet Postlude............................. Mrs. Von Ritter "Track Depression" to Be Discussed by Expert William A, Otis to Give Illustrated Talk on Important Subject; Every "" . • Resident Invited William Ar Otis, prominent Win- netka civic leader, is to discuss "Track Depression" at an open meet- ing of north shore residents at the Winnetka Woman's club, Monday evening, February 8. The subject of track depression in the instance oH*ailwajr right of ways in The north shore villages, is con- sidered of vital interest to every res- ident in the township. The lecture is to be illustrated tttrstereopticon views. Slides have been reproduced from photographs taken in a number of cities where tracks have been depressed and show that it is not only a possible but a feasible matter to transform an un- safe, unsightly railroad section of a town into a really beautiful district. An invitation is extended to all residents of the north shore interest- ed in track depression, a project under consideration by the Plan Commissions in every village in the township. " . _ â- '__: "MVhrTMENDrTHE DOG," SUBJECT OF LECTURE H. L. Roberts, Secretary of Anli- v Cruelty Society to Address Wil- mette Scout Troop H. L. Roberts. , secretary of the Anti-Cruelty society of-Chicago^vill deliver an address to the Wilmette troop of Boy Scouts at the Byron C. Stolp school Saturday evening, Feb- ruary 12, at 8 o'clock. The subject of the talk will be, "My Friend, the Dog," and a few remarks about "rabies". The meeting will be an open one for the members of the troop,-their parents and friends. Mr. Roberts comes to-Wilmette at the request of Scoutmaster S. Arthur Karst and a number of friends of dumb animals, who are interested in seeing that man's best friend in the ariimaTwortd, gets a taif^deafc^ There will be no charge~for ad- and a cordial invitation is More Booze Bandits In Kenilworth: No Luck on This Trip Those thirty-seven flagons of wine lifted out of a spacious private cellar in Kenilworth two weeks ago and later rescued by the minions of the law incident to the capture of two alleged liquor bandits, apparently oc- casioned considerable comment in the secret convention halls of the brotherhood of booze bandits. Leastwize chief of police Patrick J. Murray of Kenilworth attributes tampering of cellar window locks to gentlemen in search of the delectable moisture. Early Sunday morning Joel W. Dickenson, 637 Abbottsford Road, Kenilworth, discovered a pair of prowlers attempting entrance to the lower regions of his home. Dicken- son, who was preparing to retire, heard strange noises about the house and, armed with the family pistol, in- stituted a stealthy search. He spied two men laboring at a stubborn win- dow lock and opened fire. They fled. He called the police but no trace of the prowlers could be found. That Dickenson's bullets found no human mark was evidenced later when police, summoned to the near- by home of J. G. Wright, 643 Abbots- ford Road, noted indications of a general ransacking of the basement. Access had been gained through a basement-window. Finding no liquor the thieves had departed empty handed. They haven't been back for more reconnoitering, according to latest reports. Wilmette Zoning Plans Discussed by Officials Zoning Commission and Village Trus- tees Consider Various Phases of Proposed Ordinance Some of the members of the Zoning commission met Tuesday evening with Village Board members to dis- cuss unofficially the proposed Wil- mette Zoning ordinance which is in course of preparation. Every phase of the proposed ordi- nance-was discussed informally with the result that several valuable sug- gestions were offered by members of the board, i.: :,vâ- â- 'â- 'J""'. Questions of regulation of the height and location of business buildings, and residences, and the feasibility of permitting construction of apartment hotels in certain sections of the vil- lage occasioned a diversity of com- ment. The Village Board will eventually. take the final action with reference to passage of the ordinance and the members are anxious to become thor- oughly conversant, with every detail of the proposed Zoning plan. A public hearing On the ordinance is also required by law before it may become effective. It is expected the ordinance will be brought up for official action with- in a short time. BUT DID ACHILLES WEAR THOSE SHOCK ABSORBERS? Achilles couldn't get it in the neck but, reports have it, he got it in the heel, a circumstance which resulted in tragic death. F. W. Norton, proprietor of a shoe hospital in this vicinityr-finds-a- moral in the incident. Herejt, is_:___L "Achilles was vulnerable only in his heel. ~r~ ' â-  "That vulnerability caused ms death from the spear of an enemy. "Your heel is also vulnerable.____ "The result of poor heels on shoes is hours of discomfort." You know the rest. LIGHTER ON MOVIES; HEAVIER ON STUDIES New Trier High School Principal Ap- peal to Parents to Assist in Proper Training of Students URGES MORE NIGHT WORK o ---- Asks Parents to Furnish Two Hours Worth of. Night Oil in Plaee of Movie Funds Go light on the movies and burn more of the night oil is the latest edict to students of New Trier High school. "While we believe firmly jn the educational value of good movies, and the true jworth of the relaxation which they at times af- ford, we do feel that amusement and parties of all kinds should" be taboo on school nights. In our opinion every high school student should spend at least two hours each night in preparation of their school work." Those are the words of Eston V. Tubbs, principal of the north shore secondary school, directed to parents in an appeal for co-operation in aid- ing the school faculty in their task of character building and moulding; the youth of the north shore into "fine typesâ„¢of-men and women." Would Teach Industry "We must sell New Trier Town- ship High school to the people of New Trier," Principal Tubbs told a representative of The Lake Shore News this week, in explaining the accompanying circular letter sent out to the parents of high school students. "We must have the con- stant assistance of the parents in impressing upon our students the necessity and value of forming cor- rect habits of application and indus- try in the formative period of their lives, a Tew ofâ„¢the right kind of habits which will be invaluable to them later in life." The Why of Failures "Although announcements have been made to our students, from time to time, in General Assembly regarding the necessity of home work," the letter reads, "we feel that additional means should be employed by communicating with the parents and stressing the importance of so planning the daily schedule of high school students so that more time may be spent on school work. Many of our students seem to think forty- five minutes preparation on a sub- ject sufficient. The time necessary. mission, extended to every resident of Wil- mette to attend. LENTEN SERVICES Lenten services at St. Joseph's church will consist of Stations of the Cross with sermon and benediction Friday evening-anoV^tations-trf-the Cross with benediction on Sunday afternoon. Friday, Februafy4% will be Phil- anthropy Day at the Wilmette Wom- an's club. WM THE OPEN FORUM Dear Reader: You are again reminded of the Open Forum department of The Ueb* Shore News. On Page 2 of this issue appear pressions of opinion by your townsmen. The Lake Shore News Invites yon to express opinions in the Open Forum. Direct your signed communica- tions to the editor, The Lake Shore News, 1222 Central ave- nue, Wilmette. Communications must bear the bona fide sig- nature of the author. Positive- ly no anonymous „ lions will be published in the Open Forum. Your identity lends prestige end weight to yenr of course, diners in each individual case but the average student needs to-put forth more effort than can be brought to bear in forty-five minutes. In our opinion every high school student should spend at least two hours each night in preparation of their school work. It is very true that this amount of time, perhaps, is not necessary for those pi our more brilliant students. Even in such cases this much time should be utilized in laying a solid foundation for later training and Kfe activity. None of our young people should be content to do as little as they can in order to pass the various subjects they are taking. With those students who have to put forth considerable effort to do passing work we strongly urge the two hours per evening schedule. We are quite convinced that most of our failures are due to lack of concentration and effort. Since our high school boys and girls are" in the most formative period of life, it is very essential that they form correct habits of application and in- dustry while they are in high school A few of the right kind of habits. such as we have just suggested, would be invaluable to them later on in life. Abundant Recreation "The high "school-fadoing"a good deal through the various class or- ganizations to furnish our students with a modicum of social life. The daily program of study is sufficiently varied -with;â€"musical and physicat activities so that there is""no danger of a student who isJn-normal health*-! being overtaxed. There is a good rest period between 3 oclock (dis- missal time) and 7 o'clock for re- laxation. If the student could put the time from 7 or 7:30 o'clock to* S or 9:30 o'clock, two hours, we believe that we could accomplish much satisfactory results in sch< New TrierT Whl firmly in the educational value good movies, and the true worth c the relaxation which they at tin afford, we do feel that am and parties of alt kinds sJsonld taboo on school I Haligl Btt| gel