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,Township Collector Sanborn Hale of the most iffposing chijrch edifices this week cails attention to what he to be found on the entire north shore. says is an erroneous impression con-l The structure, it is stated, will be of véyed in the recent letter sent out by stone, and is to comprise an auditori- The New Trier Citizens' league seek- nim, a chapel, church schooi depart - ing the -cooperation of various taxing inent, and facilities for social activities. bodies in order that the township may t is to be particularly suited.to. the have money on which to operate during needs of the modern suburban church, the coming year. it is explained. The let tez, according to Collector Plans now beïng conisidered by the ,Hale, states that he, has always re- plans and contract cominittee will.later ceived .a c ompensation of $10,000, each be submitted to the general building year, for, collecting the taxes. in the committee ,and thence presented for ap- township, whereas, up to the 1927 col- proval to the congregation.' lection, the reniuneràti10n was ouIy The present Presbyteri;an church ar- $4,00. Ninth. street, and Greenleaf (site of the H-e explains that ini 1927 the legis- lature amended the law govemning'tlie compensation of -the collector. Previous to that time,- the colleto $r received two percent of th is 200,000 col- iccted. and that. was ail, whereas, the two percent on the, balance of the moniey collected went- to the. town- ship to defray. its operating expenses., thereby mnaking it unnecessary to levy a tax for township purposes. Cost is on Increase D uring the four years in which Collector Hale coilected taxes, under the -,riginal provisions of the taw,,he turned over 'to the township a total of about $85,OO, and out of the $4,000 which he received for each of those. years, paid expenses of making the . collections, 'which, he, points out, were * no small itemý. *Thisis the first year the Collectors have worked under the provisions of the amnended law relative to their pay. C ollector Hale explains, calling at- * .tention to the fact that. this year he collected $400,000 more than last year, and that each' year there has been a gradual increase in the volume of busi- * ness which. the collector in New Trier township has:been called upon to trans- act with: its corresponding increase ini 'cost of 'Opération, Net Increasé Cnt Tlîerefore,2 Mr. Hale explains, while he now receiîves under the amfended, law, a -definite pay of $10000, the net increase in the compensation is not anywhere near the difference betweeni the original $4,00 and- $10,000, due to the corresponding increase in the n -ew- edifice),was wrecked by ire iast. Services are now beinig, held in. the Wonîan's club building at Tenth street and Greenleaf avenue.. Village: Asked to ExPlain. ]Failure to, File Statemnent. A report, recomimending that the Vil-ý lage- treasurer be instructed to pre- pare for advertis.emfent an ac-coutfiig of the financial affairs of the Village. was submiitted to the Wilnmette Village board last Tuesday. night by the public service committee to, which the matter had been referred lat a ýprevious meeit- ing. Trus.tee Hans von Reinsperg- is chairmnan of this, commîttee. The question of 'publishing a financial report was raised .by the Wilmettr_ îChamnber of Commerce which add.ressed a letter to the board recently, calling- attention to the fact-that Illinois laws require the publishing. of such an ac- counting. andl that the. Village bas neg- lected to publish such a statement for. several years. The matter was again re- ferred to thepublic service. committee with instructions to.determine the formn the statement shoul1d take.,. Earlier in the meeting, a second let- ter f rom the Chamiber of Commerce was read,-cal1ing attention to, the fact that state statutes, also- re.quire: the fil- ing of a detailed statement of ail Vil- Slage disbursements ýand receipts with ithe County clerk. The Chamber, the letter stated, has been in receipt ofa communication asking why such ai ini exceptionally heavy numbers. As a resuit, streets near the lake front have been Iiiied with parked cars to such an extent as to prohibit the free movement of traffic. Washing- to npark, ik is, dvanced, .is close enough. to. the beach as to. make it entirely feasible for bathers to Park their machines there and walk thle short distance to the, beach. Un.iou Services - for Two Churches r Begin. This Snday The first of a: series of union. Sun- a day morning services to be participated in 1 by the Wilmette Baptist churchi and 'the First Congregational1 church of Wilmette is to be, feld: in -the Bap-. r tist. church Suniday morning, July 20, at Il o'clock. Dr. George, D. Allison, pastor oft the Baptist churchi, will give the in-i augural sermon of thie se.ries,ý hiýs theme being, "Ashamed of Jesus." >The- preacher at the union services on1 July 27, August 3, and August 10, will he Prof. A. G. Bak er of the Unýi-î versity of Chicago, who is weil kniown to north shore churchigoers. Retai E. A. Zimmerinan as Legal Aid i Ehrlic Suit *Edward A. Zimrxerman, 219 Six- teenth street, was retainied by, the XVil- mette Village board last -Tuesday night to act as, associate counsel with Vil- lage Attorney Charles H. Jackson in, the suit 'filed againist the Village by. Benjamin H. Ehrlic. Ehrlic lias peti- tionied the Superior court of Çook, county to set aside the Wilffette zon- ing laws, to, permit the erectÎin of ail apartmnent building on the plaintiff's property at Laurel avenue antd Fourth street. 4 Commerce, in which the Illinois ;tate Commerce commission is asked oorder the elevation or depression of he rights-of-way of the Chicago, North bhore and Milwaukee and the Chicago Lnd North Western railroads through- )ut the, north shore, were resumed. be- ore the commission last.Tuesday morn- QUJIY atese Practically the entire day was de-e 'oted to the qualifying as a witness of Walter A. Shaw,. engineer for the North ;hore Grade Separation committee, representing the villages of Kenilworth, Ninnetka and Giencoe and the City of HIighland, Parkw and to the introduction and identification of exhîbits which will, be used by,' counsel for the, villages in presenting. their case. Possibly the outstanding event dur- r.g the day was. the filing of a forià request by, the Wilmette, Chamber of Commerce that its petition be consolid- ated, with that of the North Shore Grade Separation îcomimittee. The com- mission took the ùïàtter-under edvise- ment, but indicated that a decision would be handed down early in the week. The qualifying of w;tnesses by coun- sel for the North ,Shore Grade Separa-, tion committee and the introduction, and identification of exhibits and photo-: graphis to be used in arguing their case, was expected to continue throughout this week and a portion of the comi.ng week. Following the completion of this preliminary presentation, the rail- r*oads will probably make siniiiar rep- resentation. Whether this would be done at once or an adjournment asked was not definitely known. In some circles it was intimated that a recess might be taken to September; in otbers that the hearing would continue with- out interruption. Would Puahli Precedings -Previoius ly, however, counsel for the villages had stated that they would ask that a member of the commiission be assignied permanently to the case in order that hearings might proceed until completed. The. North Shore Grade Separation to De constructed in certain gocaie * stub streets" was reduced to twenty- two feet. *August 5 was set by the board for public hearingsý on the proposed paving of the, lirst alley north iof Isa- bella ;between. Park. avenue and. Isa-1 Boy Scout Affairs...... -3 Church New...........10 Cai..ihd Ad&s.........50-52 Edito *nas-S bore Linos .... .28 Music Page ............ 30 Recreation ....... Society News........ 63 and Ernest C. Cazel to represent the Village and to cooperate with the Rev. Horace ri. Smith, pastor of the local Methodist church, in preparing plans for an officiai, welcome of the visitqrs.