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LM E TT E Li.FE Published woekly by LLOYD HOLLISTE INC., 12321236 Central Avenue, Wilmette,Illinois. Subescription priée $2a y=a.. Entercd as second dlass matter March 1 3, 1924, at the Pott oflice at Wulinette, Illinois, uzider the act of Mardi3, z8ýg VOL.. XXIII, NO. 14 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, AUGUST,9, 1934 PRICE FIVE CENTS VOTE REJECTS PROPOSED TAX RATE INCREASE New Trier Higb SchooIl Board Proposition Turned Down iin Referendum Monday B v ant oerxvhelning vote of almiosý 2 to 1. thie voters of Ne%% Trier Towil ship High School district (lefeate(l at a referendunii 11(1(1 iMond(a\ the pr<op' sitions to raise thie tax rate for edu cational murposes-from omie per cent to one and one-hiaîf per cent. and fo- butilding purposes front tlirce-eightliý of one per cent to one-haîf of one per cent. On the first proposition the vote stood 386 for the increase and 726 against. On the second proposi- tion tlue- vote mvas 360 for the ini- crease anîd 723 against. lit eacli or the four villages both propositions Nvere defeate(l. Here- is how t.he% voted: Vote by Villages No. 1-Rate increase of educational i)urpioses- Fobr gainst Wilmette ...... 157 194 Winnetkka..........123 201 Kenilworth ...........48 61 GIencoe..... .......... 58 270 386 726 No. 2- 1Rtt.e increaise for builings- For Against w ilmnette.... .. .... 149 197 Winnetka................ 117 199 1K;enjl*çvorth.......... .... 45 61 (lencoe ......... 55 266 366 723 Use Telephone Campaigu Soon after the poills openied at 12 o'clock it becamne evident that ain ag- gressive teleplione canlpaign wvas tin d1er wvay for tlie purpose of defeating the propose(l tax rate increases. Thù sclool b)oard and groups favoning thé propositions limiited tlîeir efforts for the most part to a simple explanatioin as Ito xvhy the increases were neces- sary if the Ihigh scliool is flot to sufer a further sharp reductýioji in funds. Its loss under the 1933 levy, which- goes into collection nlext witer, hý l)etu-een $60,'000 and $70,000, and hovw mnuc ità will be for tlhe 1934 levv is a guess. New Law Brings Vote Through thie press and bv mail tho voters wcre info riied.ofthie provis- ions of a. new law which went intc effect July 1. under which no school district can have .a levy in excess of the average of its levies certified for the four years ended June 30, 1932. The object of. the referendum, it was stated, was simply to restore to the board the taxing powvers, it lhad in 1932 and, previous years. There was no intention, it was added, toincrease the total; tax levy. Thïe expressed thonugbî of oppon- ents of the increases -was that the school board should contnive ini somre manner to stili furtîxer reduce ex- penses. BIRTHDAY DINNER DANCE Miss Peggy Lou Doering, 1335 Chestnut avenue, will entertain twenty-four guests at a dinnè'r dance at Exmoor Saturday, August 11, in honor of lier.birthday. GUEST PREA CHER Try Traffic Cases Within Township, Board Requests The Rcv. James T. Venekiascu, mnistcr of tlic First Prcsbytcriaii chu rc/î of zivetc ill preach the an i~' sar ç.jj>g ,iday, A.i - gusi 12, commcmieiioraliing ftie1001/i ,iiîversary of tlhc fomndiiig of flie ci y of Grand IHaven, Mjc/i., .1r. Vctîckliisei accu pied a pitipit iii t/ual cit from 191-1 to 1919. lu. MnI. Veneklasen's absence the ser-- iees in, the First Prcsbyterian clînrel tlîis Su'îday will l)C c(nducte(l by the [tev. \Villis B. r1owvnsend, ii-ster' of tlhe R oseland Preshyterian cîmuircli. I lis. sernmon Sul'ject xvill be: *.\astcr.-;or Mla.sere(l." High Sehool Board Asks Tax Levy of $735,OOO At its regular -meeting Monday mlghit the New Trier Township High School board passed ils annual levy, arnounting to $525,000 for educational purposes and, $210,000 for building I)urposes.. This is the exect aniount levied for the past twvo or three yeans, and represents an arbitrary.certifica- t ion,' as the board has no information as to what. assessed valuations will be. It. is, a foregone conclusion that the levy will be cut froin the $735,000 figure, but how much is only a guess, as there is at this time no way of aniving at the actual amount, il wvas explained. Recreation Director Begins His Vacation Daniel M. Davi s, Wilmette director of recreation, accompanied by Mrs. Davis and their daughter, Donothy, will leave Saturday noon. for a vacation trip. They expect bo motor to the nonth woods -and possibly spend a few weeks at a Wisconsin, lake resont..(ilen W. Gathercoal, another member of the recreation staff, also starts his vacation Saturday. -He. expects to visit in Lake Geneva and Detroit during bis vacation. Dollar Days Here Today and Friday Beginning today -(Thursday) and contlnuing throug h Friday, Wil- mette inerchants are offering in their midsummner Dollar Day sales a wealth of out standing -values in mnerchandise of strictly dependable quality. Includedare many of the necessit.ies for home and personal use which imust be purchased fre- quently. Here is opportunity, to l)uy at a saving. If economi guides you in sup- plying family 'needs, you ii practice it here in greatest mea- sure; if quality determnines* vour choice, you. will be more than satisfied. For local merchants -have prepared real bargains, for ail buyers. Take advantage of tîjis big tývo- day sale. It will be money in your pocket. A special Dollar Day edition of \%XILM'rTTE LiFE containing the bargain announcements of i- mettemerchants was placed in all the homes of the village. Wednes- day morning. Wilmette Man in Search of Rare Bison Specimen .larry Snyder, -7844 Blackhawk road, Wilmnette, left Tuesday for the %%uId(s of nortlivestern Canada. Ac- comipaliie(l by his brothler-mi- law, M. J. Sliearer of Rifle- Co.lo., and George Gcodwiin, assistanit curator of inimals at the Amierican Museumn (À Natural History, New York, '1r. Snyder will spend the next 60- days ini searchin.g for a rare species of wood bison. The purpose is, to se-, ýuîre sl)ecimells for the National Mu- Seumi of Canada at Ottawa, and for the Amierican Museum of' Natural History. Mfr. Snyder made a tnipi- to that part of Canada two years ag'o and actually saw the bison, so has a .rettv definite knowledge of their hiabitat. For tbis reason he is- verv hopeful ot secur ing the coveted speci- mens. InT/s Isse Pages Amusemxent Directory .39 Aviation................ 18 Boy Scouts........20 Book Çomnt........ 32 Church, News ............ 10 Classified Ad&......40-42 Editorial-News-Comment 24 Home and Garden ....*34 Junior Life ........... .12 Recreation . ........ 36 Society Pages.....26-30 Yachting News......... 16 Action F o 1I o w s Complaint Promn Citizens That Trials Are ta ken to Far Points The State Higbway department through its proper officer, and the Cook Couity board througb its presi- dlent, Emmett Xhealan, have been requested by the board of auditors of New Trier township henceforth to di- rect ail police officers patrolling the highways and roads of New Trier township, in making arrests for vio- lation of the state law regulating motor vehicle traffic, to make sucb arrests returnable to the justice of the peace of New Trier .township whose office is located nearest the point of arrest. This action was taken at the Au- gust meeting of the Township board held at the Village hall in Winnetka last Monday evening following a gen- eral discussion of the subject. SGet Frequent Coumplaints Various members of the board pointed out that frequent complaints had corne to their attention from. time to time from New Trier town- -shi.p citizens to the effect that local citizens had been placed undier arrest within or near, New Trier township and yet. had been compelled by the arresting officer to appear before some justice of the peace far re- mioved f romn the scene of such arrest, aIl of which was declared to be a nleedless inconvenience to the defend- an t. The protestiîig resolution unani- miously adopted by the Township, b)oard and directed to the county and state authorities -vas introduced by Justice of the Peace Edmund Wiebster Burke of Wilmette, and seconded by justice of the Peace James K. Caîhoun of Glencoe. 1Explain Motive Mr. Burke asserted that if there should be any who question the mo- tive of the board in taking this ac- (Continued on. Page 6) President to Traverse North Shore Thursday President Franklin D. Roosevelt will pass throngh'the north shore this afternoon (Thursday) enroute from Minneapolis> to Chicago over the'Chi- cago and North Western railway. The special train bearing the Presi- dential party will corne down the north shore as far at the Canal block tower just south of Central street, Evanston., At that point the train, will be switched over to, the Mayfair division of the. road and the speCial will pass 'tbrough the western part of Evans ton'on the tracks- running just east of the Evanston Township High school. The, train is due to ar- rive in Wilmette at 4:49 p. m. Cen- tral dayligbt saving time, but no stop will be made. The train will consist of two baggage cars, five pullman coaches, the President's private car, a lounge library car and a dining car. The train is air-conditioned. 1