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Pulshdweky LLOD .LJW*.i., 3Z16CEn.Tra veu mt E, lios uarpinpie$ er Entered as second ciae. matter Match 13,'19249 at the post office et Wilmctte, Illinois, umder the act of Match 3,jîil79 VOL. XXIII, NO.. 27. WILMETTE,. ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 8, 1934 PRICE FIVE CJiNî S T A 1IT 1%v lm UrTm YU"ci VA AD Il!K V K1Ib, CHURCH WIN IN HECTIC BALLOT North Shore Towns Adhere to Republican Banner in Heavy Vote Tuesday Mrs. Bernice T. Van der Vries of Winnetka, candidate for the legislature from the 7th senatorial district, and Ralph E~. Church of Evanston, candi- date for congress from the IOtli con- gressional district, both republicans, weathered the general storm of Tuesday and won their contests. WValtêr A. Rooney, Glencoe, democratic candidate f or the board of county commissioners wvas defeated. Thus two of the candi- dates presented to the electorate by- New~ Trier township were called to public service. Frank Foster of Harvey. ruî1111i1g mate of Mirs. Yati (ter Vries, also wvas elected. Stick To G. 0. P. As is its time-honored cus tom, nio matter how aggressive and persistent the attack upon its citadels, the north shore clung to *its republican princi- ples and turned in heavy majorities for candidates of the G. 0. P. Preciiîct after precinct in New Trier rolled up impressive republican ma- jorities, while the democratic part%, so successful throughout the country, succeeded in gaining an advantage ini bult verv few. Respousibility Plain WVhile dernocratic leaders were na- turally jubilant, those on the losing end philosopliically. Most f requently heard was the statemient that the party in power now must assume f ull respon- sibility for the conduct of governlment and the future wvelfare of the citizen- sbip. t is stated by sonie observers that there was a disposition on the part of republican voters to remain away from the polis. While that is said to be true in some niorth shore precincts, it does not appear to have been general. A ,tabulation of the vote in New Trier township will he found elsewbere in this issue. 1933 Tax Bis Are Expected Next Month Township Collector Sanborn Hale bas flot received definite word as to wben he may expect the 1933 general tax buis, but.asserts they are expected to be out the first part of next month. He bas made aIl arrangements to put the bills into collection, howevqr, as soon -as they are received. The Township board at> its November meeting held Monday evening, desig- nated the First National banik"of Chicago as the depository for the collector's funds and arranged for the payment of the $3,500 premium on his bond. This is in compliance with a new law passed last March. Heretofore the law bas not been specific in this regard, and last year the collector paid bis own bond pre- mium. The township, however, paid the collector one-haîf of one per cent on the township's share of the excess collections over $800,000. CARRIES ON ]Board Considers Choice of New Police Chi.ef IF. Frank Mé Cluire. 21<) Bro<,d- uray. Wihniette, preside,ît of thse lVilmctte Sunday E-veniszq club si,îce ifs inception, this week ain- irounpced flhe programns of flc clii for the 2011h an» ivcrsarv season. Througl i the efforts of Mr. McClure and bis executive committees the nort'i shore in the past two decades bas been privileged to bear many of the forem<wst statesmen, preachers, lecturers, traveler-ý ' authors, poets and dramatists, and lia- likewise heard outstanding musical or- ganizations and soloists of note. In more recent years Motion pictures have ap- peared f requeîîtly on1 the programs of1 the club, an indication of the progressive spirit that actuates the project. The Sunday Evening club is sponsored hv eight churches in the village. Munday Chorus Nov, Il 1The second program of the-current season .will bring the' celebrated Mundy chorus of 60 voices. TIhis group of colored songsters under the baton, of Prof. James A. Mundy de- lighted vast audiences ini the, Hall of States at A Century of Progress and bas been hailed as a notable contri- bution to radio programs. John Bur- dette, baritone will be the -soloist. Programs of the Suaday Evening club for the présent season -are outlined ini detail on Page ??. of this1 issue. WILL SEE SERVICE GAME Mr. -and lVrs. Miles Seeley, 705 Roger avenue, will be guests at the Army,Navy game Saturday. Wilmette Theat-r to Reopen This Friday The Wilmette theater, closed several days for a thorough reno- vation, will be reopened officially Friday, November 9. with the showing of "Treasure Island."' This theater was recently taken ove by Samn C. Meyers of Wilmeétte, managing director of the Teatro del Lago.. IAnnounce Armistice Day Ceremony Here Wilmette's annual Armistice IDay observances, sponsored by Wilxette, Post, No. 46, Americai Legion, will take place Monda3' morning, November 12. Ceremonies signalizing the 16th an niversa ry of the signing of the Armistice will begin on the Village hall lawn at 10:30. School children from the fifth to the eighth grades, inclusive, will participate in the program an- nounced as follows: Community singing. Moment of silence as assemblage faces east at Il o'clock. Salute by a firing squad. Taps. This ceremony on the Village hall lawn will be followed imme- diately by observances in the Wil- .mette theatre where motion pic- tures depicting the Rainbow Di- vision (Illinois) in action during the World war will be shown. The Legion bas provided for a speaker to conclude the program. Resume Story Hour for Children at Library The children's story hours at the Wilmette public 'library have been resumed for the winter season and are being held every Saturday morn- ing at Il o'clock. AIl Wilmette boys and girls of grammar school age are invited to attend these story hours, Mrs. Beatrice Graham. the children's librarian, announces. Mrs. Graham recently took over the work of Mary Winner Hughes at the library. Mrs. Graham formerly had charge of children's work at the Wooster, Ohio, public library. She also worked in libraries at Port Huron,ý Mich., and at Cleveland. In This I ssue Amusement Directory . ... 57 Aviation ...............30 Book Comment......... 48 Boy Scou.ts .........24 Chuirch, News ...........10 Classified Ads. ...... .58-41 Club pages.... ....0»47 Editorial-News-Comment 34 Election Retuirns .... ....62 Girl Scouts............. 63 Home and Garden........ 52 Home Modernizing....50 Junior Life............. 54 1 Muniec ................. 36 1 New Trier News......... 22 Public Forum ........... 28 Society Pages......... 38-47 Sunday Evenîng Club . . 14-15 J ~I I Brautigam Elects to Become Second in Command, Preai- dent Dubbs States j Persistent rumors that the Village board was contemplating the replace- nment or demotion of Chief of Police Henry Brautigam, this week brougbt forth the appended pertinent state- mient by Village President C. P. Dubbs in response to inquiries macle by' i WiLMEFTTz Lipz. Mr. Dubbs'. statement is particu- larly timely, since it definitely sets at rest the rumor that the Village board, as a direct consequence of complaints growing out of this year's Hallowe'en situation, was- prepared to demand the resignation of Chief Brautigam. These complaînts called Chief Brauti- gam to task because of bis energy in rounding up Hallowe'en, pranksters following wanton destruction of prop- erty and attacks upon citizens. Comniendla Chief Heartily commending Chief Brau- tigam and bis men, and branding the depredations perpetrated on Hal- lowe'en night by gangs of boys and young men as an "outrage," Mr. Dubbs stated: "In answer to your lnqulry will ad- vise that for soine considerable time the re-organization of . our Police depart- ment has been discussed between mem- bers of the Village -board, the chief of police and the writer. No one can fore- tell how serious the Imnmediate future mnay be, and It Ja the desire, flot only of the board but of Chief Brautigain, as weil, that the police departnent of this village be strengthened as much 'as possible. As is well known, the police departmeîit fot only organized a vigi- lante committee, subjeet to caîl by the cluef, of police, but aiso copleted ar- rangements whereby the Wnnetka Po- lice caii comne to the assistance of Wilmette and the Wilmette, police cap go to Wlnnetka to assist them. Seek More Strengtb "Ini a meeting in which Chief Brauti- gam took part the ehief himself declded that the, force could be greatly strength- ened If a chie f were appolnted, elther tenîporarily or pernlanently, who had thie technical qualifications, etc., more or less lacking by our present force. In the event of such an appointment Chief (Continued on page. 6) HighcLrest P. T. A. Wil HoId Meeting Nov. 13, The Highcrest Parent-Teacher association will hold its next montbly meeting Tuesday evening, November 13, at the school. The speaker for the ýevening will be Mrs. Van Pageota, state chairman of the Nationa P. T. A. magazine. Mr$. Pageota will,,speak on "Leading of Adoles- cense.", Raymus Murphy, principal of the school and P. T. A. program chairman, bas arranged with Bernard Flood, well known W inmette violinist, to be in charge of the program for the evening. A ýsocial hour will follow the program in which bunco will be played. Mrs. John Brown will be the hostess for the evening. The Higbcrest P. T. A. and the Student Council club sponsored a Hallowe'en party for the children in which there were prizes in the games played and best costumes. L-.IýFE