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| ___ WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1020 = o ------------ on, Wilmette's School Site Favored by Voters in Record Election 0g : ~jthe electric current for the lightin Proposition and signal system, while a Sr fe bolted to the front end of the starter, draws air in through the housing of the engine where it is heated, then exhausted through heating pipes to Citizens of Wilmette, in the heaviest schoo! election on record ia the Village, on Saturday, Decem- ber 27, registeied emphatic approval of the plan of the Wilmette Board of Education to erect a four room school building on the schoo! site at Seventh street and Laurel avenue. The ballot indicated a two to one vote in favor of tlie two propositions presented to the voters. The officials was as follows: For the proposition: District west of Northwestern railroad, 176, Against the Propositions District west of Northwestern railroad, 287. F'or the Propositions: District east of the Northwestern railroad anc south of Central avenue, 499. Against the Propositions in District east of Northwestern 'railroad rand south of Central avenue, +159. For the Proposition: District east of Northwestern 'railroad and north of Central' avenue, 521 Against the Proposttions: District east of North- western ratiroad and north of Central avenue, 97: Total for: 1196; against: 543. There 'was 2 variance of about six votes dess on. the second proposi- tion--relating to the issue of $45.000 of School District Bonds to provide funds for the erection of the school building--by. reason of the fact that voters in a few instances neglected to mark the second proposition on the baliots. A The balloting, according to election officials, was the heaviest vote on a scheol proposition in. the. history of the Village. It represented one of the largest votes cast at any election in the Village, it was said. 3 The heavy balloting and the result of the election was attributed by school leaders to the wide publicity given the question under considera- tion. The vote was in effect an em- phatic expression of confidence in the efforts and determination of the count of the Ballot Board of Education to provide thelat the next regular meeting of the i best possible school conditions for|Board of Education on the second Wilmette children. warm the car. Another feature will be the front and rear drive, the pow- er being transmitted by light, exible shafts to both front and rear trucks. The combination includes a series of new applications which have been ad- equately protected by patents." The power plant of the car weighs about 1,150 pounds and the entire car will weigh about seven tons as com- pared with the twelve and fourteen The election was preceded by sev- eral weeks of extensive campaigning by supporters of the Laurel avenue school proposition. Interested in the success of the measures at issue were leading Village oreanizations and hodies including the Village Board of Trustees, the Wilmette Woman's club, the Central school Parent- Teacher association and the Logan } 4 ; school Parent-Teacher associgtion. | on electric cars, The ake will oe \ - ans forty-seven ect over all, develop | Success of the propositions at the bin C4 2 Fier. aud in il polls was, in a large measure due to | LiNCty horsepowe and sw Bear! Vike ceasing activity of the Publici- | [0Fty-two passengers. It can make) j the unceasing activity otf the Publici- seventy miles an hour and can bo: {ty committee, with its representatives | 36VeNty mites an hour and c: soa itor avery section of the Villioe | geared to a rate of speed conforming | [Lom Svery. scot ! Sa age the regulations of any city or] { which left no stones unturned nd te ® ley . id {emphasizing the imperative necessity | 3 p n i1 for the f 8 nre of + i st ge . LNLINESs 10 tiie ive ars are for a school building at the Laure Jong nes hic Sore on avenue site. By personal house tc | (1¢ Way at the Ford experimental house canvass, by distribution of |31ops. The first will be of the pri- and leaflets and {vate car type for long distance dem- 2 aflets a circulars by sane | presentation of "the facts in the ad- | vertising columns of The Lake Shore | News the committee made apparent to every resident of the Village the. necessity ior immediate steps to remedy the impaired housing facili- ties in the schools of the Village. The result of this wide publicity cam- onstrations, and invitations already have been received from various mu- nicipalities for demonstrations. The car will take a 3 per cent grade at a rate of twenty miles an hour on high. GREAT MEN SUPERSTITIOUS. paign was evidenced in the splendid} Charles Dickens: Lord Macaulay response at the polls on Saturday. and Max Muller aré numbered among Mothers of school children also|the great men ayowedly supersti- tious. 'Dickens refused to lic down on a bed unless it was placed due north and south, and he gave ample notice of his rule before arriving at a friend's house or a hotel, It is said he carried a compass in his baggage to make sure, and the slightest error had to be corrected before he would turn in. were largely responsible for the suc- cess of the proposition. A majority of the voters were women who dur- ing the weeks of campaigning pre- cedent to the election had taken an active interest in the question. Actual building operations on 'the new school structure are expected to begin early in the spring. Plans for WOMEN AND THE RED CROSS looms large when set down in actual figures. made public, women made 371.500.000 articles for the Red Cross during the war. given by 8,000,000 workers were used in making the articles. ------------ A FAIR PROPOSITION. "If the price of oysters keeps go- ing up," remarked Mr. Growcher, "It'll be only fair to include at least one pearl in every order.""--Washing- ton Star, Women's work for the Red Cross According to figures just Materials valued at $94,000,00¢ . sited ar 3 ? Not only does every dog have his day, but every cat seems to have his night. LL & re 4 AUCKLEFS & SCHUETT co. Inc. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL PHONE 5995 RE ER Tr PTL TILIA ALLA 1557 EHERMAN AVE. Evanston Aro a -- ey 2 i i | | | 1 SCOT CADY AK C. H. JORDAN & CO., Funeral Directors Chapel at Each Establishment Complete Line of Funeral Furnishings 612 Davis St,, Evanston Phone Evanston 449 164 N. MICHIGAN BLVD., CHICAGO 1522 E. 53rd STREET, HYDE P, Phone Randolph 1346-1347 Pron Hyde YOR PARK n, Rae' ac'y HEMSTITCHING BUTTON COVERING PLEATING TUCKING ~ Singer Sewing Machines, Cash or Easy Payments. Also Accessories Heminway Rope Silk for Waists, Dresses, Etc. A. M. CARY 1131 GREENLEAF AVE. WILMETTE, ILL, TELEPHONE WILMETTE 2334 {the building have heen completed Sp for some time and the Board of Eduy- cation is prepared to proceed without delay in placing all matters in readi- 1ess incident to actual building opera- tions. The question of building will be discussed by the hoard and, it is po 1 | i | Ml expected, concrete plans formulated i | Wednesday in January. START U. §. CENSUS TAKING JANUARY 2 President Wilson Issues Proclama- tion Asking All Citizens to _Ca-operate in Decennial » Census, Ghd EAE CENSUS Need Be Nc Fear Disclosures Will Be Made of Any Individual Per- son or His Affairs. mmm in preparation for the fourteenth! of the United decennial census taken beginning Janu- States; to he ary 2. President Wilson has issued a proclamation to the people of the _ The census is for the nur- the representa ites in the house determining of the utmost importance to iE 15 the interests of all the people of the State that this 'census United should be a complete and accurate report of the population and re- sources of the nation," says the proc- lnmeaticn, . "it is the duty of every 1:10 ans: all questions on the lule applying to his to which he belont rm occupied by him « nd any 'person refus ubject to penalty." aieral Information. | FOUR WAYS TO | LOWER PRESENT | EXCESSIVE PRICES | Mrs. Harry Eugene Kelly, chair- [man of the committee which the Fv- {anston Political Equality league, of {| "4, Employ as'little labor as pos- | sible, doing as much as you can your- i self. This will release labor for oreat {er production elsewhere, which will Now Is Your Opportunity To Invest in the EE Public Service Company of Northern Illinois which several north shore women i : Es [are members, has appointed to {ll ~ TO I { [investigate present high prices and i ECAUSE we 'ant all our employees and ! {to suggest ways by which the prices | [i . Lif can be combatted, gives four rules |f - customers to become part owners in the which everyone can follow. Mrs. {fi g i he mae > j | Kelly says: : pi | Public Service Company of Northern [linois, we are now offering you an 4 4 ere ~ 1 o ASE . y 1 " . ¢ - - . Fly Fdutin 9; ths Sroseny 2 opportunity to subscribe to a block of our 6% Cumulative Preferred" Stock ] | many problems that confront thei}, on small monthly payments. | country. But fortunately this prob- ! ! {lem is one to whose solution the ||| ¢ | most Junie citizen in the land can lf! . | contribute substantially. 1 will sug- |] 5 00 All Y N d {gest four simple ways in which every ||! $ ° IS ou ee i jone can help. : Alls "1. Buy the least possible amount | . | of goods of every kind. This will de- {li | jcrease the demand and increase the | For First Payment i [supply; and. as a result, prices will {}i ] Inecessarily fall, A RP nr rE i ! "2. Produce by your own laboi | i land skill as many of your food and |f] ~ : x * 7 : # : | clothing necessities as possible. Thi 11 For a limited time only we will allow vou 0g» | (will likewise decrease the demand { Foyeity ; coded Bok pt wi SL Ra er vi { {increase the supply and force prices purchase not to exceed five shares of our 6% | referred Stock for only | (down, : Al $5.00 down and $5.00 per month per share. While vou are paying for the ! [ "3. Save as much as possible of |} vs { {your goods and your money, decreas. stock your money earns 6% for you. After you have made the last payment : ing waste of every kind to the min- | voir receive $6.00 a vear for each $100.00 share.' Yotrr dividend cheek will be. ! tmum. This will also decrease the { To ? : ; : ; ] { { | demand, increase the supply, and de. mailed to veur address regularly every three months, press prices. | ' LJ] LJ LJ Win Financial return and vou know the principal a steady income at a good rate of : he ¢ : 3 h : is safe ] ; imcrease the supply and cut prices. § Sdic. ' EN | th | If we want to decrease prices i 1 cpen ence : ; A 115m 3 _ {quickly we ist do these things im- |}| TTe [ gy sou | mediately And we must do them {|| RB St I W : ay: itely. 4 V ts i | g 8 0 7 . N ii 5 If we refuse C y thes | 3 . a ayo OC: a 1 only 1 | oy ofriuse go do. the | All you need to do is to lav aside : our | 42 farintics should quit' 'crying out } - : ; h 2 ° RA : : such statistics, 1 ih Drices Hn vreled QR IN SPP Yee for anch shad § sro of : Aes : hh prices and should {fi $0.00, per month for each share of ; r st F ti a TNO Crson, Hq : | Y i B " 5% | mm akon. Nop ann to the oppressive re- fi hike Steels chased: and © 476 drs nas rioney : of (fn i 15 > harmed 1 any V DY nduci™ : } { this dtock purchased: anc vou are ' j : i : hie information required, Fata A fo $ Bain : , Vit. p 3 9 FR A" is specifically % ted oa the | 8 Lon, the road to hnanaal imdepend- If vou received a git of cash or a i an S$ specihically s a hat 18-4 f i Aa " ) HO 5 ad i ¢ 15 has nothing to "do with te xX I IS Brass rn | ence, Your money vill be put 1 check. fon Chi stmas why not invest { ticn, with military or jury service] 15 BEING wh 'ork right here at home in this bio it in this A 1 {haces Ee { with (he eoinpulsion of school atien- | COMBINES NEW IDEAS |} Work rigag here at home mw this-hig, itm this A-1'steek and have it earn . dance with 'the oh on of nd 5 ---- successful organization which sup- = Jdividends. {opvou regularly? ; ' ' gritiot v with the enforcement o The : external : combustion -e gine | F 1 . : MARE i i OSM OT J 5 - oat ae or toca! lnwior or which Mesos be o re 3 plies gas 'and electric" service "to x : he Sie) : any nacional, state or al law or or- 1 whi Messrs. Ford and Sorenson gave | > ' " Ar Av be fore Fock Set Jo, | ! J: : : : a HT Act now betore the stock is all sold. dinarce. BEL 3 {working on street cars, continues to t . nearly. 200 cities and towns mn Mal I aw : 4 Soa, p> i here need be no fear, it is-said.{excite interest in the rade. { y SRR TR ol sake, your application at the :lecal + . - Hh See mest HE hetigde ves = SA Jee: x re Jags. PRINTS Northern [liinois. . You are sure of HRC Pp he Taaad | That Wing saisciosure will hes or BIS enn caine 18.01 11e double opposed.] ; otice of the Company of at vour * * ! garding any iundividuat person or RIS | type and generates its own electricity]. . Sistriil Git 72 5 RE | For the protection ot the| for ienition and lighting, Opposing { bank. I rice SHO per share as fixed, : and interests of persons fur-fpistons are linked to the same | fi I s C ; : by the Hlinois Public 1tilities Cres. a 3 AAPA 3 £ sIng same oy the IMlingis Public Utilities Com- « nishing ormation every employe throw and new designs of linked rod nquiry oupon wig i » i of the census bureau 1s prohibited fare used. All operations nece ry Summ nd man mr sw a 3 mission, { under heavy penalty, from disclosing | for the control of the car are cep. » " : any information which may come tO tered in the eugine and all this dsac- ly Date i ; ? : his knowtedge through the taking of | complished with a 75 per cent reduc. 1 Public Service Company of Northern .liinois : I | C C : : the census. | tion in een as Samp sd wi the I Evanston 1 PUB SERVI 'E d rr re iret {power and control equipment of theia : fa : ; z N ; { ¥ ; Felectricnl: ourte tr ii 1° I would like to receive further information about i ; : i rv > electrical starter car. ; : : THE "CON" IN CONVERSATION {The ol A which nioves the : the Public Service Company and the stock you : { OM PANY ! \ Ours seems to be a government by | cpr represents a new combination of {#8 ©fer on easy payments, : cpuversatron. lt is just one confer-| functions." sajd Sorenson. "It is an |g Nati [] ence after another. It is now about | engine, an air compressor, an elec- | r i § N th Ih . ? time to call a conference to see tricgl generator and a heating and H Street 3 (0) or ern inois Whether we better do anything about lighting plant all in one. The power |g 1 ut $ anything--DPateshogue, N. Y,, Ad-, that moves tig car also compresses | 1 City 3 : vadice, the air for tl Fak rates 4 | t akes and generates | A a I ES CST To Ce i