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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1925 'FASHION' NEXT GUILD OFFERING; Famous Old Comedy Satire Coming January 24-25 When the North Shore Theatre Guild presents its second play of the season in Winnetka, January 24 and 26, at Skokie school, it will give one of the big successes of New York's past season. "Fashion," by Anna Cora Mowatt, was revived in New York last year by the Provincetown Players. For seven months it played to capacity houses. Originally written and produced in 1845, "Fashion" made what was then considered a record run--I8 con- secutive performances. At that time, it was the greatest run made by a native American comedy in an Amer- ican theater. "Fashion" is an amusing comedy satire on the manners of the time it was written but it is also appropriate and applicable today as was evidenced by its great success last season. Little theaters in Baltimore, San Francisco, Dallas, Towa City and Cleveland have already given it this year on their rograms. "Fashion" is included in homas Quin's collection "Anthology of American Drama" as one of the most significant contributions to the American theater. The play is being diretced by How- ard M. Jones of the University of Chicago. For the past five years, Mr. Jones has been director of dra- matics at the University of Texas. This year he is a visiting director at Northwestern university. He is also a well-known short story writer and an authority on the social history of the time of the play. Mrs. Henry Tenny, J. Williams Macy, Robert Elmer, Mrs. William Boyden, Dr. Davies Lazear are promi- nent in the cast. Show Amazing Increase in 1924 Housing Loans The Prudential Insurance Company of America, through its loan corres- pondents in various parts of the United States, has made housing loans during the first eleven months of 1924 approximating $73,000,000, FOL Canada. Total loans made by the Prudential in the State of Illinois, including Chicago, in force November 30, 1924, was 4,331, aggregating $34,767,537 81. There are more than 1250 loans in the city of Chicago in force at the present time, aggregating in excess of $12,000,000. BIG TRAVEL INCREASE Eight thousand cars a week is the travel density on the central section of the Lincoln Highway in Wyom- ing, according to figures announced by the State Highway Department, which took a census between Rawlins and Parco during the week of August American Beauty ELECTRIC IRON the best iron made If you want an electric iron that will render the most satisfactory service for years and years, this is the iron for you. We are just as interested in giving satisfactory service as you are in re- ceiving it. That's why we sell only high grade merchandise and train our sales and service staff to meet your every need. It will be a pleasure to us to show you the wonderful labor-saving de- vices such as electric irons, washers, lamps, vacuum cleaners, percolators, grills, toasters and hundreds of other articles which we carry in stock. North Shore Electric Shop JOHN C. WELTER, Prop. 554 Center St. Ph. Winn. 44 WINNETKA, ILL. If electrical and good, we sell it. At The Adelphi £7) "H# li iil Thomas Meighan in the Paramount Picture 'Tongues of Flame' 8 to 15 last. The census was taken on a basis of 24 hours a day and denotes a surprising increase of travel on the Lincoln Way in that state. KEEP OFF LAKE ICE-WARNING Never Safe to Venture Out Says Captain Fricke Warning to keep off the lake ice was issued this week to north shore residents as a safety measure by Cap- tain O. W. Fricke of the coast guard station at Evanston. The ice is never safe, he explained, and is likely to carry the skaters far out into the lake without a moment's notice. The ice-banks on the shore are safe, he said, but the lake ice is dangerous. Recently, for example, the wind shift- ed to the west suddenly, and almost immediately the ice broke away from shore. Soon it was five miles out. "Those who skate often go out half a mile," continued the captain. "With a change of the current, the ice is likely to be carried out, and the peo- ple are unable to get to shore in time." No boats had been sighted for sev- eral days, and it is probably, said the captain, that they are waiting for better weather to make the trips to Milwaukee. While the steamers run all winter, heavy ice in the lake fre- Hours: 2-6 P. M. 7-9 P. M. And By Appointment 1120 CENTRAL AVENUE LEWIS, CARPENTER & LEWIS Doctors of CHIROPRACTIC Palmer School Graduates Phones: Wilmette 3204 Winnetka 697-W. WILMETTE, ILL. quently delays them. Stanley K. Gage, who has lived in this vicinity for more than 40 years, also sounded a warning this week when he called the attention of WIL- METTE LIFE to the fact that many chil- dren have been venturing out on the ice from the shore in the northeast- ern part of the village. : It is my experience, he said, that there are treacherous, snow-covered holes even quite near shore where the ice is banked and apparently solid. A slip into one of those holes would probably mean death, since it would be virtually impossible to secure help in time to rescue the victim. Electrical Repairing All kinds of electrical work from a door-bell to a com- plete re-wiring job. You pay only for what you get. C. E. Schafehen ELECTRICIAN 846 Cherry St. Winnetka 932 What Are Numetal Weather Strips ? NUMETAL WEATHER STRIPS are made of a specially prepared spring metal that has been laboratory tested for temper. They are placed between the middle rails of your windows and between the window sash and the frame. They are invisible when the windows are closed, and the part exposed, when a window is open, has an attractive and substantial appearance. The spring and tension in the strips will take care of all shrinkage and expansion of the windows and doors, and will make a tight, yet easily operat- ed, window at all times. Better call us up for ¢omplete information. William L. Wente Sheet Metal Contractor Call us at Winnetka 225 874 Center St., Hubbard Woods munities. hed 2LQ each nh r Xe hod i " 1 O .) ph depen gm A rt a i NOI'H 4.5 ne £0 010) as oo % y ; cago & North Western Railway operates 184 suburban trains each week of about 33,000 passengers each way per day between Chicago and the North Shore suburbs, the beau- tiful Des Plaines Valley and the attractive suburbs to the West. As everybody knows, the cost of everything has gone up tremendously since 1913. hs pan of foo ; AN WW Something Which Interests Every Suburban Resident On The Chicago & North Western Railway The time has arrived when we must come to you with a statement of facts which greatly concern your transportation conveniences and the development and future growth of the many suburban com- One thing that makes Chicago great is its highly developed suburban territory, affording relief from the congestion of the city, a place where the family can grow up amidst healthful and attractive surroundings and still, from which place the train service makes it as convenient for the head of the fami i i i ithi i on the surface and -€levated d_was_dependen tereiory: along the "rates. The Commerce Year Book for 1923, published by the United States Department of Com- merce shows that the cost of food, clothing, housing, wages and everything else that enters into daily existence, has gone up from 46% to 146% since 1913. The One Exception to This Is Commutation Rates icago & Nofth Western At present, the Chi- day and carries an average The only increase in commutation rates was the small advance of 10% made in 1918. Everything that enters into the cost of the suburban service has gone up many times that much. As a result of these conditions, the Chicago & North Western Railway has for a long time been suffering a large and serious loss in the operation of its suburban service. We want to be in a position to maintain the highest possible standard of suburban service and to meet the reasonable needs of the rapidly expanding territory. Aren't you more vitally interested in having adequate and convenient service than you are with any comparatively small difference in the cost of your commutation tickets? It is believed under the circumstances that every fair-minded suburban resident will accept as a neces- sary step to at least partly remedy the situation an increase of 20% in the present commutation rates, for which tariffs are being filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission by the Chicago suburban carriers. Even with the proposed increase of 20%, commutation transportation will still be the cheapest thing your money will buy and be much below what the commuter in New York pays on the average for a corresponding distance, as the following table shows: PRESENT AND PROPOSED RATES ALSO AVERAGE RATES IN NEW YORK CITY FOR CORRESPONDING DISTANCE 60 Ride Monthly Individual 25 Rides 10 Rides From Chicago Rant From Chicago Rl From Chicago From Bet : . Cr Distance| Via C.&N. W. Average | Via C. & N. W. cherage | via C. & N. W. Average and North | Cost for North | Rides for North | Cost for Proposed| Shore | Corre- Proposed] Shore | Corre. Proposed] Shore | Corre- Present | 209% | Electric [sponding] Present | 20% | Electric sponding Present | 209 | Electric [sponding Increase Distance Increase Distance Increase Distance Ravenswood .......... Hn: s2 1:s 440 18898 ........ $6.78 | $209 |$ 251 $323 | $1.10 | $1.20 $1.68 Rogers Park.......... I. 94 553 700)". = sel Saddles rine 5.32 1.49 | 1.79 2.46 Fyanston'h............ I. 12.0 6.93 8.30.0. ....1.. 949 40% tae 6.37 Ar TREE 2.98 Wimetye = orl I. 14.3 7.16 | 8.58 | $14.40 | 9.90 473 | 65.68 |$640| 7.68 | 2.20 | 2.64 $2.94| 3.56 Winnetka... .-..... Il.| 16.8 7.37 | 8.85 | 16.68 | 10.37 523 | 628) 740] 8m 242 | 291] 3.39] 4.14 Glencoe: [00 I. 19.2 7.70 | 9.24 | 18.90 | 11.06 6.16 | 7.40 | 8.40| 1026 | 2.86 | 3.44 | 3.8 | 4.98 Highland Park. ...... I.| 23.2 8.25 | 9.90 | 22.50 | 12.13 7.26 | 8.72 | 10.00 | 12.69 | 3.41 | 4.10| 4.62] 6.03 Lake Forest..........Ill.| 28.3 9.13 | 10.96 | 27.00 | 13.41 8.91 | 10.70 | 12.00 | 15.64 | 4.18 | 65.02 | 6.64 | 7.37 Watkezan:....... Ill.| 35.9 11.00 ' 13.20 | 33.90 | 13.37 | 12.76 | 15.32 | 16.00 | 19.23 6.06 | 7.20] 6.92] 9.38 CORRESPONDING FARES TO OTHER POINTS Everyone wants to be fair and we are confident that the spirit of fairness and justice of our subur- ban patrons will reconcile them to the urgent need for this remedy in their own interest as well as ours. Your cooperation is earnestly requested. President, Chicago & North Western Railway.