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1924 . telephoaes from 4,389,662 to 4,832,582. In Illinois Clll December 31, 1917, Population· there were 1J)'l0/Wl t~ephoeN, tltis Am " ~~ The number of telephones in the number increasiq to 1,283,.f.f9 on De.l n ~ ~vaa United States iDereued three times as cember 31, 1922. Wilmeat POit No. 46 fut as the population. accordiac to comparative figures for 1917 and 1922 comTHEN AND NOW Ba -uu.u.piled by the U. S. Department of ComliM . Cod ad cou·try, ""' GSfOCitJI' men:e. The rate of increase of num.ber Elec:tricity for light in the United ~stlvu ID_8tlhw for ,~u follbwWig of telepboaes was 22.-t per cent, and the States cost $175,000,000 in 1907. Lut ~postl: To up/told 0114 .drlntd 1/W rate of increase in population has been year the cost w~s three times that fi~e. Ccmstittmo.. vf the U11itttl Stts111 of estimated at '1 per cent. But thirteen tunes as much electncaty .4fMrieG; to fMi·ttJi· law arul ordtr; to There were 11,716,520 telephones on was used for lighting. This is a r~ult fosln tMd lnft(tMJI' ca OM ht~Ndrttl per December 31, 1917, and 1.f,J.f7,39S on of better lights and amounts to a saVJng ~dd dmntctllltnfS; to lf'tstrve tlu tnem- December 31, 1922. The number of Bell of a billion and a half dollars a year to t1rU· tut4 ilteidntU t~f t~W' tJ.Ssotiatto· ill telephones increased from '1,326,858 to users of electric lights as compared with f.W Gt-"11 W11r; 1o ~Mt~ltcalt IJ 6t11St ·4f l.::::::::=:::....:::::~=..:::=::...=_.:.:::.::=:::.:...=:~::.:....:::.:::..._ 9,514,813 and the numebr of non-Bell the 1907 basis. ,,difJidtMJl oiJligmier,. to the commt~·ily} lacnue of Telephones '"-e eri-.. ' -"-.r- Oatatnp. ESTABLI$I!ED ·z~ C. H. JORDAN &: COMPANY · FUNE1AL DIRECIOIS FOR 69 1IUS 612 Daoia Street, EOGruton, IU. PAone E.aruton 164 N. Michi6tlta AH. Plaona Ranflolplf lltMI-1H7 liiii":-~~~ _______________________________ :!Lt~f both t14sstt, Gild tht 11UUsu; to rigid IM mcultr of might; lo Jw'oto CoDJtitution (>f .The American Legion. lulpful~~tss.-Preamble 61tJtt 0114 11atio·; 'to combat the autoc- ffiOI' #HCI Gild good will 011 ttlrlh; to 10/ttJWM'd a~ lr~Jnsmit to ;o.rltrily lh~ tri·ciPk.r of jt~~tiu, /rttdom IJftd ,democracy; to tOJISt tratt and. sa,.ctify ot~r comrode~ltip by ot~r dtvol·tm It~ tnfllucal "Every < in Chicagc t ic· , "is g « fift h an m American ' be held l June 11, l ir. gs held ant centes int e re s tin~ There are today confined in Illinois State hospitals for the insane, 684 World War veterans. There are 128 psychotic cases confined at Speedway hospital. Folks, they are in need of better facilities and care in order that they may be at least helped on the road to recovery. The Legion fight for an adequate hospital for the mentally disabled is culminating. We mu st win this time or all chance of helping these, our most helpless comrades, will be lost. Two bills are now pend ing in Congress, H R 4.506 amended by H. R. 5209, wh ich provide, among other things, for the building of a modern hospital for the care and cure of mentally afflicted ex-soldiers and sailors on government owned property west of Great Lakes, Illinois. Even though you may never have done anything else for the cause of the disabled, write a letter to your senators, your congressman at large, and the congressman of your district, and get your friends to write, !nsisting that these bills be immediately considered and passed, and you can always be proud of the part you have played in their last fight! Senator Mcdill McCormick, Senator WilHam B. McKinley, Congressman Richard Yate's, · Congressman Henry R. Rathbone, Congressmen at large. Congressman Carl R. Chindblom. POPPY DAY Poppy Day, May 29, was a remarkable success insofar as Wilmette was concerned. As early as 10 o'clock in the morning our supply was exhausted and we were forced to call on Department headquarters twice for additional poppies. The North Shore Electric lines came to our assistance and the additional poppies came out to us at once in care of the conductors of the respective trains. This splendid co-operation is appreciated and we feel that credit is due the Chicago Milwaukee, North Shore railway for the beautiful returns of the day. The Woman's auxiliary of the Post was, as usual, on the job at the various stations in the village. It is a certainty that without the women and their enthusiastic manner Poppy Day would have been very flat. Thetr happy smiles and good natures were to all intents contagious and the receipts of the day most certainly reflected their happiness and the goodwill of the community. It was a very cool day but through it all they were on the job, the last ones "signing off" at 9:30 o'clock. The response from the community was indeed a pleasant surprise; From ~arty morning until late evenmg poppaes were demanded by the prospective purchasers, rather th~n "sold" by the fair purveyors. Wslmette wishes to help of its own. free will and from a big heart. Sellmg was not essential; Not a poppy was left and Wilmette went over to the tune of $433.70. This means that the Legion and Auxiliary will have ample funds to carry on their service and relief work durine the coming year. In addition Department headquarters have been assisted in their hospitalization and child welfare program. We wish to thank Mrs. Topp for her splendid assistance. It is a source of much pleasure to ktlow that others than members of the Legion units are anxious to actively assist in the work. Also thanks to Mrs. Hanna of the Rambo compan;y, Wilmette, for her kind assistance sn making poppies for us at a time when we were all out and poppies very badly needed. We complim.ent the Auxiliary of Wilmette Post for its splendid showing and Mrs. Harry Hopp for her excellent management as chairman of the Poppy Day committee of the auxiliary. A detailed financial statement will be made of the funds realized as soon as all bills are received and paid. Indications now are that this statement will appear in next week's issue of Wilmette Life. diamond J the orga brated th nificance. States, in munities, America I fo~ the j ~ mtttee, W1 rangemeq that at union wi "The have be be pa the fea the a es of t into a the "For the Advancement of the Electrical Art" Tlae.ci.d,.ies.A. Coffin Poundatiem ud ere. tor of' the Ge(leral Blecirlo Companr, retired from IICdve Je.d. llE Public Service Contpany ot Northern Illinois has been awardoo the Charles A Coffin Medal "in ret~og nition of its disting uishod c.~ontribution during 1923, to the developnlt~nt of niel~tric light and powt~r for the convenic.~t'll"C of the ptiblic.~ and the benefit of. tho industry." This rnL'<ial, prized in the electric industry T · ~-~~SA..,_ A. c--..~ of tlutt erelaip ·CotnplUI¥. A· an e1epre.aion of appt'fiC/ation of Mr. Collin'·life worlc the Ch·rlf'la A. CoBin l"ovndauoa waa oreatect. Thi· Poundalion oonaiatw of a fund th income from which i· Ia be utili.-dIn eJtCOIJJ'.,lnl Mtd ,...,~ MI'Vice in the electrical lfald. A gold medllllcnown aa the CNrlee A. Collin Medal I· awardftl~~~~t~u allr to the eleetric ufilily operatin' company in the United St·tea, whioh durin' the year "-· m·de Ute greatwet contribution towarde inoreaaing the advantage· ol the ··· of electric light and po-..r fOI' tbe con ...nience of the publio aad the weU hinl of' the indu·try. The Company receivin' the Cltulea A. Collin Medlll recei-· alao ll,OOO for itw employee beltellt or almilu fund. as the syntbol of distinguisht'<J achievL:... ment, is awardoo annually by the Charles A. Coffin Foundation to tht\ t~lec.~tric utility con1pany rnaking the gr~ b-'-'lt prt>ogress within the yt':ar. While the winning of this meda 1 is a great honor to this Cornpcuty, its en1ploy~.s and to the great fan1ily of stock holders, it is at the same time a tribute to the wonderful territory the Co1npany has tho privilege of serving. Without the co-operation of tbe progJ"essive people living in Northern Illinois, the Company could not have carried out the program of service which attrnctoo to it the Charles A Coffin Award The constructive relationship between the Company and those whom it se~rvcs is so firmly .established that wqen you talk about the progress of the Public Service Company you talk about tht' progress of Northern Illinoi.~ RMdenta ol Nortla Slaore Commanitia unll 6. doubly interated in tlaia aUHJrd '-caUM a ·irnilar laonor-Ciaor/ea A. Collin MeJaiGIIIartleJ annua/Q in tit. electric tronaportatlon r ..IJ, u ftOUI lt.ld 6~ ,,.. Clai~o Nortla Slton anti MilUHJaltee RailroaJ ~. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS S..U.. 6,000 .,._. mila-202 dtia anti 1 - . -lllitla Gcu or Electric:it, JNO. S. REESIIAM, Dlatftet ....... Ill a.r.Ja Str.t PM.e Evautoa.. EVANSTON ..... Wn..tt. 111mertity. Grflaic. men:uriala at Northwestern . TAJCU IMPORTANT POST Arthur L. Fox. of Glencoe, who was aduated and took the M. S. degree a chemistry in 1923 at the University of lltinois, and baa aince been a chemiat with the tJ. S. Bureau of Chemiltry at New Orleans, has been apP.Ointecl a Research Fellow of the Pub. Uc Health Inatitate, workina on r. zae