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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1922 RATHBONE FAVORS RELLY POSTAL BILL Candidate Wants Reduced Rates for Press In an address at a chautauqua in Marion, Ohio, President Harding's home town recently, Henry R. Rath- bone, of 'Kenilworth, Republican nominee for congressman-at-large from Illinois, urged the passage of the Kelly bill for the adjustment and reduction of postal rates on news- | papers. "President Harding, your neighbor, | is a fine example of the American editor," Mr. Rathbone said. "The newspapers of this country are the | greatest educational force in the na- tion. The founders of the Republic wisely safeguarded the freedom of the press. That freedom has seldom been abused and it has contributed as | much as any other influence, towards the maintenance of the spirit of free government. Should Help Press "Anything within reason that wiil assist in the circulation of newspapers should be supported by good citizen- ship, and I have no hesitancy in fav- oring the bill which will decrease the burdensome postal rates placed on newspaper publishers a few years ago." Mr. Rathbone, in 1916 was president of the Hamilton Club of Chicago, the greatest republican club in the coun- try. In that year he secured President Harding, then United States Senator, as the speaker at the club's annual Appomattox Day banquet, This was the first address ever delivered by Harding in Illinois. Mr. Rathbone has been a staunch advocate and a tireless worker in the interest of the proposed St. Lawrence to Gulf Waterways project. He is well known to all north shore resi- dents as a distinguished orator and lawyer. SCHMEDTGEN CALLED CRACK 220 SWIMMER The death recently of Schmedtgen, Jr., son. of Mr. and Mrs. William Schmedtgen of 710 Greenleaf avenue, Wilmette, was a decided shock to his many friends and acquaintances in New Trier High school and Uni- versity of Illinois circles. "Bill" Schmedtgen was one of the best athletes ever developed at the secondary school and was achieving fame as a natator at the state uni- versity, where he was entering upon his sophomore year. Although only 18 years old, Schmedtgen was a swimmer of note and for more than a year held records in the 220 and 440 yard events for his class. He was termed by Coach Robinson of Northwestern university the greatest of the middle distance men in this vicinity. He was also an expert rifleman, having learned to handle the weapon when still a small boy. We Are Living in the Electric Era, Says Ad The Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago in a newspaper advertise- ment relative to public utility secur- ities said: "The Electric era in the life of man- kind, despite its magnitude, has only just begun. Contemplate--back over the last ten years: "The growth in electric light. "The growth in the use of electric power. "The growth in the use of electric transportation. "The growth in the use of the tele- phone and telegraph. "What was once a novelty and a luxury is now a necessity. Today no city could live without electric light, the telephone, the telegraph, or the electric railway, all of which are dependent on electric current. "Popular demand for electric serv- ice has increased thirty per cent in the last three years, and engineers tell us electricity is still in its infancy. The owners of properly safeguarded bonds of electric public utilities can feel assured their investment rests on a public necessity which is becom- ing more vital from year to year." Soldiers to Battle Local Nine at Playfield Sunday The baseball game between Winnet- ka and the strong Fort Sheridan Bear- cats, which was to have been played last Sunday, has been postponed and will be played at Skokie Playfield next Sunday. Fort Sheridan's nine is regarded as an exceptionally hard team for the local nine to crack, but Winnetka has reinforced her team to such an extent that the Bearcats have no terrors for them, PREACHES AT CONG'L CHURCH Rev. A. B. Stauffacher, who is in charge of activities at the Winnetka William | Congregational month of August, will preach the ser- mon at the 11 o'clock services Sunday morning, August 13. Village of Winnetka NOTICE Winnetka, Ill, Aug. 12, 1922. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids for the construction of the | following improvement of SCOTT AVE- | NUE from the west line of the present | pavement in Vernon Street to the west | line of Grove Street, including the in- tersection with Greenwood Avenue; AS- BURY AVENUE from the west line of | the present pavement in Vernon Street to | the west line of Grove Street, including the intersection with Greenwood Avenue; PRAIRIE AVENUE from the east line of | the present pavement in Vernon Street | to a line three hundred seventy-eight and fifteen hundredths (378.15) feet east of and parallel with the east line of said Vernon Street and also from the | | west line of the present pavement in | Vernon Street to the west line extended of Greenwood Avenue, including the in- | tersection with Greenwood Avenue; | GREENWOOD AVENUE from the pres- | ent pavement in said Greenwood Avenue at the north limits of the Village of | Winnetka to and connecting with the pro- | posed pavement at the north line of | Scott Avenue, and from and connecting | with the proposed pavement at the south [ line of Scott Avenue to and connecting with the proposed pavement at the north | line of Asbury Avenue and from and con- necting with the proposed pavement at | the south line of Asbury Avenue to and | connecting with the proposed pavement | at the north line of Prairie Avenue, and | from and connecting with the proposed bavement at the south line of Prairie Avenue to and connecting with the pro- posed pavement at the north line of North | Avenue; NORTH AVENUE from the west line of the present pavement in | Vernon Street to the east line of Grove | Street, including the intersection with Gréenwood Avenue and the street return | at the first street west of Vernon Street | and extending southwesterly, by clearing, | grubbing, grading, preparing the sub- j grade, draining, adjusting sidewalk ap- | proaches and present pavements to es- | tablished grade, adjusting present man- | holes and catch basins to new grade | where located, constructing and furnish- | ing materials for new inlet basins, catch | basins, manhole catch basins, and man- | holes, including all covers, furnishing and | laying sewer pipe drains, backfilling | trenches, constructing and furnishing ma- | terials for headwalls and concrete cul- | verts, paving with reinforced concrete | an eighteen (18) foot roadway, except | at street corners where said concrete | pavement shall be widened along curved | lines, and also except at the east end of said improvement on Prairie Avenue where a turnabout with twenty-five (25) foot radius shall be constructed. A con- | crete curb shall be constructed, integral | With said proposed pavement, for all of the improvement, except along North | Avenue from the west line extended of ireenwood Avenue to the east line of irove Street; all radii for curb returns shall be thirty-five (35) feet; also by protecting, curing and cleaning said pro- | posed pavement, removing all surplus ma- terial, grading and smoothing parkways, including engineering and supervision during construction, all in the Village of Winnetka, County of Cook and State of Illinois, said improvement and as- sessment being otherwise known as Win- netka Special Assessment No. 378,094 in accordance with the ordinance hereto- fore passed therefor, will be received by the Board of Local Improvements of the Village of Winnetka by or before 8 o'clock P. M. on Tuesday, the twenty- second day of August, A. D. 1922, at which hour all bids will be opened at a meeting to be held in the Council Chamber of the Village Hall. in the said Village of Winnetka, Cook County, Illinois. The specifications of said improve- ment are on file in the office of the Clerk of said Village of Winnetka. Contractors will be paid in bonds bear- ing interest at the rate of six per cent (6 per cent) per annum for all esti- mates approved by the Board of Local Improvements in the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and over, trom the sec- ond and subsequent installments of said Special Assessment, and when the amount of balance due on any estimate is more than the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and no further bonds may be issued against the second and subse- quent installments of said Special Assess- ment, and when the amount of balance due on any estimate is less than the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), the same will be paid by time war- rants. The successful bidder for the construc- tion of said improvement will be required to enter into a bond in a sum equal to the amount of such bid, with sureties to be approved by the President of the Board of Local Improvements of the Vil- lage of Winnetka and filed with the said Board of Local Improvements, which bond shall provide that the contractor shall well and faithfully perform and execute said work in all respects accord- ing to the complete and detailed specifi- cations and full and complete drawings, profiles and models therefor and accord- ing to the time and terms and condi- tions of the contract, and also that such bidder and contractor shall promptly pay all debts incurred by such bidder | or contractor in the prosecution of such | work, including those for labor and ma- | terials furnished, and that suit may be brought on such bond in case of de- fault or failure to pay such debts prompt- ly, by and in the name of the Village of Winnetka, for all damages sustained either by the said Village or by any per- son or party interested, or for the dam- ages sustained by the said Village and all parties in interest, or by any benefi- ciary or party interested in the name of the Village of Winnetka for the use of the party interested as beneficial plaintiff, to recover for such labor and materials furnished. All bids or propos- als shall contain an offer to furnish such bond upon the acceptance of such bid or proposal. In addition to the bond required as above set forth, and for construction and maintenance, the successful bidder will be required to furnish an indemnity and defense policy in some reliable com- pany, indemnifying the Village of Win- netka against loss from liability for dam- ages on account of injury or death suffered by reason of the performance of the work required to be performed by the said contractor, by any person or persons, including such liability imposed under the Employers' Liability and Work- men's Compensation law of the State of Illinois, and the amendments thereto, in the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). JOHN S. MILLER, JR., President of the Board of Local Improve- ments of the Village of Winnetka. church during the | Tools for Every Need ARPENTERS' tools, plumbers' tools, bricklayers' tools, tools for every trade are here in plentiful supply. Whatever tool you may be in need of we have it. Come and look over our display. You're bound to find the one you need, what- ever it may be. Every one is of topnotch quality, solidly constructed, and will render satisfactory service. "2 TAYLOR'S "3 Phone 546 Center Street WINNETKA ; T FREDERICK DICKINSON, Village Attorney. T22-1tc Service with a Smile From Headlights to Grease Cups We repair and refit motor cars, from headlights to grease cups. We do it thoroughly and without wast- ing time. That means an easy bill. When you get your car back, it is sure to go--and go right. We replace windshields or body glass with genuine plate glass. There isn't anything like it. There isn't anything as good. It gives you a clear view of the road and is free from all defects. COOPER CORD TIRES BBARD WOODS GARAGE 1010 North Avenue HUBBARD WOODS Phone Winnetka 617 x