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INNETKA WEEKLY. . w Nearly Everybody in Winnetka Reads the Talk VOL. VI, NO. 42 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, JAN INCREASE IN RATES GOVERNS GAS BILLS Winnetka People Will Pay December Gas Bills Under New Rate Schedule of North Shore Gas Company. COMMISSION FIXED RATES Public Utilities Granted New Schedule. State Commission Consumers of gas in Winnetka will pay increased rates to the North Shore Gas Company, commencing with December bills, under an order of the State Public Utilities Commis- sion dated December 19th, 1917. The new rate per thousand cubic feet is as follows: Per month, per meter 2,000 3,000 5,000 10,000 10,000 30,000 First Next " Over A discount of ten cents per thou- sand cubic feet is allowed from the gross rate for payment on or before the tenth of the month. The minimum charge is fifty cents per month. All gas sold through prepayment meters is to be charged for at $1.20 per thousand cubic feet. The foregoing rates are to remain in"effect until December 31, 1918, at which time the old rates shall again be effective, unless the Commission rules otherwise. The increase in rates is the result of an. application filed by the North 'Gas Company with the Com- several months ago. This n set forth, that tha pam ol pany's net income was insufficient to continue operation, as a result of abnormal operating expenses brought about by the present high cost of materials and labor. The schedule of rates asked for by the company in its petition provided for a service charge of seventy-five cents per consumer in addition to an increased rate for gas consumed, re- sulting in a rate as high as $1.75 per "thousand cubic feet for the small consumer. The Village Council, acting through the Village Attorney, in co-operation with other villages in the association of north shore municipalities, stren- uously opposed the proposed rate be- fore the Commission with the result that the rate granted represents a material reduction over that proposed by the company, for the average con- sumer. : A compromise of the old, new and proposed rates follow: Old Rate New Proposed Rate Rate $1.15 $1.75 1.15 1.37 1.13 1.25 112-119 1.12 1.15 1.08. 1.07 1.04 .99 Consumption 1,000 cu. 2,000 cu. 3,000 cu. 4,000 cu. 5,000 cu. 10,000 cu. 20,000 cu. NO POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR MAILING OF DRAFT BLANKS In mailing their questionnaires back to the local exemption boards registrants have wasted thousands of postage stamps because they were unacquainted with the use of a franked government envelope. When questionnaires afe sent out by the boards franked envelopes are in- closed for their return when filled out. Each envelope, in the upper right hand corner, bears a warning | that $300 will be the penalty for pri- vate use. Many read this warning, and, un- able fully to digest it, slap stamps over it to be on the safe side. If the questionnaire is mailed back to the board in the envelope provided, no postage whatever is required. Adams Enlists. Lee Adams, Winnetka druggist, is enrolled in the navy and he is sta- tioned at the Great Lakes station. Mr. Adams has been assigned to the pharmacy department. DR. W. T. GRENFELL WILL SPEAK HERE JANUARY 13 By Miss H. P. Houghteling. Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell will speak | at the Winnetka Congregational] Church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, January 13. Dr. Grenfell has many friends in Winnetka, having visited here several years ago to lecture. Surgeons and appeal to our imagination in these days, par- doctors ticularly because of the full measure of their devotion expended so hero- ically in staunching the flow of life blood on the battlefields of Europe. For a period of twenty-five years, along the Newfoundland and Labra- Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell has been performing surgical mi- racles no less astonishing, experi- encing adventures no less wonderful, and bringing to a forlorn and deso- late people messages of happiness which only those who have never known a physician of an unselfish | friend can appreciate. In as many other ways as one may enumerate, he has brought them assistance, settling their disputes as a judge, ministering to their material welfare as a business organizer developing their country's resources as an engi- neer, succoring the needy and com- forting the afflicted as a true bene: factor of 'mankind, and teaching the meaning and value of true religion as a disciple of Christ In 1892 Dr. Grenfell first set sail from England in a sailing vessel of the same tonnage as the ship in which John Cabot, four hundred years ago, essayed the same voyage. He spent three months sailing up and down the coast, administering to the sick and needy, and then returned to Eng- land for the winter. The next sum- mer the first hospital was opened, and in 184 a second was added and the first was kept open for the winter. From that time on the Grenfell Mis- dor coast, sinn shag orawn ia. ceamanneiate cay in size, until now it includes five hospitals and four out-stations, an orphanage, a hospital-ship, the "Strathcona," on which Dr. Grenfell spends every summer visiting iso- lated settlements and superintending the work of the missions. The Sea- men's Institute in St. Johns was built by Dr. Grenfell to provide sheiter and entertainment for the thousands of fishermen who put in to this main port each year. Besides the staff of doctors and nurses, a group of teach- ers and other workers direct the con- structive work along educational and industrial lines, giving the people of this barren coast opportunities for schooling and for seli-support never availing before. A chain of co-opera- tive stores is helping to solve the serious economic problems arising from inaccessability to the markets and the uncertainties of the chief in- dustries, fishing and fur-trapping. POTATOES TO HELP U. S. WIN THIS WAR, HOOVER "If we are going to win this war we must fight Germany man for man, shell for shell, potato for potato," Food Administrator Hoover said in making a plea for an increased pro- duction and consumption of potatoes in the United States. The United States food administra- tion is planning a consistent cam- paign to increase the use of Irish] potatoes. Grocers will be urged to inaugurate a "potato day" each week, | selecting whatever day is slack in | deliveries and making a special price | for potatoes delivered on that day. | Housewives will be asked to buy | potatoes, a week's supply, on each | potato day. The administration | wishes to place the Irish potato, | every day in the year, on every table in America. Y. M. C. A. Fund. | Total number of givers........... 974 $50,248.95 | Quotations from a letter which was | written by Mr. Wm. J. Parker, busi- | ness manager of the Y. M. C. A. of | Chicago, to Mr. Calvin Frentress reads as follows: "The gifts from Winnetka amount to an astonishing | total. Such results speak well for | the public spirit of Winnetka. They also show the splendid work which you and your associates performed." Total amount "Shovel 21,350,000 school chil ministration's *' Natio hovel" Day BL plans of the fuel adminis- tration to save coal, January 30 next will be "National Tag-Your- Shovel" Day and 21,350,000 school children will be furnished the tags now being printed. These tags bear this warning: "Save that shovelful of coal a day for Uncle Sam." On the reverse side are these hints on saving coal: "1. Cover furnaces and pipes with asbestos, or other insulation; also weather strip your windows or stuff cracks with cotton. "2. Keep your rooms at 68 degrees (the best heat for health). "3. Heat only the rooms you use | all the time. "4, Mest your ashes by sifting. If you find much good coal, there is something wrong with your heater. See a furnace expert. "5, Write to the maker of your fur- nace or stove for practical directions for running economically. "6. Save gas and electric light as much as possitle." This will save coal for the nation." CAPTAINS APPOINTED TO DIRECT SCHOOL PROGRAM The war programs of the Win- netka schools will begin this month. Mrs. Clarence Mehlhope, who is in charge of this work, reports that the following officers will direct the work at the various schools: Mrs. Hoyt McLain, Greely school; Mrs. F. E. Plowman, Horace Mann school; Mrs. Raymond E. Durham, Skokie, and Mrs. Stephen Foster, Girton school. Lieutenants will have charge of the Sr iH~ Cun.ren will be an- nounced by the committee in charge of the school work next week. COMMITTEE REGULATES COASTING IN VILLAGE The committee appointed by the Council to arrange for safeguarding coasting on Oak street announces that the village will protect the sev- eral crossings by watchman or barri- cades during the following hours: 3:30 to 5:00 P. M. 7:00 to 9:30 P. M. Coasting will be allowed only as long as the above hours are strictly observed. Annual Dinner. The annual dinner of the Congre- gational Church will be held on Jan- uary 16 at the Community House. The annual reports of the church will be read at the business meeting which will be held after the dinner. Boil Water. Notice is given that to insure safety Winnetka water should be boiled before drinking, until further notice. C. O. SCHNEIDER, Commissioner of Health. TIT Ill laizizrrzrzirririrriuiiiiiiii ALLIS IAA LIISA SSIS SSSI ISLS LATS ALLIS LASS SIS SSSA SSSA A 1H 7 The Winnetka Office of the Winnetka Weekly Talk will be opened January 7, 1918 Telephone Winnetka 338 Lake Shore Publishing Co. Winnetka, Ill. SSSI SSSLS SSIS YF 20 Prouty Annex FOUR PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS NNETKA MAN PICKED TO DIRECT RAILROADS Hale Holden, formerly of Win- netka, president of the Chicago, | Burlington '& Quincy Railroad, who | this week was appointed head of operations on the new directing staff Hill, rail magnate and empire builder. A lawyer by profession, Mr. Holden is one of the youngest presidents of a big railroad in the country. Ten years ago he was an attorney in Kansas City, specializing on interstate commerce law. He was just becom- ing known in railroad circles as a | promising man when the Great | Northern retained him to aid in the | Minnesota rate case. The litigation {lasted three and a half years and the | roads lost, but Mr. Holden's brief and argument won him immediate | recognition. It is said that his brief lis one of the ablest documents in | i railroad litigation ever presented in lan American court. { Mr. Hill, one of the biggest men in railroad history, was attracted by the work of Attorney Holden in the case and told some of his associates not to "let that man get away." "Hang on to him," advised Mr. Hill. "He will prove useful and valuable to American railroads. He will advance far." And only a few years later the prediction came true. Shortly after- ward Mr. Holden was retained as general counsel of the Burlington, a Hill road. In 1910 he became as- sistant to the president and within a short time became dhe of the vice presidents. Darius Miller, the president, died in August, 1914, and his dying wish was fulfilled a day after his funeral when the directors elected Mr. Holden president by acclamation. Mr. Holden is known as a clear thinker, a master of problems, one ossessing broad vision. He talks great a tribute as could be paid to him by fellow road presidents came to him a year ago when he was chosen spokesman for the railroads of the country in a conference with President Wilson. Mr. Holden was born in Kansas City in 1869 and graduated from Wil- liams College. He studied law at Harvard and began his practice in Kansas City. Mr. Holden recently sold his residence in Winnetka and moved to Chicago. GERMANS REQUIRED TO REGISTER NEXT MONTH The week of February 4 was set aside by the department of justice for registration of the half million unnaturalized Germans in the con- tinental United States by police and postmasters in pursuance of Presi- dent Wilson's alien enemy proclama- tion. Registration will involve the gath- ering of detailed information con- cerning the business, relatives and habits of every German, together with his photograph and finger prints. After registering he must carry a certificate card and may not change his place of residence with- out approval of the police or post- master. Violation of the regulations will be punishable by internment for the war. ." The orders do not apply to German women, nor to any persons under 14 | years of age. Subjects of Austria- JEintigaty are not required to register. | | ARMY ENGINEERS WILL BE EXAMINED JAN. 21 The next examination through which graduates of approved engi- neer schools may apply for commis- | sions as provisional engineers, corps of engineers, will begin January 21. { Another will probably be held about | the middle of the coming summer. Students in approved technical in the upper third of their classes may enter the enlisted reserve corps, and so enlisted will be permitted to remain on the inactive list until they have completed their college courses. When they leave their colleges these students will be called for active service in some branch of the engi- neer service of the Army or will be discharged to take their chances under the selective service law. of five which will aid Director Gen- | eral McAdoo run the steam roads of | the country is a protege of James J. | raps as schools who are considered as rating | LOCAL WOMEN RUSH HELMETS TO CAMPS Neighborhood Circles Organize to Furnish Helmets to the Soldiers at Rockford Cantonment. ISSUE DECEMBER REPORTS War Reports of Local Committee. Emergency Union Publishes By E. W. Wortley. Through the initiative of Mrs. J. O. Ely, and with the ready assistance of the Neighborhood Circles, a rush order of knitted and sewed helmets was completed and sent to the sol- [ters at Camp Grant last week. One hundred and six helmets were for- warded and others are being com- pleted to ineet the great demand caused by the cold weather. There is great need of knitted garments everywhere. Are you doing your share of knitting? The American Fund for Wounded received from the following garments: Twenty- four trousers and shirts, 15 baby blankets, 21 baby kits, 36 dresses with bloomers, 12 flannel shirts for boys, 20 infant flannel bands, 19 skirts, 10 flannel petticoats, 2 coats, 20 infant bonnets, 20 pajamas, 55 loads, 20 bootees, 14 mittens, 10 sacks, 21 bed- room slipp=rs, 10 socks, 6 skirts with waists for "women, 5 pairs of bed socks, 18 children's skirts, 7 bloom- ers, 4 dresses, and one sweater, afghan and coat. One slicker and hat and eleven French Winnetka - ATRIA rv 20 fu) Sands showing splendid results in 3 work for the American Fund for French Wounded. Mrs. Fulton's committee 1s showing wonderful re- sults in reconstructing garments, and donations of old flannels, undergar- ments, or picces of wool are solicited by this department at the Red Cross shop. The following letter has been re- ceived by Mrs. Taylor from Mrs. Benj. Carpenter, vice chairman of the American Fund for French Wounded: "December 24, 1917. "My dear Mrs. Taylor: "We are today sending to Dr. Brown the - aggregate contribution from Winnetka, saying that it has come from her various friends there and showing for what purposes the contributors wish it expended. "Winnetka has been so splendid in | its support of Dr. Brown's work that | we feel increasingly grateful, both {to the American Fund for French | Wounded Committee there, and many | persons who have made individual | gifts. | "Enclosed please find formal ac- | knowledgment of the latest contri- { bution, two hundred dollars, which | we are including in the draft sent | today. "Very truly yours, | (Signed) "Helen G. Carpenter, | "Vice Chairman." The great need for socks at the war fronts is illustrated in the fol- | lowing excerpt from a letter written |.by a Canadian soldier and published {in the official bulletin of the Red | Cross on December 28th: | * * kx "Dg tell the American women | to plead with their sisters to comn- | serve every ounce of precious yarn. | Why, we even carefully untie the | short threads around the small knot skeins in hanks of yarn and save | them to tie our socks together! We | dare not waste a piece two inches long! You do not yet realize the | terrible need for socks. Just wait | until the U. S. line is up to strength, and your men have to do as ours | have had to do for three long years-- stand in water-filled trenches, wade through mud, water and slush up to the knees, for days at a time--then you will 'hear the 'S. O. S. call, 'send our socks,' in one long constant wail. You will hear about 'trench feet' which in one word means 'gangrene' and the need for frequent changes, if that terrible scourgé is to be (Continued va page three) packages of gauze have been sent to 1