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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1923 P. S. ANNOUNCES BIG STOCK ISSUE 52,980 Additional Shares Common Stock On Market The Public Service Company of Northern Illinois announced last Thursday an issue of 52, 980 additional shares of its no-par common stock for which existing stockholders may subscribe, by utilizing their "rights," at $94 per share. The market price of Public Service common stock on the Chicago Stock exchange, since the first issue of no- par stock about one year ago, has averaged a little over $100 per share. At the preferential price of $94 per share, existing stockholders may ac- quire this issue in the proportion of one share of new stock for each five shares of their present holdings. Letters were mailed last Thursday to both common and preferred stock- holders of the company, announcing the new issue and the preferential subscription rights which will be available to stockholders of record on August 20. Subscription warrants will be issued on August 21. The no-par stock is on a parity in all respects with the present outstand- ing common stock of the company. The present market price of the out- standing common stock--both $100 par and no-par--gives valuable sub- scription "rights" to present stock- holders. The new stock will carry the same dividend rate of $7 per share per annum that has been paid on the outstanding common stock since 1916 and at all times must carry the same rate as all previous issues of com- mon stock. It also has equal voting rights with all previous issues of both common and preferred stock. The funds received from the sale of the additional stock will be used for the large plant extensions now under way, to enable the company to meet the demands of its rapidly grow- ing business in the fifteen counties of northeastern Illinois, adjacent to Chicago. The need of plant extensions to care for the rapidly increasing business of the company is shown by the an- nouncement that, in the first six months of 1923, the new connected electric power load of the company was 50 per cent in excess of the fig- ures for the corresponding period in 1922. The number of houses wired in the territory in the first five months of this year showed an increase of 70 per cent over. the corresponding period in 1922 and was almost nine times greater than in the five months period of 1921. Sales of electric and gas appliances in the company's stores have also broken all previous records. Typifies His Name Ernest Cazel, president of the Snider- Cazel Drug company, which operates stores in Wilmette and Hubbard Woods, Ernest Cazel is living up to his fore-cognomen by ap- plying himself earnestly to the many duties that fall upon members of the General New Trier Day committee. This isn't his first year on the job when there was work to be done in getting matters in shape for the big festivity. Mr. Cazel is a veteran New Trier Day worker, as it were. In the front ranks of the work crew is where you'll find him. Invite Property Owners To Hearing on Pavement Interested property owners are advised of a public hearing, called for Tuesday evening, August 21, to be held at the Village hall and at which the matter under consideration will be the proposed paving of Provident avenue over the sec- tion extending from Cherry to Willow street. It is proposed to institute proceedings that will result in the construction of a durable concrete pavement on Provi- dent avenue, that will eliminate expen- sive maintainance. BIG KITCHEN PASSING The idea of the large kitchen is pass- ing. A small compact kitchen, well ven- tilated and- lighted, where electricity and gas are ready servants, is not only less fatiguing, but goes far towards promot- ing health and happiness in the home. Schaefer Clan to Gather 500 Strong At First Reunion Upward of 500 people, ranging in age from less than eight to more than eighty, will gather in the Glenview Forest Pre- serve Sunday, August 26, upon the oc- casion of the first annual Schaefer re- union. The day will be given over to the re- newal of acquaintance among the mem- bers of the Schaefer "clan," one of the largest families in this section of the country, counting several households in Wilmette, Evanston, Gross Point, Chi- cago and contiguous territory. There are to be games and contests in variety, including a baseball game in which the married men will be pitted against the bachelors. The idea for the Schaefer reunion was fostered by the Oak Leaves club, an organization of women members of the family. CHILD ARTISTS OFFER MUSICAL Entertain at Next Ravinia Children's Afternoon A Child Artist program is the title of the ninth Children's Afternoon to be given by the Ravinia club Thursday, August 23, at 3 o'clock. The program will begin as usual with the interpretation of orchestra numbers by Mr. and Mrs. Marx Oberndorfer, to be followed by the rendition of the selec- tions by the Chicago Symphony orches- tra, The Ravinia club wishes it known that unused opefa tickets may be sent to Mrs. Annette R. Jones, Sheridan road, Highland Park, who, in turn, will place them in the hands of worthy music students who otherwise would be unable to afford the joys of Ravinia. Next Thursday's Children's program will be as follows: I. Interpretation of Orchestra Numbers ....Mr. and Mrs. Marx Oberndorfer II. Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1. Overture "Carmen".....:.. Bizet 2. a. To a Wild Rose...MacDowell b. From the Land of the Sky Blue Water ahs... rasssas Cadman 3. Allegro Con Grazia "Pathetic" Symphony ...... Tschaikowsky 4. Ride of the Valkyries.... Wagner Intermission © III. CHILD AR PROGRAM Whistler : Selecte Dora Beth Dodge Violoncellist : Kol "Nidre .... 0c. 75 Rubinstein Oscar La Pedus Pianist : Birdlingss vs.oveissisessssss Borch To'a'Toy Soldier "........ Warner Valse Campanelle ........ Poldini Harriet Bernice Mason Soprano: Te McGill I Wonder If Love Is a Dream ra a re ea Forster Down in the Forest ...... Ronald Lester Eckdahl Violinist : Hungarian Concerto ..... Rieding Mischa Zukowsky K. C. Ball Team To Meet ~ Express Nine On Sunday The Amercian Express baseball team will journey irom Chicago to do battle with the Ouilmette Knights of Colum- bus nine on the diamond at Lake and Ridge avenues on Sunday. The local team recently defeated the Express outfit 2 to 1 in a tight encounter. Heingen, who will pitch for the K. C. team against the yJipdey visitors, fanned 14 men in the 2 tol contest. This game has heen scheduled by the Ouilmette nine to help the players get in the best shape for the Glencoe A. C. game on New Trier Day. In the Glen- coe encounter the local boys are antici- pating a lot of competition and they realize that everyone will have to play more than ordinary ball to win. Start Work On McCormick Road Within Thirty Days North shore motorists will be in- terested in the announcement that construction operations on the new McCormick highway will go forward within the next thirty or forty days, according to Edward J. Kelly, en- gineer. When completed the road will extend along the west bank of the drainage canal from Railroad av- enue, Evanston, to California avenue, Chicago. According to traffic experts the new highway will be of great benefit in diverting through traffic to the west and thus lessening the press of traffic on Sheridan road. Chicago is mak- ing extensions to California avenue to connect with the highway when it is built to Lawrence avenue, thus mak- ing a direct route to the south and west sides of the city. MILES OF GAS MAINS It takes 70,000 miles of gas mains to supply 4,600 cities, towns and villages of the United States with a gas service. VIOLENT WIND UPSETS TREES Northwest Gale Sweeps Vi- cinity Sunday Morning Take a 60-mile gale, add generous portions of lightning, thunder, hail and rain, stir well, and you have what the north shore villagers experienced last Saturday night and early Sunday morn- ing--the most terrific storm since the Wilmette tornado of 1918. The storm Sunday morning came in the wake of a drenching downpour of rain Friday night. The first storm was accompanied by lightning but no wind. Cellars in all parts of the village were flooded by the pouring rain which could not escape through the choked sewers. In spite of the flood little damage re- sulting from the cloudburst has been re- ported to village authorities. 15 Men Worked In Wilmette two village trucks and 15 men were put to work to clear up the wreckage at dawn Sunday morning. Working systematically, most of the debris was cleared away by Sunday night and the streets and alleys opened to traffic. Although temporary repairs have been made to the electric 'and telephone lines so that all parts of the village are served, the two systems will not be en- Hisly cleared up for several days, it was said. Trap Shooting On Card At New Trier Day Outing Trap shooting is another innovation which will help to round out the ses- sion of joy at the annual New Trier Day picnic at Gross Point grove. Arrangements have been made by a committee of the Commercial as- sociation to have a match between the North Shore and Glencoe Gun clubs as one of the attractions of the afternoon. Plans have been made for contests among individuals of the clubs and others interested in trap shooting. With this information in hand, one will not be obliged to give ear to the inevitable question: "What's all the shootin' fer?" READ THE WANT-ADS RELIEF! From Hay Fever or Rose Fever Guaranteed COMMUNITY PHARMACY 574 Lincoln Ave. Winnetka Phone Winnetka 164 South Water Fruit Market Phone Winnetka 392 Phone Winnetka | 561 Lincoln Ave. 392 r Of course you want the best fruits and vegetables for your table that can be had. And you want them at reasonable prices, too. We have the best and freshest that money can buy and our prices are always right. You will be pleased with the service; we give FOUR Free Daily Deliveries. t Riedy Auto Electric Service Starting, Lighting and Ignition Cars Rewired Vacuum Cleaner Rented Sewing Machine Motors | Washing Machine Motors and Vacuum Cleaners Repaired Winnetka 20 Prouty Annex 578 LINCOLN ST. Watch for Our Float In the New Trier Day Parade We will have a full demon- stration of the Thor Washer and Ironer in operation. Samples of our famous Hur- ley soap powder will be giv- en away free. NORTH SHORE THOR SHOP WINNETKA C. E. BENNET, Mar. PHONE WINN. 276 a Ie SSS