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RR Te 16 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1924 BIGGER HIGHWAY PROGRAM IN '25 Success of Bond Issue Ballot Means New Records On the face of incomplete returns, it appears that the $1000,000,000 State Hard Road bond issue has passed with a majority on the proposition of over one million, and a constitutional majority oi approxi- mately 250,000. A few days will be re- quired to determine the final vote. Colo- nel C. R. Miller, director of the De- partment of Public Works and Build- ings, and Frank T. Sheets, chief high- way engineer, in commenting on the pres- ent highway situation, made the follow- mg statement: "The passage of this measure will in- sure that Illinois will continue to con- struct highways at the same world's 1ec- ord breaking rate which has enabled the State to surpass all highway construction records for each of the past three years. During 1924, Illinois will complete ap- proximately 1200 miles, which is more than double the mileage built by any oth- er State, and it is entirely probable that our State will build approximately 1500 miles during the year 1925. Had the bond issue failed, it would have been necessary to reduce this program to ap- proximately 185 miles. It has, for the past few years, been the custom of the Division of Highways, to receive bids and award contracts during the fall and winter months in order that the contrac- tors might set up their plants, store ma- terials during the spring months, and thus be enabed to take advantage of every good working day. Advertize For Bids Anticipating the passage of the bond issue, and desiring to waste as little time as possible, Governor Small authorized the Department of Public Works and Buildings to advertise some 631 miles of bond issue roads, the bids to be received conditional upon the passage of the pro- posed bond issue. Inasmuch as the hond issue seems to be safely carried. the department will receive bids for road work on November 26, and December 17. No awards of course can be made until final returns are complete. Under the terms of the new law, the original road system contemplated under the $60,- 000,000 bond issue shall be placed nn- der contract before work is undertaken on the new routes. 'the only exception to this is where engineering conditions make it clearly impracticable to let final paving contracts on account of heavy grading, large bridge work, or similar conditions. Let Additional Contracts The new bond issue law carries with it an appropriation of the amount to be derived from the bonds and this appio- priation will not expire until June 30, 1925. This, .therefore, makes it possible for the department to let additional con- tracts obligating this new appropriation. The new law further provides that no bonds can be sold until the money is ac- tually needed for construction. It may be remembered that the last of the $00.- 000,000 Bond Issue was not sold until just a few months ago and the balance for that fund has only recently been ex- pended. Pursuing this same course, the sale of the $100,000,000 Bond Tssue will be arranged in small blocks .»f honds which will be sold at such times as con- tract obligations may require the funds, thus avoiding unnecessary paynient of in- terest." Utilities Company Gives Culinary Demonstrations Demonstrations in cooking by electri- city or gas were made last month by the Public Service company's Bureau of Home Economics represented by Mrs. Eva Hawkins Shanks at Chillicothe and Marseilles, in each of which places in- vitations distributed drew an attendance of several hundred. Tocal newspapers and the support given by women's clubs aided in the success of each school. The engagements of this feature of the company's service extend up (0 next spring. The itinerary includes Fox Lake, Morris, four towns in District "C," Antioch, Libertyville, Oak Park, Kankakee, Streator, Harvey, Blue Is- land, Chicago Heights, Ottawa and Pontiac. In several of the places named the engagements are "return engage- ments." A late addition to the proceedings is a moving picture exhibit. In some cases schnols have been held in local picture theatres. These cooking schools have proved exceedingly popular wherever held. The aggregate attendance of the several days which the schools usually continue fre- quently has run above 500. A consider- able correspondence made up of enqui- ries has developed for the bureau. Re- quests that its demonstrations be given have been received from a number of points. In the audiences are aiways to be found employes of the company, with girl employes predominating. Jackie Coogan has returned to the United States. He has brought back an enlarged wardrobe and a thick scrap book. OUR STATE IS IN FINE HEALTH Twenty-five Lives Are Saved Daily, Says Expert Prevailing health conditions in Illi- nois this year have been the best ever registered, declared Dr. Isaac D. Rawlings, state health director, in a bulletin issued this week. Contagious diseases reported for the ten months fell 20,000 cases short of those for the same period of 1923 while the number of deaths fell off by more than 5000. Since 1921 mortality has declined to such a pronounced extent that the average number of deaths is now 25 less than it was during the preceding quadrennial although the population of the state has increased by half a mil- lion. "The unparalleled favorable condi- tion of the public health," said Dr. Rawlings, "is due almost entirely to the public health service stimulated and rendered by the present state ad- ministration. It has resulted from the steadfast prosecution of a well dev- eloped plan worked out by eminent medical and public health authorities. "Embracing every phase of educa- tional health work from that which affects the infant in the cradle to that pertaining to centenarians near the exit of life, the program carried out by state health officials has been un- usually fruitful in results. During the past four years the educational in- fant hygiene service has grown from half a dozen conferences annually to nearly a hundred, involving the ex- amination of approximately 10,000 babies. "School children chiefly in rural communities to the number of 160,000 have been examined for contagious diseases and physical defects, an ed- ucational procedure never before un- dertaken. Over 100,000 adults have been examined in connection with ed- ucational health demonstrations at fairs and other community projects. "Municipal water supplies have been "supervised in a manner that has kept the state almost wholly free from water-borne epidemics of typhoid fever and other diseases that once were the scourge of city life. This work has been extended to include common car- rier water supplies and those avail- able to tourists along the principal highways of the state, in an effort to protect health during travel as well as at home. "Examinations in the state diag- nostic laboratories, a most important procedure in controlling and prevent- ing contagious diseases, have increased from a average of 15 to 250 daily. "These and other factors in the state public health program have brought about a general healthful condition which was considered impossible only a few years ago. There is still room for improvement but the progress made demonstrates that the policies now pursued are practical and effect- ive. The citizens of the state approve of a real service that gives protec- tion." Read the Want-Ads than hard coal. 19) years and every year more users In December, 1905, when the first Chicago Solvay Coke made especially for home heating, was offered for sale, people had to be shown that it was a practical fuel. We had men whose only work was to go out and prove by actual use that Chicago Solvay Coke would heat a house, would not harm a heating plant, was easy to regulate and was more efficient v Thisisno longer necessary. Thousands of families in Chicago and suburbs now burn hundreds of thousands of tons of Chicago Solvay Coke every winter in stoves, boilers, hot air furnaces -- whatever heating equipment they have. They all find that Chicago Solvay Coke is smokeless, soot- less, more efficient and 20% cheaper than hard coal. v But we still keep our corps of Service Men. No longer need they persuade people they can burn Chicago Solvay Coke. Our Service Men are fuel experts who inspect heat- ing plants, explain how to fire them most economically and recommend the proper size for the different types. This heating service costs you nothing. Get it today when you place your fuel order with your dealer, which you should do at once. Phone now for a Service Man. CHICAGO A uniform and clean,smokeless fuel for home heating plants. Made in Chicago from carefully selected coals. E. C. WEISSENBERG Phone 12 HARRY MITCHELL EDITORIAL Every successful business must keep its old customers and continue to make new ones. I am keeping my old customers because I give them good made to order clothes at low prices but I need 5,000 new customers and I am willing to pay $5.00 to each new customer. Tear out the check below and use it the same as you would use a $5.00 bill. It will more than pay your fare to come to my store. On top of that I will take your order for a $60 and $70 suit or overcoat for only $35. $90, $100 and $125 suit or overcoat made to order for $50 and $75. Extra pants free with every suit. 1 want the suburban people to patronize me as well 'as the city folks do. Yours truly, HARRY MITCHELL. During this drive my store will be open every evening till 9 o'clock to ac- commodate the suburban customers who cannot come in during the day. HARRY MITCHELL. 16-18 East Jackson Blvd. Just Fast of State--Be- tween State and Wabash-- on Jackson. WINNETKA TALK Zia 0 z = } Sahm Or US OEE 53 ro g5 £ a a x @ = ORR -- 0 HE SCT 2. ECS - A = . oo - 0 2 HE . Hal Tye * : QA : SO al 2 rio . . _-- . -_ IQ 1 = a = Zo > our iE o : E8 = a 55 wi TL he) : - = > 4 : bol N 2 = rx NN : 5 n= : e mr S owed RR hi . 44 a brian SZ : : Zr ae ar 2 : Q . 2 AB . : |p) : . C) : . > : ? Lp) : ! Q EET Z > i ; Oo = . : < Boo fain 2 GFE a © -- : : 0 = < g 2 2 ~ - fg v Q >> ono sib = 3 ~ wn