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WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, :MAY 16, 1924 I 17· OF SPORTS DO YOU.WONDER. BIG. BILL PLANNEI) FOR U. OF L WHAT'S COMING? Sen Franklin Would Marvel at Our Proareaa What will the world be like a hundred years from now? H. F. Crunden of the Illinois Bell Te le phone company, raised the question before the Chicago Kiwanis club rcc L· ntly, when he told of the marvelous changes of the last half cen·· Ben Fran~lin, 150 y_ears ago, inYit ed some frtends to dmner, promising them a cask of Madeira," he said. "As the bung was PlJShed in the cask, a fly came out. He observed it and r~ marked, that he wished he could be like this fly and come back to life 100 or !50 years hence. "Now, supposing that he could come bac k to life today, what would he see? '·He would see over five billions of dollars invested in great centralized elec tric power plants, providing 24hour electric service to nine million homes. "He would see in Chicago the world's greatest power pool. He would see in the Mississippi valley the greatest electrical development of any spot on the globe. He would see grL·a t, inter-connecting, electric system s, providing 24-hour electric service to the smallest village in thts ter ritory, placing at their disposal large power facilities such as obtained in large cities. "He would see suburban districts mart' possible, with residential and ind!htr ial areas being given the same rnnde rn facilities as in the city. He ' m uld see decentralization of cities under way and the open spaces made poss ible where children might be reared with the same advantages as in cities. "He would see electric railways and railroads moving vast bodies of people; steam railroad and terminals being electrified, doing away with smoke and dirt, and improvinR' health and sanitation. In the offing he would see the inevitable electrification of a II rail roads with the vast conservation of fuel and labor and the general saYing in transportation . "He would see housewives. with ten to fifteen years of additional life added to thei r score through the labor-savin~ d cY ices that have been made possible. "He would see the vast electrical facilities made possible to the poor, as well as the rich, at the same price and the same quality. "He would sec vast communicating system~ wherchy, for a small sum each month . the individual or any member of his family has. at his beck and call the homes of fifteen million place ~ and industries. scattered from th e Atlantic to the Pacific, from Canada to the Gulf. There are more tele phones in America than in the rest of the world. There is one telephone to eyery five people in this State. Long d is ta nee lines join up seventy thousand cities and villages. "He would be able to talk overland and under sea from this city to Cuba or Catalina Island, and over a single cable from this city to New York or San Francisco. Tele~raph messages now go direct from Chicago to London. "It is a marvelous age we live in and it has come about within 50 years. Do we really appreciate it?" tury. rnily to t ij<. at Ita eel iehi1aa ·.··· 1480 .··· 14815 ·..···840 ·.·· 1480 .... ···. J121 ···· · 7'8CI ·Ia Jllllft · ~ end the big week-end. Carlos Wagner, gymnastic coach, is working on a human pyramid which will require 500 men. The high school athletes will be the guests of the athletic asTwo baseball games, the most im- sociation at the circus, as well as at all portant dual meet of the year, the in- of the collegiate events. terscholastic track meet and circusthis is the program, jammed full of excitment and interest, which will entertain the athletic fans who will come to the University of Illinois, on May 16 and 17 for the annual interscholastic carnival. The I1linois-Michigan dual track meet will be the feature of the season. When the lllini won the indoor con. ference meet this year, Michigan was the runner-up. Illinois has not lost a dual meet to Michigan in four starts but the Wolverines have defeated Cornell and will undoubtedly be strong. Brownell, of Illinois and Brooker, of Michigan, will renew their duel in the pole vault. Brownell holds the world's indoor record of 13 feet 5 !8 inches and the American collegiate record of 1.1 feet 2 inches. Captain "Pitch" Tohnson. of Illinois and DeHart Hubbard, of MichiR"an, will renew their argument in the hurdles but both may have to bow to young Dan Kinsey who swPpt the hurdle events in the Illinois-California meet. Notr,. Dame and Wisconsin will play Having made an enviable reputathe Illini baseball team. Both team s tion for Comfort, and through fine :>re lik,.lv to be stron~. The west workmanship and fine leathers havfoothall bleachf'rs have been moved to ing established its mark of Quality, the baseball diamond, increasing the there remained for the Cantilever OPrm:1nent canacity to 7,000 and many Shoe only the recent Price Reduction more can be taken care of by the use to give it an even greater popular of temporary bleachers. approval. Thf' prep athletes' meet on Saturday mornin~r will attnct large crowds of hil!h ~rhool followers. Since the Pst~hlishment of the meet in 1893, at least one rf'cord has been broken everv .VP:tr and 1924 is expected to maintain thi· tradition . The circus, on Saturday night, will Announcement Our representative has just· arrived from China where we have secured a most complete line of the latest importations including-oriental rugs, em-broideries, Mah Jongg sets, lamps, Chinese lanterns, brass ware, and many other novelties of all description. No Less Comfort The Same Quality But Lower Prices Popular Priced. 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' 9,689.600 homes having central station elect ric service; 1,896,000 stores and offices using electricity from central stations; 429,500 industrial establishments using electricity from central stations; 5,600 electrical central station companies supplying current for light and power; 110 holding companies that own and operate groups of central stations; 44 State Public Service Commissions regulate and supervise the service; 3,500 manufacturers of electric machinery and appliances; 14,138 stores selling electrical merndise: exclusive electrical specialty contractor-dealers. "I'll Call tnot om- and BC Whatever th1 Circumstanc1s the aame eourte11-tiM lallle helpful aerrice Ia . .uaiq all perplexing detail._.,. accorded roa whether 1 0 . cteaire aa anlimited expenditure or whether circumatance. auggeat that yota refraia trot. andue CHta. To the traveler, evening brings lonesome hours. Sometimes you lon g to pack your grip, jump the first train and get back home at once, regardles of the unfinished business of the trip. \\'hen you feel this way, go to the telephone and call home by "long distance." The Bell wires will carry your voice, which is yo rself, back to your loved ones, relieve their anxiety as to your safety, and give you new zest for the morrow·s tasks. DON'T JIGGLE PHONE HOOK "Haste makes waste," says an old proverb and the same is true in modern telephone parlance. In signaling the telephone operator don't jiggle the hook up and down rapidly. The operator should be signaled by llloving the receiver hook-SLOWLYthe entire length of the slot. When the hook is frantically moved the signal on the switchboard barely ftickers or does not show at all. But lVhen moved slowly the signal lamp will llow and go out at regular interlilts thus immediately attracting the OlJerator's attentioft. I Phone Wilmette 65.f ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY 0... 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