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i#j 11 'tlillil^Milifillpi'il^ $.A.StarrBest£xplainfWhat Be Done Jrt Amateur [Dramatic Jpfe ai fi K^LFM BUSI SEASON j of Promoters; Is to Maltt the Work rhit Year Very Interesting and Pr*»Mlrtfec*le^rff^^ Interested in Work. By Mn. A. Starr Beet [An enthusiastic hearing was given le plana for advanced amateur work Evanston by a small group of ex- erlenced workers at the Avenue louse Saturday, " It Is significant of what the av# Organization means to do that the eople so far connected with It and Dterested in it are chiefly those who epresent the very best talent in Bv- Bton, those woo are responsible for he cleverest and most sincere work one here. Mrs. Fred Amd, Mr. Mendenhall, u Farrell, Mr. Carter and Mr. and Barehard vera among those at meeting Saturday and expressed demselves as heartily interested in idea, and willing to do all they to advance it Fundamental to inccess of the scheme, In the on of all these experienced ama- ls the original proposition that' new organization must be demo- free to all on their merits and it must be thoroughly business- and methodical. There will be no favoritism. The will be chosen by the director on It alone, and hence, the actors se- are those who can best inter- et the parts assigned them. In way there will be, continual com- mon, there will be a chance for 11, and those actually taking part will Ely be the best talent procurable â- the parts. To Make work Interesting. It is the aim of the promoters of the dea to make the work the first year horoughly Interesting, not only to the ctive members, but to the towns- ople, so that nil may feel local pride the work of this representative The plays chosen for presentation rill be interesting and yet worth pafle, by no means "high-brow," but (%t adequate. Membership is to be of two sorts: tlve, for those who desire to take ft in the actual work, and associate, ' those who are Interested and will- ' to help the organization In its ef- AsBociate membership will be a year, entitling the members to tickets to each of the three per- nces. At first, associate mem- ip will be unlimited,,but it is ex- that before another year the nances will be so popular that *U1 be necessary to limit these nbers in accordance with the seat- capacity of the house. In this the earlier associate members receive first consideration. To Give Throe Plays. The Players will give three plays the year. They will give two ormances of each, play; the first Tormance will be for associate nbers only, and their guests, and be a distinctly social affair; the |Mcond performance will be devoted 1 one of the local charities, the tick- !•*» will be in the hands of the char- ily organizations, and the proceeds be to it This, of course, will be a nendous opportunity for the local |<*arttie8, and as only three can be so unodated each year, ft will be [â- ecwaary, possibly, to rotate benefits 1 order not to slight any of them. Before the week Is out the invita- to associate membership will obably be opened and it is expected great interest will be displayed 'Out special feature of the organiza- pi Mr. D. A Stoker left last w*ek for a three weeks' business trip in CmH- Mrs. Gilbert W. Kelley entertained a few friends in her horns Saturday afternoon, :.v > ; ..^ . Mia, Charles Blackwood has for her guest her niece. Miss Blackwood ot Detrott, Mich, ,"â-  ' â- â-  Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Klein returned last week from a six weeks' trip in the eastern states. Mr. and Mrs. McDonald have re- turned from their vacation passed in northern Wisconsin. Dr. and Mrs. Pitts have returned from .Lake Beulah, Wis., where they have been for several weeks. Charles Macklin was called to the home of his mother in England last week on account ot her illness. Robert Olmstead returned to his home in Omaha last week after a visit here with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Bently McCloud are now at home in the Brbe property, in Warwick road, which they have leased for a year. Mr. and Mrs. Bell and children are enjoying a month's trip in the west They pMnVa visit to* the Pacific coast before returning. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Thorsen of Chi- cago have leased the Macklin home in Kenilworth avenue which they are now occupying. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Forbes and Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Nicholls have returned from an extended automobile trip in the east ' Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Stevens are ex- pected home this week from an auto- mobile trip through Iowa and north- ern Illinois. Mrs. Harold Rowntree of Kenil- worth avenue expects her sister, Mrs. Lester, of Mesilla Park, N. M., Fri- day for a visit Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Gasque and daughter, Marie, are now at home in Warwick road after an extended visit in New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce V. Crandail have> returned to their home in War- wick road after several week? passed at Three Lakes, Wis. * Mr. and Mrs. F. E. M. Cole are at Lake Beulah, Wis., where they will remain for a few weeks. They are occupying Dr. Pitts' cottage there. Misses Priscilla Allen, Carol! Hors- well. Hazel Nutting, Lucy and Edith Chandler left this week to resume their studies at Wellesley college. Robert Stearns will leave Saturday for Ann Arbor, Mich., where he will resume his studies in the University ot Michigan. He is a sophomore this year. Former Governor and Mrs. Charles S. Deneen and son were guests at dinner in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schulze in Melrose avenue Sun- day. C. O. Young and family, who have been summer residents of Kenilwortn, occupying the Rufus Porter residence in Cumnor road, have returned to their home in Chicago. Mrs. W. L. Page and mother, Mrs. Lintner, have returned to their home in Kenilworth after an absence of nine months passed in Webster, Tex. Their many friends are glad to wel- come them again in the village. Carl Schulze, Jr., departed Tuesday for West Point N. Y., where he will visit a short time with his brother, Walter H. Schulze, a cadet in the West Point academy. From West Point Mr. Schulze will go to New Haven where he will enter Yale. He will enter as a freshman taking up a scientific course. mS^iW; 200 EVANSTONIANS OWE THEIR WHEEL TAX '_*i°«clal committee is at work pre- the by-lawi, anorwnen its work I1_.'°mPleted a nominating commlt- [•**ffl prepare aslateto be present- Is!!? * *°tot BweUB* to be caned next !?•«* for the purpose of definitely or- LOSCS HER RAINCOAT. J* Helen Latter, 104 South Hto- . Bogere Park, reported me Evanston police that her coat bad bean stolen from •long a* j**e front near pflMpllg station .one Fully 200 Evanston citizens have not yet paid their vehicle tax and Cblef of Police Shaffer has started every officer on a still hunt for the dilatory ones. One arrest has been made thus far and others may follow soon. Several reasons are given for the. non-payment of the vehicle tax, chief among which is the "vacationists" who have been away from the city all sum- mer, having "forgotten" their obliga- tion to their home municipality. Others have tried to dodge the issue and it is this claw that will be prose- cuted. * 1 do not like to b win these prose- cutions.'* said Chief Shaffer, "but if the citizens persist to - trying to escape payment of the tax It is up to us to collect it I have instructed every police ofitosr to watch out for Tiolatnrs and those who hare failed to Individual a woman may be, but out of dateâ€"never. Therefore, the wise one welcomes the main points of a prevailing style and suits then to her individual taste. The con- clusions reaohed by the American Fall and Winter Fashion Shows, re- cently held at the Grand Central Palace la New York, may be some- what modified by the later Paris exhibition; but as Paris couturier* cater only to the exclusive elect their Influence on general styles will not have sotTeat a local effect Many important considerations are established beyond question. The kind of materials that will be pop- ular is one of these. In wool, and silk-and-wool mixtures, velour, velour de laine, plash and Imitation fur ef- fects, boucle, faille de laine and du- vetyn will be much in demand. These materials will be used both for. gen- eral service and for dress occasions. Slack Velvet to be Popular. Black velvet for smart functions will be vastly popular in both suits and gowns, and for afternoon and evening *ear. It will be effectively trimmed with tulle and lace fashion* ed into lovely panniers and fichus and bordered wfth\ narrow edge If fur, either ermine* / white fox, or skunk*. ^The" coats' of the new coat- suits will show marked variation in length. Those for practical wear will be much shorter than the more elab- orate models. The latter'will extend to the knee* behind, the line being broken at the back waist and sharply cutaway la front Vests will be a feature of both smart coats and frocks. Simulated vests of lace will be stylishly Introduced even in after- noon and evening gowns. For afternoon frocks large floral effects will prevail. Crepe de chine, silk and satin, all equally soft and lustrous, will be much favored. The frock of the first may be developed In printed silk of tan ground and tan and brown rose mo- tifs. Collar, cuffs, and applied panel are of tan silk. The chemisette is of dotted ecru-colored net and the girdle of brown velvet The warat has a back yoke which extends well over the nuonlders in front consider- able blouse over the girdle, both back and front, and attractive sleeves and round neck. The drapery of the skirt falls gracefully over the hips and terminates in the applied front panel. The fashion of combining two mater- ials in one costume will remain smart during fall and winter. It will be ac- companied by another whose allure- ment first created a furore in Paris, for, as is well known, every Httle while Paris goes mad. For Paris to go mad Is for New York to follow suit. Veiled 8lashed Skirt. The fever of the slashed and wrapped skirts is not completely out of the blood before a new one Is raging. Tills is the fashion of the veiled effect But don't misunder- stand. It means a drapery of tulle, lace, chiffon, net, or mousseline over a foundation of more or less firm tex- ture. It also means a combination ot diaphanous fabrics, as -lace ,and chit fon, with a satin, silk, crepe de chine, or cashmere background. These draperies are made in tunic and pan- nier fashion. They are also arranged in double and triple tiers, each tier finished with a narrow niching and posed over a black or white founda- tion, as those two tones predominate. They are not used alone, however Relief is afforded by a touch of red, blue or orange at girdle or throat Cream, biscuit or straw-colored veil ing, touched with cherry-red, old blue, cerise, or orange, at corsage or hem or drapery, is considered very smart Black tulle with self-edged ruffles, or Chantilly lace, veils witb charming effect a white or black satin foundation. White chiffon Is draped over shadow lace, which in turn Is suspended over charmeuse or soft silk. White lingerie frocks, draped witb net. are also much worn The bod- ice is veiled, and a surplce closing is almost Invariably used. 6h«?r Fsbrio Stwvse. - Sleeves of sheer fabrics are very fashionable. They, too, are usually of overlaid materials. The founda- tion may be of coarse or fine lace, veiled with chiffon or tulle like that used for* the drapery of the gown. They are finished wijh deep pleatings. double but very scant extending to the wrist A close-fitting white lace sleeve from the elbow shows through the pleating- The neck is low. A fluted frill, bigh and wired in the down the surplice fronts to bust or waist where the ends are finished by a large rose, matching the girdle to color. Another extremely pretty frock Has the wiwd frill cleverly Introduced. The neck u low, the frill terminating anisette. The front inserts are of lace and the 'gtrole 'of red-aad>white polka-dotted silk. ';â- ; Drapery in both wafst and skirt !a * smart detail, A feature which baa grown much in favor of late, supplanting the close- fitting neck beads, la the long chain. Beads, however, remain fashionable, but the strings ara long and extend well over the hast or to the waist Trimmings tasking. The possibilities of veiling the frock will be at one* appreciated by the capable woman. She will realise that a charming new frock may read- ily be evolved from an old one by denuding the gown of all trimmings and furbelows, removing the sleeves and inserting sheer sleeves ot lace. A front surplice, rather than back- closing, should be need and the neck cnt in V fashion. The entire gar- ment is then shrottded in tulle, chif- fon, muslin, net or any preferred di- aphanous fabric. Neck and sleeves are finished'in the manner described. A wide girdle ot satin or silk,' In har- mony or contrast to the foundation, is added, and. a frock â- umciently smart for anjr; â- tyUstt ggteifetoon or evening affair is tha pwvlt %the costauns be for afternoon, 'a wide sash, coming well over the hips, or gaily-colored tartan or Roman stripe, and at vari- ance with every other color note of the costume, may be worn. If for evening, the more delicate shades, bine, pink, cerise, and yellow, are preferred. These sashes are also made of bright tolls) and maline and are tied in any pleasing fashion at side or back, the ends hanging to the hem of the skirt.' SMALL- FOUNDS ART GALLERY '!â-  »»i 8-Year-0ld Elizabeth tonjN ^ ham Starts Collection and Secures 2,000 Pictures. Pictures as a help in Instructing young people have long been recog- nized by teachers, but it remained for an 8-year-old Evanston girl to start the first permanent photograph gallery in a school. Elizabeth Burllngbam, daughter of C. L. Burlingham of Evanston, is the founder Of the Elizabeth Burlingham collection, which is now being in- stalled in the Central Street school in Evanston. At the close of the last school year the pupils of the school were told to collect for their own amusement and Instruction, pictures of nature life in Its various phases. From that work grew the founda- tion of the collection. Enlisting the aid of her father, Elizabeth made dozens of prints of nature subjects, and finally suggested that the pictures be placed in some school for the in- struction of the pupils. Her father took up the work of soliciting the pic- tures, and during the three months vacation succeeded in accumulating about 2,000 negatives. Bight hundred pictures are now being placed in the -school. The subjects of the pictures range from photographs of the Imperator, the largest passenger steamship afloat, to the smallest flower growing beside a stump in a woods, and from a bat- tleship in action to a mother flicker, or "high-holer" feedings its young. The collection waa offered to the school board of Evanston free, the only stipulation being that it be named the Elisabeth Burlinghsm col- lection and be made a permanent in- stitution. With tlia pictures, when a teacher wishes to Instruct a class in any subject she goes to the cabinet selects those needed, and with their help Impresses upon the minds of the children ideas which they otherwise might not comprehend. Miss Mary E. Sabin, principal of the school says that the collection will be of inestimable value to jn§ny_ ways. "There are children of normal men-> tal faculties who' will pay little or no attention to the talks given by the teachers," she said. "But give them pictures and they are soon interested." Among the collection Is a group of "safety" pictures posed by street car companies, showing the dangers of street travel, to Instruct the,children now to avoid accidents*. pay. They* win be given a final chance tower soAthen, If they refuse, they at the base of the V-onentef. The J^jwaeatV . _ „ j*** <"» Sloped in â€"--------- gray mar* MEWS WANT ADS MtlNCi RESULTS ^^^mM^i^ii^^^M^M^^^^iMMJ^M Nearly Sixty Million tons of "Black Diamonds" Mined In State of Illinois During Last Year. VALUE TOTALS $70,000,000 Labor Condition! Throughout the State Are Greatly I mproved and Increased Efficiency â-  Is Shown. The production ot coal In miaoia In 1912 reached the great total of 69,- 885,226 short tons, with a value at the mines of $70,294,331 These are rec- ord-breaking figures for the state, ac- cording to B. W. Parker, the coal statistician of the United States Ge- ological Survey. There are 102 counties In Illinois, and coal Is mined in just one-half of them. The coal formations underlie a number of other counties, the total productive territory occupying nearly three-fourths of the entire state. The total coal area Is estimated at 85,000 square miles, a larger area than in any other state east of the Mississippi river, and exceeded only by the coal fields of Montana and North Dakota. The Illinois coal fields comprise the western part of a broad, relatively flat basin whose eastern border is in the western part of Indiana and whose southern extremity extends under the Ohio river into Kentucky. Many Lares Mines Operated. The coal production of Illinois Is from six different beds, Nos. 1, 2, S, 5, 6 and 7, but in some places doubt exists as to the exact correlation of the beds, Nos. 6 and 7 being espe- cially confused. What is generally designated No. 7 in southeastern Illi- nois is Identical with No. 6 in the southwestern part of the state. Bed No. 6 is by far the most important one in the state. It averages 6 feet in thickness over a wide extent of territory and. is mined at depths vary- ing from 60 to 800 feet. Nearly 60 per cent of the total output of the state Is taken from this bed, and If to the coal reported as from No. 6 Is added that reported from No. 7, the percentage from this bed would probably exceed 60. The mines op- erated on No. 6 coal, about 276 in number, average a production of over 100,000 tons each. Bed No. 6, which is the one chiefly worked in the Danville district and in the .north-central and southeastern parts of the*state, is second In im- portance and produces over 225 per cent of the total. Bed No. 2, or the "Big Muddy," produces a little over 10 per cent. Biennial Shutdown. The biennial shut-down which has now become a regular incident in the spring months of the even years In Illinois coal mining, occurred as usual on April 1, 1912, but in this case in marked contrast to the preceding onje of 1910. Trade conditions In 1912, while not all that might be de- sired, were better than- in 1910 or 1911, and In order to take advantage of them end to prevent the further loss of markets through the interven- tion of West Virginia coal, the oper- ators did not prolong the struggle. The miners were given an advance of 6 cents a ton, and work was generally resumed after an Idleness of 30 to. 60 days. In 1910 operations were suspended for nearly six months dur- ing which soms markets were lost that have not been recovered. The statistics^ production in 1912 show Kteetrte N«edW Anna. N«ek. Era! Iovmtora of tfe> 6-N (Ov«r In ted ._. Um«, and boor; 60 b OMrNUtk. •ton* twin hnttwlthr «sV«eLMsT| tttm Mtaty, nARKSgfJPTCAR5 . to dâ€"tray >ni| hslr w« aar return w« wttt ttadtjr t>â€" of Chsru. l Daalbur. Sl.OO wUl epnvteM y*n- CoMottBtJSM bnrited. (ptoft.) writs Sw Bookwt a. Mme. Stiver partly tbrouga ;|;a$ii^ slon, and -; j^;m^M*9m*^*m dttotlon f wWn> -jm^/^fW^-WiM tton in 1912 rea<l^ the nis^ast rso- ord ever attainsd. sx«>sa«ng the pre- vious insaimmnv JMTiOlt t«ii». made in Mil, by ftJOfH* »rtntv e* &#' ** cent The varee»m*mrtHW*M* or i§4 -^^a^^m^M!!* The mcreased l»*w emclency is sx- hibited by an avsraga output per man in: mM^m^^m^- ^faum Ja>.lAll!^^ }'â- " JlHllow>Hat,S\os*:-;t^ In tplta #-im::p**ttr'&*^ 6,000,000 tons tal»U* BMaois sttll fell behyr.' West Vlrfinm In toanage and contt^susd tairt in semk eeMS* the coal-producing stttat* With regard to the value of the output, however, Illi- nois beat West Virginia by more in dollars than It win *wjr>eased by that state In toanegv ': 'We*t^,#liltnis/t' output la 1912 weeded that of Illi- nois by 6,901.4«1 tons, whereas in value Illinois mil &• advantage by 27,502,10*. The sxplanaUon Ilea in the fsot that ths operators of Illinois are favored witb large consuming markets close at ttand. while the pro- ducers In West Virarinie must ship their output to distant points with the disadvantage of tx^snjportattoi •» peases. On the otber hand, natural conditions, as well an tower labor cost are favorable to the) West Virginia producers, and a feat part of the ad- vantage gained U Illinois in one way Is lost in another, The avsrage price per ton in Illinois la 1912 was |tl7, against $1.11 in 19*3. The average price for West Vltftttla coal to the two years, respectively, was 96 cents and90csnts. In fuel â-¼arae West Vtr- setttag'valsA;4)C' Ifi'SBtSft'vSsW'«aM'^aJâ- SJS ,: IffH^ '^sW trlJTlir flrr 5?TttiB e*'a'i'eWresja*1' *eill ofe1-" ts â-  'eenjestBtag't|i".lMi to ' ihii|^sni(lsflti|i '#e*tllei"'f'ly ttritad sHaM BereM of anaeo, fHftihoc j)f tafralWttf 't*: >an ahosjtT inrnes in lull wsa lie, agalsat IV 1911. 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