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In the interest of better lighting irr.Hitthwood, the chamber of com- merce of that city' is taking a straw vote to determine) the sentiment of the residents on the proposition of a modern lighting system. The com- merce body is asking all citizens to be on the watch for the post eard questionnaires and to co-operate with the men bringing Highwood out of the dark. They remind residents of the greater degree of safety in 3 Well lighted town, as well as their): crease in beauty' and the aid it gives to business generally.,- . ' Origin and Use of Electricity It "is often remarked that the his- tory of the electrical development is ,hLhistorc,irtoderrrjririetrfitAl, de- Chamber of Commerce to Poll Residents' on "Bringipg - City Out of Dark" t velcpment. .This may be "t-Aiier,-fiirt- with the exception that they should be reversed. Electric lighting was not -iriirented to equip skyscrgpers, factories And huge apartment build- ings' of today, but on the contrary, such institutions were _ereetirdibe- causesuch a thing as/electricity was available. _ - . . T V HIGHWOOD SEEKS BEI'I‘ER LIGHTING .The crubber handle of a fountain psn when-rubbed-steer the-sleeve of. oné’s ivoolenseoat acquires the prop- erty of attractiiitsma1l bits of pa: new} or wood; glissiubbed on silk bi- haves in the samqway.’ Amber, a fossil resin found. on the shores of the Baltic Seas-was the earliest sub- stance discovered to have the 1)le- erty. The Greeks called this resin oleetron,.and later (1600 A.D.) Dr. Gilbert called this phenomenon elec- trie, and gave us our word electricity. In 1878 Thomas A. Edison, the master mind, at his experimental lab- (Continued on page 43) . l First Church of Christ. Scientist, of Highland Paqh,-rinnounces a free lecture 'on Christian Science by. Sam- uel W. Greene, C.S.B., of Chicago, who is a member of thrBoard of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, Mass. This lecture is to be given at the Ravinia Village House, Saturday' evening, Aug. CIO at eight o’clock. “Christian Science: the Gow. ernment by Divine Law" is to be" the subject for ~the lecture. Members and their friends gate invited to at- tend: _ _ . Announce Lectures on P Christian Science ‘The Plant," Flower and Fruit guild have been veryurratetur, for the large quantity of flowers. and jelly contri- buted each week for distribution among the needy in Chicago: . Bring ygur surplus flowers/Und jel- _]y~to the Highland Park Northwest-" ern station on Fridays and share in this worthy work. , The F. N. Bard family have re- turned from H. F. Bar Ranch in But- falo, Wyoming, aft'er spending a munth there. ' Appreciate Gifts DEDICATED SCOUT CAMP AT mm, SATURDAY Camp Makajawan, the new sum- mer camp of the North Shore Area council near Elcho, Wisconsin, was [formally dedicated to .the use of North shore boys last Saturday morn- ing when the second period campers were about to leave and the third period campers had just arrived. Many. parents and friends of the or- ganization were also present for the ceremonies held in front of the mess hall. . ' . . Many Local'People Attend Cere- monies. History of Camp- Told by Mr. Avery Charles H. Avery, of Antigo, ant attorney for the camp, outlined brief-) ly. the history of the country ind which the camp is located and told his many' interesting incidents in. the? progress of Langlade county.. Hel, spoke of the part played by early! tion and the building of many of the) present day roads and landmarks.) Mr. Avery, himselfla likeable man) of, the outdoors, brought home' to the? campers and. friends, present, much oCthe tradition of What he 'tt'r'il'itl) their new "damp home." . l l, Mr.. Charles A. Steele, of Gleheoe, chairman of the camping committee of the btorth"shore:Areat council, also Spoke 1irthiCissss'tittb2atrt "and tttrot the selection of the site and thence- essary Work in making the eifio sue- cessful. . _ . l _ "To Walter McPeek, our' former scout executive, is due the credit of finding this remarkable' camp site which after investigating we all agreed had wonderful possibilities'," said Mr. Steele. "We set to work-to acquire the property and in this res- pect we were most fortunate' in hair.: ing a personal friend to, assist us. Mr. Henry K. Urion of. the Forest County Lumber company, whose home is in Winnetka, has given his hearty support at all time and when we approached the owner in regard . (Continued on Page 48) The employees of the ' Highland Perl; Press and their families en- ‘oyed a picnic Sunday at Gages lake. Leaving" the Press building about ten o'clock, they motored to the- lake. Upon arriving there sides were Hansen and a baseball game was par- ticipated in. The score was 9-lrin favor of "F'ay's Wild Cats.” Several of the party enjoyed a dip in the lake before dinner. The whole "gang" enjoyed a picnic lunch about :w0 p'elock, after which some went swimming. while others played eerds Dt' engaged in other games. After :upper the party ieturned home, everyone having enjoyed the day to "he fullest extent. ‘Mary Mavor returned from Burn- "dir, Michigan, where she has been 'he guest of Ann Mills. Hugh Siefert also returned home this week after spending sometime. as the' guest of Everett Mills. _at Burnside. The Misses May and Madeline Bliss returned to Highland Park after mending a month at camp. . f _ While in bathing Phil Scully's B. V. D.'ssstrayed away from camp. Press Enjoys Picnic THE. PRESS j No. 3. A new bungalow fire station i/is being erected in Roger Williams lavenue and Burton avenue, near Ra- ‘Lvinia, and will'be occupied as Station 1N0. 2 of the Fire Department, late “his fall. This station is a two story. {brick veneered building, with modern jleepinsr quarters an d recreation room, sliding pole and has accommo- 1dations for two automobile trucks. i, 'No. 4. The personnel of the fire (dtptr.tmetit is to be enlarged by the iaddition of tour full paid men, who i are to be on duty at Station No. 2. With a fire insurance rate already ainnng the lowest for this section, of the country. "Highland Park policy holders may soon reap the benefits of added protection in still lower rates, as the following letter will Show; This letter came to the office. of Mayor Lewis unsolicited, from the Illinois Inspection bureau- at Chicago: Hon..Benjamin F. Lewis, Mayor, Highland Park, 1llintitr. Dear Sir: _ Re: Highland Park Fire Protection. Our recent engineering inspection of the dire fighting facilities of High- land Park disclosed the fact that a number of improvements had been made since’bur previous inspection, and that several more excellent im- provertiéntis are in progress, or con- templated.' We are listing below the improvements now in progress and re- quest that' we be advised if any Ill. Inspection Bureau _ Commends Highland Park. for ManrImproiements No,,1. A new, 500,000 gallon eleo vated tank is being constructed in the business district and is to be, con- pected with the new pumping station, through a 16 inch main now being laid along Yine avenue; this 16 inch main-is to connect"with the gridiron system at several points and termin- ate with a connection}? tnggg‘mgh vain new in peerfierd mad. ' ' _ No; 2. A new pumping station is being constructed; new purppsfar,e to be installed, _filters and settling bas- ins having a capacity of 7,000,000 gal- long" per day are now being built, and all intake and discharge piping at the pumping station is being. re-designed. (iiiiiiges-irrrr--mtade,- or-any further improvements are contemplated. No. 5. An automobile- pumper of at least 750 g.p,h1. capacity is to be purehased this fall and is to be in- stalled in the new station as soon as completed. . ' No. 6. A new street lighting sys- tem is to be installed in the city,_and it is now coritemplat‘ed that with the inuallat1trn of the wiring for this lighting system; there will also be in- stalled the necessary conductors for a fire alarm system throughout the city. We commend the" City of Highland Park for the splendid improvements now being made. In order that your city may receive the benefits" of these impr vements, we ask that you notify us l','C:'Ji'i'llt, upon their completion, at which time We will conduct an en- gineering inspedtion.' We trust that you will tall on us whenever we can be of further service to you in im- proving the fire"proteetion of High- land Park. . T: LR Yours-very truly, ILLINOIS INSPECTION _ _ BUREAU FRANK H. JONES, July '31, 1929 Publisher FT. SHERIDAN MAY FACE ABANDONMENT Reduction of Army Expendi- tures and Consolidation of Defense Sought Port Sheridan, for 42 years a mili- tary post, may face 'abondonment slang with numerous other army pests throughout the country under President Herbert Hoover's request that military expenditures be slash- ed. The army spends 526991724 an- nually for the upkeep of these hum. erous posts ‘that. were established years egg. . -, f, limitation of army posts to a few, well planned and- chosen because of the proximity to divisional head- quarters as well as their availabili- ty for training large Units of the Service together would be'not only economy but sound military practice. "Of e6urse, the infantry School at Ji'ort Benning, thr., the general serv- iEe" school At tdrt-tmveitworth- and similar iirojsietsi should betairjtain_- ed, but there are torts9mrposits all Oven the foyntrr that should be abandoned, the property on which they are located should be sold, and the proceeds applied.elsewhere in. the service," the senator said. Present Unsuitable. Sites t Among the outstanding examples of army posts located on {aluable traces of. land in or near pities but which, it is said, have no military value and are unsuitable for training troops in large units are Governor's Island and nearly a dozen coast artil- lery forts in or near New York City; Fort Wayne, located on a site valued at approximately $7,000,000 in De- troit, Mich.," Fort Sheridan,. a few miles north of Chicago; Fort Hayes, in Columbus, O.; Fort Omaha, in Omaha, Neb., and Fort 'Potter in Buffalo, N. Y. _ The -western states are dotted (Continued on Page 44) Attendance at Bathing "p: Beaches Cut by Weather The cool weather cut the attendance at the beaches on Saturday and Sun- day materially. A bath_er irentured opt top far into the surf on Sunday and was rescued by the life-guard at the beach. HOWever during the week the children from the play grounds attended in goodly numbers, in fact they are more interested in swimming than in any other sport. Otrieinl Aruit Campbell Chapter No. 712 O.E.S. annoumfes the ofBcityl visit of the Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs. Sarah Daniel's. on Wednesday evening, Sap: tember 4 in Masonic Temple, Dinner will'be served " 'ix o'eloek, reservations for which must be made with_Mrs.- C. A. Levin not later than Saturday) Auszust 31. . Thursday, August 8, 19'29 “Team u, “who. Mi on” also: . SUBSCRIPTION by tho um- t Artie). for pub! by WM I current ill“.- Baotstutiom of 0mm, notim “but Mn. and 1 spending thig Dr. A. li'..B Saturday mot field and Abb return with t] Mr. and M daughter and Tillman and 1 Atkinson, Wis , Mrs. Charle dan entertain bridge club a On Saturday. Smith left fc with Mrs. Sm order? for th, mURSDAY Mrs. John Lesher, Mrs.' Milton Tillma ling mptofed terday and s Rev. and Mrs Mr. and I were guests of Mine aveo turned to th Thursday. Thursday, Au; Mr. and W. the marriage helmina Elit Warrington 1 Mrs. Thomas on Saturday, ity Episcopal Mr. and Mrs Madison, Wis Vme avenue, weeks spent Mrs. Clark's back to High here for son _Mr. and 1 son George n _. Katharine road is Bpe guest of Bai, Park, Michi: V Mr. and M family and ll tomorrow, lih Rhinelander leaving Fred Makajawan, weeks. Mrs. Fran? to her home enue, from dull, Minn., , ing her mot past' eight w Mr. and _ Ridgewood 1 the birth of day, Augusi Park hospit Local