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LAiCE ■4--- ~ VOL. V.NO.40. Phone Wilmette 1640. WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1914. Room 2, Brown Building. PRICE FIVE 12 MILLION U. S. DEFENSE If This County Should Call Men to Colors as Servia Has This Number Would Be Enlisted. FARMERS TO GATHER IN COUNCIL OF WAR Financing of the Farming and Ranching Interest To Be Discussed at Session. COUNTRY OF FIGHTERS L. Little Slavic Kingdom Has Large Force of Seasoned Warriors--Gov- ernment Imposes Strict Obligations., "If the United States should call to the colors as many men in propor- tion to the population as Servia has, it would mean an army of upward of eight million men," says a statement issued by the National Geographic so- ciety, at Washington, D. C, today, "and this does not take into account the fact that the recent wars in the little country have made such fatal inroads into the percentage of adult mate population. Probably, if the United States called as many men to the^colors^to proportion to the adult male population, it would mean an army of twelve million men. -- "These figures show what a heavy hand Austria-Hungary laid upon the little country whose army gave such a remarkable account of itself during the two wars it has just passed through before this third one descend-" ed upon it. How terrible the ravages of the wars in the near east have been is indicated by the census of conquered territory taken by Bul- garia in the early months of the present year. That count showed that where, previous to the warsx there had been a population of 702,000 there is now a population of only 301,000. Of course Servia did not suf- fer that much, but these figures are indicative" of the great wars it had "to face. T~~ , No ^rallelHn. World. "Military critics everywhere admit that in-matters of discipline, leader- ship, adamantine spirit, and elan, there is no army its size in the world that can make a better showing than the Servian army made during its wars with Turkey and Bulgaria. It is a fighting force that is conceded to have every quality of strength that a military machine may possess. "Its plan of organization is dis- tinctive. Compulsory service is per- sonal for all able bodied men and pecuniary for all who are incapable df personal service. These latter must Itay-frti-tndjrftrjt tax irf-30 per eent-ad- ditional. The military forces are divided into a national army and the Landstrum, which forms the last line of defense. Service in the national array begins at twenty-one and ends after forty-uve. 'in the Landstrum It begins at seventeen, ends at twenty- one, begins again at forty-six, and ends at fifty. "The national army consists of three bans: the first ban including all able bodied men between twenty- one and thirty-one; the second bah all between thirty-one and thirty- tight, and the third those between thirty-eight and forty-five. "The first ban has its cadre, a school through whieh every- able- bodied man of twenty-cue must I»hsb. No one Is allowed to change his na- tionality while belonging to the first ban; nor can any member thereof re- ceive any outside appointment ©r~he- enme even a monk until he has served his term in the army. Serve Three Years. "The term of service in the stand- ing cadre is two years In the cavalry and artillery, and one ami a half year* in the other branches of the-ostab> li aliment. ~TheJPi-^l8 ~s7 Six - month a* service for those in the schools of the country who can pass an examin- ation for lieutenant of reserves. There is also a six months' enlistment for recruits^ Xrom Whose . homes at least two othlKT* have served the full time. * , "All those who possess cattle and suitable carts are under obligation to turn them over1 to the army when needed. Those who do not possess cattle and eaTtTTr&Ve five added_tolhelr fund." eir tax es for the remount % QET GOOD TRAINER. "Wee Willie" McQlll, veteran nth letic trainer, for three years with the ----I'diversity of - Illinois, has signed a contract for a similar position with North west «t.m uni versiy. ItcGill at onetime was a star professional base- I___ball player. _______,________________ According in Director Huff of 1111 note, McGlll is ranked among the foremost trainers in America. DIrec tor Omer found It to be a difficult matter to engage the midget trainer because Ames and Purdue made strong bids for his services. Iff - When the business farmers of thirty states assemble in Fort Worth, Sept 1, for the annual convention of the Farmers' Educational and Co-opera- tive Union of America, it will be a "council of war" that will have au important bearing on the business in- terests of the United States. Unprogranuned Issues will come up for first consideration through neces- sity. The financing of the farming and ranching Interests of the nation through the possible stringency that the European war may cause in Amer- ica will be the pifnre~ object of the conference. So far, no Bet program has been an- nounced for the main body of the convention, but Charles S. Barrett of Union City, Ga., who was in Fort Worth a few days ago arranging for the approaching convention, said the European war and its effects on Amer- ican farming will be one of the most important matters before the conven- tion. * * 2,000 Will Attend. No less than 2,000 farmers will at- tend this convention. An example or the interest in the approaching meet- ing was seen at the recent state con- vention of the Farftfe'rs* Educational and Co-operative Union of Texas in Fort Worth, when county delegations vied with one another in assurances to President Barrett of the larger delegations they would bring to the national convention. President"Barrett said this example was' equalled in other states where he has traveled recently and his re- ports are encouraging from coast to coast and from the lakes to the gulf. There are twenty-six states that have organized farmers' unions. Every one of thesg will have an of- ficial delegation and an additional delegatiotr-of visiting^ farmers. Official delegations are governed in their size by the amount of dues paid by thfr various state unions into the national union's treasury. Several states where there aro no organized state unions witt hayjft un- official representatives at the national convention in the persons of farmers affiliated with the national conven- tion, and no doubt new charters either will be granted or promised at the approaching national meeting. 26 States in Line. The organized states are: Arkan- sas, Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mary- land, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina. Oregon, Ohio, Okla- homa, South Dakota, South Carolina, TehnesseeTTexas, Virginia, West Tir- ginla, Wisconsin and Washington Warehousing and financing of cot ton and other crops, the marketing of cotton, central selling agencies and rural credits will be among the chiefs topics of consideration in the conven- tion's program. ------- / WILMETTE PARTY ~ ON YACHT CRUISE Charles Slade Takes Friends Jallis_Fifty^Eool Boat Charles Slade, 117 Broadway, with a party of friends, spent last week cruising around Lake Michigan. The party left Wilmette Monday morning in 4he fifty-foot yacht Swastika, be- longing to Mr. Slade, ano^islted Mich- igan City, St. Joe, Benton Harbor, gouth Haven, Saugstuek and Holland. The party., left Benton Harbor Sunday morning and Btarted directly across the lake for Chicago, but when they were about half way across, the squall which swept the lake last Sun day caught them and they did not reach home until about 1 o'clock In the evening. While some of the lake craft much larger than the Swastika were forced to accept help before they could reach a harbor, Mr. Slade's yacht was so skilfully handled that she Was brought into harbor without h^p^aTthbugTrso^nw^trme^ovei^uev^T^e party consisted of Charles Slade, 117 Broadway; Will Rich, 1016 Linden avenue; Hugh Welter, Evanston; Lemuel Morris, Edgewater, andt three of their friends from Chicago. RESULT OF WAR. The City National bank of Evanston received a~telegram from the Bank- ers Trust company of New York City Monday morning advising the7 discon LIFE SAVERS Necessities as Well as Lux- uries Will Make an Altitude Record on Account of - European Conflict. MEAT ADVANCE SERIOUS Shortage in Receipts of Live Stock and Unusual Demand forJ^-.^r,rJlf1qMJo^Jlfil=JuJiilB$ for Canning Pushes Cost ___ Upward. "The cow jumped over the moon." She did in the nursery* rhyme. Prices are going just as high on account of the war. The conflict is far removed in regard to distance, but the effects are felt here in the way of prices on foodstuffs. The necessities, as well as the luxuries, are affected. Prices on imported wines and famous German beers do not interest the community as a whole. The fact that soon the connoisseur of fine liquors will have to tickle his palate with domestic brands is not as vital as the fact that the prlco of meats has gone skyward or that flour and sugar are mounting the price list for an altitude record. Meat Advance Serious. The jump In the price of meat Is serious. This is due to the decline in receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep, and to the fact that the amount of beef demanded by the canners has so- increased that the supply for sale to butchers is cut considerably. Pork loin has increased 9 cents per pound in a week. Steaks have jumped 3 to 5 cents per pounds Other-meats have taken an equal rise. Cane sugar is |5.73 per hundred In New York. The beet sugar crop, which Is never on the market until eotember. will probably be the same, since .the two kinds are generally . within a few cents of the same price, this large^^ b6aV«*af#c«ttlt~ride the Navy beahs are SI.50 per hundred, and rice has advanced. Swiss Cheese Goes Up. Swiss cheese as well as roquefort has risen far above the staple price. Imported Swiss cheese, for which the customer has been paying 32 cents per pound, is selling now for 45 cents. And roquefort has jumped from- 33 to 48 cents. In the jump lu price of Swiss cheese the dealer's margin has suffered, in that he is now paying 37 cents instead of 22^ cents, and sell- ing the food for 45 cents instead of S3-cents. --z Many dealers are selling flour for what it costs them. The rise has been marked in this commodity, and although the wheat crop is larger than ever, the demand is going to be so large that the immense supply "wlhT not keep the price at the usual figure. ~\ The supply Of FTehch and Italian olive oils in this country is not large enough to last for more than a month. The California supply will last about one week. Then olive oil as a season- ing for fancy cooking wilt have to be passed up and a cheaper shorten- ing used. • California dried fruits will supply the country without any necessity of skimping. Prices oni spices have been withdrawn. Perfumes .and extracts are soaring upwards. The imported brands of perfume are now so high that the wholesale cost exceeds the fixed retail price. The Imported sardines, herring and other fish are soon to be out of reach, not only in price, but in ability to pro- cure them. Coffee is 5 cents per pound higher. ------*-- Linens are out of sight. **D. >M;J3S_ a cotton floss, which" every woman knows~and- uses-dm crocheting and tatting, will soon be brought up, and when the present supply is exhausted fancy work will have to be discon- tinued as an afternoon pastime. Toyless Christmas. This, may be a ^oyless~Chiristmas. All of the toys, or about 90 per cent, are imported. Many dealers who have cot purchased their stocks will be unable to get any. Mr. H. M. Rosen- berg of Rosenberg's store says that themselves fortunate, they consider in that they purchased their supply or Christmas toys *«???= -J"1* that they will be delivered in Evanston this Mr. A. L. Bogart of W. S. Lord's store doubts that they will receive the many original things which he pur- chased for their gift and book depart* meats when he was In Berlin and, Vienna. tinuation of sale of travelers* cheques. The telegrani Teadsay follows: City* National Bank, Evanston, lit Conditions- abroad necessitate dis- contlnnancesale of travelers' chequss. BANKERS TRUST COMPANY. NovsKfQS Higher. Talc for talcum powder Is imported. The supply on hand in the United States Js not large enough to last long. Hairpins, combs and other Attention Is Alv ays Called to Boats in the Lai ef Which Are eing Closely Watched ftm MCf*wV' Nest. ONE MAN «0T PEEVED When Captain Jenfen Asked Him He Said He Did Not Want to Argue. "Bo you see that yacht out in the lake? She is In distress. Why don't you go to her assistance?" - All of this came over the telephone Sunday afternoon to Capt. Jensen of the United States life-saving crew, while the rain and wind were making the lake rather a nasty place for a boat Capt. Jensen asked the man who called which boat was in dis- tress. There were five yachts on the lake when the rain came up. Three were to the north of the life-saving station and two were south. From the "crow's nest" the captain was keeping close watch on all of them. The one which was the largest stood two miles out. The rain obscured the view of this boat Therefore the captain was anxious to know why she was in dis- tress. His question provoked the man, who said, "1 uWt want to argue with you. The boat is in 'trouble. Why_aren't you out thereT" ______ Watching All Five. Capt Jensen informed the man that he was watching all .the boats and was ready to go to the assistance of i^^myi^lS^Utamri^^^ * M ^^-5?M*g^Sr^SS storm best. When the rain and wind came up the skipper ordered the can- vas lowered, dropped anchor, and all went down into the cabin. " - The man on the telephone, who would not give his name, slammed the receiver on the telephone. The motor boat at the station put out to investi- gate. The two boats to the south of the station were visited first. One was lying so close in that Capt. Jensen en- tertained more fears for her, since he thought she might be thrown up against a breakwater. These boats City the Racine man stepped out on were safe. Then the one two miles culwaa visited.--She was a big yachtx was riding the sea in splendid fashion. The owner thanked the crew for com- ing out. but said he was in no danger. The boats to the north got through the squall satisfactorily, so Evanston missed excitement and possibly an accident Many Calls During Storm. Capt. Jensen says that every time a rain or wind comes up he gets calls all the way from Wilson avenue to Glencoe calling attention to something in the lake. Last summer a woman down in the vicinity of Wilson aye- nun called the station and said she was certain some one out to the Jake was in distress. The crew put out In the boat. They found two buoys. Tho woman had never seen them before and felt certain they were people In distress. Another time the crew made a run to fish a bale of straw out of the lake which somebody had thought to be a man, and frantically summoned aid. The crew doesn't mind making thoso runsTTS thVcaptaln aald,MIt is the only time,we get to ws the power boat and we get a nice ride out of ft. hut in a stem ware on :Ihe anxious seat, and we wish that "people who call would tell us their nameB and state their reasons, for thinking some thing is wrong." A fire on the beach, back of 2603 Sheridan road, Evanston, furnished a run for the Are department last Sun- day night. Some beach party had not put Out the fire and It had caught some wood and grass. There was no damage. THEIR LAST OIF. The North End swimming class had their last dip in the swimming tank at Northwestern university Monday night The plunge was won by Mary Winn, first; Helen Thompson, second. Mary Winn took first In the 20-ysrd swim; Ruth Risley, second; Esther Moore, third. Thursday evening "Tom" Robinson has arranged a big exhibition pro. gram for his classes,-- In addition some of the Illinois Athletic club stars streets will be will show what they can do. The pro- gram of events on Saturday afternoon will conclude the summer activities In (Continued on page 4.) Pickpockets Are Making Rich Hauls on the Milwaukee Line -- Sundays and Holidays Are Good Days for Them. WATCH YOUR P0CKETBG0K Displaying large Roll of Bills at Ticket Windows, or Carrying Un- usual Amounts of Currency Is Not a Safe Practice. A man with a large sum of money is not safe on a Chicago and Milwau- kee electric train. That a «s»s of thieves is Infesting the trains Is evi- denced by the large number of rob- beries that have occurred recently. On Sundays and holidays the traffic on the line is heavy, and that Is when the thieves get in their best work. Sunday night a man was robbed of $12 at the Central street station, in Evanston. lie related his ioss to the guard at the station, and then think- ing it was useless to search for'the man who "touched" htm, he went on to Chicago without giving his name or notifying the police. The guard told the policeman on the beat about the affair. *! ••'. 1> "Touched" for tefie. ' * Two other more daring and larger robberies occurred on the north end of the line. One was at Waukegan and the other at Kenosha. The Wau- kegan affair was where a Racine man was relieved of $400 in currency. The robbery occurred as the car stopped to allow passengers to northofr WanjjOgan? ^bo- the car at Waukegan the police of the theft The authori- ties in turn got Into communication with the Zion City police and both departments are now working on the case. The name Of the victim of the rob- bery was not secured, but he is known to be a Racine man, and It Is said he left the Wisconsin n^r to company with his wife and a man friend en route to Chicago. When the car departed from Zion d open air carn ival and a Una program the rear platform to smoke. The car reached the Beach rosdHTficHltoetor man stooped over for some reason and the movement displayed a large wallet containing the S400 In his inside coat pocket. Like a flash a man who bad been standing near him thrust his hand into the pocket grasped the wallet and leaped from the car. The robbery had-occurred so quickly that the victim and spectators were dumb- founded for a moment. Thin th« friend of the victim leaped from the car in pursuit of the thief. The Racine man and his wife con- tinued their way to Waukegan, where they informed the police of the affair. The success or fate of, the man who leaped from th e car 1 n i thief cannot be gained, as nothing has been heard from him since, the vie tim stated that the money did not be- long to hint, and that It was placed In his trust by another man. An Old Game. .: -• The other robbery on the electric line occurred when a Car stopped at Kenosha.- A farmer was the Victim* He was "touched" for |71. The man- a«;f of robbery was an old one. It Is said three men entered into conversation with th« farmer. They had evidently learned he had a large amount of money on his person. Ah the ear stopped at the Kenosha sta- tion the three men Jostled the farmer and then swung from the oar. The train proceeded several mlles out of Kenosha--the farmer reached Into his pocket and found his roll was gone RAPID PROGRESS MADE IN STREET REPAIR WORK Rapid progress is being made to the widening and paving of Wilmette and Central avenues. The excavating is practically completed and the earn- ings which had to be taken ftp and nearly are now nearly all la placer The work of paving will begin at once is estimated that the two completed early in September. Between fifty and hundred men pava been e»PJ««n continuously since the started two weeks eg*. WILMETTE AND OLD TAKE LEAD Old Timers Defeat Bear Cats and Wilmette Trounce Glen- coe in Exciting Game. Two games were played Thursday night at Foster new in the North Shore Basketball league series. Both games were well played, close and exciting. The Old Timers won the first game from the Bear Cats, 18 to 9. The score at half time was 6 to 6. The Old Timers came back strong.In the second half and obtained a good lead on their opponents, which they held successfully. The game between Glencoe and Wilmette was a fight from start to finish, the result being In doubt until the last few minutes, when Wilmette pulled off some bril- liant team work, which netted them two baskets, giving them the gamer Score, 19 to 14. The schedule has been redrawn to include teams representing Mason Park and the Olympic club. There are now eight teams in the league, and a very fine series of games Is expected. Line-ups: Bear Cats. Old Timers. Carlson..........r. f.........McKean McMillan....... .4. f...... .. .Kahler Racder.........., eJ:::~..... .Drlacott Rldell............r. g...... •, .Brown Garwood, M. Tolsten, Swanson.......1. g..........Osborn Glencoe. Wilmette. Mills..............r. f.. Culver.,*..4.*....I. f... Pope.......... vrc*-.. Stafford.,rim....-. .r. gv. Watson...........I. g.. . .It. Connor .... Riehter ... -Schmidt ....... Hopp . w. Connor IS WILMETTE DAYATRAVINIA Basket Picnic, Parade and Ath- letic Performances Fill Bill. Today Is Wilmette day at Ravinla Park. The New Trier Business Men's association baa sent out Invitations for the Business Men's Basket picnic and special cars will leave here this morning at 9:30 for the park. This also'thc day set for the child has been arranged. At a o'clock In the afternoon, a circus parade will'be held on the athletic field. The parade will be led by the Allendale and Glen- wood school bands. Those marching In the parade are requested to assem- ble at the paviuion at 1:15 and to come dressed as clowns, any kind of animal, tame or wild, bareback rider, acrobat, trapeze performer, or in any other costume which will help to make the occasion a gala one. Most of the business houses In Wilmette will be closed today to allow their employes to attend the picnic. : KiCKLAKu PARK HOLDS GALA CELEBRATION Home Coming Pay is Fittingly by North Shore Towns. ! Highland Para celebrated its fourth annual "Highland Park day" last Thursday. Nearly the entire popula- lt of the {tion of the city met at the city hall square in the morning and paraded down to the lake front where the day was celebrated by games, races and water contests. More than 4,000 per sons visited the park during the after- noon and evening. There were nail driving contests for the women, foot races for the boys and girls and a fat man's roll for the men weighing over 200 pounds; * : ~-^~- 7«" A hundred watermelons,' 200 pies; and several wagon loads of pop were consumed by the Joyous picnickers. A dancing floor and band music kept many of the younger set celebrating the "day" until nearly midnight. Albert Larson, who was chairman of the day, said It was the best cele- bration they1 had held. " vw don't expect to make any .money,' he said, "but we do expect to have a good time. This really Is a home-coming day for Highland Park people, every- body gets acquainted, and community spirit and local business are boomed." v THI tlTTLE»T REBEL. Mr. Sparr. manager of the Village theater, has secured for his theater "The Littlest Rebel." and this famous film will be shown at that popular show house Monday, Aug. 17. and Wednesday. Aug. 19, at both after- noon and evening performances. In this film. E. K. Lincoln takes the part WATER POWER RILL REDEEMED BYAMENDMEKTS Adamson Bill Not Recognized by Sponsors When Final Vote Was Taken. A CONSERVATION MEASURE Original Draft Played Into Hands of Monopoly, but It Wis Worked Over Into a Protective By Charles M. Thomson. I have written in a previous letter of the tremendous importance of wa- ter power development in this coun- try. I have called attention to the two bills that have been pending in the house on this subject, the Adam- son bill covering the question of water power development on the navigable streams of the United States, re* ported by the committee on inter* state and foreign commerce, and the Ferris bill covering the question of water-. development on the non-navi- gable streams located on the public lands of the United States, reported by the committee on the public lands. The Ferris bill is a conservation measure in every sense of the word, safeguarding the public interests. While it is fair to the water power people it also exacts fair treatment and reasonable compensation from them for all rights which they map secure under the bill. The Adamson Mil. on the other hand, as reported to the house by the committee, the opposite of a conservation ure. If it had been written regard to the rights of the public solely In the interests of water monopoly, It could scarcely have written differently than it was. deed a number of paragraphs in the bill appear to have bean lifted bodily attorneys of the water power com- panies and which naturally were not designed to benefit anybody but their clients. .-..._____Up for Twe Waeha. This Adamson bill hat bees the order of business In the house dur- ing the past two weeks, ' Early in its consideration the lines were sharp- ly drawn between the conservation- ists and those who are opposed to conservation. The first clash came in connection with the consideration of section 2 of the bill. As reported by the committee, the bill exacted practically no compensatlon for such rights to the devolopmsnts of water power as might be h*| under the Pro* visions of the bill. An amendment was ordered by Mr. Sheriey of Ken- tucky, adding the following to sec- tion 2: "The secretary of war may provide as a condition of such approval, for payment to the United States of rea- sonable annual charges for the benefits that accrue to the grantee by the authority given under this and at the end of 20 years, and ten years thereafter, the secretary o war may readjust the annual as may then be just and __Every friend of conservation lined up for that amendment, and every enemy of conservation and friend of the water power Interests lined up against it For two days and more the oratory poured forth, Snst frost one side and then from the other* When the show-down was reached and the vote taken the anti-conserva- tionists were decisively beaten, for the amendment was adopted by a voJteL of 143 to 45. Following that defeat the antlconservatioasts fought with less heart against the adoption of the many amendments that were offered to the following sections of the bill Hi the interest of conservation, and practically all of them were adopted. When the bill came to a veto on fin final pssssge. its sponsors could not; recognise it. Instead of being a bat In the interest of water power aw* hopoly it was a real conservation measure, safeguarding all ther'toteev ests of the public, and the MS was passed by a vote of lietotT. Rolf Call Mfassd* The roll call on this bill was a queer mixture. Some advocates of the original bill voted against it < the ground that it had been hopeless- ly shot to pieces (and It had been from their point of view) and was worth nothing, and other advocates of the bill in its original form voted for it even after the adoption of the of CaptaJa Cary and Mlml Yvonne the i conservation--amendments*--aayH part of Vlrgie. Captain Cary'a daugh- openly that they wanted to get it o=W tor. On Tuesday. Aug. IS, "One of Our to the senate, wanted to g Girls" will be shown with ftasei Dawn as Kate Shipley. These two fitom are amon* tha omTevirTaown in tha vtRage and both are watt worth seeing.^ ~~~^ would be restored to the conditJoi B. which it was when reported to the house. Those who are seeking to (Continued en fate ti -