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News VOL. VI. No. 85. Phone Witaette 1640. WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, FXIDAY. JULY 9,191S. 8, Brown Btrilningj. PRICE FIVE PERSONALLY the U. S. Geological Survey Has Issued a Guide Book Covering the Overland Trail I COAST All faa'Wi#lte:ifatol& Interest Are Pictured t . and Described. Tho United States Geological survey has Just Issued a guidebook describ- ing the Overland route from Missouri river to the Pacific coast, and every traveler may now enjoy the luxury of feeing "personally conducted" without any other e*p«iiBe luun uie doiiar he must send to the superintendent of documents at Washington, D. C to obtain a copy. It Is Secretary Lane's desire that the transcontinental Jour- ney, by whatever route, shall afford the traveler an Intimate acquaintance with the country through which be pauses, and this volume, therefore, is the first of four which will appear In rapid succession. The next to come, that covering the Northern Pacific route, so closely Identified with the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1803- 1806, will be published in a few days; and those describing the Santa Fe route and the Shasta and Coast route Will follOW SOOn.r"â€"-r;,y--- Route from Station to Station. The value of these guides to trav- elers Interested In their country can not be measured. The route Is fol- lowed from station to station, and the country along the way described and explained from many points of view. Human history, geologic history, agri- cultural and mining valuesâ€"every- thing. In short, that can make a ear- window landscape vital and Interest- lagâ€"is succinctly and rapidly sketched. The long stretches of prai- rie country and endless miles of des- ert, often so dreary to the uninformed traveler, are made to teem with hu- man interest and Scientific informa- tion. One region may afford a livelihood for only a pastoral people; another may be capable of intensive agricul- ture; still another may contain hid- den sources of mineral wealth which nay attract large Industrial develop- ment; and taken together these va- ried resources afford the promise of continued prosperity" for this or that state. jrf « It Will Answer Questions. The guidebooks are full of items of general interest that will answer such questions as the average intelligent traveler la continually askng. In a broad way the story of the west is a unit, and the aim of this description of the western United States Is to meet the needs of the American clt- ixen who desires to understand what be sees. In the preparation of the book on the Overland route (Bulletin «12) much Information already In the poa- sesaion of the Geological Survey been utilized, but to supplement tl material three geologist* last made a field examination of the en- tire route, while special topographic surveys for the accompanying maps were made by survey oaglsoars. The Mate Is covered by a aeries of twenty- aJne complete and accurate mage, which are so arranged that the read- er can unfold them one by one and iap in view while he Is Wiacor£i*'s Wonderful Story Wisconsin was admitted as a state of the Union May 99. 1848. after prohatioa period of twelve years aa a territory. It was the fifth state to be formed out of tie old North~cst territory which had been organised under the Ordinance of 178T. We have, in a previous article, given some account of the boundary controversy with Illinois while Wisconsin was yet a territory. But in the generally pros- perous conditions prevailing through- out the regions occupied by Illinois and Wisconsin all fJP^frieVancea be- tween the two sections were forgot- ten, or became the subject of humor- ous references. It is recalled that Bon. James R. Doolittle of Wiscon- sin. In a speech at the beginning of work on the great drainage canal in 1892 spoke in terms of praise for the work. The veteran ex-senator said he hoped to see the great enterprise com- pleted and a "waterway established between the lakes and rivers." He continued as follows: "I cay It with just as much earnestness as if all my Interests were identical With Chicago. I SUU live in Wisconsin. I Uve in the state to which Chicago, belongs accord- ing to the Ordinance of 1787. (Laugh* tar and applause.) I sometimes give an excuse to thqse gentlemen who ask me, 'Why la It you practice law in Chicago, and yet live in Wisconsin?* I tall them that by the Ordinance of 1787 Chicago belongs to Wisconsin, and I have a right to be the-e. But Independent of all that my Interests are of a national character." .'.._.. People Hold Advanced Ideas. Like some other progressive west- ern states Wisconsin has always been distinguished for Its advanced Ideas, and its people have not hesitated to embody them in legislation. For ex- ample, we may especially make men- tion of the early movement for a his- torical society which was organised in January, 1849, less than a year after the admission of the state into the Union. Little was done in the first four years Of its existence, but In 1864 the society became an active department of the state government, and it has been well supported in its work continuously since that time. Lyman C. Draper became the guiding A quietus, however, was placed upon spirit of the society, and continued as such until 1886, when he resigned and Reuben Gold Thwaltes succeeded him as the head of the society. Thwaltes continued in this office up to the time of his death In the fall of 1»13. The brevity of this sketch, having so large a subject to deal with, ren- ders it necessary to confine its scope to some, important branch Of the state's wonderful development. Thus the historical society and the state university are chosen for such descrip- tion so that at least these Important phases' of Its history can be clearly placed before the reader. The subject is a timely one in view of the move- ment now on foot in our own state to provide a building for its rapidly growing historical collections, though we must confess to our regret that we are still far behind what our sitter state baa already accomplished. Building for Historical Society. Adding to What Is said above It is Interesting to observe that in the years 1895 to 1900 the state Of Wis- consin entered upon the construction of a splendid building for the use of its historical society which had by that time become the most important institution of its kind west of the Al- leghanies. its collections had reached a total of nearly 300,000 hooka and pamphlets, besides a vast store of mu- seum Objects and miscellaneous his- torical data. The new building cost the state $610,000, at a time when prices were unusually low, and It la probable that the building and equip- ment could not today be replaced for a million dollars- Anyone who has aver seen this beautiful building situated aa it is'on a site adjoining the grounds of the State university, will be Imi with Its vast sbm and capacity. yet In 1910 and the two following yean it was found necessary to add a wing to she mala building costing 12*0.000, which grves a total capacity Of over 000,000 volumes. It is pre- dicted in the last annual report that still another wing will be necessary within a few years to keep pace with its lusty growth. The _, art of the route it , The book is also freely with half-tone plates of -nest striking views and objecta to be structor of the present, and the mon- itor of tee future." An eminent critic once wrote, "If we could expand the rivalry of Individuals for wealth and power into a generous competition Of cities and states In founding galleries of art, museums, libraries and institu- tions of learning; we should • soon sea the dawn of the true golden age." We have a striking example of the reali- sation of this vision in the story of Wisconsin. University Founded In 1848. NOt only in its great historical so- ciety but in Its other institutions bee Wisconsin splendidly carried forward its work in the development of the community comprised within its lim- its. The State university was Incor- porated only a month or two after the, state's admission into the Union in 1848. For various reasons a state tax in support of the university wee not levied until 1878. since which time, however, It baa regularly re- ceived generous aid from each recur- ring legislature. A constitutional pro- vision required that the university should ha placed "at or near" the cap- ital, that la at Madison. The main building is situated a mile from the capitol occupying 600 acres on a beau- tiful and picturesque tract along aba shores of Lake Mendota. Dr. Charles R. VanHise, who has been president since 1904, was a graduate of the uni- versity, the first graduate to hJld that position. The attendance of students last year was 6,766. "At various times within the his- tory of the state," says Thwaltes in his history, "there have been more or less serious proposals to remove the capital from Madison; for the most part these have emanated from Mil* waukoe." In tho legislative session of 1858, a bill to provide for transplant- ing the seat of government to that city came very near being carried, and ten years later a hill for its removal actually passed hut at the last mo- ment it was recalled. Similar at- tempts were made at Intervals there- after, particularly following the de- struction of a part of tho state house by fire in 1904, the most persistant claimant at that time being Oshkosh. further proposals of that character when in 1907 the legislature made provisions for a new state house at Madison to cost six millions of dol- lars. Since that time the new build- ing has been to process of erection and at the present time it is practi- cally complete. X No Badoer There. It is rather amusing to find that al- though known as "the badger state." the badger is net found In Wisconsin. It is said by a writer In the Encyclo- paedia Britannica that the name prob- ably originated as a nickname for those- lead miners working in the south-western part of the state who came from the east, and who lived In dug-outs like the hillside burrows of the badgers ?u the eastern states. These miners did not go home in the winter season as did those. working to the mines south of the Illinois line, and the name of "suckers" was ap- plied to the tatter, borrowed from the name of tho migrating fish found to the rivers of Illinois; and thus the name came to be applied to the in- habitants of the entire state of Illi- nois. PUT A CRIMP IN THE WORK OF PICKPOCKET Police Catch Man in Act of Stealing Purse at Cen- tral Street by the state for the the society for 1918 was 836.CO0, to which the tnotitwrtoa bad the fit of the income from 873,000 of in- A pickpocket arrested at 11:60 Mon- day night saved the Bvanston police record for Independence day. Other- wise there would have been little to show that the force was active, save for the still alarms of fire and the con- fiscation of dangerous fireworks. The stations of the Milwaukee elec- tric railroad and the elevated lines were carefully watched by all day yesterday. Their "rewarded by the Lewis, oho gave 914 West 12th street. just finished row R. M- Patterson, who gave his as 481 of hta the ARDEH SHORE CITY'S POOR Greatest Fresh Air Camp in the World Is Running Full Speed Ahead Now. FRESH AIR MANY There is Also Something to Do Besides Just Arden Shorn., which Is tho largest fresh-air camp to the World, end la supported by towns along toe north Shore, opened for the aummer Satur- day. The camp is situated not far from a station of the same name on I an easy matter tonuiwor suclTquee the Cbk^go-aiilwaukeeelectric road about two mllea north of Lake Bluff. It has twenty-three acres surrounded on three sides by woods and open fields and on the fourth side by a 800-foot frontage on Lake Michigan. Arden Shore la the only place of its kind anywhere near Chicago, and If anyone has ever spent the hot weeks in one of the splendid settlements scattered through the most crowded parts of the city, they have some con- ception of what this big out-of-door park on the shore of the lake must be to the woman, boys, girls and babies who crowd into its hospitable are* every day for two months. """â€" __ Pee Woman ami Chlldf n For between tan and fifteen years this hospitality has been offered to people of all races and denominations, most of them coming through the United Charities or from the settle- ment houses established* in the west and sooth sections of the city. The camp was organized for the benefit of women and children, but between sixty and seventy boys under 14 reg- ister every day during the summer. Elderly people come out for the day, but go back each night, as the space which would he occupied by them if they stayed la sorely needed for toe women, children and girls. * requent- ly, sleeping quarters are so much to demand, the cottages erected to take place of tents are crowded to their utmost capacity. Arden 8hore differs from the ordi- nary fresh-air camp to toe amount and kind of educational work carried on. From the ringing of the rising bell st 6 to the retiring bell at 9, almost every hour, sside from those seteslde for mean and rest, has its group ac- tivities. There to a kindergarten for children from 4 to 7 years old, and there are dancing classes, mothers' and "little mothers'" classes, em- broidery classes, swimming classes, nature study and sketching classes. sawing classes and games. "(Continued on Pago UNION MEETINGS TO BE HELD THIS SUMMER Wilmette Churches Unite Services on Sunday Evenings. Noodles" Made Without Fraudulent Traffic in Eggtess "Egg Noodles9 and Colored Macaroni to Receive Attention. Recent activity on the part of cer- tain noodle and macaroni manufactur- ln selling noodles artificially col- ored yellow as "egg goodies,'* when they contain little or no agg. baa lad the federal and state food officials to! Of stopping this fraudu- lent traffic. It is the custom to taking up matters of this kind to afford an op- portunity for a hearing to all manufac- turers and Other interested parties In order to permit them to present rea- sons for or against trade practices. Accordingly, the Joint committee on defl n it ions and standards, repr esen ting Uoodles and the relation of the mois- ture content to the statement on the package of weight. The amount of moisture that should bo permitted baa an Important bearing on the appllca- tion of the net wight amendment of the food and drugs act to such prod nets. A pound of macaroni that con- tains 11 par cent moisture baa more _ nutritive substance than a pound of the Association ot American- Hairy,! mscsmnl ottarwtoa equal In quality Food and Drug Officials, the Associa- tion of Official Agricultural Chemists, and the U. 8. Department of Agricul- ture, recently held a hearing to order to secure all possible information In regard to the manufacture of noodles, macaroni, and similar alimentary pastes. To the average parson it would seam ttona aa "What are noodles?" or. What are egg noodles?" or, "What Is macaroni?" The question, however, Is not so easy to answer if put in this way; "How much egg must a maan facturer Add to his noodle before ho Is legally entitled to label his product 'egg noodles?"' The question of amount might he stated this way: "If the manufacturer uses Just a trifling amount of sgg, can the product legally be labeled-egg noodles?'" Evidence of Fraud. It was brought out at the hearing that fraudulent practices have crept Into the manufacture of noodles, moca- roni, and spaghetti which make It diffi cult for reputable manufacturers of un adulterated goods to meet tho compe- titlon of the cheapened product, where- by the consumer receives an article that contains foreign coloring matter but much less nutritive substance than the genuine noodles or macaroni he eipects to receive. Good egg noodles should contain a substantial amount of egg, but articles labeled "egg noo- dles" which contain only a trace of egg and to soma Wifeoess none st all,have been-put on the market. Tho oggless "egg noodles," for example, are aril ficially colored yellow by means of a dye, so that to the .uninitiated they look exactly like the noodles that con tain real egg- Some manufacturers have been unable to see wby they should add eggs at from 80 to 80 cents per dosen when the same character- istic yellow can be obtained by the ad- dition of a dye at a cost tost is com- paratively negligible. Where the out- put of a factory la large, the illegiti- mate profits made by substituting yel- low dye for eggs may be very great. ^R A Reel Egg Noodle. If noodles were sold merely for orna- ments It might make Utile difference to the purchaser whether the yellow came from ah egg or from a dye, but when considered as food, whether or not they contain any eggs or enough egg to be of value as food, la Im- portant For It la possible to make yellow noodles without sny eggs at all and also to spread one egg over a great many noodles and add coaugh dye to give an attractive color. It wee Im- portant, therefore, to find whether a mere suspicion ot egg employed to an attempt to escape the law on a technl- cality would be considered in the trade the water then is natural, With the result that the buyer pays butter-fat for a water-tap product. The excessive dilution ot macaroni and noodles Is possible. For this rea- son, information also was sought at the hearing In regard to the legitimate of macaroni and that contains 15 per cent or more moisture. The investigations made by the department of agriculture have shown that there is a very streat dif- ference in the amount of moisture to macaroni, noodles, and similar ali- mentary pastes now on the market. Water added in excessive amount and sold at tho price of macaroni la even more profitable that dyed dough at the price ot egg noodles. Those who appeared at the hearing before tho committee on definitions and standards agreed that to order to put compe titlon within toe industry on a fair basis, and to guard the in- terests of the consumers, definitions should bo adopted that would abso- lutely prohibit the use of artificial coloring, fix a minimum egg require- msnt for articles sold aa sgg prod- ucts, and also define the amount of moisture that may be per mi tted in the products. What those limitations and requirements shall bo is now betog considered by tho committee on defini- tions and standards. 15,000 KNIGHTS AT FT. SHERIDAN PICNIC Pythians from North Shore Gather in Large Numbers for Celebration. IT 1 n ( n AND SANE DAlh IN WILMETTE No Injuries from Fireworks and There Wasn't Enough Excitement To Stir a Soul. NORTH SHORE LIVELY All the Towns Turn Out to Celebrate Nation's Birthday, The first of n series of union Sun- day evening services, to continue until the first of September, will be held next Sunday evening with the Bap- tist church to top Womap's clnb buffe- ts*, the churches uniting are the Congregational. Methodist. Presbyteri- an and Baptist churches. The services will alternate bouses of worship, and one of the lo- cal pastors, or will preach. Tho boar wOs be V. on admttatog. i which did the Dr. wlB fdfht to •*ted thetr JMsrsmt Dye has been used also for pose of deception to tho of macaroni. The' best grade of macaroni to made from toe eemottna of Durum wheat This â- smnltos to rich in gluten which consists ot the nltrogenoua aabstawftaa of the grain, and Is high In food value. This wheat boa Its own characteristic yel- low color, which Is rightly sssnristed In the mioda of pawhsâ€"rs with the coducta. The yellow can, like that of the reproduced by use of certain iron. It practice for 'Of Folly 16,000 Knights of Pythias went to Fort Sheridan Monday for the celebration of Independence day. Lodges from Chicago and along the north1 shore, as far aa Waukegan, par- ticipated in the events of tho day. The program started at v:*9 with an address of welcome by Judge John F. Boycr, the executive chairman of the picnic This was followed by the flag tribute, which was given by his granddaughter, Rosa Boyer. The athletic events, which were the chief feature of the day's events, began shortly after lunch and ran almost tote dinner time. Two baseball events held tho cen- ter of the stage from 1 o'clock until nearly 5. Tho first game between a team from the Naval Training station and Athena lodge resulted to a victory for the sailors by a score of 5 to 4. The second game, between Ellsworth lodge and a team from the army, was I quite as closely contested, and was finally decided to favor of Uncle Same boys by a score to 7 to 4. The only sccidents of the day oc- curred at the baseball games. Wil- liam Kayos and Harry Jacobean, two outfielders on the Athena lodge team, ran for a fly ball and had a colllaion In mldfield. Keyes was laid out cold and Jacobean wee allghtly Injured. Both were taken to the post hospital. William Smith of the Ellaworth team wan spiked and one of the men on the army team suffered a similar in- RalphWltt. son of Henry Witt. 1130 Crate street. Bvaataoa. was struck to the bead by a foul ball. Yoans Witt was one of the several thousand Inter- apectators. asm tho foul ball came down on hie bead. A new straw _ of heavy weave, whkh he wan wearing, broke the force of the btew. to keep him out of the wiimeue and towns along the north shore-celebrated Independence day to a sane and safe faahlon. There waa no general observance here, other than the exhibition ot fire works at the OuUmetto Country club, to which the general public wan invited. A large number of the cttiaens jotted with neighboring towns to celebrat- ing and many found Ravlnla an at- tractive place. foto the Speaker Kenllworth had an all-day program with Congressman George Edmund Fobs ss the main attraction in the way of oratorical fireworks. Thorn was also a parade, exhibition drill by apprenticed seamen from the naval training station, baseball game, field and water events, tennis tournament and moving pictures. Winnotka had a simitar program, most of which took place on the vil- lage green. The crowd waa kept livened up by the music of toe Seventh regiment band. Folly three thousand people were there and al- most two hundred loving cups were awarded as prizes In the athletic events, which we so arranged aa to Incorporate all ages from six to slaty. Bvanston spent a safe and sane1 Fourth, also a sate and sane Fifth. In fact, it was so quet and tome that it seemed very much like two Sun- days had been wished on the city. The only difference was that the mo- tion picture houses were runningâ€" that is, the operators were turning the cranks and the pictures ware being shown on the screen to a few. There was a procession of automo- biles through town all day. but few stopped. Everybody was bound for. the north shore, where each and every village had some sort of a celebration. At the Extreme Ends. Bvanston did celebrate at the ax- treme ends, in South Bvanston there was a ttiig raising and a parade in Norih Bvanaton, at the Llncolnwood school, there waa an all-day esssleu ot games and athletic events. At North- western field there was a good base- bail game, and at Foster field and Washington school the children nod a good time, but Evaastau did net have a general celebration. The band concert in Lake Front park to **- evening saved Davis street's repute* l tion. There were only tare fires to Evans- ton yesterday as a result of toe cole, bration of Independence day by vescent young America. A few utes peat 5 aa alarm came Into Fire Station No. 1 from 1918 Chicago ave- nue. Tho roof was on fire, evidently set by a firecracker, thrown tote too air. The fire daee#taaent. quickly and soon and the tingutahed. leaving n damage of B*> tie more than 95. The firemen wore tost apparatus together alarm woo tea sad In from 1199 eon of J. E. McBraady. won celebrat- ing the nation's birthday wiih Bra- crackers. One set the roof on Bra, The damage here amounted to a few dollars. The firemen returned to the i