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[lick Pocket Rifiers From Chi- cago Find Central Street Station a Good Place to Operate. ' WO ARE MADE VICTIMS Jony Morasco of Hubbard Woods and C. G. Patterson ofChicago Lose Their Bank Rolls WHiile Taking Cars at Electric Station. Pickpockets have renewed their operations at the Central Street Mil- waukee Electric station and are sain working successfully among the jwds of passengers who board the iterurbarf and Elevated cars at that oint. On Saturday and Sunday two lctims reported losses aggregating in money. They are Tony forasco, of Hubbard Woods, from |rhom the "light-fingered gentry" se- red $139, and C. Q. Patterson, 440 Sixty-first street, Chicago, who Motaeco was robbed shortly after 0 o'clock Sunday morning in a rd which was surging: out ot the tint room. He was unable to give description of any persons who near him and thus the police at sea concerning any possible i which might lead to the identity ' yje crooks. Iffl Flashed Hit Roll. f Ittfl two' other men, Morasco en- the Milwaukee electric roalroad to wait for a northbound car. 'purchasing a ticket he flashed a roll of bills, which he later in his side trousers pocket thought that the pickpockets wit- the display of money and ably saw their victim replace it b trousers pocket When the car ived, a rush was made for the sta- door and, in tearing the room co was jostled about. However. i did not feel the money taken from pocket The car had scarcely when Morasco discovered his â-  He left the car at Isabella et and returned to Central street, he notified the police of the sry. Sergt Arthur Johnston waj led and kept a watch for' the ckets the remainder of the day. unable to give a description of men, Morasco, highly excited, in English, wailed about his Robbed on-Train, son was robbed on the North- Elevated road between Wtt- and Bvanston late Saturday He, too, was unable re any description of men who near him en rente to Central The only thing he could re- was that In a crowd of men boarded the car at Wlimette, he pushed by some nan behind htm It is thought that the money was from his pocket when he crowded back against the Several Elgin Speed Kings Will Compete Next Sunday at Postponed Meet. The LlbertyviUe speed carnival, which was to have been held in the Chicago speedway Sunday afternoon, was postponed until next Sunday be- cause of rain. The entire program, including the great 100-mile free-for- all and the world's record-time trials, will be staged next Sunday afternoon. The' postponement will make possi- ble the securing of the entry of other crack pilots, men like Ralph De Palma, Spencer Wishart, Ralph Mul- ford and Hughie Hughes. De Palma and Wishart with their Elgin Mercers and Wishart with the Indianapolis Peugeot, which he will drive at Elgin, will be in the city Thursday and will be asked to enter the Llb- ertyville races. These three famed pilots were the stars In the Brighton Beach meeting, which was held on the New York track on Saturday. Fol- lowing the New York meeting their cars were shipped directly to Chi- cago. Hughie Hughes, injured in a recent road accident in Oklahoma, has fully recovered and is expected in Chicago tomorrow. Hughes' Tulsa car is al- ready at Elgin and the English wheel- man will probably enter at Liberty- ville also. 1Y BECOME II IE I Congressman Chas. M. Thom- son in Letter to The Lake Shore News Says There Is No Truth to Stories AS TO IT BEING CLOSED If It Becomes a Brigade Post It Will Be the Second One in the United States, the Only Other One Being at Chattanooga WARRANT WAS FAULTY; BOYER DISMISSES CASE Niles Center Farmers Argue Cases, but Defendant Is Dismissed by Justice. Because an error was made in plac- ing two charges in one warrant against Prank Meirhafer, the Niles farmer, who was arrested a few days ago by Constable Henry Witt on com- plaint of Louis Brandt, also a farmer in the Niles neighborhood, tie case was dismissed by Police Magistrate John F. Boyer of Evanston, after evi- dence for the prosecution had been submitted. The case involved a boundary line dispute. Attorney John Hugh Lally prosecute ed the case. He bad prepared the warrant and when Attorney Benjamin Short, who represented Meirhafer, fin- ished dissecting the document. Justice Boyer held that the motion to dismiss the case because the warrant was faulty by Attorney Short was well put The case was full of personal jibes hurled by the attorneys. Short kept the spectators in the court room laughing at witty criticisms of Brandt, whom he described as decidedly fem- inine and old maidish because of bis actions in the boundary dispute. The charge against Mierhafer was that be had plowed up stakes set by a sur- veyor, but even Brandt would not swear that Meirhafer committed the misdemeanor. Fort Sehridan is not to be abandon- ed. This now is almost an assured fact. Instead of being deserted en- tirely, as frequent reports asserted, it may be made Into a brigade post. In a letter received by the editor of The Lake Shore News from Congressman Charles M. Thomson, the congressional representative of this district says it appears, from what he can learn, that the post will never be abandoned, because of Its' central loca- tion. May Be Brigade Poet. This is what Mr. Thomson says in his letter: "I have been advised by Mr. Breckinridge, the acting secre- tary of war, that the department has no plans which contemplate the with- drawal of all troops from Fort Sheri- dan. I feel quite confident that this (ort will not be abandoned, inasmuch as it is so centrally located. I would rather expect that if any cbange was to be made at Fort Sheridan it would be in the way of securing more grounds for the reservation so as to accommodate an entire brigade." If the local post is made into a brigade post, as the congressman hopes and expects, it will be the sec- ond post of the sort DRINKING AND SMOKING INCREASES U.S. WEALTH Expensive Habits of American People Responsible for •a. been aevuml week, since <>«" Vast Wealth. by pickpockets have been re- ^ ___ to the police. Tbe Central Th» excessive drinking, smoking Electric railway -f«*- bas end card playing indulged in by the been a favorite snot for the American people during the fiscal ending June SO, 1913, it re- favorlte spot thieves to work. oti rear ktfge crowds which transfer from Northwestern Elevated line to the Blectrle road,- and vice It has been suggested that a should be placed on. duty station, bat because of the lack _. * tt the police department, it *V**en bnposafhle to gtve this pro- **eu to the Mtnai of uw electric ""â- ** to the patrons A sow. with RaTiala Park at- .^ throngs from Chicago, the JJJwa Street station to probably vb> â- M by the largest crowds of any » along the Una. It fit wery dim- Mr fibs pohee to detect the wny r at the abort Intervals that 2* *lnftiwsMia are seat to the sta- im What is in nil ml i» * the transfer *•** tight sad day, .tv Aâ€"â€" the_______________. [Sfefes&fe1 sponsible to a large extent for the wealth of gold and paper money that fills the vaults of the fed- eral treasury. During the year a new record has been set Details of the sources of $344,424,463 cofleeted In internal revenue taxes during the year ending June 30â€"the greatest In the history of the countryâ€"have bees dis- closed. The 143.320.000 gallons of whisky and brandy consumed during the year brought la $157,542,000; the «5JMM»0 burrels of beer, porter and ale, $65.- 244,000; the 14^7«,7TI,00© cigarette* smoked, $17,84«,000; the 7.W0.038.00O cigars, $23,097,000; the chewing and smoking of 404463,000 pounds of tobacco, $32^49 O00; taxes on 33,20*.- 000 pounds of snuff amounted to $» 657,000, and the sale of 32,miS6 j packs of playing cards, sa tncreaie of ,471 over the previous year, H&r "'......ISSSi in the United States, the only other one being at Chattanooga, Tenn. An Old Discussion. There was discussion some few years ago concerning making Fort Sheridan a brigade post. Army offi- cials were sent here from Washing- ton, but after an investigation lasting several weeks, it was reported that it would be impossible to enlaTge the post because of the high price of land surrounding the reservation. How- ever, It was not long after this that the government purchased consider- able land to the west and north of the post. The rumors as to closing Fort Sheri- dan originated when Secretary of War Garrison started last month on a trip of Inspection to all the posts of the country. It was said at Washington that upon his return he would recom- mend the closing of more than 100 posts throughout the country. The secretary visited Fort Sheridan a week ago Thursday, but upon leaving, refused to make any statement as to the future of the post Object to Abandonment. Many objections were voiced as soon as the reports of the closing of the post were published, from dtixens and organisations of the state. The land upon which the post stands is a gift to the government from the Chicago As- sociation of Commerce, the organiza- tion which recently gave the land to the government upon which the naval training station at North Chicago Is located. It has always been considered ad- visable to have an army post near all Urge cities and any movement to abandon Fort Sheridan naturally would arouse strong opposition from the business men of Chicago. Then another point to favor of the reten- tion of the local post is the fact that it is so close to Chicago that troopf can be sent to any point in the coun- try upon short notice because of the fact that Chicago is suck a great rail- way center. ______ The Information from Congressman Thomson stating that the post win not be closed will bring a feeling of relief to many who have looked soon Fort Sheridan as one of CMesgow principal centers of Interest Noble-Hearted Little Tots in Village Give Indian Play for Charity's Sake, Anxious to help swell the Fresh Air fund for babies at Lincoln park, .fif- teen Wlimette "kiddies" ranging from six to thirteen years old, gave a splen- did re-enactment qt frontier life or a little open air play, which they dramatised themselves, in the vacant lot at the home of Mrs. A. N. Gage, 1210 Greenwood avenue, Saturday afternoon. More than $35 was real- ised by the youngsters which they will gladly give to help the sick ba- bies in Chicago. | The play was taken from James Fenlmore Cooper's mjwel, "The Last of the Mohicans." It was cleverly ar- ranged and the little folk portrayed the actions of the Indians in a real- istic manner. The burning of the ranch house, the killing and burning at the stoke of a settler and all other atrocious crimes, were depicted In splendid style. For nearly three Weeks the little tots have been preparingT for the open air entertainment Little Frederick Gage and Wendell Hopkins were the "playwrights," and found many tiny actors to help them produce â- â€¢ the "spectacle." The audience was large and appreciative. A good sited sum, which helped to make the total of $35, was gained from the sale of home made refreshments sold among the spectators. In spite of the intense heat of Sat- urday, the children gave a creditable entertainment, one at which the grownups marveled at their concep- tion of the historical events in the massacres and other incidents of that time. Ross Bruch, the policeman, In- jected the comedy in the production. Richard Lonnsberry, Donald Hop- kins, Frederick Gage and Jack Cul- len were the cowboys; Marion Botce, Jessie Hopkins and Helen Julia Bruch were cowgirls: Wendell Hop- kins, Donald Boice/rred'and Robert Harbaugh, Indians; Helen Beach* {Catherine Moore and Marc la Louise Bruch, squaws; Joseph Glover was a robber, and Ralph R. Bruch the po- liceman clown. Mrs. A. N. Gage, Mrs. Hopkins. Miss Newton, Miss Mosley, Mrs. Cui- len and Mrs. E. E. Moore made ami sold refreshments. The managers of the affair were so elated over the result they decided to give sucb a program annually for the sick babies. Evanston Resident, Upon Re- turn From Mexico, Says United States Should Recognize Huerta. POPULAR VOTE IMPOSSIBLE Evanston Man, Head of Large Ameri- ctn Interest, Says That It Would Not Be Fair to Let the Indians Dictate the Government. Much confidence Is reposed in Presi- dent Huerta of Mexico by Mr. Dwlght Furness of Ouauguuto, Mexico, who Is passing a tew days with his family at 1819 Hlnman avenue, Evans- ton. "While the Mexican situation ie now at a crucial point, Mr. Furness declares that the most feasible plan would be for the United States to recognise the Huerta govern- ment and forget the sentimentality attached to the deposed Madero. Peace would be restored In a few months then, he says. Having lived in Mexico for twenty- five years, where he Is engaged in the mining industry as head of the Amor- CHURCH WEDDING IS HELD IN WINNETKA Christ church in Winnetka was the scene of an attractive wedding Tues- day evening when Miss Fanny Brig- ham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- mund Douglass Brigham of Gtencoe. was married to Mr. Paul Donald Brown. The ceremony was solem- nized at 8 o'clock. Rev. Frederick D. Budlong officiated. The bride was attended by Miss Margaret Ziesing as maid of honor. The Misses Gertrude Ziesing and Do- rothy Brown, sister of the groom, were bridesmaids. Mr. Clarence Brown, brother of the groom. Mr. Henry Ziesing, Mr. Ed- mund Douglass Brigham Jr. and Mr. Harold Hlrsch were ushers, and Mr. John Northmore Brigham, brother of the bride attended the groom as best man. Miss Edith Brigham, cousin of the bride, was flower girl, and Miss Lois Virginia Brlgbam. niece of the bride, was the ring bearer. Following the ceremony a recep- tion was held at the residence of the bride's parents, 790 Sheridan road, Glencoe. After a wedding trip In northern Wisconsin Mr. and Mrs. Brown will be at home after Oct 1 at 632 Hlnman avenue, Evanston. DAUGHTER 18 BORN. Mr. and Mrs, Robert Hamilton Ross, of Winnetka, are being con- gratulated upon the arrival of a daughter In their home Sunday morn- ing. August 10. Mrs. Ross was for- merly Miss Florence Newcomb Dan- forth, of Louisville. Ky. Father Ross was so elated over the "newcomer" that his intimate friends were ap- prised before evening Monday. COUFFER GOES CAMPING. John D. Conifer, president of the viBage hoard of Wlimette, left Thurs- day evening for Mlmtesaolis, Minn., front where be will no to a camp lean Smelting and Refining company in Guauguato, Mr. - Furness is thor- oughly conversant with government affairs in that country. He asserts that Americans are provided with more protection than any other na- tionality there and have been ait through the recent trouble and storm- ing of citadels. A Start Toward Peace. The passing of Madero was recog- nized as a start toward peace and quiet in the much-talked-of revolting country. His assassination, if It was such, is decried, but the ascendency of Huerta is accepted by the 3,000,000 of civilized residents of the country as the only means of restoring a safe and sane form of government, says Mr. Furness. "Mexico will always require a mili- tary form of government," he said, In talking of the affairs of the republic. "Huerta, to my mind, is an able leader and, I believe, will make one of the best rulers the country has had. He la an educated man, a keen observer, and able to decide firmly what he thinks Is for the best of his people. He now has assembled an army of about 70,000 or 80,000 men and is establishing a formidable government. I see no reason why the United States should not extend recognition, because I believe it the only solution for the present situation. Question « to Madera's Death. "Of course, the death of Madero was deplored and there always will be a question whether his death was planned by some political connivance or otherwise." continued Mr. Furness. 'In view of this tact, the ascendency of Huerta was the only thing that was plausible. Imagine the absurdity of allowing, or thinking of allowing, 12,- 000,000 of ignorant Indiana the privi- lege of choosing their ruler against the 3,000.000 of civilised people. It Is a republic which needs always to have military government Madero had resigned after much force had been brought to bear. I was personal ly acquainted vlth Madero. He was. I think, slightly unbalanced toward the last of his reign, and was thor- oughly Incompetent to rule." Mr. Furness states further that he does not believe that Huerta will act hastily upon any message that Presi- dent Wilson sends to him. "I think ex-Oov. LJnd, the peace en- voy of President Wilson, will be Just as safe on the streets of Mexico as I would be were I there," commented Mr. Furness. "Whatever Huerta de- cides after he receives the word from President Wilson, he will deliberate. He ie a splendid student of nature and i* surrounded by an able set of officials." Do Not Invite Intervention. Armed intervention by the United States is not Invited by Mexicans, de- clares Mr. Furness- This Is shown by their attitude to the thousands of Americans who reside there. The principal trouble now » the guerilla hands along the border countries, m New Trier Commercial Asso- ciation to Launch Carripaign ,. A membership eaanMW **& launehed â-  Monday evening ha a ctal meeting of the New Trier Com- mercial association to U held in toe Wlimette village hall 'For ansae time it has been deemed advisable to start a movement 'to secure^^m^isrtnxattMil* along the north shore to join the splendid association, and It la thought with a HtUe solkiltatkm, many new merchants will be added to bersfalp. â-  ^':;. >:V %â- 'â- ,';,,:r-'- In the meeting Monday evening several committees will be named by President J. H. Schaefer, These mem- bers will be expected to aoqualnt all of the north shore nerchantf with the benefits to be derived In the as- sociation. WhUe no m«n»«»»klp oon- test has been arranged, It Is possible that the members wW be grouped and prises hong for those MKiwrtng the largest number.ot new-: memtteiri^'fâ- â- Â£â-  The Now Trier association is a corn- workings have not yet become fa- miliar to many merchants fe ^encoe, Winnetka and Wlimette vho have not taken a membership. A campaign tor more members at this timo ot the year, it Is thought will net a large list Arrangements will aleo be made In the Monday night meeting for the an- nual outing of the members* With Auto^Floatt, Etc, Will Bt Gfveftlnthe&wrttofKeii^ v As 4 tBt^g>itma« for ful summer social center which ha* been maintained at the" New^ Trlof ^ m township high school during the laell parativeiy new^ors^nluttot and I» two inonths. a bfr^ HYATT CIVES LECTURE ON PLAYCROUHD WORK New TrierH.S,r%t^^ Illustrated Talk on Inter* esting Subjects § ' patrons ctfrftw TriertowoelU^ school and their children were) enter- tained with an interesting illustrated lecture on Chicago Playgrounds and Recreation Centers by 0. a- Hyatt, athletic instructor at the school, Wednesday evening. The entertain- ment was given In the auditorium of pool. the high school and vis well at- tended. In addition to the many slides showing the scope of the playground activities in the city, Mr. Hyatt presented several views which he has taken at the New Trier high school. Much interest was manifested by the parents In the movement Mr. Hyatt, with his wife, who have been in charge of the social and athletic activities at New Trier this summer, have had wide experience in playground and recreation center work. Mr. Hyatt was formerly an athletlo director at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Previous to his work In the university ha spent considerable time In playground work in Chicago. The slides shown. Wednes- day night were loaned by the Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy. -bo. :•*â- <•* ' &y imn*'r'i^^M^Wiil north shore und^ th% alnettoar Physical Director C. A. Hyatt on campus next Wednesday. : fcivWy â-  .< .fort 'Is; beis^ nude to at^ ftotti* ;k ^iwpoeil.-^ Itoik;;^5^^ lemonade" - theV ooualleaa:' .â-  Jsjstsjuo'. a real cbcus wfU he Imttaiea^ ,: Following^ lege circuses. DirectX planning miogky; now;vts*JturM I sent in the initial circus at *e m»laueK high' school :.;. He bit upon the ..... to give' the patrons of the asfcoot > their children an entertainment of different sort a few days ago upon rtentloaing It to a few, ready nialstniHte in nmmntlns fen ww^gr â- 'wew»we^efweti»ew- a*e^ssssufjs>enonnj-'.i.^enpes'.l( fair.1': "*%l W'-'fW^i&jW^M . ; toetal Coster Woi* Cieeso* ^ Next week the social oenteri which was - taaugimrteA at ta#, school Jo* the benefit of both aad tbe children this -owns* dose. Tke suoeessof toe plaii ls> tested by the fact that the averages* tendance, during eecb week has bat* about 1400 persons, au of whonv too* part in the training .,osfiiadV:jp.^l:- splendid gyTnnairinih and^swnnnrtiif? £>p|W FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO RE-OPEN FRIDAY (Conttesed on Page 7.) Miss Marv B. Lindsay An- nounces a Large Supply of New Magazines on Hand. After being closed for .thirty days the. Bvanston free public library will be open to the public Friday. Miss Mary B. Lindsay, Ubrarlan, reports 4 large number ot new tnaga- slnes and books on hand and av larae attendance Is expected the first few days. The books, which were loaned for the vacation period will he return- able this month, and the ofactels ea> pect a busy week immediately after the doors again are open to ttoo pub- lic. The old schedule of hours will be put in force with the reopauins;. The library will be open dally from sine o'clock in the morning to nine o'clock at night, and on Sundayi from two o'clock in the afternoon to six o'clock in th« evening. Miss Lindsay is confident that the library will not have to be closed next your, believing there will be plenty of funds forthcoming to make ft on- aeesasary to etoas down for *•* *»T»* :-.-vV.::;a ;-\- With groups of youth* ails! Director Hyatt Is busy this week ar* ranging paraphernalia for the oirena. There will be clowns to amuse tho; crowd, freaks to astonish and hilarity' will reign supreme soeordlng to outline of the entertainment | a. menagerie will t)e Inetudnd. 'w^sm Two performances wiH be given, matinee and at night Admission win gg be free to the matinee, which ,wm||| consist .of preparation to the eventaglg performance, -'.-'v:"" - :'S:^WM^§M Death defying acts will not be over.||| looked. There win be the perno**^ slide for life from the top of tunfS tower In the administration building |[V3 the loop the loop act on a saotoreyessjs'^ and many other bnrawinc f eata A ^ gymnastic and aquatic exhibition wW ^v also be given In which such fsmosmV;|j performers as MoDermott NaGitiutVSf§ Raithel and others win take part. "' Most of these swlmnwrs have won first honors in big aquatlo _â„¢_ ,.,., The two Vorwarte. of the Chicago Gks> ;|f| man Tuners' society, have also .hangup induced to take part ha the eireua.. ' <|! Unless inclement weather prevenbx ;.|| a "gigantic" street parade) win e«f|| given fJarough Kenttworta and WiVp§ mette and the greater part. of Mew ;§f§| Trier township. 8cores o< srtomobflsSy4§ have been assured the jiiomotera of :'" the circus la sddttlon to many finals '-;;'; sad other novel rigs In which gre» v*| tesque figures wttl ride. One featare z":*~ will be the rigging up of the auto- mobile lawn mower into some frank g conveyance. The parade win leave M the high school grounds si 11 o'doek ||| Wednesday morning. 7^| Every boy and girt along the north ;|| shore Is Invited to participate In ta* ^ circus and parade ssmeeteuy mo ffjij Boy Scouts and Camp Ftw gn^ are "H urged to rake part In the. parade. It ^fg Is the Intention to make the one of the largest deinonstratjkms that has been given along the north ones* for some time. As an inducenteat specia\ tickets win be given all per- sons appearing In the parade far use performance. An admission fee wttl be to the evening psrformswiee to defray the expenses wate* ,wB Incurred ha supplying use etc. Tickets are sow on said at tao grmasstma edsee. ttm-. night' !»»*. lemince wffi start woatfWy at T:ls) s-JfcX-fe'ii 3£KS§£t! imm^Mm: <i&il31illliltllS .!&'