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a?® W} ,••'--.lxy~ -J5- V- SeHSWi- - •'JsS f-*.V( 56; • , •'!,**•. 'i •^;•',.»r•»-• s.^f :-i TtS il'StSRY TLAlNMftLER, THUTUtDAY, ATTOtTST 13,1931 *' ^"1 * 4 i - ~-T "V "4 *" •.' -$**. Our > Washington Letter . „ ;_. •.. --By--y National Editorial A«socj»tiflh Despite denials in Administrative circk-s, tire1 conviction is becoming rather general around Washington that President Hoover will call - an extra session, of Congress about ^o-^ vetnber 4&v 7 "The-administration Thais' been opposed to an extra session because, it would hafve to wrestle just so much lbngej with the radical demaiids. One of the most difficult problems with regard to (a special - session is to devise ways and means for kee-plnp Congress actively ' en- found j President has given support to a wet , candidate. It will be recalled that the ! administration sought to defeat Sena- ' tor Pwight Morrow when he ran as a wet in New Jersey. Control of the House may turn upqn the qutcome in this district, but of more importance i£ its, bearing upon the administration V vanity. b , ; In clearing the area that is being swept clear of private structures to J make room for*the new Federal buildings, many interesting souvenirs and relics of the, past have been found in% j these old houses. The section that is soon to be prepared for the Municipal [ Cetfter was the scene of Washington's most active social'life before the war | of the sixties. Here and there among these old structures have be6n discovered v traces ofr-the old lif§ of the Capitol, such as bits of , furniture, going far beyond the memory of men now living. The latest relic to,be is a plasjter. bust of a woman, Twice T o l d 2 Item# Interest Taken Fnwn . theFiles of the PlaindeaJpr of Years Ago • \~T SLOCUM LAKE MS^'ohftliie.pi^Mkin -•for-'whi<rh'..lt' fc/ Evidently a replica of a marble sculp- ® .. V:'-.• -v"-' '• TV>A rnv/»A*«an '•Va. " called. ture. The Corcoran Art Gallery and The purpose in callihg the legisla-! o^er art authorities-have endeavored - - to- trace its origin, but the lady continues to be a mystery. It has been said -that Washington . '.tors to^etWer thr^e weeks l><?fore the • regular session would be to , discuss uneiriplo'vment and .the' nforatorium, . . . . - A. . . * ; upmi ^'hich action niii^ be taken by .^?s. a •w'n^issip^,..^ 'fewber IS when t% next debt Payr govfernment, dealing with et^ry con- on-Friday .&nts abtoai U^.- •. *oj,haS' been Sfeof witlj >htchtb: get hil a^a^ieart?: ;«f/ptotecting^^e ' moratoriurrt 'acfo?^ "b:ecause IiaEJ&l- Public fi om itette. l^oTris 'and-^other mainstays <?t FIFTY YEARS AGO ^ They have commenced taking in cucumbers at the factoi'y. In abput a week business will be lively, in that institution. > «i;'r II. E. Wlghtman is building >'new livfcry barn at the^foot of the street near his residence.. It is to be 30x50 with 16 posts. • .' . > " ' The weather the. past week has been simply terrible, the thermometer ranging from 92 to 104 degrees in the the [ shade, the' latter figure M^ ' reaeheti i d a y - 1 - . v ' . > l>ied^-In " Kansas City, r-Att^ust % Jess5" JM. • WheeleTNaged'18 years. The garnet of;ba\eballbetw6'e« advertising ^vhicft con-'.*, ipnitcRkuuvp nniinnee vo-f .this- v' tilage "aipd ^ f >>, _ _ , . isms mote imagination .than .«*««! Barry Matthews and son were Visitors at Mcllenyy Thursday. Mr. Heidner of Waucoijd* spent Wednesday evening at , th* Wayne Bacon home. ! , , ' Mrs. Harry MattM^ and sons and Mts. Elmer Espinsr spent Tuesday at fhe home of Mnrv LaDoyt MattheVs at Crystal Lak6. Mr. and^frs. John Blomgren were Sunday guests at the horiie of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lusk near Round Lake. Miss Pc rl Foss of Libertyville spent Sunday with her parents* ~ Miss Myrna Bacon and Miss Ethel Eatinger of Wauconda accompanied a group of McHenry girls to the Lotas beds, one day last week. Mrs. Clara Smith called, at the home orher sister, Mrs. Jos- Haas, at Wauconda last Thursday. " « . « Mr. and Mrs. Ray DoWell and two daughters and Mr. and #r». -Win. Davis were callers at McHenry Saturday. , Mrs. ' Kay Dowell an6 daughters, Dorothy and: Delores/, accompanied Miss FVances DaVil to fearrington last Thursday. \ ' 3«rs, Willard. Darrell and Mrs, Ilai'- ry Matthews and "sona,"- Mfs. Raymond Lusk and daughter - of Round Lake, the! 'George': Lundgren,,artd -Miss Nel • Wednesday; Miss Lillian Tidmaf sh of Wauconda and Miss Lois Hall of LosAngeles, Cal., were Sunday, callers at the II. L. Brooks homfe. , Mrs. Archie Wallis and son, Lester, j.oi Fremont and WiH Wright and 60ns of Burtons bridge were Sunday visitocs at the ,W- E, Brooks home. Miss Helen Bernier of Chicago spent the week-end with her siiitter, Mrs. Jack .Geary. ' • , »*< popttlatioijhl in"••^their/states'and '.fl're the." chief...governmental ;agenc es to 11. - " ' ' - **•« -iiw,. i>^ »^s not' likely»tp do. anything to hold up '•aftsistance to Germany.". • •.'On the House side the matter of organization > must be taken care of before any matters are considered. This may entail a little, delay, butuot enough to prevent the passage cf legislation. The trouble is anticipated from the senate, as it is believed Tt certain pro up intends .to use the moratorium a* a feargadninp medium- The I'-barpaininp* k?oup" will, unquestionably be able to hold up ratification during the special session/ not; that thejiu want to defea't the mora-j torium, but because they want to use j it as a. basis-for..theit; djeiriands for domesti(j_relief." . One of the v Visitor? to the White . House last week was John Hollister, a Cincinnati lawyer, Republican candidate in the election to -fill the House vacancy caused by the. death of Speaker Nicholas Longworth. Mr. Hollister is running" as a "wet," and it is understood that Mr. Hoover will support him. Naturally this has been the subject of considerable , speculation as to whether it means a modi- . fication of the Chief Executive's dry views. This will be the first time the engaged. in , tjie - investigation of the claims of Writers" of advertising, overze^ lous in describing their "products. Under the su'ggested plan the investigation of all forms of advertising would be centered in one federal Agency. -......; " ' . - ' V - 1 -- -- r - . Thr>u(a»ils of Plapt Type* TJujr.e are beiievexS to bft about 200,- 0O0 kintLs of i')!unts growfnjl throughout the world. Darwin recorded findC ing 20 species of flowering plants In a single patch of turf thrj?e by fonr feet square.---Gas I^ogic. - ^ t i FORTY YEARS AGO We understand that "George" O," the horse owned by George Owen, made aJfull mile in 2:28 on the Nunda track on Friday last. Mrs. Arthur Peck of Aurora werfe Sunday guests ®t the home of Mr. and "Mrs. Ray Dowell. Archie Foss of Libertyville spent Friday and Saturday'at the hom§ of his parents here. . , - Mrs. Clara Smith" accompanied Mr. One of Caes*r'« Legion*? Beneath a number of .-rough boulders The weather prophets say that thtftand Mrg. j D Wil]iams of Crystal phenommal weather,, which has char- Lak^.to palatine Sunday, where they aeterized July, is soon to end and thav helped1 Mr£ Mary Williams celebrate her 82nd birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank MulWland"and , children and Mrs. Wm- Fos^ and son only exceeded in low temperature he j were McHenry trailers Monday ev$fr^ month just ended by a trifle-. ing. Oh Thursday evening, August 6,: ^ Mrs. John Blomgren were abont s>-st.y of the young inerms r i.Rnt.iir<dny. .pnorff n.t tbp home of Mr. August and September will,.be very hot. There-have been!-only tw> Julys so cool fo twenty years and" these Rev. Father O'Neil gave him„:a» verj* peasant surprise, the occasion being foreign to the •. district.- the eteletoi ot J twenty-seventh anniversary of his '•» nol""n s"l'"e" « s»llOT I °rStl0w. C. HowaVd of V,lo was found recently near Sandhead, Scotland,-nnd on one "finger was a. ring of Iron, with a beveled ge^i of iShalce- - - Soul'* triumph Heroism Is the brilliant triumph of the soul ov«?S* the flesh, that i» to say, over fear--fair of poverty,: of "suffering, of cahnqny. of illness, of loneliness and of-death.--Atniel. WEST SIDE Otto Adams, Prop. 'Tel! 185 General Automobile Repairing Res. Phone, 639-R-2 has purchased the residence of "John Evanson on the West "Side, The consideration was $1,650. • ~ One week from Tuesday the McHenry coilnty fair will ppen at Woodstock and indications point to a very successful exhibition. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The hotels at the Bay and along the river enjoyed a rushing business over Saturday and Sunday., Especially was this true at .'the Riverside, where the house was taxed to Its Utmost capacity. ~~r~" * " A. rumor is being circulated to the r- Lei an Electric Motor fill your SILO effect that West McHenry is to have a new state bank. 1 Prof. Alfred Beal has been, engaged to teach at the Spring GroVe public school this year. _ The county race *t the primaries proved a most interesting one last Saturday and as a result David '$• Smiley won opt over Orson H. Gilmore, for, county Jlidge. Preparations are now well under way for the fifty-thirfi annual McHenry county faiir to be' held at Woodstock beginning Monday, August 27, and continuing five days. •aitld Mfs. George Lundgren at Waucondav- • ' • .. V. Miss Myrna Bacon accompanied Miss Frances Davis and Martin Bowers to Woodstock Wednesday evening of last week. ~ „ Sister Venard of Cheboygan, Mich., and Sister Reynoldine of Minnesota are spending this week at the Henry Geary home. V Mr. and Mrs. Willard Darrell, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Esping, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews and sons and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews called at the.C..A. Bilinski home at Diamond Lake Sunday. Mrs. Albert Gossel of Wauconda was a Sunday evening caller at tbe1 home of Mrs. Clara Smith Mr- and Mrs. H. J. Schaffer.of Mcr Henry spent Friday at the home of the latter's father here. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Detrick of Chicago and Mrs. Dugan' and children cf Lake Bluff were xecent callers at the W. E. Brooks home. Mr. an8 Mrs. Herman Raue, Alfred Raue and Mrs. Lucile Rohman of Chicago were Sunday guest& at the H. L. Brooks home. DiatiactiT* Belongings expression "lares and penatwT Is esed collectively to denote tlie personal aud individual belongings In a hooie which make it distinctively one's home. In ancient Rome the lares were the household gods, usually deitied ancestors or heroes; the penates were also guardian deities of the household nnd the state, but were niofe in .the nature of personifications of natural powefs, their duty being to bring wealth atld plenty ratjier than to ward' © r t - a a n g e r . ' " " . V ' :%'• SGoal: Long Uiie.tl »• Ooal has been known to nvan and Used for fuel for several thousand years. Whajt is probably the earliest = recoiled teferem^e to tt occurs In . a ,, treatise "On Stoh^s.V by T'!?ophrastus, a pupil of Aristotle, >vhlc|i was dated ' "7i B. ipi v?;i: Great Skipping Poial« Singapore is not in India, but i* a town and inland sit flared at the southern extremity of the'Malay peninsula, the most important part of the crown colony of the Straits Settlements. The port ts one of the most valuable of the minor possessions o-f -Great Britain, as it lies midway between (India .and China, and forms the most important halting1 place on the trade route to the Far • • uC.\ L, iteffti" -! - • IT .j "in iiiiiWi'.i'jiii'n'* tf'? Not Enough Boy Babies 'A life insurance company figures That the mimAer of toys borjo in th« United States Is Insufficient ^ per- [letuate family names. • Da^id and Qoliath to be a .hero one doesn't have to b® a hammer thrower.:--American Magazine. , S. H. Freund & San . - CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Phone 127-R ^ t)l! Otir experience is at Your Service in building.... - Your Wants Day Phone McHenry 256 Night Phone McHenry 137.W Peterson's Garage * < TIRES--OIL--GAS - v < , v -; •J •." • " ' Expert Repair Semc*'^-\>--"-.- ZF !;'• * One Block East of lPox River Bridge, Route 20 . J i's an ^arnple of how (J6ddyear*s greater production enables greater value! Just*look at this tire! It's actually superior to many of the higher priced "brands--and we can show you why! Goodyear makes millions more tires than anybody else and turns the savings back to you in a better product for the..money* LATEST improved Subertwist Cord Tire -ssf - -----t- •tl Battery Charging and Repairing: Tire and Tube Vulcanizing v - 294 Work Guaranteed West McHenry 4.40 - 20; 4.50- 20 4.^0 - 21 4.75 -19 4.75 - 20 5.00 -19 5.00 - 20 5.00 - 21 ..... 5.25 -18 ..... 5.25 - 20 5.25 - 21 5.50-18 5.50 -19~ 5.50 - 20 6.00 -18 6.00 -19 .00 - 20 .00-21 6.00 - 22 30x3 Vi CI. Reg. 30x3 Vi Ql O. S. 31x4 •„ •^ 32x4 32x4'/2 >- , ' X4'/2 45c4«/2 ^ 30x5 Heavy Duty 33x5 Heavy Duty 32x6 Heavy Duty V Std. • $ 5.25 jClRSl ...-^695. ^.75 .05. 9.70 ^ 7.05 • 7.15 10i90 7.40 1145. 7.50 " • • • :; • - - ; t.7° ®.30 12.20 v .8.75 12.95 ^.00 13.05 /;9.15 13.40 ^•:";k30' 13.70 •7 '• 14.60 - - - ; 14.90 » 15.20 12.05 15.60 12.20 12.60 ..$4.65 j- 4.75 ^-8.10 „ 8.45 ...12.15 ...12,60 _13.70 .19.95 ...21.90 .33.00 I* I !*'•- TWENTY YEARS AGO • C. P. Barnes, the well known Woodstock attorney, has taken his son in partnership with him and the name of the firm will be known as Barnes Barnes in the future. J. J. Freund of Spring Grove, who disposed of his hardware business recently, has accepted a position as traveling salesman for the Freman Cigar company. Frank C. Going, of Chicago and former McHenry resident, died Aug, 4, aged fifty-two years. He had been failing in health for the pa$t ten months. The new cement sidewalk extending along the north side of Main, street from Justen's furniture store to the Walsh store is now completed and adds greatly to the appearance of the street. One of the mOst deplorable fatal ^accidents which we have been called upon to chronicle is that of Robert J. Sutton, who was fatally gored by a bull om his farm at EJmerald Park itot:Saturday.' . -- r., / ' A PORTABIiE 5 li. p. electrii-MiHir. ^irms-flw farmer well during the silo-filling season. Quickly irad 'salely it cuts ensilage, blows it into the eijo. "At the snap of a switch there is eve» power for cutting all the copi one man caj® ' steadily feed into the cutter all thai oite binder can cut in the field.' : j; . Many Other U*es Filling the silo is only one of the many econon|»? ical uses the portable .motor can be put to in" speeding through fawn chores. One of the Public: Service Company^ Representatives specially assigned to rural electrification will be glad to tell you all about electric farm motors. Jmt' phone or write your nearest Public Service Store. Your Local Implement .Dealer can also1 givi you this information. ^ «(ettrtc motors dbaMi cjf WW lahor-Baving appliances may be aeen in operation daily at the Public Service Company99 Modrt Farm, two mile* went of MundeUin, Lake County. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY •--'--OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS • ~ , <rs-ci E. J. LAJRKIN. Dist. Mgr. Williwu Sti Crystal Lalu Crystal Lake Phone 28# BU^THl PONTIAC FOR LITTLE MORE THAN THE LOWEST PRICED CARS " AND YOU'LL GET . . r i d i n q comfort GO TO YOUR NEAREST DEALER AND ASK FOR A DEMONSTRATION • « N Overton & Cowen • " HcHeir;, IU. ^ HE HAS MUCH TO SHOWY0U - TEN YEARS AGO Through the efforts of President StofFel, the village has secured three carloads of ^ cinders for our streets absolutely free of-charge. The c|nders are now being used in filling up the bad spots in our roads. Four high grade Jersey heifers, owned by George J. Sayer, were found dead at the Sayer farm on Tuesday morning. It is thought that the c,sttle had eaten some poisonous weed in the pasture. The milk price for August remains unchanged, $2.30 per hundred being the price posted at the Bowman and Bordens plants in this vicinity. ; * Peter Thelen, one of the few surviving Civil war veterans of McHenry township, passed away at his late home on Washington street last Friday morning after an illness which covered several ljionths' duration. ReV. Charles Nix of Virgil, I1L, is the new pastor at St. Mary's church in this village, the appointment being announced by Rev. Berthold last Sunday. MeHenry welcome* the new pastor- ' A * . 60-horaepower motor Fore* fced lubrication Matched alactroplated pjitoqH Crosa-flow fadiatOT 1 Rubber-cushiona^L at 43 points Long wheelbaM •_ ^ Bodies by Fishes thoroughly insulatad 4 shock absorbers Adjustable driywf't seat W windshield Foot-controlled hoodlights Fender ir Genuine mohair or whipcord upholstery 3-apoke steering wheel One-piece fenders Narrow windshield posts Tailored splash apron Gtnmt screen Single-bar bumpers Sturdy five-bar frame Steel running boards Semi-drop baaa ~ ' ran* Lngi self-energking brakes n / 1^ at. ,J % Children and Bii dii - . Children hlways find a great deal oif fascination In watching the birds. If you make a sanctuary for these feathered visitors the children will be deeply Interested and more than anxious to help. It's very easy--evergreens fqr shelter, Howe s for color, Serried shrubs for the wlrds' winter menu, and. last of all a lovely bird bath. Simple, isn't It? You will find Tt difficult to decide who Jjr moat pleased--the children or tha bird*! 4 J PONTiAC OA K I A N D ' t f ^ r t f N T f A C i - ^ W O F I N E C A R S T H A t A R I M A K I N G F R I E N D S AND K E E P I N G T H E O I D The only way to appreciate Ponttac fuHy la to drive it youraelf. The car is built solidly and holds the road at all speeds. It is fast, steady, easy to handle, smart in appearance. Actually it coata very little more than the lowest-priced cars. Operating and upkeep coata are very low. The price, delivered to you, includes full factory equipment --bumpers, shock absorbers, 5 wire wheels, and spare tire, tube, and tire lock. Convenient G. M. A. C. tema if you care to purchase on time.. jfONT&C SALES ARE RUNNING ' tS.2* AHEAD OF LAST YEAR DELIVERED ^fvV^QUIP?E0 ih McHenry for the 2-door Hedan or Coupe. Sport Coupe, $809. 4-door Sedan or Convertible Coupe, $839. Custom Sedan, $879--iltustreted at loft. Special equipment extra.."' ' -*• C