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pi'JWl • I#" & < ' ftps • ifv?" n' Our ' ^ 'Washington Letter - --Br-- WtHwil Editorial AMpeUfll S&-J1 • Ui. pfei 'M,' fSki- *55 ? Washington, November 16--FOOT ihonths remain before the Republican irmy of office-holders evacuate the •„ Strong1-hold-they ; occupied for twelve years. Many partisans reading the %'ritingr on the wall weeks ag-o prepared for a graceful retreat. The •lain exodus will not occur until the Victorious Democrats have actually taken over the reins of government An March 4. Machinery of govern- Inert must always operate so that -Republican officials will be let out ' gradually after inauguration day. fetories are coming to the surface of ifihe appeals of anxious officials for • their retention because of their experience and in spite of their G. O. I'. •Connections. No one wants t® give up J| job these days especially if it 'carries title an<l some compensation. '. The civil service has been extended ^ recent years to cover many officesotherwise the mortality rate among njjhinor officials would be alarming. There are devious ways of offsetting the protective wing of civil service by promotions and demotions which are effective as forced resignations. The . defeat of Senator Reed Smoot of Utah opens up an avenue for rich political patronage. Smoot served longer than any Senator and built up a tremendous systems under which he controlled key positions. The Utah solon as ilhairman of important committees %ad the power and exercised it. His ^tendency to grab every Federal job 41or constituents brought about the Sarcastic comment of one Senator •We have the United States--and the ?t|£ingdom of Smoot". Senator Watson ®f Indiana, also a veteran and now a" "lame duck" run Smoot a close second of grabbing patronage. Without the protection of the Senators it is Obvious that an upheaval in soft government jobs is due. Only a blind optimist would attempt to predict marked changes in prohibition laws within the next few months. It is generally conceded that Hie ballots clearly indicated the p e o p l e ' s d e s i r e f o r a c h a n g e o f a d -j lpinistration and policies dealing with | this momentous problem. Whatever! it accomplished in modifying pro-] hibition will be more Jby indirection than by positive nullifying action- The fact that six or seven states wiped out their state enforcement agencies last week will carry weight. It is jnanifestly impossible for the Federal authorities to adequately enforce the .**<Lry" laws without some state assistance. v. Going deeper into the major problem you will find that the candidates for Congress pledged to repeal do not jfeave to make good until they take Office--March 4, 1933. The short •ession 0f the present Congress is so Constituted that the "wets" could not •muster the required strength to put through modifying laws, to say nothing of the two-thirds of both Seniate and House to start repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Enthusiasts j " overlook the high hurdles on this item j must meet in the state legislatures1 •Where ratification will 4. require from| two to five years. The nearest j jpproach to a change may be found fc Congressional action amending the Volstead law permitting the increase In the alcoholic content--which may ihean beer with a kick of at least jour per cent alcohol. -4 Feeling that President Hoover" has been definitely shelved as the party leader, old-line Republicans are plan- Tiling a re-organization which contemplates removal of Hooverites from places of power. The Old Guard realize they must trade with the Insurgent Republicans who pulled several strong bars in the Roosevelt boat this month. It is said that the new group will take a page from the book of the victors and work for a Republican triumph two* years hence when a third of the Senate and the entire* membership of the house will bid for the popular vot^v •' Talking Talking comes by nature, silence by understanding. Twice! Told Item of Interest Taken Fro* {to files of the Plaindealsv /^V• of Year* Ago 1- • SPIRIT OF THANKS FIFTY TEARS AGO- • F. A. Hibbard has purchased, the lot just north of the H. S- Gregory residence, and commenced building a shop thereon. He will also build. a dwelling on the same next spring. The McHenty Brick manufacturing company arfe now burning their last kiln of the season, and one which contains, we believe, somewhere near a half million bricks. Their yard will be considerably enlarged the coming season and the business p u s h e d to i t s f u l l e s t e x t e n t . V-« FORTY YEARS AGO The Democrats had a grand jollification meeting in this village on Wednesday afternoon and evening last, in honor of their success at the late election. There was a large crowd in attendance, a street parade, fireworks, marshal music, speaking in the City Hall, and a good time generally, which was all very right and proper. It is their time to feel good and they have a right to shout. Lew Holmes paid his election bet on Wednesday of last week, which was to wheel Anton Englen from the Depot to the iron bridge. At one o'clock Lew was on hand, in fighting costume, ready to do his part. In the wheelbarrow sat Englen, a white plug hat, adorned with flags, and surmounted by a large rooster, • on his head, while in his hand he also held an American flag, and several links of bologna, the one to inspire himself, and the other to recusitate Lew on his journey. Lew finished in good stylo singing. It was well done and created lots of fun. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO There was no change in the price of butter on the Elgin board of trade Monday. The market was firm at 27 cents. John P. Weber with a score of 230 now holds the high score for the month of November at Yager's alleys. Will Weber comes second with 216. A number of people were turned away at the skating rink last Saturday night. At 10 o'clock every pair of skates had been rented and those who came later had to do without skating that evening. The money question has thus far not affected, either of our banks in the I least and depositors need feel no fear as both institutions have real money, and plenty of it. .V lv- f t' y. < UOd » CAUL AMD SB* Tim Stud--d mm1 0+ Easy Term* { THANKSGIVING: A Parable TWENTY YEARS AGO Owing to the whooping cough epidemic that has been prevalent for sometime, the two lower rooms in our public school were thoroughly fumigated last Saturday. Quite a number of the farmers in the vicinity of McHenry have invested in automobiles and before the summer season of 1913 opens up we expect to see about double the number of cars owned in this vicinity that now exist- Wm. Bonslett received a carload of Michogan apples the latter part of last week and experienced very little difficulty in disposing of the same. This is the first time that a carload of apples has been shipped into our village in quite a number of years and the exceptionally fine quality of the fruit assisted in a ready sale soon after they arrived here. Woodstock's very latest manufacturing addition is a broom factory. Quite a number of pickerel and bass have been landed by local fisherman of late. Butter was declared firm at 33% cents on the Elgin board of trade Mohday. ^ TEN YEARS AGO Jphn Distler was quite severely squeezed by a big auto truck owned and driven by Fred Weinschenker late last Saturday afternoon. The accident took place near the Schoenhoefen storage house west of the railroad tracks. At first it was believed that the heavy truck passed over the man's body, but after an examination, it was found that this could not have been possible as no bones had been broken. The McHenry Artificial Stone and Construction company put a number of their men at work on Tuesday morning putting in the foundation for the new oil filling station to be erected on Waukegan street just west of the tracks by M- L. Worts of this village. For the first time this season *the mill pond was frozen over on Tuesday morning of this week. As is always the case, the youngsters were on hand bright and early to test the strength , of the ice with sticks and stones. If 1 these young people would only stop and realize that this practice only ! spoils their own pleasures they would j readily desist from such. The American Terra Cotta and j Ceramic company has just received a big order of 500 tons of terra cotta, which is to be used in the six story addition to the Michigan Boulevard building in Chicago. The factory now has orders enough on hand to keep the plant runnng at full capacity until March 1. THE frail boats of these Pilgrims had been delivered from the vast and tumultuous masses of the dark sea. Under the frowning battlements of the black forest they lifted their roof trees and muscled their walls with oak, laid open the new soil and cast the shining grain, forgetful in labor and hope at their great loneliness. AND now their strong, small cabins stood, seamed with snow, in the utter whiteness of the clearing. The blue smoke of their sturdy chimneys drifted warmly against the black wall of the wilderness and their hearths were ruddy with deep embers! THE harvest was bountiful. The dark barns were musty with maize and bulging pumpkins glowed in the light of the candle. The walls of the cabins were festooned with dry herbs and at each door hung the frozen carcass of a wild beast. THE dark ocean thundered with winter storms. The vast wilderness frowned. Death lurked in the forest and the clearing. Men had died from ax wounds and arrows. Children had perished of starvation and disease and young wives had died in motherhood. Over each door hung the weapons of hunt and warfare. Life was grim and heroic wjth Odyssean uncertainty. BUT there were the roof tree and the precious fire, grain in the bin and the stripped carcass by the door. This was their home; only death could dispossess them. Their minds and their hearts were their own and not even death could dispossess them. Here a man might speak as he pleased and pray as he pleased. He could not ask for more, having known the wrongs of oppression and the terrors of the wide sea and a strange land. % AND so a day was set aside for Thanksgiving to God for His great goodness, for the boon of life, for fooftree and fire and food and the privilege of the thankful heart. On that day, between the stormy sea and the awful wilderness, these people sang and feasted on the small bounty of the first harvest. --Hubert Kelley, in the Kansas City Star. Carey Electric Shop McHenry, m. American Spirit Shown in Washington's Order In the darkest hour of the American Revolution, at Valley Forge, Gen. George Washington made December 17, 1777, Thanksgiving day by general order. That spirit eventually broke the American power of the British crown. In the Presidency, Washington proclaimed the celebration, though his example was followed only occasionally by other Presidents and the states had no uniform rule of observance. It was a growth. Notable and significant of the meaning is the fact that in 1864, with the nation yet engulfed in the Civil war, exhausted, bankrupt, President Lincoln issued the Thanksgiving proclamation which since has been repeated year after year by succeeding Presidents. The South long repulsed the feast as a Puritanical, even, therefore, a Satanical invention; yet for half a century the South, too, has known the spirin and has Joined to make the day one of national participation. Thanksgiving Thanks! For all the Hands that wrought for as, For all the minds that thought for us, For all the men who looked ahead And saw us living in their stead; For kindjy hands that sow for us And shining fields that grow for OS, For all the thoughtfulness of toQ And all the benisons of soil, We thank Thee, God--and may we live To dream and hope, to work and give, With eyes beyond and hearts to blsss A world of so much loveliness. Age of Chin Chinese traditions carry the story of civilization in eastern Asia back to about the year 2852 B. a The story begins with a legendary ruler, Fuhsi, who is said to have been the organizer of society In the time when the people lived by hunting and fishing. "No hunting" sign* can bo obtained at the Plaindiealer office. Any number desired. Carried in stock. Bize 11x17 inches. Ami JPlmty of Tims ATOtil the only exercise some of as get Is the wild goose chases.--Farm and Fireside. Varying Weights of Paper ' The weight of paper varies as much as 8 per cent, due to several factor* The blank paper varies slightly la thickness and weight Notes printed from new plates contain more Ink than notes printed from worn platee. The moisture content also varies, ao» cording to atmosphere. .. ? • "England**" Bound* Usage confines the name "England* to the southern part of the Island «C Great Britain, excluding Its westers penlnsula -spf Wales. Despite th# i*%w fax on batteries • • • Exi&e PRICES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO . p}L ?: 111 it THANKSGIVING DINNER ^ou «»«r|idbked| , ,S T, *1" TF< Exide Batteries have always been the true thrift batteries. The newly reduced prices make the economy of Exide Batteries even greater on**, 'iir.gfy7^ and yowr oM battery • / For those) to whom low first cost is now the only consideration, wo have tbo now Idox--built by The Electric Storage Battery Co. Z~ 'n tjc' Slmat ;V v; ' fOW HAPPY youTl be if yoar famfty pays you thai compliment on Norem-' ber 24th I And the thing you'll moot thankful for will be the 'glistening enamel Gas Range ia yoar kitchen! Yes, there can be no question that a Modern Gas Range will do more than all else to make it "the best Thaak*>. giving Dinner you ever cooked". ^ The Oven Control Dial will eilable yoo really do' justice to the Big Bird, holding^" the temperature steadily at the proper heal until he is delkiously brown and tender --•* leaving you free for other festive prepare*, tions. The Insulated Oven will keep their kitchen from becoming overheated. And| the pies, puddings and cakes will be baked easier, faster with far less work and trorryj Thanksgiving Day is almost here. C mas is coming and the New Year's feast ii on the way. A Modern Gas Range will tribute so much to the success of the great occasions that you'd beet stop in 1 see the latest models! There'll be a lpt surprises for you, both in features and m cost! _ ~ " Blake's BatteryOand Ignition Shop Call ai your local dealer's store lodayl WESTERN UNITEFf \VVg^S> electric jO, E. Collins, Disk Mgr. V •MWii' new • V!s iM This new floor lamp diffuses soft flattering light uver Af whole living It It perfect for bridge games because it illuminates without glare 01 shadows. (No other lamps need be used, either.) Under the pleated shade is a Reflector that throws light up to the ceiling, carries it into every corner. A separate switch turns on direct light for reading. The base is three-candle style, beautifully finished in bronze with polished brass trim. The rayon shade comes in pastel green, rose, gold or rust. Now featured in the fall lamp displays at your Public Service Store . . . Other local lamp dealers are also having special sellings of lamps this month. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY ' "r Tr. OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS Stvtrti mtxUmOmg fmtt tAmt dm Company pnbMy art mot 0s wtU mndmtood at I tkiak tbtj sbct/14 b*. (I) It it partly an operating company and is not vwntd or controlled by any other company. (2) Tbo majority of its stockholders live right here--it is "home owned". (3) All of its officers and employes iim Stm iflt ftdtm # mmotakly ttjwk growth and prosperity of Bfgtbtrn iUiM** Am/ AkuJ***- Q ' CHA Mill CHAUtlf AN PlIBUC SERVICE COMBUM/ op OOKTHBRM in mow , if \ I f 4 • in. v y: . !.«»»: f " : V :: *!> ^ # 2, - * j,*