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5 D*0. L IMS JTHB €W)SE OF THE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION The world-wide George W#shin*r ton Bicentennial Celebration was V jbrought to an official close last Thurs- Say with Thanksgiving services in the in honor of the Father of 4: Country. The United State# Washington Bicentennial Commission reports that Thanksgiving held by the churches of tions in every city in America and in the large cities For the past nine months, sinca 'ebruary 22, millions of people in a.'l of the world have participated what was the greatest celebration history in honor of a National hero. The United States George Washing- Bicentennial Commission is now engaged compiling records of ; $he Celebration. While these cannot ?:_^Jbe available for several months, the •» trighiights of the Celebration are here t(.v,"'«iset down. . ; Active work of the Commission, Vith President Hoover as Chairman " • »"'-i*nd Congressman Sol Bloom as - Aua~M<ite Director, began some two half years ago. Plans DISAPPEARANCE OF ' JUDGE IS MYSTERY .jnappc.*a out for a nation-wide celebration and not for a world's fair or a '. st geographically centralized event. •* ,%• "'"J Cooperative Bicentennial comxnia- „v "- "iion-s were appointed in every State, "ty and practically every town if __merica. Besides, committees Appointed among civic, fraternal and . ..religious bodies as well as in the r>..; -JBchools. , * ' More than 700,000 separate and dis- "tinct Bicentennial Commissions and committees functioned actively during ' the Celebration period. " A conservative estimate by the I , United States George Washington Bi- . centennial Commission claims that Jmore than one million different Bicenbiennial Celebration programs took •place during this nine months period. The United States Commission ha3 ' "^distributed, without charge, more than ,2 twelve million pieces of literature in local committees. Historical hlets, plays and pageants, music itional pamphlets, etc., have been ublished and distributed from the mission's headquarters in Washngton. ' Nation-wide educational contents, in the elementary schools, high schools land institutions of higher learning ive been conducted by the Commis- More than two million Ameriboys and girls have participated these contests. The Commission has distributed to< \ the schools of America more than one . tnillion large-size lithographed copies Jof the Gilbert Stuart Athenaeum por- ' . . trait of George Washington. Every library in America received a , copy of the Commission's special flat; chart showing all the flags used in the Revolution. Every Post office has received a large poster of Wakefield, "Washington's birthplace. More than one million copies of the <George M. Cohan song, "Father of the Xand We Love" were distributed. This - Isong was written for the Commission ;,':.;1by Mr. Cohan as his personal tribute 'to our First President. A special Bicentennial quarter dollar was minted and put in general circulation. A special medal was also tninted which the Commission awards , #or meritorious service in connection 'With the Celebration. Our Post Office issued a series of I uur rust vmtc ® -twelve George Washington stamps to commemorate the Celebration. The Definitive Writings of George t---v-Washington are now being compiled . -*.nd published. This is the most comprehensive undertaking on George '•Washington ever attempted. Twentyifive volumes will be required to com- , plete this work. Wakefield, the birthplace of George ^ , Washington, has been restored and ,• turned over to the Government as a ^national shrine. More than thirty million George Washington memorial trees have been ' planted since February 22. The Commission collected practi- *1 ^niiy ^ of the famous George Wash- ... "Sngton portraits which have been ex- Ihibited in the Corcoran Gallery of Art of Washington, D. C , during the Celebration. This "is the first time that these famous portraits have been ^gathered under one roof. Abroad, seventy-eight countries >ave participated in the Bicentennial Celebration. This was a spontaneous •movement, without official invitation from our Government. Twenty-six foreign cities have named streets, parks and squares for "George Washington. In Germany " alone four cities have renamed thoroughfares for George Washington. The Government of Poland issued » jspecial postage stamp in honor of the » ""Bicentennial Celebration. In Vienna a new municipal apartment house was named after George "Washington. The above includes but a few of the 'highlights of the Celebration. In every IState, city and town in America, commemorative observances were held. Plays and pageants were produced, Bicentennial trees were planted, contests were conducted, meetings and parades were held. The United States Bicentennial •"Commission in Washington hopes to . -gather all the reports of Bicentennial ?; ievent» from all over the world. Those . responsible for these events should ^ isend complete reports immediately td 'the Commission- These will be pub- , Jlished m Memorial Volumes of the "Celebration and will be deposited in ."the leading libraries of America. Undoubtedly these Volumes will be a val- -uable addition to the Washingtonia , zttam available. U.d. "How many folks," said Uncle Eben, •"it tryin' to Improve de world In general an' forgettn' to h%\e de ashes carried out'n deir owa basements!"-- Washington Star. KeJutsd te N*tkii| . Itaolnti xero In tvpvatm It -readied wbea molecules ct matter tiave no motion. Two-Year Search for New York Jurist Unavailing. New York.--Two years ago Supreme Court Justice Joseph Force Crater sauntered casually out of Haas' restaurant, 332 West Forty-fifth street Manhattan, stepped into a taxicab, waved a Jovial farewell to the friends with whom he had drove off Into oblivion. Not only have the police been unable to find any trace of him, dead or alive, but they have been unable to locate the taxi driver or cab in which many of his friends believe he took his last ride. But whatever his fate, he**left hehind him a baffling mystery that already has taken Us place beside the mysterious disappearance -at .Pprothy Arnold and Charlie Ros* .1 >. Intensive Search Futilk .' Never in rec^ofc years has there been so intensive or so futile a search for a missing person. , Coming in the midst of the Investigation of jharges that District Leader Martin J, Healy hrwl accepted a $10.<XX) bribe for obtaining George W> Ewald An appointment as city magistrate,; it created a political sensation. The attorney general's Investigation into, the Healy-Ewald charges was extended to cover other charges which were sent from various sources to the attorney general affecting higher and lower courts. The attorney general dug deep into the Crater disappearance in an effort to learn, whether his mysterious absence had any connection with the judicial probe. He could find none. , The police, personal friends and members of the' family of the jurist were equally unable to find any reason why he /should vanish. The board of aldermen offered a reward of $23,- 000 for Information as to his whereabouts. Mayor Walker offered $5,000 reward. Other rewards were offered by the newspapers. It was estimated that in all some $250,000 was spent fn running down will-o' the-wisp clews In various parts of the United States, Canada. Mexico and Cuba. The search is still on. Legally Jtistice Crater Is sffifl alive. His wife, Mrs. Stella Crater, still clings to a tenuous hope that he may actually be so. . If he is alive, a secondary mystery Js how a man with such unusual characteristics can remain undiscovered after his photograph and description have been spread so widely throughout virtually the entire civilized world. For Crater's appearance was such as would attract attention anywhere. Although he was six feet tall ajul weighed 185 pounds, his head was so small that he wore a 6V6 hat. With all his bulk, he had a long, thin neck, and wore a size 14 collar. Crater was appointed to the Supreme court bench on April 8, 1930, by Governor Roosevelt to succeed Joseph F. Proskauer. Spending the summer of 1930 with his wife at Belgrade Lake, Majne. where they had been going for 1.1 years, Crater received a telephone call on August 2 and told his wife he was going to Manhattan on important political business. Never Saw Him Again. On August 4, 5 and 6 he wfc« In his chambers in the New York county courthouse, according to his personal attendant, Joseph Mara, son of John Mara, Tammany leader of the twentythird A. D. On August 6, Mara said, Justice Crater spent most of the morning tearing up papers and putting others in a brief case and in four cardboard boxes. Then he sent Mara out to cash two checks totaling $5,100. Mara returned with the money and helped the Jurist carry the boxes -of papers and the brief case to his apartment at 40 Fifth avenue, Manhattan. He told Mara he was "going up In Westchester for a swim" and would be back the next day. That v, as • the last Ham ever saw of him. > But he did not go to Westchester that afternoon and his movements have been traced that night up to the time he entered the mystery cab. At 0:30 he purchased a theater ticket at the theatrical ticket office of Joseph Gralnsky in Times Square. Then he went to the Forty-fifth street restaurant In the restaurant he dined with William Klein, attorney for Shubert brothers; a show girl named Sally Lou RIts, and her parents. They left the restaurant with him and it was to them he waved farewell after he stepped into the taxicab. v, JO&NSBURa Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J Mr. and Mrs. William May and family spent the day Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Steve Freund at Spring Grove. Vernon Freund of McHenry was a caller here one day this week. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bugner of Ohio are visiting relatives and friends here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller and son spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. William Freund at Spring Grove. Bernard Althoff, sister, Barbara, and nieces, Asella and Angela Tonyan, spent Wednesday evening at Elgin. Miss Kathrine Althoff of Elgin spent Thanksgiving day with home folks. The Lady Foresters bad their meeting Monday evening. There were forty-five sisters present. Prizes in five hundred were awarded to Mrs. Albert Schmitt, first; Mrs. John Hiller, second, and Mrs. Joe Huemann, consolation. Bunco prizes were given to Mrs. Bugner, first; Mrs. Joe Miller, second, and Miss Esther May, consolation. Mrs. Jacob H. Adams and daughter, Genevieve, and sons, Vincent and Alex, spent Tuesday at Racine. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Miller aitd family of Richmond were visitors here Sunday afternoon. Mr- and Mrs. Ben Schmitt and daughters of McHenry visited at t«he home of their mother, Mrs. Henry Tonyan, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Miller and children and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller of Lily Lake visited with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Michels Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Thiel entertained their club last Saturday evening. „Five hundred was played with first prize going to Mrs. Albert Huff; second to Mrs. George King and consolation to Mrs. Ben Stilling. Herman Steffes and Leo Meyers of McHenry visited William J. Meyers Thursday afternoon. John Huff, sons, Paul and Edwin, Thanksgiving guest* in the of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Huff. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Welke of Chicago spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freund. Mr. and Mrs. William Miller and family of Spring Grove were callers here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nett# daughter, Marie, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Nick Nett at SpHng Grove Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. John Stilling and son of Lily Lake were callers here Thursday afternoon. Mr. aqd Sirs. William Althoff, Miss Mary Althoff and brother, Bernard, motored to Wauconda to visit with Mr. and Mrs. A1 Wegener one day recently. „ Mrs. Jacob Adams and daughter, Genevieve, and sons, Alfonse, Vincent and Alex, spent Saturday ing at thfe Lotus Country school. Joe Lay and family of Spring Grove were callers here Sunday af ternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Horick of Woodstock visited with Mr- and Mrs. Stephen H. Snrillt Sunday. Mf. and Mrs. William J. Meyers were Crystal Lake callers Saturday evening. Mrs. Feltz of Spring Grove was a caller here one day thi3 week. ' Miss Laura Meyers of Chicago spent the week-end with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. George Jus ten and son and Christ Blake ^of McHenry were callers here one day this week. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Williams* Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weber and Mrs. Joseph Stilling and daughters visited with Mrs. William Stoffel at McHenry Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wteber of Wilmette were Thursday callers here. Miss Evelyn Meyers, sister, Annabelle, brothers, Elmer and William, were Crystal Lake callers Sunday evening. • „ Miss Mabel King of McHenry spent Thursday with home folks. Mrs. John Marie, spen Grass Lake. Mrs. William J. Meyers, daughter, Evelyn, called in the home of Mr: andl Mrs. John King at MeHenry Satur-* day afternoon. ' Bernard Althoff and nieces, Mar/ and Dorothy ^Althoff; of McHenry moi tored to Crystal Lake Thursday ning. Art Died rich and Alfred May spenj Sunday afternoon with Alfons*' Adams. ' '. Visitors in'the home of John IT, Freund Simday were Miss Emra| Freund of McHenry and Mr. and Mrs* John Rauen of Spring Grove. Mr. and Mrs. George Zornstroff of - T Spring Grove visited with Mr. an§ « * Mrs. Joe P. Miller, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob H. Adams an(| ' family, Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Schae# fer and son, Elvin, Mr. and Mrs. Wat> ter Grube and son and Mr. and Mrfc-. r " John Mertes spent Thursday with Mr. . «.y, and Mrs. Joe Adams. 9* • . SH Shells Hid* BOOM Romelanda. Sweden. -- The shin bones of two Immense prehistoric animals, said by archeologists to have lived more than 10,000 years ago, have been ^ of sea sheila Perfect No Trump Hand Dealt Player Buffalo, N. Y.--Mrs. George C. Lehmann was dealt a perfect bridge hand In a recent game with her husband and two other players. Mrs. Lehmana. kept a straight face when picking up her cards and with no trace of emotion bid a grand slam at no trump to the astonishment of the other players. 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