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WV*r%!Mfr ***&W f? Wt'iM VA^.*; &%, . -p^; ^' -V^rai' jr ^-3C SELF RESPECT RINGWOO# *y LEONARD A. BARRETT I never ckanrfe *»uj Mind./ .. . y i/ou ougnt > toy*?* ml^ht $et better oat/ StftlALIZAYtON »V ARRANG1MINT *H.% fooluh *nd the 4<ad tlonf ntrrr COLUMB IA P I C TUR i dxtngt their optniont," s " ~ '&&%£}*'*>?• ,?r .,«r* • • *"-**"1 'fyy2*. D^/' ' ; September6,"ii$| w-EMBER 10--Live fi»h raia down en Cairo, I1L, 1890. 11--Henry Hudson enters New York harbor, 1600. 12--Jenny Lind ting* •»' Cattle Garden, N. Y, 1830: J3--Key writes the "Star Spangled Banner," 1&14. 14--Theodore Roosevelt ' comes 26th President* , 1901., VsV". ; ' ";:v-v •*15--Jeffrief ;"l{Soclu*©B** '/J/\ James J. Corbett, 1903.^ m IP--Bomb in Wall Street kiUs *• ^ ' thirty people, 19& :-\/p POTPOURRI : ';v First Labor Day Ii . .•The first official observance Of fW f5rst Monday in September as Labor day was in 1882. It was Inaugurated by an early labor orjfanization. the Knijrhts of Labor. State legislation soon established this day as a legal holiday^ Colorado being the first "In 1SS7. Labor day is not observed in Porto Rico, the Fhlllipines, or Alaska. ©, Western New spaper t'nlon. F after Stsfe Sjys. People in big cities have so many petty annoyances to occupy their minds that they can't always promptly grasp the national troubles. . W. jr. THOMAS j "DENTIST , Elm at Green St. Tel. McHenry 69-J Hours 10 t. m. to: 6 p. m. Evenings by Appointment Closed Wednesdays, All Day KENT & COMPANY All Kinds of INSURANCE -? • WHAT HAS HAPPEXBD , Trina lives trith fiill m a vagabond r"^ettlcnient owl the. Manhattan siitc of 'the Hjulson fi.it er Hill is negligent, and casual Inward, her, although Trina to res. him mightily, in order to get ;»ioncp to pa]/ the first installment on /» stove Trina ,. wants, Hill serves a • Summons -oh Fay La Hue, liroaihra'y • \m>ixical comedy stav Fay invites him • to her hotel, ris she has developed a Iff fculed crush on the fcllotc Bill ffiends several hours with her Ira, a ;• iiotvn find out. preacher wHo lives tn ] VagvM*on-ttie-Hudson; ieorships n flower garden h c has developed in l.iront o> his shack. He refuses to sell ' his hgrcbclts to anyone Hill, wanting tone for Trina, -just takes it without \ tasking , •" '• ,".. y.iVOH' GO OS WITH THE STORY I., I3i 1! walked away from in front of Ira s shack after lie took the flower. A loud voice Whfch he recognized JM! Bragg s attracted his attention. It was potwpous and oratorical. Bill grinned, and walked in the direction of the voice. He found Bragg on a soap box, gesticulating wildly to '.about ten men who were grouped 'in front of him. J "Why should certain guys have fall the mpney there is," Bragg was shouting,; "an" you; an' me have n'Othin-?" ; ) ;• Alaybe they're •.are." offered Bill, ; „ . : (.• Smarter'" snorted the orator. .'"They ju&t got the edge, that's all. iThey re on the inside, that's all. [They tell you to go . out an' get a •job. What job? There ain't no such "animal. Look at, me. I'm skilled la- Ibor One o' the best toy packers in 'the business."' ; "What's a toy packer?" asked Bill, mahciously^ heckling the speaker "Shippin'," explained Bragg. "Packin' <oys to ship. I'm one o' the '^t;iiWBB^?5«ffce business. Used ' 6^id nothinffl >de--just start*! lat she set be« u tells me you .been hangln' aroundi the sbactfl4y_hiie IJvi away.i artd ®h8* dbn't like It. I ioltj her I'd speak to1 you about it. There's only one lan«4{ ^iiage you can understand. Bragg-- His fist landed on fcragg's Jaw like] a hammer Bragg was unconscious' before he hit the ground. "That'i ' it." finished -Bill, and walked Trina was waiting for him dinner when he entered t.he " He characteristically about the Bragg episode ed to eat the stew that fore him. Trina watched him eat "How's the stew. Bill?" she nuked! "It tastes funny Didn't you put1 any salt In it?" j "Yes--I think so. Walt--I'll get' some more." , ' 1 . M Just as she turned around to get the salt. Bill uttered an^ exclamation and held up a, flower. "'Heyf What d'you call this? A fine thing to pull out'v"a man's stew, What's the idea?" Trina regarded It 'Kappily.^ "It's one of Ira's (lowers. Bill! You got it for me!" Bill hurriedly attacked his food, trying to hide the smile that threat*' ened to bloom from ear to ear. "I t found it in the stew, I tell you." "What kind is it?" she asked. "Huh?" Bill picked his head up from his plate. "Don't you know that etfen? Whew! but you'ro! dumb. It's a--uh--a Jiarellp--that's it." f "Harebell." Flossie and Ira stood in the doorwajr. Flossie had. corrected Bill. \ "I don't care what it 4s." said Trina; "it's pretty." "That's a measly little one," Bill told her "Throw it away." i" No." . r' Ipl suddenly discovered that If* *Tjiiia {.tlh pi,c you been hanging around the shack wtiilp,I'm away and„ the tforft tike if--t told her I'd speak to you about it, and th&gfejmfy , ... .^ -language -you can understand, Bragg--" ^ i - . t Posed by Spencer Tracy and Arthur Hoht.J1 with the most reliabli:; Companies ' Come in and talk it over "hone MeHenry I Telephone No. 300 Etoffel & Reih&nsperger lawraace agents for. all classes of property In the best companies. WE8T McHENRY ILLINOIS Charlie's Repair Shop JPonnerly Pint's Blacksmith Shop--Pearl St. Radiators Repaired, ^ Bodies and Fenders " Straightened Sign Painting Truck Lettering Acetylene Welding CHARLES RIETESEL Downs Motor Express The Pioneer Line Operates daily between McHenry and Chicago Phones: Wabash McHenry 7518 '256 work for Stark & Lee--where' Ira works. 'Ask him.He'll tell ya. Two years an' they let me out. Sure! What'd you expect? They let me Out without any notice--not a day." ;•'st.F°r gettin' drunk?" Bill-asked -Ijnriooently. ... • J "Me? Say, I never got drunk on the job in my life." exclaimed Bragg ^ indignantly "Only once or twice. * But it wasn't for that. They claimed ,some stuff was missin' Just the • Same old alibi to let me out an" '-save a coupla dollars expenses. It's 'jaflways been that way. the dirty --1 capita lists!" The -big man raved on like that ;for some time. It was getting late. ;and one by one the men walked laway from Bragg and his soap box land went into their shacks for their (evening meal. Soon only Bill re- , yinained to hear Bragg set himself Up as the injured party who was atcused of stealing. When he saw . his audience dwindle down to only Bill. Bragg gave up and stepped 'down from his stump. "You Bhould never spiel around supper time." mocked Bill. . j.•• "That's it!" Bragg snarled. "If ;they had brains instead of bellies, .th^y wouldn't be what they are. I'm , Sick o' them. I'm gonna blow this ,.jJ#ump* soon's I get some dough." "That'll be never." • Bragg picked it up instantly. "Is ViJhat so?- I cut you in for fifty per -dent o" that summons money, didn't -jl? How'd you like to cut in on ! fifty .percent of another job--a job your cut'd be five grand instead o' rflve bucks?" I "What kind of a Job?" asked Bill, .interested. "That • toy factory I was talkin' V 'about. They fired me. didn't they? ,Why didn't they fire Ira? He's al- ' ;ways asleep on the job. They took iihe bread right out a my mouth, - tdidn't they? They owe me somethin', and I'm gonna collect." Bragg : ilowered his voice confidentially >"Get this. Bit' They got an old jtin can they call a safe. I know the Joint backwards. Every Friday They get ten grand for the payroll Tan' it stays in the safe till Saturday [noon. It'd be a pushover. Bill, if '•you went in with me. Five grand 'apiece. Bill. What d'you say?" ;. Bill had something to say and he said it. He stepped closer to Bragg "In the first place, what do I want with five grand? And. number two -- if I needed money. I'd go out an' make it. And. number three--Trina. was standing behind him. He dreta a dime from his pocket and offered1 it to the preacher. . I. Ira was frowning. "What's thi», for?" , "That's the dime I owe you." Bill! said. "I bought a flower from youj didn't I? What's the matter wltW' you? Can't you remember anything?" r Ira made no move to take th% coin. "I didn't sell you np flower. Now, listen here, Bill--" ' Seeing that something was wrong, Trina intervened. "He's got It tor me." she told Ira. "It's awful pretty Maybe I'll plant som£, too* if Bill decides we'll stay here." "Now. Bill. I can't have you pick- In' 'em like that." Ira went on. "Or course, bein' as you got it for Trina-- But I'll have to ask TOS not to do It no more." Bill pushed the mopey into fra's hand. "Go on an' take It." "No. I ain't in the flower bust* ness." Ira said stubbornly. He threw the dime on the tabte. "OOd never meant for flowers to be sold. SUWMI said that, and Susan was close to God." { Bill stopped eating. "8bo wa*| huh?" he asked soberly. "Yes. Susan walked hand ill hand with God all her life. She was A good woman. She's with Him now, I s'pect." "She is, huhr •! • "Yes, sir--if anybody's with Hint! now, she is." V Bill evinced interest. "That so?| You're kinda close to God .yourself,! ain't you, Ira?" "Ndt so close as I might be," snldi the preacher "And you could bel closer, too." "Who--me?" Bill exclaimed de»| risively "Not me! Naw! I ain'ti lookin' for no protection. Nope. li don't belong foolin* around God' much. We'll leave that end of it tol li'l old .WTioosits here." He Slipped' an arm around Trina's.waisti "Shej ain't so far away from God herself, ain't you, Ira?" I Trina looked up at him worsh.'pfully "I am, too. I ain't no nearer than you are How could I be. wlien I'm with you?"' Bill grinned at Flossie. 'How about you. Flossie?" "When you can make wine ou'.a dandelions," said Flossie, getting up from her seat, "I'm willin' to believe anything Come ,pn. Ira-^my tongue's hangin' out." Human nature is a strange mixture. It Is difficult to understand. Gratitude for favors granted Is sometimes appropriately expressed. Many times, however, the granting of assistance creates the opposite effect. Instead of gratitude, the attitude seems to be that the recipient bestowed a favor upon the donor in giving him an opportunity to render help. The. popular saying that, the more you get the more" you want, has proven true In our study of the attitudes of many who were the recipients of relief during the depression. A man was asked why he abandoned Ris vegetable garden. He replied, "Why do the work when the relief board furnishes all I need?" A woman at a certain grocery, having exhausted her buying privileges granted by the relief board, found the purchases too large to conveniently carry home, so she ordered a. taxi for that purpose. A boy was given a dollar by one who was prompted to make the gift because of the statement that this was his sister's night to eat supper, and as there was not sufficient for both, he contifftied to play on the sidewalk. The donor later learned that the mother to whom the lad gave the dollar decided that, as supper was all over, they would use the money in en- Joying a movie. The writer haiided a young man sufficient to buypa Sandwich and a cup -of coffee, ^e coin was thrown back with the remark," "How do you' expect me to eat on that?" and later upon parking his car Was asked by a passerby for a half -dollar to get his lunch. Just sol Doubtless every person has encountered similar experiences. We speak of these happenings in a -joking way. They are, however, Indicative of a very dangerous undercurrent in the minds of a large number of our unemployed. The breaking down, of self respect Is a serious mental attitude. Its boasted claim is that this country owes every person a living and tWey will see that they get it. ^Such attitudes have been forerunners of revolutions. Unless something piore important than food and shelter is given those seeking relief we are in danger of facing a serious national Calamity. The breaking down of the morale Is the most dangerous menace in an army. Just so with our citizenship. *,r . . ©. 'Weatern NewsDaner Union. : Champion Callers -HQ. BE CONTINUED PERSONALS A. P. Freund Excavating Contractor Trucking, Hydraulic and Crane " Service • Road Building Tel. 204-M McHenry, 111, Mrs. Iiillian Cox was a Chicago visitor Thursday. Mrs. Harry Durland and daughters and Emily Steffes attended A Century of Progress, Thursday, in Chicago. .' Mts. Helen ltandau of CryStat tJake and her daughter, who is in the laboratory at Sherman hospital, Elgin, called on Mrs. Ella Wheeler, Friday afteratron. Will Martin ' of Chicago spent the here. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kinsala ~and little son, Elmery, Jr.; of Chicago, spent Sunday with his parertts, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kinsala. ~ Miss Gladys Warrington and friend, S-'iK;' S. H. Freund & Son CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS * Pbone 127-R McHenry Our experience U at Your Service in building Your Wanti Ferdinand Pringintz, of Royal Oakes; Mich-, arrived Saturday night to spend a few days in the George Kramer home. Miss Warrington, who formerly lived in McHenry, met many old friends while here and enjoyed her visit. They left Wednesday for the return trip through Wisconsin, the upper penninsula of Michigan and the Straits. Mr. and Mrs. George Kramer and from a two week's vacation spent at the Ben Miller home at Spring Lake, ^linn. Frank E. Cobb of Chicago was local caller Sunday. During American Farm week at the .World's fair in Chicago, the world's champion husband and hog callers were selected, and here they are. Above is Mrs. Charles Hayes of Alta, 111,, whose husband can hear her melodious call of "Charrrrlieeee," no matter what corner- of the farm he is working. BeloW is < Irbra Parks, eighteen yeafs old, of Mason.City, Iowa, ad- Judged the best sunimfiner of swine. Father Sa^e fays William Ahlfeldt of Norwood Park was a weekend guest in the George Kramer home. Mr. and MVs. F. W. Sayler of Woodstock visited his parents, Labor Day. Handsome, Jolly, "loud" men, who dominate a whole roomful of people, are almost certain to be poor company when you have them alone. They shine for the multitude; In fact, the^v are what you --"•jfH flffill n ;pynrnlfl«"l yllt taring gfln. erality. • Enjoyment --L "I>0 you enjoy the radio?" "A heap," answefed Cactus Joe, "although it took a few of the boys a good while to realize- that a bad singer was hundreds of miles away and there was no use shootin'." Mrs. Edgar Thomas entertained in honor of Mrs. Nick Freund Friday afternoon. Bunco was played with prizes ^warded to Mrs. Ed. Thompson, Mrs. Lester Carr and Mrs. Thomas The Bunco Club gave a farewell party for Mrs. Genevieve Dodge at the home of Mrs. George Shepard Tuesday afternoon. They tied a comforter and gave her. The Home Bureau held a card and bunco party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Harrison Friday evening. Those to receive prizes were Mrs. Emma Freund and James Thompson, high, and Mrs. Agnes Jencks, low. In bunco to Mrs. Howe and Jay Cristy, high, and Nan Jean Newlin, low. There were ^15 tables in play. Mrs. 6. T. Butler was a Visitor in Chicago'Friday. Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Doherty and son, John, attended A Century of Progress Thursday and Friday. Mr. and Mrs. George Shepard and son, Howard, spent Thursday in Chicago. Howard remained until Sunday. • Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bumgardner and son, Harvey, Jr., of Royal Oak, Mich., are visiting with her mother, Mrs. Nellie Dodge.. Miss Estelle Bruce of Mt., Vernon, 111,, is visiting m the homto of her brother, Clayton Bruce. , The Sunshine girls met at the Charles Peet home Tuesday afternoon where a representative from the Singer Sewing Machine Co. gave 4 • demonstration on how to use the .at,-, tachments. Mrs. Roland McCannon and son, David, and daughter, Phyllis, spent the weekend at Evanston. Migs Mildred Rea Dodge of Beloit is visiting her gran^piother, Mrs. Nellie Dodge. Mr." and Mis,- Joe Schaefer and daughter/^hirley^ were visitors at Waukegan, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Young spent Friday evening at McHenry, spending a few days in the home of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George Young. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schaefer and daughter, Shirley spent Saturday evening in Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. George Shepard and daughter, Gladys were visitors at Woodstock Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Newlin and daughters, of Hutsonville, ispent a few days this week with Mrs. Agnes Jencks and daughter, Mary. Mr. and Mrs. George Dixon of Eagle Lake; Wis., spent the past week in the J. V. Buckland homle. Mr- and Mrs. J. R. -Smith, Mr. and jytrs. Joe Smith and son9.of McHenry, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith of Crystal Lake, Leo Smith of Chicago Heights and Mr. and Mrs. Fuller Boutelle and family of Lake Geneva spent Wednesday evening in the George Young home. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McCannon and Mlrs. Merrett Cruckshank spent Saturday afternoon in Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brockman and son, Bobby, of Racine spent the weekend in the J. V. Buckland home. Mr. and Mrs. George Young were callers in the Edgar Thomas-^home near McHenry, Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hiene and son, Eugene, of Chicago, spent Sunday and Labor Day in the George Shepard home. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bumgardner and son, Harvey, left for their home at Royal Oak, Mich., Monday after a visit with her mother, Mrs. Nellie Dodge. Mrs. Genevieve Dodge and children hawe gone to Woodstock to make their home. Charles Coates of Genoa City spent Sunday in the Fred Wiedrich home. Miss Dorothy Carr and Dewey Beck of Chicago spent Sunday and Labor Day in the home of her parents, Mr. ami Mrs. Charles Carr. Fr. and Mrs. Harold Wiedrich and Mrs. Fred Wiedrich and son, Roy, spent Friday morning at McHenry. Roy and Mae Wiedrich were call§Ef» at Woodstock, Friday evening. Frank Wiedrich and daughters, Ethel and Marion were callers at McHenry Saturday morning. Harold Jepson of Elizabeth, 111., spent the weekend here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Jepson. Mr. and Mrs- Warren Clough of Stanford, Vermont, spent the weekend in the C. J. Jepson home. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Nelson and family and Mr. and Mrs. George Bacon of Antioch spent Sunday with lllrs. Nellie Dodge. Olive Jepson is attending the Ellis Business College at Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hopper and daughter of Chicago are visiting relatives and friends here. Mrs. Wolkos and daughter, Mildred, and Roy Wolkos and son of Milwaukee and John Stecker, of Greenwood were callers in the William McCannon home Monday morning. •Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hitchens were visitors at Woodstock Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith and family of Harvard spent Sunday afternoon with the former's parents,. Mr. and Mrs- S. W. Smith. Mr. and_Mrs. Anderson of Chicago spent Sunday nd Labor Day in the Smdth me. James Lindemann returned to his home in Dundee after spending the summer with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Smith. Mrs. Jennie Bacon spent from Friday evening until Monday evening In the,Frank Buchert home in Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith and son of Park Ridge spent Monday after- •noon in the S. W. Smith home. T o 14 Item* of Interest Taken From the Files of the Plaindeale*--- of Years Ago FIFTY YEARS AGO Remember the Temperance lecture of Prof. Nichols next Sunday night. A. L. Howe's milk wagon still continues to supply our citizens with .thcbest quality of milk. Listen for the bell. Married--At the residence of J- J. Vasey, in McHenry, Aug. 28, by Rev. S. Searl, J. Hi Soothill, M. D., and Mrs. Fannie A; Gorton, both of Ringwood. * The McHenry public school will open on Monday next, Sept. 8, with the following corps of teachers*- Prof. Lee, principal; Miss Stella Beckwith, intermediate department; Miss Nettie Pai^e, primary department;;' Vasey, West McHenry Division.-, FORTY YEARS AGO W® learn that the Pekovsky block has been rented to a party from Chicago, who will open a grocery and provision store. This section was treated to a fine rain on Monday, the first of any consequence for nearly four months. The German Catholic Society of this village have secured ground north of Woodland cemetery, and have laid out a cemetery. They will fence and improve it at once, laying out lots. 3. Gilbert started on Tuesday for a visit with relatives and friends in New York state. He will first visit New York City, go from there to his eld home, on the Hudson, and then to the Catskill Mountains. TKe Kickapoo Medicine Co., who have been giving entertainments herg for the past three weeks, closed on, Saturday night and went to Nunda. where they will hold forth for the next two weeks. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The plasterers are now at work at the new depot. The structure should be ready for occupancy by Oct. 1. A hayrack load of young peopl from Ringwood very pleasantly surprised Miss Ruby Oaxtojfc at her home Thursday evening. Mrflenry (*t the present time is furnishing more employment than at any one time in its history. With a gang at the depot, a sidewalk gang, the Borden gang at the mill pond, the pickle and canning factories in full operation the old town presents "a very busy appearance. Besides the new Jusfcen block is furnishing ployment to % number of men. 'A TWENTY YEARS AGO' " "Butter on the Elgin board of Monday sold at 31 cents per pound, Chas. Cooley has moved his farailjr^ ; from this village to Tampico, 111. Last week's Woodstock fair was one of the most, successful ones ever held at that place. Prof. A. E, Nye is taking C. W. Stenger's place at the! West McHenry State bank during the latter's absence. The professor looks quite at home ih the bank and is taking care of the business in a most satisfactory manner. : " . . The closing of the Fox river bridge j at this tiiAe of the year has caused a heavy loss, to i&e business nuien^'.of the ? v i l l a g e , ' M . v . * / " * TEN YEARS AGO < Mrs. Martha Page moved the fawfr' '» pf the Week from her farrh on the Crystal Lake road to the W. F. BMsett cottage on Main Street. The holiday crowd over the weekend this year broke all previous records, all the hotels and eating houses being taxed to their utmost capacities. ' Someone took jtj^ie time and trouble of keeping a record of cars passing over the Fox river bridge here on Monday afternoon of this week and found that a trifle te&r than 600 had passed over jthe structure in a single hour. Work has been started on a new cement walk which is to be built on the west side of Court street between Washington and Pearl streets. +-- -Mr •Tw CoriAjli the, WANT ADS ALL MODELS OF 1934FORDID POWER MOTOR ONE MEDIUM # We refer to that low-cost medium of communication, the telephone• On the farm, whether it be at the edge of town or far in the country, the telephone is worth every penny of its small cost as a protection in emergencies. But numerous instances h^ve demonstrated that the farm telephone pays for itself-- frequently many times in convenience and in saving time and money so that the protection it gives comes without added cost. Every-. day use of the telephone to get infor- . mation, to avoid running errands, to order supplies, can and DOSS rnalrr the service a saving rather than an expense. Cal1 our Business Office, or any telephone employee will gladly .help you place your order. 7 SUCH. Bf Charlrs SucfiM^jt' MoM ss. POP HOW po yoo IS POP A THE d, POTATO SAtAP zr NOT BAP 0\0 VOVJ JUST An ORDINARY ^ ONE ! m k