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X £&£* ^ <*#* *'j,'5^^f"^ u, - 1 , »' WAS!!: . ' , • * ' " • " . * f e * ' l~ &* > •' 4 V ' Volume 64 MCHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27,1938 No. 23 RETURN FROM - A MOTOR TRIP -• 3,311. MILES COVERED Hf TWELVE DAYS Belpved Pastor of St. John's : :-r-.-%Church Suffers Heart Attack REV, FATHER A. S. VOLLMAN PASSED AWAY SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 22.1938, AT ST. THERESE'S HOSPITAL, WAUKEGAN, AGED 56 YEAJUJ Vv; V •' . Dr. and Mrs. C. ,W. Klontz and llr.' *- arid Mrs; Nick Freund returned home. Wednesday evening of last week after enjoying a twelve-day vacation through eastern United States and parts of Canada. Altogether they traveled 3,311 miles, and drove through eleven ' states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, . Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Yttek, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and Ohio. The party of four left McHenry early Saturday morning, October 8, at & o'clock, with their destination as Canada, which they reached by way of Detroit and the tunnel. The next day they viewed the Niagara Falls and in the city of Toronto made a tour of Casa Loma, a palatial castle, which was built many years ago by ap eccentric gentleman for the express purpose of erecting an establishment large enough to entertain a whole regiment of soldiers at one time. This he did once in his life. Casa Loma, which in English means Castle on the Hill, contains ninetyeight rooms. Three sets of doors in the Conservatory are valued at $10,- ! 000 each. An underground tunnel leads from the Castle into the stables, On the east side of. the Catholic the floors of which are entirely inlaid; church in Johnsburg, under a gently with tile. Taxes alone amount to $1,000 sloping hill of green in the cemetery each month. It took three hours to 0f St. John the Baptist, lies peacefully make a tour of the castle, and then all at sleep the dearly beloved pastor of the rooms were not visited. j the parish, Fr. Anthony J. Vollman. At Coburn, Ontario, they passed Ae Today the parishoners of St. john>s home of the late Marie Dressier, char- church mourn the loss of their leader; acter actress, which has now been con-^ the people of Johnsburg and neighbor verted into a cafe. It was in Coburn ing towns, the departure of a stanch also where they celebrated Thanksgiv-^ friend; whi)e hiB three siater8 grieve ing day on October 10. Before leav- over jogg 0f their brother whom ing that city, they visited Fort Hen- the angel of death has summoned. ry, the jail where German pnsojws Father yollman's demis. on Saturwere kept during the World War. Id came ag d sh ^ After leaving Coburn, the party fr4ds Aithough he had been serproceeded to Montroal where they hir- , in St. Wrese's hospital at *!f;a ^de * *fke city. They first visited the S^hrin e of Waukegan for five days as the result f . * .. . ff/ d Mondav | Brother F. Andre, who is credited with SSj.'l" performing many miracles. They saw and no one for ft moment th h(. where his body was buried in the chap-jhis brief illne8s woul(J regult in death j eI' and also Vlewed hls heart ^ However, on Saturday morning, Oc- (Continued on page four) MISS BARBARA WEBER DIES AT WOODSTOCK HOSPITAL OCTOBER 21 tober 22, 1938, at 8:15 o'clock, in spite of the valiant efforts of attending, physicians, Father Vollmarr passed to j deeds and works follow him. He was true to all that was expected of him and performed the functions of holy priesthood in a manner we trusted.' I He went on to say that although death came suddenly he was especially prepared for it, since only this sum- : mer God had given him the privilege , of visiting ^tome and the Vatican, ! where he had an audience with the Pope and received his blessing. He was also given the opportunity of attending the National Eucharistic Con- 1 gress at Budapest and of touring the . Holy Land. I Father Vollman was loved by his : fellow priests for his fine, complete • convictions of faith and morals. He i never hesitated; he knew what was j right and he did it. He had the courage to live up to his ideals. Fr. Vol]- | man was also a profound believer in i the doctrines of the church, and a sincere observer of the discipline of tha |church. He worked hard for the church and his eternal reward The chaplain and j Blegsed ^ mU8t haye ,oved him for his prftish and he loved the people of the kipd sisters of the institution were hifJ Kreat devotion to her, for he was Johnsburg. This love is unmistakeably at his side tocomfojrt him as he drew given the grace to die not only on Sat. shown by his request to be buried in hls last bre«th m Jfesus. urday, a day especially dedicated to Johnsburg, close to the people he had this community has been saddened "A ™ch.loVed one from us has gone,1 the Blesesd Virgin Mary, but in Oc-8™*n to know so well during his A vnw"> --t tober> the month honoring the Queen eight years as spiritual director there. by the sudden death of Miss Barbara A pl^jttaTan^oSrloll' of the Most Holy Rosary. I The massive St. John's church was Weber, one of its most honored and ^ w, . . , fi1, , best loved citizens. Miss Weber, who never c,n I* Med was 50 years old, died at the Wood- ,<** » Sceftesof Train Wreck i m _ HITS OPEN SWITCH SUNDAY EVENIN6; PLOT SUSPECTED SCORE OP PASSENGERS 3UGHTLY INJURED Inside the Via Dolorosa are the crowded with priests and lay friends fcurteen stations of the Cross and a of Father Vollman at the funeral ser- «»toHc hnsnital earlw Fridav moraine ' i,ic """" 1110 1UYC ,mu K,vc"» chapel or shrine containing an image vices Tuesday. The large crowd that October 21 1938 at 2:30 o'clock the And though ^he body slumbei-s here, 0f Our Lady of Perpetual Help. All followed the body to its final resting ' ' * ' ' The soul is safe in heaven." ! 0f his money, above that which was place was one of the strongest proofs C. 1.0. PICKETS CHASED SUNDAY AT WOODSTOCK •..Quick action on the part of an en* gineer and all steel coaches on a Chicago & North-Western passenger train undoubtedly prevented death or serious injuries to a score of passengers on the Chicago bound train Sunday evening, when it was derailed at McHenry about 5:30 p. m. As it was, nineteen epople suffered minor injuries. Some were treated by a McHenry physician, while others awaited the arjriv* l of a relief train on which they were taken to Chicago. '» The train was making the regvla* Sunday evening run from Williams Bay to the city, when, without the slightest warning, the locomotive swerved to the right, and the cars followed, all leaving the mils. The train had hit an open switch. Engineer J€rry Clarkson immediately applied the emergency brakes and brought his'train to a stop, but not until the tender and the first coach had overturned into the ditch and the other coaches were left at dangerous angles. The locomotive remained upright. The train was traveling about 40 miles per hour 'When it went onto the siding. Men and women in the coaches thrown to the floor and most of had to crawl out through the windows. Fire Siren Sounded The first intimation McHenry residents had that anything was wrong was when the fvre siren sounded, calling out the McHenry fire department. Fire had started in one of the vestibules. This, of course, attracted a large number of people, who assisted the passengers. A relief train was sent to McHenry from Crystal Lake, taking the patrons of the railroad on into Chicago, after several had been treated for slight injuries. , , ^ Switch Locked Open Officials of the road are conducting an investigation into the cause of the accident, being convinced that someorK had deliberately tampered with the switch, which had been opened and then locked. There are only two trains over the road on Sundays. The northbound train passed over the switch alright during the forenoon and no other tram had been over the rails until the southbound passenger in the evening was Attorney Collins, representing the C. *•9" J™"}, W*u^&an, ,/n The wreck occurred just opposite their behnlf. The^two were held m the the old Borden milk plant a short dis. city jail over night. tance north of the station. It was plain that Mayor Burns was The steel coaches, without a doubt, thoroughly disgusted with the tactics prevented a major tragedy. Had the of the pickets and demonstrated In no old wooden cars still been in use there small manner that as mayor of Wood- would have been several either killed stock he does not want any part of 0r maimed, some possibly burned to their rough house work. He called on death if the fire had spread more a 'number of his city employees to help rapidly. rppv Tft CTART TROUBLE in disbanding the trouble makers. I Special agents of the railroad ar- *r*Mlrr'P*» I 0wen H- C.orr\ com™de^ °.f.th® rived on the scene and took charge of A1 Alifiull 1 ® j American Legion in Woodstock, joined the situation and kept the crowd away with Mayor Burns. Like Mayor Burns from the coaches. Sheriff Nulle join- ^A^life-long1 resident of McHenry' Anthony J. Vollman was born the necessary for the bare necessities of that could possibly have been given cVl„ ~ne hnrn inno 9i isR» nnp nt u son of Benedict and Susannah Vollman: his life, was spent in the building of of the great regard that the people family of ten children, the* Zghte * Wilmette, I!! in the grish^f St. j Via Dolorosa. It is still in a stage of of the vicinity have for their departed of Mary and Nicholas Weber. She re- se^ ' on ^arc^ 1882. He at«, incompletion. ! pastor. eoivorl hoi- oHnpnHnn in tho MrTTonrv tended St. Joseph's#parochial school. In his capacity as citizen he showed After the funeral services, the ladies schools and grew to Womanhood in at the age of fifteen answered the a fine spirit of co-operation, not only of the parish served dinner to 250 this community. For several years she ?u S °W" C0Jnmun,ty ^ut also in, priests and guests m was an efficient housekeeper on one ^ . J? Semin- neighboring cities and towns. He men at Johnsburg 1 of the Pine Tree Dairy farms. She ary' St< Fr"n r C'S.'^1S. ,oin heartily endorsed worthwhile improve- j of the parish served as waitresses „TOO o1o^ „„„„ tv,« rvoiriown Taw ' Urdained in 1»1U 'ments in Johnsburg. He was eager t"» Pallbearers were as follows: A..*... • m, . ^ • 1 ., •, , • • „ ... .. - Hi wh,>h Thr R<5d S^rSl vSM-e her His theological studies were made make Johnsburg better known and to Miller, Harold Freund, John Schaefer, j taetws. This all took place near the be back again. To this thejwswer Monday night, clearing away .... , "-V. y iat St. Paul Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., make the residents understand just Stanley Freund, Elmer Diedrich and,Alemi^ pJ8nt betWeen ^ hours of j came that the citisens of Woodstock wreckage and getting the Iocomptive Miss Weber will lon«r be remember- and he was ordained to the ho,y Pr»est- how many opportunities lay at their. Vincent Adams. j 10 and 2 o clock. hood by the most vRev. Archbishop door. 1 The following priests were present] Led by Mayor William R. Burns, „1IU .... the school base-l N^ice was served Sunday night on.he is against such tactics as displayed ed the agents in the investigation, but He ment at Johnsburg. The young ladies ja S^up of U C" L.?/ P>ckets in Wood-, Sunday night. j so far no clews have been discovered. ies I stock that the citizens of Woodstock | Several of the pickets warned Mayor The wrecker soon arrived on the Pallbearers were as follows: Aivin do not wanf any part of their laboriBurns and th.e Police that they would ground and was kept busy until late ed for her cheerfulness and friendliness and the comfort she gave the sick. She was invaluable as a practical nurse. Quigley, May 21, 1910. During his life the deceased was at the funeral services and took part | city police and a dozen or more citizens, the "run" was put to a group of will be ready to meet them if they and coaches in a condition so they did. So far they have not rtlui'iied.' could be moved to the repair shops. Workmen labored during Monday He was first appointed assistant at granted the rare privilege of having in the ceremonies: St. George's church, Chicago, until journeyed to Rome, the center of the J Celebrant--Mtost Rev. Edward .F. Her parents and one sister Mrs w^en he was sent to the Rev. Christian universe. The opportunity' Hoban, Bishop of Rockford. " / Gertrude Kuntz, preceded her in death! Fr. Joseph Lonergan, who at the time came this summer when he in com- Assistant Priest-Very Rev. Msgr. Left to mourn her loss are one broth-'™8 "1 n*ge °n *,par r 18l!ei8 of Bar- pany with many other prieste and Chas. S. Nix McHenry, 111. er and seven sisters, who are as fol- rin*t0n' gary, Crystal Lake, AlPon- (members of the laity of the United. -Master of Ceremonies to Bishoplows* Nicholas, Mrs. Sue Bishop, Mrs. q a s* * e 0 the , States attended the National Euchar-| Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis J. Conron, KatJierine Wolf, Mis. Margaret Simon, f"r. Vollman w.s made pastor istic Congress, which, was held of McHenry; Mrs. Dena Pitzen of Pis- of St M,ry 5 church' °™eon' ,he mis-1 Budapest, Hungary. •> n.„ 0_j M__ Tlll:_ WomI Mr«(s'on c^urc^ 'h Byron and Forreston.l That great privilege having been ac- Geneva, 111 in j Chancellor, Rockford, 111. Deacon of Mass--Rev. A. J. Neidert, pickets who assembled along the railroad track in an effort to enroll emc ployees of the factory into a strikO. Placards weije being carried by the pickets asking the employees to enroll in the movement. LOCAL TALENT TO COMPETE IN BLKS forenoon getting the switch track on the east side of the main into shape • A**Airnne HDAAT\nAO>P so that trains c0"ld 8^t around the AJuAl£UK XSJ»UiLUuA«ri Cars and allow the wrecking crew lo 1 continue to clear the right-of-way. Several McHenry contestants will The pictures shown on this page be included amOng those competing were taken Monday morning after Mary Maxwell and Mrs. Hilda Pow ere of Evanston „ was much Subdeacon of M.--Rev. John Dalei- ! years. On July 31, 1930, Fr. Vollman that Father Vollman desired and had den, Spring Grove, 111. -tu „ T «ni» W/vi# was trans^erred to St. John the Bap-, planned to do, he readily answered the Deacon of Honor--Rev. Wm. A. kZ. f J h i r h tist church> at Johnsburg, to fill the call when the Divine Master decided O'Rourke, McHenry, 111. home until t^ funeral services which vacancy caused by the resignation of that others might finish the great Deacon of Honor--Rev. Wm. J. Bor- ZT t v i h„r Fr- Weber' wh0 had been pa8tor work that the pastor of St John the er, Tekamah, Nebraska. o clwk at St. Mary s church, with bur- that church for sixte€n years. ! Baptist church had so splendidly be- Master of Ceremonies of Mass-- jalm St. Mary s cemetery. | Though unknown in Johnsburg be- gUn. Rev. W. N. DeuUch, St. Charles, 111. Pallbearers were nephews of the .fore he took charge, he made rapid, A pastor has been appointed to fill Acolyte--Rev. Frank J. Miller, Aur- recently taken from the relief rolls in Vincent Adams in guitar and song deceased: James Wolf, Anthony Wolf, progreSs, not only in gaining friends'the vacancy left by Fr. Vollman's or*, 111.- I Dorr township and given jobs at the numbers. _ . „ Math Maxwell, Lawrence Pitzen, Paul for himself, but in bringing souls to death, but the appointment will not be Acolyte--Rev. J. F. Regan, Free-' Alemite plant. It is said that Oakley Several entries from Spring Grove Pitzen and Edward Wolf. |God. With sanctity he worked con- official until tomorrow (Friday). The port. 111. 'Mills, prominent C. I. O. heavy man also will compete. These are Lucille ^Those from out of town who attend- stantly and zealously in his chosen'new pastor has the same progressive Thurifer -- Rev. John Tuchlinsky, | and organizer from Waukegan headed Esh and Hazel Sanders in tap dance ed the funeral were: Mrs. Irvm Hart, f<e](j| caring for the spiritual needs of spirit as did Fr. Vollman, and will fin- Freeport 111. I the gang. He was one of the two numbers and Edward Parfrey in a Sr., Mrs. Josie Percell, Mr. and Mrs. his parishoners. He was their spir-jish the work yet undone. j The funeral arrangements were un- ] placed under arrest. The other was waltz clog. ios. Schaefer and Charles Wolf of itual father; he loved them and work- Funeral Services Tuesday 'der the direction of the Very Rev. Sites Austin of Woodstock. Austin is Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Math Maxwell e(j heart and soul for them. Father: Persons from all ranks of life paid Msgr. Chas. S. Nix, pastor of St.' ernpl°yed at the plant, being recently «•«" j--" Mr. and Mrs. A1 Hagel, Mr. and Mrs. (VoKman was one of those admirable tribute to the memory of Rev. An- Mary's McHenry, and the Rev. Paul taken from WP'A rolls, it is claimed, a cash prize and a grand p Tom Maxwell,^ Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pow- persons who not only preach the doc-jthony J. Vollman, 56, when funeral A. Tuchlinsky, assistant pastor of St. and given a job. I awarded on the last night. Subscribe for The Plaindealer Night Police Lewis Thayer and Otto in the Elks Amateur Broadcast to be some of the work of the wrecking crew Krull first noticed the loitering of the held at the Woodstock Opera House, had been finished. pickets and reported it to Mayor Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October Burns. It was then that the city po- 28, 29 and 30. lice and Mayor Burns took the matter Those who will he entered from here in their own hands. are Jean Huck in a toe tap delux; The pickets were told to disband and Lyle Franzen, ball room dance numbe on their way. When they refused ber; Mrs. Pearl Pietsch, McCollum two of the number were placed under lake, vocal solo; Evelyn Anderson, arrest and the remainder chased. ! western songs with guitar accompani- It is said that ten of the group were ment by Clem Adams; Clements and Thirty-f\ve contestants will compete such a way of living. Since his coming to Johnsburg in 1930, Fr. Vollman repaired and comers, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Maxwell, trine of a better life by word, but by [services were held for the beloved pas- Mary's, McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Tracy, Mn and Mrs. I example show others the beauty of tor Tuesday morning, October 25, at All parish matters at Johnsburg St. John's church, at 11 o'clock. 1 may be handled through Msgr. C. S. Surviving the deceased are three Nix at McHcnry until the arrival of sisters, Elizabeth, Magdalene and Ann, the new pastor. pletely modernized the rectory, the jail of Wilmette, 111. His mother pre-, The Fourth Degree, Knights of sisters' house and the school, and es- ceded him in death four years ago, Columbus, from MqHenry, Elgin and pecially'made wonderful improvements! and his father died in March of this Aurora served as a guard of honor in the cemetery and church grounds year. Both are buried in the family, to the. Bishop and to Father Vollman plot at Wilmette. { who had recently been chosen as Spir- Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. P. McGuire, rector : jtuai Director of the McHenry Council, of St. James Pro-Cathedral at Rock- Knights of Columbus. ford, 111., preached a very impressive The Monsignori present in the Sancfuneral sermon. "Blessed are the tuary • were: Rt. Rev. Msgr. Chas. F Ed Winn, Miss Margaret Bishop and Mrs. Bob Tracy of Evanston; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keller of Elgin; Mrs. Sylvia Crawfgrd and Miss Louise Wolf of Woodstock, and Mrs. Mame Bickler and Mrs. Eva Aebischer of Chicago. Card of Thanks We desire in this manner to express OUr thanks and appreciation to neighbors and friends for their kind assistance and expressions of sympathy; also to Msgr. Nix and Fathers O'Rourke and Tuchlinsky and to those who provided cars. which every summer attract a large number of visitors. Built Beautiful Gardens He had a great and beautiful devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. It was in her honor that he built the Via Dolorosa, or Road of Sorrow, a beautiful garden and lake on the Several women drove cars here) Winners will be seletced by the from Waukegan with pickfets to aid in majority of votes in the audience, trying to organize. Mrs. Mills, wife ( _ . of one of the two arrested, was also ARMISTICE DAY arrested by Officer Thayer for parking McHenry Post, 9merican Ufgion, her car near a ftre hydrant. She was has appointed a committee to formufined $5 and costs by Grant Nolan, late plans for Armistice Day, Nov. 11, police magistrate. (consisting of Paul Yanda, Leo Still- Violate City Ordinance I ing, Ed Conway, M. Taxman, Ray Mc- The two men arrested are chargcd Gee, and G. G. Reed. Announcement with violati^h of the city ordinance. | will be made in next week's issue of The charge is ^sorderly conduct, lpit- The Plaindealer. ering and obstructing the passage oflrj -- a person. City Attorney David R. JosSj WILL BUILD BOMB dead who die in the Lord," were tfie Coniey, St.^^ary^ church" Freeport^ j ^ filed the complaint. The case waw Ground has been b,r oken for .a n.e, w opening words of his address. He stat- m . Rt Rev Msgr F F Connor continued for ten days by Justice Njl-.home for the Howard Wattles family, ed that "Father Vollman's labors here *' 1 ! ! I'an and bonds placed at $100 each.!on a lot recently purchased f but hi# good • (C jntinuod ou Pago fow) ,B«^. were rekaaed on bond* whenjOvertyn on W R. I FREE TICKETS FOB YOUNG FOLKS Following a notice in The Plaindealer last week, we wish to announce that the business men and property owners of McHenry are handing out free tickets to the local theater as a Halloween treat to the young people of our community. An appeal is also being made to parents to prevent destruction of property. The City Council has instigated the idea with the hope that the young people will benefit by some form of amusement not leading toward trouble. The local schools are stt*;ssir£ the point of sportsmanship in meet ings this week. Through this medium, practically every boy and giri in the community will receive a free movie ticket. While city authorities have made it plain that soaping and wax;ng W windows and automobiles will not bo tolerated, there is every indication that the young pranksters are willing and anxious to "play ball"* in a sporting manner. •• r