The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

VOL. 60 McHENRY. ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1934 FIVE PRISONERS RREAK JAIL SAWS USED '5^ v 4 i ^ " ABSENCE IS DISCOVERED "k ^ SUNPAY jaORNINa; Francisco Is to Haver a Fair ""'O JlxcStepient prevailed in Woodstoci ' „ * and Mc Henry county Sunday wTien a *&armg. bfe^k- of the County jail- wit> 1".'- * made and five.prisoneTs.escaped -early vf'* Sunday morning. . The five men, ali unde** indictmet t for major crimes, sawed their way . out of the bull-pen and made their es- . , cape and their absence was not discovered until Vesty Muldoon, janitor at the court house and daytime jailer. anyvScd about 7:30 a. m. to feed the - prisoners. v The five who escaped are: John Enosi 31, indicted in cofwfcetion " with the robbery of the Union and • Huntley banks in 1931. Two others • „who took part in both these jobs ar? *.' 'now serving sentences in Joliet and confessed that Enos was the third ; _ member of the trio. ' . Charles Taylor, 48, recently brought from Oregon City, Ore., and indicted last week in connection with the robbery of $10,000 worth of jewelry from the J L. B&nett home at Crystal . • ; Lake. ' " ---- EIlssgfliAh Fowler, 53, -indicted and - ' . w a i t i n g t r i a l f o r t h e t f i e f C i S T f W B S from John Pitzen at Pistakee Bay. Henry Odenbriet, 42, indicted' for forgery in connection with the passing of several "Rubber checks" at Hebron and Alden. „ Joseph Levoni^n, 40, indicted.^or • / arson in connection with the burning of th? Westlake tavern at Solon Mills several months ago. Seven other prisoners housed in the bullper. were unaware of the departure of their cellmates, according to their stories", arid did not participate in thc : getaway. % Mrs. Taylor Still In Jail J Upstairs* Emma Taylor, wife of tme ; of the fugitives, slept through the -• pigtit and did not know her husband had escaped until notified by Jailer Muldoon when he served her breakfast. Three other prisoners slept on 7 another side of the upstairs jail without knowing of any unusual circumstances. . Examination of the jail showed that the quintet made their escape in prac- ; tifcally the same manner that "Red Mc- Gee and Jerry Lenihan did about ^ r seven years ago. " ^ A bole was sawed in the partition between two of the cells on the north J™ side of the bullpen, which enabled the prisoners to crawl through to the top T of the jail cells- A hole was then r sawed through a wire netting over the runway north of the cell block from which the prisoners dropped through to the runway. The lock on the door to the runway -was broken, allowing the men access " to the rest of the jail building. Downstairs the prisoners sawed two bar.j from a door leading into the basement, but still two more doors blocked ; their escape. Again a saW was used arhd the lock on the door leading to the basement was sawed and then two wOoden doors on the outside of the building were broken open and the men were free: - • Just what time the prisoners made ~ • their escape is not known. One prisoner said that he was up around midnight and that Enos and Taylor were there then. The remaining prisoners were questioned but remained firm in their story that they knew nothing about - the break and heard nothing during the night. Enos Believed Leader It is thought that Enos was the leader in the escape and was aided by Fowler, a garage mechanic, who probably did most of the sawing. Taylor is thought to have quickly joined in ; ' the movement after entering jail. The jail was thoroughly examined , ~two weeks ago as it is the custom of the sheriff to "examine the jail at least twice tf-month- During an examination- prisoners are housed, upstairs so that, everything can be examined. It is thought the escape was carefully planned and that Enos had •engaged outside,, help in the ways of furnishing saws and, transportation. There is no night watchman at the jail and. prisoners are alone all night. News of the escape has been broadcast over the country and authorities have been furnished wijh pictures, finger prints and descriptions of the escaped prisoners and Sheriff Edinger feels that it will not be long until some of them are apprehended. In a letter to the Chicago Herald- Exaimner, Taylor made an offer to surrender and plead guilty to a Charge carrying a sentence of from one to ten years in prison, in return for the release of his wife- According to a report, Taylor wrote a lengthy letter to the Herald-Examinerr «sking that his proposal,be submitted to State's Attorney Lumley. it* Mi Following extensive engineering research, the site for San Francisco's proposed 1937 World's fair Avas' chosen. The fair, to celebrate completion of the San Franeisoo-Oakldnd and Golden Gate bridges, will be located on shoal lander I north of Verba Bueria island. Leland W. Cutler is shown above with a plan of1' the. exposition, ' " ••--^ nsor Big Dance on WIlLBfllD IT CLUB HAS OPER ATED FOB " 14 YEARS Strike on a Delaware Fariii ITEMS Of : -- :--: CHILDREN'S DAY * - AT M. E, CHURCH Children's Day will be observed ai. the Methodist church Sunday, morning^ The program will begin at the regu" lar Sunday school hour of 10 o'clock aijd there will be no church service. Everyone whe is interested _ in the church or in the children of the Sunday schpol is invited to attend this annual event and it is hoped that there will be a large attendance of parents and friends to show their.appreciatioii of the worli done by the Sunday school teachers in preparing the program. The program follows: Song and Prayer--by School. Scripture Reading and Prayer. Recitation, "Welcome To You'1 lene Mertes. Recitation, "A Sunny Smile"--Tommy Douglas: Recitation, "What Folks Miss"--Ca&l May Peterson. \ Recitation, "The Humming Bird's Song"--Jean Nickles. Recitation, "The Sunday$chool Trail" Leo Smith. ; ^ . Song--Jane Mjarshall- • Recitation, "Your Day" Tool"--Mary Jane Hunter. Recitation, "A Boy's Wish" -- David Lee Walkington. Exercise, "A Gratitude Bouquet" --- Miriam, Betty, Agnes, Shirley and Hazel. Recitation, "Children Are Like Sunshine"-- BeryleColby. . Recitation, "The Book Abotty Jesus*-- Laura Shermon. Recitation, "The Best Day" -i- Joyce Frankie. Recitation, "N(j Good Byes" ~Edith Shermon. • t ^ - Recitation, Happy Di??-f Alice Thayer. Song--Cradle Roll Class. * Recitation, "Different'--Lon Smith- Recitation, "When Shadows Come At Night"--Arthur kenning. Song--Warren Jones. Recitation, "Dad's Rheumatism" •-- Andy Erickson. Recitation, "What God Gave To JSIe"-- ' Mary Margaret Douglas. Recitation, "A Good Shepherd'*--Cyttthia Erickson. v "i- Dialogue, "Following Cfirist"---^Maria and Florence : Sor.g, "Be Happy"--School. Recitation, "Oflr Children's Day" -- Elaine Krug. Lyle SMALL GRAIN CROP SHORT THIS YEAR RAINS^WILL PRODUCE FAIR CORN YIELD ' Ball game'Tuesday night at 8:45, DST. Benefit St. Mary's church. Read ^ interesting lineup of home talent the sports pagft < v*7fp Arita Bacon and .Evelyn Anderson visited at Elgin and St.. Charles, Tuesday. Offertory-T^-Shirley Colby. Recitation, "A Busy Bee" Thayer. , ': recitation, "An Example"-- Edward Henning- Exercise, "Sunday Bobby and Dean. Song--Mrs. Duker's Class. . Recitation, "Trees To Set" -- Wayne Smith. Recitation, "Thank You"--Dwain Bacon. Prayer--Bev: L. Brattain. STAR PARTY A SUCCESS Ten tables of cards and bunco were in play at' the Eastern Star card party held on the lawn at the home of Mrs. Minnie Miller Friday afternoon. ' The party was a successful and pleasant one with prizes awarded for the various games. » • 'I1 't1 * • <• <••*** {'l I •! Births Mr! and Mrs. Harry O'Brian of Chi^ £ago are parents of twin girls, born July 3^ They have been named Jean Kathrine, who weighed 5Vi pounds, and Joan Margaret, who weighed 5V« pounds. ' The family consisted of four boys until the twp -little .girls were welcomed. M^rs. O'Brian is the daughter of Mr. and, Mrs. Jacob Thles of MgHetrfy. Mrs. Thies is visiting in the home of her daughter this week. Farmers in this locality are practically unanimous in their opinion on the subject of crops, nearly everyone asserting that there Will be little or no grain, threshed this year in this locality, but that with continued rains the corn yield should be a fairly good one. In ipany places barley fields have lowed under jii an effort to kill Chinch bugs which are working "voc in the county in addition to the drouth, while in other instances the grain fields with their short growth have been pastured and then .plowed under to make room Jpr a planting of soy beans, millet, sugar cane jar.-oue of the numerous crops which the farmers are planting for feed. The majority of farmers in thls region have been out of feed for sev. eral months and the burnt, dry pastures! have made the buying of fec-d a necessity in maintaining a milk sup* ply, Aut occassionally there is found a thrnfty farmer with a large acreage who still has a supply of silage and other feed left. The few farmers in this condition consider themselves fortunate, indeed, and are conserving: their supply to lasjL as long aa possible. _ . .. Is Drouth a Warning? * Occasionally one heais a farmer, an(J sometimes those who are hot farmers, offer a remark which sets us thinking, More than once has the opinion been voiced that the drouth, the shortage of crops and feed and the general unprecedented conditionsu of the present year have been sent as a judgment or as a warning to a people in a la'nd of plenty who, slaughtered healthy pigs to cut down the supply and who have reduced their yield of wheat and com to prevent an over supply and advance prices. Be that as it may, according to present indications there will t>e no surplus this year and prices are already advancing too- fast to satisfy the wage earner or the man who is receiving no salary. . : Higher hog prices received by Winers m McHenr.v and other counties since the middle of June are._indicative of theT material reductions in supplies and marketing changes taking place in both the United States and the world, in the opinion of Farm Ad* visor W. A. Herrington. A further material reduction in domestic hog markets this summer as compared with last year also appears, probable as a result of early marketings of hogs from the 1933 fail pig crop, it is said. It1* is evident that farmers in this country are not the only producers who are making a serious effort to adjust production " in line with probable consumption^ _ According to ths extension service of the College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, estimates put the number of hogs in Denmark in mid-April at about 30 per cent- less than at. that time last year. Chinch" Bugs Active Estimates made Recently indicate that chinch.bugs have spread throughout thousands of acres of farm land in the past few weeks, the heaviest iri^ flux being in the southern half of the county _ ' The McHenry county board of Supervisors has organized to curb this infestation of chinch bugs »jn the fields snd to eradicate Canada thistles a<? special relief work to-be financed by funds through the county emergency relief commission. ,' » One thousand gallons of 1 creosote has been received from the relief coin- . The outstanding social, event of the season promises to be the. Country Club dance, which will be: given at the Fox, pavilion on Wednesday evening, August 8. -® , Committees have been appointed and plans are being completed for this affair, which it is expected will attract young and old from many miles of surrounding territory and crowd the spacious pavilio^ to. its capacity; • In order to make this dance Che big financial and social success that is being planned, it will be necessary that the Country Club and the committees have the whole-hearted support and co-operation of the business men and tradesmen of the city of McHenry. " Brought Business To City Some of our readers may ask why the support of the business men is ex* There are various reasons for this, hut perhaps the most ^important on? is that for the past fourteen year?. ever since its organization, the Country club golf course has brought more than 75,000 visitors to this.city, who have brought business to local 'fearages, hotels, restaurants and stores. Some of these visitors have returned to build permanent homes' here, because of the golf ..course and** have made work for carpenters, electricians, plumbers and other tradesmen There is no business or trade in thi* vicinity that ha9 not ben benefitted in dollars and cents by patrons of the Country Club and the club is now asking, for the first time in its history, that local business and trade,smen show their'appreciation of the business they have received during the past years by getting behind thi dance and giving it their enthusiasts support to a grand financial and successful finish. Many local people fail to realise the importance of the golf club in bringing gu«\sts to this community but those who have been in definite contact with affairs at the golf course might realize that it ia a valuable asset to this city. Many golf clubs in surrounding territory have been uqable to stand1 the trying years of the depression and have failed financially. It is hoped that the people of McHenry have enough pride in their city to put forth an extra effort in helping the Country Club to weather the trying times iand to keep it existing until the return of more prosperous conditions. ' A committee will call on the business and tradesmen of this community ami they will be asked to purchase tickets or assist in a financial way in making t)ie dance a success. This eo-operation they owe to the Country Club for the fourteen years otincreased business -it has brought them. Big Feature of Dance. The big feature of the dance on August 8 will be the giving away of a free membership or of dues for 1935. Committees Named John Bolger, vice-president of the McHenry Country Club, is general chairman of the event, and other committees are: Advertising--A.. E. Nye, Thomas P. Bolger and Harold Bacon. Orchestra--Albert Krause. fickets-^E. E. Bassett and Jim Sayler. r™--. ^--f- *' • Floor--R. B. Walsh, George Johnson, D. I. Granger and R. I. Overton. A special appeal is being made to the citizens of McHenry to-* support this dance and ai»sist in its financial success so that they may be assured of the maintenance of a golf course in years to come, not o„nly a place of recreation, but a valuable asset to the community. '1 ft F-i • V TAKEN FROM COLUMN^ OSVOJEJR EXCHANXSES 'Mt ' * V •V ' $ S „Thirteen* cairs of ^heep were receiV"* '1'lils well, drilled on the farm of I'nited States Senator Townstemt' «nd frhich struck oil at 400 feet-, may be the start of an oil rush in BrldgeVille, Del., to compare with those in many a Texas or Oklahoma village. The,well was drilled by the Cleveland I'etroleum company, whleh has been studylhg the retyion for the past seven years and which has bought*up options, on farms-- withln a radTiis of ^yeriit-mliljes^oF't'he"strike. *' _ rested 'before being. shipped to: tlie • , Chicago market. This is the first consignment of sheep to the yards for some time, lack of feeding being-^ probable cause. : . , Jiornian Scherrer, the'little three^ year-old son-of Mr-'and Mrs. Elmer Scherrer of New Munster. Wis., had the misfortune to-get' his hand in tho electric wringer on Monday. He was immediately taken to Burlinjrton and upon examination it was revealed that.', although the whole length of the arm had gone through, no bones were brok-. en, the result; being a badly bruised : arm. • The laundry on the Otis Hotel prop- (^erty. Fox Lake, was threatened by fire ' about two o'clock Friday afternoon of last week the gasoline mangle, which tf-as being operate<l by Mrs. fidwaTd"^ Sharbaro, exploded. Fearing a dangerous, conflagration# the fire department was called immediately, but the fire was - MAN DROWNS IN M'COLLLJM'S LAKE GIRL LOSES HER LIFE AT ROUND LAKE - BOY SCOUTS WIN AN AWARD AT CAMPOREE MOTHERS' CLUB PICNIC The Mothers Club are planning a picnic, and cards will be sent to each member with particulars for the time and place. ' "• The Altar and Rosary sodality will sponsof a bakery sale at the Wm. H. Althoff Hardware store, Saturday, for the benefit of St. Patrick's church- 7fp missions "headquarters in Chicago and spread by men oh relief rolls in the chinch bug infested areas. •More than. 100 other relief clients*' are t6 be given jobs cutting thistles. Weed commissioners applied to the9 ^6aW committee for assistance in eradicating thistles in'their localities. Workers on both the insect and weed projects are to work eight hours daily and will be paid at a rate of forty Cents an hour by the relief commission. William Simes, thistle-commissioner of McHenry township filed an applica tion for weed cutting. Two drownings occurred in this vicinity over the weekend, a man losing his life at McCollum Lake and a girl sinking to her d^ath in Round Lake in Lake county after a boat in which she and four companions were riding had beetr overturned. The victims of the tragedies were John Winikates, 69 years old, of 4942 Hutchinson street, Chicago, and Miss Je&n Rydzy, 17 years old, of 2535 North Mansfield avenue, Chicago. y Winikates, with his wife, c&tne .ont to MjeCollum Lake Saturday afterrwK>n to spend the weekend with friends at the McCollum Lake Estates subdivision. . , Late Sunday aftervoon the party went swimming in the lake and WinU kates sank in about twelve feet of water in a deep hole in the lake. Nobody saw Winikates drown and his disappearance was not discovered for some time, his friends thinking tha^ he had gone to a nearby cottage to change his clothes. When his clothes were discovered in a room of the cottage, a hunt was started for him. Friends started diving in the lake near where he was last seen and about an hour later E. M.^jSehultz of Chicago discovered the bo^y iika(deep hole and brought' it to the surface. The hole was made in the , lake several years ago when dredging was dor.e along the shore and several drownings In th'e past few years have resulted. Coroner E. H- Cook held an inquest at the Jacob Justen & Sons undertaking rooms Sunday evening with a verdict of accidental drowning while swimming being returned by the jury. The body was taken to Chicago Sunday night. . Funeral services were held in Chicago this (Thursday) morning at St. Constance church with burial in St: Adalbert's cemetery. He is survived by his wife .ahd seven children, Mrs. Clara Brennecke, Helen, Henry, Mrs. Anna Wirkus, George, Emil and Florence. " ' Girl Drowns Round lake The other drowning is believed to have been the result of a prank. Miss Rydzy, with four friends, all members of a Sunday school class that was holding an outing at the lake, were in a rowboat a short distance from shore It is reported that the boys started rocking the boat 'which, overturned, throwing the occupants into the-water. Miss Rydzf sank from sight and did not reappear. None of the members were able to swim, but they managed to cling to the^side of the boat until help reached them. The body was recovered at 7 o'clock Monday evening. An inquest was held at Grayslake Tuesday morning. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death by drowning. The McHenry public might be-interested to know that the Boy Scouts of the town in the Camporee, June 18-21, "rated very highly in troop competition for a town the size of McHenry. The troop' won a Class "B" average in Campcraft, which is . made up of the following: Camp set-up, cooking, organization of Scouts and general camp appearance. They were | classified as "C" in Scoutcraft which is a little harder than the first. Fire by friction, water boiling, string turning, flint and steel, pup ten pitching, compass pace, knife and axe, and flapjack cooking, are. what the points are judpwon. • 0 \ /The troop received red and white ribbons for their good work and malting 416 points. This is the way each' troop was judged for their points: 400 points would receive a white ribbon, 500 a red and 600 a blue ribbon. The ribbons are made of satin with a First Class badge in gold1, while the lettering is also in gold. There seems to be a greater chance for the Scouts in the Blackhawk Council and l^ey're taking advantage of it by forging ahead! Among the Sick 44"+ »ifrifr 4' 'I1 '31 •> 'H' • • • Miss Adeline Perkins underwent an operation for appendicitic at Woodstock hospital, Monday. She is recovering .nicely. Miss Leone Freund, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Freuiid", underwent*an operation for appendicitis at St. Theresa's hospital, Waukegan, Thursday Miss Freund, who is in training at the hospital, will have the remainder of the month ta era tion at her home here. C5 PUBLIC CARD PARTY The Catholic Daughters of America held an interesting meeting Monday evening, July 9, and completed plans. for the public card party to be held on, the Henity Miller lawn, Green street, at 2:30 p. m., July 19. The admission price will be twenty-five cents. Bridg ?, five hundred and bunco will be played, with prizes awarded and lunch served. A fancy quilt will b« given away. It is hoped there Will be a good attendance as everyone is welcome. Posters advertising the event will .be seen in some Of the business places and the1 beautiful quilt will be on display in the window of Smith Brothers store. ' • At the meeting of Monday evening' it was decided to have the grave markers placed in the cemetery at the tombs of deceased members, on Wednesday afternoon, July 18, by a committer appointed for this office- A picnic will be held in August, details of which will be announce^ later. *7fp ADAMS BROS. WIN PRIZE "Opportunity Night" at the Miller Theatre, Woodstock Friday night included the hames of tfro boys from Johnsburg on the program.. The Woodstock Daily Sentinel has the following report on this performance: "The Adams Brothers of Johnsburg were in the next-to-closing spot and proved' themselves worthy of this ace spot, by stopping the show. These bOys were registered with the crowd on every number and when they we're allowed to stop and the applause died down, they found they were in possession of a new five dollar bill for their second prize. They'll be back Aug. 10." -------- - CHURCH SUPPER - "7 "nie ladies of the M. E. church will serve supper to the public at the M E. church Thursday, July " M<?ip: meat loaf, scalloped potatoes, salad, beet pickles, sliced tomatoes, baked beans, brown an4 white bread, pie, coffee. 35 cents per plate. Your patronage is appreciate -Bl^Cto PARTY The Christian Mothers will sponsor a bingo party tb^oenefit of St. Mary's cmlrrlirat .the cfvufch. hall. Sun-' day night, July 15. Birtea. cards wilt be 5 cents and there will be a small charge for lunch- *7fp Hot ball game hext Tuesday evening at ball park, under lights. Read about it on the sports pagegtlished before the arrival of the fire-- men. • • ; Chicken thieve-« continue to ape rate » in McHenry county. Last Friday ' morning the sheriff's office received a report from Hebron that 250 chic^ 7 ens were stolen from the L. F. Hollenback fann lcK-ated near Hebron. De* puty Sheriff Harold E- Reese static that hUmlreds of chickens have Weil ~ stolen from McHenry county farmers the past month. Every effort possible ; has been made to apprehend the thieves but as yet no arrests haven been made. Chicken thieves_ operate in the night and dispose of their loot before the robbery is even discovered. This makes it almost impossible for officers to do any good. Lois Jean lllingworth, six year old daughter of Rev. and Mrs. H. lllingworth of Genoa City, met a tragic death by drowning in Lake Geneva Monday of last week. The body was discovered by a bather in a foot and a half of water. Every effort wa's made to revive the little one but to no avail. . f The death of Charles Wawak, who died Wednesday at the Alice Home hospital in Lake Forest as the result of burns* made the second fatality following the explosion of marsh gas last week Thursday at the estate of Frank Wawak on Town Line road west of Lake Forest- His brother Frank passed'away Tuesday morning after lying in a semi-conscious condition from the time he was rushed to the hospital after the bla&t. The accident happened when the two men had gone into the pump hodse oh the estate to repair a water pump» Gaa that had generated in the marshland west of Lake Forest had flowed into the well pit evidently following the water lines. While the men were working a terrific explosion 6&Tirred when a spark from the pump motor ignited the gas and both men were ' blown out of the buildir-g, their clothes tn fii|e and both badly Durned. Mrs. Elsie Wawak, wife of Frank, took ^ them to the hospital in Lake Forest where it was found that they were, suffering from bodily injuries .ia ifcjL.;.., (fition to their burns. Royal Dreyer of Barrington was ? seriously injured it) an automobile accid?nt.. lhat cost the lives of two persons and a possible skull fracture to a third at an intersection of AN gonquin and Elmhurst roads last week Thursday. The dead are Miss Gertrude Cole, 19, who lived at "The Shack," Dundee and Northwest high- • way, and Mrs. Agnes Nixon of Chi- ' cago. The injured are Royal Drvyer of Barrington, lacerations on left aritt" and back, bruised chest; Carl Nixon, of Chicago, bruised forehead, chest and right shoulder: Nixon childrelii Betty Jane. 13, possible skull fraev Jure multiple lacerations; Anna MAy* 9, sprained'right shoulder. Carl, Jr-y 11 year old son of the Nixons, waa . the only occupant of either car who: ; was unhurt. Fire, originating from a .defective; . oilstove, totally destroyed the farm-house of Frank Clark, superintendent on the farm of Congressman Jamps « Simpson, Jr., west of Wadswoeth shortly before noon Tuesday of list week. Clark estimated the loss at $ljO,5QO, including $500 in cash. Be-.; cause of an insufficient supply : water, members of the Gurree Fire Departmen't under Fire Chief Joseph Dada, could do little more than pre-t' vent the blaze spreading to other forts towards saving two large maple trees more than 40 years old. and the shru&bery about tho house. *7ip > NOTICE v All city licenses, including niilk^ vehicle,1 dog, pool room and theatre licenses, must" be 'paid not later than July 15, the dead line set by the city, council. The final payment on tavern licenses ia due July 16. 7-fp LICENSE COMMITTEE,