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Queen Consoled Mrs. Lincoln * The letter of condolence written to Mrs. Lincoln by Queen Victoria is in the Library of Congress, upon exhibition there. It was written to express sympathy after the death of President Lincoln. - "Common Sense" »"« Mr. Schtrebitzki is angry at Mack A-A.T for telling last week about the army • ** \\V shoes he has been wearing. He said *<' „ that he could hit him so hard that he F'. lose his sense. But Mack said, ^<^||f"Tat is nothing, I could hit him So hard that he would get) some sense." * ' But, Mike told Mack not to do it, when he asked him why not, Mike said, "•Let him the way he is, let him try to get some by mail. I hope they will be better than the last shoes he got there." But it requires only common sense • to find out that it is more economical and comfortable to go see Mike about , shoes when you need some, especially • with the NEW PRICE SLASH, including men's and boys' work shoes, starting today. And that means Genuine ^ ^ QUALITY SHOES All American made. Sold in-- WPP'S SHOE STORE West MeHenry, Illinois Main Street Phone 162 Telephone 197 ---t Stop,* Look and Listen! NEW £MPIR£ McHENRY, ILLINOIS SUN-MATINEE continuous FRIDAY -- SATURDAY Joel McCrea - Frances Dee Bob Burns "WELLS FAR60" Also--Comedies SUNDAY -- MONDAY March 13-14 5 Dick Powell -- Frances Langford "HOLLYWOOD HOTEL" Also--Comedy and World News TUESDAY (Double Feature) (1) "Ebb Tide" John Barry more -- Louise Campbell (2) "Bulldog Drummond's Revenge" WEDNESDAY -- THURSDAY March 16-17 Sonja Henie -- Don Ameche "HAPPY LANDING" Also--Selected Short Subjects The public pays and pays and pays while automobile accidents take their daily ' toll in deaths and suffering throughout the country as motorists become heedless to laws of common sense and safety. As we pick up the daily, paper and read of the many train-automobile accidents, which seem to be increasing rapidly, we cannot refrain from voicing a plea for safety to our readers as we urge them to approach railroad crossings carefully and sanely. "Stop, Look and Listen" is a familiar warning at railroad crossings, which if properly obeyed would avert many accidents and subsequent suffering-."' . •- . / Winter conditions add to 'driving hazards and frosty windshields and icy pavements bring a marked increase in the number of accidents at railroad crossings in the winter time. Added care is necessary when driving at this season and death and suffering may be averted if etxra precaution is used. Slow up and stop at a greater distance from the railroad crossing than you have been in the habit of doing then if your brakes fail and your car skids on the ice you may hftve a chance to save yourself, your automobile and your loved ones from destruction. While MeHenry people have been fortunate thus far in escaping serious accidents at train crossings, yet we are saddened by tragedies occurring nearby and even now we can recall the names °f those suffering in nearby hospitals as the result of skidding into a moving train. An investment broker was killed when he drove onto a railroad track directly in front of a speeding train, the wreckage was carried half a mile and his body found 500 feet from the crossing, yet if he had heeded the wigwag light signal at the crossing h£ would be alive today, happy in the companionship of his wife and two children. As gasoline consumption increases the death toll also mounts and ,5.4 per cent more persons were in motor "accidents last year than during the year before. It is the desire of railroad companies to reduce the number of accidents at crossings and they solicit the co-operation of the motoring public in exercising the utmost care and precaution when approaching and passing over railroad crossings. ------ It is not necessary for us to enumerate a set of fixed rules to be observed by motorists when approaching a railroad crossing for every driver has common sense and sanity to warn him against danger. There are reckless and careless drivers, others who cannot take time to stop at a railroad crossing, then there are those who fail to heed the danger of ice and snow and slippery pavements frozen brakes and vision dimmed by a frosty windshield, yet how much easier to use necessary precaution and good sense than to be killed or injured, to lose a leg or an arm or to suffer endless remorse in being responsible for another's suffering. Let us pledge ourselves to a "safety first" campaign to co-operate with the railroad companies in preserving life and property. Anne's r '* Opportunity •'J' »r etrcl a. irons • MeGure Newspaper Syndicate. ^ WNU Service. Who Is It? h ' fr' - ¥ f-vju' f T- -- . . 4- y , * " t " i /' - 'j'A S ^ &?% •? * * * It?- J I y\ i* FRIDAY--DINNERWARE GIFTS Phyllis Brooks "CITY GIRL" SATURDAY SPECIAL " Gene Raymond -- Ann Sothern *' She's Got Everything" --_ and Smith Ballew, Singing Cowboy " Hawaiian Buckaroo" Both Too Good To Miss-- SUNDAY AND MONDAY Regular Admission Prices Ted Healy -- Hugh Herbert Dick Powell -- Rosemary Lane Frances Langford - Benny Goodman And An All Star Musical Comedy Cast in "HOLLYWOOD HOTEL" Also Mickey Mouse in "CLOCK CLEANERS" TUESDAY, BARGAIN NITE Beverly Roberts •EXPENSIVE HUSBANDS POSITIVELY! Wednesday and Thursday Edward Robinson -- James Stewart "LAST GANGSTER" GABBY GERTIE "... "Sleep-walking is an affliction from which high-steppers suffer meet." Plunker, Plumper Vote A plunker or plumper vote is a vote given to one or more candidates with the idea of improving their chance of election, through voting for less than the possible number. Fon example, if you vote for one when you could have voted for nine, you increase his chances at the expense of all the others, but only to the extent of one vote. -Kv'v ' •-- Kjjjwmi;' #*'"j." j ft • •; SALE ON SCRATCH PEED Bigg Egg Scratch in Cotton Sacks, $1.45 per 100 pounds ' For Friday, Saturday and Monday • v ' „ " ^ (300 pound limit to a customer) MeHenry County Farmers Co-operative Association Phone "29 JOHN A. BOLGER, Mgr. MeHenry "IT'S tragedy--positive tragedy! *• Anne's mock seriousness completely deceived her friend Ellen, who had just 'climbed the porch steps and thrown herself down in a wicker chair ..opposite the * lazily' Swinging hfmmelfek. Ellen straightened. "Why, what in the world is the ipatter, Anne?" "Matter enough when your only apple tree rises to mock you with the most worthless, fruit that ever hung from a limb!'*1 Anne flung a disdainful arm in the direction pf a wide-spreading tree, laden with massive green globes, in the fence corner. "But Purely, Anne, they'll make jelly," Ellen protested. "You're right," agreed Arine, "and you should s^ee^the jelly! A sickly straw color, and absolutely Without flavor of any kind. No use, Ellen/they're just worthless;" "Maybe/' assented Ellen, "but it sounds to nje as though they had possibilities." . * "Be not convinced, then! We'll change the subject, Ellen, I'm worried about Mother. I've only three weeks more of vacation, and I do hate to leave her here with only old Sarah to look after her. She hasn't seemed a bit well lately; If only I could find work nearer home that would pay well enough so I might keep her in comfort. But you know how small towns are." SHORT SHORT STORY Complete in This Issue "I know," sympathized Ellen, a trifle absently. "It's a shame. But a lot might happen in three weeks. I believe I'll have to run along, honey, but I'll be around again in the morning." Ellen kept her word. Almost before the sun was well risen she was at Anne's back door, armed with a basket of fresh, fragrant mint leaves and a small bottle of dark green liquid. ' "Wake up, sleepyhead! I've come to conquer your tragedy! The grocer's boy will arrive ere long with pounds of sugar and dozens - of glasses, then we shall see what we shall see!" "Mint jelly!" gasped Anne, clapping her hand to her forehead. "Why couldn't I think of that myself? My dear, you're wasting your time as cashier of that opulent grocery on Park avenue. You should have been an efficiency expert." Expert of a kind Ellen proved herself to be. Before nightfall dozens and dozens of tiny glasses of delicate green jelly sparkled in the sunshine of the screened-in back porch. Two tired, happy girls gazed admiringly upon their handiwork. "We'll wax and label them tomorrow, and ship them to the city. I know the manager will let me try them out at the store when I go back next week. 'Anne's Mint Jelly!' Won't that make a hit?" At the end of the first week a telegram came from Ellen: "All gone-- send the entire tree." For days Anne worked tirelessly, cutting, stewing, draining, filling glasses with the fragrant finished product, and shipping box by box till the last of the "worthless" fruit had disappeared. Then came the mandate: "Send spiced red jelly." Anne's heart began to sing. Not without some trepidation, she sent her resignation to her far away position and purchased red apples. Order followed order, keeping all Anne's waking hours filled to overflowing, and toward the holiday season there came a note from Ellen, saying briefly: "Try this and pack as attractively as you call." "This" was a recipe for candied apple slices, yellow lemon-flavored slices, green mint slices, and red cinnamon slices, all of which Anne perfected in her own dexterous way. She packed them in containers of glossy white, stenciling the words "Anne's Apple Dainties" in gold upon the covers. The last venture kept her . busy until she could find no more apples of the quality that she must have Tiny frown-wrinkles invaded her forehead as she considered the necessity of again leaving her mother and looking about for a position. . She wrote Ellen, telling of her in ability to get more apples, and El len's reply was characteristic "Never say die! Send us some novelties, Anne. Apricot and raisin jam or a combination fruit spread. You know the kind. We'll try them out, anyway." And Anne daringly and cunningly concocted a delicious mess of dried fruits, honey and burnt almonds With a bit of misgiving she awaited its reception. The report came promptly: "Dear Anne--With such an imagination you need never worry again. A tea roomess descended upon your heavenly jam--tasted--and bore it all away. Ship indefinitely." , Anne read with fast beating heart No need now to leave mother again Affectionately she gazed through the window to the sprawling old tp pie tree in the fence corner. "On portunity," she apologized softly, "I didn't hear you knocking, but how wonde*iul of you to wait for me!' Another Unsolved ^ Problem -- ^ > •••- By : :tm. LEONARD A. BARRETT We are presenting a "Way Back When" baby picture this week that is not going to be so easy to guess, so perhaps a small tip might help. This baby has now grown to manhood and has been in business in MeHenry several years. Now, can you get the answer? Many remarks were made last week such as "What a beautiful baby," and "Isn't he cute." He was, and probably still is, in the minds of some of the young ladies in the community. The answer--LeRoy Conway, a Chicago office employe of the Public Service Company. His brother, Ray's, baby picture was printed in the last issue of the Western United Gas ft Electric Co. magazine, so we hear. FOR SALE FOR SALE!--Medium Clover $8.40, Alfalfa $10.80 per bushel; also many other lots. Postal card us for catalog and samples before ordering elsewhere. Hall Robert's Son, Postville, Iowa. 40-4 FOR AN OPPORTUNITY --To purchase a Home at a .bargain very seldom offered, see F. C. Feltz, West MeHenry, 111. 40-tf FOR SALE--Murphy's Cut Cost Pig and Hog Balancer, $2.65 per 100 lbs.; % ton, $26.00; Ton; $50.00. Phone 29, Farmer's Mill. &4-tf FOR SALE--Quantity of good Pearl seed barley, 95c per bu. Walter G. Vasey. Phone 612-J-2, MeHenry. ( •41-5 FOR SALE--Violin in good condition.! Phone 197. 41-1 f' FOR SALE--Dwelling and Tavern onj Route 12. Call Matt Laures, Phone' MeHenry 292. 41-tf FOR SALE--Horses ranging from 3{ to 8 years old. Brandenburg farm, 2 miles north of Volo, 111. Phone Mc-' Henry 632-J-l. *421 FOR SALE--Pressed brick and c stone building formerly occupied /by the Spring Grove State jBank, Spring Grove, Illinois. Also all counters cages, fixtures, and two vaults, one containing 100 safety deposit boxes. Approximately- 64 acres farm land adjoining John Beierlotzer farm west of Twin Lakes. All must be sold immediately. See S. T. Oliver, Crystal Lake Bank Building, Crystal Lake, Illinois. Phone 500. 42 FOR SALE--Prime Electric FARMERS MILL, Phone 29. NAME CONTEST CLOSES Fence. 42-tf One of our most important problems demanding a solution is found in the field of economics^ This term is defined in the dictionary as "the means and methods of livjpg well." Something is fundamentally wrong with any economic system which fails to arrive at a method of adequate distribution, either of food or work. More food is pror duced on our 'farms than pan be consumed by our population, and yet a large number of people including little children are hungry most of the time. The inalienable right of every man is to have sufficient work by which he may earn his living. What is wrong with an economic system that deprives him of this right? The answer would be available if we had experienced a famine with its resulting loss of food; or an epidemic which rendered men unfit to work. But not so. Natural conditions were neVer more favorable, and artificial conditions never more unfavorable and serious.' Unemployment has become a social disease. Some men are always idle, but it is a different proposition when millions stand idle because no concern is in a position to employ them. The ultimate solution of this prol> lem must be left to the skilled economists who attempt to make an adequate distribution of work and food, but we may discover some light on the subject if we consider the purpose as well as the means employed in solving problems in other fields. Marvelous progress has been made in medicine, as the reports of every medical assembly will affirm. Surely the men of the medical profession, or any profession for that matter, do not have a monopoly on brains or the scientific method. Perhaps the .explanation is to be found in the dominating purpose of scientific research. When an antitoxin is discovered, it is placed at the disposal of the public immediately, so that the poison produced by bacteria may be neutral-* ized; and that, too, &t the lowest cost possible. When in the field of astronomy a new star is discovered, the information is at once freely given to the public. This fact has just been witnessed by a recent announcement from the famous Yerkes observatory. The spirit of such research is genuinely unselfish, with no personal aggrandizement. To what extent is the field of economics dominated by this spirit? To what extent does the "human element" enter into the efforts to readjust economic values? Is man only a machine? Is he of no more economic value than a wheel in a machine? In our economic world, we need, not only efficient processes and adequate machinery but also njoral efficiency on the part of every employee. The question arises, Will any effort to solve the economic problem of adequate distribution be successful without taking into account the "human element" and the .constructive factor of an adequate "morale" on the part of those who labor? This is the question of importance which must be answered. O Western Newspaper Union. IMPORTANT KBTDia AT JOHNBBtTRO MXXT MONDAY BVKNnra An agreed at a previous meeting there will be a meeting at the Johnsburg Community hall next Monday evening at 8 o'clock to determine definitely as to whether or not a fire truck will be purchased. 1 * The committee in charge of recommendations will make arrangements for a proposition to the summer dwelling andT-esort owners along the water front. It is recalled that' recommendations previously submitted called for purchasing and equipping a fire boat to be used in combating fires along the river and lake region. The committee appointed has worked diligently in <p»Mt of information that would aid them in submitting recommendations. It is expected that the advisability of purchasing equipment will be thoroughly discussed at t'A's coming, meeting and the question Will he definitely settled. Fr. Walter Conway is ^attending a mission at Youngstown, Ohio, this week. Mrs. Edward Dowling returned to Indianapolis, Ind., Monday after a few days' visit with her mother, Mrs. F. 0. Gans. " Regular Democratic zation •«$ COURT HOUSE, WOODSTOCK SATURDAY,,MARCH M 1938 * >• .• T « * i p . m. . Vv* j -V /',>"• COME AND KBAB THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES LEWIS II. LONG, Sandwich Congressman-at-Large •Hit. BRWOS.A. %; Tfeftsurto* * 'mm, 'fefiK WALTER J. ORL1KOSK1, Chicago ^ li __'j* Supreme Court Clerk « The above speakers are co-candidates of Honorable Michael L. Igoe, candidate for United States Senator FOR SALE--20-ft. Solid Mahogany Bar, with stainless steel, 3-faucet coil, box; also two upright pianos. Wm.j Mertes, Pistakee Bay, Phone MeHenry 176. 42-4 FOR SALE!--Electrolux Ice Box, good as new. Reasonable. R. F. Conway, Phone 167. 42-tf FOR SALE--Modern 5-room Hoyse. Inquire at The Plaindealer office. 42-tf FOR &ALE--Pontiac Sedan, recently overhauled. Upholstery in good shape, fair rubber; Priced for quick sale. Mrs. John S. Freund, Phone 90-R. *42 FOE RENT FOR RENT--45 acres of good plough land on Route 12. R. F. Conway, Tel. 167. 42-tf Crossing the Equator The unwritten sea law that no on* shall cross the Equator without being ducked is of ancient origin. Capt. Cook, H. M. Bark Endeavour, wrote in the log of his boyage of October, 1768: "Ceremony on this occasion practiced by all nations not omitted. Every one that could not prove upon the sea chart that he had crossed the line before was either to pay a bottle of rum or be ducked in the sea. The former case was the fate by far the greatest part on board. Several men chose to be ducked, and the weather was favorable for that purpose. That ceremony was performed on about 20 to 30, to the no small diversion of the rest." "Keep"-a Secret Never inquire into another man's secret; but conceal<4hat which is intrusted to you, though pressed both by wine and anger to reveal it.-- Horace. C. FRANK DALY ^ " Republican Candidate For TREASURER of MeHenry County, Illinois. On April 12, 1938, the Republican voters of MeHenry county will select candidates for the several offices to be voted for at the election next November. One of the important offices to be filled at that election is that of County Treasurer, for which office I hereby announce my candidacy, and seek the support of the Republican voters at the coming April primaries. I have lived in MeHenry county for over 32 years, attended our public schools, was employed in the Oliver Typewriter factory for a number of years and as a clerk in one of Woodstock's retail stores. In 1922 I was appointed to a position in the office of the Collector of Internal Revenue in Chicago, and for almost eleven years was employed in income tax work out of that office in MeHenry and surrounding counties, in which work I enjoyed extensive experience in bookkeeping and accounting. In 1934 I was appointed Chief Deputy under County Treasurer Lester Edinger and have now had over three years of experience in the work of the Treasurer's office. I am a loyal Republican and for twelve years have servefd as a member of the County Central Committee of that party. For the past eight years I have been Chairman of the Committee and given liberally of my time to the advancement of the party's success in each succeeding campaign. I have never before been a candidate for an elective office other than Precinct Committeeman, and now seek the endorsement of my fellow Republicans on my record in the performance of whatever duties have, from time to time, been assigned to my care. My three years of employment in the Treasurer's office have made me familiar with its responsibilities, and I believe I am equipped by training and experience to serve the people of MeHenry county in a capable and efficient manner. I respectfully solicit the support, of the Republican voters in the April primaries and if elected pledge to all of the people of the county the best service I am capable of performing. * »I remain, sincerely, * C. FRANK DALY, - Republican Candidate for County Treasurer. WANTED--A second-hand piano, reasonably priced and in good condition. Call MeHenry 61-J or 67-R. 42 MISCELLANEOUS The Name Contest, sponsored by Miss Eleanor Clark in quest of a name for her beauty shop on Main street, ends today aftd letters have^ increased rapidly at The Plaindealer office as the time of the contest shortened. The winner will be announced in next week's issue, together with the new name and annoucement of the grand opening of the beauty shop to take place Friday, March 18, in the A. E. Nye building. GARBAGE COLLECTING--Let us dispose of your garbage each week, or oftener if desired. Reasonable rates. Regular year round route, formerly George Meyers'. Ben J. Smith. Phone 157. or 631-M-l. 2-tf UPHOLSTERING--Furniture re-cov ered, re-upholstered and repaired. C. J. Rasmussen & Co., West MeHenry 111. Tel. 107-M. 39-tf FLOOR SANDING -- Beautify your home by resurfacing your floors with latest dustless equipment. Old floors made new. Estimates furnished. Work guaranteed. Harming Newman, 932 Marvel Ave., Woodstock, Phone 451-M. 41-26 CARD OF THANKS " In this manner I desire to thank my many friends for flowers and cards received while I was in the hospital. The letters filled with good wishes helped the days to pass pleasantly. I expect to be in my office the latter part of this month. \ DR. F. J. AICHER. _ Wattles 40-tf 1938 FRIGIDAIRE SILENT METER-MISER BRINGS GREATEST SAV/HGS EVER KNOWN ON CURRENT. . FOOP . /CE AND UPKEEP ! Geno Poultry Remedies. Drug Store. S£E OUR 4 WHY SAVING DEMONSTRAT/OAt Green Street MeHenry, HI