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*"-t,^K'":'--i-"l^l: •.' Vi' •;_.. .4" .'• .;i'r !"' '. "' . - ; ! " 7 %rzc%rz TJW^;p^ #w;iy-i:,.;-w mIMW V-';- '\ /' I , «=:.'• raiS p ' vv I'*: *$Sv J VOLUME 52 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1927 No. 44 Simplicity and Comfort Feature This Colonial Design of Home YANKS AND BRITISH HALT CHINESE RAID Coolie Mob Storms V. S. Troop Ship--Demand for Indem^ ' mity Forwarded, Gl^ews Gtyuggets From Illinois Shanghai. -- American bluejackets from the U. S. Mc.nocacy on board the American steamer China* fired with machine guns on a mob of sanipan coolies trying to take possession of the steamer, says * dispatch Jrorn j "r_t""n Chungking. Three ill tike mob were wounded. By W. A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and erive advice FREE OF COST on all rroblems pertaining t« the subject of building, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wideexperience as editor, author and manufacturer, he Is, without doubt, the highest authority on the subject. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago, for reply. *T am going to make home lite *o attractive on this farm that my boys ' won't care to go to the cltv for excitement and variety when they grow op to manhood," remarked the farmer in his talk to the contractor. ""That is one reason why I am planning n modern home with every convenience' known to the building art." What he had in mind was a Lome like the one illustrated here with floor plabs. He had learned the lesson from the experience of many of his neighbors and'he was determined to profit by their mistakes. Alert and progressive, he had very soon recognized the vital fact that to keep the children on the farm contented--a happy home life and freedom from the drudgery which has so often driven the boys to the larger cities just when the father had planned to turn over the reins to them was essential. The first important step In his program was the farm home. This he decided was to be so attractive as to aronse the envy of city visitors. He could not have picked a prettier and more charming design tlfcn the colonial type shown in this picture. Always appealing, never failing in its popularity, although it is one of the oldest types of architectural styles in ; the country, it has a homelike atmosphere that cannot be excelled. Combined with its quaintness is the modern touch of the building science. There is something about this hospitable home that is most inviting. Perhaps It is the quaint green shatters on the windows, the open front porch set on a level with the ground, the low rambling appearance, the unusual chimneys. This home is designed for a* family with plenty of children. There will be no crowding, for there are ted rooms in all, six of which are bedrooms, and : a large nursery for the smaller "kld- ! dies." » The front door leads Into a small reception halL Another door opening from the porch leads into the large living room, so essential in the colonial type of home, and an Ideal lounging and resting place for the family after the work of the day. This living room is 23 by 14 feet 6 Inches, with* a large opes brick fireplace built in the side. It extends the full depth of the house, thus providing for excellent lighting from front and rear as well as the side on which the fireplace Is located. At the far end a door leads to a small bedroom, 8 feet 6 ' 'nches by 11 feet, very convenient far the men who have to arise early. fint Floor Plan, 9ke Weeptlon hall also opens Into (he dining room on the opposite side. This room is not quite as large as the living room, but is ample for the needs of the family. It opens at the far end Into a hall which gives access to another small bedroom and to the stairs leading to the cellar, and to the floor above. At the right end, which forms a sort of wing to the matn building, is the large kitchen which is necessary in farm homes where many mast be fed. Off one corner is a handy lavatory, in a corner adjacent to the pantry and kitchen a dumbwaiter has been Installed, which makes the carrying of food and othpr supplies from the storige collar to the • vwy easy task and lighten* much of the work which falls on the shoulders of the housewife. Too many of these labor-saving conveniences cannot be Installed in the farm home, because the amount of work to be done Is always considerable." 0 Upstairs are the sleeping quarters. Here the floor plans call for four bedrooms of various sizes, a bathroom and a splendid nursery in the far wing over the kitchen. The dumbwaiter is extended to this room, so that in case of illness the prepared meals can be carried direct to the sick room. In addition to the dumbwaiter there is an invalid lift in the side hall. All of the bedrooms have pood lighting facilities, most of them having exposure on two sides. The corner bed* Ltondoo. --An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Shanghai says that guerrillas were extremely busy over the week-end. The police and British blue- Jackets were engaged in brisk street fighting, during which machine guiis were used. There were several Chinese casualties. Shanghai.--Japanese sailors at Hankow. attempting to disperse a mob of Chinese coolies which was looting shops In the Japanese concession there, were compelled to fire with machine guns, resulting In the wounding of two Chinese, says a Japanese message. The message said the mob Invaded the concession after a quarrel there between a Japanese sailor and a rickshaw coolie. Shops were looted and Japanese nationals were held up in the streets. A detachment of Japanese sailors was landed hurriedly and In dispersing the looters, opened fire. A majority of Japanese In the concession area, numbering more than 2.000, have taken refuge on Japanese warships. Japanese eoldlers now are iguardlng the Japanese concession. More Japanese warships were ordered to Hankow Immediately from Nanking and Shanghai to reinforce the three already there. Washington. -- American demands for full reparations of the Cantonese for outrages committed against Americans In the Nanking rioting already have gone forward to Admiral Clarence Williams, commander in chief of American forces In China, and Jo^Mlnlster MacMurray at Peking. Second Floor Plan. rooms are large, 22 by 13 feet 6 inches and 14 feet 6 inches square, and can be used as a sewing room or library If the occasion demands. It goes almost without saying that this Is a most distinctive farm home and one 4hat will Insure a large amount oi comfort and satisfaction to the 'farmer, his wife and especially his children. The girls and boys have a real home in which to entertain their friends. There is electric light, running water, modern lavatories and bathroom. A modern heating plant* in the cellar keeps the home comfortable all year round. If more homes like this were built on American farms, and they can be, for they are not very expensive, there would be less worry over farm help and less hoe and erf about keeping the children1 on the farm. Human nature is alike the world over, in that it craves comfort, convenience and attractive surroundings. . That Is the basis of all honest ambition. Here's One Way to Get Dead Black on Iron The qaestion is often asked, how can I produce a dead black on Ironwork? The answer is, the Ironwork should first be primed with a suitable primer, for example, 100 pounds of red lead and 2^4 gallons linseed olL If boiled oil is obtainable, the ase of one-third boiled and two-tlilrds raw oil is advised. If not, raw oil may be used. tIn this event a sufficient amount-of dryer should be added. Second or body coat should next be applied after the primer has thoroughly dried. A suitable formula toe this would be 100 pounds red lead, 12 ounces lampblack (ground In oil) and 2% gallons linseed oil. After the body coat has thoroughly dried, add a coat of superfine lampblack thinned with turpentine to which a very small amount of varnish has been added to form a good bond. The result will be a flat black. If the black is to be used as gloss for exterior the addition of a suitable amount of exterior spar varnish would be advisable. In Heating Secure Cold Air From Several Pipes The principle of warm-air beating Is that of convection and a combination of methods Involved in all heating processes. Air is drawn in and is heated by coming Into contact with hot metal surfaces. In the best apparatus the cold air is taken in, not through one pipe and heated en masse, but passes through a number of pipes surrounding the heat chamber of the furnace, in which it is thoroughly heated, resulting in small streams of air which are passed up through separate beat ducts to the various rooms, where the heat emerges warm and moistened iron tha register In the watt or floar. London. -- Devastating hordes of Cantonese soldiers are sweeping to the north in China, according to dispatches. American and British legations at Peking have told their nationals to prepare for the evacuation of all northern China, including Peking, according to the Peking correspondent of a Paris newspaper. The French correspondent states that business in Peking, Tientsin and other cities in the north of China is at a standstill and the greatest anxiety Is felt among the foreign residents. The Rockefeller institute at Peking has received orders from headquarters to evacuate the wives and children of the members of the staff, according to a dispatch to the Westminster Oasette. They will go to Japan. Total of defense forces available in Shanghai when British reinforcements arrive will be 40,000, It was estimated here. The figures follow: Great Britain--12,028 soldiers and marines, 1,200 sailors. United States--1,540 marines, 1,200 sailors. Japan--4,000 marines. Prance--3,000 marines. Holland, Spain, Portugal and Italy, about 200 men each. To this number must be added volunteer police, bringing the total to about 40,000. Stamp of Legality Put on Zoning Ordinances Decisions of the state Supreme courts in a substantial majority of cases, or in twelve out of a total of had been favorable to city zoning ordinances. But the essential issue involved had not reached the United States Supreme court until a test case, arising from Euclid^ Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, was laid before that body. The main question Involved in this Case, according to Alfred Bettman of Cincinnati, a meltnber of the Hoover conference on city planning. "was whether it was constitutional JJo form, by zoning, exclusive residential districts, into which industrial lands could not approach." The court not only answered the qaestion affirmatively but amplified its position by pointing to the legality of many other protective moves aimed at the security and general welfare of people in cities. Not only could districts be zoned against industries, the court said in substance, but against apartments and against other types of structures, whether intended for habitation or business use, that were not in reasonable harmony with Individual family dwellings or that might tend to Interfere with the proper use of them. The decision, it has become evident. Is far-reaching. It clarifies the whole question of zoning, virtually closes the door to litigation over it, and opens the way to a new era in city development. The decision means, says Mr. Bettman, "that where a city has a zoning ordinance the city authorities are strengthened In the enforcement of their orders, and that cities now without T nlng ordinances may proceed more quickly to get them with the knowledge they are invulnerable to attack if properly drawn." Good General-Purpose Barn Is Valuable Addition to Any Farm Ford Is Out of Dangler; Scoat Attempt on Life Detroit.--Henry Ford, removed secretly from the Henry Ford hospital to his Dearborn estate, is out of danger from the effects of his recent automobile accident. Dr. R. D. McClnre's X-ray examination of Ford's chest showed no broken bones, bat the motor magnate must remain on his back several days. Ford's back and chest are taped and splinted to relieve musculsr strains suffered when his coupe was hurled down an embankment near the River Rouge a tew days ago by hit-and-run drivers. Mr. Ford la represented as having been highly displeased by publication of news concerning the Investlga tion of the motor crash as a possible attempt to kill him. His investigators, through Harry H. Bennett, announced they were abandoning their original theory of an assassination plot Cogent Reasons Why Home Ownership Pays Harry H. Culver, president of the Los Angeles realty board, puts the advantages of home ownership squafrely as follows: • -- Pay rent eleven years--you have nothing to show for it. Apply this amount on your home monthly--eleven years, home free of Incumbrance. Material will never be cheaper than now. Thrift--personal? local and National Is encouraged. Health in one's own .home la more readily safeguarded. Purpose In life is stimulated through responsibility and proprietorship. Comfort of body and mind to best attained in one's own home. Self-esteem is encouraged by pride ot possession. Self-4-oufldence is fofetered bj a sense of proprietorship. Financial stability is increased to home owners. Social prestige la accorded to home owners. Permanency of tiome, school and neighborhood association is secured. Community stability Is Improved, through absence of labor troubles In home-owning communities. All-Electric Village The first all-electric village on record has grown up at Elthain, England, a community bailt by the Woolwich borough council as part of the national housing program. The original plans Included the wiring of the dwellings for electric light and appliances and the use of gas for cooking. The cost of ls.ving gas mains for s considerable distance to a small village proved prohibitive, and electric service was determined upon. Today the 000 houses of Eltham use electricity for lighting, household devices, cooking and heating, and Eltham claims the honor of being the only allelectric village In the world.--Utility Bulletin. Beautify School Grounds The orderly arrangement of shrubs and flowers, the neatness of walks and driveways, the artistic grouping of buildings, the carves snd arches of these structures, well-kept lawns, everything connected with our public schools should be such as to make eloquent appeal to the children who attend these schools, for these things Clifford B. Longley, counsel for the j will become a vital part of their general and practical education. Slovenly schools, carelessness In the arrangements of buildings, equipment and grounds may develop these qualities in pupils, and thus deprive them of advantages they ought to have. Ford Motor company, said: "From all the facts that I am acquainted with, there is nothing now to indicate s deliberate attempt I am giving yoa my impression and no one Rise's." Those close to Mr. Ford who continue to hold a theory that there was such a plot to kill him hsve been advised to refrain from comment Bandit Comes Baek for $lJtOO Cortland, Ohio.--A lone robber who hdd up the Cortland Savings bank at Cortland, Ohio, less than a month ago, again cowed employees of (he same fn»pk with two revolvers and escaped with *1.200 cash. Production si Peat Planned Ottawa, Ont--Commercial production and distribution of peat will be vdertakec by the Canadian governsit at the peat begs at Alfred, Onmw< lli| to M MBMUMNMMk City and Country The man In the city Imagines If he had a farm In the country he could raise chickens and grow rich, while the farmer just thinks If he could make the salary the city man makes he could save enough to retire on. So there you are. Neither is satisfied. Bat yoa will notice the fellow in the city gets wrlnklei^and careworn first. --Centerrille (Ala.) Press. Service Above Sstf MUc service. /It "is the key that unlocks the best |4here Is for t community's progress^ Sorry for anyone who cannot or Is unwilling to do this ftr a eoamnttjr that gives support Mayor Herman J. Hallstrom et Rockford, serving his third term as mayor, is to be opposed for re-election by Burt M. Allen, retired manfacturer and well-known sportsman. He will run as an independent Chauncey 11. Jenkins, director Of public welfare, resigned and Governor Small announced to the state senate his appointment of Roy W. Ide, an assistant in the public welfare department, to assume the post After only fifteen days of married life Mrs. Alfreda Appel of Peru again is single. Judge Eldresge granted her a decree without hesitation when she told how her spouse, William, struck, kicked and beat her from the day of their nuptials on. The senate passed the Barr bills to appropriate $300,000 for a state reformatory for women and to amend the statutes to provide for the commitment there of any woman offender over eighteen years of age sentenced to a term longer than six months. The Roberts bill to permit garnishment against county and municipal employees also was passed by the senate. Chicago police methods came In for a drubbing at the hands of members of the state house of representatives. The starting point was a bill sponsored by Representative Sheadrlck B. Turner, colored member from the First district In Chicago, seeking to make it unlawful for an official to take a picture or allow a picture to be taken of any person In custody before conviction. The bandit who posed as a woman and robbed the First National bank at Marseilles of $9,000 last December Is believed to be under arrest in the county Jail at Ottawa. E. N. Francols, an actor, was taken Into custody at Joliet Francois, although denying any part In the bank robbery, was identified by the two young women who were in the bank at the time It was held up and robbed. Representatives from the Illinois river valley, supported by a majority of the downstate members of Illinois' lower house, served notice on Chicago and the sanitary district of Chicago that they were ready for a showdown fight Led by members from cities and towns along the river, the downstaters pounced on a bill sponsored by Representative Howard H. Castle of Harrington, seeking to bring the village of Berkeley, west of Maywood, Into the sanitary district and struck out the enacting clause on the measure's second rending. With diphtheria 90 per cent more prevalent in the state than at this time last year. Governor Small has designated April 24 to 90 as Health Promotion week and recommends In his proclamation that activity be concentrated largely on diphtheria prevention. General participation in the project would save approximately 900 lives, declares Dr. Isaac D. Itawiings, state health director, who has charge of the program and who suggests "8ave a life a Day" as a slogan for the occasion. Dental hygiene Is offered as a companion subject Evidence that at least two races of men antedated the historic Indians of niinols haa been brought to light in the excavation of an ancient burial mound on a farm fifteen miles south of Joliet The work was carried oat under the direction of George Langford, president of a steel company In Joliet and an enthusiastic amateur anthropologist Mr. Langford found that the mound had three layers. The topmost contained the remains of Indians. In the second layer were found skulls of a type longer and narrower than those of the later Indiana. An enraged farmer was locked up In the county jail at Villa Grove and Judge William B. Reeves of Tuscola waa nursing several bad cuts and braises as a result of a light in the Judge's chambers when the farmer attacked the Judge after twice falling to shoot him with a revolver. The farmer, Samuel T. Anderson of Deca tar, had gone to the Judge to ask that a mortgage on his land be lifted so he could sell It When the Judge refused the farmer sprang from his chair, drew a pistol and flrsd. The ballet missed Its mark and the Judge grappled with the man. A proposed legislative curb on hasty marriages was drafted by a committee of Cook county Judges to solve the divorce problem. Impulalve weddings, whether inspired by youthful love or by sin, were cited aa a principal cause for so many couples seeking decrees. The bill, introduced in the state senate, provides that an application must be filed five days before the county clerk issues a marriage license. The judges are of the opinion that this period would give tile betrothed couple time to decide whether their emotions were merely transitory Infatuation or lasting love. Eight miners were burned to death In a gas explosion In the Saline County Coal corporation Mine No. 2 at Lodford. Mra. Qua Hohmsn fell from a la* der at her home Dear Brookport, breaking both arsis above the wrists and receiving serious injuries, bat she Will recover. Mrs. Mettnda AHas, slghty-sight grandnlece of Betsy Roes, who Assigned the American flag, died at her home In Kcwanee following a month's Ittaaea. Mrs. Allan was Urn Fete ssy J& im near Yennoat lB. A, I Ml ";|:- MS S> 7;fc . > • j <• ^ •j- * itn&o rnSR1M " % j By W. A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will antwtr questions and give advice FREE 'OF COST on all problems pertaining: to the subject of building work on the farm, for the readers of this paper. On account of hia wide experience aa editor, author and manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on the subject. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago, 111., and only Inclose two-cent stamp for reply. On many farms the dairy herd Is not large enough to demand a separate barn; in that case a general purpose barn is used. In fact, on most small farms this Is the most convenient and efficient type ot building. It serves to house not only the dairy herd but the horses as well. In building this barn, however, It Is Important to install the right kind of equipment and use the best materials. Extra expense at the start will save money In the long run. Many farmers make the mistake of building a cheap structure without realizing that It will not last any length of time, and will be a continual source of trouble and expense as long as he has it on his farm. The farm barn should be carefully planned on paper before it is built and all possible angles considered carefully. Then when it is built it will be a source of pride and real satisfaction to the owner, and a wonderful aaset in more ways than one. it will mean a great saving in labor, relief from drudgery, and Increased production from the animals. When the barn shown here was planned, all these things were taken Into consideration. First, the actual construction was studied. It was decided that a frame structure on a substantial concrete foundation would make a very practical and attractive exterior. The roof is gambrel shaped, and large ventilators have been Installed to draw off the foul air. Incidentally it is well to mention need of lightning protection. Ninety-nine per cent of the fires on the farm have been caused by lightning and the lightning rod has been found an effective preventive. This building Is bailt T-shaped, with the horse stalls in the cross wing and the cow stalls In the long section. These two sections are separated by a solid wall, an arangement required by health departments in sofne states. In the horse section there are two doable stalls, two single stalls and two box stalls. Fresh-air intakes at regular intervals along the wall Just above the stalls Insure a continuous supply of fresh, Invigorating air. The stall partitions are of the latest steel type and the floor is concrete. Just beyond the horse barn is a 10-foot silo connected with both wings of the barn by a carrier system. The other part of the wing containing the horse stalls is divided into feed rooms where the feed Is- stored and prepared for all of the animals. This feed Is loaded on to the feed carrier, which runs on a carrier track in the center aisle and carries without any trouble to the-for corner of the barn. There is room for 24 cows in the other section of the building. Theee stalls are arranged in two rows facing each other, with litter alleys in the rear of each row. As In the case of the main aisle in the center, theee litter alleys are also equipped with carrier tracks and litter carriers which carry the manure and litter directly from the stalls to the manure pit. All stalls are divided by steel partitions and fitted with sanitary stanchions and drinking cups. Theee features are Important and should not be overlooked by the farmer. A steady water supply, such as Is furnished by Individual drinking cups, helps to Increase the milk supply and alsoelfminatee the work ot driving the cdwy to a trough. y All along the stall floor are high double- hung windows insuring plenty of daylight to make the stalls as cheerfoi as possible* Ftesh elr laiets la (he cow barn, as In the horse section, pro* vide plenty of fresh air at all time% Four-air shafts draw off the poisonotj} gases which are liable to settle nedfthe floor. At one end of the coff barn are two pens for cows and bullft. Although giving an impression of bij|»' tiess this building is not unusuall^r' large, Its dimensions being 94 by 311' feet i'F The building Is of plank frame co*>; structlon, which gives a high, roonjp. hay mow free from posts and oth# obstructions. It Is a barn that can be used with advantage by aU formers. 'M'4 Foundation in Home Shows Its Condition^ Several suggestions that will hdtp every one who is contemplating the purchase of a house are n^ade in a letter contributed by a leader |p Liberty. y.t "Before yon boy n house," he writii, "you should start with the basement and examine the walls for water stains and horizontal water lines caused k? water seepage, or water atanding to the basement "The foundation and retaining walb should be inspected for proper thickness," he continues. "A minimus width for main foundation Walls below grade for a light-frame structure et r.ne or two stories shoald not be lese than 10 Inches, If of concrete; 3Sv inches if of brick, and 18 Inches for stone. ?. "Concrete walls having a sandy 1 clayey appearance are deficient In ce ment, or else are constructed of bank* sand and gravel containing a largi percentage of loam. Such walls shoulR be examined for sand and loam ports* ets, which are detrimental to the wall5 structural strength and permit the sly trance of water. 4 "The wall plate or mud *111, whlefc lies directly upon the foundation an#- upon which the floor rests, shouid b| minutely examined for dry rot and d* cay. This Is generally the first member of a dwelling's superstructure goes bad." Expensive Floorings Prove the Cheapest "Nowhere does the fact that it la really more economical to buy tl»4 best of materials when huildlng you* home better Impose its warning than In relation to the problem of selecting finished floors for the new home,'1 writes C. Stanley Taylor In Arts and Decoration Magazine. "The labor In* volved in the Installation of good materials and in finishing (as in the case of wood floors) is not much greater than where cheaper installations are made. There Is no question that, aside from aesthetic values, the most Important factor In selecting flooring* is to make certain that in its finished!* condition It will last for a long period of time without depreciation in appearance and without the constant necessity of refinlshlng at an expense which soon mounts far beyond the Investment for an original good installation. "Practically all types of wood floorings are available In several grade#-- a point which the architect or dealers can explain. Of course, these grades; vary In price and the owner will be; wise to select the best In each caset because the difference Is only a few' dollars per thousand feet and the> major costs ot laying and «« the same." ^ Retaining Wall y j* It is true that a retaining wall has a well-defined utility In the hilly gar den. But its utility becomes alinoeti Insignificant compared with Its charm when flowers grow literally out of It, scenting the air, delighting the «ys? and blending the house with tie grounds in the softeMd* ssellow way .. m ~¥