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-fc Tosbp : Sv. f^SS ^ ^ , > ~t*- ' • -• • • '• j - Thursday, Feb, 221934 /* V. \- ••.'".'.V'l •. v. ' V. r » • • : ' -*V: . ^ "•. 1 • : * • ' • » f THE M'HENRY PLAINDEALER WHY Fobtisfaed mry Thursday at McHenry, 01, by Chart '%-L Rwkh. Catered as second-class mattw *4 the An tke act of May 8, 1879. at jfoHwiffe Slim »• On® , Year r fix Months $2.06 1 tOO A. H. MOSHER, Editor and Maaai M' for sale 'FOB SALtJ--Fresh milk and cream. ' Milk. Be qt, cream, 30c quart. Geo. J. Miller, one block east of old bridge. 38 . ..J-',1.- Public Service Company Issues Annual Report FOR RENT FOR RENT--Farms, large and small, with base, also modem homes. Call 93-M, McHenry- • 26-tf. ."'••v.. : "f1 -FOR RENT--Modem flat, Waukegan 'i street, McHenry. Call -Edv Kelly, • Woodstock., Phone Woodstock 115-M. •37-3 ;-y 'WANTED WANTED--10 to 20 acres good till able land with small set building?, n^ar McHenry, Must be bargain. Ad dress R- J.," care Plaindealer, McHenry, HI. *^9"2 WANTED--Old cars, scrap iron, brass, copper, radiators, batteries, rags and paper. Call M. Taxman, McHenry 173. 88rtf MISCELLANEOUS WHEN YOU NEED A VETERINARIAN-- Call Richmond 16. Graduate veterinarian, prompt service. General practice. Both large and small animals. Dr. John Ducey, Richmond, 111. 12-26 DEAD ANIMALS REMOVED FREE OF CHARGE MIDWEST REMOVAL CO, PHONE DL'ND£B^f9~ Reverse Charges *20-13 County Firemen Met Here Monday Night The McHtenry County Firemen's association held its regular meeting at Bidder's hotel Monday evening with about seventy members and visitors present. Every town and city in tlie county was represented by a delega-J tion of firemen and visitors were also present from Lake county as well as visitors from McHenry, including Postmaster Albert Krause and some of the city aldermen. Dinner was served at 8 o'clock- -with music furnished before and during the meal by tbe Little German band of McHenry. Entertainment was also furnished by H. A. Young>v& magician. These meetings are monthly affairs in which the routine business is taken ' care of and subjects of interest are discussed. * ' Officers of the association are J. CPierce, Woodstock, president, and Edward Lusch, Harvard, secretary and treasurer. Each fire chief in the county is a member of the executiv committee., & Do not place tools in the vicinity of the battery, unless It is protected from the possibility of jarring the terminals, this causing a short circuit. Frequently, this occurs and in some instances has caused Considerable damage, says the »mergency road service department pf tbe Chicago Motor Club. : Consolidated gross earnings of the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois and subsidiary companies for 1933 were 2.2 per cent less than thos^ in 1932 and net income was almost 40 per cent less than for the preceding year, according to the company's annual report mailed to its nearly 28,000 stockholders this weeic. . Consolidated net income per share of common stock was equivalent to $2.65 per share for 1933, compared with $5,70 for the year 1932. These decreases, as explained in the report, are due to increased taxation, the burden of meeting interest payments, the reductions in rates and the additional ! expenses brought on by the company's operation tinder the NRA. '"The management, of the Company," says the report; "has adjusted its operations to the trend of its business and of business in general, and has continued during the year 1933 to make substantial savings through operating economies. The property of the Company has been maintained in excellent condition so that it is not only rendering adequate service to existing customers, but is also ready to meet the requirements of a substantial increase in busirief> whenever a general improvement in economic conditions occurs." The report is a more comprehensive statement than has ever been issued by the Public Service Company, containing complete consolidated financial statements of the company itself and its subsidiaries as well as a complete portfolio of Investments. Although the report reflects the effects of tbe depression upon the company, there are a number of indications that, without further setbacks, the financial future of the company seems more promising than at any time in the past few years. Of particular interest to stockholders in this connection is the fact that the company's "Series G" bonds maturing in 1937 have, in spite of difficult times, already been reduced frojn $20,000,000 to $14,888,000 through redemptions, conversions and sinking fund purchases j- Much of the financial data presented in the report is prepared "Pro Forma," or in such a way as to give the stockholder a picture of the financial condition of the company after the reduction of the par value of the par common stock and the stated value of the no par common stock from $100 to $60 per share, which action has already been explained to stockholders, approved by the Illinois- Commerce Commission and now awaits the final approval of stockholders at the annual meeting later this month. The letter notifying the company's stockholders of this proposed action, emphasizing the fact that it does not reduce the number of shares held by stockholders nor in any way affects the proportionate equity behind the shares held, is .printed in full in the annual report. The management of the company, according to the report, expects that approval of this reduction in value of the common stock will make it possible to resume immediately the payment of dividends on preferred stocks and, if business conditions continue to improve, upon the common. Rate reductions aggregating well over a million dollars were made by compahy during 1933. The re- Veiiiclea in the United States Pass to the Right. The Oonestoga wagon, the frelghthnuHng vehicle of the early days, Is responsible for the present custom of vehicles passing on the right In the United States, according to the bureau I o public roads. Before the extensive nse of the Conestoga wagon It was the ; custom to pass vehicles to the left, following the earlier Knglish rule. In Kngland In the days when men tra eleii armed on horseback. It was the custom to pass to the left so that the sword or pistol arm would be on the side of the man passed. Later. In travel by coach or wagon, the driver sat ou the right side to give his right arm free play la wielding the whip and passing to the left 'he was better abl > to avoid entanglements with the wheels of passing vehicles. .Traffic passes to the left to this day In Erlfc land. The . drivers of the Conestdga wag : ons rode the left wheel horse.- Pass Ing to the right was more convenient In spite of the' fact that ir was th^ custom to pass to the left, as in Eng l?nd. Drivers riding the "lazy board" o: the Coriestoga wagon--a board between the two left-side wheels that pulled rout and could be ridden when driving from the side of the ivagon-^- preferred passing traffic to the right, and traffic was passed on that. side. The deep wagon, ruts In ttie singletrack roads made by the Conestoga wagon drivers were followed by other traffic. This explains why vehicles pass to the right. In the United States. Hi Didn't ^ " Forget fey ALICE DtfAftE C^by UcClure Sown paper 8yn<tle*t« WN'tJ Service tP OhuRll twer ball at Girls had bee'n tl the cadets from years the annual IldclifT Schooled1 big eventthen all the nearby military Why Darwinian Doctrine May Have to Be Modified It was Darwin who first pointed out the significance of color In nature. The insect called a "walking stick" Is Indistinguishable from the surrounding twigs, and certain butterflies look like leaves. Why? So that enemies will pass them by in blissful ignorance. If a color Is particularly garish In an insect or a lower animal. It Is supposed to have a frightening effect or to give warning of a vile taste. Gaudy petals are assumed to be signals to attract a pol len-bearing Insect from another flower. Even .one who Is not a biologist must be struck by this anthropomorphism. In other words, Darwin assumed that the lower animals, Including the Insects, see the world as we see It. • But is the assumption Justified? Dr. Frank E. Lutz of the American Museum of Natural History has been making expirements which show conclusively that It is not. All of which makes one wonder if the whole Darwinian doctrine of mimicry and the purposefulness of color must not be modified.--New York Times. Ho Such Animal a* Unicora ^Sfcere was no such animal as a unicorn. It was a fabulous animal mentioned by ancient Greek and Roman fmthors as a native of India, its body resembling that of a horse, and having one straight horn on the forehead. the Why Senate Hat to Ratify' • The Constitution provides for the appointment of executive officers b.v the President, "by and with advice and consent of the senate" Six appointees of .the Presidents to their cabinets nave been rejected by the senate: ISkbger B. Taney, appointed by President Jackson to be secretary of treas ury; James M Porter to be secretary of war, David Henshaw to be secre tary of the navy and Caleb Gushing to be secretary of the treasury, all by President Tyler; Henry Stanbery to be attorney general, by President Johnson, and Charles B. Warren to be attorney general by President Cooltdge. - port states that $713,000 of these reductions were made for the benefit of the company's electric customers, the balance being reductions in gas rates. The company's total sales of electricity to residences for 1933 de creased about m per cent although power sold for industrial purposes increased almost 13 per cent during the same period. Gas sales for industry also showed a good increace for the year. A further siern of the revival of business in northern Illinois is Indicated by the fact that twenty-eigbt substantially large iniystrien besran j owrations in the tejritorv during 1933. It is estimated that these new plants will employ upwards of 1,850 workers. , Why Wren Houses Hang on String Wren houses are sometimes hung on a string or wire instead of beiny placed in the branches of trees. There is no real reason for this unless the house is poorly constructed and could be broken into by cats or squirrels. The house wren "is not very sociable in its habits and for that reason oth er birds hesitate to become neighbors Few other birds will nest In the vlcln ity Oi' an occupied wren house, as the wrens interfere with their nesting and often destroy the eggs of other birds. srmm Why Airplane "Stick" Is U»«ful That little "stick" which may be seen projecting forward from the wings of most airplanes may be either a pilot tube or a venturi tube, whose purpose is to measure the flow of air In other words. It Is an indispensable part of the air speed indicator. And an air speed indicator, by the way, Is just about one of the most indispetis able instruments the pilot has. Why Geese Fly Wedge-Shaped •. While n< one really knows why mi grating geese fly in wedge-slmped for niation, it Is thought to be either he cause the powerful wings of the leader make easier the passage of those behind or that the wedge formation en ables each member of the tlock to see better, says Our I)timb Animals Magii zl»e. Why They Are Called Stogies The story runs that the drivers of the Conestoga. wagi.ns, which crossed the country wei-e addicted to the smoliirg ot strong Mgars. Often /her col!•»(, tobacco leaves info crude cigars Th'ese lecamc Known is t'onestogii ci gars aiid finally the name stogy was evolved. ^ Why NamedPlymcuth The; i'Upmii Fathci> called .their colon* in, Massjuliitsctls Plymouth be cause that Wiis tfi his* Knglish pon at whlf-h tiiin luiichcd. LESTER [DINGER REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE Treasurer McHenry County t* . Why It It "Double-You" . The letter called "doiihlt- you'* really a double V. The letter V wa in former tiiiie?, the symbol ,of U a w e l l , a s o f V y v ; : C ; y y ; ' • " academy came lu their colorful unl forma of French bluer then sweet hearts, fathers and mothers from home. * . Tonight the tollege was In readl ness for the colossal event At her window at the far end of the second floor hall Fran Marshall, teacher of English and literature, sat rooking out over the rolling campus bathed In a soft silver moonlight. Twenty years ago, she had been a girl of WildclifT and had been thrilled at the prospects of the n^rnal „b«H. She, too, had had h'er party dress-- a white voile with lace-edged ruffles around the bottom. Arid It was twenty years ago tonight that the \?alta and two-step hsd sounded out over the campus until the wee hours of the morning, and Fran Marshall had danced nine dances with the tall Blond cadet In blue; had walked with him beneath the oafes In the moonlight, and eaten her Ice cream and cake wjth him behind the' palms In the gymnasium. He had liked her white dress, but most of all, he had liked her emerald earrings, long slender pendants set in dull gold, falling almost to her shoulders. He had said emerald green was his favorite color. And he had kissed her that night and said he would come back. Fran never left Wildeliff. Following her graduation, she had been placed on the faculty. And she was smilingly tolerant of the whispered consultations long after thej/^ulet bell had. rung. They were younj?, and only onca ... she argued to herself. • She moved to her dressing table to arrange her hair, when a dark, slender glrFcame In, radiant In a chiffon frock. j * Peggy Thompson was the school's peppiest girl and rules meant little to her. Fran knew of the happy-go-lucky father who was seldom home long enough to get acquainted with his lovely, motherless daughter. Peggy showed letters from Africa, Asia, Central America, and recently, from Egypt. ' - . "I thought I'd find you dressing for the dance. Miss Marshall. Sam Is here, and I don't know what to do with him." "Sam?" queried Fran. "Which one of the swains Is Sam?" "Sam Is my father. He landed in New York this morning. "Oh, I am glad he is your father. I thought It might be anpthei' admirer arriving In addition to the three already here. Aren't you happy to see your father?" "Oh. yes," drawled the girl. "ButT hardy know Sam. He Is a good old scout, but such a vagabond! But I do declare, Miss Marshall, I don't know what I shall do with him with Bobby and Hank and Ed to look after." "Well, my dear, don't neglect your father. You are all he has, you know. Let tbe boys shift for themselves." "Sam is lecturing me something, fierce for having my hair shingled. Says he. likes old-fashioned girls. Oh. Miss Marshall, let me do your hair. Part It In the middle and coil It low on your neck. Please . . . now . , . And you should have earrings." Fran Marshall smiled at herself in the mirror an hour later. Her usual ly sleek hair was softened over the ears and colled low on her neck. Her dress was white, a lovely soft silk thing she had bought in New York. Fran always wore a white dress. For a second her hand toyed with the em orald earrings in her Jewel case. Twenty years ago tonight she had worn those exquisite things . . . and then she was fastening them In her ears. As she joined the other members of the faculty. Peggy Thompson spied Ireland came across the floor holding fast to the hand of a big blond man. "Miss Marshall. Sam. And Misd Marshall, this Is my father." He looked straight into Fran's eyes* a questioning gaze, fie smiled at her as he took, her hand In his, and with the other hand, he touched an earring thnit nearly reached to her shonhleAi "Earrings of emerald . . k a white dress . . , Wildcllff ... and those | twenty years are bridged. I would have known yon anyway, but the emerald really proves you are you; I came back, twenty years ago. but 'yoy.; had not given me your name! I couldn't find you, but I never forgot." "For the love of Mike. Sam. whf^t are you talking about?" demanded his daughter. "I mean, young lady, you can saw a dance for your old Dad along ahout i the.^last. I will he busy up to that time. Here comes your young Lochiavar in blue. Just as I came, twenty years ago. Run away, my dear, and we'll see you lateh" I'egg.v. Thompson came Into FraW Mnrshall's room, long after the last guest had gone. She snuggled dowp in the hig chair beside the window. "I don't know what It Is all about Miss Marshall, hut Sam and I are evftr • so happy. S.otneone to lecture us and love us. We both need you; And I'm ever so glad that every person doesn't wear emerald earrings . , , if tlust Is what made Sam fall for ytfn tonight. Just think' What If he hadn't seen yours first "Bur he did. Peggy. He saw them: .first twenty years ago . . . and he ::$#X|Qiie{ .. . ^ Mrs. Peter Engeln visited last week in the home of M!r. and Mrs. John Keg at Utica, 111. She also visited Starved Rock, LaSalle and Ottawa. , ilrs. Jerry G'Shea of Oak Park vislied her mother, Mrs. Barbara Engeln, Sunday. Mrs. Engeln returned with her for a visit. , Mrs. C. W. Goodell and Miss Ethel Jones attended the card party Thursday night sponsored by members of the Business and Professional Women's club at Woodstock. Attorney C. M- McDermotfc, spent Monday at Springfield. The Misses Eleanor Althoff, Margaret Larkin, Dorothy Fisher, Mildred Thompson and fRifea Freund of DeKalb spent the week-end at their homes. Miss Irene Walsh spent Sunday and Monday at Fox Lake. Mir. and Mrs. Ray Conway and daughters and M. A. Conway arrived home Friday after a trip through the south and a visit with Father Conway at New Orleans. Leroy Conway of Chicago . spent Sunday at his hom6 here. V - - Miss Kathrine McCabe of Crystal Lake spent Sunday evening at her home here. Miss Adeline Perkins of Waukegan spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs- James Perkins. Miss Irene Conway of Elgin spent Sunday with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frisbjr visited at Woodstock Sunday. Miss Beatrice Lane of Joliet was a week-end guest of Mis^ Stevens. William Slieehan of Chicago spent the week-end With friends here. Mr. and Mlrs. George Garrity of Chicago visited her father, Peter J. Schoewer, Sunday. Theodore Miller of Morton Grove spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Minnie Miller. ; „ Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Damm and sons of Kenosha, Wis., visited in the home of her parents, Mr. a>i Mrs. William Bacon, Sunday, where Mr. Bacon was ill. Dr. J. E. Wheeler returned Thursday from attending the state convention for veterinarians at Bloomington. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh, with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chapmah^f Woodstock, enjoyed a visit in the home of their son, Richard B. Walsh, at Evanston, Sunday. William Ensign of Maple Shade, N. J., a former resident here, enjoyed a visit with olid friends aftd relatives this week. Hie left for home Wednesclay. _ Mr. and Mm Mat Karls and son, Bobby, Mrs. Otto Spauncho and A. L. Preusker of Chicago were week-end guests iu the home or Mrs. Anna Karls. . .. ' :• Among those from out of town who attended the Stephen Heimer funeral last week were: Mrs. Eva Steinbach, Mrs. Lou Sieger, Paul Steinbach, Mrs. Kate Althoff and daughters, Helen and Martha, Peter Steinbach, John Blake, Mr. and Mm Clyde .of Kenosha; Mrs. George Steilen, Mrs. Arthur Bickler and son, Mrs. Joseph Hoffman, Mrs. A. J. Butler, Mrs. Chas. Heimer, Clarence Craig, Mr. and Mrs. Casper Bickler, Mrs. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. George Cloydt, Mrs. Gertrude Uecher and Mrs. Katlvine Trapp, Chicago; George Chamberlin, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Karl Bradley, Woodstock. • . _i^r'. Mrs. John Keg, of Utica, 111., visited here the first of last week. Miss Alma Beu of Woodstock lias been the -gyest of Mrs. Fred Miller the past week. . : - Mrs. Dorothy Kiass of Sttirgeon Bay is visiting in the home Of her mother, Mrs. Barbara Engeln.. • Mr. and Mrs. Alby Krug visited relatives at Ashton Sunday. Alex Justen and Alfred May returned home Tuesday from a trip to California. , Mr. and Mrs. J. Bonhen of Wilmiette visited relatives here Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Gesraid Newman and Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Newman visited Mrs. John L. Robinson at Brookfleld Wednesday. On their way home they also visited Mrs. A. C. Reynolds, a former McHenry resident. Mr. and Mrs. ,M. J. Walsh spent several days this week at Waukogah. Mrs. Howard Phalin and Miss Ruth Phalin returned to Chicago Monday after a visit in the J. M. Phalin home. Mis® Gladys Gaulke of .Woodstoek spent the first of the week in the M. J. Walsh home. Mrs. J. M. Phalin and son, Harold, were Elgin visitors Wednesday. O. CARD OF THANKS WEEK SALE >r« . in honor of the men who started this business three** quarters of .acentuiy ago. W(| always celebrate with a big sale and this year we feel , we've outdone ourselves in of*! fering big values. Take ad van- j tage of this big event today! A'P SUNNYFIELD 24-LB. BAG 48-LB. BAG FLOUR 79c $1.57 6 2 5 ? 24>/2-LB. BAG Campbell's Pork and BEANS . Gold Medal "Kitchen-Tested" FLOUR . Quick or Regular * / > ' /••V ; QU White Naphtha P&G SOAP 10" 23° OATS 99c 54b. bag 23c 48-lb. $1.98 20-ojb. pkg At P GOLDEN BANTAM Oft COUNTRY GENTLEMAN;' OFLAAVLOl RS • MACARONI OR SPAGHETTI . RED CROSS . . OUAKER MAID ' ' X ' PORK AND BEANS CNAON. 2S QO<»- 14-OZ. BTLS. -PANCY CORN HEINZ S . . 2 1bt& 35c Angel Food, 25c val., special 19c . PKQ. . jc 3 12 Norwegian Anchovies . .. • Special Friday and Saturday ijTLOCK Si Respectfully solicits your supand vote at the Primaries Tuesday, April 10, 1934 I CHARLES P. BARNES - (Former County Judge) lifepubiic&Ai Candidate For the Nominatton for COUNTY JUDGE Primaries: Tuesday, April ImV, 1934 In fchjs manner we desire to express oljr thanks and appreciation to neighbors and friends for floral offering:?. expressions of sympathy and acts of > reavement. kindness extended to us at the death of our beloved husband and father. MRS. STEPHEN HEIMER AND 0ON, EDWIN HEIMER. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for flowers and courtesies extended to us during our recent be* CARNATION. PET OR BORDEN'S MILK. . WHITE HOUSE EVAPORATED MILK KRE-MEL DESSERT . . PILLSBURY'S ' --1 WHEAT BRAN , . . «<G. 14c Milcher Herring 9-lb. keg 99c SHREDDED WHEAT 2 PKGS. 23c OXYDOL THIS 18c VALUE FOR 10c 1C f;ALE. BUY All -OZ. PACKAGE AT 9c AND PECEIV E ANOT+IEH PACKAGE FOR tc EXTRA. 2 SMALL 4 7_ PKGS. 1 'C LGE. • PKG. iT'C 3 CAKES 17c 5 CANS 25c LUX FLAKES . . RISKD UFEBUOY-SOAP KITCHEN KLENZER Sugar, Sunny Cane Sugar.. 5-lb bag 25c 4 10-lb. bag 50c Grandmother's Bran or White Haisin Bread ....^42 for 15c •Jcfcla Stream Pink Salmon V y; l-lb .....,.,.2 for 25c Chocolate Devils Food Cookies Special ..........Jib. 19to 8-OZ. PKGS. 16-OZ 4 CANS lb. 15c TALL CANS TALL 17c CANS PKGS. 14c EIGHT O'CLOCK Mild and Melfow Irish Salt Mackerel •»••• ^ Cut Lunch Sliced Herring ^....2 lbs. 29c Green Split Peas ....lb. 11c Yellow Split Peas lb. 7c Whale Green Alaska Peas .2 lbs. 17c ^wyer'a Fig Bars : lb...: ioc Chile K*d Good Tr«!rting Chile developed its trade under English, German and An" "nn leadership. MRS. H. L. R1TTER AND FAMILY. ' Taught Indian* to Scalp Hany Indian tribes never scalpad their slain enemies until they learned the practice from the English colonists. Oranges, California, size 200 and 216 2 dosen .. ...... 39c Florida New Potatoes ......5 lbs. 19c Head Lettuce, 60 size, head .;-^c itome Beauty Apples ^ 4",r PRODUCE SPECIALS Fresh Spinach Fresh Green Beans Rhubarb, choice Hubard Squash Grapefn'iit tt>. 5c ....S qts. 2.>c lb. 10c ..... 4 lbs. 10c $ for He f A'P FOUD STORIES XHE GREAT ATLANJIC & PACIFIC TEA CO., Middle Western Divisio^ 5