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OUTLINES NECESSARY STEPS T» Be Taken To Make Fox River Navigable Stream NO DUCK HUNTING Federal Migratory Bird Law Over* rules State Water Fowl Act [Elgin Courier, Mar. 2.J "Just as good roads are essential to the development of the country, so are navigable streams." This was the opening statement of Leroy K. Sher­ man, engineering member of the riv­ ers and lakes commission of the state of Illinois, in his talk before the Elgin -Commercial club this noon, in which he outlined the necessary steps in or­ der to make the Fox river a navigable stream. The estimated coat is $50,- 000.00. Essential steps to be taken in order to carry out the proposed plan, he says, are as follows: First, the organization of a Fox River Improvement association. Second, raising of $60,000 by popu­ lar subscription to support the finan­ cial end of the plan. Third, that the mill owners and manufacturers using water power should be the biggest backers of the proposed improvement. Fourth, that all riparian owners, clubs having the civic interest of the city at heart, commercial organiza­ tions and representatives in the legis­ lature should be active members of the improvement association. "As stated in the report of the com­ mission," declared Mr. Sherman, "there are upward of 5,000 motor boats On the Fox. The immense growth of motor boating on the inland waters of Illinois has developed into an institution demanding public rec­ ognition and is worthy of support. "The 1914 survey of the Fox river shows that navigation for small boats can be developed from Fox Lake to | Doubtless the Aurora for $50,000.00, including stretch of sixty-six miles PROBATE NEWS McHenry hunters have just been wondering whether they were to be allowed to shoot water fowls or not this spring. According to the state law in regard to shooting ducks, hunters are allowed an open season from February 15 to March 31. But the federal migratory game bird law relative to water fowls puts a ban on shooting at this season of the year. A recent order from Washington states that the state law cannot over­ rule the federal law in this matter and that all federal authorities are ordered to report violations. The communication from Washing­ ton follows: "Washington, D. C., March 8, 1916 --A misleading statement has recent­ ly become current in newspapers of the Mississippi valley and elsewhere to the effect that the department of agriculture has suspended the en­ forcement of the federal regulations under the migratory bird law and by this means has enabled sportsmen, under state laws, to shoot wild fowl the coming spring. "Under the federal regulations as they now stand, the season on all mi­ gratory wild if owl is closed until next autumn thruout the United States. Federal inspectors and wardens are required, and others interested in the protection of wild fowl, are requested to report to the department of agri­ culture all cases of violations of the regulations, in order that proper ac­ tion may be taken. "The department of agriculture has no power to suspend the law or to pardon violations of the regulations. erroneous impression, a j on which the newspaper statements are based, has grown out of the pen- ' Adding the distance from Aurora dency of litigation involving the con- to Yorkville, which will make the total stitutionality of the act of congress distance about seventy-nine miles,, approved March 4, 1913, under which the entire cost would be $65,000. The the regulations were promulgated, proposed channel, which would have j The lower federal courts disagreed Jo be cut, would be at lowest water \as to the validity of the statute, and three feet deep and twenty feet wide, j this issue was carried to .the supreme For crossing the dams, nine or eleven : court of the United States. The case in number, and having a lift of from jwas argued in the supreme court in five to ten feet each, the plan proposes j October, 1915, but has not been de­ an inexpensive type of marine rail- cided. Following the lower court de- way. This device consists of two trestle inclines with cars on each of the upper and lower inclines and a cradle on wheels which holds the boat and on which it is rolled from the lifting car to the lowering car. The cars are pulled up and lowered by means of a wire cable attached to a hoisting wench preferably operated by a small electric motor. "The project for improving the Fox river for light navigation will inci­ dentally create a benefit to the water power owners, which should make them the heartiest supporters of the work. Additional power worth $1,000 per season would be obtained thru the dredging of a channel which would increase the fall of the river about two feet." In closing his talk, Engineer Sher­ man stated that the rivers and lakes commission would offer all aid with­ in its legal limitation and will fur­ nish to a Fox river organizaton the necessary engineering service to for­ mulate the practical working of the project. M. E. Church Services as follows next Sunday: Sunday school, 10:00 a. m.; preach­ ing services, 11:00 <l evening services, 7:45 p. M. W. C. Evers, Pa tor. Export welding at Still ing's garage. cisions, congress appropriated money for the purpose of continuing the en­ forcement of the law. "The department of agriculture is bound to report to the department of justice violations of the regulations if the supreme court should declare the law constitutional. All persons should, therefore, be warned of the danger they incur from failure to abide by the regulations." Recent issues of Lake county pa­ pers state that Mrs. Scott Durand will not restock the celebrated Crab Tree farm with blooded cattle. It is said that she has lost all heart in the busi­ ness and cannot reconcile herself to the task of setting out to purchase a new herd of thorobreds, such as were killed during the recent fight against the foot and mouth disease. Clemens Lebedus, the 17-year-old product of the Chicago slums, who recently confessed taking part in the robbery of the A. V. Austin jewelry store at Woodstock, has been com­ mitted to the state reformatory for boys at Pontiac. Help make The Plaindealer newsy by sending in any item of news that you may know of. FOR SALE--House and four lota. Excellent building sites." Mrs. Mary Schreiner, West McHenry, 111. [Furnished by McHenry County Abstract Company, Woodstock, Illi­ nois. Office in Arnold Block, east side of public square. Abstracts of title and conveyancing. Money to loan on real estate in sums of five hundred to ten thousand dollars. Time and pay­ ments to suit borrower. Phones 634, 903 and 911.] Real Estate Transfers Clifford E. Sherman & w to Martin S. Freund, 34.53 a in ne% sec 28, McHenry. .$10000.00 Michael A. Conway & w to Geo. B. Frisby, e% se% and all w% seVi e of hy in sec 10, Nunda 18000.00 Adam J. Weckler & w to Anna Nilson, It 23 and pt Its 24 and 16, Co. Clk's pit of part nw% sec 20, Mc­ Henry 4000.00 Fred A. Walter A w to Gardner A. Knapp, w% sw% sec 5, and w% nw% sec 8 ex s 20 a, McHenry 10.00 Alsena Smith et al to Jacob M. Freund, e 81 ft It 1, blk 5, W. McHenry 2600.00 Alsena Smith et al to How­ ard F. Wattles, blk 11, W. McHenry and out It No. 1, ex etc., West McHenry.. 6900.00 Patrick J. Cleary & w to Wm. J. Welch, n V4 se% sec 35, and n% sw% sec 36, w of Fox river, Mc­ Henry 13250.00 Edward M. Powers to Math. M. Blake, se% se% s of ditch; w% se^4 ex n 12% a; neVi sw% & ne% se%, ex ne% ne% sw% sec 21, McHenry 15250.00 Anna C. Krumpen et al to Martin Lay, 6 a in nwK se% sec 12, McHenry... 1700.00 ,Martin Lay & w to Ben Stilling, se% ne% sec 11 pee 2x10 rds in se cor ne % ne% sec 11 A pt nH nw% sec 12, McHenry.. 14000.00 Marriage Licenses John Wesley Boyer, 36....Coral Tp. Mary Grace Thompson, 25. .Coral Tp. Alphonsus J. Quinlan, 34. .Hartland Adaline F. Mahon, 24 Hartland Earl Nickerson, 29.... Outlook, Mont. Ethel Davis, 22 Whitewater, Wis. Arthur Bigelow, 31 Seneca Tp. l^lary Lawson, 35 Dorr Tp. Grant Seel, 20 Harvard Anna Kamlager, 18 Rockford Agricultural Notes There is considerable interest be­ ing taken in the seed corn proposition, as was outlined by me in your paper of recent date. Quite a few have sent in samples for germination. They will be reported as soon as results are in evidence. I hope everyone who has corn in any amount will send in sample, together with amount for sale. Anyone desirous of purchasing local com will advise this office. We'll try and help you. The most serious mistake that a corn grower can make this year is to purchase a bushel of foreign seed corn until every bushel of local sAd corn has changed hands. One ear of good seed corn will pro­ duce five bushels of good seed corn. If that ear be planted poor, even at 60 cents a bushel, the loss would be $3.00. I have a number of bulletins, No. 704, by Carl Vrooman, assistant sec­ retary of agriculture, subject "Grain and Live Stock Farming." A most interesting volume. I am going to give them to every farmer who comes into my office, as long as they last. M. J. Wright.