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y?,,^ BOMB OjF AMUSEMENT •• t/4*' M'HKWRT, ILUKOIS THtntSMf, APRIL 19, IMS "WE CANT PLAY THEM ALL SO WE PLAY THE BEST" SHOWS 7:30-9:00 THURSDAY - FRIDAY APRIL 12-13 - "A GIRL IN EVERY PORT" with VICTOR McLAGLEN A Rapid Fire Action Drama %' •/ and Fox Comedy -VT- SATURDAY" * APRIL 14 fli Quality Star KHN MAYNARD In a Romantic Western Entitled "GUN GOSPEL" with VAUDEVILLE Patlte World's Latest News and the First Chapter of the Great Adventure Play, •THE VANISHING RIDER" SUNDAY APRIL 15 Special Matinee 2:30 Opening Comedy "NO PLAGE TO GO" with MARY ASTOR LLOYDE HUGHES 'Funniest Crime Ever Committed in the Name of Romance with VAUDEVILLE AND CLOSING COMEDY TUESDAY WSDNSSDAf APRIL 17 18 On «f Broadway's Greatest Socceases "ALIAS THE DEACON' with JJAK HSBSHOLT JUNE MARLOWE r,and Comedy "ApfT SHE NIOT THURSDAY -«IDAY • APRIL The Big Double Stew The Laughing Feature "BEWAR3 OF HAinmen MEN" and "40,000 MILES WITH UNDBURGH" Showing the Daring Achievements That Have Thrilled die World SURPRISE FOR JASPER COLLEGE STUDENTS THE PUBUG PULSE Relatives of Boys Drive To College In Indiana To Spend Easter Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vales, son George and daughter, Marie, Mrs. Katherine Schneider and daughter, Helen and Mrs. Michael Justen and son George made a trip to Jasper, Indiana, to visit their sons who are at Jasper college academy, Indiana over the week-end including Easter Sunday. It was a most pleasant surprise to the boys who did not know they were coming and who were so glad to see them. The folks, who enjoyed their trip very much, left" here at 5 o'clock Saturday morning and reached the college at 8 o'clock in the evening after a long drive through rain, snow and blizzards. Before reaching their destination the sun came out, however, which made everything look beautiful, as the trees and flowers were all in bloom and the country was pretty. An interesting event of the trip was the crossing of the White River in a ferry boat. The visitors attended mass.Easter Sunday morning at the college chapel with the mass being sung by William Vales, bass, Anthony Schneider, soprano, Albert Vales, alto, and George Zeigler, tenor. TTiey sang the First mass in G, and," also sang, Vidi Aquam" assisted by Herbert Lawler. Ave Marie was played by George Zeigler on the violin. Mrs. Helen Haherly played the organ and sang havinp a beautiful voice. She is a wonderful motherly music teacher to the boys and they all love her, as the parents learned to do during the short acquaintance with her. William Vale is taking pipe organ lessons from her and is doing very well. The boys obtained permission to spend the day with their parents so they all enjoyed a chicken dinner at the Indiana hotel. In the afternoon they attended vespers at the college. In the evening the Jasper College Melody Masters played at a Greek candy kitchen which was attended by hundreds of people and the boys wera applauded by all. In the orchestra William Vales plays the piano, Albert Vales, saxaphone, Ralph Justen, cornet and Anthony Schneider, director and several selections were sung by Anthony Schneider, Albert Vales and others. They attended St. Joseph's church wliich is the most beautiful one they ever saw. Nine hundred families belong to it. They also went through the college and found everything just fine. They have a wonderful museum where numerous relics were seen to the surprise of all. The different animals were mounted by the past Father Alphonsus, who was a great taxidermist. They found Jasper to be a wonderful town of 4,000 inhabitants where there are beautiful homes and also eleven factories employing about 1,000 people. Old residents there say that Abraham Lincoln used to bring his corn to that town. The J. C. A. Melody Masters entertained the "Mike" fans shortly before Christinas and received many congratulatory wires and letters so they will play over the W. G. B. F. Evansville Station this Wednesday night entertaining with Brass quartet Auid vocal quartet. The Jasper college cornet band in which the boys take part will attend a band contest in Bloomington, Ind., on April 22 when the winners will re ceive a cup. The Indiana roads are very good and the travelers were very much interested to see numerous coal mines and oil wells. On the way home the weather was good so that the drive was enjoyed all the way and they were all glad to get safely back to their dear old home town, McHenry (All commnnicattoiiH for this department must be signed by the writer, otherwise they will not be published. The Plaindealer Invites its readers to express their opinions in this column.) Nearly a year ago our City Council voted to have the city's books audited, and engaged the services of Mr. Worth, a public accountant for this purpose. When Mr. Worth finished his work he gave our City Council his report and received his pay for same $275.00. Several requests were made that this report be published so the taxpayers could know the financial condition of our City. Up to this date same has not been published. Had it been published, the people would have understood the situation fully, and would have been more than anxious to have it "corrected, instead of being allowed to continue indefinitely." During 1924 we voted a bond issue of $10,000, bearing 5 percent interest, to buy right of way for Route 20. These bonds were not issued until July, 1926. At that time it was found that only $7,000 was needed for that purpose, so only bonds in that amount were issued and sold. Our treasurer's books show we only owe $7,000 on this fund, the first $2,000 of this issue being due in July, 1930. In our county clerk's office we find that in 1924 our city council sent in tax levy covering the full amount voted, namely, $10,000, that in 1925 we actually paid $1,000 taxes having been levied to cover one year's interest on above mentioned $10,000 bond issue at 5 percent interest. In 1926 we paid $1,500 purporting to be $1,000 for bonds then due; and $500, one year's interest on total amount. In 1927 we paid $450 for a year's interest on $9,000 and this year we are paying the sum of $2,450 purporting to be for: bonds due, $2,000 and $450 for one year's interest on $9,000. ' By the foregoing it will be plainly seen that as soon as our treasurer receives the city's taxes about May 1st, the taxpayers will have paid in on bonds $3,000, and as interest on bonds, that never existed, the sum of $1,700, a total of $4,700. Not one cent of this amount has been credited to our road bond issue fund. Last year we voted a bond issue of $20,000 bearing 5 percent interest. This was declared to be faulty or illegal, and, therefore, never issued or sold; hence not a debt of the city. Nevertheless, we find at the county clerk's office that our city council levied a tax of $2,000 to be paid in this year's taxes, purporting to be for one year's interest on above $20,000 issue" at 5 percent interest. This $2,000, with above $4,700, makes a grand total of $6,700 paid by the taxpayers of our city on bonds and interest on bonds that never existed. Upon considering the above facts will not the taxpayers be more than ever anxious to have these matters "corrected instead of being allowed to continue indefinitely."? Do not be misled by the fear that if the voters dp not pass this bond issue at this time that the bonding powers of this city will be changed July 1, 1928, and that then it will be too late. Remember that this enormous debt of $80,000 against our city was created at a time when our bonding power was only $30,000. Oar laws are and always will be such that an honest debt can be paid. WM. BONSLETT. FIND KIDNAPPED " ' !«MN NEAR HERE FOUND IN COTTAGE COLBY'S POINT AT Thomas Gaynor, Wealthy Automobile Dealer, Held For Week Far $100,000 Ransom 4, HERMAN J. SCHAEFER Moving and Long Distance Ha-niing Phone 126-R McHenry, Illinois SIR KNIGHTS VISIT AT KENOSHA COMMANDERY On Wednesday evening, April Kenosha Commandery, No. Kenosha, Wis., entertained Commandery, No. 54, of Chicago, Calvary Commandery, No. 25 of Woodstock, and Waukegan Commandery, No. 12, in their Masonic Temple. At 6:30 o'clock about 200 Sir Knights were served at dinner and at 7:30 o'clock Kenosha Commandery was opened in full force with the officers of Siloam Commandery in the chairs. Kenosha Commandery are royal entertaineds and the Knights spent a very pleasant evening. Those from Ringwood who attended were S. W. Brown, John Buckland and H. C. Hughes. Program By Juveniles The Juveniles of Fox River Valley Camp Royal Neighbors of America will put on a program at the M. W. A. hall, West McHenry on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Royal Neighbors are invited and urged to attend this entertainment put on by 30, of I the children, Siloan MicHenry and its immediate vicinity again came into the limelight the first of the week, this time being the occasion when the famous kidnapping case of Thomas Gaynor, wealthy west side automobile dealer and part owner of the new McCormick hotel in Chicago was followed to this locality and the victim of the outrage was rescued Saturday afternoon at a cottage just below Colby's point on the Fox River. The cottage which was owned by George Mayer, is in the Joe Stilling subdivision, which was opened several years ago. and is one of the first cottages built in that vicinity. It is located just below Colby's point on the river, being about four miles south of McHenry and one mile north of Burton's Bridge. It is in this: subdivision that several McHenry residents are the owners of lots and cottages. ; Ideal Location' The location is an ideal one for concealment, being about one mile off the main road and nearly obscured from view of the highway, with only a dirt road leading to it, which ib practically impassible at this time of year, being covered with water in several places. Kidnapped on Sunday Gaynor was kidnapped in front of his home on Palm Sunday and taken to a road house known at "Otto's Place" at Beverly Lake on the Higgins road, near Dundee, where he was kept in an outlying cottage until Friday, when he was taken to the cottage at Colby's Point. With several of the men involved in the kidnapping being caught by the police, the whereabouts of the captured man were traced to Otto's Place near Dundee and while T»ieut. Cusack and his squad were vainly trying to find out where Carson and O'Brien had token their prisoner, Burton drove up to Otto's place in Conliff's Cadillac. The detectives seized him and searched the car and Burton finally admitted he had had Gaynor in the car and directed them to the spot where Gaynor was held in captivity. Got Stuck In Mud About 9 o'clock Friday evening Joe B. Stilling, who lives on a farm at the entrance to the road leading to the cottage, was called to assist in pulling a Cadillac out of the mud. The Cadillac was accompanied by a Ford car driven by the owner of the cottage, George Mayer, who talked to Mr. Stilling and whom he knew. The cars finally went on to the cottage and the next morning Miayer again came to the farm house to buy milk, eggs and other provisions. During Saturday forenoon three cars full of detectives, accompanied by police from Crystal Lake, located the house and talked with Mayer and then returned to Crystal Lake, returning in the afternon about three o'clock, but in the meantime, Mayer, being unable to start his Ford, escaped on foot, leaving the two men to guard Gaynor. Detectives Surround Cottage Returning in the afternoon the detectives surrounded the summer cot- J tage with machine guns, while Lieut. Cusack battered the door. As the lieutenant burst in he found Carlson and O'Brien sitting as guards in one room, while in a darkened room lay Gaynor on a pile of blankets with hii eyes covered. The two kidnapperi made no sign of a figt when the men poked machine guns in the doors and windows but directed them to the room where Gaynor was captive Gaynor, who was unshaven and very much disheveled after his sev eral days of imprisonment, was overjoyed at seeing the detective* as he had given up hopes of being rescued alive. At intervals during the following days detectives returned to this vicinity where they are searching for George Mayer, an accomplice and owner of the cottage. The reputation of this region around Burton's Bridge does not seem to be of the best as it was in a cottage near the bridge that the robbers, who entered the West McHenry State Bank a few years ago, made their headquarters for some time. It is hoped that the search will not be abandoned untill all of those involved in the kidnapping have been captured and justly punished for it is the only in this way that the crime can be abolished. . Card Of Appreciation I wish to express my appreciation to my many friends in McHenry who so generously suported me at the polls on Tuesday. PETER WM. FRETT. GIRL FALLS THROUGH HAY CHUTE; SEVERELY INJURED Little Lotus Crawford, seven-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Crawford, Who are living on the Page Farm on the Crystal Lake Road south of this city, fell through a hay chute Sunday afternoon sustaining serious injuries. The little girl was playing hide and seek with her brothers and sisters and while playing upstairs in the barn a hay chute gave way, throwing her to the floor below. She struck on her head causing concussion of the brain and was unconscious for several hours. The accident occurred about three o'clock Sunday afternoon. She was found by her brother. She showed some sighs of improvement on Tuesday and it is thought that she will recover. Twelve Years Old! Miss Audrey McDonald entertained several friends and schoolmates at her home on Aprl 2 in honor of her twelfth birthday anniversary. The girls stayed from four until seven am had a good time playing bunco. Th first prize in bunco was won b Hazel Howard and the booby prizl went to Arlette Newman. The littl| hostess received many pretty gifts remembrance of her birthday. Aft the games a delicious birthday suppi was served with a beautiful, largb angel food as a birthday cake. The girls who enjoyed the part f were: Maxine Bacon, Hazel Howart | Ruth Nye, Jeanette Lindsay, Beatric ^ Weber, Mary Landl, Bernice Unt, Doris Dowell, Irene Crawford, Turner and Anette Newman. S Public Card Party The Daughters of the G. A. R. hold a public card party at the M. tJL hall on April 21. The procee from this party will be used to pu^ chase flags for the rooms at the grac school. This party was previously ar nounced as being held at Lilymoc but the clubhouse could not be tained for that evening so the pi was changed to the M. W. A. hall. Woodstock Community High School 0 presents "The Show-Off" »m. ;wl at MILLER THEATRE, WOODSTOCK Tomorrow Evening Friday, April 13th Tickets 50c •• : : . _ O-J fly In New Location After April 1st N.W. Cor. Green and Elm Streets ML HENRY FRECKD OPTOMETRIST Eyes Scientifically Examined Glasses Recommended Only When Needed Hours: Every Evening from 7 to 9, except Saturday. All .Day Wednesday from 9 a. m. to % p. m. Phone 175 Residence Changes Mr. and Mrs. Mat Steffes and family are moving this week into their new home on Washington street. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Baron, having sold their 'bungalow on Waukegan street to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schoewer, will store their household goods for the present and will occupy the cottage on Green street known as the "Band Box." This cottage has already been rented by Mrs. Baron's son, Cloice Wagner, where he intended to live and now his parents will occupy it with him for a time. Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Schoewer will move into the Baron bungalow and the house which they are vacating will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Emil Patzke. Miss Regina Blake and Jack Reinart of Elgin were Easter dinner guests at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bkfra Free! Free! Business Building 9oM Mr. Gray of Waukegan is now the owner of the Pries building on Grenn street, which is occupied by the barber ] shop while Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heimer occupy the flat upstairs. Mr. Gray acquired the property in an exchange with Mr. Pries for an apartment building in - Waukegan. The present owner was in town last week getting acquainted with his tenants. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Marshall are the proud parents of a little son, born at the Victory Memorial hospital on Tuesday morning, April 10. The young man arrived just in tim# •ota. ' V.!---" With every repair job on Watches, Clocks and Jewelry for a limited time we allow you to choose a package from a bag, which contains valuable pieces of jewelry. A 26-piece Rogers Silver Set will also be given away. Ask for particulars. We have connections with an expert repair organization of many years standing. Very prompt service--24 hours if necessary. Has anyone told you your watch could not be repaired? Bring it to us for an estimate. Just installed--new equipment for Radio Testing and Adjusting. If your A. C. set is giving trouble, call 123-J. Phonograph and Sewing Machine repairing so- Lowest Prices on All Repair Work r GUARANTEED SERVICE Nye Jewelry, Music and Radio Shop Phone 123J West McHenry TAXES We will appreciate your paying your taxes at this bank I ' Authorized by the County Treasurer West McHenry State Bank •The Bank That Service Built"