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"i;- ^ ?w~ v •Kr v\ :^ f- -,. '-" 1 *•- - / •- ^ -',"•- • ... *#?; ' * ^4:'. ^ v 1 4 TBOS M'HEITRYPLAIHDKALK&,THURSDAY, APRIL 18,19S1 U We«**l«.d Know yoti what It is to be a child? It to to believe in love, to believe in loveliness, to believe'in belief. It Is to tarn pampklns into coaches. an% mice into borsee, lowness into lofti-. •oess, and nothing into everything; It Is to live In a nutshell and to const jwirself the king of Infinite space.-- """ivin iriOuapoOii, . T_ The Fabrician bridge In Rome "is a Stone bridge joining Aesculapius laiand with the left bank of the Tiber, C itouilt in 62 B. C., by Lucius Fabric!us. It Is the only bridge built in Rome daring the Roman period which has lasted to our day. It la known to modern Romans as thePonte del Quattro CapL ,;1 Napoleoa's Sway tfata tCapoleoa was at the height of •lis power h«s rale extended from Loteck to beyond Rome, embracing France proper, the Netherlands, part ct western and northwestern Germany. all western Italy as far south as the kingdom of Naples, together with the IUyrian provinces and the Ionian islands. . % ^-^sssti Stenr M-- tThe second-stok-y men that WBOf Bl most are those who insist on telling their favorite story a second time.-- XUehmond Register.7 Life* Purpose Life Is for character; It Is to be lived, and lived happily, and everything should be put aside which Is not essential to the noble emotions. --Newell Dwlght Hillis. 2 Great Bargain Iravel by I ra in Days for; BOUND TRIP TI APPROXUKA' O&Ti tTteLY ETS AT Roadside Market Is ^/"Gaining Pogplarity Attractive Display, Steady / Supply Requisite. tise -;=itss states fiCMTtaMat Of AerlculturO--WNTJ Servic*. A successful roadside market most "front on a road- with heavy traffic and most sell high-quality, fresh produce at fair prices, says Miss Caroline B. Sherman, associate agricultural -economist of the United States Department of Agriculture. Attractive display, steady supply and courtesy to customers also are recommended. That roadside markets have not Invariably possessed these qualifications Is attested by several Investigations cited by Miss Sherman. She Bays, however: "Apparently the stage of mushroom growth in the roadsidemarket business as a whole has nearly passed. The time has come when farmers, as a group, are Inclined to make a fairly Careful study of the question before putting much time, money or energy Into roadside markets." Miss Sherman finds that the business of the better roadside markets is Increasing. She cites as an example a study In Michigan in which many of the better markets reported Increases of 10 to 15 per cent In volume of sales In the second year of business. Co-operative roadside markets also are reported as being successful in 8|ome localities. To aid farmers who contemplate entering the roadside-market business, Miss Sherman has summarized the principal factors of success and of failure in Leaflet 68-L, entitled "Roadside Markets," Just issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. The leaflet contains a list of State publications which set forth the results of roadside-market Investigations In specified localities and indicates the states in which stftte or self-regulation has been tried. Leaflet 68-L may be obtained from the office of information, United States Departsoent of Agriculture, Washington. Mayor Knox's Reply *l l*st week's ferae of tits Plaindealer Wm. Bonslett ashed no io answer ten questions. I have a very grave suspicion that Bonslett did not ask these questions 1 Cent a Mile gootf in coaches 2 Cents a Mile good in sleepers On Sale April 24-25 _ TO ALL POINTS EAST OF MISSOURI RIVER * Return Limit May 4 For full particulars ask Agent CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY Everybody Shoves a Pat Maa One advantage of being fat is that the waistline provides a mighty good shock-absorber in a revolving Louisville Times. German Term for Nobility "Von" in a German name literally means "of." It Is to be found la ths surnames of fauHlles of noble birth. Sleepless Man - If man Invents many more time-saving contraptions it won't he long bo: fore he'll have no time to go to Boston Transcript. Canada'* Oldest Journal ^Montreal Gazette is the oldest newspaper in Canada, having been founded more than 150 years ago. Would &• Wasted Tim* ;r make the mistake of frith people for whose opinions I have no respect.--Edward Gibbon. ;'S3k V-:.' -- for Six ;§& k> wry eoiy t6 "perc" your coffee at the table in tflfs newfiotpoint percolator. Finished in non-tarnishing q^romeplate, with etched design, cash, only $8£ $12 value---only $1 down "Little by Ljfile") Public Service Comrany " ' OP NORTHERN ILLINOIS E. J. L^RKLV. Dist. Mgr. 101 Williams SL, Crystal LaktOrystal Lake Phone 280 Wide, narrow or marcel effects-- all the curls you need. These Permanents are guaranteed successful on any normal healthy hair. And the price includes shampoo and hair dress. Furthermore, there is no extra charge for long hair. ^ Regular ft5 Gabrieleen Wave, we are now giving for S ^ $10.00 throughout the season ' Our well-known Circuleen Wave \ .?), J " Now $8.00 • * And a bargain permanent for $6.00 • fP® «se genuine supplies, beware of substitutes. Open evenings until 8, except Tuesdays and Thursday when we close atH. Phone 145-1L Screen Street • McEtenry of th? of McHsnr? ths! impression that there was not as much paid off on the city debt as I claimed in my announcement for Mayor. I will admit that I made a mistake in claiming that wo paid off $17,- 330.73. The actual amount paid off waa $20,173.16. The following affidavit should convince any fair minded individual that I a m q u o t i n g f a c t s : , ^ : State of Hliniis, , a County of McHenry. ^• J Robert L. Weber, of the City of McHenry, County of McHenry, and State of Illinois, being duly sworn, doth depose and say that he is the City Treasurer of the City of McHenry, and that the following payments were made by the City of McHenry on the dates as listed below: (Public Benefits and Special Assessments) May 16, 1829 .....$3,044.43 Oct. 15, 1929 May 9, 1930 Aug. l, 1930 ...... ...... Feb. 2, 1931 ...... Apr. 7, 1931 (Righ-of-way Bond) 2,070.02 5,179.il ^ 2,600.00 ... 2,600.00 ... 2,000.00 Questions 4, 5 and 6 concern a payment ordered *0 be made on public benefits and sf>ecial assessments at the annual meeting, April 21, 1930. Bonslett presetted a report recommending that we pa'y $5,161.10 and the council ordered that amount paid. When it came time to draw the vouchers Bonslett had changed the %0 iV.'JL, Vr licit i uisCuV'•• y* •tV•.•r«. vtuuagcu TA ilU O!lS-biC-UJ that before the vouchers be paid that the payment be approved by the council at the regular meeting held May 5, 1930. Bonslett in question No. 6 says that the $5,161.10 was not mentioned in the bills ordered paid by the council May 5, 1930. The correct amount, $5,179.91, was itemized in the minutes and also in the treasurer's report for May, 1930. In my announcement for Mayor, I included the amount paid in the year which Bonslett was alderman, but the records show it paid May 9, 1930. Bonslett seems to think that the payment was held up to take away from any credit he might have coming, but he retired as alderman April 21, 1930, and it would be impossible for the records to show the payment being made before he retired. The taxpayers are not interested in just what month or year ths records show the payment to be made just so it was made. Question No. 7 wants to know if I did not know that the outgoing council left $9,882.42 to begin my second year as Mayor. The actual amount AVIATION AIDED BY MAN NEVER IN SHIP J«ly *930 2,000.00 jn the treasury when the outgoing V. council, of which Bonslett was a mem- 335.47 ber, went out of office on April 21, 343.33 1930, was $6,659.21, less the amount of bills paid at that meeting, amounting (Brown judgment) May 5, 1939 Jan. 5, 1931 Total . . ..$20,173.16 to $1,281.09, leaving a balance of $5, And further this deponent says not. 378.12 actually in the treasury when ROBERT L. WEBER. Bonslett retired and that amount also Subscribed and sworn to before me includes the $5,179.91 that Bonslett this 14th day of April, A. D. 1931. wants credit for paying. If we use /« AUGUSTINE M. FREUND, the actual figures on record and give (Seal) Notary Public. him credit for what he wants, The majority of the questions asked he and the outgoing council by Bonslett concerned an item of of April 21, 1930, actually $5,100.00 levied and collected in error would leave us $198.22 to beunder a former administration. gin the second year of my term as I had no more to do with the error: Mayor. Bonslett wants credit for than Bonslett .did, but I discovered | paying $5,179.91 pnd also wants It" to the mistake and insisted1 that the money be put into a special fund until such a time as we could legally use it to pay off on the debt. In question No. 1, Bonslett asks, if I did not know that there was $5,- 626.29 in the treasury when I was sworn in for Mayor. Assuming that Bonslett's figures are correct and if such is a fact, after deducting the $5,100 in the special fund, we had cash available of $526.29 to start with. At the first regular meeting under my administration, held May 6, 1929, we paid $2,093.34 for bills carried over from the former administration, leaving us a defiicit of $1,597.07, according to Bonslett's figures. Question No. 2 concerns a written opinion of Mr. Smiley's for which he was paid $50.60 at a meeting of the council after I resigned to run for Mayor. This is. the same opinion that Bonslett had John Stoffel try to get me to agree to pay $250.00 for. Bonslett asks if I did not remember refusing to sign vouchers until compelled to do so by the opinion rendered by Attorney-General Carlstrom. I never refused to sign any vouchers ever t>rdered paid and presented to me to sign. In fact I did sign vouchers for $3,044.43 after the May 6, 1929, meeting by authority of the following resolution of the same date and five months before we ever had Mr. Carlstrom's opinion. Motion by STOFFEL, seconded by appear we still had that money to use in my second year as Mayor. He can't have it both ways, so he can take his choice. I am not interested. Bonslett can juggle figures to make matters appear as he wants them to appear now, but I use only records in' quoting my figures. Question No. 8 claims that in spite of the fact that we paid off $9,878.80 that in doing so we ran the city in debt $3,900.00, because he claims we collected $3,900.00 in illegal tax money. More TSmii Most Famous Flyen.' WuRWnftnn,--Althottsrh Joha W. Cor* rell, sixty, ex-marlne and veteran of two wars, has never flown In an airplane, he has contributed more, per* haps, to the field of aviation than some of the world's famous flyers. Three new aerial bomb inventions he perfected were submitted recently to Maj. Gen. Samuel Hot, chief of the •rmy ordnance department All deal with bombs of a type to be used chiefly against anti-aircraft batteries and airplanes, parked on the ground. These three inventions are the latest of the former enlisted man of the marines, who Is regarded as a wizard In his line. With Marine Corps. While serving with the United States Ma^ne vorys In Chins during the Boxer rebellion in 1900, Currell saw a contingent of Russian troops launch an observation balloon over the city of Tstn-sln. During the battle he foresaw the advantage of a high powered explosive which could have been dropped from the aircraft, and with the thought was born the Idea of the aerial bomb. After consulting his commanding officer Currell started working on a bomb which in 1011 was accepted by the War department The ex-marine began his research in an Improvised laboratory at Pekln in 1901, and three years later he was sent to Washington where he obtained patents for the first aircraft weapon to be Invented. Enlisted In Nsvy. Lack of money forced Currell to abandon his attempts at further Invention. and in 1917 he enlisted In the .United States navy as a gunner's mate. He was irsslgned to the Seamen Gunner's school at the Washington Navy yard by special order of Assistant Secretary Truman E. Newberry and ordered to complete .his research in high explosives. In 1928 Currell had perfected s submarine bomb that was Immediately adopted by the navy and used with success In the North sea. When, In 1919, Currell was honorably discharged from the navy, the Post Office department had under con- • cideration a plan to carry mall b'y air. The chief objection was that the mall could not be carried by planes at i:ia'ht. Currell In a few -ears perfected a system of beacon lights whereby air ninil pilots could be guided while flying at night. Tills system was adopt- I belive in Mr. Smiley's $50 opin-, e<) by the Post Office department, for ion the fact was brought out that any tax paid willingly and without pro test was not an illegal tax. I am obliged to admit that I cannot get Bonslett's point in question No. 8, Question No. 9 asks me if I do not remember that all the improvements mentioned in my announcement were made and paid for during the year ending April 30, 1930? Yes, I know that to be a fact and I also know that the year mentioned was during my administration and I know too that the taxpayers are interested in the fact that the improvements were made and paid for and not in just what'month or year the work was done. Question No. 10 suggests that I consult the city records for my answers. Well, Bonslett, I did just as you suggested and although I do not want to be sarcastic, I cannot resist saying had you consulted the records as you suggest that I do, you would BONSLETT, that the city authorize I not have asked Bome ot tl*e questions the payment of $3,100.00 on public that y°u di<*- benefits and special assessments, on the advice of the city attorney, H. L. COWLIN; finance committed to decide on payments." I did just what I was ordered by the council to do and signed the vouchers as soon as the finance committee gave me the figures. ~ I signed them on the advice of Mr. Cowlin and not on account of being ordered to do so by the opinion of either Mr. Smiley or Mr. Carlstrom. In question No. 3, Bonslett asks me if I remember appointing a special finance committee. Yes, I remember appointing the committee and I also remember instructing the city treasurer not to allow the city records to go out of .his possession, but to have them available for the committee to consult at any time. I did that for the treasurer's protection and not to hinder the investigation as Bonslett insinuates. The following affidavits wfll bear me out: State of Illinois, County of McHenry. ss. Albert Krause, of the City of McHenry, County of McHenry, and State of Illinois, being duly sworn, doth depose and say that he was a member of the City Council of the City of McHenry,' and a member of the Special Finance Committee, of which Wm. Bonslett and John Stoffef were members, and that the records of the City Treasurer were available at all times and that the Committee were not hindered in their investigation. And further this deponent says not. ALBERT KRAUSE. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of April, A. D. 1931. EDW. j. BUSS, (Seal) Notary Public. - State of Illinois, County of McHenry. ss. J Robert L. -Weber, of the City of McHenry, County of McHenry, and State of Illinois, being duly sworn, doth depose and say that the Special Finance Committee of the City Council of the City of McHenry, of which Wm. Bonslett was chairman, and John Stoffel and Albert Krause were members, had full access to the Treasurer's records, and were not hindered in their investigation. And further this deponent says not. ROBERT L. WEBER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of April, A. D. 1931. AUGUSTINE M. FREUND, I canfiot help but note that Bonslett did not ask any questions about the fact that I mentioned in my announcement that McHenry was the only city in the county to show real decrease in the tax rata. Our rate is now 90 cents and it was $1.40 last year. Perhaps the questions will be asked later. The best answer can be found by comparing this year's tax receipts with last year's. I am sorry that I am obliged to burden the readers of this paper with this matter, but, owing to the fact that these points are being brought up by questions and by a whispering campaign, it is necessary to .answer. The platform of the Taxpayers Ticket is the record of the last two years and we are asking the support of the voters at the city election of April 21, 1931, on that record. I thank you. , JOHN R. KNOX, Mayor, City of McHenrjr. Than and Now The man who used to fix his tie, fhpot his cuffs, exercise his Adam's apple, gulp a few times und then blush before going to his best girl's front donr, now has a son who sits at the curb and honks until his girl friend yells that she'll be there in a minute. --Indianapolis Npws. ffaasdiaa Bird Sa>ctaariM .' Canada now has more than 40 bird sanctuaries specially reserved for bird protection purposes. These are scattered across the country from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. Some of the provincial governments aliW Quintain similar reserved areas flsr the benefit of native bird Ufa. • Automotive Agriculture ^- *When it comes to putting, out. a crop of wild oats," opines the Ohio State Journal, "the automobile makes a first-class sowing machine." Yeah,» bnt It also serves as a grim reaper on a good many occasions.--fort Wayne News-Sentinel. "'**2 jLigmfiad | Old Hoai|' ' V The Brice house in A una pons, &<L, was built in 1740 by Thomas Jennings. It is one of the most dignified houses In Maryland. Its main facade is composed entirely of headers. The main staircase Is simple with delicately. Carved mahogany riser and hand rail. The rooms are finished in molded plastar with carvel wood mantels. • ^ I which Currell was given a congressional vote of thanks. Story of Hard Summer Told in U. S. Reports Washington.--It was a long, hard summer, to say. the least. Forty states had less than normal rainfall. Seven of them were drier than they had ever been before. Five others were drier than they had been since 1S94. These figures, telling the story of the 1930 drought, were assembled by the weather bureau for its annual review. Other figures collected Include: Twenty-four states reported temperatures of more thaft 100 degrees for more than 20-days during the summer. Texas, with 111 days of over 100 degree temperatures, led. Nine states set new high temperature marks for July. Bight set new records for August. Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland set new Records for lack of rain. Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania hadn't tyeen so dry since 1894. N Peasants Freed of Debt as Wedding Present Sofia, Bulgaria.--Instead of sending a wedding present to the king and queen of Bulgaria, a wealthy peasant of Pleven, to whom about 20 villagers owed comparatively large sums of money, decided unconditionally to release them from their debts. His action was due to his Interpretation of King Boris' wish that no money should be spent on gifts to them In view of the hard times throughout the country. His example has been followed by several peasants. * Engineer Says Mile-High Steel Tower Practical Pittsburgh.--Not only are our present skyscrapers practical, but a steel tower one mile high Is entirely practical from an engineering standpoint, according to Gilbert D. Fish, structural engineer for Westlnghouse Electric and Manufacturing company here. Such a tower would require 19,000 tons of steel, would stand on a base 528 ;feet square and have four huge main %K>sts supporting It He Ends Row by Slaying 4 Family, Wife's Kin, Self Berlin.--A family quarrel ended in tragedy recently when Friedrich Palmer, a workman, shot and killed his .wife and their two children. The Infuriated man next shot dead his mother- in-law and sister-in-law, seriously wounding a brother-in-law. He then turned the gun on hlmaetf aad 9tmmltted sulcida. Baseball sssscs uM Huuriwi amd the Cube have,won their first two games. It won't be long now before the local team will be battling with their opponents on the ' new local field. Be sure to attend these games and also be sure to visit Kails' fee > Cream Parlor, where you get th^se refreshing drinks and ice cre^m. .lOHNKAftLS * on Riverside Drive "Come in please--Go out pleased" • • :«k ilia at a Saving POSTS WHOLE BRAN 25* PEACHES, Halves, No. 2Vi CALO COFFEE, Steel Cut, / ' BONITA COFFEE, Vacuum Packed JAPAN TEA, fine quality, pound BAKED BEANS, large No. 2Vi can DR. PRICE'S BAKING POWDER SAVOY QUICK OATS, 55 os. pkg. BULK OATS, >; lib. 19c ; K5c 17^ • t n c --7 lbs. 25tf 1 lb. pkg. 10<* 10^ .2 lbs. 25tf GOLDEN BANTAM CORN, No. 2 can V PALMOLIVE SOAP, 3 Ittl 20^ APRICOTS, ex. standard, No. 2 Vt can 1 P. & G. 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