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Volume 57 M'HENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY SF.PT 24; 1931 No. 17 Little if any "attention has -'been driven to one of the most powerful iefforts in modern times to change the under currents which control political destinies. The' smoke and fir® from ifche battle over candidates and issues <tf the 1932 presidential campaign been so dense that snipers with their, deadly aim have been heglected. The real ground work of the next national political battle is being laid -with care by Republicans and Demo- „crats alike. Th^y seek the control of the women voters- The fireside agitators are abroad in the land preaching their dogmas to large audiences under the guidance of the major pai-- Speaking at Seattle, September 18, former Governor Nellie Taylor Ross revealed the keynote of the policy •with the admission that the 1928 "election afforded a lesion to the Democrats "that women of this country constitute a new force that can determine the outcome of party contests." With this objective the Democrats have sent' out Mrs. Ross and other party workers to sow seeds of dissension among the feminine »t will recruit them to tic banners. The Republicans are alive:to the menace oi Mrs. Yost, a G. 'O. P. worker heads a similar contingent liaving for their avowed purpose the enlistment of women voters to counteract the potent influence of the opposition. There is more to the scheme than the actual vote of an interested -woman. It is well known that women absorbed in current political matters lave much to do with directing the •otes of male members of their "household. With economic conditions at a low ebb, Governor Ross and her aides have the G. O. P. ladies at a •disadvantage and bring nothing but -torment to the defenders of the present regime. -V.-- Not since 1917, when- the mobiliza.- tion of industry was a war-time essential, has Washington been crowded with the nation's leaders serving without pay and hope of reward. Partisan matters have rightly been thrown overboard as leaders work out plans to prevent chaos and panic during the coming winter and spring. Expenses are kept at a minimum through drafting government employees for clerical activities. Many nationally-known executives and experts have drafted their own assistants while on special peace-time duty here. All aire cognizant of their responsibility and even Federal employees notoriously prone to clockwatching habits have caught the spirit of the volunteers^ A huge building formerly occupied by the -Marine Corps and other vacant space has been utilized for it is a gigantic Undertaking to organize a nation to. meet an emergency. Though Congress will not convene for several weeks, legislators find it healthful from a political viewpoint to return to their official duties. It seems that the gist of conversations with disgruntled or financially hardpressed constituents deals with the unanswerable question, "What will Congress do about bad times?" The most logical step is to keep up appearances of 'doing something <in Washington instead of idling around resorts or the home town. It seems certain at this time that President Hoover is inclined to let Congress take over some Of the responsibility The President's friends hint that the Chief Executive is disposed to let Congress" iron out the farm board problem and agricultural .relief. He realizes that the legislative branch is at criticism. The idea prevails that he will give them opportunities to do Something constructive rather than just talk about remedies. It was the free-spending of Congress. that brought the tremendous deficit to the President's doorstep. A move will be made by organized business groups to halt tax increase proposals by ad? vocating curtailment in federal departmental expenditures. The departments are expected to counter with the suggestion that Congress restricts SMALLEST NATION SMILES AT DEBTS Washington.--The smallest Europrincipality, overtook ed In all debt negotiations because it ha* no debt, and omitted from all arms' Conferences because it has no standing army, ia.practically the 'only country in Europe to report a substantial treasury surplus--and this in the fact that it has no. taxes. Iiichteastein, five square pities small-, er titan the District ot Colnhib'a, is a piece of Austria about thirty miles east from Lake Constance, oa the hanks of the Rhine. 1%e inhabitants p&fes most of their time In agricultural work, although there is considerable weaving done, much of it with imported American cotton. Licbtensteln has been singularly free from wars. Right In the way of heavy trOop movement in the World war, she remained unscathed. Her bursting point with advice and J last attempt at a so-called war was in 1866, when the Lichtenstein array of 80 men joined the Austrian army In settling its difficulties with Prussia. But the Lichtensteiners arrived too late for the battle and returned without having fired a gun. The helmets and arms from the "war" are among the most prized possesslonsliKtJie ancient castle of Vaduz.. For those who wish to evade taxes-, Lichtenstein is a paradise, because they have no taxes. Once in the last 50 ypars were .they assessed a small sum to pay for a dyke to hold hack the waters of the Klilne, but the rest of the cost of their government is paid by the princes of Lichtenstein, who are among the largest property holders in Europe. As a matter ot fact, their property holdings in the rest of Europe are greater than the slse of little Lichtenstein. the^'the work it imposes on the agencies oi powerful Landing Plane on Lawn Costs Pilot $25 Fine Tucson, Ariz.--Landing his airplane in the yard of a sorority house and making a date with one of the girls cost Alfred A. Hurgin, Nogales, aviator, $25. Hudgin insisted it was a forced landing, but John Dwyer, chief of police, heard about the date and de* clared the stunt was prearranged. He caused Hudgin's arrest under a city ordinance prohibiting the operation of motor vehicles without mufflers, and the flyer was fined $25. <. The aviator wanted to take off from the sorority house yard, Jmt the. chief made him have the plane hauled outcity limits. The name of the "columbine" is defrom "Columbia," Latin for pigeon, and the flower was so called be* cause when the outer petals are pulled!- off the remainder resembles a pigeon. --Pathfinder Magazine. Cost of Oil The cost of drilling an oil well ranges from $2,000 to $250,000.--Collier's Weekly. Prance Ready to Give Back Russian Warshipi "Paris.--The French government has announced that the ministry of marine was prepared to give back to the S<£ viet Russian government the twelve former czarist warships which have been turning to rust in the blue water of Bizerta harbor, Tunisia. The. Moscow government was reported to be preparing to ask France to return the warships. France would be more than pleased, for Bizerta harbor is none too big and the presence of the old warships congests the harbor.,. The fleet includes one first line featO tleship,' one crtfJSer, one ' 'auxiliary cruiser, flva destroyers and four submarines,.. I • These vessels Were used to evacii&te the AVrangel army,' carrying tbem from Crimea to Tunis, where they were split up, the soldiers and officers scattering 'over the world while the warships were interned. Since that time the ships have been unattended and it is doubtful If they could ever be made seaworthy again. The wooden decks hav^ rotted under the African sun and rains, the bottoms are covered with barnacles and the sides are red with rust. The boilers and engines have rusted and fallen apart. : The French government will reply to Moscow that there is no objection to Soviet jailors taking the yesseTs over, but Rubsia must bear all the of returningrto a Russian port. Avoid Beetle Injury to Young Asparagus Plants Beetle Injury to young . asparagus shoots may be avoided by cutting the crop clean every thcee to five days. In this way all the eggs deposited on the shoots will be removed before they hatch or sooiTafterwards. All volunteer plants should be destroyed and it will often pay to have a row here and there uncut to serve as a trap on /which the. beetles will congregate. Chinaman in U. S. 50 ' q Years to Be Deported 1 Seattle, Wash.--Fifty years or more of residence in the United States doesn't make one a citizen, and Chan Tee, elderly Chinese cook, must be deported to China. Chan Yee was a youth of fourteen, living in California, when the Chinese exclusion act became effective in 1882. He failed fo register, but his status was not discovered until recently, when his case was reviewed by a fedferal judge, and he was ordered do- - - ..»*vv . i n During the centenary of the North church of St Nicholas in Glasgow, Scotland, It was revealed that Mrs. M. MacPherson, the oldest member of the congregation, was only three years younger than the church and had attended it regularly for more LILY LAKE feed, and lay their eggs. Here they may be poisoned with calcium arsenate or lead arsenate. Aftep/the cutting season, plants may he protected from beetle injufy W two or three applies-, tions of calciiim-arsenaie or lead ar~, senate dtvst, 5 pounds mixed wi<h S3 pounds of h.vdrated lime. The use of poultry forthe destruction of the beetle is practice «ood results In some localities. M. Oneil is spending a i days in her cottag» on Highland Drive. William and LeRoy .Tansy spent Saturday at Fred Holly's. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scharf, who have been spending the summer here, left for Davenport Friday, where they intend to make their future home. Mr. and Mrs. W. Rothermel of Wao. eonda spent Friday evening: at the feome of John Wagner. Mrs. Brown of Chicago is spending a few weeks at .the home of Mrs. Louise Gannon. t Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weber spent Sunday at Elgin. , Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffman spent the week-end In their home an Rand Road. Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder of Waukegan are occupying the Frank Stein*-1 doerfer cottage. Miss Caroline and Dorothy Wagners spent Friday at Waukegan. Miss Frances Steinsdoerfer spent Sunday at the-home of her father, Frank Steinsdoerfer. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Daseh and daughter spent Saturday and Sunday in their cottage. Lily Lake welcomes Mr. and Mrs. Fast, who are building a beautiful home on Sunset Drive and Sheridan Road. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cellini spent the week-end in their cottage on Park Control of Weeds Most Important With Flax The control of weeds is probably one of the most Important things to consider jp growieg flax, says the Iowa State college. That is also one reason why newly broken soil free from weeds has generally "been tisptr. Now that wilt-resistant varieties have been developed, wilt-free soil is only essential from the standpoint of weed control. In the last few years several large-seeded, wilt-resistairt varieties have been Isolated--Bison, Buda and Itio. Last year the Bison variety surpassed all other large-seeded varieties in the Iowa experiments. The Bison variety appeared particularly well. adapted to .early planting, the April 30 seeding yielding highest. fold Iteas of Interest Tak«i Froia ftbe Files of the Plaindealer of Years- Ago FIFfY YEARS' AGO /' Crowley & Buscey, photographers, have rented the gallery' in this village, and as soon as itGfcart be thoroughly refitted Will open it for busi- Mrs. George Owen had a narrow escape last week. She was out riding with two children when the horse became unmanageable and ran away, throwing all "three out and badly demoralizing the buggy. Neither Mrs. Owen or the children were injured, except for a few small cuts and bruises. * - The storm of' Saturday night at Greenwood made things lively in the home' at Gouveneur, N. Y-, on Sua* day, S$pt. 23, after a long illness. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Conway are the happy parents of a born Sunday. J. Spencer & Son, the expect to be ready for business in November. The marriage of Miss Alma Freberg of Highlknd Park to Mr, Harry £• Wightmari, a former McHenry boy, took place *t Evanston Unit Saturday;* v ' D. G. Nellis; who Jras been a tenant ; ; •on one of the Hanly farms fot- the past few years, has leased the Laures blacksmith shop and will take posies?- •sion of same, October .1.... ' ' Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Justeh are -re* joieing over the arrival of a wvbont Thursday morning, v Agriculture Is the foundation of all Keep each colony queen right ously throughout the breeding Rxperlments show rape to have about the same value as a hog pasture as red clover. . „ Haphazard quentty leads ease, weeds exchange of to a wider spi an^ l^getfs. vi TWENTY YfiARS AGO 1 While working on the roof of the new residence that is being erected for Henry Kamholz on Center street, Fred Adams slipped and fell on some . <. tin, and badly cut his left hand. f Miss Mina Larsen and Thomas A. f ' ' Frisby of Elgin were married at St* ^ A > Mary's parish house, Elgin, , Saturday, Sept. 16. Mr. Frisby'is the son of Mrs. Ellen Frisby of this village. A meeting of the business men took place at the McHenry Pleasure club's south part of town by the way <^Huarters one eveninp last Week a.n d blowing down fences and hb«re«alrkiinnog- after an hour's talk over the situation >. trees, and we understand that a portion of the roof of Burton Wright's barn was carried away. A sad and fatal accident occurred near Crystal Lake Friday morning when Charles Zimmerman were killed by a train a mile east of Nunda. TJ>e horses which they were driving came unmanageable at the approach of the train and ran directly in the path of the engine. Uute In farm prodand the American buying public Is willing to pay well for It Give the asparagus hf g^Td 'TortTiTz^r. Tt < bed a dressing won't hurt it to salt It but it wopt do any particular good and besides it is a waste of salt. A layer of broken stone or gravel 8 or 4 inches thick, placed under r concrete floor will prevent dampness FORTY YEARS AGO The baseball game at the Driving Park on Thursday last, between McHenry and Diamond Lake, resulted in favor of McHenry by a score of 24 toll. John Hauperisch who has been engaged in a first-class laundry in Chicago for the past year, has opehed a laundry in this village and will do first-class work. We learn that the barn on the farm of James Neville, near Wauconda, together with its entire contents of hay, grain and machinery and a number of haystacks, were totally destroyed by fire one day last week, James Crow, Of Crystal Lake, who takes great pride in the agT'C'^tur®! resources of McHenry county, has been appointed a special commission er for the Wdtld's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO ; Th% Plaindealer readers, will, no doubt, be very much sfiocked to learn it was decided to close their places of business all day Sunday from Oct. 1 "to April 1. Mrs.' J. Otto, who with her Ifusband and family are occupying their sum-> and son| mer home on Fox river, suffered quite a severe str6ke of paralysis on Friday afternoon of last week. St. Mary's Catholic church was the scene of an early morning marriage : last Thursday, when Mrs. Emma.; Steffes became the wife of Joseph N.; .; Miller, the marriage having been per- s formed by the pastor, Rev. A. Royer,/ at 6;3Q o'clock. m TEN YEARS Aflil « J Charles Herdrich, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs- Carl Herdrich, is recovering from quite painful burns to his left leg received during an explosion of gas on the night of Sept. 17 John Distler, who a short time a purchased a lot from Adam Ibsh, on Waukegan street, this week put ii* the foundation for a work shop to i? , to erect on the property, Unless another change is made _ tween now and. Saturday, the Octobej pyi^ of milk will be $1.80 per hun* dred, an increase of 30 c$pts over th% price paid the past hioiidi. N. F. Steilen, who last Sprin launched in this village what is kno as the McHenry Poultry and E Company, has decided to go into the: poultry and egg producing business on a much larger scale than heretofore and for this reason has rented that J. VanSlyke, founder and for | the buildings on the chicken farm east» twenty-four years editor of,of the river, now owned by M* lithe Plaindealer, passed away at hi3' Sloey. $1.00 for 1 . SEPTEMBER 26 oris MONDAY, THE CHILDREN WHO ARE AWAY FROM HOME WOULD APPRECIATE THEIR HOME TOWN PAPER MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. WHY NOT* SUBSCRIBE FOR THEM NOW At THIS $1.00 PRICE f END THE HOME PAPER TO YOUR THAT NEIGHBOR WHO BOR 10WS YOUR PLAINDEALER EACH WEEK THAT THEY CAN GIT IT A WHOLE YEAR FOR $1.00. TIVES AND FRIENDS. IT'S CHEAPER THAN WRITING THEM A 1 BETTER EACH WEEK. THINK OF If WEEKS FOR $1.00. ^ .* • |\ -. • • . - _ -