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•• S' c - ~ * - . f- H • • * ' ;'"7M" _ .. , * t f \ < Wrf. , ^ w M*hehey njundkjllir, rarasrair V T*"-• wi'-.'jw " /0~ " v•. " t V * .•/' v->;f -.- "witTStrV -' . v^tr '* "•' v-' "~ "• ~ *"" • " ' '.' / • * , *• : -H; ?V> * % <• t •"-• ••*- •'^"•^ : .; SHOPS AND SHIPS^ nS^ . V. IN WASHINGTON'S TIME CITIES USE RADIO IN WAR ON CRIME PajiGfe Broadcasting Stations It took six months to do your fall marauders, and the men-of-war of Prove Effective. *^5 * shopping inthe days of George Wash- hostile nations. ington. If you wanted a new beaver A. merchant of that time was a seahat and six pairs cf silk stocking:* you captain as well, and his ship was his sent an order to Robert Cary and place of business. Small sailing ves- -Compar.y jn London, by the ship which sels, many of. which were ttnseaworleft in May, and might plan on receiv- thy, put into ports on the whim of the ing it in October, providing all went vessel's master, without 4ttr»»cting •well on the high seas. 'the attention which is given the move- Until about 1790, the shops had ments of the ships today with cable, "been hod*e-podge and the wares mea- wireless and radio. ger but about this time, the first The logs of the old merchant ships brilliant retail fancy dry-goods shop of Salem show that they sometimes in America was opened in Fhiladel- proceeded without a definite schedule, pLia, according to the United States their direction often being determined Commission, by a Mr. Whiteside from by the winds and the weather, or thel faellitating rapid communication and London, and in true Bond Street style, news picked up from passing vessels. ,jn many ea^es assisting in the capture It was at 134 Market Street, and the The same trend in events which 0j murderers and other criminals uncommon size of the panes of glass, brought a handsome,^ well regulated whole activities cost the nation liuur the fine mull and jaconet curtains, the jshop to Philadelphia guided thej dreds of millions of dollars annually, chintzes and linens suspended in pieces course of events in Boston and New J j,as prompted thirty additional cities Washington.--A rapidly increasing Use of iudiu iii tiie iiutlOU-Wiuc battl? against crime and racketeering is shown by records of the radio commission. These disclose that in the short space of three years twenty large cities and several smaller ones have installed special police broadcasting stations and equipped patrolmen on duty with apparatus enabling them to receive orders from headquarters within a few moments. The proved value of the radio in to make preparation for joining In the radio war against crime. Of this latter group, twenty-two hold construction permits fpr the establishment of oy hanging festooned, the shop-men York, where shops soon took their behind the a counter, bowing and pattern from the pretentious example Smiling, created for a time a sensation- set in the capital by Mr. Whiteside of '•Oriental Luxury itsalf would not dis- London. dain the finen they vnrote iin Before €his, the shops everywhere j radio stations ithd eommunlcattom «ar8 observer of the times. ' this country had been known by the; fenw. • " •; ' During the period that Philadelphia 'iigns over their doors. In Boston, for Ei«M Espial Channel* was the seat of the goverment, the instance, every business ^eet^was arrival of the spring and fall ships endless succession of golden balls, frdm London brought a scene of great blue gloves, crowns and scepters dogs excitement and activity. On the pave- and rainbows, elephants and horsements all along Front Street, from shoes. These also served as adver- Arfih to Walnut, boxes and bales of t.sements for the business although Er&sh dry-goods were scattered be, at first they bore no relation to it. WMe doors of importers. The .Within, one .found trnr\son velvets ,.• j u j- .from Genoa, silks from China, linens cWs. apprentices- and subordinates ^ Ireland( rich damasks and cam. of the merchants were as b^y as bees ^ ^ £ bonnets. garterin their several vocations, some w th . ve8te patterns, and figurfed silk sharp knives and claw hammers, %rip- cjoajco In New York the 'first shops were along Dock Street, and Queen Street. Some of the earliest shop-keepers who dealth in European and India goods were the Beekman*. The shop-owners and merchants of U VOLO Jfr. and Mrs. Joe Passfield and son were Wauconda callers Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. George Vasty, Leo Benwell and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher spent Saturday evening at the Arthur Kaiser home. "Mr. and Mrs. Clark Nicholas and son of Wauconda called at the home of William Nicholas Tuesday evening. Robert and James Paddock and Clarence and Howard Hironimous attended the firemen's ball at Round Lake Saturday evening. Mrs- Clinton Ravin and family of Slocum Lake spent Wednesday at the Dowell Bros. home. Albert Hafer was a Thursday evening guest at the Lloyd Fisher home; Mrs, Cora Dowell' and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher and family, spent Friday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. WVn. Lohman at Libertyville. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Nicholas, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kaiser, Miss Dorothy Witt and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd FMier attended the wedding dance of < callers at the Bacon home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dowell and daughter of Elgin spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Passfield. Mr. and Mrs- Frank Dowell and daughter of Elgin spent the week-end at the George Dowell home. Miss Vinnie Bacofa drove. Woodstock Saturday. Mrs. George Dowell, Mrs. Harry Passfield, Mrs. Roy Passfield and family% motored to McHenry Saturday. vLILY LAKg "V Mr. and Mrs- Fred Holly attended a party in Chicago Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Daseh 1 and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Olson of Chicago spent Sunday at the Dasch home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harder <and Mrs- Louise Gannon spent Sunday their cottage. Miss Christine Wegner. atudent nurse at St. ^Anthony's hospital, spent Thursday with her parents,., Mr, and Mrs. George J. Wegener. : Cows for Sale We bought two choice small herds for base milk and. will now sell the animals without base. They are all good* COW3. None of our dairy herd are included! Gome to the farm and look these cows over and you will find what you want at right prices. Act qtfickly . j The Walsh Farms Spring Grove, Illinois Ben J. May, Manager. Phone 516 Richmond. ping and breaking open the packages and cases, and others within doors exhibiting the goods • as salesmen, .altogether displaying a pleasant IWBtle of rivalry and competition. , The retailers, principally women, were hdvering around, mingling with Sak;m chief Qf whicy, was the Derby the men, and viewing with admiration familVf took cargoes of fish to Cadiz the. rich varieties of foreign chintzes, and ^alaga exchanging for oil, fruit, ^Vjiwipslins, calicoes of the latest fashion. handkerchief?v molasses, coffee and t YaJI sumja of money wfere computed SpiceS- jn fact their fleet of ships sailin pounds, shillings, pence and far- ed the Seven Seas. things; dollars and cents were unused ( ,The lesser towns scattered from denominations except in the reports Portsmouth to New London were Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of thriving and populous! Their prox- ~Jthe Treasury. In Colonial times, the invoices of orders from the great plantations of the south were of a prodigious length, as the needs were always multifold. In George Washington's own Library, a imity to water made them great trading and fishing ports. But before the Revolution scarcely one could be found in a group of citizens, who had not some venture on the sea, either regular or irregular. Restrictions laid long list of things wanted from by. the mother country on the corn- England for Mount Vernon, which in-jmerce of h >r colonies led to smuggling' eluded such articles as ladies' bonnets which proved a sure road to wealth. and shoes, horse scissors, 5 pounds of white sugar candy, 25 pounds best jar raisins, perfumed powder, 6 pounds at a time, medicines and herbs. It took "forethought and painstaking planning1 to keep supplies on hand. Even then a purchaser plight be doomed to disappointment, for the perils of the sea were very real in the 18th cenf-ury- The waters were alive with pirates ;and privateers. Merchant vessels, of necessity, went fully armed to defend Prominent characters in every town while under British rule, had constantly stowed away in* their cellars and attics, goods they would have been loathe to have the custom officers see. To these harbors came vessels built for apeed and laden with contraband ware, gathered in the colonies of France and Spain- Boston was long the center of the smuggling trade. Following the Revolution, smuggling almost ceased. SLOCUM'S LAKE Mrs. Harris and daughter of Antioch and Mrs. G. J. Burnett spent last Friday at the home of Mr. and. Mrs. Dan Nellis. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Harris of Wau- Mrs. Wayne Bacon and children and Ess Vinnie Bacon of Roseville spent fc turd ay afternoon at Woodstock. . ,. . Harry Matthews and son, Robert,1 conda were Sunday' evening callers at *re callers at Lake Zurich Saturday-1the borne of Mrs Clara Smith. H. J. Shaffer of McHenry was a jailer la>t Saturday at the home of •Henry Geary. ' Mr. and Mrs. Dan Nellis^were eall- «I$ at Milburn last Monday. ,Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bacon and two :4^ins and Mr. and Mrs- William Davis .illd daughter, Frances, spent last Thursday at Lake Forest. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgreri Were Sunday dinner and afternoon guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lusk at Volo. . Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harrison of Wonder Lake were callers at the home of Mr- and Mrs. Dan Nellis last Tuesday. Mi. • Pearl Foss of Libertyville and Wm. Berg of the ' Flats" spent Sundwy at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Foss. Mr. and Mrs! LaDoyt Matthews of Orystal Lake spent Sunday evening at the home of the latter's parents. > ' Mr. and Mrs- Ray Dowell and daughter, Dolores, were Sunday dinner and afternoon guests at the home -of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Peck at Aurora. Mrs. J. D. Williams of Crystal Lake jpent last Week at the home of her .^Mother, Mrs- Clara Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Chope and daughter of Milburn were Sunday afternoon guests at the home of Mr. and John Nested and John Blomgren attended the El Tovar theatre at Crystal Lake last Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bacon spent last Tuesday at the home of Mr- and Mrs. Wm. Davis. Mrs. Harry Matthews and Mrs. El mer Esping attended a Hallowe'en party last Friday at the home of Mrs, D. Burr at Crystal Lake. This party was a miscellaneous shower in honor of IVtflss Vinna Kulin, who will become a bride New Year's Day. Four tables of bridge and the opening of beauti ful gifts by the honored guest provided thei pastime of the afternoon. The serving of a two-course luncheon in keeping with the Hallowe'en color* brought this enjoyable afternoon to a close. Mrs. Wm. EichoflF of Maywood and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews of Crystal Lake were assistant hostesses Mrs. Ella Park# of Park sp£nt the week-enld the Brooks home. Mr- and Mrs. H. "L. Brooks, Mrs. Harry Matthews and Mrs. Elmer Esping attended the worthy matrons night observed by McHenry chapter at McHenry Monday evening. Fred Curtis and Frank Bates of Elgin were callers Monday at the W. E. Brooks home. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks were Ridee W. Ev Mrs. Dan Nellis. Evening guests were! completely surprised, last Friday eve Mrs. Blanch Mefei and daughter audi™* when a number of relatives took ft4end of Crystal Lake. I possession of their home to join them Archie Foss of Libertyville was a',n celebrating their silver wedding aiu ftanday caller at the Wm. Foss home.: mversary The evening was spent m Mr- and Mrs. Wm. Johnston were playing bunco and visitmg- A gift callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. fro™J tfe Kue*ts' a s,lver dec" Harry Matthews last Thursday. I orated box containing silver pieces ar- CaUers at the home of Mrs. Clara ideally arranged in design was Smith last week were: Mrs. Esse ™a*> by M,ss Althea Coss^andI presented to Mr. and Mts. Brooks by Mrs. Lillie Toynton. Their son, Ches were: Pisher and Mrs. Lloyd Russel of Volo, Mrs. Leslie Davis of the "Flats" and Mr. and Mrs. Jos- S. Haas of Wauosmda. 3 • Mrs. Lillie Tonyan and daughter, Neva, and Mrs. Ed. Underwood of Wauconda spent last Wednesday even ney, presented them with a three-tier angel food wedding cake which was the center of attraction and, with the serving of other refreshments this enjoyable evening was brought to a ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. h" 'close- Guests «f rML the wer! • Jj. Brooks. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Davis and jfafughter, Frances, spent Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Iftn. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. H. E- Maimen of Wauconda spent Sunday evening at the '-lomo o*f the latter's father here. Mr. and Mrs., George Lindgren of Wauconda spent Saturday evening at ^be home of Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgfen. Mr- and Mrs. William Darrell of Wauconda spent Sunday at the home ef the former's parents here. Mrs. Jack Geary and son, Donald, Srompanied Mrs. John R. Knox of cHenry to Barrington last Friday and visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Zimkner. Miss Dorothy Dowell was a Sunday dinner and afternoon guest at the iMVne of her Xra. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Underwood, Darwin Brown and daughter, Orissa, Miss Althea Coss and Mrs- Coss, Mrs. Lillie Toynton and daughter, Neva of Wauconda, Mrs. Ella Parks of Park Ridge and Me. and Mrs. H. L. Broota. . 4 _ > " giiiini , That'. Lif« After a woman has spent the afternoon at a bridge party boasting that her husband is just simply the nicest thing in the world, she reaches home angry at him because he is just an average husband.--Kansas City Time*. u •lie. wic ier grandparents, Mr. andi that »au«*e8 wen Drnfa, -- -f- ^ play afeoat SMNtf* Le*| Knows Sausages are mentioned by Athe> naeus In the Deipnosophlstal, A. J), 228, the oldest cookery book whlcii has come down to this day. He says that sauipgns were mentioned In a •JHW-'-V , FUially realizing the Importance of drafting the railio for service la the crime w^r, the radio commission has set usiile eight channels especially for police work. The bands are all within a few meters of each other and lie below normal broadcasting channels. In some quarters it is predicted that ultimately so many cities will utilize the radio for police work that it will he possible to evolve a nation-wide network for the.broadcastlng of police alarms. The success achieved by police in Chicago and Detroit was largely responsible for tlie rapidly growing poi*- ulariry of police hroadcaMlnjr systems. As far hack as 19-8 Detroit inaugurated its first broadcasting system, one of the first l>i& ones in the country. To date, Detroit officials credit more than 800 arrests solely to the speed with which radio .facilitated broadcasting criminal reports to officers stationed throughout the city and outlying districts. Chicago's first experiments, Initiated hy WGN, a newspaper station, were so successful that that city now "has three stations. , Used in Many Cities. Cities now covered by police radio stations are Pasadena, Calif., Washington, Chicago, Louisville, Detroit! Minneapolis, Cleveland, Toledo, Rochester, Omaha, Kansas City, Kan., San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Memphis, St Louis, Passaic, N. J., Dallas, Texas, Miami, Fla.i Hint, Mich., Cincinnati, West Residing, Pa., Philadelphia, and Buffalo.. One of~the most extensive police radio installations Is that Inaugurated by the state police of Michigan last winter. After a strenuous tight a 5,000-watt transmitter was opened at I^ansing last November. All state troopers' headquarters and cars were equipped with apparatus and a signaling system was set in operation. Wild Life It Driven Into Open by Drought Bakersville, Calif.--A shortage of grubs and other succulent dainties to he found under bowlders and logs, plus general poor mountain foraging, has caused hears to Invade the lowlands, stockmen from thev Kernvllie district complain. The cattlemen say the bears hare raided many pigpens and a number of unoccupied summer cabins. From Wasco, 25 miles northeast, come reports that coyotes have become so bold as to remain in the open in the daytime and on several occasiohB have tried to fraternize with dogs. Several coveys of quail have forsaken the mountains for the outlying districts of Bakerfield, residents have reported, and at Wasco a covey of Japanese pheasants has taken possessioh of a eucalyptus grove, where food and water Is plentiful. ^ Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner spent Miss Agnes Dietz and Mr. Iraneaus Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Diedj Weidner at. 'Ivajihce Tuesday evening, ric'h at McHenry. William Rossdeutscher of Joliet| George Then spent Thursday at his spent a few days here with relatives cottage. ;• and friends. / j Mrs. James Taylor Has been spend- Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher and fan)-' ing a few days in Chicago. fly were Sunday dinner guests at the George Scheid, Jr„ home at Waucon- da. . Mr. Wilbrand of Crystal £ake was a business caller in this locality Monday. Mrs. George Vasey and Mrs. Arthur Kaiser were Chicago callers recently. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Case and family spent Sunday at the home of Mrand Mrs. A. Hjok at Round Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dowell and Wilton Dowell were Elgin callers Friday. George Passfield, Lloyd and Milton Dowell spent Sunday afternoon at the, home of Mr. and Mrs. Gerge Scheid j at Wauconda. ' «• ; Harry Hiron&nus is drtving a new Plymouth coupe. . < Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bacon and Miss Vinnie Bacon motored to Kenosha Sunday, where they visited a niece, Mrs. Harvey Da mm. Mr. and Mrs. G. A- Vasey and son, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Passfield and family, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dunker and family pleasantly surprised Lloyd Benwell Saturday evening in honor of Mr. Benwell's birthday anniversary- The evening was spent in playing cards. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bacon and family of Slocum Lake were Sunday Mr. and . Mrs. Ray Girard of River Forest were galling on friends hefe. last Friday. ' " ' • = - Mr. and Mrs- Math Brown spent Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wegener at Ingleside. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Shelton of North Chicago spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weber. Mrs- "Frances Sigwalt and -daughter, Mufriel, who have been spending the summer here, have returned to Chicago for the winter vmonths.. Miss Francis Steinsdoerfer of Chicago spent Sunday at the home of her father, Frank Steinsdoerfer. * -asTr-"*. , '"*5 ^ • * ' • Acadian Fwherraifitt Stay Close to Shore ifargaretxville, X. S.--Many Acadian fishermen never go farther to sea than the beach. They let the traditionally powerful tides of the Bay of Fundy do their fishing for them. The southwest coast of Nova Scotia ln.Jliis vicinity ^ lined with weirs-- staffed off areas lined with nets. High tide sweeps a wide variety of deepsea fish into these bugs "traps." When the tide goes out hundreds of the ftsh are left stranded In very shallow wa: ter and can be landed with small nets. To be allotted an area for establishment of a weir a NoVa Scotiwn faa* only to apply to the government. 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