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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 23 Feb 1933, p. 2

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TH1 M'HXHSY PLABTDEALSS, THURSDAY, FSB. 23,1933 S" v-i President-Elect Accepting Florida's Gift \ JbJjjndsome Memorial to Marquette «§1 BBWDt' MAftOOtT rxt nc "' !hr ,/.>»• - T ? it - *Mt -fNW*K?>?< •*« r>f& *^»3 -jouer^ ;y;->>•.>; This .Marquette memorial, 'by Henry Ilering, sculptor, was recently erected in Marquette park. Gary, Ind., in honor of Jacques Marquette, French Jesuit priest and friend of the American Indians and a companion of the'French explorer, I.onis Joliet, » SEEG COS:*!C RAYS A3 FUTU7.E ENERGY P r e f e r : P i : : i r d Sa^i Power - Cost Little. H">^Hh'gtou.in'ic• .-ray? may be' the rncrxj jit the future, .harnessed eiifrg.v wtrcft will light cities, motivate iiuiiistries and drive airplanes through the jitrMtnspliwe nt treiiiend< »us speeds, ,l*r*»f.. A.iitrtist) I'iward. the Swiss |i!>y.-i(ist who ascended ten miles fn « balloon, told tin audience In the- Washing'oh atfflitoriiijn in his finM lecture in this country. ' ' Sptfitk'ns before thfe. National .ideographic s^eftjty, the famous stratnspIter** t>\£»!;*rer. sjaid it is '"Itrgh time" •tuftc- should ho prepafJnj.te .the earth's dwindi.'ntr' coaL supplies with a new Source of energy, whit h lie believes wilt be the cosmic rays, which, glwwer cbjttinu'l'jsly on the earth ffoja - t h e s k y . : \ 7 "ThP "tf'ifi lisf or Mint i< <rt • of the" atotnff of three drops of water,'* lie said. WORLD PRODUCTION OF GOLD SPURRED Sc&rcity and High Purchasing Power Is Cause. Washington.--The search for gold is how being carried on at high speed. And, curiously enough, the reason is the economic depression. Whereas there is a surplus of most other products,' gold is scarce and its purchasing power is high. In consequence prospectors are in the fteltl in large nuinbersT old-gold mines, abandoned because of poor yields, have been reppened and are proving profitable jigainj the gold centers of the world nre unusually actifp; and gold stocks have reversed the trend " of market, going up instead of down. Final figures for the world's gold production in 1932 have not yet been have th<* world issued, but according to Conservative estimates a new high of 23,500,000 fine ounces was reached. Our . Washington Letter v. *- :v-' • Df ••. National Editorial Association Washington, February 22--Less than ten days remaining before the gavel falls on this session ©fCongress. The calendars are cluttered with thousands of bills, which have little or no chance of eoactmeat. The auihors of various measures which they regard important either t# themselves or to the country are scampering around trying, to make deals, which will insure a vote. There are0 indications that filibusters will develop effectively blocking definite action on vital legislation. The passage of the prohibition repeal bill in the Senate was unexpected. •The real fight now shifts to the states where it must be ratified by convention within seven years. The belief is expressed in some quarters that the Senate's action was taken too late at this session to permit certain state legislgitur'e& giving consideration to tlie measure;. The scheme; ,of si^te ratification is also -confusing. 1", Reactions from the attempted assassination of President-elect Rdose-. y*slt foreshadow the tightening of re- •strictioais against aliens and liberality., in providing expenses for Secret Ser-1 vice. This special government agency is one of the hardest working groups and probably underpaid considering the importance of their activities. There are few men in the Secret Service whose pay is about $2900 a year. Aside from the protection of the President and his family the Secret Service operatives. are charged with the suppression of counterfeiting and other crimes. Chief Moran told the House Appropriations Committee recently that he was economizing to the extent of adding only seven men after July 1, although he really needed twenty new operatives- The Miami tragedy will undoubtedly increase the Secret Service force. Business leaders of tfte country who were summoned to testify before the Senate Finance Committee are wondering whether any of the ideas they advanced will be incorporated into legislation. The opinions of these national figures were sought by the Senate in an effort to prescribe for the depression. The difficulty in writing the sage counsel of these veteran JOHNSBURG John Faceak of Chicago spent the week-end with relatives and friends here. Mrs. William J- Meyers spent Monday afternoon in the home of Mr. and Mrs*,John King at McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmle Chamberlin, daughter, Bernice, and Miss Katharine Fitzen of Chicago spent a few days with John Pitzen/Fecently. Mrs. John P. Schaefer and daughter, Anita, were Woodstock callers Saturday afternoon. The Lady ForestersJ:eld their meeting Tuesday evening. There were forty-four sisters present. Prizes in bunco were awarded to Mrs. Ben Freund, Miss Julia Stilling, Mrs. Anna Bugner and Mrs. l^fath Schmitt. In five hundred to Mrs. Joesph J. Freund, Miss Agnes Schmitt, Mrs. Leo Hiller, and Mrs. John Huemann. Miss Oiiva Hettenmann of Crystal j Lake spent Monday with home folks. I Edward Kattner of Spring Grove j visited Monday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Thiel. Fred Huemann of McHenry. was a caller, here Friday afternoon^ Miss Katharine Althoff of Elgin came out to spend Sunday witjh honie folks, ! , \ - • . Mr. Bud Mrs. George Wirffs of Mc> Henry visited with Mr, arid Mrs. Joe Klein Monday. . .. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J< Freund, Mrs. Steve Freund, Mrs. Jfoh'n M, Pitzeij and Mrs- Anna Bugner attended the; funeral of Mrs. Adam Bugner at Evanston Monday.: - Mrs. William J. Meyers, daughters, Evejyn and Annabelle, and son, Leroy, were Woodstock shoppers Saturday. Joe Schmitt of Beloit, Wis., was a business caller here Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Wagner of Volo and Mrs. Martin Obenauf of Fremont were Sunday visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Althoff. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob M^Jler and family of Spring Grove^visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Peter Smith, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Freund and son, Vernon, of McHenry called in the Adam's home Sunday. Visitors in the home of John H. Freund Sunday afternoon were Misa Emma Freund and Miss Jeanette Bishop of McHenry and Mr- and Mj'3. John Raven of Spring Grove. The Christian Mothers had a card party Sunday afternoon. 'There were eleven tables in play. Prizes in five hundred went to Mrs. John Mr Schmitt, Mrs. William Hiller and Miss Marion Freund. In bunco to Mrs. Steve May, Mrs. Peter Schaefer and would producesenough cosmic ; j„ the United States, which ranks and enough energy and motor power to light up the -whole city of Washington throngh a whole night." Cosmic rays are produced by a "mod iti cat ion ofatoinsTnot yet understood. he explained, which releases tremendous energy, and "when we are able to manufacture these rays artificially on earth we will'be able to utilize that vast energy, and can snalch out of a handful of air, from a source now invisible, sufficient energy to operate hundreds of high-powered machines." "Cosmic rays are the energy of the future," he added, "and when this source of power is made available, pro- | ducing limitless energy free, almost, what coal remains in the earth's veins will suddenly become valueless." The cosmic rays are penetrating like the rays from radium, but a million times more powerful, Professor I'icjcard said. leaders into legislation is the unwillingness Of some.legislators to accept! Margaret Stilling. outside advice. They would prefer to I Miss Clara Roser of Fox LaH© spent Ileve any successful th® hom® °f Mr- and Mr3- method of dealing with the depression Mi S. and Germany Plan Economic Co-Operation Berlin.--A big step forward in the economic co-operation between the United States and Germany has been achieved by la number of important freight pools, closed between north Atlantic countries. • Agreements were closed between the United States line and the llapag Lloyd t'hion, the Baltimore Mail Steam Ship company and the Ham- . burg-American line, the Yankee line and the Hamburg American line. Newspapers here hope fhe agrees rnpnts will lead to improvement in the north' Atlantic shipping service. The 'economic' importance of * the agreements Is seen, especially in the fact that damaging competition between the shipping companies '^f,-jfepth: coutt* tries will be removed, Divorces in Reno Wow. Cheaper Than Year A30 Reno, Nev.--A decrease of 1,143 in divorce decrees granted In Uend 10S2. as conipared to the previous year, Is shown in figures compiled by •he county clerk here. There were 3,105 decrees granted her last year, as compared with 4,248 granted in imi. ' •: .p-T Tlie decrease Is blamed, to a large extent, to the depression. Fees' of at torneys also decreased. Persons coming here for divorce sought more moderate fees and cheaper dwelling, places during their six weeks' residences. Of the 3.J05 divorces granted here la 1932, 1,087 "went to men and 2,001 women, while JJ of tbe cases were •• ••••••.• 'r r'- "Oir Wett Vieta; Water Seattle.--The state of Washington's deepest oil well so far has failed produce oil, but Instead has produced hot water, struck at about the 4,000- foot level. The water, with strong force, was 135 degrees. It was finally plugged off when drillers struck the. 5,280 level. The well is 'now down to 6,725 feet and to located in Aber-v third in gold production in the world (South Africa Is first and Canada second), the estimated total mined in 1032 was 2,507,587 ounces, valued at $51,830,400, according to official bureau 'of the* mint figures. This was the highest yield since 1924. Prospectors Reappear. An interesting development of gold production in the United States last year was the reappearance in great numbers of the picturesque old-time prospectors, who had practically disappeared In recent years. There is always the chance of gold being found from Oregon to the Yosemite, and unemployment In the western states, particularly In California and Colorado, has sent a small army of the Idle, armed with picks, shovels, pans and1 sluice boxes, into the mountains and valleys. ' ' • One expert of the bureau of mines estimated* that 100,000 men are now engaged in such labors, as compare^! with perhaps 1,000. before the economic whirlwind hit the country. Our Producing Areas. The principal gold-producing areas in this country are in California, Alaska, South Dakota and Colorado, in the order named. Practically all the Important mines In California produce ""Btraight gold," and that is true of the Ilomestake mine in South Dakota, the largest individual producer, and of the mines of Alasfia and Colorado. Placer mining accounted for 20 per cent of;the American production in 1929, which was considered a normal year, while lode mining produced 80 per cent In the placers "the gold is recovered from gravel and sand by hand washing, sluicing, hydraulicking, drifting or dredging, while the -lode mines produce gold mainly from un dergroupd workings, from ore as (to languished from gravel, originated in their own fertile brains. This attitude has been largely responsible for the scuttling of worthy reconstruction measures. The bankruptcy bill has been delayed largely because it did not harmonize with ideas of a few Senators. There is much talk in Congress about the control of production in in dustry and in the control of crops in agriculture. Various proposals have been submitted at this session and Jacob Adams. Mr. and Mrs. A1. Wegner and daughter, Marion of Wauconda weise visitors in the home of William AIthoff Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Welke of Chicago spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freund. Peter Smith, Stephen H. Smith and Mrs. Steve King and son, Eugene, were Gray.slake callers one day this week. " Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Steffes of Mcothers are in the offing for the special Henry and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Horick session. As a sideline of the control Woodstock visited in the home of of production of crops is the boycott! Mr- and Mrs- Stephen H. Smith Sunof various foreign products now, day afternoon. carried on under a propaganda cam-1 ^r- and Mrs. Albert Huff were paign called "Buy American". This I Woodstock caHers Thursday. activity is largely predicated on the • and Mrs. Louis Althoff and Mr. theory that America is self sufficient, | an<i Mrs- William Althoff of McHenand that home-made goods should be ry. were Sunday visitors here, purchased to the exclusion of foreign I Mr. and Mrs. Math Schmitt and son products. There are many arguments jweTe Woodstock callers Saturday in favor of this plan. Unfortunately j afternoon science has progressed to such an ex- William Althoff is confined at his tent that substitutions are now avail- j h°me with pleurisy. able for many articles--a factor which I Mr., and Mrs. Edward Diedrich of would break down stabilization of; Spring Grove spent Sunday with Mr, prices- There is a wide divergence of'an(^ Mrs. Fred Diedrich. Law Suit Over Cemetery ^ Recalls Death of Squaw Fremont, Mich.--There is a depute in court as to ownership of . the old Indian cemetery between John Warmelink. Owner of the farm from which the cemetery originally was taken, and the city of Fremont, which holds quit-claim deeds from the heirs of the original own«fr, Henry Pego. Henry Pego's farm was a half mile south of the city on what was then called rndian Town road, now Stuart street. Pego and a number of other Indians took up many farms from the government along this road. Among the Indian residents was one Wab-e-cake. His squaw ma some mapie sugar, which she took t<£' the home of Wilkes Stuart and ex" changed for two dozen eggs. She boiled them hard and ate the whole two dozen. Within three hours she died In agony. Henry Pego set aside a plot of ground to be used as ao Indian cemetery. and Wab-e-cake's squaw was buried there. As time went on, other Indians also were buried there. Then, In ISKS. Pego sold his farni to I. N. Robinson, but in the deed he reserved the cemetery. . Robinson failed to exempt this plot- In his deed to the next owner and from then Qn down to Warmelink, the deeds^ have Included the'burial plot. No owner, however, before Warme link, ever made any attempt to occtipy the premises. The city was giveh a temporary Injunction against Warm el ink which they will attempt to make permanent. If this is accomplished, the stones in the cemetery will be replaced and a monument to-' the memory of the Indians Will be erected. Twenty Foreign Nations Use. U. S. Dollar Sign Washington.--The conventional symbol associated with American currency and commonly referred to In the United States as the dollar sign is used to denote local currency In some twenty foreign countries, according to a compilation contained In the current sufFjilement to Foreign Financial News, published by Department of Commerce. ' Whipping Pott Urged San Francisco.--legislation to provide a whipping post for wife beaters was urged by Superior Judge R. E. Graham, who maintained* that fihes and jail sentences provided by the law were too lenient. Debt Is $200 a Head Portland, Ore.--Oregon's outstanding bonded indebtedness averaged $200 for each man, woman and child in the state. Population Is 1,000,000 and bonded debt is $212,000,000. • > \:v •""v With typical Florida hospitality Presfdent-Elect Roosevelt was pre*&£/ ^•ented with several crates of oranges as he sailed from Jacksonville for? - f! * holiday aboard Vincent Astor s yacht Nourmahal. The oranges were'^"' kv presented on behalf of the Florida Citrus Exchange. Left.-to right:^' .7 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Vincent Astor and Justice Frederic C. kernochgn. : : ' '.v: NOT A BAD TRIP "Did h>e have any luck on his Ashing trip?" "Enough . to keep' him In ^conversation for several weeks." " _ Old Story Revited Fredlgal Son (just back)--Father aren't you going to kill the fatted calf? , Father (looking him over)--No, I'll let you live, but I'm going to give you some work that'll, thke the fat off you. --Boston Transcript. Uafe for Sunflower Seeds The' seeds of the common sunflower are extensively used for poultry feed and are often fed to farm animals to improve their physical condition. The seeds are rich in fat and protein. Under pressure, sunflower seeds yield about 20 per cent oil, the higher grades of which are edible. The poorer grades are used for soap, wool dressing, paint manufacture and in certain kinds of varnish. Steamship Disasters The empress of Ireland was rank In collision in the St. Lawrence river May 29, 1914, with a loss of 1,024 lives. The Lusitania was torpedoed May 7, 1915. off the southeast tip of Ireland; 1,198 Jives lost, including 124 Amerloana - '„.:-ilot So Thrifty:';-""'. "• ' "Old Ben Franklin was thrifty." * "Not very," answered Miss Cayenne. "He did a little early kiting with electricity, but he did not se£m to have the faintest idea of its financial possi*- bilities."--Washington Star. His-Proper Pl*c* ? Judge--And what did you do when you heard the accused* using such awful language? Policeman--I told him tie wasn't fit to be among decent people and brought him here. Illuminating Robert Mother-- I'm afraid Robert is^ htwfr ing the candle at both ends. Father--Huh! That boy has cut the candle in two and lit all four eoda. --Buen Humor (Madrid). - those Proof Positive Housewife--Are you certain eggs aren't old? Grocer--You can see for yourself( madam. They haven't a wrinkle.--: Brooklyn Eagle. Delay pats out the fire of purpose. A BELLS HER NEW JOB A^iSSbt'ed man injured in * accident died, ami the Insurance adjuster went to investigate. "Did Washington P. Johnson live here?" fie asked the weeping woman who opened the door. "Yassah," she replied between sob*. "I want to see the, remains." " With a new sense of importance toedusky widow drew, herself erect &n& answered proudly, "I'm de remains.*-* Wall Street Journal. . ' N ' *- Enthusiast to the Eh He was reading to his wife an account of a famous natun^st's death. "Reaching for a rare plant, he slipped over the cliff, and as he fell he gathered momentum," "" "Oh, George," she interrupted, "th® poor man! What an e n t h u s i a s t hern ust have been. Fancy -picking era even as he fell to his doom." Greatness , "Have we men as great as those of by-gone days?" "Apparently," answered Miss Oay^., ennc, "we have men who are greater* Frequently when a hi»n is placed In nomination for high office, he is spoken of as if he were George Washington and Abraham Lincoln combined." The Martyr "So your wife baked the pies for your lodge's pie-eating contest last nightT I suppose you felt obliged to enter Iti* "Yes, hut I had to quit aftef ft couple of bites." "And who wo# th##onte«tf* -I did Serve your organization' organization will serve you. 'Oo-Bringers ^Approximately 70 per cent, of the times those who are called "go-getters" are merely those super-personalities who say "bring it-to-me" and here we come with it!--Fort Worth Star-Telegram. opinion as to the effect of control of | production on unemployment. The trublesome matter will probably be threshed out at the next session. The Republican organization is preparing for its new role as a minority political party. On Monday next toe G. O. P. chieftains will decide on the strategy they will adopt when they are shorn of their power on March 4. The national committee will meet to discuss the rebuilding of their national political machine. There are several vacancies in the national committee, which will probably be filled. Attention will be given, particularly, to the publicity program. The conference of the new?/ President with the governors of the various states is expected to produce definite results. The exchange of ideas between fhe Chief Executive of the nation and the state executives will probably feature taxation problems. Multiple tax levies by the state an.l Federal governments in their mad scramble for revenue are regarded as a real deterrent to economic recovery Incidentally, the conference is expected to bring about a better understanding atfiong public officials* Track Left in Vapor A single photograph, one of 10,000 made, shows the track left In rapor by particles blasted out of the hearts of atoms by cosmic rays. Folks who never do any more than they get paid for never get paid for any more than they do. ~ Elbert Hubbard. Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Schaefer and family of Ringwood spent Sunday with Peter Schaefer. George Oeffling is sick at this writing. . 1 Mr. and Mrs. Joe King and Mrs. Steve King spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Michels'*at: McHenry. Miss Viola Staines- of McHenry called on Miss Evelyn Meyers Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Michels, daughter, Doris Jean, Mrs. Joe P. Michels and son, Clarence, were visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Miller at Lily Lake Saturday. Visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Miller Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Mike GorsKi and son, Kenneth, Miss Rose filler of Woodstock and Mr. and Mrs- George Zornstroff of Spring Grove. William J. Meyers was a Ringwood caller Saturday afternoqn. William Schaefer, Leo and Arnold Michels were McHenry callers Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Simon of Chicago were visitors here a few days this week. Mr. and Mrs. : Joe H. Aadms and Miss Marie Mertes were Antioch and Fox Lake callers last week. Joseph H. Adams, Joe Huemann, Frank Nell and Joe Theien attended a party in' Chicago Saturday evening. Scenes and Person* in the Current News mmm ^ > 1 - * L " 1 ' i iiark Trke, el Dnvid S. ry for "traducitig" it who was ni.i.le acting serg^ii!1 :.•••• • 1,1 the st-n.-de after that . 2--Alfred & Smith (left) and Senator Robert F. Wagner asking Chairman Atlee I'omerene of the Reconstruction Finance corporation for a loan of 000,000 for New York's emergency public works commission. 3--Wreck of the Great Northern express between Dublin and Belfast which was caused by the Irish rail way strikers and cost several lives. T jaa* jo sjsai apoj-Auwi . «>m jo icj^uaS pajujoddii hum uopiox noo^j 862,1 «l &rail!JJj» ei{j Suipuuuuuoo \nJBdi!uo>j .:vVy BY ARNOT AIN'T IT THE TRUTH! "DAI>- THE pEHMY Si.oTMftCH»»4E •DoEStfT y/oRK - 6T0P CRYIW6. \A)Hy Bo ybo MAKE SOcrt ft Fuss ftr L0SIM6 A PENhiyOouJtl THE ftvh/oME u)oolOTHiMK TOO HAD loST FIVE X>oL me vaJAY you SQOftu)K 11 j *%• r Jjw'n" £4,..iQr

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