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,^'t • T" ' ' • ' - • ? A>. .> " 'rT '-t. :' •? fV^r • 4*SV J.f . it**, < V. # rt'f .'*'*•» * THE McHEN^Y PLAIKDXALXB Thursday, September 20,1934 became angry when everybody called you an Idiot MILK AND BANANAS^ Hum f*f(S &$*) HE KNOWS NOW •£W< *• •X,-' <.»'.: ' The bus xyas full, bill a 'large, lady ^elbowed her' way in. Lady--Two tickets, please. One for me and one for my husband outside. -Conductor--Can't your husband get his own ticket? How am I to know which Is your husband? •• .*.- Lady--Impudence! I shall complain tO the company. t Conductor--Calm yourself, madam. |c an Imagine what your husband Is u*e. ; - Vole* of the F*rm«r " "" ^ *®ow Is your boy Josh doing In the of Agriculture?" ;' answered farmer (^oflittiiaseli "Showing profound knowledge of •oils end fertilizers?" • *' " • couldn't say as to that. Rut he taken several prises -for oratory." Burglar •••; Clothing Salesman--'Here's a nice feature in this suit--a change pocket provided with a' patent snap to prevent losses. Customer--Haven't you one with a combination lock? Snaps mean nothing to my wife. . Horn# Habit City Girl--Why, Aunt Jerushy, tyftat -tttd" you get this "transfer" fpr--yon didn't need it? Aunt Jerushy (from Squashvllle)-- Why, I thought the feller was handliip out trading stamps, so I took one.. root--"Fashioned so slenderly"--: thus runs that beautiful poem. Maid--I must read that poem, I just love to read about ultra fashionable gitkfc .;«>• And He Felt SI>Mpili| . tiTra01p--Mornin\ madam. ICln I cut iyonr grass for my dinner? Kind Old Lady--Of course, but you don't needtocut it, Batttjasfcas It 1s; Washington . Letter "•» -By- .I National Editorial Association By XEONARD A. BARRETT 1® by Western New»pat>er Union.. - Fan ~ Movie Actress--Any mall for me today? r ' : Secretary--Only an advertising circular from an electric fan company. ' Movie Actress--How wonderful I've received some fan-mail at last! ~ BAN^F Bang! ;r^s. -"Hastus, If you want to prosper in thlt world, you must go to bed with the chickens." T a sear, I'se wlllin' to go to bed, wif em, but de folks dat owns chickens ain't sufficiently trustful." The Eaiiest Way "My advice to you, colonel, Is to go through the without using the ball," said the golf Instructor. "My dear fellow," answered the coins!, "that's precisely the trouble I'm wanting to overcome." J'X: Safe for a Tin* \ Mother--You were a tidy boy not to throw your orange peel on the floor of tbe bus--but where did you put it? Freddie--In the pocket of the gentleman sitting next to tne.-~Tit-Bits Magazine. la That All? "What happened when 'the police fteaTched yonr house?" 'It was flnel The police found the front door key, which my wife had hidden, a penny stamp I lost weeks ago and four collar studs." •. Illuminating Coaftuioa • He--Now, darling, do tell me. how' ydu first came to luiow of your love for me? She--Oh. suddenly I noticed that I The old world, by which we mean the times In which our forefathers lived, had certain standards of value which are quite in contrast with those practiced today. Our fathers believed In thrift. Economy was an. fsseiltlal element* in all success and progress. A penny saved was a. penny t amed. The wealth "i past generations was built up from savings; The first objective was to secure a home. When this was accomplished, land was purchased, and other Investments made, but all from the year's savings; which in the sfrace of ^lifetime amounted in many cases to a considerable sum. In contrast, the principle which many persons follow today is just the opposite. Thrift is not essential to security. Spend all the money you can. Have a good time while it lasts. The more jnoney you save, and thus keep out of circulation, only retards recovery. The restora" tion of prosperity seems to depend not upon thrift, but upon how much we spend. Buy, Buy, Buy^ls the daily "urge."/ Another difference inthe norms governing these different periods Is that of work. Our fathers thought nothing of worklhg ten or twelve hours a day. They rejoiced in work. ,\Vork usually came first arid pleasure afterwards. Work to them was the basic essential of life. Little children were taught to do their share In the day's toil. Many young people went to school only In the inter because of the demand for work during the other seasons of the year., Today, It Is not how much work we can put into the day, but how little, A five-day week of eight hours to the day seems to be the usual requirement Forty hours of work a week In contrast to anywhere from eighty to a hundred a week in the days of long ago. We emphasize leisure and claim its rightful place in the program of the week's toil. Our fathersJtook their leisure at the end of the day when It was too dark to work, and they spent the time In reading; we take our leisure any old time, and many times cannot tell JustThow we spend It To our fathef* the produce of the land was utilized to feed the hunger of both man and beast. Today we kill the cattle and regulate production of the fields In order to stabilize a prlco while masses go hungry. Our fathers tilled with their hands, we i^se machinery. Yet we hear It said "We are now witnessing the blrtb throes of earth's first genuine civilization." Are we? •' <fWhen a Feller Needs a Friend* ftATifJMAL. PdtHK S£KtV*C£ CAUTION DO HOT FEED BEARS FROM THE HAHO o? rnr tuTKHw* "v 1 * r&y fc|tWTyeUrK0la j betU' lesi(Jent oi i osemite National park In California. S thUSS Ihof11®11" and/an up against a most discouraging sign. He though^ that was no way for the Department of the Interior to treat the Interior departments of-its bears. • ^ il• sfc-: OsriAjIt WANT ADS Washington, Sept. 19--If a digest "of current opinion expressed publicly and privately is worth, its salt then it is fair to assume that conditions favor gradual improvement in business and agriculture. There is so much politically biased dope going the rounds that difficulty is exjperf* enced in finding a true picture- The latest word is . encouraging as the President and his_ advisors obviously have been taking stock of sentiment itr>d are now indicating a switch in their policies. "Apparently cognizant of the growing restlessness and uncertainty about administration ideas on vital policies affecting business •generally, "Roosevelt lieutenants are quickly giving assurances as a means 'of loosening the log-jam now definitely checking national recovery. No evidences of boom days will be forthcoming, however,- until the chief executive himself "makes clear his real plans on inflation, fair profits for capital- and reasonable -wages for 1ftb< 5i\ reorganization of' NRA, tax mat? ters. The Doubting Thomases • in industry and finance say they Will not be satisfied with the promises of. atfministration spoke'Smen. They wart direct word from M*. Roosevelt as to what he means to do. The prevailing fee.ling is that-these positive utterances ciannot be^ expected until the elections' have passed. Until such time as-ihe President clarifies the atmosphere on these points the country will yo along somewhat befuddled on a- "mark-time" basis. The leaders in the business, world who have their fingers on the purse . strings insist they will not spend o^v--ih»--simple statement of Jesse Jones, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, that "every business Is entitled to a fair_j>rofit." Why? Because Mr. : Jones has* little influence on major policies of the'administration. Managemeht itself has a live problem at hand in endeavoring to convince workers that capital is receiving only a fair return.. This item has been played up and down the street by organizers of trade unions particularly in *the textile strike. The role taken by the-President in the settlement of this labor disturbance will also figure prominently in business leaders estimating what 's to come from the White House in squabbles of this sort. The war'drums of politics are sounding throughout the land. The principal primaries are out of the way and" the campaigners have their heyday. On Monday of this week, Postmaster General Farley told the assembled postmasters at Council Bluffs, Iowa, "there never was a tlma when united, concerted action in all the affairs of life could produce so much good as now." He summoned the postmasters to duty as leaders in their respective communities and " to take stock to see whether you are truly representing .your government in other ways." Farley pleaded with them to meet their responsibilities "to the end«,£hat your fellow citizens may realize trader President Roosevelt there is an able and just administration of the affairs of our great nation." At the same time, Ogden Mills, fresh from the triumph of upsetting W. Kingsland Macy's Republican leadership in New York, sounded the tocsin with an appeal against planned economy which, he said, "will always tend to develop into dictatorship." Mr. Mills, secretary of the treasury in the Hoover regime, argued "we are sacrificing our birthright without even getting the mess of pottage." The National Labor Relations Board created as a labor issue compromise during the closing days of Congress is fighting for existence. Industrial groups have challenged its authority to enforce decisions, A Court test of the Board's powers is •not wanted in administration quarters at this iime, but it is in the books for the fall season. The three-mar Board may be changed &s Chairman Lloyd Garrison on leave from the University of Wisconsin is reported recalled to "his regular post. This call back home may afford him a graceful "o,ut*" in a situation which is now intolerable because of the Board's ineffectiveness. ^Donald Richberg's prediction of five million families on relief nextwinter has vitalized the demand from conservative groups of citizens for "better public results at lower costs to the taxpayer who must get more for his forced contribution to the government. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration reports eighty thousand rural families are now being rehabilitated. i They are being helped to land ownership and the movement* is more pronounced in the South. The Farm Credit Administration estimates a billion dollars has been advanced in farm mortgage loans in the last eight months for re-financing the depression debts of farmers. Senate and House leaders express the hope that these costs will not force a marked revision upward in tax rates at the next session of Congress. The bank examiner is feared by the banking fraternity like the installment collector at a newlyiMed's home. The examiners attending a convention last week were urged by F. M. Law, president of the American Bankers Association, to consider something more than mere sets of figures during these trying days. The bankers want consideration for their loans. Mr. Law did not want Federal examiners to discourage good loans as he believes "good loans will come and I am sure every banker will be earnestly concerned in finding a proper way to say 'Yes.'" This prediction will be cheering news to the millions who insist bankers are as hardshelled and indifferent House Falls on Him; Big Toe Is Bruised Oklahoma City.--Charging that a house fell on him, causing fallen arches, W. O. llali has Hied suit for .?2,5(XJ damages agninst the city of Britton. His petition related tlial a /small shack owned J>y the city \fell upon him from above, pinned nlm against an iron post, broke his arches, l^nd "bruised and Injured a great toe, SLOCUM'S LAKE MAN KILLED FOR DECEIVING, SPOUSE Father-in-Law Takes Law Into 1 Own Hands. Paris.--"The unwritten law" is the defense evoked by a wealthy Belgian merchant who tracked and killed his son-in-la^ here, after a long and relentless hunt , The son In-law was Albert Van de Vofst, who in 1922, when twenty-one, married Jeanne Lussoir, seventeen. Soon after, however, he returned to the women whom he had found amusing before his marriage. When his wife complained, he arranged with his twin brother to replace him. They resembled each dth er so nearly that at first the "yduijg wife did not realize * the deception. When she discovered It she left her husband and went with her twin children to her parents td live. .. One of the twins died and t>e Vorst blamed the father-in-law and his wife's mother. This proved the final straw, and the young woman began suit for divorce. Legal decisions were in her favor and she was given cus tody of the ^surviving child. L De Vorst asked her to come back to him, she refused, he shot her, fled, was arrested, and condemned to 20 years' penal servitude. Pressure exerted by his family caused him to^e let out after seven years.: At his trial in Antwerp, De Vorst escaped "three times from attempts of his father-in-law, Jules Lussoir, to kill him. Always armed with two guns and a dagger, Lussoir waited. When De Vorst was let out ofrfrison he fled to France, Lussoir followed him, learning tha£ lie had become en gaged to a wealthy widow, Mme. Ehrmann. Lussoir waited,; learning that the couple, who were to be. married In June, were away. When they came back, Lussoir'was waiting. He shot De Vorst four times, killing him immediately. Tar Has Girl in Seven Ports; Proposes to All London.--The naval town of Ply* mouth Is chuckling and a sailor of the U. S. S. Wyoming who lives up to the old maritime tradition ©f "a girl In every port" is undoubtedly feel Ing sheepish as a result of the dl», covery of seven pogtcards In the letter box of a local shop, which is next door to the poSfc office. v They were addressed to seven different^ girls, two in New York, one In San Francisco, one in,Los Angeles, one In Hawaii, still another in Newfound! land, and finally, one in Mexico City To all the girls the sailor said he was looking forward to marrying them. To at least three he wrote, "1 never think of any other girl but you." Theft of Flower Brings Call for Bloodhounds Hopkinsville, Ky.--When thieves raided the pantry of Maggie Rosch the matter was dismissed with a be nlgn "1 guess who ever did it was just hungry." When a series of raids resulted In a loss of several trinkets Maggie still maintained her calm. But the straw that broke the camel's back and aroused all of Maggie's wrath was the theft of a single bloom from one of her prized flowers. She Immediately made arrange* ments at a cost of $25 to have blood hounds set on tbe trail of the miscreant. When it appeared she might not be able to hire the dogs here she' sought to have some brought from Tennessee. W. B. Rice of Crystal Lake was recent caller at the hom^of Mr. and Mrs. Willcrd Darrell. r Mrs. Earl Converse and daughter Frances, and- Miss Bertha Davis of the "Flats" spent Monday at A Century. of Progress in Chicago. C. A. Bevans of DesPlaines.jwas a caller Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Williams and son, James Howard, of Crystal Lake, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs, Clara Smith. •*<.-. Lee Larabee and mother, Mrs; Emma Larabee of Bristol, Wis., jspfen last Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs- W. E. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Page Smith and children were callers at Elgin Monday. Mrs. Clara Smith was a guest last Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. S. Haas at Wauconda hi honor of Mjrs. Haas, birthday. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgre:n spent last Thursday and Friday at the home of Mr. anti Mrs, Geo. B#gley in Chicago. Miss Mae Smith returned home last Thursday after spending the summer months at the home of Mr. arnd. Mrs. Carl Rogers at Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. Swanson at Highland Park. Mr. Mulholland and son of Chicago were callers Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fostf. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kelse.v of Shadey Hill subdivision, T*ox River, spent Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs- H. L. Brooks. . Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthew's, Mrs. Elmer Esping and M!rs. Gertrude Johns, Mrs. Paul Broncheon and Mrs. H. T. Cook of Wauconda attended the official visit of the Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron and qjne appointive officers of the O. E. S. at Waukegan Masonic Temple Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. R. .77 Kirk of Geneva Talcs Item* of Interest Taken From •, tbe Files of the Plalndealit „ of Years Ago FIFTY YEARS AGO Call at B. Gilbert's, near the depot for twenty pounds of sugar one dollar. Grand Republican Rally under the auspices of the McHenry Blaine and Logan club, on Tuesday evening next: Let every voter turn. out. ' The train passing this station at' 9:53 a- m. a^d 5:34 p. m., known as the "Steamboat Express," has been discontinued. M, In Wtftle (y ftlontr Kim and •«***: !V irlvtMi fj Ht-r Mfr® ftpiw* 1- AW(), •' • ^"4^ Jf; Ha**'# «mi th«s ':;/ /ion (Ah he van fuf th# - ---r fall M# TWMNtfmiW-AOO -- Mms Clsrs !« now ; ployed «t the A. Rohlttiuifr (lopaYt- . - ment store. » ' ' Mot«e crushed hn« »i i lvi«d for our streets. Nubody'a kicking against the improvement. Tl 7 The wood Awning in front of th« V old implement house* in Centervllla i has been removed. No one" in Met ^ • Henry would weep if the entire build- ^ ^ ing was torn down. j The Terra Cotta factory as well^ts a number of *iilk bottling plants in this vicinity closed down last Wednesday afternoon to give the boys an opportunity to take in the White Sox McHenry game here last Wednesday. E. E. Bassett, who during the past ten years has been the rttral letter carrier from the West Side office, is the newly appointed post master for the West McHenry office, Difed in this village, diV Friday J fr^T^a^n^on t^08 w®dw°fl^™en' ~ * morning, Sept. 12, 1884, of 'Cohsump- ? 9 • ***" were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell QABBY QERTIE tion, Miss Maggie Knoxy the oldest daughter of Thos Knox, aged twenty years. • „ V ^ ^ ;jFOgTY YEARS AGO - The Terra Cotta Works of W, D. ;<Jates, four miles south of this village were totaly destroyed by fire on Tuesday atfernoon. An oil pipe burst and scattered the crude oil in every direction, and the workmen had barely time to escape from the buildings. We have not learned the exact loss but it is variously estimated at from $100,000 to $150,000 on which we understand there was no insurance. Our new school house is fast approaching completion and the school board now confidently expect to open school the first Monday in October. Thos. Burke has leased his meat market, in this village, for a term of two years, to Michael Rouen and will give possession October 1. ' TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The mason work on the new depot is 'now completed and the interior finishing is now under way. Math Freund's colt, which captured the blue ribbon "&t the Libertyville fair, was tendered the red ribbon at the McHenry county fair held at Woodstock last week. A cement curbing has been put in along the Drs. Fegers, T. J. Walsh vrc, t - •« I J&AtCiS AGO --v-' •rflr-r " . ^iss •'. Elvera 'Heimer, daughttf ^ Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Heimer of River- ' side Drive, left Tuesday for Chicago, where she has entered the Garfield Park hospital for the purpose of taking up a regular course of training to herself for a nurse. At the present time there are six houses under construction^ here. Not so bad for what mahy a*<e terming a dull year. ' . ' -i,...*.*.. • • Miss Rosalind Nye, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E: Nye, beara the distinction of being the youngest sfcjident to enter the McHenry Community high school this fall. She is only twelve years of age. Hunters were out in goodly numbers on Tuesday morning of this week and is usually the case on the opening of the fall hunting season, th^i #ejre niore hunters than gains. Buenos Aire* Buenos Aires Is called the Queen City of South America because of Its magnificence and its splendid met»F politan character. , It is situated at the edge of a vast prairie. "South of A* Cloud*" The province, of Yunan, China, C lofty wind-swept plateau, Is called by; the natives there "South of the Clouds." Glasses Fitted Dr. Paul A Schwabe OPTOMETRIST - Eyes Examined West McHenry Thursday Afternoon--Hours 1:30-5:90 >hone 123-J "Nobody wants to be laid out by a cop---that's the undertaker's Job." Misa Mayme Burke of Sbuth Dakota visited l|r^'v:^titherllii:Xfbttng last week* STOP! Are you able to stop your car before you get into trouble. You can do so if your brakes are right. Faulty brakes cause most of the accidents in motoring. An inspection and needed repairs may save a life or heavy damage. Drive in today. SMITH'S GARAGE PhoN 129 - McHenry Elm St. and Riverside Drive 'A Oklahoma Divorce Seekers Must Cool Heels 30 Days Oklahoma City, Okla.--One of th$ first official acts of Claude Weaver, when he was appointed district judge here to fill a vacancy, was jto ban quick divorces. Taking the bench here by appointment of Gov. W. H. Murray, Weaver announced he would hear no divorce case unless it had been on file 30 days "to give the parties cooling time so they will make up and go back together." Objects to Financing Her Hubby's "Parties" «Jledia, Pa.--"1 didn't mind," Mrs. Elizabeth Hume, twenty-seven, of Marcus Hook said In divorce court, "when my husband lost his job. 1 didn't mind supporting him. 1 didn't mind buying him gas and oil for his car. What 1 did object "to was his driving girls around town on my money." The Judge agreed that was expectlng a lot and gave her a decree. Four Legged Chicken Is Hatched on Kansas Farm Atchison, Kan.--Added to the host of oddities produced In Kansas ts the four-legged chicken that was hatched at the Berry brothers' hatchery here. It has two extra legs and feet, which are perfectly formed, but drag behind the two regular legs. Catacombs at Rom* The Catacombs at Rome, the aej^ Ulchers of the early Christians, sometimes go five stories below the surface of the earth. « « : Ma»y oa UImuU of Jim <- The main islands of Japan, with I area equal to only one-twentieth the United States, contains a popol§« tion one-half ours. . • i. • . j .iii i, *' • Car with "Magic Searching Eye" Boards Safety on North Western Ry. fjatataton tar ftto si WaWat* - <1) An outside view of the car. (2) After flaws are Indicated, hand electrical tests are made. Thla device Is extremely accurate, locating the exact spot of a defect. (3) The recording table where the most minute Imperfection In a rail la Indicated. Thla testing Is one of the many things that makes railroads safer than staying at home. (4) The searching unit. When a slight defect Is found by this electrical mlnlNhe point Is marked with • epray of white paint--at the same time thr operator's chart Is marked accurately. Extreme care In checking each Indication Is made, although by far the most of them but superficial wheel burns on surface of the rail. ^ A new type 8perry Rail Service Detector Car, similar In principle but vastly Improved over the ones Meed by the Chicago & North Western dy. eince 1928, the year of their introduction, le now In • rvlce on tbe r*a* as a further step to MMMtre the safe travel of Tho North Western wae one oi the iot Ate ^Meer te adopt tfcie rail testing by Dr e. Sperry, noted scientist. This unique car tesffc the raile, pointing out transveree fiesures and minor flaws long before they reach a dangeroue stage, and allows the Chicago A North Weetern Ry. to replace tham with •ew and perfect raits, extensive teete are being made I ewer UM system at Mw irseent '