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The return of President Roosevelt has « been signaled by an apparent pretention to expedite adjournment with the enactment of * few major measures, ltoainly taxes and relief. A, goodly percentage of current hearings and investigations will produce nothing .. -mere than largeexpense accounts and •',. bitter feeling. The Senate, on inatruetionB from !/ .Hhe White House, will probably re- ;N>rite the revenue measure which the Bouse will send over within a few days. Experts on taxation in the elnploy of the House were putting the finishing touches to the real House tax bill while witnesses were futiley talking themelves hoarse at a oom- •ftittee hearing on a sample plan. Disasters which swept the Eastern and Southern states have forced marked revision on relief projects planned for months with an eye on campaign strategy. The House Patents Con»- Wittee concludes a two months hearing on copyright legislation without muOh ehance ef taking definite action to revise obsolete laws. Re-appointment of Major George Berry, printing pressmen's union head, as industrial 'coordinator has stirred a tempest. * Cabinet officers who resent complications following a hazy definition of Berry's powers are not happy. The ' American Federation of Labor has a nerrV family war as to partisanship •<of trade unions on its hands as Berry, aided and abetted by John L. Lewis of the Miners' Union, bolster their political ambitions by mobilizing the labor vote for Roosevelt. The political pots have been fired " with charges and counter-charges to . attract the attention of the voters. The few primary battles which have ' been staged lately have been unproductive of any signs which will guide the astute party chieftains. It is dif- * ficult to determine whether opponents «f the present Administration are holding their fire until a later date cr have abandoned the prospect of making partisan capital from corruption of relief administration. One of the riddles of politics is the indifference of the electorate to the old campaign war cry "drive the rascals out." Republicans cannot forget that the Democrats endeavored to beat the tom-toms on the unsavory Teapot Dome issue in 1924. Of course, the vanquished of that year were at a disadvantage as Coolidge as Vice President had no connection or responsibility with the coterie of grafters which infested the Harding era. Practical politics realize it is a waste of tinfe and money to shriek "graft" from the housetops unless there is a direct tie-up with the biglyigs in the opposition camp. It is an axiom in the realm of politics that revolts develop from discontent more than from moral indignation. Scandals which are considered bonanza at the outset of a campaign season sometimes are usually nothing more than a salted-mine and as. worthless. s .While Professor Rexford Tugwell is apparently sticking to his knitting at the Rural Resettlement Administration , the suspicion persists in political, circles that the ranking "Brains Truster" has his finger in other pies. His philosophy is constantly coming' to the surface in legislative patterns. Tugwell has little influence among^Democratic legislators. His "drag" is attributable to long association with the President. The mere mention of his name is sufficient to provoke sulphurous adectives at Capitof Hill. Yet the fact remains that he is a dominating figure in the present scheme of politics and economics. Tugwell seldom appears in legislative* halls, but his influence is always felt by sensitive lawmakers. The erudtiA Columbia University teacher is always on the defensive. Democratic party leaders finally succeeded in gagging the professor because his speeches brought grief te party leaders. , His activities in resettlement have stirred a hornet's nest witit a congressional investigation in the offing. Tugwell ideas of decentralizing industry are detected in a pending bill to abolish the present basing point system of delivered prices. If carried t® its logical conclusion business ,w,auld be obliged to scatter plants now concentrated in areas of labor and power supply. The professor is also accused of having a hand in the tax program. The revenue plan now pending follows some of his early writings. A handsome Beau Brummel physically, Tugwell is usually painted as having horns and cloven hoofs. Despite the evident regard the President has for Mr. Tugwell, the rank and file and the leaders of his party regard him as a real liability. \ SUPPER AND ENTERTAINMENT Christian Mothers will sponsor a supper and evening of entertainment at St. Mary's Church hall, Sunday evening,., April 19. Everyone invited. • They Kept the Pigs in the Parlor The floods which brought death and destruction to many parts of the East had many curious after-effects, but few as strange as this. Anxious to save bis livestock from "the raging waters, farmer Doka, near Mountain View, N. J., "invited" the animals to share his home with him. Madam Sow and her litter of little porkers were welcomed to the guest bedroom by Doka's young son, Joseph. So It was 'Tigs in the Parlor," until the waters subsided. Skilled Labor Shortage Brings A Mid-Westerner New Appointment WITH the pick-up in industrial activity revealing a shortage of skilled workers In many Mid-Western industries, the man who has made a name for himself in Illinois and Iowa as coordinator of the apprentice training program of the Tri-Clty Manufacturers' Association, has assumed new duties with a nationally known educational institution which will widen the soope of his activities to Include all the Middle Western states. When 18 manufacturers of Moline, East Moline and Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, undertook in 1926 to organise an apprentice training program under the sponsorship of the Tri-City Manufacturers' Association, the Association called on Stanley M. Brah who had taken his civil engineering degree at Marquette University. Mr. Brah's job was to coordinate technical courses provided by the International Correspondence Schools, of Scranton, Pa., with the trade practice provided by the shops of the local manufacturers. , Largely as a result ot Mr. Brah's successful pioneering In this field, 34 plants in the Tri-City area, with 139 apprentices in training, are now using the apprentice training system he developed. Mr. Brah, having completed the developmental work, joined the staff of the International Correspondence Schools and ha8 now been appointed co- Stanley M. Brah, pioneer In da* veloping apprentice, training programs for Mid-Western industries* ordinator for employee training programs for the whole Mid-West - territory. With headquarters in Chicago, he will assist industrial organizations in planning and launching such programs based . upon I.C.S. Instruction service'. - * Wagon Wheels and Grass Caused Napoleon's Defeat Napoleon planned his Russian campaign with consummate detail for years before he headed his armies toward Moscow. He was sure he bad calculated every more, declares a writer In the Farm Journal. Russian dirt roads were passable only for wagons of the standard Russian axle span. Napoleon's gun trucks had a smaller span,, so they all mired In the deep mud and had to be abandoned. That's how the Russians "captured" them. 10 Napoleon learned that the Russian cavalry grazed on the grass of the limitless steppes. So he sent French horses to Moscow, sure that they too would live off the country. But, alas, there Is a common grass on the steppes which native ponies eat when all else fails; but any horse from elsewhere eating It dies In a jiffy, and no veterinary can aid the beast The French horses died like flies. French soldiers, left gun less and horseless, had to walk back to France--and you know, how few ever got home; It was this same grass that poisoned the horses of the savage Mongols when they swept westward toward Europe. This very grass saved Europe from the yellow hordes and permanent barbarism. With horses sluin,"Mongols were helpless. Their mad dream of world empire collapsed. YOLO Mohair I« From Angora " Goat; Used in Fabrics Mohair is a fiber which has been used In various textile fabrics for a great number of jr&rs, and while It is a fiber with which the public comes in contrast almost dally, there Is little doubt that the characteristics and uses of mohair are known oDly to a very few people who are intimately connected with It, observes a writer In (he Boston Herald. Mohair is the hair of the angora goat and originated in Turkey. For asumber of years Asia Minor was the enly mohair-producing section, but It was later found that some of the coun try In British South Africa was suitable only for the breeding of goats, and goats were imported to that coun try from Turkey. At a later period goats were brought from South Africa to America, and from that time on this country has grown to be the largest molialr-produc- Ing country In the world. The sections of the United States which are most suitable for the production of mohair are the southewstern states, particularly Texas. Arizona and New Mexico, although mohair Is grown to some ex tent through the middle western suites and In California and Oregon. The state of Texas seems to be best suited, both In climatic and range conditions, and produces practically IK) per cent of the entire clip of the country. Water Easy to Purify ' * Water Is one of the easiest^ of substances. Jo purify, and yet the most -fantastic precautions are necessary to bring It Into the state of purity required for certain physical measurements. For example, notes a writer in the Chicago Tribune, It must be treated with certain powerful chemical reagents and then distilled In a still of tin or quartz or platinum. Glass cannot be used, since readily detect able amounts of it dissolve In water. Such water must then be carefully protected from contact with the atmosphere lest it dissolve gaseous Impurities. And even after all this care, reasoning from certain indirect measurements shows that this water Is not absolutely pure. "Safety First". CrMhm Many creatures pretend to be whst they are not, la order to aval* Mag seen and captured by their foe*. An example Is the stick Insect, says Tit- Bits Magazine. Less known is the csterplllur of the peppered moth. When these caterpillars have stripped a twig of Its foliage, they would be very conspicuous on the bar* plant, so they stiffen themselves and pretend to be parts of the twig. \ Processing Processing means to subject (especially raw material) to a process of msnafscture, development, preparation for the market and so on; to convert Into marketable form, as live stock by slaughtering, grain by milling, cotton by spinning, milk by pastuerizlng or fruits and vegetables by sorting and repacking A processing tax is a tax levied on tfc^se operations. The Eutm Star The Order of the Eastern Star, com posed of members of Mssonic families, apparently originated In France In 1774. It was organized In the United States in 1778 in New York city by French officers. On May 18, 1793. members of various chapters met In Boston^ Mass.. and formulated a ritual It Is said that General Lafayette was greatly Interested In the formation hi the Uniffed States of the organization LwfMt Quarry la U. S. The largest quarry tn the United States is in Ohio, a sandstone quarry near Amherst, where there sre also a number of others There are impor tant grindstone quarries at Berea which have been worked since the state's early days, and there are some in the vicinity of Marietta. From pioneer days also limestone has been tsk-. en eat of the islands in the western part of Lake Erie. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dusil of Berwyn visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank St. George Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. George Passfield of Chicago visited Mr. and Mr?. Harry Passfield Saturday,^ ; Miss Edna Fisher of Waukegan spent Blaster here with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rushing of Chicago spent Easter vacation here with the latter's parents, G. A" Vasey. Mrs. Lloyd Fisher was a caller at the home of Miss Edna Fisher in Waukegan Saturday. School election was held at the Volo school Saturday evening. Anthony Wegner was re-elected to serve on the school board. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd,,, Benwell and daughters of West McHenry called at the home of G. A. Vasey Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dunker. and family visited Mrs. M. Dunker at Crystal Lake Sunday, i Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bacon of Round Lake spent . Sunday at the Bacon home. Dr. and Mrs. Elmer Kochens of Maywood visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hironimus. Clyde Wright visited his mother, Mrs. Lydia Wright, in Elgin Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dusil of Berwyn and Mrs. J. Harden of Chicago spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. Prank St. George. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hironimus were Wauconda callers Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nordmeyer of Slocujns' Lake called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wagner spent Sunday at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Jeseph Wagner in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Martini and family spent Saturday in Chicago" at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Pausch. Mrs. Phil Guinto of McHenry called on Mrs. Joseph Wagner Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Brown and family of Crystal Lake visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wiser Sunday. James Wegner of McHenry is spending a few days here with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Wagner. Mrs. A. Wegner of Wauconda visited her parents, Mr. and Mr?. Peter Wagner Friday. Mrs. John Rossduetscher visited Mrs. Robert Oakos; in Chicago: Friday. Mr. and Mrs. George ScHeid, Jr., and daughter, Lillian, and Lloyd Dowell of Wauconda visited Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul O'Leary called on Matt Rossduetscher near Round Lake Friday. Mr: and Mrs. Albert Rosing and family of Libertyville visited Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Rosing Sunday. Mrs. EM Kooch of Waukegan spent Tuesday here with her grandmother, Mrs. Catherine Molidor. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wagner of Chicago spent Monday here with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wagner. Miss Laura Wiser was a" McHenry caller Friday. Mrs. Charies Dalvin and daughters of Wauconda, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dowtell and daughter, William Dowell and Mr. Harlow of Elgin, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Passfield and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Passfield spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Dowell. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Richardson and daughter of Forest Park spent Sunday here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Martini. , Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones visited Mr. and Mrs. Nick Molidor near Ingleside Tuesday. Mrs. Frank St. George, Mrs. Lloyd Fisher and Mrs. Charles Jories and Betty Molidor attended the Easter Egg Hunt at the Rosevllle school on Friday. - Sunday visitors in the Ray Merchant home were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Merchant and Alice Howard of Kenosha, jDarlene Merdhant and Charles Coles of Chicago, Mr., and Mrs. J. B. Vollman and son, Everett, and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vollman of Elgin. LULU BELLE AND SKYLAND SOOTTY AT THE EMPIRE The WLS Sweethearts, Lulu Belle and Skyland Scotty, will appear in persorn at the Empire Theatre on April 19. Behind the romance of these two very popular radio ar.ists is a very unusual story. They were both born in the state of North Carolina, within twenty-, hree miles of each other. However, son after her birth, Lulu Belles' family moved to Kentucky, where she spent her early life. After she had passed her thirteenth birthday her father obtained a position in Florida, and the family moved to Miami. From Florida the Cooper family came all the way nor.h to Evanston, 111., and it was there that John Lair found Lulu Belle and brought her to WLS. • In contrast wjth the roving life that Lulu Belle led, Scotty's days were spent in the region of North Carolina, known as the Land of the Sky--from which he draws his name. It was here that he learned to sing and whistle the mountain tunes in the fashion peculiar to the section f>P that country. He attended school and eventually graduated from N. C. U. He prepared to. become a district school teacher, but someone had heard him sing and ' recommended him to WLS. He came west, caught on likp wild-fire, and besides catchink hold of the radio public, caught Lulu Belle for a wife. The rest of their story is generally known. Now there is a third member of this famous combination, Linda Lou. But she makes personal appearances for Mama and Papa only. However, to quo e Lulu Belle, "She's by far the most important member of thq family, now.", V Central Garage Phone 200-J Fred J. Smith, Prop. Johnsburg The best equipped garage in this county. We can take care of any kind of repair job and our work is guaranteed. Give us a trial. • Standard Service Station 24-Hour Towing Service FRED SMITH, Prop. AUCTION CHARLES LEONARD, Anctkmtcv 5 miles East of McHenry on-Route SO " " at Volo. TUESDAY, APRIL 21 11 A. K. -- Standard Time, Luneb« . - Wagon on Grounds at Noon.' 43 HEAD OF LIVESTOCK : 34 cows, Milkers and Springers--One Pure^Bred Holstein Bull, 2 years old; 2 Holstein Heifers, 5 months old; .1 Guernsey Heifer, 3 months old; 2 ' Brown SwisS Heifers, 2 months old; 1 Brown Swiss Bull, 3 months old; , 1 Chestnut Gelding; 9 ysars old, iH. w';, 1500; 1 Bay Gelding, 9 years old, wt. 1500. . . -j*;: 200 White, Bock Pullets; 25 White " 'j; '- Leghorn Hens. ^ Hay, Grain and Machinery ; '> 5 Tons Soybean Hay; 26 Tons Straw 'Z' in barn; 25 ft. Silage in 14 ft. SUo; 200 bu. Oats; about 35 Tons of Ear^ Corn; 2tf~ba, Early Ohio Seed pota-^|®i^ toes. - . "• ; Far mall Tractor and Cultivator, like *: new; McCormick-Deer. Tiactor Plow, new; 8 ft. McCormick-Deering Tractor Disk,, like new; McCormick-Dee*- * ing Grain Binder, 7 ft., used one year; Deering Corn Binder; John D*ere Corn Planur with fertiliser attachment, new; Tw - Single Row Cultivators; 7 ft. Grain Seeder; Walking Plow; Deering Hay Mower, Side Dfcj livery Rake; 'Hay Loader; Damp: Rake; J-Section Drag; Set of Bob &led Runners; New Idea Manare Spreader; Cultipaeker, new; Boekey F a r m T r u c k ; I r . ' M i W h a e l F a r m r » with Rack; Combination Hay Rack; Chatham Mill; Two Feed Carts; T-in.: Drive Beit, new; DeLaval Magnetra Milker, one year old, 3 units; 2 Sets Double Harnesses; Pump, Jack and Motor; Electrfc Motor, 1 HP, nesr; Wash Task and Heater; SterfllaiBg Tank; IB Milk Cflfeis; Pails and StMfoers; Underground gas tank and pomp, . 306 gal.; Chevrolet Truek, 157-hv wheel base, dual wheels, stake rack; International Pick-up Truck, one year old; Number of steel Fence Posts; 4 Steel Gates, 14 ft.; Large Hay Fork, Carrier, Rope and Pullies; Two Hard Coal Brooder Stoves; Full Line of Poultry Equipment. Other articles too numerous to mention. TERMS OF SALE: -- All sums of f» and under, Cash. For 6 months tine, • make arrangements with bank befBre sale. 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