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SSlf.'::, * > • Washington TBI MoHWSTKY PUUKDXALKS Washington, September 11 -- It is truly surprising to note the growth of a melancholy atmosphere among our lawmaker. The conviction is taking root in some quarters that our entrance into the world war is merely a matter of weeks or months. Perhaps these gloomy sentiments may be attributed to the theory that people who crowd about bonfires sometimes have their beards singed as the price of illumination. The dire forebodings stem from the fear that the transfer of our destroyers to the British may be ft prelude to active participation. While there is probably plenty of political coloring in vews of this sort the fatalistic spii'it spreads across party lines. A review of the long debate on conscription supplemented by "offthe- reoord" statements reflected the gnawing apprehensions on Capitol HiU ^ '• ; The Requisition of leases in British islands off our Atlantic coasts is generally considered desirable from a defense standpoint. What plagues the deep thinkers around the Capitol is the manner in which the President arranged the deal. The failure to consult Congress in fixing up a treaty has been stamped as "dictatorial" by Mr. Roosevelt's critics. What many of bis party supporters and Republican opposition worry about is the nature of the undisclosed commitments. The legislators are afraid that at some later date they may be asked to ratify ••understandings" with the British •with possible dangerous repercussions in their home districts. The Senate and House ai-e engaged in recasting two major pieces of legisiation. it is these alterations in drafting laws that is holding up the vitally important conscription and excess profits tax acts. The House revamped the Senate compulsory training bill while the axe-men in the Senate were busy changing the House* Revenue measure. Conference committees have the unenviable task of reconciling the differences under pressure from all groups interested in the proposed laws. The third term hearings are also contributing to the frayed tempers as to hearings as resented by Roosevelt followers. The defeat of the veteran Senator King at the Utah primaries has provoked uneasiness among the boys seeking re-elee tion. They want to hurry home, but stern duty keeps them here. Details as to the actual operations of. the draft law have been kept relatively quiet. However, in response to inquiries from Congress, the Joint' Army and Navy Selective Service Committee has revealed some phases of their plan, which is necessarily based on estimates. It is stated that the schedule of time required from date of passage of the law until filling of first call for draftees covers approximately forty days. The first fourteen days will be devoted to registration preparation and registration will be held on the fifteenth day. The next five days will witness the setting up of local boards and allotment of serially numbered cards. The four days following will be utilized for lottery and distribution of order numbers which the local board will assign and mail questionnaires later. The questionnaires sent to registrants must be returned so that the local draft boards may run through these responses and sort out probable class 1-A enrollees. The thirty-sixth to fortieth days will be devoted to physical examinations and induction of class 1-A. Within each state quotas of men will be apportioned among the various counties and local board areas. In a state where 40,000 men are available, for instance, a county with 400 men would only be required to furnish one per cent of the state quota. Under the plan of giving credits to the states where men have gone in the armed service voluntarily it is entirely possible for a state to satisfy its entire obligation on the first call and by continued volunteering to eliminate fur WENDELL WILLKIE MAN OF ACTION Republican Candidate for President, Likd Thomas Jefferson, Has Wide Interests. SLOCUM'S LAKE In the two and one-half months since his unprecedented and spectacular ntynination for the Presidency, byJthe Republican National Convention, Wendell Willkie has demonstrated to the country his dynamic personality and driving energy as well as his quick and clear mind. Few men have ever been nominated for the Presidency who have as wide and universal an interest in many fields of endeavor as Wendell Willkie. In that respect he has been compared to Thomas Jefferson who was as well versed in architecture as he was in the law--knew as much about farming as he difl about political philosophy. * ; Born 48 years ago in the small town of Elwood, Indiana, Wendell Willkie was educated for the law. But before he received his degree in that profession, he taught history in the high school at Coffeyville, Kansas; drove a bakery wagon; worked as a barker for a tent hotel in Aberdeen, South Dakota, as a field hand in harvesting wheat in Oklahoma and as a laborer in California. He has labored in steel mills and sugar fields? ' Once embarked on the practice of law, Wendell Willkie defended labor unions with his father; enlisted in the army the day this country declared war on Germany in 1917; became a lawyer for a rubber company; and finally went to New York, first as counsel for Commonwealth and Southern Corporation and then, when the sick company needed resuscitation, as its president. Even critical New Dealers always -have paid tribute to Willkie's candor, honesty and ability. Nurtured in a home filled with books, Wendell Willkie throughout his life has been a constant reader of books--all kinds of books. He reads rapidly and, with a photographic- like mind, retains what he has read. He demonstrated his rich background of information on the "Information Please" programs on the air and in motion pictures. He is a qualified authority on English Constitutional hisiory and writes much better than many professional writers. Had he not been a great lawyer, he would have been an outstanding newspaperman. Though Willkie has sat among the great and learned, he has never lost his touch with his Indiana origin. Though he likes books, he likes people more. He is as much at home in conversation with a truck driver or farm laborer as he is with an industrial tycoon or college President. Typical of the man is the fact that his faith in American agriculture is so great that he placed the savings from his salary in Indiana farm land. Operating these farms on a 50-50 basis with tenants, Willkie now knows as much about farming as he does about law. Indeed, like the Roman of old, Willkie might say "nothing human is foreign to me." But that thought would never occur to Willkie because he believes that when a man commences to compare himself to a Cicero or Napoleon, people had better look out for him. * G. J. Burnett was a caller at Mc- Henry last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wagner and son. Gerald were callers at Libertyville Monday evening. They also called at the home of Mrs. Mary Obenauf. Mr. and Mrs. Axel Nerstrom and son, LeRoy, of North Chicago spent last Thursday evening at" the home of JKr. and Mrs. John Blomgren. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews were Sunday afternoon and supper guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Spafford in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burkhart spent last Thursday evening at the home,bf Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burghgraef. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Snyder and Mrs. Christina Snyder of Grayslake spent last Thursday evening at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wagner. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hillier of Barrington visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Burnett last Thursday. I Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rae- |burg last Friday morning at the home of Mrs. Celia Dowell, a baby girl. The little girl has been named Janet Louise. Mr, and Mrs. Edward Nelson of Chicago visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Burnett last Sunday . Mr. and Mrs. W"m. Burkhart spent Tuesday at the homes of their two sons in Chicago. Mrs. Hazel Smith and three daughters of Round Lake were Sunday afternoon visitors at the home of Mrs. Celia Dowell. Mr. and Mrs. James DeCola and son, James, of Chicago were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Burnett. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lusk at Maple Park. Mrs. Marlett Henry spent last Friday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews. Wednesday supper and evening guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burkhart at Williams Park were Mr. and Mrs. Becktall, Miss Grace Forrard and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burkhart of Chicago. Mrs. Rollin Dowell is assisting in the care of Mrs. Harry Raeburg at the home of Mrs. Celia Dowell. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Anderson and sons, Terey and Arnold, of Chicago visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs." G. J. Burnett. Mr. and Mrs. A. Willis, Sr., and Mir- and Mrs. lA. Willis, Jr., and daughter, Zandrea Lee, Chicago, were callers Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burkhart. Mrs. Arlene Zahorick of Island Lake was a visitor at the hoiqe of Mr. and Mrs. Marlett Henry. Mrs. Jos. Guerra, Mrs. W. Risser and Mrs. Kruger of Island Lake were callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews, last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Litwiler, Round Lake, spent the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Burnett. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bonnen of Elgin were callers Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks. Harry Matthews received word on Monday of the death of -his half brother, CJiarles, of Delhi, New York, who had passed, awajrat nine o'clock Monday a. m. Harry Matthews visited him, while in New York in July 1939. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell and daughter, Dolores, spent Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marlett Henry, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hansen were callers at Elgin Monday afternoon. Mrs. Charles Sheehean and four daughters of Highland Park were Sunday afternoon visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hansen. Ben Spafford and two friends from Chicago called at the homes of Willard Darrell and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews Saturday. Mrs. C. H. Hansen was entertained at a chicken dinner Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wagner in honor of Mrs. Wagner's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews of Oak Park were supper and evening guests last Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews. There is a 100-year-old negro in Kansas City, Kan., who sleeps under three blankets in the mid-summer heat. ' " V v • ' SENSATIONAL BARGAIN! 5-Piece CANISTER Never before arid never again such a record-breaking value! Five pieces include 'a can for flour, sugar, rice, coffee and tea. Green enameled with plaid striped design. 39® SET LIMIT 2 SETS TO A CUSTOMER BE A BITTER COOK WITH PYREX Cust'rd Set 59c »t 6 dainty ;-oz.custard cups packed in..'a striking gift bow. A real. Py re*' Value. Casserole 50c ea. Round ... with knob cover, i-qt. capacity. For dependable allaround utility use. Utility Dish 65c ei. 12%X8'AX2". Use it for baking, serving and storing foods. A genuine value. Match'dSet *1.00 set 8-pc. matched set. I utility casserole, pie plate cover and 6 rimless custard cups. Pie Plate 20c ea. 854xi yZ inch found Pyrex Pie Plate. 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Figures supplied by the United States Agricultural Department show that cash income from farm marketings in 1933, the year in which Mr. Roosevelt became President, totaled $5,278,000,000 and that in 1939, the last full year for which we have McNARY OFFERS SOUND PROGRESSIVE IDEAS . x , | a report, they were $7,625,000,000. g compulsory This is an increase, to be sure, but system. The loc^l boards will have it is NOT MORE THAN DOUBLE, three members nominated by the gov- | Of course, it is never fair to comernors and appointed by the President land will be asked to serve without pay. Adyisory boards will be established for registrants in each county composed of lawyers, school teachers, etc., for the purpose of assisting registrants in filling; out questionnaires. Meanwhile, the Bureau of the Census is speeding compilation of the data gathered last spring for utilization in national defense. Draft Boards' will be obliged to avail themselves of population figures to determine human resources. Other agencies are calling for census material dealing with seventy-five industries deemed of special importance to national defense. The first reports submitted to the National Defense Commission will propare one year against another unless account is taken of all circumstances. A fair basis of comparison is that of the full seven years of the New Deal and the seven previous years. What does that show in the case of farm income? Cash farm income for the seven Republican years preceding the New Deal--including the worst years of the depression--averaged $9,046,000,- 000 a year. The average annual total for the New Deal seven-year period was $7,247,000,000.7 Annual average income per farm for the 1926- 32 period was $1,432 compared with $1,062 for the 1933-39 period. Average annual income per farm person for the Republican period was vide figures showing comparisons be- 1 *298 compared with $228 for the New tween 1939 and 1937 as to number of ^ XT~" plants of each type, wage earners and production. Thus defense officials will have the latest figures on key industries as well as" accurate measurements of trends in these industries during the past two years. Deal years. The figures for the New Deal years include benefit payments from the Federal Government. It is no wonder Henry Wallace devoted most of his speech to the foreign situation! New Deal Drops 1b Exports In the depression year of 1932 ex ports of American products had * value of $752,000,000. In 1939 agricultural exports had a value of $683,- 000,000. FIRE AT RINGWOOD Fire of unknown origin detroyed ATTENDS NIECE'S FUNERAL -- Mrs. Albert Vales and daughter, Bplores, spent Thursday and Friday 1 of last week in Chicago where they1 attended the funeral of Miss Blanche ' Ijartusek, Lwho died suddenly Tuesday ! morning, September 2, in' her moth- j ers arms* She was twenty-seven I * year? old. % j -Miss Bartusek was .well known in tool shed at the trailer camp at Rfng- 4 McHenry where she frequently visit- • wood on Illinois Highway 31 Satured in the home of her aunt, Mrs. Al- day morning. The McHenry fire der *' .' ! pertinent was Called at about ten Funeral services were held Friday o'clock, but the flames had gained too morning at ten o'clock from the James much headway for them to be of much Boec funeral home on Ogden ayenue, ,help. The loss was slight as there to Cicero. Rev; Frank Dedera offi- were not many valuable tools in the ciated at the Mass. ^ shed. The water system, which was -- Roused in the basement, was not dtnwWantAfe aged. Senator Charles L. McNary, the Republican nominee for Vice President, demonstrated in his Aeceptance Speech that he remains a symbol of the pioneering West, believing in progressive but sound ideas of government. The Oregonian gave the New Deal credit for trying--but, as he pointed odt so forcefully, it has failed tcr achieve its objective? because of a lack of capacity to govern and because of its "political and economic heresies which have deflected us from our course." Speaking of the farm problem,. Senator McNary asserted that "the prosperity of agriculture should be the first charge on the attention of any administration." Those who have followed his career as a battler for the farmer during the last 23 years in the Senate know that Charles McNary speaks with sincerity on that subject. "The New Deal has administered the farm problem for more than seven years," Senator McNary asserted. "What is the present state of the American farmer, who, with his dependents, makes up a quarter of our population? In the year 1939 his share of the national income was the lowest since statistics have been kept." Senator McNary strongly advo cates preserving the American market for the American farmer, believing it is "far and away the greatest market" and the "only one we can hope to control." Indirect Taxes The Northwestern National Life Insurance Company finds that families with a monthly income of $80 pay an average of $116.04 a year in indirect or so-called hidden taxes. This is about 12 per cent of the average income. Who said only the big fellows pay taxes? Saros The saros, the 18 years 11 days and 8 hours between solar eclipses, was discovered by .Egyptian astronomers. Democratic Easigsis The first cartoon to carry a donkey representing the Democratic party appeared in Andrew Jackson'g administration. Need Rubber Stamps? Order at Tbe PlaindesMr. WENDELL WILLKIE "Maybe it is all right for the politicians to assume that an order "On Order" for a rifle is the same thing as a rifle. " But a doughboy has never been known to make uiat mistake." NEED INSTRUCTIONS President Roosevelt Should Ten Mayor Hague to Obey Law. President Roosevelt talks a great deal about keeping bright the fires of democracy. But in Jersey City his henchman, Mayor Frank Hague, Vice Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and ardent third term supporter, thwarts the workings of democracy by refusing to install voting machines as directed by the State Legislature. What does Mr. Roosevelt say abaulifeat? Nothing. All Promise, Ne Performance Including his campaign pledges, President Roosevelt has promised to balance the budget no less than eleven times. During the seven years of his Administration, however, Mr. Roosevelt has never balanced the Federal budget. The average annual deficit for these seven years has been $3,237,400,0fli», Phone 284 West McHenry * KcESiniY. ILL. :Mk. '• TT * ' tfJU* :