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Chief Fired. After the LaGrange Board had fin- ished with the case they began de- Iihnting among themselves and evi- dently came to the conclusion that all was not right and Ward Doug- pared to be Raging. and there his wound was dressed by Dr. Lawton and he was brought home and put to bed. ‘The entfro Vllltge Board with their Ittormey were called Ind : hearing was promptly held in which they tried, to no avail. to "get something" on the boys. After hearing all they had to may. the Board released the loud fellows with pmfuse apologies. P'redenhagen was taken to Hinsdale in John Nicholsgw's car, which hip-i -â€" â€"â€"~, or I'll finish you of! when you lay.” Crawling. for he eoul-I not walk. Fredenhagen got to the ear and was helped in by his companiom. Dough” jumped on the running board 1nd said he was going to take them to the police station. He made then drive to the city and than loch ed them up“ right here is one on the punk” incidents. the car in which Dough! but! been riding dis- appeared, and so did the men with him end no trace has been he! of m in the right knee. Then, with his pistol still at a lhmtminx uti- tude. Douglass walked over to the fnflen man and with several unprint- Ibk epiuphs said. "now got upâ€"â€" the darkness. This threw him and as Douglas neared him. he find a- gain, the bullet striking Freda!“- i‘rdnhnm SM. As they m-rr linnl up: alum: Hu- mod the ma'n with “w gun shim-int wan going thmugh Ball's pockets and Predefihngcn thought he saw a rhanro to escape. Incl gm help. he still think-v in it was a hold up. So he ran‘ and m M did so. Douglass. "mu the Chief of Police lo Latina". who it often-an! yum-Ml (0 ho, apt-nod flrr. The first shots went wiid‘ though um. comfortably close. and l-‘mlenhagwn' kept on mania; unkil he hit a barb; wire fence, which ho had not seen in "I“ I). The rm follow"! um hon into Ln Gnngr AM junl m- Ihc,’ n-m-hnl Mh umw II. 4701 won. dmw ulnar yido and tho mm on the nmning MINI flushed a gun Al. (Blunt INA-h. ho wu driving. ouk-n-«l him In slop (hm up his hand». Tho first "wax!“ which annually am into on- mimlu of IM boys "3.: 'Mlcl up." And In tho-w won! four or five mm m ”w oflm mac-hint. all nppnrvnlly nrnml. Hwy complinl with (M Migration. Thry mm- order-rd to gel am of flu- car. which they [mummy dict .,¢,;DOWNERS GROVE REPORTER After outing dinner at the Fifth Avenue nstnumnt. they were argu- ing about knowlcdm- of the roads in the vicinity and one of the party nude a wager that they vouldn't lose him on any of the road» around La Gunp. After finishing their meal‘ they united out again that River-1‘ side and Lyon» and down to Argo.| 0n the way back from Argo they. turned int? 47th Stmt and cum‘ went. on their way home. When: Dearly Into “Grunge. in the stone: worry di-trict. a nr was won ahcmlf M the neat without lighta 3nd nl mu landing on the mnning bount, Jul: 3:! they came oppmitc the car. the occupantx flnuiml the mot light on them but at (hr tlmo Hwy though: nothing of it. Fmdenhagen with {our companions Mr. Bell of Chicago. Lawrence Dunn and Grant and George Dicke. had gone out late Sunday afternoon for a ride in Dickc's car. Their way lecl them to “Grange and through the rurmundinx country. is in bed suffering from a wound in his right knee made by a 38 bullet from the gun of Chief of Police Ward Douglass of La Grange, last Sunday night, in one of the strangest cases ever happening around here. Douglas. “Haul Guy." Find by the Bond Atten- L-st Sunday Night's Alny. ARI. fREDfliflAGfN SflM BY ”GRANGE [X-(lllff 0f POHCE VOL. XXXVII. N 0. ;ll (Continued on page 8) Art. Fredenhagen, of East. Grove, At this annual mating and elec- tion of ofl’icers, the Rev. J. B. Little, who just left this éhurch to take a larger field, will aim be present. Mr. Stewart was for about r-ven- lteen years secretary and superinten- dent in ‘the Rhode Island Baptist State work. He is well known in his denomination and should prove a fine addition to the local ministerial 3 Next Wednesday evening. Much r.‘Mst. will be held the naval mm éinx of the Fin! Baptist Church. A- ,bout eight-thirty- foflowv'ng l'niv growing 3 mptinn will hp ink! for UN new pastor and his wifo. ,the will commence his work Enter Sun- day. April 4th. He held seven! suc- cessful pastorate: in the wt, and Il- so at LaCrone. Wis. His last charge was at Remington, Ill. and he coma: here from user-e. The Rev. John Stewart has acctptâ€" Pd the call to the Baptist chum}: ml Rev. uld Vflm. John Stewmi. This "caption will be open 90 the general rublic. The Rev. Ind Mn. 1. Stewart wm no Welcomed do Their INTERESTED IN POULTRY ? RECEPTION FOR BAPTIST PASTOR NEXT WEDNESD'Y Sim Salunhy. the tim «iv-Hm has work"! porfoctly and the hank “nylon-.1 think it was sum-Hug {mm H». pn'vailing maladyâ€"snoring hm. Whoa ”r. Cunt-1- Mama! M six n'clooll to own the bank for the 8.!- umlly arming inn-imp, he caught «old of the hundlo nod without «Rm-t «pom! 0w, tlmr. It was one on tho rnshkr from all M‘ ran loam. ml he must haw mcnmmd un- dock In" it w..- rigm on Hm jab. mrformimr H: «hum and mm” MI "W" flw sale until tho pmwr Hm. . All this time patrons were coming 1in for change. to nah checks anal (make depolm. and there 'A'Ifl thn flunk force with thouundn o! dol- ilnrn behind the big steel dour and no money to work with. They borrowed 'rom currency and bi|ln “mm the 'l‘nnnc-nl Merchants Bank nu‘ clid the but they could with the my that mm In during (hr dny. In (hr-i ulternnon In "pen (mm 1hr Chla- tm om" cnmo lo the bank and n!- wr Iooh‘tm nmnd whh w «mflflu- lion mun-Ml {hut nothing could h! nonr. So nothing was done. , As the time lock had been inspec- ted but a few weeks previous. Mr. Curtiss thought that nothing could be wrong with it. He called the peo- ple in Chicago who do this work and [advised them of the condition of the dock and they promised to send a {man out in the afternoon. Meanwhile Fred Baker. the jeweler, who in mm: [what of a genius when it comes to ‘lccks and clock, wax called in. but: he could do nothing. Dr. M. L. Puf- fer wax next called to diagnose the (one. With his ntcthiscope he listen- ed at the door and reported that the, clock had stopped. ly turned the combination knob to the right numbersand then pulled on the handle. For some mason, tho heavy door would not. budge. Then thinking he had worked the combiâ€" nation wmng, he tried again. but with no more success than before. In the morning, when Sam Curtiss. Cashier, went to the vault to open it for the dny's business, be confident- I The time lock on the big safe at the First National Bank took a va- cation last Saturday and refused to work until it was good and ready. First National Bunk Did Business Under Dilicultieé Last Saturday. If you are. and where is the man living in the suburbs who isn't. turn to the classified atl section this week and you will see that a horhe poultry farm is! advertising baby chicks and setting eggs for sale. Every week in the classified section is something- of interest to everyone. TIME 100K ON - BANK SAFE BAFâ€" F L E D EXPERTS New Field. DOWNERS GROVE, DU PAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1920 } Miss Benson is a daughter of Mr. §Charles Benson of DeKalb, and has been residing at the home of her xhrnther, Mr. V. Handachug, here in the Grove. for the past three years. The groom is well known here. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbert will be at home to their many friend: here in Downers Grqe after April first. Last Saturday. March 20th, Miss ‘Ethel Benson and Mr. ~Walter Hub; ‘bert, both of Downers Grove, Med ‘vhemselves m DeKnlb. "L, to be mar- ried at her fnher’s home. thereby escaping a shower of old shoes, rice, etc., which they would have been kept busy dodging if they had re- mained here. g A strike by Hofi'er in a certain 'place in the last game, when he made ‘1“, would have not the team in first place. ' There mark in only two pins under [5119 leaders in file doubles event. Inca] howling fans have figured that these were rather expensive pins us they meant about 32m disarm: In the prize money. One hundnd dol-1 hrs a pin, is nther hard to loose. ‘ Banning Hofl'er Running is the best known bowl~ (r in Downem Grove. He mils with two Chicago lanes und the local one and is in demand for team com- romion In tournaments. ‘ The pair munied 405. 009 and 442 for a total of I256. This will givo them I fairb' III-[e slice of the flow Ne: money I: the score will most lihly be among the first ten at “no finish of the meet. The two mm rnflod as follows BENSONâ€"HUBBERT L. E. “Babe" Banning of the Grove At a recent meeting paired with H. “offer of Aurora. terinl Board nmngemer went into fourth place in the inter» for three union service: rational meet of the American Bowl- sion Week. These wil 1ins; ('ungrcxs at Peorin on Tuesday. follows: Wednesday e‘ 'lhis i.» the biggest bowling event in'First Congregational cl the world and entrants are received day evening at the Fi from entry nook and corner of the cal church and Friday is United States at the annual ev.ent 'Filst Methodist church. Rolled Into Fourth Place in the Doll- bles It Peoria with a Count of [Zakâ€"Banning high RUNNING AND ' PNRINIR IIIGII 4 IN A.B.(. Mm ‘ "My goodness.” said a woman over the phone on Monday. "take that gas stove for sale ad out. ” "It was gold on Saturday and,” I’d had mix more I could easily have disposed of them.” He leaves to mourn his loss his widow, Eliza Cherry Herbert and two nieces, Anna Baker and Nell Bax- ter Phelps. and one nephew, Wallace Baxter. of Denver. Colorado. Funeral services were held from Saint Andrew's church at three 0' dock last Saturday, Hatch 2091, the Rev. Hugh 7‘. MacWhor-ter, pesto:- nf the church officiating and burial was made at Forest Home cemetery. He was a man of sterling qualities, very just and fair vial his fellow men and : loving husband. He came to America, a young mun of twenty-one yum of use. and net- fled in New York. Three yum lat- er he went back to EnglInd for his bride, Elin Cherry, refining to A- mericn and making their home in New York City. Chicago. St Char- lea. m, and for the last fifteen years has made Downers Grov‘e his home. Alfnd Herbert m born April H, 1828 in London. Enghnd and died at one p’doék in the morning In March 18th at St. Joseph’s hospital, Aurora. Tim pastors will exchange pnlpih for the Menage but each pastor will preside over the meeting held in his church. It was impossible for Qin- people of the Baptist churth to plan definitely for ,m evening of these services because their new pastor will not rome until the following Sun- day, however they will cooperate ml furnish npecinl music at some of are non-ices. The public is cordially in‘ vital. At. a recent meeting of the Minis- terial Board amusements were made for three union services during Pus- sion Week. These will be held as jfollows: Wednesday evening at the First Congregational church Thurs- day awning at the First Evangeli- cal church and Friday‘evening at the; Wednesday. 'l‘humdly and Fridsy Evening Services-to be Held In Three Chunks: ALFRED HERBERT fOIJR (flllRGlfS "0") UNION SIR- .' ‘ "([8 "0” WEEK Did you ever stop to thin] the! the more you read the ads in the Repor- ‘ter end let the local merchants how you do read them, the more end bet- ter prices they would advertise (here- by saving you money? . Think it_over. 4. Running a school is much likn running any other enterprise in these plays. It costs more money. This is true from the cost of heating to the males of the teuhern. Consequent- ly the school: were of necessity forc- ed to levy I higher rate. This is of eoprae true of I" taxing bodies . 5. When it in all said however, the rise ln mes does not near equal the rise in the an of everything else. ‘ 3.11m road {ad bridge tax and city tax, we are told. falls within the latter. 2. While the lt-gislnlun‘ in mm» um changed tlw- ml» which Imam be levied on the new valuation (not- ably state and county) in other: 0w"- was no change made no (last the tn is levied under the old at: on far newer higher nlution. I. Valuation changed by art at July I. I919 from H! m )4 of nal nine. THE WHY OF THE RAISE OF THIS YEARS‘ TAXES DO YOU KNOW THATâ€"â€"â€" Than won (on tables- of "500." ‘lr. C. W. Vlaflcylmm and In. H. ‘0. NM!" mm; (In priu- fitment and Mr. and Mrs. Hulbrrt Jones wm’ awarded un- («mention win. Th" nolidom. rv-hnhmrnt: that won .wrw rod mmr all that V” Malt-cl to main I H 3 mt prrferl party. The phat cards mm- in hoping with the «lo-9 caution: which mu"! than «amnion! I'm! it Wm 3L Panic-k the: math given the Irish color. I The home of Hr. And In. J. '1. Shut" wu the mm of I mt de- lightful 81. I'ltdck'u flanl Pnrty last Saturday evening. The. home being bountiful” and nyproprhloly dtmh Ill-d (or the «union. Downens Grow- ’l‘ownxhlp'n quota for thin worthy cause ix $1,500.00. 01 ‘thiu amount we uupponc Downers Grove wfll ”some half, halving the lullnce for "tumult. On this buds of figuring QM North side should mily carry us over, mminlly u nll the pledge» from the business men are not yet 6a. DELIGIITFUL 500 PARTY AT J. R. SHAFFER HOME In nddltjon the County Superinten- dent has reported $40.00 collected to date thru the public achools which ix accredited to our township. East Grove will be canvuued this week ‘rnd the director of the North side unvns expects to have his work completed soon. A complete report will be given when I" teams have completed their Work. Unm-oidsble circumstances have made it impossible to progress as ra- pidly with the canvass to secure Near East Relief funds as was anticipated. However, it is expected that it will have been completed by the end of this week. Rev. Nansen, director of the South. side canvass reports the following receipts to date: Ward l-cash~â€"-fl70'.45. Ward 2â€"as'nâ€"187J5. Pledgesâ€"$5.00. Total~cashâ€"$357.60 and $5.00 in pledges. South Side Cash and Pledges Total Nenrly $400.00 With More Coming In. CANVASSERS NEAR . QUOTA 0N FUNDS FOR NEAR EAST we are publishing today more advertising from local mer- chants than ever before in the history of The Reporter under our management. Do you know that our storekeep- em are waking up to tne value of advertising and quoting prices? Read every ed, ev- ery week. and keep yourself grin-tum“ elk-on M cowl-Mn dair- ' imam u on meeting by” lawl- In!» 00.. n mum-um” w nod-M 5y m If ’mMAry for the perm 0‘ occur- Eé‘ing the mm: M (mum- who would *,mm to m on W when! baud Tia-I" flex-ted I! at April clown. The ”F whim-n of thin committee. In. I; {“0 M. "mum. Hum-Ion upon-ed luv the am: o! "w follow" gentlem- *tho had urn-d In pom“ 0w- Anno- .H'rilfion to we {My mm: for this ...n. puma-r. A comm invitation 'is annulled to all who can to panidp‘u In a. service. ‘11qu of the church. will preach the sermon, the gubject of which will be. "The Knight of the 20th Century.” Members of the Commandary, I great many of whom are Dawson Grove residents, will be in full Inl- form. This is the annual go to ulna day 131' the order when the m5!!! attend in a body. 5 Trinity Commanrhry. Kl‘igbt Tern- ‘plars, o! In Grange, will attend a special Easter service at the first Methodist Episcopal church here. on Easter Sunday afternoon, It 3 o’clock p‘ m. The Rev. Burton H. Fleming. Trinity Con-nasty. 0! LI Grace. Will be Here to: Spade! Sank: A”! “I. Mr. G. C. Bennloy. will an}: pre- pide u the Ming. A good «(cannon i.- boprd for. KNIGHT Fl‘EMPLARS AT M. ~E. CHURCH EASTER SUNDAY Tho next meeting of the Associ- tinn will be held in the Junior 8km- anhry School 89mm; (Kindergarâ€" ten) on Apr“ 150-. Ir. Wm. B. Owen. Superimmhm a! the W Normal School. will fit the spat-r. Thr l'arv‘M-Tv-arhor hyacinth. lakm pleasurv- in pro-rating the names of those ciuuns to the con- ;rmm'ly ht-lim-ing that they will pm. «0 ho. public spirited, rmieflfim 3nd pail-Malling nnuk n! the - pk if elected. and hurrah for the!!! the favomble «animation of the v0« trrs in the coming election. ln Immune with the pale, b- ridal upon by an Erma" Com-M- leo of the PunM-Tmbu Amoeb- pin-«i In the High School My "all in memory of the boy- who had left Down 6va (at nuke in the ‘6er War and did not Mum. 1‘! Association was pleased to Mn than ”1.!de India Max "If: (M to the min; In .m- the mica an opportunity of vlewfinl it Mom I! b flnnlly plated in 05-- high school. Mrs. L. "mum on behalf of the I'). A. R.. called the nth-adorn of those [~an to I tablet which had been mum! by um owlullon b b. Another very [interesting futile wu the community singing and the ringing o a chorus made up and” seventh sullen under the direction of Miss Crone. The plenum of baring theme hoyu nnd girls oil: under this dlmtion of our gifted tmher o! ringing in in itself worth the atten- dance at them meeting. held its lunch math; but Thun- day It eight o'clock in the JIIIIIDI; Eb ementary School VBufldlng (Kinder- garten). The meeting w'u w’ell «- tendcd and intensflng. The another, the Rev. Wilbur Dean Elihu. of Gary. lmlim, spoke In detail of the mhool system of thlt city Which I: work! rumoux Ind tn ever-increasing mum-st to teachers and parents. N. K Funky '7. W. Vanna-nun (3. A, Carlyn: l'rrsidrnl. A. ". Huslrlly Interesting Meeting Held at Kinder- garten on but Thun- dly Evening P.-I. ASSA. MAKES RHOMMIADAIIOAS fOR S(ll00l BOARD Trul‘l‘t‘s WHOLE N0. 1884