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'*** ' "'"f ' "' -- ' • - -• • "1 * '%"' ' '"• •,V' •'• ,• ' !?«V. , *' • > " % r ^ . - " . "•>. -.V-. •• '";ry: THE PLAINDEALER OLUME 51 M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1926 AMERICAN LEGION TO SPONSOR PLAY M'HENRY BANK ROBBERS TAKEN WHITE AWD SHTTPE CAPTURED TUESDAY Starch For Bank Bandits at End; Johnstone Killed; CosgTove In Prison • •The ring leaders in the West Mc- 7~$lenry State bank robbery have at last been taken and William J. White and Tommy Shupe, who had come to consider themselves capable of committing the very boldest crimes and eluding the police, are viewing affairs from a different angle from behind prison bars. The capture of the two bandits ends the search by police of Cihcago tfrid vicinity for the four men who aroused McHenry on October 24 by the brazen daylight robbery of the West McHenry bank. Jimmy Johnstone was killed a few months ago in a roadhouse near Chicago by a policeman. And only last week Cosgrove was found guilty in a trial in the Woodstock court house and sentenced to serve from ten years to life in the penitentiary at Joliet. White and Shupe were captured on Tuesday of this week in a Chicago roadhouse following their daring robbery of the International Harvester company in Chicago on March 5, •when they escaped with $80,000. "iRed" Anderson of Burton's Bridge, who was acquainted with the four bandits when they resided in the Paris cottage at the bridge, went to Chicago Tuesday and identified White as a member of the band. The employees of the bank have al- ' so identified the picture of Shupe as one of the four who entered the bank, White remaining outside of the building at the time. Floyd Foss and Robert Weber, employees of the McHenry bank, went to Chicago Wednesday to identifythe bandits, but were unable to ao soT White they had never seen, while Shupe's face was so badly cut up from the accident, with which he had met in trying to escape from the police, that it was impossible to recognize him. C. W. Stenger and Miss Verona Niesen are in Chicago today to see if they can identify Shupe. The following was taken from the Chicago Tribune of March 24: William J. White, known to the police as Three Fingered Jack, paroled convict from the Joliet penitentiary, killer and robber, was arrested early yesterday morning in a roadhouse in Evergreen Park by detective bureau squads led by Chief Schoemaker and Capt. John Stege and armed with riot guns and tear bombs. Last night, at the bureau, he was -identified as the leader of the bandit gang of eight; who held up the tractor plant of the International Harvester company on March 5 and escaped with a pay roll of $80,000. Three witnesses then pointed him out as the murderer of a Forest Park policeman, the treasurer of McVicker's theatre asserted he was the gloved bandit who robbed him of. $10,000 on Jan. 2, and another man declared he was one of a band of four who robbed the McHenry State bank of $18,000 last October. Tommy Shupe Also Caught While White was being viewed, his old time pal, Tommy Shupe, also wanted for the McHenry and Harvester robberies, went to the same roadhouse, where he was met by Lieut. John Ryan and a squad set to await him. Shupe and the police caught sight of each other at the same time. Lieut. Ryan and his men followed as he drove rapidly away. The chase led for nearly a mile to 95th street and California avenue. There the lieutenant, standing on the running board as his driver carried him along at 65 miles an hour, started firing at the fugitive. For a moment Shupe lost contyol of his car and it ran into a ditch and was wrecked. The police dragged the unconscious man from the wreckage and took him to the county hospital. Later, dazed, but not seriously injured, he was taken to the Hudson avenue police station for the night and will be shown up today to the robbery victims who viewed White. Special guards were placed over the cells of both White and Shupe last night. The latter was imprisoned in the same cell he occupied some five yeqrs ago at Hudson avenue. Shupe's record as a police character is almost as long as. that of White. He has spent time in Joliet penitentiary and been paroled. His picture was identified as one of the robbers in the McHenry bank job and the federal authorities arrested him in May, 1921, in connection with the $1,500,000 Union station mail robbery here in 1921. , White Heavily Armed When the detectives crashed into his room, in the Roadside inn, at 3601 West 89th street, Evergreen Park, early yesterday morning, White was crouching in a closet. Beside him were two loaded .45 caliber pistols. On a stand next to his bed were two .38 caliber revolvers and on the dresser was a sawed-off shot gun. Capt. Stege seized White as he tried to lift the weapons to a shooting angle. As he was overpowered, he muttered that he wished he had killed himself. "Don't give It to me too hard," he "Sweetheart Town" to Be % Presented •The local post of the American" Le- ;?ion will sponsor a home talent'play on Thursday and Friday, April 15 and 16, entitled "Sweetheart Towik" A director from the Thomas B. Ingram 'Production company of Rockford will come to McHenry in about twelve days to help with the putting on of the affair. It is to t1 a musical comedy. And, ar, Mi Tenr> h .s some fine local talent, as i., evidcr from the splendid plays that have been put on in the past, the entertainment promises to be a very interesting and enjoyable one. f_ "Bill" Bickler has been appointed as the chairman of the Legion committee having charge of the play and will do his best to make it a grand success. The American Legion has been instrumental in doing much good for McHenry in the past, helping to put up the street lights, purchasing the fire truck and doing everything possible for the community high school. Therefore everyone should turn out to the play on April 15 and 16 in loyalty to the local post. Further particulars in the comedy will appear issue of The Plaindealer. The New Occupant KENT & COMPANY OPEN GENOA OFFICE F. O. Gans, Auctioneer. Phone McHenry 87-M. 33-tf begged. "I've got plenty to face. I'll be a good mark to clear up your books. And I'm sorry I didn't bump myself off." Wanted For Police Killing White has been diligently sought since the killing last Dec. 13 of Edward Pflaume, Forest Park motorcycle policeman, who was sliot v." -jc he and another policeman attempted to arrest White and James Johnstone, his ex-convict pal, in the Mannheim tavern, near River Forest. Shortly before the murder the pair had held up the driver of an ice cream wagon. Pflaume And other policemen learned where they had gone. In the -tavern they were taking their ease with Johnstone's wife and Gertrude Bennett, a beauty shop proprietor. As the police entered the two stickup men decided to shoot it out. Johnstone was killed in the exchange of shots. Pflaume fell mortally wounded. White, firing as he ran at several policemen who had remained outside, escaped in the prairies. The women were taken into custody, but were later released. White, however, was indicted for murder. Last night there was a dramatic scene at the bureau when Mrs. Johnstone, the widow of his pal, was called to view him. She fainted, but murmured when she recovered that she did not remember him well enough to say whether he was the same man. Identified By Policeman Charles Jones, a Berkley policeman who exchanged shots with him, was not so reticent. He was without doubt the killer of Pflaume, he said. Three other policemen at the scene and one patron of the tavern were just as positive. White looked on stolidly as witness after witness unhesitatingly picked him from a group of nine men and told of his criminal activities. He kept his right hand, from which two fingers are missing, behind him. The police compelled him to don his glasses, which he habitually wears, but when he reached a cell he broke them on the floor. Edgar Doob, treasurer of McVicker's theatre, asserted there was no doubt he was the stftk-up man who had terrorized him and his wife in the theater office and departed with the receipts. Saw White In Big Holdup - Then came James Gibbons, the Harvester plant watchman, with his story of being fired on by White during the spectacular holdup. Gibbons said that White had acted as the outside man in directing the robbery. Berger Anderson of Burton's Bridge, who saw the McHenry bank robbery, identified the prisoner as the leader of the band. A number of witnesses to other robberies of the same type, in banks and theaters, were called in, but could not make identifications. White habitually wears a glove over his right hand, with padded fingers to take the place of those which he lost. In the robberies in which he was identified he wore this glove and it formed a point on which all the witnesses agreed. When a search was made of Shupe's room at the Roadside inn, a bill of sale was discovered showing that he had purchased his automobile for $1,570 only a few weeks ago. A license was issued to him under the name of Harry Schwartz 58 Maple street. Shupe Refuses Medical Aid Both men declined to talk last night. Shupe was bitter against the officers and would not allow physicians at the county hospital to sew up a cut on his lip, incurred in the wreck of his car. White was philosophical and sneeringly told Chief Schoemaker that he was trying to hang all his unsolved crimes on him. Most of the information which resulted in the capture of the two much wanted criminals was obtained by Sergt Frank Johnson. He followed a clew which led to the Roadside inn and there learned that a man with a glove was a regular boarder. He suggested to his superiors lhat this was White an4 arrangements for the raid were ma^b. rtORPoRsr vWHAT ft -ftRRlBLE I00KIN6 (WO HE ttrr " // % SI (Copyrtrht W. N. C LADY FORESTERS ELECT OFFICERS At a rccor.t nesting of the members of St. Clara Court, W. C. O. F. the following officers were elected for the year 1926: Chief Ranger--Catherine Schneider Vice Chief Ranger -- Carolyn Schiessle Recorder-- Helen H. Schneider Finance Secretary--Catherine Hiller Treasurer--Catherine Freund First Trustee--Elizabefti Laures Second Trustee--Barbara King Third Trustee--Marguerite Bowers Senior Conductor--Catherine Meyers Junior Conductor--Elizabeth Schneider Inner Sentinel--Elizabeth Rothermel • Outer Sentinel--Anna K. Freund Auditors--Catherine C. Schaefer Josephine Heimer, Susan Bishop Good of the Orcfer--Gertrude Weber Barbara Krause, Delia Matthews, Lena Bohr, Theresa Frett, Catherine Worts Sick Committee--Helena Heimer, Elizabeth Laures, Mary Steffes, Christina Joos The installation of officers will take place on April 7, beginning at 5 p. m., at St. Mary's Hall, with h banquet to follow at Bickler's Hotel at 7 p. m. BASKETBALL TEAM TO BE KIWANIS GUESTS The McHenry Kiwanis club has invited as its guests for Saturday evening, March 27, the two high school basket ball teams that played in the district tournament. A suitable and very interesting program has been arranged for the boys' entertainment. The guests of the evenng will be Sibre Whiting, Richard Overton, Earl Conway, John Fay, Arthur Krause, James Fay, Robert Conway, Richard Stenger, Bernard Kinsala and Charley Ferwerda. NOTICE The regular annual meeting of the Fox River & Lakes Improvement association will be held Tuesday, March 30, 1926, at 601 St. Clair street, Chicago, Illinois, at 8:00 p. m. sharp. For the nomination and election of officers and directors, annual reports of officers and such other business as may properly come before the meet-r ing. Jas. F. Mraz, Secretary. Births Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Halpin on Saturday morning, March 10, a baby boy. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Colby of West McHenry are the parents of a baby girl born Thursday night, March 18. .. . Vehicle Taiw ^ Vehicle taxes are now due. The city clerk will be in Bolger's Drug Store on Tuesday nights from 7:00- 9:00, and at Vogt's Drug Store on Thursday nights from 7:00-9:00, to accomodate anyone desiring to pay same. 41-3-fp F. H. WATTLES, Mayor. Public Notice This is to notify the public that we are not responsible for any statements, contracts or debts incurred by anyone but Roy A- Kent, Ruth Kent, M. J. Kent, or William Simes. Signed Kent & Company J 41-2-fp ROY KENT. If you are in the market for gas or combination ranges, call on John Brda. We have the biggest and best stock on the market. At reasonable prices. John F. Brda, McHenry. 42-fp Field and garden seeds at Erickson's Dept. store. Phone your order now for Easter flowers. The Rosedale Green House. Phone 653-W-l, McHenry. RICHARD WALSH BACK IN CHICAGO FORMER McHENRY BOY IS HONORED Accepts Vice Presidency of Old Established Bond House His many friends thruout this city and community will, nOwdmibt, read with a source of great pleasure of the excellent promotion, which recently befell one of McHenry's worthy young men. Richard B. Walsh, son of JVIr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh, and president of the McHenry Country Club as also a member of the board olfc directors of the West McHenry State Bank. It's a long step from a position of bank messenger to that of vice president of a concern like that of H. C. Speer & Sons Company, but that is just exactly what Mr. Walsh has accomplished since choosing as his future life work th£_selling of securi ties. J \ It seems but a few afnol't years ago since Mr. Walsh graduated from the McHenry High School and after preparatory course in one of Chicago's business colleges started /work for the A. B. Leach Company in that city. Within a few years some of Chicago's leading stock and bond houses began to recognize in Mr. Walsh a young man with a real future. Then started the bidding for his services. He served one or two other Chicago houses as traveling representative for a number of years and about a year ago left for South Bend, Ind., where he was made manager of the bond department of the American Trust Company, a position? lie has most creditably and honorably filled up to the time of his resignation a short time ago to accept the Chicago position. Mr. and Mrs, Walsh and little son have already taken up their abode at Evanston, 111., where they made their home before going to South Bend. The South Bend Tribune, under date of March 16, carried the following story regarding Mr. Walsh and his leaving. "Richard B. Walsh manager of the bond department of the American Trust Company, has been made Vicepresident of H. C. Speer & Sons Company, a large Chicago bond hcuse. William E. Niven, formerly manager of the bond (lfep*n*tment of the St. Joseph Loan & Trust Company, will sucked Mr. Walsh at the American Trust Company. "Mr. Walsh opened the bond de- Company April 10, 1925. Under his capable management it has done an exceptional business. Building up to a point where its personnel numbers nine, at the present time. Securities worth $3,500,000 have been sold in 11 months. "It is with the best wishes of those who know of his splendid record with the local bank that Mr. Walsh leaves South Bend. He declares he has enjoyed his work here and would not have left had he not been offered an opportunity with a greater future. As vice-president of the Chicago bond McGEE NOW CARRYING NEW LINE OF SUITS ,na;.- the popular McHenry 1<. hier, annoiir.wfcs in the advertising >olumns i t' t',i!s week's issue of The P'ahrclealer that he will carry the famous Hart Schaffner & Marks suits :ind top coats for men. It is safe to ay that this is the best known line of men's ready-to-wear clothing sohl in the United States today and Mr. McGee is to be congratulated on choosing this line for his customers. He now has an extensive line of these garments at his store on Green street and is well prepared to take care of nil Easter requirements. The following article is taken from the Genoa Broadcaster of the issue of March 18, in regard to Kent & Co.,* hustling McHenry realtors, who have opened up an office at Genoa City: Genoa City and the community which envelopes our neighboring lakes will be the scene of great activity, Isthe promise of our local Realty firm, Kent & Co. - Mr. Roy A. Kent has been working on several of the listed properties during the 'winter from his office in McHenry, 111., and lately the work on several propositions had matured. The sale of the Bannister stock of merchandise to Mr. Erickson and the sale of the Fuller farm were closed by Kent & Co. y Harold D. C. Bannister is now affilmed with Mr. Kent and the Bannister Insurance Agency combined with Kent & Co., Realtors, will be in a position to render absolute service in both lines. A modern office will be established here in the near future, bringing a welcome addition to the business enterprises of our city. Lester Peacock To Head County 40 et 8 WORK ON STREETS TO BE RESUMED The McGucken & Vander Heyden company is back in McHenry and expects to resume work on the paving of the roads by April 10. Due to the very cold weather last fall the paving f three of the streets was not fin- *hed. Green and Pearl streets will -be completed first, after which work will start on Waukegan street. With good weather the work should be finished in three weeks' time, Mr. Vander Heyden stated in an interview with a representative of The Plaindealer. About ten employes of the company are already , here making preparations to begin the paving and more will come next week. • Our Invitation The McHenry Plaindealer invites as its guests, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Walsh to be present at the Empire theatre on Thursday or Friday evening, April 1 or 2, at which time th,e feature picture, "Fine Clothes," with Lewis Stone and Alma Rubens, will be shown. Present this clipping at the theatre' for admission. Hebron Defeats McHenry The McHenry Athletic club went down to defeat before the fast Hebron Athletic club last Sunday in a fast game. The McHenry crew lost to the Hebronites by only one point when the two teams met on Hebron's floor otter a week ago. The McHenry men felt reasonably sure of a victory on their own floor and so with that spirit they put themselves into fighting trim. However, the Hebron team seemed 1o have improved remarkably since the previous meeting and at the end of the game the Hebronites found themselves with a victory of several points over the M. A. C. Patzke-Thurlwell Miss Evelyn Thurlwell, daughter of Mrs. Anna Thurlwell of McHenry, and Mr. Walter Patzke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patzke, also of this city, were united in marriage Satur day, -March 20, at the parsonage of Rev. H. A. Laufer at Woodstock Mr. and Mrs. Emil Patzke were the attendants. Mr. and Mrs". Patzke are making their home in Chicago with Mr. Patzke's brother, Carl, formerly of McHenry. Their many friends wish them much health and happiness during their wedded life. Lester Peacock, popular Harvard Legionnaire, was elected Chef de Gare of the McHenry County La Societe 40 et 8 Sunday afternoon at the annual election of officers held in the American Legion hall in Woodstock. Peacock is past master of the Harvard post and on#? of the most ambitious Legionnaires in the county. He succeeds Warren Fish, popular county seat Veteran, who has been head of the county forty and eighters the past year. The Forty and Eight is known as the playground of the American Legion. The McHenry county Voiture has a large membership at the presest time and hopes to increase its membership during the next year. Meetings will be held once a month in the future. This honorable society to which Legionnaires plus are eligible has a large membership nationally and is helping the American Legion in many of its undertakings. Annual Township Mecth| and Election Notice is hereby given to the local voters, residents of the Township of McHenry, County of McHenry, 111., that the Annual Township Meeting and Election of Officers of said Township will take place Tuesday, the sixth day of April proximo, being the first Tuesday in said month. The Election will be held' in the following places: 1st. District, Woodman Ifcll- Ringwood, Illinois. 2nd. District, City Hall, McHenry, Illinois. 3rd. District, Colby Building, McHenry, Illinois. The officers to be elected are as follows: One Town Clerk, One Assessor. The Town Meeting will open in the City Hall, McHenry, 111., at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m. and after choosing Moderator /will proceed to hear and consider reports of officers, to appropriate money to defray the necessary expenses of the Township, and to deliberate and decide on such measures as may, in pursuance of law, come before the meeting. Polls will be open at 7 o'clock a. m. and close at 5 o'clock, p. m. Given under my hand this 22nd, day of March, A. D. 1926. CHARLES B. HARMSEN, 42-2 Town Clerk. house he will be a partner in the firm -and have charge of all the company's sales. "Mrs. Walsh' left their home in the Trimore apartment this morning for Chicago, where they are taking up their residence. Mr. Walsh will follow in a week or 10 days, after he has assisted his successor in reorganizing the department for the change. "Mr. Walsh states that his success in the local bank has been largely due to the capable staff of assistants, ftur of whom will later be associated wih him in the Chicago office. They are Miss Marjorie R. Luna, 308 Fulton place, Miss Erma Bary, 1116 Allen street, Hazen M. Pancost, Elkart, Ind., and Horace F. Conklin, 319 North St. Louis boulevard. "Mr. Walsh came here less than a year ago from Chicago, where he was for 11 years with Hodenpyl Hardy & Co. He has known the Speer for 15 years and anticipates his association there will be moat profitable." A FINE SELECTION OF EASTER FLOWERS We have for sale all sorts of Easter flowers and plants, including Easter lilies and other cut flowers and potted plants. We take orders by phone and deliver the flowers to your home. Flowers make beautiful Easter decorations. Come up and see our selection. The Rosedale Greenhouse, McHenry. Phone 653-W-l. Place your order for Early Ohio eating and seed potatoes with me now for delivery April 1. Located at John Brda's hardware store in Centerville. Telephone 52-R. M. M. Niesen. 42-tf-fp Notice Dial showing 7:52 p. m. wins clock at Kamholz Hardware. Winner, please call. 41-2-fp Announce-qient! If your sewing machine, victrola or washing machine is bothering you, tell the trouble to B. Popp, West McHenry, 111. Phone 162. 39-tf-fp Come and see our selection of Easter flowers and plants. The Rosedale Green House, McHenry. We regulate all our cheap watches before they are sold. Buy your work watch at the jeweler's, if you ;want an accurate timepiece. Nye Jewelry and Radio Shop. 42-fp Auctioneering--Farms and all kinds of sales. Win. G. Schreiner. Phone 93-R, McHenry, III. 36-tf-fp See the new models of the Freshman Masterpiece before investing in a radio, Nye's Music and. Radio Shop. . 42-fp Spring fabrics now Erickaon's Dept. store. in stock at 7 BRIDGE HEARING DRAWS CROWD ARGUMENTS CONFINED TO NAVIGATION ijor -Potnam GiYes Assurance of No Change In r Location^ . In a small room on the tiMlfth floor of the Terminal btlilding, corner Harrison and Dearborn streets, Chicago, last Friday at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, there &4vas assembled a crowd to attend the hearing before Major Rufus D. Putnam, district engineer of the U. S. engineers' office, on the matter of the bridge across the Fox river in McHenry. The location has been selected by the state at Elm street on the west and Charles street on the east side, objeeions to which has been made, necessitating Jw? hearing above mentioned. The stage was apparently all «et for quite a battle over the location of the bridge. The main objector, Everet Hunter, of the Hunter Boat company, McHenry, was the spokesman for his side at the meeting and he is deserving of much credit for the game fight he put up against great odds. With his back to the wall, Mr. Hunter battled with spokesmen from two different state departments, a representative for McHenry county and the city of McHenry, one from the Fox River Boat association and faced resolutions from numerous prganizations, asking that the state bepermitted^ to go ahead with its plahs to bridge the river. Major Putnam, at the beginning of the hearing, announced that the only thing the government was interested in was the Question of navigation or obstruction of navigation on the river and that all arguments should be confined to that subject. He stated that his department would not consider the location of the bridge from any other angle than the matter of navigation. This announcement of the presiding officer evidently forced both sides to make some changes in their plans .of attack and defense. At the beginning there were a ftw letters read from objectors, being William A. Thompson, Channel Lake boat operator, now in Florida; Julius Homey, Fox Lake boatman, and Frederick Beller, at present in Hot Springs, Ark. It was announced that these were representative of about twenty-five letters on file. On the other hand several letters and resolutions were read in support of the present plans, being from Frank D. Sheets, state highway enginneer; A. T. Griffiths, of the Mississippi Valley Power Boat association; afljkiavits from R. F. Conway, city clerk of McHenry, and G. E. Still, county clerk of McHenry county; George Kramer, McHenry boat operator; resolutions from McHenry coonty board of supervisors, Woodstock; Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis club of McHenry and a petition signed by 835 citizens. Oral arguments were made by Mr. Frank Surman, state engineer, who explained all about the vertical and horizontal clearances in the plans of the state. He was followed by L. D. Cornish, asaistant chief engineer of the division of waterways of the state. Mr. Hunter^ in quite a lengthy statement, presented his side of the case, his main point being that with the#new bridge at Elm street and the old one at Pearl there was not room enough left between the two to make a turn with the large boats, especially when the wind was in certain directions. That the pier at Elm street was practically the only place where passengers could be accommodated on the larger boats, except at the . Hunter pier on the east side above the old bridge. This argument was answered by C. H. Francis, state legislator, representing the county and city of McHenry. Kier Davis, representing the Fox River Boat association, followed- Mr. Francis, stating that the pier mentioned at Elm street was not a public pier, but was owned by Fred Justen of the Riverside hotel. Edward J. Forest spoke in favor of changing the location of the bridge to Pearl street. Mr. Forest recently purchased the Niesen restaurant. S. H. Freund, supervisor, closed the discussion with a few remarks in favor of the present plans. Major Putnam was very cargful to get all the possible information ho could regarding the-question of navigation from both sides. When the hearing was completed he announced that he could almost be positive in saying at that time that there would be no change in the location of the bridge, although his office might recommend some changes in the clearances. The matter would go up to the war department with such recommendations as his office saw fit to make. Thus came to an end a very interesting discussion of navigation and that was about all that was discussed. All the petitions, resolutions and requests had but little weight with tike representatives of the war department. He was after facts on whether the location of the bridge would or would not obstruct navigation. It looks like the bridge will span the Fox river at Elm ami Otaika streets. ' . 3