Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 135, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1917 — Page 1

No. 135.

FORD CAR SMASHED UP

CAR DRIVEN BY ROSCOE REEDER UPSETS—OCCUPANTS ESCAPE. A Ford car, driven by Roscoe Reeder, turned turtle in front of B. T. Forsythe’s residence on East ington street at 6:30 Friday evening. The car turned completely over and all four wheels were pointing skyward when the finish came. Reeder was driving east with a couple of companions at a fair rate of speed, at the time of the accident, when the left front tire blew out. The car skidded on the oil which was recently placed on that street and crashed into the curbing, bouncing back into the street again and upsetting, pinning the three occupants of the car beneath it. Aid came quickly to their rescue and the car war lifted from them. The top of the car was up and this was probably the only reason that they did not receive more serious injuries. A survey of the car showed that it had suffered quite extensively. The top was a complete wreck, the windshield was broken off, the fenders were bent beyond repair, the radiator was smashed and the car was in a pretty bad condition throughout. The fact that none of the occupants received any more than a few slight bruises was a as they had no chance to get out of the machine. Drivers of machines should be more careful while the streets of our city are in such a slippery condition from the oil.

A car returning from the ball game on the newly oiled street across the river, skidded into the curbing and out again, turning half way around before stopping. If the car had been driven at a fast rate of speed it certainly would have suffered as much or more damage than the Reeder car.

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The Evening Republican.

BENEFIT GAME RAISED $125

FOR RED CROSS FUND FRIDAY—MILITIAMEN VICTORS 8 TO 6 —REYNOLDS STARS. The baseball benefit game played lat Riverside park Friday afternoon | between teams composed of militiamen and Foresters increased the total of the Red Cross fund in this county by about $125.00. Threatening weather was responsible for the crowd not being much larger. However, there was a good sized crowd in the park when play was called and those in charge were very pleased with the amount of money raised. A parade was formed at the public square at 2 o’clock, which was led by the band, followed by about twenty of Captain Tuteur’s khaki clads and the members of the two ball clubs, behind whom about twenty-five automobiles fell in line. Prior to the game the band played several patriotic selections and the militiamen gave butts manual and field exercise maneuvers under the direction of Captain Tuteur. Just before the game was called everyone stood at attention while the “Star Spangled Banner” was played. The onlyjdrawback to the whole occasion was when J. Pluv horned in and stopped play at the finish of the fifth inning, but when the rain stopped the players again resumed play and battled through two more innings. The game itself was a much better exhibition of the pasttime than was expected and until the rainstorm in the fifth inning the teams were playing a pretty fast article of ball. The militiamen carried too many guns, however, for their adversaries and punched the offerings of Brunswick, the St. Joe hurler, for eight runs in two innings. The final score was 8 to 6 in favor of the soldiers. The Foresters got away to a one run lead in the very first inning after the militiamen had been retired in order. One was down when Meyers

hit to left, Clark made a bad peg to second and when Wileox recovered Myers was dashing for third. Wilcox heaved wildly and Myers completed the circuit. The Foresters added another run in the third on safe punches. The militiamen forged to the front in the fourth. Eldridge singled, Parks singled and both moved up on a passed ball, where they scored when Wilcox sent a screecher to right, which Thomas misjudged. Wilcox scored on Reynolds’ hit. Rain then stopped the pasttime for a few minutes, after which the Foresters added four runs on safe hits and the fielding errors of the soldier boys. The game was won by Company M in the sixth. B. Eldridge singled and Jimmy did likewise. Parks was safe on an error. Elder hit to second, Eldridge scoring. Wilcox was safe on an error, Jimmy scoring and Parks taking third, from where he scored when Meyers singled to right. Reynolds flew out. Brunswick wabbled and passed Clark. Wilcox was caught at the plate on L. Wilcox’s tap, Meyers taking third. Bob and Jimmy ‘ Eldridge walked, forcing Meyers home, after which the side was retired. The soldiers added one more in the seventh for good measure. Rain again descended at this point and further play for the afternoon was stopped. The feature of the afternoons play was the work of -Skates” Reynolds, who was stationed at third base. On his first two trips to the platter Earle singled. Reynolds also accepted the only chance he had during the afternoon’s pasttime when he nipped Blue, who was attempting to steal third. Earle was as happy as a kid with a new pair of red-topped boots. “I guess the old man can still hit that old leather and travel the hundred yards yet, what? Two hits, two stolen bases and a clear fielding record, for a man with" his forty-ninth year about to descend on him is poor work, I guess,” said the skater after the game. - “Davy” Meyers in left field also had a lucrative afternoon, getting two hits and accepting his only chance in the field in a brilliant manner.

We have hurt B. F. Fendig’s feelings. You know Mr. Fendig and Firman Thompson have put out ten acres of navy beans and Mr. Fendig feels especially proud of his ability as a farmer. He was telling a reporter of The Republican about thp effort he was making to help reduce the H. C. of L. and remarked, so the reporter thought, that he had planted fifty bushels of beans, which cost sll a bushel, on the ten acres of ground. The reporter, not being very well versed in the tilling of the soil, published what he thought he had heard, thereby causing Messrs. Fendig and Thompson an irreparable injury.— What Mr. Fendig intended for the reporter to hear was that he had planted SSO worth of seed or about four and one-half bushels. ■ F ■

BEG PARDON.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1517.

ROBBERS MADE HAUL AND GETAWAY FRIDAY NIGHT

Hilliard & Hamill Store, Farmers’ Elevator, S. P. Hilliard’s Home and E. S Rhoades’ Grocery are Victimsi-of Visits Paid this City by Thugs Friday Evening.

TRAIL LEADS NORTHWARD?

Trailing With Blood Hound* Given Up When Rain Obliterate* Trail. Finger Print* On Cheese May Prove Factor In Rounding* Up the Thieve*. Officers and Assistant* Are Combing Country For Suspects. Evening May See Some In Jail. Red Cross Money Was Also Stolen.

All of the available officers in the city and others who have been deputized, are busily engaged today in scouring the country for miles and miles in an effort to apprehend the robbers who made such a rich haul during their visit to this city some time during the night. Neighboring towns have been notified to be on the lookout for suspects and all the vigilance possible is being exercised by Sheriff McColly and his cohorts in an effort to land the gang. It may be that before another day has dawned that the county jail in this city will be housing some suspects and possibly the real perpetrators of the deed. S. P. Hilliard, the leading victim of the visit of the robbers, is leading .the chase with untireless energy and will leave no stone unturned to bring the men to justice.

At what time the men made the visit is not known, but it is thought by many that it was probably shortly after midnight. The places visited were the Hilliard & Hamill store, the residence of S. P. Hilliard on College avenue, the Farmers elevator and the E. S. Rhoads grocery store. Practically the only sum of any consequence taken was at the Hilliard & Hamill store, and although as yet the amount has not been exactly determined, it will mount up to quite a little fortune. Among the money taken was some belonging to the Red Cross organization, of which Mr. Hilliard is chairman. At the Rhoads grocery $3.00 in money was obtained besides a small amount of cheese, and it is due to the latter that the police have hopes of getting evidence that will lead to the conviction of the criminals. Finger prints in the cheese at the present time is the leading evidence that is at hand. The men had broken the cheese off with thir hands and the marks of their finger tips may be plainly seen. The Farmers elevator lost but seventyfive cents and some stamps. At the Hilliard residence nothing was obtained nor was entrance gained to the house. The visit of the men to the latter place was unknown until this noon, when Mrs. Hilliard noticed that the visitors had attempted to jimmy the back door. Entrance was gained to the Hilliard store through a' rear window. A small, sharp instrument had be§n used to peck a small hole in the window directly in front of the catch

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between the tpo and bottom windows. After the small hole was made it was easy to open the catch with the instrument and the window was raised without the slightest sound. Considerable time was probably consumed by the men in gaining entrance to the cash register. Tickets which accompany purchases were lying about, showing that various combinations were tried before the thieves ultimately obtained admission to the drawer. A small screw driver was lying on the floor just below the cash register. The different cash drawers were badly scarred, where an attempt had been made to open them by jimmying them. Mr. Hilliard had his store closed during the afternoon for the ball game, and did not get a chance to bank the money, which was the reason that such a large sum was in the drawer. Nothing of an incriminating sort was taken, the robbers giving their entire attention to currency. At the Rhoads grocery store a small knife was found. Entrance was gained to this store through a rear window. $3.00 was obtained here besides the cheese, which was mentioned above.

Entrance was ’gained to the elevator in precisely the same manner as that used at the Hilliard store. But seventy-five cents in currency was in the cash drawer. A number of checks were left unmolested, which might tend to imply that the thieves were home talent. Mr. Hilliard, in company with officers, was negaged throughout the morning in running down clues in an effort to obtain something definite upon which to work, and as a result they obtained some meagre information that may ultimately land the criminals in the penitentiary. A clue was obtained shortly after noon which was the best the officers had yet found upon which to work. Mr. Hilliard and a couple of deputy officers left about 1 o’clock, following a tip from the north, and the word received was the brightest they had yet received. It is their desire that the information they received should not be published at this time in order that the suspects may not make their getaway. The information obtained, however, was rather convincing and the result of their trip this afternoon may bear fruit. Mr. Hilliard had charge of the money that was taken in at the ball game Friday afternoon and it was probably surmized that this money would either be at his home or at the store as it was too late to bank it, and this was probably the money the men hda in view when they visited his places. However, the money had been turned over to B. F. Fendig earlier in the evening and was not among that stolen, which was very fortunate. This is another reason advanced by many that the robbery was committed by home talent. Earlier in the day it was the intention to secure blood hounds in an attemj? tto run down the criminals, but this was given up as it was figured that the slight shower during the early hours had obliterated the trail to such an extent that trailing the men in such a manner would avail nothing. Rensselaer has been visited by robbers several times during the past' few months and the robbery of last j night was the richest haul that has yet been made. Only a week or so ago several offices were visited and small sums were obtained and beyond a doubt these acts were committed by someone within our own limits. There are some who criticise Nightwatch Critser, which is hardly justified, as it is almost an impossibility for one man to detect robberies in darkened stores. Mr. Crit*ker cannot be in two places at once and it is a hard matter where there is more than one man committing the robberies for an officer to catch them. A lookout can easily keep tab on the nightwatch. Mr. Critser states that he makes several rounds each night and it is an easy matter after he has passed the intended place of the victims, for them to get in their work, as it takes considerable time for thim to complete his rounds. However, the majority are not holding Mr. Critser to account, realizing the position in which he is placed. In talking to the nightwatch today he stated that he had seen no strangers about town during the evening and has no idea when the robbery was committed. He had received a telephone call from Monon about 10 o’clock asking that he be on the lookout for a stolen cat and he states that most of’ the time during the night he was engaged in keep-

PRO-GERMANS BURN BRIDGE

BRIDGE ON NEW YORK CENTRAL DESTROYED BY FIRE FRIDAY NIGHT. A bridge spanning the Iroquois river, 3 miles northof Morocco, was destroyed by fire some time Friday night and is believed to be of incendiary origin. As a result, traffic on the road is paralyzed arid word reaches this city, through W. J. Wright, that there were no less than six trains stalled in that city at 6 o’clock this Friday morning. The I work is believed to have been committed by pro-German sympathizers and Morocco and surrounding territory is agog with excitement. Road detectives and officials hurried to the scene and a country-wide search for suspects was being made. Road officials and section men are firm in their belief that the burning of the bridge was committed by alien enemies, basing their belief on the fact that the material of the bridge was such that a chance spark from a passing engine would not have been sufficient to start the fire. They assert that the bridge would have had to be thoroughly saturated with oil before a sufficient fire could have been started to destroy it.

The New York Central is a very heavy freight road, carrying much material designed for war purposes and also foodstuffs and this fact only tends to increase the belief of the officials that they are right in surmising that the deed was perpetrated by enemies of this country. A heavily loaded freight train due in Morocco some time during the night was brought to a standstill when only an extremely short distance from the burning bridge The freight was traveling at a high rate of speed and was rapidly nearing the bridge when the fire ahead was detected by the engineer, wh.i brought his train to a* standstill just in time to avoid being hurled into eternity. A warning was quickly sent out and all traffic was ordered halted.

Nothing will be left undone to apprehend the guilty parties and it is expected by officials that the day’s search will round up a number of suspects. In such times as these, when there are so many German sympathizers within our borders, extreme caution must be exercised and no doubt guards will be placed along the New York Central right-of-way through this section to avoid a recurrence of this sort. Workmen were immediately rushed to the scene and the work of erecting a temporary bridge was under way early. Not much time is expected to elpase before the wheels are again turning. AH of the large bridges of the country have been guarded by American soldiers for the jast several weeks and it is probable that ab‘en enemies will .'onfine their efforts to the small bridges in the ’ out-of-way places in the future in an effort to strike a blow for the Kaiser and his soldiers.

Fakers Attempt to Bunco Jordan Farmer.

Friday a stranger called on R. A. Gillet at his home in Barkley township and asked if he would phone the bank and guarantee the payment of a seventy-five dollar bill due him for operating upon the eyes of his broth-er-in-law, Ames M. Rains. Mr. J. M. Rains, the father of Ames, was at the home of his son-in-law, Mr. Gillet, at the time, and when he heard the conversation he stepped,to the phone and asked the fake doctor who he was, and if he was accompanied by the regular family doctor. The reply was that his name was Dr. Prince and that he had operated upon his son’s eyes and the bill was $75. He claimed that he had removed a catarac from each of Mr. Rains’ eyes. Mr. Rains knew that his son’s eyes were not so afflicted and he declined to make the payment and the would-be doctor vacated. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ames Rains are mutes ana the attempt to get money from them in this manner is shameful and it is too bad that the offender was not captured and turned over to the sheriff.

Clyde Williams Has Arm Broken in Auto Accident.

Friday appears to have been a day of automobile accidents. Clyde Williams, of this city, a laborer, had the radius of his left arm broken in three places when a car in which he was riding turned over after skidding on the oil which had been placed on all 6f the principal streets of the city. The broken bone W was set by a physician and it is thought that it will mend properly. Mr. Williams suffered considerable pain from the triple break. A man by the name of Johnson was driving the car when it turned turtle.

Bicycle tires, all new stock. Phone 218. Jim Clark. - ■ ’*■ ing a lookout for the car and visiting i the garages. Mr. Critser wants to catch all law violators. >

LAD IS BADLY INJURED

RAYMOND McKAY RECEIVES SEVERE INJURIES WHEN. CAR TURNS OVER ON HIM. Raymond McKay, 12-y ear-old son of O. H. McKay, is now in the Jasper county hospital, suffering from severe wounds received while playing about the county crusher Friday afternoon during the baseball game. Raymond, with several other lads, would Jake the small cars which are used to carry stone up the crusher, and then after getting to the top would get in the car and ride it down the tracks to the river bank, always with the brakes applied, not allowing the car to travel very fast. McKay soon tired of riding so

slowly and dared his companions to take the ride with the brakes off. None of them accepted the dare, however, so McKay decided he would do it himself. He started and when about half way down the incline became frightened at traveling so fast. He applied the brakes and the suddenness with which he applied them caused the car to turn a complete somersault. McKay was thrown clear of the car to the ground about six feet below. The car left the track, alighting on McKay, who was unbale to get up in time to get out of its path. The car fell across his stomach. The efforts of his companions to remove the car from his body were futile and they were forced to go to the ball park to get aid. The boy scouts, George Collins and one or two others went to the scene of the accident and found McKay suffering terribly. The lad was immediately taken to his home and a physician called. An examination disclosed the fact that he had been ruptured and he was removed to the hospital about two hours later. McKay was also quite badly bruised and suffered a scalp wound. He is resting fairly well today and it is thought jio permanent injuries will ensue, —j—

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