Southtown Economist (Newspaper) - September 27, 1939, Chicago, Illinois POLICE HOLD SUSPECT IN THEATER ROBBERY CHURCH ADDITION TO COST Member Accredited Community Newspapers ot Chicago THIRTY-SEVENTH 51 SOUTHTOWN CHICAGO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 27 1939 GOOD ON INSIDE PAGES Church Parish Festival Honors New tor page 2 Safety Education Material Given to City Schools page 3 Folk Dancers in Fete Friday at Hamilton Park page 5 Southtown Boy Scouts Appointed to Higher Ranks page 6 THRONG AT REP BOYLE RITES NEW HOPE HENRY RALLIES Promise of Bike Helps Girl of 10 Death Mourned POLICE QUESTION MAN AFTER HOLDUP OF Thomas Connolly 27 years old 741 W st held by Englewood Bicycle Company Says It police is shown here as he was questioned by Detectives Lawrence j Will Deliver sired Gift to Her News and Michael Connolly was arrested Saturday night by Policeman Phillip Powers in an alley in the rear of the 6700 Wock of Halsted st a few minutes after the cashier of the New Regent theater 6826 Halsted st had been held up Connolly denied any edge of the crime Will Take Over Tomorrow Night to Induct as President William Harper 7026 Union ave received the honor a few ago of being elected national commander of the Military Order of the Cootie the honor degree organization of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States But to his fellow members of the Can Pup Tent No 11 of town National Commander Harper is just a lousy cootie in the of veteran Cooties and tomorrow night he will be made to pay for the honor of being supreme commander Ceremony Cooties of the Galvanized Iron Can Pup Tent have arranged at ceremony to be held at o'clock their ters at 426 W st with Com- mander Harper as the guest of honor It's an old custom among bers of the Military Order of the Cootie that when a member is ed to a state or national office the of his pup tent make him pay for his election This was ex- by Paul H Powers 5326 Cor- nell ave the Commander or of Can Pup Tent Assistants Commander Powers in making the national Cootie pay will be ably assisted by Harry ner of Bloomington 111 formerly of Southtown who is grand com- mander of the grand pup tent of Illinois and also a member of the Can Pup Tent Harper is uled to pay in cold cash in ribbing and by providing entertainment in various and numerous ways Com- mander Powers said In Charge of Fining William Bell 5839 Winchester ave will be in charge of fining Mr per Richard Butler 738 W st the Blanket Bum of the pup tent William Nowell 6920 Parnell ave Keeper of the Crummy Duffle Bag and E J Carey 7040 Lowe ave who is the Hungry Cootie of the pup tent all will aid in the rituals for the benefit of Commander Harper Among other things Commander Harper probably will be taken for a ride in the Cootie car of the Can Pup Tent which was in the Cootie parade at the national encampment in Boston the last week of August when Harper was elected supreme commander of the order Proud of Commander Despite their apparent lack of respect for Commander Harper members of the Can Pup Tent actually are quite proud of having the supreme commander as a ber of their group and they point with additional pride to the fact that the state commander Mr ner is also a member of their pup tent According to unofficial history of the Military Order of the Cootie it is the first time in the existence that both a state and tional commander have been bers of the same pup tent Ashland Church of Christ To Mark 40th Anniversary In observance of its 40th the Ashland Church of Christ and Laflin sts will hold an entire week of anniversary ices beginning next Sunday and ending Sunday October 8 Seven days of services will be dedicated to the various phases of the sary week Sunday will be set aside as Rally day Special exercises by the Bible school at p..m will welcome back old members Earlier at the communion service Rev S L Rodgers pastor of the church will speak on Building Thrones Bible school promotion exercises will be held at V Monday's Program Monday will be marked with a service at p.m and designated as McGregor Night in honor of Walter K McGregor who started I the mission that later became the j Ashland Church of Christ A rial picture of Mr McGregor will be dedicated at this service On day Recognitien Night the ice will be in honor of members who have performed some outstanding work for the church Community Night Next Wednesday Organization Night will be observed with the various bodies in the church resented at the service Thursday will be Community Night with recognition of the connection be- tween church and neighborhood to be emphasized The young people of the church will be honored Friday at a service dedicated to them The services on Sunday October 8 will include the 40th anniversary ceremony at 3 p.m Rev C G dred pastor of the Englewood tion church will sneak at this service at which former members old timers and ministers of other Continued on Page 11 Fall Signals Arrival of Wild at Fish Lake Again the hunting season is about to descend officially on Southtown Beach the Economist colony at Fish Lake Ind Already the glowing Autumn liage gives a hint of the abundant wild life to come Hundreds of wild ducks were sighted in the area week Canvasbacks mallards spooner bills were seen lighting on the water Squirrels rabbits and pheasants run rampant in the woods offering a veritable hunter's paradise Pick Nuts Owners of homes at the colony also point out that there is an abundance of hickory nuts black walnuts butternuts and Bushels of can easily be In a short time they said hu taken the limelight I the last few weeks for enthusiastic I who point to their catches jof bass pickerel blue gills perch and crappies in the bottom lake is the time of the year for fishing veteran angiers say Why not drive out Sunday to Southtown Beach in its fairyland garb of Autumn It's a ant drive from and sts Members of the town Bearh staff are on hand at the colony at all times to show around All at the colony at thr established price of each able at the rate of down and a month are offered to sons who pay n year's advance sub- scription of to this newspaper Cheers Child By CLAIRE DANZIGER Virginia Henry 1106 W St may be facing death but if her condition this morning was any indication the little girl who has been doomed by centuries of research in medical history may outwit all the experts Ginny is the victim of a rare blood lymphatic leukemia the medical profession agrees inevitably ends in death It's a progressive creeping disease which destroys the life-giving red blood cells in the system as the white cells increase by the tens of thousands But Ginny who had the third in a series of blood transfusions today lay in the children's ward of St Bernard hospital perked up considerably That Red And it was all due to a bright red bicycle Mrs Thomas Henry the little girl's Ginny ever since she became ill five weeks ago has talked constantly of a red bike that she wants more than anything in the world Because the family is on relief such a gift for the child was impossible But yesterday morning- Mrs Henry who has kept constant at the little girl's bedside was called to the hospital tele- phone to be told by a bicycle concern that the firm was sending a bicycle out to the hospital for Ginny In her excitement Mrs Henry neglected to find out the name of the concern but the bike is to be brought to Ginny at the hospital this morning It was right after the transfusion given by the father an unemployed sewer worker that the child was told of the bicycle For a moment Ginny was less Her eyes sparkled Then Ginny's face lit up in a wide smile the first in many days Call the Call the she cried Her Nurse Must Ride It i When Elizabeth Kindred the chief j nurse in the children's ward and an especial favorite of the little girl because she takes time out to read to Ginny so often arrived at her bedside Ginny gravely informed her she the will have to ride the bike around the ward so Ginny j can see it in action Mrs Henry was lorn between laughter and tears at Ginny's re- markable turn for the better She j could hardly speak That the little girl's improved con- dition could be linked up in part at least to anticipating the present j of a bicycle which she has wanted for such a long time was confirmed j by Dr William George Epstein 7042 j Stony Island ave physician who is attending her i Cheerfulness Aids Her j Ginny was beginning to feel do pressed he pointed out Anything that improves her mental outlook I will certainly have a bearing on the j fight against her illness I Commenting on the little condition Dr sounded a truly hopeful note when he Her rally after the transfixion today is exceeding all our He pointed out that the total of white blood cells has been pushed down to 16000 in number This in comparison to the soaring of 82.000 cells which the little girl's body had contained The person has about 7.500 white Appetite Better After the transfusion yesterday Ginny ate four slices of toast and drank two glasses of milk all at one session which is more than she has eaten in many days Since the of her the child who was always plump and active has literally wasted away and has heroine thin and wan as disease has taken its toll STATE REP JAMES P BOYLE Southtown this week mourned the death of Rep James P Boyle 54 1108 W Garfield blvd for 23 years a member of the state legislature from the Fourth district He was a resident of the 14th ward Mr Karge Gets Slow Start on His Meat Route Unwelcome Visitors dently Fond of Ham Cause a Slight Delay Alfred Karge 6727 Racine ave who owns his own meat truck arose early Monday morning as he does ate a good breakfast in anticipation of a busy day and prepared to start out on his route When he reached the rear door of the garage he discovered that it had been forced open Entering he discovered further that the door of his truck also had been opened More intensive investigation re- that during the night thieves had stolen worth of meat in- 16 boiled hams six spams two spiced hams two boxes of lunch meat three cans of Polish ham and 40 pounds of bacon notified Englewood police and told them the burglars must have entered sometime between mid- night and 8 Two Gunmen Take Man's Cash Give Back Watch Two gentlemen bandits both about 25 years old held up George Rubidge 450 Normal pkwy early i Sunday morning and robbed him of after returning his I prized engraved gold watch Mr Rubidge was walking home at i about when he was in front of 6750 Stewart I ave by the two men both armed with revolvers Mr Rubidge at first thought the holdup was a joke by friends he told police later Detective Ira L O'Hare of Englewood Will Retire Ira L O'Hara 1150 W st a plain clothesman of the police will retire from the police force on a pension next Monday Capt Eugene Barry commanding officer of the Englewood district announced today Officer O'Hara has been in ice on the police fores for more than 20 years He has been attached to the Englewood district as a plain for several years For the past two months he has been on sick leave National Furniture Week Sept 30 to Oct 2 SEE and BUY 1 1 HM n and in Southtown Stores See Pages 7 8 9 10 Prominent Legislator Dies at 54 I Dean of Legislature lapses of Gastric Attack Resident of the i 14th Ward Officials of the city county and state and scores of crowded the Visitation church 843 W blvd this morning for the funeral of Rep James P Boyle one of the deans of the Illinois state legislature and a resident of the 14th ward In tribute to the Southtown leader the City council which was to meet today postponed its session one week Representative Boyle who was serving his term in Springfield to round out 23 consecutive years as a representative of the Fourth Dis- died Sunday morning- in his home at 1106 W Garfield blvd He had been active in Democratic party politics all his life Death came suddenly to the year-old A few utes after a jovial Saturday evening dinner with his wife and son and daughter he was seized with an acute gastric attack Dr Eugene O'Neil the family physician was summoned At 2 o'clock Sunday morning Mr Boyle died Telegrams of Condolence Scores of telegrams were received this week at the Boyle home ing messages from Mayor Kelly and Governor Homer Honorary at the ices this morning all members of the state legislature were Reps Frank Ryan of the Second District Michael A Ruddy and John C czynski of the Fourth District thew Franz of the 15th District and Raymond T O'Keefe of the District It was Mayor Kelly who appointed Representative Boyle to the Board of Local Improvements in 1933 At the time of his death he was dent of the State Springfield Representative Boyle earned the title Watchdog of the in his position as chairman of the house committee on appropriations the largest com- in the legislature He also headed the Cook county steering committee in the House which in- cluded a solid bloc of 35 members Mr Boyle was born in the vicinity of st and Shields ave He at- j tended the Hamline elementary school His interest in politics be- gan at an early age when his father a candidate for alderman from tiie ward His lather was business agent of a railroad switchmen's union Young Boyle became the for Mike Mclnerney in his fnl election for alderman of the 14th ward Then Mr Boyle j was appointed a clerk in the bate court when Governor sat 011 the bench He held that j position for several years until three j months after his marriage to Lillian Keane when lie was elected to the state legislature Insurance Firm Member For the lasi 15 years he had been a member of the insurance firm of Boyie Flagg and Seaman 222 Adams st When Representative and Mrs Boyie observed 23rd anniversary last June the occasion j was celebrated with a in their new home on blvd j Previously the family had been i apartment dwellers in the ward j Representative Boyle made friends j A strapping man of six feet his manner and sense of humor stood him in good stead throughout career i in to his widow ire a daughter Kileen 21 years old and a son James Jr 16 a student in school i The burial today took place in Holy Sepulchre cemetery j Attractive Young Clubster SHE'S ONE OF THE Although still a student of Lindblom high school Lois Von of Whipple st is a second year member of the Chicago Lawn Junior Woman's club One of the youngest members in the history of the club Miss Von takes an active part in the club's choral and drama work Last Survivor of a Civil War Post Dies at 94 Years ranks of Civil war veterans were further depleted this week with the death of George Enslow 94 years old 414 W pi Mr Enslow was the sole survivor and commander of the Hart Mich post He died Saturday in his home Up to the time of his death he was alert and seemed to be in good physical con- dition Rev Winthrop Hudson of the mal Park Baptist church officiated at funeral services in the home yesterday afternoon and veterans of the Spanish war j conducted military rites at the grave j in Mount Hope cemetery Told Children Stories Ever since Mr Enslow came to i Chicago in 1934 children of his j neighborhood used to go to his home to hoar stories of the Civil i war He liked to tell of serving under Captain Kennicott in Texas and of falling asleep on guard duty Thoroughly scared and severely reprimanded Mr Enslow recalled he was finally asked the reason for his behavior Well sir the young man ex- I guess I just got so tired from marching You've been a mighty good dier his captain told him We'll drop the whole matter only don't let it happen again Favorite Story But favorite story concerned his enlistment in the Illinois infantry in Alton 111 They asked me how old I was the old soldier chuckled f told em I was going on 18 the required age for enlistment but I didn't j i Continued on Page 17 Man Seized After Chase Held as Robbery Suspect a few minutes after a So holdup occurred Saturday night a the New Regent theater 6826 Halsted st Thomas Connolly 21 old 741 W -t was being as a robbery suspect today by Englewood police Connolly was inken into by Policeman Phillip Powers niter a foot chase of more than block HP toid police that he had been drinking and did not remember ing part in the holdup Identified by Cashier Immediately after he was arrested Connolly was identified by the ier of the theater Logan 5510 Cornell ave as tile man who held her up according to police i lice also said he has been identified in connection with a robbery last Friday evening in a drug at 0749 ave Con- noily denied taking part in that robbe j p.m I to account a man stepped up to the i window at the New Regent theater about p.m Holding his j right hand in his pocket as if i shielding a gun he pointed toward startled cashier and she give him money After re- Continued on 17 j Heart Attack Proves Fatal To 1 of Last Man's Squad European Situation to Be Subject of Lions Julian Jonathan director of the Cosmopolitan Translation bureau 203 N ave will give an address on The Mills of the Gods at a luncheon meeting of the Auburn Park Lions club next Wednesday at p.m in Greene's restaurant 7919 Ha ted st Mr Steen will discuss recent events in Europe A military funeral was held today at for John M Rosner years old Throop s desk sergeant the Hyde Park police station who died suddenly Saturday j afternoon of a heart attack The services were conducted in the j ration church 843 W Garfield was in the Holy Sepulchre cemetery si and ave Members of the Man's Squad of the Chipilly post of the American Legion participated in This club of which Sergeant Rosner was an active member was organized two years ago by members of the Chipilly with tiie plan to vide each of their members a funeral wherever he may be and to hold meetings each month until only an infantry squad of eight mon is alive Mr Rosner said Roy K st the third ber who has died during September the cash the bandit ran Continued on Page 11 Church to Build an Addition Marquette Park rian Will Break Ground Sunday for Improvement ceremonies will be held Sunday morning for a addition to the present building of the Marquette Park Presbyterian church st and California ave The new wing double the ing capacity of the church and vide facilities for increased activities of the church organizations The addition which will be a two- story brick structure with a mansard roof is expected to seat more than 350 persons in its auditorium on the second floor and provide for 200 in the first floor dining hall Construction ations will begin about October 15 according to Rev Earl C Morgan pastor of the church The wing is expected to be ready for occupancy by January 1 Sunday Ceremonies The ceremonies Sunday will held at p.m at the conclusion of the regular worship service Charles Ferguson 6542 art st a trustee of the church since its founding in September 1921 will dig the first spadeful of earth on the site of the new structure Henry Hill 6222 Talman ave an elder of the church since 1922 will offer a prayer The new building will form a T with the present church a structure at the northeast corner of st and the alley lying between Mozart sf and California ave When the wing is added it will present a side to California ave and will lie 65 feet west of fornia ave The front of ths new addition will face st Ths area between the east wall of the wing and California ave will be reserved for a larger building to be constructed when the size warrants such an undertaking An will be part of the addition's southeast corner and will be 14 square opening on the second floor stairway to the foet The second floor also will have space for a supply room and the pastor's study The first floor will be ment in character being four feet below tiie surface of the sidewalk and will contain space for five day school rooms and for the ing's boiler room The partitions be- tween the Sunday school rooms will be of a type that slide up and will allow the space to be used as a or dining hail Latest Improvements Improvements to be incorporated in the addition include a gas heating plant a ventilation tem and -an organ Funds for the building are to be raised by from the tion part of the total already having been made up by cash tions Benjamin F Oisen 19 S La Salle st is the architect in charge of building operations The Marquette Park Presbyterian church was founded in September 1921 when Mr Ferguson who will break the ground at the ceremony Sunday held the first service m his home at Mozart st Rev L Aimy became pastor of the church at time and remained until 1926 Constructed in 1922 In 1922 the present building was constructed a one-story bungalow with no inside partitioning This served the congregation under Rev Leon Arpee from 1926 to 1930 and Rev A E Lehman from 1930 until his death in March 1939 Reverend Morgan the present pastor was chosen to begin his duties here on July 1 of this jear In the 18 years of its existence the church has grown from a small group of less than a dozen persons to A congregation of more than 150 Included among Us organizations are women's groups a club young people's societies and a day school so large that it muit I meet In two
