Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • 9

TUESDAY evening THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT AND LEADER JANUARY 12, 1937. City Briefs I Obituary CarlJ. Mangan, I I Streckfus Line I I Hold Funeral I Services For I L. M. Crowley Dependency, Delinquency Cases Fewer FINE GAMBLING DEVICE PEDDLER $25 AND COSTS FUNERAL RITES OF R.H.

HARNED ON WEDNESDAY) R.I, COUNCIL VOTES. ITSELF PAY INCREASE I iistfjtit i Miss Anna Miller. A former resident ol Davenport and former clerk for many years In the old Boston store. Miss Anna Miller. 73.

dropped dead suddenly in the Odd Fellows home at Mason City. Monday. Word of ber death was received by a niece, Mrs. R. B.

Wolcott, 3117 Grand avenue, Davenport. Miss Miller was born in Oxford, Nov. 25, 1863 and came to Davenport with ber parents in 1867. Until about 15 years ago she was employed in the Boston store here. Following the death of her brother four years ago.

until s' left for the Odd Fellows home. Miss Miller bad made her home with Mrs. Wol cott in Davenport. She was a member of Scott Xedoka Rebekah lodge, Phoenix temple. No.

21, Pythian Sisters, and St Mark's Lutheran church. Surviving beside her niece, Mrs. Wolcott, are two other nieces, Mrs. Allie Miller of Davenport, and Mrs. P.

Morton of Geneva, N. and a nephew, Fred Miller of Florida. The body will be sent to Runge's mortuary where funeral services wilt be held at 3 p. m. Saturday, followed by burial in Oakdale cemetery.

George Filker. George- Filker, 60, 620 Fortieth street, machinist and resident in Rock Island for the past 25 years, died in St Anthony's hospital at 6:18 p. m. Monday, following a nine-day combined illness of pneumonia and a heart ailment. He was born Sept 30, 1876, in Keokuk, and received his edu cation there, being married to Miss Lena Morris in Chicago April 9, 1902.

She preceded him In death. Mr. Filker had been employed at the Williams-White Co. plant in Moline during the past 15 years and was of Lutheran faith. Surviving him are two sons, George, Davenport and Earl, at home; a daughter, Pearl, at home, and three brothers, Anton, Quincy, Edward of Keokuk, and Joseph of Martsel, Colo.

A brother and sister also preceded him in death. The body was removed to the Knox funeral home where funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery, Rock Island.

John Hill. John Hill, 34, a native of New Orleans, died in Mercy hospital Monday at 10 p. m. after a short illness. He was born in New Orleans on.

Oct 23, 1902, and had been a resident of Davenport for the past seven years. He was employed by Fiench and Hecht Foundry. The body is at the Horrigan home for funerals. The Loussaert Infant. The infant son of Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Loussaert of Long Grove died In Mercy hospital at noon Tuesday, following birth at 7 a. m. The body was removed to the Hal-ligant funeral home. The Imming Funeral.

Funeral services for Ben Imming will be held at 8:30 a. m. Thursday in the Ruhl funeral home, and in St Joseph's church st 9. Burial will be in Holy Fam ily cemetery. The rosary will be recited by the Rev George Gig-linger Wednesday at 7:30 p.

m. in the funeral home. The Prose Funeral. Funeral services for Mrs. -Mabel Augusta Prose were held at 2 p.

m. Monday in St Mark's Lutheran church with the Rev. Mark A. Get-zendaner officiating. Burial was made in Rose Hill cemetery, Buffalo, Ia.

Mrs. Harry Nelson sang "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "The Old Rugged Cross." Bearers were William F. Fick, B. C. Coovert, Harry Lagonl, Jens P.

Petersen, Joe Klein and Clark Schabiltlon. Mrs. Delores Motto. Mrs. Delores Motto, 76, resident of the Scott county home, died there at 5:15 a.

m. Tuesday, after a long illness. The body was taken to the Ruhl funeral home pending arrangements. The Metzger Funeral. Funeral services for Mrs.

Amanda Littig Metzger were held in Runge's chapel at 1 p. m. Tuesday with the Rev. Dean R. F.

Phil-brook officiating. Burial was in Oakdale cemetery. Bearers were August and Matt Steffen, John and Wliliam Metz ger, Carl Truedson and Charles Scott. Joe Ney. Joe Ney, 74, old time resident of Princeton, died in the Scott county home at noon Tuesday of a heart ailment from which he had been suffering during the past four years.

The body was removed to the McGlnnls funeral home where funeral arrangements are pending. Several brothers and sisters survive. he said, and if snow falls the difficulty will be increased. The deputy said that he and assistants had scattered about 3.0 pounds ot feed in the last week. .1 1 Services Will Be Con ducted in First Presbyterian Church.

Funeral services for Rowland H. Harned, 72, chairman of the board and vice president of the J. H. C. Petersen's Sons operating the Petersen-Harned-Von Maur department store, who died Monday afternoon at his home, S30 Mississippi avenue, will be held at 2 p.

m. Wednesday in the First Presbyter Ian church. Burial will be privat in Oakdale cemetery. The body was removed from the Hill Frederick chapel to 'the residence late Tuesday afternoon and will remain there until 10:39 a. m.

Wednesday when it will be taken to the church. Friends may view the remains at the home end at the church until time for the funeral. Cable G. Von Maur, president of J. H.

C. Petersen's Sons announced the Petersen-Harned-Voa Maur store will be closed all day Wednesday in respect to the late officer. Arrangements are being made for the store employes to attend the services in a body. The services in the church will be conducted by the pasto, the Rev. Alfred S.

Nickless. Postpone Meeting. The annual congregational meeting of the First Presbyterian church, originally scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed until Jan. 21 at 6:15 p. m.

the session announced. Mr. Harned was a member of the congregation, a ruling elder and an active figure for many years in the life of tha church. The Y. M.

C. in which the deceased was a director, will be closed between 2 and 4 p. m. Wednesday to permit members of tha staff to attend the funeral. Tributes to Man.

Messages of sympathy came- to the family from friends and business associates both la the city and from points outside. Typical was the following voiced by Dr C. L. Leigh, chairman of the advisory board of the Salvation Army. "The passing ot H.

Harned was a shock to me. I shall miss hig wise council and advice on the board of the salvation Army, he was an ardent supporter ot ita work. "He will be missed in many civio and religious activities in the city. "Davenport has lost a good citizen, but the memory of his many good deeds will live long in the hearts of this community. "He was a good man." Will be Missed.

Others who expressed regret in the passing of Mr. Harned and paid tribute to his memory were the following: "Davenport's philanthropic and welfare organizations, as well as a great many people in this community, are going to Miss R. II. Harned very much. In his quet and unassuming way, in his ready willingness to always serve in any causa for the betterment of -the people-and the community, he was very effective.

He gave unsparingly of his time to many organizations, and was one of the community's best loved citizens. I always had the highest regard for Mr. Harned. and knew him rriUmately. Hia death is a distinct loss to Daven port' E.

P. Adler, publisher the Daily Times. Useful Citizen. "In the passing of Mr. Davenport has lost one of its most distinguished and useful citizens.

For many years he had been greatly beloved by all of those who had the privilege of knowing him. His life was a successful one. Thru his efforts he helped build a large and prosperous business. He maintained a delightful home. He was a Christian gentleman.

He gave generously of his time and his money to his neighbors whom he knew, and to the welfare of thousands pf those whom he never could know. Mr. Harned, by his life, helped make America the country that It is." Major Harry F. Evans, chairman, Davenport Civio Planning committee, MARRIAGE LICENSES Clyde William Delf and Evelyn Mary Striegel, both of Davenport. Good qualities may get the praise, but bad habits get the publicity.

STOKER COAL Ten mesh super-therm is small, uniform In six, free of dust and oil processed. Absence of crushing reduces power cost for stoker motor 1S cents per ton. EAST DAVENPORT Fuel Lumber Company 2023-2C1I C. Rivrr 2.24223-1724 v. Iowa City Man Arrested Monday Night; Five Machines in Car.

Carl Schillig. 33, peddler of marble machines for an Iowa City operator, was fined 23 and costs on a charge of disorderly conduct ia police court Tuesday following his arrest while in possession of five of the gambling devices. Schillig pleaded not guilty tbo he admitted the machines were in his automobile when detectives arrested him at the intersection of Rockingham road and ilowell street -Monday night. The detectives testified that he had Just removed one of the machines from a tavern and was placing it in his car when arrested. Schillig claimed he was driving thru the city and that none of the machines had been placed in Davenport.

"You probably heard in Iowa City that we were conducting a campaign against tfaes machines in Davenport and were trying to get them out," Magistrate Hornby told Schillig. Ten taverns, one lunch room, and one cigar store have been raided in the past few days by Davenport police, who have confiscated approximately $2,000 of the machines. Schillig signed a waiver to the five machines and they will be destroyed. REMARRIED ON $17 INCOME; MUST PAY FORMER WIFE $4 Remarried, with an income of 17 a week, John C. Hoover, 35, was again ordered to pay his divorced wife $4 per week for the support of their 12 year-old child when arraigned in police court Tuesday.

He was ordered to pay Vera Hoover, his first wife, $10 weekly when a divorce decree was granted In district court, That sum was reduced to at a later hearing when it was established Hoover was earning but $17 per week and that his former wife was also employed as a waitress. She again filed an information against him for contributing to the delinquency of a minor w-ne; he fell $19 in arrears on the payments. She testified in police court that the child is in need of an operation and that she must have the money. Magistrate Hornby continued the case until Feb. 13 after ordering Hoover to pay the $4 weekly and to pay half of the $13 in the next month.

ALIBI IS NO GOOD; GETS 10 DAYS ON LARCENY CHARGE Ed "Mickey" Powers spur-of -the-inoment alibi was discarded when he was arraigned in police court Tuesday on a petty larceny charge growing out of the attempted theft of women's hosiery valued at $1.40 from the Woolworth five-and-ten. Iva Howard, clerk, testified that she saw Powers tuck the hosiery under his coat and that Powers replaced them on the other end of the counter whea he realized he had been seen. "Did you steal them, Mickey?" asked Magistrate Hornby. "Ko, Judge, I was awful drunk. I think I knocked them off the counter and was just putting them back." Police testified Mickey was sober.

"Ten days," said Hornby. WILL DURANT IS 'TAKEN FOR RIDE" IN AN ARMY TANK Will Durant, world famous philosopher and writer, who spoke Monday evening before the Moline After Dinner club, was taken on a personally conducted tour of inspection of the Rock Island arsenal shops Tuesday morning by Col. A. G. Gillespie, arsenal commandant.

The tour was climaxed by a ride in one of the high powered speed tanks manufactured at the arsenal. The distinguished guest was advised that no details of, what he had seen could be published. "Colonel, I am a philosopher, not a technical man," Durant replied. "But it has been a wonderful experience." TESTS FACED BY 250 CHAUFFEURS IN SCOTT COUNTY Approximately 250 chauffeurs in Scott county will be required to take another examination if they wish to obtain 1937 licenses, it is estimated by Inspectors D. E.

Kelly and R. W. Warner. The examination include a written test on driving regulations. Following a last-day rush for renewal of permits without examination.

Monday, the inspectors estimated that 250 out of a total of 1,600 chauffeurs who held licenses last year had failed to apply for renewals. Inspectors are on-duty until noon Saturday and all day Monday. Clock Tower Force Personnel section of the Clock Tower army engineering staff reports that during December 1,216 men and women were employed by the government In the Rock Island district. This is an increase of 61 over December. 1935, due to the activities In the land section.

Notification of Strike First official notification of the automobile strike has been received by the Clock Tower army engineers from the General Motors Co. Delivery dates have passed on delivery of lour Buicks and 14 Chevrolet trucks to the engineeis. Penalties for non-delivery will probably be adjusted. Transferred From Georgia Kenneth M. Smith has been transferred from the Atlanta, oistrict of the army engineers to the Clock Tower office of the Lock Island district.

Award, Approved Rock Island district army engineers have received the approval of the award to the McCarthy Improvement Davenport, of the contract for the building of dam No. 13 across the Mississippi river above Clinton. Work will be started as soon as the. contract has been signed and approved which will take about 10 days. Transferred to Mu sea tine- Albert H.

Kodes, known to his associates as "Dusty" has been transferred from the Clock Tower army engineering offices to Muscatine where he will be in charge of the pool 16 clearing project He was formerly assistant resident engineer in charge of the building of lock and dam No. 15, Burlington. Securing Clearances Army engineers are busy securing clearances on the Iowa side of the river for the disposal of a large poition of rock which will be excavated from Lake Davenport during the coming summer. It will be placed near Spencer Island, one mile below the locks, and at a point one half mile below the power plant above Bettendorf. Attend Funeral Mr.

and Mrs. R. McDonnell and daughter, Mary Gwyn, of the Perry apartments, relumed Monday evening from Chariton, where they were called by the death of Mrs. McDonnell's father, W. L.

Evans. Mr. Evans was well known in the Tri-cities having visited here recently and having been a resident of Rapid City, 111., and the Tri-cfty area for some time previous to his residence in Chariton. Farm Bureau Meeting Farm Bureau women of Davenport township will meet at 10 a. m.

Friday at the home of Mrs. Robert Combs, 2339 Pershing avenue, to conduct a training school. Asks Attachment Dismissal Keith Phillips, whose property and wages at the Dewey Portland Cement Co. were attached by Mrs. Dorothy Phillips when, she launched a divorce action in the Scott county district court has asked dismissal of the writ, stating that it leaves him without means of supporting himself.

Phillips also alleges that his wife took $24 of his money prior to starting the action. Granted Decree Glenn Bowlby, represented by C. 17. Nolan, has been granted a decree of divorce from Lois Bowlby on an uncontested charge of cruelty and District Judge W. W.

Scott ordered that he be given the right to remarry within a year. The couple was married Feb. 4." 1914. The wife now resides in Bremer county, Iowa. School Board Meeting The regular monthly meeting of the school board, postponed Monday night because of inability to muster a Quorum, will be held in the board of education building at 7:15 p.

m. Tuesday. Home From Hospital L. W. Flynn, 819 Brown street, who suffered a fracture of the ankle in a fall on an icy sidewalk at Seventh and Myrtle streets Saturday afternoon, was returned to his home from Mercy hospital Tuesday morning.

Returns to Detroit Mrs. L. A. Swanson has returned to her home in Detroit after spending the holidays at the hdme of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

Leon G. Storch, 209 South Hazelwood avenue. McSwiggin to Ds Moines John J. McSwiggin, assistant county attorney, will go to Des Moines Wednesday to confer with the attorney general's office in questions arising from operations of the public hlildm sale act in Scott county. Nail Hits Eye Clement Hitch-'cock, 143 Division suffered an Injury to his right eye Tuesday morning when he was struck by a flying nail while at work on the WPA repair project at the Scott county courthouse.

The physician who attended him said he did not expect Hitchcock's sight would bo affected. Gyros Hear Methany. Sergeant L. C. Methany, of the IT.

8. army reserve office in the federal building, was the speaker at the weekly meeting of the Gyro club at the Davenport hotel Tuesday noon, lie told of cavalry operations, and maneuvers, and showed pictures ot cavalry In action on rough terrain near Fort Riley, Kan. Files In Bankruptcy Edward Roy Waguer, manufacturing jeweler, Davenport Bank building, has tiled a petition with tho clerk of debt tinder the bankruptcy act. He lists liabilities as $1,020.23. all unsecured, but names $144.75 as a Mullen's Annual Report Shows Decline in Juvenile Work.

A decrease In the number of cases of dependency and delin quency and an Increase In the number of widows' pension cases handled thru his office In 1936 as compared with the previous year is shown in the report of John M. Mullen, Scott county probation of- ncer, to judges of the district court. Uunng the past year, 108 chil dren were handled thru the Juvenile court, Mr. Mullen reported, of which 43 boys, one a negro, and 11 girls were involved in delinquency cases and 26 boys and 28 girls in dependency cases. Thus there were a total of 54 children under each classification, as compared with 58 delinquencies and 66 dependencies the preceding year.

In cases handled out of court, there were a total of 224 children involved. Of the total, 183 were delinquencies, involving 172 boys, including eight negroes, and 11 girls, Including one negress. Dependency cases accounted for 41 of the total, of which 14 were boys and 27 girls. The total of dependency cases compares with 242 the previous year. Includes Runaways.

"This large amount of delin quency," Mr. Mullen reports, "Includes 43 runaway boys and girls from other counties and states who were picked up by police and arrangements made by the probation office for their return either to their parents or to the proper authorities, "Forty-one dependency cases were handled out of court while in 1935, 47 cases were handled. This shows a decrease for 1936 In "but of court cases of 59 in delinquency and six in dependency." Mr. Mullen's report further shows that of cases handled in court, 21 ended with the committal of boys to the Eldora training school, but with 15 of these placed on probation or under suspended sentences. One girl was committed to the training school at Mitchellville.

Five others were committed to two other state institutions. 1. Of dependency cases, 16 were continued, four placed in private homes, and 34 others were placed under supervision of social agencies, relatives and in institutions as wards of the court. In delin quency cases handled out of court, 124 children were returned to their parents and 43 returned to outhori ties or parents In other counties or states. Of dependency cases.

30 were placed in private homes. Larceny Most Frequent Charge. 'Larceny was the most frequent charge both in cases handled in and out of court, the report showing 23 cases of the former classification and 59 of the latter. Twelve incorrigibles were brought into court and 12 cases of disturbing the peace were handled by the probation office without Judicial aid. Exactly 32 cases of malicious mischief and 43 runaways were handled out of court.

Reckless driving cases handled out of court totaled seven and in court, one. Two violations of the auto driver's license law were handled in court. One hundred 78 mothers drew pensions at the end of the year, an increase of seven over the previous year, the report also shows. Thruout the year, 114 applications were received and of these 46 were new cases to whom pensions were granted, 58 were applications for renewals, all of which were granted, and 10 were applications rejected because of non-residence, sufficient income, bank accounts, or as receiving compensation. Twenty-eight pensions were discontinued by order of court.

At the close of the year there were 321 children with mothers on the pension payroll. preferred rent claim. Assets given In the petition are $323 and ex- mtiiinn ia asked on all but $10, the exempted amount representing household goods ana toois. psrve Officers Meet The meeting of the Davenport Reserve officers, scheduled for 8 Tuesday night will be held at tne xeaerai hnilHinc Instead of the high School. The subject will be a map problem, titled "Initial Contact, and will be lead by Capt.

G. B. McConnell. Motion pictures of the World war will be snown. Builders' Meeting II.

J. Lawson, Internal revenue collector, and Postmaster John J. McCarthy, both of Rock Island, will tell of the Social Security law and Its application to members ot the building Industry at a meeting ot the Quad-City Builders' club at the Peoples Power Co. auditorium in Moline at 8 p. m.

next Friday. Jack Firth Improving Jack Firth, Davenport student at the University of Iowa who was injured in a coasting accident at Iowa City when the toboggan on which he and Miss Frances Ann Roper, 825 East Central Park avenue, Davenport, were riding In Iowa City Sunday, was reported to be improved at Mercy hospital In Iowa City Tuesday. Miss Roper, who was also Injured, has returned to her home here. Hear of Communism Miss Elizabeth Knauss, 2720 Jefferson avenue, who has niftde a study of Com-luunlsm and lis growth in recent years, declared the average person has no Idea how great ate the Inroads it is making, in a talk before members of the Lions club at the Hotel Blackhawk at a noon luncheon, Alderman Offers to Fight Colleague During Session. Offers to meet ia personal combat were issued as the Rock Island council members raised their salaries Monday night but turned petitions for pay Increases from the police and fire department over to committees.

Alderman John M. White offered to scrap with Alderman C. E. Johnson during a discussion of the ordinance which was passed on its first reading, 11 to 3. White accused Johnson of opposing the ordinance as a political gesture.

Johnson denied the charges and attempted to drag G. W. Staudubar Into the argument. Stauduhar remained silent and White retorted, "If you want a scrap with me, you can have it. You and I are about the same age and size." The pay to aldermen increased from $5 a meeting to $7.50.

Mayor Bengston's salary was upped from $225 to $250 per month. Other city officials received increases equivalent to pay before the reductions were made nad in some cases higher. The pay of Detective Otto Johnson who was shot in the arm by his wife several weeks ago was to be continued, the council said. Bill for Junk. Ruben Liebowitz, owner of a junk yard in the west end of the city, presented a bill for at the council meeting.

He contends removal of his property from a boulevard was confiscation. The city moved the junk to the city dump where it "disappeared." Liebowitz was arrested on New Year's day for littering streets and alleys and again when he protested action of opolice officers in cleaning the boulevard. He itemized his bill, saying the junk had been weighed that morning. The bill was referred to the claims committee. WPA INSPECTOR OPENS OFFICE IN FEDERAL BUILDING Another government man has opened an office in the federal building.

He is John A. Murphy, who has been named as WPA inspector on the Intercepting sewer project. His office will be in the basement of the building near the elevator. Inspector Murphy was employed as inspector on the Memorial bridge and later on other WPA projects in this vicinity. SERVICE TO WEST COAST RESUMED BY PANAMA CANAL WAY By taking advantage of (he existence of a small Mexican port named Ensenada, just south of San Diego, the Panama Pacific Line is re-establishing New York to California service by way of the Panama canal in spite of the strike effecting coastal shipping.

The steamer Virginia leaves New York Jan. 23, and the steamer Pennsylvania, Feb. 6, for Ensenada, Mexico, with stops at Havana, Cuba; Panama canal and Acapulco as regular ports of call. By stopping at Ensenada the trip is not Inter-coastal but to a foreign country. Passengers will be taken from Ensenada to San Diego by automobile and thence to Los Angeles by rail.

There will be east-bound sailings from Ensenada by the Virginia, Feb. 7, and the Pennsylvania, Feb. 21, and regular sl-In both directions by way of the Mexican port. APPOINT FIVE ON SAFETY COUNCIL EDUCATION DRIVE A committee ot five, appointed to engage in a campaign of adult safety education in Davenport, was named at a meeting of the safety council of the Eastern Iowa Motor club Monday. Dr.

J. D. Cantwell presided as chairman. Members ot the committee, who will carry out suggestions of the Mntnr rluh in ft drive to educate the public in better safety habits are Tom Coughiin, i. h.

senmut, Ralph Leyseu, R. L. Gettys and Dr. Paul White. A proposal to reach the public with a day-to-day safety message, thru the placing of signs in the downtown business sections, warning against Jay-walking and crossing against lights was made and the committee was asked to request co-operation of the police department facilities and use of the Sound car to enforce city ordinances regarding jay-walking.

The educational committee of the safety council has been requested to outline a suitable program of safe driving education willi Davenport high school authorities. BOY RECEIVES BROKEN ARM IN TUMBLE ON ICE Eugene Sperry, 9, son ot Mrs. William V. Conger. 615 West Tenth street, received a broken left forearm when he slipped on ice and fell near his home Monday afternoon.

Ills condition was reported to be satisfactory at Mercy hospital where he whs taken In the pollen ambulance. Natural Ras Is now being -transported more than 1,200 miles' from the Texas Panhandle thru if 4 Carl J. Mangan (above) former Davenporter and for many years traffic manager of the Streckfus Steamboat line, died late Monday at his home in St. Louis. He was a nephew of the late Capt.

John Streckfus, founder of the company which bears his name. Some two years ago Mr. Man-gan suffered a heart attack from which he had never fully recovered. The deceased was born in Davenport March 17, 1884, and received his education In the local schools. Early In life he accepted a position with the Streckful company, and made rapid advancement, first as traveling passenger agent and more recently as traffic manager.

He had traveled the Mississippi from New Orleans to St. Paul in the interests of the company and had a wide acquaintance and many friends all along the river. During the past several years ha made his headquarters in St. Louis during the summer season and at New Orleans In winter. He had never married.

Mr. Mangan was a brother of the late Harry Mangan, former manager at the Hotel Oaven-part He was the last surviving' member of the family. His parents, Mr, and Mrs. Michael Man-' gan, passed away many years ago. He was a member of the Catholic church and of the order of Knights.

of Columbus. Surviving art an aunt, Mrs. Johanna Winter and a number of cousins. The body will arrive Wednesday morning from St. Louis and will be taken to the Halligan Funeral Home.

There the rosary will be recited at 8 p. m. Wednesday. Services will be held at 9 a. m.

Thursday at St. Anthony's church, followed by interment at St. Marguerite's cemetery. ILL THREE DAYS, W. H.

PETERSEN, 84, DIES IN HOME William H. Petersen, 84, resident of Davenport since 18SS, died at 7:30 p. Monday at his home, 3005 Bady street, after an illness of three davs. His wife- died Dec. 22.

A miller by trade, and for many years a drayman, he was born in Germany, June 19, 1852, attending schools there before coming to America. On July 24, 1879 be was married to Miss Minnie Stolten-berg in Davenport, and was of Lutheran faith. He had been a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge No. 50 of Davenport for almost 50 years. Surviving are two half-brothers, Fred Stender ot Ute, and Otto Stender of Germany, a half-sister, Mrs.

Louise Jensen of Germany and sevral nieces and nephews. The body was removed to the Runge mortuary where funeral services will be conducted at 1 p. Thursday. The body will be entombed In Fairmount mausoleum. Visits of Doc Stork Mr.

and Mrs. H. C. Stange, 3100 Fair avenue, announce the birth of a daughter in Mercy hospital last Friday. Lieut, and Mrs.

John J. Neiger of Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Mo formerly of Rock Island, are the parents of a son, John, born Dec. 31, in St Louis. Mr.

and Mrs. R. Risler, Donahue, at Mercy hospital, a daughter, born Monday. Mr. and Mrs.

Raymond Brown-ley, 81S4 West Ninth street st Mercy hospital, a sou, born Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Grotuan, West Locust street at Mercy hospital, a sou, born Tuev day. Mr.

and Mrs. Stephen Iluoscr, Davenport R. R. No. 2, st Mercy hospital, a daughter, born Tue.u.av.

Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Williams, 913 West Fourth street, announce the birth ot a son, William Warren Williams, at home, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Alvln Nlssen, S09-i Oneida avenue, at St. Luke's hospital, a son, born Tuesday. HELP IN FEEDING WILD FOWL ASKED BY GAME WARDEN Olio E. Klinge, deputy game warden. Tuesday appealed to farmers snd sportsmen to help feed wild fowl, by scattering grain near rover.

Ice has msde It difficult for birds to obtain natural feed, Funeral services for Louis M. Crowley, (above) were held in the family home at 2023 Ripley street, at 8:30 a. m. Tuesday, and in St. Anthony's church at 3.

The Rev. J. W. Bulger celebrated requiem high mass, pronounced the burial absolution and preached the sermon. As the procession entered the church Louis Koenigsaecker sang "Holy Mary, Mother Mild." At the offertory of the mass Mr.

Koenigsaecker and Mrs. E. J. O'Donnell sang "Ave Verum" and at the recessional they sang "I Need Thee Gracious Jesus." At the conclusion of the mass the couple sang "Hymn to the Sacred Heart." The Rev. Donald Conway was present in the sanctuary and the Rev.

H. J. Toher officiated at the committal services in St Marguerite's cemetery. Bearers were Ed Wilkinson, Earl Adams, Emit Anderson, Al Dana, Harry Coffield and Ernie Nienwenhuis. Hunters Plan Feast, Frolic To Buy Game Proceeds from Saturday's Dinner to Restock Game Preserves.

More than 100 members and friends of the Coon Hunters' Association of Iowa will feast and frolic Saturday night in the knowledge that proceeds of the annual racoon dinner, to be served at the Paramount club, Rockingham road and Concord street, will go toward buying live fur bearing animals to restock Iowa's depleted wildlife preserves. Proceeds of the dinner will be used to pay for 82 live coons and 200 live rabbits which will be liberated in Scott county, probably Friday. Dinner will be served from 7 to 9 p. followed by dancing. EX-CLERK HELD TO GRAND JURY IN THEFT CASE His six-day career as a hotel clerk promised no good for a former Great Lakes seaman, Guy Nelson Kendall, 38, as he was bound over to the grand jury under $500 bond in police court Tuesday on a charge of stealing $70.35 entrusted to his care at the Montrose hotel.

Carl W. Ashauer, proprietor of the hotel, testified that Kendall appropriated that amount on Jan. 7 from the cash register. Kendall, represented by Attor ney L. E.

Marshall, at first pleaded not' guilty and claimed that he had gone on a protracted spree while employed at the hotel and did not know how he had come into possession of the money. He then demanded that he be allowed to dismiss the attorney, plead guilty, nad "tell the truth." claiming Marshall had influenced him to plead not guilty. Marshall told the court that he had been retained by Kendall's brother-in-law and that he had thought it best for Kendall's Interests to plead not guilty. Kendall said he came (o Davenport after being released In a marine hospital In Chicago, where he recuperated from an illness contracted while working in a Great Lakes freighter, "Thank you," he told Police Judge John A. Hornby after the magistrate had bound him over.

LAWYER'S CLAIM AGAINST BRYSON ESTATE ALLOWED The claim of Sid Milner, Cedar Rapids attorney, amounting, Willi Interest, to approximately $2,5.10, against the W. .1. Rryson estate has been allowed by District Judge W. Scott following a hearing at which John Weir appeared as attorney for the estate, Milner contended that he should be paid the amount for legal services rendered In connection with the Apprehension of George nnd Elmer Hlickins, both then of Cedar Rapids, on federal fraud charges, thus saving Bryson thi forfeiture of approximately $50,000 In bonds, 1 i 5 Iw I i a lines WiifwW tXSt I 1 jsaM 6UARAKTHD SNi6gffiSS For Mf nut mat modera pflr mri ttnm MERCHANTS TRANSFER STORAGE CO. 4tt WmUm At.

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