Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • 14

WEDNESDAY EVENING- THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT AND LEADER- JULY 30, 1919. MAYOR ORDERED TOWN MARSHAL TO OUST MIKE History of Azizian's Police Career Given by Bettendorf Executive. WAS OFFICER 4 DAYS Regularly Sworn in, Reck Says; Confessed Slayer Gets Counsel. at least four days, Mike Azizconfessed murderer of Elva was a special policeman at Bettendorf. was sworn in as a restarshal by Mayor P.

Reck, in his office in the Betplant. Town Marshal John Boland was at the time Azizian was ap. It was on Boland's recommendation that the Armenian was his assistant. was told to a Democrat reby Mayor Reck late vester- Ordered Him Ousted. four days later Mayor Reck that Azizian had been dea permit to carry a revolver by Henry Kuehl.

sheriff refused the permit Azizian was an alien, Marshal Boland to find and tell him the deal was off." mayor said. "Boland was him that he was no longer an Boland report back to you he had given Mike this inforthe mayor was asked. the mayor amended this "I can't be sure, he "whether Boland ever reportme or not. It runs in my mind he did, but I am not sure." Denies He Told. Azizian, in his lonely cell in the jail, denies that he was ever by Marshal Boland that he no longer serve as a special policeman.

firmly believes that he was a appointed special officer time he shot Cooper, whom claims doubled him in a hauling expedition from Cooper was a deputy constable, was assisting Township ConW. C. Collins search a house Holy City for booze when shot and killed him. These are the angles to the will be remembered that at the over Cooper's body, Marshal flatly denied that Azizian ever been a special officer in Bettendorf. For Holy CitvMayor Reck explained the circumstances surrounding the appointment of the Armenian.

"Boland lives at the west end of he said. "The Holy City the extreme east end, some miles away. Boland felt that should have an assistant who watch after matters in the end of town, particularly in Holy City. recommended to me that I Azizian, and I did this, the man in while Boland present. An arrangement was whereby Azizian to run and a half to a stone quarry telephone to Boland in case trouble broke out in the Holy Orders Him Ousted.

was three or four days afterthat I heard Sheriff Kuehl refused to give Azizian a perto carry a gun. I told Boland once to find Mike, and tell him the deal was off. don't know whether he carried my orders or not. Anyway, as as I am concerned, Azizian was a special policeman at the time the murder." mayor admitted that the City was a fester in the side the town, but asked what could done with the foreigners who there if the shacks were torn "They were built to house that element," he said, "and those REXALL We Are Overstocked Sterno Outfits To sell them out quick we will offer them at DISCOUNT for one week only, Take advantage of this offer and get an outfit for your picnic and outings. They are fine.

One can heat with every outfit. Schlegels STORES. 220 W22ST. 329 BRADY DAVENPORT. IOWA OTHEL KENDALL BACK HOME FROM 2 YEARS IN ARMY LIEUT.

OTHEL KENDALL. After serving in the United States army for two years, part out" which was spent in knocking Hun pill boxes in the battle of the Argonne with '75c, Lieutenant Othel B. Kendall, one of the most popular of Davenport batterymen, returned home yesterday. He is now on a 15-day furlough and expects to be mustered out of service at Camp next month. Lieutenant.

Kendall won his commission from the ranks. Enlisting in Battery in 1915 he had his first field training at Camp Robinson, Sparta, Wis. The following year he spent six months on the Mexican border at Brownsville as gunner corporal. In 1917 he was transferred to Battery went with that unit to Camp Cody, Deming, N. M.

In January of 1918 he was picked as a candidate for the third officers' training school at Leon Springs, and passed through the school with flying colors, being sent France before the school closed to receive a second lieutenancy at Samur. He was assigned to the 158th artillery brigade. 83rd division, and Oct. 1918, went into the battle of, the Argonne in charge of a light artillery unit, serving until the armistice with the 29th division in the great drive that put the kaiser out of business. Since that time he has been on various assignments and for several months has been in charge of issuing equipment to embarking troops at St.

Nazaire, France. He landed at Hoboken a week ago. shacks are the only places they have to live." Attorney J. A. Hanley of Dav.

enport, and Attorney Allen of Rock Island, appeared on the scene today as counsel for the prisoner. A formal of murder in the first been filed charge, against Azizian. His preliminary hearing will be held on this charge probably before Police Magistrate John C. Higgins. PLAN DELAY IN RATIFICATION PEACE TREATY Paris, July disposition to delay final action on ratification of the German peace, treaty until the United States senate acts on the Franco- American military treaty was indicated today by those in touch with the situation, to represent the majority view of the chamber of deputies' peace treaty committee.

Former premier Rene Viviani, chairman of the committee. expressed the opinion that execution of the treaty would be completed in time for it to be discussed in the chamber about Aug. 11. Debate on it, it was said, probably would continue for three weeks in the chamber and the senate, so that a vote might be taken by the end of August unless, as suggested, action should United be States delayed senate's action pending on the Franco-American treaty. LIVE STOCK MARKET HELD DOWN BY RIOTS Chicago, July reductions in receipts of live stock here today reflected by shippers that owing to race riots and labor difficulties the packing houses would be greetly hampered.

Arrivals of hogs totalled only 13,000, about one-third of a normal supply. Owing to this curtailment, prices which yesterday were cut $1.25 a hundred weight in some cases began to rally this morning. Packers who estimate that yesterday their facilities were crippled fully 50 per cent hoped to operate today to the extent of 60 per cent. BELGIAN ROYALTY WILL BE GUESTS AT WHITE HOUSE Washington, July -King Albert Queen Elizabeth of Belgium will be guests at the White House during their visit to Washington this fall, probably in October. TESTIFY WOMAN POKED STICKS THRU SHUTTERS Witnesses Say Miss Thomsen Threatened Their Lives With Gun.

Edna Thomsen, 1226 West Fourth a habit of poking what replicated to them to be a gun barrel through the blinds the window of her home and then pretend to take deliberate aim whenever they pass her house, according to the testimony of Juliana Emma Degen, sisters, living at 1225 West Fourth street, given in Justice Maines' court today. The sisters filed information against the Thomsen woman last week, charging her with threatening to commit a public offense. They declared today that she had threatened to kill them on several occasions. Stories of make believe gun barprotruding through shutter blinds and of rocks dropping from the skies were told in court this morning. The case was continued until Thursday morning.

WEALTHY WIDOW SLAIN; SON IS UNDER ARREST Chicago, July -The man whom she has claimed as her son was arrested yesterday afternoon in connection with the murder of Mrs. Eugenie Brickwood, wealthy widow, 50 years old, 4212 Greenwood avenue. The supposed son is Solomon Van Buren, part owner in a cigar store at 328 East Forty-third street. Mrs. Brickwood is said by police to have sold land recently which brought her $12,000 in cash and mortgage notes for twice that amount.

She was last seen Friday. The body, with throat slashed, was found yesterday noon by police who had been summoned by occupants of the apartment building. Van Buren Lived in Flat. The murdered woman told neighbors that Van Buren was her son. He lived in the flat, but was frequently absent for periods of days.

When taken to the Hyde Park police station last night he denied knowledge of the killing. The police have learned, they say, that a son of the slain woman lives in Carlisle, and is connected there with a bank. He is supposed to be a John Brickwood. The woman made a recent trip to Arkansas, where she negotiated her land deal. She and Van Buren have occupied the Greenwood apartment for more than a year.

Mrs. Brickwood's body was found on her bed. knife, the blade clotted with blood, was found near by. It appeared that the woman had been slain in her sleep, as there was no evidence of a struggle. Denies He is Son.

Van Buren had not been in the apartment for several days. He was being questioned by police as to disposition of his time since killing. From the condition of the body it was supposed the murder was committed four days ago. Van Buren admitted he was not the woman's son. He said he met her about six years ago and since that time had lived at her home during periods of from two days to as many weeks.

He denied having improper relations with her and they were merely friends. He said the lease to the house was made out in his name at the request of Mrs. Brickwood. THREE FIND WATERY GRAVES IN SUBMARINE New London, July The United States submarine G-2 which is listed as an obsolete craft and used for experimental work sank with open hatches, in Long Island Sound off Pleasure Beach in Waterford today, and three of its crew of eight were drowned. The G-2 was engaged in experimenting with depth bombs, and it sank apparently without warning.

The dead, whose names were made public this afternoon are Ar. nold G. Henderson, electrician, Chester, Sidney D. Uplik, gunner's mate, Hamilton, and Doyle Kerbin, electrician, Minneapolis. Kerbin's body was recovered.

CONSERVATIVES LOSE ELECTION Stockholm, Tuesday, July (By The Associated conservatives who controlled the first chamber of parliament lost its majority in the recent elections and will have only 39 seats of the 150 in the new first chamber as compared with 86 previously held. Ten members representing peasants sociations and eight agrarians; however it was said are allied with the conservatives giving that element a total of 57 votes. The Socialists will hold 48 seats, compared with 19 in the old chamber. Wonder why a spinster can never remember anything that happened a good many years ago. BATTERY MAN, NOW IN AIR SERVICE, REACHES HOBOKEN LIEUT.

GUY B. BACON. Among the last of Davenport's For ian. Cooper, He deputy tendorf present pointed. made This porter day.

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Barr. aNY WHo MIN Kelly '03 3811. A former battery men has reached the United States, for Davenport friends Tuesday evening received telegrams telling of the arrival at Hoboken of Lieutenant Guy B. Bacon, who has been in Germany with the third army corps since Dec. 1.

Lieutenant Bacon was formerly a member of- Battery of the Iowa national guard and served border during the Mexican uprisings in 1916. Although upon his application for entrance into the first training camp at Fort Snelling he was declared physically unfit for military service, because of an alleged weak heart, he did not seek release from military duty and returned to Davenport and was assigned to Battery D. The disability proved to be without foundation and he was trained with the battery, was commissioned, sent overseas and placed in the air service. He has seen many months of actual service as a flier, both in France and Germany. August, 1917, he went to Camp Cody at Deming, N.

and was sent to the Leon Springs officers' training school at San Antonio, where he received his commission. In April, 1918, he sailed for France and received advance training in the field artillery training school at Samur on the Loire. Upon the completion of the course he was transferred to the air service and was trained as a field artillery observer. He was in fighting service in the Argonne region for three weeks before the signing of the armistice and then went into Germany. During the period that he has served with the army of occupation he has Weissenthurn near the Coblenz bridgehead and has been engaged in patroling the Rhine area.

Lieutenant Bacon is a son of R. H. Bacon of Oskaloosa, but for six years before entering the army was in newspaper work in this city, having previously been connected with the staff of the Des Moines Capital. He is expected to reach this city within the next ten days. FRIENDS CARRY THE CASKET OF MURDERED GIRL Chicago, July buried Janet Wilkinson yesterday.

Ten thousand persons gathered in front of Holy Name Cathedral and the 5,000 others crowded into the edifice drew back and stood a little closer to make way for six little girls in white and the pitiful burden they bore. It was Janet. They were Marjorie Burke, Marjorie Dee, Margaret Clark, Marjorie Dwyer, Ruth Barry and Loretta St. Peter. Five of them are only 6, and the eldest but 7 years old.

Six of the children with whom she had played in life carried her, dead, through the portals and down the aisle, while the thousands stood hushed and watched. That was the very aisle down which she had hoped I to march next spring, robed in white and bearing white flowers, to make her first communion. Companions at Play. Instead, there sounded the sweet and solemn strains of the Mass of the Angels, and Father Phelan, instead of starting her in life with the blessing of the church, consigned body to the tomb. her, They were not permitted to look on the face of their playmate the white casket was sealed.

Child Without Sin, After the mass was over, Father Phelan gave a short sermon on the life of Janet. "This child could not have sinned," he said, "because of her babyhood. Her body could be harmed. but her soul never. "And, short as her life had been, it was a success in more ways than one: and even now it is teaching us, the citizens of this city, a great truth.

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