Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • 15

ft Wednesday evening THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT AND LEADER march 17, 1913 15 Receives Air Medal hv Briefs Obituary U.S. FURNITURE CONTRACT TO 60 JURORS TO REPORT FOR APRIL TERM ALL PASSENGER CARRYING UNITS FROZEN BY ODT SURPLUS FOOD FOR SCHOOLS STIRS MOLIIIE Protest Actiont on Ground Inconsistent With Rationing. i Panel Is Ordered to Appear Before Judge on April 12. Sixty petit jurors who will serve during the April term of the district, court have been notified to report for duty at 2 p. ni.

on April 12. Jurors selected are: Hmil C. Svvnnson, llO'j Warren street; Edward Herrmann, Vine street; Mabelle F. Marsh, 3U7 "West Sixth street; Minnie K. I'ur-cell, -loT'i West Fourth street; Bessie M.

Lienaii, 202!) Harrison street; Ceo. D. I.ehne, Ripley street; Vernon lligley, 1305 Brady street; Nellie M. Boudinot, 2140 Karnam street; Phyllis F. Clasen, 2418 Grand avenue; Fannie M.

32S4 East Locust street; Lester Grapengeter, 3017 Davenport avenue; Bertha J. Siegte, 2S26 Davenport avenue; Alice M. Burk-hart, 1205 Arlington avenue; Lucy R. Brumbaugh, 1920 Tremont avenue; Err T. Foster, SIS East Fifteenth street; Chris O.

Gannon, Bridse avenue; Mrs. Laura Murray, 70t Kirk wood boulevard; George F. Williams, 1708 Davenport avenue; Mrs. Selma Stolten-berg-, 1317 East Lombard street; J. Swensen, 2908 Jersey Ridge road.

i Mrs. Edna E. Cummins, 215 Fern-wood avenue; Hilda Rathjen, Bet-tendorf; John Seheel, Bettendorf; "Wilbert Meyer, Blue Grass; Hannah Strohbeen, Blue Grass; Chris-line H. Hayes, 702 Indian road; Raymond E. Meumann, 3011 Telegraph road; Alice O'Kelly, 3520 Rockingham road; Eddie L.

Stamm, 412 Dittmer street; Velma V. Zornig, 3011 Telegraph road; W. A. Buruside, 324 South Tine street; Hilda Langfeldt, 219 Dix-4vell court; Anna Barron, 909 North Pine street; Clarence F. Houck, 21.10 West Fifth street; Mrs.

Chas. Klein, 2115 West Fifth street; John IT. Reimers, fi33 Oak street; Herman F. Rieck, 2314 West Third street; Mrs. Dora Stewart, 507 Waverly road; Mrs.

Anna Witt, 2230 West Fourth street; Evelyn Sanders, 220 Washington street; Arthur Vollert, 320 Taylor street; James E. Logan. 1422 West Sixth street; Nola M. Riepe, 515 Division street; W. Egglesou, 1410 West Twelfth street; Henry H.

Hebbeln, 2UU6 Marquette street; Walter Ramm, 1437 West Fifteenth street; Hugo II. Struve, 1502 West Pleasant street; Frances M. Follett, 2126 West Seventeenth street; Win. C. Doose, 2354 West street; Kalhryn Sieffvrt, West Fourth street; H.

J. mann, Blue Grass; Fred Locust CIS's Blue Grass; Lewis Fiedler, Buffalo; Theodore Baetke, Butler; Mrs. Katherine Dannatt, Butler; Rudolph Litacher, Butler; Harry Rolfs, Davenport First; Mrs. W. J.

Speer, LeClaire; Wm. Doyle, Lincoln, and Lester Doyle, Princeton. HUSBAND, FACING ARMY CALL, GETS SUSPENDED TERM Charged with assault and battery upon complaint of his wife, Martien, Everett Harper, 23, residing at "3119 Daisy avenue, was released with a 15-day suspended jail sentence Wednesday after he told Police Magistrate John J. McSwig-Bin he was scheduled to be inducted into the army Friday. Sidney Ness, 37 and his wife, Ethel, 4S, arrested for disturbing the peace, after they were fighting in the former's apartment at 802 West Second street early Wednesday, were each assessed court costs.

GOULD DIVORCE PETITION FILED Asking custody of three children ranging in age from years to 7 Mrs. Irma Gould of Joseph Gould has filed suit for divorce in the district court. She asks also $25 a week for the support of the children and title to the household goods. The couple was married July 2, in Muscatine, la. Robert D.

Wells is the attorney. Only Here Such WONDERFUL COFFEE "1 A blend of the world's choicest coffee specially blended for Hickey Brothers and served only at our stores. It's WONDERFUL Coffee! 10 cup and north it Family Washing Finished any style, wet, wet flat, rough dry. Ban non Wet Wash. Dial 3 1S69.

Adv Granted Continuance Philip Welch, 21, former salesman lor the Illinois-Iowa Milk Producers' association, operator of Superior Dairy, was granted a continuance until April 10 when arraigned Wednesday before Police Magistrate John J. McSwiggin. Burglar were sent to the Hickey Bros, cigar store at 421 Brady street at 1:47 a. in. Wednesday when the burglar alarm was accidentally set off.

Face Assault Charge Charged with assault, Roy Brown, Buffalo, is being held under S.IO bond pending hearing Thursday In the court of Police Magistrate John J. McSwiggin. The complaint was filed by Mrs. Brown. Visits at Arsenal Mrs.

Thus. R. Taber, ile of Col. Taber, formerly on the Rock Island arsenal staff and now corps ordnance officer for the 12th army corps, is visiting at the home of Lieut. Col.

and Mis. A. K. Stiles at the arsenal. Mrs Taber Is attending school at the University of Minnesota.

Plan Meeting At a meeting late Tuesday in the Scott county courthouse, the Women's Relief Corps No. 34, made plans for their April 6 meeting, honoring Grand Army day. A pot-luck supper will be served, followed by a program. A business meeting will be held at 2 p. m.

I Visits of Dr. Stork I Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Aulg, 2ti()3 Esplanade avenue, boy, born Wednesday in St. Lulce's hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bulens, R. R. No.

3, Brady street, girl, born Wednesday in Mercy hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Charles DeLugish, 930 Second avenue, Rock Island, hoy, born Tuesday in St. Luke's hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. George Roberts, 3304 First street, Rock Island, boy, born Tuesday in St. Luke's hospital. Mr.

and Mrs. Otto Hanson, 1734 Fillmore street, boy, born Tuesday in Mercy hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schnack, 2009 Fillmore street, girl, born Tuesday in Mercy hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Wyinan Griffin, 3G1S Twenty-second avenue, Mo-line, hoy, born Tuesday in Mercy hospital. Mr. and Mrs.

Alfred Finck, 1324 West Pleasant street, boy, born Tuesday in Mercy hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Starkey, 1515 West Third street, girl, born Wednesday in the Tueckes-Jordan Osteopathic clinic, 1210 Brady street. RIVER IS RISING; WARN RESIDENTS IN LOWLANDS Movement of ice and rains brought a rapid upsurge in the stage of the Mississippi at the government bridge in the 2' hours ending at 7 a.

m. Wednesday. The rise was 2.2 feet, bringing the gauge reading to 9.4 feet above low water stage. The weather office liver forecast says a slow rise on the Mississippi will continue for the next two days. On the Rock river gauge at the Moline airport bridge the reading Wednesday morning was 11,3 feet, or 1.3 over flood stage, a rise of eight tenths of a foot.

Rock river will continue to rise for three days, with a crest of 12.5 feet forecast for Friday or Saturday. The Davenport weather office says "Residents of lowlands should move to safety. WIEDENHEFT CASE DUE FOR HEARING THURSDAY MORNING The case of Emma Wiedenheft vs. Fred Wiedenheft, former First ward alderman and Democratic candidate for mayor at the last city election, is scheduled for hearing in the court of Judge W. W.

Scott in district court Thursday morning. The plaintiff seeks a divorce. Her petition was filed Jan. 24 after which Wiedenheft, who engaged in a lengthy contest over the election, seeking to unseat Mayor Ed Frick, filed an answer and a motion to modify terms of an injunction which had been granted to Mrs. Wiedenheft.

She is represented by Attorneys Betty, Betty Neuman while Merle F. Wells and Chamberlin Chain-berlin are Wiedenheft's attorneys. WILTON MAN APPEALS FROM BETTENDORF FINE Posting a bond of Sin, Samuel King, Wilton, Wednesday appealed a fine of $15 and costs, assessed against him in Justice L. G. Egger's court, Bettendorf, to the district court.

King pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving 48 miles' an hour in the 35-mile none. He was arrested March 9 by the Iowa highway patrol near Walcott, while en-route to the Rock Island arsenal. WX SrECIAUZK is FURNITURE MOVING CALL 3-4269 ioe semes SONS MOVING A STORAGE CO. 4i Western Avenue MOLINE FIR Will Equip Quarters For Collectors in Federal Building. Furniture equipment for the additional space allotcd to the S.

internal revenue collectors on the second floor of the federal building, will be supplied by the Moline Furniture Works at a cost of $972. Word that the contract had been approved by the government was reeeied Wednesday by Postmaster Harry .1. McFarland from jy H. Hullsick, district engineer at Kansas City. It will consist of a cashier's cage and counters made necessary by the establishment of a divisional collector's office.

Harry Detlef, head deputy collector, will be the new divisional collector. The V. S. internal revenue agents who are being moved from the federal building so that the rooms they occupied may be utilized by the new division office, are moving into new quarters in the Kahl building. For the present they will be loaned the furniture they have been using in the post-office building.

MONEY ORDERS. The extent to which the filing of federal tax returns developed business for the money order department of the Davenport postoffice is shown in 'he reports for Monday, the last day on which payments were permissible. On that day the money order department sold orders amounting to Fees on this business totaled $426.65. Of the total amount $50,33.54 was turned in by the eight postal substations in Davenport- With the establishment of the cashier's office in the new division office this business will be lost to the postoffice. The Moline Furniture Works has been given until June 17 to complete the contract In the new offices.

1,400 EMPLOYES DELAY WORK IN E. MOLINEPLANT Work was suspended for several hours Wednesday morning in the. American Machine and Metal Inc. plant. East Moline, when 1400 employes members of the machinosts union.

A. F. of walked out of the plant to discuss employer-employe grievances at a mass meeting in the East Moline Eagles hall. The company's union committee called the meeting to consider the case of a company workman, recently discharged after 22 years of service, as well as other differences between the workers and management. The men returned to their jobs at 10:30 a.

m. The "rest period," as union officials termed the walk-out, started as the night shift, which was leaving early Wednesday morning, met the day shift entering the plant. Only maiutainance. power plant and office workers were at their jobs during the meeting. ROCK ISLANDERS ARE DEFENDANTS IN LIBEL ACTION Krumnie.

a resident of Ok lahoma, late Tuesday filed In federal court at Peoria. 111., a $25,000 libel suit against the Illinois Refin ing Co. and two of its officers, TI Johnson and Marx H. Har der, president and secretary-trea surer, respectively, both of KocK Island. At the same time-Krumnie filed against the company and five of its "actinir directors," including John son and Harder, a petition for an injunction to prevent them from disposing of the company's princi pal assets.

In his complaint, Krumnie alleges that on Feb. 6. 1943, while he was engaged in purchasing stock of the defendant company at the rate of 10 cents the share, Johnson and Harder, signed a letter written to the stockholders in which they said he is "unfit, to carry on the business of the company; that instead of being located in Tulsa, as he had represented himself to be. he is a small town implement dealer in Bristow, claiming this statement was made for the direct purpose of misleading the stockholders to whom he had written." ARMY DESERTER SINCE 1938 IS NAB BED ON FARM Ending four and two-thirds years of borrowed freedom, Keith Wayne Baker, 24, army deserter, was taken into custody late Tuesday by state highway patrolmen on a farm near Wilton Junction where he was working. Baker has been turned over to the military police at the Rock Island arsenal and will be returned to Camp Dodge, Thursday.

He enlisted in Davenport Dec. 15. 1937. and deserted July 20. 193S.

DRAKES BEST LINING USED Experienced Men ILL MAKES CF CARS DAY OR NIGHT STRIETEITS S. W. Corner 2nd nd Iowa Dial 3-9995 JOHN F. WIBLE. John F.

Wible. fil, a resident of Davetipoit for the past "3 yean, died at 9:25 P- m. Tuesday in his home at 2 MO Sheridan fUeet, after an extended illness. Mr. Wible was born M.iicb i ImM.

in Mendou, HI. the son of Jacob It. and Alice Williams Wible. receiving his education in Vrsa, 111. Me was married to Mary Oswald on Jan.

20, 10(i7, in Quincy, 111. When a young man, he enlisted; in the I', S. aimy, serving three; years, lie then moved to Quincy i where he became a switchman for the C. B. and (J.

railroad. I'pon I coni' iu to Davenport, he was cm-1 ployed at the Pock Island arsenal, later learning the catpct and Until- euiil laying trade. Kkht years agoj he went Into that business for him-, self in Moline. Me was a member of the First! Presbyterian church in Davenport, and uffiliated with the Brotherhood of Railway trainmen. Surviving are the idow; four sisters, Mrs.

A. C. Bowles, Mrs. Robert Riddle mid Mrs, II. Str.it-man.

all of Quincy, III Mrs. Conway, Davenport: and a brother, C. Wible, of Quincy. A twin son and a daughter died in infancy, and a other died in Funeral services will In at 11 a in. Thursday in lb" Mill Fiedericks chapel.

PoiLw the services, tho body will lie lal.en to Quincy, where additional services will bo held Friday in the Domugh-ty funeral come, there. Buiial will lie in the Woodland cemetery, at Quint WILLIAM MATHIEU. William Mathieu, 05, died at 10:20 p. in. Tuesday In his homo 2036 Klin street, after an illness of five months.

Mr. Matiieu was born Aug. 7, LS77 in France, coming to the United Slates at the age of 13. Mo hail vv oiked for 27 years as a glass blower in Slreatcr, before coming to Davenport. Me was married in Slrraler lo Nettie Kckcrt on July 5.

11105. Surviving are the widow; two brothers, Krnest, Maqueto, N. and Henry, Odeii, and a sister. Mrs. Henry Feurburn, Mitskeegon, Mich.

Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a. m. Friday in the Malhgan funeral homo and in SI. Paul the Apostle church at 9. Burial will be lu St.

Marguerite's cemetery. The rosary ill be recited at p. in. Thursday in the funeral home. JUDITH ANN GAYMAN.

Judith Ann Kathleen dayman, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald dayman, 213 Wapello avenue, Nayhant, died suddenly in her home at 7:15 a. in. Wednesday.

Judith Ann was born March 2S, PHI, in Davenport. She is survived liy lier parents; her maternal grandparents. Mr, and Mrs. Chrf 'Ivanoof, R. R.

No. 2, Davenport, and her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J.

dayman, R. R. No. 4, Davenport. The body was taken to the Runge mortuary.

ARCHIE H. OWENS. Archlee II. Owens. 35.

former Davenport resident, vv ho moved to Moline six months ago, died at 6 a. m. Wednesday of a heart attack In his home at 602 Fourth avenue, Moline. He was born In Conterville, la. on April 21.

Me was married in Davenport to Julia Dugan on May 27, 1030. and had lived here until six months ago. Surviving are the widow; his father, Herman Owens, Center-ville; two sisters, Mrs. Don Hudson, and Mrs. Glen Harnett, both of Davenport, and a half sister, Mrs.

Fletcher, Chicago. Funeral services will be held at 1 p. in. Friday in the Runge chapel. Interment will bo in Fairmount cemetery.

THE EHLERS FUNERAL. The funeral of Mace Killers was held at 2:30 p. Tuesday in the family home in LeClaire. with the Rev. A.

H. Lindquist officiating. Burial was in the (Herniate cemetery. Hearers ere Howard, La Verne, Lest her and Lloyd Kruse, ot timer Killers and Ray Heaukamper. THE KOHRS FUNERAL.

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Kohrs. widow of Conrad Kohr, who died Tuesday in her apart-ment at the Mississippi hotel, will be held at 2:30 p. m. Friday in the Runge chapel.

Rurial will be in Oakdale cemetery. THE MONTGOMERY FUNERAL. The. funeial of Mrs. Kilu.t M.

Montgomery was held at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday in the MeGinuis funeral home with the Rev. K. W.

Perry officiating. Interment was in Pine Hill cemetery. Rearers included Loren Dodge and Dr. Will P. Gleason, both of Ruck Island, and Carl Moburg.

H. A. A. H. Vanderslice and Ralph F.

Miller, all of Davenport. THE GREENE FUNERAL. The funeral of John J. Gi eene was held at 2 p. m.

Wednesday in the Hill fe Fredericks chapel with the Rev. Alfred NicMess official- All ll'n VAN LtNFS 9 Am. Milton W. Schreck. aviation machinist's mate first class, son of Mr.

and Mis. Kmil R. Schreck, 923' West Second street, Daven port who was cited for meritorious achievement in the Aleutian campaign in January, has been awarded the navy's air medal by President Roosevelt, according to word re-cel edftin Davenport Wednesday, lie also has been sent to the naval pret'Ught school at Athens, and upon completion of his courso of instruction will become a pilot and will receive a commission as ensign. The citation he received rrads ns follows: "For meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight during action against enemy Japanese forces turnout the Aleutian Islands campaign. Under the most severe weather conditions of high winds, snow, rain and fog and in the face of persistent anti-aircraft fire from enemy ship and shore bat teries, Schreck.

with eonclenllous devotion to duty, carried out the tasks assigned him during patrol missions and bombing attacks against Japanese ships In Kiska ON LEAVE Harvey D. Kroeger, leaman, second clais, U. S. coast guard, stationed at Lake Ponchartraln, New Orleans, is In Davenport on a 10-day busi- ness leave, visit ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

D. H. Kroeger, 2114 i' Myrtle street. Kroeger enlisted In tk ft a 9 I guard on Aug. 26, 1942, and was nrst stationed at Galveston, Tex.

KROEGER transferred He was recently to New Orleans, where he is connected with the transportation department. TO CAMP Corp. Wayne Schreck, Ft. Knox, has returned to camp after a 10-day furlough with his wife, Mrs. Ruby Schreck, 2521 Davie street, and with his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Schreck, 2420 Davie street. Corp. Schreck is an instructor. SCHRECK ARSENAL OFFICERS CONTRIBUTE $450 TO RED CROSS Commissioned officers stationed on the Rock Island arsenal have contributed $150.50 to the American Red Cross war fund It was announced Wednesday.

The amount will be presented to the Davenport, Rock Island and Moline chapters of the Red Cross, each officer expressing his choice in the distribution. Davenport chapter will get $296: Rock Island $118.50 and Moline Most of the officers reside in this city. There are nearly 100 officers at the arsenal, approximately 50 on the permanent start and the others attending schools in the arsenal university system. SOLVE SERIES OF AUTO THEFTS WITH ARREST OF YOUTHS With the arrest of three boys and a girl, a joy-riding ring responsible for tht theft of six automobiles in the last five day in Rock Islam! has been apprehended, Rock Island police announced Wednesday. The three boys were arrested late Tuesday in a stolen car, owned by Robert C.

Mitchell, 3000 Seventeenth street, Rock Island, following a chase of several blocks by a police car. The girl was taken into custody and admitted being with the boys on several of the thrift a Practice of the gang, police said, was to steal a car, go for a joy ride and abandon the machine when it ran out of gasoline. WARMER WEATHER WILL ARRIVE EARLY THURSDAY Continued cold weather, with the lowest night temperature about 2u degrees above zero, is forecast for the Quad-city area by the Davenport weather office. However, it wiil not be quite so cold Thursday forenoon. Fresh to strong winds will diminish at nigfit.

Cold weather that drove into the Quad-city areaa wind, that at! times attained Ka velocity of 2G miles an hour, lost some of its strength as it traveled ana tne minimum temperature Wednesday morning was 22 degrees above, zero instead of five to 10 degrees as expected. The highest temperature Tuesday was -13 degrees, maintaining the average above normal. There was a trace of rain in the 21 hours. BISHOP ROHLMAN FETED AT DINNER ON 67TH BIRTHDAY The Mo.t Rev. Henry P.

Rohl-! man, bishop of Davenport. Wednesday marked the 67th anniversary of "his birth, on St. Patrick's day. He was feted at a dinner at noon by members of the faculty of St. Ambrose college and tha center of attraction was a large cake in the 1 bishop's honor.

it IS Vehicles Carrying Nine Or More Persons Affected By Order. Washington. (API All vehicles carrying nine or more persons in local transportation crvice buses, street cars, trolley coaches, trucks converted for passenger use, and ferryboats Wednesday were "frozen" In their present service. The office of Defense Transportation described the order as designed to protect the requirements of war workers and school children by preventing the transfer of vehicles from communities where they are needed. All federal agencies, Including the army and navy, are required to file reports on their transportation-carrying equipment.

An immediate effect, nf the action, ODT said, will be to stop a "black market'' In school buses. School officials asked for the "freeze," reporting that ninny contract operators already had shifted their buses to other uses. The order permits an operator to take on additional service, such as using a school bus to transport war workers, so long as be does not discontinue the school service. Regular transportation companies may shift equipment from one route to another, but cannot shift it to serve routes of another company. HOLD RITES FOR M'CAUSLAND MAN, KILLED IN CRASH Funeral services for Frank F.

Jones, 44 year-old McCausfatid resident, who riled Saturday night in St. Duke's hospital of injuries received earlier in the day when he drove his auto into a creek on Kim-berly road, west of lCastem avenue, to avoid hitting a youth on a bicycle, were held at 1 p. in. Tuesday in the Methodist church in Mc- Cansliitul. The Rev.

F. ft. Mast in officiated at the services and Mrs. Alfred Killers and Louie Helblo, accompanied by John llelble, gang two hymns. Interment followed In the McCausland cemetery.

Bearers were Ivan Mowiit. William Gather. Ceorge Drunini, Prank Plngey, Walter Lessln and Kmil Grell. The McGlnnis funeral home, Bettendorf, was in charge of arrangements. Mr.

Jones was born April 16. lS'JD, in New Jersey, and was married to Mary Roesger on March 1935 in Des Moines. He was a member of the LeClaire Full Gospel tabernacle, and for the past three months had been employed at the International Harvester tank arsen al in Bettendorf. Surviving besides the widow are a daughter, Doretha, Corning. a son, Donald, U.

S. marines; three step-daughters, Mrs. Charles Ros-sit cr. Low Moor, Mis. Allen Capion, Freeport, 111., and Mrs.

Roy Hitchcock, Subula, a stepson, John Roesger, in the S. army at Sioux City, and four step-grandchildren. GUSTAF ERICSON DIES IN MOLINE liustaf Kricson, tit, brother of Klmer Kricsou, 3loi Rockingham road, Davenport, died at 2 p. in. Tuesday in the Moline Public' hospital.

His home was at 1721 Fifteenth street, Moline. Death was due to injuries Incurred on Feb. 12, when he slipped and fell when entering the Merman-Nelson Corp. plant in Moline. Surviving besides the brother in Davenport are his widow, Mrs.

Selma Krh son, Moline; two brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Friday in the Kstenlahl chapel. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery, Moline.

SOLDIER, COAST GUARD SWITCH UNIFORMS; HELD A soldier and a coast guardsman who exchanged uniforms while both were absent without leave from duty found themselves in the hands of the military police at Rock Island Arsenal Wednesday afternoon. They had no very good explanation as to why they changed uniforms two days ago. Sain Baker, 22, of Houston. was picked up in the soldier's uniform by Rock Island arsenal police Tuesday night. Me is a member of the I'.

S- coast guard, tho dressed as a soldier. Pvt. Richard L. White. 27, Manitowoc, was taken in const guardsman's garb by Davenport police Wednesday afternoon.

He said that he has been A. W. O. L. from Fort Benjamin Harrison, near Indianapolis, for a month and that he met Baker In Detroit two weeks ago.

They traveled together and decided Monday It "would bo fun to change uniforms." There Is a drug store for every 2,274 persons in the U. S. FOU EXPERT MOTOR WORK Regardless of Make Take To STRIETER'S 17111 Rnrkirifhim t.i?n Over 25 ltart in Davrnport A controversy stirred up because of receipt of a icccnt shipment surplus foods from the department of agriculture's depot at GalesbuK to the Moline hoard of education for distribution without, cost to pupils of elementary schools and at cost to pupils in the to junior hih schools an, the Moline his'i school vi as lli subject, of expressions of varying nature In question-aires answered by school board members and P. T. A.

president? Wednesday. From the opening year until March 1 a pounds of food of of the school total of Sfi.D't-t various Kind have been provided for school bin lies. Objection has been made that the surplus food shipments contain foods which are now rationed and that the shipment of such foods with provisions of th fond rationing program. Karl H. Helling, president, of th school board, defended the program, declaring it "builds up healthy young men and Mrs.

Harold Seev ers. president of William Carr school P. T. called uiion the hoard to terminate the program in Moline while Torn Stone, another school board member, called the program "Fine," Prof. Carl Fryxell, another boar.

I member, believes it is time to have the board reconsider the program and K. G. Krickson. also a member ft he hoard, proclaimed the food plan "somewhat peculiar" when viewed in the light of food ration-inz. Surplus foods supplied In Moline have included flour, peanut butter and various canned fruits an1 vegetables.

Pupils in the junior high schools and the high school have been able to buy lunches at no advance in prices above those fixed when the program was set up several years ago. INSTITUTE TO PRESENT TWO MORE SPEAKERS Prof. H. J. Thornton of University of Iowa Speaks March 29.

The Institute of International I'nderstanding. an organization of civic, patriotic and women's groups sponsoring lectures of international affairs here for several years, will present two more lectures at the Davenport high school auditorium this spring, according; to Kdwin Lindsay, general chairman. Prof If. J. Thornton of the University of Iowa will speak Monday nkht, March 2f.

Mis topic will be, "The Rise of th United States as a World Power." Prof. Thornton has spoken here before civic clubs on several occasions and is regarded as an unusually interesting speaker. The final lecture of the season will be given by Prof, Henry C. Simons, of thi department of economics at the University of Chicago, the night of Mondav, April 9. Mis topic will "Post-War Kconomie Policies." All of the lectures sponsored by the institute are free.

Two pre. vious lecturers were presented this season. ing. Burial was in Oakdale cemetery. Rearers were William Alford, Alfred Flue, If S.

Weisbrook. Shelton Meyers, Bruce Mieley and Boyd dilniour. Ask Carl LeBuhn II Bo Feeney's early, education in regard to life insurance has been neglected. In his interesting "Hooch" column of last Friday lie made the statement: "It seems as though there is somebody who is able to tell us how to make almost everything but money last longer." And Bob don't seem to realize that life insurance men have been helping to solve this problem for years. For instance, in December 1925 Ludwig Becker, former conductor of the Tri City phon orches- tra, bought a policy that would pay hint a month for life, beginning in December Id'oo.

This is making money last longer as Mr. Becker will get this income as long as he is here to receive it. Carl LeBurt And Associate When you dn't t'--'-U Ahn yon ot I.i' In-Hijnnre SEE VS, Massachusetts Mutual Li? lr-turf-C C. D'Cl A ri-'T-- MILTON W. SCHRECK.

harbor. Ills fine courage thruout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States naval service." DAVENPORT MEN ASSIGNED TO ORDNANCE WORK Walter (1. Hill, of LeClaire, and Richard Spelh, 620 Wilkes avenue, recently inducted into the army, have been assigned to an ordnance replacement training center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. DAVENPORTER AT EDGEWOOD ARSENAL Maj. William W.

Mtirteau, 527 West Eighth street, Davenport, will complete a medical officers' course at Edge wood Arsenal, Saturday. Officers of the army medical corps and naval medical officers spent four weeks studying offensive and defensive tactic of gas warfare and prevention and treatment, of gas casualties. TWO DAVENPORT WOMEN IN WAAC Vivian Long. 015 South Concord street, and Frances Johnston. 253 Fernwood avenue, has started elementary training at the WAAC training center at Ft.

Des Moines, la. GERALD J. DUFFY AT MANHATTAN, KAN. Gerald ,1. Duffy, son or Mrs.

Her-tha Duffy, 1719 Brady street, lias arrived at Kansas State college, Manhattan, for a five-month course in army air force instruction Including elementary flight training after which he will be assigned for further instruction as an aviation cadet. ARSENAL WORKERS ARE COMMENDED FOR GOOD WORK Brig. Gen. Norman F. Ramsey, commanding general of tl Rock Island arsenal has a bulletin calling attention to a letter from Maj.

Gen. Levin H. Campbell that quotes a communication from Gen. Somervell, commanding iten- eral of the service of supply com- ineiHinih the ordnance department for assisting in establishing; the reputation for service in the first year of the existence of the service of supply. Gen.

Campbell adds his own commendation to all ordnance personnel, civilian as well as military for their rartiripal ion in the tremendous program and asks that the letter be posted on arsenal bulletin boards. ARREST OWNER OF CAFE CONTAINING GAMBLING DEVICE Acting on information issued by State's Attorney Francis C. King, deputy sheriffs in Rock Islami late Tuesday afternoon arrested Morris Fagen, 46, proprietor of a sandwich shop at 4114 Fourteenth avenue and charged him with being the keeper of a gambling The information leading to his arrest was signed by Herbert Lilje-gren, Rock Island county probation officer, alter be walked past the cafe at noon and saw two youths playing a five-cent slot machine. Fagen was released on $50i bond pending his hearing before Judge Junius K. Califf in Island county circuit court.

FILM ON MAKING OF PULP PAPER IS SHOWN AD CLUB A motion picture film in color, "The Making of Pulp or Newsprint Paper." was sliovwi at the noon meeting of the Davenport Advertisers' club at the Chamber of Commerce Wednesday. This film was produced for the Minnesota Ontario Paper which is one of the largest producers of newsprint, in the country. The film traces the production of newsprint from the time a spruce forest is selected as a source until roils of paper come from the mill The film emphasized the fact that it takes a good forest to supply the needs of a single newspaper for one year..