Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • 13

Tuesday evening THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT AND LEADER -February ms. a ESricfs Obituary SGHUTTER ASKS DISTRICT HELP Minimum of 16 Tonight; High Winds MRS. HAMMOND, EX-DAVENPORT RESIDENT, DIES Daughter of F. G. Bairc Succumbs at Home in Elmhurst, 111.

Seeks Death On Tracks 3 Times; Saved Each Time Three times Monday a Bettendorf woman, about CO and despondent because of ill health, ought death beneath the wheels of a railroad train. And each time ih was pulled from the tracks just before a train hove into view. "I hope a big trairv will mash me to pieces," she told Marshal Herman Giese when he found her cn the tracks the first time. Altho watched by a brother with whom she lives, twice more during the day she eluded him and returned to seat herself between the rails. And each time the marshal knew where to find her.

Her brother believes she'll recover from her fit of despondency, and is watching her more carefully. Iowa's Oldest Legionaire At Post Meeting Jefferson Davis Wilson, Walcott, 73 years old, and the oldest American Legion member in Iowa, waa in attendance at the regular meeting of Davenport post No. 26. American Legion, Monday evening. He la still hale and hearty, and local mem-bers said it was easy to see how he "fooled" examiners on his age.

The Walcott man spoke briefly, said "I was named for Jeff Davis, and I've fought for Uncle Sam." James Meehan, Rock Island, former post commander, was present to bid farewell to the Davenport Legionaires. He has been transferred to Detroit, by the Texaco Oil Co. Louis Kolls, Rock Island, American league umpire, also spoke. It was announced that a district stag will be held here In late February or early March which will draw about 1,000 members. Mrs.

Mary Schoo, I I Pioneer Resident, I I Dies At Age 86 gvf 4 'Q t. 'sit. A V' Mrs. Mary Schoo, 86, above, one of Davenport' pioneer worn-en, and a life resident here, died at her home, 1219 West Eighth street, at 11:30 p. m.

Monday, following ceveral months' Illness. She was born Nov. 28, 1848, in the old Miller residence, the present site of Fejervary park. She was educated in the parochial schools here and married to Ber. nard Schoo Jan.

7, 1867, at St. Joseph's church by the late Msgr. Niermann. She was a member of St Joseph's church and also of the Christian Mother's society. Surviving are a son, Herman, at home, three daughters, Mrs.

Cecelia Denger, Mrs. John Werth-mann, and Mrt. Charles Flick, 24 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Julia Balluff and Mrs. Barbara Costello, all of Davenport Her husband, two daughters and two sons preceded her in death.

The body was taken to the Runge mortuary, from where it will be returned to the family home at 5 p. m. today. Funeral services will be at 8:30 a. m.

Thursday at the family home and at 9 a. m. at St. Joseph's church. Burial will be In Holy Family cemetery.

The rosary will be recited Wednesday evening at the home. FOUR ADDITIONAL ENUMERATORS TO AID FARM CENSUS Four additional farm census enumerators for Scott county start ed work today following their ap pointment and instruction Monday at the courthouse by M. D. Thom-sen, district supervisor from Washington, la. They bring the total to nine, one of the original six named having resigned.

They are: Lloyd Siebke of near Walcott for Blue Grass township; Walter Dietz, route 3, Walcott, for Cleona and Hickory Grove; Jake Meyer, Le-Claire, for Pleasant Valley; and Martin O'Boyle, Long Grove, for Win field and Butler townships. O'Boyle replaces John Tobin who resigned. ALFORD ADVANCED TO FIRST DEPUTY AUDITOR'S PLACE William D. Alford, 816 East Thir teenth street, was appointed first deputy today by County Auditor Albert O. Kurth to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ludwig N.

H. Berg who died Saturday night. Alford has been second deputy in the office. The county auditor said ho had reached no decision on other changes in the office nor as to the appointment of a new member of his staff. More than 50 persons have applied for the place, however, he said.

The appointment will be subject to approval by the board of supervisors. FRED NEWELL IS NAMED DEPUTY BY CORONER SKELLEY Fred Newell, 1457 West Eighth street, a licensed embalmer in the employe of the Halligan Funeral Co. for the last 1." years has been named deputy by Dr. W. F.

Skelley, Scott county coroner. He will continue his employment with the funeral home. Like the coroner, the deputy is paid on a fee basis when he substitutes for his superior, MUSICAL PROGRAM PLANNED THURSDAY FOR KIWANIS CLUB Trof. Glen Halik, of the mimic department of Augustana College, will bo in charge of the presentation of a program at the noon meeting of the Davenport Kiwanls club at the Blackhawk hotel Thursday. He will play several violin numbers, with Kdna Neckel Mason, also of the Augustana music school, as his accompanist.

She will also present solo selections. WHEN YOU MOVE FROM JUST CALL KEN. ROEDERER 14M Wt 4th Duvfnpnrt The Calahan Funeral. The body of Mrs. Teresa Calahan, 70, who died Monday morning at Mercy hospital after an illness of seven years, was sent from the Stapleton funeral home Monday evening to LaCrosse, where funeral services will be held Wednesday morning.

Burial will be in the family lot at Waseca, Minn. Mrs. Calahan wa3 born in Tomah, in 1864. Surviving is one sister, Mrs, Jonn p. cowiey, stue-ben.

Wis. William S. Pamer. Word was received here of the death of William S. Palmer, 30, a former resident of Davenport, in Evans Mills, N.

Monday. He was a brother of Mrs. George Swan and Mrs. Josephine Tilford, 1131 Tremont avenue. GASSELING WILL GIVES PROPERTY TO WIFE, JENNIE All properly of Theodore J.

Gas seling, former Scott county supervisor who died Jan. 25 at his home in Walcott, is left to his wife, Jen-nie, by terms of a joint will filed and admitted to Immediate probate late Monday by District Judge W. R. Maines. Mrs.

Gasseling also becomes ex ecutrix of the estate but is to consult in its management with her four daughters, Mrs. Mary Brus, Lillian Gasseling, Mrs. Blanche Kerrigan and Bernice Gasseling. The will is dated March 25, 1929. Cook Balluff are attorneys for the estate.

SERVICE HONORING ST. TERESA PLANNED AT MOUNT CARMEL Services In honor of St Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart, canonized less than a year ago, will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the chapel of the Bettendorf Car-mel, it was announced today. The services will be open to the public. At 8 a. m.

Friday and Saturday there will be solemn high masses, while at 9 a. Sunday there will be a pontifical high mass. Devotions consisting of sermon and benediction will be held at 7:30 each evening. St. Teresa Margaret was a nun of Tuscany whose death occurred In 1770 at the age of 22 after a life of deepest piety.

Her body has since remained incorrupt, the flesh preserving its natural color. She was canonized March 19, 1934. DOCTORS DEVISE UNIT SCALE FOR RELIEF SERVICE Plan Monthly Distribution Of $500 from Contract Funds. Employing a scale of units as a basis, members of the Scott Coun ty Medical society will, during the next 11 months, divide approxi mately $10,000 of the $33,000 to be paid the society by county supervisors for care of the Indigent sick during 1935. The distribution will be made at the rate of $500 a month with the first division on March 10 for services rendered in February.

The December payment, it is stated in a communication addressed by trustees to members, will be near $5,000 in order to give opportunity to equalize the pay for services over different months. Balance of the $35,000 goes to the society, part of it. being used for operation of the clinic and for purchase of supplies and drugs used during the year. Units are assigned in numbers ranging, from 1, for opening of a simple superficial abscess to 100 for various types of major operations, such as for kidney stones. Treatment of fractures, for example, range from five to 75 units, A credit of 75 units is given for a Caesarian, or for a mastoid operation.

The unit allowance includes work done for examination and operative procedure, but not for drugs or dressings which are supplied from the ciinlc and paid for in addition When two or more operations are performed at one time, the allowance will bo that of the procedure allowing the higher number. Credit In units are given for referred office and hospital work only. Amoug other expenses under the contract will be from $6,000 to for home visits, $2,400 for treatment of social diseases, and $1,800 for preventative medicine and immunization. Operation of the clinic costs about $7,000. I MARRIAGE LICENSES I Richard Cale, Bettendorf, Iowa, and Gertrude Wat kins, Pleasant Valley, Iowa.

Bonnie Brook Coal stood the test during the recent cold rpell. It 6ave heat when it was needed! You, too, will like this coal. FuchsCoalCo. 426 Taylor Street Phone Ken. 138 Seneca Club to MeetThe Seneca book club ill hold a regular meeting at 2 m.

Friday at the Y. W. C. A. club rooms.

Mrs. E. J. Wallace will give the review oa "Folks' by Sukow. Mrs.

II. E. Jacobs will review Hobart'g "River Supreme. Mrs. O.

E. Johnson and Mrs. L. Goss will be the hostesses. Husband Arrested Perry Clas-pell, charged with disturbing the peace in information signed by his estranged -wife, denied in nolice court today that he has molested ner and her children.

The ca6e was continued to March 5 cendine settlement of divorce proceedings wnicn, Mrs. Claspell said, were filed two years ago. Wessel Improving Ralph (Jimmy) Wessel, 428Ji Brady street, severely burned in a fire at the Higgins car rental agency Sunday morning was reported improved today at Mercy hospital. Dr. George Middleton, his physician, said that grafting of skin would probably not be necessary on burns which covered the back of his neck, back, legs, arms and hands.

Tax Auditors Schedule C. N. Bloom and Charles F. Pranger, state income tax field auditors will be in Buffalo, Monday, Feb. 11, they announced today, instead of Tuesday, Feb.

12, as previously planned. Other towns remaining in the schedule are Blue Grass, Wednesday, Feb. Walcott, Thursday, Feb. New Liberty, Friday, Feb. Dixon, Feb.

13; Donahue, Feb. 14, and Princeton, Feb. 15. Stein Tax $387.96 The estate of Louis Stein has paid a state inheritance tax of $387.96 thrn Louire Burns, administratrix, and Cook Balluff, attorneys, according to a receipt filed with the clerk of court today by Leo J. Wegman, treasurer of state.

The amount represents payment In full Minor Fires Firemen were called to the home of Mrs. Wilma Datin. 629 East Lombard street, at 5:23 p. m. Monday and to the home of Elsie Ehlers, 2920 Rockingham road at 12:12 a today to extinguish small roof fires caused by chimney sparks.

Three gallons of chemicals were used on each blaze. Place Mixing Plant Erection of the concrete mixing plant of the Kan.as City Bridge is being undertaken in Moline today. The mixer was loaded on a railroad fiatcar and taken from Bettendorf to the Illinois side where work on the bridge approaches will be started next week. Realtors Meet -Members of the Davenport Real Estate board held their monthly dinner meeting at the Davenport hotel Monday evening. There was a round-table on board activities.

On Inspection Tour R. L. Stephens, inspector in this area for the United States bureau of air commerce, and George Best, Chicago, supervisor of inspection, who arrived at Cram field Monday, left today for Burlington, their, first stop on a tour of Inspection, in this area. Palta Alarm Fire companies an swered a false alarm at the Dav-enport-Bcssler formerly the Locomotive works, at 2:30 p. m.

today. Enrollment Fiaures There are 1,002 girls and S79 boys enrolled at Davenport high school this se mester, according to scnooi om- 'ials. The total enrollment or a mnra than were nresent at the beginning of the fall semester. Theater Managers Meet Theater managers in the Quad-cities held a meeting at the Blackhawk hotel todav. Routine business matters were discussed.

Personals R. W. Crook and family will re turn from Florida early next week. They have spent the winter in the south and are motoring back to Davennort. Mr.

Crook is secretary- treasurer of the Crook Brothers Laundry. Clifford Johnston, tenor, ap peared in recital at Cornell college, Mt. Vernon, Sunday, singing numbers by Prof. Horace Miller, head of the organ and theory department. The composer accompanied Mr.

Johnston at the piano. Mrs. Lottie K. Stoddard. Chica go, 111., returned to her home today after being called to Davenport by the illness of her sister, Mrs.

II. B. Clark, 326 West High street, who has been confined to her bed for the last two weeks with double pneumonia. Mrs. Marv Burcer of Philadel phia, Va.i who has been in Davennort the rast four weeks, expects to return to her home in the near future.

She has been attending her mother, Mrs. J. R. Harttnan, ZWi Dnvlp stiept. who underwent an operation at Mercy hospital.

Mrs. Hartman was removed to her home Saturday. OLD AGE PENSIONS BEING PAID 70 IN WASHINGTON CO. Washington, Feb. 5.

From the 396 applications for old age pensions sent to Dea Moines, there are 70 receiving tha pension at the present time, according to Howard O. Richardson, chairman of the committee. Preliminary work has been completed and a few final adjustments and signatures are being obtained to close the work of the old Hpe pension assistance committee. Since applications were filed, 11 applicants have, died t.ni 15 have TO STATE POST Bases Plea to 13 Eastern Iowa Counties on Representation. Support for his candidacy for Iowa SUte Highway commissioner was asked of officials in 13 eastern Iowa counties today by Frank F.

Schutter, Pleasant Valley, hose term as a Scott county supervisor expires Jan. 1. 19C6. In letters addressed to officials, Schutter points out that this section of the state would stand to benefit thru representation on the commission. He reiterates his stand for improvement of secondary roads for benefit of rural dwellers, maintaining that primary roads have been improved for trucks, buses and tourists to a sufficient degree.

Counties to which he has appealed are Muscatine, Clinton, Jonnson, Jackson, Dubuque, Linn, Louisa, Jones, Buchanan, Dela ware, Washington, Cedar, and Iowa. ROCK ISLAND'S PWA PROJECTS ARE PROPOSED Comprehensive Trunk System of Sewers First On Suggested List. Construction of a comprehensive trunk system of sewers to care for all sewage south of Eighteenth avenue was placed first in a suggested list of PWA projects for Rock Island, prepared Monday night by Mayor John V. Graham's committee, such a system would also involve a sewage disposal plant The city's projects, all of wide scope, were outlined at the suggestion of federal PWA authorities, and the plans will be turned over to them. Other projects on the list call for the construction of a new city hall and central fire station, the installation of an entirely new police and lire alarm system, modernization of the water works pumping station, and the necessary repairs and installations at the reservoir plant, and a housing project ceiling for the construction of about 230 moderately priced homes.

The projects as outlined would involve the expenditure of several millions of dollars, I. SOUTHERN WILL ABANDON SHORT BRANCH Services Between Preemption and SKerrard to Be Discontinued. Permission to abandon the branch line between Preemption and Sherrard, has been granted by the Illinois commerce commission to lie Rock Island Southern railroad, it was announced by J. 13. Gillman, vire president.

The commission requires that a notice of five days must be given before the line is abandoned, but the railroad official said such notice will not be given until industries using the line have completed other arrangements. In its petition for permission to abandon the branch, the railroad explained that business had decreased greatly largely because the population of Sherrard had reduced from 3,000 to about 500, and because of inroads made by truck transportation. The branch was constructed about 35 years ago to bring coal from the Sherrard mines, COL. GILLESPIE SPEAKS AT GYRO CLUB LUNCHEON Lieut. Col.

A. commandant of the Rock Island arsenal, gave a detailed description of Japan and its people at the Gyro club meeting held at the Chamber of Commerco today. Col. Gillespie was a military attache to the American ambassador in Japan for several years. lie illustrated his talk with maps and charts.

Approximately 12 Davenport Gyros headed by Herbert Ray-maker, district governor, will attend the joint meetings of the Clinton and Sterling clubs at Sterling tonight. BLACK STARS iiiid in nil r.itaifiii rveiuuLKy coal, just the proper size for furnace, grate or heating stove. Can bo regulated for service in nil kinds of weather, Ono bucket of ash to the ton. Try it. 0.00 ensb.

East Davenport Fuel 2033 East River St. Ken. 441 Ken. 3511 Cloudy and Colder Forecast for Tonight by Weather Bureau. Cloudy and much colder weather is forecast for tonight here, with a minimum of about 16 above zero for Wednesday morning.

Wednesday will be partly cloudy. The mercury was dropping here today as a fresh, chill wind blew from the northwest The wind was of a 20 to 25 mile an hour velocity and was expected to continue thru the night. The drop in temperatures tonight will not send the mercury much below normal readings for this time of the year, according to Meteorologist T. G. Shipman.

Wednesday should be marked by a temperature range in the low twenties. The temperature at 7 a. m. was 34 degrees, but by 9 m. it was 27 degrees and there was a slow down ward tendency thereafter.

Cops Hunting Prowler Find Him Pet Coon Policemen hunting a prowler at a home in the 1400 block West Fourth street at 3:30 a. m. today found the noise maker was a playful pet coon exploring a front porch. Without difficulty the cops apprehended the coon and took him to a cell at police headquarters where he was be. ing held pending arrival of his owner.

HOLD KARASEK TRIAL BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Bettendorf Man Denies He Is Alien, Admits Communistic Leaning. Martin "Butch" Karasek, Bettendorf, alleged Communist, admitted he was sympathetic to Communism but denied being a member of the party before Geroge Fein, Chicago, immigration inspector, at a hearing held in the federal building this morning behind closed doors. The entire morning was devoted to an attempt by immigration authorities to prove Karasek is an alien. Federu.1 officials claim he was born in Austria-Hungary and brought to this country by his parents when two years old. Karasek denies this and says altho he does not know the exact place he is sure he was born in the United States.

Karasek could force the hearing on his nationality into district court, but his lawyers indicate this procedure would be too costly. The hearing was continued this afternoon. Attorney Harold Metoalf, Davenport, and David J. Bentall, Chicago, the latter an International Labor defense attorney, are defending him. S.

A. Larson, immigration officer who arrested Karasek, testified this afternoon that the Bettendorf man told him last fall of the advantages of Communism. If found guilty of being an alien and a Communist, Karasek may be deported. The decision will rest with authorities in Washington, who will examine the testimony taken in the hearing. SHOW OPERATING PROFIT ON UNION BANK STRUCTURE The report of A.

O. Lothringer, building manager for the Union bank building, covering the quarter ending Dee. 31. 1934, shows a net profit of $2,645.50. The figures were submitted to the Scott county district court for approval.

Income from various sources dur ing the quarter amounted to and expenses were $9,575.85. The principal items under Income consisted of $9,845.37 from rentals in the building and $2,172.25 from rental of safety deposit boxes. Under expenses the report showed disbursements of $555 for safe deposit salaries; XCS1.41 for Insurance- $1,836.95 for Janitors' salaries; $1,399.22 for elevator service, including salaries of operators; $600 for the salary of the building superintendent, and $208.05 for general expenses. THREE MORTGAGE DECREES ENTERED IN MAINES' COURT Three mortgage foreclosure decrees, all involving city property, were entered today in the Scott county district court by Judge W. R.

Mainea. Jebens Butenschoen are attorneys for the plaintiff in each esse. The Liquidation Crop, was granted a decree for $4,783.20 against Frans Oscar Bostrora and his wife, Naomi, represented by Attorney K. C. Willis, and against K.

R. Sharp and others for $1,343.75. P. R. Brattle Is named receiver of the Sharp property.

The defendants were represented by Block Block. H. M. and Myrtle Nabstedt were granted a decree for $1,609.92 against Marie K. and Albert.

J. liinlz and others. Adolph Ruy-niann was the defendant', attoracj'. Mr. and Mrs.

Franklin G. Baird, 1946 Walling court, are in receipt of the sad news of the sudden death of their eldest daughter, Mrs Frank D. Hammond, Elmhurst, 111., who succumbed to an attack of acute indigestion Monday. Mrs. Hammond was a former resident of Davenport, having lived with her parents for several years during which she was an office employe of the Federal Surety company end the Gordon Van Tine company.

She wa3 a woman of charming personality and leaves many friends here who will be grieved at her passing. Together with her husband, son, Hirstle Lee Roy, and a daughter, Elizabeth Jane, Mrs. Hammond has visited her parents, sister Mrs, George M. Sheets, 2509 Fershinrf avenue, and brother, Alan F. Baird, 2715 Jefferson avenue, frequently during recent years.

Mrs. Hammond left Davenport li years ago at the time of her mar riage to Mr. Hammond, a public ac countant Since that time they; have resided at Elgin, 111., Birming ham, and Elmhurst, 111. Mr, Hammond is now a partner In tht firm of B. F.

Andrews Company Chicago, auditors and accountants Mrs. Hammond had seemingly been in good health and her sud den death comes as a great shock! to her family and friends. Shas was bora, in Louisiana, where) her father for several years operaU ed a dry goods store. The fam ily then moved to South Bend, Ind. wnere Mr.

Baira was engaged lit the dry goods business for a number1 of years. From there they camrf to Davenport where the father ha since been in the employ of thai Petersen-Harned-Von Maur store. Arrangements for the funeral have not been announced but burial will probably take place in Elgin, the Hammond family home. The father and mother, together with Mr. and Mrs.

Alan Baird, an Mr. and Mrs. George M. Sheets and daughters Mary Louise anj( Jean Frances, have left to attend the funeral. P.

H. GULDNER, RESIDENT HERE 79 YEARS, DIES Philip Guldner, a resident of Daveneport for 79 years, and father of Dr. F. Guldner, pathologist at Mercy hospital, died at his 1921 West Third street, at 6:20 p. m.

Monday. He had been in failing health for several years. He was born In Erie, July 1, 1855. The same year his father walked to Davenport from Erie in the company of Mr. Denkman and Mr.

Weyerhauser, selling oil cloth and trinkets along the way to pay their expenses. The men sent for their families to follow them in covered wagons shortly after theie arrival here. Philip Guldner was educated irt Davenport and married to Amelia Strassen here Oct. 8, 1878. The.

celebrated their golden weddinaf anniversary seven years ago. Mr. Guldner worked for sora time at the Davis saw mills, wa employed as superintendent in the Cable saw mills in East Dav enport and still later as superintendent in the Weyerhauser and Denkman lumber yards. He retired 30 years ago. Surviving are his wife, a daushu er, Mrs.

Mildred Flannigan, a son, Dr. L. F. Guldner, and a brother, Edward, Canon City, Colo. Thu body was taken to the Rungs mortuary where funeral services will he held at 3:30 p.

ra. Tlmr day. Burial will be ia Fairniount cemetery. DEFENDANT FAILS TO APPEAR; JUDGE ENTERS FORFEITURE Grant Hester, negro. ar rested Saturday night at 1113 Rin ley street for illegal possession at failed to appear in police? court today, his bond of $25 was ordered forfeited.

Raiders found a half pint of hoch in his place. Police were ordered to pick Hest er up, indicating a possibility that he may be brought into court if the bond forfeiture order should be set aside. i MERCHANTS i TRANSFER STORAGE. COMPANY Furniture Moving Long Distance Moving Furniture Storage Merchandise Storage Demoth Your Furniture In Our New Fumigation Vault Moth-proofing with Konate II a a II a a a (i a a a 4 These services are available our FIRE-PROOF WAREHOUSE Cnnt Office fifth M. nd Wnlrn Av.

Phon Ktt. ri JLM JL -JLMJBJI TAXICAB RULES ARE DISCUSSED AT CITY SESSION Official, Operators and Attorneys Argue New Provisions. City officials including the mayor, aldermen and city attorney, met today with taxicab operators and street railway officials to resume discussion of a proposed or dinance to regulate operation of i taxicabs and to fix rates. There was such a variance of opinion that there was no possibility of having the proposed ordinance ready for presentation at the council meeting Wednesday night. Representatives of taxicab operators declared their clients are trying to make a living and have no desire to eliminate street railway vehicles.

A representative of the operators and the railway 'company objected to a one zone rate basis and declared his clients would prefer to have all cabs operate oa meter rates. There are a variety of plans backed by taxicab operators, it w-as reported. Street railway, operators have called upon the council to adopt an ordinance containing more stringent provisions for taxicab operations. CEDAR RAPIDS MAN TO SPEAK BEFORE RADIO AMATEURS E. M.

Foster, Cedar Rapids, microphone designer and technician, will be the principal speaker at a meeting of the Tri-city Amateur Radio club Wednesday night at the People's Light auditorium. His subject will be "The Theory and Operation of a Crystal Microphone." Another speaker will be R. T. Ackerman, who will tell of the newest developments in cabinet type transmitter rack construction. Anyone interested in amateur radio will be welcomed.

The meeting will open, at 8. Three Judges In Action Involving A Claim For $35 There were almost enough "judges" congregated in police court for a decision on the gold contract this afternoon, altho only $35 was Involved in the case In question. Justice of the Peace Phillip T. Steffen represented the plain-tiff and Justice of the Peace El-mer Besten the defendant before Police Magistrate John A. Hornby.

The case was a civil suit of Henry Dose against Ed Gadient. Fraternal The Army and Navy club will snonsor a nubile card narty Wed nesday evening at the club rooms, KnfliJ. Wpst Fourth street. Games will start at 8:15 p. m.

Bridge and 500 wl 1 he aved. There will be a favor for each table and an at tendance award. Refreshments will be served. The ladies drill team of Tost 828, Veterans of Foreign Wars, held a regular monthly meeting at the club rooms, 223 Western avenue, Monday evening. Mrs.

John Ferguson was the hostess. Announcement was made of drill practice to be held at the club Thursday night. The cast for the minstrel show will rehearse after drill practice. The next regular meeting will be held Monday, March 4. Election of officers will take place at that time.

The fraternal order of Eagles will sponsor a public bingo party at 8 tonight at the hall. There will be three attendance awards. The ladies auxiliary to the F. O. E.

will hold a regular meeting at 8 p. m. Wednesday at the hall. Cards and bunco will bo played after the business session. There will be an attendance award.

I VISITS OF DOC STORK i Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Golman, 204 1 Twenty-ninth street, Rock Island, are the parents of a boy, born this morning at St. Luke's b.o.p!tals OFFENDER FAILS TO SETTLE FINE; HALED TO COURT Installment Payment Plan Doesn't Work; Defendant Gains, When James Kimnonis, 225 Perry street, was fined $100 Oct. 13 for keeping a disorderly house, Police Magistrate Hornby accepted $50 of the fine and Kimnonis agreed to pay the remainder In installments.

The plan didn't work, but Kimnonis proved to be the one to benefit, for today, when he was haled into court, he was released on his promise to pay $25. He paid $50 after conviction, but made no other payments. After he promised to pay $25, the court suspended payment of $25 so Kimnonis was ahead $25. He wa3 arrested after police found a gambling game being operated in his place. NEGRO DETAINED AFTER ATTEMPT TO GRAB WOMAN Transient Can't Remember What Happened; Sentenced To Jail.

After he attempted to seize a woman passing under a viaduct at Fifth and Fillmore streets and ran after her as she fled screaming to a nearby fire station, Henry Taylor, 47, negro, living at the federal transient bureau, was captured by firemen. Booked for disorderly conduct, Taylor said he was drunk and didn't remember what happened. He was sentenced to serve 30 days in the county jail. Mrs. Harold McDermott, 503 North Hazelwood avenue, was the woman Taylor atempted to seize.

She was walking north on Fillmore street at 8 p. m. when the negro jumped from behind a wall and tried to seize her. She turned and ran south. She told police the negro told her "Don't run, for I'll chase you." At the station of Hose Co.

No. 7 at Fourth and Fillmore streets, Mrs. McDermott called to firemen who caught Taylor nearby and held him until police arrived. BIG INCREASE IN BUSINESS SHOWN BY MUTUAL LIFE An increase in assets of during 1934 was shown by the Mutual Life Insurance of New York, according to the manager of the Davenport agency, Joseph A. Dlefenbach.

During the same year, the company's statement showed, its policy-holders and their bene ficiaries received and the company set aside from Its gains in operation a total of 308.382 for dividends la 1935. Outstanding policy loans decreased $13,651,975 during 1934, and the company's insurance forfeited and surrendered decreased $157,704,907. Feb. 1 marked the 92nd anniversary of the writing of the Mutual Life's first policy, the first ever Issued In America by a mutual company operating oa the legal reserve basis. MAN WHO STOLE SUIT IN MOLINE IS BOUND OVER Robert Riley, 21, of Louisville, who stole a suit of clothes at the New York store Saturday night and who was captured after an exciting chase thru the business district, was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of larceny in the Moline police court late Monday.

In default of bonds Riley w-as taken to the county jail to await the action of the grand jury, A. T. Danlco of the New York store noticed the man push a suit of clothes under his overcoat and grabbed him, but. Riley managed to rsrapp. Daniro took after him and with the aid of a citizen captured him three blocks from the store,.