The Daily Times from Davenport, Iowa • 8

THE DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, lsi. 8 SWINDELL WILL WRITE MUSIC FOR NEW OPERA G. D. C. FAVORS" U.

S. DISPOSING OF ITS BOATS EASY FOR MEN TO GET POLICY BACK IN FORCE REFUND LARGE OMOCERIES BOUGHT AT P. O. GIVE UP UNION SCHOOL PLAN FOR LECLAIRE COLD WAVE IS FOLLOWED BY MERCURY RISE THINK FATHER WANTED CHILD. IN MINNESOTA Motive of Rev.

G. E. Sillo-way Is Explained by His Divorce Suit UNEARTH CLUES IN ROBBERY AT BALLOW STORE Police Hope to Clear Up Mystery Through Fin-i ger Prints Higher temperatures tonight and Ranging from a few cents to sev 1 Residents of LeClaire and of Le- eral dollars, refunds will be paid to A referendum from the chamber of commerce of the United States, dealing witlrthe disposition of government owned vessels, has been Considered by the Greater Davenport eomaiittee and this vote has been mailed to Chicago. The GreaK 70 per cent of the 400 persons who in the lorniation of a consolidated which has been prevalent in JUav-ordered groceries from the govern- school district were greatly disap-j enport for. the past two days.

The ment during the sale held at the pointed with the attendance at a I Davenport office of the United Davenport postoffice In August. meeting held at the town hall at States weather bureau also makes The bills are now being cnecKea over at the postoffice and money of this meeting was to perfect due is being refunded aa rapidly as plans for a school election to de-the claims are verified. The stock cide whether the town and town-of the government food was so ghip wanted a consolidated school. The motive of Rev. George E.

Silloway of Minneapolis, who at-t tempted to kiduap- his six-year-old son, Thompson Silloway. while Erwin Swindell, Davenport's well known pianist and composer, will write all music for a musical comedy which will be "produced during the season of 1920-1921 by W. C. Hoff, playwright and producer ot Des Moines. Final arrangements are elng completed for the play.

Mr and Mrs Hoff came to this city to hold a conference with Mr Swindell today. While here Mr Hoff, who was formerly a well known producer in the theatrical circles at Sati Francisco, told of the nature of his new comic opera. He said that for four years he had been developing the play and had sought a composer who would do justice to his ideas. In Mr Swindell he says he ha3 found the man who can write the entire score to his perfect Associated Tress Leased Wire WASHINGTON'! Nov. i3.

modification of conditions governing re-instalement of elapsed' policies announced today by the Var risk insurance bureau, lio statement as ta physical condition will' be required within three months after dhtchargo from the but after three months a statement declaring the policy holder to be in as good health as" at the ois-charge willbe required, together with a request for re-in-statement and two months' premiums. Policies may be reinstated within months after discharge upon payment of two months' premiums and all lapsed policies may be re-Instated' until next December 81, regardless of the length of time since a premium has been paW. Davenport police announced this afternoon that they had unearthed several startling clues in the Bal-low clothing store robbery and that It was possible that an arrest would be made before night Alderman A. II Ballow Informed Chief of To-lice Phelan this afternoon that he had offered a reward of for the recovery of the stolen good. Although the police have not announced their discovery it is understood that they are basing their hopes of clearing up the robbery on the finger prints found on the nearly exhausted at the time the orders from the Davenport office were received that in many cases the entire order was canceled and the purchaser will be refunded the entire amount he forwarded.

Others will be paid a claim of as much as 50 per cent. The work of refunding and checking over the lists will probably be finished in a week or 10 days, it was stated today. STEELWORKERS FORM SOCIETY Tri-city men, interested in the heat treatment of steel and representing tri-city industries, met at the Davenport Commercial club last Chapter of American Steel Treat- hi?" sai one of those citizens to-ers' society. TMa society is wide- spread in its work and embodies Present developments seem to chapters in practically all of the how at LeClaire will delay a larger industrial centers or the. J7 i United States hoollngr Relow Standard Col, c.

It. Baxter of the ordnance The object of the organizations "From the meetings, that have I department and Col. Metz of the is to promote better work and re-! buecn held 11 has been learned that construction department of the suits in this line of work and to i the schooling received in the coun- United States army, have been vrfT-push research work in processes, i try districts has been for nianyj(jng at tne arsenal part of this apparatus and materials. years-of a decidedly inferior quali-weplc t0 diSCUBS the general build- The next meeting of the club'- The state of Iowa is accustomed hlg projects at the island Includ-will be held at the Davenport Com- t0 consider its system of schools be-: ed in this pian la the enlargement mercial club on Friday evening, 'na ls evlclnt of the" administration building and November 21. The sessions are open to anyone interested in the work.

The officers for the Tri-City chapter elected at the organization meeting last night are: Chairman, C. U. Scott, president C. U. Scott Son, Rock Island, secretary and treasurer, Gust Olson, as- efptnt n-nnnral niamippr Tlnnt et Davenport committee i3 one ofj several hundred, commercial organizations, affiliated with the chanfber of commerce of the United States.

The referendum is on a report of a committee of the national chain-1 ber which recommends that the government dispose ot its surplus vessels of ever 6,000 tons, to American firms and individuals and that these purchasers be prevented from reselling these boats to foreign owners for a period of years. The report also recommeads the absorption by the government as a war' loss of the difference between the war cost and the present cdstTif the vessels; and that congress determine upon a policy to give aid towards tho maintenance of privately owned and operated American merchant marine vessels. It also deals with continuance of American shipyards, the establishment of American Classification society, and urges that protection be givei) to American 'underwrit ers. The Greater Davenport committee voted in favor of the findings of the National Chambers in each instance. OTTUMWA TO VOTE ON NEW HIGH SCHOOL Asssciated Tress Leased Wire OTTUMWA, la.i ov.

13. The local Hoard of education has set Dec 16 as the date voters in Ot-tumwa schools district will docide whether bonds shall be issued to erect a new $700,000 high school. FRENCH GIRLS ARE MARRYING CHINESE Assoclati'iJ Tress Leased Wire PARIS, Nov. 4. The increasing number ot marriages between French girls and Chinese laborers in Franco has resulted in the minister of the interior warning French women that most ot the coolies already have wives in China, where, upon arrival with their husbands, they would be regarded merely as secondary wives.

Cigar ii ii i) in mimrni Mutimii't iAm I Wait j. Van Dervwrt Engineering East i'P8 country besides Le-Moline Illinois Claire that would welcome the m- The' member's of the executive! uence of citizens and Mc Cantor nrftU'ona Davenport in the solution I lair; superinTcndenU Moling BOND HEARING 17 Judge F. D. Letts has set the Tiearing to make a temporary injunction permanent in the case of Renpke and Pierce et al vs. city of Davenport et al, for Monday, Nov.

17. The case is that in which the plaintiffs secured a temporary injunction to restrain the mayor, city cleric and city treasurer from selling bonds of the "Big Four" issue. The bonds were to have been sold to' realize funds for the four improvements planned for next year, and the plaintiffs, through their attorneys, Bollinger Block, secured the injunction on grounds that the ordinance permitting the bond issue was not legal. I iro and No Worry An account in the UNION SAV-1NKS BANK A STRONG BANK sssures prompt, courteous service 'and absolute safety. We have a bank book waiting for you if you have one other than ours have a Union Savings book also.

FERGUSON TO CONTINUE WORK Announcement was made at the Rock Island arsenal today that Secretary Ferguson, who has been in charge of the Y. M. C. A. work at the arsenal, will continue the tame line of work there hereafter but under the direction of the arsenal authorities.

Mr Ferguson becomes an employe of the government and will direct the recreational work that he has carried on eo successfully for many months. The activities of the and other civilian organizations that have been doing recreational work in army cainpe, have been sus-letided. The work was considered necessary at the arsenal, however, that it will be continued un-iler government management. CITY BRIEFS Joseph Murray ot St Paul, Is visiting at the home of G. "VV.

fceott 2016 Harrison street. Paul Tornquist assistant cashier at the First National bank, is con-Sued to his home on East Thir teenth street loiiowing an opera- lor removal oi nis tonsus. i Miss Leona Hayes of Chicago, Hiss Maude Meade of Dayton, urui Miss Julia Sore.nsen of Grand Forks, X. have returned to their respective homes after visits with the family of George W. Scott, 2016 Harrison street.

NOVEMBER Plow Moline? Harold Brown, nf strartion department. He was as-treasurer. Reynolds Engineering I djan ed to show the ben et of p(1 tQ (, jn after Claire township who are interested LeClaire last night. The purpose, Each school district received spe- cial notice from the committee in charge. Twenty-two persons attended the meeting.

Take Mo Jtefinite Action The town of LeClaire reported that it was in favor of a consolidated school. Of the seven country districts only three were represented at the meeting. District No. 3 reported that it was against the formation of a consolidated school district but that the location of the school building in the town of LeClaire would be objectionable to them. Because of the poor representation of the country districts it was decided that no definite action for the furthering of the project be taken.

"The adjourning of this meeting marks the close of the first attempt on the part of a few enterprising citizens to awaken a live interest in the welfare of the school children of the town and the town- uuulf eu" erui Hie now laminar wim euuca- tional facilities provided for country school children in the old-fashioned districts. The fact that many scholars from country districts throughout "Scott county are sent at a great expense to Davenport schools epeaks for itself. Probably there are other toY-n- Pr0Per educational facilities in ev- DEATH NOTICES Crowder Mrs Mary Ann Crowder, aged 47, died at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at her home, Eighth and Grant streets, Davenport, after a lingering illness. She was horn in Port Byron, August 11, 1S72, her maiden name being Mary Ann Boston. Mrs Growler received heraducation in Cordova, 111., and was married there in January.

1835, to George T. Crowder. The couple came to Davenport a short time later. The deceased was a member of (the Christian church and the Moose-Jieart circle. She is survived by her husband and a son, Joseph, both of, Bet-tendorf; two sisters.

Mrs Nels Petersen and Mrs Lurine Schmidt' of Davenport and a brother, George L. Boston ot Bettendorf. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home in Bettendorf where the wom en of the Mooseheart circle will The body will be tak-morning at 8 o'clock via auto to. Cordova where services will be held at the Baptist church at 11 m. Burial will be in the Cordova cemetery.

Kelly Mrs Grace Kelly, aged 4S, for many years a resident of DeWitt, died at 1, o'clock yesterday after- noon at Mercy hospital, Davenport, after a five weeks' illness following an operation. She was born in DeKalb, 111., March 10. 1870, but ha4 resided in DeWitt practically her entire life. The survivors are her husband, Thomas W. Kelly of DeWitt; three, daughters, Nancy, Emily and Lou-tee; her parents, Mr and Mrs Wil- Smith of DeKalb, and two brothers, Walter and Henry Smith.

The body was sent at 7: IS o'clock this moruiug from the Ruhl Ebcrt funeral parlors to DeWiU where funeral services will be held tomorrow. Burial will he in the DeWitt cemeterv. Xlfc'Pr Word, has been received here of the death of Jack Alper. infant son of Mr and Mrs Jack Alger, for- ittrrly of 2031 Iowa ftreet, Daven-' port, who succumbed at the hojne in Chester, Pa. The child was born October Besides the parents, three sisters.

Florence, Dorothy and Bemice, survive. I.indhlnni Funeral The funeral of Dorothy Lind-; Mom was held at 3:30 o'clock yes-jterday afternoon from the home, 517 East Fifteenth Ftreet, Daven- port, with Rev. ing. Burial was A. Miller oniciat- Oakdale ceme-l nil mjmwiniaM for Miss Helen Thompson, the child's aunt, was taking him home from the Pierce school, Daveaport.

Tuesday afternoon, is explained by a suit for divorce which Rev. Silloway filed against his wife, Mar- garet Silloway at Minneapolis, November 8. This waa after her caae was dismissed. In his suit he asks that he be awarded the custody of the children arid alleges desertion as his grounds for a divorce. Owing to the fact that the Minnesota law had no jurisdiction over the children as long as they were in Iowa, it is believed that the father intended to kidnap the boy and take him into the state of Minnesota where he expected to secure a court order placing the child in his custody.

This could not be done, however, as long as the children were in the state of Iowa. Mrs Silloway stated today that she had been served with the notice of the suit, last night She stated, however, that owing to the fact that the suit was brought in Minnesota the service was not legal because it was not served in that state. She stated she did not expect to answer ber husband's petition but would press her case which she filed in the Scott'county district court yesterday. The suit which the husband brought was filed before the at-temptel kidnaping Tuesday afternoon. It was filed Saturday the day after Mrs Silloway's ease was dismissed in' Minneapolis.

She had her case dismissed in order that she could reopen it here. Mrs Silloway is a teacher at the East Intermediate school. Her sister Miss Helen Thompson, who rescued the child from his father when the latter attempted to kidnap him, is a kindergarten teacher at the Pierce school. TRADES FLATS FOR IOWA FARM Frank Kallenbach owns a 160-acre farm, one mile from Buchanan 'and William Hoersch and C. Cline are Joint owners of the Hastings apartments as a result of transactions announced today.

The flat building was valued at 000 and the farm at $44,000. CharlesJ Booth and W. A. Marsh of Kup-pinger as well as Cline Quandt real estate agency, took part in the negotiations. The Hastings apartments are located on Brady street aad'are considered very desirable property for investment.

Mr Hoersch owned the farm, which is located in Cedar county and following the sale of it entered into a partnership with Mr Cline for 'the ownership of the apartment house. His Alcohol Was Not 'Good Natured' "I just had a little 'good natured' alcohol," said Dave Han-chett, 64 years old, when he appeared before Police Magistrate Higgina this mornin? to answer to a vharge of intoxication. The charge was filed by Han-chett's wife, who declared tha't neither the alcohol nor her husband were "good natured" when he came home la)t night and caused a disturbance. The wife stated that llanchett hurled a number of choice names at his daughter. "I'll never see you or tho girl again," shouted Hanchett as he was being led away after receiving a sentence of live days in jail.

DISCUSS; FUTURE PLANS Future plans of troop 3, Davenport boy scouts, were Xiiscussed at a meeting of the troop at headquarters Wednesday night. V. V. Aleln, scout executive, met with the scouts and it was i decided to have another session at headquarters Friday evening ot this week. Scout LtMirdes Gordon of the troop has been chosen to write an essay on the scout oath and what it means.

Kach troop has been asked to have one representative in the essay contest on that subject and prizes will be awarded at the big scout rally the first Friday evening in December. At the meeting tomorrow evening Mr Allen hopes to be able to present the new scoutmaster of the troop. RAMSEY GIVES ADDRESS W. Ramsey, local landscape architect, gavq the principal address, at the annual conference of the Women's National Farm and Garden association now being held at the Fort Des Moines hotel at Des Moines. Miss Elizabeth Putnam also of Davenport, is attending the convention.

Friday will follow the cold wave a forecast of fair weather lor to night and tomorrow. The lowest temperature will be about 15 to 20 degrees. The minimum reading in Davenport during the past 24 hours waa 13 degrees at 8 o'clock this morning. The coldest place in the state was at Sioux City, where the registered a minimum of zero. Charles City reports 2 degrees as the lowest and Des Moines had a minimum of 10.

Temperatures remain below zero In the eastern Dakotas and Minnesota, The crest of the, cold wave has moved southward to Oklahoma and freezing weather extends to Texas and Arkansas. The Mississippi river has risen .2 of a foot at Davenport during the past 24 hours and the stage at this point is now 7.7 feet It will fall, however, and falling stages will prevail from below Dubuque to Muscatine. HERE TO TALK BUILDING PLAN a storage building for motor ve- hU-lea Thmr will ronm-f nffl. cials at Washington upon their return east. Col.

C. C. Shepherd, secretary to the chief of ordnance, arrived this afternoon for a visit at the arsenal and will be a guest at Col. IL B. Jordan's quarters while here.

Another visitor at the arsenal this week has been Col. A. M. Prentiss, who was stationed at the arsenal when the United States entered the rldwar aadirtar It? cZ wards and returned to this country about two months ago. His trip to the arsenal and tri-cfties is to visit numerous friends here.

TRY-NEWS CASE THIS EVENING The hearing" on a petition for injunction in the case of Morris Taxman vs. Mayor Dougherty and County Attorney Henry Jebens has been definitely assigned for hearing in the Scott county district court this evening. The hearing was set for Tuesday evening but Judge Letts unable to appear in time for the trial. Attorney? Jebens, Ottesen and Betty appear for the defense. Taxman is represented by Attorneys W.

C. Allen of Rock Island and J. A. Hanley of Davenpoct" The hearing is on an injunction to stop the suppression of the Rock Island News In 'Scott county. MOTION DELAYS DROST HEARING A motion for a directed verdict for the defendant on grounds of alleged faulty indictment interrupted the trial of Dan Drost in the Scott county district court this afternoon.

Tho motion was introduced by Drost's attorneys just before taking up evidence for the defense. The motion was still being argued at 3 o'clock. FORMER SOLDIER IS HELD James Shugh. former soldier is being held by the Davenport police, while the officers are investigating his record and attempting to find out what became of a Colt revolver and $1 in cash which disappeared from the headquarters of the American Legion, yesterday. Shugh.

it is alleged, came to town last Thursday and has been hanging around the legion headquarters for several days. He admitted to Police Magistrate Higgins that he had been in a number of tow ns and had worked but little since his discharge from the army last May. He claims to be a idower and says he has two children who are now in Ohio. He was sent to jail for five days on a vagrancy ensrge in order to me the police more time to investigate, last night Plans were made to distribute Thanksgiving dinners among the poor families of the city and further activities for the year were discussed. OYSTER SUPPER AND DANCE The annual oyster supper and dance of Pluto lodge No.

118, Knights of Pythias, of Kldridge, will be held Thanksgiving eve, 'November ti. i 11 THINKS GRANGE WILL NOT JOIN LABOR UNIONS GRAND RAPIDS, Nov. It. The National Grange will form ho alllfcnce with organized in'he opinion pf National Master Oliver Wilson, and if his prediction is fulfilled, the grange in convention here will vote to decline an invitation extended by Samuel Gompers for such a union. The matter will be presented probably earjy next week at one of the secret sessions and be referred to a committee which will recommend action byithe convention.

"I cannot for my part, see that such an aMiance would be 'of any benefit to the grange," said Mr Wilson today. "On the contrary, there seems to be: many reasons why we 6hould shun any However, that is a question which will have to be passed on by the grange as whole." Similar opinion was expressed" by S. J. Lowell, member of the executive committee from Fredon-ia, N. Y.

7- The grange began its second day of activities withie hearing ot reports of statffjanizations and other routine m.ttters. Belgian Party Home Again Associated press Leased Wire BRUSSELS, Nov. 13. King Albert, Queen Elizabeth and their arrived here today from Brest. res tores Be- pi America.

FORMER COPPER THROWS BOTTLE When Mrs August F. Hass, wife of August F. Hass, former Davenport police officer, poured out the contents of a bottle of whisky so he would not be able to drink it, last night, he became so enraged that he hit her with the empty bottle. As aresult the wife caused her husband's arrest on a charge of assault and battery. Hass entered a plea of guilty to the charge when he was arraigned in police court this morning.

He was fined $10 and costs. SEE HOPE FOR TOLEDO CARS Associated Press Leased Wire TOLEDO, Nov. 13. Possibility of 'a break In the deadlock between the Toledo Railways Light and the city is seen in a conference called for this afternoon in which an effort will be made to restore the street car 'service, suspended last Saturday night when the company was notified of the result ot an ouster referendum submitted to the people. Henry L.

Doherty of New York who gave the order to suspend service, said this morning he has a definite proposal to make to Mayor Cornell Schreiber and a council committee. He declined, however, to say what it isk Toledo today began its fifth, day of walking and bussing. In view of the fact that it costs ten cents to ride in one of them, the word has been discarded. RYAN IN DENIAL OF ROAD STORY Associated Press LeasedWIre WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 Denial of accusations contained ih a tele- gram sent to Secretary Baker by.

Representatives Frear of Wiscon- sin and Magee of New York, major- ity members of the house sub-corn-mittee investigating aircraft expen- dituree, was made today by John D. Ryan of New York, former sec- ond assistant secretary of war, who had charge of aircraft produc-tion during the war. The Frear-Magee' telegram 1 charged that a railroad from Lake Pleasant to Crescent Lake in the state of Washington cost the gov- ernment $115,000 per mile and rep- i resented a total expenditure of 000,000. CHICAGO PLANS OIL FOR FUEL Associated Press Leased Wire CHICAGO, Nov. 13.

Chicago' business firms and owners of office buildings are considering a plan to; use crude oil as a solution of the fuel shortage problem growing out; of the coal miners' strike. It be-1 came known today that one of the largest office buildings in the down-', town district has been using crude oil for fuel for a week and the manager is highly satisfied with the experiment. Cudahy Co. and several otner stock yards firms, it is said, have been experimenting with the use of oil as fuel and may adopt it if the coal shortage grows more acute. FOIL ESCAPE IN DETROIT PRISON Not.

13. A jail delivery involving 300 prisoners, including many radicals recently ar-, rested, was frustrated at the Wayne county jail" yesterday afternoon i through information given Sheriff Irving J. Coffin hy a "trusty," it be- i came known today. A dozen pri soners recently escaped from the jail. i 200 shares National Oil of Kansas City, per share.

1200 shares Harvey Crude Oil $1.50 per share. A. J. tSOEDEK Phone Dav. 7175-Y or 7352 Moline; H.

Burgston, chem- ist, Deere Moline; J. li. Ploehu, superintendent, French Hecht, Davenport, and E. E. Scha-fer, Industrial Gas engineer, Peoples Power Moline.

COURT NOTES Marriage licenses have- been issued to the following: William H. Meigs, Freeport, 111., and Opal C. Williams. Marion, la. Walter Pagel and Lelia Bald, both of Buffalo, la.

Albert Siebke, Stockton, and Elfrieda L. Brodes, Davenport Leonard J. Epping and Marie Ga-belmann, both of Davenport Tom Megan and Lizzie McLara-an, both of Moline. Erman Philpott has filed suit for divorce from Harvey L. Philpott on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment, consisting of assaults as well as neglect.

Henry Voll-mer is her attorney. She asks alimony and other court relief. R. E. Samuels has suit for divorce irom ivicie Samuels on i statutory grounds alleging that he was obliged to leave their home be- 'cause of the presence of his wife's friends.

C. B. Kaufmann and G. II. Peck are attorneys for the plaintiff.

Want Ads get roomers. ha a cpen hr extreme narrow flexible soles has most beautiful, i i i I i Decidedly The Smartest Kvprv larlv whn paient vamp, satin top ana quar- ter shoe with It's more comfortable waiting insicje these November Days. 7 And -you'll be under no obligation to spend either. Comfort stations in all stores. Free Tri-City Tele-phone Service.

Hicliey Bros. Cig'ar Stores Conveniently located in Davenport, DesMoines Rock Island and Moline; The most beautiful ankle, very small, high French A heel, and light, declared it the shoe of the season. Display on First Floor $15.00 i' nerryrunera, CLUGA CLUB FLANS DINNERS The of George Berrv was I held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon The Cluga club of the girl re-' from the Ruhl Ebert funeral par- serves of the Davenport Y. W. C.

A. ilors. Burial was in Oakdale ceme-jniet at the club rooms at 7 o'clock EUS1AB tery. Subscribe for The Times. I ITJiYRAL DIRECTOR JAMES F.

HALLIGAN Geo. J. McCabe, Mrr fomplete np-to-dat equipment ill W. 4th SU TfL Bar. Second St.

at Main of Retail Cig'ar REO GROSS FUNO INCREASES An incomplete report on the returns from the county in tho recent roll call drive of the Red Cross was given out at headquarters of tho Davenport chapter this afternoon and is as follows: Walcott branch, $2. Iixon branch. JT4. f.ItUcjultirt branch, otores in.