Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • Page 11

lr rKURSDA; evening THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT AND LEADER December 6, 1923 CONCEDE MAN WILL AGAIN LEAD I I PURDUE ELEVEN WILL BE MANAGER OF THE $375,000 HOME OF EAGLES LOSES AUTO IN AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE TAR POT DAMAGE SUIT IS SCHEDULED FOR TRIAL MONDAY Union-Davenport Trust and Sav-'-tags Bank A Strong ISank now in temporary quarters at W. corner Second and Main Sis Adv. Fair Tonight, Warmer Friday, is Forecast "Fair and ilmt is what the Weather Man says: Fair weather is predicted for tonight in the Tri-cities and there will be a rising tempera sure Friday. The highest temperature here Wednesday was 3ti aegrees while the lowest last night was 25 degrees. There was no extremely cold weather today in any part of the United States.

PAY INSURANCE Suit Filed Against Fraternal Society bv Dora Fish Sttlprl Accepting the leaal theory that a man missing more than seven years ImerHv Ond. fcr a fraternal insurance society. hav Prince William I'ish. who dtsao'-- port on June U. 1933, the sum of in full settlement of her claim to 51.000 on an insurance policy owned by Fish at the time of according to a stipulation Tiled in district court- Failing to find any Irs.

Fish filed claim to refused suit was filed in district Charles E. Kauffman wa.T attorney for Fish. J. A. Hanley and Sam Sparrow represented the, insurance society.

TOM MURPHY OF UAVcNfUKT ND1V innnnnr mi a if 11 John H. Needham Asking $15,000 for Death of His Only Son. The rase of John If. udham, adminstrator of the estate of Rob-bert Needham, vs. R.

Teaenbom and others, an action for damages growing out of the death of the Needham boy in an auto accident at East High street and Bridge avenue in April last, has been set for trial before a jury in district court Monday. The boy v.as killed wbc-n an auto delivery truck ovncd by R. Tenen-bom, North Harrison street merchant, and a Ford sedan driven by John Siefert. collided. The boy was riding on the delivery truck at the time of the accident.

The father is asking damages on the ground that the drivers were negligent. Lane Waterman are his attorneys. Bollinger Block aDd A. G. Bush represent the defen- Trial jurors who reported in district court today were again excused until Monday by order of Judge V.

V. Jackson the absence of a case ready for trial. FILES SUIT T6 CLEAR TITLE TO "PALMER'S INN' Court proceedings to clear defects in the title to the land occu- as Auto Inn, a roadhouse located west of th-i city on the road to Nahant. were filed today by Charles D. Negus, of Rock Island, owner, against John It Sullivan and others.

J. A. Hanlev is the attorney. WILLIAM WARE OF ROCK ISLAND DIESSUDDENLY William R. AVare.

years old. Eleventh street. Rock Island, died suddenly while sitting in the office of Dr. A E. Williams.

104 Sala flats. Death was due to heart Mr. Ware was found by the doctor shortly after 7 o'clock PRIEST CRITICISES GERMAN POLITICS; i FIGHT IS RESULT i Augsburg. Bavaria, Dec. 6.

Pcli-1 tics brought into the church caused a row recently when State Com-1 Left End Is HEAD OF BLOCK, COAL CO. IS NOW A DAVENPORTER of the headquarters of the Block Coal company in Dav enport, Fred O. Block, president of the company, has moved to this city and is making bis home at the Blackhawk hotel. Mr. Block has been a life-long resident of Musca- At the present time the Block Coal company has yards in 11 cities Davenport.

Muscatine, Cedar Rapids, Mason City. Rock Island. Marion, Fairfield. Maquo-1 icm- C1 mines and owns and operates The properties of the company arc valued at more than half a mil lion dollars aad the concern is ranked as one of the largest coal companies in the state. Joe Lang- ford, popular Davenporter.

is the vice president and general man J- J- Bieiefelut is the tecretary. HALLICAN CO. BUYS GROUND FROM R. I. ROAD cauire Property on Which Building is Now Located.

The (iallgan companv of Iaven- non nurchasinc zho ground on which the building cf the local enf-i fee company is located from the Rock Island road. The structure is located at Fourth and Iowa street been occupied under a iease of the erouad for the nast 10 years Kock COLLEGE SHEIK CHECK ARTIST IS CAPTURED FRED O. BLOCK. A a result of the establishment SevSilStar I i i AL F. NORGORDT.

Al F. Norgordt. city alderman from the First ward of Davenport, has accepted the pofaition of manager of the new Eagles' home which will be first opened to the public on Sunday. Dec. 30, between the hours of 10 a.

m. and 4 p. m. The new building was erected at the southwest corner of Fourth and Scott streets, at an approximate cost of $375,000. ONE DEAD, FIVE OTHERS ARE ILL FROM TYPHOID Entire Family Stricken with Disease Health Officials Start Probe.

Moline health officials are today investigating a sudden outbreak of typhoid, following the death of Ralph Pierce, aged 12. the serious illness of bis father. Harry Pierce, and his brother and sister. Dale and Beatrice. Mrs.

Pierce and another daughter. are recovering from an attack of tvphoid at a Molice hospital. Fsar Spr-33 of Disease. the present condition is not alarming, some doctors fear an eriidemic of the disease and a urging city health officials to immediate steps to' prevent Tr. in.

mnde of water by the Pierce family at it was announced today. Raioh Pierce died last week fol- hic 'mother contacted the disease and a few days later Hazel was taken to a Mcline hospital, a victim of the malady. Dnring the past few days the father and Dale and Beatrice contracted typhoid and it was then the that city health authorities were notified- MARQUIS SUES AMERICAN LADY FOR ALIMONY! I I rcansinura 'ram Tii- list incltidos vnluable to r-ve-U instances the bills aretmarlt-d "Delivered to residence." sio-s and sfc'tacf. In snjs 1 nuded the historic mansion of his family to enrich the the 'woman with whom he was I missiouer Ivreisclmayer was out of the church for iuter- i Traffic Officer id. Kirwan for operating a motor vehicle on a state highway without lenses, was arraigned before Justice Merle F.

Wells late Wednesday afternoon and pleaded not guilty, but changed his plea and was fined and -costs, the fine being remitted. Attorneys Smith Swift represented Hie defendant. Buy your sewing machines, needles and supplies at Itichter's. 2in w. Second St.

Phone 48. Adv. personaO Sam Finger, former Davenport postmaster, police magistrate and Republican political leader, accompanied by Mrs. Finger, has returned to Davenport for a short visit ith relatives and friends. Mr.

"Finger is now representing the National Systems company, a corporation engaged in money raising campaigns. The Fingers will stop at the home of their son, Samuel O. vinger. residing on a farm near I51dridge. Reid A.

Cameron, son of Chas. F. Cameron and Lillian Reid Cameron, has arrived here on a business trip and to visit his father, well known wall paper and paint merchant, who was recently injured in an auto accident. FRATERNAL Ruth Gleaner Sewing Circle of the Scott Zedoka Rebekah Lodge will meet tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman, 1S.19 West Fourth street at 2 o'clock.

Grace Drake and Mrs. Nellie Schminkey will assist the hostess. COURT NEWO The last uill of Peter H. Lind, who died recently leaving no estate, has been filed in district court for Man- F. erty located in Slaymaker's subdivision to the city of Davenport, has filed court proceedings against Josephine Eldridge and others to clear defects in the title.

Carl II. Lambach is her attorney. The Bettendorf Savings bank has started court action against Mar-garetiia and George Phillips to' collect S5S2.S4 alleged due on a promissory note and mortgage, given in 1913. A. W.

Hamann and Joseph Shorey are attorneys for the bank. The Mueller Lumber company has filed a mechanic's lien against property owned by H. and Ida Nico-lay. 102 Vest Fifth street, pending payment of a claim amounting to alleged duo for. labor and materials.

Sam H. Erwin is attorney for the lumber company. Dora claims she loaned James and Augusta McDevitt. 409 East Twelfth street. SMO in 3920 with which to make the initial payment on a home, has filed s-uit in district courr.

to recover the balance due her on the loan. She says the defendants have repaid 5120 of the original amount- Andrew L. Chczeni is attornev for the plaintiff. I BANK CLEARINGS I Bank clearings today totaled Jl.370.2ir.: a year aao. 51.0H5.135.

Thursday a week ago. the banks were closed for Thanksgiving. SPECIAL MEET OF SALVATION ARMY TONIGHT A special meeting will be held tie Salvation Army al hall tujii-r two tonight. It will be a young topic's mectinc with Mrs. Cartais 'Voodaste in charge.

i ASKS COUNTY TO PAY HIM $45 FOR LOSS OF 15 GEESE Henry C. Schmidt, faran-r living in Pleasant Valley K'wnsbip. who lost ST. jroese a rack of dors raided iis pen, is asking 1he ixnmtv to rrimburs'" hira 4o fh" of J4S. NOTICE arc There's a Reason BETTENDORF LUMBER SUPPLY CO.

ffl3S5AGE mm i IT I I I i Machine Owned by Road Patrolman Destroyed by Fire. Hooking a tar pot filled with boiling pitch to the rear end his Ford roadster cost Louie Meyer, county road patrolman, his car valued at $150. early this morning when the machine caugbt fire at the intersection of Duck creek and in; Hickory Grove road. Meyer was starting on a repair trip over the Hickory Grove road and had hooked the tar pot onto the rear of the car intending to repair breaks in the concrete paving along the route. City firemen were called but were unable to prevent the" complete destruction of the car.

Surprise Watchman. A watchman employed at the Gordon Van Tine company's plant on Federal street received the surprise of his life shortly before 3 o'clock this morning when fire apparatus congregated in the immediate vicinity of the buildings and sleepy firemen demanded to know where the fire was. A defect in the automatic fire alarm system is believed to have turned in tlie false alarm. BOARD AVERSE TO REMOVAL OF BILLBOARDS Recommendations of the County Engineer Are Quietly Chloroformed. Adopting an attitude that if they ordered the removal of one bill board they would be forced to remove all boards from along the rural highways, members of the county board of supervisors are proceeding to quietly ignore the recommendations of County Engineer J.

M- Mallov calling for the I immediate removal of about -3 Si'u boards or hill boards on the I ground that the boards are a men-jace to autoista. i The county engineer filed his recommendations last August after personal tour of the paved reads I t'nruout the county. His actiou was result of coniplaims filed by iautoisu and tourists -Alio claimed the boards interfered with an unobstructed view of dangerous" lurus in the roads. When the recommendations were submitted to the board, the supervisors proceeded to defer action on the ground that they wished to make a personal investigation before ordering the offending signs removed. Thai was the last heard oi the report until today when a member of the board admitted that "it had bicn quietly ignored.

L'ader tie state law county boards have the right to order the removal of sign boards which interfere wiui a view of the hign- HENRY H. HILLS DIES AT HOME IN CONNECTICUT Was Former Resident of Davenport and Kept Up Interest in Community. i Henry 31. Hills, a former resident of ami for 57 vears iwit'n the Kock Island rml. away at his home H-irtfnrd.

jCeaneclirut. ycsHrdtn. according Ho a 'Jelecram by the 1 iemocrat this morninc 33c v.as I years of Hulf a century he was a jlicliet for lb-- Hock Inland here, and in the and 7-Vs he jwas both "ickf-t ard friqhl acent 'for the in I th" family liver, at -Ot Brady pan of ihe propej-iy I now t-mered by 1h" J'almer school. 35oth he and his if who died 111" and th- Tai- 1 man and well by ihe oid-r reiid' nts of the Aft'r -a-3av "nt'ert. ih'-y iij.

their oaa-ttina. wi1h here, raj-innall-. undine ihU Vt hiTi1i'-f and T.eifsr" hifh aave I'tliDinm 1ohi fomiaaerl inV-rM Ihte dir. l'or Verr Mr 33in wa i of I'm. jv.mo- an31 t'(i I Urges Citizens 1 I to Fag Up on Canine Taxes 1 If Ximh -1T(1.

Jiad In 1 1. itn-'at'-i Mtbii-ily -n i rT i dmrrlat wprn rj 111 Tlii- r-n- Tee.rL.V (irk Schreck. T. F. Schreck has received word of the death of his daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Henry O. Schreck, who died at Dysart, iowa, Tuesday evening, Dec. Deceased lived; her about 15 years ago. Her maiden name was Emma Dengler.

She was born near Davenport, and then moved with her parents. and Mrs. Adolph Dengler. to a Tarm near Dysart. She is survived by her husband, and fne children.

Elmer, Velnia. Lester, and twin daughters, tlire-i years or age, Loretta and Loraiuc. and her parents, living at Tracr. Iowa. Frady Mrs.

Murray Frady. Ti years of age. passed away at tlie home of her daughter. Mrs. James Selman.

1126 Rockingham road, at i o'clock this morning-She nas born in Clearfield county. Pennsylvania, and came to Scott county when a young girl and has resided in Davenport for the past IS years. Her husband and one son died If, years ago. are two sons, Jesse and L'rich Murray of Davenport, -and three daughters, Mrs. Albert Dyer and Mr.

James Selman or Davenport and Mrs. Elizabeth Beamer of DeWiU. Ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren also survive. Two brothers. Holland Hite Blue Grass William 'Hite or Los Angeles are among the surviv- Funeral services will ha held from the home of the daughter, Mrs.

James Selman. Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and interment will be made in Fairmonnt ceme Th Cain Funeral. The funeral service for Mrs. Mary Cain which were announced for e'clock at Sacred Heart cathedral have been changed. The services will be held from the late home.

21 fi East Eleventh street, tomorrow morninc at S.CO o'clock to Sacred Heart cathedral at 9 o'clock, and interment will be made iin Calvary cemetery. Clinton. The Hell Funeral. Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Hell will be held Saturday afternoon at o'clock from Runse's chapel with services at Christ Epis copal church at 2 o'clock.

Inter- ment win be made in Fairmounti cemetery. The "Woostcr Funeral 1 Funeral services for -John Wuos- ter will be held tomorrow morning from the Halligan Fnneral home. 014 Main street, to St. Anthony's church at o'clock. Interment will oe maoe in irt.

ceme- SOCIETY Division Holds Christmas Pary. The home of Mrs. J. Wain on East Tenth street was th" scene of i Christmas party Wednesday civon by liivisioa No. 1 the Church Workers society of the First Presbyterian rhnrrii.

Twenty-two of the mrabrs enjoyed the affair And Miss Kiln had charge of ih- musical pro-ram JOINS THE SIGNAL CORPS, U. S. ARMY J. H. JSohliisnn.

ciiins hi. honv as Philadelphia. j-nlisS' in 3h" Tailed -tal'-; lal t- ruitinc slation rd-iv H- will he uV fnr j-en-ire 3rort Sam 33rms1nn, Anlpujo. Ttxas. KIWANIS CONCERT TICKETS ON SALE AT OLD TEMPLE ARirlVr lllirVfUInthO'tl" 'X lt': "lr 7.

W-i. rrc rd (Tie an Tlorrm rf ntogr mc ai Brovm 5 RALPH CLAYPOOL. Purdue football players last night re-elected Ralph Claypool of Davenport captain of the 1924 gridiron eleven. During the past season Claypool, vho is a junior in the engineering school, played a brilliant game at center. He is, one of the few men in the history' of Western Conference football to be twice honored with the captaincy of a Before entering Purdue.

Claypool was a member 'of Davenport High school teams. FIND CASHIER WAS IN TOUGH WITH BROKERS Mass of Corresoondence Is Offered State by Bank Examiner. Correspondence between Robert Wunder. cashier the McCaus-land Savings bank who lias confessed to using of the bank's funds with which to speculate in oil slocks, and numerous brokerage firms Ihruout country, was tendered the state today by .1. A.

Heng. state bank examiner, who is checking the accounts and records the McCaushtnd bank in an effort to discover the exact amount of" Wunder's The correspondence is of little value to the state in the prosecution of the cashier on a charge of embezzlement, according to Assistant County Attorney Walter A. Newport. What the state is asking is detailed facts and figures showing the particular accounts and the amounts which Wunder drew upon for funds with which to carry on his gamble in stocks. The enaininer has not yet completed his work of cheeking over the accounts an dhas fixed no defin-the accounts and has fixed no defin-banfc.

JUDGE LANDIS WONT BE HERE FOR TOMORROW Passed Thru City on Way to Chicago this Afternoon. Former Judge Kencsaw I.ari-di. now lh" czar of baseball, will nit pr-'-on: lomorrov. ---i-Ji National Commander Quinn of the American Ix-cion. Thr.

iaanouj. juri thru C-3U Muffs to' day. It wn bop'-d that Judge Ijh dis would be or.e of the the rnvctini; for Com-mand-r which wi3i be held at 1h- Car'tnl th-alr- tomorror, LEGION AUXILIARY SELLING SOAP AND HAVING BIG BAZAAR The memhers 1h" Lndie?" Anx-lliaiy of ih-AmTjcin l.erfen neptienally ha.y t'cis 1.. -rap. vondmrec hiz supper ami heJiiiric in 1b -n-1trt-nrjmeni of ihi natiena fo-Tnarid'T.

-of th" leonr-. -loh Quvnn. his l-'il 1n The rrifmberc of, thn drill "TT rif lb" tmII Trnrrn-a rpfrnvric wIkti 'r-rmnundrT Cninri will rv 'tlH JiTld fond lr-, IV. VVV rr.rni,Hd Captain of 1924 Foot ball Eleven. Tom Murphy of Davenport, star jeft end of the St.

Ambrose varsity football team during the past was elected captain of the 1921. eleven ai a meeting of letter men. this noon. Murphy has been a member oC the varsity team for three years' and was onf- of the main cogs in the St- Ambrose machine during the past season. He is very popu-.

lar with members of the team. Besides being a strong defensive man. Murphy a good receiver MORTGAGE AND BANKRUPTCY VIE So Court tight Looms Up Plating Works. filing of a petition id bankruptcy for Emeriager aaparentlv "nosed out" foreclosure of a mort-. on the Davenport Plalinp Works at "21 West Front street here today.

The case -xill probably result ia a lecal battle. Late yesterday afternoon Attorney L. Chczern Sied a in banoraptcy with tie depuly rlerk of the federal cocrt for Elmerinaer. listiaj as-nets of and liabilities of The -icott Savings bank, however. a chattel mortgage m.

a'aoa: ea the plant and Coastab!" iiotK-rt Thele- t.ik:n- sion ihva en judgment ay' Mm -he age, DatTje will pron-biy o-nter ar-'aad -vnether or no: h- or the mortaafo ST. JOHN'S TEAM I Uu a nc AC KETBALL LEAGUE rh-r leaoie itiea at th--y d-featia r-rf-it-d tht-ir t. Mark's crTa. -nc-' catim I Mear.v.-hile the eonstaMe pasted Man who Defrauded -otic- f.reeiosare ot the mort raptir.g and reseating Father Eruit's se The prWst rri'i certain as measures and the methods oi officials handling ate affairs. Obtside the chcrrh lively free-for -all fight was in squad of police ap- peareJ 2nd put an end to it.

PRTPF 15 TWAnP PRESIDENT PRO- rccr.le s5! Capitol. Dcs Moiae countered tne first lull tial session when both boys-; con- Ivened and no was broi.rjh: i)pforc (hjn MnaK. stc0( at eas o'clock, while various emmijtces held haniedlv called on tie' house, niter a disr-. or -slntue ref'-reneef C(1 on members' desks, adjourned HKj; toxt-rrcf. Eeforc the r-c'-is.

ih- er.at" re- airs ih." in. 1:1. et.lM for r-arpnratien-s Ib- itata- of IT'-ifl-nt of M'tirc- To'jntT. h- nrli of cod- all olb'r H-ld "a In i si- At ih" aft' 1 atfd. from th house and re- i He alleges that he Rave hr furni- ferred tt the coramilfe.

I tare, pictures, valuable old heir- hin sa and Tr.es.- m. ,7 of la-e said to ij" prie-ies-. oc.a out jeslvrua. principal complaint ef the Ord on by the is: ipn'-siu theai at th- re--jiar session. "iV txaielen together lor were over in th s-crile a.

month, ha! sin- had millions h-n the ilj rshly adjoarn-d v. raid all th- billf. When siu-die. on ih" engriaerncat she I-ft The aariraltara j.e;i;iiI.-K ea depariiavatal J1 ani ih wiih '-xtraerdiaary sagacity, re-tamed all th from hotels, etc riurina with 3si belovod. Th" ooantv r'tnris In this that at-ver aiene 1he oa -nv aad That any h- T'-a'-d it was his j-vn m-i-t' i.re "in order to Tirot-ert hi1- her.er." er ry Mr--.

Thnm'en. Bank Is Escaped Con vict from Indiana. of Jake litaia- A --hic Th. Omrr-nvul vi er nc--' Storage WaT.h- Merchants Transfer Storage Co. 6EN.

OFflCC, 11E HARRliOW PHONES DAV. t.bb- htt 4n Our Pvol CJres Sovd FifllM. I Htll OJ1V SIl 'ihe drill rtniw Tityr Mmidiiy.