Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • Page 9

ruESDAY evening THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT AND LEADER JUNE 1923 BRIEF LOCAL NEWS Resigns Job I as Engineer a FILE MOTIONS IN Big Reclamation Project to Fill Six City Blocks West of Scott St. Begun 92 DEGREES IS "PEAK" OF HEAT IN DAVENPORT GIRL, ACCUSED BY UNCLE, ASKS $5,080 DAMAGES company according to a lease secured many jears ago. This berm will be "0 feet in width anduwll be composed of any filling material which the city secures. It will run 400 feet out mto the river and will then be contmu-eil down stream. When once the fill is solid and of a sufficient height Thunder showers, Continued Warm is the Prediction Little relief is in sight for sweating Davenporters.

Tno partly overcast skies with probably local tbundershow-ers are predicted for tonight and Wednesday, it will continue warm. Yesterday the mercury in the official thermometor at the weather bureau office crept up to 90 decrees while the lowest last night was 71 degrees. The river stage here is now 4.2 feet, a rise or .2 foot in the past 24 hours. E. J.

STEPHEXSOX E. STEPHENSON QUITS HIS JOB WITH THE CITY Former City Engineer of East Moline Will Take His Place. Edwin J. Stephenson, chief engineer of public construction for the city, announced today that he has resigned his position to become associate engineer with X. Tun-nicliff, civil engineer at S02 Putnam building.

Mr. Stephenson will take up his new duties immediately after the acceptance of his resignation by the city council. Loy E. Sneary. who until last May was city engineer at East Moline, and who served four years as first assistant city engineer in the Davenport city hall prior to the Socialist administration, has been appointed as Mr.

Stephenson's successor by Harry W. Phillips, superintendent of public construction. Mr. Sneary was preparing to establish a business of his own. as consulting engineer at East Moline.

when he was notified that he had been appointed chief engineer of public construction at Davenport. Jir. was cnosen for the position because of his wide experience and excellent record. Mr. Phillips has already accepted Mr.

Stephensons resignation, but his acceptance must be ratified by the council at Wednesday TWO ARRESTED FOR GAME ACT VIOLATIONS Wayne Scott and "Hank" Snyder to Be Ar-. raigned Here. Two arrests for violations of the migratory gtmc laws were made brf local rederal Game Warden Anderson in a recent raid nnd as a result Wayne Scott and "Hank" Snvdt-r of Fairnort. will be arraicned before nited A. G.

Bush this afternoon or to- Kaufmann Willis Want Charges of Alleged conduct Separated. "A Charles B. Kaufmann and Earl C. Willis, members of the law firia of Kaufmann Willis with officesr in the Security building, who made defendants lucentlv di3-uarmen proceedings filed by a special committee appelated "by the court on recommendations of tile Scott County Ear association, filed separate motions in district co.urt today asking lor an order compel- ling the prosecution to separateHTB charges them in the compiaint" filed by the -comnfitteev Judge F. D.

Letts will hear arguments on the motion Thursday-morning. The Ian firm of HanleyJ Hanley of Muscatine. J. of Tipton and J. F.

DeVift -of Muscatine will represent Attorneys Kaufmann and Willis. In their motions the defendant attorneys claim they are unable' to -properly plead to the charges as-, set out in the complaint alleging unethical conduct on the part-of thes tw0 partners. The motions, bofb-of which are identical, sets uptj following ground support of Jhei plea for an order: "That a disbarment proceeding-; is a personal one in which each-' party is responsible only for bl own acts and that it is illegal unfair to be compelled to joint and several charge concern-r ins a portion of which he and concerning whleh. he has no direct knowledge or cob-, cern." and that the charges in -thte-form are so interwoven and intermingled and enmeshed that he not properly plead to the same, apji" to be compelled to answer them'lb. tution of the United States without" due process of law." Continuing the motions "That the specifications in tBelr; present form ask that two separate licenses be revoked in a joint aid special proceeding, the same'ther? by constituting a misjoinder of ae- uons.

the same being separate fnistinct proceedings. KLEINFELDT SURRENDERS CARE OF SON Sends Word from Jail Cell That Boy's Mother May. Have Her Wish. Henry Kleinfeld'. surrendered.

custody of his 6-year-old son, Joha-William Kleinfeldt to his divorced- wife. Dollie Kleinfeldt in district court this after- Kleinfeldt who is in the Scrili county jail awaiting trial oiuflL charge of seduction, sent wordj'tii Judge W. W. Scott thru that he would not content' the plea of Mrs. Kusman fo.ra modification of the divorce decree, giving her the custody of the chiVd.

COP-NABS YOUTH WHO HITCHES HIS BIKE TO AN AUTO for the city ordinance which urohibits hitching onto automobiles or street his bicycle to an auto. OfficjbT Khcnt-ncaugh trailed him froja F.iarih and LeClaire strcels-iio Sixth i.nd Iowa strccis. The.Jwy was lectured at the police statlua jacd released. No.2.3rd Ripley No.4.228BradYnear3n3 Specials all the time a railroad construction "track be laid on it and filling material carried in by the car. Cut off from the river as tract will then be, with the berm on the upper and riverward sides and McCarthy Island to the west and down river side, the area behind the berm will be filled in as a city dump and probably also with sand brought up by river tugs.

The point at which workmen are stationed today is 200 feet down river from the Davenport Boat club's northwest property corner. The berm as it runs out from shore, will serve as a downriver wall for the D. B. C. harbor.

When it reaches the harbor line it will be 100 feet from the boat house. leaving an Spening into the harbor of tuat dimension. Once the berm is built it' shunt the current out and slack water behind until slack water area is covered fill. Porch Smashed by Automobile Running Wild Home of J. F.

Schroeder Damaged as Machine Plunges Over Curb. In attempting to avoid collision with another' automobile. P. F. McCarthy, 942 Marquette street, wife of the ice president of the Home SaWngs bank, drove Sc-r Dodge coupe into the home of J.

I- Schroeder. 2202 Scott street, at noon today, considerably damaging the porch of the residence. Mrs. McCarthy's effort to" avoid striking the other auto, a Paige touring car driven by William Mc-Dorman. proved futile.

The woman was able to swing her car out of the way. but riot enough, and it struck McDorman's auto a glancing blow, damaging it. The McCarthy-car was wrecked against the porch, the engine being telescoped into the body-- A lattice under the porch of the Schroeder home was splintered, the ran oi me porcn was Droken, and concrete porch posts were loosened by the impact of the car. At the time of the accident, Mrs. McCarthy and her daughter were driving west on Lombard street, while the other car was traveling on Scott.

At 4he intersection. Mrs. McCarthy perceived that a collision was imminent, and turned her steering wheel frantically. When police arrived on the scene of the acciden-, Mrs. McCarthy hid WOMEN OF THE CHAMBER HOLD JUNE MEETING Miss Elizabeth Putnam Talks Interesting Entertainment Members of ihe Women's om-mittee of the Chamber of Com-merse net the Chamber last night and wrre entertained bv an interesting procram.

Miss Eliza beth Putnam gave her "Notes on European Cities, telling of her JraveLs abroad in an interesting lasnion. Miss Gertrude Connple gave two vocai numlM-rs and little Miss Virginia Klostcraieicr entertained with ihree solo dances. Miss Anna jeSuscher delivered the report of the carrcm events commltiee. lling of the relations between the Caitcd Stav-s and Turkey and of the rfndiag Towncr-Sprincer bill which will install a departnicrt of cduralioa in lie national cabinet BAR ASSOCIATION OF IOWA TO MEET AT MASON CITY Th" Intra Stal- Rar a.nriaHna iil bi In s'Mion at Viwa CHy and Frifla-i of this 1 I Married by Smith. Earl Harvey of Koclctord, 111., and Blanche Lee of Davenport were united In mar riage by Justice Ralph G.

Smith at his office in the Kahl building Monday afternoon at clock. your 'sewing macmnes, nee- ana supplies ai mtuici Second St. I'none ib. jvuv. Umon-DavenDort inisi anu on Bank A Strong Bank Third ban Urady Sis.

AOT. Or. Carroll, Kahl bldg. PERSONAL Miss Lee Doud, daugh te rof Mr. and Mrs.

Guy D. Doud 290S Grand avenue, and her cousin, Miss Virginia Lee. daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. Kooert oi hoc Island, are leaving Tuesday BDend the summer in Seattle.

The; will visit in the iome of Mr. and Mrs. Harl McEIrov. Mrs. Me Vlroy was formerly Miss Florence See of RocK.

Island and is a sister of Mrs. Doud and Mr. Lee. Miss Marearet and Miss Virginia will ter Northwestern university and Augustana college, respectively: when they return early in the fall. the Tri-cities Mrs.

Bertram G. Laudau and two children, Elizabeth and Bertram of Huntington. WV an spending" the summer- months with Mrs. Landau's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

L. Simon, of Camp Mcuienan H. Drim of Tulsa Okla.who are returning from the Shrine convention at Washington are spending the week with Mrs Drlm's. sister. Mrs.

S. H. Moore East Central Park ave Drims made the trip irom Washington via New York" and Montreal. FRATERNAL The Eagle Ladies have postponed their which was scheduled for this evening until Tuesday eveniha of ne.t week on account of the convention in Rock Island. At the meeting next Tuesday there will be initiation followed by cial session.

ent at the next meeting to be held tonight at Hibernian hall to meet District Manager Brown. Davenport Homestead 2 5 23, Brotherhood of American "will -meet Wednesday evening at the K. of P. halt The -de gree team will put on initiatory work at that time and the Daven port Homestead team the fancy drill work Catherine Duffin Tent Xo Daughters of Veterans, will hold an all-dsl sewing at the court bousei Wednesday and all members arc urged to be present COURT NEWS The final report of Christ Chris tiansen as administrator of the Amanda Christiansen estate has been approved by Judge F. D.

Letts and the estate ordered -ciosea. Jebens BUtenschoen were the attorneys. The Cement Products company iiulrmont in district court against M. C. Davenport, the Tri-City Tvpewriter Exchange and ihe Davenport Wagner company for 5104 due on a lanaicras iiea lor nau-payment of TcntaL The defendants leased desk room and the basement at 207 West Fourth street of the plaintiff.

Ruymann Jvu-mann were attorneys for the plaintiff. Marr Am. executrix of the San Lc'oubn estate has filed a supplemental final report showing receipts totaling Disbursements total Sl.059-13. leaving S12.66S.03 for distribution among the heirs. The report has been ap-imv5 bv Jnoce F.

D. Letts and ifcic estate ordered closed. The suit of the Industrial Tarings bank vs. L. J.

Carter and others, an action to collect on a promissory note, was oisnwssen BANK CLEARINGS Bani clearins today totaled SI.S1L9S1: Wt Mondy rrcspondlng day a year ago 715.69!. LI Grade lor Grade as Floe as Mosey Can Boy-Priced Rigfet BETTENDORF LUMBER SUPPLY CO. prions. MV. RECLAMATION of a large and valuable tract, over six city-blocks, from the Mississippi river has been begun by the Levee Improvement commission.

The tract lies west of the Davenport Boat club at the foot of Scott street. The work will continue thru this and suceeding years until completed when a large ract will be available for either municipal recreation field, industrial sites, a park or whatever purpose it can best be How this vast reclamation project can best be carried on, was discussed at the meeting of the Levee commission this Plans for the work were suggested by W. D. Petersen and follow in general the plan adopted over ten years ago when the reclamation of the present levee park was be- A berm or fill has been commenced, running out from shore to the harbor lino and continuing down the harbor line to McCarthy's landing, covering a section which had formerly been under lease by the McCarthy Improvement company i but which that firm has relinquish-1 jed to the commission. Other por tions of city island remain under the jurisdiction of the material INVITE PUBLIC TO OPENING OF THE LIBRARY No Formal Program Ar ranged for Event to Be Held Thursday.

Altho no forma! program is being planned for the opening of the library addition Thursday, Miss Grace Shellenberger, librarian nounc-CjS that open house will be held fm 2 o'clock in the afternoon until 9 in the evening and the public is cordially invited to come and Inspect the building. The new addition to the main li brary- 'costing $180,000, has been completed and when the library is thrown open it will present a very different- appearance than hereto fore. The mam lobby has been en larged to almost twice its formei dimensions and. the old part of the building has all Deen redecorated. A ogram of music will be fur nisheJ" Thursday evening by the Apollo Mandolin club of which Mrs.

Martin siioerstem is director and in the afternoon, in the children's room on the second floor, the Orphans" home band will play. E.R. WHITE IS NEWDEPT.HEAD FOR SURETY GO L. Taylor, -rice president and general manager of the Federal Surety Co. announced the appointment of E.

R. White of New York City as superintendent of their Burglary and Plate Glass department to succeed H. I. Jackson who resigned. Mr.

White is now su perintendent of the New York office of the Continental Casualty Co. HtT. bile was born and educated in the middle west and 13 qnlie familiar with tic territorv covered familiar with the territory covered by tbe Federal Surety. He has been in the east for the past four years. He is under 30 years of age and brings to Davenport with him a bride.

MASONS WILL HONOR SAINT JOHN SUNDAY Program Will Be Held Davenport for First Time. Davenport Masonry will honor the two St John's St. John Ihc AroslJc and St John lb" JiarlW in a program at Edwards Concrt-ca-Honal ihurch at Sna-day aflerppra. Rev. 3 niacin 3 Martin, pastor of lie church, will tfelivT tSc address.

Tits Is lie first toe that lb-local Manons have crnnmnDdraled St Jobs' 'day. 1io the custom is general in other imrts of tie opum-iry. ATI Masons. Baslem Slavs and IPX" Molays jis wr-ll as mcmli'Ts of ihfiT fri'-nds jif 3av31-(l 1i alfnfl. MctoVts of 1b" rdrr erf Be Moluy -Kill srhcr.

iTIMES NINE WINS OVER DEMOCRATS Th" TMfh' Tim'-s ira-n fltff'Ulnfl Thi- nin" In rlon game. 1 10 al St Ambrose ysfr-day nfltmorin. A raTJv in 1be final session gnv 1b" HepubUciins th -coiil est The teams will meet nert Monday Thermometer Reached That Figure at 1 :30 P. Then Slumps. A "peak" temperatuie of 02 degrees was reached here at o'clock this afternoon after which the thermometor began to tink back slowly as the wind sained strength and cumulus clouds piled up in the sky.

A thunfiershower is a possibility for the evening From early morning the mercury kept up a steady climb until 1:00 clock when 92 degrees were reach ed. At 2:15, nowever, the temperature was down to 87 degrees and it was not considered likely that It would pass 92 today. The otflcial figure was 91.7 degrees which is the weathe This was the highest temperature recorded here yet this year. Continued warm weather is pre-directed for tomorrow. PRESIDENT OF GYROS SPEAKS AT MEETING Dr.

J. I. Marker Gives Talk on His Profession. Dr. J.

I. Marker, president of the local Gyro club, talked to the members on "Sexology" at the weekly meeting at the Elackuawk last night- It has been the policy of the Gyro club for some time to have talks by the various members on the work in which they are en gaged. Because of the not weatner tnere is no other program. Plans for annual tennis tournament which will start this week were outlined and the support of the club to any tourist camp selected toe Chamber of Commerce was pledged. AGENDA CLUB HELD MEETING AT CREDIT ISLE The second outdoor meeting of the Davenport Agenda clnb was held last evening from 5 until o'clock at Credit Island.

A splendid attendance marked the gathering and the time was spent in baseball and swimming. The Agenda members enjoyed a picnic lunch at 6:30. The standing in the attendance contest Is but little changed, the Tornadoes holding their lead over the "Cyclones" by a 35S 1-3 to DESPONDENT, WOMAN TURNS ON GAS JET Mrs. G. Haines Attempts Suicide; Mobve of Act Not Known.

With the gas pouring from the jets on a kitchen range that she had turned' on for the purpose of taking her life. Mrs. Gust Haines, 311 west Eighth street changed her mind yesterday afternoon and staggered from the gas-filled kitchen. her way thru the bouse and fainted as she reached the front porch of her home- She noticed by neighbors who sum moned Doctor Xeufcldt Accordinc Doctor Xeufcldt the woman will According to Officer Snider, who is sent to investicatc the case. Mis.

Haines had dt-Uberatcly turn-cd on the gas wi)b tie idea of her life Had she changed her moments later she would bar-" been ion weak Jo leave 1V- Haines a as oacilinn- ed in rrcards to the mothc of the hw ctl" noNSims of being des- linnd'Til. rolirn authorities are inv-cstigal- inc lb" affair. 1STH ST, ROCK ISLAMD am Tleor cirfcteriat. Wo chiroe ClUldren Welcome Anna Schleth Serves No-tice of Slander Suit Against H. Schleth.

Henry Schleth. 2011 Rockingham road, was served with notice of a $5,000 slander suit today by his niece, Anna Schleth. The niece, according to her attorneys, Ruymann Ruymann, claims the uncle wrongfully accus ed her of stealing a ring. She also claims that he circulated false re ports concerning her moral charac ter and gave neighbors and friends the impression that she was a thief and a person of Immoral character. Papers in the slander suit will be filed on or before Aug.

22 in time for trial at the September or. district court. MILKMAN PAYS $200 FINE IN LIQUOR CASE Henry Voss, 1723 Division Street, Consents to Injunction Order. Henry Voss, 3723 Division street, proprietor of a milk route, pleaded guilty in district court today to a charge of selling Intoxicating liquor. He was fined $200 and costs by Judge W.

W. Scott, who advised him to connne his activities in the future to the milk busi- A permanent injunction restraining Voss from selling or keeping for sale -any intoxicating liquors was.granted the state by the court Voss consented to the issuance of an injunction, the violation of which would serve to bring him Into court again on a contempt proceedings. Assistant County Attorney John McSwiggin appeared for the state. Voss was not represented bv counsel. MOOSE TO SEND TEAM AND BAND TO CONVENTION Will Go to Mooseheart, 111., for National L.

O. O. M. Sessions. At the regular meeting of Davenport Lodge No.

2S, L. O. O. M-. last night it was decided to send the band, drill team and staff to Moose-heart.

I1L. for the national convention nest week. It is expected that about ISO local Moose will make the trip. While the convention at Moose-heart will open on Sunday the drill team and band in which the local organizations will take part does not start until Tuesday. It is probable that the local party will leave next night-Members of the band and of the drill team wili.

gather at the, Moose hall Wednesday night for practice. The local lodge Is giving a moon-: light excursion here cdnesday There were -19 candidates initial- re were canaioaies miuai- the meeting last night- This places the membership of the local Moose lodge well over the 2.1 COURT DENIES FATHER'S PLEA Letts Permits Mrs Elsie Meier-Miller to Retain Custody of Son- Harry Meier's plea for the custody of his fivc-y-arild n. Arthur Harry MeiT. was denied hv Judse F. D.

Jvctts in district court laVr Monday at the coaclnsion of a hearinc featured by an altark upon the charactr-r of the child's molhcr. Mrs. Elsie Meier-MIller- tVben the couple was divorced in isra. the trurt je Mrs. Mrler she custody of She child.

The bpy tram' placed Jn the Lutheran Hom at Musioatme wlil'- 1ho rartlbCT j.earcbrd for woTk us a hrmae- Tbe slory of an illicit luve affair between Jhe mother and a ma by Ui" wuar- fif H-otmraum, who llvesd in ninltrn. was made a j-mrt of ah? record wjm House-man was j.lawd u-pen the jftanfl. Mrs. MtdeT-Nffler- that sb" hud hrmie now- -tthrcv -lbr iilciu. "ork A r-alluff rev res'inefl MHcr.

DnlTlnccT A- Tnoci aipji'iuTod fcr Mrs Miller. Ormsby. Amraicnn Dracue ainTdrft. was unable m-nrtt in ihe Bfsion-St. Ijouis game yesterday W-stise of a slight bruin A Ibrrrivn ball hit litn on 18 buck of (the bwd Jart.

TYIflnv. Funeral services for Jacob Hans-sen were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Emma Powers, 1708 West Sixth street. Rev. Daniel Gretzinger spoke at the home and at the grave in Fairmount.

Those that acted as pallbearers wero Otto Behrens, Harry Miller, Henry 'Beckmann, Jacob Vollmer, Wm. Krems'and H. Beh. Koos Funeral. The funeral services of Henry Koos were held Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the Nisscn Hal twig funeral parlors.

Johannes Kroeger spoke at the nome ana ai the grave in the City cemetery. Tfcose that acted as pallbearer were Peter Peters. P. Schrec'K, Schreck, H. Richter, E.

Hinschen, and H. Hinschen. I MARRIAGE LICENSES George W- Blohm and Paulicn Lessin, both of Davenport. Bernard Charles Behrens. East Troy, and Estelle Anne ise-liek, Davenport.

Raphael Yager. Newton. 111., and DeWulf, Bettendort. la. George B- Kettman and Helen Louise Kambach, both of Davenport.

CHURCH FAVORS REINSTATEMENT OF M'CLELLAN At the regular Sunday services of the 3er- Congregational church. r'esolutioL vere adopted expressing Tegret the ''action of the school hoard discharging Ray Mc-Clellan. chemistry instructor, for throwing a dog out of the third story window, fatally injuring said The resolutions, while not approving of said act on the part of the offender, express confidence in' him as a good citizen and an accomplished educator, and implore the school board to reinstate him. or at least to give him an honorable dis- BUTTON COMPANY FILES ARTICLES OF DISSOLUTION Articles of dissolution of the Tri-City Button company were filed today with County Recorder A. E-Llndquist by Hoffmann Hoffmann, attorneys of Muscatine.

la. The corporation, formed originaliy under the name of the J. F. Boep-ple company, quit business a year ago. The company was Incorporat ed on Dec.

27. 1905; with a capitalization of $25,000. The name was chanced -to the Tn-City Button company on Aug. 10. 1907.

GRANT DIVORCE THAT BABE MAY HAVE A NAME Mexican living in Bcttendorf after her husband, Leopoldo Pecheco. de serted her in 1920. was granted a divorce from Pecheco late yester day by Judge V. Scott in district court In order that she may go thru a legal ceremony with her 3 en law husband and the father of her second child. granting the divorce the court modified the decree by eliminating the clause which prohibits the parties from remarrying within a year.

John P. Weir, county attor- appearod for the woman. whose case was brought into court ihe iaslication of the Pcltcadorf Welfare society. AWng Divorce Vera Sears is ashing a divorce Irom Verc Scans on the ground cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple was married in Goneia.

13U Aug. 1. 3JC2. Jiad lived 1c- Celbcr unlil Marrfi'J Jan. Mrs.

Sears is sMnc lb right to ibcr jn3dsi name of Vera JValsra. -J. A. Haalry is hr attorney. Decree Granted.

Viola Fellner has oTiUin-Mi a di vorce from Ham- J-VHtkt and 1b" right Jo trcswue br maip-en nam' of Viola Jiwr- Harold XMc-aH was her altorncy. 3vUt jfc Betty rejimsenled the hsshand ROBESON'S EXPRESS AND BAGGAGE CO. S1S W. 2nd St Phone Dav. 983.

Do ATI Kinds of Maullna. VovIbji and Piano Trunks a Specialty. Scott and Snyder are charged cars with bicycles. Branson. beinc; in possession of micra-1 tennedlate school student ry came birds out of season.

1 his way to school, and bid attached Game Warden Anderson is openm; up a vigorous rampaicn cf law cn in ihc river valley and has j.urchased a hih power launch which be intends to use in round ing up in the fall. 3rd Harrison Na3.N.Wcor.3rd&Peri7 Watch our Counters Storage EKport Movers pnfl parters trf He use- nil Atrtn- 1 1 ConvrnirM toowa TWO GOOD PLACES TO EAT AT HOWE AND AT SMITH'S CAFETERIAS THJHO, DAVENPOHT- $5. Aloay From the Hot Street Bring Your Family hold Goods. Jswtfh StWlk, Prtt. Merchants Transfer Storage Co.

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