Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • Page 3

Friday evening THK DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT AND LEADER February is, 1924 ANNIVERSARY The Kiddies Are Invited I to Story Hour I CITY ISLAND CASE SHOVED OFF FOR DAY Chooses Duly to Home Before Political hb: Kuehl Out of Running Philadelphia Booze Ring Thai Shipped Liquor Here Broken 7 T. IHOWALEKHINE WON BLINDFOLD GAMEOFCHESS i Score of Brilliant Game TODAY OF BIG PARKER STORE First Year Was One of Achievement and Re Seven Arrests in rhiladelprna and Cleveland featured by Capture of Joe Clark, Head of National Boot FACED with a choice between questing that ho lie allowed to political advancement and duty I withdraw, to his onii I Iu statement to The Demotral to his aged tather, Louis il. t0(uy KuQn Baid th.a clt Ihp Kuehl, 2736 East Eighteenth street. woccr.v business iu which he is en-Democratic "candidate for the or-lgaged at J02G -Mound street wouhl fice ot alderman at large, has with- prove to great a burden for his drawn his namo from the hullo', father to carry, if ho should be and announces that he will not elected as alderman at large. The legging Syndicate That Sent Hundreds of Gallons of Liquor Here Walsh Jumped Bonds.

Philadelphia, was anestod as I head the ring. Aceouitng to reiiorts received "Upon considering all circttm stances, I feel that, ir I i.eie elect ed, I would be renuired to dcvot too much of my time to public af fairs." Kuehl said. "I believe tha my duty to my borne comes first and should not. desire to be alder man at largo unless I could give the position the best that is in me." Attorneys Wrangle But Get Nowhere in "Squatter" Police Trial. 's fighting to defend shack from nolaI' today, and once tinned when Police Magistrate ietcalf found himself unable to ender judgment on the evidence presented.

Trial, it is expected deluded tomorrow morn jn Gaskey actually erected the shaci; on the citv's property is yet unde-! cided, altho Assistant City Ralph "Williamson says he can pro duee testimony showing that iskey was responsiotc. Attorney Otis Gilbrcch. appear for Gaskey, raised numerous objections to testimony at tile tria He succeeded in having stricken out evidence by City Clerk Frank JIass that Gaskey had never been granted permission build on City island. When Attorney Williamson, in that the city of Daeu k-idr! ieail this story is invited to" tl children's room at the public libr ity at lOtllO o'clock tomorrow moiling. There is going to be a stoi hour that will be unusua'h into jesting.

In the first place. Idred Senn will tell the I ter of Life." Bet you can't gties3 'what it is about? And then. i I us be fairy stoiv. Who eier of a "olden river that wasn't! in a lairy story? Since the library is open at 9 clock it would be a goott liiea to icome early and pick out a lew 1 books to read during the week. Th" librarians "ill help you select! I just the ones that you ESTATE ASIS A NEW TRIAL A motion lo sot m--ide a judgm-nt' for $-25 awarded Dr.

10. abater in his suit in district court against 1 John X. Xeedham. adminstrator of ihn Robert NVodham estate, was I filed today by I.ane Waterman I attorneys for the defend; tlu- to admit certain evidence ottered bv the defense. Ur.

Shater sued for alleged due him for pro- 1 1 I I 1 I I 1 trial jury's findingj 1 law and re, and for tliol be court erred nd refusin.tr 1 markable Success. One year ago today the new department store building ot the Jt. JU Parker company at Second and Brady streets, made its initial bow to the public. The opening at that time was one or the biggest events in the history of Davenport's retail The gigantic building and its mammoth stock of merchandise "was both a surprise and revelation to the buying public. The question uppermost at the time in mobt people's mind was: "Can Davenport support such a big Haw- nut the enterprising proprietors overestimated the purchasing power of the community? "WW they be able to meet Uter one year's practical demonstration theso problems have been solved.

And-happy to say, they have been solved in the affirmativedecidedly so. Tup success of the store during the first year has served to fully" satisfy all doubters ami to create optimists out of former pessimist. The success of the big store in the first ear of its oistincc is one iA)l tho best possible rnterions ot RDavenport's growth and prosperity, and the importance ol this commu-' nity as a vast retail center. In response to the generous elcouie extended by the public, the owners have given Davenport a store ol which any oily many times the size Fry. with Fry's sister in Oak Park.

111., but has recently been taken to the home of her mother, and will now make her homo at Jackson Chicago. Her children. Ella and Walter attend school in Chicago. JAMES COLLETTI SPEAKS TO WOMEN VOTERS OF COUNTY Colletti of the High school faculty will speak to tho Scott Leapuc of Women Voters meeting Saturday. Feb.

T.G ubject "Women ot the Re- t'boireallv owns City island, produced onillie state patent showing the pur- chase price of SI005 in ISSS. At tor evl-'ncv Gilbrech declared the patent was immaterial, and questioned the right of the state to issue it. 11c asserted that, anyway, the paten! Jrohibitton O'-h i'ey 1 in Cleveland that of Clark, scheme ot" shiu i.iucipma. .1 I lor similar to Lluil employed in bring Ion cases ot grain alcohol into Davcnpcut was emphiyed at Ciew land and other places. The shipments to Davenport ware always addressed to a fictitious "11.

Scanlon" and were labeled belt dressing. The raid on Garage and the seizure of ii on 1 ot last ear aud the ar- lest or Walsh and the seizure two other shipments followed with- in three days. Walsh united examination be-! fore United States Commissicucr A. G. Bush -and furnished a bond of $1,000.

This was forfeited by udge Wtide. DECISION FOR DE WITT CASE IS REVERSE! Supreme Court Refuses to Uphold the Opinion of Judge Letts. Dcs lloiiies today the Iowa Supreme Couit has iceised and remanded the decision ot Judge ij. Letts 111 district court in tut; case of A. M.

Price, receiver, vs. Charles Ion-sen. The case originated in DeWitt and was trictl at Clinton. The question at issjie was whether a receiver, under the foreclosure ot a morlRjge, could sue dement from an ele vator man who bad purchased corn and frrain. from the tenant.

It was admitted that the landlord had lien on the crop of tho tenant public" ifcssional services romloreil the The talk- will begin promptly at Xeedham boy following an auto in Hie library rooms cident. The estate made a tender and tho public ii cordially jof Jt.r.o. which was re-fused. TUB 'Ji which booze ling iperated a bootlegging syndicate under iho name ot the Oriental Manufacturing has been broken tin by set en arrests in and Cleveland. As a result Richard Walsh, whose arrest in Davenport for wholesale shipment ot lirsl able to makeJn the operations of the ung, is sought in ti.e east Walsh jumped a bond nl the last term of the federal eoiir'.

Ik-io in October. A case against Vaiter Hninniol. local garage owner, was dismissed for lack ot evidence while a transportation case agaiust Verne growing out or shipment-; here was continued by Wade. A bench warrant was issued for "Walsh. Clark Hejded Ring.

Clark, alias Zk-gler. of JOHN HORNBY TO BE SPEAKER AT CHAMBER MEET Give Address on "Lincoln" at Monday Evening Program. Attorney John Jiornby will -be the principal speaker at the meeting or thu woman's committee of the Chamber of Commerce Monday night of next week. He will gnc an address on "Lincoln," a talk winch lias aroused much favoi- Special music and community singing has been arranged for teie evening progra CHANTERS TO SING SUNDAY LOCAL CHURCH The Chanters, the Masonic male sue a program at the Edwards Congregational church next Sunday evening o'clock. have also an invitation to sing at the of tho dedication of the organ at the New Masonic which will be held on Feb.

IS. 1 Chanters will take part in th joint Washington birtl day service Ml ed os pe First and Only Exclusive 2-Pants Suit Store of Davenport might well be proud. YVhev. the building was- first or-eeted, members of the firm were convinced that they had build- it more space than was needed lor their immediate wants But lieic I 11 the oni' place where lliry ym-rl om.uieuusly. Not only has splendid advantage, of instances ihc already pinched for room room ir creasing business.

All signs point to even a biggei and better store, thanks Hie rootl will and generous natron cxcenwl the expor tation of its most ardent admirers. What another year may bring forth, of course is merely conjectural at this time. But all indications point to pteii a hotter one than the. first. GERTRUDE SIRES SECURES COURT'S O.

K. TO MARRIAGE Mrs. Gertrude Sires, who divorced Charles Alexander Sires in district court on Sept 7 last, has obtained permission of Judge F. 11. Jetts to re-marry.

The application tor a modification of the original decree was submitted to the Thar a I ay by Mr attorney, L. 13. Jioddewig. b.ree's make the race. Altho scores ot his friends urged him not to relinquish lns candidacy because of his excellent prospects ot winning a seat the city council.

Kueiil unhesitatingly decided to drop out in order to make his father's last years happier. Today, thru his attroney, Louis K. KortrtewiR. Kuehl tiled a declaration with City Clerk Frank liass ic RABBI BARON TO REVIEW ZANGWELL'S LATEST PRODUCTION in his sermon at Temple Emanuel tonight Itabbi Joseph b. Baron will review Israel Ztingwell's latest play.

"We Moderns." now being produced in Chicago. There will be traditional music and the general public is invited to attend. MRS. EULA FRY WILL MAKE HER HOME IN CHICAGO The many friends of -Mrs. Eula Fry.

wife ot the late attorney Joseph It. Fry of Davenport, will be pleased to luari that she is now able to be out after being confined to her bed with a severe illness for mote than a year, becoming ill Yea; Tri-Cities' but denied in me case ot a re- aau then u-e iiver unless by a special assign- lie Km en i'min-i- iu.n-n.iiTi. rascal rascal of Di'Witt re- Lf'Vinrt ii'l'on presented the plaintiff while .1. Hirst r.iper moneys Europe Keefe and Frank A. Cooper rc- thou- mor it am! significance He Played Against H.

A. Weld. Chess players who saw Alexander Alekhine's remarkable exhibition with1 the Davenport Chess cljb "Wednesday evening will be glad to have the score of the blindfold game the "Russiau champion played igainst II. A. Weld of Rock Island.

at tiie best players The score follows: ot 1 1: j-, lb -i at this point, after tin rifice ot Ins queen, thai annouueed "checkmate and rapidly announced ceding moves with wlnci This delightful ending uot onlv won the applause but the amazement of the assembled chess Tho is belter appr.tritf.c. when it is realized that Alekhim-was carrving on at the same time one other blindfold and liS games across the board, ot which he won NEW BOOKS IN CIRCULATION AT PUBLIC LIBRARY The following list of books will 1 bo ready for circulation at tho Pub- lie Library. Saturday. Feb. llitli: liwl'w a haa.a wa' laa.rl, Stiaa'tural L.t a-l uoi k.

far; presented the defendant. Several I tor or- similar suits the OeWitt tei- ritorj- have been held in jicClnn The cim-kasa-n nation, pending ax decision on this matter CLIONIAN CLUB i p. OF DIXON ELECTS to i had nothing to do with the cnarge his client. The squatter case came up jes-terday and was continued until lo-da when Attorney Gilbrech found fault with the wording ot the information. Shapes of the Ulue lodge to be hem at tna OFFICERS OF YEAR or temple on I-eb.

2 1. '-The i At the meeting or the Clioiuen to Kn-- -m1ea Club ot Dixon, at the liome of rlcVBs? i sj 11 BgLtWMSMMIhMIJ-tlUrUMjftj oinctd pi evident. jmit- QQ lfli'lj Itefreshments were served, In- prcpnuiion anil. lBjtl Cutouts Ot BAh hostess and assisting hostesses, festivals i 1 h3Hk i s- The next meting will be hold at Vaish om's far WKai Rubber Floor Mats 87 ftSiB of Mrs. David Grace.

mu w- a k- Wsm iowa theater has i jinl wipfr! 73c nil added43membersIip- SlP K1 9Q KdH Iowa Ci la Kcnrl-B, uutiT (including bulb.) i JL jiZd IWdH lllrec niw members were taken Jj; jjrv1M B-WH as members of the University thca- tui Kemcrr Knock i-no'ee VTjrl Tool Boxes, fVO HM ter of the University ot Iowa, last Whitfhi-ad Business career 'of -j 1 STETSON HQ Aluminum Step TqT lH lESSHS'hSS Hl Plates sPloOl Wll part in short plavs before rest OF SCOUT TALK ON Hill lot the theater iiiembers. and WIRES TONIGHT! Parking Lights, ADrt assist in putting on Uic regular Hfj3 each 5OC productions or the theater, Kyrcitiivc Victor jSiira Lee Tires, 49 merabeis.lie members of nip rni- i. Dr. 0: .1. The Young Man's Hat for Spring mr-4 BJIHI Alice 'i imnerman of Jlas- will be at o'clock PB 1 op pressing, -7 BMftl and Lucile Morford of Iowa tral standard time, from the KYW I KSfiaj pmt can it Hll Colors New Oil Car Heaters, OA E3 1 Values! wmml mm PEART.

ZINC MAPLE PECAN CARBON MAUVE MOSELLE NUTMEG MIST FORESTRY STEEL LA WNSIDE ARWOO ATALIN A FIFTH AVE. COLLEGE HALL INGLEWOOD STETSONIAN -FA I RWAY WHIPPET DUN WOOD B0 in CuP HH UilKI Practically every item in our vast stocks is offered at HH Grease I HS hair-line margin of profit during our 1 WEEK END SPECIALS SALE I Remember, This Sale Ends Tomorrow Night It's up to you to make your dollar do extra duly. I Bengston's Drug Stores i 111 DAVENPORT ROCK ISLAND MOLINS 119 West Second Davenport .1. Hale fount. General Men's Stores Exclusive Agehis for Earl Wilson's Skirts, Guaranteed for On.