Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • Page 13

Friday' evening THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT AND LEADER march 28, 1924 13 SUE SGHRIVER Lifetime of Sewing BRIEF LOCAL NEWS WEATHERMAN'S) RADIO SPEECH BRINGS REPLY Malicious Lies Used By Republicans Swing Votes to Roddewig Shirts Looms Before Youthful Assaulters Rain, Colder Gloomy Word On Weather Rain is predicted tor tonight and Saturday in the it will be colder by Saturday afternoon and night. Yesterday a maximum temperature of C6 degrees, the warmest recorded yet this year, was noted by the weather bureau while the coldest last night was 42 degrees, or ten degrees above freezing. The river, slowly rising, now stands at 3.2 feet. to themselves for the greater portion of the trip. The younger DeVetter took a more lively interest in tho proceedings and found much to amuse hini.

Frank Munsie, sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for check forgery, who was taken to the penitentiary along with the trio of assaulters, attempted to keep them in good humor. He has served two terms in state's prisons and the trip held no unknown terrors fo? him. The sheriff returned last night by way of Muscatine bringing Andrew J. Powell, sentenced to one Mr. Boettclier's Denial Davenport, Iowa.

March 28, 1D24 A statement appeared in the Davenport Daily Times in their issue ot March 27. 1924. in which it stated in effect that Louis E. Roddewig, the candidate for Mayor on the Democratic Ticket-wns going to appoint me Chief of Police in the event that lie was elected. In justice to Mr.

Roddewig, 1 wish, to state that 1 have not seen him for months and I have never talked over the matter of appointing me Chief of Police: that I am not now or have I ever thought of being a candidate for the office ot Chief of Police or any other office. CHARLES BOETTCHER DOOMED to spend the remainder of their lives behind prison walls. Lester Joe McCrossen, 19. Raymond De-Vetter, 13. and his brother Henry.

DeVetter. 18. self-confessed abductors of Elsa Herd, a 15-year-old Davenport high school girl, entered upon their appointed tasks of sewing shirts at the Fort Madison state penitentiary today. The youths, sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge F. D.

Lett3 in district court following their plea of guilty to a statutory charge, were admitted to the penitentiary late Wednesday night. Bertillion measurements of the trio were taken Thursday and tliey were fitted with prison garments. The warden informed Sheriff William Brehmer that he would probably assign them to sewing machines in the shirt factory, for the present at leaat. according to the sherhT. McCros-1 sen and the elder DeVetter had Iit- tie to say and kept their thoughts I IN DESPERATION to elect their candidate for mayor, Republican propagandists ot the city are resorting to political intrigue.

This is to cast reflection on the opposing candidate by inuendo and insinuation, making statements which they dare not come out in the light of day and openly assert. A well Illustrated example of this brand of politics appeared in last evening's Times. The purpose "of the article was to convey tho impression at least, that if Louis E. Roddewig was elected mayor. Charles Boettcher would be appointed chief of police.

According to both Mr. Roddewig and Mr. Boettcher, there is absolutely no fouudation for such a and therefore no excuse for its publication except for ulterior motives. But as might be expected among fair-minded people, the Boettcher episode has acted as a boomerang The pendulum of public opinion is rapidly swinging Mr. Roddewig's way.

Publication of last evening's malicious story has swung hun dreds of votes to Mr. Roddewig which heretofore havo hung in the balance. If ever there -as a doubt as to Mr. Roddewig's election, the doubt is now dispelled. He will be the next mayor of Davenport, and away down in their hearts the Republican leaders know it.

In a signed statement today, Mr. Boettcher emphatically denied that he was entertaining an ambition to again be appointed chief. He branded the statement published in the Republican organ as absolutely alse and without the least angle of justification. Mr. Roddewig Talks.

"It is regrettable that my opponents have seen fit to resort to such tactics." declared Mr. Roddewig today, in commenting on the article published-in tho Times. "It is so entirely devoid of the least semblance of truth that I cannot understand the motive of its publication except to place me in a false light before the public Mr. Roddewig appeared to be more hurt than angered by the publication of the story- Calmly speaking, he said: "From the very first moment that Former Murder Suspect Puis Touch of Comedy Info Collicott Probe FOR VICE FUND GRAB CHARGES G. O.

P. County Chairman Dragged in Alleged Libe! Article. Suits for $50,000 damages were filed against .1. T. Campbell, chairman of the Rock Island county lie-publican committee, and Harry M.

Schriver, former mayor of Rock Island, by the Rock Island Citizens' committee in circuit court today for alleged libelous attacks against members of the committee in the Milan Independent last Friday. The actions were instituted in the names of Hugh E. Curtis and Morris Haege, officers of the Citi zens committee, and filed bv Attorney E. H. Stafford.

The suits are.based on charges made in the Milan Independent that members of the committee reim bursed themselves for contributions made to the vice fund with money appropriated by the county beard ot supervisors for the recent cleanup. According to Mr. Curtis, the com-itteo has evidence that the own ers of the Independent. Charles O. Ford and R.

R. Poise, of Rock Island, received $330 for 11.000 copies of tho paper, the bill being id in check by Mr. Campbell. Mr. Curtis said that the commit tee also knows that Schriver sub- Itted the copv to the publishers for the news article and tho editorial attack printed against the citizens' PEOPLES PARTY IN ROCKINGHAM HAS BIG RALLY Candidates for Town Offices Address Huge Gathering.

Candidates on the Peoples party for the Rockingham town election addressed a mass mooting of citizens last night in the town hall. The hall was tilled to overflowing and it was an enthusiastic political rally. Every candidate was present and spoke brloflv. Harold E. Kohlhammor is candidate for mayor; John Stormor for treasurer and Fred Dittmer for As sessor; C.

W. Ferris, Lcrov Yager O. C. Miller, J. Z.

Lehman anil Edward T. Johnson are candidates for aldermen. NOTIFY CLERK OF NEW RULINGS ON NATURALIZATION Notice ot changes In the naturalization laws prohibiting an alien who is admitted temporarily to this county from filing a declaration and applying for citizenship papers, and giving the widows and children of deceased declarants the right to apply i ituejiship providing the declarant died during the life of his declaration, havo been received by County Clerk Kmil F. Schrooder. who is charge of naturalization The ruling abrogating the provision requiring a widow or a child ot a dei eased declarant to produce a declaration of intention not less years old is ichardcil hero by naturalization officials as the most important of the two changes.

TRIED HIS FIRST CASE AS LAWYER AGAINST JENNINGS One Havenporter read the testimony of Al Jennings. Oklahoma e-angelist and lormer train robber, with morn than" ordinary interest yesterday. That was H. Can-dill, attorney of the Federal Surety who was opposed bv Mr. Jennings in his own first law case Oklahoma.

"It was just after I left school." says Mr. Caudill. "I represented the defendant In justice conn case and Jennings beat me by securing a judgment." year for wife desertion, with him for a re-hearing before Judge F. D. Letts.

Powell was originally a member of tho party that started for the penitentiary late Wednesday but a court order telephoned to Muscatine resulted in his being removed from the train and returned to Davenport pending an investigation into certain phases ot the case involving facts which were not presented betoro the court at the time the sentence was pronounced. sentcd a "diamond" ring for sale. stating that ho had found in on the I street and wanted to sell it "cheap." Officer Dietz and Detective Klinck were, dispatched to the scene ar found Prendergast making prcpar lions to beat a prudent retreat, latter disposing of his stock in I "1 got stung this way myself, once." he explained to the officers needed a few extra dimes and I 1 figured I'd work the phony diamond Igame. 1 sold two rings for I and two for S2.50." Prendergast. police learned, had wrapped the rings in his handkor- chief, telling prospective purchas-I ers how- he had picked them up on 1 tne street, no man at nrst mam-Itained that ho had thrown the rings away, Dut later admitted having sold them.

Prendergast is being held for in- "Apparently he didn't make nny false claims about the rings." Police Captain Frank Lew says, "and if a citizen is foolish enough to pay several dollars for a 10-cent stone, it is his own fault." SETTLE STRIKE OF SHOPMEN AT C.R.J.&P, PLANT Union Men Will Be Given Old Jobs Within Sixty Days Increase Force. Settlement of the strike of Silvis shopmen was settled today, according to a statement ma-do by a high official of the Rock island road in Chicago late this afternoon. The strikers will return their jobs within the next CO days. Word ot tho settlement of tho strike was also received by union ofnciais in Silvis late this afternoon. The strike was called almost two years ago.

In announcing the settlement. Rock Island officials stated that the force of tho Silvis shops will lie greatly increased. The Bury Tourist Camp Under Avalanche of Evergreen windbreaks. D. Iv'ur.

580, Hedging, Hardy Privet. Dav. 580. Fruit trees, grapes, currants. D.

580. PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Kuhncn and daughter. Jaue, of Elkhart, and Mr.

and Mrs. Chester "W'alz and son, Chester, Chicago are guests this week ot Miss Anna Kuhnen, visiting nurse. Word has been rceived by Hugh D. Pell, that John E. Stanton, formerly of this citv who is attending tho University o't Wisconsin, later in the season will be joined by his parents ot Los Angeles, California, when they will visit Davenport before) leaving for a motor trip thru the new England states.

Mr. Stanton is connected with the French and Hecht company. FRATERNAL Davenport Temple No. 237, Pythian Sisters, held their school or instruction, supper and evening session Thursday with a large attendant. During the evening Alvina Nielsen, past chief presented Miss Lydla Kuehl, district grand deputy with a corsage.

One candidate was Initiated, and tho out-of-town visitors were Mrs. Lucy Kyle ot Sabula, Mrs. J. Lundquist and Mrs. Frank Hoick of Moline.

They plan a dance and card partv at tho hall Monday evening, March 11. COURT NEWS for S176.46, has been awarded a judgment against the defendant for the full amount of his claim bv Judge W. IV. Scott in district court. Smith Swift were attornevs for the plaintiff.

SOCIETY R. J. Reciprocity Meet Welt Attended. The fourth annual reciprocity meeting of tile Parent-Teachers clubs of the live towns: Davenport Hock Island. Moline, East Molinc and Silvis, held today in the Me morial Christian churcu, hock, is land, was attended by a largo nuni-bi-r nf women and around 70 Dav enport women were guests at the noon luncheon, representing clubs of all tho different schools of tho city.

The luncheon had hrst been planned to ho held at tne W. C. A. but the number oL guests grew so steadily tnai orgaiu.unu found it could not care lor ther and tho ladles ot he Memorial church announced they would acl as hostesses and serve. Mrs.

A. F. Eichelsdoerfcr presided. There were talks by mem bers from the various clubs on tho work, and incidental music was bv the Girls' Glee club ot Rock Island, in the church auditorium where the general program ot the afternoon MARRIAGE LICENSES Long. Davenport, and Ber nice linker, Silvis, 111.

Robert L. Shadle and Mrs. Mae Smith, both ot Davenport. H. E.

True -1 and-Sophia Lehm-Lock, both of Davenport. K.LAN CHIEF TO VISIT DAVENPORT MONDAY EVENING Dr. Hiram-W. Evans, Imperial Wuard of tho Klllx Klan. is billed to speak in Davenport Monday evening, March 31.

Local klansmen were today busily engaged in an effort to engage a hall. One of the leading lodge halls in tho city was refused them after their identity became Two fiery crosses were' displayed i Lindsay Park. East Davenport, local Klansmen last rjht. CHIMNEY SPARKS START ROOF FIRE Sparks from a chimney set fire to Ihe'root of a dwelling at 630 West Sixth street today, causing damages estimated at from $5. to 10.

DON'T Buy the Shlndcs UNTIL you "RAINBOW" color-blend asphalt SHINGLES BETTENDORF LUMBER SUPPLY CO. Blows Knocked in the head, the point of the and other Thirty-Five Letters Rfei-ceived by Mr. Hamrick This Morning. A talk prepared by Andrew M. Hamrick.

meteorologist in charge of the local office of the weather bureau, asking for how the radio weather reports might be made more useful to farmers and residents or nearby towns, and broadcast from Station WOC yesterday, brought 35 replies to Mr. Hamrick this morning. Several interesting suggestion's were included in the batch ot letters received this morning. One-farmer suggested that the time ot broadcasting the reports be changed because "everybody is at work at 11 o'clock in the morning and many are in bed at 0:15 o'clock at night." A high commendation of the local reports was received from the dean of the commerce school at Upper Iowa university. HOLD RETREAT OF C.

LODGE MAY 14 T0 1 Passionist Father from Des Moines for Services at St Anthony's. annual retreat, of Loras conn-Cnights ot Columbus, will lip hold from May 14 to IS at St. Anthony's church, according to an announcement made bv the R. .1. Renihan.

pastor or St. Mary's church and chapluin of the council. A member of the Passionist order from Des will be in charge ot the services this year, according to Father Renihan. A Tri-city initiation will be held in Rock Island on Sunday. April 27.

SPEAKERS' CLUB IN RESOLUTIONS The Speakers Club ot Davenport has adopted resolutions compiimen-tarv to the service and work of W. H. Kirwan, former county traffic officer, resigned. Hotel Blackhawk Main Cafe TOMORROW, SATURDAY LUNCHEON 11:30 a. m.

to 2 p. m. 75c per cover. Creamed Chicken in Sweetbreads en Croustard New Potatoes Rissole Rice and Cheese a la Condiej Head Lettuce, Club Dressing'; Hot Rolls i Vanilla Ice Cream and i Lady Cake Coffee Tea Milk I Dinner 5:30 to 8:30 p. m.

Table de Hote de Luxe $1.25 per cover The delightful, place for salads and sandwiches, after the theatre or dance. SO.65 Per Pair tourist camp recently located at jersey Kiuge roact anu Elm street was laid out ready for grave clothes and speedy burial at the meeting- tee of the Chamber of (Jommerce this noon. Attorney Frank Betty put over the final punch, or fusillade of punches, after Attorney Claus Ruymann had opened the battle by an oratorical oonmaramem, obituary3! Bennett. Charles Bennett, whose death was recorded in this paper yester tlay. was born Dec.

22, 1S75 in Rock island, tor the past 30 years has been a resident of Davenport and has been engaged as a baker at Mercy hospital for the last 1.1 years. His home address was 1303 College avenue. Death came suddenly and while he was at his duties around tho hospital. Deceased was married in December, 1D02, to Miss Gertrudo Neely at Kewanee, 111. He was a member ot the Episcopal church.

Surviving are the wife. Mrs. ner. trude Bennett, and one daughter. Hazel, at home, two brothers.

Robert and Will of Rock Island, and three sisters, Mrs. Anna Carpentor of Iova City. Mrs. Hcnrv Mumm of Moline and Mrs. Lydia Sntten or Indianapolis, Indiana.

The remains were taken to the Horrlgan and Son parlors, and funeral services will he held from the residence Saturdav afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be maue in Lnippiannock cemetery. and Mrs. E. K.

Wtdf of 261 itockingliam road, arc mourning me loss oi tueir only child. Gertrude Estcllc, age 2 years. 4 months and 5 days. The litlte one died at St. Luke's hospital at o'clock this morning, following an opera-lion for tho removal of her tonsils.

The remains were taken to the Nissen llartwig Funeral Parlors and funeral announcements will bo made later. Shaw. Mrs. Vebeca Shaw, no years of age, died at the home of her brother, John Seitz. 2017 LcCIairc street at o'clock Thursday evening.

Mrs. Shaw came to Davenport six months ago from 'Wapello, to visit her brother, and was taken Blck while here. She was born May 2S. 1534, in Sunklin Pennsylavnia and came to Iowa in 1S30, settling in Wapello, wheie she lias made her homo practically all her life. She was united in marriage to John Shaw who preceded her in death ton years ago.

Surviving is the brother, John Seitz. The remains will lie taken at 0:15 o'clock this evening from the M. V. Boies chapel to Wapello, over the C. 15.

1. p. Funeral services will be bpid there and interment made in the Wapello come- The Webber Funeral. Funeral services for Albert J. Webber will be hold from the residence, 1933 College avenue, at 2:30 o'clock Sunday artcrnoon.

Burial will be made in Oakdale cemetery. The Petersen Funeral. Funeral services for Adolph 11. Petersen were held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon from I he hnme. M4S West Fourteenth street.

Rev. Curl Holtermann ofliciatcd at the homo and at tho grave in Fair-mount cemetery. Mrs. Rudolph Thocnsen and Mrs. Jacob Scliulz sang "Rock ot Ages" and "Nearer My God To Pallbearers were six nephews ot the deceased and were M.

I. Petersen, R. IV. Peterson. Byron Petersen, Joe Petersen.

Mick Petersen and Harry Petersen. The- NehiserT Funeral. Funeral services for P. H. William Nehlsen were held Thursday afternoon from tho home, 3111 Fair- view avenue, at 2 o'clock.

Rev. Mark A. Oetzendamer officiated st the home and at tho grave in Fair-mount cemetery. Pallbearers were B. G.

Jennincs J. Mass, and II. Carrol ot the Carpenters" Union, and Richard Lage. Hans Hansen and F. W.

Kluess of the Columbia Sick Relief society. DAWES EXPERTS PLAN TO RESTORE GERMAN FINANCES Paris. March 2S. The Dawes committee report proposes to restore the finances of Germany, according to the Matin, by extremely severe control of government revenue and expenditure by the yield of an international loan and by a partial moratorium for three years. At the conclusion of this period.

Germany. It is believed, will be in a position to pay about gold marks annually. NOTICE To CONTRACTORS. Sealed proposals addressed to the Purchasing Agent will be received at his office in the Citv Hall until 10:00 a. m.

Tuesday, April 1. 1.124. for the erection of a wagon shed at tho City Tool House property as per plans and specifications on file in the office ot the Purchasing Tho City reserves the right to reject any and all bids. CITV OF DAVENPORT. Per F.

W. FR1EDHOLDT. Purchasing Agent. Davenport, March 28, 1024. Adv.

my name was presented as a mayoralty candidate. I advocated a clean campaign, and no matter what my opponents do in their desire to defeat me, I will continue this policy. After election is over, no matter whether 1 win or lose. I will have no regrets on this score. "I have not seen Mr.

Boettcher, even by sight, since I was nominated. Neither have I conversed with him. or any, other individual relative to the selection ot a chief of police, or any other appointive "In tho event that 1 am elected mayor. I will enter office free of any pledges to aspiring office holders. In the selection of a man to fill any office; which comes "under my supervision, I will always have the beat interests ot the city ot heart.

The appointee must he efficient and of good moral character. He must also be qualified for the position which lie is to fill." Democratic leaders were tbday speculating to what will be the nexl move ot Hie Republican organ, f'ossibiv tli publication will bring out Barney for city attor-ncv. Such an act on their part would only serve to make the election of Mr. Roddewig unanimous. and Oratory heart; the solar plexus, the vital the Davenport of the good roads commit chamber good roads com mittee had no wish to force a tourist camp on any residents and that he also did not favor a tourist camp anyhow anil never had.

for that mattei lid lie had al John nes ot tli? good roads committee said the only reason this one was selected was because it was one the committee could finance, that Win. Mavos. the owner, had made the proposition to the committee as it was not Known there would be an objection, it was selected. Chairman Wagner pointed out the large number of tourists brought to a city by good roads and of the amount of money they spent in a city. Attorney Claus Ruymann took the position that tourists, as a general rule, are of nu gootl to a community and that tourist camps were even worse.

"At one of those camps you have to put a lock on your gasoline tank; your tires and your wife" he declared. He said tourists were dirty and wouldn't know the use of shower baths unless instructions were posted in the bath house. A delegation of Highland park-residents were present and applauded the hot shots of Attorneys Ruy and Betty. GERTRUDE BIRD IS HONORED BY MISSOURI SCHOOL Miss Gertrude Bird, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

George W. Bird of 1125 Grand avenue, has been elected secretary of the athletic associa-lion Lindenwood College at St. Charles, She recently took part in a benefit entertainment given for the athletic association. She was also arco-author of "Seven Clnderollas," a musical comedy produced by the school. IOWA RAISES 14'.

or all corn raised in the United States the crop for was in excess of 424,300.000 bushels and valued at Our tirst mortgages on lowa farms carefully placed are a safe investment. We have mortgages on improved iowa farms, on hand and for sab; in de-nominations of to flll.000. netting tho Investor Write or- call UNION RO.N'D AND MORTGAGE COMPANY (villi TRUST AND SAV1KGS BANK, Second and Main Davenport, Iowa. Adv. ASA PRENDERGAST, horse and gun trader arrested a week ago as a suspect in the Collicott murder case and later released when he was found to be only a harmless denatured alco- I noi auaict.

injected tne nrst touin I of comedy into the slaying mys tery investigation 'when he got himself arrested again by Officer Pal Dietz and Detective Jack Klinck at noon today. This time he involved himself in a "diamond" deaL in order to pick up a few much needed shekels. It was very easy and beautifully simple, Asa discovered, to purchase "phony" diamond rings at the 5 and 10-cent store and then sell them to unsuspecting citizens at vampire prolits. This is the way the books balanced: Four "diamond" rings, cost price 4 Four diamond rings, selling price Profit on four diamond rings. Asa's activities first attracted the attention ot police when Sergeant Sidney LaGrange received call from Sixth and Trcmont avenue, advising him that a stranger had pre- ATTORNEY SEEKS WAY TO COLLECT TAXES IN ADVANCE Assistant Countv Attorney Walter A.

Newport Is trying to figure out -a legal method whereby the County of Scott can collect taxes in advance of a bankrupt corporation. Tho county will present a claim against the Davenport Dry Goods company for S600. for taxes alleged duo in 1924 but uhieh have not yet been assisted The claim will be presented before the referee in banUurptcy court by the assistant county attorney. The case is unusual, and that there are few precedents in the law-covering the right to collect taxes GENERAL ELECTRIC TO TAKE OFFICES IN NEW BUILDING The General which a month ago opened offices in the Putnam building, lias leased an office suite on the seventh floor of the now' bank building, to be occupied when that structure is completed. The Davenport office ot the company which is under supervision of the Chicago office, directing the western territory sales, will probably be designated as the district office for the eastern half of Iowa.

Heretofore the General Electric maintained onlv a local office but a month ago established a district liraunuartrTs here covering the eastorn tier of lowa couu- i mm mm ai Own Baking Betty stated that he owned 30 building lots in the vicinity ot the Flhmbo Garden site and that he would not he able to sell them if the camp were located there. He said also that if an attempt were made to force thru the tourist camp site near his property, be would "fight the Chamber of Commerce to the supreme court" and that "my hammer will always be out for the Chamber of Commerce or any other organization which attempts to force this thing thru." "If the Chamber nf Commerce is trying to start a movement to depress real estate values, then 1 believe the Chamber of Commerce should go out of business," he de- That the chamber had no wish to locate a camp anywhere that it was not desired was stated by Secretary C. R. Miles of that institution. He said that residents in northwest Davenport had held meetings and petitioned for the location of a tourist camp near their homes, stores and property, that residents in northeast Davenport had done the same thing.

He declared the chamber did not know any residents were opposed to this camp until after it was located. Ti-im; Phillips, superintendent of public construction, stated the MT. IDA CHURCH ELECTS OFFICERS AT ANNUAL MEET Reports covering the ntivities and progress of the Mt. Ida Presbyterian church. East Twclflh street and College avenue, followed by the election of officers for the gregational meeting held Thrrsday night in Hie church parlors.

Rev.1 D. J. Gretzinger presided as moderator of tho meeting. Levi lleald was re-elected an elder for a three-year term. E.

T. Parmele. who was formerly a member of the session for SO years, was elected to succeed Harry Parmele. J. A.

Diniond and Sam McCauley were elected trustees to succeed 'Lee Heald and J. S. llartwick. Dr. F.

M. Parmele. .1. Neuman ushers. -Martha Pnnnclo was elected organist nnd Mrs.

Kate Walth-ors. assistant organist. Reports given by the various organizations including the Sunday school and tho Ladies' Aid showed that, tho church has completed a very successful year's work. mm mm mm mmm Two Good Places to Eat At Home and at Smith's Cafeteria 213 W. Third St.

Davenport, la. The Trl-Cities' Largest Main Floor Cafeteria No charge for the second cup of tea or coffee FOOTWEAR SALE PAIRS "LA FRANCE" QUALITY IN STRAP PU.M AND OXFORDS, ALL GOODYEAR WELTS WHERE .85 and Business Men Eat Meet your business friends here, where a table always awaits you. GOOD FOOT-WEAR FOR LITTLE MONEY THE SHOE SHOP HUOT SHOE CO. 210 West Third St. Davenport, Iowa We Do All Our.