Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-30
DAY IN DAVENPORT

DLA Il LIN LII
Police Officer suspended-Omcer
John y. Sodergren has been suspended
indefinitely from the Davenport Do
lice force by Chief OF Police Schrann
for neglect OF duty. Unless the DaV-
export police and fire commission &c
cides to reinstate the depOsed police
man the suspension viii be Perma-
. nent. according 20 the CHIEF satur-
: DAY afternoon about Z:50 O'Clock three
little girls under - years OF age were
sliding down the Hill between Iowa
and LeCiaiTe on Twelfth street \
stranger happened along and after a
short conversation with the children
attempted 20 attack one Of them The
little girls. screamed and ran into the
home OF Emmett BeTry, Twelfth and
LsCIa.re streets n an excited man
uer they related the story 20 Mr.
Berry. who hurried 20 Investigate n
the meantime the stranger had beaten
a hasty retreat IN an easterIy cirec-
ton and had secured a good start be-
fore III. Berry reached the street
The children pointed out the direction
IN which the man ran after the little
Mr.. Berry was securing the neighbor-
hood for the brute Officer SOdergrea
appeared. The man informed the po-
licsrlan OF the affair and giving him
a description OF the would-be assail-
ant pointed out the direction in which
the fellow departed. It's OF my beat,
officer SOdergren is reported 70 have
said. Can you not follow the man
" If
fcer Is then reported 20 have replied
that he could not and that since the
little girl had been uninjured the case
was not urgent
Cooper Before Insanity Commission
Charles T. Cooper, the local attor-
ney. arrived in Davenport from the
state inebriate hospital at Knoxville.
and was taken 70 St johns ward OF
Mercy hospital. Plans are being pre-
pared at the Office OF Attorney George
W. Scott 10 bring the attorney before
the insanity commission and have hir2
ordered confined in Mt Pleasant II is
Fatl q at Cn1per Is mentally unrespon-
sible and that the superintendent OF
the inebriate hospital recommended
that he be cared for at an insane
asylum. IL is believed the matter will
come before the commission some
time this week. Information charging
Cooper with insanity was sworn 10
several days ago. IL Is reported
Hold Mexican for Theft-CEarEed
with larceny and alleged 20 have
stolen a revolver at Berg Brothers
store. Third and Harrison streets. a
week ago. Michel Gomez, a Mexican
laborer. was held TO the grand jury
yesterday in police court after a pre-
liminary hearing before Magistrate
Roddewig. The mans bonds were
fixed AT s.. LOCO which ne was unable 20
furnish and was remanded 20 Jail. The
gun was stolen from a show case IN
the store while a number u people
were in the room. The robbery Wa
reported to the Davenport police with
q description Of the stolen revolver
and the serial number Of the gun
Gomez claims he secured the weapon
IN North Dakota last October and that
he purchased the gun from another
man The number Of the gun IS that
OF the stolen revolver.
Linosr52h Company Increases Stock
The stockholders Of the LinOgraph
company held special meeting for
the purpose or discussing ways and
means. After having heard various re-
ports from the management 30 ., de-
cided TO increase the capacit - the I
plant. and for that purpose IL :. as de-
cided TO allow the present stOCkhOld-
ers TO subscribe for additional stock
Each stakeholder will be permitted 10 I
subscribe an amount equal 10 his
present holdings. As soon as the an
nouncement was made that subscrip-
tons would be received over $4,000 F..
was subscribed Tsis speaks well FOR .
the confidence OF the stockholders IL .
the undertaking.
Boy Robs Ice BoS-A self-coufsssed .
violator Of the law at i. having been
thrown on the mercy or the world az
10 years Of axe and taken % the sol
diers' Orphans home. Arthur NrCaus-
land. n bright authenticated lad. was
placed under arrest yesterday by City
Detective VIM Bishop FOR tie robbery
OF the Harrison Stoker residence. 1870 .
East High street. Christmas afternoon.
The boy was turned owe u Juvenile
Offcer Henry Dit-sn and viii be taken
before the juvenile court When qGes-
toned at the police station young Nc
Causland admitted that le had en-
tered the Stoker home shortly after .
y. m. Christmas with another boy.
Clarence KoAa. S years old. from the
orphans home. We were taking q
short cut through the yard when