Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04
DAVENPORT

Poultry Show Was sucoess-L. H.
Nuttng, secretary OF the Tri-City
Fanciers' association, reported at the
annual meeting Of the stockholders Of
the association that the show held in
the Armory last Thanksgiving week
was one Of the most successful that
the association has held and that Il
lett a satisfactory balance in the treas
ury.
Cars Stop on Near Slde.-After Feb.
10 there will be new street car rule
70 learn. II will be for the benefit
OF the service. AS has been previous
~ stated the street car will stop on
the near side Of the street intersec-
lions instead OF the far side, COM
mencing on the date given above. The
order is applicable 10 Davenport alone.
Want New Traln.-Trafic Commits
sioner F. L. Danner of the Commercial
club will go TO Chicago during the
week to confer with II. B. Earring,
assistant general manager of the Chi.
cago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul railroad,
with reference to improving the ser
vice between Davenport and Month
cello. II Is desired that a new train
be placed in service to give Davea-
port a better opportunity for getting
business out of the territory.
No Finger Print; No Money.-Be-
cause there was no finger print by way
OF a signature on his letter asking the
withdrawal OF his savings of $537, de-
posted in the First National bank
here. Mito Mladenoff, Russian 1aborer,
now in Chicago, was not able to have
HE account transferred. There was
CROSS under the signature, "Mito
MladenOff," but banks no longer honor
this owing 10 the ease with which il
lends itself TO deception and fraud. The
letter stated that a friend OF MAIDEN
on was writing the order for him. For
eigners and others unable to write
their names are compelled TO leave a
finger print by way OF a signature at
local banks now and the system has
been found 10 work out most salts
factorily. When Mladenoff sends an.
this stamp is found to be an exact
duplicate Of the one on file at the bank
here he will be sent his money
Foreer Commits Suiclde.-With de-
tectives from the Burns agency ready
TO close in on him, Arthur F. Putnam.
alias, George b. Mcclellan, who forg-
ed the name OF DR. W A. Stocks to
checks amounting TO 1920. locked him
self up in his room, saturated hand
kerchief with chloroform and went to
sleep never 10 wake up again. Infor-
nation Of the forger's suicide was re
ceived here yesterday from the Burns
agency by Cashier Otto Hill Of the
Davenport Savings bank where TWO
OF the bogus checks, one FOR $40 and
the secohd for $50, were first detected.
These two checks were cashed by
Putnam az the First National bank OF
Princeton, Ky. Putnam had posed as
n travelling salesman in Davenport and
while here had secured Dr. Stocks
check book and he tore several leaves
out OF the book and wrote a number
Of checks varying in amount from s.,
10 s25
House Destroyed BY Flre.-The
George Ashford home. located on Lee
Claire road near the Duck creek
bridge and one OF the most modern
country residences I'm Scott county,
was completely destroyed by fire be
tween the hours OF and O'Clock
Sunday morning The blaze original
ed on rhe roof OF the dwelling and was
caused by "a spark from the chimney
The flames had gained so great a head
way before the discovery thar al ef.
forts 10 qugugh them were futile. The
loss OF the house and the furnishings
Is estimated az betweer $4,000 and
$4,000, partly covered BY Insurance.
Dam Project Ooomed.-E dispatch
from Washington conveys the infor
nation that the Davenport dam pro
lect is doomed for this session and its
fate in the next congress is doubtful
ConservHtlonalists OF the school OF