Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-16

bOItn SeVtTdl InOuSdnQ UOildTS III Eng
land awaiting the heirs Of William
Hughes, well known TO old residents
OF Davenport as a wealthy and eccen-
trio recluse, who died about six years
ago. AS far as is known Mr. Hughes
Jeff 10 relatives with the single excep-
ztion OF a nennew, who has moved
away from Davenport and whose pres
cent residence is not known. To dis
cover this nephew or some other heirs
OF Mr.. Hughes, William Owen, 10
Harp street, Holyhead. England, arriv-
ed in Davenport yesterday. Mr.. Owen
will run down every clew that may
lead to the discovery of this nephew,
as an income of several thousand
pounds a year is left him. Mr.. Hughes
will be remembered as a lavish giver
TO church projects in the early days
of Davenport He was a member OF
fthe Baptist church, TO which denom-
ination he made repeated gifts. He
was also noted for his many philan-
sthropies to poor people. Most Of his
Charities showed his eccentric disposi-
ton. He owned several farms and
had a large income in addition. He
had never married. Mr.. Owen was
told that he at one time owned a car
riage factory here. also a mill. and
that he had large timber interests.
The present estate in England yields
an income Of several thousand pounds
annually. II is left by a brother Of
the former Davenporter.
Charged With MansIaughter. - The
case OF the state Of Iowa against Isaac
Richardson, charged with manslaugh-
ter in the death of Arthur Wundrum,
was begun yesterday afternoon before
Judge Donegan in district court At
torney W. NJ. Chamberlain and c. H.
Murphy appeared for the defendant
County Attorney Fred Vollmer and AS
sistant County Attorney Waldo Beck
er are prosecuting the case. The az
ternoon session was consumed in en-
1deavoring to secure a jury from the
September panel. 1t is believed the
jury will be chosen today and the case
Is likely TO consume most Of the week
in district court. Richardson was pro-
prietor of the saloon at the rear of
which was a barn where young Wun-
drum slept during a cold winter night
in January, 1912, dying the following
day from the effects Of exposure. The
defendant is charged with having been
guilty Of ordering the youth taken TO
the barn when the latter was intoXi-
Gated. The case will be stubbornly
fought on both sides.
Verdict Accidental Death.-Chief OF
Police Schramm, after making an IN
vestigation into the death of Johann
Kubisch, who was fatally injured Sat
urday night in plunge from the bal
.cony down the stairs at the Lyric the
.atre. has failed to find any evidence
of foul play and the police believe The
death was purely accidental. No one
was seen with Kubisch when he en-
tered the theatre and there are nc
elews TO support a foul play theory.
Carriers Federated.-Herman Paus
tian, the delegate OF the Davenpor
postof1ce clerks TO the convention o
the National Association of Postoffic'
Clerks held last week at Cleveland
Ohio, has returned home. He report
that the resolution favoring the affilia
tion with the American Federation o
Labor passed the convention and az
ton was taken for a referendum vot
by the members OF the organiZatio
the country over. Similar action wa
taken at the same time by the NatioI
al Association of Letter Carriers
which was held last week at Sa
Francisco. Davenport was net repre-
scented at this convention, but the rel
olution was sent by mail. The nov
ment favoring the affiliation of IN
jC-post osas Observation-Disclosures
postoffice employees organization wit
the American Federation Of LabC
originated in Davenport The origin;
resolutions were drafted at the NEE
ings of the local clerks and carrier
and brought before the national col
vention.
National Route satisfactory-wh
National Route Satisfaetory-Whil
deploring the fact that the tri-citie
lost the Lincoln national highwa
though having the best route acros
the state OF Iowa, the Davenport Aut
mobile club feels that the matter
now lost. though without any appa
ent reason from the directors OF n
Lincoln Highway association. tt
sentiment tina. Davenport will neve
the less draw much traffic from Il
national route because the better higl
way passes through the city, is e
pressed by L. G. DeArmand. secretal
OF the Davenport Automobile club.
Declare Dividend. - The Germa
Savings bank. at a directors meetir
yesterday. declared its regular qua
terly dividend Of 4 per cent, payab
70 stockholders on oct. l.
Obituary Record.-Claus Klindt,
resident OF this county for many year
died yesterday morning AZ the home
his son-inlaw. Hartwig Peters. Is.
West Eighth street, after a brief I
ness at the age Of rs years. Deceas
was born Jan. %. 1895, in Hoehndo
Probstei. Germany. where he receiv
his educatiop When 10 ,-ears ~ a