Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17
DAVENPORT

Runaway Team Creates Havoc
While returning from the funeral OF
her sister, the late Mrs. Sarah Ochs,
shortly after noon yesterday, Mrs.
Pauline Petersberger. Is Walling
court, and her daughter, Mrs. Ben Bar.
mum OF Topeka, Kans., had narrow
escapes from death when a team
hitched to the closed carriage in which
they were riding ran away. The driy-
er, Dan Moriarity, OF the Mas Livery
company. heroically enoeavored TO
stop the frightened animals, who
started their mad dash west on Third
street from Perry to>Ainsworth, a dis
lance Of 16 blocks. A broken tug was
responsible for the accident. The car
rage struck the frightened horses at
every leap, and IL was a miracle that
the rig was not overturned. The run
away was witnessed by hundreds OF
pedestrians who thronged the busy
thoroughfare at the noon hour. Aside
from bad fright neither OF the two
women was injured. Pedestrians along
the street had many narrow escapes
from being trampled to death by the
scared horses.
TUrnsemelnde AnnIVersary.-About
200 members Of the Davenport Turn
gemeinde gathered at the Turner hall
Wednesday evening, to celebrate the
twenty-ffth anniversary OF the com
pletion OF the present Turner hall.
The opening address was made by
Gustav Donald. Henry Voilmer spoke
on the early days OF the society how
II started with a mere handful of
members, increasing from year TO
year. and at the present time has as
many members as the Societies in
some OF the largest cities. Mr.. Voll-
mer stated that the present building
was an institution that all Turner's
could be proud OF. Master Herbert
silberstein. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Sllberstein. delighted the audience
by rendering several selections on the
violin. The program was closed with
several selections by the Davenport
Either club and the Singing society.
Refreshments and dancing we're en-
joyed after the program.
Fire Precsution Discus5ed.-The
definition OF the term Davenport mer-
camille district" in which the Water
company must furnish an eighty-pound
pressure from a. least Is streams, was
the provision OF the new charter dis
cussed at yesterdays conference be-
tween the city council and the com
pany. The district is described as that
section OF Davenport south Of the
Rock Island tracks. east Of Warren
street and south Of Fifth street ex-
tended east. In the residential dis
tric:s OF the city the company must
provide for the same pressure from at
least six streams. In other districts
from six TO fifteen streams must be
furnished in times OF fire.
Automobile Race Meet Planned
Davenport will have a big automobile
race meet at the mile track about the
middle OF June. according TO plans dis
closed yesterday by HUI Dorward Of
Chicago, advance agent for J. Alex
ander S,oan, prominent race promoter.
Mr. Dorward on his arrival in Daven-
port Immediately went into confer
enCe with J. Reed Lane, president OF
the Davenport Automobile club and
later with Assistant Secretary l.. G..
DeArmand. Plans for the meet were
explained 10 both Mr. Lane and Mr.
DeArmand. The gentlemen are in fav'
or of such meet and the matter VIII
be taken Wp with the directors of the
Davenport club. II the meet gets the
sanction OF the local club it will be
held.
Tax Valuations ncreasinJ.--The
taxable property in the city o. Daven
port, not including railroad, telegraph
and telephone valuations, listed on the
books Of the city assessor amounts tC
S52.s51.31o. a net gain over 1912 OF
s2.OSS.lOO. Ci.y Assessor Ignatz Hid
has compiled his report for the veal
which shows a gratifying increase II
taxable values and which further
SHOWS that Davenport Is experiencing
healthy growth. In the foregoing
figures there Is not included the item
Of moneys and credits, over six mil
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