Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-14
MOLINE

Ex-conVict Steals Jewels.-Mrs. Ada
Thomer Of Tenth street in Silvis was
robbed of $40 in cash and a valuable
diamond brooch while being absent
from her home Saturday evening by
two young men to whom she had rent
ed rooms. Joseph Laraivee and Will
son Grayson, the latter a paroled con
Wet from the Vermont state peniten-
tiary, have admitted taking the valua-
bles and are now under arrest await
! ing a hearing.
Joe Nelson Heads Aid Association
The Moline Plow Company Aid asso-
| citation, comprising COZ employees OF
the plow factory met Saturday even
ing in the office of the superintendent
and elected the following men as Off
GERS for the year 1913: President, Joe
Nelson; vice president, George Nor
gan: secretary, C. R. zimmerman;
treasurer, w. H. Breede Report for
the year showed that benefits for i'll
ness and death in 1912 totaled S2,706.
OF that amount 5000 was paid out for
deaths and the remainder for illness.
The balance in the treasury Jan. l
1918, was S16S.S5, as against a bal
ance of $295.35 year previous. There
were Is regular assessments and four
special levies on the members. Total
collections in the year were s2,579.50.
False Pretense Charge Dismissed
Charge of obtaining goods under false
pretenses, preferred against o. G.
Cooling by ]. D. Beebe of the Midland
Motor company was dismissed by
Magistrate Frank Gustafson when call
ed for hearing before him yesterday
1t was the allegation of the representa-,
tive of the auto concern that the de-
PENDANT misrepresented North Dakota
land values when he recommended
that four automobiles worth $4,000 be
given in trade for the interest of w
o. Baird and w. c. Dresser in two
quarter sections of land in Eddy coun
ty, North Dakota. The trade was made
April Is, 1912. Mr. Cooling previous
to that time informed directors Of tbs
auto corporation that the land in ques
ton was worth $12,6S0, and that th5
equity of Baird and Dresser would be
traded for four machines. The dea
was closed after the lard in question
= was inspected by ]. NJ. Dale, represent
ing the company.
, Protest Against Boilers.-A delega
: ton of boiler makers of the tri-citie!
appeared at the city hall Saturda!
night to protest against the action o.
= the contractors in installing Kewanet
: boilers in the municipal building The
city did not come in for any of the cen
. sure, but the Stiles company bore thu
. brunt of the opposition. Since thu
, strike began in Kewanee some two o.
three years ago union boiler makers
over the country have been protesting
against the installing of the Tube cit,
< output in buildings everywhere. In tn,
local case, their opposition was mad
: known too late, as the boilers were al
: ready in place.
Whiteside's Suit DEMONSTRATION
!, ney w. 7. Whitesides suit in attach
$ ment, with Thomas P. Keyes, Edwar,
Scott and H. Lightcapp, recent Whit
a house theatre proprietors, as defend
n ants, was dismissed by Justice T. N
2 Wheelock Saturday afternoon. Imme
diately thereafter Mr.. Whiteside wa
L allowed SIS by the court on his sui
|, for 5000, the amount he claimed as hi
due for services rendered as attorne
i for the theatre management He CAV
/, notice of appeal. He was ordered T
turn over to the court $99.4O, none