Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-13

business men to pledge themselves to
pay a certain amount of each out-of-
! town delegate registered at headquar-
tiers at each and every convention held
in Davenport in the future. Although
the convention committee has been at
this work only two days, 20 local bust
ness houses have already endorsed the
plan and signed up for amounts rang
ing from 1 cent per delegate to %
cents per delegate, the total of pledges
to date amounting to 941a cents per
delegate.
Davenporter Tries to Be kaiser's
Man-Chris Boetger, brother of Henry
Boettger, state representative, has re-
turned from Germany, where he at
tempted in vain to enlist in the army
of Kaiser Wilhelm. He was refused
because he is an American citizen.
Boettger is an ardent German enthus-
last. He sailed home on the steamer
New Amsterdam.
Soldiers Not to Get Relief Fund
Widows and orphans and not the Ger
man and Austrian soldiers will receive
the money raised by public contribu-
ton in the German war relief fund of
Davenport, according to the recon-
mendation made at the quarterly meet
ing of the German-American Alliance
in the German Free school building.
This recommendation was made to the
citizens committee in charge of the
fund, and it is expected will be follow
ed out by them. Had the money been
turned over to the German Red Cross
it would have gone to the relief of
wounded soldiers and not to their or
phans and widows. Many of the con-
tributors gave the money under the
understanding that it should go to the
latter. Three-fourths of the money will
go to the German and one-fourth to the
Austrian authorities. The money will
be sent by the citizens committee to
the treasurer of the special commit
tee appointed by the National German
American Alliance and by him will be
turned over to the Austrian and Ger
man ambassadors at Washington. It
was decided to receive contributions
for a while longer. The total in the
fund to date is S10,SS655.
Citizen Held UP at Point of Gun
volver into the face of Oscar Mem
hardt, 1916 Sturdevant street, lone
bandit Sunday might relieved a Daven-
porter of a gold watch and fob and 40
cents in money. making a successful
getaway. Mr.. Meinhardt had reached !
a point under the bridge at Fifth and |
Fillmore streets at 11:15 when the |
sprang out from behind a |
telegraph pole. The robbery was re-
ported to the police and plain clothes !
men have been detailed on the case.
Oats Made Here at Panama Fair
The Purity Oats company of Keokuk /
and Davenport will be an exhibitor to
the Panama-Pacific exposition, a con-
tract for a considerable amount of |
space having just been signed. accord
ing to advices received by Secretary
Norwood of the Greater Davenport
from c. NJ. Rich, president
Of the company and from II. C. Baker.
director of exhibits to the exposition.
The exhibit will be housed in the build
ng known as the Food Palace" and
he construction of an attractive set
ing will be begun in the near future
Not only is the Purity Oats manage
nent convinced of the superiority of
heir product and anxious 10 enter into
with other cereal manufac-
urers in the United States. but they
ealize the advantages of such an ex-
libit as is contemplated. There is no
waste circulation in exhibiting at the
worlds fair" said c. NJ Rich of the
'urity Oats company today. Every
-isitor is either a user or a prospective
ser of rolled oats. We have taken
mple space at the exposition TO house
comprehensive. attractive exhibit.
hich win be entirely satisfactory to