Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06

innocent 5ystander as usual.-Be-
cause he attempted to interfere with
two men who were quarreling and
tried to stop the impending battle, Z.
n Tchuskon. SIG Perry street, was
reprimanded by the participants OF
the fracas so forcibly that he was OPP
Grated upon at a hospital later in the
evening. The fight occurred at a
butcher shop at 322 East Second
street. and the instrument used to 81
Ience the peacemaker was a three
foot meat saw. According to his story,
Tchuskoff was in the shop AT The time
the two men. Louis Johnson and
Georce steve. started arguing Seeing
The coming battle. Tchuskoff attempt
cd TO separate the combatants. Steve
tnrued on the peace maker and struck
aim twice over the head with the saw.
The blows so injured his left eye, that
an operation vas necessary charge
OF assault and battery was filed
against Steve. and his hearing post
pcned until a future date
Humane officer In Good Work.-To
prevent horses slipping on the Icy
streets Humane Officer a. ID. Flue or
their animals sharp shod last month.
Eleven drivers were reprimanded for
III use OF animals, II teams were found
overloaded and made to double up;
nine horses were ordered on the
streets as unit for work and three
sick and disabled horses were killed
o
Robbery Story Joke.-Louis Gross
man. the Chicago jeweler, well known
TO the Davenport trade, who told a
thrilling story last November OF be-
ing robbed of $4,000 worth OF dia-
monds. was arrested on federal war
rant. charging him with conspiracy
In default of bail he was locked up in
the Cook county jail II was said that
he had attempted one Of the largest
diamond frauds ever perpetrated In
Chicago. Grossman told the police
that the gems had been taken from
under his pillow in a Pullman car,
when he was travelling from Daven-
port, Iowa, TO st. Paul, Mimi. Tele-
grams were sent to st. Paul and de-
tectives met the train, as did special
agents of the railroad. There was no
clew. Grossman, failing to find his
property returned to Chicago. Subse-
quent events were related by Attorney
Edward Sonnensshein, who. acting for
the National Jewellers board Of trade
and others, procured the warrant from
United States Commissioner Lewis F.
Mason "A week after Grossman re-
turned to Chicago he went into volun-
tary bankruptcy" said Mr.. Sonnen-
schein. His assets were almost
nothing and his liabilities were in ex-
cess of 5000. The Central Trust
company was named as trustee. An
investigation was started by detec-
tives for the jewelers. National Board
of Trade. of which the creditors were
members. II was discovered that
Grossman, between May and Novem
Der. 1913. had bought more than $50.
900 worth of diamonds. Previous TO
that time he never had carried more
than $4,000 worth. Further evidence
tended to show that the entire affair
was a frameup. Specifically, Gross
man is charged with concealing as
sets"
Suit Case Robbers Successful
During the past week six suit case
robberies have been reported and 1t
is thought that an organized gang OF
luggage thieves is working the Daven-
port depots. All the robberies have
been from the c. X. !. i p. Railway
station. F. H. Wilton or Brooklyn,
Iowa. is the latest victim OF the gang
he having lost a suitcase containing
clothing and toilet articles valued al
y $50. According to Wilton's story he
left his baggage on the platform OF the
depot while going in TO purchase a
ticket home. When he returned IL was
gone.
Big Ad Men to Address CIub.-Ber-
nard J. MullaneS and J. b. Dignam,
two Of the biggest advertising men in
America. will address the Davenport
Ad club at a meeting TO be held on
Thursday evening OF next week at
the Davenport Commercial club. Din.
ner Will be served at $50 O'Clock az
ter which the above men will speak,
the former on Construction Adver-
Using and the latter on THE Love
Sonnet OF a Solicitor" An attendance
OF $50 men Is looked for at the meet
ing as the two speakers are men with
a message OF exceptional interest 10
advertisers
Hard Cuck Cause Of Temptation
Claiming that he had never taken q
drink in his life and that only tenn
porary weakness when hungry was re
spousfble for his fall. William T. Per
~, a youth OF 20 years. apprehended