Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
DAY IN DAVENPORT

Gives Decision For Vinegar Com
psny.-Judge Daum yesterday after
noon gave decision In favor Of the de-
efndant in the case of the state against
the American Vinegar & Picking
works on a charge of food adulteration.
He held that the evidence of the state
only tended toward proving the offense
against the sanitary law and not food
adulteration and directed that a new
charge be flied under the former stat
lie. The defendant was represented
by Scott & Scott and the state by AS
sistant County Attorney Waldo Beck
er. The defendant pleaded not guilty,
seeking to show that the visit of the
authorities resulting in the charge
against the company was instigated
by disgruntled employees. One Of the
mooted points about the case, involv-
ing the sanitary condition of the pick
ling watts. was in regard to the number
of dead sparrows that had been dis
covered in them. all of the testimony
of the state failing to bring out more
than one sparrow.
Gypsies Invade the City.-Roving
bands of gypsies have descended upon
Davenport in great numbers during the
past week or So and have been a con-
slant source of trouble to the police.
Citizens have registered numerous
complaints as to thefts perpetrated by
the wanderers. In many instances
the gypsy maidens have appropriated
various sums of money and articles of
value while in the act of telling for
tunes, and so clever are they that de-
lection has not been made until sew
eral minutes after their departure.
One band was driven out of the city
Yesterday, and again during the after
noon the police were notified that an
other troupe had stolen various articles
in the west end of town. Officers were
sent out to round up the offenders.
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Licensed to Wed.-Ray Buster and
Nellie Newton. Davenport; Milan c.
Bull. Manila, p. l.. and Dorothy Hass.
Davenport; William H. Walter. Dav.
export, and Marguerite B. Stevens,
Davenport: George Chaon. Rock Is
land. and Sophie Challberg, Daven-
port; Carl l.. Doherty and Laura Meis-
ner, Dubuue.
Funeral Fer Sailor to be Held FRI
day-Funeral services for Frank De-
vorick. the 1S-year-old Iowa boy who
lost his life In the taking OF Vera Cruz,
will be held at Blakesburg, Iowa. to-
morrow afternoon, according to advice
received by Quartermaster ]. II. Brady
in charge OF the Davenport navy re-
cruiting office. Mr.. Brady and E.
Grimes of the local Office will attend
the funeral.
Chexenn 10 Orator on Memorial Day
Andrew L. Chezem. Davenport attor-
ney. has been selected to deliver the
Memorial day address at the monu-
ment at Eleventh and Main streets.
Mr.. Chezem, who will take as his topic
patriotic subject, will speak at IL
o'clock.
District court.-Petition for divorce
has been filed BY Mary Emma s e.
pard against Lyman II. Sheppard. The
couple have been married over 1S
years. Cruel AID inhuman treatment
are grounds for the petition.
Aakinp so Don Indictment against ID.
Snakenberg. tie Lone Tree Savtr gs
baak las MED suit TOT the recovery oI
interest and principal on a note given
by the plaintiff n the purchase OF
farm implements.
Alleging negligence on the part OF
the G. r. I. & p. Railway company in
not sufficiently icing cars containing
berries shipped to the plaintiff, the
Tri-City Fruit and Commission com. |
pany, has filed suit for s1.O5s.s0 dam !
ages against the transportation COM |
many The ahipment was received by |