Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-04
DAY IN DA NEWPORT

mately $4,000 and plumbing. heating,
and the like brought the cost close to
$50. 1000. Members of the board of ed
ucation and several hundred OF the
parents of the children attending Polk
school are also expected to be present
at the exercises.
Durant Germans Subscribe s225-
Residents of Durant have subscribed
S225 to the German war relief fund, ac-
cording to notice received today by
Secretary John Berwald OF the citi-
Gems committee. The money has not
vet been turned in, but will be sent
when the amount reaches $500. Henry
Gruemmer and William Bierkamp are
in charge of obtaining subscriptions at
Durant.
Song Birds Are Siain-Charged with
unlawfully killing harmless birds,
George Nicholas and Charles Strathes
of Bettendorf, were this morning sent
TO the county Jail for ten days. They
were arrested in Mcclellan Heights
after they had terrorized residents by
promiscuous shot gun volleys. The
] rain of small shot on various roofs
alarmed citizens who notified the au-
thorities. The hunters had in their
possession six dead birds-two brown
thrushes, two woodpeckers and two
blue Jays. IT is a jail offense to shoot
thrushes and woodpeckers and blue
jays. Strathes did the shooting, but
his companion had three of the birds
in his possession, when arrested and
was held equally guilty in the eyes
of the law. They explained that they
intended TO cook and eat the birds.
o
Injured In Runaway-William Gin
blet, residing at 1926 Brady street,
was badly injured in a runaway acct
dent az the foot of Main street yester-
day. The horse dashed through the
railroad yards. Gimblet being thrown
violently to the ground. He was badly
cut and bruised and it is feared he is
internally injured. He was taken to
his home By the police.
O.
Bishop Davis Nears Home-Word
was received at the bishops resi-
dence in Davenport yesterday to the
effect that Bishop James Davis of the
Davenport diocese and Father Stahl
had arrived safely in New York. They
left Davenport on July and sailed for
Naples. From that point they went
to Rome where at the vatican Bishop
Davis had an audience with Pope Plus
Y some little time before his death.
Whether or not Bishop Davis and Fa-
Their Stahl encountered any difficult
~ in getting out of Europe is not
known at the present time. They are
expected to visit in the east several
day before returning to Davenport.
Making War on Speed Fiends-Mo-
torcycle Cop Bryant is having a busy
time in his warfare upon the auto
speede-s. Fines were imposed yester-
day as follows: w. L. VeIie. Jr.. So
and costs; T. Spelletich, 81 and costs:
ID. ID. Winan deposited a cash bond in
the sum Of SIS. Raymond Goehring.
charged with driving his auto at n
rate of 20 miles an hour past a street
car which was loading and discharg-
ing passengers. was detained by Ser
geant Walter Homeyer. He was fined
81 and costs.
Newspaper Solicitor Absconds-CarI
Heule. an employe of Der Demokrat.
has been placed under arrest by the
authorities at Marengo, Iowa. for the
alleged embeasiement of $50. The
Davenport police were notified of the
mans capture and Detective Charles
Boettcher left to take the fugitive in
10 custody. Heule was employed by
the German paper as a country solic-
itor- He is said 10 have collected
~
He disappeared from the city about
week ago and the police Immediately
wired description OF the fugitive 10