Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17

Thirty-Day Layoff for Policeman
Ambulance driver Joseph Soehren
was severely reprimanded by Chairman
Henry Jaeger of the police commission
at hearing and was presented with
3O-day layoff without pay on the al
legged charge of allowing a robber sus-
pect to make a getaway. So far as
can be learned no formal charge was
preferred against Mr.. Soehren by any
one. Street car men testified that
Soehren was riding on the front end
on the evening of Dec. 8 when a pass
enger boarded the car and turned in
a ticket bearing a number correspond
ing with that of a book stolen at the
J. J. Ryan establishment. After light
ing two matches to establish the num-
Der the officer started back to arrest
the man but found his prey had
escaped According to testimony,
Soehren made no effort to get off the
car and chase the fugitive.
Aviator in Suit.-Answer and coun-
terclaim has been filed b. the defend
ant in the action of William Fl. KaufT
man against Oscar So,briG. The de-
PENDANT claims th@t Kaufman and
himself had contemplated the forma-
ton OF a partnership for making avi-
alton flights and that in accordance
with an oral agreement he purchased
a motor to go in a hydro-aeroplane
built by Kaufman, paying $685. for it.
He states that in a trial flight over
the river he fell a distance of 10 feet.
He recovered the machine at his own
expense. He asks that Kauffman's pc
tition be dismissed and that he be al
lowed $500 damages.
Burglars Loot Conrad Store-Frus-
trated in their attempt TO loot the cash
drawer at Conrad's delicatessen store.
81 Harrison street. burglars helped
themselves to several yards of link
sausage. a picnic ham and a jar of
mustard Monday night. Adjourning to
the basement they produced a loaf of
bread. enjoyed a hearty meal and de-
parted. Davenport plain clothes men
were furnished a regular clue, how
ever. when they made an investiga-
ton. The bread had been wrapped in
newspaper published in Hampton,
Iowa. BY securing a town directory
and checking up those who were call
ed out of Hampton by business on the
night in question il may be possible
for the Davenport police to discover
the identity of the criminals. The
burglary was not discovered until the
establishment was opened for bust
ness. Entrance TO the place was eff
fected by the use of a skeleton key in
the back door. The store was thor
oughly ransacked and the place was
Uttered with papers and documents
which had been examined by the bur
glars and thrown on the floor. The !
cash drawer was pried open. but as |
the firm makes Il practice of remov-
ing all cash from the premises at |
night. the invaders were doomed to
disappointment A desk was forced
open and the contents of every draw
er and pigeon hole dumped in a heap.
of value was discovered.
8ettendorf School Will Give Pro-
gram.-The school children of Betten-
dorf Will present program at the
Town hall Thursday and Friday even
ings of this week. The proceeds OF
the entertainments will be applied TO
a picture fund. The exercises viii
start at 1880 o'clock each evening.
Local Youth is Robbed In South
Stating that he had been robbed of
all his belongings IN Mem
phis. Tenn. Arthur Struck has wired
Fred Struck asking that he be given
funds out of the estate of which he
vas made a beneficiary in order that
le may proceed farthur south or re-
urn here. The telegram received
lere. together with petition for an
appropriation. was fled in district
curt asking that he be allowed money.