Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-30

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man or Driver Neutrality-suspicious.
the engineer, II. E. Fehr, nor G. w.
! Harvard, fireman of the engine which
struck and killed John Severa Thanks
giving afternoon in the west end yards,
witnessed the accident, according to
testimony brought out at the coron-
er's inquest. The inquiry was held in
the Office of Phil Daum. Engineer
Fehr, who resides in Valley Junction,
stated under oath that he knew moth
ing of the death of the man, or that
his train had struck anyone, until APP
prised of the fact by a telegram at
Columbus Junction. The accident hap
pened on the fireman's side of the en-
CINE and this is the reason the engi-
neer advances for failing to see the
man struck. The fireman, Harvard, of
Eldon, Iowa, claimed he was firing
the engine at the time of the casualty
and was therefore not on his seat. The
verdict returned by the jury was that
of accidental death. The jury
also exonerated the c., r. l. & P.
railway company of all blame in con-
WIFI SeNdId uedlH.
P Sammons, Z. c. Whitaker and Roy
Gohring composed the jury. The son
of the deceased, John Sevara. Jr., OF
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was found by au-
thorities of the Rock Island road in
Davenport and testified on the stand
that the deceased was his father. The
body was sent by the Nissen & Hart
wig company yesterday afternoon to
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where burial will |
be made. The son accompanied the |
remains. |
Chief Threatens Wholesale Remov-
als-Thoroughly aroused by accuse |
lions on the part of city officials that |
the police were negligent in the matter
of making reports of unsightly and lit |
tered alleys, Chief Schramm admins
tered a scathing rebuke to his men at !
roll call, threatening wholesale re-
movals unless matters were remedied.
IF you men love your jobs-look aft
er your BEATS" was the manner in
which he summed it up. The chiefs
aim is to support the council in a per-
manent "City Beautiful movement,
which he claims cannot be carried out
when citizens are allowed to dump
ashes promiscuously into alleys. He
called attention TO the fact that ashes
must be placed in cans if the city is to
make collections, and warned the men
that II they wanted to retain their
stars they must report all violations.
The chief said he meant business and
If the present officers could not obey
orders he would get others that were
not afflicted in that manner.
Soldier Gets Increase in Pension
Martin Beck, the oldest member of
August Wentz post, Grand Army OF
the Republic, received the welcome
news that he had been granted an in
creased pension. From now on he will
receive $40 a month. Congressman
Henry Vollmer was responsible in Sc
curing the increased pension for the
aged Davenport veteran. Martin Beck
resides at 211S Scott street. He is a
cigarmaker by trade. Comrade Beck
has retained to this day the original
suit OF army blue he wore when honor
ably discharged from the northern
army at the close of the civil war. He
has worn this suit in every Memorial
lay parade held here since that time
He attended the Memorial day exer-i
Uses last spring.
Saenserfest May Be Brought Here
n case IL can be financed, there is a
that the Northwest Saen-
serbund will hold its 1915 convention 4
n Davenport. an offer having been re-
,eived in telegram sent by the trus-
ees OF the bund to John Wunder, that
his city be the home OF the Saenger-
est. The 18th national saengerfest of
he bund was held here in 1898. The
Id Coliseum. destroyed by fire sew
raj months ago. was erected as a tenn
orary structure at the time TO house
he saengerfest.
Red Cross Sewins-The sewing of
he Davenport Red Cross society be-
an today at 8 o'clock in the sewing
pom 2O9, the second floor of the Put.
am building. II Is urged that all
-ho can attend, planning their days
D that they may devote some time
uring the week to the sewing. All
lie meetings will be held in the room
the Putnam building as being most
onvenient in handling the work