Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-28
CITY RETURNS TO
FRONTIER SCENES
Pistol shsts Ring Oui Suddenly ON
MARKET square aad Pedestrians
Hun for Cover.
GIRLS AXE IERROR-sTRICkEN
CEsf In Bug Bee Restaurant Fires at
TieelRg Man Who Beats His
breakfast Bill


Clerks ia stores and ofcos we're
bound Tor their work a. usual a. $50
O'Clock THIS morning There we're a
score or more % pedestrians on the
east side % Seventeenth street between
sscoad and Third avenues. All ap-
Ds4red calm
Sgddcaiy there was a shouting and
curses. They saw . man run from the
Busy Bee restaurant a. zz7 Seven
tsaath street They saw another reach
for = brick and hcavs u AZ the runa-
gay Nth a true aim. Then there vas
the report % = revolver. and they dart
"a into doorWays for protection.
But the fugitive never Wavcrcd. In
stead be Increased his speed and Was
sooa Lost IN thr alley between Seven
tseath and sixtrouth streets His pur-
auers dropped the chase. And then
TIE police we're called
Tried 90 Beat Breakfast Bill
Tho affair which endsd with such an
exciting climax had its Inception IN
the restaurant a man who resides AZ
the Illinois hotel and who t. known as
san. ordered a breakfast Il vas
served 90 him and finishing q. be
started out % the place.
4. Vaiaehostcrkios. the proprietor %
che place. called him 20 a halt as he
had his hand on che knob % the door.
SIC told him that be had forgotten 20
pay f1r his neal. The proprietor later
said the man acted as - intoxicated
sam iu response seat back 20 the
desk and declared that he would not
settle for the breakfast The amount
Involved was bat 30 cents The pro-
prirtrr told him that he did not care
60 argue the matter but that be would
notify the police The man said he ala
NOT care and the owner % the rcsfaur-
are then attempted 90 pat the alleged
beat ozt of the place.
For hfs troubic The man opened the
door and showed it On che owners face.
bruistuE his forehead. When he saw
vhas BE- had dous. he started running.
The proprietor gave chase. Hc picked
up e brick and Jhrew g AZ che fleeing
man. The chef On the restaurant had
seea the trouble aud rushed 90 the
f-grt % the piaer.
Chef Fires Revolver.
tie drew forth a revolver from some
vrEFrr and aimed o. az thc pavement as
tar nam VAS nearing the alley. All
along ths street there were screams %
frightened EiFis who we're bound for
their WORK. They heard the report and
sas ghs smaiduE revolver Ia the chefs
hauf
% all occurred so quickly and vas
over 80 s1dlraiE that thrills such as
EoeE Island srit 90 the old Frontier
DAYS wors had - those who cav the
affair.
Lives We're EndanEered.
Lives we're endangered. although che
Egn-totsF may have only determined
90 triEbgeu che GrrluE man All that
vas accomplished vas 90 cause che
fgE.tiVr 60 Increase his speed and dld
t- have ans desire 90 remain close 40
hand after be heard the shots ell iu-
eiiHatloa o.! Jhis sort very likely left
him
TIE matter was reported % the po-
iles bv The proprietor of ths FeatauT-
ans. TIE uacrFs went 60 the hotel
WteFo ttr man is said 90 have been
staying bgt Shsy asa rpt find aim there
aad GO ss believed that be has left the
cts.
so arrests we're made and whether
ur noe there viii b. any the police
arsr unable Co say. 40 varraat has
been issued either fos the Euu-toteT OF
ghs Fugitive