Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-22
DAY IN NEWPORT

Ministers in Sharp Answer.-Minis
tiers o. Davenport aimed a body blow
at the city council when they met and
drew w a set OF resolutions on the
dry" Iowa situation. The meeting
/ was a reply to the councils action in
asking Governor Clarke not 10 sign
/ the CIHrksou bin which win do away
with the liquor business IN Iowa after
Jan ]. ut was a piece OF far-fetched
presumption on the part Of our city
council TO say that they expressed the
opinion o. an overwhelming majority
OF the citizens of Davenport" was one
. Of the resolutions adopted by the Min
. isteriai association. Governor Clarke
was urged TO follow the action of both
houses and sign the bin. The minis
tiers in the telegram sent 10 the gov
error answered the financial argument
| % the council. saying. The great
mass Of our best citizens are reC0gu.z-
ing the fallacy concerning the money
received as revenue from the hquer
traffic. inasmuch as the expenses OF
poverty and crime caused by the traf-
&c eat up the revenue and ieave mis-
cry and degradation behind TO curse
the present and future generations
In the telegram TO the governor the
I Ministerial association says: I'VE.
the Ministerial association OF Daven-
I port. voicing. as we believe and are
sure large and rapidly growing part
Of the population OF our city and cOun-
- opposed TO the liquor traffic, would
most respectfully petition your excel
iency TO sign the bill repeating the
: mulct Law. known as the Garrison
BILL" The resolutions are signed by
I President Frank Cole OF the associa-
I ton and Secretary B. II Cheney.
Rises From Bed and Drops Dead
Mrs. Kate Conner. SIS West Sixth
street. became seriously IN Saturday
night and arose from her bed in an at
tempt 20 reach some medicine on a
nearby table. She had taken only two
or three steps when she fell TO the
floor lifeiess. a physician was sum
moned but upon his arrival pronounced
been ~ for some time past and had
been under the doctors care.
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Explosion at the Lend-A-hand Club.
An explosion Occasioned by escap-
ing gas from the kitchen range caused
not little excitement at the Lend-a-
Hand club rooms Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Emma Smith. the pastry cook.
struck a match and applied Il to the
gas Jet. Immediately there was a ter
rife explosion. Doors we're blown
open. the stove covers hurled TO the
ceiling and Mrs. Smith dashed against
the wall. She was painfully bruised, |
but otherwise escaped injury. DR.. z.
II. Schroeder was summoned and at |
tended TO Mrs. Smiths injuries. She |
was later able 10 go to her homo al |
314 East Fourteenth street
Real Estate Men at Los Angeles
Albert +. Petersberger of this city. a |
member Of the executive committee |
OF the National Association of Real |
Estate Exchanges. has received notice |
that the quarterly meeting OF the ex-
ecutive committee. to be held in Mem |
phis Feb. %. will be devoted largely |
TO planning for the eighth annual con- |
vention OF the National Association OF |
Real Estate Exchanges. TO be held in |
Los Angeles June 21-24.
Receipts s25s; Expenses Sfe7.-The |
Y. w. C A announce the total re-
ceipts for the recent production OF /
The Court OF Babylon" at the Burtis 1
TO have been $3.50 and the expenses
sI57.
Car Taken From the Burtis.-A Cad
lilac automobile. the property OF Philip /
Reinbrecht. was stolen from in front !
OF the Burtis Saturday night while the
performance was in progress. The po-
lice were notified and the machine was
located at the corner of Front and Main
streets by Patrolman William waack.
The car had been abandoned by the