Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-22

Jiney Smashed by Street Cara
jitney bus driven by Charles StrUcker
OF Davenport was badly damaged and
a rear wheel was torn from a buggy
driven by Ben Loving, Of Davenport
when a Bridge line car crashed into
the jitney on the viaduct Brakes on
the car did not work and it hurled the
jitney against the buggy. There were
no injuries.
$3.50 for P0stofticp in Sunday Bill
Fifteen hundred dollars is given to
the Davenport postotfice in the sundry
civil service bill passed by congress
recently, but it is not known here for
what purpose it is to be used Post
master Fred B. Sharon is under the
impression that the appropriation was
made on recommendation OF the in
spector, and that ii viii probably be
used for a REIMBURSEMENT in the 5nspec-
ton department Of the office.
Robbed of $3.50 in Bank Building
A. W. Grim, 1921 Liberty street, re
ported to the police that he had been
touched" by pickpockets for $3.50
supposedly in the corridor of a local
bank. According to his story, he drew
S. from the bank, and went to buy a
pair of shoes. After he had selected
the footwear. he reached in his pocket
for his money and found only half the
amount he had drawn. lie suspects,
the police state, that he was robbed
in the bank, since there was large
crowd in the building at the time.
Colonel Irish to Talk-The anti-suf-
frage workers OF Davenport are con-
graduating themselves in securing
Colonel John p. Irish to speak at the
Burtis Opera house tonight. Colonel
Irish is considered one Of America S
most brilliant orators. As q gold dem
ocrat he opposed free silver in Iowa
al a time when the rising tide OF free
silver, sentiment seemed irresistible.
His splendid courage. his golden voice,
his unselfiSh courage, won many votes.
He has been campaigning in Massa-
chusetts where the ants won by over
1913 600 majority. Colonel Irish de-
cIares the foundation of the anti-suf-
frage argument is the physical inabil-
jty of women to enforce their ballot
made laws. when our fathers con-
ceiyed this popular government for
us" he said, they provided that the
ballot should make the law, and that
the hand that cast the ballot should
enforce the law. Man holds it under
penalty solely because he is the super
i0r in physical power and physical
courage. This argument he contin-
ned. cannot be answered until God re-
verses the quality Of the sexes and
makes woman the stronger in physical
power and physical courage
Attacked by Negro-Joseph Nels-
meier. IS years old, residing on Diyis-
ion street, was brutally attacked Sun
day by Arthur Davis, negro, at Third
and Iowa streets. He received a cash
five inches long and an inch and a
half deep on his right hand and the
clothes were entirely cut away from
his left shoulder by a savage slash OF
| a razor in the hand OF the negro. Ac-
icording to the stories told the police
/ VeIsmeier was accosted by the negro
/ who asked him if he had change for a
dollar. Velsmeier replied in The neg
alive, upon which the colored man is
/ alleged 10 have drawn a razor from his
pocket. and siashed savagely at Wells
( meier. In throwing up his hand Ia
ward off the blow directed at hIs BODY,
Velsmeier received the cut on his