Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22
THE DAY IN DAVENPORT

Elks' Parade Il SucceSS.-Swinglng
through the g-bedeCked downtown
streets Yesterday under ideal weather
conditions, with bands playing, colors
flying and the gOOdfellowship smile
On the face of every man, the Iowa
Eilks' association staged its ConVen-
ton parade-bringing a browning eli
max TO the 1916 meeting. Men and
women and children lined the streets
for blocks and cheered the Bills
from every part Of Iowa as they
tramped by and the cheers developed
into roars as Old Glory was carried
past by different delegations from time
TO time. There were l, 800 members
OF the lodge marching, representing
lodges in most Of the larger cities IN
the state Winners in the parade:
Best band in the parade, Cedar Falls,
representing Waterloo, $50, second
prize, Burlington, $25. Finest appear
ing lodge in parade; First prize, Du-
buQue, silver loving cup; second prize,
Muscatine, silver loving cup. Largest
percentage of members in parade:
First prize, Iowa City, silver loving
cup; second prize Muscatine, silver
loving cup. Lodges with bands in par
ade. Prize, S25; Waterloo, Burling-
ton. Iowa City. Davenport
Fail to Report; Arrested Here
Davenport police Tuesday night ap-
pretended H. Hamilton and George
Oberman of Lone Tree, Iowa, who
failed to present themselves at the
company headquarters when the call
TO arms came. They were sent back
to Lone Tree TO join their company.
Lieutenant Farrell notified the police
of their absence and they were ar
rested here shortly afterward,
Pump Stagnant Sewer Water.-ln
an effort to alleviate the stencil that
arises from the break in the Rock Is
land street sewer at the foot of Iowa
street, the board OF public works is
planning to pump out all the stagnant
water from the enclosure on the Iowa
side Of the stone wall that stretches
/ from above the bridge to Perry street.
During the recent high water the river
went over the wall and washed much
Of the city dump into the pool Of stag
nant water. AS a result, residents Of
the vicinity have complained to the
CITY authorities about the stencil that
arises. On investigation it was found
that the sewer was broken in the
middle of the bottom OF this stagnant
Dool. and the matter was preached at
the meeting of the board of health
Tuesday afternoon. Commissioner of
Public Works Crowley stated that he
thought the best way to do away with
the stencil was TO pump all Of the wa
ter inside the wall into the river and
allow fresh water to seep in. The
matter was discussed at some length
and il is probable that this course will
be taken in the near future. The
board of public works yesterday start
ed negotiations for big pump to take
out the water.
Arrest Street Car Men.-In line with
the orders issued to the Davenport
notice some time ago relative to the
observance Of the street car ordin-
ance of the city, three mOtormen, O.
Carstens, ]. CERES and w Grant, were
arrested. They were released on bond.
Some weeks ago the police started a
! clean up campaign on jitney buses
operating in Davenport, in an effort
10 get them 70 observe the traffic ord
nance dealing with jItneys During
! the course Of this campaign it was
noticed several times that street cars