Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-22
The Day i'm Davenport

Home Robbed of Jewelry-When Mr..
and Mrs. S. H. Moorehead, CIT Kirk
wood boulevard, returned from church
services at $40 o'clock Sunday night
they found that their home had
been entered and robbed of jewels and
money of the value of at least $500.
Diamonds and other stones were num-
bered among the stolen goods. The
home was entered by means of Jim
my" used to pry window. The rob-
bers went through the house and took
everything of value, including a purse
with $50 in currency in it. 1t was
evident from the appearance of the
house that the robbers had waited
their time to do the job and had taken
ample time in performing it. Evidently
they had waited until Mr.. and Mrs.
MOorehead had gone to church, be-
ing acquainted with their habits,
and then entered the house.
Goes to Baldwin COncern-Jacob
kastlin, general manager of the Dav-
export Locomotive works, has resign
ed his position with that company to
accept a high position with the Bald
win Locomotive works, Philadelphia.
Mr.. KastIin will leave today for Phil
adelphia to assume his new duties. Mr..
kastlin will be inspector of locomo-
tives and will be identified with the
consulting engineers department. He
has just returned from Philadelphia
where he had been in consultation with
the heads of the eastern company.
Ox.Hydrogen Co. Elects Officers
The Bettendorf OXygenHydrogen
company held its annual meeting Sat
urday and elected officers for the en-
suing year as follows:
President-Edwin J. Bettendorf.
Y Vice president-T. J. Walsh.
Secretary and treasurer. Reed
Lane.
Assistant secretry-treasurer and
manager-A. J. Russell.
The above and Dick Lane consti-
tute the board of directors.
Reports showed that the company
had had to double it's capacity during
the past year, and now is running al
near the capacity.
C0nfiscate Liquor and Dice-SiS
cases of beer, half gallon of whiskey
and cards and poker chips and dice
were confscated by police in raid
on a shanty on city island, opposite
the Glucose Sunday night. John Han
sen. charged with being the keeper
and Emil Ackerson, Maurice Hamm
Ed Long and Lew Crone, were taker
as inmates. Officers Kaiser anC
Thompson made the raid. Complaint
had been made by residents of the
section of the place alleged to be con.
Quoted by Hansen. 1t was known as
"Gimlet House" and the men had come
to it frequently. When hearing came
up Hansen was not present and his
bonds of SIS were forfeited The 9th.
ers were questioned as to the place
and they claimed that the beer be-
longed to them individually. you are
in direct violation of the law" sale
Magistrate Roddewig. IF it is legal fol
you TO conduct such place it is alst
legal for saloon to be in business ant
keep cases of beer for friends anC
acquaintance" This is the first cast
of actual violation since the prohibi
ton law went into effect. Magistrate
Roddewig said he would take this mat
ter up with the levee commission anC
ask that the place known as "Gimle
House" be removed and the tenant!
vacated. They were instructed to leav,
the place by the magistrate yester
day.
Smallpox Cases-Two cases o
smallpox were reported by the boart
of health yesterday They are Eliza
beth M. Brandt, 704 Rock Island street
and Ellen Bloom, S34 East Fifteenth
street.
Obituary Rec0rd-W. F. Cleveland