Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26


Davenport's big buildings should not
only furnish their window washers
with life belts but should compel the
men to use them, is the opinion of
Mayor John Berwald. who is deeply
interested in preventing such acct
dents as that which happened here a
few days ago in which a window wash
er miraculously escaped with his life
after a fall from a third story win
dow. At the present time practically
all of the owners of tall buildings here
furnish their men with life belts and
instruct the men to wear these. The
men do not do so because it is not as
convenient. as to go without the belt.
But by furnishing the belt the build
ing owner is able to secure a lower
insurance rating on his help under
the workmen's compensation law.
The belt goes about the mans waist
and has straps on either side equipped
with fastening appliances which fas-
ten to hooks on the window frame.
One Davenport structure, the New
Putnam building. has hard and fast
rule that the life belt must be used
under pain of discharge Of an employe
and these belts have been in use since
the building was first opened
Judge Wade to Make Home in John
son County.-Johnson county has been
added to the southern district of Iowa
and Iowa City will be the official res
! idence of Judge Martin J. Wade, fed
eral Judge for this district, according
to word received here from Judge
Wade. Judge Wades home is in Iowa
City, and he will continue to reside
there. He can be reached there at
times when court is not in session in
any of the other towns in the district.
( To Tell of Fight in German Colony.
The heroism of the German soldiers
( in the African colonies will be told
/ Davenporters Sunday evening at the
Turner hall by Heinrich Griem, a
merchant in the Togo colony at the
time the war with England broke out.
He was placed on board the Appam
| as prisoner of war to be taken to
England. but was freed when the APP
nam was captured by the German
( raider Moewe. The receipts will be
turned over to the German Red Cross
! fund
| Dillon Fountain Bequest to City
| The Scott county board of supervisors,
bv resolution, have officially voted to
turn the Dillon fountain bequest over
! 10 the CITY of Davenport The city au-
thorities in turn will convert the fund
| IN the board of park commissioners.
This means that the fountain will be
erected in the new river front park
nm some site between Main street and
the boat house The fund is $9,525,
with accumulated interest.
Charity Exchange in Court House,
| The Confidential Exchange for the AS
sociated Charities Of Davenport Will
after the first of June be located in
the court house. The board of SUI
neryisors at its meeting Wednesday
! afternoon took action in this respect
Hereafter the salary of the agent, Miss
CIV will be paid by the county. II
is $40 per month.
Let Contract for Thirst Fountains,
The contract for the installation OF
sanitary drinking fountains on the
first second and third floors of the
court house building has been award
ed bv the board Of supervisors tc
Adolph Kahles. The contract price Is
s1O7 for all three fountains.
Automatic Company Sued.-LouiE
StoIfenberg has filed suit in the dis
trict court asking for $4,000 from l.
W stanton, f. H, Moulton and Bry'
ami osborne of the Automatic Tele.
phone company. which was organized
and chartered under the statutes OF
Iowa and Illinois, and the Tri-Clty Au-
tomato Telephone company, charter
cd in the state of Maine. In his petl-
lion Stoltenberg claims that he loan
ed this money to the defendant com
nany for which he was TO receive
stock of the corporations or interest
on his money and a substantial bonus
! He claims that the first money was
loaned on Dec %, 1913, the amount