Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-11

Icicles Dangerous; want EN- me-
mOved.-Building Inspector Graham
has issued a warning to property own
ers, to remove the icicles from fire es-
capes and cornices of buildings, as
during a thaw they are dangerous 10
pedestrians along the streets. Some
Of the icicles weigh several pounds,
and dropping from the height OF a
three-story building would crush the
head of a man underneath, II they
struck. The inspector urges their I'M
mediate removal.
Seven Smallpox Cases Reported
Seven additional cases of smallpox
were reported to the board OF health
yesterday and four homes were quar-
antined. Four are victims OF the dis
ease at the Van Amman home, l7O5
West Fourth street, and the following
are also quarantined: Archie Balluff,
1919 Mitchell street; B. ]. 1nkman,
1915 West Sixth street, and L. T.
Frantz, 329h West Third street.
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Film Burns at Garden THEATRE
While threading a film into the ma
chine at the Garden theatre yesterday
morning between $3.50 and 10 o'clock,
the film caught fire and it was COM
pletely destroyed, causing loss OF
approximately $3.50. Neither the ma
chine nor the booth was damaged. The
fire only served to demonstrate the
absolute safety Of the operating booth
Of the theatre. The film blazed up;
the operator opened the ventilator and
dashed out the door; the automatic
panels, their fastenings melted by the
heat, slipped down to cover the open
fngs, and the flames were confined
within room 10 feet square with as
bestos walls. A janitor at work in
the body of the theatre refused to be-
lieve the statement of the operator
that there was fire in the booth. The
department was called and the ma
chimes drenched with chemicals.
Money Found in Safe Here Takes
Stain OH Name.-A story reading like
fiction has been unraveled by the pos
tai authorities in tracing up the $340
found in a secret compartment of the
old postoffice safe in Davenport last
summer. 1t is story of mystery, OF
false accusation of an innocent man
case where circumstantial evidence
has been proven to have brought in
justice, only righted by chance after
the passage Of many years. A halt
century ago young Edward Elliott was
clerk in the revenue office Of Uncle
Sam at indianapolis. He had always
been painstaking, accurate and honest
and when his cash was found to be
$340 short the federal authorities were
greatly surprised. But rules are rules
and governmental red tape is not elias
/ tic, SO young Elliott, although pro
testing his innocence, was forced to
| make good the shortage out of his own
pocket. Last summer one Of the DAY.
export postal clerks, rummaging in
the old safe, which had been unused
for many years, released the spring
of a secret drawer and was surprised
to find S340 in currency in an excel
lent state Of preservation, together
with valuable papers. He reported the
find to Postmaster Sharon and by him
it was reported to the postal author
tiles at Washington. Then came a re-
( lentless searching into government
archives, digging back into the musty
records of half century ago. The
Indianapolis revenue Office shortage
was finally hit on as the solution. II
proved to be the logical one Elliot,
has now quit the service and is living
in Idaho. He has been apprised of the
find, which will clear the old stain or
his record, and claim in his behalf
! for $340 has been filed with the fed.
eral government at Washington.
Davenport Girl Society Editor
Miss Mae Kinnavey, daughter of ].
Kinnavey, 903 Kirkwood boulevard, &
senior student of the State University
of Iowa, has been appointed society
editor Of the Iowa City Citizen, and is
carrying on this work in addition tt
| her studies. She is graduate of the
Immaculate Conception academy O.
Davenport and has ranked high a
the state university since enrolling
there.
Trailer Concern Is to Incorporate
Articles Of incorporation for the Bet
tendorf Trailer company, which ha!
been manufacturing automobile trail
ers at Bettendorf in small way TO
several months, will be filed by Cit,
Attorney Carl Lambach today. Thu
company will be capitalized at 500,
900. Officers are: President, ]. W
Bettendorf; vice president, August f
Steffen secretary-treasurer, B. F
Aufderheide A. J. Jackson will b.
general manager Of the concern. Wal
ter Matthey is one Of the Davenpor
men financially interested AS sool
as the frost is out of the ground tn