Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28

ing him to the state hospital at MT.
Pleasant, was set yesterday for FRI
day at p N. before Judge F. D, Let's.
Wagner was arrested Monday after
escaping from the state institution on
Thursday. He is being held in the
Scott county Jail pending disposition
of the habeas corpus proceedings.
Wagner denies that he is insane. He
has retained J. A. Hanley.
Want Change Made.-The local COM
mittee Of the federal fuel administra-
ton held meeting at the office of B.
j, Denman, chairman of the local COM
mittee. A committee representing the
local coal dealers was present and
asked for a reconsideration of the
gross profit allowance which was rec
commended by the local committee and
approved by Charles Webster, federal
fuel administrator for Iowa. at Des
Moines.
| Seeks Iniunctfon-A temporary IN
Junction restraining Ralph Graham,
| as city building commissioner, from
interfering with or hindering Joseph
IL. Graefsky in the erection of a two
story frame store building at the cor
ner of Summit avenue and Spring
street was issued in the Scott county
district court yesterday by Judge F
D. Let's.
Sack of Flour Brings s450.-Charles
iShuler, treasurer Of the Red Cross, is
wearing a smile. AS the public has
already been informed. the demands
on the Red Cross have been even larg-
er than the generous gifts which i
has received, and just at time wheT
a deficit stared it in the face Mr.. Shu
Ter was presented by ROLAND w
iCrook, illustrioqs potentate of Kaab;
, temple OF this city, with check fol
/ $3.50. This is the proceeds Of tn
solicitation carried on in behalf o
THE sale of the famous Red Cross sacl
of -four which is going the rounds o
1.-The country, which was originated il
: San Francisco by Islam temple. l
t was brought here by John B. Berenl
: of Maquoketa. Having served its pur
pose in. Davenport the sack of fiou
will now proceed on its journey, hay
4 ing already been shipped 10 Birming
E ham, Ala, where it will next be sol
. | for the benefit Of the Red Cross Their
by the local chapter.
3 SiIer is Buried.-The body Of job
r A. Siler, aged farm hand who died q
( Buffalo early Saturday of pneumoni
e after the county physician and count
p oVerseer of the poor are alleged
e have refused medical attention, wa
d buried yesterday afternoon. Assis
5, ant County Attorney John P. Weir al
d nounced late Monday that an inques
r or autopsy would not be necessary g
r there was no dispute over the caus
y of the mans death. Plans for bring
ing the entire case before the poo
lcommittee Of the county board on Sa
a urday went forward Assistant CouI
Ity Attorney Weir will be in charg
a Buffalo residents, who were intereste
a in the case, will be called as wi
h nesses.
VI Mayer Investigating. - Mayor JoI
1t Berwald is conducting private il
% vestigation If the case of Plumbir
i, Inspector Otto Meinert, who returnt
lie the first of this week from a vacatiC
lie trip. According to stories afio
Ut around the city hall-stories whic
ID by the way. have reached the ears
70 the mayor-the plumbing inspect
enjoyed a motor trip during his v
at cation. 1t is said on good authori
that the aforementioned motor tr
D. through this and other states W
E. taken in city automobile, emblazo
or ed with large lettering on the si
n. which reads, plumbing Inspectc
al City OF Davenport Various ofncia
throughout the state noticed the m
chine, and word came by roundabo
or sources to Davenport, according
lel the stories told.
y Many at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
to strawberries, asparagus and potato
IS, las a marketing crop, production a
to care of onions and the growing Of "a
It. ishes, were among the subjects d
ly cussed yesterday by the fruit and We
of etabie growers in attendance at I
II. fourth annual state convention of {
is Iowa Potato and Truck Growers Z
al sociation.
d. Brothers Join Seryice.-Raynno
r. B. Newton and LeHoy Newton, Gle
,rt at the Bettendorf company. brothe
have enlisted Ia the ordnance COZ