Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-07

habeas corpus matter pending dis
postal Of the parole question. Prom
Use of parole was held out by Dr..
Apologize, superintendent OF the in
stitution, who was called to Daven-
port Wednesday TO testify in the hear
ing. He said Wagner was suffering
from a slight form Of insanity.
Shotgun Men Unite-The Scott
county branch OF the National Asso-
ciatiop of Shotgun Owners was
formed Wednesday night for the pur-
pose Of cooperating with state, coun-
ty and city officials in the protection
of Scott county homes and interests
during the war Charles Kindt. man
ager OF the Burtis Opera house, was
elected chairman with power to ap-
point a committee to agree upon 4
date at which public patriotic mass
meeting will be held 81 the Burtis
opera house for the purpose of slim
ulating Interest in the movement. This
committee, to be named in the near
future. will name men to be voted
upon as officers OF the organization.
Voting will take place the night Of the
patriotic gathering.
French Made Direc1GT.-At a meet
ing Of the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Railway company in New York
Wednesday, Judge Nathaniel French
of Davenport was elected director,
He succeeds ]. N Wallace, resigned
President ]. E. German announced
! that the question OF declaring initial
I diYidends- on the TWO classes OF pre-
ferred stock viii be taken UP for final
action at the meeting Of the beard to
/ be held in New York Jan g.
Much Mail fer SOldiers.-New ma
tional army men at Camp Dodge, Des
Moines, are being supplied with ap.
proximately one thousand five hundred
magazines daily, according TO d
statement by Superintendent of Mail;
j. +. Braceln Each day the loca
postofiice sends this number of cur
rent magazines TO the soldiers in tbs
capital city.
! %
Are Getting Bouds.-Local banks
+ are receiving Liberty bonds OF In,
I second loan which were paid for il
full prior TO Nov. Is. and are deliver
ing them 10 the subscribers. The,
were forwarded to the various Nav
export banks this week by the Chi
cago federal reserve bank. The larg
number Of bonds paid for on Nov. 4
are not being delivered, however, a
the federal reserve bank wrote 10
local banker that it has not receive
a sufficient supply from the treasur.
department at Washington to date f
meet this requirement.
| Joyriding Doomed. The city coun
ell was not asked Wednesday to pas
| on any ordinance prohibiting city car
from being used for the private bust
: ness of city officials Such an ordi
nance, providing for fine of SO 70
? every offense, was talked of afte
Plumbing Inspector otto Meinert re
| turned from his vacation, spent tour
: ing through the country In a city cal
= No such measure is necessary, accord
: ing to the city attorney. as the mayo
> has the power TO prevent city auto
: from being used for private purpose
%
River Filled With Floating Ice.
l For the first time this winter ice al
4 peared in the river yesterday morn
4 ing and the surface was practical
r one mass OF the floating cakes Til
a side wheel ferry, Rock Island, wa
S bothered little and t,ntinues in SCI
: vice
Marriage Lieenses.-Charlas Sucl
o ter. Princeton, Iowa, and Edith Leoi
e Erwin, LeClaire, Iowa
nj Obituary Reeerd.-Death called Ra3
h tus A. Hand, civil war veteran ar
we'll known resident OF Iowa for oyt
: seventy-one years, TO his reward We,
d nesday evening at 1880 o'clock
: his home, AZ Bridge avenue. He W;
! 81 years and 10 months Of age at Il
s time Of his death. Wednesday NOR
/. ing he suffered a stroke OF apopley
e which caused death He was q men
/. Der OF Company 3, Seventy-sixth III
e nois regiment infantry for three al
1t a half years He was a meDber
It the church of United Brethren. D