Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-14
Day in Davenport

Heavy Freight Business Davenport
freight Offices of the Rock Island.
Milwaukee and Burlington roads are
handling the largest merchandise bus
mess ia months. The heavy rush
commenced March / and has been
growing in volume with each succeed
Ing day Local freight officials say
that merchants held OFF orders during
January and February and now have
seat 81 large orders % make up tbei@
low stocks The rush of merchandise
shipments is adding to the c0ugaated
freight situation. A H0sseniUg up in
many places OF the freight business
has been evident for some time but
5He new rush IN merchandise orders
lis threat ealng to c9mpiseate' matters.
tt is causing big congestion in Jhe
freight houses all ever the country
Family IA BatfIe-Ed LACE ana his
wife staged q battle royal ia their
home at 1925 LIS West Third street.
during the course Of which the woman
received q black eye and was beaten
into insensfb5Iity. Laee Was arrested.
and his wife appeared before Justice
Pail Haum TO prosecute him Her
right eye was swollen eampIateiF
shut She said that the tr0abEs arose
over her husbands Waaton sale af
their household furniture Some at
The stuff ! mad for 30 years" the wa-.
man said, and it Hruna mE heart 10
see Il SO. WheH demonstrated with
him. he struck me- 7 was Knocked
that's all 7 know Jus
tiee Haum- At her request. sentenced
Lage ia term Of five days I'm jail
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Nickel Cigar 10 Coon The ton ri
the statement that goo cigar makers
are needed al once in Davenport a.
prominent local cigar manufacturer
states that in all probability the fTe
cent cigar would be pushed or the
market within very short time The
reason is the high cost Of living. Fur
lhermCFe he stated that the six-for-
2a-ceut proposition would ina the near
future. be q thing Of the past The
big middiewest factories are doing
rushing business and are taking all
available help This is one Of the
reasons for the shortage Of men. IfI
conditions i'm TINS regard are not
Frightened the public is bound 10 feel
The sting OF higher prices. it is pre- /
lieted,
Speaks rs a Citizen -"As citizen. +
favor the city manager plan. As|
mayor or davenport ! have nothing 10 T
Say This seems TO he the stand
Mayor John BerwaId has Ia ken on the
iity manager proposition. He states
hat ne has written many letters to
Interested parties throughout the
country. boosting the plan and asking
or further information regarding ii.
He has been in communication with
representative 3. 3. H8Fehem. Of Da-
'uaue, recently. TIE mayor said. "At
ome future date I shall make public
} large number OF letters have writ
en- and received Oh the question"
9uaFd Of German Descent ma
iona] guard battery, every man en-
oiled being Of German descent
eadE and willing 10 fight for Tncle
'aHa-7gill he organized in Davenport
n the event OF war The unit lfe6f
aenl VIII be whipped into shape fn
ecoFd breaking time-in facJ. in less
nan any other new military unit has
zen organized. n ID. Ely viii fur
her the organization work lie IS
onndent Of success. lie has explicit
onhaeuce IN the loyalty 10 America
{ United states citizens OF German
escent That is all this viii tran
pire If Mr. Eiy's predictions come