Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-30

ground went 10 John Graham. a pion-
eer- Of Rock Island county. Mr.. era
ham is IS years of age.
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Alien Must HeIp-Wben Paul C.
Willer alien. residing in Bettendorf
was told that he might be deported to
ms native land, Russia, in the event
the Russian army drafted its reserves
in America he hesitated before filing
claim to exemption from military ser
vice in the United States army ct
don want 10 go to war Willer told
County Auditor Joe Wagner but J
would rather SIGHT IN the United
States army than in the Russian
army. WiI5er decided, however. TO
take q chance on the deportation bust
ness and proceeded with his original
plan of claiming exemption on the
ground of being an alien.
Liquor Case Dropped Failure on
the part of the state to prove that
skifr containing five gallons of
whiskey belonged to Fred Fischer re
suited i'm the dismissal of a charge Of
selling liquor illegally fled against
Fischer Tuesday in Justice Of the
Peace Phil DaHm's court The whisky
man Euehl. who arrested Fischer on
q charge OF operating 3 disor0erly
house He was found guilty in pc
lice court and fined SIS and costs.
Had Narrow Escape. ". Knapp.
3d. 1922 West Ninth street. narrowly
escaped death or serious injury al
1910 O'Clock Tuesday evening when
lie lost control of his machine and
plunged with # down a 75-fo0C EN-
haakmeut at Eleventh and Farnam
streets. When residents of the
eiGhbQThOCd. aroused by the noise,
reached the overturned machine. SIR
Knapp was lying just ahead OF il. uu-
conscious. He had evidently been
thrown through the Windshield when
the car stopped rolling. lie is not
able 80 recall many of the details AS
he was driving south on Earuam
street. ,He front wheel of his car
struck an obstruction OF some kind
and momentarIIy he lost control. I'm
That moment the machine plunged
over the embankment. I'm it's down
ward course. the car Di0wed a wide
track for itself through the trees and .
shrubs which just out from the side
of The hill It evidently rolled over
and over until it landed at the bot
lobm. Mr.. Knapp was rushed to Mercy /.
hospital in the police ambulance. His /
injuries Eere attended by DIT. r O. F..
BurE. Later he was taken to his
home His injuries consist oil
a badly cut lip. the loss of several +.
teeth and other minor cuts and abra-
sions. The auto is a total wreck
Buildjng Plans Made 49, Tentative I
plans for she new Lend-a-Haud club +
building To be erected at Front and .
Main streets have been designed by {
Architects CIausen d Kruse, and an (
nouncement was made today By the
building committee that the Tri-Cftv
Railway company and the Rock Is .
land Southern company had gener- (
OuslT surrendered their leases to the
property fin question in order that the
new home of the Lend-a-Hand club
might arise thereon. In popular
subscription campaign a year ago the
citizens Of Davenport displayed their
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Dentist is CaIled-Dr L. NJ. Des-
mond, local dentist with Offices in the
Davenport Savings Bank building.
Yesterday received commission as
first lieutenant in the dental section
of tie officers reserve corps Of the
United States army Dir. Desmond
viii probably leave Davenport in two
or three weeks
Federal Ease Started .-. George
Georgakis, sentenced 10 SO days in the
Scott county jaf on d cha@ge OF sell
ing intoxicating liquor Illegally viii
be arraigned on "a federal charge be
fore Commissioner A G. Bush He
wiz be accused of failure TO pay the
government liquor tax Georgakis was
To have been arraigned yesterday
morning. but the hearing was post
poned- His sentence IN the county ]
jail viii not expire for several weeks
and the arraignment will be made be-
fore that time.