Rock Island Argus., 1917-11-14

to cross over the top and close the
campaign Thursday noon. In the
neighborhood OF one hundred team
workers were in attendance.
Woman is IlfSulted Charged with
insulting Mrs Mary Pipes on Bridge
line car, L. F. Downing, who claims te
be travelling man. was tried in police
court and fined S1585l Downing was
arrested by Bertillon Sergeant Walter
Homeyer. who was coming to Daven-
port on the same car.
Obituary Record-Freman Pintief,
aged 30 years, died yesterday morning
at I o'clock al his home, No. 7 Fejer-
vary apartments. He was travelling
salesman and had been living in this
city for the past six months, coming
from Ontario. \. Y, formerly his res
idence. Left to survive are his wife.
Mrs Heppie Pintler, two daughters,
Minnie and Bertha at home and son,
Leon PintIer of Ogden, Utah.
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Big Class for ConsistOry-The larg-
est class in the history Of the order
will receive degrees in the Scottish
Rite in the reunion which started yes
terday and continues through Friday
of this week at the Masonic temple.
Registration of members occupied the
greatest part of the morning and the
attendance Is expected to run close to
one thousand members, coming from
all over the state c. II. Murphy Is
master The fourth fifth, sixth and
ninth degree were given candidates
yesterday afternoon, and the 14th de-
! gree last night The 18th and 18th de-
grees will be conferred on candidates
Wednesday afternoon, the 18th Wed
nesday night, the Goth and 21st Thurs
day morning, the goth and 30th Thurs
| day afternoon, and the ~30th degree
confirmation will be continued Thurs
day evening The 31st degree will ht
conferred Friday morning and the 32t
Friday afternoon.
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Heating police may be holding one O
the men who has been responsible fol
some of the many burglaries in Dav
export lately, they believe. Keatinl
was arrested by Lieutenant of Polici
Frank J. Lew. He had in his posses
sion at the time Of his arrest, two pip
cutters and wrenchss and d clock from
an automobile. He was unable to ac
count for his possession of the clock
but he claimed that he used tn
wrenches in his work. He said tha
they belonged to his partner. who's
name he would not disclose. Keat
ing was tried in police court for intox
ication and sent to jail for 10 days
The police will investigate bis case
little more fully.
j Voiimer Made Captain-Lieutenan
J Arthur Follmer has been commits
. stoned captain, United States army. ae
: cording to word received here. Car
tain Voilmer is sitting as a Judge i
the trial court of colored troops of til
United States regulars who took PAL
in shooting affair in the south severs
months ago. Captain Volimer is al
tached to the Seventh United State
cavalry, Fort Bliss, Texas.
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j Thigh Bone Fractured Bert Forbe
i the f1year-old son of Mr.. and MIR
: William E. Forber. Seventh and Brow
] streets, Bettendorf, suffered sever
/? break of the right thigh bone when b
| was thrown from pony he was ridinI
81 DR.. Wirth of Bettendorf and DR.. Ian
/ back of Davenport attended the D;
tient and reduced the fracture.
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i Bold Daylight Job-Despite the IA
r that they were notified less than twel
ity minutes afterward. the Davenpo
e police profess to be absolutely withol
y clues as to the present Whereabouts
t TWO burglars. one OF them wounde
} who Monday afternoon invaded II
e home OF Mrs Lillian keener, II,
h Perry street. One OF the men was sh
t by Mrs. keener as he was attemptiI
a to leave the house AS nearly as 81
t was able TO Judge. the bullet pen
: trated his back just above the should
r blade on the right side, and took
= downward course He stopped for
= moment as she fired, hesitated as
about to fall, and then ran down 4