Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31

e. G. Motifs comes to city to
prosecute vice cases.
S-Assistant United States Attor-
ney Hugh DouShcrty and Dep
uty United States Marshal Wal
ter Williams are suspended by
Attorney General Gregory for
lack of sympathy with the pol
icy OF the department of justice
regarding the sale of liquor and
the enforcement of the law IN
the vice zones adjacent TO the
Rock Island arsenal"
John II. CoburH is appointed
deputy United States marshal.
Body of man found floating In
river. identification card found
in clothing bears name of
Thomas c. Carson and address
of Waterloo, Iowa.
1-Mrs. George DOaks, 5161z Twen-
ty-first street, bride OF four
months, shoots self through
breast in unsuccessful attempt
to end life.
Burglars secure S21 at home OF
Rev. d. S. Andrewartha, I'll
OIl4 -Aillu SLl tEi.
I2-City commission places fire
mems petition asking increase
in wages, on file.
Rock Island County Pure Bred
Livestock association is organ
lied in meeting at court house.
Women and girls rooms entered
in five different homes in one
night by an alleged moron.
Is Special Assistant Attorney Gen
eral d. H. Limbaugh an
nounces that half mile dry zone
about arsenal wllI be maintain
ed for the period Of the war.
Board of supervisors is asked TO
increase the rate OF pay for
county patients confined at St
Anthony's hospital from 81 to
s1.50 per day.
15-WiH Carter is hanged for muir
der OF Peter Jelvek.
Bert Carhan, better known as
Bert.DupreZ. is arrested follow
ing the seizure Of two autOmO-
biles heavily laden with whisky
by government operatives.
,S-Clothing store of Joseph Ru-
bernstein, 2l07 Third avenue
Quilted by fire started by an
OverheatCd stove.
Seventeen men arrested and large
quantity OF liquor confiscated
by federal officers. assisted by
arsenal soldiers in search Of
every person and vehicle start
ing across the government
bridge in the direction of Iowa.
Letter from Secretary of War
Newton y. Baker 70 Governor
I. o. LOwGen, threatening to
move the Rock Island arsenal
unless vice conditions were i'm
proved here. is made public.
Black Hawk motion picture thea
tire. Eleventh street and
Twelfth avenue, is sold by Ar
thur G. VOgeI to Charles J.
Schiller of Chicago.
,0-Drive for collection of used
clothing for Belgian relief is
begun by Red Cross committee
The ferry boat Rock Island" for |
many years in IIver service on /
the Mississippi between Rock !
Island and Davenport, is sold |
to Mrs Nellie VI. Johnson Of |
Memphis, Tenn, by Captain NJ |
l. Henderson, according to an
nOuncemeut.
Ralph BergscOn elected captain OF !
Augustana's 1919 basketball /
team
Residence of Dr. f. A Ames, $50 /
Eleventh street is burglarized. /
Work of stamping out social dis
ease within the five-mile zone .
about the Rock Island arsenal /
is formally begun by federal /
agents operating under United
States Marshal '. y. Dallman.
H. y. MettIer, local chirOpractor,
fined 5000 in county court on
charge of treating human all
mentS without a license. ap-
peals case TO supreme court. TO
determine laws constitutional
itv.
Colonel Leroy T. Hillman. new
commandant at arsenal, speaks
at meeting Of Tri-City Press
club.
Transporting liquor from Rock
Island into Davenport in viO-
lation Of Iowa's bone dry law
is dismissed for lack of evi-
dence
In response to call by Fl. II.
Cleaveland. chairman OF the
house committee or the Cham
Der of Commerce about forty
property owners meet at Rock
Island club 10 discuss ways and
means for increasing the cltv's
house supply.
Man giving his name as Charles
C. Gibbs arrested while giving
liquor to four soldiers in rear
of Eock Island house.
New coal rates, effective at
once. are announced by rueI ad-
ministration
Mrs. Anna r. Keller is awarded
amount of $l.079 against the
State bank Of Rock Island.
Waldo Schneider, township tax
collector, announces total taxes
collected by him amount 10
$4,000.
Young & McCOmbs store burglar
lied and clothing to amount or
5000 taken.
Home OF Louis Livingston. 1900
second avenue. robbed and
jewelry and check taken.
Charles LEM held up at corner
OF Eighth avenue and Nine
teenth street.
The case against William p
Schmidt, the drug clerk who
held several officers at bav on
the night Of Feb. IS, is dismiss
ed.
Mrs Margaret McQuaid IS award