Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12

Claussen for vagrancy. The woman
was arrested after she had been seen
lettering about the streets and coming
out of houses Of questionable repute.
She claimed in police court yesterday
morning that she had been going
straight"
Cut Wood for Fuel.-Judge James
W. Bollinger, chairman Of the Scott
county fuel committee, is in receipt
of a communication from the Iowa
state fuel administrator, in which the
latter urges the early cutting of wood
this spring and summer as q step to
meet next winters fuel problem. BY
early cutting, the wood can be sea-
soned and ready for fuel by fall.
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Held rs Spy-William Holeka. dis
charged by the Black Hawk Aeroplane
company. Bettendorf, about two
months ago because he was an Aus
trian alien, has been arrested at San
Francisco and held on the charge Of
espionage act violation, having among
other discriminating evidences upon his
person, military tractor blue prints
of the Black Hawk machine which is
made In this city. Information to this
effect was received in Davenport yes
terday from federal agents of the gov
eminent who worked on the case on
the coast. 1t is believed the man is
spy.
After Food HOarders.-Dick R.
Lane. chairman of the Scott county
food commission, announced that dras-
tic steps would be taken this week
against number of food hoarders in
Davenport. These food hoarders are
quite numerous and they are not Ger
mans either" states Mr.. Lane.
Attacks Detective.-D. Salas went 10
Jail for five days on charges preferred
by Detective William Bishop. Salas
is alleged to have made several wild
passes with an open pocket knife in a.
group of Mextcans in East Davenport
Sunday. No one was injured.
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Davenport Without Sugar.-For the
first time in, over thirty years Daven-
port grocers are without sugar today.
not one pound Of sugar can be
found In retail stores and wholesalers
are unable to secure sugar. Restau-
rants In Davenport are down to their
last few pounds and many leading eat
ing places in this city are completely
out. Hotels are low and unless the
situation Is relieved within the next
few days residents of this city will
find it absolutely impossible to secure
a grain of sugar.
Six Belated Aliens Register.-Up TO
late hour yesterday afternoon, six
additional aliens had registered with
the Davenport police since Saturday
night.
Taken for Theft.-Suspected of the
theft of suit Of clothes and S34 from
the Germania house last week, Chris
Anderson was arrested Sunday by De-
tective Jack Kinney and 10 being held
In jail while the case Is investigated.
Obituary-Mrs. Iva May Crecelius.
former past resident and late state
department president of Catherine
Dunn tent, Daughters Of Veterans.
died yesterday At the family residence.
Ills Brady street.
Horace w. Lewis. 1880 East Fiji
teenth street, Davenport, died sudden.
ly last Thursday. Feb. Z, at Topeka,
Kan. whore he was engaged in his
duties - superintendent Of weights OF
the Santa Fe railroad. He has been
connected with the above road for tho
past 81 years.
Mrs. Sarah T. Hands0n, lifelong res-
ident of LeClairs. Iowa, passed away
yesterday ct . Davenport hospital.
She was born in Ohio. and was IS
years old ct time Of death. Her hus-
band preceded her IN death 25 years
ago. A daughter. Mrs. David NJ. Ford
Ing. OF Davenport, alone survives.
The body Of Peter Soil. former Day-
exporter, who died Friday 1t his home
In Omaha, Neb. arrived In Davenport
yesterday over the Rock Island read.
accompanies by the two scns, John /,
and Louis Soil. also of Omaha. Flu.
neral services will be held TUESDAY,
afternoon At $50 O'CLOCK from the Ii