Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-27

Wagner and the assessors can pre-
vent it.. The auditors Office is check
ing the names of. Scott county men In
the military and naval service Of the
country against the tax records and
eliminating the names of men eligible
to tax exemption for the duration of
the war.
Federal Agents Got Welsh-W. S.
Welsh, local tea and coffee salesman,
was arrested late Monday afternoon
by United States Deputy Marshal Pc
tersen on the charge of impersonating
an officer, preliminary hearing to take
place before United States Commits
sioner A. G. Bush Saturday morning.
In default of $500 bond Welsh was re-
manded to Scott county Jail.
Caught Passing Check.-Tom Burke
was arrested Monday afternoon by
Detective John Quinn after he had at
tempted to pass q worthless check at
Isenberg's store, 1926 West Third
street. On charge of intoxication he
was sentenced to serve Is days in the
county Jail. Burke told the police his
| brother, Joe Burke, gave him the
check.
Slapped Boys Face.-Mrs. Lusk
21O1a Harrison street, faced Police
Magistrate Ernst Claussen yesterday
! on charge of assault and battery
preferred by Marion Schick, 9-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Schick
310h West Second street. The de-
PENDANT was discharged. The lad
claimed Mrs. Lusk slapped him.
Litters Street; Arrested. Knute
Johnson, who was arrested for litter
ing the streets with glass after the
windshield OF, his automobile broke
when he hit q street car at Third and
Harrison streets Monday, was fined
S1035 by Police Magistrate Clausser
yesterday. Mr.. Johnson said he was
so excited over the accident that he
did not think about picking up the
fragments of his windshield.
Stole Side Of Beef.-"Doc" Miller
who, as far as the police have beer
able to find out, has no given name, il
being held in the county Jail for steal
ing side of beef from a wagon own.
ed by Schick's Express & Transfer
company. Miller is a teamster anG
was employed by the Schick company
He was arrested Monday evening by
Officer Moeller after a quarter of .
beef had disappeared from his wagon
The date Of his trial has not been set
Thief Mentally Deficient. Masor
Brunsing. held by the police on &
charge Of larceny of automobile tires
was taken before the Scott county
commission on insanity on the rec
ommendation of DR.. E. S. Bowman
county physician. The physician ex
amined Brunsing at the county jai
yesterday and later fled charges will
the commission, declaring that the
man was. in his best judgment, men,
tally deficient.
| Daub Yellow on Docs Sign.-Evi
IDENTIFY Directing to the Prussianizet
Won" attached to the name of DR.
Karl Won Engel. unknown partie.
early Sunday proceeded to vent theil
resentment by dumping the content,
OF paint pot filed with yellow pain
over the doctors sign at 1884, Wes
Third street The sign, smeared Will
the yellow paint, attracted. the atten
ton Of passersby Sunday. The mat
ter was not reported b the police.
Fifty.four Cars Of Coal Arrive
Ffty-four cars of coal arrived in Dav
export Monday. representing the hau
of Sunday also. This IL the iarges
consignment received here on any ona
day since last November. when s:
cars were received in one day.
Test New Street Car-The new
street car received Saturday by III,
Tri-City Railway company from tn,
Chicago surface lines was given tria
run yesterday with officials Of the Tri
City Railway company aboard. TIL,
car was run around the Locust stree
loop for test up and down tho steep
est grades In the city. and. as ofiicial,
OF the company stated. It ran like 1
thoroughbred and with no apparent
loss Of enthusiasm because It was 4