Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-04

500 by Judge Let's. In default Gar
clio was ordered committed to the
Scott county Jail for 80 days. John
Hobbs, Earl Slater and Charles Staley,
sentenced to three years imprison-
ment for conspiracy to break jail, will
complete their sentences in the county
Jail on state and federal charges Jan
IA and will be taken to the reforma-
tory at Anamosa on the following day
Hobbs and Slater we're convicted for
failure to register and were sentenced
to serve six months in the county Jail
Named Bank Examiner - Charles
Suffer, former LeClaire boy and one
of the organizers of the Farmers
Saving bank of Princeton, has been
appointed state bank examiner, ac-
cording to word received. from Des
Moines BY Frank Yetter, cashier OF
the Iowa National bank. For a time
Mr.. Suffer held the cashiership of the
Princeton bank but left that institu-
ton last fall and~cam to Davenport: to
look after his business interests here
Obituary Record-George M. Shaffer
aged IS years, passed away at his
home in Savannah, ILL.,, from apoplexy
Mr.. Shaffer had charge of the supply
house for the c.. NJ. & St. P. railroad
and had been down to his Office the
same as usual when taken ill. He had
been engineer for the road since 1875
and formerly lived in Davenport till
nine years ago. His wife, Mrs. Addie
Shaffer, survives, land one son, Charles
M. Schaffer, also engineer for the Mil.
waukee, who lives in Davenport.
Kick On Flat Wheels-Acting on a
petition signed by number of resi-
dents of Northwest Davenport, the
city council Wednesday evening adopt
ed resolution ordering the Tri-City
Railway company to replace all fla
wheels on cars with perfect ones, ani
to start the early morning cars from
the barn on time. 1t is claimed thai
the service lately on the Northwest
line has not been of the best, owing t
the inability of the company to gel
the cars started early enough in the
morning. Flat wheels also retard thu
progress of the cars, it is claimed.
Food Problem DiscusSed-Count
Food Commissioner Dick r. Lane ant
S. T. White met with the Davenport
grOcers at the Commercial club Wed
! nesday evening and together discussed
the governments plan for food conser
walton. The commissioners explained
to the grOcers what was expected O
them and the latter assured the com
missioners of their hearty support am
cooperation in every way possible.
was harmonious session and on,
which undoubtedly will be productiv,
OF beneficial results.
Arsenal Worker Hurt-C. Thiel,
f, workman employed by Stone & Web
ster at the Rock Island arsenal, hat
both feet badly crushed at 11:i5 yes
terday morning when heavy piece 0
iron fell on them. He was taken I,
Mercy hospital in the police ambu
lance, and DR.. P. A. Bendixen was call
ed to attend him. Both feet were s,
badly CRUSHED that several toes ma,
have tO'be amputated from the RICH
| foot.
Proposed Raise BlOcked-An entire
ly new angle was thrown on the de
sired raise for the members of the po
lice and fire departments at the coun
Gil meeting Wednesday night. whel
Alderman Gosch declared in no uncer
tain terms that the matter could no
be taken up this administration. HI
declared that the funds OF the fire de
partment were not large enough I,
permit the increase. IF the firemei
want SO cent raise they can get it. l
they want $40 raise they can not &c
it, he said tersely.
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Anxious to Enter Pen-Frank Ed
ward Bennett. 63-year-old homeless
penniless wanderer who deliberatel,
committed arson In the hopes of goinI
to states prison. was happy yesterda.
- he hustled around his cell in tn,
Scott county Jail. gathering up his few
personal belongings Today he start
ID for his new ''home" at Fort Madi
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