Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-28
DAVENPORT

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Battle With knife-Peter Psaros.
dishwasher. had a grievance
against Clyde Blackburn, under
chef. They are employed at the
Broadway cafe At 10 o'clock yes
terday morning, Psaros tried to set
tie this difference with a butcher
knife. Blackburn, however, grab
Der meat cleaver and the battle
ragged until Detective Estes and Of
ficer Wiese placed both men under
arrest. They will be tried in police
court for disturbing the peace.
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Pick Up Five Auto 0wners-Dav-
export police yesterday started
their annual spring drive on auto
mobiles which are not equipped
with 1918 number plates. Officer
Schroeder arrested l.. A.. Burmeis-
ter, Ed Burke, c. A Faerber and
c. A. Afford, and Officer KuehI nab
bed Walter Clark. They are charg-
ed with violating the auto registra-
ton law and will be tried in police
court.
AutOist Fined S30.35 = Charged
with violating the auto registra-
ton law, Julius Ochs was fined
$30.35 in police court yesterday
morning by Police Magistrate Ernst
Claussen. He was arrested by Of
ficer Martin, and represented in
court by Attorney Walter Bailuff
The police claim that Mr.. Ochs has
not applied for a license since he
purchased his automobile over a
year ago. He sent in for license,
they aver. only after he was ar
rested Tuesday
Want Drugs Back - DR.. E. S.
Bowman, former Scott county ply
stefan, will receive a request from
the county board within the next
day or two that he turn over to his
successor, DR.. E. S. Hand, all drugs
and medicines belonging to Scott
county. The request will come from
Assistant County Attorney John P.
Weir, acting on the suggestion of
Supervisor Charles Schick, chair
man of the poor committee.
Seeks Her BrOther-After 81
years, Miss Maggie Miller of Louis
vile, KY, is attempting to locate
her brother, Charles E. Miller, who
left home at the age of II years. To
that end she has written the
Davenport police requesting their
| aid in the search. Charles Miller
/ is now As years old. In the 81
years that he has been absent from
his home his sister has heard from
him only once. That was in 1913,
and he was then working for the
Walsh Construction company.
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Test Smoke COnsumers-City Of
fcials were somewhat surprised
Tuesday afternoon when the radia-
tors in the municipal building be-
gan to sizzIe with steam. They
were still more surprised when
they continued to siZZle Upon in
yestigation, they found that Deputy
Marshal Carl House was giving the
new understanding device on
the boilers at the city hall a severe
workout.
Schwartz, McCausIand, reported by
the Ida county exemption board
as a QUESTIONABLE Stacker" re-
ported to the Scott county exemp-
ton board this afternoon, filled in
QUESTIONABLE, submitted to a
physical examination and returned
home, happy that he had escaped
a prison cell.
VOllmer To Speak On TOur-At-
torney Henry Vollmer departed last
evening for Milwaukee in response
to. the invitation of the National
Democratic committee to assist in
the Democratic congressional cam
paign in Wisconsin. He will make
several speeches in behalf of Mr.
Davies, the nominee of the Demo-
Gratis at the recent primary election
for United States senator.
Wife Would Kill Him - Leroy
Balm, proprietor of restaurant at
701 Fourth street, secured a tenn
porary injunction in the Scott
county district court against his
wife, Vada Balm, restraining her
from annoying him and from car
rying out her threat to kill him
and their baby daughter, Dorothy,
aged years"
Obituary-Word has been re
ceived by Mrs. Anna Cavanany, of
the death of her cousin, Joseph Nc
Kinney. Deceased passed away in
New York City last Sunday after
noon after a short illness. Mr.. Nc
Kinney was formerly a resident of
Davenport, being born and reared
here. He is survived by one sis
ter, Mrs. c. Kelly of New York. and
three brothers. Frank and viii of
Omaha, and James of Galesburg.
The death of Mrs. Nellie s Bel
linger occurred Tuesday night at a
local hospital. Pneumonia was Civ
en- as the cause of death Deceased
was born in Maine, April II. 1868,
and was 81 years of age. The hus-