The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-04
The Day IN Davenport

n Reporter Sayss--' Many Dav-
EXPORT citizens can remember when
one man cars were n operation on
the Third street line, with . 10 cent
care and NO Transfers" declares
Will H. Hitchcock, veteran recon
teur Of Davenport. A. Hewett vas
the general manager Of the line 30
years ago md ono could ride from
the west end terminal. near the
McManus place. to Brady street for
. nickel. Nearly al Of the churches
Of those days were in the down
town district, within . radius Of
four blocks from Third and Brady.
But by paying an additional nickel.
one could ride pest the old Severn
brewery near the water company
plant and on to the old Arsenal
brewery Of Koehler 4 LANCE. and
what today"
Mexican Bound Over-Manuel
Portillo, the Mexican who accident
ally shot John Sage, Eighth and
Gaines street, through the head two
weeks ago, was given q preliminary
hearing on q charge Of carrying
concealed Wagons and was bound
over to the grand Jury by Magis-
trate Metcalf yesterday morning.
His bonds were Fixed at $500. Por-
tillo was in the pool room OF Nose
Allendi, 1922 East Second street.
which license has since been re-
voked by order of Mayor Bareweld,
and was flashing his pistol-an
automatic-before q group Of Mexi-
cans when he shot the negro, who
was walking on the sidewalk out
side.
Hit BY Auto Struck a glancing
blow by the fender Of the automo-
bile of Carl Lambach, while cross
ing the street at Sixth and Main
streets Thursday evening, H. J.
Jenkins, 62S% West Eighth street,
was knocked down and slightly in
jured. Mr.. I.ambach, chairman OF
the Republican city central COM
mittee, was driving north on Main
about 6:15 o'clock, while jenkins
was crossing Main street on Sixth
He failed to gauge the distance be-
tween himself and the Lambach
car.
Caught While Burglarizing-
Caught in an attempt to burgle the
| Office of the Fuchs Coal company
on Taylor, between Fourth and
Fifth street last night, Jack Mccoy
and Art Wiese were arrested, and
yesterday morning, after period
on the police grill, Wiese broke
down and confessed that he and
Mccoy had planned the "job." AL
though some 80 calibre cartridges
were found in the pockets Of Nc.
Coy, the suspect had been shrewd
enough to throw away the re-
volver, but it was picked up within
four feet Of the window, through
which they had attempted to force
their way. 1t, too, was SO calibrt
and the chambers were filled witt
shells of the same make as those
found on Mccoy. A heavy ''billy'
was also found near the gun. Wiest
admitted carrying it.
1 Robbers Ransack Home-Hous'
robbers sometime within the pas
two days entered the residence O.
Barney Baker, 229 Thornwood ave
nue., and made their getaway will
a 3S calibre revolver. That was the
only article taken, it was reported
to the police. The family had beer
absent from the home for abou,
two days and the theft was moi
discovered until their return. En-.
trance was obtained by the robbers
through a rear window, which had
been left unlocked.
| Sell Products Plan!-After stand.
ing idle for many years with only
a small corps of caretakers on duty
to guard against fire where former.
ly hundreds toiled amid the whirr.
ing OF tireless machinery, the Corr
Products plant, Division street ant
Rockingham road, formerly known
as the old glucose works, one o.
the city's oldest and for many year!
leading industry, will be offered fol
sale at public auction. The sale will
be held at p. m. on Monday, Dec
20, in the lobby of the Hotel Black
hawk under the auspices Of JOSEPH
P. Day. Of New York, real estat.
agent for the American Cotton Oh
company. who purchased the plan
a year ago at court sale.
Is Given Damages-E. WITHHOLD
is entitled to recover $3.50 of F. C
! Baner for injuries sustained las
spring when struck by the latter's
automobile at Eleventh and Brad,
streets. according cto a verdict re-
turned by jury in district cour1
late Thursday. Whitbook sued fol-
$4,000. The jury deliberated less
than one hour before returning q
verdict, trimming the claim from
$4,000 to $3.50.
Two Are Sentenced - Vernon
Weeks and Thomas Strange, who
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