The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-20

aHER MANY
s4OO LOOT
window Workers Ran
,sck Hill District; Best
Haul Is $3.50.


IT hill district last night, failed
n we're frightened away at seven
ohers, after securing cash and
valuables to extent of over $500.
Largest haul was made in the
residence of J. l.. Vetter, 1929
fhirty-seventh street, where three
books of war savings stamps of a
total value of $3.50, were taken. in
aher places the loot ranged from
minor articles of wearing apparel
to amounts of less than 81.
List of residences entered, ac-
urding to police records and re-
Dorts from that neighborhood, fol-
bw:
Arthur E. Oberlander, 1131
Thirty-nintn street. Downstairs
ransacked aud So in change
taken from Mrs. Oberlander's
pOcketbOok.
Antony Mally, 4516 Four
teenth avenue. Total of $40
taken from several places in
downstairs. Box of cigars also
taken.
Arthur Van Kerebrock, 4510
fourteenth avenue. Small
amount of change disappeared.
Mrs. Robert Abrahamson,
1l34 Thirty-Einth street. Only
long black oyercoat missing.
Mrs. Charles E. Detwiler,
1ll2 Thirty-ninth street. Pock-
etbook containing $50 emptied.
pocketbOok thrown away in
yard.
j. L. Vetter, 1920. Thirty
seventh street. Three books
war savings stamps, total
value about $3.50, and rs cents
in change, taken.
H. A. Bechtelheimer, 1902
Thirty-seventh street. Small
amount of change taken.
w. j. Foster, 1917 Thirteenth
avenue Edward Gopel 1044
Fourteenth-and-a- half street,
watchman, reported to the po-
lice, but could not list articles
stolen. The family is out of
town.
H. W. Miller. 442S Fourteenth
avenue. Forty cents from pocket
book in pantry and f1ashlight
taken from buffet.
C. c. Duncan, 1925 Fourteenth
avenue. Screen removed in the
kitchen window. Burglar did moi
enter.
M. A. Verhale, 1902 Fourteenth
lvenue. Coat and vest taken. The
articles were found ransacked in q
neighbor's yard.
John ]. Beaver, 1920 Fourteenth
ayenue. Removed screen on viii.
dow but did not gain entrance.
7. J. Ellison, 4513 Fifteenth ave-
nue.. Money amounting to SIS tax
en- from money bag; cameo ring
two pairs of ear rings, and 81 TAX
en- from Mrs. Ellison's pocket book
Several garments were taken from
the house and after they had beer
searched were left in a neighb0r'l
yard.
q. L. Bullard, 1925 Thirty-sev'
enth street Burglars were fright.
ened away when Mr.. Bullard heard
them and turned on lights.
william Lindgren, 1872 Four
teenth avenue. Removed screcl
out did not enter.
John Schneider, 1900 Thirty
snth street. Coat was taken from
tae house and left in the alley al
me rear. Nothing was missing.
Oral W. Suits, 1915 Thirty.
second street, was the first to re-
port a burglary early this morning
ne discovered at $50 o'clock that
ue change carrier which he uses al
operator on street cars, had beer
.solen from his house some time IL
we night, pried-open screen re-
vea.ing the burglars mode Of en-
nnce. The SO change the car.
ller contained was gone when the
seceptacle was found on a neigh
'0as porch later in the morning.
Tiled Other Places.
Iney passed accessible silver ser
.lce OF value in many Of the houses
IN ransacking the buffets and
saer places where the silver was
Sut took money of any denomina'
Soa which could be found. A boz
y cigars and an oyercoat were
saosen from among scores Of ar.
homes.
though squad Of police and de.
~cuves canvassed the burglarized
eion this morning they secured nc
~nence, it was said at headQuar'
Lights Frightened Men.
u. Billiard claims to have seer
@e burglar at his home. He heard
nolse and went down stairs. He
~ short man in a slouch ha,
~ one hand on the top OF tht
Moow and his other on the bot
@ OF the window in an attempt
y raise it. Mr.. Bullard turned or
nights and the man disap'
barred.
rmdent Jacques. 1888 Forty-firs'
.set, said that several nights agt
y ooorbell at his home rang foul
ives and when he went to answer
SM saw a man run away.
roilce are tracing the house
Siaries on theory thatsthey arr
Imam "jobs," Chief Thomas Coz
this afternoon. The scenes O.
Expectations indicate that ont
working alone, entered al