The Rock Island Argus from Rock Island, Illinois • 4

THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, FRIDAY, FEB, 13, 1942. President Orders Federal Agencies to Channel.Extra Workers Into Defense Jobs LAST RITES FOR PIONEER OF CITY TO BE MONDAY COLONEL CLARK WILL LEAVE TO COMMAND POST STORE DAMAGE SET AT INQUIRYOPENED (Continued from First Page.) Washington, Feb. 13. (Associated Press.) -4i As a means of further converting the government itself to a wartime basis, President Roosevelt disclosed today he had told heads of all federal agencies that it was imperative that manpower released by increasing the work wjSek be effectively channeled into defense work. He transmitted to the depart proportionate to the approximate increase in man-hours accruing in the various agencies.

Jj -President Roosevelt declared he always had been opposed a poll tax and he added that the farm security administration l)ad not been paying any such taxes. He informed a press conference that FSA tenants have aj budget which includes every necessity of life food, clothing, a bed to sleep in; and taxes of fll kinds. And these budgets, he said, allow the tenants to put down an item for a poll tax. i Mr. Roosevelt In the affirmative a question whether he thought the poll tax in thkj south had in.

some instances krht poor people from Voting and hejsald he thought that was a bad iea. He said he had been opposed tkj a poll Loss of Mrs. John Hauberg Felt Deeply, by Rock Island Citizens and Organizations Tributes the memory of Mrs. John H. Hauberg, one of Rock Island's most prominent citizens, were offered to The Argus this morning following her death.

Dr. Edward WUllams, pastor of Broadway Presbyterian church Even as it was said in an older day, a great man has died in Israel, so it can be said today, a great and good woman is dead in Rock in the passing of Mrs, John H. Hauberg, Sr. Only a few people know the extent of her generosities, the width of her sympathies, and her intimate feelings for many whose needs she gladly met. With her gifts she gave herself, in time, energy and faith in the work of her church, the welfare of our community, and the general cause of education, especially as that effects young people.

Her hand and purse helped many in schools and coUeges, and no enterprise in this city knew a greater benefactor. The home was a resting place for many whose fame and service brought them to Rock Island, and the Haubergs are remembered throughout the land. Broadway church has had the privilege of years of counsel and help from Mrs. Hauberg, and the church is grateful for this. Mayor Robert P.

Galbraith of Rock Island city of Rock Island has lost one of its most distinguished and loyal citizens, Mrs. John H. Hauberg, Sr. She was a member of one of the oldest families in Rock Island, one who has devoted her life to better things for the community, one who has done so many things all of her life for the younger generation, and one who has contributed freely and liberally to every worthwhile cause and every charity in this community. The community will suffer a severe loss In the passing of Mrs.

Hauberg, and we will miss her not only because of her generosity but because of her many kind deeds in the past. We extend our sincere sympathy to her fapiily. L. B. Wilson, president of State Bank of Rock Island Mrs.

Hauberg has always been a wonderful friend for all that was best and good for Rock Island. Her friendship and benefactions for the charitable and cultural phases of our community life have been of inestimable value. Her interest in civic and business affairs has been proven "with widespread benefits. The passing of her fine character will be mourned by all who knew her, or who knew of her good work and good deeds. Ray W.

Osterman, executive vice president of Rock Island Trust and Savings bankThe community shares a great loss in the death of Mrs. Hauberg. Although she had been ill several months, yet her death was unexpected. Her work as a philanthropist has been a shining light in Rock Island for many years and her unceasing efforts to aid in civic or community program have set a wonderful example for others of us. Mrs.

R. E. Chaney, president of the Rock Island Y. W. A.

The Y. W. C. A. feels that it has lost a lifelong friend with the death of Mrs.

John H. Hauberg, Sr. The Y. W. C.

A. in this city will be an everlasting tribute to Mrs. Haubergs devotion and love for girls and young women. When the Y. C.

A. was organized in Rock Island 25 years ago, Mrs. Hauberg was its first president, and shp served in that capacity about ten years. Rock Island has lost one of its noblest women, whose life was devoted to the welfare of the community. Charles J.

Montgomery, president of the Rock Island Y. M. C. A. The city of Rock Island lost jury will be asked to tak4 1 action if information received by States Attorney King reveals criminal negligence on the part of anyone, he said today.

I I am making a most thorough investigation of this terrible mishap and have questioned jthe- superintendent of construction on the project, Mr. Rounds, who was turning the jack which caused the center wall to fall. jl It appeared to me from his answers that Mr. Rounds took full responsibility for the accident, he said. Mr.

Rounds declared that he had worked for years as superintendent in charge of wrecking buildings and he termed the Rock Island accident just one of those things that happen sometimes. The states attorney arrived at the scene of the accident Shortly after it occurred and remained there most of yesterday, questioning workmen and others. HO questioned Rounds and a workman, Charles Williamson, 1534 1 Ninth avenue, Rock Island, at length this morning. I Mr. King said that he had been informed by Mr.

Bergeson, city building inspector, that he (Mr. Bergeson) had warped Mr, Langman to remove Rounds as) superintendent because he was piling too much weight, bricks and timbers, on the upper floors for safety. 1 1 In the states attorney offing this morning Mr. Rounds said that the building inspector had been on the job just twice to his Ijtnowl- edge, the last time about tejn days ago. The first time he jfame I Christian association, giving active and valuable service, and for several years donated the full budget for one of -the national secretarial offices.

She attended many national conventions of the. Y. W. C. A.

Scarcely less interest was shown by Mrs. Hauberg in the Young Mens Christian association. She joined with Mr. Hauberg in the gift of Camp Hauberg at Port Byron to the Rock Island Y. M.

C. A. and the Haubergs attended the world conference on boys work at Helsingfors, Finland, in 1928. With four sisters and two brothers she joined in building the Au-gustana college library as a memorial to their parents. The Denkmann Memorial library, erected in 1910, is still one of the most beautiful college libraries in the nation.

Mrs. Hauberg bought land near the campus and gave at to Augus tana. Kept Plant Operating. Mrs. Hauberg's benefactions sometimes extended into unusual situations.

A Rock Island factory employing from 800 to 1,000 persons became financially embarrassed during the depression. She joined with her brother, the late f. C. Denkmann, in advancing a large sum pi money without any security in order to keep the plant operating. The factory passed into new hands and Mrs.

Hauberg did not recover the full amount of her loan but it was a source of satisfaction to her that many employes were kept from the relief rolls. When the banks of the tri-cities were pressed by a rush of depositors in 1932 and 1933, one of the banks succeeded in reaching 3 p. m. closing time with still a few dollars left in its tills. That night a committee waited on Mrs.

Hauberg, secured her signature to a promissory note of substantial size which wfcs rushed to Chicago, and the next morning the bank continued in business as usual until it was able to consolidate with other Other calls which were answered in those years included such phrases as Unless- we find money Somewhere, the bondholders will take us over and unless we can get a substantial sum now, we will1 be sold for taxes. Such many of them from Industries of large size, came to Mrs. Hauberg as a challenge and she helped thousands of people through the critical years of the depression. Throughout her life she retained a keen interest in the' business affairs of the Denkmann heirs. She served on a number of corporation boards, diligently attending the meetings and keeping abreast of the industrial activities of the family group.

Her parents were of Lutheran heritage, but in her childhood Mrs. Hauberg attended Broadway Presbyterian Sunday school and in time she became a member of that church. For many years she taught classes there and served for 10 years as superintendent of the junior department and for nine' years as president of the ladies aid society. She was the first woman on the congregations board of trustees. Sponsored Bible SchooL For several years Mrs.

Hauberg financed a city-wide week-day Bible school. She also sponsored a church beautiful campaign, giving prizes to the country churchca making the greatest progress in improving grounds and buildings. She was a familiar figure at the International Sunday- School conventions. With Mr. Hauberg.

she attended the World Sunday School convention at Glasgow, Scotland, In 1924, and that same year visited Palestine, Egypt, Algeria and a number of European countries. During the First World war Mrs. Hauberg served with the canteen section, meeting troop trains passing through, and worked In other capacities with the Red Cross. An advocate of everything which she deemed of value to youth, she was strongly opposed to "pitfalls where young people may be tempted to forget their better natures. She contributed liberally in the campaign to eliminate vice conditions in her home city, and for a time she was considered one of the largest donors to local, state and national anti-saloon leagues.

In her political affiliations she was a Republican. Mrs. Hauberg was a member of the Rock Island County Pioneer and Old Settlers association, the Rock Island County Historical society, Illinois Historical society, Tri-City Garden club, Tri-City Symphany association, Civic Music association, the Outing club of Davenport, Arsenal Golf club, where she won a silver cup in one of the womens championship matches; charter member of the Black Hawk Hiking club, which she served several years as board member; charter member of the Rock Island Womans club, Bethany Protective association, an orphanage which she served many years as board member and as vice president; lor several years was on the board of the Family Welfare association and on thead-visory board of the Illinois Society for the Pevention of Blindness. Mrs. Hauberg assisted her husband in furnishing the museum at Blgck.Hawk State park.

Rock Island, with Indian relics. An interesting object in the Hauberg home is the guest book, which gives an ihdex to the kind and quality of mankind which (Continued, from First Page.) daughter of Frederick Carl August and Anna Catherine (Bloe-del) Denkmann. -The Denkmanns came from Salzwedel, Prussia, and were a wealthy family of manu faeturers until the family fortune was wiped out by the Napoleonic wars. Mrs. Haubergs father, F.

C. A Denkmann, was a machinist who came to the United States in 1849 with the rising tide of liberal emigration. He settled in Erie, but came to Moline in- 1851. The next year Denkmann and his from Pennsylvania bought a home Rock Island, where they lived until -Mr. Denkmann died, March 2, 1905, at the age of 82.

Mrs. Denkmann died in 1907. Mr. Denkmann worked at his trade and operated a grocery store until he began, with his brother m-lgw, Frederick Weyerhaeuser, the career which won fbr them fame and 'wealth. I The results of their efforts were the largest lum ber and timber enterprises in the United States.

Susanne Christine Denkmann, bom May 2, 1872, was the young est of 11 brothers and Sisters, seven of whom lived to maturity. She as educated in the public schools cf Rock Island and at Miss school in. Philadelphia. She was graduated from Dana hall and attended Wellesley college. Radcliffe and the Chicago Kindergarten college.

A friend, Norma Allen of Davenport, invited Miss Denkmann to com to New York city to assist the kindergarten department of St. Bartholomews Parish house on East Forty-second street. At that time St. Bartholomews was nationally known for pts new method of spreading the1 gospel. The church had built, "in a dark, dirty and prayerless district, a laundry, cn a pel, quarters for boys, girls, men and women, la gymnasium; had organized a fife and drum corps, athletic teams, glee clubs, end taught typing and dressmaking.

i Built Settlement. Naturally inclined to help the less fortunate. Miss Denkmann made a decision to build in a neglected part of Rock Island a plant like that of Bartholomew's. The WestRnd Settlement, Seventh avenue and Fifth street. Rock Island an idea new in the community was the result.

The West End Settlement, for which Miss Denkmann built fine quarters, included nearly all the activities of St Bartholomews settlement' and, in addition, maintained trained nurse service, free to the community; a milk station 'finder supervision cf a physician; a free crippled childrens clinic, including necessary braces and other appliances for those in need; and childrens gardens. During the First World war every soldier from Rock Island was given a New Testament and the Settlement received credit for yielding the largest number of knitted articles for overseas soldiers of any Rock Island Institution. Mrs. Haubergs brothers and sisters assisted in the work, as did many citizens of Rock Island. Legal controversy over the superintendency forced the closing of the settlement pending decisions.

Although the rulings of the courts were favorable to Mrs. Hauberg, the litigation discouraged her and she did not again resume operatlonr but disposed of property, thus closing one of the most interesting chapters of her life. In 1918' Beryl Titterington started, a movement for a Young Womens Christian association of Rock Island. From the first Mrs. Hauberg entered into the project with enthusiasm and for the first nine years served as the associations pres.dent.

Her successful appeal to the Weyerhaeuser At Denkmann stockholders for a tract of land on which to build is still referred to as her $30,000 speech. Later, however, she purchased and donated to the association a more favorable site at Sixteenth street and Third avenue for Y. W. A. headquarters.

Donated Buildings. With er husband, Mrs. Hauberg bought a 17-acre tract on the Mississippi rner, just north of Port Byron, which fhe donated to the C. A. for camp purposes.

The girls outing place is known as Archie-Allen camp in honor of Rock Island countys first white who located there in 1827. She continued her interest in the camp with many ether gifts and suggestions, in to giving time and labor to the project. The camp has had 22 summer seasons of recreation and inspiration for girls. Mrs. Hauberg supported at this camp a young peoples training camp for church workers.

She scried on the finance committee of the National Young Womens years of work in wrecking with him on the I groundings and stated he believed (he George Bariang, 54, Lifelong Depart Tomorrow for Maryland Ordnance Depot. Colonel Thomas A. Clark, second in command and field service officer at Rock Island arsenal, will leave tomorrow to assume command of the Curtis Bay" ordnance dept in South Baltimore, Md. His appointment to that post was announced several days ago. His post at the arsdhal will be taken by Colonel Charles A.

Walker, his former assistant, it was understood. Officers at the arsenal were immunized yesterday and arsenal enlisted men, Wednesday, against yellow fever, making them all available for possible service in the 'tropics. Secretary of War Stimson issued the order. Opening of new school quarters for senior clerks in the third floor of Shop will be held tomorrow, Brigadier General Norman F. Ramsey, arsenal commandant, said today.

Several (hundred senior clerk students wjll attend school there within the next two or three months. The, Stewart Warner comany, Chicago, was the apparent low bidder on 10,886 oil guns and 9,970 grease guns with an offer of $22,949 this morning. would not have gone through the floor, he said. He estimated the Weight of the bottom part of the wall which followed the first through the floor was several thousands pounds. This weight was too much for the other floors and the brick plunged down carrying the tin pgding, i timbers and joist with Tie said.

Mr, Rounds denied a large number of i bricks were piled on the floor which caved in. There were some bricks piled at the front of the building and to one side but these did not cause the accident; the breaking of the huge timber caused 'it, he said. Mr. Rounds told the states attorney that he had been hired by the Langman firm at an hourly wage to superintend the wrecking of the building. He stated that members of the firm, and not he, were in charge of the work.

He said no men on the job had been hired by him. When asked if he carried insurance on the work, Mr, Rounds replied No, because I was just working there on an hourly rate and did not hire anyone." Mr. Rounds cited his record of vlis well qualsfied to handle the Bengston Job. I was taking the building down in the correct manner and the accident was just one of "those things that occur. We couldnt forsce that the huge tim1-ber would break, he said.

Charles Williamson of 1534 Ninth avenue. Rock Island, who said he had been employed by the Langman firm was questioned. He said he was working toward the front of the fourth floor when the accident occurred. He told of making the cushion for the wall and of the timbers being placed. Deputy Sheriff Elmer G.

Conner assisted in the questioning of the men. TEXAS PAPER USES DRAWINGS MADE BY WILLIAM D. MOREY Appealing in the Evening Ncws-Exptcss, the paper at San Antobio, Texas, this week was a group of cartoons drawn by Private William D. Morey, son of Mrs. Anne Morey, 1124 First avenue.

Rock Island. Private Morey; who is now stationed at Kelly field, San Antonio, Texas, was in the aerial photography division of the United States army until army officials discovered his illustrative ability and. transferied him to the public relations department. in this work the young man has been assigned to complete a senes of cartoons in connection with a fund-raismg campaign being conducted I at Kelly, field by the cadets iik-an effort to Buy em as well as fly em. A collection box is placed near each of the pay stations, and the fliers contribute pennies toward the purchase of bombers.

Before entering the service Private Morey was employed by the L. W. Ramsey Advertising company in Davenport. I TO BYES Often Produce Perlna- nent Handicaps. Dehler-Examination Records Are Often Your Only Hopei of a Fair Settlement with Your Insurance Company.

Dehler Optical Store I 1828 3rd Ave. nett, husbands of the two women were with the rescue party which reached the bodies. They were near exhaustion from h(glng helped move the huge pile of debris and were overcome when they received word that their wives were dead. The body of Mrs. Martin was found at 4:30 p.

five hours and 10 minutes after the fourth floor caved in when a section of the inside wall of the building which was being razed to the first floor toppled downward. Rescuers reached the body of Mrs. Bennett, an expectant mother, at 4:40 p. m. The broken body was removed 10 minutes later.

The two women were found In sitting position at a table in the rear portion of the Schlegel drug store opposite the side entrance and close to the cash register In the pharmaceutical section. Contractors Warned. Fred C. Bergeson, Rock Island building inspector, estimated a total of between 250 and 300 tons of debris covered the first floor of the building after the cave-in. Contractors had been warned, it was reported, to use extra care after a piece of masonry had crashed from the top of the building through a shelter erected to protect passersby, according to a report made to Rock Island police last week.

C. H. Langman Sc Son of Rock Island is the general contractor on the job of converting the historic 4-story building into a 1-story structure. C. H.

Langman said this morning that Albert A. Rounds, 530 Twelfth street. Rock Island, was superintendent in charge of removing the top stories of the building. Mr. Rounds is an experienced building wrecker, Mr.

Langman said, and I had full confidence in his ability to do the job. Inspector Bergeson, Sidney C. Finck, Chicago architect who drew plans for the remodeling; H. F. Mason, Rock Island realtor representing the Bengston Building corporation, and W.

J. Gallagher, director of public works, conferred last night on whether the building would have to be razed to the ground. They agreed it would be impossible to determine until the upper walls have been pulled down whether the first story wall is in safe condition. Mr. Finck said this morning he would venture no opinion as to the condition of the first story.

The practice of removing upper stories of buildings while the lower floors continue to be occupied is not an unusual one, he said. The plan was to remove the upper three floors of the historic 4-story building, leaving only a 1-story structure which was to be resurfaced and modernized. Contractors bad been at work on the structure since the first of the year. A roof had been built above the second floor to keep the first floor weather tight. The original roof had been removed and much of the fourth story wall had been pulled down.

An inspection late yesterday afternoon showed, Mr. Bergeson said, that much of the bricks and masonry from the fourth story walls- had been allowed to accumulate on the fourth floor instead of being removed promptly. He said the weight was causing a 3-inch sag in the joists of the fourth floor and that the additional weight of about ten tons when the inner wall toppled caused the collapse. He stated a jack was used on the inner wall to topple it. Three Rescuers Treated.

Rescuers ceased their efforts shortly before 7 o'clock last night after ascertaining no one else was trapped. Reports were current that a third wonlan was buried under the debris. Firemen and policemen kept working until they were sure this report was false. At least three rescuers were given first aid treatment at the police and fire emergency truck for minor injuries and a number of others received cuts and scratches on the hands in removing the wreckage. S.

R. Weaver, 330 Nineteenth street, a Rock Island fireman, received smashing injuries to a finger while assisting in the rescue, and Vernon Sellers, 1437 Forty-seventh avenue, another fireman, incurred a cheek injury when hit by a falling brick. Patrolman Joseph A. Ingold of the police force received an injury to one hand when it was hit by a sledge. August F.

Engels, head of the Engels Ambulance service, was forced to cease- his rescue efforts for a time after being struck in the stomach by a plank. Police and fire departments heads and others were high in their praise of the rescue efforts. Patrolman Max Jennings said about ten members of the auxiliary rescue squad which is in the process of organization tended assistance. Cites Need of Equipment. He pointed out that rescue work could have been speeded if the police and fire rescue squad had had certain additional equipment, including Jacks, a power winch and crowbars.

A new and larger emergency truck which is scheduled to be purchased with funds to be raised at a dance Feb. 27 in the Rock Island Eagles hall was on the scene yesterday afternoon. The truck has not yet been painted or ment' executives a. which' noted that practically 1 ail government departments and services had lengthened the work week voluntarily to 44 hours. In most Instances it had been 39 hours.

It is necessary, the president said, to capitalize on this increase since it would release experienced employes for war work and would help relieve the shortage in housing for individuals and government offices and help keep people from crowding into the national capital. Mr. Roosevelt also has instructed the budget director to cooperate with the various federal agencies in reviewing Immediately appropriations for governmental activities so as to establish administrative reserves' for the remainder of the current fiscal year fitted with rescue equipment. The auxiliary rescue squad, which will sponsor the dance, hopes to net with which to buy the larger truck and additional equipment which would include a winch. Sample of Bombing.

Patrolman Jennings described yesterdays disaster as a sample of what to expect if the pity should be bombed. He pointed out that the equipment which is sought would be vital to successful rescue efforts In such cases. Hydraulic jacks used to lift a heavy counter off Miss Olivia Lerch, head of the cosmetic department in the Schlegel drug store, who was trapped in the building more than two-and-a-half hours, were borrowed from the All Service garage and the Bear Manufacturing company to supplement those on the emergency truck. Harry Alter Sc Sons, Davenport building donated the services of a truck and winch to drag some of the heavy timbers out of the building. A tractor equipped with a snow plow blade was used to push back the debris as it was thrown into the street by workers.

Sandwiches and hot coffee were served to the rescuers by the Family Welfare association, the Rock Island chapter of the Red Cross and several others. Guards Maintained. Virtually all of the off-shift firemen and policemen responded to the call for aid sent out as soon as the seriousness of the disaster was learned. All but one company of on-shift firemen and all but a skeleton force of policemen in the headquarters worked at the scene from the first. Guards were maintained on the premises throughout the night to prevent looting and to keep curious spectators from getting too close to the ravaged building.

Hundreds of persons jammed sidewalks outside the emergency lines during the afternoon, and a steady stream of autos traveled streets around the building in the early evening as curious citizens sought glimpse of the structure. The disaster was the worst to strike Rock Island since the summer of 1939 when an explosion in one of four new water reservoirs claimed the lives of three workmen. Born in Missouri. Mrs. Bennett the former Miss Mildred Barker, was born near Union City, March 21, 1918.

She was married to Max B. Bennett in Monroe City, June 28, 1936. They had resided in Rock Island since January, 1941, moving here from Monroe City. Prior to her marriage, Mrs. Bennett resided in several Missouri and Iowa communities.

She was a member of the First Baptist church of Moline. Her husband was employed in the traffic department at Deere Sc Moline. Mrs. Bennett was an expectant mother. She was employed as cashier at the Rock Island store of Montgomery Ward Sc Co.

Survivors are the widower; her mother, Mrs. Eva L. Barker of Hedrick, Iowa, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Koelling of Moline. Iler father died a year ago.

The body was taken to- the Hodgson funeral home. Funeral services will be at 4 oclock tomorrow afternoon in the funeral home. The Rev. Lawrence W. Johnson, pastor of Central Presbyterian church, will officiate.

The body will be taken Sunday to Monroe City, where further rites will be held at 1 p. m. Sunday in the First Baptist church. The Rev. L.

C. Lemons, pastor, will officiate, and burial will be in the Unionville, cemetery. Rites for Mrs. Martin. Mrs.

Margaret Martin was born Aug. 12, 1907, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Moore in Lemon, S.

D. She was married to Harold C. Martin in Chicago on Jan. 1, 1929. The couple moved to Moline from Dubuque, Iowa, in 1937.

Surviving are the widower; a son, Charles, at home, and her mother, Mrs. Minnie B. Cooper of Chicago. An attempt was being made today to locate the mother, who was on her way by automobile to Washington, The body was taken to Estcr-dahl mortuary and later will be taken to Fargo, S. for burial there.

King Tells of Inquiry. A Rock Island county grand but when he came the last time, 10 days ago, he came up into the building with the fire chhlef and warned me not to make sb much dust. That was all he said, Rounds declared. Describes Razing, Mr. Rounds told the states attorney that construction of Ithe old building was peculiar; that there were no bearing walls on the upper floors, and that' the few walls in the center of the stories were placed on the floors, without supporting walls beneath; The wall, or pier, which-crashed through the floors was located ih the center and toward the back of the fourth floor.

It was about eight feet high, ten feet in length and about three feet thick, Rounds said. It was solid. i It was planned to topple the top four feet of this wall, which Rounds estimated would weigh 1,500 pounds onto the fourth floor. A padding of tin, lumber and timbers was placed on the fourth floor. At the top were two timbers, one an eight by 10.

32 feet long, and the other, a six by eight about 28 feet long. These two large timbers were supposed to catch the weight of the top four feet of the wall as it was forced over. Rounds had an automobile jack on the east side of the wall. He had cut a niche up toward the top of the wall and by screwing the jack was exerting pressure the top four feet of the wall. I applied the pressure to the wall and the top four feet broke off and crashed down onto the two big timbers, Rounds said.

The eight by 10 timber broke from the impact and the section of the wall crashed through the tin and other padding and through the fourth floor. As it was going through the floor I saw the remaining part of the wall sway and then tip toward the hole. The section which first wont through the floor, broke all of the 2 by 6 floor joists and pulled them down. This caused the other ends of the joists which were embedded in the walls just below the fourth floor to up This forcing upward of the embedded ends of the joist, caused the bottom four or five feet of the wall 'to break loose and rise in the air and then pitch through the hole in the fourth floor caused by the other part. Blames Timber.

Mr. Rounds said that the breaking of the big timber was the cause of the accident. Had it held, the top four feet of the wall CUT FLOWERS Bmn, Carnation. Jonquil, (lladlola, 1.50 up. ANNA M.

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Shallb ergs Plea For Pardon Is Denied The plea for executive clemency of Robert C. Shall-berg, former vice president and cashier of the old Peoples Savings Bank and Trust company of Moline, convicted of embezzlement in Rock Island county circuit court, June 15, 1931, has been denied, according to information received today from the state division of correction at Springfield. Shallberg was sentenced to serve three terms of one to 10 years consecutively when he pleaded guilty to the embezzlement charges. He was granted a parole May 24, 1940. Some months ago he filed a plea for a pardon and hearing on his petition was held recently.

i Shallberg has been in Indiana since he was paroled, it was said. cam on one errand or another. There recorded the names of friends from all stations of life. The guest list includes royalty, for she gave a reception to Prince William of Sweden; eminent clergymen, social workers, historian, scientists, musicians, legislators, Indians, as well as just friends and relatives. Surviving, besides the widower, daughter and son, are two sisters, Mrs.

E. S. Wentworth of Santa Barbara, and Mrs. William H. Marshall of Rock Island, and a brother, Edward P.

Denkmann of Rock Island. Four brothers and sisters died In their childhood. Two sisters and brother, Mrs. Marietta Reimers, Mrs. T.

B. Davis and F. C. Denkmann, died in more recent years. Open Administration of Agnes R.

Farrar Estate A petition for letters of administration of the estate of Miss Agnes R. Farrar who died in Omaha, last week, has beeft filed in Rock Island county probate court. Personal property valued at $1,500 is listed. Heirs are: Her father, Joseph E. Farrar, Rock Island, and the following brothers and sisters, Benjamin D.

Farrar, Rock Island; Mrs. Grace B. Andrews, Omaha; Joseph E. Farrar, Milan, and Arthur F. Farrar, Moline.

Her father has been named administrator. WEAR Custom Made Clothes The Dress of the Gentleman' Zimmer Stork CUSTOM TAILORS 323 18th St. R. 983 (6)(D IN DAY upto 6Q oh you Atame Only Quickly PHQNE THEN COME IN FOR YOUR MONEY Fraternity Cage Team To Meet Cedar Rapids The basketball team of Tri-City chapter, No. 40.

A. Z. will play the Cedar Rapids A. Z. A.

club in Rqpk Island Feb. 22. and a dance will be held in the evening for the Cedar Rapids guests, it was announced at. a meeting of the local chapter in the Tri-City Jewish center last night. Seymore Raben, Jack Marantz, Herman Cohen and Darrel Weinstein were appointed as a fund earning committee.

The chapter began a campaign at the meeting to national defense stamps, and the stamps will be sold at each session. 312 Manufacturers Phones: R. I. 124 18th Street 7710 or 771 1.