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MONDAY evening THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT AND LEADER-aday.In-: Jo-t 72any. here. : buttwoandtho this e of -zlu-' I be iday lockCOUNTY NURSE RE-APPOINTED BY SUPERVISORSReferendum of School Di»-tricU and Officers Ignored.BOARD3 TO 2Marti and Grace Opposes •• -Move on Ground Public Is Opposed.MUS'.Graco Van Evora, county nurse, was reappointed by theaantScott county board ot supervisorsOils olternoon by a vote of 3 to 2. 3 Chairman Clirla Jlarti of Lode Grove, and Supervisor David Grace ot Dixon, casting the dlsaentlngThe 1,1 V0,,*s «o continue the welfare lieth WOrk in lh* nirnl districts, theOFFICER PAT DIETZ SHOOTS RUNNING BOYCentral Figure, in the County NurseRow Tie fore BoardCarl Brockman, Age 18; Accidentally Wounded by Policeman.fol-Oct. amo I to u. 1n ived .. In. llui' renal is a •ranews I bR 1:20 Mrs. i av-Uonenr-bcrl»::t0.illylalliSB.ort.hlldandvlthStday 1:2*1 riio ‘red t 7 loo. ICPt orn-was lock Rue, ‘ K. ot-3*rl el*c-rke ‘ali^ser.ids.board Ignored a referendum conducted among the -13 rural school boards earlier iu tho month, and also Ignored’ » voto lakoa by tbe county school officers' assembled Saturday, when Uic question of retaining the nurse was voted down. BI to 21.Robert C. l'lclio. president of the Scott County Tulicrcalotls assoc U- tioo, and li. J. Mcster of Bettendorf, a member of tho executive committee of the county *,lt;hool nf-llccre iissWciiiiion, appeared before the boiird ami urged iho rc-appoint-tucr.t of Mias Van Kvcra. Thoy asked the supervisors to Jg non; the results ot the referendum lor the reason that Miss Van Evera wot, a cnunly mmsc and not a school nurse.Mr. Ficlte ulsn who wed tho board UuU approximately 6J per coot uf Miss Van Evera’s saluiy of $2.0011 a year Is lakeu from taxes paid by the rovidonts or the city of U.ivea-pon, and tho remaining j:, per cent cornea front tho county.In opposing the reappointment, bulb Marl! and Grace bowed to wlmr. they considered tho wishes of a majority of their constituents. In lyong Grove. Mr. Marti wild, the sentiment was overwhelmingly in opponiiion * to the retention of a nuntc.Tho motion to reappoint tho nurse wan made by Supervisor Wilson of LeChiirc. It \valt; .seconded by Supervisor Henry Jugcr of Uav-onport. On the roll call AVUsoa. Muter, and Jobn Heading, also of the city, voted in laror of the reappointment of the nurse.MIsh Van Event waa uppoiolod county nurse on July 1. 1321. Jor *• pei iod of mx months, tollowlne the artion oi Uio lied Croat; In abandoning tho work for lack uf fdmls. When the question of ro-*ppOinL-ment waa raised on Jan. 1 tbe hoard members decided to take a referendum voto of tho school districts • o determine whether the coumy districts wanted the norwj retained, rwer.ty-livc of tho 13 districts voted against tho rc-Eppointmeni. Seven voted in favor. The remaining 11 districts fiiiled to voto.Cnrl Brockmao. IS years old. was shot late this uflcrnooa by or. ficer Pot Uleti whvn the tatter flred in an attempt to bring the lad to u UnlL Young Brockman 1b at Mercy hospital. The bullet. 1t is said. Is lodged at the base of the spine.Diets, who with Officers Rogers and Hanson were sent to Filth and Wilkes avenue to arrest Brockman and Wnltcr anti Horry Poclcineky. drove up to the scene as the lads were Geelng alcns tho embankment ot the Rock Island track*.The officers commanded them to stop but the lads, who were wanted for questioning In connection with several burglaries, disregarded the order. It was then that DieU pulled his gun. Firing down from an embankment of almost ZOb Icet. Diet*, according to his statement. Hgtircd lie ,wa» shootingn « mi’c tini iyards orer tho lad’s head.Didn’t Mean to Hit Him.1 didn’t mean to hit the boy. Officer Dietz sukl this afternoon. Tears were in Uto olhcer'* eyes. 1 only meant !o scare him into stopping. 1 thought 1 wns firing over tho boy’s head. I wub shoaling from on embankment at the time.Officer* Uogors and liaoson told Chief CUu.-seu that It was difficult to aim. They slated lhat as Diet* shot he remarked that he would •aenre the bojs.Mayor O. K.s Dietz.Mayor TUrewald staled this aft-ernouu that Diet* was perioctly within his rights in shooting « tho lad, and that even i| he bad, attempted to hit blm he would hnrc boon hlnmolesH. The mayor and Chief of Police William Cbutrea also staled that Ihcy woultl back Diet* la -Uio ovoat that Iroubtu should follow. Waller Pcohlnsky, the only one of the three boys held at tho station, said today that iho Injured boy know that Diet* was an olfifcer. Brockman has tun from police before, officers auy.Broctsnmn is tho sou of Emil C. RrOCkmim. 118' IJnwooil avenue. The two Pecli Insky boys live at 1831 West Sixth street. The boys were suspected of several robberMISS GRACE VAN EVEKA.MIbb Van Erera, county nurse for Uie last eight months, waa reappointed by the county board of supervisors this afternoon by a vote of 3 to 2 after school districts In Urn county had objected to inrlher maintenance of the Office.MARION ATKINS WINS CONTEST FOR THEATERMakes ’Best Drawing of “Strangheart,” Now at Family.An extremely lifelike picture of Stronghcart’’. the wolf-dog which appoars in The Silent Call.” now being shown at the Family theatre, won tir.il prixo of S10 lot- Marion Atkins. 423 High street, in the drawing contest coaductod by M.m-I Mau street, perliBj Ing nr ly cac driven an aut Thlrte I coandl pital t ,the br Five whon escape Olaf S nuichii I’Olli how tlDENager Clirir. Hchrcn*. She i* 13los and the three officers were sent 0!.d’tn the west part i,fthc city to bring1 them In for investigation.CITIZENS ARE WELCOMED INTOMiss Rosemirfy Klcinfcldcr. 130$ Araacton avenue, ago 14. won the second prize ot 83. There were hundreds of pntrantr, and many other prizes wore awarded. The JuiSebs were Bob Bedford, William A. Ceperlcy. litaoiaii .More. According In the Judges, there were ui*:iy excellent drawings.Prei trl-cltj tho mi at the to heof ConUNITED STATES TWO ARTISTS TOAPPEAR ON BILLNew citizens who were admitted In tho naturalization court-during tbe pail year, together with theirrclailCfC P-nrl VI fit’naiTHCP.flPITmWOOFBE- A AVI tomobl prepaii
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Davenport Democrat and Leader
Davenport, Iowa, US
Mon, Feb 20, 1922
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