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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

Judging by the summer crop of
breach OF promise suits there's no
heart shattered that a greenback can
not heal.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

When a woman in Chicago laughed
she swallowed a diamond ring she had
been holding In her teeth. She who
laughs last, etc.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

The Judge who was granted a d.
vorce in his own court refutes the the
DRY that a shoemaker's wife never has
any shoes.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

However. the ~aeroyacht is not likely
to become as popular as the automo-
bile. as the driver cannot readily get
underneath and tinker with II.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

Cipriano Castro is called a peon.
But he has been called SO many other
things that probably he won't mind
II much.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

Frank Chance is I o be a moving
picture star. Toe bad his ball team
isn't better al moving.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

Now m a scientist who says
that badness is due to cutting the
hair. He must have a grudge against
BARRIERS.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

The woman who woke up and found
che was worth a million won't have
TO worry about the price OF a fall hat.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

Again the meanest man in the
world. He refused his wife a nickel
TO a see a moving picture show.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

Let Us Get Closer Together" says
the Birmingham Ledger. oh, let's
wait until the weather gets cooler.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

1t has often been said that the way
of the transgressor is hard-but how
easy to follow!
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

Watch the old maids and bachelors
flock to Vienna since they are going
to start a lottery marriage system.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

San Francisco.-"There is no cpl
demic of bubonic plague at Martinez
said DR.. J.. ID. Long. The death there
was purely sporadic"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

II Is now in order for some patri-
otto Englishman to donate a cup for
international competition in cricket.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

The best thing to do with the city
man who wants to live on a farm is to
let him try 1t.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

The simple life is not suited for sim.
ple-minded people.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-09-18

Congress should investigate the non.
delivery OF that s34.44 per capita.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23
Now He Writes LeglhIy.

A well-known musician who writes
very illegible hand once sent an
unusually hopeless scrawl to q friend.
The latter studied It a minute. gave
It up IN despair, and then sat down
and wrote In reply. IT shall be most
happy to dine with you tomorrow at
six. Kind regards TO your wife,
Yours, etc" In less than half an
hour his friend appeared. GREATNESS,
at his door. There's some misunder-
standing" said he. anxiously, Il wrote
you q note asking II you could play
the piano part OF the trio at Browns
recital, and hero you've sent me an
acceptance Of a dinner invitation:
I'm sorry. but I didn't invite you to
dinner!" Well" returned the other
blandly, u didn't suppose you'd really
sent me an Invitation to dinner. But
l couldn't read word Of your note,
and IN that case hereafter l mean al
ways to take It for granted that you re
asking me to dine" For one Of his
correspondents. at least. the offender
now writes legibly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23
Put Salesman on Right Path.

Jones. q Boston manufacturer, en-
ployed Hobbs as a salesman. Hobbs
was q hustler who brought business
when he worked, but who had habit
Of sacrificing two or three days a
month getting drunk and SOLDERING up
directly after getting his pay. He was
always in debt. One day Jones called
Hobbs in and said that he would
keep him in his employ only on one
condition Whats that?" asked
Hobbs. IT'S this" said Jones. Every
week shall take So Of your pay and
put 1t aside. Every month 1 shall de-
posit the money In cooperative
bank. You are not to touch that
money as long as you remain unmar-
ried and work for mo-" But my debts
how can / spare" Pay EN- some
how-and let me see that handbook
every month" That was all-no leo
ture on the evils Of drinking. no
aphorisms. The other day Hobbs
brought the handbook to Jones and
showed $500 on deposit And his only
comment was: And didn't even get
thirsty when look at it"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23
KORSHAK'S Wife
CONFESSES FIRES
Spouse Of Incendiary, Said to
Be on China Coast, Admits
Helping Set Fire.

Chicago H., July 23.-Mrs. Fannie
Korshak Of $500 Grand boulevard,
wife Of David Kor5hak, the "firebug,"
who is a fugitive from justice, yes
terday told the July grand jury she
was a member of the arson trust. Sc
Her story is expected to result in the
Indictment Of half dozen other
members Of the organization. Some
OF these are reported we'll known in
insurance circles.
Mrs Korshak admitted completely
in several incendiary fires on advice
Of numerous friends. II is expected
she will be granted immunity.
IL also became known States Attor;
ney Hoyne is investigating the death
Of Leopold Dreyfus, wooden merchant
and supposed suicide at his home
after he had admitted a fire in his
shops at 222-34 South Market street
on June 3, 1911. was Of incendiary
origin. The state su poets he may
have been murdered. Dreyfus named
the persons who had conspired to sci
the fire, including Korshak
Korshak is reported conducting {
saloon in Canton. China, but arson
IS not an extraditable offense. Hoyne's
investigation may lead 10 an indict
ment Of Korshak for murder. however
which is ext-aditablo.
The charges Of conspiracy TO com
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23
WOULD ASK FOR EXPLANATION
Not Hard 20 Imagine Uncomfortable
Few Minutes for Chauffeur, the
Victim Of Joke.

A practical joke was played the
other day In Washington. A man who
has something of a reputation as a
wag was the writer's companion, and
we were passing a fashionable store.
There, drawn up, we're three or four
motor cars, among them a Limousine
with the chauffeur fast asleep. Evil
IDENTIFY the mistress was inside the
store.
Without a word the wag stole quick
ly up, and opening the motor car door
carefully, slammed it shut. In a mo-
ment the chauffeur Strengthened up,
Then he stole q look over his shout
der and saw the wag standing, hat
in hand, apparently talking to some
one inside the car.
Thank you, yes; good-day," said
the wag, and bowed himself gracefully
away from the door, turning as he did
so to look at the chauffeur and say
"Home!"
Yes, sir!" Honk honk! and of went
the car, home"
Where that home" was, who the
mistress OF the carriage was, or What
she did when she came out OF the
store, or what the chauffeur did wher
he stopped at the door of home" AND
found the limousine empty, all tina
only the chauffeur and the lady know
The Pathfinder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23

officers of the Titanic insisted that
glasses were "a hindrance in endeav-
oring to sight icebergs.
Equally interesting are Captain
Johnston's observations about the eff
fectiveness of searchlights. Captain
Johnston found the searchlight was of
considerable assistance. With it he
picked up an iceberg at a distance
of three miles on a dimly moonlight
night, and at two miles after the moon
had set
He found that while it was useless
tor the observer to stand under or
behind the searchlight beam, if the
observer stood Is feet or more at one
side OF the beam the ray was of ma
te:lal assistance. He also found that
! the ray must be contracted to a fine
point if a nearby iceberg is to be
seen in the searchlight, as a flaring
/ beam only blinds the observer. Cap
/ tain Johnston. adds, however, that be-
CduSC VI lLlV OilAAhIh6 CIACNb Vi q OCol Ill
! light he could not recommend its gen.
! eral use for vessel under way. The
remedy lies rather, he maintains, in
vessels going so slowly on dark and
! foggy nights as TO be able to maneu.
yer within the limit of visibility OF
an iceberg, whether it be 200 yards
or two miles.
Of ~,
vestigation it was maintained that the
water in the immediate vicinity of an
| iceberg is always colder than that OF
the water more distant. Captain
Johnston denies this absolutely and
reports that not until within a ships
! length of icebergs did he ever find
any change in the temperature due
to the presence of the ice. The wa.
! tiers in which the icebergs usually are
encountered are of most variable TEN,
peratures and streaky, so that sudden
changes of temperature are frequently
encountered without any iceberg being
within a hundred miles.
The echo theory Captain Johnston
found equally fallacious. Some ice
bergs give forth echoes and some dc
not The existence of the echo, he
says, depends upon whether the berg
has straight or slanting sides Ninety
per cent of Captain Johnston's at
tempts to get echoes from bergs were
wholly without result.
There is danger in putting the look
outs on board ship too high above the
water. according to Captain Johnston
Though the limit of visibility increases
with the height of the point at which
the observer is stationed, Captain
Johnston found that in fog or at night
it was better to have the observer IN
deck than aloft.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23

of McGaffin, county clerk, who pro
nounced it clear.
The land has been transferred eight
times, during the past century, and
when sold entire, has brought sums
ranging from $4,000 for the first sale
to $4,000 in 1872, when the huge tract
was transferred the last time. The
tract has ben sold in smaller pieces
several times since that time. No in
vestigation has been made in regard
to the chain of abstract deeds, which
were shown the Davenport lady who
was victimized.
Recent discoveries reveal the fact
that the deed to the property pur.
chased by Mrs. Patch, is not worth
the paper on which it is printed.
AS the property was purchased in
1909 and the fraud was not discovered
until this year. 1t is too late for civil
proceedings against the man who sold
Mrs. Patch the land, or rather sold
the worthless deed. Criminal action
is also outlawed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23
CHARTING ICEBERGS

is changed from southerly to north
and east. The gulf stream is more
powerful than the Labrador current,
taking along in its course whatever
ice may be brought into it. This
change usually occurs in April and
May. and those months become then
the period of greatest danger to trans
atlantic liners from ice. The tracks
of the liners hardly touch the Labra-
dor current, but do lie along the path
of the gulf stream. The area of the
ice danger is at the same time restrict.
ed, because bergs coming into the
gulf stream do not last long in the
warm water of that current.
Many of the icebergs in the south.
ward drift become grounded on the
Grand Banks 1t is those which con-
tinue south parallel to and beyond
the banks which threaten the safety
of the ocean steamers. Captain Johns
ton said that the largest berg that
was encountered was about 400 feet
long, 800 feet wide, 20 high out OF
water. The smallest was 225 feet long,
4OU lSSL NluC anu % 1CCl OuI VI " dlcl
Captain Johnston estimated the rate
of deterioration of icebergs floating
In the gulf stream at about per cent
a day.
Captain Johnston found ice to be
visible in clear daylight, under most
favorable conditions and from the
highest point on board ship, at dis,
lance of Is miles. From the bridge
on clear days ice can be sighted,
he says, at from IL to Is miles. Fogs
exist in the iceberg regions from 80
to so per cent of the time in the
spring months, and Captain Johnston
found that in light fog a berg might
be seen two miles distant, and in
dense fog only 200 yards distant. Even
in daytime, therefore, considerations
of safety should require every com.
mander to run with extreme care
when in a fog in the ice region.
In moonlight icebergs were visible
two and half miles distant; in star.
light one mile with the naked eye and
two miles with glasses. On nights
darks and overcast bergs were sighted
only at distance of half mile, and
tnen with glasses. It is only on dark
nights that the icebergs loom I'D as
dark object; on clear nights they
appear as bright spots in the distance
AT the Titanic investigation the
lookout testified that he had not re.
ceived his regular glasses for his
watch in the crows nest. According
TO Captain Johnston the use of glasses
at night doubles the distance at which
an iceberg can be sighted, though
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23
DAVENPORT WOMAN
FLEECED OF $500
Mrs. Nancy Patch Buys Land
That Proves Big Gold
Brick.

Recent discoveries of a flaw in the
title of a 10000 acre tract of land in
Kentucky, bring out the fact that Mrs
Nancy Patch, 1O15 East Fifteenth
street, Davenport, IS one of the vic
tins of INSCRIPTIONS real estate deal
ers. Her loss in purchasing small
amount Of the original grant amounts
to $500.
Property amounting to that sum was
made over by Mrs. Patch in 1909, in
consideration of a deed to $50 acres
of the tract. Mrs. Patch never in
vestigated and to all appearances the
warranty deed and abstract report of
the plot was correct She recently
discovered through agents that her
title to the land was absolutely worth
less.
The facts of the fraud were placed
in the hands of l.. P. Weir of Daven-
port, and an investigation made Ac-
cording to the laws In Iowa, the trans
action, by running three years, with
out an indictment being returned
against the seller, has been outlawed,
as regards civil proceedings.
Investigations are being made. how.
ever, and a course for recovering the
sum invested by Mrs. Patch will be
determined upon, probably in the near
future.
The discovery Of the flaw in the
title reveals a series of fraudulent
sales, extending over century's time.
When the discovery Of the fraud was
made the victim covered up and
placed the property on the market.
The land was first granted to
Messrs. Ford and Duvall over 100
years ago. They did not take imme
date possession, and the land was
granted to other parties. The latter
grantees Immediately occupied the
land and sustained their title by pos
session, while the first ones used the
land for specializing purposes, think
ing they owned the land.
While Ford and Duvall did not own
the land. they sold 1t for the sum OF
$4,000, tie purchaser later disposing
of 1t at $4,000 profit. During both
OF these transactions of the property
nothing was discovered of the flaw in
to- grant Several times the land has
been sold for legal purposes and the
deed once received the Investigation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23

A three months game of tag" be-
/ tween vessels of the United States
revenue cutter service and the ice
bergs of the North Atlantic steamship
lines, which has just been brought to
an end, has resulted in contributions
of great value to the mariners store
/ of knowledge about ice movements
and their dangers to the great feet
constantly passing between Europe
and America. The ice patrol itself
was a direct result of the tremendous
shock suffered by both Europe and
America In the loss of the giant liner
/ Titanic.
The vessels engaged in the ice
patrol were the cutters Seneca and
Miami, commanded by Captains c. B
Johnston and A S. Gamble respec,
lively. Captain Johnston was the sen
1 Tor officer in command of the ice
patrol, and in his final report are con.
illusions which ought to form the basis
Of study by all commanders and navi-
gators Of steam vessels in the North
Atlantic ship lanes.
The procedure was for the two YES
sells to take turns in securing the
ocean for ice in the waters bounded by
the 50th and 44th parallels, north lat
itude, and the 10th and 49th meridians
of west longitude. All passing vessels
reported by wireless to the patrol
vessels any ice they had encountered
in those waters, while the vessels in
turn transmitted to the naval hydro
graphic Office at New York daily re-
ports OF all ice either seen by them or
reported to them by other vessels. In
a short time practically every berg
in those waters had been located,
identified and its general movements
ascertained. Thereafter the task of
the patrol vessels was to check up on
the known bergs at frequent inter
vals, and by observation of their posi-
tons at each sighting, to learn the
rate and direction OF their movements.
1t is this secondary phase of the
patrol that yielded the general obser-
vations of greatest permanent value
/ to maritime interests.
! 1t was found that the iceberss
were brought south along the coast
OF Newfoundland and the Grand Banks
by what is known as the Labrador
current. The southerly drift was
found to vary from practically nothing
TO as high as 80 miles a day, depend.
ing upon wind and tide in its huc
tuations. At the junction Of the
Labrador current, accelerated by the
flow from the Gulf of ST Lawrence
and the northward moving gulf stream,
the direction Of the drift Of icebergs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23
SAVE ON UNDERWEAR
AT THE M. & K.
M G. X. New Underwear Department
for Ladies Holding Banner
July Sale.

( you know that the NJ. & K. have
the most helpful underwear store in
the tri-cities? There are great many
ladies who do and there are a great
many more who do not 1t is par
ticularly to acquaint everybody with
the superior fitting and wearing quail
tiles that NJ. & K. are holding the un-
usual sale of new underwear for WON.
en-, misses and children. At all times
you will find the most dependable
kinds of underwear at the lowest
prices consistent with highest quail
ties. Now you can supply your under
wear needs for a long time TO come
at big savings. For instance, NJ. & K.
25c underwear, the usual 35c quality
elsewhere, on sale at 19c; likewise
SOC union suits, the 75c quality at
other stores, here at 39c, and similar
reductions on finer underwear. Even
the famous Kayser Silk underwear
can be bought for less at the NJ. g. K.
Another thing worth thinking about
is that NJ. and K. underwear is all
new-new styles and new goods. The
most important thing for you to do
tomorrow is to attend the NJ. G. K.
determination Introductory sales In
their new underwear, corset, hosiery
and milNQery departments.
all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23

NIT arson and conspiracy to defraud
against Mrs. Marie Acques, widow Of
James Acques, supposed black hand"
victim, and Lorenzo Acques, were dis
missed yesterday in Judge Windes'
court
Mrs Korshak's testimony is what
l needed for confederation of charges
against other men in the trust" said
Assistant States Attorney Johnston,
who have not yet been indicted The
facts revealed by Mrs. Korshak show
that the arson conspiracy is even of
q wider character than was at first
supposed. Mrs. Korshak's story in
wolves men who have earned good
regulations in the business world"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23
RIVER RIPLETS

The steamer G. w. Hill will arrive
at Rock Island tomorrow and tomor-
row evening the Retail Grocery Clerks
Of Davenport will give their annual
excursion.
Friday evening the Retail Grocery
Clerks association of Rock Island will
give an excursion on the G. w. Hill
The steamer w. w. arrived this
morning and took st. Pauls Sunday
school Of Davenport to Linwood where
the annual picnic Of the school was
held.
The steamer Quincy is due to arrive
a. Rock Island at o'clock this even
ing on it's trip down stream.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23
Remedy at Hand.

She-George, dear. here's a scien-
list who says the earth is wabbling on
its axis, What do you suppose they
can do about IT,
George tabsently)-open up the
mufner, reverse the lever, shut of
the power. lubricate the bearings and
tighten the wheel cap.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23
confesses she sIew Babies.

Saginaw, Mich. July 2S.-Mrs. Ag-
nes Yoder, aged q, has confessed, &C
cording to the police, that by smother
ing. she killed two of her children in
infancy. Her husband fled application
for her admittsnce to the state asy-
lum for the insane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23
DIARIES ARE IN
GOOD CONDITION
State Inspection Being Made
This Week Of Rock Island
Milk Stations.
STATE HEALTH MEN HERE
Places Visited Found to Be Comply
Ing With the Requirements
Of the Law.

A thorough inspection Of the diaries
Of Rock Island is being made this
week by DR.. G. G. Craig of Rock Is
land and two members of the state
board OF health, c. II. Kjellquist of
Rockford and o. J. Lindstrom of Chi
cago. Thus far the places visited
have been found to be complying with
the requirements and It has not been
necessary to issue instructions or
cause the arrest Of an offender.
This inspection is an annual task
performed by members of the state
board of health and the city physi-
cial and this year it is planned TO
inspect the dairy equipment on the
farms. where most of the milk comes
from, as well as the places in the
city.
TO SPEND WEEK.
According to reports some OF
the farmers living on the other side
of Rock river have not been as SAM.
tary as they could be and in order to
prevent the spread of disease these
men will be ordered to clean up OF
else suffer the consequences. The TRIP
over the county is being made in an
automobile and thus far the state in
spectors have made nothing but favor
able comment on the conditions ex
listing within the limits of the city
The whole week will be spent in the
work which was started Monday morn
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23
Moonlight Excursion.

Don't fail TO attend the moonlight
excursion on the barge Mississippi
Tuesday and Wednesday evening,
July % and 23.-CAdv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23

All the news all the tme-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23
Ho,U Many Wo-
men Are There

who have not heard OF the great
craze for all black millinery? An
all black costume is also the cor
rect thing, and when chosen with
care and properly fitted is exceed
ingly smart, out whether the
dress be all black or not, a plain
black hat, trimmed in all black,
except possibly touch Of two or
three white aigrettes, adds de-
cided distinction to any costume.
Every day we are adding to our
collection very classy new black
millinery which is approved by
fashion dictates and will appeal
to the most critical dresser, as
both elegant and refined. The su-
perior services OF this millinery
organization, both for informa-
ton and advice, is offered to our
patrons, whenever they desire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23

All the Ssys all the time - Tha
Argus.