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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-31

measuring easy, the plat be square or
rectangular in shape and that, If It be
part OF a larger field OF corn, some
shall be used to designate the boun-
d8ries, such as a row or more OF pota-
toes or pumpkins planted about the
border There must be $50 square rods
in the plat and the corn rows must be
kept at least q inches inside Of the
boundaries.
RECORD TO BE KEPT.
Competitors are required to keep q
record so that the public may have the
benefit of the experience of those who
are most successful This record is ex-
pected TO include:
What crops have been grown on
same ground for three years and the
yield. II it can be given
Time and depth OF blowing for this
years crop.
How seed bed is prepared, with the
number oft lines the ground is worked
and the tools used.
Variety OF corn used and method OF
preparing seed, including termination
test, II made, and percentage Of ger
minatiOn.
Date and depth OF planting, with the
number Of grains in a hill.
Number OF civilizations given, witt
da,es and depth and kind Of nipple
meUts used
Date when corn is beyond reach o
moderate frost, and time Of harvesting
Kind of fertilizers, if any, used ant
how and when applied.
Dates and approximate amounts o
rainfall during growth Of crop. Thu
suggestion is made that the amount o
precipitation can be ascertained witt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-31
MOLINE VOTES FOR
new HIGH SCHOOL

Moline will have a new high school
building at a cost Of 100000. as the
result Of the specia, election held in
that city Saturday. The vote was on
a bond issue Of the above amount
and the proposition carried by count
OF 1.138 against 566 On the question
Of whether TO build on the site adj
joining the present building, the vote
was 1.I43 for and 521 against using
the proposed site.
A year ago the same proposition
was voted on in Moline and because
Of the failure of the many advocates
OF a new building to register their
opinion, the plan was voted down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-31
CONDITIONS FOR
CONTEST NAMED
German Trust & Savings Bank
Gives Rules Governing
Raising of Corn.
FOR S1O0 IN CASH PRIZES
Competition open to Anyone Any
where in County, Maximum Yield
on Acre Being Object.

Conditions which will govern the
corn raising contest conducted by the
German Trust d Savings bank Of this
city we're announced today. Prizes
aggrgeating 800 will be given for the
largest yields OF corn on acre plats
raised by anyone anywhere within TIE
county. Preliminary plans We're made
and published during the farmers in
sutute al Coal Vally last January.
The money will be divided into
three purses OF $50, $50 and $50. going
IN orde RIO producers of the three most
prolific acres of corn. No variety is
barred and the grower is left TO his
own devices iu the use OF fertilizers
and preparation and cultivation of the
soil
The bank requires that, to make
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-31
RICHMOND REPLY
is MISLEADING
Chairman of the County Board
in Answer to Grand Jury
Foreman Trevor.

Late Saturday afternoon Chairman
George Z. Richmond OF the county
board Of supervisors brought to The
Argus and asked its publication re.
ply % the communication BY {. s. Ire
vor. foreman Of the recent grand jury,
printed in The Argus the day before.
In the spirit OF fairness The Argus
publishes Mr. Richmonds letter. Not
p ths.a1tiaC i contains erroneous and
misleading statements and wrong COZ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-31

a fair degree OF accuracy by keeping
open jars standing out of doors and
measuring depth OF water after each
rain
FIRST OF KIND.
This is the first contest Of this kind
that has ever been held in Rock Island
county and It is attracting a great deal
o. attention, particularly on the part
Of the younger generation on the farms.
II is TO be hoped that It will be made
an annual affair, so as to encourage
the use OF scientific methods of bring
ing soil up 70 its maximum fertility,
an operation that is hardly possible
under ordinary circumstances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-31

BREAK Up THE RING.
1t is up to the people 10 see that this
ring is broken up; it is the peoples
fault, and in the future let them not
complain Of the reckless expenditure
OF their money. a vote in South Rock
Island for Frank J. Bachman for su
pervisor will go q long way TO tbs
break up of this ring.
ROBERT n. SCHMIDT.
1920 Eleventh street, Rock Island
III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-31

Armed with authority from Presiden
Wilson instantly 10 set in motion ~
cry governmental agency 70 relieve suf-
fering, Secretary Of War Garrison and
Major General wood Of the United
States army are in charge Of the relief
work In the food-stricsen districts OF
Ohio. Secretary Carton has power
10 order federal troops into Ohio as
may be necessary. This step probably
will not have to be- taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-31
Contest is open to anyone
GROUND.
EDUCATIONAL.


the tinean o blowing
the vas
of
er the
planting Of
hill.
Number Of
depths and of
Time
have ured il an time OF
the O commercial
Lastly give proxmate o
neghborhood the
collecting
in jail
placeda from oil
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
is NOT TOLD OF
HUSBANDS DEATH
Woman Whose Face Has Been
Scared for Life in Auto
Accident.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-As she lay
suffering at the Nassau Hotel at
Long Beach, L. L., today Mrs. Lain
beer, society leader, whose face is
SCARED for life as a result Of the
disastrous auto accident at Long
Island railroad crossing Sunday night,
dictated several kilograms to her
husband. She suggested little things
that might be done to make their two
children comfortable until she re-
turns home and mentioned other little
household affairs.
Mrs. Laimbeer does not know her
husband died yesterday from injuries
received when his auto was struck
by the train. Neither does she know
that Pell and his chauffeur are dead,
An investigation into the disaster
was started by the public service com
mission today and the coroner will
hold an inquest tomorrow The mo-
torman Of the train which struck the
auto will be released from all blame
|It is not known definitely at the pres
ent time whether Pell or the chauf-
feur was driving the car when it was
struck. Mrs. Laimbeer is now the
only survivor of the accident. 1t is
likely however. that VIM. K Van
derbilt, and Mrs. Pell who were in
the car following will be asked to ap-
pear before the inquest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
!, CIGARETTE CURE
FOUND AT LAST
swab the Tongue With Nitrate
of Silver and Never
Smoke Again.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-A drummer.
two college students, bartender, six
baseball players and the proprietor OF
a pool room were sitting on the steps
outside the headquarters of the anti
cigarette league today when Miss Lucy
Page CASTOR arrived to open the sec.
ond day of the leagues free clinic.
They all wanted sample OF the lea,
gue's treatment for getting toe-hold
on Lady Nicotine. The drummer dis
played a fuzzy tongue.
DIR. d. H. Kress. general secretary
of the league, drew a tiny brush from
a glass case, swabbed the tongue with
a solution OF nitrate of silver, and
passed on to the next victim while
the drummer hurried out in the hall
to light cigarette and test the rem.
edy. He took two puffs and sent the
snipe out the window. Good thing
he said, with wry expression ana
much emphasis. Miss CASTOR today
pronounced the new treatment a sue
cess. She said that with three mouth
washes with nitrate of silver solu,
tion the most hardened smoker was
ready TO quit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
AGAINST Woman Suffrage.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 5.-A na,
tional organization of Catholic wom-
en- to oppose the suffrage movement
has been launched by leaders of the
German Catholic Central Verien now
converting In this city. The launch
ing of the women's section came as
the result Of the report of President
Frey in which he attacked woman
suffrage and the theory of eugenics
as being opposed to the sacredness
of the home, the well being OF society
and the welfare of the human race.
He urged the unifcation Of Catholic
women into single body to combat
the spread of the movements.
William Muench of Syracuse was
reelected president OF the New York
Stats verband. 1t was decided
to establish social study course at
Manresa, Staten Island.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
Will. LET MINES
FILL WITH WATER
Operators Will go Out of Busi-
ness Rather Than In
crease Wages.

/ United Press Leased Wire Service,
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 5.-Miners of
the western federation in St Francois
county, Mo, the largest lead mining
district in the world today are taking
a strike vote and walkout is predict
3D.
Several weeks ago they demanded
an increase of fifty cents a day and a
union shop and gave the operators
until August to arrange. The com
pany made no response. Operators
say If the men strike they will make
no attempt to break 1t but let the
mines fill with water. During the panic
of 1907 wages We're cut from 20 to 25
percent Since then several requests
for increases have been made but
none received. The operators declare
the price of lead went down with the
wages and the price since then has
not justified raise. They further
say they can afford q shut down bet
ter than an increase In the pay roll
The operators also complain that theJ
are now facing q reduction in the
tariff which they assert would bring
disaster to the district.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

HE WAS NOT DRUNK
Autopsy Shows no Trace Of Whlskey
as Charged In tho Story OF
the Tooth
Fuller

Oulteu ET6Sb Leased wire S0rVlCe.J
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, Aug. 5.-Seven
young children, frightened by the look
on their mothers face, clung to her
today and asked what had become of
their father. The mother. Mrs. R.
G. HUM, told them that their father
was In prison, but that he would be
released soon.
DR.. HUM, dentist. is held on the
charge Of manslaughter for the death
of Albert T. Kammerer, young drug
gist. A coroner's jury returned a YER
dict that he be held to the grand jury.
Many facts Of the death are unex-
planned Stories are told by DR.. Hunn
of how Kammerer drank large guam
tity Of whiskey before his tooth was
extracted and how he fell several
times. becoming unconscious, conflict
with the report of the autopsy, which
showed no trace of whiskey. Sang
anon county has been singularly free
from convictions of murder trials in
recent years and it is freely predict
ed here that HUM will be freed.
II have clear conscience" said
DR.. HUM today, when he was released
on $4,000 bond Il believe that both
the doctors who performed the
autopsy know that Krammerer was
drunk. They are trying to save hif
family the pain Of having IT publicl,
known. I tried to protect him too
but felt that ! had to protect my
seIf when this trouble arose. have
no fear of the outcome. I am en-
tirely innocent"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
Hoke Wants a Farmer.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.--After hav-
ing held up for three weeks the con-
firmation Of the national Industrial
commission, Senator Hoke Smith an
nounced today that he would at once
call the committee on education and
labor to consider the nine names In
yolved. His objection is reported to
be that President Wilson's list does
not include farmer. No further
obstruction to the beginning of work
by the commission is planned. It's
legal life will expire two years hence
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

Woman Bookmaker at NJ. Y. Races.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-The revival
of racing brought something new in
the discovery of a woman "bookmak-
err" Following her arrest by detec,
tiyes who alleged she accepted bets
from them, Margaret Wright, 23, was
found guilty of making books on Bel
mont Park races. She was placed on
probation until Sept. 25 and told that
if arrested again on the same charge
she would be sent to the penitentiary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

MEARs HOLDS RECORD
Verne Thought Eighty Days Was
Swift, Jaeger Schmidt Cut It to
Half That and Now IFS
Cut Again.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
! NEW york., Aug 5.Around the
world in 35 days. That is the record
that will be established tomorrow bar
ring any eleventh hour mishap, by
John Henry Mears, who early today
reaches st. Paul, Mimi, after a dash
around the globe. Mears made his trip
under the auspices of the New York
Evening Sun. And by arriving here
at 10:10 p. m tomorrow, he will have
reduced by four days the record for
the trip around the world now held by
Jaeger Schmidt.
Leaving st. Paul early today Mears
hurried on to Chicago. If he had been
able to get the Pennsylvania railway
officials to hold the train leaving there
for the east at 8:15 he would have
finished inside his own schedule and
beaten the 35 day record he started
out to set by several hours. The
Pennsylvania could not hold It's train
however and Mears will finish the trip
as he planned.
Leaving New York Mears made his
| trip via London, Paris and Berlin;
through Russia and across Siberia into
China and Japan, then across the Pa
cific to Vancouver, finishing with 9
dash across the country by rail He
Twas aided by boats and trains beint
HELD for him when connections wer'
\ close and only once In Siberia wa
he behind the schedule he ha'
/ planned.
i Mears is travelling through to ];
schedule he mapped out before start
! ing his dash. He left st. Paul toda.
lat $3.50 a. M; will reach Chicago a
1880 p. M, and leave at 1870. A
17:50 a. m. Wednesday he will reacl
Cleveland. Ohio. change trains ant
proceed Immediately toward Buffalo
Iarriving there at 11:45. At 100 p
m. Mears will start on the final lie,
of his journey, arriving In New Yorl
at 1910 p. m. He has allowed him
self ten minutes to reach the off1c'
Of the Sun, from the Grand Centra
station. That will put him at th
point from which he started at 1920
IF he makes all of his final connec
tions successfully his time for tn
trip around the world will be B
DAYS, 81 hours and 35 minutes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
Four Men Emptied Their RevoIvers
at Detectives Brother But
Mono Reached a Vital
Spot
IN RESTAURANT
Young Woman Lured ListIs Into Ex
posed Spot In Cafe Where
He Was Made
Target OF.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK. Aug. 5.-"If get out
of this | can count lot OF new
graves in the cemetery was the COM
ment of William Lustig early today as
he lay seriously wounded in "Humpty"
Jackson's restaurant, following
gang shooting, the details Of which
closely resembled those marking the
murder of Herman Rosenthal.
At the Bellevue hospital 1t was
stated that although LustigB wounds
were serious he would probably re-
cover. Lustig is brother OF one of
the detectives attached to the Office
of District Attorney Whitman. He is
said to have gained the enmity of
jackson and "gangsters" because of
being suspected Of giving information
to authorities.
1t was after midnight when Lustig
was seen on Third avenue with a
young woman, headed toward Jack
sons place. Arriving there Lustig
hesitated before entering, but the
young woman took him by the arm
and they took table near the door,
Against his protests the young wom-
an sat facing the door, according to
1.-THE story learned by the police. Then
she excused herself.
A, big black touring car rolled III
4 In front OF the rest aalrsnt, four mef
jumped out and while Lustig sa
with his back to the door the mel
directed the fire from their revolver
upon him. Lustig fell with three bul
let wounds in his body.
The four men dropped their weapons
on the sidewalk, jumped into the auto
mobile and as the motor had beer
kept running, dashed Off before {
policeman half block away coult
make move. The young woman hat
disappeared from the restaurant II
the meantime and no trace was foun'
of her.
The police believe the shooting wa
lplanned some time ago and declar
4 they have every information to lea'
them to believe that members of th
gang are responsible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
SHERIFF. ARRESTED SON
AND SENT HIM TO PEN

pealed to Governor Ammons in tel
egram, hoping that the chasm be
tween father and son which had
wrecked her life might be bridged In
the hour of the old mans death. The
father died before the request could
be carried out, but today tho boy was
ordered taken to the home. Kreeger
had been sheriff for years, and the
state is full of the history of his dar-
ing captures. One night he captured
his own son, the father being deaf to
his appeals. He was convicted, per
sonally. handcuffed by the father, TAX
en- to the pen and today his name
was uttered in the boys home for the
first time since his arrest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
TWO HUNDRED
IN N|GHTGOWNs
Big Summer Hotel Destroyed by Fire,
Guests Being Forced to Flee
From Their
BedA
ALL ESCAPED SAFELY
Children anad vaiuabIes Were Tossed
From Windows Whom Flames
Raced Through the
Halls.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
BALTIMORE, Md. Aug. b.-Chf,-
dren and valuab1ee were tossed from
windows and guests OF the Blue
Mountain House, noted summer no.
tel at Pen Mar, groped their way
through corridors filled with smoke
when the huge structure was destroy
ed by fire early today. The hotel
will accommodate upwards OF 800
guests and about 200 were housed
there last night. Practically all lost
most OF their clothing, jewelry and
other valuables and had to be given
wearing apparel before they coulo
start for Baltimore.
1t is estimated that jewelry valued
at between $4,000 and $4,000, be-
longing to guests was destroyed in
the blaze. LOSS to the hotel company
is placed at 100000. Only two per.
sons were injured although the blaze
spread with remarkable rapidity.
The injured are: B. E. Meter and
Malcolm Frank, both OF Norfolk, Va.
They we're not awakened by the alarm
which aroused the other guests and
were nearly trapped in their room on
| the fourth floor. Their faces and
4 hands were badly burned as they
made their way to the second flool
! where they were rescued
I The guests were sleeping at sis
o'clock when negro porter saw
smoke coming from the basement A
watchman running in answer to the
negro's call emptied his pistol as ar
\ alarm and then with the negro rar
into the hotel lobby "Fire!" they
yelled and clerks and cleaners tool
up the cry. Before the hotel hell
could reach the stairs they were rae
ing with flames that leaped up tht
elevator shaft ahead of them. The
shots had awakened some Of ths
guests but most of them slept on
Walters and bell boys pounded or
! each door, screaming don't try th'
front stairs-take the back stairs O.
the fire escapes" They had clos'
race with the fire.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
GO TO SCHOOL
TO STUDY SLIT SKIRTS

today after Judge for the second time
had dismissed bather charged with
being insuflciently clad.
Live models borrowed from the
art institute-wt parade before the
coppers in slit bathing suits, skirtless
bathing suits and one piece bathing
suits. A sergeant will point out to
the truth-seeking coppers which OF
the models is in need OF more clothes.
There viii be male models too.
Glasses OF the propriety of bathing
suits will not be thrown open to the
general public, the captain announces
today, forestalling any rush to the
police drill halls.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
Dirgs- Caminetti Case Started
Today and Diggs is Charged
With White Slave Act
Violation.
HISTORY OF THE SCANDAL
Two silly High School Girls
and Two Deceitful Married
Men Whose Escapade
Was Startling.

,1rnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
s' SAN FRANCISCO, Cali, Aug. O.
f,,,maxinr an escapade which stirred
the nation from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, which involved the Washing
lon administration, which caused bit-
terness in congress and which COST
McNabb his Job as United States dis
trict attorney. MalIry Diggs was
placed on trial here for violation OF
the Mann white slave act. Diggs who
with r. Drew Camenitti deserted their
wives IN Sacramento and fled to
Reno, Ney, with two pretty high
school girls, Martha Warrington and
Lola Norris, went to trial before u.
S. District Judge VIM c. vanFleet
with Matt I. Sullivan and Theo. Roche
special assistants to Attorney Gener.
al McReynolds, as his prosecutors
Both the Warrington girl with
whom Diggs fed, and Miss Norris
and her former friend Caminetti, were
in court when the trial opened.
II was expected that because OF the
great publicity Of the case some diff
Guilty would be encountered in getting
q an unbiased jury When this is OBJ
tained, however It Is possible both
girls will be placed on the stand i'm,
I mediately to tell their stories OF the
adventure at Reno and what occurred
at that time.
It had been the intention OF John
i. McNab, then district attorney to
try both Diggs and Caminetti fer con
spiracy to violate the Mann act. This
plan. however. was abandoned when
Sullivan and Roche were named tc
act, and the first to be tried faces Q
charge OF actual violation of the law
The maximum penalty is FIVE years IN
prison on conviction on each or any
OF several counts but it is possible
that a five years sentence may be the
maximum imposed In any case. All
the conclusion OF the Diggs trial which
Is expected to last about week Cam
inett will be placed on trial on the
same charge with Miss Norris as the
principal witness. At the conclusion
OF the caminetti trial Diggs and his
attorney, Chas B. Harris OF Sacra
mento, will face jury on a charge
OF attempting perjury In connection
with the case.
It was Arousing.
The elopement to Reno Of Cami
neth and Diggs with Lola Norris, 19
and Martha Warrington, 20, aroused
social and political circles OF Califor
MIA as they have not been aroused In
years. Frank Drew Canninetti is the
son Of United States Commissioners
General of immigration Anthony Cam
lnetti. Maury /. Diggs was formerly
state architect. The men, posing as
bachelors, met the two young girls a
social function given by the sorority
TO which the girls belonged. The.
called and were well received by tht
parents OF the girls, who were fatter
ed with the attentions OF these mel
Who were able to entertain then
more lavishly than the youths NOR
nearly their own ages. There wer,
theatre parties, automobile rides fre
auent presents Of flowers nn1 lik,
gifts. Because the attentions of til,
men had always been conventional
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
couIon and Burns are Matched.

[united Press Leased Wire Service.l
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Aug. 5.-Arti-
cles were signed here Monday for a
ten-round bout between Bantam
Champion Johnny Coulon and Bobby
Burns Of Dallas, Texas. The affair is
to be staged at Omaha on Sept. 12.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
Models Borrowed From Art In
stitute Will Parade Be
fore the Officers.

UNITED Press Leased Wire seryice.l
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.--Chicago police,
men will "go to school" next week
to learn what is proper and What is
not in bathing beach costumes for
men and women. Chief McWeeny
announced the school Of instruction
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
Road Agents Got $3.50.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l ]
DIES LoGB, Mo-, Aug 5.Two road
agents today held up George Seabou-
in teamster for ]. R. Mason, between
Des Loge and Mitchell, Mo. and es-
capped with $3.50 which he had drawn
for Mason for miners pay. Both men
we're masked A posse has been or
ganized to search for them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
Prisoner Released by Governor
to Attend the Funeral of
the Old Man.

United Press Leased Wire service.l
DENVER, Colo, Aug, 5.-"My boy
Is In the state pen. VIII you let him
come home to his fathers death" In
these words Mrs. J. X. Kreeger, wife
OF the man who had been sheriff Of
Las Animas county for 80 years, ap-