The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26
GENERAL KEYS,


here, has given blackmailers over
$1,000 since last 1Sril developed when
four men were placed under arrest.
ROsenkranz had made several with
draWalS from his bank account since
last April and his banker, }. H. Nc
Cord, asked him what he was doing
with so much money. RoSenkrans
was finally persuaded to confide in
McCoPd, and said that gang had
threatened to take his life if he did
not advance them money they de-
manded. Since April % he said he
had given them about $4,000 in cash
and notes. A few days ago he agreed
to turn over $4,000 more. Rosen-
krans went to the appointed place
with the money, but was accompanied
by officers, who hid near the agreed
Rendezvous In a short time William
Carter, Mac McCarter, Matt Adair and
Oscar Cunningham were taken into
custody before they had relieved their
intended victim of his money
SYRACUSE, NJ. VA large brass
Dduu anu uuuuIGuS VI JOOIIuS nOIuS
acquainted the residents of this city
with the fact that more than 1900
students in the two high schools
have gone on a strike in support OF
three demands-shorter study hours,
better food in school lunchroOms, and
continuation of fraternity system.
The streets were paraded by the
malcontents and fearing trouble the
city authorities sent out all the avail
able police The strikers made dem
onstrations in front of the office of the
superintendent of education and
around the high schools. The teach
ers locked the doors.
NEWARK, O.-The Newark police
have been notified of warrant for
the arrest of Robert DeVine, press
telegraph operator, at Pontiac, Mich,
sworn out by Devine's wife No. 3.
She alleges bigamy and says Devine
married a girl in Chicago in 1907, an
other in Philadelphia in 1908, herself
in 1908. To them was born a son. He
left her year later, and in June, 1913
he married Miss Jennie Reynard of
this city and three days later desert
ed her, taking her gold watch and
money.
WASHINGTON-The house of rep
rescntatiyes has passed the admin
.s..>-, >Crrency bill by a vote of
- s. Thirty-nine Republicans
a. f'~- -r~ssives voted for the meas
T. My three Democrats-Rep-
rCscntatiyes Galloway of Texas, Elder
of louisiana and Witherspoon of Mis-
sissippi-voted against it. Representa-
tive Thompson of Oklahoma, an in
surgent Democrat, on the bill from
the outset of its consideration refused
to vote.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. - Maury
l. Diggs, the former state architect
of California, was sentenced by Judge
Van Fleet in the United States dis
trict court to serve two years in the
penitentiary at San Quentin and to
pay a fine of $4,000 for violating the
Mann white slave" traffic act. F. Drew
Caminetti, son of Anthony Caminetti,
nUited States cOmmissioner-general Of
immigration, was sentenced to eigh-
teen months at San Quentin and to
pay a fine of 81 800
MEXICO CITY, MEX.-Senor Don
Sebastian Camacho, president of the
Mexican senate, president of the Ma
tional bank of Mexico and vice-presi-
dent of the Mexican National Pack
ing company, in conversation, took oc.
casion to praise the good will OF
President Wilson" in aiming to re-
establish peace in Mexico but de-
clared that in his opinion, Mr.. viii.
sons plan was wrong.
MEXICO CITY, MEX-A telegram
from the American consulate at
Guadalajara reports that Morris F.
Root, nephew of Senator Elihu Root,
was stabbed to death by a Mexican
named Leonardo Aguilar near the
mining camp of FL Tigre This re-
port had been received from Henry M.
Hale, a we'll known American mining
man, who is at Topic, near the FL
Tigre camp.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. = A permit
to organize the Tuna State Savings
bank in Chicago was granted to Je-
sef Tuna, Joseph F. Zarobsky and
Frank Collins. The capital is $780,
00O A permit to organize the Nor
NAL State bank, at Normal, H., was
granted to J. F. Shepard, James Hin
thorn, F. M. Moates and H. W. Pierce.
The capital is $4,000.
EVERETT, WASH.-A number of
coaches of Great Northern eastbound
Overland train No. were ditched
near Mukiltee, and before warning
could be given, West-bound Overland
No. 8, on another track, crashed into
a portion of the wreckage, which was