Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27

Mayor on Trail of Auto Dealers
Mayor Alfred c. Mueller has written
letter of warning to every auto deal
er in the city of Davenport as regards
the furnishing of number plates to
buyers, before the latter have applied
for a registration number with the
secretary of state. He has also called
the matter to the attention of Chief
of Police Schramm, instructing the
head of the police department to ar
rest any and all offenders. According
to the state law, no dealer is permitted
to furnish the buyer of car with a
dealers number, until application for
number has been made with the
secretary of state. After said applica-
ton has been made the dealers num-
Der may be used only 15 days. The
city authorities claim that in many
instances dealers have furnished num-
bers which have been used for up
wards of a year when no application
has been made, the dealers number
may be used only 10 days. The city
authorities claim that in many in
stances dealers have furnished num-
bers which have been used for up
wards of a year when no application
has been made and when there is no
intention of making such application.
New Disease Crops Out-A new dis
ease has appeared in Scott county, at
lacking the roots of the alfalfa plants
and running the stand. The exact ma
ture of the plague is not yet known
and samples have been sent to the
agricultural experts at Ames for in
vestigation. The disease has been
found on the Peter Thompson farm
near Princeton and is the first to at
tack alfalfa, now rapidly growing in
importance as an agricultural product
in Scott county. The six-acre field on
the Thompson farm is badly infected.
Examination of the diseased plants
shows the trouble first attacks the
crown of the plant at the root, then
eating downward into the heart of the
root, causing it to decay. The leaves
turn from a dark green to sfckly
yellow, practically running the plant
for all purposes, although not actually
killing it, according to the samples
so far secured. Whether the damage
is done by a worm or by some de-
structive fungus disease is not yet
definitely known. The alfalfa plant is
ordinarily one of the healthiest of
farm plants and the present disease is
the most dangerous one that has ever
attacked the plant in Scott county.
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Cut the Weedsl-Despite warnings
to property holders by the police, va
rious vacant lots in the city are q
virgin forest of weeds, and Mayor |
Mueller is determined to Danish the |
pesky things or know the reason why. |
Under the present law, when a prop |
erty holder fails to cut the weeds, he |
or she is liable to arrest and a fine. |
In addition, the city may cut the weeds !
and charge expense of same to the
holder. 1t is claimed that |
when the city does this work the ex- |
pense is such as to make 1t losing |
There Is possibility OF |
the weed ordinance being revised.
Strike Big Flow at Baking Plant
The new we'll which the Independent
Baking company has just finished sink
ing at the new factory location OF the
company in West Davenport has
struck heavy flow of water. running |
100 gallons to the minute. The well
has a depth of 1.a23 feet
Ratterman Buys A Denver Restau-
his restaurant the mis-
sissippi Cafe" in memory of his for
mer position as purser on the White
Collar Line boats, Fred 8. Ratterman,
who formerly made his headquarters
here, has bought an eating house In
Denver. Colo.
Davenport Men Facing Arrest--Six-
ty warrants for the arrest of various
business man have been