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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-05
Carter Renominated.

Chicago, III. May s. Orrin " Car
ter, republican, was nominated today
for justice of the Illinois supreme
court
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-05
THE WEATHER
foFvcasf TIA a.. ". Tomorrow. for
Eoet isiard. Davenport. Moline
and fieinliy.

and fieiHliy.
Fair tonight and Thursday. noJ
much eaaGEr ln temperature
Frmpsrafurr o. a. an e. Highest
YESTERDAY 6s. t1wrss last uiFht g..
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= 81 suEEtEE. Local F0sr-aFtrr
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
t.tratas stars Mercury NHF Srf
urH. 2f9ruins stars Jupiter. Venus
TIE r.~iadea. setfi1z. due northwest
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-05
Wet Margin of 10 Votes
Shown on First Test on
Liquor Legislation.
BITTER FIGHT ON TAP
Senate to Tackle Measures
as Special Order at To
morrow's Session.

Springfield. III. May 5.-Decks were
cleared today IN the lower house for
consideration OF wet and dry bills. The
fEht promised TO be the most bitter of
any so far az this session and iudica-
tions were il would last all today. to-
night and part Of tomorrow. The gen
eral impression seemed 90 be the vets
and drys are deadlocked in strength
and that few. IL any. OF the dozen
measures up for consideration viii be
passed. Action on the anti-capitaI
punishment bill is expected today in
the senate.
4 vote OF s. 20 - on the first dry
bill today was considered a good test
OF the strength OF the vets and drys
IN the house. ". J. Graham and
dmpbell voted with the drys Mauck-
or voted with the vets. Nine mem
bcrs were absent or not voting.
The nrst indication Of strength was
had when the first measure acted on.
dry bin providing Jail sentence for
selling liquor on Sunday, was defeated
So TO ~ Seventy-seven votes were
needed 20 pass the measure.
VETS Save Waukeegan.
The house killed the dry bill pro-
hihiting sale OF liquor within FIVE
FIVE miles OF the naval training sta
tion At Lake BLUM The siH would
have made Waukeegan dry.
Every seat in the visitors gallery
was occupied. Many women were
present.
The drys succeeded in introducing
resolutions providing for withdraw
ing OF their bills from the senate
license committee and having consid-|
Grafton OF the resolutions made a spe-
cinl order for tomorrow. However,
the dry bills still remain in the com
mittee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-05

DuQuoin, Ill--Lester Manner. IS
years old, son OF superintendent Jacob
Manner of the DuQuoin Utility COM
pauy, died from the effects of com
ing in contact with a live wire. He re-
gained consciousness and underwent
an operation after the shock. but fail
ed 10 rally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-05
Submarine Of Newest Type
Plays Havoc Among Eng
ish Fishing Fleet.
CREWS WELL TREATED
Given Time TO Escape and
Each Supplied Big Lump
of Black Bread.

London, May "a MytiIene
dispatch says the allies annihilat-
ed a regiment of Turkish troops at
the Dardanelles last night. The
allies transported 1000 more pris-
Oners TO TenedOs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-05

Danville. IIl.-Attaches of the fed
eral court here are in East St Louis
for the May term of the United States
court which viii be held there this
week and next. No investigation into
the alleged vote buying at Paris viii
be made, il is said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-05

Associated Press
Exclusive Wire
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-27
November, 1915

parole officers and do much good The
state should have such an agency, well
organized and working in close rela-
ton with the Institutions heads
The women in the penitent1ary
should be placed at Beloit where Is
located the Girls Industrial school
not on the same grounds but near by,
isolated from the girls, under the care
of the same superintendent. They can
occupy their own cottage, have their
own grounds and regain womanlfness
under the open sky-if it is in them to
return to a righteous life. Then this
institution should be placed under
board of women-Kansas has many
able women who would devote their
earnest efforts to aid their unfortunate
sisters.
AS shown by the table above Kansas
delinquent population has changed lit
tie in the past half decade, while the
states population has increased. When
we consider that scores of the men and
boys received in recent years are re-
cruited out of the vast harvest army
and have their homes in other states.
it indicates that we are making prog
ress; that the work of self-sacrif1cing
men and women to bring about cleanH
ness of life and to make our communi
ties better is bearing fruit.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-27
What Might
Have Been

Continued from page 81 upon as the
price of their treachery had been
raised.
And then it occurred to the conspira-
tors that, before paying over the money,
it would be wise to tell Senator Ingalls,
what was scheduled to occur when the
two branches of the legislature con
vened in joint session the following
forenoon. Two of their number were
designated to call upon him and con
vey the news.
They found him in his room at the
old Copeland Hotel, the famous old
hostelry in which so much of the
states political history was made. In
gals was alone, and as usual fmmacu-
lately dressed. There were but two
vited his callers to take the chairs.
seating himself on the bed. After a
few preliminaries, one of the conspfra-
tors said:
Senator, we have called to tell you
that you will be reelected to the Sen
ate tomorrow. 1t isn't necessary for
you to do anything. You need make no
promises. The arrangements are all
made. but we thought you had better
be informed what is to happen in or
der that you may be prepared"
ingalls, sat for a moment without
speaking. Then he rose and stepped
to the bed room window, looking out
onto Kansas avenue for a space that
seemed hours to his callers. Visions
of all the glory and power that had
been his portion as a Senator of the
United States, and might be his again
no doubt passed through his mind
After a long time, he turned back to
his friends and said:
Boys, / know what this means ]
know you have arranged my election
You don't need to tell me how. I know
But I can't permit you to go OF with
it. 1 have been Senator for eighteen
years During that period perhaps half
the people have believed me to be dis
h.nest. The remainder have been my
friends and have believed in me- II
l am elected United States Senator to-
morrow the half who have believed
me dishonest will know they have been
right, and the other half will suspect
it. If am elected Senator tomorrow.
I shall decline"
ingalls, word was final. He was
unyielding to the fnsistence of his call
ers, who again and again urged that
he reconsider. But he would not and
they returned to the council from
which they came and reported that the
deal was off. And whatever may be
pointed out as showing that his story
is an inaccurate report of what hap
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-05
BUILD A WHOLE COMMUNITY
Country Schools Should Be Developed
Until There 10 No Need Of Send
Ing Children to City.

(By JOHN FIELDS. Editor Oklahoma
Farm JournaL
The con centration OF facilities for
transportation, communication. and
education. has built cities and towns
at the expense Of agricultural develop
ment.
The diffusion OF these facilities
among all OF those who live on the
land and farm 1t will build the whole
community. and there will then be
agricultural development to keep pace
with the growth Of commerce.
Rural telephones, parcel post. bet
ter roads, and motor vehicles make It
possible for man to stay on his farm
and do business. He has almost the
same facilities for carrying on his
business as are enjoyed by those who
live In town.
But the business farmer cannot con-
tinue living in the average country
community.
He must move to town to send the
children to school" Just about the time
he gets properly organized for bust
ness on his farm. And he moves by
the thousands every year. to the great
loss Of the country communities and
OF the towns as we'll
There is the real problem OF com
munity building which every banker
should study. Increased production.
more profits from farming. will not
solve 1t. The prosperous farmers are
those who are lured from the land
not by the city's bright lights, but by
the city's we'll organized schools.
The foundation OF our government
is the average intelligence OF all OF
its citizens. AS measure OF self.
protection, II nothing higher. the state
should spend at least as much money
to advance the opportunities for ele.
mentary education OF all children as
It does to provide facilities for higher
education Of very few.
II you would build the whole com.
munity. begin with the country
schools. Develop them until there is
no reason whatever for moving to
town TO send the children to school.
Help to establish country schools
such as you would willingly use for
the elementary and high school educa.
tion OF your own children. You will
quickly find that many other prob.
lens. such as diminishing production
and increasing tenantry. will cease to
exist.
Build the whole OF your community
by making all OF the conditions OF
life as desirable on farms as on town
or city lots Less than this will not
work for permanent agricultural and
community betterment
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-05

ing machine to launder by power. .
laundry stove. a mangle and any other
laundry machinery required. Wash
Ing on farms is done by power and
regular washing machines to greater
extent than is generally realized.
The size Of the vegetable and cold.
storage rooms may be varied to meet
the requirements Of different farms.
The chimney starting from cold
storage room is no detriment. because
there is no heat in the bottom of the
chimney. The heat all goes up.
The little refrigerator room will be
supplied with a built-in refrigerator
or portable affair, according to the
size and the use required Of 1t. On
some farms considerable use Ii made
OF dairy by-products. while other
farms require only sufiicient machin-
cry to separate the milk and keep the
cream at the proper temperature until
1t is disposed Of.
For inside convenience there Is .
splendid easy cellar stair leading up
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-05
SWEET POTATOES FOR SWINE
Acre Of Tubers Will Feed Eight TO
Ten Hogs for Sixty Days-Best
Crop for Fall Grazing.

by W. r. DODsoN. Louisiana Expert
ment Station)
Sweet potatoes planted in June and
early July will be ready for feeding
about the middle OF October. Hogs
turned in them at that time will prob
ably root out more potatoes than they
will eat, but there will not be very
much loss from this An acre OF po,
tatoes will feed eight to ten hogs. one
year old. for SO days. II supplemented
by such feeds as rice polish and bran.
! believe that the sweet potato is the
best root crop for fall and winter graz.
ing for hogs, and that the cutover pine
hill lands will likely develop as a hog,
raising country for the reason that
the soils are pre-eminently suited to
the production Of sweet potatoes, pea
nuts and cowpeas. and also produce
fairly good oats for winter grazing.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-05

to hallway which connects the front
porch with the kitchen and living
room.
The plan Of the main floor as well
as upstairs Is especially interesting to
farmers who want considerable house
room because Of the extra help that is
necessary at certain seasons OF the
year.
Farmers are obliged to bring q good
deal Of business into the house, which
requires an ONCE. Accommodation
for extra help is needed at times In
addition to the private living rooms
for the family.
In this plan there is . side porch
built especially for an entrance to the
ONCE and mems quarters. Entering
from the porch is a washroom with .
good-sized wardrobe for the especial
use Of the men. From this room there
is stairway leading to the two bed.
rooms upstairs, which are set aside
for the use OF the men kept by the
month or year.
There is an extra bedroom down.
stairs that is intended for occasional
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-05

commoas.son for help at meal time.
The washroom at one side OF the din.
ing room. with the pantry and kitchen
on the other side. is intended to keep
the men out Of the kitchen at meal
time, q feature that will be appre-
ciated by every farm housekeeper.
The dining room Is 12 by II feet.
which is supposed to be large enough
for all ordinary occasions. AT thresh-
ing time 1t may be necessary to open
the double doors into the living room
and extend the dining table out to its
full length, but as usual thing the liv-
Ing room Is intended for the use Of the
farmer and his family. 1t is provided
with big fireplace and there Is plenty
Of room for comfortable furniture.
A stairway for the use OF the fam
lily leads up from the main hallway,
which also has easy connection with
the living room, kitchen and side
porch. The small front porch Is more
In the nature of private entrance
with comfortable built-in seats to
make 1t as cozy as possible In the
summertime.
Upstairs there are three bedrooms
and bathroom for family use, shut
of entirely from the mems depart.
ment. On both sides Of the upstairs
there are storage closets for clothing
and for linen. Altogether. the plan
comprises all the conveniences and
comfort possible to combine In a prac-
tical house suitable for large family
when considerable business is carried
on. and that may be occupied comfort
ably by small family during winter
time.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-05
Farmers Educational
IN and Operative
I'LL Union Of America
Matters sEspeeial Ms.sstts
J The Progressive Ariesltuist

The more knowledge a man acquires
The less 1t seems to him.
No man can keep a stiff upper lip
II his moral backbone Is timber.
Leaving the world better for your
having lived In it-that is success.
II You want everything to your lik-
Ins, learn to like things as they are.
Every moment that is not used to
he best possible advantage is wasted.
Efficient management is the most
important factor in successful farm
Ing.
Ii does not take much OF a farmer
% grow two weeds where one grew
before.
You can teach any man something
except Mr.. know-it-all. Don't waste
breath there.
Bad luck in any kind OF farming
work is more often the result of
neglect than OF chance.
There is no farmland so faithful
AS your own boy. II he has a share
the crop or farm See that he gets
II.
The highest duty OF state and fed.
aral governments Is to place agricul.
!ural education within the reach OF
all
The farmer cannot be helped until
ne organizes. and the government can
best help the farmer through organ.
zation.
II some farmers put the same in.
:erest In their farms that they do In
other peoples business, they would
be better of
Some men VIII not heed advice,
through stubbornness or carelessness.
and then wonder why crops or stocks
10 not do well.
For some years the American farm.
ar has distinguished himself by an
ability not to let his politics inter.
ere with his agriculture.
The trouble with many folks is that
H.! ten-dollarper-month income man
is trying to live as high as the fifty
1ellar man-and can not do so.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-05
WORK FOR FARMERS CLUB
One Of Most Effective Agencies In De-
seloping community-Social. Edu-
cationaI and Economic.

One Of the well established facts Is
that the development OF community
must come from within Outside
agencies may give the start but the
people OF the community must supply
the constant energy needed in carry.
ing on the development.
Farmers clubs are one OF the mos,
effective agencies In developing a com.
munity. says Farmers Mail and Breeze.
There were but few OF them until the
county agents began their work. They
not only started the farmers clubs
but kept in touch with them. giving
suggestions and aiding in arranging
and providing programs
These farmers clubs are enlistins
the people OF the community In i'm.
provement work OF the most vital
kind. II is social. educational and
economic, in a way bringing back the
social life that used to be supplied
in the husking bee. the barn raising.
the singing school and the spelling
school; educational, in that most OF
the numbers Of the program are on
farm. home and kindred topics. and
economic, in that the members of the
club are coming to see that the farm
products are worth more when con
siderable quantity Of uniformly high
quality is produced in the community,
which means community planning In
production. This Is one o. the most
effective means of increasing the re-
turns.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-05
HOW TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY
Farmers clut- Are One Of Most Effeo.
tive Agencies In Improvement
Work Of Most Vital Kind.

One OF the well established facts is
that the development OF a community
must come from within. Outside agen-
sies may give the start but the peo-
pie OF the community M st supply the
constant energy needed In carrying on
The development
Farmers clubs are one Of the most
effective agencies In developing a
community. There were but few OF
them until the county agents began
their work, They not only started
the farmers clubs but keep in touch
With them. giving suggestions and aid.
ing in arranging and providing pro-
grams
These farmers clubs are enlisting
the people Of the community in i'm
provement work OF the most vital
kind, says Farmers Mail and Breeze.
Il is focial. educational and economic,
in way bringing back the social life
that used to be supplied In the husk-
ing bee. the barn raising. the singing
school and the spelling school: edu.
aational, In that most OF the numbers
Of the program are on farm. home
and kindred topics. and economic, in
that the members OF the club are com
ing to see that the farm products are
worth more when a considerable guam
tity of uniformly high quality is pro-
iuced in the community. which means
community planning in production.
This is one OF the most effective
means OF increasing the returns.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-05

the cellar into two main divisions, one
OF which contains the vegetable eel
lar. cold storage and refrigerator. The
other part is divided into creamery,
laundry, and general workroom and
fuel bin. The cold-storage part of the
cellar or basement comes under the
front living rooms. which is an ad-
vantage in several ways.
The wall Is buried a few inches
deeper into the excavations along the
front part Of the house; also there
is less noise In the storage part to
disturb the quiet OF the living rooms.
The work In the basement Is done un.
der the kitchen. dining room and of.
fee, where little noise Is not objec.
tionable.
The windows in the front or stor-
age part of the cellar are OF the usual
cellar-window type, but the windows
lighting the workrooms may be made
deeper to furnish plenty Of light.
There is septic tank provided to
take care Of the sewage from the
house. and the vitrified tile drain ex.
tends from the bottom of the laundry
room to empty into this tank 100 or
200 feet away. This vitrified sewer
Is trapped and ventilated In the usual
way.
A back entrance with cement steps
leading down to wide doorway pro.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-05
Comfortable Living Quarters,
With Office and Workshop,
Provided in This Plan.
ROOM FOR THE EXTRA HELP
Housewife VIII Appreciate the Accom-.
modations Provided, Which viii
Keep the Men Out Of the
Kitchen at Meal Time
Closets In Plenty.
BY WILLIAM A. RApFoRo.

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building. for the readers Of this
paper. On account Of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he
Is. without doubt. the highest authority
On all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. 1877 Prairie
avenue. Chicago. ILL.,. and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
Large farmhouses for business
farms are built differently from any
other kind OF residence.
The business Of farming is carried
on to make money; therefore. part Of
the house becomes an office and a
workshop. At the same time the main
object In building a house is to pro-
vide comfortable living quarters for
the family.
The house design herewith illustrat-
ed shows a successful combination
comprising many advantages. 1t is
A by 20 feet 6 inches in size on the
ground. exclusive of the front and side
porches.
This splendid farmhouse was built
on ground sloping slightly from the
front to the back. 30 that more OF the
basement wall Is exposed at the back.
or what might be termed the business
side OF the house.
There Is concrete wall 8 feet In
height including the footings. This
wall is the full size of the house and
encioses q splendid basement. The
concrete basement floor is built up a
little above the footings, SO that space
between the surface of the floor and
the bottom of the floor joists OF the
main living room measures feet s
inches In the clear
There Is a cross wall which divides
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-05
WOMEN ARE CALM,
MEN IN A PANIC
Thrilling Stories Told by Those
Rescued From Death Trap
in Steamer.
TRAGIC SCENES ARE ENAC TED
Men Fight MadIy fer Their Lives,
Dragging Women From Tempo
rary Places Of Safety-Eyewit.
nesses Tell Of Tragedy.

Chicago. July 26-Storles OF Joy
Joy which found expression In tears
were told by those rescued from the
river or from the death-trap hull OF
the steamer Eastland
lu the crisis the women we're the
stronger While men fought madly
Tor thrif lives the women and girls,
after the first panic. quickly recoy.
cred. Either they elung patiently TO
rails and bits OF wreckage, or. II
trapped In the hull. they waited calm
iy for rescue or death. Rescued, their
thoughts for the most part were for
those not so fortunate,
With the men Il was different They
dragged the women from places OF
temporary safety In order that they
might be saved They struggled mad.
ly to save life. not for others, but for
themselves And some. when rescued.
stood stunned and helpless. watching
others NJ work
RECOGNIZES HIS DAUGHTER.
Fred swigert. a city fireman.
worked three hours lifting bodies
from the hold Then a diver handed
him the body OF little girl. Swigert
placed the little body on a streteher
and looked closely at the child's fea-
lures He gasped and fell uHcon-
sctous across the body, 1t was his
own daughter.
Not until four o'clock did the divers
recover most Of the bodies from what
WAS known as the second deck Until
that time they had made no attempts
TO locate any bodies on the first and
cabin decks.
BEST LITTLE FELLOW" GONE.
George Maley, office boy In depart.
ment No. 2l26 at the Western Elec,
trio. was eyeryhody's friend His
cheering smile, his rapid thinking. and
his ability to please, even under the
most trying circumstances. inspired
In all the stenographers and woman
clerks Of the department a sisterly
love and In the men big brother"
attitude
In the morning he was among the
first aboard the Eastland. distributing
programs. smiling a cheering greeting,
and making himself the pet of the
crowd During the afternoon more
than fifty women and girls tramped
from morgue to hospital and from hos
p,tai TO information bureau to inquire
as 10 the fate OF George
At tho bureau at ZIG North Clark
street three pretty stenngraphers
gathered around the desk marked
Names from j. 10 N" and asked
about George Maley
"A relatiVe?' one OF the clerks
asked sympathetlcally. when no report
was found In his index
mo But the best little fellow you
ever knew" answered one. and led
the group away.
FAT MAN SCARED; TWO DROWN.
" heard her flop over with a crash
and splash" said William Raphael
4 jumped out to the door and saw
what had happened saw two won.
en- come bobbing up to the surface not
far from the shore piling. ] jumped
In to grab them.
Some fat man. his face green with
terror, was making for them. too. |
got hold OF the women and started to
pull them out
"The fat man held onto the wom.
ems dresses, and couldn't swim with
the whole load yelled at him. tread.
ing water ~ fought He wouldn't
let go.
81 kicked him In the face and made
hin let 60 lost one OF the women In