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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS
14
WEDNESDAY.. JUT
1913.
DAIRIES ARE IN
GOOD CONDITION
State Inspection , Being Made
This Week of Bock Island
Milk Stations.
STATE HEALTH MEN HERE
Placet Visited Found to Be Comply
ing With the Requirements
of the Law.
A thorough Inspection of the dairies
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. KJellqulst of
Rockford and O. J. Liudstrom of Chi
cago. Thus far the places visited
have been found to be complying with
the requirements and it has not been
necesaary 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 physl
ciau and this year it i3 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 SPMn WEKK.
According to reports some of
the fanners living on the other Bide
of Rock river have not been as sani
tary as they could be and In order to
prevent the spread of disease these
men will be ordered to clean up or
elHe 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-
auie comment on tne conditions ex
isting within the limits of the city. I
The whole week will be spent in the
work which was si&rtod Monday morning.
Kit arson and conspiracy to defraud
against Mrs. Marie Acques, widow of
James Acques, supposed "black Land"
Tictim. and Lorenzo Acques, were dis
missed yesterday In Judge Windes'
court.
"Mrs. Korshak's testimony Is what
I needed for corroboration of charges
against other men in the 'trust,' " said
Assistant State's Attorney Johnston,
"who have not yet been Indicted. The
facts revealed by Mrs. Korshak show
that the arson conspiracy Is even of
a wider character than' was at first
supposed. Mrs. Korshak's story In
volves men who have earned good
reputations in the bnsiness world."
II
RIVER RIPLETS
II
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. Paul's Sunday
school of Davenport to Linwood where
the annual picnic of the school was
held.
The steamer Quincy is due to arrive
at Rock iBland at 5 o'clock this even
ing on its trip down stream.
WOULD ASK FOR EXPLANATION
Not Hard to 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, were throe or four
motor cars, among them a limousine
with the chauffeur fast asleep. Evi
dently the mistress was Inside the
store.
Without a word the wag stole quick
ly cp, and opening the motor car door
carefully, slammed it shut. In a mo
ment the chauffeur straightened up.
Then be stole a look over his shoul
der and saw the wag standing, hat
In hand, apparently talking to some
one Inside the car.
"Thank ytra, yes; good-day." said
Spouse of Incendiary, Said to ! tb wag- dbowed himself sracefuiiy
KORSHAK'S WIFE
CONFESSES FIRES
Be on China Coast, Admits
Heluirs: Set Fire.
Chitugo, 111., July 2.1. Mrs. Fannie
Korshak of 3520 Grand boulevard,
wife of David Korshak, the "firebug,"
who is a fugitive from justice, yes
terday told the July grand Jury she
was a momb'T of the "arson trust."
I lor story Is esprcted to result in the
Irdlrtmont of a half dozen other
members cf the organization. Some
of these are reported well known in
insurance circles.
Mra. Korshak Admitted cnniol'.city
In several incendiary firrs on advico
of numerous friends, it is expected
Bin will bo granted immunity.
It also became known State's Attor
ney lioyne is investigating the death
of Leopold Dreyfus, woolen merchant
and supposed suicide ut h!a home
after ho had admitted n firo in hi
shops at 132-3-1 South Market street
on Juno 3, 1911, was of incendiary
origin. Tljo (l.ito ku' pacts ho may
have been murdered. Dreyfus named
the persons v ho hud conspired to set
the fire, including Korrlmk.
Korshsk Is reported conducting a
saloon In Canton. China, but arson
ii not an extreditable offense. Hoyne's
investigation may lend to an indict
ment of Korehak for murdjr, however,
w hich is extr'.'.ditabl:?.
T!e charged of conspiracy to com-
eo to look at the chauffeur and say
'Home'."
"Yes, sir!" Honk honk! and off 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 when
he stopped at the door of "home" and
found the Umousino empty, all that
only the chauffeur and the lady know.
The Pathfinder.
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The
Pacific Limited
fNewAll-SteelTrain
In Service Daily
To California
Perfect in equipment, rich in
nil those things which make
lor travel comfort complete
in every detail and yet
A'o Extra Fare Is Charged
Library -observation car, draw
ing room -compartment stan
dard sleeping cars, tourist
sleeping cars and dining cars
are operated daily through to
both San Francisco and Los
Angeles on fast schedule via
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union Pacific Line
Lmv Fares West
Ticket. lwpin car rtsrrvsttana
and lull information from local Chw
cut, Milwaukee & S. Paul ascot.
Put Salesman en Right Path.
Jones, a Boston manufacturer, em
ployed Hobbs as a salesman. Hobbs
was a hustler who brought business
when he worked, but who had a habit
of sacrificing two or three days a
month getting drunk and sobering up
directly after getting his pay. He waa
always In debt One day Jones called
Hobbs in and eaid that he would
keep him in bis employ only on one
condition. "What's that?" asked
Hobbs. ' It's this." said Jones. "Every
week I shall take $5 of your pay and
put it aside. Every month I shall de
posit the money In a co-operative
hank. You are not to touch that
money as long as you remain unmar
ried and work for ma." But my debta
how can I spare" "Pay 'em some
how and let me see that bankbook:
every month." That was all no lec
ture on the evils of drinking, no
aphorisms. The other day Hobbs
brought the bankbook to Jones and
showed $S00 on deposit. And his only
comment was: "And I didn't even get
thirsty when I look at it
Now Ho Writes Legibly.
A well-known musician who writes
a very illegible band once sent an
unusually hopeless scrawl to a friend.
The latter studied It a minute, gave
tt up la despair, and then aat down
and wrote In reply, "I shall be most
happy to dine with you tomorrow at
six. Kind records to your wife.
Yours, etc." la lees than half an
hour his friend appeared, breathless,
at his door. "There's some misunder
standing." said he. anxiously. "I wrota
you a note asking It you could play
the piano part of the trio at Brown's
recital, and here you're tent me an
acceptance cf a dinner invitation;
Ina sorry, but I didnt Invite you to
dinner!" "Weil." returned the other
blandly, "I didn't suppose you'd really
sent me an Invitation to dinner. But
I couldn't read a word of your note,
and In that case hereafter I mean al
ways to take It for granted that you're
asking me to dine." For one of bis
correspondtt&ta. at least, the offender
now writes legibly.
The New Ledies Home Jour
nal Art Patterns ere in.
Inquire at te Art Csois de
partment; 2nd floor, 2nd Ave.
SL.S.W8 Qa!k&& Sec
RO CK!151AN d, ILI.
'.THROUGH TO SECOND.
Rbboi Bows a Co rect Dress
i Accessory
We are making up dozens of beautiful rib
bon bows, girdles, and other pretty additions
to the dainty summer gowns. Ask the lady
at the ribbon department. MADE UP FREE.
How 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, but whether the
dress be all black or not, a plain
black hat, trimmed in all black,
except possibly a 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
tion and advice, is offered to our
patrons, whenever they desire.
Now
d-Sum
e oensaoonai ivm
mer Wash Goods Event
At this time of the year the big wholesalers are anxious to clear out
their wash goods. . It is hardly a question of price with them, consequently we are
usually able to pick up some wonderfully good values. This year the Values. Quality ani Colorings are
In eddition we include practicaVy 1) of our choice lines of wash goo is. w'th tht3e sp-rial purchases.
12$c to 25c
lines 7Y2C
Here you will find cord
ed Klaxons, silk ging
hams, silk tissues and
primrose batistes, 12'2c
to 25c values, all at
7c
25c Pque 12l2i:
Stylish white piques
with colored stripes,
fine for skirts to wear
with white waists,' 28
pieces in this purchase,
at a yard
Fine Fl axons and
Tissues
Plain and printed, a
rare value, while 13
pieces last at a yard
12&c
48c BorJered
Swisses 19c
Imported bordered
Swiss dots In rosebud
designs, 40 Inches wide,
going at a yard .
19c
Fine New Eng
lish Thsues.
Silk '. and : cotton Jac
quards, ; silk stripe
voiles, ratine suitings,
worth 26c, 38c to 58c,
all In one lot, a great
nap at a yard
19c
Thursday Friday and Saturday
Bring Remarkable Shoe Bargains
Mens Shoes and
Oxfords J4 Price
AH $5.50 shoes or oxfords
only 2.75
All $5.00 shoes or oxfords
only $2 50
All $4.50 shoe3 or oxfords
only $2 25
All $4.00 shoes or oxfords
only $200
Women s Shoes and
Oxfords, 250 less
Select any shoe, oxford, pump or
slipper Thursday, Friday or Sat
urday and the price will be less
than usual, 25 less.
Children's Vacation
Footwear $1.00
Shoes, oxfords, slippers and pumps
in all kinds of leathers as well as
white canvas, worth up to $3.00, a
rare opportunity brings them to
you now
at
New Shadow Lace and
Net Waists
Direct from the maker, so dainty and new,
the latest hint of waist fashion, come these
waists "blouses," they say in the East.
One style, all overtucked net with a touch
of Dresden ribbon in front, back is the new
loose panel effect. Another is of Brussels net,
with narrow pleats, new broad hemstitched
yokes, a third of shadow laces in French
blouse effect, collar and long lapel effect or
messaline in various colors.
The price everywhere is $10.00, special
concessions by the maker bring &f 1C
these dainty new waists to you at. . J?U 1 0
... ... . $1.00
$1.50 Values in Dainty
White Linen
Parasols are Now 98c
Nobby styles in pure white and oyster white linen,
some are embroidered all over, others with em
broidered hem and some plain hemstitched until
now these have been priced at $1.50, for Thursday
and Friday, choose yours QQ
for just JOC
Sev ral Dozen Pairs of 16 Button
White Silk Cloves at 68c a pair
You may select any size you wish if you are among
the early comers. These g'oves usually sell at
$1.00 and the better sizes will be Q
going quickly at a pair OOC
Corsets
There is a corset here for every
woman and at the price she
wants to pav. ' '
During the past few days
large numbers of new. seasonable
models have been coming in, and we are so well prepared to
serve you that we hasten to at once tell you the good news.
Two brand new styles, Regis corsets, with elastic front
bands-and elastic front lacer, at $1.00 and $1.50. v.-.
One new Regis model with wide elastic insert for ease in
stooping and sitting, two hooks, and six garters, $2.00.
Sptcial for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Rengo Crown Bait Corsets you know the cut,
three days, any size, $1.00. All day Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, one to a customer, for
etc
atyle,
..$1.00
Not Only are all Wrall Papers
Greatly Reduced But You Get a
Beautiful Mirror Free v
The wall paper man is making some sweeping reductions this
month in order to reduce his stock, and as an extra inducement,
is- giving a 'handsome 14x17 Colonial mirror with every $5.00 pur
chase or over. A few examples of the general ciear-away prices:
6 and 8 Quart, White Granite
Preserving Kettles for 48c
Right in the midst of the fruit canning season,
we offer th:se big 6 and 8 quart white
granite kettles, the 75c size, at each..
48c
Just 22 Screen Doors at 69c
each for Thursday and Friday
Green and brown stained frames, best wire
covered, 2 ft. 10 in. x 6 ft. 1G in.; you usually
pay from $1.00 to $1.25 for the same
kind, to cleir 'em out quickly, we say..
69c
Soft shades of green and brown
parlor papers, worth 15c, roll 10
Other values i'p to 10c, at a
roll 50
Pretty dining room papers, 20c
values, a roll 13V4?
Bed room papcia in dainty stripes,
122C values, a roll
And so on all through the immense stock.
All Mail and Telephone Orders are Prompt
ly tilled and Mailed PREPAID
by Parcel Post
CHARTING ICEBERGS
bass
CEO. B. HAVNES
General Passenger Agent
CHICAGO
Remedy at Hand.
She George, dear, here's a scien
tist who says the earth is wabbling on
Its axis. What do you suppose they
can do about it?
George (absently) Ooen en th
muffler, rererse the lerer, shut oft !
tne power, lubricate the bearings and
tighten the wheel cap.
Confesses She Slew Babies.
Saginaw, Mich.. July 23. Mrs. Ag-
nes Yoder, aged 27. has confessed, ac
j cording to the police, that by smother-
ing. she killed two ot her children in
i Infancy. Her husband filed application
; for her admittance to the state asy
' turn tor the Insane.
Moonlight Excursion,
Don't fall to attend the moonlight
excursion on the barge Mississippi
Tuesday and Wednesday evening,
July 22 and ZX (Adv.)
Ail the news ail tie time The Argus,
A three months game of "tag" be
tween vessels of the United States
revenue cutter service and the ice
bergs of the North Atlantic Bteamshlp
lines, which has just been brought to
an end, has resulted in contributions
of great value to the mariner's store
of knowledge about Ice movements
and their dangers to the great fleet
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. I
Johnston and A. S. Gamble respec
tively. Captain Johnston was the sen
ior officer in command of the ice
patrol, and in his final report are con
clusions 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 ves
sels to take turns in scouring the
ocean for Ice In the waters bounded by
the 50th and 44th parallels, north lat
itude, and the 40th 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 everyberg
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
tions at each sighting, to learn the
rate and direction ot their movements.
It is this secondary phase of the
patrol that yielded the general obser
vations ot greatest permanent value
to maritime Interests.
It was found that the Icebergs
wore 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 32 miles a day, depend
ing upon wind and tide in its fluc
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 ot the drift of 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 ot that current
Many of the icebergs in the south
ward drift become grounded on the
Grand Banks. It is those which con
tinue south parallel to and beyond
the banks which threaten the safety
of the ocean steamers. Captain Johnv
ton said that the largest berg that
was encountered was about 400 feet
long, 300 feet wide, 70 high Out of
water. The smallest was 225 feet long,
100 feet wide and 35 feet out of water.
Captain Johnston estimated the rate
of deterioration of icebergs floating
in the gulf stream at about 5 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 a dis
tance of 13 miles. From the bridge
on clear days ice can be sighted,
he says, at from 12 to 15 miles. Fogs
exist in the iceberg regions from 30
to 60 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 a 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 a distance of half a mile, and
then with glasses. It is only on dark
nights that the Icebergs loom up as
a 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 crow's nest According
to Captain Johnston the use cf glasses
at night doubles the distance at which
an iceberg can be sighted, though
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 ef
fectiveness of searchlights. Captain
Johnston found the searchlight was ot
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
hid set.
He found that while it was useless
for the observer to stand under or
behind the searchlight beam, if the
observer stood 15 feet or more at one
ri'le ol the beam the ray was of ma
terial 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
cause of the blinding effect of a search
light he could not recommend its gen
eral use for a 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
ver within the limit of visibility of
an iceberg, whether it be 200 yards
or two miles.
During and after the Titanic in
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 ship's
length of icebergs did he ever find
any change in the temperature due
to the presence of the ice. The wa
ters in which the icebergs usually are
encountered are of most variable tem
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 do
not. The existence of the echo, he
6ays, 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 ot 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 n
deck than aloft
DAVENPORT WOMAN
FLEECED OF $2,500
Mrs. Nancy Patch Buys Land
That Proves Big Gold
Brick.
Recent discoveries of a flaw In the
title of a 40,000 acre tract of land' In
Kentucky, bring out the fact that Mrs.
Nancy Patch, 1015 East Fifteenth
street, Davenport, is one of the vic
tims of unscrupulous real estate deal
ers. Her loss In purchasing a small
amount cf the original grant amounts
to $2,500.
Property amounting to that sum was
made over by Mrs. Patch in 1909, in
consideration of a deed te 150 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
Tuture.
The discovery of the flaw In the
title reveals a series of fraudulent
sales, extending over a 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
diate 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 speculating purposes, think
ing they owned the land.
While Ford and Duvall did not own
the land, they sold It for the sum of
$16,000, the purchaser !ater disposing
of it at a $2,000 profit During both
of these transactions of the property,
nothing was discovered of the flaw In
t3 grant Several times the land has
been sold for legal purposes and the
deed once received the investigation
of McGaffin, county clerk, who pro
nounced it clear.
The land has been transferred elghl
times, during the past century, and
when sold entire, has brought sums
ranging from $16,000 for the first sale
to $30,000 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 victimlaed.
Recent discoveries reveal the fact
that the deed to the property pur
chased hv 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, it 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.
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SAVE ON UNDERWEAR '
AT THE M. & K.
M & K. New Underwear Department
for Ladies Holding a Banner
July Sale.
k i you know that the M. & K. have
the most helpful underwear store In
the tri-cities? There are a great many
ladies who do and there are a great
many more who do .not It is par
ticularly to acquaint everybody with
the superior fitting and wearing qual
ities that M. & K. are holding the un
usual sale of new underwear for wom
en, misses and children. At all times
you will find the most dependable
kinds of underwear at the lowest
prices consistent with highest quali
ties. Now you can supply your under
wear needs for a long time to come
at big savings. For instance, M. & K.
25c underwear, the usual 35c quality
elsewhere, on sale at 19c; likewise
50c 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 M. &. K.
Another thing worth thinking about
Is that M. and K. underwear is all
new new styles and new goods. The
most Important thing for you to do
tomorrow Is to attend the M. & K.
determination introductory sales in
their new underwear, corset, hosiery
and mlinery departments.
All the cwa all tie time The
Argus.
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