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Rock Island Argus., 1906-12-15
ELOATING TOYS.

An oval shaped box con
tanning floating toys pack
ed in cotton is an interest
ing toy, 75c, SOC and 25c.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-12-15
MAGIC LANTERNS.

Polished Russian Iron
body, kerosene lamp with
glass chimney. Csc; others
as high as 5000.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-12-15
RUBBER BALLS,

Highly decorated rubber
balls, different sizes and
kinds; those made in Ger
many are very handsome,
25c, 15c, 10c.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-12-15
CARPET SWEEPERS

The little housewife will appre-
ciate a carpet sweeper. especially
of the celebrated Bissell make,
known as the Little Daisy, rubber
band wheels, an exact copy of the
large Bissell sweeper, zoe.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-12-15
BOOKS OF EVERY KIND FOR CHRISTMAS
Linen and Mentioned

Old Dame Toots, l0c.
Santa Claus and His Do
ings, Sc.
Little Pets A. B. c. Book,
lOc.
Bible Pictures and Stories,
lOc.
Pumpkin Pie. zoe.
Little Tom Thumb, zoe.
Gems from Mother Goose,
2Cc.
Jack and the Beanstalk,
zoe.
Gullivers Travellers, lOc.
Adventures of Henny
Penny. loc.
Young Folks Companion,
Csc.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-12-15
SURPRISE BOXES.

Different subjects, open
the lid and see the funny
man jump up, neatly COW
cred box with pictures 1oc
Rock Island Argus., 1906-12-15
MUSIC TOPS.

The wonderful phono-
graph top, plays any tune,
fun for everybody, will
spin ten minutes, 25c.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-12-15
SANTA CLAUS ALWAYS GIVES GAMES

Many new games a
and let them make the
Frenzied Finance, SOC,
Modern Authors, 25c.
Game of Cat, 25c.
Football Games, 42c.
Bicycle Game, 25c.
Zoethrop, 75c.
Pretty Villages, soc.
Numerical, Csc.
Checkerboards, SC. T,
Rock Island Argus., 1906-12-15
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Stars and Stripes, SC.
Wild flowers, SC.
Brer Rabbit, 25c.
Game of Authors, 25c.
Bible objects, 25c.
Finch, 45c and Csc.
Game of Pit, 45c.
The Modelling. SOC.
Game of Bagatel, 25c.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-12-15
COMIC MEN.

Happy Hooligan, Foxy
Grandpa, the policeman,
the minister and many
other figures, 25c, 15c, 1oc.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-12-15

re being displayed this seaso
cir selections.
. Uncle Sans Cabinets, soc.
Bird Center Etiquette, SOC.
Jack Hornef ten pins, 25c.
Game of Geography, 25c.
Lotto, from 1oc to SIPS.
Game of Block, SOC and 75c.
Chinese Ring Puzzle, 1oc.
Bradley's Cavalry, $1.oO.
Embossed checkers, zoe.
DOT, the automobile game. soc.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-12-15

Eureka and Standard Tool Chests, con-
tanning twenty or more assorted too's'
nicely packed in tool chest. every boy en-
Joys one of these. especially at Christmas
time, $475 and $5.75; others of lesser
size as low as CSC.
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SC.
Little Pets Plocks. l0c.
Merry Christmas Books
10c.
Golden Sunbeam Bio. Ks
25c.
wi d Animal Blocks, SOC.
The Night Before Christ
mas Blocks 75c.
Blocks OF all kind DIS.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-12-15

Where is there boy who would not
appreciate an Express Wagon? Santa
Claus has left a number here, all
finely painted, 85c, $l.25, $l.59
and S1.75.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-03
.PATTERSON'S ATTACK
ON SHIPPING TRADE
Declares That Industry consti-
tutes Most Persistent Lobbyists
at Washington.
fRy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, d. c., February g.
There was for moment to-day a pros
pect that the statehood bill would re-
ceive its first formal reading in the
Senate, always the initial step in the
consideration of any measure that has
been reported from committee. The
Senate took UP the calendar Immediately
after disposing OF the routine business and
as the statehood bill occupied the first
place the secretary had begun to read 1t
before any OF the opponents of the bill
realized the situation. lie had covered
but n few pages when Mr. Teller OBJ
jected and put stop to the proceeding
for the time
The shipping bill was made the basis Of
a running debate between Mr.. Patterson
in opposition and Mr.. Gallinger and Mr..
Perkins in support.
Mr.. Patterson especially criticised the
provision for a subvention to the Oceanic
Steamship Company, saying that that
concern was now under contract to carry
the mails at good compensation, and that
the request for subsidy amounted to Il
demand for more money on It's contract
Messrs. Gallinger and Perkins replied
that the company was losing money.
Mr.. Patterson declared the statute
books ''bristled all over with favors to thu
shipping trade He asserted that the
shipping industry constitutes the most
persistent and successful lobbyists that
gather at the national capital" Mr.
Gaillnger said he had seen no lobby In the
interest of the shipping bill.
Mr.. Carmack made a plea for the im-
provement OF the Tennessee River, but
confessed that he had little hope of sue
cess, because of the reckless and costly
policy the country had entered upon In
building up the navy and in other direc-
tons not calculated TO develop the coun-
try's resource. He said that many ships
that We're not needed were being built,
and urged that some Of this money be
diverted to internal improvements. many
of which would yield fifty and even a
hundred fold in return for all the money
expended on them,
The Senate adjourned until Monday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-03
ATTEMPT WRECK
! OF Limited TRAIN.
Freight Train Goes Into the Trap
and Fifteen Cars Are
Derailed.
TWO YOUTHS UNDER ARREST
Four Men Went Down With
Locomotive, But None Were
Hurt.
TWO YOUTHS UNDER ARREST
Special to The Tlmes-DIspatch.J

(SpeCial to The Tlmes-Dispatch.)
LYNCH's STATION, VA. February @.
A dnstardly attempt was made last
night to wreck train No 3S. the South
ern Limited northbound from the far
South to New York. by throwing n
swlth at Wards Spring. one mile north
OF Franklin Junction, by two young
men, Thomas Gibson and Jake 1nge. for
the purpose OF robbery. No. So. a fast
freight was running ahead of 3S. and
went into the switch. derailing the en-
CINE and wrecking fifteen cars The
road was blocked for ten hours. Gibson
and Inge were arrested by a railroad
detective on information given by II
third party, whom they tried to induce
to help them. The crew OF the freight
train miraculously escaped injury, al
though four OF them went down with
light both was broken, opening the
switch, but the switch light had been
turned. indicating clear track. The
narrow escape OF the express train from
running into the trap was due TO the fact
that the train lost twenty minutes at
Greensboro, N. c., the freight in the
meantime being ordered ahead. The
engine was overturned and completely
demolished, and the train of cars was
splintered. The escape OF the crew from
death was miraculous.
Gibson and Inge are two OF party OF
young men who have terrorized the
neighborhood Of Lynchs for some time.
breaking into houses for food and into
stores for whatever suits their fancy.
The young. men in company with an
other. whose name they will not divulge,
became partially drunk at nearby dis
tiilery last night before perpetratlng
tho crime.
The train was running down grade at
speed of twenty miles an hour when
the accident occurred. Seeing the sig
nal. Indicating clear track ahead of
him, the enginee made no attempt to
check his train before dashing into the
open switch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-03
CARE IE.LD MADE
PROMISE, He SAYS.
Declared He Would Not Use In
formation to Aid Secret
Service.
(By Associated Press

CHICAGO. February 2.--Arguments
concerning the admissibility OF evidence
occupied the greater part of to-day In
the meat packers plea for immunity
case. and at the time of adjournment
only two witnesses had been on the
stand. Last night Just prior to the adj
journment. District Attorney Morrison
objected to any statement of Jesse b.
Lyman, of Boston, formerly PRECEDENT OF
the National Packing Company, relative
to any conversation between Lyman and
Commissioner of Corporations James r.
Garfield. Attorney Morrison asserted
that Mr.. Lyman was not a party to the
trial, nor was the National Packing Com
pany, and therefore that his evidence
as to plea of immunity SHOULD be
ruled out.
Judge Humphrey finally permitted Or.
Lyman to relate the conversation 1t
was to the effect that GARFIELD told him
the information obtained would not he
used to aid the secret service or the de-
partment OF justice.
Later in the day. under cross exami-
nation, Mr.. Lyman admitted that the
National Packing Company had never
slaughtered an animal or made a sale.
He declared that 1t was Il holding com
pany only.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-03
AboNlna,'is
THE QUEEN or TABLE WATERS"
Bottled only at the Apollinaris Spring, Neuenahr,
Germany, and Only with its Own Natural Gas.
BEWARE OF sUBsTlTUTIoKs

session Of Wednesday are still being
heard and one or two extremely inter.
csting stories have cropped out. 1t seems
to be the decided disposition of every
body, however, to have tho hospital mat
ter settled one way or the other, and to
get MT the root OF the trouble. That
this will be done there Is now no doubt.
Less important, but still very inter-
esting, as growing out Of the executive
session, is the situation that has devel-
oped over the refusal OF the Senate,
Mt the instance OF Senator Nicmeyer. OF
Portsmouth. to confirm the appoint
ment OF Joseph II. Saunders as super
ntendent of public schools OF Ports
mouth Mr.. Saunders is now in Rich
mond In the interests Of his case, and
the fight between the superintendent
and the senator is on to the bitter end.
There will be no compromises. 1t IL
charged by the Saunders side that Mr..
Niemeyer has IA personal grievance
against the superintendent. Mr.. Niemeyar
admits very frankly that he has MIN
Der OF personal objections to Mr. Saun-
ders, but these he has laid aside and is
not throwing into the scales at all He liz
making his fight on other grounds watch
he explains himself
II object he said Thursday night.
ITO the manner In which Mr. Saunders
secured this appointment. The change was
very sudden and took everybody by sur
prise. Mr.. John G.. Ashton had been su-
perintendent OF schools of Portsmouth
for twenty years and was very satisfac-
tory. No opposition appeared and no
worry was given 10 the matter, for evary-
body wished and confidently expected
Ashton to be reappointed. But Ashton wns
turned out and Saunders put in suddenly,
and how nobody knows.
II object TO the confirmation further
more on the ground that no man should
DO permitted to draw salaries from two
public offices In Virginia a. the, same
time. Mr.. ; Saunders lis superintendent
OF schools, for which he receives u sal
airy of $saO year He is also principal of
the Portsmouth High School. for which
he Is paid $3.50 a year. There are sevcn
schools In Portsmouth with about 200
scholars.
IT do not believe any man can he
principal of the high school and at the
same time properly attend to tho duties
OF superintendent, OF all the schools My
personal objections to Mr.. Saunders
do not advance at all. j shall make my
fight strictly on business grounds. and
shall certainly make every effort to
prevent the nomination"
Followers of the superintendent will,
on the other hand, exert themselves to
secure n confirmation of the appoint
ment. a movement with this end in view
hos already been started In Portsmouth
An effort will be made to have Mr.. Saun-
ders retained in both positions, and It will
be argued that In Lynchburg. Pulaski anil
other places in Virginia the superinten-
dents are also principals and that the
schools in those places have profited
as result
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-03
RAILROAD RATE
BILL DISCUSSED
Important Speeches Consume Six
Hours Of Session Of
House.
-tBv AssncInted pressl

WASHINGTON, February q Oratory on
the railway rate bin held the attention
of the House for six hours kod day. Tho
speeches OF Burton. of Ohio; Mccall, OF
Massachusetts and Russell OF Texas
were features, while Thomas, of North
Carolina; Burke, of South Dakota, and
Goulden, OF New York, took up particular
and specific topics. 1t was n day of con-
sratulatory receptions, and when the end
came, the membership of the House was
Shaking hands with Mr.. Russell.
MIR. Burton discussed the broad field
of proper national ideas -lld growth OF
industry. of corporation development aud
traffic increase: Mr.. Mccall made an
attack on the bill, opposing it's fundamen-
tai features. and making, as he knew, Il
vain effort to have theapower to regulate
railroad rates dininisteHed by the courts.
Point after point he made to show what
he contended We're the weakness and evil
OF government rate-making. illustrating
by records of foreign countries.
Argued for Bill
MIR. Russell argued for the measure.
He spoke as a Democrat, and gave that
party credit '1or a. SUSTAINED effort and
for eareful.scsttiny in the perfeoting OF
the measure. Mr. Burke, member Of
the committee in which the bill orig
mated. explained its details Mr.. Thom-
as, who represents the strawberry helt
OF North Carolina. exuIted in what no
regarded as the relief in sight for his
constituents, while MIR. Goulden praised
the bill as the best yet produced on the
subject. Mr. Thomas said the bill was
in line with the Democratic position, tie
Presidents position, the Views of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, COM
lnercal bodies all over the country, in
Guiding those OF his own State. Refer
ring 70 the losses sustained sby the truck
ers OF his district last spring, he in
sisted that refrigerator cars should be
placed uQder the control OF the commits
sion
air. Mccall made an extended speech
against the rate making provisions of
the bill. He said the agitation grew
out of the presidential non sequitur" in
the message of December 1904. Bryan
had hailed rate making as decisive
step toward government ownership. He
looked upon ii as his own child. and as
he was starting around the world, he.
with paterna solicitude commended
the bantling TO the tender care of the
President" The Democratic party fol-
lowed their leader. As for Republicans
they were expected to follow the Presl-
dent, logic or no logic, and get in line
He did not think a commission could
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-03
Ozz2az2qA::D
Its 2 zQz{, 3zzzzzzz2s

be found to meet the ideals of the Pres
ident. The first canal commission were
paid magnificent salaries. vet were un-
tremendously dropped year after the
President had appointed them. The
present canal commission, even with
the. aid of a ten thousand dollar press
agent. does not seem to command the
admiring approval of the country"
Modified Views.
Mr.. Russell said Mr.. Mccall had set
up straw man. that the bill granted
general rate-making power-and then
proceeded to demolish it. He then went on
to show how the Pres. has modified his
views since his firse message, the first
intimaton of which was made during
his Southern trip, when at Raleigh, n. c.,
he had declared that authority should
be given to name .rnaXlmum' rate,
while before, he had declared for "Rea-
sonabe" rate. After this announcement
Mr.. Russell said railroad presidents
tumbled over themselves to get into the
Presidents band wagon, and rumors We're
current that compromise had been
reached. and that the white flag had
been run up over the White House. The
Presidents last message. he maintained,
If followed In legislation, would result
in no benefit whatever.
The House adjourned until tomorrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-03
COTTON FIGURES
CAUSE BIG STIR.
Northern and Southern Mem
bcrs Both Verv Harsh in Criti-
cism OF Totals.
REPORT LAID BEFORE HOUSE
Speaker Cannon Flatly Refused
to Allow Statement to Be Read
During Session.
(By Associated Press.)

(bY ASSOClbleu GtSSoI
WASHINGTON February Gimme
diately after the House was called to order
Speaker Cannon to-day made public the
census bureau figures on unginned cotto'f.
The total amount of unginned cotton
shown by the report is 25O,SS4 bales with
1913 ginneries unheard from. This publ
cation was in accordance with the Sins
resolution passed by the House requiring
Director North, of the Census Bureau, to
furnish to Congress all data on uil-
ginned cotton OF the crop OF 1906 collected
before January 10.
An effort was made to have Speaker
Cannon order the report read In the
House. but he fatty refused to do this,
saying the document must pass through
ordinary channels, and announced that lie
thought the figures were Instrumentation,
rather than information, and that they
were based on partial returns, and Of
little value.
The report had not arrived at the House
when the speaker raped for order In
response to inquiries from the Depltt-
ment of Commerce and Labor as to how
the report should be handled, he replied
that he would turn 1T over to the journal
clerk and have 1t made public through
the public document room, in case 1t M
rived before the House went into conf
mittee of the whole.
Otherwise he said 1t must wait until
the House came out of committee of
the whole, as he did not purpose de-
waiting In the least from the ordinary
procedure for the purpose of publishing
figures of interest chiefly TO Spectators
Officials of the Department of Conn
merce and Labor hurried the report to
the capitol, as they did not wish to be
responsible for delay, and it arrived in
time to be placed in the Speakers charge
before the House took UP the days work.
Under orders from the Speaker, n CLERK
in the House document Tc--s read the
figures for large group OF members of
the House and newspaper men, who were
eagerly awaiting the totals in the report.
Southern members expressed much dis
satisfaction with the figures and said they
were far from the truth. Members from
the Northern cotton mill districts were
equally harsh in their criticisms of the
totals and declared the girEeries unheard
from might make radical difference In
the figures.
Report BY States.
The report shows running bales. exclude
ing linters and counting round as half
bales. The report by States is as follows:
Alabama. 1895; Arkansas, 2s.533 uii-
da. 1853; Georgia, 1878; Indian Terri
tory. li.113; Louisiana. 1899: Mississippi
s,2Sl; Missouri. 1,7S5; North Carolina,
9,0S3; Oklahoma. l2,ois; South Carolina
$3.50: Tennessee, 1851. Texas. Is,l34; yir.
ginia. a96; Total, 20. ssi. The number Of
ginners who reported or failed to report
in various States is shown in the fol.
lowing table:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-03
BOTH FOOD
AND MEDICINE.

Welike best to call SCOTS
Emulsion a food-medicine.
1t is a term that aptly de-
scribes the character and ac-
ton Of our Emulsion. More
than a medicine-more than
a food, yet combining the
vital principles of both. It's
for this reason that SCOTS
Emulsion has a distinct and
special value in all wasting
diseases. There is nothing
betterto remedy the troubles
Of imperfect growth and deli
cate health in children. The
action of SCOTS Emulsion
is just as effective in treat
ing weakness and wasting
in adults.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-03
MINERS PREPARE
FOR RIG STRIKE
CONTINUED from First Page.)

the anthracite operators at that time"
"The prosperous condition OF the coun-
try" he added, warrants an increase
for the miners. We accepted decrease
by our own votes two years ago. when
at the time we were convinced that the
conditions of the country demanded 1t.
we have ever been ready to stand
right, and we stand right now.'
President Mitchell estimated that four
persons are dependent on each miner
and national strike, such as Is planned
would affect nearly 100000 persons de-
pendent on mining for bread.
With assessments from now to April
LIST. the miners. with 100000 on hand,
could be in possession OF something like
S6.000000 by April list.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-03
Nominations Confirmed.
N3y Associhto Proes

WASHINGTON, February eArho san
ate to-day confirmed the following nomi.
nations
Brgadler,General George u. paws, to
be judRe-advoeate-g general, with the rank
OF brigaaier-genepal; Eslgadier. General
William orozief, td be chief OF ordnance
with the rank,of brlgadiei.general; Can.
tain Charles II. Stockton, to be a rear
admiral In the navy,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-03
DEATHS.

MORAN.--Died, in Norfolk, February end,
DR., r, Fl. MORAN. aged 60. Burial In
Richmond.
Funeral notice later.
WOODBRIDGE February end, at 40
4 r. NJ. at the home of her son, s. 3.
Woodhn, GIT North Eighth street.
ANNIE DUDLEY WOODFIN,} wife or
Thomas II. Woodfin.
Funeral from Emmanuel Baptist
church, Leigh and Fifth streets. SUN.
DAY AFTERNOON, February 4th, at
$3.50 o'clock. 5