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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-19

present conditions would be compelled
to lie here until the barges were I'M
loaded of the up-riyer freight. and load
ed with the down-riVer freight, which
would add materially to the cost
Channel Depth of No Effect.
These conditions would remain the
same with a six-foot channel as now,
practically. and it seems TO me that
a solution CT the problem lies entirely
outside of the question of deeper
channel.
rs there. then. any way in which
these conditions can he relieved? 1t
seems 10 me that there is remedy
complete and absolute. and which can.
with concert of action. be applied
almost Immediately and without fur
ther effort TO deepen the channel of
the river.
"On the river Elbe. which runs in
stretches between mountain chains.
and in which the current far exceeds
the current of the Mississippi, there is
a line of 81 motor boats. which cover
the river for a distance of nearly three
hundred miles.
These boats are propelled by means
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-19

the average daily wages of such a
crew would be not less than $35 per
day. and the fuel consumption about
$40 per day If trip from the mouth
of the Ohio river could be made TO
Minneapolis in eight days. the cost
for labor and fuel would be about 60
cents per ton on the freight carried.
while the railroad could carry the
same tonnage. the same distance for
much less. and believe not more than
half that amount for the same items of
expense. that is for labor and fuel But
that is not the worst of IT,
Suppose this freight is coal. which
is the thing we most need To get into
this territory cheaply. What could
be done with it when it got up here?
There are no conveniences whatever
for handling il. when it gets here. Il
would have to be unloaded by hand
and hauled by team to some place for
storage or use and the expense of this
handling and hauling as compared
with the expense of handling by cars
would necessarily drive it out of the
market
Then. again. the steamer under
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-19

ownership. However well founded the
objection TO the judges paper may
have been. the fact remains that he
advocated a new method of making
the Mississippi river factor in conf
merce and one that would seem
worthy of consideration.
Mr. Reid gave facts and figures to
show that one of the reasons the river
has declined as a freight carrier is be-
cause il costs more 10 transport Civ
en- tonnage mp stream by boat than
railways can carry and do il for In
this feature and explain
ing the remedy. he proposed wire
cable To he laid in the middle of the
channel by which the boats would pull
themselves mp stream. The Judge said:
Figures the Cost.
Assuming that ii is the expensive
cost of transportation that is driving
business from the river, let us see
this cost exists. Take a steam
or that will tow two 500-ton barges up
river at the rate of four miles per
hour: her crew would consist of not,
less than two pilots, two engineers.
four firemen. and four deck hands, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-19

of engines which arc connected with
drums over which cable chain runs.
and which is laid the entire length of
this part of the river. The pulling of
the drums against this cable propels
the motor boat One of these motor
boats supplied with 200-horse power
engines will tow barges containing
1900 tons of freight up that river at
an average rate of about three miles
an hour. and the same kind of motor
boat under similar conditions. except
as TO rate of current will move the
same load up the Mississippi river at
an average rate of more than four
miles an hour
Are Not Expensive.
"Thcse boats are simple and mex
pensive in construction but the cable
chain is quite expensive. There is no
reason. however. why an ordinary steel
wire could not take the place of the
cable chain, and S3000,000 would pro-
vide ample means for such a wire ca
bic as would be proper for the work,
from Minneapolis TO the mouth of the
Ohio river and also provide 100 motor
boats that would pull about 100000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-19
BOATS BY CABLE
Remedy Suggested by Judge
Reid for Mississippi River
Decline.
PAPER AT RECENT MEETING
Would Cheaper Expense of Transport
ing Upstream as Is Done on the
River Eibe.

The charge has been made that rail
way interests have made themselves
felt in the Upper Mississippi River I'M
proyement association. This grew out
of the action of that body at the recent
meeting at Minneapolis in excluding
from the records a paper read By
Judge Ray S. Reid of Lacrosse on the
ground that it smacked of government
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-19
Nothing to Fear.

Mothers need have no hesuancy in
continuing to give Chamberlains
Cough Remedy to their little ones. as
it contains absolutely nothing injuri-
Gus. This remedy is net only perfectly
safe to give small children, but is
medicine of great worth and merit. It
has a world wide reputation for it's
cures of coughs, colds, and Group, and
can always be relied upon. For sale
by all leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-19

Q ATURDAY, October goth, we be-
~ gin a general clearance in tie
Art Department in order 10 make
room for our holiday stock, and for
seven days you'll find bargains
that will make selling lively. Here
with few are mentioned:
Soc doilies to be embroidered,
pc.
SOC doilies to he embroidered.
29c.
SlOO large table covers. to be
embroidered. 72c.
S1.00 tinted table covers. 79c.
coo tinted table covers, 3sc.
1jc tinted doilies. &c.
soc pillow cords, all colors. 25c.
10c chtldren's embroidery out-
fits. Sc.
&c skeins of embroidery silks.
skeins for 1c.
$I.00 pair of pillow shams. open
work and embroidery. 6ec.
15c silk cord by the yard. &c.
25c silk cord. larger, by the yard.
1sc.
&c laundry bags. 1ec.
csc ready made pillows. 29c.
soc pillow tops. Autographed and
designs TO be embroidered. 39c.
McCalFs patterns. 1oc and 15c.
The Art section you'll find ut TIE
rear of the second floor. just for
steps up. Second floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-19

tons season of freight into this city
and St. Paul, with steam as a motor
power. AT a cost for fuel and labor of
not TO exceed 90 cents per ton. and The
interest on and depreciation of the
plant would not exceed 10 cents a ton.
Producer gas engines are coming
into use for purposes similar to this.
which would very materially reduce
the cost of both fuel and labor, and |
have no hesitancy in prophesying that
heavy freight transported from the
mouth of the Ohio river with producer
gas engines for motor power at cost
not 10 exceed 30 cents ton including
interest on and depreciation of the
plant, if producer gas engines will do
the work which their manufacturers
say they will guarantee them to do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-19

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-19
Here's
Your Chance

n UR house furnishings manager
~ wishes us to state that under
no circumstances will he allow his
fellow managers to offer all the
bargains for Saturday and Monday.
Here's a list OF his; what do yOu
think OF EN-?
1915 oil heater for $500.
$3.50 oil heater for 1888.
1898 wood heaters for S3.1e.
79c stove boards. 2Sx2S, for &c.
CSC gal. bottom wash boilers 52c.
ISc wash basin for 13c.
sc pairing knife for &c.
10c clOJhesIine. 4O-foOt, for Sc.
15c dishpans, LOOT. for 12c.
lJc tin pals, LOOT for 12c.
sjc food choppers for 73c.
dozen clothespins for SC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-19

1t is enough that a woman should be
well and strong to be charming and
beautiful; in order TO be this, she must
take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea,
one of the greatest beautifiers known
Tea or tablets, So cents. r. H. Thomas
pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-19
Editorial

This day showed how eager
people ar: for the new things.
YOUNG {, McCOMBS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-11
and VIII ConlInus About
 10 Days

abide and hoard their money for this unusal occasion hetrngs and arches all other special the sublime the ridiculous
 Mr. Lockar will be here the opening day. He endused a thrilled and delighted with his flow of languages there point said that aids the rushing srgng of in their buying,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-11

Line Below is We Have Anticipated With the Goods
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-16
ENDS RAMPAGE
BY SUICIDE
Telegraph Operator Kills One
Man, Wounds Half-Dozcn, and
Sets Fire to House.
.cRAzED BY LOVE AFFAIR
cRAzED BY LOVE AFFAIR
(Ry Associated Press.)

f1y LASSOCltLlcu lCSS.(
ATLANTA, GA, May 15.-Crnzed BY
drink and BY disappointment In a love
affair, James II. Clark, telegraph opera
4 tor at the little town Of Chamblee. a
dozen miles north of Atlanta. began late
Yesterday afternoon rampage of crime.
In less than twenty-four hours he killed
one man, severely wounded three others,
slightly wounded fifth. and dubbed q
sixth with a shotgun, set fire to the nome
of one of his victims. and when sur
rounded by posse shortly after noon
day, shot himself through the heart,
Clark. who came some months ago from
Baldwin, Ca, paid marked attention to
the niece OF L. S. Purcell, but was dis
couraged. He went to the Purcell home
last evening and demanded admittance,
which was refused. lie set fire to the
kitchen, and when e. S. Purcell and son.
w. j.. Purcell. appeared to fight the
flames, Clark fired upon them. Wounding
both.
Returning about midnight. Clark made
another effort TO set fire to the house,
and when an attempt was made to. seize
linn, he shot w. S. Mask, railroad sta
ton agent, in the neck.
Clark then fled to Dunwoody, about
five miles distant, where he arrived early
to-day. He went to the store of Nash
&; Cheek and demanded ammunition. The
store people had been warned by tele-
phone and refused to sell the required
cartridges. Clark Immediately fired and
killed Cheek, with a bullet through the
heart. Ee fired also at Mr. Nash, IN
(C'Ontfnuad on Second PaEe.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-16
THREE WERE RU.RT I
IN TROLLEY SMASH.
Broad and Main Street Car
Rushes Down Hill Into Oak
wood Car.
EXCITEMENT WAS INTENSE

Fnlling headlong at full speed down
the steep incline on Broad Street, from
ETwenty-flfth with the uncontrolled mo-
mentum OF its own weight, a Broad ana
Main Stree, car dashed into the rear END
OF an Oakwood and Broad Street car
standing just west OF Eighteenth Street
last night at 7:35 o'clock, and with q loud
crash of fender against fender. COM
pletely demolished the platform and back
of the car.
The escape of the occupants OF both
cars In the sn,ash-up from instantaneous
death was almost miraculous as the
force OF the on-coninR car was suffi-
cicnt to mash both fender and platform m
into an unrecognizable mass. As 1t vas
they were all given good shaking up
and three OF the passengers Of the OAK
wood car we're quite badly hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Burks we're sitting
in the Oakwood car about midway, ana
both were jostled from their seats lnto
the forward end. Mr.. Burks received
had cash in the hand. and his wife,
besides sustaining injuries about the
hips, was badly shocked by the sudden
ness of the catastrophe. Both were taken
10 their home, at No. 14lS North twenty
third Street, where they were treated py
DR.. william IT. Parker. At last reports
thew were getting along nicely.
Mr., Joseph r., East, the last OF the m
iured trio, was badly shaken up, and u
4 is understood that his wearing appare1
was nut in bad shape. Mr.. East IS
student at the Medical College OF W.
einia. and was on his way TO the Acao-
envy of Music when the accident nap
pened. He was not much put out py Wy
accident and was In evidence as one
of the ushers at the Acahefny ou'i''s
the commencement exercises
Dr r. G.. Broaddus responded Wlth
the ambulance and he declared that y
was the fastest trip he knows OF GOWN
BROAD to the scene Of the trouble.
From The start at the City Home en-
nctly five minutes passed till the horses
were reined In by Driver hoy Fora ~
Eighteenth and Broad Streets. Dr. Broau-
dis did good work to tho Injured atter
the record trip.
the accident. say that It 10 Il wonder that
gnona ~ the crew of the colltding cars
we're hurt In the least, especially the
motorman of the Broad and Main Street
car. MI, james Terry, who. from appenr-
ances, was In Imminent danger Afhe crew
of the Oakwood car were Richard Cole.
motorman, and r. s, Benedict, conduc'
tor, .,.
were two small boys in the forward car,
Neither was hurt. The passengers OF the
other car We're only shaken up bit.
and were not injured at all, The cause
of the accident Is stated to have been an
uncontrollableS brake 4. III 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-16
FDRME7P SENATOR CHANDLER
WH0 abACkS UP TILLfLAN
IohpTO 8Dy cLLNeD1ftS 4
.CL R|CAL CHARGE
EXC|TE5 | LAYN|E..N| 4
Delegates to General Conference
Declare They Were Insulted
By Arkansas Minister.
,ha u,in,as-IOisnntcl

(special to The Times-Dispatch,)
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, May 15.--As had
been forecast In this correspondence,
hot fight was preclpitated upon the floor
Of the General Conference to-day when
the report of the Committee on Episco-
5pacy recommending the election Of three
new bishops, was taken from the cal-
endar.t
Rev. Dr. c. H. Briggs. a clerical dele
gate from Southwest Missouri, imme-
diately moved to strike out the word
three and substitute two" and Mr..
George NJ. Napier layman Of the
North Georgia Conference, offered an
amendment to the substitute, making
provision for the election Of four bishops.
He made a strong plea for four new
bishops calling attention to the fact
that the Committee on Eplscopacy had
recommended light work for one Of the
new active bishops and a years rest
for another of the college. Referring
to the many calls made upon the bishops,
lie said:
bishops are good things and we ought
to have enough of them to go round"
Conference in Uproar.
Mr. Napier was followed by Or. Briggs
and Rev. James Cannon, Jr., who adyo.
Gated the election Of two bishops. Mr..
John R, Pepper, OF Memphis. the great
sunday school superintendent. and one
(Continued on Second Page,)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-16
CHANGES IN TIL
POLICE | ! ! |: SYSTEM. 81 |: ]. |. VI
5Sergednts Promoted and. d,
One Office is
Abolished.
DETECTIVES BACK
TO THE CITY HALL
Re-establish Headquarters There,
and Will Keep Man on Duty
All Night-Major Howard
Back to Sergeant-The
Board Exonerates
Officer Wright.

After a long session last night, the
Police Board Instituted some sweeping
changes In the department by way OF
promotions, the abolition Of the present
detective headquarters, etc, and COM
pletely exonerated Officers II. H. Wright
and John Ogilvie of the charge of cruelty
in connection with the arrest of Robert
Duncan, cripple, on Main Street last
Thursday.
Indeed. there were no charges, but it
was suggested that Mr.. Wright had acted
in n cruel manner In striking the man.
Many witnesses We're examined. ana the
trend OF all the testimony was along the
line that the patrolman only did his
duty, and that he was forced by cir
cunlstances to strike desperate prisoner,
who was wildly resisting the officer In
the discharge Of his duty, At the end,
the men were called In and told that they
we're honorably acquitted. When the
examination was over, Mr.. Landerkin
called IN the report Of the committee,
and 1t was adopted.
NTessrs. j. a. Otey, J. H. Tyler and
Robert Brown were promoted from act
ing TO regular sergeants.
Major Howard on Desk.
some changes were made in the
handling Of the sergeants. There will
bc three regular desk sergeants' and four,
street sergeants for each station.
The Office Of superintendent of patrol
is discontinued, and Major B. f. Howard,
who has held this place, Is made desk
sergeant for the First Station. Detective
cadduarters sre removed from the Sec
ond Markethouse to the City Hail. and
a man Will be kept on duty there all
night in the future,
The investigation was the first thing
taken up. and Mr., p. L. Quarles was
called. The prisoner Robert Duncan,
sought aims Of him near the store Of
NIessrs Taylor and Brown, on Main
street. Witness entered the store, and
when he came out, he saw crowd In
front of Dabney's He CROSSED the street.
and saw the man bleeding. Tie was
handcuffed and both the policemen had
him. Prisoner was swearing vehemently,
and witness saw him try to bite Mr..
Wright on the hand, Tie saw the officer
strike Duncan, but did not think the
liok was hard or that the act was cruel
Mr.. selden Wakes testimony was along
tho same limo. He thought the prisoner
was a desperate character and q pretty
tough proposition"
Thought Him Justified,
Mr.. w. I1.Prlce saw only one, lick pass
cd Fla saw nothing cruel in Officer
WrigEt's conduct and thought his course
was fully justified.
Mr.. Sidney Cafes was the only witness
who ,inclined to the belief that the ac-
tion of the officer was cruel, he did not
! Z -- -, II tE.-tt, Ne ,,,.. n,roh
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-16
NORFOLK .|.] HOSPITAL
5ZllliCl|:N'[ / / ! /: y III |.
Former f. Gov. &; 8, ' Y Montague '!l,lIl ia
and Cardinal Gibbons
Made Addresses.
OTHER PROMINENT
PEOPLE ALSO SPOKE.
Noted Prelate Was Central Figure
in Magnificent Audience As
sernbled - Ex-Governor
Montague Gave Way
to Him AS First
Speaker.
7(speclal to The ITimcs- Dispatch.

Especial to The Times Dlspatch.)
NORFOLK, VA, May 15.-The semi-1
centennial OF st. Vincents Hospital, one
of the finest institutions Of its kind in
the country, was observed here this eve-
ming The whole city was in sympathy
with the occasion and did honor to the
hospital, which mas succored many thous-
ands of her own citizens and strangers
that have come within her gates.
Here to take part In the exercises and
to add to their Importance was Ills Emil
nence. Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Of
+ Baltimore, MS were DIR. Virgil +. GlDney,
of New York; former Governor "A. y.
Montague, of Virginia; DR.. J. Allison
Hodges, OF Richmond, and others of note,
preates and laymen.
A Magnificent Audience.
The exercises of the evening were held
in the Academy OF Music, and there a
magnificent audience assembled. On the
stage Cardinal Gibbons was the central
figure. On his right sat former Cover
nor Montague, and on his left Mr.. VIII
liam EI. White master Of ceremonies Of
the evening. Others on the stage were
the other prominent visitors and citizens
Of tho city. including clergymen of va
rlors denominations and professional and
business men.
C,Edtna Chbbons was on the pro-
gramme as the last speaker, but unwlll-
ing to violate his established rule Of
retiring early. he requested that he be
allowed to make his address first, Mr..
Montague, who was to speak first, graz
oousy gave way to him. and the Cardl-
nal was introduced. lie was given
mighty ova ton.
Cardinal Gibbons Address
His address,. simple In phrase, but
earnest and eloquent, held tho llnbroken
attention of his audience, which filed
the Academy to It's utmost capacity. His
voice rang clear and distinct. save when
applause would stop It,, as he would
make his strongest appeals for the charity
practiced by tho Christ, or would tell
of heroic deeds performed for humanity
by the Sisters of Charity. He said
"When the Sisters OF Charity Invited
me to come to your city and participate
in celebrating tho hfteth anniversary Of
the founding OF st. Vncents Hospital,
they did not tell me that | would be en-
pected to make an address, for fear, per-
haps, of intimidatng mo and, therefore,
make me conspicuous by my absence.
| am glad To be here, however, and to
be able 10 cooperate with the many dis
ting,shel men from all walks of life as
scnlbled here to take part In celebrating
the anniversary OF this great institution,
which, is All ornament to your flourish
Ing city and to the Christian ciViliza-
ton, which Is. maintained by the noble
body of sisters who have d0ne so much
towards relieving suffering humanity.
Sisters of Charity,
borrowing a suggestion from Mr..
U,ontlnusd on Third Fagel
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Icontlnued on Ninth Page,l
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Thought Him Justified,

.lcontlnuea on Third Paksl1
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-16
TWO FAMOUS DUELS
ARE REMEMBERED
Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of
Biddle-Pettis Tragedy
ANOTHER OF so YEARS AGO
Newspaper Files Show Odd coincI-
dence in the Records Of Noted
Meetings in Vicinity of
ST. Louis.
ANOTHER OF so YEARS AGO

From the New York Herald.
Anniversaries of two famous duels are
marked this week. says the St. Louis Re
public. Just seventy-fve years ago the
Biddle-Pettis duel took place on Bloody
Island" now a part of East St Louis.
Fifty years ago the Brown-Reynolds af-
fair happened at Selma, H.. below st.
Louis.
In the first passage at arms, three
quarters of century ago, the combat
ants, Major Thomas Biddle, paymaster
of the United States army, and Repre-
sentative Spencer Pettis were both kill
ed They fought with flint-lock pistols,
five PAGES apart.
In the duel half a century ago this
wweek former Governor B. Gratz Brown
was wounded in the knee by his oppo-
nent, former Lieutenant Governor Thos.
c. Reynolds who was not hit.
The difference In the methods and re-
suits showed that thhe demands of the
code duello had been greatly modified in
the quarter century intervening between
the two famous encounters.
Biddles billet in the army did not keep
him out of politics. He was prominent
whig, and his duel with Pettis took place
just after a strenuous campaign.
Pettis was running for congress against
Edward Bates, whig, and William Carr
a democrat. and of the same political
faith as Petts.
Personalities Exchanged.
The party ticket was badly split up, and
Petts resorted to reform measures to
gain the election. In a newspaper contro-
versy offensive personalities had been eK-
changed and in the political campaign
Pettis had, of course. assailed Nicholas
Biddle, president of the United States
bank and brother of the mayor.
The latter refuted the charges to his
friends, and the matter was apparently
dropped until the night of August %, 1881,
when Pettis arrived In st. Louis after a
strenuous speaking tour. AS he was suf-
fering severely from an attack of bilious
ness. he went to bed Immediately at the
City hotel, where he made his home.
In the meantime Mayor Biddle, hearing
that Pettis was In the city, and wishing
to avenge the insult to his brother, pre-
pared a cowhide whip to thrash the con-
gresham.
Early the next morning he bribed the
negro porter at the City hotel to let him
get to Pettis' room, and after making
his way there he found his man sleeping
IN the doorway OVERLOOKING nuBe porch
He struck Pettis repeatedly across his
bare skin Pettis writhed in agony, but
he was unable to protect himself.
The next day everybody in st. Louis
and In many parts of the state heard of
the story
The alteration between the two men,
enraged by mutual insult and outrage,
was bitter that the political friends of
Pettis deemed it prudent to put Biddle
under bond to keen the neape. "Tf Riddle
should kill you tonight" said Thomas Fl.
Benton to Pettis on the day before the
election, I'VE would not have time to put
up another candidate"
Accordingly. Pettis and his friends
swore out peace warrant against Biddle