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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-19
Couldn't Make 1t.

Reuben Bates, IL one-leggcd negro.
started out last night to make music,
He had flute and gultar and another
notwithstanding piece OF mechanism, out
of which he got sounds, lie made music,
and he was told TO take one more"
He took severed more, as the sequel
shows, and the one good understanding
pin couldn't endure tho liquid bath The
wooden extremity was sober and behaved
all right, but that human leg positively
declined to walk in the path Of sobrietys
That's the reason Reuben will be before
the One John in the Police Court this
morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-19
Increase the Chiefs Paw,

WASHINGTON, D. c., February 49,
AS the result OF moro than five hours
consideration OF the agricultural appro-
.prlatlon bill to-day the Senate Increased
from $4,000 to $4,000 the salary ~ Gift
ford Pinchot chief of the Bureau of For
cstry. Tho debate was devoted mostly
to- the methods Of administration and
general policy of the forest service, and
at times broadened to include the pub-
lie land question generally Practically
tural bill.
The Senate will meet ut II O'Clock
tomorrow morning and hereafter
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-19
TRUST PLEADS GUILTY
TO VIOLATING The LAW
Concerns IN Turpentine Combina-
ton Are Fined $4,000 Each, 8
n. Aggregating $4,000.

SAVANNAH, GA, February lS.-In5
the United States Court today the s..
p. Shotter Company, the Patterson--J
Downing Company, the Standard Naval
Stores Company and the Belgian Cons
pany. corporations, and $. p. Shooter
and j. T. G. Myers. individuals, known
as the turpentine trust" entered pleas
OF guilty to Il violation of the Sherman
antitrust act.
Judge Emory Speer fined each intii-5
vidual and corporation $4,000, making
an aggregate OF $4,000. The theryin3-
diviluals indicted had their indict-
agreed in writing not to violate the law
again. ! sss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-19
MANY ARE KILLED
In MINE EXPLOSION
Thirty Bodies Taken Out and I
Is Feared Many More Have
81 Perished.

K
MONTERREY, MEN. February is.
% "a dispatch to the News from LIN.
Esperunzus says that thirty mine
men are known to be dead and
twelve Injured as result OF an
explosion OF gas in the coal niue
at that place.
The list of dead and injured may be
extended to seventy, as that number.
Of men are believed to have been III
the mine at tho time of the accident,
" hlch occurred at o'clock this after
loon.
The explosion occurred in the Con-
quistn Mine, No 3. Thirty dead bodies
have been taken out Of the wreck
and it is estimated that seventy-llve
more are yet in the nine.
Las Esperanzas is on the line Of
the Interna tional Railway, about sew
enty-Ave miles from Eagle Pass. Ten.
1T is the principal coaltng centre III
Mexico, and many men, including q
large number Of Japanese, are en-
ployed there.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-19
Mayor MCCARTHY has signed d numb

Mayor Mccarthy has signed number
of ordinances passed recently by both
branches OF the Council. among tho num-
Der being one nppropratins 100000 for
the Confederate Reunion fund and an
other appropratlng $4,000 for a Rich
mond building at the jamestown EXPO
stion. The signing of both ordinances
was assured from tho first
The Council Coltmittee on Electricity
viii meet at o'clock tonight Nothing
OF especial interest Is known to be
scheduled.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-19
LOW RATES FIXED
BY WISCONSIN COMMISSION

h MADISON, WIS. February lS-.Thc
State Railway Commission to-day ordered
that the railways IN this State give II
fiat 21-2-cent pasA'nger fare, and recom-
mcnded that family mileage books or roo
miles be issued for $40, The last Lct,is-
lature created the Railway Commission
and conferred upon It power to fix rates
and regulate service Tho decision an
gnounced to-day is tho result Of an OK
tended hearing before the commission.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-19
BOARD OF VISITORS OF
UNIVERSITYT0 MEET

Tile board Of visitors Of the Univer-
sity of Richmond will hold an Important
meeting at 4:3o o'clock this afternoon
at the Chamber of Commerce.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-19

toward relieving the situation in Cali
forn!a.
The conference report was then
agreed to.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-19

Tho budget committee of tho Commit
tee on Finance met again yesterday and
sat nearly all the afternoon working on
the division OF the available funds among
the various departments of the city gov
eminent The only information given
out Is that progress had boen made
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-19
.PEN THE SCHOOLS;
KEEP LIBOR OU7.
CONTINUED from First Page

Continued from First Page)
Burnetls contention that the air space
provision properly belonged in bill re-
lating to navigation. and had no part in
bill regulating the immigration OF
aliens into the United States.
Mr.. Burnett asked the Speaker II the
whole Chinese exclusion law could not be
repealed by conference report.
ooh. why does the gentleman ask about
that which might. could, would or Should
happen?' replied the Speaker, amid
laughter.
The Speaker then oyerruled the
points of order on the ground that
the conferees had been wholly within
their rights when they agreed to a
u substitute for both the Senate and
House bills
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-19
Words of Warning.

d r. "
Mr.. Williams. Of mississippi, desired
to warn the people of California OF
something which they already knew.
and that was that the views of the
President were not their views
This man to whom YOU have left
the discretion in the matter of Jap
anese immigration is one who has
already recommended the naturaliza-
ton Of the Japanese" said Mr.. VIII
llams. Il am with the people Of Cali
fornia on the question Of separate
schools.''
am with them on another que
continued Mr. Williams; II want tho
Pacific coast kept q white mans coun-
try (applause), and I want all this
country. as far as 1t can be, TO be n
WHlte mans country, not merely be-
cause believe the Caucasian is su
perior to other races, but because M,
IS our land, the land OF our tradi-
LIONS ana our ideals, and know that
Tue lhlluX OF another race means ano,h
race problem for another portion = !,
fare. 'oc'ai war
Il want to say that every VOC which
snis country has suffered has resulted
ny '"hulils or the first slave shin
at jamestown" (Applause)
Mr.. Hayes. Of California, # franl,v
stated that the section to which So m,,cb
op1ectlon was made, the Japanese ex-
clus!oh section, was not just what tho
people Of California wanted but said It
would go very far toward amellorating
present conditions He said it was a
temporary expedient which he believed
would be followed by a much more sat
isfactory arrangement. lie also be-
lleved that when the people Of California
become familiar with tho section they,
too. would be satisfied as We're the mem
bers of the California delegation, reaiz-
Ing that 1t Is the very best they can get
at this time. Hc said the delegation had
agreed to support the bill In the interest
OF tho whole country. and in tho interest
of California and the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Kahn, of California, also expressed
this opinion that 1t would go very far
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-19
: NOT CANDIDATE
SAYS VI. A JONES.
But il He Docs Come OUT lie
Will Stand OH Anti-7Corpora- \
ton Platform. u
p ARnoND FoR LEADER
Missouri Representative TO Be
Run Against Villiams- Motto
Repeal Tobacco Tax.
DE ARMoND FOR LEADER
ny WALTER EDWARD HARRIS.

ny WAITER EDWARD HARRIS.
Z WASHINGTON, ID. c., February 49,
Hon William a. Jones, member Of
the House OF Representatives. from
the First Virginia District, said to-
day he was not n candidate for TIE
Democratic nomination to the COVER
,iorship. The statement published In
several Virginia papers to the effect
that Mr.. Jones would enter the con
test for the nomination did not offend
Mr.. Jones, although he denied their
correctness.
II am not ~ candidate said Mr..
Jones. ~ am bound to say, however,
tina, were | TO enter the race should
stand on platform very much like
the one outlined fo, mo IN the state
ment accompanying the announcement
or my candidacy. made without my
Knowledge It should not be termed
an an,l-corporatlon platform. an.
not an nnti-corporation man in the
sense that I am opposed to every
thing which comes under the name OF
corporation.
"You may say" continued Mr.. Jones,
with elaboration. that am an anti
Corporation man so FAR as corporate
control OF the Democratic party lsScon-
ccrhed, and that II We're to be q
candidate for the govern orship l
should most assuredly oppose the con-
troll Of the Democratic party Of Vir-
ginia by corporations and should op-
pose allowing corporations to control
the Legislature"
Mr. Jones had to hasten back into
the hall or the House in order to vote.
it Will be observed In the foregoing
statement that there Is nothing to In
dictate that Mr. Jones had trrevocably
made up his mind not to be candi-
date 10. tbs. nomination. toisathe Gov
crnorship, which is being sought by
several distinguished Virginians al
ready.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-19
Committee Called.

"A meeting of tile Finance Committee
has been called for this evening at 8
o'clock, to which Mayor Mccarthy. City
Auditor Warren and City Treasurer Pace
are invited The announcement Of the
meeting and the summoning Of these
officials gave rise to an impression in
some quarters that the committee pro-
pose to hear statement MS to the re-
cont burning Of $4,000 of bonds which
had been enormously engraved. AS n
matter Of fact the officials Opposing or
the worthless bonds informed the COM
mittec of the action at the time and
are prepared to explain to any who
may have a right to ask. The meet
ing OF the committc is believed to have a
wholly different purpose.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-19
It will require the testimony OF sanburn.
who has been subpoenaed, TO clear the
situation.
COIN Threatened
BY CITY ENGINEER
Continued from First Page.)


the $4,000 appropriation for new negro
almshouse for the construction Of IL first
class emergency hospital in the central
portion of the city, where the INDECENT
Ill of both races may be treated as wen
as all emergency cases
Patients will receive expert ATTENTION
from the leading physicians In the CITY
gratis and at the same time the grad
yates of the medical CO lleges VIII nave
opportunity to secure hospital expe-3
rience of the greatest value, to them
and to humanity,
1t is admitted the cost OF the emer-
gencyl hospital will exceed the sum
appropriated originally for negro
almshouse, for site in the central
portion OF the city msst be donated
and buildings constructed, unless one
of the existing hospitals can be pur-
chased for, the purpose.
There is some opposition in the
committee to the plan, but the argu-
ments for the hospital will be strong
~ urged.
The Committee on Relief of the Poor
held q long session at the City Home
East night. the most interesting pro-
ceedings OF which were the awards Of
contracts. The monthly fiscal reports
were received and the pay-rolls al
lowed. a resolution relative to the
best disinfectants for use at the hos
ptal was referred to the medical staff
for some Recommendation.
Contracts for supplies for the en-
suing three months were awarded to
the following firms for tho articles
Rancid
For bacon. to the National Packing
Company.
Flour. rice, herr!ngs. salt, canned corn
and whiskey, to L. c. Younger.
Lard to KinGan e Co, Fsa Il. t35sl ri.
Coffee, to the Aragon Coffee Company
Sugar to the c. D. Kenny Company.
Soap and canned tomatoes. to the
Stokes Grymes Grocery Company.
Laundry chip soap, to the Armour Com
pany.
Butter. to the Kastelberg Company.
Dry goods. etc, to the Faulkner-War-
riner Company.
Shoes. to w. A. Chcatwood.
Clothing, to J. j, Stelnbrecher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
FATHER AND SON.

Pathetic Tragedy of the War Between
the States.
Not all the sad stories of wartime
come from the battlefield. Many 4
heartbrea!; is not recorded on the list
of the killed and wounded. The civil
war knew no more tragic occurrence
than tie following incident, taken
from the New York Sun: \ soldier
had enlisted from his home in Georgia.
where his father remained undisturbed
through the struggle. The young man
fought through the war without Il
scratch, save slight wound which
left him Il little deaf. This affection
he never mentioned in his letters.
After the surrender he sent his ia
tber word that he would reach -"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28

at Silvis. Paulsen struck Mr.. KEN
merer IN the face and quick as fash
Mr.. Kemmerer whirled around aII
knocked his assailant down. Mr. Kenl-
merer also delivered several wallops
which left Paulsen with a black eye
and a bloody nose Mr.. kemmer2T
also held his man down until Detec-
tive George Stanley arrived from the
police station and placed Paulsen I'M
der arrest. Mr.. Kemmerer accompan-
led Officer Stanley to the station and
fled information against Paulsen
charging him with assault and battery
Old Settler Oies.-William NJ Frs
one of the we'll known old settlers OF
Scott county. died Saturday night a;
his home, SIS Bridge avenue, after d
lingering illness. Until his removal tC
town some years ago, Mr.. Fry farmed
in LeClaire township and was one OF
the successful farmers of the county
Deceased was born in Meadville, Pa
Jan. 81, 1880. and was in the 18th yea'
of his age. When a mere boy he came
to Scott county where he has resided
| for Go years. In 1851 he was united
in marriage to Susan Donaldson WIKI
preceded him in death seven years ago
O.
Pioneer Barber Ludolpi
Grabbe. until 10 years ago, when n;
retired. the pioneer barber of Daven
port, lies at his home. 1904 Tremon
avenue. seriously affected by paralysi;
of the right side. which overcame hin
Thursday. Mr.. Grabbe. who is near,
| 10 years of age. is treasurer of tn,
| Thursday Bowling club, which had ;
| banquet at Schuetzen park He wen
to the bank that day and got tn,
money to pay for the banquet. which
he took out to the park While Their
it was noticed that his mouth wa
twitching and that he was looking i'll
He was taken into Carl Fischer
place. and thence conveyed hom5
/ That night the paralysis extended L
! the right side. and it became impos
sible for him to talk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

about Il certain date. Travel then was
uncertain. and he could not tell just
when he would arrive.
His father prepared to receive him.
He had brought. out the best plate,
which had been secreted for long
time, and with gold which had been
exhumed he bought such substantials
and delicacies as the southern market
at that time afforded. AS many of the
old time neighbors as were living in
the vicinity were invited to the home
coming
The young soldier arrivedT on the
plantation the night before the earliest
date he had mentioned. 1t was late.
and the family had retired, but the
dog heard the noise and began to bark.
The sound reused the father. who rose
and got his shotgun. The country was
overrun at the time with stragglerS
and sneak thieves. The father, gun in
hand, went to the door, saw The ap-
preaching figure and challenged it.
The young man. being deaf, made no
reply, but still advanced, whereupon
the father raised his gun and fired.
| His son fell. shot through the heart.
1t was pitiful sight to see that al
most craZed father carrying his life
less son into the home which HAD been
made ready to welcome him. The
next day the guests arrived. Instead
OF joyously greeting the returned sol
der they gazed at the still form,
wrapped in the flag for which the
young man had bravely fought. Ev-
cry private burial ground had in it q
grave made by the war, but no funeral
like that ever took place in the vicinity
or possibly in the whole south.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
IL u NOR
HER HAT.

The study of Inilady's hat
Destroys mans repOse.
Just how she makes so quick a change
The wonder grows and grows.
Twas but few short months ago
she wore it o,
On her hose
The seesaw took another tilt
On quite another tack;
Now when she wears the cart wheel
straight
BY some peculiar lluack
The vast majority of it
But one direction doesn't change
For fashions hit or miss.
And thus mere man is always ,plungci
In sorrows deep abyss.
The fellow who must pay the bill
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
If You Want
to Gain WEIGHT
Take a course of treatment with
DIR. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills and
watch the scales.

Mr.. Robert Dildine of Ulster St,
Waverly, n. Y, tells the story of his
return to health, strength and normal
weight as no one else can tell 1t. He
says: Some time ago 1 got a box of
DIR. A. w. ChaSe's Nerve Pills and when
l say they have done me good l can
back up that statement by an increase
in weight form 12S to 144 pounds in
sixty days. When 1 began to take the
medicine / was all run down and it is
a wonder I kept at work at all-could
not sleep-appetite poor and when at
work If stopped over to pick up any.
thing would be so dizzy for few mo-
ments could scarcely realize anything
and finally l had attacks of severe
pain around the region of my heart
This condition lasted for a long time
and nothing gave me more than tenn
porary relief until / used DR.. A. w.
Chase's Nerve Pills. They proved to
be the true Nerve Force builder and it
is as a result of their use alone that
today 1 feel as well and sound as ever
no trouble Of any kind, but hearty,
strong and vigorous in every way. The
cure to- my mind, is a most remark
able ono and one that should be made
known sthat others may benefit by it"
quo fox at all dealers or DR.. A. w.
chase Medicine Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
For Sale at Harper House Pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
A Mixup.

You look Disguised, BimbletOn."
Il should say l am My wife and
went to a card party last night, and i
won the first prize,
THAT was all right. wasn't it,"
well. the prize was dozen OF
these imitation cut glass tumblers."
'.Oh. that's the cause
mo, it isn't. You see Skinner, who
gave the party. won the same prize at
a party we gave"
II see. That's Why
Hold onA My rich aunt, who ought
to remember us in her will, happened
to be there. She gave us the blamed
tumblers in the first place, and it had
to be explained before the WHOLE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
AMAZING Grace.

Little Harriet, aged two and a half
years, had just made her debut at the
family breakfast table and heard her
papa say grace for the first time. She
watched him with rapt attention and
then. holding her own little muSh bowl
over toward him, said pleadingly:
Papa, say it to mine. Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
MOLINE
Part of City Without Water

Part of City Without Water
Through carelessness on the part Of
those in charge of laying a gas main
to the new Chase building on Fifth
avenue. the central part of the city
was without water for u hours or
more. The wOrkmen allowed a heavy
pipe 10 fall into the excavation made
for it, striking the water main. which
cracked, allowing fountain of water
to squirt forth TO the height of 10 or 30
feet. OF course, this needed to be re-
paired Immediately, and the water was
shut off from the whole of the central
business district. running on Fifth
avenue from Twelfth to Seventeenth
streets and on a portion OF Seven
| teenth and Twelfth streets
Frightens Woman. - Mrs. Henry
Daebeliehn of 1903 Fifteenth street,
was frightened Fiday night about 10
O'Clock by a man, within a block of
her home. She had been out spend
ing the evening, and as she neared
vacant lot near Twenty-seventh-an
half avenue, burly sort of a man step
ped from behind the hedge, directly in
front of her. The man didn't speak
and she did not stop. but stepped TO
one side and proceeded toward home.
He made no effort to stop her, and dis
appeared Immediately Mrs Daebel-
liehn went home and informed her hus-
band of what had happened, and in
company with Fred Temple and Harry
Lohn a seach was instituted. The man
was found crouchng the tall weeds
back of the hedge, but as none of the
searching party carried a gun they
made no effort to capture him.
Obituary Record.-Joseph NJ. Hall,
for many years employed at Deere &
Mansur company's. entered into his
rest at the family home, 1916 Sixth
avenue. Friday afternoon. Death was
due to acute bladder troubleH which
Mr. Hall had been suffering with since
early spring. Mr. Hall was a New
EnSlander and was born in Shapley
Me. April - 1880. He was marrie'
30 years ago the, 10th of last Deem
Der to Mary o. Pray OF Shapley. and
the venerable pair celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary last De
cembec. In 1857. in company will
his wife. Mr.. Hall came west anC
settled in Aledo. where he reside,
about six years. From Aledo he came
to Rock Island and shortly afterwards
to Moline. which has since been hi
place of abode.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28

Sandy Pikes-Lady, could yer help a
poor man dat has just found Il sample
package of indigestion tablets?
Lady-HCw can help you?
Sandy Pikes-Why. you can give me
a good Solid meal of rich foods. so |
can get de indigestion and try de tab
letS.-Detroit Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28

Il see that a man i'll Kansas has ap-
piled for patent on spanking ma
chine he has invented" chuckles Mr..
Pitchers. looking up from his paper,
Did he have TO invent one, papa"
asks little Alfred. because there aren't
any more women like mamma ?'-Suc-
cess Magazine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28

crowd how, we gave her gift away and
how the SINNERS passed it back. its
a cinch were cut out of the will, and
now the SINNERS won't speak to U.S.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
A Domestic Debate.

What kept Mrs. Clubleigh at
home:'
"A discussion of the servant girl
question"
with her club?"
NO, with her. girl" cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
Knew Him.

"Gaiboy's new stenographer is a fine
one, but she'll never do for him.
why, isn't she quick enough:'
yes, but her hair is black, and his
wife's is yellow."-Judge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
Captain Neal Is Preparing to Move

Kemmerer AssauIted.-Shortly after
4 o'clock Saturday afternoon as T. Fl.
Kemmerer was coming out of the Ken
nedy-Buck grocery store on Brady
street. he was attacked by Georg
Paulsen, husky blacksmith employed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28

prefer Signor Gnu. lie teaches g. sI:S'
Gnu dances, you knOw.-Minneapoiis
Journal