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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
MASSAGE.
MULTIPLE ELECTRoLYsIs.

ELECTROLYSIS-Su
Gus hairs on face and arms perma-
needles; four to six hours work in
one with six; treatments given at
home unless otherwise desired. Ad-
dress Miss A. M. Kittredge, 1919 Per.
ry street, Davenport. Old phone 3136
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
EXPRESS, STORAGE, BUS AND CAB.

ROBES EXPRESS COMPANY = Fu.Tii-
ture moved. packed and stored. Bus.
baggage and cab service day or night.
Main Office. 2410 Third avenue. Old
phone 537 and 900. New phone 515S.
REIIBLLE STORAGE On first floor;
also manufacturer OF awnings, tents.
wagon covers, etc. Tents for rent B.
RoeSsler & Co, 209 Fifteenth street
opposite the court house, Rock Island.
INDEPENDENT EXPRESS co. For
good service call on the independent
Express company, sos Twenty-first
street Old phone 9S1. Packing and
storage and all kinds of express haul
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
LODGE DIRECTORY.


TRIO LODGE. NO. 81. A. F. & A. M
Meets for special work Thurs
Wy day, May 81, at I p. m. All
M Masons are invited. ]. w. Hou
der, w. NJ; William B. Petit, secre-
tary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
EDUCATIONAL.

VILLA DE CHANTAL A home school
conducted for girls by the Sisters OF
the Visitation. documentary and high
err branches and all polite accomplish
ments taught. Twentieth street and
Fifteenth avenue. Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, May 27.-Following are
the wholesale prices on the local
market today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh, 19c to 20c
Live Poultry - Hens, per pound,
|13c.
Butter-Dairy, zoe; creamery, Csc.
Lard-11c.
Potatoes-90c.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, 75c to soc; oats, SOC to
soc.
Forage - Timothy hay, $13 to SIC;
prairie, SO; clover, $12; straw, ST.
Coal-Lump, per bushel, lac; slack,
$3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
II T. AL ESTATE

IL you are looking for snaps in real
estate. read this list. In every case The
owner has a special reason for selling,
and has named price which will make
the property move.
An S-room modern house. paved
street electric and gas lights,
bath, furnace, cement walks;
must sell at once ......... $4,2oo
An S-room house in South Heights,
with half acre of ground, fine
barn house is splendidly built
and in fine condition; good well
and clStern go. S~ooV
a splendid 7-room modern home.
convenient to Goth street depot;
hardwood floors, every convent
ence, fine home -........-..-. .SS,ooo
A 6-room modern cottage, central
ly located, paved street. furnace,
bath .---- ....- o''A""
One of the prettiest Groom houses
on 1i15 street, all modern, spe-
ciaI reason for selling $3,3OO
A Groom two-story house on 14th
street, modern. cemented cellar
in fine condition; $50 less than
it cost two months ago.. s3'Soo
We write Fire Insurance.
HUBBARD & TOM
Fire Insurance and Real Estate.
1906 Second Avenue. Both Phones
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27

FOR SALE-One acre of land. four
room house, large chicken house, acre
fenced in with chicken wire; barn,
well, cistern, fruit trees of all kinds;
1919 Twenty seventh street. Tele-
phone $50. three rings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27

FOR RENT = Or sale; l have five
room cottage with pantry and bath
room for sale, part down. the rest on
long time. or will accept n payment
ana the Daiance monthy, IN Guyer
Second addition, No. 1884 Thirty
eighth street also have a two
story house of six rooms on Ninth
street two doors north of Siemon's
grocery store. and Il five-room cottage
one block west of the grocery store,
in South Rock Island, which l will
sell cheap on the same terms, or / will
rent any of these properties and they
will not be sold while occupied by
tenant. w. C. Maucker, room SOC,
Best building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
ARCHITECTS.

G. A. HANSEN AND ID. ]. HARFST-
Plans drawn for residences, society,
and public buildings. Charles L.
Pruett. S12 Safety building, Rock Is
land. i'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Il. j. TOHER & CO.-Brokers, Daven-
port. Stocks, grains, provisions, cot
ton. Private wire to New York and
Chicago. Offices 1os Main street. Tel
sphone 407.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
FOR SALE-LANDS,

FOR SALE - Acre end town lots just
outside of city limits on bluff near
street car line, cheap on monthly pay
ments. Inquire of John T. Campbell,
1929 Seventeenth street. Phone 1922
west
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
New York Stocks.

New York, May 27.-Following are
the quotations ON the stock market
today:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27

PLEASANT F. cox Real estate and
insurance. Loans a speciality. Best
IRE companies represented. Your pat
ronage solicited. Phones west %, and
new SIP. Office at court house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
INSURANCE.

~~>~~~S~~~~~~~~N~~~~~ ~~~~D-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
INSURANCE on dwellings and house.
hold furniture specially Chamber
lin & Anderson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27

FOR SALE-Desirable lots on Twenty
fifth and Twenty-sixth streets be-
tween Fifteenth and Seventeenth ave-
nues, in Beecher & Walshs addition,
with city water and gas; terms to
suit purchaser; will assist those de-
string to build homes. See Beecher
Bros. 1871. Second avenue. Old
phone 307; new 5516.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27

FOR SALE = Large eight-room brick
house. in one of the finest locations in
the city: steam heat; lot 60x140; good
reasons for selling. Will make good
price to any one interested. Harry
H. Hubbard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27

BENEFITS Insurance Agency - Fire,
life, accident, health and plate glass
real estate and loans; second uoor,
Safety building. Office phone west
996. Residence phone 736-K. Open
Wednesday and Saturday nights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27

Liverpool opening cables-Wheat un
changed, corn unchanged.
Liverpool closing - Wheat "a to a
higher, corn 70 higher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27

WANTED - Able bodied men between
ages 81 and 35, for u. s. marine corps ;
must be native born or have first pa
pers; excellent opportunity to see the
world; good pay; clothing, ratiors,
quarters, medical attendance free.
Apply to DR.. A Z. Williams, 1922
Nineteenth street, Rock Island.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
LAND OFFICE PROBE
SEEMS IMMINENT
Strong Sentiment for Inves-
tigation Threatens Over
throw of Cannon Rules.

The sensational attack Of Represen-
tative Hitchcock against Secretary Bal
hnger on the floor Of the House YES
terday makes It almost certain that IL
Will be impossible for the House organ
ization to stave of an Investigation
mo the General Land Office after the
Christmas holidays.
The general sentiment among NOM
bers OF the House today Is that there
should be a fun investigation OF the
Claws charges, and that the friends
OF the Secretary should be willing to
have the entire record examined
Scores Of regular Republicans listened
sttentively 20 Hitehcock's denunciation
OF Bsllinger. and that faction, led by
Representative Mann. author of the
conservation bill. viii be sure to de-
msnd some action.
Hitchcock's resolution authorizing an
investigation Is now I'm the Committee
on Rules where IL will be impossible
TO pty II loose except by overturning
the rules.
The only way that the resolution can
be voted on in the House is for some
member to offer resolution on the
floor directing the Rules Committee to
report out Inc ttliCntOck rcSOl uL0n.
This would be ruled out OF order by
Speaker Cannon and then his decision
would be appealed from The Demo
Gratis and the conservstionists think
that il would be easy TO Overrule the
Speaker on this question.
The Presidents forthcoming message
on conservation. which, II is believed,
is being prepared by Ballinger him
self. viii be sent to Congress shortly
after the holidays and viii then be re-
ferred to the Committees on Rules
Public Lands. and Interstate and For
eign Commerce. Mann is chairman Of
this last committee and favors an in
VestiEation.
The Senate is also waiting for the
Presidents message. and il is expected
that the agitation for an investigation
viii he started there as soon as the
message Is delivered.
In a statement made today. Secretary
Eallnger says, Il court the fullest in
vestigstion Of all the affairs of the In
terror Department"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
COURT POSTPONES
COLLIER HEARING

when John W. Collior the former
Policeman convicted OF granddaughter in
connection with the shooting OF Capt
william II. Matthews in the Fifth pre-
cinct on aMrch last was called this
morning for hearing on his motion
Tor a new trial. the matter was post
poned until the first Friday in January.
Collier will he free for Christmas, be-
ing still at large on bail His attorney,
Andrew A. LipscOmb, explained to the
court that he was not prepared to dis
pose Of the motion filed by aim on Col
lier's behalf. and the plea FOR a post
ponemeut was granted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
HELD
FOR GRAND JURY

Harry Hackermaker for the action Of
the grand jury because ne was pres
ent and aided and allotted" in the sui
eide Of John JoTdaunt Wednesday
night Iordaunt and Hackermaker
were both out of work and are alleged
to have made a suicide pact JOrdaunt
was given a revolver by Hackermaker
and shot himself while standing on a
street corner
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
GATHER PEANUTS

PETERSBURG. Va, Dec lit is
estimated that fully three-fourths Of
the crop Of Spanish peanuts raised in
the counties contiguous 10 Petersburg
has been marketed. Most OF these nuts
were shelled and sold TO parties priu-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
MORMON LEADER ILL.

SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 17.-Prayer
and fasting for the recovery Of Joseph
Smith. the only surviving son Of the
Norman prophet, will be observed by
the local congregation Of the Church OF
Latter Day Saints next Sunday. Smith
IS seriously III at his home, in indie
pendence. Mo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
BARS BILLIARDS AND POOL.

OIL CITY, Pa, Dec 7.--District At
torney Goodwin has served notice on
billiard and poOlroom proprietors they
must not permit any person under TWEEN
ty-one years OF age TO play in or fire.
quent their rooms His action is based
on an act passed in 1859, which applied
10 Chester. Delaware, Crawford and We
mango counties only.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
EXPLOSION KILLS THREE.

NEW PHILADELPHIA. Ohio, Dec.
17.-Three men were blown to pieces
when a boiler exploded at the Royal
Clay Works today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
At lie a Pound
ii 23c a Pound

Chocolate Gilbert Tips.
Chocolate Violet Tips.
Chocolate Rose Tips.
Chocolate ~ Arcy Tips.
Chocolate Mafistos.
Chocolate Whipped
Creams
Chocolate RuttCrCups.
Chocolate Montfords.
Chocolate Wintergreens
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
t SOC a Pound

Chocolate Dreamed
Cherries.
Chocolate Vanilla Wa
foTS-
Chocolate ZiZ.
Chocolate Mama
Chocolate Coffee Creams.
Chocolate Zauzibaro.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-11-07
IlTNTY SOLONS in
REGULAR SESSION
/ Routine Business Transacted Except Contract
for Steel Bridge Over Santa Fe River

gainesville, Fla, NOV. 2, 1909
p,.rd o. County Commissioners
nd day. with Chairman J, @.
- c. w. Summers, o, p. Can
Inv. May and ]. r. Townsend
The minutes of last meeting
read and approved.
following bills were ordered
s H. Wienges, auditor $50;
Torlay, guard. $50; Nose sher-
hnitor, $50; Bell Telephone
&: J. C. McGrew, supervisor,
Mrs. Ida Streeper, care Chas.
SIS: C. c. Warren, game war
$50 For support; Bessie Good.
81 Elizabeth Jones, So; W. NJ.
= 80; Richard Griffin. So; John
he'll. Sc; John Mitchell, So. s. n.
ices, for abstracting tax sale,
J. d. Matheson. commissions,
f Walker, Evans & Cogswell
any book, $3.50; Atlantic
bing Company, So; w. d. Dick
commissions, s1S619; NJ H.
ss services, "a; H. q w b.
Co, book, $3.50; P. G. Ramsey
ices for lunatic, $40; Gilbert
fixing chimneys, SO; q. Lar.
Professional services. So; II. H.
hary, sundry bills. $24.l7; II. H.
ieary, road election district mo-
IS; L. A. Jernigan. care clock,
Al. Vidal, books, $1.65; East
ia Telephone Company, $40;
zNyine Hardware Company, sS
e: J W. May, road pillow, So; s..
Davis, teams on road, s4S; Benson
81, road work. $3.50. ] l.. shaw,
york Sl09.75; J. w. May. team,
&c Chitty & Son. road supplies,
Ia Waits, road service, $50;
1sicrd & Davis, road teams. $50;
Willis, road supplies, $3.50; G.
Asley road work, Sc: w. p. Nc
road work, $3.50; w. NJ. Joha,
drugs, s6.45; G. S. Merchant &
supplies, S6S.54: o. p. Cannon,
at 'l67; f. j. Hammond, road
N6SS; G, L. Kelley. road work
R Waits. services. SCI; A. L.
2 road supplies. $3.50; c M. Nc.
road work. So: W. n. Town
rad work, s.; J. F. Townsend.
vork, SIC, H. c. Parker. road
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-11-07
FLORIDA WOMAN
BUYS AEROPLANE
TO TAKE LESSONS AND BECOME
FIRsT.cLAss AVIATOR.
This Is the First Case On Record
Where a Woman Has Bought
Flying Machine,

HAMMONDSPORT, n. v, Nov. e.
A Contract has just been closed here
by Mrs. II. A. Arnold OF Florida,
whereby she becomes the owner OF
an aeroplane OF the Curtiss type, In
which she intends TO make flights,
Mrs, Arnold owns magnificent
country home near the East Coast OF
Florida, 100 miles from Jacksonville
The grounds and outlying country are
admirably adapted to aviation. She
is an enthusiast on the subject, and
wishes to experiment In aviation.
Mrs. Arnold watched flight by
Herring In Indiana, and received then
the first impetus to attempt expert.
ments In the air. Some time ago she
came to hammondsport with the ex.
pectation OF seeing an aeroplane. In
flight, but was disappointed. During
the week the weather conditions
were unfayorable for exhibitions,
The aeroplane purchased Is the one
used by Curtis In Chicago and az the
Hudson-Fulton celebration. II has a
thirty.horse-power water-cOoled engine
and is equipped with the new type OF
four-blade propeller The machine
has been reassembled here and sue
cessfully used during the past week
by Charles X. Hamilton Of New Bri.
tain, Conn.
Mrs. Arnold. who la touring the
North IN an automobile with servants,
expects to attempt flights IN Florida
within a month The machine. while
primarily intended for one person, viii
carry a passenger as well as the ayl-
ator. II Is the intention OF Mrs. Ar.
mold to begin by making short runs
and gradually increasing the speed TO
running jumps.
This Is the first purchase OF an
aeroplane by woman IN any part OF
the world, so far as known Mrs.
Arnold is brunette. Of slight build
and weighs about ninety ponnds.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-11-07
IN HOPELESS CONDITION.

J. w. Bennett Was Taken 20 Hospital
late IN the Evening.
J. W. Bennett. veltkn2vn here aud
who resides In the southern part d
he city. vas taken 10 The clay hos.
pltal Saturday sight Ia q mosi help.
less condition
For some time past b. has bern
conaned 10 his bel. bat only within
mo past fev days has hls csro BE-
came alarming and aE operation a..
cided upon. II u stated by the physi'
clans in charge that bic iniesiibes
have erova % bic side. and that IN
less successful operation can b.
performed bis Qse - d hopeiess oar
last night much fear vas entertained
that h. wouid noi I've thFopaa ihe
night.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-11-07
CONGRESSMAN SCOTT
ENDORSES CANNON
And By So Doing the Kansas Man Expects to Be
Appointed Secretary Of Agriculture

arose as lf he intended TO answer the
question. when Congressman Scott
beat him to L.
Certainly not" Numbered Mr.,
Scott, and the old man sat down,
Nov as 70 the tariff" said Mr.
Scott why did sign that blnY
Wen, because Il was the bin OF the
Republican party, The tarlff bin has
been greatly mlsreprosentcd. Eyou
some OF the Republican papers have
not been gullticss I marvel how the
average American citizen can DO
fooled Ike he Is being fooled, Why,
all YOU have to do Is to read the bin.
like | did ana YOU viii see for your
self that the revision was downward.
That Is why ! voted for the Payne.
Aldrloh bllll because Il was an abao.
lutte fpllalment OF the Republican
campaign promise. How can anyone
doubt It. President William Howard
Taft has given bis word that the &c.
vision was downward. and for any
Of YOU 10 take the position Il was not
downward IL TO challenge the veraclty
Of the President Of the United States
Mr.. Scott said that he considered
hIs address AZ an official report OF the
manner Ia which he had discharged
the trust repoaed IN him by bis con.
stltuonts. and the meeting closed.
There had been 80 symptom OF ap
plauso In The course Of the Congress.
mans address, but al the close most
OF the women and few OF the men
lndulgcd In hand-oiapplng. while Ia
che rear two rows Of young men beat
tattoo on the floor with their feet
with such perulstency ~ "a indicate
they had been under a eeurse Of spe
olal training for the event
SIR Scott IA a talented. highly sdu
Gated elearcut type % man Why
viii q man 81 his qualifications emp.
port an aggregation Ike the Cannon
s.ldflch olisarchy. which stands loF
slng rpie ard everything that q bad
IN political
Perhape this 70 au answer % ,he
auery Mr Scott b ambitious ~
voting az Speaker cnnunn directs
him. be- sees a possible chance II al
yanelnR himself Mr. Cannon has A.
rondy made Representative Scott
chairman q che COMMITTEES 81 asrieaf
tire which b q nice berth 10 Itself
And b. using ~ hls energy 70 pro-
rote cannoninm aud Aldfiehlnm SIR
Scott hopes % b. appolatea Secretary
~ Agriculture
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-11-07
Sea Island Cotton Sells
For 30 Cents in Savannah

SAVANNAH. Nov 6 The See "a.
land caticn martei has ruled aeiiqe
ani very strong ihe past GEEK aud
aarsd fapldiY Qugtati0na
n and extra ehoieo are 2 %
8is higher A. fancy fcaeted E9c .
good deal u holding ooitoa eams eus,
reauitinr o. some increase ~ Q1eIings
nsd 4 corresponding iuil % ne a.
mand. 30 thai the close was Qalef
The three iogeat grades are aomiuai
thsfs teing 10 aoch
SO change 10 notsd 10 efoD aeeoants,
szcsBi fhsi reports ffom Fiorida saY
ths Eihalhg b aproaebins tquplstioo.
aaies co. ~ wesk ass baiss
ne foiigsing prices Wssestasf9 o.
fsefors' suotaiions sn1 aFa fegise4
Hsskiy ~ FFifaYr;
Faney FioFitaa .sts.t-s.s.s4
FaneY GeorRi4s ,s....,.. 30
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-11-07

me Gainesville Motor Car Comps
py. Owned b. Z. W. nm and @ HFn.
- Davis. have a. anb0upeeuieni b.
thslr spaoa today INFORMING a. go
ne that they are n0W rsaay fof az
classes u auiOmoblie uoFk nnd also
carr & fuil line % supplies. They
have tbe agency Coz the 3. 3. 2 tna
Brush. uhieh are beooDing pogaiaf
a this scetloa ana ths Eeuiai manages
la sea o. shs move eanoasirsiiaE -
au timeS
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-11-07

supplies, 1894; Baker e. Lockwood,
supplies, S19.2S; J. R. Feaster, road
services, $3.50; Gainesville Foundry
and Machine Works, castings for
roller, $3.50; T. A. Doke. supplies,
$3.50; b. 2. Williams, road supplies,
$3.50; Melton Lumber Company, mm.
ber $2S,65; C. w. Summers, four days
ON road, SIG; c. A, Martin, lumber,
s277S; W. ], Matthews, road work,
So; N G. Matthews, road work, $50:
Hardee Bros, supplies for road,
s129S; Tucker & Roland, supplies.
1892; w. w Colson, commissions on
assessments, Sl15,O5; r. F. Bowden,
feeding owen, $3.50.
Board adjourned.
Wednesday, Nov. 8.
The board met this day persuant
to adjournment and made the follow.
ing orders That the commissioners
be paid as follows for road work: J,
g. Dampier, $500; J. f. Townsend,
5000; J. w. May, 5000; o. p. Cannon,
$500; j. G. Dampier, four days on
road, SIC; o. p. Cannon, four days on
roads, SIC; P. G. Ramsey, feeding pris-
oners, S272.SO; J. NJ. Dell, NJ. d., serv.
ices, 81; G. b. Evans, checking road
account, Sc.
That the following persons be paid
for fees in criminal cases; II. G. Ma.
son, $3.50; T. G. Ramsey. $3.50; T.
b. Tins, 1915: R. s. Strickland,
S22.65: H. G. sealey $S.2s; NJ T.
Fralic, $i4.75: /. J, Carter. $l647; s.
%. wynne, sl7,55; NJ. A. Bexley, $3.50;
IS. p. Thomas, S1O.95; John Roberts,
si1.Se;, John Thomas, 1896; J. T.
stokes, $500; w. F. Harris. 1896.
That T. NJ. Kincaid, treasurer OF
sub-road district. be paid 500; o. p.
Cannon, pair mules, $3.50,
s. II. Wienges was ordered 10 sell
the poor farm for $3.50.
L. f. Story. X. c Brown and G, A.
Byles were appointed 10 mark out a
road to Magnesia Springs. via Grove
Park.
The board accepted the bid OF the
Roanoke Bridge Company for the con
structfon Of a steel bridge across the
Santa Fe river, north Of High Springs.
The bonds Of w. NJ Edwards and
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-11-07

GARRETT, Kans., Nov. 6.--I came
10 Garrett to hear Congressman
Charles L. Scott, representative Of the
Second Kansas District. explain to
his constituents why he voted for the
Payne Aldrioh bill
From the press gallery In Washing.
ton had many times heard Mr., Scott
give his vote for the perpetuatlon of
the Cannon.AldrlCh ring rule, ! had
noticed that when che Speaker crack
ed bis whip, MIR Scott could he de
pended upon TO vote regular
OF Mr. Scott Il can be said that
he Is a "standpattor" In Washington
and a progressive az home, In his
speech he euloglEed Speaker Cannon
and portrayed him az muoh-mlsreir
resented and maligned man
MY dear people" he sald drop
ping his voice to a ptayer'like Whie.
per, u caution you to be on your
guard. The Democratic newspapers
and some OF the Republican news
papers would have YOU think that the
Speaker Of the House was an auto
crat. e czar, man lacking IN patriot
lam. who would actually like TO pre-
vent a member OF Congress from rep
Presenting his constituents"
Mr.. Scott stepped nearer the audi.
enee. spread out both hands over the
heads OF the people. and an intense
stiffness settled upon the house.
There was a suspicion OF choking
sensation IN the speakers voice when
he finally continued In the low prayer
ful tone;
Il am thinking" be said, Of another
great man who was painted hs black
as night Abraham Lincoln"
Some Ia the audience were yisably
Affected others moved uneasily Ia
their seats
"Yes. Abraham lincoln wM malign'
cd In bis day said Mr. Scott And
there WIS another grea, man who was
the target Tor SANDER. Garfield And,
my good people, there was another
10 whom want 90 call your attention.
u vas WILLIAM Mckinley"
A. be closed the sentence the
speakers voice descended lower and
lower. and finally dropped Go nothing
Some o. The women auditors were
plainly on the point Of bursting into
tears. Then SIR Scott came 70 The
rescue by throwing seutimentailty 20
the wlhd. demanding almoat hefcelyi
"Do you suppose NJ Cannou's con,
stltnents would return him % Coz.
gresa session after session n he was
bad many7
An Old gentlemen ln the audience