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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18
BANK CLERKS DINE.
interesting Evening BY Young Financial
Men Of the CITY.

Young men TO the number Of 100 met In
Tillinghasts pariors last evening enjoy
ed banquet and each others company
for more than four hours and these young
men are the ones who handle the cash OF
the city for they were no other that the
Bank Clerks association.
There were no speeches just plain every
day sociability and these young men
known that art 20 perfection. Tor they
would partake of course, and then
there would be a song and no one was
allowed to eat n mouthful III he did not
Join in the chorus. The songs were para
dies and all OF the finanoiers Of the state
came In for gentle "diG," and these
paradies were sung In such strains as
the Good Old Summer Time. Mr
DooIy' and other popular ones. J. L.
Guild ls said TO be the author.
Among those who contributed TO the en-
tertaning part OF the bill were Frank
Bratgman and Thomas Bride, the latter
being capable OF entertaining the party
for "A whole evening
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18
WARREN.

The Warren National band held well
attended social In Institute hall last
night An interesting programme con-
sisting OF vocal and instrumental mu-
sic. and readings were rendered by local
and out OF town talent The National
Band orchestra rendered fne musical
programme preceding the entertainment
The Ladies Temperance auxiliary OF
ST. Mary's church held n fairly well at
tended entertainment and social In Ar
mory hall last night.
Straight Brothers orchestra furnished n
musical programme. supper was served
late I'm the evening To those desirous or
partaking OF II.
The Y. Ps G. r.. OF the Baptist church
held a devotional meeting I'm the vestry
OF the church last night. Miss Eta L.
Tanner led the service.
The Mite society of the Baptist church
enjoyed n social evening with Mrs. Nath-
an Gor at her home on South Main street
hrst night. Games were played. and re-
freshments enjoyed.
Extensive exterior repairs are being
made TO the residence OF Mrs. n. NJ.
Brown on Main street.
A special choir rehearsal OF the NJ. T..
church choir was held AT the residence
OF Mr.. John Carpenter on Washington
street. last night. Easter music was re-
hearsed under the direction Of Mrs. En-
ma Mckenzie.
The local Warren artillery ls rated sec
ond i'm the records OF the state indepen-
sent companies. This record therefore
Gives the company second place honors,
~ n-oacient duty and general work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18

FIRE IN
Two WEEKS
House on Union Street, Lincoln,
Apparently the Work Of an
InCondlary.

The fourth attempt I'm two weeks 10
hurn the house AT ID Union street. Pros
pect Hin. lincoln, was frustrated yes
terday afternoon, and now the residents
OF the locality are I'm fear that an incen-
diary is at work In their midst. The
house Is owned by Mrs. II. A. Colinge
The house is a two tenement frame
building. The upper tenement is occu-
pied by the owner and son, while the
lower tenement is rented TO Thomas Tay-
lor son-in-law OF Mrs Collinge
During the day the lower tenement is
empty. The first time the attention OF
the occupants were attracted 10 the mat
ter was about two weeks ago. when Mr..
Taylor came home from work about .
o'clock I'm the afternoon and found that
tho house had been rsnsaeked An OIL
can. I'm which there was quantity OF
Kerosene oil. was set OH the front OF the
stove and papers were strown promas-
cously around II.
The next attempt was made In the cell
lar. when lot of paper had been ourh-
ed under a fvc-gallon Kerosene oil can,
which was empty. few days later
some or the paper IN the entry "HiSa
had become detached from the Wall anu
was hanging In strips was found consum-
ed az though IL had been fired by
match and after burning on the wall
had extinguished itself.
Yesterday afternoon about l:3o o'clock
Mrs Collinge left her home to visit
neighbor. and soon after. Mrs. Hammer.
who lives I'm the next house, discovered
smoke issuing from the windows of the
Taylor home She gave al alarm and
I'm a short time key was procured and
the kitchen door opened by John Goul-
burn. The house was filed with smoke
which made II impossible TO enter. Sew
eral OF the workmen from the yard or
the Lonsdele company were soon on the
scene and the blaze was extinguished
When the smoke had cleared away II
was found that the fire had been confined
TO the bedroom off the kitchen, all the
furniture having been destroyed by the
nre. which was making it's way into the
next room when the firemen arrived
About all OF tAe furniture OF the Taylor
family IL destroyed, what the fire did
not consume being soaked with water
There Is no insurance on the furniture,
but the building is fully covered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18

more strictly speaking SQUAD OF laos
armed with air rifles. The crowd at
tracted considerable attention and was
loudly cheered at some places.
Considerable dissatisfaction Is ex-
pressed concerning the electric light on
the Arkwright watering trough. which is
controlled by time switch which lately
has been running In the opposite direction
from that taken by civilized time
switches The light has been burning
during the day and Is shut OF at night.
A part OF the fire escape OF the Phenix
mill has been removed i'm order to allow
tho installation OF certain machinery.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18
FlWTUXET VALLEY

Yesterday for the first time the sound
OF the new bell In the tower OF the enter
Vile NJ T. church was heard. as the
work OF placing It upon the carriage was
completed at shortly before noon, and a
trial was made The bell weighs 500
pounds and has a S6-inch mouth from
which issues a rich, mellow tone. The
weight OF the bell and hangers is over
1900 pounds The platform which was
originally intended TO support the bell
was found TO be too low and II will be
necessary to reconstruct II before the bell
is placed In its final position. Upon the
side OF the bell is the inscription, "Gift
of the Epworth League to the NJ. II.
Church OF enterville." which is synono-
nous. An interesting fact concerning
the bell is that the whole Of the old bell
which marked the hours for so many SER
vices was sheltered at the foundry ard
was manufactured into the new one.
Within the church the work is rapidly
approaching the stage when 1t can be
called completed All OF the electric
lights have been installed I'm the different
parts OF the building and are very ar
tistic In their design. The pews also
are all in position and will soon be
stained a dark color and fitted With
cushions OF dark wine color. Judging
by the present conditions the building
VIII be ready 10 dedicate very soon, al
though it understood -that-that- -ceIe-
mony has been postponed until the
grounds are put In presentable appear
ance.
Although there was no display OF Irish
spirit In the valley yesterday beyond n
limited showing OF green ribbons, yet In
order that the day might not pass wholly
unobserved by suitable exercises the
youthful population OF Arctic Center took
II upon themselves TO parade and turned
out an array the like Of which was never
before seen on the valley streets. An
improvIsed drum corps leading and fol-
lowed by standard bearers, who were In
turn followed by the Hybernian Rifles, or
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18
YALE CREW ACTIVE.

The Yale varsity crew IL out for prac-
tice on the Thames most every day. Tho
university crew Is rowing as follows
Bow Waterman: ., Halpen; 3, McClin-
took; 4. Judson: 5, Stubbs; 6. Miller; T..
Cross; stroke. Rogue: coxswain Minor.
The launch Elhu Yale, which Is used
by the Yale crew coaches. Is stuck In the
mud near the boathouse and there must
he some dredging before -it can be hauled
out into the river
The rowing officials say II will be nee
essary to dig out the channel In front
Of the Yale boathouse TO a depth of not
less than three feet az low tide TO make
IL more convenient for the men to land
from the boats.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18
TANRtS INV Ms CH MPIONSHI

Tarrasch II the international chess
champion. winning the Tournament which
was ended az Monte carlo yesterday.
Tara sch won the rfFt prize OF yJT1 WIZ
~ points. Maroczy took the second priz,
of $50 with 10 points. and Pillsbury won
the third prize. t25s with lsis points tn,
other hral scores were: schlechter. L.
points: Tcichmann. iCi4. Marco. i5i,
Volt II. Mieses. i3. Marshall. ~: Mason
and Taubenhaus. ici@; Albin. 8: Reggie.
~. and Moreau. o.
The 18th snd concluding round ~ tho
second half " 'he tournament resulted as
follows. The game between Tarrasch and
Maroczy. queens gafnbit declined. vaa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18
BROWN.
AMATEUR BA EB ILL LEr CUE

Providence has reared good many
BAH tossers and the local amateurs PLAY
rome pretty speedy games.
SIX Providence teams have organized an
amateur league with Peter Y. Reilly.
president. Eugene A. Lynch, secretary.
and g. ". Malone. treasurer.
The schedule has not yet been fully
completed but IL will provide for games
every saturday from May 18th 10 Labor
day.
The teams In the league are the Valley
Ath'Nics. Ridge Athcletics. Sailor Pridcs
Tnxcdos. Dewey Boys and O. H Malone
They come from wanskuck. Mt Pleasant
and Olneyvilla
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18

dra wn I'm 20 moves: Mason heat Albin.
Ruy Lopez opening, I'm ~ moves;
Schiechter beat Mieses, Sicilian defence.
I'm "a moves, Pillsbury beat Moreau, 81
Gillian defence, I'm A moves, the Tauben-
haus Marco game, Ruy Lopes opening,
resulted I'm n draw after ~ moves; Reg
eio beat Marshall, Ponziani opening, In
g. moves. and the game between Teieh-
mann and Wolf. Ruy Lopez opening. was
drawn after "a moves.
The Prince OF Monte Carlo has given a
prize for a competition between the mas
ters, who will tonight decide upon the
conditions OF the contest.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18
SWIMMING CONTEST.

Harvard and Yale athletes have ar
ranged for a dual swimming meet 20 take
place Wednesday March 25th. at the
Brookline public baths.
There will be Ave events and exhib-
ition short and long distance races given
by members OF the Brookline Swimming
club LeMoyne will appear I'm tho eK-
hibition event. A water polo match will
be included in the programme,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18
REVOL YER CHAMPIONS.

Thomas Anderton OF Boston and DR..
William H. Luckett OF New York are
the new pistol and revolver che ampions
respectively Of the United States Revolver
associa ton according TO Secretary Him
melswright's report. Matches this season
were shot simultaneously with the Chi
go Sharpshooters association. Chicago,
IN: the Smith a Wesson Pistol club,
Springfield, Mass; light battery A Bos-
ton, Mass. and the Manhattan Rifle ana
Revolver associat ation. New York.
Anderton made a score OF fs0 with the
pistol out OF a possible 500. j. A. Dietz
Jr. OF this city. was second, with 46G
while Dr. Lucketts score with the re-
Volver was l3T. and Dietg's t34. Sergt
Petty was credited with 4oS and stood
seventh on the list Following were the
scores by strings OF 10, the possible score
OF each string being so;
UNITED STATES PISTOL CHAMPION
SHIP
n. Andcrton. BOSTON,
47 As a. 90 ~ az a. "a 81 E--t60
J. A. Dietz Jr.. New York
a. 43 a. 46 ~ 90 ~ ~ a. 43-ab6
r. IL. Sayre. New York
a. ~ Is 10 ~ 10 e IS 81 to-ts6
UNITED STATES REVOLVER CHAM
PIoNSHIP,
William H. Luckett New York
a 90 45 II "a AZ ~ ts ~ ts-i37
]. A. Dietz. Jr., New York
Il 40 a ss Is 40 ~ 40 a. 4-43t
r. H. Sayre. New York
40 90 4S 40 81 80 ~ ~ ~ <0-tl6
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18

cROMPToN = ARLINGTON a.
The CrOmpton team won three straight
from the Arlingtons last night Ash
worth was high roller. obtaining total
OF 81. and Beauroliel increased his aver
age with total % 21. The summary:
CROMpTON
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18
EAVEE' s.

PECK STREET SPECIAL.
The Swan and McTver's teams met last
night ON the Peck street alleys and
swans aggregation took two of the
three games. Coombs made the highest
total. obtaining as. The summary:
SWAMI
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18

ELMWOOD CLUB BIG PINS.
No. team lost two games to the No. 2
team last night in the big pin series at
the Elmwood club. Hayward made the
highest total. securing 523. The summary
NO. . TEAM
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18
DOVER.
HOPE TOURNAMENT.

HOPE TOURNAMENT.
Seaver's team won from Austin's rollers
last night In the Hope tournament In a
closely contested game. Austin ana
Downs were tied for the highest total
each securing 261. The summary:
SEANER' s..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18
BOWLING.

Ths Peck Street team was whitewashed
hast night by the Auburn rollers and now
che Arctfcs are lied with the Peck street
aggregation for first place. The sum
marY.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18
AUBURN.

ARCTIC 2 RIVERSIDE /.
The Arcncs won from the River-ides
last night and are now tied with the
Peck Street team. The summary;
ARCTIC
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18
Strings
BROWN . EDGEwoop NO. Al

In the series " the Inter Club Duck PIN
league the Brown rollers took two OF the
three games with the visiting No. Edge.
wood players. Cox was the high roller
OF the evening, obtaining 273. The sum
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18

No team of the American Electrical
Works lost three straight 10 the Dover
team last night on the Music Han alleys,
blessing made the highest total, securing
So. The summary:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18

PDFAESfT = EiMNODD
The pocsss~f team defeated the visiting
Um~ood rollers IN the series ~ Tho inter
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18
Yacht Reliance May Be Launched the
Second Week in April.
Results Of the Bowling Contests
teur Baseball League.
PoCAssET

club Duck Pin league last evening The
SummdrNS
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The HnrDers In JOurn aIIsHl.
The sale of Daily America by its
receiver is said to have been made in
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it's miles of track-and to its capital
stock. The financial world has
ceased to question the truth of ru-
NOR that the Moores have added an
other thousand miles or more to Rock
Island trackage, it only wonders what
the final outcome will be-. Is the
structure becoming top-heavy, is it
house of cards to be blown over al
the first strong gust?
The recent history of the Rock
Island is in keeping with the history
of the Moores, and typifies their
methods. The Rock Island was a big
system to begin with, but it was not
big enough. Hardly had the MOores
secured actual control before the pur-
chase of the Choctaw, Oklahoma q
Gulf was announced. Then came the
addition of the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern, and within few
months the Rock Island had increased
its trackage from 1000 to 5000 miles.
To this they have now added the
Frisco system with 5000 miles more.
BY a stock conversion scheme they
increased the capitalization of the
system 1925 1000 900 without so much
as turning hair.
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MARTYRS TO VANITY.
English Peasant Women Eat Starch
to Give Their Faces an
Attractive PaIlor.

Modern martyrs to vanity are
Northumbrian women. The acquisi-
ton of the pale, ethereal complexion
so much admired by their men leads
them to the practice of a form of
beauty culture which has lately re-
suited in the death of Jane Mold, who
succumbed the other day to an ILL
ness induced by the -habitual con-
sumption of raw starch and uncooked
rice, says Black and White.
1t is a well-known practice in the
north, and hundreds of women who
work in the fields have the white
magnolia complexion resulting from
this treatment
The Northumbrian women have an
other aid to beauty in the shape of
''ugles"-a variety of large cotton
scoop bonnet made on whalebones
like an umbrella. This they wear as
a protection from the sun and wind
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


At the annual session in Eau Claire
OF the grand lodge, Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, reports showed
80 lodges in the state with a total mem
bership of 16,52s, a gain for the year
of 33s. The total receipts were $12,-
OSLO and the disbursements $13, 3S4.T1,
leaving cash balance of $770. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Grand
master, Col. II. r. Nelson, of La Crosse;
deputy grand master, Ernest A. Kehr,
of Milwaukee; secretary. Richard Hoe,
of Milwaukee; treasurer. William
George Thwaits, of Milwaukee; chap
lain, J. VI. McsNeos, of Richland Center;
representative, II. II. Stewart, of SUI
perior; warden, c. W. Staples, of Os-
ceola; trustee, three years, David
Schreiner, of Lancaster; president OF
home, J. J.. Jorgens; directors of
home, Martin Rich, of Horizon, and
Emma G. Rogers, of Appleton.
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noticed that he asked each culprit
brought before him where he was
born.
what difference does it make
where criminal was born?" he was
asked.
''Well, when a man is up against it
so hard that he has to face police
Judge he needs every advantage he
can possibly secure, and it should GER
tainly be in a mans favor to have
been born in Chicago"
Hall was a newspaper reporter be-
fore he was police magistrate. and
he was a good reporter. He liked
nothing better than an assignment to
a good criminal ease, and was a verit-
able Sherlock Holmes at unraveling
mysteries.
He continued writing for the press
almost to the time of his death,
though curiously enough he did not
write police stories after he became
connected with the police courts, but
wrote humorous sketches under the
title of civilian and the Barber"
They were published anonymously,
and but few people of the city knew
who the author was. Like AIDES sto-
ries, they were of the slang type, and
were immensely popular.
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
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lines. He is prodding the police for
their kindness to gamblers. He is
raiding pool-rooms and getting evil
dence that pools are being sold and
that the police are not doing their
duty.
DIR. Myers has been in Brooklyn ten
wears. He took charge of the Baptist
Temple there 1t was in the financial
district. unsuitable for church. 1t
was sold for the site of bank; man.
mon succeeding worship, and for a
time services were held in the great
barn-like Academy of Music. He filled
it and more. Then the new temple
was built, by a curious coincidence.
lust across the corner from where
the second and third of DR.. Talmage'
tabernacles stood and were burned.
Already the Temple is too small.
DR.. Myers is magnetic speaker,
without sensationalism. but full of
homely force He is still young, very
fine-loo1ing-and that he is energetic
need not be explained after one has
examined the scalps that he has hung
up before his tepee: One police in
spector forced to resign; charges pre-
ferred against two captains; II book
makers found guilty; seven poolrooms
closed.
And besides, the power that one
righteous man is out of doors. DR.. My
ers is a power in the pulpit. He will
continue to be heard from.
OWEN LANGDON.
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ing astray while striving for a place
in the world. He is doing more than
this for them, he is offering encour-
agement and opportunity for these men
in the making.
Rev. Father Chattin is the origi-
nator organizer and head of a unique
home for boys 1t grew out of pre-
dicament the good man found himself
in when intrusted with the care of
an infant. the son of patient who
died at the county hospital. He as
sumed the responsibility thus THRUST
upon him. and in solving the prob
lem of how to discharge this respon-
sibility he found means of helping
others in need.
To-day Father Chattin is al the head
of a settlement of boys varying in age
from tots to young men of is to 18.
He is city missionary. and his work
takes him to the bedside of many a
parent. The little boys they leave he
assumes charge of if they have no
other refuge, and cares for them I'M
til they have reached an age when they
can care for themselves. To the boys
from the country who come to the
city he offers board at from two to
three dollars a week III home that Of
fers the best of refining influences.
The home is entirely nonsectarian. and
the boys are of all denominations.
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tion-Benjamin, not William H.,-for
these ruins lay no claim to even the
antiquity of the middle of last CEN
tury-two brothers named Baltzley,
fired with imagination, picked out
ruggedly beautiful spot on the Poto-
mac, just outside the city limits,
which they believed contained the
possibilities of resort which would
rival anything to be found in the
United States. 1t was wild place,
with splendid trees, bold slopes.
rocks, caverns, and here and there
stretch Of green. No more roman
tic spot could have been found. 1t
was convenient to the town by troll
ley, and the imdgfHatita Baltzleys
gathered the money or the credit
several hundred thousand dollars i'll
all-built casinos and theaters Of
stone-laid out woodland paths, set
fountains to playing, and altogether
transformed it into a place of tan
talizing delight. They called it Glen
Echo.
They built a mansion for them
selves and sold land in the neighbor-
hood at fabulous prices. Nearly a
million dollars was invested in one
way or another, and then came the
financial crash of 1898 and all was
over.
All was not lost, however, for just
at that time the Chautauqua craze
was at it's height and Chautauqua
association bought the property for
$500, 900. Then the Chautauqua inter
est died out, and after titful at
tempts at summer gardens with
cheap theatrical companies the place
was abandoned to its fate. Moss and
ivy covered the walls of the costly
stone structures, weeds and vines
choked the deliberately constructed
pathways, and the scheme of desola-
ton was complete.
A few days ago the entire property
was sold under mortgage for $4,000
which hardly represents the value Of
the forest on the land.
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At the same time they were heavily
interested, and in fact were the or
ganizers, of the strawboard corpora
ton and of the New York Biscuit
company. With the failure of Dia-
mond Match had the creditors of the
Moores pushed them INTO bankruptcy
it is doubtful if they would have come
to the top again so soon as they have,
but they did not. They promised to
pay if let alone, and were let alone.
They followed this with the organ
ization of the American Tin Plate
company, in which they got $10O00,-
900 of common stock. Then came the
National Steel company, and then the
American Steel company, and a year
later they put the American Sheet
Steel company before the world. Out
of each of these the promoters car
ried away a goodly share of common
stock, and as the companies paid the
common stock became valuable, and
the Moores were not only out of the
hole they had found themselves in as
a result of the Diamond Match fias-
co, but had an abundance of money.
Their try with American Tin Can was
not so successful, but they more than
compensated for this when Morgan
organized the United States Steel
corporation, of which the Moore steel
companies were the foundation.
Now they are out of the industrial
field and have taken to railroads.
What is the end to be?