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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-08
THINKS
There IS
A MISTAKE
Woman Who Is Advertised for
as Heir to Pr0pIty Can't
BaIlsvs It's for Her.

New York. Aug Mrs LILLIAN Mason
Pullman. who was sought as an heir to
property. was found by reporter in
cottage on Frensh Pond road. Bushwick
Junction, l.. l.. Thursday afternoon.
This is the first information | have
had that am an heir TO property" she
said. My father left little money and
II my husband. who was wealthy, left
me any money his parents, who knew
the address az my lawyers. would not
avertise 10 find me. l think that the
whole affair is n hoax"
Mrs. Pullman has an apartment Of four
rooms scantily furnished. She Is about
80 years OF age In the room were three
little children, two boys and one girl.
One OF the children. Edmund Pullman
Il months old, is her own child. while the
others she boards for the Charity Or
ganzation society.
Now that all my history has become
public" she said, II will tell the board
OF lady managers OF the charity organiza-
tion my whole story and let them decide
whether or not l am az person TO have
the care OF the children
Mrs. Pullman was the daughter OF Or.
Sumner A. Mason. who. at his death IN
1897. was coroner OF the city OF New
York Lillian chose the profession OF
trained nurse. She received her first
schooling from the Teaching Sisters Of
the Marcellne in Italy, and after finish
Ing her course then came 20 America
where she was n nurse attached 10 prom
inent hospitals
She has made n speciality OF the care
OF babies and has three diplomas from
various hospitals showing her pro-
ficiency After leaving the hospitals she
became the secretary OF Miss Clara Bar
ton, OF the Red Cross society. She met
George III. Pullman, secretary OF the or
ganization. and told Miss Barton that
she was 20 marry him. Miss Barton and
she quarrelled and Miss Mason resigned
her position as Miss Barton's secretary
At the outbreak OF the Spanish-Amer-
lean war. Pullman enlisted and went to
the front as a private. His wife fol-
lowed him as a Red Cross nurse. While
n Cuba she was told that she could
not act as nurse. She came back 10
New York and took up her profession.
The only advertisement ] have seen
che said. was one which was asserted
by q sav%gs bank stating that there
WIS money here 20 ms credit When
called at the bank I received tl3 which
had been deposited by my mother 20
years ago. That IL the only legacy
have ever receivcI. Ny father had big
Income and left some money az his death
20 my mother. Through unlucky specu-
lation she lost al % a.
II old not get a divorce from Mr. Pull
man and he has tried many times TO cf-
fect a reconciliation. have always re-
fusod bis entreaucs I prefer TO make
my living as 7 am al urnsent. -
u vii cali on my l5N,yer Foster I.
Backus. and see whether I am an heir
% an estate or not But I am satisfied
with the lifc ] am leading now my whole
enort being centred IN bringing up thelit-
tie ones who have been entrusted TO my
care"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-08
NEW SLE S

The stars that gleam o'erhesd,
Along the azure slopes,
When the days mishaps are dead
Are like a strong mans hopes
Though clouds may spread TO let
No star gleam anywhere,
Like the hopes he has. deep-set
And firm, the stars are there.
New York Herald.
Martin Kelly, an idle person. was be-
fore the 9th district court. today.
John w. T. McFadden was committed
10 the state hospital for the insane, to-
day. by order OF Judge Rueckert.
Jacob Diamond was held in $500. by
Judge Rueckert. today for trial Tuesday,
on the charge OF cruelty to horse.
William Brown OF lS2 Ocean street, re-
ports that his son, John. II years old has
been missing from home since July Hth.
Almond f. Cahoone motorman on
the Elmwood line, was today sworn In
as a member OF the police force. He Is 20
years old and excellent physique.
The Hall a Lyon Co.'s drug store. cor
ner Weybosset and Mathewson streets.
was entered last night, by tearing
screen off a rear door. Nothing was miss
ed
Charles II Hodgkins, So years old.
guest at The Lyman, visited the Hotel
Revere, last evening. He arose suddenly
from his chair and twisting his leg,
broke small bone in his right leg near
the ankle. He was sent to the Rhode ISL
and hospital
A horse belonging 10 Giovanni Ella OF
9 Spruce street and ridden by Nicola
Mitrano, l6 years old ran away on Tiber
| and Swiss streets. at o'clack last night.
| The horse colllded with a bicycle ridden
| by Mariana Corente OF 36 Swiss street.
The wheel was smashed but Corente was
| not injured.
AS means OF relaxation after a most
successful summer season, and before the
regular season OF their two theatres has
fairly opened Managers Spitz e. Nathan
son OF the Empire and Park theatres in
tend TO take transcontinental trip,
their destination being San Francisco,
with Mrs Spitz and Mrs. Mathanson.
They will stop at all the most important
places OF scenic interest. and will spend
about six months on the trip
horse attached to heavy wagon.
owned by the Swift Beef company. ran
away on Potters avenue near Calhoun
| avenue, yesterday afternoon. The runa-
way was headed towards Elmwood ave.
| nue. and would probably have done much
| damage had II not have been that a mo-
torman, whose car was standing on the
switch on Potter's avenue swung his
rubber coat and caused the horse TO turn
! into side street. where he collided with
heavy pole An axle was sprung and
that was the only damage done.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-08

Il spose so. Bat all the other men
are roasting him good because he didn't
have any lightning rods on his house.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-08

WON GREAT
VICTORY
With Curves and Other Tech
nIcaI Things They Succeeded
In Battling MedIco Aggregation

Yesterday the Providence worshippers OF
Esculapius and the imitators OF cicero
crossed bats at Adelaide park in a ball
game for combinations in which the like
was never seen before. There were com
binations In colors. suits. decisions. curves
and base-running In colors there was
every combination known 20 art. from
the most glaring carmen to the most deli
cate bit OF harmony that ever effected
an aesthetic temperament.
There were kicks, a dozen TO every
minute. and several legal-scientfic dis
putes. The main features OF the game
were the decisions rendered by Hon.
Charles p. Bennett about the fairness OF
which the supreme court will have to de-
cidel ater on. Then there was Jimmy Will
liams' slide for third. which set the style
for the most up-to-date player of the
National league Attorney Bartlett
seemed to lose sight of the plate. when
Doc Fisher intrenched himself at the plate
for a swat, and instead of driving them
i'm deceptive rings about the lawyer. sent
them directly at him personally. and kept
MIN on the Jump 10 dodSe ana save MS
ribs.
As II was the medico succeeded in
placing two In the desired spot and sent
the legal man TO first In the hospital am
bulance. while his friends performed an
operation 10 extract the ball from the
region OF the gentleman's ribs. Inter
mixed with all this there was some good
playing. in which Doctors Rsindle, Darby.
Mahoney. Murphy and Hawkins showed
that they had not forgotten the oldtime
trick. while Lawyers Flynn. Farrell
Palmer. Crane and Bartlett showed that
they could still be called upon to figure
in National league standing
The lawyers got TO winning in the third
inning and the lead could never be over
come In the sixth the handlers of the
saw and needle brought in some runs
which somewhat wound up the score. AZ
ter this II was give and take inning after
inning and when Mr.. Bennett got tired OF
umpiring the game stood l6 to II in
favor of the jurists.
There was nothing left for the medicos
to do but TO pass upon the sanity of the
official deciding the points and this pass
ed unfavorable judgment without a dis
senting voice and petitioned that victim
be closely attended in the future.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-08

Boston. Aug S.-Wnlard S. Allen,
treasurer OF the Preachers Aid society of
the New England conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, is self
confessed defaulter 10 the amount OF
more than $4,000 of the society's funds.
In letter from Montreal TO his pastor.
Rev. George II. Spencer. OF the Saratoga
Street Methodist church In East Boston,
dated last Tuesday, Mir. Allen confessed
his defalcation and asked that his family
and the police be advised OF the matter.
The matter has been placed In the
hands OF Chief Watts. who has wired
the police Of the principal cities Of the
United States, and steps VIII be taken
toward the apprehension OF the fugi-
tive.
Rev. Mr.. spooner was In Vermont on
hts vacation when he received the let
ter.
Mr.. Allen has been treasurer OF the
society for 10 years without pay ana
clerk OF the East Boston district court
for 20 years. For l6 years he was
prominent member OF the school com
rnittee OF Boston. He left his home
last Saturday without announcing his
destination, and the first news OF his
whereabouts was contained In his let
ter 10 the East Boston pastor. Mr..
Allen stated that he lost the money In
speculation.
Mr.. Allen for more than 40 years has
been prominent in the legal circles and
political and social life Of East Boston.
He was an intimate friend OF Gov. John
/. Bates and the latter's father. Rev
J.. b. Bates. He is 81 years or age
Twenty-Five years ago he Joined the cor
poration known as the Preachers Aid
society, the object OF which Is TO lend
assistance TO infrm and aged ministers
OF the denomination. In 1891 he was
elected treasurer OF the organization.
His reports were presented TO the con-
ference each year and his annual re-elec-
tion was a foregone conclusion. HIS ac-
counts have been audited each year anu
secprities making up the permanent fund
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-08
CONFESSED To
THEFT Of $4,000.
w. S. Allen of Boston SpeCuIated With
the Funds of the Preachers Aid Society.
Was Clerk of Court

have been examined. The report for last
year was duly received and audited be-
fore the March conference.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-08
VAULT WAS EMPTY.

fore the March conference.
VAULT WAS EMPTY.
II was not until a year ago that
suitable bond as treasurer was advocated
by some members OF the society as an
ordinary business measure, and vote
passed last May required that the bond
be given. When IN July the bond had
not been deposited inquiry was made. Mr..
Allen promised 20 give the matter his I'M
mediate attention.
An examination OF the vault where the
securities we're supposed 10 be kept
showed that II was empty with the ex-
ception OF shares valued at about $500,
and a systematic investigation convinced
the officers that Mr. Allen had for years
been speculating with the funds OF the
society
When Mr. Allen was elected this year
the permanent fund OF the society
amounted 10 nearly $4,000 Since that
time II had grown to s72, 7Os.77 the amount
reported at the last conference. The
society receives and distributes more
than Sc 900 annually in addition 10 the in
come from the permanent fund. A
large portion OF this sum Is raised by
voluntary. contributions OF the churches
OF the conference. II appeared that
since the March conference about 5000
had been received from contributions and
other sources. or this sum about s2,60
was legitimately expended but the bal
ance WIZ not accounted for.
IL is believed that Mr.. Allen left home
Saturday Immediately after the adjourn
ment OF court In East Boston for Mon
treal, where he wrote the letter, which
was mailed on Sunday.
II Is thought that Mr.. Aliens action
in writing the letter may have been In
fuenced by the recent move OF the So
ciety to require a bond and the conse-
auent closer inspection of the securities
that the securing OF such a bond would
The exact amount OF Mr.. Aliens short
age Is s75, ,30977.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-08

Gauger-I heard he was a crank-a
vegetarian.
Prftchard-Oh. he II vorse thnn that
ne fs a health h-foodarian.-San Francisco
wasp.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-08
Court Rules Bailey Law Of New
York Is Unconstitutional.
WAS RESULT OF A TEST CASE
Said Law DIscrImInatss In Favor Of Dealers
apd Manufacturers and Against
Owners.

New York, Aug. s.-Because the Bailey
automobile law requires private owners
OF automobiles to display and register
numbers on their machines. and exempts
from the same provision manufacturers
and dealers In automobiles. the court OF
special sessions yesterday morning de-
clared the act 10 be unconstitutional
The actions on which the decision was
based were those against James I. Mo
williams. William II. Ellis Claude FarT,
Julian Teza and Nathaniel Mitchell. The
decision is as follows:
I'm the case against James I. Nc
williams the court holds that the pro-
visions of the Bailey law requiring the
owners OF automobiles to register with
the secretary Of state and obtain certi-
ficates and display numbers on the back
OF their automobiles is unconstitutional
because II discriminates between persons
OF the same class, the class being users
Of automobiles on the highways.
The court holds that the sole purpose
Of this provision is TO identify automo-
biles and their users, and that while this
provision is wise there Is no reason why
all persons using automobiles should not
be treated alike.
The court is of the opinion that the
Identification should apply TO all auto
mobiles and users OF such vehicles on
the public highways. The statute, now
ever, excepts dealers and manufacturers
from the provision of the law. which
the court holds is an unconstitutional
and unfair discrimination against private
owners.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-08
NO WAY TO TELL.

THE court passes upon the constitu-
tonality OF these provisions because or
the apparent urgent necessity 10 stop
confusion arising from arrests mace OF
persons who are not liable to arrest un-
der the provisions OF this statute. In
other words. the statute In attempting
10 except dealers and manufacturers has
created situation where the police nave
no means OF distinguishing dealers or
manufacturers, and arrests have been
made of dealers and manufacturers
through no fault of the police, but
through the defect in the law.
I'm the case OF William II. Ellis the
point was raised that the court had no
right to impose the sentence deprivlns
the owner OF an automobile his right 10
run that automobile for the various
periods of time as stated In the law. Inc
court while expressing gfeat DOUBT as
TO the constitutionality OF this provision
involving as II does the possible TAX
ing of property, without the process OF
law. declines to entertain the ooJec'ioh
on the ground that there would be no
method of appealing and getting a de-
c,sion from the higher courts II the
courts decline TO pass sentence In ac-
cordance with the provisions OF the law
I'm the cases against Claude Farr, JUL
ian Teza and Nathaniel Mitchell, the
court allows the demurrers interposed
and discharges the detenodnls pecduse Vi
the tnsuffic.ency OF the complaints
In the Teza case 1t was also contended
that a motor cycle is not a motor vehicle
within the meaning OF the statute. as it
may be operated by pedalling. me
court decided against this contention.
The arguments for the defendants and
against the constitutionality of the Ball
ey law were made by William w. Niles
of Niles g. Johnson. Assistant District
Attorney studin argued the case for the
neople before the court The decision
was rendered by Justices Olmstead (pre-
siding) Mayer and Wyatt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-08
NAGIC HAIR STAIN.

For brown or black. prepared by
GEORGE ORMSBY. Wig Maker and
Hairworker. leo fremont street. Boston.
IL Is simple. safe and easily applied: con-
tains no lead polsons; use Il once and
you will never use any other BLANDlNG
a. BIANDING. 50 weybosset street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-08

Runs-Troy. Crane 3. Farrell, Bartlett 3.
Richardson 2, Gainer. Flynn 2, Williams
2, Murphy. Barrows .. Matteson 3. Fisher
9-14 Two-base hits-Crane 9 Murphy.
Three base hit-Darby. Stolen bases
Troy Bartlett 2. Gainer. Flynn 2, Will
Hams Q. Richardson Mahoney. Phillips.
Darby. Barrows, Matteson, Fisher. First
base on balls-Off Bartlett 3; of Mahoney
6; off Phillips 2. Hit by pitched ball
FLYNN, Mahoney Matteson, Fisher 2.
Struck out-By Bartlett II: by Mahoney
a: by Phillips g. wild pitches-By Bart
lett 4: by Mahoney 2. Umpire-Bennett.
THme-2h. 10 m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-08

Father-Why, when I was your age
didn't have as much money In n month
a. YOU spend IN day.
son-wel. pa. don't scold me about H.
why don't YOU so for grandfather?-
San Francisco Wasp.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-08
STRIP oFF NUMBERS.

Secretary Bltler VI Nilt FhhtohiNb'iN -
~ America, questioned respecting the
Significance OF the decision. SAID:
ssThe decision Is undoubtedly great
,,ictorv for the automobilitsts and practi-
cally accomplishes the object OF the test
case-to assure new legislation on auto
mobiling next winter.
The decision will probably result In
ALI owners of automobiles stripping the
numbers from the backs OF their ma
chimes, as there Is now no provision IN
the state requiring them. In that event.
OF course. the police will have great diff
ficulty in enforcing the law as to speed,
since Il will be impossible TO Identify the
machine as II goes by. As ! understand
n the overthrow OF this one provision
does not affect the other provisions in re-
gard 10 speed and signs
G.. +. Chamberlin. a charter member
and AT present one OF the governors Of
the Automobile club. said I'm very glad
10 hear OF the opinion that the Bailey
law is unconstitutional. II is unusual fot
the speciai sessions 10 decide on the con-
stitutionality OF a law, but I don't think
the people will appeal II, because IL has
gotten the courts all mixed UP. The Bal
lev law will be amended next fall. all
right
Speaking OF auto signs a man told mo
~ saw the back OF a machine literally
covered with numbers. He asked the au-
tomobilist what they were all for. We'll.
ne replied. this is my house number. that
is my telephone number over there is my
car number. here Is my office number.
and so on. II would he pretty hard
task 10 decide which was really the car
number
''I saw q sign behind car the other
day which read like this: 5S5 c 7s0.' 7
suppose II meant $50 Connecticut and the
$50 was New Jersey or some other state.
but the license looked like $3.50 $50.
II hope 10 see the time when all legis-
lative discrimination against automobiles
will be set aside as unconstitutional The
law Is that II an automobilist doesn't do
this or that. s25 or $50 shall be taken from
him. This IL a tax, a discriminatlve tax
against automobiles and fovoring other
vehicles"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-16
THE ROAD QUESTION.

In speaking of good roads the Mem
phis Scimitar says;
at is not always necessary for the
national government to build the roads;
States, counties and districts can do it,
If they will. Mecklenburg county,
North Carolina, is proof of what any
small political division can do for it.
self. 1t ranked for awhile as the mod
el county in the United States for
highways, but has since been eclipsed
by counties in New Jersey. Since
the New Jersey roads were plan
ned after those of Mecklenburg,
however, the honors are about the
same. These Meckleuburg people,
who, by the way, have led in many
kinds of revolutions, whether peaceful
or warlike, made their roads in FIVE
mile stretches at time, taxing the peo-
pie in each district for the construction
in that particular division. Asa result
land in many localities doubled in
value, the people are more social, and
good schools have been rendered pos.
sible because the school houses are
more accessible.
What is possible in one county like
this of moderate means is possible il
all counties. A community where
transportation is largely dependent OIL
wagon roads is greatly handicapped
when these facilities are poor, yet as i
is always the fault of the people or O
those in whom they have placed thu
county and city government, the faul
could be easily remedied."
Washington county will adopt (
method similar to the Macklenburg
idea. Under the provisions of a bill
passed few days ago by the legisla
ture special levy will be made mex
January for the purpose of construct
ing five or ten miles of macadamizet
road, and, if the refult is satisfactory
the levy will be continued each yea
until the county is covered with gooC
roads. In this manner the roads will
be paid for as built, and the enormou
interest on a bond issue avoided.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-16

uncertain" lawyers who want to sad
die onerous and burdensome bonds on
the people. Judge Dillon, in his great
work on Municipal Corporations said;
"The power conferred upon munich
pal and public corporations to issue
commercial securities for such purpos-
es is of comparatively recent origin,
and it has undeniably been attended
with very serious, and, perhaps it is
not too strong to add, disastrous con-
sequences. One of these is the stimu-
lus which the long credit commonly
provided for etfectually supplies TO
observation-disclosures. The bonds usually
fix time, 20 or 30 years distant, for
payment of the principal. Those who
vote the debt, and the councils or
bodies which create it and issue the
bonds, do so without hesitation, as the
burden is expected to fall on posterity.
A learned justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States has very
fifty described the effect witnessed as q
mania for running in debt for public
improvements, 1t has elsewhere been
characterized as an epidemic insan.
ity" inducing extravigant corporate
subscriptions to public works.
Dillon Municipal Corporations, Sec.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-16
his God and his country faithfully for
more than ~ years, he has passed to
his reward. May he rest in peace.

An effort was made by some member
of the house to have the appropriation
bill carry an item of 81, 900 for the Gov
ernor's personal expense, but Governor
Frazier very properly had it cut out.
He recognized that that was not the
proper way to increase the salary al
lowed the chief executive, and, while
he was not to blame for the attempt,
he would have had to suffer the crit
cism, This is another evidence thai
the public put the right man at thC
helm.