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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30

aldermen OF machine creature whose presence on
the board will inevitably plunge the police depart
ment into the mirc of partisan politics, or whether
ii will be the wiser policy to reappoint a Rcpubli-
can who as commissioner has proven his courage
to resist every demand his office for partisan
ends, and whose service has been marked by faith
fulness, ability and mpartality.
The majority Of the present commission has
brought the department to high standard of
efficiency, and is enforcing the laws with vgor and
intelligence. The problem. therefore, which Mr..
Mccarthy must grapplc and solve is indeed grave
and momentous
1t is, in brief, whether il will be better to at
tempt to give the citizens bipartisan commission
and thus invite almost certain failure or to continue
the present non-partisan and efficient police adj
mnistraton, and by 50 doing save Providence from
the odium and reproach of again becoming a wide
open town
No doubt exists, however that serious and
difficult as this problem is, Mr.. Mccarthy will
solve it and solve it right
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30

land is the latest manifestation of that desire.
1t is through the Nylic club, an organization
made up of agents of the New York Life company,
that the management is working for retention of
power, and il is by this organization the circulars
declaring dramatically 'the enemy is at your door"
arc being sent broadcast.
PoHcyholders should require no urging to in
ducc them TO refuse to give their proxies to men
who are merely elcctioneerng agents for the pres
ent management Of tie New York Life company
1t is the purpose of the international Policy
holders committee, which is fighting for reform in
insurance methods and management, to request
the intervention of the insurance departments of
the several states In the committees application
it is represented that the companys name and
trade mark the office force the office rent station
cry and paid employees are being used in this cam
paign and paid for with the money of the policy
holders.
II there is any authority that can accomplish
IT this indeensbe use of the policyholders' funds
should be stopped Immediately.
AS the election will occur on Dec H. it is
obvious that if the policyholders would elect a
management i'll whose ability, honesty and unset
hshness they can place implicit confidence, they
must bc up and doing
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
THE WOMEN'S CORNER
DANCING FR0CK
WITH SHORT SKIRT

The walking length skirt has almost in
vadcd the province OF the reception room.
The latest dancing frocks for mid winter
functions show skirts that barely touch
the floor aud are innocent OF any trained
effects whatever. The only exception is
the princesse skirt. which the smart mo-
distes say can never be worn at state
functions without train.
The dainty toilette Is fashioned Of
cream colored chiffon cloth and Empire
green radium velvet. The skirt Is simply
plated and finished with a border OF the
velvet. above which are handsome encrus-
tations OF lace applique in cream and pale
green. The applique continues up the
skirt tO the waistline, where IL is met
by girdlc Of white satin.
Tho fitted bodice Is cut with "A round
neck ana shows vest OF embroidered
chiffon shirred at the neck with "A little
ruchiug OF net and real Valcnciennes lace.
Draped over the bodice is a hshu bolero
of Empire green velvet, with the right
side crossing over 10 the lett and fasten
ing under "A large fiat silver buckle. The
bOero is bordered with beautiful green
and cream colored silk front. Puffed
sleeves OF embroidered chiffon caught
with silver buckles and gauged into cuffs
OF velvet. and lace complete the detail OF
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
WOES OF COLLEGE
STUDENTS.

The college student seems TO be becom-
ing an educational Ishmaelite. with every
mans hand raised against him ana MS
against every man. If he has a dog ne
must send it away from the university
OF Syracuse or the portals Of the college
are closed TO him. IL nc chews or smokes
tobacco the University OF Nebraska is not
20 be his alma mater. II he wants TO
celebrate a Yale defeat of Harvard he
would do well 10 stay away from New
Haven theatre.
President Elliott OF Harvard and Presl-
dent Butler of Columbia have reached thc
conclusion that football is not the alpha
and amega Of the higher education. har-
wards head has gone evoS further lte
has declared tennis the only honest col
legc sport in which a ball figures. Sug-
gesting the discontlnuance OF basketball
and hockey, and condemning baseball al
though unwilling because Of its popular
ity to urge It's abandonment There ~
some balm In Gilcad however. for DR.
Butler r. now advocating tho cessation of
instruction an I =. m in order that the
students may have opportunity Tor out
door exercise and the use Of the funds OF
the university itself for athletic purposes
New York World.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
NINE. GADSKI AT HOME.

The Berlin home Of Madame Gadski.
the opera singer, reveals throughout
marked traces of American influence
fact not at all surprising when one con-
siders that nine years OF the prima DON
mas professional career have been spent
largely i'm this country.
Nowhere is this influence more pro-
nounced than I'm her husbands 5 den, whlch
is rich in Indian baskets, rugs ana
weapons. embroidered screens from san
Francisco's Chinatown, and curios from
the far West and South. The whole forms
"A delightful cozy corner for the lneVita-
ble after-dinner cigar of the guests WIN
whom the hospitable home is always
filled.
or great interest is the music room
Music is goddess of the place and Wag-
ner from his pedestal Is patron SAINT,
Everywhere there are pictures-spienulu
portraits OF Gadski In all of her roles
most conspicuous being her impersoha
tion OF Brunnhilde, the picture crowned
with a laurel wreath bearing an enthusl-
ostic inscription from Ernst Won Possart:
The walls are hung with portraits OF
,no r,asters of the musical world with
whom Gadski is prime favortc
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
GOING TOO FAR.

The country will learn very soon whether or
not President Roosevelt will be able to thrust upon
congress the reformed spelling, of which he has
become such an ardent and active advocate The
draft of the executive bill which will early in the
coming session be considered by the house com
mittec on appropriations, has been prepared in
accordance with the Carnegie spelling in response
it is understood, to the instructions of the presi-
dent
Whether not congress will consider this
action as presumptious on the part of the president
remains TO be seen. 1t may be that congress will
make no formal protest and thus avoid dgnfyng
what appears TO have been piece Of strategy on
the part of the executive.
However, it is not likely to let the matter pass
without some notice and it is not at all improbable
that when the bill is amended and returned to the
public printer it will be found TO be in what most
Americans who have not taken up the Carnegie
fad regard as accepted and rational spelling The
presidents action merits some such rebukc and if
il is administered it ought to be there need be
no fear that he will not understand it.
Nor should the matter end there Repetition
of such device should be guarded against, and
this can be effectively done by inserting in the sup
sidcraton a provision prohibiting the use of this
deformed spelling that has such strange and in
cxplicable fascination for the nations executive.
Mr. Roosevelt is going altogether too far and
too fast in this matter The American people
honor and trust him. but they will not permit him
TO become their schoolmastcr when the lesson he
would teach is one OF (reakish aud eccentric
orthography.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
THE "PITY-SAKES CLASS"

Mr. clark. of Northwestern university,
in writing To the Evening Post about
simplified spelling. says that tho fresh
men in his university who fail to pass the
spelling test have 10 join n sub freshman
spelling class. significantly dubbed, by
our students the pity sakes class. " The
Northwestern students seem 10 have good
names for things. II would be possible to
recruit large and distinguished pity
sakes class from the country at large,
not on the issue OF spelling, but on gen
eral lines. putting into II various notable
persons who appear deficient In certain
details of knowledge or perception thst
they ought to possess. Should not Mr..
Hearst. for example, be entitled to seat
on the bench of the national pity sakes
class? And how about MI Hartman
who knows so much about some things,
and is such an lrrepressible hustler? Is
he defective I'm his grasp OF some thines
ne ought a. know, and IS there due wal
rant for the Pity-sakes! we hear so Oft
en- Joined nowadays TO his name?-Har-
pcr's Weekly.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
THE PATRICK CASE.

,rhouph at the time OF wrltnS poN'
HIGGINS had not formally admltteu nv
truth of the report that beioro soins
out of office he intended 10 co'n,I'u,p .t
"u' ,te. tnnrisonment PatriCks death
,onco there Is good reason Tor ne
1Ia,.tne that such is his intention. IL
scerns to MS that the intention ~ one
an everv way commendablc anu t"a'
II should be carried out
OF course. Patrick should not po
Imprisoned for life he cltne, Pa11
.,,,cd tho murder Of Rice or nc ulu
not aud his guilt has been proved or
a, las NOT In other words. ne shoulo
hc nut to death or he should DC rc-
leased INT the case is most opsCurS
aud difficult one. Tue character VI -
the witnesses, obtainable ana uuop-
,atrahie is very bad. and Patrick nun
.ai. rs heen revealed clearly enough
a. .ho,y that he is not an ornament
80 soriety or exactly safe person u"
ho al liberty But there IL IN the pup
liz mind n strong impression '"at w w
verdict given against him shouid nav
heen "Not proven" VI our law hau
,,.',s sncb a verdict and that as IL
1ces not he was entitled TO the otteh.
a,,i,aIent innocent The expert
evidence against him has beeh thol
ouEhlv discreditcd, and MS new ula' ~,
was refused by an almost evenly dl.
,,iaod court. with capital punishneht
now rarely inflicted, or only wien
LII, 10 ctear and more than commonly
Scinous IA would bc too shocking 10
nut this man TO death
lie has earned moro sNmpathy' more
over. hy the courage persistence' snn
iptellisence with which no has toukh, ,
FOR his life. without his brains anu
alas that We must say itl--his money,
he ,.ovid have gone TO the fatal chair
Ions ago. but now ~ does not seem
right that he should be put TO death'
And A behoovcs GOV. Higgins 10 take
tho almost inevitable action. Not To
10 II would unnecessarily Impose |"
heavy burden upon his successor who
would have TO waste much immensely
vaiuabie time in acauiring for himself
the information concerning this COM
plicated case that Gov. Higgins ALREADY
nosscsses. This N certainly part OF
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30

81 t4. a
ing should offer ideal conditions to the
hetter class OF working girls
When a stranger Is told that here, In
huge mill town, 1900 young women opera
tives are living under conditions that sug-
gest those of Wellesley. that the factory
workers themselves are known not as mill
girls. but as sorority girls, that the
houses where they board are termed So
rority houses and are said 10 be the equal
OF the finest sorority houses at the state
university I'm Ann Arbor he Is invariably
incredulous.
But according to the Mechanic these
girls do live in fine houses, each as hand-
some and as luxuriously ttted up as any
college hall or dormitory. Every two
girls have "A room between them. as ~ the
rule at most OF the Eastern colleges for
women These rooms have steam heal
electric light and hot and cold water ia
cilities.
At meal times the girls eat in the great
sorority house dining rooms, the best or
cooks being provided for them. with uni
formed mattresses, who serve the Ioou
daintily I'm courses The board is said to
be equal TO that of any s. "A day hotel ana
the rooms are superior
Each house besides being supplied with
all the modern convemences, mas piano
rooms, reading rooms and libraries. Ihere
are tennis courts and other outdoor diver
SlOnS. Everything ls SuPlli'N -
clothing the young women wear, even 10
tho soap. the starch and the blulng TOT
tho laundry, where the girls do their own
work.
An these eadvantapes-room, board anu
the use of everything that Is golng-a slri
enjoys for $40 week.
or course. these sorority houses 90 hot
run themselves. Each is In direct cnaree
of matron and each has It's code OF
rules. average college girls hall or resl-
dence and operating for the same purpose
to keen the moral sense clean.
THAT the collegelke life appeals 10 tne
host of ,volng women is proved by inc
! Fact that 40 per cent. of them can play
| como musical instrument, while among
| them are numbered two young women
| who are making their way as writers III
| the magazine field. - ttoh
II is a law of the institution IN Wh,Su
thev work that they must be nea,ly
dressed Not a soiled garment VIII pe
| allowed. and on account OF the TACT Una, ,
! thev handle expensive silks every haao ~
must he spotlessly clean. When these luoO
| sorority girls go to their looms OF nlol li
ins thcv look more like the undergrad
naie" of a great seminary or college ,u than
! a hodv of working girls. They go TO .uSi.
| icoms instead Of their classes-that is 'ne
/ only difference.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
A HANDY DUELIST.

The railway platform at Heidelberg was
crowded with hurrying people Of many
nationalities, but the American Traveller
from Connecticut who was trying 10
reach his family felt that one man push
ed against him with unnecessary rough
ness.
See here" he said, turning on the or
fender "you stop jostling me that way
He had hardly expected his words To be
understood. but the young man whom no
had accosted drew himself up hauehtiiy,
and said In excellent English, tinged by
a slight German accent:
II am at your service, sir. at any time
and place
well. now, that's something like" said
the traveller hooking his arm into tho
naughty young mans You carry this
grip OF mine and take me TO a good hotel.
You're lust the man I've been looking
for and didn't know how 10 ind.
Youths Companion
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30

the ad,uant general OF the state and lapored zeal
ously to bring the militia to a high standard Of
efficiency and discipline.
Veterans Of the civil war found in him sym
pathetic friend, ready to assist them in times
of difficulty in any way and by any means within
his power. AS governor senator and finally as
mayor he gave unselhsh and capable service, the
value of which his fellow citizens did not fail to
recognize and reward
Always willing to aid any movement that
promised public bctterment, Mayor Dyer also pos
sessed many graces of personal character that
helped him materially to achieve that great meas
ure of popularity he undoubtedly enjoyed
His death is serious loss and the mourning
throughout the city and state is deep and genuine
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
A DIFFICULT PROBLEM.

Discussing the coming vacancy on the police
commission, Mayor-elect Mccarthy remarks that
his mind is still open as to the matter of appoint
ment and he adds that it would be useless for him
to say now he will do something next January
when he does not know and cannot know whether
he will be able to do il or not.
In this statement the mayor r-elect makes it
gratifyingly clear that he cntertans proposes
sions concerning the commissionershp and that
il is his purpose to fill the vacancy when that duty
presents itself for performance with the sole idea
of promoting the best interests OF the police de-
partment and of the citizens who maintain it.
Providence as Mr.. Mccarthy says, is normally
Democratic on a general vote and SO frequently
has that fact been established by election returns
that not even the most partisan Republican will
attempt to deny it.
Such being the case il is obvious the mayor
elect is fully justified in asserting that the Democ
raey is entitled TO representation upon the police
commission. Nor can there be shadow of doubt
that II those who conceived and carried out the
police commission project had been influenced by
considerations of justice and right instead Of by
rank and sinister partisanship, provision would
have been made for Democratic representation on
the board.
The creation OF the police commission was not
however, the outcome of any desire to improve the
efficiency or improve the morale of the police de-
partment, but rather TO make it an adjunct TO the
Republican machine to be used in advancing par
tisan interests and in promoting the ambition of
the boss to secure to himself still greater power.
Even amended under the fmsy pretcxt of
restoring the right of home rule to Providence the
police commission law makes no provision for
representation the board of the party that year
after year has elected the citys chief executive and
that is plainly the dominant party in the municip-
ality.
Upon the mayor is conferred the appointing
power in the first instance, but in tho board Of
aldermen is lodged not only the authority to reject
his appointment but to elect to the board commits
soner OF its own choosing
Confronted as he undoubtedly will be by a
hostile board of aldermen il will be impossible for
Mr.. Mccarthy to make the commission bipartisan
as he believes il should be. belief in which he is
supported by large majority Of the citizens OF
Providence.
II must, then, be his duty to consider mos,
carefully whether it will be the prudent course tc
appoint a Democrat TO the commission in the fac,
Of almost certain rejection and the election by tn,
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
For the Jolly
The New Journalism.

The New Journalism.
Col. Chnn (of Kentucky)-The newsps-
per business must be going to the devil
Newspaper Publisher-Iiow so?
Col. Chinn-Why, there were thirteen
reporters up at the legislature yesterday,
and not one OF them would take drink.
-Somerville Journal
vox Again.
Editor-Here's another letter from
that man who signs himself 'Vox Pop
uli"
Editor-what has he got 20 say now?
Sub -Editor-He writes TO inquire IL we
will kindly inform him what ''vox pop
uli" means.-Tit Bits.
O-oh!
First Steamship Passenger-Ifow, inn
mence is the ocean!
Second Steamship Passenger faintly)-
Yes: It feels like one grand. heaving stom-
ach.-Life.
Large Corporation.
An old lady travelling for the first time
in a large city saw a eaaring sign on the
front OF high building, which read
THE Smith Manufacturing Company
AS she repeated It aloud slowly she re-
marked to her nephew:
Laws mercy Well, I've heard tel OF
Smiths all my liie, put htNN. nN -
fore where they made 'em.'-Minneapolis
Tribune.
Future Possibility.
Excuse me, kind lady, but could youse
please give a poor tramp bite 10 eat
You poor man. Haven't you hsd ol'e
To eat todsy7"
"No. mum. Not for three days.
And have YOU always been tramp!
"oh. no. mum. Jest recently. ! used 10
be a stockholder I'm dc Standard OH COM
many milwaukee, Sentinel
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
STEAMED RAISIN
PUDDING.

Cream a rounding tablespoon OF but
ter with one-half cup OF sugar. add one
beaten egg. three-quarters cup OF milk
and two cups of flour sifted with three
level teaspoons OF baking powder. Add
three-quarters cup OF seeded raisins and
steam one and one-half hours in but
tered mould. Serve with liquid or hard
sauce as preferred.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
VIENNA ROLLS.

Add one-half teaspoon OF salt to two
cups of bread -four aud rub i'm a rounding
1 tablespoon of butter. Dissolve one-half
Yeast cake in one cup OF mkewarm water,
add level teaspoon OF sugar, one beaten
egg and add to tho -four. Mix all wei,
cover and let rise until morning. Butter
heated gem pans, fll half fuil with the
light batter. let stand few minutes and
bake In a quick oven
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
GOOD IDEA.

When we're going home 10 dinner
And 10 supper every day,
An we've got a wife and babies
Watchin', watchin' down the way.
Its good plan, o. my brothers,
Just to study up some chan.
An start GRIMM when you see 'en
And to meet 'em with a laugh.
Doesn't matter what the worry
or the long work day has been,
You can dust II from your being,
And can let the sunshine In:
You should gather up tho sunshine
When tho daylight fades in gloam.
Gather up a little sunshine
So that you can take II home.
Houston Posi-
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
SOME GOOD RECEIPTS.

For good beef soup have the bones o.
a shank of beef cracked well. Put INTO
cold water and bring to the boiling POM @
then set aside where the water VIII SIM
mer for four hours. Set away TO cool utl-
III the next day; and heat the oro.n,
add one-half cup OF rice one rouiauitt7 ,,.
,ob,esnoon OF four. made smooth In III
,io coid water. one potato, one onion ana
one turnip. all pared and chopped coarse
", cook half an hour and a few minutes
he,ore the soup is done add the juice OF
onn iemon. Season with salt and pepper
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
WHIPPED CREAM CAKE.

Beat two eggs, add one cup of sugar.
one-quarter cup Of soft butter and beat
all together well. Sift one cup OF flour
with two level teaspoons of baking pow
der then mix with the first mixture and
add one-quarter cup OF milk. Bake In two
layers and when cool spread with one
Gun Of thick cream beaten, sweetened
with powdered sugar and favored with a
few drops OF vanilla.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
WILL PLEASE THEPEOPLE

Sir Thomas r. coming again. as
everybody hoped he would And he
saws he's going 10 have a wholesome
boat this time. lie couldn't please the
people Of this country half so much
i'm any other way.--Boston Globe.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
ODD ITEMS FROM
EVERYWHERE.

A freak chrysanthemum raised 10y
George Mahoney OF Biddeford. Me, At
his hot houses In Saco has recently at
tracted considerable attention In one of
the store windows Of that city 1t is one
half yellow and the other half white. and
there Is a blending OF the colors that flor-
iculturists would give anything TO be able
10 attain. The flower Is OF very large
size and Is one OF the most perfect speci-
mems of the kind that has ever been seen
in these parts.
George Wells, a farmer OF New Colum-
bus, Pa found encirclng the roots OF a
cabbage gold ring which he lost last
spring.
Connecticut is experiencing a mad dog
scare that is compelling the authorities In
nearly all the cities Ia pass stringent laws
i'm regard TO the muzzng OF dogs. In New
Haven there have been 10 dogs killed and
Hartford has got rid OF about 20.
\ precious plant discovered In Brazil Is
a new textile growth, which Is called the
Brazilian or Permit fax. Its fibre is said
To combine the qualities OF hemp and fax.
: -oneAhundred and twenty contestants
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
HEARST SATISFIED.

Nlr Hearst issues a declaration that he
is going out Of politics; that he will never
again be- a candidate. lie Is satisfied
with having put Murphy, Conners and
Cassidy al tho head Of the Democratic
party-BufIalo Commercial.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30
WILL NOT NEED IT.

Thomas A. Edison claims that he can
make an automobile for 500 that will last
for fifteen years. But why should any
body want an automobile that will last as
long as that? We will all be fying in less
than ffteen years from now.-Chicago
Record Herald