The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-08

Mayor Higgins of Pawtucket Is wonder
ing. and apparently he has good reason to
wonder. II the members OF the police
force are disposed 10 carry out the orders
he has issued i'm reference 10 the sale OF
Iiauor To women. He has no doubt that
the police heads are acting IN full accord
with his desires. The new deputy chief Is
well known TO everyone I'm the city and
no one doubts that he will perform the
duties OF his office TO the best OF his aoll-
ity. The mayor has the fullest confidence
in him even though he was appointed
while the mayor was out of the city ana
without consulting him.
But from the reports which have been
coming in Mayor Higgins ana deputy
chief Hill are both led 10 believe that
some OF the patrolmen are not taxing az
seriously as Is desired the orders Whlch
have been Issued.
Tast saturday every patrolman was
given instructions 10 keep close watch on
the LIQUOR saloons on their beats ana also
on the drug stores and 10 make reports W
the head OF the department. II they saw
women going into the saloons or IL theIe
was evidence of liquor business Bolhs
on IN the drug stores Apparently not
single report was turned I'm and yet IL Is
claimed by certain people and II mas peeh
| reported 20 Mayor Higgins that TINS pusl-
| ness while perhaps not so hastahly
| carried on has been continued Ia some
places lust as IL has been for quite
long time. -,
The local clergymen have taken up TINS
| matter and II is said that IL Is going 10
| be pushed to a nnish. Mayor higgins
| saws that while his term OF onlce VIII
| not last much longer still so lons as
| he IS the mayor of the city he proposes
ffNvan MI
Deputv Chief Hin has sworn that he II
fullv i'm accord with the mayor and there
h possibility that some OF the patroi-
men who fail 20 make reports or tnlnss
which are perfectly apparent 10 private
citizens may have chance TO walk the
carpet
The latest agitation has resulted In
oau on the license commissioners TO take
a hand in this matter. But there seems
little likelihood that they Will DO SO.
There is no doubt but that TINS ooaru
could stop this illegal traffic without the
slightest trouble A simple request from
the board TO certain liquor dealers 10 re-
move the small rooms in the front OF their
saloons where the women are won't 10 con-
gregate would accomplish the purpose IN
short order But the Pawtucket license
board is wholly Republican In politics ana
1t is scarcely likely that 1t VIII DO any
thing to help a Democratic mayor TO en-
force the laws.
GREAT FINDS
"Great Finds" is to be the topic OF Rev.
I 7 Wicker. who will be the speaker at
the mems meeting 10 be held tomorrow
afternoon in T. M. c. a. hall. This prom
ises 10 bc a most interesting meeting
Rev. Mr.. Wicker Is an eminent eVanse-
list who has just come from Atlanta, ia,
and he is 10 hold a series of meetings at
the Clarendon Baptist church In Boston
during the present month. General Secre-
tarv Stratton has taken the opportunity
of shfs being I'm this section of the country
TO secure him for four Sunday afternoon
meetings I'm this city This nrst meeting is
TO be held in Association nan ana II IL i
shown at this meeting that the hall Is too
small TO accommodate all who desire TO
listen TO the other three addresses then a
more suitable place will be secured.
a meeting for prayer will be held in the
association parlors at $3.50 o'clock. All
men are welcome at both OF these meet
ings.
a COLD NIGHT.
The weather man evidently decided TO
give the ice dealers chance TO 90 Dusl-
ness last night and long in the middle or
the afternoon the mercury began 10 drop.
The fall was pretty steady till midnight
at which hour it was registering In the
vicinity of zero in different parts OF the
city. There was a strong cold wind from
the north which had the effect OF intensl-
fying the cold and throughout all last
evening there were very few people out
on the streets Reports from different sec
tions of the city say that the thermome-
ters registered in some places 3s low as
six below zero, but at the hitter Oeds
where a careful record of all changes in
temperature are taken the lowest point
was zero and this was reached at 6
O'Clock this morning and continued till 5
o'clock when there was little improve
mcnt.
SALE AND ENTERTAINMENT.
sale and entertainment under the
auspices OF the Philathea society class
No. q, was held last evening I'm Sunday
school room of the First Methodist church
on High street and the attendance was
quite large. There was pleasing program
carried out and number of booths very
prettilv decorated and did a flourishing
business netting good sum for the treas
ury OF the class.
OFFICERS WERE ELECTED.
A. X Tilton camp, No. .. Sons of Neter-
ans [held It's annual meeting last evening
and it was a rather interesting one. The
roports from the various officials Of the
camp showed that the last year has been
the most successful I'm tho history of the
organization and this has been chiefly due
10 tho efforts OF tho officers who headed
by Capt Frank r. Sibley have been most
energetic in their efforts for the good of
the camp.
The following officers were elected:
Commander Joshua y. Pfeiffer; senior
vice commander. Lloyd NJ. skinner. iu-
nior vice commander. Chester +. Thur
ber: first member TO camp council Frank
r Sihey: second member TO camp coun-
ell. Charles T.. Saunders: third member
10 camp council Melbourne 6. Pfeiffer:
delegates TO state encampment Samuel
w TAYLOR and Lloyd w, Skinner.
u-r I-G IIIrI N A MEETI
The regular meeting OF Pawtucket