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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-19
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ABORN--In Pawtuxet. on the 18th
inst, Joseph r. Aborn, in the 61st
year OF his age.
Funeral on Thursday, Dec. 20. at
o'clock u. m, at 4s Lockwood
street Pawtuxet. Relatives and
friends are invited TO attend.
COFFIN-In this city. on the 9TH
inst, Mary Jernegan, widow of Sir-
son p. Coffin, in the ssth year Of
her age.
Funeral services will he held at
the residence OF her son, Leon r.
Coffin II Arlington avenue, Thurs
day, Dec. 20, at y. m. Interment
at Edgartown. Mass.
DRUM-In this city. on the 18th inst,
Mary A. Murphy, wife of Edward
Drum, AGED 3S years.
Funeral from her late residence,
No. 80 Point street, on Thursday,
the 20th inst, at $3.50 a. IN. Rela-
tives and friends are invited to at
tend Services at SIS. Peter and Paul
r. C. church at a. m.
HALI1--In this city, on the 18th inst,
Mabel Maud, wife OF Rowland Hall.
and daughter OF Alice A. Smith End
the late Thomas Smith.
Notice OF funeral later
Ia vULLEGUE--In Darlington, on the
18th inst. Joseph A. La Vullegue,
aged 20 years
Funeral from his late residence,
Darlington Centre, Thursday, the
goth inst. at .. m. Relatives and
friends are invited TO attend.
NEHEMIAH this city, on the 18th
inst, b. Earl, only son OF Philip II.
and Mary McKenna, aged 10 years.
5 months.
Funeral from his parents resi-
dence. 33 Ashmont street Thurgday
afternoon. the Goth h.inst.. at O'clock.
Relatives and friends are invited TO
attend
OsGOoD-On Sunday morning, Decem-
Der cher s6th birthday. at fer
home Fairfield, Conn. Ellen Has
well Murdock, widow OF Samuel os-
good. u. D., a former pastor of the
Westminster Congregational church
OF this city.
O'CONNOR--In Pawtucket. on the 18th
inst. jeremiah OConnor.
Funeral Friday morning, the 2ist
inst. at $40 o'clock. from his late
residence. So Hospital street, Provi-
dence. Requiem mass at the cathe-
dral at 0 o'clock. Relatives and
friends are invited to attend.
RANDOLPH-In this city. Dec. ls, at
IL Rice street. John f., husband OF
Alice Randolph, aged 46 years, s
months II days
Notice OF funeral later.
sWANsoN-In this city, on the 18th
inst. Georgiana Pearl Mary. beloved
daughter Of Thulin l.. and Henrietta
Swanson. aged 2 months. 20 days
Funeral from her parents resi-
dence, rs Dodge street, Thursday, the
goth inst, at p. m. Relatives and
friends are invited to attend.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-19
MEMBER OF DOUMA
WILL SPEAK HERE

DR.. Shmaryahu Levin. a former
member OF the Russian douma, will
speak in this city on Dec. 27 under the
auspices Of the Federation of -\meri-
can Zionists. II is expected that Gov.
Utter, Gov.-elect Higgins, Mayor -slect
Mccarthy. Alderman Reynolds, Con-
gressman Granger and other prominent
men will be present, including Rev.
Henry Englander.
DR.. levin is graduate of the Uni
versity of Berlin, and as a leader
among the Jews in Russia, and inter-
ested In the conditions of his race,
he is visiting this country to study
the conditions OF that people here.
While In Providence he will be the
guest OF Harry Cutler.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-19
CITY HALL RECORDS
REAL ESTATE coNvEYANcEs.

stEsAls lAlE OltN ' ts1 ANtEsS.
Alice A. Ward 10 Robert l.. Ward, lot
with buildings on the southerly side OF
Massachuse It's avenue; consideration So
John Moran TO John j. O'Connor, lot
with improvements on the southerly side
OF Lipptt street, subject TO mortgage for
$500; consideration 81.
John O'Connor TO Mary Moran lot
with improvements on the southerly side
Of L!ppitt street subject TO mortgage
for $ioo; consideration 81.
c. Edward Barney to Jennie l.. John
son, lot with buildings on the northerly
side OF Rlchardson street. subject to
mortgage for $500; consideration $40.
Charles w Calder ct ux., Charlotte F..
To John Mullin et ux., Margaret. lot with
buildings In the westerly side OF Daniel
avenue, subject TO mortgage for $500; con-
sderation $40.
Horace IT, Snow ct ais. to Nels Par
sons ct ux., Anna, lot with improvements
on the northerly side of Blackstone
street. consideration $40
REAL ESTATE MORTGAGES.
Percy A. and Archie II. Harden TO
Citizens savings bank. lot with buildings
on easterly side OF Providence street /;
5000
John f. Gobeille 20 Claramon Hunt.
lot with holdings on s0utherly side OF
Lester street; 5000
Jennie L. Johnson TO c. Edward Bar
ney. lot With buildings on northerly side
OF Richardson street, subject 10 prior
mortgage for $500: 500
DISCHARGES OF REAL ESTATE
MORTGAGES.
Giovanni Riccitelli. by Lizzie Rawl
500.
Charles DO. Hammond by Richard
Hodgson: $500
ATTACHMENTS.
Mary a Mcdonald, by Kopell May
berg. lot with improvements described
on assessors plat, No. a.: sioc. =
Eveline X. Gorton, by Fred L. Daven-
port, lot with buildings on southerly
side OF BridRiham street; 800.
Ernest Lenz (alas Lantzn by James
w. Walker. two lots with improvements
on westerly side OF Norfolk street: 500.
ASSIGNMENT OF WAGES
John y Nesbitt 20 Victoria Lofette.
from Providence Linotype company. to
Jan. 1, 1903.
John +. stack 10 Frank p Conley from
Rhode Island Construction company, TO
Dec II. 1907
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT.
William r. Sears 10 Thomas r. Lee.
general assignment for benefit OF credi-
tors.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-19
Administration Notice.

Providence, December ~, 1906.
The undersigned hereby gives notice
that he has been appointed by the
Municipal Court OF the City of Provl-
dence Administrator OF the estate OF
Pierce Doran, late OF said Providence,
deceased, and has given bond accord
ing TO law.
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to file
the same In the office OF the clerk Of
said court within six months from the
date OF the first advertisement hereof.
JOHN DORAN.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-19

Psinlessness with most dentists
means comparative freedom from pain
and even that 10 secured only by dead
ening the senses. Our new method
enables US to work without a twinxs
OF pain. and to even remove i've
NERVES" without the patients knowi-
edge. We do not use gas or render
you unconscious. The only nerve In
your whole body that Is affected 10
the one we are working on. but that
one Is so completely benumbed you
would never know it existed.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-19
Arrested in Store

Florence Valofs was arrested last
evening by Patrolman ". Il. Keenan,
in a department store and was locked
up at the Central station, charged with
stealing merchandise valued at SO.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-19
American Screw Company.

m, cspitei stock Of This comnanv has
been declared. payable Dec. g. 10 stock
holders OF record at the close OF business
Dec. 2t. 1906. Transfer books will close
Dec. n, 1906. and reopen Jan. I. 1907.
GEORGE w THURSTON.
Treasurer.
Providence Dec. II. 1906. dli-17t
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-19
Providence Gas Company.

A dividend OF one dollar per share has
been declared payable Jan. I. 1907 TO
stockholders OF record az the close OF
business the goth instant
WILLIAM =. NYE, Treasurer.
Providence. r. l.. Dec. IS. 1906.
di7-1ot
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-19
THREE GOOD THINGS
THAT CROWD KEITH'S

At Keith's this week the crowds are
uncommoly big I'm recognition Of a pur-
ticularly fine bill. There Is novelty
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-19
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DIVIDENDS.
Providence Telephone Company.

AT a meeting OF directors held this day
the regular quarterly dividend Of one dol
lar (sD a share was declared, payable
Jan. J.. 1907, to stockholders Of record Dec.
20 at close of business
CHARLES 7. HOWARD. Treasurer.
Providence. II. l., Dec. 10. 1906. dl1-l7t
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-19
HELP WANTED-FEMALE
MISCELLANEOUS.

wANTED-oLD GEESE AND DUCK
Feather Beds Last call before Xmas.
IS to SO average beds. Double other buy
ers cash prices. Address c. r. Dickinson,
General Delivery, Providence. r.. ].
decl0-9t.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-30
WOMAN ASKS BURIAL
IN P0TTER'S FIELD
While Restaurant Man Was Attend
Ing Prize Fight Suicide Is Enacted
at His Apartments-ll Health
Probably Induced Act.

The dying wish of Mrs. Alice Brown,
who committed suicide Tuesday night
by taking chloroform, will be denied
by her husband.
She left a note asking that her body
be buried in the potter's field and that
no flowers be sent to her grave.
Her husband yesterday said that he
would not think of granting such a
wish as that expressed by his wife.
II do not know why she should have
expressed such a wish,' said Brown.
"She will certainly have a proper
burial That her illness drove her in
sane is the only explanation l can
give for her rash act"
Mrs. Brown committed suicide at
her apartments, S14 South Broadway,
while her husband, who is night mana
ger at the Saddle Rock restaurant, was
attending the prize fight. When he
returned home. he found her dead
She left the following letter ad-
dressed to the coroner:
''If 1 am successful, I wish to be
buried by the city. / want no flowers
at my funeral, for If anyone has money
to spend on flowers, have them save it
for those living souls who need it
more than 1. No one is TO blame but
myself"
The funeral will be held from Bresee
Bros chapel, probably today.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-30
FIND NO TRACE
OF FREQ COOK
MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER IS
SOUGHT
Sheriff Sends Circulars Broadcast In
Hopes of Quick Capture OF
Alleged Street Car
Murderer

No Trace was found of Fred Cook,
alleged murderer of his divorced wire,
Yesterday although several deputy
sheriffs were making careful search
Since the murder, Monday night on
the Santa Monica car, there has not d
trace been found of the murderer, VINO,
according to the coroners jury YER
dict, was Fred Cook.
AS the crime was committed OUTSIDE
the city limits, the city detectives are
doing little on the case, the most OF
the work being done by Deputy Sherif
Joe Tepulveda. 80,
He was personally acquainted with
Cook, and although the latter is SAID
to have dyed his black hair to a deep
red, the officer is confident he can rec
ognize the alleged murderer.
Funeral services for Mrs. Cook Will
be had today from Bresee Bros.
chapel and burial will be in Rosedale:
Sheriff White sent out hundreds or
circulars yesterday charging Cook with
the murder of his divorced wife and
sending descriptions broadcast as far
east as Denver.
Cook is a plasterer by trade and has
worked for some time at Long Beach.
It is said he has spent much of his time
within the past few weeks lettering
about the hall OF the Rogers block in
New High street endeavoring to spy
upon his wife.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-30
Y. w. C. A. GIVES GARDEN FETE
Japanese Evening Tomorrow at Home
of Association on Grand
ANenIIe

The second garden fete of the Y. W.
c. A. will be held tomorrow evening
at the boarding home of the associa-
ton, 1891 South Grand avenue.
1t will be a Japanese evening, the
decorations and refreshments to par
take of characteristics of the land or
the rising sun.
Among those who will take part IN
the program will be Mrs. A. Niskikawa,
who will give a selection on the koto,
a Japanese musical instrument, and
Mrs 1. Ikeuchi, who will play the sani-
fen. Others who will take part in the
program will be w. R. Guiberson, Miss
Sadie Roberts, Miss Florence Stratton
and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul G. Brown.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-30
USE ELECTRICS
IN MOUNTAINS
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CAN GET
POWER CHEAPLY
Proposed TO Build Tunnels at Summit
and Truokee and Use Trolley
Locomotives on Bad Grades.
Railroad News

The Southern Pacific is seriously con-
sidering the use of electric power to
take the heavy freight and passenger
Sierra Nevada mountains.
Electric power can be easily installed,
according to the preliminary reports,
to do the work, with an increase over
the present speed of the trains of about
400 per cent The best speed the power
ful locomotives now hauling the
freight cars can attain over the steep
grade is miles an hour and some-
times three locomotives have to be
attached to attain this. 1t is under
stood new electric power will take the
cars over the grades at a minimum rate
of Is miles an hour.
1t is proposed by the Southern Paci-
fic to do away with some of the hardest
grades by the use Of tunnels which
will be bored in the vicinity of Summit
and Truckee.
In all probability the solution of the
power question will be found in plant
on the mountains. 1t Is urged that such
q plant can be built and equipped at
q moderate cost, using oil as fuel and
can supply all the power necessary.
If the proposed improvements are
made 1t is estimated that the cost of
hauling the trains will be cut in half
and the freight-carrying capacity of
the road over the summit of the Sierra
will be almost doubled.
Oil will be used with the electric
engines and the expense will be con-
siderably decreased.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-30
PRESIDENTS CROSS SWORDS
Messrs. Hill and Van Horne Start
Something IN New York

Representatives of the two great rail-
way systems of the northwest that are
at daggers points about invasion of
each others territory arrived today.
They were James ]. HILL president
of the Great Northern railway, and Sir
William c. Van Horne, chairman of
the board of directors of the Canadian
Pacific railway.
Sir William, when asked for his opin-
ion of Mr.. Hills plan to build a Can
adian line from the Pacific ocean to
Winnipeg, Man, in retaliation for the
Canadian Pacifics encroachment on
the Great Northern's preserves, eX-
pressed a belief that the real motive
for Mr.. Hills project was the active
competition of the Canadian Pacific in
through business between Chicago and
Spokane, Wash.
Mr.. Hill, when informed of Sir Will
liam's observations, intimated that the
Canadian Pacifics interests evidently
did not have a clear realization of the
situation.
THAT talk about the rates to Spokane
is nonsense" he said, but 1 am not
going to talk back. The Canadian line
is going to be built, but not by Mr..
Hill and his friends. I am not building
any railroads as an individual 1t is a
Great Northern enterprise"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-30
MARY ELLEN POWERS EXPIRES
Wife of City Health Officer Passes
Away After Two Years
SUFFERING

Mrs. Mary Ellen Powers, wife of
DR.. L. NJ. Powers, city health officer
died Tuesday night at the residence,
1904 Lovelace avenue, after two years
of suffering. Funeral services will be
held at Pierce Brothers chapel, Tenth
and Flower streets, this afternoon.
Mrs. Powers had been a resident of
Los Angeles for nearly 20 years. She
was fifty years old and was born in
Pennsylvania. She had been married to
DR.. Powers for 25 years, the nuptial
ceremony taking place at Plymouth,
N. C. She was a prominent member
of the Ebell club and devoted worker
in the Presbyterian church. She leaves
four children, William, Anne, George
and Lucy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-30
TlCKLES A PEEK-A-B00 GIRL
OTIS Assault and Battery" Says the
Judge, as He Holds Man for
Trial as Warning
Special 70 The Herald

Special 70 The Herald
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22.-To in
troduce straw through the interstices
of a peek-a-boo waist and tickle the
shoulder of the owner of the perforated
bit of wearing apparel has been decided
to be an assault and battery, punish
able as other crimes by confinement in
Jail.
Without specifying whether the
straw be of the common Darnyard va
riety or of the kind through which a
glass of lemonade might be slipped,
Magistrate Kochersperger ruled in the
central police court that when it is
used to take an unfair advantage of
the wearer of a peek-a-boo waist to
the end that she believes a mosquito
is at work in the region of her neck,
its holder is guilty of assault and bat
terry, just as much as if he had welded
a blackjack on the peek-a-b booed wo-
man.
It required the testimony of eight
witnesses and the husband of the peek
a-boo wearer to convince the magis-
trate that a straw could be made the
medium of such a serious offense
against the law of the land. Joseph
Bruce of 4541 North Twentieth street
was the man accused. The woman of
the peek-a-boo waist, through which
he poked the straw, was Mrs. Mary
band and the other witnesses testified
that while they were on a train coming
in from West Chester, swarm of
mosquitoes made a raid on them. That
gave Bruce, who was sitting in the
| seat directly behind Mr.. and Mrs.
Linck, his idea. From somewhere he
produced a straw and applied it to one
of the perforations in the waist. Mrs
Linck thought it was a mosquito and
slapped at it.
Bruce doubled up in silent laughter
When he recovered he winked at other
passengers and again inserted the straw
through a peek-a-boo affair. Mrs.
Linck imagined it to be another mos
quito and slapped again. Bruce en-.
joyed 1t until his victims husband,
suddenly turning, caught the practical
joker. straw in hand. A scene fol-
lowed.
When the train drew into Broad
street station Linck had Bruce ar
rested. After the witnesses had re-
cited the story Magistrate Kochers-
perger announced that the tickle OF
the straw through the peek-a-boo con-
stituted technical assault and battery
and held Bruce In 5000 bail for trial.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-30
OPPOSE GRANTING WHARFAGE
Chamber of Commerce Would Stop
San Pedro's lndscrimlnate
Franchise GIVING

The campaign being conducted by the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce
against the indiscriminate granting of
wharfage franchises at San Pedro is
proving effective.
AS result of a visit to San Pedro
by the chamber of commerce committee
on harbors the San Pedro board of
trustees postponed action on petitions
by number of concerns for wharfage
franchises in the outer harbor
The Los Angeles men urged that no
more of the limited space along the
harbor be permitted to go out of the
hands of the local government.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-30
Free Ferns Today

The Mammoth Shoe House will give
away with shoe purchases elegant
growing potted ferns.
It has been the usual custom of the
Mammoth for many years to give away
beautiful ferns. These are given away
as a growing advertisement. They are
the most beautiful ones they ever had.
Every purchaser gets one absolutely
free today at The Mammoth Shoe
House, No. $40 South Broadway. be-
tween 5th and 9Th streets.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-30
MCPHERSON HELD TO ANSWER

c. F. Mcpherson was held to answer
to the superior court yesterday by
Police Justice Rose. on a charge OF
forgery. Ball was fixed in the sum of
$1,000
Detectives who have been following
the case testified that Mcpherson,
under the guise Of a real estate dealer,
transferred some property In the High
land tract to James Wallace, 1888 East
Fourth street, by means OF forged
deede
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-30
INTERPRETATIONS

Pacific Amusement Co.-Directors, o.
H. Blattner, j. E. Moore, II. e. Yockey.
Capital stock, $4,000. of which $4,000
has been subscribed.
English-Pell Pie Conductors, A.
r. English. ID. W. Pell, Edward
Cheverton. Capital stock, 500, 900, OF
which $500 has been subscribed.
Blue Book Publishing Conductors,
w. N. Howes, c. b. Poland, f. Il. Sib-
ley Capital stock, $4,000, OF which
$15 has been subscribed.
General Engineering and Construc-
tiOn Co.-Directors, j. C. w. Stanley,
NJ X. Costerisan, r. S. Hurst, VIM.
G. Poe. II. A. Sawyer. Capital stock,
$4,000, Of which $3.50 has been sub
scribed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-30
DENY THE USE OF BRIDGES
Electric Company Wanted to Build
High Voltage Towers on
City's Structures

The Edison Electric company was
yesterday denied the privilege by the
boards Of public works, Of using city
bridges to build high voltage towers
on.
The petition stated that the towers
were to be 40 feet high and would be
used for the purpose Of carrying the
wires and cables to bring power from
the Kern river.
The bridges on which the electric
company asked permission to build the
towers are Buena Vista, Downey ave-
nue. and Main street BRIGGS.
The board refused permission on the
ground that the towers might damage
the bridges and that under any cir
cumstances they would not present a
slightly appearance.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-30
EulIY Exclaimed

A young lady who had no knowledge
of nautical phases said to a friend:
do you know. l often wonder why a
ship has to weigh its anchor every time
IL leaves port?"
Illuminating. "Well-er-the weight is
constantly changing. you know, be-
cause of the-er-binnacles and things
that accumulate on the anchor. LON
don News.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-30
Train Kills Four Laborers

BY Associated Press.
LOVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 29.-Four
Greek laborers We're killed and another
man fatally injured by being struck
by a Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
train at Symmes three miles from here
tOdaV
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-30
OHIO CONFERENCE FOR TODAY
Seek AmicabIe Adjustment of Differ
ences on Rates
SnecfaI TO The Eerald


Special to The Eerald.
COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 29.-The state
railroad commission issued a request to
the passenger officials of the lines eX-
tending through Ohio for a conference
in this city Thursday, August 80.
The meeting is called for the pur-
pose of ascertaining whether there can
not be an amicable adjustment made of
the differences growing out of the pass
age of the two-cents-a-mile bill and
some agreement arrived at regarding
interstate business.
BY some it is regarded only as a pre-
liminary step on the part of the state
commission before laying the matter
before the National interstate COM
mission at Washington. 1t was eX-
pected that there would be some re-
suits announced from the meeting of
the General Passenger association; but
as they failed to materialize, this ac-
tion has been determined upon.