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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
DEFENDANT
FILES A
new BRIEF

4 supplemental brief was filed today
by the defendant on plaintiffs petition
for a new trial in tho case OF Cormack
Shannon against the Union Railroad COM
pany now pending in the supreme court
Plaintiff was injured while riding from
one switch to another when he was in
jured
II is contended by the defendant that
plaintiff has no standing in court, because
a.. II the defendant was legally running
its cars on the day Of the accident the
plaintiff was admittedly a fellow servant
OF the defendants servant, the motorman.
10 whose negligence. IL any ones, the ac-
cident was due. (2) II the defendant were
not legally running Its cars on the day Of
the accident. the motorman who was op-
Grating the car which IS alleged to have
caused the accident was not n servant of
the defendant. and could not be because
OF the contract OF service being void; and
the plaintiffs right OF action, II any,
would he against that motorman Instead
OF against this defendant 90 The plain
tit admittedly was engaged in his ordi-
nary occupation. and was therefore vio-
lating the same statute which he claims
that the defendant was violating. u there
were any violation AZ all. In thus en-
gaging in an Illegal occupation, nc debars
himself from prosecuting an action for
negligence on account of an accident 10
which his own negligence. by reason OF
such occupation contributed.
Mr. Hayes thus concludes his brief.
Therefore. II the de- eiendant were enti-
tied 10 run it's cars upon Sunday. the
plaintiffs work was incident and neces-
sary to the running os such cans, and II
the defendant were not entitled TO run its
cars on that day. the plaintiff should not
have been engaged in this work OF his
ordinary calling. but should nave untitled
the - hours constituting that day by
sleeping under his own vine and fix tree
breathing only so many times as was nee
cssary 10 enable him 20 maintain his
life"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
PURCHASES
VALUABLE
PROPERTY

The Jones Estate company, through c.
l.. & II. j. Gross has sold 10 Col Samuel
p. Colt fits property at 3 to 30 westmin-
ster street. The property Is one OF the
most valuable business properties I'm the
city. located In the heart OF the business
section.
1t extends from Westminster street to
Exchange place and contains 1870 square
feet. On the Westminster street side
there is three-story brick building and
on the Exchange place side a four-story
brick building.
The property Is taxed for sl45.000. and
while the purchase price has not been
given out, IL is stated 10 be considerab bly
In excess Of what II Is taxed for. The
buildings will be kept UP in their present
form. but extensive improvements will be
made Just what these improvements will
be Col. Colt has not yet decided.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24

The senate convened at 11:l5 o'clock,
Lieut.. Gov. Jackson presiding.
From the house was communicated an
act 10 authorize the issue OF state armory
bonds. Finance committee.
Also an act 20 provide for judicial pro-
ceedings by and against incorporated as
sociations Judiciary committee.
Certain executive appointments were
called from the table and the advice and
consent of the senate given TO the same
Senator Payne introduced an act In
amendment OF chapter S27 10 give women
the right 10 vote for presidential electors.
Committee on special legislation.
The chair announced the executive APP
polntment or Clarence c. Wardell OF Lit
tie Compton 10 be a member of the state
board Of agriculture. and OF Seth l..
ketchell OF Woonsocket and Philip s.
Chase of Providence 10 be membeys Of the
state board OF soldiers relief
The chair presented the sixth annual re-
port OF the police commissioners OF New
port. ordered printed and communicated
TO the house.
Al 1l:34 o'clock, on motion OF Senator
Morgan, the senate adjourned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24

1T Is true that gypsy moths have been
caught right here and encased for ship
ment.
1T is true that the pests have been
carefully transported from Massachusetts
over the state line into Rhode Island and
liberated.
1T Is true that 81 was done with ma
licious intent that they might spread 10
enrich interested parties.
Into beautiful woodland section in
the suburbs OF Providence were carried
the priced pests. They were scattered all
over the grove scientifically and carefully
that they might quickly populate and
spread.
THE the instigators will come forward
and work 10 get the contract 10 extermin-
ate them, making the easiest kind OF
graft.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
PRINCIPAL OF HIGH SCHOOL
DIES OF HEART DISEASE

Chicago, Jan A--Henry L. Boltwood
principal of the Evanston Township High
school died suddenly OF heart disease al
the Evanston club yesterday
Professor Boltwood had been a school
teacher and educator for more than co
years. He was born at Amherst. Mass
in 1881. When the Civil War broke out
he entered the service Of the United States
Sanitary commission. where he remained
until the close OF the war
Professor Boltwood was widely known
as the author OF new system OF orthog-
raphy, and his advanced spelling book
Is used In many of the western high
schools.
This book introduced spelling as an ex-
act science, and under what has become
known as the Boltwood system"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
LABORER
BURNED
TO DEATH.

Norfolk. Va, Jan. A.-The international
Compress companys cotton compress on
the Elizabeth river here. together with
much stored cotton in the warehouses and
sheds Rogers rMcCabe- a Co, -wers
burned early today.
Jacob Addison. a laborer at the burned
compress, was asleep in the building at
the time and Is believed to have pcrished.
The loss is placed at $1,000.
The fire is supposed TO have originated
from crossed electric light wires in. the
burned compress.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
NEWPORT COMMISSION
RENDERS ITS REPORT

The report OF the Newport police com
mission was submitted to the general as
sembly today. After reviewing the work
of the commission for 1895, the commits
sioners recommended the passage OF a law
limiting the statutory number OF licenses
TO one retail liquor dealer TO every 500
or population and the number OF whole
sale dealers TO one In every 300 OF popula-
tion.
The board also recommends that the
Tees be made 500 for wholesale licenses
and $50 for retail licenses II other
communities object TO these changes in
the laws the commissioners express the
hope that they Will be passed 10 apply
10 the city OF Newport only.
The board announces its intention Of
asking the Newport city council TO make
an appropriation sufficiently large to
make possible an Increase in both the
regular and special force OF tho city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24

ing the association adjourned TO the Well
ington where a lunch was partsken Of.
This was followed by speaking Chairman
William ". Luther OF the board of police
commissioners being the postmaster The
speakers were 10 be Gov George IL Ut
ter, Presiding Justice William H. Sweet.
land and Judge George A Brown OF the
superior court. Judge Frederick Rueckert
and Judge Christopher NJ. Lee OF the 9Th
Judicial district court. Assistant City So
licitor Henry c. Cram and Aid William
K. Reynolds.
Chief Moffatt OF Lowell gave a lantern
slide exposition of the system OF finger
mark Identification OF criminals
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
ANOTHER EFFORT
FOR BIENNIAL
ELECTIONS IN R. |.

In the house of representatives today introduced resou
amending the constitution of the provide for the
governor lieutenant and other state officers
years Representative w.
M. p Bowen of Providence is its sponsor.
presented resolution providing for the
ing o'clock Mr. Crafts
understood the members ready
upon up however but referred the
committee on judiciary.
The had short session. confirming several executive
appointments and other appointments to the boards of agriculture
soldiers relief
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
CHIEFS OF POLICE
HOLD Meeting HERE

There notable gathering here today of who
prominently police affairs of this part of the
Their coming had been anticipated with pleasure for
them had been here either official pursuit
pleasure and extraordinary made give
fair idea of the hospitality for which Providence
The visitors either members of the New England Chiefs
Police association contemplated aying themselves
second annual meeting
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24

'"Those statements 7 make as the re-
suit OF an Investigation which ] person
ally made. II has also been investigated
by Senator Stoddard OF the Rhode Island
legislative committee on finance and a
specially appointed committee
All our reports concur that IL is pure,
simple graft that melted the spread. We
found that the gypsy moth has not ap-
peared near the state line in either Massa =
chusetts or Rhode Island.
Worst of all there is no law by which
the perpetrators can be punished. We
have looked up the Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island statutes and found that they
were entirely safe In their every move.
Moreover. know just who did II. 7
can lay my hands on the parties within
very short notice, and IL would startle
you TO find out who the guilty ones are"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
THE WEST COAST"
DEADLY PERIL TO MARINERS

Portland, Ore, Jan 2i.-Few places In
catastrophes as has the deadly West
Coast" as 1t is known. OF Vancouver ISL
and, which has occasioned tho destruction
OF Sc vessels and cost III lives within the
last forty years
Within the month past the West Coast
has wrecked the Valencia. and the ships
King David and Pass OF Melfort. seven
lives having been lost on the King David
and % on the Pass OF Melfort
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
PLANTED GYPSY
MOTHS FOR GRAFT

Local forest and officials greatly worked
the indicated from the by Sup A. H.
Kirkland of the Massachusetts moth commission last evening
that result of graft plot gypsy moths had been debe
aey transferred from Boston and planted of the fine
wooded sections in the vicinity of Providence.
1t understood that whole sackoads of the pest
brought Rhode Island Massachusetts and planted
fully scientifically fine woodland where moths
would quickly spread where big money would Forthcoming
for their determination.
1T graft personihed true-everybt
A. Fl. Kirkland to a reporter last evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
FOURTEEN PERSONS INJURED
IN TRAIN COLLISION

Los Angeles, cal. Jan. 2i-Fourteen
persons were slightly injured in the coll-
sion yesterday at Glendora. between the
a local train. All the injured were passen-
gers on the local The Limited train was
running 65 miles an hour. when the colli-
sion occurred and all that prevented a
more serious wreck was the fact that the
local train was IN motion when the crash
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
GIRLS ARM BADLY HURT
IN A SPINNING FRAME

Adegilisia Rossi. % years old. was 60
verely injured while ~ work IN National
and Providence worsted mills valley
street. this morning
Her right arm was caught in a spinning
frame and was badly liberated.
She was taken 20 the Rhode Island hes
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
SEALING SCHOONER FAWN
HAS BEEN FOUND IN THE SURF

Victoria. r. c.. Jan. 4.-Capt Gaudln.
agent OF marine. received a telegram last
night from Light Keeper Dakn az Car
manaha. stating that the sealing schooner
Fawn had been found I'm the surf near
there.
The schooner Fawn left Berlng Sea for
Victoria last October. with 500 seal skins
aud awhile mon and y Indians.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
STRUCK BY
TRAIN AND
KILLED

Lowell, Mass. Jan 24-Tn attempting 10
avoid a freight train. while walking tho
railroad tracks this forenoon. Zouos Va
ropoulos, aged 30, stepped in front Of the
Northern Express. which leaves Boston al
2 O'Clock
The body was tossed TO one side and
death resulted almost instantly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
IN BANKRUPTCY CASES

The first dividend. - per cent was de-
clared Yesterday In the bankruptcy case
Of T. r. Allen a Co. The dividend amount
ed 20 about S3no
The final dividend in the hankruptcv
case Of John O. McWillians has been de-
clared. The dividend OF two and six-
tenths per cent brings the total dividend
M 10 ave and six x-ienlhs per cent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
JOSEPH MARKS GRANTED
DIVORCE BY JUDGE MUMFORD

Judge Mumford today announced his de-
clsion in the divorce case OF Joseph Marks
vs Annie J Marks
Petitioner II given decision on the
ground OF adultery. Page. Page & Cush-
A. a..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24

People have q trick Of forget
ting, and It's surprising how
quickly they'll forget you and your
business n you stop advertislne."--
orIsInoer, In Rhode Island Adver-
tiser.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-27
EVEN PITY WOULDN'T
MAKE TRIBUNES SELL

1t was pitiful. ''Each grasping
fast a bundle of Evening Tribunes,
which they held Up before everybody
who looked their way,' as they APP
pealed to passersby near Washington
and Nicollet avenues last evening, their
childish voices half-sobbing out, "But
we want to help the sufferers. We have
only a few papers left. Please let us
60. Everybody should be willing to
help the earthquake folks and when we
have sold these we will go straight
home.'' All this, according to a touch
ing story in the Tribune today.
The faces Of men and women softened
as they gazed at the two little waits,
Carl Strake, aged years. and Margaret
Gutenberg, aged only 7, Carl wearing
a mans hat from under which his hair
struggled in a fringe, and Margaret
without any hat at all and shoes that
gaped at the toes.
Instinctively hands went into peck
cts, or opened purses, but few coins
were drawn out and handed to the chill,
dren. A glance at the paper that was
held out to them was enough-they
! Finally, a big policeman took them
TO Matron Schaeffer at the central 20.
children, their motive was a noble one
She took from them their school collec
ton envelopes and said she would sec
the pennies went to the California suf
ferers, but they must not try to sell
Trlbunes on the street-it was too hard
work for little folks who should be ir
bed; even big, strong men couldn't dc
that, so she summoned their parents
who took them to their homes, -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-27
DIR. HAAS HEADS GREAT
TENT OF MACCABEES

DR.. E. H. Haas of st. Paul was today
elected great commander of the Great
Tent of Minnesota Maccahees organ
lied by D. P. Markey Of Port Huron,
Mich, supreme commander Of the Mag
cabees Of the World. The organization
of a great camp was favored by 1915
Of the 5000 votes cast. The opposition
was principally from Duluth.
Chief among the other great officers
elected by the state tent before it adj
journed this, afternoon in st. Paul,
were: George J. Mallory of Duluth.
past great commander; Charles E. Fox
of Minneapolis. lieutenant commander;
Earl G. Scott of ST.. Cloud, great record
and finance keeper; E. p. Turner Of
Faribault great sentinel; F. G. Rur-
master Of Minneapolis, great chaplain;
G.. P. Johnson Of Red Wing, great
picket; T. A. Hanley of Benson, great
first master of, the guards; G. f..
Schackel Of Fergus Falls, great second
master Of the guards.
This new great tent is the ninth in
the United States; altogether they rep!
resent 5000 subordinate tents and &c..
/ 900 Maccabees. ~. -:.' ,-s- e., .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-27
(. GAS coMPANY's OFFER.
Reduced Prices Long Contemplated by
, - the Gas Light Company. -

Following is the text Of the Mime
apolis Gas Light company s proposal to
the special council committees: -.
"In order to finally dispose Of all
questions involved in the motion pur-
suant to which your honorable com
mittee has been appointed and for the
purpose of saving the expense Of an ar
duration. and without regard to the
final decision in the case Of the state
son Street Lighting company VS.. David
P. Jones, now pending in the supreme
court Of this state, the Minneapolis Gas
Light company hereby offers to supply
metered gas to the city Of Minneapolis
for municipal purposes, on and after
Oct. 1, 1906, at a price which shall be
at the rate Of 81 per thousand cubic feet
and to amend it's proposal for furnish
ing street light gas to the city of Min.
| neapolis, which proposal was accepted
| BY the city council. at its regular meet
! ing held on Nov. 10, 1905, so that the
price to be paid by. the city of Min
1st day Of March ,t1906. to the 31st day
of December, 1906. shall be at the rate
of 80 cents per thousand cubic feet, al
the other terms and provisions Of saio
proposal, and the. acceptance thereof, te
remain in full force, and effect. 49, .,..
Gin; regard to- the amendment which
was offered by Alderman Petersen ani
adopted at the meeting Of the council
held on the 18th inst, calling for nego
tiations respecting the price Of gas tx
| individual Or general consumers. This
company has always maintained, ant
now maintains, that the city council hal
no power whatsoever, by compelling ar
filtration or otherwise, to regulate or fl
the price which this company may re
ceive from it's customers, other than thu
Ecity of Minneapolis, for gas Distribute
thru its mains. D
| cit is a fact, however, that for NOR
than six months this company has hat
sin contemplation the reductions in tn
prices Of gas to the city and to individ
ual consumers which are set forth il
this communication; and this company
therefore, takes this occasion to an
nounce to this committee and to tn
public, that on and after the 1st day o
October, 1906. it will furnish gas
its customers, other than the city o
Minneapolis, at the gross price of $1.2
per thousand cubic feet, with a dis
count of 20 cents (20c) per thousan
cubic feet on all bills paid by such Gus
toners on or before the 10th day O
. each month for gas furnished durin
the month next preceding. Respect
fully submitted,
Minneapolis Gas Light Company,
By A. I. Rand, it's President.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-27
COLORED MAN DECLARES !
THE CLANsMAN' IS WEAK

"I see no cause for us to oppose the
presentation of THE Clansman' be-
cause it is not strong enough to create
prejudice in thinking minds,' said
William R. Morris, the colu7ed attor-
ney, today: .,,o o,., -, :.
haps more artistic than natural The
play itself contains nothing new. 1t
is simply rehashing Of, old and ought
tU-be=forgotten matter. 1t does not
appeal to the higher qualities in man,
but rather exalts brute force. There
is neither strength, virility nor power
The play is barely redeemed from re-
pulsiveness, and by it not only tbs
black but the white man is Inundated
and degraded.
" 'The Clansman' is based upon that
bugbear of difference between the races
and the responsiveness of intermarriage.
It conveys an entirely erroneous i'm
preston, however, that every educated
negro desires a white wife. This Is
absolutely untrue Of all the colored
people I know, I can name but one Of
any education who has a white wife.
"Then there is the intimation OF an
outrage committed upon a young girl
by a black man. This is an anachron-
ism. At the time of the civil war such
thing was unheard of, and women
and girls were as safe, or safer, with
the colored men than with those Of
the opposite color. 1t is only In these
latter days that such outrages have
been known, and these are in many in
stances greatly exaggerated, as I know
personally.
GAS a whole, 1 don't believe that
the play is worth worrying about or
that it will have any effect upon race
relations.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-27
PENNlLESS Man
TAKES HIS LIFE
TRANSIENT AT ECONOMY HOTEL
DRINKS CARBoIIC ACID.
Mystery Surrounds the Suicides Iden-
tity, Tho He Is Believed to Be from
Escanaba, Mich, and the Police There
Have Been Notified and Asked to
Find Relatives.

J. W. Hill, whose home is supposed
to be in Escanaba, Mich, killed him
self by taking carbolic acid at the
Economy hotel, 10 Hennepin avenue,
last night.
His act is supposed to have been the
resulted of protracted spree. He was
under the influence of liquor early last
evening and was hanging about stores
and saloons on Bridge square. Shortly
before 10 O'Clock he purchased some
bananas at a fruit stand and then went
to his room. -.,.'.. ~ g.
He evidently drank. the poison imme.
diately on going to his room, for one
of the bananas was clutched tightly
in his hand when his body was found
by chambermaid this morning. The
maid went to the room to make the
bed and discovered the body and i'm
mediately ran downstairs. Coroner
Kistler was notified at once and ordered
the remains removed to the county
morgue. r.. -. ."
There is a mystery about the case
and the police have been asked to fine
out who the man was. No one at the
hotel knew the man, the only; clue tt
his address being the lettering in hi
hat. He was dressed in a good broad
cloth suit and wore patent leather shoes
but had no money. Coroner Kistle1
| thinks the man became Respondent be
| cause his money had given out.
| telegram has been sent to Escanabs
asking the police there to find thu
man IS friends or relatives.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-27
ITASCA CASE Up AGAIN
ARGUMENTS MADE FOR CON-
FLICTING COUNTY-DIvISION Pc
TITIONs BEFORE GOVERNOR.

Legal arguments in the Itasca county
division middle were heard by Cover
nor Johnson today, with G.. S. Jelley,
special counsel for Attorney; General
Young, acting as legal adviser.
The main question argued was wheth-
er the revised code would. govern, al
lowing only one proposition to be sub
mitted, or whether the petitions hav-
ing been filed before March l, all could
be submitted at once under the old
law. C. W. Stanton Of International
Falls, who fled the first petition, made
an argument, for the first contention.
He said that the code must govern the
submission, and that the petition for
Koochiching county being first present
ed and approved, was the only one that
could be submitted. -:
C. G. Mccarthy Of Grand Rapids
and A. A. Tone of Northome, appear
ing for the Ripple petition, presented
the other side Of the argument. 14
The Deer River petition was rejected
because it calls for a division into more
than one county. Paul A. Ewert and
G. M. King Of Big Fork appeared for
the Deer River petition, but could not
save it. -, 49,. q :5<%y v r..~-.> -.
The governor -will act on the legal
opinion given by. Mr.. Jelley.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-27
W. R. G. ARRANGING
FOR THE ENCAMPMENT

w omen s Relief corps affairs in con-
nection with the G. A. R. encampment
the week Of Aug. -, will be in the
hands Of special W. R. c. committee,
composed Of members of the order. The
committee will have charge of the en-
tertainment Of the women s organiza-
ton, but will work under the general
direction Of the general executive COM
mittee.
S.. H. fowler, junior vice commander
Of the G. A. R., representing Command
erin Chief Tanner, has appointed the
following committee: Mrs. Ida K. Mar
tin, Mrs. Anna NJ. Torrance, Mrs. Lo-
dusky j. Taylor, LIE Sueur; Mrs. j. A.
Johnson, st. Peter and Mrs. Mary
StarkWeather. This committee will
prepare an outline Of arrangements nee
essary for the entertainment Of the W
R. G., and an estimate Of expense which
will be submitted to the executive com.
mittee and carried out on the lines ap.
proved by the general organization.