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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-24
LITTLE HERO

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into the kilnroom with no one on the rear
car TO warn the workmen In the room;
and IL was evident that the freight cars
would at almost any moment strike the
runway" and hurl IL upon the backs OF
the STOPPING workmen and perhaps XIII
them before they could know what had
happened.
The boy took I'm the situation like a
fash. and I'm an instant was dashing down
the track I'm front OF the on-coming train.
shrieking a warning at the top OF his
voice.
The workmen heard his cries, and,
quickly glancing around, Jumped To one
side. al the same time shouting TO the
boy 20 get of the track.
He was now between the runway" and
the track; and as the runway" was too
high for him 20 get over. he tried 20 lift
A. hut found 10 too heavy for his
strength.
The next instant, the freight car struck
him. Ills body was ground between the
runway" and the tracks and as piece
of mis- clothing caught under the forward
Nuck ne was pulled down under the car
The cars did not stop, hut ploughed
along into the kiln room, ripping up the
sleepers and twisting the rails as they
moved along 100 feet or more.
Under the forward car was the boy s
body. and when u was picked up the fea-
tures were hardly recognizable.
The body had literally been broken in
two-both halves being cut and mangled
! by contact with the broken rails and
\ splintered sleepers
Medical Examiner Dr. Nelson r. Hall
/ was summoned and pronounced the acct
| dent the most terrible that had ever come
under bis observation lie reported u 20
| the coroner. who is expected to hold an
! inquest The body was removed 20 the
! rooms uf Undertaken Wtt1ur NJ Warren
] The brlckyard workmen claim that no
l whistle was blown and that no one was
| on the nearest car 10 give warning of
] the approaching train.
The medical examiner exressed his be.
lief that the fatality was beyond the plano
! OF purely accidental occurrences.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-24
MACHINE ON WRONG SIDE Of
STREET CAUSED ACCIDENT

Lewis V. Taylor Of 1902 Broad street
reports to the police that az 6:lO O'Clock
last evening, while riding his bicycle az
the corner OF Broad and stanwood
streets. he came into collision with the
automobile of Leo samuels. in which
were the chaffeur. Albert r. Ginder and
Joseph johnson. and that two fingers Of
his left hand were badly lacerated
The bicycle was badly damaged. as was
q 800 lamp and one OF the guards OF
the auto
II Is said that Taylor and the auto.
mobile arrived at the corner when an
electric car and another auto came along
The second auto was on the wrong sid,
Of the street, and pocketed Ginders auto
mobile and the blcyclist
Chaffeur Ginder did all possible 20 avoi,
striking the hoy on the wheel. and vi
doing 50 inevitably struck both the eat
snd the bicyclisi
The operator Of the other autOombil'
speeded up HIS machine and disappeared
before the number could be taken. The
unknown automobile was a large brown
touring car.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-24
PAWTUCKET MEN
UNDER ARREST AS
H|GHWAYMEM

Shortly after o'clock this morning De-
tective Henry, accompanied by Lieut.
Sweet and Officers Rockford and Hughes.
made a visit 10 a couple OF houses In the
woodlawn district OF Pawtucket and
placed four men under arrest on suspi-
cion that they were connected with the
robbery OF the messenger boy OF the firm
of c. X Webster I'm North Attleboro re-
Gently
Shortly before II O'Clock Deputy Sheriff
T. Carlisle Brown OF North Attleboro, ac-
companied by one or two men who saw
the men about the time OF the robbery,
appeared at the police station and idenfi-
fled William Babeau and III 'nry Lafierre
as two OF the persons who were wanted
The other two could not be Identified
and they were allowed 10 depart. while
Babeau and Laferre were taken at once
10 North Attleboro.
From the time IL was reported from the
Massachusetts town that the robbers had
been seen heading in the direction Of
Pawtucket the officers have been on the
watch and last evening they received a
tip that they could be found I'm the Wood
lawn district. II was decided TO walt
till towards morning before attempting
the arrests
Officer Brown expressed the feeling that
al least two OF the men had been cap
tured and IL IL should prove TO be the case
IL will show excellent work on the part
OF the local police force
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-24

.swhat ] want 20 know Is which Is the
surer indication OF fidelity, wearing the
picture next your heart or giving u the
place OF honor in your parlorF sald
Republican OF the rank and ME 10 News
Democrat reporter this morning
81 am led 10 this remark by being taken
m 10 the party headquarters and sub
headauarters in the Butler Exchange by "a
friend OF mine from one Of the country
towns.
.,This friend knew all hands; and.
though I have lived here all my life and
thought l was in an humble way a part
OF the state, l found myself a decided
nonentity compared with my friend who
lived where there were less than 200
voters.
LAS we went into the rooms Of the Re
publican state central committee. our first
greeting was from the eyes of picture
that hung on the wall In the very highest
place OF honor
II said that is Col. Colts picture, isn't
81? That said my country friend, whis-
pering In my ear. is the picture OF the
newt senator Don't talk about A. Ii Is
all secret. meant for only the elect or the
party.
II asked my friend about Senator Wet
more A has-been, a has-been, he re-
piled
Il think ] have heard you talk a good
deal, ! said. about Senator Wetmofe be-
ing fine fellow, and about the generous
donations he has made
That's all right continued my friend
but we fellows amt In politics for oui
health. and ycu know We nave 10 stand
! in with the gang A short time ago tht
order came from the representatives. OF
ithe corporations in this city that Col
Colt was 10 be the man. We are, there
fore. wearing the senator's picture mex
our heart.
"'Of course. we can't exactly turn Il
toward the wall az least not until th'
Newport and South county folks are
shown more fully how much the heart o.
the national Republican beats for sucl
'1nen as Colt
"Our next visit was over 10 the rea
headquarters OF the party I'm the BanigaI
building IL things were not lively ther'
lfor a dull campaign, then i don't know
what you call lively. ] have attended my
wife 10 a bargain sale I'm one OF the biz
department stores: and the rush thet'
was. comparatively speaking, a funefn
march compared with the hustlers whC
were waiting for the general.
You see that gentleman there?' salt
my friend after we had waited half az
hour; do you know him? / replied II
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-24
EAST PROVIDENCE
Warren Ave. in Need Of AttGn-
tiOn Of a Good Road Maker
Perrin Found Not Guilty Of
Charge Of Stealing a Watch

Among the taxpayers of this town
are many farmers and one OF them who
is Obliged TO use a part OF Warren
avenue going to and from his farm
says some parts of tins thoroughfare
puts him mind OF the old corduroy
roads OF his boyhood days. He says he
has driven over many roads in this sec
tion OF the state, and he found none
road maker any worse than this par
ticular portion OF Warren avenue.
NOT GUILTY.
This morning at the session of the
Seventh district court a man named
Brooks undertook to make Chief of
Police Adams and Judge Bliss believe
a young man named Perrin had stolen
his watch. After both had told their
stories Perrin was discharged.
William G.. Percival wife and
family, were the guests of Mr. John E.
Tobin in his naphtha launch Leona.
yesterday. Mr.. Percival reported that
they had landed 1Oi squit; but their
friends say that they were just 100
shy.
1t Is expected that the Rhode Island
company will use the new rails laid on
the west side of Pawtucket avenue by
Sunday morning.
purchased the old Smith farm on Paw
tucket avenue which he is having remod-
eled.
Patrolman Taggart and John Percival,
chief operator at the local telephone sta
tion, leave for New York Monday evening
where they will spend their vacations.
Joseph Lewis of Kelth's Opera House
orchestra has returned from his annual
vacation.
The Rev II. c. Dana pastor OF st.
Mary's Episcopal church. has returned
from his vacation which he spent al
Weschester, n Y.
Ex- Postmaster stephen F. Rich has re-
turned from his vacation which he spent
at Atlantic City.
The Ivy club will meet this evening and
make final arrangements for the annual
picnic, which is 10 be held Sunday.
Pstrolman Newhall has been assigned
to the Watchemoket square beat during
the absence of Patrolman Taggart.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-24
MISS M0RRISON'S CONDITION
STILL VERY SERIOUS

Great harrington. Mass, Aug. a-Mlss
Emily Morrison Of Larchmont. n. Y. the
only one OF the party OF nine persons
thrown into the Housatonic river yester~
day through the collapse of an old wooden
bridge. who was badly injured was still
in a serious condition today al the hotel
in South Edgemont where the party are
staying.
Or. Richard Golden, brother-ln-law OF
Miss Morrison. who headed the party.
stated today that he would claim dam
ages from the town Of Sheffield In which
the bridge is located. The bridge had
been I'm use for about 30 years.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-24
SPELLING REFORM
HAS CAPTURED
THE PRESIDENT

oyster Bay L. l., Aug. 24.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today announced that
he has adopted the Carnegie reform
spelling and that he has Instructed the
public. printer that all official docu-
ments from the White House. including
the presidents message, shall be print
ed in accordance with the recommenda-
tions OF a spelling reform committee
headed by Brander Matthews OF Colum-
bia university.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-24
REPAIRS ON GUNDOAT
NASHVILLE WILL COST $4,000

Washington Aug pa survey of the
gunboat Nashville. sent to the navy dc
parement from the Boston navy yard,
shows that Seo.eoo will be required Tor the
repairs OF that vessel.
The chief expense will be the renewal
OF boilers. IL is only n year since the
Nashville was placed I'm commission. and
her hull and httings are still I'm good
condition,
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-24
BODY Of ADMIRAL TRAIN
BROUGHT TO SEATTLE

Seattle. Wash. Aug 24-The gunboat
Princeton arrived from Victoria last
night bringing the body OF Admiral
Charles j. Train. late OF the Asiatic
squadron, who died at Chefoo. China.
Admiral Winburg commanding the Pa
cihc squadron. went 20 Victoria aboard
the Princeton.
The body was shipped East.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-24
MRS. VANDERBILT DOING WELL

Mrs Reginald &. Vanderbilt. who was
operated upon for gravel stones on
"wednesday. Is passing the crisis very well
az Sandy Point farms Her husband
spends practically all OF his time at her
bedside, cheering her on 90 convalescence
The surgeons did not find conditions as
serious as they expected. and there IL
every reason TO believe that she will fully
recover,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-24

the result would have been disastrous
to the Republican organization even
with no American party In the field
To further demonstrate the unpopu-
larity Of Smootism. as we'll as to show
Shoots utter lack of political loyalty,
Senators are cited to the experience of
Provo-the home town OF Senator
Smoot, where there was no American
party vote In 1906. In his town. and in
the same election in which he butchered
the Republican majority In Salt Lake
City. Republican Apostle Senator
Smoot supported Democrat for re-
election as Mayor-Smoot having GER
tain business and personal reasons for
desiring to subjugate tho Republi-
can party OF his town, Provo was
Democratic and a very popular man.
Hon. W. c. Roylancc, was running for
re- election as Mayor. Shoots Repub-
lican support defeated him ignomin-
iously, and the Republican whom
Smoot had opposed was elected.
Senators of the United States. there
you have the effect Of Smootism com
Lake, where Smoot supported n Re-
publican candidate. that candidate was
overwhelmingly defeated. In Demo-
cratic Provo, where Smoot supported
Democrat for reelection. that Demo-
crat was overwhelmingly defeated,
Shoots political breath is political
poison. Buy the gold brick, If you want
It, Messieurs of the Senate; but you
need not take 1T without due notice OF
its worthlessness. Smoot cannot de-
liver one vote In Utah-not even his
own, for his own Is under the control
of Joseph F Smith-and the way things
are going now the Smoot and Smith
votes are about all that Joseph F. him
self has at command.
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A SNUB FOR SMOoT.

The news from Washington this
morning that Mr.. Frank D. Hobbs is
to be retained in his position as Reg
lister of the United States Land Office
here, will be gladly received by the
public. Mr.. e. D. r. Thompson is to
be Receiver, succeeding Apostle G. A.
Smith, which is also good news for
apostles have no business to be in civil
office.
We do not understand how 1t came
about that Senator Smoot wanted to
displace Mr., Hobbs and give the Reg
istership TO Mr.. Thompson, and the Ro-
ceivership to Mr.. Hobbs. The plain,
appropriate thing to do was to con-
tinue Mr. Hobbs where he is. and give
Mr.. Thompson the Receivership, as has
finally been done. To carry out the
Smoot programme In this involved
complication in which there was spe-
cial danger, with no gain in sight.
The result Is snub for Smoot. The
Secretary of tho interior could see no
reason for the jugglcry proposed. and
when Smoot applied TO the President
to overrule the Secretary, the request
was refused, as might easily have been
foreseen.
Mr.. Hobbs has been an exceptionally
reliable and sound official, There was
absolutely no reason for the raid upon
him. To be sure. there has been some
talk of abolshing the Receiver office,
and possibly some time In the CEN
tury. though hardly In this generation,
this may be done. But If there Is a
desire to economize In salaries of land
officials, there is an opening that can
be utilized to advantage this way. The
land office at Vernal, established to at
tend specifically to the reservation land
opening, must by this time have pretty
effeotually done the things for which
1t was created. so that there will not
be much longer even the slightest OK
cuse for keeping 1t up. Its maps. rec
ords, and documents of every descrip
tion could advantageously be moved to
the Salt Lake Land Office, to the bet
ter accommodation OF the general pub
lie. There is q chance to economize
doubly, to the advantage In every way
of the people.
But In the meantime the public will
rejoice over Smoot's failure to displace
Mr. Hobbs, and will congratulate that
excellent official on his retention.
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AN INFAMOUS MARRIAGE.

Every officer of the law who was a
party to the infamy OF that criminal
marriage, under official direction in the
county jail last Thursday, should re-
sign or be removed from office. or all
the monstrous and reckless disregards
OF public sentiment and the spirit OF
the law that have recently been exhib-
tied, this Is one of the worst What
marriage mania possessed these Nor
mon offlcials2 Has the microbe got in
to their systems? Is there nothing TO
do with would-be murderers ana
manias and thieves but to unite them
with each other to breed more muir
derers and maniacs and thieves? PROB
ably no such thing as this could be
found In eny other civilized country.
Here was a harlot who had attempted
to assassinate her own sister for re-
fusing 10 receive the attentions OF or
fensive men: and here was a convicted
thief; and nothing must satisfy these
prurIent devotees OF the wholesale mar
riage cult in Utah, but that the harlot
and the thief must be united to each
olHtl, NHiie SIM oS' ''''S N''-''
lence
Such an insult to the word marriage
could only emanate from such r quar-
ter,
In every civilized country under the
sun sociologiets and legislators are
pondering on the problem of repressiVe
measures to prevent marriage ana
child breeding by the criminal classes
Statistics demonstrate that the off
spring of evil parentage have strongly
inherited tendencies toward evil. and
society Is learning 10 recognize that
IL must protect Itself from the conse-
quences of crime and insanity united
conjugally.
Only In Utah, where all human eX-
perience goes for naught and where
marriage of any and every kind is del
fed as the sole object OF sex creation,
would an event have been possible such
as was so.emnized and probably con-
summated under the direction of n lot
of nasty officials.
The subject is so offensive that it
should be handled at long distance.
and yet repellent as 1t is It must be
exposed lest greater public wrong shall
ensuc
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-24
THE LOSING TICKET.

The Democratic wiseacres are at
work on n ticket for 1908 Bryan and
Hearst" shout the radicals. A South
ern statesman" shouts Alton B. Parker
in behalf of the conservatives.
The old line Democracy Is waking up
in the night to see the visage OF Will
liam Jennings Bryan cleaning from
ance of William Randolph Hearst leer-
ing from the other bed post.
We rather regard the radical cry as
having boen melted by the ultrn-con-
seryatives. 1t Is easier to watch both
Bryan and Hearst together than to
place them on one ticket and then to
defeat them would be to finally dispose
OF both, unless they have more self
resurrecting power than the public
eupposes; and to keep them both In
one harness and to defeat either Of
them In convention would be to assure
the selection OF a conservative.
Some Democrats scott at the Idea
that Hearst would take second place
on the ticket; but 1t Is not likely that
he would refuse If the position were
rendered to him. Theodore Roosevelt
found tho Vice Presidency a short road
to the White House, and far abler men
than Mr.. Hearst have taken second
place on the National ticket
AS for Judge ParkeTs suggestion of
a Southern statesman. 1t is pertinent
but fearfully ineffective. The South
has not the courage TO put forth one OF
Its own men and insist upon recogni-
ton. 1t has two men In public life to-
day who are, by long odds, in advance
of all other Democrats, and who are
indeed In the very front rank Of Ameri-
can statesmanshlp, They are Joseph
Weldon Bailey of the United States
Senate and John Sharp Williams Of the
National House OF Representatives.
Tried and true in their loyalty to the
county. capable In legislation, re-
sourceful and devoted to the interests
Of the people, either one would make an
ideal Democratic candidate. But the
probability is that not even Northern
invitation can Tesuscitate the moral
courage of the South and that once
more the States which lie below Ma
son and Dixon will yield to the North
and that Mr.. Bryan or Mr.. Hearst Will
bear the standard OF tho Democratic
party into a forthcoming defeat. un-
less-which seems mpossible-Presi-
dent Roosevelt shall lose the popular
ity of the Republican party.
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GOLD BRICKS.

The Mormon church lobbyists are at
Washington trading off gold bricks to
the guileless United States Senators.
Like other bunco steerers, they must
take for their aphorlsm that there Is
a new fool born every minute. Only
upon this ground could they make any
hopeful effort to coax Senator'S Into the
belief that Republican interest is to be
enhanced by the protection OF Reed
Smoot
That Is their play, The lobbyists tell.
with grave and reverend air-stroking
their patriarchal boards in the mean
whlle-that II the Republican majority
in the Senate Will stand by Apostle
Smoot. protect him In his seat during
the remainder OF his term. and incl
dentally do a few other things that the
Mormon church desires. Republicanism
Will grow and flourish like a green bay
tree In the intermountaln region.
But see how plain tale shall put
them down: Reed Smoot was not a
factor In the election OF 1904 and Salt
Lake City, for instance. cast for the
Republican ticket If. .225 yotes-a high
tribute TO the popularity of Theodore
Roosevelt, then President of the United
States, and a candidate for election. In
1906 Reed Smoot had again become a
personal factor In the politics of Utah.
TO protect his machine he made a per-
sonal campaign In Salt Lake City. He
used all the influence at mis- command.
Money was not wanting for wagers and
expense. And the Smoot candidate for
| the Mayoralty In Salt Lake City in
1905 received 1870 votes; a net loss in
one year of 10245 votes, when the net
gain should have been at least 1000,
| due to increased voting numbers.
That is the way Smoot is boosting
| Republicanism In Utah, and that is
what is happening to Republicanism
wherever 1t is tainted with Smootism In
the >intermountain country.
1t Is true that the American party in
Salt Lake City drew off the great bulk
| Of that missing Republican vote, but
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-24
PORK" IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS

The New York Mail makes merry
over some items In the Congressional
public buildings bill. 1t congratulates
the country on the fact that the mis-
cellaneous river and harbor graft" Is
cut off. but congratulates Itself even
more strongly on the fact that New
York harbor Is well taken care of. and
that the East generally gets what 1t
wants in this sort of appropriations.
There Is no doubt that much Of the
appropriation carried in the misoella-
neous river and harbor bill is foolish
waste, but 1t Is a give and-take prop
osItion. members OF the Committee and
of the House consoling each other on
the proposition. IF you Will give me
what 1 want for my district, Will give
you what you want for yours" And
the consolation is hugged to the bosoms
of the members, until the case gets
to be, as often described that the worse
and more absurd a river and harbor
bill is. the more certain 1t ls to pass,
by reason of these consolation prizes
In fact, there was never virulent op-
position to these river and harbor bills
until Western members began to get
some of the pork" Then the right
eous men of the East rose in their
wrath. asserted their superior virtue
and public honesty. and smote the mis-
cellaneous river and harbor bill hip
and thigh. But their virtue in this
respect never rose to the bubbling
height of cutting out the river and har-
Dor approximations for their own To-
callties.
But now a new peril has arisen to
horrify those Eastern guardians of the
public treasury, 1t was all we'll enough
for Squedunk, in Maine, to have a
public building. and Dahlonega. Geor-
sia. to have a public mint. 1t is all
right to maintain q string Of custom
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Topics of the Day
OPEN TO DISCIPLINE.

New York Press
Wine which Isaac Clothier served at
the dinner in Philadelphia early In Feb
ruary, when Miss Alice Roosevelt and
her fance, Nicholas Longworth. were
the conspicuous guests, may cause the
disciplining OF their host by the Quaker
sect Mr.. and Mrs. Clothier are de-
vout Quakers, and all their life have
adhered strictly TO the laws Of the
Quaker meeting" When, however
they gave the dinner to former Embas-
sador and Mrs. Griscom and had with
them the much -talkedof ide-elect.
they broke away from the regulation
OF the church which forblds the drink
Ing Of wine at the home table. Cham
pagne, It is said, was freely set forth
In honor of Miss Roosevelt and now
the violation OF the Quaker rule has
come TO the attention or the meeting
AT the monthly gathering Of the sect
the family affairs Of the members are
discussed. often with much freedom,
and when the next meeting occurs the
case of the Clothiers Will be brought
UP for decision. Many Of the Quakers
are bitterly inccnsed at the conduct OF
their two members. and are inclined to
deal harshly with them.