The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-19
EOTES FRCH WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.)

ment has been going on for the past
few days in the Supreme Court OF the
United States in the two cases of Dam.
rell Howard and ~. c. Brooks, inyoly-
ing the constitutionallty OF the employ
ers' liability law, holding railroads
engaged in interstate commerce respon-
able for damage 10 employees when
caused by the neglect OF fellow en-
ployes or deficient appliances. In both
cases the trial courts held against the
validity OF the statute. In the Brooks
case Mrs. Brooks OF Kansas brought
suit against the Southern Pacific COM
pany TO recover s25 900 damages for
the death of her son, killed in an ac-
cident while employed as a locomotive
fireman on a Southern Pacific train in
Nevada. In the Howard case the suit
was for $4,000 damages for the acci-
dental killing of the plaintiffs hus-
band, fireman on the Illinois CentrA
railroad, near Memphis, Tenn.
Mrs. Foraker in o. A. r. Fight
While Senator Foraker is fighting the
Roosevelt machine in. national poll
tics, Mrs. Foraker is stated as the ef-
fective antagonist OF Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean OF New York, president-general
OF the Daughters Of the American Rev
olution, who comes up for reelection
here in few days. The canvass will
be one OF the most exciting in the
history of the D. A. X. The friends
OF Mrs. Mclean, who is skilful, shrewd
and able, thought she had walkover.
Mrs. Foraker, too, has many charms
and is very popular. At all events the
fight will be very interesting II pressed
to a vote by Mrs. Foraker's friends.
Presidents Skin Too Thin.-"If the
Deity had consulted me in the making
OF Theodore Roosevelt" said William
T. Stead, after his first meeting the
other day with the president, Il would
have advised the giving to him Of
thicker skin. But | like him. He is
really great man. think that he
should be the human megaphone' OF
the world, shouting over all the lands
and seas the moral ideas of the great
American people. The thing that
pleased me was his teeth. He certainly
has the finest set OF teeth ever saw in
human being.
Examine Your los and 2os.-The
discovery Of new counterfeit $40
buffalo head United States note is
announced by the United States secret
service. 1t is of the series of 1901,
check letter. A. Lyons, register, Rob-
erts treasurer. This counterfeit is ap
parently printed from wood cut plates
OF excellent workmanship, on two
pieces OF good quality paper between
which heavy pieces Of silk. have been
distributed. The number of the note
at hand Is 3,592,734. This number
compares favorably, with the genuine
both as to color and formation Of fig
ures. The seal is somewhat darker
than the genuine. The larger "X" with
superimposed ten" is crimson instead
Of pink. There is an entire absence OF
cross line work In the shading of the
letters, and in the medallions contain
ing the portraits OF Lewis and Clarke.
These portraits are poorly executed.
There is a period instead of a comma
after Washington on the left hand face
of the note. A new counterfeit $40
national bank note has also been dis
covered on the First National Bank of
Hereford, Tex.
Postmasters Out Of PoIitics.-The
reorganization OF the postoffice depart
ment has made it easier for the pres-
dent To carry out his policy Of divorc-
ing the postal service from politics. Mr..
Cortelyou, while a politician TO his
finger tips, has never been in the prac-
teal part OF the game as ii is played
in the rural districts, and he was not
moved by appeals of politicians TO ad
here to the old plan. The new post
master general, George Won l.. Meyer.
has been in the diplomatic service for
years and is wholly out OF touch with
political machines which have made
the output of postmasters "a specially.
Under the new plan fourth-class post
masters have been practically taken
out of politics and their commissions
now run during good service Efforts
of the administration are now being di-
rected TO convincing politicians and
postmasters that the entire membership
of the postal service, including post
masters, carriers, rural delivery car
riers and clerks that they owe their
first duty TO the federal government
and patrons Of the service rather than
TO the congressman Of the district.
Auxiliary to Ananias Club.-The
Sisterhood of the Debarred. The wom-
ans auxiliary 10 the famous Ananias
club Qualifications for membership:
Every member must have been refused
admission TO the White House. Mem
bership TO date: Mrs. Carrie A. Ma
ton; twice refused admission TO the
White House. where she went to inter-
view the President; once threatened
with arrest Mrs Minor Morris: eject
ed from the White House a year ago;
thrown TO pavement; dragged to patrol
wagon and locked up in house of de-
tention for examination as TO her men
| tai condition; subsequently released
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