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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-28
TRAIHMEN CONFER

CHICAGO. Jan. 1S--Repgesenfa.
tlves Of the tfainmeu aud railway
managers. conferred to-day upon the
employees demands for Increased
wages and shortened hours
iec Dover esq heaters sc AZ spin
ninEa sss
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PRINTING PLANT
Is BURNED

SPRINGFIELD. Aaaas. Jan. - -
The Phelps Publishing company'a
plant was destroyed - fire this
morning. Iots 81 go .0n4
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TWENTY MINERS
DIE IN cOLLlERY
faerlne. rslsaranh ssfvIss.l

PARIS, Jan gs~ig Ii reported
that tNcnty miners Nsfe killed p}
firedamp explosion today AZ the
tloyan collicry near iAlie
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70 wife u Kaat Knntsrn. a daush-
ter.
Thomas At teH Maynard av
Jan. Is. 90 wife 81 Grant Thomas. a
son.
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HUDSON. \. T.. Jan. e The
Columbia county court house. local.
"a herr. was burned yesterday Loss
seoa 600
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-28

ABOUT TO eivU UP HOUSEKEEPING SIZE PENSIONS FAlrHF
MAIDS WHO SERVED HER CURING QUARTER OF a CEN
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07
The Mission Clock

Given with years subscription to the Journal and Courier of genuine value and upto the high stand ard that has always been maintained by this paper in all of its undertakings
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-25
RIVERSIDE

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sibley entertained
house full Of their relatives and friends
at their residence. IA Bullocks Point
avenue Saturday evening in honor OF the
Goth anniversary OF their wedding cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Sibley were the re-
cipients OF many beautiful tokens OF love
and esteem. There were guests present
from Providence. Pawtucket. Warren ana
Attleboro. There was plenty OF excellent
music and during the evening a substan-
tlal supper prepared under the supervi-
sion of Mrs Sibley was served.
The Narragansett FIRE company will
meet this evening and IL is quite probable
that Capt. Warren b. Fales will have the
plans for the combination fire and police
station to exhibit to his association Capt.
Fales was instrumental in having this
much-needed building ordered built by the
voters of the town
SO far as could be learned there was no
damage done along shore by the heavy
winds of yesterday and today and this
from the fact that most of the small
crafts have been taken out OF the water
for the season and that the wind was "off
shore"
Riverside Is getting to be quite citifed
for tomorrow evening there is to be a
real moving picture show in Winchester
hall.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-25
NEW YORK S BIC
s|X-DAY RACE
STARTS DEC. 8

The annual slx-day bicycle race, the
greatest cycling event I'm this country. viii
soon be with us again. The race Will
start on the night of Sunday. Dec. s. one
minute after midnight. and continue until
the following Saturday night. Dec. H.
As usual Madison Square garden will be
the scene of the contest.
Radical changes will be made In the
rules governing the running OF the rae
The officials of the National Cycling a
sociation. n governing body of all cycle
racing on side Of the water are now
preparing rules tending TO eradicate
all unfair foul riding. III has been
claimed In It years at various times by
contestant the race. that riders have
deliberatel. allen from their wheels to
prevent losing lap. BE this true or not
there Will be no possibility OF such a
thing happening in the coming race, as
the new rules will cffectually prevent any
trickery.
The recent six-day race I'm Boston has
put the majority OF the American riders
In great shape for the weeks grind here
and II Is safe to say that never I'm the his
tory OF the II contests OF this kind which
have taken place In the garden has such
an array Of foreign talent journeyed here
In an effort TO capture the big prize.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-25
/. |. COLLEGE
AND ITS NEEDS
AlE SET FORTH

II want the legislature and the people
OF this state 10 recognize that this col
lege Is the Rhode Island college; sthe
Rhode Island College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, II is true. but, above aii'
the Rhode Island college"
President Howard Edwards OF the
Kingston college made the above state
ment at "A gathering OF the alumni In
Kingston on Saturday.
President Edwards said In part:
"For the last three years the attend
ance at this institution has been rapidly
growing. Last year the limit of accom-
modations was reached, and this year,
but for changes which opened number
OF buildings In this community unexpect-
edly. the embarrassment would have peen
serious.
'"rhe first need. therefore. is new dor.
mitory. Moreover. our young women heeo
better accommodations at once.
THE new funds from the United states
which have come into our possession
must be used only for instruction anu APP
paratus used I'm instruction. Inc STATE
must provide the housing, the furniture
and general equipment. we nave Worheu
up TO the limit of our resources Next
year we must either say to people that
we cannot accommodate them or we must
Increase our accommodations. An insti-
tuition must go backwards or forwards;
II cannot stand still: and III we cannot
accommodate the PUBIC tney VIII 80 SiS.
where and forget us. IT is now the criti-
cal point in the career OF the Rhode Is
land State college.
I'm making provisions for growth the
board of managers has carefully consid-
cred the matter and has authorized the
drafting of plans for new building. This
new building will fill the most obvious
and pressing need. mainly that of hous-
ing our young men.
THE definite plan we have I'm mind Is
TO build dormitory that will hold the
young men students and also contain
kitchen and dining hall sufficient for our
needs. We want. also, n chapel In this
new building for by such an arrange
ment the library in Lippitt hall can be
enlarged. Since July last we have made
arrangements that this library shall be-
come n government depository and this
means that we must have more space for
our books.
Il want the legislature and the people
OF this state to recognize that this col
lege is the Rhode Island college III
Rhode Island should send to this college
the number OF students being sent by
other states, instead OF the present lao
students, she would send 267 students"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-25
PLAN TO BRING
I5-CENT COTTON

New Orleans. Nov. 25.-A plan to reduce
the acreage Of cotton next year in an ef-
fort to control its price was arranged last
night by the board OF directors OF the
Farmers Educational and Protective
Union of America.
A meeting was called to be held in
Memphis on Jan. z next to lay this, plan
before the cotton farmers OF the South.
The proposed reduction In acreage of
cotton Is designed TO fix the minimum
price OF the staple at about 10 cents per
pound.
1.-THE union controls 100000 bales to-
day." said President G.. s. Barrett OF
Georgia. land we are confident that at
least 65 per cent of this can be easily held
off the market without any suffering re-
sulting to the farmer through lack OF suf-
=f1cient funds and supplies from other
crops. i shall be greatly surprised II we
do not see cotton selling at Is cents a
pound before Jan. !, 1908. but I believe
that a reduced acreage next, season will
make II even higher
1t Is proposed TO establish agencies at
Galveston, New Orleans and Savannah to
enable farmers TO keep I'm close touch
with the spinners and save the middle
mans profit.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-25
Young Turk Died Suddenly.

Mahomet Selman. Turk 10 years Old.
OF 1873 Charles street. died suddenly
yesterday morning at IL o'clock.
Capt. Mowry learned from the occu-
pants OF the house that Mahomet came
to this country from Turkey In Europe
about ten months ago a robust young
fellow. athletic and erect in carriage. He
had been soldier i'm the Sultan's army.
The New England climate was too much
for him and he began 10 decline.
Yesterday morning he arose and ate his
breakfast and started 10 go TO his room TO
rest He had hardly crossed the threshold
when his cousin who roomed with him
heard sound as IL a heavy body had
fallen and rushing into the room found
Mahomet lying dead on the floor
The body was delivered to Undertaken
Mccarthy for burial by order OF a medi-
cal examiner
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-25
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Ann
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
Providence. Sc.
ONCE OF the Clerk OF the
Superior Court

Ohicc Of the Clerk OF the
Superior Court
Edwin A. Smith. Clarence s..
Angel. Eugene II. Lynch. William l..
Adams, Charles T.. Dudley, Frederick
A. Clark. all OF Providence, Rhode ISL
and and William H. Angel. OF Touis-
set. Massachusetts,. co-partners doing
business as the Union Paint and Var.
nish Company. have filed a petition In
equity in said office representing that
The Vanity Fair Company, a corpora
ton organized under the laws OF the
State OF Rhode Island, and located and
doing business in the Town OF East
Providence, In the County OF Provl-
dence. and state of Rhode Island. is
indebted TO them In the sum OF ss62 a.
besides interest, according TO the ac-
count flled with said petition for ma
terials furnished. without written con-
tract. In the construction. erection and
rcparatlon OF certain buildings. 10 wit
Fighting the Flames" Ball Room. /"
soda booth. rectangular wooden build
Theatre" "Bijou Theatre" Flying
Horses" Amusement Buildings. /"
Administration Building" "Amuse-
%rrt nl,dgs sgildns The nnt Iafant & InSuba;
"Chutes." open Air Theatre" and
fence. All of the above-described
buildings belonging TO said The Vanity
ances and incumbrances hereinafter
specified. and being situated in said
Town OF East Providence upon that
tract or parcel OF land In said Town OF
East Providence now owned by said The
Vanity Fair Company In fee simple.
subject to the conveyances and incum-
brunces hereinafter specified. on the
westerly side OF Pawtucket Avenue.
bounded and described as follows. TO
wit: -
fSeeinning at the northcasterly corner OF
sst1 tract M a granite bound twenty-five
rss, feet more or less westerly OF Paw
tuoket Avenue. in the division line be-
tween land now or formerly OF Arthur
n Armineton and others and the Rhode
island Suburban Railway Company.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-25
Fire in Shoe Shop

A wooden building at 81 Broadway. own
ed by Alderman John III. Higgins, and oc-
cupied as n shoemaker's shop by Harry
Landon, was visited by fire yesterday
forenoon, and Patrolman Wixon OF sta
ton | sounded an alarm. The damage by
the fire will be about 500
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-25
Sunday Card Players Fined

Israel Goldstein. Charles Rosenblat and
Abraham Cohen arrested early yesterday
morning on charges OF playing cards for
amusement on Sunday were arraigned be-
fore Judge Lee at special session OF
the Sixth district court. held In the Cen.
trail police station office. Each was fined
s. and costs.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-25
sT.TE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
pROyIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
Ofice Of the Clerk OF the
Cnnarfar Court

ONCE Of the Clerk OF the
Superior Court.
Providence, November 18th. A. ID. 1907.
Whereas Union Hardware & Electrical
supply Company, a corporation located
said County and State has filed a pc
titlon In equity, In said office represent
ing that The Vanity Fair Company. a
the said State Of Rhode Island and To-
Gated and doing business IN the town Of
East Providence. In said County and
so ISL. SO. besides interest, according TO
thc account filed with said petition, for
materials furnished without written
and reparation of certain busldings, TO
wit. Fighting the Flames" "Ban
wooden building between taid soda
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-25
Bishop Muldoon in City

Bishop Muldoon OF the Chicago diocese.
who Is a native OF olneyville. is in this
city for Thanksgiving. and yesterday
morning he officiated at the $50 o'clock
mass at the Church OF the Blessed Sacra-
ment on Academy avenue. During the ar.
ternoon he was visited by many old ac-
Quaintancee,
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-25
Infant Dead in Bed

When Ralph Wilson Of 81 Pacific street
picked his infant son. James, up from
his bed Sunday morning at J o'clock, he
discovered that the child was dead Medi-
cal Examiner Magill was notified and
pronounced death due to natural causes.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-24
MRS. BALL GIVES HUSBAND
CLUE TO MISSING CHILDREN

Brockton. Dec. PA new and moro def
mite description of the shed which is the
last place where she can recall having
been with her two children. was furnished
today by Mrs. Mary II. c. Ball I'm the
course OF the second interview which her
husband had with her her at the Taunton
insane asylum.
"I remember that we all sat down out
side a shed" said she. 'No, we didn't
go in. 1t was not an automobile shed; IL
was larger and old; more like a barn.
with doors at tho end. IL stands close 10
a broad. hard road which II reached by
turning off street with car tracks I'm a."
Meagre as Is this additional Information,
II gives strength To the already popular
theory that the bodies of Oracle and Tom
my ball lie in the woods somewhere in the
vicinity OF Oak and Pearl streets. not far
from the Stoughton line, and nearly a mile
from the reservoir.
This section. which hasn't been searched
at all. TO speak OF. now figures as the the
atre OF the tragic deaths OF the unfortu-
nate children who so mysteriously disap-
peared q days ago. IL was on Oak street.
scsr>-y 100 yards from Pearl, that Mrs.
Ball was seen 90 enter the woods by a
footpath with her children by the Misses
Alice and Nellie Brown.
Four hours later that same day dec.
y Howard Seaman drove past Mrs. Ball
walking alone on oak street within a
stones throw OF the spot where she was
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-24

The receivers advisory committee Of
the Union Trust company met again to-
day at 2:30 in the directors room i'm the
offices OF the Union Trust company in ac-
cordence with the adjournment taken
yesterday. The purpose OF the meeting was
the further consideration of the plan re-
ported by the subcommittee OF three at
yesterdays meeting and TO decide whether
or not IL shall be gwen out TO the public
before being reported TO the court.
Mr.. Rathbone Gardner, one of the CO.
receivers. announced this morning that
Judge William II. Sweetland had given
his consent that the report he given out
TO the press and to the depositors'. COM
mittee before being submitted to him.
This left the matter in the hands OF the
committee.
YESTERDAYS MEETING.
The advisory committee appointed by
the receivers OF the Union Trust COM
pany met at 2:30 yesterday afternoon in
the directors room OF the Union Trust
company. Besides the receivers. Rath-
bone Gardiner and James NJ. Scott. there
were present the following members OF
the committee: William A Copeland,
chairman. Henry d. sharpe. Col. r. III. |.
Goddard, Herbert j. Wells Cyrus p
Brown. Henry +. Lippitt, Arthur i. kel-
ley. Mgr Thomas F. Doran. Harry Cutler
and Joseph Davol.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-24
NAVY IS D. K,
SAYS METCALF,
THE SECRETARY

Washington, Dec. 24.-Secretary OF the
Navy Metcalf yesterday for the first time
took cognizance OF the attack on the navy
by Reuterdahl in McClure's Magazine.
II wish TO say that II seems the height
of presumption 10 me-" said the secretary.
Here is man who is not a naval ex-
pert. who has never attempted TO con-
struct a small part of a battleship and
who has never commanded even a steam
yacht, so far an any one knows. yet he
says TO the American people that the
ships OF their navy are in such bad con-
dition that they are not really lighting
machines at all
ship for ship, gun for gun. our navy is
the equal. IL not the superior of any in
the world. We will take the criticism OF
the waterline armor belt. for instance.
This man says that only small part of
IL appears above the water leaving the
secondary armor To protect tho ship. lie
does not mention the fact that there Is
but one inch difference in the two armors
One Is eleven and the other ten inches. II
is we'll known that even i'm still water
there are wave crests and wave valleys
beside moving ship. In anything of a
Std Nilt NtsStl cNpOSlflS ntT UloSl
vulnerable part-the bottom below the
waterline. The vitals OF the ship are there.
The enemy may shoot away almost all
the superstructure. but II the engines and
other machinery are protected the ship
still caH fight.
Then there is the criticism that with
our straight ammunition hoists any back
fire from the guns would reach the am
munition room and blow pthe ship. The
backfire cannot reach the ammunition
room, as that is along an aisle away from
the bottom OF the hoist. The accidents
that have happened have been due TO the
eagerness OF gun crews TO make records
I'm firing the most shots I'm a minute. Men
would not walt at their proper stations.
but would stand with ammunition in ex-
posed places in order TO make time. IL
was not the fault of the construction.
The Amsrican people need have no un
easiness about their lighting ships. They
will give the same good account OF them
selves that they have In the past"
Admiral Capps. chief Of bureau OF con-
struction, whose bureau Is most nearly
touched by the attack said we are
too busy building ships to reply TO hc-
ton
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-24
UNION TRUST CO. PLAN MAY
BE PUBLISHED, COURT SAYS

The subcommittee of three. appointed to
perfect a plan for the reopening OF the
bank reported TO the committee a plan.
which was practically adopted, with
slight notifications. The plan was not
given out to the public yesterday. how
ever, for the reasons given by Mr.. Rath-
bone Gardiner In statement 10 the press
after the meeting Mr.. Gardiner said:
THE subcommittee made a report in a
form that is practically final TO the advi-
sorry committee. Every detail was gone
over at the meeting and practically as
sented 10. Members OF the committee,
however, desired to sec II in final shape
before authorizing its issue over their
signatures, and accordingly am TO send
a final draft to each member of the COM
mittee this evening. We adjourned TO meet
again at 230 p. m. Tuesday, when we con-
fidently hope that the plan presented will
be given TO the public"
Mr.. Gardiner refused to give out the
names OF the subcommittee which per-
fected the plan as he said that II was
deemed best to have the plan stand as the
whole committee. Mr.. Gardiner also ex-
pressed his intention of seeing Judge
Sweetland this morning and securing
from him permission II possible, 20 give
out the plan to the press and the deposit
ors committee without waiting for II to be
presented 10 the court which must he on
or before Saturday.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-24
CHRISTMAS DAY
AT THE POSTOFFICE
CITY DIVISION.

CITY DIVISION.
Carriers will make the and 7:So a. m.
and the z s and 10 p. m. deliveries.
The street boxes OF the entire city will
be collected by the carriers on their 7:3O
a. m. delivery After p. m. collections
will he half-hour earlier than regular.
The carriers window will close from II
10 s. The general delivery window will
close from Il to s. The box window will
close after IL.
STAMP DIVISION.
The stamp division will be open from
S:45 a. m. 10 II p. m.
REGISTRY DIVISION.
The registry division will be open the
entire day.
MONEY ORDER DIVISION.
The money order division will be closed
after l..
MAILING DIVISION.
The mailing division will receive and de-
ppatch mails as on other days
STATIONS.
East Providence, East Side. Elmwood.
North and Olneyville stations will be
closed after IL
CLINTON ID. sELLEw.
Postmaster.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-24
GEN. DRAPER
HEADS A NEW
DRAPER FIRM

Boston. Dec. "A new Draper manu-
featuring company. headed by Gen. Will
liam +. Draper for many years chief OF
the Hopedale concern. Is to be started In
Concord Junction. and papers have been
passed by which 81 acres OF land there
became available for the purpose.
Gen. Draper disposed of his stock in
the Hopedale concern a year ago last
March. When that action was taken Gen.
Draper declared that the Draper COM
pany's policy had undergone change,
and that he was going TO devote himself
10 exploiting a propeller for naphtha
launches which had been invented by an
employe of the old Draper company. HIS
two brothers. Lieut-Iiov. Eb/7 ;. Dra-
per and George A. Draper he then de-
clared. would carry on the business OF the
Ilopedafe company.
The American Woollen company was
The original purchaser OF the tract that
now comes into the hands of Gen. Draper
and his associates. IL was then given
out that 1t was for the purpose of erect
ing a large textile plant.
The significance of the American Wool
len company's appearance lies chiefly in
the fact that Gen. Draper. II he is really
TO become a business competitor OF the
Hopedale Draper company, has probably
secured n market. and big one. in ad-
vance for the product of the new concern.
II NAV also mean that nothing but ma
chinery for woollen manufacture will be
turned out.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-24

seen to threaten the children with a stick
And that evening Mrs. Della Dean and
the Browns claim 10 have heard sus-
picious outcries coming from the thicket.
Furthermore there are car tracks on
Pearl street and macadamized roads lead
from IL.
About this immediate neighborhood,
therefore. cluster all OF the important de-
velopments bearing on the fate OF the
children who, the scattered facts already
CLEANED seem To prove, were slain late on
their first day in the woods.
TO RAKE NEW LOCALITY.
Equipped with this information. the
Brockton police. aided by the Stoughton
police and many volunteers. Will tomor-
row rake the underbrush and woods that
abound In that section Former expedi-
tions were conducted more in the direc-
tion OF the reservoir. though tho coun-
try therca bout has been carefully secured
In all parts save TO the south OF oak
street. where a broad tract OF virgin
woodland prevails Every barn and
shanty will be Inspected.
The conditions for a search tomorrow
promise 10 he more fayorsb,e .han on
any day s,nce the case became public
The mild weather OF Saturday and Sun
day followed by the heavy rain today re-
moved nearly all Of the snow which has
been such a grave handicap for fort
night. TIE hunters will start out with
lighter hearts.
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-24
PAUPERS DIDN'T
FEEL A BIT CHEAP

Atlantic City, Dec. 24.--Overseer OF
the Poor Barlow, good, generous man,
sent a circular TO his wards on the
city's pauper list asking them 10 in
form him what they most needed for
Christmas. Here are some OF answers:
"A set OF furs with tho minks' heads
and tails on"
"A hat like this"--the writer inclosed
an advertisement displaying hat
marked. reduced from s25 20 sl5."
Three pairs OF silk stockings"
man asked for n new pipe saying:
MY old pipe IS pretty good yet. but I
can use that for second best And will
you please send me one with an amber
stem that won't hurt my teeth7"
Another man wrote:
zone OF the new $50 gold pieces Will
do me"
Mr. Barlow had expected requests for
warm mittens, knitted hose, a bag OF
flour or sack OF coal, and he was go
ing to pay for the gifts out OF his own
pocket. He has fed the city and will
remain away over Christmas.