The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-31
Continued from Page one).

Continued from Page One).
One crowd caught half-soused individ-
ual on Westminster street near Dor
rance> and had fun with him for some
time. NThe man was on the ground sew
eral times. and was finally rescued when
a woman with some sense OF the propri-
eties cried "shamel'
Another crowd had an old man up
against the Journal building, tickling him
until he was almost exhaused. They de-
Journal building rescued him. They
might have-tiel<led the man to DEATH"
said an observer today.
One man showed a pair OF badly-in-
famed eyes this morning into which tick
lers had been thrust.
LUTHER BACKS UP STONE.
II most heartily approve the action
taken by Captv Stone last evening" said
Chairman William III. Luther of the po-
lice commission this morning. He exer-
cised rare discretion and had the situa-
tion well in hand when got over to the
station. He could not have shown better
Judgment. In my opinion. He and the
men under his command allowed the cele-
orators TO enjoy themselves to the limit
of fun-making and stopped them only
when the fun making began to degener-
ate into something worse.
THAT there might be necessity for po-
lice action was abundantly demonstrated
when Director George III. Webb and Sec
retary Aldred of the Old Home Week
committee conferred with me yesterday,
and Issued their manifesto to the people
of the city. They feared, as the police
feared. that there would be tendency to
run riot during the latter part of the
week, and thought that a few words in
time. with other necessary precautions.
would be effective. They desired that this
city should escape the troubles that other
cities have experienced during Old Home
Week.
"Then, too there have been any num-
Der OF protests from scientists, physicians
and surgeons against the indiscriminato
use of the ticklers, on purely sanitary
grounds The board has decided not TO is
sue any more licenses for the sale of the
ticklers. II has not decided, however.
that no more ticklers or confetti shall be
sold, and Capt. stones action last night
did not stop the sale by other than the
street fakirs and only when such action
was peculiarly timely, as / notice that
after the police acted the crowds were far
more easily curbed. They had begun to
stop the street cars even"
CAPT. STONE SAYS.
Capt. Stone said this morning; 'I am
accountable to the board for my action.
The crowd last night was. to my mind.
the most threatening / have seen since
the street car strike OF 1902. and prompt
action was required II II was to be held
When the merrymakers, ,so-called, began to
mix in red pepper and grease with their
confetti and tlcklers they exceeded tho
merrymaking license that should have
been allowed them and halt was called
That is all there Is TO It,"
DANGER TO HEALTH.
Prominent scientists. physicians and sur
geous unit~ I'm declaration that the use
OF the so-,Slled Japanese ticker" Is
great source of danger to the public
health and that these tops are more than
liable TO carry the germs OF tuberculosis
and diphtheria.
A number of these gentlemen made COM
plaint TO the authorities of the city yes
terday. asking that the use Of the tick
lers be prohibited by the police.
In several other cities, Including New
Bedford, the boards of health have stop
ped the use OF the ticklers.
Physicians say that while the germs OF
diphtheria and tuberculosis are made the
object of the complaints i'm most OF the
cases.-other germs are carried about In
the same manner and are easily trans
mit.ed. either through the saliva or from
sores and eruptions on the skin OF the
face and neck. where the ticklers come
in contact. After but few touches"
with the ticklers. according to the state
ments % several physicians, the feathers
rr- Il cases dehled and contain