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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
TRUST" CONFERENCE
OPENED AT CHICAGO
President of Columbia Thinks Sherman Law Commits Ma
ton Policy That Is Too Extreme.

lnaton which should arouse our criticism
and our opposition"
ANKENY ON RATE LAWS.
A. T. Ankeny OF Minneapolis in discuss
inf. the railroad rate question expressed
the opinion that even IL the United
States supreme court eventually shall rule
that the legislatures in some instances
have conceded their rights in their efforts
TO regulate railroads and fix rates IL is not
likely that the old rates ever will be re-
stored. Even should the court hold that
in the cases now pending congress has
properly acted and that the state legisla-
lures have exceeded their true powers,
said he "can IL be said that the efforts on
their part are without value? By no
means. Even IL wrong i'm the methods pur-
sued they are right In the objects 10 be
attained. IL is not likely that the old
rates ever will be restored. Without such
action by the states, public sentiment
never could have been focused. They are
plain notice to congress and Its COM
mission that If this duty is theirs IL must
be met with more vigor and more wisdom
than has heretofore been shown.
''The commission acting up to it's full
measure Of responsibility. thus comes to
be the most important administrative de-
partment OF the government, and next
only in value 10 the supreme court It
self. And IL Is well TO remember the
fact that whenever a controversy with
either congress or the executive has here
tofore arisen, public confidence has usual
ly followed the court. There at last is
the sheet anchor OF our safety"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
FINANCIAL

prices at 2 o'clock, the active market lead.
ers selling down 10 the lowest OF the day
and the lowest of the year.
81. Paul sold at LOG. Northern Pacific at
i09K, Union Pacific at 1OSk, Pennsylvania
1875. and Reading at TO-
p. m-The market became much quiet
er after the spell OF liquidation prompted
by the closing OF the doors of the Knicker-
booker Trust company had spent its force.
Rallies OF between one and two points
followed feature was a sale OF 100
following a sale at 81 earlier I'm the day.
and compared with 103 yesterday
New York, Chicago and St. Louis sec
ond preferred declined 10. and knicker-
booker Ice 2llz. There was a fall OF 8
points In General Electric. I'm American
Locomotive preferred and Consolidated
Gas, s In Wisconsin Central preferred. 5N
I'm Peoples Gas and In Union Pacific pre-
fcrred and BROOKLYN Transit
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
Sun Is Polka Dotted

Pittsburg, Oct. 22.--John A. Bras
heart, the Pittsburg astronomer, said
today:
During the last six or eight days
the surface OF the sun has been liter
ally covered with spots. On Saturday
evening several of the greatest spots
could be seen without a telescope. We
have found five great groups extending
to the equatorial region, where they
do not usually occur.
"One great group covers probably
1000 square miles. 1t Is one of the
most beautiful sights observed since
last February, when great spot was
discovered 1t is difficult to predict
whether on not the spots will cause a
magnetic disturbance of the earth.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
COL. GODDARD NDORSES
MAYOR P. J. MCCARTHY

Il here particularly to join with you the ratica
ton OF the nomination of Mayor Mccarthy regard the city
Of Providence business corporation
of one share The mayor the president of this
corporation
IF you of a share of stock in an ordinary
business enterprise find that the business of that enterprise
being conducted in proper way and that the president
fulfilled his trust in the way that you desired him would you
not vote to reinstate him in office?
Mayor Mccarthy has giysn yoa honest sraightfor
ward nonpartisan management Of this city, for ono as
holder Of but share Of stock the corporation of the city
will cast my vote for him.-Frcm Speech of Col r. H. l.
Goddard at Infantry Hail. Oct
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
SEA CAPTAIN
IS MISSING
FROM THE PIER

Joseph l.. Smith. aged S5. OF Nara
gansett Pier. has been missing from his
home since Sept. %. when he came to
Providence. intending TO be absent for a
day or two.
He was formerly the captain OF
schooner and came 10 this city TO obtain
evidence as 20 this fact. In order that he
might be admitted TO the Sailors Snug
lSarbor on staten Island
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
ROOSEVELT DENIES
HE is RESPONSIBLE

Nashville, Tenn. Oct 2Is--president
Roosevelt m his speech at the Auditorium
here today said:
There has been trouble In the stock
market: In the high financial world dur
inc the past few months, The statement
has frequently been made that the poll
cies for which ! stand. legislative and
executive, arc responsible for that trou-
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinlne Tab
let's Druggists refund money IL Il fails to
cure. L. w. GROVES signature is on
each box. 25c.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
NEW YORK STeCk MARKET

Reporte for The News-Democrat over
the private wire OF LEWIS H. TAPPAN
& CO. Bankers and Brokers. Banigan
Building.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-28
ELECTION COST sPO0,OOO.
Nee York Life Used Policyholders'
Money only When Mandatory.

The New York Life Insurance Company in a
circular 10 its agency force. estimates the cost
to the company of the recent election AZ about
$2OoOOo
After a reference to the stephen Farrelly in
junction suit. and after quoting Justice BOWL
ing's decision that III is established from the
evidence submitted that neither the money Of
the defendant company the time of its en-
ployes during business hours has been devoted
i'm any manner, shape form To the election Of
the administration ticket" the circular says re-
garding the election expenditures:
Tho condition found nv Justice Dowling was
maintained through the entire election. and not a
penny or the policyholders' money spent be-
youd those expenses made mandatory ny law
These were chiefly expenditures made under the SUI
prryision OF the Superintendent Of Insurance. and
I'm conformity with law, approved by him
on account Of the compl"Nity Of the statute and
the length Of time necessarily consumed in the
canvass. in which at different times there were as
many two hundred people employed. the ex-
pcnses very heavy The books Of the COM
many show on July l. 1907. disbursements on this
account of $50 40 This will be increased by
charges not vet presented, and the total Will prob
ably exceed $Hp.V"t
Following the New York LIES circular. letters
are being received from polCyholders, II is said.
asking when the international committee will
issue its promised detailed report Of expendl-
lures il II has not been issued The first cir
cular letter sent 20 polcyhoders by the inter
national committee about year ago contained
the following paragraph;
4 committee on finance will have charge Of nj
receipts and expenditures. and viii that all
contributions received from poIcyh0ders
d, nded in their interest. At the completion OF the
campaign detailed expense report Will he rem
dered.
Thomas r. Wanamaker. chairman; Frederick
G. Niederinghaus. OF Missouri and Samuel New
house Of Utah, made up the internatouals
finance committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-28
FIRE EMPTIES A HOTEL.
Burning Tobacco Warehouse Puts
Glen Island CHESTS to Flight.

Many persons in the Glen Island Hotel at
West and Cortlandt streets. were put TO night
last night by a fire in the warehouse OF H. "A
StOothoff G. Co at No 116 West street -FOUR
story brick building. with the three upper h"oiS
filed with leaf tobacco.
Scores Of persons We're driven from the ad-
joining building at No. III, by the suffocaUhs
smoke and Mrs. Kate Vance. wife or WlHaH
Vance and her Ave children were almost over
come by the fumes OF the burning tobacco "ii'0u
filed their rooms on the top floor. in the rear:
PatroIman Rail- assisted in getting them out oil
danger
William Pembroke. Thomas Kelly, Ihomas
James and Robert Kelly rescued Mrs Brluset
Foran and her three children from the front
rooms On the same floor. The tenants on the
lower floors were not much affected by the
smoke.
on account of the danger 10 the hotel and the
other adjoining buildings a second alarm was
sent in to assist the three engines first on the
scene The firemen found that the blaze. when
apparently broke out the second floor and
had burned its way to the roof. was particularly
hard to tight effectively because Of the smother
ing smoke from the bales of tobacco.
The loss to Stoothoff & Co. will he about $40
900. The heat cracked the walls of the Glen
Island Hotel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-28
TO FIND TUNNEL OWNER.
p. S. Commission to Regulate Rates
an Belmont Tube-On Duty TO-DAY.

Commissioner Rassett, Of the Public Service Com
mission, said yesterday that behalf Of the resi-
dents Of Queens. 4 delegation Of whom called on
him Friday. ne intended 10 make a careful
study Of the history Of the old Steinway. Bel
mont. tunnel with the view determining whether
there legal franchise for building it. whether
the franchise still valid whether it was really
q part of the InterbOrough- Metropolitan merger
and what the Public Service Commission could do
about regulating the fares through II from Man
haitian TO Queens and the operation of trains
The Queens people up IN the air, so to
speak, that tunnel said the commissioner;
they have been going along thinking that they
would have twenty minute service from the Grand
Central 70 Queens all for one fare of five cents.
Now they think they will have slow transit for
q fare Of y cents-one fare the Interborough.
e three-cent fare through the tunnel and a 1ve-cent
fare from the Queens end Of the tunnel. That l3
cents looks big and I going to try TO find out
who really that tunnel and whether the
holder has any right TO II or any legitimate fran
cfise."
William NJ wins. special counsel spent the
Investigation Of the marlborough, and said that
he WIS making progress. The first hearing will
probably be IN the audience chamber at City Hall
on Thursday. Commissioner Wilcox. who has
Charge Of the investigation, spent only few hours
at the Offices % the commission yesterday leav-
ing early IN the day devote his time 10 complet-
ing plans for the first hearing in the Interborough
investigation.
Yesterday morning occupied with meetings
o. subcommittee and the discussions Of problems
the- hsve been taken up by the commission. In
the afternoon the commissioners gave their atten-
ca tie fourteenth floor Of the Tribune Building.
The commission Announced the appointment Of
Oliver Cheever SeInpIe as assistant counsel other
additions 10 tie legal force VIII be made shortly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-28
CUT WAY TO FREEDOM.
T7co Prisoners Escape from Ne7c
Jersey JaI-One Man 'Trusty."

TWO prisoners escaped from the Passaic County
jail AT Paterson. y. J., Friday night. about 3
o'clock. ana have not as yet been caught The
yesterday morning.
The two men are John R. Richardson. A des-
perado who has served in Sing Sing and Auburn
prisons. and William Higgins. 'trusty. whose
term OF six months for burglary would have eX-
pired on September u. They occupied adjoining
cells. The cell occupied by Higgins never
locked. and when the rounds were made last night
just before o'clock all the prisoners in their
cells. Shortly before 10 O'Clock another 'trusty.
a negro who occupied & cell on the second tier
saw Higgins as he was disappearing the top
OF the wall around the Jail. He Immediately noti-
tied Keeper Morrison, Who made an investigation
and found HigEns's cell empty The keepers then
began a search for Higgins, and as II was believed
that he had gone far, the police were not nou-
fed
Richardson's escape not discovered until
o'clock yesterday, morning, when Keeper Martin
Donnelfy in making his rounds pcered into the
fugitive's cell ana found II empty. The police We're
then notified. and alarm was sent out Tor the
capture of the TWO -Four Of the bars OF
Richardson's cell found TO have been sawed
and twisted enough 10 allow the occupant 70
squeeze through. They escaped through I'M
locked window and dropped to the yard. As they
had To climb tifeen-foot wall to reach the street.
the authorities believe that friends the outside
were there the time and passed rope over
the wall 10 the men, and in this way helped them
get away.
Richardson was serving n term for holding up
Arthur Brown. a clerk in the iewelry store on
Market street. June Il last. when he caught
after running fight with citizens and police.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-28
CONFERENCE OF WOMEN SOCIALISTS
New York Comrades Called to Stuttgart
Germany. for August T.

The New York section Of the Socialist party re
ceved yesterday the official call for the inter
national conference of women socialists to begin
on Saturday, August T. at Stuttgart Wurtemberg.
Germany. The call is sent from Berlin, by
Fraulein Otthe Baader. and says in part:
Women comrades of all countries: Make poiT I
Of sending as many delegates possible, and help
the good work. Joined by the bond of a common
principle. object must be 10 make the women's
socialist movement through common work an
ever more Indispensable and useful factor of the
general struggle for the emancipation probe
tariat The prize Is worth the labor and the sacr-
feet is the complete emancipation Of the female
sex"
At the conference. the call says, tho questions Of
the establishment of regular communications 10
tween the organized woman comrades OF the va
rious countries and those in favor of female
suffrage will be taken up.
There about twenty different kinds of societies
of women socialists IN this city and some Of them
have begun to elect comrades 70 go to the con-
ference. In some cases several OF the societies will
pool their delegates. one comrade representing moro
than society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-28
DANGERS on WARSHIPS.
Dissatisfaction Orer Report on the
Georgia Explosion.
From The Tribune Bureau !

Washington July 27.-The text ~ the report
Of the hoard Of Investigation in the case Of the
Sxplosion on board the Georgia Is unsatisfactory
10 some Of the experts In the Navy Department.
II tells So little that they do not conceal their
disappointment and some say they fear that
grave mistake has been made In attempting 90
assign "a cause when from all indications II
must remain a mystery
The boards decision is that the apparent cause
was a bareback OF which there has been much
fear on the part OF tn. naval ordnance officers.
who have labored diligently with various meth
DDS Of preventing such explosions I'm turrets II
* pointed out that had the board confessed its
inability find any cause Tor the disaster there
could be continued watchfulness for some
hitherto unknown defects, but as long the
accident is attributed 10 the bareback the ord
nance experts viii probably contue their efforts
to It's prevention
The report from the board calls attention 20
the burning powder grains which fell into tha
handling rooms below the turrcts. and de-
scrIption IS given Of the prompt work which
saved the magazines. The automatic shutters
even when closed, seem To have opening
through which these burning powder grains de-
seconded. There must he movable plate
through which the hoist rope may play. and at
the same time II is necessary "a close the small
scripuon furnished by tho board OF investiga-
ton the Georgia disaster, came near causing
the destruction of the ship. Probably II would
have done so had there not been prompt action
I'm the handling rooms and IL seems that some
ingenious means must be found to prevent
ignition by descending sparks or burning powder
grains.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-28

Tiolation Of the Constitution, jack
son Tells SHene.

Albany, July 27.-In opinion to State En-
gineer Skene, made public tonight. Attorney
General Jackson holds that the construction OF
good roads within the Adrondacks forest pre-
serve is a violation Of Article : OF Section of
the state constitution. AS a result the State
Engineer has ordered all work OF this character
suspended The proposed roads were de-
signed 10 form a network OF highways through
the heart Of the Adirondack wilderness, as yet
untouched by the woodmen. one road was laid
out through the forest preserve for more than
thirty miles
THE building OF improved roads through the
wilderness would Of necessity says the Attor-
ney General change the character impressed
upon # by the people and cause the destruction
OF large areas of valuable timber in acquiring
the right of way for the roads themselves. and
also To reach any bed, quarry. pit. spoil bank or
other place IN which is located gravel. stone or
other material required for he purpose Of con-
structng or maintaining said highways"
In closing. he SAYS the state by indirect
method would be Invested OF large portions Of
ITS forest preserve and Of large quantities ~
timber which somebody had destroyed or re-
moved" He also refers 10 the danger of lands
of the state in the forest preserve being trans
ferred under this preteXt TO individuals or cor
rations. and Of permitting the destruction ana
removal OF timer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-28
SCOUT CRUISER SALEM LAUNCHED
First Vessel of American Navy to Have
Curtis Turbine Engines

Quincy Mass, July 27.-The scout cruiser
Salem, bailt for the United States government
was launched at the yards of the Fore River
ShiPbuilding Company to-day Miss Lorna PIN
mock the thirteen year old daughter of Mayor
Thomas q. Pinnock Of Salem. named the new
vessel while Miss Jeneatta Lee and Miss Doris
Lougee, two Of her school friends We're maids OF
honor.
The vessel is sister ship to the scout cruisers
birmingham and Chester. the three vessels beina,
intended for the fastest cruising class in Tho
United states navy. The engine equipment If
the vessels Is different. the Navy Department
desiring To test the three leading types Of marine
engines. The reciprocating engine. which is in
most general use on war vessels win be installed
IN the birmingham tho Parsons or English tur-
pine on the Chester, and the Curtis or American
turbine on the Salem. The last named will b, the
frst vessel In the navy equipped
The Salem is expected TO attain . snaod 90
twehtY-four knots an hour Her battery win
consist of two 5-inch and six 3nch rapid fire
guns and two submerged torpedo tubes Tho
vessel measures 423 feet over all and has = dis-
placement OF $40 tons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-28
FIRENEN RESCUE Bibles
BraCcIy ToIunteer to Garry Three
from Burning Building.

Smoke coming from the top floor of the two
story house at No. 1O2 Norfolk street attracted
the attention of Fire Battalion Chief Brogan.
who was passing in his wagon yesterday after
noon He ordered his driver TO send in an
alarm and ran to the door of the hay and grain
store on the first floor, only 10 be driven back
by a cloud of smoke.
Hardly a minute elapsed before the arrival OF
Truck Is The firemen rushed into the house
and fighting their way to the top floor through
The clouds Of smoke found the unconscious
forms Of Harry, Alice and Annie Ciluck, three.
five and seven years old respectively. They are
the grandchildren of Edward Sporting. proprietor
of the hay and grain store.
As soon as the truck arrived Brogan called for
volunteers to climb the stairs and rescue the
children. Lieutenant McC'rillIch and John Mo-
ran. Joseph Hertz and Joseph Brown, all OF
Truck Is followed the chief up the stairs
Living close to the door Of the room. which the
fremen had to drive from its hinges with their
axes were the forms Of the children. BrOgan.
Moran and Hertz seized them and carried them
down 10 the sidewalk through the smoke. which
was dense that the firemen were almost over
powered.
In the mean time the smoke had filed the
rooms of the two six story tenements which adj
Join the hay and grain store. al Nos. 100 and %
Norfolk street driving the tenants into the
street in panic. As soon as the fire was ex-
tinguished the children were taken back 20 their
home. The blaze did $500 damage to the stock
in the store.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-28
POEM BESIDE SUICIDES E0DY.
Chicago Actress Killed Herself in Pittsburg
After Reading Riley's "The Blues"
(Bv Telegraph 10 The Tribune

Pittsburg, July 21.-Lying in pool Of blood.
the body Of Helen Bailey TroWbridgo a Chicago
actress. was found in the American House hero
this afternoon. The woman had gashed her
throat with razor twelve times Beside the
body, lying on chair newspaper clip
ping containing the poem The Blues" by James
Whitcomb Riley. Only one cent in money was
found in the effects of the actress and impov-
erishment is thought To have caused despond-
ency which with repeated reading of the poem
resulted in self destruction. Written on an en-
velope were the lines My name is Helen Bailey
Trowbridge, No. 1896 Forrest avenue, Chicago.
Peoples Stock Company; characters" The en-
velope was addressed to Miss Leslie Palmer.
Brantford Ontario
The condition of the body indicated that death
occurred at an early hour this morning. Moth
ing is known here concerning the woman aside
from the fact that she came here from Butler.
Penn, on Friday night