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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-15
SAFE CURRENCY
REFORM NEEDED

Chicago. Jan. i5.-Currency reform lesis'
iation Of a safe character that will ar
ford q remedy for the inelastic system.
held largely responsible for the recent
fn ncial strain. may have Its birth IN
Chicago
The currency conn ission OF the Ameri-
can Bankers ass iation will meet here
next Saturday. Tn ,ofhmission will voice
the currency reform ideas OF the poU
members OF the association. II will rep
resent In a general way the bankers Cd
the United States-metropolitan bankers.
country bankers. both national and state
trust companies and private bankers.
The commission will thresh out the cur
rency question thoroughly. The views OF
its members will be outlined and a COM
mittee probably will be appointed 20 60
TO Washington and impress these views
upon congress and the president.
The meeting OF the commission was caih
cd yesterday by the chairman. A. B. Hep
burn. president OF the Chase >ntionni
bank OF New York.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-15
AUTHOR OF my
MARYLAND" DEAD

Augusta. Ca. Jan. 15--James Ryder
Randall who wrote tho famous war
poem. Maryland. My Maryland" died
yesterday. He contracted a cold in 60
ing TO early mass last Sunday, and yes
terday morning was found In his room IN
an unconscious condition. both lungs be-
ns congestcd.
MIR. Randall was born in Baltimore on
Jan. /, 1853. On his mothers s he was
descended from Rene Leblanc, the gentle
notary in Longfellow's "Evangeline." He
was educated at Georgetown university,
travelled in South America. settled In
New Orleans, and became a contributor
the sunday Do.ta and professor OF
English Ltei ature az Poy dras college.
lle ac,Cui.. s4vtn IN t.e Della Il the
- ak - Ilti. ~ns Il la. Ai,ie Oh tie
M.ss4eAls.tts va "a rs L. pas GO
...4Oush that c.ty .Asrl 49, III, 50 cx.
C ted Mr. Randall feelings tDat he could
not sleep. lie was ANXIOUS TO do some
hing that mignt cause his. native state
20 join the Confederacy, and at midnight
left his bed and by candle light wrote
Maryland, Ny Maryland" The metre is
similar to James Clarence Mangan's
"karanan, O karaman." He read Il TO
his students next day and they praised IL
50 highly that he sent IL TO the New Or
leans Delta. Ii was widely copied
throughout America and Europe. Oliver
Wendell Holmes said. My only regret
A. that | could not do for Massachusetts,
what Randall did for Maryland"
Mr. Randall wrote other poems and war
ballads. among them The Lone sentry,
There's Life IN the old Land Yet" and
The Battle-Cry OF the SOUTH
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-15
V|hTUOIS IOWA
IS |MH0sP|TAbLE
TO AFF|M|IIEs

Des Moines. Jan. l5--Mrs. John
cottreil. whose husband represents
Ply mouth county In the Legislature.
has Withdrawn her suit for divorce Ia
which she named Mrs. Alonzo HouRh,
Of this city, as correspondent.
Mrs. Hough declared that she rec
Ognized Cottrell as her soul mate
when, never having seen him previous-
~, she heard him make an eloquent
81 eech ia favor OF the two-cent milo
railroad fare bill In the Legislature.
Mrs. Hough frankly told her husband
tnaL she cuold love only Coftrcli.
MT Hough. kind man. told hts wife
to go ahead and divorce him and he
went west after advising Mrs. Cottreii
not 10 defy the lovc-lightning and TO
get a divorce. too.
But Mrs. Cottreli has changed her
mind, which IN every womans privt-
lege; there Is absolutely no ground on
which her husband can divorce her.
so By withdrawing her suit for di-
Norce sne cd the plans OF her hus-
band and his once affinity.
Cottrell and his wife are living to-
ee'her again, their attorneys say, and
they say there will be no further legal
proceedings. cottrell has repented or
his love outside the family and was
forgiven by his wife at fearful seen e
OF renewed fidelity.
II am sorry / started the suit" Mrs.
Cottress has said.
Hough is still out west and IL is
said that hlrs. Hough has likewise re-
nounced Cottreil and that she will to.n
her own hubby and begin thel. mar
ried life over again
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-15
BRAYTON WAS COUNSEL
IN "TAL" DODGE CASE

The pilot commissioners met yesterday
afternoon behind closed doors and after
the meeting It was stated that on motion
of Gen. Brayton, who is said to have ap-
pearod as counsel for Capt. w. Talbot
Dodge pilot. that by agreement OF par
ties the charge against his client be d $
continued. which was granted unless.
however. the complaintants should later
elect TO proceed with the matter.
The charge against Capt. Dodge was
the result OF a clash between Capt. "Tal
and Thomas II. Mcdonald. who had p
loted 10 this city a tank steamer Of the
Texas company. an oil and transportation
company.
The OFFICERS Of the Texas company had
sought 70 have Capt. Tails" state license
as q pilot revoked, charging that he had
trouble with Mcdonald, after the latter
piloted the steamer 10 this port, and
used unbecomlng language and deported
himself In a manner that called for crit
icism. The complainant was Capt. Tor
kid Richer, OF the steamship Northwest
ern.
The pilot commissioners are Ellcry A.
Pomroy OF Providence, Joseph l.. Eaton
OF North Kingstown and Darius y. Dodge
of New shorchsm. Capt 'Tal's' brother
and ell were present.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-15
RICH STUDENT
SPIRITED AWAY
FROM HIS BRIDE

New York, Jan. 15.-Mrs c. Merton
Haley stamped her little foot last night
at her home. 76 West 5sth street. and her
dark eyes flashed angrily. She had just
heard that her boy husband. a student
at a preparatory school. had been taken
south by his mother. Mrs. Thornton n.
Motley, wife OF ch iron manufactures,
living at so East 18th street. Young Ha-
ley eloped with Miss Marie Honore
French formerly an actress, the night
OF Dec 30, and they were married by the
Rev. Henry Ma sh Warren at his home
on West oath street.
The marriage was a shock to the boy $
mother who lear2ed OF IL only three days
ago. After a vain effort to induce tho
bride TO give up her youthful husba ID
the mother dec ded to take him on a trip
that will last many months.
TOLD MINISTER HE WAS %.
The bride is % years old. blond and at
ira tive; her husband Is not quito 10, but
looks several years older That was why,
when he told Rev Mr. Warren he was %
years old, the clergyman believed h m
Haley inherited $500 000 from his father,
who died some years ago The money is
held I'm trust by his mother untl he be.
comes OF age. The boy met Miss French
FIVE years ago and promptly fell in love
with her. Miss French was then with "a
Broadway musical comedy company.
Haley wanted 10 marry the actress at
the very start lie introduced her TO his
mother at dinner at the Waldorf-Astor q
and Mrs. Motley was impressed with the
voung woman's beauty and charming
manner. she d'd rot know then that
Miss French had been an actress. Miss
Frenchs father. the late Gen James w.
French. served In the Civil and Spanish
American wars.
PLANS MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE.
The devoted sui'or took Miss French TO
dances. dinners and the theatres, ao bar tne
promise that when he became OF age she
would marry him. The night OF Dec. ~
the couple dined with friend. Adrla n
Waring. at a Broadway restaurant. To-
ward midnight Haley ordered an auto
mobile and invited Miss French to take
, drive He had arranged with the minis
| ter who was waiting in his study when
| French knew nothing of Haley's plans
until then. lie fervidly pleaded with her
and she consented TO the marriage.
The chauffeur told the secret TO the
Motley's family cook. Mrs. Motley was
furious when she heard IT, Her son mad
not been home for two days. but she
WPes finally nf hs before her and
| confessed, she took him TO the family
lawyer TO have the marriage annulled.
The lawyer said Haley was OF legal age
| to contract n marriage anu that notiiihb
could be done.
| The bride was sent for and there was a
J spirited conference at the lawyers office.
She firmly declared that she would not
| give her husband up. II love him and he
| loves me-" she asserted. I'VE will be
happy together"
/ After the conference Haley returned to
/ his mothers home. A reporter conveyed
| word TO Mrs. Haley last evening or her
| husbands sudden trip South.
1 Its the meanest thing j ever heard
| Of" she declared. They are determined
| to keep us apart. but they snail not
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-15
F. ". ELLIOTT,
WHO IS HELLO IN
SWAMP MYsTE'Y

Fred w. Elliott, whose picture here ap-
pears. has been arrested charged with
having a guilty knowledge OF the re-
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-15
RIVERSIDE

TOMORROW morning DR. Doran B. Coke
VIII leave for Southern California. where
ne VIII remain until spring. The doctor
- making this trip for the benefit OF his
health, for he with other physicians IN
the vicinity have been called upon night
and day for nearly one year and the doc
TOR feels that the only way that he can
have his health restored is 10 get away
M business.
iae young folks are enjoying skating
on Willett pond today. There will be Z
evening.
Next Tuesday evening the Mems club %
The congregational church Will give the
last or their series OF entertainments In
Library hall. the attraction being the
Geibel Quartette.
Riverside lodge. knights OF Pythias.
VIII meet this evening and make ar
rangements for the installation OF officers
Wednesday evening of next week. .
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-15
NEW OYSTER LAWS
ALLEGED TO BE NEEDED

committee appointed by the Connecti-
cut legislature to confer with officials Of
this state and New York with regard to
securing Interstate legislation concern
ing shell fisheries. had a conference with
the she'll fish commissioners yesterday at
the state house.
1t was pointed out TO the commissioners
that citizens OF this state can go into
Connecticut and lease and purchase real
estate, the same as a citizen OF Connecti-
cut but they cannot purchase or lease
oyster grounds In Connecticut all oyster
grounds are purchased, where's In this
state they are leased. Neither can citl-
zons Of Connecticut come into this state
and lease oyster grounds in their own
name
The Connecticut commission has recon-
mended the passage OF legislation by the
three states that viii have the effect Of
breaking down the b rriers erected
against free business intercourse. Con-
nectlcut and New York have already pas
sed the legislation recommended by the
commission. The effort is now 20 get the
legislature OF Rhode Island 10 do likewise.
as a matter OF public policy.
Even now dndcr tho present law, Con-
necticut oysternen lease grounds in Mar
ragansett bay and its tributaries under
the name OF a Rhode Island agent. and
thus the prohibition loses It's effect.
Tho Connecticut commission comprises
ex-senator Thomas Hamilton OF Groton.
Henry G. Rowe OF New Haven and Alex
andcr Arnott q Manchester. ex-chairman
of the state commission ON fisheries and
game.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-15
APP0NAUG

The Republican machine In the town at
Warwick reached its ambition Monday.
when at tho meeting of the town coun-
ell, that Republican body elected Tax
Collector Herbert w. Barber to the office
Of town treasurer, an office made vacant
by resignation OF Town Treasurer Shell
don.
On Waterman's alleys last evening
Carruther's team OF the Apponaug
League met and defeated Porritt's team
of the same league In three games. Car
ruther's team was considerably strength
ened by two new men, while Porritts =
team was weakened This victory puts
these two teams tied for second place and
one game behind the leaders. The score:
CARUTHER'S
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-15

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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-15
JACK LONDON,
WHOSE FRIENDS
ARE ANXIOUS

Jack London. the noted author. who is
making a trip across the Pacific In a
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-15

Washington, Jan. l5-The senate yes
terday confirmed the nominations OF VIII
liam NJ. Gorham 10 be postmaster at Bris-
tol. and BENJAMIN b. Martin to be post
master at Warren.
In both cases the nominees succeed
themselves.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-30
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

roprIcN-Fmneror William has recalled all
objection to the appointment OF III. 5aIi 81 -
JAIME Hill American ATnpassaQoL q % rs
- Another plot against the eoFerIlIiltnIt I .oi2 ~
unearthed in Port-au-Prince- ana seIleISi 45t
refuge in the French Legation - a % -
=-1ese politics was disturbed py tIlt ahIlo'O
1-,a-,+ tta+ Franco the former dictator, was 10
tight the old parties in the coming eec'lphs-
DONESTIC- Governor Hughes at Albany ce-
MED the application for reprleTe I@E aecI,
rion today were completed at Auburn stare
prison - Il was said in Albany that Civil
Service reformers were much stlTreo u+s rsr oEeI
-.1a .-,,,earance on the calendars Of both houses
+t,ie week Of the Cobb-Fowler constitutional
amendment in aid Of Spanish war Ntteids'9
- Indications pointed 10 the declaration OF d
e,rtl-e bz the coal miners Of the Plttsburg as
Trict - It was said in St. Louis that Ihomas
Z Watson OF Georgia, would be Almost ulia-laI
rnously nominated for President pF tae IlaliOii @
convention OF the PoDulists, 10 meet there ol
-Tfr-sdav. - Il was learned al washington
NAT the Posroflce Department was co-operatiIg
with the New York officials 70 bring ABOUT nlgn-
n7av improvements in the state - ~ IRAN
y,ohbers murdered an express messenger on a
train near Newton, Kan, and escaped Win over
$1,000 and some jeweiTy- - more tllah @ .L ~,
score men perishet in Two explosions IN q f1sl i
CHyo) coal mine -. IRE IhrealeIl91 threaten 7t III r.5e 6
business section OF Saratoga y Y - II was
said tn Washington that recent deficits IN the
postal revenues were not due 10 rural oeilNe'S
expenses
C1Ty-The poIice were inclined 10 believe
that the victim Of the Union Square bonan
rhroxer on Saturday was an innocent by
SANDER - Robert Hunter repeated his at
tack on the police because Of their treatment
Of the Union Square crowd == The soclaI!st
COMMITTEES gave out q statement saying LIl0
r,olice provoked the bomb throwing. - Inc
National Civil Service Reform League IN "a a
pamphlet attacked The Crunpac!ker census DlIi'
- Justice Leventritt resigned from Ihe gu
,7-erne Court 10 take Up private rractce
The Public Service Commission asked the Leg
stature 10 exempt bonds Of self-supporting SUD
WIS from the debt limit provision -= A
committee Of Neighborhood Workers has intro.
duced a bill providing for the investigator OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by 2 commission == man
was caught lighting matches in j. T. Morgan
boo-v-av and fined in the night court
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for TO-DAY:
Eef- The temperature yesterday: Highest 81
degrees: lowest 81
New-York tribune., 1908-03-30
A CROWNER'S QUEST.

What has become of all the talk at Albany
of an investigation into the deeds and mis-
deeds of Attorney General Jackson? few
days ago columns of correspondence came forth
from the State Capitol about the raking e1-
animation to which the Attorney Generals
office was to be subjected. Senators were
Speechifying and 'consenting to be inter
viewed" at great length. Much discussion went
on as to the relative merits Of various sug-
gested modes of procedure. Should there be a
joint investigating committee? Should the As
sembly move at once to impeachment and the
Senate to solemn and impressive trial? What
action would the Governor be likely to take?
At any rate, and however these questions
were answered, there must be an investigation!
And now utter silence pervades Albany re-
garding this great subject. Not 2 whisper Is
heard about investigation. Has the con-
viction gradually dawned in the minds Of the
elder statesmen that such an inquiry would be
too much In the nature of a cOroner's inquest!
We hear that Mr.. Hearst's Independence party
has abandoned such natural claims as 1t pos
sesses IN this emergency in favor Of the polit
ical POtter'S Field.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-30

nection with the Manchu-ian and Siberian rail-
road systems than they now are by the way OF
New-Chwang
The Japanese veto of the railroad to- Faku-
men. which will probably prove conclusive IS
based upon secret protocol to the treaty OF
1905 between China and Japan, which PROVIDES
according to the Japanese Interpretation, that
japan shall have power TO prohibit the building
of any Chinese railroad which in Japans epih-
ion would be detrimental to the Southern Man.
churian Railroad. OF course, the Chinese, ana
also the British contractors who were to nave
built the road to Fakumen, protest that the
pronosed extension would not hurt the Japan
ese road in the least degree. That is a matter
of opinion on which competent authorities might
well disagree. But according to the protocol
japan appears to have The right to decide IT
for herself Unless therefore, it can be shown
that the enforcement OF Japan's pretensons VIII
violate other interna tional obligations or trav-
erse the treaty rights Of other powers. no pro-
test against the japanese policy IS likely TO be
effective.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-30
4 STBTLE HTMORIST.

Few persons nowadays care TO go On lecture
tours through this country demonstrating the
impropriety of murder, he advantages Of wear
ing clothes in winter, the usefulness Of arith-
metc or the unpleasantness of dyspepsia. Any
body deeply moved TO expatiate upon such topics
prefers an audience of Hottentots or Patago-
MANS who are likely to listen more attentively
and TO derive greater benefits from the addresses
than an American gathering would. Now and
then. though, practical joker likes TO puzzle
his fellow citizens by urging them solemnIy 10
go forth and do precisely what they have all
been doing since they abandoned knee breeches.
As Professor Charles Zuebln knows, this merry
jest works best when sandwfched In between
original, pointed and Opportune remarks, being
there wholly unexpected. He gave amateurs
charming illustration Of the way 10 turn the
trick in his lecture to the League for Political
Education last Thursday morning The last
man in Who's Who soberly dilated upon the
dangers of thrift and the superior investment
value of public expenditures Touching the first
point, the eminent socoOgist said
Saving is more dangerous than spending.
The French peasant who live decenty
nothing year and Markhams Man with the
Hoe not individuals TO be emula ted. Thrift
leads often to life that is not admirable. The
conditions Of the early dwellers in New Eng
land made the splendid qualities Of Purtanism,
but they also created qualities which
Of them. Too much saving is for the
individual advantage but for the public disad-
vantage If all the people put their money away
Investments would be OF account. Thrift
may lead to niggardliness. 1t eats into the
character. Even beginning with saving for the
family, it ends in neglecting the family to save.
We must something, but 1t is a constant
danger.
These words were delivered in such manner
that the audience, even down to the reporters
fancied they were listening TO revolutiOnist
who would have them turn old virtues into
vices Not until the hall emptied did any
body realize that Professor Zuebln had been
exhorting the one great thrift fearing nation TO
beware Of thrift. Ere this we trust. all the
victims OF this innocent practical Joke have
caught on" They must perceive that the So
ciologtst was playing horse with them when
he laid bare the periIs of thrift before the eyes
of a nation which is to boarding that
lis citizens spend 81 for 50-cent lobster, pay
Havana prices for Pennsylvania stogies drink
New-York tribune., 1908-03-30
4muScmcntS.


AcAu3MY OF MrsfC+s:1h-The Scuaw MAn
AETOR-S-co-Pssc IN full
BEI.ASC0-s-1S-The Wa-rene ci NsfelniA
1I4ANEy'S-s:lS-A Bachelors honey'noo-
RRRApwAY-S:1S-A Waltz Dream
CARNEGIE EAIL-S.3o-Trayel lectufe
CASINO-s-i5-Nearly a Hero
COI>ON1AI-2-s-Aauoev
CEITERIoN-S:is- HOOK OF foiis-ia'
FIT-N Mr-sEE-The World In wax
ENFTRE-S. .2p-Faiher and the boys
I. Of the l<o~ashoe
Heidelberg
II ACJ<FTT-S-ia-The Nftching hour
Is.f,frPSTTIN'S-2 n S-2-s.15-NaGdeTille - r>.,c+e,
rEPAIn SCTARE-S:15-The Orr fseh.xt r.r.. ana
tlIPpoTfoI E-e-s-Batte Of Pnrt Arthur baiie' ~
u,--,co,c~ Of the fa.nlls
Esr1r~rS F- <FR-S:15-The Talk OF nv
1rsslx and 10 lc"oo p Ia "
Work Pure Food Exposition
,yrrRTy-e: :9e-polly of the Crcus-
1rfE-T-N-S -aa-The Thief
Were King
MANSON SQUARE GARDEN-z:.lT-o ~
~ WA Observation-Disclosures Land
Nr-POPoIITAN-s-M ~, u-sow
ssr-,r- .MsTrPDAM-S.lS-Tha Merry "too"'
e.Er- @Tpf-r TS-s I5-Isonesclne TOWN.
-2o-The Soul lklss@
Ilstise NitE
E Axy7y .oa-Tse Servant in the 1ouse-
.1s-The Music Aas,eI-
r. pa Knight Tor a bas- ~. Merry
,r-ePr-p NT-sTC HALII-s:l5-Buriesoue ol ~
New-York tribune., 1908-03-30
TIE N4NCHURIAN RAILROAD DISPUTE.

The Jananese government. il we may judge
from the reports Of its Foreign Minister'S state
ment last week. does not regard the dispute
over the Northern Chinese Railroad IN Man
chllria as an issue between the two countries
but rather as a closed case. As for the protest
which some British merchants at Tien-Tsin and
Nev-Chwang have just made against JapanS
conduct In the matter. It is not likely TO have
r,ucb spffect. since the British government also
has intimated its inclination TO regard the case
as closed or as one in which it is not concerned,
and it will scarcely reconsider that view Of 1t
unless some evidence or developments are re-
nor1ed such as there now seems TO be no reason
TO expect. If the British government would not
intervene in behalf Of British contractors who
were TO have built the road and whose contracts
bsd been arbitrarily voided at japanese dicta-
don il cannot be expected 10 do 50 in behalf Of
merchants whose interest is far less direct, who
have no contracts at stake, and whose welfare
nav really not be impaired at all by the action
of Japan
The dispute concerns only some fifty miles Of
railroad and q city Of about forty thousand in
habitants The Southern Manchurian Railroad,
under japanese control, extends from Port Ar
thur and Tairen northward past New-Chwang
10 Moukden and Hardin, at which latter place
it connects with the Russian Transsiberian
Railroad. The Northern Chinese Railroad, un-
der Chinese control. extends from Tien-Tsin
along the other shore Of the Gulf of Lao-Tong
and the other side OF the Lao Valley TO Kin
Chow and Hsin-Min- -Tung, only thirty-eight
miles northwest of Moukleh. Thus far the two
roads are pretty nearly parallel, but are so far
apart and so completely separated by gulf and
river that neither interfcres with the traffic Of
The other. Near Newthwang they are con-
nected by short cross road But the Chinese
recently proposed 10 extend their road northeast
fifty mikes further 20 Fakumen parallel with the
japanese road at a distance OF from twenty-five
10 forty miles and ia direct competition with il
for the traffic of the upper Iiao Valley. The
japanese objected 10 this and insisted that in
stead Of running up To Eakumen the Chinese
road should be built across from Hsin- -Min-Tung
20 Moukden, there 10 connect with the Japanese
road. That will leave Fakumen, having forty
thousand inhabitants. with railroad nearer
than the japanese line. thirty miles away. On
The other hand, It will put TienTsn, Peking
Snd all that part Of China in more direct con-