The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-07-24

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The quartermaster generals Of
fee is preparing plans for a mum.
Der OF new barracks and officers
quarters at coast artillery posts
in New England and elsewhere. II
is hoped to have the plans com
peted and construction bids ad-
yertised for by September !.
Allowance Declared Unlawful-In
an opinion recently rendered by the
interstate commerce commission, the
payment TO certain railroads Of an ele-
vator allowance Of three-quarteTs OF
one cent hundred pounds was held 10
! be an undue and unlawful discrimina.
| tios and the defendant carriers were
ordered TO discontinue on October
J such payments. The decision was in
the case OF the Traffic bureau and the
| Merchants exchange Of ST. Louis
against several western railroads.
Uncle Sam Wants His Money-That
! Cncle Sam does not propose TO lose 50
! insignificant a sum as 80 without a
contest, is indicated by the complaint
! filed the other day with the interstate
commerce commission by Thomas y.
Newberry, as acting secretary OF the
navy, against the Baltimore & Ohio
| railroad, the New England steamship
! and the New England navigation com
! panics, for the recovery Of the amount
stated, for transporting two govern.
ment employees from Pitaburg 20
Newport, X. l. The defendant carriers
charged the government at rate Of
! $3.50 each for the two men, the gov.
eminent claiming that a rate of Sll
each would have been reasonable
compensation for the services roud.
cred.
Washington Necessarily Formal
An anxious soul asked local newspa
per a short while ago whether 1t is
good form TO wear a frock coat TO a
Sunday night supper at S O'Clock"
This was the answer: mo. It is
never good form in Washington 20
wear a frock coat for dinner or in the
evening" But Washington is a form
al town, necessarily formal in conse
quence OF army and navy etiquette
the dignity of tlS supreme court the
presence of ambassadors and you uns
there with the gewgaws on" to quote
Andrew Johnsons description. Not
long ago a young married woman OF
Baltimore's Smart" set went to a
Subscription costume" dinner in a
bathing suit. Dashirg young blades
threw h-e~>nto a fountain and played
on her with siphon bottles. This could
not have happened at a dinner in the
best society" 1t was too uneXpe"'"I
too original.
Dortor and Druggist Equally Liable
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
tor who writes a prescription for de.
natured alcohol and the druggist who
prepares IL and sells the medicine TO
the patient are liable to criminal pro
secution. The decision is the result
of the action OF some druggists who
prescribed denatured alcohol for ex.
ternal medicinal purposes not know
ing that it was against the law. The
decision says: Completely dena.
tured alcohol contains kerosene and
crude wood alcohol which renders II
unfit even for external medication.
However. the second section of the
law regulating the sale and mluufaJ.
ture of denatured alcohol provides fine
and Imprisonment for any person who
uses dcnatured alcohol for mauufac.
turing any beverage or liquid medici.
nal preparation, or knowingly sells
any preparation made in part or Who'll
ly from such alcohol"
Peculiar Physical Conditions.-An
investigation has been conducted in
the District of Columbia which SET
forth surprising result as 10 the
physical condition of the youth of the
city of Washington. Under the recent
child labor law. those under sixteen
years Of age must first obtain Ger.
tifcate Of rugged health before &C.
Cepting a position. Since June 80.
1900 such children have been passed
upon by the Official inspector OF the
number rejected, seventy-five were
boys and only two girls II Is stated
that the number of male applicants
was the larger but the percentage OF
boys suffering from physical disability
was very much larger than that OF
girls. The defect that caused the re-
lection was principally heart and lung
trouble Inquiry has satisfied the in.
spectors that similar conditions are
10 he found I'm all large cities, that is
| that city girls under the age of six.
teen are far healthier than city boys
OF corresponding ages.
An Aeronautie Coast Guard-Ac.
cordng TO plans being discussed by
the signal corps Office and the Board
/ OF Ordnance of the Army S1.OO0.000
will be asked of the next congress for
/ fleets Of dirigihle airships. similar 20
/ that of Count Zepplin. for coast de.