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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
DEMAND FACTS FROM
EXPRESS COMPANIES
Interstate Commission Calls for De-
tIs Of Their Operations-May
Mean Radical Action.

Washington.-The express compan-
Of the United States were called up
on by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission TO supply by December l,
statements covering every detail of
their operation and management The
order was issued incident to the con-
duct of the inquiry now being made
by the commission into the operation
Of the express companies doing bust
ness between the states.
Among other things the commission
wants 10 ascertain the amounts paid
by each express company TO railroads
in the fiscal year in 1911, "in addition
TO those paid under the terms of con-
tracts, giving full details and eXplana-
ton Of the purposes for which such
payments were made"
The details of the express compan-
its management asked for by the
commission include the authorization
of the companies, names of officers
and stockholders, amounts Of issues
OF stocks and bonds, descriptions Of
property, copies OF contracts with
railroads or other common carriers,
revenues from every source, contracts
with the government or with other
parties, including foreign nations,
number Of packages Of newspapers
and magazines handled and total
charges assessed, number Of miles of
railroad on which business is conduct
ed, agreements among the various ex-
press companies, lists Of secru,ies
held, changes in express rates during
the last twenty-five .ears and any
consideration paid to railway officials
to induce the execution of contracts.
AS an illustration Of the thorough
ness with which the commission pre-
pared its order here is one request
made OF the express companies:
Give the nam es and addresses OF
stockholders of record, who on June
80, 1911, owned fifty or more shares
each If any stakeholder held the
stock in trust, give names of trustees
and nefi"iary and file a copy Of the
trust agreement"
1t was at the instance of members
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion that the State Railway Com ais
sioners who were in session here,
tabled a resolution calling upon Con
gress TO require the railways to take
over the service now performed by
the express companies.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
STEEL TRUST is TO
GIVE UP ORE LEASE
VIII Cancel Lease Of Great Northern
Mineral Lands-It May Avoid
Dissolution.

New York-To avoid being dis.
solved as an illegal trust, the United
States Steel Corporation has decided
TO cancel its lease of the $4,000, 900
Great Northern ore properties in
Minnesota. 1t is believed also the
company will seek TO avoid prosecu-
ton as an illegal monopoly by reduc-
ing the freight rates on the great ore
carrying railroads il controls The
Trusts decision is a confession il is
a combination in restraint of trade,
and that ii knows il must clean it's
skirts TO avoid dissolution. Wheth-
cr from Attorney General Wicker
sham or from another official source,
the tip has been handed out to the
Trust that ii must adjust its affairs
to comply with the law, and it is not
unlikely the Morgan concern was :vid
specifically how it can avoid a sui.
Herbert Knox Smith, Commissioner
of Corporations, in his report last
June on the Steel Trust with regard
to its lease of the great ore lands in
a way that eliminates mcuh competi-
ton from its Independent rivals, said:
Not only on account of it's great
holdings of ore, but also On account
of these peculiar advantages enjoyed
in the transportation Of ore, the Steel
Corporation occupied an extremely
commanding position in the iron and
steel industry. Indeed, in so far as
the Steel Corporations position in the
entire iron and steel industry is of
monopolistic character, it is chiefly
through it's control of ore holdings
and the transportation OF ore"
The iron ore deposits covered by
the lease which the Steel Corporation
has decided to terminate, have been
variously estimated by Mr.. Hill and
his friends as containing from 400,-
100000 tons to 1,000,000,000 tons of
ore, while some of the experts Of the
United States Steel Corporation have
estimated the tonnage as nearer 250,-
100000 tons. The Bureau of Corpor-
ations puts il at about 300.000,000
tons. The lands containing this ore
were owned partly by the Northern
Pacific Railway. but principally by
the Great Northern Railway.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27

The first cool days of the waning
summer are always attended by finan.
cial losses, which, instead of arousing
sympathy, provoke smiles OF derision.
These particular losses result from
making use of the parlor or sitting
room stove as a bank, in which hard.
earned savings, or hard-earned earn.
ings, are deposited from time to time
by the head Of the household. General.
ly the reason for this method is a fear
on the part OF the hoarder that IT
would be running too great a risk 10
entrust the savings to a regularly es
tablished and responsible bank But,
be the reason what IT may the savings
from the garden truck. eggs, poultry
and other produce are secreted in the
stove as the most unlikely place to be
inspected by thieves. and in due time
snug little sum is accumulated
says the Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele
graph. By and by a cool day comes
along, and fire is started In the stove
and the cash goes up in smoke before
1t occurs to the depositor that be has
unintentionally robbed himself Then
comes the usual frenzied search OF the
ashes, followed by the usual tearing
out of hair by the handf~ls.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
MARTIN j. WALSH DEAD.

New York.-Martin j. Walsh,
sought for more than year by fed.
eral authorities all over Europe and
in South America on indictments
charging him with having shared in
the wrecking of the National City
Bank of Cambridge, Mass, two years
ago, died suddenly in this city. He
had just had dinner in the apartments
of l.. II. Smell, a man Of no estab-
lished business, at 1880 Broadway.
According to George w. Coleman,
who is now serving a long term in
prison for stealing 100000 from the
bank in which he was a S12 a week
book-keeper, Walsh was associated
with Big Bill" Keliher and big
Lem" Strosnider in getting the mon
ey from Coleman with a fake faro
game in this city, as fast as Coleman
stole il from the bank.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27

; The fascination for adventures upon
the borderland OF the unseen continues
to enthrall scientific men of a certain
temperament, who look for discov.
cries where others assert that in the
nature of things there must ever be
mystery. A number of young ste
nographers and typewriters in Boston
have volunteered for experiments by
professors at the Carnegie laboratory
who entertain hopes OF throwing some
light upon the union OF the body and
the soul as well as of discovering i'm.
proved methods of treating certain
diseases now considered incurable
The line Of observation is expected &c
demonstrate TO a hairs breadth the
value of mental healing. 1t will be
interesting to watch for these investi
gators report. They may make use
full discoveries, If not those in search
of which they have set out.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
ROOM IN OLD HOLLOW TREE
Maine Youth Has a Unique Abiding
Place in Trunk Of
Big Elm.

Skowhegan, Me.-Harry Wright Of
this place has a unique home" 1t ia
in the hollow of large elm tree. He
enters the home in hole at the foot
Of the tree and the space within II
large enough for him to sit down on a
stool that he has made in the hollow.
The tree is about four feet in d.
ameter and is considered to be about
a hundred and fifty years old. The.
heart of it has rotted from the base
up into it about twelve feet. Young
Wright uses it for q home in hot
weather. In the hottest days he can
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27

soldiers khaki trousers. They ara.
stuck into leggings, tight-fitting coat
of buff, prim little cap, a fascinating
smile and suede slippers complete her
outfit. The suede slippers are the in,
congruity of the entire costume, but
Miss Everett declares they are soft on
her feet and she proposes to continue
to wear them.
Another necessity of Miss Everett
not necessary to the ordinary chauf
feur is helper. She declares she Is
not prepared to throw trunks on the
seat Of her taxi, so she hires a husky
youth to do this. She pays him SIC
week, and for this wage he keeps al
her side all the time, answering call.
with her and accompanying her on
trips.
Miss Everett got backing to pur
chase taXicab, but none of the local
taXicab companies would hire her She
made arrangements with a large local
hotel to be allowed to have her stand
in front of the hostelry and receive
telephone calls at the desk. And she
started in business.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
DR.. COOK is HooTED.

Copenhagen. 49, DR.. Frederick A.
Cook, who was so enthusiastically
welcomed here after his alleged dis
covery of the north pole two years
ago. has arrived in Copenhagen, ac'
companied by his wife. Owing TO the
threatening attitude OF the crowd, DIR.
Cook was escorted to his carriage by
n detachment of police. The moo fol
lowed, ieering and hooting.
The explorer said he had given mp
his projected European lecture~our
and will lecture only in this city. The
newspapers denounce him, and some
of them recommend demonstrations OF
disapproval at his lecture.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27

Although golfers walk miles over
the links, a specialist in nervous dis.
eases says that the general idea OF the
players that they are getting great
benefit from the walking is all wrong.
This is about the way he explains It:
Now, Cont wish to say that playing
golf isn't good exercise. but admit II
is one OF the best. The great benefit,
however, does not come from the walk.
ing' but from the pure, open air, the
diversion OF the players minds from
everyday cares. and the actual exer.
else they get by swinging the clubs. 4"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27

- Some wealthy residents in a city OF
New Jersey have induced the shade
tree commission to shoot number OF
birds, robins among them, because
these residents were annoyed by the
birds twittering. The noises OF civil
ization have apparently spoiled fash.
ionable ears for the music OF nature
Perhaps II the birds could speak, they
would express equal annoyance at the
chatter of society. In the meantime
this slaughter aroused some warm pro
tests.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
AVIATOR ELY KILLED.
Fails TO Right His Machine After
Daring Dip.

Macon, Ga.-With 10000 people
looking on, Eugene Ely, the aviator,
plunged to death at the State fair
grounds, when his aeroplane refused
to ascend after a spectacular dip.
In making the dip Ely had Cescend-
ed TO within seventy-ive feet of the
ground He tried TO right the machine
and ascend but it refused to obey the
helm and plunged to the ground with
tremendous force.
Ely ealized his danger and by n
desperate leap almost cleared the
aeroplane efore IL struck the ground.
but he failed to spring far enough and
was caught under the machine and
mangled.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
PICK CHICKENS BY VACUUM.

Can chickens be picked by the
vacuum cleaner process? II so, there
will be a great saving OF labor. A
New Jersey man who raises broilers
for the market had his attention called
to the subject when his wife bought a
vacuum cleaner for use around the
house. When the idea occurred TO
him that the vacuum cleaner might
be utilized 10 pick feathers. he set the
machine at work at full speed. and
rubbed the nozzle over a broSer. Even
the pin feathers were removed and no
Singeing was needed, says the Milwau-
kee Evening Wisconsin. Then ne
thought he would save the feathers.
and In place Of the bag 20 receive the
dust he tied pillow castings to the re-
ceiving end OF the tube. This plan
worked well, too, and he can pick his
Droilers and make feather pillows at
The same time. If his plan lowers the
price Of broilers the chicken man will
receive the thanks of a grateful pub
ic. There is only one chance for criti-
.ism Of the summary process here de-
scribed, and that is that 1t packs
feathers into pillow-cases without
:leaning them, which of course will
aot do. But the picking plan is great.
II vacuum cleaners can be made TO
pluck fowls'&hey will relieve farmers
wives of drudgery which has done
much TO put gray into their lives. and
will mark a new era in the triumph OF
machinery over hand labor.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
WOMAN DRESSES LIKE A MAN
Female Chauffeur Wears Bloomers
and leeginss and Says the Field
Is Promising.

Philadelphia.-Mrs. Ellsworth Of
Chicago may be the first professional
woman chauffeur in the world, but
Miss Jeanette Everett of this city
is the first TO become a professional
and 70 don boomers as her profess
sional attire. Her appearance in the
new field, and especially in the new
garments, startled grave Philadelphia.
Miss Everett is Of an old New Eng.
land family and has many friends in
the social world here. Her boomers
are rather loose fitting, resembling the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
TWELVE DEAD IN MINE SHAFT.
Beaten to Death by Torrent Of Water
Let Loose by a Blast.

Rockaway, n. Twelve miners
working in a new shaft sunk by the
Wharton Steel company in one OF its
mines at Upper Hibernia lost their
lives when blast let the water rush
in from an abandoned and flooded
mine next TO them. Eleven of the
men were Slavs and one was an
American, David Slight Of Riegels.
Vile, Pa. The Slavs for the most
part leave families who were depend.
ent on them.
The men who fired the blast were
on a level high enough TO escape the
rush of water. II is estimated that
it will take two weeks to pump out
the mine
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
Hurt PulIinu Horses Tail.

Shawnee, Okla.-Catching horse By
the tail may cost Toby Switzer IL,
his life. He was kicked in the stom-
ach. The boys father sent him to a
ield TO catch his horse. telling him to-
take halter and lead the animal. The
lad was in a hurry and did not take
the time to get halter. He grabbed
the horses tail. intending to drive
him.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
EIGHT MINERS KILLED.

Harrisburg. 1ll.-Eght miners were
killed and eight others were Temporal
rily overcome by an explosion of pow
der in O'Gara mine No. 9, a mile from
here.
The victims were removed from the
mine by rescuers. three of whom were
overcome by gas. They were reeus-
citated at a hospital.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
Buried the Wronu Man.

Port Richmond. Cal.-Mrs. George
Weber called up the coroner. we
made a mistake in holding that fu-
neral" she said MY husband came
home today" Funeral services were
1eld a month ago over a body found
in the bay and identified by Mira
Weaver as that OF her husband.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
TAFT ANSWERS COURT CHARGE

Aberdeen. s. DIN a speech before
the Aberdeen Commercial Club Pres
ident Taft answered with feeling the
charge that he made supreme court
appointments with the idea that the
court was 10 emasculate the Sher-
man antitrust law, and declared
anew his intention OF having that law
enforced TO the letter.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27

The department of agriculture re.
ports, after an investigation, that milk
is best for fattening fowls. Don't for.
get to give your canary cup of milk
every morning.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27

An Ohio man has started a move
nent for an international society to do
honor to old maids. The trouble in
doing this honor will be to find won.
ent in this nation. OF any other modern
one, who will consent to be SO tagged
by the society's recognition.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
PEARcE, AUTO DRIVER, KILLED.
Tire Gives Way and Car Plunges Into
Fence at Sioux City.

Sioux City. Ia.-'Billy Pearce. driver
OF the Colby motor car, was killed at
Sioux CITY. A tire gave way and the
machine went into the fence, killing
the driver instantly. He had driven
for ten years, winning many races.
lie was unmarried and lived at Ma
son City. Ia. with his father. Burial
will be in Chicago.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
FINDS NAVY Ss,ooo,ooo SHORT.
Secretary Meyer Also Discovers Err
ror Responsible.

Washington.-It is likely that there
will be a shakeup shortly among the
paymasters on duty at the Washing
ton Navy Yard o naccount OF the lax
bookkeeping methods which resulted
in an apparent discrepancy of about
$3,000,000 between the material act
ually on hand and the amount called
for by the books Of the yard.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
PoTHleR FOR GOVERNOR AGAIN.
Rhode Island Republicans lndorse
Taft and New Tax System.

Providence, X. 1.-The Republican
State convention here nominated the
following ticket:
Governor, Aram J. Pothier, OF
woonsocket; Lieutenant Governor.
Zenas w. Bliss. OF Cranston; Secre-
tary of State. j. Fred Parker. of
Providence; Attorney General. Her
bert A. Rice. of Providence: General
Treasurer, w. A. Read. of Gloucester.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
TO FORCE UP COTTON PRICES.

North Carolina Growers Decide on
Plans to curtsil Next Crop.
Raleigh. n. CA great meeting Of
cotton growers from all over North
Carolina was held in Raleigh, the big
day OF the state fair, to consider the
low price of cotton and take action
II was resolved TO hold as much cot
ton this year from the market as pos
sible to curtail the crop next year.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
LONDON BARS BOXING BOUTS.
Match Between French and English
Welterweights Forbi dden.

London--A notable sequel to the
stopping of the Wells-Johnson match
is the announcement that a boxing
contest arranged between Carpenter
and young Josephs, the welterweight
champions of France and England. re-
spectively. will not be allowed to
take place as originally planned at
the Camden Theatre.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
TWO WOMEN FOB THE JURY.
California Makes Prompt Use Of Its
Newly Created Voters.

San Jose, Cal-Miss Sarah Alice
Vale. aged 81. and Mrs. lmogene
Saveker. aged So. two Of the first wo-
men in Santa Clara County 10 be
placed upon the register as voters,
are the first women since the passage
OF the suffrage amendment TO be sum-
moned as jurors in California. They
will appear in a battery case. Miss
Vale is a bookkeeper and Mrs. Save
ker Is the mother Of six children.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
EIGHTEEN DEAD OF THE MAINE.
Forty-eIsht Bodies Recovered SO Far
Wreck to Be Cleared In a Month.

Hayana.-bignteen bodies from the
wreck of the Maine were placed in
the Cabanas fortress, making a total
of forty-eight recovered since the cof.
ferdam was built about the wreck.
The removal of the mud around
the Maine Will be completed within
a month unless 1t be set back by a
cyclone. This is apparently very un.
likely.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-27
Wright In His Window"

go in there and the heat does not af-
tect him, it being something similar
TO a cellar. the dampness from the
tree keeping the atmosphere cool.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-18
PLAGUE CALAMITY
STILL is GROWING
Believed That Number Of Mic
tins Already Reaches
$4,000.
EsTlL ENCE SPREADS
Dozen Doctors Who Attended
Stricken People Are Among
the Dead.

Pekins. February 17.-Thc Viccroy OF
Manchuria estimates that the fatalities
in Manchuria from the buhonic plague
already have reached $4,000. while the
Foreign Office believes that inside the
great wall there have been 1000 moro
deaths. According TO the general be-
lief, however. the number OF fatalities
will be nearer double those Of the otii-
ciai estimates.
The relief committee at Shanghai be-
licves that the minimum number OF
deaths from famine is 10000
The success which the anti-p la que
committee working below NIuldcn has
met has bcen surprise and a cause OF
qualification 10 the foreign legations
and foreigners generally.
The financial drain on the govern
ment is most severe, and ii is expected
that II will be forced to negotiate more
extensive loans than had been contcln-
plated
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-18
REPLY OF CHINA
NOT YET R READY
Not Doubted, However, That
Surrender Will Be
Complete.
TOTALLY UNPREPARED
Neither With Arms Nor Diplo-
matically Can She Cope
With Russia.

PekinS, February l1.-The Chinese
Foreign Board declines to make a state
ment concerning Russias representa-
tons with regard TO the Iii Province
in Chinese Turkestan, declaring that a
reply to If. KorotovitZ, the Russian
minister TO China, has not yet been de-
tcrmined upon. 1t is not doubted here,
however that China's surrender will
be complete. a national spirit has de-
veloped in China in recent years, due
10 resentment against all treaties. Civ
ing privileges to Foreigners and not
executing the Russo Chinese treaty Of
1881. According to reports, the Chi
nese are ranking under what are con-
sidercd unfair clauses in this treaty.
and .oftentimes have not abided by its
conditions, declaring that their inter-
probation Of the treaty differed from
tina: taken BY the Russians.
Instance Cited.
The following instance OF this is
cited; Russian traders are not permit
ted in Taonanfu, and the Russian con
sui there was expelled. The Russians
argued that Taonnnfu is In Mongolia,
in which province, according to their
nesc replied that the administrative
district Of Taonanfu had been changed,
and the town now was within the boun-
darica Of China proper.
The Chinese Foreign Office recently
INF :, -, =
considered the treaty OF 1881 one-siticd
and intended TO denouncc it after Feb
ruary 70. that being the termination Of
decade, the treaty providing that 1t
can be denounced at the end OF any ten
years ThcreUpon NJ. Korotovitz pre-
scented to China a list of Claims, inciud-
ing demands for a dclmitation OF the
frontier III two places where the boun-
Diary was disputed. The Foreign Office,
when pressed by the Russian minister
replied that 1t would discuss these
points al conference over new
treaty which China would propose. NJ
korotovitz then pointed out that the
claims he had presented referred to
breaches in the present treaty, Which
mad not yet expired
Isc=cnt VIII stcpl,.
The Foreign Office, however. has not
furihor communicated with NJ Koroto-
viiz who has repeatedly warned ii
that nc St. Petersburg governments
patience Will not last indefinitely 'rhc
Chinese, not being sufficiently strong
TO cope either with arms or diplomaii-
Gully With Russia, have iuduIgcd IN
their customary procrastination. no
member Of the government desiring. 10
incur responsibility for contest from
which there could lie but ono Issue
Therefore, as the regent is in sole au-
thority. the reply to Russia Will be
his, but framed under tho advice or tho
councillors.
Russia possesses an extensive trade in
all the border provinces. which she
does not desire to submit to discus
sion. and the tdennnciation OF the treaty
will opcn the whole question to indcn-
mite argument China. however, enjoys
the legal right TO dcnuuncc the treaty
The Russian and Japanese legations
here are regularly in consultation on
the russo Chinese situation.