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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-19

A justice Of New York's supreme
court says there are too many laws.
courts and technicalities. The gen.
eral public for some time has been
suspectlng that less law and more
justice would better fll the average
needs Of the community, and IL Is
quite gratifying 20 the lay mind Ia
have its opinions confirmed by this
expert decision.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-19
2oo.oco BRITISH MINERS BACK
Local Differences indicate Resumption
VIII Be Gradual

London The indications are that
the resumption OF work will be more
gradual than AT first supposed. About
200. eco .leu have returned. The South
Wales miners are still idle pending a
settlement Of the troubles Of the sur.
face men. The Lancashire men still
refuse to 60 10 work or TO allow the
minority TO resume.
The operators have l2.O00 men a.
work repairing the damaged pitheads
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-19
BARS WEAPONS IN CAPITAL.
House Passes Bill Forbiddire Wash
inetonians TO Carry Any.

Washington.-Citiz Of this town
who carry any deadly weapon here
after will be liable to- penitentiary
sentence or fine. or both, by the terms
OF bill passed in the House.
Representative Madden OF Illinois
proposed an amendment TO cause all
capital pclicemen TO hold up visitors
to Washington and search them for
weapons. II was quickly passed, but
after withdrawn.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-19

Simplicity in weddings is reported
to be strongly advocated by members
of the British aristocracy Members
of the British aristocracy who marry
American heiresses will hardly be able
to induce the young ladies to agree to
any brand of simplicity that precludes
the wearing of more than 100000
worth OF pearls
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-19

Save your raisin seeds. A scientific
Investigator in California. where 5000
or 1000 tons of them are thrown away
every year. has demonstrated that
they have commercial value. and that
sirup, oil. meal and tannin can be
made from them
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-19

Science takes a fall out of romance
by proving that hair cannot turn
white in a single night but many a
brunette has become blonde in that
length OF time.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-19
Commander of Dept. of the East
SucCumbs to Throat Trouble.
FEARED HIS FATHERS FATE
Attacked Unexpectedly at Hotel Buck
ingham After Eleven O'Clock At
Night, He Succumbs an Hour
Later-Doctors PoWeress.

New York.-Major General Freder-
ick Dent Grant, son of eXPresident
Ulysses 5. Grant, and commander of
the Department of the East of the
army, died shortly after midnight at
the Hotel Buckingham, following a
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-19

A heart expert tells us that the
chief cause OF marital discord is quar-.
reling about money And yet. om
millionaires are not altogether un
known 20 the divorce court.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-19
PRICE OF RAILWAY MERGER.
New Haven Must Spend S1ooooo,oos
on lmproVem Saws Foss.

on improvement Says Foss.
Boston The creation Of a Public
Service Commission and the direct
lease by the New York, New Haven q
Hartford Of the Boston x Maine Rail
road on condition that the New Haven
spends slOO,Oo0.O00 for improvements
in and near Boston are suggested in q
message 70 the public by Gov. Eu
gene y. ross. At present the New
York. New Haven & Hartford controls
the Boston d Maine through the Bos
ton Holding Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
RUBY AS PROTECTING CHARM.
Sultan of Morocco Exhibits Fear of
the Spooks.

VICHY. August 19-While on his way
here from Marseille Mulai Hafd, the
former Sultan Of Morocco, sat in the
corridor of his special car and gazed in
wonder at the cultivated country. the
most beautiful. as he said that he had
ever seen The southern vineyards and
the rich Rhone valley elected from him
the remark that France must be an
immense garden"
The tunnels bothered the former ruler
Of Morocco and he seemed to become
fearful every time the train entered one
He took a ruby ring off his finger and
held 1t in his hand as a protecting charm
The ex-sultan says his health has i'm
proved since he arrived in France. but
he does not like the European houses
He complains that they exclude the air.
The rooms, though more deliberately fur
nished. are less convenient than the
Moorish ones.
Muai is delighted with his automo-
bling experience in France. "Our roads
are so rough" he says, that never be-
fore realized the pleasure of automo-
billing. These roads are magnificent
and the faster l go the better l like It,
| have ordered two cars for my own
use"
In reply to question as to what he
thought OF French women the former
Moroccan potentate said: Those we
have seen look very nice, but have not
got acquainted with any yet. Ask me
again later"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
RECOVERING FROM INJURY.
Countess D'Odrovonz Still Resting
in HOSPITAL.

BALTIMORE. August 19.-Countess
Helene dOdrovonz Of Washington. vel
known in diplomatic circles. who was
injured in an automobile accident early
Saturday morning near Towson. will not
have her beauty marred as result OF
the cuts she received about the head. &C
cording to the attending physicians at
ST Luke's Hospital, where she has been
since her misfortune.
Robert Laws. a friend Of the countess
and the only other person hurt when the
machine turned over. has been moved
from the hospital to the home Of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Laws. 2742
North Charles street. He was suffering
last night from several bruises. but was
not believed to be In danger of develop
ing internal complications.
In the hospital the countess was shown
every attention and her friends made fire.
quent inquiries about her condition.
D. NJ. Laws was asked last night t.
make statement regarding the reported
engagement of his son to the Russian
noblewoman.
This is only one Of many rumors tina
have been abroad since the accident" he
replied. but you can say truthfully tina
my son is a friend Of the countess an6
nothing more"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
CRUISE NOW NEAR|NGEND
Midshipmen Will Disembark
and Begin Vacations in
About a Week.

In about ono week the annual summer
practice cruise Of the midshipmen will
come to an end at Annapolis. Nearly
all OF the 5OO-odd midshipmen of the
first, second and third classes will then
be paid or and start on their annual
summer vacations.
For about eleven weeks. tho embryo
officers have been cruising along the
coast OF New England. On the most mod
ern and formidable vessels OF Uncle
Sans navy. getting a real taste OF the
sailors life on the briny deep. The
change made In the arrangements for
this years cruise. officials say, has been
beneficial from every standpoint. This
change consisted Of distributing the mid
shipmen to the battleships in squads OF
eighteen and twenty, instead Of crowdine
the whole complement on two or three
older vessels Of the service.
The fleet is steaming slowly down the
coast and will remain in Hampton roads
for several days before proceeding up the
bay to Annapolis. They are due at
Annapolis August %. and the following
day the midshipmen will disembark.
The first Of the midshipmen to leave
the ships will be the members of the
foot ball squad, who, as usual, will go
on leave a week In advance of their
fellows in order to return to Annapolis
correspondlngly earlier to begin practice
in preparation for the opening Of the
schedule Of games early In October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
FINDS FATHER A SUICIDE.
Letter to Son Prompts Search and
Body Is Discovered.

SCRANTON. Pa, August 19.-Follow-
ing the receipt Of a letter telling him to
come at once to Lake Como Wayne
county. DR.. George c. Merriman organ
lied party Of searchers and found the
lifeless body of his father, Fernando Mer-
riman of Dunmore q civil engineer,
lying in a clump Of bushes with a bullet
in his brain. Ill health was the cause
of suicide. The letter limited that Merri-
man was going to take his life.
Mr.. Merriman was sixty-six years old
and a member of the New York Engi-
neers' Club. He was a graduate of
Haverford Academy and Union College.
For years he had been in charge OF the
realty department of the Pennsylvania
Coal Company, a subsidiary corporation
of the Erie. The body was brought to
this city for burial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
1215c and 15c Ermbroideries,
Widths from , to no inches. zc
BURGLAR, FACING DEATH,
RETURNS LOOT TO OWNERS
Bertram G. Spencer, Convicted of
Murder, Sends Valuables to
Persons He Robbed.

SPR1NGFTEID. Mass. August 49,
With only a few weeks to live, Bertram
g. Spencer. burglar and murderer, who
before his arrest had led a double life, is
sending back to his victims valuables he
took from them. He is to die In the cleo.
trio chair In Charlestown prison in the
week of September Is for the murder OF
Miss Martha Blackstone. a school teacher
whom he shot while he was robbing the
house in which she lived.
In the Spencer home. soon after Spen-
GERS arrest, the police found almost a
wagon load OF loot.
All Obtained by Theft.
Almost everything Of value there ex-
cepting the furniture had been stolen
from some city in New England, although
Spencer himself was the only occupant
of the house who knew 1t. The silver
ware. china, even the rug on the dining
room floor. had been obtained by theft
In his efforts to return the stolen ar
ticles Spencer has called upon his mother
for assistance, and as he sits in his cell
with the shadow Of death on him she is
helping him to do what Is right.
A ring which Spencer stole from Mrs.
George Jackson OF No. 1886 North street
was returned to her by Spencer's mother
last week.
Spencer was a clerk, married. and OF a
respectable family. His arrest caused
great surprise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
Bright's Disease

Let there be no eyasion-we mean chronic
and supposed incurable cases involving dropsy,
slbumen and casts. They are durable In many
.ases.
Let rs cite typical case-that OF Mr. R. +.
kitscks Of 1916 Spaight street. Madison. Wis.
There had been eight physicians on this case
and II got 50 extreme that he finally had one
81 the last symptoms. namely, failing eyesght
In January, 1907, the doctors admitted that
sothing further could BE- done, and they sent him
to Eureka Springs, Ark. He continued 10
,et worse the dropsy finally reaching the stom-
ach heart and lungs. He stated that at one
time the tests showed albumen high 1870.
He learned OF Fuiton's Renal Compound and
began 10 take Il July Sd Dropsy began slowly
10 decline and the slbumen dropped TO forty,
then to twenty. Then to ten and finally TO two
per cent In May. 1905.
lie had returned TO his employment at last
sdvices.
Fu,on's Renal Compound can be had in your
sity 1T Jas. o. Donnell's drug store.
Send for free pamphlet and write US IL not
improving by third week. Jno. j. Fulton Co.,
S45 Battery ste San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
SURPRISE FOR FRANCIS JOSEPH
Europe's Oldest Monarch Given
Party on SD Birthday.

VIENNA, August 19-The eighty
second birthday of Emperor Francis
JOSEPH was celebrated quietly at the pal
ace at Ischl, where his majesty and his
daughters and their children made a
family party.
An incident OF the party was a bio
scope production showing the en-
peror hunting. This was a surprise
for his majesty which had been pre-
pared by his daughter. the Arch
duchess Gisela. who. with a view Of
persuading her father that he was
not SO old as he sometimes deplorSd
himself to be, had cinematograph
apparatus fixed secretly while The en-
peror was hunting near Ischl. The pic
lures demonstrated the remarkable
comparative agility OF the monarch.
The emperor Is Europe's Oldest
reigning monarch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
PUT IN ANIMAL CAGE.
Bridal Couple Hauled Around in Cir
Gus Wagon.

PITTSBURGH, August 19-With brass
bands playing and two thousand neigh
bors. friends and others following and
cheering. Harry Spohn. a wealthy young
merchant, and his bride. who was Miss
Mary Brown. were driven Saturday night
through the streets Of Grafton. a suburb
of this city, Gagged together in an IRON
barred circus animal wagon.
Spohn and Miss Brown went to Grove
City, Pa. and were married there TO
escape the practical Jokers among Mr..
Spohn's employees and friends. When the
merrymakers arrived at the house with
the lion cage Mrs. Spohn barred the doors
and hid. but was outwitted by friends
climbing to the roof and getting in a
gable window. Spohn was grabbed as he
entered his home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
WATER WAGONS IN PARADE.
Despite Precaution, Many Marchers
Are Overcome by Heat.

LOUISVILLE, KY. August 19.-An In
novation in parades was started here yes
terday. when two dozen water wagons
were scattered at intervals in the pageant
of the American Federation of Catholic
Societies. The wagons were provided
with distilled water and individual drink
Ing cups in which water boys carried
draughts to participants and specta-
tors.
On account of the intense heat many
OF the marchers took advantage Of the
water supply TO keep wet handkerchief
on their foreheads. Even these precau-
tons did not prevent several heat pros
trations among marchers and partici
pants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
TO MERGE RELIGIOUS PAPERS.
Plans Being Made by Baltimore Pub
locations.

BALTIMORE. Nd, August 19-Accord-
ing to the publishers of several religious
journals here plans are under way for a
million-dollar merger to reorganize and
merge a large section OF the denomina-
tional press. It is proposed to retire
some papers which are now operating at
a loss and to merge others.
Baltimore has for many years been a
center Of religious publications. and five
journals of this character are now being
issued from this city. The new syndicate.
it is said, will have its headquarters In
Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
BUILDS UNIQUE MODEL
Boy of Eleven Constructs
Miniature Ship Complete
in Every Detail.

Sidney Thompson. an eleven-year-old
boy. living at Al U street northwest, has
built a miniature ship which to all ap-
pearances Is an exact copy Of some OF
the great steamers Of the present day.
He is the son Of George Thompson, a
theater decorator. The most notable
fact about the model is that 1t is made
entirely Of paper and pasteboard. It is
a little more than a yard long, seven
inches wide and six inches deep amid
ships.
The boy puts in most Of his playtime
working on some Of his models. He has
little shop in his yard and complete
outfit of necessary tools. Most of the
neighborhood are made or remodeled by
Sidney. but this is only his second at
tempt at boat
The boat was made just at the close OF
the school year. Sidney is a pupil at the
Gage School The children in the fourth
grade each had to make something of the
sort at the end OF the year as a part of
their course in manual training. Sid
ney's boat took the first prize and put
him at the head Of his class In manual
training. The model is complete in every
detail although he says 1t took only three
after his mother.
Deck or Thin Paper.
The ribs are Of stiff cardboard. and
the deck is supported with the same ma
terial. The deck and "planking'' are
made Of thin white paper. secured to the
frame by thin wire and glue. The rud-
der Is Of pasteboard. covered with the
same thin paper. A rail Of thread Is run
around the deck, on uprights of ordinary
pins. The cabins, masts and stacks are
made Of white paper. and wireless
outfit OF thread Is strung between the
masts. and a paper wheel placed on the
forward deck. Portfolios are cut and run
the entire length Of the boat. Windows
and doors are placed in the cabins, wire
davits are fastened. through the deck
and support four tiny paper lifeboats.
two on each side. Paper ventilators are
installed on the forward deck. The boat
is white, with green stripe just below
the deck line and red below the water
line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
OFFERS TO HELP BURKE.
Philadelphia Would Start in Bust
ness Councilman Who Resigned.

PHILADELPHIA, August 19.-William
Burke. who resigned his seat in the city
council because he feared an ex-convict
who was In the Massachusetts, penitenti-
airy while he also was serving a sentence
for numerous robberies. has had a gener-
GUS offer to return to Philadelphia and
resume his old business, that Of cigar
dealer.
touched by Burke's story, will provide
all the capital necessary to put the cigar
man on his feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
OPEN LABOR CONVENTION
Maryland and District Fedora
tion Begins Sessions at
HagerstoWn.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSrOWN, Md, August l9-wtth
more than 100 delegates in attendance,
the eighth annual convention Of the Mary
land and District of Columbia Federation
OF Labor opened in Hagerstown this aft
ernoon. The sessions are being held in
Eagles Hail.
The convention was called to order by
President ]. H. Ferguson. member of
Typographical Union, No IL. OF Balti-
more. Following the address Of welcome
by DR.. ]. Mop. Scott. mayor Of Hagers-
ton. President Ferguson submitted his
annual report, in which he reviewed at
length the work Of the federation the last
year. and made various recommends
tons. The third degree as administer
ed by the police. and the contract system
Of prison labor were among the things
denounced in the report.
May Try to Depose Officer.
It is predicted that any effort that may
be made to depose William A. Bryan,
president Of the Baltimore Federation OF
Labor. by friends OF former President
Edward Hirsch will !, fail The contest
will come up when the committee on
credentials makes its report. and will
then be decided by a vote on the floor OF
the convention.
During the morning a final meeting Of
the executive committee was held to clean
up the business Of the year. It's report
win not be given out until submitted to
the convention This afternoon an address
will be delivered before the convention
by H. L. Echelberger OF Washington.
representing the American Federation Of
Labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
JAMES N. BRENTON DEAD.
Man Of Extraordinary Career Elk
hires in Chicago HOSPITAL.

CHICAGO. August 19.-James NJ. Bren-
ton, at one time mayor Of Des Moines.
Iowa, and whose career was an extraor-
binary one, died at a hospital here last
night. He came to Chicago from Dead
wod, S. D., as a delegate to the recent
progressive national convention, and be-
came i'll.
Brenton was at various times farmer,
ball player. blacksmith, circus performer,
school superintendent, homesteader and
automobile agent. He formerly possessed
considerable wealth, and was recuperat-
ing his fortune when stricken. He weigh
ed 325 pounds and was fifty-three years
old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
QUEST FOR NEWS Is FATAL.
Early Riser, Starting to Get Paper,
Breaks Neck in Stair Fall.

PHILADELPHIA. August 19.-LAw-
renee Campbell. sixty-five years old. a
familiar figure in tho northeast section OF
the city. awakened from his sleep early
yesterday morning and prepared to 60
down to the front steps to get his Sunday
paper.
Passing quietly through the hall % as
not to arouse the others. he stumbled on
the stairs and fell headlong down two
fights. breaking his neck. When taken
to the hospital the physicians said that he
would not survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19

]. Holland. director OF the Carnegie Mu-
scum Of Pittsburgh.
He is going to Buenos Aires 10 present
the president of the Argentine Republic
copy OF the diplodocus. similar To
those presented by Mr.. Carnegie to the
rulers OF Germany. Austria. Russia
France and Italy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19

Announcement has been made of the
marriage OF Walter G. Wood Wilson,
formerly Of Cecil county. Nd, to Mrs.
Emma E. Stevenson Of Collingswood.
n. J.. In Philadelphia Wednesday last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19

A westbound freight train was wrecked
yesterday morning on the Western Mary
land railway, a short distance west OF
Thurmont, Md. The consolidation loco
motive and q number of cars were de-
rallied. The track was torn up for 100
yards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
Secured Special Statute.

He later boosted. the report said, OF Sc
curing the passage OF special statute
there under which he was enabled to
close a deal. His transactions were de-
nounced by the majority as repugnant TO
a high sense of honor and Integrity,
which would justify dismissal II he were
stin In the government service. The re-
port added that his transactions were not
brought 10 the knowledge of his superiors
II the drainage division.
The majority report cited testimony re-
carding frequent conferences OF Assist
ant Secretary Hays and Engineer Wright,
who has since become state drainage en-
gineer of Florida. concerning the pur-
chase and sale at a profit of the bed OF
Lake Mattamuskeet, y. c. Mr. Wright
the majority declared. did not seem TO
realize the improperly OF his own con-
duct. In view OF his confidential relations
with MIR. Hays the majority found 1t
difficult 10 escape the conviction that Mr..
Hays We in full possession of the facts
relative to Wrights deals and transac-
tons when they were being negotiated,
and that Hays should have condemned