The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-11-29
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so much from the abnormally high
| prices. Fortunately the potato market
is we'll supplied and liberal riA
crop is reported. Speaking OF provi-
sions, new feature is the canned
meat packed for the Hebrew pOpula-
ton, which Is now so immense that IL
requires this speciality, the meat being
| "Kosherized," and therefore accept
| able. To explain 1t would be well TO
say that Kosher" is a Hebrew word
| often inscribed in the Hebrew meat
markets and meaning that the slaught-
ering has been done In conformity with
| the Levitical ritual and hence these
| koshered cans find ready sale.
Fi'e Of the 10 big American batt,e-
| shirs which leit I or tn will start on
| one OF the most notable cruises OF the
| worlds naval history are at the Brook
| lyn navy yard, receiving their last
work OF preparation for the long jour
| ney to the Pacific ocean. The other
| II are at Norfolk, Boston and League
| island yards receiving their tuning up
| repairs, their ammunition and the
heavier OF the staple stores, Of which
each ship will carry tonnage almost
equal to the average commercial lad
en- ocean liner.
Several Of the battleships now at
other yards will come to New York in
the next few days TO go into mammoth
drydocks available at the Brooklyn sta
ton. Eleven and possibly IL OF the
| fleet will rendezvous in New York
harbor, prior to Dec. II, and will sail
either on that day or Dec. 2 to Hamp-
ton Roads, whence the start for San
Francisco will be made on Dec. 16, af-
ter a review of the assembled ships
by President Roosevelt
A new club, the Phlocalian, the mem
bership of which includes % women
is to do battle with those factors
which have sralked into modern life
and as this organization sees them
threaten to demoraliZe society.
First and foremost the low neck
gown is stamped with disapproval
"Philocalian," taken from the Greek
but given domesticated spelling because
Of ordinary usage, means literally
Love OF the beautiful" 1t is held,
however. that the low neck gown has
attained such an accent on the first
syllable that i.S~kines have exceeded
artistic ethics.
The peek boo waist is under the
ban. The coktail? Never! 1t is an
athena, whether il be of the Fair
banks variety or charmingly embel-
lished with the cherry that is red or
the olive that is green. The highball
stands elbow to elbow with the cock
tail
The hanson, too, EXCEPT as used as
| a convenience and serving a utiltarian
purpose. suffers the afiixing Of the
seal OF disapprobation.
Just as the tunnel under the East
| river, known as the Belmont tunnel"
is completed and about to be put in
| operation, the contention is set up by
the city government that the tunnel
was built without legal authority--the
| claim being hat the old Steinway chart
er had expired by limitation Counsel
| for the public service commission
practically advises that the Inter-
borough Metropolitan company he en-
| Joined from operating the tunnel. as
the best means Of conserving the rights
Of the city, or its alleged rights He
| H., 4, Il. al
II think that the commission should
not acquiesce in any operation Of the
Steinway tunnel; but that, upon being
| placed in possession Of evidence that
| operation is about TO begin. the COM
mission should consider ca eful'y
whether an application 20 the Covr;s
to enjoin the operation should no be
made"
The granting OF such an injunction
would mean the tying up. presumably
! for many months. of an extensive
transportation system designed 10 sup
| plement the Manhattan and Brooklyn
! lines. and thus facilitate rapid transit.
Of which there is great and growing
need.
The proposal TO place all the hospi-
tails on Blackwell's island calls re-
newed attention to n spot SO long oc-
cupied by the almshouse and peni,en-
tiary. The island contains about $50
acres and was purchased by the city
! I'm 1928. the price being So 600. IL is
now worth Is millions, as II would
bring 100000 the acre for building
lots. but at present the city can find no
other place for penal and charitable
service The Island" as IL iscom-
monty termed. has received fresh inn
~srtance from the fact that Abe Hum
nell is one Of the prison population
and II any one had prophesied this a
year ago how improbable IL would
have appeared. IL is. however. the
improbable that always happens. an
other instance Of previous date being
found in Tweed and the only differ