The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-11-29

constitutional accident. Physiologi.
cally, he declares, the only reason why
an infant puts forth the right hand TO
grasp objects is because the right eye
is the one which is nearer perfect Wis
ually, anatomically, or optically.
While some OF the cities and towns
In Greater Boston are almost nightly
reporting cases of burglary, OF thefts
by second-story workers and by the
ordinary variety Of sneak thieves, a
good many residents OF Boston, who
haven't themselves been troubled by
thieves, appear TO have been Iulled
into false sense OF security because
OF the comparatively few reports OF
burglaries and other styles Of thefts
which are taking place here.
II Is a fact, however, that thieves
in Boston itself are not idle In these
days OF great activity on the part
of profession I'm the suburban towns
and cities, and that the guns as
crooks are known in police parlance,
are industriously attending to their
ncldTlOuS ITdde TlBnl mere.
At police headquarters they will
tell you that there is no more crime
against property i'm Boston now than
there Is at this time every year; that
the detectives are energtic and hard
at work, and that all known thieves
are taken in and examined as fast as
they are seen.
They will also tell you that at this
time OF year, as always happens, thiev'
ish tramps who have been loafing and
stealing in the rural districts through
out the summer, are coming into
town, where the stoves and free lunch
cs are more plentiful, but that there
isn't anything out OF the ordinary do
ing In the burglary or plain theft line
II Is Il fact that Chief Watts men
are very active, and that within few
days a number OF men charged with
burglary have been captured by them.
The local school committee has just
received from the committee on light
ing school rooms, appointed some time
ago. and composed Of ocuists and cleo
tricians, n communication on the need
Of glasses by a large proportion OF
the school children.
The communication dealt with a
recommendation of DR.. Margaret Car.
ley, supervisor. OF nurses iD the
schools, and said:
THE committee is fully aware that
the use OF glasses Is Of the grertest
importance TO an appreciable percent.
age OF children i'm the schools. We
believe that some arrangement is nee.
essary TO provide them for those
whose parents cannot afford TO ex-
pend the necessary sum.
1--WE are OF the opinion. however,
that this expense should not be Borne
by the school department, but rather
by the various charitable organiza.
tions of the city.
1--WE apprecf.fte the disadvantage
and delay involved in referring such
cases To these organizations, but nev.
ertheless we feel strongly that were
the school committee to establish such
a fund there would be the greatest
difficulty in limiting the expenditure
and in conhning 1t within reasonable
limits.
I'VE estimate that glasses are re-
quired by from Is to % percent Of the
children In the schools, and large
number OF these may undoubtedly be
classed among the very poor.
I'VE would also call attention to the
fact that glasses are fragile and fire.
Quently need to be repaired or re-
placed. so that the first cost would
only be one item of the total expense.
I'VE respectfully suggest that this
question Is one which might be passed
on with more authority by experts In
government and practical philanthro.
pists than by the committee we repre-.
sent"
Charles Frohman brings Miss Hattie
Williams and her seventy funmakers
in The Little Cherub" 10 Boston this
Thanksgiving week for a brief visit
BY arrangement with Manager Rich
they will appear this time at the Hol-
IFS street WUtIt MISS w IllldItls
and the "Cherub" singers. dancers and
entertainers will be at home to Bos-
ton friends for just one fortnight. It
is a short stay. but IL will be a bril-
liant and a merry one. During the
limited engagement there will he mat.
inees on Wednesday and Saturday n
. o'clock sharp, and n special perform
ance Thanksgiving afternoon. Owing
to the many musical numbers and nov
elites the evening performances will
begin promptly at s o'clock.
AS one looks backward over the
vaudeville situation Of the past few
months and realizes the vast improve
ment that has been made II is easier
to understand just what Messrs. Klaw
4 Erlanger's entrance into this branch
OF the theatrical world has meant. Am.
erican vaudeville has been revolution
ized and placed upOn the highest plaue