The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-10-25


remaining employees at least once each
week in the work OF fire extinguish-
ment.
An equally necessary requirement re-
lates TO the proper inspection and care
Of fire escapes and the local appliances
for meeting sudden outbreak of fire.
The new rules are plainly meant to
supplement those already in force. Def
mite individual responsibility will take
the place of general, and. perhaps, i'm
personal, responsibility, and at the
same time more particular directions
Tor individual Efforts will be Afforded.
There will be less possibility OF con-
fusion from lack OF definite direction
when the sudden need comes. BY such
precautions the need is less likely to
come
The passing of the square rigged
merchantmen apparently remains 10 be
recorded. although the prevailing inn
preston in the public mind seems 10
be that vessels Of this class have prac-
tically disappeared from the seas or
have been converted into coal barges,
scores of which are towed weekly from
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vir-
giuia TO New England ports.
The wealth Of Boston and other Mas
sachusetts cities was built up years ago
from the foreign trade through "A great
feet Of clipper ships These have dis
appeared, as have many Of the modern
American square riggers. NOtWith-
standing the loss of the greater part OF
the American feet OF wind -jammers,'
the shipping record OF the port Of Bos-
ton for the present fall shows that the
square rigger is by no means extinct.
AT the present time, according 10 the
Chamber OF Commerce documents,
there are nine square riggcd vessels
several Of them run rigged ships and
the remainder barks-On their way TO
this port or preparing to sail here for
the purpose of loading lumber for
BuenOs Ayrcs. In this number are not
included half dozen or more craft
now on their way from Boston to River
Platte
Boston and New York art circles
have been thrown into a fever Of eX-
citement by the sensational utteranCe
Of Sir PurdOn Clarke, the director or
the Metropolitan Museum Of Art, TO
the effect that the museums of Ameri-
ca and the continent are chiefly made
up of loot.
Mr. Arthur Fairbanks, the new direc-
tor of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
in a recent interview confirmed Sir
Purdon's statements.
Undoubtedly, much Of the statuary
and paintings now owned by art muse
ums has been stolen at some time, said
Mr. Fairbanks. This is not 50 surpris-
ing as at first sight ii may seem, when
one considers the wars and strifes from
which foreign nations, rich in art have
suffered During those periods there
was necessarily looting of the treas
ures OF art"
Asked whether the Boston Museum
of Art contained any notable examples
OF valuable art pieces that have been
purloined by continental thieves, Mr..
Fairbanks replied;
II have not been long enough at the
Boston Museum to know the histories
OF the individual pieces there. but GER
tainly 1t would not surprise me upon
investigation to find that many have
been stolen"
II could not vouch, for instance. for
the history OF the Rembrandts at the
Boston Museum They may have been
secured by thieves. but we try to deal
with only reputable merchants, who OF
course are liable unknowingly to pur-
chase stolen works Of art"
At Keith's this week is the most
elaborate act yet presented in vaude-
Vile. II is known as The Song Birds"
and requires the services of 30 people.
Originally produced by the members OF
the Lambs Club, New York, the most
famous of American theatrical clubs,
it is a travesty on last seasons operate
war between Conreids Metropolitan
Opera House and Hammerstein's Man
haitian Opera House, with words and
lyrics by George V. Hobart and music
by Victor Herbert William Burress
plays the leading role, that Of oscar
Hammershine."
The bills at the fremont Theatre
continue To grow in strength and favor.
Every act is carefully selected. and fur
nishes real entertainment for the pat
rons OF advanced vaudeville. The Ire
mont theatre matinees are rapidly
growing in the favor of ladies and chill
dren for the environment Of these
great entertainments is ideal. Vesta
Victoria, one OF the most expensive and
artistic OF Klaw a Erlanger's foreign
importations will soon be seen at the
fremont.
"A Child OF the Regiment" Charles