The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-20

city and is doing all it can for the
betterment of the sailors conditions.
Just at present the society is doing
all it can to abolish the use of irons
in the navy. A bill with this in view
has been introduced in the house OF
representatives,, and members of the
society are working night and day TO
influence public opinion so that the
bill may be passed.
The Art Museum on Sundays is a
great attraction for foreigners. Early
in the afternoon an endless chain OF
people. mostly Italians, can be seen
streaming into the building, there TO
gaze up and admire the beautiful ex-
hibits placed there in the interests or
science and education. The sculp-
ture and paintings are the special
features Of attraction to the Italian.
II would be hard 10 find more order
ly class, too, than the swarthy people
who move about the building with
a quiet and ease that was both com
fort and interest to all.
The Boston bread line Is no more.
The representatives Of the charitable
societies concerned found that too
many unworthy persons were getting
into the line, and they have according
~ decided upon a new method OF dis
tributing bread to the needy.
Hereafter the bread will be sent 10
Il I,ge 10 IgI
that better results will be obtained.
II was found that men who were
nothing but lOafers got the bread which
otherwise would have gone to |orthy
families where the head of the house
bold is out Of work.
How many people come into Boston
daily to work and return TO their
homes at night?"
The bureau OF statistics Of labor has
asked this question and answered It.
In 1906 the army Of commuters num-
bered no less than 77,5OG. This state
ment was made in a bulletin issued by
the bureau last week that this num-
ber. which is more than % percent Of
the persons employed in gainful oper-
ations in Boston, live I'm the suburbs,
and so from and TO their homes daily
by trolley and steam cars.
When Il is remembered that almost
$4,000 people must be brought into
Boston at a certain hour in the morn
ing TO work, and carried out again at
a certain hour In the evening, the prob
lem of the transportation companies
looms large.
Because OF his labors In the cause OF
the Italian workingmen in this city,
Dominica D'AleSsandro, who II years
ago landed in this city poor hod car
rier, has been created a chevalier OF
the order OF the Crown of Italy by
special order of King Victor Emman-
uel For the second time the coveted
title In this, one Of the high orders
OF the Italian court, has been con
ferred on a Boston resident
Marquis de Bruno, italian consul.
at this port, made announcement the
other day Of the signal honor con-
ferred upon D'Alessandro.
Mr.. D'Alessandros warfare against
the padrone system of Boston was one
of the causes that brought him the
title.
Notwithstanding an impassonod
plea by Senator Vahey OF Middlesex
the upper branch Of the state legisla-
ture refused to reconsider its prior
rejection of the various measures
looking to the repeal or amendment
of the death penalty law. Senator Va
hey had called attention 10 the con-
viction OF the nine Cinnamon who, he
said. unless the state interviewed, would
be led like cattle TO slaughter. He did
not think Massachusetts,, famed as
leader i'm the cause of justice and hu-
manity, could permit such an atrocity,
The senate stood firm against change.
however. The motions to reconsider
the rejection of the bills TO abolish
capital punishment and TO permit iuries
10 qualify their verdicts by adding
without capital punishment" were de-
feated on roll calls. The senate also
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bill to secure an expression OF popu-
lar opinion on the eXpediency OF abol-
ishing the death penalty.
During the examination OF the steer
age passengers who arrived the 9TH
er day on the steamship Romanic.
from Mediterranean ports. an incident
occurred which caused much amuse-
ment among the inspectors and 9TH
ers in the immigration pen. AS the
newcomers lined up before the inspec-
tors they were questioned in the Ian
guage OF their own country. and IL
their answers were satisfactory they
were permitted TO go.
One woman with six young children
puzzled Dr. Stafford, who undertook 10
question her. He did not know her
nationality, but as she was apparent
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