The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-06

that length. The eight-car trains will
not be run until all of the stations
have been heightened out in accord
ance with the plans filed with the rail
road commissioners.
Mrs. Ethel Annakln Snowden OF Eng
land, wife of Philip Snowden, NJ. r.,
addressed large and appreciatiye au-
which, incidentally, contained
many men-in Faneml hall on wom-
ems suffrage one evening last week.
Mrs. Snowden is young, rarely beau
tiful, strikingly blonde, OF a brilliant
coloring. She has a very agreeable
speaking voice, a surprising facility and
happiness Of diction, and a yiyacious
way of attacking he. subject matter.
She talked for full hour, and then
answered a number OF questions asked
from the audience.
She said in part: mo speaker has
ever stood on this platform, probably,
without referring TO the great causes
which have been pleaded here. Cynics
will now saw How are the mighty fal-
len-Faneuil hall given over to a
suffragette!
II shall not attempt TO be a teacher
to you over here, because know there
are issues and complications which
do not understand. But | will tell you
i'm plain words what we are doing in
England. The papers say we have
made unruly mobs in London, have
spit at policemen, have hung round
their necks and asked TO be arrested,
that we have gone about looking like
female Hoolgans, broken up public
meetings, committed every sin in the
calendar and invented some new ones
OF our own.
What we are really doing in Eng
land is to ask for votes for women
on the same terms as given 10 men"
The citizens and taxpayers OF the
whole United States have never taken
more than passing interest in the
small force OF trained and disciplined
officers and men known as the regu-
lar army"
In Massachusetts, at the time OF the
Spanish war, when 1t was
feared that our coast would be raw
aged by the battleships OF Spain and
the residents Of Boston and vicinity
called upon the authorities at Wash
ington to safeguard our shores, the
need Of a strong line OF defence was
patent to every person.
The officers and men Of the 46th
company, coast artillery corps, station
ed at Fort Strong. Boston harbor, in
service practice under inspection OF
officials from the war department. Oct.
Is, revealed the fact that this com
pany holds the service record for 10
inch batteries.
The 46th company is In command OF
Capt Philip Yost, with lst Lieut.. Perry
NJ. Gallup the only other officer assign.
ed TO the company. The officers are
held in high esteem, and are regarded
as very efficient, not only by the Off
GERS in the district, but by the men OF
the company. The battery consists OF
three l0-inch brccCh- loading rifles,
mounted on disappearing carriages.
These three guns are known as Bat
terry Hitchcock" after Lieut.. Hitch
cock, who was killed at the battle of
Murfreesboro, Dec. 81. 1862. The old
battery was called Battery Ward"
after Maj.-Gen. Artemas Ward of the
Continental army.
Here are some facts about the big
guns: When the gun Is fired the re.
pit, where 1t is reloaded. hydraulic
cylinders take up the recoil and the
gun is raised, fired and depressed all
I'm four seconds. The projectile is OF
high explosive, armor penetrating,
weighs Goa pounds. and with the pow
der charge, costs the government about
$3.50 when the whole battery Of three
guns are in use the shots can be fired
just IL seconds apart, which means
that a battleship would be hit four
times inside OF one minute OF actual
firing. The guns are ranged up To
1000 yards and that means they can
be depended upon to hit an enemy's
ship at a distance of almost eight miles
or almost three miles beyond the
Graves light.
Joseph Brooks presents Lillian Rus
sell at the Hollis Street theatre, Bos-
ton. for a limited engagement of Two
weeks commencing Monday. Novem,
ber I'd, in the racing comedy success
"Wildhre" by George Broadhurst and
George " Hobart. IL will be recalled
that Miss Russell made an unusual hit
in this play in Boston last season.
For election week at the Boston the
atre the attraction is The County
Chairman" by George AIDE, which 1:
one of the very best works of the IA
nous humorist In many respects. Il
is one that strikes home, particular,
at this time when the country is in
terested In national election. for IN
this comedy, Mr.. AIDE has all tn,
types that are usually found prominen