The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-09-04

| VI tue mOIMOH aCOuNtIIS WIZ diiAftu
on the steamer Republic last week and
were detained by the immigration au-
thonties, thirteen oil the young wom-
en were debarred from entering here
under the law relating 20 assisted
immigrants and persons likely 10 be
come public charges
Five OF the young women were re-
| leased. The women debarred will be
sent back on the Republic.
IL Is interesting 10 watch the faces
Of people on the street or at the place
Of some public gathering, for one may
easily determine those who have taxi
ell their vacation and those who have
not. The former may De distinguish
ed by the brown complexion, the
| brightness of the eye and the general
| air that perhaps after all life is worth
! living Those who have borne the bur-
! den and heat OF the summer can be
/ picked out for the reason that they
lack all Of the above symptoms.
The big auxiliary cruiser Yankee,
now at the Charlestown navy yard,
| presents a curious spectacle. Instead
OF the Immediately white ship which
arrived there a week or more ago
/ from the naval brigade work, the ship
presents the most somber and dingy
/ appearance. Every portion OF her ex-
terror has been painted deep slate
green.
! In few days the ship will 20 10 sea
! in her new paint for "a series OF tests
as to at what distances she will be
discernibIe in the new color.
There is a fairly good business In
fresh fish in the local wholesale mar
ket and shellfsh are growing more
active as the season approaches when
! oysters are good" but cured and salt
! fish are still quiet, and probably will
remain so until the lall buying begins
! IN the latter part of next month. Re
tilers will not STOCK up with cured
fish OF any kind while the weather is
warm. and Improvement in that part
OF the market depends on the ther-
mometer. Prices generally are steady
and changes since a week ago have
been few and not large.
Penal Institutions Commissioners
| Vernon " Skinner declared recently
that he had no intention OF releasing
any prisoners at Deer Island on account
Of the crowded condition Of the house
OF correction, as had been reported.
The commissioner said II was true
that there were regular accommoda-
tions for only about l20v. and that 1860
are now being housed, but the same
condition obtains in similar institu-
tions elsewhere, he says, and must be
| put up with.
He said there are now 100 fewer
| prisoners at Deer island than there
were a month ago, and he hoped that
with improving times the population
there would continue 10 decrease. He
attributed the crowded condition 10
the hard times, such periods always
tending to increase crime.
A council OF war convened at the
| Boston board of health rooms the
other day TO inaugurate the extermin-
alton of the common house fly. Aside
from something done in New York
city, this is the first sweeping move OF
the kind.
II is 10 ba a state movement. The
conferences on the finish OF the fly
were the following named five leaders
in matters of public health from as
many OF the larger cities OF Massa-
sachusetts and Rhode Island: Dr. G.
! V. Chaplin OF Provluence, DR.. Chas.
| l.. Simpson of Lowell, James G. Cof-
! fey of Worcester, Raymond Lee New
! comb of Salem and John Ritchie, Jr,
of the Boston board OF health.
The council took conservative view
OF the fly, recognizing him as a nuis-
ance, yet not inclined to take the eX-
tremist's view OF him as a carrier of
disease. II was considered that no
loss would be experienced by the lack
| OF the services of the fly in the capac-
ity OF scavenger. because although
! probably there was a time when he
was useful in that respect, that time
is past.
1t was agreed, however that 10 un-
dertake TO get rid Of flies is a prac-
teal thing. 1t was an open question
how large a part flies play in the
spread OF disease. The discussion,
which was very free, brought out the
fact that after all but little is known
Of the life story Of thls household pest,
what were the facts but few years
ago having given way before never in
formation, leaving an uncertain basis
upon which 10 wage what must be
very definite war.
The committee decided 10 submit 10
the parent society, the Massachusetts
association Of boards Of health. plan
for getting more information. and for
educating the people about the need
of diseouraging the ny.