The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-06-26

MaSkdcnufeVtb, ana tnen tne state VI
Maine has enough charges OF house
breaking and horse-stealing against
Francis 10 entitle him 10 sentences ag-
gregating $50 years, so he may be re-
garded as having quite a number or
engagements on hand.
The proposition OF the mayor 70
place the public baths under the con-
troll and management OF the board OF
health has been accepted by the al
dermen.
This IS no novel arrangement Of mu-
nicipal departments. II simply re-
stores the baths 10 the place which
they formerly held in the system Of
public services. The separation was
made during that period OF municipal
experiment In which boards and com
missions and bureaus were multiplied,
and existing schemes OF administration
were split up, in the mistaken idea
that responsibility could thus be placed
more directly
Without rejecting in any way upon
the zeal OF the citizens who have served
in this unpaid position, 1t must be
said that the experiment has not been
an extraordinary success. A return to
the earlier system will not work injury
The public baths come naturally and
properly within the domain Of the
health authorities, and IL should be
possible 10 effect some economies in
the department following this change.
The new flag OF the Commonwealth
Of Massachusetts, specially designed at
the instance OF Governor Guild, will
hereafter be seen waving over all state
institutions.
At the recent session OF the Degisla-
ture flag was authorized which, in
accordance with the wishes OF the gov
ernor, differs from the former state
flag. On one side the Indian charter
seal is imprinted upon white back
groltld, and on The other representa-
tion OF the historic pine tree OF New
England.
The inner background OF the diverse
side Of the flag Is blue; the outline OF
an Indian warrler Is in gold, and IN
one upper corner Is a silver star de-
noting that Massachusetts was one OF
the 13 original states. In this respect
the flag is like the one formerly used,
but in the new flag a pine tree COM
pletely obscures the heraldry of the
reverse side. II was the pine tree in
novation that Governor Guild recon-
mended.
The governor has given orders that
the state colors should be unfurled
above all public state buildings.
On the state house the new state flag
has already been unfurled.
Charlestown navy yard was last
week stripped of every available ma
rine by a hurry order. TO the cheers
OF the few men of the corps left at
the yard, three officers and 81 marines
marched from the yard in heavy
marching equipment, bound for Pana-
ma
The Charlestown detachment will re-
port at the New York navy yard. To-
gcther with detachments from other
yards which will arrive there about
the same time they will board the new
'battlcship New Hampshire, which will
transport them to the isthmus. There
with the big marine battalion which
left some days ago on the L. :. 5. Ta-
coma they will stand by" ready TO
enforce law and order prior TO and
during the Panama elections on July
12
While theoretically marines are
ready TO move at a moments notice
for duty In any part of the world, this
organization and getting away of the
detachment was one of the quickest
Jobs ever done at this or any other
navy yard, and Col Thomas o. Wood,
the commanding officer OF marines, was
compllmcnted by Rear Admiral Will
liam Swift, U. S. ~. commandant of
the yard, for the celebrity with which
the men were equipped, formed and
sent away.
Within six hours OF the receipt of
the telegraphic orders at the yard the
detachment was on its march TO the
South station for the Fall River boat
train.
So large was the detail called for
that but three privates are left Of the
prison guard, and the main-gate guard
is slightly reduced All the less fire.
quently used and private officers and
families gates at the yard are closed
and the men who guarded them have
started for Panama. The prisoners will
remain locked up in the prison for a
few days until new guard can be ar
ranged for by transfers and men on
leave report back for duty.
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"A knight for a Day" at summer
prices is the new spur 10 the crowds
packing the fremont since the big
musical gaiety came to town. Two
hundred lower floor seats at fifty cents.
200 first balcony chairs at the same
price. and the entire upper balcony