The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-01-17


now boast of membership Of six. Dr.
Green, at the ripe old age OF II, leads
SH in priority OF service while Thomas
n. Hart, at rs, is oldest in years. IL
is a whole generation between their
earliest birthdays and that Of the latest
accession TO their ranks, who is almost
forty years younger.
This city is not likely to witness a
Teletition OF the rent riots that have
prevailed recently in New York. Yet
sueh a thing is not impossible here on
smaller scale.
Rents have been lacked mp unmer-
ssfully in certain sections. The cheap
er tenement houses are among the best
paying property in the city in proper
Non 20 valuation.
ryhis problem could well be taken up
by some organization competent TO in
veesigate the situation carefully and
knpartially Such investigation might
prove a more practical help TO the poor
than some Of the more distinctly chari-
table methods Of philanthropy.
immigration officials at this port be-
lieye they have solved the contract la
Dor immigration problem AS far as
Boston is concerned. The sending
back OF many foreigners who came to
America Via Boston in violation OF the
alien labor regulations has evidently
had a salutary effect
In the last few months Spaniards on
their way 10 the tin mines of West Vir-
rinia have given Commissioner Bill
ings some busy days. They have been
deported i'm groups OF H. or 20. As
rule the miners were so illiterate that
they forgot the story told them on
the other side and let the officials into
their contract secret.
The trade in child labor has also
been reduced in Boston Particular
care is taken TO see into what hands A
child immigrant is to go, and wherever
possible, relatives are made 10 call AZ
the immigration station SO that the of
fcials may have look at them. Many
Green and Armenian boys have bsen
deported.
City Clerk Edward j. Donovan. who
died last week was an efficient, cOurtc-
Gus and honest servant of the city.
whose department was conducted in Il
businesslke way, which made its work
satisfactory to the city he served. Per
sonally he was a clean, honorable high
minded man, whose social and domestic
life were without blemish and whose
many amiabe and attractive qualities
were the secret Of his success. Poll
tics makes some strange bcdfcllowS. and
though the eXgencies OF political life
may have thrown Mr.. Donovan into
temporary association and semi-al-
lance at times with political forces not
entirely up To the highest standards,
neither his personal character nor con
duct were affected by his political aihI-
iation.
1t is quite apparent from the report
OF the special commission ON the pro-
posed extension OF the state house that
no elaborate changes in the architect
ural aspect of the top OF Beacon Hin
are TO be looked for Just yet. A re-
modelling of the Mt Vernon street
building, now owned by the state re
arrangement OF some OF the offices i'm
the mail building, and possibly low
ering Of the grade of Beacon street, is
about as far as the commission recon-
mends going at present This points
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ambitious project to provide the Bul-
finch front with harmonious and wide
spreading wings. II is allowed that the
scheme promises something attractive.
but that it can wait
Steamship interests at this port are
viewing with alarm the heavy decrease
in the immigration traffic. The falling
OF has been SO marked recently that
m investigation has been on foot TO
ascertain the cause.
During November and December
hordes Of immigrants LETT here and
New York for their old homes. A large
percentage OF those who went back
had been thrown out of employment AS
result of the industrial conditions
here They went back impressed with
the fact that the United States was fac.
ing hard times. and they spread the
story of our financial troubles to all
parts Of Europe and the continent
This had the effect OF Keeping at home
others who had intended coming to
America, and 1t is undoubtedly respou-
sible for the unprecedented fallins of
in the number of aliens coming To this
port
While the steerage business inyari-
ably falls of in the winter there has
never been year when il has dropped
10 the small lists that the liners are
now carrying
IL is believed that the present dull
ness In the steerage business resulted
In the Leyland line officials deciding 20
postpone the work OF adding stcerage
accommodations 10 the steamers De