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10 TH5S MORNING OREGONIAy, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1906. ELECTRIC LINE ON FRONT STREET franchise Will Be Granted, But Successful Applicant Is Not Yet Named. COUNCIL COMMITTEES MEET Rivals Present Tlicir Claims for Rec ognition, But Tlum ls Not, Xct Awarded CouncIImen May Propose Joint Uso of line. actiox or council committee ON FRANCHISES. Committee considers application of "Willamette "Valley Traction Com pany. United Railways Company and Thomas McCusker lor electric railway franchises down Front street, and votes to grant a franchise, without specifying any company. Much upecu latlon is rife In conaeQuence concerning future action, as committee adjourns abruptly without Indicating its prob able course, after listening all the, afternoon to arguments on tho differ ent measures. Large delegations present from town in the Willamette Valley, besides a number of local citizens, who are in terested in the proceedings. Front-street franchises are amended to glvo Southern Pacific use of the line, whichever applicant is success ful. "Without Indicating -what applicant -would be favored by its action, the joint streets and judiciary and election committees of the Council yesterday afternoon decided to grant a franchise for an electric rail way line down Front street, and, after hearing arguments from representatives of the Willamette Valley Traction Com pany, United Railways Company and the Belt Lino Hallway Company, of Thomas McCusker and others, the commilttce ad journed abruptly without taking any fur ther steps In the matter or indicating any preference for any one of the applicants. Everything Is up in the air as yet rela tive to the final action of the bod and all sorts of theories have been advanced as to the ultimate outcome of the recent agitation on the subject of Front-street franchises. Some of the CouncIImen are In favor of one thing and some of an other, and until the different opinions are crystallized Into something like tangible shape It is- all a matter of speculation as to just what will happen. The Council chambers, which have late ly become the regular meeting place of the committee, was crowded with spec tators yesterday, between GO and 70 prom inent local citizens being on hand to at test their interest in the proceedings. The three franchises of the "Willamette Valley Traction Company, United Railways Com pany and Thomas McCusner were first read in full by Deputy Auditor Grutzc. and after this tedious process had been finished Chairman Vaughn announced that the courtesy of the floor would be extended to all who desired to discuss the different features of the situation. Before this privilege was granted, bow ever, the committee voted to grant a franchise for some line' down Front street, but made no designation of the company to be favored thereby. This step was taken In order to obviate the neces sity of further consideration of the appli cations in case it was decided not to per mit any road to utilize the street with Its rails. Before proceeding to discuss tho three measures before the committee, William D. Fenton, on behalf of tho Harriman lines, stated that he had submitted tho following amendment to representatives of the applicants, who had agreed to Its provisions: air. Fcnton's Amendment. There is hereby granted to the Oregon & California Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, the right to connect with and use the tracks of the grantee herein, its euc cessors and assigns and operate and propel by steam or otherwise tho engines and cars of said Oregon & California Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, on said Front street from Davis street to connect with the tracks ot the Northern Pacific Terminal Com pany, on Front street upon payment to the grantee, its successors and assigns, by the Oregon & California Railroad Company, Its successors and assigns, of such sum annually an shalp represent S per cent Interest upon one-half of the cost of construction of said tracks so to be used by said Oregon & Cali fornia Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, and upon payment of such ram an nually as may be agreed upon or hereinafter ascertained for maintenance and renewal of said tracks to to be used as aforesaid. In case said parties, their successors and as signs, are unable to agree on said sum so to be paid annually said sum shall be ascer tained and fixed by the executive board of the City of Portland. Thomas McCusker offered to amend by adding the following: Provided, however, that the said Oregon & California Railroad Company .ihall at no time operate such track so as to In anyway inter fere with the free use and operation of the grantee herein, and that said Oregon & Cali fornia Railroad will not deliver nor receive cars or freight from any point between said Davis and Front streets. Mr. Fenton stated that his corporation wanted to have the Joint upe of Front street, from Davis street north, without respect to the successful bidder for the franchise. The Southern Pacific, ho said, must make some arrangements to go down Front street. Inasmuch as they had abandoned all Idea of utilizing the river front as an outlet on account of the heavy expense thereof, fully $500,000 being neces sary to establish such a route. Claims or Willamette Valley Co. Charles A. Hardy, Dr. D. A. Paine, I. H. Bingham and Q. W. Griffin, of Eugene: G. A. Westgate editor Albany Herald; Colo nel E. Hofcr and Attorney McNary, of Salem; Attorneys E. C. Bronaugh and Warren EL Thomas, of Portland, and George B. Moffatt, then presented tho claims of the Willamette Valjey Traction Company. In the course of his remarks Mr. Thomas called special attention to a provision ia their" franchise prohibiting them from operating their cars along Front street except at night. Ho contend ed also that the system was part of the franchise, and tho franchise a part of the railway system, and without the franchise the line could not be constructed, and the Willamette Valley Traction Company would have to abandon Its operations, oven though they had already expended $80,000 in work throughout the Valley. Ho warned the CouncIImen that no traction company could come Into Portland from the south except along Front street, and offered to put up a cash bond of 560.000 as a forfeit that his people would finish the road Inside of two years. Attorney Thomas presented letters from the following Front-street preperty-ewa-ers, withdrawing all opposition to & fran chise dowa the street and favorlag the Willamette Valley Traction Company: Falling. Corbett, Xadd and Flanders es tates, F. W. Mulkey, American Trust In surance Company, Portland Gas Company and Pioneer Real Estate Company, besides a letter of lndorsement.from A. L. Mills. Thomas made some telling points for his clients, not the least conspicuous of which was the mutual benefit to Portland and tho Willamette Valley generally accruing from the construction of the road. In fact, nearly all the speakers, and espe cially those from towns up the Valley, dwelt upon this phase of the situation. Replying to an Inquiry from Chairman Vaughn, of the committee, Mr. Moffatt contended that somebody must bo In ab solute control of the street In the opera tion of cars: Otherwise, the liability of accidents would be great. He stated fur ther that his company had made arrange ments for stopping tho large intcrurban cars at the outskirts of the city, thus minimizing the danger for accidents from that sourpe. According to Moffatt, their main anxiety centered in the delays that would ensue relative to tho construction of a bridge across the Willamette River unless the franchise was granted within a reasonable time. I. H. Bingham, of J2ugcnc. who repre sented Lane County in the last Legisla ture also made a good speech In favor of the Willamette Valley Traction Company. In fact, the promoters of tho enterprise have evidently executed a master stroke of policy by concentrating a large stock of eloquence in support of their pet scheme. From the silver-tongued Hardy, of Eugene, to the winsome-voiced editor of the Salem Journal, or tho convincing arguments of Attorney's Bronaugh and Thomas, of Portland, there was a con stant array of incontrovertible reasons presented why the Council committee should grant their request for & franchise. United Railways Argument. W. D. Larrabee, of 4hc United Railways Company, then proceeded to make a log ical plea for the claims of his corporation. He cited the fact, among other things. k ' A that he linr! nftvrr akv1 for a franchise in his life but wjfcat tho road had been built, and called attention to the magnifi cent Los Angeles street railway system as proof of his ability In that regard. J. Whyte Evans, president of the com pany, also spoke along similar lines, but deplored their limited local acquaintance, claiming that It was somewhat of a han dicap on their efforts. There were busi ness men In Portland, however, urged Mr. Evans, who were aware of their financial standing, and in addition their recent Investments were an evidence of good faith. He contended that it was not business to tic up $50,000 in a bond, claim ing that they could use ever dollar in legitimate investments. Attorney W. T. Mulr likewise spoke ia favor of the United Railways Company, setting forth In detail the advantages that would accrue to Portland thereby and hinting mysteriously about railway con nections with valley points at no distant day if they got the franchise. Sir. McCusker Springs Surprise. Thomas McCusker was the last speaker, and created considerable comment by the announcement that if the committeo could not grant himself and associates a franchise that they should do the next best thing by giving it to the United Hallways Company, which he looked upon as second only to his own In point of good faith and reliability. McCusker seemed to think the Willamette Valley Traction Company men were promoters more than anything else, but he had made a personal investigation of the af fairs of the United Railways people, he said, and found them all right. .Last night McCusker informed The Ore gonian that ho recognized the futility of proceeding further In the direction of se curing a franchise on Front street as agalnBt the other two companies, end would probably withdraw in favor of the United Railways Company unless the street was throws open to all comers. Vaughn Favors Selling Fr&xchlee. There was some talk among members of the committee of holding a special ses- slon soon for the purpose of making rec ommendatlons relative to the disposition of the franchises, and Vaughn, expressed himself In favor of selling the franchise to the highest cash bidder. At this writing It is impossible to forecast the outcome of the proceedings, but the general senti ment among the CouncIImen is In favor of permitting both the Willamette Valley Traction Company ad the United Rail ways Company to u the saae trak la their local eper&Uoss. PGSTPONESAGTIDN ON FRANCHISES Council Staves Off Cascade and Mount Hood Electric Power Companies. FORETELLS THEIR DEFEAT Heal Reason for Delay Sot Given. Said to Be Due to Opposition of Applicants to Iargc Gross Earnings Tax and Bond. At the meeting; of tho Council last night, consideration of the ordinances granting franchises to tho Cascado Power Company and the Mount Hood Electric Company, was continued for two weeks on Sharkey's motion after a warm debate on the Cascade applica tion, tho vote to reconsider the re port of the committee standing- as fol lows: Ayes Beldlng, Bennett, Kclla lier. Rushlight, Sharkey, Shepherd, Vaughn. Noes Annand, Masters, Mcn cfce. Preston, '"Wallace, Wills. While this rjLCtion was taken osten sibly because the Council was In tho dark relative to certain amendments to the franchises, in reality It pos sesses an ominous significance. It is known that a great deal of dissatis faction exists among members of the Council relative to the low rate of toll, amounting to only 1 per cent of the gross earnings, imposed on the electric-lighting companies, together with tho absence of any good-faith bond to be given as part of the con sideration in granting the franchise. Presage Their Failure. For this reason it is believed tho action of last night presages rocky traveling- for the two franchises un less thero is a material concession by the promoters along tho lines indi cated, it being almost a foregone con clusion that the Mayor would veto them In their present shape, and that friends of the measures could not muster sufficient force in the body to override executivo disapproval. A batch of vetoes came up for con sideration, and with tho exception of the Mayor's disapproval of the claim of Robert Robinson, Sr.. for services in superintending construction work on the new garbage crematory, to gether with a bill of the O. R. & N. for freight on machinery of same, all the measures were passed over the Mayor's head in dcclsivo fashion. Included In the list was an ordi nance relative to street Improvements; another known as the "appropriations ordinance," and tho famous Shepherd measure pertaining to the subpenaing of witnesses before Investigating com mittees of the Council and compelling their attendance under penalty of fine. Debate Over Stark Street. The report of the viewers ot the pro posed extension of "Stark streetT" from Twelfth to Thirteenth, will be given fur ther consideration at tho next meeting. Objections to the assessments charged against -several of the property-owners were presented by J. JL Long and Judge Mallory. while J. X. Teal and E tt c. halln spoke favorintr tho. xtnirion -v!v Long charged that the coet of the Im provement was so assessed that some property-owners were required to pay a front foot, others 54-50 and some even 0.00. Mr. Teal contended that Stark would become a second Washing ton street, and. that the extension was needed on that account. Arguments were heard at considerable length and action postponed. The ordinance access-lag the cost of the bitulithlc p&vemeat on Williams avenue J was 9Md, altfeMtk ax objection was ..... .Ttl. .,. ., t 1 . 1 .........-. PROBABLE ROUTE OF THE WASHINGTON NORTHERN, THE UNION PACIFIC BRANCH FROM PORTLAND TO THE SOUND j WHAT THE COUNCIL, DID. FRANCHISES HELD "CP Cascado Power Company and Mt. Hood Elec tric Company lighting franchise postponed for two weeks on account of n alleged HJliBBderstaadinj- relative to certain amendment. Action of Council Is believed to augur unfavor ably for the two corporations unless they consent to an Increase la gross earnings tax, and put Bp a good faith bond. SHEPHERD ORDINANCE BE COMES A LAW Council passes the ordinance compelling witnesses to at tend investigations of the body over the Mayor's veto by a large majority. ACTION ON OTHER VETOES Veto sustained relative to r'lrn of Robert Robinson. Sr., and O. R. X: N. bill account freight for garbage cre matory, measures, appropriations and Improvements of streets measures passed over Mayor's head. STARK-STREET EXTENSION Pro tests from property-owners heard and action on viewers' report postponed. WILLIAMS - AVENUE IMPROVE MENT Ordinance assessing cost is passed and remonstrance filed. .FIRE LIMITS EXTENSION Or dinance to 'extend fire protection on East Sido referred to special com mittee. FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU Council passe Rushlight measure to create and' maintain free employment bureau. GAS INVESTIGATOR RESIGNS Chairman Annand of gas investiga tion committeo tenders resignation. filed by I. P. GlUIIand. He contended the pavement was poorly laid and tho portion paved by the Portland Railway Company in tho middle of tho street In not what the plans called for. Tho rock blocks between the rails had not been laid in cement, and the stone used Jn tho pavement was rotten, said Mr. GUI!- land. His remonstrance was placed on flic. An ordinance defining the fire limits of Portland was read the first time and referred to a special committee, consist ing of Sharkey, Rushlight, Bennett. Wills and Kcllahcr. The ordinance defines the limits as at present with the excep tion that additional territory on the East Side Is Included. The new district to be , prmccica is oounueu Dy lines run irom 10) feet cast of Grand avenue and 1C0 feet north of East Burnslde to East Clay street and the Willamette River. Change in Liquor Laws. An ordinance was Introduced by Council man Shepherd and passed providing for the payment ot a fee of 510 for the trans fer of a liquor license. This amount will be required to be paid by the applicant for a license when the permit to sell liquor is Issued. An ordinance providing for tho creation and maintenance of a free employment bureau was read tho third time and passed. John Annand. chairman of the commit tee appointed to conduct a gas investiga tion, reported progress and resigned. He said that ho was already a member of several Council committees and his tlmo was so fully taken up that ho was forced io neglect his own business. It would bo lmposslblo for him. ho said, to contlnuo to servo on the gas Investigation commit tee. His resignation was accepted, and Mayor Lane will appoint his successor soon. MRS. DAGGETT A BAILIFF JMdge Frarcr Gives Her Official Standing in Juvenile Court. Mrs. M. E. Daggett was yesterday ap pointed a bailiff by Judgo A. L. Frazer, In which capacity she will be enabled to continue giving- ablo assistance in the conduct of Juvenile Court work. Judge Frazer considers Mrs. Daggett peculiarly fitted for this particular line of work, as she has proved unusually successful with both parents and chil dren. She has had five years' active experience in charitable, rescue and aid work in Northern Alaska. The commo dious hospital at Nome was built large ly through her successful efforts in raising funds, and has saved scores of lives. Northern Pacific Magnates Here. J. H. Honaford. second vice-president, and A. G. Woodworth. traffic manager of the Northern Pacific, both of St. Paul, arrived la Portland last night In a private car over the O. R. & N. They will stay here for about a week. They will be Joined here later by a number of other Northern Pacific officials. That the trip has any special purpose Is de nied by Mr. Haaaford. who says the visit Is a regular e of Inspection. MID-OREGON RML- PROJECTED Articles of Incorporation Filed by Christian Co-Operative Federation Directors. CAPITAL STOCK IS $500,000 Promoters Will Float Bonds in New Xork and Then Construction of Railroad from Tortland to Ontario Will Begin. In pursuance of tho plans of the Co operative Christian Federation, the Mid-Oregon Railroad Company wan In corporated yesterday with a capital ot J500.030. The Incorporators were 7. Frank Watson, Ia, O. Ralston. Samuel Conncli, Edward A. King- and Wallls Nash. It is planned to connect Port land and the Willamette Valley with Ontario, the line to penetrate the very heart of the State of Oregon. Those who are interested in the project hope to have the line completed within two years. Tho bulldlng-of the road Is Wut part of the work which will be undertaken by the Co-Operatlve Christian Federa tion, which expects to Invest more than $50,000,003 In Oregon within tile next few years. Cities will be founded both In the Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon, but the building of the road Is to come first of all. The .per fect city, ot which much has been pub lished, will then be established In the Wlllamctto Valley, following- which will be founded smaller towns In East ern Oregon. The new road will run from Portland to tho site of the new city, the loca tion of which has not yet been defi nitely decided upon. From there It will cross the Cascades at one of the many available passes near the head waters of the Santlam River. It will pass near Prlnevllle to the Harney Val ley, which It will traverse from one end to the other, following the Malheur River to Ontario. The line has been surveyed by capable engineers, and the project is said to be practicable and feasible. The road will open vast tracts of timber lands, and more than 690,000 ncros of irrigated and Irrigable land will be tributary to the line. Most of this land will be Irrigated by existing reclamation projects. It Is also pro posed to extend feeders into Idaho, Nevada and California. It is the plan to eventually have settlements of the federation all along- the trunk and main line, and the metropolis of all the cities will be In the Willamette Valley, it will have a population within five years of 30.000 persons, say members of the federation. Rev. H. S. Wallace, the founder of the Co-Operatlve Christian Federation, says that the railroad will not cost less than 515,000,000. and that It will be completed within two years at the most. He says Eastern parties are ready to take the bonds that will be Issued by the federation for the construction of the road, and that he will visit New York the first part of next month to close up the deal. HEADING FOR COOS BAY HARRIMAX SURVEYING LINE FR03I SAX FRAXCISCO. J. "IV. Bennett Tells of Railroad Sit uation in Southwestern Oregon, Road for Roseburg. J. W. Bennett, of Marshfield, who Is a guest at the Hotel Portland, says a corps Lot engineers Is running a survey. for tho Southern Pacific from Coos Bay"" to San Francisco. Mr. Bennett states that tho surveyors have been at work for soma time and it Is believed by many persons who have closely followed the railroad development of the West, that Harriman intends to build & line along the coast to head off. If possible, tho Santa Fe, which. It Is rumored. Intends to build to Coon Bay. Mr. Bennett said yesterday that work upon the branch line of tho Southern Pacific to Drain would begin as soon a:i tho weather would permit. At Drain mom than 30 miles of rails for the new road have been stored, awaiting for the open ing up of favorable weather. Engineers! are now making permanent surveys and other preliminary work preparatory to the actual construction. Mr. Bennett says that If the Southern Pacific should build down the coast from Coos Bay that it would have a splendid grade all the way from Portland to San Francisco. He says tho whole of the line would be very easy of construction. "There Is also talk ot the Spreckels road, which now runs from Coos Bay to Myrtle Point, a distance of 27 miles. Do ing extended to Roseburg. with possible Eastern connections." said Mr. Bennett at tho Hotel Portland yesterday after noon. "This Is no paper road and I be lieve that It will eventually be built. The owners of the road, who are worth mil lions themselves, of late have been meet- ins; with New Tork capitalists and we be lieve that they mean business. The ex tension, of this road would, be of Immense benefit to Marshfield, as its terminus will be located there. "Marshfield and North Bend are rap Idly ielng merged into one city. The land between the two cities is being platted and before long the outskirts of tho towns will grow together. The natural result of such a growth will be the amalgamation of the two municipalities." EDUCATION IS THE TOPIC Seventh DHy Adventists Asked, to Be Xioyal to Church Schools. The "educational interests" was the main topic discussed at the Joint conven tion of the Seventh Iay Adventists. yes terday forenoon. Both the Pacific Union Conference, South, and the North Union Conference meet In this session to con sider this subject, which was general and mutual to both sections. Professor M. E. Cady, of the Walla Walla College, sub mitted the report for unifying the educa tional work. By means of a diagram on the wall he showed the educational plan. It was recommended that an educational committee of five be appointed to super vise the course of study and to unify the educational plans. It was also recom mended that the trans fcrlng of teachers from one school to another, or from one conference to another conform to the rule for transfering ministers. G. A. Irwin, vice-president of the Gen eral Conference, spoke earnestly for loy alty to the church schools, and said that he had always made It a practice to sup port one or more student in a school. He said the educational question was one of the most Important before the Seventh Day Adventists, and that they should make an effort to improve them and be loyal to them. The discussion took a wide scope, and. while, the recommendations of ;h ecrrmnlttee were adopted, .they remain to be Indorsed by tho two conferences acting separately. A. J. Breed called attention to the ne cessity of transferring legally the Walla Walla College to the North Union Con ference, and on motion a committee of three was appointed to make the transfer In legal form. The division of the funds of the now separated conference will be made according to the number ot mem bers. This division will likely be accom plished by a conference committee from divisions. A meeting of the delegates from the North Pacific Conference held a brief ses sion last evening-, but did not organize, as the working committees had not pre pared reports. Yesterday afternoon, a largely attended missionary meeting was held, which was addressed by several. Some of the delegates from the south will leave for their homes today and tomor row, but the North Pacific Conference will not adjourn until Sunday. FAMINE FUND IS GROWING Chamber or Commerce Committee Raises $500; Total Nearly $4000. The committee appointed by President R: R. Hoge. ot the Chamber of Commerce, to solicit funds for the relief of the starv ing Japanese continued Its work with good success, yesterday afternoon. Nearly 5300 was raised by the committee during the day. and as yet only a small portion of the business houses have been visited. The fund Is rapidly nearing 5400O. and the members of the committee are confident that 510,000 will be secured without much difficulty. Among those who contributed yesterday were: Welnhard Brewing Company, 51C0; Oregon Water Power & Railway Com pany. 51C0; M. Seller & Co.. 550; Ncustadter Bros.. 5C0; Closset & Devers. 523; Banflcld Veysey Fuel Company. 523; W. G. Van Schuyver, 525; Eastern & Western Lumber Company, 51C0. Would Establish Moral Quarantine. PORTLAND. Feb. 21. (To the Editor.) Somi week n.go, an editorial appeared in The Orescnlan In which the Question was asked. "J there uch a thine as giving- wisely to the thriftless?" A case which . answers the question came recently to the City Board of Charltlwi. which may be ot Interest to those interested In philanthropy. Some days ago. the police were called in to arrest a. woman for assault and battery. Going- to her home, they found, her In bed. apparently more severely injured than her antagonist. At any rate, she managed to convert tho officers, and they left without her. An appeal for help for the family came to the City Board of Charities, and a visitor The Use of Malt Extract in Food Cooked Wieat Treated With It and Then Baked Crisp and Brown. Ig Nutritions and Delicious. Remarkable results are secured by treating- whole wheat with malt ex tract, as Is Illustrated by that widely known food product, Malta-Vita, some times called "The Perfect Food." In the preparation of Malta-Vita we have these two factors. (a) the whole wheat, steamed and cooked in absolute cleanliness and containing every food element necessary to the sustenance of the human body, (b) pure malt ex tract containing all the nutrition of best selected barley in. a readily di gestible form, so nutritious and strengthening that doctors everywhere recommend it. The malt extract, mixed with the cooked wheat, converts the starch of the wheat Into maltose, or malt sugar, an active digestive agent. The result Is a perfect food, rich In all the nutri tion that builds up bone' and blood, brain and muscle, healthy tissue and nerve force. And Malta-Vita Is good to eat. There's nothing- like It, nothing that can take Its place. After being mixed with the malt, the wheat is rolled into wafer-Ilk flakes every grain a little flake and then baked In great, clean ovens under most Intense heat. From the ovens Malta-Vita comes crisp and brown, "done to a turn." the most deli cious, the most healthful iood in the world. All grocer responded. Provisions were ent ia pea ding lnvestlgatios. Then was disclosed a com. plicated situation, beginning with a Journey from New Tork at charity rates to St. Paul, then to Portland at the expense of the char itably Inclined. Money was borrowed from societies and private Individuals and no effort made to pay It back. The mother was an expert dressmaker, but. to use her own lan guage. "No woman In Portland could live long enough to get her to sew for her." It was so much easier to work the sympathetic and be passed along from one city to another, after the resource of the last resting place had been exhausted. In this case the father was- In a. good posi tion, able to send back for his family, but the old way was so much cheaper why not try It again? Here was a case ot thrlftless nees. Could any help be wisely given? A conference of Interested people decided that It could not be done and all help was with drawn, the subscription stopped, and not even the charity rate granted. The father then came to the rescue, and sent the transporta tion. Here Is one of the most Important lessons In charity work; that to deal ade quately with the subject of giving in charity, one must consider the cause before applylnc the remedy. It the cause be shlftlesness no amount of material aid in the shape of old clothes and provisions will ever put the family on its feet what Is needed Is plain backbone, administered In varying doses. The community itself Is lax In It duty in this respect. We fall at times to realize our responsibilities to our neighboring communi ties. We are apt to feel that we have done our duty when we have passed out ot our sight ft family afflicted with shlftlessness. Why can we not establish a moral quarantine, and insist that families such as the one de scribed shall be compelled to discharge their obligations to our own community before we allow them to Inflict their ailments on an other city? This would be one way of "help ing the thriftless." Giving material aid to the thriftless Is justified when the breadwin ner Is unable to work by reason of sickness or bodily Injury, and even, then the aid should be only such as tends toward self-support. MILLIE R, TRUMBULL-. Registrar City Board of Charities. Chief Gritzmachcr Bobbed. Chief Grltzmacher's umbrella, one that will shed rain, although It has a few holes In the roof, disappeared from his private office last night, just after he had held a long conference with two women, who were subsequently locked up on a charge ot vagrancy. Mrs. J. Oliver and Sadie Etickson, the women arrested, are said to have stolen ribbons, lace and handker chiefs from the Meier & Frank depart ment store. Detective Jones, who arrested the two women, was detailed by the Chief to find the missing "mush," and the Chief also made a personal investigation. The head of the department was the first to find a clew. After Jones. Captain Slover, Sta tion Officer Inskeep, Jailor Evans and Patrol Driver Isaacs had fallen down on the case, the Chief suggested that the two women be searched for the missing um brella. Jones made a trip to the woman's ward and found the missing article in possession of one of the women. IN SERVICE. 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