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6 THE MORNING OREGONiAN, SATURDAY,' JANUARY 13, 1906. VISIT SITE OF JENNINGS' DEATH Jurymen and Prisoner Escorted .to Cabin in the Mountains Near Grant's Pass. JASPER MAKES NO SIGN District Attorney Hcamcs Makes Xo jMcntion of Alleged Confession ' in His Opening Statement . at the Trial. W. G. MACRAE. GRANT'S PASS. Or.. Jan. 12. (Staff correspondence.) Jasper Jennlnps and the 12 rrien who will decide his fate today look a Journey to Granite Hill, the scene of the murder of N. M. Jennings, father of Jasper and Cora Jennings. Thursday afternoon the jury was selected, and In order that they might familiarize them selves with the conditions and the loca tion where the murder took place. Dis trict Attorney Reames took the Jurymen to the scene of the crime. The day was not a pleasant one. The rain fell In tor rents, and when the Jury, the prisoner and the District Attorney returned to Grant's Pass they were a sorry sight- Jasper Jennings, who is being tried for the murder of his father, passed through the ordeal without a sign of emotion. TVIth the jury, he visited the hut In which his father was murdered and went to the grave which holds the remains of his father. Through it all he passed like a man In a trance, and by no word or sign did he display the slightest indica tion of remorse or fear. His poise was remarkable, and if the taking of Jasper Jennings to the place where his father was shot and killed was done for the purpose of breaking him down it failed of Its purpose. District Attorney Reames in his open ing statement did not make use of the alleged confession Jasper is credited with having made, accusing his sister Dora with having killed her father. In his opening argument to the jury nothing was said of this statement, and it is evident that the prosecution will endeavor to prove that there was collusion be tween brother and sister in the murder of their father. One thing is sure, the prosecution has made a strong case against Jasper and it is the feeling here that he will be found guilty. Tomorrow the triarwill be on in earn est. While there are a great many wit nesses to be heard it will not take long to get in their testimony. Just as soon as the trial of Jasper is concluded the trial of Dora, his sister, will be taken tip. In order to secure a jury in this case a large number of jurors will be summoned. W. G. M. STATE AXD ROADWAY FIGHT Xorth Coast Conflicts With Survey of Highway Commissioner. OLTMPIA. "Wash., -Jam: rl2. (Spe cial.) A controversy is likely toarlsc between the state and the North Coast railroad over the occupancy of about seven miles" of -'the Na'chez River can yon, J3 miles abovf North Yakima. 3atc information received by Highway Commissioner Snow shows that the North Coast survey Jn the canyon over laps the state road, which occupies what Is believed to be the only feasible route through it. The road which is overlapped "by the railroad company's survey is a .portion of the Cowlitz Pass state road, and has already been constructed. There is apparently no other route where the North Coast could rebuild the wagon road as the Milwaukee proposes to do in Snoqualmie Pass. The North Coast, in addition to sur veying through the canyon, has di verged at the mouth of the Tieton be fore reaching the point In conflict. There arc rumors of the discovery of a Tieton Pass by the railroad lower than any other in the Cascades, but tha Highway Commissioner, who is famil iar with the topography of the coun try, doos not credit the report. While termed the Cowlitz Pass road, the state highway in question really oes through the Carleton Pass, and it is believed that it is this pass the North Coast will utilize. BUREAU WILL PLAY FAIR. Oregon Sheepmen Will Get Their Share of Grazing Land. PENDLETON. Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.) The Umatilla County Woolgrowers Association, which at a recent meet ing adopted resolutions claiming: un fairness In t,he matter of allotments to stockmen on the Wenaha reserve, has taken up the question with Senator C. W. Fulton at Washington. The as sociation alleges that Oregon sheepmen have been discriminated against in the division of the range without cause. Today D. P. Smythe, secretary of the association, received a telegram from Senator Fulton which is as follows: "The Forestry Bureau officials state that the allotments fof- the range In Wenaha reserve have not yet been re ported but they assure me they will not sanction the allotment of the range In Oregon to Washington stockmen except Insofar as it may be to graze In either .state in the vicinity of the line. It Is the judgment of the bureau that about half of the Wenaha reserve should be assigned to Oregon and half to Wash ington. " - . ACCUSED OF KIDNAPING. Woman Takes Son Without Process of Law. . SPOKANE, Jan. 12. (Special.) Mrs. Josle I Smalley. of Spokane, and Mar shal Alexander, of Tckoa. are under ar rest for kidnaping Howard Smalley. linear-old son of F. C. Smalley and the woman. The child had been in posses sion of Its father. The mother came here recently And stated the Minnesota courts liad. awarded her Its custody. She asked to have it brought into court on a writ of Jiabeas corpus. Without waiting for a hearing the imothcr fled with the child. She was .captured at Starbuck. Marshal Alex ander Is accused of assisting her. . Mrs. Smalley is now In Spokane, and the case will be heard tomorrow. She had taken the lad to Moscow by team, to x-ewiston by rail, to Asotin by team. thence by wagon to Pomeroy and by train to starnucK. k3IORE CANDIDATES C03IE OUT Men Fro'm AH Sections Seek Favor or People. SALEM. Or.. .Jan. 12. (Spc2lal.)-James Henry Graham, f Baker City. to4ay filed notice sf his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Cengrrcscuwtn in the Sec ond District. He announced the follow- Ing as his motto to be "placed upon the I oauot aner nis name: "I una ror tne people and against bosses, politicians, trusts and grafters." John H. Aitken. of Huntlngtori filed notice of his candidacy for -the Republi can nomination for State Treasurer, and Li. T. Harris, of. Eugene" gave jiotlce of his candidacy for Circuit Judge In the Sec ond Judicial District WALTi HAS XO FEAR. San Francisco Attorney Removes Old Indictment Against Himself- ABERDEEN. "Wash., Jan. 12. (Spe cial.) F. E. Wall, nn attorney of San Franclnco. who- Is here on a A'felt, went to Montesano today , and had an Indict ment of long standing against himself quashed. Tears a$o Mr. an other residents passed a local Chinese exclu sion law and all Chinese in . this city were forced to leave. He was arrested with other? who had entered Chinese places and charged with burglary. "When the indictments were later on an nulled that against Mr. WnU was over looked and he has been under the ban ever since. Ruling Affects Fishermen. ASTORIA, Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.) In re sponse to a request from County Clerk Clinton, District Attorney Allen has ren dered an opinion in which he holds that an alien minor has the right to declare his intention of becoming a citizen. Si far as the elective franchise Is concerned, the ruling in, of course, of no conse quence, as a minor cannot vote. The laws of Oregon and Washington provide, however, that applicants for fil ing licenses must be citizens of tjtc states, and the rules 'governing Government work are that all employes must either be citi zens of the country or have declared their Intention to become such. Thus many minors who have desired to follow these vocations have "been confronted with a serious obstacle, which the ruling of Dis trict Attorney Allen will remove. TO MRS. JULIA S. SMITn DIES AT ADVANCED AGE. Members of Her Family Took Part in All or Tills Country's Big Wars. KETTLE FALLS. Wash.'. Jan. 12. (Special.) After a life that spanned al most a century, with members of her family connected with all three of the great wars of the country. Mrs. Julia Stlllcy Smith died here Wednesday at the home of her son, Harvey, aged nearly 9S years. She was born near Pittsburg'. Pa., in 380$. She was married in 3K. to By ron T. Smith and moved from Ohio to Minnesota in 1857. When six weeks old her parents carried her on horseback to Knox County. Ohio. During the Jour ney from Pennsylvania. In fording the swollen "streams, the current was so strong at one place the horse became unmanageable and was carried rapidly down stream, when an Indian dashed into the stream and swam to the horse. He saved the life of the mother and child. Mrs. Smith's grandfather was a sol dier in the Revolutionary War: her father was a soldier in the War of 1812. When he was 7 years old he was taken prisoner by the Indians and held n captive for seven years. When re leased he could not speak a word of English. He was an ald-de-camp on General Wayne's staff. Her husband was In the Civil War as Lieutenant- Colonel :n the Third Minnesota Volun teers. He was also a State Senator in Ohio and Minnesota. O. O. Rcnsliaw. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Jan. 12. (Special.) O. O. Renshaw. son of L. Rcnshaw. of East Morrison street, Portland, died here last night of cancer of the stomach. Mr. Renshaw was a bachelor. 32 years old. and came from Iowa with his relatives to Portland a .year ago. He was a brother of Mrs. R. T. Dabncy. also of Portland. Benjamin' J. Grubbc. WILBUR. Or.. Jan. 32. (Special.) Ben jamin J. Grubbe. one of the oldest resi dents of the state, died at his home here yesterday, at the age of 90 years. He came to Oregon In 1550. and has spent his life here working for the advancement of the state. BAKER WANTS CHILDREN BACK Oregon City Man Seeks Aid of Law for Happiness. OREGON CITY. Or.. Jan. 12.-(9peclal.)-Charles Baker, who married Leonie Baker in Bonton County in 1SS0, today filed suit for divorce, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment, neglect of attention to the children, and desertion last December. Plaintiff charges the defendant with hav ing left the two minor children In the care and custody of M. B. Williams, of Albina. who refuses to surrender them to him. Baker asks for a dissolution of the matrimonial ties and for an order of the court directing Williams to deliver the children to himself. Relationship Helps None. JOHN DAT, Or., Jan. 12. (Speclal.)-A. G. Ankeney, a sort of traveling barber, poolplayer. ex-base-balltet and all around sport, was arrested in Monument a few days ago and returned to Canyon City, charged with obtaining board and lodging with Intent to" defraud. The complaint was sworn out by Sam Bauer, proprietor of the Elkhorn Hotel in Canyon City, and this Ip the first case in Grant County arising under the pew law making such attempts a felony. Ankeney was afoot and apparently headed for Hcppner when apprehended and returned to answer for hip conduct. Either he himself or others for him claims that he Is a relative of Senator Levi Ankeney of Walla Walla. Wash. Take of SIhsIrw Hatchery. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 32. Opcclal.) A let ter was received by Fish Warden Van Dusen today from Superintendent Slem mons, of the Sluslaw River hatchery. The letter states that the new flahracks put in last Summer have withstood the fresh ets. The hatchery has secured 2,000,O chlnook eggs, 2,000.000 sllverslde eggs, and has excellent prospects of securing nearly as many more of the latter variety. Snow Melts at The Dalles. THE DALLES, Or.. Jan. 32. (Special.) The snow that fell Wednesday night Is disappearing from the' lowlands, but Is remaining on the high ground, thus pro tecting growing grain. The storm was general all over the county, and the fall of snow was .from six to ten inches. IT California Js Wet. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 12. Fears of a drouth In California have been dis pelled by a heavy rain that has been falling over the state for the past 2i hours. Up till today crops were suffering. TO CUXE A COLD IN ONK DAY. Take LAXATIVE BROHO Qwtatee TaWttx. TJrofEtets ref4 meaty If K faJU te ewe. X. W. GROVE'S MffMUvr M - tuk ate. LIGHTERS ME LOST Two -Score Workmen Have Battle With Death. CAUGHT IN A BIG GALE Dredger and Consorts Are Aban doned In Perilous Position by Tug Sea Ro.vcr After Dcs . pcrate Struggle. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. li-Struggllng desperately all night against the terrific southeast gale that swept up the coast yesterday afternoon, the tug Sea Rover clung to a dredger and two lighters, upon which were 25 workmen bound for San Pedro, until she was beaten back In the seething breakers on Duxbury Reef, and was compelled to abandon the unwieldy craft and their human freight. The tugs Sea Rover. Liberty and Sea Queen left here yesterday with the dredger and lighters In tow for San Pe dro, where the North American Dredging Company Had taken the contract .to deep en the Inner harbor. Soon after getting outside, the wind rose and there was a heavy swell running. The combined ef forts of the lugs was necessary to keep the three scows from fouling the light ship. Despite this fact. the Sea Queen and Liberty left the 8ca Rover alone to start on the Journey south. They came In last night and reported all well with their con sort. Soon after dark It became apparent that the position of the four craft was extremely critical. It was proposed to cut the hawsers and run for it? leaving the scows to their fate. But Captain Fitchworth. of the Sea Rover, would not hear to glxing up as long as there was hope, and continued the struggle against the storm until daylight, when the sea men saw they were between Double Point and Duxbury Reef, and that a disaster was Inevitable. Before leaving her charges, however, the Sea Rover succeeded in saving eight of the men on the barges, several of whom jumped into the sea and swam to the tug. One or two were seriously but not fatally Injured. The other 27 men suc ceeded in reaching the shore of Bollnas Bay in small boats, which were carried on the dredger and lighters. The Sea Rover returned this afternoon to the scene of the accident, in an en deavor to save from total loss the dredg er, valued at $100,000. and the lighters, each of which Is worth from J13.0CO to 520.000. FALL STEALS HIS MIND. Prominent Business Man Becomes Maninc From Blow on Head. THE DALLES. Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.) M. D. Fcrrington, a prominent farmer. Postmaster and proprietor of the store at Wrentham. on the line of the Great Southern Railroad. 32 miles southeast of The Dalles, is a raving maniac, having gone insane last night. Doctors from here were summoned this morning, and this afternoon Mr. Fcrrington was report ed as resting comfortably, but his mind Is a blank. About two weeks ago he fell from a telephone pole and sustained a severe shock that is supposed to have af fected his mind. Mr. Fcrrington has re sided in Wasco County 20 years, and has boon a successful business man. He Is about 40 years of age, and has a wife. FAMILY IS HELD FOR MURDER Mother and Two Sons Arc Arrested in Montana. PHILIPSBURG. MonU Jan. 12. Ed and Bob Franz and their mother have bcn arrested charged with the murder of George Reed. Late last Summer the long absence of George Reed, a woodchopper. caused a search to be Instituted, and his body was found in a shallow grave in the vicinity of the Franz ranch, where Reed had his cabin. A large tree had been felled so that, in falling, the branches covered the grave. The arrest was based upon the fact that Ed Franz, while on a spree, confessed to the murder, and also admitted the killing of a man named Pongratx. who mysteri ously disappeared from Phlllpsburg about five years ago. ORCHARD M HAVE ALIBI DEFENSE OF SUSPECT THOUGHT TO BE ABSENCE. Sullivan, the Denver Attorney, Is Civil Lawyer and Will Not Take Criminal Case. BOISE. Idaho. Jan. 12. (Special.) James McParlan. the Pinkcrton manager from Denver, makes an Interesting state ment respecting J. J. Sullivan, the Den ver attorney who slopped to see Harry Orchard at CaldwelL Sullivan, he says, is not a criminal lawyer, but has a large civil business attending to the Interest of a number of prominent Colorado min ing men in Nevada and at other points. He is a man of much ability and Is a graduate of Harvard. When he settled in Denver he was given a position In the office of Wolcott & Valle, and afterward set up for himself. During his residence there Mr. McPar lan has seen much of him and looks upon him as a man of first-class ability. Nobody would think of employing hlrn In a criminal case, he says, as his forte Is the civil law. The famous detective has a theory respecting the reason for Sullivan's visit to Caldwell, but It does not Involve any connection with the case of the man accused of murder. If his theory is correct he says Sullivan wished to see Orchard for the purpose of having no connection whatever with the charge lodged against him. Captain Swain, in charge of the detec tive work, states he has reason to be lieve the defense in the Orchard case will attempt to prove-an alibi. Joseph Hutchinson Is the only Boise witness to be called by the prosecution In the preliminary examination, and It is hinted that his testimony will be the most important to be offered against Orchard. Mr. Hutchinson was one of the first men on the scene of the tragedy. He worked hard and faithfully to sojve ;the mystery of the murder and accumulat ed the first evidence of any weight against Orchard. Tt was by his advice that Orchard was first detained and finally arrested on a definite charge, and It was through Mr. Hutchinson's efforts that the suspected man's room was searched ana his effects examined. Sheriff Nichols has been very much annoyed by the occasional rumors that Orchard would probably be taken t Boise for safer keeping. He says that be Is the only officer working on the case who is under bonds that he is directly re sponsible for the custody of the prisefter, aa4 that sues feelag the ce, he is g- Ing to insist on keeping Orchard where he can watch him. Orchard Is reported to be seemingly In first-class spirits. The approach of his examination seems to have no -effect toward making him ner vous and gloomy. Whether or not he realizes the amount of Incriminating evi dence ,a gainst him is not known, but he still persists that his Innocence will be finally proven. Jail life seems to agree with him physically. He has lost no flesh since his confinement. His appetite is good and he seems to relish what has been put before him. GOVERNOR 3IEAD GROWS KIND Bertha Hopkins Has Sentence Com muted -on Account of Her Youth. OLTMPIA. Warn.. Jan. 12.-(SpeciaI.) The sentence of one year Imnosed on Bertha Hopkins for grand larceiyv In King County. Is commuted to seven months and It days' actual time. Com mutation Is because of the youth and In experience of the girl and her evident reformation. Sad Hearts Seek Comfort. OREGON CITY. Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.) Judge McBrlde has granted divorces as follows: Frits R. .Braun vs. Edna Braun; Eleanor N. Dodson vs. Nelson II. Pod son. Orders of default and reference were en tered In the following divorce suits: Ab ble Gerladlne Miller vs. Thomas Miller; Charles Emmctt Drake vs. Mary Elizabeth Drake: Katie Wallace vs. Herman S. Wal lace. Many May Measure Eyes. SALEM. Jan. 12. (Special.) The State Board of Optometry, created by the last Legislature, filed Its first annual report today. The report shows that 200 persons are now authorized to practice optometry In this state. The applicants for licenses paid fees aggregating $1244.10. and ex penses have been paid to the amount of J3S0.13, leaving In the treasury 5553,97. E EAT LESS F BOYCOTT t GIVES SOUND SMALL CARGOES. SHirs Great Decrease In Oriental Tonnage Is Noted by Taconia and Seattle Millers. TACOMA. Wash.. Jan. 12. (Special.) Inquiry, among millers and steamship men develops the tact that the Cnlnese boycott is now in full force and Its effects arc being' generally felt along the Coast. Manufacturers of flour have been first to have their business cur tailed. Owners of steamers plying to the Orient are affected because of the decreased shipments, of flour, which heretofore lias been one of the principal articles of export to China from Ta conia. For the past few months Chinese cargoes have been falling off rapidly and although some flour Is still being exported, it is but a small fraction of the heretofore, normal trade. The fact that Vladivostok alone has imported about 20,000 tons of flour from Puget Sound In the last five months, has fur nished the millers with, some business. Otherwise, they would have been forced to close their plants long ago. Ah an example of how the boycott is affecting the business, of freighters plying out of Tacoma4 it is stated that the White Funnel liner Oanfa, which will be here next week, will have but 760 tons of flour for China, whereas at this time of year the normal shipment would have been about 7500 tons. Public to Be Excluded. BOISE, Idaho. Jan. 12. There will be no further postponement of the prelimi nary examination at Caldwell of Harry Orchard, charged with the murder of ex Governor Frank Steunenberg. The exami nation will be held beginning at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in the office of Probate Judge Church. Attorney Miller, for the defense, has announced his determination to take ad vantage of his statutory privilege to ex clude from the examination the general public. James H. Hawlcy. of Boise, has been secured by the state to assist In the prosecution, also W. A. Stone, of Caldwell. Fred Miller. Orchard's attor ney. Kates he Is confident he will be able to prove Orchard Innocent. They have the wrong man. he says. Big Power Dam Washed Out. SANTA ROSA. Cal.. Jan. 12. The big dam constructed by the Socrates Quick silver Mining Company on the banks of Big Sulphur Creek to generate electricity was washed away today by heavy floods, following on the severe storm now raging In Northern California. The dam wall was 40 feet high, and an Immense volume of water burst upon the country below, washing away the houses of a number of the employes of the mining company. The occupants escaped with their lives, but with none of their effects. The loss will reach $0,000. Grant County Is Prosperous. CANYON CITY. Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.) The Sheriff reports the Grant County tax collections for 1S05 as about J70.0W. The heaviest collection in ariy previous yearwas slightly under $0,000. Notwith standing the drain from the general at tendance at the Lewis and Clark Expo sition, times are better and money easier than for years. Stockmen are gaining confidence In the market outlook, and the price of good range cattle Is steady or advancing. Esquimau to Be Naval Station. VICTORIA. B. C Jan. 12. Letters to naval officers at Efqulmalt. from London, state that Important changes In the Brit ish naval programme are Imminent, con sequent upon the change of the govern ment at home. It Is declared probable that Esqulmalt and Halifax stations will be restored. It Is already decided that the efficiency of the China station will be much, in creased. Broker Mitchell Disappears. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 12. Creditors of R. Brant Mitchell, stock broker, who failed recently with liabilities reaching IKS.OCG and no assets, except some flashy furniture In his down-town office, were deprived of the hope that a rich uncle of Mitchell's in the East was coming to his aid when, this morning, it became known that Mitchell had disappeared. Seek Allen to Deport Him. CHICAGO. Jan. 12. Immigration officers of the United States are searching In this city for an aged Russian Jew named Burasch Chasaan. whom the Government desires to return to Kleff, Russia. It Is claimed that he came Into this country unlawfully by coming through Canada. A number of the Chassan family came to this country some time ago, and he followed, The others are working here at good wages, and have hidden the old man In such manner that the officers have been unable to find any trace of him. Three of his family have been arrested, but they will give no information of Chassan. aadtbe Government officers are consMetiag the saestlon of returning them te Rttssla. "Are y geir te swear e this year a viwal V "TeUxe." Baltimore Asfterlcan. WIDE-OPEN GAMES Gambling , Flourishes in China town Under Bruin. PATROLMAN BURKE GOES Since His Removal Not an Arrest Has . Been Made by the Police Department "of -a Fan- tan-Player. . CAPTAIN BRUIN AND CHINATOWN Month of November. Patrolman E. Burke arrested 31 Chlnw: and brousht them before Municipal Judge Cameron Tor trial. ' Month of December. Patrolman Burke broucht m It Cnlnese. January 1, "for the Rood of the errlce," Castaln Bruin took Fatrol man Burke oft Cblna.ta.Tvn. beat And . transferred , him to Union Depot. Januarr 1. "for the good of the service," Patrolman Hoesly was placed on Chinatown beat. Number ot arrests In Chinatown since January 1. none. Captain Bruin, the latter part of December, assisted Sheriff Word in a raid on a Chlne5 "Joint." At about the same date Captain Bruin is said to have made dire threats to a reputable Chlnesa mer chant. Dan Wagnon. ex-gambler. is Mayor Lane's Chinatown "special." 4 Interest in Chinatown At" present cen ters around the action? ot Captain ot Detectives and "Inspector" of Police Bruin, labeled by Mayor Harry lane as "That Philippine Islander.' All kinds of Chinese gambling garne are ruaning. as usual, but no arrests are made by the police or Sheriff Word, and the only hostility shown by officers thus far In January occurred when Word tried to raid a "den, single-handed last Satur day afternoon In broad daylight and. got himself locked In. Games Are "Wide Open. Chinatown Is agog over Captain Bruin. He has exhibited much Interest In the district since he was appointed, and hardly a week passes without some ac tion by him affecting the Orientals. In' the meantime gambling games arc run ning wide open all along Second street. It has Just been discovered that "In spector" Bruin strolled through China town one evening, during the latter part of December last, and held conversations with various merchants of the district. To one rcnu table business man there Bruin Is-said to have made threats. "What do you know about Chinese gambling?" Bruin Is said to have asked the merchant. The merchant replied, he declares, that he knew nothing. "I know games are running." Bruin is said to havo asserted. "Well, you catch gambling running, ar rest 'em." was the merchant's reply. "I know nothing: you have authority, you catch 'em." "There Is one of two things." Bruin Is quoted as saying, "the games must close, or I'll drive Chinamen from Portland." "Without Outside Guards. This merchant is at a loss to under stand how to reconcile Captain Bruin's threats with his actions as inspector of police. The Chinese know when a police man Intends to enforce the laws against gambling as best he can. and they fear him At present many of the gambling houses In the district are running without outside guards. When Captain Bruin was appointed to his present position, a high officer of the Police Department predicted that Bruin would take especial Interest In China town, and declared his belief that-Patrolman Burke would sooner or later be shifted because of his activity there and a patrolman put In his place who had a "better understanding." It appears significant that with Bruin In full control of the placing of patrol men: with Dan Wagnon. ex-gambler, on the Chinatown beat as special officer; with the detectives under Bruin's direc tion and with gambling running- full blast In Chinatown, not one arrest has been made there since January 1. WISDOM IN CHARITY. Workers Should Have CJoscr Co-Op. cratlon for Best Hcsults. PORTLAND. Jan. 12. (To the Editor.) A ad.caM of destitution haa recently come to the notice ot the charity organisations, which proves the need of closer co-oseration amone the charity- workers of Portland. Investigation at the County Relief office and at the City Board of Charities reveals the following typ ical case: In the Sprlnr of 1900 a Greek carpenter, -nrluvri v shall rsll Smith. M nt tn the office of the City Board of Charities. TCltb bla wife and three children he had been found t at the Union Station by the police, without money and without friends. Provision waa ' , ,.. made for the family until trans conation was secured to send them to Astoria. Nothing ... v-., (mm hm ntu in AucriKt 1903, when they returned to Portland the wife III. four children, no money, nothlnc with which to establish themselves. They were again helped, and' later the County Re lief office allowed the man the use ot a small asm to start a small buHinen. Thl. however, did not last long, and again -the family waa heard of through the county office. Again Investigation and again a wretched state ot affairs a shack In South Portland, mis erable surroundings, the mother In a delicate condition, the father with a broken arm, and four children to provide for. Clothln? every whereon the floor, on the beds, on lines stretched across the room, everywhere evidence of nhlftlessness and Incompetence. The Sal vation Army had brought In food, the nelch bors had been iolaz their share, the public school had helped, the neighborhood church had sent In supplies, each without any knowl edge that help was being obtained from an other source. The City Board of Charities' visitor tried to Induce the man and hla wife to go to the hospital, assuring them that the children would be taken care of. but without success. The neceasary aid wm given. Tho next report came from a teacher in the public school, who was considerably wrought up over the deplorable condition, but who, for tunately, was wise enough to call up the City Board Instead of applying her aid direct. It will be necessary to take care of the family until the man Lt able to work, which, on account of other complication, will be Impossible for a long time to come. It Is therefore necessary that the aid be applied directly la thehome. . It has been the experience, both of the county oSlelals and of the City Board of Charities, that when relief bi given indis criminately, it Is often misapplied there la too much ot one kind, and not enough ot an other a. feast one day and a famine thn next. To be adequate, aid must be intelli gently directed, and It is this phase of glv Inr that the general public needs education. "With thla end in view, alt those who are interested in this family have been aked to give their relief through the City Board of Charities a frieadly Tliltor has been placed Sa charce 9t the' case, and for the . sake of the famllr. all help should go through the one source. Any other information will be gladly furnished on application to that organization. This Is but one of the many instances which point to the- necessity for a. closer working together ot the charity forces of tho city, both as to organizations and Individ uals. There Is always the danger of dupli cating effort, resulting in a confusion ot re lief and x.warte of energy. Without a thor ough knowledge of causes and conditions. It is so easy to give the wrong sort of help. Skillful and tactful invcstlgaton is the prop upon which the modern type of helpfulness rests, and Is the method employed by the City Board of Charities and the county. The advisability of asking a few leading questions is shown in the following Instance a case was reported of a woman in need; the vial tor called, found her in a helpless condition, in stant removal to the hospital necessary. ' A little questioning brought out the fact hat she bad left her husband on account ot relig ious dfferences. taking her five children with her. She resented questions as to his where abouts, the only object of which waa to pro vide for the children In the case the mother died during the operation. It was surely proper and wise to know that, there was a father to whom the children could be sent, and who was- not only anxious but able to take care of his family. ' Investigation and keeping- records ot cases are the two features of modern charity meth ods which arouse the ire of the old-fashioned philanthropist. In the old days when every one knew every one else in the community, the old, simple methods of giving were the best, but in these days, with the large army of Incompetents drifting about, with the shift less and improvident, a charge first of one society after another, the "simple? way docs more harm than good. In our own city, it has been found that almost without exception, when a- case of destitution bast been brought to llzht. it has been a charge either of the county or of other organizations. This fact should be generally known, that the records in cither of the above-mentioned offices are at the disposal of the public, and the work era themselves welcome any request for their services. "It Is more blewcd to give than to re ceive" should receive the modern, interpreta tion, "to give wisely is more hlcosed for the recipient." CHAIUTT. NO INTENT TO DEFRAUD Ex-Philadclphia Official Acquitted by Order of Judge. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12. 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