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DEPENDENT children are being
placed in private homes by the
Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of Ore
Ron at the rate or two a day, say the
officers of that organization, and at the
present time, nearly 600 children ere un
der the direct and Indirect care of the
society. Fifty-live of this number are
now in the receiving home, and the re
mainder have been placed in families,
but are still under the surveillance of the
society. The smaller children aro going
to school and receiving board and clothes
for services rendered, while the older
children are paid wUaries.
Officers of the society keep in touch
with children placed in families, and in
oases where they are mistreated in any
way the children are brought back to
the receiving home, where they remain
until they can again be placed.
Located on & site of three acres at East
Twenty-eighth and East Irving streetsv
and surrounded by a well-kept lawn Bet
with rose bushes and ornamental trees, is
The receiving homo of the society, which
consists of two buildings. In the large
'basement of the main building are the
dining-rooms, kitchens and bays' reading-room;
on the first floor are the of
fices, reception-room, schoolroom and es-embly-room:
on the second floor are the
girls" dormitories, attendants' rooms and
girls' sewing-room, while the third floor
of the building is composed of the boys"
dormitories and hospital, girls' hospital
and attendants' rooms.
Boys Have House for Romps.
Resembling a small cottage, but con
sisting of only one large room, the other
building serves as a "romping" or play
house for the boys during the Winter
months. F"or the use of the girls during
Inclement weather is a commodious porch
on. the east aide of the main building.
nivided into two apartments, each hav
ing a separate stairway, the basement is
so arranged as to enable the girls to go
to and from their meals without min
gling in any way with the boys. Here
are also large washrooms and lavatories.
Children act as waiters in the respective
dining-rooms while In the kitchen, un
. dcr the supervision of a capable woman,
the girls are taught to cook. Passing
through a large pantry, one seoe stacks
of freshly-cooked, appetising bread end
other eatables, which are the product of
15 and 16-year-old girls.
In another pantry the shelves are load
ed with jars of fruit of almost every va
riety, which is donated to tha home by
school children from all over the state.
The fruit received in this way, says the
superintendent, is sufficient to supply the
needs of the home the entire year.
ixxl Is Plain and Wholesome.
Plain, substantial food is served to tha
children, there being a meiu for each
day of the week. An average weekday
bill of faro is: Breakfast, mush and
milk, bread and fruit, coffee or warm
milk. Dinner, boiled beef or mutton,
potatoes and gravy, one other vegetable.
Supper, fried potatoes or mush, fruit,
probably a fresh vegetable, milk, tea or
coffee.
Marion County completely furnished
the reception-room of the home, which is
on the first floor, and opening off from
this Is the assembly-room, which was
equipped by the County Court of Uma
tilla County. Here entertainments and
church sen-ices are held for the children.
The flrst Sunday of each month the Uni
tarians conduct their- Sunday school In
the assembly-room; the second Sunday
services are coiducted by the Sunday
school class of the Centenary Methodist
Church; the third Sunday the Third
Presbyterians preside, while on the
fourth Sunday services are rendered by
the First Baptist (White Temple, Sunday
school.
On each Friday an entertainment is
given for the children of the Sunday
school class which Is to preside on the
following Sunday.
School Kept for Backward Pupils.
For the children who are backward
In their studies and those who for
some reason are unable to attend the
regular public school of the city with
the other children of tae home, there
i a school room, which is located on
the first floor of the building. Here
school Is conducted half of each day
during the school months by a teacher
furnished by the city. Officers of the
home say that each winter they have
at least 20 of such pupils.
No the least Important of the rooms
on the first floor. Is the tiny, cosy
room which serves as a sex-t of rest
room, and where the little tots have
their daily "nap." a soft, "comfy"
couch was donated to this room by the
children of the public schools of Med
ford. and many a youngster has Jour
neyed to the land of nod. from its
cushiony depths.
With an attendant's room between
each two, there are four girls' dormi
tories on the second floor, each with
Its little iron beds and snowy covers,
and a chair for each bed. One of these
dormitories was furnished by Yamhill
County, while the furniture of another
was donated by Wasco County.
Mother's KJss Is Lacking.
Sligktly different from the three
other dormitories Is the "blue room"
dormitory, where ail the little beds are
of blue enamel, and in the end of which
are four little blue cribs where the
wee ones are tucked in each night.
"Just like home." except for the ab
sence of the mother's good-night kiss.
Almost a duplicate of the girls' dor
mitories, are the three dormitories on
the third floor for the boy, the fur-
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FAILING BUILDING
THIRD AND WASHINGTON STREETS
nlshlngrs of one of wilch were donated
by Clatsop County. This floor also
includes the girls hospital and th
boys' hospital which was fitted up by
me county court of Lane County.
Here the aches and pains of the little
unrortunates are attended to. be they
ever eo slight, and nurses are located
on the same floor to see to the wants
of the Indisposed.
Throughout the building there are
rooms containing lockers where each
child has his or her individual com
partment for clothes. There are also
large bathrooms where both shower
and tub baths are provided for, wash
rooms where each has a towel, lava
tories, etc.
All furnished in blue and white, with
the un pouring In at the large win
dows, the most attractive room In tha
home is the memorial room, which
was furnished by Mrs. Wm. Lord, of
The Dalles, in memory of her grand
child who died at the beach some years
ago. In this room the girls who are
convalescent remain until they are en
tirely recovered.
Occupied by one of the attendants
Is another memorial room, the furnish
ings of which was donated by Charles
Wesley James, a banker of Baker City,
in memory of hie son who died at the
age of 11 years.
The dormitories on each floor are
cared for entirely by three girls who
are appointed to perform that duty
for a certain length of time.
Tots Taught Sewing.
Attractively-woven rag carpets grace
the large, pleasant halls . and broad
stairways, the rags for the carpet, by
the way. having been sewed entirely
by the girls of the home. At the aga
of seven the little ones are taught to
sew carpet rags, do their own mend
ings, etc.
Attractive and artistic are the
grounds of the home, while on the
east side of the tnain building, ind
covered with large shade trees, are two
playgrounds for the children. . Pota
toes, lettuce, radishes and other vege
tables are raised in the garden which
is on the grounds, while three cows
and about 100 chickens are kept to
furnish the supply of milk and eggs.
Practically all of the work on the
grounds, the cultivation of both flower
and kitchen gardens, and caring for
the cows and chickens, is done by the
boys, who show great interest and
pride in their work.
In speaking of the children who have
been committed to the home. W. T.
Gardner, who for 16 years has been
superintendent of the institution, said:
"We find In a great many cases when
children who have been deserted by
their rarents become old enough to
work, the parents want to take them
back. We have children here from all
over the state. Where children have
parents who are unfit to raise them, in
cases of parental desertion, or where
families are not being provided for. on
advice from our agents whom we have
in all parts of the state, the children
are immediately brought to the. home,
and in cases where it Is necessary ar
rests are made. Children under 7 years
of age are legally adopted out to fami
lies, while those older are placed out
to work, either for salary or for keep
while they attend school."
Society Organized in 1883.
The Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of
Oregon was organized for the purpose
of caring for homeless, neglected and
abused children, to receive first offend
ers, and keep the children until suit
able homes or employment could be
found. Those who took the initiative
step towards organizing such a society
were Dr. T. L. Eliot, Dr. A. L. Lindsley
and Harvey W. Scott.
It was In October, 1885, that the first
meeting of the board of trustees was
held, when the following officers were
elected: H. W. Corbett, president; F.
E. Beach, secretary: L. TL. Hawkins,
treasurer. Executive committee. Dr. P.
T. Keene, chairman; Gilbert and Ira F.
Powers; finance committee, Ira F.-Powers,
chairman; L. 1. Hawkins and I. W.
Pratt.
The receiving home was first
opened in a private residence at the
corner of East Twenty-nintb. street
and Hawthorne avenue. Mrs. Rachel
Hawthorne donated a portion of the
grounds now occupied by the home;
nine lots were donated by the Ladd
estate, and nine lots were purchased
by the society. On this site a building
of 19 rooms was erected in 1896, a.nd
last year a wing of 14 rooms was aided
and at the present time the institution
can accommodate 80 children.
Since the organization of the so
ciety there have been three superin
tendents, the first being E. T. Dooley,
who served from 1891 until 1892. Mr.
Dooley was succeeded by Joseph Mlz
ner, who served until 1893, when W. T.
Gardner was appointed, since which
time he has served in that capacity.
Mrs. Mary J. Graham, the .present as
sistant, was the first matron of the
home, being appointed in February,
1893.
Children .Registered on Entry.
On entering the home, each child is
registered under a number, a pictura
is taken of the child and its history re
corded. Thus by referring (to their
books, officers of the home can pro
duce the history of every child who has
been committed to the institution and
show what disposition was made of
each case. Superintendent Gardner
says since the opening of the home
there have been received and cared for
by that institution 3723 children.
The present board of trustees con
sists of W. B. Gilbert, president; F. E.
Beach, secretary; J. C. Ainsworth,
treasurer: Dr. T. L. Eliot. Robert S.
Farrell. Charles E. Wolverton. Freder
ick H. Strong, William F. Woodward
and Mrs. Levi "White. Executive com
mittee. Dr. T. L. Eliot, chairman; Hon.
Charles E. Wolverton and Mrs. Levi
White; finanace committee, J. C. Ains
worth. F. E. Beach and Robert S. Far
rell. There is a project on foot to equip
the two playgrounds at the home,
which are at present void of amuse
ment devices for the children. A. meet
ing was recently held and a committee
of three appointed to. take charge of
the matter. Those on the committee
are Robert Strong, R. S. Farrell and
William Woodward, of Woodard, Clarke
ft Co. In speaking of the matter, Mr.
Woodward said:
"We have on hand $150 for the pur
pose of clearing the grounds and put
ting them in order, but we lack funds
with which to purchase and Install the
equipment. This will require at least
$500, and as soon as that sum -is ac
quired we will push the work of Im
proving the grounds."
ILLINOIS BESIEGED WITH TROUBLES
CAUSED BY OBNOXIOUS PRIMARY LAW
Insurgents Break Out in State Politics Noted Felons Be turn Trom Prison Voliva Revives Dowieism Chicago
Police Secret Society Becoming Powerful Indictad Legislators Out for B-election.
BY JONATHAN PALMER.
CHICAGO, July 23. (Special.) State
Republican insurgency has broken
out in Illinois, and it is a very vio
lent case. The infection did not come
from the tariff or from railroad regu
lation, but from a close contemplation
of the Illinois state-wide primary law
and its practical working.
John E. W. Wayman, State's Attorney
of Cook County, was the first victim,
and ' his case was a malignant one.
Judging from the symptoms immedi
ately apparent in a lot of other people ,
when Mr. Wayman "broke out," the In
fection is going to spread to many foci
and get beyond the control of the po
litical board of health.
Mr. Wayman's complaint was pro
nounced a genuine case of Insurgency
following his delivery of a speech at
the Eureka, 111.," Chautauqua. His ad
dress is popularly characterized as a
"scorcher," with very little regard for
the political standing or the official
position of those whom It scorched. It
Indicated that the real sentiment "re
garding the beauties of a primary law
In Illinois is quite apart from and rad
ically different from that which ob
tains in the progressive State of Ore
gon. Governor Deneen is held up to scorn
by Mr. Wayman as the man who has
been loudest and most persistent in his
demand that "the politics of Illinois
must be put into the hands of the peo
ple and bosslsm must be eliminated,"
and yet the very same man "who met
with Mayor Busse, Postmaster Camp
bell and others in Jim Pease's kitchen
and there, with deliberation and with
true regard to the interests of the party
leaders, fixed up a slate of candidates
for the people to vote for." With equal
vigor the State's Attorney attacked the
Pgstmaster and the Chicago Mayor and
wanted to know if the people had voted
for "the kitchen cabinet."
The logic of Mr. Wayman's argument
Is assailed by the friends of the Gover
nor, who contend the primary law
never was intended to do what his
speech implied. The important thing
seems to have been, however, that the
several thousand persons who heard
Mr. Wayman talk punctured his re
marks with noisy applause and seemed
to agree with his conclusions that boss
ism is still with us. This feeling does
not appear to have been modified by
any suspicion that Mr. Wayman was
firing his first long-range gun to bag
the gubernatorial candidacy two years
hence. Whether1 he is to be the head
of state Insurgency and whether he
will attract an army of followers, re
mains to be seen. One never can tell
what will happen In politics.
The speech Is Important. In view of
developments in Cook County politics.
The factions of the Democratic party
are dwelling in peace and harmony for
the first time in years in the county.
Among the Republicans, Senator Lo ri
mer is outside the ramparts, so far as
the Governor and Mayor are concerned.
Now Wayman has shown his "colors.
Both have friends, which adds a tinge
of blue to Republican prospects in the
county in the Fall.
They are "coming back." they being
the prominent citizens of Chicago who
served terms in the Joliet penitentiary
for various Infractions of the law, John
A. Cooke, former Clerk of the Superior
Court, has returned to the life of a free
civilian. John A. Linn, former clerk of
the Circuit Court, preceded him and
death pathetically called him before an
other tribunal from which there is no
appeal.
Abner Smith, ence judge, who be
came a banker, wrecked a bank and
felt the strong arm of the law, re
turned last week on parole. He will
resume the practice of law and will try
to earn a livelihood in ways that are
in good repute. George McReynolds,
the one-time Board of Trade vice-president
who went to Joliet for manipulat
ing warehouse certificates to keep up
his domestic establishment on a basis
of $38,000 a year, is expected to be re
leased before long. The former Mrs.
McReynolds is now the wife of another,
having procured a divorce on the sim
ple ground that her husband was a
felon. She married a man whom Mc
Reynolds used to entertain as neighbor
and friend.
Paul O. Stensland. who wrecked the
Milwaukee-Avenue Savings Bank, came
back on parole to the newspaper man
who captured him in Algiers, whither
he had fled after the bank's collapse.
He is not in sturdy health, and little is
heard of his progress since his release.
It is understood efforts are soon to be
made to have President Taft pardon the
aged John R. Walah, who is serving
time in the Federal prison at Leaven
worth. Mr. Walsh's special task in
prison, according to reports here, is to
read the exchanges and mark anything
that might be of interest to the war,
den. .
Peoria friends of N. C. Dougherty,
who went to Joliet for looting the
funds of the Peoria schools, of which he
was superintendent, are making herolo
efforts to have him released, but they
have not succeeded to date.
Among the Chicagoans who failed to
obey the law requiring them to file
schedules of thier personal property
with the Board of Assessors were eight
members of Congress from the city. As
there are only 10 Chicago Representa
tives this shows a batting average of
800. Senator Lorlmer, the one Chicago
Senator, also neglected this duty of
citizenship. Those who complied with
the law were Representative Madden,
who in times past 'was looked upon as
a good machine politician, and Repre
sentative Moxley, who has been tagged
by all but one of the Chicago papers as
an "undesirable citizen." The delin
quents were Mann. Wilson, McDermott,
Sabath, Lundln, Gallagher, Boutell and
Fobs.
It is claimed for these gentlemen that
they were in Washington most of the
time and could not be expected to re
call the fact they were expected to tile
schedules. Delinquents are liable to a
-60 per cent penalty and that feature is
being enforced generally this year. If
they pay the penalty they will be for
given their forgetf ulness.
What was predicted when Mayor
Dunne allowed the police of Chicago to
organize a secret society within the
department is happening. A fund esti
mated at $150,000. nearly half of which
already has been collected, is being
raised and banked. Mayor Busse and
President Lower, of the Civil Service
Commission, declare the police intend
to spend the money to defeat candidates
for Aldermen who will not pledge
themselves to vote for higher salaries
for policemen.
With this public statement of the
purpose of the fund, the Mayor and Mr.
Lower are content for the time, but it
is quite well known in city hall circles
that there is a more far-reaching intent
behind .the fund. The policies of Chief
Steward are not liked by the rank and
file, and by the officers of the police.
They interfere with the old-style, even
tenor of the ways of the bluecoats. Mr.
Steward is trying harder than any oth
er chief ever tried to make the police
department truly serve the purposes
for which the taxpayers support it. He
has not considered the wishes or the
Interests of the "police Mafia," as the
secret organization has been called. He
believes that as between the criminal
and the law the department should be
for the law. Where It finds It most :
convenient the mafia has shielded tha
criminal from the law.
It is the aim of the organization to
perpetuate its members In the depart
ment and to become so strong that it :
can defy Mayors, civil service commis- '
sloners, the chief and all others in '
authority. Not a member of the so
ciety has yet been found who admits
he has been assessed and yet the whole
City Hall crowd. Including the Mayor,
knows the assessment Is being made.
Because of the failure to persuade any
member to tell what he knows, the
Mayor has not been able to procure any
tangible evidence although he and his
associates have been at work on the
Investigation for months. It was just
as hard to get any evidence out of
the police department when Inspector
McCann was on trial for alleged cor
rupt practices. What was learned dur
ing that trial affords a clew to the
iron-clad secrecy of the police Mafia.
The religious colony founded at Zion
v-- L j uy iiuuu ji.iexa.naer jjowie Dias xair
to rise again on its old creed base, with
Wilbur Glenn Voliva occupying the
place of dictator of political and relig
ious policies. Under an arrangement
made In court, Vollva Is to purchase
the plant for $900,000 and Is given eight
in which to pay for the property, which
Includes SOOO acres of land, 810 acres
on the lake front, and many valuable
buildings. Voliva has the backing of
a majority of the holdings of Zion City,
and he starts out with good promise of
being able to carry his project through.
voliva thinks he saw in the Dowie
policies one vital mistake that there
was no engagement by the population
In agricultural pursuits. He Intends to
add ' farming, raising of poultry and
dairying to the manufacturing and
commercial interests, deeming these
things necessary to a stable constit
uency In such a community as Zion
City.
The two publications of Zion are to
be consolidated and the price reduced
to 1 cent. Voliva believes in the virtue
of publicity, and does not intend that
the facilities in that direction shall be
overlooked. He 'will have the white
robed choir, the band and the orches
tra which were picturesque features of
the Dowle regime. Ultimately he hopes
to have a school system whose first
rung shall be a kindergarten and the
top rung a university, with Interme
diate schools between. These schools
are to be parochial and under the con
trol of the overseer. Politically the
theocratic party founded by Dowle will
be rejuvenated.
Lee O'Neill Browne, who was Indicted
and tried for bribery and escaped when
the jury disagreed, is out for re-election
from the Ottawa district. Joseph
S. Clark, of Vandalia, and Henry A.
Shepard. of Jerseyville, Representatives
who admitted they met Robert E. Wil
son in St. Louis the day the "jackpot"
is said to have been split, but denied
they had received shares of it, are
both in the ring as candidates to go
back. So is Wilson, who is under in
dictment for perjury in connection
with the "jackpot" revelations, and so
Is Senator John Broderick. who Is un
der indictment in Sangamon County,
charged with paying Senator D. W.
Holtslaw $700 out of the jackpot and
$2500 for voting for Lorimer for Sena
tor. Holtslaw sent in his resignation
long ago. It has not been accepted, but
his action shows he has decided to quit
pplitics ypluntarUj