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Chicago Hot Bed
for Odd Cults
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BT JONATHAN PALMER.
CHICAOO. Jan. It. IPpeclal.) If
there U any possible achool of
philosophy or cult of religion that
could not gain tout ort of foothold
to Chicago, tho Imagination 1 taxed
to plctur what It might ba. A survey
of tha religious culta that have sprung
up and flourished here for a tlma would
cover many pages of a newspaper. A
assembling cf tha detail of tha creeds
offered would make tha aan man won
der a lot about tha pychologr of a,
certain das.
John Alexander Dowle religious en
terprise waa tha most ambitious that
erar had Chicago for its center and
feeding ground. And b It said to tha
credit of the Dowle cult that, whaterer
might b thought of tha creed Its foun
der promulgated. t was without scan
dal, without anything that waa repug
nant to tha moral sense of a commun
ity. tr. Dowle stood firmly for decency
In all things. So did his followers, and
so doe his successor. Wilbur Olenn
Vollva. There I no shame attaching
to Zlon City. Powle made the town
too Purltannlcal to suit the tastes of
most modern.. Vollva, Is trying to do
tho same thing.
Evelyn Arthur Se's "abeolute life
and "purification" cult is the latest
thing In Chicago's religious Innova
tions, tt hat Chicago think of the new
system Is pretty well Indicated In the
fact that Mr. See was taken In charge
by the pol'ce.
See thought so much of his particu
lar brand of religion, or ethical culti
vation, that he left his wife to give
hlm.eif a better chance to propagate It.
In the processes of "purification.- look
ing toward the development of perfec
tion In the human race. See could see
too pun) where young girls might be
more susceptible subject than any one
"That he might get the best results
In achieving bolu,e ,lf' ' w"5
esentlal. he sail, that the girls should
be constantly near him to Imbibe his
teachings and to absorb the rellglou
atmosphere which he radiated. Conse
quently two girls, one 22 and the other
17. were Installed In Imo same house
with htm. unchaperoned. They had
their mothers consent for this arrange-
Bs" admitted that this juxtaposition
f the sexes was n"t In harmony with
the conventions of the day. but In
sisted that consideration wss not to be
reckoned with when, no matter what
practices went on In the apartment,
there was no guile behind them. The
police failed utterly to appreciate this
ideal way of looking at things, so they
trrested See.
Mother Atree to IMan. .
See had found others who were not
ao blunt and matter-of-fact In their
menial processes as the policemen. The
mother of Mona Keca and the mother
of Mildred Bridges had perceived the
high and lofty motives of See and had
willingly lent their daughters to pro
mote the perfecting of the race. The
mothers believe See already Is In the
martyr class. If they have been quoted
correctly. Mona and Mildred also think
s Is a much-abused Individual. They
admit they have not kept within the
conventions, but quickly take up the
cue of See that tho conventions do not
go with the See school of thought and
conduct. The glrla decline to go Into
the details of the purlfrlng and per
fecting process.
Revelations of the See school, called
the Junior Commonwealth, turned the
attention of the police to other cults
that have had local vogue and noto
riety In recent years. The Investiga
tors found that the "Spirit Fruit" col
ony of Jacob Bellhart. at Wooater Lake,
near Ingleslde. Ill- hss become almost
deserted since the death of Its founder.
At present only 15 persons are living
on the 2i0-acre farm, which Is said to
be for sale.
Miss Vlra-lnla Moore, head of the col
ony, says the place does not lack com
munication with Bellhart. The Spirit
Fruit followers are said to be anxious
to leave their present alte and go to
Colorado to start anew.
Bellhart had a following of 100.000
at the time of his death. The keynote
cf his philosophy or rellrlous creed
was nonreslstance. Ids disciples were
to follow natural Impulses. He came
to Chicago from Lisbon. X. eight years
ago and established his colony. He
-was a harness-maker by trade, be
came a Seventh Day Adventlst. and
evolved Into a traveling evangelist, fi
nally launching hla creed of resisting
nothing.
In novel health planta Chicago has
been as prolific as In Its religious en
terprises. Segregated men and wo
men segregated by a high board fence
wallowing in a state of nature In
the December and January snows, pro
vide gossip for prim Kvanston. Sun
baths In the nude Is another health di
version of the Eranston retreat. Po
lice have looked over this establish
ment, but have found nothing to war
rant their Interference. The patients
are all old enough to know what they
wish to do. They Insist the rigorous
Xealth discipline baa worked wonders
with their hardiness. Boys of a near
by university fraternity say that the
third story of their clubhouse affords
them some Interesting glimpses of high
life In the health factory.
Saloon for Kvcry 80.
Gary. Ind.. the model steel city cre
ated by the Steel Corporation, has be
come the muddled city. Neither Its
morals nor Its administration Is at
present a thing to emulate by other
municipalities.
Gary today has about IT.AflO Inhabi
tants. It has 212 saloons, or one for
every SO of the Inhabitants who live
steadily In the town. All but two of
the groggerles are In one part of the
city. Whether there Is any connection
between the number of saloons and the
number of arrests Is foe the sociologist
to study and figure out. but in the
matter of police activity Gary has set a
pace that Is hard to tx-at. v
During the year llo the number of
arrests was SSI J. or one arrest for
every five of the population, roughly
figured. These figures do not Include
the city officials who have been ar
rested after being Indicted by the grand
Jury for various alleged offenses.
politically. Gary Is the liveliest town
In the Ifoosler state, not excepting In
dianapolis. Rival claimants for office
are making things hot for each other.
George ilanlove has filed suit against
Harvey J. Curtis, whom he seeks to
oust from the office of cltr attorney.
Dr. Harry F. Walsh Insists he has
three more years of office as health
commissioner, while Dr. I. Millstone
warna the Gary public that If It wants
to do business In the public health line
It will have to do It with htm.
Defying Mayor Knotts. a majority of
the City Council announces It will cre
ate a police department and an Identifi
cation bureau to run In competition
with the Mayor's department and bu
reau. One of the aldermen Is on record
with the opinion that the members of
the Council need a private guard to
protect them aaalnst the aggressions
of the Mayor. It Is now a dally occur
rence for policemen to arrest and beat
ccuncllmen.
The squabble extends even to the
. office of township undertaker. C. P.
! Jones and Pat Finery both claim the
Job and both are making sharp busl
I bmi Sort to take car of the county
40 Superior Brass
Beds
At Special Clearance Sale Prices
$75 Values for Only $45
Tim out illustrates one model of
these fine Brass Beds on special sale
this week-; there are several other
styles in the special sale lot. They
are the product of the Simmons Bed
Factory, the foremost factory in
America. The lacquer is electrified
to the brass by their patent elec
trical process and does not tarnish
or nib off with use. These sale beds
have larpe 2-inch continuous posts
with many ornamental 4-inch husks;
head on many is 5Va feet in height;
filling tubes one inch in diameter.
Beds are in perfect condition ; in the
satin or polish finish.
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"SEA!
"r9 Tuftless
jl mattress
Brass Beds With
High Posts
"We are also closing out a special lot
of solid Brass Beds with high posts,
2 inches and more in diameter, satin
or polished finish, $60.00 and
$65.00 values. C?QO flfl
Special DU7.UU
Brass Beds, many of them over two
inches in diameter, large fills, satin
and polish finish. ttjflC flfY
$60.00 values DJJJ
If you are in the market for a hand
some Brass Bed, don't fail to see
these special bargains for this week.
Beauties
in Brass
lhr.-nrf
We are exclusive agents for this celebrated $25 Mattress,, which we sell on the
Jiberal terms of $1 down and $1 a week. Is made only of pure, long fiber cotton, so
springy, so elastic that it holds its shape naturally and without tufting or tying.
It is the most comfortable
mattress made at any price,
yet sells well within the reach
of everybody. The Sealy Mat
tress is one big battxof springy,
long-fiber cotton. It has
neither tufts nor layers, nor
tlvliO 11VX -A VA. mi
kind. It is evenly smooth, soft and resilient in every square inch of its surface.
Sold Under a Guarantee on Sixty Days'
Free Trial if Desired
This S
olid Oak
No. 306. Made of genuine solid quarter-sawed oak, hand-jpolished, 42
inches long, 21 inches deep, 58 inches high. French plate mirror 10x36
inch size. Large, deep linen drawer, felt-lined silver drawer. COQ f0
Colonial design. Worth $45.00. This week at Gevurtz'.. ..'V' v
We are also closing out, a lot of Buffets, among which will be found
the following:
$60.00 Buffets with French plate beveled mirror, with art fcC fl(
glass front, shelf on top! Special pJ.VV
$55.00 Quarter-Sawed Oak Buffet, top shelf, and French QAO 00
plate mirror, 11x40 inches in size, fumed finish. Special pTevsVV
$45.00 Quarter-Sawed Oak Buffet, with top Shelf and French CO O flft
plate mirror 11x44 inches, Early English Finish. Special i?JJ.vrv
$35.00 Quarter-Sawed Oak Buffet, with large top mirror 27 00
13x38 inches, and handsome beveled plate. Special.. vv
$28.50 Quartered Oak Buffet, also with large beveled plate t01 25
mirror 10x38 inches, with swell front. Special X imu
$45 Buffet at $29
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SEWING MACHINES AT
50c PER WEEK
A' new shipment of the Gevurtz Sewing Ma
chine just received and will be sold as here
tofore on our Easy Terms of only $1.00 down
and 50c per week. This is positively the
best machine offered anywhere for the
money. "We buy them direct from the manu
facturer in carload lots, saving all interme
' diate commission, and are, therefore, able to
sell a better machine for less money than is
ordinarily sold by the exclusive sewing ma
chine agents. You don't need to join a club
to reap the benefit of these special prices
and Easy Terms. Delivered to any part of
the city free upon the payment of only $1.00.
9
argaras m oieie
Big Special Bargains Are
, Offered in Dining Room j
Furniture
g Chairs
Best $12.00
Quartered
Oak $7.50
Slip seats of genuine
leather, full box, c 1 a w
feet, shaped like cut,
hand polished and
rubbed. A limited number.
$4.50 Oak Chairs
$2.95-
We are quoting this week
Genuine Oak Chairs, covered
with Genuine Leather, val-
f.4:!0'. $2.95
These chairs have quarter
sawed oak panels, waxed or
polished finish, full box seat,
limited quantity at this price.
iff
Best Linen Warp Matting
40c Grade 18c Yard
"We are offering some splendid bargains in Matting this
week. 3.5c and 40c values, in 10-yard and 20- io
j-ard lots, for only, per yard. . ,
This is positively the best Linen Warp Matting made and
sells" regularly .all over the city for 35c and 40c per 3-ard.
There are many patterns to choose from in this lot.
Lowest Prices and Easiest
Terms of Them All
rWGevflrtrMlFthe Cheapest-
Jn$iivWe W n hnmenxe QuanUtiwfirJTiip iwTall CmtIomI LotJ p
FIRST AND YAMHILL AND SECOND AND YAMHILL
See the Bargains Offered in Ladies'
Dresses. Coats, Suits, Etc.
$15 Hats at $4.95
These are positively the best- values in
ladies' Winter hats offered in the city
today. Fit for wearing on any occasion.
Dress or street hats, tailored and trimmed
with wings, ribbons, etc. Sold for cash
or on easy terms.
dead. Tha dead, are about the only safe
Individuals In the mix-up.
For a' -personal liberty," wide-open
town. Gary has all other centera In In
diana shored oft the map. The reform
element has been work Ins; hard to
"clean up." but It Is going- against bis
odds.
Commission PUn Winning.
Illinois cities have taken up the com
mission form of government with an
avidity that presages c general adop
tion of the plan In the dowr.-stata cen
ters. Fprlngneld. the capital, was the
city that Bet the pace. It voted for tha
change by big majority. Sentiment
there waa created by evidence now be
ing adduced that the municipality has
been robbed of thousands of dollars on
coal contracts, by a park election that
was a brasenly scandalous affair, by a
bitter political fight, and by other
equally cogent reasons.
Quickly following the capital. Molina
and Itock Island voted for the commis
sion form, and Carbondale was next to
fall In line. The Innovation has been
wldelv advertised In Illinois In advance,
and there Is no disposition to ovalt to
see the result of "an experiment."
Political atudents are. generally of
the opinion that Chicago la too Urge
for the commission form of govern
ment. There Is no agitation here for
, Its adoption. A new Mayor will be
elected In the Pprlng for a term of four
I years, and with some longed-for state
legislation permuting tnicago 10 mrow
off some of the shackles that handicap
It. tha Illinois metropolis will try to
get along with the present form of gov
ernment. '
In a recent discussion of the need for
a court of domestic relations In Chi
cago. Judge Charles Goodnow declared
Chicago has 1500 cases of wife deser
tion annually. Domestic Infelicities of
otheklnds bring the total up to nearly
4000 a year. It will be one of the prov
inces of the new court to make a study
of underlying conditions prompting to
desertions and of methods of pacifica
tion and reconciliation In all cases of
marital unhapplness.
There Is an alarming Increase In the
number, of cases of abandonment of
wives by husbands. The high cost of
living and the hard work required to
cm port a wife and children are the
principal causes. Scores of husbands
and fathers leave the city to find em
ployment elsewhere. They go with the
best Intentions in the world In tlie ma
jority of Instances. Their purpose is
to have their families rejoin thera In
due time. In many Instances, however,
the relief from Immediate family bond
age prove over-alluring, and these
well-intentioned husbands yield to a
changyof heart. They decide to throw
off the burden altogether and forget
to go back.
Desortlon Is Growing.
The records of the United Charities
affur.il a good clew to the drift. Six
years ago 4Vi per cent of all the cases
of destitution brought to the attention
of this philanthropic body arose from
desertions of husbands and fathers. A
year later the percentage had risen to
and today It Is between 11 and 12 per
cent. On the Immediate north side last
year 66 wives were abandoned by their
husbands among the poorer classes.
In the stockyards district there were.
136 such desertions. The United Char
ltios acquires Information only on
those cases of marital troubles that
bring need and suffering In their wake.
Cold census figures on the population
of Chicago have helped to make the
death rate record less alluring than It
was. It has been the city's boast that
it was the most healthful large city In
the world. In so far as a small death
rate lndlcas good general health. In
190S Chicago was reckoned second in
the list of cities. Milwaukee being
first. In 1909 Chicago dropped to
fourth place and In the year Just closed
It slumped to sixth place with Minne
apolis. Milwaukee. San Francisco,
Cleveland and Detroit ahead of It. This
comparison, by the way, does not cm- ,
brace the smaller centers of popula
tion. Chicago was able to make a good
showing because It was figured that
the population was much larger than
the census figures proved it to be. The
new basis cuts down the rank and
makes It Incumbent on the boomers to
revise their data on healthfulness.
Germane to this subject of public
health, a report has Just been made
showing that of the 291,663 school chil
dren examined In the last three years.
138.106 were found to be defective. Of
these 39.436 showed enlarged glands,
38.33S had defective vision and 102.243
had bad teeth. Examinations in the
last quarter disclose that 13,248 out of
11.088 wero defective. The percentage
of defective runs about 43 per cent in
the schools.
For political precocity the Fullerton
avenue Presbyterian Church challenges
the world with a 10-year-old Sunday
school boy. . Mrs. Katherlne Palmer
Todd, teacher of one of the boys'
classes, had occasion to question her
pupils about King Herod and his sub
jects. Incidentally, to test the en
lightenment of tha boys on current af-.
fairs, she asked who was the chief of
ficer in Chicago..
"The Mayor," was the answer In con
cert. "And who is the highest officer in
the stater
"The Governcr."
"Now who is the chief executive of
the Nation r
"The ex-President," cried one boy
before the others could open their
months.
The answer came near breaking up
the pedagogical dignity in that part of
the Sunday school room.
Miss Mary Garden was an enticing
auctioneer when she sold the boxes for
the firemen's benefit to grain brokers
on the floor of the Board of Trade,
rthe made her chief hit because she en
tered Into the peculiar brand of Board
of Trade chaffing and seemed to like
it. Miss Garden is not easily abashed.
She didn't show any signs of the rat
tles that get hold of most men when
they go .against the "Joshing" of the
board. . . .
When she had let the fun proceed far
enough to get the bidders into good
humor she adroitly suggested that the
proceeds of the sale of boxes was to
go to the widows and orphans of he
roes and that serious bidding was more
appropriate than the "five-eighths"
offered in the vernacular by one wage
broker. It was remarkable how quick
ly the spirit of the occasion was trans
formed by this Incident.
GILLETT AND KNIGHT ALMOST COME
TO BLOWS IN POLITICAL SQUABBLE
Bitterness Shown in jfactional Fight of California Republicans Disclosures Following Suspension of Newspaper
Indicate That Expected "Angel3" Were Coy Roosevelt's Son May Have Senatorial Bee.
BY HARRY IS. SMITH.
SAX FKANCISCO. Jan.' 14. (Spe
cial.) Ex-Governor GiUett, who
has opened law offices In San
Francisco, got some free advertising the
other day that I fancy was not alto
gether to his liking. One noon, while
about to enter the Crocker building.
In which his offices are, he ceme face
to face with George A. Knight, tho
war horse of the Republican arty
and now Gillett's bitterest enemy.
How the row started nobody seems
to know, but the two politicians t.d
prominent lawyers had It out hot n I
heavy with a big crowd around -.hire.
No blows were struck, but it looked ftr
a time as if there might be.
The feud betwen Knight and Glllett
Is of some standing. Knight thinks
that Gillett did not appreciate certain
courtesies when he was a budding poli
tician and there is war to the knife.
Knight Slaps at I-auck.
For all of that, they are telling a
story that relates to the appointment
by Governor Johnson of Colonel Forbes,
of Marysville, as Adjutant-General, vice
J. B. Lauck. Lauck was eager to hold
his place at Sacramento under Gov
ernor Johnson, as he had held over
from Pardee under Glllett.
Evidently, like the famous Bishop of
Bray, Lauck didn't much' care who came
to be Governor so long as he could
TTold his Job. He knew that Knight
hated Gillett and also that the liepnb
llcan National Committeeman was
stout In the cause of Charles F. Curry
for Governor. So In the corridor cf
the Palace he sidled up to Knight and
said Insinuatingly:
"You know where my heart is in
this fight. You know where I really
stand."
"I know where you ought to stand,"
snapped out Knight.
"Where?'" Inquired the General.
"You ought to stand with Glllett
he's the man who made you."
And Knight turned on his heel and
walked away.
Money Lost In Newspaper.
An expert has been on the books of
the failed San Francisco Sun. trying to
learn where all of the money came
from and particularly where all of it
went to. Incidentally, some funny dis
closures have been made as to those
who did put up and others who didn't.
For Instance, it was generally sup
posed that James D. Phelan would
come up handsomely because of his de
sire to do harm to the Examiner. But
it seems that the astute Jimmy didn't
put up a cent outside of a year's sub
scription. Colonel Tim Spellacy, the
Democratic nominee for Lieutenant
Governor, didn't do even that nTuch.
But Theodore Bell was tapped for "des
perate money" several times during the
last days of the campaign.
. It- seems that the big angel for the
sheet was Ed Delger, who inherited a
fortune from his father, Fred Delger.
It is told that Delger was stuck for
about $17,500 In the collapse. Steve Cos
tello, the lawyer, was pinched for
quite a sum. Bert Schlesinger, another
attorney, also lost.
Aa far as can ba learned, Senator
Camlnettl, of Amador, who was the
original proposer and promoter of the
paper, didn't put up a cent and now
he says he Is tired of being a Demo
crat and talks of joining the insurgent
Republicans. United States Senator
Newlands was often importuned to back
the paper, but he kept away from it
and ex-Senator E. O. Miller, of Visalla,
only stuck himself for $100.
Songstress Wins Fortune.
Tetrazzini's concerts in this city and
Oakland yielded gross receipts of about
$40,000. It Is said that the noted Ital
ian songstress is worth $250,000 today
and expects to clean up on her present
tour of the United States something
like $500,000.
The success of her tour also means
money for her manager. Doc W. H.
Leahy and his financial backer, Adolph
Ottinger, the man who made $500,000
as a ticket scalper before tho United
States Supreme Court put that business
on -the toboggan.
There has been quite a difference of
opinion, by the way, over the size of
the crowd that greeted the tamous diva
when she sang for the multitude in
front of the Chronicle building on
Christmas eve. Chief of Police Sey
mour, who has had much experience
with crowds, says there were fully
200,000 people In the crowd and he says
it is a significant fact that not one
case of pocket picking or purse snatch
ing was reported at police headquart
ers that night.
General Tasker H. Bliss, U. S. A., In
command on this Coast, thinks 100,000
is a fair estimate of the crowd. Major
Carroll D. Buck, U. S. A., says that
125,000 people were In the crowd.
"What do you suppose Teddy Roose
velt, Jr., Is doing out here in Califor
nia'.'" asked a wise guy politician of
another as they sat at luncheon at the
Palace.
"Why, selling carpets," was the aa
swer with a shrug of the shoulders.
"Oh, get onto yourself! Selling car
pets, nothing. Can't you see that tiia
Insurgents have him In training to suc
ceed Senator Perkins? Just you watch
them trot him around. Did you notico
how they were putting him to the front
and introducing him around at the
Union League banquet a week or so
ago? Do you remember how he was
featured at the Johnson meetings dur
ing the campaign? Get wise, I tell you.
They'll trot out Teddy, Jr., for United
States Senator aa sur as you are a foot
high and more than a year old."
And really, you know, there might be
something In the wind.
The women suffragists of California,
who have planned to storm the present
Legislature for a proper recognition of
the franchise for women are in receipt
of much advice and assistance from out
side sources.
Mr?. Carrie Chapman Catt. the "Big
Boss" of the cause in the East, is in
constant communication with the local
cohorts. Women in Idaho, Colorado,
Utah. Wyoming and Washington have the
right to vote and want California to fall
in line.
From what some of the San Francisco
women who are in this franchise fight
say, members of the Tacoma conven
tion are to send here shortly, for uee
at Sacramento, reliable facts concerning
woman's suffrage in their respective en
franchised states. It is also likely that
a member of the convention will visit
Sacramento later on to give aid and com
fort to her California sisters.
Goodwin Still Holds Property.
Nat Goodwin appears to have held on
to a lot of valuable San Francisco real
estate, both improved and unimproved,
instead of deeding it to his pretty
sppuse, as has been believed by some
of his Eastern friends.
That Goodwin has lavished much
money on his wife and she has been ex
travagant with his means, there is no
question. It is also said he has given
her choice securities and some Eastern
real estate.
Goodwin bought these properties sev
eral years before the fire as an invest
ment and they have materially la value
Increased since that time.
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