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Results of an Inquiry by
Milwaukee Alderman and
Remedies Suggested
AGENCIES ARE HELD RESPGNSICLE
Bsi Hotio lnfli;cne;3, Chtsp Ptar.es
cf Amucorrent r.nd Lack cf Oppcr
tunities for Wholesome Cnjayivci-.t
Given as Lending Causes.
An investlc.Ttion has been in ado by
a special committee of Iho Common
Council to discover why boys i.r.d
girls of Milwaukee go wronjr. The
rnmmittce wao headed by Alderman
D:ril Seidel, n Social Democrnt, who
introduced the resolution. It cn no
to the conclusion that the object!. ua
lle conditions whirh prevail In Mil
waukee are the result of city IKe and
lire common to nil Luge ckies.
Among the ajreicit-s v!:l-.'h Mi',?,,Ti
kce poo;ilc hold re: or.. iMo I' " t-"1
co'.rvKin? oi yo ; i : e v.
they believe r.ro cy::w'y r.i ilw l.i
otlur large cities ::: the f;.;.. r;,:
t'lidoslrnble 1'o.i.o li:;'.u.
The indi:Terc.. e cr ll-e b'.-.m", f.::!
ness of parents i:i Many hones of -better
sort.
The penny i,n,:u,.:-s, their tc ri' . .
to I ruiiioto tlirtut'c.' .-. jiiid the
t;:n:'.y which they pi caoct to the jo.
ty thief.
The live cent theatres and o ).c
places of cheap amusement cor.dtv.- v.
wit!. out proper supervision, l.i.: s--n.Ui
h because of tho nature of the v;
tertninment Itself, but bevattre I.':;- ;
promote the habit of bunging about
the streets and forming chance ac
quaintances. Sensational displays on the bill
boards. Toolrooms and bowling alleys which
allow young boys to loaf in them.
I..iek of supervision of boarding
bouses which advertise rooms to let
to young girls.
The inadequate enforcement of the
compulsory education and child labor
laws and of laws prohibiting the sale
of li.iuors to minors, the gale of cigar
ettes and the attendance of young
Sir's at saloon dance halls without
their guardians' presence.
Inadequate laws restricting disor
derly houses and poor enforcement of
tsueh laws as exist.
Lack of opportunities for whole
some enjoyment, such as public play
grounds and social centres.
As remedial agencies constructive
rather than stricter prohibitive legis
lation is likely to be recommended to
the council.
"Give the boys a place where they
can play ball without keeping a look
out for the policeman," suggests H.
H. Jacobs, warden of the University
. of Wisconsin Settlement, situated in
the heart of the Polish district, "and
you have taken a long step toward the
solution of the problem. Give them a
good club with gymnaoium facilities
v.ntior intelligent and sympathetic
.supervision and they will desert the
gang which meets in alleys and which
is a training school for thieves and
worse."
In this statement is found the key
note of tho majority of the recom
mendations. Among the propositions
favored are the following:
The erection by the city of neigh
borhood houses equipped with reading
rooms, rooms for games and dr.nces
and club work, bath rooms and read
ing rooms, the Louies to be in charge
of experienced workers.
The opening of the public schools
after school hours ns social centres
end gathering, places for supervised
tlul'.a.
The establishment of properly
equipped and properly conducted
municipal playgrounds so located as
to bo easily acceisible to the children,
ud the use of the public school
Kvounds as playgrounds open to the
public afier school hours.
The establishment of a parental
nthcol and of ungraded classes for
backward pupil3 in each of the city
schools.
A curfew law.
The eatablislrcent of a municipal
children's theatre where fairy tales
nnd wholesome Juvenile plays may be
presented, and the abolishment of the
penny arcades and questionable 5 cent
theatres.
Stricter enforcement of all laws
protecting youth and of those provid
ing for the punishment of adults who
contribute to -the delinquency of chil
dren. Additional restrictions in the
child labor law. Segregation of sexes
in factories or shorter working hours
for women, so that men and women
do not leave together.
Instruction in civics, social hygiene
and home economics in the public
schools, and trade schools, with both
day and evening classes.
Doctors, clergymen, teachers and
fccio'.ogical workers are co-operating
with the Seidel committee In tho in
veatlgatlaa. A phamphlot form con
taining a series of questions was sent
out by tho jommittte nnd the answers
are being complied. Hundreds of an
swers have been received.
Physicians' Fees Fixed by Law.
A German antiquarian has found
documents showing that in ancient
Babylon, 4,150 years ago, the sum due
to doctors for treatment wore exact
ly prescribed by law. They varied
according; to the social position of ihv
patients.
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REMARKABLE PADDLE WHEEL.
New Device Feathers the Water 1.1 Its
an Oarsman's Dade.
An automatic feathering wheel for
S paddle-driven steamboat has been
Invented and perfected by W. N.
CinYaon of Seattlo, who has patented
the Invention. The new wheel has an
automatic tilting contrivance, so that
the buckets enter and leave the water
without depressing or lifting It In the
operation. The new buckets are shap
ed corresponding to a ppoon oar,
which enables them to exert a greater
force in propelling tho vessel. Hy
means of lateral wings on the outer
edg'j they are able to enter tho water
with the least resistance, nnd held by
a stop pin while the pressure Is cm. Ti
ed, when an automatic spring rolearoa
tlicin and they npsume their former
hi-o-erative position.
The concave form of the bucket co
ntes greater pressure nnaimU the wa
ter. Tho position of the bucket
w'r.ilo out of the water and movn;;
concentric with tho wheel shaft ed;rr
w!re through the air dlmlni.-hei air
reliance. Tho manner in which foe
ImrVcts enter the water eiKavirc
av:i;ils the loss of power involve-:! In
Me downward pressure of the water.
New Paddle Wheel.
''f automatic tilting oT the bii"V:rt
" vlrg the water throws off the b'U''.t
r,:'i nnd eliminates dead weight. Ail
!t or concussion from the buckets i n
r;r.5 and leaving the water is av';
d. In starting the wheel without n
V.rd the buckets are only thrown ii'n
'or'olng position by its moviv-'c.i'
"I!h?r forward or back. oa:.:l'.'
Tines.
Prying Him Up.
When resourcefulness r.nd a mod-
rnto amount of assurance are nee
"d, there Is no one more compe'ent
thr.n a commercial traveller. The
iii'.cnt exploit of tho "drummer" and
ore which does him credit 13 told by
a writer In the Kansas City Journal.
On a very hot afternoon in Topek.i
recently a number of nround-town
chaps who do not seem to have much
to do were lounging in the chairs in
front of a leading hotel. Several trav
elling men came out of the hotel, and
finding all the chairs occupied, ex
pressed themselves with more em
phasis than self-restraint.
"Let's dump a few of them out,"
suggested one. "Hold on a minute,"
replied another. "Watch me got a
chair."
With that he walked over to one of
the loungers and in the most courte
ous way said, "Will you please toll me
whether that is a drug-store across
the Etreet?"
"Mo," replied the lounger, "that's a
lank."
"Oh, is It? .Well, say, what is that
e big building just down the street
here, two corners away?"
"That's the post-omee," was tho re-
"7ou live in this charming cit7,
'.he;i?" nsltod the drummer.
"1 do," said the lounger.
"Well, then," replied the travelling
uf-n, "I'm a guest at tills hotel and
tr.y'rR for accommodations. Suppose
"! ! get up and give me that chair."
Automatic Lamp Extinguisher.
An Inventor residing in South Dako
i Ins invented a simple device.
vl:lch may be attached to an oil street
.p ciich as is used In a village or
V.V5, to extinguish tho light at rny
E'A. Tho device consists of a
Automatic Lamp Extinguisher.
ileave which 13 arranged to slide over
U'o wick, to extinguish tho lamp. Thi3
sU-evo Is connected by a rod to an
alarm clock. A pinion on the wind
Ii:3 key of tho alarm onjages a rack
ceiled by the rod. When the hour
arriveo for the light to be extlngu'sh
od, Iho alarm mechanism la disen
gaged, causing the key to turn in tho
usual way and thereby fcod the sleeve
upward, so that tt covers the wick and
extingulbhcB the flame.
The Bibulous Dee.
No creature Is moro apt to become
a hopeless dipsomaniac than the hon
ey bee. The flowers deliberately trade
on the weakness and make their hon
ey Intoxicating simply to give tho bee
an Irresistible taste for it and Induce
the deluded Insect to make continual
calls at their bar.
A Reward Withheld
mi ijl
With troubled eyes and a strange
feeling of dissatisfaction, James Hous
ton looked upon the small unhappy
group by his fireside. His three chil
dren, Mary, aged 12; Alice, 10, and
little Donald, only 7, were sulkily
withstanding the gracious advances
of his wife Gertrude, their new mam
ma. Since her homecoming, a year
back, she was untiring In her efforts
to win these childish hearts, but they
steadily withheld the love which they
reit belonged only to their pretty
mother, who had left them for a hap
pier world.
ueriruue Houston s lovely eyes
filled with pain nnd disappointment
and she left tho little group and went
to her husbnnd's side. Nurse Spencer
took the children out, nnd she looked
wistfully after them, then, turning to
her husband with a sigh:
"It seems like a hopeless task. I
never wanted anything so much rh
the affection of these little ones, and
yet I can't seem to touch tho r!,';iit
chord at oil. If they only knew how
much I havo given up for them, how
many years of lonely wtarined I en
dured, do you think they would ever
understand?"
Ho answered with a c'gh and a ioo!:
of tenderest devotion. "Gertrude, no
one can withstand you lone. Uoa't
give up, dear!"
A yoar had passed end sadness
filled the Houston home. Mr. Hous
ton's health had been rapidly fai'ing,
and the last hope was a serious opera
tion, and the result of this was feared.
They were In the library; tho same
old constraint existed between Ger
trude and her littlo charges, and tho
same sweet patience in the woman's
face. She left the room to give some
orders, and the father called the chil
dren to him, and In a kind, earnest
voice, pleaded for their hearts for his
wife.
'"My dear children, this may be the
last time we will be together. During
the past year I have watched with
pain the earnest efforts of your moth
er to gain your love und your stead
fast repulse. Why is it you cannot
give her even a littlo affection? Is
she not kind to you? Does she not
do everything to pleaso you? Dress
your dolls? Help you with your Icg
sons? Fix your kites and your train
of cars? What Is it? Do you dislike
her? If I should not come back to
you she would care for you with the
same loving attention, yet you will not
evn give her a smile or call her mam
ma "
"Oh, father, how can we call her
mamma! Our mamma has passed
away and Spencer says wo must never
forget her! Every night we talk about
her and wish her back again and
sometimes pray that we may be tak
en to her," and tears filled the big,
serious eyes of Mary, and the others
remained silent.
"Many years ago, before you wore
born, Mary, I came to Philadelphia.
My father had Just died, and I came
to live with your Aunt Marjory. Your
mother was there, a sunny faced girl
of 18. Her hair was light like yours,
Alice, and her eyes big and blue. Her
winning smile soon captivated my
boyish heart, and I thought I was In
love with Helen. Tho summer flew
by, and In the fall your mother's
cousin Gertrude came to stay with us,
She was entirely different from Hel
en; she was tall and dark, with eyes
llko the night. She was older thnn
your mother and more serious, and
they were fast friends. Soon I began
to feel Indifferent towards Helen, and
yearn for Gertrude's society. I did not
know what to do; I knew where my
honor was, and I knew where my
heart was, and worst of all I knew
where their heart3 were with me!
"One bright afternoon I told Ger
trude of this love for her, and instead
of bearing a llko response, she treat
ed me with cold displeasure, and with
withering scorn, told mo what she
thought of me for speaking thuR to
her, when I had already won Helen's
heart!
"W'o had been walking In the woods,
and were returning to tho city; ns wo
were passing an unfinished houso I
wa3 struck by a falling braco. I was
unconscious for a time, and when I
opened my eyes, I gazed Into the
white face of Gertrude and there
read her secret. For ono brief mo
ment I was wild with Joy but only
for a moment. When she saw that I
was regaining my senses, her attitude
became totally indifferent I was 111
for a long time, and when at last I
was able to leave my room, she had
gone and with her all the sunshine of
my life! She left a note telling me
not to seek her until my debt of hon
or had been paid.
"And so I marled Helen, your moth
er. God knows I tried to be a faith fuH
and affectionate husband to her, and
she now knew Gertrude had left with
out a word, and never wrote or came to
see her after we were married. And
so she died, In the belief that she
was the only one in my life. And
all these years your mother Gertrude's
heart was breaking. After three
years I found her and brought her
here. It was because she loved your
mother so well that she sacrificed a
lifes happiness, and now, my children,
can't you give her a little of that love
sho bo nobly left untouched for you.
There was silence In the darkened
room and then sobs. When Gertrude
returned after her duty was done,
there were three wet little faces and
outstretched arms to greet her. And
when the last great grief befell tbein,
they wept together for the loved one
who had brought them together.
KATHERINE FITZPATRICK.
SELLING
SUPPLES
TO THE
The Way to Get Business is
Send Catalogues to
the Posts
THE METHOD OF PURCHASING
Our Army Is Located In Come Tiircs
Hundred Widely Scattered Military
Posts and All Are in the Market
Bills Receipted beforo Payment.
The two chief supply departments
of the American army are the com
mlssary and the quartermaster's. The
former furnishes ail food stuffo, toilet
articles nnd similar supplies.
The latter with few exceptions fur
nishes nil other things needed In the
service, principally camp and garrison
equlpnge, ranging from railroads i.t!
steamships to cooking utenslla u;;d
household articles.
In short, snys tho Rookkecper, t
quanermnstor s department cun w
nearer the goal of a well managed de
partment store than any other br:.r. .!
of the service.
uur army is located in HOO or mro?
widely scattered military posts In ;
i uiieu maics, AinsKn, rorto K.'-o,
Hawaii nnd the Philllpplnes. At ca..h
permanent post or temporary t.
mere is a commissary nnu a quart'. t-
master ofileer who are charged v. I .h
the supply of the troops serving tliilv
at. These offlcern may not buy the re
quisite supplies ior tacir respective
departments In tho open market, ex
cept In very rare Instances. They
mtifit obtain them through depot cor.i
missarles or depot quartermasters
situated In tho principal market mi
tres of the country upon written re
quisition duly approved by intermedi
ate commanders.
Theso requisitions state specifically
what Is needed, and here ia where
the catalogue comes Into helpful use
to the officer or his subordinates.
From It he chooses tho make, descrip
tion, quality, etc., of the particular
Items he wants, ofttimes naming ho
maker and giving the catalogue num
ber from which tho Information lb
taken.
Hence the purchasing agent at the
depot In the large city, going into
the market to buy, calls for tho Iden
tical article asked for, and as though
obeying the mandate of the modern
advertiser "accepts no substitute."
Large depots continually carry ordi
nary commodities in stock, such stock
often aggregating 51,000,000 In value.
The list usually ranges from road
rollers and other heavy hardwaro to
carpet tacks and washing soap,
The Government, it Is said, Is In
evitably the last Institution to adopt
modern conveniences or new inven
tions. To-day, when vacuum pro
cesses are cleaning the interiors of
our homes, tho old unsanitary corn
broom still sweeps the barracks and
the officers' quarters at the military
garrison.
It Is also quite true that in there
days of extensive advertising the
army now and then indulges in a few
conveniences of the age. When the
bicycle held full sway as a pleasure
and business conveyance no quarter
master found It possible to get cue
for official use. Now they aro rosnlsr
ly supplied upon requisition, as ere
automobiles.
All firms doing a national buriness
should send their latest catalogues
each year to the quartermaster of
each military post as well us to the
quartermaster depots In the lar&e:
cities. Most maps show the r.amt.
and location of our garrisoned poi-ts;
this failing, application should be
made to the War Department for a
list showing them.
When once you get the army in the
habit of buying your products, as U
now the case with refcrenco to cer
tain brands of soap, "washing powe'er,
lamp chimneys, stationery, inks, paste,
plumbing supplies, etc., it will go on
buying them to the exclusion of all
other makes for an indefinite period,
or until your quality degenerates or
Is succeeded by more modern con
trivances. Undo Sam Is a customer
hard to lose once you have made good
to him; also tho pay la Biiro yet some
times slow.
In this latter regard settlement of
bills should never be pressed, as it
usually requires weeks, if not months,
to get vouchers supporting payments
ready for the disbursement. Com
trary to good business sense, the
Government requires a signed receipt
before making payment. It frequent
ly occurs that a business house may
not rocelve its check for a long period
after signing a receipt certifying that
payment has been m.ade In full. Com
paratively little of what the army
buys Is bought under annual con
tract. Purchases are usually made at
frequent lntorvals on circular pro
posal, any one having the right to bid.
Filling Buttermilk.
The great Dr. Motchnikoff has a
buttermilk bug to believe that sour
milk can do so much for man. Buttor
milk is good, wholesome diet, mainly
because it U so filling; a little of It
goes a very long way, especially It
taken every day, and therefore ia a
fairly good thing for old folk and the
too fat, for most old people over en-
Joy the pleasures of the palate, nnd
pint of sour milk gives the etomaih
Just about the fullest, tightest Rcnea-
to
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AScgclable Preparation Tor As
similating iticFoodandRcguIa
ting the Stomachs and Dowels of
Promotes DigcalionChperfiiP
ness and itcst.contains neither
Ophim.Morphine nor Mineral.
OT7iAncoTic.
Jlx.Smn
Aperfrcl Itcmcdy rorConslipa
Tion, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea
Worms .Convulsions .Kevrnsh
ncss find Loss of Sleep.
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