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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: STINDAt APRIL' -9;" 1899: 8 CLASH ANONG TEACHERS. WILL FIGHT THE 'GAME BILL. CARE BEST FIRE ESCAPE. CITY RLLE FOR HOSPITAL EVANSTON FALLS IN LINE. and I not only favor It but am working for It and believe we shall succeed." J.

L. Lombard said: Evanston could have had the changes It desired made at any time. so far as we are concerned. The agitation which began there was due entirely to a misunderstanding. and the Evanston people.

like all the rest of us. are now heartily In favor of a Greater Chicago." CHIEF SIVENIE COMMENTS ON ItZCENT FATAL BLAZES. MEETING OF CHICAGO FEDERATION BY STORMY SCENES. DR. REVSOLDS' nEALTIt ARGCHENT FOR GREATER CHICAGO.

CAI, SC OF IT OBJECTION TO GREATER CHIC PLAN REMOVED. FAVORS GREATER CHICAGO." lie says Use of Polished Woods and is. flammable Draperies in Modern. Mosses Makes Them Trouble Arises Over Miss Haley's don Providing for Preparations to Install Miss Goggin as President Stre. Mratten as Chairman Ruled This Out of Order and Attempts to Adjourn SessionOpposition Carries the Day.

co Commissioner Declares the Present Dual Government and Friction Between Police and County Officials Hamper the Stamping Out of SmallpoxFrazier Case an Example Says Municipality Should Care for It. Sick. Chicago Sportsmen to Send Delegation to SpringfieldNew Neasure Bitterly Denounced. The sportsmen of the State are preparing to make desperute efforts to secure the defeat or amendment of the game bill that passed the Senate on Friday by a vote of 32 to 0. A delegation from Chicago will accompany Game Warden Loveday to Springfield tomorrow to light the bill in the House.

Those who will go are: F. S. Laird. R. B.

Organ. G. W. Streit. W.

P. Mussey, M. R. Bortree, C. E.

Fe ROT), and Abner Price. All of them. xcept the last two mentioned. were in conference with Warden Loveday yesterday. lie promised to do all In his power to secure the amelidments the sportsmen ask.

If the Senate bill is allowea to become a law it will result in the speedy killing off of all game birds in Illinois and neighboring Changes in 1.1:te- Proposed Amendment Satisfactoy to the North Shore City Are Agreed Upon at a Joint Committee Meeting Continuance of Regulations the Point at IssueLeaders Agree the Outlook for Succeis Is Bright. Merchants' Club Indorses Consolidation Plan and Selects a Committee to Work for the Bill. Chemical Preparations Afford Lit. lie ProtectionDeath in Many Cbt. cam Calamities Traced to Viola.

floats of Ordinances. The Chicago Teachers' federation held a stormy meeting yesterday In. Its assembly hall on the seventeenth floor of the Masonic Temple. There was a clash of the factions Arguments for Greater Chicago and the abolition of the county government have been given to the City Health department In plenty for the last few days, when scores of residents of Chicago have been exposed EXPOSITION OF CHICAGO'S COMPLEX' SYSTEM OF TAXING DISTRICTS. In each of the seven townships in Chicago eight varieties of taxes are State, county, city, drainage, school, library.

park, and town taxes. The lines on the map indicate roughly the manner in which these taxes are laid, and stand also as an object lesson of the multiplex system now in vogue. In the rooms of the Civic federation the same map hangs as an argument for unification. I What little dii'ference of opinion Evanston-lens had with those who are formulating the plan for a Greater Chicago has been dissipated. and se as they are concerned the resolution loong to consolidation will pass the Legislatu.

The hitch was upon the question of prhibition. and the clause relating to thaz hai been changed so that intoxicants wid be even more thoroughly barred out ir the norinern suburb than they are at present. According t. Judge Murray F. Tuley, who Is chairman ef the Amendment committee, the people of Evanston are not aggressively anxious to be admitted into the City of Chicago.

They see the handwriting upon the wall," however, he declares. and think this a favorabe opportunity to come in upon terms of their own dictation. which they might not be able to do at a time when natural causes shall have brought about more marked necessity for their consolidation with the muricipality of Chicago. A meeting held in the offices of the Civic federation in the afternoon. at which the Evanston committee and the Amendment conferred for more than two hours.

The Evanston people brought with them their desires in an expression in the shape of an amendment to the amend-Merit. This was agreed to, but with slight changes in the-phraseology. The alterations remove from the Legislature all power to revoke the cl-K-irter which grants to Northweatern a four-mile prohibition limit. and the similar charter and ordinances of the Town of Evanston. Those present at the meeting were: Jutize Harvey 13.

Hurd. John S. Miller Henry Wade Rogers. John W. Ela.

Frank Grover. Genre W. James Patton. Rairth Volney W. Foster.

Goorre Douatua. W. S. Herbert. Jutize John S.

Miller John W. Ela. Gore W. Hunt. Ra 101 M.

Ealry. Goorge Doug Las. The thirty members of the Merchants' club who were in attendance at the busiiiess meeting and dinner of the club at the Grand Pacific Hotel last night decided to add to the intluences at work for the passage of the Greater Chicago 7 bill now before the General Assembly by sending a committee of three of its members, Alexander H. Revell. Harry G.

Selfridge, and Graeme Stewart, to Springfield this week to join forces with the Chicago Citizens committee. Besides appointing this committee the club adopted resolutions strongly commending the Greater Chicago projectthe consolidation of the city and county governments and the abolishment of the Chicago justice court system. Text of the Resolutions. The resolutions were as follows: Whereas; The taxpayers of Cticago have long suffered from the evils of a cormdicated. cumbersome.

and needlessly expensive combination of county. city. and township governments. to which have been superadded. from time to time.

new taxing bodies. until there are today within the limits of said city not less than sixteen sets of officials, each empowered to levy taxes; and. 'Whereas. The evils of such system. or want of system.

are increasing with the city's growth and are becoming more burdensome from year to year: and. Whereas. To these difficulties are added the evils of a vicious system of justices, of the peace courts. which are a source of annoyance. vexation.

and Injustice to our people; and. Whereas, All of said evils have developed under the State constitution. which. while admirable in most respects. falls to adegately provide for the needs of a great metropolis; and.

Whereas. Efforts are now being put forth by the citizens of Chicago and Cook County to secure an amendment to the constitution which. under proper legislative restrictions and with the consent of the people. will permit the consolidation of city and county functions within the present or future limits of the City of Chicago. and which will also abolish township government within said City of Chicago, and provide a substitute for the present objectionable justice of the peace system; be it.

therefore. Resolved. That the Merchant? club, at Its regular meeting, held Saturday evening. April S. unanimously Indorses the said efforts for consolidation; and.

further. Resolved. That a committee of three be appointed to visit Springfield during the coming weak and unite with the citizens' committees in their efforts to secure the submission of the reouirM amendment by the Legislature. Plan to Start Pawners' Society. Another committee was selected to begin securing subscriptions to the capital stock of the Provident Pawners' society under the pawners' bill recently passed by the Legislature.

and under which name the society probably will be incorporated. E. A. Hamill was named for chairman of this committee. The other members are Harold P.

McCormick. Charles L. Bartlett. Alfred Cowles. and Emerson B.

Tuttle. The committee will commence at once soliciting subscriptions to the capital stock. The amount of capitalization probably will be and it is said there will be no trouble securing the full subscription in a week or two. The newly elected officers made brief speeches and were liberally applauded. They are: PresidentE.

A. Bancroft. Vice PresidentR. A. Keyes.

SecretaryA. A. McCormick. TreasurerNelson F. Bigelow.

Executive committeeThe officers and Herman B. Butler, Leslie Carter, and R. M. Bissell. Miss paler.

Second DtstrIct Miss Hall. Third District Miss Murphy, Fourth Distrieft Miss Muller. Fifth District. Miss Dodd. Sixth District.

Miss Rowe. Seventh District. Crowey. Eighth District. Miss Haley States Her Case.

Miss Haley addressed the meeting. justifying her action by recalling a delay of a month last year In the Installation of cfficers. The President is absent today. she said. The Vice President of the First District abandoned the chair: the Vice PreSidentS the Second.

Third. and Fourth Districts did not take the chair. As Vice President of the Fifth District, I did." This explanation was met by outbrusts of I- ughter. On the motion of Miss Mu flay a vote of thanks was tendered Miss Hairy for preventing the meeting from being adkurned against the wishes of a majority of those present. and Miss Haley tharked the meeting for its expression.

Before the trouble the federation voted to pay the officers of the federation $11) each for expenses of ear fare and luncheons In atterding late meetings. The next meeting will be held in Handel Hall on the last Saturday In the month. School of Psychology Closes. William T. Harris.

United States Commissioner of Education. delivered the clos- the Chicago Kindergarten College. The final meeting was one of the largest in at- at aiadnddreetss flail. before tpde uSncdheorolthoef Pauspices sa. eh tendance.

Mr. Harris said there were two kinds of psychology. empirical and rational. and that most of the child study came under the first head. This study had been beneficial to the educational world in that it showed that an excess of study along any one line weakened or actually deadened certain portions of the child brain.

Many schools have made an excessive use of arithmetic." he said. some of geography. and others of other branches. Physiological psychologists have given the note of warning and caused a reaction. Efforts are being made now for an all-round education." Mr.

Harris then spoke of giving the child Intellectual ideas by means of which his emotions are turned from the lower impulses Into higher. ethical emotions. He thought this change was made not so much by moralizing or scolding as by leading the child to see that the deed returned upon the doer's head. The will, he said. must also be trained to carry Into execution what the intellect has grasped.

This the speaker termed rational psychology. the conscious training of the heart through the will and intellect. Among those who discussed the address were Professor James Angell and Dr. Dewey of the Chicago University. Mrs.

Ella M. Young. and Professor Carr of Anderson, Ind. The good results that have grown out of this school." said Mrs. J.

N. Crouse after the closing session, have been seen already by those who attended the school. It brought together the leaders of psychological thought. A broader outlook was gained for future study and observation. It was the first time the leaders of psychological thought in opposite schools were ever brought together." Other Meetings of Teachers.

Jnc.thcao.,:eNfeaskteihnnrod a gartens was discuised at the The sentiment of the voters of Chicago In regard to thmDea meeting of the aopLp.c ularsTu. enr: For tnscecrehterhni 0. was sooyer ae nenx nssylsotne System he haen dsystlermod.erAn Chicago Kindergarten club in Handel Hall. rbead by Miss Bertha Payne on The teachers present decided to agitate the as Applied to the Kinder- Nominations en tEe. sdninmfene inongauar trt SecretaryMary eagEt fie: yr el ci Kelly, se imTu ar nedasc a nhD eaetnri sia Meeting In Masonic Temple.

as MtletrFreAPreaGryoo.ltrrrrlaliRTNCIlera.iteTeoliecrarasern.lesrlidPuytip.igniAdi For Directore--Sarah McDonald, Florence Work, Ottenbeimer, Mrs. Emily Hayward. Superintendent Andrews addressed the Manual Training School association in Handel Hall on Kindergarten Work in the Grades." He believes the lessons of the kindergarten have a great value in forming character. At the meeting of the Cook County Teachers' association in the Y. M.

C. A. Building Miss Josephine Lock delivered an address on The Influence of Pictures in the Schoolroom." Ten-minute addresses on the subject were made by Mrs. Alice Crove of the Haven School, Evanston. Superintendent A.

P. Ames of the Riverside Art league, and Miss Bess F. Skinner of the Morgan Park Art league. At the afternoon session Miss Nash and Edward F. Worst spoke.

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41 111,111111.161014 4' 1 MP 11 I WIT 4 BREM 1-1-i0 IN A porrAmppippm 131 OOM Only carefulness can save the people or Chicago from danger of such fatal fires as that which destroyed the tisane of Wallace Andrews in New York on Friday morninn and caused the death of a doze eleepteg people. according to Fire Chief Swente. While the nature of the New York fire is not clearly understood by officials et the Chicago Fire department. Chief Swente expressed. the belief yesterday that even the iwst modern houses would be liable to similar accidents as long as finished woods are used for Interiors and inflammable draperies and rugs for decorations.

Even chemically treated wood is but slight protection. according to Chief Swenle. It makes little difference whether the house Is built with steel girders or rot." Chief Swenie said. The danger in, such fires as that which destroyed the Andrews home is from the great quantity of oiled and varnished woods In the interior. and the rugs and inflammable draperies.

Fire is liabie to start fn the basement of any house. and the accumulated gases cause an explosion. that will burst out the windows and set tire to everything inflammable inside. Use of Chemical Preparations. Chemically treated wood is often fireproof at first.

I have seen kerosene poured on old shingled roofs newts covered with some fireproof paint. and I oouldn't set fire to them. The trouble is the fireproofing doesn't last. Oxidation goes on all the time. and after awhile the preparation loses its effect.

The best it can do is to retard combust ion. Preparations of that sort are of no value In dwelling-house interiors. The chemicals cannot be used on woods that are Intended to be polished. Metal ceilings are a good protection. but until some new material is feund to replace wood and people stop usirg so much inflammable drapery there will always be danger." More than usual attention to business has been observable in the Building department offices in this city since the Windsor Hotel lire in New York.

Fire escape inspectors are discovering nowwhat the firemen have known for some timethat certain public have inadequately anchored fire escapes or none at all. and only two-incit standpipes instead of two and which is required to couple with the fire engines. Prosecutions of the violators of the ordinances promise also to be more energetic. In the hands of the Council Is an ordinance offered by Alderman Cullerton requiring iron stairways and balconies accessible from every story. Firemen regard this as much more practicable than the law asked by the New York Assembly.

empowering the Building Commissioner to tear down buildings which are not absolutely' fireproof. Lessons in Chicago Fires. Chicago did not require a lesson from New York. The Cold Storage. Ayers Building.

and Arlington fiats contributed thirty victims to the violation of the ordinances. It was originally designed to surround the stack of the Cold Storage building wan a metal cap or thimble to complete the connection between the stack and the roof of the tower, thus preventing smoke and sparks from coming in contact with the latter. The stack was surrounded to a height of seventy feet from the ground with fire brick. Beyond that distance nothing intervened between the stack and the framework of the building out an air space. which.

above the balcony, did not exceed three feet. The woodwork at the top became ignited and live coals dropped on the woodwork around the stack, starting the fire. Chief Swenie had repeatedly asked In vain for a brick fire lining to the top. There was but one ancient fire scat on the alley wall of the Ayers building. To put any on the front or side walls.

it was claimed, would disfigure the building. There was no lire escape on the Arlington Flats building. burned on last St. Valentines night. If there had been one on the rear of the structure.

Fire Marshal Pazen says Letter Carrier Fred Marty. wife, and child would not have been sacrificed. In the opinion of Fire Marshal Faxen. the Marty family, confused and blinded by smoke. was making for the front door on the first floor.

but. not counting the steps, went to the basement. where they were imprisoned. and lost their lives. At a restaurant fire in Monroe street.

next door to the Columbia Theater. the lire insurance patrolmen tried to get their tarpaulins to the upper stories on the fire escape. When at a dizzy height the rungs of the ladder yielded from imperfect anchorage. and had the men not clung to the iron standpipe they would have been dashed death-, on the pavement. At the recent fire, In Jackson boulevard the value of the fire escape ladder and standpipe was demonstrated.

Chief Sweats worked no less than six streams on the blaze from them. to smallpox Infection through the failure of the police and the hospital officials to cooperate in handling and isolating suspected cases. While some of these scandals. notably the case of Frank Frazier, who rode to the County Hospital in a street car on Friday afternoon while suffering with smallpox. are laid.

directly at the doors of the police. Health department officials say they probably never would have occurred if the Cook County Hospital were under the control of the Chicago Health departmera. stead of governed by a lay board. Chicago is said to be the only large city In the United States which does not have a City Hospital. In nearly all the large cities the hospital.

instead of being under county government, is under the control either of the City Department of Health or of a Hospital board. Frazier Case an Example. On Friday afternoon Frank Frazier. a colored man. went to the Harrison Street Police Statlon and complained of being-Frazier also says he told the desk sergeant he believed he had smallpox.

A policeman advised him to take a car to the Cook County Hospital. which Frazier did. The physicians declared he was suffering from smallpox, and Frazier. after exposing scores of people, was sent to the isolation hospital. Similar cases have occurred in the last two weeks.

Health Commissioner Reynolds ascribes the fault to the fact that the County Board has taken the attitude that the County Hospital Is intended only for accident cases and people suffering from various Ills who are unable to pay for medical service. Only a few days ago Dr. Reynolds endeavored to secure the consent of President Irwin of the County Board to s3-nd enough chronic cases away from the hospital to make room for more scarlet fever patients. but failed. The scarlet fever ward of the hospital is filled and patients have to be turned away.

Dr. Reynolds declares that troubles of this sort could be adjusted If the hospital and the Dunning Infirmary were under the jurisdiction of the Health smallpox infection through the failure of 1 police and the hospital officials to co- -rate in handling and isolating suspected While some of these scandals. nota- the case of Frank Frazier, who rode to County Hospital in a street car on Fri-ffffi afternoon while suering with small- C. are laid. directly at the doors of the ice, Health department officials say they never would have occurred if the elt County Hospital were under the con- I of the Chicago Health department.

In- ad of governed by a lay board. 7hicago is said to be the only large city the United States which does not have a Hospital. In nearly all the large ci ties hospital, instead of being under county is under the control either of a City Department of Health or of a iios- az al board. Frier Case an Example. Frida.y afternoon Frank Frazier, a col- man.

w-ent to the Harrison Street Po- a Station and complained of being- ill. azier also sa3-s he told the desk sergeant beheved be had smallpox. A policeman vised him to take a car to the Cook County spital. which Frazier did. The physicians Aared he Wa9 suffering from smallpox, Frazier.

after exposing scores of people, sent to the isolation hospital. cases have occurred In the last two Health Commissioner Reynolds ribes the fault to the fact that the County ard has taken the attitude that the unty Hospital Is intended only for acci- nt cases and people suffering from various who are unable to pay for medical serv- vored Only a few days ago Dr. Reynolds en- a to secure the consent of President Arin of the County Board to, se-nd enough ronic cases away from the hospital to kke room for more scarlet fever patients. failed. The scarlet fever ward of the spital is filled and patients have to be rued away.

Dr. Reynolds declares that )ubles of this sort could be adjusted If the s-pital and the Dunning Infirmary were der the jurisdiction of the Health depart- MEN OF SECOND IN A WRECK. Thirty of Colonel Ittoulton's Fighters Narrowly Escape InjuryTo Get Arms from Springfield. -1 TELLS OF A RIVAL KLONDIKE. Easilyaleach an Agreement.

There was a long discussion. during which the Evanston committee outlined Its demand and the Chloago committee explained it was willing to grant to Evanston anything within reason. The members of the Chicago committee eiplained there had been no intention to coinmit a breach of good faith In the presentation of the amendment to the and, that while they believed the bill as drawn would preserve to Evanston all 11.1 rights, whatever might be agreed upon further would be incorporated at once. At the close of the meeting all was harmony. and the program will be carried out as had been arranged before the possibility of ti disagreement with Evanston and the prem.nce of an active counter-lobby at Springfield tomorrow came into view.

The bill w0-1 come before the Lower House for final consideration on Tuesday, and probably wilt reach the Senate the following day. A large delegation of Aldermen. possibly' headed by -Mayor Harrison, and a committee off the County board. together -with a number of citizens, will go to Springfield tomorrow night to urge the passage of the bill. Says Evanston Is Satisfied.

At the cloae of the meeting at the Civic federation rooms Harvey B. Hurd said: The matter is now satisfactory to Evanston. as iLlhas been agreed to let it stand, and we have no further complaint to offer. We want orr prohibition laws to remain intact and the four-mile limit regulation against Falcons That is all we ask. Every request we have made has been granted by the committee.

The. whole trouble, or what there was of it, was because the first amendment was drawn hastily, and as submitted was not as clear as we desired. We feared it might open the way for some one to take an advantage borne time in the future. The amendment now has been revised to guard our interests better, and we are satisfied." Promise of Success. All of the men interested in the movement to secure a better and simpler government for the eit now seem assured of its success.

The enly opposition they have met is from the legislators of Cook County out- side the city, arid they predict these will be won over as soon as-the provisions for local ea, control embodied in the measure are explained to them. The country members, according to the statements of those most interested. seem to be fully convinced the idea Is a good one and will open the way for their own cities and town to save themselves in the future from the difficulties that now confror Chicago. To the euggestion that the plan might Involve the of the political machinery of the city and meet opposition upon that ground from political partisans. one of the who was in Springfield, answered: It is so great and important an affair.

Involving so good a principle, that politicians do not dare to interfere for their own ends." Judge Tuley Discusses the Plan. In discusaing the status of affairs Judge Tuley The Evanston people seem to be chiefly concerned la saving their prohibition regulations. ant I think we have completely protected them in that matter. I now believe the amendment will pass and expect to see the limits of the City of Chicago and the Countt of Cook made identical. We have not decided upon a scheme for the government of the greater city, but we have two years in which to do that work- We shall not army either Greater New York or Greater Vhiladelphia.

but believe we shall be able to something far superior to the chartets of either of those cities. The unidcation or consolidation of governments tr. now one of the chief objects sought by students of municipal government. It p.eems an absurdity to hove two sets of offitdals. two governing bodies, and two budgets of expenses for the same territory.

The abolishing of one or the other certainly a ould lessen the cost of govern) and simplify its details. It is estimated, on the basis of reliable figures, that this 4 raving wilt amount to at least S2.000,000 ,.0 a year. Maya Extend Local Powers. "It may be that when we come to. frame the charter we shall carry-the idea of local control to an even greater extent than is now These district, might be given the power of regulating not only their own Fire and-Piilice departments and school systems, but also of making their own improvements.

cleaning their streets. removing their garbage. arid all these minor matters. This would, of ciourse, be under the direction. of the central-Municipal body.

In the matter of extending the city limits to the cotiaty limits the city should have complete power to annex adjacent territory and provide for a graduated rate of taxation which should be fair. It is manifestly unfair to tax farm land at the same rate as improved property or land subdivided into city lots. ltesides, itis now impossible for UR to grant- local central to any community which we We have made this portion of it atronger-In granting the request of the Evanston committee and insuring then the continuance of their prohibition privileges." Views of Other Citizens. A MY A STAFF CORRPSPONDFNT1 Augusta, April number of Second Illinois men narrowly escaped 7 o'clock tonight in a street car collision. Tsvo electric cars met head on about-a- half mile- from.

the camp at Monte Sant). Each car carriedt a trailer and one of the ears should have waited until the train coming from the camp reached the main track, but' the motorman of the train which had been waiting on the switch started ahead at full speed. The two trains were thrown from the track and six people were hurt. Captain James H. Stevens of the Third Georgia sustained a broken leg and two soldiers of the North Carolina regiment were more or less bruised.

The cars were crowded. and there were twenty-five or thirty men from the Second Minas aboard. None of them, however. was injured. One of the motormen is not expected to survive.

This was a cold day for Augusta, and the oil stoves were burning in every tent. There are, however, now only two men in the hospital. Earnest Smith of Company I and Corporal Hiram Kellogg of Company whose maladies are trivial. Lieutenant Frank Mechener received today from Governor Tanner his commission as Regimental Adjutant. Lieutenant Mechener succeeded James H.

Sherwin, who resigned about six months ago. Unless Arthur J. Statham of Company rejoins his regiment by April 10 he will be held as a deserter. Statham disappeared just before the regiment left Havana. He enlisted in Chicago.

but Colonel Moulton says the young man has no fixed home. Chaplain Bolton will preach at St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow morning, and the regimental hand will furnish the music. Springfield. April question of equipping and arming the members of the Second Illinois Infantry upon Its return home so that the regiment may give a parade in Chicago has been decided.

and arrangements have been made to send, the Second at some convenient point the necesscary arms and equipment belonging to the Illinois National Guard. Adjutant General Reece has granted honorable discharges to Seamen Frank Oder-kirk, John Noonan. William Warner, and Serviceman Guy F. Sturgeon of the Fceurtb. Division, Second Ship's Crew, QUIT1CY.

Seaman Samuel Brantigan of the same Vision has been dishonorably discharged for cursing a superior officer while on duty. Ez-Gov. Svrinford of Alaska Describes the Porcupine DistrictGen. Shafter in Chicago. Ex-Governor A.

P. Swinford of Alaska who has done much to call attention to the mineral resources of that Territory. is at the Great Northern Hotel. He left Juneau on March 10. He tells of a rich district which has been struck in American territory and which he thinks will eclipse the Atlin Lake country.

and rival the Klondike. It is what is called the Porcupine district." he said. and is not more than 130 miles from Juneau. It was not discovered until late in the fall or vrinter. you might say, but the finds which have been made already seem to mark it out as an exceedingly rich district.

Juneau is crazy over it and merchants are selling out their business and rushing into the country and taking up claims. There must be at least t500 people in there now." Speaking of the Atlin Lake country. Mr. Swinford said: Its development is retarded by the exclusive policy established by British Columbia regarding it. Americans are completely shut out." States and of all big game In reach of the Chicago market." said Mr.

Mussey. It would set Chicago back fifty years In the matter of game protection. "A bill to amend the game law In the Interest of the preservation of game birds and animals in this and neighboring States was Introduced early in the session. It was Indorsed by the Illinois Sportsmen's association and practically every sportsmen's organization in the State. Says Law Was Changed.

When the law was reported for passage In the Senate it was a different document. Accidentally or otherwise, all protection for deer, wild turkey, chicken, and other game birds had been eliminated. and South Water street commission mem will be free. If the law is passed. to sell them In open market all the year In Chicago.

We demand the Insertion of amendments Including In the law wild buck. doe. or fawn: wild turkey, pinnated grouse or prairie chicken. rough grouse or partridge or The South Water street people have been working for such a law for years. The bill will, come up in the House on second reading on Wednesday.

It is late to start any action against it, but will do what we can. There are some features of the new bill that are all right. A license fee of $10 a year Is imposed on non-resident sportsmen Who come here to shoot. and the proceeds are to be devoted to the support of the Game Warden's alike. There are also some advantageous changes In the shooting What Dr.

Reynolds Says. The whole trouble comes from the expectation of the County board that the city will care for everything contagious, from scarlet fever to smallpox." said Dr. Reynolds yesterday. It is difficult to separate the milder contagious cases from regular hospital cases in many instances. The city has no place to care for diphtheretic or scarlet fever cases.

The proper place for them if they cannot be treated at home Is at the County Hospital. The way the County Hospital is conducted makes it practically impossible for the city to get good hospital service. For instance. most of the hospital patients are carried in police ambulances. There is a seat of ambulance service at the hospital also, but the double arrangement cannot but cause confusion.

It is natural that there should be friction between two independent departments which are obliged to depend on each other. as the County Hoepital officials and the police officials do. City Should Manage Hospital. Chicago ought to have control and management of the County Hospital. There are about 100,000 people in the county outside the city who have the right to use the hoepita! and 2,000,000 people in the city.

The County Hospital is really a Chicago city hospital governed by an independent body. It ought to be under the direction of a medical board. For the same reason I believe the Health department ought to have charge of the Dunning Infirmary. The charitable work new done by the County Agent could be much better administered by a Board of Charities. The police powers and the function of the Health department are so closely allied that there never can be effective service until they are governed from one head.

I don't look for any spread from the disease on Frazier's account, though it was dangerous to expose a street car full of people to The Health department is taking no risks. We have had cases as late In the year as June, but the approach of warm weather will probabl assist in stamping out the disease." More Cases Are Looked For. The West Side motormen and conductors who may have come in contact with Frazier are being vaccinated. and the house at 1312 Indiana avenue, where he lived, has been fumigated. Every one supposed to have come in contact with the patient has been.

hunted up by the department physicians. It is said a number of new cases will develop this week. resulting from exposure to Charles Perkins, who wandered from the Northwestern Medical College dispensary. Irwin Defends Present Plan. James C.

Irwin, President of the County Board, does not agree with Dr. Reynolds as to taking the Cook County Hospital control from the board. I believe in the plan for a Greater Chicago," Mr. Irwin said, but I don't think the City Health department ought to control the hospital. If it has to be taken from the County board an elected commission could conduct it better.

The hospital Is managed as well now as it could be." What Dr. Reynolds Says. The whole trouble comes from the exctation of the County board that the will care for everything contagious. )m scarlet fever to elnallpox." said Dr. 3nolds yesterday.

It is difficult to sepate the milder contagious cases from regu- hospital cases in many instances. The has no place to care for diphtheretic Major General Shatter. commander of the Department of California. was in Chicago for a few hours in the morning on his way to 'Washington to appear before the war Investigation commission. He was accompanied by his private secretary and Captain Edward H.

Plummer. The party arrived from San Francisco at 7 o'clock and went to the Auditorium Annex for breakfast and left for the East at 10:30 o'clock. Talks of 'Windsor Hotel rire. Digcussing the loss of life by the New York fire in the Windsor Hotel on St. 12'str1cis day Chief Swertie said: Many peop: would have perished there if there had been l(k) escapes on the building.

Ordinarily people in time of great trouble are panic-stricken. A theater might have forty exits, but how few would take the pains to find out where they are before a fire or a panle takes place. Every night when a down-town alarm comes in I look at the clock. If it is after 11 I breathe easier, knowing it can hardly be a theater. On the way down-town I am always hoping it is not one of the hotels." Marshal Campion is a strong advocate of the iron stairway.

with a balcony on each floor. Endangered people could see that. he says, when the ladder between the windows would be invisible. Firemen, too. could work with both hands on the contrivance.

With the Iron stairway and balconies, it is argued. no lives would have been lout at the Ayres Building. or Arlington Flats. or Windsor Hotel. A violation of the building ordinance coTh stantly met with by firemen is the overloading of floors in the manufacturing Where the law allows 300 pounds to the equare foot there is Often COO pounds.

When tons of water are thrown on this the floors and walls must yield and the building col- lapse. This was the case in the Lind Block fire. When Battalion Chief Seyferlich had the fire under control this seven-story building. on a sixteen-inch wall, crushetitlirough from overweight. The city ordinances In relation to Ere escapes and standpipes require that at buildIngs.

lodging-houses and hotels of four stories or more in height shall be provided with one or more metallic standpipes and ladders combined, with cast or wrought hem or steel balconies, with suitable railings. at each floor, firmly secured to the outer warm: and in such locations and numbers as shall be satisfactory to the Comrnisoner of Buildings. the Fire Marshal. and the inspector of fire escapes. FARCE AT HOTEL VICTORIA.

RECALLS DAYS OF JOHN KNOX. 1 Protection Only Nominal. of course there is nominal protection for Illinois game, but it amounts to nothing so long as the law allows the sale of game in open market all the year. We have no deer In Illinois and not a great deal of wild turkey, but neighboring States have, and It is only fair that we should cooperate in protecting their game. as we ask them to cooperate with us.

Chicago Ls, however. the biggest game market in the country, and if there is no restriction on the sale of game here it simply will mean extinction not only in Illinois but In all this section of the country. The bill is liberal enough in its protection of ducks and geese and other migratory birds which do not breed here. but cunningly leaves out the game in which this State and the South Water street men are chiefly Given at Annual Reunion of Aluranss Association of Chicago University by Columbia Oratory School. known as the Burdick and Goggill followers.

When the smoke cleared away the sympathizers of Miss Croggin had woit the day and further deliberated until the adjournment at noon. It is possible that as a reealt of this trouble another party will be formed in the federation. A portion of the membership It ie said, has come to the conclusion that it Is time, as one of them put it, that matters of an educational nature be taken up at the sessior-s and that less time be devoted to bickering." The new party, which is closely identified with that which supported Miss Laing. has peace for its watchword. and preposes to put an end to such scene, as occurred at the meeting.

The members of the new party will lend their energies toward organizing a protest among the teachers against the methods. which have prevailed and hope to secure a more dignified method of procedure. Cause of the Trouble. The trouble arose over the refusal of Mrs. Bratten.

the chairman. to put a motion offered by Miss Haley providing for the installation of Miss Goggin as President and the other newly elected officers at the May meeting of the federation. The entire morning was occupied in the transaction of business incidental to the closing up of affairs by the retiring officers. The teachers heard the reading of a report by the Treasurer. Mrs.

Grace Emery Coembs, to the effect a cash balance of S4S4 remained after an expenditure of 1.292 during the year. They voted to write letters of thanks to Judge Carter. Chief Kipley, and all others who assisted them in their election. and to send American beauty roses to the Tidge, and adopted a resolution thanking the retiring officers for their services. Miss Burdick.

the President. was not present. and Mrs. Bratten. Vice President of the First District.

presided. She stated Miss Burdick had no report to make. Mr. O'Neill, one of the few men In the federation. asked to be allowed to offer an amendment to a motion to vote thanks to the retiring officers.

to the effect that in the future peace and harmony should prevail in the federation. The motion and amendment were carried. Miss Haley then moved that a resolution be adopted to insure the installation of the newly elected officers at the next meeting. Mrs. Bratten said the motion implied that some attempt would be made to prevent their installation and asked Miss Haley to Nv-I ra the motion.

The latter insisted on the motion being put. Mrs. Bratten read a reeragraph in the constitution providing for the installation of officers at the May meeting next after their election. Miss Haley again insisted on the motion being put. and Mrs.

Bratten refused to put it before the house. Miss Haley demanded a ruling. and Mrs. Bratten ruled the motion was unconstitutional and out of order. Appeals from the Ruling.

Miss Flinn. another follower of Miss Gov. gin, appealed from the decision of the chair. but Mrs. Bratten refused to recognize her appeal on the grounds there was no clues-, tton before the house.

Miss Haley. who had remained on her feet. called out that unless the chair put the appeal to the house she would put it. Mrs. Bratten called for the next order of business.

No business was offered and Mrs. Bratten declared she would adjourn the meeting under the gavel. Miss Haley began putting the appeal and did so several times. The vote showed a majority was against the ruling of the chair. The followers of Miss Laing and Miss Burdick present refused to vote against the appeal and left the hall protesting.

but the Goggin faction bad an overwhelming majority. Mrs. Bratten then declared the meeting adjourned and stepped down from the platform. Miss Haley mounted it and rapped for order, though Mrs. Bratten had carried off the gavel.

Miss Haley acted as chairman of the meeting until it adjourned. She suggested that a motion be made to appoint a committee to carry out her MOtion at the next meeting of the federation. This was offered and carried and the following committee was nomad Miss Lamed. First Diaries. 0 Scottish Reformation Entertainment to Be Given in Central Music Hall on Monday and Tuesday Evenings.

The Scottish Reformation entertainment which will be given at Central Music Hall Monday and Tuesday evenings will be a reproduction of sixteenth century history in Scotland in- the time of John Knox and Queen Mary. About 200 Chicago people will take part. Follovring is the list of patrons and patronesses: Mr. and Mrs. Charles V.

Bishop Follows. C'heney. Dr. Frank Talmage. Rev.

and Mrs. "A'. S. Dr. Frank W.

GunsaulHinman. 113. Mr. and Mrs. Harry G.

Dr. Artemus J. Herne. Selfridge, Dr. Franklin H.

Martin. Dr. and Mrs. A. J.

Can- Dr. Frank Crane, field. Dr. Johnson Mr. and Mrs.

T. P. Judge C. C. Kohlsoat.

Shontz. Charles A. Mr. and Mrs. D.

C. Luther Lefitn Mills. Campbell. William Gardner, Dr. P.

S. Henson. John Jamison, Dr. W. M.

Lawrence. Mrs. S. E. Gross, Rev.

J. H. O. Smith. Dr.

Sarah 1-1. Stevenson, Dr. J. P. Brushingham.

Mrs. H. H. Koh The program is completed each evening. It is given for the benefit of the Young People's Christian Temperance union.

Barracks to Close on May 1. The Army and Navy Barracks, Canal and Madison streets. which have been furnishing accommodations for destitute soldiers since last November, will be closed on May 1. There are 100 soldiers at the barracks at present. Superintendent Bicknell says sick men will be well cared for at hospitals after the barracks are closed.

The Alumnm association of the Chicago University held its annual reunion in the parlors of Hotel Victoria yesterday afternoon. The entertainment was furnished by the Columbia School of Oratory. John Kendrick Bangs' farce. The Fatal Message." was presented, with the following cast: Mr. Thaddeus Perkins.

in charge of curtain Mr. Archibald Edwards Turner Mrs. Thaddeus Perkins. cost for Lady Ellen Nibel Helen B. Holdatz liAle Andrews, cast for the maid Miss Willie Mabel Day Mr.

Edward Bradley. an understudy Mr. Clarence Leroy 'Whitman Mre. Edward cast for Lady Amaranth Miss Elizabeth Mc Olen Mr. Robert Tardaley.

stage manager Mr. Edwin Harvey House Mr. Jack Barlow. cast for Fenderson Clarence Everett Kemg Jennie. a professional waitress Miss Kate Louise Brown Some of those present were: Angeline Loesch.

President: Charlotte H. Foye. Vice President. and Laura L. Runyon.

Secretary of. the association. and: Vinnie Crandall. Eva B. Graves, Zelma Clark, tirace Darling.

Juliet Harris. Laura Wright-Maude L. Radford. DE VRY IS BITTEN BY A LION. Lincoln Park Keeper Loses a Finger While Showing How Docile Leo Is.

ART ASSOCIATION ELECTION: Presentation of Lawyer Mills' Picture. A portrait of Luther Eel in Mills was presented to the Chicago Press club at lo'clock yesterday afternoon. The portrait is the work of Louis Betts of Chicago. It will be hung on the walls of the clubs recepti3nroom. Melville E.

Stone made the presentation speech. President Zoh Barton Payne and the Other Officers Are Retained for i Another Term. Animal Keeper De 'Wry of Lincoln Park had a finger bitten off by Leo. the patriarch lion of the perk, while playing with the beast on Thursday afternoon. De Vry put his hand in the animal's mouth to show friends how docile the lion was.

The third time he did so Leo snapped shut his jaws, and one of Do Vry's fingers was bitten off. Siegel, Cooper Co. Clerk. Dance. The Siegel.

Cooper Co. 3lutua1 Benefit assoc-lation gave its annual ball last night at the First Regiment Armory. Over 500 employ te of the firm were present. The grand march, which started at 9 o'clock. was led by Lou Leubrie.

President of the association. and Miss Carrie Green. Alexander H. Revell. who was one of the committee which went to Springfield.

said: I am rcw satisfied that, with the unification of Interests and the fairly unanimous sentiment in favor of consolidation, we shall succeed. I think we should show our interest by visiting Springfield the coming week and demonstrate what the sentiment really Is. There is a large majority today In favor ct consolidation upon some fair plan. and I believe we have reached such a plan. When all realize fully that Chicago, while a rill grown man, is still wearing knickerboolters In being burdened with the government of a New England village.

they will see tne great improvement contemplated and: heartily favor it. A great opportunity to better the condition of the city Is now 'within our grasp." John S. ler said: Good government demands ae, consolidation of these conflicting powers. It Is impossible to have good government unless the responsibility for bad government can be traced to its source. In many Instances that Is now Impossible with us.

Consolidation. besides, will be a great in expense. but the economies are a part of it It is splenclict plant Chicagoans Sail for Europe. The following cabin passengers booked at Chicago sailed for Europe yesterday on Cunard steamship Lucania: Thomas C. Blayney; Gordon W.

Bull, P. W. Monahan, F. W. Hodges, IL Manning.

Mrs. W. S. McCornick, Mrs. M.

J. Cheesman. Mr. and Mrs. James B.

Hume. Joseph R. Walker, Charles A. Walker, Bert Walker, Ray Walker, Dr. A.

C. -McLean. Mr. Smith. Miss Mary Denson, Arthur Lloyd, Master Newport Lloyd, William Faircloth.

W. Wheeler, Miss Agnes Cameron, Mrs. William Reynart, Miss Jessie Reynart, Miss Virginia Reynart, Master Douglas Reynart, Miss Margie Reynart, H. Manning, C. R.

Brownlow, William Hutton, John J. Cooney, Peter CYCallaghan. Mrs. J. Sands, Miss Helen Sands, Master John Sands, Mrs.

A. W. Master William Mrs. E. A.

Amcar, Miss Jennie Amcar, Miss Ruth Amcar. Mrs. Jane Quick, Mrs. Mary Ridler, John S. Dobson George Way, IL, Brockington, George Dart.

At the annual meeting of the Mileage Art association at the Art Institute yeaterdat the following officers were elected: PresidentJohn Berton Payne. Vice PresidentsMI-a 1lern2an Nall and Wel lace Heckman. Corresponding Secretary-111m Prances S. Mo. Recording secretaryMiaa Jessie Id Gardner.

TreasurerSirs. Brace Shattuck. Executive committeeMrs. John B. Eberwoode Stra Duight Feritins.

lire. William P. Ralph Clarkson. and Lorado Taft All above named were reCected except the members of the Executive committee. Prior to the election.

James S. Dickerson, spoke on Does Art Pay in Chicago?" A violin, Solo was given by Fred G. Bradbury and a vocal solo by Mrs. Clara E. Franck.

accompanled by Miss Gene Bratiscomb. The Rev. Jetkin Lloyd Jones delivered. an address and Wallace Heckman sp4ke o.t uulk UM of Astr No BOAT CHRISTENING AT AUSTIN. Daisy C.

Begins a Nautical Career Five lailes from Any Deep Water. Austin has become a seaport town. The catboat Daisy C. received Its christening in a shop five miles from the nearest navigable water. The Daisy C.

Is owned by P. L. Parsons and E. O. Baker, who built the craft in Mr.

Parsons yard. At the christening Commodore Robinson acted as master of ceremonies. Miss Rook ledge broke the champagne over the bow. and amid cheers a. burgee was hoisted to the masthead.

The guests then bad supper on deck. The owners of the yacht are members of the Windemere club at Silver Lake, where the yacht 0 will be sauce Pound: A Lire Preserver." "A Kentucky Colonel once remarked, If whisky interferes with your business. give up and that is just what you'll have to do," said a wealthy broker to hie blear-eyed board member. But," said the latter, I only. drink when I need a bracer to keep my endi up." Well." said the broker.

lye found a lasting bracer that tones up my nerves, stomach, and liver. I've taken two or three powders every day all through this winter's hard work. and I sleep and eat kke a boy of 16. Got rid of my catarrh and headaches, and don't know hew to catch cold. When you need a bracer or an appetizer take an Powder or a foaming Orangelne Soda.

and you'll tind la Nine Months of Agony. I have been afflicted with rhetunatism for the past mine months." says Joseph M. Lolar of Oldtown. and have been confined to 'my bed with the most excrualating pains. Much of the time I was 'unable to move xny limbs.

My. wife. my daily attendant, adtmin is tered every mouthful of sustenance I commenced using Chamberlains Pain Balm some time ago, and today I can do my usual time. ChembeotakeLs medicdnes are tlk beat I over gam." A.