The record-union., 1894-07-06
ROYAL BAKING POWDER.

police stations were finally closed to male
iodgers. Notwithstanding this fact there
have always been unoccupled beds in the
inn and the lodge. Tho record of lodg-
ings at the Wayfarers' Lodge from Janu-
airy 10th to April lst shows that the nightly
average was 81. AT the Friendly Inn the
average for this period was 81. AS rule,
the men performed the tasks they were
set to accomplish.
Returns from the six weeks operation
of the Wayfarers' Lodge show that less
than per cent. have been elected Tor re-
fusal to work, disorderly conduct pro-
family or piliering. OF the patrons dur
ing the first twenty days OF February.
80 per cent. were of American nationality.
IL per cent. were Irish. 8 Der cent. were
Germans, 63 per cent. English and 34 per
cent. Scotch. The nativity OF the re-
nainder included IL foreign countries.
In the matter OF age, st per cent were
under u years OF age; 4ol per cent. be-
tween 70 and 80; 2S per cont between ~
and 10. More than eight-tentiis OF tn 9
whole number were in the Hover OF
youth or manhood. AS regards occupa-
lions, 40f per cent. protested skilled
labor; per cent. were flreinen, miners
and sailors; u per cent. were bookkeep-
ers, clerks, telegraph operators, bar-
tenders and waters; per cent. were
farmers, gardeners, drivers or teamsters;
a per cent classed themselves as general
labOrers.
Comparison of the statistics of lodgings
i'll the police stations before and after the
inauguration of sound practice III dealing
with the homeless poor reveals fact ol
weighty significance. 1t shows that such
methods, with the hearty backing of the
police. are a sure and effective means oi
Kidding a community i'll an unusual de
gree OF tramps and vagrants. The dis
trict agencies of the Charity Organization
Society, which in previous winters have
been bcsieged for help, unanimously re-
port that the demand from this class ol
people has been red to practically
nothing. The number of requests for
transportation from the city was notably
diminished. Finally, almost without ex-
ception, citizens testify that street-beg-
ging and personal opportunities at their
homes have marvelously fallen of. The
police assert that the class OF people re-
ferred to are now scarce among Baltl-
more's floating population.
Dealing with the homeless Door repre-
sents simply one side OF the activities OF
the Central Relief Committee. Furnish
ing work to unemployed residents is the
other. Four stoneyards were opened.
The piece system of payment was in
augurated. Fifty cents was the price
liked for unit of work which could be
accomplished by a man of ordinary
strength in about four hours. The maxi
mum sum which any man might receive
was 81 day. Work was SO distributed
that as far AS possible, each candidate was
given two days weekly, and the more
necessitous three and even four. Sum-
mariMng the results accomplished in con-
nection with the relief of unemployed
residents with families to support, VIC
find: as
/. That industrial work was provided
on economic principles. The actual cost
was abouts35 per cent. of the funds raised.
2. Market rates were observed both in
the purchase OF raw materials and the
sale of broken stone, SO that no violence
was done to economic laws.
8. There could be no ''sojering." In
attention and neglect were at the expense
of the worker, not to the detriment of the
work k-proyider.
4. Complete harmony and cooperation
existed with charitable agencies, and the
latter were able to test chronic subjects
for relief by securing their admission to
the stoneyards.-E. r. L. Gould, in the
Forum.