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into a public bath as he would into a
park or library, and be furnished bath
that is not only cleansing, but is provided
with every regard for sanitary principles.
London, Liverpool, Glasgow, many French
and German cities-notably Vienna-still
far surpass American cities in the number
and appointments of their public baths.
but without exception a fee is charged.
But the masses in the great cities are
as badly of as they ever were. The old
ten sments In New York are without boths
and nearly a fourth of those now being
built have none. The only water supply
in cheap tenements comes from a faucet
in the dark hall. which is used in common
by from dozen to fifty tenants.
Long Fight and Victory.
But for DIR. Simon Baruch of New York
there would probably not be a free public
bath In the United States today. DR..
Baruch based his plea upon the fact that
modern hygiene has demonstrated that the
essential principal OF sanitation lies in
cleanliness. He argued the inexpedience of
spending millions annually for the relief of
distress and almost nothing to prevent
disease and improve the condition of the
poor while still in health
He thought Boston's beach baths fine
thing. He did not condemn New York $
floating baths. He merely said that no
bath is cleansing taken with clothing on
and without soap where the body is soiled;
and, further. that swimming baths, while
refreshing require an amount OF courage
and resolution that debars many from their
use. His fight was for the sanitary bath.
After three years the first result was the
bath built by the Association for Improv-
ing the Condition OF the Poor, which was
not as DR.. Baruch contended public baths
should be. absolutely free. Two years later
Dr. Gertrude Wellington of the Municipal
Order League. Chicago, visited New York,
conferred with DIR. Baruch, went home, Sc
cured from the council an appropriation OF
$4,000 within a month and in less than a
year Chicago had the first free municipal
bath in the world Chicago now has five
with four more TO be built In 1905.
other Cities Follow.
In 1855 Boston opened the Dover street
bath and took charge OF the bath in the
East Boston gymnasium. and has since
built two more combination baths and cyan
nasiums Baltimore had the FIRST of Its
three baths a year before New York opened
the Rivington street bath. II is possible
that Baltimore, like Philadelphia, might
have Jagged behind with New York but for
the generosity OF one of its citizens, Mr.
Henry Walters, who gave $4,000 for the
] building Of the hrst two baths. and later
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GIFT for the Bride.

"Buzzie" Spencer of New York, whose
marriage TO Miss Mary Sands took place
on Tuesday, presented to his bride the
$4,000 necklace which was specially be-
queathed TO him by his grandmother, old
Mrs. Lorillard Spencer. who died at Lucerne
last winter. II is notable piece OF jew
elry, composed Of fine old Brazilian stones
and attached to It are three diamond PEN
dants, a large one and two smaller ones,
which can be detached and worn as
brooches.
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then, what scriptural authority you have
for the conception of these angels as fe-
males? l am myself fairly diligent as
searcher of the Scriptures, but. bless me,
do not know of any except secular writings
In which angels are spoken of as women!
These figures are very beautiful. my dear
sir, very beautiful, but they are not angels.
Beauty of countenance and chastity of
pose, and wings. do not necessarily, my
dear sir, make an angel"
Mr.. Borglum had spent some six months
or more In artistic absorption and execu-
ton on those angels The minister said
that he saw by Mr. Borglum's attitude that
he felt much inclined to stand by his works.
The sculptor quoted number OF medieval
presidents for the figuring of angels as
feminine. He referred to the angels of Fra
Angelica and to the Angel of the Annuncia-
ton by Donatelle He parted with the man
Of God, according to the latter, "chastened
but hardly convinced"
In fact, there was a rumor, not circu-
lated by the clergyman who interviewed
Mr.. Borglum Cwho has side whiskers), but
by a young student for orders who over
heard part Of the conversation, that one Of
Mr.. Borglum's very secular assistants was
heard to say, II suppose they want US to
put sideboards on EN-" as the two walked
away from the clergyman. and was at
once and sternly suppressed by the sculptor.
At any rate, the clergyman got busy. He
circulated among his brethren and the
angels were studied and discussed until the
matter began to rise to the proportions OF a
scandal.
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BENEFIT OF PUBLIC BATHS
Msvs in the Direction of Cleanliness and
Health in the Large Cities.
BATHS NOW IN USE AND PROJECTED
Experiences in New York, Boston,
Baltimore, Philadelphia and Chi
caEO-BAths in Public Schools
Proposed.

BY Bertha H. Smith. Courtesy The Out
look.
Within the last year New York has
built four new baths, and now has in OPP
Grafton seven, five OF which are under
municipal management and absolutely free;
the other two-the Peoples bath In Cen
ter Market place, and the Milbank Me-
morial-being maintained by the Associa-
ton for Improving the Condition of the
Poor, with charge OF cents for soap and
towel. -Four more are in course OF con-
struction, and appropriation has been made
and site selected for another, which is
designed to be the largest and finest public
bath in the world. In addition. there are
appropriations for four others for which
sites have not yet been selected. Brooklyn
has In operation and In course OF construc-
ton ave municipal baths. This makes
a total OF eighteen public baths, for which
nearly S2.0O0.0O0 have been appropriated.
When this system of baths is completed
Greater New York win be prepared to fur
nish 100000 free baths a year. In other
words. every man. woman and child with
out home facilities can have two baths a
week at the eity's expense.
BOstOn's Beach Baths.
A century ago Boston built and main
tanned at the city's expense a great sys-
TEN of beach baths, which were the first
provision made in this country for fire.
quent and economical bathing for the
masses A little more than a decade age
Chicago opened the first all-the-year-round
tenements In New York are without baths
Cages lead Boston and Baltimore. Albany
Syracuse. Cleveland and other smaller
cities took this step toward sanitary re-
form and provided their working poor with
means OF keeping clean all the year.
II has taken more than 1900 years for
history to repeat itself in the matter OF
free baths. and the United States is the
only country today where q man can wall
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Criticisms Well Founded.

II came to the ears OF the Rev. DIR. John
p Peters. who. as secretary of the building
committee, was much exercised. More
over. many of the clerical critics who Wis
tied the chapel felt that there was not suf-
ficient repOse about the sixteen angels.
which are at the entrances. They said that
there seemed too much lack of repose"
about them. DR.. Peters wrote to the sculp-
tor, expressing his sense that these critl-
cisms were none Of them without founda-
tion and calling to his attention the fact
that all the angels mentioned in the Bible
had masculine names. He scored the point
on Mr.. BOrglum that one OF the most ini-
portant and conspicuous figures Ia all the
heavenly company with which the chapel
was graced was that of the Angel OF the
Incarnation. Mr. Borglum had portrayed
this angel as very beautiful woman Of
Madonnalike sweetness and seriousness.
DIR. Peters gently intimated that the New
Testament specifically stated that the An
gel OF the Incarnation wAS ths ATahanKel
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an additional $4,000 for bath for the ex-
elusive use of colored people. Philadelphia
has as yet done nothing in the way of per-
manent free baths but some of its public
spirited citizens have built and are oper-
ating two scent baths.
The style of architecture of the public
bath must be simple in order that the poor
may not be repealed by pretentious ex-
terror and the usefulness of the baths be
thereby crippled.
That cleanliness, though next of kin 20
goodness, must, like a taste for olives, be
cultivated. is proved by the way the at
tendance at public baths follows the mer-
curry up and down. In the Rivington street
bath, New York, which furnishes 10000
baths a year. the attendance varies from
200 or 300 on blizzardy day in January to
1900 or 5000 on a sweltering day of mid
July.
Places Must He Attractive.
Public baths must be attractive. They
must be light and warm and clean. And it
Is true that the river and beach baths
which in New York and Boston prove
boon to millions during the summer heat
have had an educational value in encour-
aging the bathing habit Men and women,
boys and girls who have gone TO these
swimming baths because they had the ele
ment Of fun well as Of refreshment, have
acquired habits of cleanliness not through
a sense OF duty. but OF creature comfort.
Perhaps the most important OF all prob
lens connected with public baths is whether
they should be free or not. On this opinions
differ. From the beginning Boston has
made no charge for the actual use of any
of its municipal baths. At the beach baths
a fee OF cents is charged for bathing suits,
except at the North End beach Zone of the
larges), where suits are furnished free.
The universal charge for a towel is l cent
In Baltimore there is a charge of cents
for soap and towel
In Philadelphia's nonmunicipal baths as
in the two in New York, the fee is cents
for soap and towel. But no man or woman
has ever been turned away from any OF
these baths for lack of the 5 cents.
Chicago makes no charge whatever. fur
nishing soap and towel. New York has
also adopted the free policy with regard to
the baths. but bathers must bring soap and
towels.
The worthy poor OF city are often re-
Iuctant TO take advantage OF what is Of
fered free. on the other hand, there are
those living near scent baths who will pay
two car fares to go 10 free bath. so eager
are they TO get all that is coming for moth
ing
| Where public health and welfare are in
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Many OhiIdren Reseues.

Many children have been rescued by Or.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
Coughs and Colds 5Oc and 81 Sold by
Sherman & Mcconnell Drug CO.
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BOTH HOUSES or SWEDISH PAR
LAMENT ADOPT REPORT
or COMMITTEE.
SOME OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED LOAN
IDEA CONTRARY TO SPIRIT or
PEACE PREVAILING IN
BOTH COUNTRIES.

Stockholm, July 2S.--Both houses OF
the Swedish parliament have ap-
proved the report of the special COM
mittee appointed by parliament to deal
with the crisis between Norway and
Sweden. In the first chamber the re-
port was adopted without debate.
In the second chamber the recon-
mendation In the report regarding ne
gotiations for asdissolution was adopt
ed unanimously, but there was some
objection to the proposed loan of $685.
900, 900 to meet the new conditions.
About score of members voted
against the loan, the Social Democrat
leader, Herr Branting, pointing out
the danger of militarism and declar-
ing that the proposed loan was con-
trary to the peaceful spirit Of the
recommendation to negotiate. 1t was
dangerous precedent, he said. for
Sweden never heretofore had bor-
rowed money for military purposes.
and he feared Norway would regard 1t
as being In the nature of threat OF
war. This view was contested by
other speakers, who pointed out that
the riksdag, by its unanimous ap-
proval of the condition OF dissolution.
had voiced its willingness to dissolve
the union and Its desire for peace
both in the present and In the future.
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ton OF viadivosroR's neutraIizatlon
could not reasonably be made part of
Japan's peace price. 1t is pointed out
that while the war has demonstrated
that Port Arthur was military blum
der nevertheless this great fOrtifica-
ton constitutes tremendous political
influence In the Far Eastern question
and its abandonment as stronghold
is concession of such magnitude that
1t Is not felt Russia can refuse to
meet 1t. 1t is believed here that the
question of Vladivostok will prove to
be one of the most difficult which the
conference will face, as Russia has not
concealed her disinclination to permit
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ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED.
Russian and Jap Peace ENJOYS Viii
Meet President Aug. 8.

Washington, July 2S. - Assistant
Secretary Peirce of the state depart
ment and Assistant Secretary Darling
of the navy department have com.
pleted arrangements for the meeting
of the Japanese and Russian peace en-
voys with President Roosevelt. The
ENJOYS will leave New York on the
morning of Aug. for Oyster Bay on
cruisers. They will take lunch with
the president and in the afternoon sail
In the Mayfower and Dolphin, con.
yoyed by the cruiser Galveston, for
Portsmouth, arriving there on the
morning of the 7th, when they will be
received by the admiral commanding
the navyyard.
In the conference with Assistant
Secretary Peirce and Assistant Secre.
tary Darling were Rear Admiral Sigs.
bee and Commodore C. MGR. Winslow,
commander OF the Mayaowef. After
the details Of the programme had been
decided ON it was an0junced that the
cruiser Tacoma, commanded by Com.
mander r. f. Nicholson, and the cruis.
er Chattanooga, commanded by Com.
mander s. A. Sharp, will convey the
plenipotentiaries from New York t0
Oyster Bay, with the Galveston, com.
manded by Commander w. F. Cutler,
as a convoy, and that the Galveston
will convoy the Mayflower and Dol.
phin, which vessels will convey the
plenipotentiaries from Oyster Bay to
Portsmouth.
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CHOLERA INFANTuM.

Child Not Expected to Live from One
Hour to Another, but cured by Cham
berlain' Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy.
Ruth, the little daughter OF Il. N.
Dewey OF Agnewville, Va, was very i'll
OF Cholera Infantnm last summer. I'VE
gave her up and did not expect her TO
live from one hour to another he says.
II happened to think OF Chamberlain g
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and got bottle Of it from the store. In
five hours saw change for the better.
We kept on giving it and before she
had taken the half OF one small bottle
she was WE'LL This remedy is for eale
by StOddard u Halstead.
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PENSIONS CUT orr on REDUCED
Equitable Directors Adopt Report oi
COMMITTEES.

ComFnlttee.
New York, July 2S.+The directors
OF the Equitable Life Assurance soci.
ETY. held two meetings during the day.
The first was an adjourncd session and
the business transacted included the
election of George F. Victor OF this
ciety and Ernest b. Kruttschnitt OF
New Orleans to the board, The Office
Of chairman was abolished, as pre-
viously announced The committee on
pensions reported and hi almost every
instance its recommendations wera
adopted. A number of pensions will
be discontinued entirely and others re.
duced to 30 per cent Sof salaries re.
ceived BY officials or employees at tho
time OF the severance of their connec
tions. 1t developed that in addition tc
the pension of $25,0OQ 4 year to the
widow Of Henry B. Hgde there waa
voted al the same tiae pension ol
$4,000 to Mrs. James w. Alexander.
the wife of the former president, tc
take effect on the death of Mr.. Alex
ander. These two items have been
regarded as legal liabilities or annui
ties in lieu of certain contracts waived
by the founder OF the Society and by
Mr.. Alexander The matter will be
submitted to the Equitable special
counsel.
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ARRANGING FOR INDEMNITY
European Financiers Confer Regarding
Russian Loan.

hO0ot0W &Oosts
Berlin, July 28.-In view OF the prob
ability of an early peace between Rus
sia and Japan. the terms OF which VIII
involve the payment Of very heavy
indemnity by Russia, the financiers OF
Europe have been holding conferences
to the end that the peace indemnity
may be paid without seriously disturb
ing the finances of the world. The
Mendelssohns. the Berlin bankers who
have been for many years the repre-
sentatives on the Continent of the Rus
sian government and who have nego-
tiated many of the Russian loans. have
formed an alliance with the Roths-
childs In respect to the matter and
have held communications with all the
leading financial institutions both on
the Continent and in England. They
are about to send their representatives
to New York with view to enlisting
the cooperation of the larger finan-
ciers OF the United States. 1t Is likely
that q Russian loan for the purpose OF
paying the indemnity will be scat
tered and that considerable portion
of 1t will be taken In the United States.
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EXAMINED AS TO SANITY.
Soldier Convict Sends Love Letters te
Miss Roosevelt.

New York, July 28.-The mysteri.
GUS quest of a secret service detective
sent by President Roosevelt to Gov
ernors island was explained during
the day when Private James G. Jones.
who has been serving term of I'm.
prisonment in Castle William for de-
sertion, was removed on special or.
der and examined by board OF
lunacy.
Although great secrecy was main.
tanned it was learned that Jones had
been sending love letters to Miss Alice
Roosevelt from prison. He sent moro
than score. In each Of them he i'm.
plored her to marry him, asserting
that she could be happy with no one
else.
The climax came when Jones sent
q sharp note to Mrs. Roosevelt, In
which he said that she was standing
between her stepdaughter and him
self. He declared that il Mrs. Roosc.
welt only would give her consent he
would crown the life of the presidents 3
daughter with the happiness she
craved The letter was received at
Oyster Bay. last week and President
Roosevelt Immediately dispatched one
of his guard of secret service men to
investigate, giving him authority to
act as he thought best.
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SHOWN GREAT couRTEslEs.
Secretary Taft and Party Highly Hon
ored by Japanese.

ored by Japanese.
Toxic, July 2S.-The bankers and
merchants of Toxic entertained Secre-
tary Taft and Miss Roosevelt at the
Maple club during the day at Japa-
nese dinner. during which there was
geisha dancing. The clubhouse was
handsomely decorated and illuminated
and American and Japanese flags
crossed were displayed throughout
the building. Shiba park, surrounding
the clubhouse. was illuminated and the
driyeways were thronged with crowds
that cheered Miss Roosevelt and Sec
retary Taft as they departed from the
clubhouse. The streets In the center
of the city were illuminated and there
was q brilliant display Of fireworks IN
honor Of the Americans. The popular
demonstrations and oficias and pri-
yate courtesies shown the visitors have
been the most remarkable ever shown
foreigners.
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SEVERAL NEARBY TOWNS DESTROYED
RETREATiNG RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
USE THE TORCH BEFORE
QUITTING LOCALITY.

Toxic, July 28.-It is announced at
army headquarters that the Japanese
army on Sakhalin island on the morn
ing of July "a, without meeting heavy
resistance from the Russians, COM
menced landing in the neighborhood
of Alkova, eight miles north of Alex
androvsk and that Alexandroysk was
seized Tuesday
Rear Admiral Katapka, in reporting
the successful landing OF the Japa-
nese forces In the vicinity Of Alexan-
drovsk, says that the piers at Alex
androvsk, Niyomi and Mukake were
found undestroyed, but the enemy had
set fire to Mukake and Alkova. The
town of Alexandrovsk was not burned.
The admiraPs report, which was re-
ceived at 1880 p. m. on July "a, says
that the Japanese flag was hoisted
over the government buildings at Al
exandrovsk without any loss on the
part of the Japanese force. The fol-
lowing Official statement has been Is
sued:
'The detachment detailed to protect
the landing on the Siberian coast OF
Japanese troops from the island Of
Sakhalin dislodged the enemy from the
vicinity of Alkoya July "a.
Volunteers Assist Russians.
"The enemy's strength consisted Of
one battalion of infantry. newly dis
patched there, besides several hundred
volunteers, with eight field pieces from
Alexaniroysk placed in the hills in the
direction of Luikoff. Before this one
detachment OF infantry which had
been dispatched under the protection
of torpedo boats toward the pier at
Alexandrovsk dispersed body Of the
enemy which was attempting TO burn
the pier, which the Japanese captured
intact. A detachment landed at Mu
gait, assisted by the torpedo boats, dis
lodged the enemy and captured 10000
tons of coal and light railway mate
rails. Another detachment occupied a.
third line at Alkova the same after
noon and, continuing the advance. Al
exandrovsk WAS taken and entered the
same evening after some resistance.
The enemy continued his resistance IN
redoubts west of the town and on an
eminence northeast OF Alexandroysk .
stubborn resistance was offered. The
lighting had ceased at sundown.
"At dawn July 25 the enemy holding
the position east of Alexandrovsk was
attacked and our troops pressed him
toward Noyoe MichaelkOye. We com
pletely occupied Noyoe Michaelkoyo
July 25 That place and Alexandroysk
escaped confagration. Two hundred
prisoners were taken
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GUESTS OF THE PRESIDENT.
Japanese Peace Plenipotentiaries at
Sauamore Hill.

Oyster Bay, L. l., July 2S.-Baron
Komura, the Japanese minister of for
eign affairs and the Japanese en-
peror's principal envoy to the Wash
ington peace conference, and Minister
Takahira. the second Japanese pleni-
potentiary, were the guests OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill dur
Ing the day
Baron komura and Minister Taxa
hira arrived In Oyster Bay at 1920
D. m They were driven directly to
Sycamore Hill.
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New York, July 2S.-Charged with
embezsling $4,000 from Bremen
bank Herman Schadow was arrested
as he stepped on the steamship Main
here. The prisoner declared his Will
ingness to return TO Germany to stand
trial, He waived examination and vas
committed to the Tombs to await *.
tradition papers.
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PREFERS HARRlMAk's SERVICE
Newly Appointed Federal Judge Re
turns His Commission.

Portland, Ore. July 2s.- Although
he has received his commission Will
lam w. Cotton has concluded to de.
cline the appointment as United States
Judge for the district Of Oregon to sue.
ceed the late Judge Bellinger.
1t is generally believed that induce
ments have been offered him by the
Hartman system that make 1t worth
while for him to decline the bench and
remain where he is as general counsel
Of the Hartman Northwestern lines,
with additional powers and financial
considerations.
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VIII Vote on Dissolution.

Christiania, July 28.--It is reported
the Norway government will propose
to the storthing the holding of refer
endum on the dissolution of the union
with Sweden. The vote probably will
be taken Aug. 13.
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KENTUCKY FEuDisTs FIGHT.
One Man Killed and Two Severely
Wounded.

Owingsyille, KY, July 2S.-In q des.
perate encounter between the Mullins
and Fleming factions Of feudists Sol
Mullins, leader Of the Mullins faction.
was killed, William Mullins wounded
and JEFF Fleming fatally hurt. The
battle took place on Boone Fork. tn 9
lonely mountain section, near the bor-
der OF Letcher and Pike counties. Tho
Mullins were led by Sol Mullins and
the Flemings by Sol Fleming.
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Jap Occupation Confirmed.

ST. Petersburg, July 2S.-General
Linevitch confirms the report that
Japanese destroyers landed battalion
of infantry at Castries bay, north OF
yladivostok, July "a, occupied the
lighthouse and hoisted the Japanese
aap