New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-08

Only 10 per cent Of the employment Offices In
Philadelphia are worthy of recommendation by
the Philadelphia Association for Household Re-
search, and 80 per cent willingly send applicants
for work to questionable places. according 10 the
annual reports of that organization. Last sum
raer the history of 729 immigrant girls who had
landed in Philadelphia within the last i've years
Tas followed up with q view TO securing better
care Of those who came Ia ter. OF the one hun
dred schools and classes where domestic training
IS supposed to be given. less than 10 per cent
give systematic wcrk, only two nave any maids
u their classes. and there is no place IN the city
where & poor foreigner or negro can be thor
oughly equipped for household work
The National League of Womens OTganiza-
tons representing a million ana a half women.
has written TO the press of the country. he
speaking not only the interest Of the newspap ers
but Of ali earnest minded men and women IN
aiding TO free 1.-THE country from the menace OF
the Mormon hierarchy" The testimony before
the Senate committee. says Mrs, Frederick
Schoff. chairman OF the executive committee. IN
her letter proved that polygany is still taught
md practised by the majority OF the apostles.
The Mormon hierarchy main taiTs political con-
troll IN Utah and adjoining states. contrary to
the covenants given when Statehood was grant,
ed. The oaths taken by Reed Sn1oOt in the en-
dowInent ceremony are disloYal to the govern
nent. Reed Srnoot has sustained them in all
their practices"
As the case 81 Reed smoot will come Up for
final decision In January. the National League
who would protect tho home and nation from
the polyganlous and reasonable teachings and
practices Of MormOniSrn'' 70 write their State
Senator's, asking them to vote for the exclusion
Of Reed Smoct-
Organized humanity to animals. although It's
growth in the Latin countries has hitherto been
slow seems really 10 have taken root at last. ac-
cording 70 recent advices contained IN Our
Four-foctsd Friends" In italy, for instance,
owing to the exertions of Leonard T. Hawksley.
five societies for the protection of animals have
been established. one of which. the Naples so
oiety, is said to have brought about great i'm
proveZlenL in the treatment of animals in the
southern part of the peninsula, Mr.. Eawksley,
whose name should be known to every animal
lover for his devotion TO the cause of suffer
ing animals in Italy, Is planning an ideal
shelter where homeless dogs and cats can be
special fund has been collected for this shelter,
which will follow the lines Of the best institu-
.ions OF the kind IN England and on the Con
tinent. The Of the Naples society, at No
good work this friend Of animals is doing. and
70 the need for Il. Thousands of instruments OF
torture which have been taken away from men
who were using them, are hung up on the walls.
which literally lined with those mute wit
nesses to mans brutality
Paris has in the GrenneVillier home q refuge
for fits homeless dogs. but the fact that the au-
thorfties decline 10 allow the home TO buy any
OF the vacant land which surrounds IL for q run
for the dogs which number four hundred al
times seems TO make conditions here less salts
factory than they should be- The yards are all
asphaitei and on cold. damp day the sight
oT so many dogs shivering the chilly asphalt
Sc said to be depressing In 1904 of the S,3I1
.1as snothsr dog home in the FouTriere but this
&c r4n with the object OF Kidding the streets of