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mo. we can't do that she said
That's against TN" law The city viii
pay one OF your own neiehbors. perhaps,
to care for your. children, but il won't
pay YOU"
\ few days later the sunlight streaked
into empty rooms whose ITO Let sign
gave nc hint Of the tragedy Of broken
mp family.
Yet that was u good mother. capable
of giving nor little ones the best ot care
If shc had the opportunity.
That such mothers may have that OPP
portunity and that the city in turn may
be- benefited by having more Of its citi-
zens brought up under the kind Of care
that only mcther can give, Is the OBJ
iect Of the bill introduced in the Assem-
bly, on February 3 by Assemblyman Levy.
OF Manhattan. majority leader OF the
lower House This measure provides an
amendment TO the charter OF the city OF
New York which will allow the estaO-
lishment by the city of a Department Of
Home Assistance. for the relief of de-
pendent widows with young children.
This department will be administered by
the commissioner OF fuuHc 'H"i4ll'S an"
eight officials TO ne appointed by the
Mayor Widows OF dt character. VINO
have two or more children under sixteen.
may obtain relief directly from the de-
partment or through private relief organ
izations cooperating with the city and
contributing al least half OF the relief.
Mr. Hebberd Is one Of the busiest Off
Gals in Albany but he found time TO be
interviewed on this subject 80 dear to his
|.
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WALL widowed mothers be pen
stoned? That is the question now
- before the Legislature at Albany.
Robert W. Hebberd. secretary Of the
state Board Of Charities. and one oil
New York States leading authorities IN
sociological matters. says Yes other
monument social workers and philan-
,hropists. who. like Mr.. Hebberd. have
made careful study of the subject agree
with him The present situation in New
York City. they believe. is marvellously
Illogical one. Here it is in word Mrs
4 a destitute widow can no longer sup
nort herself and her child. She applies
10 the City Department OF Charities for
aid Thereupon the city takes her child
and boards il out" with Mrs. r., paying
the latter a weekly sum Tor the support
Of the child and her work in caring for
il Mrs. T. is likewise d poor widow
with one child. She is taking other
peoples children 10 board 10 help sup
port herself. as many poor women do.
But with all her efforts she j. not quite
able 70 support both herself and her own
child. Therefore She, too. applies TO the
Charities Department Tor aid. IN the
meantime Mrs A.. wishing still further to
exc out her own income. has also obtained
permit to board other peoples children
50 the city takes Mrs. BIS child and
boards il out with Mrs a.
Mrs. 4. and Mrs T.. may live in the
same tenement house. perhaps ia adjacent
apartments. Yet if they should surrepti-
tiously trade each with the other for her
own child. and the city should find it out
these two mothers would doubtless. lose
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, their weekly STIPEND and their boarding
out permits as we'll. In short. this illog-
cal old Father Knickerbocker has for
wears been paying poor women for taking
care OF other poor womens children. but
has so far refused 10 pay them for taking
care of their own. The former policy is
just plain old-fashioned charity" Every
bodys used TO that The latter would
be a widows pension. name that
sounds terribly radical and revolutionary
TO conservative minds
But Mr. Hebberd and his conferrees
believe that il the public rightly under
stood the situation there would be an
overwhelming demand for the more ra-
tional law now proposed. They hold that
il is a great wrong TO child to deprive
il OF the care OF its own mother. assum-
ing. Of course that the mother Is iit to
care cor her child. Moreover. they main
tain that mother VINO properly rears one
Of the citys future citizens IS doing the
city service for which the city should
pay. provided the woman has been de-
prived Of q husbands support This. II
is pointed out. is not charity. but a dept
owed by the city or state as surely rs
is the pension paid by the nations 10
their military defenders and their fami-
lee
The force of this argument was driven
home to the writer as she accompanied
charity worker ON her rounds. here Is
home from which ar appeal FOR help mad
come. d case typical OF many. The usudI
sugges ton had beer made that the mot"tr
be relieved Of the care of her chlldFeh.
Let my little ones eo2 ] cannot
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Private Relief Organizations Such as the Widowed
Mothers Fund Association Do What They Are Able
in This Line, but 1t Is Believed That the Problem
Will Be Solved Only by the Pension System
Already in Use in Chicago and Other Cities.

There arc s0,0O0 widows in New York
City" ne declared. plunging with char
acteristic vigor into the heart Of his sub
ject. Nobody knows how many of these
have children for no attempt has been
made to keep complete record of these
cases No adequate idea can be gained
from the number of children in institu-
tons, for quite naturally the mothers
weakest morally, mentally or physically.
will be the first TO yield to hard living
conditions and give up their children 10
Institutions Deficient though she may
be. the mother love makes her cling 10
her children. The institut' = is 10 her
only last resort.
Records Of our chldren's courts and
cur reformatories bear witness TO the
fact that one-fourth of the cases deal
with by them are the children of Widowed
mothers II is time that the widow ana
her children were given fair chance.
The welfare OF large part of the com
ing generation demands IT,
last year in New York State. outside
Of New York City there was dispensed
for outdoor relief of this kind Sl.~o.oD
through county. city and town officials
Only in New York City is such relief de-
MED Is il roo expensive? II New York
CITY can afford to pay millions of dollars
in saloon licenses and graft. it certainly
can afford to take care Of its widowed
mothers and their children.
Il believe that state that aids and
abets by licenses and participates in the
profits Of the liquor traffic 10 the extent
Continued on seventh page.
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the two doll;- hc had 20 pay was
doubtless as important To him ass the
50 fine that Mrs Christopher assured
me was pretty certain Tor the manufact-
uror We had Just left
We visited other lofts We peered
under the lids of frcpails 10 see if they
were really useful as Well as ornament
al We hunted for the signs In English.
Italian and Yiddish that warn of the
penalty for smoking We investigated
fire escapes and exits
THEY keep the escape pretty we'll
cleared ln these lofts" Mrs.. Christopher
commented. but you ought to see some
Of Them in the tenements. j had little
OF that work 10 do for a while. and !
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Tears rolled down her checks 49, ..e
huggcd her tcn-mouth~-old baby boy
closer and glanced afiect.Onatcly around
the little group OF six fatherless children
budding close 20 her Six months before
the father had been killed az bis WORK.
The mother. an intelligent woman. had
ever since scved. scrubbed and cleaned
TO keep her family together Minnie. the
eldest. Girl e. eleven. had taken on Lcr
shoulders the care OF her brothers and
sisters while tho mother toilcd. Al las.
the struggle had undermined tie moth
er's health and she had been forced to
ask for help
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= tiers. on East 9th street she
all Of that. this trim slim little woman
with twinkling eyes. dimples that you
catch yourself watching for and delight
ful touch OF brogue In the midst OF All
the talk OF arson trusts" and revelations
Of the iniquites OF the man with the
torch, Mrs Sarah Christopher. Manhat-
'an's only woman fire inspector, keeps
ousily on with her work Of spotting IN
fractions Of the laws designed TO prevent
repetition OF the Triangle horror And
who shall say that she is not a success in
calling which would seem 10 lie dis
nnetly in the province of a mans work
Surely not the men Of the Bureau OF Fire
Prevention.
they know what she has done. is doing
all the time, and they show their appre-
cation as men do among themselves.
Ihey give her great share Of the hard
est work Of the bureau. Her specially IS
the inspection Of huge loft buildings, the
great hives Of buzzing workers, where the
shghtest Whit OF pungent wood smoke
ana the softest whisper OF "A tiny fame IS
enough to start a wild panic. From Gel
'ar 10 roof and then beyond even TO the
"p OF The water tanks the inspector must
GU Vuick-hred questions, words Of eau
u'n 10 the bosses who follow her through
uie factories with anxious eyes, q pounce
vi man who is slyly smoking and a
p'omise Of summons to court for hin,
anu away she goes to the next building
VI her list. Between inspections she must
appear IN court against the offenders she
20, cas round It's strenuous life. but Mrs.
Nhflstopher is a strenuous woman.
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guess made myself nuisance to the
housewives who choke up the landings
outside their windows with bedding, gar-
bagc cans and what not ! made them
clear everything AN of. for. as told
them. they probably won't need the hre
escape more than once. but then they'll
need IL mighty badly II doesn't do much
good. though. Those people put every
thing right back again the next day
one loft owner came forward with
smile of welcome lie had gained through
his attention To the inspectors advice u
boon that is dear 10 the heart of the gar
ment manufacturer reduction of his in
surancc rate.
sec. We have covered the ironing tables
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above an incipicnt blaze. spoke of the
six-iucn standpipc system and sun 'aiN-
inc M the excellence OF the building ieu
MS 10 the roof Mrs Christopher ran an
,,,,,raisipe eve over the huge tank thd'
stood hien ON its stills.
.r,velve thousand gallons isn't IL she
asked and the engineer backed mel s"eaa
No it wasn't guess. after all lot ~
the business Of an inspector to Juose
those things.
.NIavbe I'll catch him now she WINS
nered 10 the reporter ana. gatheil"s
ber skirts about her, she footed il MN
,i,. mn the spidery iron Ladder Whhe
,h. man Of engines and the reporter
etood amazed She peered into the '"""'
seemed satisfied with the nigh ude shc
found therein and came down as sure
,ootedlv as sh. had gone up. Inc en-
,,ireer recognized an expert and went
into q technical description of the s'ooV
,,allon pressure tank housed by ltseH
ra,rhv His talk was all the dead IAN
sIages 10 the reporter. but MIS- 'hil9-
,onber made comments OF apprONal j"
the same jargon.
Then the real fun began. AS We
dronped down through the building she
would call a halt at a door lhscri"'u
. G. ClOaks ana
Ntiss,s, Suits" 4 quick dash past Z"
sipn which read "Factory-No ADMIT
rance" would be followed by an equaiiS
o,dck glance over the cutting tables anu
the machines. ~,
"rbere's some smoke. You there
..o,,,ro the one / mean What DO you
moan by smoking? You kno"
aqainst the rules. What's your name
well. Isidor, you can tell in court WHY
Won lighted that cigarette. your re
cutter too. and you ought TO know bet
tor
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ard the floor with sheet iron. he pointed
cut. THAT makes it p cents less That
have to pay on every hundred dollars oil
my insurance We have liked the gas jets
rs YOU said. too The flame is screened b.
wire and each bracket is held out from
the wall at Il safe distance
But these places were comparatively
free from offences against the fire laws.
The reporter said as much.
Don't be disappointed" counseled Mrs.
Christopher I'm going TO show YOU the
other side now. Wen go down to Pike
street"
We did. ON one corner of that evil
smelling thoroughfare. close 10 the h,as;
River. there il six story brick = aiding.
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AMONG THE RAG SoRTERs.

/ The rag sorters looked at her I'm oX-eved
amaZemen, for q moment and then fell to
under her directions to wrestle the bags
back from the danger zone. one man
swarmed up on the odorous heap and
clawed other sacks away from the stove
pipe which was resting on them. \ woman
hastened to ill the iirepails TO the brim.
The fear OF the law was stirring in their
'hearts we left
And they never even asked what au
thorty had" laughed Mrs. christopher
They're so used TO obeying orders that =
tone Of command is all that is needed e
make them step lively. In that way they
are easier 10 deal with than the people
uptown. who are disposed to argue. But
there's this difference: II | should come
back tomorrow there would be more
bags around the stove"
She looked at her watch. IT'S time
was in court TO appear against some
smokers ! nabbe, yesterday"
Uptown again We hustled to the Jeffor-
son Market police court. Six garment
workers had arrived in answer TO their
summons and were called one after the
other. Mrs Christopher. standing beside
them stated the nature of their offence.
whether they were first offenders or other
wise and how many violations she had
found in their lofts before. IL was all In
snappy sentences. with no beating about
the bush. and the magistrate looked his
approval. The men had been caught with
the goods-ighted cigarettes or cigars in
their hands--and fines of 81. 50. s. and 81
were collected. Then with a brisk little
nod to the court Mrs. Christopher turned
away.
Five o'clock ! guess I'll call il day"
she said. THE reports on the buildings
we went through I'll file tomorrow morn
ing at the bureau. I'm sorry for your
sake that we didn't find more violations.
but there's growing wisdom among the
lofts now, I'm thinking. Have you seen
those little cards they call Perlmutter-
ngs'? ! made one the other day and
gave IL to my bureau chief Ii said:
"'Y understand. Mawrus. what with all
this fire inspectioring nowadays. "a man
amt even have a smoke, much less .
dre.
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Commit your children 20 some institu-
ton" urged the visitor "They viii be
We'll cared FOR. YOU know. well fed aud
well clothed and so on The city allows
these places s. - q week Tor each child.
That is more than yol could provide.
even when YOU are we'll"
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Wooden stairs. much worn and with SHINY
sheet metal treads wind up through IN"
centre of the structure. There il another
fight against the back wall but this is n
pitch darkness, and in going from floor 10
floor ii is necessary 10 traverse nearly the
whole length OF each hall. Doors are
sheathed ir metal. Mrs. Christopher
jcTked one open.
The room was piled nigh with great
sacks crammed 10 the bursting point with
rags. Men and women were busily sorting
cotton. wool and silk scraps and stuting
other bags. But right in the middle VI
the room was small kitchen stove. with
its pipe running away into corner.
Around the stove. so close that they were
hot ~ thc touch. lay full bags. \ live
coal Jared from the open CRATE could
have started a blaze that the half-d"zen
hdlf-hlled frepails IN a far corner could
never have stopped. l9Or1ers came sAAID
and last from the inspector.
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thought she saw way out.
Let me keep my children. then. love
them. understand them. They az
mine let the city pay me what II would
pay q stranger TO care for them.
B1t the caller was shaking her head
sadly
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:. But cant let them 70 To an institu-
ton" exclaimed the mother with a shud-
der.
Possibly they could be boarded out.
the visitor explained reassuringly. That
Is often done They would then be ia
good families. Probably a place could be
found for the baby, too. Then YOU would
have time to work and time TO get the
rest YOU need"
The mothers face frightened. She
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Robert w. Hebberd, Secretary Of the State Board Of
Charities and Other Social Workers and PhIanthro-
pists Press Legislation That Would Allow This
CITY Pension Such Mothers Instead Of Farm
ing Gu" Little Ones in Other Homes.
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-03

board of railroad commissioners Ger
tain bowers. Passed.
264, providing for failure to close
gates on property not owned by the
party using gates. Passed.
433, relating to the compensation for
public administrators, indefinitely
postponed.
Third Reading Senate Bills.
Ga, creating sixth class Of printing
and placing therein the blue book.
Passed.
273, concurrent resolution amending
tehe constitution relating to the use
Of road taxes collected from railroad
companies. Laid over n day for pur-
pose of Offering amendments.
312, relatingFsto terms of court in
ninth judicial district. Laid owe one
day.
294, fixing the time when payments
shall be made to the state by the
county Of the cost of the treatment
and care of patients in the insane asp
lum and providing a penalty for non
payment of same at the time pre-
scribed. Passed.
257, to provide for the payment of
county and school warrants when
there is no money in the hands of the
proper officers for the payment OF
such warrants out Of the fund on
which they are drawn. Passed.
III, relating to execution Of tax
deeds. Passed.
176, relating to certificate of sale
and purchase of taxes and the form
Of the certificate. Passed.
395, allowing soldiers homo to use
such part Of $15,0 900 of their fund as
is necessary TO pay expenses of old
soldiers on trip to reunion at Gettys-
burg. Passed.
24S, relating to the burial of bodies
Of persons who have died Of conta-
gious or infectious diseases and refer
ring particularly to those cases where
tuberculosis has been cause of death,
providing for thorough disinfecting of
house and room where death occurred
before the holding of a public funeral
Passed.
31s, authorizing county drainage
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How TO Cut Down
Living Expenses

Any Fargo family a make a big
saving and also be much healthier by
eating the delicious appetizing "Min-
nesota" Spaghetti at least twice each
week in place of meat.
minnesota" Spaghetti is four times
as nutritious as beef-steak and yet
costs only about one cent a dish.
1t contains more proteids than most
foods and is therefore more strength
giving and less fattening.
1t is fine for children-making their
bodies strong and healthy. And they
are very fond of its rich, nut-like
flavor.
Insist on getting the genuine Min
nesota" Spaghetti, made from the
VERY BEST DURUM wheat with
ALL the wonderfully nourishing Glu-
ten left in. -Advt.
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ference committee of three members
from the house and three from the
senate. This bill has probably caused
more excitement than any bill that has
been introduced in the legislature in a
number of years. 1t was up two years
ago, but was made ineffective on ac-
count of the wording.
Hard Time Getting Started.
There was a time during the after
noon that it looked as though the SEN
ate would not accomplish much bust
ness as there was a great deal of time
taken up in reconsidering and trying
to reconsider bills that had been pass
ed or killed the day before, but when
the senate settled down to the steady
grind there was plenty Of business ac-
complished and a large number of
house and senate bills were acted upon
and when the time for quitting came,
a recess was taken until l o'clock Mon
day afternoon.
Detail Of House Bills in Senate.
H. B. No. 321. relating to registration
fees and compensation of the state
board of veterinary examiners. Passed.
H. B. Nc. 172, relating to the incur
ring Of indebtedness Of cities. Passed.
Fl. B. No. 21S, relating to powers of
city councils. Passed.
H. B. No. 1877, relating to libel, de-
filming the making of libel and the cir
culation of same. Passed.
H. E. No. 145, relating to the pay
ment of costs Of keeping and treating
inmates at the asylum for the insane,
Passed.
II. B. Nc. 1913, providing for the sat
isfaction Of judgments pending an ap-
peal from the supreme court. Passed,
H. 3. Nc. $50, providing for h u S
pension or modification of sentence of
persons convicted Of misdemeanors'
Passed.
II. 3, No. 312, relating to the publ
| cation of constitutional amendments,
Passed.
H. 3. No. 1870, relating to powers of
city councils. Passed.
40, providing for physical Connec-
tons and joint rates between tele-
phone companies n giving the state
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gave N. BISHOP
HANDSOME Ring
RETIRING PRESIDING OFFICER
OF FARGO COUNCIL WAS SUR.
PRisED-ANNuAL ELECTION OF
OFFICERS AND OTHER RusI.
NESS ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

H. Bishop, senior counselor Of the
Fargo council of the United Com
mercial Travellers association on
Saturday evening at the regular an
nual meeting was presented with a
handsome insignia ring by the menn-
bers of the council, he having finished
his term in the office. The presenta-
ton speech was made by T. /. Lewis
and was responded to nicely by MI.
Bishop,
The following officers were elected
during the evening:
Senior Counselor--D. E. Cole.
Junior Counselor-John H. Nc
Cram.
Secretary-Thomas E. Dunn.
Conductor-John A. Forth.
Page-George Glade.
Sentinel-John H. Lang.
Member Of Executive Committee
r. /. Lewis.
Representatives to Grand Council
r. e. Dunn, Charles Baker, Thomas
Hughes, Dave Oman and George
Richardson.
Hans Christianson who has been on
the executive six consecutive years
has retired and by virtue of his hard
work is now a member Of the grand
council. During the evening the com
mittee on the hotel law made its re-
port and a special meeting was called
by order of the grand council to be
held March. 80 for the reception OF
candidates and initiation. Other bust
ness Of interest to the council was
also attended to.
Held "a Meeting.
The automobile committee of the
travellers held a meeting at The
Forum office yesterday afternoon and
ewing to the absence of Chairman
Dotson, Wick Wood presided. Matters
connected with the trip to Crookston
next June were taken up and dis
cussed at length, and it was unani.
mously decided to leave all of the ar
rangements as to route, officials of the
trip, and other details in the hands
of the chairman, who will in due
J time call for another meeting Of the
committee. All of the members are
very enthusiastic regarding the auto
train that is proposed and it is be-
lieved that it will work out accord.
ing to plans.
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What's Said

VIM. H. White, H. p: The mem
hers of the Keystone chapter r. A. NJ.
are requested to be present at the
Masonic temple this Monday evening
to assist in comforting the Mark
Master degree, work to begin at 1880
o'clock,
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board to refund illegal penalties.

board to refund Illegal penalties.
Passed.
So, to enable incorporated villages
to provide for or contract for the fur
nishing of water and fire protection
and for lights. Passed.
349, relating to county mutual in
surance companies and enlarginfg
their field Of action in certain in
stances. Passed.
267, for an act for the regulation
and control of Craternal benefit socie-
ties. Passed.