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About The times. (Portland, Or.) 191?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1911)
1 THE TIMES There is still a little aftermath of the Gipsy Smith revival linger- ng iu Portland. It appears that the harvest of souls, when the mat- /"• IIR IS T M A S lias come and gone. Many who expected to bef i t ter yras cheeked up, wag not nearly so great as expected.^ Loeal minis Published every Saturday by THE TIMES COMPANY, Jn<sorporate4 at 212 First Street, Portland, Oregon. P h o n e s: Main 5 6 3 7 ; A -2686. Irem em b ered bountifully, were only scantily remembered. tera have been cheeking up the addresses o f alleged converts, as THE TIMES is not responsible for any opinions expressed by correspondents Other- who luul reason to believe that they would lie forgotten, given, and find that among the more than 2,000 give are a large num appearing in its columns. had their hearts made glad. This is the way o f the world. The ber of fakes. Chinese laundries, vacant lots and vacant houses are unexpected always happens. There were some heartburnings, no given. The whole mater savors o f a travesy on religion. It isn’t the Entered in PuHtoflict* at Portland, O regon, us second class matter. doubt, but on the whole the needs o f the suffering were supplied, fault of Gipsy Smith, nor of the local ministers. While TIIE TIMES A FEARLESS EXPONENT OF INDUSTRIAL PEACE and many a por child now firmly believes in the real existence o f does not believe in emotional religion, which is only a form of emo Santa Claus. The “ good fellow’’ movement in Portland was largely tional insanity, it does believe in fair play and decency. The indi SUBSCRIPTION RAT US—$2.50 per year, in advance. responded to, and many a man learned that “ it is more blessed to viduals who gave fictitious addresses deserve condemnation. ADVERTISING RATES made known upon application. give than to receive” . The Salvation Army and the Volunteers of S A T U R D A Y . D E C E M B E R 30. 1911 America, besides a number o f charitable institutions, public and private, did much to give happiness and com fort to many who Andrew W. Mellon, a millionaire banker o f Pittsburg, has sued Ki*eh man should have the right to earn his way, bis wife, Mrs. Nora McMullen Mellon, f o r ‘ divorce. I f all the And each should have for fair d ay’s work a fair d ay’s pay, would ljaye otherwise been forgotten. The eusttoiu o f gift-giving at Christmas time has its uses and things charged against the woman be true, lie ought to get his di Each man should governed be by Justice’s right its abuses. Custom— a tyrannical master—has made it seemingly vorce. Captain George A lfred Curpliey, a gay and aebonnaire And gain his ends by peaceful means—not dynamite. incumbent upon most o f us to feel that we must give gifts often British army officer, is named as co-respondent. The plaintiff's at beyond our means to many who do not in the least appreciate them. torney lias taken the unusual stand o f urging the court to prevent These latter feel that it is but a matter o f courtesy for them to to publicity in hearing o f the evidence on the grounds that it will likewise. Such gifts as these mean absolutely nothing, and this injure tiie public morals. The attorney intimates that the evidence custom is not only a travesty upon the original Christmas idea, will be quite risque, since it will relate to “ kissing, fondling, em but one that should be reformed. We have in this country well bracing car rides’ and other very naughty incidents. The decision established the idea o f a sane and safe Fourth o f July, and there is o f tiie court is awaited with interest. THE TIMES is earnest and outspoken. It advocates no good reason why we should not work out a safe and sane what it believes to be right, and that without fear or favor, Christmas. T H E T IM E S believes that gift-giving should largely and unencumbered by the shackles of circumstance. THE he limited to children, and especially to the children o f the poor. Dr. Mary Walker, she o f the man’s bifurcated garments, has TIMES will not swerve from the path of duty, and it cannot A simple token, and that inexpensive, would do as well between once more sprung into tiie limelight. Dr. Mary has made a scien be purchased or compromised. THE TIMES unqualifiedly sub elder people. It is the kindly spirit back o f the gift, not its lavish tific discovery which may not be fur off from the truth, after all. scribes to the great principles of human liberty under the law; cost, that makes it worthy. Perhaps society some day will do away She believes that no small percentage o f mysterious cases o f in of equal rights in all fields of legitimate endeavor, industrial with some o f the follies o f Cliristmastide. sanity among men are directly traceable to the pressure o f collar freedom and to the advancement of the great Pacific Coast. buttons upon their cervical vertebrae. Another o f Dr. Mary’s be TO THE EMPLOYER— THE TIMES will ever be open to E L IM IN A T IO N OE IN SU R A N C E R ISK . liefs is that if women would only discard skirts and envelope their the employer of labor, that he may have, through its columns, nether extremities in the real trousers o f men, great progrss will be an opportunity to place the truth before the public regarding I N SU R A N C E IS A necessary, proper and legitimate expense, made in the extermination o f tuberculosis. Perhaps, Mary, you’re the business conditions which govern him and his environ * and one which the business man and householder must main right on both o f these propositions. ments. The co-operation of the employer and the employe are tain fo r his own protection. In a growing city like Portland, the the substantial proofs of what has made the Pacific Coast general tendency is toward a lowering o f rates on account o f the what it is today. Their interests are identical, are inseparable. class A buildings being constructed. While this is true, there is an Pahetic indeed is the downfall o f General Bernardo Reyes, The mutual experience, foresight and confidence between the element o f extra hazard which might well lie considered and elim the one-time great military leader o f Mexico. In his attempt to business man and the wage-earner have made and are making inated, if a suggestion made recently bv the Board o f Underwriters start a revolution againnst the Madero government the broken- for success. The investments of the one coupled with the efforts should finally be adopted. Every possible added element o f danger down man sadly says: " I called upon the army, I called upon the of both are solid bulwarks of present prosperity and the assur increases the rate. people, and no one responded.” General Reyes has learned the ances of the future. Minus these, advancement along the lines The Board o f Underwdriters has called attention to the fact truth o f the tillage that “ Republics are ungrateful.” His devotion of industrial and commercial progress of the Pacific Coast is that the man who controls the city fire alarm system is only hu to the lost cause o f Diaz reminds one o f Cardinal W oolsey’s sad impossible. Without this hearty co-operation, a continuance of man, after all. W hile on duty he might suddenly be stricken with dened lament: "(), Cromwell, Cromwell, had I but served my God the highest possible development of our agricultural, horticult death, overcome by illness or perhaps be murdered. In such an with half the zeal I served my king, He would not have left me in ural, timberal, mineral and other resources is out of the ques event, supposing a big fire started, if the controlling brain o f the mine old age stricken and to mine enemies.” tion, and we must retrograde and decay. fire alarm system was incapacitated, a tremendous conflagration TO THE EMPLOYE.—The columns of THE TIMES will might ensue before the fire department could get its apparatus always be open to the employe, whether he may be an inde on the ground. The Board o f Underwriters suggests regular shifts And now comes Jay Bowerman, one o f the attorneys in the pendent toiler or claim affiliation with a trade organization. o f additional help, and says that this would tend to reduce rates. Oregon Tust & Savings Bank stench, which it seems will never THE TIMES hopes that by thus affording a medium for the Many prominent business men take the same view, but the city get out o f the public nostrils, and charges Thomas C. Devlin, re interchange of opinions and by untrammeled discussion of la administration demurs, it is said, because this would entail an addi ceiver for the wrecked bank, with double dealing and with being bor questions in its columns, that a better understanding will tional expense o f about $1000 per annum. There might arise, at responsible for an indebtedness o f $(500,000. Mr. A. E. Clark, Mr. be brought about between the employer of labor and the man any moment, a contingency whereby extra help would be doubly Devlin's attorney, smilingly intimates in effect, “ wait and see” . who earns his bread by the sweat of his brow. THE TIMES welcome and a saving o f many times $4000 a year effected. Before W ell, we are waiting. Everybody will be glad when the Supreme believes that by this method the rights of both will be con the Underwriters’ idea is cast into the discard, this matter should Court finally disposes o f the matter. served and advanced. be very carefully considered. In the field of labor THE TIMES will champion the prin ciple of “ equality of opportunity,” with all that it means to COM M M EN DIN G TH E W E ST E R N UNION. “ OP Marse” Henry Watterson o f the LouisvilleY Courier- independent labor and to the average good citizen. This paper Journal. has thrown another fit. He is greatly worried lest Roose will be the staunch and undeviating friend of all honest toilers, H E W E S T E R N UNION T E L E G R A P H C O M P A N Y was velt should be again made president, and recently declared: “ I f of all unshackled, law-abiding, sincere workers; and while recently commended by T IIE T IM E S for the change in its Roosevelt is put in the White House in 1012 we will never get him never denying the right of workmen to organize lawfully, this policy in prohibiting messenger bovs from engaging in the, service out again except feet first.” It is probable that T aft will be nom paper will be the unyielding foe of lawless, proscriptive, cl' the various sinks o f inquity in this city. T H E T IM E S again inated and elected, but if Roosevelt should be nominated he prob monopolistic and exclusive labor organizations, because they lias occasion to praise this corporation in that it lias placed its ban ably would be elected, and Colonel Watterson shows by his declara are the selfish enemies of their own class, and the common dan upon cigarette-smoking by messenger boys. It is a vile and. soul- tion that he fears he will be. ger of the industrial world. Our position in this matter is un destroying practice, too often leading to moral degeneracy in grow mistakable, and will be maintained. ing youth. The habit has not one redeeming feature and it can THE TIMES will at all times stand for the conservation of be defended on no grounds whatever. No growing boy should The chances seem to lie very bright for \be Ruef, who may be human life and energy and character, with all their tremendous ever use tobacco in any form. When lie arrives at the age of paroled any time now from San Quentin prison. Powerful influ potentialities; for the preservation of the community and the twenty-one if lie chooses to enslave himself that is his own affair, ences are at work in his behalf. Meanwhile scores o f men, not a nation; for the protection of property; for the flag and its but T IIE T IM E S believes in saving the boys, if possible. The thousandth part as guilty as is Ruef, will drag out their wretched glorious traditions; for the national life and honor with their action o f the Western Union is a big step forward in the way o f existence behind prison bars, because no one thinks them “ worth pregnant possibilities; for the continuance of a brave, virtuous reform and is a good stroke o f business policy as well. while” . It is a strange old world we live in and one in which and patriotic citizenship, without which no nation can be either neither ins»'*'» or equity have half their innings. truly great or really goo'l. An evening paper says that Agnes Thekla Fair, a Socialist worker in Albina, lias presented a list o f 43 married men with CONCERNING NEW Y E A R ’S RESOLU TIO NS. The joint plan o f the city and county to give worthy men em families, who arc in dire need, to the authorities. Some o f these, who were trying to secure homes on the installment plan, now being ployment that they may earn something to keep away want and ONG H AS IT been the established custom for certain persons out o f work, are in danger o f losing their homes. T H E TIM E S hunger, is a noble and worthy employment o f any surplus moneys ♦—* after having taken a retroapeetive view o f their conduct for is not surprised to learn that some o f them formerly worked in available in the strong boxes o f the city and county. Perhaps a tIn* year about to pass, to form certain good resolutions to lie put tin1 Southern Pacific carshops. They listened to the siren call o f large amount o f the present crime wave sweeping over Pacific into effect on New Year's Day. This idea o f trying to work a the labor agitators and went on strike some months ago. They are Coast cities is due to the fact that men, who would be honest if reformation iu one's character suddenly is a difficult one to bring now facing the results o f their own folly, which they might have giyen a chance to work, are made desperate by need and driven to about, and seldom succeeds. The “ resoluter" may keep up bis good loresecn. T H E T IM E S is sorry for them and all other unfortun-1 wrongdoing, work for a month or so. but little by little lie gradually slips back ales who have not wherewithal to buy bread. into tin- old rut. We most heartily approve the idea that anyone There are even new wrinkles in burglary nowadays. Two men should decide to lead a better life, because it is the better wav, but Here-- a real human interest story. 1 lie State la x Cominis- j jn Harlem worked a safe in a five-and-ten-cent store and made a why settle upon January I ns the only day to make a start? If reform is good, it is good at any time and at all times. If a per sioner o f M nsbington wrote to a man regarding bis deceased hro- (.¡ml o f $1000 on Christmas Day. The light-fingered crooks used must have lieen bis betc gloves |o avoid leaving tell-tale finger-marks and from a conven soil studies themselves, they will soon discover their failings and tiler’s (“stale. It certainly seems that “ 13 has it. He was born on icntlv connected wire abstracted electricity to propel their drill, weaknesses. With tbi knowledge they should use their common tion'.. or his hoodoo, ns American slang then made a neat job o f the whole affair by blowing off the sense and seek to strengthen their character. For instance, if they tli thirteenth, bought worthless stock on the thirteenth and made find that thy are selfish, they should at once cultivate unselfishness, bis will on the thirteenth. He was always an easy mark for smooth- j s.,fe door with nitroglycerine, or “ soup,” as they term it. Pretty which will fianlly liecome a habit. If one finds they arc smoking tongued sharpers, who seem to have bad no difficulty in getting smooth and np-t-othe-minute work. that, too much, they should moderate their indulgence or stop entirely. | all he ever earned away from him. The decedent's brothers says The same rule applies to liquor, the abuse o f which and not the o f the departed fritter: “ His property consists o f a number of The commission form o f government plan should not be al- use does the greatest barm. Profanity is not only wicked and un valueless paper-. chiefly worthless stock certificates. His personal piopert y was bis liest suit o f clothes, which went into the grave, lowed to die a-hornin'. Mayor Rushlight, prior to his election, moral. but useless, and is never the mark o f a true gentleman. But 11 is working clothes and bedclothes went into the fire. He has no pledged himself to this plan, and still favors it, no doubt. I f com- there is such a thing as profilin' swearing and that which is not. inittees devoting their time to the consideration o f this subject, can- Now the late llarvcv Scott was wont to sav (bat the word "damn" icnl estate o f ntiv kind." no get together and prepare a suitable charter, why should we as is not profane swearing, but a good old Anglo-Saxon mouth tillin. word, whose place it would lie hard to fill as an expressive ex When a man lias lived to the good old age o f 92 and lut a body politic be able to judge for the best interests o f our city? plctivc. It is no more wicked to say "dam n" than to say "con amassed a fortune o f $7.000,000. $0.770.000 o f which he lias given dcinii" which i> supposedly synonomotis, although it doesn't really to worthy causes o f charity, it is uiisual. But the strangest part of Mr. Charles R. Anderson resides in Denver. Mrs. Anderson mean half so much. it all in the case o f Dr. D. K. Pearsons is the fact that on Clirist- is in Salt Lake City. yet. thanks to that modern wonder, the tele 1 11 working reformat ion iu one's eliarncter while trying to mas Day bis health was so extraordinarlv good for so aged a phone. man they were able to annihilate the 7)00 miles exi-ting between overcome serious faults one should,not overlook petty failings. One that lie expects to live a great many years yet. and is getting them, and to all intents and purposes, dine together on Christmas o'' the most (omnion failings is to speak slightingly of another, nxious lest bis $30,000 should prove insufficient to keep him in coni- Day. During the singular meal husband and wife kept up a lively Would it not U' better if one can not say something kindly o f fort. Now is the time for some o f the institutions lie has so gen- conversation, which cost only $75. n not her. to remain m u t f’ One can often overcome enmity by such erouslv endowed, to give the kindly old man assurance that they action and make a friend and surely in this life one can not have will look after him if any emergency should arise, for they owe All sorts o f freaks are getting pulpit jobs nowadays. The too many frinds. Don't condemn the other fellow but just try to him that much, which is very little. latest aspirant for theological honors is Eddie Young, one time do him a kindness. It really doesn't hurt much. ______________ H we are p»ing to try to do better, let us not wait till New T |„. mas8acre 0f defenseless people in Persia by Romans, after lightweight champion pugilist o f the Pacific Coast, who has be icai - Day U lore we begin, but start right in now. We think |l:l(| submitted to all the unreasonable demands made bv the come a protege o f Evangelist Billy Sunday, the slangy pulpit ♦be better »a> is to conquer one failing at a time, for lasting refor , 0f the White Csar show how barbaric and un- pounder \flio once twirled the hall on the diamond. nidlioii. so far as liiiumn experience goo- to show, are not the result .uv tLe p , M>ldiorv. The horrible cruelties that Russia Jack Johnson, the prizefighter, has arrived in New York with Ol II uddcii revolution. I hey are rather the matter o f steady \m - (¡..„dish Cossacks to wreak upon the poor Jews growth o f evolution. v us damning enough, hut this latest outrage is even worse. No his “ golden smile” and a new English valet. He says hr isn’t broke, Now. we hope that every reader o f N IE TIMES will have ''! countrv whirii countenances assassination is'w orthy o f recognition *" reported, and the fact that he is reported to have brought hack IInppv New Year and a pros|H'rous one. and let us hope that m the great family o f nations, and the blood o f murdered Jews, more money than he took away, seems to prove the assertion. If he \ear from now we may all o f us lie lietter men than we are now, at Xrmenians and IVr-ian- is upon the head o f the Czar. It is high " » * financially “ busted, he would not scorn looking at any prize- t b i ' close o f 11M1, . I f </ I « < Pomiui. tune that every -elf-r,--peeting nation make a formal protest to fighting purse under $30.000. as reported. Russia. The speetaele of two little “ newsies” “ shooting eraps” with The spirit o f the younger Chinese element in Portland -h ow s u There is no danger of race suicide in the family of J. K. Irby, of cubes o f loaf sugar taken from some restaurant, properly marked for In bave passed far lieyond the control o f the elder-. These young taken in tow by an officer and brought before the Juvenile Court, men, many o f them Uirn in Portland and other- o f them educated Snnnvside. near Baker. Ore. Mr. Irby is the. father of 22 vhildfen here since early childhood, show- them to have drifted away from all living, the lutest arrival—a boy- having put in an appearance JasU gftows that the instinct to gamble starts in pretty early in Portland. the joss and from ancestor worship, so sacred to their fathers. It week. A novel -filiation was pre-ented last Sunday in an East Side is the result o f environment. These young men recently decapitated Alfred Larson, aged 22. who saved James O'Connor, aged 32, from t pulpit, when Chief o f Police Slover preached a Christmas sermon and liaekd up u numlier o f josses, much to the horror o f those who believe in them. T o the I after this was an act o f sacrilege; to the drowning in the Willamette River, regardless of the danger and dis-jon “ Ixive". The idea was noli» bail one, indeed, it was a good one. former it meant nothing but the removal o f a lot o f useless junk, comfort to himself, is deserving of s Carnegie medal, and TIIE and if eitv officials would be’« ^ n softener in churches, either in the TIMES hopes that he may get it. j pews or the pulpits, it wooldu^ .hurt them or the public either. it is threatened that blood will flow. T H E TIMES ho|**- not. THE TIMES C H R IS T M A S RE FO R M N EED ED . I" OUR PL ATF O R M T