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12 THE MORNING- OREGOMAN, MONDAY. BEPTEMBEK 28, I30f RESORT TO BALLOT Advocated by Preachers to Stop Gambling. UNITE TO DENOUNCE MAYOR x Principal CImrchcs of Portland He jsonnd With Condemnation of Mayor "Williams' Policy In Li-censing- Gambliner-BJousea. Nearly a dozen of the evangelical min isters of Portland preached blistering ser Snons yesterday on the gambling situation ;aiow existing in Portland. This concerted action was due to the request made last Monday by the Ministerial Association .that Its members discuss the subject slm i'Ultaneously from their pulpits. -The general tenor oZ all the sermons 4)was that the remedy for gambling and all -Similar evils "was through the ballot-box. One preacher declared that he had cast his i'last vote for any party which advocated Vllcenso for gambling circumstances. Most 4of tho speakers disclaimed all intention of Attacking Mayor Williams, although they Repressed regret that he should have seen ft to adopt his present policy. No line of specific, aggressive action was a indicated for the Ministerial Association; 9cn the contrary, the congregations were Exhorted in some places to join the Muni cipal Association, a lay, nonsecular and inoncleiical organization, whose avowed Object Is the suppression of gambling. Rev. E. P. Hill' Parable. , One of the leading sermons was preached by Dr. E. P. Hill, of the First Presbyte rian Church, whose evening subject was "What Is Anarchy?" Dr. Hill detailed the history of the matter, and then gave a forcible Illustration of it by compressing all the history Into an imaginary week. He presumed that the Legislature passed the anti-gambling law on Monday; that on Tuesday the people elected a Mayor to en force all the laws; that on Wednesday the Mayor announced that one of the laws might be broken by paying a fine; that on Thursday the citizens called on the Mayor and were told that it was not the public wish that the law be enforced, and that, when tbey protested that this question had been settled on Monday, the Mayor saH he would run things to suit himself. iDr. Hill closed with an expression of hope that Mayor Williams' long and illustrious career should not be dimmed by his atU tude on gambling. Rev. Ji Ij House's Sermon The subject chosen by the Rcv. E. L. House was "X-Rays on Civic Affairs." He said in part: "Christianity cannot be relegated to the air. Too of ten. In our day ministers are re garded as good, little kittens, whose eyes are not opened, meowing about future pro bation and aposflic succ s.-ion. But stir , ring times develop these mij.isscriaJ kit tens Into irmidiule "Parkin irstiaa cats. with sv-. lliT.g fur and i acks hih up in the air, spitting vlgf ously at the enemy -around them. Then they are told' that they had 1'jttor shut their eyes and go back to tb- ir natural condition, if they would be and enjoy life. "Why is it that nearly a'.l the ministers of this cltv arc today preaching upon civic affairs? First, because we know that gambling-houses are moral festers on the body politic. We know that laws have been made for their suppression, because they are dishonest, encourage idleness, are the sources of our defalcations, and be cause they are close friends of all evil. "Second, because we know that our laws do not grant side doors or their rooms of assignation to saloons. These places are f places of robbery and lust, and amcnace to every boy and girl in this city. ' "Third, because "we know that the plea for revenue is a specious one. Honest. sober, clean men and women are the surest sources of revenue to a community. Fourth, because we know that the set ting aside of a law placed on the statute 'books has the spirit that would overthrow jgovernment and destroy courts of Justice. When this Js done, the administration be .comes greater than the government. Boast as we may of liberty to make our own laws, we have not the liberty to break them. "Fifth, because we have been told sauarely that the public press generally . of our city cannot assist us In the present i Issue. The two leading papers have agreed to remain neutral, but thus far the ed itorials of our morning paper have been in t support of the Mayor. And yet this same paper convicted Itself of Its present atti tude, when it published an editorial sev- ,eral months ago. in which It said: 'Be- "tween the heaven of home and the hell of the half-world there is a great gulf fixed.' "The Christian minister, in an emer gency like this, cannot afford to let things alone. Our code is not one of expediency. Anything which Impoverishes and dls graces a woman, which ' bring upon the children and wife dishonor, distress, leads a. man away from his best self, and hur rles him into sin and shame, is a menace. The church that does not grapple with such things ought to shut up its doors and go out of business. "In view of the fact that Portland is set Inere as If" for the rise and fall of our great state, for this city to continue upon its career of unrighteousness is nothing short of a crime against all our people. Some say that patriotism is dead in this city. I do not believe it. I concede, with "Sobertson, that if moral evil were clothed with flesh and blood and marshaled as an army to Invade our homes and ravage our city, there would spring forth an opposing army to meet and utterly destroy the in vader. But our weapons are not wholly carnaL 'We war a warfare with princi palities and powers, and spiritual' wicked ness in high places.' And I cannot but be lieve that, though there may be delay in divine justice, that justice ever comes at last." By Rev. J. P. Ghormley. Rev. J. F. Ghormley, at the First Chris tlan Church, spoke on the. attitude of the Mayor toward gambling and other crimes. "Let it be understood," said Dr. Ghorm ley, "that the ministers have no personal light with the Mayor, but with his policy In relation to the enforcement of law. On general principles, when an executive is elected to a public office, it is his sworn tlcular Instance the Mayor, before his election, stood pledged to the moral forces of Portland that, if elected, he would en force the law. He says he made the at tempt, but failed'. It has come to pass, as so the cities, so goes the country. If the law cannot be enforced in our cities, our form of government is a failure. Gam bling Is a crime, forbidden by state law and city ordinance, and no amount of money received as a flno-llcenso can make it right or Justify its practice. No com promise can be made with this dark crime without jeopardizing our liberties, They enslave their children's children -who make compromise with sin.' The Mayor says the Chinese shall not gam ble. Why not? Is it because His Honor does not want the Celestials brought down to the low plane of the white race in this particular? Will not the fine-license from th Chinamen help the city's revenue Just as much, dollar for dollar? Als Honor is right in making the raldon Chinese gambling houses and wrong in permitting others to run in open violation of law. What ought the ministers to do? Cry aloud against the entire license system and spare not; raise the voice and put down tho ballot against this nefarious business. Mayor Wllllams-ia not so much to blame for the condition of affairs In this city as the party which elevated him to his position. I am not endeavoring to excuse the Mayor. We know 'If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.' We are now In the ditch of an archy; the voice of the people, as ex pressed in legal enactments, is no longer heard. The licensed saloon, open gambling and Sunday theaters are unrestrained In their violation of the laws of God and of men. As for myseli, I have cast my last vote with any license parti. My voice and vote shall be used to secure what I want If I never get it the utter abolition of the entire license system." Dr. Talbott on Rulers' Di)ty. Rev. Dr. Talbott, of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, took the text for his sermon from Romans. xiii:3, "For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil." Dr. Talbott said in part: "The ruler has one clear duty to use every means in his power to enforce the law as he finds it. In no other way can he make government respectable. If weakness in this regard, or vacillation, or confusion of thought be shown; and more especially if the ruler assumes to override the law and to substitute somethings else for law, then in any such case very seri ous consequences will follow. In the first I place lawbreakers and promoters of crime and the breeders of vice will be encouraged i to ply their trade with increased activity and to make demands for still further con cession on the part of the ruler. In the next place the friends of order and of pub lic morals will abandon hope In an admin istration that panders to the worst foes of society. And finally a most deadly blow will be struck at the very heart of author ity. It is safe to say that an administra tion which follows a course Involving such consequences must sooner or later forfeit the respect of all classes, and must go far toward destroying respect for all author ity. "No unauthorized words need to be used to characterize the gravity of the situation in this city. We are not now, nor are wo likely to be In a state of anarchy. The sober second thought of the people will prevent that. But there is much to alarm thoughtful people. It is bad enough for vice to be licensed by law, and for such a small price to be put upon it as to operate as a restraint only in the smallest degree. It Is bad enough for vice and crime to so flourish that the lives of our young people would be more safe in the midst of a dead ly contagion, but the gravity of the situa tion is vastly Increased when it is an nounced that the open violation of a law prohibiting vice has been deliberately adopted as a public policy." At Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The Rev. E. Nelson Allen, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, said: "A state of anarchy prevails in our city of the worst possible form. Anarchy among the rabble may be speedily sup pressed by the exercise of legitimate au thority. But what shall be done when the highest officials of our city government openly inaugurate a policy which is utterly subversive of law, in that it offers pro tection to lawbreakers, offering them im munity from the penalties of the law in exchange for a bribe, the same to be placed vln the city treasury. The only pre text offered for the policy Is that gambling cannot be suppressed, that private indi viduals are reaping the gains which might be turned into the city's revenue. The Mayor has announced this policy, notwith standing the fact that he promised the re form forces of the city prior to his elec tion that, if elected, he would vigorously enforce the laws. In his Inaugural ad dress he declared that he would enforce the laws. In his oath of office he solemnly swore that he would enforce the laws. Now he declares that he will strive to en force only a part of the laws. In the mat ter of gambling a price will be stipulated, and, If paid, the sum will be turned Into the city treasury and the gambling houses will be permitted to run In defiance of the law. What right has the Mayor of this city to declare certain laws null and void? What right has he to compromise with criminals and law-breakers? Such a pol icy will tend to bring all laws into dis repute. Under such a policy our city will become a veritable paradise for gamblers. The situation is lamentable. The moral Integrity of the city Is in peril. A vigor ous campaign in the interest of law en forcement ought to be Inaugurated at once." Rev. Albyn Esoon's View. The Rev. Albyn Esson, pastor of the Rodney-Avenue Christian Church, took for his subject "A Present Need." He said: "Every great city in the country has its conflict with organized iniquity. It is the constant purpose of gambling and kindred evils to get themselves made legitimate through a license system. " The problem of municipal government is one that de mands the serious consideration of the American people. The cities are largely dominated by their worst elements and the cities dominate the country. What can the end of this process be but National decay? The persistence of evil in its at tempt to break law must be met by an unflinching demands for the enforcement of law. What we want Is not a moral wave but a regenerated citizenship. The Indifference to lawbreaklng has become a National sin with ns. The. frequent lynchings, which disgrace us before the world, are the legitimate fruit of this wide-spread disregard for law. The doc trine .that we should secure a truce with evil by abolishing the law which con demns It is. too ldiotio for serious consid eration. What is needed is a process of education that will quicken the public conscience until it insists on the enforce ment of law. In this process the church, which Is the only institution which makes a specialty of moral instruction, must take a leading part. A properly educated public would demand that officers enforce the law or give place to somebody who would. The arguments advanced by the Mayor in support of his policy are not new; neither are they true. The history of civilization Is simply the story of right's successful conflict with wrong. Surely It has not been a characteristic of the American people to become cringing suppliants at the feet of things disap proved. As Christian people we have re ligious convictions in this connection. We also have rights as citizens. Let us labor to extend a civic education that will en able the people to appreciate the wisdom of the age of Israel when he declared, 'When the righteous are In authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked bear eth rule, the people mourn.' " Rev. Ii. 31. Booscr Appeals to People. The Rev. I M. Boozer, of the First United Evangelical Church, spoke from the text: "It is time to work, for they have made void thy laws." Among other things, Mr. Boozer said: "There is a practical setting aside of law by the executive forces. It is an as sumption of authority most unwarranted. The man who binds himself by oath to uphold and enforce the law Is not to sit in Judgment as to Its enforcement. Until the law is repealed his one duty is plain. Enforce it. The city practically invites and encourages vice by admitting Its In ability to put an ena to its pursuit The reason the rough element heads toward Portland Is that here is an almost un limited field for its vile vocation. We ds cover an amazing display of lack of dis crimination In estimating values. For filthy lucre we will barter the manhood of our sons and the virtue of our daugh ters. For money we freely offer our sons and daughters a8 a prey to the devilish lust and greed of the wicked. Most as tonishing is the dread lethargy and indif ference of the citizens in this crisis of affairs. Citizens act as If their homes were not endangered, heeding not the oft repeated history of wayward sons and daughters, the product of these dens of Iniquity. "There must be an aroused, public opin Ion. Officialdom lives with Its ear to the ground. Aroused American public opinion Is the dictator of our Governmental policy. "2feere Is a need of quickened public con science. .Municipal morals are but a faithful witness to the conscience of the citizens. A quickening of the conscience of the city will most effectually cleanse its morals. There sho.uld be public dis avowal of the present municipal policy. 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O Great bargain at, per pair Arabian Net Curtains plain centers extra heavy border regular $4.50 values for this CJf sale only, per pair pJtJ& Special offerings in Curtain' Materials and Draperies. Linens, Towels, Etc. One hundred and fifty dozen hemstitched huck 1 Af towels18 x36 inch. Value extraordinary at Two hundred dozen bleached Turkish bath tow- 1 5 els, 20 x 39 inch. Marvelous value at Silver bleached, all linen table Damask. Handsome assortment of patterns. Best value ever of- Afto fered at, per yard WW Bleached Damask napkins, large size, very best pat terns. Great special lot at.a ridiculously A.fL low price, per doz p Hemstitched Damask tea cloths, 36x36 1 LC inches at $1.3844 x 44, at, each P Hemstitched Damask tray cloth. Size 20x28 OQf' inch. Extra value at, each Great Shoe Bargains $3.00 SHOES $2.23 PAIR. Ladies' Vici Kid Blucher and Lace Shoes patent leather tip heavy and light sole. Best style toe, all sizes and widths. 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Not abuse for our officials, but co-operation, sympathy, prayers and support in the cleansing of our city of its festering sores of Iniquity." Anarchy, Says Rev. JT. It, aicGlade. The Rev. Jerome R. McGlade, of the Mlzpah Presbyterian Church, spoke upon the theme "The -Majesty of the Law." "It would be Impossible,", said tho preacher, "for a President of the United States to submerge the Nation. in anarchy and ruin, since his Impeachment would follow overt acts of fraud. It is pos sible, however, for the Mayor of Portland to manage municipal affairs at his own discretion or Indiscretion. It is of great importance that there be one at the head of our municipal affairs who will stand for law and law enforcement.. "What is needed In Portland Is a reign of law. In the face of the law, shall gambling be permitted? Gambling Is al ways wrong. It Is a species of robbery. It robs a man not only of money but of Integrity and leaves many a family poor Indeed. Such Is the majesty of the law that the will of one man cannot be sub stituted for the law. The question now Is which shall stand, the will of tho Mayor or the statute? "What Is needed In PorUand Is that those in authority shall recognize that the law has a majesty that must not be Infringed upon. The law is upon the statute "book against gambling; what Is needed Is its enforcement. The Impo tence of law Is claimed, but impotence of law is anarchy. The confession of ina bility to enforce law is humiliating. It is claimed that gambling cannot be sup pressed, that It is impossible to convict those who aisobey tne law, that no Jury has as yet convicted one tried before it Protest In tho nnma aZ xpur cUsuiUJLoa the charge -of gambling. What is the tlnue, that money may flow Into the city's treasury, and so build bridges and make other Improvements? Which is better that law be enforced or Improvements made?" SUICIDES AT BAY CITY. Despondency, Plane, Despair, Given n Causes One Man Drowned. SAN PR4NCISCCSept. 27. The Coro ner's office was busy today. Three sui cides were reported. Embittered by so cialistic teachings and despondent over family troubles, Henry James Masson, a stenographer, 22 years old, shot himself in Golden Gate Park and died at the Park Emergency Hospital. -Matthew E. Gherke, a German brewer, drowned himself by Jumping off Land's End into the ocean. He had Just returned from Germany, where he -had received a legacy. He claimed to have been bun koed since his return out of J3S00. He left an account of $1700 in a local bank. William Chambers, a hopgrower of AsU, shot and killed himself after an Interview with his wife, who refused to live longer with him. Chambers was the son of a wealthy hopgrower of Kent, Sussex, Eng land. A German baker whose name was not reported to the police or the lifesavlng crews, was drowned while swimming in the ocean two miles below the Cliff House. NORTHWEST DEAD. M. C. Hensle. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept 27. (Spe cial.) M. C. Hensle, a pioneer resident of Vancouver, died at his home on Ninth street at 10:30 last night Mr. Hensle was born In Jackson,County, Tennessee, July 9, 1827.. He came West in 1871, and has been la Vancouver. Xnr. ehout 20 xeaxa. During the Civil War he enlisted in the Seventh Missouri Regiment as Captain. Having served this position with credit, ho was later promoted to the rank of Major. He was a member of the Ellsworth Post, G. A. R., of this city. Mr. Hensle was a prominent and well-known resident and highly esteemed by his many friends. A wife and six children survive him. Mm. Martha J. Mosler. THE DALLES, Or., Sept. 27. (Special.) Mrs. Martha J. Mosler, one of the earli est pioneers of Oregon, died In "this city at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. P. Taylor, Saturday evening. Mrs. Mosler has been a sufferer for many years from heart disease, and while her death was sudden It was not wholly unexpected. Mrs. Mosler crossed the plains from Kentucky In 1844, when only 5 years old, and stayed for some tlmeat the Whit man Mission, where so many of the earlyt pioneers banded together for mutual pro- tection. When she grew into womanhood she was married to Mr. J. H. Mosier and they settled at Mosief, Ore. Four daughters and one son remain to. mourn her loss. They are James Lewis, of Mosler; Mrs. F. P. Taylor, of The Dalles; Mrs. V. F. Cook, of Grand Dalles; Mrs. E. U. Phillips, of Portland, and Mrs. Dolly Mosler. of Mosler. The funeral will take place from . the Taylor residence, on Alvord avenue, at 2 P. M. today. Patrick Dnlly, Mailcarrier. OREGON CITY, Sept 27. (Special.) Patrick Dufly. the veteran mailcarrier for the Molalla route, died in this city Satur day evening, aged 68 years. The deceased was a native of Ireland, coming to -Oregon In 1865. He resigned 'the place only a , few weeks ago becauso at ill health. Two sons and two daughters survive: John Duffy, of Hobart Mills, Cal.; Joseph Duf fy, RIparia, Wash.; Mrs. J. J. McGrath, Walla Walla, Wash., and Miss Mary Duf fy, San Francisco. Elders of Cnnrcli of God. FOREST GROVE, Or., Sept 27. (Spe cial.) Tho eldership of the Church of God meets at Fir Grove Church, north west of here, on the evening of September SO, when the opening sermon will be preached by Elder A. Wilson. KILLED AT CHURCH PORTAL Wife Shot ly She Husband From Whom Was Separated. LACROSSE, Wis., Sept 27. At the German Lutheran Church at the begin ning of services today Herman Rossow shot his wife and himself In --the pres ence of hundreds of witnesses. Mrs. Ros sow will die. Rossow, though danger ously wounded, may recover. Rossow, who had been separated from his wife, lay In wait for her opposite the church and shot her three times as she was entering the structure with her mother. Convicts Suspected of Attempt. LINCOLN, Neb., Sept 27. No arrest has been made In connection with the attempt to kidnap the daughter of Gov ernor Mickey, but the police are pursu ing a quest which Chief Routzahn said tonight would, he thought, result In the capture of two suspects within 48 hours. The suspects are former convicts. Claude Day a. FreejMan. CAMPTON, Ky., Sept 27. Tho Wolfe "County rand Jury returned a verdict of not guilty in tho caso of Claude Day. charged with killing Felix Bullock id Breathitt County two years ago. Twa trials of the case in Jackson, Ky., re sulted In hung juries. The case was theg transferred to Wolfe County. Bullock' widow lives In Wolfe County. Judge Redwine presided over the threa trials and Day was prosecuted by Floy4 Byrd, who gained a reputation in th prosecution of the Jett and White cases. READY FOR ACTION. Ladies will please enter by the Third street entrance, as the contractors ob struct the Morrison-street side. McAllen & McDonnell. Boy wanted, age 17; must be good. Demands of the Company. BOGOTA, Sept 27. The Minister of State today made public the demands o the cable company, which asks for a news concession lasting 20 years and the privi lege of raising the tariff. Among the rea sons given for the government's refusal of this proposition is that an Italian com-i pany has applied to establish a new sys- tern of wireless telegraphy. Russian Police Chief Banished. BERLIN, Sept 27. According to a St. Petersburg dispatch published in the Lo kal Anzeiger, M. Subatoff, Chief of tha State Police, has been banished to Tam boff, he having been accused of foment ing street disturbances In Odessa and elsewhere. Mllner Will Confer With Balfour. CARLSBAD, Sept 27. Lord Mllner left this morning for London to confer with Premier Balfour regarding the offer mado to him of the Secretaryship for -the Colo niea. v 4