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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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against such, a course. Pray for those
In authority. The King's heart Is still
In the hand of God and he can turn them
whithersoever he will. 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.
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