THE MORXTXG OREGONlAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 190G.
IS
Rev. T. B. Ford Preaches Ser
mon on Whitney-Murray
Tragedy.
CRIME WAS PREVENTABLE
District Attorneys of Two Counties
Tailed to Do Tlieir Full Duty,
Says Pastor Murder Was
Xot Justified, However.
Dr. T B. Ford preached in the Sunny
Fide Met.hndi.st Church last night on the
Whitney-Murray tragedy and lis lesson to
society. He handled the subject boldly.
There was no mincing of words, and he
left no doubt as to his meaning. He ar
raigned the District Attorneys of both
Marion and Multnomah Counties, and de
clared that in his judgment if they had
done their full duty the killing of young
Whitney might hare been prevented. His
conclusion was that Murray did wrong in
, taking the law into his own hands to
avenge the wrong done his sister's honor,
and that law and good public policy now
required that he bo punished, since the
commission o one crime does not excuse
another.
Dr. Ford's texts were Matthew v.21
"Thou shalt not kill," and Romans xit:19
"Vengeance Is mine, I will repay, saith
the Lord." He began by asking the ques
tion "Shall a young man who kills an
other to avenge the disgrace of his sister
be punished?" Ho said that while the
question was hypothetical, it was parallel
in the recent tragedy, the final conse
quences of which are still in the future.
Ho then related the facts of the Whitney-Murray
tragedy and the causes which
led up to it.
Danger In the Hopyards.
"The boy and girl met." he said, "in a
hoptield in Marion County, last Septem
ber. This was a dangerous place for any
young woman or young' man to be. Fre
quently hoprtelds are the gathering-places
of the very worst of characters. Both be
longed to respectable families. They fell
In love a serious matter under any cir
cumstances. Too often is the tender pas
sion trifled with, usually with sad results
to both lovers. The young woman in this
case visited the home of the young man,
a most unwise and dangerous act on her
part. They became engaged and intimate
relations were entered into, which is
usually fatal to true love. Young women,
let me say to you tonight, be reserved;
maintain your dignity at all times, even If
you die an old maid, and never tolerate
liberties.
"In thifl case the proprieties were vio
lated, and under the promise of marriage
this young man accomplished this young
woman's ruin and refused to fulfill that
promise. Then came the pathetic position
of the ruined girl, aifd the humiliation of
the aged parents.
"What a terrible picture that is, of the
aged father and mother! How would it
be were It your home which had been sad
dened by the ruin of your daughter? Then
came the killing of young Whitney, after
he had been importuned to marry the girl.
Disgrace of Two Families.
"This case has attracted more than
ordinary attention. It Is no wonder. It
involves the disgrace of two families; the
ruin of two young people. Is it not prob
able that had tl; officers of the law
tanen this matter in hand with vigor,
th killing of Whitney by the brother of
tne ruined girl might not have been done?
I say that they should have compelled
him to marry the girl as he promised he
would do, but they took no action what-cv.-r.
When appealed to by uie family
of the ruined girl, the Dfcitriet Attorney
gave scant sympathy, if any, and no en
couragement at all, although they were
put into office to enforce the law. The
ruin of the girl was a crime that they
should have inquired into and righted, so
far as lay in their power. The promise
of marriage Is often made for unlawful
ends, and a crime is committed when that
end is attained, even under promise of
marriage. Frequently these young scoun
drels boast of what they have done and
are received in the best of society, while
the victim of their lust is consigned to
disgrace.
Should Protect Daughters.
"Lt me say that I agree with The
Oregonian in a recent editorial to the ef
fect that It is the duty of all parents
to know where their daughter is at nil
times. There is a song. 'Where is My
Wandering Boy Tonight?' Why not sing
'Where is My Wandering Daughter To
night." Too often parents know nothing
of the whereabouts of tlieir sons and
daughters. Too often the daughter goes
to places where there are scoundrels
watching for the opportunity to work her
rtiin. The home should be upheld at all
times."
Dr. Ford then considered the question,
whether or not a man who takes the law
in his own hands, except In self-defense,
is himself a lawbreaker, and ought to pay
the penalty.
"To say that he should not he pun
ished, said the speaker, "means that
law and order mean nothing and are un
dermined. I have taken pains to put this
question to a number of men in this com
munity, and they have answered that
this man should be punished for the
enme he has committed. Law and order
cannot be maintained unless tills be
clone, although there is a sentiment ex
pressed that he should go free."
Causes of the Tragedy.
"The conditions that brought about this
tragedy are lack of home government;
fuck of honor among young men; indu
ference to obligations, entered into; and
the prevailing sentiment that allows a
man w.-o does such things the priviteges
of society, while it consigns the woman
to disgrace, allows solemn promises to
remain unfulfilled, and keeps in oftice
men who will not enforce the laws of tne
land."
TALKS AGAINST SUNDAY LAWS
Elder Snyder Voices Protest of Sev-entli-Day
Adventists.
At the Auditorium, Third street,
last night, Elder G. A. Snyder took for
his subject the following prophetic sym
bol: "I beheld another beast coming up
out of the earth; and he had two horns
like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon"
(Rev. xiikll). He said. In part:
"For the past half-century, at least, Scv-enth-Tay
Adventists have applied this
prophetic symbol to our own country. The
two horns like a lamb we apply to the
two great principles of political and re
ligious liberty which have distinguish
this Nation from those of Europe.' We
have said all along that the voice of the
dragon would be heard In tilts country as
the result of the combined efforts of tho
popular churches to secure religious leg
islation for the enforcement of Sunday
observance. We have always held, and
still hold, that all such legislation is con
trary to the spirit of the United States
BLAME
PROSECUTORS
Constitution, as well as to the principles
of the gospel.
"We have seen the popular churches
combining their Influence to secure Sun
day legislation for many years, and so we
are sure we have made no mistake in the
application of the prophecy. We have not
only seen this religio-political influence
at work, but we have felt the weight of
its hand in the imprisonment and working
in the chaingang of many of our people
whose conscientious scruples led them to
disregard the Sunday laws in some of the
states. We are still engaged In circulating
counter petitions opposing the enactment
of further religious legislation, not simply
because we are the sufferers, but because
we believe such legislation involves a
churoh-and-state principle, which is both
un-American and anti-Christian.
"The United States Constitution forbids
religious legislation, and the fathers of
our country were opposed to it. George
Washington said: 'Every man who con
ducts himself as a good citizen is account
able alone to God for his religious belief,
and should be protected, in worshiping ac
cording to the dictates of his own con
science.' James Madison said: 'Religion
is not in the purview of human govern
ment. It is essentially different from gov
ernment, and exempt from its cogni
zance.' "Concerning the right of every 'man to
believe or ndt to believe In religious mat
ters, Christ himself said: 'If any man
hear my words and believe not, I judge
him not: for I came not to judge the
world but to save the world.' When his
disciples wished to call down fire on the
heads of those who rejected the Savior,
he said again: "Ye know not what manner
of spirit ye are of."
"So we believe that these brethren who
would enforce their ideas of religion by
law do not know what spirit they are of.
We are now circulating petitions in Port
land against the passage of a proposed
National Sunday law for the District of
Columbia, and we hope to secure signers
enough to remind our National lawmak
ers in Washington that there are still
people' In Oregon who believe in the prin
ciples of American freedom.
"Thanksgiving day will sooon be here,
and while we are thankful for other bles
sings, let us be sure to sign this petition
for the preservation of -that for which we
should be most thankful of all religious
liberty and equality."
SERMON OX POWER OF TRXJTII
Rev. J. Allen Leas Takes Text From
Gospel of Paul.
Taking as his theme "Truth Crushed to
Earth Will Rise Again," Rev. J. Allen
Ieas, pastor of St. James Lutheran
Church, last evening preached a sermon
based on the story of the Apostle Paul's
efforts to spread the new faith in Rome.
He said, in part:
"A great idea will live in spite of oppo
sition. From shipwreck and venomous
serpents, punishments and chains, Paul
comes to Rome a victor. Two thoughts
are uppermost in his mind The Hope of
Israel1 and 'Christ and Him Crucified.'
For these two themes he is willing to
die. At Rome he meets the chief of the
Jews and begips the work of 'persuading'
them to his own way of thinking and liv
ing. Two sides of their natures are ap
pealed to the intellectual and the exper
imental. Not philosophy, or art, or sci
ence, are the burden of his message, but
the law and prophets, unraveling the
mysteries of the ancient word.
"Faith must have a reasonable basis
or introduction, and this is found in the
truth already known. But he also recog
nizes the need of proving from his own
experience that the conclusion to which
his logic has' led them is correct. He tells
them, not what he felt, hut what he knew,
and demonstrates his faith by his life.
The consecrated, simple life of a godly
mother will have more weight with the
skeptical than all links in a chain of
logic carefully forged by an experienced
master.
"Paul's duty Is the Christian's duty to
day an undecided and indifferent, care
less Christian is a detriment and not a
blessing to society. He" does no good and
harms many by his indecision. Senator
La Follette, the 'little giant' to whom
you listened recently, is greatest, not as
an orator, but as a man of one idea. The
one idea that the grace of God can save
our world from sin, purify society and
raise the moral tone of the body politic is
the one theme which should actuate the
Christian in all his doings.
"Mere perfunctory Christianity is a
menace, and not a blessing. When the
full mind can expound the way according
to the divine rule of right, and the ripe
experience demonstrate the practical
working out of that doctrine, then the
Christian of one idea will become an in
strument of usefullness arid the church of
Christ, moved by such men, will fulfill its
mission as the world savior."
Those unhappy persons who suffer
from nervousness and dyspepsia should
use Carter's Little Nerve Pills, made
expressly for this' class.
Mothers Hear
AX AUDIENCE of more than 300
mothers and children of the higher
grades of the Brooklyn school lis
tendod to the fine programme given under
the auspices of the Mothers' and Teach
ers' Club Friday afternoon. In one of
the classrooms a practical demonstration
was made of kindergarten work, where
about 100 Rinall children were, gathered.
The large attendance wan due to the fact
that mothers in the neighborhood were in
vited to bring their smallest children to
the schoolhouse. where they would be
cared for while the mothers were enjoying
the addresses on subjects in which they
FAITH IN DESTINY
Character May Be Developed
in Darkest Surroundings.
HEAVEN NOT A LOCALITY
Dr. Clarence True Wilson Says the
Mo&t Common Life Offers Op
portunity for Character
Building.
"Faith and Progress was the subject
of an eloquent address delivered at Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church yesterday
morning. Dr. Clarence True Wilson com
pared the life of romance with that of
the simple home life and drew a strong
picture from the comparison. He main
tained that under the " burdensome cares
of poverty in home life religion can thrive
and characters of true nobleness may be
developed, as the beautiful water lily
grows out of the black slime of the lagoon.
Miss Ethel Lytle sang the offertory,
and a choir of 24 male voices rendered a
number of selections. Dr. Wilson said. In
part:
There Ijb a romance In the life of the Bai
lor, the explorer and of the mountain
climber which is commensurate only with
the peril Incurred, and the Infatuation Is
Intensified as the peril is augmented. Such
natures are constitutional heroes; they are
such stuff as martyrs are made of, lit for
the leaders of society, the conquerors of the
world. They shrink from no mtsfortune;
they tremble at no danger; they shun no
task however arduous, discouraging or ap
parently hopeless, but calmly and steadily
pursue their unswerving way until victory
or defeat definitely decides the Issue, and
then, whether It be victory or defeat, the
same tranquillity characterizes them and the
same courage supports.
But the average life must bud and flower
without the stimulus of romance. In man's
dally toll for bread or in woman's worries
amid the household, amid a mother's thou
sand cares, character must grow in obedi
enco to faith In justice, in God and in in
dications of human destiny. And many ask,
Is this sequestered, shadowy spot a suitable
theater for the genial and queenly graces
of the Christ life? Is It a favorabte place
to develop love to God and men, that fire
side flower which needs the gentlest of dews
and tho softest of sunshine to call forth
its sweetest fragrance and richest hues?
Why not? The incomparable water lily
grows out of the slime of black lagoons,
and Paul referred to saints who were In
Caesar's household, and the Caesar referred
to was Nero, and heaven itself consists not
in location but In population. Angels make
a paradise and demons a pandemonium, out
side of and Independent of geographical lim
its. We have all seen a Christian upon
whom a cloudburst of trouble came, but
maintaining his faith In God, like Job, he
exclaimed: "Though he slay me, yet will I
trust him." And he found that faith is as
surance of things hoped for. a conviction
of things not Ecen. To the faithful Christian
troubles and temptations are like mists
they gather with the clouds, sweep over us
in storms and then pass away Imperceptibly
Into mlsta again. In this conviction and
assurance many a Christian has weathered
a stormy day and at night retired to sleep
the sleep of innocen.ee, lulled by the sough
ing of the Western wind and watched by the
Mars God's guardian angels, that looked
with their white faces .out of a cloudless
Autumn sky.
One cloud may blur the sky; one wrong
The direst woes disclose,
A note discordant In the song,
A mlidow on tho rose.
But faithful hearts may clouds dispel
Above the storm-girt way,
Call forth untarnished flowers, and swell
New chimes to cheer the day.
t Whoever has had an experience of any
width or gone Into the problems of existence
with any depth has said to himself again
and again, "Life is an enigma, a mystery
profound." But there are persons in all
our congregations who know the Christian
attempt to solve it is the only possible so
lution. Whatever may be the philosophy of dreams
whether it is that of "unconscious cere
bration, as hinted by Dr. Carpenter, or
whether there is a psychic force pervading
the realms of space, and here and there
coming n contact with molecular nerve and
brain structure, producing certain brain phe
noirema, or whether there is a certain avo
lational Interposition of supreme power
working out by occult laws providential re
sults certainly all realities were once
Programme While Children Are
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KIXDHRGARTES AT BROOKLYN SCHOOL, A3 IT AIFEAKKI DritlXG SESSION
were specially and directly Interested.
The plan solved the problem of enabling
mothers to be present who had remained
at home heretofore because they could not
bring their children into the public
meeting.
Mrs. J. A. Strowbridge, the new presi
dent, presided, and at the opening MIfs
A. 1. Dimlck. principal, was surprised by
a "doily shower" as an expression of the
esteem o? the mothers for her work. Fol
lowing. Miss Jennie Gray gave an enter
taining talk on "The Influence of Pictures
in the Home."" Miss Gray made a strong
plea for good pictures, and spoke of their
dreams In the minds of somebody. But faith
In the dream and then In the human skill
brought them down from castles In the air
to solid masonry on the earth. Faith is not
a creed, a. schedule of propositions to be
thumbed mentally like the beads of a ros
ary. Faith is the conviction of the unseen,
of the principles you live by, of the persons,
human and divine, whom you trust. He
that cometh unto God must believe that he
Is and that he Is the rewarder of them who
diligently seek him. "Believe In the Lord
Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.
SPEAKS OX CHURCH UXIOX
Rev. Winter Predicts Alliance of
Evangelical Congregations.
Rev. A. A. Winter,xpastor of the First
Evangelical Church, East Sherman and
Tenth streets, last night delivered an ad
dress setting forth his observations at the
General Conference of his church de
nomination which met at Cedar Rapids,
la., in October;' to which he was a dele
gate from the Oregon conference. Mr.
Winter speke at some length on the fed
eration of churches, r.nd especially of the
action of the United Evangelical confer
ence In relation to this movement. He
expressed the opinion that while there
would be federation tn church work, he
never expected to complete organic union,
except in certain churches. He expressed
ine opinion that the United Evangelical
Church and the Evangelical Association
separated on a point of government, will
be reunited in a few years.
Federation, he said, would do much to
prevent communities from being burdened
with several weak churches, where one
or two were all that could be supported.
Continuing, Mr. Winter said:
There is a very friendly relationship ex
isting between our church and the United
Brethren In Christ. It Is our custom to ex
change warm-hearted greetings through fra
ternal delegates. Bishop W. M. Stanford,
D. D., Harrlsburg. Fa,, represented our
church at the general conference of the Uni
ted Brethren of Topeka, Kan., in May, 1005.
rr. M. R. Drury, of Toledo, la., returned
the kindly greetings of his church to ours
at Cedar Rapids, la. Dr. Drury spQke some
what hopefully of the organic union of his
church with the Congregational and Meth
odist Protestant, and then with emphasis
added: "We court the United Evangelical
Church with the hope of winning her into
this union." As to the feasibility and ad
visability of organic union of many of these
churches, we do not feel called upon "to
speak. We never expect to see the organic
union of all the Protestant churches into
one organization. However, we believe it
is possible, without much difficulty, to unite
the 'various branches bf the same denomina
tion into one organic whole. Concerning
the two branches of our own beloved
church, we are of the opinion that In a few
years they will bo united. There would he
a few members on both sides that would
oppose such union; yet evidently the senti
ment in favor is strong and increasing
toward this end both Bast and West. We
welcome that day. -
LOVE THE GREATEST THIXG
Rev. Brougher Speaks at White Tem
ple on Master Word.
The White Temple was crowded last
night to hear Dr. Brougher's sermon on
"Love." He took as his text John 22:15,
"Lovest thou Me more than these?" He
said:
The greatest word In human language is
the word "Love." Next to the word "God"
love is the mightiest motive power in the
world. It was love that moved God Al
mighty to reveal himself as our father. It
was love that sent Jesus Christ from his
home in glory to suffer and die for a lost
world. Every act in his life Is explained
by the word love. The Apostle Paul declares
love to be the greatest thing in the world.
"Now abldeth faith, hope and love, but the
greatest of these is love." Two essential
qualities of love are recognized In the Bible.
Two different Greek words are used to ex
press it. One word signifies "real affec
tion" based on high moral regard. .The lave
springs from the recognized worthiness of
the person loved. It Is not based on senti
ment or congeniality, but rather upon no
bility of character. The other idea of love
is that of warm, personal regard based upon
con penality and sentiment, and implies the
idea of passion. There is a third Greek
word, not used, however, in the Bible, in
which the idea of sensual passion predom
inates. This last Idea is not contained in
the Bible expressions of love. It Is the
world's Idea based wholly upon the gratifi
cation of selfish and sinful desires. The love
of which we speak tonight Is the Bible idea,
containing both thoughts of high, moral
regard and warm personal affection, based
upon purity of heart and life.
Love will find expression in some way. If
you love a person sincerely and truly, that
person will find it out. Tou will either tell
him or somebody else. Love will never be
ashamed of the object loved. When the
woman bowed at the feet of Jesus to ex
press her love for what he had dona for
her, the Pharisees and those who were
gathered at the table sneered both at her
and the Christ. But love will never stop for
criticism. When Mary broke the alabaster
box and anointed her Savior, the disciples
themselves declared that the monty ought
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educational features. She especially spoke
of the painting of the Madonna,
which was displayed in the art
department of the Lewis and Clark Ex
position, and a copy of which was
displayed in the assembly hall. Other pic
tures were also shown. Miss Gray's talk
was received with attention and marked
approval by the audience.
Miss Anne Ditchburn entertained the
audience with two solos effectively ren
dered. Rev. W. G. Eliot, of the Unitarian
Church, complimented the club on its
work in the community, for which it had
become a model for other clubs In the city.
He also commended the talk of Miss Gray.
His subject was "Evils of Cheap The
i- - -so
to have been saved and given to the poor;
but Jesus defended her from the cruel, harsh
criticism or the unsympathetic. He declared
her act would stand when other monu
ments had crumbled Into dust. No, where
there Is genuine love, no amount of opposi
tion or criticism will ever prevent its expres
sion; Whenever a young man Is in love
with a young woman, he'll tell her so. The
greatest danger In this regard is that he
will tell her so when he isn't In love. It Is
here tnat the devil steps In to deceive. But
there Is little danger that anyone will con
fess love for Jesus Christ who really hasn't
any. But on the other hand, the man or
woman who claims to love Jesus Christ and
then is ashamed to tell it and to confess it.
It Is a very good sign that they really have
no genuine love for him. Love is bound to
find expression. The full heart of the woman
who had been forgiven by the Christ, after
she had been ruined and cast out by so
ciety, would now give expression to its love
In spite of sneer or criticism or opposition.
Love will find expression In seeking the
company of the person loved. Those wiio
love each other like to be together. This is
the fundamental principle which underlies
the home. Two young people fall in love.
They enjoy the company of each other. They
conclude that the height of their happiness
would be reached If they could have the ex
clusive company of each other for life. They
become engaged. They get married and
where there is genuine love on both sides,
born of congeniality, nobility of character
and purity of life, they will flrnl their
chief happiness together. But if their love
be degraded to mere sensual pleasure, and
there be no congeniality of disposition, and
true worth of character, the mere fact of
marriage will never make a lasting bond of
happiness. But whenever you find the genu
ine article, love will always desire to have
the company of the person loved. The fellow
ship of friends Is based on this fundamental
fact, and It holds true In the expression
of our love for Jesus Christ. To talk with
him in prayer and to be conscious of his
presence with us In power is a source of
unbounded joy for the Christian.
Love will find expression in seeking to
know the will of the person loved. Jesus
said: "If ye love me, ye will keep my com
mandments." This statement Is based upon
the fact that lovers srek to know the de
sires of each other. They want to please
each other. In order to do it. they must
know the desires of one another. How eag
erly a love letter is read. How anxious
the real lover is to please and in so do
ing, he seeks to know Just what would be
pleasing to the one he loves. In giving ex
pression to our love for Jesus Christ, how
may we please him if we do not know what
he wants us to do? A young lady read a
novel, and considered It uninteresting. Later
in life she fell In love with the author, and
sat up all night to read the hook. She de
clared it was the most Interesting book she
had ever -read. Why th difference? She
was in love now, with the. author. Those
who love the Christ most will read and
enjoy his hook the most.
. Lqye will find expression In obedience to
the will of the person loved. This Is the
ultimate test of love. When we know the
desire of our loved ones and believe them
to be right, then we will hasten, if within
our power, to obey and fulfill those wishes.
Love will serve the object loved In spite of
all opposition. I have known young woman
who were obedient to their parents until
they fell In love with a young man and
made him first In their affections. Then,
believing their choice to be right, they
have said to those same parents when they
opposed their marriage: "ou made your
cnoice in lire, and now i will make mine
No amount of opposition from parents or
friends could deter them. Jesus Christ has
recognized this principle when he declares,
"He that loveth father and mother more
than me Is not worthy of me; and he that
loveth son or daughter more than me is
not worthy of me."
Again, love will serve the object -loved
when it must suffer for it. The self-sacrifice
of love is proverbial. Jesus Christ was will
mg to surrer and to die that he might save
a sinful world that he loved. Mothers will
suffer to bring into life their children, and
then sacrifice and suffer to train them and
to raise them to be somebody in the world.
Wives will suffer for the sake of husbands.
and true husbands" will suffer for the sake
of their wives. Love knows no opposition
or difficulty to which it will yield. It will
live for the object loved. It will die for the
object loved. When Jcnn Huse. the martyr,
was being burned at the stake, he declared:
"I am glad to wear this crown of Igno
miny for the love of him who wore the
crown of thorns for me. The greatest prob
lem to my mind la how men and women,
knowing how much Jesus Christ loved them.
can refuse to love him. If you love him you
will be sure to confess It and obey him.
Treat for Y. 31. C. Members.
The character of the Sunday services
at the Y. M. C. A. was changed yesterday
afternoon. The Lula Tyler Gates Com
pany gave a musical and literary pro
gramme 'which took the place of the
usual sermon. Every seat In the audito
rium was filled, and there was scarcely
standing room for those who attended.
The principal number on the programme
was a dramatic reading by Mrs. Lula
Tyler Gates, who showed her versatility
by reading both pathetic and humorous
sketches. Edith Adams gave several se
lections on the 'cello, and Graham Smith
sung a number of religious songs.
Planted and Growing.
Life.
"Is It true that the President's yacht,
the Mayflower, Is aground?"
"I hadn't heard of It."
"Well, this paper says that she went
to New York City and took Root there."
Well Cared for
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OF MOTHEIW' AM) TKACHEK.V CI.II1.
aters." He made no attack on any par
ticular theater, but insisted that the ordi
nary theater was not the place for young
children, for the ren-son that it did not
tend to establish in their minds tho high
est and best ideals of morality and life,
but rather tended to distort their concep
tions of life.
Dr. Eliot condemned severely the prac
tice of Fome mothers in letting their chil
dren attend theaters and places of
amusement unattended. He declared that
there is great danger in this practice, and
that no children should be allowed to go
to places of amusement alone. Dr. Eliot's
plea was for the home and for home in
fluence, which he said should envelop tho
FEARED LIFE TERM
Government Expert Ridicules
George E. Adams' Plea.
NO SENTIMENT INVOLVED
Seattle Assay Orfice .Thief Merely
Knew That He Had No Chance
to Escape Conviction on
Numberless Counts.
George Edward Adams, the Seattle
assay office embezzler, pleaded guilty
to the charge of stealing gold dust be
cause he knew that if he fought the
case he would probably be sentenced
to life imprisonment. So says Theo
dore Kytka, a handwriting expert, of
San Francisco, who is now in Portland,
and who was employed" by the Govern
ment in the Adams case. Adams is
said to have remarked that he pleaded
guilty out of a desire to protect the
reputation of the assay of lice, saying
that he did not want the scandal pro
longed, although he believed the Gov
ernment could not secure a convic
tion. Adams was sentenced to ten
years at McNeil's Island.
"Adams never had a ghost of a
chance of acquittal and he knew It,"
said Mr. Kytka last night at the Hotel
Portland. "There were so many sepa
rate and distinct charges against iiim
that It would have been easy to have
kept him in prison the rest of his days,
lie could have been convicted on every
one of them. We found out whero lie
purchased the black sand that he sub
stituted for the stolen gold dust", also
the names of the people to whom he
sold the gold. In doing this he used
an assumed name, but he mado out
receipts and his handwriting was pos
itively Identified. His pleading guilty
will make it easier for the Govern
ment to recover from his bondsmen.
He embezzled something like $160,000
and the bondsmen will no doubt have
to make good a large part of that sum.
"Adams Is nothing more than a cold
blooded crook, and I consider him even
lower in the scale than the thief who
breaks into houses. Adams received a
good salary, yet for five years he sys
tematically swindled hard-working
miners out of thousands of dollars.
He is deserving of no sympathy, as he
is a degenerate and a moral leper."
Convicted Forger Becker.
Mr. Kytka Is the expert whose testi
mony convicted Becker, known as the
"King of Forgers." Becker served
seven years in a California prison, but
is now running a saloon in Hoboken,
N. J. The crime for which he served
time in California was that of raising
a check of $12 to $22,300. The check
was cashed, but after a long search
the detectives succeeded In trapping to
Becker, to whom suspicion at once at
tached, as they did not believe that
there was another man in the United
States who could do a Job so cleverly.
"Becker Is the cleverest forger in
the world; I have never heard of his
equal. He went to France and there
obtained nearly 1200.000. He covered
his tracks so well that the authorities
could not secure a conviction and he
came back to the United States. . He
has made a living by forgery all over
the world. He served two years in
prison in Turkey.
"But for the rest of his days he will
be a marked man. He will never have
another opportunity to ply his avoca
tion. The bankers are afraid of him
and detectives shadow him night and
day at his home in Hoboken. He is
followed wherever he goes and his
every act is known to the detectives.
He knows that he cannot elude the de
tectives and that they would follow
him to the ends of the earth. Every
one who -calls on him is shadowed.
Becker is as harmless now as though
he were in prison.
'The" big bank forgers never work
alone. Generally three of them carry
on the game. First there is the forger
himself, next the 'shover,' who passes
the checks, and last the go-between.
Generally the forger and 'shover' never
see each other. The forger has a man
whom he can trust and whose duty it
is to find a 'shover.' The forger makes
in Kindergarten
Sit ' ' i
v
child at all times and in all places.
Mits E. K. Matthews was in charge of
tho classroom tilled with the little ones
from the homes of mothers in tho audi
ence and from the first grade. She was
assisted by Mrs. Matteson and Mis Imo
gene Raffety. The nervous energy of the
little ones was kept well in check and
turned to the simplest forms of the kin
dergarten work. The plan worked most
admirably in giving the mothers an op
portunity to attend the public meeting in
the assembly hall. At all meetings of the
club hereafter the same arrangement will
be carried out. Miss E. K. Matthews will
be present, assisted by others, and have
charge of the children.
out the checks which the go-between
carries to the 'shover.' Then tho man
who passes the checks sends half the
money procured back to the forger.
Danger In Money Orders.
"Forgeries of money orders have be
come so common of late that the Gov
ernment has decided to change its
blanks. The new blanks will be out
about the first of the year. Money or
der forgers send to one another mail
orders for small amounts, 25 or T0
cents. By placing these mail orders In
a certain solution the writing fluid Is
removed. The paper is not damaged
and the stamp remains. Then all that
is necessary is to till out the order
again and It will appear genuine
"Of course if an attempt were made
to pass these bogus money orders at
the postofflces detection would follow
at once, as the letters of advice which
follow the mail orders would show the
difference in the amounts. But 'the
crooks cash them at stores and mer
chants are in the habit of taking them
readily. It is an old trick, yet it is
worked frequently.
"The new. money orders will he so
printed that it will be impossible to
raise them by tho method I have out
lined. '
W. It. M'GARHY I.ECTIKES AT
, THE. PEOPLE S FORUM.
Speaker Advocates Taxing the Multi
millionaire Otit of Existence.
Lively Debate Follows.
W. R. McGarry was the speaker at the
People's Forum last nisht. delivering an
address on "The Lepral Pursuit of Happi
ness." in which he embodied a strong
plea for a heavy Individual income lax,
and a strong argument against tlio
wholesale usury practiced by capiiali.sls.
Atthe close of Mr. McGarry's address
several speakers took tho floor for iive
minute talks, most of them opposing his
theory of taxation. One man asked
frankly whether a heavy tax imposed
upon capital would raise his wages or
shorten his hours, to which answer was
made that by doing away with the mid
dleman the profits would be more even
ly divided between labor and capital.
"The legal pursuit of happiness is
found In a very simple formula." Mr.
McGarry said. "In the language of Jus
tinian, it is 'to live honestly, hurt no
body, and render to everyone his just
due.' But when one comes to a purely
commercial basis, this venerable maxim
which runs through the body of our laws
is ignoniinously brushed aside to voice
the triumph of the dollar and the natural
characteristics of the human race.
"The pursuit of happine.ss through the
pursuit of wealth is our national charac
teristic. It flows from the origin of our
society and was the principle which justi
fied what is aometimes called 'religious
fervor" in escaping European persecu
tion. Indulging in American persecution,
and appropriating private property in
this country without Just compensation.
"We are now a wealthy nation. We no
longer enumerate privations among the
virtues of .social life. The voice of dis
content that breaks the harmony of civic
happiness is consequently but the eternal
yearning of civilized man for an honest
distribution of the blessings of 'prosperity.
There can never be a proper distribution
of the blessings of prosperity so long as
there exists such a thing as inequality
In the administration of law or the legis
lative toleration of wholesale confiscation
of Individual production by the favored
creatures of a government.
"To say that the American people are
a happy and contented people is to insult
our common intelligence. Wo are the
softest and most' gullible race of hero
worshipers and incompetents that has
ever, In a given space of time, occupied
the earth. Our ideas of morality and na
tional honor are absorbed from thone who
plunder the country, impoverish the peo
ple and defy the government. Money ha3
grown to be the real test of decency,
and the crime of usury has been made a
rule of governmental policy.
"I woull be the last man to assault the
legitimate uses of money, but when I
see infamous practices stealthily under
mining our institutions. I would cut
down the calamitous usury of our money
power and put a legal barrier before the
encroachments of avarice to which hu
manity might with confidence appeal in
moments of approaching desolation.
"I would eliminate the middleman:
stop the swindling of labor and the rob
bery of capital. I would deal with or
ganized labor as a friend of commerce
and ask for Its fearless co-operation with
all the instruments of wealth. I would
demand a readjustment of our govern
mental policy so as to liberate produc
tion from the triangular despotism of
coin, cupidity and confiscation and force
into execution a system of taxation that
would be at once an obstacle to extortion
and a stimulant to honest distribution of
the burdens of our government."
Mr. McGarry's plan of taxatii was to
begin with a small rate on an accumu
lation of $5000 and progressively increase
to 5 per cent at $1,000,000; to- 10 per cent
at $2,000,000: to 40 per cent at $4,000,000
and to 80 per cent at $X.O00.OOO.
"Thus," he said, "you will have put a
check to the gluttony of gold and the
rapacity of avarice that would render
equality possible before the law. It is
manifestly true that such a system would
prevent the individual accumulation of
fortunes greater than $10.000.0110."
CANNERS' GOOD CATCHES
Fortlandcrs in Alaskan Fisheries
Make Ilecord Packs.
George T. Myers, a veteran salmon
packer of Tuget Sound, is a guest at
the Portland, having just returned from
Alaska. He says Portland is well repre
sented in the Alaskan fishing field.
Among others who are well known here
is Carl Spuhn. who is representing the
Alaskan Guano & Oil Company at Killis
noo. Mr. Myers and son are located at
Chatham and J. T. Barron is representa
tive of a large packing company at
Funter Bay. All these lirms have made
packs exceeding those of former years,
says Mr. Myers.
Charles Hurchardt & Co. at Yes Bay
made a phenomenal pack for the time
they were in operation, said Mr. Myers.
Without exception all the Portland eal-mon-ca
liners operating in Alaska are
satisfied with their output and prices re
ceived for their year's catch. They are
now getting actively to work for next
season's work.
According to Mr. Myers, what Alaska
needs just now Is better transportation.
"A good lino of steamers from Portland
would find a lucrative business the year
round." said he. "A largo trade could
be secured for this city. Mining Is at
tracting a great deal of attention in
Southeastern Alaska Just now."
W ill Erect New Church.
Funds are being raised with which to
erect a now XOvangelical Church in Mil
waukie to replace the building reeentiy
sold to the Patrons of Husbandry. Rev.
V. M. Fisher, the pastor, has moved
into the manse purchased from Mrs.
Dora Quant. Several hundred dollars
have been raised toward tho erection of
the new church, besides which the old
property brings $1100. A modern church
will be nut uu wajlU the funds.