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JAILS DESCRIBED
AS CITY SLUMS
Penal Conditions in Portland
Only Breed Vice, Declares
Or. Barrows.
PROBATION PLAN FAVORED
Speaker at Conference of Charities
and Correction Also TTrges Ne
cessity of More Speedy
Trials in Oregon.
"I cam from the crowded tenement
ditrlct of New York City to the Pacific
Coast not expecting to find what I have
found In thl beautiful city of yours
two slums, established, countenanced and
cultured by law. One of them la the
bounty Jail, the other In the City Jail.
It la scarcely necessary to add that the
community should be rid of these de
plorable institutions as speedily as pos
sible." Dr. Samuel J. Barrows In his address
on "Prisons -and Reformatories." de
livered before the fourth Oregon state
conference of Charities and Corrections,
took occasion last night to revile the
uncouth penal conditions that charac
terise Portland arid Multnomah County.
It Is such conditions as these, jails and
prisons without sufficient air and lack
ing; sunlight, which lay the foundation
for criminality among men who are un
fortunate to be Incarcerated In them,
even though they are persona possessed
of better Instincts, he declared.
Should Be Slate Problem.
"We cannot hope to reform our vicious
classes, nor can we expect our prison
and Jails to produce a deterrent effect
on the commission of crime until we look
at the matter of crimes, prisons and
reformation as a state problem, not a
local one. o that opportunity be given
to apply uniform laws. In this way
there will be no conflict between county
and city and no adverse conditions such
a are found In penal houses that take
from men their God-given rights of air
and sunshine."
The burden of Dr. Farrows' remarks
was directed towards the extension of
the probation system, which, he said,
was in keeping with the laws of the first
Master to forgive, then offer the chance
to begin over again with a clean page.
That the probation system of reform Is
working Inestimable good In the Blast
he proved by showing that In Massa
chusetts alone more than are now
on the probation list, the majority of
whom are keeping their records clean.
In New Tork City the experiment has
been tried for a number of years with the
result that more than 90 per cent of those
out on probation develop Into reputable
and honest citizens.
Prisoners Suffer by Delay.
Dr. Barrows said he found the prob
lems of prisons and prison reform much
the same here as In the East. One of the
most serious, he declared, was the long
wait enforced upon prisoners before they
couM secure a hearing or trial.
"Why. one of your county officials the
other day took me through the Jail here
and pointed to an occupant of a cell
whom, he said, would have to wait three
months or longer before he could get his
case In court."
Such a condition Isn't right, he added.
In a Jail like Multnomah's there is any
thing but an atmosphere of reformation,
be declared, and even an Innocent man
Is likely to come out of it hardened
against society and embittered against
the lawa which forced him Into the place.
"It Is the right of every defendant to
have a speedy trial, especially when petty
Crimea have been committed, because the
majority of these are by men and boys
within whom reformation could work out
Its purpose. If we are to improve con
ditions, we must sooner or later pattern
after Chicago which with Its recently
established. Municipal Court, wherein sit
3R Judges, to keep the calendar clean,
lisdemeanors and petty crimes am given
Immediate Hearing, and rlrst offenders,
whose first lesson often Is a lasting one,
are not subjected to the contaminating In
fluence of a tillhy prison and its hardened
inmates."
Probation System Is Best.
Referring again to the probation system
and urging Its general adoption. Dr. Bar
rows said its saving grace was the fact
that while It In reality punished the felon
and In the majority of lnstancea reformed
Mm. It did not, as did a penal sentence.
punish the felon's family by depriving
them of .his surport and earnings, lie
cited an Instance In New York City,
where If the crime committed had boen
expiated under the code the defendant
would have received a sentence of 15 years.
Put the Commission recommended proba
tion with the result that the defendant
did make good, saved himself and family
and has lived for years past an ex
emplary life.
In concluding his remarks. Dr. Rarrows
urged again the immediate abolition of
the present unsavory and disgraceful
penal Institutions located In Portland. Hts
words were greeted by a round of ap
plause and in the general discussion
which followed. Thomas N. Strong cited
1 some of the experiences which he and
others bad met In past years in endeavor
ing to eradicate the barbarous system and
conditions they bad encountered In locat
Jails.
Preceding Dr. Farrows' address. Dr. T.
I. Kllot read a message of greeting from
governor Chamberlain who expressed his
regret at not being able, owing to a board
meeting at Salem, to give tlie opening
remarks as scheduled. Instead the pro
gramme was opened with a vocal solo
by M:ss Clrace Foster.
Would Keep Out Politics.
Politics and political preference s
handicaps to tlw ends of justice In deal
ing with wayward children were severely
criticised by nearly all of the speakers
during the afternoon session. I
Judge tjantenbein touched upon the un
toward influence which politics plays In
defeating henef.cial and speedy work
among minors, and cited numerous In
stances to show hov iie work of the
l.wal court was hu lli-apm-d. Chief Pro
bation ofrlcer Teuhcl'r was more open
In his denunciation of methods pursued
by court officials In other counties where
the Judges, he declared, were forced to
play Into the hands of political Influence.
"The Juvenile Court of this city is con
stantly rlaced In touch with the slovenly
actions of outside courts," he declared.
Multnomah County Is being made the
dumping ground of other counties and
other states because their Judges, fearing
to make political enemies or dubious re
garding their re-election, are refusing to
do their duty. In consequence we are
forced to deal with, care for and reform
the children of the families which they
wilfully neglect."
Courts Must Be IVarlees.
Superintendent Gardner of the Boys
and Girls' Aid Society spoke in th same
vein. "The state Is In crying need." he
aaid. of Arm. fearless Juvenile Courts
whih will do telr dugr. towards lagiUlwa
the
delinquencies 'of their own children.
"In some counties In the state where I
have been summoned by District At
torneys and other officials to take charge
of children and even whole families, it Is
next to Impossible to get Justice, and it
Is eqcally aa difficult even to get this
character of eases before the courts.
Politics la the bugbear. Fear of losing a
vote Impedes genuine humanitarian
work."
Numerous instances were cited In Yam
hill. Uon and Eastern Oregon counties
where delinquent children or children
under the baneful Influence of depraved
parents, ail of whom should have been
taken In charge by their home authori
ties, were forced upon the local officers
because Judges or other officials neglected
their duty, fearing political oblivion.
Report of Judge Gantenbeln.
Judge Gantenbeln gave an exhaustive
report of the work of the Juvenile Court
and showed conclusively how his depart
ment was accomplishing commendable
and satisfactory result
The speaker admitted that crime is on
the increase. He laid the fact to sev
eral causes, namely: the wrong procedure
In the majority of criminal cases which
lead to as many Supreme Court reversals;
the comparative immunity from punish
ment when crime Is committed and the
tendency of immigrants' children to step
Into the pathway of vlclousness. As a
general rule, he said, the parents of these
children are of good stock and of average
citizenship, but with the educational
facilities offered the children there Is
soon engendered In the latter a contempt
for parental Ignorance, a condition which
quickly leads to annihilation of home
discipline, later to vicious habits, petty
offenses, then crime.
Judge Gantenbeln. with other speakers
on the programme, decried the publicity
heretofore given to Juvenile offenders as
harmful to the work of reformation. Mr.
Teuscher declared the newspaper reports
of Juvenile crimes was disastrous to their
work, but laid it to the public who is at
fault In expecting and demanding more
or less sensational stories from the press.
Survey of Juvenile Cases.
Both declared, however, that the work
of the local court is closely guarded now
and that unviolated secrecy is attached
to the major portion of their endeavors
to promote the work of Juvenile reforma
tion. Judge Gantenbein's subject was ''What
We Are Doing In the Juvenile Court."
Mr. Teuscher spoke on "Co-operation
With Child Saving Institutions." and Su
perintendent Gardner discussed "How
Cases of Abuse Are Prosecuted In Out
side counties."
Yesterday morning Mrs. Trumbull In
her address on "Charity and Relief
Work" censured laws and conditions that
have driven outcast women from their
abodes with a week's notice, yet offered
them no place of refuge, nor any alter
native nor an uplifting hand to help them
leave the life they have been leading.
Dr. Barrows followed Mrs. Trumbull
with an Interesting discourse on the so
cial question ea It presents Itself among
the thousands of European ' immigrants
arriving yearly In New York City where
lie. as secretary of the Prison Com
mission, has combated all of its ugly
phases.
Talks of Social Problems.
Dr. T. L. Eliot presided and made the
opening remarks. Dr. Jonah B. Wise
spoke in the morning of the social prob
lems In this country with which the
Jewish workers are struggling, and Mrs.
8. M. Blumauer read a paper on . "Settle
ment Work," paying particular attention
to the line of endeavor which Is being
successfully worked out In the Jewish
Neighborhood House In South Portland.
E. J. Carr. secretary of the Multnomah
County Board of Relief complimented the
Associated Charities for the beneficial
work It Is promulgating. His remarks
were made during the general discussion
aroused by Mrs. Trumbull's words.
The programme for tody is aa follows:
S:30 A M. Business meeting. Appoint
ment of committee on organization. "The
Reformation of Women." by Mrs. Isabella
r. Burrows: "What We Ane Doing for Our
Weaker Citizens," C. W. James, superin
tendent Oregon State Penitentiary; "Ore
gon's Care of Its Delinquent Bom" N. H.
Looney. superintendent Oregon Reform
Pchool; "What We Are Doing for
Delinquent Girls." Miss E. L. But
ler, probation officer. Juvenile Court. Dis
cussion Opened by Mrs. Gears H. Kelly.
Eugene, probation officer of Lane County
Juvenile Court.
1 p. M. Automobile ride and visiting
local Institutions.
E p. M. Report of committee on organ
ization for next conference. "Care of the
Insane." by Dr. R. E. L. Btelner. superin
tendent Oregon Ptsto Asylum: "Public
Health." by Dr. Ksther PohU Rev. W. O.
Eliot and others: "A Visit with Count Lo
Tol.tol," Dr. Samuel J. Burrows. To con
clude with a general reception.
Estate of Murdered Chines.
letters of administration In the estate
of Lira Glp, the muredered Chinese wit
ness In the Lee Dai Hoy case, were grant
ed by Judge Webster of the County Court
yesterday to Frank T. Berry. Llm was
shot and killed September 15. Berry's ap
pointment as administrator was made
upon the petition of Robert Alstrop. The
estate Is valued at JTS. and there are no
heirs as far as known. Berry was required
to give a bond for J1SS.
who In realllv are subscribing to
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Reading from left to right. Clement L. Pollock, of Massachusetts: Thomas L. Hisgen. Independence
party nominee for President: H. W. Knickerbocker, of Rawhide, Ner. and George C Hisgen, of Massa
chusetts, brother of the President! al nominee.
REFERS TO RECORD
R. R. Butler Says Republicans
Stand on Achievements.
APPEALS TO WORKING MEN
Injunction Plank Advocated by
Democrats Would Be Blow to ta
bor. Declares Republican
Speaker at Sunnyslde.
That the Republican party Is the truest
and most sincere friend of the laboring
man. demanding Justice for all. was the
.declaration of R. R. Butler in his address
last night in Hunter's Hall, before the
Sunnyside Taft Republican Club. Mr.
Butler, who Is one of the Presidential
electors, was Introduced by R. F. Robin
son, president of the club, and spoke wittt
force and effect, being frequently inter
rupted by applause as the telling points
of his address were brought out.
Mr. Butler spoke first of the Importance
of the Presidential office, affecting as It
does the entire union, and then reviewed
rapidly and forcefully the history of the
two parties for the past BO years.
Record Clear for 52 Years.
"We have the clear record of the Re
publican party since Its organization. 62
vears ago, to the present." said Air. But
ler, "and any candid thinker can read It.
It Is a party that was consecrated to
justice toward all. For BO years It has
been the only party of progress. Busi
ness methods always win. You want
business men to handle your affairs. You
do not want a schemer. The Republican
party has been a party of achievements,
of accomplishments, and not of mere
promises.
"At the close of the Civil War there
was a debt of more than $2,000,000,000,
and in 1892 it had paid all this great
debt but J580.000. During the short
time the Democratic party was then in
power the debt was increased to JS43,
365. Here is the parallel record of the
two parties from a business standpoint.
"Business depression such as the
country had hardly ever experienced
came upon the country during the time
the Democratic party was in power.
Which will you choose In the coming
November election? Facts and records
are the best evidence of the claims of
the two parties. When it was known
that William McKinley had defeated
Bryan In 1892, confidence was almost
Immediately restored throughout the
country, the arteries of trade and com
merce throbbed with renewed life, and
the country entered once more upon a
season of great prosperity. Do not
let the Democratic party fool you
again in face of such a record In the
face of the return of prosperity un
paralleled In the history -of the country.
Kvery Pledge Is Fulfilled. .
"The Republican party has fulfilled
every pledge It ever made to the Amer
ican people. It believes in a strong
Army and an efficient Navy to com
mand the respect of the world and
compel peace and not to provoke war.
It Is the true and sincere friend of the
man who toils, as well as the man of
capital. It advocates equal protection
to all citizens, while the Democratic
party is one Of discontent and unrest. It
began 12 years ago by advocating the
coinage of sliver at the ratio of 16 to
1, then took up imperialism and now
advocates the destruction of the pro
tective power of the courts through the
writ of injunction. It is unstable and
unsafe on 'all propositions, and has
shifted from one issue to another In its
search for something with which to
win votes. The writ of Injunction Is
more a safeguard to the laboring man
than to the wealthy corporation, and
the position of the Democratlo party
on this proposition would destroy the
efficiency of the courts.
"I would appeal to the young men of
this state not to be led astray by the
sophistries of the Democratic party. I
would appeal to you to remember that
tlie Republican party Is the party of hope,
the party of principles and progress, and
In that party the hope of the Nation
rests. We cannot expect to convert the
man who has grown old in voting for the
Democratic party, but we do hope to
reach the young men of the state and
Nation and point them to the Repub
lican party as the party of achieve
ments." Refers to Bryan's . Query.
Mr. Butler closed his address by re
ferring to the famous question of Bryan,
"Shall the people rule?" He pointed out
that In this country the only place where
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80 Fourth Street, Board of Trade Building,
the people did not rule was In the
Southland where the Democrats have
control.
Judge J. B. Magers followed with a
speech of force in the course of which
he discussed the National Issues at
length. There was also a short pro
gramme of music and recitations and
the hall was well-filled with the larg
est crowd that has turned out In Sun
nyslde thus far in the campaign.
Mr. Butler Is on his way to Southern
Orecron where he will address the pub
lic at several places, beginning? tonight
at Ashland. He Is one of the most
effective campaigners in the field.
HISGEN MAKES ADDRESS
(Continued From Tlrst Pase.)
introduced Thomas Sweeney, one of
the party's Presidential electors In this
state, as the permanent chairman. In
addition to the address by Mr. Hisgen
short preliminary addresses were de
livered by the following members of
the Hisgen party: Clement L. Pollock,
newspaper man and orator, of Massa
chusetts: Z. W. Craig, ex-organizer for
the American Federation of Labor, of
San Pedro, Cal.; and H. W. Knicker
bocker, a mining man and prospector
of Rawhide, Nev. The hall was elab
orately decorated with flags and the
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speechmaklngr was interspersed with
National airs by a band.
HISGEX GREETED OJT ARRIVAIi
Declares Hearst Still Has Many
Standard Oil Letters.
Thomas L. Hisgen. Independence
party nominee for President and the
only man who has successfully defied
the Standard Oil Company in commer
cial competition, with his party
reached Portland over the Southern
Paciflo from San Francisco at 7:15
o'clock yesterday morning. They were
received at the Union depot by a com
mittee consisting of prominent mem
bers of the party In this city and ea
corted to the Perkins Hotel, where an
informal reception was held until the
hour of last nleht'a meeting at the
A rmorv.
Disappointment was printed on the
countenances of the local party work
ers because of the fact that William
Randolph Hearst, founder of the party
and chairman of Its National commit
tee, was not included in Mr. Hisgen's
party as advertised. It was explained
that Mr. Hearst was prevented from
maklnir a tour of the Pacific North
west because of urgent business at
New Tork whence he was called last
Saturday night. In addition to Mr.
Hisgen, the party consisted of his
brother, George C. Hisgen, of Massa
chusetts: Clement I Pollock, promi
nent Independence party worker and
orator, also of Massachusetts; H. W.
Knickerbocker, of Rawhide, Nev.. and
Z W. Craig, of San Pedro. Cal. The
two latter gentlemen are prominently
connected with the labor organizations
of their respective states.
Ir. Hisgen, the nominee, is extreme
ly affable and a pleasant gentleman to
meet. ' He Is short, heavy-set and
pleasant featured with a wealth of
blonde hair. Willingly he consented
to pose for a photograph, jocularly re
marking: "This may not be your next
President, but we will take a chance
anvway.
"I will venture to predict," said the
Independence party nominee, "that the
people of the country will be surprised
at the large number of votes our ticket
will poll In the November election.
Great interest is being manifested in
the new party throughout the country.
This Is particularly, true among the
young men who evidence a desire to
become Identified with our party which
promises definite and decided results
for the people.
"You see the Republicans are In a
position and can do something for the
people, but will not while the Demo
crats would lf they could. Therefore
It is to the Independence party the
neonle must look and depend. The at
tendance at our meetings everywhere
has been enormous and so far as con
verting the voters I am satisfied we
have accomplished good results.
"No, I shall not read any Standard
OH letters. That correspondence Is In
the possession of Mr. Hearst and he
has a lot of letters he has not read
yet. It Is altogether probable that
these will be reserved and submitted
to the voters later in the campaign.
I am satisfied It is the Intention of
Mr. Hearst to read further communi
cations at meetings to be held In the
large Eastern states before the cam
paign closes."
Mr. Hisgen ana party win leave
Portland today for Seattle where their
next meeting will be held. From the
Sound they go to Spokane and thence
to Butte, concluding their Itinerary
through the Middle Western States and
terminating their vote-getting cam
paign in New Tork City on the night
of October 31.
Hearst Threatened In Ietter.
An anonymous letter, addressed to
William Randolph Hearst, was received
at the Independence party headquar
ters in the Breeden building yesterday.
In the absence of Mr. Hearst, the mis-
atv ;srflA; craned -wlieo It ,waa found.
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Ground Floor, Corner
to consist of a threat to dynamite the
Armory building last night, should the
founder of the Independence party un
dertake to read any further letters re
flecting on the methods of the Stand
ard OH Company. Inasmuch as Mr.
Hearst did not accompany the party
to the city and none of the objection
able letters were read, the alleged
dynamiter was not called on to use
any explosives.
Sugar Company Insolvent.
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