. TIIE MORXIXG OREGOXIAy. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1900. -, 13
GONDITfONSWQRSE
NSI5T5 PATTULLO
President of Municipal Associ
ation Sees Evidence of
Much Evil.
TAKES RAP AT. CHIEF COX
InMMs That Vice and Corruption
Have Been Constantly on the In
crease Since Mayor Simon
Took Reins of Government.
It Chief of Polio Cox means what he
M when he declares that the moral con
ditions ir Portland ar better than they
ever have t-en. Mid D. A. Tattullo. pres
ident of the Municipal As.-ociation. yes
terday "he Is woefully Ijrnorant of tlio
actual' condition of affairs. In our de
mand for better moral conditions, we are
not proceeding on mere hearsay; we first
. made a thorough investigation and datls-
fid ourselves of conditions. For that
! reason we know what we are talking
'about when we charge that these condi
1 tlons In Portland today are many times
wor.e than they were three month ago
when Mayor Simon assumed his office.
-It is not the intention of the Municipal
Association to Quarrel with the men in
charge of the city administration.
Co not desire to antagonize the city of
ficials, but rather in every possible way
to co-operate with them In the enforce
ment of law. Our position is not to
charge the city authorities with being
: inactive respecting the moral conditions
I in this city, but we do insist that they
are not succeeding very effectively In
their efforts to suppress those evils. e
: lniist that the fact remains that condi
' tiona are much worse than they were
six months ago.
Calls It I-aw Evasion.
"At Its meeting Tuesday night, the
Municipal Aseoclation did not charge that
boxing contests had been held In Port
land during the present administration.
That subject was suggested in the report
that such an exhibition Is proposed for
n"xt Tuesday night. These proposed con
tests are advertised to be held under the
auspices of the Pastime Athletic Club,
with admissions limited to those holding
membership cards, which, as we under
stand it. amounts simply to the payment
of II. This Is plainly an attempt to evade
the specific provisions of the law. which
provides no exemptions for this class of
exhibitions, as we interpret the statutes.
"As defined In Its constitution and by
laws, the purpose of the Municipal As
sociation Is to lend its assistance to the
betterment of moral conditions in the
' city. It is for that reaaon we are now
calling the attention of the city author
ities to existing conditions, which we in
sist are deplorable and which. If not ar
rested immediately, will assume still
more serious proportions."
O M. Scott, chairman of the committee
appointed by the Municipal Association
to confer with Mayor Simon, is out of tho
city and will not return until the first
of next week. Mr. Pattullo. president of
the association, however, considers the
subject under consideration of too much
Importance to he deferred for any length
of time and. with the other members of
the committee, will arrange with Mayor
Simon some time today for an hour suit
able to the executive for the proposed
conference, which may be held this aft
ernoon. "It Is the policy of the Municipal As
sociation to look after the moral welfare
of the community and that policy will
be continued." said John Bain, another
member of the conference committee,
yesterday. "'Our Investigation has satis
fied us that conditions in this city aa. to
the social 'evil and gambling are much
worse than they were six months ago.
' If Mayor Simon does not know that such
'la the fact he Is being badly fooled."
, Its Stand on "Social Evil."
"What Is the policy of the Municipal
Association respecting the social evil;
'does It demand the regulation of houses
' of prostitution through the creation of
.a, restricted district or does It Insist that
; these resorts be eliminated altogether
' from the city?"
"The legal aspect of the situation re
quires that the city administration pur-
sue only one policy enforcement of the
Jlaw." said Mr. Bain. "That is the only
' course, consistent with the law. that tho
i city authorities can adopt. Their duty
i In that direction Is plain and the statutes
I recognise no compromise. It is a no-
torlous fact that these resorts are being
j maintained in the city, a condition which
'did not exist six months ago."
Mayor Simon and Chief of Police Cox
! had nothing further to say yesterday re
s Carding the situation except to repeat
their assurance of the day before that
' they would gladly meet a committee rep
' resenting the Municipal Association or
' any other organization and co-operate
i with those societies In any movement
looking to the betterment ' of conditions
In this city.
During the day Chief of Police Cox
Issued an order to the captains of police
I directing them to Instruct "the officers
I to give close attention to the moral con
' dltlon of the city and keep a sharp out
look for gambling games and undesirables
wnerally. Wherever evidence can be ob
tained against people of this character,
that. In the Judgment of the officer,
would insure a conviction In court, they
must be arrested and Irought In. Strin
gent orders are issued to wipe out every
jianderer in the city."
Will Drive Out Parasites.
Until yesterday, these instructions had
been Issued only to the four special offi
cers who, as plain-clothes men, are espe
cially detailed In the work of prohibiting
gambling and apprehending worthless
characters who live from the earnings
of fallen women. In extending these In
structions to the patrolmen. Chief Cox
expects to be able better to enforce the
policy of the administration In its de
termination to rid the community of this
class of parasites.
Vigorous denial is made both by Chief
Cox and Sig Slchel. chairman of the po
lice committee of the Executive Board.
t the chartre that gambling Is being con
ducted In Portland with the consent of
the administration.
"Whenever any Information reaches us
that a gambling game Is In operation."
said Mr. Slchel yesterday. "It Is closed
Immediately and. whenever It has been
possible, the players have been arrested
and fined. If those who profess to knqw
so much about gambling games and
where they are being conducted 'would
give that Information to the police offi
cers Instead of furnishing the newspapers
with sensational stories, it would enable
the police department more effectively
to suppress all such games wherever they
msy exist. It Is the policy of the ad
ministration to put a stop to gambling,
and Chief Cox and his officers always
will be thankful for information as to
where games are being played, together
with the general co-operation of the public."
Heavy Loads Can Be Hauled. '
GOL.DEXDAI.iE. Wash.. Oct. Jl.
(Special.) Jiercafter local grain ,ana
i. v.. .vin..r. win a allowed to load
cars on the Goldendale branch of the
B. P. St B. to their full capacity instead
of a maximum load of 60.000 pounds,
which has been the rule since the North
Bank people took over the C. R. & N.
road. The railroad company has done a
lot of work during the past year on the
Goldendale branch, ballasting the road
bed and strengthening bridges, especial
ly on the heavy grade in the swale can
yon, and the new order Is the result of
the Inspection tour made by the offi
cials last week.
CAMPAIGN ONJIEXT WEEK
Rose Festival Prepares to Start
Canvass for 1010 Fund.
If the lists of contributors to former
Rose Festival funds can be completed -in
time, the executive committee for the
1010 celebration will get down to business
early next week, possibly Monday. In the
work of districting the city as proposed
under the plan of campaign. It will be
necessary to check up all those who have
GLLASDN IS DEAD
Long Stage Career Closed
With His Passing.
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been regular subscribers and also to
classify the business and residence dis
tricts In order to make the work more
effective.
President lloyt la expected home from
the Portola celebration tomorrow or Sun
day, and he will at once call a meeting
of the executive committee for the pur
pose of arranging details of the financial
canvaBs. Numerous suggestions as to
how the soliciting should be done have
been received and placed on file for con
sideration by the committee, many of the
directors having responded to President
Hoyt's Invitation to present their Ideas
on this point.
The campaign this year is likely to be
a much more extended one than In for
mer years for the reason that an effort
will be made to reach a much greater
number of residence sections- than has
been done In the past. The management
feels highly elated over the Interest al
ready shown by a number of former con
tributors, several of whom have volun
teered subscriptions exactly double the
amount of the pledges for the last festival.
SEND FLAGS TO SHANGHAI
Portland Will Forward Colors for
Display at American Consulate.
Two handsosme silk flags were deliv
ered to the Chamber of Commerce yes
terday preparatory to shipment to the
American Consul-General at Shang
hai. China. The fund of 75 necessary
to defray the cost of the flags was raised
by a private subscription among the
trustees of the Chamber of Commerce
in addition to a donation of J.'5 sub
scribed by Ben. Selling.
Both flags, one of the National colors
and the other a regimental flag such as
In use by the Oregon National Guard,
were requested by the American lega
tion in Shanghai, through Governor
Benson on October SI,- 1D08. for , the pur
pose of displaying on National holidays
and at functions given" by the Shanghai
Volunteer Corp" in China. Owing to
Inadequacy of providing funds for the
purpose of such purchases the Kxecu
tlve turned the requesst over to the
commercial bodies. The Chamber of
Commerce took up the matter and suc
ceeded in raising the necessary funds for
the purpose among Its members.
The regimental banner measures 64
feet by 4Vs feet. The National flag la
of almost equal dimensions. The regi
mental ensign is a beauty and -was
manufactured in the -East. The arms
of the State of Oregon are done In oils
upon a blue silk field. The banners will
be sent to China immediately.
MRS. HANNAH MORRIS DEAD
Widow of Episcopal Bishop of Ore
gon Succumbs to Paralysis.
Hannah Rodney Morris, widow of the
late B. Wlstar Morris, Episcopal bishop
of Oregon, died at 10 o'clock yesterday
mornlnff at her residence, 684 Flanders
street. Mrs. Morris was stricken by
paralysis last Monday at midnight, and
her condition became worse gradually
until her death.
Mrs. Morris was born at Lewes, Del
December 30, 18:14. and was married
June 22. 1852. She came to Oregon In
June, 1869. She was the daughter of
Marv Burton and Henry Fisher Rodney,
of Lewes, Del. She is survived by four
children Mrs. Samuel D. Adair. Miss
Louisa Morris and William E. Morris,
of Portland, and B. W. Morris, of New
York, and seven grandchildren. Her
son, H. Rodney Morris, lost his life
June 80. 1876, at the-age of 19. 1
Mrs. Morris also leaves one sister.
Miss Lydia Rodney, and a brother, H.
F. Rodney, both residing in Portland.
The funeral will take place next
Monday after the arrival of B. W. Mor
ris from New York. He Is expected
Sunday.
FISHERS AMPLY REWARDED
Heavy Catches Are Reported on the
, Lower Columbia.
ASTORIA, Or.. Oct. 21. (Special.) The
run of sllversldes continues quite large
and the recent southeast gale and rain
are expected to result in many more entering-
the river.- The quality of -the fish
is excellent, and as the demand and prices
paid are satisfactory, this promises to be
the banner Fall fishing season on the
Columbia In- several years.
Fairly good catches of sturgeon are also
being made, probably as a result of the
enforcement of regulations protecting that
fish and quantities of prch, a fish that
finds a ready market, are being taken in
the traps.
The need of an Amtrlcan bnk In the
several ports of Brattl a matter of fur
thering American interests, ouuiide of the
fart that the bank would be a paying busi
ness from the start, Is apparent.
END FOLLOWS OPERATION
Veteran Actor Who Called Portland
His Home Succumbs After a
liong Illness Had Played
Many Parts.
Word was received In the city yester
day of the death at Oakland of William
U Gleason. formerly of the Baker Stock
Company here. His death occurred In an
Oakland hospital, following an operation.
For some time past Gleason had been In
a serious condition. Only Monday night
a benefit performance of "The Prince
Chap" was given at the Baker Theater.
In order that the very best medical at
tention might be given the veteran actor.
Most everyone In Portland knew Glea
son and felt a kindly Interest In him. For
years he had been taking character parts
with the Baker Stock Company and left
here recently for Oakland, intending to
return, for, he said, after having been
pretty much all over the globe, that
Portland was the only place worth while.
Gleason was born In Ireland In 1850.
and came to the United States with his
parents when a boy. During the Civil
War he was not old enough to enlist,
but he got Into the excitement by driv
ing a team with the Union supply trains.
After the war he Joined a wandering
company, which used up his savings and
left him stranded. But It served to
awaken a love of stage life and he set
out thereafter to make his way.
During his early life Gleason had a
most varied career, being associated at
various times with many of those who
afterwards became the great people of
the stage. He played In a little of every
part from villain In a Wild West melo
drama to gravedigger in "Hamlet."
In the early '80s he was at Wallack's
Theater. New York, with the Wallack
Stock Company. Afterwards he became
stage director for Charles Frohman and
was Identified with the original produc
tion of a number of early successes. In
cluding "The Ensign." It ' was as busi
ness manager for McKee Rankin and
Nance O'Neill that he first came here.
He took a fancy to the place and his
later years were spent here. His first
appearance was at the Baker In "A
Night OfT."
Mrs. Gleason, who was Mina Crolius
before they were married In Boston In
JS79, came here with him. as did the son,
James A, Gleason and all appeared with
the Baker company at various times.
They were well received and made hun
dreds of friends, who will learn of Mr.
Gleason's death with sincere regrets.
Mr. Gleason, or "Billy" Gleason, as
everyone knew him. was a voluminous
spinner of yarns and when In a remin
iscent mood had absorbing stories to re
count of varied stage experiences.
He Is survived by Mrs. Gleason and
their son. Mrs. Gleason accompanied bim
to Oakland, where she has been appear
ing with Ye Liberty Stock Company.
The son Is now in the East with
"Checkers."
The sum of about $-100 was taken in at
the benefit Monday night and the money
is being forwarded to Mrs. Gleason. A
telegram of condolence was sent her
yesterday by the Baker management.
The funeral will be held in Oakland to
day and the remains cremated.
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CENTERS TO BE VISITED
CIVIC . PROBLEMS WILL BK
STUDIED AT FIRST HAXD.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS CONVENE
One Hundred' Delegates Will As-
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scmblc at Estacada Today.
The Clackamas County Sunday School
Association wilt hold its annual conven
tion today and tomorrow at Kstacada.
It Is expected that 100 delegates will
attend the convention, which , will be
held In the Methodist Church. The peo
ple of Eastern Clackamas County have
arranged for the accommodation of the
delegates.
Officers for the ensuing year will be
elected and reports will be made on the
progress of the Sunday school work.
Mrs. Lucia F. Additon, of Portland, wHl
speak on "Temperance," and Mrs. J.
W. Wllklns will talk on "Elementary
"Work." Rev. Charles J. Phipps, field
secretary of the State Sunday School
Association, Rev. J. L. Jones, of Clack
amas, Mrs. J. K. Newton, of Molalla.
and Rev. A. H. Mulkly, of Gladstone, will
be among the other speakers at the convention.
Institute to Be Held Here Will Call
on Council, - Courts and
Other Bodies.
Arrangements are being completed for
a series of visits to be held in connec
tion with the Civic Institute which is to
occur in this-city November 8 to 19. at
the Y. M. C. A. building. These will be
arranged, so far. as possible, to supple
ment the lectures and discussions. On
the day given to "Public Health" It is
proposed to visit the new county hospital,
which many people will have an oppor
tunity of seeing .for the first time. The
following day the City Council , will be
visited, and other social agencies of Port
land will be viewed from time to time.
"The Juvenile Court will arrange for
a special open Beseion on the day it Is to
be visited." said Mr. John Teuscher.
probation officer, "and the Judge will do
his best to have typical and Interesting
cases to present. Of course we can hard
ly arrange to have just the proper de
linquencies committed by the children,
but there are nearly always cases which
are especially typical or Interesting, and
these can be grouped for the hour In
which the institute will visit us."
"The playground should make an In
teresting visit." said Mrs. Bertha Davis,
who has had supervision of the play
ground for the last year, "but much of
the apparatus is down for the Winter
and the crowds of children will be ab
sent. But the plan which the institute
has of visiting also .places for which
playgrounds are planned is one which
cannot fail to commend Itself to all citi
zens who wish to be Intelligent on the
matters now coming up before our dif
ferent boards."
"One of the most interesting visits to
which we look forward," said Miss
Strong, "will be the visit to the employ
ment agencies. When this visit was
first suggested to me, I will confess that
I did not see its possibilities. I had been
in employing t agencies and eeen noth
ing remarkable. But when it was sug
gested that we might be shown records
bearing on the general problems of em
ployment and Industry, and given exam
ples of cases which come up for atten
tion, I realized that we would find mat
ter of much interest.
"We also expect' to visit a moving
picture show on the day devoted to
Standards of Life." Few people are dis
criminating In their attitude toward
these shows. They either condemn them
unhesitatingly and without ever seeing
the inside of them, or else they accep.t
them without criticism, as too many of
the children do. While It is undoubtedly
true that there Is great danger In the
Indiscriminate passion for amusement
aroused In so many of our young people,
yet there are some of the movlng-plcture
shows that are not only clean, but even
highly artistic in their presentation. They
deserve thorough investigation, and we
have secured two well-known women of
Portland. Mrs. A. Ei. Rockey and Mrs.
Emma B. Caroll. to make a study of the
amusements of the city and report to the
Institute."
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