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THE MOItNI2G OKEGOMAiV. FRIDAY. JULY 18. 1J13. SCOUTS FOB WHITE SLAVERS ARE BUSY At the Beach Girl Strike Pickets Believed to Be Mingling With Under world Characters. jj 1 OFFICERS SUSPECT HOUSE Police Think Headquarters of I. "W. W., Opposite Oregon Packing Plant, May Be Recruiting Sta tion for Unman Parasites. Indications that white slavers, Tpork- Ing boldly in the pulse of Industrial "Workers of the World and their sym pathizers, have established a recruit Jng station among the young girls in the I. W. W. picket line in front of the plant of the Oregon Packing Company, East Eighth and Belmont streets, led Sergeant of Police Harms yesterday to call the attention of the Juvenile Court to conditions there. Fully half the girls who stand before the plant all day as pickets are under years of age, while many are be tween 12 and 16 years old. I. W. W. agitators, many of them rough men from the North End sections, mingle xreely with these girls, talk with them. joke with them, and in general affect close intimacy. A flashily-dressed woman, too, has been active In the crowd for the past few days. Yesterday the sergeant heard her persuade one of the prettiest of the girls, age 16, to "come and stay with her nights." Harms warned the child to go home to her mother and have nothing to do with persons who wanted her to accompany them. One of the strike leaders, a woman, peremptorily ordered the little girl to come away when she saw the child talk ing with the officer. House Near Plant Suspected. To make matters worse, there is a house on the corner of Belmont and East Eighth streets, directly across rrom the rrult cannery, where the I. w W. strike leaders make their headquar ters. Men agitators, women, and the little girls in the picket line come and go into and out of this house together. One of those seen to go into this house was the flashily-dressed woman. Outside in the yard, men congregate and lounge on the dirt bank near the girls. There Is much confidential talk ing with the girls on the part of these men, all of whom are there as agi tators or I. W. W. members to lend "moral support" to the strike. Harms himself, who has an enviable reputation for catching and convicting white slavers, says he never saw con ditions more made to order for leading young girls astray than those that ex ist before the fruit cannery. "It Is all wrong for these little girl plcketers to be thrown in the company of rough men as they are," Harms in formed the Juvenile Court authorities. Bottom Falls Out of Strike. So far as the strike at the plant is concerned, the bottom of it has fallen out with the prohibition of street speaking. A full force worked at the cannery all day Tuesday, and about 100 satisfied girls were employed up to noon yesterday, when the supply of fruit ran out. So many girls and wom rn -applied for work that Manager O. L. McPherson was -unable to give them all employment and many had to be turned away. When the usual crowd of hangers-on and I. W. W. agitators assembled across the street from the plant on the oppo site side of Belmont street yesterday Sergeant Harms told them that if they intended to remain there idle, he would find something for them to do. Many of them took the hint and moved on. In consequence the crowd was smaller than at any day since the I. W. W. took over the strike. Only one arrest was made. This was a man who used foul language before some girls. The Industrial Welfare Commission, which arranged the compromise be tween women workers and the owners of the cannery by which $1 a day is now the minimum wage, has an ex tremely difficult and complicated prob lem on its hands in the further adjust ment of wage conditions there. Con ditions governing the operation of can neries make it almost essential that work be done on the "piece system." OFFICERS CHARGE RIOTERS (Continued From First Page.) Slover gave the same order. When the crowd was slow, with several I. W. W.B showing fight, Moore took stern measures. His men rushed, into the throng and shoved people along by main strength, aKswering by blows when there was resistance. Detective Sergeant Craddock was shoving a man with a red. I. W. W. badge on his coat, when a knife flashed in the agitator's hand. "None of that!" roared Craddock, and his fist descended before the knife could strike. There was a violent scuffle between the two, and the man was thrown ahead into the crowd. Detective Sergeant Hellyer was en gaged in a light with two men. one of whom wore an I. W. W. badge, when ..-o iiiouo a. move or bis hand toward his pocket. Hellyer went to the sidewalk with him. not arrested. The man was On his side of the street, the right Captain Slover's men did not have oc casion to club anyone. The people there, for tho most part spectators were clearly in sympathy with the ef forts of the police to clear the street. They cheered when the order was first given. Even where the rough-and-tumble fighting was taking place with persons who resisted on the other side of the street, the general sentiment was clearly with the police. Block Cleared la Five Minutes. After mom than flv. , ...auuics VI tlllS Vind of work. Sixth street was cleared va s .jAut:i, uui Laere was almost as larre & lam between thai- - and Morrison. Crimson badged Indus trial workers, crowded down Alder at this Juncture by doubling back by ui asumgLun street ana endeav oring again to get into the trouble center. They were stopped by a cor don of police and told to "move and keep moving." When t-..v.l v. - -' -j v " u kiu p. exit, jicmiy A dozen automobiles were lined along the u on me two siaes or tne streets. Under Captain Moore's orders, they were required to mort on. Other autoists who tried to cut in and move down Sixth were diverted to other streets. Sheriff Word and bin deputies were everywhere. . The huge form of Chief Deputy Frank Curtis was in the mid dle of every disturbance. He quelled numerous incipient disturbances single handed. "I'd like to see that little Tommie Word just once and get a good swat t him." cried one man. evidently an I. W. W. The next minute he went catapulting 10 feet from a shove by the Sheriff The Mountain Resort or at Home- you'll be cool and comfortable in one of these nobby men's suits just the weights for Sum mer and early Fall wear. EVERY FANCY SUIT IS REDUCED $15.00 Suits are now. . . . . . . . .$11.85 ' $20.00 Suits are now...... ..$514.85 $25.00 Suits are now. .$19.85 $30.00 Suits are now $23.85 $35.00 Suits are now. .$28.85 Sacks, Norf oiks, English Sacks For Men and Young Men BEN SELLING LEADING CLOTHIER Morrison Street at Fourth himself. "Always here when you don't expect me," said the Sheriff "Now move on !" In clearing Sixth street between Al der and Morrison, the police were rein forced by a squad of nine mounted pa trolmen under Sergeant Crate. But by that time the main disturbance was under control and the crowd on the move. The street here was quickly cleared, hundreds of persons moving along and gathering on the lawn of the postofflce block. Persons in Mor rison as far down as Fifth were kept constantly moving and no small groups were allowed to congregate. Women Agitators Defiant. In the meantime, as the streets were being cleared, the groun of women whose attempt to speak had started the whole disturbance, were left stand- SHERIFF SOUNDS WARNING. "I repeat what I have said before, that there will be no mora street speaking in Portland except on the places designated by Mayor Albee. If any attempt Is made to speak by force, -we will repel It with force. I shall have my men in the streets to co-operate with the police In stopping It If It takes all Summer. Anarchy In Portland must be ended. Let me say to citizens, go home and stay, at home. There may be serious trouble, and any cltixen who stays In the crowd does so at his own personal risk. "My authority for helping to pre serve order at this time Is contained in section 1042, Lord's Oregon Laws. It says : " 'The Sheriff is the chief execu tive officer and conservator of the peace of the county. In the execution of his office it is his duty? To ar rest and commit to prison all persons who break the peace or attempt to break it, and all persons guilty of public offenses; to defend his county against those who, by riot or other wise, endanger the publio peace or safety.' " Statement by Sheriff Word. lng in front of the Portland Emporium in Sixth, near Washington, where they had taken up their position- There were 17 of them, two mere girls, led by Mrs. Mary Schwab and by Dr. Marie D. Equl. Dr. Equi swung a wicked-looking section of gaspipe in her hands and screamed that she would kill anyone who tried to make her stop talking. Two other women had gas pipes. After the main disturbance was quelled Sheriff Word returned to the women and told them to move on. Not a hand had been laid on them up to this time. "We won't move on!" shouted Dr. Equi. "We will speak!" screamed the Schwab woman. "You'll have to go home," said the Sheriff. "We don't want to arrest you unless we have to." Dr. Ea.nl Threatens. Dr. Equl brandished her gaspipe and Deputy Curtiss 'stepped up and seized It, She kicked at him and tried to strike, but he took the weapon away from her. Sheriff Word wrenched . a long stick out of her other- hand. "you'll die for this, Tommie Word!" shrieked the enraged woman. Captain Slover had taken a gaspipe from one of the other girls and Motor cycle Patrolman Chrlstofferson took the I. W. W. banner another was carrying and smashed it. When they still re fused to go home. 10 of the 17, includ ing Dr. Equl and Mrs. Schwab, were put in a police automobile and taken to jail. Chief Clark said they would be held until tomorrow morning with out bail. The other seven decided to obey the police and go home. One man was arrested for ihoutlne foully at the police as the women were being put in the automobile. He made a hard fight, swinging at two officers. . Riot Starts Suddenly. Last night's riot began with start ling suddenness. Up to nearly 8 o'clock only a few persons were on the side walks near Sixth and Washington streets, and they were kept moving along. It was exactly 7:45 o'clock when someone yelled, "The girls are coming!" and a mob surged out of Washington street into the intersec tion of the two streets. Tho women marched through them to a position about 60 feet from the corner, and then stopped and prepared to put up a detachable stand. Behind them was a threatening array of rough-looking men, many wearing red badges, who persisted in crowding close. The Sheriff and police officers stepped up and told the women that they would not be permitted to speak. "We will speak!" cried Dr. Equi, v.'ho with the Schwab woman, appeared to be on the programme as masters of the ceremonies, and determined to play a martyr role. In a couple of minutes after that the street was so full of people that only a small space was left around the women. "Stand back!" and "Get on the side walks!" was ordered, deputies, plain clothesmen and uniformed officers try ing to enforce it. The Sheriff and his deputies then attempted to persuade the people to clear the street by peace able means, but they were not effective. The situation quickly became serious. Resort to force followed with the arri val of police reserves a few minuteB afterward. No effort was made to arrest the women until they began to speak. The police today hold three sections of gas pipe one taken from Dr. Equl; the other two taken from the bottom of the patrol in which the militants were taken to the station, as evidence. More Thau Score lu Jail. With the 16 persons arrested last night, there are now 28 persons in Jail on charges of disorderly conduct, dis turbing the peace or using foul lan guage as the result of I. W. W. dis turbances in Portland. Twelve who were arrested Tuesday night. Including Thomas Burns and Schwab, the prin cipal I. W. W. leaders, have been in the county jail since that time unable to raise the $500 bail required of each. As they demanded Jury trials, several of them probably will remain in Jail for a good many days, as the police court docket is crowded. One visible evidence of last night's riot Is a smashed plate glass window in the Jewelry shop of A. Abendroth at 313 Morrison street. In a scuffle there, an I. W. W. agitator, who was yelling incitements to violence against the police, was thrown against 'it. Jewelry In the window was exposed, but Deputy Sheriffs Harry Bulger and Ed Maher stood guard over it un til it was removed to safety. Spanish-American War . Veterans, stirred by attacks of street speakers on the flag, have asked Sheriff Word to swear them in as special deputies to take a hand in enforcing the order against speaking. The Sheriff said last night that if the situation became worse, he would use them. Many of his present force of deputies are Spanish-American veterans. ONXOOKERS AGAIXST I. W. W. Crowd's Sympathies Plainly With the Arresting Officers. The sympathy of the crowd that wit nessed the disorder on Sixth street last night - was plainly with the officers The most sensational slaughter sale of High-Grade Shoes ever held in this big city. Not a pair to be saved. See our window displays. PUBLIC SALE of entire stock. Over 15,000 pairs at almost give-away prices. Here Is the Men's and Boys' All men's $5.00, $5.50, $6.00 and $6.50 Dress Shoes and. Oxfords, including Nettle ton's. Bankrupt Sale Price, - $2.4S All men's $3.50 and $4 Dress Shoes and Oxfords, union made, in all sizes. Bankrupt Sale Price, , $1.98 All men's $2.50 and $3 Shoes and Oxfords, in all leathers and styles. Bankrupt Sale Price, 1.48 All boys' $2.50 and $3.00 Dress Shoes and Oxfords, in all sizes. Bankrupt Sale Price, 1.69 Shoes and Oxfords, all sizes. Bankrupt Sale Price, 98c RULES During the Sale No Charges, No C. O. D.'s. Extra Shoemen During the Sale " 245 and 247 Morrison St. Between Third and Second from the start. When he Sheriff and Deputy Curtis arrested Dr. Marie D. Equl and toolc a heavy piece of gas pipe out of her hand an immense cheer went up. The woman tried to make a speech, but men and women hissed into her ears. Another thunder of applause burst forth when the other women were dispersed and placed into the waiting police automobile. Mrs. O'Connor, the Cherokee Indian, raised her "swarthy hand In dramatic fashion as if to make a speech, but evidently words failed her. She didn't say anything. The next minute she was taken In hand by the officers and placed In an automobile. Men and women on the sidewalks for the whole length of the block seemed to know the Schwab woman on sight. They hissed her and jeered her. One excited woman shook her flat at her, crying: "You are no good. What do you mean by coming here and making all this trouble?" Applause greeted the police machine as it passed through the street with Its load of women. When the first of the men sympa thizers was arrested and bundled into the patrol wagon the people showed their appreciation by howling their delight. Every time some obstreperous person attempted to resist the police and was arrested the people cheered. The officers worked fast. All the arrests were made inside of 15 minutes. Tho mob that packed Sixth street and surged out Into Washington street was dispersed In less than 10 minutes, but the officers found plenty to do at the end of that time up on Morrison street. The regular patrolmen and detectives were followed by a squad of mounted policemen. The sight of them caused some of the agitators to biss, but the hisses soon were drowned in cheers that came from the decent element. A large crowd gathered on the lawn of the Postofflce block facing Morri son street. This was a good natured party. They amused themselves by "joshing" the officers and by joking one another. Finally It became necessary to clear the steps leading to the Morrison street entrance of the Postoffice. A nest of I. W. W. fellows was found there. Some of them refused to move. One at a time they were taken in hand and hus tled down to the sidewalk. With a parting Injunction to "move and keep moving" they were allowed to go. The I. W. W. boys grew pretty tame about this time. They showed little nerve and a woeful lack of their boast ed courage. A few of the "fellow workers" strutted about wearing bright crimson ribbons, but so long as they moved the police did not interfere with them. Dr. Eqnl Stab. Officer. As Patrolman Larry Evans was tak ing Dr. Mary Equi suffragette and I. W. W. sympathizer from the police sta tion to remove her to the county jail, about 10 o'clock last night, she drew a hatpin from her hat and stabbed him In the right wrist In tlie afternoon Dr. Equl gave an Way the Misses' and Children's All Children's 60c to 75c Shoes and Oxfords, Cfe Bankrupt Sale Price OiC All Children's $1, $1.25 and $1.50 fine Dress ryQn Shoes and Pumps, Bankrupt Sale Price. . .... w JZ All Misses $1.50, $1.75 and $2 Dress Shoes Q5S - and Pumps, Bankrupt Sale Price. EC5C All Misses' $2.25, $2.50, $2.75 fine Dress - Shoes and Pumps, Bankrupt Sale Price .-P frC5 r A PAIR From B to 12 A. M. LADIES' $2.50 SATIN SLIPPERS, PAIR 50 LADIES' $2.50 BLACK & TAN OXFORDS, PR... 50c LADIES' $2.50 BLACK AND TAN PUMPS, PR. .50 LADIES' $1.75 CANVAS OXFORDS, PAIR. . . . .50c LADIES' $1.25 KID JULIETS, PAIR . . .50c MEN'S $2.50 BLACK AND TAN OXFORDS, PR..50 MEN'S $1 AND $1.25 HOUSE SLIPPERS, PAIR.50 BOYS' $2 AND $2.50 OXFORDS, PAIR 50 MEN'S $1.50 CANVAS SHOES, PAIR 50 And many other.styles for misses and children. We reserve the right to limit quantities. Double Trading; Stamps, Green or the Gold Bond, 9 to 12 A. M. interview to a newspaper, declaring she would prepare a virus in which she would dip a pin, a stab from which would cause a slow, lingering death. "I started In this fight a Socialist," Dr. Equl was quoted as saying, "but now I am an anarchist. I'm going to speak when and where I wish. No man will stop me. The first man who touches me will die a slow, lingering death. I'll stick him with a pin that contains a certain virus that I can make; this virus will do the work." After getting stabbed, Evans didn't take any chances. He went to Night Jailer Webster, who is a licensed phy sician, and had him cauterize the wound with acid. All the ten women -arrested were taken to the county jail after being booked at the police station, as the present temporary city Jail is not pro vided with fit quarters for women. Four Chargra Hold Woman. Dr. Equl was held under four charges disorderly conduct, inciting a riot, carrying concealed weapons and assault with a dangerous weapon. Her bail was fixed at 530. She had not fur- REDUCTIONS JACKKNITES RegularvfC 75c Special tOC M A N G ANESE STEEL RAZORS Regular (2.50. Special g A Sample Line of UDNCKE1, RAZORS Values as high as $3.00. ff Special 3UC CAKB oni'KDUM SELP-HOMNG STROP Regular J2.00. Spe- (f cial 'i CJUC FIVE-P1BCK MANICURE SET GIVEN AWAY FREE with every 50c purchase or over. We do grinding of any description. MAIL. ORDERS FILLED. Portland Cutlery & Steel Co. 80 Sixth Street, Opposite Wells-Fargo Building. sadS pay Shoes Will Be Sold A PAIR SPECIAL NOTICE! 9 A. M. TO 12 M. Double Trading Stamps Zi&C Green or Gold Bond Ask for Them nishedf this and was still in jail at an early hour this morning. Mary A. Schwab was charged by Sheriff Word with inciting a riot and with disorderly conduct. Her bail was fixed at $250, which she did not furnish. Pauline Haller, Jean Bennett and Mrs. Belle Goldish each were charged with inciting a riot, and bail was fixed at $100, being furnished in no cases. All the others arrested were charged with disorderly conduct and the bail placed at $50. Four physicians attended Patrolman Evans, taking every precaution against poisoning froni the hatpin with which he was stabbed by Dr. Equl. Lightning Strikes Boys at Play. PENSACOLA, Fla., July 17. A bolt of lightning from an apparently clear sky struck in the center of a play grounds here, where several boys were playing ball today. John McCarthy. 14 years old, was killed, and Earl Hoff- Here's why it's better than home-made: Campbell's Tomato Soup is made from selected Jersey tomatoes fresh from the vines. A special apparatus strains out not only the skin, seeds, and coarse pulp, but every little fibre of celery and parsley. Uncolorcd creamery butter and the finest imported spices are used beside other choice materials not easy to obtain. And the exclusive Campbell blend-ing-formula cannot be duplicated in any home kitchen. Try this delicious Campbell "kind" for dinner today, and you'll say that making tomato soup at home is a waste of time and effort. Your money back if not satisfied. ' 21 kinds 10c a can Look for the red-and-white label a i n i in l.i, ODAY Ladies' All ladies' $2.50 and $2.75 fine Black Velvet, Tans and Patent Button Dress Shoes and Pumps. Bankrupt Sale Price, $1.4S All ladies' $3.00 and $3.50 Dress Shoes and Pumps, in velvets,' tans, patents, suedes and bucks, all sizes. Bank rupt Sale Price, $1.9SV All ladies' $4.00, $4.50 and $5.00 finest Suede Shoes, in black and colors, also tans, patents, velvets and gunmetal Button Shoes, Oxfords and Pumps, all sizes. Bankrupt Sale Price, $2.48 All ladies' $2.50 and $2.75 broken lines of the Long stock in Shoes and Oxfords, tans, vicis and gunmetal, sizes 2V2, 3, 3y2 and 4. Bank rupt Sale Price, 98c CAUTION SEE THAT OUR NAME IS ON THE WINDOW man, manager of the playgrounds, anil several boys were chocked. ' PAROLE PROMISE BROKEN County Prisoner Caught Trying to Escape at La Grande. LA GRANDE, Or., July 17. Special.)' Paroled and reincarnated in the' County Jail was the experience yester-' day of Claude Thatcher who was ar-' rested a week ago charged with for-" gery. Thatcher was 111 yesterday and" the Sheriff turned him out after' Thatcher promised not to attempt to get away. A few hours later Thatcher: was arrested at Elgin. He was brought" back to La Grande on the evening train.' Thatcher is of a respected family1 here, his father being a painter.. One of his uncles holds an official position' and another is a retired merchant andJ a heavy land holder. I I? m ato fl i