THE 3IORNIXG OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 191?.
PROBE DEMANDED
BY SEATTLE FOLK
Municipal League Arranges for
Investigation, Invites Par
ticipation of Other Bodies.
OFFICIALS SHOW CONCERN
Major Gill Announces Willingness
to Resign if Council Should
- JJccide After Investigation
Tliat He Has Been Derelict,
SEATTLE, Wash.. Oct. 30. Special.)
Aroused by the seriousness of "the
charge made by Major-General H. A.
Greene, commanding at Camp Lewis,
that a vice syndicate controlled by men
"hih in authority" flourishes in Seat
tle, using 2300 disorderly women. and
pamblers and bootleggers as its em
ployes, the Municipal League today ap
pointed a committee to -make an Inves
tigation, and other civic bodies have
been invited to participate in the in
quiry that is to cleanse Seattle of its
undesirables.
Councilman R. H. Thomson's an
nouncement that he would Introduce
a resolution at the next meeting of the
Council requesting General Greene to
submit his evidence and name the men
"high in authority" was today indorsed
by the other members of the Council
jind Mayor Gill, himself,. Mayor Gill, in
an official statement issued today said:
"I will quit my office to make way
for a man the City Council thinks can
better, conditions if after an investi
gation the Council arrives at the con
tusion that I have been derelict in
my duty in any respect within the
means, at my command, and so states
in a resolution. -
The Mayor made this statement after
he had expressed approval of the pro
posed introduction of the Thomson res
olution. Mayor Anks for Authority.
lie had already transmitted to the
Council a communication asking re
peal of the present dancehall ordi
nance to make way for the closing
"f all places operating on a percentage
basis, which includes all dancehalls
south of the Yesler Way and one or
two north of Yesler.
The Mayor's of ler to resign if the
Council found that he had been dere
lict in his duty was made al.o with
knowledge of the action of the Munici
pal League in passing by unanimous
vote a resolution calling upon the
Council to provide for a complete in
vestfgation in co-operation with Gen
eral Greene and declaring that "it
has been fully demonstrated from past
experience of the people of this com
munity that Mayor Hiram C. Gill,
either through unwillingness or inabil
ity, has been unable to curb vice con
lit Ions."
That General Greene's charges have
begun to be taken seriously at the
City Hall is indicated by the fact that
Chief of Police Beckingham personally
visited nearly all of the dancehalls on
Monday night, and that plainclothes
men from that department mingled
with the crowds on the floor and even
danced with the women in an en
deavor to learn something about the
alleged "higher-ups."
Improvement Appears at Oner.
The investigating committee of the
Seattle Ministers Federation is using
the Greene charges to promote its fight
or. organized vice, and meetings of
women's clubs are being addressed by
members of the committee. There has
ben a marked falling off in the num
ber of disorderly women who are ply
ins: their illegal calling on the streets,
and a marked quietude prevails in
what is known as the South End dis
trict. -
Councilman Thomson is backed up
by a 11 but one member of the Council
in his proposed resolution, and the one
member favors an investigation by the
administrative officers rather than the
ltriplati ve body. The Mayor and the
Chief of Police are standing pat on
their first statement that with the ma
chinery at their disposal they are doing
everything possible to rid the city of
undesirables and make it safe for the
foldieis to visit.
The Rotary Club will consider a reso
lution plmihr to that adopted by the
Municipal League at its meeting
"Wednesday.
working- in the interests of the home i
mission, board of the Baptist Church
for tha establishment of missions in
the foreign quarters there.
"General Greene has the situation in
Seattle sized up pretty well, out nis
figures may be a little large," said
Mr. Pilot. "However, he is in a posi
tion to know.
"As to vice flourishing openly there,
I hardly know what to answer," he
said, "but I do know that it is there
and that one cannot help but run into
it whether he wants to or not. It is
particularly bad in the foreign quar
ters, where my work led me.
Authorities Declared Cognizant.
"Of course the authorities there, the
chief of police and the Mayor, deny that
vice exists. This is always the way,
but vice does exist there and they
know it. for they could not help it. If
they really believe what they say when
they say Seattle is clean, they are the
only persons there, who do believe so.
My work in Seattle was not directly in
line with the investigation of vice con
ditfons, but I found that vice exists
there, for I ran into It continuously.
General Greene seems to have sized it
up just about right."
That in all his experience he has
never seen a city in such close proxim
ity to an army camp as is Tacoma that
is fio clean morally, according to sur
face conditions, was Mr. Pilot's declara
tion to the authorities- here, according
to Harry Smith, chief of police.
That General Greene's statements re
garding the flourishing of vice in Se
attle have aroused the Chamber of Com
merce of -that city to action was indi
cated today when William Carruthers,
district freight and passenger agent of
the Union Pacific Railroad, received in
structions from the Portland office to
provide a special train of 10 cars to
carry a committee from that body to
Camp Lewis one week from tomorrow.
GUI
BY
IS CENSORED
HIGH BOTH
Visitor From Tacoma Says
Election of New Mayor Might
Assist in Clean-Up.
CANTONMENT TALK MADE
was drowned near Clifton. Or., last
Monday, was held here Sunday. Serv
ices were conducted at the Methodist
Church by Rev. J. Thomas Cowley,
pastor, and were attended by a large
crowd.
Preceded by the Sons of Veterans'
flag, carried by Chief of Police Taft.
the procession was escorted by Wood
men of the World, who acted as pall
bearers. Rev. Claude H. Cowdy. pas
tor of the Chinook Methodist Church,
assisted in the services at the church
and cemetery.
Mr. Provo was a son of Columbus J.
and Elizabeth Provo and was born in
Portland. He had lived here for many
years.
He is survived by his mother, two
brothers. Georfre and Fay, both of
whom are in the Army, the former at
Vancouver, while Fay is in Texas; a
sister. Mrs. Rlla Ford, of Portland.
EDUCATION BIG FEATURE
FREAK 1JISPLAY WILL NOT BE EN
CO I' RAGED THIS YEAR.
GENERAL GREENE UPHELD
fr-ontinupd From First Fage.
after having spent three weeks in
Seattle, where, he says, he continually
run into immorality as he went about
his work.
Kxpert Backs General Greene.
Mr. Pilot has made & survey of
dozens of cities of this country and
aI.o many cities in Kurope with "ref
erence to vice conditions, and it was
through his work that the city of
Cleveland finally abolished its red
liclit district. In Seattle Mr. Pilot was
Only Exhibits) That Hove Positive Ed
ucational Value Wanted at Land
Products Snow.
Nearly every exhibit at the Manufac
turers' and. Land Products Show, which
will open to the public at the Auditori
um Saturday nisrht, will be of educa
tional value. The displays of farm
produce, apples,' potatoes and grains,
the displays of butter and cheese, all
will tell a story of scietific agriculture,
of progressive farming methods em
ployed in Oregon. The displays- will
be headed by the magnificent showing
of the Oregon Agricultural College,
which will carry back to the men and
women- on the land the latest and best
information about soil culture and crop
Improvement. In addition the college
work wiil show the best methods ,of
food conservation.
A new feature will be of interest at
the land pIiow this year. No small dis
plays will occupy Kpace which should
be given to the showing of work of im
portance. In previous thpws individ
ual farm exhibits have taken consider
able space, each showing a large va
riety of products and failing to em
phasize the commercial value of any
of them. This : ear crops will be
judged on. the amount of money put in
tho bank after the harvest. Visitors
at the sh.ow will not be asked to waste
time looking at freak pumpkins or
stalks of corn 13 feet high with ears
six inches long.
Work progressed at the Auditorium
all night last night. In an effort to
make ready the booths. The lower
floor is well tenanted' already, and the
booths will be ready for exhibitors of
food t-tuf f s by tomorrow.
REO DEALER PROTESTS
MISLEADING ADVERTISEMENT
ALLEGED BY LOCAL AGENT.
ONLY our best
young men
can be soldiers,
but every liberty
loving man, wom
an and child can
enlist in the great
army of food con
servation. Provide for future
contingencies by having
a savings account in a
good bank and by add
ing to it regularly.
One
Dollar
will open
a savings
account
in this
strong
state bank.
LADD & TILTON
BANK
Washington
and Third.
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Manager of Northwest Auto Company
Causes Arrest of John Fletcher
Vnder Avr Advertising Law.
John "Fletcher was arrester yesterday
by Deputy Sheriff Phillips on a war
rant charging him with a violation of
the law passed at the 1917 session of
the Legislature, prohibiting deceptive
and misleading advertising. The com
plaint was made by C. M. Menzfes,
manager of the Northwest Auto Com
pany, and Mr. Fletcher will be given
a hearing in the District Court.
It is alleged by Mr, Menzies that
Fletcher undertook to sell several
damaged Reo automobiles, represent
ing them to he new machines. The
machines were originally shipped to
an agent at Pasco, Wash., according to
the District Attorney's office, but they
were so badly damaged in transit the
consignee refused to accept them. The
railroad company then disposed of the
cars.
It is charged that in order to adver
tise and sell the machines, after they
had been repaired and repainted,
Fletcher exhibited a placard with the
following wording: "$200 to dis
count on new Reo cars."
It is charged by Mr. Menzies, whose
company has the local agency for the
Reo, that Fletcher violated the law
which Imposes a penalty for an ad
vertisement which "contains any as
sertion, representation or statement of
fact which is untrue, deceptive or misleading.
Ralph H. Shaffer Is on Committee
Spending $1,000,000 to Provide
Amusement for Soldiers; G. C.
Mason Tells of Buildings.
At the conclusion of an address on
cantonment matters at the noon lunch
eon of the Rotary Club in the crystal
room of Hotel Benson yesterday. Ralph
H. Shaffer, governor of the Fifteenth
District of Rotary Clubs, expressed the
hope that Seattle "will soon be cleaned
up, preferably by the election of a new
Mayor." Me was loudly cheered.
Mr. Shaffer,. whose headquarters are
at Tacoma, was speaking on canton
ment life at American Lake and had
told how vast the problems are, espe
cially as to safeguarding the morals
of the soldiers and in providing whole
some amusements. As an example of
the size of the tasks set for perform
ance at Camp Lewis, commanded by
Major-General Greene, he told of an
order of the War Department instruct
ing that an amusement feature be in
stalled at an expense of $1,000,000.
General Greene was ordered to turn
this over to a civilian group of seven
Tacoma men and Mr. Shaffer was one
of them.
Order Is Biff One.
"How would you like to be suddenly
named on such a group, having no pre
vious experience In such work, and be
told to spend $1,000,000 for amusing
50,000 soldiers?" queried Mr. Shaffer.
"Well, I was in that fix. I didn't know
anything about amusements except
that I like them. However, we set
to work and now bids are being re
ceived for the numerous concessions.
We have arranged that all of these
shall be clean, interesting and benefi
cial." Mr. Shaffer explained how hard the
people of Tacoma, including officials
and civilians, have worked to clean
up the city and keep it clean. He said
he felt they had succeeded well, for
"there are very few bootleggers work
ing there and we have no restricted or
vice district, and we have been mak
ing it hot for all underworld charac
ters." Mr. Shaffer declared that there is
duty for every citizen to perform in
the war, as respecting the soldiers. It
requires the best thought of good peo
ple, he declared, to work out the se
rious problems of cantonment life, and
he asked for the co-operation of the
Rotary Club of Portland in the matter
of suggestions for improvements of
the life of Camp Lewis.
Mayor 4-111 Criticised.
"Conditions are good in Tacoma
now," said Mr. Shaffer, and I under
stand are good in Portland. From
what I know of your Mayor, they're
not going to slip anything over that
Baker fellow. But in Seattle things are
had. We hope they will be cleaned up.
but I hope they will bein by getting
a new Mayor over there. I speak as
a fearless Rotarian: I would not be a
good Rotarian were I afraid to express
my thoughts on political issues."
(Cheers.)
George C. Mason, of the Hurley-Mason
Company, which built the Camp
Lewis cantonment in record time, told
the members of the club of the diffi
culties under which the cantonment
was constructed and of its immensity
and of the pride his firm felt in hav
ing the honor of building the soldier
cAy practically over night.
Mr. Shaffer alluded to the contract
ing firm in his address, quoting Army
engineers as saying It -was the first
cantonment to be completed and that
"Mr. Mason was the genius behind tho
great success of the construction
work."
Mr. Shaffer Is governor of the larg
est Rotary district in the world. It in
cludes Oregon, California, Washington,
1 .1 n Vi n M .. . rxA A 1 i c 1 o With fho
assistance of the Portland club, he is
to establish a branch in Juneau next
May.
MORE STUDENTS NEEDED
home: service coirse of red
cross ijf operatiox,
Social Service Training Vnder Direc
tion of Dr. Paul H. Douglas, of
Reed College Faculty.
More students and workers are
needed for the home service course
just opening at the Portland Institute
of the American Red- Cross, which is
affiliated with Reed College.
Dr. Paul H. Douglas', in- charge ,of
the course, said last night that another
dozen students could be taken into his
class, and' that there is increasing need
for this kind of workers to carry on
the civMlan. relief service among the
families of the soldiers and sailors
who have been called to the colors.
"The course began, yesterday," said
Dr. Douglas, "but we can continue to
take more students until the end of
the week, and by a little extra work
the students who miss the first few
days of the course can catch up. The
course is a very valuable one to any
man or woman intend-fng to do social
service work of any kind. There will
be no charge, except the registration
fee of $3.
"Besides the study, lectures and dis
cussions there will be practical field
work for the students. The course
covers six weeks. Those satisfactorily
completing the course will be given
American Red Cross diplomas for this
branch of the service."
Those wisning to enter tho class
should apply at 204 Corbett building,
or directly to Dr. Douglas, at Reed
College. Students taking the course
will be required to give approximately
one-half their time to service under the
local Red Cross chapter for ,one year
following their graduation.
WATER SHORTAGE ALARMS
Dallas Consumers Asked to
Sparingly of Supply.
DALLAS. Or.. Oct. 30. (Special.)
The Dallas water supply has been di
minishing at such an alarming rate the
past few days that Superintendent W.
L. sjoehren has issued warnings to con
sumers to use as little water as pos
sible until after a thorough investiga
tion has been made.
Samples of water have been taken
from the Rickreal by the City Health
Officer and have been sent to Port
land for analysis. Should- the water
supply continue to decrease a. pump
Inft plant may be installed above the
Hallock dam and creek water pumped
into the mains.
WEIGHT MINIMUM REVISED
Interstate Commerce Commission
Grants Request of Lumbermen.
Fetltions for a revision of minimum
weights on lumber from the Pacific
Coast territory to the East, recently
made to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, have been granted, according
to advices received here yesterday.
The railroads are advised they may
make the order effective November 12,
to publish the tariffs In less than the
statutory time usually required.
Application was made a. short time
ajo throush R. H. Countiss, afrent of
the Transcontinental Kreijrht Bureau,
to the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion, and the request was in accord
with representations made by repre
sentatives of the lumber interests at a
number of conferences between them
and a number of the rati carriers dur
ing iate September.
CHINESE TO SAVE FOOD
ECGEXE ORIENTAL, SIGNS OSE
PLEDGE CARDS WILLINGLY.
"Germany Xo Good; Kee Flftht for
Amerira all Time," Patriotic
Aooille House Man Says,
ECGEXE, Or., Oct. 30. (Special.)
A (laughter of one of the prominent
Danish residents of Lane County, work
ing: as a volunteer in the food conserva
tion campaign, today signed up Wing
Kee, proprietor of the Kugene China
Noodle House, as a member of the
United States Food Administration, In
the war against Germany.
The younar woman was Miss Esther
Neilson, daughter of Rev. A. S. Nellson.
She was one of 90 high school students
who made a complete canvass of the
city today, distributing the food pledge
cards.
She had trouble making Kee, whope
American name is Westfall, understand.
Finally she told him it was to save
food for the soldiers In France. He
took the card and signed "Wing ICee
Westfall."
Germany no good: Kee' fight for
America all the time," he said. "Wc
work together."
Kee s wife is known as Mrs. Ho, she
is a member of the Kugene branch of
the Red Cross and goes to headquarters
twice each week to knit for the sol
diers.
ADULTS' FEE INCREASED
Pennies Not To Become Ticket Buy
ing Medium at Hippodrome.
The penny is not to become a medium
of ticket buying at the Hippodrome
Theater. Instead of making an admis
sion increase of from 1 to 3 cents to
take care of the new war revenue ad
mission tax, Manager W. W. Ely an
nounces that prices will remain sta
tionary with the exception of a 5-cent
increase for adults.
Matinees remain at 10 cents, with a
15-cent charge for children evenings,
as at present. Adults who pay 15 cents
per ticket will pay 20 cents commencing
tomorrow. Box tickets will be an extra
nickel, or 30 cents.
This change in admission charges
means that adults who attend shows in
the evenings, Sundays and holidays will
pay their own war tax and the 1-cent
tax on the 10-cent matinee fee, and the
2-cent charge for children at other
times.
Kollock Funeral Held.
The funeral of the late Frederick X.
Kollock was held yesterday afternoon
at the chapel of J. P. Finley & Son, Rev.
J. K. H. Simpson officiating. The pall
bearers were J. S. Campbell, Lydel Ba
ker. E. S. Jackson.. A. S. Holt. H. E.
Lounsberry and J. L. Miller. The body
was placed in the River View Abbey
Mausoleum. Mr. Kollock is survived by
his wife and two sor- J. K. and L. ii.
Kollock.
DAMAGE ACTIONS FILED
Three Men Seek Monetary Settle
ment for Alleged Injuries.
Suits for the recovery of damages
aggregating $33,000 were filed yester
day in the Circuit Court. The Oregon
Trunk Railway Company is defendant
in a suit brought by C. C. Xoyes. who
alleges that while employed in the
company's yards at Bend July 10 he
was thrown off a train and suffered
serious injuries. He asks for J25.000.
Alleging that he received injuries
when he fell from a 40-foot pole last
July. M. H. Gaston is suing his former
employer. Edward Keep, for $7500.
As the result of an automobile col
lision at Broadway and Larrabee
street September 28, James E. Kelly
has filed suit against Ora C. Baker
and E. M. Baker for $5650.
Land Board May Release Bond.
SALEM, Or.. Oct. 30. (Special.)
The Desert Land Board today agreed
to allow the release of a JSO.000 bond,
held to guarantee the completion of
the Paisley project by the Northwest
Townslte Company, providing sufficient
securities are placed in the hands of
the Board to give assurance that set
tlers who have invested in the project
will be reimbursed. State Engineer
Lewis was named to investigate the
status of the settlers and ascertain the
amount of securities necessary to pro
tect them.
Wasrioiigal Times Starts Anew.
WASHOUGAL, Wash.. Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) The Washougat Times, the
weekly paper of this place which
ceased publication a month ago. Is now
being issued by Charles B. Hodgin as
publisher and owner. Mr. Hodgin comes
from Portland and is an experienced
newspaper man. The paper is about
doubie in size and is up to date in
every respect. The circulation has al
ready increased materially-.
CHARLES PROVO IS BURIED
Former Portland Man Drowneil
While Fishing Near Clifton, Or.
ILWACO, Wash.. Oct. 30. (Special.)
The funeral or Charles Provo. who
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Robber Flees on Motorcycle.
EUGENE, Or.. Oct. 30. (Special.)
The robber who held up the officers of
the First National Bank at Springfield
yesterday and escaped with $405 is be
lieved to be headed north on a motor-
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Forest Examiner Faces Blizzard."
From an inspection of new masonry
lookout stations built recently at Anvil
Rock, in the Rainier Park, and at
Kiona Peak, in the mountaineer re
gion. Forest Examiner V. B. Osborne.
Jr., arrived 3esterday at the United
States Forestry Office In Portland,
from which he works. He reports
cycle stolen here today. The machine that he encountered a severe blizzard
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