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THE SUNDAY OREGO"T&X, PORTLAND., r JULY 16; 1905: ITS AIM TO I - THE DEFECTIVES Conference of Charities and Corrections Begins Its Work. DELEGATES ARE WELCOMED Elaborate Programme for the Con- ventlon Is Outlined and Noted Speakers Explain the Pur poses of Congress. The 52d National Conference of Chari ties and Corrections began its annual session In Portland yesterday afternoon, tho meeting of this important body tak ing place in the First Presbyterian Church, -whore the delegates were warmly welcomed by the officials, clergy and laity of the city. While the main body of delegates did not arrive until evening, the attendance was good and those who were present took up tho thread of work with great interest and enthusiasm, and this, with tho unusually elaborate programme which has been prepared, gives promise of one of the most fruitful conferences the organization has held in its history of 32 years. Thomas N. Strong, chairman of the executive committee and president of the local organization, presided at the open ing of the conference, calling on Bishop David Moore, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, for the Invocation. Mayor Lane extended the first greeting, and those who heard his cordial words felt glad that Portland had been selected for the 1903 convention. in his remarks the Mayor told of his experience while superintend ent of the state asylum for the Insane, and said that it was while in that position that he became intensely Interested in the betterment of conditions for crimin als. "No civilized community can allow its criminal class to be treated unjustly," he said, "but it cannot be denied that great injustice is often practiced upon the Insane, and that this condition is the result of bad politics. J)r. Wise Speaks for Governor. In the absence of Governor Chamber lain he was represented by Dr. Stephen S. Wise, whose welcome In behalf of the Governor was cordlul and sincere. "Your charities," he said, "stand for the utiliza tion of the waste products of humanity; they stand for association xmd co-operation in service and unity is the keynote. The conference of charities and correc tions Is the church of divine humanity." Dr. Wise said that he believed tho fact that Portland now had a Juvenile Court was due to the immediate effects of the conference of last year which met In Portland. Me., and that while this city has not a Idndsey It had a Fraser who has become sufficiently "Llndseylzed" to do wonders for the boys of Portland. Mr. Strong's speech was most gratify ing to the delegates, his long association with the -work of charities and corrections in this state especially fitting him for the presiding -officer of the day. Responses to the addresses of welcome were made by prominent delegates Including; Hugh Fox, of New Jersey; Bishop Conaty, of los Angeles; Dr. J. W. Lee, of St. Louis, and President S. G.Smlth, of the conference. Mr. Fox referred to the editorial in yes terday's Oregonlan, saying that a clear er, more concise statement of the alms and work of the conference has never, been given by the press and he felt that it would bo of greatest benefit to the or ganization in carrying out Its objects. Excellent music was provided by the committee in charge, Mrs. Anna Selkirk Norton and Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer being the soloists, with Miss Fisher as accom panist. Both singers were in excellent voice. Programme for Conference. Beglnnlns with this morning the head quarters of the conference will be In tho vestibule of the First Presbyterian Church. The real work will begin to morrow morning at 9 o'clock, but today is filled with interesting programmes. Prominent members of the conference will occupy various pulpits this morning, and at 3 o'clock this afternoon the con ference sermon will be delivered by Rev. James W. Lee. D. D., of St. Louis, at Festival Hall, Exposition grounds. At S P. M. there will be two general sessions. The Juvenile Court will be discussed at the First Presbyterian Church, and "War faro Against Tuberculosis" at the Uni tarian Church. Ox; the first-mentioned subject Judge Ben B. Lindsey. .of Denver; Mrs. Alice B. Montgomery. Pittsburg; Timothy Hurley and Professor W. H. Thurston, Chicago, will give ad dresses, and thero will also be a com mittee report. On the topic of tuber culosis addresses will be made by Edward T. Devlne. New York; Dr. Livingstone Ferrand, Dr. Woods Hutchinson and others, with committee reports. Beginning Monday sessions will be called at 9 A. M. and S P. M.. with no afternoon meetings. The public is cor dially invited to attend the conference and listen to the discussion of questions of vital lmportanco to the government and the future welfare of tho race. Dr. Smith's Address. Owing to delayed trains, not all of the delegates to the conference have arrived. Among those who were ab?nt at last night's pesslon was the Rev. Graham Taylor, D. D., LL. D.. of Chicago. He -was down on the programme to follow the annual address of President Samuel G. Smith, Ph. D., LL.D., of St. Paul, but was -unablo to arrive In the city in time. Dr. Smith's address was on "Social Stand ards," and It was delivered with telling force and logic His learned and exhaus tive discourse on the four standards which he maintained should be clearly in the minds of tho social worker, was" lis tened to with great interest by those present, and ho was frequently applauded when he brought out certain telling facts. He said. In part: "Thero are two things that are chlefly needed by all social workers, the one Is technical knowledge and the other Is theoretical alms. While nearly all our at tention has been directed to the first. It is possible that the second need Is even mote Important and practical. There are four standards that should be clearly In the mind of every social worker, and these f5ur standards taken together furnish theoretical alms for all the various work ers In social reform and bring all classes of work into scientific unity. These so cial standards are the physical standard, the-mental standard, the economic stand ard and the standard of efficiency. These standards are social and arc "not personal or Individual. They are standards which aro Inherited, accepted and to some ex tent modified by each living social group, "It cannot be emphasized too strongly 'that the successful social -worker needs f aetrtty quite as much as he needs knowl edge. Xach social group must be regard ed -a having its own standards, and no -world' wie -metric system ' can ever be Introduced which by a subUsye law of aver furnish exact rules for our guidance. The standards of life are la tbe nrt Instance social and are furalebed by the group for the use of the Individ ual; and In the next place these standards are not stationary, but slowly change from generation to generation. The sum of human happiness will be found to de pend on rising standards and the Increase of misery to follow the falling standards. As the rising market Indicates economic prosperity, so the ascending of human standards Indicates the Increase of hap piness. "The practical problem before the so cial worker is found In the Individual or family living to such a degree below the standard of living that they seem to themselves and others to be In want. Or dinary misery must be met not by such cheap and easy means as doles from re lief funds, but by larger and more eco nomic production, distribution wider, and more just, and by insisting that no In dividuals or families can possibly bo raised to the level of the standard, of liv ing of any community unless they par ticipate In the effort to the full- moasure of their ability and opportunity. And this brings us to tho standard of effi ciency. The quostlon of efficiency must be the final question In successful social organization. Jt has to do with the Individual. "All 'legislation which reeks to Interfere with the free operation of the economic forces will probably fall, but such legis lation as will insure fair treatment for all men, the protection of women and children. Just and equal trade conditions, and above all. an honest trademark, must be increased and strengthened. It is clear that, with Increasing density of population, more highly organized and more complex social forces, the problem of efficiency as a social standard ought to be adequately considered by every social. worker." Stcreoptlcon Lecture. Miss Harriet Fulmer, superintendent of Visiting Nurses Association, of Chi cago, will illustrate hor paper at the Unitarian Church tomorrow morning with stereoptlcon views. DIL. .SHAW SAYS 1113 THROWS WOMEN OUT OK OCCUPATIONS. Declnrcs to the Chautauqua That He la Deteriorating Through line of Nlcottae nnd Alcohol. GLADSTONE PARK, July IS. (Spe cial.) Anna Howard Shaw, president of the National Woman Suffrage Asso ciation, delivered a lecture at Glad stone Park today on "The New Man," which dealt as much with, the new woman. She gave a warning to the deterioration of American youth in brain and physical power, and paid a tribute to the sterling qualities of American womanhood. By the use of nicotine and alcohol, Mrs. Shaw claim ed that the stature of mun has de creased during the last SO years until It had become necessary for recruit ing stations in Europe and America to lessen the qualifications of entrance to the Army. She proved her assertions by statistics. She gave another warning on the lack of attendance in the public schools by American youth, and said that in the mujorlty of cities two girls were graduated from high schools to one boy. That American women -were sup planting men in the world's affairs was denied by Mrs. Shaw, who said that It was the new man who had thrown women out of occupations, by his In ventions and the scale on "which work was done today as compared with 50 years ago. The deterioration - 6f the male sex. according to tho speaker, -was due to false social Ideas which were flourish ing in the country, the worship of tho golden calf and the almighty dollar. Life's' successes were not In wealth but in knowledge, the speaker said. It was W. C. T. U. day at the park, and after the address of Mrs. Shaw the women of the organization held a re ception at their headquarters. An -elaborate musical programme was given tonight under the direction of Professor F. W. Goodrich. After solos had been rendered by the best musical talent of Portland, a chorus of more than 100 voices entertained the large audience in the auditorium. The morning was taken up with class work. Professor A. R. Swcetser In the nature study period discussed with the class forms of bacteria. Dr. Hoadley, in the department of English litera ture, continued the discussion of the ISth .century period, taking George Eliot as a model. The ball game Jhls afternoon be tween Y. M. C. A. and Bralnard Maroons was the best that has yet ooen played on the grounds. The game was won by the Maroons in the last inning, tho score being S to 7. A sacred musical programme has been arranged for Sunday. In the morning there will be Sunday school exercises and In the aftorhopn Dr. Anna Shaw will preach. Te Deum will be rendered by a choir of boys and other sacred music will be sung. V 0LAT1DN OF 1 Portland Labor Press on the Street Railways. UNION MEN ARE SHUT-OUT ST. BIDDERS REJECT THEM AFTHll EXAMINATION. President Cornelius, of San Fran cisco Division, Declares Blanks Applicants Must Sign Arc Outrageous In Nature. Portland Labor 'Press. There Is a time coming In the City of Portland when the Portland Con solidated Railway Company will have to modify Its arrogance or be ab sorbed by a righteously Indignant pub lic. The railway company not only monopolizes the streets and tears them up at Us pleasure, but It cams vast sums of money from franchises donat ed by the people, for which !t pays not a dollar of tax. This Is not enough, but when one of our young men seeks employment upon the company's trac tion lines they arc affronted with an "application" for employment, which they must sign In order to enter the list of eliglbles, which Is In violation with the laws of the state and vitiates the right which every American citizen Is assured under the constitution of the United States. Here is tbe substance of the "Application:" APPLICATION. Portland. Or. 196.. To the Portland Consolidated Railway Company: I hereby make application for em ployment In tho car. service of your company, and agree that If appointed I will obey the rules and regulations of the company and faithfully and hon estly discharge the duties assigned to me. and upon demand will deposit with you the sum of 322, to be held by you during the period of my employment as security for the faithful perform ance of the said duties. I represent that I am not now a member of the Amalga mated Association of Street Railway Employes of America, and I agree that during the time 1 am In your employ I will not be a member of the said association. (Name In full) Telephone No Address 1. Where born 1. Age.... Nationality.... Weight Height 2. Married or single or widower. .". . 4. If married, where does your fam ily reside? . Fill out the following blanks, giving dales of your employment and names of employers during- the past ten years: (Blanks.) From (what date): to (what date): Employed as at (address); In service of (name of employer or corporation): Under (name of manager, superintendent or head of department). 6. What was the cause of each ter mination of employment? Xen Citr IMace-d in Unfortunate night an It Had Arranged for Improvement. The St. Johns 110,000 bonds, recently voted by over n two-thirds vote for purchase of a site for a City Hall and erection of the building, payment for fire apparatus, payment of the note of $428 to A. L. Miner and construction of a public dock at the foot of Rich mond street, have been rejected by Morris Bros. & Chrlstensen, who bid them in for a premium of 1461, on the grounds that the .bonds cannot be is sued for such purposes under the char ter of that city. A note from this firm yesterday reached Recorder J. W. Hanks, after investigation, stating that St. Johns cannot issue bonds for these purposes. This Is a solar-plexus blow to the ambition of the residents of SL Johns and the present administration to make a city. Already contracts have been awarded for the erection of a public dock to Robert Smith. fire ap paratus to the amount of $1700 has been purchased of Lang Bros and grounds for a City Hall .contracted for. Plans also have been prepared for tho City Hall, all of which. aro now -out of tho question. Under .the- provisions of the charter admitting the issue of bonds, only certain public utilities are mentioned, including light andwatcr plants, street-car lines, bridges-and ferries and like -utilities, but no fur ther. City Attorney Green Informed the Mayor and Council, when It was proposed to issue bonds for fire ap paratus. City Hall and to . pay debts that ho doubted the legality of the proceedings, as these Jtems could hard ly be construed as public utilities within the meaning of the charter as set forth is article 2 of section 71, but It was decided to go ahead. Rejection- ojt these bonds at this time leayes St. Johns In a bad Hx. and "what effect It will have cn the contracts al ready entered into can onlv h con jectured. " .1 7. ..ave you ever been discharged from any situation or other engagement? 8. Give particulars 9. Who is dependent on you for sup port? Give address 10. Have you anv Imperfection of the arms, Innd. legs or feet? If so, what.... 11. Arc you In good health? in. Is your eyesight good? 13. Is your hearing good? - 14. Is your general health good? 15. Have you ever received any per manent or serious injur-? What? When? Where 1C. What surgeon attended you? ,17. Do you use intoxicants? IS. What is your profession or trade?.... 19. Have you ever been employed In street railway service? 20. In what capacity and where? 21. Do you engage in games of chance? 22. Give particulars respecting parents and nearest relatives, if living, as. follows: Name of Father Address Business Name of Mother. 22. Give below the names and addresses of as many persons as possible for refer ences, not less than five, who are not related to you. (Blanks) (Name) (Occupation) Postoffice ad dress) (No. of street, If In a city) (Sig nature of applicant) There is no one with any practical knowledge of affairs who will deny that It Is necessary for corporations employing large numbers of men to be particular of the characters of the men they cm- Iloy, and. It Is necessary for them to ive application blanks containing many questions, but any fair-minded person must admit that In the application blanks of the Portland Consolidated Railway Company the limit has been reached when it demands of its applicants that they neither are nor will be a member of a law-abiding organization, which has done so -much in the large cities to discipline the traction men and give the public a better service. And that the Portland Consolidated Railway Company, is dally violating the laws of the State of Oregon Is attested by refcrlng to the general laws of the twenty-second regular session of the Ore- NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF ABER- DECK SCHOOLS. IL M. Cook. ABERDEEN. Wash.. July 15. iSf clai.) When the febooU of Aberdeen are opened In the coming September, they will be under the direction or IL 5C Cook, formerly aurcrlntendrci of the fchooli of Col fix. The echoola of Aber deen have for some yean labored under . a .Kj-etem which has been detrimental to their progress, and the Board of School Directors, la June lt; carried out their determination made earlier In the year to have a clean..nreep and a, new regime, and, with' a very few ex ceptloas. the' teacher were not' re-employed, and there' has been a. compara tively new deal fell 'round. This rreater portion of the, faculty will coma from the Eastern State. Superintendent Cook comes very. McMy recosssesSed. and has been a4raactec is his work ever slace fc Jft Ike- SwK to son Legislative Assembly, page 137 (H. B. 14S), which reads: "AN ACT (H. B. 14S) To protect employes and guarantee their rights to belong to labor organizations. Be It enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon: "Section L It shall be unlawful for any person, by threats, intimidation, or coercion, to prevent, or- attempt to pre vent, or to compel, or attempt to com pel, another to Join, belong- to. or refrain from belonging to any labor or other lawful organization. Any per son violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than J1CO, or by imprisonment In the County Jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and lmorisonment." Passed by the House, February 3, 1S03. l aisro oy xae senate, reoruary it, lavw. Approved February 13. 15d. Filed in, the office of the Secretary of State." February 20. 1MB. In -tho State of California a law was passed by the Legislature making It a felony for what the Portland Consolidated Railway Company Is guilty of In these application blanks, not considering the other crimes they may be guilty of. Richard Cornelius, president of the San Francisco division of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Rail way Employes, and also a member of the executive board of the International, has been In Portland during the past week. J leaving for Pugct Sound cities Thursday morning. When shown the application blank of the Consolidated, he said: "I have never seen anything so bold In all my travels throughout the cities of the country. The nearest that ap proaches It Is at Los Angeles. Cal. The applications there have two questions, amongst others, which reads: 'Do you be lieve In unions T 'Arc you a member of any labor organization? If replied to In the affirmative he Is Informed that they have no use for his services. There Is an evident sense of recognition, how ever, by the Los Angeles company of the rights of the Individual, and they respect those rights to the extent of not Insulting the applicant for position, and organized labor In general, but the Portland Con solidated Railway Company has removed the mask of apparent Indifference toward organized labor, and presumably they feel themselves In the same position of the Southern planters, when, by the Dred Scott decision, they forced the people of the free states to return the escaped ne groes from the South. But Jf the Port land Consolidated will only remember that decision was the last straw that broke tho camel's back, which virtually freed the slaves. Such action on the part of a corporation In this era of the world's history, In this boasted 'land of the free and the home of the brave,' Is an insult to every American citizen. "As I understant It, the owners of the Portland traction company arc absentee landlords, whose only Interest In Port land Is the amount, of money they can take out of It unlike their employes, who are rearing their families and whose every hope and ambition Is centered In the prosperity and well-being of their homes. These gentlemen of the. East tell the young 'men who have been born and reared In the West, before they can enter their service they must relinquish an es sential right cf an American citizen, by demanding that they refrain from Joining an organization of their craft; an organ ization that has done more for tbe wel fare of the street-car men. their families, and the traveling public than all of the capitalists combined. If the Portland Railway Company, after receiving a free gift of several millions of dollars from the people of Portland In the form of valu able franchises, are allowed to dictate suca terms to their employes, they will In time dictate terms upon which the public may have the use of their cars, on their, (the people's) own streets." REALTY IS--ADVAN6ING miCES ARE IUSIXG EACH MONTH IN PORTLAND. Mot of i he Sale no Far Are for IJaI bcsh Properties and Are at -Heavy Prices. Udummcr has found Portland real estate in such a rising condition as sel dom. has happened before. So far It .has shown no sign, or abating Its activity and. will undoubtedly run on Into the i Winter season, with prices rising month by month. It will be noticed that most of the sales of today are large. Men with money are buying now. The little fel lows are holding- off -still with the im pression that they arc going to pick up some snaps after the Fair. Every Indication now points to exactly the op posite conditions. The higher prices re cently paid huve been on property in a limited district. Meanwhile there are other more remote districts which are In the present rush receiving little or no attention, but will naturally come to the front. These sections wilt be attended to when the real estate brokers have the time, meanwhile they offer more snaps today than they ever will In the future. Tbe largest purchase made for a long time in the lower part of town was that of an Irregular half block be tween Fourth and Fifth streets on the south side of Ankcny street, now oc cupied by the Livestock Exchange as a livery stable. The Burrell estate was paid $30,000 for this last Friday by unknown purchasers, who are under stood to have bought it for warehouse purposes. This recalls toe sale of the J. H. Pe terson stable at Sixth and Oak where the Wells, Fargo Company Is already tearing away the old frame building to make room for a ten-story steel framed structure. In the district north of Washington street and east of Sixth street a dozen bricks are now under construction, more .than have been built In the last year there. . Washington street has had. however, practically all the attention of big buy ers, and the market Is In such a condi tion now that owners arc refusing $1000 a front foot as high as Eleventh street. This was the case of a butcher shop between Eleventh and Twelfth streets on the south side of tho street. Be tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY "We save you money" in more ways than one. A few " reasons why" are worth your knowing. Our goods are all of fair, honest values, bought with discrimination and at the lowest market prices. Every article represents the consci entious "best" of honest manufacture. Every article is se lected by an experienced bilyer and shipped at the lowest possible freight rate. Every article combines a minimum of cost with the lowest selling price consistent with fair profits. We give credit to all responsible people and the fairest kind of terms mark all our credit sales. We're always :glad to see you whether you come to buy or look around. And remerilber we furnish your house complete, simply or hand somely as you please Come in and talk it over. YOUR MONEY'S WORTH or YOUR MONEY BACK First and Taylor Streets Your Credit Is Good I I .U .A 11 Jf I I I I "'"MssslHHilBMMMMarafir I I Ayefs Cherry Pectoral We believe in doc tors. They believe in us. We give them the formula of our Cherry Pectoral. They order it for coughs, colds brocchiti; croup, and the grip. --5r streets on Washington street there are three bricks contemplated, by Mrs. M. E. Gearln, Richard Koehler and Paul Van Frldagh. Farther down the street nothing can be touched except for fancy figures. An offer was refused of $2000 a front foot for property on the southeast cor ner of West Park and Washington streets, now occupied by a grocery store. A block above, the old Holme quarter-block, on the northwest corner of Tenth and Washington streets, which sold for JSO.OOO a couple of month ago could not be purchased for $103,000 only last week. Meanwhile the suburbs have not been neglected, tnough Investments offering 20 per cent are said to be lying; around waiting- for customers down town a little off the beaten road of travel. But the resident district of the East Side. particularly. Is increasing greatly in value. Transfers for "Week. July 8 $ 26.723 July 10 9,504 July 11 127,649 July 12 17.002 Jplyl3 53.936 July 14 9.459 July 15 77.605 Tolal 327.S9S Permits for "Week; Ju'y S 12.230 July 10 S.700 July 11 i.ioo Julj'12 : 6.945 July 13 5.475 July 14 11,733 July 15 14.500 Total :r...... $60,705 Prof. Taylor on "Social Chivalry." Professor Graham Taylor, of Chicago, who 1$ In the city In attendance at the Conference on Charities and Corrections, will give a special address to men at the Y. M. C. A. .this afternoon on the topic "Social Chivalry." Professor Taylor "Is at the head of one of the most noted so cial settlements In this country called "Chicago Commons." He Is also a pro fessor of Christian sociology In the Chi cago Theological Seminary. He has been recognized for years ao an authority on twclologlcal matters and has a special Interest in the labor questions The mu sic for the occasion will be under the direction of Professor W. M. Wilder and Mrs. Anna Selker Norton will be the soloist. The meeting is held at 3:30 o'clock In the Association auditorium. Fourth and Yamhill streets. It Is with ont charge and for men only. Portland. , Hblcna, !Mont. "Washington, D. C The Collins Land Co., There Is But One Oregon and Portland Is Its Pride We make a specialty of suburban and river-view properties. We have a number of sites adapted to the building of beautiful homes. Here's something which should double in value in three years z. Fifteen-acres hilly 'land, a portion of which commands a magnificent river view. 25 minutes' ride and walk. One-third down; balance terms. . "Wliile we specialize suburban and river lands, we don't neglect the city. This is a snap: Improved modern residences (2), now paying 12 per cent. Ten thousand dollars, one-half cash. Investigate it. One block from three-minute, car service. IT WE MISREPRESENT ANYTHING WE WILL REFUND YOUR EXPENSES. THAT'S THE WAY WE DO OUR BUSINESS. Owners : List your property with us. We have handled land scrips of all kinds during the past six years, and conduct a general land practice. THUD jn-OOR, STEARNS BUILDING. THONE MAIN 2314. - '" -- t