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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1906)
iTflffrrrarnMm , i i j rm rat THE SUNDAY OREGOXIA, PORTLAND, JAISUARY 21, 1906. mm must go ayor Declares Unceasing Warfare Against Resort. ELLS HIS REASONS WHY Icclares That It' Is a Place "Where fybuiiff Girls. Arc Lured. -to 'Their Ruin, and -Will' Suppress It if Possible. Mayor Lane 'grave out for publica ,n vnstnriiav the motives which in- ilred the raid on Richards' Hotel and i i omnViiiUcallV ;3 i!,BSia.xxram. unu uw-wi cu. w...... r-Aat the place would' be eiosea. xms ' .l tQe Mayor's statement: "V "t Portland, Or.. Jan. 20, 1906. V 1To the People of the City of Port "?. ind Ladies and Gentlemen: In fur- Viprnce of the policy adopted by "me . ,A the past, of setting- before you Mainly such facts as bear upon your i- vfttcrcsts or upon my conduct wherein relates to your interests, that you " iay arrive at your own conclusions, I t this time deem it proper to give u the inside history of the raid upon .- .That is known as the "Richards - -' lace," so far as I know it. '"-"V'ri This place is located upon the cor- tler of West Parle and Alder streets, ' -, 4id upon the ground floor of that cor .Sjcr there is a restaurant of good ap- '.Tearance, open to the public and mod . i.w -Bt withal. Upstairs the arrangements I am told re quite a. bit different. ".". I Of the downstairs restaurant upon .-. "" 3ie corner I have never heard any .' fomplaint; of the boxes located con leniently to the side entrance, and of J''...- aie upstairs department, 1 liave heard So far "as the "goings on" which take V Uafee upstairs arc concerned, wherein ;- Aey bear upon the actions of per-- ons of mature years of cither sex, ' rhether married or unmarried, I have .- othing to say, that being a matter t ' rhlch largely concerns themselves, ' md it being no part of my duty or in C'v'V lination to set up either a guard or . :-r ensorship over them. ;1 i-t; 1 Upon the other hand, however, when -.ompIaints are made to me by raoth t ''ji?rs and others, that their daughters, . nd other mothers' daughters, rang ;5S..5mg from say 16 years up to HO years l " ase. the children mostly of poor I'Ti-;' eople; children who In many cases t-'V'iust needs quit school to go to work ',. ') help support still younger chil . rcn. and who in all their lives, per- . ? aps, have never eaten a meal com J"V oscd of more than the bare necessar os of life, but who, however, are in l,e heyday of their youth and forsooth re fair to look upon; when such chil v'" ven as these are "marked down" by it'" ' he hunter, and sought out from the liferent 'places of employment about . . own. and are afterwards wheedled ,",; nd "soft soaped" and by skillful and i-1 ; rtful lying are Inveigled Into enter A'tv hg what Is ostensibly an innocent din- .ffsie-room, in a seemingly decent and V" Reputable restaurant, to eat a simple t t.sieal. and then when safely landed in .T. "VJfhat trap, are Insidiously plied with '.-VJiixed drinks composed of alternating ,' '-oscs of "gin fizzes" and "bum," and sortlficd claret and other wines, the . '.'.rlnklng of the combination of which would "knock tut" a Kentucky Colo nel, and afteit H avlng "arrived" at the proper stage 'f intoxication, in three steps are land d. into a bedroom, which cunningly opei s 1 off from the innocent looking "little 'dining-room," and after having served 1 -he purpose desired, are immediately' deserted by the low down coward wlc took her there, and she is promptly t thereafter set adrift from a side door " vhile the "lights are shunted out," to i eel and grope her way to "the little home," unprotected and alone, to brings sorrow, shame and deep and lasting mi Ty upon a suffering mother, while the u erlJ" worthless cur, and worse, the caus of it, "saves his bacon" by beating a safe retreat; why, then, I don't mind sai, Ing to you that It is a "bit different" n tth me as Mayor of this, your city. . ad if, after the mother has refused to. i further and more indelibly brand her chili 1. by putting her forward before the eyesr of the public as a witness In court to esM blish these facts for which I don't bta me her and If, after I have appealed to your Council to take away the license o t the place, which permits such work to go. o n, and have ap pealed to that Council 1 h vain, it so falls out that 1 endeavor to' clean out the "joint" on "my own holc." and to the best of ray ability, with . t Je use of such implements as you have prc-vided me with for that purpose: and It iS' done, and is done again and again, if .ne-cessary. quite regardless of whom it h elp.s or whom It hurts, and equally regaralesss as to how many friends I lose, or ho w many enemies I make why. that is we B. And further, that whatever the final r tsult may be for me personally, politically br in anj' other wise, it will make not 01 ie whit's differ ence In my conduct In reg ird to this mat ter, as here set forth by jnc I, In view of the "facts, being indifferent In respect to the same. Very respec. Ifully yours. H.iRHY LAKE. M. J. WALSH ( CO. "Will move February 1st to 313 Stark, near Sixth. Owing to our consta ntly Increas ing business, our present stoi rerooms haVe become Inadequate and we ha ve been com pelled to moye to more conuctodious quar ters at 311 Stark street, betwe on Fifth and Sixth, where we will carry the largest and most up-to-date stock o n the Coast of gas and electric chandeliers, mantels, grates, floor and wall tilinjr. electrical and gas supplies. "We have added to our fixture department some of the latest ma chinery for manufacturing spectial designs in lighting fixtures, and are no K in better position than ever to meet you.r demands. We have also enlarged our wdrlng, gas fitting and tiling departments, and can attend to all large contracts without de lay. AH orders filled at our old location, 343 Washington street, until after the first, M. J. Walsh Co., 343 Washington street. GOES TOJEAST SIDE. One of the Very latest creations of tbc famous Weber Company, of New York, an extremely beautiful, special art styta 51000 Weber Pianola Piano, was yester day selected at Eilcrs Piano Houee by Claude D. Starr for liis beautiful new home in the Holladay Addition. It Ls cased In superbly figured Circas sian Walnut (marblewood) and finished In the new French (dull) finish. No musical instrument has bounded into public favor with such rapidity as the wonderful Pianola Piano. Not a week passes without receiving several "silent" pianos, which In marry cases are virtually new. In exchange for the "really complete piano." GET ALASKA THE Sub - Committee Hopeful of Steamship Line. DATA ON BUSINESS VOLUME CARD OF THANKS. I desire to express the sincere thanks of my family and self to the manv kind friends of Oakland. Cal.. and this city, for their kind words of consolation and sym pathetic attention shown us during the last illness of our son. Edward Rasmuscn. and for the many beautiful floral tributes which were contributed at the time of the funeral. HANS E. RASMUSEN. J. E. Bellainc, -One of the Largest Holders In Alaska Central Itall ivay, iWHI Give Valuable . Statistics to Portland. The first report of the subcommittee having In charge the matter of securing an .Alaska steamship line for Portland will be made to the transportation co re mittee of the Chamber of Commerce to morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The meet ing of the transportation committee, which consists of 25 of the leading busi ness 3nen of the city, was called yesterday by L. A. Lewis, the chairman, at the re quest of Sol Blumauer. chairman of the Alasksi steamship committee. Mr. Blumauer stated last night that the main object of the meeting was to give a hearing to J. E. Ballaine, of Seattle, one of the principal officers and a large stock holder In the new Alaska Central Rail way, which is being built inland from Seward, Alaska, and which will tap a new and, it is claimed, very rich copper, gold and silver mining district. Anxious for Trade Facilities. Mr. Etallaine Is naturally interested in procuring as many steamship connections as possible for his road, and also In se curing the establishment of smeltors which iclll be able to handle the ores that the ne-jv railway will bring out to the coast, -jehen the mines nrc developed. It is behaved that he will be able to give the committee valuable facts and figures with reference to the proposed steaihshlp line. Enough letters are now in the hands of the steamship committee. Mr. Blu mauer says to make a book of formidable size, all. glvingdata which goes to show that the people of Alaska, and the pro ducers of this section of the Pacific Northwest, will welcome a new steamer line. "He says further, that the commit tee has received assurances of substan tial support from the merohants of Port land, and that there is every reason to believe that the project will be success fully carried out. Amount of Freight Accessary. The committee estimates that pledges of 24.000 tons of freight a month from Portland will be needed to justify private, persons in establishing the line. This will uillow of the operation of two steamers. At the meeting of th main committee Sir. Blumauer will also ask that the size of the steamship llntf committee be In creased to at least five members. 364-6-8 East Morrii ion St OUT OF THE HIGH RENT DISTRICT All Street-Car lines Transfer to Morrison Bridge Cars and All V Morrison Bridge Cars Pass Our Door. 5car.s Candidate for Bc-Elcctlon. A?fred F. Sears. Jr., announces himself as u candidate for r-eIect!on as Judge of Department No. 2, State Circuit Court, a position which he has filled for about ten years. The legal ability of Judge Seara is recognized by all of the attor neys who practice before him, and he Is very" popular with the members of the bar, nnd his decisions always command respect as fair and impartial. As a prac ticing lawyer he was eminently successful He is still a young man, and has fully Immense Clearance Sales IN ALL LINES OF House Furnishing Goods EVERYTHING AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES The city is repairing E&t Morrison street, o as to make it more convenient for furniture buyers to set to our place of business. WHILE THE STREET IS BEING TORN UP, WE WILL BE MAK ING IMMENSE REDUCTIONS IN OUR PRICES. The sale begins Monday. This is & grand opportunity for those wishing to furnish a home. We furnish homes complete on the Easy-payment plan. CAIEF BROS. SHUR-ON For years our glasses have been looked upon as the standard of ac curacy and reliability. Examination free. OREGON OPTICAL CO. 1T3 Fourth Strret. Y. 31. C. A. Itaildlns. recovered from his recent illness, which was at one time believed 'to be serious. Judge Scars was born In Massachusetts and is a college graduate. He was ad mitted to the .bar about 25 years, ago, and has resided in Portland since he first be gan to practice. He was a law partner of Henry E. McGinn, O. F. Paxton. X. D. Simon and J. V. Beach. Ills nomination is assured. Services at Taylor-Street Church. The scries of meetings which Is In prog ress at the Taylor-Street Methodist Epis copal Church will continue throughout the week, and Dr. Short, the pastor, will be CLEARANCE SALE Boys' Suits 1.50 Suits 98d 2.50 Suits , $1.78 $2.95 Suits $2.38 . .?3:45 Suit $2:98 Men's Shirts ' $1.00 best Shirts 73$ 75c besti Shirts 39 Neckwear 50c and 75c Neckwear 35 $ 3 for .'.....$1.00 Boys' Overcoats $ 3.95 Overcoats $2.48 $ 6.00 Overcoats $3.98 $10.00 Overcoats $7.85 Boys' Rubber Capes $1.48 Men's Wool Sox 20c values 9 Flannel Blouses 50c Blouses 33 75c Blouses .58 d $1.00 Blouses 83 Knee Pants 35c Knee Pants 19 50c Knee Pants 33 d 75c Knee Pants 58 & $1.00 Knee Pants 83 Underwear Best 50c Fleeced Underwear 35d- Wright's Fleece-Lined Under wear . 68 Iron-Clad Hose Triple knees 18'. EVERY ARTICLE in Our Immense Stock Cut in Price- WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD, -ITS SO MOYER THIRD AND OAK assisted by Rev. Paul Rader. Tonlsht Rev. Sir. Radcrs fubject will be "Th Spectrum." Subjects for his sermons upon the other nights are: Monday, "ijfe's Warmth"; Tuesday. "The Mys tery of the Ublque": Wednesday. "That Which Was Lost": Thursday. "The River of Diamonds"; Friday, "One Tear." Dr. Short will preach this morning upon the subject "Why Chrl3t Died." There has been this year a modest revival of the beet-sugar Industry lu Ontario, and farmers have raised more beets than the factories can take care of. The present crop Is taken from about 15,000 acres, and is valued at $600,000. We Have Got to Move WE HAVE GOT TO VACATE THESE PREMISES This building- at Fifth and Alder streetswe will not disgrace its memory by speaking- of it as anything- else than a building-, whatever its outward appearance may be is an old building-, built by the late Henry Failing: some 50 years ag;o. Many of Portland's citizens have been sheltered beneath its roof, families born and reared beneath itsshelter. It was an old building: six years ag-o, when we moved our then small business into it; and as a crowning service of its long-, useful life, this old building: has gven our busi ness a business home and enabled us to grow, develop and expand until today our business will step forth from this old building- one of the Largest Ladies' Suit and Garment Institutions in the City, Bt wflHvSwv 3p?t- Bk DON'T FAIL TO SEE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING PAPERS This Is the Venerable Old Building That Has Furnished Us a Business Home So We Have Got to Move,, for "They" Are Going to Build Here Comparatively speaking we "will say) that day and night we have worked on this old building to enable it to last until the proper time when its successor could arrive. The proprietor of this store, the clerks, the help and all have carpentered, patched, painted, plumbed, glased, roofed, caulked, scrubbed, electricianed, stoppled leaks, papered, carpentered, etc, etc., time and again until memory failsth to recall to enable this old building to hold our expanding business. Yes, expanding business, for when we started we paid 50 cents occupation license, which is the amount on 2000, and under, now we pay a license on and around bnsiness transacted of nearly one hundred thousand dollars. To look at the outside of this old building you. would think there was not much room inside, yet we tell you that if "all the different spaces, floors, lofts, garrets and corners that we use, were- spread out into one floor it would cover nearly a quarter of a block. Now then, we have a tremendous stock; there is no there can be no reserve YOUR PRICES MUST OBTAIN. All ' Clearance Sales will pale to a 30c appearance when compared to what we will and have to do. MERCHANT-TAILOR CLOTHS. Thousands of dollars of gentlemen's lailor cloths will be thrown on the market for what it will bring. It will be made up to order into men's suits or sold by. the yard. It is elegant suiting or would make splendid skirts or any kmd of garments. The greatest part of this tailor cloth is the up-to-date new goods received in the past three weeks, as this having-to-raovc business has just come up lately and new Spring goods were bought and shipped long before we ever thought we would have to move. Tomorrow, Monday morning's Oregouian, and Monday evening papers will contain .complete outline of this removal sale, itemized prices, etc., etc., so "youwill be able to tell what you want and can see that you get it. LADIES' GARMENTS Nearly 50,000 worth of these will be thrown on the market tomorrow for what they will bring. Our factory has been running steadily all this month on new Spring goods coats, suits and skirts besides thousands of dollars of goods have bfien. arriving from the East and there are a good many on tlic way now by freight that we can't stop, all elegant stuff. All this will go at ridiculous prices. You will want to come quick and often when you see our announcement of certain garments, for these will be elegant garments, maybe one or two only or three of another, one of another, etc., etc., priced at little or nothing, almost. Every lady in" Oregon should get a Monday morning or evening, paper. Every man in Portland should get a Monday morning or evening paper w? i,0 today's morning and evening papers and out-of-town customers, if you see spmething'you would like, don't hesitate to send fo it, inciosrag the pnee asked. When yom get it, if you do not think you want it, return it to us, we will refund your money. Remember we own, operate and Maa? a JoaaafactwiHg plant for the making of Ladies' Garments, and have the real man-tailors to fit you. The garments you purchase in our store wm &e Handled ia aa expert maaaer. Yoa will find no such equipment elsewhere as we maintain at oar store. We have a splendid line of Silk Petti- . coats, Dram Skirts, etc., etc. THE J. M. ACHESON GO. FIFTITAR1SLDER fee I c
