The Sunday Oregonian., September 06, 1908, SECTION THREE, Page 9, Image 33

ZZ. -; --' " - - THE SUXDAY OBEGOyiAy. PORTLAND. SEPTEMBER 6, 1903.
REFORMERS FAIL
Ifl SCOTCH CITIES
ted br the committee, as the best way
Of shelving the business.
Y-1 .hatrmn rtf t Vl rAmmlttSS
Bailie Brnce Murray, one of the Magis
trates, lUDIHIlieU CCIWIH .IWVCD
which he said that it was clear
.1 1 nalthsr piinf iir In nor deal
In
they
ad
quately with the conclusions or recom
mendations or tns repon, wnicn
i-l.. 1J nnn nur.niol nnl
were
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lliailli; 4 W II 1. 1 V. ufW(. -.
It was proposed in committee that
the
report or tne omciais snouia do
.rflllv annrnvpd unit remitted to
gen-
the
Drunkenness Increases De
spite Rigorous Repressive
, Legislation.
Magistrates, but this latter proposal
was rejected by 6. to J so little desire
did this special committee manifest
nrobina- this social sore, or in tracli
of
ng
the causa or causes. 01 ay in is arun
ness to its source.
ken
The matter, however, can scarcely
end here, for unwilling though the re
trlrtionists are to have the matter
further ventilated. the' " members of
LAWS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE
the liquor trade are resolved that the
Issue should be kept before the. public
until the responsibility for the admit-.
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f ititVtJJr-l .sirif crjr yS. I
Hr o'CIock Closing and Drjr Sunday
Ordinances Seem to Operate Only
to Increase Arresta for Pub
. Iio Intoxication. .
GLASOOTr. .Aug-. 59. Opeclal.) Not
withstanding repressive legislation of the
most extreme type, drunkenness In Glas
gow and other cities of Scotland is In
creasing with startling rapidity. If a pso
ple could be made exceptionally temper
ate by - Parliamentary experiment, the
people of Scotland ought to excel all their
neighbors, but notoriously this is far from
being the case. The American speakers
at an International Council of Congrega
tionalisms held in Edinburgh a few days
ago, said they had seen more drunkenness
in one night In that city than could be
ted scandal is ascertained.
Blames Working Class.
The leaders of the Glasgow license
trade have Issued a vigorous criticism
of the official reports. In this report
to the special committee -the Chief
Constable frankly admitted the evil
and ascribed the primary cause to tji
Inability of the artisan and laborini
classes to make good use of "money in
excess of their ordinary requirements."
Why these classes in Glasgow should
thus be singled out is not expiainea.
It is a fact that general holidays, tin
payment of army pensioners and pay
ment to militia on dlsbandment cause
excessive .drinking and an Immediate
rise in the number of apprehensions.
The licensed trade make a strong
point of a matter which Is avoided by
tha official reports the tendency of
restriction to curtail the use or rooa
h nonnle who are drinking.. Where
Scottish cities present an unhappy con
trast to EngWsh and Continental cities
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CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES AT TOLEDO
TOLEDO, Or.. Sept. 8. (Spe
cial.) Captain H. R. Sturdevant
died at Toledo on September 1.
He was born at Pine Grove. War
ren County, Penn.. August 2s.
1840.
He enlisted in the Union Army
on September 24, 1861. as Ser
geant of Company P. One Hun
dred and Eleventh Pennsylvania
Infantry Volunteers: was pro
moted to captain of his com
pany. May 21, 1865: served In
the Twelfth Army Corps, after
wards consolidated with ,the
Eleventh, then made the Twenti
eth, and took part in the follow
ing engagements: Cedar Moun
tains. Antletam, Chancellorsvllle,
Gettysburg, Wanhatchle, Look
out Mountain, Mission Ridge,
Rlngold, Racacs, Snake Creek,
Charleston, Savannah. Atlanta,
Peachtree Creek, Kenesaw Moun
tain, Colp's Farm, Lost Moun-.
tain and the Dallas. He was
taken prisoner at Peachtree
Creek, Ga.. and held at Charles
ton In the Confederate prison
during the time of the heavy
bombardment of Charleston by
the Union forces.
Captain Sturdevant was mustered
out of the Service af Washing
ton, July 19, 185; came West in'
1894, bought property and settled In Toledo. He was active in all pub
lic affairs and while he was never a candidate for office, he served
four years as chairman of the Republican county central committee.
He served two terms as Mayor, was very active ht Grand Army af
fairs, attending the annual encampments as well as all Republican
state conventions.
He leaves a wife and one son, M.
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The Late Captala H. It. Sturdevant
R. Sturdevant.
witnessed in an American city of similar
size In a month. Sir Andrew Reed, late
Inspector-General of the Royal Irieh Con
stabulary, is equally emphatic. He visited
r.iiwnw In Aueusl. 1906. and walked
about the principal streets at night to see
for himself what was to De seen.
-t Ha. ax' "tnwirili the clos
in hour of the Dubllc houses some of
the streets crowded with drunken men
i .. in Piimn the United States
or Canada I have ever visited did 1
such a number or arunnen persons.
thought the scene I witnessed was most
disgraceful to any civuizea piace.
Ths facts submitted by the Chief Con.
.BhiM r.r sottish inni and counties
and by the Prison Commissioners, year
after year, represent a condition of things
which Is not only startling, but Is going
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xrom Daa to worse in u jew
tlsh temperance reformers of the coercive
type obtained the latest of their cherished
schemes the closing of all licensed
10 P. M and since that date
surprising though It appears, the official
statistics of arrest for drunkenness in all
the large towns show a large ana conun
voua Increase.
Demoralization Is Growing.
Glasgow affords the most striking illus
tratlon of this growing demoralization.
In his latest annual report, issued in May
last. Chief Constable Stevenson stated
that the number of apprehensions In Glas
gow for drunkenness in 19CT was 21.065. or
!.l per 100 of the estimated population.
"For an equal proportion of apprenen
slons we must,"' rays Mr. Stevenson, "go
back to ths years rrevious to 1900." Of
the n.065 arrests. 1706 were effected on
Sunday, and that. too. in a city where
complete "Sunday closing" has been en
forced since ISoX
"Ten o'clock closing" has been in
operation In Glasgow since May, 1904.
Ths movement was heralded by Sir
Samuel Chlsholm, the leader of that
group of reformers, as ths. inaugura
tion of a new era in temperance re
form. St. Mungo was to be transformed
Into a sober. God-fearing. Sabbath-loving
community. But what are the in
contestable facts provided each year
by the Chief Constable? In 1903, with
"11 o'clock closing." 11.8 per 1000 of
Glasgow population were convicted on
charges of drunkenness. In 1905, un
der the "10 o'clock closing," the con
victions represented 12. J per 1000 the
arrests being equal to 18.3 per 1000. In
1306, when, the "10 o'clock dosmg"
was admitted by all fair-minded per
sons to have had a fair trial. It was
found that the arrests on account of
drunkenness ran up to 19.334. against
14,309 In 1905, an Increase from 18.3 to
34.3 per 1000 of tha population.
Ths Chief Constable In these annual
reports candidly confessed his Inability
to account for the deplorable state of
things which his reportj disclosed.
Dislike to Probe Sore.
Very soon public demand began to
be raised for some inquiry into or ex
planation of a result so disquieting and
opposed to the confident promises of
the reformers. In Glasgow a commit
tee of 1 members of ths Town Coun
cil was reluctantly appointed, and in
Edinburgh the subject was as reluct
antly referrred to ths Chief Constabla
for report, still the question hung firs
for many months. The chairman of the
Glasgow committee was asked 'what
was being done, and he had to confess
that the members were too busy to be
got together since January last, and
he candidly admitted that many mem
bers would like the Inquiry to drop al
together, so Indifferent were they to
any further investigation.
Incredible though this may seem, it
was amply confirmed when a few days
later the minutes of the committee
were published, together with reports
by ihw.C.f -Constable, the Deputy
Town Cleric and the Police Prosecutor,
' to whom tie subject-tad been ubiit-Jjajr
is In ths almost entire absence of res
taurants or hotels catering for either
visitors or residents in tha matter of
food at night. In no Scottish city is
there any social life such as exists in
London. Dining or supping at hotels
or restaurants is discouraged by tha li
censing authorities In Scotland, who,
strange to say, pride themselves on the
small number of their hotels..
Glasgow, with its 806,800 population,
has but IT licensed hotels. Consequent
ly, saloons are the most popular re
sorts.
OES MOINES PLAN FAVORED
EAST SIDE PUSH CLUBS CON
SIDER CHARTER REVISION.
Will . Offer Suggestions .After Com.
m mission Decides on Gen
cral Plan.
The advisory committee of the East
Side Club Federation will make no
recommendations for changes in the
charter until the Charter Commission
has decided what sort of an Instrument
It will frame. No matter whether the
commission decides to adopt the Des
Moines plan or retain ths present form
of charter, the advisory committee will
submit a number of recommendations.
Ths committee wll meet Tuesday night
at the Sargent hotel to talk over sev
eral changes that will be asked for.
One Item seems agreed on. and that
Is that the city should take over and
maintain hard-surface pavements at no
further expenss to tns property
owners. This change has been con
sidered in nearly all the civic clubs
and has received their Indorsement.
The Holladay-Irvington Improvement
Association, which has projected a vast
hard-surface pavement district, favors
this being done, and its charter com
mittee will also submit recommenda
tion of a change in the charter cover
ing this.
It may be said that generally the
East Side push clubs favor the Des
Moines method, or some modified form
of that plan that will fit conditions
In Portland. Had a vote been taken
at the United East Side Clubs last
Tuesday night, at tha close of Dr.
C. H. Chapman's talk, it would have
been Indorsed nearly unanimously. The
North Albina Improvement Associa
tion with hardly any opposition, in
dorsed the Dcs Moines charter. That
friends of the new method will find
very strong support in the numerous
civic organizations appears evident
from the opinions expressed.
These civic organisations may be an
Important factor in framing the char
ter ana adopting it, but at present they
have shown no disposition to find
fault with or dictate to, the Revision
Commission, and will wait until some,
definite action has been taken by the'
commission before making requests for
consideration of changes and amend
ments. The advisory committee Is com
posed of representatives" from the dif
ferent sections of the East Side, b'lt
Its meetings will hold open and all
Interested are free to attend and offer
suggestions. L. E. Rice Is chairman.
His address Is 1212 Ellsworth street.
Standing Bear, Ponca Chief.
NORFOLK. Neb., Sept. 6. Standing
Bear, the famous Ponca Indian chief, is
dead at Niobrara. He was once exploit,
ed in Boston and other Eastern cities by
Thomas Tibbies, former Populist Vice
Presidential candidate, as a martyr to
Government persecution. Tibbies dressed
Standing Bear in silk bat and correspond-
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HYDE PARK, Subdivision No. 2, goes on sale today. The extraordinary values
of HYDE PARK No. 1 created such a demand for homesite property in this vicin
ity that THE JACOBS-STINE COMPANY, having previously purchased 80 acres
in all, was compelled to subdivide and improve the remaining half, which will be
sold at once as HYDE PARK No. 2.
Every lot in HYDE PARK No. 1,458 in all, was sold within four weeks from the day
it was first offered. In fact, the entire addition was sold before the day of formal opening.
THE JACOBS-STINE COMPANY guarantees that the improvements in HYDE
PARK No. 2, as well as in the original HYDE PARK, will be on a par with those
in BELLE CREST, the famous first success of this Company.
Improvements have begun and will be pushed to completion as soon as possible.
Be the - First Buyer Today
: in HYDE PAjRK No. 2
Choice Locations always fall to those who select early. The first buyers in HYDE
PARK will be fortunate, indeed. A visit to the tract will disclose the reason. Values
have increased enormously. The premier place for savings investments. THE
J JACOBS-STINE COMPANY has never failed to make money for its customers.
HYDE PARK No. 2 will follow in the same path.
The
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THE LARGEST SUBDIVISION OPERATORS ON THE PACIFIC COAST
148 FIFTH STREET
IS
COURT - FINDS EVIDENCE LACK
ING AGAINST" JOHN GIESE.
Man Who Carried Away Little Girl
and Was Caught Alter Long
Chase, Held, However.
Munirlnal Judee Van Zante dismissed
John Glese, charg-ed ' with child steal
ing, after hearing the evidence in the
case yesterday morning. The imprcs
slon had prevailed that the testimony
to, be given by witnesses would prove
so strong and conclusive that the de
fendant would be bound over to the
grand Jury. Failure of the rrosecution,
which was in charge of Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Page, to satisfy ths
court of the culpability o the accused.
owever. resulted In the reieae 01
Oiese, Insofar as the more serious
charge was concerned. The police
were quick to file a complaint, charg
tng dlsorderry -conduct, and upon this
Glese will be tried some time this week.
jtji maximum .penalty lor tais is jiuu
fine and 90 days In the County Jail.
That the outcome of the case has
aroused great Indignation among hoss
conversant with the details is certain.
However, In defense of his accion,
Judge Van Zante declares that the Dis
trict Attorney's office did pot furn'.s'a
the necessary evidence to warrant
holding Giese to the grand Jury.
"The evidemo as to the charga of
child stealing wai simply Insufficient
;o warrant me in holding the prlon.;r
to the gran J Jury," said Judgo Van
Zante. "The dcfndant was accused
Kit a very serious crime, that of steal
ing a 4-year-old child, and in order to
hold him for investigation by a grand
jury, it is necessary, under the law, to
show that he took ihe child by force,
carried her away by force, and at
tempted forcefully to retain her. These
points were not proved by the prosecu
tion at all. and it was not possible
for me to bind him over, much as I
desired to. As to the charge of dis
orderly conduct, now filed, It takes
far less evidence to prove that."
Glese, who has Jived in Portland for
IS years, and who is a steamboat hand,
was charged with stealing Ida Fendall,
aged 4 years. He was caught f'er a
most sensHtional chase, In whi :h a
squad of policemen and numerous men,
women and children participated late
Thursday afternoon. Gicse enticed the
child, as well as several other little
ones. Xrom the corner of Front and
Hall streets, where they were playing.
He offered to purchase candy for them.
If they would accompany him. After
going a short distance, all of them
but Ida Fendall became suspicious and
refused to go further.
Fearing mischief, the children hur
ried back to the Fendall home, at
Fiont and HaU streets, and told Mr.
Fendall, who Immediately set out to
overtake the man and the child. The
police were promptly notified, and ths
patrol wagon, with several officers,
was hurried to the scene. The whole
neighborhood was up in arms by this
time, and a large posse was pursuing
Giese, who was first encountered by
F. M. Bowe. Glese surrendered the
child, but fled, and it is estimated that
he covered probably five miles In his
flight before he was finally appre
hended and taken to the City Jail.
Because of the large number of per
sons involved in the case, It was
thought that the charge would easily
be proven. It was not shown, however,
that Giese took the child by force or
attempted to detain her by force, he
coaxing her away from her home by
the tempting offer: of candy.
Wants Saloon at Kenil worth.
. KENILAVORTH, Or., Sept. 5 (To
the Editor.) I noticed in the Orego
nian of last Tuesday, that no
saloon la wanted in Kenllworth.
Now, some of the "Old Mossbacks"
of our little burg would rather take
their oil-cans (marked "whiskey" on
the bottom) go to town and get them
filled, come home and have a quiet
little "booae" all by themselves, than
patronize a place near home. By
opening this saloon, we will be the
gainer by two more families and I
understand about twelve or thirteen
children. Juat what we want in a
growing- community like Kenllworth,
and at the same time keeping in touch
with Mr. Roosevelt's anti-race suicide
belief.
It is a well-known fact "we Dutch"
like a glass of beer now and then,
and there are enough of us in and
around Kenllworth to go a long way
in assisting to keep up a saloon. This
man only asks to have his license
transferred from some other place and
agrees to keep an orderly place.
Should he fall to do so, he will forfeit
his license. His petition was signed
by over seventy of the heaviest tax
payers, representing seven-eighths of
the taxable property of Kenilwortb,
and it seems strange that such a peti
tion should be fought by such people
who signed the remonstrance , who
own practically nothing and which
had less than thirty-five names on it
and most of them renters.
Now, when a man comes home after
a hard day's work, a nice, cool glass
of beer does no harm. rn order to
get It at present, one must go to
the city, making the beer cost three
times more than necessary.. I say,
let's have the saloon, 'by all means.
ADAM SIBECK.'
No. 27 East 33rd ti
JsVurly on-thlrd of th. immigrants whe
arrive in th port of New York n.ver go
Kevond the olty for a home.
Toolhachs
IWpMUlg pi WfJ
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not only stops
toothache instant
ly, but clean, the
cavity, removes sll
odor, and prevents
decay. Keens sun
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A Sll Affair. a Jenttsl btu
Tbere are imttatloni. Bee that yon set
Deat't TootliBch. 4inm.
At sU druKguu, 16 oents, or by mall.
MonCa rV.i-n Crm Cws Cnii ss4
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C. 8. DENT CO., Detroit, Mion.
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