IIE SUXDAT OREGQyiAy. FORTLANTj. AUGUST 6, 1911.
WONO SING JOSCTS GAIIELLNG-HOUSE AT 285 EVERETT STEEET. AND CHINESE PHOTOGRAPHED
ON THE PREMISES.
SIGN POSTS WILL
ON TO PORTLAND!
EVIL-DOERS CRY
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GUIDE TRAVELERS
Notices to Mark Pacific High
Chinese Gambler Opens One of
way Through Oregon Be
fore Month Passes. .
Finest Gambling Houses
on Coast Here.
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HOMST
THIS CITY HEADQUARTERS
Equipment at S8S Eve Ml Street Is
Complete Etch to Buffet nd
Free Lunch -Dlsaolnte Women
Ply Trade rnmolrated.
Gambler. dissolute women and their
mmpanfon and bunco men liav flocked
to Portland from all alone the Pacific
Coitt during the last month, while the
police recorda ahow a decreaae In the
number of arreata of person of uch
character. The -wide open" condition
of the city explain the influx of objec
tionable character, who pty their voca
tiona confidently and without a em-biam-e
of restriction. But no explana
tion la advanced ot the shrinking police
record.
With exception of the flagrancy of dla
aolute women In the bouaea that have
opened up during the month and thoae
who walk the etreete, the boldeat law
breaker la Won Sing Jon, repreeenta
urm of a ilnnilt Chinese gambling eyn-
dlcate of San Franclaco. a ho haa opened
an elaborate establishment at w tttrrn
atrert. Thla establishment la fully
equipped) and patrona are furniahed with
beer and liquor on Sunday, at all hour
of nta-ht and day. and a free banquet
th!e la always spread for the hungry.
Thla big gambllnr house opened three
weeks axo with S Chinese and mwt
than a doien Japanese runner. Wlth
one grand ivoop Wong Sing Jong cor
ralled practically all the Chinese and
Japanese In the city who aeek fortune"
at gaming table, and a few white men?
hare recently been aent out aa "boost-"
ers."
Jonf'i Plans Broad.
But ffonf Sing Jong not only proposer
t run the big; -si gambling house In
Port.and. catering to all claasea and
races, but has establlahed hi place a
headquarter for a gambling combine to
cperate In all cltlea of any alie In thu
Northwest. Axenta hav already been
sent to Walla Walla. Paeco. North Takl-r-.a
Roseburg. Medford and J3aker. to
loo over the field alth a view to estab
lishing branch houses. The eyndlcate l
said to have a cash capital of I100.O.
which 1 kept In a huxe aafe at th cen
tral bank at J Rverett atreet.
Wong Sing Jon obtained a lease
on the property at a big cost and ex
pended several thoueand dollar fitting
up the place. A broad entrance, with
a brilliant llht In front, leada to th
gambling rooms. A corpa of look
iMits guard the entrance and a Chinese
.landi behind a circular cigar counter
which Is equipped with a puah-button
underneath, with which to aound an
alarm ahould suspicious characters
try to gain entrance.
Chlneae and Japaneaa hava no diffi
culty In gaining admittance, but white
rnn. so far. are looked - upon
askance unleaa piloted by a white
-Chinese Mason" or an authorlied
"capper." If the guard behind a heavy
ateel door, which Is locked like ths
door to a prison and Just as stronx.
receives a signal from the Chines be
hind the clxar counter, chalna clank
and one Is bidden to enter.
Secret Exits Provided.
Besides this safeguard, the Chlneae
have constructed secret exits) leading
to a half doxen different passaxes In
the big building, three storlea high and
covering- a half block. The passaxes
are Just aa well guarded, to prevent
entrance from the outside.
Not a day pasaes that caaes Of beer
and liquor are not unloaded In front
of the gambling den and carried In.
Kverythlng la done to make the place
Inviting and "boost trade." Aa much
liquor la given away aa aold. hours and
Sunday making no difference becauae
Wont; Sing Jong has no license to sell
liquor and operates the entire place
la violation ot law, anyway.
Wong Sing Jong Is one of the biggest
Chinese gamblers on the Pacific Coast
and changes his name aa he moves
from city to city. He came here from
Seattle, where he established a simi
lar "Joint" for local gamblers and
Northwest headquarters, but was oust
ed during the glory of a big opening
and a prosperous business.
Chinese Business Monopolized.
As soon as Rushlight was elected
Mayor. Wong Sing Jong- came to Port
land, leased the place at US Everett
street, began remodeling and opened
about three week aco. Already he has
practically monopolised the Chinese
gambling In Portland, with the excep
tion of a few petty games of fan tan
and the Chlneae lottery business. It la
his Intention In opening such a gigan
tic place at this time and giving It a
big boost to advertise hi place so that
he will catch the horde of Chinese and
Japanese when they return from the
fish cannerle thla Winter and get all
the money earned by the laborers dur
ing the Summer month.
isut the wily Chinese I not over
looking anything1. White patronage,
negro patronage, any kind of patron
age I solicited, so long aa It bring ths
grld and no trouble.
The Aetna Club, on the third floor of
the building on Stark atreet. between
fourth and Fifth, haa not gone out of
business, although It was closed a week
ago. It la now known that the Clan
revs, of Seattle, made a aeries of trips
to Portland before the election and as
sAn as Rushlight was elected a gam
bler named tulnn organized the club
and opened It for business. The raid
on the Aetna Club Involves Intricacies
that have put Qulnn and the Clanceya
"In a hole." and Qulnn la hanging on
In the hope that a readjustment may
be made and th place will be permit
led to run. "
Smaller Places Opened.
A number of other gambling house
have opened on a email irtl. but they
are tiny compared to tr-e Chine re
sort. Paraphernalia for another gam
riling house In the North End was
brought to Portland about three week
ago. but Qulnn'a fluke chased the pro
rooters to cover, to await more favor
ri rnr.dltlona.
While one gambling house waa
raided, nothing haa been done to check
the Influx ot dissolute women, their
male companlona. "bunk" and con
fluence men. House after house of Ill
fame haa been opened and "atreet
walkers" have been permitted to Infest
Waahlr.xton atreet day and atlxht. The
male parasite haunt Washington
street comers, aaloona and rafea. and
Vr not molested.
In the realm of the underworld.
Adelie Bebee. proprietress of a house
at i North Seventh atreet, ha sprung
Into prominence a "Queen of the
Td.rlola." understood that ahe
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sets the pace for others to follow and
gets the "wine trsde." Her house has
been made a sort of headquarters for
men said to have Influence with the
administration and what Adelle Bebee
does, others may do. But, like the
wily Chinese gambler, Wong Sing
Jong, she has provided means of es
cape for her Inmates and patrons, par
ticularly the men of "influence" who
could not afford to be caught In the
place. A secret exit furnishes egress.
All th house along Seventh etreet.
Couch. Everett. Flander and Burnslde
street are running -wide open." Paint
ed face peep from behind curtains of
upper story windows, and white hands
beckon to men in the treet. Their
male companion, with their earning,
buy drink In the aaloon below, feast
or go "Joy riding." Everything I
"wide open" and all that Is necesary
to convince th most skeptical 1 to
take a trlp through the North End.
MEDFORD TO REPLACE SPAN
w Steel Structure to Be Largest
In Jackwm County.
MEDFORD. Or.. Aug. 5. (Spclal.
Plani for th 130.000 bridge acros Bear
Creek In Medford were accepted by the
County Court last Wednedy. With the
securing of a (trip of land owned by
F. J. W llllamaon and F. C. Page by the
city the only Impediment waa removed
and despite the heavy expense Incurred
by the county, the commissioners de
cided for the construction of the span.
The bridge Is the only structure
crossing th creek in the city and It
haa stood In Main atreet for 11 year.
The floor ha so rotted and worn from
constant travel that planks were placed
acroaa it recently by the city engineer.
The new bridge which will replace It
will be of reinforced concrete, lt feet
long. It will b the largest bridge In
Jackson County. Th supporting; spans
are each 7$ feet long, and th struc
ture la built to carry the load of two
40-ton suburban cars.
While the new bridge Is building the
creek must be forded, and for thla rea
on work must be done before the rainy
season sets It.
GO TO BANFF.
The Canadian National Park affords
Ideal conditions for the Summer out
ing. No such attractions elsewhere.
Visit" Glacier. Field and Lake Louis
en route. Very low rates. Full par
41culara at 11 Third street
Militiamen Ready for Camp.
OREGON CITY. Aua. 5. (Special.)
Company G. Third Kegiment. Oregon
National Guard, will leave at 10 o'clock
Monday morning for Portland, and will
go In the afternoon to Columbia Beach
for the encampment of ten days. Cap
tain Charles Hldy said today that about
) members of the company would go.
The company haa been drilling every
night for more than a week. William
R. Logu la Flrt Lieutenant and
Lowell Blanchard Second Lieutenant.
Eugene Permits Total $1,500,000.
EfOESE. Or.. Aug. S. (Special.)
Building permlta were Issued In Eu
gene In July to the number of 12. ag
gregating In value 139. S"0. The total
value of permlta Issued so far thla year
Is 3:V35. an Increase of S.7 per cent
over the same period laat year. The
real estate transfers for Lane County
In July totalled 1119. J7. which make
the total for seven month thla year
Well over It son one
l BLETHEN "DIES UP"
Seattle Man Contributes to
Oregon Roads Fund.
ALL TO BENEFIT, HE SAYS
Pujret Sound Newspaper Man Be
lieves That Pacific Coast High
war Do Much to Make
Relations of Cities Closer.
Joseph Blethen. of the Seattle Timet,
demonstrated his interest In the good
road movement Irrespective of locality
yesterday at the Commercial Club, when
he "dug up" to two member of the-
Ad Club who were soliciting fund for
the Rex-Tlgardvllle Improvement proj
ect. Mr. Blethen met them In the cor
ridor and. recalling an acquaintance with
them dating back to the trip of the club-
to the Potlatch In Seattle, fell Into con
versation. In which the ad men men
tioned the fact that they were working:
on the Rex-Tlgardvllle project. He at
one appropriated their list, affixed his
signature and turned over to them the
amount he had subscribed.
"By helping along local projects In
each of the states," said Mr. Blethers
laat night, "we will bring about the
realisation of the Pacific highway plan
sooner than we can do It In any other
may. Give one locality a stretch of
good road, and It produces Immediately
a desire for more good road.
Autos Have Done Much.
"I remember In the early days that
we used to make an auto run of from
15 to 20 miles over the road we had
available, and consider that we had had
a good trip. Now It Is not an unusual
thing for one to drive out of Seattle and;
make a l.'o or 20O-mlle trip. All of this
CHIEF OFFICERS ELECTED BY PACIFIC HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION.'
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Judge J. T. Roaald, of Seattle.
road Improvement has come directly as
a result or tne growtn oi tne uee vi w
In the Northwest.
..ft.. ...n.i.m.nt ne th slffna alonar
the Pacific highway route In Washington-
Is. I think, the biggest iep urn
made toward reairifng our aream ui m
nn.h -ni mith road from Alaska to
Mexico. It gave the people something"
tangible to can -tne t-acinc nisu).
and stimulated the interest of all of the1
people living within reach of it. Oregon1
will And that the ame thing will happen'
.u v...,. ... ulins In thla
state. People who may ,have been op-
. w. n.AfM Viefore. when theyi
ee the route actually laid out will take"
pride In It and will lend tneir assisiunc
to have It Improved." ' '
m.k-n .trnn.lw arivocatea the de
velopment of the highway through locat
organizations. "II tne urcson uuuu
Roads Association takes up tne improve
m.nt r.t certain snecial sections of road
i th- n-niimiitiA Vallev." he said, "It
-ii - h- --me end. xnese roauv
will eventually form links In the great"
Coast system.
All Will BeneHt.
The chief advantage of interstate roads
of the kind that the Highway Assocla-i
Hon Is working for will be. Mr. Blethen1
believes, the tendency they will nave-
to draw the cities of the Northwest
-i-t tether. "After all." he said.
"we must look upon the isortnwest as
unit. What brings weaun iu uno tiij.
n - ith tn the whole Northwest,
and we are comtng to realize this more;
and more. , ,
Tk. -tn.n from the commercial1
trniiiiinn of Portland at the Pot-1
latch he mentioned aa one of the. ex
amples of the era of good feeling that
prevails among the Northwestern cities.,
vr- Duthan enmnllmented the Cham
ber of Commerce and Commercial Clutt
of Portland on the effectiveness ot tneir
organization, and aid that the four com
mercial organizations of Seattle were
planning to bring tneir worn "
lar system.
Ex-Convict Caught at HUIsborQ.
titt t RnrTfY nr.. A us:. B. (Special.)
Sheriff Hancock. Special Agent Lil-
lles. of the Oregon Electric, and Archie
Leonard, of Portland, arrested John T.
McNamara, an ex-convict, today, and
him in tha HUlsboro Jail on a
vagrancy charge. The officers say they
have evidence connecting him with sev
eral recent burglaries, particularly that
of the Electric depot aieavenuu.
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Prank B. Riley, of Portland.
WORK TO BEGIN AT ONCE
Judge Ronald Re-elected President
of Association F. B. Riley, of
Portland, la Xamed Vice
President for Oregon.
Within four weeks sign posts will
have been erected in Oregon, from
north to south, marking the route of
the Pacific Highway through Oregon.
It has already been marked through
Washington and California. M. C. Dick
inson, of the Portland Automobile Club,
yesterday, at the meeting of the Pa
cific Highway Association, pledged
himself to see that this work Is done.
He will place an order Monday morn
ing for the signs and as soon aa they
are ready. F. M. Fretwell. of Seattle,
secretary of the association, and M. K.
MacRae will travel over the route and
have them aet in place.
The nlan of the organization, as out
lined in the by-laws adopted yesterday
morning, will be to work through local
associations in the future. Instead of
through individuals, as It has been
done in the oast year. Local associa
tions interested in the good roads
movement will be enlisted In the Pa
ctflc Highway movement and pledged
to do each its share in its own vicin
Ity. The Improved sections of road
may be designated by special names If
so desired, but will be Included in the
coast-wide scheme of the highway.
Vice-Presidents Elected.
. Five vice-presidents were elected,
two for British Columbia and one each
for California, Washington and Ore
gon. These vice-presidents will work
under the central organization and will
have general supervision in their own
localities.
The report of the nominating- com
mittee submitted yesterday afternoon
returned Judge J. T. Ronald as presi
dent and F. M. Fretwell as secretary,
and was passed with a unanimous vote,
although Judge Ronald protested vig
orously- against having the honor
thrust upon him a second time. Vice
presidents were chosen as follows: r.
M. McCandles, of Seattle; f. is. Kiiey,
of Portland; A. E. Todd, of Victoria,
B. C; C. A. Roas, of Vancouver. B. C.
and J. 8. Mitchell, of Los Angeles. The
selection of a vice-president for North
ern California was postponed until
communications could be held with the
good roads associations . of that local
ity.
Intense enthusiasm prevailed
throughout the session and all the
speakers agreed In predicting, that the
opening of the highway from the Mexi
can, line to Alaska was now only a
matter of a short time. w. J. Roberts,
State Highway Commissioner . from
Washington, said: "I believe that the
Pacific Highway project stands second
only In the good it can do the Purine
Coast to the Panama canal."
Joseph Blethen, of the Seattle Dally
Times; A. W. Gould, president of the
Seattle Automobile Club, and F. M.
McCandles gave short addresses, re
viewing -the work that had already
been accomplished and discussing
methods for furthering the movement
c c Chanman. of the Portland Com
mercial Club, spoke on the benefits
that the Northwest would receive in
annual tourist travel from the south
when the road Is opened, and J. H.
Albert, of Salem, brought greetings to
the association for the capital.
Work Is Discussed.
A telegram was received from Shasta
Springs, Cal.. inviting the association
to hold its next meeting there. Reso
lutions were adopted thanking the
press for the interest and assistance it
had rendered in the campaign, and the
Portland Commercial Club and Auto
mobile Club for - the hospitality they
had extended to the visiting delegates.
A resolution of thanks was also sent
to Messrs. Challoner and Mitchell for
the gold medal they have offered for
the first automobile to reach Hazleton,
near the Alaska line, and thanking- the
Seattle automobile club for the work
it had already done in placing the
signs for the highway In Washington.
Many of the delegates from Wash
ington left yesterday afternoon for
their homes, but others will spend to
day in Portland. They will be enter
tained by M. C. Dickinson with an ex
cursion to Latourell Falls, and a din
ner at the clubhouse , of the Portland
Automobile Club at Sandy.
WEST SCGGESTS BAXL- GAME
Portland-Salem Highway Move JTovr
Vp to Communities.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 5. (Special) "Th
proposed Portland-Salem capital high
way Is now up to the various communi
ties.", said Governor West todaj "It
is for th residents along the various
roads to get busy and outline some
definite plan of progress In construction
of tha road..
"It is my Idea. If funds were avail
able now, to hire a -competent engineer
to outline the plan and have charge
of the work? Some might object to this
idea, but I believe it Is good busi
ness and would like to take a hand
myself In aiding to raise the money to
pay for the services of such an engi
neer. "I am not certain Just how this
money should be raised. I would sug
gest, however, that a good-roads ball
game might supply considerable money
for a itarter. For Instance, a team
from the prison could be sent to Port
land to play some Multnomah County
nine, and backed by the good-roads
enthusiasts such a plan should result
In a large fund being raised for the
purpose of securing the services of an
engineer.
"This man would be available for the
several counties when they get down
to an actual, definite scheme of things.
I wish to see a road on both sides of
the river and I am certain that such
will come. But the people who get the
money. first, outline a definite plan and
signify that they are ready to go ahead
with the roadwork are the ones who
will get the aid of the convicts.
"Under present conditions It 1 strict
ly up to the communities now and when
they show me that they have the money
and the plan that will result in the
road, they will get all the aid I can
give them. But the road will not be
started on a shoestring."'
' Capital Commission Busy.
SALEM. Or., Aug. 5. (Special.)
Arrangements have been made for several-meetings
next week to Interest
citizens of Marlon County In the pro
posed Portland-Salem east side capital
highway. Meetings will be held at
AT
and earnestly calling upon piano dealers
every where to insist on honest publicity.
The vast majority of reputable piano
dealers all over the country are already in
active accord with this policy and are doing
all they can to protect the public from fake
advertising.
Speaking of Sherman, Clay & Co.'s style
of advertising, a Portland newspaper man
recently remarked: "The feature about
' Sherman, Clay & Co.'s advertising that has
impressed me is its sincerity. Permanent
" reputation, rather than immediate profit,
seems to be. its aim. It is building for the
future."
The Chicago Musical Times, which has
always advocated honesty in advertising, in
its issue of July 26, reproduces one of Sher
man, Clay & Co.'s "ads." as a commenda
tory specimen of "high-class advertising."
.Sincerity has always been the watchword
of Sherman, Clay & Co. A sure, steady,
. permanent increase of business by straight
forward methods: Right pianos, right
prices, right representations.
SheraanPlax&COe
Victor Talking Machine
Morrison at Sixth Portland, Or.
Brooks and Gervals next Wednesday
and in the evening at Woodburn. Thurs
day afternoon a meeting will be held
at Hubbard and at Aurora in the eve
ning. George F. Radgers, Grant B.
Dimick and C. T. Prall. members of
t.ii hirhwiv commission will
be present and if possible Governor
West also will aiieimiwiuvBo-.
Prisoner J Wife Makes Plea.
CENTRAL A. Wash., Aug. 5. (Spe
cial.) PathetlcletterJiabeejj
Trusses Like These Are A Crime
Get Rid of Elastic Band. Springs and. I-eg-Strapa.
Bach Hamesa Ha, Forced
Thousands to Undergo Dan
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Trusses ilk those shown b" J""
and lag-strap, elastic and sprtng contrap-
br drugstores, surgical lnstru-
no good whatever. ..
Inatead, th.y often do Immense harm
th JquVex th. rupture, often causing
r.nXlon-dls into he pelvic bone In
body who wears them.
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can-1 be relieved or cured-can-t even be
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the annual conven
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sensational, get-something
- for - nothing sub
terfuges in advertising,
ceived by Sheriff Urquhart in Chehalis
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sentence in the County Jail. The let
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