TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 21, 1912.
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CITIZENS BAFFLED
BY VICE PRQBLEA
Municipal Commission Wou
Solve Woes and Evils of
Fallen Women.
RESTRICTED PLAN DOUBTED
Mayor and Chief See Advantages
Segregated District, bat Others
Declare Present System
Is Better."
How test to handle the problem of
the unfortunate woman and the vices
centering about her, a problem as old
as the world, is just now under discu
si on by members of the Municipal Vice
Commission.
They do not know themselves, so
they have sent letters to prominent
and representative men and women
throughout the city, seeking informs
tion.
Rev. Henry J. Talbot, rector of 6t.
David's Episcopal Church, chairman of
the Vice Commission, admits that the
members are giving this subject their
earnest thought and consideration, but
lie says that any statement that the
members favor a restricted district or
the segregation of vice is a gross error,
To show how divergent are the views
of persons on this subject, it is only
necessary to say that, or a number in
tervlewed yesterday, scarcely any two
held the same ideas.
Restricted District Favored. (
Mayor Rushlight said he believes
restricted district, properly controlled.
would be an improvement over presen
conditions, and admits the inability of
the police to drive the unfortuuate
women from the city.
Chief of Police Slover pointed out
that "there are restricted districts and
restricted districts.
'There is Oakland. CaL." "aid the
Chief, "which has a district of 34 parlor
houses. Any woman caught outside of
these, engaged in her immoral occupa
tion. is arrested and given a Jail sen
tence; they don't levy any lines on them
at all. No liquor is allowed in there.
Now. surh a district as that might be
better than present conditions here.
But you take the Barbary Coast of
Ban Francisco, where liquor and every
evil one can Imagine is tolerated, and
rou have a condition far worse than
Portland has."
W. N. Gatens. Judge of the Juvenile
Court, who has spent much time in
thought over vice conditions, favors
restricted district, but only under the
most strineent regulations. In other
words, he would strip the social evil
of its commercial feature by throwing
about the district every possible safe
5uard. barring out liquor, and making
t impossible for men to lane tne earn
Ings of any woman.
Sin. Baldwin Opposed.
Mrs Lola G. Baldwin, superintend
ent of the police bureau for women, is
unalterably opposed to any Kino 01 a
restricted district and says that Port
land's present conditions, while they
may not be of the best, are far better
than they ever were under the old
reign of vice in the Jortn ii.no.
Answering a call to appear before th
Vice Commission last week. W. F.
Woodward, a prominent merchant and
memiier of the Charter Revision com
mission, told the members that he is
not in favor of segregation of vice
under any circumstances and that, in
bis judgment, the only permanent
remedy for existing conditions is, not
to put the rtamp or omciai approval
upon the social evil, but to eradicate
It through such work as the Social
Ilvirtene bocietr and other similar or
ganizations are doing. Mr. Woodward
dki not disclose what he said to the
members of the Vice Commission, but
It is presumed that he told them about
the same things as he saio yesteroay
'n an Interview.
Official Saaetloa la Bad.
I think." said Mr. Woodward, "that
it would be a shame for the city t
sanction a restricted district. It would
do no good, but great harm, and would
solve no problem whatever, ine city
would be a partner in crime of the
worst kind and its Mayor virtually a
directing officer. If Inspection were in
sisted upon, our physicians would de
generate into unspeakable workers
with vice. I believe the only means
of eradication of the social evil Is
to pay living wages to working girls
and to men. so they can afford to
marry and rear families. More than
any other one factor in producing un
fortunate women is tne miseraDie low
wage scale in vogue in our country.
Mayor Rushlight said that he did not
know that the members 01 tne ice
Commission are considering the social
evil and how it should be handled for
the public's best interests. The Vice
Commission is a body of 15 men and
women, authorised by an ordinance
passed by the City Council shortly
after Mayor Rushlight took ornce.
Tiiev have been investigating condi
tions and making reports along various
lines for 18 months. They have no
authority except to expend a certain
sum of money, appropriated by the
Council. In their investigations of vice
conditions and to make reports and
recommendations.
Mayor Faces Dilemma.
"I will say frankly," said the Mayor,
"that I don't know how the social evil
should be handled; it is the most dif
ficult problem of them ail. I did not
know the vice commission was con
stderlne- the subject. I have no heal
tutlon in saying that I would not. of
my'own initiative, create a restricted
district. I might do so with tne best
of Intentions and the first grand Jury
that had the chance would probably
Indict me for failure to enforce the
law. My candid opinion is that a well
regulated district for this vice Is bet
ter than to have those women scat
tered all over the city, as they are
now. I say frankly that, as my expe
rience shows since coming Into this
office, it is a thing impossible for the
police to drive those women out of
the city. They have always been hero,
they always will be here. I suppose.
We have been and are trying to keep
women off the streets and from the
windows of their lodgings, but the
very best we can do Is unsatisfactory."
The difference of opinion as to a re
stricted district is well Illustrated by
the statements of Mrs. Baldwin and
Judge Gtens. both of whom are stu
dents of the problem and both of whom
served for many months on the Vice
Commission. Owing to the fact that
their official positions demand their
full time, both recently resigned from
the Commission. Both have long oc
rupled places which bring them into
contact with all the vices known to
mankind, but they do not agree at all
Dn this question.
Present System Tkongkt Best.
"Anything that is recommended by
the liquor crowd and by the disorderly
woman herself." said Mrs. Baldwin, "is
not the proper solution of the social
evil. Of that I am certain. Any time
you find the vicious element united on
a system, you may be. sure that it is
not the right system, because they do
not look upon the evils as other people
do. They are interested parties and
cannot hold unbiased views as to what
should or should not be done. I know
that conditions under a non-restricted
district plan are better than they were
here when we had a restricted district.
The women themselves admit to me
that thev cannot carry on their busi
ness without fear of molestation, and
that they are unable to get recruits
also know, for I have kept a close
check on this. The present situation
is better for the young man or woman
than a restricted district. '
The Vice Commission will continue
its investigation and the consideration
of the subject indefinitely, before mak
ing a report. Under the present law
of the state, disorderly houses cannot
be recognized or condoned.
Dr. Harry Lane was the first Mayor
of Portland to close up. or at least
attempted to close up. all disorderly
FOREST GROVE EDUCATOR
GOKS TO LAKETIEW TO TAKE
SCHOOL. 3tl'EHI.TEXDU.Cl.
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Professor O. M. Gardner.
FOREST GROVE, Or., July 13.
(special.) Professor O. M. Gard
ner, for four years superintendent
of Forest Grove schools, has re
signed to accept the superintend -ency
of schools at Lakevlew, Or.
Professor Gardner has greatly ad
vanced the schools here. A re
ception was tendered him at the
Methodist Church by his many
friends with whom he has been
associated as superintendent of
the Methodist Sunday School for
the past three years. Mr. and
Mrs. Gardner leave this month
for Lakeview.
houses. It was well toward the close
of his last administration that he did
so. Joseph Simon, who followed him in
the position, continued the "closed" pol
icy, while Mayor Rushlight has not as
yet changed it.
PUTER MADE DEFENDANT
AVisconsin Man Seeks to Recover on
School Land Certificates.
S. A. D. Puter, of land-fraud fame,
is the defendant in an action which
has been commenced in Circuit Court
by Henry A. Salzer, of La Crosse, Wis.,
to recover $18,000 and interest on that
amount since 1905. The complaint
simply recites that the money was ad
vanced, and has been for a long time,
and now is. due and owing. A. E.
Clark, attorney for the plaintiff, gives
the following explanation:
'A number of years ago Mr. Salzer,
who had purchased some Oregon school
and certificates, traded them to Mr.
Puter and Horace McKinley for some
school land certificates which turned
out to be forgeries. He gave $13,000
In cash to boot.
Later Mr. Salzer brought suit in
Federal Court and suueeeaed In getting
back some of his good certificates.
Although the statute of limitations
would appear to have run on this
transaction, more than six years hav-
ng elapsed from Its date. Mr. Puter
h. lived for a couple of years in
California and this time can be deducted."
Mr. Clark said that McKinley was
not made a party detendant because
of lack of knowledge as to his where-
bouts.
The complaint against Puter was
Bled over a week ago, but service was
ot obtained till yesterday, when ne
returned from the southern part of
the state.
OREGON EXHIBIT
CANADA
URGED
Daniel Morgan, of Spokane, Is
Visiting Coast States to
Arouse Interest.
BIG DELEGATION MAY GO
Hamburg Seeks License Rerund.
An application was filed with the
City Auditor yesterday by E. J. Han
bury, proprietor of the Yeon building
buffet for a refund of the unused por
tion of the restaurant liquor license
granted him July 1. The place was
losed July 12.
Dry Farming Congress Will Meet at
Lethbridge, Alberta, In Oc
tober Tillman Reuter
Tells of Exhibits.
Not only will Oregon send to the
Seventh International Dry Farming
Congress at Lethbridge, Alberta, next
October, the largest exhibit that has
ever been sent from this state to an
exposition of that nature, but an effort
will be made- to arrange for a big dele
gation of farmers and business men
from Portland and the stats at large
to go by special train.
Xanlel Morgan, of Spokane, a mem'
ber of the board of governors of the
Congress and vice-president for Wash
ington, visited the Portland Commer
cial Club Friday to arrange prelimin
aries for a campaign to create in-
tereet in the coming congress, and to
organize a delegation to attend from
Oregon. He was accompanied by Till
man Reuter, of Madras, Oregon's
pioneer exhibitor at the Dry Farming
Congress and one of the prize winners
for several consecutive years.
Last year 1 had 75 feet of wall
space at the Dry Farming. Congress
for my exhibits, said Mr. Reuter, "and
this year I intend to double that space.
Other dry farmers in Oregon are in
terested and we are going to send ex
tensive exhibits from every farming
district in the state.
Wide Interest Shown.
Mr. Morgan is well pleased with the
general awakening of interest in dry
farming among the people of the
Northwest, and says indications are
favorable for more extensive exhibits
from the whole Northwest this year
than ever before. George Harcourt,
deputy minister of agriculture in Al
berta, and Duncan Marshall, minister
of agriculture In Saskatchewan, are
working with Mr. Morgan In touring
the Northwestern states to organize
exhibits and delegations to the com
ing congress, which will last from Oc
tober 19-26.
Spokane has already arranged for
a special train to bear its delegation to
the congress, said Mr. Morgan, "and
we hope to secure a similar arrange
ment in Portland and Oregon.
It is high time that farmers of the
Northwest awaken to the importance
of the movement. Canada has always
made big exhibits in the land shows,
even when they were held outside her
borders, and, although it may be a blow
to the pride of the farmers of the
United States, she has carried away the
lion's share of the premiums.
Canadians Are Alert.
This success on the part of the
Canadian farmers has not been con
fined to the dry farming exhibits alone.
Last year a man named Green, from
Saskatchewan, went down to the New
York Land Show and carried away
from all the exhibitors in the United
States the first prize of 31000 for the
best bushel of wheat in the world. For
these reasons it appears that it Is time
for the farmers of the United States
to look to their laurels.
The United States is a better coun
try than Canada for farming, but in
Canada we find the immigration bureau
and other strong government organiza
tions backing and promoting these land
shows and exhibitions, and giving every
incentive to the Canadian farmers to
strive hard and to excel.
"Logically, all of Western Canada
should be the market of the North
western farmers In the United States.
Only S per cent of the land in Canada
is settled and developed, and the mar
ket Is already enormous. If the wall
were down there is no reason why
Portland here should not be shipping
into Canada now 10 carloads of fruit
and vegetables daily.
Canada America Market.
"Western Canada realizes this. At
the last elections the Western Canadian
communities invariably went Liberal,
which means that they want reciproc
ity, and that it must eventually come.
There will be nothing to prevent the
products of the Northwest from flow
ing into those provinces in an immeas
urable degree when conditions are such
that Canada can get at them.
"The Canadian market for our farm
products will, I believe, double the pop-J
MOY
ER
Moyer is selling lots of goods these days;
he has a habit of selling reliable clothing
and haberdashery at a low price. Just now
he has wonderfully reduced the price on
everything. You'd better come and get your
share while you can; prices will not be lower
Men's Suits
$10 Suits reduced to $ 6.95
$15 Suits reduced to $11.35
$20 Suits reduced to $13.35
$25 Suits reduced to $16.65
Blues and Blacks
One -Fourth Off
Children's and
Boys' Suits
Men's Pants
$1.95
$2.50
$2.95
$3.95
$4.35
$5.00
$6.00
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
reduced to
reduced to
reduced to
reduced to
reduced to
reduced to
reduced to
$1.35
$1.65
$1.95
$2.65
$2.90
$3.35
$3.95
$2.00
$3.00
$3.50
$4.00
$4.50
$5.00
$6.00
Pants
Pants
Pants
Pants
Pants
Pants
Pants
reduced to
reduced to
reduced to
reduced to
reduced to
reduced to
reduced to
$1.45
$2.25
$2.65
$3.00
$3.25
$3.75
$4.50
All Children's
Wash Suits
HALF PRICE
50c Underwear
35
$1.00 Underwear
79
$1.00 Shirts
79
$1.50 Shirts
$1.15
$2.00 Shirts
$1.35
50c Neckwear
39
25c Garters
15
ALL STRAW HATS
AND
PANAMAS
HALF PRICE
FIVE STORES
FIVE STORES
First and Morrison Third and Oak First and Yamhill
Second and Morrison 87 and 89 Third
ulation and volume of business of the
Northwestern states eventually.
Exhibits in the Dry Farming Con
gress and the other land shows in Can
ada will pay dividends to the North
west in settling more firmly our claim
upon those provinces as our market,
and also in showing the farmers from
the United States who are residents 01
Canada the real greatness of the coun
try that they have left.
rWe should exhibit not only our farm
products, but we should send exhibits
showing the advantages of our agricul
tural colleges and the merits 01 tne
Winter climate of the Northwestern
states, for our climate Is destined to
make these states the Winter homes of
the prosperous Canadian - American
farmer in the future."
Mr. Morgan has already visited Mon
tana and the states north of here in his
tour, and all are preparing to send
delegations and extensive exhibits. He
left Saturday night for Sacramento to
organize exhibits and delegations in
California, and will be the guest of the
California Development League In San
Francisco this week. He will return
to Portland next month, and with the
assistance of the Oregon Development
League, working from headquarters in
the Portland Commercial Club, the cam
paign to secure a large delegation from
Oregon will begin. Mr. Reuter will
soon bring an exnioit ot ary larming
products from Eastern Oregon and es
tablish it in the Chamber of Commerce
to arouse enthusiasm and interest in
the movement here.
Mr. Morgan Is a native of Oregon,
born at Corvallls. He Is a son of Seth
Morgan, who was an Oregon pioneer of
1847.
COLONY WORK STARTS
CENTRAL OREGON PROMOTERS
' OPEN BRANCH OFFICES.
Seattle and Spokane Chosen as Cen
ters to Tell World of Land
That Awaits Development.
Branch offices of the Oregon &
Western Colonization Company of this
city will be opened at once in Seattle
and Spokane, so that the work of popu
lating the 800,000-acre tract in Central
Oregon held by this concern, may be
enhanced. J. R. Lusk has been chosen
manager of the Spokane office.
J. L. D. Morrison, of St. Paul, sales
manager for the company, arrived in
Portland yesterday morning, and pre
pared to organize an effective selling
force in both Eastern and Western
Washington. The Spokane office will
handle the business in the Eastern por
tion of the state, while the office at
Seattle will care for sales in the west
ern half.
W. P. Davidson, president of the com
pany, who, with L. W. Hill, owns the
controlling interest in the project, will
probably come to Portland about Sep
tember 1, to remain permanently. He
will devote his entire time to the de
velopment of the Central Oregon prop
erty. ?
'We are taking people into our tract
SALEM FOLK HOSTS AT REUNION WHICH IS ENJOYED-FOR FIRST TIME IN 29 TEARS.
rJa... j-fC.Ja . t ' n -mill lull I II , nil MJfcliMIMMMjeMMlMIII
every day," said Morrison yesterday.
"They are coming from almost every
part of the country, but most of them
are recruited from the states of the
Middle West. The excellent crops that
Central Oregon will produce this year,
will go far toward populating the en
tire section. All our reports show that
the farmers will harvest big yields this
season. The dry farming areas are do
lng exceptionally well. Plenty of good
agricultural land is available in Cen
tral Oregon at low prices. With lm
oroved transportation facilities we
should have no difficulty In settling
almost every acre of tillable land.
L W. Hill, now that he has been re
lieved from active duties as president
of the Great Northern, is devoting
much of his time to the Central Ore
gon development. It is probable that he
will come to Oregon soon, to make a
personal Inspection trip of the Oregon
& Western Colonization Company's
property.
SLAYER'S EFFECTS SOUGHT
Husband of Sirs. Nettie Walsh Al
leges Goods Held Unlawfully.
In an effort to obtain possession of
the effects of his wife, Mrs. Nettle
Wajsh, who killed herself and her baby
last Auesaay, xiuueri uusu, uin " no
band, who was fired at twice by the
woman before the double killing, ob
tained a warrant yesterday for the ar
rest of John Doe Scott, on a charge of
unlawfully retaining the property.
Scott is proprietor of the house wnere
the shooting occurred.
Persons who had business relations
with Mrs. Walsh shortly before her
death believe that she had a consider
able amount of money in her posses
sion, which may be the real object of
the litigation. Tuesday night follow
ing the double tragedy a man answer
ing the description of Walsh wes seen
prowling about the premises and the
police were appealed to.
Playground News.
Columbia Park will hold a Mothers'
meeting Friday. July 28, to discuss
playground work. W. F. Woodward
will address the meeting. The address
will be followed by discussion and so
cial hour. All women of the neigh
borhood are Invited. Time S to B P. M.
A mothers' meeting will be held at
Sellwood Park the afternoon of Tues
day, July 23. Mrs. A. E. Wood will ad
dress the meeting.
A mothers' meeting will be held at
Peninsula Park the afternoon of Tues
day, July 23.
Mrs. Reed, of the Peoples' Institute,
was a hostess to the children of the
North Park last Thursday, July 18, at
her residence. She entertained them
with games and later served refresh
ments. She intends to do so every
Thursday afternoon.
Brooklyn Park will have their first
band concert of the season on Wednes
day afternoon. Julj- 24.
Lincoin Park holds a field meet ev
ery Friday afternoon and evening for
boys under si.
Washington Park held a mothers
meeting Friday afternoon, July 18, and
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock the
boys and girls acted charades before a
large and interested audience.
STRANGELY HURT
DOCTORS DO NOT KNOW WHY
WORKMAN IS UNCONSCIOUS.
Gus Donley, Found In Cottage Grow
Sawmill, Brought to Portland
for Treatment.
Found unconscious on the floor be
side the moving bandsaw that he wai
attending in a sawmill at Cottage
Grove, Friday morning, Gus Donley was
brought to Portland to St. Vincent's
Hospital yesterday. He is still un
conscious and his case is proving s
puzzle to his attending physicians.
Blood was streaming from one ol
his ears when he was found, and s
large silver lying on the floor neat
him, Indicated that he might havf
been struck on the head by the gpllntJi
as it was hurled into the air by th
teeth of the saw. There are no markr
on Donley to show how he may have
been injured. When he failed to re
cover consciousness, the National Hos
pital Association, which is caring for
him, had him brought to Portland.
Efforts to diagnose Donley's Injuries
have failed.
Donley up to late last night had
shown no signs of consciousness, lit
gives evidence of being In great pain.
Donley has a wife at Cottage Grove
He is about 35 years old.
Greeters or Oregon to Meet.
Greeters of Oregon. -. organization
of hotel clerks. - lil hold a meeting at
11 o'clock Tuesday night at the Hotel
Portland. The meeting will be ad
dressed by F. Vv. Mulkey.
; JOHNSON FAMILY POSE FOR PHOTOGRAPH.
SALEM Or.. July 20. (Special .) Mr. and Mrs. J. C Johnson, at their Winter-street home, were the hosts at a delightful family reunion re
cently when for the first time In 29 vears the members of the family had all been together. This was at the time of the marriage of the oldest
daughter. Among those present were J. C Johnson, father, who was born in Pike County, Illinois, May 29. 184 2; Vloletta Johnson, formerly Vio
letta Gunsaules, the mother, born In Knox County. Illinois. April 19, 184 6. and the following children: Lizzie A, wife of J. H. Daniel, of Eugene;
A. J Johnson. Corvallls; Etta A-. wife of J. C. Simpson. Airlie: C. V. Johnson. Portland; Pearl I., wife of A. S. Shaw. Salem, as well as the hus
bands and wives of th children. There were also 15 grandchildren present, or a total of 27 persons at the reunion.
This Is one of the pioneer families of the state, the parents crossing the plains, the father in 1847 and the mother In 1853. both families
settling near Jefferson in Marlon County. -
Home Dairy Blotted Out Here.
Because of unsanitary conditions,
City Health Officer Wheeler ordered
F. Coblne. proprietor of the Home
Dairy, yesterday to discontinue de
livering milk in the city. The dairy
was inspected some time ago and
found to be in bad condition, The
proprietor was ordered to clean up and
his failure to do so resulted in the
order of yesterday, which shuts him
out of the city as a milk dealer.
Johnson orr to Seattle.
Mel C. Johnson, manager of the
Howard Automobile Company, left last
week for Seattle to attend the Pot
latch celebration and show the 1813
National, in the Sound City for the
first time. Mr. Johnson was accom
panied by Frank Nichols, the National
driver, who will demonstrate the car.
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