The Sunday Oregonian., March 05, 1922, Section One, Page 18, Image 18

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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MARCH 5, 1922
CONFEREES SEEKING
HEW LAW ON DIGS
Delegates Will Be Sent to
, Washington, D. C.
WESTERN GOVERNORS AND OFFICIALS LAY PLANS FOR WORLD-WIDE FIGHT . AGAINST NARCOTIC EVIL AT CONFERENCE HELD IN PORTLAND.
HARDING ASKED TO HELP
Delegates and Representatives
Lino Up Strong Campaign to Ex
tirpate Us of Narcotics.
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factured narcotics can be exported,
only to be smuggled back Into the
country and sold by "peddlers" to
the army of addicts.
Co-operation of foreign- countries
In this campaign, to such an extent
that the provisions of the interna
tional opium congress, held at the
Hague ia 1912, can bo amended and
made mora effective, was another
measure that the governors and their
representatives decided will prove of
Inestimable value In ridding- this
country of the narcotic evil. .
Harding- Asked to Help.
A. memorial addressed to President
Harding-, Secretary of State Hughes,
as well aa. to congress, urged that
some action be taken whereby th
universal unlawful sale of narcotics
can be halted.
A minimum sentence for violations
of the Harrison narcotic act consist
ins of a fine of 500 to $1000 and
imprisonment from one to five years
for first offenders and a fin of $2000
to $5000 and imprisonment from five
to ten year for subsequent offenses
was advocated. A resolution urging
a minimum sentence for first offend
ers rangrln&T from $500 to $2000 and
from two to five years was brought
out of the committee room but met
ODDOsitlon at the hands of uovernor
Hart of Washington, Circuit Judge
Evans and Austin F. Flegel, assistant
-United Btatea attorney.
..These men argued that a minimum
sentence for first offenders as severe
as the .first recommendation would
defeat the very purpose of the resolu
tion, in that it would provide such a
severe sentence of persons who were
g-uilty of selling narcotics that con
victions could not be obtained.
After objections had been voiced,
the resolution was returned to the
committee, modified and then adopted
by unanimous vote.
- Deportation Is Favored.
Deportation of aliens convicted of
violations of the Harrison act, as ad
vocated by R. P. Bonham, chief im
migration inspector in the Oregon
district, and as outlined in a bill in
troduced to congress by Senator Mc
Nary and Representative McArthur of
Oregon, was given hearty indorse
ment in a resolution adopted by the
conference.
"Aliens are In this country by
courtesy only." declared Mr. Bonham,
explaining the purpose of the bill
drawn by him. "And If these men vio
late this law they should be deported.
If congress passes this bill, within 24
hours after the president had affixed
his signature, I will begin the de
portation proceedings that will rid
Oregon of quite a number of nar
cotic peddlers, and they won't get
back, either."
Realizing that while federal action
Is necessary if the proper relief is to
be gained, the conference recognised'
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OPPOSENTS TO ASK INJUNC
TION IN SCHOOLS.
On platform, left to rfg-fct Governor Oleott, vrao called conference! Mayor Baker, presiding- officer, and Dr. Frederick W. Strlkier, atate health officer of Oregon, secretary. Seated, left to
right Dr. W. T. Williamson, Frank S. Grant, dry attorney of Portland Uavld Hottfnaon, United Btatea public health aervlcel Harry u. smitn, citiet icneral narcotic officer on Pacific coast,
San Francisco! William H. Hlatt, representing; Governor Davis of Idaho; 11. J. Peyton, president Spokane White Cross society! J. S. O'Callashan, president of the California state board of
pharmacy, representing Governor Stephens Canon W. II. Bliss, president of the Seattle White Cross society, and Governor X.ouia Mart of Washington,
the Importance of Individual . state
action as well. It was therefore rec
ommended that every state in the
union enact laws In the respective
legislatures providing a compulsory
penitentiary sentence for drug ped
dlers; making the possession of nar
cotic drugs prima facie evldene of
an intent to sell unlawfully such
drugs, and providing for proper search
warrants in such states as now lack
adequate provisions for this purpose.
These proposals, as contained In a
resolution setting forth the inade
quacy of laws in many states gov
erning the narcotic evil, will be Bent
to every governor in the United States
as well as. to each house of every
legislative assembly in the union.
Furthermore, it was decided, in or
der to arouse interest in national as
well as state legislation directed
against narcotics, that the entire
question would be presented in prop
er form 'to the conference of gov
ernors of the United States to be held
this fall.
Governor Opens Session.
The conference was opened yester
day by Governor Oleott, who in a
short preliminary address called at
tention to the Berious menace that
faces the entire United States in the
increasing illegal sale and use of nar
cotics. While Governor Oleott de
clared that It was necessary to pro
vide means of caring for the addict
and also necessary to place the ped
dlers behind the bars for long sen
tences, essentially the narcotic prob
lem is an international one.
While narcotics are manufactured
In this country, much to our disgrace 1
as a nation, the raw materials come
from abroad and it Is there we must 1
turn to stamp out the menace at the
very grass roots," declared the gov
ernor. "I feel that tnts conference may be
the stepping-stone to some interna
tional action. By this conference the
states of the far west are demonstrat
ing their deep interest in the problem
and calling attention to -4t gravity.
By the very presence here of repre
sentatives from the various states, the
word goes broadcast that the Pacific
coast has a united front to present to
the constantly growing evil.
"In many ways such a conference
may rival in importance the, peace
conference closed at Washington re
cently. All of us deprecate wars. But
wars have a thrilling eide, a noble
side, a patriotic side. At their worst
they but kill and maim the bodies of
men. ,
"Traffic in narcotics has no noble
side, no patriotic side. Not satisfied
in killing eventually the bodies of
men, it kills their immortal souls. It
turns the strongest, the most intelli
gent, into groveling beasts. It at
tacks the children, the women, the
very fireside of our homes. II the
nations of 'the world may gather to
gether to suppress this crying evil
and. reach a basis for its suppression,
such a conference will have worked a
greater good, perhaps, in the final
analysis, than a conference which
brought about the ultimate suppres
sion of warfare."
After calling on each of the visitors
In the conference for a short talk,
Governor Oleott turned the meeting
over to Mayor Baker, who is at the
head of the narcotic control associ
ation of Oregon. . ,
One of the most interesting of talks
yesterday' was given hy W. H. JBliss,
canon of the Trinity Parish church of
Seattle, who is president and one ot
the organizers of the White" Cross
society, an anti-narcotic organization
Canon Bliss has devoted much time
to the war on narcot'ico and is con
sidered one of the best-veo-sed men on
the entire narcotic situation-, outside
of the actual narcotic agents, to be
found on the Pacific coast, or tihe en
tire United States foe that matter.
Public Opinion Best Weapon.
"Public opinion miut be aroused,"
etatedl Canon BISea. "This will bring
about adequate pe.nd'tenitiiary sen
tences tor convicted dealers. The ma
Jorlty of sentences meted out now for
violations of the Harrison act aire po
lice court sentences, wheneas the
crime" that is committed is one of tihe
most seirdous of all crlmeis, for it Is
tearing down ohdldren, men and
Women, with no respect for classes
and wittti little hope for ultimate cure
for the victims unless the traffic is
cut off at the very fountada-liead.
"The b-ueines of peddling narcotics
is lucrative," he continued-. The old-
time bank robbers and crtmiinads of
thait type aire going Into the narcotic
business because it Is less hazardous
and more lucrative- If convicted- for
robbing a bank, the semtence io 15
yearns, wihilie conviction of violating
the najreotic 1 law means 90 day or a
smalk fine.
"For' instance one ounce of mor
phine or cocaine contains about 437 J
grains. An ounce of stuff costs $19
or $15 If purchased legitimately, and
only about $35 to $40 lf bought
through the underground passage.
When it .reaches the addict 1t brings
$1 a grain, go the profit, you see. Is
enormous. One Chinaman in Seattle
Is reputed to have made more than
$200,000 in the last two years ped
dling narcotics. There are any num
ber of cases of men becoming wealthy
in the traffic, and as things are they
have little to fear in the way of pun
ishment." Harry D. Smith, chief federal nar
cotic officer of the Pacific coast, told
the conference of the small force that
has been given to him to operate. It
developed that in the entire United
States there are but few more than
200 narcotic agents operating, while
in Portland, Seattle and Tacoma there
are more than 200 known narcotic
dealers operating.
Mayor Baker called attention to the
conference of the need of a campaign
that will awake congress .to the ne
cessity of granting more . funds to
the narcotic division of the Internal
revennue ' department, as well as a
larger force to work with. -
Since November' 15, the collector of
customs in Portland has confiscated
more than $200,000 worth of cocaine,
according to George U. .Piper, collect-
tor. This department searches ships
coming into the port. Many known
bootleggers, he stated, have gone into
the narcotic business because it is
easier to handle narcotics and the
profits are. greater.
The late conierence on war was an
right," -declared Mr. Piper, "but if we
can have an international conference
on the narcotic subject and line -up "the
nations, including our own, to control
the manufacture and distribution of
narcotics," we will get somewhere."
Mayor Baker announced last night
that the expedition or western of
ficials to Washington had taken on
definite form and that Governors Ol
cjtt of Oregon and Hart of Washing
ton had both agreed to make the trip.
He stated that Canon Bliss would be
in the 'party, as would many other
officials Interested in this campaign
from western states. It ia probable
that the trip will be made next sum
mer. Women to Help. .
Prominent club women attended at
fhe conference yesterday and pledged
their support to the campaign. At a
luncheon of the Oregon Civic league
resolutions weer adopted pledging the
whole-hearted support of its member
ship to the Oregon Narcotic Control
association and to the governors' con
ference in fighting the narcotic evil.
Attendingi the conference as official
delegates were Governor Oleott, Gov
ernor Hart of Washington, J. S. O'Cal
laghan. president of the board of
pharmacy of California, and repre
senting Governor Stephens of Cali
fornia; W. H. Bliss, canon of the Trin
ity Parish church, Seattle; Harlan I.
Peyton, of the White - Cross' society,
Spokane; William H. Hiatt, chief of
the Idaho state constabulary! and
representative of Governor Davis;
Harry D. Smith, chief federal narcotic
agent of the Pacific coast; Mayor i
Baker, R. P. Bonham, chief immigra
tion officer; Lester W. Humphreys.
United States attorney; George U.
Piper, collector of customs: Clyde G.
Huntley, internal revenue collector;
Circuit Judges Stapleton, Evans,
Tucker and Morrow," Frank S. Ward,
secretary of the Oregon state board
of pharmacy; Chief of Police Jenkins
and members of the city council.
Mass Sleeting Will Be Held Tonight
to Act on Report of Spe
cial Committee.
The question of permitting dances
to be held in tb,e "public schools of
Portland Is to . be carried into the
courts. Application for an injunction,
restraining the school board of dis
trict No. 1 from permitting -such use
of -school property. Is to be asked
for during the ensuing week, persona
directly Interested In the anti-dance
movement in Portland said yesterday.
"Not only do we expect to ask for
an Injunction here," said Rev. Guy
Fitch Phelps yesterday, "but we ex
pect this will be but the beginning of
a state-wide movement to abolish
dancing from the public schools. We
are in direct touch th antagonists
of the dance in other communities
and they assure us that they are pre
paring to take action similar to that
we plan to take here."
Dr. Phelps is one of the three mem
bers of a special committee appointed
at a mass meeting recently held in
the East Side Baptist church, and
whose duty it has been to propose a
name for a permanent organization,
prepare constitution and by-laws and
recommend the personnel for a "com
mittee of fifteen" to have general
charge of the anti-dance crusade. The
other members of this committee of
three are J. A. Harding, a layman of
the Fast Side Baptist church, and
Rev. Norman Tully, assistant pastor
of the First Presbyterian church. Dr.
Phelps Is astor of the Sellwood Meth
odist Episcopal church.
A great mass meeting on the sub
ject of dancing in the public school
Is announced for 7:30 o'clock tonight
in the Centenary Wilbur Methodist j
FniKcona.1 church. Fast Ninth and
j East Pine streets. The report of the
special committee wiu do presenwo
and acted upon, and it is probable the
"committee of fifteen" will be ap
proved and a permanent organization
effected. Dr. Walter B. Hinson, pas
tor of the East Side Baptist church,
East Twentieth and East Salmon
streets, has been named chairman of
this committee. The other names
selected have not been made public.
of the Portland Chamber. .Of Com
merce in the Oregon building, Port
land, f
One of the subjects for dicuslon,
according to officers of the associa
tion, will be the advisability of
dropping McMInnville and Dayton off
the route, having the Oregon Memo
rial highway stop at St. Joseph cut
off, two and one-half miles north of
McMInnville and thence by way of
Lafayette to Newberg and Portland.
The reason of this proposed chance la
the opposition reported by the secre
tary of the McMInnville chamber of
commerce.
Plans for financing the beautlflea
tlons of the highway will be dis
cussed. Among the speakers who will be
present will be Charles 1. Keyser,
superintendent of parks; Profcosor
Peck of the Oregon Agricultural
college, George A. White, adjutant
general, and Governor Oleott.
COLUMBIA POLITICS LAGS
LITTLE INTEREST MANIFEST
IN MAY PRIMARIES.
YOUTH, 17, LEAVES HOME
James Reed, Washington High
Student, Reported to Police.
Police were asked yesterday to
conduct a search for James Read,
aged 17, who left the parental roof
early yesterday afternoon, taking all
his clothing with him. The parents
could assign no particular reason for
the lad's,, determination to run away
from home. ,
The parents said he was last seen
in company with Clair Kitson. a fel
low student at Washington high
school, who is believed to have ac
companied him. The boys had about
$10 between them. The parents of
the boys have no idea of their des
tination and can give the police no
definite reason as to their sudden de
termination to. quit school and dis
appear.
HIGHWAY MEET MARCH 9
Proposal to Drop McMInnville Off
Route to Be Discussed.
The regular quarterly meeting of
the Oregon Memorial Highway asso
ciation will be" held on Thursday,;
March S.'at 1 P. M. in the frreen room
Contest for Circuit Judgeship
Promises to Be Exciting With
Astorian In Race.
ST. HELENS. Or. March i. (Spe
cial.) Little Interest Is manifest in
the May primaries, since there are
only two county offices to be filled.
Sherman Miles, representative to the
legislature, has announced his candi
dacy. Mr. Miles is a democrat. Rumor
has It that Edison I. Balls Kh, mayor
and ex-member of the legislature, will
be a candidate on the republican
ticket, and it is also likely that Fred
Herman, city attorney of Rainier, will
cast his hat Into the ring.
J. N. Miller of Clatskanle has an
nounced that he will be a candidate
for county commissioner to succeed
Judson Weed, who will not run again.
T. J. Fllppln of Rainier has confided
to friends that he will be a candidate
for this county Job.
The contest which is exciting more
than usual Interest la the race for the
circuit Judgeship for Clatsop and Co
lumbia counties. O. B. Setters, an
Astoria attorney. Is making a strong
campaign for the office. Judge Eakin.
Incumbent, has announced that he will
be a candidate to succeed himself.
TIMBER -STRIKE KEPT UP
Deadlock Seems Imminent in Labor
Trouble at Klamath Fallx.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., March 4.
(Special.) C. O. Young, veteran or
ganizer of the American Federation
of Labor, arrived last night and wan
In conference today with lenders of
the timber workers' strike. No prog
ress toward a settlement of the strike
Is reported from either side
Mayor Wiley is seeking grounds for
"a preliminary conference between
operators ' and labor leaders. it Is
hoped that a meeting may be ar
ranged early next week. A soup
kitchen for strikers was opened to
Jewelry Clerk . Arretted.
Morris Silverman, Jewelry clerk.
was arrested yesterday In this city
on an indictment returned In San
Francisco and relating to the posses
sion of altered war savings stamps.
His bond was placed at $3000 yes
terday by United States Commissioner
Frazler and was put up by relatives.
He will have a preliminary hearlnd
before Commissioner Frazler on March
17. Silverman's arrest here followed
the receipt by federal authorities of
a certified copy of the inrtlrtment.
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