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TTTEOItEGOy DAILY . JOURS' AE. rORTTiA3rP. THUHSDAT- EY3EN"iyG. FEBRUARY 18. 1004. GOOD MEN CONVENTION'S CHIEF PROBLEM Board of Charities Discuss Problems of Correction and Their Solution: ' ' Wfcst the state of Oregon has been doing and Intends to do in the matter of the training of children and along ." charitable work among the poof boys and girls, was being told today at che i ttilrd annual meeting of the Oregon State i Conference of Charities Snd Correction. I ' The members of the conference are much - i Interested in the enactment of the Juvei nils court law In this state and the ' i. chief speaker was Judge Ben, BUXlnd soy of Denver, who delivered the open Jng address "last night' This morning ' was. devoted mainly to the business ses-j ,' sion and the' reports of standing, com- j mittees. ' The work "among children, s ' peclally that In the reformatory. Boys' and Girls' Aid society and the school tor defective youth, received attention. A - class from the state school for the deaf i Interested the, convention this afternoon; ' with a practical demonstration of the : , work at that institution, f - Dr. Samuel Smith of St .Paul am) Miss Julia Lathrop of Chicago, noted! ' in .charitable work, are to speak this . evening,' but owing to , delayed trains neither havevyet arrived Tha meetings sre being held at the Unitarian church, ' . Seventh ; and Yamhill, streets, -and are opnn to the public. . Owing to the absence of President ' Eliot,' who Is in Alaska, and Vlce-Presl- rint Wise, who Is in the east, Thomas . Strqog presided a the opening session. . He introduced' the speaker of the even ing.. Judge Ben B. -Llndsey of Denver. Judge Llndsey is' Judge of the Juvenile - - couct and -his work T among Joeys has . bees, marked with success. His address oiwa' on the subject of "Juvenile Courts ( and Work Among Delinquent Boys." Hi KtiWVt'ji-'f v-.it :,. i.i ( .!;:.; ,; i ,r The child problem" is one we cannot ..overlook,;' paid Judge Llndsey by way ,..of opening. "There is much to be ac complished and our jails are full, but I would not be pessimistic I am on who ' believes 'that the world Is growing bet . ter all the time. But we cannot be ob llrious to the problem that confronts us: our duty to each other. And there Is nothing so hopeful as a boy. His mind Is plastic snd it may be moulded either for good or evil. . The object of the Ju- ', yenlle court of which I will '-speak in to take the child In time. President Roosevelt has the right Idea: "The problem of the children Is the problem ' of the state.' ... .':. ' "In Portland during the last two or ' three years If I am not mistaken, .be tween 360 and 400 minors were placed in . the jails, and last year 1,000 minora were corrected by the police. Tou cannot place a child in a jail or around crlml . nala without tainting him. Take any 'Italic register and you will And that be tween 10 per cent and J 3 1-8 per cent ;iot." all ;-the- arrests are .of., boys-r-end American boya at that. ;v I "When tha number of .arrests among Juvenile offenders is taken .into consider ' stlon the startling fact reveals .Itself 'THE STORE , NOTED FOR THE . BEST ; GOODS.". : ..IN; ALL OUR ' DEPARTMENTS" WE ARB SHOWING JCEW GOODS ' GOODS THAT: ARE t ARRIVING EVERY DAT ARK NOW BEING , DISPLAYED ON , OUR COUNTERS. AND OUR' DEPARTMENT MAN AGERS ARE IN THE HEIGHT OF TIEIR GLORY. SHOWING, AND TELtiNG ABOUT. TH'E. "VyOMJERfUL NEW, STYLES AS WELL AS .THE" HIGH .QUALITY, . WHICH t ALWAYS APPARENT - ON. ALL GOODS HANDLED IN THIS STORE. ... v. , - New Colored Dress Coods ,' Selecting the cream of ' all the Novelties in Colored Dress Goods this season ws are prepared 'to i sssert with truthfulness that never before, has ' this, department con- 1 talned so 4 many, New Novelties that are exclusive and perfect.', . We are showing Advanced Stylos in Spring Dress Goods. Vis: MISTRALS, VOILES, EXAMINES, MELANGES, - , ARMTJRBB. GRANITES, ' MKLRO8E8. COVERTS. . WHIPCORDS, . TURK ISH MOHAIRS ' AND V .. TWKED8.- JUST ARRIVED, a new l(ne" of Mark Silks. Including peaU de Koles, at 'T5, 864, 3, 91.10, 91.25, 91.47. 91.7ft. Black Taffetas, at 50a, 65, 75eV 85, 91.00, -91. 15, . 91.25. 91.50. Black Peau da Cygne, at 9100. " 91.25, 91.SO, and 91.75- We are InvoicingOdds and mcallen & McDonnell ,; 1 ' The Only Exclusive Dry woods Store ia the Gty All Street Cars Lead to Our Store Corner Third and Morrison FROM BAD - J r (9 i ' '"-7 ... S'. , tfV, & "''"rmmmtiiwmmmmmmmmmmm t ail 1 fiiH i isaawirisaaw t ALFRED BEARS, CIRCUIT JUDGED ' ; ' Who Spoks on 'Tha . Indeterminate Sentenca and the Parole Law." that out of every five or six boys one hss been ,in Jail.". Were runUnaA Already. Acts that In the eyes of the law are criminal, when committed . by children. In many Instances, according to Judge Llndsey, should not be treated as such. As an example he told a story of three little boys who were brought before him on a charge of burglary breaking Into freight In a: bos car. "How did It hap pen?" asked the court of one of the boys. - -. " 'Well; y see Judge,: replied tha little fellow with a whimper, "Ms and d kids went down to d' depot to gets some watermelons.. Dere r wasn't nona dere and ws seen a box In d' car with pi'tures o' figs all over it, why ws busted It open and we drank one of d' bottles. TJghl It was fig syrup, and I've been punished enough.'- ' 'The average case Is as rldloulous as that," declared the speaker. "In, the ayes of the law whan, ha com mits a wrong he is just as guilty and should be punished Just as readily aa the burglar who enters your house In the middle of tha night with a pistol In his pocket' Is such a condition fair? Are we not placing the almighty dollar above the boyr, v: -;, ;-. '..-.. ' ' Jail Ufa a Oraat XriL , Throughout his discourse Judge Llnd sey dwelt on the evll of Jair life to ths boy, and ha told of noted prisons where criminals of all kinds are locked. "At the Bridewell," he said, "where over 10, 00 prisoners go every year, over half are young men. John Sloan, the warden, and John L, Whitman., that great Chi cago jailer, whom I ronsldpr the best living, both declared to me that tha Jail for boya ia simply , a toboggan slide straight to hell. . WOMEN'S TAILORED CI I1TC Distinctive Types of the JUIU tatest Spring Styles. ..' Tha forethought we lia va given t selecting Original Modes which are entirely new' ideas not only give distinctiveness to our present display, but place bur Suit Department bead and shoul ders ahead of our competitors, v ;' " . Suits. Dresses, Jackets, Raincoats;' they ara all here In inQnlts variety every style keyed to tha latest pitch every price pruned of super fluous cost . We have Ladles' and Misses' Spring Suits In Voile, Etamlne, Zibellna. Serge, . ' Venetian and Fancy Mixtures. . Prices for this week. 912.45. 913.65, -f 14.85, 917.40. 918.50, flB.85. f21.50, 923.60, and up to 945.00 and $50.00. : Black Goods We. ara showing some of the Very Latest Effects for Spring. A If EW. OF. THE. STUNNING ONES COME IN POMONA. EPIN GLE8, MESCALINE. VOILES. .CREPE DE CHINE. PLAIN AND PIN-DOT MOZAMBIQUE. Cotton Wash Fabrics Silk Organdies, worth 35c. all 19 Bstiste Organdies, worth 25c, all week 15 , Figured Organdies, worth 15c, all week . . , ; . . . 7 Chambray Ginghams, worth lJHc, all week 94 Chambray Ginghams, worth 16c, all week .10 Voile and Etamlne worth 50e, all week ...25 : Figured Challles, worth 100. ... all week $f ' Ends, Remnants, Half Price BOYS IS 'The old Mosaic, law of an ey a for sn eye and a tooth for a tooth! is fol lowed out too much In modern criminal courts. r.The punishment Is too much In the nature of revenge, when it should be for tha protection of society. The re rorro school, or the industrial school as we call it in Colorado, is a place to aeep tne Doy away from ir possible. ynniali ths rarest. Without tha-aid - of the parent tha wor or the state is very difficult but t .. THOMAS N. STRONG. Who Spoke on "Prison Contract Labor." with the Juvenile court law, offending parents may be punished and I have sent more, than one erring father or mother to. Jail to think over his duty to his child The beet place for a boy is home. If it Is anything like a home. Too many homes are not. A number of boys were once requested to write, an essay on home, and half of them wrote something like this: "A place to sleep Snd get something to eat,"' - Judge. Llndsey told of "Llttla Mooohie," whose father did not-care whether ha went to school. "The father was brought before me," said the Judge, "and when I asked him why the son did not attend school he replied, 'No, my boy ha no go to school. - Ha meka 50 cent a day.' After the father got out of Jail he always became very busy looking up nis son if he- happened to be away from home unaccounted for. "Before the Juvenile court system was adopted In Denver, 65 per cent of the boys arrested were sent to the reform school. . Now It haa dropped to 4 per cent. . .. "i ohtica a Deterrent. "Freedom from politics," the speaker aaio, -ia one of tha reforms , accom plished in ths conduct of the Juvenile court and the Industrial school. Any state," he declared, "that puta a man at the head of an Industrial school, because ha Is a political peg. Is criminal." A round of applause greeted the remark. "Do you know what that boy costs the state of Colorado?" asked tha apeaker. "Do you know what a similar boy costs the state of Oregon? I can ten you in the first case to one cent I went to the police records and tha. rec ords of the criminal rourt, and I figured up In court costs. Jury fees, Jailor's feas, mileage, attorneys for tha defense for poor person, keep In Jail, and at tha In dustrial school, the total sum of II.- (. . I figured up a similar ease, which I believe amounted to 1(39. ' Do you know what it haa coat tha people of tha state of Colorado to not only make a good boy of the tSOO specimen, but to place him In the navy of the United states aa a promising youth and a Use ful citizen? It has cost Just $11.99." Zasy Conviction, "An observing youngster who had been in Jail a number of times and who at last wound up with the penitentiary staring mm in tne race. 'J low long did it take them to settle your case tha first time?" ssked the Judge. '-. " Te old guy slttln' behind d fence asked wat's he charged with? Da cop says, "burglary, an' he's a bad un." "Tirty; days," says de Judge. It took three minutes. Jes like a prise fight, Rn' I went down In d first round.' " ' : Judge Llndsey concluded his address by contrasting brutality and firmness, and sickly sentimentality with firmness. Both brutality and sentimentality were to be avoided he said. - , When ha had concluded Superintend ent Gardner of the Boys' and Girls' Aid society spoke for a few minutes. . Mayor Williams was sn interested listener and after the meeting assured the speaker that he was much Interested In tha Juvenile court and inquired re garding the law. ,. Sobriety and Stagnation. ' - Dr. Woods Hutchinson, secretary of the state board of health, in his addresa on "The Relation of Alcoholism to tha Charity Problem," declared that ' tha question should be viewed from both sides. "We .must fight the evils re sulting from Intemperance," ' he said, "but If we are not entirely , successful there is na need to feel discouraged. Alway Remi rjbar the FyD Name JUomo.fonaJas: iOnaDay,Cripta2 Dayt XT exauve Addiction to alcoholism is a sign of Ira. perfect development and serves to point put the-unfitted,, It -Is also a mark of unstablllty in nations. Tha greatest nations today -tne most progressiva, England, America and Germany are the least temperate. Just as soon aa a na. tlon gets past tha drunken period and becomes balanced, it growa stagnant But I do not wish to be understood as encouraging Intemperance. I . merely make thla point to show that there are two , sldea to tha question.", v. ' Dr. Thomas P. Clarke of the state school for -the deaf, brought the follow ing class with him from Salem to give a practical demonstration this after noon of tha methods of teaching chil dren who cannot hear! ; Bird Craven of Oretown. Bursa Zumkeller of Turner Edith Patterson of Portland, Ada Yoran of Eugene,. William and Sam Toll of Eugene. The eldest is 1? and tha young est ( years. Work done by tha pupils and prepared for tha St, Louis fair 'Is on exhibition. - .. Judge Alfred Sears, of the state cir cuit court; spoke of tha Indeterminate sentenca and the parole law. In; part he said: . "Tou must take my word" that every statement Is correct, at least approx imately so; I have no time to cite au thorities. t , ' "My subject Is, The Indeterminate Sentence and the Parole Law,' ona of vi tal Importance, closely affecting the well-being of tha commonwealth. . Why do'l Say SO? , i...'-, .i-; : ',v":v ''; .; "Let me stop here and utter a word of caution: What we chiefly have to con tend with Is ignorance or indifference upon the part of Intelligent persons. "Within a few months I read an arti cle. In a newspaper of great Influence, in which 'criminologists,' 'criminal sociol ogists,' were confounded with - 'sickly sentimentalists.' . Now tha two chief op ponents of ths Indeterminate sentence are, on the one hand the criminal class and its allies,' on tha other' the senti mentalist ; and tha latter, on account of the purity of his motives, is tha mors formidable. , Ha comes ou t, into - the open, and decries our proposal as wicked and unconstitutional; tha latter because a "cruel and unusual punishment.' Unu sual it certainly Is, but not cruel wben the convict has It in his own hands to determine its severity. , , - ; ou jKeuoa rail. "But now let us back to our Subject, my argument as to which la for the most part deductive, for lack of experi ence,- though at the present day wa have some examples of Its successful work ings in tha United States. At tha thresh old I must assume the uttar failure" of our present methods of handling the criminal problem. Steadily under this old system has crime, in proportion, been increasing; statistics from all European countries and tha United States demon- strata this. Tha only possible exoeptlon being In the Juvenile class in soma dis tricts, where tha modern treatment of youth has about kept the youthful crim inal class at a standstill. This deplorable condition is conceded by the great students of criminology. Ferri, Lombroso, Morrison, MacDonaid and Charles Dudley Warner, from whom I have mada heavy draughts today. Why this is so could readily be shown did not time forbid; but that tha old treatment Is unscientific, Illogical and a means of propagation rather than retardation, is obvious! "This must bs so or tha result would be otherwise. law Hot a estralaV As a corollary, while not generally ap-' predated except by specialists, statutes denouncing, . punishments are not, . ex cept in a limited degree, deterrent In their Influence. , I know that it is pos sible to point out here and there ?xcep tl6na to this rule, but they ara excep tions, and such statutes generally have the effect, like the' felony gambling law of Washington, of driving the criminal " WILLIAM BTANDLET. : Who Urges "Manual Training as a Fac tor in Reformatory Work Among Boys." . to fresh fields and pastures green, a tning or doubtful ethics. 'When we consider the absurd small- ness of the criminal class, say about 100,000, in a population of 80.000,000, in ths United Ststes, it seems Irrational to admit that it is beyond our control, yet as conditions at present ara, it would be to tha advantage of our people, when we consider the snnoyance, suffering, anxiety, trouble and expense, to turn the lock for life 'upon tha whole criminal body, rather than to allow it to practice its vocation at its own will, subject to an occasional Interruption in individual cases, where the subject Is comfortably housed and fed at tha expense of the Stats, '' '. , v t : Assuming the utter insufficiency of this system to overthrow or 1 even to control crime, we call for a change not in superficial matters, but , one which shall be radical; that when 'ona ia. con victed of a felony excepting murder, treason ana crimes where society to protect itself must take Ufa or confine for life, or where.the criminal has for feited even a fighting chance for lent ency by tha enormity of his act the convict shall be committed until he ceases to ba a criminal, if that time shall ever arrive, I: concede that this would , require something different from those abodes where a politician alone controls his subjects. Experts trained to. tha busi ness - would slone equal tha occasion. and experts equal to the occasion would arise, as they always have when science demands their services in . any of its vast domains. In other words, tha prls ons would be reformatories in tha best sense of that word, such as our consti tution, article I, section IS, now fallen into desuetude, intended, like ths El mira prison, whose excellence is in creasing a hundred fold with tha In determinate sentence, modified as it is in form. - , "Hera" the convict, under tha eye of the expert, would be trained, mentally ana morally, in tha school, manually, by worK adapted to his condition, disc d- llned, as in an army, by a system of strict training, and at night isolated from his fellows, whose influence mlshf be deleterious, ..vi;-.:-; v;. v-i--'".. , 'When., in the onlnion of the xnrt. the board of management, ha is fit to be h : ' aynr isaTiasr -. (I enevary box. 25c 'Don't ar yon nTr hid a chance to get something for nothing." HURRYI11 It may mean a Free Piano For You " Conditions .Every piano has a number the same as every watch has. Tour old Organ or piano haa a number. i ll it i an organ you will nna tne 1 number in or on its back. If It is f pijiifti'u jjiniiu mi 1110 wiJuio iu and hunt' around and under the,; strings, and the number will read ily be found. Put the number and'. . name of your-old Instrument on a card and mall or bring It to our , store. In our east window we have placed a new 1350 upright piano. ' We have panted a slip of paper over Its number,. On April 10 we- will remove the slip and the owner . of the old piano or Organ bearing the number nearest to that of the " new upright can trade the old one for the brand new one, without ona dollar of additional cost, no matter how old or dilapidated tha instru ment turned in msy be. Should the winning number be entered by v more than ona contestant, the first one entering tha contest will be declared the winner. It costs noth ing to enter, so look up the number Of your old piano or organ and bring or send ft in. - , 1 Please state in which paper you saw this "ad." . . ..v; ilea tiilUiM , Oldaat, largest, trongest.' COR. SIXTH AND . MORRISON STS. . Opposite estoflloe. r ; trusted, provisionally at least, a term vBijrinar wim varying idiosyncrasies, ne WOUld he tlfkivtlMl . rivn ithinn. In v . ---- -.-. . J life anew," at first under a close espion age. 7 'But," 1 is objected, tha convict WOUld HaItMa IIia nffln.r. - - ny v poorlsy, by simulating virtue, obtain the means of renewing his criminal ca reer.' Make Bach Crime Harder. "Yes. this ntlrht nrnir hut If mnt ba remembered that where tha present omcer is aeceivea often tha expert would ba an, expert In Innumerable oases. And If deceived, tha priaoner would be re turned with a, black mark attached t him, which would make it extremely dif ficult to reoeat till nrtvlnm lilm,,i.. tlon. and If ha violated his parole again. men ne wouia De, snould be, placed upon a list of irreconcilables. Then for him would tha words appear over the gate of his reentrance:' 'Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.' "An unusual punishment. Indeed, but cruel! Scarcely so, when it, is recalled that every man holds in his own hsnd the key to, unlock these dread portals. Good conduct-within; good conduct with out; a cioan record from , the appropri ate authority! Has not each convict himself the ODen aeaamn tn an hnn . "Can vou annwr tha Inrln n, n. sitlon? Is It not worth trying as against pracuce wnicn is an aamittad failure? , , , 1 , ... muw nu 11 woraea in practicer Per ito nuua 10 aay except tna I am advised that those states which nave trieo 11 refuse to go back to tha uiu way, ' Baform and arola. "Are wa.yet ready for it? it would not succeed aa a concomitant of the ordinary penitentiary. ' Nor will the ticket of leava or parole system. , But with the true reformatory and the oa role, Indeed with a complete recogni tion of tha failure of our present meth ods of treating criminals and I admit the existence of soma improvement even here the Indeterminate sentenca will come, sa It has in a modified form in iowa, unio, New york. and. Indeed, In Massachusetts. Louisiana, and Ala. where. When it haa fairly been tried it will never be abandoned. ' "Why Bhould not tha xrlmln.l m.b ba regarded aa an abnormal man, as mucn so aa tne insane or tha sick, for Whom wa build aavl lima O nr hAinUala "Don't misunderstand met I advocate no remission in the severity of punition; in fact, for tha irredeemable an enhance ment tnereor, ror 1 would put him away from his fellows forever; but I bespeak lorlc in lieu of scholaatlnlam? aln l lieu of guess; ratiocination In lieu ot mat misapplication or a species of theo logical lore, invoked in tha comic opera whera 'the punishment fits tha crime.' , "Let us away with medieval methoda. Li us neraia tne coming of that dawn which shall usher in a plan, where so ciety will put away forever from any chance of lll-dnlna-. htm wh vim accept tha God-given opportunities of micnooa: out lor mm wnn win ia not close every door to opportunity, to amendment. "Oh. yet we trust that somehow good tii urn ino una goal or til. . - a "That nothing .walks with aimless feet, 1 nut nut uno me snail do destroyed, Or rflat aa riihlilah tn Ik. When God hath made tha pile' com ' STeadad Chans ee. . Dr. Allen Gilbert, rhalrman nf IK, committee that investigated the state That's one of our strongest lines. Our i ii 1 R xviiibb uuniminn one ai. wumiu in B,nt your wpuaing nao . Ayiii-a in nuu over, ! ,tV .UnJja i 1 Depend Upon It... A $50 Sewing Machine to be . ; had for $30.00 and fully guaran teed. Will be;;, kept in ' 'PERFECT . REPAIR , .,v Free of Charge : For JO Years. Only a Very Few of Them. The Ball High-arm, drop-head, automatic lift opening the machine lifts the 1 head into place and LOCKS IT THERE. ,. A perfect machine, with ' latest t-motton positive feed, improved selMhreadtng shuttle. All the approved attachments,, and ths most liberal terms ever offered, ' together with the lowest price, . ' ' , , I. Gevurtz J& Sons EASY WAY HOME FURNISHERS 173-175 FIRST STREET 219225 YAMHILL hospital for the Insane, reported the fol lowing recommendations: ,'' The appointment at a non-partisan board of health; tha construction of cot tages In addition to tha asylum to bet ter separate tha various degrees of in sanity, and a law to allow tha transpor tation of insane prisoners to 'the asy lum under the care of hospital attend ants.- Other things needed, ha said, are: Separate towels for the patients,: the tinting of the rooms in soft colors, reg ular religious services, a pathologist to record condition of patients, night watchman at the farm, and mora occu pation for tha. inmates. William Stadley read 1 a paper on Manual Training as a Factor in Refor matory Work Among Boys," aa follows: ' The subject that -was kindly allotted to me for thla afternoon la - manual training as a reformative agent for boys. A certain young fly having discovered the use -of Its wings took' a trip into A TOO EARLY To speak of light-weight-clothing now. .Our spring suits . are coming in, ' we have many new patterns on our tables. ' TOP GOATS . '.X ' RAINCOATS ' ' r- f ' .' i . t '-.,:.: are the thing .: to wear at t this season of the year. . ' Take a glance at our win dow display. Young; Me n We r "SALSBURY HATS" . Why not ? The Salsbury ' is a $3.00 hat, and is re tailed under all kinds - of ; agency brands in town for $3.00. ; Our price is Famous Cloihin Morrison and If you've ; doubted that they ara really fSO ma chines, which wa offer for 30 OIHCT OOTB SOZ.ZJLB BOWS and 4 POLUB 1 WXEK then ome and ssai - Bcaring the world about it and readily becamt Imbued with a sense of Us own impon tance. - While in the Investigating mood he alighted upon tha fly wheel of a great steam. engine.' He had no soonei settled upon it when the wheel com menced to 'revolve. Moving to mor restful quarters,- the fly mused thusj "What a great and mighty fly J. musj ba to set sueh a large affair as. tha j a-golng." ,". . , I have a detailed plan laid out for a group of boys, a very good plan, lj loomed up splendidly on paper, but when applied to my boya H Is as suci cessf ul ss attempting to roast snowj balls,' ' ; , . -. , Let us consider the child of kinder ... ; (Continued .pn Psge Three.) 'J A QVAMAWttXD cvm rap TXtXS, S Itching, Blind. Binding or Protrndlnj' Pile, Tour drtiRKiit will refund tnoney If 1'AZO OINTJ MEN'T fail to core yon in ta It day. 50e. OR- Second Streets ' vo (. m TRIFLE sm. m Caret CoM b Ona Day, ", s--t 0