The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, May 19, 1905, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextCOARSE CliiurmmT lues UrcTers 16 UwnTrs 61 Cheap And Nasty Arcades "That Scenes Bordering on Tndecehcy Will - Not Be , , Shown to Children of Portland. "Tt JOURNAL'S CRUSADE HAS Women of the City Have Taken Up the Matter and Will Labor . for the Abolishment of Whatever Tends to Debase ' the Minds of the Young. ; ; . . .-'''': -..Since The Journal"! account of the ! evil condition that prevail in the penny '. lim-adcs, Chlff.' of , Pone.-Hunt, tin a taken sharp and, decisive .action. He .i. Una , put 'Jifi-JuoTTdowrrZIiardTitiul-idii. . j clarea that every picture that borders j on suggestlveness must bo removed .-' The chief haa made no idle threat, but ; huaHeta11ed Sergeant Slover to recti- i late the penny allows ana that orrieer. accord inn to the' head .of the depart j' monti is carrying' out Instruction , to tli letter. .' The proprietor are com ; "" plaining., in fact. ov6r the breadth, of '. Hlover' instructidns.' They have set - up the wall that their pluses ar de '( pilvod of the Thief source of revenue. In. other words, lewd pictures arid de -i. dure that If they ar permitted to ex poae only . views of geographical and I h.tKtnitrnl - ttitorest- -thel ehnnrr- unit t nasty Institution will fail. Which Is a consummation devoutly to be wished. Chief Hunt was anked yesterday what tliu dopartytaxt-had dowa- tewsrtf btit- r lng the penny arcade nuisance. ) - ' - "I have detailed Beriteant .Slover to ; take complete charge of that matter," . said lie, "and have instructed ihlm to remove each and every picture that Is, In hi opinion, tne least bit suggestive. , .Moreover, he Is. obeying orders, a I have reason to know. -" Zven Chief Xnnt Was' Shocked; "It has been several weeks sinoe I " went through the places personally, but . at that time 1 found pictures which I . ordered -removed Immediately. There - ; was one, for example showing a womai i fully dressed, but with one foot on a taoie. ana annicing wine, i nui waa not, " !n -my plnttm. eonduclve-ia. the' morals ' of the young, and I made the propri etor take it out at once. Several others all, in fact that were suggestive of TTidetencyi ordered removed.. -The-pco- priulprs of these places think we re aerorewiin infTtrnsur a I aid ' before Sergeant Slover .ha authority . ... to suppress anything he may deem un- fit fur thchildren' eyes. : "As a matter of fact, the great ma jority of the pictures are no worse than : those which appear In some magaslnes to. IkuI ound . ou any ..iicwi stand, but - the youngster do not -run to lltaraturq. much is. to Tdcturea. and 1t1a aolely because of the youiigwlwrs that we an- compelled 'to' object to certain' views. ii- me arcaqcs ' were patromsea- Dy grown-ups only there could be little, ob , Jeetlon.- Women In short dresses and tights are seen on the stagejdally, but -1 - have not' allowed that to influence j. my determinations I hope to keep out r:?vr -the jmaohtKBs alfyiew ttiat tooya and slrJs shduld not see. i m irnj TOinioii)uiiui "it ini'ir ubui onints since punuc ar tentlon" was called to them. and. If the chief of polioo doea all that he. prom- lses the percentage of patronage will be ' still lower. . - . . Mother Aroused. - , The- Jmrhoral features ef the galler- -t-areTcrousirjrrnaigliatroh among "pa r ents of the city who reroiiuize their " liarmful influence on the, receptive minds of children, "This Is not the first time." said Mrs; B. H. Trumbull- of the board of char ities and correction, "that this subject ' has been broached, and If any move- nient can be started to rid the city .of such-infected spots. I know every de cent person would be glad to help.. Of courao, there should be a closer lnsnec tlon on the part of those granting licenses to such planes, but as long as they are careless, the remedy, I sup pose must ' come another way. Inci dentally, it would not be a bad plan to appoint a woman on that license board. 1. lShe.-WQUld-nevet.be content-witbk.no w-J Ing merely the address of the proposed enterprise. 6he would go out and In- public sentiment to such a pitch that legislation will do away with these places. Many parents do not know, what their children are seeing in the1 arcades. The men who run them have IdfHl' Of wTlHt II rpgpeEl atitSTa nVT mere contact with them is harmful, for Impressionable children.-'"-' i ' "The whole question resolves Itself. MEM'S 'OILV U U UU0- i ' i . . . l Forc very knovmeccas ion may be had here at any hour of thp day. We stand ready to delier them to the' satisfaction of any' man with the necessary cash or its. equivalent, and, no, matter what, hjs size may be-short, stout, tall, slender or of regular proportions we guarantee to fit him perfectly. Latest Styles Latest Pattern s L Best-of, Workmanship Slnjle and Double- Cf r Breasted Suits - U Outing Suits Samuel Rosenblatt & Co. -r v " PICTURES BE REMOVED IMMEDIATE GOOD EFFECT info, a sense of . responsibility for the parents. Even if our own, children are kept aw.ay other will go, and our own will became Contaminated by contact 1 immediate aniTYItforoua -measures.- And Coarse Books, Too. ' Mrs.. Trumbull spoke also of a place oi First street where Indecent books are advertised for-sale and displayed with suggestive, covers, and posters which are similar In effect to the pip tures .shown in .the penny arcade. ;-4-' iThp real place for -reform, of course, is at. home, with thei father and .mother, but in the case of children who have no parents or een- worse than parent, we should alli-feei at responsibility for their care." Mrs. II. H. Clinton of the rlty dlrec tory spoke very Indignantly of the mut ter, and said there wa only one opinion for a decent person to hold, about such places. ' . '. '. .. -"I have wjriiaJWe tlmeto-glvrthlt much thought, but I speak from the Im pulse of strong indignation, which cen ters chiefly against the mothers who will allow their children to go to such places. Of course the licenses are not granted by mothers, but places of this sort could not exist If mothers accepted their responsibility. I - took my chlN dren to a 10-cent theatre some time ago, and though there, were oma good things to see, there were enough jokes to make me Bayit Is no place for high minded, people, and we will not go n.' And we never have. And this seems just as bad or worse. I think that one of he worst problems we have-to face la .the . way mothers shift responsibility. " M : Mothers Ar Careless. . . "Thoy-; let their-chlldren go where ther nleaee. and will not ao- with them Uo seeif thplacLJa- ail JlghULThe child a Uiture depends on Its protection from evil, and the mother la responsi ble for this. Again, the true mother la a mother to all' children, and., if her own escape evil, she cannot be satis fied with leaving the snares open for others less fortunate Every woman should put forth her efforts to rid the city of such disgraces as are seen in cneap shows, I have no Da Hence wiLh cheas shows Of any kind," sald Mrs.' P. J. Mann. president of the. Children's Home of tha Indies' Relief society." "Children get into the habit of thinking they have to be amused, and it gives thm a constant craving for variety and aensatlonaltam which 'they-do -not-get' over.r 1 know from cases' that I Jiave seen with my own , eye s JLUa t. 11) e . Jth In g a . shown in ump. pwnw gallri leg anil on CUBf 9! Bta cr u r, tnlii.lmi. n nk(MuM that m.ii,m- uinT7rrtaInst tha consummation of what the - - T n ...uj uu".fM VlftUL' caie tne wrong, io steady the Children s mindssnd to Interest thm In aome-l thing mure uplifting than what they ace eye ry week, at cheap-ahows."- There areme4icr.i' clubs, and BUPirT organisatlona who can deal with th matter." said Mrs. Charles E. Sltton, "and every mother should feel her own responsibility. This docs not mean that -site 'should work with her own child only. The poster that attract youth should be dime 'aaywlth. I think that mothers will ' quickly bcain to think of the mntter and work quietly 4 where they can." T llA FOLLETTE WINS LONG - - FIGHT WITH RAILROADS (Journsl gparial StrTlrnr Madlaon, Wis, May 14 Tb-snte by a unanimous voto last nighT paased the railroad rate commission bill after a debate lasting all day and until lute in the evening, ending In the capitula tion of the opposition upon seeing the futttity-uf future fighting. The pas sage of th measure ls Governor La Fo 1 lettc rnnt nf '"" tlie result of four years' strenuous cam palgn.- The passage of thla bill re moves all doubt as to tho, governor's accepting the senatorial election. ' ffl f 0J IU 43 $10 to $12 a . THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. FRIDAY , FUNERAL OF HASKELL HELD" AT BAKER CITY .v Believed He Intended to Kill Mc- Cord First but "Pistol Dis- " charged Accidentally.r7: (Speclaf Dispatch to The Journal. I Baker City. Or., Mar The funeral of Charles Haskell, who committed sui cide yesterday in the store of the liell ner Commission " company will .take place today from the Methodist church, this city, under the auspices of the I. O. O. R.The body will be Interred inha kimk.t-CUx cemetery.. Haskell belonged to a good, family or Baker City and was a member of the Woodmen of the World, Independent Order of Odd Vellows'and the A. O. U. TV., carrying an Insurance In the latler order of $4,000 In favor of his wife. Haskell, and hi wife came to Baker City, Tuesday afternoon. He made sev eral threat against Nelson McCord. the object of bis Jealousy. He was drinking heavily and no attention was paid to hi remarks. It la now- believed by-man that he Intended to kill McCord Brat. then' commit suicide, and It wcu by ac olrtont that, tha plattil W8 dlUCllHrgHd while: he was- nourish iiig-4tatMut his bead. 4. . it:.-.. : . ; WORTHINGTON TALKS OF HIS RESIGNATION Continued from. Page One.) have never met a. better set of bust ness men, and every consideration ha been shown me. 1 have--bean -much gratified with my relations to the news papers.- I shall lear thla city -with sincere regret." , No intimation is given from any aource as to Mr. worthlngton s success soivIt la generally- felt that the liar rlman managemnt wllU select one Of the beat men availahM ffir the place, ks it. la recognized that great physical aeveiopment is uouna io occur in in Paclflo northwest In the next five years. anif 'the - railroads ; that keen abreast of this growth must be .wlserjH managed. Prior to his coming to Port land Mr. Worthlngton was 'assistant to Julius KrultHi-hnltt, director of opera tlon and maintenance of the Hafriman gysfam. ... The man wh xiow holda that position la W. B. Scott, who was for merly general manager of the Houston &. Texas -Central, and prior to that ser vice was a division superintendent on the Galvestoni - Harrlsburg" Ban An tonio. He is reaarded as one of th ablest men In. the Harrlman railroad service. - v . " r J. P. O'Brien-," general superintendent of-the Harrtmnn lines, -'r wnicn Mr lU'prthlngton has been genersl man agerr has - been mntlonm a-tKHy t4 receive the appointment- if a - Pacific coast man Is selected. Mr. O'Brien is one of .the youngest and most capable railroad superintendents on the coast and has had years of experience on rue lines of the Southern Pacific and the O. K. & N... .'.,-;-..' LEA S ESXII YG AS- PLAN T- FOR THREE GENERATIONS (Journii BpscUl Srrvlee. - i Phllalphls. Pa Maf!--Amld scenes of "unprecedented ' disorder th Slty council iasi nignt.ygirq. to lease ine city. a gas .work -to. the-, union uaa im. provemenlCompany fpr a term of 76 Th council chambers were crowded against the consummation or what they atyte-the greatest robbeiTTlrt thelilsfSry "'J,1? clt.t When' the. vote-waa announced from over all the haltaroae cries of -"thieve.! nd-rhe-gallery was cleared by the police. The vote In the common council waa 94 to and In the select councTt8T to 4, -There la.ttnly one Democrat s "each Jody and both voted against the lease. . Mayor Weaver Is expected to veto the Dill, but it will be psssen over his head and the citizens who have been fighting h. lease-will carry - their bajttlelnto th courts. UNITED BRETHREN VOTE " -FOR UNION OF CHURCHES (Journal Sperlkl 8.TTlce.) Topeka. Kan... May 19. The United Bret hre iv general conference after a hard fight last night voted In favor of a union with Congrrgntinnal and Metho- dtsf Protestant ctmrchen. TliPfe Were only, eight negative votes recorded. Commissioners will be appointed to con fer with representaMvea of ": other churches and whateverplan they agree rill be subm ltted to a referendum vote of the membership of the three churches. So far as the legislative body of the cfiurches is concerned the church-4 union la settled. - Copyright 1905 by ''Hart Schirtner & Marx n.'-.t:..v'.".: '. .v:.""", ;. ' jfir . : . 7 I., . .1.1... .a ,.J Wc particularly call attention of-tasty and " . offered in this, the largest Boy 1 ' , X i.; j : yMf 'JTg 1. , I 'fr.J ?T ' i - ' ' ' -' r-fJ- 1 Nowhere iihrsotmtry-does a more aristocratic or right here in Portland's favorite clothing house. They all take their hats off to Steinbach to fine merchandiser whyr anybody in Portland knows that . ? '" 11111 1 1 ' " ' ::-f ..,,'.,.,... w ,,,, .,,.-., ...V' .,- , -.- .. 1 1 11 , , . a. UMATILLA RANCHER- SHOT B Y A B 0 VI Quarrel -Over. Domestic (Diffi culties Leads to Killing of - O. M. Preston. (Rperlai Hlptrb to Th Juurnsl.) Pendleton, Or... Mnr 1.--Orover Mar- tfii, a 17-year-old boy, last evening shot and " Wiled "0. M. Preston. , a rancher living two mites north of Freeweter. The quarrel waa, brought about by domestic troubles. Preston threatened Martin a week ago, and alnce then the r has been armrd and on theJook- out for h1a enemy. " Martin last evening vlBlted Mr.' Clark,. who re shins across the-joad-f rom the Preston ranch. Preston called the boy out of the house. After a few minutes' Ik a nwarrel arose, and It Is said that Preston drew a revolver, threatening to shoot the boy, whereupon-Jiattln pulled revolver out of his pocket and shotn Preston through th right -lung: Pres tun rtli d In aliwut nil liaur. M to Milton, where he-gave himself mp to the authorities, and waa brought here Ms morning and placed in the county JalL . ' - f-AT-THE THEATRESr Good Vaudeville. Ti . th perfnrmanea al Ihe' fitur tlila veek la to wltneas s TajiiieTllln rntertnin nrnt of airepttmul merit. Zlns'a pony liallet aa' DiadM a deep ImpreMlon. Tho Trrnlean quintet- would be a treat 1 nrwtaer. Tom Maek'a fiiiinr sarins,, the eomteal Helm -hll- res sua "The t'otmirfelterw.ll-. on th nrt'lerto- acu(e, arealrlrilr"uii to data. " ' ' ' - The Grand Theatre. Sarh (In llcht effeetr aa the crest' Rlcharda oae in bla ant i of female Iniiwraoiuittou havu nerer ee fore, been aeen In Portland. Ilia gowna, ton, are aluimlus; one rjxt an.(Ki. - Th hean- ttrtil aketeb of the thr. Ia alao haa mada tremenU'pua Impreaaiori. :Th- seytnoura aro athletra. M Knight 4oea aw aicei. lent -veotrilo(aal -ork. At the Baker, Millar, the han'daurf llr.' asd MWIrat Rent ier are th Ms featitrea at the Raker. "Tho Third Chapter," aa pla.re4 JMldn Kelley Co.', Is. enlertalnli. V. ant and -HlmoAda -lire (nod. Jean. Wllaon, the .V6rvd Rroa. .'and. the Bakernsmpb eompleta a. ripltal bill. After- noaa at 1:30 o'clock; erenlnga at 7 30 and o clock, , . . i . T At the Lyric. 1 j , Wi'tat and ' Won" ennttnoea to draw capacity honaea nt the f.rrte and ta prnvlnf a winner. Thai play la almllar to "Tha. Fat! Weddlns" and was dranatlaed from the ho. book. Next wvrk a sreat production of Tbe Two Orphans" la promleed. Krerr afternoon at 2:SO .o'clock: arrry evening st T and 15 o clock. ... "A Woman's Revenje' at Empire. The Enmlre la the favorite plae of amnae. mant tlHe dnya.., l'acked---t)ouaea grmtrV lb Rmpira coinpanf'a prouctloB of, tha sreat BM-iudrania. "A Woman a HrD." thla wrek, botb afternoons and evening. ' Mafineca dally i i ij f (wi; eTeninss at n is o clock. "Blow Jot Blow."- Tba.'lu.W'lajr il tta Cmplra- will day afternoos twt. when tha enmpany will se seen in tne ratnvne old eom'drnrama, "Rlow f..r ItloW?.' . 'Aa nnunia.lljr Sim production of tha piece la triuuiaed. ' ' ' " 'fail ---f rreferred Stock Oaaned . Stood. I EVENINCr 'MAY 19, 1905." a BMU U 1 '- - nnv vvry sirr jrywmrrrrTntr - At $3.15, . 53.35, $3.85, $4.35 and ?5,00 BOYS' mESlGLOTIlING OFFtCERSTCECTED" ! S !J1!?? ?; (Mpeelal f)lpateh to The, Journal) ". r 6UvTtQifclniil SrTl .-The slocte holders of the People' bank, which has lust been organiscd-the,- -held "a"'met Ing in the .Maaonlo hall here yesterday and elected tire following Ufa directors for one year: Marlon Palmer, V- I Ilatteherg, C; F. PeOulre. WcD. Carpen ter and John lilrks.. The directors elected the following, officer for ona year: C F. DeQuire,- prwildentr John I licks, . vice-president and Nicholas Freres, cashier. " " 1 A new brlcuc building for the accom modation of the bank wlU be con structed Immediately on the corner of Water'and Main streets, on a site owned by L, Ames, . J ' BOTS ADMIT TKZFTr Seli lal DliiKth on. . Ory N mit v (bow to The Journal.) Pendleton May 19. Five boys pleidej guilty toaav to the ehnrgn or sleallng lead from the Goodman-Thomp-so-1 tard war company, and were-- re leased durlng good behavior. On their testimony a jchiirge of rerelvlng stolen HIHinK"Wll llllll II I?!! HI Hi Ml 'iVdllMlli H second-hand dealer... These sre the nrxt convlctlifrfs secured, although an epi demic of petty thieving has annoyed business men here for a long time. TMORISIMU LiR TtZIN "'-CA"M P ST00LS The handsomest small thing found around a house; they're useful in camping, or any; outing, boathouse conveniences', or.aQywhere you have a mind to carry t,hem. Get two or . three and you'll have them when needed. - - - : - -' ' Sale Price j 'PipST 25c V miWBB -ew-M economical. parents to the special ' Department in the Northwest. Of 2yi to 8 years, as well as larger boyS',' up to years of age. Buster Browns, Sailors, Norfolks and - , Double-Breasted models.'all made to. withstand the hardest sort of wear and tear sturdy boys" give their clothes blue serges and fancy mixed materials. Values you'd expect to pay just twice for. ' $3.15, $3.35, $3.85, select stock of fine Juvenile Garments exist than 1 1 j Park and Washington, Portland, Oref on - The School of Quality" MODERN, PRACTICAL, COMPLETE-, Opea all the year, - Catalogue free - A. P. ARM5TRONO. LL. B., PRINCIPAL For modern dentsl work. World-re- : nowned specialist; - Loweat prices consistent with first-class . - work. . "Oo to th . YORK DENTISTS TOTXTX AITD XOBBISOW ST1. Open day and night, from :30 a. m. until 10 p. m. Qreat Specials Saturday MORNING SALE Gamp Stools --For the Camper One oi those handy things you- need so much " EVENINQ SALE . Universal Chopper, -For the Cook" " ' . Don't "overlook these two , items, as they're - Bargains. Everybody ; has use for them and they'll go fast as the prices . are extremely I6w. WffljRlj-', I . AND TAYLOR OTRCUTO 3 values now ' V $4.35, $5 whenTt cbmes : WRIGHT The SCXSaTTXriO . DurnHT t ha t relieve all pain In dental opsra--tlons. 3-tait Waahlagtoa V, oor. Bereatlt. HOTEL Estacada SPECIAL RATES BY THE DAY OR WEEK Xeachad by the Orgo Water . rnwar y, TiuUy XTar" Write or Phone. X.. X. MAmTIsTXX, tcaaacer. ' .Xstacada, Oregon. . BVENINa SALE AFTER 6 O'CLOCK Uai versa 1 Food Chopper Chops anything -rawjor cooked. Cutters heavily tinned; are inter changeable! in 3 sizes,, coarse, mc dium or fine. No more tbopping -bowls - wa nted. The regular price is $1.25. .. : Sale Price P -Mar mt i jAHn it liwls'. yest Brand. ' i -....