The Oregon daily journal., January 10, 1912, Page 4, Image 4

- THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND,' WEDNESDAY EVENING. JANUARY " 10 1912.
BANK ELEGTIDNS
HELD;, VERY FEW
FOUR DICE HALL VICE
LICENSES REVOKED
COMMISSION
CHANGES MADE
Portland Trust Co. Elects New
Secretary, and J. D. Tar
Action Banishes Public Dance
Halls From City; Other Im
portant Business.
IN REPORT SEES
BAD
OH
Four dance hall lWnnfn wer re
rpH'o WflmA l5 AririPli tO Divoked by tha city council this morn
rectorate; Other Changes.
Bank elections held yesterday In this
ing without a murmur of protest from
anybody. This completes the recent
victory obtained by Mrs. Lola d. Bald
win of the department of public safety
for young women. Mrs. Baldwin has
wafted a relontlens war on the public
ty resulted in no m ip dance hall whirl) Hhe regards as one of
In th official families of Portlands .. ,,. ..
tlnwiclal Institutions except at the Port- id KlrB hay)J to encounter , tlll.eaaln(
lana Trust compan, hm the perilous mazes of a great city. The
tarr was elected and the name or J. Ar-n Dt ,. .,nl1T1,,ii v. it
D. Farrell. oresidont Of the O.-W. II.
tvlrlirtiit n riih!In r?arw hull a a Iho r-o
ft N. company was added to the dlrec-1 port of tne ncenl,e committee rejecting
torato. . I the application of a dance hnll at Bev-
C Leo Pairet. one of the best known onth and Oak streets wns ndnnted.
tank men In town, wtjo has been con-1 The council sustained Mayor Rush-
neoted -with the portlana Trust com-ijtKlUB veto of an ordinance refundlnc
pany since Its organization more than fine of J100 imposed by the municipal
20 vears airo. was succoeded as secretary court on Ethel Scott for selling liauor
by ir. W. Hawkins, formerly trust offl- without a license. ,
cer of the Continental National bank of a resolution was adopted authorizing
Chicago. The directors of the Portland the mayor to appoint a committee of
Trust created the office of cashier and nlno citizens to consider the reports' of
named for the position Eilgnr Bensenich the various charter commissions and to
until recently with a Philadelphia na- submit on charter to the people at the
Iionai panK. , I coming special cit ciion.
With the addition of Mr. Farrell the Iho report of the ways and means
old directorate was reelected and at a committee In the matter of the claims
meeting of the directors held lmmedi- on account of tho construction of the
stel following the stockholders' meet- Hawthorne bridge was filed. The con
ing, the following officers were named: tractors will have to sue the city for
H. U I'ittock, president; P. W. Lead- the money.
better, vice president, and Emery Olm- Bids for tne improvement of Kerby
Stead, Vice president and manager. I Bireei iraui jtocuii Bireui 10 rrraimi
LOCSWCII SlSCtSd Director. were upenea miu yierreu io me
mn-ei tuininiiitw. t ropuHuis iur nas-
But One Phase of, Vice Ques
tion Taken Up in First Re
port; Loathsome Disease
Needs Attention.
After an Investigation extending over
a period of three months, the vice com
mission appointed by Mayor Rushlight
filed a report yesterday on venereal dis
eases In the city, and report that con
ditions are deplorable. In fact, accord
ing to the information gathered by the
commission. 21 per cent of all the dis
eases treated In Portland are of this
nature. The report calls attention to
tho lack of facilities for protecting the
public from those loathsome diseases.
This first report touches on but one
phase of the vice question In Portland.
While on the various phases pf vice are
interwoven. Information concerning ve
neroal diseases wns the most readily se-
cured and the report disposes of that
WOULD
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CNC
ERNS
E
TOT
, Councilman Jay's ordinance forbid
ding publio service corporations exact
ing deposits In advance for service) was
referred by the council this mornlnr to
a special committee appointed by Mayor
Rushlight to draft an ordinance regu
lating these concerns.
Many complaints have been made br
residents against the teleDhone com.
panles and these will be riven consider.
ation by the special committee at a
meeting to be held In the near future.
An exampi of the complaints being
made la that contained, In a Jetter sent
to v Mayor . Rushlight today by John
Ingham, of 788 East Main street
Mr. Ingham say he made it request
for a telephone six. weeks ago from the
Paclflo Telephone company, and al
though he deposited the customary $5,
he has Hot obtained the phone.
"After waiting all these weeks," reads
the complaint, "I have been tendered
my IS, but I believe I am entitled to a
telephone in a reasonable time. Is
there no redress for met
"I now feel as a taxpayer, it is your
duty to see that the Paclflo Telephone
company is brought to time,, as the
thousands of dollars collected from
citizens each month in advance for tele
phones and the discontinuance of cer
tain party line services is not right and
should not be permitted .
PLATS FOR MEW TOWN
IN CENTRAL OR. FILED
L. 13. Wakefield, manager of a Seattle
oompany having quite extensive realty
holdings In Central Oregon, Is In the
city en route rrona Klamath Falls, where
he appeared before the county court to
file plats for the Corrall Springs town
site, Mr. Wakefield was Informed by
the court and the oounty.ommlssioners
that appropriations have been made and
work will begin early in the spring on
a new road from Crescent east to in
tersect the stage road about 20 miles
from Silver Lake, The cutoff will save
about SO miles extra travel for Klamath
Falls people Who have business lnjhe;
Silver Lajte and Fort Hook oountry. The
road was surveyed last 'fall, ', ,
Tax Levy Lower, , ' v "
- The Dalles, Or., Jan. 10. At the Jann- ,
ary term of county court, which closed
Saturday, the tax levy,, was made and '
totals 16.6 mills, as compared with 14 '
mills last year. It is divided as fol-
lows: i County and state, 11.7 mills j
county school, 16 mills; general roads, T
3 mills; county library, 2-10 mill. " In
addition to the above The Dalles has a
special city tax of 6 mills and a school
tax of 8.6 mills. The total tax for all
purposes In the city is 29 mills as com-'
pared with' 28 mills last year, i
Journal Want Ads bring results.
But one change was made In the list.
sam, asphalt and bltullthic were made.
, . ir. l.TUf: The lowest bid was that of the Barber
, ' w . ... 1 C. tJT.JI V, ABnhalt company for $22,140. The bid
Tilnra halnff flllfkri hv .iMSfl R Idlftswpll.
a local capitalist and formerly cashier
" of a large bank in Kansas. Mr. Lass
well Is at present Interested in a num
Includes a tender of $1.65 for asphalt
An ordinance providing for the time
and manner of constructing sewers to
be known as the "Eastmoreland sewer
ber of country banks In Oregon and Is -yBtem.. wa8 pa9ged unanim0USly
a large holder of Oregon timber lands I
and Portland city property. The old of-
. Kemonstrances against the ordinance
assessing the cost of Improving Glenn
fleers of this i bank were reelected as ayenue were overruled and the oraU
loiiuwe: . u. irarusm, prcKiaeni; nu .....
, Ia Holbrook, vice president, and George
W. Hoyt, cashier.
Elliott R. Corbett was added to the
'directorate of the First National bank.
A. L. Mills was reelected president and
J. w. Newklrk, cothler.
At the meeting o'f the Security Sav.
. ings ft Trust the old directorate was
reelected without change as follows: C.
A Dolph, L. A. Lewis, Joseph Simon,
A. I Mills, C. F. Adams. J. N. Teal
- James Failing and E. A. Wyld. The old
. official family of this bank remains In
- tact
An ordinance authorizing the city
auditor to deliver to Farson, Son & Co.
a certified check for $25,000, was
passed. The check'was held by the city
wlien the Farsons failed to take a block
of the Hroadway bridge bonds for which
It had bid. The company brought suit
In the federal court to recover the
check and the court decided in favor of
the plaintiff.
The council gave E. 8. Marr, a crip
ple, a special permit to sell popcorn on
the streets without a license until April
RS OF CHAMBER
1 A olmllap narmi -a A o irtuan st T .
KiJttiiBtj ui ny ninu was m.ne'in Anh Pfich ,n
Thd old board and official ornanlza- t 1. " l
lion of the United States National bank i , t
sT. VI't; i " ,J r 1 an emergency measure and Morris will
R W R.hmr .hl, I '.w lu JU J" ov longer.
i Because of the fact that the Bank of
1 California,. National association, has Its
head offices in San Francisco, no local
meeting was held, but it Is not believed
that there will be any changes in the
, official- organization of the Portland
branch. '
The foirowing officers and directors
of the- eitlzens bank, east side, were
' elected.' N. U. Caroentor. nresldent:
r Joseph Paxjuet, vice president; O. ' S.
; Fulton, cashier; A. W. Livingston, aa-
t. - eistant cashier; A. W. Lambert, pavld
, j ES. Johnston and M. E. Thompson. The
v usual semi-annual dividend of S per
"N cent was ordered paid.
, v - The Hartman-Thompson bank elected
directors E. U Thompson, J. L. Ilart
.jiniaii and Lewis I. Thompson, and the
J- board elected E. L. Thompson, prseident;
J J. L. Hartman, vice president, and El-
i liott Allshaw, cashier. This bank, until
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OF COMMERCE TO DINE
jfrecentiyr; known as Hartman ft Thomp
ton, bankers, has Just incorporated, with
capital stock of $100,000.
Directorate JUduced.
The Ecandlnavian-American bank re-
y duced Its directorate from nine members
to' five. The following are the new of
ficers and directors: C. Y. Hendrlcksen,
president; O. M Thorsen, vice president;
v;. Knute Ekman, vice president; Anthon
-V Eckern, cashier, and Bylvester Peterson.
.9 it i George W. Bates A Co., bankers, will
hold its annual stockholders' meeting
next Tuesday. January IS. It is not ex
rfripected that any changes will be made
either In the board of directors or the
.. officers.
. 1 f. i No election of officers was held yes
i.Jerday at the Ladd & Tllton bank, due
to the absence of several of the stock
holders and officers. The meeting will
be held next week, but it is thought
that no changes will be made In the
present officers,
The Hlbernla Savings bank "and the
-Merchants Savings ft Trust Co. retained
, their present directors and officers.
A smoke mark invented by a New
'"York fireman Is supplied with fresh
air drawn through a small hose by the
-' rush of water through the main hose, to
which It is attached.
: K J i
At 6:30 O'clock 'this evening members
of 'the Chamber of Commerce will meet
In the large dining room of the Com
mercial olub for the annual banquet and
meeting. It is expected that the. seat
ing capacity of the room will be taxed
to the limit.
President H. M. Haller will read his
report for the year, going Into the vari
ous features of the chamber's work ex
haustively, and it will be the only re
port of officers or committees to bo
presented at the meeting. The others
will be printed In the next Issue of the
chamber's monthly bulletin.
The speakers this evening will be C.
8, Jackson, Rev. John II. Boyd, Edgar
B. Piper, F. W. Mulkey and C. E. 8.
Wood. Mr. Mulkey will speak on the
publlo docks. The other speakers have
been assigned no special subjects;
The nominating committee, consisting
of William MacMaster, R. R. Iloge and
S. G. Reed will present Its report and
Immediately thereafter will follow the
election. The names of the nominees
are withheld, as customary, until this
evening.
The entertainment and program will
be managed,, by General Charles F. Bee
be, chalrmaq of the entertainment committee.
'Insane Negro Itllls Father, Deputy
(Tnlte Pri'W Leaned Wire
Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 10. Telephone
messages from Scottsvllle, a mill town
near here, say that William Pyemann, a
negro, ran amuck there today, killed his
father and Deputy Sheriff Birmingham
and seriously wounded threo other per
sons. Then he fled with posses In
pursuit
ML- U
$m. Annual Clearance Sale
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Talki
mg Machines
Most of these latest style Talking Machines were taken in as nart
SSLtL Vt' "n ut in Perfect edition; and at the
evln jlstandSTe 3 m'nU,C- Brin in -00'
12 Records Free with each Macliine quoted below," without extra
marge.
low At
Begnlar.
$100 . .
$50 . . ,
$65
$55.00
$30.00
$45.00
Segala?.
$35 . .
$25 . .
$20 . .
$15 . .
$45 . . $30.00
Also Many Other Bargains,
Wow At
$22.0CT
$12.00
$11.00
. $8.00
ilt B J. . .
A If J 1. - M . - -
, .... ,,c, uu nunc oi laiklng Mach nes carried '
nd compare them tide by side befo?e buvin
GRAVES MUSIC CO.
guaran-
Come in
part of tho vice quustlon so far as the
commission is concerned.
Other phases of the vice question be
Ing investigated d;al with the commer
cial aspect of vice, the economlo as
pect as to the relation of wages and
the high cost of living to vice, the Ju
venile aspect, which has to do with the
entertainment and amusements of chil
dren. Information Gleaned Everywhere.
Information In regard to venereal
diseases wasr secured by consulting
with specialists in that line, by sending
questions to all tho regularly licensed
and. practicing physicians and surgeons
In the city, and to the principals of
Bchools, school doctors and school
nursros; by sending questions to the
Juvenile court and other Institutions
dealing with children; an examination
of the conditions and methods which
obtain In the public Institutions and
hospitals In the city; by questions sent
to 1000 parents of the city, and an ex
aminatiou of conditions in other cities.
The question was asked tho physi
cians if they favored making venereal
diseases reportable, to which 70 re
plied yes and 60 no. Eighty-four phy
sicians said they favored medical ex
amination of women of the underworld,
and 60 said they did not. On this ques
tion many of the answers were quail
fled. Some of the physicians said they
favored the examination if It could be
done without graft. Others said suoh
examination would not be reliable.
The report points out deplorable con
ditlons among young girls In some of
the charity organizations of the city,
Portion of Beport.
In repard to conditions In public In
stitutions and hospitals, the report
says:
"Although a very considerable num
ber of the inmates of the city and
county Jails and those who pas under
me nnnas or tne city ana countynealth
officers are infected, no record Is kept
of such cases, and no provision is made
for their treatment, save occasional
services of the city or county physician.
"ivo attempt is made to segregate
them, although a number of prisoners
were observed in an acutely Infected
condition.
"There Is no law which takes cogni
zance in any way of this disease, which
is both contagious and Infectious, nor
are such cases obliged to receive treat
ment, even when they are a source of
aanger to others.
"The city has no facilities for the
treatment of this disease, which is a
source of menace to the publlo health.
with the exception of a small venereal
ward In the county hospital."
Zrfttter Quoted,
In calling attention to the way in
which this subject has been neglected
and avoided by the public In the past.
the report quotes the following from
a letter from the acting health commis
sioner of Buffalo: "This question has
been too long studiously avoided, end I
rejoice that in various sections of the
country there are people with the cour
age of their convictions, ready to at
tack the monstrous evil. The agitation
now going on, I am sure will eventual
ly leaven the whole lump until educa
tion, creating public sentiment, will pro
duce the desired result."
"Out of the information collected cer
tain features need to be emphasized,"
says the report, which continues:
"Tho serious Insidious nature of a
disease which is on the Increase; many
authorities estimating It na high as 85
per cent of all disease. It Is a disease
which is tho source of many other ali
ments, more dangerous in Its direct and
indirect effects than the dread tuber
culosis because not content to break
down the health of tho present It strikes
at the future generation; a disease
which Is not necessarily contracted by
dlroct contact (a fact which has be
como so established that countries like
Sweden and Norway treat it as any oth
or contaplous disease) and one which
Instead of bolng a private matter Is be
coming a public menace one which In
stead of being ashamed of and not fear
ing the public should -not be ashamed
of but fear.
"Prevalence of the disease In, Port
land bolng 21 per cent, or almost a
quarter of the disease treated by phy
sicians. "While tho apparent condition of chil
dren in tho publlo schools appears to be
healthy, the sources of Information
therein are limited. Information drawn
from the Juvenile courts and Institu
tions which minister to Juvenllles would
seen to Indicate a condition which would
at least raise a question.
Wo facilities for Handling Oases.
"The city has no facilities to handle
the disoane one small ward in the
county hospital and the occasional min
istration of two physicians Is all that
the publlo Is doing to protect Itself or
j afford rellof to Its diseased parts.
"There are no ordinances to protect
the public, nor can any person so in
fected be compelled to be Isolated, or
I even treated as In the case of other
' Infectious diseases. Cases could be
I cited -where waiters in restaurants,
1 cooks, discharged prisoners and others
I are working at lnrge virulently afflict
ed, hot only a bunion to themselves, bat
a source of infection, oftentimes inno
cently, but none the less dangerous to
the publlo health. With the single ex
ception of a state law prohlbjltlh jmtt
llo drinking cups, theta appears to be
no legislation looking to the regulation
of this matter -and yet the roller towel
and soap in publlo places continue to
flourish among other sources of contagion."
America First" Bcare Parts.
Perls, Jan. 10. The "See America
First" in the United Btates Is causing
grave alarm throughout Europe, and
Paris, in particular, la worried over the
possible loss of t-lch American tourists'
patronage.' The French newspapers have
started comment on the probabilities of
a reaction, declaring It would prove a
gravs thing for Freuok oomueroe. '
To the
of th
A
Ho
e Equitable
Mers
ire
ssurance Dooety
The burning of the home office building at 120 Broad
way will cause but temporary inconvenience in the trans
action of our business. The loss of the building itself will
make no reduction in the society's assets, for it has not been
carried as an asset on account of its small size, its age and
high value of the land on which it rests. The securities and
important records are protected by fireproof vaults, which
are intact. Most of the office force and records Were re
moved sometime ago to the society's new building, No. 2,
Albany street. The executive offices of the society and the
cashier's department have been established in the City In
vesting building, No. 165 Broadway. The society will oc
cupy the 2d, 3d and 4th floors of that building. This will,
for the time being, be the home office of the society, where
all business with the public will be transacted, including the
receipt of premiums and the payment of claims.
W. A. Day, President
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Cost
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Below
Cost
EVERY SET, EVERY ODD MUFF, EVERY CAIE MUST BE SOLD AT
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Items Below
ONE-HALF PRICE!
ONLY 24 SETS, 9 ODD MUFFS AND 7 ODD CAPES LEFT
K C-fe Tl1a1r fnnir t1 0 vain nnur CJ
I 3 Sets Brown Conev. $10 value, now. .$4.29
1 Set Black Belgium Lynx, $17.50 vaL $3.95
1 Set Brown Goney, $17.50 value, now $8.95
1 Set BJk. Belgium Lynx, val. $22.50 $1085
1 Set White Iceland Fox, $25 value $12.35
1 Set White Iceland Fox, $30 value $14.25
ODD MUFFS HALF PRICE
3 Sets River Mink. $25 value, now. .$11.95
1 Set Black Electric Seal, $30 value $14.65
1 Set Gen. Blk. Opossum, $37.50 val. $18.25
2 Sets Muskrat, $35 value, now $16.75'
1 Set Genuine Blue Wolf, $37.50 vaL $18.95
1 Set. Best Grade Jap Mink, $75 val. $34.85
1 Set Genuine Mink, $90 value, now $44.25
1 Set Russian Mink, $37.50 vaL, now $17.25
ODD CAPES HALF PRICE
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For THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY ONLY
We Are Going to Offer You Great Bargains See for Yourself
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Rich African male j)'
Stock; broad, rich black
GUARANTEED
HAND-TIED
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Rich African male
6tock, 28 inches long,
28 inches wide, all col
ors. Worth $30.
PORTLAND
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fibers. Every one guar
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better. Just a limited
number. Get first pick.
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Great Sale on Coats and Suits
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