THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, i DECEMBER 21, .1913.
BE MET
BY CiTY GOVERNMENT
DISCUSSED AT LENGTH
I . ' PlAGRAM GIVES ANALYSIS OF PORTLAND'S POPULATE ;
How.marw ItaIion"ji-.R)rtlanlIf
Immigration Issue Offers Very
Grave Aspect; Civic Ail
; ments and Their Solution;
That Portland' percentage of foreign
; bom population la lower than In moat
' eltlea of Ita site, that the assimilation
of immigrants to coma upon tha open
ing of tha Panama canal la a problem of
tha gravest nature, and that aqclal prog-
raa or good governraent ara alike lm
; ; possible to an Indifferent public, were
, . assertions made by Professor W. P. Og
. burn, of Reed college. In the sixth and
. last of the lectures on "The Voter and
th City of Portland." Tha lecture was
. given last Tuesday evealng at tha cen
tral library, and Professor Ogburn called
It "Social Progress: For AU the City's
People." Soma of the things he said
follow:
Problems Xasier Kara. .
"Th predominating element In Port
land's population la native white of na
tive parentage,, who constitute 60.S per
cent .The native white of foreign or
mixed percentage comprise 24.8 per cent
of tha population, and the foreign born
white comprise xl.1 per cant. Tha ne
gro and Oriental population are almost
negligible Under these conditions, ;
problems of city government ought to
be lar eaaler of solution than they are
in cities where the foreign parentage
comprise a majority of the population.
It is quite possible, however, for native
born oltlaena of native parents, whose
anoeatora landed with tha Pilgrim Fath
ers, to be aa indifferent to good city
government as tha newly arrived "wop
xrom tne hillsides of Calabria!
There is no solution of the problem
of immigration if those who coma settle
" down in the congested districts of our
large cities. Tha tendency, however, of
immigrants to do just this is very
strong, and the reasons for It are plain
; Cities are the Industrial centers, where
work is most easily sought, though not
so easily found. To get Immigrants out
of cities onto tha land, where they can
become producers of life's necessities,
would mean that wa ahould in the fu
ture have a aound agricultural cltisen-
shlp. For immigrants to become agrl
. culturista, however, it is necessary that
the land be easily accessible to them.
Much of tha agricultural land of Oregon
is held for apeculattve purposes, and
this condition is fatal to any plan for
the assimilation of Immigrants.
learning to Bead English.
'Immigrants are always at an econ
, omio disadvantage until they have a
command of English. If wa want lmml
grants to become good cltlsens, we
must,- first, teach them the language.
One reason for the large number of ar
rests of foreigners for breaking city
ordinances is that they do not under
stand them.. Many private agencies are
undertaking to teach the immigrants.
A class is conducted by tha Young Men's
Christian Association.
. "Some of tha most important work of
this organisation Is dona among immi
grants. Tha Jewish Neighborhood
House also conducts classes for the
Russian Jews, of whom there are now
nearly 4000 in Portland. With the
opening of night schools by the city,
immigrants will ba brought under ihe
Influence of tha publlo school system.
It is tha publlo school that has been
most Influential in the assimilation of
the children of the Immigrants. There
Is no reason why It should not reach tha i
adults, as well." .
In discussing the liquor business, the
speaker said; -
- "Drinks seem concentrated In the
How. rnami German a ?
Nationality Number of thousand
Canadians 319$.
5wJ.a 4001
Russian? 3944,'
English 3601
Norwegians 7Z6
iTalians ZMf
Austrian? 2348
Irish 2267
Lls than tfiOO each ; Scotch, Danes. Swiss,
'ftnns, GrKft, French, Hungarians, etc
What is the 'average, size, of a family in
Portland t
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San Francisco. 45
NawforK.... AT
Seattle -.46
Los Angeles. 41
Can Diego.... 3.T
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Lawrence. Mast 4&I
New VorK City.. AU
oan rrancjsco.. 314
MirW2ipoli EM
Seattle...... 56
fbnTLANp.....2ll
Loe Agele.. 13.0
Denver... ....I&C
Atlanta (Sal.,; X0
What proportion of unmarried women it there
in Portland f
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What is the compowfion of fortlands population ?
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Natfve White
Native Panriayt,
3Q5
tNegro 5X
Japanese .7
Chinese 2fi
OrooKline.Mass. 323 2
NewYorK 363
San Francisco.-.. 310
FbrTTLAND....,, Sir
Seattle ..-...,. 295
OpoKane.. ....... 2&T
Los Angeles... Z&i
Atlanta Ga.. 28.4
fort Worth,Te 117
What proportion of orimarriedrnen jslhere tn
Portland f
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iNative Whit "1
V foreign or fWbonT
Mixed White
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Butte ...-'. 523 5
Duluth. aAssf 523
Portland 3I.S
Seattle ....51.1
San franc isco.. 40.9
NewYorK.. -420
Lo6Angelt8M..3dl5
"Atlanta Go: 37.0
Watertown NY.31.0
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Cities Jimjemfofycnw
tenant Loren. II. Call, killed by fall at
xexas c:y. i
July 8 Orover Bell died from injuries
received in ran at retaiuma, Cal
Julv 4. ' " - i
July IS Thaddeus Kerns killed by
iaii ai L-nico, ;ax.
September 16 George Schmitt killed
ana J. uyer speiiman seriously injured
in 400 root rail at Rutland, Vt.
September Lieutenant Moss L.
Love. United States signal corps, killed
in suv root ran at Ban Diego, Cal.
September 15 Max Ullle killed by
blplana ovarturnlng- a t 3aleatmrr.-HL- r
September 1 P. C. Davis died in
Chicago as result of fall from aero
plane at Mauaton, Wis.
October 13 Albert J. Jewel, loat at
sea wlffia making a flight over Long
Island.
November 14 Lieutenants' Erlo I
Ellington and Hugh M. Kelly, flrat di
vision army aviation corps, killed in 80
foot fall at San Diego, Cal.
RECOVERS MIND, NOW
SEEKS LOST FORTUNE
New York. Dec 20. Delmonlea Jimmv
haa emerged from tha spectral shadows
that blotted out his reason in 1907, and
m gciun- oaca soma or tna isoo.ooo
fortune that disappeared during his long
luneaa. jamea ueoron la bla name, and
for 80 years he had tha cab privilege at
Delmonloo'aT-henoa tha name. Dulmon.
lco Jimmy.
Ho is now 69 years old. but nravfnna.
ly to tha time before hla mind became
clouded ha maintained, bis livery busi
ness, had a real estate business and
worked in Wall atreet Among hla pa
trons and friends were many biar man
of the street, who gave him market tips.
It waa too much business for a humble
cabman, and six years ago Jimmy broke
down. The doctors called it "acute
neuraathenia," and sent Jimmy to Euro
pean places, tha names of which Jibed
witn tna aumant. But it waa no use.
Jlmmy'a mind waa gone, and soon his
business Interests began to wane in
ayinpathy.
Not long ago Jimmy, who always
went about with hla wife to take care
of him, atumbled and fell on hla head
while crossing a railroad track. When
he got up hla mind waa clear. Ha re
membered everything in hla life that
happened before 1907, but his memory
of the lapse since that time until now
was blank. He took up his business
affairs and found them hopelessly tan
gled. His sanity was legally estab
lished, when tha supreme court allowed
him to file four suits against brokers
whom he alleged had mismanaged his
property. On one suit Jimmy has re
covered J27,ouo, and he hopes to regain
the greater part of his fortune.
HEALTH CERTIFICATES
the plana of a quasi chattel and tha le
gal maxim of "caveat (emptor" becomes
applicable. J: A V , v,vvf.i.;.
"A considerable per cent of women
bent on marriage are mentally 'and
physically tainted. Is the woman's apti
tude, for marlage less Important than
that of tha manr
This was the opinion of the Rev. If. C,
Beale, of tha Congregational church:
, "I have grave doubts as to whether
this particular law will ba of any ad
vantage. The matter la too vague and
fTTTL f i"- TKTr"TT'r''s-' tna. possibility nf,.YMlpn too great
LUKeiyi; UW raSSeCI . ai Last des, it comes perilously near to the
in wiuuu separates inairiuusi ires-
dom from social control."
"There is likely to ha much adverse
criticism of much a iaw,M said Dr. Nel
lie "Wentworth Carglll, "and I would
not be sumrlsed tn hear at it asrlv
Milwaukee, Deo. II. On and after' repeal. Tha man who u rin iu
January 1. 1814,' men who wish to marry resent a physical examination- tha man
In thla state must present certificates who is unclean will evade the Issue.
or neaitn signed by . reputable physi- "Tha law in Itself is a n-ood one and
uibub. u luituic iw paused. at tna prooaoiy nas tna support or tna entire
laat aesslon of the legislature goes into medical profession, as well as the thlnk
effect on that day, and not even theJng people of other professions.
Legislature Affecting Men
Only Goes Into; Effect, ,
cleverest lawyers have been able to
find any way of avoiding it, It also
Woman Should Bo Zs eluded.
"That the law may be changed to in
u. .v-a r l - " v "
.J 'if-' !?,..mrry "t Mturn to man infected in a previous marriage
,nr.rnZr.i , a. m&y toe dlaeaaa carrier and a dis-
unless h. presents a physician's certifi- eMe transmitter without her knowl-
-u5 -pwnW;-d. What men are Ignorant of the
cate.
with Imprisonment of from one to 80
years.
There haa already been much discus
sion of tha new law by physicians,
clergymen and social workers in thla
state. Many approve of it. while others
aaaert that it will work no good. Tho
medical profession, however, appear to
possibility of them infecting tnelr
mates? It will not be objected to by
men of clean Uvea, nor by parents of
manageable daughters." . .' .
Dr. William J. Cronyn said: .
"I believe it is a wise and salutary
law.
If rigidly enforced, it will go far
'rL'ZV preventing the' propagation of
prlved of his license to practice, and any ' h mlBerw nd -uffarin- .d ha
rmrmn iUxolnninr th. r..nit f .n ...m. mucn misery ana suiienng. ana me
Captain Chapla Is Dead.
New York, Deo. 20. Captain Chapln,
late commander of the battleship Wyom
ing, died in Broooklyn navy yard hos
pital.
lnatlon by a physician aball be chargod
with a felony, and upon conviction shall
be aentenced to from one to five yearn
in the penitentiary. The law sets forth
that the cost for medical examination
shall bo $3, to be paid by the applicant.
Cites Bootrlna of "Caveat TJmptor."
Following are some opinions ex
pressed by leading clergymen and physi
cians of Milwaukee:
"The statute to become effective in
thla state on January 1, 1914, said Dr.
Williams Becker, a prominent physi
cian, "which compels male candidates
for matrimony to present a certificate
of physical and mental health, would,
theoretically, . be conducive to the bet
terment of mankind, if both sexea were
equauy suojeciea to tne law.
"Viewed in the light of a civil con
tract, both parties entering into the
agreement should share, equally, in all
responsibilities as well as in all privi
leges of the same. With the man In
possession of a certified halo, but In
doubt as to the woman's mental and
physical state the woman la lowered to
cause of so many unhappy marriages.
"Witness the result of the recent mar.
rlage of a certain dethroned monarch
and a German princess.. The news
papers heralded the shameful fact to
the world.-
"The law, recently passed by the legis
lature, whereby any man desiring to
marry, must present a certificate,
signed by a .reputable physician, show
ing that he is physically qualified to
enter the marriage relation, will for a
time, bewilder some people, and it will
be some time before all will under
stand Its import," said the Rev, Perry
Millar, superintendent Wisconsin Con
ference, Methodist Episcopal church.
"But the law is so sensible and prac
ticable, and we may say, bo necessary
to the good of all concerned that we
will be willing to put up with some
Inconvenience.
"The only fault I have with tha law
Is, that it doea not Include both par
ties to the marriage contract"
Our idea of a free thinker la a man
who isn't married.
5ct77wcsc9 64c
PorfafJ ssz
Seattle stiz
Spotoac . svz
by all cities was to tell these men to
mAnA AH A 1L - -14 A.- M
north end: for w . thf t,. t "ul ui ur lo Be"u
X number of arrests for drunkenness (489) I m t0 the rock plle for loafln
. in August, 1912, most of them took Discs 01 Methods Abandoned.
near the saloons in the north end. "The new way of dealing with these
Liquor offences constituted no less men Is for the city to find work for
.JL.?; V. "ences fr them. Similarly, there are old and new
thmu Ztl'l ' f!!? ' " ?M.2H
together there wr Is 411 ,, community uie. t or-
if'thin .lie' were" for M'V,!: "f rl? lo ?t the liquor In-
In the opinion of the clerk Mthl lre" run tn town; today, !f we allow
msaffifti! them Be at all, It is only un-
broun-ht before the miiiai ?'rrngent regniatlon.rformerly. -we
ih.. . i.n . ... "ZZL Jt cniiaren run loose on the streets.
where thejP were injured by wagons and
itles are directly or Indirectly due to
liquor.
Treatment of Z ranks.
- "Not only are the saloons an a th
drinks concentrated, but the drunks arv
street cars, or morally contaminated, or
notn; today we provide places for them
to play in civic centers and in play
grounds. The fundamental point in all
10TH ANNIVERSARY
OF
AEROPLAN
E IS MARKED
Jarf Ir 1 SJk nil. u th. jaI " T. thl" that Pblem. created by the
ml oh Jh! hfMt?,2? L ll?Uy Pla.ce t0 community must be solved by the com
rrants Ire sent JSSSJ" vf munlty' " 18 not th vagrant's fault
f!ir,fnw.nn:-- society comes to that he has no work. It Is not the
iTJ?lfJ. ' f"1 ?0t chM'B ,au,t tnat he brn in a tene
theVrobTem "'"i ment- " ,s the community's fault, how-
Tn nn 'nmv. in tt.- 4 m ever, if a man remains unemployed, or
tlSA&Sff. E i " Chlld U WUh0Ut 0PPunty to play.
summer a committee of citizens sub
mltted to the mayor a report on the
care of the city's delinquents, and rec
ommended the establishment of an In
dustrial farm, where habitual drunkards
could be sent with some hope of their be
i lng rehabilitated. The best gospel that
can be preached to these fellows Is to
. get them out of their environment.
"Closely related to the regulation of
tha liquor traffic is the suppression of
vice. The vice commissions that have
' mat throughout the country have re
garded the two problems aa Identical, 1.
a, tha effective regulation of the liquor
business means the suppression of the
social evil, and vice versa.
' "The Portland Vice Commission states
, that . the commercial prosperity of
houses conducted Immorally depends
upon the sale of liquor by inmates.' In
, the course of Its investigation, the com
mission has found 163 places, hotels,
rooming and lodging house, which hare
no license, where liquor Is sold by im
moral women occupants on their own
account.
Xelpless Made Tictims.
"Those most responsible for the con
ditions of vice have in the past gone
'scott free.' Society has wreaked its
vengeance upon the more or less help
less vldtim, and put her in Jail, or bur
dened her with fines, which she cannot
pay. Slowly, we are growing more Just.
Wa are aiming through law to reach
those who profit most from the busi
nessthe owners of property and the
liquor dealers.
"Portland has already voted for the
establishment of a detention home for
women delinquents, and the mayor haa
mad an appropriation for such an ob
ject. Tha establishment of such homes
should put to an end forever the fining
"The papers advertise the bank clear
ings of the city, but one does not read
in the daily papers, on the front page,
that 2000 men are out of work. There
la a tendency on the part of some men
In the community to regard all men ou
of work as 'bums.' Any one of us would
probably become a bum. If we were
out of a Job long enough, although Idle.
ness at first might not be our own fault.
As a matter of fact, unemployment Is a
constant menace to wage earners; espe
daily to those whose labor is casual or
unskilled.
Help Given Veedy.
"Helping men and women to find
work Is coming to be recognized as
public- function j- and cities.- throughout
the United States have established free
employment bureaus.
"Portland has no great cause for con.
gratulatlon over the park and play
ground situation. Her 711 acres of
parks and playgrounds and other play
spaces contrast feebly with areas de
voted to those purposes In other cltiei
Los Angeles, 4000 acres; Spokane, 2000
acres; Seattle, 1S03 acres; Tacoma, 1200
acres. Childhood must play. If It does
not do so in wholesome ways. It will
find ways of playing that lead Into the
Juvenile courts."
BY MANY FATALITIES
Eighteen Fliers Killed In Uni
ted States Alone This Year;
Military Aviators Die,
Washington, D. C, Dee. 20. The art
of aviation, or flying in heavter-than-alr
machines, waa ten yeara old this
week. It waa on December 17, 1903, that
orviiie and Wilbur Wright, the famous
Ohio aviators, conquered the atr in a
aeries of four short, successful flights
at Slmms Station. Since that time tho
aeroplane Industry has been revolution
ized. It has been taken up by the people
of all lands and some wonderful flights
and feats have been accomplished. Dur
ing the past few years the advancement
has been along new and more useful
lines than in the earlier years. The
heavler-than-alr filer has now become
an Important factor In warfare and war
equipment and today there is not a coun
try that does not Include the aeroplane
In Its military and naval equipment
Though tha progress of the science
has been remarkable, each year has
and Jailing system' for prostitutes, and seen an Increase In the number of per-
should become one step In many that ! sons killed. The first death was that
must be taken in the solution of this
age-long problem.
"Tha sphere of governmental activity
of Lieutenant Selfridge, of the United
States signal corps, who. was killed In a
flight at Fort Myer, Sept. 17, 1906. Four
baa steadily Increased. This Increased ' aviators met death In 1909, thirty-two
w CTiu,, , lno num. in Bcveniy-uiree in ivii, one nun-
er of measures adopted for the social dred and thirteen In 1912, and one hun
betterment of the people. In a sense, ' dred and thirty-seven In the present
all good government makes for social year. The total number of aviators who
progress, out a amerence can be seen ' nave perished amounts to 437.
between , customary activity, such
lighting And policing tha streets, and
ma mora recent taste or canng for the
Xlg-hteen 91a In United States.
Of the 187 fatalities this year IS oc
curred in tne United States. To this
EfVJ t?WHm"y! l can California aviator In British Columbia
' r7.... Ill " ll ' one , and of Lieutenant Rich, of th United
tmnf rWMWy" 0t "n States army. In the Philippines
with tramps, ,Tha old way practloedj Tba list shows that, the aviation fa
talities this year have been distributed
over 20 different countries. A most
noticeable feature Is the preponderance
In all countries of fatalities among the
military flyers. This Is due to the fact
that more attention has been given to
military aviation than ever before, while
exhibition flying has decreased, because
It Is no longer a novelty and falls to at
tract publlo attention that It did a few
years ago.
The casualty Hats of Germany and
France are the heaviest In numbers.
Germany having had 89 fatalities during
the year and France 87. In both coun
tries the majority of the victims were
military aviators. England, with a fa
tallty list of 10, made by far the best
showing of any of the nations which
have extensively used aircraft.
The Italian fatality list, in view of
the large number of licensed aviators
In that country, Is remarkably low, only
four Italian aviators having perished
during the year. Russia has suffered
eight fatal accidents during the year,
Argentine four, Japan and Turkey three
each, while the others have been scat
tered one each In Austria, Belgium,
Switzerland. Scotland, 'Canada, Portugal,
Morocco, the Philippines, China, Cochin-
China and the Island of Trinidad.
ratalltles This Tear. '
The airmen who have lost their Uvea
in the United States since the beginning
of the present year are as follows:
April 8 United States army aviator.
Lieutenant Rex . Chandler, killed, and
Lieutenant L. 11. Brereton badly Injured
by fall Into San Diego bay.
April 19 Otto W. Brodie killed In ex
hibition flight in Chicago.
May 5 Charles Carlson crushed to
death under his machine at Akron, Ohio.
May 9 United States army aviator.
Lieutenant Joseph D. Park, killed by 16
root rau at uave, uai.
May 31amea Colovari, amateur
flier, killed when biplane caught in a
, tree at Chicago. ,
June 12 Andrew Drew killed at'LIma,
Ohio,, when blplana caught fire and fell
2Q0 feet
June 20 United States aviator, En
sign William D. Billlngsley, killed and
Lieutenant John H. Towers severely In
jured by fall In Chesapeake bay.
June 23 Fred F. Gardiner drowned In
Lake Keuka, near Rochester. IV. Y..
when aeroplane capsized.
juur , united stages aviator. Lieu-
"O'ER THE EARTH IN WONDROUS BEAUTY PEALING,
RING AGAIN THE HAPPY CHRISTMAS BFLLSt
INTO EVERY HEART SWEET PEACE IS STEALING,
WAKENED BY THE JOY THAT IN THEM DWELLS."
THREE MORE DAYS
FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
OUR STOCK IS STILL LARGE
AND WE ARE IN POSITION TO
TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS
AND MAKE PROMPT DELIVERIES.
SCAN OUR SUGGESTION LISTI
IT WILL HELP YOU DECIDE
WHAT IT SHALL BE.
OPEN
EVENINGS
UNTIL
CHRISTMAS
SPALDING GOLF CLUBS
SEWING SETS
MANICURE SETS
SAFETY RAZORS
RAZOR STROPS
S O'CLOCK TEAS
BAKING DISHES
CASSEROLES
TEA SETS
TEA STANDS .
i SMOKING STANDS
SHAVING MIRRORS
POCKET KNIVES
AUTOMOBILE LUNCH
BASKETS
BATH ROOM SUPPLIES
N
BON BON DISHES
TABLE CUTLERY
RELISH DISHES
CRUMB TRAYS
PERCOLATORS
ASH TRAYS
GAME CARVERS
GAME SHEARS
STERLING SILVER
KNIVES, FORKS, SPOONS
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CHAFING DISHES
THERMOS BOTTLES
CANDELABRA
TOOL SETS
TOOL CHESTS
TOOL CABINETS
WORK BENCHES
TURNING LATHES
$5.00
CHESTS OF TOOLS
AND OTHERS UP TO
$50.00
FOOTBALLS
PUNCHING BALLS
BOXING GLOVES
AIR GUNS
FLASHLIGHTS
SWEATERS
JERSEYS
BOYS' WAGONS
HANDCARS
VELOCIPEDES
AUTOMOBILES
COASTERS
SLEDS
ELECTRIC
COFFEE MACHINES
CHAFING DISHES
COFFEE POTS
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