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HUG EVIL HOLDS FOLLOWERS 2500 Itl.CITY. ESTIMATE Vivetfgatlon$ v Ditcfose Methods ofPcddlcrt. M ekns With Which Traffic Is Handled, Also Cost That the dm aablt U slowly and in aaiouel Invading Portland. ots" n fll th borne and taktn children barely la taalr Imm,- u l srldencs trourht ttl by the InraatitaUons ot B. H. B ur acil WlJ.W, o. Ahafar, numbers of tfcs , P" farce who hat baen detailed on tMial work la oombatltir th trtfit to aarcoMca.. , (.. . ThSM'sfneeraTwhe bare beea to' tba or ' mora than two years, declared . Saturday that mora than I50S persona , in tha city are, known to be addicts to some form of narcotics. iOLtTlOX BOCOHT rot. The Trebles ai stopping tha narcotic iranw i.a tortoua one,- Burdlck said. "Tfe flfht af ajnst narcotlca has baan takan up by Aha federal coyernment and r eiUao and communities whtrsvef the aOOtiraVA Via. TXit 1U1 V M . JT baa baas tnaBe as an dforeemeat w war wia teaury. . Tsw f rattle tha eatent of It. hut aKi atop to consider that 1 per cent of tha population of tha city ara addicts, a partial comprehension la possible. The ; naou aoea not conflna lUelf to any one alias bat la epread among all alike. It "as dr those Who participate down i to a common laTel." fiardlCk tald of a mother who Went tha portc Station and asked for help with her ll-year-ol4 daughter. The girl. ha said, was In frunmv school and r two Or threo days had seemed to i M nervous and then drowsy. A search " to her eooktts reraaled a hypodermle i acedia and a tew bundles of cocaine. It TlCTtXS Tha addict la not the criminal," Bnr- dick said, "bat the peddler most eer Utnly Is. These dt!ln in . naraotlca sassy and shrewd in evading the tow. pec a use an addict dares not . ' "tKueai.' It Is a hard matter to apprehend them. Their combinations ara such that should an unfortunate tell of their oper ations it would he impossible for him to st mora of tha drug that is destroying Mr manhood and yet It so essential In tilling his tortured nerves." importation of the narcotics to Port- land la tarried a hrt tw vta mg irons ua orient. Burdlck sayaLerire quaoUUea art brought In and distrib utad from Chinatown. '. It' la known." he want oa to nay. that the Chinese dealers la drug have regular routes, -the same as a milkman, grocery man or CtLfeSTIAL rCDDLKtta CSAJrTY ""Vflth efctraotdlrfar mm thaw nit tha work on their routes," ha' etplained. eorertnr It thoronghiy. . They do not niflk fttl Mm Ik. a - daya In succession, f of they know that suoh a mistake would be fatal for their acnema. one time they VUl jnaks tha rounds early In the m aroint;; the next time at a different hour and so- 00." Tha Chinese, howerer, ho says, have no monopoly on- tfce trafne, fori porters on trains and white men are also In the game. From Canada a Urge amount of narcotics of ' ail sorts Is smtifegied across the line and brought bars (or wholesale selling. . ' Tour drama of- cocaine sella "to the peddler for j - he said, -while an equal amount Of tainrhttlriA. ' .wKm tfr m.. peddler takes tha drag and dilate It to such an extent that he doubles his money en sverr deal. lt atlas an a. "shoe string,' buying a quar- r r jour arama. at a Uma. By donb nng tf e money they Soon branch out on a large scale." hovt iTocxi Ceow Th cotamon method of ddnUne- m. calna is to use either Epsom salts, finely powaereo, or Doric acid. For morphine, sugar of milk or" ordinary baking pow def la Used. By taklnsr an Mm) Mmmt of . tha dllutant to the drug' .the profit lfl SeUihg the narcotics' Is hlghY - Thd new addict not knowing the filf- u recce Between the pure article and tha diluted wUl take the Utter," Burdlck continued. "The aid timer, hmmr wiser and will refuse the mUtod slug and with good reason. The diluiafita causa all manner of sores when the drug is taken . hypodermlcally and when snuffed causes abscesses of tha noee." When asked how the habit Is ordi narily started. Burdlck replied! "Well, now if you ask tha addict he win tell yon ha haa been in a hospital and the doctor gare It to him. That Is not so. for no doctor administering a narooUe Win toll his" patient what ha naa useo. tonus jjutt xxciTrrs "The start Is usually at some party w nopneaaa- are present. Say, for Instance, two couplea are on a parry, three of then- addiots. The three will take their favorite form of drug and persuade the fourth to try It. The next day. perhaps, tha norice win meet one of the old timers land tell of th f..ivi. M. 4 1UIV headache and lack of pep that followed uie party, me oia timer will then ad vise the nee of the drug again and then ue vicioua aaoit is started. Cocaine nartles are a . im.. nowadays. For soma reason Individuals seem to think they have to Jaas up their THE , OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. .PORTtAilD: SUNDAY UORNtNG; 1AHUARY- J erlstance. and will ston at-aothins? ta get 4 JittJe exhlllration. Such Mtrtlea are often tha downfall of hm vmhr. SUf or yoonrer mernher. who Am twit reaMe what he or she Is doing.": 1 - "Bufdlck said he Knew of several f anil ine tfa the dry where every member 14 1 driur addict. ?a" Inst hiHwiu, hohit he sad.1i found in tha most unexpected places, -v-t ":.-vv---;t-yt-;i( $i7, a drug addict told me the could go lfito many clothing stores In town and rat SOina Iran. ho mnA x vi- rtogs hive been brokfefi up bht th small neater. , eaea operatlnx by hlni6lt -is stm reapinr the harvijeti. i That la one ot tha thinrs that makaa : tha ' hensioq of peddlers so eiffiault there ars so many of them and so teir iofO cers on that sort of work." - . v At the request of Mayor Baker, leads of thd various law enforcing ortanlka- uma ox ue aty met last week for the formation of an association to check the narcotto traffic -This meeting resulted In the organization of the Narcotic Con trol association of Porflaad t j f Thd association wm m tocuss kyi of dealter with tai ped- ' aaicts regain their health. Dr. Genre tsi-.fc .....u. . w uij unuui ofneer. in preparing' a plan for ti ere- w 01 a rata institution fat treat mem. w inotus m ue clutches of the ?ih..Te he submitted to the U. S. Department of Interior Arrarbves ' Reclamation Bill Washing-ton, Jan. '1 nrismw TON BUREAU OF THE JOnScAW Senatot McNarv has h.-?Hr dewurtmat PProvlng , w TOiMwwa, emhraclnz lrrixatioa and dninm - for advancing 350.000.000 for the work and the creation of a revolving fund for wuiaatm ox approved projects so Ion as any remain that are cbnom- ASBistaat Secretary Finasy, tnapprov lng thd bill, wrote: T "I heartflv - favn u.i n-aneform Waste, arid, swamp or over ira mw xarm Homes, and he Ueve this measure -will furnish a!- basis for Such letfalartnii One feature of the bin la to eltmmato m lci co i cmu-rajon entries by i former service men. The bin Has been Indorsed by the western governors and oy the Oregon and other western legislatures wwiuj m session. 1 " ' , : -: - I TJBEB TISIT POBTLAITD Baker. Jan. 1- Tir n t. tji0h.i m O. Montgdniery and William Crawford have geae to Portland, where Dr. Blake ly will attend "a meeting of exalted rulera of the 2ks lodgea of the atato and Crawford will transact business for the American Express company. ! 1r OPEti VAULT IS HEALTH MEtlAC PAR RiSH i HSISTS Coyertd Cesspool Only Solution, Says City Physician, Specially Referring to Lents Problem. Proper supervision ot public health de mands that the use ot open vaults give way to covered cesspools, hot only to the Lenta district, but to all parts of the city, Commissioner John H. Mann de clares. health department, that all open vaults do oiacaruea aaa-n ineir places oesi nnnlfl Knilt WnvA T vt which was the district most affected by the Order, 4 protest Was mads to the city council. Thd residents' stated that Cess pools wars hot needed as the Lents trunk sewer, which will make the Foster road eeWer a sanitary sewer, as well as drain - ago, wnen n is compieieo. is oemg planned and WUl ha built within two or three years. Maan answered the argument by say ing that, even after the completion of the Lenta trunk sewer, there Would be a con siderable lapse of time before the neces sary laterals could be laid to all parts ot the district That open vaults should continue to be a menace to the health, not only of this district, but of the entire city, was, he said, unthinkable. "Contrary to the belief of some of the members of the council, this Is not an added burden on the people of Lenta," Mann said. The cesspools are needed in many of tha old honsea, where they are not already installed, it will be from five to 10 years before all of the laterals can b built Dtt you think for a minute it vauld Ha wla, ,n MltnW tV. -, A open .vault to a thickly settled district wnera oece an eptaenuc snarwa k wouia spread throughout the city? "Such a policy to ma seems utter foot and lack of foresight tor it Is known what a menace the open vault where human excreta is exposed to the air, flies and other insects Is in a city. It may be all right on the farm, but it most certain ly Is not In a town the size of Portland.5 member ot the council Who voiced oppo sition to the order of the health bureau. He stated that his stand was that the order placed. a double burden On the people of the . district at a time they could not afford it He said that they had used the open vault for years "and could see ho reason why they should hot continue to use It until the sewers Were built" .- --- "- Cenunl&sdO&erS BlgeloW and Barbur concurred to liann's opinion that If the cesspools were a qnesttoa . et public health they should be Installed no matter t ' wniniwu w t-&aint tt titer thaa h thourbb , 1 H b mmm e eivw v e aj wm o aaep In lmproveinfcnt assessments at the pros ent time. .- Mann pemtftd out that th buOfflng of ceftnooL - Sui9 as mmmi . -- Uoc of f thd health burean. would coat from MO to ISO. This, he said, could be reduced -eonsldaraMv u h dag their 6ws pits. f ,-un M th thing we have done, Mana contlnaea. Ts to be as easy to have 1 notified a man to buUd a cesspool oma ior aaoiuonai time we the orders for places along the ceurae ef the trunk sewers Where aonsactlona Can be mad within a jcemuhla ttm& tl AuU krt K. . ramshackle buildings that are being re- mwaetea 10 eoeunae me use ex the open vault when ail sew buildings are re quired to install . a cesspool Suppoae that a new house were erected next to an old one that used the pea vault Imagine ta -- vi,i tK effects of this open vault would, be.' Maan pointed out that despite th pe tition that was sent the council, protest Ins" thd order, aone ef the petitioners appeared at. the meeting held tost Wed nesday. An tovostlgattoevU being made of the ' conditions in the Lents district and a report wilt be made to the council. jtsszskxEirT voticx 6 T - - TTTO' PEOirCTS 8.3rT OUT lUTlnr th last wek notice of pre M toenifueato '. let twe .- street tov provemento and ens sewer eonetrwctlea project were sent oat by - George . It Funk, city auditor The total ef the three assessments Is Ux2C4a. Reroea trances Must be filed to the auditor office before January la, . Th aaeeaarnents were for the follow. ISC Projects 1 Improvement Of Bryaat treet front Albtoa to Coagrees Kreat 9oU.zt ; tmpravameat of Hudson street treat ' Tioga te- Xueaahaa street, tioedjc, and the eenstroctioa of -th sewer t&'ast Eghty-third street from Btark street X20 reet north, $tlt- ' nrsTAXLXTidir it u okUrB La Grande Star encampment Na it Ddd FeUowa. installed officers Thursday jOght as f oi tows: T. B Sardaaw C P.; Charles Weagla, senior warden: Alfred Harvey, Junior warden t Qlena H. Por ward. H. p.; B. p. klcCail. X: Frank Lato. first -watch; J. hL Kokenbarcer. second watch : John Egger, third watch ; Chatiea Chedwtek, feorth watch Sinter Houston, outside sentinel : Albert Lamb, Inside sentinel j if. C.Ddira, a. f T. :, Clifford Brsxx. O. et T. ; Baecoe 11 CUrk, scribe : S. C Cociidga, treas urer. . i , v ; - WOXA3T TO A1& PAtTOk Oorvallls. Jan. T Sirs, OMv iIetea!T Hand, formerly ef the teacher training department to the Salea high schools. Is the new paster's assistant to th Rev. L B. Wood at the Pirst Methodist church here. Mrs. Hand did similar work to Astoria ewvorat roars ago. - - eaneBeawSMeeaowaweannw SCHOOL BOAKM KZOmQAXlZrB Hoquiaja, Waslu Jan. t. Prod T. Dean was elected chalmaa and Hub bard Tattle secretary of the HoQUiaa board of education Friday tight Reor gaatoatlan foUewed rostgnaOon ef blayor W. A. Jacks, as a t&embar and election etL W. Taft Other members are Mrs. A. F. Peteroon, Ralph IX Em erson and Dr. A. J. atclntyra. - 1 1 " -iu-t '-.'.j, . j, . " u 1 wiMawnnwjeaanwiaaie) ' - "'"u. - ,rhn.isiaM,si.nisimiassniin laawwa B,.l,i,M,n,,u,J tf ft 1 Portland's 1922 Show will give you an entirely new idea of Motor Car values as represented by America's best-known makes Staged in the tity's largest display building, you will see. gathered more automobiles than have ever been displayed here before. You will see more models, more styles and' makes of cars-r bigger values in all the old makes and the newer, at price levels never before reached in auto manufacture. Nearly 200 of them under one roof in display that is the coast's most beautiful and wonderful Automobile Show. j In Connection Equipment and Accessory Show Educational Exhibit Dealer Convention Round Trip at FARE AND A HALF On AU Railorads If Tx jrc ptmamm,, - m Oil 1 he Greatest Midwinter Disposal of Good, Dependable M 1 TT T iM 1L ii IN THE PAG3FIG NORTHWEST- ....... V Every Piece, of Furniture TT T O r S (A few lines of contract goods alone excepted.) Living-Room Furniture Reduced Bed-Room .Furniture Reduced Dining-Room Furniture Reduced Rugs and Carpets Reduced Draperies and Upholstery Reduced Blankets and Comforters Reduced Kitchen Furniture Reduced Ranges and Heaters Reduced WE INVITE THE PEOPLE OF PORTLAND AND OFOREGON NOT ONT Y BUT OF THE OTHER NORTHWESTERN STATES AS W ELL TO TAM Pad VANTAGE OF THIS MAMMOTH SELLING EVENT A FUIWITrF POSAL RICH IN ITS POTENTIAL ECONOMIES TO EVERY OWTilSs OR INTENDS TO HAVE, A HOME! HERE IS A STOCK SO TOMPIHEN -SO VARIED THAT THE MANSION AS WELL AS THE BUNG ALO W N LA Y BE COMPLETELY, PROPERLY AND ECONOMICALLY FimNISHI HERE ARE PRICES THAT INVITE LIBERAL BUYING-YOU mL FIND NONF LOWER TIERE ARE REPUTATION, EXPERIICTOURTESY READY TO SERVE YOU. HERE IS A CREDIT SO LIBERAL THAT NONE NEED TOPOST PONE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A Sale of Bedding Lowest Prices of the Year! Bed Spreads Comforters eJftA (AlJ Putt Size) $ 3.50 Comforters 1. woe $4.00 Bed Spreads $2.75 $ 650 Comforters Tiz' $325 Bed Spreads 20 $ ?lo Sorted ' $2.75 Bed Spreads. $135 $1L00 cTforteS ' ! Z Z ifflo Fme Bliinkets $ 450 White Cotton Blankets, 64x76 size. . . $ 5.00 Plaid Cotton Blankets, 66x80 size. . . . $15.00 All-Wool Blankets, plaid or white. . . . $22iX) All-Wool Blankets, white only. . . . . . . $325 $3.65 $1025 $15.75 RE Now g Our Great January Sales! SEE THE STORY OF ECONOMY OUR WINDOWS TELL FROM DAY TO DAY! s