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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1910)
tICHT PACES INDEPENDENCE tHTtr nitt, INDEPENDENCE, CRtCON. DECEMBER 8, 1810. PACK TMRtE GLIMPSES OF UNDERWORLD W. (1. MrUrin, 8mrlnl'iiJiMil of It... Portland CollilimnK n Woim-n'l IUut Work,' who In Independence rocttinly, delivered tho following addr.ns at the Olvary 1'reiibylwrlHu church. IU iiilmtlon here wu mir. particularly to lr cnt the work of Hie Portland Com- im.:.s in tln-lr effort In behalf of til" churned mid paroled prlmT: Gllmpsca from lh underworld X lmiliih 42:22. Hut thin U P"" ribbed and upoll-'d; they are nil of them snared In hohm. and they r.. i.id in nrlnoii houses: th'y re for a urcy. ami none dellvwrtli; Npull. mid none mtlih. Restore " Wo are living In an una of Indiff' r euro to rlKlit'oimnK. mid how to iimki. Dtu Indifferent lirr-riit Im the Kit-iit problem. Ih( for. 1 : 1H. "Fop thu preaching of the Crohn It to them Unit perish fiMllHhiiH; but unto im which ar sviid, 1t In tho power of (iod." Delinquency tn tho home, uie church, city, county and mute offi cial in alarming and appalling- !' .oii..mi v vcrv hand. Tho whole race seems to have gone mad. Tho frMiiil.wl .iilrlt faces uh on every hand. A vounr man appointed aa a dlt Itato to his flub convention In one of our lnrge cities kissed hi tweet wire of a few month good bye; and while way a compank of men bent on a good time vUlted tho scarlet district in that eiiMtern city. This young, man, on hl return to his homo town with a broken heart nald: "My Ood, my Clod, I would Kve my rlKht arm If I could look Into the face of my good, pur. wife with an free a coiiHileiice as I, did before J left home." A young couple, eighteen month married, with a sweet faced baby, bright prospects, happy surroundings, never dreamed that sorrow was near. Their first born was stricken with convulsions. They waited patiently on the lll'le one, did everything that they could; the family doctor called, he shook his head and the little one passed away. The mother stood by the mien grave the room wunom windows Jind as the little casket was lowered to the ground to its resting place, she gave a sigh and murmured: "Mv nod. whv was God so cruel as ...ba in tl darling away?" The H, i.nw " -husband stood and gritted his .teeth snoke not a word, but the say in ran in. his ears: "The way of the transgressor Is hard; and what yo sow that also shall ye reap" and musing on the nights o'f revelry, the voice of conviction said unto him: " Thou art the man. " Tho family doctor knew but he kept, hts secret. They went to school together, they visited each other's homes; he was well respected "and well thought of. l!t. mixed in the best of society. tint, there were vacation seasons whon he visited a society that was differ ent. Thin aite of prosperity has over powered goodness and caused men to lose sight of Ood. A continued per formance of burlesque, the clink of the glass, the music and .song, gaiety and frivolity, My God, my God; how long will these last? We have an army of immoral, im naBBioned inhuman ' practitioners against the hw of human nature.Talk of the white plague.- It Is not to be " Jofio IKi, you r ccutd of per m'ltlng rat to purr aatni a batch of brrad In your bake room. Guilty or not guilty. Guilty. Flnd t'i' The miumlujt part of the itory U the rat did not beloug to tha tiakrr, but the baker bvliU ut-f-rtunat y bro tj pan of la In bl bU chop, lb ct to -k the pnilitv mid liberty of crvepliig In. It e"in to rldlculou of tht tn1 '"' l,""J ood not"y t0 I"' VttilKifo such ri wuen in our arK cities hundred 0( Mother' girl aro being coiitmninated and told I: to slavery nliiliihr. An army of mo; i In all walk of Hf'i aro rub' I ig tife bow In contact wbllo dabblltw l lht reHspo)l of I' e vilest n .tniulnailon. , 178 glrln. not on of them over JO years t.f n. were cured fur at the Lo Isn Hjine;5 baU h born and Home of ilietu contain niitid the result of our scarh't district. Many tombing sltirien coulil b told here regarding k. - ...r..rl i..ltli u I tt'Ill f llirw f"l, " uuote oiie A aweel faced seventeen 'yea old girl was lured away from her h urn to one of our mail house' resorts a n rescued after her ruin, was accom (Jlimpsea of tbo underworld XX and hysterical mother suffered untold aotiy. This probably could have been avoided If we looked after human be- lings rather than after Jem important things catle and hogs. I From one lodging house, five girls I were rescued, two of them contamlnut ed, and one of them In an unfortun ate condition. Not one of these glrU was over eighteen years of ae, and all camo from the suburbs of Port land. The saloon and the icarlet district are a disgrace to civilised America. "Man's Inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn." Men are moral cowards; men are selling their honor; wBat la needed is a clenn weep! This Is a battle purity and morals against silver and gold! This may seem a strong assertion, but nevertheless it is tru. The causo of the whole business is rotten poli tics and the saloon. The great cause of the social crime is drink.The great cause of poverty Is drink. When we hear of a family broken up, ask for the cauBe drink. If you go with a man to the gallows, as me uraui the cause drink. Then. I demand every man of you to study the cause, and you will be compelled to say, rotten politics and the saloon. Then the chfletans of the blotched face the army of rum sellers will try to tell us there Is no sin In It, no hell hereafter; and they are rush ing them In to hell by the regiment every day. Have you ever visited St. August ine, Florida, that historic city, famed all over tho world for its beauty, stately cocoanut trees and1 waving palms, flowers and beautiful esplan ades, bands, of music and other things, the old historic market place where the black woman' was sold at auction? We 'can hear the crack of the whin and the barking of -the dogs; we can hoar the wailings of the col ored mother and the screech Ings of a young woman about to be sold into slavery. We hear the auctioneers voice shouting,."! am bid once, I am i.i,i turir-a r ntrThid three Hnie8," ana the last time she is sold to ,her mas twr We can see him take her by the hand and Pull her roughly to 'his side Monev was spent and blood was shed to free the black, but we have in our land of liberty today a greater slave trade, a more heart rending slave' trade, the wickedest slave trade the selling of our young womanhood. In that same historic city a few blocks from the market place there stand a lot of little houses wnere compared with the white slave trade. ! jajr moricani young womanhood are Go with me to the Portland scarlet.1 belng B0id 'f0r .silver dollars. These district. Let us cut out our false conuiions exist in Oregon all over modesty. Let -us look this awful trar- 0regon VVe are compelled to say fic squarely in the face, ana mtn th(ft m(jn jn office and out of office God fearing people will be compelled whQ toierate such conditions to ex to cry out: "My God, my God; how )s. are moral cowards. awful." In the scarlet district we have Only a few months ago in' the north rnnmtn hnuseees that are accomrao- end of Portland ran a cigar and con-dation houaes. grnis ana restaurants fectlonery store. He advertised in our rogj8tratlon l)00thsl of vice; skating public papers: "Wanted, good look- rinka and dance halls the initiating narlors for the scarlet Hie. Kouen Bisb LOp S T i 1 i auorea Ready Clothes Do your Christmas shopping at this store. We have many useful as well as desirable gifts to select from. F" fitf f-k SUITS, OVERCOATS, HATS, UMBR VJ X IX J XX ELLAS, SMOKING JACKETS, BATH ROBES, FANCY SHIRTS, NECKWEAR AND ALL ARTICLES OF MEN'S WEARING APPAREL. For Women;;; JMeRELLAS, MUFFLERS, BATH LROBES, INDIAN BLANKETS AND ROBES, SWEATER COATS. WE HAVE A NEW AND FULL ASSORT MENT OF MEN'S TOILET SETS, MILITARY BRUSHES, TIE RINGS AND COLLAR BOXES. THESE ARE ARTICLES THAT EVERY MAN 1 AND BOY LIKES. Salem Woolen Mill Store AL5M, ORIttOM Xm Landers, nurof & Glark's resents Carvers, Roasters, Etc. COMMUNITY SILVERWARE The Best Manufac tured Call and See Our Line Prices Right, Quality Paramount i II VI W. E. Craven? Manager, Independence, Ore. family Bible, anything and every-, of the weak unfortunates. An ounce ANOTHER ENTERPRISE of prevention is worth a pound or- - Independence Men Have Established cure: guide them . in the paths of. 7. j ..m -.., j , n.i .inn1 . Automobile Route to crossing, pelled to cry, "My God, my God, stop rljlteougness. Let us erect mission; 3 . . . , j iu..,.1a'rt P fine pntppnpiso in Tnnenenrlpncft thine to satisfy the demoniac crav inir nf the wild inebriate. I am com- . . . .....Ill L 11 lng, Drignr., lnieiugeui, ruib nuiu x- to 20. Good salary, light work.' ( This mam was suspected and after invest! gation found that he ' owned three houses, of nrostitution. He was con victed and and found guilty. How to make the indifferent spir it toward this awful condition differ ent is tha problem. We, as a people, seem to care more for stock than we do for human beings. We have mar ket inspectors, hog inspectors, cattle Inspectors, but no lodging house, ten ement and scarlet district Inspectors. Scene irv Municipal Court John Doe, you are accused of hav ing sold strawberries packed in a strawberry box that already had been used for that purpose; guilty or not guilty? Guilty. Fined $10.00. on the left of us, rotten on the right of us, rotten behind us and in front of us! Do the police know? Do they see? If not we ought to send them to the blind school. Again, did you ever think of the product the saloon puts out? Have you ever traveled along the by-lanes of the scarlet district and looked in the .windows to see the accursed goods for sale? Next door you see three brass balls, the sign of distress and sorrow. You will find in the window baby , shoes, sold for the price of an , inhuman father's drink. A fur cloak, probably; a marriage present; marriage rings snatched from the wife's fingers to satisfy the appetite of an alcoholic maniac; a thn blotched faced army of inhuman , ,. j ,.,KnMi - - ctarinno ncanin uutiia ttiiu n. wi' robbers They will steal mothers ' . , , that is deserving of much credit is girl; they will steal your husband, of refuge, with well trained, clean, established in , b ; U .,,,1, A. P the iwlv j your son, and your nome, iarm or uou-ieuiuis thjs c,ty by the enterprising firm ot factory." - ' Nazarene, mat win go uuo "e "ou Long & Campbell. This establish- In the penitentiary today, we have ways and' by-ways, toe uarK pmi e men(. jg wglI equipped and Js perhap3 425. Ask them why they are there and prisons ana onng me olullu,i- the best in the valjey outside of Port and eighty per cent will tell you, "Be- ates home. lan(J Thls week they pUrchas,ed the hold I played the fool. I drank till In concluding, let me remind you gtock of Central Garage and con. I was mad, I committed a crime, and that if you will take a retrospeehve s0datedi making their st0ck near I am paying the penalty." view of your own past life, if you doubled and the equipment much We have lo20 in our state insane win permit me A-ry ui uuu o uc. asylum. It is needless to ask them enly search-light" to get into your why they are there. Crimes against soul, you will be compelled like Da- the laws of human nature has driven fid, Saul and others to cry aloud, be-.servlug of the unanimous support of v, ,o vnn rnn tram it nnrt In- hold, t have nlayed the fool and erred ... . . . tu lllU. ii . . - Vestigate and you will come to this .exceedingly; for all have sinned and same conclusion, "They have played come snort ot tne giory oi wu. lei. the fool and erred exceedingly." us all read the thirteenth chapter of We have 100 in our state .reform 1st Corinthians, and practice the fun school,' and if you ask the question, damental teaching of Christ's pre- broken homes, divorce and drink. De- cepts Love. ; j City & Western railroad, making it linquency, delinquency, caused by " ! possible for people to make close drink, and immoral surroundings. . oann. u, '"". , connections with east side railroad We have rescue homes, detention ly doul better. This manifestation of industry on the part of these gentlemen is de- the citizens, and we believe they are going to have it. In addition to their garage and ma chine shop they have established an automobile route between here and i McNary crossing on the Salem, Falls A.; points. They drove a car over Wed nesday and the trip can be made suc- . 1. ! .,.nt. on citv Ldie rillS unill, niiica nouies. .luA-ynco, tuuuij ..... jails. If we look into the faces of Shingeck, 647 Elm St., Buffalo, IV Y . cessfuy consequently it will be a this vast army, we 'are compelled -'iney curea me oi permanent thing unless the roads again to cry aloud, "My God, how, uon wnen an uu.cis '"'; "" should become too bad during the long will this traffic in the, ruination, equaled Sor Biliousness i. jauuuii. lattep part of the Beason as ls s0lne. of flesn ana oiooa oe pt'immcu w -- . . . . una ucoiiuy. &uc ai u uu6t,to. t iraiurtnK rnnriKPl- ' George Kennedy of Salem was XJt. I Ua awun'i. - lors, care takers for the weary feet (he city Monday. , times the case. in 1 pendence National Bank. Boll phon 121; Independent. 4410. U