Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-08-28

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put on the market book with Tho
title, Chicago Cave Dwellers.
Early in June he sent invitations tc
10s Chicago ministers to attend a
lecture given by him in that city
June IS.
At the appointed time, disregard
ing form and precedent, he entered
the hall from his workshop in his
overals, HIS sleeves rolled up TO the
elbows, and without any prelimi-
naries began one OF the most remark
able addresses ever delivered in the
Windy city. The lecture was bit
ing" and a spade was called a spade.
The Joural reprints some of the par
agraphs which give an idea OF the
lectures mildest statement.
"In view of the advancing tenden-
cies OF rowdyism, adultery. graft,
and every form OF vice, II is timely
that Conservators of Public Morals
should be called to account for their
failure TO secure better results.
ITO demonstrate one phase OF the
principle involved suppose hundred
six year old children from the best
classes AS they run be placed I'm
fifty or hundred families I'm the
worst slum districts, say of Chicago,
New York or London, and in ten or
fifteen years you will TO n certainty
have developed ninety to n hundred
thieves, thugs and prostitutes.
There are twenty thousand pro-
fesslonal prostitutes In Chicago,
twenty-four thousand couples living
in adultery without the form of mar
riage. more than twenty thousand
women employed In down town
stores and Offices who have been de-
serted by their husbands According
20 the health department there are
more than forty thousand abortions
a year performed In Chicago, but
all OF these Irregularities are but
small percentage OF the extent TO
which commandments. preachers,
judges aud law makers are complete
ly ignored.
I'm order TO really measure the
utter failure OF the present system
in preserving monogamy the follow
Ing facts are astounding;
"There are more than ffty hotels
IN Chicago ranging from twenty-five
TO three hundred rooms each, the
entire income prices OF which is de-
rived from renting rooms Ia Illicit
couples, at prices ranging from nfty
cents Go twenty-five dollars; besides
this, every hotel In Chicago accepts
It's proportion OF this class OF patron
age, when properly veiled, to the
extent OF from ten per cent to ninety
per cent OF their total receipts.
Every department store and
every down town drug store are daily
and nightly to the knowledge OF
owners and managers made rendez.
vous OF clandcstiue couples, some OF
the best located drug stores ayerag.
ing as high as one hundred and TWEEN
ty-hve meetings per night. all with
fun knowledge of the proprietor who
rcaps bis reward for silence by sell
ing them toilet articles, drops. ap.
paratus. etc.
More than throe-fourths OF all
the business OF all night restaurants
which are continually being aug.
mented In numbers aud Increased In
siEe. consists OF the patronage OF a,
iielt couples who make the supper
aud the dollar tip for the waiter a
part OF the nights lark
Visiting fashionable down town
restaurant recently I fell into con,
seraation with the auable manager,
and together We made careful sur
vey Of the Nifty or more couples
seated at tables, and knowing his
patrons aud all the aigns' and ear
mArks' he freely stated that among
ali those present there were not
more than three what he called
straight couples and tho orchestra
played ON aud the nowers and potted
plants gave forth their perfume and
the laughter. repartee aud warm
Elances shot right and left aud the
waiter with exaggerated obeisauca
and understanding gathered IN his
sip and the proprietor is building an
addition TO his establishment.
III Il were not for this same class
u sheater patronage Chicago would
aot be known AS the best show town
y the country and those who are in-
ormed. especially club men. are
's2t aware OF the very hish proper
Loo OF married men out with other