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tion of the army of workers and in the policing ^ of the grounds. Employers should be urged to make these changes and to do all

Name

Nationality

Age

Home

Permanent Occupation

Reason for Coming to Hop Field

N.J

American

17

Portland

Student

Health

M. D....

American

38

Antelope

Nurse

Profitable vacation

L. T. .. .

American

22

Portland

Garment maker

Good time

A. H. .. .

American

20

N. Lewis

River, Wash

Waitress

Good time

E. S

German

17

Portland

Student

To make money

J. J

American

IS

Portland

Student

Health

M. G....

German

50

Salem

Farmer's wife

Outing for family

E. M. ...

German

IS

Portland

Student

To earn money for clothes

K. L. .. .

American

26

Portland

Laundress

To make all she could by whatever means

M. J. .. .

American

50

Portland

Nurse

Health and rest

G. W....

German

17

Portland

Waitress

To make money

B. M....

American

2S

Portland

Waitress

Change

M. S. .. .

Swede

45

Astoria

Housewife

"Just took a notion to

J.N

American

17

Portland

Shop girl

come To have good time

N. C. .. .

American

17

Portland

Shop girl

To have good time

M. B. ...

German

20

Portland

Housewife

Ran away from home

A. I

American

18

Portland

Shop girl

To have a change

J.L

American

19

Portland

Factory girl

To make money

L. K. .. .

German

22

Portland

Pactory girl

To have outing

K. M.. ..

German

21

Portland

Cook

To meet nice men

A. A. ...

American

16

Portland

Student

To earn money

J. G

Swede

21

Portland

Housewife

To have a change

O. L. .. .

American

IS

Portland

Student

To earn money for clothes

J.L

American

40

Astoria

Housewife

To earn money for children

M. M. ..

American

32

Astoria

Housewife

To earn money for children

G. H. .. .

American

25

Portland

Factory girl

To have outing

J.G

German

26

Portland

Shop girl

To have outing

in their power to banish lawlessness. It is true they meet with some difficulties unknown to other employers owing to the char- acter of the industry. They are obliged to take the class of people they can get, perhaps to a greater extent than others, and many of these are likely to be thriftless or of more or less vicious habits and thus difficult to control. This is particularly true of the young men, who, in turn, exercise a very decided influence over the young women.

Changes might also be made in the pastimes of the crowd.

^ One sheriff was there to keep that riotous throng in order.