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1 THE . MORNING OEEGONIAN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1902;: WHYNOPOLICERAID? Judge Hogue Wants to Know a Few Things. ASKS OFFICER CHURCH TO TELL Police Sersreant Acts nu Mediator In Fixing -TP Gambling: Trouble He Henri From tbe Court in No Uncertain Langnagc. Some explanation of the reason -why the authorities are powerless to put a stop to gambling and other forms of vice for bidden in the city ordinances -was brought out yesterday at the Police Court In the trial of Fred Morley, charged -with gam bling. Sergeant Church was on the stand, and before Judge Hogue and Attorney R. B- Glltner had finished questioning him he -was in rather -an embarrassing situa tion. The testimony showed that the fiergeant had been, notified by Morley that a game of poker was running at De Martini's. Morley claimed he had been robbed In the game. Instead of sending officers to raid the place. Church tele phoned to De Martini to come down to the station and see If he could not square It with the boy. This falling. Church placed Morley under arrest for gambling, but preferred no charge against De Mar tini for letting the game run In his house. Morley, according to the testimony, is a; green country boy who came to the city with $15 In his pocket, and, seeing the game, took a hand. He had played but a few moments when he was dealt a queen full, and bet all of his money. Much to his dismay, however, the other fellow held? a king full, and he lost Believing that there had been crooked work, he went at once to the police station and no tified Sergeant Church. "Do you want to swear out a complaint against these men for gambling?" asked the Sergeant. "No," said the boy. "I want to get my money back." The Sergeant then telephoned to De Martini, and he and the young man who had held the king full came to the sta tion. "He only lost $8," said they, and they offered to return $8 to him. Morley would not take this amount, however, and held out for the entire $15. After they had talked settlement for some time and reached no adjustment, the two young men -were placed under arrest, but allowed to go on $25 ball. Nothing was done In the case .of De Martini. It was when Sergeant Church was called on the stand that the fun commenced. Af ter questioning him some time as to the facts in the case. Attorney Glltner said. "Now, you are an officer of the law, are you not, Mr. Church?" "Yes." "You know that there Is an ordinance against gambling or running a gambling house?" "Yes." "Then when this young man told you of gambling at this house you did not make any effort to arrest the guilty parties, but sent for the man to come down and square it?" "He was not willing to sign any charge against them for gambling," said he. "He only insisted on having his money back." "Well, you telephoned for De Martini to come down." "Yes." "And he said that the man' only lost $8. Was not that a confession of gam bling? Otherwise, how did he lose the money?" Here Church appeared a little bothered at the general trend of the questions. "Oh, I guess I could have brought a charge against him," said he. "I guess '1 !iuld bring a similar charge against you If I depended upon the word of every stranger that came In." "I'm not on trial." said the attorney. Here Judge Hogue took a part In the examination. "Why did you not send officers to raid the place when you were told ' that there was gambling there," he asked. "I did not think that I had a right to," said he. "There was no complaint." "Have you any Instructions from the Chief as to what to. do when you hear of a place where there is gambling?" said the Judge. "Yes." "What is it?" "Raid the place." "Then, why didn't you raid this place when the young man brought you the word and the accused people themselves came to you and admitted having gambled fcy saying that the boy had lost but $8." "Well. If you want to know I will tell you," said the Sergeant, with an air that led the Judge to think that he was com ing to some important discover-. "Well, if I hadn't wanted to know I would not .have asked," said the Judge, and the Sergeant thought for a minute and said: "Well, to tell you the truth, I didn't think of it. And then there were not any policemen around the office, so I couldn't." "You heard that the law was being broken," eald the Judge, "and could not send any officers to stop It? Then I should like to know what the Police De partment Is for. "My impression of the case is." contin ued he. "that Morley did not come to the station for the purpose of bringing the law-breakers to justice, but Just for the purpose of getting his money back, and he is not entitled to any consideration for that. He is an offender the same as the rest. He brought evidence to the station, but this did not concern the police. I doubt if any amount of evidence could be brought to the Police Department to spur It to action. It seems that If any one de sires to report on the gamblers he had better go somewhere else than' to the po lice. It Is a matter In which they are not interested." After the trial was over Mr. Glltner made an eloquent appeal for the defend ant "He admits that he Is guilty of gambling," said he, "but the law allows a fine of from $1 to $300. I think that this Is a case where you ought to make the fine the lowest possible. It is a hard thing for us to find all of the places where the people are gambling, and It we line the ones that give us the Informa tion and fine them heavily it will serve to close the mouths of others, and the vice will go on more than ever. If we let them see that we are glad to have them tell us where we can find- these vices and pun ish the offenders there will be some en couragement. There are a number of peo ple who gamble because there Is a game running. If the games were stopped there would not be any gambling. The ones who rufi them are the ones who are really the most guilty, and If we discourage the victims, whom they rob from reporting the matter, how can we expect to stop it?" The case was continued, however. Th Judge then issued a bench warrant for. ha "Mr.i.ll" l it. , . . '""B man UUU( LIIO UCUUOUS name of Adams. It is also intended to prefer charges against De Martini for having run a gambling-house. JUDGE HOGUE SPEAKS OUT. Writ to Police Commlsnton Urging: Destruction of Gambling: Devices. Further evidence of the decided stand that Judge Hogue has taken in the en forcement of the city ordinances Is con tained In the letter which he has writ ten to the Police Commission. In his court he has made the penalties heavy, but the property seized In the raids Is in the hands of tbe Police Commission. ction? S3 and 84 of the city charter say that this property shall be destroyed, and in his letter he calls attention to this fact. The letter reads: Portland Oct. 3. 1902. To G. W. Bates, A. I. Maxwell and "William M. Ladd. Police Commis sioners for the City of Portland Gentlemen: I have been Instructed by H. W. Hogue. Munici pal Judge, to inform you that on the 27th day of September. 1902. Tom Williams et al. ap peared before the Municipal Court by counsel on the above date and pleaded guilty to the charge of gambling preferred against the above named defendants by the City of Portland. The lace wherein the above-named defend ants were found gambling is known as the Gem Club, and located at 127 Sixth street. In the course of the trial it did not appear as to who were the owners of the above-named premises. On the 24th day of September. 1902. also appeared before the Municipal Court in person and by counsel Seld Back and 20 other Chinese, charged by the city of the crime of visiting a gambling-house. The last above named defendants, through their counsel, de manded and were accorded a Jury trial, said Jury being composed of representative business men of the city. The Jury In their deliberation found all, except the three last above-named defendants, guilty as charged. The premises wherein the. above-named Chi nese were found visiting Is located at 29 North Second street. It did not appear at the trial who were the owners of said premises. Your Municipal Judge respectfully desires tc call your attention to sections 83 and 84 of the charter of the City of Portland. Respectfully yours, FRED L. OLSON. Clerk Municipal Court. Police Will Obey Orders. ''There is nothing really new in the gambling matter except the raid of the police upon the Chinese house last night," said Mayor Williams yesterday after noon. "The effect of, the resolution passed by the common council seems to have made the police more vigilant, and while some officers may not follow the Instructions there is a general tendency to obey the orders. Orders have been issued to the chief of police to close all saloons sharply at 1 o'clock. Such In structions were first Issued a month or so ago, and the front doors' were closed, but the people had access through the side doors." LET HUNTERS BEWARE. Macleay Park Will Be Protected Purchase of BufTaloeiif No hunting nor shooting In Macleay Park. Tliis is the mandate of the Park Commission. Any person caught there preying upon the beasts of the field or the fowls of the air will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Municipal Judge Hogue said yesterday that he would In flict the penalties that the law provides. Many game birds have flocked to the park recently, especially pheasants. This is because of the protection afforded them there by the undisturbed natural con ditions. But In the past three days peo ple have been shooting in the park. The commission yesterday resolved to station a guard In the park. He will be on duty bright and early this morning and will wear a star granted by the Chief of Po lice. The commission Is determined to make severe examples of culprits. The -park Is well plastered with notices forbid ding shooting. It's up to the commission whether or not to purchase some buffaloes. A man In the Middle West has offered to sell buf faloes to the city at the rate 6f $4(50 each. The difficulty about getting (hem is not so much that of the wherewithal as of where to put the animals. The City Park has no place for them, and neither has the property of the Water Commission, back of the City Pari:. Columbia Park, at Peninsula, containing 30 acres, might be available. Macleay Park is not suit able, because the. land there is not level enough. The commission referred the matter to Dr. T. L. Eliot and Colonel L. L. Hawkins. An offer to sell the city two small tigers was also referred to Colonel Hawkins and Dr. Eliot. The zoo at the City Park does not cc-ntain the number and quality of animals that it should have, but owing to the small amount of money available the commission can make only small ex penditures. ROBBED A PAWN SHOP. Man Guilty of the Crime Caught by' the Police. A bold, bad robber was caught by De tectives Kerrigan and Snow yesterday and confessed to having broken Into a number of pawn shops about ' the city. He Is Frank Seymore, who gave his age as 23, and stated that he had recently arrived from New York, and he Is now known to be the man who has committed a daring robbery of a pawn shop. He has probably been In the city but a short time, but he has not been' wasting any time while here. Yesterday the detectives obtained a de scription of a man who had been trying to sell some of the stolen articles about the saloons. In the afternoon about 2 o'clock he was In the act of paying for a bed in the Everett lodging-house, when the detective stepped up to him. "Never mind," said Snow, "we have a free-lodging place for you." The man seemed to know what the de tectives wanted, and attempted to draw a gun. He was too slow, however, and he was overpowered before he could do anything. After they had taken him to the City Jail he confessed that he was the guilty man. "There is no use to try to get out of it," he said; "you have me, and there Is no chance to overcome the evidence." When asked if he was a general bad character, the detective remarked that any man who had nerve enough delib erately to throw a rock through one of the large windows of a store and then to wait until everything was quiet and go in and rob the store, was bad enough to de serve some attention. WASN'T AN ARISTOCRAT.- Owner of a Full Pitcher Denies an Imputation. The attention of wayfarers on North Sixth street ( was attracted early last evening by a man carrying an Immense water pitcher filled with beer. His pro gress was exceedingly slow, owing to the necessity he was under of using one foot to find the other. He finally brought up alongside of a saloon, and, stimulated by his environment, propped himself up against the wall and Indulged In a lengthy drink. He withdrew his head from the pitcher's mouth, to encounter the thirsty eyes of a man In a wretched state of so briety. This Individual was stirred to wrath by the sight of such intoxicated sufficiency, and bawled to his comrades within: "Look 'ere, mates!- 'Ere's a blooming harlstocrat, a Republican, mates, wot's got a trust In beer." The blissful holder of the pitcher flared up into transitory Intelligibility and an swered wrathfully: "Republican! Not on your life. I'm no Republican. Who dares insinuate that I'm a Republican? I'm a Swede." This announcement caused a. temporary silence, which the "Swede" employed In again refreshing himself with the cep tents of the pitcher. Then, swinging the vessel gayly around his head, he vocif erated once more: "Republican! Who says I'm a " Here utterance failed him for a physio logical reason, and when his tongue once more found ''play it was to Intone the sin gular watchword of "Swede." With this parting defiance to his traducers he turned him slowly about and started on up Sixth street, crooning "The Drunkard's Lul laby." THItOCGU THIS COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. A delightful trip of a few hours will take you througm the famous "Columbia River Gorge," the greatest combination of river and mountain scenery on earth. O. R. & N. train leaves Portland dally at 9 A. M. Return can be made by steamer from Cascade Locks. Spcclal ldw rates-for this trip. Get particulars at O. R. & .N, ticket otBce. Third and Washington. GAME BIRDS SCARCER SLAUGHTER OF LAST SEASON HAS . TOLD. OX THEM. Game Warden Qulmby Suggests Amendments to Law Make Out side Hunters Pay. "Game birds are not so plentiful In the .Willamette "Valley as they were last year." said Game Warden and Forestry Warden Qulmby yesterday. "Yes, there are some violations of the open season laws, but we are watching closely and the culprits may feeel the power of the law when they are not looking for It. "In Multnomah County there are fewer illegal practices than anywhere else In the state. This Is because of the greater chance of detection. Violators have been vigorously ferreted out in this county. The -laws were more faithfully observed In this county also during the closed sea son. The result Is that game Is relative ly more plentiful here this season than In other counties." . Linn and Lane Counties last season had more upland birds than any other dis tricts, but Mr. Quirnby says they arp thinned out this year. -"Last November, during the last 15 days of the open season, when game may be marketed, 5CO0 birds were destroyed," said he. "It was a ruthless wholesale slaughter. Probably 2500 of them were hens. As hens lay be tween 40 and 50 eggs every season, and hatch as many as three broods of young. It Is easy to see how the slaughter has thinned out the birds. The effect prob ably Is more apparent this year than It would be at any other time on account of the destruction that late cold rains worked upon the birds. Farmers and train hands have told me that last spring they saw many young birds dead or be numbed by the cold." Mr. Qulmby likes to hunt the Ting necked pheasant as well as does anybody else. "That pheasant," said he, "is the finest game In the world, and hunting it is the most thrilling of sports. It Is easy to understand how otherwise law-abiding citizens allow their enthusiasm to get away with them, but if caught violating the law they will have to pay the penalty. Our laws are the most lenient of any In the United States. We are permitted to kill 10 pheasants a day. In some Eastern states, citizens may not kill more than that number In a whole year. We may hunt every day In the week In the open season. But Eastern hunters are fre quently prohibited from hunting on Sun day, and even on certain week days. "I believe in protecting the birds while we have them, Instead of trying to re storo them when they are nearly exter minated. The Oregon laws are good so far as they go, but the times are demand ing that they be Improved. We have made a good beginning. Now we shall have to build higher from those begin nings. I have six deputies now, all over the state. The time Is coming when 1 shall have to have two or three in each of the Valley counties, especially just be fore the open season begins. Of course, the present county Wardens, being un paid, cannot be relied upon to fulfill their duties vigorously." Mr. Qulmby believes that an effective system of non-resident licenses would af ford revenue that would meet the entire expense of the Game Warden sen-ice. That cost at present Is borne by the state, which appropriates $4203 a ycar. "Oregon is famed all over the United States as the best place In the world for upland birds," remarked Mr. Qulmby. "The num ber of outside hunters Is Increasing every year. But. owing to an unfortunate wording of the present law, we cannot license them, a3 do authorities in other states. Nine-tenths of the states have these licenses. It reduces the cost ot game production to the states and put3 the cost where It belongs. Here, outsiders pay licenses only for killing game for market. Callfornians come over the line and kill much game and take It home, In many cases without detection." Mr. Qulmby says that penalties are too small. He suggests that In the case ot upland birds, for example, fines be Im posed according to the number of birds killed beyond the legal number. In this way the punishment would be graded ac cording to tho offense. "We are having little trouble as to ducks. Sportsmen up the Valley complain that Multnomah hunters kill off more than their share. The fact is, however, that "in this county sportsmen attract the ducks by feeding them. Therefore the fowls are attracted here In preference to other places. Birds are like folks. They like those places best where they are best entertained." WORK IN MANY FIELDS. was and The was German Methodist Conference Hears of It Bisboi Thoburn Speaks. The second day's session of the annual conference of the German Methodist Church was opened yesterday with devo tional exercises, led by the Rev. George Hartung. Following this reports were re ceived from the various pastors of the Northwest. Among those who made re ports of the work in their respective fields were: The Revs. George Hartung, of Spokane; Joseph Schuvertllch, of Everett; J. C. Jahn, of Salem; George A.. Jahn, of Davenport, Wash.'; J. G. Moehrlng, of Bethany, Or.; Carl Jans, of Ritzville; Louis Gaiser, of Rldgefield; H. Hansen, of Kent, Or.; Joseph Hepp, of Seattle; F. H. Lueke and C. A. Priesing, of Portland; G. S. Roeder, of Mllwaukle; P. J. Sehnert. of Rosalia; W. J. Herwlg, of Edwall, Wash.; Julius Traglio, of Logan, Or., and C. W. Wentsch, of Walla Walla. The Rev. H. Hansen, of Kent, granted a superannuated relation, was retired from the active ministry. Rev. J. W. Beckley, of Connell, granted a supernumerary relation. An address to the junior ministers was delivered by Bishop Cranston, and was highly appreciated. A paper on home mission work was read by Miss Minnie Frickey, of Salem, a member of the Wom en's Home Missionary Society, and was attentively listened to. In the evening Bishop Thoburn, of India, who has performed a great deal of mis sionary work in the Philippines, spoke happily of the life of a minister in the dis tant lands. Bishop Thoburn has seen 44 years of service in India, and., he is still as active as when he first began his work as a young man of 24. In speaking of the result of missionary work in the islands-, he said that 12.000 Filipinos listened to the sermons of Methodist preachers every Sunday. The conference will probably be con cluded today. Tomorrow at 11 o'clock Bishop Cranston will deliver a sermon In th.e church at the corner of Rodney ave nue and Stanton street, and the deacons will be ordained. Jn the evening the ap pointments of preachers for the ensuing year will be announced. MORE POPULAR THAIV EVER. The Rio Grande personally conducted excursion? to the East, through Salt Lake City and Denver. Leave Portland every Tuesday. Call at 124 Third street. A vigorous growth and the original color given to the hair by Parker's Hair Balsam. Hlndercorns. the best cure for corns. IScts. Just received the complete new Fall and Winter line of Keiser Neckwear and Belts for ladies. Meier Frank Company Ladies Superb new styles in Ladies' Neckwear Largest N . and best variety we have e,ver shown and very roeeKWear reasonably priced. Meier Frank Company MEN'S Fall and Winter styles in men's Hats Sole aaents for "Hawes" line at $3.00 Stetson " HATS the well-known line at $4.00. Store open tonight until 9:30 Usual concert on Third Floor. Don't buy a stove until you have carefully looked into the merits of our "Peninsular" line Stoves, Ranges and Wood -Heaters in very large variety and ranging in price from $4.50 to $65 Basem't. Kid Gloves 86c Pair A Saturday Glove bargain of great im portanceA prominent Gloversville, N. Y., manufacturer made this offering possible by throwing in our way at a very low price 400 pairs of ladies' 2-clasp Pique Gloves in brown, navy, tan, mode, red and black, all sizes and extraordinary value at 4 86c Pair "Perrins" Gloves, all the new Fall shades, $1.50 to $3.00 pr. Hosiery Bargains Hosiery bargains are always of in terest to Saturday shoppers Today's values will appeal to the regular store visitor as offering an unusual opportun ity for saving. 50 dozen ladies' fast-black wool ribbed Hose, just the kind you want for this season of the year, all sizes, big bargain at, pair Black Silk Hose with colored silk tops, hnest quality, desirable styles, $3.00 values for, pair 28c $1.75 Mens S?3 Men s Clothing Men's all-wool "union-made" Suits in brown and gray mixed cheviots and gray tricots, well made and finished throughout, all sizes, big value Men's heavy, brown melton Suits, single or double breasted, a 1 1 sizes, a special good bargain at Men's fine all-wool fancy worsted Suits, Winter weights in a great variety of styles and patterns, splend idly made and finished, only , Men's gray cheviot Overcoats, good weight, "yoke" styles, finest Italian sergq lining, silk sleeve lining, velvet collar, best make, bar gain at Men's all-wool gray Overcoat and rough 'black cheviot Overcoats, Cambridge and "yoke" styles, well made and trimmed throughout, all sizes, a big bargain at Mens $16.50 and $17.50 Overcoats in gray chev iots, yoke styles for Men's black cheviot Over coats, silk lined, the $22.50 value for $12.85 $14.65 Boys Clothing in the very Young men's fine worsted pants in neat dark stripes, sizes' 23 to 33, special bargain at, pair Boys' all-wool 2-piece Suits in dark blue serge, dark gray, brown and green mix tures, sizes 8 to 16 years, exceptional value for to day Boys' Oxford gray Reefers latest styles, sizes 3 to 10 years, very special value at Young men's all-wool Overcoats in Oxfords and plaids, sizes 14 to 20 years, a big bargain at Novelties in boys' Velvet Blouses, green, red, navy and white, beautifully made and trimmed exquisite, stylish and reasonably priced. Novelties in little gents' Overcoats, ages from 3' years to 10 years. Boys' Rain Coats and Capes at low prices. Boys' Hats and Caps, new styles for Fall . Boys' Shoes, best styles at very low prices c Last day of the great sale of Flannel Waistings, FLANNELS and Flannelettes Great values at 8c, 30c a tin x laiiuwiwt and 35 c yard Umbrellas for $1.98 Ladies' colored silk Unbrellas, na vy, red, brown, green, with col ored silk case to match, steel rod, close rollers, natural and prin cess handles in good variety, silk tassel one of the most satisfac tory Umbrella bargains we have ever offered We won't guaran tee that they will last through the day sold too many yes terday, ea 35c RIBBONS 22c yd Sl.9.8 Wn 22c vard H - . Veilings Ladles Children's Millinery , 25c Underwear Department yarlTuxedo meshes in very large variety to select from A Saturday veiling bargain that should find su)res of ready buyers. Handsome new fancy bordered and dotted veiis for face wear or hat drapes Immense variety 50c to S3.00 each. ' Ladies' "Stratford" com bination suits in natural and white Silk crocheted trimmed Button across the chest All sizes, big values at $1.57 each Ladies' " Hohenzollern " sanitary German underwear Finest quality, vests and pants. $2.00 grade for $ 1 .37 $2.50 grade for $ 1 .69 Ladies' "Hohenzollern" union suits, the greatest values ever offered at $1.98 On the second floor Is now showing styles and variety in coats and dresses which in extent and elegance is second to none in the land. The gathering was done with a very liberal hand. Not a new thing has been overlooked. We doubt very much if there is a single fancy but what can be supplied here. No trouble to show you even if you are not quite ready to purchase. f. Bargains for today that must interest every man and woman as well as the boy Low pricing on desirable Suits and Overcoats that offer a saving that vill be appreci ated by every person economically inclined. The Clothing is all new this season's j goods styles and materials the very best. We've made preparations for a busy day in the- second floor clothing store. a a is hi ( Meier (j Frank Company I Meier & Frank Company I Meier &. Frank Company I Meier & Frank Company NOTIONS Last day of semi-annual sale of Notions and Small " wares A hundred bargains in all the useful things for the sewing basket. Buy liberally of this Ribbon bargain Qualities like what we are offering can't be bought every day at 22c yard The facts: 4-inch Satin Taffeta of the very best quality and in all the leading shades, white, cream, light blue, pink,- old rose, reseda, green and cardinal The regular 35 c quality at Too busy to talk specials. The greatest millinery season in our his tory caused by -i:) correct and natty iJSfey styles in larger and better variety than can be found invany other store in town. New models arriving every day. No lack of visitors as well as buyers, department crowded to the limit every day. Children's Headgear In superb variety styles to please mothers as weil as be come children of all ages. "Introductions" to Books. Literary Bulletin. It has been the fashion for some years now. to give a fillip to the flagging demand for thft -works of standard authors, by the Issue of a ne-vw. edition with an Introduc tion wrltton by some accredited writer with a far-sounding name. In inany cases the prefatory work has been under taken for the sake of the publishers' bribe, and has added little or nothing at all to our knowledge of the author and his wj)rk. "If I were asked to write an introduction to Darwin's 'Origin of Spe cies,' " wrote a well-known English editor and critic the other day, "although the subject Is one on which I am grotesquely ignorant, I should not hesitate were I j tempted with the magnificent honorarium j with which T am 3ure Chapman and Hall . beguiled Mr. Lang 'to introduce' Dick- I ens." This Is the sort of Introduction that i la, in the main, meretricious and worth- j less. The Introductions that do introduce are of the kind written by Mrs. Humphrey j Ward for the novels of Charlotte Bronte and hv Afrs. "Rfrhmnr.rl -RttrhJp for thf Mr- graphical edition of Thackeray, published by the Harpers. "To the exquisite genius, the . tender devotion, the faultless taste and the unfailng tact of his daughter." saya Swinburne of Mrs. Ritchlejs Introduc tions, "we owe the most perfect memorial ever raised to the fame and to the charac ter of any great writer on record."