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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN. 3IOXDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1908. 5 BRUIN MAY FIGHT FOR HIS POSITION Will Not Surrender Command of Police Detectives, Friends Say. IS UNDER CIVIL SERVICE Therefore, His Supporters Allege, Chief Gritzmacher's Attempt to Make Him Relief Captain Cannot Be Effeetive. That Captain of Police Bruin Intends to resist the recent order of Chief of Police Gritzmacher, which deprives him of the command of the detective bureau, and assigns him to the second night re lief, heretofore commanded by Captain George H. Bailey, who, by the same or der, is placed in charge of the secret service branch, is the belief of many per sons familiar with police department af fairs. , The order, Issued by the chief, was posted Frjday night, and was lo have gone into effect Saturday. Captain Bruin has not yet reported for duty under the order, and at the request of the chief. Captain Bailey will retain command of his relief until Bruin's decision is made. Captain Bailey has undertaken the task of rearranging the beats as provided in the chief's order. At headquarters it Is given out that Captain Bruin is merely taking a layoff the few days as yet remain of his annual vacation, and during that time is having a captain's uniform made; while captain of detectives, he was not required to wear one. But a persistent rumor is that he intends to contest removal as captain of detectives. It is said that Captain Bruin will contend that the chief exceeded his authority when he placed him In com mand of a relief, and will likely main tain his right under Civil Service rules to the office of inspector of police with the rank of captain, which position was created at the time he took the exam ination. The city charter, however, does not pro vide for an inspector of police. Neither does it provide for the rank of sergeant, yet there are three sergeants drawing $1 15 a month. Is Under Civil Service. In Captain Bruin's case it Is maintained that he was legally appointed captain of police, and that at the time of his ap pointment the special office of Inspector of police was created for him by the executive board. Therefore it is held he cannot be removed, unless for cause, and furthermore, that if there Is a cause, he would have to be dismissed from the de partment. Captain Bruin's friends also assert that he has made a good and ef ficient officer and that his removal is not Justified. Chief Gritzmacher contends that the ihfliiff, xvaa mnHa fnr the ffnnri of the service, which is construed to mean that j the head of the department believes bet ter results will be accompllshd by having Captain Bailey in charge of the detective branch. There is another rumor equally per sistent which has it that this move on the part of the chief Is merely a pre liminary toward the ousting of Captain Bruin from the department. Ever since Bruin entered the department there has been more or less friction. His right to the position has been contested on several occasions but each time he won. During these attempts to oust him Mayor L-ane stood loyally by him, and when it be came known that the order transferring Bruin to the command of a relief had . been issued considerable surprise was ex pressed, for it was generally believed that he would remain In his original position. Bruin Not to Be Found. Captain Bruin could not be found last night and his stand in the matter can-not-be definitely stated. But as some of his best friends have quietly Intimated that he would make a fight before he ac cepts the chief's dictum it is believed that he will appeal to the executive board, and' probably to courts in case the head of the department is upheld. Captain Bruin was appointed to the position of captain of police in Novem ber. l9fto. having taken the Civil Service examination which was held to select " two police captains. He and Captain Slover, who now commands the first night relief, were successful. The other officers taking the examination at that time were Sergeant T. W. Taylor and Patrolmen George Quinlan. John A. Lee and O. F. Isaakson. The first three named have since resigned from the department and the latter has been discharged. What steps Captain Bruin will take, if any. in the matter, will be known defi nitely within a few days. Chit-Chat o! Sporting World BT WILL O. MACRAE. WHEN Stanley Ketchel planted that straight left on the point of Mike (Twin Sullivan's subway, he accom plished three things. He made it a hur ricane trip to queer street, made a sucker out of the Twin and made work for the tooth carpenter by jarring that L i crown loose. There Is an automobile driver in New Tork that ill be envied by hall tossers. The other day he knocked down four men at once. This fellow has the art of bunching his hits down fine. "To avoid germs, '.teen your mouth shut," advises a scientist. . ell, lighters and baseball managers will never heed this warning, so their noise .'ill never be stilled. The Maryland Legislature has- declared war and bloody Wiir at that on carp. It wouldn't be a bad Idea for the owners of duck preserves to put on their armor and do a little warring themselves. They are betting 7 to 5 in New York that Governor Hughes' anti-racing bill will pass. Guess they are not a game lot of losers in "Uttle old New York," huh? . Tim O'Rourke who knows a fighter ii'hon ha eou iiia k-j, I...., ..A. ...... a .a Indon and savs that Jim Roche i n rinv. ! Tommy Burns has easy picking among the English lemon pugs. CXCBMEX RUN' CROSS COUNTRY t-qtiad of Distance Men Take Ad vantage of Klne 'Weather. About SO members of the Multnomah Club, the majority of whom were juniors who are training under Dan Bellinger for the distance runs, enjoyed a cross country run of the most exhilarating na ture yesterday. The pleasant weather of the past week left the roads in .splendid condition and no inconveniences whatever were ex perienced by the party. In the future the squad being trained for distance runners will be taken on the road three times a week, for Instructor Bellinger and Pro fessor Murray have arranged for short jaunta on Tuesdays and Thursdays in addition to the Sunday event. The club has received a communication from Physical Director Grllley of the Y. M. C. A. which requests that it be represented in a cross-country run to be held on March 28. The matter has been submitted o the board of directors for approval and will be acted upon shortly. At the Theaters What the Preu Acenta Say. GREAT ARTIST IN' GREAT PIjAY Clement Scores Success in "The Xew Dominion" at Marquam, One of the most beautiful plays ever writ ten, presented by its author in the star role, supported by a splendid company surrounded bv magnificent stage settings, is the offer ing at the Marquam this week, where Clay Clement, the distinguished actor. Is appear ing In his wonderful character Baron Ho henstaffen In -The New Dominion." Mr. Clement starred In the piece for a number of years and made a reputation with j" WILL LECTURE TONIGHT AT THE Y. M. C. A. ON t "SCIENCE OF CITY BUILDING." 4 rm? ;: wmmmvf:.?i?w HO.V. HBXRV WATSON CORNELL, OK CORNELL UNIVERSITY AND the foremost artiBts of his time. acterlzRtton ranks with Booth's and Jefferson's "Rip." His char "Hamlet" "GRAUSTARK" THIS WEEK Miss Izetta Jewel as Princess ITetlve at the Baker. George Barr McCuteheon's popular novel, "Graustark." has been dramatized into as beautiful and interesting a play as it IS a book, and the Baker Stock Company Is gtv injc the first production of it ever seen in Portland this week. Miss Jewel, who is now on her second of the three weeks' special engaKement with the company, is appearing in the royal part of the Princess Yetivo, and the delightful Versatility of this charm ing young leading- woman is strongly brought out In a part so different from that of the girl thief last week. The production will continue all week. "Camille" at Lyric Tonight. Tonight at the I.yrlc the youncest "Ca mille" the stage has ever seen will make her first appearance in the Immortal French emotional drama of the same name. For some time Verna Felton has been ambitious to play this role, which is regarded as the hardest test of an actress- ability. The greatest women of the stage have made their greatest successes in thi3 part. The. management having decided to feature Miss Felton In the great part, have surrounded her with a magnificent production. KELCEV AND SHANNON' SOON Stars to Present "The Walls of Jer icho" at Hellig. The attraction at the Heilig Theater next Sunriav nicht. March 1. for an engagement of four nights with a special price matinee Wednesday afternoon, will be the distin guished players. Herbert Kelcey and Effle Shannon, and their excellent supporting comnanv in the society drama. "The Walls if Jericho." l ne auvance nci ..... u - Friday morning. February 28. at box-office, the theater. . . Next Week at the Star. The next uroduction at the Star will be "Way Down West." This is one of those nice, smooth love stories and not one of the "blood-and-thunder" class. The story is one that will be enjoyed by one and all, and no one should miss it. First time In this city and at popular prices. Clay Clement In "The Bells." Clay Clement and a stroiffc supporting company are making a bid for favor at the Marquam this week. Wednesday and Thursday nights "The Bells." Sir Henry lrving's greatest success, will be offered; Friday and Saturday the beautiful comedy, "London Assurance." AT HIE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS 1 Bill of Many New Features. There will be a double feature as well as no less than three other acts that might cattily be classed as headline acts at Pant aes this week, beginning today. The two features are Hlckey & Nelson in their hie Kastern success. "Twisted and Tangled ;" and Colby & May, presenting a distinct novelty In "The Ventriloquist and the Doll." Jack Symons, the old-time minstrel man; Herbert the Frogman, the three (Jadners and Feurt & Window are also high-class entertainers. Jean Wilson, illustrated song, and the moving pictures, complete the bill. Big: Show at the Grand. The Grand is offering a big show this week, headed by the all-star team, Gilroy. llaynes & Montgomery, presenting their musical comedy skit entitled the "Good Ship Nancy L,ee," introducing a number of char acter changes. Ramza and Arno are great comedy acrobats and will he the special added attraction. ronnelly and Rotaila. are there with a bit of grand opera. Besides the above-named scts, there will also be a number of other head liners that will be equally good. Have your abstracts made bv the Security Abstract & Trust Co.. 7 Chamber of Com. DEFENSE OF FINLEY Mrs. Duniway Says Coroner Obeyed Higher Law. REFERS TO ROWLAND CASE Speaker Deplores Double ' Crimes , Which Meet With Vicarious Pun ishment and for Which the Lesser Offender Suffers. Mrs. Abigail Scott-Duniway, in accept ing an Invitation to speak before the spir itualists' association in Alisky Hall last night, being given a' choice of subjects, chose for her theme "It Is Condition and Not Theory That Confronts Us." She said In part: I know It Is the fashion to sneer at women who read the court notes as published In the newspapers. Nevertheless, wise women will GltANDSOIV OF THE FOUNDER LAWYER OF ITHACA, N. Y. read and carefully consider whatever Is aald in the papers concerning court eocenes or trials that affect women, who, whatever may be their guilt or innocence, are haled before judges and juries who are not of their sex, and therefore not their peers. "Go forth, my son," said an eminent chan cellor, "and behold with what little wiadom the T.-orld is governed." It is not neoeseary in these reportorial days for women to attend court in person; and unless their personal friends are on trial, to whom they are drawn by ties of affinity or consanguinity, women, as a rule, will keep away from such scenes; though I sorrowfully admit that there are ex ceptions among both sexes, who seek every pos sible opportunity -to feed upon mental and moral carrion, especially If ihtj- have no other motive than to cater to their own morbid curiosity. it la a condition and not a theory that con fronts us today. It Is a condition In- which members of the mother half of our common humanity are too often the victims of cir cumstances which nune but women, them teltts being mothers, are able to adjudicate. So intent are our people upon the rush, strife and struggle of this work -a-day world that seldom, unless stirred into -activity by the discovery of some, to ua, immoral tragedy, does that great homogeneous, yet widely dif ferentiated mass v4 the human family, known in general terms as "the ieuple," and In gov ernment and law-making as "the men," pause in the pursuit of ile widely divergent alms, to take official notice of such apecial tragedies as are all being enacted under conditions of successful concealment, but occasionally com ing to the surface. Refers to Recent Tragedy. Quite recently the public pre.se has been reeking with accounts of a tragedy in which a humane undertaker and funeral director, in whose breast the fires of a higher law than man can make burst -temporarily into flame and so far transcended hfs oath, of office that he attempted to take advantage of a condi tion and not a theory, hoping, by so doing, to shield a family skeleton from the public gaze. This act, which led the divinity within the man higher than "that human imperfection called the law" hast subjected him to censure. but has not revoked that higher law which Jesus of Nazareth understood when he said to the i woman, who alone was haled before him under the single charge of a double crime, "Neither do 1 condemn thee; go, and sin no more." When euch a tragedy as the one under con sideration comes to light, the public conscience is temporarily aroused and smitten: and well merited punishment is meted out to such guilty parties as are caught and convicted. When we are told, through the papers, that a disgraced and murdered young mother of an unborn babe has, through her lonely vicarious atonement for a double sin, brought shame, bereavement and sorrow upon her stricken family, and learn through the, same -sources that an honored public officer has subjected himself to censure by trying- to obey the Golden Rule, Isn't it about time o arouse the public conscience? Who can fathom the subtle, mysterious power, known to science as the reproductive Instinct, which, meaning Infinitely more to an untaught girl than any man who takes advantage of It can under stand, compels her, in her hour-of darkness, temptation and suffering, to go down Into the valley and shadow of death to pay, alone, a double penalty for which, in the very na ture of things, she could not, in her youth and inexperience, have been the aggressor? And who should blame her if she commits an other crime to hide the first one 7 What won der that such a girl should, in her peril, seek the aid of some brute In human form to shield hr. always for a consideration, from the con sequences of a sin she would die to conceal? I. there no balm in Gllead? Is there no physician there? Yes, yes; there is hope not for her in dividual case, perhaps: for conditions have not yet adjusted themselves to theories; but the public conscience is being aroumd. Clergymen, editors and officers of the law sire awaking to a ar-nse of duty. Public institutions are multiplying, the human conscience is soften ing, snd at no distant day the wives and mothers of Oregon will be led by the noble husbands, fons and fathers of the land to hold In execration, not only the fiends In human shape to whom betrayed andt desperate girls apply for refuge which always ends In single and sometimes in double murder, but they will seek out and punish, as they de serve, the prime offenders who forsake their prey. ''More and more." said the speaker, "as the exigencies of trade snd the necessities of industry drive young girls from the protection of home to the marts of the wave-earner will a change in both condition and - theories be come necessary. -r Duties of Mothers. The mother is derelict in duty who doea not teach her your.g- and Innocent children all she knows herself concerning the mysteries of life. No child should bo left to the tender mercies of the street to learn tlifse myateriea. Knowl edge is power. Ignorance Is the innocent young girl or bqt'0 worst enemy. "Bu what of a certain celebrated case now being- aired In the courts and through the papers, under our very noses?" asked a friend as 1 was coming down the street. To this I answered and I repeat it now. "The cases1 are not parallel. A once Innocent and Ignorant girl, shorn of all her Irtnocence and much of her ignorance In the awful achool of betrayal, becomes an awful avenger, of whom all men should beware. Retribution is an Irrevocable law of nature, 'With what measure ye meted It shall be measured to you again " salth Holy Writ. The speaker told of a certain man named Davis whom the papers, said had been convicted of pawning-an old accor deon that didn't belong to him "to get money to eat on,"- for which offense he was sent to the rockpile for six months, leaving his wife in. a delicate condition .and penniless. "Who was punished for that husband's offense," asked Mrs. Duni way. "Certainly not the man Davis, for he is certain of food and shelter. But what of the wife and prospective mother? Is "her condition a mere theory?" In summing up her address, which was interspersed with many anecdotes, the speaker paid a glowing tribute to the chivalry and patriotism of the men of Oregon, who. she said, initiated another equal suffrage campaign, preparatory to the next step in their chivalrous career, when she was sure that they, as sons of women, would invite the mothers of the state to accept their rightful and equal station in the larger home, the government of the commonwealth. -1 LECTURE ON CITY-MAKING Jnry W. Cornell Will Address the Business Men Tonight. Members of the Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade, Manufacturers' Associ ation and other commercial bodies have been Invited to attend the complimentary lecture to be given Jy Henry Watson Cornell tonight in the.Y. 1. C. A. audi torium on "The Science of City-Making," under the auspices of the organizations named. Mr. Cornell delivered the lecture In this city last Monday night, but owing to a misunderstanding as to the subject of the lecture by many business men few were present. Since that time, however, officials of the Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce have persuaded Mr. Cornell to repeat the talk with a promise that there will be a larger at tendance. Mr. Cornell will tell of the latest ideas used by the most successful commercial bodies of the Kast in attracting trade and new industries. He will also tell what other cities are doing to Increase Interest in public utilities, parks and streets. He will talk about trade excur sions and their value to manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, and will de scribe the methods used by the Steel Trust in building a city to order. Tomorrow at noon Mr. Cornell will be the guest of honor at a luncheon tendered by the Portland Ad Men's Club at the Hotel Lenox, when he will speak on 'The Law of Human Average as Applied to Ad Writing." . Portland People In Chicago. CHICAGO, Feb. 23. (Special.) Portland people registered at Chicago hotels today as follows: A. L. Strode, E. Mendenhall, at the Grand Pacific: R. B. Watson, P. J. Jen nings, at the Great Northern. Ask for the -Brewery- Bottling. Common beer is sometimes substituted for Schlitz. To avoid being imposed upon, see thai the cork or crown is branded That -Made MHwauke mm at - I e 3S3 Washington Street NEW PLAYERS HAVE SIGNED KVAX AND OLSOX SEXD COX TRACTS TO M'CHEDIE. This Completes Beaver Team and Men Will Report for Train ins at Once. Third Baseman Ryan and Inflelder Olson, two of the new rookies secured by Manager McCredle for his Portland team during the coming Summer, have been lined up, for yesterday the Portland manager received their signed contracts, and his team Is now complete. Both players announced that they were pre pared to start for Santa Barbara imme diately. The Portland manager will send them their tickets today and will expect to meet both men at the training quar ters on his arrival. The complete Port land team is as follows: Catchers, Mad den, Walsh and Whaling: pitchers. Groom. Johnson. Pernoll, Lakaff, Bloom Held, Kinsella, Plnance, Garrett and Jen sen; first base, Danzig; second base, Casey: shortstop, Cooney: third base. The materials we use are the best we can buy. And a partner in our business selects them. - The goodness of Schlitz is due largely to them. But the supremacy of Schlitz as a home beer has been gained by the fact of its absolute purity. Purity is not so conspicuous as some qualities in beer, yet it is very expensive. That is why it is rare. But what does it matter how good a beer is if it is not a pure beer? If, its use is unhealthful? If its result is biliousness? A THE HEILIG His choice of Piano is the World Famous WEBER His selection of the incomparable Weber was made only after the most exhaustive tests and with a thorough knowledge of the entire piano field. This is most sig nificant and speaks eloquently of the re gard in which the Weber is held today by the musical world at home and 'abroad. The Weber Piano is sold exclusively by "The House of Highest Quality" Ryan; utility Inflelder, Olson; left field. Kennedy: center field. Raftery and right field, McCredie. ' Ote Johnson,v who finished last season as shortstop of the team, will be used In the box by Manager McCredie. John son has a most deceiving underhand de livery, and occasionally resorts to an ef fective sidearm motion, and the man ager believes he will prove a most valu able addition to the pitching staff. The pitchers named are all signed up with the exception of Garrett, who believes himself worth more money than has been offered him. but as the Portland manager lias a plentiful supply of talent he is not anxious to meet the Texan's exorbitant demand until he shows that he has the goods. McCredie is considering a prop osition to return Irving Jensen to the Spokane club- which organization is anxious to buy the release of the player. Phil Cooney, the new shortstop, will leave New Tork today or tomorrow for California. He expects to spend a day or two visiting some friends in Los Angeles before reporting. Danzig, Madden and Lakaff are at present on their way to the training quar ters and will probably reach Santa Bar bara before McCredie does, unless they stop en route to visit friends. Monmouth Defeats Portland Girls. MONMOUTH, The Portland Or.. Feb. 23. (Special.) gills. representing the TONIGHT I I I I Forty Stores in the West Marshall-Wells Hardware Company, were defeated by the Normal girls here Sat urday night, by the one-sided score of 24 to 7. The game was free from all roughness and the best of feeling pre vailed. The Portland girls succeeded in tossing one basket from the field, scoring their other points from the foul line. while the Normal girls tossed 11 baskets from the field. Parker, of Portland, acted as referee and H. Zophar Tharp, of the Normal as umpire. BETA IS A .' TOTAL LOSS Steamer Valued at $125,000 and Uninsured Founders. HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. 23. Pic.kford & Black, of tliis city, owners of the steamer Beta, received a cablegram to night reporting the total loss of the vessel. She had three saloon, several second-class passengers, and a crew of 35, all of whom were'saved. The steam er struck about five miles off the island and remained hard and fast on the rocks. ' She took in water so fast that hasty preparations were made to aban don her. No details am to the cause of the accident have been received. The steamer was valued at 1125,000, and was uninsured. (1 m Schlitz beer is known as' the pure beer the world over. Sherwood & Sherwood, 8 Front .Street, Portland. era mim