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THE MORXING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 30 'WOMEN TAKEN III AFTERNOON .RAID Police Round Up Characters in North End Houses and 3 Men Arrested. AIM IS TO SET EXAMPLE Marcell Bortell, First Prisoner at Bar Under All-Woman Jury, Is Among Tboee Taken; Chief Orders Are Unexpected. In lesg than an hour yesterday after noon 16 policemen rounded up 30 Im moral women In the district between Burnslde and Everevt. First and Sixth streets, and placed them in the City Jail under charges or vagrancy. Prob ably as many more, advised by com motion In the neighborhood, escaped through the runways with which the district is honeycomoed. Three men visitors were captured. "Getting too thick," was the expla nation offered by Chief Slover for the sudden raid, which is the first de risive action of the police along this line since Governor West took charge of vice conditions In the city last Au- "The fact is, I had no idea that there were so many women of this class in this neighborhood and I am surprised at the number caught by my men. I simply knew that they were gathering In and getting bolder, and in confer ence with Captains Moore ami Riley we agreed that the time was ripe to make an example. This does not in dicate any change of policy." Ball Fixers Are Sfamy. Combined forces from the day and the first night relief assembled at the station about 3 o'clock, and at the same Instant dispersed to houses in all parts of the district named. It was but a few minutes till the captives began pouring In, convoyed by a horde of ball-fixers and till dark fell the ptatlon was a clamoring Babel with a medley of tongues calling over the telepbones and among the captives and their friends. The officers who managed the raid were Sergeants Harms and Rupert. Pa trolmen Johnson, Cameron, Sherwood, Dillon. Griffith. Martin. Jones, Miller. Wellbrook. Cason, Burke, Long, Wise and Anundson, The list of places they invaded in cluded 235 Everett street. 22. 70 H. 70. 43. 43. 44. 6i. 821,',. and 12 Xorth Foorth street. Including the rows of cribs attached to the Tony Arnaud saloon. 303. 307. 310 Couch street. 62 and 63 North First street. 269 Davis street and houses at Fourth and Davis, Fourth and Everett and Sixth and Couch streets. Bfareelle Bortell Takes. Among- the captives was Marcelle Bortell. who gained momentary fame some weeks ago by being the defendant In the first case to be tried by a Jury of women in the State of Oregon. She escaped when the woman jurors di vided, five to five, and could not reach - an agreement and the case never was brought to re-trlal. She was found at 235 Everett street by Patrolmen Cam eron and Johnson, but asserted that she was merely visiting another woman. At 310 Couch street, occupied by Sadie Moore, Patrolmen Long and Wise . saw a dark shape disappearing the back way and Long pursued, dragging forth from under the house Sam Fried, who was Implicated with mem bers of the Straasberg-Kaplan gang in prosecutions last year. On his arrest be set up the cry that he was being persecuted by Sam Kras ner. He was held under bail of 3100. R0TARIANS NOT TO MOVE Members Decide to Continue Meet ings at Commercial Club. Representatives of the Rotary Club, after Inspecting other quarters, follow ing the regular luncheon, announced to the Board of Governors of the Portland Commercial Club yesterday that the Rotary men probably will continue te hold their meetings at the Commercial Club Instead of changing, as had been considered. In provision for the accommodating of civic organizations the Commercial Club Is considering remodeling the seventh floor so that all of the smaller committee rooms and private dining rooms may be thrown into one capable of accommodating about 160 persons. A definite effort probably will be made not only on the part of the Com mercial Club to furnish accommodations, but upon the part of all the more im portant civic clubs to arrange within the coming year for meeting regularly at the Commercial club. Phil S. Bates and R. R. Routledge were the speakers St the Rotary Club luncheon yesterday and discussed farm ing development and gardening. FIRE BAND MAY GO EAST Portland Players Anxious to Attend Convention of Chiefs in New York. When the International convention of fire chiefs meets In New York City next September, Portland may be rep resented in a way possible for no other city In the world. The Portland Fire . men's Band, comprising 34 pieces and said to be the only organization of its kind, is planning to attend. The city Executive Board will be asked to arrange the vacations of the members of the band so that they -will all cover the convention period. Al though the individual members of the band are willing to pay their own ex penses, it la possible that the Com mercial Club and the business Interests of the town will come to the front and help the boys make the trip. The band has been In existence two years, but has appeared In publio only ' once, during the Rose Festival last year. Battalion Chief Stevens is man ager, and F. A. Sleberling director. PERS0NALMENTI0N. Dr. H. A. Dedman, of Canby, is at the Perkins. A. I. EofT. a Salem merchant, is at the Perkins. H. C Davis, a Tacoma tlmberman. Is at the Portland. George 8. Jones, a Minneapolis miller. Is at the Oregon. Judge George Dysart, of Centralis, is at the Imperial. C W. Davidson, a Haines merchant. Is at the Perkins. George H. McClay. of Seattle, Is reg istered at the Bowers. J. L. Turner, superintendent of the Columbia River Packers' Association. Is registered at the Multnomah from Astoria, G. 8. Hewins, an engineer of Bull Run. is at the Bowers. E, W. Knox, a Fossil stockman, is registered at the Perkins. ' W. H. Ecctes, a Baker lumberman. Is registered at the Oregon. D. S. Kinney, an Antelope stockman, is registered at the Perkins. Dean Baldwin, an Insurance adjuster of Portland, is at the Oregon. J. J. Pflster, a manufacturer ef Berkeley, Cat, is at the Portland. Owen McCusker, Jr., an auto dealer of San Francisco, is at the Oregon. O. C. Flnlason, a Hoqulam lumber man, is registered at the Portland. C. E. Troutman, an Aberdeen mer chant, is registered at the Imperial. C. K. Spauldlng, a tlmberman of Salem, Is registered at the Imperial. Edward Larkln. a logger of Blind Slough, is registered at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Miller, of Al bany, are registered at the Multnomah. H. E. Thixton, a Seattle insurance adjuster, is registered at the Portland. L. B. Senosky has returned from a trip of two months to Southern Cali fornia. C A. Garrison, a piano manufacturer of Philadelphia, is registered at the Multnomah. T. R. Teare and J. C. Teare, steel producers of Cleveland, 0 are regis tered at the Oregon. George W. Gaines, a manufacturer of cotton seed oil at Houston. Tex. is registered at the Multnomah. George D. Hood, Western manager of the Western Union with headquar ters at Seattle, is at the Multnomah. Owen Cooley and W. C. Schaefer. fur niture manufacturers of Grand Rapids. Mlctu. are registered at the Imperial. Stanley Bero, representing the Hebrew Immigration Aid Society of New York, is registered at the Oregon. C E. Walker, vice-president of the Pope Manufacturing Company of Hart ford, Conn., and W. M. Phelps, Pacific Coast manager of the company, are registered at the Portland. CHICAGO, Feb."" 25. (Special.) The following from Portland, Or., are reg istered at Chicago hotels: Blackstone, Henry C. Cabell, Mr. and Mrs. M. Flelschner. EVIDENCE NOT SUFFICIENT Suspected Teggmcn Allowed to Plead Gnilty to Vagrancy. Falling to connect four alleged yegg men who have been in the City Jail a week with the blowing of a safe in the Alisky Cafe several weeks ago. the detectives in the case consented yes terday to the granting of a "floater" to all the prisoners after they had pleaded guilty to charges of vagrancy nd had been sentenced for six months. Evidence pointed to one or more of the gang as the criminals who blew open the safe, but it was Insufficient. One of them had In his possession a book bought at the cigar stand in front of the saloon, and meager evi dence connected them with the heavy claw bar which was used to pry off the combination. COUNCIL IS ASKED TO ACT Cross-Town Carline Keenest Made by East Side Association. Demand that the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company be required to construct cross-town lines on the East Side was sent yesterday to Allen R. Joy. chairman of the Council com mittee, by L. M. Lepper. representing the Greater .ast Side Clubs. The same complaint filed with the State Railway Commission was In cluded In the demand placed in the bands of Councilman Joy. Mr. Lepper called attention to section 61 of the publio utility act passed by the peo ple Novembers, 1912. NOTED VIOLINIST WILL PLAY tj; , ' H'- . rC " A i f . e"" V y S MISCHA ELMAN. Mlscha Elman, the new genius of the violin,' who, according to European critics, has overthrown all precedents and established a new standard of violin art, will be heard at tbeHelllg' tonight under direction of Lois Steers-Wynn Coman. The ravishing beauty of Elman's tone, bis youth, the fire and ro mance which mingle with such amazing technique and Inspired un derstanding of the greatest masterpieces, combine to form one of the unexplained mysteries of genius, for Elman Is but 22 years old; yet he has become a law-maker to the critics, who, recognizing the divine fire, regard him with reverence and awe. Among the gifts bestowed upon him by royalty, is the Russian coat-of-arms set in diamonds, with which the Empress of Rdssia has recently honored him. for Russia Is his native land. The refreshing buoyancy, superb sincerity, daring spirit and Joy ousness of youth which characterize Mlscha Elman, mingle with the imperial authority of genius, subtle deltcacy of intuition and power of enchantment which takes strange hold of the human SouL Thua Mlscha Elman reaches the heart of the multitude as no other violin ist of the century, or, indeed, of the past has been able to reach it. He is idolized by the "gallery." As the Boston Evening Transcript says: "He carries the multitude to unknown heights on the wings of his wonderful art and It may be said of him that he has anointed with his perfect music the eyes of the poor." Only genius of the rarest sort can appeal thus to men and women of all classes. Following Is Mlscha Elman's programme for tonight: Borate. P Major , Beethoven AIUkto. Adagio molto expressive Scherso (allegro molto) Rondo (allegro ma non troppo) i Concerto, F Sharp Minor Ernst Rondo Capriccioo Saint-Saens Nocturne, Op. 27, No. 2.s . Chopfh-WllhelmJ -WiMr ?........ Humrael-Burmostar Xove Song ...".. . Sammartini-Elman Hungarian Dance. No. 7 '. Brahms-Joachim Zlgeunerwelaen ... ... Sarasto . PORTLAND TO ASK FOR "OLD OREGON" Civic Bodies Would Exchange Cruiser Boston for Historic Man-o'-War. SENTIMENT GROWING FAST Move Is Put TTnder Way to Bring Veteran Sea Fighter to local Har bor as Training- Ship After Panama Canal Opening. The movement to intervene and save If possible, the battleship Oregon from being "scrapped" by order of the Navy Department Is growing steadily and commercial and civic bodies of Port land will probabSy all have Joined In it before the close of the present week. President Piper, of the Commercial Club, was authorized yesterday by the board of governors at its regular meeting to draft and present to the proper authorities a resolution for the Commercial Club expressing strong disapproval of the decision to dismantle the Oregon. The resolution is to urge that the fate of the vessel be not decided until after the opening of th6 Panama Canal at which time the Ore gon Is expected to lead the procession through the canal. After that It is desired that the Oregon be stationed in 1 the Portland harbor if practicable, but if she is dismantled, that all haste be made and every Influence used to secure the naming of another battle ship after the State of Oregon. Similarly the Chamber of Commerce yesterday dispatcned telegrams to members of the Oregon Legislature nrging that they make every effort to save the old ship and have it given to Oregon -as a training ship after the opening of the Panama Canal. The Senators were also asked to ascertain how much more it will cost to main tain the Oregon here, than the cruiser Boston and If there la any objection to making the change If Oregon insists upon taking the responsibility. In the meantime Mr. Glltner, secre tary of the Chamber, la securing all possible data to show the cost of main taining the Oregon here and concern ing other conditions that enter Into the matter. J. A. Currey, Phil Bates and Dom Zan were appointed yesterday on a committee from the Rotary Club to co operate with the other commercial and clvio organizations in the effort to save the Oregon. The matter will be brought up before the Ad Club at Us meeting today and probably will be considered also this week at the meetings of the Progressive Business Men's Associa tion, the Realty Board and similar or ganizations. . THOMPSOX HITS SENTIMENT Better to Have New Warrior Named After State, Says Solon. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 35. (Special.) Hagood's memorial to bring the historic battleship Oregon to Portland harbor and use her as a train ing school for the Oregon Naval Mili tia was indefinitely pbstponed in the Senate today. Thompson declared it to be an lm; practical proposition to place the Ore gon as a naval militia training school and preclude by so doing, the possi bility of this state having its name AT HF.TLTQ THEATER TONIGHT. makes Jar and indigestion food that is flaky food Cottolene contains no hog tat it is made from choicest cottorroil. Nature made it, and Nature knows what is good for human stomachs. Don't cry any more about the high cost of living until you have practised the economy which the use of Cottolene will enable. Discard lard altogether, discard butter except for your table, and use Cottolene for all shortening and frying. The results, as well as the economy, will make you thankful for having 7iy 77i Recipe ssi- placed on a new battleship. He sug gested that while the memorial Is per meated with pretty sentiment, he .be lieves that as a business proposition for -the State of Oregon it would b better to allow the old Oregon to be dismantled. RECEIVER ASKED IN SUIT North. Coast Development Company Is Under Fire or Clients. The appointment of a receiver to take charge of and distribute the assets of the North Coast Development Cora pany, a concern - which Is alleged to have opened up a "maturity loan" busi ness, is asked in a suit Instituted in Circuit Court by The Dalles Dressed Meat Company, purchaser of eight "loan" contracts. The plaintiff com pany alleges that it is out 3620 on the deal. It has taken an assignment of the claims of various other oontract holders and is suing on them In the same complaint. The defendants include A. J. Stowell, Ernest S. Platts. Jesse W. Platts arid O. E. McClelland, directors of the North Coast Development Company, accord ing to the complaint, and Ashley & Rumelln, bankers, who are stated to have acted as trustee for the company. A few months ago the grand Jury was appealed to, in an effort to secure the indictment of the officers and directors of the company, but although there was a great deal of suspicion as to the operations of the company, little actual evidence could be produced and no true bills resulted. "If we can get a receiver appointed and get at the books I believe we will then have something more tangible to present to the ferand Jury," said Frank Schlegei, of attorneys for The Dalles Dressed Meat Company. "As far as I can asqertain about, 58 contracts were issued, and anywhere from 3&0 to 3100 paid on each. The officials of the loan company tell me that their assets con sist of about 3300 in money and a mort gage for 3600. Their system of doing business was to charge 36 as a fee for writing -a contract and get monthly payments from contract holders, tie Idea being to send these contract hold-, era $1000 each in rotation as the money came In. In case a man . defaulted on one payment all bs paid In was forfeited, no .matter how muoh it amounted to." GRAND TRUNK TO COMPETE Report Canadian Line May Gain Entrance to Chicago Is Current. A district freight office for the Grand Trunk system probably will be Opened In Portland within the next few months. Officials for the line now are negotiating for suitable rooms. Since the opening of a local passen ger office In charge of Doraey B. Smith, the Grand Trunk has been convinced of the commercial importance of Port land. With the early completion of the Grank Trunk transcontinental line tp Prince Rupert. B. C.. the necessity for a freight office Is becoming apparent. It is reported that there is a possi bility of the Grans; Trunk obtaining control of the Chicago Great Western, which would give It an entrance into Chicago from the, West and greatly strengthen Its position in oompetlng for trade in the local field. WILL BUILD GARAGE. We have a 50x100 eorner lot on Eleventh street, between Washington and Burnslde, upon which we will build a two-story and full basement fireproof building, especially construct ed for garage and salesroom. Reason able rent, long lease and. for suitable tenant, we will incorporate in the de sign your own ideas concerning this class of a building. Fun particulars at the First Trust Company, Washington and Third streets. : :.toiJttffcrop.' ' ' That's simply because Cottolene richer than either lard or butter. better food, too food that digests easily read this advertisement Cream one-half cup of CottoUni with one-half cap of sugar and add one cup of molasses. Beat into this mo and one-half cups of flour sifted with a teaspoon each of salt and cinnamon, also a tablespoon of ginger. Add two well beaten eggs and three fourths of a cup of boiling water, in which two teaspoons of soda hare been dissoWed. Bake in muffin pans in .rery moderate oven. These are particularly tender and delicate and may be serred as individual puddings with sweetened cream. Made only by THE N. K. FAIKBANK SCH00LP0ST IS SOUGHT NEW CANDIDATES TO SUCCEED FRANK RIGLER APPEAR. Suggestions Made That Support of D. A. Grout by Principals Is to ' Create Another Vacancy. Candidates to succeed Frank Rlgler as Superintendent of Publio Schools in Portland are appearing and two names are already mentioned in addition to that of LR .Alderman. State Superin tendent of' Publio Instruction, who has been seriously considered by the School Board ever since it was decided to ac cept the resignation of Superintendent Rlgler, to take effect at the end of the present school year. D. A. Grout, present assistant school superintendent in Portland, is openly in the field for the appointment and it is rumored that he Is backed by many of the principals of the city schools. Although there has been no formal announcement of the principals' organization backing Mr. Grout, mem bers of the School Board have been' the fr ugh an a COMPANY led to . believe that this condition ex ists by the fact that many principals have called on indivMual members of the Board in support of Mr. Grout's candidacy. Grounds for this Interest are attributed by some members of the Board to the fact that such an ap pointment would leave vacant the post of assistant superintendent, offering an opportunity for promotion from the ranks of the principals. The grade teachers of the city, on the contrary, are said to be in favor of Mr. Alderman. The School Board has not taken any action. "I have not discussed the various candidates with any of the members of the Board," said I. N. Fleischner yes terday, "and there will probably be no important developments In the matter until the next Board meeting. Just when this will be held is a matter of uncertainty at present. Mr. Munly is 111 and some of the other members ef the Board are Out of the city." The suggestion of appointing a wom an to the position of assistant school superintendent has not been discussed extensively by members of the Board. The other candidate for the office of superintendent besides Mr. Alderman and Mr. Grout is H. H. Herdman, prin cipal of Washington High School. Prin cipals of Curtlss. of Sunnyslde. Wiley, of Montavllla, and Stanley, of High land, are said to have been active in organizing the support for Mr. Grout and are spoken of as candidates for the position of assistant to succeed him e from grease Xfiiglp, and crisp and 2t does you good. egetable products GINGER DROPS I qtmBltN&B SCANT SKIRTS Going Out! Long ago a crusty old philosopher said that woman's clothes were a disgrace I What would he have said if he could have seen the fashionable girl this winter in "the skirt that fits like a compress"? But new Spring Fashions are fetch ing, alluring and sensible. The March Woman's HomeCompanion tells everything about the Spring styles that any woman, could pos sibly want to know. Get the Advance Spring Fashion number of the Woman's Home Companion before ( you plan your spring clothes 1 5c "WOMAN'S HOM COMPANION March Number now on Sale at all Newsdealers in case of his promotion to the office now held by Mr. RIprler. JURORS VISIT RESERVOIRS Tedious Trial Expected in Suit of Contractors for $408,000. Two days and a half were occupied In Judge Morrow's court in making opening statements to the Jury In the 3408.000 Mount Tabor reservoirs suit of Robert Wakefield & Co. agalnBt the City of Portland. The Jurors went yes terday to see the reservoirs end the taking of testimony will commence this morning. Probably more than four weeks will be needed to hear the evidence. Wake field & Co. contend that the city abrogated the contraot and hold that they are entitled to recover what was actually expended for labor and mater ials, together with a reasonable profit. The contention of the city is that there was no interference and that failure of the contractors to complete the work within the time specified and make a profit was due to inexperi ence In handling that class of work. The city has a counter bill of 376.000, alleged to be due as penalty for fail ure to finish the reservoirs within con tract time. '