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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1905)
MERRILL BEFORE THE GRAND JURY Asked to Tell, What He Can of "Grafting" in the City Council. "PROBING INTO SCANDALS District Attorney Manning; Is Making an Inquisition Into Alleged Wrong-Doing on the Part of Portland Officials. "You solemnly swear that the testi mony you shall give before this grand jury, touching upon matters on which you shall be examined, will be the truth and nothing but the truth, and that you will keep such testimony given to this grand jury a secret, so help you God." It is an oath something similar to rthip that the foreman of the grand jury, now probing into the scandals connected with municipal affaire ad ministers tQ each person that appears before them. So far it has been the means of stopping1 up any possible leaks in the testimony given before that body. At odd times since the in vestigation began bits of news have trrpt out which tend to show that Dis trict Attorney Manning has started his in estimations . f rom the extreme out side, and is gradually drawing his net closer each day. Who Will Be Caught? "Who will be landed in this net, net the meshes of which mean the bar of justice, remains to bp seen. One fact is sure, however, and that is every member of the present City Council will appear before this inquisitive body of men and be called upon to tell what he knows or does not know, of the charges of graft against certain mem bers of this official family. President 1. Zimmerman was the first member of the City Council to appear before the grand jury. Yesterday it was Fred llcnill. He has repeatedly boasted tnat there was grafting going on in the City Council. Wednesday he de clared himself in open Council by de claring, "This is the rottenest Coun cil Portland ever had." This was clear ly an Invitation for District Attorney Mannlng to subpena Merrill before the 1 grand jury. Mr. Manning very prompt ly accepted the invitation, and Merrill, under oath, told what he knew. What that something was, only Mr. Manning and the men who compose the grand jury know. When Merrill first made his charges against the body of which he is a mem ber there were many who said that the charges be made were all moonshine. Whether th testimony he gave the grand jury" is all .facts, or just fancy, will come out sometime next week, when the grand jury makes Its first report. One thing is sure, Merrill has had Mis chance, and if he hasn't made good he "will be like the boy who cried wolf believed by no one. The other Councilman who has openly stated that he was offered a bribe is D. T. Shcr rett. He also Invites-a chance to appear before this grand jury, and Manning will give him a chance. Councilman Shcrrett may be able to throw light upon the al leged scandal relative to the telephone franchise which was turned down, for which he says he was offered a bribe, and If rumor has any truth, he could lend a helping hand in lifting the cloak that Shcrrett says that he was-offered a bribe bj somebody connected with the Auto matic Telephone Company. By all means he should be allowed to tell Mr. Manning and the grand jury who It was, and how much be was offered. Devlin and the Certified Check. Thomas C. Devlin. City Auditor, was also a witness. Mr. Devlin's presence was called for because he was clerk of the Executive Board that returned J. J. Maney his certified check. The City Audi tor brought for the grand Jury's Inspec tion records of proceedings of the City Council and of the Executive Board. The most important of these records are those that had to do with various meetings of the Executive Board. These records, of course, are mute regarding the activity that C. E. Rumelln and others, some law yers Included, took in helping J. J. Maney sidestep a contract that he had won in lair competition and the granting of the same contract to a higher bidder. When it came to returning the certified check to J. J. Maney. City Auditor Devlin balked. The Executive Board had in structed him to do so. but he knew this was not regular, and he refused. Before he turned the check back to Maney, he compelled the Executive Board to call a special meeting and pass a resolution or dering him to do so. Even this was con trary to law, yet the resolution was passed, and the check turned over. Mr. Devlin, however, also insisted that the transaction became a matter of record. It would seem it was a case of anything to get the check, which, by the way, was for 55300, back to Maney. Vhat Mr. Devlin was able to tell the fcgr&nd jury of other municipal deals, or whether he told them anything, likewise will remain a secret until a report Is made. That there will be many an Inter esting story told to this grand Jury goes without saying. Whether such information will come from Merrill, Devlin, Sherrett or any other members of the municipal boards or outsiders all depends. One of the Interesting stories will be the telling of the attempted hold-up In regard to the garbage contract- There us an interesting story back of this, and It Is understood that a man named Perkins and others can tell things if they are willing. Block System for O. It. & X. The O. R. & X. is now installing the automatic electric block signal system on about 100 miles of track between Portland and Huntington. The sys tem is being introduced on obscure portions of track at this time, but the probabilities are that in a short time the entire line of the O. It. & X. will be so equipped. This decided Improve ment In the equipment Is due to the efforts of General Manager Worthing ton who Is a stanch advocate of the block signal system of train pro tection. Logging Record Broken. From the camp of the Eastern & Western Lumber Company, at Eufaula. Wash., .comes the tale of a logging record that breaks all previous ones on the Columbia River and possibly on the Coast. The record-breaking day was Sunday. April SO, and the rec ord Is 261,619 leet. E. A- Stewart, the superintendent, declares that it Is doubtful If the rec ord has ever been equaled on the Pa cific Coast The" logs 'were yarded 'with' one donkey and hauled a distance of ten wiles by train, only, .one engine 'being used. The men of the camp are In high spirits as a result of their achievement. "V MOTOR-CAR FOR WEST SIDE It Will Be Operated Within a Couple of Weeks. General Manager Worthingtpn. of the O. R. & N. and Southern Pacific, yes terday received a "telegram from JuIIub Kruttschnltt, director of transportation for the Harrlman, lines, announcing that the gasoline motor-car which has recent ly been tried -out on the Union Pacific near Omaha, would arrive in PortlandJ within the next week or two and would be turned over to Mr. Worthlngton for use on the West Side branch of the Southern Pacific It has been reported that the car would be sent to Portland for a few days for exhibition purposes and then taken for a tour of the country in order to demon strate its practicability. This is an error, as shown by the telegram of Mr. Krutt schnltt and the statements of Mr.. Worth ington. "As soon as the car arrives here.' said the latter, yesterday, "it will be placed In service and will begin making regular trips between here and Forest Grove. "In my opinion it will be a much mora effective demonstration to place the car in actual service than to place it on exhi bition it the Fair. As for taking it on a tour of the country, once It Is turned over to mc I shall not consent to such a plan, nor Is it contemplated. v "The gasoline motor-car bldg fair to revolutionize railroading on suburban or ONE OF THE PRIZE WINNERS AT ELKS' FAIR CLAXK.GKRTKUDE H1RSCH. The accompanylnr illustration shows Mis Claire Gertrude Hirch, used 3 month, winner of first prire in Elks' County Fair contest for tandaomett btby in ClLw 1. She in the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Hlrsen. of 448 Columbia street. branch lines for passenger-carrying pur poses. It has been proved a success ap parently beyond question, and, such being the case, it Is tho very thing which rail road men have been looking for during the past few years. It will make the electric lines look tick, for it can be operated over the same track as steam trains. Xo trolleys will be required, nor any expensive power-houses. We can pro- tect motor-cars against steam trains by i 't the block-signal system, and absolutely j no additional outlay will be required ex- : ccpt the actual construction of the cars ! and a nominal cost for fuel. Fewer men i j will be required to run them than Is ! needed for suburban or branch trains, j The cost of gasoline will be very slight, ' and the method will be more satisfactory ! as a means of travel for short distances than the cumbersome methods now in vogue. Wc shall give the electric lines a run lor their money when we get tho motor, and if this experimental car proves a success, as it already seems to have done, we shall have many of them. In fact, the entire Harrlman system will be so equipped for branch and suburban runs. That is one of the reasons why I intend to place the car In Immediate serv ice, because all the lines of our system, and in fact all the other roads, will lose no time In adopting them. The present car will accommodate but 23 people, but we will soon build others with a capacity of 50 or 60 passengers. This car cost about $10,000, and the others will cost somewhat more, but they will be a very useful and economical innovation In rail roading, and I am positively enthusiastic about their future. Another feature about the car Is the fact that it has sufficient power to haul a regulation passenger coach at a speed equal to the ordinary schedule. Alone It has already beaten transcontinental schedules for limited trains. "In a very short time we shall have the motor-car in actual service, and Portland will have the honor of demonstrating the practicability of a new motive power which I consider likely to change all ex isting methods. The time may come when gasoline trains will succeed- the present transcontinental steam trains. It really looks as if the steam locomotive was doomed." FIGHT FANS FOR BRITT Predict That White Will Xot Last Ten Rounds. Local sports are taking a great Inter est In the Brltt-White fight, which will be pulled off tonight in San Francisco. White has a few admirers here, but for the most part the followers of the game will stake their money on the Call fornlan. Several fight fans would have made the trip to San Francisco just to see this fight,, but refrained from doing so because of the uncertainty of the mill taking place The Portland Club will take the fight by rounds and this is the next best thing to sitting at the ring side. Owing to the fact that Jabez is an Eng lishman and Britt an Irish-American, most of the fight fans feel that it Is a case of England against Ireland. The sons of Erin are pulllngrfor Brltt. Many of the fistic followers say that White will not stay ten rounds. Most'of the local betting was made this way. The Xcw Tork Cash Store, at Colorado Springs. Cole was damaged about $70,699 by fire yesterday, ana. a panic was -caused among the employes, but none was In jured. "S-- NEPHEWOFSTUDARS He Appears to Claim Estate of Missing Man. ATTORNEY FILES PETITION Property Is Valued at Twelve Thou sand Dollars, and Owner Mys terioKSly Disappeared Eight Years Ago. Frank Studars. a resident of New Tork City, has 'appeared as a claimant for the estate of William Studars. a farmer, who mysteriously disappeared from hlc home near Gresham In 1S57. and hs not been heard of since. William Studars was an old man, and had lived In this state a long time. He owned land and other property valued at about 12.000. When it wsr ascertained that he was missing inquiry was made for him without result. His friends then concluded that ht must have wandered away while in a state of mental aberra- tlon, and search was made for his body, but it was never found. The estate has since been in charge of tho County Court. The missing man had no wife or known relatives. Yesterday afternoon John F. Logan, at torney, filed a petition In the County Court in behalf of Frank Studars, who says that he was born in Baden, Germany, In 1640. and had a brother, William Stu dars, born in the year 1S34. and a sister, Elizabeth Studars. The petitioner recites further that his father's name was Joseph Studars, and his mother's name was Eliz abeth. William Studars is said to have emigrated to the United States in IssO. and came West and settled In Oregon. Frank Studars alleges that he came to New Tork In 1S71, and this his sister died in 1ST3, without Issue. Mr. Logan asserts that he has a good case and can prove the relationship. While the body of William Studars has never been discovered he can be decreed to be dead, because one of the presump tions of law is that a prson not heard of for seven years is dead. FOR THE TORRENS IiAND ItAW Request Made for Official Examiner of Titles. A more general use of the Torrens land law for registering titles to real property may bo made in the future. The law was passed by the Legislature in 1901, and only ten persons have taken advantage of it In Multnomah County. Yesterday, in the State Circuit Court, Robert C. Wright made a motion that H. H. Ridden, a member of the bar. be appointed as of ficial examiner of titles under the pro visions of this act, and Judge Fraxer took the matter under advisement. The Torrens land law nrovides for an exam ination rfnd registration of titles. The registration contains a description of the property and everything necessary to elve the holder a clear title against all other claimants, and does away with the neces sity of an abstract In the event of a fu ture transfer of the property, as the reg istered title is sufficient for all purposes. When an application is made in court to have a title registered, all persons who have any possible claim to or against the property are notified. They must appear and defend their rights., else they lose them. County Clerk Fields has secured a compute equipment of books and forms for registering titles under this law, which may come Into more general use In the future. Companies Sue an Agent. Lauren Pease Is charged by the Aachen & Munich Fire Insurance Company and Hanover Fire Insurance Hnmnanv nr ne glecting to turn over 15 collected for me companies as agent, and they filed suit acainst him and hu hnncmen v t Godfrey and B. W. Gage, In the' State circuit wourc yesteroay to recover the amount. The complaint recites that Pease was the agent of the plaintiffs in Septem ber. 1KH, and his agency closed In Janu ary, 1903, when he owed 15, which he has refused to pay. Chinese Convicted or Assault. Simple assault was the vardlct of the Jury in the case of Wong Chew Que, who was trie on a Charge of sa-ooUsr Lee Mon Lee, at 6ece-ad and Washington streets, on the evening ef February 15 last. Lee Mon Lee testified that the trouble was over a dIamo ring, and the defend ant coatea-ded that he was attacked cause he. was suspected of baring given lnforma.Ua regarding Chinese gambling houses to Sheriff Word. Several 'of Ms countrymen began shooting and he only defeased himself. The wounded man has fully recovered. A sensation was sprung In court yesterday when O. M. Isakson, a police officer, testified (hat he was offered a bribe by Chinese to change his evidence so as to favor the defendant. This evidence was given on rebuttal, and counsel for the defense objected to it on the ground that it opened up a new case, and he would have no chance to In vestigate the matter and endeavor to dis prove It. Judge Cleland sustained ths ob jection, Horse-Steallrig and Forging Charged J. R. Davis, alias J. R. Davidson, alias J. R. Dieer. was arrested at his home, at Oatman Station, on the Woodstock car line, yesterday, and locked up In the County Jail on a charge of horse-stealing and forgery. The case will probably be submitted to the grand jury, which is now in session. The arrest was made by Dep uty Sheriffs Grussi and Kelly, on war rants Issued In Justice Raid's court. Davis is accused of having stolen a horse at "University Park on April 5. be longing to John Mock. He rode "the ani mal to Sprlngwater. Clackamas Count, It is charged, and effected a trade for another horse with Mr. Cromer, a fa'rmer. He was to give Cromer $12.50 besides the horse, and paid him. it is alleged, with a forged check drawn on an Oregon City bank. The horse he obtained from tha farmer Davis brought to Portland and sold to Hubert & Hall, livery-stable keep ers, for 0. Davis Is 36 years old. and was married In January last to Miss Ramage. of Woodburn. He worked at the Portland Sanitarium, where he was known as Hen ry Davis. Woodlavrn Seeks Prohibition. Four more petition's besides the one filed by the residents of Woodlawn for a prohibition election In June, were filed in the County Clerk's office yesterday. The precincts mentioned are Xos. 54 and oi, in Peninsular Addition. South Mount Ta bor and Woodstock. There are no saloons In any of tnese places at the present time. Among those who signed the petitions are W. M. Killlngswortn. M. E. Thompson. A. F. Flegel. Charles E. York; W. T. Vaughn. B. Lee Fagte, Frank A. Snow. H. C Smith, George L. Curry, H. J. Hetty. Vcrdlct for Mrs. Goldie. The jury in the breach of promise suit of Jessie L. Goldle. against her former husband, William Goldle. retired for delib erations at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and last night returned a verdict of $1000 for Mrs. Goldle. The case for the plain tiff was argued by W. R. McGarry and C. M. Jdleman. and by C. E. S. Wood for the defense. Mrs. Goldle sued for $10,0) because Goldle refused to remarry her as he agreed to do, and married another. Investigating Hoffman Murder. The grand Jury was engaged yesterday j in Investigating the cnarge ot rauraer against James T. Coleman, who killed Edna Hoffman by cutting her throat with a razor. Detective Frank Snow was one of the witness? examined. Coleman cut his own throat in an attempt to commit suicide, but Is getting well. Flics Incorporation Papers. Incorporation articles of the Western Storage & Transfer Company were filed In the County Clerk's office yesterday by John S. Beail, Chester M. Prink and L. B. Reedcr; capital stock. J2500. MAY TRY HANDBOOK CASES They Are Scheduled for Today In Municipal Court. Tomorrow is the date set for the hearing of the charge of handbook poolselllng preferred against J. Easter brook and J. E. Smith by Sheriff Tom Word. The cases will be called In the Municipal Court before Judge Hogue, but whether they will be tried is not known. They were postponed from last Saturday, at the request of the pros ecution. A decision is to be rendered by the Supreme Court of Oregon on the pool room and poolselling question, and It is tho contention of the prosecution in the handbook cases that the rulings will affect this case. For this reason the hearing was postponed. It may again be continued, for the reason that the Supreme Court has not yet acted. In the meantime, a small army of in dustrious men have been operating on the curb, along Alder street, from Fourth, to Fifth, streets, selling pools from handbooks to whomsoever will purchase. Those who cannot restrain themselves have got Into the habit of passing alongthe line occasionally and placing wagers: others who "looked good" to the agents arc approached and often Induced to spend money. Groups of men, whose evident busi ness was selling handbook pools, could" be seen at almost any hour of the day. handing out "hot air" and taking In the coin. Patrolmen on the beat have been greatly annoyed because of the loung ers, who gather in knots along the side walk, often obstructing the passageway,-and causing inconvenience to pe destrians. On the other hand, it is claimed that ths handbook workers have spent try ing hours making but little profit op returns. There Is said to have been much mental strain connected with the business, owing to the vexatious act ivity of Sheriff Word. Pickets have had to be on the strict lookout for the sud den approach of deputies from his of fice, and business is said to have been neglected at times because of fear of a raid. Especially is this said to be true since the recent arrests of the two men now awaiting trial. Another interesting feature In con nection with the case Is the closing of the Oakland races, which takes place tomorrow. This will leave the handbook agents without a job, and what they will take up with next is the question. G. A. R. Will Greet Commander. Assistant Adjutant-General G. E. Cau kin is in receipt of a communication from General William W. Biackrnar, commander-in-chief of the- Grand Army of the Republic, in which he announces his In tended 'visit to the departments of the North Pacific States, the Itinerary of his journey Including the following cities and dates: Boise, with campflre, July 11: Portland, July IS, 34. 15 and 16. with a campflre on the evening of the 14th: Ta coma and campflre. July 18, and Seattle, with campflre, July 35. General Blackmar will be accompanied by his wife and her sister, and the party will leave Seattle on ths steamer of July 50, to enjoy the Alaska trip, before re turning Sast. The Grand Array Posts of this city will give the commander-in-chief a rousing reception at the July 34 campflre, and ex pect many comrades from other points will attend. Intent's Fall Proves Fatal. Jean, the IS-months-okl daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Raykowskl. 633 Sev enth street, wha sustained a fracture of the skull by falling from the third floor of a building Wednesday night, died at St- V incest's Hospital .at .5 a'clock yester day rag. The little girl did. not re gain csascisuxaes after the fall. The funeral arraageaefits have sot yet been. cMBjfteted. m'A? V" -raaaaaaaaaaaaaaai'"' Business Men State That Which They Do Know of Hon. li. S. Rowe's Administration : Wc tlieiindersiBneclVowereft appointj BdjsJaeWersfofthexBoairdj o'f -Pul5liclVorjbyjHonH;s rRowe ,. dur in g " hi sf o rme r-t 9 raas iMay 0 if 0 f ''this xcityandhojf served under, hllAiBUcliitftkejipleasurein bearfngfte5timony,tothefft that 3 0 f f Ice , .anawei':f eeljTassured thatvi ththeJlargedpbwernow, j possessed c "by the Jay or ndjwi thth e benef itgo fjjhis .pas txexperience ini thatof f iceif sheis again ielecjbod jhisladininistratijojrijwill "be .3the best tourycityhaseverjhad, - ' We cordiallycon2nendilU$t bthe else t ors gof Por tlandrforthe ir; votes - at? the coming"? r im ry . election, Portland OregonMayb , Jg.0b . Mr. Rottc proved hla qHallty and ability an Mayer under the limited perrers ef the old charter. Under the unlimited perrers conferred by the nerr charter, he rroald make even a better record. LIVESTOCK SHOW It Will Be a Great Feature bf the Exposition. MAGNITUDE-OF INDUSTRY Cattle, Sheep, Goats and Swine From All Over the United States Will Compete for Prizes at the Fair. if. D. Wisdom, superintendent of the livestock department of tho Lewis and Clark Fair, Is sending -out the premium list, of the livestock show, -which will be held August 2S to September 29. The horse show will be held on separate dates from those of other livestock, and will begin August 2S and end September S. Cattle, sheep, goats and swine will be shown September 19 to 29. Inclusive. Entries on all livestock close July 25. In order that a show-ring catalogue may be published giving the name, number and description of each animal entered, for the benefit of the public. Cash prizes are offered on all breeds of livestock, and every animal en tered for a premium, except where other wise specified, must be registered, and certificate of same must be produced at time of entry. Big livestock Show. Mr. Wisdom says: "Everything points Xo a very large livestock show, such as never has been seen on the Pacific Coast. Our local breeders are making great preparations for this show, and will bring out a big show of themselves, but the States of California. Washington. Mon tana, Idaho and many of the Eastern States are going to participate In this show, as well as many of the provinces of Canada. Breeders everywhere recog nize the value of -this Fair as an adver tisement, because they will be, practically speaking, bringing their herds and flocks before a people In a new country acknowledged to be wonderfully well adapted to the breeding and feeding of livestock. Perhaps there Is no other one Industry of so much Importance to this country as that of livestock breeding, while we have no statistics at hand of the vast ameant of money this Industry brings us. It must run into the millions every year, whea we take Into considera tion the woo, aaohair, sheep, cattle and horses that are sent -out of this coun try. . "Very few persons have any Idea of -the magnitude ef the livestock I ad tw try of vi .m U- fit: the United States. If ahownf by the offi cial Government count, that the horses, mules, cattle, sheep, hogs and goats in the United States number over 220,000.000 head, and that thcirWalue Is, according to the same authority, over $3,200,000,000 (see 12th census of the United States) the figures alone would have very little at traction or meaning to the majority of readers, but wbeiftold. In addition there to, that these animals would make a solid column or more than 89 abreast reaching from San Francisco to Boston; or, if placed In single file, a solid 1 procession that would reach nearly ten times around the earth. "And also require 23 years to pass a given point marching constantly at the rate of 20 miles per day; ot that they would fill a solid stock train of 4,000,000 modern palace stock cars over 30, COO mile's In length. "And further that their value exceeds the total combined value ot all the corn, wheat and other cereals, potatoes, hay, cotton, sugar, molasses, tobacco, lumber, wool, coal, petroleum, sliver, gold and precious stones, iron, copper, lead, zinc and other metals produced annually in the whole country then perhaps some adequate conception may be formed con cerning the, magnitude and importance of the livestock Industry of the United States." CRUSADE AGAINST DIVE. Chief Hunt Details Police in Frpnt of "Palace of Illusions." A dive designated as the "Palace of Il lusions." situated at 305 Morrison street. Is to be closed by the police. Chief Hunt last night began a systematic crusade against the place, which Is characterized by the officers as perhaps the vilest es tablishment ever operated in Portland. Women, recruited, from North End dives, and their consorts are the principal attraction in the "Palace of Illusions." The women brazenly stand or sit in the doorway of the establishment, attired in exceedingly light dress and bedaubed with paint. Because of the red. white and blue garbs of bunting worn by a dirty man, who poses as a hypnotist, and an alleged comedian, who stands In front of the place, " numerous "children collect there and look on' until a policeman arrives and drives them away. A "spieler," with lungs of leather, shouts about "a great show that cannot be sees anywhere else In the world," and of "the great hypnotist, who possesses such wonderful power." as well aa a lot ot other harangue. The women, scantily clad, gather in plain view of the crowd: the "spieler Invites the men In, ah3" usually a number "bite" and gay a dime to see the. Interior of a vacant room for that Is all there Is te be seea oh the in side. In other words, according to the police, the place Is a rank fake, nothing being given In exchange for the price of admission. According to -the statements of those In charge of the license department of the city, Harry lu Blitx pays ?75 a quarter for the prlvibge. of ssfatls tWx dire. "I have requested of the City JLu!tsr Rowe's Record A Year of Performance J Is Worth a Lifetime of Promises. As Mayor In 1900-1901 H.S.Rowe Qve an Efficient and Eco nomical Administration. riee compare the cet of RoTre'ic ad mlBlatrstlsB trttb these of Mayers before and after bin term: From 1S83 to 18f)3 (prior to Rene's term) the cot per year was .57e,ene.0A Jba 18 (.Mayor rtOTre Hrst year) the cet Tram -489,145.00 la 1M( (Mayor Ttowe's second year) the cost tth 43-4,330.00- Ja UM3 fMayor Williams' Hrst year) the eot -rran 537820.08 Ta 1809 (Mayer Williams aecead year) the eeat rrat.... 597,474.00 la latM (Mayer William' third year the cet was , 771,865.00 Do yea rraat hoaeaty la the city's af- " fairs? Do yea -rraat economy and efflclearyf Do yea wast all the law enforced lm- partlallyf THEN VOTE FOR HBXBV S. ROWE. that the license be taken away from the 'Palace of Illusions, " said Chief of Police Hunt. "It Is a place that must be cl but it has a license, and It makes It a hard matter for the police to handle.- All manner of complaints have been lodged agalnst the dive by business men whose places are located near It, and by parents whose children pass that way. The most objectionable feature of the place Is the character of women who frequent It and their male companions. It Is scandalous that such a place should be licensed." Acting under Instructions from. Chief Hunt, Captain Moore, commanding the first relief of police, last night assigned Sergeant Hogeboom and Patrolman E. S. Nelson to parade In front of the dive and to compel people to keep moving. No crowds were allowed to gather, and the "spielers" were not permitted to speak above the ordinary tones pf voice. The wonwn were made to remain behind the curtajns, and everything was done that was within the province of the police to cause the establishment to close. 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