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POLICE DON'T 00 "
DUTY, SAYS WILLS
Declares in Report That They
Are Either Corrupt or
Incompetent.
JUDGE VAN ZANTE SCORED
Councilman Censures Municipal
Jurist for Releasing Zetosch and
Accuses Isaac Swett of
Defending "Scrub."
EXCERPTS FROM WILLS EE
PORT. Any officer that could not atop
these games (poker) must surely
have bea Instructed not to look for
them, or must admit that they were
well paid for doing; nothing;.
If the officers' are doing; all In
their power to enforoe the laws, the
whole lot that are responsible for
this open violation of the law should
be flred at once for Incompetency or
for obtaining money under false pre
tenses. This Joint (Frits') also has a bad
reputation, and Its license should be
revoked, for the city does not need
the money bad enough to license such
hell-holes as this.
I believe the evidence will satisfy
this c ommlttoe that this man's
(Zetosch) license should be revoked,
although he was tried and turned
loose by the man on the "high
throne" at the Municipal Court.
When I saw Isaac Swett defending
this scrub, aud Mayor Lane's ap
pointee on the bench, I said, "Mr.
Wills, you are running your head
against a brick wall, and one not
made of soft brick, either."
Councilman Wills submitted to the
liquor-llcenae committee of the City Coun
cil yesterday afternoon a detailed report
of his recent trip to the North End, when
he directed a raid on Blazier s saloon
where a big Rambling game was In prog
ress, and caused the arrest of a saloon
keeper for sellint liquor to an Intoxi
cated man. The report Is replete wun
the most startling statements, reflecting
seriously upon members of the l.ane au
ministration, from Municipal Judge Van
Zante to the plam-clothes officers, charg
ing neclect of duty in eacn instance ana
Indirectly accusing Isaac Swett, of the
Cltv Executive Board, of trifling wun
Justice and "defending a scrub.'
The report was read to the members
of the committee, and a large numner
of Deonle crowded the Council chambers,
expecting something out of the ordinary-
Amone them was Chief or foiice uniz
macher. Detective Sergeant Kay. head of
the "Moral Squad," and numerous other
police officers.
The report follows:
Text of Wills' Keport.
To the Committee on Liquor License of
the Common Council of the City of Portland
:ntmen: 1 beg leave to submit the
following report, as requested Dy tne toun
rll. of my visit to what la commonly knon
a." the "North End :
I arrived there about 0 30 P. M. Saturday,
February 6. going to what l known as r.a
on Third and Burnsl le streets
The main barroom was well crowied. almiwt
entirely with laboring men, with a fair
rlrkltng of common "bum." Only a few
..ml under the Influence of llnuor. Jiu"!
ctr from the main barroom is a room about
1it4ii feet I should Judge, in which was
placed six tables with chairs to accommodate
hom i men to each table, all playing
cards, with two very slick gents watching
out for the Interest i f their customers. One
of these gents had his coat pockets fixed so
he could run his hand In and produce either
chips or cash in very short order. i win
v- that these Dlavers seemed perfectly at
ease. Just as if It had been going on f'r
months, and they did not appear to oe tn
least bit afraid of being molested; they did
not even have a man on watch. Any man
..onM fi in without any trouble. In fact It
was wide oien for any one who cared to
Investigate, and any one who could not see
that gambling was being carneo on was sure
Iv bilnd. or did not want to see It. and any
officer that could not stop these games, es
pecially a plain clothes' man. must surely
have been Instructed not to iook mr mem.
or must admit that they were being well
mM for rioinr nothing.
The plain clothes men that I happened to
spy on the street, when 'asked If there was
any gamhl.ng going on. awwereu in a ry
crabbed manner. "What do you want to
know for?" and. when told by my escort
that I was Councilman Wills, taking a look
over the "North Knd." they at once became
.very pleasant. When I asked them If they
allowed open gambling they said no, they
did not. and if I would only show them
they would surely make the arrest. One
of them said he hs-d been throuph Blailer's
several times and had never seen any one
nlavinr earns ard seemed surprised that
ty did rot see the games that I saw run
ning. Now. It seems strange to me that a
nlain clothes man. put n to look after the
"North End." oou'.d not find the games
running at Fritz' and Blazier s. when any
one could walk right In. I have before me
n copy of report from Officers Stewart and
Thatcher, which reads as follows
Quote Front Police Report.
"To Sergeant Kay: Following your or
ders to Investigate Biaxier's and Erickson's,
on the corner of Third and Burnside streets,
last evening. The first time we could not
gln admission to the caxdroom. but from
Information from Councilman WlKs, a special
officer gained admittance and saw that gam
bling was being carried on. We reported It
to you, the place was raided and 35 men
were arrested for gambling and frequenting
a gambling house. Some money, cards and
chips were taken aa evldeace. All pleaded
guilty and were fined $5 each. Councilman
Wills asked us before the raid if we were
officers: when we Informed him that we
were, he asked us if we were enforcing the
laws of the city: we Investigated and the
raid was pulled off as stated."
Now you would think from reading this
report that thee officers were Instructed to
raid Blazier'. place, hut could not gain ad
mittance. One of these so-called officers
said he had been through the place, but
could never find any gambllnc. but neverj
claimed that he could not gain admittance
to the caniroom. for he did not seem to know
where th caniroom was situated. I think
this report has been fixed to fit the occa
sion. I will say that If no one Is receiving
pay for protection, and If the officers are
doing all in their power to enforce the laws.
. then let me state right here that the whole
lot that are responsible for this open violation
of the law should be tired at once for In
competency or for obtaining money under
false pretenses.
The whole police department seems to be
In a deplorable condition, like a ship in mid-o-ean
without a rudder, as it only took
about three or four minutes to get enough
evidence on Blazler's place to have 3o men
plead guilty and have the proprietor pay
the fines, amounting to $175. But no war
rants were Issued for the proprietors until
the next day and then after I had Insisted
on warrants for them and their boss gam
to 'ers.
This place has, I think, been before the
.committee once before, about two years
I ago. but we relied upon the police for the
evidence, which they did not furnish, so
the license was not revoked. But now that
8.1 men have pleaded guilty of gambling
and frequenting a gambling Joint. I can
not see how they possibly have any stand
ing before this honorable body of council
man. Pays It Is lo to Council.
No doubt you are well aware that this
Joint is patronized almost entirely by la
boring men. who can ill-afford to spend
their money In such a place. Many a poor
wife haa gone without proper food and
clothing, and many a child has gone to
ted hungry and to school poorly clad, on
s -count of this hell-hole on Third and
n.,rr,.i,l streets. Now that we know
they are gulily, let ua, aa guardian of the
cltv, revoke the license of this rotten
place and teach the saloon men of Port
land that they must obey the law the same
as other people.
I think all I have suld about Blazler's
will fit the case of Fritz's on the north
side of Burnslde street. Seven tables were
running in this place. We did not see
any money change hands there, but they
had chips and were drinking, and at this
place there was no door leading from the
saloon to the cardroom. The same slick
looking gents were In evidence here as at
Blazler's. Also a soldier, about two-thirds
full, was talking In a loud and boisterous
manner. I told the man in charge not
to sell this soldier any more drinks: he
called him over and asked him if he was
full and he said. "Why no. of course not.'
Bo I suppese he sold 'him more liquor after
we left the place. This Joint also has a
bad reputation and Its license should be
revoked, for the city does not need the
money bad enough to license such hell
holes as this. Such scrubs shculd be put
on an island and made to work hard, and
not be allowed to mingle with decent so
ciety, i
In reporting the case of Max Zetosch.
of "1R Pttirnslde street. I feel somewhat
like the old sea captain who turned farmer,
and was known far and wide for his use
of profanity. One day he- came to the
village with a load of apples, loose in the
wagon box. and in driving up a steep grade,
one of the boys stepped up and pulled out
the hind end gate and out came the apples
and rolled to the bottom of the hill- The
crowd of bovs that had gathered around
the wagon expected to hear him swear, but
he stopped his team and looked in disgust
at the apples chasing each othcrdown the
hill. One of the boys said. "Why don t
you swear. Uncle Billy?" He said. I
would like to. but I can't find words In tne
English language to express myself. fco
that is the way I feel about this case.
Charges Against Max Zetosch.
Now. after making the raid on Blazler's.
we took a stroll down Third street to visit
another Joint, and, when about 30 feet from
the door of 22rt Burnslde street, this man
Zetosch came to the front door of his saloon
with a man In a very drunken condition,
and. when he let go of him. he fell In a
heap on the sidewalk. Another man. also
somewhat under the Influence of liquor,
helped him up and finally got him across
the street and into a restaurant, where we
had him spotted. We went to the saloon
and askfed Zetosch If he sold any drinks to
that drunken man he Just put out of his
place; he said yes. three drinks, but tried
to excuse himself by saying the man was
drunk when he came In. I afjain asked him.
"Now. do you pretend to say that you sold
him three drinks after you knew he was
drunk?" He answered. "Yes. I did, and
what is It to you. and who areyou any
way?" When the special officer said: "This
i. r-oonotlmnn Wills making a tour of the
North End." then he said. "I am glad tof
see vou. Mr. Wills." But I think he lied
when he said so. and has been lying ever
since. I believe the evidence of the special
officer and myself will satisfy this commit
ter that this man's license should be re
voked, although he was tried and turned
loose by the man on the "high throne" at
the Municipal Court. When I Faw Isaac
Swett defending this scrub. and Mayor
Thane's appointee on the bench, I said. "Mr.
Wills, you are running your head against a
brick wall, and one not made of soft brick
either." The learned Judge decided that, as
the law says, you cannot convict a man on
his own confession without corroborative
evtdence. The rase against this man was dis
missed. But you must know this was not a
confession, but simply a statement made to
us. not under threat or any promise of
leniency, for when the statement was made,
Zetosch did not know who I was. Had I
gone in there and told him I was a member
of the City Council, and coerced him into
making a confession, it would have been
entirely different.
Is It any wonder that the North End is
In such a deplorable condition when the
Mayor's chief adviser will defend such a
man as this, and his own henchman will
stretch the law until It is so thin that any
one not entirely blind can see -through it?
The City Council alone then must put its
stamp of disapproval on such outrages of
the law and common decency. If the Mu
nicipal Judge will not do his duty it is no
reason why we should not do ours.
Has I'lan to Suggest.
. In conclusion let me say that I have
never had any experience in police matters,
therefore I am not competent to give ad
vice, but If those In charge of the police de
partment really desire to stop open gam
bling, or running disorderly saloons, or stop
prostitution In lodging-houses, then let them
appoint about four blind detectives; not the
blind kind now on the force, who cannot
see the open gambling that seems to be
going on on all sides, but four plain clothes
men that should be known to the captains
onlv. and should not report to headquarters.
but should dress as common working men
and go In and get the proper evidence ana
even go to jail it necessary, in ici, muj
should be real detectives. Four such de
tectives, by keeping their Identity from be
ing known, can keep the city in a decent
condition, but as soon as they become
known their usefulness is greatly Impaired.
Results are what are required and surely
something must be done, unless the Mayor,
and those under him. are satisfied with a
wide-open town.
A friend told me that when I was seen
in the North End word was passed out. and
that no less than six games were stopped.
At this rate If 15 Councllmen would take a
stroll through that portion of the city, and
close up six games for each one, it would
make a total of 10 dens or iniquity put out
of existence. And let me assure the mem
bers of this Common Council, that should
you take a notion to go slumming, you will
not need a spyglass to find open gambling
going on In the city of Portland.
KGIL TO MEET TODAY
VETOES AND OTHER BUSINESS
AWAIT ACTION'.
Another Clash Is Expected Over
Ordinance Appropriating $1010
for Bailiff Macdonald.
The City Council will meet in regu
lar session this morning at 9:30 o'clock,
and there is a Very large amount of
business before it for consideration.
The accumulation is so large that it
is said to indicate a necessity for a
weekly meeting, instead of the bi
weekly sessions, now the rule. Two
days are required at present to clear
up the prist, and it Is said it is only
a question of a short time when more
frequent meetings will be held.
Mayor Lane has vetoed two ordi
nances. The veto ot the ordinance ap
propriating $1040 to pay James Mac
donald for his services as bailiff. Jani
tor and assistant clerk in the Muni
cipal Court two years ago, will prob
ably precipitate a lively squabble.
Some of the members will support
the veto, while others will over-ride
it, because they believe the city should
not continue to hold up the pay of this
man, who 1b admitted to have per
formed his work fully and faithfully.
Another veto is on the ordinance by
Councilman Concanngn, providing for
a special permit by the Carman Manu
facturing Company, to erect and main
tain a raised sidewalk in front of its
warehouse in the wholesale district.
It is the first measure ever fathered
by Mr. Concar.non, and it seems prob
able that It will meet defeat today,
as it requires ten votes to pass an or
dinance over the veto. The ordinance
is clearly illegal, and was declared by
City Attorney Kavanaugh in a written
opinion, the Council having no legal
authority whatever to grant permits
for any one to occupy the streets or
sidewalks.
A delegation of residents affected by
the widening of Villa avenue In the
Montavilla district will be present to
discuss the matter. A large district has
been made by the City Auditor by di
rection of the Council, and hundreds
of people are assessed for the work.
LADIES' SPRING SUITS.
Just received per Wells-Fargo Ex
press handsome line ladies' sample
suits, secured for 60 cents on the dollar.
Being samples.there are no two exact
ly alike Prices range from $12.95 to
$35. You save from $5 to $15, besides
having an exclusive style. The gar
ments are the acme of perfection in
style and finish. Visit the new and re
modeled suitroom and secure first
choice. McAIlen-McDonnell. the good
goods store, corner Third and Morrison.
Webfoot Oil Blacking (a shoe grease).
softens leather, weatherproofs shoes.
CDMPETITION SOON
TO BE ACTUALITY
Independent Gas Company
to Begin New Mains in
Six Months.
Is
HEWITT TO BE PRESIDENT
Taeoman to Be Active in New En
terprise Plenty of Money at
Hand and Xo Public
Issue of Stock.
That actual construction work on gas
mains in Portland by the company work
ing under the franchise granted to the
Economy Gas Company, in which. Henry
Hewitt has obtained a controlling inter
est will be commenced within six
months, was the statement made yester
day by F. J.' Richardson, Portland capi
talist, and president of .the Terwilliger
Land Company, in the offices of the lat
ter'concern in the Swetland block.
Not only will mains be actually laid in
Portland within this time, but within
less than three months the mains of the
St. John Gas Company will be pushed
toward the Portland city limits, all
ready for the completion of the Portland
mains, when they will be connected on.
Mr. Richardson, who is responsible for
these statements, has a large Interest in
both the St. John Gas Company and In
the one. operating under the Economy
franchise. This latter company has al
ready been organized with a capital
stock of J2.000.000. The various interests
concerned will meet for organization on
some day next week, dependable on the
return of Mr. Richardson from San Fran
cisco, to which city he leaves tonight on
business connected with the organiza
tion. Compete "With Portland Gas Co.
The company will be known under the
title of the Independent Gas Company
and will immediately proceed to enter
into competition with the Portland Gas
Company, whether or not it is proved
that the latter company's franchise has
lost some or all of its validity. The In
dependent' Gas Company, under the
terms of the Economy franchise, must
provide gas at a rate not higher than 95
cents, although It is now freely tated
that the supply rate will be under this
figure. The company must further pay
1 per cent of its gross annual earnings
to the City of Portland and the city may,
at its option, elect to purchase the plant
and mains of the concern at a fair valu
ation. Within three years of the grant
ing of the franchise the plant must be
completed and at least J250.O0O expended
on laying mains in the city. The report
of the company's engineer, W. S. Dole,
is the only thing delaying the actual
laying of the mains. Funds are at the
engineer's disposal for the immediate
construction of the St. John plant.
The company at first will draw both
the supply for Portland and that for St.
John from the plant being erected at St.
John. It now holds a considerable tract
of waterfont on the east side of the river
and has, further, an option on a piece
of waterfront in the North End district.
The land held in 'Wheeler's Addition is
to be used for an immense gasholder.
Construction to Start at Once.
F. J. Richardson was quite willing to
discuss the formation of the company.
He said: "I can definitely say that our
St. John construction will be started In
side three months or as soon as our en
gineer files his report, and three months
later will see the Portland plant under
way. We have a tract In the northern
part of the city where we shall later
locate our main., supply works. There
will be no public issue of stock, the en
tire stock issue having already been
subscribed by Henry Hewitt, of
Tacoma, myself and a few as
sociates. I am in charge at present of
the Portland end of the concern till after
our election of officers, next week. It
has already been settled that Mr. Hewitt
is to be our president and the coal sup
ply will, in all probability, come from
mines he controls.
"Our engineer will be W. S. Dole, whom
I believe Is a brother of ex-President
Dole, of the Hawaiian Islands, and who
is a thoroughly competent gas authority.
"We shall rush our plant to an early
conclusion and the time is not far dis
tant when we shall be In the position to
provide good coal-gas for 95 cents."
Mr. Richardson did not deny, the re
port that he would be elected vice-president
of the Independent Gas Company,
but preferred, for the present, not to
give the names of the Portland men as
sociated with him In the deal.
The St. John Gas Company had pre
pared an amendment to Its franchise on
which it asked the City Council of St.
John to act at its meeting last night.
Members - of the Council, however, had
also prepared an amendment practically
to the same end, and City Attorney Col
lier, of St. John, stated that a conference
between the management of the gas com
pany and the Council would bo held be
fore action is taken. He also said there
was an apparent willingness to do all
possible for the new company on the
part of the Council.
Two True Bills Returned.
Two( true bills and two not true bills
were reported bv the county grand Jury
PRIZFOOD
Palatable, Economical, IVonri.htnflr.
A Nebr. woman has outlined the prize
food in a few words, and that from
personal experience. She writes:
"After our long experience with
Grape-Nuts, I cannot say enough In its
favor. We have used this food almost
continually for seven years. ,
"We sometimes tried other adver
tised breakfast foods but we invariably
returned to Grape-Nuts as the most
palatable, economical and nourshing of
all.
"When I quit tea and coffee and be
gan to use Postum and Grape-Nuts, I
was a nervous wreck. I was so irrita
ble I could not sleep nights, had no in
terest in life.
"After using Grape-Nuts a short time
I began to improve and all these ali
ments have disappeared and now I am
a well woman. My two children have
been almost raised on Grape-Nuts,
which they eat three times a day.
"They are pictures of health and
have never had the least symptom of
stomach trouble, even through the most
severe siege of whooping cough they
could retain Grape-Nuts when all else
failed.
Grape-Nuts food has saved doctor
bills and has been, therefore, a most
economical food for us.
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
vllle," in pkgs. "There's a reason."
Ever read the above letterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
yesterday afternoon. Prentice Beverly
and Maud Clark were acquitted on a
statutory charge. John M. Raul was ac
quitted of a charge of stealing nine colls
of cotton hose from the Spokane, Port
land & Seattle Railway Company. Fred
Kroft and Edward Keegan were held for
robbing the home of Frank Schmidt. C.
A. Johnson was held for passing a worth
less check for $20.
MAY OPEN VILLA AVENUE
Friends of Project Win After Two
Years' Fight.
The report of the viewers for the widen
ing and extension of Villa avenue, be
tween West avenue and Meridian street,
at Montavilla. will be submitted to the
street committee of the Council today.
Two weeks hence the report of the
viewers on the opening and widening of
the avenue, between West avenue and
the west line, of the Ladd farm will be
submitted, and It will also go to the
street corajnittee. The project has been
divided into two parts.
Proceedings for this street opening have
dragged alng for two years, but appear
to be about to reach a climax. The Mon
tavilla Board of Trade has had the mat
ter In hand practically all this time, and
the effort to prevent the opposition from
gaining control of the Board succeeded
only after a hard fight. D. W. Butler
and others undertook to pass a
resolution which declared it to be the
sense of the meeting that the widening of
Villa avenue to SO feet was ill-advised
and that if undertaken would result In
litigation and injunction, but after a
long discussion the resolution was de
feated. William Deveny led the fight
against the opposition.
LIGHTING SYSTEM FEATURE
Elaborate Plan for Power Com
pany's New Building.
Distinctive in its appointments and
different from any other building in
the city will be the new office block
to be erected by the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company at Seventh
and Alder streets. It will be known as
the Electric building, says President
Josselyn, and the lighting system will
be more elaborate than any similar
building in this part of the coifntry.
The company will put in an electric
display that will make this the best
lighted structure in the Pacific North
west, it is promised. David C. Lewis
is the architect of the building and is
now proparlpg plans. The construc
tion will be accomplished by the Hurley-Mason
Company.
As soon as plans and specifications
are complete, work will be commenced
on the foundations so that the new
substation machinery may be installed
in the basement and the two lower
floors upon its arrival from the East.
It is expected here within 60 days from
the Eastern manufacturers. Four
floors of the new building will be
rented, the remainder of the building
being used by the electric company.
OFFICERS ARE' ELECTED
Portland Union Stockyards Com
pany Reorganizes.
At a meeting yesterday of stockhold
ers of the reorganized Portland Union
Stockyards Company, directors and of
ficers were elected for the year. The
company's stockyards adjoin the pack
ing plant of the Union Meat Company,
on the Peninsula. The new company
Is under the same general management
as the old one and iB capitalized at
$150,000, fully paid up. It is expected
the plant will be operation in May or
June of this year.
Every department of the establish
ment will be conducted on lines similar
to those employed at the large stock
markets In the East. Quarters will be
furnished for all the livestock handled
by the commission men engaged in the
business. The market will be an open
one in every town.
Following are the company's officers
chosen yesterday: W. H. Daugherty,
president, re-elected; O. M. Plummer,
secretary and treasurer, re-elected;
Frank Hagenbarth, of Spencer, Idaho,
vice-president. These three in addition
to C. C. Colt, of the Union Meat Com
pany, and Judge Charles H. Carey,
comprise the board of directors.
DFU HEPPE LEAVES SOON
Expects to Preach Final Sermon In
Portland March 7.
Dr. TV. H. Heppe will preach his fare
well sermon to the members of the con
gregation of the Grace Methodist Church
Sunday, March 7. He announced this as
his plan yesterday, and said it would
be carried out unless It conflicted with
the plans of Dr. J. H. Cudlipp, of the
Wichita, Kan., church, his successor. He
will probably leave, to take his place at
the head of his new charge, during the
week following his final sermon here.
"I have received a letter from Dr.
Cudlipp," said Dr. Heppe yesterday,
"asking concerning my plans, but it was
probably written several days before he
received my letter asking him the same
question. I expect to hear from him
within a few days, and will then know
more definitely, perhaps, when I shall
leave Portland."
Bishop Scaddlng's Appointments.
Bishop Charles Scadding, of the Epis
copal Diocese of Oregon, has announced
his appointments during Lent, as fol
lows: February 24, Ash Wednesday morning
service and address, St. Helen's Hall;
Evening, lecture on "Erasmus," at St.
Stephen's; 28, First Sunday in Lent,
morning confirmation at St. Matthew's;
evening, St. David's Church.
March 8, lecture. "Martin Luther," at
St. Stephen's pro-cathedral; 7, second
Sunday in Lent, morning at Sellwood,
evening confirmation St. Helen's Hall; 8,
meeting of School Board, 5 P. M. ; 9,
meeting hospital trustees in Dr. Josephl's
office. 4 P. M.; 10. lecture on "Philip Me
Iancthon," St. Stephen's; 14, third Sunday
in Lent, morning, Roseburg, evening Oak
land; 17, lecture, "John Calvin," at St:
Stephen's; 21,-fourth Sunday In Lent, con
firmation at St. Mary's Church. Eugene,
evening officiate and preach, Eugene: 22.
visit State University, Eugene; 24. lecture
on "Theodore Beza," at St. Stephen's
pro-cathedral; 25, address at St. Helen's
Hall; 26. Astoria, Lenten lecture; 28,
Passion Sunday, confirmation St. Paul's
Church, Oregon City, evening confirma
tion at Church of the Good Shepherd,
Portland; 31, lecture on "Hugh Latimer,"
at St. Stephen's.
April 2, devotional picture service, "The
Life of Christ." at Trinity parish-house;
4, Palm Sunday, morning Corvallis, even
ing. Albany; 7. St. Matthew's, . Portland,
devotional service and sermon; 9. Good
Friday, conduct three-hours' service at
St. Stephen's; 11, Easter Sunday, morn
ing. Medford, evening, Ashland.
The Tuesday "Afternoons" at Bishop
croft will be discontinued during Lent,
many parish churches holding services at
this hour.
Washington. Representative James E.
Watson, who ran for Governor ot Indiana
on a "dry" platform, la to be preaented
with a handsome punch bowl by his col
leagues In the House.
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AGENTS
FOR
MARVEL'S
FAMOUS
CUSHIOJT
SHOE!
WAS A HOWLING SUCCESS.
not be waited upon I wish to say
Positively No Branch
Shops in Portland.
1 Sell the Finest Shoes
Made, $3 to $6 Values
For Women
Rooms
600-601
6th Floor
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LOSES FIRST CASE
Wills Is Turned Down by. Coun
cil Committee.
FIGHT TO BE CONTINUED
Will File Minority Report Against
Max Zetosch Today Hearing of
Ed Blazier Is Continued
mtll Friday.
Councilman Wills lost his first battle
before the Jlquor-llcense committee of
the City Council yesterday afternoon,
when by a tie vote a motion was lost
to revoke the license of Max Zetosch.
the North End saloonkeeper charged
by Mr. Wills with selling liquor to an
intoxicated man. The case against Ed
Blazier. accused by Mr. Wills of run
ning a gambling game in connection
with his saloon at Third and Burnslde
streets, was postponed until next Fri
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. After the
vote on the Zetosch case, Mr. Wills an
nounced that he would submit to the
main body today a minority report.
There is no chance of it being adopted,
however, as the Councllmen are op
posed to the action taken by their col
league in going on a raiding expedi
tion. In his report to the committee, Mr.
Wills gibed many officials, including
Mayor Lane, Municipal Judge Van
Zante and Isaac Swett, a member of the
Executive Board. In addition Mr. Wills
told of his trip to the various places.
Including the saloon operated by
Zetosch, where a man was thrown out
In a drunken condition, just as Mr.
Wills was passing. An Investigation
revealed that the saloonkeeper had sold
three glasses of whisky to the man,
and Zetosch acknowledged it, according
to Mr. Wills' sworn statement. How
ever, Judge .Van Zante acquitted the
accused, and 'for this was given a se
vere thrust by Mr. Wills, as was also
Mr. Swett.
Van Zante Makes Reply.
When the portion of the. Wills re
port alluding to Judge Van Zante was
communicated to the Judge, he made
the following statement:
"I am simply bound to enforce the
state law and the city ordinances, and
if they say 'this shall be evidence' or
'that shall be evidence.' I am going to
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The opening day ranks a top-notcher.
that I am now better prepared to wait
be governed by it. I am not going to
convict a man just because someone
wants him convicted. I am trying to
conduct my court in accordance with
law. I have done that not only In this
proceeding, but In every other, and am
going to follow that procedure as long
as I hold the office. I am not trying to
favor anybody."
Judge Van Zante had nothing to say
regarding Mr. Wills' criticisms of him
self. "All I have to say in reply to Coun
cilman Wills' report is that the police
have orders to enforce all the laws."
said Mayor Lane. "They are told, to
direct their energies toward the sup
pression of gambling all over the city,
and If they do not do It, I will be
thankful to any citizen, private or pub
lic, who will assist in showing such to
oe a fact."
Greene Cites Board's Experience.
"There is one thing in Mr. Wills' re
port that needs explanation," said
Thomas G. Greene, chairman of the
police committee of the Executive
Board, in whose hands the police force
is said to lie. "He says that, if the
police are not enforcing the laws they
should be fired for incompetency.
Well, we fired four detectives on that
charge three years ago, and they are
still with us. You can't make sucha
charge stick unless you can show that
gambling did exist; that the accused
knew it and that they wilfully and ma
liciously neglected and refused to sup
press it. Among those who have stood
with the Council to make us pay those
four detectives is Mr. Wills. He voted
recently to make us pay for services
these officers have never rendered the
.city, and yet he suggests that we dis
charge other officers the same way."
Isaac Swett is out of the city at pres
ent. He was accused by Mr. Wills of
"defending a scrub." meaning Zetosch.
and intimates that Mr. Swett acted as a
sort of Intermediary between the ac
cused and the court, being a close
friend of Mayor Lane and Judge Van
Zante.
The matter will come up before the
City Council at its regular session this
morning or during the afternoon, but it
is virtually certain that the majority
report will be adopted, and that the
license of Zetosch will not be revoked.
Mr. Wills, after the action of the com
mittee, said that he understood it was
never intended that the license should
be revoKed.
The commltee voted a recommenda
tion that the license of Nick Matosln.
keeper of a saloon at 93 North Third
street, be revoked, as he allowed dis
orderly women in his establishment.
Lewis County Pioneer Hies.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Feb. 23. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Oliver Shead, one of the
oldest pioneers in this part of the state,
died at her home In this city this morn
ing. She was 8S years old and had
been a widow a number of years. Her
husband pre-empted the land which Is
now the townslte of Bucoda and where
the territorial pentltentlary was lo-
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AGENTS
FOR
MARVEL'S
FAMOUS
CUSHION
SHOE
To the many people that could
upon them.
Positively No Branch
Shops in Portland,
I Sell the Finest Shoes
Made, $3 to $6 Values
Rooms
600-601
6th Floor
Oregonian
Bldg.
cated. Fifty years ago he operated a
sawmill at Bucoda. Lumber sawed In
that mill 39 years ago was hauled to
Olympia and. used In the construction
of the old Olympia City Hall on Fourth
street.
San Francisco. For th flrot time In 2T
years, Emil Mobark returned to civilization
when he landed from the fishing ochoaner
John D. Sprackels Tuesday. Moback has
been a hunter and trapper in the Icy N"ortli
for over a quarter of a century, during
which time he has not set foot on a. civilized
phore.
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