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20 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY. APRIL 18, 1916. 20 DENTISTS ARE ROBBED OF GOLO Thieves Invade 3 Buildings, Taking Loot Worth $800, but Overlook $1000. WORK IS NOT OBSERVED I'ittock Iilock, Morgan Building and Broadway Building Itansacked in Safety by Burglars, Who Leave No Clew Behind. Criminal craftsmen of more than or dinary cleverness were essential to the thorough looting of 20 dental offices in Portland, between midnight and the hour of dawn yesterday morning. No ordinary housebreaker, or "prowler," was concerned in the wholesale rob bery, the "police assert. In every office entered, the thieves confined their choice to gold and platinum supplies and finished work. A conservative estimate or the com bined loss, furnished by the dentists whose offices were ransacked, is $800. Entrance in nearly every instance was secured by forcing1 the door-jamb with a light steel instrument, appar ently, and thrusting: back the lock. On leaving the premises the roubers care fully closed the doors. 41000 In Gold Overlooked. The offices of dentists in the Pittock block were visited by the thieves, most of those in the Morgan building, and two in the Broadway building, in the Pittock block the thieves overlooked a single haul that would have eclipsed their combined loot. They did not visit the Wills Dental Laboratory, although the safe is said to have contained gold in excess of $1001'. In the Pittock block the following dentists report losses: Dr. Stuart Mc tiuire. Dr. I F. SnydT, Dr. It. Wells, Dr. It. C. Mulholland, Dr. J. P. Johnson, Dr. H. P. l'.and. Dr. T. lifi Baldwin, Dr. Thomas J. Andre?, Dr. V. T. Simmons, and Dr. T. P. Waidt. The amounts taken range from $10 to $75. Dr. Carl U. Hall was robbed of $60 in gold. Dr. J. '. Jones, of the Broadway bui!ding, contributed the largest sum $-", in gold and platinum. Dr. Jean I'line. of the same building:, reports the lo-s of in gold. Witnhman A'ot Hlntorbed. Seven offices in the Morgan building w re entered. In one the searchers did n"t locate the precious metals, but they did find a flask of whisky. They drank it and passed on. Dr. J. A. Young, Dr. H. H. Fiower, Dr. George W. Smith, Dr. T. J. McCracken, Dr. S. M. Hamby. Dr. Uarl C. Kobinson, each found that their supplies of dental gold had been taken It is considered remarkable that, al' though the daring thieves visited so many offices, they were not once de tected". No report has reached the po lice from anyone who observed them, even casually. They ran the gauntlet of police, special officers, nightwatch men. tenants, and "night owls," with out arousing suspicion or attracting at tention. Warnings Sent Broadcast.. A similar robbery, though of less ex tent, was reported from Salt Lake City last week. It is considered plausible that the Portland plundering was per formed by the same gentry. Detectives Moloney and Swennes are making a careful investigation of the looted offices. Warnings have been forwarded to all cities of the Pacific Coast, describing the methods em ployed, and requesting co-operation in the apprehension of the robbers, who, it is thought, left the city without delay. PYTHIANS HONOR KEEPER FRED E. WHEATOS MAY"' CHOOSE MEETI.VG PLACE TODAV. Supreme Keeper of Records and Seals Of Lodge, Will Be Banqueted Here i Tonight at Hotel Portland. To select a meetincr place for the Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias, which will convene here, August 1-10. Fred E. Wheaton, of Minneapolis, supreme keeper of rec ords and seals, arrived in Portland yesterday. He wil! remain here for a week or more, conferring with Port land committeemen and working out details of plans for the coming con vention. This convention is to be one of the most important to be held in Port land this season, and will bring rep resentation from all parts of the United Ftates. Members of the Portland general committee will entertain Mr. Wheaton tonight at a banquet at the Portland Hotel, and at various tim-s during the remainder of the week, he will make visits to the lodges of neighboring cities. Mr. Wheaton has the Rathbnne HiMe. on which the first class in the order was initiated, and he will use it in obligating classes of novices in many of the cities which he will visit this ne-k. Lat night he went to The Dalles, whf-re he initiated a class in the Friendship Idge, and tomorrow he will go to Albany. Friday night he w.ll visit Astoria's lodge. The Astor lans are planning to give a big clam-l-ake at the convention nfxt Summer and thy will srnd a delegation to Portland today to attend the banquet and discuss the plan with Mr. Wheaton. Among the other out-of-town guests w ho will attend the banquet are, W. M. Marks, of Albany, gland chancellor of "rtzon: Mrs. Cora M- Davis, supreme i hi"f of the Rathbone Sisters; and Dr. Nellis S. Vernon. grand chief for Oregon. The places which are being consid ered for the convention assembly hall are the Heilig Th-ater and the Mason ic T-.mple. Mr Wheaton probably will make a decision today. Yesterday he was the guest of the Portland committee on a trip over the Columbia Kiver Hiehwav. Pendleton, are registered at the Nor tonia. It. V. Michener, of Seattle, is at the Portland. C. L. Houston, of Astoria, is at the Portland. C. M. McClusky, of .Spokane, is at the Xortonia- O. L Waltman. of Corvallis, is at the Cornelius. II. F. T llson, of Albany, is at th Cornelius. A. J. c Schroeder, of Aetoria, is a me seward. M. Vernon Parsons, of Eugene, is a me rerKins. K. II. Wisecarver, of McMinnville, is at ine imperial. .Mrs. K. E. Reynolds, of Corvallis, i at the Portland. Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Britt. .of Seattle are at tne Oregon. J. F. Corbett, of La Grande, is regis ierea at ine imperial. James O Connell. of Umatilla, is reg istered at tne ferKlns. H. S. Chamberlain, of Wasco, is reg istered at the Xortonia. -miss Alinetta Mayers, of Salem registered at the Seward. Oeorge L. Cleaver, of La Grande, 1; registered at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. William Barnes, of Al bany, are at the Cornelius. ana Airs. J. H. Van Winkle, of i.ieiji, are at tne imperial. fr n4 M f x t , , - - . .. ..v. ..ii o. j. x-.iiioit, or isaKer, are registered at the Imperial. R. Pretty, of Seattle, transferred to ortland as assistant freight agent for the Great Northern. In o. Richard Lewis. Kenneth TTii.sav tti son McCrery and Shrwnij m;, molorel.to Portland yesterday ... i- wi3 nununja. POOL MEN GLEAN UP is FEDERAL BOARD MEETS "'"'"-n' ur OREGON BRANCH OF EXGIEEHS ORGANIZE. Extent of Industrial Survey to Mapped Out Today and State ment Given Out. Be The first meeting of the men named y secretary of the Navy Daniels '"'"le an industrial survey of this state was held yesterday afternoon and a statement as to what the extent of the committee's work will be will be made today. The engineers who have been named to serve on the board are George C. Mason, chairman, vice-president of the Hurley-Mason Company; B. C Ball president of the Willamette Iron & Steel Works; o. H. Coldwell, superin tendent of the Portland Railwav. Light & Power Company; Orrin F. Stafford, of the chemistry department of the University of Oregon, and A. M. Swat ley, of Corvallis. Although the appointments were made by the Secretary of the Navy, the men were recommended by the dif ferent National engineering t ... to which they belong. All the main Drancties of engineering mining i mechanical, chemical and elect rid ii are represented on the general hoard that will carry on the survey work throughout the United States and of which the five Oregon men are a part. . S. Gifford Will have pnnoi-al " vision of the work throughout the country. FATE OF ROAD DELAYED COUNCIL UNDECIDED WHETHER TO ABANDON LINN TON BOULEVARD. Association Formed to Elevate Business. RIGID ORDINANCE DESIRED Better Class of Operators Itealize That Same Fate Awaits Them as Overtook Saloons if Law Is Constantly Violated. Proprietors of the better type of pool and billiard halls have started a move to place their business on a bet ter basis on the theory that breaches of the law by saloonkeepers was responsible for prohibition. The movement along this line be came known yesterday when City Commissioner Bigelow announced that the billiard and poolhall association recently formed in Portland is sponsor for an ordinance to be presented to the Council tomorrow prohibiting card playing and betting on sporting events in poolhalls. The association members believe that unless conditions in pool and billiard halls are improved they soon will be prohibited by law. A movement to this end is sweeping the country at present, several states and many coun ties having adopted legislation adverse to the business. The billiard people want to get rid of the name "poolhall," because of the word pool inferring gambling. They want the pool and billiard places known as billiard parlors and to have j the business on a clean basis. The anti-poolhall movement which is spreading over the country is said to be the result of permitting minors to frequent such places; card playing, gambling and encouraging loafers. The association is said not.only to ne the moving spirit in the Bigelow ordi nance but is assisting in the campaign now being waged by Mayor Albee, Will H. Warren and members of the police moral squad to oust the poolhalls where gambling and other law viola tions are permitted. , The Bigelow ordinance as prepared prohibits card playing in any pool or billiard room or in any room adjoining efther directly or indirectly and prohibits the making of any bets on pool games or on any sporting events such as baseball, prizefights, automo bile races or horse races. City Attorney Thinks oO,000 Will Have to Be Paid to Property Owners One Way or Another. The City Council yesterdav nn,i. poned until tomorrow settlement nf the future of Linnton bouleva whether it will be improved by remov ing the earth slides, repairing fills and laying a macadam surface or whether it will be passed up as a reckless ex penditure and allowed gradually to disappear under the influence of erosion. At a conference of the Council v. terday,it was announced by City At torney LaRoche that the chances are three to one that the city will be forced to pay about $50,000 of the assessments made by Linnton before annexation to Portland. The total assessments amount to $134,000, of which amount it is said the city can collect but about .uuu. ine property owners have agreed to pay the full amount of the assessment provided the city will agree to spend the $50,000 in Improving me roaa. As the matter stands before the Council, the city stands to lose $50,000 to the property owners. The question now is whether it is best to let It go that way or to use the $50,000 in im proving the boulevard. It is figured that $50,000 will put the boulevard in fairly good condition. Additional ex penditures will be necessary each year tor maintenance. TIMBER SURVEY TO START- CHAMBER ELECTS FRIDAY Portland's Commercial Body Gels Ready for Lively Annual. The annual meeting of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, which was post poned from April 7. will be held in the green room of the Chamber Friday night. April -21. at 8 o'clock. Election of officers will be made at a meeting to be held the week follow ng the annual meeting. Reports or secretaries, consideration of canstltu tional amendments and organisation of the board of directors will be the busi ness next Friday night. Light refreshments will be served. The full membership attendance is sought for this meeting. The new board of directors, meeting next week, will elect the president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer, and will appoint Chairmen of the vari ous bureaus, and select managing com mittees for the bureau. - CAT SHUT UP WITHOUT BAIL Tom Locked Up With Store Fixtures by Constable; Police Find Him. A cat, and as respectable, law abiding a cat as ever kept folks awake with midnight serenades, has been im prisoned by Portland officials without any charges being filed against him. and without an opportunity to give bail. The feline was a pet in a restaurant at 103 North Third street. The restau rant was attached and closed by the Constable's orders on April 10. Tom was no quitter, so he hid behind a counter and was locked into his home. Last night Patrolman Endicott was at tracted by the cat's cries, and reported the imprisonment to Captain Inskeep. Topographic Map of 4 4,000 Acres to Bo Made for Palmer Company. Three crews of engineers will leave today for La Grande, where they will start to make a topographic map of 4.000 acres of limber owned by the 'aimer Lumber Company, one of the biggest timber concerns in the North west. The crews are sent out from this ity by the Lumbermen's Engineering Company, under direction of which the surveys will be made. Last year the first unit of 30.000 acres was surveyed, a topographic map made and five miles of logging road projected hrough the Palmer holdings from the "nneraphl,.- map. STRIKE OPPOSITION VOICES More Commercial Organizations In dorse Arbitration Gospel. Many more commercial bodies have dopted resolutions urging railroad employes and officials to seek settle ment of difficulties through arbitration Instead of strikes and other methods. and copies of these resolutions have been forwarded to interested organiza tions, according to messages received at the Portland Chamber. Among the bodies which have adopted resolutions on these lines in the past few days are the Centralia Commercial Club, Vale Chamber of Commerce, Ta coma Commercial Club and llwaco Commercial Club." More Pensions Granted. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. April 17. Widows' pensions of $12 a month have been granted to the following residents of Oregon: Anna Marble, Portland: Mary E. J. Reeves, Portland; Sallie llavis. Hood River; Minerva J. C-joley. Suver; Adaline Treese. Corvallis and Elizabeth Blum, Hemiock. PERSON AL MENTION. f. P. Balch, o( Dufur, is at the Cor nelius. Ed Harmon, of Huntington, is at the Oreeon. Arthur Clarke, of Cojvallis, is at the Oregon. R. R. Graves, of Corvallis, is at the f-'eward. t. A. Downey, of Pendleton, is at the Ferkins. J. Mattey, of McMinnville, is at the Perkins. W. H. Osburn. of Spray, is at the Perkins. C. H. Daniel, of Seattle, is at the Portland. Mr. and Mrs. William Courter, of .9 AV TJ T7JT f - et "v ours ror Sole ei ATT CK-3 M Cordon Agents Lf VTr U w J Hats 286 Washington, Between 4th and 5th Streets rSTORE YOUR FURS IN OUR SAFETY VAULTS; Out-of-Town Patrons May Order Easter Outfits Through Mail Order Dept. and Secure Just the Mer chandise They Want It's All New and Reasonably Priced ! Tm& QwalitV Store of- Poktlahd rWK, .Sixth, 'Marrisoiy Aktor 3ts- Out-of-Town Patrons May Order Easter Outfits Through Mail Order Dept. and Secure Just the Mer chandise They Want It's All New and Reasonably Priced ! Come Here- for All Your Easter Needs APPAREL SHOP The New Tailored Suits For Easter Are Among the Interesting New Arrivals in Our Ap parel Shop, Fourth Floor. Beautiful Styles A $35 SPLENDID array of suits so beautifully tai lored and designed that every one has the appear ance of a far higher-priced model. Copies of some of the most ex clusive suits shown in New York, made in excellent quality of gabard ine, serge, poplin, black and white checks and novelty cloths. Norfolk, Eton,- Monte Carlo and dozens of other new styles are shown in navy, tan, rookie, blue and checks. Apparel Shop, Fourth floor. Our Extra Heavy Moire Faille Ribbon 50c All pure silk, eighteen dif ferent colors for Easter hat trimmings.' GV. inches wide. Rarely so low priced as, yard 50c. "Sunshine Girl" Ribbon, 35c. A plain taffeta or moire, with -inch satin edge on each side. Pure silk in 20 lovely colors. For hat trim mings, hair bows and frock trimmings. Hairbow Ribbons Great Variety, 25c. The lovely "Rose City"' taf feta in 18 splendid colors. Plain or moire taffeta in all colors, contrasting edges, plaids, stripes, floral, light and dark colorings. Main Floor, Fifth Street. Easter Novelties Remember how you prized the home-colored Easter egg ? 'They're almost "out of" date" now, but in their place are the quaintest, most attractive array of bunnies and chicks, ducks and grotesquely fash ioned gnomes and the like to make the children's Easter a joyous one. Bring the kiddies to see our beautifully arranged tables of novelties we've hundreds of them! Suitable for fa vors for the grownups, too! Fifth Floor. Sixth Street. "I MILLINERY SHOP Your Easter Hat Is Here . RE you considering; a new hat for Easter? Nearly xTL everyone is who has not already made selection. Today we. invite the particular attention of those women interested in the more popular-priced millinery hats ranging; from $5 to $15. Hats that are smart, too, in every way the last word in fashionable head gear at these particularly well-liked prices. Models for more or less "dressy" wear are shown in lacy horsehair, soft Leg-horns, practical Milans and Milan hemps and Liseres. Exquisitely colored imported flowers, dashing ribbon bows and the popular feather novelties for trimmings. Chic sailors with wide flanges, rolled or stiff brimmed and hosts of jaunty sports hats all for your choos ing $5 to $15. Millinery Shop, Fourth Floor I UNDERMUSLIN SHOP New Undermuslins Reduced! Exquisite bits of lingerie to wear with your Easter raiment. Some with hand-made scallops and embroidery, others daintily lace trimmed, and many lovely pieces of Philippine work. Philippine Gowns and Chemise Fine, sheer materials, de signs in eyelet and solid em-' broidery. Several styles, in cluding empire. $7.95 Garments, S,". t." $6.95 Garments, $4.98 $4.95 Garments, ,$3.98 Breakfast Sets Are Only 98c A two-piece breakfast set skirt and middy neat and easy to put on. Good qual ity percales, light patterns, in blue, white, lavender, pink, red and blue. Stripes and small dots. Many with pip ings of white. ' $3.57 to $3.95 Chemise, $2.98 Pretty envelope chemise made of soft, sheer materials, embroidered in dainty designs of eyelets, punchwork and solid embroidery. Several pretty new styles for your choosing, all beautifully made and finished. PRETTY NEW CAMISOLES Several styles. Round, V and square necks. Lace trimmed, with tiny chiffon rosettes; many have ribbon shoulder straps. Of so ciety satin, crepe de chine and wash silks, in flesh and white. 98c to $4.50. NEW EASTER PETTICOATS A new line of white petticoats, as wide and fluffy as the season demands. Trimmed with pretty Swiss embroidery and soft laces. Many are ribbon drawn and trimmed with large fancy bows. All sizes. Priced at $1.47 to $9. I . -v W 'Ai'.-' V....JH i r4-r 7 masm a A iJbifS Third Floor, W O M E N'S NECKWEAR SHOP New Easter Neckwear 75c Hand-Embroidered Organdy Collars, HOq Thirty styles two illustrated Net or lace edged, hemstitched, elaborate hand-embroidered de signs and new fashioned rolled edges. New Ostrich Neck Boas Priced $;$.50 Black, white, black and white combinations. Long, fluffy flues, Boas 24 inches long, finished with silk tassels. Windsor Ties Priced at 03 50S HZ?, 23c1 All colors, plain or plaids, stripes, Persian, ombre over 25 different effects. Crepe, mes saline and taffeta. Tailored Linen Collars Priced at 5O0 and 125 Plain linen, hemstitched, lace trimmed or hand-embroidered, large or small. Colored and new striped effects, in blue, rose, lavender and buff. Pleatings, Georgette, Crepe, Organdy at 50- and 836 Colored pleatings add just the note you want to your costume at small expense! See our splen did new assortment. Auto and Sports Caps at 30f 8S $1.23 to $2.30 Special demonstration being held. Women's and misses' styles, for autoing and all out door wear. . Great assortment. Main Floor, Fifth Street. Specials in Embroidery Flouncin For the necessary and always-becoming lingerie frock for blouses the wee girls' apparel skirtings cami soles, etc. $2-$2.50 Embroidered Dress Flouncing, $1.69 Imported voile Flouncing, elaborate designs embroidered in shim mering silk, a most pleasing combination.. Full 40-inch. $1.25 to $1.75 Voile Flouncing, yd. 98c. Voile flouncing with large patterns in a variety, embroid ered border-wise. Five yards make a pretty gown. 40 inches wide. 35c to 50c Laces, Reduced to yd. 23 Shadow, Piatt Vals and Point de Paris, white and cream, 5 to .18-inch widths. 65c to 75c Lawn Flouncing, yd. 49c. Embroidered designs in eye let effects. Very neat and well finished edges. 25 inches wide. New Georgette Crepe, $2.50. Navy, grey, Copen and cham pagne, with designs in contrast ing colors. Main Floor, Fifth Street. 5 -Lb. Sk. Peaches 29c Lowest price in years. One lb 5-lb. Sack Apple QQ Rings One pound dried apples equals 5 to 7 pounds fresh. I.Alt CiE to 40 I'KCNES fancy 30fln the pound I nla Muir, four pounds for. . tOy BLACK FIt;s, choice cook- OCp ine. four pounds for ZJi HHEKS l'KAS. fancy dried. three pounds for 25c dried peaches equals 3 -lbs. fresh. 5-lb. Sack Oregon QQr Prunes OiC Latest crop, 50 to 60 size. One lb. equals 3 lbs. fresh. UIPOHT l:i LESTILS, I 7 1 fi new shipment, the pound I ' 2 S M OKISU S II O U L 1) E K, I O. sucar cu-red, the pound I UU KK1 SALMON, Victor N0.I71 1 tall cans, doz. SCi; can.. I I 2 CUT MACAKOM, Portland OQ make, f-lb. cloth sacks for.. Zwu It's None too Early to Order Your HOT CROSS BUNS, Dozen 20c -Made in our daylight bakery the finest that can be made. Coffee Cake, several varieties and sizes, QC. :lO and Ot Kranz Kuchen, especially good, priced at 40c -Xinth Floor. Fifth Street