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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1917.
VETERANS LOATH
; TO QUIT SERVICE
i Policemen Retired on Pen-
sions Attach Pride to
: Blue and Star.
EARLY FEATS RECOUNTED
Joe Day and Ben Branch Tell of
j Interesting Chapters - of Their
Long Careers Sergeant Crate
Is Too Modest to Talk.
Like the faithful old horse, when ha
Is of no further use to his owner, finds
his way to quiet, green pastures, so Is
the life of the staunch upholders of law
and order, who have, after years of
service for the city as patrolmen and
detectives, found their way to the re
tired list on a pension.
Little does the average person realize
what sentiment attaches to little silver
or sold star and blue uniform for the
man who has seen from 20 to 40 years
In the police service. While tbey ad
mit that they are far better off on the
retired list, they realize that' when
they turn In the little star. It will be
for always.
The news was published yesterday
that six men were slated for the retired
lint on a pension in the Portland po
lice bureau: Ben Branch, aged 73. 40
years of service; Detective Sergeant Joe
Day. aged S, 38 years of service: Ser
geant G. Roberts, aged 1, 28 years'
service: John Quinton, 71, 25 years'
service; Ole Nelson, 60 years, 22 years'
service: Sergeant E. L. Crate, aged 65,
25 years' service.
Branch "Daddy" of Force,
Their experiences have been wide
and varied, but perhaps the two who
can relate more history of Portland In
the olden days are Detective Sergeant
Joe Day and Jailer Ben Branch. The
latter is called by his associates "the
grand old daddy of us all." The im
presssion that all police officers are
hardened beyond the point of all hu
manity after years of service is belled
by this veteran. Today Ben as he is
always called can do more by a word
of kindness with a prisoner than the
average policeman can do with bis
club. He is kind, but he is stern.
He has the most enviable record for
"catches" of any man on the force.
His "pet" story deals with two of the
most notorious burglars ever captured
in the city.
"Well, as you must have the story,"
said Ben yesterday as he leaned back
in his chair after putting a prisoner in
his cell, "this took place one Winter's
night back in 1881. I was then a spe
cial officer and had the beat between
Morrison and Taylor streets.
Burs; la ra Cisskt la Act.
"I was making my rounds when I
happened to paas Zlck's Market, on
Yamhill, between Third and Fourth. I
heard a noise in the rear of the store,
and, it being dark, it was necessary
for me to go inside to learn what the
trouble was. 1 came upon two men
who were Just preparing to "crack the
safe. I pulled my revoler and sneaked
up behind them.
" 'You fellows come cut and be sure
and come with your hands in the air,'
I ordered.
"The two burglars Billy Eldrldge
and John Sweeney came out and they
came with their hands high above their
heads. They had cne of the best burglar
outfits to be found in those days. They
were sent to Salem for five years each."
Branch was appointed to the police
force in 1877 and has sarved steadily
almost the entire time.
Detective Sergeant Joe Day was ap
pointed to the Portland police force
In 1879. His first beat held for five
years was in the heart of Chinatown,
when that territory was "wide open."
In time he learned to partially talk
the Chinese language.
Day Captures Smngxlcra.
After D. P. Thompson was elected
Mayor. Day waa removed from serv
ice and acted as guard at the Oregon
State Penitentiary for 10 months. He
was then appointed as a special agent
for the Government by Qulncy A.
Brooks, collector of the Puget Sound
district, at Port Townsend. He was as
signed to running down a gang of
opium smugglers who were running in
the contraband by the way of British
Columbia. After several months he
was successful in capturing two of the
gang, Gardner and Terry. Twenty
four hundred pounds of the drug was
located by the detective that had been
run in to the L'nifed Statese by the
men.
The capture of the two men and the
confiscation of the opium led to the
conviction of Herbert F. Beecher, then
special officer In the Government, and
a son of Henry Ward Beecher, with the
gang. The man's connection with the
case led to the dismissal of Joe Day.
for the powers that be were then on
close terms with Henry Ward Beecher.
Little did the dismissal from the
Government service daunt Detective
Day. He came back to Portland and
was re-appointed to the police service
In 1887 by Joseph Simon, then Mayor.
He remained on the force until 1891,
when he went to Chicago, where he
was in the service of the Pinkerton's
National Detective Agency in charge of
the Tiffany exhibit, valued at many
thousands of dollars, at the World's
Fair in Chicago.
Notorious Chlaamaa Caught.
He was materially responsible for the
arrest of both Tracy and Merrill be
fore they were sentenced to the penitentiary.
His best catch that he now recalls
was when he arrested Ah Sing, a Chi
nese robber, who stole more than $10.
000 worth of silk from the wholesale
house of White & Goldsmith, located
on Burnside street, in 1380. It wa:
necessary for three men to hold Sing
after he was arrested.
He served seven years in the peni
tentiary, and shortly after his release
he appeared at The Dalles. For three
months he drilled on the vault of the
French & Company Bank from the
basement of a Chinese laundry which
adjoined the institution. He then pried
the weakened side of the vault in and
got away with over $10,000. The fall
ing of a ledger from a shelf in the
vault was the only thing that prevent
ed him from stealing all the money in
the bank. Detective Day traced the
man around the United States, but he
finally got to China by way of British
Columbia.
"But he never got to enjoy the
money." added Day. "Two months after
he arrived in his native land he waa
murdered by one of his countrymen,
who R-ot away with sll the money."
FOTJBOF SIX VETERANS OF THE PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU WHO
ARE SOON TO BE RETIRED ON PENSIONS.
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BUILDING LAW EASED
Change in Code Expected to
Stimulate Construction. 1
ARCHITECTS GIVE VIEWS
In this city, yesterday filed suit against
his former father in-law, H. M. Rob
erts, of Harrisburg, and his former
wife, Mrs. Myrtle Crook, of Eugene, for
the recovery of the Hearn family Bible,
keepsakes, pictures and other personal
property.
Hearn alleges that at the time of the
divorce an agreement was entered into
for the division of household goods,
but his former wife and her father
Appropriated the property to their own
use. The Bible was given to him by
his father, he says.
Mayor Has Arranged for Renting
Hall on Basis That Will Keep
It About Keif-Sustaining
If Council Agrees.
A schedule of rates for rental of the
public Auditorium is to be worked out
by Mayor Baker for adoption by the
City Council. The Mayor expects to
put the building on as nearly a self
sustaining basis as possible.
The Auditorium is in great demand
for all sorts of events. Mayor Baker
already has the building booked for
nearly every day between now and the
middle of December. What dates still
are open are being taken by various en
terprises. The building has been let
out so far on the understanding that
a reasonable rental will be charged.
Just what -this will be is 'not certain
yet.
Establishment of the building on a
permanent basis will not be completed
probably until after December 1, when
the city starts its new year and when
new appropriations will be available.
At that time he expects to have the
permanent employes organized and the
building running in good shape. Until
that time, it is said, the building will
be operated on a more or less tempor
ary basis or arrangement.
The question of appointment of a
manager for the building will be up to
the Council. Mayor Baker will favor
the establishment of a position which
will embody the management of the
Auditorium with that of a bureau to
promote new industries. " He would
make it a good position with a good
salary. It is said Mayor Baker expects
to appoint Ferdinand Reed to the posi
tion. Whether the Council will sup
port- the Mayor's programme is purely
a matter of conjecture.
Bookings for the building are being
so arranged that events calling for use
of the seats will be held prior to about
December 1. At that time the tempor
ary floor which covers the seats and
makes the interior one big room with
flat floor, will be put In place and
kept there during the land products
show, the chicken and poultry show and
similar events.
By handling the bookings in this way
the expense of putting, in and removing
the temporary or movable floor can
be divided up among the various or
ganizations needing the lat floor In
place of the seats. To put in and re
move the temporary floor Involves a
cost of about 8700.
Spaulding Estate Will at Once Erect
Two-Story Structure at Park
and Alder Streets to
Cost About $30,000. -
Repeal by the City Council of the
provisions of the city's building code
prohibiting the erection of any but
fireproof buildings within the Inner
fire limits will stimulate building in
the main business district to a very
noticeable extent, according to builders
and architects.
The first structure to go up under
the new law, which allows fireproof
walls and wooden interior, will be a
two-story structure for store purposes
at Alder and Park streets. This -will
be erected by Mrs. L. W. Sltton. of the
Spaulding Estate, and will cost about
$30,000. Work will start on this at
once.
Architects and builders Bay other
buildings probably will be started
within a short time, although no an
nouncements other than that about the
Spaulding structure have been made.
Many Bulldlnaa In Zou Are Old.
It is said there are but three vacant
tracts in the entire district affected by
the law change. About 8 or 10 per
cent of the property in the district is,
however, occupied at present by out-of-date
structures, many of which
probably will be razed to make room
for more modern buildings within the
next year or year and a half.
The City Council removed consider
able territory out of the fireproof dis
trict about two years ago, and this
change was followed by many build
ings which have been a great improve
ment over the old buildings. About a
dozen mill-constructed buildings have
been erected as a result of the district
having been changed at that time.
Without the change the old structures
probably would have stood, as the
property was not of sufficient value to
warrant fireproof building construc
tion. Architects Expect Improvement.
"No doubt the change in the code
will be followed by erection of build
ings within the former fireproof sone."
said K. B. MacNaughton. architect, yes
terday. "While I do not think the
change will causa an immediate build
ing boom in the district, it will stimu
late building, as owners of poor struc
tures will have a way of replacing
these buildings with structures of
moderate cost."
H. A. Whitney, an architect, says that
while he knows of no new buildings to
be erected Immediately except that by
the Epauldlng Estate, he believes the
code change will have the effect of
stimulating building. Many buildings
out of date will be replaced within the
next year or two, he predicts.
The same predictions are made by C.
A. Hogue. architect and builder, by O.
G. Hughson. of the Builders' Exchange,
and by Building Inspector Plummer.
DRAFT LISTS DELAYED
Second Call May Be Postponed, as
Notice Cannot Be Made In Time.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Sept. 1. (Spe
cial.) The lists of those who will be
called to American Lake had not been
received by the County Auditor today.
As the men are to leave September
19 they will have little time in which
to get ready. The local exemption
board will have to pick out 69 men
and five alternates from the number
certified by the district exemption
board and notify them all by mall.
it is beginning to look aa though
the date for the men to leave may
have to be postponed.
BLOODED CATTLE TO GO
Hall roads. University and Club Co
operate in Idaho.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Sept. 16. (Spe
cial.) The O.-W. R. & N. Company and
the Northern Pacific are co-operating:
with the University of Idaho and the
Cottonwood Commercial Club in mak
ing extensive preparations for the sale
of dairy cattle and other livestock on
October 3 in connection with the Farm
ers' Institute, to be held in Cotton
wood October 2 and 3.
The sale will be - largely Confined to
dairy cattle. One herd of 60 high-
grade Holstein dairy cows will be sold
at auction. There will probably be a
general offering of livestock at the
auction sale, and it is expected a large
attendance of farmers and stockmen
from all sections of the -prairie coun
try will be in attendance.
The railroad companies expect to
provide a corps of expert instructors,
who will be able to give advice on
every subject of interest to the farmers
and stockmen.
CASTOR !A
For Infants and Children.
En Use For Oyer 30 Years
Always bears
the
Signature I
BIBLE OBJECT OF SUIT
Eugene Man Brings Action - to Re
cover Alleged Stolen Treasure.
ECOEXE. Or, Sept. 16. (Special.)
SI. tu. Hearn. for many years an em
ploye si the Southern Pacific Company
Splendid Dahlias Exhibited.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Sept. IS. (Spe
cial.) The second annual dahlia show
under the auspices of the Women's
Civic Club was held yesterday. Some
fine specimens of flowers were on ex
hibit. Mrs. G. M. Smith won the hon
ors among the exhibitors with eight
first prises and five seconds. Refresh
ments were served by the Civic Club to
help defray the expenses of the show.
County Agriculturist Elected.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Sept. 16. (Spe
cial.) The Lewis County Commission
ers have prevailed upon Professor A. B.
Nystrom, of the Washington State Col
lege, to retain his position as Lewis
County agriculturist. Professor Nystrom
accepted the position temporarily for
the Summer months, pending the selec
tion of a permanent man.
FIRST SETTLER OF DIXIE,
OR, PASSES AWAY.
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James Wilsoa Ryclcmaa.
4 James Wilson Ryckman, early
f resident of Washington County,
t died September 6, after a short
T illness. He was buried in the
J Wallace Cemetery at Dixie, Or..
4 beside his wife, Cathryn Ryck-
man. who died some 30 years
ago.
He was born and reared in
t Canada, coming to the states
X when a young man, where he
I married and crossed the plains
I in 1877. He was the first settler
in Dixie, where he lived till 1910.
Since then he has made his home
with his daughter. Mrs. Webb,
at Redmond. Wash. He bad four
children, three of whom survive
him. They are Mrs. Fidelia Nel
son, of Dixie; Mrs. Anna Creecy.
of Maracopa. Cal and Mrs. Ella
Webb, of Redmond, Wash. He
has 19 grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Demand for City Building
Comes From Many Sources.
RENTAL RATE NOT FIXED
ments and a social time will be1 en
joyed after a short business session
All members are requested to be pres
ents At a beautifully appointed luncheon
given at the home of her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. C. P. Hale, Westen, W. Vs.,
Miss Marguerite Hale announced her
engagement to Foster McLynn, the son
of Mrs. Elizabeth McLynn, of this city.
At the table, which was beautifully
decorated with a huge basket of
Sweetheart roses and maidenhair fern
tied with tulle, covers were laid for 10
friends of the charming bride-elect.
Luncheon was served, after which,
aaoh guest was presented with a cor
sage bouquet of roses and fern, to
which was attached a card bearing the
names of the couple. Immediately fol
lowing the bride-elect's bouquet and
engagement ring were brought in by
Lorls Hale Neutberger, nephew of the
bride-to-be.
Miss Hale is a pretty and popular
young girl. She was the guest of her
brother. Dr. P. E. Hale, at the Port
land Hotel for several months and
while here was very popular and made
many friends. Mr. McLynn attended
school at Palo Alto, Cal., and is a grad
uate of the University of Oregon.
The wedding will be an event of the
late Fall.
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On Wednesday afternoon, September
12, at 2 o'clock, at the home of the
brtde's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Murk, pf Woodburn, a very pretty wed
ding took place, when Mr. Irwin Hoch
stetter and Miss Ida Murk were united
in marriage by Rev. Mr. Decker, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The bride was beautifully dressed in
a gown of white satin and carried a
shower touquet of bride's -roses. Miss
Frances Murk, the bride' s'ster, acted
as bridesmaid, she was also attired in
white and carried a bouquet of pink
asters.
Simon Hochstetter, the bridegroom's
brother, was best man. About 30 guests
were present, most of them being out-
of-town residents.
The ceremony was followed by con
gratulations and good wishes, and a
sumptuous wedding dinner was served
in the dining-room, which was beauti
fully decorated 'with green and white
streamers and flowers.
The couple were the recipients of
many beautiful and useful gifts.
Amid showers of rice and good
wishes the young couple took their de
parture for Newport, Or., where they
will spend their honeymoon, after
which they will make their home in
Hubbard. Or.
An event of last week was the mar
riage of Miss Clara Watson to John W.
Baker, the Rev. S. M. Cornies officiat
ing. The bride wore a gown of white
silk trimmed in silver lace. She car
ried a shower bouquet of roses and
lilies. Miss Amy Farmer, as maid of
honor, wore a gown of lace and net
over pink and carried a bouquet of
pink roses. Sergeant Charles Tippie,
of Company D, U. S. Engineers, was
best man. The young couple will make
their future home at 128 Vernon street.
South Portland.
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RAILROADS TO BE HEARD
DIFFERENTIALS AGAINST NORTH-
WEST ARE FOUGHT FOR.
Cot.mrrcl.1 Clubs of Various Sections
of Oregon Send Representative to
Interstate Commerce Hearing.
Attorney L. M. Lepper left Portland
last night to attend the meeting of the
Interstate Commerce Commission at
Seattle this morning, when the appeal
of the Southern railroads to be allowed
to maintain their extra charge of
$17.60 on tickets sold Eastern tourists
who desire to return home via the
Northwest will be heard before Ex
aminer Marshall.
The railroads have brought a corps
of their attorneys from San Francisco
to represent them. Frank Miller, of
the Public Service Commission, and J.
O. Bailey, Assistant Attorney-Oeneral,
will represent the Oregon Public Serv
ice Commission. Attorney L. M. Lepper
will represent organisations interested
n seeing the Commission's first ruling
upheld. They are the Commercial
Clubs of the following cities: Pendle
ton, Hood River,, Medford, Newport,
Dayton, Salem and North Portland;
also the East Side Business Men's Club,
the Greater East Side Improvement
Association, the Independent Retailers'
Association and the Oregon Hotel
Men's Association. The Portland Cham
ber of Commerce will have representa
tives present.
SOCIETY
MISS SHIRLEY EASTHAM left last
night for New York City where
she will take part in war relief work
preparatory to possible service abroad.
Miss East ham has devoted a great deal
of time this Summer to training her
self for active Red Cross work, and
has just completed a course in actual
nursing at one of the local hospitals.
While in New York aha will be the
guest of Miss Lavergne Edmond, who
visited in Portland last Summer. Miss
Easthan will remain In New York in
definitely.
An event of social significance of
tonight Is the concert which Tom Dob
son and Lester Donahue will give at
the Municipal Auditorium for the bene
fit of the Army and Navy League. An
opportunity to hear such prominent
artists at popular prices is seldom
given Portland people. The programme
for the concert is unusually attrac
tive, being composed of numbers which
will delight everyone.
The members of Oregon Beta Chap
ter of the PI Beta Phi fraternity who
live in Portland and vicinity, met at
the Hazelwood recently for a farewell
luncheon In honor of Miss Ruby Anne
Lourence, who is on ber way to New
York, to study voice with a noted New
York professor. Those present at the
luncheon were: Miss Helen McDonald,
the Misses Ruby Anne, Hazel and
Mable Lourence, Miss Jessany Roberts.
Miss Georgine'Hutchlns, Miss Beatrice
Lamoureaux, Miss Verna Weaver,
Miss Qladys Legg and Miss Frances
Sod en.
The social club of Portland Chapter
No. S7, Order of the Eastern Star, is
plsnning an elaborate "basket social
affair for Tuesday, September 18, to be
held in its hall. 334 Russell street. The
baskets will be auctioned and the pro
ceeds donated to the fund for the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home. Enter
tainment of various kinds will be pro
vided. It is understood that each
couple is to donate a basket. All Order
of the Eastern Star members and
friends are Invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Stubbs are
being felicitated upon .the birth of a
son. born saturaay morning. Mrs.
Stubbs was Miss Elsa Diemel. of San
Francisco.
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Company H Auxiliary will hold Its
regular meeting at the residence of
Mrs. Alice Brown. 607 Montgomery
street. Tuesday, septemDer 18. at S
P. M. Mothers and friends wishing to
join, are apeciaUy. invited. Roxresa
Dentist Drowned While Hunting.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Sept. 16. Dr.
W. E. Ragan, a dentist of this city.
was drowned early this morning in an
Irrigation canal near here while hunt
ing ducks. The body has not been
recovered.
f II The APOLLO always has sold
vl M and probably always will sell for
JlJ a slightly higher average price
than any other player on the
market.
But the very things about the APOLLO
that make it necessary for us to get
a little more, make it a hundred times
more desirable for you.
Come in and let us show you its many
exclusive features.
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HKADLIXERS, DAVETT AND DUVAL,
REAL SPIRIT REVIVERS.
Washington Trio, Miss Elsie Norman,
"Four Juggling Normans' and
"Flying Howards" All Please.
Davett and Duvall, presenting their
comedy success, "Holding Out," is the
hit of a good bill at the Hippodrome
tor the first half of the week. The
act Is a scream from start to finish
and a real spirit reviver.
The Washington Trio appear in re
fined harmony singing and comedy
and were well received. They have a
high-class act and put over several
new live wire songs and some pleas
ing old-time melodies. Their Imita-
tion of the village choir was well
given.
Miss ElBie Norman, the girl with the
songs and smiles, assisted by her
partner from the audience, went over
big. and the people could not get
enough of their songs,
Dora Hilton, former prima donna of
the New York Hippodrome in 1915,.
was unable to appear in the afternoon
show. A severe cold has put her un
der a doctor's care, but she will prob
ably go on today.
The Four Juggling Normans, are
certainly speed maniacs with Indian
clubs. They do some marvelous work.
The Flying Howards, marvels of
the air. do all kinds of dare-devil
stunts on the trapese.
All in all, the show Is a good one
and pleased the large first-day audi
ence. The motion picture feature was an
O. Henry drama, entitled "The Atav
ism of John Tom Little Bear."
A Chinese woman 60 years old has
recently learned to read so that she
may better understand the Bible. '
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