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6 Tnn SUNDAY OKEGONIAN", PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 1G. 1017. POLICE TO BE CUT TO SAVE 525,000 Recommendations Made by Chief Johnson Approved by Mayor Baker in loXo: SIX WILL BE PENSIONED Ten Existing Vacancies Will Jfot Be Tilled and Others Sue" to Occur Soon Will Also Go tTnfilled. New Posts Are Made. St'MWARV OK POIICE CHANGES. Reductions and changes made In detective department. Ten men to be dropped from harbor patrol. Six veteran policemen named for immediate retirement on pen sion and five others to be retired later. Ten existing vacancies in the force not to be filled, and several others In prospect to remain va cant. - Higher-ups in police service unchanged. Motorcycle squad 'of 1 men 'to ' replace auto patrol squad, motor cycles to be kept at outlying fire stations. Military drills to be estab lished. Efficiency board to be created. Policemen assigned to other departments to be called back to force. Special hour to be set aside for trying traffic cases in Police Court. All policemen to aid in traffic work. .. . Cuts and changes in the Police Bureau which will reduce the operation by about $25,000 a year were adopted by Mayor Baker yesterday after being, worked out by Chief of Police Johnson. The changes include several reductions, several promotions and many im portant changes and new features of police work to be inaugurated. In the detective division provision is made for the reduction of Detective Sergeants Hellyer and Tichenor to de tectives, the shifting of Detectives Hill and Inskeep to the uniformed service, the dropping of Detective Cahill and the pensioning of Joe Day. P. T Moloney, J. H. Price and F. J. Snow are to be retained as detective ser geants. Several other changes are to be made in the detective service later. probably materially, cutting the force. Harbor Patrol Is Cut. In the harbor patrol, service ten tem porary men are to be dropped and the harbor patrol is placed under direct control of the Chief of Police, who will arrange new beats for the men of the harbor patrol. They will work out from the central police station and will all be in regular uniforms The men to be dropped are: P. J. Belieu, J. D. Carlton, J. W. Glessner, H. "W. Jack son, A. L. Love, Frank Motz, J. B. Pat teison. Alfred Roberts, B. G. Smith, anil F. R. WriKht. J. W. Glessner and A. L. Love are the two harbor patrolmen accused a few days ago by Chris Lunstedt of having confiscated liquor seized from the steamer Breakwater. Chief Johnson says these charges have nothing to do with the dropping of these two men, their removal being purely because they were of the 10 temporary men in the harbor service. Six to Be Retired. Six men are slated for immediate re tirement from the force on pension and five others are slated to go within a few months. - The men to be retired him served at least an aggregate of 80 years each and have reached the age of at least 60 years. Those listed for im mediate retirement on half pay are De tective Joe Day, aged so, 38 years serv ice: Serceant 15. L. Crate, aged 65 years. 25 years' service: Sergeant G. Roberts, aged 61, 2 years' service; Patrolman Ben P.ranch. aged 74, 40 years' service: Patrolman O. Nelson, aged 60 years, years' service: Patrolman John Quinton. aaed 71. ti years' service. "These men," says Chief Johnson, "have served the city faithfully and have now reached an age and physical condition when they are unable to per form the services demanded by the po sitions thev now have in the bureau." In addition to those mentioned Chiet Johnson gives the names of five others who will be eligible for retirement within a few months. They are H. H. Hawlev. aced 63 years, 19 years' serv Ice: Louis Hlrsch. aged 59 years, 26 years' service; Frank Patton, aged vears. 19 years' service: M. F. Sloan, aged 61 years, 19 years' service; R. M. Stewart, aged 59 years, 34 years' serv ice. Vacancies Won't Be Killed. Ten vacancies now in the police force and seven or eight others which are expected within a short time will not be filled. The money appropriated for these positions will be saved. These Dositions include vacancies cue io res ignations, leaves of absence and slck- No changes are made among hlgher- ups. Captain Harms is to be retained nt his nresent rank with the salary Lieutenant and will have charge of aerireants of the uniform force and spe rial work. Captain Jenkins will also rahiln his uresent rank with Lieuten ant's pay and will have charge of St. Johns station. One additional pairoi mum or motorcycle man will be allotted to the St. Johns station. A motorcycle squad of 10 skilled rid ers is to be organised from among the members of the force to do patrol work throughout the city and to replace the automobile patrol service. u ne uio mobiles are to be dropped from serv Ice. Frank Ervin is to be made a ser geant in charge of the motorcycle squad. . Fire Stations to Be Used. The 10 motorcycles are to be sta tloned at five outlying stations, read the chief's orders. "The men are to serve-in two reliefs, the first telle working from 9 o'clock A. M. to 6 o'clock P. M.. and the second relief working from 6 o'clock P. M. to 3 o'clock A. M. They will be required to natrol their respective districts and re port into the central station every half hour. The men for this squad are to be recruited from the present force, and no extra men are to be added for said souad. "Under this arrangement the central part of the city and practically all the West Side can be covered by th present motorcycle squad now workin from the central station, which con sists of two men on each relief." say Chief Johnson. "The outlying districts can be much better patrolled than under the arrangement now in vogue. Military Drill Propeaed. Military drills are to be started now that the policemen have received rifles. The men are to be taught the manual of arms and general military drills and tactics. "Preliminary drills," reads thej chief's order, "are to be held twice week, the day. relief to dnil after even ing rollca;i; the . first night relief to drill before going on duty., and the second night relief to drill after go ing off duty. After preliminary in structions have been learned drills will be held once a week." Use of regulation police stars is- to be prohibited except by regular police men. Special policemen are to be re quired to turn in their badges and take badges of new design which will differ from the police regulation badge. An efficiency board is- to be created to hear complaints against policemen. The board, will include five members to be chosen every 60 days by the Chief .and comprising one captain, one ser geant, one patrolman, - one detective, the police inspector or another mem, ber of the force. Chief Has Kinnl Word. "The decisions in all cases," says the order, "are to be communicated by this board to the Chief, he to make final recommendations in ail. cases. . Mem bers of the board,. when in session, are to Have an equal voice, superiority of rank giving no members' advantage over another." All policemen assigned to special service in other branches of the city service are to be returned to their reg ular police work. This will take away one deputy license collector, a-dance-hall inspector and a patrolman now as signed to -the District Attorney's office and a sergeant now serving as clerk in the office of the "Public Safety Com mission. ' In regard to the position of dance hall inspector the patrolman now do ing this work is to work out of the police station instead of the City Hall and some of the work is to be taken over by the Woman's Protective Divi sion. Other Changes . Made. . . Some of the other "changes embodied in recommendations made by the chief and adopted by Mayor Baker are as follows: "I recommend that a system be worked out and placed in operation whereby the men patroling beats of the city be changed from time to time as thought advisable. 'I recommend that the work of try ing traffic violation cases may be facil ttated and that witnesses in such cases coming from the Business Men s Traf fic Squad may be placed in court with ut inconvenience to their business, and that it be arranged for Judge Rossman to set aside certain hours when all Buch cases will be tried. 'Patrolmen having beats where there are congested traffic crossings shall be required to assist in handling traffic during the hours of the day wjien. the gjeaLesi tungebuun occurs. Traffle Sergeant Proposed. 'I recommend that a sergeant be placed in charge of the traffic squad and be held responsible for their work. the squad to be reorganised and giv- n instructions as to the best methods handling traffic. Said sergeant 1 IIILL-CONSTRUCTEO BUILDINGS ALLOWED City Council Votes mously to Permit Unani-IMon- Fireproof Structure. NEW BLOCKS FORECAST in to devote his entire time to traffic matters in the downtown district an,d such other places as he may be as sipmed from time to time." - The Chief also has issued lengthy orders covering- the duties of Inspector f Police, which position now is held by ex-Chief Clark. His duties, it brief, are to have charge of the de tective end of the eervice and to have charge of inspection of the men to de tei mine condition of clothing-, phys ical condition of the men and to act as Chief of Police during: -the absence of the Chief. Mayor Baker, Jn adopting: the Chiefs recommendations, said that he is plac ng tne entire responsiDinty or ponce affairs in the hands of Chief Johnson and is holding him strictly accountable for the service. For that reason he has given him a free rein in making changes deemed essential to 'better service. MRS. LONG DIES, AGED 77 Ordinance Put Through "With Emer gency Clause, Making It Effec tive Immediately Lengthy Fight Is Terminated. The bars are down for non-fireproof buildings in the inner fire limits. The City Council by unanimous vote yesterday passed an ordinance repeal ing the ordinance prohibiting anything but. fireproof structures from being erected in the main business district and allowing the erection of wooden interior or sprinklered mill construct ed buildings up to four stories in height. The ordinance was put through with an emergency clause attached, making It effective at once. Its passnge marks the conclusion of a long fight made by the owners of vacant tracts of property in the main business section and owners of out of date buildings in the same, district. 1 hese owners have wished to erect new buildings, but have been unable to finanee fireproof construction and particularly since the prices of material and labor began to soar. Many Mtw Buildings Forecast. Proponents of the measure including several building owners, architects and builders, say the measure will bring new life to the building activity of the city. Many old buildings which have passed their period of value will be razed and the new type of structures will be erected. Also several vacant tracts within the Inner llmlUi will be improved. The proposition met with serious op position from the owners of some of the fireproof buildings, who contend that it is an unfair thing for the City Council to have forced them to build fireproof buildings and then to let others come In and erect the cheaper wood-interior structures. City Commissioner Barbur. who was author of the ordinance, contended that the Council should not be interested at all in the question of the effect of the change on rentals, but should consider only the question of fire hazard. Sprinklers to Be Installed. He said it has been proved that the mill constructed building is practically as safe as- a fireproof building. The type of buildings allowed by the ordinance are to have brick, concrete terra cotta or stone exterior walla with wooden interior. Each floor is to be equipped with an automatic sprinkler system and the buildings are not to be erected more than four stories in heiEht. Portland established a iirepreoc building district about eight years ago and since then has stucx to it, pronmit ing the erection of anything but strictly fireproof structure. The ordi nance ae passed wipes out the restric tions to the extent of allowing mill constructed buildings. second ambulance. The first ambulanee omplete cost I307S. feubsepiptiona to the ambulance fund, addition to the $-357.95 previously reported, follow: Mrs. Hltn Ekln Sterrolt S 100 Company E Auxiliary Jo.00 Lieservine and ladles norm or MlIIS boro .... ... nrvl. Or 5.00 J. W. Si.m 10.00 ThomaH B. Kar 3 O'J company G Auxiliary boys lu.OO from mothers or enlisted uoys irom Hillsboro .- 1.00 Hll!sboro Honor Guard . 13.O0 fythlan SiM.rs. M.of F IMt.ou Mrs. Elizabeth Anilnit lOO.oO Mrs. ( 1 E. 14 1 1 m i h v lit "it '-"ort'.and Piyt-lioloaj- Club fci'.ou S tX " ..... V. i itn .lean C. Slauran 10.06 Wucen E-'ixaueth Review, No. -t, B. O. u. oi Maccabtm Kufobard Honor Guard Miss Vir.nia Drake Mrs. l tun Gliman. United Artisans. . , Mrs. H. P. !... lulled Artisans M rs. Nfna Larowe Judge Prry B. Kelley Mrs. K. . Huston .................... Mrs, A. li, Charlton Mrs. A. F. Yoder Machine Gun Cempany Auxiliary in no A-me Bebekah Lodss , if, oo Cash..... &.00 ONE GRANDDAUGHTER IS MRS. BABY HOWIE BENEFITS $100 FREDERICK 31. DE.VEFFE. r no ilt.Otl 233. le e 1.011 H.il 1O.O0 1.00 r, 1.IH) PIONEER, 85, IS DANGER SIRS. GRACE LA TOIREILB LEADS GRJMD MARCH WITH SHERIFF. Eastern Multnomah Pioneers Asaecle. tlon Sleeting la Marked by Old Faahloned Quadrille. sirs. Grace La Tourelle Is 8- years old. and she came to Oregon In lass. but when Sheriff T. M. Hurlburt gal lantly requested the pleasure of lead ing . the grand march with her she tripped forth as spryly as she did 50 years ago. And that happened yesterday after noon, when the Kastern Multnomah Pi- oncers' Association held its annual ses sion at the Grange Hall, near Corbett, on the Columbia Highway. Not only did Mrs. La. Tourelle lead the grand march, with scores of pioneer couples in her trains but she danced through one. old-fashioned quadrille with the sheriff as her partner. More than 100 pioneers were pres ent at the meeting and at least SO ad ditional guests. Mrs. Clara Larsson. Mayor ef Troutdale, and Mrs. Lou Har low delivered addresses before the as sembly, speaking of the part played by the pioneers in the construction of the state and community. A typical farm dinner' was served in the hall at the noon hour. After the business session Sheriff Hurlburt arose to propose that the pioneers demon strate how the real old quadrille was woven. With Mrs. Harlow as pianist, the delighted couples danced for sev eral hour 8. CALIFORNIA RATES STAND Xo Increase Granted to Car Com panies In Southern State. SALEM. Or.. Sept. 15. (Special.) In response to a telegram from the Public- Service Commission of this state, the Railroad Commission of Cali fornia replied that so far the Califor nia Commission has not authorized any increases in rates on streetcar fares. However, the California Commission f'SU Germany Sending Many Secret Agents Here; Americans Resident in Europe in Her Service COPENHAGEN, July 26.- Information obtained here shows that more effec tive measures than are now in force for supervision of Scandinavian liners ply ing to the United States must be put into effect if the passage of numerous German agents and couriers and the transmission of intelligence by German spies in America are to be checked. It is said authoritatively that German passport-forging bureaus are equipping German agents in Scandinavia with fraud ulent Scandinavian passports. These are copied from genuine originals in the same fashion as American passports have been counterfeited photographically by the notorious Pass Bureau of the Admiralty. New names and descriptions are substituted occasionally, but sometimes the only change is to attach a new photograph of the ostensible holder. Every liner now sailing to the United States carries 200 or 300 passengers, principally cf Scandinavian nationality. There is little to prevent the Intelligence Depart ment of the German Admiralty, now. under the- leadership of . Captain Karl Boy-Ed, ex-Naval Attache at Washington, from planting any desired number of agents, equipped apparently with genuine Scandinavian . passports, among the passengers. There is reason to believe this is being: done. Various attempts to recruit neutrals for courier and information missions to the United States have been reported more or less definitely. The Scandinavian ' police also could tell a tale of unmasked Americans who are employed in the German secret service. Theyare working against the interests of their own country and of neutral states, whose hospitality they en joy, as well as against the European entente. It may be difficult to stop the activities of the two latter classes. It would' be comparatively easy, however, to strike at the fraudulent Scandinavian passport people at the source. said that it is understood the San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Railways, which operate streetcar lines ii Oak land. Berkeley and Alameda will soon ask for an increase from 5 to a 6-cep.t fare, . Patriotic Discussion Scheduled. Patriotic discussion will prevail at the noon meeting of the members' council of the Chamber of Commerce Monday noon. "Shall the Fear of De pendency Hamper Our Soldier Boys?" is the general subject and It is declared to be one of vital importance to city, state and country. A. F. Flegel. W. F. Woodward, Rufus Holman and J. H. Gallagher will be speakers. E. L. Thompson is chairman of the members' council. New Motor for Navy Aircraft, Also. WASHINGTON. Sept. erty motor produced 15 The Lib- by engineers worklnr under the direction of the) War Department, will be used also iij naval aircraft.. Ore Deposits to Be Investigated". ' : OREGON! AN NEWS BUBE.U'. WasUJ ington. Sept 15. Senator McNary today requested the Bureau of Mines, through, field agents, to investigate reported deposits of iron ore, lime and coking coal in Curry and Coos -Counties, Oregon. Funeral Services Will Be Conducted by Rev. W, B. Ulnson, Former Pastor and Personal Friend. " Mrs. Cordelia Long, mother of Mrs. L. R. Hadley, and grandmother of Mrs. Frederick M. DeNeffe. died late yes terday at the home of Mrs. Hadley, 268 McMillan street. She was 77 years old. Mrs. Long was a native Kentuekian. She was born at Covington, in that state, June 28, 1840. She was related to many prominent families of Kentucky, her father being B. M. Mcintosh and her mother Mary Cooper Mcintosh. Her husband. Edward M. Long, a Captain and gallant soldier in the Union Army, died 40 years ago. bince l0l Mrs. Morning Vaudeville at Hippodrome ' Is Great Success. 'Everything from soup to nuts" was the price of admission at the Hippo drome yesterday morning when the management turned the nouse over tc the benefit performance for the Baby Home. A good-sized crowd was on hand early to see the vaudeville and take a hand in- helping out the Baby Home by bringing in the equivalent of the price of admittance in potatoes or other foods. Mrs. D. C. Burns, president of the Baby Home; Mrs. O. M. Clark, Mrs. T. C. Allison and Mrs. Fred Johnston were well pleased with the experiment and when the show was over counted their receipts, which were found to be about S37 in cash and 975 in provisions, which will help out a lot at the Baby Home. Next Saturday the newsboys are go ing to help make the performance a bigger one yet and will act as chief boosters for the show. This morning performance for the same price of ad mission will be continued each Saturday. FIRST AMBULANCE PAID FOR Third Oregon Now Has Equipped Motor, Which Cost 93 07 5. Through the untiring efforts of the Oregon Army and Navy Auxiliary, the first ambulance for the men of the Third Oregon Regiment is entirely paid for and a total of 111. 11 is now in the bank as a nucleus for a fund for the . e 1 I V . ' - i-'.,s-'-: The Late Mrs. Cordelia Lonff. Women! Here Is A Dandy Thing Few drop en com or caltua atop pain, then they lift off. Long has lived in Portland with her daughter, Mrs. Hadley. For 60 years Mrs. Long had been a member of the Baptist Church. In Portland she belonged to the White Temple congregation, and the Rev. W. B. Hinson. her former pastor and personal friend, will conduct the funer al services at Finley's chapel. Fifth and Montgomery streets, Monday afternoon. at 2:30 o'clock, with private services, for the family later at the Crematorium. Besides her daughter, Mrs. L. R. Had- I ley, of Portland, Mrs. Long leaves son. A. P, Lone, of Ringwood, Okla. Several grandchildren live there. Other grandchildren are Mrs. Fred erick M. DeNeffe. Frank and Agnes Higbee. and a great-grandchild. Fred erick PeNeffe, Jr., all of Portland. Early Oregonian Passes. PHILOMATH. Or.. Sept. 15. (Spe. cial.) Mrs. Martha A Hummer died here yesterday. She was 65 years old. She was born in Oakland. Or., in 1653. CARD OF THAXKS. I wish to thar.k friends end neigh bors who so kindly assisted during ill ness and death of my beloved daughter. KUm. - - VAX.&.X.J.A it.JVAi. Tour high heels have put corns on your toes and cal luses on the bottom of your feet, but why care now? This tiny bottle holds an almost magic fluid. A genius In Cincinnati dis covered this ether com pound and named It freez one. Small bottles of freez one can be bad at any drug store for a few cents. Don't limp or twist your face la agony and spoil your beau ty, but get a little bottle of freezone and apply & few drop on your tender, aeh ing corn or callus. 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