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Show RAID MADE ON ' ) f PARLOR NOUSE 1 POLICE READ THE STANDARD AND HASTEN TO PULL OFF A 6 1 SPECTACULAR STUNT GIRLS COMPELLED TO PAY $25 EACH TO ENRICH THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF OGDEN V Headed by Chief of Police W. I. S Vorton and three squads of detec-jltlves, detec-jltlves, the police department raided j Belle London's parlor house last uIrIk 5 and gathered in a score or more r painted denizens of the undervt-orld; J i also n white rnnn and one lone Jap. j The prisoners were conducted to the j station while the patrol wagon followed fol-lowed with a load of confiscated beer, whiskey and champaign which the officers of-ficers found in the ice chests. 1 1 Two raids were made simultaneoi?3-I simultaneoi?3-I iy, one on the parlor house known as ' No. 10, Electric alley, and the other on the Fashion rooming house, on ; Twenty-fifth street. Everyone found ' In both places ere placed under ar-i ar-i rest and compelled to go to the sta-' sta-' tion. The charge in each case was vegrancy with the ball fixed at ?25. The prisoners were gathered in the ' police court room awaiting the outcome out-come of a conference between the of-ilccrs of-ilccrs when a detective announced the i amount which would bo required from ' each before release from custody woild be granted, , Most of the girls had anticipated the , old-time fine of $10 and were inclined I to regard the matter as a joke. In 'fact, the majority of them had taken car to bring $10 with them when they were ordered to accompany the officers. offi-cers. As the words "twenty-five dollars ca3h" fell from the officer's lips countenances coun-tenances fell and chagrin was outlined on features. "Gosh, I guess we're some stung this time. Mamie,"' said one, "I haven't have-n't but $12 to my name; have you?" Marnlo admitted that she had some under the carpet at her room and, if an officer would accompany her there, she wou'd be ablo to put up the desired de-sired amoirnL Two or three produced fat purses rom handbags and began counting out the bills while others turned discreetly discreet-ly toward the wall to seek the innsr-ruoflt innsr-ruoflt reces3cn of "the first national bank" whero their horde was conceal ed. OLhers applied for police escorts , to their roomp where thay stated they had money secreted and would pro-I pro-I duce it at once. Permission was granted and Detective Robert Cham-bero Cham-bero of reconlred sobriety of pur-poEo pur-poEo was detnlled to accompany a dozen doz-en or more back to tho FaBhlon room-j room-j ing house on a gold-hunting cipedl-i cipedl-i tion. The police claim the raids had beon planned two weeks ago. Chief Norton selected 10 o'clock as the hour In Jl vhich to otart the raid. Tne chief had secured a soarch and aeizuro war- ' rant from Police Judge Header so that , he might ooarch the premises for I liquor. j Tho start was made from the polico ai'ation as the clock struck .10, Ono I squad consisting of Detectives Robert Bark. Robert Chambers and Officer Suliivan, ascending the stairs of the j Fauhlon Anne:; on Twenty-fifth streot at the same time that Detective Tom Durk, Patrolman Richard Plnccck and 1 Officer O. E. Swanuon ascended to tho I Palace rooming house adjoining. Pa- tioinian H. E Poterson wao stationed nc the rear of the rooming houses to I cut off any retreat which mlcfct be at- j templed. No resiBlanco was met with In any particular and the inmates of both places submitted to arrest v.JtU i eo good grace as possible, most of I thorn lowing tho proceeding In the 1 .Ight of a joke. I In the meantime Chief Norton and I Detectives Gcorgo Wardlaw and Chas. Pincoci: entered Electtic alley and headed for tho big parlrr houoo known no "No. 10v" On the front porch sat i the mictrcEs, Nlnn Bond, antf ono of her girls. alGo Poaohard, cocrotavy 1 1 nnd kcepor-of-tho-goldon-koyB. j "Good ovenlag, Micu N'inn," cr.ia Uo chief as ho Btopod up to tho lounging I pioprlctrona. "Good evening, Chief; will you come in?" roturnod Nina, smilingly. I ' Tho invitation was accoptod and tho ; j officers lifted their hats and followod 'the woman into on of the parlors 1 1 whero nho smilingly soatod them and .asked what Bhe might do for their ' plor.oura. I "Well, Mios Nina, we have a war-1 war-1 rant hero to Boaroh your houso for liquor," returned tho chief, apologlr.-. apologlr.-. ingly. "Oh, cortninly, Mr. Norton,'' was the reply, "step right here to tho ice box and look for yourself You see bual-nesB bual-nesB 1b pretty bIot now and tho old booze. boz doesn't look much like It did In the old days. I Just keep a llttlo here for myself and the Klrls." "Hov many girls have you? "Just two bealdoB myself," replied Nina, modoBtly, ovldently thinking that they were drifting away from tho Ice box and its threatened contents. con-tents. Her hopes were rudely dispelled, dis-pelled, howevor, rb tho chiof directed direct-ed his officerB to remove tho liquor and then deoconded to tho basement in search of more. Eight barelB of ompty bottleB were found In ono room and a dor.on boltlen of boor in another. The bed rooms, dance hall and store rooms wore carefully eoarchod but nothing more was revealed re-vealed of a liquid nature. Tho loo box yielded two dozen bottleB of boor and a dozen and a half of ohampagno. Loading the confiscated liquor Into In-to the wagon, tho offlaera requofltod Nina and the two companions to ao-company ao-company thorn to the station and the raid was finished. Nina deposited 3100 ball, as keeper of tho houoe, while her companions aa woll rb the girls arrested in the FaBhion and Pol-ace Pol-ace rooming houses wore required to deposit ?26 each aB stated, forfeitures forfeit-ures being made In each case thin morning when tho namen wore read In police court. ThoBe arrosted gave the following names: ' Clara Silba, 28 yeans old; Pearl Leonard, 24 years old; Grace Wright, 22 years old; Ellen Brown, 26 years old; Trlxie Miller, 25 years old; Mario Ma-rio White, 30 years old; May Hart-mnn, Hart-mnn, 26 years old; Alico Hartmaii, 23 yearr, old; Thelma Bnrtlott, 26 yoars old; Pauline Hoffman, 25 years old; Hattle Smith and Grace Grant, 24 years old. In the kingdom of Saxony a new school bill la before tho Landstag. Some- of the proposals aro: Licenses required for teachers in private an well m public schools; supervision of regular school subjects bv the I clergy abolished, attendance upon continuation schools made obligatory ,for girls as well as boys. Religious Instruction continues to be compulsory, compul-sory, despite the agitation against It |