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Show I POLICE DRAW POKER GAME A SCANDAL I Portland. Ore.. Nov. 12 Out of Lhc investigation of draw jvoker as played in the Portland police department, has grown a "scandal" likely to smut the record of more than one officer with charges harder than that of gam bllng to answer. Deals to protect criminals are charged by the civil sen Ice commission which Is Investigating Inves-tigating the entire situation The commissioners said toda that 'testimony already taken accused ex Acting Chief of Police Slever with having sent men of the department to live with disorderly women and of furnishing money to buy liquor and drugs for such women wanted as wit nessess. Game6 of" draw poker among the policemen po-licemen for large wagers inolve on captain and six sergeants. One of f I cer lost $100 In a nlghl His salary Is $175 a month. A high class apartment apart-ment was the 6cene of the gambling There was a "ring" formed to protect pro-tect the criminals during a I'ormer administration, Is the evidence at hand The " moral squad" is under investigation inves-tigation now aud a disclosure of Irregularities Ir-regularities is predicted Officers are scurrying to make con fessions and half a dozen have been heard Ex-Chief Slove. is now a captain and has recently announced his Intention of retiring. The din closures have resulted mainly rrom a "frameup' worked on one of tho higher officials after it is alleged he rehearsed his men as to what to say, should an investigation be started The men began by sticking to re hearsed stories, but later broke away aud made Individual confessions |