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..... . -s:. : , - i'' - 7V THE WEAtHER, Showers today and probably Satur day. VOL. XC-NO. 121. Nominee Has Charcoal Por trait Made for Use in the Campaign TALKS FURTHER ON PLATFORM Wilscn Touches on Planks Which Ht Failed to Mention in His Speech of Acceptance Callers at Headquarters. New York, Aug. 8. Governor Wood row Wilson sat for three hours today :u a studio while an artist drew a charcoal portrait of him which will be used for campaign purposes. Tonight he went to a theatre, accompanied by his youngest brother, Joseph' R. Wil son, a newspaper-, .man of Nashville, Tenn. This was the Governor's way of resting from the busy day of hand shaking and speech-cnaking yesterday v.hen he was notified of his nomina tion. The Governor met the newspaper correspondents tonight at a local hotel and was asked concerning those r.ianks in the Baltimore platform which" he did not mention in his speech of acceptance. Omissions did not mean opposi tion," explained the Governor. "The tilings omitted did not happen to come in my theme." With respect to the navy, Ihe Gov ernor indicated that discussion of the subject at the present time might be construed as an assumption on his part "of the privilege of directing the Ho se of Representatives. " He inti mated that he would take up in his iiture speeches the navy question as well as other subjects not touched on in yesterday's speech. Telegrams lauding Governor Wil son s speecn 01 acceptance-were siveu out at National headquarters today from many prominent Democrats, in cluding William J. Bryan, Speaker Clark, Governor;; MarshanV" ' Senator Kern, of Indiana; Senator Hcke Smith, of Georgia; Mayor Fitzgerald, of Bos ton; Norman MacK, uovernor un, ol New York; Carter Harrison, of Chica- o. and Governor O Neal, of Alabama. Xcrman E. Mack, formerly National chairman, called on the new National Chairman William F. McCombs today and promised to visit National head quarters as often as possible within the next three weeks and render as a.uch assistance as he could In con nection with the campaign. Mr. McCombs- today met a number of the National committeemen - from States regarded as doubtful. He will r ntinue to have conferences in the next few days with committeemen, who ate expected to bring detailed in formation on conditions in their res pective states. Among callers at ra tional headquarters today were Na tional Committeeman Thomas Tag- sart. of Indiana; Martin J. Wade, of Iowa: Charles Boeschenstein, of mi nis; E. O. Wood, of Michigan; Sena tor Watson, of West Virginia; State Chairmen W. L. Finley, of Ohio, and K. C. Shields, of Michigan. THREE PERSON8 KILLED And Spectator Drops Dead When En gine Leaps Track Boston. Mass.. August 8. Two sn- ynemeti and a passenger were Killed and a spectator fell dead and 40 or more passengers were injured shortly tjetore noon today by the derailing ef a passenger train on the Plymouth di vision of the New York, New Haver and Hartford Railroad in Dorchester. The dead are: William R. Tirrell. engineer, South Braintree. . Frank Campbell," fireman, Cohasiet, Mrs. Frank Jenkins. passenger. At lantic. Michael Daly, spectator. Dorches ter. The train, made up of a locomo- Jlve, three passenger coaches and a tasa car. was rushing along at 3S ""'s an hour when the locomotive Jumped the rails on a sharp curve. Two of the nasaeno'er pars followed the Htil'iriCi r PF tVirt .nHa - 1 1 I JIL LUC 1 CVllO, The io omotive oluneed off into a Harsh and half buried itselfi The -no- "ifntuni of the train carried .-two of passene-pr mrs nvcr thp pnerine. hile the third passenger car and bag- asf car remained on' the rails. i h- bodies of the Aiieineer and fire- niai) Were fnnri.-l hnriiul Ato.r, in' (ho "ebrih. Mrs IcnVina trtiQ arQ 1 r ( lv -'earn so severelv that ahe died Soon attr removal to Grace Hospital. MOORE CONVENTION Demon ate AeomKi. o - l. a Name Their Ticket' rarthas;e. v. C Antr T The tlsm. .i lulu j tgii i uuj uvuii nate,i Henry A. Page for the State A. Blue for sheriff; J.C I) M . .. .. P. " -iut.e ior register or aeeas; -McK.Mt 'an. W. G. Carter and H. P. I'M SOI. fnr Pannfv rmm iaolAn- , -1 Resolutions favoring the Torrens t'v ,,'!tle system. two terms for conn- fee system for eonntv offi- ftVrs an1 'egaltapd primary for county thi,t,Pvnd the Nintn at Number Nine, Hilar Xint Day of Au6ust. Piatt .Aiirnunn iirii nnii i ais-m. . ii.w . I -.- - - . . ' .( . . , : : -- - - 1 1 a 1 1 1 1 iiiiiiii mil Liific; in in iifli i rnniiTP - i 4 om... ahmv iimrniTiA mmm mmik utfltK tbUUHbJ -'ms&s HUDiit tliftUllba rrA: HiS 1 DUIET Hit ZfflffiMtt- i dt nF rikiiikq W&m L . I - wfWW mi : XI 1 II I III U U U I 1 1 I ' i 1 1 I I 5, Mm President of Hayti Loses Life When His Palace Is v.' Destroyed UST NUMBERS 400 National Palace Destroyed by Explo- slon,Which Was Probably Acci dental May Have Been Plot Against President. Port au Prince, Hayti. Augv 8. The NationaI .pala.de was blown ..up by a powder explosion and burned to the ground today and the President of -the Republic of Hayti. Gen. . Cincinnatus LeConte perished. Members of his family, who were awakened by the ter rific shock, found themselves almost surrounded by flames, but managed to make their way to safety!" The first explosion was followed by others when the fire reached the eel lars of the palace, where a great quan tity of ammunition was stored. So great was the force of the explosions that a number of small cannon, frag ments of iron and shells' were thrown for great distances in all directions. Many palace attendants were killed and it is estimated that the casualty list will reach 400 persons killed or injured. For. a time. a great panic prevailed and the military authorities took charge of the situation. The explo sion occurred shortly after 3 o'clock in the morning and within an hour, when the fire, which was confined to the palace, was extinguished, the struc ture was a mass of ruins from which it will be impossible to recover the body of the President. ' The . cause of the explosion of the powder magazine has not been ascer tained. ' - --vAtta joint meeting of the Chamber and Senate . this afternoon, Gea. Tan credev AUgustev; Senator and ex-minister of ":, puBlic works,- was named as President,; - -.- News Received In Washington.' Washington, Aug. 8. The Haitien minister to Washington, Solon - Menos, today received from his government confirmation of the palace explosion and the killing of the President. The explosion was accidental and resulted from a fire in the powder magazine, his advices said. "The death of President LeConte came just as the relations between Santo Domingo and Haiti were strain ed almost to the breaking point. The Dominicans regarded him as the mov ing spirit in the revolutionary move ment now in progress in their own country, and the prospective leader of ah invading Haitieivarmy now assemb ling on the border. Whether there was a plot against LeConte's life or whether he was a victim of the extra ordinary precaution he had adopted for his own protection, has not been learned. He kept the large store of arms and ammunition near his palace where tttey could be immediately avail able for his own use in case of an up rising, A cablegram to the State De-' partment from American Minister Fur niss, stated simply that the President was killed this morning at 3 o'clock by an explosion of magazines which destroyed the palace. Haitien Minister Menos had a long despatch conveying the same informa tion. It added that the President's family was saved and that the Presi dent's body, had not .been recovered. There was a fire preceding and follow ing the .explosion. Owing to the flalnes : bo attempt was made to enter the pal ace ruins in search of tne residents body. - Minister Menos scouts the idea that the explosion was the work of per sons with .malicious intent, ana says he believes it was purely an accident. At the instance of the State Depart ment, Assistant; Secretary Winthrope ordered the : gunboat Nashville- from fliian tanamtv to POrt au Prince, a day's run, to look after foreign interests in case disturbance snouia ronow. WIRELESS TO GIRDLE GLOBE. British Propose to Spend $3,000,CX)0 on Circuit of , Stations. London, Aug. 7. The House of Com mons today adjourned till. October 7th. Except for a break of a few days at Easter and again at Whitsuntide, the House has been In session for just seven months. Before the adjournment Herbert L. Samuel, postmaster general, explained the British government's contract with the Marconi Company, which provides that the British government shall sup ply the company with $3,000,000 for the building of five great wireless sta tions, Australia to supply $500,000 for another station, and the whole to form a wireless circuit around the globe. The contract was the subject of severe- attack recently, and in reply to this Mr. Samuel said the British gov. ernment was unable" to undertake the' construction of wireless stations itself and the Marconi Company was the on ly ? concern possessing the. necessary experience and plant to carry out the scheme. Debate on the question was postpon ed until next session. Fireworks. ! Monday. August 12th, 9, P. M., at the beach. Over 150 different pieces. . $4.00 Ladies' Pumps and Oxfords $3.15 at Hewlett & Price's! mm KpUNDE . : : ' - --'ir-'.' - - - ' 1- --v I SfJterfS ' . - WILMINGTON, NORMAN E. MACK. Former National I hair-man Who Called on XV to. "F. McCombR Yesterday, and Pledged llin Best Kfforts to Coming Campaign. CONGRESSIONAL HIGH JINKS The Dog Days Club Holds Operatic Meeting to Commiserate on Pro- longed Session and Troubled Political Times Washington, August 8. Kicking four feet and four inches "Uncle Joe" Cannoa handily wory the feature eent of the Congiseioriar Olympiad, at quiet Jittle . session 1 of the Dogs Days OiuB last mgTifon the outskirts of the capital. The whole business leaked out today. But it was said there were other high jinks and that among the best of them: was Uncle Joe playing Old Black Joe on a violin without the E and G strings. The performances of the former Speaker of the House, remarkable s they were, fofmel only part of a pro gramme provided by Representative Henry DeForest, of Schenectady, N. Y.. for 35 Republicans. and Democrats who : gathered to commiserate on the prolonged session of Congress and the troubled political times. Although you would not. suspect it," said Mr". DeForest to his guests, "there sits concealed behind a bush the . greatest warbler and whistler cf this or. - any other age, and he will now oblige. Professor: something new." KAnd from the care free md happy 'face Vf Minority Leader James R. Mann there filtered thr-ough an iron grey beaxd, Every Body's Doin' It." "Earlyln life." said Representative Ned Taylor, of Columbus, Ohio, when dragged into, tne arena, tnere was some question whether I should be come a Statesman or an opera singer Modesty forbids that I dwell on what I havedone in Congress, but here goes for-some, opera." Whereupon Trova- tore, Cavalieri Rusticanna, Casey Would Waltz and other selections brought fqjfth 35 votes in the nega tive. : ' ? Representative Michael Cojnry, of New York, "contributed "Peggy Ca rey" and 4fKathleen Mauverneen" :m til he was interrupted by Representa tive Michael Driscoll's stentorian da- mands to be "put off at Buffalo." The meeting place was in dry ter ritory in Maryland. Last night it was said the Montgomery constabulary had gone' to Baltimore to- buy a teeth ing ring for the baby. The dinner was over" when former Speaker,. Can non's proposal, that Jefferson Levy, of New York; take the entire member ship of Congress to Monticello. Va., a week from Sunday was carried with a roar. ' J s . ' Representative E . W . Townsend, one of the contributors to the feast of song; was -hushed in the midst of his effort and commanded instead to write another "Chimmie Fadden." TO USE BIPLANE IN WAR GAME. New . Aeroplane . Meets Government's Quick-Climbing'Tlequirement. Marblehead Mass:, Aug. 7. A new war aeroplane jnay play, an important part in the ; campaign maneuvers in Connecticut. VLieuts, Kirtland and 'Ar nold, of the .United States Army, today askett WashmgtoiT for , permission to fly th new aeroplane from Marble head to Bridgeport, Conn.,' to 'partici pate id- the war" game: . The aeroplane- today succeeded in overcomingthe difficult quick-climbing specificatlffhs in the government s pew contract Phillips Page, the avi ator, drove - the "'biplane, weighing a ton;lo;ah altitude of 2,050 feet in 10 minutes;. " Thie government required that an a erpplane reach an altitude of 2,000 feet" Ihr10 minutes, with this weight-JVLieiit.' Kirtland was in charge of, the test. i : . i? VrV-FI reworks. .' I '"Monday. August 12th, 9 P.'M., at the beach, .Over 150 different pieces. fjf-- - :--:4 f . K. C, F RI DAY MOESJINGr, AUGUST 9, 1912., Passes Deficiency . Bill and Agrees to Many Confetv ence Report: i TURNS DOWN Notice Is Served on Senate r.That the ;njfte House Will Not Accept Bristow Lodge Sugar Bill Patent Bill Reported . Washington, August 8. 4-The House today showed what' it' coufd do in the way of expediting business by passing the General Deficiency Appropriation f bill carrying SG.182,838; agreeing to the conference reports on the agricul tural and legislative, executive" and judicial bills and declining to agree to the conference report on the in valid pension appropriation measure. The latter,' whiclw carries upwanl of $100,000,000 contained a provision for the abolishment of -the 18 pension agencies scattered throughout the country, which the Senate refused to accept. The bill was sent back to the Senate with an' almost unanimous vote that the provision be accepted. House conferees on the sugar tariff bill, led by Representative Underwood, have served notice on the Senate con ferees that they will under no cir cumstances accept the Bristow-Lodge sugar bill passed two weeks ago . by the Senate. "The- measure is not a Democratic ""measure," said Represen tative Underwood, "and does not meet the ideas of the House as to what a genuine revision of the sugar tariff should be." It became apparent today that there was little chance,, of an agreement upon a compromise sugar measure, and that efforts to bring about- an afrreneht--OH the - excise tax bill . .in line with the plans of the Democratic- Progressive alliance jn the Senate might prove ineffectual. . The Old field bill, -.'framed to revise the patent laws So they will meet the recent catent monopoly decision of the Supreme Court was reported to the House today. The measure aims to set aside the decision which insured to an inventor the right to stipulate the kind of materials used or sold in connection with a patented device. The committee also has attempted to prevent the suppression of .patented devices sold to manufacturers by in ventors. The ability of manufactur ers to withhold an Invention from the market is said to have restrained com petition. Referring to the Supreme Court de cision the committee says that under the argument advanced by the ven ders of patented articles, a commis sion merchant could fix the price of eggs by distributing them in a patent ed carton, or the pork packer could fix the price of lard to the consumer by naming a price at which the lard in a patented container could be retailed. It also says that the logic if car ried further, would x the price-of a shave given in a patented barber chair. O UT LINES General LeConte.'President of Hayti, perished yesterday in a fire which de stroyed the National palace, the fire being caused by an explosion of a powder magazine. - Four hundred peo ple were killed or injured. Governor Wrlson spent a quiet day yesterday, having his portrait drawn n New York for campaign purposes. Last night he talked to reporters about the Democratic platform and touched on several planks which he failed to say anything about in hu speech of acceptance. Coi. Roosevelt and Gov. Johnson, Progressive candidates for President and Vice President, respectively, left Chicago for their homeu yesterday, and the National committee began the work of launching the campaign. The Senate late last night, after granting further important concessions to American shipping in amendments to the -Panama Canal bill, reached an agreement to take a final vote on. the measure today. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has been instrumental in securing evidence of police graft in New York and has turned it over to the district attorney in adition to promising to finance a thorough investigation. Three were killed, a spectator drop ped dead, and 40 persons were injured yesterday by the derailment of a pas senger train on the New YorkV New Haven & Hartford Railroad at Dor chester, Mass. The House yesterday showed what it could to in expediting business by passing the General . Deficiency bill; agreeing to conference reports on agri cultural and legislative, executive and judicial bills, and declining -to agree to conference report cn invalid pension appropriation measure. ".- New York markets: Money on call teady 2 5-8 to 2 7-8:- ruling-rate 2 7-8. Spot cotton closed quiet. . Flour stea dy, with good business. Wheat; spot strong; new red 1.07 1-2 c.i.f. track and No. 2 red 1.09 1-4 f.o.b. afloat to arrive Corn, spot firm i export -82 3-4 Ovb, afloat. Oats, f "spot . unsettled, 'urpentine quiet. Rosin- Bteady. ; ; y -iivr rrn i aim v Topeka, : Kas., August ; 8 . Although United States Senator Charles Curtis, has, upon the face of returns, up to late tonight a popular majority of be tween four and five thousand votes, he probably has lost in his fight for re-nomination for his ..seat ip the Sen- fit- Hnvfirnvr WT T QtihKo Vc. tv ponent, according to tonights' reUirns, has 90 legislative districts out of IBS and in the .State and as Senators are nominated under the Kansas law by a plurality of legislative "districts Stubbs seems to have won. PROGRESSIVES' PLAN BATTLE Nominees Leave for Home and Na tional Committee Begins Work of Launching Campaign Geo. W. Perkins In Charge Chicago, August 9.-Colonel Theo- dore Roosevelt and Governor Johnson, of California, nominees of the new Progressive .narrv for President Anrt . , , , , . vilb r-t rnent, ueparteu ior ineir homes today after seeing the Progres - sive National Committee take first steps for opening of the campaign. , . .. ... ioionei itooseveit, accompanied oy Mrs. Roosevelt, George Roosevelt, a coubiu, ana Lyman . ADTOU, jr., leu the city at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, uu me iuuiwiy wmiiea iOT..ewigient adopted today. This provides York. A-eheering throng oT UdmiCerS ta"t no foreign built ship admitted to uaue ine oionei iareweii ax me sta- tion. Governor Johnson, accompanied by i several members of the California del egation, departed for San Francisco tonight. He was in conference with members of the National Committee until a half hour before his train started. United States Senator Joseph M. Dixon, of Montana, chairman of he Progressive National Committee, to night said that the committee " would remain in Chicago for several days to perfect plans for the campaign. , The plans thus far adopted embrace a scheme for five or more division bureaus in various parts of the conn try, eacn to be conducted by a vice chairman. The proposition was placed before the committee by George W. Perkins, of New York. Originally Mr. Perkins' motion named New -York, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta and San Francisco - as tory in her movement looking to gov the locations for the division bureaus, ernment purchase of Monticello, lae Tbis was eliminated, nowever, ana the matter was left to the executive committee, which - Chairman Dixon was authorized to appoint. Senator Dixon named George W. Perkins as chairman of this executive commit- tee. Mr. Perkins will appoint a treasjieged a resolution for theappointanent urer and other omcers tor tne execu- tive committee. This committee is provided for in the rules of the new j party, and consists of nine members who are not . necessarily members of I the National Committee. DAMAGE BY ARMY WORM More Than $8,000,000 Destruction Due To the Pest Washington, August 8. More than $8,000,000 damage tvas done to crops in t he South last month by the army J worms, according to unofficial mates of the Department of Agricul- ture. Whether the season's second brood of insects, already appearing in South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and other States, will increase this loss. is of nuch concern to government experts. AH the means at the depart ment's disposal are being used to .meet the emergency. Reports to the department - say the army worms, at some places, half a foot deep on railroad 'tracks have stopped trains. The loss is placed at $1,000,000 in Georgia, while in Arkan sas 20 per cent of the corn and 10 iJ UC1 liCUb . W. V V A 1. ciu ,v 7 . i i j i. I per cent oi tne cotton yiameu uave h."h. , been destroyed. Losses also have according to reliable information re been great in 'Tennecsee, the Caw celyed here. Fifty Christians were linas, Alabama, Mississippi afid Louis- killed and 200 seriously wounded by iana. In vsome of these, ..particularly the Turks, who suspected them of hav Louisiana, they exceed the t milUon co" 55? J.S"aHS. 2 mark. Corn, .cotton, sugar cane ana Ho prnns from Louisiana to the -At- iiMAww - w . ... 1 UU I iiti ww - - - . - - - Roosevelt,. 9 to ; Taft, 2 to 1, Wilson .1 to, 3 v ;-- New York, August- 8. While there were no actual wagers made, in Wall Street today there were some sighifi can - quotations in - the generally ac cepted odds. The books'' against the candidates was' as fellows: . : , Against Roosevelt, 6 to tf against Taft, 2 to 1; against Wilson, 1 to 3.. Fireworks. Monday. August 12th9 P. M., at. the beach Over 15(r different -pieces SENATE VOTES ON CANAL BILL TODAY Agreed Late Last Night to Take a Final Vote This . Afternoon MIENiEfilS OF IMPORTANCE Invitation Given Foreign Built Ships Owned by Americans, to Regis ter as American Vessels Railroad Control. wasmngton, Aug. 8. Agreement was reached by the Senate late to night to take a fina'l vote on the Pana ma Canal administration bill and all amendment t it K o'ck tomorrow afternoon. . ruriQer important concessions to Amecan shipping were made by the Senate today through amendments to tne Panama Canal bill. The free toll provision to American coastwise shins endorsed by jphe Senate last night, was supplemented today by a qualified free toll provision for American vessels en gaged in the foreign trade, A still more important amendment adopted by the Senate holds out orac tically an unqualified invitation to for eign built ships owned b Americans to hoist the American flag and register' as American vessels. This amend ment, offered by Senator Williams and adopted by a large vote, would author ize American owners of foreign built VV V, XTA. "JX , ChtnO TfT PAmnfll IaH tn nnll Ps-r. American registry, provided they en gage only in foreign trade. The Senate worked tonight on the railroad control feature of the canal Senator Brlstow opposed the plan of 1 railroad controlled vessels suggested hy the Senate committee, and urged the adoption of the plan passed by the House, which would give the Inter- state Commerce Commission jurisdic tion Ono Imnnrtant rAAtrlp.tin.Ti wnn Tiln- upon the Williams free ship amend- Amerlr.an reefatrv should - be . allowed to participate in mail carrying con tracts unless It was constructed with particular reference to speedy and eco nomical conversion into an auxiliary naval cruiser A somewhat similar restriction was made upon the granting of the free toll privilege to American vessels en gaged in foreign trade. The provision adopted by the Senate specifies that owners of vessels engaged in foreign trade must agree to sell their ships to the United States in time of war or other emergencies in order to be ex- emP frm the payment of tolls when f"B MONTICELLO PLAN GAINS. Senate Resolution for Commission Made Priviliged by House. Washington, Aug. 7. Mrs. Martin W. Littleton, wife of the New York Congressman, today won another vic- home of Thomas Jefferson, near Cnar- I lottesville. now owned by Congress-4 man Jefferson Levy, of New York City She obtained a ruling from the Rules Committee of the House making privi of a commission to negotiate tne acqui sition of the historic Jefferson home. This means" the resolution " can be called up at any time in the House for consideration. The House Library Committee has already reported favor ably for the resolution. Congressman Levy, owner of Monti- cello, told the Rules Committee br-r ly that the estate was not for sale, that every nook and corner of it is dear to his heart and that it is well cared for and not falling into decay He said he intended to oppose any esti-lstep looking to the government acquir ing it with every ounce ot Ms strengtn. Mrs. Littleton now suggests, in view of Mr. Levy's refusal to sell the es- tate that it can be acquired by the government unaer ngnc oi upmam ,pru- ceedings FIFTY KILLED AND 200 INJURED. Seven-Hour Massacre of . Christians Follows Bomb Explosion. - Athens, Greece, Aug. 7. 4g massa cre lasting seven hours followed the bomb explosion in . the market place of Kotschana. 50 miles southwest i of ' . TTstriir liirnnogn TurtAV Alie-llfir SJnfl. wmcu auuui uu yn" mjureu. . i . . r r . , r-.e J o r- i All i.uu ivieu s uiiuiua, fd.ia ai FOR INDIAN SCHOOL; 4- 4 4. I- 4 , Washington, Aug. 8, Fif ty thousand dollars "for Indian school buildingsr at Pembroke, N. C, was provided today in a bill by Senator Simmons which" passed the Senate. JEt also appropriated $10,000 for care 'of the buildings-he first year after their erection. 4- 4- THE DULL SEASON It has no terrors for the live, up-to-date business man. Judicious adver tising does the work. WHOLE NUMBER 13,975. MILLIONAIRE TO AID PROSECUTION John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Ob tains Evidence of N. Y. Police Graft TO FINANCE INVESTIGATION Rockefeller's Attorney Denies That A Disorderly House Was Conduct ed for Purpose of Securing Evidence New York, August 8. The fact be came known today that John D. Rock efeller, Jr., has been instrumental in obtaining evidence of police graft which he has turned over to District Attorney Whitman for use in (connec tion with the prosecutor's investiga tion of alleged corruption among high police officials that has grown out of the murder of Herman Rosenthal. While Starr J. Murphy, Mr. Rock efllers's attorney, denied today ihe published report that the oil million aire's son had been conducting a dis orderly house for the purpose of ob taining evidence of blackmail against the police, he let it be known that Mr. Rockefeller, who was about a year ago foreman of the grand jury that investi gated the white slave traffic, had plac ed in the hands of the 'district attor ney information "bearing on the po lice situation." - "Mr. Rockefeller; having become in terested, in white slave matters while foreman of the special gand jury, has since been securing statistics with re gard to the social evil,", reads Mr. Murphy's statement, 'Whatever in formation was secured bearing on the police position has been placed at the disposal of the district attorney. The statement that Mr. Rqckefeller or his representatives have been conducting a. disorderly house is. entirely without foundation." " -; , . This information, it was learned tonight will be presented to the .erand jury, in conjunction. wAttor-the rapidly increasing mass.iof similar -evidence which the district attorney' and his' associates have unearthed since "Bald"- Jack Rose made his first charges in volving high police officials in gamb ling gran. . Along with the publication of the report that Mr. Rockefeller' had been conducting a disorderly house fdr- the purpose of trapping the police, it was. reported today that a detective agency had been operating a gambling house, for the same purpose. If this is so it is thus far news to Mr.- Whitman, who has received no reports on the result that may have been, obtained. As far as Mr. Rockefeller. Is concern ed it was learned . tonight -that the young millionaire is prepared to fur nish all the funds neCeSsary to en able the district -attorney -to conduct. sweeping investigation designed to wipe out the alleged 'corrupt alliance between the police and disorderly ele ments of the 'City. "The Rockefeller evidence was giv en to me by Star J.- Murphy, Mr. Rockefeller's personal representative," said District Attorney Whitman to day. I was told by him that Mr. Rocke feller is interested in the developments of the Rosenthal case, and wants me to use, if possible, the evidence he has obtained in his private investiga tion." "I understand in a general way that a pretended disorderly house has been concerned and that it was conducted without Mr. Rockefeller's knowledge. I was told that Detective Rose, of Chi cago; and other agents of 'Mr. Rocke feller had supplemented " the informa tion obtained in this manner by quiet work amongeal resorts." Mr. Whitman added that the infor mation had come to him that a police inspector had received" $600 a mbnth from a disorderly house'. .This house, it is understood, was one of those in vestigated by Mr. Rockefeller's repre sentatives. Mr. Whitmah; Bftid also that one of his assistants, James Rey nolds, had been- working "with the Rockefeller agents for the past few months. . ' ... The possibility that the sealed doors of the so-called "system" might be opened, wide, was strongly suggested tonight when it became known that counsel for Lieut. Becker, i who is charged with instigating the imurder . of Rosenthal, had visited the district attorney today and. discussed .with him the question of leniency f of. his client. Notlong after Becker was arrested the .district attorney made: it known that the lieutenant's Only chance to escape efforts to convict: him: of mur- der in the first degree depended upon " his willingness to . tell all he knew about gambling graft.' It was reported that after visiting, his,, client and weighing all the evidence ' thus far pointing against him. the lawyer In his discussion wth the distrct attor ney today made some tehtatve sugges tions of great' interest." sv " - The district attorney had before the grand jury today 16 witnesses, one of them being Lieut Domirtick. ReiUy one of the strong arm- squad raiders. who, it was learned, testified that New York City had ' been "wide opfcn" for a yearand a half. He was asked if he believed the police could close- up the disorderly resorts and said that the best evidence of this was . that there was not a gambling house, In operation , at the present time. Reilly, it was re- (Continued on Page Eight.) 3f - i -X- - - 1
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