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THE WEATHER. SHOWERS. VOL. XXVILL N0.2S2. HOUSEDEMDGRATS Wool and Sugar Tarlr? Revis ion and Excise Tax Bills -Sent Back DEMOCRATS WORK LIKE MACHINE Ask no Conference and Put Bills Squarely up to the Seriate WASHINGTON. July 10, With mschlne-lik precision, th demo cratic house today forced over all ( opposition three term measure beck upon the senate. They were the wool t.nd sugar tariff revision bllle end the excise tax bill and all were eent back ".th nose of the enate' amend ments accepted. On the wool bill no conference was asked. The home left It flatly to the aenate whether that branch deeired to pursue the legislation further. The senate tonltht waa In a quan dry as to the program It would adopt In further consideration of the three bills. The regular republicans were reported to be favorable to a plan whereby they would absent them selves from the chamiber, thus iv tng the democrats a chance to pass the measures and send them along for the presidential veto. The -republican "InaurgenU," however, ap posed this scheme and Insisted that the differences, where they are reconcilable, be. threshed out In con ference., ' Senate democrats, enjoying the re publican disagreement, will seek to take advantage of It. Some concert ed plan of action probably will be adapted tomorrow morning; when the senate democrats caucus on the wool measure. It Is admitted that the whole tariff jkrogram will be dis cussed. Wool Bin. The trool tariff revision bf!l was the tint taken up In the house to day. There was virtually no debate, except a statement by Majority Leader Underwood . an fhorj Tepljd by Representative rsyne, or iew Tork. Motions by Mr. Payne and Representative Crumpacker of India na to concur In the senate omend ,ments were voted down, 16 to 78. and 172' to S. The Inst named vote automatically rejected the senate changes. Mr. Underwood next called up the excise tax measure, which unamend ed, he said, was "the greatest piece a' remedial legislation for the bene fit of the masvs of the people that had been enacted In a quarter of a rentury." He charged the senate with having sought to kill the meas- (OuntfniMMl on Par? Three) ARIZONA SENATORS CONFER WITH Discuss Tariff Question and Both Advocate Gradual Reduction NEGRO QUESTION TRENTON. N. J., July SO Gov ernor Wilson had a !on conferenoe j at the state house today with Sen ators Mark Smith of Artaona and ED'son D. Smith of South Carolina, U'pon the tariff question and how he will deal with It In falsi aftsech of acceptance. Ai'ter the Interview the South Carolina senator said that he hoped the governor would so treat te tariff in his speech as to Inspire the confidence of the business men of the eouptry. "Then H a growing sentiment In rr,y state and In the south general ly." Senator Ellison D. ftmlth said, "for adequate tariff protection. In my opinion, the reduction should be gradual. High protection is now the law. W ouiM to give our friends who believe In R a Chance te come bok into the 4old." The South Carolinian said that h had told this to Governor Wilson ad (hat he and his colleague had also discussed with the nominee the plan of the campaign generally and In their localities npsatftoally. J. Taylor EUyson, formerly lieutenant-governor at Virginia, an old ,-f!od. took lunea with Governor Wtleoa. a delegation from the United Ne 'go Democracy of New Jersey called on (he governor and told hint that man of their race wanted to support a sandldat 1n sympathy with their asm and ambitions in Kfe. "I was born and raised In tho south," the governor told them. Thre Is no place where it is easier u ment friendship between the rare races' dan there. They under- ta each other better than else ww Tou may feel assured ! my satire extmprehenalon of the snvbl dsa atf (fee negro race and my wll- ,la aad desire to deal with that ,-aoe fairly and Justly, mm BACKUFOH SENATE THE WILL RECOMMEND EMEHT OF fl Senate Will Be Asked to Pass -ResolutlorrAgalnst For- elgn Acquisitions NO FOREIGN COUNTRY CAN HAVE NAVAL BASE Investigation Started by Re port That Japanese Syndicate Was Buying Land WASHINGTON, July $0. The vigor or the terms that the senate sthall use In declaring that no foreign country shall establish naval base at Magda lene Bay or at any other point on the American continent, will be the eub lect of consideration tomorrow by the foreign affairs committee of the sen ate. Within a day or two, It Is believed, the senate will be called upon to pass a resolution stating In unequivocal terms that the Monroe doctrine re quires that no foreign power be per mitted to secure a mlllltary or naval foothold In the western hemisphere. Senator Lodge, as chairman of the sub-committee that Investigated the rumora of a Japanese purchase of four million acres of land on Magda lena Bay. will make a formal report tomorrow to the foreign affairs com. mlttee, recommending that the United States reaffalrm the policy known as tne Monroe doctrine. In terms that cannot be misunderstood by any fore. ign power. The senate Investigation began as the result of the report that a pri vate Japanese fishing syndicate was atemptlng to control a vast tract about the southern California Bav. long regarded as the best naval base on the I'ariflc coast. The correspond ence of the senate In April and May by President Taft and Recretarv of State Knox Indicated that the Uni ted States thad no Intimation that Ja pan, as a government, was behind the attempted purchase, or that It Intend ed to make use of the land as a mili tary or naval base. . It la understood that. th anh-j-nm. mlttee, headed by Senator Lodge," has round no evidence of the connection of t!he Japanese government with the attempted purdhase of the big tract or land in Mexico. To make the post tlon of the United Statos clear, how ever, the majority of the committee will propose that congress declare that this nation will not permit, with out a protest, the establishment n any foreign power at a point where It could threaten or endanger the saMy of the United Statos. The aub-commlttee consists of Sen ators Lodge, Root, Sutherland, Itayner, and Hitchcock. Rennt or Rftnt It I- n derstood, has not agreed fully to the I broad resolution the committee de- sires to adopt. E El FILE SERIOUS CHARGES mni chief Incompetency and Neglect of Duty Are Among the Charges Made OTHER CHARGES TALLAHASSEE, Fit, July $0. Charges of Incompetency and neglect of duty have been filed ajalnet Chief Drainage Engineer J. O- Wright by assistant engineers who have been In active charge of the work of draining the everglades. The full text of these charges has not been made public. The Internal Improvements board, under whose Jurisdiction the drain age of the everglade Is conducted, has been Invertlgarlnc these charges In executive session for several days. No Intimation or the nature of the proceedings was announced until to day when a statement wss Issued which says that "all of the charges made against Mr. Wright have been heard In Mr. Wright's presence and that tie has made answer. The trus teea are making a thorough investi gation and will advise the public when a conclusion has been reached." The charges against Major Wright were preferred iby First Assistant Enclneer O. C. Pierce and R. F. Ensey, the engineers who mads the survey for the drainage work. Both of these engineers have resigned- REFUGEES AT EL PASO. EL PASO, July $0. Ordered by GeneTal fialater to leave Mexico, five hundred American women sftid chil dren of colonists at Pearson, Casas Orandes, Co ion la Doublln and Colo mi Juaret, arrived at El Passo to day and are being provided with homes. Five hundred more will get her later and more than two thou sand others will oom to the border as quickly as means for brinjlng them en be provided. mmwcmi &SHEVILLE CITIZEN ASIIEVILLE, X. G, UUT5DHIT0 LIES IN STATE UNTIL New Era Commences In Land of the Rising Sun. FoU : lowing Death IMMEDIATE FAMILY GUARDS THE DEAD Body Will Be Burled About September 1 Will Lie In State Until Then TOKK, July JO The era of taisel "great righteousness" has commenced. The era of MelJI "In telligent administration" - closed with the accession of Yoahihlto. The death of the emperor, Mutsuhito, while causing widespread grief, has had amaU effect on normal condi tions here. There has been a re markable absence ' demonstrations of any kind and aside from the clos ed banks and commercial houses, the crepe-bound flaj at every en trance and evident signs of mourn ing toy foreigners and natives alike, the nation moved along on Its ac customed business. A apei-4al chamber In the palace has been arranged for the reception of the corfln containing the body of the dead emperor. The coffin re poses on a raised dais, covered with a white cloth, In the center of this simply furnished apartment. It was surrounded throughout the day by the .members of the royal family. Tho emperor and empress, thu dowager empress snd the Imperlsl princess and princesses formed the sole guard and kept vigil, which will be maintained throughout the pri vate lying in state prior to the funeral. This is expected to take place about September 1, althougn the exact date has not yet been de termined. A company of Imperial Infantry surrounds the palace. Thousands of prominent personates called at the palace during the day. These Includ ed the entire diplomatic corps. The emfceror, Voshrhito, was occupied today with business of . state. HS conferred with' the councillor, task active part In the srrangements and appointed the chief officials a! his household. A salute of 21 suns for the new emperor w'll be Axed tomorrow and the following day 60 guns,, enumer ating the age of the dead emperor. The home department has Issued Instructions for one year's mourn ing, but It Is understood that 'full trvouTnlnr will foe limited to 50 days In order to prevent disturbance of business. Tho self-restraint and dignity of the entire people under a great sor row and a sudden shock, Involving perhaps a superlative change and certainly Irreparable, was one of the mo)t striking features of the first day of mourning. Wrote Letter to Judge Call ing "Venal and Cor rupt Judge" OUT ON BOND MACON, Ga July SO. W. A. Huff. twice mayor of Macon, several times a member of the Oeorula general as sembly, at present water commission er of the city and elhty-one years of age, was today arrested on a charge of contempt of court by an order of cnuea mates uiainei juago umory E. Bpcer. He was held In a bond ot $1,000 to appear before Judge fipeer. tomorrow. The arrest followed aj lengthy .letter to Judge Speer In which Huff charged hlm with being a "venal j and corrupt Judge" and demanded the ludge'a Impeach ment. The letter was delivered to Judge Hpeer at his home last night and at noon today Colonel Uuff was arrested. Colonel Huffs testate has been In bankruptcy for nearly thirteen years, lie alleges that when he went Into bsnkruptcy he was a wealthy man, with plenty to pay his creditors snd till leave him a fortune. He says that he now Is penniless. that the estate has been eaten up In I fees end still Is In bankruptcy and that a bank 1n Macon for years hss had $94,000 of his money without paying Interest on It. Many asperatlons on Judge fipeer's public and private life were also made. Thlg afternoon Judge Bpeer made It a matter of court record. j Colonel Huff announced tonight) that he was sending copies of tils! charges to Preslient Taft and to ev ery member of congress In sn effort to have Impeachment proceedings brought WEATHER. WASHINGTON. July $0 Forecist: North Carolina Local showers Wed nesday and probacy Thursday. ABOUTSEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY MORNING, r y7 . BLAMED IF A "He Doesn't Know POLICE GRAFTED MILLIONS NEW YORK GAMBLERS ANNUALLY, 1 STATEMENT OF 'BALD JACK' ROSE Lieutenant Becker One of Four Officials Who Collected From the Gamblers for "Protection" Men Who Shot Rosenthal ; Received $2,000 for the Job, NEW YORK, July 10. Sworn statements tesdlng to show that the annual iiaCt soUected by high police officials in New1,,. York city from gambling house! and other illegal resort has amounted within the last year to $J,08,000, are In the hands of District Attorney Whitman to night The statements were made to the dlstrlct attofiiey today by "Bald Jai?k" Rose,, self-accused graft col lector .tpt. PoUc(r4xiewai)tlCbTlJ Becker, " ne'ad of th "strong-arm squad" who tonight began his socond day a! Incarceration In the Tombs prison aa a alleged Instigator of the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler. This brought a yield of $2,400,000 protection money which was equally divided, according to the story told by Koae, among four high officials of the police department, one of them being Hecker, and tfrom other evidence the district attorney has collected he has reason to suape t that each $600,000 was further dis tributed. In other words there were four separate systems or bureaus of police graft, each headed by a high police official. OUicr Officials. Mr. Whitman, It was learned, 1-ad the names oi." the other police of ficials whom Roaa has named and hie further efforts In this aflw, most sensational "police exposure" that New York hs ever seen, will be directed toward strengthening the evidence which points against thorn. une or tne officials named, It was learned, holds a position at head quarters and Is In a strict sense a civilian employe. Tne name of a , former iclty official has 'been brought to the attention of the district at torney as having been closely con nected with the "grairt system," but It was learned that th evidence i thus far obtained against him Is not of a tangible nature. Tho evidence, however, Is being closely followed by the detectives In the employ of the district attorney. It also became known tonight that If Lieutenant Becker will tell all he knows, not only In respect to his own allojed complicity in tne muraer, put will ouslv about the place. Rosenthal, it unfold the Inner workings of the WHs teetlfjed. w m at that moment sit gra.'t system, Inti.r'ar as It may In- ting In the restaurant with a party of volve the "men hlnher up," no ef- : fr(nls. fort will be made to enforce the ex treme penalty of the crime for h!ih of Rosenthal but he wll be grant- , ed leniency on thnt condition only. The alleged fa,:t the $2,400,000 9r,U fund was told to him by Becker. Ross suid in a sworn stutn- mcnt today, li. . k r. he said, tol l hlm thtit he handled $9',909 a r.ar and that equal urn --.nta were handled by three other uf:e lal Thin, he said, came In ohe. tlqns from gamb ling houses, p"! rooms, houses of ill-re,pute and th 'Ike. Rose said he bi.l collected gamb ling grsft i'or R ic r for mouths and he promised the d .strict attorney that he would o : i In for him the rates paid by gnor !'ng houses, make, a tabulation of n;it these rere;pt amounted to -mnnthiv and yearly, and how the money ai handled. That there were other -oilei tors besl le Rose Is tho ass'ixp'lon of the dlstri.-t attorney, who h"ii' to Identify them. "Hecker told rr. tnat he g the prince of the e department," Rose said. "He p. id me liberally out of my collect. ..rui, but I never was able to keep :it I got. I was a ifool gambler an 1 gambled It all away." Part of the bu nei.s between the gamblers and the police, the district attorney was told, was boldly done thromh checks, although his effort! to secure evidence in this form have proved fruitless. "Brldgie" Webber, the gambling house keeper, who 'na also confessed and whose story largely resulted In the arrest of Becker, promised Mr. Whitman, it was learned, to corrob orate Rose's statement In regard to JULY 31, 1912. Where He's Going. But He's On His Way." tho collerttons. Incidentally Webber today admitted to the district attor ney that $2,000 was the sum which he received to pay the men who actually fired the shot which killed Rosenthal. Killed on lWkcr. In regard to the murder Itself Rose stated to Mr. Whitman that the re. son why It wss dons so openly 4 that no effort waa mads to cover t.icj lumber of the. trig grey murder oar as It drove up to the Hotel Mstropola to "ft" Rosenthal was that Becker was "relied upon for protection." Despite the furors caused by the police scandal Mayor Goynor today voiced hi complete confidence In Commissioner Waldo, head of the de partment. Asked to comment on the sttuntton the mayor said: "I can only repeat as heretofore, that I hope everything will proceed In order and that all of those conrerned In the murder will bo cenvlrted." The details of how Rosnnthal was Khot down were related officially to day for the first time by two of his companions, who were eye-witnesses of the murder. In the trial of Fstrol man William J. File before Deputy Commissioner Dillon. The patrolman has been under suspension since ths shooting charged with failure "to take prompt snd efficient measures to ef fect the arrest" of the murders. Tils, who wn, otf duty, was In tlh Hotel Metropole at the time of the shooting and led in the pursuit of the gray au. tomohlln In which th slayers escspnd. The version of the shooting given by John J. Hlckey and Christian Walker, wfio were with Rosenthal when he was shot, differed In enteral respect from the story told at the time. Both mi-n denied that th sm- bier wss lured from the Metropole to meet death, by a messenger who call ed him from table. Another point brought out from File filmsclf, was thst "Hrlrtgle" Webber, one of the men whose confession led to Lieuten ant Keeker's arrest, entered the bote restaurant but n few minutes before Rosenthal wis shot and looked nerv- M In Party. There were five men In Bhe Rosen- in imni, irioruini in oom Mlcsey and Wilker. Hlrkey declared he was standing only three feet from the gambler when the assassins approach ed and benan shooting He felt sure he could -Identify st least one of the slayers. Another development of today In whlrti many person, profe-sed to se a sidelight upon th Investigation eierieo as a result or Rosenthal'! murder was the resignation of Rav-' mond R Kosdlrk ss rommlsiloner of accounts of the rlty. In this capacity i Mr. Fosdlck has been the chief In- vestlitatot of the administration. Be fore his retirement wss announced Mr Fosdick made a statement aiylng that for months past e had been ro- e!ving ss many u. twenty-flv let-te-s a day alleging that there was Kraft In the various city departmenla "Fifty percent of these letters r. Itted to the police department,'1 said Mr. Fosdlck, "snd there was a con stant trail f the name of Lleuten- noi ipcer in mese communications. I'nforfjnatcly these letters wer anonymous a'ul general In their al leiruMona. ""n Julr 17 the iay ttr Rosen thal was ihot I re-elvc) a lensthy list of alleged jf,tnbllng houses which l trunsmltted to the police depart ment. 'hlnMng that the proper place for It " The fact that nothing had come of his reports of aliened discov eries of graft wss consWeed In oth er circles as expln'nln? the reason for Mr Fc.d'k's retirement. Premlrr Transferred. Dlstrtct Attorney Whitman this FROM $600,000 Each Every Year afternoon fulfilled hit promts to Rose, Webber and Vsllon, th three gamblers who confessed yesterday to hae them transferred, to another prison than tha Tombs. Thty wer taken from the criminal oaurt build ing In a locked and heavily guard ed prison van to th west slAe court prison! Th gambler told Mr. Whit man they wr stirs that the Tombs mas filed with "stool plgson" and that a thay wouid : ba blackjacked . U sent bark there after making confes slona. The hopes of the authorities that another of the men accused a the actual slayers of Rosenthal had bu arrested were disappointed late to day when Inspector Hughe received positive Information that a man held at Byraruss on suspicion of being "Gib the Blood" Is not th muoh wanted gunman. In thll connection It was reported tonight that District Attorney Whitman had ordered eljrht mora arreslg hsre In oonneeAIon with th Investigation. Mr. Whitman de clined to confirm or deny th re port That on effect of th disclos ures due to the Rosenthal Investiga tion will he a sweeping Inquiry In to tha police conditions seemed as sured tonight. Announcement was made that Mayor Ooynor had defi nitely derided to call a special meet ing of the board of aldermen neat Wednesday to begin such an Investi gation. It Is expected that th In quiry win go dee Into every phase of the alleged relations between mem 1ers of ths police department v Ith gamblers and other hsbltue of the underworld. GRAND JURY MAY PROBE SCANDAL DETROIT, July $0. Tnat a grand Jury Investigation of affairs In th city government will follow th r rent graft exposure Involving nln councllmen and on council clerk, wss the opinion today of trios close ly connected with municipal affairs. It U said that evidence which would worrant such n Investigation was found when the ssfe of E, R. Schrelter, council elek, was opened. According to Asslstsnt Prosecutor Jahnowskl, the detectives found I the ssfe about fifty personal letters and several -ouncll roll calls which vlii have direct bearing on the pres ent esses. The ten officials will be arraigned tomorrow and It la expect ed that the majority will plead not guilty to the charge of grafting, si though ,evernl have confessed. Th" accused men seem to have re- revered their nerve complete, ss all have filed petitions of candidacy and hin,lblK to K0 Mortt ,nlr C0B , nUturntn for Te-e)ertlon. . - Tr,nrT --. rrVTHTT AJjUMXll LUUWL(1J-I vrftTrr TT ottOOTAV ' NOW IN SESSION HKNI-KliKoWILLE. N. ('., July 30 The alumni councM of the Uni versity of North Carolina Is now In swMilon at Ivsnuga Ike club, the ftrt session of the council being held yesterday The movement looking to the unification end dire tlon of the efforts of the sons ' ths university culminated at the June commence ment, when a permanent organisa tion was perfected with county as eoc'atlons. The body Is composed of the following. Hon. J. Y. Joyner, Col. Robert Bingham and Messrs. W. J. Andrews, A, 8- Barnard, W. , Bernard, J. f. Carr, Hyden Clement, J. C. B. Ehrlngaiis, P. D. Oold, Valter Murphy, Georze Stephens, W. If. Bwrft. R. H 8ykes, D. B. Teague, Tf D. Warren and J. K. Wilson, Oen. Julian e. Carr, president of the gen eral alumni, and many, of those named above, are now at Kanuga, where they are being entertained by the president of th club, Oeorge Stephen. CITIZEN WANT ADS I BRING RESULTS HUGE YIYE CENTS. STATE'S EVIDENCE IN GRACE TRIAL IS Rely or. Interview Between Mrs. Grace and Husband Night of Shooting " CLAIMS SHE ASKED WHY SHE WAS ACCUSED At Same Time Had Not Had a Chance to Hear Accusations Since Shooting ATLANTA. Oa, July 10. Mr,' Valsy Ople Orac greeting U her wounded husband at th hospital tht night of her arrest, before she knew he accused her, ws dwelt upon with great stress by the prosecution In th Qrae trial today. I "What ar these thing they ara saying about me." wer th wlfsa first words a quoted by Morris PrloJ lieu, state witness, whit th Jury wa excluded. , "Daisy, why did you shoot mr was Grace's response, J Previously, Pollcttor-Qsneral DoisJ sey, while the Jury wa excluded, had, Indicated how he hoped to secure th conviction of th accused, In th fol lowing words: Circumstantial Evidence. 1 ' 1 1 "This Is a case In which th state must rely entirely upon clrcumstanj tlal evidence.- W expect to ahosei that Daisy Grace faosd her husband and upbraided him for accusing Mr of th deed when not a living soul had Intimated to her that she wag uipscted or accused of th crlm.".. from that time on, however, th defense successfully blocked every fl . fort to th stat to get th latrvlr between hiftband and wlf before th ' lury.w Th prosecution attempted t prove that Mrs, Orac had no oppor tunity to learn of her husband ao o uea tlon between th Urn sbs wa In formed of th hootlng at NewnanJ and hr meeting with bim her. . . Orac' mother. Mrs. I. U Hill, first testified that sh was with Mr. One i til, that Urn but admitted Mnder cross-examination that she tod from th station to th hospital in another cab. Morrla Prlolleut Orac' chum,! testified that Mr. Orsc learn sd nothJ Ing from him n rout from th t" tlon. , - ' .1 H admitted that sh talked to ' number of persons In th reception room of th hospital although wlth In hi hearing. - H added that sh' commenced to cry wftii in th rj caption room. . - -' . ? UlUKM Conftufd. ; .Uv' Mr, Hill wa th mot Interesting wltnes of th day. Bh maintained her composur well and answered question freely although sh became confused several time under croaav lamination. Through hsr, th tatl brought out tha allsgad motive, th collecting oft 116.001 Insurance poll cy, whlrt Mr. Hill testified MV Orc had taken out at her reousst. ' Tour mysterlou letters, tw typ-! written on th saros machln and.' ..- (Onntlnnevl em Page Three) ill mik enni IE 49 - DELEGATES' Instruct for Lion ' Hunter, and Decide to Nomi a . rii . i em i a. nae ouue xic&ev SEVEN VOTES NEW HAVEN, Conn.. July 10.; Relievers In the progressive mov-' ment in politic) from all over th state met In mas convention her (hi afternoon and chose 40 delegate) bo ilie Chicago convention of tne . progressive party, instructed thos GIHCUMSTANT ths presidency, decided to have the! psrty legally enrolled a a political body Jn Connecticut bearing the nam' to be chosen at Chicago, voted that a stat ticket should b placsd ln the field and adopted a platform la) which equal suffrage wa th notice--able plank, owing to a contest which developed over It. As th delegation will have seven votes In the convention each delegat" will have a seventh of a vote. The delegation Is Instructed to sup port ttv short ballot, direct prima j rles, popular election of United, tttate senators, th Initiative, refer endum and recall, an independent federal commission plan for regulat Ing Industrial corporations, a protec tive tariff which shall protect both Industry and employe, while destroy ing monopolies which hav Increased, the cost of lining, a parcel post, wo man's suffrsg and a working mea'a compensation law, ' , The sensation of the session wag the presentation of th following res olution: . ., , . i v .' ' We demand that th consolidated railroad company recall from th pa-) sltloo of chairman of tha republic state central committee It chief tofc-i bylet, Mr. Henry J Rorebeck." I It was adopted with a cheer, - , j i
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