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Evening star., 1912-11-05

With the going down Of the sun today
the mightiest jury that ever sat In any
cause will have marched to the polls and
recorded its verdict 1t is not improbable
that during the day sixteen million free
men win have eNpe to the polls and back
to their work again. Sixteen million men!
Shoulder to shoulder string of them
five thousand miles long! Sixteen mil
lion men! An army Of sixteen thousand
regiments! Supposing that each voter
takes only half an hour from the time
he leaves his work until he returns, 1t
would require more than a thousand
years for one man to do it all. When
such power as this speaks. what Won
der that all partisanship grows silent and
abideS it's verdict.
The great question may not be SO much
"Who will VIM" but rather 'Wlll any
one VIM" With three-cornered fight,
In which each party is practically certain
to get some electoral votes, 1t becomes
question whether any one OF them can
get the necessary majority of the 531
eral states. This means that to win one
of the candidates must have 286 votes
when the electors meet and select a
President. The betting indicates that the
political authorities think Wilson will do
this, but that neither Of the others can do
it. Chairman Hilles claims that Mr. Taft VIII
carry the election and shows $50 votes In
his recent forecast. But. unfortunately,
he includes Missouri and Maryland in his
total and IL he loses them he pares down
his total by twenty-six votes, which
would bring it down to o54 votes. or Six
teen short of his need if his candidate is
to win.
Evening star., 1912-11-05
By Frederic J. Haskin.

ex-President must win practically every
thing not taken by Wilson. If Taft should
carry only the seven states Of Washing
ton, Utah. Wyoming, Vermont, Colorado
Rhode Island and Idaho, and Wilson
should carry only the solid south and
New Jersey. Roosevelt would win But
II he should lose New York, and any other
one state to either Of them, he would
fall below the requisite 266 votes. Or
if he should carry New York. the loss Of
Pennsylvania in combination with either
sas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ne
braska, Ohio. West Virginia or Wiscon-
SIM would still leave him outside of the
charmed circle. These figures might be
continued indefinitely to show what an
uphill fight Roosevelt will have to win
today.
If Woodrow Wilson should carry the
states having democratic governors he
would win by a margin greater than that
predicted by Chairman Hilles for his can
didate. Or. II he carries The twenty two
states which would cast their votes for
him If the election were thrown into the
House. he will win, with twenty-five
votes to spare. In other words, II he
carries only those states which went
democratic for Congress two years ago he
will win with a safe margin. This does
are divided on a House presidential ballot
Maine, Rhode, Island. Nebraska and New
Mexico. The twenty-five states which
have republican delegations in the House
have a total electoral vote of 900 votes,
while those which have democratic dele
cations have 2SS votes; the four divided
delegations have 81 votes.
Evening star., 1912-11-05

Joseph Brown. ninety-three years DID,
the oldest merchant In Frederick county,
Nd, died at Myersville. He was paral-
yzed ten years ago while delivering a
church address. and for i've years had
been blind.
Evening star., 1912-11-05
democratic House and approved BY q
democratic President


1t may well be termed mystery why
Congress skated on such thin constitu-
tional ice when 1t entirely disregarded
the meaning Of the provision Of the Con-
stitution providing for the succession,
when Madison's amendment was intro
duced for the very purpose OF preventing
such course.
There was some difference Of opinion
disclosed in the debate on the succession
act as to whether the Secretary Of State.
acting as President, could appoint an
other Secretary OF State. Some urged
and that he would have to continue to
act as Secretary of State. or his successor
might say to him: You, sir, are no longer
Secretary Of State and therefore no longer
acting President. The Office IL now mine"
Miss ..eatrice Harkins and Lester q.
Tucker of Forest HILL Nd. were married
Saturday at the home of the bride
Evening star., 1912-11-05

Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, South
Carolina and Georgia voting for 1t, and
Connecticut, Delaware and
North Carolina against it.
Further color Is lent to this idea by the
fact that the succession act OF 1872
framed by a Congress in which sat a
large number Of those who had helped
frame the constitutional clause itself
provided for an intermediate election
When one reads the succession act of 1886
with these facts in mind. he concludes
that the provision requiring the conven-
ing Of Congress IN the event Of a cabinet
succession. Is made for the purpose OF
having the machinery for a special cleo
tion provided. 1t would seem beyond all
question that that was the purpose of
the Constitution.
Evening star., 1912-11-05

The Roosevelt claims have not been
based on the specific figures that the
Taft claims are, but it
Claim Made seems certain that II
4 Mr.. Roosevelt can win
Ava 1sooSSveA" 1t will be achieved
only by leaving nothing for Mr.. Taft. The
Evening star., 1912-11-05
COURT UPHOLDS VERDICT
Sustains Judgment for ST.
476 in Favor of DR.. J. J.
Kaveney.

A Judgment for $27.476 in favor of DR..
Joseph ]. Kaveney against the American
Security and Trust Company executor OF
the estate Of John e. Herrell, former
bank president, was sustained yesterday
by the Court Of Appeals in an opinion by
Chief Justice Shepard. The appellate
court also sustained the refusal Of Justice
Stafford to inquire into the proceedings
in the juryroom when counsel for the
executor claimed the verdict was irreg-
ularly and Illegally returned and was a
"Quotient' verdict.
Affidavits were filed showing that the
Jurors all wanted to return a verdict for
DIR. Kaveney. but differed as to the
amount. Each wrote figure on a slip
Of paper which were aggregated and
divided by twelve and the result adopted
as the verdict. Justice Stafford consid-
cred the af1davits and declined to order
an inquiry
Evening star., 1912-11-05
idea Ignored
by Congress. .

House show conclusively that they ig-
nored the Madison Morris idea and in
tended that there should be no special
election. 1t was specifically declared by
Senator Hoar. manager Of the bill In the
Senate that it was not intended that
there should be any intermediate cleo
tions. A number of senators introduced
amendments to continue the special cleo
ton provision of the succession act of
1892, but these were voted down. When
the bill, which was passed by republic
can Senate, went to the democratic
House. 1t met the same objections there.
A number Of democrats and republicans
offered amendments to re-enact the spe-
cial election clause OF the act Of 1892
among them William Mckinley. afterward
President, but they were uniformly voted
down.
Therefore. II there should be a dead
lock as a result Of today's election. moth
ing could prevent Philander C. Knox from
becoming President for a full term Of
four years except q Supreme Court de-
cision declaring unconstitutional that part
Of the law OF 1886 which fails to provide
for a special election. But even this
would barely be possible. since such ac-
ton would precipitate chaos and bring
about a situation as threatening as the
Hayes-Tilden contest
Evening star., 1912-11-05
Upholds Justice Stafford.

The appellate court says he acted with
In his discretion and such action Is not
the subject Of review. All discussion of
the question of permitting Jurors to i'm
peach their verdict is cvoided in the
opinion. Chief Justice Shepard suggests
that the verdict may be excessive, but
that. he holds. was a question for the
trial court upon the motion to set 1t aside,
and is not within the province Of an ap-
pellate tribunal The court found no re-
versible error in the trial and affirms the
judgment
Or. Kaveney was in daily attendance
upon the banker, who was eighty years
old and required constant medical atten
ton. The physician was obliged to per
form operations four or five times q day
to relieve the sufferer. The bill was sub
mitted for q total of $37, $50 for services
from September 81, 1905. to March 80.
1869
One item was for sixteen days attend
ance on Mr.. Herrell at Elkton. Va, for
which a charge of $1,000 was made. The
trust company thought the bill excessive
and contested it.
Attorney George P. Hoover represented
the physician. Attorneys Nathaniel Will
son, Clarence r. Wilson and w. w. Bride
appeared for the executor.
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If neither candidate is able to muster
266 votes-confessedly a large task with
Evening star., 1912-11-05

Nor is 1t probable that the Supren
Court would even be asked to pass upe
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Act Approved
by Both Parties

in It's making. It !
republican Senate,
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Intent Of the
Constitution.

proposition. it was proposed that such
officer shall act accordingly until the time
of electing a President shall arrive" The
documentary history of the Constitution
SAYS that thereupon, "Mr. Madison OBJ
served that this, as worded, would pre-
vent the supply Of the vacancy by an
intermediate election Of the President,
and moved to substitute. until such dis
ability be removed or a President shall
be elected Mr. Governeur Morris Sec
onded the motion, which was agreed to. :"
The account then adds that some objected
to the substitute because, according to
the process established for choosing the
executive there would be dihiculty IN eff
fecting It at other than fixed periods, .
but that on the motion Of Mr.. Randolph.
Evening star., 1912-11-05

three men like Taft,
Wilson and Roosevelt
running-it il certain
that there will be
maAeuvering between
be day when the elec-
Evening star., 1912-11-05

But when Congress, in 1886. passed tn.
succession act, 1t ignored these things. A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-28
DISORDERLY HOUSES NEXT
Waldo Will Issue Companion
List in a Few Days.

Commissioner Waldo said that WIN
in few days the reporters couid Sc
cure for publication the COMPANION list
70 the one printed this morning-the
list of the names Of owners OF houses
known to be or suspected Of being ois-
orderly houses. That list is expected 10
no even More extensive than the gam
ming house list and to call forth more
heated demand for the concealment OF
certain names. But the Commissioner
declared that he would permit its pup
Ucation as soon as il is completed
Those who in person. by telephone OF
Inv letter vigorously demanded thal
their names be withheld furnished the
Commissioner with a wide variety Oh
oxcuses They declared that they had
sold their property to other persons OF
had been entirely ignorant of the uses
for which the houses were emplo!eu'
AR Waldo again said that he wouiu
welcome a rigid investigation OF MS
entire department, and would in every
waV within his power aid the orllcla4
undertaking that assignment But yes
terdav he added that he was OF 'he
opinion that other departments wouio
benefit by an extensive investigation
lie suggested an inquiry into the entire
administrative system. The police, the
District Attorneys office, the courts ana
the grand Jury system should be in
cluded. he argued. What part OF the sys-
tenn was not doing good work. he asked
the police in securing evidence, the Dis
trict Attorneys office in prosecuting
the grand jury in considering II, or the
courts in administering justice?
From the offices of the District At
torney came the statement that eleven
of the eighteen disorderly houses in the
district of Inspector Lahey, raided tea
days ago by Assistant District Attor-
new James E. Smith. had reopened and
were once more running in full swing.
When told of that statement Commits
sioner Waldo yesterday afternoon de-
MED il to b true. He also denied that
his secretary, Winnie" Sheehan. had
been deposed and replaced by an exec
utive clerk, Robert ]. Kennedy.
During the morning Assistant Dis
trict Attorney William \. De Ford,
representing Mr.. Whitman, asked Mr..
Waldo to furnish him with the record
Of the organization and activities Of
the ;entral Office squad, known as the
strong arm" squad.
Commissioner Waldo said that he
was willing to testify before the John
Doe" investigation as TO anything the
District Attorney wants to know con-
Cerning the Police Department.
He announced that the trial of for
mer Inspector Hayes would be held OF
Fr.Gar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-28

firm of William A. White & sons "u
mitted last night that the frm o"iieu
the property No. L. stone street men
,,onad in the report as being leased 10
H., 1e,v. He said that the Dul'u
ING was rented for restaurant purposes
and that such was conducted Oh 'he
premises. ,
Leonard Blumenstock. who is men
toned al the owner Of the property NO
"a and 80 Whitehall street. Leased u
Emily DeForest. declared that 'here
ever was a poolroom at No. "a, where
he conducts a cafe. He said the upper
mar, of the house was occupied by ten
ants. and that he had no interest III
the premises No. 36.
John ]. Tuny, builder owner oi
the house occupied by Thomas Oal-
laqher. al No. 81 Sixth avenue salo
~ have nothing to fear; my ehu ol 1t
10 all right as will appear when the
matter is investigated. | won Sd!
anything about 1t now. ~
Henry Tanzey. Of No. 2lS East llth
stree, whose name was down on the
notice gambling list as being the owner
Of nroperty on which the police said
,vere gambling houses, said last hlgh''
Commissioner Waldo has MADE a
mistake. I don't own any Of them l
have no connection with those houses
7 am in the real estate business but III
a general way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-28

CHU COMPANY, No. u Doyers street
date OF opening, February, 1910; no war
rants; no arrests; date closed. June TO-
1912; game. fan tan; owner. OF premises
JEN FUNG, No. 80 Catharine street; no
liability notice served: premises vacated
CHU COMPANY, No. IA Doyers street
date of opening. January, 1912: no war
rants; closed January 10. 1912; game fan
tan; owner of premises. JOSEPH
of liability served January 70, 1872, by
Captain Tlerney, Of the Elizabeth street
police station.
CHIt COMPANY, No. 10 Doyers street:
date OF opening. February. 1910: warrants
obtained January 0. 1912 no arrests: date
by Inspector Daily. I'd Inspection Dis
trict apparatus seized. buttons and cups;
game, fan tan; owner of premh as, ROi .
ERT J. BIRD, No. "A Lafayette stree, =;
liability notice served January 20 1912. b,
Captain Tierney, OF the Elizabeth street
police station.
CHII COMPANY, No. Il Pell street
date OF opening. February. 1910: date of
entry with warrants, January o. 1872; ar
rests. four: date closed, January IL. 1872
warrant served by Inspector DAILY. %
Inspection District: apparatus seized, but
premises, STEPHAN PIARANA. No. q,
Mulberry street; liability notice served
the Elizabeth street station; prisoners dis
charged by Magistrate O'Connor in the
Tombs Police Court.
cHU COMPANY. No. 2ois pcll street /.
date Of opening. January. lsl2; warrants
served. January 8, 1913; arrest, one; date
closed. January 10. 1917: warrants served
by Inspector Daily; game. fan tan; ap-
paratus seized, buttons and cups; owner
OF premises, STEPHAN PIARANA. No.
% Mulberry street; liability notice served
January 20. 1912, by Captain Tisrney of
the Elizabeth street police station; pris-
oner discharged In Tombs Police Court
by Magistrate O'Connor.
ON LEONG TONG. No. 10 Doyers
street; date OF opening. February, 1910;
warrants served, January Q, 1912; arrests,
four; date closed, January 10. 1912; war
rants served by Inspector DAILY. appa-
ratus seized, buttons and cups; game
fan tan; owner of premises. MAX ].
FORCES, No. 49, Division street; liabil-
ity notice served January %, 1912. by Cap
tain Tierney; prisoners discharged by
Magistrate OConnor in Tombs Police
Court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-28
WELL, KNOWN NAMES
ON WALDO'S LlSl'
Police Commissioner Gives Out Threatened
Compilation Of Owners Of Houses Said
To Be Gambling Places.

The commissioner added that the list
was not up TO date. Many of the build
ings. he declared. he knew to have been
torn down. and in other cases. he said
ownership of the property had possibly
changed hands more than once.
The names of the owners Of the prop
erty are those which were secured when
the suspicious of the police were FIRST
aroused and Investigations made. For
that reason the bell of the telephone on
the commissioner big glass topped
desk has been ringing every few min
utes since he announced that this ils'
was in course OF preparation. A great
number of letters also has poured In on
him from prominent persons who pro-
tested against the publication of their
names in such a list. The commission
or wanted It understood that he was
not asking that the list be published
Gentlemen" he remarked to the re-
porters. II am not Offering this. | am
merely permitting you to secure a copy
Of a public record. ! am not asking
YOU 70 publish this list. and 1t doesn
make any difference to me whether you
do or not"
The list. as given out by the COM
missioner the first name in capital let
ters being that Of the alleged proprie-
tor of the gambling house. and the
other name In similar type In the same
paragraph being that OF the alleged
owner. is as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-28
SECOND INSPECTION DISTRICT

ON LEoNG TONG, No. Is Mott stressl
date of opening. February, lsly; no va
rants; date closed. January 10. lsl2; gagmyss
fan tan; owner OF premises. MORh,'
ISAACS. No. 7Os Lexington avenues ~.
bility notice served January y, lsls'
Captain Tierney. -.
ON LEONG TONG. No. Is Mott STREE,
date OF opening, February, lsle q, no , ws.
rants: date closed. January 10. lslZ sal ,la
fan.tan; owner of premises, CHIME,
CHARVIN ASSOCIATION. No. 70 aya
street: liability notice served by Cap's"
Tierney. on January g. 1872.
ON LEoNG TONG, No Il Mott srs ass
date of opening. February. 1910: warrsss sss
served January ., 1912; arrests, four: .s va
closed. January 10. 1912: warrants se NM.
by Inspector DAILY; apparatus seized, ~
tons and cups; game; , fan1sanN; Ia We'd
Nth street: liability notice served Janus.
26. 1912. by Captain Tierney; priss 70 M
discharged by Magistrate OConnor -
Tombs police court. -
ON LEONG TONG. No. % Mott strscs
date of opening, February Blo' wsI,@.e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-28
GAMBLING CAUSES FAILURE
Business Man Says He Dropped
$1,000 in Bridge" Weber's.

Gambling hgu.~d in a petition In bank
ruptcy filed yesterday against Philip
Stsdler and Morris Resler, who compose
the firm of Stadler & Reisier, shoe deal
ers. at Nos. % and 45 Stanton street.
Lesser Brothers. attorneys. acted for sew
eral creditors. including Merritt, Elliott &
Co.. the w l.. Douglas Shoe Company
and the Rice-Hutchins New York Com
p&uy.
Liabilities are said to be $500 and as
sets $500
The members OF the firm are brothers
in-law. and began business in May, 1911.
Mr. Reisler put in most OF the capital. lie
is said to be a brother of John the Bar
Der" witness in the Rosenthal murder
case.
There is an interesting story back OF
the bankruptcy petition" said Benjamin
Lesser yesterday. MIR. Stadler was ex-
amined at a recent creditors meeting in
our office, and he endeavored to explain
the disappearance Of large sums of money
by saying that he lost several thousand
dollars during the first few months in
gamblIpg-poker. roulette and horseraces--
part OF II in Bridge Webers. When
questioned he could not tell with whom
he had played poker.
We will ask 10 have Bridge Weber
and several other men examined"
Lesser Brothers had stenographic re-
port made OF the examination Of Mr.
Stadler. They said he stated that he bor-
rowed $500 from Morris Resler. his part
ner, Of which 500 has been repaid, and
firm notes were issued TO Mr., Reisler for
5000
lie did not know the names % the peo-
pie he played with; only met them in the
gambling house. He knew lots of gam
bling houses--he played in West 3sth
street, West 44th street, East 18th street
and at BRIDGE" Webers Sixth avenue
and t2d street.
He always went alone. he said, and
won only once or twice. lie got some Of
the money to play with from Mr.. Reisler,
some from the business and some from a
friend and from physician. Asked when
he began gambling, he replied
Il have been gambling all my life
He never kept any account OF how much
he lost, but put his losses In the last six
or seven months at $4,000 He played last
al f'Bridgie" Weber's about five months
ago. He thought he lost about 5000 in
the three or four times he was there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-28

The long expected list of owners OF
houses used for gambling purposes
which Police Commissioner Waldo SAID
he had under compilation. was given
out at Police Headquarters yesterday
Prepared by the seven Manhattan dis
trict inspectors the list gives the
names Of the alleged proprietors' the
location Of the premises. the manner Oh
gambling carried on when the houses
were opened. the dates when the ponce
raided and closed them, the number OF
arrests and court disposition or each
case.
Among the alleged owners are con-
gresham Jefferson NJ. Levy, j. Edgar
Leaycraft, Lawrence Drake. william
Astor estate, Alexander Wilson, fred
NJ. Hilton and the Sailors Snug Har-
Dor. and prominent among the names
OF alleged gambling proprietors are
such we'll known ownes as sam Paui'
Harry WALTON and Jack" Rose. all or
WHOM have figured IN the Rosenthal
murder use.
Mr.. Waldo said that he had not at
tempted TO verify the inspectors re-
ports, and, therefore was not able 10
guarantee the accuracy Of the list. His
inspectors, however, he said. had them
selves assured him that each had gone
over his particular list and verified the
ownership of the property at the office
Of a title guarantee company or that
Of .l,a PaOiCfer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-28
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The Washington herald., 1912-11-18
SYLVESTER DENIES
POLICE BRUTALITY
Superintendent of Capital Bluecoats
Addresses Missouri Society
at the Cochran.

A defense Of modern police methods
and a denial OF the stories of the use
of the sweat box" and the third de-
gree" was the feature of the address
made Saturday night by Maj. Richard
Sylvester. superintendent of Police.
before the meeting OF the Missouri So
ciety, at the Cochran.
Maj. Sylvester was formerly a Mis-
sourian. and he spoke of his life there
and of his memories of the State. Then
he digressed to his life and work at
this day. and from that to the prac-
tices of the police OF the United States.
He denounced the stories of cruelty
by the police to draw confessions and
information from persons suspected Of
crime, and said that through the me-
dium of the international Police Asso-
citation the force in all countries was
being placed on a higher and higher
basis
The terms sweat box and third
degree" were described in their real
meaning by the superintendent OF po-
lice, and while he admitted that some
years ago there had been some in
stances of cruelty by police in this
country. he said those days had gone.
The arrest, according to Mai. sylves-
ter. is the first degree" the incarcera-
tion. the second degree" and the
Of the prisoner the third
degree"
There were several other numbers
on the programme. Miss Janet Barton
gave a piano solo, Miss Elizabeth Max
well vocal solo. Miss Martha Bald
win a violin solo, and Charles Allen Q
vocal solo.