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talked with Becker, and Becker tolt
him to help me, and he started ouf
with me. The amount OF the tariff
agreed upon was to be $500 a month
Those who made payment that nigh
were Betz, on street; McDougal
on -- street; Coe, on street;
Dublin. on 49, street; Mccullough, or
$500 street: Blumenthal and Tobin, or
street. made their payment di
rect TO, Becker, but secured my q
|per cent. as / had spoken to them
but, as / said before, they never knew
Of me holding such a position before
go they made II point to meet Beck
er each month alone down town.
had Dollar John at $500, Sam
Paul at $500, Jimmie Beattie at $500
curley on Tenth street and Fourth
avenue, at $500.
used to meet him at different
places to turn over what money had
to him. ] used to meet him at my
home mornings, or at the corner OF
I1l0th street and Broadway, in the Lion
Palace Cafe, or in the subway sta.
ton. A place we met oftener than at
any other was the Union Square Ho.
tel, 18th street and Fourth avenue,
where we always sat in the rear din
ing room and / passed what money /
collected or talked over matters with
him.
Everything was going along smooth.
ly until Becker met Herman Rosen-
thai; like in my case Rosenthal and
Becker soon became fast friends. Ros-
enthal secured the appointment of two
men, Foy and Michaelson, to Becker's
squad and Rosenthal said Becker had
an arrangement that these two men
were to work under Rosenthal's In
structions. He was to select certain
poolrooms that these men were to
bring Becker evidence on.
( One of the first places raided on
this system, was place on South Sixth
street, williamsburg, conducted by a
man named Dorsey or Alnwick.
The matter was talked over and
Becker agreed to turn in the unseryed
warrants for 5000. Dorsey protested
that he was in financial difficulties
and could not do it. He was given
until Monday to make good, and on
Monday he met me at the baths and
gave me $500.
Becker Lends to Rosenthal.
Rosenthal followed this up on an
other place, a man named Lawson,
either at Cortland street or Park
place Then next was the San Souci
on 18th street and Becker and Rosen-
thai were becoming great pals, then
Rosenthal talked to Becker about TAX
inc an ffnrocf IN hiS nlaca AT I6fh5
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whispered to me, becker sent me.
told him could no longer trust any
enc but my attorney.
Then Pitt sent me another note adj
vising my getting lawyer Abrams. He
said Sullivan would not do. He calIef
my family up and advised them the
same. as determined to- do JUS as
lawyer Sullivan advised and did tell
all and Callan and Weber we're orl>i
too anxious to join in and tell all os
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were named in the warrants, which !
did, and the warrants we're served on
the street in front of the court Ny
reason for this was that was anxious
TO get hack and start operations at the
same place. and could not do this with
the warrants out against the place, as
we all knew II was q trick of men in
charge Of raiding squads to always
hold out one or more warrants of a
raided place to be used as a means Of
aEain raiding a place If they resumed
operations, without going through the
same process Of securing evidence
over again.
Pays Seeker $500.
Lieutenant Becker and grew quite
chummy, and soon asked him what
disposition would be made Of the case
and he said. well for $200-I will guar
anfee you to have the case thrown out,
but. he said you must instruct your at
f0rney to waive examination. and
will take care Of 1t down town, which
i did. paid his the $500 in the bar
room Of Hirschhorn's saloon at Second
avenue and First street
He then said he would like to see
me again and we arranged for a meet
ing. He told me that he was about to
start out on long line Of raiding and
he also intended to get some money
for himself, he said that he wanted to
show some activity first and then start
fl to get some money for taking care
OF some places and he thought would
rake him good man TO collect for
him.
agreed to the proposition, and the
terms agreed upon was that was to
get Is per cent. of all my collections.
At that conversation he told be that
no had in his possession evidence
against poolroom ON Third avenue
and 18th street conducted by two men,
Hoch Tan ex-policeman) and Armbrus-
ted. He said on the following day he
would have the affidavit read upon
which to apply for warrants, but he
said you can seeA these people and II
you can get $500 from them | will de-
sfroy the affidavit and go no further, !"
told him I would see them and report
to him.
Collect For Becker.
Hnl uiSnl saw Iucin anu cApidlb-
ed the situation to Hook and ArInbrus-
ter and arranged to have them meet
Becker the next day at Essex Market
court, where our case was to be call
ed. They came there and introduced
them to Becker and Becker insisted
that he would talk only to Hook and
together they walked down First
street and had a talk, when Becker re-
turned alone and said to me Walk
down street. meet Hook and he will
give YOU some money" walked down
met Hoch, he hended me a package Of
money and / returned and handed it
to Becker in Hirschhorn's saloon,
where he was waiting for-me.
/ then met him a few DAYS later and
he told me to prepare to get busy, as
he said he was going to make a cou,
pie of big raids and that would force
al the gamblers to sit up and take no
tice. He then raided a place on 44th
street and place on 3Sth street. Aft.
er these raids he told mefto start out
and begin to get keepers of gambling
houses to pay me money for protec-
zion against being raided by the
strong arm squad"
Webher Joins Ross.
Il didn't have much standing in the
gambling business and never was
known as a collector or man who
stood in with the police, so / called on
Bridgey Weber to help me ont He
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A cloth dipped in ammonia will Oft
en- remove the stains from the collar
OF an overcoat.
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A man has no use for q woman who
attempts to convince him that he is
wrong and succeeds in doing it.
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we realized we were tools and were
going to be made the seapegoa;s.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-30
TITANIC SURVIVORS GIVE
MEDALS TO CAPTAIN AND
CREW OF CARPATHIA
Commit ee's Spokesman Eulo-
gizes Heroic Actions and
Fitting Response is Made.
LOVING CUP TO RosTRoN
Il Claim No Credit That is Not
Due Every Man on My
Ship" He Says.

NEW YORK, May 29.-"I merely
tried to do my duty as | saw 1t, hret'
to my ship, secondly to suffering tu-
manity. | claim no credit that is not
due as much to each and every nell
ber of the Carpathia's crew"
Standing in the main dining room
of the Cunard line steamer Carpathi@,
Capt. A. II. Rostron, hero OF the Tt
tanic disaster, modestly insisted today
that he had done nothing unusual IN
risking his vessel and the lives OF
passengers and crew In sending the
. Carpathia full speed through the ice
| fields to the rescue of the Titanic
refugees huddled In the lifeboats IN
the open sea. His statement was
made in response to euloglstlc
speech by Frederick X. Stewart OF
this city, in presenting to the captain
silver loving cup TO commemorate
the rescue, and TO the officers end
crew medals for the same purpose.
The entire affair was unique in the
history of this port. Entering the
harbor, the Carpathia was saluted by
every vessel she passed on the rrp
up from the channel lightship. AT the
pier a committee of survivors al
invited guests boarded the vessel and
at their request Capt Rostron mus
tered the entire crew, from deck hand
TO stoker, in the main saloon, and
after some eulogistic speeches. every
one of the vessels company received
a medal The loving cup given the
captain, bore the following lnscrip-
ton:
Presented to Capt. A. H. Ros-
tron, r. ID. r. n. r., Commander
r. NJ. s. Carpathia, in grateful
recognition and appreciation OF
his heroic and efficient services
in the rescue of the survivors OF
the Titanic, April 10, 1912 and
OF the geenrous and sympathetic
treatment he accorded us on his
ship
From the survivors of the tt
tanic.
Capt. Rostron, First officer Hankin-
son, Chief Surgeon McGee, Chief
Steward Hughes and Chief -PnrSer
Brown were given gold medals. and
other officers silver medals. and TIE
members OF the crew bronze medals.
The muster roll of the crew was call
ed by the captain, and as each meu'
ber stepped forward TO receive the
token he was warmly and enthusias'
tically cheere6 by the audience that
had jammed into the saloon.
Rostron was very reticent when az
effort was made TO get him TO discuss
the Titanic disaster and he refused
pointblank to comment on the report
OF the senate investigating comrnittee
He showed by his attitude, though,
that the action of congress in official
The Detroit times., 1912-05-30

ly voting him thanks and gold
medal had touched him.
When asked pointblank II he wouli
take advantage OF the privilege ac-
companying the Official thanks of ecu.
gress and the gold medal 10 visit
Washington and enjoy a seat OF the
floor OF the senate. he said:
II hardly see how | could. you zee
] am kept very busy running my
ship. My duty is here"
The committee which arranged for
the presentation OF the medals 20 the
officers and the crew, and OF the low
ing cup 10 Capt Rostron. was made
up OF Mrs. Brown. Frederick X. Stew.
art, OF New York; Karl Behr. New
York; Bjornstrom Steffenson, Wash,
ington; Fred. o. Steddon. Tuxedl
Park; George A. Harder, BroUklya:
Mrs. William Stone, Cincinnati 8. ID
Coldenberg. Paris, and Mrs. Bucknell
of Philadelphia. The loving cup is OF
hand-hammered silver, SO inches high
appropriately inscribed. while the
medals show the Carpathia approach.
ing the Titanic's boats.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-30
ELLIS TRIES TO
EXCUSE LICENSING
OF SALOON DIVES
Says Police Should Have Put
Persistent Law Breakers
Out of Business.
COMMITTEE ACTED ONLY
ON "OUTSIDE EVIDENCE"
Refused to Wipe Out Resorts
Unless Police Reports
Were Corroborated.

THE police have responsibility in
the matter OF enforcing the law
against saloonkeepers, and they
mustn't shlrk 1t or shoulder 1t on to
the council" said Chairman Kills, OF
tho council committee on liquor resu-
ation Wednesday morning.
Ellis was expalning why his com
mittee granted license to more han
$50 saloonkeepers whom the police re-
ported as persistent violators " the
law. The Times expose OF the coz
ditions surrounding the granting of
those licenses was the talk of the city
hall, many OF the aldermen who ha !.
voted TO sustain the committees rec
omendation feeling chagrined that
they should have voted blindiy for
the committees report without know
? ing that the recommendations were
SO much at variance with Commis-
sioner Crouls report. Ellis was 1iain-
ly nettled by the publicity.
We have got TO be reasonable" he
said. III the police had evidence that
the saloonkeepers are persistent
yiolators OF the law, why don't they
take the mater to court and convict
them? But they can't ask US to de-
stroy a saloonkeeper's business arbi-
trarily when they haven't got tnS evil
dence TO convict him OF violating the
law. II Is up TO the police 10 obtain
convictions and il the saloonkeepers
are twice convicted they are pat out
OF business automatically by the opcr-
alton of the Warner-Cramton law And
no saloons take their places, either.
Now, as for the persistent law
yilators who had the additional COM
plaint made against them that they
were running gambling joints IN con-
nection with their saloons, | want ID
say that It Is not up to this commit
tee 10 take into consideration any
business outside of the saloon busi-
ness. Then, again. II the police nave
evidence that these men are running
gambling joints In connection with sa-
looms. the police ought 10 be able 10
put them out of business"
How about the Hotel Breitneyer
and the Grand Central hotel that the
police reported to you as being hang
outs for women OF the Streets" Eiiis
vas asked
Now. those places are in class
by themselves" he replied. People
sometimes are elected from the very
best OF hotels. Not long ago the gov
ernor OF Indiana was elected from q
Chicago hotel with his wife. and the
hotel people had TO apologize. Croul
had police at the doors of these places,
but 1t was learned that he had no
legal right to station them theIc. Tire
police report against the Annex hO-
tel. which We put out of business, il is
The Detroit times., 1912-05-30

Bu.ine..-IIke Printing. 40 fuss aud
no feathers The plain. neat kind that
Johu r st Ph Main lISS or city SSs5
looks right Times Pripting Co. 10
The Detroit times., 1912-05-30

true. was no worse than the repor.
against the Breitmeyer and the GraLd
Central. but In the case OF the AN
mex. the Bucket OF Blood anu the
Lincoln Inn, We have evidence ol,-
side OF the police report We nad
no evidence against the Breitmeyer
and the Grand Central outside OF the
police report. In the cases where We
had outside evidence II was stronger
than the report made by the police.
The police don't need our nelp il
this matter; they don't need 10 sub
init these cases 10 US and ask us 10
put the saloons out OF business. Let
EN- go TO court with the evidence ard
II they're guilty the saloonkeepers will
be closed up right quickly"
Il think Commissioner Croul knows
what ne is talking about" sale AID.
Mason, commenting on the action of
the council committee. Personally. /
did not know the contents OF CrouPs
report 10 tho committee when ! voted
to sustain IT, The aldermen haG con-
hdence enough In the committee 10 CO
SO. It's no cinch job TO sit on that
committee, let me tell YOU"
Il feel We have accomplished some
thing, II only a little bit, when the
council closed up few saloons" said
Commissioner Croul 10 The Times. IL
would Like TO have had the courcil re-
duce the number OF saloons from L.
500 TO 1000, which IL could have done
With 1000 saloons In Detroit We could
handle the business just as easily as
reciting the A. B. C.'s. l divide tie
saloonkeepers In Detroit this way:
There are 500 good saloonkeepers. men
who do obey the law; 500 Indifferent
saloonkeepers, who try TO make mon
ey by keeping up with the bad saloons.
and 500 bad saloonkeepers. Now, II
the 500 bad saloonkeepers had been
refused licenses. the Indifferent "a.
loonkeepers would fall In line with
the good saloonkeepers and II would
be easy work TO look after the few
who might be disposed TO violate TIE
laws. I'm trying TO reduce the mum.
Der OF saloons and | showed the coun-
ell committee the exact condition OF
affairs. II was up to them to say II
those saloons should have been con
tinued in business. Nothing can be
gained by condemning the councils
action now. | am thankful for what
ever they did to make the work OF
this department lighter"
The aldermen suggest that yol
might enforce the law against the per-
sistent violators and have them con-
victed and force them out of business
In that way" said the reporter.
I'VE have taken the evidence TO
court and in many. many cases the
court wouldn't issue warrants," re-
piled Mr.. Croul. When We submit
our evidence TO the prosecutor our
function ends and the work OF TIE
prosecutor begins. II is his ,iuty to
push the cases. II the court refuses To
issue warrants when we complain
that there have been violations of the
law 1t is not fault of ours that the
violators are not convicted.
II have Informed the worst of Il e
saloonkeepers TO whom the counci,
granted licenses that | will hereaftes
keep monthly records of their con-
duct. If they obey the law and show
a genuine desire 10 make good the old
scores will be wiped out"
The Detroit times., 1912-05-30
Newspaper Rabs
Senator Smith's Speech

LONDON. May 29.-After character
izlng Senator Smiths speech delivered
in presenting the report OF the IL
tanic investigation to the senate as
"hamboyant, rhetorical iopdoodle and
filed with wild verbiage and reckless
deductions" the Evening Standard ad-
mits that the report points out grave
deficiencies and contains suggestions
that cannot be ignored.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-30
HOTEL NAV BE REBUu.T.

PORT HURON. Mich.. May 29--It Is
thought likely that the Port Aux
Barqucs hotel. which was destroyed by
ire Monday. Will be rebuilt at once.
The hotel was all stocked ready for
the opening OF the season, and many
reservations had been made. The cleo
tric light and water plants were not
injured.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-30

CHICAGO-Edmund Furerer, a re-
tired farmer. Obliged a stranger by
giving him sl3 in cash and taking a
check for $3.50 in return. The stran-
ger did not return. The police are
Investigating the check.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-30
INsr.RED By wHIRLINc SHAFT.

LANSING, Mich, May 2y.-Caught In
the belt which he had shifted to-the
pulley each morning at the mill OF the
Thoman Milling Co. for 80 years. James
Losey. aged SO years. was whirled
about the shaft this morning, sustain
fatal.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-13

has not permitted Of his reporters to enter the Trades
Assembly hail. to write item in the interests OF the
workers. He asserted, during the time that the Steel
Trust engaged at crushing the Amagamated, that
he would give $1,000 Of his money to the crushing
operation completed. Z
Then there are George E. stfel and William Stone,
both propretors of department stores in which every pos
sibe effort among the employees to organize for their own
protection has been stifed where girls employed at
less than the cost OF living Stone has slowly and surely
through the years. gained reputation among the organ
lied workers being opposed to them and their interests
He is the who behind the movement that resulted
in the coumns of the daily papers of Wheeling being
closed to the workers of Wheeling.
Not one of these men deny single statement
set forth above All that they do is to brand this
article "incendiary' and call names at it's writer.
The persistent exposure Of them and their methods
by this paper has made them frantic They have been
accustomed to their purchased security from the daily
press, so accustomed to savsh submission from their
employees that they wax wrathy and violent at challenge
Of their veracity And they do the only thing that their
limited mentality PERMITS They fret and fme they skin
their teeth and snarl and SANDER.
Now they threatening to take the matter to court
Scoundrels with money enough have always sought
The court and always avoided the popular vote Those
who seek the court in public franchise show that they
fear the people and thus prove the weakness of their
case The working people content to submit their case
10 the people Of the city.
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OF treatment and chronic cases that
have often been neglected, until they
are well nigh hopeless. Time and
again have the United Doctors cured
cases of this discription-those who
only come to them as a last resort
The following letter, written for
publication by one Of the United
Doctors cured patients cites a case of
this instance.
Dear Doctors:-"I have been at.
flicted wit hcatarrh of the nose, throat
and stomach for the last twelve years
which no amount Of doctoring or
medicines seemed to help. 1 dispaired
OF relief and never dreamed could
be crued. | now wish to state though
l have doctored with you only two
weeks, l am so much better that I
have hope once more and know If /
treat but a short time longer will
be entirely cured. Your wonderful
system of medicine has done it. Make
this statement public 80 other suffer
ers know where to go for relief
Gratefully, John Rosenquist, $40
10th Ave-, South Minneapolis. MINI.
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STREET
CARMEN GETINcREAsE

Milwaukee. June 12.-wage in
creases amounting to $4,000 annually
has been voluntarily granted by the
Milwaukee Electric Railroad company.
This voluntary increase is the direct
result of the effort of the Amalgamat-
ed Association of Street and Electric
Railway Employees to organize the
men upon this road, which resulted in
a strike. 1t is stated that the wage
rate for carmen in Milwaukee is be-
low that of cities of like size, with con-
ditto ms still very unsatisfactory.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-13

I FRANCIS Feehan, have been accused Of
long series of high handed acts cul-
mlnating in the alleged illegal adjourn.
lnent of the last district convention.
For months last year another set
claimed to be the regular officers, and
there we're two organizations, zach
claiming the other illegal, until the
executive board of the UniteT Mine
Workers Strengthened the matter out
six months ago The Feehaa adher'
ents make charges just as serious
against their enemies, and matters
seem to be getting worse instead 81
better with each passing day.
Seventy-ive men claiming to be rep
resentatives of local unions in the dis
trict, gathered in Pittsburgh last week
claiming to be reconvening the regl-
lar convention SO abruptly terminated
by Feehan April-17. Word fral Presl'
dent White and the executive board 10
the effect that they must not meet II
the name of the U. M. W. resulted in
the passing of many warm resolutions
the appointment of a committee 70
consider plans for establishing locai
paper to teach industrialism, and tae
serious consideration Of Withdrawing
their locals from the U. NJ. " ana
joining the /. W. W.
The sentiment generally is that IN,
ternational President White sh0ulo
institute a movement looking toward
bringing the district together with .as
total elimination Of both the Feehan
and opposing factions, and with, tho
Of omcers that have Been On
neither side, considering only the az
of the interests Of the ranA
and file.
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Man Thought
Case InCurabIe
UNITED DOCTORS SURPRISE MAN
WHO HAD TWELVE YEARS
AILMENT
49,
WAS AFFLICTED. WITH cATARRH
Of THE NOSE, THROAT
AND STOMACH.

It is not surprising that the United
Doctors, who have their Wheeling in
stitute IN the McLain building, at AZ
18th St, are known as the Doctors
OF Last Resort for they get no Gays
cases to cure-but those who have
failed Of . cure by ordinary methods
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PA. Miners THREAT
TO JOIN |. ". v.

A serious situation is developing in
District 5, United Mine Workers. This
district, known as the Pittsburgh dis
trict, comprising the bituminous mines
OF Eastern Pennsylvania, has been in
turmoil for years. The present OIL
Gers. headed By District President