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Getting Graft Evidence.

All the forces of the district attorney :
detectives We're directed today to ferret
out evidence of police graft. When JUS
tice l;off convenes the extra ordinary ses-
sion of the grand jury September 3 Dis
trict Attorney Whitman proposes to lay
information before the court that several
persons can supply valuable details Of
police blackrnail With the fling of this
information scores OF subpoenas will be
issued for various John Does to appear
IN court and tell the truth or 60 to prison
The district attorney purposes To direct
his entire attention for the next week to
hunting evidence for use in the John Doe
inquiry which. because of its scope. will
be able to obtain evidence that could not
be developed at the murder trials. This
information will. il is hoped. be avail
able for the trial of those indicted for
the killing Of Rosenthal.
Mr.. Whitman has information that he
will lay publicly before Justice Goff that
no lees than four inspectors and three
civilians are involved in police corrup-
ton which has netted them hundreds of
thousands of dollars from disorderly and
gambling houses.
A sealed Indictment charging perjury
was handed up by the grand jury today
against Charles Steinert and James
White former members of Lieut.. Beck
er's ''strong-arm" squad. They are
charged with framing u gun-carTyins :;
case against the gang leader, Big Jack"
Zelig
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MAY AD|O||RN S00N KID MCCOY GOES FREE
English Magistrate Holds Evil
dence Does Not Justify
Extraditi0n.

LONDON. August o2.-"kid" Mccoy
Norman Seiby, the American boxer, was
discharged from custody by the magis-
trate of the extradition court at Bow
street today. He was arrested July 26
on a provisional extradition warrant
charging him with larceny alleged to
ceedings were taken at the instigation of
the Belgian legation.
Mccoy had appeared before the magis-
trate on several previous occasions on the
same charge, and August > was released
on bail, while awaiting the arrival of the
documents connected with the case from
Belgium.
McCoys attorney. In addressing the
said the dispositions had ar
rived from Belgium. and after carefully
studying them he considered there was
absolutely no case against Mccoy 1t
was most extraordinary. he added that
Mccoy should have been arrested on the
unsworn statement of an intoxicated
woman who when she became sober de-
MED her own statement The reason Nc
Coy found himself in that position was
that he happened to travel to Ostend and
stayed III the hotel where the theft was
committed.
The magistrate said tie had read all the
papers and had come to the conclusion
that there was not sufficient evidence to
Justify eXtradition. and he therefore dis
missed the case.
The magistrate declared he found the
OStcnd robbery had been committed hy
some one residing on Il different floor of
the hotel from the one Ipi..d by Nc
Coy. and said the charge against him was
d ridiculous one. Mccoy thanked the
magistrate, saying:
II am very pleased 10 be exonerated /
meyer was dishonest in my lfe.'
Mccoy purposes to bring Suit agains st
the Belgian authorities for damages
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-22
SLATON FOR GOVERNOR.
President of Georgia Senate Wins
Democratic Nomination.

ATLANTA, August 22.-ApproXi-
inately complete returns from yester-
days democratic primary show that
John NJ. Slaton. president of the SEN
ate. gained the 4 ,tern;, tcrial nomina-
ton He was opposed by Hooper Alex
aT.,ier and joe Iiill Hall
United States Senator \. =. Bacon
was renominated by $4,000 majority.
Representative Charles l.. Bartlett as
defeated for denomination In me .s:Arh
district by j, W. Wise by q plurality
of 209. Judge Charles +. Crisp ea~ily
won the nomination for Congress in
the third district, as did Representative
Thomas NJ. Bell in the ninth. In the
eleventh district Randall Walker. ac-
cording to incomplete returns, is aheo d
of Judge IT. A. Parker by a narrow
margin. There were no contests in
other congressional districts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-22
SEVEN SEEKING $5o,oc0. 900.
Claimants to English Estate Found
in This Country.

ST. LOUIS. August 22.-The discovery
that an estate of $50, 100000 in Middle
sex. England. is awaiting "A claimant has 8
resulted in the appearance of at least
five in st. Louis. one in Chicago and one
in Des Moines. Iowa. The estate is said
to have been left by Alfred Page, who
died in England in 1888. 1t is said to in
clude Weabley Manor, one of the most
imposing country places in England.
The search for the heirs was begun at
the instance of Charles Nelson Page of
Des Moines. The Chicago heir is said to
be Patrick Saunders. The St. Louis
claimants are Mrs. Frances Gansey, Mrs.
Bridget Farrell. Mrs. Anne Cunningham.
Michael Saunders and Thomas Saunders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-22
Information Not Cited.

Although the committee had the fact
that throughout the business section a
similar increase to that of the smaller
properties had been made on buildings
which had NOT been improved. but pre-
viousiy underassessed. tllis Information
has not been cited to show that the as
SCISSORS were not discriminating in sections
or classes 1t Is easy TO criticise and
ought 10 be easy to be fair, and is
with fairIninded persons.
The report comments upon a compari-
son of factor used in determining the
value of the Willard Hotel and Barber
q; Ross building. and saws the cost fac
tor used on the Barber x Ross building
which is merely an open-spaced, well con
structed warehouse. Is as high as the
one on the New Willard. an elaboratelv
constructed modern hotel Ii this he
true il would only prove the unscien tific
results OF the scientific standardizing OF
buildin- and given "A factor by which to
value them. for the fact remains that
the assessors have the cost Of these two
buildings as sworn To by their respective
owners
The Ross building was Increased from
81 .OtD 10 $4,000 at the last general as
sessment. which represents two-thirds of
Continued on Second PageD
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FORMER RACE STARTER DEAD
Thomas Flynn Passes Away in New
Hampshire.

PATERSON. y. j.. August .o-Word
was received today OF the death. at Lake
Sunapee. \. H.. of Thomas Flynn, who
years ago was the starter al the Glouces-
ter and other New Jersey race tracks.
Later Mr.. Flynn was manager for the
August Belmont Association, which also
conducted a race track. AT the time of
his death he was tax receiver
Mr.. Flynn was member of the house
of assembly for seven terms, and in lsa;
was the speaker of the assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-22
Aid Requested of Consul.

TIE consul Al Cornto has received re-
quests for aid from The American and
foreign interests in the towns between
Leon and chinandoga. BY cable of the
night az August ~ the consul reports
1lat telegraphic communication with
Chinandosa has been restored and that
t.at town was then under government
control. Al the request OF the authorities
men Wtle iaHueu from the Annapolis and
the Justin 10 protect lives and property
OF Americans and other foreigners Twen-
1y-fiye American and otlie. foreign worn
IN and children We're taken aboard the
justin on tine night, OF the 18th and 18th.
and fifteen American citizens passed rho
nights of the 18TH and 18th at th,. con-
Sulate
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SUICIDE is IDENTIFIED.
Man Who Shot Self in Front of New
York Hotel a Southerner.

NEW YORK. August 1.-THE man who
shot and killed himself early yesterday
morning in front Of the Hotel Marl-
borough here was identified today as Ar
thur W Ierger sof Mobile. Ala. by Fran
els Coulson Kelly, an employe OF a local
trust company. Mr. Kelly said he Went
to the morgue Al the request OF Frank j.
Yerger. a brother of the suicide and
showed a letter from Frank Yerger in
which the latter said that his brother
had disappeared several days ago after
writing that his family would never see
him alive again.
Mr.. II ely told the morsue Keeper that
Frank Yerger probably would come 10
New York to take charge Of the body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-22
BARON HENGELMULLER SILENT
Refuses to Discuss Report He Will
Resign Post Here.

BAR HARBOR. Me, August ao-Earon
Hengelmuller. the Austrian ambassador
to the United States. who is spending the
summer at Bar Harbor. refused today to
discuss the report that he was to resign
his present post and return to important
work i'll Austria. Baron Hengelmuller
said that he intended to leave for Austria
next Thursday.
1t was intimated by the ambassador
that statement bearing on the report
might be issued later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-22
Decoy Letter Traps Mail Rifler.

NEW YORK. August 2.-After three
months WORK 10y detectives on the rnys-
t"rious loss Of hundreds OF letters con-
tanning money addressed - New Eng
land, Edward J, Collins foreman of Ie
Now England mails, is under arrest here.
, III il alleged that Collins was trapped by
a aecoy letter carrying marked bills. He
has been in the postal service twenty
seven wears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-22
HEADS UNIFORM LAW BODY.
Charles Thaddeus Terry Elected
President of Commissioners.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, August D.
Charles Thaddeus Terry, New York. was
elected president at the annual conference
of the commissioners on uniform laws
yesterday. Other officers selected We're:
Vice president. John Hinkley. Mary
land: treasurer, Talcott III. Russell, Con-
necticut; secretary. Clarence NJ. Wooley.
Rhode Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-22

Los ANGELES, Cal, August 22.-Sea-
man 5. Schepps. resident OF Los
Angeles for many years, and brother
of Sam Schepps. one of the most
prominent figures in the Rosenthal
murder case in New York city, said to-
day that he had sent an emissary to
his brother in the TombS. counseling
him 10 tell the authorities all he might
know Of the affair and of the alleged
collection of millions of dollars from
gamblers
Schepps sad that he and his wife
had been so annoyed by the receipt of
anonymous letters because of his
brothers connection with the Rosenthal
case that he had been forced to send
Mrs. Schepps out of the city for while
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One-Minute Headways.

The headways for the afternoons be-
tween the Monument and Park road Tor
westbound and northhouni ears is fixed
at not more than one minute between
1.lo anu o:lo clock, and one and a
third minutes between 5:lo ana i
o'clock.
Better service for AnacostIans is
planned i'll an order 10 tie .AnacosIIa
and Potomac River Railroad Company
and the Washington hallway ana L4ee-
trio Company. winch declares tu.y snail
operate over their AnacoSIia line be-
tween AnacoStia and 3Ih and streets
northwest, north and WesIbound ears
having headway of not more tnan
three minutes leaving Anacostia oe
tween 1:2U and A. NJ, and south and
aaStbound cars leaving sta and h streets
on headWay OF not more than two and
a half minutes, each alternate car 10
pass over the Center Market route be.
tween 4:3O and ) O'Clock. Between )
and o'clock the headway shall be live
minutes. Between /; and 80 o'clock
the headway shall be four minutes. and
each alternate car shall pass over the
Union station route.
The two same companies also di
rected to operate over the lie Droit line
between 5th street and Massachusetts
avenue northwest and 18th and Il streets
southwest sOuthbOund cars between S:33
and S:3S am, on headway of one and
a half minutes. In the afternoon he
tween 1870 and 4:55 o'clock between 18th
and B and Massachusetts, avenue and
5th street the northbound cars must
have a headway of not more than TWO
and one-third minutes
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PROBLEM IN OUTPOSTS
is SOLVED BY INFANTRY
Calls Court-Martial Ends Today.
Private Eaton Injured in Diving.
BRIGADE TEAM TO SEAGIRT
Col. G. B. Young to Captain Rifle
men Representing Companies B
and K, 1st Infantry, and c, T,
Z and M, I'd Infantry.
Also to Go.

Special from a stan Correspondent
CAMP ORDWAY. BOLIVAR HEIGHTS.
". Va. August pa variety Of actiyi-
ties set Camp Ordway busy today Both
batteries OF artillery are firing upon an
enemy in the hills. the infantry Is solv-
ing problem in outposts The men OF
the National Guard of the District Of CO.
lumhia have been scattered far and wide
over this county. and for several hours
this morning the camp was deserted while
the lighting men were securing the coun-
try fol an enemy.
Aionzo Is. Eaton of Company * 81 In
faniry. is lying IN the field hospital to-
CAY with an ugly wound across his
mach. The young soldier hurt him-
sell vile diving in the river slat,
rock did the damage He was rushed
- the iield hosrita'. where Maj. Clarence
Weaver performed an operation Thu
MAYOR reports that the young man 10
proSTts ssing finely
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Hahn Bey Minister of Justice.

cONSTANTINOPLE.A August 2,-Halir
Bey, a member of the Turkish senate
was appointed minister of justice todas
in succession to Hilmi Pasha. who re
signed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-22
Testimony of Physician.

The first Witness DR.. Otto Schultz cor
oners physician. testified that Rosen-
thals death had been caused by a bull
let wound in the brain. There was an
other wound in the jaw and in the
tongue, but the one in the brain caused
death.
Policeman John J. Brady testified he
had seen Rosenthal bleeding on the side
walk and had heard five shots
Thomas Smith. cad waiter at the
MetrOpole. tod Of seeing Rosenthal in
the dining room and in the lobby just
prior to the shooting Of hearing the shots
and Of seeing Rosenthal lying on the
pavement John Eastman, another wait
er, told a similar story.
Policeman William J. Files who was
criticised for his failure 10 capture the
assassins. testified that lie was dining in
the Metropole at the time and when he
heard the shots he drew his pistol and
ran out on the sidewalk.
He asked several persons which way
the murderers went. but none could
answer him. He and other officers
then jumped into q taXicab and gave
pursuit to an automobile going east
not the gray car in which the assas-
sins escaped.
Cross-rxamined by counsel for Sha-
piro. held as the chauffeur of the
murder car" Files admitted that he
had never seen him and could mo-,
identify him. The policeman's most in
teresting bit of testimony was state
Webber in the Metropole shortly be-
fore the shooting and had seen him
again in front Of the Cadillac Hotel
when EoSenthal was dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-22
Depends on Point of View.

1t is true that some may think the
assessment high and others may think
il low. il depends altogether on the point
of view and the motive OF the one maxi
ing the criticism. Tile report says that the
assessment Is too low, based on an as
sumed total true valuation Of S13iCJu.nD
which is, no doubt. arrived at from some
scientific method OF computation. but
why S144OOO,Oo0? Why not one billion
and make the percentage s23 per centu,n
or on 9J,OOD.tGO. basis and Justify
the assessment. although the assessment
was made nearly two years ago and
there have been some changes In vaiue
since.
Many persons residing and owning
property in class designated in report
az the 10000 small homes of govern
ment clerks and workingmen in the
southwest, southeast and northeast SEC
tions. upon receiving their increased tax
bill and inquirinG tine cause of same. on
being asked what they thought their
property was worth, and aScertainins
the value in their judgment. not one
that We recall was oNerassessed. accord
ing To law,
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INFORMATION is SOUGHT
BY STATE DEPARTMENT
Revolutionists Capturing Towns Be-
tween Leon and Chinandaga.
AID FOR AMERICAN FORCES
Navy Department, Undeterred by
Projected Senate Resolution, Or
ders Reinforcements Rushed
to Help in Defeat of
Insurgents.

Two Americans are reported to have
been deliberately murdered in the
massacre of the Nicaraguan loyal
troops by the rebels at Leon August
: - one was said 20 be Harvey Dodd
of kosciusko. Miss: the other man
named Phillips. The two men had
been wounded and were seeking
refuge in q hospital according to the
report received today at the State De
partment.
Dotid and Phillips were said to have
been lighting with the government
troops. IN the defeat they were taken
% hospital. badly wounded, where they
We're killed IN the massacre which fol-
lowed. NJ more details were sent to
Washington
Recalls Canron-Groce Case.
IA. killing of Dodd and Phillips,
lb"Hsu not entirely parallel. recalls
tie killing of Cannon and Groce by
Zelaya in 1909. which resulted in an
upheaval that threw the dictator out
Of office and sent him 10 Europe an
exile The State Department is pressing
for more information
4 delayed dispatch from Corinto to-
day says the rebels are taking towns
between Leon and Chinandaga They
are reported to have confiscated a large
plantation and a distillery containing
s".n0O.oo0 worth of alcohol
With the arrival Of additional United
states states forces IN Nicaragua, Rear Ad-
n1ral sutherland on the cruiser Cali
1ornia will take full command
Reinforcements to Be Rushed,
Cndeterred by the talk In the Senate
Or projected resolutions rega riding the
cnnstitutionality OF the landing Of Ameri-
can sailors and ma ines in Nicaragua. the
Navy Department. at the request of the
State Department. has dispatched per-
emptory orders 10 navy yards on two
SIDES OF the continent To rush reinforce
mentS to the small band OF navy men
located far in the interior of the insur
rection-torn country and perhaps in more
OF less danger of annihilation at the
hands of the insurgents. who seem to be
swarming in the country outside the
capital
The officials say they are satisfied that
they are acting completely within their
rights in landing the sailors and ma
rines. and that this does not constitute
an act of war. such as can only be
authorized by Congress- The official
basis for this contention rests upon
several grounds. The government of
Nicara qua and the only one recognized
~ the United States formally requested
-1e American minister. Mr.. Weitzel
and capt. Terhune. commanding the
The gUnbcat Tacoma 10 employ their
,orces to protect foreign life and prop
e,ty. which the government frankly
Omitted III could not itself do
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Open Cars Make Difference.

The Washington Railway and Electric
Company and the Brightwood Railway
Company, in further order, are directed
to operate between 9th street and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest and Soldiers
Home junction, over their 9th street
headWay of not more than Is minutes
betw 4::0 and 80 O'Clock pm. Ia
minutes between 30 and 90 pm. ard
liz minutes between and els pm. In
this instance it is provided that when
10 per cent more of the cars operated
during the periods and in the direct on
covered are open cars having seating
capacity OF seventy-fiye passengers. the
northbound headway leaving Pennsyl-
vania avenue shall be as follows: Be
tween the hours OF 40 ard 5..1 D. m. ~
minutes; between the hours Of 90 and
o.D pm, minutes. and between the
hours of 80 and G:lS pm. ~ minutes.
Over the Takoma Park route these TWO
companies are directed to run between
9th and Pennsy lvanit avenue and ltn
and Butternut streets between i:.;o and
30 pm, cars Oh q headWaN OF not more
than 81. minutes. Fifty per cent IF these
cars snail he open ones and seating seSen-
ty-five people. Between ~, and %, y m.
the Roadway for ears will he not over
ai2 minutes. These ears run TO the Dis
trict line.
The compa nies are asked 10 operat. he
tween Soldiers Home junction and atA
street and Pennsylvania avenue ears TN
der Il headway of not more than two and
one-half minutes between a:ts and 4 81
I'm. and one and one-half minutes be-
tween S.ll and 10 am
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President Told Congress Like
Iy to Finish Saturday. - 2.
ONLY ONE BILL IN THE WAY
Passage Of Post Office Appropria-
ton Measure Would Mean Get
Away, It Is Said.

Congressional callers at the White
House today declared that Congress would
adjourn Saturday night if Senator Bourne
will hasten action on the post office ap-
preparation bill. which is in conference. 1t
was stated most emphatically by a num-
Der of callers that this bill is now the only
measure that stands in the way of early
closing of the long session.
The President having won his fight with
Congress over the retention of the Com
merce Court. in the Legislative bill. is sat
isfied to the end of the session. He
will go to Beverly as soon as possible and
join Mrs. Taft in a much-needed vaca-
ton. There is just one bill that threat
ems trouble. 1t is the fur seal bill. The
President. however, is likely to sign this.
President Is Kept Busy.
Mr.. Taft today worked on much busi-
that is coming to him. He saw nu-
merous visitors. some of whom called to
tell him goodbye, feeling sure that Con-
sless will get away this week. Senator
Guggenheim, who is to sail for Europe,
vas Of these
Representative Humphrey of Washing
ton called on the President with L. ".
Phelps of Seattle. who is strongly in
dorsed for appointment ON the industrial
commission provided by Congress .
Representative Gardner of Massachu-
setts called to invite the President To at
tend the unveiiins- of the memorial tablet
to the dead of the 1st Regiment Heavy
Artillery of MASSACHUSETTS, a. regiment
that suffered niue. during the civil war.
The memorial will be unveiled in Salem
In September or October at any date
fixed by the President.
Col. William DeGrange today presented
President Taft with a basket of apples
sent by DIR. S. n. Meyers and c.. NJ La
mar OF Martinsburg,. W. Va, each apple
weighing more than a pound.
Message From Bramwell Booth.
The President today received the follow
ing cable message from Bramwell Boooth.
the new commander of the Salvation
Army:
LONDON, August II. 1912.
President Washington.
Mr.. President: Your noble and eloquent
tribute to our dear fathers life and char
acter touches me most deeply and will
profoundly crafty our people and friends
throughout the world. From thu. midst
of my great sorrow. thank you both for
them and for myself We mourn Our
great leaders loss, but by Gods grace We
go forward with his work One OF his
precious posses sions was the friendship
and sympathy of SO many American citi-
Zens. ! humbly pray God to bless YOU
and to crown your great nation with His
loving kindness.
BRAMWEI1L BOOTH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-22
Local Marines to Go.

The marines w.Ieh viii make up the
PROVISIONAL Regiment To be taken by ,he
naval rfaaspost I@iFie from Philadel-
aia will i. drawn irom this city. Bos-
ton. New York, Philadelphia Norfolk and
Charleston. They viii go by train To
Philadelphia, and will be concentrated
there BY Saturday morning. The Prairie
y under orders 10 sail Saturday after
noon IL will consume tive days in the
voyage to Colon.
col. Joseph III. PendletOn of the Marine
'orps VIII command the regiment He
VIII take full conmaDd of the American
marines within Nicaragua upon his ar
llval there. He outFanks Commander
IelHGue Of the Sunboat annapolis who
u now if charge of the forces.
h j. reported that presidential aspra-
Tons are causing disSensious i'm the rebel
camp. Careos Nairena, Pauline Codoy.
Zeledon and Francisco Baca being urged
Tor the presidency Ry their respective
constituents.