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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
Nynr Among Prnhcr.
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| Especial to The Times-Dispatch.J
New York. August 17.-The report
that Police Lieutenant Charles Beck
or's defense against tho Indictment
charging him with the murder OF Gam
| bier Herman Rosenthal, almost 1--WE
weeks ago. would be that the murder
was committed by man now held by
tho district attorney as n material wit
ltcss and that Commissioner Waldo
had the dope" on another inspector
and would suspend him as he did In
sQector Cornelius G. Hayes were devel-
opments OF tonight IN the police graft
scandal.
Criminal prosecution of tho murder
ers Of Essential was at Il etandstili
today owing TO tho absence Of Sam
Schopps, sojourning in Buffalo for the
week end without whose testimony
tho grand Jurors withheld indictments.
hut the war among tho probers OF
police graft went merrily on. Alder
man Curran, heading the nldormanic
inquiry, ISSUED n statement declaring
that Mayor Gnynor was trying to
thwart tho investigation Of the police
department by trying to force on the
probers tho services OF tho corporation
counsel and by refusing to call n meet
ing OF the Board OF Estimates to APP
prove the $4,000 appropriation for
tho quiz. Curran WIS quoted as say
ing The Mayor Is a disgrace to the
city,
Commissioner Waldo. who degraded
and suspended Inspector Hayes. denied
that there was friction between him
and the Mayor. but he declared that he
would fire" all other members OF the
department whom he found guilty of
misconduct
Tonight there was great uneasinsss
in the Tenderloin. and 1t was said
That tho apprehension was scarcely less
among the police. Tho aldermanio In
vestigation Will begin September 4,
and two days before that an extraor-
binary session OF the Supreme Court
wan convene to try the Rosenthal muir
derers Justice Con. especially M
pointed by Governor DIX, Will preside.
sam schepps win return Monday
morning. and from him Whitman expects
TO obtain tho missing links In the con
LESSONS Of Jack Rose. Bridge Web
her and Harry WALTON. needed to bring
about tho expected indictments.
There was story around tho West
side Prison tonight TO tho effect that
Rose and Weber were writing q book
ana that WALTON would illustrate IT 1t
was also said that the trio had r.-
ceived hatterlng offers from vaude-
vile managers.
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WAshingtou. August l7.-Tho con-
sti,uuonal amendment proposed By
senator Works limiting the tenure Of
ONCE Of tho President TO slngie
siN-yenr term Was aldctrackcd In the
Senate to-day until Monday Tho
Senate spent tho greater par; Of tho
day over the confidence report on tho
Indian appropriation bill
Senators grew tired OF the discus
sion. and several times during the day
Of no quorum brought the weary law,
makers rducta~,tly from cloak rooms
AID offices. At times mere handful
OF members were on the moor.
Finally the discussion became In
VOWED and dcspa!r.ng OF final action
today the Senate adjourned until
Monday when Senator Cumm!rs Ia
charge OF the slN-ycar term resolution
VIII press Il Tor action.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18

Washiurton. august l7-"purc poll
teal bnncomhc and whole 10, az russ
about 4 trivial matter was Tho way
Representative Anthony. Of Kansas.
to-day described tho Major Beechor y.
Ray incident In the investigation OF
tho War Department, being conducted
W a House committees
Major Ray was accused ~ having
done political work for Pros.dcn, TAFT
and tho committee thinks INC War
Department has been holding back
from it certain papers In tS,e case.
Tho committee met to-day to con-
slider Representative Bulkley's reso
luton 10 lay before President TAFT.
Secretary Srmson's refusal to let tina
committee havo the records and &c
Was decided TO vote on It next Tues
day
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
PRESIDENT TAFT
is BOILING MAD
Incensed That He Should Be
Asked to Enter Legisla-
tive Bargain.
SAYS IT'S OUTRAGEOUS
Democrats Offer to Trade Bureau
OF Trade Relations for
Commerce Court.
AVS IT'S OUTRAGEOUS

n.
Washing ton. August I7.-Prcsident
TAFT is boiling mad over efforts on the
part of the Democrats In the House to
decker with him for the life OF the
United states Commerce Court The
Presidents friends said they had mover
seen him so angry and rescntfuI since
he has been In the White House. and
that the Democratic leader who APP
preached him surely would never re-
peat the performance.
The Democrats sought to trade tho
Bureau of Trude Relations in the state
Department for the United States COM
merce Court provision terminating
tho iife of the Commerce Court was
embodied BY tho Democrats in the leg
islative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill. which President TAI;
promptly vetoed. partly on account OF
tnat section and partly on account OF
the proposed plan TO limit the tenure of
government clerks under the civil SER
vico to seven years
The Democrats in the House were
unable TO muster sufficient number
OF votes to pass the big money meas
ure over the Presidents official dis
approval. They had determined. how
eyed. to eliminate tho Commerce
Court and they promptly introduced
.
seven-year tenure omitted. but with a
section aimed a the life OF the Com
merce Court bill incorporated In the
measure. III addition Il provision was
introduced Withholding appropriations
from the Bureau OF Trade Relations in
the State Department.
II Is understood that a Democratic
member OF tho House Committee on
appropriations called on the President
and suggested that the state Dcpart-
ment item would be put through r. the
President would yield on the Commerce
Court.
Mr.. Taft is said 70 have ne, this
offer with Indignation. and TO have told
tho Democratic statesman fatty that
he was In the White House. not 10
enter trade and bargains. but to act
upon measu res as his duty demanded
The President told some Of mis- call
crs nftcrwurd that no considered the
proposition made TO him about the most
outrageous that had over been pro-
posed since he had been IN tho White
House.
Tho President to-day received assur-
anco from Senate leaders which has
strengthened him in his determination
10 veto the biz appropriation bin when
1t again comes TO him carrying a pro-
vision to eliminate tho Commerce
Court Republican LENDERS in the SEN
ate Informed tho President that thcv
had made careful poll. and that he
would have sufficient number OF
votes to sustain his voto on the COM
merce Court proposition.
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SPENDS WEEKEND
GUESTOF MR.RUB|N
iNlr Schepps Stops of for Few
Days Sojourn in
Buffalo.
HAS LARGE ENCOURAGE
Recently Lett Hot Springs.
Where He Is Known in
Church Circles.
Ienoclal to The Times. Dlsnatch-

u
Buffalo. y. y. August l7.-Samuel
scncpps. OF New York, who Is well
known in church circles OF Hot
Nepr!ngs. Ark. is spending the week
end here tho guest OF Mr. Rubin. also
Of New YORK, who is a member OF
Mr.. Whtmans stan of dist~ict at
iorneys.
Mr. schepps was domicilcd at the
most expensive OF BuralC's hostel
ries ana began his day by languidly
Submitting to the minstrations of a
valet. barber ana manicurlst. lilo then
substituted for Ills dressing gown Il
Il and-ne suit OF striking stripes and
lpartook OF breakfast that began
i1yith grapo fruit and ended with
&rlllcd grouse.
Because no taXicab would contain
NH Schopps and his encourage. which
Included. besides his ho9l, sevcral
.-Sew York detectives In the service
of Mr. Whitman. trolley car was
brought into service TO convey Mr.
lschcpps and his associates TO Niagara
iIalls, where Mr. Schopps Viewed the
wonders OF nature and took cruise
on the Maid or the Mist.
Mr.. Schepps's vacation IS expected
10 terminate in New York Monday,
otter months trip thnt included tho
ECatsk'ns ana Hot Springs Io Is In
doubt as 20 whether he VIII put ny at
Inc Tombs or the West side prison
ivAcn he returns TO the Metropolis and
rc admits that the eXlEcncies OF lie
,nisht neoessitate further vacation
ut Ossining or Auburn or Dannamore.
shut he hopes to stay IN town.
During his tlip Air. schepps has been
rho cues, OF Mn Whtman's men and
mas ngnchalantly accepted their hos
INITIATIVE which throughout has includ-
led staterooms I'm pullman cnrs the
bridal suits OF hotcls, the best res
}+aurants ana all side trips offered. Mr.
Ruhn's orders were To humor every
within Of Nh schepps unless ho should
develop o vhln TO Wander on by HIM
eelf
Tho schopns party stopped or in
l7}uNalo over Sunday because Mr. Whit
fmau did not desire TO see MI Schopps
until Monday. when he hopes TO have
Nith him long conversation
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Wnldo 1. Arn,,nch

New York. August l7.-Thoroughly
aroused by tho charges of police GRAZ.
iolowing up tho disorderly house raids
made by the district attorneys Office.
Folee Commissioner Waldo. II was
sad Tonight. plans a police investiga-
uon OF his own
Together with Cornellus j. IIav.g
mo police Inspector whom ho reduoed
10 the rank OF captain as n oonsn-
qnence OF his alleged failure to s,,n-
press disorderly houses In his district
'"fee other Inspectors will be placed
on tHa4 ~ the Commissioner MAXI
MeeN' " was said. and asked to explain
'n' existence of disorderly places i'm
'"eir districts. These trials will he
Part or tho commissioners pronos.d
pFooe INTO the alleged police graft. If
's SAID I'M commissioner plans not TO
n"Hnho the proceedings specinoallv 10
testimony against uls inspectors but
- uheartn every thread Of evidence
,"'HS upon general police graft. both
rom gambling ana disorderly houses
tntil the raids made last Thrrs,,a,.
nIEht by Mir Smith. Comnissioner
Me'"o' according to one or his closa
ll'chds' mad conhdeuce that his i'm
aPee'ots were doing their duty an,.
,nat 'hs alleged graft did not reach
''-sNeI IMAM Lieutenant Becker m.
fanniing raider accused OF Instiqa,t,'e
we murder OF Herman Rosenthal ~
l'eoker charges. he thought, were =
Hs Tor tho district attorney
me record Of Police Ueutans,,
heeHer's bank deposits has now roocs
ga $4,000 Becker accounts OF gooo
ana $4,000 respcetNely were f,irnisb,s
10 mo district attorneys once ,o-ds,.
ny Two more banks. these heinz
lHs' 10 report OF eight institntio,is
WITHIN the city in which The ,,oi,.1
,iou'Nant placed money during toc
,"st eight OF nine months. Enorts ~
.'see accounts in three out OF to,,',,
0'n"s e'e Icing continued
becker. according TO o,;do,,.,
eein,fed by the prosecutors one
iia ined a surveillance over dtsor'
ueriy houses which attempted ~ ~
business without paying protectto,
oTHins 10 this evidence. g.rka,.
i"'uea one place which had been soId
~ ono Of the smaller protected co.
''sls io an "indopcndcnto who ,.uo',
70 Come across ~ i"iied
''m schepps tho material v.,,,oss
iN t'e itoscnthal case. may be ioi,.a5
.N iis trip 10 New York bv nI.,.,..
'l''iney Whitman at Aibany io.no 49,
night ID was reported mr.. r.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18

iation ou, OF tho appropriation bill
should the bill. az passed By tho
House to-day. 20 through the Senate
WNnout change, 1t Is thought the
President again viii veto II. and fore,
upon Congress the alternative OF &C
cedins to his wishes or facing a dead
lock with tho White House. which
would greatly prolong the session
democratic fiouso leaders believe tho
bin containing the abolishment OF tho
Commerce Court. II vetoed b. the
President. could be rcpassed by two
thirds vote IN the House; but {, prob
ably would fail OF such .epassage in
tho Senate.
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him. but that he wouldn't DO nurprin ed
II O. lot OF informors, anxious TO nave
themselves. tried TO incriminate him.
one OF the things that Heyes',
friends said he had in mind was the
story 'Bridgie' Weber told O, hav-
ing been visited Ia tho Wost Side
Court prison OF o'clock in one morn
ing by policeman IN plain clothes
who shook a fist through tho bars OF
Webbers cell and said:
you don't think we can get to YOU.
eh7 Well. what do you think OF me
being here7 You can Say all you
please about Becker. but II you men
ton Hnyes's name you'll be sorry for
yourself"
The inspector told his friends I'm
mediately after the story got out that
Weber wac lying II he said that the
nacturnal visitor came from Hayes
Whatever the outcome OF the police
trial may BE, II is fact that Inspector
Hayes's position is not without in
tercst In the investigation Of tho
graft side OF the Rosenthal case. Bis
name and the names of other pSlice-
men have been mentioned to tho dis
trlct attorney by Jack Rose and 1t
was said to-day that Mr.. Whitman
might want to question Hayea
The inspectors friends were saying
To-Day that ne was not ukcIy 10 oler
himself as witness. They said. too,
that he was no friend OF Becker and
that Hayes and Becker had quarreled
nerccly shortly after Becker went In
as commander OF tho stNong arm squad.
Becker was thoroughly unpopular with
several inspection district commanders.
Although suspended from duty.
Hayes has been technically transferred
TO The Tottenvillc, Staten Island sta
ton. This led to a number OF other
transfers.
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END OF SESSION
is NOW IN SIGHT
lConilnNeh Ion -, Fac

Switzer, Ohio. Wedcmcycr. Michigan;
Young. Kansas. and Jackson. Kansas
Thu House was willing 10 provide an
Initial appropriation OF from 50 500. 600
10 S3.5ooooo TO begin work on the one
iew warship offered as Compromise.
In conference tho nsht will be made
TO adopt n program az construction of
tho new vessel whioh VIII make II tho
largest. fastest and most powcrfg.
supordreadnouglt anoat
REPRESENTATIVE foss % Illinois. loo
the ngh, for two hattloships Ito
pleaded for am hour Win tho House "a
authorize two vessels. Incidentally
ne denounced the injection hy tne Dem
ocrafs OF tho naval program as = cam
paien issue. navlng Governor Woodrow
Wilson foT alleged opposition 70 AN en-
larged navy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18

"'IIn oi NC vas turned IN lato
'i''y afternoon from the estni,-
OF INC Virginia Tailors' and
YAK ns Company az 2G4 North
put short time TO oxingutsh III
nia1e' ont enc damage. mostly to stock
vas esumatcd by the owners ~
sometnins more thar $4,000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18

Washington. August 1.-THE army
appropriation bill at the request or
tho House. went 10 further conference
to-day with Senator'S DUPONT. Warrant
and Iohnston ns Tho S.nntes confsrees.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18

iSIec'al Gable 10 Tie Times 0ispetci,
0"renstown. August l7-Thc notor
M Detroit. in which Captain Thomas
'lns PAY ana small crew crossed
,,, az "sle' mas sailed for 81 Peters
take q Week 49, "4p ~ az
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18

No,, Goes to President.
WASHINGTON, August l7.-The House
late this afternoon passed the confer
ence report on tho Panama Canal biil
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SAW sOIII.rrs

The intcst prisoner In the Roscutbpl
'"sc' WI" WINS nnhhcd NJ Hoe Spring.
ARK" Is not Worrying mny---sct. Ills
WE thunpen In the "oods outside nf
Hot SptingH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
REPARTEE.

Says the captain of the tugboat to the skipper
'..I hain't ANYTHING agin you. hut. TO take you
Ye're fuzzy -nosed gorilla that is always crazy
drunk.
An you otta be a-runnin or store TOT seiiin
Ye're a lnbber that is cross-eyed, an yer brain
An i guess the way you. got here-some one
wished you on the lakes.
If they sod you for nickel it would be an
Says the captain Of the tugboat to the skipper
OF the barge.
Says the skipper of the coal barge to the captain
There's u padded cell awaitin' fer yer special
amt got a thing asin' you-'eept the color Of
yer hair.
An yer looks, an ways. an actions. an the
kind OF clothes you wear
I'm just kinda sorry fer you--fer yer temper
an yer shape,
As human ye're a failure, but you'd make a
would git a job as wild man If had yer
Says the skipper of the coal barge to the captain
OF the tug.
Then the captain Of the tugboat climbed upon
the coal barge deck.
An the skipper OF the coal barge fell upon his
An they wrastled. an they pounded. an they
shouted, an they swore,
An 1t looked-the way they acted-they was
ont for blood an gore. ..w.,, az.
good to meet you here"
Says the skipper Of the coal barge: ''same to
you, Bin. Have y beerT'
An the two old pals an cronies-arm IN arm
rcr twas Just to show affection that they GUESSED
each other SO! Popular Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
The Spirit of Good Citizenship.

With every fall Of snow in washington
there comes the obligation on the part OF
each householder to disregard the fact
that there is no law compelling him to
clean off his front walk 1t is possible
for him, with impunity, to allow his walk
to remain choked with snow and to i'm
peril the bones and even the lives OF
pedestrians. Congress has failed to meet
the emergency created by the court de-
cision that inasmuch as the title to the
streets is vested in the United States it
is impossible to require the citizen to keep
them clean, even the sidewalks But there
remains higher law than mere enact
meht by a legislature or Interpretation by
a court, the law of humanity, to be read
i'm conjunction with the law of good citi-
zenship.
When people get together to dwell in
one city as community they are, to a
great extent. mutually dependent for
comfort and safety. No man can afford
only with his own personal affairs. He
is menaced by his neighbours failure to
obey the sanitary laws. He is incon-
venienced by his neighbours neglect Of the
ordinary decencies of property mainte-
idHct tIlc Is SfleSOuSIy dHHOycu
commoded by the neglect of the man next
door. And he in turn is the man next
door. Every man and every dweller in
the city is. with regard to somebody else,
the other fellow. In an ideal community
there would be no need of laws governing
the personal conduct of jewellers, or the
observance of municipal regulations.
Every man would be law unto himself
and would do what the interests of all re-
quired. He would take care of his refuse
properly and clean his walks. and he
would go further and try to make his
property look attractive, and he would
see that all the chances of disease in
lection and spread, were eliminated. In
short, he would be member of the COM
munity and not an individual dweller.
II this community spirit prevailed uni
versally in Washington there would be
no occasion for extraordinary laws or
regulations TAmpelling the clearance of
sidewalks after snowstorm. Every man
| would go out after the snowfall had
ceased, in person or by proxy. and clear
the way so that he could walk along his
own front and those of his neighbOrs and
his neighbors' neishbors. and so down
the line. Why should not Washington be
disposed to regard itself as community
in this respect and not as a large number
Of individuals, taking undue advantage of
law lapses and putting heavy burden
upon the administration?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14

Gus fnvasions of pauper-made foreign
products, while the free trader cannot
understand how q people can benefit by
taking money out of one pocket and put
ting it in another. But IL either pushes
out little from shore he's swamped.
He soon becomes unintelligible to both
himself and the company,
You may not speak. then, on the tariff
question. 1t depends on your expert? ?"
Il wouldn't put it that way. I want
to hear from him before / decide the
question. j was at home Christmas and
when I shook hands with an old friend
on my departure he said: Send me a
copy of your tariff speech / replied,
I'm going intS the subject thoroughly
before 1 decide about making one To
that he replied: Don't go ipto 1t too
thoroughly. We shouldn't be able to fol-
low you out here. Give us something
plain and everyday. so we can use it in
our bouts with the other fellows"
But you are going to examine the
tariff boards report?''
"Oh. yes. And also the report of Tn
derwoods experts, and that of my own
expert. And I expect to be profoundly
impressed. Ever hear the story of the
old Scotchwolnan at church,
No"
She was observed to be following the
sermon with rapt attention and great en-
joyment. After services friend caught
up with her on the walk home, and speak
ing of the pleasure she had evidently de-
rived from the discourse asked the old
woman il she understood the sermon
thoroughly. She got for reply a look of
surprise and rebuke, and this remark:
'Wad 1 hae the presumption
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14

New York's latest sensation has been
furnished by the arrival in town of a man
from Wilkes-Barre. Pa. who, finding him
self possessed of a roll of $500, decided
to spend it all in one glorious trip to the
metropolis. He got his roll by a freak Of
fortune. Having been nominated for the
post of county treasurer as joke. he
sold his nomination to his opponent, in
effect, by agreeing to withdraw from the
race for that amount Of money. Shortly
afterward he announced his intention of
being millionaire for a day." perhaps
influenced by the exploits Of one "Scotty,"
who has paid several meteoric visits to
New York and upset the tipping scale
and otherwise demoralized that part of
money. McDevitt of Wilkes-Barre per-
haps figured shrewdly that with his
81 500 he could cut big enough figure
for day to make himself nationally
known. He hired special train and car
ried with him staff of personal at
tendants. even including a physician, a
barber and a secretary. He calculated
rather loosely on the days expenses,
however, for when he reached New York
he had only S72.40 for his metropolitan
spluige. But he got just as much adver-
Using az though he had $500 to spend
in few hours. and he will go back to
Neutrality-suspicious. on the bumpers Of
a freight car, which he confesses to have
used more than once in the past-per
fectly satisfied with his performance. The
world needs no fresh Illustration of the
fact that fool and his money are soon
parted. This truth has been repeatedly
demonstrated, and the horrible examples
such as that of McDevitt of Wilkes-B
have no deterrent effect to teach men to
be- more considerable of windfalls. Some
men are natural spendthrifts. McDevitt
is perhaps one of these, and if he were in
fact a millionaire no power on earth
could keep him from being bankrupt
after a short career Of wild extravaganza.