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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-11

bandana handkerchief. The turhan
was license to kill, and one OF the
wcarers told ME he had tweu.y heads
!, mis- credit.
The Bagogas nls their teeth and
and blacken thcin They are poly
gamists and formerly held human sac-
riAces on the slopes OF Mount Apo. The
great volcano no: far from Davao.
was told that thev prayed to the moan
tainE. and their exact methods OF sac
rihclnS humans to II were shown.
They were very revengeful. and car
ried on vendetta from generation to
generation. lancins or sDearing their
enemies on sight.
! have just gotten n report from
that part OF tho" Philippines. II Is
from Major Henry G:lsheuser, the Gov
ernor o! the Davao district He says
that the Bls ohas have stopped muir.
derinE their fellows, and are taking
TO farming. Many OF them have been
brought together in villages. where
they have schools with regular teach
ers, In other places the wild hoys are
taught By the scouts and tie police
In tho town OF Davao. which was
practically Wild ~ the time ! visited
the Islands. there Is an agricultural
ana Industrial school, attended by tho
boys OF the surrounding tribes. Mill
tary drill IS given and the boys arc
taught farming,
When We took posscss!on some O.
III" BaEobas had llt!le farms and they
raised Acnl2 for their own use They
t"ru tho nbres apart and wove their
eiotheh from them. saw hundreds OF
nen and women who we're dressed in
grass Jackets and pants. The pants of
b0th Eekus reEph5i -.
ana tho men wore strings OF bells
ABOUT the leg at the same place that
the American girl wears her garter.
They Raise Hemp for Export.
To-day tho Bagobas arc farming I'm
earnest. Major Gilsheuser eavs thew
are now bringing IN something like
10000 pounds of hemp month. and
mat his whole district exports ten
times that amount,
Many OF thu other tribes bring IN
SUNG and wax. and not a few OF the
Hiid man arc lnborinE on the plnntn-
TONS owned by tho Christians.
The greater part or Alindanno is
Wild. and some OF the people Far in
tae interior arc SO sage that very
iitte has bean done with them. There
arc fifteen different tribes near Davao.
some of whom still live In trees, maxi
ing their homes in the branches forty
or h.ty feet abova tina ground. Those
people are much afraid or The foreign
ers, hut they are gradually beginning
10 havo confidence in the new con-
d!t!ons and TO learn that they will not
DO robbed or murdered.
rho government hns boon opening
UP trails all over Mindanao. 1t is
making reads and cleaning out the
rivers and streams. so that tho Wild
people can 30 from place TO placc in
,hair canoes. I'hsro arc mounted no.
lice n!moHt everywhere. and life and
property ara now comparatively safe
III some places the wild men are used
TO police thsir own country. Human
=acrihecs are being done away with.
and this Is also true o; the animal
sacrihces. Down nt Davao roads and
bridges have been made throughout
INV whole district, Thore is wire
less tslcSrnph station there and teIe-
phohes VIII soon be put In.
W"r,<iuE Among, the Nesritos.
heIofa speak OF the work which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
POLICE IN LIVELY CHASE
Brooklyn Lodging House Yields Sew.
eral Supposed Safe Breakers.

Acting Captain CouShlin, OF the detec-
tive bureau at Brooklyn police headQuar-
ters, and eight detectives made a round
up Of 'yeggmen" late yesterday after
noon at a lodging house In Sands street,
near the Brooklyn Bridge. The roundup
came "a the result OF requests from Yer
mont and Asbury Park, where safes had
been broken into. The lodging house
keepers In the neighborhood OF the
bridge were told to keep a watch for sus-
picious characters,
Word came from Sands street that n
number OF men believed 20 be "yeggs'
had congregated there, and tho detectives
surrounded the place The mon became
suspicious and left the house by the back
windows and the fire escapes. The de-
tectives followed and chased them through
Sands street 10 Washington street and
along this thoroughfare until the seven
suspects were caught
TWO Of tho men. John Mckay, thirty
two years old. and Joseph Mink, thirty
seven years old, were held as suspects
In the Vermont safe blowing case. The
others we're held as Migrants, but n IL
thought they are the men wanted for
cracking a safe In Asbury Park. They
said they were Edward Swanstrom
Bernard Volto. Edward Holts. John =
Kelly and Patrick Donohue. MANY cards
used by beggars to elicit sympathy were
found on tho men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
THAW NOT YET IN ASYLUM
Perjury Prosecutions May Keep Hin
in White Plains.

What may be move to keep Harry X
Thaw in the Westchester County jail for
some time was indicated in a statement
said 70 have been made by Clarence J.
Shearn. chief counsel for Thaw, yester-
day, that perjury prosecutions growing
out of the Thaw hearing in White Plains
would be instituted
This turn IN the Thaw case would ac-
count for the fact that Thaw is still IN
the county jail. He is still In the custody
Of Sheriff William j. Doyle and there has
peen no change IN the order which Wa.
made by Justice Keogh early In June
transferring Thaw TO the White Plains
institution. The Sheriff has not even
been notified that Justice KeOgh has rem
dered a decision ordering that Thaw %
sent back TO Matteawan.
In 1902 the morning after the decision
Of Justice Mills was filed. DR.. Amos q.
Baker, Of Matteawan Asylum, appeared
at tho fail with an order for Thaw's re.
moval 20 the asylum. This time DR.
John ". Russell has not as yet made
any demands for his prisoner, although
Justice Keoghs decision says that Thav
shall be delivered TO the superintendent
Of the asylum. II Is the custom that ul4
I'll the MatteawBn officials ask for their
prisoners on the order of the court the
Sheriff does not recognize any proceeding
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
SUES LIEUTENANT BECKER
Mother of Negro Shot in Raid
Asks $4,000.

A suit FOR SIS, 900 damages was Drought
Yesterday against Lieutenant Charles e
Becker by Mary Carter. mother OF WaV-
erly Carter. the negro who was shot ana
killed on March II in what the police de-
clared was 4 gambling house at No. 2i99
Fifth avenue.
The suit was fled in the Supreme Court
yesterday BY Wilford II. Smith, attorney
for Mrs. Carter. Mr.. Smith said that II
was during the raid on the place by Lieu
tenant Becker aud his strong arm
squad that Carter was shot.
"He had just gone into the place 20
get glass Of beer" said the lawyer yes
terday, when the place was raided. All
there were ordered down into the raths-
keller. but Carter hesitated because nc
ssAd ne was only there 10 get something
10 drink. He was shot shortly after
ward"
The papers were served on Becker ny
!, w Rourk. of the Dunn & Jewesson De
tective Bureau, at No. $50 Nassau street.
Although the place. was said by Becker
TO be n gambling dive, the proprietor,
white man. said that no gambling. except
ing the throwing Of dice for drinks, was
ever permitted,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
WALDO SAYS GAMBLING
| CAN NEVER Be STOPPED
He Also Declares There Will A.
ways Be Petty Graft in the
Police Department.
TALKS OF BECKER'S CASE
II Lieutenant Took Money He
Fooled Gamblers, for He
Had Nothing to Sell,
He Ayers.

Commissioner Waldo, in an interview
with newspaper men at Headquarters
yesterday, said that gambling could
never he stopped in this city.
He said there would always be petty
grating in the department, despite all
honest efforts to stamp 1t out. In
the same breath he expressed n doubt
that protection 10 gamblers was being
sold at present
He then discussed the charges made
against Lieutenant Charles Becker by
Rosenthal just before he was muir
dtred. and said that IL It should be
proven Becker had been taking money
from gamblers for protection NJ was
hoodwinkirg the gambling house keep
ers.
"If Becker has been taking money
from the gamblers" said the Commits
sioner, "as has been plainly intimated
In the published reports in the news
papers, he has been fooling the gam
blers, for ne has nothing to sell them"
The Commissioner elaborated on this
line, saying that Becker was not in q
position to give the gamblers protec-
ton. He explained that It was to
prevent this particular form Of graft
that he organized three special squads
10 look after the gambling situation,
ard he declared that under this sys-
tenn OF surveillance protection was i'm
possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

There could he nc collision DO.
tween the gamblers and police" said
the Commissioner. with emphasis.
even if Becker has told the gamblers
So"
Asked how he came to appoint Becksr
as head OF the Strong arm" squad,
Commissioner Waldo replied:
six years ago when | was In the
department I wanted to land certain
inspector. put Becker oil the Job and
he delivered the goods. However,
want to forget that account Becker
had commanded himself to me, and
some time ago when I was looking
about for a man 10 take charge Of the
gambling situation / chose Becker as
being fit for the job"
The Commissioner declared that the
gambling situation would be Difficult,
one to handle until the laws were made
more liberal In regards 10 obtaining
evidence against the places.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
CHILD HIT BY AUTOMOBILE
Girl Who Ran in Front of Oar
Diving in Hospital.

Catherine Moorehead. the three year
old daughter Of Arthur Moorehead. OF
No. 1879 Bedford avenue, Brooklyn. was
so anxious TO get to the merry-go-
round last night that she ran across
Surf avenue at West 2lst street Coney
Island. ahead of her parents and was
run down by touring car driven by
Frank T. Brooks, Of No 1913 Flatbush
avenue. Brooklyn.
The injured child was taken in the
machine TO the Coney Island Hospital
where DR.. Gates put her on the oper-
ating table. 1t was found that she had
sustained a fracture at the base OF the
skull and little hope was held ont for
her recovery The father OF the girl
accompanied Brooks 10 the Coney ISL
and police station and told the lieuten-
ant that the accident was not tho
chaureur's fault, since the child ran
directly in the path OF the machine. No
arrests were made. Patrick VI. Haren'
who lives at Tlltou and Brooklyn ave-
nues. was in the car at the time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
COURT WRIT TO FORCE
MAYOR TO INVESTIGATE
Curran Says He Will EnjoIn ex-
ecutive If AIdermaniC Meet
ing Is Not Called
QUOTES MARCUS AURELIUS
do Little Hortatory Orations
Ever stultify?" He Asks
Demands Inquiry Into
Bribery Affidavit.

Henry II. Curran. chairman OF the
Finance Committee OF the Board OF Al
derrnen. aaid yesterday he would serve u
writ Of maudamus on Mayor Gaynor II
the city executive did not call special
meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen before
Tuesday morning Ia investigate the Ro-
senthai case and the Police Department
as requested By seventeen Aldermen. he
made this statement after he Rad written
a tart letter 10 the Mayor on the Rosen-
thai anair.
Alderman CurTau pointed out that he
had seventeen signatures OF Aldermen 70
tho petition. two more than was neces-
sary. and he added that public policy de-
mandcd that the Mayor call the meeting
IN his letter Mr.. Curran referred 10 his
conversation with the Mayor on Friday
when Mr. Gaynor said the Aldermen were
trying 20 "embarrass" him by asking him
N call tho meeting. and pointedly asked
"cmbarrass" him.
Ia his letter Nj Currsn quoted from
Marcus Aurelius. who. ike the Mayor.
was great admirer ~ EpIctetu-. all 10
the point that one ought not TO be led
astray by writing on speculative matters.
nor 10 delivering little hortatory orations.
Alderman Currnns letter follows:
Hon william j. Gaynor. Mayor Of the
CITY of New York.
Sir. You enjoy asking other people
questions / want 10 ask Il few Of you
about this R0scnthal cas" Noe that |
enjoy IT, but merely TO perform public
Infv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
PATROL MAN COLLINS HELD
Policeman Shot by Fellow Off,
Ger Dies.

Richard O. Chafree a mounted patrol
man Of the Sheepshead Bay precinct. who
waa shot By a fellow policeman, Patrol
man Thomas Collins. IN a fight at Chat
fees home. No ~ East eth street,
Sheepshcad Bay. on Friday night died
yesterday morning in the Coney Island
Hospital. He was still unconscious az
the end and made no statement concern
Ing the shooting.
Collins, who admitted the shooting be-
fore being placed in a cell on Friday
night. was charged with homicide after
Chaneo died. and was arrsigned before
Magistrate Voorhees, IN the Coney Island
court YESTERDAY He was held without
bail for further examination on Wednes-
day. He has also heen suspended from
the Police Department, and his shield
uniform and revolver have been taken
from him.
According 20 Collins and Mr. Chafree,
over whom tho fight between the patrol
men Is alleged 20 have started. Chafren
began 10 beat and abuse his wife on Fri
day night. after he had invited Collins
10 have supper with him at his home.
When Mrs. Chaffee told her husband sup
per would be about twenty minutes late
Chance, Il IL alleged, started IN 10 beat
her. and having Knocked her down began
TO kick her
Collins said he interefered at that time
and that the cnragcd husband attacked
him. knocking him down and placing his
revolver to his abdomen. Fearing he
would be killed, Collins said, he drew his
own revolver and fred one shot AT Char
fee, the bullet going through the patrol
mans head.
Collins has been on tho force Tor about
eight years and bears an excellent repu-
tation. He has several daring rescues 10
his credit and Is known as sober,
quietly behaved man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
Act or Explain, hs Says.

| make this demand upon YOU as the
Mayor OF this city: Act now on that am
davt or tell US why you don't. Let US
have the facts, and let US have no more
qualification" talk until we know what
II means.
And will you please be sure to tell what
that affidavit has to do with the Roson-
thai case.
Marcus Aurelius says:
From Rusticus i received the impress
sion that my character required improve
ment and discipline, and from him
learned not TO be led astray to writing
on speculative matters. nor to delivering
little hortatory oratlons. and / am in
debted to him for being acquainted with
the dlscourses Of Epictetus."
DO the little hortatory orations ever
stutify? Respectfully,
HENRY II. CURRAN.
Mr.. Curran said he had received many
letters from citizens urging him to bring
about an investigation. of the whole
Rosenthal matter. with everything in
volved in II. He had one letter describing
the situation OF more than sixty gambling
houses between nth street and 10Th street
on the West Side. This list, he said, was
available 10 the police
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
PUT A HoRoWITz IN CELL
But Police viii Not Say if Prisoner
Is "Glb's'' Relative.

Detectives Griffin and Lyons, OF the
Central ONCE, detailed to District At
torney Whitman's office, arrested Nor
timer Horowitz at his home, NO. 33S
East eth street, shortly before mid =
night last night, on a warrant ISSUED
from the Court of Special Sessions on
May "a, charging forgery.
Horowitz. who said he. was in the
automobile express business, with his
Office at nfs1home address, is said to he
a close relative of Harry Horowitz,
known as "Gib the Blood" who Is
wanted by the police in connection with
the Rosenthal murder.
The prisoner refused to make any
statement, nor would the detectives
who made the arrest discuss the case.
Horowltz was locked up In the station
house. II could not be learned last
night who hescomplainant way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
Why Stultihed2

cannot see where the qualification
comes In for either you or us In this
understanding. II we all do our duty as
the law prescribes My only doubt IL
whether ] understand your idea OF that
word 'stultify." VIII you tell us all
about It?
You said ono other thing as we passed
the time Of day that places positive and
immediate duty upon yourself. III com
planning OF the Board Of Aldermen you
pointed to basket OF papers on your
desk and said that you had had there for
some time an affidavit that member OF
the Board Of Aldermen had taken bride
OF $500 for giving out privilege for a
bootblack stand or some other kind OF q
stand. VIII you tell me what that has
TO do with your duty or ours In the Ro-
seminal case? why did you mention IL?
Was IT a threat? You added that tho
alderman In question was a Republican.
What has that got to do with itp Do
you care whether a dishonest official Is u
Republican or n Democrat or even "A
third termer? DO you look on mans
politics before you look up his criminal
ity? And what has his politics got to do
with the Rosenthal case?
Now, | want To know. and / believe the
public will want TO know, the answer TO
these questions:
Why do you let that affidavit lie on
your desk?
How long has ID been lying there
Why don't you act?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
GIRL HAS GASOLINE HABIT
Shifts Fumes Till She Gets Dizzy and
Has Visions.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune


Los Angeles, July 27.-With q confirmed
habit of shifting gasolene and inhaling its
fumes until she becomes dizzy and sees
visions, Rosalia SOsa, nine years Old Of
Covina, presents the strangest case ever
brought to the attention Of local ply
sicians.
Two weeks ago she was found sitting
by the roadside near her home pouring
gasolene from a can and eagerly inhal-
ing the fumes. The child confessed to
her mother that she had been addicted
TO the practice for more than year. To-
day she was found beside a gasolene en-
CINE lnhaling the fumes. She was In
stupor and talked of hearing queer voices.
There was every evidence Of gasoiene In
toxication. The child was sent TO the
juvenile home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
TYLER GIBBS OUT OF JAIL
Alleged New Jersey Bigamist Finds a
New Bondsman.
(By Telegraph to The TrIbuno /,

New Brunswick, n. j.. July 27.-Tyler
Gibbs, under indictment here for having
married Miss Delephne C. Bennett, OF
Metuchen, when he already had wife in
New YORK state. was released from Jail
this afternoon in $4,000 bail given by a
Newark man.
Gibbs had been surrendered by his for
mer bondsmen, who feared he intended
fleeing to Colorado. Miss Bennett is now
at Asbury Park
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
How Embarrassed :

Yesterday handed you an order siIned
by seventeen members OF the Board %
Aldermen requiring you 10 call "a special
meeting OF the board IN consider police
conditions here. You may remember the
LITTLE talk We had. | asked you 10 help
us You didn't like that You said we
We're lust trying 10 emoarrass you. VIII
you tell me how IL will embarrasS YOU II
We find out why this man was so easily
and 20 Electrically murdered Ia the lime
light u Long Acre Square Let US be fair
about this How can II embarrass you?
You puzzled me sadly again when you
said we would "stultify" ourselves If We
undertook this investigation. Just how
do We ''stultify' ourselves by doing that
Tho charter says: THE Board OF Alder
men has power and IL shall he Its duty
To gee 10 the faithful execution or the
laws and ordinances Of the city And
the charter further says: 1T shall be the
duty OF the Mayor 20 keep himself In
formed on the dolngs OF the several de-
partments." and TO be yigilant and ac-
tive IN causing ordinances OF the city and
the laws Of the state to be enforced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
Where Becker Was.

Lieutenant Becker gave full ac-
count yesterday Of his movements from
the time he left Police Headquarters
at 4 40 =. m. ~ the day preceding the
murder until after he learned that
Rosenthal had been murdered.
After dropping Jacob Reich. alias
Jack" Sullivan. at BRIDGE" Weber's
place. at.about lbs a. m, Becker said
that he continued in Colonel Henry S.
Sternberger's car TO his home.
AT Broadway and 42d street" he
said. Il turned north and continued
straight TO 165th street. where / live.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

ately after the murder, help to
strengthen the case against the pris-
oner. in the opinion Of the District At
torney.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
Lapse OF Eight Minutes.

This was about eight minutes be-
fore I heard the shots and rushed out,
to find Rosenthal dead or the sidewalk
and the gray automobile speeding
away"
Il will be remembered that File said
ne, Patrolman Madigan and Lieutenant
Frye gave chase to the gray autono-
bile and then returned to the Hotel
'1Ietropole without catching up with
the murder car
Il thought II rather peculiar at the
time" said File, that on my return TO
the Metropole / should find Weber
there He took unusual pains TO speak
TO me- saying, Hello, Bill And yet
he had not spoken to me in the cafe
come time before"
The question that naturally arises is.
Where was Weber between the time he
left the Metropole and the shooting OF
Rosenthal. when he was seen running
away by Kreese and John the Barber"
This the police are trying to learn.
The automobile OF Jack" Levy, a
friend of Sam" Paul, drove up TO the
Tombs Yesterday. In II were six men.
all wearing caps. 1t stopped just to-
the north of the main entrance. on the
Centre street side. The men in the
car began yelling: Hey, Sam" "Oh.
Won sam"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
Two Nov. Witnesses, r

Subppnas were issued yesterday Tor
the appearance before the grand jury
on Tuesday of Captain Charles f.
O'Connor. OF the Bath Beach police sta
ton. and Louis Hyman, manager Of
Reisenweber's, Columbus Circle.
Both these men, who are able TO
throw light on the RosenthaI case, were
found by a reporter Of The Tribune.
/. Captain OConnor, it will be recalled,
spoke to Bridge Weber at the Fort
Lowry Hotel. Bath Beach, about twelve
hours before Rosenthel was killed. II
vas 10 this hotel, where Weoer's wife
and sister-in-law. Sadie Probst were
staying. that one Of the gunner Is sup
posed TO have gone two hours after the
shooting of Rosenthal.
Mr.. Hyman IS the man who nitro
duced Lieutenant Becker 10 Rosenthal
az the Elks' ball last November. where
the gambler alleged. Becker turned to
several Central Office men and SAID
that Rosenthal was his friend and the
sleuths were to do whatever they could
for him