The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-08-13
OIL KINGS SON.
REFUTES STORY
Denies That He Conducted A.
legged OisordelIy House.
INTERESTED N VICE CRUSADE

John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. viii Furnish
District Attorney Whitman with
All Funds Necessary to Wipe Out
Wave Of Crime That 10 Sweeping
Over American Metropolis - Ru.
mored That Private Detectives Con.
Quoted Resort to Trap Police.
New York, Aug. 9.-From the office
OF John d. Rockefeller. Jr.. there was
issued statement which dealt with
the latter's investigation of the white
slave traffic and especially with its
connection with the police OF New
York. Starr J. Murphy vas Mr..
Rockefeller's representative in max.
ing the statement. He said:
"Mr. Rockefeller. having become
interested In white slave matters
while foreman Of the special grand
jury, has since been securing stats.
| tics with regard to the social evil.
Whatever information was secured
bearing on the police situation has
been placed at the disposal Of the
district attorney. The statement that
Mr.. Rockefeller or his Representatives es
have been conducting supposed dis.
/ orderly house is entirely without
foundation"
This information, It was learned,
will be- presented to the grand jury
In conjunction with the rapidly In.
creasing mass of similar evidence
which the district attorney and his
assistants have unearthed since Bald
Jack Rose made his first charges In.
volving high police ofiicials in gam.
bling graft.
Along with the publication of the
report that Mr.. Rockefeller had been
| conducting disorderly house for the
purpose Of trapping the police, 1t was
reported that detective agency had
been operating gambling house for
the same purpose.
AS far as Mr.. Rockefeller is con.
cerned, 1t was learned that the young
millionaire Is prepared to furnish all
the funds necessary to enable the
district attorney to conduct a sweep
ing investigation. designed to wipe
out the alleged corrupt alliance be.
tween the police and disorderly ele.
ments of the city.
For wire cuts use Hanford's Balsam.
Rev. William Il. Hull went to Spring.
field. O., this afternoon to visit with
relatives.
Lame back cured with Hanford's s
Balsam. applied thoroughly and well
rubbed In.
Hon. and Mrs. l.. B. Houck and son.
Dan, left Friday morning for Elkhart,
Indiana, where they will visit for some
time.
Mrs. Carrie L. Mitchell of Dayton,
Ohio. who has been the guest Of her
niece. Mrs. Will Trick Of East Vine
street, returned home today.
Newspaper sterotypers use Han.
ford's Balsam of Myrrh for relief from
splashing metal burns.
Mrs. w. l.. Cary and children re.
turned to their home In Columbus Fri.
day after q several days visit with
relatives In Mt. Vernon.
Miss Ella Grant will leave Saturday
morning for q three weeks visit with
relatives In Washington, C. II.
Mrs. Charles Champion, Jr., is SER
iously Ill at her home on East Pleas.
ant street.
Hon. w. M. Rooms and William A.
Silcott made business trip to Cen
terburg Friday morning.
Mrs. Fred Cole of this city is WIS.,
iting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Craig Cochran of Howard.
Mr.. James Tighe returned to his
home on West High street Thursday
afternoon after an extended visit with
relatives In Cleveland.
(: For the big and little burns in cook
ing and baking, keep Hanford's Bal
sam OF Myrrh rcar ~. guicl, relief.