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 AUDITORIUM HOTEL Michigan Boulevard and Congress st
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 w. s. SLATER. Manager
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Metal Market

coffee, aulli cordova, 15l4ai7,12c nominsl
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Fatal sales for the day, 2s4,00O shares.
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to the floor.
Jacob Berlar. youth who lives at No.
9 Delaney street next door To the Jew
cller's shop. heard the shot and ran up
the steps OF the store to Investigate.
He saw the assaillant coming out. lie
was coolly tucking the revolver In his
hip pocket.
Now you get out of the way IL you
don't want to get hurt" the thug an
nounced. Berlar shrank to one side
and the man walked down to the Puri-
tan saloon at Delaney street and the
Bowery and entered the side door. Ber-
lar followed as far as the saloon: but
hc could not find a policeman.
Finally he located Traffic Policeman
Hennissy block below Delaney street.
The policeman pushed his way into the
saloon, but could not find anybody an
swering the description given by the
boy.
When an ambulance from Gouver-
neur Hospital arrived Dr. Graha m
made hasty examination of the
wound, and said that Sshwartzkopf did
He was taken to the hospital Before
he went, however, he gave the police a
description OF the man and told what
he knew about his assaiiant. The one
who shot him had often come to his
shop, the wounded man declared, TO
have diamonds and other Jewelry ap-
praised. He was a gunman employed
by Jack Zelig. Schwartzkopf declared,
and his business was to protect or
raid gambling games.
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Il regard Commissioner Waldo as an
efficient and honest ofiicial, but he dis
appointed me when he asked the Mayor
In the situation, Mr., Waldo Is the head
OF the Police Department The Mayor Is
not tho Police Commissioned. and. as
Commissioner. Mr.. waldo should have
acted upon his own initiative. The
Mayor In his second letter to Mr.. waldo
really treated him like q hoy.
''Lsttar-writing seems to be Mayor
Gaynor's favorlte way of answering his
critics. What the people OF this city
want from the Mayor 10 action. not let.
tiers. The gamblers are laughing up
their sleeves. They think they arc going
10 get away with this murder Of Rossn-
thai.
When we Aldermen asked the Mayor
on Friday 10 send out the special meet
ing call Of thu board we touched one Of
his sore spots. The Mayor seems to
feel that AN investigation into the Police
Department would embarrass his admin
istratlon, II appears to mo that In such
a grave case he ought to suppress his
personal feelings and do his duty by the
cltlsens Ny relations with tho Mayor
the Aldsrmanic petition.
The charter requires that the call fol
the special session shall be printed II
the City Record three days In advance
That means the notice should appear to
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CHILDREN LOVE.
SYRUP Of FIGS.
Sweetens their stomachs and
cleans the liver and waste
clogged bowels without
gripping.

Every mother Immediately realises
after giving her child delicious Syrup OF
Figs that this is the ideal laxative and
physic for the children. Nothing else
regulates the little ones stomach, liver
and 80 feet OF tender bowels so prompt
y. besides they dearly love its delightful
fig taste.
u your child isn't feeling well; rest
ing nicely; eating regularly and acting
naturally it is a sure sign that its lttl,
insidcs need a gentle. thorough cleanN
ing at once.
When cross. irritable. feverisb. stom-
ach sour. breath bad or your little onc
hasstomach h ache, diarrhoea. sore throat
full Of cold. tongue coated; give a tea.
spoonful Of Syrup Of Figs and in q few
hours all the foul, constipated, clogge j
up waste. undigested food and sour Bill :
will gently move on and out Of its littit.
bowels without nausea, lgriping o..
weakness. and you will surely have vel
happy and smiling child again shortly.
With Syrup Of Figs you are not
drugging your children; being com posed
entirely Of luscious figs, SIENNA and aro-
mates IL cannot be harmful.
Mothers should always keep Syrup OF
Figs handy. 1t is the only stomach.
liver and bowel cleanser and regulator
needed--a little given to-day will saw
a sick child tomorrow.
Full directions for children OF all ages
and grown-ups plainly printed on the
package.
Ask your druggist for the full name
Syrup Il Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA.
prepared by the California Fig Syrup Co.
This is the delicious tasting, genuine old
reliable. Refuse anything else offered
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BOY FALLS ON DEADLY WIRES

Twelve-year-old Raymo q Moran of
Hamilton avenue. Westchester, suf-
fered injuries which probably will
cause his death, when he fell from a
bridge on Williamsbridge road span
ming the tracks of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad and be-
came entanged in the high tension
wires supplying power to the trains.
The hoy and companions climbed tho
rail to see train so by. Young Ray
mond leaned too far. fell upon the
wires and was hurled fifteen feet out
and TO the roadbed by the shock. H.
was taken In an automobile 10 Ford
ham Hospital hut the physicians say
that he cannot live through the night.
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hOlDUp-MAN SHOOTS JEWEL
lER THROUGH NECK.

When Schwartzkopf was away from
his shop early In the morning u man
who, so the jeweller says. has done busl-
ness with him for long time and whom
he knows perfectly. entered the place
and left small, gunmetal watch with
Schwartzkopfs wife to be repaired
When the Jeweller returned he repaired
the watch and waited for his customer
to call.
few minutes after noon the owner OF
the price demanded by the Ieweller for
repairs and high words followed. Sud
denly the gangster drew u revolver and
fired IT point blank at Schwartzkopt
The bullet went through the right side
OF his neck and he dropped, screaming
tho watch entered. lie refused to pay
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WIN remarkable nerve Katz leaped
the counter and started for his assall-
ant, who began firing rapidly. The Sec
ond bullet caught KATE in the left cheek
just under the eye. innictlng a critical
wound. The third struck Katz in the
left arm and penetrated It. while the
fourth caught him full in the mouth.
Wounded desperately. the clerk grappled
with his assailant. who dragged him to-
ward the door. At the door the man
turned and struck KATE a staggering
blow across the face with his revolver,
Telling him. Then lre fled.
The firing of the shots and Katz's
cries attracted a large crowd. The
shooter. still fourishing his revolver and
threa tening to kill any one who inter.
fered with him. ran across Cooper Union
and into the barroom of the Eagle Hotel
at Sixth street and the Bowery, fol-
lowed by the crowd.
In the barroom the man held up Tho
loungers at the point Of a revolver and
ordered them to stand back while he
dashed through a side door into Hull
place.
CAUGHT BY POLICEMEN AT
POINT OF REvoLVeRs,
Patrolmen Magnus and Kutner Of
the Fifth street station took up the
pursuit. following the shooter through
Hull place and thence down TO the
basement of a building at Nos. IS and
90 Seventh street. There Magnus and
kutner, with revolvers drawn, pushed
through, and In a woodbin. covered
with old carpets. they found man
who gave the name of Charles Wilson
Of No. So Lee avenue. Brooklyn
Wilson was taken back before Katz,
who positively identified him as the
man who did the shooting. Wilson
also was identified by a number of
other men AZ he man who had Hour
ished a pistol at them.
After the shooting Katx. though des.
perately wounded. staggered to tho
telephone and called up the general Of
fces Of his company, on Eighteenth
street, notified the officials that he had
boon shot. and asked that q relief
clerk be sent to him. Then he staggered
into the street, where he was held by
Alfred Pietton of No. q Cooper Square.
until the arrival OF an ambulance from
Bellevue Hospital, when he was hurried
to that institution.
Wilson was taken to the Fifth street
station. He denied that he had shot
katz, but refused to account for his
presence under the carpets In the BIN
where the policeman found him.
KATE, who Is twenty-five years of age.
lives at No. Sc First street. His condi-
ton Is critical.
The police believe Wilson. with two
oonfederates, planned to hold up the
clerk. hut that the confederates we're
frightened away by tho entrance OF
other customers and that Wilson sought
to do the job single-handed
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DEMANDS MAYORS ACTION
ON MURDER, NOT LETTERS
Alderman Curran Declares That If Call for Pc.
lice Graft Inquiry Isn't Issued by To-nor-
row Mandamus Will Be Asked at Once.

by his inaction In Rosenhai
brought himself Al
derman H. H. Cuan to-day another
Tomorrow will of Roenth.l
Ing write In one Of
these letters merely criticised
with gambler In his
They were foolish letter. both
Of hem
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GAMBLING COPS NO P|KERS.
ALWAYS LOST THEIR BETS
Comptroller Gets Bills OF Becker Squad and Others ana
Sees $50 Dropped on Horse. $50 on
Craps and Many Meals

Comptroller compelled I'D and
policemen
who
and Riley the approval
coppers supposed to have an
intimate
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MADE A BET OF ONE DOLLAR
ON cocksPUR.

Plain clothes man Charles Steinert, one
Of Lieut.. Becker's aides. who has been
prominently mentioned In the Rosen-
thai case. was instructed to get evidence
on June p against an alleged gambling
honse In West Thirty-cighth street.
In that single day. Mr.. steinerts
expenses aggregated >2L@. lie made
q "piking" bet of one dollar on a horse
named cockspur which ran In the
fourth race at Latonia. The horse lost.
according 10 Mr.. Steinert He next
visited Lenox avenue to obtain gam
bling evidence and spent S39.9S. OF
this sum he lost 1i5 at poker. Steinert
again demonstrated his lack OF knowl-
edge about gambling games when he
went to Rector street ana lost $50
playing stud poker. The total amount
he spent here was 376oe.
Tho sleuths Of the three raiding
squads spparenuy nurscd all these
gambling assignments. Lieut.. CostiEan.
on May 1. assigned plain clothes man
Lswrency J. Beine to obtain evidence
against . simple i!tl4 crap game In
New Utrecht avenue. Brooklyn, Beine
played crap there. smoked good cigars
and charged his meals and drinks 20
the expense of the city for the follow
ING seventeen days before he cd
the necessary evidence to apply for
warrants to raid Tia place. Robert IL.
Hiokson spent e7%.10 before ma applied
TO a City Magistrate for . warrant to
make . raid In Pearl street. Brooklyn,
on a gambling resort
Regardless OF the fact that the Mayor
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HIS SHARE.

Wom tbs CINCINNATI EnqliftTl
Mature endows every man In some
way" stated the philosopher. she
leaves no man empty handed"
Right you are. old scout" replied the
dub. she handed ne 4 lemon"
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MRS. GRACE HIDES
FROM CRIPPLED
HUSBAND IN COURT
Almost Collapses at Sight of
Man Helpless From Shot
He Says She Fired.

ATLANTA. Ca, July 29-Da.sie Uiric;,
day. accused of having attempted to kill
her husband last March. Accompanied
by her mother and a nurse. Mrs. Grace
appeared in the courtroom early and
after the charge against her had been
read. she pleaded not guilty. Her voice
carried TO all parts OF the chambers and
she appeared cool under the gaze of
spectators. Later In the day. however.
she almost collapsed at sight OF her
crippled husband and thereafter tried
TO hide from view.
Contending counsel immedia tely got to
work. wedding out undesirable taiesmen.
The work OF selecting Jurors proceeded
rapidly and when court adjourned at
noon the entire panel had been named
This was taken as an indication that
there would be little delay in the trial.
1t was stated that Grace. paralyzed
from his waist down, would attend this
afternoons proceedings. lie was brought
here from his mothers home in New
man. Ca, this morning.
Before leaving Newman Grace
reiterated his accusation Of his
wife with tho declaration shat
woman shot me, 20 help me God"
CRIPPLED HUSBAND CARRIED
INTO COURT.
After the jury had been chosen the
'nvalif husband was carried into the
courtroom. Mrs Grace was worked
q
trained nurse administered a hypoder-
ME. Mrs. Grace looked frequently at
her husband. but finally htchcd her
chair about so that one OF her attor-
neys obscured her view.
After quiet was restored the Prose-
cutor called the first witness for the
state, Policeman X. A. Wood. who went
to the Grace home on the morning Of
the shooting.
it was late in the morning of March
that police were summoned by tele-
phone TO No. 90 West Eleventh street.
the fashionable home OF the Graces !
mans voice declared II am shot" The
police found the man. Grace. locked in
the bedroom of his home. the telephone
In the same room stuffed with paper.
There was no one else in the home.
Apparently the shooting was the result
OF a carefully planned plot. Grace was
emoved to st. Joseph's Inirmary. where
he fingered near death for weeks, the
bullet having lodged close to his spine,
paralyzing him from his chest down.
HIs. Grace. who had left Atlanta for
Newman, Ca, the home OF Grace J
parents. earlier In tho day. returnt q
that evening and was confronted vita
her husband. an ante-mortem statement
being expected. He made a dramatic
accusation that she shot him In order
to collect a large sum of insurance
which she had insisted he carry. Mrs.
Grace bitterly denied tho charge, and
limited at another woman in the case.
DOUBT AS TO WHETHER GRACE
CAN TESTIFY.
Mrs. Grace was formerly Mrs. Web
ster H. Opie. the wife .: wealthy
Ph1ladelphian. He died from blood
poisoning following a slight automobile
accident. leaving her. II was reported.
large sum of money. She has an
eight-year-o son, now living with her
mother In Philadelphia.
There was some doubt as to whether
the wounded husband would be per-
mitted to tell his story OF the shoot
Snu ana ranaat "a a wlfnaas the accusa
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SAME GUNMAN
IN TWO HOLDUPS:
SHOOTS TWO MEN
Continued from First Page)

a friend" he said, and began looking
into the telephone book.
The man remained for some time,
closely ewing kstz as lie counted the
bills IN his cash register. Two other
men came In and bought cigarettes. and
then turned as though 10 Join the first
conner. As they did other purchasers
entered ana the men hurried out. The
other one remained, still thumblng
Through the telephone book and watch
Ing KATE. who became suspicious.
What are YOU looking fore" he de-
manded.
II am looking for a man named Peter
son." he answered.
"Giv, me the book and III nnd It for
YOU" said KatE sharply.
DRAWS REVOLVER AND SHOOTS
At CLERK.
Instead, the man whirlei suddenly
and drew a revolver. In an Instant he
had nred. The frst bullet crashed
through heavy plate mirror above
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are said to have been paid for the MUIR
der In gambling houses. The District
Attorney sees no reason to doubt that
the murderers OF Rosenthai ESCAPED in
the gray touring car driven by William
Shapiro.
Have any steps been taken to pro-
tect Louis krese. the waiter who "a "
the murder. from the policsT" Mr.. Whit
man was asked. this question being
prompted by tho fact that Rosenth nal
was tho District-Attorney's witness
when he was killed.
The police" said the District. Attor-
ney, are tho legal peace officers Of the
city j have no means OF protecting
witnessed"
Asked II the contemplated action Of
the Board OF Aldermen In forwarding an
investigation into the Police Department
with the aid OF a $4,000 appropriation
would hamper his Investigation into the
Rosenthal case. Mr.. Whitman replied:
III will not hamper me In any sense.
The money IL to be expended by the
Aldermen, not by me. and their invssti-
cation will probably tend TO bring out
all the facts"
MAYOR aAOOeA NRWRpApRa
meN A., AwAv
N"N
mayor Sayhor AZ ~ et. James ana
T" unaeIstooo may remain there un-
W wsahesoAy Thers 70 an uncon-
nrmed report that he will meet Police
son'missioher waldo there to-day. and
poss'p'y MS FORMER Csy Chamberlain
ahu law partner. Charles NJ. Hyde. as
we'll ne was reported a. wanting to
Talk to them far frUm the City Hail.
commissioner waldo was expected yes
ueruay reports about st. James had II.
"Ss ne aunt show up
Inc mayor was not In mood TO re-
ceiVe newspaper men and shooed them
~ way. SAYING:
ooh KNOW You. 30 the best thing
Sou can 40 10 70 get on my porch"
M,. Hyus wa iound at his homo In
Nosyh. L. j., but would not cay any
ming ABOUT tho report he was to visit
'hs Mayor.
Mr Hyds was asked IL he had any
u'Ihx 20 say concerning the bosenthsl
80 ana .ne ehafses against the police,
sp.umS Lsut becker. who. accord.
s 70 ory circulated yesterday. told
n ir'ehus IN inc department he
800. 70 nyue' The FORMER law
49,, VI '"e "aSor "ushea anu purs'
"r S
u.te.r n OF Sns
.rn c.,..,r,. ~ euN eeoA.'
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swift q Csmpe.y'. ssIes Of Fresh Nee! In
is; d, vs,Sss .,: ~ !: ;i ssss s'!S':''
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eome t'me ago gave strict orders TO the
Police Commissioner that he would no,
tolerate the expenditure OF city money
In obtaining evidence against disordcrly
houses, these instructions we're appar-
emily disregarded by Inspector Gaia
lane. lie sent his men to st. Marks
place. Manhattan. and to East Four
teenth street. The members of the raid.
Ing squad itemize their bills In referring
to purchases OF drinks. cigars and
coffee.
Inspector Cornelius HAYES. on June
=. and 10. spent $50 for room
hire In West For,y-hfth street. to So.
cure evidence against gambling. In
addition he employed the services OF
George Slebert OF No. " Greenwich
street. whom he paid 80
Fourth Deputy Commissioner Dough-
erty has presented a large number OF
vouchers TO the Comptroller covering
the expenses OF his subordinates for
what he describes as "freuuentlng tn.
resorts OF criminals and assoclattng
with criminals" Evidently these mon
agreed upon a standard price Of ex-
pense for doing this work. Every ono
OF the vouchers In either for $50 or 33l
Detective-Sergeant Goodwin presented
a voucher for $40: George =. Gilbert one
for S3leo: Detective Gsmbarve,ia pre-
sents three vouchers. pectively for
s3i. So+5 and 12a2s.
LOST TWENTY DOLLARS At A
POKER GAME.
Plain Clothes Man William j. Ferrick
required from April II to May Is to OBJ
tain evidence against an alleged Gamb-
ling house In Rector street. Ferrioit was
one OF Lieut.. Becker's men. During that
time he spent Sss. OF which $40 was lost
In poker games. Inspector Schmittber-
ger assigned q man 10 obtain evidence
against a resort In East Fourteenth
street II took this man eighteen days 10
complete the task. during which he
spent &s370 William J. Deavy, acting
captain Of the Detective Bureau. spent
$40 entertaining At breakfast, luncheon
and dinner deputy sherins from the
State OF Washington. hero to arrest an
embeIzler. Joseph r. Bra wiley. one OF
Lieut.. Costl9an's men. spent e6l9O on a
gambling case In which no arrests were
made. George A. Blswett, another Cos
tigan aide. spent $n.o with the Same re-
suit.
While Comptroller Prendergast Ii DOW
erless under the city charter to reject
any of the bills. a. long as they are
properly certified by the proper police
ofncia1s, 1t was said re- would make a
lengthy report TO Mayor Gaynor, point
ing out the inconsistency OF many of the
hills and many features which are 40
conspicuously absent.
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years rss toaav a. chic, eoun,. for arass w.bsor ho
pending
which 49, Mr.
engaged shortly
Weber handed
transferring pocket another
bills
around the Criminal Building that Mr. suer
$4,000
Max Maso who he by Lieut. Becker
while Pitt.
the Toms charged with murder Marsola
Becker Ronthars gambling April IS
raid and Becker has denounced Marsoa In but
effective language
New evidence Attorney prompted
change his plans for the Grand Jury into the killing OF Her
to-day
Charles
gambling
fifth prior the raid April 49,
be made by the Grand with the
Becker entire,
his examination concluded
examined
They questioned the points brought out in examination
BECKER which to cover all OF the ats activities leader the
STRONG squad.
turning up more
detectives able
.us =. :. 80 $3.50 , Ss ,nud,ns ,ars,r ,on, - @ % .
the officials They allowed
loaf in the
Detectives working
will trouble
However likely tina. the newspaper. will continue to feed owl
Friday
police ddy
This has made complete and dark getaway"
FUND FOR SCHEPPS SENT TO FORT ERIE TRACKS.
be the police members
meeting 1t that schepps
Toledo Thursday
Underworld has that schepp the
interested persons at the OF 5000 a week
.
lin
themselves
render proposition That hiding
Lewis unsnviaos credit Of
IN Roseuth
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cusgR kRgsE.

f, fhs District-Attorney was not 90 Sc
crstivs about an alleged report made by
Uurns detectives to the effect that the
nurderers Of Rosenthai walked from
tho scene OF the crime 10 Forty-third
strost and Eighth avenue. boarded a
red touring car there and rode to Rock
away. vbsrs they lost suoN Of $500 they
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ever played race or dealt a card.
Policemen Daniel J. Mcbride and
Daniel J. Curtayne were particularly
expensive investigators for the city. In
two days Mcbride managed to spend
fc.lj OF Father Knickcrbockcr's money
while obtaining and endeavoring to
obtain" evidence against a poolroom
In Fulton street Policeman Cur
tayne managed to get away with tll5. e.
Mcbride lost 30 on one horse. ST on
another and 80 shooting craps. Cur
tayne lost 50 on a horse race and $50
mt craps. The policemen apparently did
not deny themselves any OF the ordi-
nary luxuries Of the gambling frater-
nifty. for OF drinks and cigars they had
n sufiicicncy.
The vouchers were all conspicuous
because OF the absence OF any winnings
At any OF the games played by the 20.
lice.