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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
Harlem Graft Payers Tale
Draws Net Still Tighter
About Sweeney, HuSSey
and Thompson.
oAID $4,000 IN SIX YEARS
Mother" Stacon Testifies That
She Gave Up S350,000 for
Protection During Her
Career of 35 Years
in Tenderloin.

The net that is closing around In
snectors sweeney. Hussey and Thomp-
son-thc big three of Harlem graft
WAS drawn still tighter yesterday by
the testimony of Herman Michaels,
who was known for years as the king
min" of the Harlem gamblers.
Michaels told story of police
ayarice for graft money that held the
grand jury spellbound. He emphasized
the point that this rich graft field has
been harvested for over six years by
the big three" mentioned. and he
showed more clearly than any other
witness has shown what tenacious
grin they maintained.
For his last gambling house at lS5th
street and Eighth avenue. Michaels
paid $50 a week protection. His graft
PAYMENTS for The last six years average
approximately $50 a week. a total of
more than $4,000.
His frank though reluctant confess
sion is due entirely To the attitude OF
Jimmy" Wren. the retired patrol
man who has sworn that he collected
graft for Hussey, Thompson and
Murtha.
Graft in Other Districts.
The District Attorney began 10 get
definite figures Yesterday from other
sources and relating to graft in other
districts. indicating that even the reve-
lations to date are only q scratch on
the surface. So far as the police graft
annual total is concerned.
Mother" Stacon the Tcnderlon
vice queen. who has managed dlsor-
DERBY houses and paid police graft there
for the last thrty-five years. told the
District Attorney yesterday she had
paid a total of s350.000 in the course
Of her experience to the police for
protection" She said that in the
last two wears she had been in business
in a small fiat. for which she had paid
only $50 a month to the police.
The District Attorney is investiGet-
ing a report that In the Harlem graft
operations the police ring, keeping IT,
self strictly up TO date. as IL were, had
levied a monthly tax Of 500 on the
score of cabaret shows that are now
scattered through the district from me
north boundary of the park to the up
per end of :lanhattan.
1t was said yesterday also that the
Harlem grafters had been thoroughly
systematic i'm their dealings with crap
games. which abound in the BLACK
belts" along both street.
Laura Smith and Marjorie wilson
two Of the women who knew of the &C
tivities of Annie Grey in the upper
Tenderloin. testified before the grand
jury yesterday. and il is expected that
both the Grey woman and her nus
band. Robert f. Ullner the ex-police-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
HOUSEWIVES ON WARPATH
They Ask for Explanation Of
jump in Meat Prices.

The Housewives League wants 10 know
why the price Of meat mas gone Mp in
the last two days. So II mas gone to
Headquarters for It's Information and
Yesterday sent a telegraph message TO
the executive offices of the Chicago stock
wards The message reads as follows:
''The National Housewives League rep
representing the housewives Of the cOun-
trv. request yNur explanation of present
rise in price OF meats. our Investigation
brings out fact that retailers state they
are unable to account FOR sudden Jump.
The league awaits your version Of facts
before going further
MRS JULIAN HEATH.
National President"
..The price Of meat. except beef. has
gone up several cents pound within
the last forty-eight hours Mrs. Heath
oxplained last night Representatives Of
the league who went 10 retail dealers
for an explanation were told by them that
!, vas due to the packers. This is the
first time they have openly acknowledged
tho source of the rise. As result. the
,.aeu. is determined n possible to have
an exclamation from those responsible
a,d 90 sent the telegram To those held
reenonsible By the dealers. What action
tho league will take I'm the matter will
~. douendcnt on the reply from Chicago.
which should be received tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
Leader, Who Fired Point Blank
at Deputy, Held for At
tempted Murder.
WOMEN URGE FIGHTERS ON
Stones Hurled Through Train
Windows After P. r. R.
Section Rioters Are
Dispersed.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !

Roebling. y. j.. March 12-Several
Pennsylvania Railroad striking section
men are believed to have been wounded
in riot at Roeblng Station, this after
noon. Sixty strikers attacked work
train and drove off thirty strike breakers
and guards.
They held possession until they in turn
we're driven out by railroad deputies in
pitched battle. in which at least two
hundred shots were exchanged. AS the
mob retreated down the river road before
the shots from the deputies revolvers
several men were seen TO be limping and
others were helped along by their COM
panions.
Disorder broke out afresh shortly be-
fore o'clock, when passenger trains We're
stoned while passing bridge near Roeb-
ling. where a crowd had congregated.
Sheriff Jordan. who had just sworn In
thrty-seven deputies at Bordentown and
was hurrying TO Burlington. was pas
senger on one Of the trains thus at
tackled. The Sheriff sent a detail Of police
back 10 arrest the gang. He said he
believed those VINO participated In the
attack were mostly young hoodlums and
not actual strikers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13

man. Will be indicted to-day. 1t is Mr.
Whitmans intention TO put them both
under indictment for keeping and main
tanning disorderly house in West 49Gh
street. largely because he was informed
that they We're contemplating going to
Europe until the graft inquiry was
over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
Ullner Failed to Keep Promise.

O''ner fai'ed TO Keep Promise.
Ullner telephoned the District Attor-
ney last week and told him him lnat
his wife, Annie Grey. would come TO
MI. Whitman's office last Tuesday but
on that day Ullner sent in an EXCISE
and said she would surely come in
later.
The story of Herman Michaels. which
startled the grand jury with its vivid
ness. will result in further indictments
against Sergeant Peter j. Duffy,
SWeeney's collector in chief. and. taken
with that of Jimmy" Wren. will be the
basis for at least one, and probably
several, of the indictments TO be found
against HusSey and Thompson
III more indictments are desired
against Sweeney. Michaels's evidence is
equally strong in that quarter. and as
TO Murtha. Michaels swore 10 having
paid Wren regularly when Murtha was
commander of the district. while Wren
swore TO having made his regular col
loctlons during the same period.
Michaels had four places at different
times in the last six or seven years. all
OF them in the 9th Inspection District
He started in. after graduating from
the rank of saloon porter. with small
handbook. His office was in his hat in
those days. and for time he evaded
the payment of graft. As the business
increased. however, he found the police
closer on his trail. and when ne met
their first demands with a refusal he
was promptly arrested and paid his
way out of it,. as he put it,
He began then To pay SO month for
the protection" of his handbook bust
ness. Michaels was popular gambler
and his trade increased steadily. He
cultivated his police acquaintanCeship
and made il point TO be seen in the
company of the inspectors men,
His scheme along these lines worked
two ways. however While it gave him
standing and inspired confidence among
the gamblers that he was lin right" il
also tended TO give the police better
, insight into his profits and the size Of
| his business. and the monthly demand
was soon raised TO 500 Michaels de-
INJURED. was arrested and again paid
/ his way out of IT,"
But handbook trade. with protection
at 500 month. soon began to seem
| limited TO him. and he decided To open
a gambling place. where he could han
die the handbook business and also run
other games. at l36th street and Eighth
avenue. For very short time his DO
lice friends" allowed him 10 do bust
and when they raised the demand to
500 month he shut up shop.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
%. Altmtatt & On.

The Upholstery Department
Is prepared to accept orders for Slip Covers.
Window Shades and Window, Door and
Porch Awnings, materials for which are now
being displayed in the new designs and colors.
Also Venetian Porch Shades In all sizes.
Samples and Estimates Submitted.
Fifth Ausmnr. 34tt ami 18TH Strffts, Afm Vnrh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13

Sacramento. Cal. March /. The com
mittee provided for by Senate resolu-
ton. adopted yesterday. 10 investigate the
relation Of white slavery to low wages
organized to-day under the chairmanshlp
of Senator Gates. of Los Angeles. The
inquiry will begin without delay. Gov
ernor Hiram ". Johnson declared himself
i'm favor Of national campaign for
minimum wage scale for women
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13

Milwaukee. March ia working wom-
an needs $3.50 week. except in domestic
eervice 70 support herself I'm Milwaukee,
This Is the opinion expressed by the 30
cial service commission "f the milwaukee,
Federation of Charities. IN report made
public to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13

BOSTON. March p -GdvcInor Foss ad-
dressed letter to-day TO Lieutenant
Governor Oilsra OF Illinois. saving that
resolution has already passed the Sen
At. and is pending 300 the House authoriz-
ing the Governor and council To appoint
"A commission OF five persons 10 deal with
the white slave traffic.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07
On Keeping Cool
BY GEORGE FITCH.
Author OF at Good Old SiyTnsh."

~ URING July and August keeping
cool is the great American pro
- fession.
Keeping cool in these months Is con-
sidered even more important than get
ting rich. Men who odd max an ex-
ira million dollars by staying at home
and skinning their enemies, give up the
chance without sigh and devote Jnem-
selves TO the fascinating science OF keep
ing their PerspiratiOn under complete
control.
Millions of dollars are spent each
summer in Perfecting this science. If the
amount of money spent in America for
cold drinks, shower baths, electric fans,
automobiles. bathing beaches, mountain
hotels. spiders web underwear, rice pow
der and negligee shirts were to be cashed
in one lump we could pay off the national
debt next fall.
There are three popular methods of
keeping cool. One Is the sidestepping
method. This Is very successful By
leaving his business in June and picking
out a nice room on the shady spot of the
coolest hotel on the lee side of an ocean
or large lake, a man can remain COM
Portable for three months at SO per day.
Some people produce 2 very fair imi-
tation of this method by filling a winter
home with electric fans, ice boxes, grass
rugs and thin clothes. By carefully do
ing nothing during the heated hours and
by keeping full of iced drinks, the ex-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07

perimenter can keep reasonably comfort
able until after dinner. He can then in
sert,himself into a large automobile and
can fan himself by gasoline power until
midnight, after which he may be able to
90 to sleep and forget that it is hot.
Another popular method of keeping
cool Is to insert ones self into a suit
of working clothes and labor profusely
from early morning until p. m. When
the labOrer has done this he retires to
his home, eats a beefsteak and sits on
the front porch until bed time, smoking a
pipe. The thermometer may stand at 100
but he is so much cooler than he was dur
ing the day that life Is pleasant to him
and he Is perfectly satisfied with the ad-
ministratiOn
The first method of keeping cool costs
about $1,000 if economy IS used. The
second can be done for half the amount.
The third doesn't cost anything and usu-
ally brings in about 3 a dav. This is
why the descendants of the people who
are keeping cool by the first two methods
viii some day adopt the third method;
while the descendants of the calm man.
who decOrates the porch in his shirt
sleeves, viii toll manfulIy all dav to
keep cool by the first two methods and
viii give it up as a bad job at night and
soak their pillows with high priced per-
neutrality-suspicious. by George Mat
thew Adams.l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07
Fresh


The country's full of wholesome air,
UudOped, undefiled; it's blowing round
US everywhere, enough for woman, man
and child And yet we box ourselves up
tight the whole year round in dusty
rooms; and sickness gets the foolish
wight who In this way stale air con-
sumes- And then he blows his wad for
pills, and things you shake before YOU
take, and tells long tales about his Ills,
describing every grIevOus ache. Fresh
ar preventive Is and cure of half the Ills
beneath our hats. within the reach OF
people poor, as well as that Of pluto
Gratis. And that's the reason why. no
doubt. the fresh air cure-aU doesn't win;
it's why we keep the pure air out, and
try to keep the stale air in. We can't
have faith in any dope that doesn't cost
Ike old sam Hill; and so We anchor
faith and hope to plaster, potion. and
to Dill Well buy the old expensive
drugs until some faker sees twill paw to
sell fresh air in gallon Jugs. and then
weu buy it every day. And. while the
smiling faker thrives. in testimonials
Wen declare that fresh air saved our
fading lives when all the docs were in
despair So let US wait for that glad
day when fresh airs bottled in New
York; Wen want it when we have to
nay a PUNK a throw, and pull a cork
Copyright 1913, by George Matthew
Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07
IA Years Ago To day
From The Herald This Date 1893.

Senator Bate. of Tennessee. is in the
city.
c. ]. Larrimer left for Fort Worth
this afternoon
George Scarborough returned today
from Cameron, Tex.
Mrs. z. Z. Neff is recovering after a
successful operation
Robert White came down from Ala
mogOrdO this morning.
w. B. Latta went up to the noun
tains today on a pleasure trip.
Judge II. A Falvey has gone up to
CloudcrOft to spend a few weeks.
Mrs. !. s. Robinson left for Denver
this morning to spend the summer.
A c. Rush left for Los Angeles this
afternoon to spend the summer months.
Mrs. J. i. Kachler returned from
Silver City this afternoon on the s i.
Miss Irwin and Miss Mitchell left for
ClOudcroft this morning to be gone a
few weeks.
River guard Chas. Kline returned
from New York city this morning over
the T. & P.
Miss Barlow has returned from a
visit to her mountain home three miles
from ClOudcrOft
John Williams. who has been en-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07

plOyed on railroad construction work
in Arizona. arrived yesterday.
City Ticket agent DarbyShire, Of the
T. & 2. returned from Dallas today,
where ne has been for some time.
Mrs. NOrthrOp, of this city. LETT on
the G. II. this afternoon for her home
in eastern Texas to spend the summer
Mrs White. Mrs David Payne,
Mrs w s McCutcheOn, and Mrs. Floyd
Payne will leave tomorrow FOR Cali
fOrnia-
Tonight the McGinties will give their
regular weekly concert in the plaza
and an excellent program has been
arranged.
Mrs. Orndorff returned home to Tue
con, Ariz., this afternoon after a weel-'s
visit here with her relatives. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. De Croft
Gus Buckler and wife. Mrs NJ ~ hit
beck. A. s GreiE and others viii take
a pleasure trip to ClOudcrOft to-
morrow, returning Monday.
The account Of the finding OF the
rich gold pIacers, near Jarilla. on the
White Oaks railway, has been con-
fIrmcd by general manager j. A. Eddy,
of the r. p. & n. T.. who Immediately
went to investigate the rumOr. Mr..
Eddy wired last evening that placer
gold in considerable quantities had
been found
All streets certainly led to the White
Oaks depot yesterday. as those who
awaited themselves of the Hook and
Lauder excursion 10 AlDuuGloL WeuueQ
their way 10 the depot The trip was
delightful in every respect When the
hotel was reached. Col Harvey well
coined the party to dinner. a large
crowd were Interested spectators OF
the ball game between Albuquerque
and AlamOgOrdO, the same going to the
former team by the score OF u to o.
The first section of the train was IN
charge of superintendent A. S GreiE.
assisted by Harry Alexander Prof. G.
p Putnam Will remain i'm Cl0udcrOft 10
organize the summer school
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07
Fighting Ignorance and Dirt

ratei is fact
the exercised in cities toward sanitation
tradition the ought be the
Actually long average
greater reaching maturity
reared the city dwe on the average IS healthier than the country d"e
in
and strictly
o. government special
among
children
for all of this work. far being done by the cities and none by
counties
immediate
In
children
wascO
Investigations
] On fve ~ f1teigsnfv and sznisnos ve6es the Truth Of
r = - +t.t f.E a5 ~ o+E- has stslv tr times
a baby workers.
advised mothers to make effort out this
important maternal duty
clean milk supply is fundamental need The ideal is: nothing short of
ons more urgent its relation adults
since dirty milk LARGELY responsible for the occurrence of diarrbea and entes
frequent among remedy
gent inspection FARMS transportation shops
in governing dipped"
constantly increasing o all establishing
dispensing milk modified
milk
simply sufficiently patrons equipped
with large ice box DESK chairs and table An ordinary store is suitable
Utica, N y
usually the charge Of and physician
Baby clinics are an almost inevitable uvth stations It be-
babies especially those who are sick Sometimes the clinic IS established by vun
doctors every presented station
prescribe and be moth o bring 4
opinion visiting precedence
following
general
the in oongted
waste due to causes that were operative before
the baby born Some cities special maternity who
pure dirty by
mother older child instruction the
o visiting
i supplemented by public
Importance given
prevention of
generations; organization
Mother leagues" little Mother
only recently receiving the attention
deserves Flies infection directly babys
by known method breeding places
germ of paralysis
it is certainly probably the principal
livery barns public private
indianapolis complete measures for the
the hy-bTng insttu
Attention conditions thorough watering streets and
to the question Of
printed containing concerning the care of
printed several
languages
City graphic statement of the births
pins placed day by day on
city ward map thus indicating the special
There above
urgently needed profitable
But without from the public
and established languishes may be
a and shall be added unto you saith Scripture The people of Tucson
ATzg $4,000 railway ghtofwy and
extension later the railroad returned the
people suggestion that it be used to erect Y M
equipped clubs Money given by people Of city in
this directly promptly funds con-
tbuted for pay owner of
property well afford t. his
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07
GLOBE SIGHTS.

Fishing is always good nine miles
farther on.
It's something Il your friends think
YOU are right.
A tramp can see the country, but he
can't appreciate il.
Give your daughters such a pleasant
home they will never want to leave IL
and YOU viii be helping some
1t IS our theory that the gent who
expects lower taxes is carrying his
optimism too far
Link Preston 4 have nv troubles
Although only q diffident man, people
think I am stuck up"
mere IS, however, more religious lib
erty than there should be
Don't rush madly around lust keen
gong In a deliberate fashion and YOU
viii get there
4 chairman always Overestimates the
Importance of parliamentary law if lie
happens to know anything about it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07
One-Sentence Philosophy
QUAKER 1IEDTTATIONs.

AEuL-dQelp nla Record
Wisdom always knows when to quit
A frank enemy is more to be de-
sired than a false friend
Most Of US get what we deserve. but
only the successful viii admit it.
Tact is the art of making other peo-
pie think they know more than YOU do
The average man feels that he could
bear our burdens much better than his
own
day in order that she may buy silk
hosiery
It sometimes seems as though the
Tool killer must have given up his job
IN disgust
BlObbs-Bjones thoroughly believes
that all things come to those who wait
SlObbs-Ees, but the trouble with
Bjones Is that he lets them pass him
and then waits for them to come back.
I cannot understand a al
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07
JOURNAL ENTRIES.


Most men mean well. but that's as
tar as II goes with too many Of them.
No really sensible woman whose
husband draws q muskrat's salary will
try to move in sealskin society.
If home were a hall of Justice most
married men would be paving penal
ties all the time for being in contempt
OF court
One Of the greatest surprises in life
comes to man when he is made
t. realize that a woman acquaintance
OF long standing actually believes a So
cal gulf separates them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

A-AlcdSO NeWSD-
The home woman marries for is
hardly worth the price
Isn't it queer how easy il is to trans
form friends into enemies7
Don't look up to people. it encOur-
ages them TO look down on YOU
If we could look into the future we
would probably find il just as unsat-
isfactOry.
Some people have a way Of saving
things to hurt the feelings Of others
Just as If they were getting pay for
it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07
AARON BUELL.

The naughiest Hick.
the meanest fun
Is pulling chairs
away from one
It Is so stupid
and so cruel
That only Goops
ike Aaron Buell.
Would ever be
so coarse and crude
/ know yOu never
are so rude.
Don't Be 4 GoobI
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07

Declares Huerta's Government
Legal AS Much AS De La Barra's
United Right Recognition
Elected United
States Is Aiding Rebel Cause-Huring Mesco
Lives Capital
By T SimOndett Publisher DiariO City
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07
Ell PasO Well Built CITY
Former East Texas Man Makes as
Much Money and Pays Less Rent.
Interviews With People.

LLT L PASO is the best built city
r, in Texas and have been in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07

IN COX DIPLOMACY.' as applied
by the Washington govern
- ment to Latin-American at
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07

'T wish the Vilistas would hurry u2
and attack Juarez OF announce they
are going to-" said a trooper of the
Second cavalry we were to have
received our pay Saturday. but or
dcrs were issued not to pay us until
after that trouble is over. guess
Col West was afraid some of the men
might go on a spre or desert or some
thing Of the sort and he wants every
one TO be on hand in case Of an emer-
Eency. Please send a message to Villa
that we are awaiting for our pay and
maybe he viii 90 something"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07

There is a rebel Junta in Fl Paso
that should not be allowed" said Col.
Juan n NasQUez, commander of the
Juarez garrison. Those people meet
70 plan revolutions i'm Mexico If any
Junta were to be established in our
country to plot against -thei United
states government. il would be broken
up Immediately and the men put in
lalL If YOU have no law to prohibit
Juntas, you should get one
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07

Me for Van Patterns Dripping
Springs resort in the fall" said Charlie
Stevens. who went with the motor
crowd to the New Mexico mountain
resort Friday THE camp which Mai
Van Patten has established at the base
of the Organs is an ideal place to
spend Sunday on an automobile run
from FL Paso With little more
shade up there and the road repaired
from Las Cruces out five miles to the
hard mesa, il would be fine driving
for a car Van Patterns is an ideal
place for staying over night and there
is ulenty of room for all who wish to
go"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07
Is Filled With Adventure
In Claiming the Philippines For the
Spanish Crown Mexico Had
Prominent Part.
- TTr.rT.-F. L

WASHINGTON, D. C., July -
. The story of Spanish discov-