Evening Star Newspaper, July 30, 1912, Page 1

Fair tonight and Wednesday coming variable. WEATHER. The Star is the only afternoon paper in Washington that prints the news of the Associated Press. CLOSING NEw YoRK \ STOCK QUOTATIONS PAGE 12 No. 18,934. WASEINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1912—SIXTEEN PAGES. * ONE CENT. TOO GREAT SPEED; LACK OF VIGILANCE Judgment of British Court of Inquiry Into the Titanic Dis- aster Made Known. BLAME LINER CALIFORNIAN FOR NOT GOING TO RESCUE Ismay and Sir Cosmos Duff-Gordon Exonerated From Charges. CAPTAIN NOT HELD CULPABLE British Board of Trade Severely Blamed for Its Failure to Re- vise the Shipping Rules of 1894. Findings on Titanic Wreck. The collision of the Titante with the iceberg was due to the ex- censive speed at which the ship avigated. A proper watch was not kept. ‘The shi boats were properiy lowered, but ‘Tangements for ing them were insufficien: Leyland liner Callformi if she had attempted to do so. ‘The track followed was reason- ably safe with proper vigilance. There was no discriminatio: against third-class passengers the saving of life. J. Bruce Ismay, chairman King director of the White iar lime, and Sir Cosme Duff- ordom, one of the passengers, | were exonerated from any charges of improper conduct. ' It is recommended that more watertight compartments be pro- vided Im seagoing ships, and that | Provision be made for lifeboats for all a board, aud more emi- of the crew, as well July 20.—The judgment of the British board of trade court of in- auiry into the disaster of the White Star liner Titanic, which sank in mid-ocean with 1,517 souls after collision with an iceberg April 14, was pronounced today by Lord Mersey, the presiding judge, before a large audience. The court finds that the collision of the ‘Titanic with the iceberg was due to the excessive speed at which the ship was navigated; that a proper watch was not kept: that the ship's boats were properly lowered, but that arrangements for man- ning them were insufficient; that the Leyland liner Californian might have reached the Titante if she had attempted to do so; that the track followed was reasonably safe with proper vigilance, and that there was no discrimination agaiust third-class passengers in the cav- ing of life. The court of inquiry exonerates J. Bruce Ismay, chairman and managing di- rector of the White Star line and Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon. one of the passen- ers. from any charges of improper con- duct. The judgment recommends more water-tight compartments in seagoing ships, the provision of lifeboats for all on board and more efficient drills of the crew, as well as a better lookout. Lord Mersey’s judgment is a formal egal document giving the history of the voyage and of the disaster, while the findings and recommendations of the court extend to great length. Much of the judgment is highly technical. In it there Was no argument and no di- rect reference to the inquiry by the committee of the United States Senate under the chairmanship of Senator Wil- Yam Alden Smith Charges of Improper Conduct. Lord Mersey said {t was not the busi- ness of the court to inquire into attacks on the moral conduct of Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon and J. Bruce Ismay. but silence on the part of the court might be misunderstood. He continued “The very gross charge against Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon that he bribed the boatmen to row away from drowning people is unfounded. the men in the boat were deterred from making an attempt to rescue others by any act of Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon. At I do not believe} proposed for this bill would put twelve | million dollars BATTLE FOR SHIPS Sulzer Pledges Democrats to Two Dreadnoughts. TWENTY-ONE GIVE ASSENT Anti-Battleship Men Are Now Seek- ing Compromise. BITTER FEELING IS RAMPANT “War Scare” Hobson Expected Here to Aid in Fight for Big Navy Next Thursday. Shot to pieces and tottering at every stand, the no-battleship democracy of the House has capitulated entirely, and, while agreeing as gracefully as possible on a one-battleship program for this year, faces the prospect of being beaten again and accepting the full program of two] dreadnoughts, as proposed by the Senate. | Twenty-one democrats have today signed a petition circulated by Representative Sulzer of New York to vote for two big ships if they get a chance, and to fight the good fight for a big and adequate American navy at every opportunity. Twenty-one democrats, with the heav- ing insurgency of some of, their republi- can friends, have promised to turn the steam roller the other way and crush all opposition to their plans. It was the steam roller which forced Mr. Sulzer out of the way a few nights ago, when they tabled his resolution, which would have resulted in a two-battleship program sev- eral days earlier than now. Would Hold Balance of Power. “They talk about reading us ‘big nav democrats out of the party,” said one of them today, “but how ridiculous it would be. Suppose they did. Suppose they fired twenty-five of us, possibly thirty. We would go straight to the in- surgent republicans and control the bal- ance of power in the House. Read us out! Bosh!" The no battleship men have admit- ted defeat. The thing remaining is to pave the way for the House to accept at least one ship, and to do it in the most graceful manner possible. Among the no battleship ranks are many men who personally would have voted for one ship at a time, but they were im- pelled by various reasons to stick to the “no ship" policy. One of these was that they would use the difference of opinion between House and Senate as a lever to force something from the Senate in other matters. They would have said: “We will agree to a com- promise on battleships if you will leave in our abolition of the Commerce Court’—or something of the __ sort. Opinion in some quarters in the House is that the battleship fight was start- ed too early—that is, the naval com- mittee let the matter come to an issue too quickly, As it is now,-the folks back home with their deluge of tele- grams have made the representatives in Congress lay the keel of at least one ship on purely patriotic princt- ples. “War Scare” Hobson Will Aid. One voice in favor of battleships is missing from the long, loud cry raised by Sulzer, Curley and others. It is that of Representative Hobson. He is out of town. When he returns the ‘two-battle- ship” men will have as active a little worker as they could wish. “‘War Scare Hobson,” he is called; and he will work early and late for all the ships he can possibly get. When he returns there will be one more name to the two-battleship petition, and by that time, Mr. Sulzer be- Heves, there will be at least thirty. And if thirty democrats agree to vote for two ships, providing the republicans vote sol- idly for two ships, there is reason to be- Heve the keels of two ships for this year will be laid in the ways. The program of legislation is to call up the conference report between the two houses Thursday. Representative Padgett, chairman of the naval affairs commit: tee, will then ask for a disagreement and have the matter go back to conference. It is arranged now to have the House come out with a compromise on one bat- tleship. Meantime a caucus probably will be called, to let the no battleship men into line without violating any rules, actual or moral. Then the fight for two battleships will begin, and the thirty in- surgents, if there be so many by that time, will endeavor to get in an amend- ment calling for the regular increase in Uncle Sam's floating defenses. To Catch Labor Vote. An argument being used foday to catch the labor vote is that one-half of the money spent for battleships is paid to labor. No matter where the ships are bullt, half of the millions appropriated for them is paid to workingmen. The ships be or so in the pockets of American workmen. The difference of opinion among the the same time I think if he had en- couraged the men to return to where the Titanic had foundered they prob- ably would have made an effort to do so. and could have saved some lives. “The attack on J. Bruce Ismay.” con- cluded the judge. “resolved itself into the suggestion that, occupying the position of managing director of the line. some moral duty .was imposed upon him to wait on board after the vi foundered. 1 do not agree. Mr. Ismay. after assisting many pas- sengers. found the last boat on the starboard side of the Titanic actually being lowered. No other people were there at the time. There was room for him and he jumped in. Had he not done 80 he would merely have added one more life to the number lost.” Emergency Arrangements Faulty. The most important findings of the court were that the Titanic was suffi- ciently and efficiently officered and manned and complied with all the regula- tions of the British merchant shipping act regarding safety, but that the arrange- ments for manning and launching the lifeboats in an emergency were insufficient and that no drill had been held. The in- structions for the voyage given prior to sailing were, in the opinion of the court, adequate but “having regard to subse- quent events they wouid have been better if reference had been made to the course to be adopted in the event of the vessel reaching the region of ice.” ‘The outward and homeward southern tracks were, according to the judgment, reasonably safe for the time of year at which the disaster happened provided great precaution and vigilance were used fn crossing the ice region. Capt. E. 8. Smith of the Titanic was not. said the court, fettered by orders to remain in the track, but naturally would keep near tc the accepted route. In view of the fact that on the night of the accident the moon was not shin- ing, there was no wind and very little swell on the sea, and especially in view of the high speed at which the Titanic was steaming. an extra lookout should, fm the court's opinion, have been placed fn the stem of the boat and a sharp (Continued on Fourth Page). democrats has been of a really serious kind. The two-battleship democrats claim they were given scant courtesy in the caucus on the subject and there has been a sore place in the democracy ever since. Representative Burleson, confessedly an anti-battleship man, wielded the gavel, and, it is charged. made it im- possible for Majority Leader Underwood to get the floor with a plan for a one- battleship compromise, and that when Mr. Sulzer wanted to sound the war cry for a ship or two Mr. Burleson happened to glance at any one except the New York representative. Mr. Sulzer grin- ned today when the antis made overtures to him. He simply beat the two battle- ship tom-tom and kept on collecting sig- natures. TURKEY READY FOR PEACE. Willing to Negotiate With Italy if Rights Are Safeguarded. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 30.— The Turkish government is willing to enter into peace negotiations with Italy if they are conducted in a manner com- patible with Turkey's honor and dig- nity and her rights are adequately safeguarded. This was announced in the chamber of deputies here today during the read- ing of the new ministerial program. Mrs. Sarah Clarke Dead at 91. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., July 30.—Mrs. Sarah A. Clarke, widow of Z. B. Clarke, died last night at her home, Potomac avenue, Hagerstown, of a complication of diseases, at the age of ninety-one years. Mrs. Clarke leaves two daugh- ters—Mrs. George W. Blake of Hagers- | tervention by the United States in Mexi- MEXICANS WARNED RAIDS MUST CEASE; Secretary Knox Takes Steps to Protect Americans and Their Property. SENDS UNOFFICIAL NOTE | TO LEADER OF REBELS Informs Orozco Attacks Must Stop Immediately or U. S. Will Act. FUND TO RELIEVE REFUGEES House of Representatives Appro- priates $20,000 to Be Expended in Tents and Supplies Along the Border. The United States has again pro- tested to the Mexican government and to Gen. Orozco, leader of the revolu- tionists, against attacks upon Amert- can citizens and property in northern Mexico. z Secretary Knox today officially re- newed his notice of two months ago, that the United States would hold Mexico to strict account for all dam- ages, and unofficially notified Orozco that he would be held personally re- sponsible for damages to Americans or their property. President Madero has promised to send more troops to northern Mexico. Twenty thousand dollars for the relief of American refugees from the hotbed of revolution in Mexico was appropriated this afternoon by the House of Repre- sentatives. Representative Slayden of Texas called up the resolution for this relief work passed by the Senate yester- day and the House adopted it within a few minutes. ‘The $20,000 mentioned in the resolution is to be expended in tents and supplies for those Americans who have fied for their lives from Mexico, and who find themselves homeless on the Texas border. Appeals to Congress. Appeals to Congress to take action to relieve the condition ‘of the American refugees from Mexico and to meet the growing Seriousness of the situation in the border regions’ came today in the form of nearly a score of telegrams from leading men at El Paso. Senator A. B. Fall of New Mexico, Senator Smoot and other members of both bodies received messages which will probably receive consideration by the foreign affairs com- mittees of the Senate and House. A telegram recetved by Senator Fall from Charles F. Hunt, a commission man of El Paso, was as follows: “Gen. Orozco satd last night that he would compel intervention or kill every American in the republic. Con- ditions are indescribable jn western Chihuahua. Everybody fleeing, leaving all behind.” A telegram from Mayor C. E. Kelly and County Judge Albert S. Eylar was as follows “After summoning the principal men of the Mormon colony, Rebel Gen. Sala- zar told them all promises and guar- antees were withdrawn, and they had to join his forces or surrender. That he proposed to confiscate American property and treat Americans the same as they had the Chinese, the inference being they would kill them as was done Chinese at Torreon, and that he hated the Taft government as much as the Madero government.” Another telegram from the same offi- cials of El Paso says that “refugees just arrived state Mexican soldiers threaten to massacre all that are not out by to- morrow.” A telegram from W. A. Hawkins, an attorney, also received by Senator Fall, said, in’ part, referring to the alleged driving of Americans out of Mexico: “Is there nothing which our govern- ment {fs willing to do to right this great wrong? Surely the limit of forbearance has been passed. May Come Up in Senate. Senator Fall and others may bring the matter up in the Senate with a formal demand for some affirmative action on the part of the government. Efforts are being made by the War De- partment to have Congress divert the re- mainder of the appropriation for the Mississippi flood sufferers to the relief of the American refugees now pouring into El Paso, Tex. There is a balance of more than $100,000 in that fund. ‘The army already gone to the aid of the sufferers at El Paso as far as Possible by dispatching tentage for tem- porary shelter. Orders have been issued to send tents for 1,000 people immediately from the depot at St. Louis, Mo. It will take about three days for the consign- ment to reach El Pat The federals were victorious in a battle at Jilitla, San Luis Potosi, last Sunday, according to State Department reports. Twenty rebels were reported killed. No Thought of Armed Intervention. There is still no thought of armed in- co; on that point the officials are posi- tive. As explained at the State Depart- ment, the adoption of a contrary course and ‘the announcement of a purpose to dispatch American troops across the bor- der would almost certainly result in so deeply stirring the patriotic feeling of the Mexican people as to cause them to rally en masse under the flag of the insurrec- tos, which 1s something the American government does not care to bring about. GIVE UP LARGE POSSESSIONS. Mormons Leaving Mexico Abandon Property Worth Millions. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 0.—Sev- en to eight million dollars is the valu: tion placed by the presiding bishop of the Mormon Church upon property of the Mormon settlers, which they will be com- pelled to abandon on leaving Mexico. “The Mormons possess large tracts of the finest agricultural land in the coun- try,” stated the presiding officer. “The farms have been improved and stocked with tools and machinery, residences have been built and irrigation systems completed. The four settlements comprise between seven and eight hundred fami lies and a conservative estimate places the average individual property of each family, including improvements, water rights ‘and stock, at $10,000." town and Mrs. G. W. Fitch of New York. mother of the late Clyde Fitch, writer of plays. be? ‘Meeting houses and other bulldings of the church in Mexico are sald to be worth $145,000. . ON THE TRAIL OF THE BULL MOOSE. News Note.—It is reported that Col. Bryan will follow the trail of Col. Roosevelt during the cam- paign, and Senator La Follette will closely follow suit, as he is after the same game. GAS LIGHT COMPANY PROTESTS REDUCTION Insists That Old Price of $18.40 Per Lamp Be Paid by District. Despite the fact that the District Com- missioners July 8 directed the Wash- ington Gas Light Company to furnish and maintain 6,613 mantle gas lamps of sixty candlepower each, on posts owned by the District, at $16.75 each lamp -per annum, the company, through its secre- tary, William B. Orme, has notified the Commissioners that it will “insist” ‘on the price previously paid of $18.40. per lamp. The reduction would make a sav- ing of $10,911.45 annually to the District. ‘The Commissioners ordered the reduc- tion in price as a result of an act of Con- greess, which went into effect June 26, appropriating $386,000 for street lighting in the District of Columbia. The act says “during the fiscal year 1913 no more than the following rates shall be paid for lighting avenues,” ete. “For mantel gas lamps of sixty candle- power, not more than $1840. For this rate {t shall hereafter be the duty of each gaslight and electric light company doing business in the District of Colum- bia to erect and maintain such street lamps as the Commissioners may direct. and each company shall furnish, install and maintain all posts, lamps, lanterns, burners, wires, cables, conduits, gas pipes street designation and fixtures’ necessary for the respective lamps maintained by each of them, including Mghting and ex- tinguishing lamps and repairing, paint- ing and cleaning.” The act further provides, however, that the Commissioners are authorized to pur- chase or construct out of the street Mght- ing appropriations made in the act, posts, lanterns and all other appurtenances. When the Commissioners purchase or con- struct posts and fit them out for use and keep them jn repair the act. provides that $1.65 less be paid. per annum fer each ight. Questions Right of Commissioners. ‘The Washington Gas Light Company question the authority of the Commtis- sioners in ordering a reduction on 6,613 lampposts owned by the District that were in use before July 1. The company does not. question the reduced rate on lights to be installed in the future. The Commissioners referred the matter to E. H. Thomas, corporation counsel. Mr. Thomas reported as follow: “in my opinion the deduction should be made whether the posts and equipments specified in the act were owned by the District prior to July 1, 1912, or pur- chased or constructed subsequently, as authorized by the act.” According to Mr. Thomas’ opinion the Commissioners are justified by the act in ordering a reduc- tion of $1.65 ($18.40 to $16.75) on the 6,613 lamps. In the case of arc lights, where the posts are owned and maintained by the Dis- trict, a reduction of $4.40 per annum from the former rate of $18.40 is made, making the cost for each electric lght $14. The Potomac Electric Power Company, which furnishes the electric lights, has not com- plained to the Commissioners regarding. the reduction. HAS $2,000, BUT STARVES. Roll of Bills Found in Stocking of ‘Woman Who Drops Dead. NEW YORK, July 30.—“I am dying of starvation; I haven't eaten for three day id an aged woman to a police- man at 42d street and 6th avenue just before daybreak today. While he was inquiring her name she dropped un- conscious to the curb, and before an ambulance could be summoneg was dead. . At the morgue a roll of yellow-backed bills—$2,000 in all—was found in the woman's stocking. Pinned to one of the bills was a slip of paper, which said: “I am Rosa Conndilly, enty- four years old; no home.” Examination showed that death was due to starvation and heart failure. SENATE BAN ON ‘PAIRS’ HALTS CAMPAIGN WORK’ Judge Archbald May Be Asked to Retire Pending Outcome of Trial. The informal decision of the Senate not to recognize ‘pairs’ between senators in votes taken upon the Archbald impeach- ment case has resulted in the cancella- tion of a number of engagements by sen- ators who had expected to leave Wash- ington this week. Senators Clapp and Bristow, who were to take part in the Kansas primary campaign, have aban- doned their proposed trip in order to be Present to vote upon fixing the date when the trial shall begin. A movement is on foot among sen- ators who are demanding an immediate trial of Judge Archbald to require, as @ condition to the postponement of the case, that the jurist retire from the Commerce Court bench until his case has been decided. Vote Expected This Week. If such an agreement is reached, it is believed, many of those now demanding immediate: action will consent to a Postponement of the case until Novem- ber or December. A vote on the ques- tion is expected either Thursday or Sat- urday, the two days fixed for meetings of the impeachment court this week. The House managers in the Archbald impeachment proceedings were at work today upon their reply to the answer of Judge Archbald to the charges against him, filed in the Senate yesterday. This statement must be filed with the court of impeachment by Thursday. ICE INQUIRY GOES OVER Grand Jury in Session an Hour. Adjourns Till } Friday. The grand jury today resumed its in- quiry into the alleged “ice trust” in the District of Columbia.. The grand jurors remained in session about an hour and then adjourned until Friday. Acting United States Attorney Huide- koper declined to discuss the import of the testimony submitted today. He admitted that nothing would be done today in reference to taking action to- ward referring to Justice Wright the re- fusal of Wesley M. Oler of New York, president of the American Ice Company, to furnish the company’s books and rec- ords for the past six years for inspection by the grand jury. ‘There was a rumor about the city hall that the grand jury would report the re- fusal to Justice Wright this morning, but later it was stated that any such action, if contemplated by the grand jurors, wili not take place until Friday. Only three witnesses, it is understood, were examined today. These were Frank P, Davis, manager of the Terminal Ice Manufacturing Company: Curtis Smith, former owner of an ice concern in Georgetown, and James Stewart, an em- ploye of the American Ice Company. Nothing concerning the details of the testimony given by these men to the grand jury, could be learned. It was Tumored that President Oler would go before the grand jury again today, but he did not put in an appearance, as far as could be learned. Lightning Strikes Point of Knife. WINNIPEG, Man. July 30.—While carving a slice of steak in his employ- er's butcher shop last night lightning struck the point of the knife with which John Haynes was working. His arm was paralyzed. BUILDINGS INSPECTED AS TO THEIR SANITATION Department of Agriculture Is Being Investigated by Expert. The Department of Agriculture was un- dergoing an i vestigation as to its sanita- tion today, the latest of the departments to be visited by Passed Assistant Surgeon B. S. Warren of the public health and marine hospital service in general ex- amination of all the government build- ings in the city, ordered by President Taft. Although the main buildings of the various departments are proving to be in pretty good shape from a sanitary stand- point, it is said that conditions in some ot the smaller rented buildings occupied by departmental bureaus are not at all good, and, in fact, are a menace to health. ‘This {s true particularly in some of the older buildings which are rented by the government. One matter which is being given attention is the space allotted the employes. In some of the buildings it has been found that the clerks are crowd- ed together too much. May Be Specially Detailed. The fact that this investigation of sanitary conditions in the government buildings is to be made a permanent feature of the government's care for its employes was emphasized today. It appears likely that an official of the public health and marine hospital serv- ice will be detailed for this work e: pecially. About a year ago a subcommittee of the House committee on public build- ings and grounds made the rounds of the government bulldings particularly with a view to seeing that the em- ployes were safeguarded in case of fire, and also to find out whether the nitary conditions were good. The members of Congress were impressed in a number of cases with the lack of care, so far as sanitation was concern- ed, and did not hesitate to speak their minds on the subject. FLEE SINKING STEAMER. Collier Takes 200 Passengers Off Vessel She Had Rammed. BOSTON, July 30—The sidewheelj steamer City of Rockland, from the Kennebec river to this port with some 200 returning vacationtsts, had her bow stove in so badly that she sank to her guards, in a collision at midnight with the eastbound steam collier William Chisholm of New York. The accident took place off Boone Island, about twenty miles from York, Me. ‘The passengers of the City of Rock- land were all transferred to the Chisholm, which had not been materially damaged by the collision. in the operation one of the boats was upended, spilling fifteen or twenty women into the sea, but all were rescued. Later the westbound steamer Belfast took the passengers of the collier and landed them in this city. Before the Belfast arrived on the scene the Chisholm had taken the City of Rock- land in tow with the idea of putting into Gloucester, the nearest harbor. Soon, however, three tugs came up and took the disubied vessel in charge. ‘The crew of the Rockland was Able to keep her afloat and it was decided to have the steamer towed to Boston. She was brought into the harbor this afternoon. Mayor Is Appointed Judge. RICHMOND, V: July 30.—Gov. Mann this morning appointed David Crockett Richardson, mayor of Richmond and former commonwealth’s attorney, to suc- ceed the late Samuel B. Witt as judge of the hustings court of this city. Judge Richardson has accepted the appoint- ment. He was a candidate for re-elec- tion @s mayor. - 3 OW TALK OF COLE Former Representative May Run for Governor of Ohio. EARLY CHQICE NOT LIKELY Pennsylvania Republicans Plan Earnest Fight for Congressmen. JUVENILE COURT JUDGESHIP Believed That a Selection Will Not Be Made for Some Months—Pres- ident Congratulates Indian. Ex-Representative Ralph Cole of Ohio may be the republican nominee for gov: ernor there to replace Judge E. B. Dillon, who has declined the nomination. Mr. Cole, who was prominent in the fight for Taft delegates in Ohto, is now the legal adviser to the controller of the currency in the Treasury Department, having cn- tered upon his duties some days ago. There is no definite decision. however. as to who will be named as the republic- an candidate, Mr. Cole being mentioned among those whose availability is being considered by the republican leaders of the state. Others talked of are Harry Daugherty of Columbus, Gen. R. B. Brown of Toledo, the nominee for lieu- tenant governor; Harry Langdon, Repre- sentative Paul Howland of Cleveland and B. H. Kroger of Cincinnati. The republican state ceniral committee will meet tomorrow to take up the ques- tion of naming a head of the republican ticket. The members of the committee are expected to have their hands so full that none of them will be able to come on to Washington to accept the invitation sent them to be present at the notifica- tion of President Taft Thursday morning. Despite the President’s determination t take no part in the naming of a candi- date, Ohio republican leaders continue to send him messages and to keep in touch with Secretary Thompson, who knows 2s much of Ohio politics as any other man. No Nomination Tomorrow. The information from Columbus is that the state central committee will make no nomination tomorrow and that it will postpone final action for some days so as to give everybody time to make sugges- tions that may prove valuable. It is now exceedingly doubtful if the state convention will be called together again. The belief prevails that this could not legally be done. A primary would be out of the question and the state committee must take the responsibility imposed upon it of filling vacancies. The committee, which is mighty ¢lose as be- tween the Taft and Roosevelt factions, but is controlled by one vote by the Taft people, desires to pick a man, if pos- sible, who will harmonize the factions. The ‘difficulty of doing that is apparent to all, with a resultant confusion that is a warning against a hasty selection for governor. Most of the men whose names have been mentioned have notified friends that they must not be considered. if Mr. Cole is finally determined upon, as seems Possible at thts time, he would give up @ position paying him $6,000 a year to lead what many claim to be a forlorn fight. Will Fight for Representatives. Representative J. Hampton Moore may resign his position as secretary of the republican congressional commit- tee to take charge of a fight for repub- lican representatives in Pennsylvania. Mr. Moore, who called at the White House today, said that an important meeting of republican representatives in the House and nominees for Con- gress from Pennsylvania would be held this afternoon, at which an organiza- tion would be formed, to be known as the Pennsylvania congressional cam- paign committee. This committee will devote its whole time to the work of trying to pull through in November next as many republican representatives as possible. No matter what quarrels may follow between the Taft and Roosevelt people or how many candi- dates are in the field, the committee will bend every effort to returning representatives who will stand on the tariff question for protection to the in- dustries and workingmen of the state. It was understood today that the senti- ment in the Pennsylvania delegation in Washington was almost unanimous in favor of forcing Mr. Moore to leave the national congressional. committee and take charge of the Pennsylvania task. Mr. Moore would not today discuss the difficulties between the factions in Penn- ania on the electoral ticket, which promise to make so much trouble, but said that there might be developments that would leave only one ticket in the field. At any rate, it was hoped that things would adjust themselves, so that all Pennsylvania republicans may devote themselves to the one proposition of pre- venting the deraocrats from winning a majority of the congressional delegation in November. Mr. Moore, who is the head of the At- lantic Deeper Waterways Association, called at the White House with Repre- sentatives Small, Weeks, Roberts, Reilly, Utter and Linthicum to invite the Presi- dent to attend the annual meeting of the association at New London. Conn., Sep- tember 5 and 6. The President said that he would be in Washington September 4. and that if he could reach New London on his yacht Mayfiower in time he would accept the invitation. Judge De Lacy’s Successor. There are good reasons for the state- ment that the nomination of a Juvenile Court judge for the District of Columbia will not be settled for a number of months. The President and Attorney General Wickersham are so busy on other matters that they have given no time to the fight over Judge De Lacy’s successor. They do not think it likely that they will be able to go over the papers for some time. The work of the court is going right along, and It {s not necessary that there shall be immediate action. James Arnold Lowell, a lawyer of New- ton, Mass., has @ very good chance of being named as federal district judge at Boston, to fill the vacancy made by the elevation to the circuit court of Frederic Dodge. The President has received such favorable reports of Mr. Lowell as to be impressed with his qualifications. He is a son of the late Judge John Lowell of the United States clreuit court in New England, and a cousin of Judge John Lowell, ‘who recently retired as federal district judg President Taft is to have dinner tonight at the Patuxent Club, on the Patuxent river, between Washington and Chesa- peake bay. He is to be the guest of Gen. Clarence Edwards. President Congratulates Indian. James Thorpe, the Carlisle Indian stu- dent who made such a great record in the Olympic games at tSockhoim, has ROSENTHAL CASE ROUSES OFFICIALS Investigation Into Murder of New York Gambler Is |, Being Pushed. «¥ LIEUT. BECKER, IN CELL, PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE _— Commissioner Waldo Holds Confer- ence With Gaynor. HAS NO STATEMENT TO MAKE Mayor Says He Will Call Special Meeting of Board of Aldermen to Begin Police Depart- ment Probe. et NEW YORK, July 30.—While Charles A. Becker, for nearly twenty years a mem- ber of the New York police department, and latterly commanding the so-called “strong-arm squad,” paced his cell in the Tombs today, protesting his innocence of murder, New York officials, from mayor down, went forward with the invest! tion inte the death of Herman Rosenthal! the gambier whose murder Becker alleged to instigated to frustrate Rosenthal’s threat of revealing an al liance between the Meutenant and gam- blers of the tenderloin, In different cells, fearful of the liew- tenant's vengeance and begging for pro- tection, are Jacob (Jack) Rose, Louis ("Bridgie”) Webber and Harry Valensky (Vallon), erstwhile gamblers, who con- fessed last night they set the stage at Becker's bidding, and hired the assassins who put Rosenthal to death in front of the Hotel Metropole. Police Commissioner Waldo was an early caller at city hail, and was ushered immediately into the mayor's office for a conference. Soon afterward the mayor announced that he would call a special meeting of the board of aldermen to be- gin an investigation of the police depart- ment. Commissioner Waldo had no state- ment to make. Wife Visits Becker. Except to assert his innocence, Lieut. Becker has made no comment on his*ar- rest. His wife and counsel visited him in his cell today. If the authorities hope tv wring any confession from Becker and thus to implicate any men “higher up” they have not so indicated in any way. There has veen much talk of higher of ficials in the department being involved, but District Attorney Whitman said to- day that as yet he had absolutely no evidence Involving any man or men above is have Becker. “If 1 had any such evidence,” he said, “I should ask for their indict- ment.” ‘The three informers, Rose, Webber and Vallon, added nothing to their confessions today. The.r chief concern is for their own lives. All night they were kept in the district attorney's office with a body guard, and at their special request they will not be locked up with Becker. Mean- whiie the search will for the men who are alleged to have fired the shots that killed Rosenthal. Sullivan Ready to Ta: for Herford Marshall, counsel “Jack Sullivan” Wacob the go-between between Lieut and Jack Rose, announced this morn’ng that Sullivan was ready to tell all he ki on the wit- ness stand and that his story would more astounding than any yet told. he said, would not talk to either strict attorney riy, second deputy po- missioner. Was the first official to reach headquarters this morning. “I have never had supervision over Lieut. Becker,” he said. “He and his work were ouiside my jurisdiction. Rose said ‘I was afraid that Dougherty was did not want to take ‘ker was evidently tell- iz Rose that he (Becker) could even square Dougherty, everybody—the district attorney—all of which are lies as far as I know or am concerned. Becker's friend at any chances.’ Bes “When the investigation is finished it wil! be determined that [ never had any relations with Becker. Every ene inside police department knows nothing to do with or outside of tl that 1 have positively gambling.” Directed Arrests. Taking up bis part in the pursult of the murderers, Dougherty said it was he who directed the arrest of Shapiro and Libby, whose “gray automobile” has fig- ured so prominently in the case, and that it was he who learned from Shapiro that it was Rose who hired the car, and that he (Dougherty) was the first to learn that Vailon and Schepp rode in the car with Rose to “Bridgie” Webber's place Continuing. the deputy commissioner said: _ “I urged Counselor Sullivan Rose to make a statement. He kept telling me he did not think it was good policy for Rose to confess. as he would probably incriminate many people in the police department, intimating that I and the other commissioners would not_want him to confess. “Notwithstanding Sullivan's state- ment, I continued to impress upon him the necessity of doing what he could to clear up the situation. to get Held Conferences. “Mr. Sullivan, District Attorney Whit- man, Inspector Hughes and myself had conferences about Rose making a state- ment. I brought about, through Aaron J. Levy, an agreement to have Shapiro tes- tify, and [ told Mr. Whitman that the first man to confess, in my opinion, would be Rose. “I secured the first incriminating state- ment from every one of the prisoners and it was on my evidence that they were all held, Didn't they Lave me on the stand all day? “In short, I co-operated with the district attorney day in and dxy out. The dis- trict attorney could promise and grant immunity where I could not.” BECKER ARRESTED AFTER THREE MEN MAKE CONFESSIONS NEW YORK, July 20.—The arrest and indictment of Lieut. Charles Becker last night, charging him with the murder of Herman Rosenthal, occurred after Jack been congratulated by President Taft on his record, in the following letter sent to the young man “My Dear Si “I have much pleasure in congratulat- ing you on account of your noteworthy victory at the Olympic games in Stock- holm. Your performance is one of which (Continued on Second Page.) Rose, “Bridgie’ Webber and Harry Val- lon had told an astounding story of a murder deliberately’ plotted. The men, who told their story first to the district attorney in the presence of their counsel, did so almost shivering with fear. They trembled at every shadow crossing the floor and gazed ap-