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fented by James E. Gaffney ané Chartes F. Murphy if by those gentlemen. ir. Whitman and his assistants Pa se lis oo Si ; refuse to say what they have discov- end of the investigation. Nor are they exceedingly about the bank accdu the bank accounts of the leader of Tammany to the District-Atterney for investigation fs political sensation New York has experienced for a "ERACING A $10,000 WILSON Ny \e. Guo of the transactions Wileon presidential campaign CONTRIBUTION. der investigation concerns the ultimate land. of a cheek for $10,000, which was contributed by a New Yorker fund. According to the information in Mr. Whitman's bands this cheok did not reach the fund, but oract! y politicians. feally directly into the bank account of one of the highest Tam- William Sulser has placed at Mr. Whitman's disposal a great mass of Si Bie personal correspondence, and it @ District-Attorney spent the greater part of today. was in going over these letters that In all probability will be entered as exhibits when Mr. Sulzer resumes his testimony ext Wednesday. Tt is Mr. Whitman's from the former Governor all the information he possesses about Graft before any other witnesses are placed on the stand. Another matter which will occupy the attention of the District-Attorney Connection of certain railroads wih the trial and impeachment of Mr, Whitman had a long conference at his home with Col. Alex- H. Bacon, counsel for Sulser, concerning the additional testimony Mermer Governor will give. ORMAN’S VISIT TO SULZER. = It will be brought out in succeeding testimony, that Senator O'Gorman Feat to Sulser’s office on Deo. 28, 1912, and told him of the attempt to down” James C. Stewart for Bids of the Stewart firm. sp Ané.in two weeks time Stewart the $150,000 on the barge canal con- himeelf will be placed on the stand te see if his memory fs any fresher concerning the identity of the Q : who went to see him and b) @t the contracts. It is related that demanded the sum before the award Senator O'Gorman has said that not man on any jury would believe Stewart's statement that he could not the “Gaffney” who visited him at that time. ‘the matter of the alleged sale } contracting firm of Patterson of an aqueduct contract to the Pitts- & Co,, for $41,250, Mr. Whitman bas ®@ witness from Boston who will be able at the proper time to important evidence about it. r i g i Ff H t g t Ef : | i il 13 i F ft i 3 il if af i ish Hoe it hed SEzt z sf f 3 g at Ht | i sh EEE fei ii a F | | if i i Ms. Well,” Reported Deputies y and McDonnell When y Had the Terror Shaved, mat tthe melodramatic accom- of huge pistols and a little “Dopey Benny” Fein, the con- Gaffney Tells Evening World He'll Answer All Questions that (f Senator O'Gorman on the stand corroborates Sulser’s story it will mean the ousting of Murphy and @ reorganisation of Tammany. Genator O'Gorman, it ts said on ood authority, will bear out the Sul- ser story except in one minor par- tleular. Sulser said that at luncheon tm ‘Washington Senator O'Gorman bim to stop Gaffney. STEWART HIMSELF APPEALED TO MURPHY. It fe understood Senator O'Gorman "| stoner. ney.” It was sald that Gtew- fe recalled to the stand if he falls to recollect the identity of the man who asked for the $1! he law of may be read to him THREE KILLED BY GAS; THREE OTHERS WILL DIE Leaking Chandelier Causes Death of Sisters, While Entire Fam- ily Will Not Live. Kecaping ges from a leak in a chandelier almost wiped out the fam- | Uy of Daniel Sorhan, a plasterer, in hte home at No. 61 Forty-third street, Coronoa, L. 1, to-day. Three Gorhan's five girls are dead and he and his other two daughters are 1: St. John's Hospital, Long Island City, with small pope of recovery. Gorhah, arwidower, sixty-one years 014, lived om the second floor with bie family, Mary sixteen years old; Katie, fourteen years old; Nellie, $3 Hi & a from 8t. John's Hospital, . Doughty, Klein and Ward. ambulance, however, brought motor and a call was seat to Fat sie jushing Hospital for the life- 5 THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, JANUARY —34, 1014. ~"*|MAYOR SAW WILSON Ss President Planned to Make Canal Builder First Civil Govemor of Zone. | | | (Continued from First Page.) turned over to puliticians and its builder gradually edged off into ob. security, Col. Goethals will be in the United Btates cext month to attend meet- ings of the Panama Railway Com- pany and to discuss with the Secre- tary of War and the President mat- ters pertaining to the Isthmian Gov- ernment. It was stated at the Executive Of- fices to-day that the only informa- tion President Wilson had regarding the new developments in Col. Goeth- als’ affairs io what he had gleaned from the newspapers. Because of thie fact the chief executive cannot take any action personally to reas- gure Col. Goethals that his work in digging the canal is appreciated, but Secretary of War Garrison ts under- stood to have already done ao. It was made plain in official circles that if Goethals retires from the Govern- ment service he will do #0 over the objections of every high official of the administration. —~—. MITCHEL IS SURE GOETHALS WILL BE NEXT POLICE CHIEF. Mayor Mitchel believes that even if President Wileon offers Col. George 'W. Goethals the Governorship of the Canal Zone on the completion of the Panama Canal he will refuse it and accept the Police Commissionership of New York instead. “Do you think you can persuade Col, Goethals to accept the Police Commissionership even in the face| Ce of an offer from the President of the United States that he take another position?” the Mayor was asked. “If English means anything that is b aia O444u the effect thet the President may checkmate yeu and get Cel. Geethale to accept the gevernership ef the Zone?” was asked. don't think | eught te answer dope stories from Washington,” re- plied the Ma: the construction I would place upon the Goethals letter,” replied the Mayor. “All I need add,” concluded the Me: with omile, “is that Col. Goethals hae accepted the job as Po- Hee Commissioner.” TWICE, | BUT DID NOT MENTION GOETHALS Secretary of War as Well as| President’s Daughter Climbing Up Ship’s Side to Greet Sister 0990000 2400000006000 me. I do not mean to imply that his Negotiations were conducted secretly purposely, and the War Department Was not consulted or officially in- formed of the proceedings. “Bince this case has arisen I have not communicated with Col. Goethals, as I left Washington yesterday before {t became known. I am returning tu the capital to-morrow.” “The present status of affairs ts “Have you asked the President to| The Mayor said be didn't think the | that Col. Goethals ts chairman of the retire Col. Goethals?” the Mayor was| Civil Service laws would be inter-| Panama cana: commission, charged asked. have not,” he replied. ‘Do you intend to ask him?” “It necessary I'shall go to the Presl- Gent personally and ask that be retire the Colonel,” replied the Mayor em- phatically. “Have you any information that Col. Goethals will make application for retirement in the near future?" was the next queation. “I have bis own word for it,” replied the Mayer. Tiave you any assurance from the President of the United States, di- rectly or indicrectly, that Col. Goethals will be retired?” “I have not,” was the reply. Mayor Mitchel has already begun preparation of the bill which he is to introduce in @ few days, widening the powers of the new Police Commis- “How soon do you expect to have Col. Goethals in New York as Police Commissioner?” the Mayor was asked. “That is a dificult matter to say,” replied the Mayor, “but I would not expect him to leave the Panama Canal Job until it is completed. Reports to the contrary are absolutely false and misleading. DOESN'T ANTICIPATE POLICE] tho future of the Canal Zone is per- | promul OPPOSITION. “I want it understood that I am not anticipating opposition of any kind from the police organizations, Senator Wagner assured me that my administration is to have his help and support. He did not give any specific assurance concerning the Police Commission bill, however. “t want the police of this city te know that they are going to get @ equare deal. Cel. Goeth: will be the Police Commissi and hie strength of character, ability for obtaining the loyalty ef the men under him and hie absclute fairness will solve the great problem which has been bethering New Verk eo long.” “I asked Senator Wagner to come and see me," said the Mayor, “and he visited me this morning, We talked of legislation relative to the increasing of the powers of Police Commissioner. “Col, Goethals does nut ask for any Greater power than |e reasonable, He says he believed that every man should be given a hearing. Of course the bearing would be before him. “Wl there be opposition to the bill at Albany? I suppose there will be always opposition to progrese,” eaid the Mayor, “Roughly guessing, { suppose the canal work will be completed in three or four months.” GAYS PERKINS HAD NO TALK WITH GOETHALS, “Did George W. Perkina give any verbal message to Col, Goethals when be saw bin in Panama?” was asked. “He did not,” the Mayor replied. fered with by giving Col. Goethais the power to try his own men and them of an appeal to courts. — SECRETARY OF WAR WANTS GOETHALS TO BE CIVIL GOVERNOR. Col. George W. Goethals’ is to get his reward of glory. The rivairy be- tween New York City and the United Stetes government for his future ser- vices has brought sudden assurance that the great engineer will not be retired without the honors and the practical returns that are due him. Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War, who is in New York City to- day, said to the Bvening World: “It f9 my plan and hope that Col. Goethals shall be made Governor of the Panama Canal Zone and have the honor of governing and op- erating the canal which he built. It will be @ fitting climax to bis career. I sincerely bope he will not accept the Police Commissionership of New York City.” SECRETARY SAYS HE I8 RE- SPONSIBLE FOR DELAY. “The delay in completing plans for Prive haps, in a measure, ascribable to me,” said Secretary Garrison. “I, have been for a long time engaged ing up the acheme of government for the Canal, and the complexity of the work has been so great, involving so many detaile of organization, gov- ernment and operation, that it is only recently that I have completed it. “The subject is now awaiting the President's approval, He has been eo engrossed in other more pressing matters that we have not been able as yet to go over the plan in all ite deatls, ao that he may express opinion upon it, The Adamson Act, under which we operate, provides that the President sball prepare a plan for the government and operation of the canal and appoint a Governor and such other officials as he deems necen- sary, ‘The Getails, with the execp- tion that there must be a Governor, are left to executive discretion. “I cannot speak for the President, but I am frank to say that it has been my intention in preparing the plan of government that Col. Goethals should be numed as Gov- ernor of the Canul Zone, with power not only to operate the canal, but to govern the territory, Lt is the reward tuat is due bim and I hope that it will be offered to him and accepted. “1 trust he will not be led inte ac- cepting the New York City Police Commissionersh: cult, trying a a minimum interference.. It hi been our endeavor in the War De- partment te keep U hutely “Ig there any question of the constitutionality of the new powers you are to confer on the Police Com. hose powers in ‘“Thare is no question at all of ¢he| Col. Goethals in New Y: constitutionality,” the Mayor. “How about Washington reports to ion eut of the canal, | doubt whether that could be done in New York City. MITCHEL DID NOT CON. SULT WITH HIM, “I had no knowledge or communi- cation upon this propesal to get ‘ork Rewepaper men told me aight. Mayor Mitchel in draw- |he ne politics @d with construction of the canal. When that Is completed then a form of gov- ernment for operation ahd adminis- tration must be organized. “The engineering part of the work is very nearly done. With the ex- ception of finishing the troublesome Cucaracha slide in Culebra Cut, about all that remains is the clearing up. Col, Goethals is now shaving off Gold Hill, which puts the pressure on the slide, and when he gets through with that, the engineering and construc- tion parte of the undertaking are ne. jone. “I don't know just when that will be finished, but it is estimated that by the end of this year the present canal commission will be ready to cloye up its labors. Then it becomes our duty to provide for the future. ‘There are many problems to consider. Operation and administration are combined under one government. Then there are the courts, sanitation, policing, fortification and defense all to bo considered, HOPES THAT HE WILL STAY TO RUN CANAL. “The law simply prescribes for a Governor and certain judges and of- fictals of the courts. All the rest has been left to be worked out by the President, It is this work that has requred a great deal of thought and attention. As soon as the President has opportunity to give consideration to the plan that we have worked out in the hebey Department, it can be ed. “An I said before, I hope that Col, Goethals will remain at Panama as the head of the new system and that rod operate the great canal he has — PERKINS DECLARES GOETHALS WANTS TO BE HEAD OF POLICE. The report that President Wilson had announced definitely his purpose to make Col. Goethals Governor of the Canal Zone under the “one man form” of administration was something of a shock to George W. Perkins, “There is nothing for me to say,” declared Mr. Perkins, disturbed but not convinced, apparently, that the opportunity to secure Goethals for the city’s service had disappeared almost as quickly as it showed itself. “Mr. Mitchel asked me to aee Col. Goethals and urge him to come to New York. I went at once to Panama, spent about {vo days with Col, Goehtals, and, as a result, brought back the letter to Mayor Mitchel published to-day, The letter speaks for itself, Col, Goethals wants to come and will come tf cor- tain conditions can be met. It is for us now to meet those conditions.” BELIEVES THE CHARTER AND LAWS CAN BE CHANGED. “Do you think,” Mr, Perkins was asked, “that laws of the State and the city charter can be amended to | meet Col. Goethals's views?" | “Who is to prevent it?” retorted Mr, |Perkins, “Let us find out.” The police and all the ramifying in- |Muences of the police would work against it, was suggested, “Just think what it means to New York City to aay such @ thing a |that,” replied Mr, Perkins, “Are we jto admit that New York City ts ruled by the police force? 1 have the high- est respect for the police as individ- uals and asa body, but lam mot ready to admit that any body of city em- ployeed can dictate whether be changed. If that be true, the Quicker we Gnd it out the better.” ‘The paragraph in Col. Goethals’s let- ter to Mayor Mitchel in which the ea- gineer said that he would remain at Panama until the work was com- ], If be were allowed to do so, was pol out to Mr. Perkins. Mr. Perkins said he did not think it meant that the appointment of Col. Goethals, if made at all, must be postponed for at least @ year, Mr. Perkins denied that Theodore Roonevelt or any member of the Roosevelt family had anything to do with the negotiations with Col. Goe- thals, imaginative the story that a group of public spirited citizens bad agreed to Provide @ fund or guarantee to make up to Col. Goethals the loss in salary consequent upon his taking the com- misstonership or refusing the reported $50,000 offer of the Pemnsyivania Rail- road to become its chief engineer. “The man has not a mercenary thought in bis whole make up,” said Mr. Perkins. “He is a real Amert- can—e great American. His tastes are simple, his living expenses are Not great. His desire is to do public service and the consciousness that he is doing @ great public service is worth more to him than a few thou- sands of dollars of 8 SAYS GOETHALS COULD BREAK DOWN THE OLD TRADITION. “What arguments did you use with Col. Goethals to make him think that it would be desirable for him to walk with his eyes open to what bas always been a graveyard for reputations?” Mr. Perkins was asked. “Col. Goethals,” said Mr. Perkins, “Is the very man who can break that tradition and help us get rid of it for- ever.” George W. Perkins sailed Jan. 7, arrived in Colon Jan. 14, and started back the 15th with this letter, which he delivered to Mayor Mitchel yester- day: Culebra, Canal Zone, Jan. 14, 1914. Hon. John Purroy Mitchel, Mayor of New York. My Dear Mr. Mitchel: I have given much consideration to your kind offer to appoint me Police Commissioner and bave discussed it fully with Mr. Perkins. I can only reiterate what I stated to you—that the position strongly appeals to me, but there are cer- tain conditions which prevent me from accepting it. In the Great piace, it has been my bope and desire to nee the canal completed and in eatisfac- tory operation. If our expecta- tions are realized, this should be accomplished before the close of the year, In the second place, I am an officer on the active list of the army, and, while occupying thie status, 1 am not at liberty to ac- cept outside employment. There are, therefore, voly two courses for me to pursue fo onable me to accept your offer; one is to resign from the service and the other ts to be placed on the retired Ust. The former I would not con- sider, For the last few years | have been looking forward to se- curing the advantages uf retire- mc nt at the close of my duty here. 1 have served nearly thirty-four years and the President, under the jaw, ts authorized to retire me after thirty years of service; so it is my hope that be will grant me this privilege on request. COULD ACCEPT ONLY WITH AB- SOLUTE POWER. Assuming that I will be allowed to remain here until the canal is completed and that on application 1 will be placed on the retired list, attractive as your offer is, I would be obliged to decline it so long as the present law remains in force by which removals from the police force are subject to review with Gecision based on legal evidence. In public work of any kind ef- ficiency can be secured only when the service of those en- gaged im it te satisfactory to superiors, and, while I fully be- eve in the right of every man to have a hearing, the decision of the superior as to the character of the man's service should be Gnal. In cases where @ man whose services have not been satisfactory can be reinstated by a court of review, the effect on discipline and efficiency is most injurious, It andermines author- ity, leads to insubordination, tends to destroy the loyai oo- 6peration which the executive authority must have to secure resulta, and makes his tenure of office impossible. Assuming, therefore, that I were free to choose after com- pletion of the canal, 1 would glady accept your offer, provided @ change in the law is secured which would vest the right of re- moval in case of unsatisfactory service in the hands of the Com- missioner. Appreciating your considera- tion, and with best wishes for the success of your administra- tion, I remain, yours sincerely, GEO. W. GOETHALS. Brooklyn Min, well known to Catholic in- Announcement wan to-day that James Sh for his charitable wort stitutions and # ieader in Democratic political circles, had been made a Knight of Bt. Gregory by Pope Pius e presentation of the documents, which arrived from Rome recently, was made by Bishop McDonnell. Bank Reserve, $88,065,750, rhe seen aed actual condition lear! jouse t] Ganise for the week shows that th He also called absurd and) $305,000 000 BILL | FOR POST-FFE PASSED BY HOSE |Record Appropriation Measure | | Has Provision for Injury | Fund for Employees, WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—The Post- OfMfice Appropriation bill, carrying @ record-breaking total of $305,000,000, was passed to-day by the House. It Includes an amendment which ex- | tends to Post-Office cie! letter car- riers, rural free delivery carriers, mounted letter carriers and Post- Office messengers, for injuries re- ceived on duty, full salary for one year after injury, with an additional half salary for another year if neces- sary, and @ $2,000 lump sum in case of de THIEF FOUND AT WORK AT JAS. J. HILL'S HOME Finger Prints at Headquarters Show He Has Served Several Terms in Prison. A man working at the side gate of No. 8 st Sixty-fifth street, the residence of Jumes J. Hill, attracted the attention of Detective Penevino of the East Sixty-seventh street sta- tion early to-day. The man opened the gate, went to the servants’ en- trance and opened the grille door Protecting the inner door. He worked @ long time at the inner door but could not open it. Penevino saw the man slip across the street und try the doors of the houses of Mra. W. E. Strong, Mrs, John Livermore and Lazarus Levy, ‘at Nos. 6, 7 and 9, without better success. The detective followed his man to Madison avenue and ar- rested him as he was about to board a car. At Police Headquarters the prison who called himself Adolph Geatersr, was recognized by his finger prints as an old offender. The records showed that he had been sentenced to two and a half years in Snake Hill Pent- tentiary for @ robbery in Newark, N. J., in 1900; sixty days in Black- babe! ane iar ¢ for unlaw- ‘ul entry in ) and five y i Sing Sing for a burglary in Rivéraide Drive in 1909. He was released from Sing Sing with good conduct time off October last. In Gesterar’s pockets were found a quantity of skeleton keys, blank key», a file and a number of hairpins. BROOKLYNITES SEE MAN CRUSHED BY BRIDGE “‘L”’ In view of several hundred home- ward bound Brooklynites, Charles Kalers, a trackman working on the “L" Mines on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge terminal, was run down by a train bound for Brooklyn at 3.30 o'clook this after- noon, His legs were mangled and he may have been internally injured. He was taken to the Hudson Street Hospital. Motorman Clifton of the “L” train spied Kalers attempting to cross the track twenty feet away. He put on his brakes, but the heavy train could not be stopped. Guards were forced to exert offorts to prevent many per- sons from being pushed off the plat- forms. injured man was twenty-six years old, married and lived at No. 26 Miller street, Brooklyn. —_— Commissioner Davis A retary. Commissioner of Correction Kathorin: B, Davis thi announced ry tment of F. F. C. iipp ihe tan, a e in ‘West Seventy-ninth street, as pocretn of th 00. . imo manager ice Compuny of this laws as » Gov. Glynn ow he stood ehande in the police by Col. Gost! to make any comments. ugweated | clined H TAL OF WILLETT ON BRBERY CHARGE GOES TO JURY TODAY dence of Surrogate Contra- dicting Defendant. The trial of William Willett jr. on the charge of bribery in securing « Democratic nomination for Justice of the Supreme Court in Brooklyn in 1911 was continued to-day before Justice Jaycox in the Supreme Court in Brooklyn. Justice Jaycox an- nounced that he would sit until mid- night to-night if necessary in order to get @ verdict and conclude the case. The Justice explained that he de- sired to give the jurymen, who are all substantial business men, an oppor- tunity of going to t homes, They have been kept together since the beginning of the trial, dining at the Hamilton Club and lodging at the Clarendon Hotel, guarded by court officers. ° The last testimony was taken to+ day. Surrogate Ketcham was rex called by District-Attorney Cropsey to contradict evidence given by Wil- lett at last night's session. “I never told Mr. Willett,” said the Surrogate, “that I myself borrowed $7,000 just before my first nomination to be Surrogate. I did not at that time spend more than $1,600. I did not draw it in cash but drew checks to pay bills as they were presented. An independent committee working for me spent perhaps $2,500. My only cash expenditures that I can remem- ber was that of about $60 for post- age. James W. 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