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GAMBLING GRAFT
TALE WRITTEN
GV ROSE
Document Accusing Policeman
Becker in New York Scandal
Contains 10.000 Words.
NEW YORK. Aug. 7.—With Detec
tive William J. Burns and his corps of
sleuths working to substantiate the
charges in the 10,000-word alleged ex
pose of Lieutenant Charles A. Becker's
complicity in the murder of Herman
Rosenthal and general graft alliance
with the underworld, completed by
"Jack” Rose last night, preparations
were made today to arraign the ac
cused lieutenant for the third time on
the charge of procuring the murder of
the grambier.
Former Assistant District Attorney
J. F. Mclntyre, perhaps the most ex
perienced criminal lawyer in New York,
today entered into the case as counsel
for Becker and after an early confer
ence with the latter in the Tombs
started his machinery in motion in an
endeavor to riddle Rose s charges.
It was stated that Detective Burns
‘ some time ago opened ? gambling house
here with the intention of trapping a
high politician who was suspected of
sharing in the tribute levied upon the
underworld. Burns, who arrived in
this city yesterday from Baltimore, de
nied the story, as also did District At
torney Whitman.
Mr. Whitman said that Burns had
been working on the Rosenthal case
under his guidance and that he had
full knowledge of Burns' movements.
"These positively did not include the
II operation of a gambling house, the
district attorney declared.
Rose’s Confession Detailed.
Rose handed his confession to Mr.
~ Whitman last night just as the latter
was leaving the West Side court pris
on, where Rose is confined. It is writ
ten in ink and covers 88 pages of fools
cap paper. Parts of it are at variance
with the earlier statements made by
the gambler, but Rose declares that
the statement is the absolute truth and
any different statements made earlier
by him were Inaccurate.
' Rose tells in detail of the method he
alleges Becker adopted In getting evi
dence against gambling houses, the
keepers of which had refused to pay
protection money to his agents. He
tells how these recalcitrants were
** brought to terms speedily and of the
amount of money he collected monthly.
More important than anything else
he furnished to District Attorney
Whitman the names and addresses of
, twelve gambling house proprietors from
whom he alleges he collected sums
ranging fro SSOO to $2,000 a month, all
of which, he says, he turned over to
I - Becker.
Money Paid at Becker’s Home.
These exchanges of money. Rose al
leges, were made in Becker's home at
West llbth street, In the presence of
his wife, and frequently in the presence
of servants. The names of several of
the servants are included in Rose’s
statement.
But Rose’s statement is not confined
exclusively to his relations with Becker
as the latter’s alleged collector. The
final six pages of the confession are
'•■ devoted to a detailed account of his
movements on the night that Herman
Rosenthal was shot to death in front of
the Metropole hotel.
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SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the six months ending June 30, 1912, of the condition of the ..
For the six months ending June 30, 1912, of the condition of the
Globe & Rutgers Fire Insurance Company North River Fire Insurance Company
OF NEW YORK, ’ *
Organized under the laws of the state of New York, made to the governor OF NEW YORK CITY,
of the state of Georgia, tn pursuance of the laws of said state. Organized under the laws of the state of New Yorl made the ,
Principal Office —111 William street. of the state of Georgia, in pursuance of the laws of si id s llt e' ° r
I. CAPITAL STOCK. Principal office. 95 William St., New York citx.
Whole amount of capital stocks4o9,ooo.oo, I. CAPITAL STOCK.
Amount paid up in cash. $400,000.00 Whole amount of capital stock ' . ~
11. ASSETS. Amount paid up in cash" " 35 h ; 00o 110
Total assets of the company, actual cash market va1ue56,674,912.95 11. ASSETS.
111. LIABILITIES. Total assets of the company, actual cash market value s■• >4l 708 66
Total liabilities $6,674,912.95
111. LIABILITIES.
IV. INCOME DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1912. Total liabilities -,, a ,
Total income actually received during the first six months in IV. INCOME DURING THE Fl RST SIX MONTHS OF TH E YEAR ‘iqip
cash $2,231,810.59 Total income actually received during the first six months . .$ 799,470.26
V. EXPENDITURES DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE V. EXPENDITURES DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE
YEAR 1912. , year 1019
Total expenditures during the first six months of the year in isic.
cash $1,893,214.58 Total expenditures during the first six months of the year $ 957 195 v
Greatest amount insured in any one risk $ 40.000.00 Greatest amount insured in any one risks ’ 35 000 00
Total amount of insurance outstanding 423,741,184.00 ' Total amount of insurance outstanding 2 350 596 37
A copy of the act of incorporation, duly certified, is of file in the office of A copy of the act of incorporation, dulv certified is of’flle in the office of
the insurance commissioner. the insurance commissioner.
STATE OF NEW YORK—County of New York. STATE OF NEW YORK —County of New York
Personally appeared before the undersigned J. H. Mulvchill, who, being Personally appeared before the undersigned. F H CRI’M who being
duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the assistant secretary of the Globe duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the secretary of the North River
Rutgers Fire Insurance Company, and that the foregoing statement is Fire Insurance Company, and that the foregoing statement is Correct and
correct and true. J. H. MULVEHILL, true.
Assistant Secretary. Sworn tn and subscribed before me this 29th day of July 1912
Swoijn to ami subscribed before me this 22d day of July. 1912. LEMUEL A WYMAN
\ WILLIAM I. LINDSAY, Notary Public, New York County, No. 129.
Notary Public No. 88, Reg. No. 3917. Name of State Agent —E. H. LEVERT.
Name of Agent at Atlanta—J. L. RILEY & CO. Name of Agents at Atlanta —J. L. RILEY & CO, • • v--
WALL STREET AT SEA
OVER THE NATIONAL
POLITICAL SITUATION
By B. C. FORBES.
NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—Big Business
traditionally—and probably also actually
—has never failed to elect its favorite
candidate for the presidency. Hence the
question is continually asked: ’’Which
does Wall Street want—Taft, Wilson or
Roosevelt ?”
On first hand knowledge this statement
ean be made:
For the first timp in a generation
“Wall Street" is at sixes and sevens re
garding a choice for the office.
The four leading financial houses are:
J. P. Morgan & Co.
Speyer & Co.
Kuhn. Loeb & Co.
National City Bank.
Now, I can state as an absolute fact
that in each one of these great money
organizations the partners or dominating
officers differ in their choice for presi
dent.
Morgan Frankly Disgusted.
Mr. Morgan has not publicly revealed
his preference. There -are reasons why
he should feel friendly toward ex-Presi
dent Roosevelt, but he is frankly disgust
ed with the present situation. Mr. Mor
gan’s feelings toward Roosevelt are mixed.
When he returned from Europe in 1904
he was in doubt as to whether he should
throw in his allegiance with Roosevelt or
Parker. Mr. Morgan felt chagrined over
the government’s action in instituting
proceedings to dissolve the Northern Se
curities company without as much as
having given a hint to the bankers that
suit was to be filed.
Mr. Morgan argued that, after all that
he had done for the development of the
Northwest, particularly by financing
James J. Hill's Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroads, Washington
should not have treated him so inconsid
erately. The humiliation of first learn
ing of the legal action from the news
papers was more than the veteran bank
er could stand with equanimity. But for
the fact that he was an ardent. "Incor
rigible” Republican, Mr. Morgan prob
ably would have aided the Democratic
aspirant in spite of the protests of his
junior partners.
Just what the line-up in J. P. Mor
gan & Co.’s is today has not been di
vulged, but that all the members do not
PERSIAN REBELLION
INCITED BY EX-SHAH;
20 GENDARMES SLAIN
SHIRAZ, PERSIA, Aug. 7.—Smolder
ing revolution against the Persian gov
ernment. fostered by the ex-shah, Sa
lar Ed Doleh, is assuming a dangerous
aspect, and fighting is going on. A
force of 200 Persian gendarmes, accom
panied by two Swedish officers, and
supported by a mountain gun, has been
defeated ten miles from this city and is
in retreat.
The troops had been sent to dis
lodge a force of the ex-shah’s rebels.
The rebels stood their ground and gave
battle. Twenty gendarmes and an of
ftcet were killed and the balance were
compelled to draw off, leaving their
mountain gun in the hands of the in
surgents.
It is charged Russia is giving finan
cial backing to the revolutionists in or
der to harass the Persian government.
MORGAN COUNTY TAX LIST
SHOWS NEARLY 200 AUTOS
MADISON. GA., Aug 7.—Tax Receiver
R. H. Prior has completed the compilation
of the returns for 1912 for Morgan county
and announces that there is a gain of
$1,300 over 1911, despite the fact that this
county suffered a loss of SIOO,OOO in this
year's showing by the burning of the
Madison Oil Company plant last fall. The
digest also shows that this county is
plentifully supplied with automobiles,
there being nearly 200 cars returned for
tax.
$6.00 TO WRIGHTSVILLE
BEACH AND RETURN,
Good six days, Saturday, August 10.
Special trains leave 7 p. m., Seaboard.
ESTABLISHED 1888
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7,,1912.
favor any one candidate is an indisputa
ble fact.
Speyer Inclines to Roosevelt.
James Speyer was at one time a
staunch supporter of Mr. Roosevelt, but
later Mr. Speyer’s sympathies went to
President Taft. Now’ Mr. Speyer has a
high regard for the abilities and princi
ples of Woodrow Wilson. But Roosevelt
is not by any means friendless in the
Speyer firm at this moment. He is looked
upon by one or two members as the only
man capable of leading the American
people through the mire of discontent
and depression to the high land of peace
and lasting prosperity.
The head of Kuhn. Loeb & Co., Jacob
H. Schiff, is an avowed ally of President
Taft, yet at least one partner has trans
ferred for his loyalty to Mr. Roosevelt on
much the same ground as that just men
tioned.
National City Is Split.
In the National City bank the president
and vice presidents are as a house di
vided against itself. Roosevelt is ana
thema to certain very high officers and
Taft is regarded as a fiat failure. Wil
son is cordially indorsed by two or three
officers, but not by all. ♦
Commenting upon this most unusual
state of affairs, a banker possessing full
knowledge of the "inside" political sen
timents of the various houses here dealt
with said to me:
"The division of views is a healthy
sign. It shows that both candidates
are looked upon as acceptable, that
one does not embody all the political
virtues. Roosevelt is not reckoned
as a serious factor—l mean that his
chances of success, despite bis popu
larity in certain Western states, are
not thought to be at all feasible. He
Is likely, however, to draw a good
many votes away from President Taft,
with the consequence that Wilson’s
prospects are quite bright.”
Before September high finance may en
deavor to "get together” and act in con
cert. Wilson's utterances are awaited
with extraordinary interest. If he enun
ciates no ultra-radical, anti-capital senti
ments he probably will win widespread
support from men of large affairs down
town who normally vote under the Re
publican emblem.
JAKE GOLDSTEIN IS
HELD FOR ASSAULT
WITH INTENT TO KILL
Jake Goldstein, the proprietor of the
Albian hotel, today was bound over to
the grand jury under a SSOO bond for
assault with Intent to slay Jonas Nash.
Goldstein made the bond.
The shooting which resulted in Gold
stein’s arrest occurred a week ago last
Monday. Nash, so Goldstein said in
court, used abusive language over the
hotel telephone, and struck Goldstein’s
boy with his fists. Goldstein then fired
at Nash and the bullet struck in the
hip.
Though Nash had been in the hos
pital, he was able to appear in court.
Wholesalers, Remember
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We make sample cases and trunks
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92 Whitehall
WDMANISGENTER'
IN SINGING GOW
Contest Winner "Outlawed” by
Convention When It Goes to
Court for Prize.
The Capitol View singing class,
which was awarded the priae at a re
cent contest of the Atlanta Union con
vention of singing classes, and which
has taken out a possessory warrant in
Justice Ridley's court, has been “steam
rollered" out of the convention. It
finds itself in the position of nut hav
ing tile banner, nor even having a
chance to win it in another contest.
The entire fight hinges about a wom
an. Mrs. P. H. Jackson, 256 Lee street,
West End. She was one of the judges
in the contest and the seven losing
classes have filed a claim with the con
vention that she made and sealed her
decision before the classes finished
their songs and that she never even
listened to the efforts.
Temple Baptist ciass has a strong
kick coming because Mrs. Jackson
awarded them only five points, out of a
possible twenty, on their selection of
"The Heavens Are Telling,” from
Haydn's "Creation.”
The fateful contest was held July 12
at Temple Baptist church and the con
testants were to be judged on selec
tion. harmony, time, articulation and
expression. The other two judges were
Mrs. George Nealy, of 187 East Fair
street, and L. Comes, an out-of-town
man. Their award of the beautiful
satin banner to Capitol View class
caused a protest from the other seven
contestants, who registered a kick be
fore the convention.
The decision was held up and after
several warm sessions Sunday the con
vention declared "no contest” and or
dered the banner returned to the for
mer holders of it, the Ponders avenue
class. Then when the Capitol View
crowd refused to abide by this decision
a vote was taken and they found them
selves „no longer members of the con
vention.
They at once took out a possessory
warrant in the justice court and will
make a fight to get what they claim
was awarded them.
The losing classes are Happy Unity,
North Atlanta, Ponders avenue. Lake
wood Heights, Rehobeth, Temple Bap
tist and Gordon street.
The gorgeous banner, which never
has been fully paid for, is gathering
dust and losing its beauty in a bailiff's
office. (
"Were all medicines as meritorious
as Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and
•Diarrhoea Remedy, the world would be
much better off and the percentage of
suffering greatly decreased," writes
Lindsay Scott, of Temple, Ind. For
sale by all dealers. »•*
BOY CYCLIST HIT BY
STREET CAR IS STILL
IN COMATOSE STATE
Morgan Fuller, the 13-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Puller, 35 White
Oak avenue, who was knocked down by
a street ear Monday morning, has not
recovered consciousness and his physi
cians fear lie will die.
The boy. who is the grandson of A. P.
Morgan, the grain merchant, was com
ing to town on his bicycle. He col
lided with a street car on the East
Point road in Oakland City. He was
picked up and rushed to the Atlanta
hospital, where physicians said that
his skull was not fractured. His wounds
are on his head, and consist of a long
cut extending from his right eye
across the top of his head, and of sev
eral bruises and contusions from where
he hit the chert pavement.
Since the injury every effort has been
made to bring the child out of his stu
por. and once or twice he has been
able for a moment to recognize his
mother, but these intervals have been
followed by relapses.
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/ jL\ At $2.98
25 only, finest Ger
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chased frames, ex
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$35 Sterling Silver Bags.
These Bags are unlined
are ver V handsome de
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as Sterling Silver, on
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MEN’S SUITS YOUTHS'
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h PRICE h
We have 158 Men s Fancy Suits and 69 Youths Fancy Suits—
broken lots that we re going to sell at exactly HALF PRICE. These
are gray, tan and mixed homespuns, cheviots and worsteds—and range in
prices up to S3O.
All sizes are in the lot, including several extra large sizes—46, 48 and
50 long stouts. Leans, stouts and regulars are in the group.
These ARE NOT STICKERS, hut have proven to be our BEST
and MOST POPULAR SELLERS. as evidenced in the fact that only
1, 2 and 3 of a kind remain,
$15.00 Men's Suits $7.50 SIO.OO Youths'Suits ...$5.00
sl6 50 Men's Suits $825 $12.00 Youths' Suits . . .$6.00
SIB.OO Men's Suits $9.00 $13.50 Youths' Suits. . . .$6.75
$20.00 Men's Suits SIO.OO $15.00 Youths' Suits... .$7.50
$22.50 Men’s Suits $11.25 $16.50 Youths' Suits. . ..$8.25
$25.00 Men's Suits $12.50 SIB.OO Youths' Suits. . . .$9.00
$27.50 Men's Sults $13.75 $20.00 Youths' Suits. . .SIO.OO
$30.00 Men's Suits $15.00 $22.50 Youths' Suits. . .$11.25
This sale begins tomorrow morning and will be conducted on a
STRICTLY CASH BASIS. Usual alterations when necessary will
be made free of charge.
Merchants el corned to This Half Price
Petail Clothing Feast.
All other Suits—one-third off. and big reductions on Furnishings and
Shoes. Straws and Panamas Half Price. Boys Goods Reduced.
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QUARREL OVER DIVORCED !
WIFE LEADS TO STABBING
SAVANNAH, GA.. Aug. 7.—During a
quarrel in which divorce and remar
riage are said to have figured, A. A.
Moon was severely stabbed by Joseph ■
Campbell. Moon is at the Park View i
sanitarium. Campbell is under arrest. >
Neither will discuss the causes that led ]
up to the quarrel, but it is understood
that one of them had married the oth
er’s divorced wife. Moon was stabbed 1
eight times. His condition Is said to be i
serious.
TWO MORE DAMAGE SUITS I
FILED BY WRECK VICTIMS
<
, DALTON, GA., Aug. 7. —Two other 1
damage suits growing out of the Cal-
. houn picnic wreck north of here have ’
been filed in Whitfield superior court. 1
! E. E. Nolan is asking for $40,000 dam- 1
ages for injuries he sustained in the 1
, wreck, and B. C. Young asks SIO,OOO 1
1 damages for injuries to his wife. Mrs.
Agnes Nolan Young. Mrs. Young has 1
already brought suit for $40,000. i
SAVANNAH COMMITTEE
FAILS TO COME HERE
TO URGE CHARTER BILL
SAVANNAH, GA., Aug. 7.—When the
Savannah charter bill is heard before
the corporations committee of the leg
islature today, there will be no Savan
na hia ns present to urge its passage. It
was found impossible yesterday to get
a delegation to go to Atlanta, but a
strong memorial, setting out clearly the
views of the general committee on
commission form of government, wal
mailed to Representative J. Randolph
Anderson. No three members of the
committee would agree to go to Atlan
ta at this time.
The committee wants the legislators
from Chatham to use their efforts to
have the bill passed or explain their
reasons for not doing so. The com
mittee thinks that because the legisla
tors are opposed to the commission
form of government is no reason why
the people of Savannah should not be
given an opportunity to vote on it.
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