PROGRESSIVE But Not Radical. Dfefl'iflrii a&rttmttt V01 LXXII.N* 24,067. Falr und ronlrr to-day und to-morrnn. The Only New York Republican Paper. Jersey Clty aad Hol.-ken. iM_\V-YQl.K, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1912.-FOURTEEN PAGES. * PKICT. ONE CK^^_^^ggSg! TAFr, CONFIDENT, SAYS NATION IS TURNING TO HIM President in a Formal Statement Asserts He Has Every Reason To Be Satisfiecl with Pc litica! Conditions. PLEASED WITH NORTHWEST Farmers Are Convinced That Third Term Candidate Is Ont of the Race and That Fight Is with the Democrats. LOW TARIFF DANGEROUS The Americans Are Too Busy to Lis ten to the Venders of Quack Nos trums. Declares Executive. Who Reiterates That Frotection Will Keep Wages Up. Daltoa. Btaaa, ?>?? ''??-"? ?**?? rvf"r> reason to ba aattona. with poltttcal conditions," aald i**f-*-aanl Taft t night in aumminR UP tha polltlcal atttta* UOB as he B948 It **1 have been simply ovenvhelmed for daya paat with letters and M**-**ap8T cllpptaga fho-vinp; the trend of the tlda toward the Republican party, its platform and Ita eandldates. I have heen eapacla***' gratifled hy the atwa trom iha Notrthw44t4t_ Btataa. Chairman Hii'04 of the Republican Na? tional COBUBlttaa, who has heen visit taf the N<>rthwest. tells me that re porta from all parta Ol those states bring most gTatlfylng evldence of Re? publican eonftdenre and activity, wlth 841-441 determinatlon to aehleve the BO0C449 ol Republican princtphs and **4_dl-Bt44. population of tho North west la di l surp. aa*. anywhaia ln intelligenc and thrift 4Dd attachment to Am.ii can institutlr t 5=. Thf farmers of that : the union were never ao pro*? peroua, and they do not mean to rta_ aa of thelr prosperity hy abnn rtr.nlng- the Republican party, fM**f-*1-*- ha\. enabled them to proarfMT. "They are convinced that the third term candidate is no longer in the run? ning, and that the choice ia between tha Republican platform and eandl? dates, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, the Democratic platform, with its plank of a tariff for revenue only; and its candidate, Governor Wil ?on, who said in an address at Will? iam. Qrove, Pennsylvania, that the far? mer doea not need protection. "It la unne-essary to a_PU_a to the Mrrner, West, Ea-st, North or on the Paclfic alope, what Governor Wllaon's very frank ceclaration would mepn with Mr. Wilson ln the White House and a Damocrattc majority in the Cap ltol Butine.a Boominq Evarywhere. The eame news comes from all di rections. A Baltimore trade paper, which has heen gathering the views of manufacturers ln all parts of the I'nlted States, thus sums up the sit? uation: 'A rapid expanslon In busl? ness Interests, Increasing activity everywhere, factories overtaxed wlth orders beiond their capacity to fl 11. a gratMaaj *?_r- R!4era Kin^d.12 rOBEIOW NfUTlaMa Polal "? Malkans. 5 Wor. r. | ifurlaaa Wounded. 5 Barafaaa s-...k llarkat outiook. b MISCELLAITEOUS Editorlal . g "oela.ty .......'. 0 Theatri. il .,..., 7 j aaUoary. f\ *por,? . ..'.'.'.y.Bani t N**" for IToman. a Army and Navy. ll| ^'?ather Shlppln. News ?'nan'ial and and 11 **?al Kbtatfc.18 POINTS EMPHASIZED BY PRESIDENT TAFT Reports give gratifying evidence of Republican confidence and act? ivity. The American people are in no need of quack nostrums, and are too busy to listen to their vanden. The fixing of prices by an inter? state trade commission would ba both despotic and socialistic. The farmers of the Northweat are convinced thnt the third term can? didate is no longer in the running. Great combinations of capital and the cross roads grocery alike flhall obey the law. The only way to keep up wagefl is to keep the tariff protective. __ BURDEN INJURED IN MATCH Polo Player Sustains Broken Collarbone in Fall. Weetbury. Tx>ng Island. Oct ?>.?In I practlcally tbe same manner nnd in : tba snme fleld when- V. S V.m Stade j the polo player ot Whaatlay Hills, araa | injured on Monday laat, Jamea A Bur 1 den met with nn acctdenl to-day thal ; will probably prevent him from playing polo for some weeks. Rurden sustnlne.l a br-.ken rollar bone whlle playing polo thls afternoon. and after having the I bone set by Dr. John Mann he was taken tO hls home near here. Two plcked teams, the Rgdj nnd the Whltea were practlslng on Fhlpps's | field when Hurden met with hls accl d.i,:. He was rldtng down the fleld after the ball. and WOA using a greOB polo pony. Ag be lenned out to strike the aphere he lost hls balance and fell 1 from his mount. He landed on hls ; Bhoulder, breaking his collar bono. He i jnmped up instantly and trled to re ! mount his pony, but found he could not ; because of the injury. - Burden was playing with the T'lues, I and hls teammntes were J. P. Grace, Arthur Bcott Burden, hla hrothar, and ilievereaux Milburn. The Whltea were [eonpoaad ef i? C. Rutoaay, Thoraaa i.? BoutMler, Robart Baoon, Jr.. and | George Milburn. _-?? TOOK DIP_IN RESERVOIR Youth Didn't Know There Was a Rule Against It. Davld Gold believes that cleanliness Ls next to godllneae, po ha took a bath OO Sunday. Hnd he gom about lt in the regular way maybo he would not !have been arrested, bul David dldn't , know. In the Bummcr tlme tho clty provides ' free baths. as Indeed lt does ln the wlnter if one only knows where to find them; but there ls a strlct rule agalnst any one bathing ln the reservolr ln I'entral Park at any time of the year. Davld did not know thia. In a way Gold, who ls eighteen years ]old, was modest about lt aii. He j walted untll the sun had gone down be ! hind the big apartment houses that face the park on the west, and then. seeking a secluded Bpot, removed hls clothing. It dldn't take hlm long for thnt, and then, bellevlng hlmJ-elf un seen, he quietly Bllpped into the water near 86th street. Pretty soon two women happened along. They aaw the boy's clothes lying upon the bank, and thought that maybe Bome one had committed sulelde. They stralghtway looked for a pollce man. Gold waa taken to tlie Arsenal Btatlon, where he told hia story. "It/night have been all rlght for you to have taken a bath," sald the lleu? tenant on the desk, "If only you had gone about lt ln the rlght way." Then he ?ent the young man to the night court. ROCKEFELLER FEELING FIT Tells Pastor He Never Felt Bet? ter in His Life. "I never felt> better ln my lif?," sald John D. Rockefeller yesterday lo his I pastor, the Rev. Arthur T. Brooks. "I 1 had a delightful summer, and have 1 come back to Tarrytown feeling as flne | as a fiddle." Mr. Rockefeller drove from PocantlCO ' Hill with aocne of his nelghbora, Mrs. Rockefeller DOt havlng recovered from tha Journey east. Mr. Rockefeller came \ in an open carrlage behlnd a flne ieaun of blacka, and *at on the front aaal '< with the coachman. He wore a silk I hat and frock coat. lt was BOtlOOd th.t Iip had a hlgh color and looked stout. Mr. Rrooks preadied on the messag'* from the stars, and look a Hlng at hlgh aoetety arhJcb had nothlng better to do wlth Its ttnaa than to consult a-strol ogers or crystal gassors. and the llke, and Mr. Rockefeller WOM so much pleased wlth the aermoii that he asked Mr. Rrooks tor a copy to taku bORM tO read to Mrs. Rockefeller. After the aermon Mr. Rockefeller ra nialncd and took communion. Thoa he shook hands all around. and (.leah.-itit greetlnga for all hla oM ncigh hors. _? _ BEE STINGS RE8TORE SIGHT. I n>- ylaareyb to Thfl Triaoaa, i i hic.i. (hl., Oet i .?WhUe rhanglng u HV..iriri of beea from one hlve |e BgOtber, Qeorga Balley, who rnakes a Uvlng selling hon??y. nnd who had beoome almost bllnd, araa Btung an his rureUde hy aeveral of tbe . >. Th? affect of the _tin_- ?"" **** to ret-tore hls blght. COMMANDER OF THE FLEET AXD ONE OF THE BIG FIGHTERS. I.ooKINO DOWN ON THK BIG BAI TL-BSHIP NORTH DAKOTA. CRABSLOOSE;GIRLYELLS; PANIC IN A R. R. CAR Women Climb Upon Seats and Scream for Help When Forty Crustaceans Get Out of Bag. Whoa n erab baa boea bolled nnd th? ment plcked and put In a cbaflng di.-h along wlth a lot of ntb.-r thing.-". per sons arho bara h?d onouuh money to pay the tlhacb sa\- that it makes a d> iightfui dish. bul thal ia anothot story. There wera two men Og B I/mir. Island train last night fl ho hi.d been erab Sahlng When the traln Ml H away they had about forty eraba in a big aach. Thara arere alao other i*er aoaa in ihe traln. among them Beverel j-'lrls and young nromen. When tha traln reached Tha Raonl ona of tb* girN bagan to Bcraam. When ?h" bad attrai ted tha attention ol every one ln the i ar Bha > llmb-i d up on a neat and what appcared ltt-rw.-ird waa vroi lb talblng about lt appeara to bi a fact thal ernbfl are attracted bj v. blta i and no wondcr the poor rmri acreamad For Bocna one (.f the forty odd i raba bt k 8 bag had gnawed bla eray out of the bag aml thara had bo n i gei aral Jall ie* livery, and lha glrl who Bcreamed araa tho flrat to realln Ihehr actltrlty. Then* was nol a ?woman In tha .ar arho araa not Btandlng on a Beat, and aereral of tii.m seemed oii tha rerge of byatarlca The cxiit. ment lasted nearly tlfteen mlnutes, and wh>n lt wus all OVCT the men who had caugrhl tha eraba could find only about a doaon thal arere ttt for table use. Those that hadn't gone lnto tha baaheta of other BrBherman had glveri up their lives for their liberty. They iay prone and BQuaahed upon tho floor. B KEEPS TROUSERS; PETS GO Woman Foreed to Kill Wolf, Bear, Skunk and Snake. fiiy Teteeraah le Tba Trlbeaa] Daeifleld. Mass., Oct ll she kept strnnge pets. inclndiiig B wolf and a bear, a skmik and 0 snake, Mrs. Vio lette Minor O'Rourki has been order. d to kill the anlmals by the County Kulic itor, Bmaot L. Guptll. following com? plalnt- made by nelghbors. In a bungalow buiit over nn otdttme eatlar, in a white blrcta grora Mra n'Kourke has llved fof the last four yeara, <>r alnce bar anarrlaaja lo George ii Kourke, tO whom she was w.-dded as tbe result Of B lovc match which had its begiiinlng when hIk was a cook in a lumber camp, dress.d as a man and ooaoaaled her pex. Mrs. n'Rourke Ib atlll wearlng trous era Tho pets, bowever. have baaa killed. ?-e FINDS STUDENTS HONEST McKinley Gets Proof and Will Make Loan Fund Permanent. fliv Teleet-g- ?? 1 '"* Trll.une | Champa-gn, Bt, Oct ?'?? -Baoaaaa InlvciMty of Rllnoia Btudeata havo demonatratod their boneety, winiam R. McKinley. BopraoewtBtlva In ConfTBOa Ta/1 bader and tractlon magnalc, has prcgentod $18-000 tO tho board of trus t,.,... to be us<i imi*ial or ihtaraat asai he dedded to rnahg the fund peraaanent We seouriiy arlll be requlred other than rapatatloai for probity. i HOTTEST OCTOBER 6 SINCE 1879. Chlcago, Oct I To-day araa tbe bottaai October I Btoea WW ta tha afternoon tba mert ury reached 8t RFaAR ADMIRAL HUG( I OSTERHAUS. mmander ln Chlel ol I - Nortli Altaatl* fleat, w_eomt-_ tba afajror. eoaualttaa. FLEET GiVES HUDSON k WARLIKE L Hundreds of Sputtering Motor Boats Swarm Around Ten Big Battleships. RIVER ACTUALLY CROWDED Admiral Ostcrhaus, wlth First Grrat Division of Armada, Reccivcs Noisy Weloome -ManyOffichil Calls Tt i: ? teel fiahtara aarapt up tha ... Bn. 4-chorad oft Hw.; . Drive, b4ta i. n tha id* dlara i .?! Ballot-' IfonumBnt and Orant'a Tomb. An ladlaa autnnar 41111 bathed linpartlally ln Ita radlaacahotb the llne of grlm, gray battlaablpa aitb their Huttarlng colora and thoaa two g**aceful and Btatcl] raemerlala <>n abora, ramlndara thal "tha patba of glory laad bul to tha frava." And tbi gayl) bede*; bed i?>ik ..f the Weat Bld. < Irculatad In bardai aboul tba aionuinenta and ln Dumbeiieaa boat* loadfl aboul tha batttaahlpa as Ughl heartad 4nd 4a curtoua aa tha natlvea ol a s..:ith Bea laland on tha ? aai n ot* a Mk ship* rlaft. Tha Oonnactlcut, Bagahlp of Raar Admiral HugO f th- avarage alam clocb aad *?e*r?tng much the sam- pUTpOaa Many a RiV4***-d4 I?riv?? dweller aros.* an hour or nmre 048-44 his BflUB] Sun? day gatttag-up thaa, his patri-Uan aot unalloyed. H4 may thauk his stars that buaanaaa aill gal bha up next bafora th- guna bagla bootnlng thelr aalutaa t.> th.- Bacratary of tho Navy a flraak from to-daj thara arlll hc 1"_"_' vessels ..f war mobUI_4d OP* pOflltB hl4 window wlnr- y. st-r.lay ti:-;,- u.t- a acanl dosan. Tha raal aill heKln iiiinitiK In to m<>rrow, and will arrive in avar ln*c**4a Ing rotnina as tho. trot k aanaa. oatll by Baturday tha dty*a aratara wiii harbor an armada whlch coui.i bloa it and its *d*****c**apaf targeta off tba map in laaa thaa a_aoal than lt wwuld take to ttav-l from tho Battarj to Bpuyiaa Duyvtl la th- aub* u a ? . Welcomed to the City. The aubaray. where it burroara far ba* lo- ihe inrfaca undar WMhlngton HclKhts, wuiild t_4H prove th- 44-441 place in New York. FMitnnatol>. how? ever, th-- craara of Ajaarlcaa aarahlpa are better dl4p044d toward th-ir ollhers and their Lrothr. n OB anOTO than wer the Hrazllian satlorn who mutlni-d a nd bombar-ad Rlo da lavtaAro, Aad Sam York totanda kcpinK them roo.1 BB tur.-il. to jodga from the llst of enter talaaaanta in Btore for them. Bat, to malntain a .stri.tly < luono loRical ordar, Wbaa yesterday** van -njard of thi- mlghty _t*-_h_-Jo_, con Btotlag of the BagBhlp C-_J?4ctlcut, the OhlO the New .41-89*. the Kho.k- Isl? and the N.l.raska, th-, the Daiawara, the Utah, the LooMaaa aad (onllnued on thlrd p*8?". baat eolumn. ' I EAST SIDE CHILDREN Seize Youngsters and Rub Arms Vigorously Until the Blood Flows. THIRTY GO TO HOSPITAL Police Mystifled as to the Mo tive of Young Men They Seek?Children Call It "Fox Bite." Two young men. who nftghl arere ' eougfal i.y tlu- i oij.-o, bara tarrorlaed ! children on tbe lower Baat .c:de by rlgOTOUaly ruhliing the arms of young? sters until blood freely. Thlrty chUdren, ranglng la ago fron six to twelve yeara, appaarad in Ballarue HoaplteJ fot- treatmaat wlthln forty" elghl boura aadlng at tl o'clock laat night The Beeh Of tho arms of each Waa brulaed, an.l in soveral cases? When th>* children were buckward aboul golng to th.. in.stitutlon?cori Blderable blood had baan loat Asked iiow th.'ir arma had be.-n bruised, ea. h replled "Fox btto." Ii araa explaln.d by the young pntlenta that they had been rudely BB-aed by two young men, one of whom rubbed hls cap or a btt of <.'!oth back and fortb on their arms until tho frie tioii (ln u blood. Tha egggg became so ] numaroua aml the deacrlpttona given | i.y th.* children tallled la so many da ; talla thal the hoapltal authorltlea eom munlcated with the Baal 85th atreet | police atatlon, recommendlng that the [caaea be laveatlgated by detecthrea DatectlTaa were aaatgnad and lnter rogatod aereral of tho young patlanta among thoae queatloned who sought treatmenl in tha boapltal yeaterday wera Agnea Culbla, twehre years old. j of N'o. 431 First avenue; Harry Kagle, aame age, of No. Ill First avenue; Al.x.inder I.ynctt, tan years old, of Nu. tht Baat llat atreet and Adotph wisi onahy, twelve ><-ars old, of No. m First avenua The youngget victim attandod in the boapltal was John Retterly, six years old, of No. 415 Flrst avenue. Detectlvea aaalguad to the inse were asked last night lf any motiv.- had been ; learned for the young men's nCtlOn, "There'a where tho mystery Iies," re ? pli. d ono of the Btautha "lt Ls corn I m"n." ba went "ii, "for children to rub tbelr own arma arlth a btt of eioth un? til a BmgU brulaa appaara, This is 1 often done to make a scar smnewhat i )?'so caaea however, tha perpetratora Bpparently havo no motlre. if thoy bara one it ls known only to them selves." lt was sald by the detectlvea that motbera in the lower Kast Slde had prohlbltod their children fmm playing in the street as the result of the fre qnency al the "fox bite" caaea lt was sald by aome of the young patl.nts that tho two young men, who irera deecaibed as being etocblly buiit and wearing dark clothing and caps prglled well over their eyes. appeared ?uddi nly from around eorners or from the vestibule of a tenement house. They apparently took a delight, soveral sald, in torturing their young vlctlma. ai.d after fHMTfng the blood to appear would hurry away, chuckllng. , VIEW ZELIG AS ANOTHER VICTIM OF *THE SYSTEM' SPAIN FORGETS, SAYS KING Resentment Gone, Alfonso Tells Taft Through Ambassador. Wnshtncrton, r ict. 8, -Spanish resent? ment riKalnst Americans as fl result of the Bpaal4h*Aina*icaa a_f haa C4444d tO, and 90 desirous BT8I King Alfonso of Impressing thls aa deeply as popsible upon the govern? ment and the people of the Knited States that he appolnted **en..r Or. Y. Vorrente as Bfl ambassador extraor dinary t.> carry fallcltatlOBB to I'r.-.-ii dent Taft. Dr. Vorrente was a _4l4* gflta to the Internatiotial CongraBB Of Hygtone an.l Danography, imt that ba was th- BpanlBh k__g. Bpectal am baaaador dld not bacomo known ban until to-day. Ha praaantad hla cradeatlala to Presi daat Taft Bt the Whlte House when th. Prealdant ieana t>> Washington to open the ongress, and delivered the messages of King Alfonso. Ha r-turns t.> BpaUfl with rxpressions of pood will i from Praaldant Taft and tlM people to King Alfonso and the BpanlBh nation. NEW BORN BABE IN WEEDS Lies for Four Hours Without a Thread of Clothing. [***-__ Tbe TrlbuM BareM I WasbtBflJtOB. Oct. B.?A new horn baby boj lay far al leaal four hours this mornlng. daaartod hy his mother. i unnoticed hy the nalghbora and with? out a thread of 'lothlng to orotOCt him from the ihilling air. H** was found i lving face down on a rough, dlrty hoard I concaaled in a rlump of weeds ln a , vn< ant lot behlnd a poolroom. When the baby was picked up hy a j pollceman he w;us cold, hut stlll allve. I The foundling was taken to the (*__? I dren's Hospital, where he will recover. There ls no clew, aay the police, as to the mother. JAPANESE AVIATOR KILLED - Tries to Avoid Barn and 'Plane Strikes a Windmill. [ity retetrrapt- t.. Tba *rr*t**me.] Rath, N. Y.. Oct. tl.?M'.thosla Kondo, a Jarvanese avlator, was thrown head foremost to rh?r gr> und when hia machlne ..tru<*k a BrJndtnlU during a Blajhl at Barona thia moniiner. aad au. fered lnjuries from arhlch he died so->n aft-rward. Kondo had Just asoended. arnl vas clrcltng at a height of forty feet pre parlag to mount to a loftier altitude. Tuming aharply to avoid a colllaton wlth a barn, his ma<-hin- crashad into tha iron d.-rrick of a wirulmill. The Im* ' pact wrecked the oupportlng frame of the aeroplane. whlch careened, and the j avlator plunged to the earth. He landed on hls head and llved only u f. w mlnutes. Kondo I btaiti'-.l his avlator's 11-41144 at san Dlago. CaL, last ainter. JOHN L. WEDDED TO FARM Ex-Prizefighter Done with the Bright Lights of City. [Bj TetearaB** '" ****? THbaaa ' Boaton, Oct. 6.?To the wondcrtnent nnd -nvy of his admirlng nel.hbor*", John I.. Sullivan. tiie famous old Bght* er. who followed the hright lights In th- large clties for years, but is DOW a 'armer and known as the Trlde of West Ahtfl-toa," has shown what a man ln his first years experience can .1.. with nature by producing some of the prize crops of thls aectlon. Although thls ls the flrst year I j have done any plaatfog on my farm." Ba .1 the ex-champioti. "this is the B4C* ' ond aumiuer i hara llred hara. I ko>}*\ last summer if I was to get anything worth while from mv farm in the fut I ure that 1 must nourish the soll. To I that end I BCattared on it t'.ns and tons of f.rtili/cr an.l plough-d it in thor? oughiy. During the winter and the sprlng the earth was gettlng som? thlng to eat. aa v.e mlght eall it. and was ready to .lo work for which it is lntended. "i am bach to mother earth for keeps an.l hopa to Bpend th- rest of my days on this place. Mo more Hoh.-mian lif*\ Iwith its bright lights. You can h.t ! your last .lollar Ofl that." a ? !C0W MAKESJEW RECORD Produces $1,300 Worth of Milk in Eleven Months. [Bj T-_**-tapft le Tba *f***baae.1 Hrockton, Mass., Oct 0.?All records for milk and butter tests have heen Bbattared by Cr-amelle Val-. a hluc blooded Holstein, 444441 years old. of tl?. Dautehlaad farm of *"*, I*. Fleld and Karl I'pton, after nenrly 449444] months' effort. The 00- has gtven .H.O"*! pounds of milk, the eouivalent of about 1,'l.tHN) quartB. Bftth a monetary value of ap prozfanataly $IJS0D since November l."?, 1011. Afl average row gives. ac<->rd Ing to the Department of Agrteulture BtattatJOB, about IjOOO pounds of milk a yaar. Craaaaalla Vale ln one month has Kivtn kMOO pounds. At her baat. Creamelle Vale has given 106 pouad4 of milk a day, which ls at the rate of 44 pounds an hour. The I raaanl record for a yaar is _7,4'V2 pounds of milk. Thls ? 'r-atn. lle Vale should equal in the next ten daya, and it ls expected that h.-r mark for tha full year wlll be more than _1UXX) pounds. Whitman and Ex-Judge Wahle Agree with Gangster's Friends in Belief That "Red Phil" Was Hired Assassin. DOUGHERTY IN QUANDARY Perplexed to Account for Fe rocity of Man Not Known as "Killer" ? Coincidence of Becker Trial Also Hard Nut for Him to Crack. IDENTIFIED AS POLICE GUN Patroiman Says He Lost It?Prisoner Bought It in Jersey City Pawn shop?Apparently He Manu factured Quarrel?Con fession Expected. Who hirfld "Red Phil" Davidson, who h?s livfld by the "white ?l?ve" traffic for eight years, to murder "Big Jack" Z?lig, th* gang leader who suppbe- tlie assassins for Herman Rofent^al's mur? der? This is the question that has incited Distnct Attorney Whitman to put forth his best efforts in inveatigating th? shooting of Zelig, which took place thirty-seven hours before the time set for starting Lieutenant Becker's trial, at which tho slain qangman was to have been a vital witness for the peo? ple. Scarcely any one who has keenly looked into the case believes that Z?lig was slain by Davidson on hifl own rn itiative; opinion inclin?s to the view rather that Davidson merely acted a? an agent of parties interested in put ting Zelig out of the way, just e? Her? man Rosenthal was dispatched by as? sassins alleged to have been hired by interested parties a few hours befor* th* Tenderloin gambler was to h_ve revflaled the secr?ts of "tha System" to Di6trict Attorney Whitmen. Davidson, who has related several stories since his arrest, each one con tradictinjj the others, will probably tell the truth with the electric chair ?tar ing Ivm in th? face, before he has been in the Tombs many hours longer. This is the hope of the District At? torney, and what Davidson may tell when he has had time to understand his position more clearly may result in revelations showing an alliance be? tween the criminal element and some of the powers that be in this city that will make the Neapohtan Camorra look like a Dc**cas .ociety in comparison. There are many striking coincidences in the murders of Rosenthal and Zelig. The gang leader was done to death by a trafficker in "white -laves," who could have been arrested by the police at any momert. Rosenthal was mur dered by men who were known crim inals, and who, the suspicion exists, could have been .mpriscned at pleasure by the police. And both murdered men were killed a few hours before they were to have told what . they knew about "the System." Little progress was made l.y tlie a.i thorltles yesterday |n searchlng for :i inotive for the murder of "Big Jack" Zellg. The confessed murderer of the gangman Insisted that he shot Zelig on Saturday night on a Second avenue rear becauae Zellg had robbed hlm o. 118, but hardly any ono credlted th. story. When Deputy Police Commlssloner Dough rty was asked last night 11 ho liolieved that Davidson had acted on his own volltton or was aetlng for Othara ba made thls signiticant an Bflrer: ?I am got praparad to say that Dartdaon actad votuatartly or was in Bp|-red by another. l'm not satisfled Wltb ii 11 that I ha\e hoard. It's curl ous, to say tlie least. that Zellg waa killed on the eve of Becker'a trial; and what makes me doubt thal he killed Zellg over u trifling $1S ls he Ib not B g.ingster or a killer by profes sion." This, too. was the oplnion of "Big Jack' Zellg's lawyer, Judge charles O. F. Wahl.', who ls also the counsel to "Whit.-y" Lewis, "CJyp" the Hlood, ' Lelly" Loula and "Dago" Frank Clro flcl. I.lkewise it was the oplnion of tlie.-e four gangstera, who gave a lengthy lntervlew to a group of news paper men. And lt was gjag the opln? ion of BUCb of Zellg's fellow gangstera who are stlll out of Jall. Hut none would tell the man or men they sus poeted of hlrlng Davldson, though "'*->-1>" and "I.efty" promlsed that "lt would all come out later." Davldson boasted of hls deed to the reporters, saylng he believed he had done a good job, and remarklng that the police told hlm he had. Revolver Treced. Another lncldent of the day that created conslderable discuaslon was the dlscovery that Patroiman Chrlatopher Maher. B_ the 5th avenue police sta? tlon, ln Brooklyn, had been clear ln hla Htatement concerning the revolver wlth whlch Zellg was killed. This revolver, No. 4,812, had been ihe property of Maher. He told Commlfl sloner Dougherty Saturday night, when lt was found that it was hls revolver that flgured ln the case, that he had