Show DINNER AND PETITION OF 19 MILLIONAIRES I Mysterious Feast of Financial Financial Finan Finan- cial Giants of the East EastIs EastIs Is Held Underground Wealthy Chi Chicago ago Men As Ask Congress Congress' to Revise Di Divorce i- i vorce Statistics 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 14 4 4 4 NEW YORK Feb 22 Twelve Twelve 4 4 millionaires representing great 4 I financial interests of the United 4 States chose a secluded place for tor 4 fr fr i a. a dinner and conference Thursday Thursday Thurs- Thurs 4 4 day night 1 3 I Not a a. word about the affair 4 4 leaked out until today and even 4 41 I then it was Impossible to learn 4 i the names of ot alt all the men present 4 4 J Among tt them m were J J. Pierpont fr 4 4 Morgan William Wllliam C. C Whitney 4 I S. S D. D French John D. D Rockefeller Rocke- Rocke 4 4 feller and Joseph Peabody of 4 Boston 4 e v Anybody searching hing for them then 1 4 would not have been likely to 4 4 fr look In the place where they as- as I II I They met In a private J 1 I room adjoining the wine cellar In 4 or I I the basement of the Ar Arena na No fr 4 I 39 West Thirty Thirty first street 4 William C. C pro- pro 4 4 of the place confirmed 4 4 the the story of their visit but was fr 4 4 not able to throw any light on 4 4 the purpose for for- which they met 4 4 44 1444 4 4 I 4 4 4 4 44 4 4 4 WASHINGTON Feb 22 4 Seven Chicago h have ve 4 4 Joined In a unique petition to the 4 4 Senate Senator Cullom presented presented pre- pre 4 the document which bore 4 the names of Judge Peter SI S. S I Grosscup Cyrus McCormIck I. I 4 Robert T. T Lincoln Marshall 4 4 Field A. A O. O Sprague A. A Bartlett Bart Bart- 4 01 4 lett leU and C. C H. H Buckingham 4 is 1 The petitioners pray for an ap- ap 4 4 by Congress for the 4 I purpose of bringing up to date 4 4 the statistics relating to marriage mar- mar 4 and divorce J 1 I In presenting the petition Senator Sen- Sen 4 01 4 ator Cullom called attention to 4 4 the prominence nce of the signers 4 1 He urged that the request be ba 4 4 granted and sufficient money ap- ap 4 4 to prepare the statis- statis 4 01 4 tics 4 4 Privately Mr Cullom said 4 4 those seven names on the bottom 4 t 1 of ot checks would be worth more 4 i than 4 4 44 4 4 |