La Grande evening observer., April 13, 1914, Image 1

INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THF NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS
VOLUME XTIT.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1914.
NUMBER 260.
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WHITEY LEWIS ALONE HAS
STATEMENT TO MAKE BE
FORE HIS DEATH.
RELATIVES GIVEN THE
BODIES FOR BURIAL
Lewis Asserts He Did Not Shoot
Rosenthall and Accuses His Accus
ers of Being Perjurers Other Three
Go to TheicJ)eath Without a Word
-One Lives Nine Seconds.
: Ossining, New York, April 13 That
Cirofici gave a long statement to
Father Cashin, CatholIeprison chap
lain at Sing Sing before the hour of
-execution, was learned shortly after
the men had been put to death. The
pricBt did not divulge the contents! of
the statemtnt but it is understood to
be a partial confession, in which Har
ry Vallon and "Harry Horowitz are
named as the actual murderers of Her
man Rosenthal the gambler. Becker
recently insisted that Vallon did the
killing. If certain testimony should
develop at the trial of Lieutenant
Becker, said Father Cashin, the state
ment will be offered In evidence, oth
I crwise it will not be made public."
Ossining, N. Y., April 13 With the
bravado which they have shown al
ways since their arrest on a charge of
murdering Gambler Herman Rosen
tal on the morning of July 16, 1912,
the four gunmen, convicted with Po
lice Lieutenant Charles Becker, who
now awaits a new trial, today went to
their death in the electric chair. The
men whom the death chair claimed to
day were Havy Horowitz, alias "Gyp
the Blood;" Louis Rosenberg, alias
"Lefty Louie;" Frank Girofici, alias
"Dago Frank;" Frank Muller, alias
"Whitey Lewis."
The gunmen went to the death chair
respectively at 5:38; 5:48; 5:57 and
6:08. The first died in 6 seconds, the
second in four, the third in five and
the fourth in nine seconds.
Lewis Alone Talks.
None confessed and "Whitey Lewis"
was the only one who had a public
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Portland, April 13. Striving to en
list all forces of the Columbia River
Basin in a stupendous movement for
navigation and development, the Co
lumbia and Snaxe River waterways as
sociation opened its meetings here.
President Richardson voiced co-operations
as the key note of the conven
tion. The morning was taken up with
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statement to make. While awaiting
his turn in the chair he said: "
"Gentlemen, I want to say a few
words about justice. These witnesses
who swore they saw me shoot Roseri
thall were perjurers. I swear, by God,
1 didn't shoot him."
Tie bodies of the four men were
turned over to relatives for funeral
services.
The murder of Herman Rosenthal,
the gambler who, "squealed," prob
ably was the most cold blooded in its
conception and the most carelessly
and contemptuously carried out of any
in all the sordid and sensational
criminal history of Greater New York.
Police Lieutenant Charles Becker,
leader of New York's "strong arm
squad," was convicted, previous to the
guimen, of first degree murder, as
instigator of the crime, and sentenced
to death.; For over a year he sat in
a cell on the "life side" of the "little
green door" which leads to the dread
chair and the beyond. Then he was
granted a new trial by the Court of
Appeals on technical grounds' He is
now in the Tombs.
Herman Rosenthal was murdered at
2 a. m on the morning, of July 16,
1912. He had been furnishing Dis
trict Attorney Whitman with evidence
of police grafting which' connected
Becker with gamblers. He had been
several times warned t ."hold his
rtbhgue." While dining at the'Metropble
located just off Broadway" on West
42nd street, he was called to the pave
ment by a man never identified. As
, he stepped to the curb he was shot
through the brain. The murderers
calmly walked to an awaiting automo
bile and rode off toward Fifth Ave-
; nue. A policeman recorded a fictiti
ous number, of the car. A bystander
who had witnessed the shooting, took
the license number and was arrested
when he gave it to the police of the
47th Street Station. Only the fact that
District Attorney Whitman got out of
bed to assume immediate personal
charge of the case, saved this man and
his memory of the car number to the
prosecution. It was this slender
thread of evidence from which Whit
man traced the real slayers, and built
up his case.
It was subsequently learned that
Becker received word of the shoot
ing from Jack Rose, Becker's stool
pigeon, by phone, and that the police
lieutenant immediately rushed from
his apartments uptown to reassure
the men who had engineered the
shooting. It was also learned that
Becker, in an automobile, had passed
the Metropole a few minutes before
Rosenthal was killed.
Up to the very last "Dago Frank",
"Gyp the Blood," "Lefty Louie," and
"Whitey Lewis" asserted their inno
cence. Becker was tried before they
were. They were confident Becker
would not be convicted. When he was,
however, they did not lose hope. Fol-
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the reception and registration of dele
gates. Widespread support has been given
the association in Union county. Hun
dreds have signed petitions asking for
liberal appropriations for the develop
ment, as up-river navigation spells
cheaper r.-.t03 to Portland from Un
ion county. ;
NAVIGATION
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SESSION
Pictures Illustrating Ulster
Trouble In North of Ireland
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FOLLOWING the rejection of Premier Asquith's compromise ou the
borne rule bill by the Unionists, tbe situation became critical lu Ulster.
The north of Ireland seethed with excitement, and a "holy war" was
threatened. Belfast was the storm center or the trouble. Unionist vol.
unteers gathered there ready for a fight, while tbe British gurrlsons at London
,; derry, Armagh and other points were strengthened. No. 1, Typical parade or
. protest against home rule in Belfast ' No: 2. Sir Edward Carson, leader of the
Unionists. No. 3. Type of British artillery. i, . ' . t -
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STATE BATHER
ELABORATE SERVICES
HERE YESTERDAY.
HELD
Owen F. Jones, Baiter Episcopalean,
Delivers Si rong Address.
Seldom, if ever, has the- annual
Easter service participated in by
Knights Templar of Eastern Oregon,
ibeen more aspiciously staged or more
greatly enjoyed than that. which ruled
yesterday in this city. In. point of
numbers, alone, was the service be
low normal a funeral in Baker and
unavoidable barricades in Pendleton
kept the attendance down. With
those who did not wear unforms, the
attendance was slightly . over 100.
The morning program was carried
out as annornced, and in the after
noon services were held at the M. E.
Chun r. Following the ritualistic
service, music program and .sermon,
the Knights marched to the hall and
there listened to brief speeches by
visiting Sir Knights. Among those
who spoke were: Sir Knight C. J
Smith of Pendleton, Sir Knight Brock
of Pendleton, Eminent Commander
Funk of Pendleton, Eminent Com
mander Bodinson of Baker, Sir Knight
Moulton of Baker. Later In the even
ing a reception was tendered, and the
ladies were guests with the Knights.
Considerably more than 100 sat down
to the banquet.
Sir Knight Owen F. Jones B. D., D.
D., rector of St Stephens at Baker,
was the speaker, and a more scholarly
sermon has seldom been heard from a
west pulpit. He traced the origin of
Knighthood, saying that it was not
prompted entirely by the chivalric
age of the crusades, but Knighthood
has cropped out wherever Christianity
has been felt. He told of the, rise and
I fall of the order of Soldiers of the
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UNDETERMINED
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COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO RR.
CEIVE LEASE BIDS.
Four from Wallowa and Three of Un
ion to Meet Again April 21.
For the second time what was pur
ported to be final action, on the ques
tion of removal or repair of the Mi
nam dam has been given another in
ning. The visit of State Fish Hatch
ery Superintendent Clanton and State
Game Warden Evans last Saturday,
resulted in the appointment of a com
mittee of seven to receive and pass on
the merits of bids for leasing the state
land abutting the dam site. Three of
these, Morelock of Elgin, Crowe and
Wenzel of La Grande are from Un
ion county and the balance from Wal
lowa; AI Jones of Joseph, Hinderman,
of Enterprise, Evans of Lostine, and
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I nHivci wi vvauiswa. i iieae seven meet.
I in WaUowa April 21 to adopt recom
' mendations pertaining to the leasing
of the water site and land, and the
j state commission promises to act ac
! cordingiy. The feeling in Wallowa is
' becoming clearly cut for blowing out
the dam, but it is believed that Union
county objection to that step, will be
successful if a meritorious , bid for
leasing the site is received. Several
are already in hand
The dam cost about $3,000 but has
been greatly enhanced by the O.-W. 1n
piling rock behind it. It is under
stood that power is not to be developed
by any of the lessees. If adequate
bids are received the state will build
! f ishways otherwise the valuable and
commercial point of advantage will be
blown to smithereens. -
Mrs. Dunn Improves.
Slight improvement is noted today
ir the condition of Mrs. Lute Dunn,
who Thursday underwent an opera
t'on for a serious attack of appendicitis.
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Young Couple
Wedded Sunday
MR. AND MRS, FRANCIS TO
LIVE IN EAST.
RELATIVES AT CEREMONY
Chief Clerk in Bollon's Office Off to
Spokane to Wed.
Walter Francis: and Marporie Mc
Call, both of La Grande, were to be
quietly married Jn Portland yester
day. The charming bride's mother,
Mrs. Sarah E. McCall, and Mr. and
Mrs. Archie Bacon, left Saturday
evening for Portland to. witness the
ceremony, and some time during the
coming week the bridal couple and
their relations will return to La
Grande to spend a few days before
leaving for Illinois, where they ex
pect to live permanently. . The pre
arranged program, called for a quiet
wedding Jn Portland yesterday and
'vhi)e no confirmation has reached La
Grande friends ' today, there is no
reason to believe otherwise. The
groom has for the past six years been
employed at the N. K. West store as
salesman, and occupied a high place
of esteem among his bachelor friends
and citizens at large. ; -
The bride, daughter of Sarah E.
McCall, was born here, schooled here
and is one of the city's most charm
ing, beautiful and accomplished young
ladies, . ; v
Chief Clerk to Wed.
J. 6. Miller, chief clerk to Superin
tendent Wm. Bollons of the O -W.
left last Saturday for Spokane where
he will take unto himself a wife. The
bride-to-be is Miss Agnes O'Leary, of
Spokane, reputed to be one of tho
most beautiful women of that pro
gressive city. . Local friends who
know her say she is an accomplished
young woman, of charming person
ality, with much of the Irish wit and
with all, a character whom the citi
zens of this city will be glad to meet
and make a friend. -
Miss O'Leary is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Tim O'Leary of Spo
kane. Mr. O'Leary has the distinc
tion of being for twenty-five years a
faithful employe of the O.-W. having
come to this country with' John Gard
ner now a trusted engineer of this
city and city commissioner. Mr.
O'Leary first worked at The Dalles,
later removing to Spokane.
Mr. Miller came to this country
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BASS SHIPMENT PROMISED.
? That Union county is to be the
big bass center of Eastern Ore-
3 gon become clear when Fish 4
Superintendent Clanton, after
$ inspecting the proposed planting
grounds, admitted valley condi- S
tions were admirable. A car-
8 load of bass will probably be put $
3 into the down river points this
spring In addition, the coming 4
? month will bring a carload of
F.iiHtern brook, and June will S
? bring a carload of steelheads or 3
rainbows.
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1ST ONE-SIXTH
PUTSDUE
FRISCO BANK
LA GRANDE MONEY HOUSES
CALLED ON FOR FIRST IN
STALLMENT. TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND
TAKEN FROM LA GRANDE
First One-sixth Payment Due Now,
Several More Shortly and Last Por
tions on Call Both Institution
Here and Elsewhere Pay Six Per
cent of Surplus and Capital -
' The first material local echo of the
federal reserve ' irJiKing system 1 wtoa
heard today when, La Grande bank
ers received notice that the first in
stallments of assessments in the re
serve banks, are due. ' These reserve
installments go to the San Francisco
Reserve bank with which La Grande
banks must deal. ' The total assess
ments from La Grande will be six perV
cent of the total capitalization and
surplus of both banks, the assess,
ments amounting In round figures to
$22,000, but only one-sixth is called
now, one-sixth in 90 days one-sixth
in six months and the balance at coll.
In addition to the La Grande Na
tion and United States National of
this city which together contribute
$22,000 to the reserve bank, there are
three other banks in the county that
must take stock. The First National
of Union, the Union National, and
the Elgin National, have jointly a sur
plus and capitalization of $112,000
and six percent of that amount is ap
proximately $7,720. This added to
the $22,000 from La Grande makes
approximately $30,000 that Union
county will contribute to the reserves
of the San Francisco bank.
CITY COFFERS
SWELL S20.000
OUTSTANDING WARRANTS NOW
18 MONTHS BEHIND.
Turnover from County Tax Collector
Refunds Warrants.
Twenty thousand dollars, collected
by County Tax Collector Frawley, as
the City of La Grande's share in 1914
tax moneys, were turned over to City
Treasurer Monsager today and the call
for warrants that followed shuts off
Interest on all warrants issued prior
to about 18 months ago or October
1912 to be exact. The periodical call
for water warrants is made " today
bringing that department up to about
standard. ,