The Oregon daily journal., April 13, 1914, Page 4, Image 4

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. "MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1914.
discovered and repaired in time, how
ever. A prison employe Is suspected.
. , .
technical grounds. He la now In the
Tombs. .
Besides the five convictions men
tioned, four police inspectors, one po
lice captain, a police sergeant and
several patrolmen were sent to the
penitentiary, following investigations
of graft conditions revealed at the
murder trials. Dennis Sweeney, John
J. Martha, James 1 Hussey and
James F. Thompson, all police in
spectors, were convicted of grafting
and served a year at BlackweU'a.
Three days before, their terms were
up, Murtha's conviction was reversed
by the appellate division, which up
held the conviction of the others.
Herman Rosenthal was murdered at
2 a. m. on the morning of July 16,
1912. He had been furnishing District
Attorney Whitman with evidence of
police grafting which connected Becker
with gamblers: He had been several
times warned to "hold his tongue."
While dining at the Metropole, lo
cated Just off Broadway on West
Forty-scond street, he was called' to
the pavement by a man never ident
fied. As he stepped to the curb he
was shot through the brain. The mur
derers walked to an awaiting automo
bile and rode off toward Fifth avenue.
A policeman recorded a fictitious num
ber of the car. A bystander who wit
nessed the shooting took the license
number and was arrested when he
gave it to the police of the Forty
seventh street station. Only the fact
that District Attorney Whitman got
out of bed to assume immediate per
sonal charge of the case saved this
man and his memory of the car num
ber to the prosecution. It was thir
slender thread of evidenco from which
Whitman traced the real slayers and
built up his case.
It was- subsequently learned that
Becker received word -of the shooting
from Jack Rose, Becker's stool pigeon,
by phone, and that the police lieu
tenant 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 bop. Fol
lowing their conviction before Justice
Goff, who presided at Becker's trial,
they appealed but the state supreme
court sustained the verdict. It also
sustained the verdict against Becker.
Even when that tribunal unanimously
confirmed the verdict against them
they kept their nerve, and issued
statements tending to show their
innocence and why they shou'd get a
new trial.
First Motorcycle) Ride Deadly.
Long ' Beach, Cal., April IS. Mrs.
Frank D. Plank. 60, was killed while
takinr her first motorcycle ride, whan
Copperfield for
Law Enforcement
Smith granted a . special request to
speak, on law enforcement. This proved
GUNMEN WHO DIED IN
ELECTRIC CHAIR TODAY
to be a subject in which the people of
Pine Valley are vitally Interested,
and Dr. Smith's remarks were heartily
applauded, especially as he explained
ROSENTHAL MURDER
WAS COLD BLOODED
DEED BY "SYSTEM"
late "Bad Tom Organises Auxiliary
to "Dr. Smith for Governor" Club
With Twenty-four Members.
Halfway. Or.. April IS. Under the
auspices of the Pine Valley "Dr. Smith
for Governor club," which has the dis
tinction of being the first woman's po
litical club organised in the state, Dr.
Charles J. Smith Of Portland, who is
conceded to be the leading candidate
for governor, delivered an interesting
and instructive lecture here last night
on the rHoly. Land."- The speaker.
how the taxpayers Of the state can
reduce the cost of expensive prosecu
tions by obeying the laws.
Copperfield, quite recently the scene
of flagrant Maw violation, has Joined
the law enforcement brigade by or
ganizing an auxiliary to the "Dr. Smith
for Governor. elub" of Pine Valley and
has started with a membership of 14
persons.
New York, April it. The murder
of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler
who "squealed. probably was the
most cold blooded In Its conception
R, J, Russell Succeeds Late
Otto J. Hirsch; Three Get
Pay Increased.
.
PORTLAND MODEL OFFICE
land the most carelessly and contempt
i uously carried out of any to all the
sordid and sensational criminal bls
I tory of Greater New York. Police
One More Progressive.
Mansfield, Wash., April IS. Follow-,
lng a speech on Progressive doctrines
by Ole Hanson, Bull Moose candidate
for United States senator, L. F.' Hart,
son of Lieutenant Governor Hart, Re
publican, announced his affiliation
with the Progressive party and may
become a candidate for sheriff of
Douglas county.
Lieutenant Charles neater, ieaaer or
New York's "strong arm squad," was
convicted, previous to the gunmen, 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 a granted a
new trial by the court, of appeals on
who has traveled extensively In the
land of the Messiah, gained first hand
information concerning the existing
conditions there, and his experience en
abled him to handle his subject in an
able manner. Despite the inclement
Compltsss of ZffleUnoy msrrana-s.
nssts Csussd rottniMttr Osasxftl
to Award This City Distinction.
the mabhine collided with an automo
weather, the attendance was large.
At the conclusion of the lecture Dir.
bile.
CASHIER
NAMED
AND
SALARY
RAISES
i - -i i
GIVEN BY POSTMASTER
ill 'V-vf )l
Ilk :. I
! Vv '"isr''''" JJ
The nw cashier of the Portland
poB toff Ice In Robert J. Russell, who
tiua been aaslstant superintendent of
'the money order division and who
succeeds Otto J. Hirsch, deceased. It
was announced today by Postmaster
Viank M. Myers.
The position Is the most important
one below that of assistant, postmasttv.
Through his hands each month passes
mors than a million dollars, as the
cross receipts of the office, from every
'source. Including all state postal sur
plus funds, each year, Is some $12,
- 000.000. .
The appointment becomes effective
April 16. Kdward H. Colver, one of
the clerks of the caHhter's division un
der Cashier Hirsch, becomes assistant
cashier.
Mr. Myers also announced three pro
motions of clerks to higher grades.
These men are Pan S. Duff, head
stamp clerk; Harvey A. Pittenger, -of
the money order division, and Rufus
Meiaenheliher, superintendent of spe
cial delivery.
Praise Almost Constant.
"We are Kcttlni? letters of praise
.evefy day over the new system," Mr.
Myers stated yesterday.' "Persons who
, were chronic knockers of the postal
service uitll a couple of months ago
'are those handing us bouquets, now."
The Portland postofflce has been se-
.. lected by Postmaster General Burle
son as one of the model postoffices of
the country because of the great work
, that haa been and Is being accom
pliHhed here.
Many changes that have been mads
lately are rexultn of the thorough in-
vpKtlK.it Ion of the office made by the
corps of efficiency specialists from
.Washington In January. As a result
of tliH examination the two division
plan siiKgeMted tins been adopted, and
when the final transfers above men
tioned take place April 16 the rear
rangement will be complete.
The local office formerly has had !
five Independent divisions, mailing, de
livery, registry, money order and fi
nance. The only two divisions now
are malls and finance, the one having
to do with matters pertaining to de
livery and dispatch of mail, the other
relating to all matters of financial
services, accounting, bookkeeping and
records of the office. Supervision ia
made more effective and methods more
uniform.
Only Two Divisions Mere after.
A superintendent of mails has charge
of one and the assistant postmaster
acts as superintendent of the division
of finance.
' In a short time a plan of handling
outgoing letter mall will bo put Into
effect so that letters will reach the
railroad station ready to go on the
train Just SO minutes after they are
mailed at the main office, a gain of
over an hour over the time required
'under the old" plan.
In discussing the situation at Port
land, First Assistant Postmaster Dan
iel C. Roper, who is in direct charge
of all postoffices, recently said to The
Journal correspondent at Washington:
"Postmaster Myers is In hearty ac
cord with the recommendations of the
'committee and the department enter
tains no doubt of his success In giving
effect to the Important changes that
have been authorized.
V V l ip 4;f ij
FOUR GUNMEN DIE;
ASSERTING MISTAKE
MADE IN CONVICTION
( Continued From Page One)
ployed the four to kill Rosenthal to
prevent him from testifying. Like the
gunmen, he was convicted of murder
In the first degree and sentenced to
lie. After more than a year in the
death houe he was granted a new
trial and is now in the Tombs.
The men's real names follow: "Gip
the Blood." Harry Horowitz; "Dago
Frank." Frank Clroficl; "Whitey
Lewis," Frank Seldenshner; "Lefty
Louie," Louis Rosenberg.
ITlest Accompanies Clroficl.
Father Cashln, the Catholic chaplain
at 81ng 8ing, accompanied Clroficl to
the death chair. The last communion
had Just been given to the doomed
gunmen and he walked through the
little green door" with the blessed
wafer on his tongue. In his hand he
carried a crucifix. He seemed dazed
and made not a sound es he was
strapped in the chair.
Seldenshner, who came next, was
quite calm and quavered a psalm from
the- Hebrew book of prayer. Rabbi
Goldstein entered the death chamber
with him. He strode quickly to the
chair, then turned and hesitated. Two
guards pushed hjn into the seat and
began adjusting the straps. Selden-
Twelve: Popular Girls
WANTED
The Riose Festival Committee is
in search lof the 12 most popular
girls in the City of Portland
The various clubs, stores and or
ganizations have been invited to
enter candidates. The winning IJ
will be given a tour of the west;
..? wf alr exPenses. The party
will be accompanied by an official
chaperon, and will BO from Port-
!?J?..k irJif.comaii th,nce to- Seattle.
North Yakima, Spokane. Salt Lake
City. Los Angeles. San Francisco
and return to Portland. The oble-t
of this trip is to advertise the Rose
Festival.
USE COTPOK BTJT.OW
Vot Goad After April 18, 1914.
THE ROSE FESTIVAL
ASSOCIATION
TOUR DE LUXE
This Coupoi Will Count for 5 Totes
FOR
STREET
Good for five votes when filled
out and sent to the Tour Manager,
room 428 Morgan bldg. (by mall or
otherwise), on or before the above
date.
Contest Closes Saturday Zfirht,
I May i
Reading from top "Lefty Louie,"
"Gyp the Blood," "Whitey Lew
is" and "Dago Frank."
shner sftArteri mu ih wt tnan w
pressed bis head and a tiny stream of :
water trickled into his left ear. i
sldenshner Murmurs Prayer. !
He began to speak as an attendant 1
behind him started to fit the .Mack '
electroda over him Vioari Tha rnn. !
deraned man flinched at its touch but j
hie nroice was firm throughout his
short declaration. The rabbi, standing
with his back to the chair, his face
working pitifully, meantime continued
to intone prayers. As Seldenshner fin- I
ished his statement, he repeated after
the rabbi the constantly recurring
words, "There is one God, only one." !
He was speaking the last word when
the attendant clapped the flaD of the
electrode carrier across his mouth and
buckled it. Through the opening, how- '
ever, me prisoner a lips could still be
seen moving, evidently as he muttered
responsis to the rabbi's words.
Then there was a brief stillness, the
warden raised his hand and State
Electrician Davis, behind the switch
board, threw the lever over.
Death of Seldenshner.
Seldenshner strained convulsively
against the straps. His body remained
rigid for several eeconds. His left
hand grippecl tightly. His rigtlt
clutched the prayer book, open at one
of the Psalms. Foam bubbled from his
lips. Over his left ear a wisp of smoke
appeared. At 5.60 the current was
switched off and the body sank back
Inertly.
There was a brief wait, and then an
other shock. Then Prison Physicians1
Farr and Morenas approached, opened
the gunman's shirt, applied their steth
oscopes and pronounced the victim
dead. Attendants quickly loosened the
straps and carried the corpse into the
morgue behind the chair.
Horowits appeared half paralyzed
with horror when he entered. His
eyes bulged and it was evident that he
was close to complete collapse. He
moved mechanlcallv as ih, rnai-.
I guided him and died without a word.
ana pruuaoiy naraiy conscious, the doc
tors said, of what he was undergoing.
Sosenberg Hardest to Kill.
Rosenberg was the hardest to kill.
Four shocks were needed. He said
nothing and showed little emotion.
Each gunman, as he left the death
house to pass the "little green door"
on his way to the "eha.tr" pallet rnnH.
; bye to the other prisoners in the con-
uemnea ceus ana each shook hands
with Head Keeper Mclnerny and War
den Clancy. Rosenberg, more emotional
than his three companions, even threw
his arms around Clancy's neck, weep
ing, and kissed him on the cheek. The
warden was much affected.
Before the execution Pthr Po.hi.
was asked If Clroficl had confessed, to
which he reDlied nvasivelv "t thr.v
i not.
Do you . personally think him
guilty?" was also asked.
"I can't say that," replied the priest,
"but if you knew what is here" touch
ing his forehead "you would have
some news. '
The bodies w nurrenrtrw1 tn h
i relatives.
Crowds See Executions.
I The crowd of witnenes In tha Hoirh
i chamber was so srreat that th yaA
, to alternate into squads, and not many
vemuns saw an lour executions.
Ciroficl'a mother a nA slst.r vi
rived at the nrison at m-n m
m .v, A... 0.
i Clroficl made a final effort to induce
I her eon to confess, but he insisted he
was innocent. The mother finally
i tainted and had to be carried out It
was reported' that the attendants stu
pefied Clroficl with drugs, and that
this accounted for his dazed appear
ance as he went to hia death.
The men slept little during their last
night alive, and the guards could hear
meir voices frequently aa they mur
mured prayers.
An Investigation una in nrmrro.
day to fix responsibility to delay, the
executions by putting the "chair" out
of commission. The special, dynamo
connected with, it had been damaged
as If with a hammer. The damare was
How
G
Leime Aire Madle
Here's a short story of absorbing interest to those who want something better in glasses, at a cost which
alone compels the careful consideration of those who seek the largest returns for the money invested
Grinding our own lenses
as we do, places us in a po
sition to give you a guarantee
of satisfaction that means
i something.
After it has been deter-
trrniner1 bv examination
what kind of a lens you re
quire, we take the rough
glass and mark it with sym
bols which tell our expert
1 ttfinrlftn mliat mil t Vv
done to give you lenses that are ught, right and efficient
TTL.I ' . AU . aeve fTwiwtnflr 4-Katk r1lrVa
J
There are no secrets in our
business. We supply good
lenses because we do it our
selves and have the facili
ties to do it quickly and right.
After a lens has been
ground on both sides it goes
to the polisher. This man
takes red rouge, and after
much patient work that re
quires his constant attention
polishes the surface of the
lens until it is hard as flint and brilliant as a crystal
on
a
'
m
A great many times we
find that special hand work
is required to give a lens the
desired shape.
This man is "edging" your
lens. The process of edging
is a delicate one, as it gives
those smooth edges and the
special shape which it has
been determined will make
the lens look as inconspicu
ous as possible when you
wear it.
Skill is necessary in every
step of lens grinding. Not
only are good machines nec
essary, but one must have
skilled men to operate the
machines.
After polishing, the lens is
Inspected to see that it is free
from flaws and bubbles. If
perfect, the optical center is
determined. This requires
great skill and care. Should
a mistake be made here, it is very laible to cause you
no end of trouble and annoyance.
This is part of our Modern Lens Grinding Plant, equipped
with the latest automatic electric lens-grinding machinery
It is right that you should share our confidence" and acquaint yourself
with the steps necessary to make perfect eyeglasses.
1 The higher quality of our eyeglasses is not the result of secret process,
but the more skillful application of known principles in the designing,
grinding and adjusting of lenses.
t
Before the order for your lenses is given, it is determined what kind,
size and shaped lens is best suited to your individual needs.
f$ The contour of your face, the outline of your nose, the 'distance your
eyes are apart, whether your eyes are deep-seated or the reverse, whether
you have long or short eyelashes in fact, all details that make for better
looking and more efficient eyeglasses are considered.
(f The illustrations given herewith will convince you that eyeglasses made
under our supervision are as perfect as will and skill can make them.
You wouldn't think it very
important to drill a hole in
your lens, but after being
edge-ground your lens is
drilled, a delicately adjusted
diamond point drill being
used. The hardest part of I
making a lens has now been
accomplished. The least
slip on the part of the oper
ator drilling a lens means
that all the work must be
done over again.
"svrx.
Your lens is now being
placed in the frame De
mounting that is to be worn.
This man is also an adept at
repairing broken frames and
mountings In the quickest
possible time. We have
special facilities for doing
repair work promptly.
of the final shape.
You may need a round lens,
while another may need an
ovel-shaped lens. Getting a
lens the right shape and size
has much to do with its ap
pearance and efficiency. The
optical center having been
found, the lens is so cut, by
special machinery, that the
axis is in accordance with
your needs. This cutting also
gives the lens a rough outline
What Are Tories?
Tone lenses are
shaped like the
bowl of a spoon,
with the deep con
cave surface to
wards the cornea
of the eye, thus
preventing reflec
tions from the
back and allowing
?FF THAT aimur der ?"
OtL I I IM I p-ie of vision, be-
XURVE sides bringing the
a lenses closer tn
(Trad. Mark riUr) t h e eyes without
the lashes touching. Come in and see them.
We take care of your eyes in the way of
lens changes for one year from date of pur
chase. No extra charge for this service.
1
V
J
2 rri'T5s
Something
New
mil:
J f ft X V
"Shadeons"
"Shadeons"
Do you play cards? Do you read at night? Do you enjoy fishing?
Wear Thompson's "SHADEONS." You wear them as you would eye
glasses or spectacles.
"SHADEONS" for automobilists, stenographers, office men and women.
You wear them with or without glasses. Price 50c and $1.00.
HERE IS THE
INSPECTOR
All, work must pass through
his hands before it leaves the
shop to go to the fitting ta
ble, where the work is again
inspected before being turned
over to you.
If the inspector finds any
thing wrong the work is done
over again a new lens is
made.
Kryptok Gl
Into every pair of gyKjfJ
Kryptok Invisible T
Bifocal Lenses
turned out of our
factory there e'n-f,
ters a degree of,
skill, experience
and better work-
SI
manship than oth-j
asses
3 ffi
ers'can offer you.'KTjJsTPK':
We fill Oculists Prescriptions at consider
ably less than the small optical stores, and
can save you $1 to $5 on your prescription
Having the most complete Optical Shop in Portland, in which manufacturing costs are reduced to the lowest point, we positively supply the most satisfactory Glasses at
the lowest prices. Our Glasses include the double services of experienced specialists and practical opticians at the one cost of the Glasses- $2.00," $3.00 or $5.00 a pair.
When you break your glasses, simply call us on the phone. If we made your original glasses, we have your prescription on file and will have your lens ready when you
call. That's our idea of SERVICE, made possible by a workshop on the premises.
Ha
SPECIALISTS IN THE MODERN APPLICATION OF GLASSES
209-10-1 1 Corbett Bldg., Fifth and Morrison, 2d Floor Portland's Oldest and Largest Exclusive Optical House
'r